Inception

It is said that one man sparked a revolution, literally. On December 17th, 2010, when police confiscated his cart for not having a permit, Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26 year old Tunisian fruit and vegetable street vendor, set himself on fire (called: self-immolation…damn). Arab Spring began the next day, December 18th, 2010. The people had had enough and within weeks ousted their two decade, authoritarian ruler. Props to Mohamed, one crazy, bad-ass revolutionary.

The Wave Crashes Down

Egypt and Yemen suddenly wake up as mostly angry youth groups and individuals take to the streets brazen with Tunisia’s recent victory.
• Egypt – Less than two months after Arab Spring set off, another ruler fell. This time, Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak who ran like a little girl to a posh spa in the Red Sea.
• Bahrain – Valentine’s Day 2011, a gaggle of Persian Gulf islands off eastern Saudi Arabia get all uppity but Saudi troops tamp them down pretty fast.
• Libya – This country got their panties in a bunch over an arrested activist and came at Gadhafi with all they had, eventually putting a bullet in his head.
• Syria – March 16, 2011 President Assad continues to hold on to his blatant butchering of innocents. At this posting, approximately five to six thousand people have been capped by his military.
• Yemen – Yemeni revolutionaries get their cake when they blow up President Saleh. He doesn’t die but slithers to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment and continues to refuse stepping down until November 2011.

The Grandstands Fill

Suddenly, seeing a major threat to world energy production, several countries ban together to pressure leaders, impose sanctions and even assist rebels. The U.S. used drones and French air force swept in to bombard Gadhafi’s fleeing convoy; Syria continues to face sanctions as well as threatened military attacks from its neighbors; and leaders begin to go on trial, watching from afar as their countries thrive or implode without their leadership.

Democracy Tries to Blossom

Voting has begun throughout these newfound, yet often floundering countries. However tribal religious sects and stubborn military rule drastically slow down the political progress.

Sacrifice

Currently the combined death toll of the Arab Spring is estimated between 32,000 and 38,000 people. The American Revolution took 25,324 lives in the name of freedom. Not much of a comparison given modern warfare however, human sacrifice for a major cause has always been a notable price.

Arab Spring is a testament to the power of the people. It is hard to believe it took this long given the laundry list of crimes against humanity. America has even had its own taste of revolt with the Tea Party and Occupy movements. Will we topple our leaders too?

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1. Reliability

A boss does not want to hold an employee’s hands. Too many people come out of their sheltered childhood and privileged, spoiled education only to enter a workforce that requires them to step up and get the job done. Unfortunately, because they grew up getting a soccer trophy even when they sucked the big one, a warped sense of entitlement was born. Once they get a job, reliability is only displayed when they are rewarded for anything from making a mouse fart to loading paper into the printer. A boss needs reliability at all times. They do not want a multitude of questions or second guessing they want the job done without worrying about the employee. In addition, being on-time and working late hours without being asked are reliability factors that should be innate. If all else follows suit, these habits will not go unnoticed.

2. Do Not Complain

A moaning employee is like a constant car alarm. Whether you are moaning about your paper cut, your girlfriend or the actual job all it does is throw toxicity into a potentially creative mix. A boss does not want a constant complainer. Now do not mix up complaining with constructive criticism as this can and should be accepted by your boss but when negativity is all you possess no matter how well you work, your boss is not going to dig looking at your sour mug every day.

3. Appearance

You may have become complacent or you just never acquired the ability to dress, talk and maintain your appearance. Showing some aesthetic integrity sends a message to those around you, especially your boss, that says you are proud of yourself and the work you do. Bosses love this and even let mistakes or sub-par performance farts slide because of your encouraging appearance. Stay sharp. Iron your clothes, shine your shoes (big pet peeve, cruddy looking kicks are a turn off to the boss and clients), wash and comb your hair, keep your teeth and breath healthy and don’t be a desk slob.

It really is easy to shine at your job because most people hardly give a shit. Everybody is too busy pretending they are individualistic or better than their co-workers to throw on some impressive threads or go that extra mile. Follow these 3 habits bosses love and all those turned up noses will be left in the dust.

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The Myth

Although many strippers act like nymphomaniacs it is obviously their job. The truth is that these women are human beings each with their own story that are often somewhat ugly. On the other hand, many could probably impress you with their intellect and life experience. Whatever you do, do not approach a stripper thinking they’ll saddle onto your cock in the parking lot.

Start When They Start

Showing up to a strip club early is an advantage inasmuch that the women are just getting warmed up and are more apt to respond to a nice guy simply wanting to chat.

Pick an Upscale Club

Searching to date a stripper in a rundown joint will get you just that, desperate women that will probably steal your wallet.

Be Yourself

Talking to a smoking hot piece of ass makes most men go all tingly in the groin draining essential blood from their brain. In turn, this makes them say and do things they wouldn’t normally do resulting in ostracizing any potential relations. Just be yourself, be charming but not over compensating. Don’t wave around your money like some big shot wannabe. Do not mention their body or their beauty too soon but instead try to find out their story. Compliment their outfit, talk about movies, books, whatever. As subtle as you can, get them to open up and listen. The biggest turn on to any woman is a man who simply listens and does not go on about himself.

Work the Cash
If you establish a relationship with a stripper do not ever pay her for a lap dance. Once you do this you are just another dope with a hard-on. Do pay them for their time while you listen to their story as they are working on the clock. Tips while dancing should go to her (with a little extra) but make sure you also tip the other dancers so as not to create a jealousy situation that could impede your chances.

Split on Cue

When the wolves arrive get out. Let her know you enjoyed chatting with her but know she’s busy and if it would be alright to come by again when it is slow and talk some more. In time ask her if it would be alright to meet for coffee. If she accepts, you’re in, if not, move on.

Either way, dating a stripper requires patience and acceptance (she will not quit unless you can provide for her). Overall, treat them as you would any other woman and just maybe you will have a smoking hot girlfriend counting one dollar bills on the edge of your bed before you know it.

Eldrick Arises

With a name like Eldrick there was no way Tiger Woods would have ever been taken seriously. Then again, he did start mimicking his father’s swing at 6 months old; appeared on the Mike Douglas Show at age 2; shot a 48 over nine holes at age 3; steamrolled through junior tours from 8 to 18 and so on. The name Tiger was given to him early on as an homage to his father’s military friend.

The Career

From 1996 to 2009 Woods shattered records and considerably increased his wealth not only through golf but by simply smiling for commercial endorsements. His career achievements boast a spectacular 92 professional wins, 14 of them majors, including a Grand Slam showing in 2000 winning the U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship. He also owns 4 Masters Jackets (1997, 2001, 2002 and 2005).

The Theory

Some believe that Tiger was holding on to his incredible run by maintaining a constant mental high wire game. On the course, his extreme concentration enabled him to perform impressive feats. Off the course the same pressure was applied as he philandered his way from city to city. When he divorced and the pussy train came to a halt, playing golf became the same extreme mind fuck it was for other players.

Recently Noted

Tiger attempted a return at the 2010 Masters. Here he tied for fourth place and steadily declined not winning a single tournament for the first time in his career. He ranked from #1 to #58 in less than 2 years. In December of 2011, Tiger broke his losing streak winning the Chevron World Challenge. Also, in November, he helped snag the President’s Cup for the American Team. Recently, he tied for third at the 2012 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Is this a slow climb back to rock star status for Tiger Woods? Is he too old to make it once more on top? Let’s not forget, placing third or fourth is no small feat, however it is not the Tiger we all know and love. What will become of Tiger’s continued 2012 climb? We’ll see. His next tour is 2/9-2/12 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AM. Maybe, just maybe, Tiger will wow us yet again.

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Privileged Past: Poor and Middle Class Beware?

Willard Mitt Romney is no stranger to the silver spoon. Son of the former Governor of Michigan, schooled at a private boys prep, then on to the prestigious Brigham Young and Harvard Universities, Willard has lived a life of privilege. He cut his teeth after being recruited by Boston Consulting Group then successfully ran management consulting firm Bain & Capital as well as organized and revamped the 2002 Winter Olympics. His wealth escalated, eventually catapulting him to the Governorship of Massachusetts.

Mormon: Freak or Friend?

Like many organized religions, Mormonism follows some odd traditions including a belief in multiple universes, multiple heavens and the wearing of special undergarments to reflect a dedication to God. But how will Mitt Romney’s belief system affect his decisions? Religion has and continues to influence decisions at the highest levels. Therefore, whoever is elected president will more than likely seep even the slightest of their doctrinal teachings into vital executive judgments.

Willard’s Position

Like most politicians, Romney’s positions have flip-flopped over the years. Here is his current stance on some of the policies:
• He supports civil rights in the workplace for women, minorities and even Muslims.
• He does not endorse prayer in schools that may alienate a variety of faiths.
• He believes that all people have the right to bear arms (He is a member of the NRA).
• He does not believe in same-sex marriage or civil unions.
• He is against medical marijuana.
• He believes in banning federally funded stem-cell research on surplus embryos.
• He wants to increase taxes on the poor and decrease taxes for the rich and middle class.
• He will cut corporate tax from 35% to 25%.
• He is pro-life (quoted as wanting to overturn Roe).
• He follows Reaganomic economic policies.
• He wants to privatize State prisons, supports the death penalty and wants to instill a lifetime GPS tracking system for repeat offenders.
• He supports nuclear power.
• His healthcare belief is similar to Obamacare.
• His foreign policy involves increasing trade and militarily defending against adversaries.

Willard Mitt Romney sounds like much of the politics as usual America thinks will change with each elected official, especially Barrack Obama. Truth be told, Romney is a businessman at heart and if elected president he will run this country like a big, chugging factory. The fat cats will prosper and the poor schmucks will feed the fire and fight for the scraps.

Keep Smoking

That’s right. If you want your skin to turn into the likes of a scaly, wrinkled reptile keep filling your pie-hole with cigarettes. Most people do not realize that what they are smoking is not only tobacco but everything from fiberglass, arsenic and rat poison. These chemicals not only rot you from within they immediately assault the largest organ in your body, your skin. In addition, your teeth will turn yellow and your breath, your home and your clothes will stink.

Drink Up

Sure, we all like to throw back a bunch of drinks and blow out the gaskets now and again (sorry alcoholics) but if you are prone to a few libations per day and then a binge on the weekends guess what? You are basically squeezing all the H2O out of your body and replacing it with a barrage of toxins. This will mostly show in your eyes, weight, hair and skin, aging you beyond your years, until your kidney gives out and you are hooked up to a bunch of tubes wondering how you got there.

The Hoover

If you eat anything that isn’t moving (except, well…you know) then your body will show you how detrimental it can be. The three whites: sugar, flour and salt are appearance killers. Stay away from processed foods, sodas and desserts. Eat fresh, live produce as well as organic farm fresh meats and seafood. Drink plenty of clean water and limit the caffeine which also sucks up hydration. Go easy on the dairy too. It lines your sinuses causing all sorts of challenges as well as your intestines impeding proper vitamin and mineral absorption.

Bad Shoes

Before you even attempt a wardrobe change, start with your shoes. In studies of women who look over a man to hand their pussy to, shoes are high on the list. Make sure they are polished and up to date, so you get a date.

Slovenly Clothes

Find clothes that fit your body and don’t hang off you like garbage bags. Keep them current, ironed, cleaned and crisp. A blazer is always an appearance enhancer. Pleated pants are out.

Physical Shittiness

Slouching, picking your zits and rubbing your face all enhance a shitty exterior. Stop pushing your oily finger germs into your pores.

The worst habits that ruin your appearance can easily be eliminated. Change your appearance routine and soon you will exude an enviable aura (in other words, men will be jealous and women will want to fuck you).

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Get her in your man cave and follow the recipe of cooking to impress and undress for a night to remember. Prepare a meal full of secret, wetness-inducing ingredients that will have her in the palm of your hand, purring like a cat.

Libation

Start off with a beverage to get her genital arousing, gustatory juices flowing.
• Red Wine – The alcohol will relax her mind but resveratrol, the famous red wine antioxidant, will enhance circulation increasing blood flow to all the right places.
• Pomegranate Martini – Pomegranate is also associated with antioxidant activity including increased genitalia sensitivity.
• Carrot Juice – She doesn’t drink? No problem. Juice together some organic carrots along with a dash of fresh ginger root and a few basil leaves. Serve cold in a fancy glass. Carrots increase libido, basil calms the body and mind, ginger spices the palette and increases circulation.

Sexy Lobster Salad

Lobster contains energy packed protein for stamina, as well as zinc and B-12 which enhance sexual desire. Boil two 1 pound lobsters for about five to eight minutes, remove meat, roll in paper towel and chill in the fridge. Chop up 6 trimmed baby fennels (which contain libido enhancing plant estrogens) and add to a skillet of ½ cup of heavy cream; ½ cup of chicken or vegetable broth; 1 tblsp. of unsalted butter. Mix the skillet ingredients with the lobster and mash with a fork. Add a dash of sherry, salt and pepper and finely ground chili peppers (stimulates nerve endings). Serve on beds of endive leaf placed in a flower circle on a fancy plate.

Horny Vegetarian Alternative: Green Beans, Shallots and Almonds

The scent of almonds arouses the sexual appetite. Boil green beans keeping them crunchy not soft while gently sautéing shallots and extra almond slithers in a skillet with some olive oil on a low flame. Drain the green beans, pour the skillet mixture over the beans and serve in a fancy dish.

Getting Her Hard and Wet: Asparagus-Avocado Side

Keeping it light so as not to weigh down your date with hard to digest choices, serving a side of sliced avocado sprinkled with lemon, salt and pepper along with delicately blanched asparagus drizzled with parmesan and lemon will swirl her senses. The high Vitamin E content of these two greens enables the body to produce testosterone, estrogen and progesterone which all work hand in hand to engorge the clitoris and lubricate the vagina.

Melt Her with Chocolate

Any chocolate dessert contains phenylethylamine, a natural stimulant that releases serotonin (the feel good brain chemical) creating feelings of love including the need for your seed. If she doesn’t like chocolate don’t fret, vanilla also stimulates nerve endings and the scent increases libido.

Not only will cooking to impress and undress get her in the mood it will also show her that you care enough to prepare a feast just for her. Treat your lady like the Queen she wants to be and she will most likely make you feel like a King.

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Remain Copacetic

Staying calm and keeping your anger at bay is the first line of attack when it comes to dealing with a separation. Whether you found her in bed with the FedEx guy or you decided to peruse a tighter, funnier, saner mate keeping your emotions at bay will go a long way down the line. She may come at you with claws out and the razor sharp teeth of a lawyer but being the stand-up guy will reap years of blame her way, not yours.

Hide Your Money

As soon as you think the boat has sunk gather all your assets, liquid or otherwise, and separate yourself from them. Take as much as you possibly can out of your name while at the same time setting up a ‘divorce account’ that you can use for the sole purpose of appeasing the courts and her rabid need for your cash.

Find a Bulldog Attorney

The only way you will not kiss your ass and everything you worked for goodbye is by finding an excellent divorce lawyer. Do not use your Uncle’s friend’s brother’s patent attorney just to save a buck. Get the best you can because in a court of law those who know their shit will bury the next guy. You may have to take out a loan but you can think of it as a ‘starting over’ fee to get you on the path you deserve.

Shrink Yourself

It takes two to snap in two so hashing out your baggage with a professional therapist can go a long way in forging your next relationship. If it’s your parent’s divorce, therapy can open a whole world of self-teaching to help you not make the same mistake.

Do Not Hide

Divorce can bring with it feelings of confusion, shame and failure. Surround yourself with a positive support system that does not bash your ex but simply listens to your sadness, anger and self-realizations.

Kids

Your heart will ultimately break if kids are involved. Stay patient, strong, mature and communicative with them and never disappear. Therapy for the kids is also very helpful. Never badmouth their mother in front of them. Always stay positive and upbeat so they can remain on a healthy path.

Coping with divorce can be turned from a disaster into an opportunity. Take care of your body and mind through this journey (some say it can be as debilitating as coping with cancer) and soon, you will be back in the saddle using all your old hip gyrating, tongue wagging moves.

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Main differences between PIPA and SOPA :

*  SOPA requires search engines such as Google or Yahoo to remove a “foreign infringing site” from their indexes. This SOPA provision is the most widely criticized and hardest to digest by internet users of all stripes. PIPA does not have this provision.

*  PIPA has substantially more stringent court intervention requirements regarding prosecution of infringing websites than SOPA does.

Similarities of PIPA and SOPA :

*  U.S. based payment services such as Paypal, or American advertisers are to stop conducting business with foreign copyright infringing websites.

*  Both PIPA and SOPA originally required Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to use Domain Name System (DNS) blocking to deny access to specific websites, but both PIPA sponsor Senator Patrick Leahy and SOPA sponsor Representative Lamar Smith have since backtracked on their own positions.

*  Both bills would make it illegal for any party to inform users of means to access blocked websites, meaning that websites such as Facebook or YouTube that use user generated content will have to police their sites to ensure that no circumvention related posts are made, or face legal consequences.

*  PIPA and SOPA also allow ISPs to voluntarily block access to foreign websites suspected but not nesserarily proven of possibly engaging in illegal activities.

On Saturday, three presidential aides authored a blog post to officially declare the White House position on the issue of PIPA and SOPA :

*  Howard Schmidt, cybersecurity coordinator for the National Security staff.

*  Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officer for the United States.

*  Victoria Espinel, intellectual property coordinator for the White House.

The White House is now in direct opposition of PIPA and SOPA as they are written, although the Senate is still expected to bring the PIPA bill to the floor by next week.

The language contained in both bills is so vague that experts have pointed out that even U.S. based websites can be affected, not just foreign ones. Innocent intermediaries such as ISPs, search engines or social websites will be regulated under the new laws, which would put an unbearable financial burden on them by having to become the unofficial internet police for the government. Even the open source software community will be deeply affected. Tools used by civil rights activists around the world to circumvent internet censorship by countries such as Syria, Iran or China would be rendered illegal under PIPA and SOPA, putting the U.S. in the same league as those authoritarian regimes.

The huge internet groundswell of opposition to PIPA and SOPA that started last week on a popular level has today been joined by well known and popular websites that have gone black , some for an entire day, and includes Wikipedia, Reddit, Mozilla, with Google placing a black rectangular box over its ubiquitous logo. In another development today, three Senators have withdrawn their support of PIPA and SOPA, Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. John Cornyn and Sen. Orrin Hatch, one of the original co sponsors of PIPA.

Critics of PIPA and SOPA have furthermore pointed out that copyright holders already have the power to remove infringing material from websites under the DMCA procedure, which sadly has been abused by at times removing entire websites instead of just the offending material.

As an alternative, opponents of PIPA and SOPA have proposed the “Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act”, or “Open Act”, but unfortunately the bill has failed to gain support form either Congress or the Senate.

ACT II ?

Finding ways to make yourself more desirable can reap volumes of self-confidence, sexual attractiveness and overall success. Below are some of the best habits to improve your appearance.

Start on the Inside

A study published in the 2001 Journal of the American College of Nutrition cited that those who had a high intake of vegetables, legumes and olive oil had less skin wrinkling and damage. Start incorporating more fruits and vegetables into your diet while limiting your meat, sugar, soda and processed food choices. Prepare them as fresh as possible, not swimming in butter or sugary syrup.

Stay Straight

Good posture is one of the best habits to improve your appearance. Many people hunch over a computer all day that they forget to sit or stand up straight. Good posture displays a confident, strong appearance.

Stay Fit

All it takes is a little cardio and a little weight training and before you know it people will be commenting on the trimmer, healthier looking you.

Wear a V-Neck and Make Eye Contact

When it comes to fashion illusions, a v-neck draws the eyes upward. Add some locked in eye contact and people will be more mesmerized by your appearance than the next guy. Let’s just hope it’s a smoking hot, single, babe that responds in more ways than one.

Sharp Polished Shoes

Putting some effort and money into choosing classy, dress shoes shouts an appearance that says you are a man of education, class and honesty.

Fix Your Teeth

You can look like a million bucks but if your teeth are yellow, broken or full of spaces it will be like looking at a Ferrari with a broken windshield. Keep your teeth and gums white and healthy so the rest of your hard earned appearance does not suffer. Once your bite is right, then smile more as this always enhances personal appearance.

Iron Man

Purchase an iron or portable steamer and keep your clothes wrinkle free. If you have no time or patience then dip into your wallet and have your local laundry do it. Either way, a wrinkled man is a sloppy man.

Trim Your Old Man Hairs

Unless you want to look like an eighty year old with hair growing out of your ears, nose, moles and eyebrows make sure you get yourself a portable trimmer and keep your face pubes tamed.

Watch the Do

Make sure your hair is not too greasy, dry or dull. It may sound girly but what’s on your pate says whether you’re lame or great. Get haircuts at a real salon and keep with the current styles.

It is the best habits to improve your appearance that are worth following. Taking your time and paying a little more attention to yourself will go a long way. It will speak to others before you open your mouth. That means that your business dealings, your everyday transactions and your bar room I’m-gonna-get-me-some-pussy rap will all be taken up a notch.

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