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I am Tiffany. Nearly twenty and I'm proud to say that I have been out on my own, living independently, for about a month. Although I was a little nervous at first, moving out of my parent's home into my own apartment, I remember how good it felt when I realized I was finally on my own.

I have a boyfriend, David, who I've been dating for about six months. He is really a great guy! He has never pressured me, treats me with respect, and has always encouraged me to try new things.

David and I had reserved a cabin by the lake for over the weekend. He called me about noon on Friday to tell me he had to work late. We didn't want to lose our reservations so I told him I would go ahead and drive to the camp ground; he could meet me there as soon as he could. I went ahead and loaded everything into my car. Since it was the beginning of rush hour I decided to take the back roads to avoid all the rush-hour traffic.

Everything went fine for the first twenty minutes or so. I was about ten-minutes outside one of the small towns in the area when my car started making strange sounds. Finally the engine coughed a few times and then died completely. Luckily I was able to pull it off the road far enough to avoid getting hit by a passing car.

When I tried to call David I realized there was no cell service in the area. I got out and raised the hood hoping someone would see I needed help and stop. I knew I only had a couple of hours of daylight left so I crossed my fingers and hoped for the best.

I learned very quickly that very few people traveled this road and when I saw the sun begin to set I started getting concerned. Since there aren't any street lights this far out of town I realized I would soon be in total darkness, possibly for the entire night.

I was about to panic when I heard something in the distance. Although it was faint at first, the sound slowly became louder until I realized what I heard was the faint sound of engines. Minutes later I saw what appeared to be headlights coming toward me.

After a few minutes I realized I wasn't looking at auto mobile headlights. From the engine sound, and the number of lights, it became obvious a number of motorcycles were headed my way.

When I thought about the reputation of motorcycle gangs I considered finding a place to go where I couldn't be seen. But when I realized I could be out here alone all night, I crossed my fingers and waited. It was only a few minutes before about a dozen bikes pulled-up and stopped in front of me.

The man sitting on the first bike stared at me for a few moments. Finally he smiled and introduced himself.

"Hello, I'm Vince. I see you're having some problems with your car. Do you need a ride somewhere?"

I looked at the other bikers and then back at him before answering.

"I appreciate your offer but...."

Vince held-up his hand and interrupted me.

"Lady it's up to you but it's going to get very cold out here tonight and since your car is broken-down, I assume you're not going to have a heater. I doubt if there will be anyone else on this stretch of road until sometime tomorrow morning, so you will be all alone. We can take you to a place where you can stay warm and call for help."

As much as I hated to admit it he was right. And I hated to admit it, but I had always been rather intrigued by the biker lifestyle and wanted to know if it really was as hard core as I had heard. All the sex, drugs and violence associated with the name of a biker was already getting me hot just thinking about what the outcome of the night could be.

I climbed on the back of his bike and we headed down the road. During the ride I realized I probably wouldn't be able to contact David; since he was already at the cabin he would not have cell service. The most I could do was leave a voice mail explaining what had happened. There were some other people I could call but since it was Friday night, and a holiday weekend, my chances of actually reaching anyone were slim.

I looked up and saw lights in the distance. Vince hadn't said exactly where we were going; I hoped we would be close to a restaurant and motel just in case I couldn't reach anyone to come and pick me up. When we passed a sign that said we were only three miles away from Bakerville I assumed that's where we were going. I was caught off-guard when we pulled over in front of what appeared to be a bar about a mile later.

There were strings of lights all over the building. I saw a few cars and pick-ups in the lot along with a number of motorcycles. After Vince helped me off the bike he grinned and said; "Since it's a holiday weekend I don't think there's much open in town. This place may not offer fine gourmet food but they do have decent burgers once in a while. They might even have a phone you could use." I was shocked at how nice and genuine he was for a dirty biker, and was soon finding myself relaxing in his company.

I followed him to the door and we stepped inside the bar. With the exception of one or two guys who were sitting at the bar, everyone else was wearing biker colors, bandanas and patches. Vince stopped and looked around the room. After a couple of minutes he led me to a table toward the back where two girls were sitting.

The girls were both clad in leather and black tight fitting outfits and boots, rocking the biker chick look down to a tee. He said the ladies belonged to his club, the Ravens, and that their names were Melanie and Grace. Vince started to tell the girls my name when he realized I hadn't told him what it was.

I laughed and said; "I'm sorry girls, this has not been a good day for me. I forgot to introduce myself to Vince, my name is Tiffany."

The two girls smiled and told me to have a seat. Vince disappeared for a short time. When he returned he sat a beer down in front of me and pulled-up a chair. In an apologetic voice he explained - "I asked the bartender if you could use the phone. He said that the lines were down due to the storm three miles over so it wouldn't be a possibility until morning when the lines have been looked at. Sorry about that. Its an old place and there aren't many of us around to keep up maintenance." He smiled showing his condolences.

I told Vince not to worry and thanked him for checking. After taking my first sip of beer I realized how much I had to pee. Thankfully the ladies room was just a few feet away so I didn't have to worry about walking through a room of bikers. I excused myself and went to take care of business. When I returned Vince was gone leaving me alone with the two girls.

The two girls didn't really say all that much and I didn't want to seem like I was prying into their business. I finally gave up and resigned myself to sipping my beer and looking around the room. After about my forth drink I began feeling my head spinning. It must have showed on my face because I heard Grace ask: "Are you okay Tiffany, you don't look like you feel very good."

In a very shaky voice I told her, "I don't drink much, and I guess the day's catching up with me."

Melanie reached over and gently touched my arm. In a very gentle voice she said; "I rent a room in the back. It's not much but if you want to lie down for a while you might get to feeling better."

From the way I was beginning to feel, I wasn't in the position to argue. I nodded and told her I would be happy to take her up on her offer. The two girls helped me stand and then walked me through a door and down a hall. When we stopped, Melanie opened a door and the two of them helped me inside and sat me on a bed. Grace bent down, removed my shoes and lifted my legs up on the bed very sincerely. I heard one of them tell me to get some rest; she said the two of them would be back later to check on me.

I don't know how long I had been laying there before I began hearing male and female voices. I opened my eyes and saw Vince, the girls, and two bikers I hadn't met. I tried to speak but realized my words were coming-out slurred and didn't make any sense.

When I tried to move my arms they felt like they were moving in slow-motion and I knew I had drank way too much. I was enjoying the feeling as much as I hated my throbbing headache though, as I rarely got to let lose in Davids company. He was always quite tightly wound and was never very adventurous.

Vince noticed my eyes had opened. He walked over to the bed, looked down at me, and smiled.

"Are you feeling any better Tiffany? I heard you had a fair bit to drink and were a little woozy. I must tell you though, that I have something to confess. I was a little misleading when I introduced you to Grace and Melanie. When I told you they belonged to the club I didn't mean they were Ravens like me. What I meant was they belong to the club like property, sexual property to be more exact."

As he spoke I felt a tingle growing between my thighs. I had read about gangs like this, and always secretly envied the life of a working girl. I had always loved sex, and my urges had been pent up and growing for far too long. Could my dreams finally becoming true? Am I finally going to get the opportunity to get fucked like I never have before? I salivated at the thought.

I was trying to process his words, trying to understand what all of this had to do with me while secretly hoping I knew where his speech was leading. Although I was lost for a reply, he must have seen the confusion on my face as he started speaking very slowly. "Now Tiff, I want to make things clear - What we're asking, is if you would like to be part of all of this. I have spoken with the girls, and they would love for you to join them in their dirty daily duties, and judging by how wet you are, it seems that you wouldn't mind it either."

He squeezed my shoulder briefly, before he started to speak again. "If you agree, you would belong to us. You are going to be the club's new whore, a piece of ass we pass around. We might sell you if we need some quick money, or have you turn tricks to bring-in some extra cash. Tonight is your initiation, if you think you can handle it. My buddies Matt and Jeff are going to help me break you in; in other words the three of us are going to take turns fucking you. Starting to get the picture?"

I watched Vince take his knife from his belt and I squirmed in both fear and delight as he began cutting off my top. As soon as my top lay in shreds on the floor he went to work on my bra; and then finally he worked his way down to my thighs where he peeled off my tights with the slice of his knife and took the blade to my hips where he snipped my panties free from my skin.

The intensity of the situation already had me moaning, and before I knew it I had long forgotten about David and our romantic camping trip. All I wanted to do was to submit to these greasy bikers desires, letting them take turns having their way with me as I surprised them with how well I will do in my initiation.

All three men were standing around the bed when Vince pulled off the remains of what used to be one of my favorite outfits. As the room faded into a darkened blackness, I felt myself laying back to enjoy the moment, and looked up at the ceiling as the three men began pawing my tits and sucking on my nipples.

After several minutes I their strong hands slide down my legs. When they had me by the knees I helped them to spread my legs wide apart, feeling the breeze dance across my bare pussy lips as I lay naked in the dim room taking in every touch that I had longed for.

Soon I felt a different pair of hands, a softer, more gentle caress with finger nails grinding down my skin. Grace sniffed deeply as she took in the scent of my sweet pussy, pulling down her own panties as the guys watched on and spanked her ass as they clawed at me.

"Hey bitch, you ready to get some dick? Just think, these guys are going to turn you into a little slut just like Mel and me. I bet you can't wait! Fuck, maybe the guys will let me have a little of that pussy when they're done with you." She pulled her head from between my legs, sending an urge of need and want pulsing through my body. I wanted her lips on my clit so bad.

She giggled knowing how much of a tease she was, and sat on the bed beside me. I gasped when I felt her fingers begin playing with my pussy. The biker named Matt told her to quit wasting time; she could play all she wanted after they were done with her. I bit my lip when she jammed her fingers inside me, ignoring his orders.

"Damn Vince, this little pussy is fucking tight. Please can I make sure she's all ready and wet for you?" Graces pleading words were getting me so hot. I had never been with another woman before, and hearing how badly she wanted to taste me just drove me wild.

He told her to go ahead and take care of me; he said Mel would make sure all the dicks were nice and hard in the mean time. The last thing I saw before I laid my head back was Mel smiling and happily taking a cock into her mouth while she stroked another two and jerked them with her hands.

I kept hearing slapping sounds as her tongue hit their skin, moaning and groaning was starting to fill the room and I let myself get louder and louder in tune as Grace shook my clit with her finger.

Soon, she reached into the drawer of a small night stand beside us and took a long ribbed object out of the drawer. After pulling my legs further apart she put it against my pussy, letting the vibrations swirl my juices around and lubricate its way across my ass hole.

I felt it prodding and whirring deeper within me as she began easing the tip inside my ass and as I tried my best to ignore the discomfort of my first ass fucking, I couldn't stop the intense feeling of pleasure that was beginning to build-up inside me. The pleasure grew even more when I felt her tongue begin expertly probing my pussy and I almost couldn't breath between my many gasps of pleasure.

When I looked over I saw Mel on her knees sucking Vince's cock. The other two bikers had their dicks in their hands, stroking themselves while they watched Grace eating my pussy. I was desperately trying to re-gain control over my body when I heard Vince speak.

"Are you guys ready? Matt, why don't you stick that cock of yours in her mouth while I sample some of that tight little cunt of hers? Jeff, let Mel get you ready to take your turn."

I felt Grace slowly remove the vibrator from my ass. I felt her lips as she kissed my pussy after slipping her tongue inside me one last time. I felt the mattress move. When I looked down I saw Vince kneeling between my legs smiling as he slowly stroked his cock. I knew there was nothing I could do to stop what was about to happen, and I didn't want to stop it either.

As I turned my head to the side and closed my eyes I felt his weight on top of me and his cock slip inside my pussy. In and out he started to slide, stretching my hole around his thick shaft as he slammed himself into me over and over again. My hips bucked in rhythm with his and I grabbed at his ass cheeks as I thrust him in further and further to my aching cunt.

When I felt something on the bed beside me I opened my eyes. Matt was kneeling on the bed; his hard dick was just inches away from my mouth. He grabbed a clump of my hair and used it to yank me into him, leaning forward and told me to open my mouth. I did as he said and felt his cock slide into my lips and over my waiting tongue.

When I glanced to the side I saw both girls on their knees taking turns sucking Jeff, and it made me get more into the mood than I could have ever imagined. Being a pawn in their dirty sex game was getting me so close to coming that I could have screamed.

As hard as I tried to take control over what I was feeling my body wouldn't allow it. There wasn't anything I could do to prevent the orgasm I felt building inside my pussy. The feeling of having two cocks inside me at once was overpowering and I could feel myself bubbling to the surface as I slurped and sucked on the cock in my face, and slipped up and down on the dick in my cunt.

I could tell both of them were ready to blow; they had begun slamming their dicks into my pussy and mouth with out any of the care or precision that they initially showed.

Matt was first. I heard him grunt just before my mouth filled with his cream and just as I began swallowing his huge load, I felt my pussy fill with Vince's squirting come. I managed to swallow every drop of Matt's salty nectar before they both pulled out of my mouth and fell to the bed to catch their breath for a moment.

After Vince was finished he got off the bed and looked down at me. "Well little lady, it looks like you had yourself a real good time." He spoke cheerfully, a broad grin plastered over his face, "That cunt of yours is nice and tight, I'm sure my friend Jeff is going to love fucking it!"

It was only a matter of minutes before Jeff slipped his cock inside me. I heard Matt tell Grace to get him hard again so he could take his turn when Matt was done; and she wasted no time getting on her knees. After both of them had taken their turns Vince told me I should get some sleep.

"Now, we'll leave it up to you to decide whether or not you're going to commit to our group, and if you say yes, then you'll experience more cock than you ever dreamed of." He said we would be leaving on a run in the morning and I needed to be good to go if I chose to stay.

After the three guys left, Mel and Grace sat down and told me what I should expect if I became one of them. Completely intrigued and still aching for it considering I wasn't allowed to come, I sat-up in bed and listened. Mel told me I would be expected to give blow jobs or fuck any of the guys regardless of where we were.

Mel said it wasn't unusual for her to blow a guy or bend over a table and get fucked in the middle of a crowded bar and that I should be willing to do the same. Becoming the best bitch whore was an honor among the biker crowd and I had always been quite competitive so I listened with eagerness to their every word.

The conversation went on for about an hour before the girls finally left. I fell asleep immediately and slept soundly, knowing that I had already made my decision and had agreed to the new life of depravity that lay ahead hours ago, smiling to myself and dreamed of all the erotic fantasies that would follow.

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For John Foraker, image is everything. He has helped Annie’s Homegrown cultivate an appealing, healthy brand with consumers—and they’ve responded by buying his products with increasing fervor.

Annie Withey co-founded the firm in 1989 when she developed its flagship mac-and-cheese recipe. Foraker has served as Annie’s CEO since 1999, when it generated about $6 million in sales.

Since 2008, Foraker has led Annie’s to grow sales by about 17% a year with annual sales now approaching $240 million. He credits the emergence of organic food as a “mainstream idea.”

But Foraker also understands the importance of branding. He wants consumers to associate Annie’s with healthy living—and the company uses multiple channels to educate the public about the natural goodness of its products.

Annie’s produces videos portraying family farmers who supply its ingredients. It also chooses funky names and colorful packaging (“Organic Peace Pasta & Parmesan”) to differentiate it from competitors.

Ironically, Annie’s mac-and-cheese contains roughly the same amounts of calories, saturated fat, sodium and cholesterol as Kraft’s more popular offering. But because Foraker has carefully crafted Annie’s reputation as a natural, organic brand, he can demand much higher prices for his product line.

When the company moved its headquarters from California’s Napa Valley to Berkeley in 2011, Foraker sought to recruit the same type of people who might otherwise work for Bay Area tech firms. He figured that he could draw from a well-educated pool of Silicon Valley techies who value organic food.

“We really do compete for the same kind of people” as Apple, Foraker says.

— Adapted from “Leveraging Wholesome Mac-and-Cheese Into Prosperity,” Dale Buss.

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Effectiveness of dog rabies vaccination programmes: comparison of owner-charged and free vaccination campaigns

  • S. DURR (a1), R. MINDEKEM (a2), Y. KANINGA (a3), D. DOUMAGOUM MOTO (a2), M. I. MELTZER (a4), P. VOUNATSOU (a1) and J. ZINSSTAG (a1)...

We investigated the percentage of dogs that could be vaccinated against rabies by conducting a pilot campaign in N'Djaména, Chad. Owners were charged US$4.13 per dog vaccinated, and 24% of all dogs in the three city districts covered by the campaign were vaccinated. Total campaign costs were US$7623, resulting in an average of US$19.40 per vaccinated dog. This is five times more expensive than the cost per animal vaccinated during a previous free vaccination campaign for dog-owners, conducted in the same districts. The free campaign, which vaccinated 2605 more dogs than this campaign, cost an additional US$1.45 per extra dog vaccinated. Campaigns in which owners are charged for vaccinations result in lower vaccination rates than in free campaigns. Public health officials can use these results when evaluating the costs and benefits of subsidizing dog rabies vaccination programmes.

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The Waitrose ads, by Bartle Bogle Hegarty, will focus on its pledge to price-match more than 1000 products against Tesco. It will also push its 1500-strong ‘Essential’ range, and the 1000-plus products it places on special offer each week. The TV ads will run for three weeks from Thursday,  supported by in-store activity and online display ads.

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Ruto told foreign correspondents in an interview at his Karen residence, Nairobi that Odinga was employing excuses to run away from a humiliating defeat/DPPS

, NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 17 – Deputy President William Ruto has asked the NASA leadership to stop issuing demands if they had withdrawn from the October 26 repeat elections.

Ruto asked how a party that had claimed to have withdrawn from the election can issue new demands on who should print the ballot papers, mode of result transmission, appointment of election management officials and above all demonstrating.

“It seems NASA has not decided whether they are in the presidential race or not. If they have withdrawn, why are they giving conditions on how the elections should be held?” Ruto asked.

The Deputy President said NASA leader Raila Odinga wanted to foment a crisis and appeal to foreign governments intervention for the formation of a Coalition Government.

Ruto warned that negotiating a power sharing agreement would render the Constitution, which provides that elections are conducted, useless.

“What stops another leader creating a crisis in other elections so that they can share power? What happens to the Constitution which provides that leaders are elected by the people?”

Ruto told foreign correspondents in an interview at his Karen residence, Nairobi that Odinga was employing excuses to run away from a humiliating defeat.

Ruto said he was sure Odinga wanted to avoid an embarrassment by majority of voters including those from areas perceived to be his strongholds who have lost faith in the Opposition.

Addressing the Foreign Correspondents of East Africa (FCEA) on Tuesday, the Deputy President said the move by Odinga was also a strategy to allow him run again in 2022 and throw off balance NASA co-principals who he had promised he will only run in 2017.

“In my honest opinion, Mr Odinga is running away from a humiliating defeat. He has to come with excuses to justify his move. It is also a strategy because he wants to run again in 2022,” said Ruto.

“Mr Odinga is running away because he can’t change the numbers and he knows that he can’t win the October 26 election,” he added.

The Deputy President said Jubilee was taking issues pertaining to the repeat presidential election seriously and would not succumb to attempts by the Opposition to delegitimize the October 26 election.

Ruto dismissed the perception that there was crisis in the country, saying the Opposition has manufactured and created such a situation because it can’t face Jubilee at the ballot.

“The Opposition leaders have manufactured and created a crisis because they can’t ask legitimate Kenyans for their votes and they are now creating chaotic situations to pave way for political solutions at the expense of democracy,” said Ruto.

He went on: “They (Opposition) are doing whatever they can to create a situation including making the country ungovernable so as to achieve their political ends outside the Constitution.”

The Deputy President termed NASA leaders as political hypocrites who only believe that there was democracy in the country when things go their way.

Ruto particularly took issue with the manner in which the NASA leadership was now criticizing presidential candidate Ekuru Aukot after successfully filing a case demanding to be included in the presidential race.

“The other day, NASA leaders were demanding that Mr Aukot must participate in the repeat presidential elections and now that his name is among the contestants, they have turned against him, terming him a Jubilee project. Isn’t this not double speak?” asked Ruto.

The Deputy President, at the same time, said Jubilee has no problem with the IEBC implementing the conditions set by NASA, saying its interest was to have a credible election on October 26.

“We have no problem with IEBC agreeing with our competitors on the minimum conditions or irreducible minimums. They can agree on a new supplier of ballot papers, issues of technology, sacking of Chiloba so long as it is within the Constitution and Supreme Court ruling that elections be held in 60 days,” said Ruto.

The Deputy President also said Parliament had passed laws in a move to addressing the gaps following the ruling by the Supreme Court that nullified the August 8 presidential elections.

He said Kenya has a vibrant Judiciary which could render its judgement if the laws that were passed, now awaiting Presidential assent, were unconstitutional.

Meanwhile, Ruto has assured Kenyans that no one would be victimized for engaging in peaceful demonstrations.

He, however, warned that the government would not hesitate to take action against those who misuse the freedom of association to loot, destroy property, harm others and the police.

Ruto said the police oversight authority was investigating claims that police might have used excessive force on the demonstrators in some parts of the country as well as claims that some civilians were armed during such demonstrations.

“Our position is that those who demonstrate must abide by the Constitution and the rule of law. We must embrace peaceful demonstrations as enshrined in the Constitution,” he said.

“Police have the responsibility to protect Kenyans from looters, rioters and criminals,” he added.

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For María, May Day meant a true journey. On Sunday night, she was in Zulia state getting on a Caracas-bound bus along with her three year-old son, a Spiderman blanket and a big red bag. It’s not the first time she’s done this. Just a few days ago, on April 19th, she made the same trip for another demonstration.

“This time I didn’t have anyone to take care of my son,” she told me as she gave him water from a big yellow thermos on a corner of Avenida Urdaneta in downtown Caracas.  “He’s pretty quiet, he slept the whole way,” she told me proudly. The kid looked tired and half sleep, he was trying to hide in his mom’s chest. He wasn’t the only kid I saw. Some moms even walked around with months-old babies in their arms.

The bus she came in brought all her co-workers from the Consejo Comunal, mostly women.

María is 29 and she’s been working with the Consejo for two years: delivering CLAP bags, helping people in the community and, sometimes, turning up to pro-government rallies. “We have breakfast when we arrive, they give each of us a sandwich, water and some oranges. I also bring a couple of arepas in my bag… do you want one?” she offers as she grabs her red bag with the map of Venezuela, that matched her red shirt with a picture of Chávez with his fist in the air.

She said that nobody “forced her” to come to Caracas, but everyone in her Consejo came. For her, it’s unremarkable, “just part of the job.”

I’m part of the group that organizes the building, to receive help from the Misiones, and we want to make sure that they know that we are chavistas

“On the bus, they take attendance to make sure everyone is there, then we try to stick together because we go home on the same bus. I never get the chance to visit Caracas, I come just for the rallies. I would love to go to see the Ávila but I can’t. As soon as the demonstration is over, we need to be back on the bus to head back home. Luckily, Tuesday we have the day off,” she explained as she got herself ready to walk for hours with her kid in her arms.

The streets off of Urdaneta avenue were closed to traffic; they looked pretty empty. The same old trucks were playing the same old songs from Chávez’s last campaign, but this time, just a handful of people were dancing. Most just walked round and shouted out slogans: “¡Viva Chávez! ¡Viva Maduro!”

A couple of blocks away, Jesús was enjoying some minutes under the shade of a small tree. Sweat ran under a red cap emblazoned with Chávez’s eyes. He’s around 50 years old and went to the rally with his neighbours, all from a Misión Vivienda apartment complex in downtown Caracas. “We got together this morning and walked here,” he said.

“It’s not like we went out and forced people to leave their apartments, but we made the decision to come during a meeting on Saturday. I’m part of the group that organizes the building to receive help from the Misiones, and we want to make sure that they know that we are chavistas,” he explained.

Nobody pays me for being a chavista and now we have to show that we are stronger. ¡Vamos a ganar, carajo!

Jesús told me that he “didn’t get food or money for coming here. I just bought a papelón. Yes, there are some buses of people from other states but there’s nothing wrong with that. They come because they want to see the President and show their support. Nobody pays me for being a chavista and now we have to show that we are stronger. ¡Vamos a ganar, carajo!” he screamed.

A “band” plays tambores on the street as a small group of young people dance, while some older men shout slogans: “Fuera Yankees (….) la OEA pa’l carajo.” People watch from the surrounding buildings, and a few record on their cellphones, no cacerolazos this time.

Next to a buhonero, there is a 30-something year-old lady with blonde hair under a 4F hat, a red polo shirt, dark sunglasses, still wearing her Corpoelec ID. She tells me that a group of five coworkers had agreed to come by car, avoiding travel on the “designated bus.”

“We came from Aragua and we got together with the rest of the office early this morning, so they can check that we all got here. I’m going to walk for an hour longer, and then I’m going home, my boss already saw me, so I can go,” she explained.

“Sometimes they make you sign a list, today they just saw us and made sure we made it here,” she told me, remembering past demonstrations.

“Nobody told me that they are going to fire me if I didn’t come, but they told us it was really important that we march today. If you don’t have a car, they provide a bus. I think each boss is expected to bring his team. Probably I don’t have to work tomorrow,” she said.

I never got the chance to visit Caracas, just for the rallies, and I would love to go to the Ávila but I can’t.

“Some time ago,” she told me, “they would gave us a special ‘bonus’ if we went to a rally, but not anymore: we just get the next day off. I think it’s pretty fair. I don’t like coming here, with the sun and the crowds, but you know how the things are, you have to look out for your job,” she said as she went off to meet with her group.

In the opposition, we tell ourselves this comforting tale about the people chavismo “forces” to protest. In fact, no one I talked to out there actually resented having to come. They may not be burning with ideological fervor, and for sure many wouldn’t be there if their jobs weren’t on the line. But they welcome the chance to show their allegiance. Reality is always messy like that.

Whether you do or don’t take attendance, some will dance and enjoy themselves. Some chavistas still believe in the tale of the “guerra económica” and they really do blame Venezuela’s tragedy on  the yankees, the opposition, private businesses, or anyone else the government points to. They shout: “Con hambre y desempleo con Maduro me resteo.” [Through hunger and unemployment, I stand with Maduro!]. And they mean it.

  1. So they get the next day off. The government pays their salaries for the day they are on the approved party-political march, and the next day.

    Two days, no work. Paid by the public purse.

  2. Gaby, too generous–some have explicit roll call, most implicitly are there to avoid risking their PetroState freebies: Govt. jobs/housing; Misiones; pensiones; CLAP bags;–leaving maybe 5-10% true believers, even they doubtfully willing to die of hunger for their cause.

    • Actually this is it. All people there mentioned are enchufados, none of them producing any s*** to the humanity only living like parasites waiting for the govt to give them houses they did not pay (the rest of vzla did it for him), the other working delivering claps (no time for commenting this bullshit) and the other lady who “works” i would like to see her credentials and what she actually does there (yeah everybody knows the answer, polishing her nails, looking “pretty” for her boss, waiting for five o’clock, and receiving a free lunch, a free t shirt and a cap and two days off, the day they march and the next day and all pay with the money of the taxes paid by the bakers, the comerciantes, the people who pay taxes and so on) and more those people have free buses, free oranges and more important their protection guaranteed by the pnb, gnb and all of this against…

      the opposition rallying facing bullets, facing jail, abduction, being robbed, beaten, gased, target, pursued during and after, no buses, no metro, walking from kilometers, no oranges for free, no music but shooting and …

      this article dares to compare motivations. This is really sad and really disturbing to see “journalists” writing this bullshit (second time in less than a month)

      This the real problem with the country. Sociedad de complices. Look lapatilla (ravell) retweeting former ministries of maduro like they were heroes now.

  3. Unless they are completely stupid, brain-washed and lobotomized, these Chavista and Maduro supporters are BRIBED, one way or another. They get benefits, freebies, if not cold cash. Their bosses are also probably in the scam, allowing employees to take days off..

    What do they get? Free food, free housing, free ‘loans’, connections, ‘contacts’? The entire system is corrupt. Anyone receiving zero ‘benefits’ and with 2 brain cells knows that chavismo is a monstrous disaster. Anyone facing crime, lack of food and medicine.

    These are just another form of ENCHUFADOS. One way or another. Corrupt. Liars.

    That, or they are brain-dead zombies.

  4. I posted this on a different article a few days ago, but it’s relevant here.

    Keep in mind, some of those public employees were formerly employees of private enterprises that were nationalized by the government. There is one in my family.

    Many times in the past, “Paco’ (this family member) was told to attend marches or demonstrations or his job would be in jeopardy. Usually, Paco’s boss would discretely tell him not to come, he would mark him as attending, and would let Paco know if someone from the regime was taking attendance and Paco really had to show up. In those cases, Paco would come, sign in, and then leave whenever possible. In 2012 he had to sign a pledge promising to vote for Chavez; i think there were other pledges at different times. (he signed but obviously didn’t vote for Chavez)

    The night before May 1st, besides getting the usual notice at work, Paco got 4 different calls (3 of them recordings from various high up people) threatening non-attendees with loss of job and pension and even CLAP if they didn’t show up. There has been more propaganda than normal in the workplace.In the last month, the pressure and threats to public employees have reached a new level.

    So there certainly are others like Paco, who despise the regime and are absolutely forced to come. It may not be as many of the people as the opposition claims, as you suggest, but it’s def true for some of the attendees

  5. So you try to debunk a fact that is that people are forced to go to kiss maduro’s soles or else they’ll be fired by taking the word of three goons that are the ones in charge of forcing people to go to kiss maduro’s soles or else they’ll get fired.

    Keep believing that chavismo still has a “popular base”

  6. they are not “forced” in the same way that Big Brother did not force anything on people in the book, nonetheless everybody knew that getting caught not shouting during the “two-minute hate” was a crime punishable with jail or death. chavismo created the system so taht nothing is “illegal” but still the reprisals are there… if you dont show your allegiance you loose your job, house, food, etc… its thoughtcrime!

    • Or, we can say they’re not forced, in the same way the victims of Jigsaw in the Saw movies weren’t murdered, they were “just put there”.

  7. Have you considered what fear of a totalitarian state can do to people like these? Anyone could be a snitch, so they play safe repeating what a chavista commissar would like to hear… I think that what they told you speaks volumes…

  8. Why do people simply ignore and later dehumanize those who they are speaking of. There is a large part of the population who are being acknowledged for the first time in Venezuelan history, and no amount of corruption will erase that fact. This government can do whatever it wants and it will still be better for them than it ever was. We should question our intentions when we do not keep this in mind. It’s very easy to blame the outcome of the revolutionary model on the same “paga peos’ of always, when we well know that it’s the people in power, plenty of non Chavistas hold that place and always will. Yes, this government is terrifying and inept, but it didn’t come out of nowhere.

    • “… being acknowledged…”

      Which is the biggest lie ever in venezuelan history.

      If someone’s dehumanizing people, it’s the chavismo, or the “to the Guaire what’s the Guaire’s” didn’t sound like enough dehumanization already? A bunch of idiots celebrating that the people they hate are “eating shit” at gunpoint, even when that stupid meme costed more than 14 billion dollars (The cash that was supossed to be for the Guaire’s cleansing but jackeline farías stole)

      Yes, chavismo didn’t come from nowhere, it came from the cuban invasion to steal Venezuela’s oil, aided by the imbeciles that composed the thick of the economic elite in Venezuela who liked to live off the succesive “cadivis” that the moronic leftist governments loved so much to impose from time to time and had the population’s rights cut off to a minimum to avoid any amount of independence from the “daddy government”.

  9. If you have a cushy job on account of your loyalties , or are the recipient of some other benefit from the regime and are given a chance of taking a ride to go to an exciting rally with blaring music and rousing speeches attending the rally is not something which you have to be coerced into doing , its like going to the fiestas patronales in the town square , or attending a firecracker spectacle something routine that gets you out of the daily rut and provides a bit of entertainment ……!! I know however quite a few govt employees who do recieve direct pressure to attend these meetings and who make up excuses not to go because they would rather avoid them , the bosses if friendly will not pressure them and even make excuses for them to stay home or at work…..!!

    Still attendance at these meetings is at an all time low , people are just fed up or Maduro doesnt provide the entertainment that Chavez once did. !!

  10. Reality, to any individual, is a peculiar thing. Those who are “cared for” on other people’s money and suffering, complacently ignore what they do not see, and to them, everyone else must be like them … now if only those oppressor capitalists would stop being such terrorists!

    That old saying, “Don’t judge me until you’ve walked a mile in my shoes” comes to mind. Usually, it is taken to mean that accusations are easy to make, when you do not realize the pressures another is under. Why can’t it apply more generally? Or in reverse?

    The whole socialist thing is born of lies and deceptions and accusations. If no enemies are convenient, then one can make up some imaginary ones! Those who are “cared for” only see their own worlds, not the worlds of those who are deliberately oppressed, tear-gassed, harassed, beaten, and jailed – or shot. Socialism plays on that relative blindness.

    I may think I “know Venezuela”. Un Venezolano puede que se ria de mi, no con maldad, pero solo viendo que yo, como gringo comodo en mi vida, no se de lo que es vivir sin mi embajada Americana y mi cuenta bancaria en $$. Y possiblemente viendo que yo no tengo la misma alma de Venezolano. So, maybe I’m off-base on this, but, trying not to be too condescending, it occurs to me that these Chavistas literally do not know any better. It isn’t that they’re evil, it is that they’ve been deceived. They think that the guy who lives in a big house in the Country Club (because he worked his tail off all his life) … stole it from them (who had so little to steal to begin with that it wouldn’t be worth the effort).

    I’ve talked to people here in the USA who say things like, “The rich don’t pay taxes.” In fact the top 5% pay something like 67% of all the taxes. The bottom half don’t pay any income taxes because they do not make enough money. There are all kinds of studies around demonstrating that people think they know stuff they in fact know nothing about. Some will even kill over things they know nothing about.

    I really think these Chavistas think that if everyone were Chavista, everything would work out just great for everyone.

    • Every time I hear the Liberals slamming wealthy people, my first inclination is to ask how many people were ever hired by poor people.

      • Millions upon millions of people. Demand for the products poor people consume generates millions upon millions of jobs. Please dress up your classist hatred in more convincing garb.

        • Francisco – I am not attacking you here. Please do not get into or fall into the trap of redefining words to suit convenience and confuse. That is a very nasty evil which has been perpetrated upon the society by very nasty evil individuals. Recognize that.

          To hire someone means to offer them pay to complete assigned work. Poor people may in fact hire contractors such as plumbers or masons, but usually it is a help-barter (I fix your broken bricks, you fix my broken pipes or baby-sit my babies).

          Successful businessmen who establish companies hire workers and have entire departments set up to handle hours worked, issue paychecks, handle taxes, pension contributions or credits and other payroll functions. If you do not see that difference then you should – my suggestion – revise your “friends” or “contacts” or “have met” list, and spot/ find/ pick out the individual who has been f**ing with your mind, then never talk to that individual again. Or revise your reading list. Or be v-e-r-y aware and very alert as to whom / what you are dealing with.

          Like I said at the beginning, no offense to you. I’ve had it done to me, and so have many.

    • One of the fundamental prerequisites of accepting socialism is believing that economics are a zero-sum game. In other words, there is a fixed amount of money and that a person can only get “rich” by taking money from others. The concept of growing the economy so that all have more is beyond comprehension.

      This belief is very common among those who are uneducated and never part of a healthy economy. When many of the wealthy in your community get that way through fraud and crime, then it just reinforces that belief. It then becomes very easy to believe that all people richer than you must be criminals or exploiters.

      Once accepted, then socialism with it’s wealth redistribution for the masses ideas is an easy sell.

      I’m a Yank. I lived in the Caribbean as a kid all around Cuba. I noticed it. Even then Cuban radio and Cuban propaganda was everywhere pushing this concept. Especially in Jamaica in the 1970’s. It was disheartening listening to what you thought were intelligent sensible people spouting such nonsense.

      My point is: An ingrained culture of corruption will always lead to this point. Unless the corruption is solved, VZ’s problems will never be solved.

      • Ron – Right. The same twisting of truth occurs in other sectors of society as well. I would just point out that most wealthy people are not corrupt. A few are, not many. Sooner or later, corruption destroys its users, and you get bad products on the production line. One of the primary examples of the malfunction of society is the drug problem, another is poor education.

  11. “Some chavistas still believe in the tale of the “guerra económica” and they really do blame Venezuela’s tragedy on the yankees, the opposition, private businesses, or anyone else the government points to. They shout: “Con hambre y desempleo con Maduro me resteo.” [Through hunger and unemployment, I stand with Maduro!]. And they mean it. ”

    Which proves that Venezuela will have at least a 0,5% of perfect imbeciles forever.

    The trick is how to stop said 0,5% from touching any figment of power.

  12. “Some chavistas still believe in the tale of the “guerra económica” and they really do blame Venezuela’s tragedy on the yankees, the opposition, private businesses…”

    This is very sad but doesn’t surprise me in the least. Same phenomenon here in the USA.

    Western Democracies don’t allow minors (less than 18 years old) to vote for many reasons.
    However its biggest failure lays in the catastrophically naive assumption that Adults would automatically know better and consequently vote in their best interest, but most of the times they don’t.
    The reason is very simple, the unfortunate but understandable reality is that the average citizen is completely clueless about Politics, Economy, International Affairs, etc. Hence the disastrous results, in Venezuela and elsewhere where this form of Democracy is practiced.
    So “By the people and for the people” ends up as “By the Mass Manipulators for the Mass Manipulators”
    The right to vote has been given away without the responsibility to Know and be Informed.
    We deserve this catastrophe, all of it !

    • “However its biggest failure lays in the catastrophically naive assumption that Adults would automatically know better and consequently vote in their best interest, but most of the times they don’t.”

      I don’t think most learned people assume that. The Founding Fathers of the USA certainly were skeptical and scared of the masses voting, partly because they were rich and considered them rabble, but also because they were uneducated and could easily be swayed by populists and demagogues. As Winston Churchill supposedly said “The best argument against democracy is a 5 minute chat with the average voter.”

      But what is the alternative? To go back to Churchill and paraphrase him, democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.

      • And the USA founding fathers were right. The USA emerged as World Power at the start of the 20th Century, with just an elite minority of voters deciding its direction, things started to get messy as more people were allowed to vote, culminating with a geriatric showman with no experience or related education for the job, Trump.

        The alternative is to do what has been done in any field that requires certain level of expertise/education. Licenses !
        We do this all the time for everything except politics. Quite ironic.

        Why is reasonable and fair to have driving test for a driving license but not a voting license?
        It should be expected and demanded as a civic duty to learn the basic facts in order to earn voting rights.
        Rights comes with responsibilities.

        The goal is to elect very competent political leaders by a significant portion of the population.
        The goal is NOT to have ALL the population elect any leader regardless of competence.
        No need to reinvent the wheel, just common sense.

  13. “I don’t like coming here, with the sun and the crowds, but you know how the things are, you have to look out for your job” in one paragraph, “no one I talked to out there actually resented having to come” in the next.

    El papel aguanta todo indeed.

  14. “Some chavistas still believe in the tale of the “guerra económica”

    I’ll say what no one dares to say:

    It’s because most of the Venezuelan population is UNEDUCATED, ignorant, INDIOS.

    Face it.

    • Most of the population of ANY country is ignorant, as it should be of the complex subjects that pertain to Politics, Economy, International Affairs, Taxation, Justice, role of government, etc
      It require thousands of hours of reading to become knowledgeable about them, let alone keep updated in a daily basis.
      It is impossible and unrealistic to pretend otherwise for the average person with a normal life.
      This is the reason why many Democracies have failed. It is on denial of this fact, giving too much hope on the “people”.

    • Vaya nombrecito tan ridículo para una página.

      Vamos a refrescarle la memoria al palangre que la maneja, recordándoles que amenazar a la gente con sacarla a patadas de sus trabajos es la norma en el chavismo:

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We purchased the car from Family Classic Cars in San Juan Capistrano in 2004. The owner consigned the car and worked there. Mike Canipe, local hot rod builder and guitarist for John Fogerty’s live shows. He claimed to bring his daughter home from the hospital in the car. I told him I wasn’t interested in a show car but a go car, and he said let’s take it for a spin. The 390 under the hood felt comfortable reminding me of my ’67 Galaxie convertible I owned in the 80’s. We were cruisin’ north on the 5 when he said slap it down a gear and hit the gas! So I slapped the B&M Quicksilver shifter down a gear and the C6 was quite responsive as I mashed on the pedal. Billy got sent back a bit riding in the raised rear floor of the Businessman’s Edition. After a  year of looking for just the right car, I kept coming back to check on the ’56. Finally one day in early 2004 I gave him my price take it or leave it. We made the deal and I drove that baby home.
A year or so after driving the car putting on around 20K miles, the cam failed. A flattened lobe bent a push rod and messed it up a bit. We took it to Jerry’s Performance Engine just down the street in Garden Grove and he rebuilt the ’68 Ford 390 FE all the while cussing at the Ford engineers. We installed a Chet Herbert mild cam and adjusted the valve springs. New water pump, oil pump and we were rolling again.
As well as putting on tons of miles and several sets of rubber, we have been adding different things to the car. In this season of Project RIFF-RAFF, we are constantly changing it up. We just finished rewiring the entire car with a Ron Francis Express Kit, installed a new Flaming River 170 amp alternator, an ididit chrome/tilt steering column and topping it off with a jewel of a custom steering wheel from CON2R.

ENGINE: 390cid Ford with GT Heads, Chet Herbert Cam, Edelbrock Performer 390 Intake, Edelbrock Street Performer 1406 Series Carburetor, Edelbrock Finned Classic Valve Covers, Edelbrock Classic SeriesAir Cleaner, MSD Pro-Billet Distributor, MSD Blaster 2 Coil, MSD Digital 6AL Control Module, MSD 8.5mm Super Conductor Spark Plug Wires, E3 Spark Plugs, Heatshield Products Spark Plug Boots, Flowmaster 2.25″ Stainless Steel U-Fit-It Kit with Dual Super 40 Series mufflers, Doug’s Headers electronic cut-outs, Ron Francis Express Wiring Kit, Optima Battery

TRANSMISSION: C6 Automatic Transmission, B&M Quicksilver shifter, Ford 9″ with 4:11 gears, Eddie Motorsports Billet Shift Boot and Bezel.

BRAKES/SUSPENSION: Dual Diaphragm power brake, Mustang II front spindles with disc brakes, stock rear drums. Jamco Parts’ cut coil spring front suspension, blocked rear suspension with anti-sway bar, American Racing Torq Thrust II’s, Goodyear Rubber

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google-self-driving-carComputer-driven cars have been testing their skills on California roads for more than four years — but until now, the Department of Motor Vehicles wasn’t sure just how many were rolling around.

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