The fireplace inside was huge...

at SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS.

Late afternoon mews, most splendid festive Felines... sunny blue skies, and still much warmer on the tame prairie... the icy patches are slowly melting... wow, the Kougaress is late in posting, but she's been busy resizing her new cover art, and getting other necessary stuff done, as well as other authorly stuff done... never a spare moment! ~yowls~

Be careful out there, darling kittens. Happy New Year celebrating! Remember, this Big Cat loves ya!  
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Authoress news and mews ~

SUCCESS! The cover art by Sarah Shogren – aka erotic romance author Serena Shay –  for *His Claimed Bride, Happy New Year On Another Earth*  turned out perfectly beautiful and perfect for Sylva and Zeke's erotic love story. The Kougar will be showing the cover off soon, but right now she just has too much else going on... like preparing for the blog hop.

BLOG HOP ANNOUNCEMENT ~ Baby, It's Cold Outside on January 3-5th at SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS.
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The fireplace inside was huge...

Featured at SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS ~

Dropping the Bomb...
by Serena Shay

Ziva paced in front of Nick’s large log home wondering why everyone else thought it was uninviting.  The fireplace inside was huge with a wide stone hearth that called for, well, sex.

Damn!  Why did it always come back to sex in her mind?

Probably because she was as needy as her family and wanted to indulge in their kinky play again.  It had been far too long since they’d actually played.  Oh there was the outdoor sex, but that was before Thanksgiving and it was now after Christmas.
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AUTHORS/READERS check this opportunity out. The Kougar will be blogging on January 11th.

What is Smutmas?
~smutmas.co.uk~

Smutmas is a project from Smutters. To bring “A Year of Smut” to everyone.

Readers

Come back in 2014 for lots of blogs with behind the book info, giveaways, excerpts and much more…

Authors
WE NEED YOU!!!

We want to get 365 guest blogs, a different author everyday. So we want you to check the Availability Calendar, Pick upto 3 Dates and then Contact Us to secure one of them (Dates are awarded on a first come first served basis) You then just need to send us your Guest Blog ASAP but no later than a week before your date.

Blogs can be about anything you fancy, with no minimum or max word limit. You can also add a Giveaway to your post if you wish.
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Big Cat by-the-numbers ~

11:11 am... 11:22 am... 11:33 am... 1:11 pm... 2:12 pm... 3:33 pm... 4:44 pm... 5:55 pm... 11:22 pm... 11:22 am... 11:44 am... 2:22 pm... don't let the big dogs chase you off...
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the kougaress bites back headlines

WORDS TO LIVE BY IN THESE TIMES 'NEWS' ~

 Albert Einstein: “A Foolish Faith In Authority Is The Worst Enemy Of The Truth”
Washington’s Blog | Don’t Be Foolish.
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WHAT THE... WHAT IS THE DARK-SIDE AFRAID OF? 'NEWS' ~

It’s A Wonderful Life Report Censored – Again

Infowars.com | Infowars.com - Videos on Youtube are being taken down completely because of mere accusations that they violate copyrights, regardless if the copyright claim is completely unfounded and bogus. This was a pure political move meant to censor our powerful report exposing the truth on the fractional-reserve, fiat banking system.
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THE CORP-GOV WAR AGAINST FOOD GARDENS 'NEWS' ~

"Sustainable Growth"? The Government Is Ripping Up Food Gardens
Activist Post - The government is ripping out gardens. To stop this, people have to go to the root of the problem which is the enforcement codes themselves. They are new, they're international, and they're grossly unconstitutional. And why not? They are part of Agenda 21 which is intended to end property rights.
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EGREGIOUS JUST DOESN'T COVER IT 'NEWS' ~

 Barclays fined $3.75 million for failing to retain records
L.A. Times | Bank did not keep records of its activities.
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END THE FED 'NEWS' ~

 100 Years Ago: Why Bankers Created the Fed
Christopher Westley | Central banks always result in feeding those forces that centralize and expand the nation-state.
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THE *DOWN THE CRAPPER* BUT WHAT ABOUT RUSSIA? ECONOMY 'NEWS' ~

 Ratings agency downgrades EU on summit day
EU Observer | Standard & Poor says Eurozone creditworthiness has declined.

Putin says new post-Soviet economic union ready for 2015 launch
Blacklisted News - The alliance would replace a much looser Eurasian Customs Union that Russia formed with the two ex-Soviet nations in an effort to build up a free trade rival to the 28-nation EU bloc.
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THE IRS GESTAPO *HOW INSANE IS THIS?* 'NEWS' ~

 IRS rule may allow political targeting
WND | Proposed regulations are a serious threat to free speech.
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YOUR DAILY POLICE STATE 'NEWS' ~

Americans Killed by Cops Now Outnumber Americans Killed in Iraq War
Matt Savoy - The increase in police brutality in this country is a frightening reality. In the last decade alone the number of people murdered by police has reached 5,000. The number of soldiers killed since the inception of the Iraq war, 4489.
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THERE'S HOPE FOR AMERICA 'NEWS' ~

 “Duck the Halls” Zooms Up Charts
Infowars.com | If America thought Phil Robertson was reprehensible, this album would be in the discount bin.
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THOSE IN THE LOCAL COURTS SHOULD BE LOCKED UP INSTEAD 'NEWS' ~

 Local courts reviving ‘debtors’ prison’ for overdue fines, fees
Fox News | Before the time of bankruptcy laws and social safety nets, poor folks and ruined business owners were locked up until their debts were paid off.
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ALL THE MORE EASY TO MAKE A MISTAKE AND KILL YOU 'NEWS' ~

 Iowa police academy doesn’t train for stun gun use
AP | This is likely true for other parts of the country as well.
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GOSH, SCREAM ABOUT CORPORATE WELFARE 'NEWS' ~

GM doesn't owe $450 million in retiree benefits: U.S. judge
(Reuters) - In a 36-page decision, U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn in Detroit said on Tuesday that the current GM did not assume any obligation for the payment, which the automaker had contracted to make two years before its June 2009 bankruptcy filing.
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STOCK UP!!! BEFORE THEY FORCE THOSE MERCURY-KILLER LIGHT BULBS ON US 'NEWS' ~

 Stock up: Final phase-out of traditional light bulbs begins in January
bizpacreview.com | American public will soon be forced to purchase a product that’s severely overpriced, hazardous to our health and doesn’t live up to all its hype.
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WE NEED FAR BETTER WAYS OF GETTING THINGS DONE 'NEWS' ~

 Snail Mail Monopoly Forces Through Rate Increase on Christmas Eve
Kurt Nimmo | Post Office is primary example of the state supporting loser monopolies.

U.S. Postal Service Wins 6 Percent Increase to Cover Loss
Bloomberg - A first-class stamp will cost 49 cents, up from 46 cents, starting Jan. 26. Similar changes will apply to magazines, bills and advertising mail. The increases of 4.3 percent approved yesterday are on top of 1.7 percent, an amount equal to inflation, approved last month.
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DROWNING IS GOOD IN THIS CASE 'NEWS' ~

 NSA Struggles to Make Sense of Flood of Surveillance Data
The Wall Street Journal | Agency drowning in useless data seized unconstitutionally.

Computer Security Firm Accepted $10 Million Payoff to Give NSA Backdoor Access
AllGov - RSA, a leader in encryption software used throughout the technology industry, has been accused of having accepted $10 million from the National Security Agency (NSA) so the government could gain a "backdoor" into computer networks using RSA's product.
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YEP, EXACTLY WHAT'S WANTED AND NEEDED 'NEWS' ~

 Citizens launch armed patrols due to sheriff dept. cuts
Fox News | Dozens of prisoners were released during budget cuts.
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GO, LANDOWNERS!!! 'NEWS' ~

 Landowners Fight City Over Protective Dunes
The Wall Street Journal | Gov. Chris Christie gave cities permission to seize land.
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GUNS SAVE LIVES 'NEWS' ~

 Be prepared: Wall Street advisor recommends guns, ammo for protection in collapse
Washington Examiner | David John Marotta: “.. you are safer when your trusted neighbors have firearms.”

 S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley Gets Gun for Christmas to Dismay of Liberals
Kurt Nimmo | One lib so disturbed, she tweeted about tragedy of South Carolina’s respect for Second Amendment.

 Proposal would let teachers in PA carry guns on the job
witf.org | Legislator says it’s better for teachers to fight back than cower in fear.
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YEAH, RIGHT, THIS BIG CAT ONLY WISHES SHE HAD SOME OF THE PRIVILEGES HE'S HAD... NOT TO MENTION HIS PART IN DR. KING'S ASSASSINATION 'NEWS' ~

 Jesse Jackson Senior thinks Duck Dynasty suffers from white privilege
Rick Moran | Pay up or we’ll picket you, boycott you, defame you.
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THE ZOMBIFIED 'NEWS' ~

 Zombies or Shoppers? You Decide…
Paul Joseph Watson | Mindless consumers ignore their families in favor of buying more crap.
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YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED, MORE BOUGHT-OFF, CREEPAZOID MORONS WHO HAVEN'T GOT THE BRAINS OF A FIVE YEAR OLD

 Record Disapproval of Congress and Obama
Kurt Nimmo | CNN spins poll to say Americans want more government intervention in their lives.
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IMPOVERISHING THE PEOPLE BY DENYING ENERGY... WHEN THERE'S NO NEED 'NEWS' ~

Smart Grid Technology, Now Spreading Across U.S., Will Raise Energy Prices to Reduce Demand
CNS News - The Obama administration is spending billions of dollars to modernize the nation's power grid, with the goal of changing the way Americans use energy. Your electric bill will go way up, unless you allow the utility to control your energy load at times of peak demand.
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TIME TO END THE DARK OIL AGE 'NEWS' ~

'Merry Frackmess!': Elves Erect Gas Drilling Rig on Governor's Front Lawn
Common Dreams - If Illinois Gov. Quinn wants fracking in his state, Santa thinks he should see what it's like to live next to a fracking rig... "Fracking puts corporate interests above the health and well-being of people and ecosystems, and that is naughty!" the activist said.

Mystery Oil Spill Turns Miles of Trinidad's Beaches Black
truth-out.org - Whether it is a case of sabotage or simply poor management practices by the state-owned PETROTRIN, as the union claims, a mysterious oil spill in south Trinidad is wreaking havoc on homes and wildlife in the area.
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THE STUPID INSANE WAR CHESSBOARD 'NEWS' ~

Israeli Air and Ground Assaults Pound Gaza
RINF - Israel slammed Gaza with a series of air and ground military assaults on Tuesday, killing 3-year-old Palestinian girl Hala Abu Sabikha and wounding at least nine in what appears to be the most severe attack on this besieged home to 1.7 million people since an Israeli offensive in November 2012.

Syria signs offshore oil and gas exploration deal with Russia
RT - Damascus has signed a major oil and gas deal with Russian company Soyuzneftegaz which allows for offshore drilling, development, and production to take place in Syria's territorial waters for the very first time.

 US sending missiles, drones to Iraq: Report
AFP | Weapons include a shipment of 75 Hellfire missiles purchased by Iraq.

 New Bomber Can Nuke US Military Bases, Brags Chinese State Media
Paul Joseph Watson | Beijing’s bellicose rhetoric intensifies.

Israel Lobby Launches Fierce Counterattack Against American Studies Association
Common Dreams - Israel lobby groups are marshaling their formidable forces for a fierce counterattack against the American Studies Association (ASA), including calls for repressive legislation, boycotts and other measures to punish and silence solidarity with Palestinians.

VIDEO: US court: No right for Bagram prisoners
Press TV - The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in a 44-page decision on Christmas Eve that habeas corpus petitions filed by five prisoners who are held by the US military at the Bagram prison in Afghanistan are "beyond the reach" of the US Constitution.

North Korea Rushing Imminent War Preparations
Israel National News - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un further escalated tensions of war on Wednesday, putting his army on notice for imminent combat during an inspection of troops accompanied by North Korea's top 3 military leaders.
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INSURANCE, IT'S TIME TO END THIS SCAM 'NEWS' ~

Krauthammer: 'Huge Gov't Bailout' of Health Insurance Industry at End of 2014
CNS News - "The insurers understand that they're going to be completely ruined," Krauthammer said on "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace. "And what's going to happen as a result of this? There's only one way out, a huge government bailout of the insurers is waiting at the end of next year."
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OBUMMER HATE CARE 'NEWS' ~

Local Man Denied Coverage Through Affordable Care Act for Pre-Existing Condition
FortWayneHomepage.net - We've all been told the Affordable Care Act is supposed to help people that have pre-existing medical conditions but now thanks to a loophole in the law, there are at least 22 people in Indiana with kidney failure that are not going to be able to get supplemental insurance coverage due to their pre-existing condition.

 South Carolina Set to Block Implementation of Obamacare
CNS News | S.C. Gov. expected to sign the South Carolina Freedom of Health Care Protection Act.

 Two states want their money back from the contractor that built most of Healthcare.gov
The Verge | Contractor built faulty sites for those states as well.

 State-Run Obamacare Sites Full of Glitches
Newsmax | Sites also experience low sign-up levels.

Gone Fission: Fish caught near Fukushima may swim in food chain
RT - Japan's seafood industry says it's blighted by contaminated catches - nearly three years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster polluted surrounding land and waterways. They can't convince customers their fish is safe - even though the authorities insist they're doing their level best to show they've got a grip on the problem.
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THE INVISIBLE INVASION 'NEWS' ~

 Ariz. eases driver’s license rule for some immigrants
The Arizona Republic | Arizona will grant driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants allowed to remain in the country as family members of military personnel.

 Agent: FBI key in border agent Terry slaying
AZ Central | Book claims feds had ties to killers of Ariz. border agent.
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THE WORLDWIDE FREEDOM MOVEMENT 'NEWS' ~

 Saudi blogger may face death penalty for apostasy
rt.com | Saudi blogger and activist, Raif Badawi, currently serving a 7-year prison term for “insulting Islam.”
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FACEBOOK 'NEWS' ~

 ‘Facebook Is Dead And Buried’
Caroline Moss | This year marked the start of teenagers adopting other social networks.
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THE DIVINE'S MEDICINE, WHO ARE THEY TO DENY US? 'NEWS' ~

 Voters Support Marijuana While Feds Continue Costly Raids
Elizabeth Renter | Less than a month ago, citizens in several cities voted to legalize recreational marijuana possession.
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GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH 'NEWS' ~

Antibiotic era ending - Antimicrobial pecan shell extract can prevent Listeria contamination in organic meats
(NaturalNews) Good news is on the way for organic meat production. As reported in the Journal of Food Science, pecan shell extract could make a viable antimicrobial preservative for organic meats. This discovery is brilliant and efficient. Instead of being discarded, pecan shells could be collected and used as a recyclable preservative.

Frankincense Superior to Chemotherapy in Killing Late-Stage Ovarian Cancer Cells
Green Med Info - Like the Magi, carrying myrrh, frankincense, and gold, researchers from the University of Leicester have, for the first time, demonstrated the potential of treating ovarian cancer using the Christmas gift frankincense.

Mistletoe Extract Beats Chemotherapy Against Colon Cancer Cells
Green Med Info - According to the University of Adelaide in Australia, a researcher there is experimenting with an extract of mistletoe. The lab studies focus on whether mistletoe could complement chemotherapy or replace chemotherapy as a treatment for colon cancer.

The amazing health benefits of Brussels sprouts
(NaturalNews) Rich in essential vitamins - One serving of Brussels sprouts (half a cup) supplies us with 20 essential vitamins, including 48 milligrams of the important antioxidant vitamin C, numerous B vitamins and 604 International Units of vitamin A.

Top five health benefits of bitter leaf
NaturalNews) Studies conducted at the University of Texas have concluded that incorporating bitter leaf into your routine diet could reduce risk factors for such health conditions as breast cancer and type II diabetes.

Know Your Berries
Prevent Disease - Our typical impression of berries revolves around strawberries, raspberries and blackberries , however from a botanical perspective, these are not berries at all. In fact, according to world botanical and the scientific definition of a berry, a banana is more of a berry than any of those above.

Herb Salacia Oblonga Rivals Prescription Drugs in Treating Diabetes
The herb salacia oblonga rivals prescription drugs in treating diabetes, decreasing insulin and glucose levels.~naturalsociety.com~

Study: A Mother's Love Crucial for an Infant's Social Development
A mother's love and touch is crucial for a child's development, especially on a social level. ~naturalsociety.com~
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THE BETTER TO KILL YOU OFF WHILE STEALING YOUR MONEY 'NEWS' ~

Big Food Companies Push to Label Genetically Modified Products as "Natural"
AllGov - The Grocery Manufacturers Association has asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve their plan, which would mean any food containing GMO corn, sugar and other such ingredients could be sold as "natural."

The great central nervous system disruptors: MSG, aspartame and cigarettes
(NaturalNews) Little do most people realize that food agents and cigarettes create more than just an imbalance of the central nervous system (CNS), they create anxiety, nervousness, agitation and depression, and it's all what doctors often refer to as "chemical imbalance."
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SURVIVAL INFO ~

33 Awesome DiY Projects for Preppers
The Daily Sheeple - Below you'll find a slew (33 counts as a slew, right?) of ideas to help you on your journey to self-reliance and preparedness. Most will take only a few minutes and minimal skills. Others require hours and sweat equity. Doers of the Stuff don't mind. It's just what we do.
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"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." - Edmund Burke

"It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled."  Mark Twain
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The most powerful weapon is the human soul on fire.

~ Have a lovely magickal rest of December ~

~ MAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE ENOUGH ~

And, May you live the dreams of your heart, not in interesting times...

Most splendid festive kisses from the Kougar...