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[272 U.S. 351, 352] Mr. Jennings C. Wise, of Washington, D. C., for petitioner.
Mr. Wm. D. Mitchell, Sol. Gen., of Washington, D. C., and the Attorney General, for the United States.
Mr. Justice SUTHERLAND delivered the opinion of the Court.
By section 22 of the Indian Appropriation Act of April 4, 1910, c. 140, 36 Stat. 269, 284, jurisdiction was conferred upon the Court of Claims 'to hear, and report a finding of fact, as between the United States and the Yankton Tribe of Indians of South Dakota as to the interest, title, ownership, and right of possession of the said tribe' to a tract of land lying in the state of Minnesota embracing the red pipestone quarries. That court, narrowly construing its powers, reported to Congress findings of fact, without passing upon the question of title or determining any issue of law. 53 Ct. Cl. 67, 81. Congress subse- [272 U.S. 351, 353] quently, on June 3, 1920 (41 Stat. 738, c. 222), conferred upon the same court jurisdiction to adjudicate all claims of the Sioux Indians against the United States, and under that act these Indians filed their petition in this proceeding, praying judgment for an amount which would compensate them, should it be found that the land in question had been misappropriated by the defendant. On January 9, 1925, while the case was pending, jurisdiction was conferred more definitely upon the same court to determine from the findings of fact theretofore made 'the interest, title, ownership, and right of possession of the Yankton Band of Santee Sioux Indians in and to the land known as the 'red pipestone quarries," and thereupon to determine, and enter judgment for, the amount 'legally and equitably due from the United States' to petitioner for the same. 43 Stat. 730, c. 59. That court, in addition to its previous findings of fact, has now found that the Indians had been and still are permitted freely to visit and procure stone from the quarries and that they are free to do so as long as they may desire. Concluding that under the treaty of 1858 (11 Stat. 743) the only interest possessed by the tribe in the quarries was this right, which had never been denied, the court dismissed the petition. 61 Ct. Cl. 40.
By the treaty of 1858, these Indians ceded to the United States all the lands then owned, possessed, or claimed by them, wherever sitnated, except a particularly described tract of 400,000 acres. In consideration of that cession, among other things, the United States agreed(article 8, p. 746) that:
In accordance with this agreement, the tract here in question, containing about 648 acres, was so surveyed and marked.
It is quite clear from all the surrounding circumstances that the Indians understood that by this provision there was granted to them full ownership of the tract, and their claim to that effect they have always persistently and stoutly maintained. The validity of that claim the government has sometimes denied, and at other times apparently conceded. One conspicuous example of the latter character may be cited. In 1889 (25 Stat. 1012, c. 421), Congress provided for the appraisement of the tract and the ascertainment of the actual value of a strip of land upon it then occupied by a railway company and the damage to the remainder of the tract by reason of the taking of the strip for railroad purposes. As a result of this legislation, $1,740 was collected from the railroad company and paid to the Indians. By the same act it was provided that no part of the tract should be sold without the consent of a majority of the adult male members of the tribe, and that the proceeds of sales should be credited to the annuity fund of the Indians, or expended according to their determination.
Nevertheless the extent and character of the interest of the Indians has continued to be more or less in controversy. In 1891 (26 Stat. 764, c. 240), provision was made for establishing Indian industrial and training schools in Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin, that in Minnesota to be located on the quarry tract. Under this act a school was established on the tract and opened early in 1893; possession being taken, it is conceded, of the entire tract. In the meantime, negotiations with the Indians had resulted in an agreement for the cession of an additional 150,000 acres of land, which agreement was [272 U.S. 351, 355] ratified by Congress in 1894. 28 Stat. 314, c. 290. In part consideration of the cession the agreement contains the following article:
Concluding that the provision for referring the matter to this court was beyond the constitutional power of Congress, the Secretary made no attempt to carry that part of the article into operation beyond submitting the question for the opinion of the Attorney General. That officer advised that compliance with it was impracticable. There the matter rested until 1897, at which time Congress, apparently on the theory that the Indian title had vested under the second paragraph of the article, by reason of the failure of the Secretary to refer the matter to this court under the first paragraph, directed the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate with the Indians for the purchase of the land. 30 Stat. 62, 87, c. 3. Negotiations were had with the Indians and an agreement made for the transfer of their interests to the United States for the sum of $100,000, which agreement was transmitted to [272 U.S. 351, 356] Congress and referred to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. A majority of the committee reported adversely, but no action upon the report or upon the matter appears to have been taken by Congress. The acts of legislation and the proceedings in the Court of Claims followed as already outlined.
The lower court held, first, that the right reserved to the Indians by the treaty of 1858 was a mere easement, and this the government had not interfered with; and, second, that article XVI did not operate to enlarge this right but was a mere direction to refer the question of title to this court, and, since that involved an unconstitutional attempt to extend the original jurisdiction of the court, the provision on its face was impossible of performance, and therefore void.
We pass the first ground without considering it, and come at once to the second. To begin with, it is not clear that the undertaking to refer the question to this court was impossible of performance. The Attorney General, to whom the question was referred by the Secretary of the Interior, advised only that it was 'impracticable.' That it could not have been referred directly to this court is obvious, since that would have been to invoke an original jurisdiction which the court cannot exercise under the Constitution. But the matter might have gone to an inferior court and have been brought here by appeal, necessary legislation to that end, so far as required, being provided. Such a process, if it would not have satisfied the letter, would, at least, have satisfied the purpose of the provision. See The Harriman, 9 Wall. 161, 172-173; Beebe v. Johnson, 19 Wend. (N. Y.) 500, 32 Am. Dec. 518.
We prefer, however, to rest our decision upon other considerations. The pipestone quarries are of great antiquity. There the tribes, from time immemorial, have been wont to gather, under solemn truce, to quarry the stone, which is of a quality and texture not found else [272 U.S. 351, 357] where, and mold it into pipes-the Indian symbols of peace. A great store of Indian myth and legend is associated with the spot, and it always has been regarded by the tribesmen with sentiments bordering upon religious reverence. While transferring to the United States their possessory title to other lands, the Indians had steadfastly refused to surrender what they conceived to be their peculiar right to this tract. Under these circumstances, it is by no means certain that they would have agreed to the cession at all without the provision in question. However that may be, it cannot be doubted that they regarded the undertaking of the government set forth in article XVI, as of great value, accepted it in good faith, and relied with the utmost confidence upon the alternative promise of Congress that, in the event the matter was not referred to this court, all claims of the government to the ownership of the tract would cease and the Indian title in fee be conclusively established.
To deny all efficacy to that part of the undertaking upon the ground that the other part was impossible of performance, and at the same time hold these wards of the government to the terms of the cession for which the undertaking formed so important an element of consideration, would be most inequitable and utterly indefensible upon any moral ground, and this is peculiarly true, in view of the attitude of Congress in so dealing with the matter from time to time, as hereinbefore recited, as to justify a belief on the part of the Indians that their ownership was conceded. It is impossible, however, to rescind the cession and restore the Indianss to their former rights, because the lands have been opened to settlement and large portions of them are now in the possession of innumerable innocent purchasers, and nothing remains but to sanction a great injustice or enforce the alternative agreement of the United States in respect of the ownership of the Indians. The latter course is so [272 U.S. 351, 358] manifestly in accordance with ordinary conceptions of fairness that it would be unfortunate if any positive rule of law stood in the way of its accomplishment. We are of opinion that none exists. The judgment of the Court of Claims, that such an obstruction is to be found in the conclusion that the provision for referring the controversy to this court was legally impossible of execution, cannot be sustained.
The general rule undoubtedly is that, where there is a legal impossibility of performance appearing on the face of the promise there is no contract in respect of it. But here the undertaking of the government is in the alternative-that either the question of the title of the Indians shall be referred to this court for determination, or, in default of that being done, title in fee shall vest in the Indians. Granted the impossibility of the first alternative, the government, nevertheless, took the risk, and must, in accordance with its definite undertaking to that effect, suffer the stipulated consequence, in virtue of the principle that, where promises are in the alternative, the fact that one of them is at the time, or subsequently becomes, impossible of performance does not, at least without more, relieve the promisor from performing the other.
In Stevens v. Webb, 7 Car. & P. 60, 62, the defendant gave a bond in the sum of 35 to obtain the release of a prisoner held in custody on a ca. sa., conditional to surrender him at a fine fixed. The court held the condition void on the ground that a defendant in execution once discharged out of custody by the plaintiff could not by law be retaken upon that judgment, but, nevertheless, enforced payment of the penalty, saying:
There is an [272 U.S. 351, 359] earlier decision, rendered in 1798 in the Court of Common Pleas, upon exactly similar facts, to the same effect. Da Costa v. Davis, 1 Bos. & P. 242. In Drake v. White, 117 Mass. 10, 13, Stevens v. Webb, supra, was cited as authority for the proposition that, where one part of an alternative promise, originally possible, has subsequently become impossible of fulfillment, the other part of the alternative must nevertheless be performed. See also Mill Dam Foundery v. Hovey, 21 Pick. ( Mass.) 417, 443; State v. Executors of Thomas Worthington, 7 Ohio, 171, 173, pt. 1; Jacquinet v. Boutron, 19 La. Ann. 30, 32.
That the United States has taken and holds possession of the entire quarry tract of 648 acres is not in dispute; and since the Indians are the owners of it in fee, they are entitled to just compensation as for a taking under the power of eminent domain.
Judgment reversed.


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Michigan Supreme Court
Michigan Supreme Court | |
Established | 1837 |
Country | Michigan United States |
Location | Lansing |
Composition method | Non-partisan election |
Authorized by | Michigan Constitution |
Decisions are appealed to | Supreme Court of the United States |
Judge term length | 8 years |
No. of positions | 7 (including chief justice) |
Website | Official Website |
Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court | |
Currently | Stephen Markman |
Since | January 6, 2017 |
The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is Michigan's court of last resort and consists of seven justices. The Court is located in the Michigan Hall of Justice at 925 Ottawa Street in Lansing, the state capital.
Each year, the Court receives approximately 2,000 new case filings. In most cases, the litigants seek review of Michigan Court of Appeals decisions, but the Supreme Court also hears cases of attorney and judicial misconduct, as well as a small number of matters over which the Court has original jurisdiction.
The Court issues a decision by order or opinion in all cases filed with it. Opinions and orders of the Court are reported in an official publication, Michigan Reports, as well as in Thomson West's privately published North Western Reporter.
Administration of the courts[edit]
The Court's other duties include overseeing the operations of all state trial courts. It is assisted in this endeavor by the State Court Administrative Office,[1] one of its agencies. The Court's responsibilities also include a public comment process for changes to court rules, rules of evidence and other administrative matters. The court has broad superintending control power over all the state courts in Michigan.
Article 6, Section 30 of the Michigan Constitution creates the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission. This is an agency within the judiciary, having jurisdiction over allegations of judicial misconduct, misbehavior, and infirmity. The Supreme Court is given original, superintending control power, and appellate jurisdiction over the issue of penalty (up to and including removal of judges from office).[2]
The Michigan Supreme Court can be dated back to the Supreme Court of Michigan Territory, established in 1805 with three justices. These justices served for indefinite terms. In 1823, the terms of justices were limited to four years.
The Michigan Supreme Court was the only court created by the first Michigan constitution in 1837. It had three members and each also oversaw one of the three judicial circuits, located in Detroit, Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo. The court needed a quorum of two to operate and members were appointed to seven-year terms by the governor with the consent of the senate. In 1838, Justice William A. Fletcher proposed a new plan for the court that the legislature approved. This increased the number of circuits to four and thus expanded the bench to four justices, but left the quorum at two.
In 1848, the court was expanded to five justices and the 1850 Michigan constitution provided that they be elected for six-year terms. In 1858, the Circuit Courts were split from the Supreme Court, so justices now only served on the Michigan Supreme Court and reduced its size to only four justices, one of whom was the Chief Justice.
In 1887, the court was expanded to five justices each serving for ten years. The court was again expanded in 1903 to eight justices serving terms of eight-years. In 1964, the new state constitution set the number of justices on the court at seven.
The Supreme Court consists of seven justices who are elected to eight-year terms. Candidates are nominated by political parties and are elected on a nonpartisan ballot. Supreme Court candidates must be qualified electors, licensed to practice law in Michigan for at least five years, and under 70 years of age at the time of election. Vacancies are filled by appointment of the Governor until the next general election. Every two years, the justices elect a member of the Court to serve as Chief Justice.
The Michigan Constitution allows vacancies on the state Supreme Court to be initially filled by the Governor, with that appointee serving until the next general election, at which time the elected winner is seated to fill the remaining portion of the vacated term.[3]
Current Justices[edit]
Following the 2012 election, the court had a 4-3 conservative Republican majority, with Robert P. Young, Jr. serving as Chief Justice. The resignation of Justice Diane Hathaway in January 2013 created a 4-2 majority, and her position was filled by David Viviano, a Republican appointed by fellow Republican governor Rick Snyder creating a 5-2 majority.[4] On October 1 2015, Snyder appointed Republican Joan Larsen to replace the retiring Mary Beth Kelly. [5]
The current Justices of the Michigan Supreme Court are:
Name | Elected/Appointed | Term expires | Appointing Governor | Party Affiliation | Law School Attended |
Chief Justice Stephen Markman | October 1, 1999 | January 1, 2021 | John Engler / Elected | Republican | University of Cincinnati College of Law |
Robert P. Young, Jr. | January 3, 1999 | January 1, 2019 | John Engler / Elected | Republican | Harvard University Law School |
Brian K. Zahra | January 15, 2011 | December 31, 2022 | Rick Snyder / Elected | Republican | University of Detroit Mercy School of Law |
Bridget Mary McCormack | January 1, 2013 | December 31, 2021 | Elected | Democratic | New York University Law School |
David Viviano | February 27, 2013 | December 31, 2024 | Rick Snyder / Elected | Republican | University of Michigan Law School |
Richard H. Bernstein | January 1, 2015 | January 1, 2022 | Elected | Democratic | Northwestern University School of Law |
Joan Larsen | October 1, 2015 | January 1, 2019 | Rick Snyder / Elected | Republican | Northwestern University School of Law |
See also[edit]
- ^ State Court Administrative service website
- ^ See, Matter of Del Rio, 400 Mich. 665.
- ^ Tim Martin, How Michigan Supreme Court opening will be filled in wake of Diane Hathaway departure, MLive (January 8, 2013)
- ^ Detroit News, David Viviano chosen to fill seat on Michigan Supreme Court (2/27/13)
- ^ http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/09/30/snyder-appoints-joan-larsen-supreme-court/73079114/
Further reading[edit]
- Noto, Scott A. A Brief History of the Michigan Supreme Court. (Lansing: Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society, 2001).
External links[edit]
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Posted on 05/17/2011 10:33:21 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
Charles Barkley is sick and tired of hearing how the sanctuary of the locker room is not ready for a male athlete in a major team sport to come out to his teammates, how awkward everyone would feel after they heard a teammates say, Im gay.
After all, Barkley has no doubt he played with several gay teammates.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Something you want to tell us, Chuck?
The only people that wouldn't mind appearing naked in front of gay teammates are those who are gay themselves or exhibitionists.
Of course, as entertainment and sports are full of exhibitionists, they wouldn't mind.
so a team mate likes ot get off in a certain way and they feel the need to tell us that and then ask for equal rights.
What a frigging joke this is.
And in the buisness world, the ability to do the job should outweigh the color of ones skin.
Charles, when I walk into the women's restroom at work, it's called "sexual harassment" even if I don't say anything to them. That's because I'm attracted to women.
What do you call it when a gay man is in the locker room with men, Chuck? I'll give you a hint: same thing.
Turrible. Just turrible.
Around 20 years ago when I was living in NYC and in a financial bind with my pregnant wife in law school, I worked as a bartender in a high-end gay bar.
There were not lots of gay professional athletes that would show-up but there were quite a few, mostly from baseball and some from football and basketball.
From what I could tell, these guys were not trying to hide their orientation and it was clear that while the public may not have known, their teammates did know.
Well, to solve that locker room problem, you could have separate locker rooms for homosexual males. Frankly, you might have to do something like that to resolve the issue of getting dressed and undressed and sex attraction and all that.
But it might be considered bigoted if men wanted to send the "gay" men to a separate locker room.
Several were also same-sex pedophiles, but hey,as long as they can play b'ball for bucks, no problem.
If you guys are so afraid of gays in the locker room, don't be. Unless you are a serious hottie they will not be getting turned on. You guys really think that if you changed on the beach and your towel blew away at the wrong moment, all the girls will be delirious with desire? Not so, my friends.
How bout naming a few. Sounds like BS to me. Football is a man's sport, not a fag's.
Charles, when I walk into the womens restroom at work, its called sexual harassment even if I dont say anything to them. Thats because Im attracted to women.
What do you call it when a gay man is in the locker room with men, Chuck? Ill give you a hint: same thing.""
The goal is to allow the deviants, full, unhindered, access to the object of their sick obsession.
"How bout naming a few."
I thought that freak Dennis Rodman was gay - or at least a polysexual.
Each and every day I discover another thing to add to the "shove it up you smelly Obama, slimebag liberals" list.
The fight is coming.
And it isn't gonna be pretty.
And we have the names of all responsible "progressives"
Not interesting unless you give us their names, Charles.
Been watching your homophilic postings for some time. Why NO—it was 20 years ago? That is exactly why I said BS.
Barkley is right, he's NOT a role model for our kids.
Does anybody really care what an idiot like Charles Barkley has to say about anything?
I don't have a problem with what Barkley says here. If I own or coach a team, I want the best players, regardless of sexual orientation, race, etc.
Uh, wasn`t Barkley the one who got arrested for drunk driving while in a hurry to get a blow job from some street whore ?
Why is this fat pig puke even on TV anymore and why is he moralizing to ANYONE !?
I don't have a problem with what Barkley says here. If I own or coach a team, I want the best players, regardless of sexual orientation, race, etc.
I really like ESPN, Barkley added. They do a great job. But like once every two or three months, they bring all these people on there, and they tell me how me and my team are going to respond to a gay guy.
First of all, every player has played with gay guys. It bothers me when I hear these reporters and jocks get on TV and say, Oh, no guy can come out in a team sport. These guys would go crazy. First of all, quit telling me what I think. Id rather have a gay guy who can play than a straight guy who cant play.
I hear what your saying, but players are regularly traded/cut because they are locker room "problems". I'm not refering here to sexual orientation. Think Terrell Owens.
If a group of "straights" were to make an issue of it, which way to you think it would go? Personally, I don't know. We are in an era where a star basketball player can get a coach fired or get his free-agent buddies on his team. Then again, we are also in an era where the commissioner of the NFL will fine/suspend a player for a homophobic epithet yelled in the heat of battle.
"all the girls will be delirious with desire? Not so, my friends."
Comparing the sexual desires of women to those of men is apples and oranges. Are gay males less visually oriented than straight males?
Well, Charles, since you observed that you did have gay teammates, it is obvious that the ability to play DID outweigh sexual orientation.
Logic is your friend!
amazingly, no one would care if you don't announce it
That's just turbl!
So perversion is alright with you then. Pathetic.
If any of the major sports leagues start accepting perversion then they lose my support.
So your point is that only beautiful people should be concerned about modesty?
Homely people aren't entitled to a measure of privacy since nobody really cares anyway?
I seem to remember his support of homosexuality as well in many previous posts. It figures that he claims to have worked in a gay bar.
Whatever. I'm tired of people acting like professional basketball is important. Perhaps it does add to the sales of silly clothes, jewelry and tatoos. Beyond that, the salutary effects head toward zero in a hurry.
The goal is to allow the deviants, full, unhindered, access to the object of their sick obsession.
Including our children.
"I seem to remember his support of homosexuality as well in many previous posts."
Where have I been supportive of homosexuality?
LOL. Marilyn Manson is so freaking creepy.
I know guys get turned on by even seeing the average naked woman. But I've known gay guys who think it's so silly that straight men fear them in the locker room. They are very picky and do not care about the bodies of most men.
We girls have had to change in front of obvious lesbian gym teachers forever. That's worse.
No! LOL. Everyone should be modest. But in a locker room, people should get on with what they need to do, change quickly, use a towel to the shower, whatever, and not worry if one of the people in there might be homosexual.
And if you look like a movie star, if your body is like that guy in the Old Spice commercials, get used to the fact that the gay guys WILL be staring. And talking to you in the parking lot. :) You might have to make your own gym at home!!
Yeah, except the gays could claim sexual harassment by other gays.
Even that doesn't work. They'd each need their very own locker room.
Try in this thread here:
When I claimed that the people had a right to legislate against perverse behavior you argued that homosexuality was protected under the 14th Amendment. You continually tried to equate homosexual to heterosexual behavior in order to protect it throughout the discussion. You then went on to make the consenting adults argument made by all supporters of perversion rights.
I am sure if I look further that this wasnt the only time I encountered you defending perversion rights in support of homosexuality. It doesnt surprise me at all that you now admit to working in a gay bar.
The thread in questions was regarding an attempt in Montana to make homosexual acts illegal.
You appeared to advocate such a law that would make homosexual act illegal.
I simply stated that homosexual acts cannot be made illegal due to 14th Amendment and the Lawrence v. Texas ruling.
I don't see how pointing to a Constitutional Amendment and a SCOTUS ruling deems one to be supportive a homosexuality.
Sorry, but I was not one of the six Justices on the SCOTUS who voted with the majority in Lawrence v. Texas.
You didnt simply state anything but argued it. You continually tried to equate homosexuality to heterosexuality as if they should be treated equally and used the argument always used by the left-wing claiming that we all should accept any perverse behavior as long as it is between two consenting adults.
Besides you why do you use the Lawrence case as a basis for your argument as if you agree with it? Being that it was a judicial activist decision I would think that you would oppose it if you do not support perversion rights.
Like it or not, Lawrence is the Law of the Land.
And states cannot pass laws that are in direct violation of the US Constitution or SCOTUS Rulings.
You and your buddies down at the gay bar keep telling yourselves that. Lawrence though will not stand for long.
At least men have a "barometer" to tell if the stares cause "excitement". There is this active duty nurse who showed how "proud" he was in the gym shower and no doubt a product of DADT (By the way the guy carried himself). Eventually people started to complain and he disappeared for awhile. He is back, but "waits his turn" now (This is a gym that has a lot of civilian contractors/dependents/retiree traffic).
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Doctor Patient Confidentiality
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Posted Thu 6th of October 2011
Doctor Samantha Carter was having her lunch in her office before seeing her next patient. She had just turned 30 and that depressed her. She hadn't had a serious relationship since high school, being so focused on getting into med school, then getting the best residency program she could, then finding a great job. After accomplishing all of her goals she felt let down and lonely.
She stood up and went to the bathroom to look at herself in the mirror. At just 30 she was still young and fit, 5'6" tall wavy blonde hair falling just below her shoulders, solid c-cup breasts and a tight flat stomach. She wore a snug blouse with a low cut neckline and a tight mid-thigh length skirt. People had always told her legs were best feature, she had to agree and always highlighted them when she dressed. Today, as most days, she wore stockings – black, accentuating her legs by giving them color and shape.
Samantha was thinking of maybe doing more to try and get out at night instead of catching up on reports and calling patients with test results. She had to find a man, she hadn't had sex for years, never being one to have one night stands she could also never get a relationship going always being so busy.
There was a knock on her office door, she went to answer it. It was Bill Samson's secretary Julie, Bill was one of the partners in the practice where she worked.
"Sam, sorry to bother you during lunch but Bill just called and said he has a family emergency and has to pass a few of his cases over to you since he will have limited hours for a while now."
"Ok, that's not a problem."
"Your first new patient will be here in about 20 minutes so here is his file. It should take you about an hour and that's your last patient visit of the day."
Well, Samantha thought, I guess I will have to be busier rather than less busy.
Mike Barnes sat at home in front of his computer looking at porn a lot recently. Since he broke his leg and severely damaged his knee during a bad fall while running cross country at school he hasn't been able to get around much on his own. It has been months of surgeries to repair the femur and put in a new ACL, physical therapy, etc. At first his friends came around a lot, they took him places to hang out, but it didn't take long for that to slow to almost a stop. Now that Mike is almost back to normal and can walk easily he figured that would all change back to normal, and it is now the summer after junior year so there should be lots of fun to be had.
Mike was sitting there with his nearly 8" erection in his hand watching a guy get blown by two hot girls when he happened to glance up at the clock. He had no more than 20 minutes to walk, on his bad leg, over a mile to the doctor's office for his check up. This was going to be bad; he thought as he tucked the rock hard cock back into his pants and started out.
When Mike got to the doctor's office he was told Dr. Samson was out for a family emergency and that Dr. Carter would be taking over his case. Mike went into the exam room and put the paper gown on over his boxers. So Mike sat on the table in the exam room waiting for the new doctor, still maintaining a half hard cock. The door opened and in walked Dr. Carter.
"Oh, shit" mike thought to himself "A woman doctor, and damn she is hot." He looked her over and couldn't believe how sexy she was, and she must know it too, the way she dressed showed that she liked her body. Those damn stockings were incredibly sexy; her legs alone would make a man kill just for a chance to caress them.
"Good afternoon Mike, I'm Dr. Carter and I will be handling your case from now on." She said as she extended her hand for a shake. Mike took her hand, watching her breasts giggle ever so subtly as they shook. That was it, his erection was returning to full. He couldn't believe it, he wished he had a chance to finish masturbating before leaving, he didn't think of it at the time since Dr. Samson was a man.
"So how are you feeling? It seems you aren't having much trouble walking on the leg now?" Dr. Carter was making this sort of small talk while doing all the routine physical stuff. Pulse, blood pressure, temperature, listening to his heart beat, etc.
"No, doc it feels OK now. Very stiff though, especially in the morning, and sometimes I have pain like after I walk for a while. On the way here it started hurting since I walked over a mile at a pretty quick pace."
"Well, Mike, you need to leave yourself enough time to walk at a comfortable pace, or even to take a break if you need to."
"I know doc, I usually do, but I…. lost track of time."
"Well, let me take a look at the leg." She walked over and sat on one of those wheeled stools.
Dr. Carter took the leg in her hands and slid the gown up high so she can examine the surgical scars. Mike had an incredible feeling wash over him and she slid her hands up and down his leg, running her fingers over each scar. She was leaning in close to get a good look his scars, from Mike's perspective she was pretty close to giving him a blow job. His cock was as hard as it has ever been; being a virgin no woman has ever touched him like this.
"Does this hurt, Mike? You seem very tense?" Dr. Carter looked up at him as she spoke as her eyes drifted past his groin she noticed the tent under his gown. She couldn't help being a bit excited, she paused on the way to looking up at his face, she inhaled a bit and noticed she licked her lips.
"No doc, I…… I guess your hands are maybe a bit cold is all." He knew it sounded stupid but that was he could think of.
She noticed Mike wasn't really looking at her, maybe he was embarrassed by his reaction. From what she could see of the tent he had nothing to be embarrassed about. Trying to focus on the exam she kept working down his leg to the knee.
"Yes, your knee seems a bit swollen probably just from the walk. Have you noticed swelling, here or anywhere else, at any other time?"
Mike would swear she said that and gave him just the hint of a smile. Was she teasing him?
"No, doc."
"OK, well let's see you put some weight on that knee, please stand up straight with equal weight on both feet." She wheeled to little stool back away from Mike.
"Oh my God, how am I going to do this?" Mike thought to himself. He realized he had no options so he sighed in resignation and slid off the exam table and stood up straight. His turgid pole sticking proudly out in front of him.
Dr. Carter actually gasped a bit, and couldn't stop the look of surprise that crossed her face. She could tell he had a nice sized penis before, but now she was just plain impressed. Mike noticed the reaction and flushed red.
"I am so sorry doc, I'm just embarrassed"
"No, you have nothing at all to be embarrassed about." Dr. Carter said, almost too quickly, still with a shocked look on her face. Realizing how what she said could be taken she added with a smile trying to sound a bit more professional "I mean, it's a normal reaction for a young man, totally involuntary you can't help it."
She looked over his file, and made her notes about the exam. Then she noticed something.
"Looks like it's time to do your complete physical for fall sports. I mean you are here. I'll write you a blood test order; you can do that anytime over the next few weeks." She wrote all that down and then without thinking added as she turned around "I guess all that's left is a testicular exam, so please disrobe for that."
Mike couldn't believe what he heard, but he had already resigned himself to the embarrassment so he just took off the gown and dropped his boxers.
Dr. Carter, on the other hand, really wasn't ready for this. She had tried to put his massive erection out of her mind when she turned around as she realized how turned on she was getting. So when she asked his disrobe and spun around on her little stool she was totally shocked to see an 8" erection looking back at her. They were both obviously embarrassed and a little unsure of what to do and how to talk to each other. So Dr. Carter just tried to stay focused on the job, she tried to ignore the wetness building in her pussy.
"So I am going to manipulate each testicle and the surrounding area to check for lumps and also a hernia."
She began by checking the area of around the penis and scrotum for bulges and signs of a hernia, then moving to the testicles themselves. Mike couldn't believe what was happening, he could feel cum building up, he might not able to hang on, he might just lose it and cum all over the place. He couldn't watch, seeing her there might be too much for him.
"So I am checking the scrotum for signs of hernia like a bulge that shouldn't be there as well as for lumps on each testes." She could see his rock hard cock, only about two feet from her face. She found herself squeezing her legs together like she used to in high school to try and have an orgasm during class.
"OK, now one last step I am going to palpate the shaft of your penis."
Mike couldn't believe what he was hearing; he looked down to see her take his shaft between her thumb and forefinger. She slowly squeezed it little by little down the shaft, it felt incredible. He felt like he was in heaven - and then he noticed her tits. She was breathing a bit heavy and he saw those lovely tits heaving up and down as she slowly touched his hard cock. He couldn't hold back and at this moment he didn't give a damn.
"Oh, God, yes!" Mike moaned quite loudly and shot at least ten thick ropes of cum all over the floor and Dr. Carter herself. The first two shots hit her right in the face, all over her lips and right cheek. The next two fell onto her gorgeous firm tits, the next onto her sexy legs and stockings, the last covered the floor between them with a slick coating of hot cum.
Dr. Carter was surprised when all this happened, but not in a bad way, he was in the middle of squeezing her legs and clenching her pussy trying to orgasm herself. When Mike started cumming all over her it sent her over the edge as well. He couldn't hear her squealing, and if he did he might have thought it was because she was grossed out. Her panties were soaked with her own cum and she was feeling pretty good right now.
"Oh doc, I am so sorry. It's just that ….. I mean ……. I couldn't help it." Mike was incredibly embarrassed now that the feeling of his orgasm was winding down.
"No reason to be embarrassed, I should have realized that might happen in your condition and waited for the examination at another date." She looked up at him with a smile on her cum covered face. "I guess we had better clean up. Would you mind cleaning the floor the towels are by the sink?"
Mike went over to the sink, got some damp paper towels and started to clean the floor while Dr. Carter did the same with her face and cleavage.
"So Mike, I should mention that I did not notice anything to be concerned about health wise during the exam."
Mike looked up at her now, as she was cleaning her cleavage, she had unbuttoned two buttons to clean herself. He could see her tits, much more clearly and the little lacey black bra she was wearing. He couldn't believe this afternoon was happening, and holy shit, his cock was getting hard again. It has been like 90 seconds since he came all over the place and he barely had time to get soft and now he was hard as a rock again.
Dr. Carter turned around to lean against the sink as she slipped her shoes off and then bent over removing her sexy stockings. Mike stood up to go throw the towels away, but stopped to stare at her gorgeous ass. Dr. Carter turned around to say good bye to Mike when she noticed him staring at her, and his huge erection standing at full attention again.
"Wow, Mike." She said before she could stop herself. "I mean … I guess you are young and that is normal for a guy your age."
"I know doc, I guess I just find you attractive."
"Well, I am flattered, you have an exceptional, I mean … it's just so…. Well." Dr. Carter was flustered and before she realized what she was doing she had taken one of her business cards and wrote her cell phone number down and gave it to Mike. "If you have any other problems like this, you can call me anytime." She leaned in agave him a quick peck on the cheek and walked out the door, directly to her car.
She started driving home, but couldn't make it. She pulled into a big parking lot at a shopping center and hiked up her skirt. She pulled her panties aside and began to rub her clit using her own juices to lube her fingers. She alternated between rubbing her clit and sliding her fingers deep inside herself until she rocked herself to another orgasm.
As she laid there breathless she looked into the rear view mirror and said to herself out loud "I hope he calls because I need that huge cock deep inside me soon."
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Tall blond sexy Doctor Samantha Carter and you say you have never seen stargate? I say bull shit to that
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text: As someone who graduated from UCF last year, frankly I don't mind it. MJ can be a huge donor to the school. Tell him to do a couple underwear commercials, and donate the cash to us. This decision was made a while back, hell months ago when we recruited him. It doesn't affect us all that much, in fact I'd say it is a positive. There is nothing but press for the school, and just six years ago when we were relying on JUCO players and no-star recruits, we get a solid recruiting class where Jordan is probably 3 of 4. Hell, look, it is even being mentioned all around the country which is just more press for us. I remember when he got recruited, and yahoo had an article with the headline, "Jordan commits...but where?!?" It was the last year of the deal, and if we have a good year and the press we are getting just from the Jordan thing alone, I'm sure we can get a more lucrative contract. Not to mention MJ on our side is a huge plus. You can't buy that kind of press/rep/pull.


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Last year Laurie and I created NFL football jersey rice krisipe treats for the teams in the playoffs. It was fun and they turned out really great. Last week my husband asked us what we going to do for THIS years playoffs. Umm…what? We hadn't really planned on doing anything, but apparently like most NFL teams, we are a super competitive and unable to resist a challenge. Hence, this year we are rolling out Dallas Cowboys Popcorn – the perfect treat for your playoff (and hopefully) Super Bowl Party.
How to make Dallas Cowboys Popcorn
You will need:
- 10 Cups of Popped Popcorn
- 3 tbsp. Butter (Sweet Cream, Salted)
- 3 cups Mini Marshmallows
- Regular M&Ms – Dark Blue and Grey
- Chocolate Chips (Dark, Semi-Sweet or Milk Chocolate)
Start with approximately 10 cups of popcorn. Make sure you get out all of the un-popped kernels. You don't want to bite down on one of those! We pop our popcorn on the stove (you can find our directions on How to Make Perfect Popcorn here) but you can use air-popped or microwave. Once you have the popcorn made, salt it liberally. It is so nice to taste the salty with the sweet marshmallow coating. Not quite like Kettle Corn but close.
To make the Marshmallow Mixture for the Dallas Cowboys Popcorn, melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a medium sauce pan. Once the butter is melted, add 3 cups of mini marshmallows. Stir until the marshmallows are melted. Turn off the heat as soon as the last marshmallow has melted.
Slowly pour the marshmallow mixture over the salted popcorn. Gently fold the marshmallow mixture in with the popcorn until the popcorn is mostly covered.
The amount of marshmallow mixture you want to add is really up to your own taste. The more you add, the stickier the popcorn will be so we suggest that you add it a bit at a time, stir the popcorn and give it a taste before you add more. Leave a little bit of the marshmallow mixture for the next step.
Now pour the popcorn onto a cookie sheet covered with foil or a silpat liner. Drizzle a little bit of the remaining marshmallow mixture over the popcorn but do not mix it up. You will need the mixture at the top so the candy will have something to stick to.
Here is the candy that we added to our Dallas Cowboys Popcorn. We used a handful of Dark Blue and Grey regular M&M's and a handful of Nestle Toll House Dark Chocolate Chips. You can find these in any candy store, at Party City or on sites like Amazon.
Once the popcorn is covered in marshmallow mixture it is time to add the candy. But don't wait too long. You want the marshmallow mixture to still be warm and sticky. Sprinkle the candy onto the popcorn, concentrating on the areas with the most drizzled marshmallow mixture. Allow the Dallas Cowboys Popcorn to cool. Break apart into pieces and serve.
Our family loves this popcorn so it has never lasted longer than a day at our house. This popcorn definitely tastes best right after it is made but will keep for a few days in an airtight container. The popcorn is a little chewier the next day because the popcorn absorbs some of the moisture from the marshmallow mixture but it still tastes good.
Our Atlanta Falcons Popcorn is a fun and delicious Football Party treat. And it is so easy to make. It is a perfect dessert for a game day football party, a Super Bowl party or an anytime special snack for a Falcons fan.
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Isis jihadi brides 'encouraging girls to launch UK terror attacks'
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At least one British girl, Kadiza Sultana, is believed to have been killed in air strikes
British artist Anne Hardy photographs large-scale interior spaces which she carefully constructs over several months. Using complex camera techniques, reflections and painstaking positioning of objects, she conjures still life images that look as if a person has just stepped out of them and paint vivid portraits of that imaginary occupant.
Embattled police were forced to tell Londoners to clear the streets last night after more areas were consumed by riots, fires and looting in the worst violence to be seen in the capital for decades.
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It was an accident that alerted Motek Grzmot's saviours to his presence. An accidental groan. Unconscious, slumped atop a cart, all but buried under a mound of corpses, Grzmot's battered body was destined to join a thousand others in the mass graves of postwar Europe. And then he groaned. Without realising it, he had saved himself. The Danish troops around him heard his cry and removed him from the pile – a pile headed directly for burial – before placing him on another vehicle, this one headed to a nearby hospital.
<i>The Independent on Sunday</i> has been inundated with stories about the role public libraries have played in readers' lives. Campaigns to stop councils from closing as many as half of their libraries are gathering pace, as public figures protest furiously about 'cultural vandalism'. They share their memories with Nina Lakhani
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Every spring, China's cities are plunged into chaos as 130 million migrant workers journey to their home villages for the New Year's holiday. This mass exodus is the world's largest human migration—an epic spectacle that reveals a country tragically caught between its rural past and industrial future.
Working over several years in classic verité style Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Lixin Fan (with the producers of the award-winning hit documentary Up the Yangtze) traveled with one couple who have embarked on this annual trek for almost two decades. Like so many of China's rural poor, Changhua and Sugin Zhang left behind their two infant children for grueling factory jobs. Their daughter Qin—now a restless and rebellious teenager—both bitterly resents their absence and longs for her own freedom away from school, much to the utter devastation of her parents. Emotionally engaging and starkly beautiful, Last Train Home's intimate observation of one fractured family sheds light on the human cost of China's ascendance as an economic superpower.
Trust us when we say that this is one you shouldn't miss. And if you don't trust us, trust indieWIRE's Brian Brooks, who called the film a "documentary masterpiece." Or Manohia Dargis from the New York Times, who described it as "beautifully shot, haunting and haunted." Or Salon's Andrew O'Hehir, who said it was "unforgettable."
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Expectations can make you ill. Fear can make you fragile. Understanding the nocebo effect may help prevent this painful phenomenon.
Expectations can make you ill. Fear can make you fragile. Understanding the nocebo effect may help prevent this painful phenomenon.
Research into how the brain suffers as a result of chemotherapy is revealing potential avenues for ameliorating cognitive decline.
Patients are sidestepping clinical research and using themselves as guinea pigs to test new treatments for fatal diseases. Will they hurt themselves, or science?
The remarkable ability of the star-nosed mole to interpret its surroundings through touch is yielding clues about mammalian sensory processing in general.
Scientists hope an understanding of nerve fibers responsive only to gentle touch will give insight into the role the sense plays in social bonding.
To cope with a growing shortage of hearts, livers, and lungs suitable for transplant, some scientists are genetically engineering pigs, while others are growing organs in the lab.
Much has changed in the 10 years since our first survey of industry researchers. Large companies are now looking to small, nimble ones for services as well as innovation.
What lies untapped beneath the surface of published clinical trial analyses could rock the world of independent review.
Over the past 15 years, new laws and regulations in the United States and the European Union have expanded to require the inclusion of pediatric patients in clinical drug trials.
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MASON, Mich. (AP) — Two Michigan families are celebrating the Olympics with a massive sled track they built into a backyard hill.
WILX-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1fvnqSn ) the Baker and Hines families came up with the idea for a luge track in Mason, located southeast of Lansing.
The course is about 200 feet long and includes a tunnel and a rendering of the Olympic rings. Doug Hines says they used two tractors with front-end loaders to create the course. He says it took about three days to build and a few hours to cover with ice.
His wife, Amy Hines, says "it's a memory maker" for the kids.
Family members and guests use sleds to speed down the curving course. Thad Baker says daily maintenance is done to ensure safety.
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Tropical Fish Keeping - Aquarium fish care and resources
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Help with lighting a 150 I am upgrading my tank... I have a 29 going to a 150.. yeah big jump.. the aquarium has 8 x 55 W power compacts.. I want a "all in one" light for it.. will this light be sufficient to support whatever I plan on putting in there..?? I hope to eventually have LR, FISH, CORALs soft and hard.. http://cgi.ebay.com/72-1134W-Metal-H...ayphotohosting 7.56w per gallon not sure of lumens but Im sure with the 3 250W MH its good.. am I right?? |
Let me check with my husband before I say for sure, but I'm thinking that provided you have rockwork built high enough and strategiacally choose & place your corals when adding them, yes... I'm pretty sure that's enough. I'll stop back in later tonight after I've had a chance to pick his brain for you. Remember though, your lighting requirements are still going to vary somewhat depending on what animals are in the tank. Different corals need different levels of lighting, and a 150 isn't going to be deep enough to provide low enough lighting for certain things with that fixture. One option is to provide shade using rock structure, another is to vary the lighting in the tank, using a weaker light in front of or behind a stronger one. |
Hello, this is Dawn's husband. The light you have chosen is perfectly fine for what you want to do. It will give you the light necessary to keep just about any coral you want to. One thing to think about and remember is that most lighting manufacturers will have a warranty clause that will state that the warranty is void if the light fixture is used over open water. To keep with warranty the fixture would have to be used over an aquarium with a glass cover. Unfortunately the glass cover will block out and refract a lot of light. You will have to decide if you want to maintain the warranty or void it so that you can get the maximum amount of light you can. I personally would use it over open water and not worry about the warranty. When using metal halide it will most likely be necessary to use a water chiller. For a 150 gallon tank you will want to use a 1/2 horse power chiller. Some people will tell you that a 1/4 hp chiller will work, but it is borderline and not worth the risk of it not being enough. When stacking your rock with that much light over the tank, don't stack the rock too close to the surface. You need to allow room for corals to grow. In addition most corals are going to have a rock that they are attached to, or their skelleton will give them height. Most corals will bleach out if they get too close to the halides. You should also create shaded areas when stacking your live rock so that you have areas to put non-photosynthetic corals that do not care for all the light. Once again, it is a good choice. Might I suggest using 14000 Kelvin bulbs as opposed to standard 10000 Kelvin bulbs. Stony corals take on a lot of color and so do zoanthids and mushroom anemones. Hope this helped. |
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Where to Eat Brunch This Weekend
This week, head to the north side of the city for two recently-debuted options for that delicious meal in between breakfast and lunch. Reveille Coffee Co will have you brunching on Belgian waffles, poached eggs with sausage, bacon and egg sandwiches, homemade biscuits and toast with Della Fattoria levain from 8 AM to 3 PM on Saturdays and Sundays.
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Grammar schools should be allowed to expand to meet a looming secondary schools capacity crisis in London, a senior Liberal Democrat MP urged today.
Paul Burstow believes the five grammar schools which serve his Sutton and Cheam constituency should be able to take in more pupils, alongside an increase in classes in the other State schools.
He told The Standard: "We need to make sure there is a balanced expansion in secondary school places across the borough to meet the needs of young people. That means both the comprehensives and the grammar schools.
"The primary school crisis should be a wake-up call to the Department for Education that it now needs to start looking at extra places in secondary schools too."
There is already ferocious competition in Sutton and Cheam to get into the five local grammars, Wilson's, Wallington Boys, Sutton Grammar, Wallington High School for Girls and Nonsuch High School for Girls.
Lib-Dem policy has traditionally been opposed to more or bigger grammar schools, though they are now allowed to expand under reforms pushed through by Education Secretary Michael Gove.
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It's Valentine's day, so make sure you spend some time today doing something special for your loved one. She may say, "it's no big deal," but that's a trap…so don't fall for it. This is one of those holidays with little margin for error, so be sure to execute it better than the Patriots did against the Jets in that disappointing playoff game last month. They weren't prepared and now get to spend the offseason wondering what could have been…so don't let that happen to you.
Now, on to this morning's headlines….
Our own Derek Havens takes a look at New England's free agents and gives a brief breakdown on each player, including whether or not the Patriots will bring Matt Light back next season.
Jeff Howe of NESN.com writes that the return of Ty Warren along with a number of solid guys coming out in the draft should be enough to bolster what ended up being a depleted defenensive line for the Patriots last season.
Staying with that same theme, WEEI.com offers up a draft profle on Temple DT Muhammad Wilkerson.
ESPNBoston's Mike Rodak takes a look at potential free agent defensive linemen, and wonders how they could each potentially fit in with the Patriots.
Howe writes that what happens with Logan Mankins and Light will likely be the key factors in how the Patriots approach the draft.
Erik Scalavino of Patriots.com (turn your speakers down or Bob will get you) takes a look at the quarterback position in this edition of his "Position Snapshot".
Mike Reiss of ESPNBoston.com points out that the Patriots Special Teams were ranked #1 by Rich Gosselin of the Dallas Morning News. Reiss also points out a mention by Football Outsiders, who gave a similar opinion.
Andrew Brandt of the NationalFootballPost.com has an in-depth look at one of the first issues that the NFL owners and the NFLPA are battling about, and that's the rookie wages. If you're looking to understand more of what's going on Brandt has a good write-up on the subject, so be sure and check it out.
The Sporting News reports that last week's abrupt cancellation of their meeting happened because the league had thought the players had made a formal proposal, which apparently wasn't the case.
Chris Mortenson and Adam Schefter report that the two sides may meet again this week. (Careful, there's a video at the top of this article that starts automatically, so turn your speakers down.)
ConsumerAffairs.com has an article this morning on the fact that the fans who were affected in the Super Bowl seating fiasco that lead to them either being moved or even left without a seat are moving forward with their lawsuit. They point out that this happened because Jerry Jones was looking to break attendence records, and he should be dealt with accordingly.
The Dallas Morning news writes that John Clayton said in an interview on KESN-FM on Friday that Jones should be pretty embarrassed about the whole thing.
That's it for this morning. As I said, best of luck in trying to get Valentine's Day right with your loved one, and we'll see you tomorrow.


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WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Winnipeg Jets center Alexander Burmistrov has signed a two-year deal with Ak Bars Kazan of Russia's Kontinental Hockey League. The 21-year-old had just four goals and six assists in 44 NHL games last season, and fell out of favor with the Jets. He was a restricted free agent this summer and the Jets retain his NHL rights. Burmistrov is a native of Kazan, Russia. He played one game for Ak Bars in 2008-09 before leaving to join the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League. When the Jets were still the Atlanta Thrashers, they made Burmistrov the No. 8 pick in the 2010 draft and inserted him into the lineup the next season. Burmistrov never had more than 28 points in an NHL season. © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. |


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The Lootera actor's recent stint as the brand ambassador for a condom brand has got him more limelight
Ranveer Singh has become the new sex symbol in Bollywood. No, we ain't declaring that, but the Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl has managed to woo his audiences with his bold and bindaas avatar. Should a certain Ms Sunny Leone be worried. Yep! We asked BollywoodLifers, if they thought whether Ranveer Singh's condom commercial was hot or not? And a whole lot of them totally loved this rapper Casanova's uber cool avatar. Ranveer's confidence in becoming the face of a product less promoted by Bollywood A-listers has earned him a new 'HOT' tag. We conducted a poll and 65 percent (523) of fans who watched the sizzling commercial labelled the Gunday star hot, while a mere 35 percent (284) didn't like the actor's new avatar. We certainly agree with the majority here. Not only did RS break an unsaid code of Bollywood, but hopefully he will also set an example for the rest of the young stars to follow his suit.
Ranveer had said in an interview, "As an actor and as an individual, I have a propensity for pushing the envelope, breaking the mould and taking the road less traveled. Over the past three-and-a-half years that I've been a part of the Hindi film industry, I've declined several tempting endorsement offers. And now, finally, I'm doing the commercial for world's leading brand Durex. I will also create awareness around sexual well being and promote safe sex through this campaign."
Well, now that hottie Ranveer got his condom act right and the ultimate seductress Sunny Leone has done it too, we hope some other B-town star gets inspired to give a cool message in another hot video, hai na?
Here take a look at the Kill Dill actor's killer condom commercial…
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Reel WorldBurning Paradise: The SequelJust in time for Day of the Dead, recently deceased movie rental mecca Burning Paradise Video has risen from the grave. After a frantic month in limbo, the store has reopened at its newest digs, 120 Yale SE (one block south of UNM). You can still go there to rent the best in cult/ It's About TimeThe Chronos Film Festival—to my knowledge the only film festival dedicated entirely to time-lapse, slow-motion and stop-motion cinematography—will be spending some time at the KiMo Theatre in Downtown Albuquerque this weekend. Registration starts bright and early at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3. That's followed by an opening speech by guest of honor Philip Bloom (the "undisputed leader and voice of the DSLR movement"). Talks will take place throughout the day by noted producers, directors, documentarians and cinematographers in the field of digital video. At 5 p.m., there will be a special screening of Godfrey Reggio's groundbreaking 1982 documentary Koyaanisqatsi. At 6:45 p.m., it's Santa Fe filmmaker Matt Page's DV webseries "Enter the Dojo." Then at 7:15 p.m., it's Edgar Michael Bravo's microbudgeted "social issue" drama Mother's Red Dress. Lectures, screenings, performances and parties continue through Saturday, Nov. 5. Go to chronosfilmfestival.com for ticket information and a complete schedule of events. When You're a JetOn Wednesday, Nov. 9, Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies will present the 50th anniversary screening of West Side Story at select theaters nationwide. Locally, Century Rio 24 and Century 14 Downtown are participating. The event starts at 7 p.m. and will include a special TCM documentary on the making of the Academy Award-winning 1961 musical. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday, Nov. 4, at fathomevents.com. | Today's EventsNM Italian Film and Culture Festival at Hiland TheaterEnjoy live Italian music, mouthwatering Italian cuisine, wine, special dance performances and seven of the most highly-acclaimed Italian films of the last two years. Go online for the full listing. MondayMonday Night Film Club at Tractor Brewing Wells ParkWednesdayPK at Rio Bravo Brewing CompanyMore Recommended Events ›› | |
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The Skaven are a race of evil rat-men that fester in the dark places of the world. Eternally scheming and plotting their races ascendancy. Skaven March to battle in great hordes, swarming towards the foe in a mass of frenzied fur and black-clad assassins.
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The show opened with Antonia Bennett, Tony Bennett's daughter, taking the stage and singing her rendition of a half-dozen jazz standards, including Embraceable You, Lady and the Tramp and 'S Wonderful.
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General Robert Neller Becomes 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps
WASHINGTON (September 24, 2015) – General Robert Neller received the battle colors of the Marine Corps from Gen Joseph Dunford Jr. during a passage of command ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, Sept. 24, 2015, signifying his new position as the 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Neller, an East Lansing, Michigan, native and 40-year Marine veteran, assumes responsibility as the senior ranking officer of the Corps.
"I am honored, proud and humbled to be here," Neller said. "I appreciate your support. Now let's go do this."
During the ceremony, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter spoke highly of Neller and his ability to lead the Marine Corps and spoke about his "greatest trait" — his love for the troops.
"They light up when he's talking to them, and he lights up too," Carter said.
Dunford, a Boston native, relinquished command of the Marine Corps after serving in the top post for less than a year.
"In his short but significant tenure, Gen Dunford guided the Marine Corps during the final drawdown in Afghanistan, and maintained the Corps as the most formidable expeditionary fighting force that has ever existed," said Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus. "He kept it ready to respond to any crisis throughout the globe in spite of budget constraints, threat of sequestration and the impact of continuing resolutions."
During his time as the 36th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Dunford moved forward to meet challenges with his planning guidance stressing innovation, adaption and winning America's battles.
"I feel fortunate because a few minutes ago Gen Neller became my commandant," said Dunford. "Just like all the other Marines and sailors, I have the good fortune to have a leader who's passionate, has extraordinary operational capability, and he has extraordinary energy and vision to take us into the future. We couldn't be in better hands."
Dunford assumed his new position as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Sept. 25, 2015.
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County health department wants to purchase with a $1,032 grant from the state Department of Health and Environment.
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Browse the Russian Internet and it won't take you long to find photoshopped images lampooning Jen Psaki, the spokesperson for the U.S. State Department. Most Americans have never heard of Psaki, but she's a household name in Russia, where the Kremlin and its loyalists in the media have made her into a national punching bag.
One of the latest attacks, however, reveals how even Russia's noblest patriots seem to rely on American resources when deriding the State Department. Indeed, a new anti-Psaki meme uses a photograph taken from an American website that Russian government censors recently banned. The website, deviantArt, might still be blocked, were it not for a petition organized on another American website, Change.org.
The campaign against Psaki has produced several Internet memes, usually mocking her supposedly weak grasp of reality. Russian Internet users scour every press briefing, searching desperately for any mistakes. When close inspection turns up nothing, people have been happy to invent gaffes. One of Psaki's most infamous blunders—saying that Belarus has "shores"—is a complete fiction. She never said it.
In early June, perhaps as a countermeasure against Russia's Psaki propaganda, Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf began delivering more of the U.S. State Department's daily briefings. (In fact, many in Russia seemed genuinely alarmed when Harf first started performing this role.) The castling move, however, hasn't stopped Russians online from distorting what the spokesperson says at the briefings. Indeed, much of the RuNet—or whatever diabolical PR firm coordinates this effort—has continued pretending that Psaki is the State Department's only representative.
Last week, on August 14, Marie Harf delivered the State Department's daily briefing. When asked to comment on Vladimir Putin's visit to Crimea, Harf poked fun at the struggles of Russia's post-annexation tourism industry, joking, "Well, from what I hear, he's the only tourist that's actually gone there this summer." Russian news outlets immediately reported Harf's comment, portraying it as a serious claim. Deputy Prime Minster Dmitry Rogozin declared, "the U.S. State Department is degenerating before our very eyes," implying that Harf's joke has no basis in reality. (As it happens, just a few hours before Harf's press conference, Russia's tourism industry union reported that foreign tourism to Russia is down 50 percent this year.)
Even though Harf is the one who said it, most of Russia's backlash to the "tourism joke" addresses Psaki. The RuNet, it seems, has invested too much into ridiculing Psaki to shift gears comfortably. As expected, bloggers promptly updated a popular meme, attributing the tourism joke to Psaki. The meme features Psaki cornered in a padded room, wearing nothing but a straightjacket and underwear. To the right is a photograph of crowded beach in Sevastopol. On Psaki's shoulder is the "Stoned Fox," who is shown trying to calm Psaki by saying, "Don't worry—these people are just figments of your imagination. Only Putin is there."
The original photo of the woman in the padded room belongs to a San-Francisco-based model named Rayna, who published the image in October 2007 on deviantart.com. Psaki's detractors, it turns out, could have found more patriotic source material, as Russian censors recently blocked deviantArt for hosting ecchi pornography. Russian Internet providers only began restoring access to deviantArt's domain after fans organized a petition on another American website, change.org, where over 12,000 Russians signed a public letter demanding the site's return.
This is where the campaign against Jen Psaki has led us: Russians are using American lobbying resources to persuade their own authorities to unblock American photo-sharing websites, where Russia's "patriots" steal erotic pictures of Californian women, in order to misattribute and misrepresent one offhand joke from a press briefing.


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1600 Penn : Season 1
- Network: NBC
- Series Premiere Date: Dec 17, 2012
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May 8, 2013Very funny show. They stick together as a family. We look forward to watching it each week. It has a similar dynamic as Modern Family, with The White House and the Presidency as the backdrop. The characters are all like-able, with the oldest son providing the funniest lines as he always tries to help, but ends up doing so in some way other than he intended.
Mar 22, 2013I really went into this show to be bad going in. The previews looked meh at best, and the concept didn't seem that interesting, but surprisingly it has been really funny. Argueably one of the funniest shows on network TV right now in fact. At first I thought it was just because my expectations were so low, but we went back and watched all the episodes we had missed and they were all funny.
Jan 29, 2013
Jan 28, 2013Dear god please, let this show be a figment of my imagination. It's time to mourn the NBC of old, which created such gems as 30 Rock and Community. If this is the future of television, I want no part in watching it.
Jan 26, 2013Laconic version: Cliche storm of a sitcom with the Oval Office as its setting. Stay clear. This show would be a better fit if it aired back in the 80's.
Jan 24, 2013I like the limited premise of this show.....but after 4 episodes, I am bored. I wonder if NBC realized how limited the premise would be. OK, the son "f''s" something up again.....the daughter/mother dynamic....we get it. I don't have to watch the rest of the season to know what will happen next...its already been done.
Jan 17, 2013Bleh, I tried to watch but absolutely nothing in this is funny or original. Your same old sitcom cliches that have been done to death. Not even a Romney presidency could have saved this show.
Jan 13, 2013
Jan 10, 2013Waste of time. A very boring, forgetful, and unfunny show. Will not watch another episode unless they can make some big changes. The ending was in very bad taste. I would compare this to "THE NEW NORMAL" GARBAGE
Dec 20, 2012The show's premise has so much potential and the writing and direction can totally prove it to be another successful comedy. The first episode was promising for me, I liked it. It is fresh, the cast is likeable and good, the jokes are somewhat old but their application is new. Let's see what is the future of this series. My hopes are high now.
Dec 19, 2012This is a really great premise for the show and it's only going to get better. Really fun characters. Skip is such a weird, bull in a china shop to have as the lead -- I'm excited for more episodes!!!
Dec 19, 2012This show was cringe worthy. My wife and I were looking for something moderately funny to pass the time and resorted to watching Modern Family reruns on the DVR by the time this was over. How could anyone have found this funny? It's not even worthy of "so bad it's funny" status. It honestly thinks it's clever and that's the worst part of all.
Dec 19, 2012This show is hilarious! Great cast, great writing, a real breath of fresh air amid a struggling NBC comedy lineup. The pilot had my whole family laughing out loud, and I can't wait to see the rest of the season once it premieres in January.
Dec 18, 2012
Dec 18, 2012after a long drawn out unsuccessful run of comedy's and sitcom's, NBC has finally scooped a frozen bit of ice cream out of an oven!!!! 1600 Penn is amazing show can't wait until the season starts!
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Cute, initially, the bull-in-a-china-shop premise wears a little thin until you realize there are others in the family capable of embarrassing dad, too.
All in all, Skip, an unkempt ball of puppyish energy to whom the writers feed a wealth of good material, is by far the best thing about this show. Jenna Elfman is all right as first lady and the rest of the cast hovers around the edges not making much of an impression.
The broad comedy in 1600 Penn derives from familiar sitcom clichés being magnified by the Oval Office fishbowl. It's a gimmick that may have trouble holding up to a second term, though the cast is certainly game.


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Hypospadias03/18/2011 |
My son was born with hypospadias. He is now 6 years old and is wetting his pants at school. The teacher has now told us to put him into nappies. I do not feel this should be done because of the psychological effect. He does not wet his pants at home or while with us as we have taught him that should we ask him if it is time, he knows he needs to go to the toilet. We have explained his problem to his teacher and asked her to please send him to the toilet regularly. Please can you give me advice.
I doesn't sound like the condition is related to his hypospadias condition. Onset of daytime incontinence only at school usually is not due to a medical condition. I do not think it is a good idea to place him in a diaper or nappy. It would be a good idea to have his urine checked for infection. Having him use the restroom on a schedule every 90 to 120 minutes should help him stay dry. In addition, you should monitor his bowel movements, and make certain that he has a good soft bowel movement each day, because significant constipation, even large stools, can predispose to urinary incontinence. If his condition worsens, then he should be evaluated by a specialist or urotherapist.
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