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Burton upset the form book to complete a hat-trick of victories over League Two pacesetters Chesterfield with 1-0 home triumph.
Burton, who won at the B2net Stadium and also dumped the Spireites out of the FA Cup earlier in the season, climbed out of the bottom two as Aaron Webster's goal shattered Chesterfield's 10-match unbeaten run.
Webster rocked the visitors when he superbly curled home his ninth goal of the season from 20 yards in the fifth minute.
The Chesterfield defence looked anything but watertight and goalkeeper Tommy Lee twice denied Calvin Zola as Burton belied their lowly status.
Burton keeper Adam Legzdins kept his side in front by keeping out a Dwayne Mattis volley, but it was the home team who dominated much of the first half.
They could have more goals before the interval, but Zola clipped the top of the crossbar with a header and also fizzed a shot inches wide.
Though the pace slackened, Burton continued to look the better team after the break.
Zola was again denied a goal on his home debut by Lee in the 69th minute and Webster went within a whisker of his second with a delightful chip that drifted inches wide.
Substitute Jordan Bowery had a chance to salvage a point for the visitors in added time but fired into the side-netting from six yards.
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As the victory bell rang, teammates, coaches and friends of Corbin Collier shared hugs and tears. They were at a memorial service for the young man who died in an accident Saturday night.
As the victory bell rang, teammates, coaches and friends of Corbin Collier shared hugs and tears. They were at a memorial service for the young man who died in an accident Saturday night.
The one-vehicle accident eight miles east of Augusta claimed the life of 14-year old Corbin Collier of Goddard.
A 2004 Dodge pickup driven by Caiden Garrison, 16, of Augusta left the roadway on Highway 54 about eight miles east of Augusta at about 10 p.m.
Collier, who had just recently transferred out of the Augusta School District to Goddard, died early Sunday morning.
Two Augusta teens were also passengers in the truck when it crashed.
Keaton Favreau, a 17-year old passenger from Augusta was wearing a seatbelt. His injuries required him to be taken to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita along with Kendall Davis, an Augusta Middle School student. Davis was also wearing a seatbelt when the wreck occurred.
Garrison, was wearing a seatbelt and was not injured.
Collier was not wearing a seatbelt, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol's report.
Coach Brian Prentice told the students that even though Collier hated leaving their team and the school, his departure had given him a chance to say goodbye to all of his friends even though he didn't know something like this would happen.
Steve Spencer, pastor of the Augusta United Methodist Church told the large crowd in attendance at the service at Hillier Stadium that Collier had been raised in his faith in several local churches and church groups. He said that there was nothing that could prevent the sadness of grief but Collier's faith could bring comfort in that he was in the presence of God now.
Superintendent John Black said that the school system would do all it could Monday to help students process this loss.
"Counselors and administrators are coordinating support between the middle school and high school as they it will be needed," Black said. "Messages have been sent to the staff and AMS families. We will contact other districts for counselor support if needed."
Funeral services have not been announced yet.


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MACON, Ga. (Oct. 1, 2012) – Junior defender Samantha Kron (Paradise Valley, Ariz.) registered four points in ETSU's two conference games this past weekend, and was named Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Week when the league announced its weekly award winners on Monday.
Kron had fantastic individual performances in ETSU's split weekend. The Paradise Valley, Ariz. native put together the first multi-assist game of her career on Friday, helping the Lady Bucs equalize and then take the lead in the win, 3-1, over Kennesaw State. Both assists came off corner kicks, where Kron has thrived in her three-year career. On Sunday, she scored the lone ETSU goal off another set piece, driving in the equalizer against Mercer off a free kick from a few yards outside the 18-yard box.
The weekend doubled Kron's goals, assists and points totals. She now has two goals, four assists and eight points on the year, with her other goal coming on another free kick in September at Longwood.
The honors are the first of Kron's Lady Buccaneer career, as she becomes ETSU's second defensive player of the week recipient this season – Sierra Campbell (Thompson's Station, Tenn.) was selected the week of Aug. 20. In total, the Lady Bucs have earned five player of the week selections.
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- First A-Sun Defensive Player of the Week selection
- Had the first multi-assist game of her career in the, 3-1, win at Kennesaw State
- Scored her second goal of the season, sending home a free kick to level the score at Mercer
- Doubled her season totals in goals (2), assists (4) and points (8)
- Is second on the team in assists and third in points
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I'm the mom of preemie twins born at 34 weeks. They're now at 44 weeks gestational age and 10 weeks old. I've been working this whole time with several IBCLCs to get them onto the breast. I think we are close as they each have done some full feedings at the breast! But I'm having some challenges and would love your advice.
-I think supply and milk flow are big hurdles for me because they feed great when I'm full, less so when I'm not. My pumping output is 24 to 28 opd plus some nursing, and I'm told this is borderline for twins. I didn't get very good pumping advice at the beginning and I'm afraid I was just under stimulated too long. I was told to pump 20 minutes on a low setting every 3 hours. I now pump at a higher setting.
-I'd like to pump more like every 2 hours to get my supply up but that ends up conflicting with my babies' eating. They got used to eating every 3 hours and we were advised to stick with this got a while as preemies use energy eating. Can I feed closer together now that they are 7.5 pounds and 10 weeks old? (I usually wake them to eat. Sometimes they awaken first.)
So I guess I feel like if I had better milk flow, I could do this, but I'm not sure how to get there. I'm so worried because we are at 10 weeks and I keep hearing you have to be established by 12 weeks. My IBCLC had given me some supplements. Not sure how much they've helped...
I think our latch is decent because I have no pain and no misshapen nipple but there's always room for improvement.
I recently got an SNS and am trying to use it a often as possible. Sometimes the babies are using the SNS and just stop/get tired.
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A "sad and hassled" Praveen Kumar refused to speak about the BCCI's suspension imposed on him, which bars the pacer from playing the inter-state Vijay Hazare Trophy matches for Uttar Pradesh.
"I do not want to talk to media about this ban. I am sad and hassled. Please do not disturb me. My silence would answer all the queries," Praveen said.
"I will remain silent," the pacer responded when asked whether he actually abused the opposition team batsman as well as the umpires in a Corporate Trophy game recently.
BCCI issued a Show cause notice Praveen on Saturday and suspended him from participating in the forthcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy.
The pacer from Meerut was part of Uttar Pradesh's 15-member squad for the tournament, but now his suspension has left the side short of experience in the bowling attack.
"He (Praveen) is an experienced international player. His presence in the team would have helped us. We will definitely miss his services," UPCA General Manager Rohit Talwar said.
The chief selector of Uttar Pradesh Gopal Sharma defended the 26-year-old, saying he knows Praveen for a very long time and has never seen him misbehaving with anyone on the field.
Praveen had bowled a short-pitched delivery at Ajitesh Argal of Income Tax and when the batsman checked with the umpire whether it was a no ball, the former started abusing him.
Praveen continued to express his displeasure with the on-field umpires, Kamlesh Sharma and Ajit Datar, who then reported the incident to match referee Dhananjay Singh.
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Special-education advocates are calling for the state to do more to address the bullying of disabled students, saying that a recent lawsuit against the city school system highlights the long-lasting harm that harassment can do to such children.
Experts want officials to strengthen Maryland's anti-bullying laws to provide more detailed rules for educators to follow in reporting incidents and more scrutiny in situations that involve sometimes-fragile students.
"They have targets on their back, and with a child who already has a disability, the damage can be greater," said Ellen Callegary, an attorney and special-education advocate for more than 30 years, who is part of a coalition of advocates pressing for changes at the state level. "There appears to be an inability of school personnel to understand how deeply that is felt."
A jury trial last week in which a family sued the school system and two principals, alleging that they failed to address the bullying of their special-needs son — who suffered a traumatic brain injury at 13 weeks old — offered a glimpse into how bullying can take a toll on special-education students. Edmund and Shawna Sullivan said as a result of the bullying, the boy, then 8, had to be placed in a psychiatric institution.
The jury ruled in favor of the school system, based on a lack of evidence. Some jurors pointed out that the parents didn't file a state-mandated bullying and reporting form, which education officials say has been available to parents for the past two years.
But one principal drew the ire of advocates when he testified that although reports the boy and his sister were beaten and robbed "may have been mentioned," "bullying has become a buzzword."
Callegary said that statement epitomizes the need for more empathy for disabled students who are bullied.
"The impact of the nastiness, of the mean words, the hitting, has a deeper and more long-lasting impact because they're already fragile," said Callegary. "They don't have the whole list of strategies that a typical child may have for stopping the bullying or articulating what has happened to them."
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Some city school parents and experts say that while the Sullivans put a public face on the issue of bullying, other special-education students have endured similar battles.
Marcus Harrell, a 9-year-old boy who suffers from attention-deficit disorder and falls on the autism spectrum, was beaten in the head Sept. 30 by a student in the cafeteria at Mary Ann Winterling Elementary School. He then started having nightmares, developed tics and needed heavier doses of medication, according to his grandmother and guardian, Loretta Barr.
He remained out of school for 35 days — too scared to go back to the school he loved, she said.
"We tried to get him up to the school, and he kicked and screamed because he didn't want to go in there," a tearful Barr said in a recent interview. "I just couldn't do it to him. So I said, 'If they won't protect him, I will.'"
Immediately after the incident, Barr took her plight up the chain of command in the city school system. When she did not receive a response, she contacted the mayor's office, the Maryland State Department of Education, and even the U.S. Department of Education, all of whom directed her back to the city school system.
"I felt so empty inside and like I failed," Barr said. "No one would listen to me, no one wanted to hear me, no one wanted to help me."
School officials rebutted Barr's claims of unresponsiveness but said they couldn't discuss the case specifically. They said parents' frustration usually is a result of administrators not being able to disclose disciplinary actions that are taken against other students.
But special-education advocates said Barr's experience is shared by many.
"It's appalling," Leslie Margolis, an attorney with the Maryland Disability Law Center, said of Marcus' case. "This is not the first time we have heard of families reporting abusiveness and a lack of response on the part of school systems, and that is unacceptable."
Margolis chairs the Education Advocacy Coalition, a group of organizations and special education experts that represents families of disabled students. She said the group has noted increasingly frustrated calls about bullying from parents of students with disabilities.
The group plans to meet with Maryland State Department of Education officials who oversee special education and bullying to address how the state's anti-bullying efforts can better serve those students.
For example, Margolis said, components of a student's specialized educational plan, called an "Individualized Education Program," need to be heavily integrated in responding to bullying incidents.
"It's important to really pay attention to the 'I' part of IEP, to make sure that students are getting the free public education to which they are entitled," she said.
Bill Reinhard, a spokesman for the state education department, said that agency members have been working with local educators in the area of special education and bullying. He said bullying has "been at the top of MSDE's agenda for several years," adding that the state held its largest conference on the topic last month, during which special education was a focus.
Callegary, also part of the coalition, said the state reporting laws could be amended to include more detailed instructions for school administrators that lay out explicitly who is responsible for filing bullying reports, what happens after bullying is reported, the turnaround time for a response to parents and spot checks to ensure an appropriate response is given.
She also said that special-education personnel should be involved in responding to bullying complaints, not just school administrators.
In a recent interview, Barr sat surrounded by a pile of certified mail receipts, documentation of phone calls and other paperwork that showed what led her to the decision to keep Marcus out of school.
A cellphone photo shows the boy's bruises from September and hospital records show visits dating to 2009, when Barr said he was stabbed up and down his back with a pencil by the same student. The school system received Barr's bullying and harassment form Oct. 10. A letter from Marcus' counselor, dated Oct. 19, informed the school that "it is imperative that he feels safe and secure in school so that he can continue to advance academically."
In the meantime, Barr picked up packets of work from the school — the majority of them math worksheets. Visits to Target and Walmart book aisles helped him keep up with his reading.
Legally, the school system doesn't have an obligation to make up special-education services when a parent or guardian willingly keeps a student from school, school officials said.
Documents show the school drafted a plan to separate Marcus and his classmate during lunch and recess. But it wasn't enough, Marcus said, because "they're going to keep beating me up all the time."
After 35 days and Barr's contacting The Baltimore Sun, school officials told Barr that she could face truancy court — a warning usually issued after a student is absent 10 to 20 days.
"Up until then, no one would help me," Barr said. "No one would do anything, and I don't know why. Maybe because I'm a nuisance parent. Maybe because I don't look and talk like them. But I wouldn't stop, and won't stop until he gets the education he deserves."
A letter sent from schools CEO Andrés Alonso to Barr in November says that school officials did everything they could to help Marcus. He implored her to send him back to school.
In the letter, Alonso outlined actions he said the system had taken since the Sept. 30 incident. These included a series of communications between Barr and city school officials where transfer options, amendments to Marcus' IEP and a plan to keep Marcus safe were offered but refused. He rejected her claim, which she made in a formal complaint to the state, that the school system was not responsive.
"I am deeply concerned by the amount of school time that Marcus has lost," Alonso wrote. He said he didn't take her to truancy court because he was hoping for a resolution.
Marcus eventually transferred.
Jonathan Brice, school support network officer for the city system, said special-education students make up about a quarter of the students who are bullied. So far this school year, special-education students have been 25 percent of the victims and 28 percent of the alleged bullies.
Brice said that while special-education students can sometimes present unique challenges, they should be dealt with on a case-by-case basis to ensure that the issues of all students involved in the bullying are addressed.
"A broad-brush approach to dealing with bullying of special-education kids is akin to a zero-tolerance approach for all kids," Brice said. "It doesn't work.
"The concern is the bullying of every child," he said. "One of the issues we are grappling with is making sure in every case, we are giving them an opportunity to be heard, sifting through what we're hearing, and getting the appropriate intervention."


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1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
1/2 tbs heavy cream (adjust to your preference)
Powered sugar ( add 1 tsp interval until it reaches your desire of sweetness, or you can omit it)
Chopped pistachio for garnish
Orange zest (optional)
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- Scoop mascarpone mixture to a pastry bag. If you don't have it, you can use a zip lock bag and cut a tip off.
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Alternative NamesNeuropathy - metabolic
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Nerve damage can be caused by many different things. Metabolic neuropathy may be caused by:
- A problem with the bodys ability to use energy, often due to a nutritional deficiency
- Dangerous substances (toxins) build up in the body
Diabetes is one of the most common causes of metabolic neuropathies. People who are at the highest risk of nerve damage from diabetes include:
- Those with damage to the kidneys or eyes
- Those with poorly controlled blood sugar
Other common metabolic causes of neuropathies include:
- Low blood sugar (
- Kidney failure
- Severe infection throughout the body (
- Thyroid disease
- Vitamin deficiencies (including vitamins
B12, E, and B1)
Some metabolic disorders are passed down through families (inherited), while others develop due to various diseases.
These symptoms occur because nerves cannot send proper signals to and from your brain:
- Difficulty feeling in any area of the body
- Difficulty swallowing
- Difficulty using the arms or hands
- Difficulty using the legs or feet
- Difficulty walking
- Pain, burning, pins and needles, or shooting pains in any area of the body (nerve pain)
- Weakness in the face, arms, legs, or other area of the body
Usually, these symptoms start in the toes and feet and move up the legs, eventually affecting the hands and arms.
Signs and tests
An exam may show:
- Decreased feeling (may affect touch, pain, vibration, or position sensation)
- Reduced reflexes (most common in the ankle)
- Muscles becoming smaller (atrophy)
- Muscle twitches (fasciculations)
- Muscle weakness
- Loss of movement (paralysis)
Tests used to detect most metabolic neuropathies:
- Blood tests
- Electrical test of the muscles (
- Electrical test of nerve conduction
For most metabolic neuropathies, the best treatment is to correct the metabolic problem.
Vitamin deficiencies are treated with diet or injections. Abnormal blood sugar or thyroid function may need medication to correct the problem. Alcoholic neuropathy is treated with alcohol abstinence.
In some cases, pain is treated with medications that reduce abnormal pain signals from the nerves (duloxetine, gabapentin, pregabalin). Lotions, creams, or medicated patches can provide relief in some cases.
Clinical trials of new medications include antioxidants, neuroprotectants, insulin-like drugs, and aldose reductase inhibitors.
Weakness is often treated with physical therapy. You may need to learn how to use a cane or walker if your balance is affected. You may need special braces on the ankles to walk better.
Support Groups
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Expectations (prognosis)
The outlook mainly depends on the cause of the disorder. In some cases, the problem can easily be treated. In other cases, the metabolic problem cannot be controlled and nerves may continue to become damaged.
- Deformity
- Injury to feet
- Numbness
- Pain
- Trouble walking
- Weakness
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can reduce the risk of neuropathy.
- Avoid excess alcohol use.
- Eat a balanced diet.
- Visit the doctor regularly to find metabolic disorders before neuropathy develops.
If you already have a metabolic problem, regular doctor visits can help control the problem and reduce the chance of further nerve damage.
Patients who already have metabolic neuropathy can reduce the risk of some complications. A foot doctor (podiatrist) can teach you how to inspect your feet for signs of injury and infection. Proper fitting shoes can lessen the chance of skin breakdown in sensitive areas of the feet.
Shy ME. Peripheral neuropathies. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 446.
Montfort EG, Witte A, Ward K.Neuropathic Pain: A Review of Diabetic Neuropathy. US Pharm. 2010;35(5):HS8-HS15.
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Yesterday, the Crew made all kinds of headlines as it was announced that Gregg Berhalter became the seventh Head Coach in club history. In addition to his head coaching duties, Berhalter assumes the role of Sporting Director with the Black & Gold. Berhalter, a former U.S. Men's National Team and LA Galaxy standout, comes to Columbus by way of his former club Hammaby IF (Sweden) and is regarded as 'one of the brightest young soccer [minds] in Major League Soccer,' according to Crew Chairman/Investor-Operator Anthony Precourt. The Columbus Dispatch's Adam Jardy has more on the local front regarding the start of the Berhalter era in Columbus, while Michael Arace aptly points out, "Berhalter is fresh. He represents radical change."
The big announcement also garnered an impressive amount of national attention as outlets such as Sports Illustrated, MLSsoccer.com, and NBC Sports Pro Soccer Talk weighed-in on the appointment of Berhalter in Columbus. As Brian Straus from Sports Illustrated writes, 'the ambitious young owner (Anthony Precourt) has found his ambitious young coach.' According to MLSsoccer.com's Jeff Bradley, Berhalter's appointment as Crew Head Coach and Sporting Director 'is the one, where you simply nod your head and say, 'Yup."' Writes Joe Prince-Wright for NBC Sports Pro Soccer Talk, 'This is a big deal.'
While many have opined on what Berhalter will bring to the team, TheCrew.com has a Q&A with the Black & Gold's new boss as he opens up on the process that brought him to Columbus. From elaborating on his experience in the national and international circuits to jokingly trying to persuade Crew legend Frankie Hejduk to come out of retirement – Berhalter tells all and provides insight into his vision for the team moving forward.
Although the Black & Gold will not take the field for regular-season play until March of 2014, there is still high-caliber soccer to be played this weekend in Columbus. This weekend the action is on the high school level as Crew Stadium prepares to host the 2013 Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) State Soccer Championships. State championships for Divisions I, II, and III will be on the line as the Girls' State finals matches kick-off on Friday at noon, with the Boys' matches to be played out on Saturday. The Dayton Daily News recaps the results of the Girls' semifinals and looks ahead to the matchups on the slate for Friday's action in Crew Stadium.


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Here's another commentary with me playing around with vocal impressions. This time I tackle Bugs Bunny, as Bugs looks back at a very early role of his.
"Presto Change-O" (1939)
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Presto Change-O...Commentary by Bugs Bunny
Posted by Matthew Hunter at 2:43 PM
6 comments:
- Brandon said...
Wow, you did a somewhat convincing Bugs voice. You even got the "mannerisms" of the voice down pretty good.
Word of advice: Don't let Billy West see this video. He hates competition.
- October 8, 2008 at 3:06 PM
Very nice, but I have to say Bugs was a bit nasty on those dogs. Anyone can see they were professionals.
Greg Gick
- October 9, 2008 at 1:23 PM
Your voice is definitely better than Billy West's Bugs.
- October 28, 2008 at 5:27 PM
Not a bad Bugs voice. Hope to see more of these commentaries.
- November 19, 2008 at 2:26 PM
- Term paper said...
It's great to see good information being shared and also to see fresh, creative ideas that have never been done before.
- February 19, 2010 at 2:44 AM
- voiceman91 said...
You DO have a good point on Stalling using 'The Umbrella Man' in the score over and over and over. It DOES get annoying.
- June 9, 2010 at 11:19 AM
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All of Cindy's furniture was gone. Her entertainment center, her couch, her chairs; everything was gone from her once nicely furnished apartment. Instead there was a large heart shaped bed covered in rose pedals. There were large candle sticks placed romantically around the room. There was a thin pink curtain surrounding the bed, and Cindy could see through the curtain that the very sexy Hannah was lying on her back.
No longer simply nude, Hannah was now wearing a zip-up green sweatshirt with their old college logo on it and matching green thong. Her top was zipped down low so Cindy could see that was all she was wearing over her large breasts. She was squirming slowly on the bed, rolling around ever so slightly in her new college-based out fit. She rolled over and faced away from Cindy so she could see her perfectly shaped ass. Even though she was looking away from Cindy, she knew that Cindy was watching her.
"I thought we could relive some of that 'college experience'." Hannah said as she was obviously paying close attention to Cindy's thoughts. "With a few special 'additions' of course." Hannah said, referring to her powers. She caressed the sheets on the heart-shaped bed as Cindy looked on.
"I was going to say. This isn't quite how I remembered college." Cindy said as she stood there in her blue robe. Hannah giggled back, still looking away from Cindy. Hannah's magic was roaming around the room and doing things without Cindy's knowledge. She finally turned back towards the bed, away from Cindy.
"I think you need to get that robe off and get on the bed with me." Hannah instructed.
With Hannah's words the robe slowly started to untie itself from her waist. Cindy opened her arms and watched as the robe opened up and presented her figure once more. Cindy's body, that she had thought was naked underneath her robe, was now adorned with a sheer loose blue baby-doll. At some point Hannah had simply put it on Cindy's body, and Cindy had no idea when it happened. This short flowing dress was just barely long enough to cover up her panty-less crotch, for Hannah decided not to give Cindy a pair of panties underneath. Her breasts spilled over the top of the dress, and while her nipples were just barely covered up, they were clearly visible through the sheer fabric. Even her shaven pussy was clearly visible beneath her baby doll. As Cindy continued to check her body out in her new lingerie, the robe was slowly pulled off of Cindy's shoulders by Hannah's thoughts. It floated off her body and then fell to the ground behind Cindy.
"This is definitely not how I remember college!" Cindy said happily as she looked down at her near naked body clearly visible beneath her sheer short gown. Cindy quickly realized how big a fan Hannah was of lingerie and playing dress up now that it seemed as though she was pretty much omnipotent. She looked down at her new sexy attire, for she had never in her life felt sexier.
"This of this as the way I wish it had been; you dressing up for me in sexy little outfits, us making love over and over again in our room and using my powers for both our pleasure." Hannah said as she rollover over onto her back and giggled. It was obvious that her friend was becoming increasingly accepting of her magical gifts. Hannah opened her arms wide for Cindy, beckoning her to join her on the large red bed.
Without a second thought, Cindy leaned down behind her friend in her new outfit, and eased her hand up Hannah's leg. Hannah moaned at Cindy's touch, and slowly eased her own hands along Cindy's arms. As Cindy climbed onto of her, Hannah's hands sunk underneath Cindy sexy baby-doll and ran up around her large breasts. Cindy lowered herself onto her magical friend as she caressed her breasts, pinning Hannah to the bed. Wasting little time, Cindy opened her mouth and eased her tongue between Hannah's wet lips as Hannah ran her hands up and down Cindy's sides underneath her lingerie. Now full horizontal with her magical friend, Cindy kissed Hannah deeply and passionately. They ran their hands through each other's hair, kissing and nibbling on each other's necks. Their long sexy legs were intertwined, eased between each other, and grinding their thighs together.
"Please give me more, baby." Cindy begged a she pried Hannah's mouth open with her fingertips. She dove in and kissed Hannah deeply, and Hannah let Cindy's tongue explore every inch of her perfect mouth.
"More magic or more love?" Hannah asked with her thoughts, for her mouth was preoccupied to talk. Cindy pulled away as Hannah's voice echoed in her mind.
"Both." Cindy answered with her own lips, and she dove in to kiss Hannah again. "I want to fly like you can fly. I want to feel all the ways that you feel pleasure. I want to live like you live."
Hannah heard those words and smiled. She knew so much more than Cindy did, not only about magical powers, but about the reality they both existed in. As Cindy continued, Hannah thought about what magic she could use to please her sexy friend. As Cindy's hands roamed under her tiny thong and around her perfect ass, Hannah searched her own imagination and sexy thoughts. There were so many ways these two sexy lingerie goddesses could have sex that night, yet there was so much Hannah knew she could show Cindy with her. But she didn't want to dismantle Cindy's reality with her powers all in one night.
Then Hannah knew. As Cindy continued to kiss and nibble at Hannah's neck, Hannah again focused her magic yet again. Cindy suddenly felt lighter as she kissed down Hannah's chest towards her large breasts. Hannah brushed her fingers along Cindy's chin, and lifted her chin up so Cindy could look into Hannah's eyes. Cindy saw that the sexy voluptuous body she was kissing and rubbing against was now glowing ever so faintly. Hannah lifted Cindy's chin even more so, and Cindy soon found her body floating off of Hannah's body and into the air. Hannah was gently lifting Cindy's entire body up with just her fingers upon Cindy's own chin.
"Kiss me." Hannah said, and Cindy leaned forward and kissed Hannah's lips as her entire body floated weightless above her and her heart-shaped bed. Hannah moved Cindy higher and higher into the air with her mind as they kissed, and Cindy soon found Hannah's lips out of reach. Hannah giggled an innocent giggle, and waved a sexy wave goodbye to her friend as she simultaneously moved her friend into the air with just her magical thoughts.
"Now watch me play with my powers a little." Hannah instructed as Cindy, in her sexy sheer gown, found herself magically held up near the ceiling by the telekinetic powers of her old roommate. Hannah had decided not to show Cindy new magic, but instead new ways the two of them could enjoy the powers she had already displayed.
Hannah arched her head backwards against the large heart shape pillows as Cindy watched from above. Hannah gorgeous breasts were pushed up towards her as Hannah's squirmed sexily on her magic bed with her back arched. Hannah pointed at her own breasts, and Cindy watched in amazement as the zipper on the front of Hannah's sweatshirt slowly started to unzip itself as Hannah's hand slowly motioned down her own body. The zipper followed her magical hand, slowly revealing more and more of Hannah's amazing cleavage. As the zipper finished its travel and unhooked on the bottom, Cindy saw Hannah smile the biggest smile she had ever seen.
"Oh, how I love having magic!" Hannah cried out as her zipper on her sweatshirt was unzipped by her amazing telekinetic powers. Suddenly her sweatshirt ripped open by continued use of her magic as it two hands pulled it open with amazing force and desire. She was now displaying her amazing breasts and ran her hands down her body. Cindy's eyes roamed down Hannah's intoxicating body as well, down to her tiny green thong as it hung on to her body while she remained weightless in midair by Hannah's command.
Hannah waved her magic fingers down around her pussy, and prepared for yet another magical feat. Cindy watched little white specks of glitter float down from Hannah's fingers like dust, and sparkle above the green fabric of her panties. The glitter quickly swirled around Hannah's pussy, and started to form a vertical shaft. In a flash, Hannah had upgraded her once sexy green thong into a strap-on with a long, stiff, green dildo.
"Let's fuck like we used to." Hannah said as she looked up at her friend still pinned against the ceiling. She stroked her new toy as if it was her own cock, and smiled up at Cindy. All Cindy could do was nod as she longed to be fucked with Hannah's strap-on.
With her plan moving into place, Hannah winked a sexy wink at Cindy. Then, as if she was on the surface of a pool, she closed her eyes and slowly sunk into the bed. She slipped her body completely through the sheets, mattress and all, and disappeared from Cindy's sight. Cindy was still firmly held against the ceiling as she looked down at the now empty bed.
Then Cindy felt something bump into her ass. She gasped as she felt something slide between her legs. She felt something firm creep up against her pussy. She looked down at her own body looking for answers, and saw a pair of hands emerge from the very solid ceiling she was pinned to, and wrap around her large breasts still tucked her tight bra. These delicate hands started to caress her breasts, and she felt a body ease up against her back instead of the ceiling. Cindy tried to turn her head and look behind her, and as she did she saw Hannah's face pass through the ceiling as if the ceiling was liquid.
"I know you like in from behind." Hannah reminded Cindy as her head slipped through the ceiling. Hannah quickly pushed Cindy away from the ceiling as her body emerged from the ceiling. She took hold of Cindy's floating body, and spread her legs apart. As Hannah fully emerged, she pushed Cindy lower back towards the bed. She placed her hands firmly on Cindy's back and moved her hips back and forth, allowing the tip of the strap-on to rub against Cindy's pussy as two girls floated lower and lower back to the heart shaped bed.
Cindy landed back on the bed on all fours ever so softly, and felt Hannah's body ease up behind her. Hannah leaned down over Cindy body, allowing her breasts to rest on Cindy's back as she whispered in her ear.
"I want you to cum for me, baby." Hannah whispered. She reached around and caressed Cindy's large breast with a free hand. Hannah pulled at the small strap that held the side of her top up, and lowered it down Cindy's arm, allowing her huge breast to hang free.
"Yes?" Cindy moaned as Hannah went even lower down her body, and quickly danced around Cindy's nipple with her tongue. Cindy looked down at her now free breast, and then over to Hannah's gorgeous face as Hannah hung over her body from behind.
"I want you to feel my magic." Hannah said as she looked at Cindy with her sexy magical eyes. Hannah leaned in and kissed Cindy on the lips as she eased the strap-on around her pussy. Then with perfect aim, Hannah slid the large strap-on into Cindy's wet and awaiting pussy.
"Oh yes… Mmmm." Cindy moaned into Hannah's mouth as the plastic toy slid inside her wet pussy. The toy was already wet up and ready to go as Hannah's hips eased it in and out of Cindy's pussy. As Cindy thrust slowly back against Hannah, Hannah started to kiss around Cindy's neck, matching the movement of her hips with Cindy's.
"That's what I need. Fuck me." Cindy called back to her. Hannah pressed her hands firmly against Cindy's back, and lifted her body backwards. She arched her back upward, and looked down at Cindy from behind as she continued to slowly ease the huge toy in and out of her pussy. Hannah latched onto Cindy's ass with her hands, and spread Cindy's ass and pussy wider as she pushed the toy inside her to new depths. Cindy had no choice but to fall forward against the heart-shaped pillows as her arms gave out beneath her.
With her ass and pussy firmly in the air, Hannah increased the speed of her thrusts. She fucked Cindy harder and harder as Cindy clinched the sheets below her. Hannah's large breasts flopped with each thrust, bouncing as she looked down at her friend and fucked her. Cindy's hands roamed around her own new breasts, and she frantically pulled at the remaining strap to free her breasts from their constraints. Soon her hands pinched at her own nipples as Hannah pounded her from behind.
Hannah fell forward over Cindy, reached around, and caressed Cindy's breasts as Cindy leaned her head backwards and met Hannah.
"You like that?" Hannah said as she increased the power of her fucking even more. She slammed against Cindy's pussy as the two girls' bodies jerked in unison. "You like how I fuck you?"
"Yes. Fuck me, baby. Yes!" Cindy cried back. Sweat began to form down Cindy's exposed back, and Hannah could feel the warmth radiating off of her. Hannah reached down and grabbed hold of the back of Cindy's gown, which was still down below her breasts. Then with a swift yank she ripped it off of Cindy's body, leaving her completely naked. Cindy watched as Hannah tossed the blue gown, and despite the thorough fucking she was receiving from behind, she saw that the gown was still perfectly intact. Hannah had not damaged the gown at all, but merely pulled it right through Cindy's body with her magical desires to get Cindy naked again. Hannah truly loved dressing up and stripping her sexual partners.
Hannah lifted herself back up as her hips thrust against Cindy. She placed her fingers at the top of Cindy's bare shoulders, and then ran her fingernails down Cindy's sweaty back, leaving red scratch marks as her fingers moved down towards Cindy's back. At the sensation of pain, Cindy arched her back upward. Hannah pushed Cindy back down on the bed hard, and her head bounced against the pillows.
"I want you to cum!" Hannah yelled as she was becoming more dominant.
"Yeah?" Cindy cried. She felt the strap-on grow inside her like a real cock as Hannah demanded it fill Cindy up even more. She felt it go deeper and deeper inside her. She latched onto Cindy's hips with her hands and thrust into her as hard as she could. Hannah though about Cindy being pulled against her harder, and Cindy felt gravity in the room change as all things were now being pulled towards Hannah. Cindy again looked up from her position stuffed into the pillows, and saw her picture frames on the wall again behind pulled towards Hannah. They clung to the nails in the wall by their tiny wires.
Hannah looked down at Cindy's breasts as they bounced furiously below her, and she thought about touching them. As she hung onto Cindy's hips from behind, Hannah thought about pinching them. Cindy soon felt fingers on her nipples. She felt those thoughts of Hannah's as if they were real.
"Oh fuck!" Cindy screamed as the sensation drove her over the top. As she cried out, the doors to her balcony burst open, and a warm wind blew into the room. The picture frames ripped the nails out of the wall as the force was too much, and they shattered on the ground.
Cindy's body jerked against Hannah as she came harder than she ever thought she could. Cum poured from her pussy onto Hannah's awaiting strap-on, and Hannah knew she had pleased her friend as it was now so easy to move her toy in and out of her friend. Cindy lost control of her body as pleasure was all she felt. She finally collapsed onto the heart shaped bed, and the warm wind ceased to blow.
With Cindy lost in bliss, Hannah's body slowly rose from the bed as she floated back up into the air. As she rose from her friend, the strap-on returned to its place deep in Hannah's magical mind. Hannah floated above Cindy, now completely naked, and could easily see that she was too satisfied to move. Hannah looked down at her naked friend, and slowly eased down against her. As her soft breasts touched Cindy's wet back, Hannah whispered into Cindy's ear.
"You have no idea what is happening, do you?" Hannah asked her, but Cindy could hardly hear her for she did have no idea what was going on. She was lost in her pleasure. Hannah looked away from her friend and instead to the doorway that led to the balcony. Hannah floated up off her friend again, and up above the bed. Arms out stretched and toes behind her, Hannah floated through Cindy's living room and towards the open air blowing softly in from the night. Cindy saw Hannah's perfect body float away from her, and watched as Hannah tucked her toes back down beneath her so that she could softly land at the edge of the doorway.
As she landed, she let the loose green sweatshirt she was hardly wearing fall onto the floor behind her. Completely visible to anyone who happened to be lucky enough to see, Hannah stepped her gorgeous naked body out onto Cindy's balcony. Hannah didn't care who saw her. She wanted them to see her. She wanted the world to see her perfect nude body.
Cindy watched through the doorway as Hannah ran her hands up her thighs, around her pussy, and placed her hands calmly on her own breasts. She turned back to Cindy, and motioned for her to join her outside. Cindy ignored the rest of reality and its rules, and slowly climbed off the bed. Without thought, she stepped out onto her balcony, equally naked, and stood there with her blonde friend. They were well over ten stories above the city streets below, and Hannah let the moonlight beam down onto her perfect curves. Hannah wrapped her arms around Cindy's naked body and pressed their large breasts together. They were well over ten stories above the city streets below as the moonlight beamed down onto their perfect naked curves.
"Just because I keep my magic a secret doesn't mean I keep my sex a secret." Hannah told Cindy as they stood naked on her balcony, and she quickly leaned in and kissed Cindy softly on the lips. Cindy welcomed Hannah's kiss, not caring who happened to see her with this impossibly gorgeous blonde as they continued make love. As Cindy let Hannah pry her mouth open, she felt Hannah's finger ease inside her dripping wet pussy. She opened her legs slightly and let Hannah's finger roam inside her on her own balcony.
"Mmm. You're so wet." Hannah moaned as she kissed down Cindy neck and probed her clit with her fingertips.
"It's your fault." Cindy laughed back, and Hannah's finger continued to move in and out of her. "God, you feel so good."
"I prefer Goddess, thank you." Hannah joked back, and she lifted her fingertips from Cindy's pussy. Still wet with Cindy's cum, Hannah licked her wet fingers and let Cindy watch her as she tasted her once more. With Hannah's words, Cindy realized that she was in fact a beautiful goddess. There was no other definition for Hannah as Hannah could do so many magical things, yet she obviously wasn't an angel, a witch, or any other fictional magical being that Cindy could think up. As she watched Hannah suck on her own fingers, Cindy began to finally completely accept Hannah's magic as real, and simply that.
"Good girl." Hannah said as she answered Cindy's thoughts, happy to see that what Cindy was thinking was exactly what she hoped for. Hannah jumped from the balcony, and sat upon the railing of Cindy's balcony. She wouldn't float or fly for fear of anyone who was actually watching might see her use her magic. Cindy was fearful that Hannah was sitting on her tiny railing with a ten story drop behind her, but Hannah obviously didn't give it a second thought. She spread her legs wide, letting Cindy take in the sight of her shaven pussy once more
"But no more thinking. More doing." Hannah continued, and then pulled Cindy between her legs. Cindy found happiness and pleasure as her face was firmly pressed between Hannah's breasts as she sat above her. Cindy nuzzled between Hannah's epic breasts, running her hands all over them. Hannah arched her back as Cindy placed her mouth over one of Hannah's nipples and began to lick and caress it with her tongue. Hannah closed her eyes as she felt Cindy's touch, and ran her hand through Cindy's long dark brown hair. All Cindy could think of a she sucked on Hannah's breasts was that these were the breasts of a Goddess; magical and beautiful.
As Cindy continued, Hannah prepared a surprise for Cindy in her mind. With her hands all over Hannah's naked body, Cindy suddenly felt a sensation between her legs. She felt warmth dancing around her pussy and her tiny waist. She felt something wrap around her, and then soon felt weight of something between her legs. She stopped pleasing her friend, and looked down at herself only to find that amazing green strap-on that Hannah had used to fuck her with was now on her. She quickly looked back up at Hannah who was still seated on her railing, and Hannah had her finger placed coyly between her teeth as if she was playing the 'innocent and cute' role.
"Do you want to fuck me now?" Hannah asked as she sat on the nailing completely naked with her finger still innocently between her teeth. Before Cindy could answer, Hannah pounced from her seating position and straddled her naked friend. Cindy was shocked, yet as Cindy caught her, she soon realized something amazing about Hannah. As Hannah looked down at her with her arms now lying on Cindy's shoulders, Cindy realized that Hannah weighed no more that a few pounds.
Now as light as a feather, Cindy held Hannah up, and slowly lowered her onto her large strap-on. She eased the toy inside Hannah's pussy with ease, and Hannah moaned as she was penetrated deeply with the toy. Cindy found it so amazingly easy to lift Hannah up and down, fucking her as she straddled her on her balcony. She let Hannah ride her toy as Hannah's breasts bounced up and down before her eyes. Cindy ran her hands up and down Hannah's sweaty back, and almost had to hold Hannah down as her near weightless body almost bounced off her of toy.
Hannah held on tight to Cindy's shoulders as she rode her. She was in ecstasy as she enjoyed her public display of lesbian sex. Unknown to Cindy but well known to Hannah, there were several gawkers now watching these two gorgeous naked girls fuck outside. The sight of these two women with porn-star bodies and supermodel looks enjoy each other on the balcony so passionately had entranced a few onlookers from the apartments across the street. Hannah sensed their eyes her body, and welcomed it as she was no stranger to having sex in public. The knowledge that she was now being watched only made her want Cindy to fuck her even harder. She looked down at Cindy, and pushed down hard so the strap-on would penetrate her deep.
"That's what I need!" Hannah cried out, and she placed her ands on Cindy's face and kissed her deeply as Cindy thrust up into her pussy. Cindy clinched her hands onto Hannah's ass as she stuck her tongue into Hannah's mouth and pressed her large bare breasts against Hannah's. Cindy pulled at Hannah's ass and spread her wider, getting deeper and deeper inside her pussy. These new deep sensation came at such a surprise that Hannah arched backwards and cried out.
"Oh fuck!" She screamed out to the city around her, and Cindy smiled as she continued to fuck her. Hannah latched back onto her friend's shoulders, and with passionate eyes, she glared down at her.
"Get me inside. I want to cum!" She instructed her.
Cindy did she was told, and carried her weightless friend back through the doorway. Cindy only made it a few steps inside when suddenly Hannah's normal weight returned. The sudden change caused Cindy to loose her balance and fall forward onto the carpet. With a crash, Hannah fell on her back with Cindy on top of her, but this new found position with Cindy on top is exactly what Hannah wanted.
Cindy drove her strap-on into Hannah as she pinned her to the ground. Hannah glared at the doorway the two nude girls had just come through and it slammed shut. Hannah was safe to use her magic again. She latched onto Cindy's back with her arms, and pulled her tight against her as Cindy's strap-on penetrated her pussy with a powerful force. Cindy slammed the strap-on in and out of Hannah as her large magically enhanced breasts bounced before Hannah's eyes. Hannah ran her hands around Cindy's front, and latched onto Cindy's breasts. Cindy moaned as she slammed her harder and harder, enjoying Hannah's touches.
"More!" Hannah cried, and Hannah clinched Cindy's breasts firmly in her hands. Instantly, Cindy felt her breasts grow in Hannah's hands. They grew larger and larger right before her eyes. While the rest of her perfect body remained the same, her breasts simply inflated into Hannah's magic touch. They became too large. They were giant. They were so massive that no bra would ever hold them. They were too big for any normal person to ever achieve. They remained in Hannah's hands as her nipples could now easily reach Hannah's mouth. That was what Hannah wanted as she quickly latched onto Cindy's nipples with her mouth.
"It hurts." Cindy cried out as her back was quickly becoming sore from the weight of her new breasts.
"Okay… okay…" Hannah managed to utter as Cindy continued to slam her. "Suck on mine. Please!"
As Hannah let go of Cindy's breasts, Cindy felt their weight fade away as they quickly shrank down to their normal size. Normal for Hannah's magic meant Cindy's breasts were now Ds at the smallest. Hannah quickly placed her hands a foot away from her own breasts, and soon her firm breasts grew outward towards her hands. They grew larger and larger as she lie on her back, and Cindy ran her hands over Hannah's large mounds as they grew out to Hannah's hands. Together, the two girls caressed Hannah's impossible magic breasts as Cindy slowed her strap-on in and out of Hannah's pussy to increase the sensation.
"Suck them…" Hannah said, and Cindy leaned in and grabbed Hannah's left breast with both hands. Holding it still, she lovingly licked her nipple while she fucked her. Cindy sucked her nipple hard as Hannah's hands fell back against the carpet and she moaned into the air. Hannah arched her back higher, and Cindy felt Hannah's body slowly rise from the ground. Knowing that Hannah's magic would soon be out of control, Cindy decided to push her over the edge. Cindy suddenly increased her motions, fucking Hannah harder and harder and forcing her back to the ground before they both floated away.
"Oh yes! Like that!" Hannah screamed, and she pushed herself against Cindy. Cindy let go of Hannah's large breast, and placed her hands on the ground to support her body as she fucked Hannah harder and harder. Hannah's huge breasts bounced against Cindy's. Hannah latched onto Cindy's shoulders and pulled Cindy down between her breasts. As Cindy's face wash mushed between Hannah's breasts, she drove the strap-on as deep and as fast as she could into Hannah.
As Hannah's body began to glow again, Cindy knew she was close to pushing her magical friend over the edge. The pictures flew off the walls and crashed onto the ground. The ground beneath the two girls started to rumble ever so slightly. The windows blew open and the magical warm wind soon caressed these two naked sweaty girls as they fucked on the ground.
"Yes! I'm cumming!" Hannah screamed, and her body quaked. Light poured from her, and blinded Cindy. As the orgasm took Hannah, Cindy was soon tossed aside. She fell over and bounced her nude body onto her own carpet, shielding the light from her eyes with her hand. As the light began to dim, she found Hannah still lying on her back on her carpet. Hannah was naked and sweaty and smiling a large satisfied grin as she ran her own hands up her body. She had not burst into a million diamonds as she had done before, and Cindy watched as Hannah's giant breasts seemed to shrink back down to normal proportions. Little vapors of light seemed to radiate off her body like steam as she was in bliss. As Hannah's body returned to the way Cindy remembered it moments earlier, Hannah looked over at Cindy. Her smile showed she as the grateful for the sex that Cindy had given her.
"That was glorious, baby." Hannah said as she ran her hands over her large breasts. Cindy smiled back as these two naked girls like next to each other on the carpet,
Cindy reached out with her hand and caressed Hannah's soft face. But to her surprise, she couldn't touch Hannah. Cindy's hand sunk through Hannah's face as if she wasn't there. It was like Hannah was a hologram; untangle and impossible to feel. Cindy tried to touch Hannah's body, but still found it impossible to even caress her sexy nude body. Her hand sunk all the way though Hannah's body and onto the carpet below. Hannah looked down at Cindy's hand as it had passed right through her own body.
"Ha!" Hannah giggled as she noticed that Cindy couldn't touch her. She looked over to Cindy, and looked deep into her eyes. "It's always different when I cum. My magic goes a little haywire."
Hannah pressed her hands against the carpet, easily touching the carpet below her, and quickly lifted her body up so she could stand in Cindy living room. As she stood, she ran her hands up her naked body, still tingling from her orgasm. She ran her hands up her hips. Around her pussy, and around her firm ass. Cindy looked up at Hannah, her sweaty naked body standing over her as she lie on the ground. Hannah looked down at Cindy as she caressed her large breasts, still enjoying her bliss-full moment.
"Stranger things have happened, believe me." Hannah said as her eyes opened again. Hannah then looked towards her heart-shaped bed and began to walk towards it as Cindy lie on her back. Hannah didn't stop her walk and Cindy watched in shock as Hannah feet stepped and sunk right through her. Hannah walked through her as well as over her, not giving her actions a second though as it was still true that their two bodies could not touch each other.
As Hannah passed by Cindy as if she didn't exist, she walked towards the heart shaped bed that still sat her room. Cindy climbed up to her feet, and watched as Hannah held her magical hand out towards the bed. Hannah's hand started to glow ever so slightly, and the whole bed quickly faded into nothing right before her eyes. Hannah then turned back towards Cindy, and saw she was still wearing the green strap-on.
"Oh, that too." Hannah said, and she pointed at Cindy's toy with her fingertips. Like the bed, it too vanished instantly the second Hannah pointed at it, and Cindy was now completely naked. Hannah looked past Cindy to her sheer blue gown set that had been tossed aside.
"Oh your clothes!" Hannah said. She then walked towards Cindy again. She didn't walk around Cindy but instead walked directly towards her. Cindy had not time to move as Hannah's body suddenly merged with her own as she walked. Her breasts, her face, her waist, her entire body passed right through Cindy again as if she wasn't even there. For a moment, the existed as one.
For that moment, Cindy could see what the inside of Hannah's body looked like. It wasn't brains and blood and bone that Cindy saw; it was memories. It was in that moment that Cindy could see Hannah flying through the clouds on a sunny day in a long white gown with her angel wings spread wide, soaring with such freedom. She had her hands stretched out wide as she flew among the birds high above the world below. In a flash, Cindy saw Hannah on a giant king size bed in some mansion somewhere. Her blue lingerie was falling off her own body as she wore glowing white jewelry that dazzled on her ears, neck, and wrists.
But Hannah was not alone, for at the end of the end stood a beautiful supermodel her a sheer blue shirt pulled down and revealing her large firm breasts. Her panties had already slid off her body to reveal her tiny pussy. She just stood there, near naked and waiting to pounce on Hannah and join her on the bed. For some reason Cindy knew that this house was this supermodel's house, and she knew that this girl was some elite celebrity who was keeping her lesbian affair with Hannah a secret. Cindy knew that Hannah's attire and jewelry were not some magical creation, but actually bought for Hannah to wear for this occasion. Before Cindy could enjoy the sex between these two lovers, the memory vanished in another flash. Cindy saw Hannah lying on her back on the floor of some living room. It was a frat-house, and three naked college guys were standing above her with their huge cocks in their hands. They were jerking off onto Hannah's nude body, and she was loving it. She ran her hands over her body as they covered her figure with their cum. She was in heaven.
Cindy found herself back in her living room, still naked and still standing. She was lost in what she just saw, and turned back to Hannah who had successfully walked through her body. Hannah had her glowing hand outstretched, and Cindy watched the lingerie she once wore disappear as it lie on the floor. Hannah turned back to Cindy as the glow left her hand, and smiled as Cindy was staring at her.
"What?" Hannah asked. "Did you see something you like?" Cindy wasn't sure if Hannah was talking about her memories or her body that was still on display.
"I'm sorry, but it's time to go." Hannah told her.
"What? Why? Can't you just freeze time and stay and play some more or something?" Cindy asked.
"Ha. No." Hannah answered as she strutted her nude figure back towards Cindy. "Time is something I don't like to play with. Besides, you have to wake up soon."
"What?" Cindy asked, wondering what Hannah was even talking about.
"Sorry, you were right earlier." Hannah said with a disappointed look on her face. "This has been just a dream, and it's time to wake up. I can't control that."
"No!" Cindy cried out, trying to hang on to the evening.
"Sorry, baby. Maybe in another dream we can have fun again. After all, I am your dream girl." Cindy suddenly became groggy. Her living room, as well as Hannah who stood naked before her, became very blurry. She couldn't see. The room started spinning around her. She was totally disoriented. She was falling.
Suddenly, Cindy sprung up from her couch in a cold sweat. It was a couch that didn't exist in her living room a moment ago. It was her old couch. The sun beamed in from her windows as Cindy found herself sitting up on her couch once more. The morning had come, and Cindy slowly rose up from her reclined position, and found her living room exactly as it was before Hannah had come over that night. There was an empty bottle of wine on Cindy's coffee table, and one wine glass all by itself.
Cindy felt groggy. She felt slightly hung over. She looked down at her body and saw the same jeans and pink top she had worn the night before still on her body. Not only that, but her body was as she remembered it and not the way Hannah wanted it. Cindy was in complete disarray, but soon found answers as on her coffee table was her cell phone with one missed call. After a few buttons were pressed, a voice spoke to Cindy.
"Hey, Cind. It's Hannah. I'm not going to be able to make it tonight. I know its late but something came up and I had to fly out of town. But hey! Next time I'm back in town, I'll look you up and we can meet up again. Later!"
Cindy turned her phone off in disappointment. Hannah was right. Despite the vivid memories of the night before, it was obvious she had started drinking alone and dreamt the whole thing up. As she rose from her couch, still slightly confused and weary, she thought how ridiculous it was that her old lesbian fling from college would have magic powers. As she walked towards her bathroom to prepare for work, she shook her head and laughed at the idea that quiet little Hannah was really a sexual being that could fly and walk through walls and move things around with her thoughts.
Hannah; a goddess. It was surely a sexy dream, but obviously not true. Obviously … right?


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DICKSON, Tenn. – Friday was a very good day for the Tennessee Tech men's golf team at the GreyStone Golf Course, especially freshman Adam Cunningham.
The Cookeville rookie chopped a whopping 14 shots off his first round score and finished the day with a four-under-par 68, helping the Golden Eagles leap from sixth into third place with one round remaining at the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.
Opening play tied for sixth, Tech had the second-best team total of the second day at two-under 286, leaping ahead of Belmont and Murray State into third place.
The Golden Eagles stayed out of trouble for most of the day Friday, scoring just three double bogeys on their 90 holes of play. Tech's five players had 18 birdies, one eagle (by Cunningham), 15 bogeys and 55 pars.
Austin Peay posted a 284 for the low round of the day, increasing its lead to nine shots over second-place Jacksonville State. The Govs are at 568, following identical rounds of 284. JSU jumped from third into second, passing Belmont with a 289 Friday, and sits at 577.
The Golden Eagles followed their 295 on Thursday with a 286 Friday, and find themselves in third at 581, one shot ahead of Belmont, which fired a 294 to slip from second to fourth.
Murray State is close behind at 584, followed by Eastern Kentucky (586), Morehead State (587), Tennessee State (588), SIU Edwardsville (592), UT Martin (597) and Eastern Illinois (609).
Cunningham, meanwhile, rebounded from an opening round 82 to shoot a 68 on Friday, tied with three other players for the lowest round of the tournament. His 150 total has him tied for 33rd place. He posted two birdies and one bogey on the front nine, before closing with an eagle three on the par 5 ninth hole. He managed two more birdies and one bogey on the back nine.
The Golden Eagle leader after two rounds is sophomore Lee Whitehead, who is in eighth place at two-under 142 after shooting en even-par 72 on Friday. Senior Lee Maxwell is tied for 17th place, shooting a one-under 71 for a 36-hole total of 146. Senior Greg Kitts is two shots back, tied for 25th place after his scores of 73 and 75 left him at 148.
Mitchell Thomas, a member of the OVC All-Freshman team, rounds out Tech's lineup. He improved one stroke from a 77 to a 76 on Friday and is tied for 44th place at 153.
Mitchell and Kitts each opened with a double bogey on the first hole of the day, then settled down after that. Kitts had three birdies and four bogeys, while Mitchell three birdies, two bogeys and one additional double bogey.
Patrick Newcomb of Murray State is the individual leader, shooting a 69 Thursday and a 70 Friday, and sits at five-under 139. He holds a one shot lead over Brendan Cabalerro of UT Martin, who carded scores of 69 and 71 for his 140.
Five players are tied at 141, including Anthony Bradley and Dustin Korte from Austin Peay, Cameron Scitern and James Stepp of Tennessee State, and Ashton Van Horne of Belmont.
Whitehead and Tomasz Anderson of Jacksonville are toed for eighth at 142.
The final round on Saturday morning begins at 8 a.m., but sitting in the top three, the Golden Eagle players will be in the last five groups to step onto the first tee. Thomas goes first at 10:30, while Whitehead is the last to start teeing off at 11 a.m.
Tech is paired with APSU and JSU in the final five groups.
Golden Eagles leap into third at OVC Golf Championships
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Nufarm's Story - Nufarm Ireland
Our history
|Nufarm was established in Melbourne, Australia in the mid 1950s. Founder, Max Fremder, began selling phenoxy herbicides to professional spray applicators in regional Victoria and quickly established a reputation for excellent customer service and good quality products.
The company moved to its present head office location at Laverton North in 1972, with the corporate headquarters located adjacent to Nufarm's largest manufacturing facility.
From the mid 1980s until early 2000, Nufarm was a subsidiary of New Zealand based Fernz Corporation. The Nufarm crop protection business continued to grow and expand during that period, with a number of overseas locations established throughout the 1990s.
In 2000, Fernz migrated the incorporation of the company from New Zealand to Australia and changed the group's name to Nufarm Limited. Since that time, the company has focused on building a global platform for its core crop protection business and has divested various industrial and specialty chemical businesses.
Various acquisitions and solid organic growth have seen the business rapidly expand. Nufarm is now ranked the eighth largest crop protection company in the world, with a clear leadership position in Australia and substantial operations in North and South America, Europe, New Zealand and Asia.


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There is a spaceship in orbit high above the Earth. The extraterrestrial life on board this ship is far more intellectually and technologically superior to us human beings. To them, we are still very primitive in all aspects of our existence. To them, we are still in the cradle of our civilisation. These beings watch our every move and record our every development meticulously. They have been doing this for thousands of years. Our technology has not yet developed to the point that we can detect their presence high above the earth. Their technology shields their ship from our prying eyes. However, at times and unknown to these extraterrestrials, we human beings can hear their communications when we turn on our hairdryers. We just do not realise it.
When asked to produce evidence to back up this claim that we are being watched by extraterrestrials, we are told that the promoters of this belief simply dismiss any attempt to produce any evidence whatsoever to backup their claim, instead they state that one just needs to believe…to have faith in what they say, to simply believe them…
Yet if people think that the belief mentioned above is absurd, and too far fetched even to consider it as potentially true, then we need to consider other absurdities that billions of people throughout the world believe. One those absurdities is the concept of an omnipotent, omniscient supernatural being, who created this world (in only six days) as well as the stars and who watches over us like a caring, gentle father that is ready to reward us if we are good and punish us if we are not. Another absurdity is that this almighty being sent his only begotten son to suffer a terrible death in a vain attempt to save mankind from ways of evil. What's more ludicrous about this story is that he was born to a virgin and that he walked on water, healed the sick and brought someone back to life with his supernatural powers, he even rose from the dead and his mother (according to the Roman Catholic Church) was bodily spirited up to heaven. The sad thing about the spaceship belief is that if just a handful of people believed it. The rest of society would see them as cranks, people that are in desperate need to see a psychiatrist. Yet if a million people believed it, it would become a new religion and its followers would demand, and be granted respect for their beliefs.
Delusions and absurdities are still delusions and absurdities regardless how many people believe in them!
So why do people believe so deeply in religious dogma? Is it that they were simply brainwashed by their religious parents and community, or are they afraid of death and need some sort of comfy blanky to hold onto to ease their fears. Do they believe because they can't accept that this life is all they have, and that they will never be reunited with loved ones who have left this mortal plain before them? Or is it all of the above. Are these the keys that lock out reason, logic and understanding of the world they live in? Where reality of life and death is kept at bay! Are we humans that weak minded and so insecure that we need to cling to myths the way a child holds onto his mothers skirt hem when frightened?


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CRESTVIEW � The city's cultural "livability" is one of its most attractive assets in luring major businesses to the area. Looking back on 2013, the Crestview area can rightfully bask in these artistic and cultural accomplishments that enhance and enrich residents' lives.
CRESTVIEW � The city's cultural "livability" is one of its most attractive assets in luring major businesses to the area, Nathan Sparks, the Okaloosa County Economic Development Council's new president, has said.
Looking back on 2013, the Crestview area can rightfully bask in these artistic and cultural accomplishments that enhance and enrich residents' lives. They are, in no particular order, as follows:
View From the Stage, Crestview's community theatre troupe, presented two full productions in 2013.
Its spring comedy, "See How They Run," brought lots of laughs, mistaken identities, slamming doors and all the fun of British farce to the Warriors Hall Stage.
Just weeks ago, the community paused from frantic Christmas preparations to enjoy a delightful musical version of "A Christmas Carol" presented by the company.
The Florida Chautauqua Theatre in nearby DeFuniak Springs fills a niche with spring, summer and fall Music and More theatre arts courses and youth productions.
Crestview High School's drama program and student chapter of the International Thespian Society's annual spring and fall plays, "Sleepy Hollow" and "Dear Ruth," respectively, were enjoyable, enthusiastic productions.
The Thespians' "Bulldog Idol" spring competition for a second year showcased the vocal talents of students who were winnowed down to five final competitors. Michelle Bryant was declared the winner.
New last year was the fall "Crestview's Got Talent," a Thespian-produced student talent show.
Attendees of the Crestview High School band's two annual concerts packed the Pearl Tyner Auditorium. In addition, band members, in a variety of ensembles including the four-piece Sax to the Max quartet � appeared in local festivals and venues.
With 120 voices, the Crestview High chorus, under director Kevin Lusk, performed spring and Christmas choral music concerts featuring songs in a variety of genres performed by show and traditional choirs.
School choral and band music concerts, including Baker School and middle school groups, were welcome additions to the community cultural calendar.
Adult choral music resounded throughout the region from the accomplished Schola Cantorum and Okaloosa Chamber Singers community choirs.
Directed by Northwest Florida State College music professor Dr. John Leatherwood and retired former Crestview High choral music teacher Dr. Marilyn Overturf, respectively, the ensembles' spring and Christmas concerts were delightful, professional experiences.
David Col�n and Erika Moreno, the Main Street dance studio's owners, are stalwart supporters of community arts and charitable organizations and host the Crestview High ballroom dance club.
Studio dancers are fixtures at a variety of community and school events. Dance for Life, their annual late-winter showcase, displayednational and local talents while raising funds for Covenant Hospice.
Crestview strengthened its nearly 20-year Sister Cities International relationship with Noirmoutier-en-l'�le, France, through cultural, educational and economic exchanges and community presentations.
In May, 30 student performers with the Northwest Florida State College Soundsations and Madrigals choirs performed in Noirmoutier.
In June, a 22-member delegation helped commemorate America's role in France's World War II liberation and toured an Airbus plant producing components for planes to be assembled in Mobile.
Two University of Nantes students served three-month summer internships at the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce, while Crestview High French Club members and girls' soccer players began fundraising for summer 2014 visits to Noirmoutier.
Organizers in area schools presented a gala celebrating the many cultures and nationalities that make up northern Okaloosa County.
More than two dozen countries representing five continents presented cultural displays and performances in Shoal River Middle School's gymnasium in a colorful evening of fun and festivity.
Students from Shoal River Middle School and the school district's English for Speakers of Other Languages program contributed research and set-up assistance as they learned about other cultures.
Masterpieces from area artists � some exhibiting for the first time � filled lobby display cases and covered the library's exhibit wall.
Programs including monthly First Tuesday lectures, special presentations and crafts instruction for children enriched the community's cultural life.
Music at the Library, now in its third year, enhanced weekday evenings with performances by small ensembles and individual musicians.
The library is also headquarters for community cultural groups including Friends of the Arts and the Crestview Sister City Program.
Under new Principal Dr. Donna Goode, the school blossomed with regular weekly instruction in visual and performing arts. Students experienced monthly theatrical or music performances, with some produced by the students themselves.
November's reopening of the school's library led to a morning art club where kids draw and peruse art books selected by librarian Kristal Petruzzi.
Educators say that students who participate in the arts excel in "core" subjects including mathematics and science over students who don't.
Baker Block Museum continued its role in collecting and preserving the north county's heritage in a fun, eclectic repository for artifacts from glass insulators to a backwoods still.
The facility, operated by the North Okaloosa Heritage Society, includes a regional genealogy and research library and archives, and the adjacent Heritage Park collection of historic buildings.
The museum and park were the site of the annual Baker Heritage Festival, a bustling, family-friendly celebration of area folk arts and folkways.
Contact News Bulletin Arts & Entertainment Editor Brian Hughes at 850-682-6524 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @cnbBrian.


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"Suits" actress Megan Markle took to Twitter Friday to thank supporters following the flood of racial abuse she received after going public with her relationship with Prince Harry.
Markle thanked a few select friends and then supporters at large. She then captioned the tweet with an inspirational quote from Mahatma Gandhi.
Earlier this month Kensington Palace took the nearly unprecedented step of making a public statement regarding the couple after Markle's safety was questioned in light of the backlash.
"Prince Harry is worried about Ms. Markle's safety and is deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her," said the statement from Kensington Palace. "It is not right that a few months into a relationship with him that Ms. Markle should be subjected to such a storm."
According to the statement, the harassment Markle received has "been very public — the smear on the front page of a national newspaper; the racial undertones of comment pieces; and the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls and web article comments."


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Local church members are working to make sure every local girl who wants to attend has the right outfit for prom.
Local church members are working to make sure every local girl who wants to attend has the right outfit for prom.
On March 9, Buckeye Christian Church in Grove City, with help from Amazing Grace Church, will host Dresses for Divas, assisting girls from the southwest area of Columbus by providing dresses, shoes, jewelry and other accessories for prom they might not otherwise be able to afford.
"This will be our third year," said Patty Eggleton, Buckeye Christian Church member in charge of the women's ministry. "It's pretty exciting."
The first year the church conducted Dresses for Diva, 10 girls received dresses. Last year, that number grew to about 30. This year, Eggleton said, they hope help between 30 and 50 girls.
"We won't stop until every girl has a dress," Eggleton said. "We won't turn anyone away."
On the day of the event, the church, located at 1528 London-Groveport Road, will be set up for the girls to come in, pick out dresses and accessories and try them on in fitting rooms complete with mirrors.
"We turn our church into a huge shopping store," Eggleton said.
The girls arrive for the event by appointment. The church works with guidance counselors in area schools to identify the girls who would benefit from Dresses for Diva.
"With the cost of prom dresses and tickets going up, we thought if we could help them with getting dresses and shoes, then that would be beneficial," Eggleton said.
The idea for Dresses for Divas, Eggleton said, came from supporting similar functions elsewhere.
"We went out to Cinderella's Closet in Cincinnati," she said. "We came back out and decided we needed to do something in our area."
Currently, the church is accepting donations for the effort. Those interested in making a donation can contact the church at 614-871-0571 or Eggleton at eggleton.patty @gmail.com.
A tax receipt will be offered for donated items.
"Any formal wear," Eggleton said. "Any donations will be appreciated."