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Chacin's injury not an oblique issue
By Jack Etkin / Special to MLB.com
DENVER -- Right-hander Jhoulys Chacin will not make his next scheduled start, but said Saturday he felt "way better than yesterday" and believed the injury that forced him to leave Friday's start was not to his left oblique.
Chacin was examined Saturday by Dr. Tom Noonan, the Rockies' medical director, who gave Chacin the good news and confirmed that he does not have an oblique issue. Chacin's pain is related to his back, but he will still have an MRI taken on Monday to determine a more specific diagnosis.
Chacin pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings against the D-backs on Friday and left the game after throwing his 100th pitch. The Rockies' Opening Day starter, Chacin is 3-0 with a 1.46 ERA in four starts.
Chacin suffered spasms in his lower back during Spring Training while doing squats and said he felt pain in the "same area" Friday. Chacin was encouraged by how how he felt Saturday.
"I was able to do some exercise, and if it was an oblique, I couldn't do it," Chacin said. "I feel quite better today."
Chacin's next scheduled start is Wednesday against the Braves at Coors Field. The Rockies don't have a scheduled off-day until May 2, so a pitcher from Triple-A Colorado Springs will need to be called up to face the Braves.
Left-hander Drew Pomeranz pitched for Colorado Springs on Thursday and could start in Chacin's place. But the Rockies may be reluctant to disrupt the routines and development process of Pomeranz and Tyler Chatwood, who has been Colorado Springs' best starter recently, by calling them up to pitch once or twice in Chacin's absence.
"Of course, I've thought about that scenario," Weiss said, referring to filling Chacin's spot. "I don't exactly know who that would be, at this point. There's a few different candidates down there. So, we'll cross that bridge, I guess, when we get to it."
The weather forecast calls for rain on Monday afternoon, turning to snow at night with some rain and snow on Tuesday. If a game with the Braves is postponed, the Rockies could push their starters back and not have to fill Chacin's slot.
Helton out of lineup with forearm strain
DENVER -- First baseman Todd Helton has a left forearm strain and was not in Saturday's starting lineup. He suffered the injury on a swing Tuesday against the Mets in the first game of a doubleheader.
Helton said he thought the pain would "just go away with a couple days rest," but that wasn't the case.
"It's feeling pretty good right now," Helton said before Saturday's game. "I've never done anything like it. I could play right now if I had to, I guess."
Outman adds lefty help to bullpen
DENVER -- Reliever Josh Outman joined the Rockies two hours before Friday's game, flying to Denver from Reno, where Triple-A Colorado Springs was playing. Outman, who gives the Rockies a second left-hander in the bullpen to go with Rex Brothers, went 1-0 with a 0.84 ERA (10 2/3 innings, one earned run) in five games with four walks and 14 strikeouts.
To make room for Outman, the Rockies optioned reliever Chris Volstad to Colorado Springs.
"I tried to carry over into the season what I was doing at the tail end of Spring Training," Outman said. "The last four or five outings of Spring Training, I really felt like I was commanding the bottom of the zone. I was getting all three of my pitches over for strikes and had really worked on using the sinker more, especially with the kind of ground-ball rates they're looking for here.
"It's made it a lot easier for me to pitch, especially at altitude. Just keep the ball on the ground and keep guys off balance. The more I've been able to sink the ball away from right-handers, the more it's opened up the inner half of the plate."
Trammell admires Tulo from afar
DENVER -- D-backs bench coach Alan Trammell is a former shortstop who hit third later in his career with the Tigers and won four Gold Glove Awards. He is an ardent admirer of Rockies shortstop and cleanup hitter Troy Tulowitzki, whom he watches from a perspective different than most, and compares his skill set to that of Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr.
"Cal might have been a tad bigger, but they're big boys," Trammell said. "They both hit in the middle of the lineup, but they understand the game, being a shortstop. They know when to get guys over and they'll do that. They're not just up there swinging, they're going to play the game [correctly]. Tulo's more athletic. The off-balance throws, Cal didn't do that. But Cal's hands were as good as I've ever seen. He didn't make any mistakes -- when he caught the ball, you were out."
Worth noting
• The last team to win more than seven straight home games to start their season was the Dodgers in 2009, when they won their first 13 home games. The Rockies were 7-0 at home entering Saturday.
• Reid Brignac started at third base on Saturday. It was his fifth start of the season and third at third base.
• Chacin's 1.46 ERA is the third-lowest in franchise history for a pitcher in his first four starts of the season. Ubaldo Jimenez had a 0.95 ERA in 2010 and Shawn Chacon had a 0.98 ERA in 2003 after four starts, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Jack Etkin is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: Message-ID: <firstname.lastname@example.com> X-Archived-At: <URL:http://www.netusa.net/~eli/erotica/assm/Year97/1814.txt> From: email@example.com (Barry Smythe) Subject: MMOB part 1 (repost) Newsgroups: alt.sex.stories,alt.sex.stories.d,alt.sex.stories.hetero,alt.sex.stories.moderated Followup-To: alt.sex.stories.d Path: qz!not-for-mail Organization: The Committee To Thwart Spam Approved: <firstname.lastname@example.com> X-Moderator-Contact: Eli the Bearded <firstname.lastname@example.com> X-Story-Submission: <firstname.lastname@example.com> ---------------------- STORY BEGINS ---------------------- Minding My Own Business (mc, mf, nc, teen, celeb, spank, anal, facial) By Fitzhemingway Chapter 1: THE BEGINNING The ability to manipulate minds came to me with difficulty. Years of self-discipline and experimentation passed before I had the first hint of control, but after I knew I was on the right track, the advances came at significantly faster rate. My passion for control started at age 12. Yes, for the obvious reasons. I desperately wanted the body of Kerri Phipps, the girl who sat in front of me in 7th Grade History. I remember her tight gray stretch pants very well. She didn't have much for a chest (as far as I could tell - baggy sweatshirts were too fashionable back then), but her calves were strong, her legs were just a little plump, and Christ was her little ass round. To this day, I can't remember her face. I'm sure it was young and clean, and I remember her hair was strawberry blonde and pageboy short. My clearest memory was the way she slept through every class. She rested her head on her arms and books and thrust her ass through the open space between the seat and back of her chair. I can't tell you how many times I dropped a pen, book or anything, just to crouch under and get a good look. I could even occasionally cop a quick feel, as if my knee had accidentally brushed against her. When I wasn't acting like a 12-year old pervert, I was definitely thinking like one. I thought maybe, just maybe if I concentrated hard enough, I could mentally "suggest" she stick her ass out just a little bit farther. By coincidence, once in a great while she'd do as I "suggested." Not often enough for me to think I was really controlling her, but enough that my appetite was whetted. Junior High passed, as did High School with about as much sexual adventure as your average Teenage Male. I had been practicing, concentrating, and studying my craft daily, but with little to show for it. The incidence of minor victories - a cheerleader "accidentally" dropping a book and bending over a little to far for modesty; the class goddess suddenly deciding to do the breast stroke when she knew I was right behind her doing the much faster Australian crawl; and the suddenly numb butts in a crowed locker hallway - happened rarely, but I knew I had something going. It was just before High School graduation day when it fell into place. I was not going to graduate. My classic bitch English teacher wasn't going to pass me. I walked into her room at lunch, and talked with her briefly, acting like any other student begging for his life. All the while I ran off at the mouth and she graded our final papers. When I saw she came to mine, I bent all my will on her mind to give me an A. I could feel her will budge but her hand started to mark a C on my paper. A C wouldn't have let me graduate, and in a rage I concentrated on her pen. Slowly, her hand stopped the curve of a C and make the sharp lines of an A. Mind Control was mine - but now with a bonus. I had telekinesis. It took more work and experimentation, but in two years, full power was mine and I could have whatever I wanted. I had no desire yet to lock myself away in a castle with a harem of mind-slaves. I wanted to experience the fun of my charmed life in the real world first. So I built a life for myself in the movie industry. The money was great, the political contacts good, and of course the women were plenty. All the result of those years of discipline. Chapter 2: A GOOD NIGHT OUT Can you imagine the life I've led? Can you imagine the satisfaction of going to the movies on a Friday Night with my power? Just last weekend I went to a 10:00 showing of the latest Jim Carey flick. I had snagged Jennifer Tilly for a few nights of depravity and wanted to see her again as a blonde. In the parking lot, I spotted a very toothsome little piece, and mentally suggested she and her party buy tickets for my movie. No problem. In the theater, a moderate crowd moved mostly to the front by my suggestion and I stayed buried in darkness in the back. I watched for my prey. There she was. A sweet little beach bunny came in with her mother and slightly older brother. She couldn't have been more than 14 and tight as could be. Her legs were tanned, curvy and firm, and her ass was struggling with white shorts she'd probably had since she was 9. Her tits were the cutest ripe little cones perking out of a light blue tank top. A very edible girl. This was easy. Five minutes into the film I reached across ten rows with my mind and ever so gently began tickling her pussy and pinching her nipples. Just light pressure... not enough that she'd notice at first. I worked her up slowly, even putting the faintest rub on her tight little asshole. In few minutes I was having fun seeing her silhouette squirm in her seat, but soon was time for the real show. For the first time, I entered her mind. Carrie was her name... A virgin... Oh God.... she was just 13 and ready to cream her shorts! I probed memories at found her pretty sexually innocent. At the moment she was embarrassed at her sudden horniness and a little scared. What was happening to her? She felt so gooood... but her mom was starting to look at her funny. I could sense her brother start to notice Carrie's aroused squirming too. I liked him already. He had quite an imagination concerning all the things he wanted to do to his little sister. Not just yet Sonny!, I thought and commanded to him. But when she's home tonight, she'll be your private little plaything. I just need to break her in first.. I called to Carrie's mind.... Come sit in the back... Your mom won't notice. Indeed she wouldn't. With my help, Mom would forget she even had a daughter until I got through with the nubile 13 year old. Carrie followed my command and quickly came to sit next to me. I had made sure no one would disturb us. Jim Carey would be particularly watchable tonight. Anybody who had to, would piss in their seats before they went to the bathroom. Carrie was practically out of breath from arousal. My eyes had adjusted well to the dark, and I looked down at her thighs rubbing against each other in sexual agony. My telekinesis was basically on autopilot now, and she was pretty close to cumming. How did a 13 year old ever get legs that shapely? She was already shaving them too. Her little face was an angel's... bright blue eyes and a button nose, and delicious overbite. I ran my hands over her smooth thighs and she gasped. She hadn't noticed me yet. "What are you doooing?" she asked dreamily. My hands had spread her legs far apart now, each one draped over an armrest. Very firm, very smooth, very young! "Why, I'm just going to play with you for a while little honey." I said. My own breathing was ragged as I pulled her little tank top over her head. No bra. Tanlines. The pinkest little nipples and the taste of butter. Carrie was frozen, but her mind was still a little self aware. "My Mom wouldn't.... this... whatareyou.... nooo....." "Shut up little thing. You're mine for a while." I stood up and faced her. I'm a tall guy, but this little teen was just the right height as sat in the movie chair. My hands grabbed either side of her head, I opened her mouth with my mind, and slipped the head of my cock into her warm, wet mouth. She sucked and bobbed as best she could, but I wanted more. I suppressed her gag reflex and stroked her little ass with a dose of the TK. With handfulls of sun-bleached blonde hair, I thrust my cock all the way down her throat and forced her nose into my abdomen. Ohh... this was fantastic! My cock had completely disappeared into Carrie's little angel face. I tilted her head a bit so I could see her throat engorge as my cock raped her mouth, in and out. Her eyes looked up at me as a slave trying desperately to please her master, but at the same time scared to death, because part of her was aware what was happening to her. I wish I could say I fucked that underage mouth for hours, but she was too much for me after just a few dozen trusts. For the last time, I pulled my cock out of her mouth, ever so slowly. The saliva glistened in the dark as I grabbed my cock with my right hand, and held her head pulled back fast with my left. Her chin thrust up toward me, and her lips were parted open as I stroked my tool faster. With grunts of my own, the first rope of come splashed the little blonde on the cheek and ran into her eye. More cum shot into a nostril, over her tongue, down her throat and even more splashed all over her lips. This thirteen year old sex toy had been blessed with the best face bath I'd managed all week. She involuntarily moved to wipe her face off, but I stopped her before she could ruin the image. This scared, pretty face gleamed with cum reflecting the light from the move screen. Even in the dark, I could see the peach-golden skin of her young face blush with the shame and heat of the act. It looked so good, but now I had to upset the image myself. You see, I was still as hard as Gibraltar, and had not yet used this girl for the purpose I drew her to. It was that ass, you see. Those tight, short white shorts had caught my attention in the parking lot and was the whole reason I had drawn her to me. Cum still dripping off her face, I pulled her up and traded places with her. Now I sat in the chair and ran my hands over her cotton-clad ass. "Take your shorts off you little cock-tease," I commanded. Her hands moved to her waistband and started to unbutton, but she paused. "What are.... what... nooo...," she whimpered. "Are you scared little Carrie?," I cooed as my finger moved under her shorts, caressing the sweetest thing in this world. "Uh huh" "Good dear. Now SHUT UP, take off your shorts and bend over the seat in front of you." A mental command reinforced with a verbal command reinforced with a TK push was too much for this girl's last vain resistance. The shorts went down, and she buried her head in the seat in front, so far that her feet no longer touched the ground. This poor girl was putty to me. I'd have to remember to give some semblance of self control back to her. Boy, was her older brother in for a treat when the family got home tonight! Faced with spread pink rose petals of 13 year old pussy, and a puckered pinkish-brown asshole. I did what had to be done and buried my face in the teen's glory. Each hand massaged a globe of ass flesh as I fucked Carrie with my tongue - first gently in her pussy, and then roughly around the ring of her asshole. I wished I had another set of hands to rub up and down the inside of her soft young thighs, but I just had to concentrate on that peachy ass! My tongue and mental commands had loosened the girl's asshole (I didn't want to damage her too much, I wanted to leave some fun for her brother) enough for the final round of fun. I stood up, cock at the ready, and slipped that meat into the young girl's ass. Her ass almost hurt my cock, it was so tight. This was one of those tight asses you see bouncing along the beach in summertime. A little thirteen-year-old slut in training who knows she's driving the old guys nuts, but doesn't know the depravity they're really considering. This underage beach bunny, Carrie, had just found out. There I was, banging a beach-bunny cock tease in her tight little virgin ass, in the back of a crowded movie theater. I had started slowly, but she had loosened up just enough that I picked up the pace. Those globes of tush sucked my cock in tight. It was a struggle just to pull out far enough so I could be sucked back into that virgin ass. I kept up the raping ream, and decided to have a little more fun. I removed the last SHUT UP command I had given the girl. "Uhhhhuhhhh... ohhh. huh...huh.. hellp.. god....." she kept whimpering. "buhhh... my butttt....... what are you...... my aaaassssssss....." I kept up the pace, fucking that little butt as it would never be fucked again - for the first time. Carrie kept up the cries, and I decided to turn up the pleasure for her. I entered her mind again, and threw a few switches. I set her on the road to a shuddering orgasm, with a twist - she'd never be able to come again without a dick up her tight backdoor. "My AAASSSSSS!!!! Oh God You're fucking my ASSSSSS. I'm just a little girl, and you're fucking my butt!!!!" (OK, so I implanted a few words.) Not one member of the audience turned around, but I'm sure I inspired a few wet dreams for later. Carrie was trashing around on her own now. "Oh God please fuck it.... don't stop raping my little ass!" Carrie was rubbing her face now, groping for any of my cum that hadn't yet dried up, and shoving it into her mouth. I needed more room to fuck this little girl. I reached an arm around her and picked her up, my cock still ensconced in her rump. "No!!!!!" she screamed, "please..... don't stop fucking my little ass!!" I carried her into the aisle and obliged her. I tossed her face down on the floor, so she could taste the milk-duds, and rode her ass like a little pony. Carrie banged her fists and kicked her feet as I rammed into her butt. The 13-year old screamed a final time in massive orgasms as I shot my load deep in to her rectum. Panting, I stood up on weak legs and commanded Carrie to clean off my cock with her mouth. I wiped off the saliva first on her hair, and then on her cute little tits. After a quick little spank, I commanded her to get her clothes and clean herself up. I dressed myself, released my restraining command on the audience and walked out of the theater. Thankfully, I had remembered to grab Carrie's address from her mind. I would visit her again someday. Now that she was so pliable, I was curious what fun her brother would have. Chapter 3: CINDY Like I said, I used my talent to make a name for myself in Hollywood. I found my desired power and money as an influential Producer and opportunities were everywhere. Just like I broke the will of that hot little girl in the theater, I had broken the will of several stars and starlets, careful to return them to work in one piece. I was on well my way to a good size stable of ready women. For five days now, Yasmine Bleeth has been chained up in my basement. Yeah, you heard she's on vacation, but you know better now. Samantha Mathis is down there too, keeping Yasmine company. On my strict orders, Samantha is oiling up Miss Bleeth. She knows to get the Baywatch star's pussy's shaved and licked clean, and to make sure her asshole is well lubed. Samantha can force the brunette to eat her plump pussy, and she can use her gorgeous lips in return only as long as Yasmine never achieves orgasm. Until I come home of course, tonight's a special night. Yasmine was a little difficult for me. It took two solid days of work before I could convince her that running around my mansion with only a light sheen of baby oil and a butt plug was perfectly natural. The first time I came on her face was different. That sexy brunette had enough will of her own left to give me the slightest look of disgust. Revenge was simple - I had enough control of her mind enough that banishment to my basement dungeon was little punishment. The torture she had to endure was not having my cock in her ass for five days. Tonight was supposed to be the night I broke her fast and gave her what she so desperately needed. The idea of shoving my cock down Samantha's throat before I stuck it in Yasmine's ass was enough to keep me smiling all afternoon. I evened turned down a lunch with Natalie Portman, not wanting to tempt myself and be too drained for the evening. At least that was the plan. Things soon went to hell in another production department and the Studio had decided to switch features on us. It was 4:00, my secretary told me, and I now had a meeting with the the star of my new project. When I glanced at the production notes, my eye's bugged when I saw the star. This was a piece of ass I had always angled for, but never got close enough to. She was gorgeous. She was unobtainable. She was classy. She was Cindy Crawford. I couldn't wait to have her. "Debbie," I paged my secretary, "Call the house staff and tell them to prepare for a guest." "Yes, Sir." Debbie replied sharply. She was one of mine too, and pouting today because I denied her a quick load of cum on her afternoon coffee break. She escorted Ms. Crawford into the room and gave me a sour look. She new I had a new toy and was jealous. "Hello, Ms. Crawford," I said, ignoring Debbie. The slinky asian quickly left the office. "It's very nice to meet you Cindy." I continued, "I'm afraid I have an emergency at the home office, would you mind coming with me in the car? We can discuss the project over dinner" I was a little eager, but she went for the command. "Oh... uh...," Cindy stammered as her thoughts fell in line the way I wanted them. "Sure, I'd be happy to. Thanks. I'd love the chance to get to know you better." Not bad, Cindy was pretty pliant. Before we left, I wanted just a little fun. Cindy (just off the set) was wearing a dark blue cocktail dress, cut several inches above the knee. The heels were high, and her face and hair were made up perfectly. Subtle commands were already at work on her, and the super model's body language became more open and sexy. He lips were pouting and moist. This was going to be perfect. "Cindy," I asked innocently. "Why don't you come over here. Bend over my desk, will you?" "Mm? Oh, Sure!" she complied like a dream. Cindy bent over my low desk, resting on her elbows and cradling her face in her hands. I looked into those beautiful eyes and lips and got lost for a second. "What did you have in mind?" she asked seductively. I could see her ass waving slightly from over her shoulder, and reached out with telekinesis to put some pressure on her clit. "MMmmm...," she moaned slightly, lost in my mind control. "Cindy, Cindy," I tsked. "you are a slut aren't you?," my question also implanted the command. I eased out of my chair, and made my way around her. "Unhh...I'm.. Cindy's a... a slut... Cindy's a SLUT!" Her last word was almost a squeal. I love making them talk in third person. Her ass swayed to the left and right, and started bucking a bit towards me. I was almost going to fast, Cindy didn't take much work at all. Cindy was sucking on her fingers now. I freed that last inhibition, and one finely manicured hand shot between her legs and rubbed furiously. "UNNNhhhh," she cried. "God.. I'm a slut... I need a..." Quickly I corrected her. "Cindy... needs... a cock! Cindy's a... SLUT!!" Each word was pout. Delicately, I pushed her skirt over her ass. Even on the Set, Crawford had been wearing a satin thong. The purple of the thong was a sight to behold between the golden globes of her ass. I'd heard she's put on a little weight, but it must have only been a pound or two, and it went just to the right place! I crouched there for a moment, basking in Cindy Crawford's luxuriant ass. I rubbed cheek to cheek for a while and buried my nose in her ass crack. Her fingers were working her pussy with abandon, and I gently bit at her plump vulva through the fabric of her panties. "GAWD! Eat my pussy.... Lick Cindy's Pussy! Rim Cindy's Asshole!" she begged. I figured it was time to change things. I rose, and went to the large easy chair in the corner of my office. "Cindy!," I barked. "Yessss...." She straightened herself up and smoothed out her cocktail dress. Her eyes smoldered and she thrust her lower lip out as she pleaded to me. "Will you please fuck Cindy now?" I paused and let her stew. My mind implanted new commands of youth and apprehension. "Cindy has not been a nice young lady, has she?" Her face dropped. "Cindy shouldn't be asking strangers to lick her pussy and suck her asshole, should she?" Cindy shook her head. I started turning the apprehension in to fear. "Cindy. Come to me dear." She slowly made her way towards me. "Take of those heels. Nice girls don't wear heels." She slipped out of them. God, even her feet were sexy. "Now, Cindy, climb up on my lap." Too eagerly, she threw herself in my arms, with a hopeful smile. In a slightly huskier voice, she practically oozed, "you gonna fuck Cindy now?" "No Cindy, You know you've been bad, it's time for a spanking." Her eyes widened with fear. She had the emotions of a preteen for the moment, and scared of a big male hand on her backside. "Nooo," she pleaded. "You'll take your spanking Cindy, you might even like it." Before she could protest, I whipped her around and shoved her face down and off to one side. Her knees rested over the other edge of the chair and her ass started to arch toward my face with my silent command. With a blast of telekinesis, I shredded Cindy's cocktail dress and blew it across the room. Arguably the most desired woman in the world was now squirming naked in my lap, afraid of (and at my newest command) desiring a good spanking. I ran my hand over her smooth, toned haunches, pinching and rubbing sensitive flesh. Goose flesh rose for a moment, giving me my cue. SMACK SMACK. Two quick slaps on the right cheek left it jiggling slightly. SMACK SMACK SMACK. Two again on the right and one on the left. I wanted to keep the rhythm as random as possible. I rubbed her glorious tush for a moment, soothing any pain (Hell, I don't know if it really soothed, it just feels good to me) SMACK. SMACK. SMACKSMACKSMACK. I continued as Cindy began moaning. I was slapping on the backside of her long thighs too. Two hands were needed now, one to spank and one to smooth. SMACK. SMACK. SMACK SMACK. Her cries were squeals of delight now. I had turned up her pleasure for the moment. As I spanked, slapped and rubbed, I started paying special attention to Cindy's pussy. SMACK. The heat was in my face now. SMACK. SMACK. She smelled honey-sweet and dripping so much that each spank spread a little moisture. I was slowing down the spanks now and just played with Cindy's sex for a while. She started begging again, "Would you Fuck Cindy? Fuck Cindy like a bitch. Fuck Cindy's pussy. Fuck CINDY's FACE!" The last must have carried outside to my secretary's office Who could refuse such a request? I sent a few commands out to my secretary and she burst through the door, in full asian bitch mode. Debbie was the cool elegant asian in many beer commercials that caught my eye. It took quite a bit of work too turn her mouth into my favorite daily sperm receptacle, and a little bit less to make her a class cat-fighter. Debbie stormed towards me and Cindy (still squirming on my lap) and reached for a mess of Cindy's hair. The look on my secretary's face scared ME. I'd have to tone her jealousy down a bit, but this was kind of fun to watch. "Get off him Bitch... You a cocksucker? You want to suck his cock?," Debbie screamed at Cindy as she pulled her to my desk by her hair. Debbie cleared the desk with one hand, and pulled Crawford up with the other. After a little wresting, Debbie had the naked Cindy pinned to my desk almost spread eagled. "C'mon Boss, Give this slut what she wants. Fuck her face!" Debbie's voice was really a command to me, and Cindy's fear was growing of it's own accord. Confident in Debbie, I knew my supermodel wasn't going anywhere. I decided to give Cindy her self-awareness again, with a full memory of every thing that had happened. She was pinned on her back with her head dangling off the edge of the desk. Upside down, she saw me coming, cock at the ready. Cindy's mouth was an O of fear and shock. Just as she started to scream... "AAAAHHrmmphhh" I rammed my dick down her throat. Her head was thrown back against the side of the desk as I raped Cindy Crawford's gorgeous smile. I fucked the terrified model's mouth just like I rode that thirteen-year-old girl's ass. I wrapped my hands around her neck as I rode her. Not to strangle (Although it crossed my mind for a moment) but to just feel her neck swell as my cock drove in and out. "Fuck the bitch's Face Boss. Fuck it as hard as you fuck mine" Debbie was looking me in the eye with a face that made me wish I had two cocks. But I kept riding Cindy's warm, wet throat until I knew I was close to spent. It didn't take me long, but before I did, I took mercy on her. I flipped some mental switches, and she was Cindy Slut again, with her whole mouth and throat a very sensitive erogenous zone. My five last strokes were all it took before Cindy was bucking so hard in orgasm, that Debbie fell off her. Grabbing her throat quickly, was able to keep her head pinned as I shot wad after wad into her mouth and face. Cum was dripped of her mouth, but Cindy was quick to recover it with her fingers and it disappeared with a lick and a smile. The sight was the answer to a long dream. Cindy Crawford spread on my desk, spent from a massive orgasm, licking up bits of my come from her face. Now I had to get this latest, greatest toy home. Yasmine would just have to wait a few more days, or maybe I could find a way to use her with Cindy. Crawford's clothes were shredded, but I've come across that problem before. Rummaging through a drawer, all I could find were a pair of thin white cotton shorts and an un-matching bikini top. I tossed them to Cindy and told her to get dressed. Awwww... those shorts were really to tight, and with that tan and no panties, well... Jeeze... Cindy was still as wet as Splash Mountain too. That bikini top didn't cover much either. I think it was only three square inches of fabric up front! At least her high heels are in one piece. Cindy, still looking horny, rubbed her throat and pouted a bit. "What dear?," I asked. "Oh you can't say anything? I guess I did abuse your throat a bit. It'll clear up. C'mon Cindy Slut, gimmie a little smooch." She did, and her tongue leapt into my mouth. "That's enough, Cindy Slut." I reluctantly pulled away from her eager, freshly fucked mouth. "I need to take you home now." Ready to go, Cindy and I walked out of my office and through the still crowded studio office building. She was all over me, running her hand over my chest and sticking her tongue in my ear. Cindy was oblivious to the crowds staring at her as we make our way out the door. I chuckle when I think of the paparazzi and the eye full they're in for. Just before the outer door, I run a quick hand over her ass, give her a little tongue and pinch a nipple. "You'll never guess what I've got in store for you tonight." Just for a brief second, my mind lets real the Cindy free and I take a little pleasure in the horror in her eyes. TO BE CONTINUED UPON SUFFICIENT REQUEST -- +--------------' Story submission `-+-' Moderator contact `------------+ | firstname.lastname@example.com | email@example.com | | Archive site +--------------------+------------------+ Newsgroup FAQ | \ <URL:http://www.netusa.net/~eli/erotica/assm/> .../assm/faq.html> /

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I love my home. It's cozy and comfy. I have all of my favorite spots to read and crochet and work. But sometimes you get sick of your own home, no matter how much you love it there. Sometimes you just want to go relax in someone else's totally wonderful space that's not your own. That's why we go on vacations (and maybe stay in places like the knit and crochet room at Hotel Pelirocco!)
Sometimes I fantasize about spending a long weekend vacation in the super creative homes of crafters I've seen who shared visuals of their space on their blogs. These are people who have amazing beautiful, looking homes that are filled with a gorgeous sense of style. I feel like if I spent a weekend there I'd come home infused with their creative spirits!
Here's a look at five of those crafty homes I'd love to retreat to:
1. Creative Carmelina
Everything about the Canadian home of blogger Creative Carmelina whispers serene creativity to me! Here's a video tour of her studio space:
2. Lucy of Attic 24
C'mon, you know you've thought about asking Lucy of Attic 24 if you can come stay in her house even if you don't know her! (Or am I the only one … ?) Although I have to say I would have trouble deciding if I wanted to stay in the 100-year-old Victorian Home she lives in in North of England or go traveling in the family's cute caravan with them:
3. Jo Hamilton
Jo Hamilton makes those amazing crochet portraits that you've probably seen around the web. Awhile back Work.Place showed her in her creative space. I wanted to take it over for a weekend! What a creatively organized Portland home.
4. Edie Eckman
Crochet designer and author Edie Eckman was interviewed by Crochetville about her home in 2010. It looks so cozy to me and I really love a space with lots of windows! Plus it has a great yard for warm Virginia days.
5. CraftyMinx
This multi-crafter's beautiful creative studio in Oklahoma City was shared on Chickiedee's blog, because I'm not the only one who thinks it's an inspiring space!
By the way, Chickiedee does these tours with Q&A every Sunday and other crocheters (recently Twinkie Chan) have also showed off terrific creative spaces I'd love to retreat to as well.
6. A Bonus Space
This one isn't a home but I had to add it as a bonus because it's such a great workspace. It's part of the super creative and cool looking headquarters of Urban Outfitters. I learned about this one from a post over on Positively Crochet a little while ago. Maybe they'd let me co-work there if I were ever in the area. :)
Whose house would you want to stay in if they offered it up as a creative retreat?


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The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association is seeking to dissolve the resort and convert it completely to condominium buildings.
This is one of the potential outcomes Thursday, April 8, when The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort's bankruptcy case goes before Judge K. Rodney May in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, in Tampa. May will hear pre-trial motions from all sides on the association's motion to have the case converted from a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing to a Chapter 7 liquidation.
If May grants the association's request, the partnership in place between Colony Chairman and owner Dr. Murray "Murf" Klauber and the unit owners would be dissolved.
If the judge grants the request now or in the future, the hotel operating agreement and partnership in place would be liquidated and the unit owners would have complete control over their units, making The Colony a condominium association instead of a hotel resort.
If that scenario played out, Klauber would lose control of the 232 units for hotel use.
Asked to comment on the conversion request, Jay Yablon, president of the unit owner's association, said: "It is the goal of the unit owners to seek the relief requested in our conversion complaint."
In an e-mail obtained by The Longboat Observer that Yablon sent to unit owners last week, the association president stated: "We intend to proceed unabated with our challenges to the partnership's reorganization and with our effort to eject the partnership from our units. We expect to be successful in these efforts in the next few months."
Colony President and General Manager Katie Klauber Moulton, however, is hopeful the judge will approve The Colony's most recent disclosure statement and reorganization plan next week and allow the resort's creditors to review the plan.
Moulton said an objection to the association's request to convert the bankruptcy case and liquidate the partnership would be filed soon.
Said Moulton: "It's their intention to dissolve the partnership in place, but our new lenders are adamantly opposed to that."
Moulton said the tourism aspect of the resort is crucial to the success of the property and Longboat Key as a whole.
"We understand some of the individual unit owners and board members would like The Colony to become a full-time condominium property," Moulton said. "But we don't believe that's desired by the majority, and we will vigorously object to that, as will the lenders."
The lenders are Randy Langley and David Siegal, who purchased in February a Colony loan worth more than $9 million from Bank of America.
Langley, the owner of Cedars Tennis & Fitness Club, and Siegal, a Longboat Key resident and Albany, N.Y., lawyer, told The Longboat Observer in March they hope to restore the resort and make it a place where Klauber can exist in harmony with the 232-unit owners.
Although the new loan holders declined to discuss their plan, the e-mail Yablon sent to unit owners last week shed some light on their plans.
Wrote Yablon: "Mr. Langley and Mr. Siegal have made a very rough proposal to the board that is predicated on unit owners deeding them their units and receiving timeshare interests in return. As we have previously reported, we believe it is premature for us to be entertaining proposals from outside entities until the partnership's Chapter 11 case has been resolved by Judge May as is expected within the next few months.
"We wish to be especially circumspect about any proposal, such as this, which calls for the owners to agree to relinquish their fee-simple title to their units."
Yablon states that Langley and Siegal will be treated no differently than any other outside parties expressing interest in the future of The Colony.
"When and if the time arrives," Yablon wrote, "they (proposals) will be entertained on an equal and competitive footing with any and all other such interested outside parties, with involvement by the association membership in addition to the board of directors."
Asked to comment on whether he believes that Langley and Siegal have a right, as loan holders, to object to the association's motion to convert the bankruptcy filing, Yablon said that will be up to the judge to decide.
Meanwhile, The Colony's revised bankruptcy reorganization plan is similar to the plan submitted by the hotel operating entity in January and makes no mention of Langley and Siegal.
In filings submitted in bankruptcy court Friday, March 26, it was mentioned briefly that a new loan holder has replaced Bank of America.
"It's generally the same plan with some minor modifications made," Moulton said.
Asked about a plan being proposed by Langley and Siegal, Moulton said: "We have a couple of groups we are working with that may allow us to amend the plan yet again, but we don't know the timing of that."
Contact Kurt Schultheis at [email protected].
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association is seeking to dissolve the resort and convert it completely to condominium buildings.


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Harwood Lee is a southern gentleman with a good old boy side to him. His work ranges from strictly good fashion to absurdly funny to so-adult-we-can't-show-you-here. His sense of play and imagination seems boundless.
He has an impressive roster of clients: Ricky Martin, Walt Disney Co., Old Navy, Britney Spears, and Levi Strauss — but he still enjoys making something outrageous for himself and his friends.
In his own words, a little about Harwood:
"The first time I made a costume was age 7. I wanted a casual angel costume for my treehouse, made from a white pillow case, 2 wire hangers, pillow stuffing, and some tape. I was in Heaven!
"Dressing up and making costumes continued through out my life in phases. It has always been a way for me to express creativity. It is my passion and my profession. During the past few years I have been making unusual pieces for a touring circus, primarily a study of human anatomy and reptile parts. All these pieces can be mixed and matched to create different characters, a sort of Garanimals approach to costuming. Today, I make unusual pieces and wardrobe for TV commercials, music videos, and installations. I still love what I do and love learning new techniques.
"If asked about a dream costume job I would say it would be to create the costumes for a remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I would do it futuristic reptile."
You can contact Harwood at his recently formed company Commercial Costuming. Many of the costumes here were photographed by Steve Willis (you can see his outrageous website here.)
And you might enjoy tracking Harwood's exploits on his Facebook page (we certainly do.)
See the following pages for more of his work and some great video.


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calhanian wrote:
Hi y'all
I'm sure this is all somewhere else but from reading the thread I'm hoping you can guide me.
I am about to take the plunge and install Win7 Professional 64bit - it seems many on here have and are still suffering with this process.
Any quick lessons would be appreciated so that this can go smoothly for me, ie update the bios first before starting, or install and then update the bios, etc. - maybe top five things to do so I don't get overly frustrated and throw my little U330 at the wall. Also 32 bit vs 64, I only use photoshop, office, internet and a few other things on a regular basis.
Alternatively I would appreciate the, don't even think of upgrading and just leave the vista you have in place and get a new computer. I am upgrading b/c I probably have a virus and need to wipe out the hard drive and I figure this is as good a time as any to do the upgrade.
Thank you in advance
I'm ridding on w7 32 bit with no problems !!!
only thing I would recomand is to update bios with new beta version posted few pages back...
It shouldn't matter will it be before or after w7 instalation
personaly, I think w7 is way better than vista
oh jeah, 32 or 64 bits, I think 32 is better if you are using less than 4 gb of ram
06-30-2010 09:53 PM - edited 06-30-2010 09:54 PM
I guess I should post my "progress." I installed the new beta BIOS and the new Power Management program. There was a new Intel Graphics driver through Windows Update, which I also installed. The result? Apparently switchable graphics half works now; unfortunately there is only a minimal performance difference/improvement.
Screenshot here: http://www.verityhw.com/uploader/files/1/switchable_graphics.PNG
If I select Switchable Graphics in the BIOS, it always uses the Intel GPU; even when coming back from sleep. Unfortunately, attempting to switch to the "High-Performance GPU" makes the screen go black and the only thing I can do from here is restart. I was planning on using the Intel card because I don't need the performance of the discrete graphics, but because the discharge rates appear to be roughly the same, it's almost easier to just default to the discrete graphics and not worry about it.
I don't know how anyone is getting a discharge rate of below 13k; idle I'm lucky to get under 15k and just loading up Paint to take a screenshot spikes it upwards of 18-19k. (This is all using the integrated Intel graphics.)
As I type this (on another computer), the U330 has been running idle at 13.5k for the past 10 minutes. At 70% battery life, it says I have 2:10 left of battery life. Assuming linear discharge (which isn't very realistic), this would mean that at 100% battery, I would have around 3:06 of total battery life.
Because my battery has lost approximately 25% of its capacity, this would assume a new U330, under this setup, would achieve 4 hours of battery life. This is all ideal and hypothetical and would require no use of the laptop; indicating that the 5 hour battery life claim was well embellished or, even worse, completely fabricated.
I sent you the file, but was about a week late using your alternate Yahoo? email. Aparantly google email doesn't like some kinds of files and strips them.
Thanks for posting / making the drivers available for everyone else and sharing your status.
I know you've been around on the battery issue since the beginning, and I'd rather not rehash to whole 5 hour discussion in this thread. I would agree that it really took us too long to dig into the battery issue, explain how we came up with the 5 hour run time claim under VISTA (which predates this Win 7 discussion here) and how it was achieved. As you and others noted, we changed the advertised values on our marketing site to reflect more real world use cases and we explained the test and run time results last June in my post here.
Looking back at those old values, it suggested just under 4 hours (like 3 hours 51 mins) with integrated graphics and some level of use, so if your battery has degraded 25% and you are now getting around 3 hours, that seems about right at this point.
Launching an application will draw more power as you know - you are ramping up CPU usage, and the HDD is more active. I would expect this. Once paint is loaded and idle, does the power draw drop back to 13k-14K?
What were your previous values under Windows 7? Are the values that you are seeing with the new drivers and BIOS an improvement? If so, how much in your case?
Any replies to my PM?
Guys, can someone help me?
I had an U330 with Vista and I received Windows 7 upgrade from Lenovo.
I had also bought a 500 Gb harddisk and intend to change my old 320 Gb for this one.
Does anybody know if it is possible to install Windows 7 directly in this new HD or should I need first install Vista on this new HD and then install Windows 7?
Thanks in advance!
You got Win7 upgrade for free?
kevindd992002 wrote:
You got Win7 upgrade for free?
Yes, I got it for free.
How does one get an upgrade for free?
kevindd992002 wrote:
How does one get an upgrade for free?
I bought U330 last year on october. Depending on date when you bought your notebook you would be eligible to receive a Windows 7 upgrade for free. That was my case. Please see Lenovo's website to check if you are eligible.
okay so any updates on the official releases? it's a month later with no love.


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Blue Jays set to convene amid great expectations
Toronto's pitchers and catchers have first spring workout on Wednesday
By Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The long wait is finally over, and the Blue Jays' 2013 Spring Training will officially get under way on Wednesday when pitchers and catchers report to camp.
Many players already are in Florida, but pitchers and catchers will be required to be in attendance for their first workout on Wednesday. They will be joined by the position players on Sunday for the first full-squad workout.
The reporting dates are a little bit later than other clubs. But with more than six weeks remaining until the start of the season, there is enough time to get ready for the upcoming campaign. That's when the club will be able to see whether its offseason spending spree will pay off with an improved product on the field.
"We always said that we will try to put together a winning team and we would spend the money when the opportunity was right -- and the opportunity was right this year and the deals were right," Blue Jays president Paul Beeston said in reference to his team's offseason.
"We'll play the season and find out whether it is smart money or isn't smart money. But these are players that can be around not for one year, they can be around for two or three or four years."
This year's camp will have a much different feel with the return of manager John Gibbons, who took over for John Farrell following a rare offseason managerial trade with Boston. Gibbons will be tasked with putting together a 25-man roster, which could feature up to 11 new faces.
The Blue Jays also find themselves in the unique position of entering camp with a roster that is more or less set. The starting five of R.A. Dickey, Brandon Morrow, Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson and Ricky Romero is already locked in, while the everyday lineup also appears relatively set.
The biggest competition will occur in the bullpen, where Brett Cecil, J.A. Happ and Aaron Loup are expected to battle it out for the second left-handed reliever's role.
Elsewhere in the bullpen, Casey Janssen, Sergio Santos, Darren Oliver and Esmil Rogers have guaranteed jobs -- while it's hard to envision a scenario in which Steve Delabar doesn't make the team. That would leave Brad Lincoln, Jeremy Jeffress and a few others to compete for the seventh and final spot.
The only other job that could be up for grabs can be found at second base, where Maicer Izturis is the early favorite but should receive competition from Emilio Bonifacio.
"Going in, I think Izturis has the edge -- but we are going to let that play out," Gibbons said. "He gives us flexibility all around the field, too.
"We will look at Adam Lind and see how he is going against left-handers. Even though it is Spring Training, we still want to get an idea of how he is doing and whether we need to go to a platoon or not."
All in all, it should prove to be a rather uneventful camp if everyone stays healthy. But it will also be one that will provide plenty of storylines and excitement, considering all of the new recruits and lofty expectations for the season.
Workouts will continue at the Bobby Mattick Training Center in Dunedin until Feb. 22. The following day, the Blue Jays will travel to Lakeland, Fla., for their first game of the Grapefruit League season against the Tigers. Toronto will host its first game of the spring on Feb. 24 against the Orioles.
Toronto will then eventually head north to Philadelphia, where the exhibition season will officially come to an end with a pair of games against the Phillies on March 29-30. From there, the Blue Jays will continue on to Toronto in preparation for the season opener on April 2 against Cleveland at 7:07 p.m. ET.
The excitement, which has been more than four months in the making, will now be taken to the next level. The Blue Jays haven't played meaningful baseball in September since 1993, but the hope is that unfortunate streak will come to an end this season.
The journey begins on Wednesday. While the Blue Jays are trying to keep things in perspective, the expectations haven't run this high north of the border in what seems like an eternity.
"It's still going to a real good, solid division again," Gibbons said of the American League East. "There have been some changes -- New York lost some guys, Boston brought in a bunch of new faces -- but they are productive in the past, they are going to be solid.
"Tampa [Bay] won 90-something games last year and didn't make the playoffs, but they have [pitching as good] as anybody out there. And then Baltimore, you can't forget what they have done. So it's a good, strong division, top to bottom -- it always is. The Yanks are the defending champs until somebody unseats them."
The quest to unseat the champs begins this week in Florida.
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Revelations in lithium battery technology could mean cheaper batteries and less sticker shock for electric cars
Imagine if Tesla, Nissan and GM could cut the price of their electric cars by 25%. That electric dream may be a wee bit closer than you think, thanks to researchers at Stanford University.
Recently a team from Stanford's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory announced a new method to analyze and potentially improve rechargeable battery technology in a radical way. A cheap, reliable rechargeable battery is the holy grail for electric carmakers that rely on costly lithium ion batteries for power. Instead of the usual pairing of a lithium compound with graphite, the study examined lithium-sulfur batteries, which in theory can store five times more energy at a significantly lower cost.
"Sulfur is an earth-abundant element and offers the greatest potential to reduce cost," said research co-author Michael Toney, head of the Materials Sciences Division at SLAC's Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource.


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Missed the game but looks like the key was the turnovers and second chance points. Us with 8 the C's with 19 and we took 21 more shots than the C's, I see we needed them because Melo was 10/30. Looks like the D was good with the 12 steals.
Missed the game but looks like the key was the turnovers and second chance points. Us with 8 the C's with 19 and we took 21 more shots than the C's, I see we needed them because Melo was 10/30. Looks like the D was good with the 12 steals.
Went to the game tonight, great to see an ass whoopin like that in person.
Prigioni was very active and has a knack for making things happen ...... loved his effort.
Like others have already stated, KMart has been a hell of a pick up. The guy brings toughness, D and effort....want to see him and Tyson starting come playoff time.
Novak did was he does best .... hit the 3.
Despite a low FG %, Melo had a huge impact (as usual) and bullied his way through Boston's D.
Kidd showing what he lacks in youth and athleticism he can make up for with a high BBall IQ. Also Shump gives 110%.....can't wait to see what he develops into long term.
JR. Enough said!
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On a side note.....during the 4th quarter me and my brother in Knicks gear were going to find the bathroom...in the hallway near section 109 I noticed Walter McCarthy and some guy that looked like he worked for Comcast Sports walking towards us so I said "Hey Waaaalta! I remember you had some time with the Knicks too......do you?!" Hey just said "what's up guys what's up? Gotta give it up....you guys got us tonight!".
Only talked to him for probably 30 seconds tops but seems like a nice guy.....at that point though I was feeling so nice he coulda told me to fck myself and I would of prob just laughed and made some smart ass comment back LOL
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Nice win last night. Knicks played the kind of basketball I like to see. No chucking up 3s and attacking the basket for high percentage shots. Not really a fan of the 3 guard lineup but the C's had a quick crew so its understandable. Overall, other than continuing the winning streak i didn't take too much away from this game. No KG or Rondo so this was and is a team that was only operating at half capacity. I do like how JR has altered his game recently. The guy was wasting all that talent just spotting up for 3s. The weird thing about it was that Woodson allowed it for so long. SMH
Real Talk
Listening to Colin Cowherd this morning, he is using this game as an example of how we can play right and be the team that beats Miami. In particular, he is saying that a tandem of Chandler, KMart, and Amare (if healthy), would be something that Miami wouldn't be able to necessarily handle. According to Cowherd, we'd have to try to avoid long misses on shots (i.e. no stupid jumpers) and double down on the defender who rebounds for them to allow our guards/wingmen get back to slow their fast break.
Are we the Miami killers? Hopefully, we make it far enough in the playoffs to find out. Maybe it's all fantasy, but when's the last time someone was talking about us as a team that could actually do something remarkable.
I was running errands last night but I listened to most of the game on our local Chicago ESPN(go figure) with Dr Jack Ramsey on the call. Maybe I am sounding old here but I love listening to games on the radio. They paint the picture but more important the good radio announcers break the game all the way down for you. Dr Jack was giving it up last night as our Knicks smacked down the Celts.
One of the main reasons the knicks are on this 4 game winning streak is b/c of jr smith.I've been tough on him this year but I give credit were credit is do.He has changed his game atleast for now driving to the basket for easy shots.That has opened up the whole floor for all the players and the team that they are playing has to change everything on defense.
nice call Celt Dicks some1 says bout his own most hated team well i got mine no1 Cavs,Bucks for years they were kickin Knicka asses even when Knicks scored 50+ wins.
now its Nets and still Cavs.
Better late than never, glad he's listened to Woody preach about high percentage buckets in the paint.
nice evaluation .. i missed the game too, had to check the stats, the 12 steals n 8 turnovers stoodout bigtime vs Doc Rivers 2012-13 low-rebound & low-turnover .500 team .. the 19 turnovers spelled a losing Celtics
I didnt like the 54 shot attempts by Melo/JR.smith .. tonight "Prince & Tony Allen"
I wont miss the Memphis Game .. plus ex-Knicks players (Zach) has been adding a lot to our loss column.
u shoulda put Kenyon Martin to get my vote plus 100% of everyone else to agree on the 5 game win streak.
JR.smith shooting % we could actually get better from a few other Knicks-players vs the past 5 teams.
Woody, Tyson, and Kidd been trying to get JR to drive to the lane, but JR been to busy playing Novak's position on the peremeter averaging six 3-ball attempts per game all season.
We play a second-round postseason team tonight in the Memphis Grizz .. what kind of game (inside or outside) will JR have vs Gasol/Prince/and Tony Allan???
K-Mart will be busy with Zach & Gasol to bully anyone else in the paint.
Kiyaman - Gasol out indefinitely with abdominal muscle tear. He's out for tonights game but says he'll be back before the playoffs.


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Veterinarian focuses on caring for exotic animals
FALLS VILLAGE, Conn. -- Stephanie James came to the Berkshires from a zoo -- the Pittsburgh Zoo, where she served as medical director.
Now on the staff of the Sand Road Animal Hospital here, she is developing an exotic animal practice as well as caring for pets and livestock, small and large.
Owners David and Cindy Sanderfer hired her last year as a replacement veterinarian and obtained, as a bonus, a doctor with a zoo background.
Her journey was a long one. She didn't begin veterinary studies until after college.
"I was having too much fun," she admits.
A psychology major at Haverford College, she became enamored with caring for animals as a paid volunteer at the Trevor Zoo, a veterinary clinic attached to the Millbrook School in the Hudson Valley where she taught after graduating.
Most small animal veterinarians treat dogs and cats and perhaps a rabbit or two, usually on the site of the clinic. A large animal veterinarian will make house calls and tend to horses, cows, goats, and other livestock too big to transport in a car. But a zoo vet is something else. And that was where James' experience was leading her.
She enrolled in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota. There, in a part-time job at the Minnesota Zoo, she met one of the major mentors in her life, Peregrine "Peri" Wolff, director of animal health.
Although Wolff found James enthusiastic and smart, her medical skills were not yet impressive. She agreed to hire her, but gave her photocopying to do. She moved up to serving coffee, until she was finally allowed to assist with necropsies (animal autopsies).
Feeling she was on a definite career path, James applied for a one-year residency at the Bronx Zoo, where she lived at the zoo health center and was on call 24/7.
She published scientific papers, did field-conservation work, and, as a clinician, was assigned the task of hand-raising a baby gorilla.
"There was a young gorilla that was not doing too well," she recalled. "We anesthetized the mom, pulled the week-old baby away for 24 hours, put him in a human incubator and treated him medically. He was used to being held so I took him home to my apartment and cuddled him all night.
"It sounds wonderful, but it was a friggin' long night. I re-introduced him to his mom in the morning and he was accepted. No problems after that."
Returning to the Bronx Zoo in 2001 as one of the four clinicians, she was put in charge of the daily care of all the animals.
"You learn on the job," she said. "The technical staff is hugely important to the success of the zoo."
To the layman, zoo medicine may seem exciting, but it's not easy.
According to James:
Giraffes? "Minimal diagnostics."
Elephants? "Challenging!"
Lions? "Dangerous!"
And imagine trying to treat a rhino that is feeling under the weather.
Breeding animals in captivity is one of the great challenges zoos face.
James told of raising, in captivity, a litter of African wild painted dogs.
"The mother died three days after whelping and we had to hand-rear nine puppies. We lost four. In the wild and in captivity, the mortality rate is at least 50 per cent. Practicing holistic and conventional medicine, four puppies survived and have gone on to breed. I am very proud of that."
"Zoos are educators," she went on. "They teach people about a wild world that most will only see on TV. The animals are ambassadors for their species and their lives are enriched. They get excellent medical care and don't have to work for their food or worry about predators.
Nine years at the Bronx Zoo was enough, however.
The Pittsburgh Zoo offered her a job as medical director and for a year and a half, her journey took a slightly different direction. The focus there was more on management than on hands-on care. That ultimately shaped her decision to leave.
"I really want to be a hands-on vet," she said.
That realization led her to the Berkshires, where she plans to stay.
"I love working here," she said of the Sanderfers' hospital. "It's a high-quality practice that provides excellent service to the community. Dr. Sanderfer is the most compassionate and ethical person I've ever worked with."
"Usually,"Sanderfer said, "people are resistant to placing their old pets in the hands of a new vet, but Stephanie is breaking that mold. I couldn't be more pleased with having her here."
Jill Hetson, a client with a 1 1/2 year old pit-bull mix, found James to be "thorough, knowledgeable and kind. I've seen all the vets here and they're all really good, but Dr. James so impressed me that I now only go to her."
Building on James' experience with wild animals, Sanderfers launched an exotic-animal clinic for ferrets, birds, reptiles and small mammals.
A special ward has been built that is quiet and away from the barking hubbub of the main clinic building.
Already, at the suggestion of the Audubon Society, a man brought in a sick snowy owl that he thought might have West Nile virus.
The diagnosis continues.
If you'd like to leave a comment (or a tip or a question) about this story with the editors, please email us. We also welcome letters to the editor for publication; you can do that by filling out our letters form and submitting it to the newsroom.


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Matsuzaka works into sixth; Indians lose in ninth
Right-hander allows two runs over 5 1/3; Langwell walks in game-winner
By Tyler Emerick / MLB.com
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Appearing in a Cactus League game for the first time since being released and re-signed earlier this week, Daisuke Matsuzaka tossed 5 1/3 quality innings for the Indians on Wednesday while White Sox reliever Jesse Crain continued to work his way back from a leg injury as Chicago squeezed out a 5-4 win at Camelback Ranch.
With the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Steve Tolleson walked against Matt Langwell to force home the game-winning run.
In his longest outing of the spring, Matsuzaka allowed two runs on five hits while striking out three. The Indians initially signed the Japanese pitcher to a Minor League contract in the offseason but released him on Sunday to avoid paying him a $100,000 retention bonus. Then, on Tuesday, Cleveland inked the right-hander to another deal, ensuring that he will begin the season at Triple-A Columbus.
In 13 1/3 innings this spring, Matsuzaka allowed four earned runs.
"I thought he did a better job today of establishing his offspeed pitches," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "He managed his pitch count. I thought it was good. I think the more he pitches, the more comfortable he looks."
Francona added that Matsuzaka has also appeared more confident as the spring has progressed.
"I actually do, yeah," Francona said. "I think that's to be expected. That's why we wanted to re-sign him, bring him back and let him pitch in Triple-A, and see where it takes him."
Meanwhile, after three White Sox Minor Leaguers pitched the first five innings, Crain came in for the sixth and surrendered two runs on three hits.
The outing marked just the third time this spring the right-hander has appeared in a Cactus League game. Crain has been hobbled throughout camp with a sore right adductor muscle.
"It was the first day I really didn't think about my leg at all, so that in itself is a positive step," Crain said. "Obviously, the results aren't something you put too much thought in, but you don't want to go out there and give up hits either. I am happy, though. I'm getting closer and closer."
The 31-year-old will throw once more in an exhibition game against the Brewers in Milwaukee this weekend before the club decides whether or not he will be on the Opening Day roster. If the White Sox decide he's not ready, Brian Omogrosso would likely take the final 25-man spot.
"That's not my decision," Crain said of being on the Opening Day roster. "What's not good is we can't back date [a potential DL stint] since I pitched in a game, so I'd be two weeks out. I don't feel like I'm two weeks away from being in my normal form. I feel like I'm much closer. That's a decision they are going to have to make, though. Hopefully, I can go out there on Friday and put everything together."
The White Sox broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning when Gordon Beckham drove home Angel Sanchez with a RBI single to left field. Later in the frame, Alejandro De Aza extended Chicago's lead to two on an RBI bunt single.
The Indians didn't trail long, however, first tying the game in the sixth off Crain before taking the lead in the eighth on a two-run single off the bat of Erik Gonzalez.
Sanchez answered back in the bottom of the eighth with a two-run homer to left field, tying the game once again at 4.
With more than 6,000 in attendance Wednesday, the White Sox finished their time at Camelback Ranch this spring with 90,729 fans.
Up next: Sinkerballer Justin Masterson will take the mound for the Indians on Thursday for his final tuneup before his Opening Day outing against the Blue Jays on Tuesday. Masterson is scheduled to log five innings in the 3:05 p.m. ET Cactus League contest against the Padres in Peoria, Ariz. All-Star closer Chris Perez, along with relievers Joe Smith, Cody Allen and Bryan Shaw, are also slated to pitch for Cleveland. The game will air on Gameday Audio.
Tyler Emerick is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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IUCN CEC as the first partner of Frogleaps asked for the development of this course as a tool in the CEC campaign on how to tell a love story about nature. In this campaign CEC wants to promote among conservation communicators the idea of a positive approach to the general public in which emotions play the main role instead of facts and figures.
A story is a narrative account of an event or a sequence of events. It can be true or fictional. But a good story always has a core element of truth, even if it is fiction. A story adds emotion, characters and sensory details to plain facts. That's why a story grabs us, pulls us along its plot and delivers its key message powerfully.
Based on two surveys among CEC members and the interaction with a number of key experts on storytelling in conservation campaigns, Frits Hesselink and Peter Paul van Kempen developed the course. They use one central case to give examples of the various aspects and techniques of storytelling. A number of examples from various continents are added to show that the principles of storytelling apply in different cultural contexts:
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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by JD, Aug 30, 2011.
agreed. i very much doubt Blake will show up in an Earth 2 title.
It's less that and more how the writer and the fictional universe he constructed works. James Robinson isn't going to put an original movie character in the book. Maybe if it was a book by Goyer or an adaptation of Arrow, this might happen. But the stuff Robinson does is thoroughly steeped the mythology of the DCU comics that what you are saying isn't conceivable.
I think it's more likely that John Blake is going to be revealed as Tim Drake's real name.
^ This is what I've been thinking since we learned that "Tim Drake" isn't even his real name any more.
From Blake to Drake? I thought Batman was more clever than that.
Batman may be. DC editorial not so much.
It is a little disappointing that the Earth 2 series is actually taking advantage of the new reboot more than the Earth 1 (or is it still new earth?) based series. The new 52 hasn't really ended up making real major changes to the characters other than on Earth 2.
I would love to see DC expand the Earth 2 comic book selections. Power Girl and Huntress can return, we can have a Justice Society book, and a Sandman series would be cool too.
I feel the same way. Earth 2 is a true reboot, the kind that hasn't really been seen at DC since Julie Schwartz reinvented the All-American characters in the Silver Age.
I'm actually surprised that we haven't got more from that reality as well...I have been meaning to check it out based on your guys reviews of it...might just do that since I've now dropped "Action Comics" and "Batman Incorporated" is concluding soon.
the movies and comics are not completely the same company, which means that even through they're parts of the same massive beast, there are still rights issues to translating a character to a different media.
What was the deal when Smallville's Chloe joined Action Comics for all of 5 minutes?
I miss her.
I love her.
Season 3 of Wilfred starts in June, and god help me if Allison isn't still associated with the cast and production.
Speaking of Earth 2...some tidbits from the James Robinson panel at Wonder Con today.
no Plastic Man is a shame. but Red Bee...that is unexpected. pretty obscure too. if i recall, he showed up in All Star Squadron a few times and was killed by Baron Blitzkrieg.
Wait, what? What the hell is this?
I think it was in Teen Titans #0. We got the "New 52" origin of Tim Drake. Basically, his parents are in the witness protection program and he's living under an assumed identity.
The genius of Scott Lobdell.
Witness protection?
His parents are dead ducks!
That's always been hilarious.
Besides Bruce and Tim can't connect as father and son until someone kills Tim's dad.
I bought and started reading the digital version of Wonder Woman Vol. 1: Blood. I made it through the first issue so far, and I am really enjoying it. Although as an animal person I found the creation of the Centurars pretty messed up. I also got Justice League Dark Vol. 1: Into the Dark.
Ancient Greek sickos haven't got a bean on the sicko's from Hasbro toys.
I've seen that before, very funny, and kinda disturbing. Sting me in the hole!
I have to compliment the Bruce Timm and the others responsible for the DCAU. I didn't even realize until I was half way through that hearing Susan Eisenberg's voice whenever I read Diana's dialouge. Same goes for Keving Conroy when I read Batman comics. At this point the DCAU voices are pretty much my defaults for these characters now.
This is absolutely fascinating for those who have been interested or tracking the sales aspect of the New 52 since the relaunch.
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Cosmology's Error Bars
by David F. Coppedge *
It wouldn't make much sense to brag about knowing the diameter of a steering wheel to five decimal places on a car headed the wrong way with an engine about to blow, would it? Neither is it sensible to talk of "precision cosmology" in a day when major upheavals are being seriously considered by astronomers.
Error bars are required markings on scientific graphs. They indicate the range of uncertainty surrounding a measurement. As with the proverbial weakest link, no product of measurements can be more precise than the factor with the biggest error. Astronomers have achieved record levels of precision measuring minute fluctuations in the cosmic background radiation. When combined with other factors whose uncertainties are huge, however, confidence in any conclusion evaporates. Consider some major upsets recently discussed in the literature.
In Science this May, a Korean team said there is growing evidence that the intergalactic space is permeated with magnetic fields in a state of turbulence. These fields could affect ideas about the large-scale structure of the universe, but they began by saying, "The nature and origin of turbulence and magnetic fields in the intergalactic space are important problems that are yet to be understood."1
The Galex satellite recently imaged hydrogen spiral arms beyond the visible arms in galaxy M83. According to the press release, astronomers speculated that stars "could have formed under conditions resembling those of the early Universe, a time when space was not yet enriched with dust and heavier elements."2 The BBC added big error bars: "But this process is not well understood."3 How might this finding throw off estimates of galaxy masses?
In May, Astrophysical Journal Letters reported that astronomers were surprised to find tightly compact galaxies at redshift 2.3, corresponding to one-fifth the assumed age of the universe. They were more compact and dense by a factor of six than normal galaxies, like finding 20-inch-long babies weighing 180 pounds. Early galaxies were once thought to start diffuse and increase in density over time. To account for their formation, the scientists visualized puddles and vortices of dark matter.4
It should be remembered that most leading cosmological models recklessly employ dark matter and dark energy, neither of which have been observed directly, and neither of which is understood at all.5 The use of fudge factors takes all precision out of science.
Recently, inflation theory has come under fire.6 And Space.com dropped a bombshell that the universe is twice as bright as it appears.7 What other sources of error are yet unknown?
Finally, in one of the most astonishing cases of questioning a foundational assumption, an astronomer seriously considered tossing overboard the Copernican principle, the "principle of mediocrity" that has dominated astronomy for over a century. It is a cherished assumption, he said, but "fundamentally untested." Writing for Nature last March, he said the advantage is that it gets rid of the need for dark energy--a conundrum that, for him, is telling us there is "something fundamentally wrong with our assumptions."8
When you hear claims that the Big Bang theory is all figured out except for the final few decimal places, make sure the claimant has not forgotten to draw in these astronomical error bars.
- Ryu, D. et al. May 2008. Turbulence and Magnetic Fields in the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe. Science. 320 (5878): 909-912.
- Stellar Birth in the Galactic Wilderness. Galaxy Evolution Explorer press release, April 16, 2008.
- Rincon, P. Stars born in galactic wilderness. BBC News, posted online April 18, 2008.
- Van Dokkum, P. et al. April 2008. Confirmation of the Remarkable Compactness of Massive Quiescent Galaxies at z~2.3: Early-Type Galaxies Did Not Form in a Simple Monolithic Collapse. Astrophysical Journal Letters. 677: L5–L8. See also "Ultra-dense Galaxies Found in Early Universe," posted on Sciencedaily.com April 29, 2008.
- Coppedge, D. 2007. Imponderable Substances. Acts & Facts. 36 (8): 15.
- Deflating inflation? Nature News, posted on Nature.com April 15, 2008.
- Moskowitz, C. New View: Universe Suddenly Twice as Bright. Posted on Space.com May 15, 2008.
- Ellis, G. March 2008. Cosmology: Patchy solutions. Nature. 452: 158-161.
* David Coppedge works in the Cassini Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The views expressed are his own.
Cite this article: Coppedge, D. 2008. Cosmology's Error Bars. Acts & Facts. 37 (7): 15.
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New Mortgage Lending at 14-Year Low
Mortgage originations in February fell to their lowest level in at least 14 years due to the months-long plunge in refinancing activity and weak demand for loans to purchase new homes.
The mortgage data, from a report released earlier this week by Black Knight Financial Services, gives some heft to bearish predictions of several industry executives who have said that the U.S. mortgage market faces its greatest shift in more than a decade after an era of falling interest rates that began in 2000 ended abruptly last year.
The Mortgage Bankers Association, meanwhile, reported on Wednesday that the share of mortgage applications for refinances hit their lowest level since July 2009 last week. Refinances have been a major source of revenue for banks with every successive round of Federal Reserve stimulus over the past six years.
A drop in refinancing isn't a major threat to the housing market, and weak loan demand for home purchases hasn't yet hurt the market because demand remains strong from investors paying cash.
For lenders, the drop in refinancing could pose a major threat. While everyone knew the refi gravy train couldn't last forever—at some point, loan officers will burn through the universe of borrowers who can be encouraged to reduce their rate by refinancing—the refinance boom of 2012 and 2013 ended more abruptly than many anticipated.
Mortgage rates jumped last May as the Federal Reserve hinted at a possible slowdown in its bond-buying program. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped from 3.6% in early May 2013 to 4.6% by late June.
As the charts here indicate, refinancing is very sensitive to the direction of interest rates. Refinances rise when rates fall, and they fall when rates rise or stay flat. Mortgage rates have hovered around the 4.6% range since last summer.
Last week, the share of refinance applications fell to 51% of all loan applications, down from 84% in late 2012, when mortgage rates fell to 3.5%. And keep in mind: at 4.6%, mortgage rates are still historically low. Refinancing could fall much lower if rates climb back above 5%.
Consider what happened in 1994: rates rose from 6.7% in October 1993 to 8.7% in June 1994, and refinancing fell from 63% of loan activity to 11%. Of course, the mortgage market was much smaller then, too, meaning there were fewer jobs to slash as demand evaporated.
Lenders not only face a more competitive environment with lending demand dropping, but they must also focus more heavily on loans to buy homes, which are more time intensive than loans to refinance. The purchase-loan business tends to rely more heavily on cultivating strong relationships with real-estate agents and home-builders, who are critical in delivering customers.Some analysts have predicted that a rebound in home purchase lending will help, even though no one expects it to fully replace the lost refinancing volumes. Still, the year is off to a foreboding start on that front. Paul Miller, a banking analyst at FBR Capital Markets, cut his forecast for mortgage originations to $1.1 trillion from $1.2 trillion on Monday amid the weak first quarter numbers.
Mr. Miller estimates banks originated just $226 billion in mortgages during the first quarter, which would represent a 60% decline from a year earlier. Almost all of that drop is due to less refinancing. Anything below $240 billion would be the worst quarter for the industry since 1997, according to the MBA.
The mortgage industry's long winter has been many years in the making. The drop in volumes should have happened around a decade ago, said Doug Duncan, chief economist at Fannie Mae. In 2003, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 5%, down from a peak of 8% in 2000 and 18.5% in 1981.
But two developments allowed the mortgage industry to keep production humming even after rates began to rise. First came the growth of the subprime market from 2004 to 2006, in which lenders relaxed standards, convinced that rising home prices would bail out borrowers that got into trouble.
Then in late 2008, the Fed embarked on the first of its bond purchases, known as "quantitative easing," which brought rates back to their 2003 lows—and later, below those levels to their lowest in nearly 60 years. Additional rounds of quantitative easing, combined with government programs to help homeowners refinance even if they didn't have any equity, generated a succession of refinance waves.


text: awww, i LOVE that program from S/Z. I think the choreography/construction is great. Their quailty of expression, smoothness was kinda in and out, but I'm sure will be better come February. Actually preferred M/T to the Germans, to my own surprise. I don't feel much from the Germans' LP at this point. M/T i enjoyed for the sort of older classic feel to that program. They don't express the music particularly well, but I liked the calm smooth effeciency and flow of the whole thing. Missed the first flight unfortunately!


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Parking on Siesta Key might be less severe now that Siesta Shuttle Transportation launched its two-bus transit service from Westfield Southgate Mall to the island Feb. 16.
"It was great," said Siesta Shuttle co-founder David Krbec of the launch. The firm gave free rides to more than 120 patrons on the route with stops in Siesta Key Village and the public beach, he explained.
Siesta Shuttle's regular $5 round-trip pricing will begin Feb. 18 at 11 a.m. and the buses will continue operating from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends starting at Westfield Southgate Mall.