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This is the time of year I take various breaks from my writing during the day to look out my office window and down into the verdant garden where I am blessed with a view of vines bursting with tomatoes. Widely pregnant orange and yellow Cherokees, slim, ovular San Marzanos, perfectly globe-shaped red Momotaros and tiny, thick-skinned grapelettes all waiting to be plucked and transformed into a variety of spreads, salsas, and dishes. The Cute Gardener spends many hours in the kitchen creating jars of sauce to freeze for a year of pastas and enjoys bringing paper bags of the luscious fruits to friends and family when the overflowing bounty grows too much for one household. Many get sliced at room temperature for avocado and cucumber sandwiches, diced as a cooling accompaniment to hatch green chile soft tacos, added to lazy Sunday BLTs or popped straight into the mouth offering up a beautiful summertime ratio of soft flesh to juice.
The challenge at this point then becomes the discovery of new ways to enjoy the constant parade. Although a facet of French cuisine lies in the realm of heavy butter, cream and pastry, I oftentimes, especially in the warm season, prefer its more rustic shadows where vegetables are given a pedestal to shine upon in their most simple form. For this reason, I chose a Tomatoes Provencal to use up a batch of Momotaros that were dying for the spotlight. Instead of using this as a traditional side dish, we spooned the roasted tomato halves on top of pasta and as we dug into them with our forks, the juice and pulp that ran from their steaming interiors became a nice, fresh spaghetti sauce perfectly light for the warm weather.
Heat an oven to 375 degrees. (We used a toaster oven.)
Grease a nine-inch round baking dish by swirling a tablespoon of olive oil.
Cut six tomatoes in half crosswise through their midsections and place the halves in the baking dish.
Sprinkle a mixture of three to five herbs across the tops of each tomato half. We used a blend of oregano, rosemary and thyme straight from the garden.
Drizzle a thin stream of olive oil lightly across the whole batch.
Cook in the oven for 20 minutes.
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A glorious holiday tradition: TWC style. You're welcome.
A glorious holiday tradition: TWC style. You're welcome.
This holiday season TWC is making the Yuletide gay. We're taking over the biggest holiday tradition there is, The Nutcracker at the Washington Ballet, and turning it (or at least the intermission) into a gay bar on Thursday, December 11. They've offered us 30% off tickets.
On the 10th anniversary of his highly-acclaimed production, choreographer Septime Webre is planning some special surprises for his celebrated all-American Nutcracker. Set in 1882 Georgetown, this gorgeous production showcases the grandeur of The Washington Ballet's international roster of dancers and the majesty of Tchaikovsky's music. Replete with swirling snowflakes, cherry blossoms and historical characters, including George Washington as the heroic nutcracker, The Nutcracker has become a tradition for generations of family and friends to celebrate the holidays. Tis the season, isn't it?
Date: Thursday, December 11
Time: Show begins at 7:00pm and runs two hours, including a brief intermission
Location: The Warner Theatre, 513 13th St Washington, DC 20004
After Party: Elephant & Castle,1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW, a two minute walk from the theater
Seating: TWC has Prime Balcony seats, right in the center. You're welcome.
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Picking up your tickets:
Tickets can be picked up at will-call at The Warner Theater's box office on the night of the performance during regular box office hours. Be sure you have your ID when you check-in in order to get your tickets.
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I know, I know, right after I said that I would start posting again… Well, I have a good reason, at least. This past weekend I was at the annual Association of Asian Studies meeting. It was hectic, and tiring, and I had a blast. There are some things I will do better next time (assuming I get to go again), but overall I'm pleased with who I met, who I heard and how I spent my time.
On Saturday, I was able to go to the "Individual Papers: Gender, Sex, and Self" panel. It was largely about sociolinguistics, which I know next to nothing about, so I wasn't sure how useful it would be to me. However, I've had an interest in (and written a paper on) cross-dressing characters' use of gendered pronouns in anime, so I thought I'd see what the current thinking of experts in the field was. I got a lot out of that panel, but I wanted to write about one specific paper from it: "Dreadlocks and Dajare: Localization and Globalization in Japanese Reggae/Dancehall" by Princeton's Noriko Manabe. Certain parts of her paper reminded me of a chapter in Japan Pop called "Can Japanese Sing the Blues?: 'Japanese Jazz' and the Problem of Authenticity" by E. Taylor Atkins. I'm going to simplify like mad, and only use certain parts of the two works, so if you're at all interested I would suggest looking more closely at Manabe's and Atkins' work. (I also didn't take notes at the conference and haven't read Atkins in over a year. You get what you pay for, folks.)
Both Atkins and Manabe look at Japanese fans of genres of music which are closely associated with a specific race or ethnicity – reggae with Jamaicans and jazz with African-Americans. When I first read Atkins' chapter I thought it was interesting, if not really up my alley. After listening to Manabe, though, I'm seeing an intriguing pattern. According to them, both reggae and jazz fans in Japan go to great lengths to maintain the purity of the music they listen to. They manage how they listen to music to make the atmosphere more like the atmosphere they believe the originating community to be. They regard Japanese performers of reggae/jazz with skepticism – to the extent that some fans deny that Japanese performers can make "real" jazz or sing deep reggae notes like Jamaican deejays – and the performers in turn go to some lengths to create pure jazz/reggae. For example, Manabe details Japanese performers taking extended trips to Jamaica, learning and using Jamaican patois and buying background rhythms from Jamaican performers. These attempts to become like the original producers have some nasty side effects, including drug addictions among jazz musicians and homophobia among reggae deejays.
Neither Manabe nor Atkins (at least that I remember) tie Japanese assertions of being one nation, one race into their discussions. Using just two papers, both of which are about musical genres, is a bit of a stretch, but I wonder whether the attitudes are not two sides of the same coin. If you grow up believing that your nation and your people are a homogeneous group that outsiders cannot completely enter or understand, then it makes sense that other peoples might similarly be unknowable to you. If that's true, then the attitude is unhappily close to orientalism, if in reverse (also very arrogant, in an odd way).
One negative impact of this attitude was clearly displayed by Manabe. Apparently, some Japanese fans and performers of reggae have taken up the homophobia that reggae has begun to move beyond, with those performers either excusing homophobic reggae artists or actively spreading homophobia through their own actions. The implication of many of these jazz and reggae fans' actions seems to be that a member of one racial/ethnic group can only mimic another group's culture, not actually join it, no matter how hard he tries. But if that belief underlies their actions, these fans are just trying on Jamaican or African-American culture like a coat that can be taken off at will. I wonder if the lack of willingness to play with the culture/music reflects a lack of confidence in themselves and their own culture. After all, if you are confident in yourself then you feel that you have something to bring to the table. If you truly believed that you, as a Japanese person, could not sing deep reggae notes, but you had confidence in yourself, you might play with the effects that higher notes create. (For the record, Manabe quoted a Japanese artist who explained that the high voice effect actually came from differences in how Japanese sound companies process background tracks, or something along those lines.) Instead, a lot of these fans create very tight strictures surrounding the music and try to fit themselves into those boxes.
So, I've been thinking about all of this for the past few days. I'm not sure what the fact that we're only talking about music genres implies. Would it be different if we talked about sports? Do Japanese housewives watch Korean dramas subbed or dubbed? Then, too, I'm taking the few inches these papers provide and stepping out a couple yards here. You could as easily relate these practices to a sort of decentralized iemoto system with members of the originating culture acting as heads of the line. This raises the question of how Japanese fans view producers of these genres who come from other (non-Jamaican/non-African-American) cultures as well. Hopefully someone will do some work on all of these questions…


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it was the summer after graduation high school that i first read Into The Wild. i was ready for a new adventure. excited about what the future would hold. and wanting to hear more about how one young man had rejected the conventional path of adulthood and carved a way of his own. i started the book on a three day backpacking trip with a good friend. we'd packed flashlights, journals, a large bag of trailmix, and this book. we read the story aloud to each other splayed out on sun-filled rocks watching the stream below us twinkle; curled up in our tent amidst the call of crickets; and finished it after returning to civilization in the shade of a park in our hometown, as the final signature on our adventure.
the book left a deep mark on my developing sense of self. i won't go into why. there's no convincing to be done. those who read it usually feel either inexplicably connected to alexander mccandless or completely baffled by him. but at the end of that day, as the last words were read, i added a line to my life list: 'visit the magic bus'.
ten years later i was headed to alaska.
there was a moment on the road to the magic bus when i wasn't sure we were going to make it. i had miscalculated how far we'd gone, the sun was descending, and all our sustenance was back at camp, ten miles behind us. i couldn't shake the thought that if we turned back now the bus might be just up ahead, and that we would never know. we'd never know how close we were. what i wasn't willing to face was what it would mean to turn back. what it would mean to come all this way and not fulfill a dream i'd been dreaming this long. would it mean failing to prove to myself that everything is possible, that i can do anything i set my mind to, that my dreams are in reach. so really, we had no choice. we stashed our daypack and ran. in wet tennis shoes. through mud. and marsh. across snow, rivers and streams. some frozen, others freezing.


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A Few Favorite Places to Visit in Santa Cruz
We've loved visiting Santa Cruz, ever since our very first road trip where we stayed with the parents of a random guy we met who ended up joining us for a few weeks on the road (and becoming one of our best friends). We got to go back there recently, and we're so excited to share some of our favorite places to visit in Santa Cruz with you! That being said, we still have never been to the famous Santa Cruz boardwalk, so you won't find that here...
I think we've been to almost every Verve Coffee Roasters location, and for good reason! We love their coffee, their people, and their super gorgeous coffee shops. Verve actually started right here in Santa Cruz, so naturally we had to visit their newest shop just blocks from the beach. We love this little neighborhood on the westside, just off of Mission Street and so close to the water!
The cafe is right next door to the amazing restaurant Bantam, which is one of the best places to eat in Santa Cruz. There's also two Cameron Marks stores to check out, across the street from each other. One is for home goods, and the other for quality apparel.
Sawyer is a cool local surf shop, with all the surfing supplies and gear you'll need to become a Santa Cruz local in no time. While you're in the 'hood, you should also check out Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery, El Salchichereo, and New Leaf Market.
Downtown Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz's downtown neighborhood around Pacific Ave is a great place to walk around and shop, and it looks pretty too! The new plant and home goods shop Botanic and Luxe is a joy to visit, and it will definitely inspire you to improve your green thumb when you get back home.
They call themselves a "lifestyle store for dreamers, lovers, and seekers of all things beautiful," and we can definitely see why!
One of our favorites things to do in Santa Cruz is ride bikes along the seawall with our friends, there's not much that beats a cool breeze and being surrounded by the sandy, oceanside cliffs.


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CDC Reports on Opioids Appear Biased/
By Lynn Webster, MD, Guest Columnist
Like most people, I respect the opinion of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is our first and last line of defense against everything from chronic disease to full-fledged pandemics. That said, I am perplexed why the CDC would sound an alarm, while at the same time acknowledging that the fire doesn't actually exist.
That's more or less what the CDC did in a report finding that approximately a quarter of privately insured and a third of Medicaid-enrolled women of reproductive age (15-44 years) filled a prescription for an opioid each year from 2008 to 2012. The report went on to say that the trend of opioid prescriptions among childbearing women places unborn children at risk for birth defects. On this point, the report does not address how many of the women actually became pregnant and otherwise has a glaring absence of empirical data to support its claims.
If you are a clinician or scientist, the CDC report appears incomplete and biased against people in pain. If you are a patient or consumer of the news, the report is alarming. Neither of these outcomes advances medicine, nor do they help people who abuse prescription medication or those who experience chronic pain.
Without question, opioids must be replaced as a primary method of pain treatment in favor of safer and more effective therapies. It is clear that in many instances, the risks of opioid therapy far outweigh the benefits. However, many patients with pain have no other options, so until patients have access to effective alternatives, this type of reporting is counterproductive.
Because the report does not clarify the actual risks, nor compare them with the risks of continued pain in the absence of treatment, the CDC wades into dangerous territory of conjecture. Moreover, an overreliance on retrospective observational studies makes it difficult to evaluate the true impact of opioid use on the incidence of birth defects or whether other factors, such as the mother's health status and co-occurring tobacco or alcohol use, were greater contributors. Although neonatal abstinence syndrome can definitely be traced to opioid use, the CDC investigators did not examine why the majority of infants born to opioid-consuming mothers do not develop it.
In addition to fuzzy reporting of the science, ethical issues are apparent in considering all women of childbearing age as fundamentally "prepregnant" when it comes to clinical decision making regarding opioid analgesia. These concerns were well delineated by Kristen Gwynne in an online article at RH Reality Check. Clinicians must always weigh potential benefits against potential harm before prescribing opioid therapy. But this has always been true of opioids and all medications, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antidepressants and anticonvulsants.
The result of incomplete reporting could be the withholding of opioids from people based on gender and age, regardless of pregnancy status, even when strong pain-killing medications are indicated or when safer alternatives are not available. In fact, according to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, "Abrupt discontinuation of opioids in an opioid-dependent pregnant woman can result in preterm labor, fetal distress, or fetal demise."
To be viable, alternatives to opioids must be effective and be covered by public and private insurance payers. Commentators who suggest opioids should not be prescribed often fail to present this important perspective and also imply that harm from opioids is inevitable, an error that contributes to the stigma and isolation felt by those whose lives would be crippled without their legally prescribed medications.
And yet, slanted reporting continues. In February, another CDC report appeared, endorsing scientifically vague opioid classifications of "stronger vs. weaker" than morphine. In analyzing the February report, June Dahl, PhD, properly pointed out the error in failing to consider the differing pharmacologic factors, mechanisms of action, formulations and the clinical relevance of relative effectiveness when comparing the medications.
Given the concerns with accuracy of scientific reporting, is it reasonable to increase federal funding to the CDC to battle prescription opioid abuse, as requested? Only with an understanding of the real reasons for the current opioid problem can we solve the problem. Perhaps more dollars should instead go to the National Institutes of Health, which is in desperate need of more funding for pain research and to develop safer alternatives to opioids.
Regardless, solutions cannot succeed in the absence of recognition that uncontrolled chronic pain is a major public health problem, worthy of focus similar to efforts to battle cancer, HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening diseases. Education of clinicians is good but cannot create treatment options or adequate insurance coverage where none exist. CDC officials and others must think about the problem differently and with less prejudice against people with chronic pain. Often the focus is on cutting supply alone; but in reality, this is difficult to accomplish without harming people with genuine pain when the payor system does not adequately cover evidence-based alternative therapies, including multidisciplinary integrative programs.
Instead payors, particularly government programs such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and workers' compensation, prefer the less costly opioid methadone, associated with more fatalities per prescription than any other.
Although a majority of opioid-prescribed patients do not abuse or become addicted, it is undoubtedly true that some people have contraindications for long-term prescribed opioids. These are potentially dangerous medications, which can be fatal. But effective solutions require a multifaceted approach and cannot ignore the needs of people in pain. Opioids formulated with abuse deterrents are needed as is greater funding and less stigmatization of people with the disease of addiction. Certainly, payors should cover safer and more effective therapies.
As I've said before, I hope opioids will one day not be needed, and commentaries like this one will be unnecessary. If the public health problem from opioids is too great, then it is the purview of the CDC to report on access to safer and more effective therapies in the interest of the other great public health problem: chronic pain. It is not an option to deny people in pain access to opioids if alternatives are nonexistent or unavailable.
Lynn Webster, MD, is Past President of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and vice president of scientific affairs at PRA Health Sciences. He is a Pain Medicine News editorial board member and author of a forthcoming book, "The Painful Truth."
This column is republished with permission from Pain Medicine News.
You can follow Dr. Webster on his blog, and on Twitter @LynnRWebsterMD, Facebook and LinkedIn.
The information in this column should not be considered as professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. It is for informational purposes only and represent the author's opinions alone. It does not inherently express or reflect the views, opinions and/or positions of Pain News Network.


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In honor of St. Patrick's Day, here's a delicious treat that you can make to celebrate. They aren't green, but they are made with Irish Whiskey! Making these cupcakes is a serious time investment. The end result is worth the effort, though.
The cupcake batter is made with Guiness...the ganache filling is flavored with Irish Whiskey and I highly recommend making the icing with Baileys.
I made these in February for a co-worker's birthday. They're VERY rich, so grab a glass of milk or a cup of coffee or a green beer and enjoy one of these guys.
Recipe for chocolate whiskey and beer cupcakes from smittenkitchen.


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I've mentioned in my posts on Melbourne before that the city has style. For me the suburb of Fitzroy typifies the laid back and effortless chic like nowhere else, so I decided to take Ruth and Andrew there for dinner while we were in Melbourne.
A quick browse of Urban Spoon picked out Vegie Bar so we jumped on a tram and headed out. The huge venue was packed on a Thursday night, seemingly vegetarian food has never been so popular. We were sent to the courtyard out the back for a drink while waiting for our table.
The large menu is, obviously, vegetarian with plenty of vegan, raw food and gluten free options as well.
We ordered some dim sim to share as a starter. Not bad, just nothing special. I think they had probably used wonton wrappers for the dim sim and they were (ever so) slightly rubbery. The best thing about them was the dipping sauces. The soy and sesame oil blend was my favourite.
For my main I ordered the Duo. A chickpea and potato & lentil curry served with a yogurt dip, roti and brown rice. The chickpea curry had a sweet, coconut based sauce which reminded me of butter chicken curries I have had before. The lentil and potato curry was flavoured with cumin and cinnamon. Both were good. The roti was little bit thick and brown rice a bit dry.
Ruth ordered the House Salad with spring rolls. Aside from the spring rolls I think this salad might have counted as 'raw food'. Healthy, certainly, fresh, definitely. However, I'm not sure a mound of raw vegetables would be my thing. There was only a very mild salad dressing. Go for it if you need your vitamins!
Vegi Bar was good fun. Efficient service, healthy food, large portions and amazing value at three mains plus the dim sim for $44 (we paid for drinks separately).
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Year 12 Chemical Analysis
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The Year 12 chemistry students gained hands-on experience of using specialist analytical equipment during the RSC's Spectroscopy in a Suitcase workshop. Student ambassadors from the University of Bath's Chemistry Department visited St Augustine's to deliver the workshops. Our students successfully determined the chemical structures of four unknown samples using the IR and NMR instruments, building on the chemistry skills they have developed this year. Well done.
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When I told you about Penelope's 3 month update last week, I mentioned that we started transitioning her to her crib. It's been set up and waiting for her since before she was born.
Until now, it had mostly been used as a holding ground for extra clothes that didn't quite make their way into her drawers. But we knew that once she hit 3 months old, it was time to make the switch. We started with naps. Though she did fall asleep once or twice, she spent most of the time in there screaming bloody murder. I think she had one 10 minute nap in which I quickly ran up to snap this photo:
Separately, I should mention that Penelope has never taken a pacifier (this ties back into the crib woes, I promise). We had tried over and over to give her a pacifier, especially during those first 8 weeks when she cried seemingly all.the.time. Not only would she not take it, but it made her even more angry during those crazy witching hours (of which I've completely blocked out of my mind by now...almost).
But when she began chewing, sucking and stuffing her hands so far into her mouth that she was gagging...
...we thought that maybe we should try the pacifier again. I think it's too early for teething, but for some reason, she feels the need to chomp and chew. More power to her.
And unbelievably, she took the pacifier. Happily. It seems to soothe her and - my favorite part - help her sleep in her crib. In fact, she is so content with her pacifier in her crib that she goes right to sleep at 8PM...no crying, no fussing...just sleep. The first night she did it, I think I actually got air. I kept saying over and over to Shaun, Oh my God, I cannot believe this! Our lives are forever changed! As I ran around dancing happily.
Before you get all angry with me for having a baby who sleeps, let me continue my story.
So while Penelope happily falls asleep in her crib with her pacifier...she has a really tough time staying asleep in her crib. We realized that everytime she dropped the pacifier, she cries. And kicks. And generally freaks out.
Allow me to reenact for you, just imagine she is sleeping then crying incessantly, instead of being all cute.
And this continues all.night.long. Like 1 - 3 times per hour. And so Shaun and I take turns doing the zombie walk down to her bedroom, replacing the paci, and returning to faceplant into bed. Penelope happily takes the pacifier back and falls back into her slumber. Since this happens all night long, I almost cry when my alarm goes off at 6AM. I'm thrilled that she doesn't wake to eat or continue crying, but the frequency of having to do this every single night is starting to take its toll.
So, my friends, it appears that i have in fact created a pacifier monster, foiling my sleep for the last week and a half. We've tried letting her cry, but after 5 minutes of crying at 3:00AM, I just give in. And so I ask you...what can I do about this? Any advice? Do I just let her cry it out until she falls back to sleep? Or get the caffeine IV ready?


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Everyone probably knows by now about my love for Disney and visiting the parks but there's another place in this world that holds a special place in my heart and that is Las Vegas, excluding Disney it's my favourite place in the world so I wanted to share some of my photos from my trips with you.
I've been fortunate to have visited 3 times so far, once on a West Coast trip back in 2009 when I also visited Disneyland California and a few other great places and then two trips solely to visit Las vegas and attend UFC events in 2011 and 2013. I've no idea when I'll get a chance to go back now but I really hope I do at some point in the future.
One great thing about Vegas is the hotel prices, honestly they can be such a bargain but they key is to avoid weekends and big events. On the first visit I stayed at The Mirage which I absolutely loved, it was a great hotel, with really nice rooms and the location was good, although not quite central on the strip, the next two visits were more on the budget side due to saving for important things at the time plus staying over a weekend and during an event and as we didn't fancy switching hotels during the stay just opted for one of the cheaper strip hotels, The Excalibur and to be honest for the price it cost I had no complaints what so ever, both stays were a bargain at around £200 for 5 nights.
Las Vegas really does have it all - the sunshine, shopping, gambling, partying, relaxing, big events, shows, rollercoasters, it's just the perfect place to head for time in the sun and fun. There really is no place like it, no matter what the time of day, there's fun to be had. One of my favourite things to do in Vegas, apart from shop & eat is just exploring all the hotels, they're like little cities of their own and you could spend ages just walking around admiring how amazing they are.
On my last trip I decided to finally book a helicopter trip, you see so many of them advertised in Las Vegas for a number of different sights and I'd always fancied going in one and in the end went with the night flight over Las vegas, I booked with Maverick which included limo pick and drop off from your hotel and were brilliant, I'd highly recommend them. The experience was amazing, Vegas from the air looked absolutely stunning with all the lights. Unfortunately I have hardly any photos to share of this because they're all so terrible and blurry, trying to take night photos in a helicopter is really not an easy task.
Hope to see you again really soon Las Vegas, until then, I'm always dreaming of you.
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Panthers continue signing spree, ink Reilly Smith to five-year deal
A day after signing center Vincent Trocheck to a six-year contract, the Panthers continued their busy offseason by locking in forward Reilly Smith with a five-year deal worth a reported $25 million.
Smith, 25, came to the Panthers in a trade with Boston last July and had a career-best 25 goals and added 25 assists as he has now hit the 20-goal mark in two of his past three seasons.
In the six playoff games against the Islanders, Smith led Florida with four goals and eight points.
"All our fans now know what a smart player he is," said general manager Tom Rowe, who confirmed the Panthers are also close to signing center Derek MacKenzie to a two-year extension. "He's a guy who goes a little under the radar, doesn't get a ton of attention or headlines but shows up at the rink every day and practices and gives a consistent game day in and day out."
Trocheck and Smith are the two latest young players whom the Panthers have signed to long-term deals, with Aaron Ekblad getting an eight-year contract extension Friday.
Florida previously signed Nick Bjugstad and Sasha Barkov to six-year contracts with Rowe saying talks are ongoing with Jonathan Huberdeau on a new deal.
"We're talking," Rowe said, "but there's nothing eminent. He's an important piece like the other guys."
Although Trocheck's contract kicks in this coming season, Smith, MacKenzie and Ekblad have one year remaining on their current deals, and their new contracts go into effect during the 2017-18 seasons. Huberdeau is also signed through this coming season.
"I'm really excited to get started,'' Trocheck said Sunday. "The team has really shown us how much they want to win. I'm excited to go play and succeed.''
As for future moves, Rowe said Florida was likely done shopping. The Panthers grabbed goalie James Reimer and forwards Colton Sceviour and Jonathan Marchessault on Friday before signing defenseman Jason Demers to a five-year deal Saturday.
"We met after the season and identified areas we needed to be better in,'' Rowe said. "The real important piece was taking care of the core guys like Smith, Trocheck and, of course, Ekblad. We want them in the fold for a long time, at a price good for them and for us.''


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Can you believe the news? This is such a surprise! For those in North America it has been about 10 years since the premiere of FLCL on Cartoon Network's Toonami block in 2005/2006. I for one think this is amazing news and totally welcome this. Many of you might not know this but this is like one of the first anime to show itself on TV in North America when Toonami was still somewhat young. I also count this as a huge anime classic over the fact that it might have introduced many anime fans to JRock music for the first time. I mean who could ever forget the music of The Pillows?
Ahh, their Rock music was something else and to this day I see FLCL as synonymous with The Pillows. Heck, even Haruko from FLCL (Fooly Cooly) has a guitar around with her in the anime series.
For more information about FLCL's comeback: Anime News Network-Toonami to Co-Produce 2 New FLCL Seasons (Updated)


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Most C++ programmers who have drank the C++11 koolaid are already familiar with rvalue notation. Namely, specifying that a particular function overload acts on rvalues. For example:
struct foo {
void bar(int &) {
std::cout << "l";
void bar(int &&) {
std::cout << "r";
int main() {
int i = 1;
foo f;
will output "lr". There is a variation of this overload that applies to the object itself known as the ref-qualifier.
struct foo {
void bar() & {
std::cout << "l";
void bar() && {
std::cout << "r";
int main() {
foo f;
This will also output "lr" because the compiler recognizes that
f is
an lvalue but
foo{} is an rvalue (specifically, an expiring value).
So now that we know what ref-qualifiers are, why should we use them?
Traversing a DOM like structure
The example I will discussing is a
Selector object that can traverse
the DOM. I chose the DOM because it is a fairly well-known construct
in the programming world. For the uninitiated, the DOM is essentially
a tree with named nodes. For the sake of this example, we'll assume
that nodes of a particular name are unique (only ids exist; no
classes). Also, we'll assume that everything is a div for
simplicity although this can easily be extended to handle different
types of elements. For example:

The structure of this document looks like
/ \
2a 2b
One way of allowing a user to traverse this is by chaining names. For example:
Selector s(document);
s["1"]["2a"]["3"] = "hello"; // access div with id "3" in div "2a"
s["1"]["2b"] = "world";
Of course, we'd also want to allow the user to cache a selector for faster access.
auto root = s["1"];
root["2a"] = "foo";
This interface is friendly and adheres to the principle of least astonishment (especially because it resembles common javascript APIs). An important constraint for the problem here is that we are not allowed to store pointers within the tree. This may seem like an artificial constraint. However, this sort of thing could happen if the DOM (or whatever it is) is in some other black box module that doesn't permit such references (due to mutating state and what have you).
A basic implementation might look like
class Selector {
DOM &_doc;
std::vector<std::string> _traversal;
void _traverse() {
for (const auto &elem : _traversal) {
Selector(DOM &doc) : _doc(doc) {}
Selector operator[](const std::string &id) const {
Selector s(*this);
return s;
void operator=(const std::string &value) {
This implementation assumes methods
DOM::Get(std::string &id) and
DOM::Set(std::string &value). To traverse the DOM, we store a vector
of ids that we can traverse with
Selector::_traverse(). Note that
the way we allow the operator to be chained is by returning new copies
Selector. If we modified it, the user wouldn't be able to cache a
selector chain and would have to rebuild the vector of ids each time.
The problem
Obviously, the implementation as is isn't ideal. To see this, consider the following chain:
Selector one = s["1"];
one["2"]["3"]["4"] = 3;
Here, the user caches a selector to the "1"-id div. Afterwards, the
user attempts to traverse from "1" to "4" and passes through two
intermediate nodes. The intermediate selections will generate
unecessary copies of
Selector that get thrown away immediately! Of
course, we could decide to have
operator[] modify the
Selector in
place and forbid caching. But this could create weird side-effects that
would be exposed to the user.
Selector s{document};
s["1"]["2a"] = "hi";
s["1"]["2b"] = "there";
Here, it is clear what the user is trying to do, but after the first
s has now been mutated so the
_traversal vector now
contains "1" and "2a", and the second invocation will fail. Sure, we
could provide the user with a means to "reset" the selector but this
is also error prone and doesn't make for a good experience.
A better way… with ref-qualifiers!
It turns out, that the information we really need whether or not the
selector we are applying
operator[] to is something the user wants
to save, or something that will be thrown away. But this is precisely
what ref-qualifiers allow us to do!
class Selector {
DOM &_doc;
std::vector<std::string> _traversal;
void _traverse() {
for (const auto &elem : _traversal) {
Selector(DOM &doc) : _doc(doc) {}
// This is new
Selector operator[](const std::string &id) const & {
Selector s(*this);
return s;
Selector &&operator[](const std::string &id) && {
return std::move(*this);
// End new stuff
void operator=(const std::string &value) {
Here is the new implementation. We now have now overloaded
operator[] to handle the cases when
*this refers to an lvalue and
an rvalue respectively and changed nothing else.
Now, when we revisit the snippet from before…
Selector one = s["1"];
one["2"]["3"]["4"] = 3;
the evaluation is completely different. The variable
one is bound to
a name and is an lvalue. So
one["2"] will produce a new temporary
selector using the
operator[](const std::string &) const & overload.
The next chain, however, applies to a temporary so the
operator[](const std::string &) && overload is called instead and
modifies the temporary
Selector instead. This proceeds all the way
to the end and we get the desired result.
Use of
My first implementation of this code by hand actually had a bug in it! Namely, the code
Selector &operator[](const std::string &id) && {
return *this;
doesn't return an rvalue but an lvalue. This is because even though
*this referred to an rvalue, once it entered the scope of this
function, it got a name, and thus became an rvalue. This happens with
function arguments too:
void foo(int &) {
std::cout << "l" << std::endl;
void foo(int &&i) {
std::cout << "r" << std::endl;
foo(3) here will output "rl" because the second overload of
foo is reached first, but the value 3 is then bound to
i and so
becomes an lvalue. Thanks to Serge Pavlovsky for pointing out my
So now we've had our cake and eaten it too. In general, having the ability to distinguish between an unnamed temporary (rvalue) or an lvalue permits the programmer to exploit optimizations such as this one (performing operations in place vs creating a pristine "workplace"). This is a common theme with value categories in general so be on the lookout for such optimizations where they make sense.
This technique came into play when implementing something similar to the DOM selector here in a project called Selene. You can see the actual code in the file include/Selector.h.


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"Girl, go faster. We're late for brunch."
Among the many political signs at last Saturday's half marathon was this one, my favorite, because whenever anybody asks me about my experience as a runner, I always say that I'm a 50-something who wanted to go to lunch but went for a run instead.
We were lined up at the start when a group of three women around my age asked me if I would take their picture. Through the lens of the iPhone camera I could see one of them wanted to be at brunch instead of shivering on 14th Street and about to run 13.1 miles in 26 degree weather.
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Underground Dining is a trend that is likely to be with us for a while. It comes in many flavors and is not subterranean. It can however, take place out in a field or on a farm. What is it exactly? What are some examples of how it's taking form? How to find out more?
Underground Supper Clubs
These began several years ago in or near major metropolitan cities. Sometimes a chef in between restaurants would get together and host a meal in a loft or a warehouse. Invites would be by some secret websites or phone numbers. Often there are passwords or scavenger hunts or similar mechanisms to throw authorities off and to provide some screen. Sometimes one has to be invited by a member. Often it gives chefs who don't own their own restaurant a chance to show what they might do if the menu were under their control. Maybe they want to experiment with farm to table sourcing or whole pig roasts. Maybe they really want to show off their Vietnamese culinary prowess but they're stuck working in an Italian restaurant.
What are the drawbacks?
Some offer their concerns that there are not proper health and safety inspections. As if this system really works? Remember the mouse eating a pizza ON THE TABLE at a Beacon Hill joint? Others protest that these off-the-grid dinners will put restaurant chefs out of business. I think their angst is misdirected.
Restaurants are suffering for a host of reasons but it's a stretch to say they're losing business because of underground dining. Maybe it's, um, the economy? Unemployment? These things tend to make it hard for people to spend hundreds of dollars on one night out. Even Mistral and Oringer's KO Prime are getting creative with small plates and freebies to get people into their restaurants - and they were two cited in the Boston Globe exposé on the health code violations and the lack of reliable inspection services.
When the so called underground dining events popped up, it was actually during a more robust economy, and yes, people raised the concerns over lack of inspectional services. That was years ago and they are still thriving. Today, it's more about value (these dinners typically run about half the cost of typical restaurant meals by many estimates) and it's also about finding new and creative chefs, sourcing local ingredients and creating a dining out experience that's more warm and communal than a white table cloth restaurant.
Quite often the wine is BYO with a corkage fee. Sometimes the wine or cocktails are offered with the menu.
It can be a new way to meet people who share your interest in food. Usually tables are communal and some common friend or acquaintance enabled the introduction.
Creative chefs doing their own thing - outside of standard brick and mortar restaurants
JJ Gonson is a Best of Boston winner, a personal chef and and a chef instructor around town and on the web. She's also a semi-famous photographer.
She also hosts occasional dinners that are an example of the flexibility that such arrangements offer. She calls them "O.N.C.E." One Night Culinary Events.
1st seating is for families 5-6 PM. Family buffet for a quick, post playdate, Sunday evening dinner planned for a school night.
All ages are are welcome, adults eat for $20 each. Kids eat for free, and the food will be ready when you get there.
- Cuisine en Locale macaroni and cheese- one of our signature family dishes, made from scratch with local cheddar and other cheeses
- The vegetable you have to eat at least four bites of, which is pretty hardcore right now, and might very well be kale, sorry, but it's good for you, so eat it, please.
- A yellow vegetable. Sweet potatoes whipped with local creme fraîche and Vermont maple syrup. Now that's not so bad.
- Gruffalo crumble- our seasonal crumble is made with apples, cranberries and seasonally frozen rhubarb at this time of year. As ever it is spiced with candied ginger and cardamom. Right now we are serving it with our favorite local ice cream: Shaw's Dairy Vanilla. Perfection!
Reservations are a must, please consider coming with a group of friends, we will make enough to go around.
2nd seating is at 7-10 pm (and beyond). Described as a "slow rollout of many courses," it includes seasonal food and mostly local food. Charcuterie, lobster ravioli, rack of lamb. Looks like a wonderful menu. $50 per person.
- Homemade and local charcuterie. Pâtés she's been making inspired by her trip to France.
- Meat pies - think London Pub in the '70s, "Shandy optional."
- Lobster raviolis with vanilla butternut puree.
- Fresh local microgreen salad.
- Rack of Lamb crusted with pistachios and Dijon. Served with sumac roasted Jerusalem artichokes.
- Local Vermont cheeses.
- Homemade ice cream, pastries.
Ever the thoughtful host, she'll even ensure that food is packed to go for those who are not into lingering. For those who are, well, maybe you should bring an extra bottle of wine?
Go to Gonson's site to rsvp and pay (via PayPal or check.)
Cleetus Friedman - Outstanding in the Field, or at the Farm
From the type of suburb in Baltimore where good Jewish boys all grew up to be doctors or lawyers, Friedman cut his own path. When his parents split, he spent more time with his grandmother and both she and his mother were consummate home cooks and entertainers. He discovered hip hop and found his calling. But it was not to be. Touring with an Improv Group and performing in one man shows like "White Like Me" and "Cracker" (see, Crackers Three for my spin) Friedman was making ends meet as so many artists do, by waiting tables. But he'd also been introduced to the kitchen and soon he was working banquets, he was learning front of the house, training employees, developing a catering business for another restaurant. All the while he was coming to the realization that he did not love the life of a starving artist, but he did love working in the culinary world.
His love of organics and clean, simple, local food was growing as was his restlessness to figure out his next step. At a catering event a local farmer gave him samples of her beef and it became a catalyst that clarified his emerging vision. City Provisions was born shortly after that meeting and his relationships with local farmers has grown through introductions and hard work. He understands the components that make an event successful and a catering business successful. It's telling that nearly all of his employees have been with him from the very beginning. They must share his enthusiasm and passion for giving the customer a great experience and for the organic, local vision of the company.
From recycling of fryer oil to sending organic food scraps directly to his pig farmer, he tries to "green" City Provisions at every turn. I discovered his unique catering company while researching sustainable and organic cocktail options (see, Sustainability and the Cocktail Hour.) Friedman shared his Sustainable Vodka Mac and Cheese recipe as well as the story of how he discovered Death's Door spirits. Seems it was through the grapevine at the green market. Relationships can grow organically, too.
Related alternative dining articles:
- Montreal's O.Noir Restaurant a leader in Dark Dining. They say we eat first with the eyes, but what if we were blind, or blind folded?
- Head to Tail Eating - dinner with a leader in the movement to utilize the whole animal. A revelation.


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I really cannot wait until spring.....is it warm where you live? Here in Montreal it is still cold and snowing (I am soooo tired of wearing boots) and all I seem to be looking at is florals in clothing and decor to get me out of the winter blues. There are many pretty florals in decor right now from fabrics to wallpaper and carpets and of coursejust putting out fresh flowers makes any room feel brighter. I have gathered a few florals for you today so I hope you enjoy!
Linking with: Savvy Southern Style, No Minimalist Here, From My Front Porch to Yours, The Vintage Farmhouse, French Country Cottage, My Romantic Home, Design Decor Tuesday
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Karen, Stefan, and Eric met in a Detroit area cooking group. Stefan was leaving his job in the music industry and Karen was leaving hers in sustainability services. Eric is design and technology guru. They all got together and came up with a food truck concept that combined Stefan's creative cooking with clean healthy foods and Karen and Eric's love of veganism and baked goods. You will often see Stefan's son Kaz or Karen and Eric's sons Red or Jonah working with the truck crew.
Their truck recycles and composts and buys ingredients locally as much as possible. They were recently recognized as one of the best vegan food trucks in the nation by Mobile Cuisine and they've won many local awards including 1st place for our hummus at the Shawarma Fest in Royal Oak, 2016. 2nd place for the best restaurant at the International Veg Fest in Novi, 2016 and 3rd place for the best pumpkin recipe (Pumpkin Soup) at Detroit Food Labs, 2016.


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Latent Defects
Latent defects are described as hidden defects within the material or as a result of poor workmanship within a newly built property. They are not discoverable through a general inspection as it can sometimes take many years for the hidden problem to arise.
If latent defects are identified within a couple of years it is usually the responsibility of the building contractor to repair and remedy the problem. Unfortunately, it can be many years after the construction of a property before problems arise.
Nowadays, most newly built buildings are required have a National House Building Council (NHBC) Warranty or an insurance backed warranty. This helps to protect owners of newly built properties after they take ownership.
Examples and Causes of Latent Defects
Subsidence can be caused by understrength or shallow foundations. In the beginning this can cause cracks to appear in external and internal walls. Small cracks in plaster are quite common with a newly built property because it needs a period of time for it to settle on its foundations. If you see signs of larger cracks on the external walls then it may be time to investigate further.
Substandard building materials can be a cause of latent defects. This may be due to the builder buying cheaper alternative materials or they were simply not suitable in the first place. Latent defects can also be caused by the builder not following the exact design procedures.
If wall ties or wind-posts are inadequate or have not been fitted properly, this can cause movement resulting in damage to your property. If tanking in the basement is substandard or defective, it can allow moisture to ingress into the building which will then cause damp.
Protecting Yourself from Latent Defects
To protect yourself from latent defects the best way is to take out a 10-year structural defects policy. During this 10-year period it is reasonable that any defects will have been identified during this time. Most mortgage lenders will insist that you take out latent defects insurance with a brand-new building. Otherwise, they will not release the funds as it would be a large risk to them.


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Keni's piece today rocks the use of some fabric dye, and we all know how much I adore some fabric dye! Check out her transformation...I think you're gonna like!
I received this dress for free from my sister, who got it from who knows...ha! I loved the lace, but it was just very bland looking. So, I decided to try out my skills and creativity!
I was going to a semi-formal event and thought that this dress had some serious potential for a roaring 20s look, however first I needed to dye it!
Ooh the dye time is right around the corner!
That cream color was not working for me, so I pulled out my polyester-safe black dye and got started. After dyeing it using the stove-top method (best for polyester mixed fabrics) the dress shrunk a bit...
This was too short for me and the event I was planning on going to (excuse my dirty mirror!), so I went to the fabric store and got a few extras (fringe!) to make this work!
I started by cutting the slip under the lace to a shorter length, about four inches shorter. It was sewn together with the lace so I had to use my seam ripper to detach it.
I used a light pink/nude colored fabric I picked up to add to the bottom of the slip, and had it hang a few inches below the lace hem. I sewed it all together and then added a fringe trim at the bottom of the lace. (Again, excuse the dirty mirror!)
It didn't quite look complete, so I added a small bead trim to the top of the fringe and then sewed all of the hems in place.
Post-sew, I had a brand new dress!!
I paired the dress with some cute nude and black heels, some string pearls, sported a low side-swept chignon, and I was ready for some martinis in a speakeasy! I hope you like what I did, cuz I love the way it turned out!!
Thanks for all you do Marisa, and all the inspiration you share!
KENI!!! I want to dress up in lace and fringe and go to the 30s party with you! The dress turned out divine. I loved that when you had a small road bump (the slight shrinkage) you overcame it with some thinking on the fly. Such gorgeous trim gave the dress a little somethin' somethin'. Looking forward to your next creation!


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Celebrating Canberra's 100th birthday in style
As Canberra kicks up its heels for centenary celebrations, there is an invitation to reflect on the fashion that attended other milestones in the city's history.
The National Capital Authority has gathered an assortment of costumes which would have been worn on Foundation Day in 1913.
They include a replica gown, hat, gloves and boots similar to https://www.goldengooseshoesit.com/ those worn by Lady Denman, who announced the name of the national capital as Canberra at midday on March 12, 1913.
In the crowd, one might have spotted a local woman wearing a muslin dress, a willow hat dressed with silk satin lace, cotton stockings and suede shoes.
Children could have worn a white Edwardian gabardine suit with a straw breton.
And the Light Horsemen would have been suitably attired in a crisply pressed uniform.
'A Capital Collection - Our History In Fashion' will be unveiled in four stages during Canberra's 2013 centenary celebrations.
Milliners and costumers from the Canberra area contributed to the display while other items are on loan from personal collections. Photo: Edwardian gabardine suit and hat from the same era as Canberra's Foundation Day ceremony in 1913. (Supplied: National Capital Authority)
Curator Roslyn Hull says an original set of event paraphernalia is also on display.
"The set includes an invitation, seating card, invitation to afternoon tea and a presentation card which would have been given to the Governor-General's aide-de camp to announce the names of the people meeting the vice-regal couple," she said.
Those items are on loan from Robert Peden whose grandparents were invited to the Foundation Ceremony in 1913.
Later in 2013 the exhibition will showcase the fashions that were worn at three other key events in Canberra's history.
They include the opening of the provisional Parliament House in 1927, the inauguration of Lake Burley Griffin in 1964 and Golden Goose Sale the opening of Parliament House in 1988.
The staged exhibition will continue at the National Capital Exhibition in Commonwealth Park until December 16.


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LORETTO, Pa. — Despite Three players scoring in double figures, American found a hot shooting Saint Francis team and fell 100-89 on Wednesday evening at DeGol Arena.
Sa'eed Nelson led all scorers with 24 points on 8 of 18 from the field and 8-for-13 at the line. Nelson added a season-best nine assists.
Larry Motuzis added 23 points and Cheikh 'CB' Diallo had a season-best 20 points on 4 of 8 from 3-point range.
American (2-4) trailed 52-39 at the break after the Red Flash used a 12-0 run and took a 38-19 lead 6:41 left in the frame.
The Eagles raced back in the second half and used its own 13-0 run to cut the deficit at 76-69 with a 3-pointer by Motuzis at 7:44.
Saint Francis (3-3) finished with six players in double figures, led by Keith Braxton with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Andre Wolford chipped in 19 points and Jamaal King had 17 points and six assists.
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"Sexual and Reproductive Justice in the North" features information on some of the barriers to diverse women exercising their rights to sexual and reproductive health and choice in northern Canada. It also highlights the creative ways in which women and northern organizations have been addressing these issues with a combination of traditional and western knowledge.
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End of the first year in College finally came to an end so Jess headed home to see Mom and Dad.She stopped on the way home to pick up some items that she would need this summer.She sees a familar face in the store."Hi Coach Dave Jess said.He seemed to be trying to figure out who it was,He finally figures out that it is Jess. "Hi Jess didnt know it was you, Diffrent hair color. "Yeah Freshman initiation for the Hockey team. Wow you made the team that is so good. "Well you did help out all the years that you coached the teams that I was on.
All the freshman got a new hair color and also lost some hair but that is another story." So nice to see you Jess but I have to pick up Jimmy at the after School program that he attends. "How has he been since your wife died. " He has some tough times being that he was in the car when that drunk driver hit them and his Mom was killed in the accident. "How have hot lesbian babes playing arround on cam been though. "I also have my good days.
"Well see you again soon Coach. Jess comes thru the door, "Mom I'm home. "Out her in the yard her Mother yells. "I saw Coach Dave at the store on the way over. "Sad about his wife. "Yeah I was asking him how My gorgeous busty gf getting fucked silly was and he said that he still is having problems with her death.
Jess goes back inside and heads up to her room to change,She wanted to try on the new bathing suit that she just bought. She puts on the top and ties it and looking in the mirror checking how it looks, She then takes off her pants and panties and puts on the bikini bottom, Oh man that is not gonna work. She can see the hairs sticking out the sides. No guy is gonna want to see pubic hair coming out of the sides of the bikini. Well when the girls on the team shaved her it felt really good and erotic.
She hoped into the bathroom and decided that she needed a trim. Thinking about how it felt totally shaved she decided to take it all off again.
Who knows she was thinking Maybe Coach would like to see her with out hair on her pussy. She had the biggest crush on him when he was her coach. Dave was only 25 when she was 16 and now she was 19 and he was just 28 and seeing him today made her feelings once again come out.
OK back to work, She trims the hairs and gets to work on shaving. Putting some warm water on her remaining hairs and them shaving cream. She seems to be getting wet with each stroke and with the pussy becoming balder.
There all done. She grabs the wash cloth and cleans off the rest of the shaving cream and dries her self off. Back in her room she cant help but play with her newly shaved pussy. She must have cum at least 3 times. Good thing Mom didnt hear her Moans. She knew that it felt good. Jess gets her self dressed and heads down stairs. Mom I am going out to meet up with Janie and Heather. Her old teamates at High School. Janie was not good enough to make her college team so she decided to play on the girls club team.
Heather was headed to school not to play sports but to become a Doctor, Something that she had told her Dad that she was going to be. Jess walked up the walkway and sees Janie on the deck and she yells " Hey Girl bet you wont believe who I saw when I got back today.
Janie thinks for a second "Hmm would it happen to be Coach Dave, "Come on Jess we all know you have the biggest crush on him.
"Yeah but he is so hot.
"Jess he is almost 30 Janie says. " So when is Heather coming over. "She is on her way over now Janie says. "Well I have to show both of you something when she gets here. "So was that the color that you chose or was it your teams choosing. "HAHA said Jess. Freshman initiation.
Heather pulls up in the new car. "Sweet ride Heather Jess says. "How did you get Daddy to buy you that. "My good grades Heather says. The three hug and head into the house.
"Mom we are going to be in my busty babe pussy stimulate by water jet. "Ok honey her Mom says.
Jess unable to hold back her news. "You guys have to see what I did. '' What Heather says did you finally have sex with Coach Dave. "HA HA Jess says No and then she pulls down her shorts showing her freshly shaved pussy to the girls." Oh Wow that looks hot Janie says. I bet it feels good."Oh yeah it does Jess says and I cant wait for Coach Dave to see it.
"How are you going to do that. " Well I plan on going over to see how Jimmy is and then I will work it into the conversation, " Yeah right Heather says.
Jess calls her Mom and tells her that she and the girls are going to be heading out to get something to eat so she will not be home for dinner. Heather asked her how does her shaved pussy taste," Well why dont you find out.
Jess takes off her shorts and panties and lies on the bed and shows it off for the girls. Janie says to Jess " You have to shave my pussy for me.
"Oh wait if you are going to do hers you have to do mine to says Heather. Ok girls but everyone is going to think that we are Lesbians. " No way Heather says I love my boyfriends big cock. "Janie says yeah I also love a big cock but there is nothing like licking a girls pussy. All three are now totally naked and Jess is the one that has the pleasure of shaving both of them. All done Jess says to Janie. " Wow that looks nice, Ok Heather your turn. '' Oh I cant wait to be licking Heathers pussy Janie says.
Heather takes off her shorts and the girls see a nice wet spot on her panties," Ooh someone is wet already. "What seeing you shave her made me hot.
Soon all three are totally shaved and admiring eachs pussy. " Janie grabs them both and puts them on the bed next to each other and proceeds to lick Heathers pussy and soon she is moaning and and getting close to her second orgasm.
" Jess your next. "I am going to save mine for Dave. The three get dressed and get ready to head out. Jess wakes up the next day knowing that she is going to have sex with her ex Hockey coach and she is excited.
She starts with a hot shower and makes sure that she has at least one orgasm then. After Breakfast she tells her Mom that she is going to visit Coach and his sn Jimmy. Mom Says have a good time and say hello from your Dad and Me. "OK see you later. She hops in her car and soon she is parking in front of his house. She walks up to the front door and rings the bell, Jimmy answered the door. " Hi Jimmy remember me.We used to ride together to practice with your dad.
" Oh hey Jess how are you?. "Nice hair color Jimmy says. "Yeah not my chosen color. But it will grow out. " So how was your school year. " I know it cant be easy with what you went thru with the accident. "Yeah also couldnt play hockey this year due to the injuries.
But I am now a junior so I have two more years to get better. Dave comes into the room. " Hey Jess once again seeing that hair color is something that I am going to have to get used to. "Oh that is OK Dave it will grow out in no time. So was the hair coloring the only initiation thing that you had to go thru. "NO we also had to lose some hair. But I wont say where. " Dave shakes foot and pantyhose fetish tube porn head and says I think I know where you lost some.
" Dad I am going to head out for a bike ride Jimmy tells his Dad. "Ok have a good time. "Sweet he is going out I have Dave all to my self Japanese love story porm movie says.
" So Dave did you want to see where I am hairless. " Wow Jess I was your Hockey coach. "Yeah but I always had the biggest crush on you Dave and now that I am old enough I want to have sex with you.
" Dave says I am not sure that is the best thing for the two of us at this time. " Jess says well let me show you something first and then of you dont want to I will leave. Jess takes off her shorts and then proceeds to take off her panties and shows Dave her shaved pussy.
He looks at her and then says OK I think I am going to have to lick that pussy. Jess lays on the bed and takes off her bra and then she sees Dave taking off his pants and the one thing she is hoping is that he has a big cock. Dave takes off his shorts and his cock already hard from seeing her shaved pussy.
His cock is about 9 inches long and Jess can not believe it. But she so wants to have that in her mouth and then inside her. Dave walks over and tells her." Suck on my cock. "Dont make me get my whistle like when i was your coach. Jess takes his cock into her mouth and he can tell that sweet honey gets wild licking smalltits and hardcore has some experience with giving Blowjobs.
She is using her tongue on the balls and also the sides of his cock and he feels himself getting ready to lose his load. Jess can tell he is getting ready to cum but she continues to lick his cock and then she takes him into her mouth just as he is cumming and she takes it all in her mouth and then swallows all of his cum. " Ok the next load that you have I am taking in my pussy Coach. Jess takes his cock back into her mouth to get him hard again. Dave wants to eat her shaved pussy so he suggests a 69 to her and she is soon on his lap in the right position for her to suck his cock and him to get his tongue in her sweet shaved pussy.
Dave is licking her pussy and he can hear her moans even though she has his cock buried in her mouth, She starts to shake and moan some more, Dave knows she is cumming and he knows that he wants to fuck her. Jess hops off his lap and then gets ready to put his big cock into her pussy. She gets on top and starts to rub her clit with his cock and then puts it in her pussy and she is amazed at how big it is and she can feel it all the way inside her pussy. They try multiple positions and Jess is so ready to feel his cum inside her pussy so bad.
She tells Dave " Give me your load now" Dave can feel his balls tighten and knows he is about to cum. He starts to Moan and releases his load deep into her pussy.
Jess starts saying yes cum deep in my pussy. I want to have your child. I want you to knock me up. Daves cock slides out of her pussy and they both lie on the bed next to each other spent. Summer was coming to and end and Jess was getting her things ready to head back to College. It had been the best summer that she had ever had, She visited her coach a lot during the summer and was so trying to conceal her little baby bump when she went back to school. But coach knew and he was not telling anyone.
He is hoping for a boy and also when she will be back for winter break.