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An Uncivil War
( Part Two Of The Ítreksjóð Trilogy )
Chapter 4
A Change In Plans
Fjalar gave his brother an odd look before asking :
" What is it brother ? What are you thinking ?! "
Galar grinned from ear to ear.
" We have been contemplating a war with the Earth Dwarves to steal their gold,..... but what if we could obtain their riches without any bloodshed at all ? " he told his brother.
Chert raised his eyebrows hopefully and chimed in :
" If that were possible, I am sure that my brother and sister Dwarves would rather take that path ! " he told the brothers.
Fjalar nodded in agreement with Chert, but frowned while doing so.
" Yes, brother ! But how ? " he asked.
Galar suddenly laughed out loud maniacally ! When he regained his wits he explained.
" We will kidnap Motsognir, and ransom him to the Earth Dwarves for an enormous sum of gold ! "
Fjalar and Chert gave each other worried looks.
" But,.. but,... brother,... Motsognir is revered as a wise holy man by the Earth Dwarves, the Rock Dwarves, and even the Lovarr. Can we really do this !? " Fjalar asked nervously.
Galar's look of joy turned into a scowling frown.
" Of course we can ! It is Motsognir's fault that he chose to live with the Earth Dwarves,..... not ours ! " he exclaimed loudly.
Galar turned to Chert and placed his hands upon his shoulders.
" Take Hnullungur, Gneiss, Skarn, and Rapakivi with you, and bring Motsognir here ! " he commanded.
" Yes, Galar ! " Chert told his commander before he turned and began to leave.
Fjalar, still uncertain as to whether this was the right thing to do, called after the Rock Dwarf before he left.
" Do not hurt Motsognir ! " he yelled.
From a distance Fjalar heard Chert's feint reply.
" I would never hurt the Wise One "
Motsognir and Ivaldi had made it halfway through the valley when suddenly the elder statesman stopped, and with a tug forced his guide to stop as well.
" What is wrong Wise One ? " Ivaldi inquired.
Motsognir placed his finger up to his lips.
" Shhh ! " he whispered to his companion.
Motsognir listened intently for a moment before answering Ivaldi.
" We are being followed . " he told him.
Ivaldi looked around, but he could not see anything.
" If you are right then we need to leave here at once ! " he told Motsognir with a real sense of urgency.
Motsognir shook his head.
" No ! You are an old Dwarf and I am blind. Those who are following us are moving on strong young legs and will be upon us in a very short moment ! " he explained.
Good to his word, four Rock Dwarves, with spears in hand, surrounded them before they had a chance to move. Ivaldi, sounding insulted by their provocative actions, stated who they were, and what their mission was :
" I am Ivaldi the Elder, and this is Motsognir the Wise. We are on a diplomatic mission to see Odin, and you are delaying our plans ! " he told them, trying to sound official.
Chert looked over at his comrades, and they all burst out in laughter !
" Well,.... "Ivaldi the Elder ",.... your plans have changed ! " he explained to him at the point of a spear.
- End Chapter 4
- Next : Chapter 5 : The Ransom Tablet
- Glenn Bergen, ( Ravensheart ), © Copyright, 2017.


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If you asked who would want to add guns, grenades, spikes, studs, etc... to their outfit, I'd not only raise my hand...but I'd stand up and give you my best monologue describing how me and those things are simply kismet.
And adding a touch of sass, class, and femininity to it....?YES!!!
The juxtaposition of a bed of roses with a grenade placed ever so gently in between them... call me crazy... but YES!!!
I don't usually wear light colored pants but I have been on a mission to incorporate them more often, and with these acid wash ones allow me to wear light colored jeans that have a slight edge. Acid wash is pretty edgy and makes me look pretty edgy...don't I look edgy? BWAHAHAHAHAH!!! Just kidding, I don't take myself that seriously. But honestly, an acid wash pair of jeans in any color add a touch of edgy interest that I guarantee will tickle the fancy of any alternative life-styled type of girl... *Clears throat*, ME.
I decided to keep my accessories simple yet still having that sparkle I just love so much.
This bracelet is serious, I first saw it's mother (the necklace) on the Forever21 website last year and put off buying it for so long that it was no longer in stock, neither was the bracelet. Then I recently went into the Forever21 in the Queens Center Mall and found both the necklace and bracelet just hanging there in all it's glory. Obviously I bought it and am still considering getting two more, just in case it they run out and i never see it again.
What I'm Wearing:
- Blazer from Torrid. $20 ( On sale from almost $50)
- T-shirt from Tillys.com. $17
- Jeans from Walmart.com. $20 (On sale now for $14)
- Heels from forever21.com. $24.80
- Bracelet from Forever21. $4.80

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Killylane Reservoir
This reservoir is situated on open moorland. The trees around the lake provide good shelter. The reservoir banks are open. There are no access problems at normal water levels, but be careful under low water conditions when mud areas are exposed.
Killylane contains a plentiful stock of wild brown trout which is supplemented by regular stockings of brown trout. This maintains good fishing throughout the season. Popular flies include Cul de Canard (CDC), Bibio patterns, Kate McClaren and Black Pennel - all of which are very effective.
Details on where to obtain permits and information on boat charter are available from Larne Tourist Information Centre and the local angling shops stock a comprehensive range of angling equipment.
Key information about Killylane Reservoir
|Nearest Town
|20 hectares
|Brown Trout
|1 March to 31 October
|Fly Fishing only
|Daily Bag Limit
|four trout per rod
|Size Limit
|minimum takeable size 25.4cm
|Fishing from boats is not permitted
|DAERA Game Fishing Rod Licence
|DAERA Game Fishing Permit
|Disabled facilities
|This location is not wheelchair accessible. A tarmac car park is provided close to the water which facilitates access for people with difficulty walking.


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In order to celebrate their 30th band anniversary, Dutch Doom Death Metal division ASPHYX are releasing a very special edition of their "The Rack" debut album as of today via Century Media Records. Synched up with the band's now sold out special anniversary shows at the Turock venue in Essen, Germany on this weekend, the limited edition 2CD & 2LP re-release features the carefully re-mastered original album as well as the entire record in original sequence covered by underground companions and talented newcomers as bonus. The bonus compilation record features the following tracklisting: ASPHXY - "The Rack" Cover Compilation (37:16): 1. DAN SWANÖ (Sweden) – The Quest Of Absurdity (01:28) 2. GRAVE (Sweden) – Vermin (03:55) 3. DESASTER (Germany) – Diabolical Existence (03:53) 4. SKELETAL REMAINS (USA) – Evocation (05:30) 5. COFFINS (Japan) – Wasteland Of Terror (02:39) 6. DESERTED FEAR (Germany) – The Sickening Dwell (03:39) 7. HOODED MENACE (Finland) – Ode To A Nameless Grave (03:27) 8. ENTRAILS (Sweden) – Pages In Blood (04:14) 9. PURGATORY (Germany) – The Rack (08:22) The anniversary release is available as Gatefold 2LP + Double-sided poster limited to 2.000 copies and as 2CD Mediabook + Sticker-Set limited to 3.000 copies, adding extensive liner notes both by ASPHYX (original and current members) and their featured stylistic peers. The release also unveils the previously unseen completed original album artwork with commentary by longtime ASPHYX designer Axel Hermann. The 2LP format will be available in the following limited one-time pressing-only vinyl colour versions: Black vinyl: 900x via all outlets Golden vinyl: 100x via CM Webshop Dark Green vinyl: 200x via CM Distro Red vinyl: 100x via ASPHYX at Anniversary shows! Clear vinyl: 200x via High Roller Records Silver vinyl: 500x via Nuclear Blast Records ASPHYX's "The Rack – Anniversary Edition" is available from CM Distro here: https://www.cmdistro.de/Artist/Asphyx/170?Page=1&PageSize=25&Sort=13
And here is a list of all upcoming ASPHYX shows, including several newly announced festival dates marked *: ASPHYX – Live 2017: 18.11.2017 Essen (Germany) - Turock / 30 Years Anniversary Show – Sold Out! 19.11.2017 Essen (Germany) - Turock / 30 Years Anniversary Show (Matinee!) – Sold Out! 02.12. 2017 Vilnius (Lithuania) - Winter Of Wolves Festival 03.02.2018 Bohinjska Bistrica (Slovenia) - Winter Days Of Metal 24.03.2018 Heidelberg (Germany) - Heidelberg Deathfest 31.03.2018 Arlon (Belgium) - L'entrepot 07.04.2018 Katowice (Poland) - Metalmania * 09.06.2018 Hauptmannsgrün (Germany) - Chronical Moshers Open Air 23.06.2018 Dessel (Belgium) - Graspop Metal Meeting * 14.07.2018 Dunaujvaros (Hungary) - Rockmaraton Festival * 20.07.2018 Trutnov (Czech Republic) - Obscene Extreme Festival * 21.07.2018 Lörrach (Germany) - Baden In Blut Festival * 28.07.2018 Steenwijk (The Netherlands) - Stonehenge Festival * 31.08.2018 Nauen (Germany) - Rock For Roots Festival * More dates to be announced soon… ASPHYX's latest album "Incoming Death" was released worldwide was released in September 2016 via the band's longtime label Century Media Records. It was once again mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound Studio and entered the official sales charts in various European countries upon release as follows: Germany: # 30, Switzerland: # 67 and Belgium (Wallonia): # 78. Check out song samples of the current ASPHYX album "Incoming Death" here: "Forerunners Of The Apocalypse" (video): https://youtu.be/BFaiGiWcyY8 "Candiru" (video): https://youtu.be/lKTwSzhy0Rc "Incoming Death": https://youtu.be/AYNkQh6VDNk Next to the album's standard version on CD, Gatefold LP (with poster) and Digital Download, "Incoming Death" is also available as limited edition 2-Disc Mediabook (with 3 stickers), including two bonus tracks as well as a DVD. Get your aural weapon of choice from CM Distro: http://smarturl.it/incomingdeathCMD ASPHYX line-up 2017: Martin van Drunen – Vocals Paul Baayens – Guitars Alwin Zuur – Bass Stefan "Husky" Hüskens – Drums ASPHYX online: www.facebook.com/officialasphyx www.asphyx.nl


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READINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (Hunterdon County) – A Readington Middle School employee was charged Tuesday for allegedly stealing a box of candy.
Peter Marro, 56, of Flemington, NJ was charged with theft of moveable property.
At 11:10 a.m., township police responded to Readington Middle School for a report of a theft, police said.
Staff members reported to police that an employee was seen removing an item from the school and placing it in his personal vehicle, police said.
The item, a box of candy valued at approximately $50, was a wrapped Christmas gift that did not belong to the employee. The box of candy was turned over to police and returned to the school, police said.
Police didn't release what Marro's job title was at the school.
Marro was released without bail on the condition that he appear in Readington Municipal Court in the future.
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We've been deceived too long—PPP
The national chairman of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Nii Allotey Brew-Hammond has stated that Ghanaians have been betrayed for a very long time by politicians and the populace must now take them on over numerous failed promises.
"We should not sit idle for people to deceive us again, it has been far too long. In 2008, the promises made have not been fulfilled and in 2012, they repeated similar promises but could not honour them," he noted.
At a rally held in Amanfrom, near Kasoa, in the Central Region last Tuesday, Mr Brew-Hammond indicated: "People have to go far with buckets on their heads before getting potable water, electricity bills have escalated, wages cannot cater for anything, the hardships are too much and it is time to look at the appalling current conditions to let that guide your voting pattern."
He pointed out that in choosing which party to vote for in the forthcoming December polls, Ghanaians need to "consider the unemployment situation and poor purchasing power of citizens," adding that the "solution to all these problems lies with a Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom-led PPP government".
The Kasoa rally is part of a tour led by the flagbearer, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, and his running mate, Brigitte Dzogbenuku.
Nii Brew-Hammond stated: "Dr Nduom will lead national, regional, and constituency executives to the Eastern, Ashanti, and Northern regions and back to the Volta and Greater Accra regions, which will end on August 16. Once again, the focus will be to showcase the party's parliamentary candidates."
He said Dr Nduom's campaign to make it to the Flagstaff House after President John Mahama's first four-year term, officially started at the party's national convention held on July 16.
The three-time presidential aspirant has already been to the Volta, Western, Greater Accra, and Central regions to introduce parliamentary candidates to the people.
Nii Brew-Hammond explained that the party aims "to provide compulsory, continuous, quality education from the kindergarten to senior high school level; eradicate preventable diseases like malaria and cholera; create millions of jobs using our locally available raw materials; and provide competent, incorruptible leadership that will prevent waste of billions of taxpayers' money that we will use to fund our transformational initiatives". –classfmonline.com


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|Tonya & JZ Pt. I
by Necromancer120 ©
Tonya arched her rear off of her dorm bed, the humming of the silver vibrator muffled as she buried the smooth shaft into her pussy. Her long legs were spread with her feet planted apart against the baseboard, knees bent. Her rising mound meeting the humming vibrator allowing for a deeper penetration, the thick strip of deep red pubic hair was matted to her vulva by the moistness generated by her frantic masturbation.
This was the first week of classes for Tonya, now in her sophomore year at MU, and the stress of getting back into the school had her body aching for some sexual release. Her roommate, JZ, a petite girl originally from Cairo, Egypt, had returned for her second year at MU and her second year as Tonya's roommate. JZ's last class of the day was all the way on the other side of campus which usually allowed Tonya a short 20 minutes of time before her roommate made it back to the dorm.
On a normal day Tonya would have grabbed a snack and hit the books. The sooner the studying was done the sooner her evening would be free to do as she pleased. Today she couldn't stand it any longer. She had been back at the dorm for two weeks now and had only had one orgasm and that had taken place in the women's shower at 3 a.m. with the fear of being caught.
The silver vibrator had been her best purchase of the summer and the one thing she could not forget when packing for her return. Today had been the first time she had actually had the nerve to bring it from the hiding place in the back of her drawer.
Twenty minutes.
Pushing the now slippery vibrator in up to the control knob before sliding it all the way back out, Tonya could feel her frustration building to into a massive, much needed, orgasm. Her T-shirt was pulled up over her small, firm breasts. Thick nipples, hardened by her arousal and touch topped the large, pale, areola. Tonya pulled furiously with her free hand at one of her swollen nipples, stretching it away from her body until the pain forced her to release it, snapping the hard nub back to her round breast, before harshly twisting it and pulling it away from her body once more. The slight, self-inflicted pain serving only to excite her further.
Moaning in rhythm to her own thrusts, she quickened her pace. Her free hand now strumming her clit with abandon, the friction of her two fingers rubbing hard back and forth over the protruding clit and hood. Her juice ran down her ass crack only to be absorbed by her panties that she had not even bothered to remove just pushed to the side to allow her access to her now red pussy. Tonya let go with a loud moan. "Ohhh. Ohhh yeah!." Her attempts to stifle her pleasure were given up as her body was wracked in a long time coming orgasm. Her ass arched high of the bed, body twisting as waves of pleasure spread throughout the girls' entire body. Ramming the vibrator as deeply as possible, Tonya, let go of the vibrator and grabbed the edges of her bed as her orgasm ran its course.
Coming back to Earth, Tonya was spent. After a full week of classes and now a great orgasm she could only lay on her ruffled bedding and smile. At last she felt satisfied. She could lay here all night now!
The sound of keys at her door snapped Tonya back to reality. "Oh, shit. JZ!" Tonya had lost track of time.
Tonya quickly swung her legs off of the bed in an effort to look like she was changing or something, anything but to get caught by JZ masturbating. As the girls legs swung over, the silver vibrator slipped from the wet confines of her pussy and clattered across the small dorm room floor to rest at the edge of JZ's neatly made bed. Unable to grab the vibrator, Tonya fixed her panties and pulled her shirt down, turning towards her open dresser drawer as if looking for a pair of shorts.
"Hey roomy! How was class today?" JZ strolled in with a smile on her face. Her thin lips perfect on the girls' olive skin and sharp facial features.
JZ pulled the baseball cap off of her head, allowing the shiny dark locks to fall to her shoulders and tossing the cap onto her bed before turning to her closet at the foot of her bed.
JZ's back turned; Tonya quickly pulled on a pair of tight running shorts while eyeing up her vibrator lying on the floor. Not so much that JZ would see the vibrator, because most college women had one, but this one was clearly used with the evidence fresh all over it.
"So, what's the plan for tonight? We going to clubbing or what?" JZ called from over her shoulder while rummaging through her closet.
"Umm. Yeah that sounds good. Umm. I think The Laguna is having a big bash tonight."
Turning quickly around, JZ was grinning, "Bikini contest. $200.00 first place! What do you think?" she asked, pulling her shirt up over her head to reveal a blue lace bra and smooth, olive skin?
Tonya fidgeted nervously, "Yeah, that does sound fun. I guess you think you can win this year?" Tonya had seen JZ try three times last year only to be runner up every time.
"This time will be different." She said, shimmying out of her snug jeans down to mismatched red silk boxers.
"Nice match." Tonya pointed out. "Good thing you're not being undressed by some big football player, he might fall over laughing."
"Very funny. Have you seen my sandals?" JZ asked dropping to the floor before Tonya could say anything.
Tonya knew she was in trouble. She and JZ set down rules last year that anyone busted doing anything that she wanted kept secret had to do whatever the other girl said for a day. JZ had submitted to Tonya three different times last year while Tonya had not been busted for anything.
She winced as JZ picked up the silver vibrator.
"What do we have here?" She asked sarcastically, holding the juice covered vibrator up in the air.
"Oh, that's mine. Here, give it to me, it must have fallen out of my bag." Tonya snatched at it, only to have JZ pull it away from her.
"I don't think so." JZ eyed up her friend from under her dark eyebrows. "Unless you wanted the entire campus to know about your silver friend here." She grinned evilly. "Or how deep you had it inside your pussy." She said, embarrassing Tonya further. "Look at this, you can see how deep it was in your pussy by the bottom ring of juice. Or was it in your ass?" JZ Laughed.
Tonya knew what an ass lover JZ was. Both girls had their first lesbian experience last year but not with each other even though Tonya knew JZ wouldn't kick her out of bed if it came down to it. She was a little nervous and didn't want to say anything, afraid that it would worsen her punishment.
"Remember, I went easy on you last year." Tonya pointed out.
"Sure you did. Especially the last time."
"You did my laundry. Big deal."
"Yeah. I did your laundry on a Sunday afternoon dressed in the outfit that you picked out. Remember. The half shirt that hung just low enough that you could only see the base of my tits. Unless I moved that is. And. And one load at a time wearing the half shirt and the pair of sheer panties you picked out." JZ reminded her.
"Mmm. Yeah, I remember now. I bought them two sizes small just to see them ride up your ass and split your pussy lips."
"Yeah and..."
"...and walking past the lounge where 15 horny guys watched football. That one guy called me for months."
Both girls laughed.
"Ok. What's it going to be? Your laundry?"
"Hmm. I don't know, I'm going to think about it for a few minutes. I will get you good though."
Tonya had taken it easy on JZ until she came into the dorm and caught her with the pizza guy late last year. The sight of her ass in the air, in only a pair of boxers had turned her on fiercely. She knew she could get the girl to do what she told her no matter what on that one.
She had stood at the door of her room for a moment before pulling her camera out and snapping off a quick pic. JZ had been so caught up in sucking the pizza delivery guy she hadn't noticed until the camera flashed. She turned her head to look at Tonya, a string of saliva dangling from her lower lip to the tip of the pizza mans hard cock.
"Oh my god, it's not what you think." JZ said, starting to get up from between the pizza mans legs.
"Oh, yeah, you're definitely not sucking off the pizza guy." Tonya laughed at her roomies predicament.
The pizza man grabbed JZ's arm as she started to get up, "Where you going? A deal is a deal."
"What's going on?" Tonya asked, knowing this wasn't JZ's boyfriend.
"Nothing!" JZ was quick to answer, "Just get out of here for awhile." She pleaded.
"No way. It's our room. Remember?"
The pizza guy shifted, grabbing his thick cock and smacking it against JZ's cheek, "Hey, you keep sucking and I'll explain."
JZ rolled her eyes before wrapping her thin, dark lips around the large pink headed cock and snaking her tongue up the underside of its shaft.
"Your friend here called for a pizza," He said motioning to the unopened box on the desk, "but when I got here she couldn't find her check book. I guess she was hungry, so I told her she could suck me off and I'd give her the pizza." The guy shrugged, enjoying the slurping mouth that bobbed on his dick.
"Hmm. Now I know what to do if I ever go broke." Tonya said, watching her humiliated roommate.
"What's that, suck off the pizza guy?" He asked.
"Hell no. Deliver them. A girl can appreciate good oral sex as much as any guy."
Tonya sat down on her own bunk. The interruption and subsequent conversation had basically made JZ start all over again while Tonya watched. This was the first time she had caught her roommate having any sex even though she had tried for months only to arrive to a room that reeked of it. She had her where she wanted.
"You should have made her fuck you. She would probably have done it." Tonya was out to embarrass JZ.
"Really." Pizza guy asked.
Taking a breath, JZ answered, "Don't count on it, next time I'll have my check book." She said, before taking the thick cock half way down her throat while working the base of the shaft with her other hand. The man began thrusting, his balls tightening.
"That's it bitch. Here comes your fucking tip. Suck it!"
JZ could feel the first pulse of the guy's cock. Wanting to avoid having cum in her mouth she tried to pull it out only to have the pizza guy force her back down on it. The thick cock lurched once more and then exploded. Thick strands of cum hit the back of her mouth forcing her to gag. Pulling away, the last shot from the guy's cock hit her cheek with a smack. Coughing she lurched away, spitting the mouthful on the floor.
"You fucking bastard!" She spat, back turned.
Tonya and the pizza guy both laughed.
"Get the fuck out, prick!"
"Enjoy your pizza." He said, zipping his pants and closing the door behind him.
"What the fuck are you laughing at bitch?" JZ asked Tonya, smiling while wiping the cum from her mouth. "Pretty funny, huh?" She said, calming down.
"What's funny is how good these pics will look on the Internet."
"That is not funny!" JZ said.
"Hmm. Well, I guess you will be doing what I say for a day."
"Not again." JZ sighed.
"This time it wont be silly. This time your going to be so humiliated."
That's what got JZ in trouble and finally, after months, she could have her revenge on Tonya.
"Well? What's it going to be?" Tonya asked her pussy now moistening.
"You have to do what I say right. For a day right?"
"I'll let you off easy. Just for the rest of today do I own you."
"OK." Tonya said.
"Here." JZ tossed the vibrator to Tonya, "Clean that nasty thing up."
Tonya grabbed and reached for a discarded towel on the floor.
"No." JZ said, "Clean it up with your mouth. You saw my sucking technique, I want to see yours." She sat on the edge of her bed, "suck it girl."
Tonya leaned back on her own bed, determined to enjoy the show and maybe even embarrass JZ. She brought the silver tip, covered in her own secretions, to her lips, dabbing her tongue across the tip.
"Mmm. This does taste good JZ. Wanna try?" Tonya asked, sliding a hand into her tight shorts. Tonya's fingers laced their way through the covered patch of pubic hair and into her damp slit. "Mmm. I'm rubbing my clit for your JZ."
JZ realized she was still wearing only a bra and boxers, her hardening nipples showing through the thin material of her bra. Her own pussy was itching now at the sight of Tonya sucking on the cum covered vibrator and watching the girl fingering her pussy.
"Am I making you hot 'Z'?" Tonya pulled her fingers from with her shorts, juice glistening across three of them, "Mmm. Wanna taste?" She asked, liking her fingers like a Popsicle. "Low calories. I promise."
This was supposed to be JZ's turn to have the fun and turn the tables on Tonya.
Tonya pulled her legs up high and spread open. Her hand returning to her pussy only this time on the outside, rubbing it through her shorts. The vibrator was deep in Tonya's throat, all of the way to the last ring of caked pussy juice that she had put on their herself. Clamping tightly with her lips, she withdrew it slowly, sucking and slurping all traces of her pussy off of the silver vibrator.
"Am I making you wet?" Tonya asked.
"Not hardly. I am way more interested in a hard fucking than watching your little red pussy all open and smelly."
"But are you wet. Is your pussy all wet? Is that fine Arab hair all moist with juice?"
"I said no." JZ replied, lying.
"Betcha it is."
"Its not!"
"So it's a bet!"
"Fine! It's a bet!"
Tonya sat up from her lewd position. "Let's see it."
"I'm not showing you my pussy." JZ tried to get out of it.
"Fine. Stand up." Tonya ordered.
JZ Complied. Reluctantly.
"Hold still." Tonya ordered, walking around the back of the girl. "Raise your arms." She did.
Tonya quickly slipped a hand into JZ's loose fitting boxers. Before JZ could pull away, Tonya had her hand tucked in between her legs where she couldn't close them. JZ wiggled to no avail as Tonya's searching fingers found her hairy slit. Tracing a finger down JZ's slit, Tonya discovered JZ's inner pussy lips had already flowered out in arousal allowing her to easily slip the fingertip between them and into the moist folds of her soaked pussy.
"I win!" Tonya proclaimed victory.
JZ had stopped struggling and was enjoying the finger in her slit. Tonya slipped her entire finger in as deeply as the angle would allow her then quickly pulled her hand out of JZ's boxers.
"You win." JZ said, flushed. "What do I owe you."
This was one of the girl's games also. If you lost a bet, you didn't know what you lost until the winner told you. It wasn't like the 'big game' but they had fun with it.
"Lick it!" Tonya held her finger up to JZ's face. "Come on and suck some of your pussy off of my fingers."
"That's gross, Tonya."
"Yeah, right. It might be good, it's the same finger I had in my pussy."
JZ took her roomies finger and sucked the whole thing into her mouth, running her tongue over and around. She truly loved the taste of her own pussy.
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Multiple Sequence and Structure Alignment in MOE
K. Kelly
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MOE possesses a powerful and flexible facility for multiple sequence and multiple structure alignment of protein chains. A unique feature of MOE's protein alignment tool, MOE-Align, is that it allows mixed structural and non-structured data. The foundations of the alignment procedure are:
In this article we will describe MOE's multiple sequence and multiple structure alignment procedure, its output as well as the user interface of the application.
Alignment Protocol
The input to the alignment process is a collection of protein chains. Typically, these chains are the results of a sequence search of an unstructured database (e.g., PIR) and the results of a search of a structured database (e.g., PDB). The objective of MOE-Align is to produce a single multiple sequence alignment and a simultaneous superposition of all structured chains in the input collection.
Multiple sequence alignment is implemented with a flexible 3-stage protocol based upon pairwise alignment of alignments comprising the following steps:
The Round Robin and Random Refinement stages, in almost all cases, significantly improve the multiple sequence alignment. However, each stage is optional, which allows, in particular, the refinment of existing alignments. The entire process is controlled with a single graphical interface consisting of the following control panel.
The fundamental sequence alignment algorithm of MOE is capable of producing a pairwise alignment of two sequences given an arbitrary similarity matrix. For sequence data, MOE-Align uses residue identity based matrices (roughly 20x20). For structured data, MOE-Align uses an MxN similarity matrix with each entry populated by a similarity measure of the atomic coordinates. The similarity matrix is populated with values derived from the spatial displacement of residue pairs in a 3D superposition of the structures. This raises a subtle point in that a residue with missing coordinate data cannot be compared to structured residues in the other chain.
In light of this problem, MOE-Align classifies each input chain into one of three classes:
Given such a partition of the input, it is necessary to use separate metrics (depending on the classes) to align each pair of chains. MOE-Align will use a 3D structure similarity matrix only if both sequences have been classified as Complete Structured and a residue identity similarity in all other cases.
If more than two Complete structures are present, MOE-Align performs a complete structural subalignment before proceeding with the alignment of the other chains. In the subsequent alignments the structured data will always be treated as a single block effectively reducing the problem to a situation in which there is at most one Complete Structured chain (or alignment). Thus, we obtain the following alignment protocol:
The Structural Refinement stage uses an initial alignment (the one produced by the sequence data only multiple sequence alignment after the first steps of the above procedure). The Structural Refinement stage is a Round Robin and Random Refinement protocol except that an MxN similarity matrix is used. In each of these stages, the Complete Structured chains are partitioned into two sets in preparation for a pairwise alignment of alignments. This pairwise alignment proceeds as follows.
This procedure is iterated and MOE-Align successively refines a (possibly) non-optimal initial alignment (eg. one generated by a multiple sequence alignment) for the Complete Structured chains.
The procedures so far are sufficient to produce a multiple sequence alignment of mixed structured and unstructured protein chains. In addition, the Complete Structured chains will have been superposed. However, one detail remains: the superposition of the Incomplete Structured coordinates. For each Incomplete Structured chain in the input collection, MOE-Align performs the following:
In this way a collection of mixed sequence and structural data can be simultaneously aligned and superposed in such a way that the structural data affects the sequence alignment and vice versa.
The output of the entire procedure is written to the MOE terminal window. The report consists of the global RMSD of the superposed chains and a pairwise assessment of similarity and alignment quality. As an example, we take structures from the Cytochrome C family with PDB codes
To form a basis for comparison, we disable the structured alignment components
of MOE-Align and apply the procedure (Pile-Up, Round Robin, and
Random Refinement) using residue identities only. This produces the output
When the structural alignment components are enabled, in order to refined
the above alignment, MOE-Align produces the following output.
pro_Align global RMSD: 6.463
Notice that the global RMSD of all of the structures falls from 6.463 (when the pre-structural alignment is used) to 2.685 after structural refinement. Also notice that the gaps at positions 20 and 50 have been cleaned up.


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Holy cow, when did that happen?! I definitely believe this is a huge milestone worth celebrating and bragging about. As I look back, I realize over the last four decades I've had some interesting route markers along the way.
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Make your time management – smarter. Using Timble, a Time Tracking app put things in order and save a big piece of productivity cake just for yourself! Just like a kitchen timer keeps you from burning your cake, time tracking saves your projects from failing. So as long as you're meticulous about timing, you can't really go wrong.
Time tracking helps set clear objectives. If you know how you should be investing your time, you'll increase your productivity. You'll be more successful at completing one task at a time, rather than having fingers in every pie (we know pies are good but stick to one!). Which leads us to the most important thing about time management and the biggest benefit of time tracking – you give yourself a distraction free environment. In Timble you have all your tasks in once place (no more using multiple project management tools!). This way you can quickly plan work and remain focused on the key objectives of the day. And this, my dear reader, will keep procrastination to a minimum.
Keep Timble app open when baking
Prepare the base
First, make the motivation & powerful word base. Productive individuals think differently. They challenge their thoughts and create a productive line of thinking to lead them through good and bad times. Words can empower you as well as bring you down. Professor Bernard Roth points out a few adjustments that you can make in your speaking habits to boost your performance:
- instead of "but" use "and" – the first phrase closes the conversation, while the second one opens it
- in lieu of saying "have to" say "want to" – saying that you have to do something makes your brain think that you're being forced to do it
- in place of "can't" use "won't" – switching those two can teach you that you have the ability to do much more than you think, you just don't do it
- instead of saying "I'm afraid to" say "I'd like to" – you might be afraid of asking your boss for the promotion, it's much better when you realize you'd like to get one instead
- rather than "help" use "assist" – sometimes the word help is associated with being helpless. That's why it's always nicer to ask or offer assistance. It creates a partnership and cooperation atmosphere
The filling
Make the candied productivity habits by planning your actions. There are three main rules for creating your schedule:
- Set SMART goals, and find out How to be a one SMART cookie
- Prioritize using Time Management Matrix
- Find your own Time Management Method
Figure out what needs to be done now, what needs to be done before the end of the day and what can be completed another day. Then you schedule your work according to your priorities, remember to take your work habits into account. Understanding how you work can help you be more efficient and as a result, increase productivity. So, if your productive time is in the morning use it for the hardest tasks. If you tend to focus better after lunch consider doing the tough later. And finally, don't forget to write down everything that didn't get accomplished during the day, and make it a priority for tomorrow. This way you keep such tasks from being forgotten and lost in the light of new day challenges.
Another thing about planning is to identify your time thieves. We all have them. But If you can find and get rid of things or situations that throw you off course or distract you, you will get better results – quicker. Try to find one adjustment, which once implemented – would have the biggest positive influence on your productivity. Then just throw away your thieve, like an old, smelly egg. You don't want it to ruin the whole cake.
The Topping
To assemble the cake, level the sponges by cutting off the domed tops and cut each sponge in half to create four layers. The last layer, often forgotten, is the need of small pauses. The science of taking breaks at work is changing the way you think about downtime. Sometimes we know there's a better way to do things, but we think we're just too busy to look for it—so we keep going. The truth is that brakes keep us from getting bored (unfocused), help us retain information and make connections, and they force us to rethink our goals and priorities. To make most of them, try moving around or exercising a bit, find some brain snack. And if you still have trouble concentrating… Powernap.
The last step is to decorate your productivity cake with all the spare time you just gained.
Bon appétit!


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What to Wear With: Paper Bag Shorts
This is a new series here at Fashiometics. I know, I know — there have been a lot of fashion series that I've been posting since I started this blog, but not to worry, I will continue doing those. Today's featured trend is paper bag shorts. What are they and where can you get them? The one featured above in this post is by H&M and they're only $9.95. Yes, $9.95! I'm actually doing this post because I just bought it a few days ago, and I am completely in love with it. I have it in hot pink, and I'm actually going back tomorrow to buy it in whatever color they have left in the store. These shorts are also available in other stores like the Gap and Banana Republic.
Paper bag shorts are great for the summertime because they are versatile. You can dress them up with cute sandals, or dress them down with flip flops — your choice. Although, I wouldn't recommend these with heels, but if you happen to like paper bag shorts with heels, no one is stopping you. I, personally, just wouldn't pair these with heels since they have a very laid-back effect. These shorts are great for just hanging out, and they usually come in different colors — mostly khaki. Bright colored paper bag shorts are great for color blocking; they are great alternative for skirts. I've created 3 different sets below with these H&M paper bag shorts; I hope you enjoy them! 🙂
This first set is a great example on how to color block using the featured H&M's paper bag short. Since the colors of the top and the shorts are bright, you could choose neutral accessories. The black skinny belt is perfect to finish the look, while the white thong sandals gives this ensemble a cute vibe. I would suggest picking a pastel clutch or handbag, since it leans on the neutral side.
WTWW Series — Paper Bag Shorts by mscelinep featuring loose shorts
This next set features the exact same H&M shorts but in a different color. Since it's still spring, I've decided to pair it with a floral racerback tank top. I paired this look with a pair of mint-colored flats. I chose accessories with bows like the shoulder bag and the fedora to give it more of a feminine touch. Then, I finished the look with some woven bracelets for added colors. I think each piece in this look contrasts with one another. The short being laid back was paired with a floral top; the straw hat and the chained bag contradict one another; and the bracelets clash with the monotone shoes.
WTWW Series – Paper Bag Shorts by mscelinep featuring skinny jewelry
Last, but most certainly not the least: using H&M's short for a minimalist look. Again, this look features the color block trend, though not as vivid as the first set. Obviously, I usually go with neutral accessories whenever I'm wearing something bright. I like how the messenger bag gives this look a subtle flirty vibe, while the Vans sneakers gives complements the laid-back style of the shorts.
WTWW Series – Paper Bag Shorts by mscelinep featuring a collar necklace
So, what do you think? Do you own a pair of paper bag shorts? Are you thinking of buying one? Let me know in the comments below! 🙂


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Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board Results is going to announce on its official website. Candidates who attended the class 10th exams are eagerly waiting for KSEEB 10th Result 2017. Karnataka Board successfully conducted the Secondary School Leaving Certificate exam for the year 2017 in the month of March/ April. Students can check the results on the official website. Students can check the Karnataka SSLC Result on internet mode only. Download Karnataka Board 10th Score Card in the PDF Format from the link attached below. Check Karnataka 10th Exam Results here –www.kseeb.kar.nic.in
12th May 2017 Update: Karnataka SSLC Results 2017 Declaring Today at 3:00 PM
KSEEB 10th Result 2017 @ www.karresults.nic.in
The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board has conducted the Secondary Examination (SSLC) in the month of March – April 2017. The board also prepares the syllabus for the schools affiliated with it. The State Board has successfully accomplished their task by conducting SSLC Exam to the students. The 10th Exam conducted in Karnataka State in the month March /April 2017. Every year Lakhs of students appeared for the exam. this year about 4 lakhs of people attended the exam.
So, the pass percentage result increases more this year. Aspirants who wrote the 10th class board exams will be waiting for the KAR SSLC Results. As per the officials, KSEEB Results will be published on 2nd week of May month. The direct link for checking the Karnataka SSLC Result 2017 is attached below. We will provide the latest updates regarding the KSEEB 10th Class Board Exam on our recruitment.guru site. So, keep visiting our page 10th Result regularly to know more information regarding the results.
Karnataka SSLC Result 2017
|Board Name
|Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board.
|Exam Name
|SSLC (Secondary Examination)/ 10th Class exam.
|Level of the Exam
|State level
|Sarkari Result
|Exam Conducted in th emonth
|March – April
|Results Release date
|May month
|will update soon
|Official website
KSEEB 10th Class Board Exam Score Card
After checking the results, candidates were in search of pass percentage and score card. To provide guidance to the students about the pass percentage, no. of students appeared, etc. the Pass % for 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. 2016 years given below. The expected Pass percentage for the year 2017 is also mentioned below.
|Pass Percentage %
|Boys %
|Girls %
|No. of Appeared Students
|85.91 (appx)
|85.73 (appx)
|90.11 (Expected)
|89.81 (Expected)
|89.78 (Expected)
|8,95,451 (exp)
Karnataka SSLC Results 2017
KSEEB conducts SSLC secondary examination in the month of March, every year. This year also successfully conducted the exam for the schools that affiliated with the KSEEB board. Nearly 8.95 lakhs of students have written the examination. Last Year, the board declared the SSLC Results on 16 th May 2016. The results of Karnataka SSLC Exam 2017 to release on 2nd week of May 2017. Every year the ratio of failed candidates is diminishing, which is taken to be a positive aspect. We will provide the link for KSEEB SSLC Result 2017 after they have officially released. Students can check the Karnataka Board 10th results Quickly on our site by the below attached link.
KAR SSLC Results 2017
Karnataka Board was formed in the year 1966. The main headquarter of this KSEEB board is situated in Bangalore, India. The board came into existence to conduct the SLC examination and to supervise and regulate the system of Secondary Education in the state of Karnataka. It governs and executes several activities, which include the course of study, conducting examinations and prescribing syllabus. Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board grants the affiliation to the schools in the Karnataka state and designs some rules and regulations to control the system of education in the affiliated schools. Many private and government schools affiliated under this board. A large number of students have appeared for the 10th board exam. The direct link for checking the Karnataka SSLC Result 2017 is attached below. Students can also check the Karnataka board results from the official website kaseeb.kar.nic.in.
Steps for Checking Karnataka Class 10th Exam Results 2017
Students need to follow the steps below for checking the Karnataka SSLC Result 2017.
- Visit the official website www.kseeb.kar.nic.in or the direct link attached below.
- Click on KSEEB 10th class Result 2017.
- Enter the details such as Roll number and other valid data.
- Click on submit button.
- The Results will appear on the screen.
- Search for your name in the list.
- Take a printout of it for future reference
- Students can calculate the percentage of your marks.
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May 29, 2012
Karen has been working in the Chemistry Department at CSU for almost three years. She and her family moved to the area after her husband retired from the military. Karen has one son who just finished his first year at CSU. He's a Computer Engineering major; she has another son who she hopes will attend once he graduates from high school.
Sheri Hofeling from the Department of Math and Statistics nominated Karen for an Everyday Hero Award because of her positive attitude and her willingness to step up when needed.
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When Karen isn't working, she enjoys bicycling, hiking and attending events at the Lincoln Center. When asked what she wanted fellow employees to know about herself, Karen said she's very happy to be working at CSU, she loves her co-workers and thinks they are a great team. Karen also takes great pride in being an indirect part of the research that's taking place at CSU.
Karen said she was excited when she found out she was nominated for the Everyday Hero award. A letter was sent to the department about Karen's award, and she has received very nice feedback from her co-workers.
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Habitat for Humanity gives an 'A+' to the Grade 4 through 7 Montessori students at Queneesh Elementary School. With the enthusiastic support of their amazing teachers, Mrs. Buchanan and Mrs. Fullerton, these students spent the 2016/2017 school year focused on learning about the importance of affordable housing in our community.
They started by submitting entries to the Genworth Meaning of Home National Writing Contest in the fall and then went on to enjoy a field trip to the ReStore. They build a portable Eco-Education Centre with our volunteer Doug Goodwin, using recycled materials from the ReStore. (Thanks, Doug!)
They sold over $4,000 worth of Westjet raffle tickets for us, operated a concession at our Earth Day Celebration, held a donation drive and hot dog sale — thanks to Bryce Hansen Realty for donating the hot dogs — and made and sold 110 apple pies.
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This is my fifth year participating in Washington Trails Association's Hike-a-Thon! Every August, hikers from all across Washington sign up to grind out the miles and raise money for WTA to protect and maintain our beloved trails and wild areas.
I usually set a goal for myself, like hiking 100 miles, but 2014 and 2015 have been a little different. Last year, I waddled around as best I could, hitting the trails right up until I went into labor on the very last day of Hike-a-Thon – I had to keep bracing myself against trees along the trail, wondering why my Braxton-Hicks were suddenly so painful that I couldn't walk through them. Heh.
This year, the resulting 11-month old is along for the ride. I'm not setting any goals, except to get out there and introduce Nora to some of our favorite places. Babies love the outdoors, and I want her to keep that feeling with her as she grows up, gaining the kind of confidence you get when being out in nature is, well, second nature.
So this year is not about pushing myself physically or hiking just to hike, it's simply about being out there, smiling, laughing, singing (endless renditions of Dyrene i Afrika, a Norwegian classic), eating huckleberries, and swimming in mountain lakes, all while helping support my favorite organization in hopes that these places will still be accessible when my baby is all grown up. (Sniff sniff.)
If you want to help support me and Washington Trails Association, click here! And if you would rather donate your time and muscles instead of moneys, you can volunteer on a trail crew – it's nature's Crossfit!
Our first "real" (non-Watershed, non-Tiger) hike after our vacation took us to Lake Valhalla. It's been so warm here that a trip to our favorite swimming lake was in order…and yeah, the water in this alpine lake was actually noticeably warmer than where we swam by my parents' summer house in Norway. That probably says more about the summer in Norway than it does about the summer here, but still. Bananas.


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We had a great time in Yellowstone but communication was difficult with limited cell service and it was the busiest of the three times I've been there in summer. We were told it's been like that all summer, no worse during eclipse week.
The Tuesday drive-in was slow, we were tired and just stopped at a few viewpoints along the Lewis River and at the Mud Volcano, got to Canyon Lodge by 6PM. In all, 9 of us were there for Tuesday dinner (us, Al & Peg Solish, Richard Weinstein and family) with Larry Agin leaving noon the next day. Richard and family had seen the eclipse in Casper in the backyard of friends of his in-laws. The others had been with us in Jackson.
Wednesday we set out in two cars, stopped at several Grand Canyon overlooks, then drove to Mammoth Hot Springs. The two groups never saw each other until we met at Roosevelt for dinner at 5PM. After that we went to the Lamar Valley for wildlife viewing, then back to Canyon.
From my first trip in 1995 I knew of an excellent option for Thursday to avoid crowds yet take in much of Yellowstone's unique scenery.
The blue line on the top map is a wide dirt road climbing from Dunraven Pass at 8,850 feet to Mt. Washburn. After summiting, we took the red and white Mt. Washburn Spur trail along the ridge line, then descending to meadow and forest below (both maps). From there we hiked the western part of the Seven Mile Trail (blue line on lower map) to the Inspiration Point Road and finally back to Canyon Village, total about 13 miles in 8+ hours. Liz and Al Solish did the complete hike with me while Peg Solish climbed Mt. Washburn, then returned to the car and drove it back to Canyon Village.
Climbing the Mt. Washburn road we get an overview of our hike yet to come.
We skirted the far side of the large meadow in the middle and eventually reached the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
Farther along the dropoffs to the east get steeper through some couloirs with flowers.
Finally the top of Mt. Washburn comes into view.
This is one of three manned fire spotting stations within Yellowstone. There are restrooms and an enclosed viewing area on the first floor of the building.
View south:
The road we hiked from Dunraven Pass is at right. Yellowstone Lake is in far background beyond the Grand Canyon.
Northeast view over Lamar Valley:
Leaving Mt. Washburn, here's the start of the Spur trail. We saw only two other people for the next 6 hours, so even admin would approve of this part of Yellowstone.
When Adam and I were here in late July 1995 the entire north side of this ridge was covered in wildflowers, but I guess we were late for that this year.
We started to see some flowers halfway down the south side descent.
And more once we reached the flatter meadows:
Farther along in the meadows was a bison skull.
Here we are in the largest meadow with the view back up to Mt. Washburn, fire spotting building still visible.
Past the meadows we arrived at Washburn Hot Springs.
Most of Yellowstone's thermal features are road accessible with boardwalks and lots of warning signs. But this one is 6 miles from any road and very much in its natural state. The ground was spongy and once Al left a 2 inch deep footprint.
The upper pool in the background of this picture is a bit off the trail, so we approached it through the forest on the other side.
Shortly after 5PM we got a short thunderstorm with about 10 minutes of hail.
The storm let up before we reached any views of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Our first view was of Silver Cord Cascade, Yellowstone's tallest waterfall at 1,200 feet.
The more amazing sight was the Yellowstone River temporarily turned yellow by the hailstorm runoff.
At the next overlook 15 minutes later the river was mostly clear again.
The trail ended at the Glacial Boulder on the Inspiration Point Road.
That road is closed this year for construction. As it was 6:30PM we figured no one would be down there so we decided to check it out. Downstream view from Inspiration Point:
Construction materials:
Those big rocks will be broken up to form stone walkways.
The reason for the construction is that the viewpoint upstream to Lower Yellowstone Falls was destroyed in an earthquake in 1975.
Presumably this new one will restore that view, and they think the ground is stable enough now.
We walked a mile+ back to the main road where we got enough text service for Peg to pick us up.
She drove us immediately to Canyon's dining room, where we put in our names for dinner. With over an hour wait, we had plenty of time to clean up and relax a bit. We brought a lot of wine on the trip, not all of it used in Jackson. Yellowstone dining rooms charge a reasonable $12 corkage fee, so we brought wine to all 4 dinners in the park.
Richard and family left early the next morning. We and the Solishes had a mellow Friday in the Middle Geyser Basin and a short walk to the overlook of Grand Prismatic Spring. Peg and Liz there:
We arrived at Old Faithful 6PM, put in our name for the not surprising two hour dinner wait, then wandered the Upper Geyser Basin. Al and I were fortunate to see Grand Geyser's 11 minute eruption.


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