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Meet Alex Rodriguez's Bikini Babe Kyna Treacy
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A-Rod sure has his eye on the prize ―at least when it comes to seeing his potential fling.
Turns out one of the women who Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez gave his digits to by using a baseball during Saturday night's playoff game is Sports magazine, bikini model Kyna Treacy.
According to the New York Post, Treacy, 33, started her own bikini line named Kini Bikini, which specializes in barely-there swimsuits.
The blonde, who is an Australian native, was linked to the country's TV personality James Tobin back in 2010.
In 2004 she was also named the spokesperson and model for Australia's YellowGlen Pink Champagne.
As Fox News Latino previously reported, A-Rod had no shame in his game (not baseball, but his personal life) as he kept himself busy with Treacy and her friend while his team struggled to keep pace with the Detroit Tigers.
Rodriguez, who is the highest paid Yankee, openly flirted with both blondes, who were sitting above the team's dugout at Saturday's American League Championship series opener.
A source confirmed that while his team was trying to beat the odds and make a comeback, the Dominican-American player was using extra baseballs to send his phone number to the beautiful admirers.
"Alex was holding a pen and wrote a note on a ball, which was thrown at the women by a ball boy," the source said.
Unluckily for A-Rod, whose image in the past week has become seriously tainted, the flirty exchanges were not unnoticed.
"The girls, who had already caught two balls, seemed bemused at first and tried to hand the ball to another fan," said the Post's source, "but other fans noticed the note on it and yelled at them to read it."
After receiving one of the beauty' telephone numbers, the two continued to exchange glances until the unthinkable happened in the 12th inning, when the team's captain Derek Jeter broke his ankle.
It was then that Rodriguez was finally forced to turn his attention back to the game, but by then the damage had already been done.
"I was absolutely stunned that even… A-Rod would not be focusing on such a critical game, supporting his teammates," a fan who saw the events unfold told the Post.
When news broke of A-Rod's antics, a writer for ESPN took the opportunity to poke fun at Rodriguez's rather egregious behavior as writer Dan Gallo thought up what some of the Yankee's potential pick up lines could have been: "I was thinking about you during that last strikeout," Gallo wrote. And also: "It turns me on that you were the two people not booing me."
As of yet, Rodriguez has not commented on the incident. Neither has his alleged girlfriend Torrie Wilson.
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After winning a CIF championship at Summit High School last season, head coach Tony Barile accepted the head football coaching position at Eastvale Roosevelt High School on Sunday.
Barile, who has coached Summit from the program's inception in 2006, led the SkyHawks to the CIF-SS Eastern Division championship in December, the school's first CIF title of any kind.
A member of the vaunted Big VIII League, Roosevelt will be competing with the likes of two-time defending CIF-SS Inland Division champion Corona Centennial, a perennial state title contender. Having taken Summit to the top played a role in Barile's decision to depart for Roosevelt, a decision he wrestled with over the weekend.
"When I look back on my coaching moves, that played into it somewhat," Barile said of the CIF title. "I had reached a goal and now I've got an opportunity to compete for a state championship, a new goal. I'm going to miss the people at Summit but at the same time I know they're prepared to continue to be successful."
Due to realignment, the Big VIII League will lose two members next season to form a six-team league including Centennial, Norco, Corona, Corona Santiago and Riverside King. The ability to emerge from a league that routinely sends a team to a state bowl game was a major factor in Barile's decision.
Barile, who was the head coach at San Gorgonio and Riverside La Sierra prior to Summit, interviewed for the Roosevelt position last week. He received a second interview last Tuesday and met with the administration on Sunday, when he made the decision to accept the job. Leaving Summit was far from an easy decision.
"There were a lot of hurt feelings and unhappiness when I told the team I was leaving and I don't blame them for that," Barile said. "It's tough for me to leave. This is a chance to go down there and coach with the big boys and the hope is to take the program at Roosevelt and turn it into a state powerhouse."


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Fitbit Now Faces a Class-Action Suit in Rash Fallout
A month after Fitbit issued a recall of its fitness-tracking bracelet following complaints of blisters and rashes, the startup now faces its first lawsuit.
The suit seeking class-action status, filed on Monday in the Superior Court of California in the County of San Diego, calls for Fitbit to notify every person who has bought the Fitbit Force device in the state of California, and to arrange to refund the $130 cost of the device, plus tax and any shipping fees. It also calls for Fitbit to provide a full disclosure of the cause of the wrist irritations.


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Championship Preview: Derby host rivals Forest
Much more than local rivalry will be on the line when promotion hopefuls Derby County and Nottingham Forest meet on Saturday.
Bragging rights may be important to the fans, but for the managers a return to winning ways means much more as they look to secure a Championship play-off berth.
Having moved themselves into the top six earlier in the season both sides have begun to stutter with Derby without a win in their last four, and Forest in their last six.
Derby remain in third place in the table but they have fallen 10 points behind the second-placed Burnley, making their automatic promotion bid unlikely, and they have also seen the chasing pack close the gap, with six teams - from third to eighth - now only separated by seven points.
After four matches without a win against Derby, Forest collected all three points at the City Ground earlier this season, a result which saw Nigel Clough sacked, and they will hope to extend Derby's current run of four games without a goal.
Another play-off contender, Queens Park Rangers, have also stumbled in recent weeks and defeat at Sheffield Wednesday saw them miss the chance to overtake Derby.
Harry Redknapp's men were beaten 3-0 at Hillsborough on Tuesday and travel to Middlesbrough on Saturday, a side they have beaten three times in a row.
Wigan Athletic, who host Watford, are the form team in the play-off hunt and although they were held by Yeovil Town on Tuesday, in a thrilling 3-3 draw, they are now unbeaten in their last seven league matches and still have a game in hand.
If Forest to lose to Derby, they could see their top-six place taken by Reading or Brighton and Hove Albion.
Reading face struggling Birmingham City at St Andrews, while Brighton host Ipswich with the two sides only separated by five points ahead of kick off.
The top two, Leicester City and Burnley, have yet to lose in 2014 and while the sides below them struggle, they have both continued to dominate the division.
Leicester can record a fifth consecutive league win at Blackburn Rovers, and Burnley travel to relegation-threatened Charlton Athletic.
Charlton collected their first with under new head coach Jose Riga against Bournemouth on Tuesday but reproducing a similar result against Sean Dyche's side will be a big ask.
That midweek win saw Charlton climb out of the bottom three on goal difference, and the side that replaced them, Millwall, will hope to return the favour when they travel to the out-of-form Leeds United.
Yeovil could move out of the relegation zone if they beat Bolton Wanderers at Huish Park, while bottom club Barnsley host AFC Bournemouth.
Sheffield Wednesday, with four wins in their last six, face Yorkshire rivals Doncaster Rovers and Blackpool will hope to arrest their fall down the table when they host Huddersfield Town.


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A press conference immediately following a Super Bowl victory parade is not typically a bastion for hard news.
Bowl? Bucky Brooks breaks down tape of Seattle's epic effort. READ
Still, Pete Carroll took the opportunity to go to bat for Russell Wilson, the quarterback who incurred his fair share of criticism leading up to the Seahawks' blowout victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
"There was a lot of concern about our offense and Russell's performance and all that, and I would continue to tell you that he was playing well within what we were expecting in games," the coach said Wednesday. "I thought there's always more production, there's always more yards out there of course, and all of that.
"But it was just exquisite effort from the quarterback," Carroll added. " ... We go into this season, this next season, this offseason, and my hopes are that he's really going to take another big step forward and he's going to continue to get better."
It should be pointed out that Wilson's struggles in the weeks leading up to Super Bowl XLVIII were not a fabrication of the media. He had five touchdown passes and four turnovers in six games as Seattle leaned hard on its defense and Marshawn Lynch to get through the NFC playoffs.
The defense was the main reason behind the win over the Broncos as well, but Wilson played his part, completing 18 of 25 passes for 206 yards and two touchdown strikes. The time will come when the Seahawks will lean on their quarterback more.
Carroll sounds confident Wilson will be able to shoulder the load.
"The Around The League Podcast" recapped Super Bowl XLVIII live from MetLife Stadium right after the game.


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On June 18, Arise Chicago joined fellow member organizations of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights to celebrate President Obama's recent announcement to suspend the deportation of and offer work permits to "Dreamers," the youth who came to the U.S. as children, have led honest lives, and who dream of going to school and contributing to American society.
Arise Chicago's summer interns–one an immigrant herself, the other two the children of immigrants–are college students who are exploring their own dreams. They attended the press conference at ICIRR to celebrate the activism of their peers like those who are a part of the Immigrant Youth Justice League that contributed to the President's decision. Below are their reflections.
Honoring Struggle: Evelyn Nuñez
A group of DREAMers stood on the stage, showing the world the faces of those who would be affected by Obama's recent executive decision. I have been to the undocumented and unafraid rallies. I've watched these students on TV as they've banded together to show America that they are here and will not stop rallying and protesting until they are recognized.
In yesterday's press conference, Congressman Luis Gutierrez stood by these individuals as they celebrated the recognition that finally came. Obama's executive decision is not complete, but it is a step in the right direction.
I am not an undocumented student, but I nonetheless understand the importance of this moment. My parents came here without papers searching for the American dream that would lift their families in Mexico from poverty and give them the opportunity to provide a better future for their children. I can understand the stories of the DREAMers as I, like them, simply want to take advantage of all the opportunities our parents fought so hard to give us. One of the few things that distinguished our experiences is a nine-digit number I was given because I happened to be born here. Apart from this small technicality, many of the undocumented students have, like me, grown up learning the traditions of their parent's culture but also adopting the customs of America into their origin because undeniably, America is part of their origin now too. That nine-digit number has prevented many from pursuing the education or job they always intended to find.
In the last few years of high school, I watched with frustration as a few of my close friends struggled with the college process. I knew the potential that was brewing inside, but their dream to attend a top-notch college to pursue a career in medicine, political science, or biology became nothing more than that, a beautiful dream.
That is, until now.
When I heard the announcement, I immediately thought of one of my best friends who can now actually fulfill her dream of becoming a teacher. I've listened to her speak passionately about wanting to become a special education teacher and help autistic children. Now she can actually do those things, and I think that this announcement has come a light of hope for both of us. For her it has restored hope in her future, and for me it has restored hope in this country.
– Evelyn is a student at Yale University and an intern at Arise Chicago
Political Dreams: Michelle Villegas
My family came to this country, in search of the American dream, when I was 2 years old. For 17 years I have spoken English, adopted American history as my own, and grew up living in community with American children. My whole life, I've felt distinctly American and yet I am a DREAMer, an undocumented student. I am a young woman, whose aspirations of a Law degree and a political career currently fall short by nine numbers, which would officially decree me American.
For a long time, I lived in fear; fear of being permanently sent back to a country I felt little attachment to and fear of what my peers and friends would think of me if they knew the truth. These fears are still very real and prevalent in my life, but now I know that this great country that I call home is on my side. I am one huge step closer to living completely unafraid. On Monday, I found strength and hope in the great words of support and solidarity spoken by Congressman Luis Gutierrez who has been fighting on our behalf since 2001 and the group of undocumented students from immigrant youth justice league, who came to the press conference in t-shirts that read, "Undocumented. Unafraid."
Congressman Gutierrez's message was clear: "This is a great victory, but we will not rest until there is justice for all immigrants in this country." His passion and dedication to this cause are not only admirable but also inspiring. His support for the leadership of the brave DREAMers who spoke at the press conference have moved me to step out of my fear. As I looked around the press conference on Monday, there was a buzz of excitement coming from DREAMers and non-DREAMers alike and I realized that together, we could win this battle.
When the press conference was over, I had a brief moment to speak with Congressman Gutierrez. I shared with him my aspirations of following in his political footsteps and he smiled, wrapped me in a tight side hug and replied, "Don't give up. Soon you'll be an American Citizen and I'll be voting for you". I know he will be voting for me someday, in the mean time I hope to be able to vote for him in his next election.
– Michelle is a student at Creighton University and an intern at Arise Chicago
Faces of Joy: Hamid Bendaas
Both of my parents are immigrants. My mother came here from Iran, my father from Algeria. But I've never felt that I was part of the struggle for immigrant rights. I was born here and have lived here my entire life; I feel comfortable in this country and public society, and if I ever leave it will be entirely by my own choosing.
But on Monday, I got to see the faces of those who do not share in those privileges. Young men and women, who speak English as well as I do, work much harder than I do, and embrace and defend democratic values as much as any American public figure, but who were for their whole lives never embraced nor defended by those same public figures.
On Monday, I got to see their faces. While some were splashed with tears and others flushed red and smiling, nothing could hide the emotion that was underlying all their expressions: joy.
Congressman Gutierrez said it best: the past years had been marred by struggle and injustice, the next 60 days would be about process and oversight, soon enough it would be about politics, and the upcoming years would be about continuing to fight until the mission was complete. But that day, Monday, was about happiness and the young people here and across the nation that day who had finally heard good news. And they shouldn't be rejoicing alone. I was not part of their struggle, but even so, at that press conference, I was happy, too: happy that they were happy, happy that I lived in a place where sometimes the right thing does happen and it's celebrated, happy that they'd received some of the rights that they shouldn't have had to struggle for, but did anyway. And I was happy, weird as it sounds, to be part of this species—to be able to look onto an undocumented young man from Mexico or an undocumented young woman from Afghanistan and be able to know, by looking at their faces, what they were feeling at that moment. I hope for these young people and their families that the future brings more smiles and tears, whichever way joy spells itself on their faces.
– Hamid is a student at the University of Chicago and an intern at Arise Chicago


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Coffee Chiffon Pie
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yes I will have a taste
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I'm crazy for coffee so I know I would just love your chiffon pie. It's nice to have a piece of pie that doesn't have a top crust every once in awhile. Looks delicious!ReplyDelete
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What no recipe for that tasty looking pie!ReplyDelete
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You are a tease! Who can resist a pie -- and a Chocolate Chiffon pie at that! Give, girl, give!ReplyDelete
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Almarai plans $453m sukuk sale
Dubai, September 4, 2013
Saudi Arabian dairy producer Almarai Company has mandated four banks to arrange the sale of a SR1.7 billion ($453.3 million) Islamic hybrid bond (sukuk), the company said on Wednesday.
The Gulf's largest dairy firm has mandated the investment banking arm of Banque Saudi Fransi, BNP Paribas , HSBC's Saudi Arabian unit and Standard Chartered to hold investor meetings during the next two weeks, it said in a statement posted on the Saudi bourse.
The issue will have a perpetual maturity, meaning that the company can count the proceeds towards its equity position. It is Almarai's first such issue and one of the first ever hybrid bonds from a Saudi corporate.
The offering, part of a SR15.7 billion five-year capital funding program, will be denominated in Saudi riyals and sold to sophisticated investors residing in the Kingdom.-Reuters


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The Florida Historical Society's main office is located in the old Post Office in Cocoa Village, Cocoa, Florida. I remember going into the post office with my grandmother as a child. It is a big impressive building.
My mother donated some old photographs of the Cocoa and Eau Gallie area. They asked her to write about her life as she remembered it which they published. She was a Roesch afterall. Now my family history was beginning to intrigue me. Inside the front entrance of the FHS hangs a plaque with my mother's name engraved upon it. My sisters and I were happy to make this happen for her to leave a lasting memory of her existence to the history of this area.
When I became interested in genealogy, every March while in Florida visiting, I spent time in this formidable building asking questions, sharing information and researching my Roesch history. Every visit starting with the first visit frustrated me to no end. Sometimes, I hate to admit, it really made my blood boil and my hair would stand on end. I never felt welcomed and was made to feel intellectually inferior when it came to my family history. Seems they thought they knew more than I did, especially when they told me I was pronouncing my family name Roesch incorrectly. If you were to ask my husband he would tell you I embarrassed him on more than one occasion, most likely half-a-dozen times. I just couldn't help myself, this was important to me. Assuredly they weren't looking forward to my visit every March, but they were always gracious and I tried, I really tried to be polite.
It was in March of 2008 that I stopped in for a last visit prior to my book, "Forever Laced" being completed for publication. Two very important things happened. First, Ben DiBiase, the Educational Resources Coordinator brought out a file box from the archives. He untied the cover and to my surprise lifted out correspondence my grandfather had written in 1932. The letters were found in the Roesch House in Eau Gallie that the FHS now owns and is part of the Rossetter Museum. These letters along with responses were very important to see. It put his life story into perspective for it showed how hard he was trying to find work during the depression.
Then the man who always seemed to me to be a know-it-all, who refused to believe how to pronounce my family name walked in. He sat at the table with us and asked in the softest voice I had ever heard him speak, "What was the relationship between your grandfather, William Philip Roesch and John McAllister?" I had uncovered his name and the relationship while researching the history of the Roesch family and felt quite satisfied to tell him, John was my grandfather's uncle. This was a question, he as a genealogist hadn't been able to discover.
The following year I returned with books in hand and donated two for their library. This time I was made to feel truly welcomed and treated with respect. I was surrounded by those I had spoken with for so many years asking me of all people questions about the Roesch family and how it related to the history of Eau Gallie. Finally, I felt accepted as one of their own. I'm home at last. And by the way, he now pronouces the name correctly, Ray-shh.
As a final note, my great grandfather, William Russell Roesch was the founder of the newspaper named the Eau Gallie Record. I was able to convince his grandson, my uncle Clyde, that the collection of newspapers, some over 100 years old now in his custody, should be donated to the Florida Historical Society for safe keeping before they completely disintergrate.
Ben DiBiase accepted these newspapers , 'Eau Gallie Record', 'Melbourne Times' and the 'Cocoa Tribune' stating in his letter written August 14, 2012, "Again, I want to thank you for making this donation possible, these papers will be of great use to researchers in the future. In fact, I have already received research requests from people who are interested in the history of Eau Gallie and would like to see these newspapers. He graciously included two CD's with digitally scanned copies of the newspaers, one for me, and one for my uncle. Now we can enjoy these for a lifetime.


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You just implied brights have superior intelligence by saying believers in the super natural have "gnat size brains."
I rest my case.
Policy #1:
"Brights should freely speak as Brights but, as they do, they must neither assert nor suggest that their views are representative of other Brights or that they are speaking for the constituency at large."
Meaden's rather unfortunate (in my view) and denigrating usage (and Dale's quote thereof) of the term "super-gnats" should not be taken as representative of any other bright or group of brights. The Brights is meant to be a positive force in society http://www.the-brights.net/vision/principles.html We should expect to get as good as we give, and I would think we'd all enjoy being afforded basic respect.
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Over the course of the last week, the Kentucky House of Representatives honored fallen military members and their families in a solemn, moving ceremony in the House chamber. This tradition began in 2004 and the service has become one of the most significant experiences of the session.
This week, the Senate passed legislation dealing with issues facing our federal budget deficit, the election recount process, and measures dealing with veterans and military service personnel.
This week, United States Senator Rand Paul testified before a meeting I chaired of the State and Local Government Committee. Later in the day, he addressed the full Senate and spoke of how public officials need to take action to rein in out-of-control government spending.
I was talking to our good sheriff, Zemer Hammond, about this time a year ago, give or take a little either way. Zemer and a trooper was checking out an incident that happened just across the street from where I live. Our sheriff looked up at me and he said, "Hank, drugs are ruining this county." I could not agree with him more, except for one little detail.
This has been perhaps the busiest week of the 2011 session and many pieces of important legislation addressing education, Kentucky's criminal justice system, and government have been passed out of the House of Representatives.
One of the most highly publicized bills that cleared the House this week is the result of six months of work, research, and collaboration between legislators, judges, substance abuse counselors, hospitals, jailers, administration officials and others.
Several people have asked about last week's front-page article on our move to a subscription-based website, effective Feb. 23.
If you're a subscriber to the News-Herald, don't worry. You'll have access to all news and other content at OwentonNewsHerald.com. Access to the website is free for all of our print subscribers.
But you will have to take a few, quick steps to get registered, then you'll be ready to use the website version of the newspaper.
The Kentucky Wildcats will lose in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Why? It is simple. The game will not be played in Rupp Arena.
The joke goes that Willie Nelson got injured last week when he was playing "on the road again." The same can be said about Kentucky only it would not be a joke. With my apologies to Willie, the Wildcats now have a new theme song. The lyrics go like this:
"On the road again. I can't wait to lose on the road again."
We often associate certain foods with different countries. Spaghetti is Italian, tacos are Mexican, and what could be more American than apple pie?
Did you know the very first apples ever eaten grew several thousand years ago in fertile land south of the Black Sea?
The history and origins of different fruits and vegetables are as interesting and unique as their taste.
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Although we've had plenty of handheld Kirby adventures in the past few years, everyone's favorite pink puffball has been noticeably absent from consoles since 2003 (not counting cameos, of course). Ever since the Wii's debut in 2006, fans have been waiting for a new Kirby adventure, and while Kirby's Epic Yarn may not have been exactly what they were expecting, this reinvention of the Kirby franchise and new twist on the Kirby formula pays off in a big way and makes this game one of the most memorable Kirby adventures in existence.
The game starts off simply, with a few simple animations detailing how Kirby got to a world made of fabric (there was a snafu involving Kirby's favorite food - tomato!) and how he needs to help the ruler of this world defeat a great evil who has unstitched the different areas of the world. After the story is explained (in about five minutes flat!) the game sets some ground rules for Kirby in his new world. Kirby can't fly around in this world, nor can he use his vacuum powers to absorb enemies' powers. However, he can change himself into useful yarn objects like a car, a submarine, and a parachute. Longtime fans might be a tad annoyed that some of the standard Kirby abilities have been sacked for this game, but if that is the only thing keeping you from it, please reconsider, as the new elements of the gameplay more than make up for the lost ones.
Each level starts off pretty simply with Kirby popping into a themed area where he has to jump, swim, and swing to the goal at the end of the level. Along the way there will be enemies, puzzle areas, and hidden stages to explore. The level design is very inventive, and though everything is presented to you, the design is such that there are a lot of bonuses and unlockable content hiding in plain sight. For instance, you may notice a stray button or zipper on one side of your screen, which may be used to swing to a hidden area or unzipped to reveal a hidden door. One of the most enjoyable facets of the game is the exploration element, which will give players plenty of reasons to play through levels over and over again in order to explore each level's secrets.
Strictly speaking, the main story level progression is linear, though there are some deviations depending on the way you unlock bonus content. However, if you are looking to break up the gameplay a little bit, there are some playable extras, including a mini-game mode that can be accessed anytime. The mini-game mode is surprisingly satisfying. It allows you to play through different parts of levels you have already beaten with a new goal. These mini-games also tend to be a lot more challenging than the regular platforming level, and will definitely give seasoned gamers a bigger challenge.
Another side-activity in which you can take part is decorating Kirby's apartment. It might sound a little weird, but the game's hub world actually features a space you can decorate for Kirby with wallpaper, furniture, and toys you have either purchased with in-game currency or unlocked in one of the game's levels. Though there is not really any overarching purpose to the apartment design element, collecting the different objects and placing them in your apartment is a nice distraction and adds some decent replay value to the game.


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- Threesome Ffm Stories : Hot Tub Surprise! Another Couple Anyone?
We were left to have a little quiet time and use the guest shower when Patrick and I held one another in a long embrace and reassured that we were okay with having just had sex with other people. He asked if I was comfortable about the whole thing and I replied that I'd do it again if he would.
We were putting on our coats at the front door, ready to leave when Karen invited us back in two weeks and we accepted. Patrick and I didn't need to discuss it; we were ready to enjoy it again…and soon.
Two weeks passed and my husband and I appeared at their front door to find Karen in a see through blouse and a very short shirt. Patrick's eyes were ready to pot when she kissed him open mouth and wrapped one of her legs around his. The kiss broke off followed by the conventional girl hug and air kiss. I noticed that Patrick was as hard as a rock and bulging against the inside of his pants.
Karen led the way downstairs and into the hot-tub-room where our host Bob was already naked and soaking up the bubbles. Karen remembered what drinks we like from our last visit and went to fetch them as Hubby and I disrobed and slid naked into the hot bubbling water. Bob took my hand and pulled me toward him for a nice kiss. It lasted a little longer than I expected but I didn't resist it or his hand sliding down to my bottom and guiding me to sit next to him. I looked across to Patrick for a mutual smile. I then figured; why not go for some fun, so I slipped my hand under water across Bob's thigh to find his husky penis. I stroked it slowly to show my willingness to be his sex partner once again.
Karen reappeared with a tray full of the drinks, naked as a jaybird, nipples pointed and hard. She passed out the beverages; first mine, which I took with my free hand. Then Bob took his drink but couldn't move very far due to my underwater hold on his now fully erect penis. She held Patrick's to his lips to take a sip while she brought one leg into the water straddling the edge almost on Patrick's shoulder. "Do you need to warm your lips?" she purred down at him, as she pulled his face closer to her pussy. Patrick gave no resistance in fact he showed some aggressiveness in his willingness to give some oral attention. When he came up for air, Karen let out a big gasp of air and shimmied into the water next to my husband…I should say very close to my husband. They started kissing with reckless abandon. Bob and I did like wise. I felt his hand slid between my legs so I spread them a little wider to allow him full access.
Just then the intercom on the wall next to the hot tub buzzed. I thought it might be the timer on the hot tub's heater or something at first but Bob broke loose and hit the talk button. There was someone at the front door. Patrick and I looked at one another with some surprise and fear of being found out that we were engaged in a taboo encounter. Oh my, here we were naked and vulnerable. Bob told them that the door was open and to lick it behind them once they came in. Karen immediately sensed our nervousness and assured us that there was no big deal, and if we would just stay where we were and keep under water, then no one could see us naked. She went on that they were very good friends of theirs and knew all about our last visit to the house two weeks ago and our seduction.
They were a hot looking, well built couple holding hands as they walked in the hot-tub-room. Karen and Bob stood up to greet them while Patrick and I kept low to hide under the water. They were Jim, the hottest man I had ever seen in the flesh, in an open shirt and some very tight pants and his large breasted wife Melanie in a clingy low cut dress. When they introduced Patrick to Melanie he stood up reveling his hard manhood, so when I was presented to shake Jim's hand I stood up as well. The water level came to my pussy lips and I noticed Jim's eyes go right for my pubic area as he lightly shook my hand. Karen offered drinks but they politely passed, claiming to have just had one before driving to here. Bob thanked them for stopping by and invited them to join us in the tub. Patrick and I looked at each other in heightened excitement as the couple stripped down to nothing and joined us in the water.
Melanie and Karen positioned themselves on either side of Patrick while Jim sat beside me sandwiching me between himself and Bob. "Are you going to properly invite me to join the party?" he asked me as his eyes looked into mine all the while moving closer and closer to kiss me. I almost swooned when this hot hunk of man started kissing me. It got very hot in the hot tub all of a sudden, so my mouth opened to offer myself to his advancing tongue. My legs were gently spread apart by both men and they took turns kissing me on my lips and neck, nibbling my ears above water while I felt them touching my pussy and breasts below the bubbles. At one point I caught a glimpse of Patrick getting the same kind of treatment across the tub from the two women.
"Okay everybody", I heard Karen say, "Let's slow down just a little, we need to talk". We stopped the kissing and actions above water but I was still getting attention below the water line while we listened to Karen. By the way I now had a hard penis in each hand stroking softly and slowly to let them both know I was very interested in both of their advances. Karen went on to explain that Jim and Melanie were invited to join in the fun as a surprise and initiation into the swinging lifestyle for Patrick and me. We were directed to grab a towel, dry off, Patrick was to go with the ladies to one of the bedrooms and I was to be escorted to another bedroom by the two men. Patrick seemed to be so willing to comply that I didn't hesitate to go along with a threesome. My first threesome was about to begin.
The girls and my husband disappeared down the hall and I heard the door close. I was almost finished drying off when Jim pulled my towel away and swooped me up so I wrapped my arms around his neck as he carried me into another bedroom across the hall from the other threesome. Bob trailed and closed the door behind us. He then turned down the bed for Jim to lay me gently down on my back, immediately trailing kisses down my breasts, tummy and stopping to softly kiss my wet pussy lips. His tongue slowly licked between my lower lips sending me into a state of immense pleasure. Meanwhile, Bob crawled on his knees to position his penis next to my willing mouth. I took him into my hand a guided the head of his cock to administer my best tongue tease.
I felt Jim picking up the pace as he slid a finger inside me, stroking in and out which mad me wetter and hotter then I could remember. I surprised myself when I realized that I was so excited about how well Jim was doing between my legs that I was unconsciously sucking Bob's cock with like intensity and passion. Bob pulled back, Jim moved up to offer his cock to my mouth and Bob positioned a pillow under my hips to help arrange me to enter me with his hard penis. I had sucked men and I had fucked men, but never at the same time…I was very near an orgasm in no time at all. I wanted both men to come for me. I felt the surge of pleasure intensify as is came over my body and I arched myself repeatedly to meet Bob's thrusts. I lost it. I dropped Jim's manhood from my mouth and reached to grab Bob's hips as he gave me ONE GREAT ORGASM.
"Jim I think she's ready for you" says Bob as he pulls himself out of me. Jim wasted no time taking Bob's place. I had another mini quiver of pleasure as Jim slid his cock into my wet, throbbing pussy. Bob was trying to catch his breathe as he moved around the bed. Jim captured my complete attention when he pulled the pillow from under my bottom and threw it aside. Then my legs were raised and held spread apart to allow full, deep, long strokes. I remember he quickened the pace of thrusts which sent me over the edge again. "Oh Yes!" "Oh, Gawd!" "Come with me!" all came out of my mouth without hesitation as I pumped my hips to meet his ramming cock. Jim exploded inside me. We slowed to a stop and held each other for a minute to compose ourselves, "You are a great lover" Jim whispered to me just before he pulled his talented cock out of me and laid beside me, both of us sexually spent.
Jim said "What are you doing?" I looked and Bob had been taking pictures. We laughed as I reached to pull the sheet up over myself. Bob piped up right away to remind me that he wasn't done yet. "My pussy is worn out" I said while I was thinking of a way to maybe postpone his fucking me. Jim added "Come on Cyndi, you wouldn't send a man away with a case of blue balls would you?" "Come on, Honey at least give him a blow job". I thought for a second, how I might get the most of this opportunity. Then I said "Bob, if I give you a blow job would that be enough for now?" He said yes. "And Jim if I give Bob the blow job, will you both promise that we'll all have a threesome again real soon?" They both agreed, Bob lay down on his back, I positioned myself between his legs and gave the best blowjob I could muster only to swallow one of the biggest wads of streaming cum I had ever sucked out of a man.
We opened the door and went down the hallway to find Patrick and the girls in the hot tub again. "Hi Honey" I said with a weak voice, "Did you have fun?" Karen joined right in the conversation to tell us that Patrick got sucked by she and Melanie, that he and fucked both of them, and that Melanie had gotten her orgasm in the process. "A damn good orgasm, I might add" said Melanie. "Well what about you Karen?" I asked "Did you get yours?" She replied "Honey in this house when it's a threesome with only one man the girls take care of each other". "Your husband and I took turns giving Karen head till she got off" Melanie added.
Bob and Jim directed me to the showers where they both gave me a good soaping, and we played like little kids. Every once in a while they took turns giving me a romantic caress and passionate kiss as the shower's waters rinsed us off. When we had dried off and moved to meet the rest of the group everyone was getting dressed so the night was drawing to a close. One short drink to toast the evening and we exchanged contact information as we all mutually invited one another to meet again.
Not long after that Patrick and I were invited to join Bob and Karen and a new couple for a double threesome initiation. This time Karen and I entertained the man to the flock while Bob and Patrick fucked the ladies light out across the hall. Jim and Melanie had us to their home for a swing session on three separate occasions and that went so well that they too invited us to help them initiate a new couple at their house. I have never felt so much like a complete woman and sexual being. Patrick and I have never been closer and our sex together is unbelievably wonderful.


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4.2 Wording Revised.
Teranin made a quick post to give us a heads up that the wording on the 4.2 balance patch notes changed. The are now listed as:
- Insect Swarm now generates 8 Lunar Energy for Balance Druids.
- Moonfire now generates 8 Solar Power for Balance Druids.
- Sunfire now generates 8 Lunar Energy for Balance Druids.
Will DoTs move Eclipse backwards? - I doubt it. My guess is that the DoTs will behave like Starfire and Wrath in that Moonfire will move the bar towards Solar only after a Lunar Eclipse, and Sunfire will only move the bar towards Lunar after a Solar Eclipse.
Will DoTs get double energy from Euphoria? - Again, I doubt it, but I would like to see it happen. It would be a small boost to DPS, and I think it would make sense since the DoT energy design will probably be very similar to the Starfire/Wrath energy design.
Will it have an impact on our favored rotation? - There's the situation I wonder about. What if your are eight or less energy away from a Solar Eclipse? Which spell is better to cast: Insect Swarm or Starfire?
Insect Swarm will proc Eclipse sooner and does so without wasting much if any energy, but it's not being buffed by Eclipse and doesn't proc Nature's Grace. Casting Starfire will delay the Eclipse proc by a second and waste a lot of energy, but it has a lower DpET then Insect Swarm and will benefit from the Eclipse less.
My gut says that Starfire is still the better option, and either way I doubt it will have a big impact. I'm mainly curious to know if I need to try and unlearn a habit of delaying a DoT if I am one cast away from procking Eclipse.
To Harsh on Lunar Shower
Erdluf made this post in the comments:
The Damage per Energy of LS3 DD is almost exactly the same (2% less on the WrathCalcs I'm looking at) as the DpE of Wrath.I hadn't done the math and now it's biting me in the but a little. Using Lunar Shower during Eclipse might not be quite as bad as I thought. I'm not getting the same less then 2% difference that he indicated, but when I considered an extra DoT tick in addition to the DD damage the numbers Damage per Energy between MF Spam and Wrath were very similar. When I considered four or more MF casts MF had significantly more Damage per Energy. So, it's not as bad as my gut feeling, I still think it hurts some.
Obviously that isn't the entire story. Not all MF casts will have LS3. Most MF casts will also give you an extra (eclipsed) tick. In some cases one more MF will cost you a full Wrath, and in some cases one more MF will not cost any Wraths.
I'm guessing that unless you are "saving" Eclipse for a burst event (in which case you stick to WM and heals or your off-nuke), you'll still want to strongly consider MF during any movement.
Yes, there's a possibility that a single MF cast wouldn't cause you to lose a Wrath, but, for LS to be worth while you have to cast multiple MFs. In which case you're guaranteed to lose one Wrath, and likely two if you're casting three MFs.
You also have to worry about pushing yourself out of Eclipse. Overwriting an Eclipsed DoT with a non-Eclipsed DoT is a big damage loss. Since we can't guarantee when movement will be required this will limit the usefulness of Lunar Shower.


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I've been meaning to share this forever. I'm a couple of years late on it, but it's awesome.
David Lee Roth Sings Runnin' With The Devil. Vocal Track (btw, he's not saying "God damn the Navy and all you lifers", as I had been previously taught. He's saying "Goddamn it baby, you know I ain't lyin' to ya." Once you hear it, you can't unhear it.)
Then again, if Van Halen just kept with what worked, the "dark years" (aka "Anything With Sammy") would never have happened. Sure, they had number one songs and albums, but dammit, Dave was the soul of the band! The zen-cum-slapstick comedian of the group! I defy you to prove me otherwise. (Chunklet)


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$200 million school bonding plan in New London City Council's hands; cost to city put at $34 million
New London - The City Council on Monday night passed to its committees the proposal to bond more than $200 million to fund a school construction project that would complete the city's transition to an all-magnet school district.
Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio rolled out the bonding ordinance - which, after state reimbursements, would cost the city roughly $34 million - at a Chamber of Commerce breakfast Friday and said the council will have to approve it by June 30 in order to "lock in" funding commitments from the state.
The City Council's Finance Committee and its Education, Parks and Recreation Committee will review the plan during a joint meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, according to the committee chairmen.
"My committee will be dealing with the financial bonding package, to take a look at the bonding and be able to hopefully pass it on to the full council," said Wade A. Hyslop, the council's president and chairman of the Finance Committee. "Hopefully all of it will be vetted and then any question that come up can be answered."
Councilor Anthony Nolan, who is chairman of the Education, Parks and Recreation Committee, said he wants the issue to get a full public airing before the City Council takes a vote on it.
"I want us to talk about it so people can understand it and people will know the specifics of the plan," he said. "There seems to be a lot of confusion about it, so I want to make sure everybody understands it."
Because Monday was the last regularly scheduled full council meeting of the month, the council will have to hold at least one special meeting if it is to meet Finizio's June 30 deadline.
At Monday's council meeting, Finizio said he regretted "that the ordinance could not have been brought forward sooner, but it was affected by the result of the legislative session which didn't wrap up until recently."
Finizio said he never expected or asked the council to approve the plan Monday.
"The assumption has always been that this would be referred to committee and that indeed several meetings may be necessary to secure passage of this ordinance and for the public to gain a full understanding of what this ordinance entails and why this bonding is necessary," Finizio said.
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|March 1968 "Tet" - Vinh Binh Province
Vietnam. For most American's under 40, this is a benign word. But for the rest of us, it conjures memories of political unrest, the loss of countless young men both physically and in spirit. What a turbulent time in our country's history.
I can remember when the Persian Gulf War (Desert Storm) was over in 1991, as the soldiers were returning, a large number of Vietnam veterans were finally starting to get their due. The realization that we had stigmatized them as they returned from their war needed to be rectified, and it seemed only fitting to bring them back into the fold by including them in the celebrations.
But for so many Vietnam veterans, it was nearly too late. Years of health problems, both physical and mental, had surely taken their toll. One of those veterans took the picture you see here. He is my uncle, but for a number of reasons, I'm not going to name him. I will tell you some of what I know about his experience as a Vietnam War veteran.
He graduated from a well known local university with highest honors in Political Science. He enlisted in the service around 1963; to most Americans Vietnam was not in their lexicon. He trained as an elite soldier, becoming part of the special forces Green Berets and was assigned with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. He was an expert in languages; by the time he returned home, he knew 6 or 7 Oriental languages as well as French, which was spoken by the South Vietnamese officials. After 1972, he spent a few more years attached to the 101st Airborne where he 'changed hats' proudly wearing the Black beret.
As the picture shows, he carried a camera. I remember him telling me it was a Nikon, and that it had gone through hell. Dropped in rice paddies, shot and generally mistreated, but it kept on working. Seemed at times he was talking about himself. His role was that of interpreter, and later as a liaison between the South Vietnamese officials and U.S. officials and dignitaries. I have photographs of both Chuck Connors and Henry Fonda; the images of Henry Fonda are simply remarkable.
The real job? The job he was trained and unofficially assigned to do? That we don't talk about. He told me once; I wasn't shocked. What shocked me was what happened when the War was over. Many, many soldiers, drafted to fight in a war we couldn't win, trained to do the things that soldiers are trained to do, were then fired. That's right. From the lowest foot soldier to some of the higher ranking officers, including my uncle, they were released from their duties.
Imagine someone being trained to kill, returning to jeers and taunts unable to find work because of physical and mental disabilities. In my uncle's case, he'd spent so long in the rice paddies he had what he still refers to as swamp rot, a debilitating skin disorder on his legs. For years he suffered in silence, removing himself from society and his family, taking a low paying job in a shop in downtown Chicago.
And it was, in 1991, that he finally started to get some help. He reconnected with one or two of his comrades, and was connected with current military personnel. He started working with the Veteran's Administration to get some health services that he desperately needed. Most importantly, he started getting mental health services, which he sorely needed.
My uncle is a character. He is constantly medicated in order to be able to function; he jokes, "I take two pills. One so I won't kill myself, and one so I won't kill anyone else." We have a unique relationship. I do my best to acknowledge who he is, and the things he's done. We talk about politics, gardening (his one joy), life and love. Occasionally we'll break into French, a lovely way to share a common interest. And every once in a while, he'll look at me, and relate a story about something that happened to him while he was a soldier. I cherish those words, because I know he gives them to me with the understanding I will never judge him. Because I never will. I respect the hell out of him for doing the job he was assigned to do. That's what a great soldier does.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Tech softball team combined for 21 hits, and eight runs but fell short in both ends of a twinbill against Lipscomb Wednesday evening. Tech lost the first contest 6-5 despite a a two-run comeback in the top of the sixth. In the second game, the Golden Eagles dropped a 6-3 decision.
Tech ran out of time in the first game scoring two runs in the seventh, with three runners on-base before its rally was cut short by the Bisons. Madison Taylor reached on a fielders choice and scored on a single by Brittney Spalding. Spalding later scored, but her sister Chanelle Spalding, Chelsea Burgess and Cortney Fry were left in position to take the lead, but couldn't make it home.
The second game proved to be much like the first. Tech's bats pulled momentum from the rally, but it wasn't enough. Brittney Spalding knocked her second homerun of the season to score Tech's final run of the day in the third inning.
Senior Melody Christian swung .625 in the double header, collecting five hits in her eight at bats. Two of Burgess' three hits were extra base and Brittney Spalding recorded a team high four RBIs.
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Naturally, I sat down and read them all, and cried so much that I was unable and unwilling to watch any of the Chilean mine rescue later that day. Emotions were too close to the surface, and each miner that arose from the depths would have sent me into more convulsive tears. I do go on sometimes.
Reading them and remembering him made me sorry that we lost touch so long ago, though I know we really needed to in order to completely let go of each other. It would be nice to know how he's doing, where he's working, if he has kids now. It made me wonder what would happen if I were to discover him on Facebook one day, an utter impossibility since he - and I am still certain of this aspect of his personality even 20 years later - would never spend a moment of time on a computer that wasn't required of his work or in some other way vital to his physical survival.
And, I'm glad of that, because were he to somehow appear there, I would be helpless against my own compulsion to do the Facebook Apology/Confessional thing. I'm sure there's a common name for it. Where you discover someone from long ago on FB and you have some unresolved thing in your past with them and you can't be content to just friend them and read the occasional status update. No, you have to do the private message, "Hey, remember when I totally dicked you around that one time? Boy was I a bitch, or what? So sorry! Forgivsies?" I have been on both ends of this, so I understand the compulsion to do it, and I also understand how uncomfortable it can make the person on the other end. It's truly just as well that he's a techno-phobe.
Naturally, a walk down College Boyfriend Memory Lane led to walks along High School Boyfriend Boulevard and the Incidental Boyfriend Pathway. My romantic history can be divided into three main relationships and about five minor ones. The main ones are predictable:
1. The High School Boyfriend. He was an aspiring poet, and used to bind all his poetry in his dad's print shop and leave it in the school library for anyone who was so inclined to read. He was tall and really skinny and had terrible acne and ended up on Accutane to control it. He took me to prom, and then he attended the Pennsylvania Governor's School of the Arts that following summer. He wasn't much interested in me after he returned - it was apparently one of those "you just can't understand me anymore; I'VE CHANGED - CAN'T YOU SEE I'VE CHANGED" kind of experiences. Naturally, I was bereft.
2. The College Boyfriend. Sweet, unassuming boy meets tries-to-look-and-act-intimidating-but-is-really-insecure girl and they fall in love. They are totally wrong for each other and break up a lot, but they both mean well. Remind me to someday tell you the story of our Camping Trip From Hell. It's very funny and involves cops.
3. The "Adult" Boyfriend. I say "adult" in quotation marks, because I was still little more than a kid when I started dating him. I broke up with him once because he was such an annoying, self-involved little turd. Then, several months later, after I had returned to and broken up with the College Boyfriend one last time, he confessed his love for me and his sincere desire to no longer be an annoying, self-involved little turd. And he meant it. Three years later, I married him.
Then there were the Incidentals, who were, sadly, just kind of little stops in between the Big Three. Some of them I wish I had stayed with longer. One of them I always felt should have been The College Boyfriend, but he had a girlfriend Back Home, to whom he was devoted, and despite the depths of his affections for me, he was unswervingly loyal to her. We tried hard to be friends for many years, but it turns out to be incredibly difficult to be friends with someone you are in love with and whom you cannot have. Ever. Stupid loyalty.
Oh! And then there was the in-between-breaking-up-with-College-Boyfriend-and-starting-to-date-the-Adult-Boyfriend-boyfriend. Except I didn't want him to be my boyfriend. I wanted him to get in my bed and shut up. And one day, as we were walking back from a party (that was at my future Adult Boyfriend's house!), he decided we needed to have A Talk, and he told me he didn't want to be my boyfriend (because, apparently, our walk indicated to him that I was Looking for a Relationship, when in reality it indicated that I Wanted to Get Laid) and I responded that, dude, I don't want you to be my boyfriend, and then he got all upset because I didn't want him to be my boyfriend, and I finally just threw up my hands and went home alone. Never saw him again.
He's on Facebook. He and David went to graduate school together. I have not friended him. (And remind me to tell you the story of how my future husband crashed my first date with him. It is very funny, and involves beer.)
So, yeah. that's what happens when you are 41 and you stumble across a ribbon-festooned packet of old love letters. Lots of silly navel-gazing. But I think it's fun to go back over all those old loves and lovers, just because I'm so happy about where I ended up, and even though I have regrets about certain events, I kind of have to believe that everything went the way it was supposed to because it led me here. I'm glad I have a romantic history, however limited, to sit back and remember. And I'm glad that remembering doesn't make me wistful or wish that I was back there with one of them instead of here, now.
In fact, it just makes me look forward to seeing David when he comes home tonight.


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Milford celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Bug & Bud Festival Saturday, April 27.
Ladybugs were aplenty in downtown Milford Saturday, April 27, as the city celebrated Arbor Day and the its role in designating the ladybug as the state bug.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Bug & Bud Festival featured some customary attractions like the parade, which kicks the morning off; the the Milford Community Band's performance; dozens of vendors and yummy fare.
The weather was perfect for the spring festival, with families taking the Mispillion River for fishing and ladybug paddle boat rides. Children enjoyed the many activities in the Kids' Zone and many came out to take advantage of a perfect dog-walking opportunity.
Eager to show off their ladybug and tree costumes, many children and pets flocked the Mispillion Riverwalk, while their parents and owners toured the town, checking out the local merchants.
The annual festival is organized each year by Downtown Milford, Inc., which aims to highlight Milford's downtown attractions and bring more traffic into the area businesses.
The Bug & Bud Festival wouldn't be much without its history. The ladybug holds a special place in the heart of this river town. In 1974, it was the students from Mollie Brown-Rust's second-grade class that petitioned the Delaware General Assembly to designate the ladybug as Delaware's state bug. The class was successful and to this day, Milford takes great pride in the spotted red bug.
See all of the Milford Beacon's photos in our Seen on Scene gallery and also check out video from the morning's parade, the Milford Community Band and a special sneak peek at the Diamond Dance Company's upcoming performance of "The Wizard of Oz Ballet," which is scheduled for May 11 at Milford High School.


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