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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Title: Cool Stone
Author: Nyarlathotep
Fandom: Assassin's Creed
Characters/Pairings: Altaïr/Malik
Rating: NC-17/XXX
Specific Warnings: None
Summary of the Premise: Altaïr has arrived in Jerusalem on his mission to kill Robert de Sablé a full day early and an Animus glitch causes Desmond to desync if the approaches the Assassin's Bureau. Dr. Vidic concludes that nothing of note took place between that day and the next and Desmond is told to skip ahead to where the sequence picks up again, during Altaïr's investigations the following day. Desmond notes to himself that there had been a similar desync error last time his ancestor had gone to Jerusalem and wonders if there might be a recurring glitch related to the Jerusalem Bureau but he says nothing to Dr. Vidic
Here is what happened.
It was blasted hot. Forge bellows wind and unrelenting sun had bleached the color out of the world and made all that scurried or flew or crawled or hopped to flee for the shadowed crannies of the ancient buildings; to the darkness of the underground.
Like one of these protected havens, the day's heat could not fully penetrate the thick stone walls of the Bureau. Further in, away from the shaft of gritty sunlight that spilled in from the roof entrance, the air stayed cool, the light low. Without windows, constantly burning oil lamps provided all illumination within the inner rooms.
Using a fulcrum and a long pole to slide the roof lattice closed, Malik was about to trigger the coil driven locking mechanism, smearing a bead of sweat that slid down his nose with the sleeve of his robe. Then the scuffling of boots overhead brought him up short and he froze, breathless and listening. He had heard no bells and was expecting no Informants or Assassins until the following day when the last communication from Masyaf had indicated Altaïr would arrive. If in fact it was Altaïr, then he had made excellent time.
Malik quickly sprinted away from the roof pole and flattened himself against the wall, squinting up through the dark grate and directly into the eyes of a face that was suddenly peering down at him, dusky inside it's hood and silhouetted against blinding squares of sky.
Altaïr said nothing, his heavily shaded face expressionless save for a placid blink. He was waiting. Malik scowled, making a great show of pushing himself off the wall and walking back to the pole, hauling the lattice open a scant few inches. Altair shoved it back a foot or two and dropped through, landing lightly by the fountain. The Dai watched warily as Altaïr slunk towards him, coming daringly close, then leaning in closer still. Malik fought the urge to take a step back but Altaïr simply wrapped his hands around the pole and pulled the lattice closed, flipping the intricate spring-lock switch with the tip before taking it from the fulcrum; laying it aside.
"Closing early, Dai?" The Assassin's voice held a musical lilt that irked the one armed Rafiq and his thick brows which had arched in surprise at Altaïr's proximity slammed down once more and he huffed in annoyance.
"It is you who are early…" He snapped, frowning when his words sounded petty even to his own ears; earliness was hardly a transgression. The Bureau was the closest thing to a home that any traveling Assassin had. Could he really fault the man for hurrying home? At the moment he didn't wish to examine Altaïr's intentions any closer than that.
Malik looked up sharply but Altaïr was already moving towards the the inner chamber, apparently unaffected by his harsh manner, although the quick eyed Rafiq did catch the upward quirk of the other man's mouth just as he turned his head.
"The wind was at my back, Brother. I could not convince my horse to slow…" Altaïr's voice drifted back through the dim doorway, low and sultry as the thick, early evening warmth in the fountain room. Malik suddenly felt the undefinable urge to bolt after him.
In the end he decided to wait, pretending to tidy up near the fountain. He pushed some dust and sand around with a broom until he had a tiny pile which was so meager that he glared around at the pristine floor in irritation, finally abandoning the maintenance and looking to the dim doorway.
In the shadows, Altaïr leaned against the door frame, arms crossed loosely over his chest, his amber eyes glittering deep within the shadowed depths of his hood; watching.
Watching Malik move…
Suddenly self-conscious, the Dai cleared his throat, flushing hotly across his cheeks and down his neck. He shivered when the Assassin did not look away; did not move from the door; did not hide the smirk which played at the scarred corner of his wind chapped lips.
"Join me…" Altaïr flicked a glance back over his shoulder to indicate the room behind him and pushed off the wall with a fluid grace that made Malik's knees tremble a little and although it rankled his pride, he found himself moving obediently across the warm stonework toward the door which, in the bright light of the fountain room was little more than an inky rectangle on the wall.
He could no longer see Altaïr when he stepped through into the relative darkness of his home; into the atmosphere of incense and ink and parchment, of old timbers and cool stone.
"Altaïr?" Malik wanted to slap himself for the quaver in his voice. It wasn't fear. Malik had no fear of Altaïr. They had more or less come to terms over the last ten months. The arrogant fool was still an arrogant fool but he again upheld the Creed and accomplished his missions. He had learned and learned well his intended lessons and Malik could find little further fault with him as a man or as an Assassin; as a friend… and then of course there were meetings like this… The thrill up Malik's spine was one of anticipation, not fear.
To his credit this would only be the second time so it wasn't as if Malik could even consider Altaïr's behavior to be a pattern… yet. However, after their first such encounter, which Malik could not yet bring to mind without having the color rise on his cheeks and a stab of desire sear down to the very root of him; the image so fresh and visceral that he would shudder, gripping the edge of his desk with knuckles whitening and his manhood thickening against his leg…
Still Malik thought maybe he should have expected Altaïr to be early.
The Rafiq's eyes adjusted quickly and he peered into the resting room, frowning when he found the cushions vacant and untouched. Then he spied Altaïr emerging from what was ostensibly the Bureau Leader's private bedroom, an area Malik used more for storage than anything else.
"Altaïr, what are you…?" He began but then paused, his question forgotten. Malik just stared.
The Assassin was without his brace and scabbard, his forearms also unburdened of their armored gauntlets and hidden blade, his robes and tunics clung to his body where the sweat from his long desert ride had saturated the cloth, his bright sash blood-dark as he unwound it. Malik could scent him from across the room, although not unpleasantly so. Altaïr smelled of dust and hot metal, of leather and horses. His sweat was more a musk than an odor, adding an undertone of wildness that as an Assassin himself, Malik could almost lose himself in, remembering a time not so long ago when he had run and ridden and surged up the sheer faces of buildings like a strong wind. He inhaled slowly, letting his nostrils flare and his eyes slip closed for a flicker of a moment.
"It is much cooler back here, away from the entrance Malik. Join me?" Altaïr repeated, quirking his head to the side and tugging his hood down. His face was dust streaked and almost smiling and suddenly Malik could not help but to give up his pretense, stepping around the end of the desk and unbuckling the sheathed sword he kept hidden beneath his robe, tucking it onto a shelf as he moved through the hidden passage.
Even as the door swung shut Altaïr was upon him, lips at his pulse and body still heated from the scorching wind and blazing sun; humid with exertion, pressing him against the carved wood and causing Malik give out a startled gasp even as he had anticipated the impact. The door creaked dangerously and Altaïr rolled him off it and instead pressed the Dai up against the stone wall. The incongruous chill of the stone seeped through his clothing and conflicted headily with the heat of Altaïr, pressed bodily against him with hands divesting him of his black robe; moving swiftly behind him to unbuckle his brace and tug it away.
"You have been thinking about this…" Malik found he liked the drawl in his own voice as he straddled one of Altaïr's muscular thighs. The Assassin made a low noise in the back of his throat and his hips twitched, grinding up into him and nigh instantly Malik was iron hard and aching in his loose breeches. Wincing, he reached down between their bodies to align himself with the hollow of Altaïr's hip, content for a moment to simply rut against the hard press of muscle and bone he mounted.
"As have you…" There was a tearing sound as one of the laces which held his breeches closed gave out.
Malik could not deny that he had been, so out of habit he scoffed.
"Indeed Altaïr, after your last visit there is hardly a corner of my Bureau which does not serve to constantly remind me of your… enthusiasm and stamina…" He scowled but there was no real venom in it, and Altaïr only nodded in agreement anyway.
"Yes, this room was the only one we did not use last time." The smugness in the Assassin's voice turned Malik's head and he narrowed his eyes at the other, their faces inches apart. But Altaïr was unperturbed, his smirk firmly in place. He moved in to nuzzle beneath the Dai's chin, working a hand down between their pressed bodies. Malik twisted against him, breath coming quick and shallow, drawing in sharply as Altaïr traced out the shape of him through coarse cloth and Malik could feel the smooth end of his truncated finger.
"You mean to r-ruin me…" His voice pitched and his eyes fell closed, head lolling back to thud against the stone wall at his back as Altaïr palmed him through his dampening breeches.
"Not quite yet." Malik couldn't open his eyes to view Altaïr's expression but he didn't need to, He already knew what he would see there.
"Nnghh.. bastard…" Malik grated out between teeth clenched at the onslaught of sensation, feeling Altaïr's hum of argument… or acquiescence as a thrumming vibration against his skin.
He tried not to think about why he was alright with this; being touched like this by Altaïr; being made to gasp and shudder and writhe quite outside his own volition… He thought that maybe he should not allow this… this intimacy. It made him feel weak. But he knew that Altaïr did not pity him; did not think him weak. It was alright because it was Altaïr and deep down Malik knew that the man before him, pressed against him, breathing with heavy want into his neck would probably always use actions over words.
Snarl turning into a soft exhalation of pleasure as the Assassin gripped him snugly through his breeches, Malik groaned as Altaïr turned his head and purred against his shoulder, tracing what he could reach of his collarbone with lips and tongue, his other hand sliding down the front of Malik's tunic to pull his sash away and slip beneath the hem. Altair pushed his hand up inside, scraping blunt nails gently over the jut of Malik's hip, pressing fingertips into the soft flesh to the inside and making him squirm; tracing the hollow just beneath his ribs and receiving a breathless ticklish cry; carding through the coarse hair on his chest and relishing Malik's hot shiver as the Dai writhed between him and the wall, head thrown back.
After a moment of fevered groping exploration, each reacquainting himself with the feel-scent-sound of the other, Malik huffed in impatience and struggled in Altaïr's grip, trying to wriggle out of his tunic. Altaïr used the hand he had already inside it, caressing Malik's abdomen and chest as he lifted the garment over his head, dropping it on top of his fallen robe, then making quick work of his own tunics and hood in the same manner.
Malik observed how Altaïr's eyes lit briefly on the still bandaged stump of his left arm, but did not linger there this time, roaming instead up to his eyes and then to his lips, leaning forward and nudging his scarred mouth against them. They paused like that, foreheads pressed together, breathing in slowly while twining arms about shoulders and across lower backs, drawing each other close. Malik's lone hand slid from Altaïr's hip, fingertips tracing up his spine to cup the back of his head, sifting again and again through the short-cropped hair. They held each other like that for a few moments, eyes heavy lidded but open and staring with an intensity that neither could describe in words like want or fear or reverence, gratitude or passion and Malik was glad. He was glad that Altaïr could take his hood down and look him in the eyes; that he could bid him Safety and Peace and kiss him like an apology he might never actually voice but that Malik knew he meant anyway; that he could again live proudly by the Creed.
Malik was glad to have witnessed this change come about.
At the same moment they both moved in, opening their mouths to each other and letting their eyes flutter closed, exploring with lips and tongue; each tasting and drinking the other in like their thirst would burn them alive. Their hands roamed, gripping shoulders and flanks and hips, sliding over the dips and swells of muscle and bone beneath the skin and scars. The grind of friction between them was sweet as the sting of clean water on fresh wounds.
Malik craned down, mouth still locked with Altaïr's, to tug his breeches free of the tops of his boots and shove them down until they fell and pooled about his ankles. Stepping out of one leg he kicked them away, going for Altaïr's next and the man jerked in surprise when Malik's hand found him, sliding in through the open front of his breeches to rub along the hot, hard length of him and Malik could feel the Assassin's pulse rocket up; could see his pupils dilate in the dim lamp light as he pulled back slowly from their kiss, licking his lips and finding them tender and swollen.
"There is salve…" He murmured. "On the shelf to your right…" Malik stroked Altaïr, trailing his fingertips through the bead of slick moisture that welled up from him. His action caused the Assassin to jerk again, hips rolling, an undignified noise wrenching itself from his throat and Malik glanced down to where their bodies met as Altaïr's gaze tore away to the basket of medical supplies on the shelf he had indicated.
"How would you have me, Altaïr?" Malik continued to stare down at the two of them, pressed tight between their bellies, glistening and slick. He curled his fingers around the both of them together, constricting beneath the their swollen, purpled crowns; bit his lip as he stroked them as one in his single hand, his own body mirroring the shudder he felt go through Altaïr's.
"Just as you are…" the Assassin breathed near his hot-flushed ear in the next moment. He had the pot of salve in one hand and his other drifted up to raise Malik's chin, kissing him imprecisely, their noses and foreheads bumping as Malik gave them both a squeeze. Altaïr's eyes crinkled at the corners as a brief grin touched his lips and he scrubbed the three days growth of stubble on his chin across Malik's cheek and licked beneath his ear lobe, proceeding down his neck and collarbone, tongue dipping into the hollow of his throat and he could feel the vibration of Altaïr echoing his pleased hum. The Assassin continued to slide sinuously down his body and Malik's hand fell away from them, coming to rest on the stone wall behind him, nails scraping against the unyielding surface.
Altaïr's mouth bypassed his manhood at first, making the Dai whine embarrassingly as the Assassin sucked a great purple welt on the tender skin just inside of his hip, tonguing the bruise he had left before having mercy on the one armed Rafiq, mouthing down his length with just the lightest scrape of teeth then easing his lips over the head and sliding his tongue out to press hard against the underside. Altaïr smirked around Malik's girth as the Dai grunted, eyes squeezed shut and teeth clenched as if he were in pain, but the breathless gasps and the goose-flesh visibly raising over his thighs and belly were not a reaction to injury. Altaïr pulled back after a few moments of light teasing, wiping his mouth with the back of his wrist, amber irises nearly invisible about his huge pupils as he raised his eyes in question.
"Will you allow me…?" He began and Malik rolled his eyes, making sure to nod exaggeratedly. In secret though, he was pleased that Altaïr had asked, although still unwilling to actually give voice to his desires. He was not submissive in nature, but for Altaïr… even though he thought he maybe shouldn't… His feelings regarding Altaïr were so complicated that Malik had decided it was better not to examine them too closely…. especially just then.
The salve was cool like the stone at his back when it touched his heated flesh, almost forcing the air from his lungs as he exhaled in a rush of oaths and mild insults, Altaïr muttered an apology as the ointment warmed quickly against his hot skin, the shock fading; replaced by a different sort of thrill when he was breached and Malik unleashed a few more choice epithets, curling his fingers roughly into Altaïr's hair; the reaction to which was only a deep lustful growl and redoubled enthusiasm, Altaïr's mouth returning to his hard and aching flesh to ease the stretching with the distraction of pleasure.
But just as before, Malik found could not tolerate Altaïr's thick calloused fingers inside him for too long. He was unused to such contact in the first place and although it seemed slightly backwards to his conscious mind, he still found the act to be uncomfortably intimate, more so even than when Altaïr used his mouth or his manhood. There was too much motion when Altaïr's too nimble fingers were buried in him to the last knuckle, shifting and sliding against each other and against his insides. There was too much intensity when the Assassin curled those lethal fingers just right and made it suddenly so very urgent. There was simply too much control on Altaïr's part and Malik's pride bristled at the notion that Altaïr should be able to force so many completely humiliating and undignified noises from him; that those damned hands should have the skill to not only climb and wield a sword and kill with such grace, but to still have talent left over to reduce Malik to a quivering, whimpering, wanting, begging, wreck of a man.
It galled him.
But it did not stop him from almost just allowing Altaïr to finish him with them.
"Stop… Ahh- damn it.. Enough!" He was panting, his voice breaking as Altaïr obeyed, withdrawing his hand and letting Malik fall from his lips as he stood, putting salve over himself almost as an afterthought. He only questioned the Dai with his eyes this time, taking the flush on Malik's dark skin and the way the man could not meet his gaze as the permission that it was.
Malik was confused when Altaïr nudged his still booted feet further apart with his own, finally pushing the breeches he still partially wore off his hips just enough to be out of the way and slid between the Rafiq's thighs. Malik had expected Altaïr would eventually turn him to face the wall but instead the Assassin was lifting his right leg with a gentle hand behind his knee and Malik moved to help hold it aloft. Suddenly there was blunt pressure against him, pushing in and up and he couldn't go anywhere but up onto his toes to escape the intrusion that he knew would become pleasurable but for the moment was still akin to being split with a heated rod of steel wrapped in oiled silk and although it didn't really even hurt this time, Altaïr was staring him straight in the eyes as he pushed in slowly, watching the play of expressions that Malik could not control as they flashed across his unguarded face. Malik wanted to turn away but Altaïr's amber eyes held him rapt and he watched Altaïr as well; watched his eyes narrow and his lower lip whiten over his teeth as it was bitten. He watched Altaïr's jaw fall slack and his eyelashes flutter on his cheeks. Malik watched Altaïr watch him as he was taken against the cool stones of the Bureau wall.
It was a moment before Malik could relax his body once Altaïr was hilted within him, at some point his other knee had risen of it's own accord and Altaïr now supported his weight, pressing him against the stones with the Dai's ankles locked around the small of his back. As Malik's muscles relaxed the position forced Altaïr deeper and both of them groaned as his arm latched around the Assassin's broad shoulders and Altair bore him up as he might dead lift an urn of water.
If he had been at all aware, Malik would have been vindicated to know that it was Altaïr who first lost control and canted his hips up, rubbing soundly against a very pleasing spot within him, but as it was they both may as well have broken in the same moment because, in a sudden frenzy of movement they were rutting like animals. Malik's fingernails bit into Altaïr's shoulder and with a hiss of pain and desire the hands that had simply been gripping him to support his weight slid around, under and beneath to spread him, roughly squeezing his buttocks and slamming his body back against the stones. The growl in Malik's ear sounded feral and dangerous and it thrilled him to know that, at least for this moment, the Flying One was grounded to him.
The stones of the wall were blessedly smooth so Malik was spared abrasions but his shoulder blades bruised against the unforgiving rock. However, it was difficult to care about or even notice such minor discomfort when the sweet, brutal ache of Altaïr plunging into him was wrenching at the sanity he already held in question by even finding himself in this position. His penis twitched each time Altaïr rocked up into him and he desperately wished to touch it, but his only hand was occupied with raking bloody furrows into Altaïr's shoulder. The pressure inside him burned deliciously, like biting a lemon would make his cheeks ache deep in the muscle. The stimulation to areas within his body coupled with the way Altaïr's firm belly would nudge him each time he thrust in was almost enough to make him spill but, although Altaïr was energetic and extremely long lasting if he wished to be, neither of them were terribly experienced.
"Nh.. p-put me down…" Malik groaned, and Altaïr slowed his pace, nodding. He lowered himself to one knee then two, while still supporting the Dai, pausing when settled to let Malik get his feet on the floor, Now he could lean back on his heels and Malik could still brace against the wall.
When they resumed, Malik found that he no longer needed to tend to himself as Altaïr took him in hand and deftly stroked him in time with the fluid ellipses he was making with his hips and with that change Malik was gone in minutes, first tensing and then releasing with an unrecognizable amalgam of curses and a wave of tremors that seemed to wrack his entire body from toes to scalp. He arched with it, striking his head against the stone wall behind him, but too lost in sensation to care. He pulsed out over Altaïr's incomplete hand, slowly crumpling forward to rest his head against the Assassin's shoulder as the pleasure ebbed away in little jolts and shivers.
Altaïr froze as Malik's body gripped him, baring his teeth with an effort Malik could feel even in his haze. He refused to release inside Malik, instead waiting patiently until the Dai had relaxed sufficiently for him to gently pull out. He pushed himself downward, roughly stroking until he found completion on the stone tiles with his face buried in the side of Malik's neck, inhaling his scent; parchment and ink and lamp smoke and incense.
Altaïr always smelled of the outdoors; of sand and steel and blood and narrow escapes; of war.
Malik smelled of the indoors; of water and oil and timber and stone; of safety and peace.
"Rest Malik, I will clean up." Malik felt Altaïr's words rather than hearing them as the Assassin's face was still pressed to his neck and he nodded, slowly extricating himself from Altaïr's lap, standing unsteadily and making for the pallet with its pile of soft cushions so he rarely used.
And for once, dreamless sleep came over him swiftly and completely.
At some point later on he had awoken to find Altaïr asleep beside him on the cushions, his face relaxed in the glow of the lamp but by the time he awoke once more the Assassin and all his gear were gone from the room, his scent lingering enticingly on the cushions and on Malik himself. The Dai sat up and sighed, rubbing his eyes. He was actually feeling quite refreshed although a little sore in a few key places. He rose and crossed the room. As promised, Altaïr had tidied up, cleaning the floor and returning the salve to the medical kit. Malik found his clothing folded on a chair and his boots standing beside it. He dressed quickly, noticing that his robes smelled even more strongly of Altaïr than his bed had. He then padded bare-foot out through the hidden door to inspect his Bureau for the Assassin, but he had gone. Feeling a little lost, but still somehow content, Malik shuffled out into the sun-lit fountain room, stooping to bring water up to his mouth, drinking then splashing his face and rubbing his damp hand through his hair.
He would take time to bathe properly later. Altaïr would preform his investigations and then return for his feather, but the Dai knew all that would take some time and if there was no hurry then he intended to make some tea and light a measure of incense and have a fig or two. But even that could wait.
Right now he would sit in the morning sunlight, wearing clothing which smelled of flight.


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Nay but (says somebody) no such regular and generally-agreed plan of partition and plunder will perhaps be fixed upon. But, under the guidance of these leaders, the multitude may proceed in the work of insurrection, depredation, and destruction, without any plan at all: trusting to their leaders for their having already framed an apposite plan, or at any rate for their framing one before the time for action comes. All this while, the leaders may have been acting on a secret plan of their own—a plan having for its object the acquisition of opulence, in some shape or other, for each, the condition of the multitude being left to chance.
Answer. For the purpose of the argument, let a secret plan have been formed by the leaders, and that secret plan as dishonest and mischievous as any one pleases. But still, in front of this secret plan, must have stood an avowed plan—an openly avowed plan—a plan which, to the great majority of the supposed insurrectionists and would-be depredators, must afford a promise more or less plausible—plausible, howsoever hollow, of probable good to each of them.
As to any such blind confidence of this or of anything else, the existence may be asserted and even supposed. But of any such thing not any the smallest symptom or probability in any shape can be indicated. On the contrary, not the abundance of confidence, but the absence of it, is the state of things which the multitude of evidences that have at different times met the public eye have rendered remarkable and notorious.
Let us see, then, whether to the multitude, judging each for himself, it be possible that any other imaginable plan should afford any better promise than those which have been brought to view and disposed of: this being at the same time understood, that there remains not any other, the effect of which would not be the narrowing the number of the sharers. In the case where all individuals without exception are proposed to be sharers—sharers to an amount, more determinate conceivable and clearly expressible than any other—we have seen what the bars are that oppose themselves. But to any plan, from the benefit of which individuals of any description should stand excluded, the exclusion would be opposing an additional obstacle. In any view which could be taken of the case, by any the most sanguine imagination, the obstacles that could not but be opposed to the plan by all constituted authorities with their adherents, could not but present themselves as sufficiently formidable. But on this supposition, of a scheme narrowed by exclusion, every individual excluded would add to the strength of the obstacles that oppose themselves as above to the scheme of all-comprehensive benefit. Here, then, comes a dilemma. Let the excluded be few, the saving by the exclusion will be so much the less: let the excluded be many, the force of resistance, added to that of the constituted authorities, will be so much the greater.
Every conceivable plan, by the accomplishment of which the alleged mischief in question, or the subversion of the rights of property, would be effected, being thus disposed of, and the accomplishment of it being over and over again shown to be impossible, it is not too soon, it is hoped, to declare it so to be. I accordingly challenge all anti-radicalists to bring to view any other plan which, having that subversion for its object, shall now, upon the face of it, be seen by everybody to be impossible; and if, being unable to bring to view any such plan, a man will notwithstanding persevere in the assertion that there may be, and eventually will be proposed such a plan, and that men will act upon it, I must leave any one to say whether it be in the nature of the case that he who says this should believe his own assertion to be true.
At every step the discussion has taken, anti-radicalist readers, if any such it should have, will of course have been turning aside from it with disgust, and exclaiming—"We did not mean this, we did not mean that, we did not mean anything of all this—can it ever have been your belief that anything so palpably absurd would have been meant by anybody?"
Well then, if you did not mean this, what did you mean? Do you know what it is you mean? You, by whom, in every the most offensive shape you could find, opprobrium has for so many years been poured forth—poured forth, not only upon such multitudes, which to you is nothing—not only upon such moral worth, which to you is again as nothing,—but upon much pecuniary worth and even high rank, which to you is everything.
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In one of the few scientific developments likely to interest both the Governor of North Dakota and Method Man, scientists at the University of Minnesota have identified the genes in cannabis that allow the plant to produce THC. Finding the genes opens the path to either create drug-free hemp plants for industrial purposes, or to develop plants with much higher concentrations of the psychotropic chemical.
Publishing in the Journal of Experimental Botany, the researchers note that they specifically targeted the genes responsible for generating the drug-filled hairs highlighted in many a High Times photo spread. By impairing or encouraging the growth of those hairs, scientists could gain precise control over the level of THC in the crop.
This development has important consequences for both the medicinal and industrial use of hemp.
On the industrial side, states like North Dakota have been looking to change state law to allow them to raise hemp as a cash crop, for oil and rope production. The ability to create hemp that doesn't contain any banned substances would allow Dakotans to sow the crop without any changes in the law.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, precise control of the doses of THC found in pot could greatly enhance the medicinal marijuana industry. Currently, dosage is controlled through haphazard breeding and selection, not precise measurements as with most other medications.
It should also be noted that THC is not the only psychoactive compound found in marijuana, so more research is needed before the University of Minnesota scientists can completely control the potency of their crops.
Finally, how this new discovery will affect the pizza delivery business remains to be seen.
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There are other means of determining if the plant in question is hemp or marijuana, but if scientists are able to find a method of distinguishing between the two, I Eric Pollitt of Global Hemp am in favor. However, I am not in favor of genetically modifying cannabis sativa to produce that's "US Federal Government Approved."
All industrialized nations currently allow for hemp cultivation ... and with a few catches of red tape. This is perfectly fine, and is the best method of all for making sure that the hemp grown in a field is legitimate.
In Europe and Canada, the protocol for growing hemp follows:
1. Farmers must pass a criminal background check
2. Farmers must purchase and use certified seed that is known to be low in THC
3. Farmers must provide GPS coordinates of field where hemp will be grown
4. Fields are subject to random testing
And finally, the end users, such as hemp food processors, test each batch of hemp food processed, including hemp oil, shelled hemp seeds (hemp nut, hemp hearts, hulled hempseed), hemp protein, etc to make sure that its lower than 0.3 THC.
Three tenths of 1% is the limit set by Health Canada which is like the USDA and FDA combined. In all reality, all hemp foods processed in Canada today are tested at parts per million and test results are "None Detected" nearly 100% of the time.
This protocol addresses most all issues for farmers, manufacturers, and end users (such as failing a drug test).
There is no reason why the US government could not easily adopt this protocol for growing industrial hemp.
For more information, visit the Global Hemp website at www.globalhemp.com
In your article you state:
"On the industrial side, states like North Dakota have been looking to change state law to allow them to raise hemp as a cash crop, for oil and rope production. The ability to create hemp that doesn't contain any banned substances would allow Dakotans to sow the crop without any changes in the law."
I want to point out that North Dakota has changed state law to allow our farmers to raise Industrial Hemp. They did so in 1999. We currently have two farmers, Dave Monson (a state legislator and Superintendent of Public Schools in Osnabrock, ND) and Wayne Hauge, a farmer from Ray, ND.
I too, want to go on the record as opposing any genetic modification of the hemp plant. Genetic modification of any organism can have disasterous effects.
North Dakota state law has already made the legal distinction between non-drug varieties and drug varieties of cannabis sativa.
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In your article you state:
"On the industrial side, states like North Dakota have been looking to change state law to allow them to raise hemp as a cash crop, for oil and rope production. The ability to create hemp that doesn't contain any banned substances would allow Dakotans to sow the crop without any changes in the law."
I want to point out that North Dakota has changed state law to allow our farmers to raise Industrial Hemp. They did so in 1999. We currently have two farmers, Dave Monson (a state legislator and Superintendent of Public Schools in Osnabrock, ND) and Wayne Hauge, a farmer from Ray, ND that are licensed to grow it!.
I too, want to go on the record as opposing any genetic modification of the hemp plant. Genetic modification of any organism can have disasterous effects.
North Dakota state law has already made the legal distinction between non-drug varieties and drug varieties of cannabis sativa.
Any questions regarding Industrial Hemp in ND?
Please contact me at:
Or visit
Genetically modifying cannabis cannot be any more disastrous than the affect it already has on society as a psychotropic drug. Besides altering the genes that produce THC won't have any disastrous effects, that is unless you count not being to get high from smoking the plant disastrous.
Haha! I love the link to the Onion article.
The production of ultra-high THC pot will eventually make it's way out of medical hands. The pot on the street right now is already much stronger than it was 30 years ago. This will make it a more dangerous drug, and probably move it out of the category of recreational substance that is generally socially acceptable.
But I don't see a huge problem with it. If it's good for industry and medicine, then great.
Sorry BulldogBlues -
"The pot on the street right now is already much stronger than it was 30 years ago." Well, not really. Nature does a pretty good job of regulating the maximum amount of THC in a plant. Hybridizing, etc., might give it a very minor bump, but the bud from the late 70s was just as strong as the bud today. What's more likely to be true is that consumers started demanding more of the potent part of the plant (the bud) and less of the weaker part (leaves, etc.). This is actually healthier since one can smoke less to get the desired effect.
The whole "super-strong-pot" meme is pretty much bull-pucky.
...skating on the other side of the ice
"the researchers note that they specifically targeted the genes responsible for generating the drug-filled hairs highlighted in many a High Times photo spread"
if this is not irony i dont know what is....the spread was called "High Times" a very fitting name :D
either the researchers don't have a clue or Stuart Fox wrote it all wrong .. THC is not in the hair of the cannabis plant.
"the researchers note that they specifically targeted the genes responsible for generating the drug-filled hairs" LOL
Hint researcher .. you found the gene to the female
reproduction part of the plant (pistols).
Try looking at the trichome next time.
Thanks again for your misinformation it serves the public
well ..
PS . i want my tax funded dollars refunded ...
PSS. if the pistol get pollenated you end up with a female
plant with seeds and lower THC because all the plants energy
is going into seed production. you did nothing to stop
the THC from being produced. THC is made in the resin glands
of the trichrome when the female plant flowers.
Does this mean that people can now get gene therapy so they can save the trip to the "doctors" to get medical marijuana? What better way to become one with the drug, than for your body to produce it.
Person 1: "Dude is that your jacket that smells like pot!
Person 2: "No dude, I farted"
Person 1: "Sweeeeeet"
You guys and the author have all apparently missed the molecular biology revolution of the past 25 years; the important point about this discovery is that the genes can now be cloned and expressed in another organism, for example, and probably most easily, another plant that naturally produces terpenes (THC is a terpenoid compound) such as orange, lemon or mint, or an entirely different organism, such as genetically engineered bacteria or yeast.
The bottom line is that once the THC genes are in the public domain, anyone with a little lab acumen can put together a THC-producing organism that is NOT cannabis, which will make drug law enforcement impossible.
Genetically modified pot- disgusting!!! How dare these biotech companies try to destroy one of the greatest gifts of gods good earth? This is why I hate biotech companies. They dont know anything about plant breeding, theyd rather make us guinea pigs for genetically modified organisms. They can all go to hell.
Make an entire batch of pure purple hairs? Sounds Great! Now I can expand even more my perception of units of light acknowledged and think ever so fast erratically, and contradictionally precise.
And DESTROY THE TOBACCO COMPANIES.
Seriously, its the most laced drug in the world next to crack cocaine and X. If you want to smoke it, grow your own plant.
And if you have never experienced Marijuana's effects, your claims are limited and unlikely logical. Don't look to the idiot that smokes pot to stereotype us by, look to the idiots that don't, and seek the rare experienced intellectuals instead to explain the prolonged exposure process of thc and how it helps self-altering the mind to be all it can be.
Just imagine if they could make a drug-free hemp, and then could use the seeds to contaminate a pot crop. If they could do that all over the territory where the most of it comes from, they could cause low-quality stuff to be harvested everywhere.
And it would do no good to try to gather seeds to plant a better crop, because half the seeds would be the zero-THC stuff, and they would just multiply the problem.
Another benefit is that nobody could criticize the government for causing pot to be contaminated with dangerous chemicals. It's just contaminated with low drug content, and the customers are paying good money for nothing.
And lets not forget that THC isnt the only active gene in marijuana. Medicines that utilize only THC are never as effective as the entire bud. There is CBD and other active ingredients that make its medicinal effects possible. This has been documented pretty extensively.
First let me state that I'm a pharmacist and in the late 60s and early 70s I was involved with cannabis research at St. John's University in Queens NY.
Although I don't smoke pot at present (when subject to unannounced drug tests, you can't partake.) However, pot is one of the safest recreational drugs available, certainly safer than alcohol which is legal. It has been used by mankind for thousands of years. No one has ever overdosed on pot, yes NEVER. It has been shown by research not to be a gateway drug. It is somewhat psychologically addictive but not physically as with heroin, cocaine and the various amphetamines such as the so called "meth".
Dear Genedoug,
Dont be an idiot. THC is only one of 90 cannibinoids (known) that are unique to Cannabis Sativa and its relatives. It would still effect people but would permanently damage the ability to produce a natural alternative to many known medications that are far more addictive (opioids) and far more dangerous since they cause permanent changes (many depressants) in brain chemistry. Also of note is the fact that they have already found that pot is a potential cure for brain chemistry. I would also like to point out that the only reason we have a prohibition is because the agents would have lost their jobs when alcohol prohibition ended so lies were spread about cannabis so they could still have a job. More people die every year from tripping on a sidewalk then die from pot. lets see pot related deaths last year... 0! Oh and when is the last time you saw a stoner go ape on someone rather than eat or talk philosophy. Pot just makes people mellow out. All the crime is in the procurement of the material... all the drug war crap you've been reading about in mexico. its about pot plain and simple. If it was legal then there would be no more fight over pot crops. Just like when the crime families were against the legalization of alcohol, everyone in crime wants this to stay illegal.
Uncle B:
Your prejudices are outrageously obvious. There are plenty of Canadians who are substance abusers, just as most of us in the US do not abuse drugs. To imply otherwise is nothing more than delusional. No nationality corners the market on drug-free behavior, or on drug abuse, either.
Some of you try to make a case for marijuana being "safe", but it is far from benign. It appears to have medical benefits that may not be available from other sources, such as suppressing certain forms of cancer, and if that's the case, I would not want those that need it to be deprived of it. But I hope they make progress in understanding its chemistry so it can be administered under controlled conditions without it needing to be smoked, i.e., by tablets or injections, as ANY form of burned organic matter inhaled into the lungs is harmful and carcinogenic. I don't want some druggie thinking it's okay to be smoking the stuff in public spaces, exposing me and others to the crap, claiming he needs it for medicinal purposes when in fact he simply paid some unethical doctor to write him a prescription for it without even checking his real need for it. So-called "medical marijuana dispensaries" have become a huge and horrifying problem here in the L.A. area, with several addicts robbing dispensaries and killing those that they considered to be "in their way" of getting it.
Studies have shown repeatedly that those that are arrested for serious crimes... robbery, rape, murder, etc... have a much higher incidence of marijuana use than the general public.
Just because marijuana has not been shown to kill anyone from overdoses does not mean it's benign, by any means. It is mind-altering in very dangerous ways... it disables regions of the brain responsible for suppressing a variety of non-socially-acceptable compulsions, such as the robbing of the dispensaries I just mentioned.
Marijuana also disables the "danger" mechanism that makes pot smokers seem so "mellow", when if fact they no longer have the ability to respond appropriately to dangerous situations. The jackass train operator that killed 25 people on a commuter train here not long ago was under the influence of marijuana when he went right through several red lights warning him there was a crash imminent. Don't try to say it was because he was texting on his cell phone-- if he hadn't been high on grass, he would have been thinking clearly enough to know that he needed to be running the train rather than playing with his phone!
Pot does not have to be fatal to have serious effects. I had several friends that smoked marijuana heavily, and each of them had extremely poor short-term memory-- they would ask a question, I'd answer it, and then a few minutes later they'd ask the same question again... I'd say, "Don't you remember asking me that just a few minutes ago?" "No, I didn't!"... I'd answer their question the second time, and, sure enough, a few minutes later, they'd ask the same question a third time, swearing it was the first time they'd asked.
The pot-smokers I knew were all far less responsible than non-smokers, causing a variety of problems, and I eventually had to cut ties to any of them until they quit-- miraculously, the ones that did suddenly became responsible people again.
No, people are not dying from marijuana overdoses, but they are dying from idiots getting behind the wheel of cars and driving in dangerous ways, the same way drunks do. If these developments with genetics are capable of making it possible to produce THC-free hemp for production of rope, cloth, oils and other products, I'm all for it. I just hope there will be some way to prevent it from producing grass that is even more potent than it already is.
Hi All,
If anyone is still reading this, then I would like to clear a few things up.
Just so you know, no Federal tax dollars were directly spent on this project. I completed much of the work while I was on a sabbatical. Every 7th year (at least at the University of Minnesota) professors are allowed to take a year away from their teaching responsibilities (a sabbatical) to pursue new research and to learn new cutting edge technologies. This makes us better teachers. We are still paid during the year but at much reduced rate, so that much of the time we spend on research can be considered voluntary. The supplies that were used in this study were largely supplies left over from other unrelated experiments and would have gone to waste if not used. The research is related to my main focus, which is on how plant hairs (also called trichomes) develop. The goals for my sabbatical were to learn new cutting edge techniques to apply to these studies and to explore the development of hairs on plants that I previously have not studied. It so happened that Dr. George Weiblen, a colleague in my department, holds the only academic license in the US (that I am aware of) from the DEA that allows him to grow Cannabis under very secure conditions. I took advantage of this situation and with help from Dr. Rick Dixon at the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in Ardmore, OK I was able to complete much of the work. In the video link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zXcraaXAMo Dr. Weiblen explains the rationale behind the research. The research was published in the Journal of Experimental Botany and the article is freely available to anyone to download at this link: "jxb.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/60/13/3715". What you will find out from the article is that this work is still preliminary and much work needs to be done before any practical applications can be realized. For example, we still don't know how to make transgenic Cannibis plants.
Hope this information helps to clear up some of the misconceptions about the
Hey Mark,
Great reading your responce. Genetics research such as yours will enspire others to look deeper into plants, animals and us to help us live better. I feel your research into the gene that creates THC will help all of us who want a sustainable environment to live in either for the ones who want to remove it and to the others who want to make it more potent. Both sides win. This will keep the FEDS on thier toes. Keep up the good work! "Here" -- The shortest word spoken in 2008.
trichomes on the cannabis plant are barely visible to the naked eye and are viewed best at between 15 and 50 x magnification. They look like little balls on the end of a stick and appear transparent. Make no mistake, trichomes will get you high.
The orange/red hairs in the photo at the top of this article DO NOT get you high.
Thanks for those others that cleared this one up as apparently our researcher is the typical ignoramus misleading everyone because in many other plants, trichomes do appear like hairs of similar size/proportion to those shown in the photo above.


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Honda Accord Seats 2008+
elroy5 Posts: 3,741I had heard before buying this that Honda was not known for comfortable seats. There is not enough padding.
On the contrary, the Accord has been praised for it's seats. I have the 03 EX V6 (with leather) and I love the seats. Just the right amount of bolstering, so I don't slide when taking a hard corner. There is plenty of padding, it's just not pillowy soft like a Camry seat. I don't want my car seat to feel like a Lazy-boy. I made a quick trip to Biloxi this morning (300 miles), and I was very comfortable. If you wanted your car to feel like sitting in your living room, you bought the wrong car. Camry or a Buick would more likely suit your taste in seats. -
icyou812 Posts: 77We have a 08 LX and the seat kills my back on longer trips. Too much for me in the lumbar area. My wifey is the primary driver and it doesn't bother her, so it is ok. As thegraduate said - try them on before you buy- is good advice. I would have been better off renting one for a week to check it out. Oh well, the wife loves it any way. Personally I prefer to drive our 97 Camry with 160,000 miles on it on the longer drives because it has more comfortable seats (for me). Maybe I'm just getting too old and prefer a Lazy Boy :sick: The Accord is much more fun to drive though. Maybe someone needs to invent a Sleep Number style seat, eh?
jam1000 Posts: 182I found the seats hard but not unbearably so. However, I did find the lumbar support quite intrusive. I don't know why Honda could not configure it like virtually every other mfr., i.e., give the customer the choice of having little or no support or a lot of support. I suspect if they did that, there would be far fewer complaints.
dericfic Posts: 1I bought the 2009 EXL V6 a month ago (March 2009). I noticed the really uncomforatble seats after a few days. Then it got worse. My back hurts daily. I called Honda on 4/22/09. the representative claimed that I was the first to complain about the seats being uncomforatble. I to0ld him that I couldn't believe it. Then I went to google and of course there were many complaints. Now I'm really mad. Bad design.
ingvar Posts: 205Those should be best seats. Honda are built to last
You have to try BMW or WV seats. If you try BMW sport seats you will be dumping your accord in 10 secs.
Lots of honda 2001-2003 year auto trans behind 7/100K miles warranty and people paying 3-4.5K for new one... build to last, huh? :P -
cchatt Posts: 1I had the exact same problem. I purchased a new 09 LX-P and could not make a 70 minute drive to work without having extensive back pain when I arrived at the office.
With only 500 miles on the car I could not believe Honda would manufacture seats this poorly. After talking with the dealership, they simply pulled another new LX-P in the shop compared the seats, and said, "Well, they are the same on both vehicles, so it's not a warranty problem."
Trust me, from now on I will insist on an hour long test drive before purchasing a car but I digress.
Later that night, and after a couple of beers, I got the "I can do this attitude," I mustered the nerve to open the seats on a brand new car.
Long story short, there is a convex plastic backing piece that is held by the active head restrain actuators. The convex nature of this piece puts pressure right on your spine and the actuators put the pressure against your back. (If you sit in the drivers seat and pull the headrest towards you, you will feel the back pressure being removed.)
This convex piece is held in place by two wire "hangers" that connect these to the actuators. For the time being, I removed the lower "hanger." And since then, I am able to drive the car for hours without any pain. But NOTE: THIS DISABLES THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAIN SAFTY FEATURE. I am working with a local fabricator to create a modified "hanger" part that can be replaced on these vehicles which will keep the active head restrain intact and provides comfort for the driver.
All told, the entire modification process took about 15 minutes.
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jodar96 Posts: 396We sold our 2008 Accord since the seat were never right. I took the entire back plate and both wires off. The seat was ok then, but then you notice the back part of the seat where it touches you back is not wide enough and sides hit your sides. I am 5 10, 180 Ibs and felt the seats were too narrow. When I sold it, I put every thing back together the way it was originally.
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dbdc Posts: 10Help! I have the same problem as you I believe. I purchased my Accord EX-L Coupe in June and after my first 1 hour drive I began to experience back pain. I've since tried every possible power seat position. At first I thought it was the lumbar, but I have the same issue in the passenger side...Lumbar actually makes it worse in the driver side.
In my case the "bulge" seems to be just above the lumbar "support". Basically, my back bends out right where the seat bulges, so no support above or below that point. The lumbar does something but doesn't help the upper back area.... I end up with about 4 hours of mid back pain for every hour I spend in the car.
I think it is the head restraint "plate", since when I do a hard stop, I can feel the bulge area specifically press harder into my back. It makes a hard stop seem almost unsafe.
I went to my dealer who, while not officially acknowledging problems did actually have a shop manager who wants to know how I fix this, since he has a similar problem in this Honda Fit.
I showed them your post, and they said they would not be able to disable the restraint connection, but did agree (verbally) that that could be the cause of my problem.
I also contacted two reputable local upholstery shops who said they have been basically inundated with complaints in the last few weeks as more peoples are buying cars again. Unfortunately they also said they could not disconnect a safety device. The suggested fix perhaps involves adding foam around this plate. At any rate we are going to look at it tomorrow.
If they can't find a good fix I may attempt to do this myself. Can you please explain how to access this part of the seat? Do you only remove the seat back? Did you disconnect the battery? Any advice appreciated.
Otherwise my only alternative may be to sell a perfectly good car and take a several thousand $ loss. I normally keep cars for around 10 years, and I don't think my spine can survive this punishment for 10 more weeks. -
personatech Posts: 99This problem goes along with the "head-restraint-against-the-head" problem. I solved both by lowering the head restraint where it very lightly touches the lower base of my skull (not all the way down). I also found that setting the lumbar support to about 50% actually alleviates the problem with the automated safety plate in the seat. Unfortunately, my solution will most probably only be satisfactory for other 250 lb. 6'1" people...
icyou812 Posts: 77I found that lowering the seat 2-3 inches from it's highest setting and tilting it back about 4 notches was what it took to alleviate my back pain. I'm 5'10" and 170lbs. As I drive I reach back and pull the headrest forward every few miles to take the pressure off for a few moments. I think that helped me to get adjusted to it. I usually jack the seat up all the way so I can see everything I'm about to run over. Works great in my old 97 Camry, but much to my surprise it was quite painful in our LX Accord. My wife hasn't had a single problem with the seats, lucky I guess. Anyone ever try fabricating a wedge to fit under the headrest to tilt it forward to relieve the pressure? Might be a easier fix for people that aren't comfortable (no pun intended) with taking their seat covers off to disable the restraint.
dbdc Posts: 10Thanks for the replies. I've done a lot of playing around with seat height and the head rest as well. Unlike some others, when I tilt the headrest forward, I don't feel anything different. Btw I'm pretty big too, 6' and 270. But I can ride in my Prius all day (and the Odyssey I traded in) with no pain.
I guess the issue really is how to get Honda do to something about this. I've been told by the dealer and every independent mechanic and garage I've contacted so far that they cannot disable a federally mandated safety device.
I go to an upholsterer tomorrow morning, coincidentally another Accord owner is coming too,. Apparently they have been receiving several calls a dayabout this problem. Maybe they can address it by moving foam around....but again, I'd like to see the video of how to do this myself, if youtube doesn't remove it for legal reasons...
This is a real Catch 22. I think that more harm is being done to customer's spines than anything mitigated by the active head restraints. Shame on Honda for covering this up for almost 2 years. I will never even consider a Honda product again. -
dbdc Posts: 10I had the lumbar plate taken out for $150 at an upholstery shop. It seems to help some, but its still not quite right. They will put it back in for free for me after I drive it for awhile.
I may get it put back and try it with this "Sacro Ease" framed cushion I purchased ($120) , which also helps some. I had it bent at Health Back Store (they will custom adjust it for free) to support my UPPER back. That was better, but now I want the lumbar back again. Then maybe my whole back will be actually away from the seat contour. Problem is the "Sacro Ease takes some space and sort of negates the side bolstering. :mad:
Really getting ridiculous (and expensive). I am going to look at a trade-in on a different vehicle that was on my short list. I would be willing to lose a couple of thousand to have a car I can sit in for 8-10 years.
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jodar96 Posts: 396Honda Accord 2008-Up seats will never be right if they hit you in a wrong spot. The bulge in lower back seat that pushes against your back is a constant pain. You will eventually screw up your lower back.
I am amazed that more people don't HATE this piece of $#%^ seat back design.
Sell the Accord and buy a Nissan Altima or a Mazda 6. Both have far more comfortable seats.
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dbdc Posts: 10jodar96, you were right. I sold the Accord after 2 months (at a 4K loss). I hope I do not now have permanent back damage. Back hurts most of the time, even in my other car, which I have driven for 5 years comfortable. Wish I had seen your post re: Altima or Mazda 6. I ended up purchasing a Volvo C30, which I had looked at previously, mainly because Volvo does not use the "active" head restraint. These seats seem much better, but its hard to tell because my back is still so messed up from the accord. It seems like it did something do a disk. The pain does not seem to be merely muscular. Hopefully I'll be able to enjoy driving again.
To all prospective new Honda buyers, please drive it for at least one hour before making your decision. Rent one if you have to. -
jodar96 Posts: 396Your back will be fine once you do not have that constant lower bulge against it. The Accord was my wife's. I talked her into selling her 2000 Lincoln LS ( it did have comfortable seats) to get the Accord. Once we got rid of the Accord, our backs have been fine. We bought a used 2004 RX330 for her.
You always loose more money when you trade in. Honda is one of the best cars you can sell on your own. You must be patient while trying to sell it on your own. We lost $2K for a 16 month old Accord EX with 9K miles. It sat in third garage Nov-March due to being terrible time of the year to sell a car.
I am not sure Accord crappy seat has anything to do with their active head restraining system. Everyone these days uses the system. In fact, Volvo pioneered the system and I am sure your C30 has the system.
Accord seat back design is simply POOR. Honda thinks they got it right, but I feel they are clueless as what a comfortable seat design should feel like.
My 2001 MB E430 has to have the benchmark for front seat comfort. With its 21 gallon tank, I have done 535 miles w/o stopping in that car. There was no way I could take more than two hours in our 2008 Accord.
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dbdc Posts: 10Interestingly, my 5 year old Toyota Prius, while not having what I would call luxurious seats, has never caused any back pain, even on a 10 hour drive. It only has the minimal adjustments, tilt and forward/back. When I drove a 2010 Camry, with full power seats the other day, the seat felt just the same as the Prius, suprise? One initial adjustment and no further thought required. It seems thats how all cars seats used to be. But now the seats are fussier, seems that if you get one of the 8 different (even manual adjustments) wrong you make things worse.
My benchmark seat was my 200 BMW 328, it had lumbar that went up and down, as well as in and out. I don't see how lumbar can accomodate different height drivers without that feature.
My next car will either be a Toyota or Lexus (but most are boring to drive) or something with the up/down lumbar.
But hopefully, my back can recover, and I can drive my C30 for a few years!


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When we started Soma, a new company launched this week, we made three promises about all of our products. Everything Soma creates must look great, work well, and do good. It seems like a simple mantra, but anyone who creates physical products knows it's not that easy.
Soma makes beautifully innovative, all-natural water filters and beautiful glass carafes. We originally got the idea for Soma after years of frustration using the common water pitchers on the market. It seemed like every time we used them, we ran into problems—the lid would fall off when we poured water, we found black flakes of charcoal in our water, the pitcher was made of cheap plastic, and we always forgot to change our filters on time. We knew we could do better, so we quit our jobs and launched what has become an unbelievably fulfilling journey.
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Next we engaged in rigorous testing to ensure the filter removed heavy metals, chlorine, and other contaminants. Naturally, David's formula was perfect. So we refined the design and chose a shape that reflected the sleek cone that sits inside the carafe. When we showed it to our family, friends, and thought leaders, they were blown away. We hope you will be, too.
You can watch the Soma video on the Soma Kickstarter page.
A really brilliant and breakthrough idea that is definitely worth all that work you have put in. It is so true that it is really very difficult these days to get a pitcher that does all the work without all the unwanted setbacks like the ones you have mentioned like the spillage and all. It is also sometimes so hard to get a really credible plumber unlike plumbing near Sydney which offers professional services that ensure your plumbing services are well taken care of within just a short period of time, thus saving you a lot of money.
Awesome stuff, Mike. Miss you at Mobilize.org but so excited your hard work at SOMA is about to launch!
I'd love an even Slow-er view of this product. Having run it past slowLab's Slow design principles, here are a few questions for the Soma team: Does the product REVEAL something new about ourselves, about how we perceive and behave toward products? How close do we feel to the materials and processes involved in its creation? Does it EXPAND beyond our our perception or experience of water, what it means to filter water and why we do it? Aside from enjoying it's physical beautify, does it induce us to REFLECT, for example to consume water (and products like this) more mindfully? Who exactly does the product ENGAGE beyond the Soma team and the consumer? Does it allow us to know anything about the lives and livelihoods of the people along the production and fulfillment lines? Are the processes open-source and transparent enough that others can learn from and iterate upon them? Who else gets to PARTICIPATE? And finally, what happens when we take a longer view? How does this product mature and EVOLVE into the future?
Whether or not this filter works as well as the current ones on the market, it can't be worse. We assume we're being told current filters are great, but does the average person really know any of what we hear about supposedly "safe" products are true?
'natural coal'?? Isn't all coal made from natural stuff?
Good to know they don't kill the silk worms to get silk, if it is ensured that they really wait till the fly flies out rather than boiling the worms with the silk. It must affect the quality of silk, perhaps? But all those flies that are artificially mass produced must eat a lot of greens!
Soma should do the right thing (for the collective GOOD of all) and not put out any statements re: this filter's performance capabilities until it has had it thoroughly tested by an independent 3rd party lab like NSF International. To tease the public into thinking that this new, sexy and environmentally friendly pour-through filter carafe can address more than just chlorine reduction (like the heavy metals and "other contaminants" speculated)-- just isn't the correct approach. Too many empty promises have arisen out of the water treatment industry over the decades to just believe on good faith that Soma has a "completely unique filter... like nothing else in the world." If the FAQ statement about Soma's testing being incomplete at present is true-- then no performance claims should be made until it is certified.


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I have the rookie in full tilt unhinged rant. Mission accomplished. LOL
Truth hurts don't it Stalker boy.
He fights with most every poster, calls everyone a dummy, and tells everyone how rich he is. EVERY board he is on is the same. This BOZO is a fruitloop.
The board clown has lost it. Maybe he can remind us that he's a gazillionaire. LMAO
I've caught this LIAR many many times. He sits on his mommies computer posting all day with his monopoly money. Sell low and buy high is his motto. He is a ROOKIE.
It's not a public company and doesn't trade when taken private you MORON. egads
Tex is not interested in facts or research, he is here to spread FUD and has been doing so for a year. He is a pathetic loser with a sick life.
What was the NET dumbASH?
Will that be before or after the Icahn filings come out you promised. Please wipe the egg from your face and get that size 13 boot out of your mouth. LOL
And right on key tex posts a 3 month old piece. Tell the truth tex, how many distributors added this last quarter?
ANOTHER misleading claim by the board LIAR. We have come to assume that anything posted by trxexec is either a LIE, 10 years old, or misleading. Typical
They are starting to get very ugly. That's what happens when you worship an arrogant rich boy. sad
As soon as you show us those Icahn filings where he is selling as you PROMISED we would be happy to discuss the next subject. Until then, stuff it.
You're just mad tex because I make you look like a fool on a daily basis. What was your last brilliant assessment....Oh yes I remember, HLF has ONLY 300 million left in its buyback program. You are truly a goofball.
Look at the pretty light over here......Typical non answer from you. Seriously, Where are those Icahn filings of his SELLS like you promised pyramid. You posted about it every single day.
" I am surprised they answered at all"
Then WHY did you repeatedly warn us about the impending fallout of this deadline MORON. You are such a pathetic LIAR.
Still waiting for the filings of Icahn selling like you promised. LMAO
FYI, I'm right on the short swing rule, READ everything.
NEVER SAID that tex. I know NUS is growing something like 40% in China, HLF nowhere near that. Make something else up tex, you are good at it. Your credibility is ZERO.
Welcome to tex's world, he does no research except to distort the truth and outright LIE.
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With 3D technology becoming mainstream, HTC is the next in line to introduce a 3D smartphone. Dubbed as the HTC Evo 3D, we got some hands-on time with the Android 2.3 device that comes with two 5-megapixel cameras for 3D imaging and a glass-free 3D viewing experience.
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A phone that uses glasses-free 3D display, and a tablet that records 3D images. That's one of the major highlights at MWC 2011 when we checked out both the LG Optimus 3D and Optimus Pad, and here's our hands-on impressions of these unique mobile devices.
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For most people, writing down a note or making a grocery list is just an ordinary task, but for someone who is visually impaired, the process is much more involved.
Braille is a form of writing used by blind and visually impaired people that enables them to write through touch and requires special typewriters.
Scotty Ray Shook, age 50, of Claremont, died on Feb. 18, 2014 at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, Feb, 23, 2014 at 4 p.m. in the Chapel of Drum Funeral Home in Conover with Rev. Howard Stroup officiating.
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A cheerful breakfast around the table with a close group of friends can get serious very quickly at the Newton Fire Department. The eggs and bacon have to be put on hold at the sound of the siren.
"We come in, we pick at one another and we have a good time, but when the pager goes off, everything changes," said Captain Jackie Lail. "It's time to put our game face on."
With a goal of serving as a citizen legislator, Hickory native Joe Fox launched his election campaign for the North Carolina House of Representatives District 96 seat.
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Behind a stout performance both offensively and defensively, the Newton-Conover boys basketball team marched its way into the Southern District 7 Athletic 2A championship game.
The Red Devils led Bunker Hill by 14 points after the first quarter and coasted to a 76-40 victory against the Bears in the conference tournament semifinals Wednesday at CVCC's Tarlton Complex.
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Newton Police and Fire departments responded to an accident on Hwy 10 at approximately 10 a.m. Tuesday.
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Newton City Council's retreat has been anything, but a vacation.
The council was on retreat starting on Monday and ending today, discussing new ways to improve the city.
During the retreat, the council held its regularly scheduled meeting at a not-so familiar location — the Newton Expo.
With contributions from both its starting five and bench, the Newton-Conover boys basketball team advance in the SD-7 tournament.
The Red Devils defeated West Lincoln, 90-51, at home on Tuesday to move on to tonight's round two at CVCC's Tarlton Complex.