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PRLog - Jan. 8, 2013 - NEW YORK -- (PARKER, CO) Crime's an ugly constant in the big city. L.A. Chicago. New York. But when a savage murder brutalizes a small town and neighbor turns on neighbor, a tough-as-nails cop is essential to restoring order. R.S. Guthrie's latest release, Blood Land, is a gritty, emotional saga set in the Wyoming badlands with both greed and vengeance at its core.
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When billions of dollars in natural gas rights hang in the balance and the town's top law officer's wife is slain by her own blood, a reluctant hero is forced to battle his own demons and ultimately choose between justice, revenge, and duty.
In the tradition of Dennis Lehane, Tony Hillerman and James Lee Burke, Guthrie's sparse, haunting storytelling compliments his talent for creating richly-drawn, unflinching law officers with human frailties and a sense of justice.
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R.S. Guthrie grew up in Iowa and Wyoming. He has been writing fiction, essays, short stories, and lyrics since college. Black Beast: A Clan of MacAulay Novel marked Guthrie's first major release and it heralded the first in a series of Detective Bobby Macaulay (Bobby Mac) books. The second in the series (Lost) hit the Kindle shelves December of 2011. Guthrie's Blood Land is the first in the Sheriff James Pruett Mystery/Thriller series and represents a project that is close to his heart: it is set in a fictional town in the same county where he spent much of his childhood and still visits.
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September 13, 2012
Amendment 3 will hinder Florida's efforts to strengthen its economy if voters adopt it, according to a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
The measure, which the Florida Legislature placed on the ballot for this November, would impose rigid limits on state spending, forcing cuts to education, roads and highways, health care and other key services that support Florida's economy and quality of life.
"Under Amendment 3, Floridians could expect parents being forced to shoulder the cost of books and supplies for their children, tuition hikes that put college out of reach for many hard-working students, and deterioration of roads, bridges, and ports," said Erica Williams, policy analyst at the Center and co-author of the report. "That's no way to develop the highly-skilled workforce and strong infrastructure Florida needs to compete economically."
Amendment 3 is designed to defer its spending cuts for several years. But once in effect, they would quickly become large and severe. If the measure were to take full effect today rather than several years from now, the state would lose more than $11 billion in cumulative revenues in just 10 years, the report finds (see chart).
"The measure raises concerns about accountability, as most of the legislators who voted to put it on the ballot will no longer be in office when the cuts actually take full effect," said Williams.
Colorado, the only state that has adopted such a measure (known there as TABOR), saw a serious deterioration in services prior to a successful effort by business and civic leaders to suspend it beginning in 2006.
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- make it much more difficult for Florida to invest in building new schools, new roads, clean water systems, and other infrastructure projects by raising the cost of borrowing for such investments.
When Colorado adopted TABOR in 1992 it ranked in the middle of the pack among states on a number of measures of key public services; under TABOR, it fell to the bottom. For example, between 1992 and 2001, Colorado fell from 35th to 49th in the nation in K-12 spending as a percentage of personal income. And, between 1992 and 2002, Colorado also plummeted from 24th to 50th in the nation in the share of children receiving their full vaccinations.
"Florida already ranks at or near the bottom among states on a range of education and health coverage measures. It's dead last in providing health insurance coverage to low-income kids and in K-12 education spending as a share of the economy" said Williams. "If Amendment 3 passes, Florida likely will remain stuck at the bottom of national rankings as its performance on education, health care and other areas gets even worse."
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A direct thermal printable facestock has an adhesive-coated back surface and a release coat applied over a layer of thermal imaging material on a front surface so the facestock can be wound and unwound without using a separate release liner. The release coat is composed of two release agents. One of the release agents is a solid such as tetrafluoroethylene ground into specifically sized particles, and the other release agent is a curable liquid such as silicone within which the particles of the solid release agent are embedded for mechanically cleaning the thermal print head.
1. A roll of self-wound direct thermal printable facestock adapted for cleaning a thermal print head comprising:
a substrate having a continuous length and front and back surfaces;
a thermally receptive imaging layer on said front surface of the substrate;
an adhesive layer on said back surface of the substrate;
a release-coat layer on said thermally receptive imaging layer;
said substrate being wound into a plurality of coils so that said adhesive layer of one coil is in contact with said release-coat layer of an adjacent coil;
said release-coat layer comprising first and second release agents that both exhibit low adhesion to said adhesive layer;
said first release agent having a granular composition of solid particles; and
said second release agent forming a matrix for embedding said first release agent in positions for mechanically cleaning the thermal print head.
2. The roll of claim 1 in which said solid particles of the first release agent are relatively sized large enough to project from said second release agent but small enough to maintain adequate transfer of heat between the thermal print head and said thermally receptive imaging layer.
3. The roll of claim 2 in which said second release agent has a layer thickness that is less than the particle size of the first release agent.
4. The roll of claim 3 in which said second release agent has a layer thickness that is at least one-half of the particle size of the first release agent.
5. The roll of claim 3 in which said solid particles are sized between 1 micron and 30 microns.
6. The roll of claim 2 in which said first release agent is dispersed within said second release agent in a concentration between 10 percent and 30 percent by weight of the combined dispersion.
7. The roll of claim 6 in which said first release agent is dispersed within said second release agent in a concentration of approximately 20 percent by weight of the combined dispersion.
8. The roll of claim 1 in which said second release agent is a curable liquid.
9. The roll of claim 8 in which said first release agent is a solid (poly)tetrafluoroethylene.
10. The roll of claim 9 in which said second release agent is a curable liquid silicone.
The invention relates to printable facestocks, especially self-wound facestock having opposite surfaces covered by adhesive and release coat, and to direct thermal printing of such facestocks.
Self-wound facestock has an adhesive-coated back surface; but instead of using a separate release liner to protect the adhesive coating prior to use, a release coat is applied to a front surface of the facestock. The release coat on the front surface of one coil of a roll contacts the adhesive on the back surface of an adjacent coil of the roll. Elimination of the liner saves costs and increases the length of the facestock in a given diameter roll.
Most release-coated surfaces have low adherence not only to adhesives but also to many inks as well. Accordingly, significant modifications are required to print on such release coats. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,708,907 suggests the addition of fine particles of inorganic filler such as talc, silica, and calcium carbonate to make release-coated surfaces more writable.
Direct thermal printable facestock is readily printable through release coat. In fact, the release coats have been found to enhance the transfer of heat between thermal print heads and underlying direct thermal printable layers. For example, Japanese Application No. 59-107264 discloses a self-wound facestock in which a release agent is applied to a direct thermal printable layer on one surface of a substrate and an adhesive layer is applied to the opposite surface of the substrate.
Dust and debris tend to accumulate on thermal print heads, especially when paper substrates are used, requiring periodic cleaning to maintain image quality. Generally, the print heads are manually cleaned after completion of a roll of facestock. Self-wound rolls of direct thermal facestock may extend the roll length by as much as sixty percent when compared to a lined facestock of the same diameter, so it is important to defer cleaning the print heads for an even longer duration. However, we have found that thermal print heads foul more quickly when printing through release-coated surfaces, possibly because the release-coated surfaces are not sufficiently porous or abrasive to transport debris past the print heads.
Our invention modifies the release-coat layer of self-wound direct thermal printable facestock to provide a matted surface that mechanically cleans thermal print heads while avoiding excessive wear and maintaining low adherence to adhesive. The matted surface is also writable and has a lower sheen that improves readability by laser scanning.
One example of our invention adds finely ground particles of (poly)tetrafluoroethylene (TEFLON) to a silicone release agent. A thin layer of the mix is coated on a direct thermal printable substrate. The particles of tetrafluoroethylene are relatively sized large enough to project through the silicone coating but small enough to maintain adequate transfer of heat between the thermal print head and the direct thermal printable substrate.
A layer of adhesive is applied to a back surface of the direct thermal printable substrate. The facestock is wound into a roll so that the release-coat layer of one coil of the roll contacts the adhesive layer of an adjacent coil of the roll. The silicone mix including the particles of tetrafluoroethylene exhibits low adherence to the adhesive so that the roll of facestock can be unwound and fed through a direct thermal printer.
Thus, both the silicone and the solid tetrafluoroethylene function as release agents for the adhesive. However, the silicone also functions as a binder for the solid tetrafluoroethylene, and the tetrafluoroethylene functions as a mild abrasive for cleaning thermal print heads. The particles of tetrafluoroethylene are preferably ground from a solid to a size between 1 micron and 30 microns and are preferably dispersed within a curable liquid silicone in a concentration between 10 percent and 30 percent by weight. After curing, the silicone forms a matrix within which the tetrafluoroethylene particles are mechanically bound.
The particles of tetrafluoroethylene embedded in the silicone also provide many ancillary benefits. For example, the particles dull the surface finish similar to other forms of matting, rendering the underlying printed material more readable by laser scanners. The surface is also more writable and is believed to protect the direct thermal printable layer from degradation by both radiant heat and ultraviolet radiation.
FIG. 1 is a greatly enlarged cross-sectional view of a roll of our new facestock.
FIG. 2 is an even further enlarged view of a release-coat layer on the facestock showing the dispersion of solid release agents.
FIG. 3 is a diagram of an in-line system for making our new facestock.
FIG. 4 is a diagram of a printing system for converting our new facestock into individually printed sheets.
A roll 10 of our new self-wound direct thermal printable facestock 11 is shown in FIG. 1. The exemplary facestock 11 is similar to a facestock disclosed in copending U.S. application Ser. No. 08/202,838, now abandoned, entitled SELF-WOUND DIRECT THERMAL PRINTED LABELS, but is modified to require less frequent cleanings of thermal print heads. This application is hereby incorporated by reference.
The facestock 11 includes a substrate 12 in the form of a continuous length web made of paper or film. A front surface 14 of the substrate 12 is coated with a thermally receptive imaging material 16, such as a solution of leuco dye and acid. Preferably, the coated substrate 12 is a thermal paper available from such sources as Kanzaki Specialty Papers of Ware, Mass. A back surface 18 of the substrate is coated with a layer of adhesive 20, which is preferably pressure sensitive but could also exhibit other qualities such as co-adhesion, repositionability, removability, and resistance to cold. The composition and pattern of the adhesive layer 20 is adjusted to meet the requirements of individual applications.
Successive layers of primer 22 and release coat 24 are applied to the thermally receptive imaging material 16. The primer 22, which is preferably a flexible primer, provides an improved mounting surface for the release-coat layer 24 and cooperates with the release-coat layer 24 to enhance flexibility of the facestock 11 and to protect the coated substrate 12 from a variety of environmental hazards including physical abrasion and water damage, as well as unwanted chemical interaction with the thermally receptive imaging material 16. Ultraviolet blockers can also be incorporated into a primer 22 such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,886,774 to Doi, which is also hereby incorporated by reference.
The layer of release coat 24 shown greatly enlarged in FIG. 2 is a special mix containing two release agents 26 and 28. The release agent 26 is a solid, such as (poly)tetrafluoroethylene (TEFLON), having a granular composition of specifically sized particles. The release agent 28 is a curable liquid, such as silicone, that also functions as a binder for the solid release agent 26. Both the primer 22 and the release agent 28 are preferably cured by ultraviolet radiation, although other curing methods including thermal evaporation and electron beam could also be used.
The solid particles of the release agent 26 are preferably sized between 1 micron and 30 microns and preferably comprise between 10 percent and 30 percent by weight of the total mix of release agents. An average size of 12.5 microns is preferred in a concentration of about 20 percent. However, further experience may yield more optimum parameters of the release-coat layer 24. The curable liquid release agent 28 has a thickness that is preferably less than the average particle size of the solid release agent 26, so the embedded particles of the release agent 26 project from the curable liquid release agent 28. However, the curable liquid release agent 28 has a preferred minimum thickness of at least one-half of the average particle size of the release agent 26 for forming strong mechanical bonds with the solid particles of the release agent 26.
A system for making the new facestock 11 is shown in FIG. 3. The substrate 12, which is precoated with thermally receptive imaging material 16, is unwound from a roll 32 and fed through a primer coater 34 for applying the primer layer 22. A mixer 38 combines the solid release agent 26 with the curable liquid release agent 28 so that the solid release agent 26 is suspended within the curable liquid release agent 28. A release coater 38 applies the mix of release coat 24 on the primer layer 22. The applied release coat 24 is then exposed to ultraviolet light for curing the liquid release agent 28 into a matrix for binding the solid release agent 26 in place.
An adhesive coater 40 applies the adhesive layer 20 to the back surface 18 of the substrate 12. Preferably, the adhesive layer 20 is applied as a hot melt while the substrate 12 is chilled to prevent thermal damage. The adhesive layer 20 could also be applied to the release-coat layer 24 and later transferred to the back surface 18 while rewinding. Other types of adhesives could also be used including water-based, solvent-based, and 100-percent solids.
The new facestock 11 is wound into the roll 10 with the adhesive layer 20 on one coil of the roll in contact with the release-coat layer 24 on an adjacent coil. The layer of release coat 24 exhibits low adherence to the layer of adhesive 20 so the facestock 11 can be unwound without any significant exchange of remnants between the separated layers of adhesive 20 and release coat 24. In fact, both release agents 26 and 28 exhibit low adherence to the adhesive layer 20, but the curable liquid release agent 28 bonds tightly to both the primer layer 22 and the solid release agent 26.
FIG. 4 shows the roll 10 of facestock 11 arranged for supplying a direct thermal printer 42. A microprocessor 44 having a user interface 46 controls operation of the thermal printer 42 to produce images in the thermal receptive layer 16 of the substrate 12. The projecting particles of the solid release agent 26 mechanically clean a print head 48 of the thermal printer 42 of at least some debris to extend the length of facestock 11 that can be printed between regular cleanings.
A cutter 50 divides the facestock 11 into individual sheets 52, which can be used as self-adhesive labels, tags, or other attachable print media. Alternatively, the facestock 11 could be perforated and/or aligned with a tear bar for manually separating the facestock 11 into the individual sheets 52.
Although our system for making self-wound facestock 11 has been illustrated as a single-pass in-line system, the facestock 11 could also be made in a multi-pass system in which the facestock is unwound and rewound between processing steps. After completion of the processing steps, the facestock could be wound on paper or plastic cores, as well as "coreless" to further reduce waste material. However, the paper cores are preferably not used to avoid exposing the facestock to additional paper debris.
The facestock 11 could also be preprinted prior to coating with a variety of other non-thermal printing techniques (e.g., flexographic, letter press, offset press, silk screen, or ink jet) to add patterns or colors to either surface of the thermal printable substrate 12. Similar printing techniques could also be applied to the modified layer of release coat 24. The lower sheen of the release coat 24, resulting from the combination of release agents 26 and 28, makes the new facestock 11 especially suitable for containing printed information encoded for reception by laser scanners. The new combination of release agents is also expected to provide the underlying thermal imaging layer with a protective barrier against radiant heat and ultraviolet light.
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"A heterosexual man does not comment on another man's cheekbones."
This statement startled John out of the silence that had fallen upon the room after Sherlock had stopped playing his violin about half an hour ago. He tilted the newspaper he was reading down so he could look at Sherlock, sitting in his chair across from John.
"Sorry, what?" He asked, raising his eyebrows at Sherlock. It's not unusual for Sherlock to make random observations like that, but this one seemed irrlevant and out-of-place for the current case they were working on, with glowing rabbits and murderous hounds, so John didn't know where this observation was coming from.
"A man who is interested exclusively in women tends not to notice, and certainly does not make remarks regarding another man's facial structure," Sherlock explained, if you could call even call it that.
John nodded slowly, as this was an obvious statement, and asked, "Why—where is this coming from? Have you got a new case?" He lowered the newspaper further so that it rested on his knee. John hoped they had a new case, because the current one sounded like a disturbed man's hallucinations, originating from a traumatic loss in his childhood. He didn't understand Sherlock's interest in it, especially given how uninterested he was at first.
"No," Sherlock's fingers collapsed from their prayer-like position by his lips, and folded together beneath his angular chin. His gray eyes had been absently trained on the kitchen behind John's chair, but now they shifted to focus on John. "Don't you remember?" He had that perplexed "you-know-what-I'm-talking-about" face on, which drove John up the wall. Sherlock always assumed John could see inside his head, the same way Sherlock could see in everyone else's.
"Remember what?" John asked calmly, hiding his vexation with Sherlock's facial expression and tone.
"Yesterday, as we were leaving Baskerville, on our way to the car you made a comment about my cheekbones and the way I turn up my collar." Sherlock stated matter-of-factly, his eyes fixed on John.
"Oh," John dipped his chin and cleared his throat. "Yes, I remember. Now what's that got to do with my sexuality, exactly?" He narrowed his eyes inquisitively at Sherlock, but Sherlock could see the dangerous ice in that look, both daring Sherlock to make an invasive observation and warning him not to.
"As I said," Sherlock began impatiently, "A heterosexual man does not comment on another man's cheekbones."
"Yeah, I know, you already said that," John said, deflecting Sherlock's impatience with his own, "But what are you trying to say? You're not buying into all the gossip from the papers, are you?"
"I don't buy into gossip, John, as you well know. I'm making observations and consequently reaching conclusions."
"So you don't believe the gossip, but you're agreeing with it," John said, his brow forming into a firm, straight line.
"Really, John, don't be so childish. You know what I'm saying makes perfect sense."
"Me? Childish? I'm the childish one?" John demanded angrily, but stopped himself. Dipping his chin once again, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Opening them, he asked, "I can't say whether or not what you're saying makes any sense until I know what it is that you are saying, Sherlock."
Sherlock narrowed his eyes at John, as if he was examining a piece of art or a scientific specimen that he found interesting. Without even blinking, he said, "You're very much in denial about it, and your denial becomes more stubborn as the truth becomes clearer over time. You're both confused and intrigued by it, and these conflicting emotions are fueling your denial. Gossip in the papers may not always be true, John, but it is not always false either."
"Wait—" John shut his eyes and rubbed them with his fingers as if a massive headache had suddenly befallen him. "Are you—you really—you can't possibly be serious." He sputtered the words out, so frustrated by Sherlock noticing, given his complete obliviousness to Molly's affection, and embarrassed by the accuracy, some of which he himself had not even realized.
Sherlock's eyes had been closed since he finished speaking, and remained so as he said, "Yes, John, our friendship has caused you to question your sexuality and you have very recently realized that it is not what you thought it was. Oddly enough, a woman brought this realization to light."
"But I'm not—I'm not gay! And how could you possibly know—" John sputtered, flabbergasted at Sherlock's knowledge of Irene Adler's effect on him.
"I observe, John. Ordinary people like yourself see but do not observe. And I never said that you are a homosexual."
"But you just did, right then! You said—" John began, but Sherlock interrupted him again.
"I said that you questioned and recently realized your sexuality. I did not specify what exactly it is." Sherlock's eyes were still closed, and despite the nature of their conversation, he looked serene and distant as usual.
"Oh, right. Of course. Technically you didn't, no," John was angry now, his words coming out in short bursts, "So why don't you just go on and say it, then, since you're so observant and I'm so blind?"
"You tell me, John," Sherlock said, his eyes still closed with his fingertips pressed to his lips.
"Sorry, what?" John demanded, not only angry now but confused.
Suddenly, Sherlock's eyes snapped open and in less than a second he was out of his chair and leaning over John's. His hands were on the armrests, vacated by John's own arms when he'd crossed them angrily across his chest, and his face was inches from John's. He could feel Sherlock's breath on his face, which raised the hairs on the back of his neck. He could smell the plain soap Sherlock used in the shower, and just a hint of peppermint in his breath.
Staring directly into John's deep brown eyes, Sherlock said all in one breath, "Your pupils dilated once I leaned over, your breathing caught in your chest and quickened, your mouth opened slightly—not in a gasp, as you're not easily startled—but in yearning for something, and you did not lean away from me when I leaned towards you." Sherlock removed one hand from the armrest of John's chair and wrapped his fingers around John's wrist. They felt ice cold, but surprisingly soft, and after a moment of tense silence, Sherlock continued, "And your pulse is racing. What is your sexuality, John? You. Tell. Me."
They locked eyes, in a stalemate of silence for what felt like an eternity. As close as Sherlock was to John, he could hardly tell if the man was breathing or not. At any rate, he'd seen straight into John's head as if his skin and skull were transparent (or pried open for dissection, much like the current specimen in the fridge). But now he didn't know what to do. Was Sherlock leaning close to John to prove his point, or was he leaning close because he wanted something? If he'd done it to prove his point, he'd clearly succeeded, so wouldn't he have withdrawn and returned to his own chair by now?
Sherlock could practically hear the cogs turning in John's head, beneath the dirty blonde hair and behind the honest brown eyes. He could stand there all day, taking in John's musky scent and watching his brain ponder over the situation at hand, but he knew that John would never make the first move. He couldn't see into Sherlock's head the way Sherlock could see into John's.
Sherlock lowered his eyelids and leaned closer to John's face, hesitating only slightly before gently pressing his lips to John's. Pressing was nearly an overstatement, as the kiss was so soft that it was as if their lips had barely touched. John did not lean forward into the kiss, uncertain at first whether Sherlock was actually going to follow through or if it was a test. When their lips met, however, he puckered his lips into Sherlock's and leaned into the kiss.
They continued exchanging gentle, polite, quiet kisses until John remembered that Sherlock was standing over him, leaning on the chair. He reached his arm up and wrapped it around Sherlock's shoulder, pulling him gently down towards him. Sherlock complied willingly and almost timidly, as if a too-quick move would startle John and spoil the moment. Picking up on his hesitation, John reached up and pulled Sherlock towards him with both arms. Sherlock turned at the waist slightly so that he would be able to sit in John's lap, all the while never breaking contact with John's lips.
John shifted beneath Sherlock a couple times as their kisses became more firm, and when Sherlock shifted with him, he felt the source of John's discomfort pressing urgently beneath his thigh. Sherlock gasped at the unfamiliar contact, both delighted and nervous, and John grunted involuntarily. Pulling out of the kiss for the first time since they'd started, John gently nudged Sherlock to vacate his lap, and Sherlock looked confused and even slightly hurt. Seeing Sherlock in such a vulnerable, emotionally naked state was disconcerting while simultaneously turning John on even further. He glanced over Sherlock's shoulder, at the couch behind him, and before Sherlock could do the same to identify what John had looked at, John stepped forward and pulled Sherlock's face to his own.
He kissed Sherlock quickly and desperately, no longer holding back. This startled Sherlock, who had never done this sort of thing before with anyone, and he responded by following John's lead. When John opened his mouth wider, Sherlock did the same. When John's tongue slipped into Sherlock's mouth, Sherlock's rose to greet it. Remembering the couch, John stepped forward slightly, causing Sherlock to step back. He did it again, and again, until Sherlock realized that John was leading him to the couch. Sherlock stumbled backwards, in a daze from the rush of hormones, until the backs of his legs met the couch. He leaned back from John to fall back onto the couch, and John placed one leg between Sherlock and the back of the couch, and the other on the other side of him by the edge of the couch, before gently lying directly on top of Sherlock.
Their erections met, and the ecstasy of the contact was almost painful. John was surprised by the vague sense of Sherlock's size that he felt, and Sherlock was seeing stars. What surprised John the most was how submissive Sherlock was; instead of taking the lead and being very demanding as he tended to be most of the time, he was clearly very uncertain regarding sexual things and followed John's lead, allowing him to be in the position of power. John had a moment just then, realizing that he was tongue-tied on top of Sherlock, and a quiet moan escaped him when the reality hit him. Sherlock's grip on John's shoulders tightened at the sound, and John withdrew his tongue from Sherlock's mouth, inviting Sherlock's into his. Sherlock took the bait willingly, and John fixated on the detective's tongue and began sucking on it. An alarmed sound came from deep in Sherlock's throat, that sounded both startled and very pleased.
John surprised himself by suddenly deciding he desperately wanted—no, needed—to see Sherlock's prick. He pulled away from Sherlock gently, and while they both caught their breath, chests heaving, John shifted slightly so he could see Sherlock's crotch. His pants looked to be near bursting from the desperate erection pushing against the fabric, and John looked from the protrusion to Sherlock, to see that his eyes were nearly black from the size of his pupils. His hair was already slightly mussed from being pressed into the couch pillows, and his gorgeous cheekbones were dusted a rosy pink from the excitement and stimulation.
Maintaining eye contact with Sherlock, John reached towards the bulge in Sherlock's pants and gently stroked it. He felt Sherlock's cock twitch anxiously at the contact, and Sherlock gasped, shuddered, and arched his back, pressing against John's hand. John immediately unbuckled Sherlock's thin black belt and unbuttoned his pants, pulling them down to his knees urgently. His eyes widened when he saw that Sherlock was wearing silky black boxer-briefs; he was expecting something much plainer and not nearly as attractive. However, he dismissed the thought quickly and tucked his fingers into the waistband, the brushing of his fingers against Sherlock's sharp hip bones causing Sherlock to shudder and suck in his breath, nearly hissing. John pulled the underwear down, and Sherlock's prick bobbed up eagerly. He was surprised to see that Sherlock shaved, but was very pleased by it.
Suddenly, John felt a strong wave of doubt wash over him. He had never done this to another man before. He'd done it for himself plenty of times, of course, but he was certain every man had his own way of going about it. He began to panic then, doubting his ability to satisfy Sherlock, despite the man's lack of prior sexual experiences.
"John," Sherlock's voice sounded nearly a whole octave deeper than usual, causing a rush of blood to leave John's head and urgently head south. Sherlock reached out and took John's hand. He met John's eyes before guiding his hand to his cock, nearly purring at John's touch. John moved forward so Sherlock could grasp his knees, and began gently stroking his lengthy member. Sherlock closed his eyes and continued to purr as John wrapped his fingers just under the head and began pumping slowly.
After establishing a rhythm, John gripped harder and twisted his wrist as he pulled upwards. Sherlock gasped and arched his back, thrusting his hips up. When he realized this added to the stimulation, he began thrusting in time to John's pumping. Sherlock's breathing quickened and he increased the frequency of his thrusts, pulling his shirt up to his chest, baring his stomach. John moved his hand faster to keep up, and soon Sherlock was grunting and thrusting harder, clearly approaching his climax. He started moaning when John was gripping harder and pumping faster, and John could feel Sherlock's cock twitching in his hand just as he cried out, squeezing John's knees as the hot liquid spurted out in earnest. As he came, Sherlock whined at an inhuman pitch, sounding almost like a young animal in pain, which was in high contrast to his normal baritone voice. John eased his pumping to stroking until he gently released Sherlock's glistening penis, which soon became flaccid and relaxed. Sherlock's eyes were closed and his smooth, bare chest was heaving. The dark curls along his neck and hairline were damp and looked jet black compared to the rest. The silvery-white streams of cum shone in the light as Sherlock's stomach rose and fell with his chest, his breath slowly evening out.
The detective opened his eyes, and when he met John's gaze, saw that his friend was strung out to the highest point of being turned on. Dropping his gaze, Sherlock saw that John's pants looked uncomfortably tight around his crotch, and suddenly the corner of his mouth twitched slightly. He grabbed a tissue from the coffee table and swiped it carelessly across his stomach, tossing it on the floor before pulling up his trousers and sitting up, eye level with John. He wrapped his long, slender fingers around the back of John's head and pulled him into a passionate, grateful kiss. Pulling away, he backed away from John, simultaneously pushing John's chest for him to lay back on the couch. He looked at John's hard-on hungrily, and met John's hungry eyes before gently undoing John's pants and returning the favor.


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|Lemon juice
|3 Tablespoon
|Fresh mushrooms
|1 Pound, cleaned and sliced lengthwise
|Dry white wine
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Ground thyme
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|Bay leaf
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|1⁄8 Teaspoon
|1 Pound
|1 1⁄2 Tablespoon
|All purpose flour
|1 1⁄2 Tablespoon
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|3 Tablespoon
|Dry bread crumbs
|3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs)
1. Put 2 tablespoons butter, lemon juice and mushrooms into an 8-inch square glass baking dish. Cook uncovered in microwave oven 5 minutes at High; stir once. Drain mushrooms and set aside.
2. Combine wine, thyme, bay leaf, salt and pepper in the glass baking dish. Add scallops. Cover with plastic wrap. Cook in microwave oven 5 minutes at High, or until tender; stir once. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup broth. Discard bay leaf. Add mushrooms to scallops in dish. Set aside.
3. Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in a 1-quart glass measuring pitcher in microwave oven (about 30 seconds at High). Add flour and blend to
a smooth paste. Add milk and reserved broth gradually, stirring constantly. Cook uncovered 5 minutes at High, or until thickened; stir after 3 minutes, then every 30 seconds.
4. Add white sauce to mushrooms and scallops; mix thoroughly.
5. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a 2-cup glass measuring cup in microwave oven (about 1 minute at High). Add bread crumbs and mix well. Sprinkle over scallop mixture.
6. Cook uncovered in microwave oven 4 minutes at High; rotate dish one-half turn once.


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Same-sex ruling has employers tweaking benefits
FILE - In this March 27, 2013 file photo, demonstrators hold flags and chant in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on the second day of gay marriage cases before the court. The Supreme Court's landmark ruling on same-sex marriage has private employers around the country scrambling to make sure their employee benefit plans comply with the law. The impact of the decision is somewhat clear in the 13 states and the District of Columbia where gay marriage is currently legal - same-sex married couples must be treated the same as other spouses under federal laws governing tax, health care, pensions and other federal benefits. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)


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Dancing with the Stars Season 20, Week 8 – Who's Dancing What…and When?
What's the damn theme for this week?? America's choice?? :::sigh:::
Vogue: According to our new Media post, the couples have a TRIO dance for next week too.
ETA: Vogue here again. I just did a run through of twitter accounts and instagrams. Below is some more dance info in red.
ETA2: Court hopping in Filling in some of the blanks on the trio dances – we're about 90% sure on Rumer's trio pro, but we do know for sure that she was the only one who picked a pro/troupe member of the same sex. Read more..


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delicious! experiment with fillings..this recipe is very versatile. Black beans and corn are a great veg option! I didn't use the breadcrumbs because they were messy and I love the texture of crescents by themselves.
I love these! I've been looking for a recipe like this for years and could never find one! We had something just like this at school and I loved them, but I could never find a recipe for them. Although, mine never turn out as pretty as some of the pictures posted, I wouldn't change a thing! Thank you so much for this recipe!
My kids love these! I use the pre-flavored cream cheese, both the chive/onion & veggie were hits, instead of adding the ingredients seperately. If I'm 'cheating' & using canned chicken then I put it in a bowl & season it with a little poultry seasoning to give it a little bit of boost. Otherwise I usually just poach a chicen breast or two with garlic & pepper when we make these. They do not have a huge flavor hit, but they are just enough for my kiddos (5 & 1) plus I didn't think they were bad at all. Leftovers reheat well, too. Thanks!
Sorry no one in my family of 8 liked these. We found them bland and flavorless.
I made these up all the way but didn't cook them, just flash froze them. Then I cooked them on "busy night" and they turned out great! Two of my three kids wouldn't really eat them, though. (That's weird since they like everything they're made with...) But DH and I LOVE them, so they will be made again for lunches in the future.
I'd give it five stars for my own taste buds, but my four and seven year olds did not like it. I skipped the butter and croutons on the outside, used dry herbed stuffing mix inside instead. I thought it would be a sure-fire crowd-pleaser, but my youngest eaters are too finicky. My husband and nine-year-old loved it.
I made these to freeze but I couldn't keep my husband out of the kitchen! These are really good!
Perfect for a quick dinner. Based on another's review I went simple. I used chives and onion cream cheese, pre-cooked chicken, and crescent rolls. Last night I added pre-cooked bacon to the packets (think Costco Chicken Bakes) and it came out great! If you add the bacon make sure yours does not have an overwhelming taste of sodium as it will transfer into the chicken packets. I baked the packets according to the crescent rolls directions. I get rave reviews every time!
really easy and taste great. Did add carrots and celery. Will make again.
I didnt use the freeze ahead method becuase I had time.I used those new crescent recipe creations, basically they are crescents without the lines.I only bought one tube though, I really did need two.But it worked out fine.My packets were a little extra hefty but thats ok.My family loved them.I also substitued plain cream cheese whith chive and garlic, which made it yummy.As well as just brushed the tops with butter and sprinkled with bread crumbs.Overall a great simple, delicious and crowd pleasing recipe.


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Evergreen Cemetery clean-up reveals lost family gravesite
It's typical to think of graveyards as gloomy, bleak and desolate places.
But on a recent spring-like day in February, Evergreen Cemetery bustled with cheery workers wearing breezy smiles, and echoed with the sounds of youthful exuberance.
Almost 50 students from Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Union University had turned out, along with a dozen or so other volunteers, to help Welford Williams (pictured above, with students) reach his mother's side for a long-overdue visit.
Williams, age 87, last visited his mother's grave in 1972. He had just retired from the U.S. Postal Service, and brought his six-year-old daughter Bridgette to the cemetery.
Forty years ago, he told the volunteers, the vegetation was already beginning to take over. But Williams could recall a time when the cemetery was nothing but grass and headstones. As a 10-year-old, he had hunted for Easter eggs among the grave markers.
"[This] was wide open then," he marveled, gesturing at the tall trees and heavy overgrowth surrounding his mother's grave. "It looked just like Hollywood Cemetery."
In the years since, however, vegetation has all but obliterated grave sites, roads and pathways, making it impossible for Williams to get his bearings and find the plot.
So it was only natural that Williams' ears perked up when, at a meeting of the Henrico Historical Society, he heard John Shuck mention a project to spruce up Evergreen.
"My mother is buried there," he told Shuck.
Ever since, said Shuck, he's been on a mission to find Pearl Williams.
'Almost mystical'
A recent winner of the Award of Merit from the Henrico Preservation Advisory Committee, Shuck began visiting cemeteries while pursuing his interest in genealogical research.
On his first visit to Evergreen in 2008, he recalls being completely overwhelmed. The cemetery, which sprawls along the city-county border in eastern Henrico, was used as an illegal dump for decades. On one early trip there, Shuck and his fellow volunteers took just two hours to fill a large dumpster with tires from the site.
"You had to bushwhack back then," he said. "You couldn't walk through here."
Since then, Shuck and his colleagues Vicki and John Stephens (who also received awards from HPAC) have spent many a Saturday clearing wide paths through the underbrush, uncovering graves and even sections of paved road. The addition of so many VCU and VUU volunteers, he says, has provided a huge boost of manpower to the group and accelerated the pace of the clean-up project.
And in mid-February, just off one of the newly-cleared paths, volunteer Dave Campbell stumbled upon the grave of Pearl E. Williams.
"I was just exploring," recalled Campbell. "We've been looking for it for two years. [I thought], We're never gonna find this thing – and then there it was. I just stood staring at if for a minute. It was almost mystical."
"The way it was standing up there," added John Shuck's wife, Debbie, "it was just waiting to be found."
A week later, Welford Williams arrived at Evergreen with wife, several daughters and a few grandchildren in tow. Led to his mother's side, he placed flowers around the grave.
"I don't think Momma will mind me stepping on her," he said with a smile as he arranged the flowers.
"She's probably glad to see you," called out a family member.
Good-looking bunch
After everyone posed for pictures, Williams said he wanted to address the students. Passing around photos of his parents, and a baby picture of himself, he described the night that his mother was laid to rest.
She died three weeks after Pearl Harbor, he told the volunteers, on Christmas night. The funeral was held so late in the evening that car headlights had to be used to illuminate the grave.
Among the family members that Williams introduced was his daughter Bridgette, who had stood on a tree stump by the grave on his last visit in 1972.
Today a pre-kindergarten teacher at Glen Lea Elementary School, Bridgette Williams was ecstatic at seeing the long-lost site again.
"This is incredible," she exclaimed, noting that her cousins in Philadelphia had been thrilled when she contacted them with the news. "One, she's crying, because she never got to see her grandmother's grave.
"They can't come from Philly," she said, "but I'm sending pictures."
Her sister Winifred was quick to chime in with high praise for the student volunteers who had helped bring the moment about.
"You always hear about the bad [regarding young people]," said Winifred. "You never hear about the good, about kids like this."
Their father, eyes shining, clearly echoed the sentiment.
"What a good-looking bunch of young people -- I don't see no ugly faces nowhere!" Welford Williams told the smiling students. "I will never forget this day, meeting you, and finding my mother's grave.
"Excellent work!"
Short Pump Rotary volunteers help with rebuild, repair
On June 13, the Short Pump Rotary Club partnered with Schnabel Engineering for a day of volunteer work with Rebuilding Together Richmond. Team members (among them [from left] Chris Rufe, Melissa Abraham, Rick Naschold, and Micky Ogburn) completed a variety of repairs and home improvements ranging from painting and landscaping to cabinet installation and fence building.
"It was a privilege to be involved in this project," said club president Melissa Abraham. "The homeowner kept thanking the volunteers, but I think all of us would agree we are the ones who actually benefited. It was an opportunity to help a community member, fellowship with great people and improve our handyman skills." > Read more.
'Proof of Heaven' coming to Glen Allen
Dr. Even Alexander, a New York Times best-selling author who has been featured on Oprah and Dr. Oz, was in town last week to promote his June 27 talk, "Proof of Heaven," at Glen Allen High School.
Alexander (pictured, at right, while Unity of Bon Air church member Harry Simmons interviews him) has written about what he considers to be his journey through the afterlife.
Tickets to this month's event are $25 and will support the new Bon Secours Hospice House being built later this year. > Read more.
A triumphant return
Pixar's 'Inside Out' is a magnificent, emotional ride
Explaining the nuts and bolts of Pixar's new, exciting, innovative Inside Out – really digging into the film's shape-and-color explanation of the human mind – would take up the entirety of this review. And probably three or four more (if movies had instruction manuals, Inside Out's would be the size and general poundage of a cinder block).
It's a complicated movie. So here's the gist, in as simply-put terms can be. > Read more.
Henrico Extension ready to help residents grow SMART Lawns
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Tulita Elementary School in Redondo Beach has been recognized for its fitness programs by the Fire Up Your Feet program's 2013 Activity Challenge. Tulita's Walking School Bus program, Running Club and Student Wellness Council helped earn the school recognition in the national contest.
Thousands of students, families and staff at more than 400 schools around the country participated in the Fall 2013 Fire Up Your Feet Activity Challenge, sponsored by Kaiser Permanente, earning more than $35,000 in awards. In California, 23 schools won challenge awards ranging from $100 to a top prize of $5,700.
"Rates of childhood obesity have more than doubled in the last 30 years," said Dr. Barbara Carnes, pediatrician and area medical director for Kaiser Permanente's South Bay Medical Center. "Our kids are more likely to suffer from diabetes, hypertension and other chronic disease. Schools, parents and health care providers have to work together to help children get the 60 minutes of daily physical activity that their young bodies need."
Tulita's Walking School Bus program organizes parent volunteers to walk students to school twice a week. Fifty students participate in the program, gaining social time as well as physical fitness. The Running Club meets three days per week and involves more than 100 students.


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Three items of news have caught my attention recently. The first is the decision by America's Supreme Court to allow same-sex marriage. Such a decision may have seemed impossible a couple of decades ago, and yet with hindsight it seems incredible that it took so long.
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On This Day in Country Music: December 5th
There was a whole lot going on on this day back in country music's past. Let's take a look at one happening that really caught my eye!
There was a whole lot going on on this day back in country music's past. Let's take a look at one happening that really caught my eye!
The softer side of Johnny Cash in a Thanksgiving song that will stop you in your tracks and help your find the feeling of gratitude you need to make this an incredible Thanksgiving week.
A song that was supposed to be making light of growing up in small town America turns into a national controversy.
The reason that Bill Anderson was always a favorite of mine was because of how he could manipulate his voice around the words of a song and squeeze every drop of emotion out of every lyric
If country comedy had a face, it would be a face that wore a hat with a price tag on it. God Bless Minnie Pearl and the many laughs she shared with us. Her legacy of loving life lives on in the cancer center that bears her name.
Tonight for Classic Country Saturday Night we direct your attention to this date in 1968. It was on this night that the CMA Awards were held and for the first time, there were network television cameras there. The big winner of that night 46 years was Glen Campbell. Here are some of Glen's biggest hits of that year.
There is a special breed of person that makes their living jamming 10 forward gears into 18 wheels all day and all night so America's economy will never slow down. For the Knights of the Open Road, we salute you and the songs made famous about you.
He had number one songs as a songwriter but this was his first number one as an artist. Oddly enough he achieved it with a song he didn't write. A song that was previously cut by Conway Twitty. Do you know what song was Wille's first Number One?
The iconic Sixteen Tons was recorded on this day in 1955.
Johnny Cash was an icon in music and a great metaphor for the pain of the performer. His simplistic lyrics captured the pain of the down trodden, the spirit of the soul in love, the fight of man with nothing to lose, and the spirit of a soul waiting to soar. He might be gone from this Earth but his spirit is living on in performers of today


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Marijuana law ushers in new business ageThe Latest
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Oregon's new marijuana law is expected to lead to a bevy of new business opportunities for the state. And not just for growers. Law firms, HR consultants, energy efficiency companies and many others are expected to benefit from the decriminalization of pot, according to panelists at an Oregon Business breakfast meeting on Tuesday.
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Cherry RaincoatJune 2015
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Spring rains are the bane of an Oregon cherry farmer's existence. Even a few sprinkles can crack the fruit so badly it's not worth picking. Science to the rescue: Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a spray-on film that cuts rain-related cracking in half, potentially saving a season's crop. The coating, patented as SureSeal, is made from natural chemicals similar to those found in the skins of cherries: cellulose, palm oil-based wax and calcium.
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An uncertain futureGuest Blog
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Uncertainty is a part of doing business, whether in through the lens of investment opportunities and risks or the business of running an enterprise.
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Eco ZonedJune 2015
Friday, May 22, 2015
Travelers have always come to Oregon for its natural beauty. But will the increasing popularity of agritourism, European-style hiking getaways and forest resorts relax Oregon's notoriously strict land-use laws?
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Downtime with John HelmickJune 2015
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Live, Work, Play: CEO of Gorilla Capital.
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Friday, May 22, 2015
Portland tech veteran Ben Berry is leaving his post as Portland's chief technology officer for a full-time role producing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) aimed at first responders and the military. Berry's AirShip Technologies Group is poised to be on the ground floor of an industry that will supply drones to as many as 100,000 police, fire and emergency agencies nationwide. He reveals the plan for takeoff.
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Tonkon Torp helps seed sustainability at Gunderson.
Oregon-based Environments helps companies create inspired workspaces. "Simply put, we help companies future-proof their workspaces," says Chris Corrado, president. Since 1988,Environments has witnessed firsthand the changing landscape of business. Native Portlander and Environments founder Corrado says, "We help our clients navigate the complex realities of the workplace today and plan for their future in a very mindful, strategic way. We think of ourselves as their partners in the process."
One hundred years ago, the Willamette River might easily have been mistaken for a sewer. Unchecked industrial activity and decades of pollution made it unrecognizable compared to the clean river that now flows north for 187 miles from Eugene through the center of Portland.
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Bend energy leader brings passion for efficiency and renewable energy to the nonprofit.
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16 and Pregnant's Danielle Cunningham Admits She Considered Abortion
A lot of things went through Danielle Cunningham's mind last week when she discovered that she was pregnant with her second baby. The 16 and Pregnant star, who is currently in the early stages of the first trimester, admitted that she momentarily considered abortion.
"Honestly when I found out I was pregnant I automatically thought to have an abortion," Danielle revealed on her Sulia page. "But a week went by and I just couldnt even imagine. There's no way I could do it."
Danielle, 19, gave birth to her first child, Jamie Paul Alderman Jr., in October 2010. Although her plate will be full raising a toddler, finishing her GED, and enrolling in community college, she feels up for the challenge of welcoming another child.
"This baby means so much to me already at four weeks and I'm so happy to bring this child into me and Jrs life," the Ohio native wrote. "This baby was placed in my life for a reason and I'm more than willing to start fresh and know its time to grow up."
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Cast: Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Rajat Rawail, Hazel Keech, Raj Babbar, Vidya Sinha, Mahesh Manjrekar, Aditya Pancholi
Indian Express rating: *½
'Bodyguard' can also safely be called In which Salman Continues to Give Us Those Ones. Let me count the ways.
Salman's pumped-up chest is the hero of the film. Bodyguard Lovely Singh wears it puffed out to there, so that the arms have to be held akimbo. All the time.
The pectorals are a close second. There's enough scope to admire them, especially in a song whose words could have been : hup one two, arms up, elbows up.
Divya-the-heroine's bod, which Salman is hired to guard, is svelte and sleek. This is evident even in Kareena's modest salwaar kameez. All she does is slobber over her phone, and not her hunky bodyguard, who calls her Madam. Madam? That's right.
The sleek-and-svelte body of the item girl, namely Katrina, is much more on display, even if it's on very briefly, and very soon after the film opens. Keep that in mind if you want catch the Kat Can.
The heroine's father is played by Raj Babbar who reminds you of all the bad guys he played in his youth. Especially when he shows all his teeth.
The sidekick is played by a fat guy who's called Tsunami (Rawail). Why, because he rolls over us, like large waves? Har har.
The heroine's friend (Keech) wears thick spectacles and bleats prettily. Example : Divyaaa, tum aisa kar rahi ho? Divyaaa, tum aisa mat karo. There is something else she gets to do, but for that you'll have to stay till the end of the film.
The heroine's aunt is played by an almost unrecognizable Vidya Sinha. Why is she there? No one seems to know, least of all her.
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Dolphins 5 Non-Division Home Games Should Be Good Ones
The Miami Dolphins 2015 schedule was released on Tuesday night.
Belichick On Deflated Balls: 'We Try To Do Everything Right'
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick held another press conference on Saturday to explain how his team prepares its footballs on game day and defended his players from chatter that they made it to the Super Bowl by cheating.
Brady, Belichick Offer No Explanation For Deflated Footballs
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says he didn't touch or think about the footballs used to get his team into the Super Bowl after he picked out the ones he wanted to throw.
Belichick "Shocked" To Learn About Deflated Footballs
Add underinflated footballs to the list of incidents giving Bill Belichick a reputation for guile and playing above the rules.
Getting To The Bottom Of "Deflate-Gate"
When the Indianapolis Colts intercepted a pair of Tom Brady passes in Sunday's playoff game, they thought the footballs were too soft.
NFL Investigating Whether Patriots Used Deflated Footballs
The NFL is investigating whether the Patriots deflated footballs that were used in their AFC championship game victory over the Indianapolis Colts.
Patriots Team Grades: New England Puts On Super Bowl-Worthy Performance Against Colts
The Patriots made it look easy in advancing to their sixth Super Bowl of the Belichick/Brady era.
Patriots Punch Ticket To Super Bowl With Knockout Of Colts
No doubt about it. Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are the dominant coach-quarterback pair in the NFL. And they left no question that they deserve the sixth Super Bowl appearance of their brilliant careers.
Patriots Injury Report: Stork To Miss AFC Championship Game Against Colts
New England's offensive line will need to step up its game without its starting center.
Injury Report: Colts Ready For Patriots Rematch In AFC Championship Game
The Indianapolis Colts remain healthy heading into Sunday's AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough. Vontae Davis and Greg Toler expected to play.