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- Location: New York, NY
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What's the Most Expensive Meal You've Had in New York?
the one that stands out because i felt the meal and service were cookie cutter was del posto, where we roughly spent $700 for 2. that seemed like a waste.
similarly priced meals but totally worth it were daniel and blue hill stone barns.
the two most expensive meals i've had were in stockholm, one of which may have been the best meal of my life but was upwards of $1K for 2
Tea Recommendations
i like spicy teas. right now im drinking tazo's chai tea with milk, i also like bigelow's orange and spice tea.
Suggestions for a large party 20 plus persons in NYC?
im loving the love for cafe asean. i used to live right around the corner from that place and it was always a favorite
Suggestions for a large party 20 plus persons in NYC?
wow. tough task. i dont envy your position if you're the organizer. opentable appears to have a lot of options for 20 people without a private room. of those, the smith would give you a range of options for dining and is affordable. not exactly adventurous food, but with 20 people there's something for everyone there. i also once put together a very large table without a private room at craftbar, but i cant remember how many people it was for. this one definitely fits all of your criteria. you could call them and see if they could accomodate 20.
Valentine's dessert for sour gummy candy loving wife?
im thinking something with strawberries and balsamic vinegar - like a yogurt panna cotta topped with those ingredients, or maybe even strawberry shortcake.
I feel a little dirty...but oddly, not guilty.
one afternoon i ate eight hostess cupcakes
Stress-Baking: Any good recipe suggestions?
i hope you feel better soon!
i've been on a similar baking kick (pregnancy hormones i think). i like quick breads - recently i made this one, it was seasonal and delicious. it wasnt so quick though
my husband and i also recently made a pancake cake (cake made of out pancakes with buttercream frosting in between layers and strawberry on top) - that was silly and uplifting.
i like to make pasta from scratch when im stressed - kneading the dough is a good physial activity to relieve tension and cutting into shapes / stuffing them is a zen-like activity.
Kids Cooking Class Ideas
mini muffins and cookies take 10-15 mins in the oven
make your own butter (basically involves putting cream in a jar and shaking for 5-10 min)
fresh squeezed orange juice
New York Gets its First Canele Shop
oh my! looks delicious
What Would You Choose for Your Last Drink on Earth?
hmm - my primary choice would be a really good barbaresco (a generous pour). if alcohol weren't an option, i'd go with diet coke.
Start with a graham cracker pie crust....
@ traveller - ha! awesome
Start with a graham cracker pie crust....
fruit tart or cheesecake filling
What Was Your Best Bite of New York in 2013?
fried oysters at pig and khao!
that bread in the photo looks delicious, where is it from?
What are some side dishes I can make in advance?
im really digging recently chuck hughes' mushroom and speck salad as a side for winter gatherings. the recipe is available online if you google it. it's hearty, easy to make a lot of it for a group, and can be made in advance (although better warm so just heat up at game time). i just made this last weekend with guinea hens for a pre-christmas dinner. i also made corn bread which is another potential make-in-advance side.
Mail Order Beef for Burgers?
yes! pat lafrieda dry aged blend!!
Substitute for Sunchoke Soup
mmm sunchokes. too bad fd is out of them.
how about a cauliflower soup? thomas keller has a good recipe in ad hoc at home
Food gift baskets for a sick friend?
for basic baskets, i like dean and deluca or zingermans
murrays cheese in nyc is also good, mostly cheese focused but also has charcuterie, snacks, and olives
Desserts to Deconstruct
there's a place called the bees knees in nyc that does this - maybe you can draw some inspiration from their menu: http://www.beeskneesbakingco.com/
low-mid range restaurants for two girls in east village
for upper east village/close to flatiron - try northern spy food co., ippudo, maysville, boqueria
Cookie Monster: Salted Caramel Shortbread Cups
i just made these. i burnt the caramel and my finger - i'll be more careful next time when caramel gets to boiling point. i think i left it on too long.
the shortbread cups worked out well for me. i would eat them on their own or filled with other things. they puffed up (@rmhorath) but not that much. i really pressed the dough into the cupcake containers and i think that helped.
Where Are You a Regular in NYC?
huh - little collins - i had never heard of it - thanks for the tip avaryne. thats not too far from my office, i'll check it out!
Where Are You a Regular in NYC?
ok i think i'll define regular by "the staff recognizes me." by this definition, it's generally breakfast and lunch near the office: sushi ann, amma, 'wichcraft on 47th, and that newish bakery on 51st st - pomme palais
Lunch place near MOMA
how about in MOMA? the bar room at MOMA is great for lunch. and a cocktail.
special duo birthday dinner in NYC
the vibe at babbo and colicchio have energy in common. babbo is an interesting blend of intimate/rock and roll while colicchio is, as you note, bigger and has more of a bustling metropolitan restaurant feel to it. i've never ordered the tasting menu at colicchio and sons, just a la carte. they have a good wine list though, id recommend splurging on that.
i definitely would not recommend getting a room at the nomad just to eat at the restaurant. i've never stayed there though so i dont know if its worth staying there for its own sake. the location is certainly central.


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Content Management Systems allow users to manage/publish web content. A Print on Demand system allows users manage/publish print content. I need a single system that does both. [more inside]
A web-based publishing system for a school?
I like the idea of a content management system for an elementary school, so students can write and publish in a clean system with a back-end database. Help me understand the dimensions of the idea. [more inside]
Where do the really good custom CMS creators show off their work?
Where can I read about the craft of deploying really well-designed, client-appropriate content management solutions for the web? [more inside]
Document Management System 2010.
DMS 2010. Help me find a PHP script, requirements inside. [more inside]
Alfresco or no alfresco
I want advice on setting up a basic, password protected, document management system to host pdf documents and pdf forms. I am inundated with terms like Joomla, Drupal, Alfresco each one with its pros and cons [similar questions on askmefi havent helped much] [more inside]
Learning Management System with Active Directory Support
I am looking for a (preferably Opensource / free) Learning Management System that will link up with LDAP / Windows Active Directory [more inside]
Book catalogue with web OPAC?
Can anyone recommend a simple open source library management system / book database which offers a searchable web front-end / OPAC and which accepts imported data without MARC records (ie CSV or tab-delimited)? [more inside]
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"Chris, snap out of it, please! You're not like this, you're sweet, and loving, and helpful, and the most charismatic, congenial person I've ever had the chance to call family! Please, snap out of it!!!"
"HA! You're pathetic you know that? Appealing to a part of Chris that even he despises. You should just...go away!"
Although I could not react, I could see Jean being thrown aside not by telekinesis but by Electro kinesis, both shocking her and throwing her against a bookcase, or so was the intent, I somehow managed to control my right arm and stop her before she hit an oak bookcase head-first. I was astounded that Keith would throw the one person who'd taken care of me since I'd lost my parents, how could I harness any ill-meant feeling towards her? It was inconceivable. I would take back control of my body, my powers and my life, just like I had done not half an hour ago with Mesmero's mind tricks. Mesmero...The Brotherhood, and Mesmero weren't here; they had split the scene faster than a ghost phases through a wall.
"I am Christopher Van...Christopher Grey. And I will not let you HURT MY FRIENDS!!!"
"Chris, do not meddle in affairs that you have no control over. I have no intention of letting go of my control, and you aren't strong enough to fight me!"
"I may not be, but all the X-Men are. Jean I want all the X-Men to use full force on me! Don't argue it's for the best!"
Bobby was awestruck at Chris's sudden change of attitude, he was going completely berserk, and the ones taking the heat were his friends and not the lower than rats Brotherhood, who'd taken off the minute Chris's outburst had first come, sneaking out the backdoor without so much as a taunting laugh at the situation.
He couldn't believe his eyes when he saw Chris, or Keith rather if Chris was to be believed, electrocute Jean and throw her towards a bookcase. Even more amazing however was the fact that Chris had suddenly re-gained control and stabilized Jean in mid-air to avoid the headfirst crash, saving Jean either an injury or maybe even her life. He was astounded at how Chris began to refer to himself in the third person, and how he'd begun arguing with himself. The uniform was now broken in half color wise, half black, half red and every single aspect of David's personality and physique was broken into halves, his hair was darker on the left, than on the right, his right eye was still the beautiful deep emerald green, while his left eye was a glowing red, his right side was still that perfectly slender yet muscularly toned physique Bobby had come to love, but his left side was ripped, every muscle defined by a cut or shadow making him look hotter than ever, suddenly Bobby's feelings were as torn as Chris's personality, he was finding Keith hotter than Chris and his dick began to pulsate immediately.
*Wrong time much Bobby? Get control of yourself! He's not who you're in love with!*
Bobby could not calm himself and realized he was fighting a losing war where his dick would get to win and his brain and heart would just have to resign themselves to this one victory.
*Penis 13 love and reason 2*
Bobby watched astounded as Chris bellowed the most infamous words he could.
"...Jean I want all the X-Men to use full force on me! Don't argue it's for the best!"
"Core you're just talkin' nonsense suga, you don't really mean that."
"NO actually I do, I need you to take me out!!! It's the only way to stop Shadow from hurting the people I love and care about!!! Now take me out!!!!"
"By the goddess!!! We are your family, we can't hurt you!!!"
"Storm's right suga, we can't go hurting' you, you're like a nephew, a brother, a cousin whatever you wanna be to us!!!"
"You have to understand that...AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"
Bobby was astounded when he saw Keith begin to split from Chris and make a separate body for himself a brand new MUTANT!!!! Bobby couldn't believe what he was seeing an actual splitting of a living being, the same but completely different. It was absolutely amazing and yet so creepy, that it became gross.
The bodies pulled away from each other and both men screamed in agony over the splitting of their muscles and skin. The look of desperation and pain on Chris's face made Bobby wanna scream. But he knew there was nothing he could do to help him.
I wanted to die the moment it all begun, my body was being ripped in half, Keith was taking a form of his own, where he could never be suppressed as a mere memory, or feeling. He wanted a body where he would rule, where he decided when it was time to let something or someone go, where he demanded what he wanted from every cell and muscle. I was being torn apart and the pain was absolutely searing.
"Jean, you have to stop them from separating!! We don't know what the consequences will be for Core if they're split!!!"
"Jean, Beastmaster's right, the outcome of this could be fatal for Core, you have to stop Keith from separating!!!"
"No, you must let these spirits part ways, I assure you the outcome will be two different people with completely equal powers, and different personalities. We must let Chris and Keith free themselves from one another, for both their sakes."
"Storm's right, there's two Psionic signatures emanating from that point, one's unmistakably Chris, the other one's much darker, so it must be Keith's. We have to let them be!"
"How can y'all just stand there while this Keith character tortures our Chris? He may not be my favorite student but he's one sweet guy, I ain't gonna just sit here watching how..."
"I hope she'll forgive you for that Havok, you know she doesn't like being sneaked up on."
"It was annoying me, I did what I had to"
"It was still wrong Alex, when she wakes up, I want you to apologize."
"Yes jean, as you say, my master."
I was hearing every word and every breath, but the pain and agony coursing through every inch of my body made even Havok's retort become a simple noise in the immense background of the universe. The separation of my "self" was bringing unexpected peace though its vessel was endless torture.
Finally after agonizing minutes that felt like years, the pain began to subside, I knew the split would be over soon, but it wasn't soon enough. Every inch of my being was filled with pain, and torture, I could feel my consciousness slipping from me, and knew that fainting would be part of this agonizing process. Soon enough my world began to slip into darkness and I was...gone.
Keith was agonizing, but he knew that all this pain would be worth it, he would soon have a body where he could play out all of his desires, his needs, his revenges, he was to become master of a separate consciousness, of an imagination, of a heart, and a reason, and most importantly he would become the master of his own sexual drive. He would finally have the prowess and `equipment' needed to execute his every fantasy, his every fetish, and his every dream. He was going to be master of a dick, one that would come to be desired by all, humans and mutant alike.
As he began to consume himself in these thoughts the intensity of the pain began to subside, and he knew the climax period was over, he now had organs that would give him life, he thought of Scott Summers and felt his dick harden, he was happy, excited and horny, and as all this raced through his mind he slowly slipped into a sleep-like state. Little did he know that this was his first living reaction to extreme pain, fainting.
A room began to come into focus, I could see a pair of blood red colored glasses staring at me, reflecting my gaunt, skeletal face, a face too long deprived of sun and activity. I lost myself in the beauty I beheld, as my eyes became more focused. A clean-shaven, wide smiling, fresh-smelling sculpture stood over me, and my senses began to roam free. I needed to touch him, to kiss him, to have him, and I did not care what he thought, I wanted him, and the only thing that could stop me was death.
I rose myself up on my elbows and recognized the hunk, Scott Summers, my adoptive mother's ex-husband. I knew he was straight and I knew he might throw me off, but I was gonna risk it anyway.
"Where am I?"
"You're in the Med-bay, you've been here for a month. I guess Keith's split from you was almost your death."
"KEITH!!!! Where is he? How is he?"
"Unfortunately Keith died a week ago, his vital organs seemed to be overrun by countless amounts of bacteria, almost like he took all of the antigens in your body into his."
"You mean like he took all of the evil in me including the evil at a molecular state?"
"I guess you could say that although, I don't think that's a possibility."
"Jean...where's Jean? And Bobby? And all the people who were there that night, I have to apologize."
"The Junior Xs are in training class with Logan and Storm, Jean is on a mission...I can't tell you what type of mission, so don't even ask...and Marian...I mean Rogue...is busy with Remy, well Mr. LeBeau, doing something in regards to Magneto."
"Oh, so......Why are you here?"
"Well......ummm....to tell you the truth....I don't even know myself."
"Oh...ok, well, can I go to my room now? I really don't like the med-bay, it's so.... sterile."
"Sure...I'll ask Hank, I mean..."
"Stop correcting yourself, I know who they are!"
"Chris, watch your tone, I'm trying to be nice."
"Sorry Mr. Summers, I...I didn't mean to sound so confrontational."
"Scott, call me Scott, Mr. Summers makes me feel old."
"All right then, I'm sorry.... Scott."
It was perfect, now all I needed to do was play the weakness card to my advantage and Scott would be fucking me in no time flat. I was gonna get me some of that dick, or I would get me some of someone else's dick, at the moment all I wanted was dick, how or whom I got it from made no difference. I just had to get some.
Scott had been fighting with himself all day, he wanted to see Chris, for some inexplicable reason he had become a permanent fixture inside Scott's head ever since the day Jean and Storm had burst through the Institute's front doors carrying two Chris', one the same gorgeous faced boy he'd fallen for on the day Jean had brought him home, and the other a rougher, tougher, more muscled copy.
He still remembered every detail of that astounding day, down to the last flip of hair made by Jean or one of the other girls, or women rather.
Scott had run down the staircase responding to Jean's urgent tone, slapping on his visor, just in case it was Juggernaut or Magneto. He had run out of his room so quickly that he'd forgotten to put on clothing. He'd remembered too late and had flashed all of the Junior X's and most of the X-Men and the school his tight boxer-briefs, and not to mention a glimpse of his manhood.
Since the very second he'd seen both unconscious bodies, Chris had become the object of his desire, it made no sense to him that he was so deeply in lust with Chris, he had always lusted for women, but there was something about Chris that had captured his attention since he'd first seen him inside Xavier's office, but now the lust in his groin had become almost unbearable, causing Scott to spend every free moment in the Med-bay, simply looking at the gorgeous body which lay motionless on a steel slab with only the endless beeping of the monitors to keep him company.
Around noon he had decided that as soon as normal classes were over he would ask Logan to sub for him in the Danger Room, making up an excuse for his absence, and head down to the Med-bay where, for the third time this week, he would stare at the object of his lust, and waft in the immense necessity for the helpless body, prime for the raping, that he pined over but had not yet touched.
He'd made it downstairs unnoticed by any of his teammates or students, on his way in however he had bumped into Bobby Drake, who seemed to be in a hurry.
"Hey Bobby...WHOA! Slow down, you could really hurt somebody!"
"Sorry Mr. Summers, I was just heading to the Danger Room, I was visiting Chris. Hope that's all right."
"That's all right Bobby, I'm not teaching today, Dr. McCoy...ummm...asked me if I could stay with Chris for a while, he just needs to run to some tests on him to see if we can induce consciousness."
"So...who's teaching the training course today?"
"Mr. Howlett's subbing today"
"Mr. Howlett? Who's that?"
"That is Wolverine, or Mr. Logan, as you all know him."
"Ohhhh, ok. See you tomorrow Mr. Summers"
"See you tomorrow Bobby."
As Bobby left for the opposite side of the level Scott's doubts and fears began to grow, his doubts began to look a lot more reasonable than his lust. However his lust for the boy was stronger than his reason, and so on he marched to Chris's side.
Scott had been in the room for a half an hour when he'd made up his mind to take advantage of the situation. Sure, it was wrong but how could he resist any longer? If he didn't take this chance to have the body he so desperately desired, he may never have a chance to taste the alabaster skin, or caress every inch of this gorgeous body. He would do the unthinkable, and as soon as he was done he would go to the professor and resign his post at the school, although not his post as an X-Men, he would be an X-Men like Morph, or even Logan who came and went as they pleased, never becoming attached.
He hungrily stared at the body and began closing in, he would first kiss the lips that were haunting his every dream, and then he would take the body, every inch of that body would soon be his. He leaned in slowly, convincing himself that this was the only way, but before he could do anything he saw Chris's deep emerald green eyes begin to open, he was awaking, perhaps his Psionic powers had activated and were giving him consciousness because they had sensed the threat Scott posed to their host. Slowly and with both, shame and happiness he backed away. He could not believe that the thought of raping a helpless boy had crossed his mind; he was ashamed at himself, for even having the nerve of thinking something so horrendous. He was overwhelmed with lust and his reasoning was beginning to get overridden by his desire. He had to put distance between him and Chris, No matter what.
Chris seemed somehow changed to Scott, almost fearless, and there was a glint in his eyes that seemed to warn Scott of something, but the problem was figuring out what.
"I'll call Hank and ask him if you should be moved to your room. If he says its ok then I'll take you upstairs."
"Thanks Mr. Su... Scott"
"You're welcome Chris"
He walked to the intercom and pushed the button linked to Hank's lab two levels below the school.
"McCoy here, how may I be of service?"
"Hank, it's Scott, I'm in the Med-Bay, Chris has woken up, and he asked me if he could go to his room, he feels uncomfortable in the Med-bay. Is there a problem with moving him?"
"For now just put him in one of the recovery rooms, I need to keep an eye on him for at least one night. I'll activate the camera once you call me from the room."
"Thanks Hank. See you later"
I hungrily watched as Scott made his way to the intercom unit, his butt was gorgeous, and I could see a lot of potential there. I wanted him to fuck my brains out, and I would get what I wanted, this time around I would not dwell on coulda, shoulda, woulda. I would take what I wanted and if people didn't like it, tough!
He came back and I fixated my eyes on his tight fitting blue jeans, and could almost make out a pretty big dick. I wanted that meat, and I would play on his unwanted celibacy to get what I wanted.
"Hank says you can't be moved up to your own room quite yet, but you can be moved one level down into one of the recovery rooms. Is that ok?"
"It has to be, right? After all he is like the second smartest mutant here. I guess he knows his business"
"Alright then, we'll go get you settled in and then I'll call Hank and he'll put you on permanent surveillance, so that if anything happens he can be there in a sec. Ok with you?"
"That's fine, umm...Could I get you to carry me there? My legs aren't quite responding to me right now."
"Ummm... Yea, I guess I could carry you."
Scott leaned in and I held his neck, without a single moment's doubt he lifted my semi-naked body out of that cold metal slab and into his warm, strong arms. I was in heaven and I wouldn't have given it up for anything.
We made our way to the second sublevel and into one of the rooms. I was going to put that dick up my ass in this very room, or my name wasn't David Grey.
"Scott, before you call Dr. McCoy. Is there any way you could get me some decent clothes? I may have a few visitors, and I don't want them to see me in a paper dress."
"I'll get you some pajamas, I just don't wanna leave you alone, I should call Hank first, you know to ensure you're being watched, in case you faint or something."
"Nothing's gonna happen, plus, I'll call him myself, tell him I asked you to get me some clothes, I'm sure he won't mind."
"All right, all you have to do is press the blue button on the intercom, he won't answer, he'll just turn the camera on."
"OK, see I could do that by mere telekinesis. Don't worry, I'll be fine."
Scott walked out of the room, and I began making the preparations, I would not call Dr. McCoy until after I'd have some dick and maybe right after I would fake something, so I could investigate just where the fur stopped on that guy. I was so absolutely horny! I wanted every single male student and staff member in the Mansion to fuck me, I was dick-hungry, and I was beginning to think I might just go on a raping spree.
Scott got to Chris's room, and could not help but notice that Darren was kneeling on the side of the bed holding his face in his hands, crying with the pain of a hurt brother. He was shocked at how vulnerable Darren seemed.
"Darren, you ok?"
"OH...Mr. Summers I feel so bad! What if Chris never wakes up? What if I lose him? He's my very best friend, my brother. If I lose him like I lost my sister, I'll die!"
Scott walked to Darren's side and gently set him on top of Chris's bed, he was amazed to see one of the school's strongest freshmen be so vulnerable, and almost helpless. He wasn't one to be comforting but at the moment it was Darren's peace of mind that mattered, not his.
"Darren, he's gonna be all right... He's... showing some brain activity, more than in the past weeks, he may even wake up today. That's why I'm here to get some pajamas and toiletries for him; we're setting up a room for him, just in case he does wake up today."
Scott didn't know what had compelled him to lie to this heartbroken child, but he knew that it must have something to do with his lust. Perhaps he hoped that Chris would allow him to caress and penetrate him, but that seemed an impossibility. Scott looked down and realized he was getting a hard-on and that Johnny's hand was rubbing it, without any concern for Scott, or his opinion on the matter.
Darren began to unzip Scott's pants, Scott thought it best to let him, to get rid of this ridiculous obsession and maybe do away with his lust for Chris. He could feel Darren's eyes on him so he nodded a yes, and Darren got back to unzipping Scott's pants, Darren's hand slid inside the zipper, and began caressing Scott's dick, he had not worn underwear today, and that seemed to be working to his advantage. Darren slowly stroked Scott's dick, caressing every bit of it, making Scott give in and lay face up on the bed. He felt Darren unbutton his pants and lifted his lower body to make it easier for him to remove his pants, he felt his jeans slide to his ankles and a warm, wet, glorious hole engulf his 10 inch cock, he thought it was Darren's mouth, but to his amazement Darren had somehow gotten all of Scott's dick into his ass.
Scott moaned as Darren began to move up and down on his dick, his dick had never felt so at home, so right, deep inside Darren his dick felt amazing, even better than he'd ever felt with Jean. Darren kept up his assault on Scott's dick making him tremble and moan, Scott was delirious with desire and he too began to move, pulling away when Johnny pushed, and pushing when Johnny lifted making them both moan with extreme pleasure. Darren got off of Scott and kneeled on all fours on the bed, Scott knew what it meant and went for it.
Scott was plowing every inch of himself into Darren, getting in return grateful moans and whimpers, he was extremely happy, but after half an hour of delicious boy fucking he was ready to shoot his load, and he wanted Johnny to swallow it.
"You want me to cum in your mouth?"
"Fuck Yea! Gimme your load!"
Darren's mouth opened and Scott put the head of his dick in it, Darren began sucking on it with a vengeance making Scott's every pleasure sensor go on the fritz.
Scott shot his load into Darren's awaiting mouth, making his body convulse with pleasure. He then realized it had been a one way street and decided he'd jerk Darren off.
"Now it's your turn to cum."
"Don't worry about me. I have my memories."
With those words Darren walked out of Chris's room leaving Scott in a haze about what had just happened.
Scott was taking an awfully long time in coming back, I knew the mansion was big, but half an hour to go to my room, get a pair of pajamas, and get back to the Med-bay was just way too long. It was beginning to become nerve-wracking, and my dick was harder than I had thought it mutantly possible. I was feeling helpless and that was something I had no intention of assimilating to.
The room was too sterile, it made me nervous that something, where health, and the warmth of life came back, would be so cold and lonely, almost claustrophobically so, I was desperate to get out of here, but I needed to first get my share of dick from Scott Summers, or I would fail myself.
"Hey Chris, I'm sorry I took so long, I uh... got held up by ummm.... the professor."
"That's ok, I had some time to think about a couple of things that were floating `round in my head. I think this whole experience is gonna put a whole new spin on my attitude, not to mention on the way I live my life."
Scott was absolutely quiet, and I could see in his eyes that he was mulling over something, I knew that I was somehow changed, whether it was for good or bad only time would tell. Right now all I wanted was Scott, and I had to get him, whether or not I was capable of doing it was not an issue.
"Well, I see that you are absolutely changed. There's no trace of the scared, secluded boy who blew into the institute, altering everyone's view of power. You have grown to be quite an amazing person, and frankly, I'm glad to have been there to see you grow up."
"I want you more than I've ever wanted anyone before. It's absolutely up to you what happens..."
I could not believe my luck! Scott had thrown himself at me, pinned me down, and began kissing me with a passion I had yet to experience, not even Bobby's kisses had contained such passion for me. I was on top of the world, and I wasn't willing to let anything bring me down.
"Scott... where'd this come from?"
"I've been wanting to do this ever since the Professor introduced us in his office, you've been on my mind for over 4 months, and this break isn't gonna slip through my fingers."
Scott's passion was dripping out in his words; my body was tensing form the mere contact of his breath against my skin. I was being lifted higher and higher by the second, it was so fucking hot!! I was breaking out in a sweat just from listening to him talk.
"Scott, I want you!!! I want you to fuck me!!!!"
Scott ripped that silly paper dress from my body and began to caress every inch of me. His hands searched through my skin, scratching, tracing, tweaking, gripping every inch of me, making me melt under the heat of his uncensored passion, making my every emotion heighten, my every muscle tense, my every breath shorten. I was in ecstasy and we hadn't even begun to fuck. I was already looking forward to his dick plowing my ass non-stop.
I looked at him hungrily and began ripping his clothes off, slowly revealing every inch of his glorious body, glistening with sweat. His body seemed to come alive at my touch, almost evaporating as my hands caressed his perfectly shaped upper torso, his defined abs, his treasure trail leading to light brush of auburn colored pubes. I wanted what his tight Levi's were hiding, and now he had opened the door, well the zipper, to my fantasy, and it would soon become my reality.
I could feel my body pulsate with his every movement, I could feel his hands tremble as they explored my every part, I had trouble keeping my powers in a leash as his dick was finally revealed, his 10 inches happily pointing forward, uncut, unaltered, un-fucked for who knows how long. I was gonna take care of his blue-balls, and I was gonna take that dick's anal virginity, and I knew that this dick would be my first, and probably the best I would ever have.
I slid Scott's cock into my mouth, deep-throating every inch, I could see Scott's muscles tighten every time I did it, and I knew from experience that his eyes were rolling into his head. I sucked and sucked until I could no longer wait to have this delicious rod up my man-cunt, so I decided to take action. I straddled Scott's lap, and pulled his head to mine, making him kiss me, and slowly guided his dick to my entrance and began to slowly press his mushroom shaped head against my very tight sphincter, I could feel the pre-cum leaking from his head and slowly lubing the entrance to my hole. Slowly his head began to advance into my ass causing me to tremble from the searing pain mixed with complete exhilaration. I was losing my virginity to the hottest hunk in the entire institute!!! And as a bonus his dick was tastier than any I had sucked to date.
His dick broke through my carefully kept virginity and I felt his pubes tickle my ass cheeks, and I loved every inch of it. His dick was bigger than I had hoped it would be, and the pleasure he was delivering was immeasurable. I began to move up and down on his dick controlling both the movement and pleasure for both for us, I was in ecstasy at how his massive dick could penetrate my hole stretching it to make way for even more and more pleasure, I wanted to be righteously fucked, and that wouldn't happen if I kept on controlling every moment of it, I decided I had to make Scott take control. I slid his cock out of my ass and lay four-legged on the bed with my ass at an angle, hoping that Scott would understand, I wanted him to fuck me Doggy style.
Scott took his cue and kneeled behind me, spat in my ass and began to push his dick's head against my hole again, this time the resistance was almost non-existent, and his dick easily slid into my happily awaiting asshole, sending a shock of pleasure to every cell in my body.
Scot began to pump slowly at first, increasing the rhythm slowly but noticeably. I could feel his wonderful dick plowing the inside of my ass, and frankly I loved it!!!! He was fucking me with a vengeance and I could not get enough!!!! Scott's pace was now fast, hard, and extremely pleasureable. His dick pumped me hard, sliding all the way out to the tip of the head, and slamming back in to the hilt, I was loving every second of it!!!!
Scott was getting into it; he began to smack my ass cheeks, he was groaning like there was no tomorrow. His breathing was shorter with every passing second. I could tell he wasn't fucking me, he was making love to me, I was astounded at the thought but was snatched away from it when Scott grabbed my dick and began jerking me off furiously, the sudden sensation sent shock waves through me. Scott was pumping my dick fast and hard; his pace was growing hastier, more erratic, and less rhythmical. I knew that after 40 minutes of fucking non-stop he had to be close, and with his erratic pummeling of my ass and pumping of my dick I wasn't too far myself.
"OHHH FUCK!!! Chris, I'M CUMMING!!! I'M CUMMING!!!! SWALLOW MY SPUNK!!!! SWALOW MY SPUNK!!!! SWALLOW MY LOAD YOU CUM HUNGRY BITCH!!!!"
Without further a due Scott slid out of me, and forced all of himself into my mouth causing me to gag, I didn't know how to deal with a 10 inch long 3.5 inch wide dick being shoved into my mouth without any notice. I let him be as he face-fucked me for a very long 10 minutes until finally I felt the back of my throat being hit with sweet tasting nectar, 3 shots, 3 streams, 3 squirts and my mouth was filled with Scott's sweet man-juice. His dick slowly became limp in my mouth.
Scott surprised me by grabbing my dick and swallowing it, he began to suck on it with a vengeance, I could not believe how good he was!!!! I could hardly breathe, I couldn't even see from the pleasure; he just kept on going while my every muscle trembled and shook at his every movement. He slid his tongue into my piss slit, and then he rounded the ring of my dick's head with his tongue. He deep throated me, and sent me flying as I felt his throat open and close on my dick's head. I could feel the cum building up in my balls. I felt my shaft harden and my balls pulling closer to my body, I was gonna explode, but Scott didn't deserve any notification of that, I simply let myself edge closer and closer to the breaking point, delighting in the ecstatic sensation of secret orgasm. I was gonna do to Scott what he'd done to me, and if he didn't like it tough. I was there and I could no longer keep quiet, I could feel the cum rushing from my balls into my shaft and toward my dick's head, I was gonna explode, the tension was building up, and then... I shot my load all over the back of Scott's throat.
Scott gagged for a couple of seconds, and then he resigned himself to the already half-swallowed reality, and with much difficulty swallowed what was left of it.
"WOW! Your cum tastes so good, I never knew something could taste so sweet, and yet so bitter all at the same time!!!"
"Scott, I want to be alone now, could you go away please?"
"No buts just go. Please, just let me be for a while."
"Chris I..."
"Scott, just go. I promise we'll talk tomorrow. I promise, just go now, I need time to myself."
I could not believe that I'd had the guts to fuck Scott Summers. That was not something I would do, I was the coward behind the curtain, the hidden spice on the cupboard, the quiet mouse in a house of Cougars.
My head was spinning with desire, curiosity, nervousness, and for obvious reasons, guilt. I felt low, I had just had a breakthrough in relationships with Bobby, and before we had even spoken about our feelings for each other I had messed up. It was simply overwhelming, all these emotions floating amuck in my brain. I just thought about nothing and everything, time flew by, and at some point I fell asleep.
Bobby had almost had a stroke when he'd run into Cyclops in the Med-bay. Jean had authorized him to visit Chris while he was in the Med-bay with the condition that no one would ever know about his sneaking around. Everything had gone right from the beginning, no one had seen him, and he'd spent a lot of time with Chris, simply watching him, and concentrating on the bond that they now shared forever, both the emotional one they'd formed that night at the park, and the telepathic one that Chris had forged for a training mission and never removed, now it was simply too long, and the link too strong, for it to be broken by anyone.
Bobby had gotten accustomed to the silence, and tranquility of Chris's room inside the Med-bay's ICU. However the human body was never to be ignored, and although he wasn't a regular human, he still had the urges, the desires, and the undeniable and sometimes irrepressible sex-drive. He'd dealt with it as best he could, his right hand was becoming quite muscled from all the jerking-off he'd been doing lately, but for a teenager jerking-off just wasn't enough.
He could still remember the day `the event' had occurred; it was a date that he would look back upon with only regret, and sorrow. He had betrayed Chris in such a horrible manner, that his mind was still reeling.
August 4, 2020
Dear diary; I can't believe what happened today; it is the worst thing I could've ever done. If the professor ever finds out what I did I would lose my place in the institute, in a snap. I cannot believe how stupid I was, how could I rape Chris's limp body? Why couldn't I just wait for a little while longer? And to top it all off I think that asshole knows something, I ran into him coming out of Chris's room and I think he could tell something was wrong. I hate the fucking bitch! But anyhow, I gotta go, classes are starting.
See you later.
I woke up the next morning feeling extremely better about what had gone on the day before. I had reached a decision while I slept, today August 14, 2020 I decided that Robert Drake AKA Bobby AKA Iceman was never to find out about what had gone on the day before. I knew it was lying, cheating, and deceiving, but hell if I was gonna lose the love of my life because of a simple one night stand, I had to taste love before I was ready to simply give it up.
I sat on the edge of my bed and stared at the opposite wall, I felt extremely calm, almost too calm for me. I have always been a little jumpy, even in moments where absolutely nothing can go wrong, i.e. sleeping, I would freak at the smallest thing. Today I felt calmer than I could remember being in the longest of times, it was unnerving to be so calm when my conscience was heavier than the hull of the Titanic. I couldn't begin to describe the calmness that was flowing through me, I felt at peace with everything and everyone, even the thoughts of the Brotherhood that popped into my head simply slid away, and melted into the nothingness, it was just the most relaxed I'd ever felt in my whole life. Of course because it was me, I knew it wouldn't last too long.
As if to prove my point Jean and Bobby burst through the door, not as if they were running to see me, but as if they'd been thrown into my room, and less than a second later I recognized that this was nothing more than a dream. I had had this dream before; next professor Xavier's head would... there it was, rolling in, followed by Ororo's limp, bloody body, followed by Jean exploding into a thousand pieces for no apparent reason.
Something extremely cold licked at my leg, not a tongue, but wind, I awoke startled and was both surprised and tickled at the fact that Bobby and Jean had just busted through my room's door. This time I knew it was true, partly because my head almost split in half at the sound of the door sliding to the sides, and partly because I felt a jolt of passion and desire when Bobby launched himself at me and kissed me deeper than I had, to date, thought possible. I was in heaven, but Jean's look of complicity made what should've been a wonderful moment into an awkward reunion, Darren's appearance did nothing to better the moment, but the absolute breaking point was Scott's face as he walked in on Bobby and I kissing. His reaction was of disappointment, betrayal, acceptance, and resignation, all in a single flick of his eyelashes (even though I could not see his lashes through his blood red ruby shades.)
"Oh my God! What are y'all doing here? I thought Dr. McCoy had forbidden visitors!!"
"Ummm.... He HAS but we wanted to see you REAL bad, I kinda pulled strings with the professor, he agreed it would be better for you to see your friends, and family, after all that you've been through. Hank wasn't too happy `bout it, but... what can I say... I'm unstoppable."
"Oh, really? I hope...you... Jean, call Dr. McCoy, I feel..."
I blacked out, and all I could see was clouds, soft and puffy, all calling out to my every muscle, asking me to lie down and give up, to stop fighting for life, and simply join death.
Jean was so happy when she'd heard the news that Chris was finally awake, but Hank had told her that he was keeping him in isolation for a week, just in case his emotions were still too weak, and the toll of seeing all the people he loved and cared for were to come visit him at once. Jean couldn't believe Hank's idiotic behavior; it was simply stupid to think that Chris wasn't strong enough to see his friends and family.
Jean went to Xavier's office, she was outraged at the whole thing, she could not believe that Hank was forbidding her from visiting her son, she knew it was dangerous to get attached to someone in the team, she'd already gone through hell when her and Scott had gotten divorced, and she just couldn't bear to go through something like that in less than two years, and in both cases for a guy she loved, differently but however she loved them both. She knew that only the professor knew the truth, but that wasn't all that comforting, she wanted to tell someone else about her secret, about that thing that tied her all the more to Chris, but that wasn't an option, she had to keep quiet, for everyone who was involved, and she had to keep quiet for herself.
Xavier overlooked Hank's recommendation to keep Chris isolated for a while, and gave Jean the right to take 2 people to see Chris; he ordered that only 3 people were to see Chris at a time while he was in recovery. Jean knew precisely why the professor had given an exact number of visitors, he knew that something had gone on that faithful Friday between Chris and Bobby, and he knew that Darren loved Chris as if they were truly brothers, and he knew Jean's reason for overreacting at Hank's recommendations.
"Hank, we appreciate your concern for Chris, but you must remember that if isolated he may develop a case of depression, and that's too dangerous in his present state."
"Charles all I'm saying is that his system has been inactive for a month, and 2 days, a wide array of emotion from the contact with his loved ones may jumpstart his system, and the possibility of overloading him is simply too great! If he relapses, he may go into a semi-comma and the possibility of his coming back is slimmer than what it would be if he were given time."
"The possibility also exists that if he's left in that room with only you as his company, he may slip into a deep depression and if he's weakened by it and slips into a full blown comma I will lose him!!! I am gonna see him, whether or not you accept that Hank, is of no importance to ME!!!"
"Jean, I know how you feel about Chris, but what I'm saying and suggesting is all for his sake, for his health. All I'm asking is that you stay away for a simple week, that way he can build-up his strength, and then the chances of his relapsing into the state he was in would become slimmer, he needs to take everything very slowly right now; otherwise the shock could send him back into an even worse comma, or even a permanent comma-like state! He could lose control of his powers and what then? The consequences can be dire for more people than just himself!!!!"
"BULLSHIT!!!! You know he's too weak to even use telepathy! That is the MOST unlikely event!!! You're just trying to keep me away from him for God knows what type of tests!!"
"Hank! Jean! Stop this aimless bickering! The situation will only get worse if we stoop so low as to begin suspecting each other of treachery against one of our own, we must keep our heads straight, for Chris's sake. Jean, Bobby, and Darren will be allowed to visit Chris today. And two days from today another two people will be allowed in, Jean must always be present, she and Chris share a very special bond, they trust each other. He needs that present at all times."
"I will not interfere, but I will not be held responsible for the consequences!"
"Fine, I give you my word that any fault will fall squarely on MY shoulders. Jean, you and your companions may only stay 30 minutes per visit, use them wisely."
"Thank you professor. You know how much this means to me, Hank I am truly sorry that you can't take any point of view besides the medical one. I am both a Doctor and a person, if you're unable to separate your points of view, you should consider leaving the medical profession."
Jean could not believe what she'd done next, she had lifted Hank and then she had thrown him out the window, landing him on a grove of Oaks.
"Christopher, Chris can you hear me?"
"He's not waking up, I can sense his powers and his Psionic signature, but I don't know how strong his vitals are."
"Jean, I know his vitals, they're not strong, now shut up, or move. I can't work on him with you pestering me!"
"Hank, not now!"
I could hear Jean and Dr. McCoy arguing over someone's "vital signs" which are basically pulse, respiration, and temperature. Who they were arguing about didn't click, especially with all the talk about Psionic signatures, and the like. But as soon as I realized that Jean was talking about me I freaked, I wanted to wake up, I could not afford to sleep through another month, the end of the school year was closing in very quickly, and I did not want to be left back. I had already missed the first 3 months when I'd come here, then 4 days when the brotherhood had kidnapped me, then a month and 2 days when Keith had split my body in half, hence most of my institute `career' has been spent either in the med-bay or at the brotherhood's house, or absentmindedly leading a life that wasn't my own, neglecting myself the use of my powers.
I was afraid of the upcoming graduation day for many reasons; on that day a new junior team captain is to be chosen because Arthur, A.K.A. Longshot is graduating, along with Esperanza, and Danielle. I desperately want the new captain to be me, but with all my forced *leisure* time I doubt I have any chance in hell, I am supposed to talk to professor Xavier about how to get back on track with the rest of my class, but now I hadn't even stayed conscious long enough to get happy that Bobby and Jean had come to visit me, and they had defied Dr. McCoy to do it, I was not happy with myself, or with the circumstances that had brought me here. I felt myself begin to regain full consciousness and was thankful.
"Hank, I think he's reacting. Let's put him into the I.C.U. I don't wanna take any more chances."
"Well finally you see past your tunnel vision view. We'll put him into the room next to my lab."
"Bobby, you'll talk to him later. You've gotta help Dr. McCoy take the necessary equipment up to David's room."
"Jean, believe me when I say that this is extremely important."
"And you believe me when I tell you I ain't giving you a choice,"
"No ands, ifs, or buts about it! Just help Dr. McCoy, I'm sure what you need to talk to the professor about is not a life and death situation, this is. Now help Dr. McCoy."
I desperately wondered where everyone was, I had only seen Kassandra (a non-Junior X) since I'd awaken, none of the Junior X's had yet come to visit me, I knew Havok, Copycat, Boyd, Longshot, and Sunspot wouldn't come to see me, after all we barely spoke outside the Danger Room, but Bobby, Jubilee, Amara, Danielle, Esperanza, John, Jamie, Eugene, Joshua, Darren and Kitty were my best friends, and the fact that they weren't here was making me felt like shit.
"Kassandra, do you know where all the Junior X's are?"
"Yea, they're in the war room with the professor and the X-Men, some of the absent X-Men are here too, like Colossus and Emma Frost, and Liz Braddock! I knew you were some kinda prince or something! Only something really important like that could bring ALL the X-Men home at one time."
"Kassi, why don't you go do me a favor and call Torah, I really need to talk to her about something."
"Yea sure! I'll be back in a jiffy!"
"Thanks Kassi."
I loved Kassi's spunkiness and her out of character voice, but her cheeriness wasn't what I needed, I needed answers based on facts and not in suppositions. Torah's powers were exactly that she could somehow manipulate air molecules to hear what was being said in a specific place at a specific time. I loved the fact that she always knew the latest gossip and kept me well informed, but more interesting was the fact that she knew exactly what I wanted to know when I wanted to know it.
"Kassi said you wanted to see me?"
"Yea baby, com `ere! How you've been holding up?"
"Fine, considering you had me worried sick!!!! I couldn't believe it when I heard it in the winds that you were splitting in half, not to mention the things you were saying to Rogue and Jean! I almost fainted when I heard you say you wanted the X-Men to go full power on you, that's suicide you dumb Bastard!"
"Oh honey, PULEEZZZ! I could take that and much more! Nah I couldn't! Anyway, I need you to tell me what's going on in the war room, I think something really big is going on in there and I'm afraid to even think it could all somehow be about me."
"All right, but you know the rules, no filtering, you hear what I hear, uncensored, uncut, you have to decide how much you wanna hear k?"
"Like always. And yes I am ready!"
Torah concentrated and began to use her extremely useful yet absolutely rude power. The wind billowed around us and I heard the professor's voice come into focus.
"I know I've been quite rash in my judgments lately, but you must all understand that every last move I've made, I've made for you, for my students, my children, my protégées. I have reason to believe that my old friend Magnus has somehow acquired a new friend, this...friend is none other than Keith, it seems Keith has a more advanced knowledge of Chris's full power, and he knows how to control them to a higher extent. Magneto's crusade has earned a powerful ally and regretfully we've lost two, Danielle, Codename: Psyche and Esperanza, Codename: Hope, have both been killed, they were victims of a drive-by shooting last night, they had been in critical condition until early this morning when Hope slipped away quietly while Psyche passed on in a much more painful way, she had both a heart attack and a brain hemorrhage, we are dumbfounded as to why these two young, healthy ladies were taken in such a brash manner, however I must ask you to be n high alert, Magneto may move in bolder strides now that he has Shadow at his side."
I couldn't believe my ears, Hope and Psyche were....dead? That couldn't be, it just couldn't! How could they die in a drive-by shooting when we fight mutants like Juggernaut, Magneto, and the sentinels and all these other dangers? It was simply impossible that they'd died in something as simple as a drive-by shooting!
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Mickelson makes progress
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Phil Mickelson made it to the weekend in the Phoenix Open. Another popular left-hander and a fellow former Arizona State player set the pace.
A week after withdrawing from Torrey Pines because of back pain, Mickelson shot a 4-under 67 in his afternoon round Friday at cool and breezy TPC Scottsdale. The defending champion was eight strokes behind leaders Bubba Watson and Matt Jones.
The three-time champion has shot 11-under 60 twice in the event, in the second round in his 2005 victory and last year in the first round.
Watson, the long-hitting left-hander who won the 2012 Masters, followed his opening 64 with a 66 to reach 12 under. Jones, the Australian who played at Arizona State and lives in Scottsdale, had his second straight 65.
McIlroy leads at Dubai Classic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy hit a wedge into 5 feet for birdie on the 18th hole for a 2-under 70 to regain the outright lead in the Dubai Desert Classic.
The chief challenge for McIlroy came from an American — but it wasn't Tiger Woods.
Brooks Koepka, who earned his European Tour card last year by winning three times on the Challenge Tour, made seven birdies against no bogeys for a 65 that left him one shot behind McIlroy going into the weekend.
Woods, meanwhile, hit only four fairways and had to rely on some key putts to salvage a 73. He was in a tie for 44th, eight shots out of the lead.
McIlroy was at 11-under 133. He appeared to be in control at Emirates Golf Club, leading by three shots after his birdie at No. 10. But he drove wildly into the waste area on the par-5 13th and the par-4 16th holes, both leading to bogeys, before recovering on the 18th.
Infielder Young to retire as a Ranger
ARLINGTON, Texas — Infielder Michael Young is retiring after a 13-year major league career, nearly all of it with the Texas Rangers.
The seven-time All-Star, 37, retires with a .300 career average and as Texas' hits leader with 2,230. He was the 2008 AL Gold Glove at shortstop.
In 12 seasons as a Rangers infielder and designated hitter, Young batted .301 with 415 doubles and 55 triples in 1,823 games and 7,399 at-bats, all franchise records. He also had 177 home runs and 984 RBI.
Young was traded to Philadelphia during the 2012 season, and split last year with the Phillies and Dodgers. He hit .279 with eight homers, 26 doubles and 45 RBIs. He was a free agent.
Overall, he had 185 homers and 1,030 RBIs.
Marlins minor-leaguer suspended 50 games
NEW YORK — A minor league pitcher in the Miami Marlins' organization has been given a 50-game drug suspension.
The commissioner's office said Friday that right-hander Ronny Fermin had been penalized. Fermin is on the roster of the Marlins team in the rookie-level Gulf Coast League.
Fermin was banned after testing positive for metabolites of Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the minor league drug program.
Britain's Ward stuns Querrey in Davis Cup
SAN DIEGO — James Ward won 10 of the last 11 games to take a stunning five-set victory against Sam Querrey and give Britain a 2-0 lead against the United States in the first round of the Davis Cup on Friday at Petco Park.
Ward was two games from losing the match when he began his rally that gave him a 1-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory. With dusk approaching and the lights on at the downtown baseball park, Ward won the match with an overhand smash that brought his teammates to their feet in celebration.
Ward's victory in 3 hours, 11 minutes, followed Wimbledon champion Andy Murray's easy straight-set victory against Donald Young on the temporary red clay court in left field at the home of the San Diego Padres.
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"Hansel and Gretel"February 2nd, 2013 at 4:16 pm by Sy Becker under A Look at the Movies
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen
Now according to Hollywood, every children's fairy tale's got a vicious streak that needs to be exploited in the worst way.
And believe me, "Hansel and Gretel" is exploitation at it's worst. The sibling Witch hunters are all grown up now and they're ready to wage war on their childhood tormentors.
Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton take a big step back in their careers. They're armed to the teeth with every automatic weapon available during the dark ages. Perplexed parents may ask, if it's a children's story, how objectionable can it be? You don't want to find out.
Aside from skinny dipping and the gruesome violence, I can't imagine any reason why parents would even consider denying their children access to this R-Rated monstrosity. "Hansel and Gretel" goes out of its way to be tasteless and hits the mark every time.
Aside from "Hansel and Gretel's" more obvious shortcomings like the terrible acting and insultingly stupid storytelling, "Hansel and Gretel" is offensive to those who treasure classic Fairy Tales. This trash can measure up no higher than one star.
I say banish this "Hansel and Gretel" to where it belongs, at the bottom of the barrel.
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The Rock and John Cena have established a feud that could well go down in history as one the greatest ever.
With WrestleMania 28 featuring the big match a staggering year away, and the war of words starting officially this past February, we could be looking at a 14 month total ride.
That's not even including the planted seeds by Cena a few years ago when he first talked about the Rock's lack of passion for the business.Technically, that was the real genesis.
If everything is executed well, this feud will take its rightful place among the best ever, but it will have some mountains to climb to get there.
The greatest rivalries in wrestling history form an exclusive club. Many have remained part of the pro wrestling landscape for decades. Others had a profound effect not only on the wrestling business, but left an indelible mark on popular culture as well.
In this list of the 25 greatest rivalries in wrestling history (not between companies, but between performers), I look at the best of the best that this business has produced.
Will Rock/Cena deserve a place among them? Time will tell, but these are some of the heights this rivalry will have to match to be considered.


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After missing out on playoff berths in consecutive campaigns, the pressure to return to form is mounting in San Diego. As a Chargers fan, it is hard to deny the pressing issue that the Chargers are trekking in the wrong direction.
To say there have been problems would be putting it lightly. But those problems that aren't strictly limited to player personnel.
Yes, A.J. and Norv, I am talking to you.
Tossing Rivers' uncharacteristic 20 interceptions aside, last season the offensive front struggled miserably. Rivers was getting all too comfortable with the feeling of the turf shoved into his lid.
Without the security blanket of Marcus McNeill locked on his blind side, Rivers was unable to relax in the pocket. It was just a figment of his imagination.
One man's trash is another man's treasure. Once the Chiefs tossed Jared Gaither to the curb, the Bolts reluctantly found a solidified body to shield Rivers. Gaither proved to be the missing ingredient that helped resurrect the lifeless offensive line for the remainder of the season—so much that he helped the Chargers make one last stab at the playoff picture.
Despite the unfamiliar territory the Chargers faced in 2011, they showed signs of hope toward the tail end of the season.
Reeling in an impressive draft class was just the cherry on top for the Bolts this offseason.
Although the Bolts assessed their terminal cancers within the clubhouse, there are still a few remaining speed bumps that need to be straightened out.
Who is starting material? Who is on the hot seat? The battles for playing time are heating up at the Chargers' park. Now let's take a deeper look.


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No, literally!! Amanda Plummer is "Nuts!"
In the highly anticipated Hunger Games sequel, Catching Fire, that is. It was just announced that the 55-year-old award winning actress will play Wiress, aka "Nuts," in the upcoming flick. Wiress is the District 3 victor that is described as "crazy, yet intuitive" and is one half of the "Nuts and Volts" duo.
Related article: Has 'Catching Fire' Almost Cast Its Finnick!?
Related article: Plutarch Heavensbee In 'Catching Fire' Cast!
As the cast for Catching Fire grows, so does the excitement. What we already know is that Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson will be back to reprise their roles as Katniss and Peeta and Liam Hemsworth will continue to play Gale. New additions include director Francis Lawrence, Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee and reportedly Jena Malone as Johanna Mason.
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Quotations will tell the full measure of meaning, if you have enough of them. ~ James Murray
It is my belief that nearly any invented quotation, played with confidence, stands a good chance to deceive. ~ Mark Twain
Now we sit through Shakespeare in order to recognize the quotations. ~ Orson Welles
A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a witty person, but a pebble in the hands of a fool. ~ Author Unknown
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.... The quotations when engraved upon the memory give you good thoughts. They also make you anxious to read the authors and look for more. ~ Winston Churchill
Most collectors collect tangibles. As a quotation collector, I collect wisdom, life, invisible beauty, souls alive in ink. ~ T. Guillemets
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity by a nation's proverbs, fables, folk sayings and quotations. ~ William Feather
Quotes are nothing but inspiration for the uninspired. ~ Richard Kemph
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit. ~ Somerset Maugham
I quote others only in order the better to express myself. ~ Michel De Montaigne
A quotation at the right moment is like bread in a famine. ~ Talmud
I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself. ~ Marlene Dietrich
Have you ever observed that we pay much more attention to a wise passage when it is quoted, than when we read it in the original author? ~ Philip G. Hamerton
Every son quotes his father, in words and in deeds. ~ D.H. Mondfleur
A proper collection of quotations is the whole world digested. ~ Emma Racine deFleur
I might repeat to myself, slowly and soothingly, a list of quotations beautiful from minds profound; if I can remember any of the damned things. ~ Dorothy Parker
The quoting of an aphorism, like the angry barking of a dog or the smell of overcooked broccoli, rarely indicates that something helpful is about to happen. ~ Lemony Snicket
The power of quotation is as dreadful a weapon as any which the human intellect can forge. ~ John Jay Chapman
That which distinguishes us from the other animals is our ability to quote. ~ C. Astrid
It is the little writer rather than the great writer who seems never to quote, and the reason is that he is never really doing anything else. ~ Havelock Ellis
When a thing has been said and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it. ~ Anatole France
I swim across a sea of quotes, splashing in the words and riding the waves of wisdom. ~ T. Guillemets
Classical quotation is a parole of literary men all over the world. ~ Samuel Johnson
In the dying world I come from quotation is a national vice. It used to be the classics, now it's lyric verse. ~ Evelyn Waugh, The Loved One, 1948
To me, novels are just quotations with a bunch of filler. ~ T. Guillemets
I have heard that nothing gives an Author so great Pleasure, as to find his Works respectfully quoted by other learned Authors. ~ Benjamin Franklin
Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it. ~ Santayana, Essays
Quotations can be a comedy or a drama, tell of the whole world or just a small portion of it. ~ Daisey Verlaef
But I have long thought that if you knew a column of advertisements by heart, you could achieve unexpected felicities with them. You can get a happy quotation anywhere if you have the eye. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
All of us encounter, at least once in our life, some individual who utters words that make us think forever. There are men whose phrases are oracles; who can condense in one sentence the secrets of life; who blurt out an aphorism that forms a character, or illustrates an existence. ~ Benjamin Disraeli
Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted. ~ Hesketh Pearson
By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Someone might say of me that I have only made a bouquet of other people's flowers here, having supplied nothing of my own but the thread to bind them. ~ Michel de Montaigne
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Canfield wins back-and-forth battle over Liberty
CANFIELD – The Canfield boys basketball team came into Tuesday night's game against Liberty leading the All-American Conference in rebounds per game. Jarret Vrabel, the Cards' top rebounder, was a big reason for that, averaging 10.3 per contest.
But it was one specific rebound against the Leopards that iced the victory for Canfield.
The Cardinals edged the Leopards 61-57 in grinding fashion.
"It was a game of runs because you had two physical teams going at each other," Liberty coach Dan Bubon said. "We stayed tough, we hung in, this is a Division I team with 15 wins and we took them right down to the wire."
Canfield led, 43-42, going into the final frame. The quarter started with Canfield point guard Cole Pryjma driving to the bucket for two and hitting a free throw after he was fouled to give the Cardinals a 45-43 lead with 6:57 left to go. Canfield's Andrew Midgley then hit his fifth triple of the night deep in the corner to extend the Cardinals lead to 48-43.
Liberty and guard Asim Pleas Jr. wasn't phased. He knocked in a fadeaway jumper as he was fouled. He made the free throw to give himself 21 points on the nightand cut the Cardinals lead to 48-47 with 5:03 left.
Canfield came back though, and with 1:32 left, the Cardinals had a 57-52 advantage. Liberty answered with a 5-0 run, capped by a steal and layup by 6-foot-5 D.J. Hight to knot it back at 57 with 43 seconds left. Hight had 11 points in the game.
The tie was short lived after Canfield went back up 59-57 after free throws from Pryjma and Brady Clark.
Liberty had the chance to tie the game as Hight missed a shot and Vrabel ripped down the rebound to secure the victory for the Cardinals.
Vrabel had 11 points on the night. Midgley led Canfield in scoring with 21 points, 15 of those from behind the 3-point arc.
The victory moves Canfield to 15-5 overall for the season, a drastic improvement from its 8-13 season a year ago. The Cardinals host Niles on Friday.
Pleas was a big reason the Leopards were in the game until the end as he had a game-high 23 points. Liberty falls to 9-10 on the season and will have another tough game on Friday as it travels to LaBrae.
Though the Leopards couldn't pull out the win, Bubon had a message for his team.
"I keep harping on the kids that these games will only make us better for the tournament," Bubon said. "Nobody in our tournament, outside of Ursuline, has been through the schedule we've been through."


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SolarWorld asked to explain recent Qatari backing27. February 2014 | Markets & Trends, Investor news, Global PV markets, Industry & Suppliers | By: Ian Clover
The president of the Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE) challenges SolarWorld to explain Qatar Solar Technologies' 29% stake in the company.
Further mud was flung today in the ongoing divide between SolarWorld and vast tracts of the U.S. solar industry as Jigar Shah, president of the Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE), called on SolarWorld to explain a recent investment in the company by Qatari firm, Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec).
SolarWorld announced earlier this week the successful closure of a year-long financial restructuring process, announcing that the previously beleaguered solar company had been able to reduce its financial liabilities by 57% and attract the investment of QSTec.
The Qatar company, which has state backing, has secured a 29% stake in SolarWorld – an acquisition that piqued the attention of CASE, prompting its president to issue the following statement:
"CASE calls on SolarWorld to explain its investment from government-backed Qatari company Qatar Solar Technologies," wrote Shah. "As announced this week, QSTec provided capital for the struggling German company's restructuring – a company whose only leverage in the market is a complaint that has the potential to cripple the U.S. solar industry.
"As U.S economic interests hang in the balance between two foreign companies, SolarWorld and QTec should explain how the latter's investment makes any sense other than as an effort to undermine renewable energy deployment in the U.S."
SolarWorld Industries America's strategic affairs director, Ben Santarris, hit back at CASE, telling pv magazine: "We think that this ersatz coalition, in profitably carrying water for China's geopolitical ambitions, has reached a new height of promulgating twaddle. However, by definition, it's hard for us to comment substantively on twaddle."
Earlier in February, SolarWorld CEO and founder Frank Asbeck penned a letter to U.S.President Barack Obama that warned of the impending collapse of the country's solar industry if the White House didn't make further efforts to close a loophole allowing China to circumnavigate U.S.-imposed anti dumping and countervailing duties by manufacturing the cells for their solar products in Taiwan to then be shipped to the American market.
An investigation by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) last week revealed that it had indeed found evidence that Chinese-made solar products were harming American manufacturers.
A decision on what further measures will be taken by the ITC is to be made on March 26 in relation to anti dumping duties, and June 9 for countervailing duties.
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In a move that will benefit nearly two million home care workers in the U.S., the Obama administration announced Tuesday that it will extend the minimum wage and weekly overtime protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to home care workers providing in-home support services to persons with disabilities, including aging persons.
Under the new rule, home care workers, who provide "care" for more than 20 percent of the total hours worked for an employer, will be entitled to received the federal minimum wage and overtime for hours over 40 in a week. "Care" includes activities such as dressing, feeding, bathing, meal preparation, and managing finances. Live-in home care workers are exempt from overtime, but must be paid federal minimum wage for all hours worked. "Companions" – those who provide fellowship and protection to an elderly or disabled person or person who requires assistance – remain exempt from these protections.
The Department of Labor first proposed the change in December of 2011, and received more than 26,000 comments. Many commenters underscored the important role of in-home care providers and the need to improve their working conditions. These attendants, often women of color and immigrant women, typically struggle to provide quality care while enduring low wages, long hours, and high rates of occupational injuries.
Additional commenters noted that the right of persons with disabilities to live in the community is fundamental and protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Persons with significant disabilities who use attendant care are among the poorest members of society, and face institutionalization if required to take on even a modest or temporary increase in attendant care costs.
LAS-ELC submitted comments detailing the needs of domestic workers and of persons with disabilities. LAS-ELC endorsed the regulations in principle and also urged additional federal efforts to ensure continued access to attendant care for persons with disabilities.
The new rules are not effective until January 1, 2015. The Department explained that the delay is needed to permit the various parties affected – consumers, families, home care agencies, direct care workers, and local, state and federal Medicaid programs – to adjust to the requirements.


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An excellant hotel overlooking the sea. The staff were helpful and friendly.
No complaints at all
We were upgraded to a seaview room
no coffee facilities in room
Well appointed hotel
The rooms had an overpowering damp smell. There did not appear to be any adequate fire alarms/escapes/escape procedures. The beds were appalling - the springs shot to pieces which led to an awful night's sleep.
Arrived on Sunday so nothing happening but thats not the Hotels fault. Only meals available are Bar type meals and breakfast is Basic but ok. Only problem is the Dining are has smoking and is not smoke free which is a bit off putting when eating.
3km from the airport, 7 km from city centre. Plenty of eating places and bars in close proximity, plus hotel serves meals.
street parking plus quite a number of spaces in the church parking area - but difficult should there be a wedding in progress.
The staff were very friendly and helpful.
Staff on arrival most helpful in accessing disabled parking for myself. Reception most pleasant and pointed out immediately where coffee etc was instantly available
Cooked food at breakfast could have been hotter but nothing wrong with quality
friendly helpful staff nice quiet area
just a bit hard to find badly signed
we enjoyed the tranquillity of the place
Poorly light corridoors, cafe/bar not open when arrived on sunday afternoon
The hotel is just a few miles from Santander and the ferry port which is why we stay there,it is clean and comfortable.
They advertise a bar and restaurant but they are not open.
Excellent staff, very helpful. Excellent room, clean, modern, quality fittings, very pleasing. A welcoming pot of tea on arrival on a stormy night. Complementary Cava and chocolates on arrival. Gift of cakes on departure. Dog friendly. We recomend this hotel.
Nothing to dislike.
Attentiveness of staff, Cleanliness of room, Breakfast
Availability of local places to eat; there was only one
Total comfort in every respect. Huge 2m wide double bed, luxury bathrooms, balcony overlooking the spa. Superb and attentive staff. Easy parking. Superb value for money (admittedly we stayed for and overnight Sunday/Monday visit, which may be less expensive that weekday reservations).
Sadly the food did not live up to the accommodation in terms of culinary standards. "Disappointing" sums it up.
Design of hotel lovely spar and pools nice rooms
fantastic sea view location & food
Service! In this hotel they are very much aware of what hospitality really is and how you should pamper your guests. Breakfast is delicious, nearly a reason to select the hotel. Wonderfull location and very, very nice beds.
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The restaurant was excellent value for money. The bathroom was magnificently renovated.
It was noisy, beside a main road, the windows and curtains did not close properly. The smell of mould was still present. The hotel was full of ants. We even carried them with us in the car.
Although the room and bathroom were small,they were well designed and modernly decorated.Ample free parking,either infront of hotel or across road.The Cafeteria served good food and alcohol.
The location is on a main road and next to a railway line.
The air conditioning was ineffective.
Most staff were helpful. Comfortable, firm twim beds, windows that opened onto a garden. Food in restaurant nice. Informal atmosphere.
Some cigarette smells came into the bedroom. The website said no breakfast - there was, but it was unclear what it involved or what it cost. (We had some anyway.) There was a swimming pool, but when I looked at it the first day, it looked a little unused - leaves floating on it etc. The next day it had been cleaned up and there were swimmers, but we had no time to swim. That area of the garden could have been made much nicer with chairs and some shade.
Only stayed one night, but no tea/coffee facilities in room. Only Spanish spoken.
I thought the room where large and clean and the staff friendly cafe on site also good. bonus was free parking
My stay was good but it is a little difficult to find
Excellently appointed hotel close to beach and casino. Very clean and comfortable despite being an older hotel. Secure parking under the hotel at a reasonable cost of 12 euros per day.
Efficient, pleasant and convenient
great facilities and friendly staff
Nothing all good
very spacious rooms, very central & near the beach
Everything is new, bright & spotlessly clean. The room we had was well equipped with a great ensuite bathroom. The location is quiet & central. The staff were very pleasant.
Very Pleasant staff - spotlessly clean room
Cold Room - Heating turned off (timed?) in evenings. No extra blankets available. As mentioned by other customers very noisy from apartment overhead - even at 4am in the morning.
center of town
Excellent location for seeing the town and local coast. We particularly wanted an evening meal in the hotel, by unfortunate coincidence the kitchen was closed that evening only, but they willingly accomodated us and we enjoyed an excellent diner.
great location, clean and modern
wi-fi was not very user friendly. TV was rather old and had only 1 English speaking channel
As such i had come for the conference so generally i was quite comfortable whether it is morning breakfast or any other kind of assistance, enquires etc. being new to santander.
1. WIFI does NOT work. Missed deadlines! I was unable to do work because of wifi not working, missed important deadlines!
2. Every door slams so loud that sounds like bomb.
3. Smells cheap and kinda nasty.
4. Receptionists are incompetent and showed attitude instead of trying to resolve the problems related o WIFI.
5. The day I was leaving they proposed to change room. I thought it was clear expression of mocking and making fun of a customer.
5. In room 506, there is a light on the building outside near the window, which so strong that at night seems like you are the beach in front of the sun and the curtains do not help. I am not a light sleeper and I fall asleep easily, during this 4 day stay I could not sleep because of that and extremely loud door slamming.
Overall experience was horrible. I flew across the globe from Los Angeles for work and due to mainly almost not working WIFI my trip was next to nothing. I feel I was robbed. This hotel does not deserve to be 4 star one.
Excellent service and good location
View from the room. Ability to fully open the windows.
Expensive parking. A fair amount of street noise when the windows were open.
It was convenient location for meeting the ferry from Santander to Plymouth the following day. It was very clean and the owners daughter was very helpful with regard to area knowledge.
It was a little noisey being on a main road.
Very convenient location to Santander, staff were pleasant and the rooms were comfortable.
central location
No view from window. Noisy coach parties awake all night
Location and that there is a cafe adjoining. But the Staff dont speak english. The restaurant only displays a spanish menu. The prices are very good if you understand the language. Also the trip from the airport cost 15 euros not as stated.
Moor english tv channels. Only had Sky news
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- Friday evening - Drove to L.A. to visit my daughter's aunt and uncle. Traffic was terrible, of course. Was vastly impressed by their new house, which they designed, inch-by-inch. Ate an excellent steak dinner.
- Saturday - Attended the Dodgers vs. Yankees game. Great seats behind home plate. Thanks Bob!
- Saturday night - Attended a graduation party for my nephew, who I haven't seen in about 15 years. Then we drove back home. Checked my email and deleted about 50 comment spams -- mostly from online casinos.
- Sunday - Packed some stuff for the move (the house is getting very bare). Called my Dad (shown here) to wish him a happy Father's Day. Watched the Padres lose yet another one on TV.
- Sunday evening - Waiting for the coals to heat up for dinner (more steaks). We might watch a few episodes on the Northern Exposure First Season DVD.
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Citing the need to immediately address short-term budget challenges as well as long-term structural imbalances, Mayor Ashley Swearengin today presented to City Council a mid-year budget revision calling for a total of $27.8 million in reductions over the next 18 months. She also cautioned that an additional $4 million to $9 million in cuts may be required in fiscal year 2011 to balance the fiscal year 2012 budget.
Mayor Swearengin said the major factors driving the need for the reductions are an $18.2 million decrease in actual and projected revenue and an $8.6 million increase in expenses projected through 2011, primarily in retirement costs. If no immediate action is taken, Mayor Swearengin said the City's budget deficit could reach $28 million in fiscal year 2011 and could be as high as $87 million in the next five years.
The Mayor's plan includes a staff reduction of 125 positions and a mandatory citywide 40-hour furlough for eligible employees.
"Our financial situation is challenging and our options, unfortunately, are limited," Mayor Swearengin said. "However, the cost of doing nothing is far too great. It is imperative that we take immediate action to maintain fiscal stability through the economic downturn and in the face of increasing retirement costs. That has required us to make some extraordinarily difficult but necessary decisions."
In addition to addressing immediate and long-term budget challenges, Mayor Swearengin said her priorities in preparing the plan were to protect core services to the greatest extent possible, minimize impact to employees to the greatest extent possible and immediately begin development of a plan to address escalating retirement costs.
The staff reductions include 104 non-sworn positions in the Fresno Police Department and 11 in the Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services (PARCS) department. No sworn officers in the Police Department are affected.
Other reductions will occur in the City's Call Center (three positions), Facilities Management (two), Public Works (two), Downtown and Community Revitalization (one), the Mayor/City Manager's Office (one), and the City Attorney's Office (one). An additional 58 vacant positions will be affected.
The staff reductions are effective Jan. 1, 2010.
The mandatory furlough will be implemented for most employees from December 24 through December 31. With the exception of those supporting critical government functions, City of Fresno offices and operations will be shut down during this period. The only exceptions to the mandatory furlough are those bargaining units that have existing contracts which prohibit layoffs or furloughs.
For eligible employees, the furlough will result in a two percent reduction in work hours. Pay deductions will be applied over a one-year period (26 pay periods) rather than as a lump sum to help minimize the financial hardship on employees and families.
Other major elements of the Mayor's plan include:
Police Department: The department's Records Bureau will be open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Fire Department: The City will implement an 84-hour furlough for all sworn staff (civilian staff will be furloughed consistent with the citywide furlough) and close two fire stations – Station 10 in southeast Fresno and Station 18 in northwest Fresno. Additionally, the department will reduce its response to lower-level medical calls that are already handled by American Ambulance, a move designed to protect response times for structure fires and high-priority medical calls.
PARCS Department: All green spaces, sports fields, and concrete skate and bike parks will remain open. A new neighborhood center (the EOC gym) will open in July 2010, and six neighborhood centers will remain open and continue all current youth programs. Seven neighborhood centers will reduce their hours to senior hot meals only, and four neighborhood centers will close.
Downtown and Community Revitalization: The Office of Film and Entertainment Commission will be eliminated and the city will reduce its contract with the Economic Development Corporation Serving Fresno County by $50,000.
A special City Council will be held on Monday, Nov. 30, for necessary Council action.
A copy of the Mayor's slide presentation is attached.
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