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Suffocation [Feels so Right]
Kiss kiss, kill kill.
I'm drowing in his arms again. Holding on tighter than ever when I know it's safer to let go. His angel wings are wrapped around me, and everything is right.
At least for now.
Love is a funny thing. How it takes hold of your heart and threatens to squeeze until the last drip of blood tumbles to the floor. Rips it so viciously from your chest and leaves you broken.
My love is deep passion, twisting and turning until I cease to breathe. Suffocation feels so perfect. Death. Inviting.
Kiss kiss, kill kill.
In the beginning I didnt even know his name. But I knew that he was lovely and I was shattered, and I thought that maybe he could be the one to safety pin my heart back together.
He is pulling me under again. Suffocating. Death.
My love is magic, sparks dancing in the air. Filling me up and up until all the crevaces threaten to bust. Overflowing. He is the sun that shines upon my darkened face, eyes aglow and wide with innocence. He is the stars that never, never burn out.
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Worship pastor at Grace Fellowship Church in Snellville, Georgia, for the last eight years, Aaron believes, deliverance, provision, miracles � everything, is wrapped up in our willingness to wait; that you can�t get or lead anyone anywhere without the word of God. That's why he and his wife, Megan, open their living room to disciple young worship leaders; dedicating their lives to reshaping worship leadership for the next generation.
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He hadn't seen her coming, hadn't seen this coming.
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"I think about jumping." He told her, shouting, the wind pushing his hair all to one side. Vala came to stand next to him and leant over herself to look down.
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They'd sat in the meeting letting everything gloss over them, both recognising the mask the other wore of false concentration and attention. Except she didn't have the patience to last it out like he did, and after a while, the boredom got the better of her, and she chattered a bit, stopped pretending she was listening. Flirted with him.
She needed distracting again, as if a new galaxy and the Ori weren't enough for her.
"To see what would happen I assume," she said, "you don't strike me as the suicidal type."
"Nah, but it'd be one hell of a rush."
"Better than the gate?"
"Different." She repeated the word, nodding in understanding. She stood up straight then and pulled John up, reaching out to ruffle his hair up straight.
"You're an interesting person Colonel Sheppard," Vala smiled, "not nearly as boring as most of the Air Force officers I've met."
"But I'm still boring?" She grinned at his raised eyebrow, and ruffled hair, the disbelief stretching his face was cute.
"Just a little, I mean, I latch myself onto you, we go for a nice walk and you bring me here. And while the view is lovely, you've no intention of jumping,"
"No." He put in.
"So there's not exactly a lot to do on this bal..." before she could finish her sentence, John's hands were in her hair and his lips on her. He turned her around and pushed her up again the balcony edge, her hands drifting down his back as they kissed.
"That," Vala said, tasking a deep breath when they broke apart, "is more like it."
"Well I'm so glad you approve." She laughed and kissed him, pulling him closer to grind her hips into his. He was panting by time she was done with him, her hand down the back of his pants.
"Your place or mine?" he asked, between breaths. Her hair was everywhere, a result of the sea wind and his hands, and she looked like she had been ravished already, with her swollen lips, when they had only really just gotten started.
"I believe on earth that's a cliché. In fact it is in most of the galaxy."
"Just answer the question will ya."
"I'd much rather do it out here." She ginned and he thought it over, thought about being caught. By Weir, or Mitchell, or Jackson. Or McKay.
"Why the hell not," He said in a huff of breath before she kissed him again.
He woke up in the middle of the night to the soft lights of Atlantian lamps and a curtain of dark glossy hair. He watched for a minute as Vala brushed her hair, realising he was starting to have a thing for brunettes. Though Vala's hair really was something else he realised, as he recalled the way it had framed her pale skin as they'd had sex on the balcony and in this bed. She was sitting cross-legged now, wearing a t-shirt, and he moved to lean on one elbow and watch her.
"You're beautiful." He told her. She smiled.
"You're not so bad yourself Colonel," She answered, eyes running over his bare chest, pausing mid-motion, her brush in the middle of her hair.
"I work out."
"I much prefer to watch." She grinned and they were silent, the moment a little awkward until she began to brush her hair again, throwing it to the other side. John could tell it didn't need brushing though, it was perfect, it was just something to do while she couldn't sleep.
No wonder she got into so much trouble. John was often in the gym at this hour, or working out somewhere. Elizabeth had suggested reading, but, it didn't help. Nothing helped.
"Have you tried reading?"
"For what?"
"Because you can't sleep at night," She stopped brushing her hair again; staring at him "I can't either."
"Sleep is awfully boring. All that time wasted." She was trying to by-pass the topic but John could tell there were times she wished she could just go to sleep. His whole marriage had been liked that.
"Tell me about it," He said softly and she smiled, leaning over to kiss him as softly as he had spoken. "We're very alike."
"You and I, Colonel, are nothing alike," She insisted, putting her brush down on the cabinet.
"Why don't you call me John?" he asked. "You haven't since we met."
"I can't." She confessed, dipping her head down, hair falling around her face, hiding it from view.
"Why not?"
"I don't want to talk about it. He was a life time ago. A galaxy or two away."
"I want to know." He reached out and lifted her head up.
"Because you're just like me, you're bored, you're just waiting for the next adventure, the next heart to break, the next suicide mission and I've never met anyone like me before."
Vala hadn't been expecting this from a one night stand, hadn't been expecting anything so deep from handsome Colonel with cute hair and a cute ass. She wasn't ready for this and wasn't sure she could deal with it.
"John," She tested the name on her tongue.
"You're bored with life."
"I was."
"You still are. Else you wouldn't be in bed with me." He sat up and pulled her to him, kissing her. "you'd have fucked me on the balcony and gone back to Jackson."
"I don't know what you want from me." She was kissing him, hovering over him, his hands running up the t-shirt.
John didn't have an answer to that, he'd never really come across anyone who really understood him. Had the potential to understand him at least, but he felt it in Vala, felt it running through her and into him when their bodies were connected and suddenly it was the most important thing in the galaxy. She was the most important person in the galaxy.
He didn't answer her, instead pulling her t-shirt off and throwing it aside. Her hair rested on her bare shoulders. It would be easier if she weren't so beautiful, he decided, kissing her again.
"Is that why you came here? Because you're bored?" She asked, when his lips moved to her neck.
"Pretty much," he said. "I tossed a coin." Vala laughed and looked down at him as he worked his way down her body.
"Maybe we are alike."
She was gone when he woke up, the guest quarters packed up and deserted of her presence. SG-1 were going back to Earth today. He didn't try to hide the fact he'd spent the night with Vala. He didn't brag, but he left her quarters in yesterday's clothes, instead of finding a way to sneak unseen back to his quarters.
In a fresh uniform he came down to the control tower to find the SG-1 coming together, drifting towards one another like they were magnetised, drawn to one another. They stood in a little circle and he waited until Vala became bored with the conversation or the wait and wandered away from her team a little, before approaching her.
"Leaving without saying goodbye?" He said quietly, taking her arm and pulling her to one side.
"I didn't think you were the long goodbye type of guy," She said, smiling.
"No, but I thought we..." he paused,
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He'd never been on this side of the conversation before though.
"I thought we at least had a connection."
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He didn't have an answer to that, because he'd never fallen in love before, he couldn't be sure what he was feeling right now, except that right now, this hurt. He stepped away from her, and forced out a smile.
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"I believe the best way for teachers to deal with test-based accountability pressures -the way that benefits students -is to accept those pressures as a given, then plan and carry out instruction knowing that it will take place on an accountability-spotlighted stage." W. James Popham, Instruction That Measures Up: Successful Teaching in the Age of Accountability
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"Accountability, is the state or condition of being accountable or responsible. That is right. We are responsible for what goes on in our heads." John Vaulkner, Accountability: 8 Thoughts to Manifest Mental Focus at a Moment's Notice
Positive Thinking |
"Break the riddle of accountability, the thinking goes, and you will have solved one of the thorniest issues in modern business." Mihnea Moldoveanu, The Promise: The Basic Building Block of Accountability
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"Jesus understood the value of relationships, teamwork, and accountability. Effective ministry often erupts from small teams." Beth Beutler, Time Management, Jesus' Way
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"Most goals people set are not achieved because they are not held accountable for them. When goals are made in private they tend to fall off because people stop being motivated, stop focusing and stop prioritizing." Bola Onada Sokunbi, Goal Setting To Live Your Dreams
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"Good men prefer to be accountable." Michael Edwardes
Good |
"To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end in life." Spinoza
Life |
"Don't get up from the feast of life without paying for your share of it." W. R. Inge
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"There is only one real failure in life that is possible, and that is, not to be true to the best one knows." Farrar
Failure |
"The individual is not accountable to society for his actions in so far as these concern the interests of no person but himself."
John Stuart Mill
Action |
"It means a lot. It means I'm accountable." Champ Bailey
Nails That Destroy |
"When we are really honest with ourselves we must admit our lives are all that really belong to us. So it is how we use our lives that determines the kind of men we are." Ceasar Chavez
Honest |
"A duty dodged is like a debt unpaid; it is only deferred, and we must come back and settle the account at last." Joseph Fort Newton
Key Instructions for Life |
"My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you I the best place for the next moment." Oprah Winfrey
Famous |
"When the people become involved in their government, government becomes more accountable, and our society is stronger, more compassionate, and better prepared for the challenges of the future." Arnold Schwarzenegger
Compassion |
"Remember that you are unique. If that has not been fulfilled, then something wonderful has been lost." Martha Graham
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Carmelo Anthony played one year of college basketball at Syracuse University, and that was back during the 2002-03 season. However, it was a very productive year as he led the Orange to their only National Championship under Jim Boeheim. In fact, Boeheim calls him the most talented player he's ever coached. I'm not sure why, but Syracuse waited a full 10 years before deciding to retire 'Melo's #15 jersey (perhaps there's a very logical reason why), according to ESPNNY. Either way, it's a great honor for Anthony.
Carmelo Anthony will have his college jersey retired at the Carrier Dome in February, Syracuse confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com.
Anthony, who led Syracuse to the 2003 national championship as a freshman, will be honored at halftime during one of the Orange's four home games next month. The specific date will be officially announced next week.
Anthony's jersey hanging from the rafters will be unveiled during the ceremony. He also will be handed a special large-framed plaque with his No. 15 jersey, which has not been worn since his first and only season on campus. Then, he will be given the opportunity to address the home crowd.


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On Wednesday, August 1, 2001, at 08:10 pm, Vadim Gritsenko wrote: > Stuart, > > </snip> > >> >> A request for "new-test_news.html" is going to request >> "cocoon:/select/news/test_news.xml" which, during its processing is going >> to look for JaxpTransformer components from its own pool before that of >> its parent. Consequently, on every call it is going to create a whole >> new >> pool and set of transformers. > > SitemapComponentSelectors (and their pools) are created once during > initialization > of (sub)sitemap, and parent is set to appropriate > SitemapComponentSelector from the > parent sitemap (or Cocoon itself for main sitemap), see > AbstractSitemap.compose() method. > > When looking for component, first component from this sitemap is looked > up. If none found, > selector attempts to get component from parent. > > Are you able to reproduce your problem on Cocoon's example sitemap? I can't quite tell from your response whether you are proving me wrong or encouraging me to investigate this further. If the first then your probably right, blind debugging of totally unfamiliar code isn't easy (particularly when it is practically undocumented) and you sound like you know it a lot better than me; if the second then please let me know so that I know it's worth pursuing. I do know that something is causing requests for the same page to create 16 new JaxpParser components on every invocation, and my posts are an attempt to move toward finding a solution. Stuart. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stuart Roebuck email@example.com Lead Developer Java, XML, MacOS X, XP, etc. ADOLOS <http://www.adolos.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Key Features
Conversion of units of physical quantities
Log of all the conversions
List of constants
Easy, free and efficient
New unit addition
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Beam Analysis with different load conditions
Beam Analysis with different support conditions
Calculation of reactions at the supports
Conversion of units of physical quantities
Log of all the conversions
List of constants
Scientific Calculator
Easy, free and efficient
Embedded unit converter
New unit addition
I used to use Dev C++, but its outdated..
Switch to Code::Blocks, I recommend it .
You can download it here (Better Download the 70MB one, because the smaller file does not include a compiler).
(btw great list)
--Cheers Sam
Here is a short list of freebies i know about
smath -> Very similiar to mathcad my favorite and most used of the freebies
google sketch-up -> pretty good for free different learning curve if your used to pro-e or solidworks
cocoreate pe-> this is pretty nice design software the free version is quite limited but again a different learning curve if your used to pro-e or solidworks
open office ->very nice spreadsheet tools
Recently i have collected some more data related to Microcontroller stuff,
This thread needs update.
Here are some more software related to 8051.
8051 Software, C Compilers, Basic Editor, and Chip Simulator
TINA:- SPICE-Based Analog Simulation Program from TI
Click Here
Under The Microcontroller Category.
Freescale MCU
CodeWarrior Compiler and IDE :- CodeWarrior Development Studio for Microcontrollers (RS08/HC(S)08/ColdFire V1) (Classic IDE) Product Summary Page
CodeWarrior Development Studio
Bascom AVR IDE:- Click here
First Page is Updated with the New Software links.
Guys Please share useful Software name and download link of your filed so other Ceans can get knowledge of it.
Hi All......Help to find SEO software, Thanks
thanks for sharing software list is best list and easily download this software
You are an encyclopedia man.Thanks for the effort to compile the list.
Do you know any analysis software used in Automobile industry.
Time to update this discussion!
Top free Data Analysis software -
Elki (Environment for Developing KDD-Applications Supported by Index-Structures)
R Software Environment (For statistical computing and graphics)
Waffles (A Machine Learning toolkit)
PAW (Physics Analysis Workstation - a FORTRAN/C data analysis framework)
ROOT (A modular scientific software framework)
IPython (rich architecture for interactive computing)
Free Mechanical Engineering Software -
OpenFVM (CFD solver, evaluator of partial differential equations etc.)
SALOME (Open source platform aimed at numerical simulation)
Impact (Uses an explicit time stepping algorithm to simulate dynamic situations)
Elmer (Modeling for fluid dynamics, electromagnetics and heat transfer)
CAD/CAM Free Software -
FreeMill (Fully functional free 3-axis mill CAM software
PyCAM (Free use)
HeeksCNC Free CNC mill CAD/CAM
SharpCAM (Demo version is free)
VisualMill (CAD/CAM software for milling)
KZX (CAD/CAM program for drawing and producing G-codes for sheet metal parts)
SimpleGCoder (Online tool to build circuit boards, it generates G-Code for CNC)
Three Popular Freeware tools for CAD/CAM Engineers & Designers:
IronCAD Compose (For 3D Design Concepts)
AutoCAD Fusion 360 (Cloud-based 3D CAD/CAM tool - free for students)
Solid Edge Free 2D (Eases the transition from 2D AutoCAD)
If anyone has any more freeware tools to share, please do.
RFEM - FEM Structural Analysis Software
Free student license for educational purposes - only registration required.
Network license for Universities and educational institutions.
TRIAL version with all features available for evaluation (30 days) for everyone.
Webapge: www.dlubal.com
Program: RFEM
I hope it helps.
Enjoy the work with the program.
Great list, thanks for sharing!


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FORBES HIGHEST PAID ACTRESS: This year, it's SANDRA BULLOCK!
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SANDRA BULLOCK, who had a stellar year at the BOX OFFICE, raked in the money in the year that was, pulling in $51 MILLION BUCKS, and taking the top spot on FORBES richest actress in HOLLYWOOD list!
We found out last week that ROBERT DOWNEY JUNIOR took the top spot for the men.
Bullock's record year came on the wings of her performance in the movie GRAVITY which basically kicked everyone else's buttocks - except for DISNEY'S FROZEN - at the box office in the last year.


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Ask and You Shall Receive
As you crack open that new 2010 calendar (rhetorically speaking, of course), and face the prospect of not knowing what the heck would make your print customers happy — happy enough, that is, to stick with you for the long haul — may I suggest the easiest solution? Ask them.
Ask them how they'd prefer to be communicated with, and when.
Ask them to rate the services you provided in 2009.
Ask them if they'd like help with a particular pet peeve.
Ask them what's changing with their firm's marketing strategy so that you're in-the-know and can offer solutions.
Ask them what other communications media they're interested in, using or hoping to use.
Ask them what one new career-related skill they want to master in 2010.
Ask them if they use your website — why and how?
Ask them what would improve your website?
Ask them what improvements your firm should make in order to serve them better.
Ask them if they're itching to learn a particular print specialty (like VDP or creating pURL campaigns).
Ask them to name one additional service or product that you might realistically offer them.
Ask them if they need more information from you…on anything.
Ask them to name one change in the business relationship that would make them absolutely delighted to work with you.
Ask them to confide their biggest business or career fear.
Remember that it's about their business needs and challenges, not about how well you lay ink down on paper. In my experience, if you ask in an appropriate and professional manner, you will get the answers from your print customers.
Study these answers and compare them across all of your company's customers. The results should tell you what to do next, and lead you in a good and reliable direction.
Long regarded as a print buyer expert and trade writer, Margie Dana launched a new business as a marketing communications strategist with a specialty in printing and print buying. She is as comfortable working in social media as she is in traditional media, and now she's on a mission to help clients build customer communities through carefully crafted content. Dana was the producer of the annual Print & Media Conference.
Although she has exited the event business, Dana is still publishing her Print Tips newsletter each week. For more details and to sign up for her newsletter and marketing blog, visit www.margiedana.com


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Title: Jack, Jill and a Foosball Table
Name: Twilly
Pairing: Edward x Bella
Rating: M
Disclaimer: The only Twilight I own came from Target, right next to the foosball tables.
A/N: Thank you Obsmama, LadyTazz and beta Maxandmo
I love Target. I live in Forks, Washington; we don't have a Target. There's a Wal-Mart in Port Angeles, which is only about sixty miles away; but it's not Target. For Target, I have to drive through a hundred and twenty five miles of trees and rain. I don't get to go very often.
I ended up in Silverdale last week, and there was no way I was going to pass up the chance to shop under the red bullseye. Since I don't get to go to Target very often, I scour every aisle leaving no bargain unturned, which is how I ended up finding the foosball table from Hell.
It seemed like a great deal, its original price was more than $300. There were several little red clearance tags, the lowest was only $60. That's more than eighty percent off! There's no way I could pass up that deal, so I didn't. I thought it would be something fun to play when we were all hanging out in the converted garage behind my house. The guys usually end up playing xBox out there, which I'm not great at; but foosball, I think I can kick their asses at foosball!
The box was huge and freaking heavy. While my truck can't really go more than about fifty miles per hour, it can haul freaking huge boxes containing foosball tables. I didn't have any problems getting it home.
It's finally the weekend, and my friends have come over to help me assemble the table. Looking at the size of the box, you'd think the damn thing was mostly put together. I thought we'd only have to bolt on the legs and we would be playing within a half hour.
When we open the box, I'm shocked. This isn't 'some assembly required' it is more of, 'here's six thousand little pieces and the most complicated instructions known to man, have fun.' We have a system, I read the instructions, they do it, yet something always seems to go awry.
Edward reaches over the pile of parts to begin assembling one of the bars per the instructions I'm reading out loud, step by step. Emmett grabs it back, saying, "Dude, that's my rod."
Jasper snickers, but Rosalie turns her head towards us, warning, "Edward, keep your hands off my man's rod."
Emmett adds, "He keeps trying to grab my nuts too, baby."
"Oh my God!" I say in frustration, throwing my arms in the air. Every time I read an instruction, they snicker like twelve year olds. The damn table came in like six thousand parts and about half of them are rods, balls, nuts and then there's two freaking ball cups. It was almost amusing at first, but after four hours and three attempts at building this thing, I'm ready to lose it. I huff, "I don't know why you have to make this so hard."
Jasper smirks at me, and the fucker says, "That's what she said."
And that was all it took for me to completely lose it. I pick up the closest object I can find and fling it as hard as I can right at him.
The screwdriver spirals though the air, easily missing Jasper by a couple of feet, before burying point first in the unfinished drywall of the garage. I jump up in shock, looking around the room to see my dearest friends, staring, gape-mouthed and shell shocked.
Alice finally breaks the stunned silence, nearly whispering, "Holy fuck," as she walks over to Jasper.
I missed him by a mile, but that was completely accidental and only because I throw like a girl. Had I hit him with it, I could have really hurt him, and that realization causes tears to well up in my eyes. I know I need to apologize, but what do I say, how do I even start?
Not even Emmett is laughing anymore and the longer the silence continues, the worse I feel. I wish I could just shrink until I disappear, and I don't have to see the way my friends are looking at me. Or maybe if I could turn back time and instead of reaching for that damned screwdriver, I could have quipped something witty, like, "By she, you must not mean Alice, because she's always complaining you're not hard enough," even though it's not true. See, I could be witty and have fun; I don't have to scare the shit out of my friends with violent fits of improvised instruments of mutilation and death.
Jasper breaks this second bout of dazed silence, bending down to Alice's height and asking her quietly to get the hitter box from the car.
I don't smoke, but that doesn't mean I don't know what they're talking about either. He can't do that here. I make my way to him, reaching out to touch his arm, in a way I hope is reassuring, "Um, Jasper, I know I just almost killed you, and that you're probably a little shaky, and I'm really sorry, I am. But, you, you can't," I ramble, "I'm really sorry, I am, and I understand if you don't want to stay, but, um, you can't do that in here," I'm whispering at the end, like the entire room hasn't heard the entire interaction.
Jasper actually throws his head back in laughter, "Bella sweetie, it ain't for me," he says, shaking his head back and forth.
"Then why did you ask Alice to get the 'hitter box'?" I say, whispering the last two words though my clinched teeth, adding, "This is the Chief's house, you know. You can't do that here."
He puts his hand on my shoulder, briefly looking at Edward before saying, "You really are clueless, aren't you, little one?" His smile makes me think he knows something that I'm not privy to, and the glance at Edward makes me think he's in the know too. Jasper soothingly rubs my upper arm a couple of times before counting his points off, one finger at a time, "One, this isn't the Chief's house anymore, not since he moved out to the Res and left it you."
He actually uses air quotes when he says, "Two, 'the Chief' has smoked a bowl or two in this very garage!"
I gasp in shock, that can't be true, my dad would never; but my thoughts are interrupted, "Three, it's not for me. I'm doing okay, you on the other hand," he says, lifting his finger to tap my nose, "you, definitely need it."
Flabbergasted, I look around to my other four friends. None of them will even make eye contact with me. Pussies! That kind of hurts my feelings, but I can't let them know, so I decide to just ignore the suggestion. "Whatever."
Rosalie wasn't going to let it go, "Bella, you need something. You're kind of being a bitch, you should take a hit or ten," she says before refocusing on the magazine she was boringly flipping though before random tools started flying.
Crossing my arms over my body, I'm staring at the side of her head in disbelief. She must be egging me on, because she lifts one side of her perfect lips in a smirk before adding, "Or maybe you just need to get laid," then turns her heard towards the guys, "Edward, can you help her out with that? Do us all a favor."
Oh my god, what the hell? I stand there, my eyes narrowing even more at her before looking between her and Edward. My mouth's opening and closing, like a fish desperately gasping for air. "Rosalie! Edward and I aren't like that. We're just friends." She brings this up all the time when we're alone, but to do it in front of Edward is embarrassing. I guess I never denied that I may have a tiny little crush on him, but who knew she'd try to freaking out me in front of him? Not to mention Emmett, Jasper and Alice. Okay, Alice already knew, but still.
"Yeah, well, if he's really your friend or ours for that matter; he'd fuck the cranky bitchiness out of you," she says glaring at me before raising an eyebrow to Edward. Returning her attention to me, she adds, "I didn't say you have to marry him, just screw him and stop being so cranky."
I can't even look at Edward; I don't want to see the look of disgust on his face at the idea. I can't say I've never thought of having my way with him a time or too, he's gorgeous, and smart and has a great sense of humor. Hanging out with him is always the best part of my day. With Alice and Jasper and Rosalie and Emmett paired off; it left me and Edward together by default. We've never been anything more than friends though.
We're just friends, good friends, best friends; and that's always how he's seen me. Rosalie is constantly suggesting I offer him benefits, but I know that that will never work. He'd go on to find the love of his life, and I'd be the pathetic friend hanging on for scraps of affection. In the end, it would be so awkward; our mutual friends would have to pick sides. They'd feel bad for ditching me, but only until the next time they hung out with Edward. Pretty soon they'd think back and say, "Remember that Bella girl, the clingy one; what ever happened to her?"
Alice's voice snapped me from my thoughts, "Actually, you know the first vibrators were used by doctors to stimulate the clitoris as a treatment for hysteria."
"Oh my god!" I practically yell. Okay, I probably really was yelling, but they needed to stop.
"You should consider it Bella, you kind of are a little hysterical right now," Rosalie says, completely blasé, "Hell, if it'll get you to stop yelling; I'll take you upstairs and stimulate your clit myself."
Alice jumps in place and claps her hands, excitedly adding, "Oh yay, this is perfect! I've always wondered if that would work, but I never think of it in time. I even asked Jasper to suggest it to me when I'm really, really mad because I never think of it when I'm that pissed off, but he's too afraid."
"Pssh, I'm not afraid," he starts to retort before Alice snaps her head in his direction to glare at him.
The boom of Emmett's voice draws attention to him in time to see his eyebrow wiggle as he asks, "Hey Rosie, if you're going to do that, can I watch?"
I do the only think I can think of and that's flip him off.
Pointing to Rosalie, Emmett says, "I believe the offer was for Rosalie to fuck you, or at least flick your bean."
And that was all it took for me to completely lose it, "Are you fucking serious?" I'm tired of them ragging on me, and talking about me like I'm not here. Not to mention that I need to be 'serviced" because I'm such a bitch.
I've had enough. As I storm from the garage, I point to the table and yell, "Take that thing and get rid of it, I don't care how. Put it on the curb, chop it up into little pieces, hotbox the little players or shove it up your asses, I don't fucking care!"
I run in the back door of the house, up the stairs and into my room, slamming my door for emphasis.
I'm crying out of sheer anger, and I've barely had enough time to start pacing before I hear a knock. Still pissed and not ready to deal with Alice, who I'm sure is the one the sent to calm down 'crazy, irrational Bella,' I yell though the door, "Leave me alone, I'm masturbating."
I can't believe I said that, and I cover my mouth with my hands in shock.
The door swings open. My pacing comes to I halt as I yell, "What the hell are you doing, didn't you hear me? I said I was masturbating!"
Edward quickly comes in, shutting the door behind him, and says, "I know. I want to watch."
"Wha-," I really don't know what to say. I mumble a few more incoherent sounds while I try and figure out what to say.
He tilts his head a little like he's intrigued and smiles that crooked little smile of his as he says, "I'm serious, I want to watch." He folds his arms over his chest and leans into me a little bit, like he's waiting for my reply.
"You want," I huff, narrowing my eyes, "you want to watch?"
He nods, "Yes. I want to watch."
"Watch me, you know…"
"How much have you had to drink? Has Rosalie convinced you to give poor, desperate Bella a friendly roll in the hay?" I ask sarcastically. "I don't do friendly benefits," I remind him.
His smirk brightens into a full smile, and he shakes his head, "Nope, I came all on my own. No hay rolling, I won't even touch you. I just want to watch."
I'm at a loss for words. His beautiful smile, the intensity of his deep green eyes, even his smell; they draw me in. I can't think of how to get out of this, and I'm not sure I want too.
I reach over and grab a huge armful of laundry I have piled on the sitting chair opposite the foot of my bed. I drop the clothes on the floor before pointing at the now empty chair and tell him, "You sit there."
I turn to go into the bathroom; I need a moment; to stall and to think of a way to back out, or to give him the opportunity to back out.
He calls out, "Is that where you keep your toys?"
"Toys?" Oh, he means those kind of toys, I have to think fast, "Um no, I have to do it the old fashioned way. I just need to wash my hands first, you know, before I touch my girly bits," I say, circling my fingers in the general area of said bits.
I've turned the tables on him, because for the first time, he's the one opening and closing his mouth in a desperate attempt to find appropriate words. It kind of feels good not to be the one who is stunned into silence.
I take my time washing my hands, hoping he'll call this whole thing off, and praying he won't. I pull my hair out of its messy bun and brush it smooth before putting it back in a less messy bun. Then I start to brush my teeth. I'm still working on my upper molars when it occurs to me that I don't really have a reason to brush my teeth. I shrug my shoulders at myself in the mirror and quickly finish the job. Now that I've brushed my teeth, there could be toothpaste residue on my hands, so I wash them again. I'm out of excuses to stay in the bathroom, so I meekly head back to my room.
He's still there. I guess he's not going to back out.
I move over to my bed, and fluff the pillows. There's still time for one of us to back out. Still stalling, trying to call his bluff; I sit on the side of my bed and slowly take my shoes off.
I look over my shoulder at him, and he's leaning forward, resting his elbows on his knees, staring intently at my back. "Are you stalling Bella? You haven't changed your mind have you?"
Maybe he's the one that's trying to call my bluff. I want to back out, I want to call it off, there's no way I can 'feed the meter' in front of him; I'll die of embarrassment.
But I don't want to be the one that backs down. I climb on to the bed, still fluffing my pillows so they are just right,d and I can prop against them. He's still not moving, he's just looking back at me. I can't tell what exactly he's thinking. Maybe he does this with girls all the time, I'm sure he has not had problems finding girls to do all kinds of dirty things for him. Maybe he's some kind of kinko pervert who likes to watch girls get off.
My eyes briefly meet his, and I know he's not. He's Edward, and he's kind of perfect. If I were his kind of girl, I'd hold on and never let go. But I'm not. I'm desperate, tag a long Bella, so instead; I'll just diddle myself in front of him. Oh god, I'm the kinko pervert!
I try to hide the three or four deep breaths I take to try and ready myself for the next part. I'm pretty sure this will push him over the edge. With every bit of false confidence I can muster, I quirk one eyebrow at him, and reach for the buttons of my jeans. I'm laid out on the bed, ready to make my fingers disappear, but still, he's not moving.
My pause causes him to break his look away from my lap and when his eyes meet mine again, I'm unprepared for the intensity of his stare. I've always known Edward was very attractive, but this is beyond fuckhawt. If he keeps looking at me like that, I might cum without having to dive into my pants at all. His gaze makes me feel like I'm the only thing he's ever wanted, that I'm the only thing he will ever want.
I want more of that feeling. Resting my feet flat on the bed, I open my legs wide. I have a prefect view of him between my raised knees, as I slip my hand beneath the splayed vee of my jeans and begin rubbing myself over my panties. I don't even care that they're already damp, just rubbing through them feels amazing. I close my eyes, as I begin to lightly stroke the inside of my thigh with my other hand.
His quiet groan reminds me that he's sitting at the foot of my bed. I lift my eyes to see him, now leaning back, trying to inconspicuously rub himself through his own jeans.
The thought of him getting excited by watching me, makes me feel sexy as hell and much bolder. He glances up at me and if he's embarrassed about being caught, he isn't showing it. His cocky smirk is back when he asks, "Is that all you're going to do, rub yourself through your panties? I mean, it's hardly worth the effort, is it?"
I'm locked in his gaze, I know he's playing me, controlling me; but I don't care. As long as he's looking at me like that, I'll do whatever he says. I'll even do it with my fingers in my hooha.
I slip my hand under my panties dipping two fingers lower. My free hand that has been rubbing the inside seam of my jeans trails up and under my shirt. The sensation of my nails lightly skimming across my breast is so amazing, I start to wonder if that's why girls go girly.
Edward's groan brings me out of my thoughts, and I open my eyes just in time to see him jump out of his chair.
That's it, he's leaving, I've chased him off. I should be happy because I won; but I'm not. I want him back in his chair, I want him watching me, I want those eyes to look at me with that same hunger again.
I stop all movement and close my eyes in shame and embarrassment. How could I do this? What kind of a freak am I?
I never hear the twist of the knob, instead I feel the mattress dip under the weight of his knee. I open my eyes in surprise, just as he grabs my foot, "Don't stop," he demands and I obey.
He takes my other foot too and pulls both feet to straighten my legs. He grabs my jeans by their cuffs at my ankles and starts to tug, "These were blocking the view," he says, as he finally completely pulls them free of my legs and tosses them behind him with a flourish.
I'm too shocked my his actions to even react when he reaches for my panties, grazing my hips with the back of his finger before sliding them off too, "So were these, " he chuckles, as he spins them around his finger.
Instead of moving back to his chair, Edward rests back on his haunches between my legs. He leans forward a bit and reminds me, "Don't Stop."
He leans forward, nearly over me when he asks low and huskily, "Do you have any idea how hard I am right now?"
With that encouragement, sexy, brazen Bella is back. I don't care that he can hear what my fingers are doing from his position, or that he's seeing my in all my glory. I continue playing with my tits and love that he can see my nipples hardening through my shirt.
He pulls himself even more over me; the want in his eyes is even more potent up close. It makes me feel beautiful and sexy, and I want to be bold and seductive and sexy, so I use his own words, "Is that all you're going to do, rub yourself through your jeans? I mean, it's hardly worth the effort, is it?"
He pulls away me so quickly, I'm a little startled. He's upright kneeling on the mattress and frantically unbuckling his belt and popping the buttons of his jeans, "Don't stop. Fuck, just don't stop," he says, as he pushes his and boxer briefs down as far as they'll go without having to get off the bed.
He strokes himself a couple of times as he looms over me, still upright. Edward has always bragged about his massive dick, but I always thought it was typical male bravado; but it wasn't.
When I see him grab himself and tug roughly, I think about how lucky he is to have such long freaking fingers. I've thought about what those fingers could do to a woman once or twice, but it's only when I see him squeezing himself so tightly, that I see how fortunate he really is. What kind of tragedy would it be if he had that big dick and little hands that couldn't even wrap around it? He'd have to hire out his jerking off. I'd volunteer.
I'm snapped out of my musings when I feel the mattress dip near my shoulder where he's resting his hand and supporting his entire upper body. He's fully over me, and my eyes follow the line of his torso and outstretched arm until I can see him using his thumb to pump my body lotion. I giggle when I tell him, "Your cock is going to smell like coconut!"
I hear him gasp, and my eyes snap to his, "Did you just say cock?" I'm nervous and I start to bite my bottom lip. He must have noticed I also stopped playing with myself because he once again pleads, "Don't stop."
His smile puts me at ease, and I begin to plunge into myself once again. Our breathing quickens as we are both getting ourselves closer and closer. I am almost mesmerized watching the muscles under his forearm twist and contract as he repeatedly pulls on himself.
He voice is low and rough when he pleads, "Say it again, dirty Bella. Please. Say it again."
"Ummm…cock." I attempt to sound sexy by drawing out the word. It must have been at lease passable because he practically groans out, "Oh fuck."
I pull the hand out from under my shirt and tug on the hem of his t-shirt. "This is blocking my view," I say, snickering that I am once again repeating his words.
He smiles down at me and his trademark smirk is back, only magnified by about a thousand. "Oh, you want to watch too," he says, as he lets go of himself only long enough to grab the back of his t-shirt by the neck and rip it over his head.
He's back over me in a second, and I can see the head of his peen disappear and reemerge from his tight fist over and over again. He's tugging so hard and fast, it almost looks like he's going to rip it off his body. If he does, I want it.
My free hand is back under my shirt, pinching and tugging. I'm getting close. He must be too, because he's grunting louder and louder.
I take one more pass at my tits before I slowly run my nails down my abdomen and hips and along my thigh. His eyes follow my hand as it reaches across to him, barely grazing the outside of his thigh. I drag my nails lightly across the front of his leg, and then to the inside of his muscular thigh, before reaching for his sac. He must like the light nails as much as I do because he shudders slightly.
My small hand, massaging the little space between his two balls doesn't interfere with his jerking at all. I notice how my one hand is keeping pace with his, and somehow even Edward's movements seem on pace with them. I'm not sure if I'm setting the pace or following it.
Between the rhythm we've set, the sounds coming from my own exploration, his grunts and my panting; I'm close, so, so close. He seems to be too.
I don't know how he has the strength to hold himself over me like he does. It's this weird place that is very intimate, yet distant; like we are connected even though he's not even touching me. It's kind of surreal.
His supporting arm is beginning to quiver, and my rapid breathing has turned to almost uncontrollable moaning. "Don't stop Bella, you're almost there," he says. I only have enough brain and breath left to whimper, "Oh God, Edward, I'm so close."
My head is lolling back and forth, and his grunts are rougher and more forceful. He lowers his face closer to mine he whispers, "You're so fucking beautiful, I can't wait to be inside you."
And the entire world comes to a screeching halt. And I mean everything; the hand in me, the one on him, his violent yanking, my hurried breathing, the chirps of the birds, I think even the world stops spinning.
My eyes shoot to his, and all of the embarrassment of fucking myself in front of one of my best friends, all of the remorse for not backing out when I had the chance, all of those feelings about how what we were doing was wrong, everything I suppressed when I was lost in his stare and my own pleasure; hit me at once.
"Edward, we shouldn't be doing this. You're my best friend. I don't want to screw that up with a 'friends with benefits' situation." I can feel tears prickling my eyes. I want what we were sharing so much, but I need my best friend more. I can't afford to mess up what we have for casual sex.
He lowers his mouth to my ear, I can feel his hot breath on my neck, and when he growls, "Don't stop," my hand obeys without any conscious thought from my numb brain.
He's not touching himself anymore. Instead, he's using both arms to continue hovering over me, naked down to his knees, and his dick still hard. He's over me, but still not touching me. Some part of my brain tells me I should feel trapped and caged by his strong arms on either side of my shoulders, but I don't. I feel safe and wanted.
"Bella, don't stop. You're so close. I can see it, I can hear it, and someday I want to taste it."
His words spur me on, and I'm rubbing and thrusting my two fingers into myself as hard and fast as I possibly can. I'm close and just as my orgasm breaks the surface; he pulls his face back, just far enough so I can see his sparkling eyes. His lips barely move as he whispers, "Bella, I don't want that either. I don't want to be your friend. We're not friends; we haven't been for a long time."
It's probably the only thing he could have said that would have chased away those regrets, the only thing that that would make this okay.
Between the orgasm and his words, I've burst into tears. Edward rests his forehead on mine, and even though I know he's already stopped pleasuring himself, I still tell him, "Don't stop."
I pull my hand out of myself and try to discretely wipe it on the comforter before I bring my hands up to cradle Edward's face, repeating to him, "Don't stop."
He's back to yanking furiously at himself, and I'm swallowing every pant he has to offer. I tilt my head and close the distance between his lips and mine. The contrast of his rough tugging and the gentle kiss seems incongruous, but it's not, it's perfect.
Again, I whisper to him, just like he did to me, "Don't stop."
Low and breathy, he whispers back, "I want more."
"Don't stop."
"I want it all."
"Don't stop."
"Please let me have it."
"Don't stop."
"I want you."
"Don't stop."
"You're the reason I can't date. You're the reason I can't move away."
"Don't stop."
"I want...shit." He frantically looks around, but it's too late. He caught what he could in his hand, but my shirt still got most of it.
Still lying under him, I giggle, "Aren't you supposed to say, 'Oh fuck, I'm cumming', or something like that?" He's still propped over me and he looks embarrassed while he holds what cum managed to land in his hand. I look down at my stained shirt, and nod to him, "You might as well," I reassure him with a shrug. And he wipes his hand on a un-spooged section of my shirt.
We take turns in the bathroom, and redress, which is when I remember I still have company. Shit, I wonder if they'll notice I'm wearing a different shirt.
Edward seems convinced they won't know anything, but I'm not so sure. We make it down the stairs, and as soon as we step onto the drive way, I hear the distinctive sounds of little plastic men kicking little nylon balls.
I marvel at what I see when we actually make it to the garage. There is my foosball table, and it's beautiful. All the men are in the right positions and all the handles are on the correct sides.
"Wow guys, this looks great! I can't believe you got this done."
Rosalie scoffs, "They didn't. They sat there and watched us follow the directions." she says, pointing at Alice and herself.
Emmett pipes in, "Hey, we helped!"
"Yes they did," Alice continues, "They turned it over for us once we had it built!"
We play a couple of quick games before Rosalie announces, "I hate to be a party pooper, but we've got to head out."
"Oh yeah, us too." Alice chirps, grabbing Jasper's hand and leading him out of the garage.
There is something going on between the four of them, but I'm not quite sure what it is.
They almost make it down the driveway before Emmett turns around and calls to me, "Hey Bella, it looks like it's going to rain, you might want to close your bedroom window."
Rosalie hauls off and smacks him on the shoulder, but they're a little too far away for me to hear what she's saying to him.
"Thanks Emmett…" Oh my god. The window was open while we were up there! They heard then entire thing.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read Coconut Buttered Corncobs and Speared Clams, which is the original title for Jack, Jill and a Foosball Table. I'm not going to lie; you would totally make my day if you left me a review.


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(Reuters) - Major League Soccer, having struck a last-minute labor deal to avoid a players strike, can now focus on opening its loudly-heralded 20th season this weekend with plenty of new faces.
Expansion sides New York City FC and Orlando City SC kick off their MLS existences on Sunday when they go head-to-head in front of what is expected to be a sellout crowd of 62,000 at the Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium.
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Government»Review of the Year 2009: Climate change
»Monday, January 4,2010
Fortunately, there is now a US President who sees the dangers posed by climate change. Sweeping away years of Bush intransigence, the arrival of Barack Obama in the Whitehouse has given new life to action on climate change.
Unfortunately, however, many of the political difficulties that previously shaped the US position remain very much in place. The opposition by many senators (including Democratic ones) to new measures to reduce US greenhouse gas emissions provides a case in point, so does the covert campaign run by the American Petroleum Institute, and exposed by Greenpeace, to give the impression of grassroots opposition to pollution reduction measures. Presently less obvious than climate change, but equally challenging in it's implications, the continuing degradation of biodiversity and the related loss of so-called ecosystem services crept onto the agenda in 2009. A landmark study by a group looking at The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) published in November set out in cold economic terms how the continued development of human societies relies fundamentally on the functioning of natural systems. While this may not be a surprising conclusion to the ecologically literate, TEEB carried forward a vital agenda that will build momentum in the years ahead – not least because of the growing interest from various international companies who can see future risks for their businesses arising from depleted nature.
The story that gained most public traction on this subject was about the loss of honey-bees. Their decline, taking place across many countries, reminded us how much of our food relies on the activities of these communal insects. Remove the bees and our food security goes with them. TEEB pointed out how a myriad other services necessary for meeting our needs must be properly valued – the rain created by forests and soil fertility maintained by microbes among them.
The kind of economic analysis provided by the TEEB process inspired several prominent figures to make comparisons with the financial crisis, and to point out that while it might be possible to bail out banks, we will find it far harder to inject liquidity into bankrupt Nature.
A leading voice in this respect was the Prince of Wales, including through his Prince's Rainforests Project (PRP). The task of this initiative was to find ways of making the forests "worth more alive than dead". Working with similar logic to that presented by TEEB, Prince Charles used his PRP to help countries form consensus on a new financial mechanism to pay countries for the ecosystem services that their forests provide to the world.
The PRP suggested that in a similar way to how we pay gas, water and power bills to utility providers, the world should pay for the rainfall, carbon and biodiversity benefits provided by the intact rainforests. The findings of an intergovernmental process initiated by heads of state at a meeting hosted by the Prince in April helped to shape discussions in Copenhagen. In 2010 we will hopefully see the benefits of this work starting to make a difference on the ground.
Closer to home during 2009, I have been inspired by the National Trust and the Wildlife Trusts and the ambitious habitat restoration projects they are taking forward in what is perhaps the most modified and least natural landscape in England – the East Anglian Fens. These organisations have received a lot of attention this year for the large-scale efforts they are making in seeking to repair some of the damage caused by a centuries-long process of drainage and habitat degradation. Using two of Britain's oldest nature reserves as core areas (Wicken Fen and Woodwalton Fen), the plan is to expand out and to restore very substantial areas to a more natural condition, thereby making them more resilient to the effects of climate change, and at the same time slowing down emissions through stopping the erosion of peat.
For reasons of climate change and deforestation, 2009 saw several campaigns to encourage reduced meat consumption. Lord Stern (famous for his review of the economics of climate change) caused a stir when he said that meat was off the menu for those looking for a greener diet. Friends of the Earth had a more positive message for omnivores, concluding that we could have our meat and eat it – but less of it, and produced in better ways.
Those who have spotted what seems to be the fundamental contradiction between policies to promote endless economic growth on the one hand, while achieving ecological goals on the other,
should take heart from developments in 2009. Perhaps the boldest move came from President Sarkozy of France, who through a commission on the measurement of economic progress asked leading economists to look at different ways of judging the performance of societies, other than through the lens of GDP growth. The luminaries involved, including Joseph Stiglitz and Amartya Sen, concluded that we need new measures of progress, to embrace human wellbeing and the state of natural capital.
Perhaps this kind of analysis will soon become mainstream, and help shape a more informed debate about the development choices we face. The need for such a shift was very apparent in 2009 when the British Government signalled its support for a third runway at Heathrow Airport. The argument in favour was the need for economic growth now and in order to better compete with Paris and Amsterdam, who have bigger airports than London. While the case for new airports was being made by Ministers, there was widespread disappointment that the UK's economic recovery was not more clearly linked to the greening of the UK's infrastructure and housing. There was talk of a green recovery, but precious little evidence of that in policy and investment choices made by government.
It was not all old economics for Her Majesty's Government in 2009, however. Gordon Brown showed real leadership in using international meetings to call for a Tobin tax on currency transactions. This would be a simple way to raise a lot of money (potentially tens of billions of pounds) from the financial markets which each year trade more than 500 trillion dollars worth of foreign exchange. The money could be used to help poor countries adapt to the effects of climate change, to help them achieve low carbon develop and to save the rainforests.
As well as raising money from what the chair of the Financial Services Agency, Adair Turner, described as at least in part "socially useless" activities, a tiny tax on currency exchange transactions would help to dampen down some of the risk-taking that helped cause the financial crisis in the first place. While Brown and Sarkozy made the case for the Tobin tax, there was predictably fierce opposition from others, especially the Americans.
Top level commissions and international politics aside, we have all seen change in our daily lives in 2009. From the banning of energy-wasting light-bulbs to the introduction of more ambitious recycling schemes and from dozens of new models of more efficient cars to more and more wind turbines on-shore and off-shore, we are at least beginning to turn some corners.
2009 perhaps ended with an anti-climax in that the Copenhagen summit did not achieve what it needed to, but progress continues to be made. 2010 will be no different. But what to expect? I hope 2010 will see an intensified discussion about the kind of economics system we need to survive and thrive in the 21st century. 2010 might also see a stronger focus on the need to protect other ecosystems services. An international summit of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in the second half of the year should be a major focal point. I am also hoping for some positive progress in the General Election – including through the first Green Party MPs being elected to Parliament – but then I am a candidate!