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About the authorJanine Warner has written more than a dozen books about the Internet, including Mobile Web Design For Dummies and Web Sites Do-It-Yourself For Dummies.
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The Diffusion Of Livestock Breeding Technology In The U.S.: Observations On The Relationship Between Technical Change And Industry Structure
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Chicken Asparagus Casserole
Recipe by Jekase
I've been making this recipe for many years. It came from a friend but I've tweaked it a bit over time. Very good comfort food and the kids have always loved it.
Top Review by Charlotte J
This is a good tasting meal in one dish. It was not hard to make either. I used 3 chicken breasts, my frozen asparagus from our garden and since I did not have onion salt I just sprinkled 3/4 teaspoon of the onion flakes on top of the rice. The white sauce/roux was nice and creamy, I made sure I cooked the butter/flour mixture about 2 minutes so I'd not get a floury taste to the sauce. I think this could have fed 8 people it is really filling! Thank you so much for sharing your recipe. This is a keeper!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- dried onion flakes
- 1⁄4 cup butter or 1⁄4 cup margarine
- 5 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 1⁄2 cups half-and-half cream
- 1⁄4 teaspoon onion salt
- 1 1⁄3 cups Minute Rice
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 1⁄2 cups chicken broth
- 4 (15 ounce) canscut-up asparagus, drained
- 1 1⁄2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Directions See How It's Made
- Place chicken breasts on lg.
- piece of foil.
- Sprinkle generously with onion flakes.
- Wrap up to completely enclose and bake at 350 for 1 hour.
- Remove and set aside till cool enough to handle.
- Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Add 1/2 of the salt and all of the flour.
- Whisk till smooth.
- Slowly add half-n-half and whish until thick and creamy (gravy consistency).
- Cut chicken up into medium chunks and set aside.
- In a 2 quart baking dish: add rice, sprinkle with remaining salt, onion salt and pepper.
- Pour chicken broth over.
- Sprinkle with half the cheese.
- Place asparagus on top.
- Place cut-up chicken on asparagus.
- Pour cream sauce over all.
- Leave in layers-Do NOT mix together.
- Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
- Bake, uncovered on 375 for about 30 minute or until bubbly.
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Sorry I have been absent! Life got a little crazy lately. My ex has been harassing my family because he feels we are keeping his child from him, which isn't true, he just hasn't contacted anyone or even tried to see her. But anyway, I wanted to see if there is any advice you guys can give me about this? I want to have sole custody of my daughter (not keep her from him, I'll allow visitations, but I want to have legal and custodial custody of her) but I don't know how to go about it. He hardly cares about her and I already pay for everything she needs without his help. I have a stable place of living, he doesn't. He works all the time, I don't. Any advice?
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I would strongly urge you to go to court and get a custody agreement established if you haven't yet. Is he listed on her birth certificate? If he is then right now he has just as many rights to your little one as you do if there is no custody order. That means he can keep the baby in his home and not return her and file for custody.
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I'm not trying to scare you, but these things do happen. Make sure you are covered in the courts eyes.
Sounds like a tough situation there. My boyfriend is kinda going through something similar with his other baby mama. Only he legitimately wants to see her and she's not giving him any way to contact her...so complicated. Anyways, I'm really sorry to hear about this. I hope things get better for you and I personally would just file for full custody and make it official. But that's just me.
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MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Bahrain's leaders banned public gatherings and sent tanks into the streets Thursday, intensifying a crackdown that killed five anti-government protesters, wounded more than 200 and turned a hospital into a cauldron of anguish and rage against the monarchy.
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a deepening struggle over spending, Republicans and Democrats swapped charges Thursday over a possible government shutdown when money runs out March 4 for most federal agencies.
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Calvin Marksteiner, 2, watches Lily Fox, 6, look at photos on a camera during a FAN Club event celebrating the grand opening of KRSN AM 1490's new studio in the Hilltop Shopping Center on Arkansas Street Wednesday.
Small businesses facing maturity of commercial mortgages or balloon payments before Dec. 31, 2012, may be able to refinance their mortgage debt with a 504 loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration under a new, temporary program announced today.
The new refinancing loan is structured like SBA's traditional 504, with borrowers committing at least 10 percent equity and working with third-party lending institutions and SBA-approved Certified Development Companies in the standard 50 percent/40 percent split.
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How much?
Nothing is official, yet.
SANTA FE — The bad statistics continue to mount for New Mexico.
The state has the highest national rate of teen pregnancy combined with high rates of juvenile crime and poverty.
In response to this, Rep. Nora Espinza of Roswell, District 59 has introduced House Bill 474 to create the "New Mexico Marriage Commission."
HB 474 would create the commission made up of unpaid volunteers to explore ways governments can partner with private organizations to strengthen marriage.
SANTA FE — A bill sponsored by Rep. Eleanor Chavez, D-Albuquerque, that would create greater transparency on tax expenditures and their impact on the state has passed the House of Representatives.
House Bill 161 would require the Secretary of Taxation and Revenue to provide the governor and the legislature with a tax expenditure budget with revenue impacts over $5 million. The bill passed with a vote of 63-0.
SBA's 8(a) BD program is a nine-year business development program, which provides specialized business training, counseling, marketing and technical assistance to small businesses certified for participation in the program.
The revisions to the 8(a) BD regulations are the first comprehensive overhaul of the program in more than ten years. The changes are:
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SANTA FE — A bill sponsored by Rep. Bill O'Neill, D-Albuquerque, that would allow New Mexico high school graduates a 16-month period to enroll in college and take advantage of New Mexico lottery scholarships moved closer to becoming law today.
HB 62 passed the House with a vote of 63-0.
"The fact that this bill passed unanimously highlights the support that this logical and important legislation has on both sides of the aisle," O'Neill said.
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It was late afternoon and the shadows were beginning to lengthen across the lawn. Bob and Randy were sitting at the outdoor table with Mark and Zack, relaxing after a hard week. The twins, Kyle and Kevin, came out of the house holding trays loaded with beer and elaborate snacks, some of them straight from the oven.
"Excuse me, sir," said Kevin to Bob, "we thought you might like some appetizers before dinner. There's quite a selection." The four men stared at the trays in amazement.
"Shit," said Randy, "this looks great. You guys don't quit, do you?"
The twins had been in the house a little over a week now and they were constantly surprising the men with their culinary expertise, which they had gained during the time they had worked at an upscale restaurant. They were eager to please and were going a long way to redeeming themselves from their first day there, when they had tried to steal one of the cars from out front and were tied up and beaten by Pablo and Darius.
Since then a lot had happened. Randy had given Pablo a lesson in what it takes to be a man by letting the boy fuck him. Zack had a long session with Darius, explaining to him that it's not fists that make the man. And even though Jamie had not really participated in the beating of the twins Mark had "punished" him in a way Jamie had loved, having to suck the cop's dick, then drink his cum down to the last drop.
All this was a prelude to the next chapter in the education of the three boys. Bob had turned the twins over to them, so Pablo, Darius and Jamie were fledgling 'masters' and the twins were their boys. "Quite an experiment," Bob had said, after the twins returned to the kitchen. "So how do you think your boys are doing, guys?"
Mark was enthusiastic. "Jamie is a changed man. He's really blossomed, taking charge of the twins, showing them round the house, how everything works. They really seem to look up to him, respect him."
"Yeah," Bob agreed. "I even caught Jamie showing Kevin the work he does in the office and the young kid seemed to latch on to Jamie's enthusiasm. How about Darius, Zack?"
"Oh, you know Darius," Zack grinned affectionately. "He's great with them ..... jokes around, makes them laugh, and I guess they haven't had a lot of that lately. I think he fantasizes about them ...... hell, he fantasizes about everything. But I made it clear he's their boss ..... no fooling around."
Through all this Randy was silent, until Bob looked at him questioningly. "Yeah, well," Randy said, "Pablo still has issues with them. Can't seem to shake his anger about them stealing the car. I think he still resents them, somehow. And the twins are scared shitless of him. Can't make him out."
"You should," Bob said. "He takes after you, a chip off the old block. Remember how reluctant you were to take the twins in, Randy? You still haven't warmed to them. And if I recall it took Pablo a long time to accept Jamie when he first came here. Wasn't until Jamie saved Billy, Pablo's dog, that he finally embraced him." Randy nodded in agreement.
"It'll take Pablo a while," Bob continued. "Trouble is, just as Pablo looks on you as boss of the house, he sees himself as the leader of the boys .... the dominant one. We'll just have to see how this plays out. Just so long as he doesn't let his anger get the better of him. We've had enough of that around here ......" and he grinned at Randy.
"Anyway," Mark said. "The twins seem to have settled right in. And one thing even you have to agree on, Randy, the food is sensational. Are the boys in there helping them in the kitchen?"
"No, the twins are fine on their own. The boys are up in their room ..... watching a video, I think they said."
"Oh, hell," Zack said. "That video ...... the one Darius made when I was teaching Lloyd a thing or two a week ago. That'll keep them happy."
But as it happened their attempt to watch the video was thwarted yet again. They had just started when there was a knock on the door and the voice of one of the twins, said, "Sirs, dinner is on the table."
Dinner was the usual raucous affair. The guys were in a boisterous mood and the twins silently and unobtrusively served the seven men a great meal. When it was over they all went to kick back in the big living room. As they grabbed their beers and left the room only Jamie hung back for a word with the twins. "You OK with all this guys? There's a lot to clear up. The meal was sensational, by the way, as always."
"Thank you, sir," said Kyle. "We'll be fine," added Kevin. "When we've finished we'll bring something into you."
The twins liked Jamie. He was kind to them and he was the one they looked up to as their boss. Before they came here their lives had been spinning out of control and now, for the first time in years, they glimpsed a measure of stability and refuge, a place where they could be together and do what they enjoyed doing ...... cooking good food.
Of course this rowdy group of spectacular-looking men overwhelmed them. Bob was the man who had first befriended them and welcomed them here, the one they looked up to with awe, but he was so far above them that they could only gaze at him in gratitude and admiration. They had never met a man as beautiful as Bob and their feelings for the gorgeous muscle-stud were fast becoming an infatuation.
The two black guys they didn't know well yet, but they seemed friendly enough, especially the younger one. Even the gorgeous-looking cop they liked, mostly because he seemed to be the master of Jamie.
They were scared of the big boss guy, though, and his boy, the one they called Pablo. They didn't seem to like the twins, seemed as if they resented their presence in the house. They were tough, too, and looked as if they would punish them hard if they put a foot wrong. But at least the twins were together ....... and Bob had promised them they would never be split up.
They worked quickly at clearing up the kitchen and loading the dishwasher. They could hear shouts and raucous laughter coming from the living room as the guys relaxed after dinner. They pulled out more drinks, put cheese, crackers and several dips on a big tray and took them to the room.
They knocked and went in, and it was Jamie they addressed, rather tentatively. "Er, sir, we though you would like some drinks and something to go with them. We even found a bottle of brandy in the cupboard."
Jamie smiled at them and was about to thank them when Pablo shouted, "Just leave it there. We'll call you if we need anything else." Bob frowned at his tone of voice and glanced meaningfully at Randy. The twins put the tray on a low table and left the room.
Jamie looked at Mark. "Er, sir. Don't you think we could ask the twins to join us? Must get lonely down there on their own."
"Up to you boys," Mark said. "You're in charge of them."
"Why should they come in here?" Pablo objected. "They're not part of our group."
"But that's the point," Jamie persisted. "Perhaps it would be good for them to get to know us a bit better ..... make them feel more at home. They can't always live separate lives. What do you say, Darius?"
"Hey," Darius grinned, "I'm all for getting to know them a bit better. Why the hell not?"
Bob nodded encouragingly at Jamie so he ran into the kitchen and said, "Hey you guys. Why don't you come and join us? Grab a beer for yourselves. Don't be shy. You can sit together on the couch over by the wall if you like."
The twins were shy so they sat apart from the others, close to each other, and listened with rapt attention to the ribald chatter and laughter of this extraordinary group of men. When the party finally broke up, they walked over to Jamie and shook his hand. "Thank you, sir. Thank you for including us."
As Pablo looked on his expression was dark as thunder clouds.
The storm clouds broke the next day. Randy, Bob and Mark had gone over to Zack's house to check out his progress on building the guest house. The twins were in the kitchen preparing lunch and the three boys were in the pool. When they got out they pulled on shorts and T-shirts and realized they were thirsty. Pablo yelled loudly, "Hey, you guys ....... bring us something to drink out here ...... now!"
"Hey, dude," Darius said, "ease up on those guys a bit, why don't you?" But Pablo ignored him.
It was only a minute before Kevin emerged with an array of sodas and juices and set them on the table. Jamie looked up and smiled, "Thanks, Kevin." But Pablo frowned as he looked at the drinks and said impatiently, "You forgot the bottled water. Go get some."
Jamie jumped up. "It's OK, Kevin. You don't have to do that. You're busy with lunch. I'll get the water." He walked back to the kitchen with him.
When Jamie came back with the water Pablo was standing, legs astride and confronted him angrily. His resentment of Jamie and the way the twins treated him as boss, was clearly boiling over. "Listen, man, when I give an order to those guys I don't expect you to contradict me. We lose their respect that way."
"Jeez," Jamie said mildly, "I was just giving them a hand."
"No!" Pablo shot back. "You were trying to cozy up to them as usual. You like the way they treat you as their boss, don't you? So you cut Darius and me out of the picture so's you're the one they call sir."
Jamie retorted, "Well if you treated them with a bit more respect maybe they'd respect you too. You treat them like dirt under your finger nails."
Pablo's anger was spilling over. "Now get this straight, asshole. I'm the one who calls the shots around here. Randy's the boss and I'm his boy, so I'm in charge of those guys." He jabbed Jamie repeatedly in the stomach. "So don't get any big ideas, asshole. You were nothing when you came here and you're still junior to me."
To his credit Jamie held his temper and replied evenly, "Look, dude, we're all equal. We were all put in charge of the twins. Who made you boss of the boys all of a sudden?"
"This did," Pablo snarled, clenching his fist in front of Jamie's face. "You want me to prove it?"
"Look, man," said Jamie holding up open palms. "I don't want to fight you over this. We can work it out."
"What's the matter?" Pablo taunted. "You chicken, or something .... scared of me? Come on man, let's see who's the best." Pablo's jabs became punches and Jamie doubled over as he felt the fist in his stomach. In a defensive move he grabbed Pablo round the waist in a bearhug. But Pablo was a fighter, stronger and more skilled than Jamie, and soon the two were grappling fiercely with each other as Darius stood back yelling for them to stop.
Pablo's irrational anger now consumed him. His physical supremacy soon showed and Jamie was getting the worst of the fight. Pablo smashed his forearms into his ribs and stomach and Jamie crashed to the ground on his back. Pablo knelt astride him, grabbed the neck of the T-shirt and hauled his face up, slapping it from side to side until angry welts flared on his cheeks.
Darius yelled, "Hey dude, stop! You gone crazy or something? This is not good, man ..... you're totally out of control." He hauled at Pablo's shoulders but Pablo had the strength of pure adrenaline and didn't even feel him. In his blind rage he continued pummeling Jamie.
But suddenly Darius was shoved aside and a stronger pair of hands yanked Pablo upright and spun him round. Pablo found himself gazing into the blazing eyes of Randy, just as he was lifted off his feet and sent spinning across the ground. Darius ran toward him but crashed against the body of Zack barring his way. The men were back.
"Everybody cool it!" Bob's voice rang out and everything stopped as the boys took heaving breaths, the residual effect of anger and exhaustion. Mark rushed forward, scooped Jamie up off the ground and helped him hobble into the house. Pablo was picking himself up and Randy growled at him, "Go up to your room, boy, and wait for me."
Darius stood dazed and bewildered before Bob, Randy and Zack ...... like a tribunal. "OK," Zack said. "Did you see all of this, Darius ..... you know how it all went down?"
"Yes, sir," Darius said nervously.
"Look at me boy! Now we want the truth. Don't hold back, don't protect anyone, and don't exaggerate. We want the whole truth."
Darius didn't dare to do otherwise, so that's what he gave them ..... the whole scenario from start to finish. It was obvious from his account that Pablo had been spoiling for a fight and that Jamie had tried to reason him out of it. When Darius stopped talking Zack put his hands on his boy's shoulders. "Thank you, Darius. You're a good guy ..... you haven't betrayed anyone. Now come with me over to my house. These guys have a few things to sort out here."
"How is he?" Bob stood with Mark in the corner of Mark's bedroom. Mark had helped Jamie shower and he was resting on the bed. There was a bloody towel on the floor.
"He'll mend," said Mark softly, his anger muted. "No bones broken, but he took a hell of a beating. His ribs will be sore for a week or so, and he'll have bruises and a black eye, if not two. Jesus Christ, that kid must have totally lost his mind."
"Let Jamie sleep now," Bob said gently, and they went outside and sat by the pool. "We should have seen this coming," said Bob. "It's partly my fault, turning the twins over to the boys. They weren't ready for that kind of responsibility."
"You're wrong, man," said Mark. "Jamie was doing just fine, and Darius was OK too. But Randy's boy! Hell that anger inside him is something else. He sure takes after Randy, and I gotta say I blame him. Like master like boy. Hell, I thought they'd sorted all that out, thought Randy had told him that fists don't make you a man."
As a matter of fact, at that moment Randy was doing all he could to restrain his own anger in Pablo's bedroom as he stood over his boy sobbing on the bed. He shook his head, "I don't fucking get you, boy. I thought we had a deal ..... thought you understood what it took to be in charge of boys like the twins. What the hell am I gonna do with you?"
Pablo looked up through tear-stained eyes. "Send me away, sir. I'm no good for you."
"Just shut the fuck up!" Randy yelled, then turned his back, controlling his anger. "I'll never send you away. I won't give up on you, kid. But you can't get away with this and I am gonna punish you, worse than ever before."
"Whip me, sir. I deserve it."
"Oh, no. That would be too easy. No, I have something else in mind ..... something much worse. This is a punishment you won't forget." He strode out of the room, slamming the door behind him.
He walked out to garden where Mark was now sitting alone, nursing a beer. "How's he doing, man?" Randy asked.
"He'll live," said Mark curtly. "No thanks to you, though. Hell, have you no control over that kid?"
"Look, buddy. There's not much I can say .... words won't cut it ...... but there is something I can do. There is a way I can punish my boy and apologize to you at the same time. And it involves you. You won't go for it at first, I know, but you have to, man. It's the only way I can get through to the kid."
Randy explained his plan and Mark recoiled. But Randy was insistent and finally won grudging consent from Mark. "And no holding back, Mark," Randy said. "It has to be for real."
A few hours later the stage was set. Zack and Darius had come over from Zack's house and were sitting at the table by the pool. Bob came out of the house, bringing the twins with him. He was taking a chance letting the twins watch, but this was to be a rite of passage in the house, a seminal event, and Bob had decided that the twins should not be shielded from it, no matter how rough. They should be given a good look at the way the house operated.
Bob joined Zack and Darius but the twins sat at a distance in the background. And they gazed in amazement at the focus of attention ..... Pablo. He was standing naked under a tree. His arms were stretched straight up, tied to a branch by the wrists. He knew this was to be his punishment and he stood with his head bowed.
Mark emerged from the house supporting Jamie, who was limping, his face swollen. Jamie sat with Darius who threw his arm over his shoulder and spoke softly to him. Mark remained standing, wearing his usual jeans, boots and a white T-shirt. There was a pause and then Randy came out. A gasp went round as everyone, including Pablo, saw the belt Randy was holding. Pablo knew he was to be its target and welcomed the punishment to come. He knew he deserved it and wanted the others to see him take his punishment like a man.
There was tense anticipation in the air as Randy addressed them all. "You all know that this boy has disgraced the house with his unprovoked and savage attack on another member of the group. That will not be tolerated and has to be punished. The victim is Mark's boy and it is proper that Mark deliver the punishment." There was another collective gasp as Randy handed the belt to Mark. Pablo was surprised but not shocked. He understood that Mark had to avenge his boy, and he could take the beating from Mark just as well.
"So Mark will deliver the punishment," Randy continued. "However, I am Pablo's master and as such I have to share the blame. I have nurtured and taught the boy. It was I who trained him and taught him how to use his fists. Pablo's anger was my anger. When boy attacks boy, by association it is the master who insults the master. And the master has to assume responsibility. So before you all, I apologize to Mark. I have insulted him ...... so it is I who will take the punishment.
At first nobody quite understood, until Randy walked over to a tree a few yards in front of Pablo. On a branch over his head were ropes and Mark quickly secured Randy's wrists to them. Randy now faced his boy in exactly the same position, both of them bound a few yards apart, their arms stretched high above their heads. Now Pablo understood and he howled, "NO!"
Randy spoke quietly to him. "Now you understand your punishment, boy. I told you I would punish you worse than ever before. Watching your master take your pain for you will hurt you more than a whipping ever could. You are to count off for the police officer ..... up to twenty."
The men seated at the table could hardly believe their eyes and ears. "Son-of-a-bitch," Bob murmured. "The man is incredible. He'll do anything for that boy. Poor kid."
And so it began. Mark reached behind his neck and pulled off his T-shirt. Standing behind Randy, he reached forward, grabbed his T-shirt and ripped it from the bound body. Both men were now stripped to the waist, in jeans and boots. And one muscle-stud was about to thrash the other. As instructed by Randy, Mark did not hold back. He raised his arm and lashed the belt against the broad, muscular back. The huge body shook, but Randy made no sound.
As ordered, Pablo managed to say, "One, sir." He had never been in such a state of shock and despair. He knew he had behaved unforgivably, driven by his anger, and knew that he should be punished .... welcomed it, even. But this was unimaginable, watching his master, the man he worshipped, his hero, being beaten before his eyes, taking a brutal punishment that he, Pablo, had caused. He pulled at his ropes, desperate to get away and hide from this torment, but he was forced to watch.
Again the belt curled round his master's naked torso, again the body jerked. "Two, sir." It was the sound that was the worst, as the belt whistled through the air and cracked against the muscles that flexed to withstand the pain. Lash after lash fell on the bound bodybuilder until the skin was marked with angry red welts and the rugged, stubbled face streamed with sweat.
Pablo's agony was compounded by the fact that Randy never took his gaze off him. His steel blue eyes bored into Pablo's so the boy was mesmerized and could not tear his eyes away from his suffering master. As he heard the lash, and watched his master jolt in pain, he willed the pain to be transferred to him. He saw the pain in his master's eyes and felt every lash himself, as acutely as if the belt was curling round his own body.
The punishment was relentless as the cop's magnificent body applied all its strength. And still Pablo counted. "Fifteen, sir ..... sixteen, sir ......" The construction worker was now sagging in the ropes, nearing the end of his torment. Tears ran from his eyes mingling with the sweat streaming over his bruised muscles. Pablo willed his master to endure the torture and finally, at long last screamed, "Twenty, sir."
There was total silence except for the sound of Pablo's agonized sobs. The other men hardly breathed. They had never seen punishment like this, where the physical pain of the master caused searing mental anguish in the boy. Surely it was over ...... surely Mark would cut the men down. But that was not to be.
Pablo's eyes watched in dread as Mark made his next move. He unbuckled Randy's jeans and pulled them down below his ass. Then he unzipped his own pants, pulled out his cock, and stroked it until it was rock hard.
Pablo sobbed, "No, please, sir. No more, please." He wasn't sure which of the men he was begging ..... maybe both of them as they were both causing his agony. In any case it made no difference as the punishment was inexorable. He watched the shirtless cop come close behind his master, put his arms round his chest and clamp him tight. He saw their bodies jerk, saw the swarthy face wince, and he knew that Mark had penetrated his master's ass.
Still Randy's tortured eyes were fixed on his boy. Pablo watched as his master was pounded, again and again. He knew the piston feel of the cock as it pierced the depths of the ravaged ass. He saw Mark's face pressed against Randy's over his shoulder. He saw both their glorious faces side by side, the one blonde and god-like, the other dark, satanic. In his delirium Pablo watched the god dominate the devil. It was unbearable, agonizing ...... it was spectacular!
Pablo lost all sense of where he was, what was happening. All he saw was these two magnificent men, naked to the waist, muscles tense and gleaming as one inflicted punishment and the other endured it. They were pressed together, one glorious body pinioned on the shaft of the other. The boy had never seen anything like this, never felt such pain, such ecstasy. He was hallucinating, lost in a delirium of fantasy and lust.
He started to yell. "Yeah, fuck him. Fuck that beautiful body. Take it, man. Look at those two muscle gods, one fucking the other. Oh, man, that's beautiful. It's gonna make me cum. Oh yeah. Here it comes, man ....... Aaaagh!"
It was all three men who screamed, all three men who exploded in a tumultuous orgasm. The two bodybuilders shuddered against each other as their juices poured from them. And the boy hung limp, not knowing what had happened, aware only of his cock emptying its load onto the ground beneath. As he came to his senses realization slowly dawned of what he had done, what he had felt and shouted as the blond muscle-stud had fucked and humiliated his master. Pablo hung his head in shame and wept quietly.
He watched in a daze as Mark pulled back, reached up and untied the ropes. Randy's ravaged, near-naked body slumped to the ground, sprawled on his back. Mark looked down at him. His cock was still hanging out of his pants and he took hold of it and pointed it at the fallen man. A stream of hot piss splashed into the rugged, swarthy face, then over his bruised chest. The big, powerful construction worker lay beaten and humiliated in the dirt.
Mark looked down at Randy, with a mix of conflicting emotions. He had done exactly what Randy had begged him to do, and he had exacted painful retribution on both master and boy. He had avenged his own boy, but he took no pleasure in it. As a cop, Mark hated violence and felt diminished by what he had done.
Before he walked over to join the other men Mark untied Pablo who fell to his knees sobbing. He bent over his master, licking his wounded flesh despite the stink of urine, trying feebly to heal the wounds, wounds from the beating and degradation the master had endured because of him, because of his boy. The pain in Randy's body was nothing compared with the agony Pablo was feeling. His mind was reeling from a punishment worse than anything he had ever endured, a searing image that would always be etched on his brain.
"They've gone!" It was Darius's voice. Throughout this ordeal nobody had noticed the twins. They had sat way in the back, shocked but fascinated by sights that were beyond their comprehension. They knew only that two men were being punished in an extraordinary way, and they had a sense that it was their fault. And it scared them. They didn't understand all of it, but they knew it had happened because they were in the house. They should never have come here. They should leave.
And when the men finally turned round they had gone. Darius quickly searched the house but they were nowhere. "Did you see them go, or hear anything?" Bob asked anxiously.
"Can't be sure," Darius said. "I think I heard them murmur something about it being all their fault ...... least I think that's what they said."
Under the tree Pablo was fixated on his master, but through his haze of pain Randy heard what was happening. He fixed Pablo with an urgent look and managed to groan, "Go after them, kid. Bring them back. Show me the boy you really are. Redeem yourself."
Suddenly Pablo snapped back to clarity. He knew what he had to do. He leapt to his feet, grabbed his shorts and sneakers from the ground, and ran across the garden and out through the gate. The men moved as if to follow him but they were halted by Randy's shout. "No! Let him go. He has to do this alone."
"Redeem yourself," Randy had said. After all Pablo had suffered, all his mental anguish and confusion, he now saw everything clearly, and he had a new, singular focus. The twins. He didn't even think about taking one of the trucks. He pulled on his shorts and sneakers as he ran down the hill, desperate for a sight of them. They couldn't have got far.
In fact they had barely reached Figueroa Street at the bottom of the hill. Scared, confused, uncertain what to do next, they walked hesitantly. When they heard running footsteps and panting behind them they panicked, picking up speed. They heard a voice behind them yell, "No, stop. Please, guys ..... wait up."
They turned round and saw Pablo running frantically up to them. They flinched, fearing the worst and stared at the muscular young boy as he regained his breath. "Wait," Pablo panted. "Please, I have to talk to you." They stared at him in fear and confusion.
"Look, guys, please don't leave. Not on my account. Hell, I've been a son-of-a-bitch to you guys. I of all people should have known better. A long time ago those guys took me in when I had nothing and now they're doing the same for you. And I treated you like dirt. I've been a real prick. But I'll make it up to you if you'll come back with me. What d'ya think, eh?"
The twins blinked and Kyle spoke. "Sir, we were scared of you. We know you are the boss's boy and you're the leader of the other boys and ........" Kevin took over. ".......and you're so big and tough we thought you looked down on us. And we got you into all that trouble back there."
"No ...... I got myself into all that trouble because I was such an asshole." He looked at them forlornly. "I know you like Jamie. That's why I beat him up. Do you really hate me that much?"
"Not really, sir. We like Jamie 'cause he was kind to us. We were scared of you, but actually we kind of look up to you. We wish we could be tough and strong like you. We've always been beaten up by other guys ...... wish we could defend ourselves like you."
"Hell, that's not a problem," Pablo grinned. All three turned to go back up the hill, Pablo between them, and he threw his arms over their shoulders. "I could show you a few basic moves that would get you out of any trouble. My double-forearm smash has always worked for me, and of course a quick knee to the balls will bring any man down. I'll give you lessons later if you like."
"That would be great, sir," said Kyle, though Kevin looked doubtful. "Trouble is, though, we're not as strong as you. I mean, you're so buff and muscular and we're kind of ..... well, thin."
"Shit, that's no problem either," said Pablo, warming to his subject. "Hell, you're sleeping in the gym downstairs, you should be using the equipment. If you let me take you through a few routines I could build you up in no time. What d'ya say?"
The twins' anxiety was turning into enthusiasm ...... excitement even. "Would you do that, sir?" Kevin said. "We don't know how to use that gym stuff but if you could show us ......."
"No problem," Pablo beamed. "You'll have to work at it, though. I'll push you real hard. As a trainer I can be a son-of-a-bitch."
"We know that already, sir," Kyle grinned. "But we'll do whatever you tell us to. After all, you're the boss."
Randy had taken a swim in the pool and Darius had brought out a clean T-shirt for him. He was tough, and took pride in being able to recover quickly, put the suffering behind him. Still, the gathering of men was uncomfortable at first as they recovered from the searing experience of the afternoon. Bob realized that they had been through a catharsis, but he watched with satisfaction as things slowly got back to normal.
Randy and Mark were easier with each other now. In fact they seemed closer than ever, two dominant, alpha males who, through a mutually intense experience of pain and retribution, had gained even more respect for each other as men.
However, the doubts about Pablo and the twins still hung in the air. Then, suddenly, those doubts were dispelled. The gate opened and Pablo came in with his arms over the shoulders of the twins on either side of them. He stepped forward and said, "Hey you guys, everything's gonna be good. I behaved like a real jerk and I apologize to everyone, especially to Jamie and to my dad, for putting you all through this. I guess I've got a lot to learn. But I'm glad to say the twins are staying ..... for ever I hope." And suddenly his trademark crooked grin spread over this face.
Jamie stood up, walked over to Pablo and threw his arms around him. "I'm sorry, dude," Pablo whispered to him. "I totally lost it. I love you man, and I'll make it up to you." Darius got up and ran over to join their hug. "Hey you guys, let me get a piece of the action here." Looking over their shoulders Pablo smiled at Randy, who said softly, "That's my boy."
So the dust had settled ...... but Bob was still uneasy. A short while later he walked into the kitchen where the twins were working as usual. "So," he said, "is it true that everything's OK with Pablo now?"
"Sure, sir," said Kyle. "He's gonna set us up with a workout routine in the gym." Kevin added, "And he's gonna show us a few of his fighting moves so we can defend ourselves if we ever need to."
"Good ..... good," Bob murmured, though his sensitive instincts detected a certain reticence in the boys, despite their enthusiasm for Pablo. They had not made eye contact since he came in and were now looking down at the counter-top concentrating on their work.
"Hey, come over here and sit at the table with me," Bob said. Hesitantly they obeyed, though they still didn't look at him. Bob chose his words carefully. "You say that you ran away because you thought you had caused all that trouble today. Is that right?"
"Yes, sir. But Pablo said that wasn't true, that is wasn't our fault."
"Well he was right .... nobody blames you." Bob looked at them carefully. "Are you sure that was the only reason you ran away?"
They didn't respond, but shuffled uneasily and still avoided his eyes.
"Now Kevin, Kyle ...... look at me and tell me the truth. Has anyone else in this house upset you?"
There was a long silence. Than Kyle said almost in a whisper, "Yes, sir."
"Who was it?" No response. "I said, who was it here that upset you? Answer me."
Another long silence as the twins looked at each other and blushed. Finally they spoke in unison.
"You, sir. It was you."
Bob jerked backward as if he had been physically struck. "Me? What do you mean? Have I treated you badly, done something wrong? Tell me. I want the whole truth."
It was Kyle who plucked up the courage. He took a deep breath and the words tumbled out in a rush. "Sir, you told us when we came here that nobody would want to have sex with us and we shouldn't think about it. But we can't help it, sir ....... I mean, sir, we've never met anyone like you. You are so incredibly beautiful, sir, your face, your body and you're just so..... perfect ..... and gentle and kind and ......"
He ran out of words so Kevin took over. "Sir, sex for us has always been something we did to survive. We've never ...... like ..... well, wanted anyone ..... loved anyone. Except each other. But now ..... well ..... at night we talk about you all the time and ..... and we jerk off thinking about you. We can't help it. We're not really sure what love is but we think we might be in love with you, sir. And we know that's wrong, that you would forbid it, but we can't help it and ......"
Kyle took over. ".... and that's why we left, sir .... 'cause we knew you would send us away if you found out."
There was total silence. Bob looked at them stunned. He saw their blushes, saw tears in their eyes, saw their shoulders slumped in embarrassment. And there were tears in Bob's own eyes as he slowly he got up from the table and walked round to the twins. "Stand up," he said.
They stood and faced him. He took Kyle's face in his hands, leaned forward and kissed him lightly on the lips ...... a long, gentle kiss. Then he repeated the move with Kevin, pressing his mouth tenderly against the boy's lips. He pulled back and put a hand on a shoulder of each one.
"Look, guys. What I said was that nobody would ever ask you to have sex against your will, or make you do it for money. But there's a phrase you probably don't know ...... consensual sex. That means when both guys want it. And that is not only allowed in this house...... it's fine, it's great ..... it's encouraged."
"But you would never want ......" Kyle stammered. "I mean, you're so gorgeous, so far above us, you would never want ...... not with us."
"Who says I wouldn't? Guys, I like you a lot. Now, you're new to all this and you saw today how rough this house can be. So I have no idea where this all goes from here on. But why don't we find out? Later tonight, after dinner, I'll come down to visit you in your room and we'll see. OK?"
"Yes sir!" they said together. And Bob saw a sparkle in their eyes that he had never seen before.
TO BE CONTINUED in "A Trial Of Strength ...... Part 86"


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On national Equal Pay Day, Fox News ignored President Obama's signing ceremony for new executive orders aimed to address the problem.
On April 8, President Obama signed into law two new executive orders to help alleviate the pay gap between men and women hired by federal contractors. The president hosted a ceremony at the White House featuring equal pay pioneer Lily Ledbetter.
Unlike MSNBC and CNN, however, Fox declined to air the ceremony. Happening Now co-host Jon Scott directed viewers to Foxnews.com for coverage of the ceremony after he depicted it as merely political, "the Democrats think it is a political winning issue for them, that is why they are touting it right now." Fox ran a segment that reported on House Republicans' plans to "fix" Obamacare during the event:
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The LUNA Project is a joint project of German and African research institutions generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The first phase of the project lasted from 2009 to 2013. LUNA II, the extension of the project, started in 2014 and will be completed by 2016.
The project extension seeks to enhance our understanding of food systems and related household activities at the urban fringe and at the same time aims at promoting skills and capacities that have been built-up in the first phase of the LUNA project. This includes on-the-job training of our young scholars in academic and probably non-academic institutions to refine their research capacities, enhance their teaching proficiency and boost their ability to engage in intense policy-dialogue.
The aim of the project was to analyse the impact of urbanisation on the use of natural resources and on livelihoods in transition in selected African countries bridging research, networking, capacity building for young scientists and policy work. Whilst urbanisation is a global issue, it is currently most pronounced in developing countries with slum and urban growth rates in Sub-Saharan Africa being the highest in the world. Processes of urbanisation are very dynamic, spanning all facets of human livelihoods and presenting multiple challenges to planners and decision-makers. A conclusive understanding of the rural-urban linkages together with expertise in urban governance concepts is necessary for a sustainable urban management. Scientifically, the project will combine existing models of the periurban environments and food system approaches with livelihood and resilience concepts, focusing on changes in the access to and the use of natural resources within the urbanisation process. The multi-disciplinary research team including members from Germany, France and five African countries will implement a multiple methodological approach, including the STEPS framework, theoretical sampling and action research.
The project is based on three main pillars:
The participating institutions are:
- Department of Physical Geography, University of Freiburg, Germany
- Department of Geography, University of Erlangen, Germany
- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
- Department of Environmental Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
- AVRDC - World Vegetable Centre, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Department of Physical Geography, University of Freiburg, Germany
- Department of Geography, University of Erlangen, Germany
- Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institut, Freiburg, Germany
- Department of Environmental Science, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
- College of Cooperative and Business Studies, Moshi University College, Tanzania
- Department of Environmental Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
- Département d'Anthropologie et de Sociologie, Université de Bouaké, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
- AVRDC - World Vegetable Centre, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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We went there in May, right before the peak season. It was all-inclusive. Breakfast, lunch and dinner was all good, plenty of choices. Really value for money. Right at the beach, kids loved the kids pool with the slide. 1. The bathroom was a little smelly. 2. While the children were having a dart contest(game) with the animators(3 boys). When a young girl walked by, they asked the girl to join the game and ever since then they just kept flirting with her. Which I think they are unprofessional and shouldn't be doing in front of kids!
All the rooms have sea view and the food is very good and diverse. Great family hotel. Low quality drinks
Excellent stay, we very much enjoyed our short holiday - 3 nights at H Kaliakra. We had a standard room which had a double bed and a single bed for our child, plus a coach to sit comfortably while watching TV. They had 2 Romanian stations which was a nice surprise for us. 2 cups and an electric boiler for making coffee or tea in the room, plus the minibar with a few basic items offered within the all-inclusive package. Great food variety, very good drinks, even international ones, plus very polite and friendly staff. And not to forget to mention the evening shows which were quite entertaining, it started each evening at 9.30 pm.We would recommend this hotel to anyone, especially tourists looking to more family oriented hotel. yes, we were disappointed they do not have a sauna/jacuzzi facility.
Hotel well located, very close to the beach, good food, nice atmosphere. Not very spacy rooms (double ones), service not always friendly, no indoor pool.
All the buildings were surrounded by trees The room cant be called a 4 star hotel, neither the bathroom. I would put it somewhere between 2 and 3 stars. Tha blancket were stained, and old. Our window bathroom was on the hotel hall, not outside!
The big pools, big restaurants (at the hotel and at the beach), animation team, lots of trees and gardens surrounding the hotel. Room too small in Ralitsa sector K.
The staff was really nice, good food, good entertainment, nice pool areas Not enough night activities
Swiming pool ,barbeque ,animation,bus to and from beach and location wich was in the middle of a natural garden. Yes,when i was in Golden Sands i paid in euro exactly the price from booking and here i paid in leva with 30 euro more than price from booking.
I like that it was quiet. The pool was great. The TV calbe included two of our romanian channels. They never canged the sheets althouh we asked for this. The food wasn't that great. The hotel staff,the ones from the reception, didn't know english that well...The communications was a little difficult.
i liked the swimming pool, i liked that it was a quiet place where you can enjoy the sun the hotel stuff don't speak english very well, the room was dirty
Everythink, the reception making the exception The reception- no organisation for receiving the guestes.
I like everything. There was ants in the room.
Enough parking spaces, good food, clean swimingpool Lack of air conditioning
The fact that food and drinks were included in the price of the room was quite advantageous.
The trees and the pool makes a pleasant stay.
I liked the vegetation around the hotel, the amability of the staff and the meals at the restaurant. No
I loved the fact we had mini bar open from morning untill 2 am beside the so free drinks(quality drinks)all day... There are two things I hated 1-thotel is far from beach 950m and the food was dirty ,they served us dirty vegetables ,unwashed by earth...etc so I could imagine how clean was the kitchen.....so I would say not for the people who look at details as miself...
it's in the quiet part of the resort; the pool was ok; overall it was ok for the money we gave the food could have been much better and I didn't like the the queus during lunch and dinner
A comfortable hotel with good although basic facilities and friendly staff. All-inclusive deal is excellent value for money, food is very good, big choice, well cooked, always plenty available and lots of fresh fruit. Room was good size with small balcony, very clean, with air con. very pleasant park surroundind hotel, good sized swimming pool for swimmers (depths from 1.70 to 2.00 metres) plus great childrens pool. Excellent sandy beach. Perfect place for family holiday The distance to the beach was about 400 metres as described in hotel info but what was not mentioned that this included 165 steps back up from the beach to the hotel. Good exercise but not good for physically challenged.
Very large and confortable rooms (actually apartments). A noisy wedding hosted on saturday night (fortunately it finnished around 1:00 AM). We have reserved 3 rooms, of the same type and same price (according to booking). When we paid, they charged us more for one of the rooms (50% more). They said that this was the information received from Booking. They didn't want to consider the printed confirmation from booking.com
The apartments are very big. The sheets weren't change in 5 days...
The rooms are very comfortable and spacious with much utilities! The cable TV is bad functionally!
Everything about the hotel was more than ok. Breakfast was good, but it was the same every morning. The cleaning personnel changed our bed sheets on a daily basis and they were very careful not to be deprived of anything. On the other hand, the staff at the Reception desk was just awful. The person that claimed to be the manager of the hotel (in fact only a mere Front Desk responsible) - a bad-mouth 45-50 years old brunette that had as sole interests getting her money and offending guests - claimed payment the minute we arrived. If told, that we had never been asked for money in advance before, she started to shout and addressed my boyfriend with the line :"How can you live with such a woman?". She didn't care that we were customers and they should treat us likewise, but cried out the entire time I tried to talk her out of paying at the end of our staying: "no, you listen, now I talk". People like her should simply be isolated or taught some manners.
The big room I did not like because I had to pay the parking of the hotel
hotel is big,nice and clean, staff at desk o.k.,they speak English,rooms are nice, kitchen has all you need;is good for family,is quiet and has a large parking - don't have to pay for it,good price for apartment breakfast better
I liked the rooms. They are spacious. Private parking is free. The hotel doesn't accept credit cards and cash euro payment. The staff of the reception invited me to find an ATM and to make all payment in cash only in BGN. Other facilities (eg. outdoor pool) were out of order. The breakfast is served in the rooms but not earlier then 8.30. This could be explicable because during my staying at this hotel, very few apartments were occupied.
Very poor English of the staff
The rooms and the facilities are great. The pool, although is in the same complex, must be paid.
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Countdown to Maine Quilts 2017!
July 27-29, 2017, Thursday – Saturday
Preview night Wednesday night
Come Join Us!
Our Friday Night Lecture is with Philippa Naylor, teacher from England.
"Award Winning Quilts. Secrets for Success" Philippa tells you all about her quiltmaking journey, starting with the tiny hand sewn dolls' dresses she made as a child through to what is in her sewing machine right now - and everything else inbetween! Find out about the inspiration, the materials & techniques and the stories behind each piece of work. Everything you wanted to know about making original quilts for exhibition is illustrated, in detail, in this "Quilter Tells All" lecture.
Dinner is $28 including the lecture. Ticket may be purchased in advance on your Workshop and Event Registration Form with a deadline of July 24.
She is teaching three workshops for us:
Born in Yorkshire, England, Philippa discovered a love of sewing and knitting as a child. After training to be a clothing designer she worked in industry for five years designing lingerie for Courtaulds Clothing. After this she moved to Dhahran Saudi Arabia with her husband Peter. Here she set up a business making bespoke wedding and evening dresses.
A chance meeting, in Saudi Arabia, in 1996, led to a short quilting course.
Philippa combines her technical expertise and designer training to produce intricately pieced, appliqué or whole-cloth quilts which are heavily machine quilted often utilizing trapunto. A great advocate of the Bernina brand Philippa says that once you have a machine of a good quality it is not about the machine but about what you are prepared to do with it. There is no magic to any of this. Persistence is the key!
Philippa has had great success in quilt shows in both the UK and America, and won many prizes - notably the AQS 'Bernina Workmanship Award' with "Pop Stars" in 2002 and AQS 'Best of Show'' with "Lime Light" in
"Star Sign" won 'The Pfaff Award for Machine Artistry' at the IQA show in Houston TX in 2007, same award being won again in 2008 with "Flower Power". This quilt went on to win the 2009 AQS Bernina Workmanship Award and is the third quilt Philippa has in the collection of American National Quilt Museum in Paducah Kentucky. She is the only non American to have more than one quilt in the collection of the Paducah National Quilt Museum.
Philippa's evening outfit 'Scarlett's Crimson' won first place in the 2013 Houston International Quilt Festival 'Wearable Art' category. This was a return to Philippa's clothing roots and she was delighted that her first ever garment entry toured the USA in 2014 with the International Quilt Association.
In 2014 'Appliqué Mastery' was published. This second book contains completely new material and has an extensive appliqué and finishing technique section and also a full sized pattern with complete instructions on how to make your version of Philippa's award winning quilt 'Bird By Bird'.
In 2004, after living in Saudi Arabia for fifteen years, Philippa returned to Yorkshire and is enjoying the opportunity to teach more widely. www.philippanaylor.com
Did you want to register for Invisible Machine Appliqué with Harriet or "Mystical Feathers" or "Mystical Florals, Leaves or Vines" with Jamie? Now you can join us for these repeated workshops on Wednesday.
** see Maine Quilts' Teachers and Workshop Registration page for more information.
Send your complete registration form to Workshop and Event Registrar, 234 Montello St., Lewiston, ME 04240 and join us.
Dresden Saucers - PTQG Raffle Quilt
"Dresden Saucers" is a 94" by 94" hand appliquéd and hand pieced quilt made by Linda Throckmorton, Cutler, Maine, with 180 Dresden Saucers and many red penny sized yoyos surrounding a center filled with red roses and green leaves. Each section of the Dresden Saucer is different (1440 pieces) and from fabric before 1993. Linda started this quilt in 2007 and finished this year. Betty Bell, Hope Chest Quilting, Auburn, Maine, custom quilted it with her Gammill long arm. The center has free hand swirls. There is a fleur-de-lis motif within each Dresden Saucer. The borders are quilted with a cathedral windows design. It is truly a wonderful 40th Anniversary quilt and an heirloom for anyone to own.
Tickets will be available at our January Member's meeting with Chapter packets to pickup. Floater tickets will be mailed in January also. Contact Ruth Alexander at 207-865-4740 or 71 Desert Rd., Freeport, ME 04032 for additional tickets.
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Fujitsu America yesterday launched its TeamPoS 3600 family of point-of-sale (POS) systems, developed to be a scalable hardware system that can be custom-configured to meet a retailer's cost and performance needs.
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By James Pearson
Last Updated: 01/01/70 1:00am
Celtic ended St Mirren's 100 percent start to the campaign as Aberdeen beat Motherwell.
St Mirren's 100 percent start to the SPL campaign is over following a hard-fought 2-0 loss to champions Celtic.
Newly promoted St Mirren won their opening two games, however their excellent start ended at Celtic Park.
Stephen McManus (pictured) broke the deadlock after 28 minutes and Celtic secured the points after 65 minutes through Stilian Petrov.
Hearts missed the chance to move top of the table outright after being held at home by fellow high-flyers Falkirk.
The Edinburgh side were humbled in midweek by AEK Athens and were unable to return to winning ways at Tynecastle.
Aberdeen maintained their unbeaten start to the new SPL season with a 2-0 success over Motherwell.
Darren Mackie was the match-winner for The Dons with goals either side of half time to secure the points.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Hibernian are both without a win three games into the season following a goalless draw on Saturday.
Dundee United will be happy with their point at Kilmarnock after finishing the contest with just ten men at Rugby Park.
Lee Miller was dismissed shortly before half time for collecting two yellows, although the visitors were able to claim a point.
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Hi all - I have files on an OSX 10.4 machine that acts as a fileserver for several Macs and PCs, and we want to move the files onto our Windows 2008 R2 domain controller so we can include them in backups. I'm hearing about problems with DFS between OSX and 2008 R2. Does anyone have any experience with this? Is it natively supported?
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2008 Doesnt have the problems that 2003 had with DFS. Just follow the wizard for setting up DFS and you shouldnt have any problems.
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Thanks, Mike. I'm having my Mac users clean up their file and folder names so they are Windows-friendly. Once that's done, should I be able to move them over to the Windows server share and have them accessible to my Windows and Mac clients? I've already set up DFS on the servers, so that's done.
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