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The trip to the lake had started with a bang ..... more specifically Randy and Pablo getting their asses serially banged by Zack and Darius, then Adam and Nate. It was all because of the insufferable ego-trip that Randy been on with his boy. "You've been treating us all like shit," Zack had said. "Even Bob, that gorgeous guy who worships you." So they had taught Randy a lesson, and his arrogance had been deflated. But he was man enough to admit error, to take his punishment and still emerge triumphant. No doubt about it. Randy was the boss, and Pablo was the boss's boy.
A bit later the men and boys were sprawled on the beach, sipping beer almost as if nothing had happened. Whatever Randy and his boy had been subjected to it was all finished, handshake, no hard feelings. Darius saw the whole experience as an erotic spectacular and couldn't wait to regale the guys at home with all the details, exaggerations and all. "My video of it is gonna blow their minds," he enthused, "make up for the dull old time they're having while we're away."
Actually, the seven guys left at home wouldn't have minded having "a dull old time" if it meant some peace and quiet where they could simply enjoy each other's company. Bob and Mark, of course, loved spending time together, and the boys - Jamie, Ben, Eddie and the twins - loved being with them. Bob met with the boys shortly after the group had taken off for the lake.
"First of all," he said, "I don't want you to feel bad about not going to the lake and being left here with only Mark and myself for company." There were loud protests all round. It was a thrill to be "left here" with Bob, whose kindness matched his stunning beauty, and with Mark, the gorgeous cop they all loved and admired, and who they knew was in love with Bob. "OK, OK," grinned Bob, quieting them down. "Now Eddie, with Nate gone you'll need help keeping the house clean, so what if I ask Ben here to give you a hand?"
Eddie's eyes glowed as he glanced at Randy's hot young brother. "Yes please, sir. That is if Ben doesn't mind..."
"I think it'll be kinda cool, kiddo," Ben grinned, putting his arm over Eddie's shoulder. He liked this young kid ... felt protective toward him .... and Eddie admired the boy who shared his big brother's dark, handsome, gypsy looks. "Good," Bob said. "You know guys, I think we're gonna have a great time here together."
What the boys didn't know was that Bob had plans for them. From the privacy of his room he called Mark at work. "Don't want to interrupt, buddy, is this a good time? Great, it's just that I wanted to run by you an idea I've had. I already called Hassan and Jason and they're on board, so here's what I had in mind. Mark chuckled as he heard the details. Sounds terrific, buddy. And you're sure you want Hassan, Jason and me in full uniform?
"Yeah," Bob laughed," that's the whole idea. The cop, the Marine, the fireman and the businessman with five young bucks to service them. That's a fantasy you don't come across every day of the week. Let's see what the boys make of that.
Bob wouldn't be putting his plan into effect until the next day, a Saturday, when they would all be off work. Right now the twins were in the kitchen preparing dinner and, as Bob had suggested, Ben was working with Eddie, substituting for Nate as houseboy.
Eddie looked up to Ben, as Randy's tough young brother, and instinctively called him 'sir'. However, at the moment Eddie was relishing his role as expert and mentor as he showed Ben around the house and explained the houseboy's chores and responsibilities. This was Eddie's territory and Ben smiled indulgently as he watched the young kid enthusiastically take charge.
"So that's pretty much it, sir," Eddie said. "Actually, with Randy, Pablo and Darius all away, and Adam and Nate gone from next door, it's a pretty light load right now. So why don't you tidy up Randy and Bob's room and I'll see to the rest?" He touched Ben's arm and said conspiratorially, "But I gotta say one thing, something that Nate taught me. Going into everyone's room the way we do, we sometimes see things - kinda private things - that we have to keep quiet about. "'Discreet' is the word Nate used. We have to be discreet."
"Sure, I get it," Ben grinned, though his curiosity was tweaked by the ideas Eddie had stirred in him, thoughts that were still rattling round in his head as he walked upstairs to the master suite shared by Randy and Bob. As he walked into their living room the concept became reality as he looked around and saw the men's clothes scattered around. He picked up Bob's suit jacket and pants folded over a chair-back and put them on a hanger and into the closet. He ran his hand over the fine fabric of the suit, imagining it stretched over Bob's muscular body, then picked up the discarded tie and saw in his mind Bob's beautiful, square-jawed face.
He had often seen Bob come home from his work at the big corporation where he was an executive, elegantly dressed in his expensive suit, and Ben always got a hard-on just looking at him, he was so fucking gorgeous. Randy had said Bob was a Senior Vice-President of the firm, and Ben smiled to himself as he imagined the stunning boss walking through the office, with all of the staff, male or female, fantasizing about getting fucked by him. Ben sure would.
He caught sight of Bob's white dress-shirt thrown over another chair and picked it up. Was it clean or dirty, he thought? To make sure he pulled it open to the inside of the armpit, raised it to his face and breathed in deeply. The smell of Bob's dried sweat made Ben's cock jump in his shorts. It was dirty alright - must have been worn all day.
Ben remembered the time Bob had picked him up from Steve's office on his way home from work. Sitting beside him in the sleek Mercedes, Ben had been aware of the sweat stains making the shirt cling to Bob's chest under his jacket. It was all he could do to stop himself leaning down, pulling open Bob's suit pants and sucking his cock.
He shook his head, roused himself from his fantasies and took the shirt through to the laundry basket in the bedroom. And it was here that his imagination really took flight. The bed sheets were rumpled from the previous night when Randy and Bob had slept together and no doubt made love. Ben bent down and pressed his face against the sheets Sure enough he smelled the unmistakable pungency of semen - a lot of it. He licked the sheet, trying to taste the juice that must have poured out of the two muscle-studs.
But again he shook his head and realized he had to pull himself together. He stood up, intent on throwing all the dirty clothes and sheets into the laundry. But it was a losing battle. Looking down at the bed again he saw two tank tops .... the white fine-cotton one Bob had worn under his dress-shirt, and the ragged, crumpled gray one Randy always wore on the construction site, streaked with grease and sweat. And that wasn't all. As Ben reflexively held Randy's tank to his nose he smelled cum on it too. He got a sharp picture of Randy's triumphant grin as he used the tank to wipe from his chest and face the cum that Bob had spurted over it.
"Shit damn," he groaned and had to stop himself busting his load, feeling instead the pre-cum oozing into his undershorts. From then on Ben was lost. He laid out the two tanks side by side on the bed. From the floor he picked up Bob's white boxers and placed them just below the white tank. Then he grabbed Randy's cum-stained jock strap and put it below the ragged grey tank. Side by side the underwear represented the striking difference between these gorgeous lovers - the handsome, elegant business executive - and the rough, macho construction worker with the dark gypsy looks.
His imagination in overdrive Ben walked round the bed and then saw something that made him catch his breath. Ropes! - tied round the posts at the head of the bed. Obviously one of the guys was tied to the bed while he got his ass fucked. That had to be Bob, submitting to the animal magnetism of the master. Ben saw clearly the handsome business executive gazing up at the construction worker, begging him to fuck his ass.
In a daze Ben dropped his shorts and gazed at the ropes, then at the clothes laid out on the bed. He stroked his cock, but stopped immediately as he knew he was close to shooting a load. He couldn't help himself. He threw himself face down on the bed on top of the dirty underwear. He pulled from beneath him Randy's filthy jock and stuffed it into his mouth. His saliva made it wet and, as he clenched his jaws again and again, he tasted the juices oozing from the jock, the bitter taste of man-sweat and semen.
In a wild frenzy of lust Ben reached upward and grabbed the ropes hanging on the bed-posts. He pulled himself up so his cock was rubbing against the two tank-tops. As he tasted, smelled the sexual juices of his big brother he became him, hallucinating that he was the construction worker fucking the businessman whose underwear was rumpled beneath him. Holding onto the ropes he was rubbing his body against the sheets, grinding against the clothes, fucking the man, hearing him beg. In his mind he heard the executive plead, "Fuck me, sir, please fuck my ass. I want your dick inside my ass so bad. I'm tied up helpless. Please, sir ..... fuck me .....!"
"OK, stud," Ben moaned out loud. "God, you look gorgeous, that hot, naked body roped to the bed, your master pounding your ass. Here it comes, man. I'm cumming inside you ...... aaagh!" Ben felt warm liquid explode from his cock between him and the bed, pouring all over the men's underwear beneath him. His heart was pounding, breath heaving as he kept cumming, until finally he was spent and the vision of Bob getting fucked faded from his mind.
"Well done, Ben ..... that looked real hot, boy." Ben's eyes shot open in alarm and he rolled over to see ...... Bob, standing in the doorway smiling broadly. In a panic he leapt off the bed and unthinkingly grabbed both tank tops from the bed and wiped the cum from his chest and the sweat from his face. That made Bob laugh. "Jeez, Ben, you do take after your brother. That's exactly what Randy does after he's fucked me and I cum all over him."
Ben started to gush incoherently. "Sir, I ..... I didn't mean ..... I mean .... I'm sorry, sir. I was just ...... well, like you saw, sir ..... but after what Eddie told me about ......"
"I know, I know," Bob smiled, "that discretion thing. Well we can still be discreet if neither of us blabs. I certainly won't. And I'm sure I can rely on your discretion too, Ben."
Ben couldn't believe Bob's reaction .... amusement more than anything else. He was trying to think of something to say when Bob said, "Sorry to interrupt your work, Ben. I was upstairs in the office with Jamie and came down to get a file we needed. Here it is. OK, carry on cleaning the room, Ben." He walked toward the door, then turned round and said, "Oh, by the way. Those two tank tops you just wiped yourself with - don't throw them in the laundry. Just push them under the bed for now. I might need them later."
He went out of the room, leaving Ben gaping behind him. But he did as he was told and stuffed the shirts under the bed.
His mind still reeling Ben finished off the bedroom, changing the sheets on the bed and throwing the dirty stuff into the laundry hamper - all except the tank tops, of course. He looked at the pristine bed and imagined Bob pulling back the sheets later and climbing into it naked. He shook his head. "Gotta get out of fantasyland," he said to himself. Downstairs he ran into Eddie and didn't say a thing, of course, though Eddie looked at the flush on his face and guessed something had happened.
"Everything go OK up there?" Eddie asked. Startled, Ben stammered, "Sure, of course. Bedroom looks great ..... clean bed and all ..... ready for Bob to ......" His blush deepened.
Still not entirely convinced Eddie said, "OK, maybe we should go and help the twins serve dinner. In the kitchen the twins also noticed the flush in Ben's cheeks and grinned at each other. After all this time, being close to Bob and all, they had developed an intuition about what went on in the house and guessed that Ben's first stint as houseboy had involved more than just sweeping floors.
Dinner, served at the outdoor table by the pool, was not the usual rambunctious affair. It was surprising what a difference it made not having Pablo and Darius there, showing off to Randy and Zack. Adam and Nate were absent too, and the remaining two men and five boys enjoyed the calm of the evening, with the setting sun turning the sky crimson. With this soft radiance bathing their faces, everyone looked more handsome than ever, and they all felt a sense of privilege being in a group of such beautiful men.
The conversation started out casually enough but soon came round to the topic of the men and boys by the lake. Mark said lightly, "Wonder if Zack and Adam did some kind of number on Randy, and the boys on Pablo. I think everyone noticed how full of themselves they've been lately." He looked at Bob and clenched his jaw. "Shit, man, I really didn't appreciate the way he spoke to you, putting you down with that crack of his - 'Fuck you, man, I don't follow the rules here - I make the fucking rules.' That crossed the line."
"Yeah, well ....." Bob shifted uncomfortably. He didn't want to be disloyal to Randy but he realized Mark was right. And he had to admit that the comment had hurt. Randy was rarely as disrespectful of him as that. Bob was about to make some non-committal response when his cell phone rang. He looked at the screen and grinned. He actually blushed as he said, "Hey guys, excuse me for a minute, I have to take this .... it's ...." And he walked off into the shadows, leaving no doubt among the guys who the call was from. "Hey buddy," Bob said, keeping his voice low. "How's it going up there?"
Randy's voice was hesitant. "Er, kinda rough at first but nothing me and my boy didn't deserve." Randy was no good at small talk and charged right in. "Listen, man, I've been a total fucking dickhead - to all the guys but especially to you. I guess ever since Ben came back into my life I've been on some asshole ego-trip - you know, being the boss with two tough boys and a gorgeous lover. But I treated you like shit, man, and I swear to god as soon as I get home I'll make it up to you ..... if you're there. You will be there, won't you, buddy?"
Bob smiled. Randy suddenly sounded like a little boy, scared he would be deserted. "Randy, old buddy," Bob said, "of course I'll be here, waiting for you to 'make it up to me.' Sure, you behave like a Neanderthal sometimes, but you're the most gorgeous, exciting Neanderthal ever to walk the earth. I've weathered more than a few tough words from you - punches even - and I'm still here. Hell, remember that time you dragged me naked through the desert roped behind your truck?"
He could almost hear Randy blush. "Yeah, well that was me in my caveman days, doing anything to keep my mate from leaving me. But I guess it was you who tamed me, eh? I just want you to know that I love the hell out of you, man, and I'm sorry for all the shit I've ever put you through. So you'll ..... you'll be there when I get home?"
"I'll be here - in my cave waiting for my caveman."
"One other thing, buddy, while I'm away could you take care of Ben for me? I feel kinda bad about bringing Pablo up here and not Ben. I don't want him to feel left out."
"Oh, I don't think you have to worry about Ben, Randy. He's having a great time so far and I have a feeling there's more to come - much more. I'll take good care of him. You and the guys just have fun at the lake - and bring home a ton of fish for the twins to cook, OK?"
Bob was beaming when he got back to the table. "That was Randy," he said. "Oh, really?" said Mark grinning at the others, "we'd never have guessed."
"Anyway," said Bob, "he's doing great and I got the impression that Zack and the others have already dealt with that ego-trip thing you were mentioning, Mark. I told him to bring home plenty of fish for you guys, Kyle and Kevin, and he made a point of telling me to take care of Ben here. Though I kind of have a feeling you know how to take care of yourself, kiddo."
Ben blushed deep red as Bob continued. "Now that so many of the guys are away I wanted to sort out the sleeping arrangements for tonight. Mark and Jamie, I assume you'll be sleeping together as usual...." he grinned ".... and I use the term 'sleeping' loosely. Eddie, I know Hassan is away at Camp Pendleton tonight so I was wondering ......"
"Er..." Eddie went to say something but hesitated and looked at the twins for support. Kyle jumped in. "Sir, Eddie and us were talking and we were wondering ..... well, Zack asked us to keep an eye on his house while it's empty so ..... do you think it would be OK if we and Eddie stay there together?"
"Sir, it was my idea," Eddie blurted out. "See me and the twins work together a lot round the house, but we've never spent the night togeth ......" His courage failed him, he blushed shyly and fell silent.
Bob chuckled. "I think it's a great idea, kids. The twins and I sleep together a lot when Randy's gone so it's about time Eddie had a chance to see whether two is better than one. OK, so that leaves you all alone, Ben, and Randy's afraid you'll be lonely so....." he looked around the table and shrugged "looks like you guys are all taken, so I guess it's up to me. Feel like bunking in with me tonight, Ben? When the big brother's away, the kid brother's a great substitute. What d'ya say, Ben?"
Ben's eyes sparkled. "I say yes, sir ..... a definite yes."
The mood round the table shifted subtly from high-spirited to horny. Talk of who would sleep with who had roused all kinds of sexual images that the guys were eager to make real. Mark and Jamie were the first to leave the table, each of them with bulges in their shorts. Eddie helped the twins clear the table and disappeared into the kitchen. They hurriedly loaded the dishwasher, spurred on by the thought of the three of them spending the night in Zack's bed and feeling the vibrations left there by the spectacular black leather-god.
That left Bob and Ben at the table, draining their drinks. There was a tension between them, an eager anticipation as they both recalled Ben's early sexual impulses as he writhed naked, face-down on Randy and Bob's bed and shot a load of cum over their tank tops crumpled beneath him. Bob broke the tension by saying, "So, Ben ..... shall we?" Ben nodded with an eager smile, and they got up and walked together toward the house.
When they entered the bedroom Ben asked, "OK if I jump in the shower real quick, sir?" The sheets are clean and I'm not .... I mean I might still have ......"
"...... some cum smeared over you from before," Bob grinned. "Sure - it's what Randy usually does - then makes my dick hard when he comes out naked except for a towel round his waist."
The shower was a quick one and when Ben came out through the bathroom door both men stared at each other. Ben looked just like a junior version of Randy with a towel hanging low on his waist, his disheveled wet black hair falling over his dark face. And Ben was stunned looking at Bob. He was lying on his back on the bed, naked except for the cum-stained tank top that Ben had earlier shot his load over. Bob had evidently pulled it out from under the bed and it was now stretched over his muscular torso.
Even more erotic was the way Bob was lying, his arms sprawled upward on the bed, hands almost touching the ropes hanging round the bed-posts. Ben flashed on the image of Bob tied to the bed the way Randy liked him, waiting for the big construction worker to fuck him. He looked so hot that Ben was momentarily frozen to the spot, not sure what he should do.
All the other boys in their turn had discovered that Bob was an expert at playing out their fantasies for them, and now it was Ben's turn. As the boy hesitated, Bob said gently, "Ben, you know that Randy always does exactly what he wants - no inhibitions. Well, you're his brother aren't you?"
Ben grinned. He stopped thinking and started feeling ..... channeling his brother. Dropping the towel he knew he looked good naked, and saw Bob's dick get hard and rise up from his dark pubic hair like a tent pole. Ben knew he wanted that cock inside him but, like Randy, his instinct was to take charge. There was only one way to do both. He climbed onto the bed and knelt astride Bob's chest. They gazed at each other with a slight smile, then Ben licked his fingers seductively, reached behind him and pushed his fingers into his own ass.
"Yeah," Bob sighed. "That's it, man." Still on his knees astride Bob, Ben eased himself back until he felt the hard knob of Bob's cock touch his wet asshole. Ben grinned and said, "This is for you, man" (the 'sir' was gone). His hips sank lower, the head of Bob's cock pressed harder until it suddenly plopped inside him. Ben groaned, "Oh, man, your cock feels great in my ass. Here it comes, man." Gazing into Bob's eyes Ben slowly, very slowly, sank lower, feeling the huge rod sliding deeper into his ass until finally he was sitting on the wiry thicket of Bob's pubic hair. "How's that, man?" Ben said, feeling very much in charge.
Bob gazed up at the ripped young body, the solid round pecs and the ridges of his abs flexing as the boy clenched his ass muscles round Bob's shaft. "Man, your ass feels great wrapped round my dick," Bob groaned. His head flew back and he grabbed the ropes tied to the posts. "Yeah, man ..... let me feel it. Let me feel your ass fuck that dick." Ben was awestruck by the gorgeous man, arms stretched upward pulling on the ropes, his body writhing under the tight tank, his cock throbbing in Ben's ass. "Oh yeah, man," Ben growled, sounding like his big brother. "You're gonna get it."
He rose up on his haunches, his cock sliding back up Bob's chute, then sat down heavily, making Bob gasp as he felt his cock plunge into the warm, soft membrane of the young gypsy boy's ass. Excited by the look of ecstasy on the rugged face Ben moved faster, pumping up and down on the long pole, clenching his ass muscles tight round it. Impulsively he reached down and grabbed the neck of Bob's white tank, clenching it in his fist and pulling on it, raising him slightly off the bed while Ben's ass rode his cock.
Ben jerked on the tank with one hand and raised his other arm high in the air. Bob was mesmerized by the erotic sight of the young buck whooping like a cowboy riding a stallion, pulling on the reins while his ass bounced up and down. Ben was getting his ass fucked but, like his big brother, Ben was the one in control. He looked just like Randy in the heat of sex, his blue eyes gleaming, black hair flying, and Bob moaned, "Yeah, fuck me, man .... fuck that cock ..... let me feel it ...... fuck me, man!"
Ben looked down at the chiseled features and the writhing body and realized that Bob had slipped his hand through loops at the end of the ropes. As he tugged on them his biceps bulged, his chest heaved and his head thrashed from side to side. And suddenly Ben realized that this is the sight his brother Randy saw every time he fucked Bob, and he understood why Randy was so crazy in love with him. Seeing what his brother saw Ben felt the rush of Randy's intense sexual dominance. He felt strong, powerful .... Ben felt like Randy.
That fantasy of Randy fucking Bob, the sight of Bob in ecstasy, and the feeling of Bob's cock in his ass like a steel rod all combined to push Ben over the top. He grabbed his cock and pointed it at Bob's face. "Here it comes, man," Ben yelled. "Shoot your load, fucker! Aaagh!" As Ben sat hard on Bob's cock Bob screamed as his cock exploded in the tight ass. At the same time he saw the pornographic image of the dark, muscular young gypsy pointing his cock at him .... saw the cock blast a long stream of white juice that slammed into his face.
Bob closed his eyes as he felt Ben's cum streaming down his face. When he opened his eyes and the film of cum cleared he watched in awe. Ben was transformed .... striding naked round the room, no longer the obedient young boy trying to prove himself by copying his big brother. He had become his brother - every move, every set of the jaw and flash of the eye - the image of Randy, awakened in him by the extraordinary feeling of sexual domination over his lover, by the sight of Bob beneath him begging to get fucked.
Ben reached under the bed and pulled out the crumpled tank-top he had thrown there earlier - the filthy gray tank that Randy wore at work, greasy, stinking of sweat and cum. Ben pressed it against his face and breathed deeply, soaking in the taste, the smell, the very essence of the brother he worshipped. He pulled the tank on, over his head and down over his torso. It was looser on him than on Randy but it completed the picture of the junior version of the boss.
Bob gasped as he gazed upward, confused at what he was seeing. It was Randy - only a younger version. Apart from Ben's youthfulness and smaller frame it was the same - the same dark gypsy looks, the same steel-blue eyes, but above all the same sexual power that radiated from the body as he paced the room like a stallion in heat. And as he always felt with Randy, Bob felt an exhilaration tinged with fear at what came next.
Ben stopped pacing, leaned down to the bed and yanked on the ends of the rope, pulling the loops tight around Bob's wrists. A hint of a smile crossed Ben's face. Now Bob was his prisoner, now he had this rugged bodybuilder in his power. He had never felt so strong .... never felt more of a man! Instinctively Bob did what he always did for Randy - he struggled to get free, his body thrashing in bondage, muscles rippling as they strained against the ropes.
Ben's cock was as hard as a rock again as he gazed down at the spectacular muscle-god tied up and at his mercy. Again he was seeing what Randy saw and he knew this is the image that roused Randy's passion and his savagery - as it did now for Ben. Adrenaline surged through him and with a howl he threw himself across Bob's face, grinding his chest against it so Bob was stifled, overwhelmed by the feel, the taste and smell of Randy's tank.
He was choking as the greasy fabric pressed against his nose and mouth and he felt the young muscles rippling underneath. Bob was on the point of busting another load when suddenly Ben pulled away. As Bob recovered he realized that Ben had also inherited his brother's innate sense of when a man was about to cum.
Bob was speaking to Randy. "I want you to fuck me, sir. I want to feel your cock in my ass."
Ben smiled, hearing the words Randy always heard, and just like his brother he went into action. He pulled Bob's legs over his shoulders, leaned forward and ran his hand over Bob's cum-soaked face and neck. He reached down and used the cum to lubricate the man's ass, pushing two, three fingers inside it. "OK, man," he growled. "This what you want?" With no hesitation Ben drove his cock hard inside Bob's ass, not stopping even at the inner sphincter but ramming the head of his cock over it and into the most sensitive depths of his ass.
Bob threw his head back and screamed as Ben immediately pulled back and began to hammer Bob's ass with ferocious intensity. It hurt. Ben had the strength and savage instinct of his brother, but there was a difference. Randy was a master fuck, with an instinctive sensitivity tempering his force. He knew exactly how to go right up to his captive's limits, surpassing them only at the moment of orgasm. Ben had not yet developed this finesse ....he was raw, with the wild exuberance of youth, and his hard rod pistoned inside Bob's ass without mercy.
Bob howled so loudly that Ben reached forward as he fucked, grabbed Bob's tank and ripped it clean off, twisting it and clamping it over his open mouth. He tied it tight behind his neck and grinned. "Bite down on that, man. Taste me!" Bob didn't need Ben's words to make him instinctively bite down on his gag to ease the pain. He tasted liquid oozing from the cloth, the taste of cum that Ben had sprayed all over Bob's tank minutes before. Bob gulped hard and felt the bitter-sweet liquid streaming down his throat.
Ben gazed down at Bob's now-naked chest and the sight made him lose all control. He fell forward and clamped his hands onto Bob's flexing pecs. He squeezed them hard, then went for the nipples, clamping them in his fingers, grinding them, torturing them, unaware of the pain he was causing. The prisoner thrashed desperately, pulling at the ropes. Ben he saw the tears flowing from Bob's eyes, saw the body convulse as he screamed into the gag, "aaagh" ..... and blasted a stream of juice over his writhing body and his tear-stained face. It was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen and he knew that this is what always made Randy cum.
Ben screamed, "I'm cumming, man - I'm gonna shot my jizz in your ass..... aaagh!" It was the most intense, most prolonged orgasm Ben had ever experienced as his hot semen streamed into the innermost depths of the muscle-god's ass. He gazed down at the rugged face, streaked with sweat and tears, groaning into the gag as Ben's cock drained into his ass.
But when his cock subsided, when his orgasm was over, reality crashed back onto him. Suddenly he was Ben, Randy's little brother, the boy who worshipped Randy and now Bob. As the fantasy dissolved he realized what he had done. Quickly he untied the ropes, ripped the gag down from Bob's mouth so it hung round his neck. He fell forward and kissed his lips, then licked the tears from his cheeks, from his eyes, then kissed him some more. He wanted to say something, to explain, to apologize for his frenzy, to try..... but words failed him.
Then suddenly everything was alright. He felt Bob's strong arms fold round him and heard his deep voice in his ear. "You were spectacular, kiddo. You sure are Randy's brother. He would be proud of you." Those were the words Ben needed to hear as he nestled again Bob's chest.
They lay there silently for a while, then Ben said, "Sir, I went too far, didn't I? Kinda lost control."
"Yeah," Bob smiled, "that's something you haven't learned from Randy yet, but of course he's a master at that. But I gotta say, in every other way you're exactly like your brother."
Ben lay quietly for a minute, then said, "Sir, I was thinking. How would it be if I thought of you as my big brother too?. Then I'd have two. Don't you think that would be cool?
"Fine with me, Ben," Bob chuckled, "but we'd have to see what Randy says about that."
Another silence, then Ben said, "Well, sir, I thought I was substituting for Randy right now..... so if I say it's OK ... it must be OK
"You little punk," Bob laughed, pulling Ben closer. As he lay there waiting for sleep, Bob realized how much Randy's influence had been hovering over them. It was as if he had been there with them. Bob smiled to himself. Even in his absence Randy's power was always felt. Present or not, Randy was the boss .... no doubt about that.
Bob murmured, "I love him a whole lot, you know, Ben." Ben gazed at him. "I know you do sir, and I'm glad you do." He frowned slightly. "Sir, you will take care of him won't you? I mean, he gets into trouble sometimes, like I do, so ...... you'll take care of him, sir?"
Bob smiled. "Randy and I take care of each other. Always have, since the day we first met."
After the success of Bob's fantasy trip with Ben he was even more confident of the plans he had in store for the boys the next day. He was up early, leaving Ben dozing in bed, and went down to the kitchen where the twins, early risers as always, were already preparing breakfast with Eddie's help. Their furtive smiles between them made Bob pretty sure that their night all together in Zack's bed had been one to remember.
"Low-key breakfast this morning, guys," Bob said. "Just spread the food out here on the kitchen table and you can all help yourselves. Lunch is the biggie - got some special guests coming. Mark's upstairs fucking Jamie - what else? - and then he's going over to Jason's. I need to have a word with you guys, though.
Just then Ben sauntered in yawning, followed by Jamie. It was Saturday, an easy day for them - usually. But today would be different, as word had already gone round that Bob was planning something. As they sat round the table drinking coffee and munching on breakfast Bob said, "Guys, I want you to be on your best form today. Got some visitors coming over and I want you all to give them the kind of service they expect. You'll all be serving boys today and I want you all to dress alike - something real simple.
Bob was known for his talent for creating great fantasies for them, as Ben had just discovered, and they glanced at each other in eager anticipation. So they all chipped in, clearing away breakfast, tidying the house and garden, and helping set up drinks at the outdoor table.
It was a little before noon that the five boys gathered together, grinning at each other a bit self consciously. They had obeyed Bob's instructions about clothes and were all wearing white boxer briefs that accentuated the globes of their bubble butts, and simple white T-shirts stretched over their lithe, muscular young bodies. They all had white napkins draped over one arm, the perfect army of gorgeous young waiters.
Bob was upstairs, the guests had not yet arrived, so they waited, passing the time horsing around, flicking their napkins at each other's asses like jocks in a locker room. Suddenly they stood to attention as they heard the sound of a truck pull up outside. Bob came striding out of the house and they were amazed to see him in his business suit, shirt and tie. Handsome, athletically built, he was everyone's wet dream of a gorgeous young executive.
He opened the gate and the boys stood slack-jawed. The cop came in first, followed by the fireman, then the Marine. Mark was in his full black police officer uniform, black shirt over white T-shirt, high black motorcycle boots, heavy leather belt round his tight waist. Jason was in his yellow fireman's pants and boots, held up by red suspenders over his dark blue uniform T-shirt. Hassan looked intimidating in his Marine uniform - olive green fatigue pants with tan military boots laced over them. Over his tight green tank top he wore a uniform shirt with sleeves rolled up above the biceps. And there greeting them was the handsome business executive in his smart black suit.
Standing shoulder to shoulder the boys went weak at the knees and Eddie blurted out, "Wow - oh man - wow!" "Sssh," hissed Kevin, and they all stood to attention, waiting for their orders. "Guys," Bob said to the men, "these are our waiters for the afternoon. They'll serve lunch later and they are entirely at your service. Anything you want, just say the word."
"Hell," said Jason, "great looking young studs, I'll say that. And look at those bulges they've all got under those shorts? Looks like they're good and ready for us, eh?"
"Turn around," came the sharp, authoritative voice of the Marine. In perfect unison the five boys turned and flexed their butts under their shorts. "Oh, shit, man," Hassan said, "I'd damn sure like to bury my face in those mounds."
"All in good time," Bob laughed. "First I want you to get good and comfortable. There's drinks on the table, and then I've got something for you that'll loosen things up and get the ball rolling. Mark and Hassan sat on the bench, backs to the table, undid a few buttons on their shirts and leaned back with their elbows on the table, making their shirts pull open exposing more of Mark's T-shirt and Hassan's tank. Bob took off his jacket, loosened his tie and sprawled in a chair at the end of the table facing the boys. Jason took the chair at the other end and, eager as always to show off his incredible body, he dropped the suspenders, pulled off his T-shirt and pulled the suspenders back up over his naked chest.
The men sipped on beers as they evaluated the boys. "Hey," said Jason, "I've stripped for action so how about the boys take off their shirts and let's see what they've got?" The boys instantly obeyed and stood shirtless, their hands behind their backs, legs apart like soldiers at ease. They were all embarrassed by the swelling boners under their boxer briefs and, as they looked at the four muscle-gods at the table, three in uniform, Eddie mumbled, "I think I'm gonna cum." Ben hissed out the side of his mouth, "Don't do it, dude. Save it. You're gonna need it."
"Now that is what I call prime meat," said Mark with a special grin for Jamie. "So what you got in mind, Bob? What's this ice-breaker scheme you got?" He laughed. "Not that there's much ice to be broken."
"OK," Bob said. "Boys, I want you to come here and write your names on these slips of paper." They walked forward and leaned over the table, men and boys feeling each other's heat close up. There wasn't a cock among them that wasn't stiff as a pole. The boys scribbled their names and withdrew, then Bob folded the papers and threw them into the helmet Mark had taken off. "OK," Bob grinned, "now we'll see who gets who." He grinned at Hassan and pushed the helmet toward him. "I think the military should go first, so how about it, captain?"
"Thanks, man, "Hassan said. "Damn, right now I'd kill for a blow-job." He reached into the helmet pulled out a paper and handed it to Bob. "Bob opened it and grinned. "The twins it is. OK guys, the soldier says he's in urgent need of a blow-job. Let's see what you got?"
The twins watched in awe as Hassan stood up, pulled off his shirt and walked over to a tree. He leaned against it, raised his arms and lightly gripped branches above him, shoulder-width apart and about head high. The Marine looked incredible stripped down to his fatigue pants, boots and olive-green tank stretched across his bulging pecs. Lounging against the tree, his arms stretched up, elbows bent, his biceps flexed and his lats flared down from broad shoulders to slim waist. He looked spectacular - and the twins had been drawn to service his cock.
They glanced at each other, then walked toward the Marine and knelt at his feet. "Suck my dick," the captain growled, as if this were a hazing ritual for new recruits. Kevin reached forward and unbuttoned the soldier's pants, pulling them apart so the huge tool sprang out, almost hitting his face. They both looked up at the exotic, squared-jawed Arab/Asian face then down at the cock that was already oozing pre-cum. Kevin nodded slightly to Kyle who leaned forward, sucked on the pre-cum, licked the bulbous head of the massive cock, then took it in his mouth. He paused, then pushed his head forward and swallowed the whole shaft down his throat without gagging.
"Oh yeah," Hassan moaned, throwing his head back. "Shit, that feels good. Come on, boy, eat that soldier's fucking cock." He dropped one hand from the branch, wrapped it round the boy's head and began pumping it back and forth on his cock. "Man that feels so good it's gonna make me bust my load." But suddenly Kyle yanked his head free and Kevin said, "No, sir, please - don't come yet. We want to prolong your pleasure. Please, let me try, sir."
Reluctantly Hassan reached up and grabbed the branch again, his arms stretched out to the side, then upward from the elbows. Kyle stood up and Kevin took over, taking the soldier's cock in his mouth and plunging forward so his face buried itself in the wiry, black pubic hair, sticky with sweat. The twins had sucked Bob's cock so many times they were experts and Kevin's mouth pistoned back and forth on the steel rod. "Boy," Hassan groaned, "I am this close to touching my cock and shooting a load right into that gorgeous face of yours."
Unseen by Hassan, Kyle had run to the edge of the garden and picked up two lengths of rope. Kevin pulled away from Hassan's cock and said again, "Please don't shoot, sir. Here, let us make it easier for you. Intrigued, Hassan did not resist as Kevin stood up and they each bound one of the Marine's wrists to the tree branches. "There, Kyle said with a smile. Now you can't touch your cock, sir, and we can give you more pleasure."
They both dropped to their knees and sucked his cock in turn, taking care to pull away just before the soldier's orgasm, then waiting until the cock stopped throbbing and the other twin took over. But Hassan was going wild as the pressure built, he was about to cum, but each time was denied at the last minute as the boys pulled away. "You little fuckers," he yelled, I said I wanted a blow-job, one that would make me shoot. You're driving me crazy like this. I wanna fucking cum, boys. For god sake stop torturing my dick like this and make me shoot!"
The twins glance at each other and stood up. They turned away from the suffering, bound soldier and addressed the other boys. "Boys, the Marine Captain wants to shoot his load but he doesn't approve of our methods. Maybe you can be more effective and give him the service he needs.
"OK, OK, me first," said Ben stepping forward, with Jamie and Eddie lined up behind him.
The helpless soldier looked at them in bewilderment, three gorgeous young bucks lining up to suck his dick. He had never before been so hot to shoot his load and he pulled desperately at the ropes, his muscles flexing and bulging. If only he could touch his cock he could make himself cum. But instead Ben dropped to his knees and licked the head of his cock, pushing his tongue inside the sticky cleft, then running it the length of the thick shaft. Hassan moaned, "Suck my dick, boy. Make me cum ..... make me cum."
Ben impulsively plunged his mouth down over the cock and Hassan looked down at the handsome, dark gypsy face and moaned, "At last ...." But Kyle instantly grabbed Ben's hair and pulled his face off the cock. Ben looked up at the twin's smiling face and realized what he was meant to do. He took the cock into his open mouth again but didn't close it, allowing the cock to slide against the moist membrane of his mouth as he pushed forward. "No," Hassan moaned. "Eat it, boy ..... eat it!"
The twins were standing on either side of him and Kevin said, "It's much more exciting this way, sir. Trust us, you'll enjoy this. They leaned forward and he felt their lips rubbing against his as they treated him to one of their famous twin kisses. Again he pulled desperately at the ropes as the beautiful twins kissed him and the young gypsy boy sucked his cock. He was floating in a world of sexual excess. His balls bulged and his cock ached to explode but he knew he had to surrender to these boys.
With a quick glance at Mark for affirmation Jamie took Ben's place kneeling before the bound Marine. He knew exactly what to do, having teased Mark often by bringing him to the edge of orgasm then pulling back. So Hassan's torment continued as Jamie expertly licked his cock, sucked the head, but pulled away as soon as he felt the cock start to throb.
But there was worse. The twins smiled at Hassan and ran their hands over his tank top, feeling the mounds of his pecs underneath. Suddenly they pulled down on it, ripping it so it fell in shreds round his waste. They gazed at his naked muscular torso, leaned forward and ran their tongues over his ripped abs, over his chest and then ..... over his nipples. "No," he moaned softly as they pressed their tongue against his nipples then clenched them lightly in their teeth, biting vey gently, releasing, then biting again.
Hassan looked down and saw the two beautiful, identical faces working on his tits while he felt Jamie's warm tongue licking the sensitive membrane of the head of his cock. He pulled frantically at the ropes binding him and yelled, "No! I can't take any more. I gotta cum. Let me cum, boys. Please."
And suddenly it stopped. Jamie jumped to his feet, the twins pulled away from Hassan and faced the boys. "OK, guys. The captain's begging to cum, so now's the time. Now which of us is to have the honor of drinking the soldier's juice? There was silence and then Eddie, who had been standing shyly in the background, raised his hand. "Me, sirs? .... Please."
The twins smiled and Kevin said, "Who else? Who else should have the pleasure but the soldier's own boy? Besides, he's the best damn cock-sucker in the house. OK, dude, go for it."
Eddie had watched the show with mixed feelings - anxious for his master but enthralled by the pornographic sight of the bound soldier writhing in frustration as one boy after another sucked his cock. Now, as he looked at the shirtless Marine, roped to the tree, muscles gleaming, his shredded tank hanging round his waist, his cock stiff as a pole, Eddie thought he had never seen anything more beautiful. He walked forward, pressed his lips against Hassan's and kissed him hungrily. Then he pulled back, gazed into Hassan's eyes and saw him smile. Hassan said softly, "Make me cum, Eddie."
"Yes, sir." Eddie dropped to his knees and gazed at the cock he had sucked so many times. He leaned forward, steadied himself by pressing his hands against Hassan's hips, and in one move took his master's cock deep into his mouth. Eddie was expert at this, knowing how to give the ultimate pleasure to his soldier. He clenched his throat muscles hard round the thick rod and heard Hassan shout, "Yeah ..... suck that cock, boy. Make your master shoot his fucking load in your mouth."
Hassan's dick was on fire after its long torment, and all Eddie had to do was pull back once, then ram his mouth forward until his face was buried in the thick tangle of pubic hair. He held it there, clenching and unclenching his throat round the cock he worshipped. All the tension, the pent-up frustration, the agonizing pressure in Hassan's balls, raced though his cock and it exploded. "Aaagh! Drink that juice boy .... swallow your master's cum. Drink it, boy."
Eddie didn't even pull back or flinch. As the cock erupted deep down in his throat he gulped hard, swallowing stream after stream of the hot semen that had been building up in the tormented Marine. It took a long time before the flood abated, but finally Eddie pulled back and grinned up at his master, cum spilling from his mouth and running down his chin. Hassan smiled down at him, then said to the other boys. "OK, boys. Why don't you give Eddie the reward he deserves."
They circled round Eddie in admiration of their shy young friend and pulled their stiff cocks from their briefs. Their own climaxes had been building from the beginning and it took only a couple of strokes. Eddie gazed up at the four gorgeous boys, watched them stroke their cocks over him, saw streams of white jism pour from then and felt them slam into his face. He was drowning in cum and, as the torrent continued, he burst into joyful laughter, ecstatic at pleasing his master and now being soaked by the semen of all his friends.
The twins quickly untied Hassan and he leaned down, scooping his boy into his arms and hugging him so tight Eddie was almost crushed by the powerful arms. There was a momentary silence, then the boys burst into raucous cheers and whistles, joined by Bob, Mark and Jason who rose to their feet in a standing ovation.
The twins walked back to the table to the congratulations of the men, especially from Bob whose eyes gleamed with pride. Buttoning his pants Hassan brought Eddie over and as they sat down Bob looked at Eddie smothered in cum and asked, "Do you want a towel, kiddo?" Eddie grinned at him. "No thank you, sir .... I like it like this. There was more laughter and they all raised their glasses and bottles to Hassan, Eddie and the twins.
When the noise died down, Bob looked at them all and said, "OK, guys .....who's next?"
TO BE CONTINUED in "A Trial Of Strength" - Chapter 179


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Chief Moreno was a Starfleet engineer who served aboard the USS Seyetik in late 2379.
While the Seyetik was enroute from Deep Space 7 to the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards in late 2379, Moreno came to know Doctor Shenti Yisec Eres Ree quite well, and once boasted that he had four containers of Efrosian levithi nuts in the cargo bay, as he was quite fond of them.
Moreno later agreed to send a quantity of nuts to Dr. Xin Ra-Havreii when his supply ran out. In exchange, Moreno would take receipt of a batch of nuts that Ra-Havreii had ordered fresh from Efros Delta. (TTN novel: Taking Wing)

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I have been lucky over the years to have 2 projects funded through Donor's Choose. Both projects were for 2 iPod Nanos for my listening center in the classroom, so I now have a total of 4. This is great and has worked out well for Listen to Reading as part of the Daily 5. I also had CD walkmen that I bought from overstock.com, these did not work so well. The students had a hard time working them, the batteries died a ton, and we had a heck of a time finding headphones that would work AND actually stay on/in their ears. So I just posted a new project (first time in 2 years) to get 2 more iPod Nanos so I can have a total of 6. You can check out my project here: http://www.donorschoose.org/project/ihelp-ipods-for-fluency-accuracy-and/1060017/. Through September 8th, you can type in the promo code INSPIRE when making your donation and Donor's Choose will match it. That's an awesome deal! I'm hoping this project will get funded too. The last 2 times I was lucky because big corporations came in and ended up funding them for me so I didn't have to rely on the few donations I got. If you would like something for your classroom that your district can't afford for you and you don't want to bankrupt yourself, I would definitely recommend going on Donor's Choose. It never hurts to try! :)
So I was very happy when that went through this morning and then I worked on school stuff today since my colored ink and lamination sheets came in the mail and I printed and cut out Common Core - Writing Galore - August/September by Stephanie Stewart over at Falling into First. Love that it has all 3 types of writing students need to be able to do for Common Core plus a creative one that has to do with the theme for the months and that students can choose the topic they want to write about. I'm putting this in my writing center as some of the choices for Work on Writing and even Writer's Workshop time. Can't wait to get started! I'm introducing Work on Writing this week. Writer's Workshop will have to wait until next week due to NWEA MAP testing. I also actually printed out my own units I have on TPT too, which I have never done! lol It was always about getting them done and ready for others! I am very excited to use them this year and am so happy I had the time to get it ready to use this week! I printed out my unit for our 1st Treasures story, David's New Friends. I won't be starting guided reading groups yet, but I'm excited to use all of the whole group things I made to go with the story. I also printed out my 2nd Grade Grammar Pack to have all of the games and activities ready to go for Daily 5 Word Work so the students will have extra practice of the skills. So I was very happy with what I got done. I just need to put on my shopping list that I need to pick up another ream of card stock! lol
One last thing I just have to say. So I'm watching the MDA telethon and it's great that it gets more attention now and they have bigger acts involved, but I was a little sad that it was only on for 2 hours and that Jerry Lewis can't host it anymore. That was always a huge part of Labor Day weekend growing up, having the Jerry Lewis telethon on and seeing him stay up the whole time, over 24 hours, fighting hard to raise money for "Jerry's Kids." I donated using the text donation tonight and I hope that they are able to raise a ton of money now that it's down to 2hrs.
I hope everyone has a wonderful day off tomorrow in honor of all of your hard labor! :)
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International Review of Law and Economics, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 453-473, May 2002
31 Pages Posted: 16 Feb 2001
Copyright scholars suggest that computer technology has reduced transaction costs associated with copyright transfer, allegedly eliminating the need for the fair use doctrines that were developed to allow limited use of copyrighted material in situations where the transaction costs of securing authorized use would be prohibitive. According to this emerging view, in an ideal world with no contracting costs, third party use of copyrighted material could realistically only take place with the express consent of the copyright holder. This would give the author absolute power to dispose of his work, including the right to veto uses, without the possibility of a fair use override of any sort.
This paper shows the limits of such transaction-cost based arguments. If transaction costs provide the dominant economic justification of fair use doctrines, an exogenous reduction of such transaction costs would limit the scope and application of the defense of fair use. Nevertheless, in this paper we suggest that, when viewed in light of the anticommons theory, fair use doctrines retain a valid efficiency justification even in a zero transaction cost environment. Fair use defenses are justifiable, and in fact instrumental, in minimizing the welfare losses prompted by the strategic behavior of the copyright holders. Even if copyright licenses can be transferred at no cost (for instance, in a click and pay frictionless computer world), the strategic behavior of the copyright holders would still create possible deadweight losses.
In this context we identify a number of critical variables that should guide and constrain the application of fair use doctrines. These variables include (a) the number of copyright holders; (b) the degree of complementarity between the copyrighted inputs; (c) the degree of independence between the various copyright holders in the pricing of their licenses; and (d) ability to price discriminate.
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Depoorter, Ben and Parisi, Francesco, Fair Use and Copyright Protection: A Price Theory Explanation. International Review of Law and Economics, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 453-473, May 2002; George Mason Law & Economics Research Paper No. 01-03. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=259298 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.259298
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Valuing Natural Capital – A Double Edged Sword
I was in London last week and attended a very stimulating Green Monday evening that got me thinking about the term 'value.' Value can be defined as both:
- The regard that something is held to deserve
- The monetary worth of something
In a roundtable session after the presentations I joined a discussion about valuing natural capital. I hold natural capital in high regard. Natural capital has a monetary worth for sure. But it has an intrinsic value in its own right –to our own and to future generations — that potentially goes beyond its monetary worth as set by today's marketplace.
One can hold natural capital in high regard and value it in a monetary sense as a mechanism to maintain its usage at sustainable levels. For example, by compensating the owner of the asset for not using it or by the level of charge set for its usage.
However, one can also hold natural capital in lower regard and value it in a monetary sense as a mechanism to enable its usage, demonstrate asset value and maxizimise revenue in the here and now.
Sustainability requires us to balance those two notions of value to deliver societal prosperity while ensuring natural capital is shared fairly today and preserved for future generations.
We need to remain cognizant that once we give something a monetary value we are inviting its usage for anyone willing to pay the price. In our rush to make the business case for sustainability, let's not get hoisted by our own petard and find that in valuing natural capital we have not accelerated its exploitation beyond sustainable levels.
For a related discussion take a look at this opinion piece I wrote for the CRO Magazine on the relationship between the roles of the CSO and the CFO.


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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-4852?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12753951#action_12753951 ] Shiny Cheng commented on GERONIMO-4852: --------------------------------------- Hi Shawn, the original seems to have been fixed that I can successfully access the new Tomcat BIO HTTPS Connector I have justly created. However, I found something interesting. I created a new Tomcat BIO HTTPS Connector which could be successfully accessed, and then restarted the server. This time, type of the connector showed as Tomcat Connector HTTP BIO, and it really became this type of connector, i.e. I accessed it only via http://localhost:<port>. I tried several times, this problem always happened. > Fail to connect to a new created Tomcat BIO HTTPS Connector network listener > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: GERONIMO-4852 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-4852 > Project: Geronimo > Issue Type: Bug > Security Level: public(Regular issues) > Components: Tomcat > Affects Versions: 2.2 > Environment: winxp sp3, jdk 1.6 > Reporter: Shiny Cheng > Fix For: 2.2 > > > When I created a new Tomcat BIO HTTPS Connector network listener, I set keystoreFile as ../security/keystores/geronimo-default, port as 8444 (also tried other ones not equal to 8443), algorithm as Default, keystorePass as secret. > Following these settings, I successed once, i.e. I can smoothly connect to the port. However, other times, I always failed to connect to the listener. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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This is actually very very cool!
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Nov 15, 2010 at 10:59 UTC
Elemental IT is an IT service provider.
It might look like an interesting piece of art, but I can't really see it taking off as the latest trend... ;)
Nov 15, 2010 at 11:37 UTC
We used to do something similar at a pc repair shop that I worked for. We used the systems for testing components so it was easier to have them accessible.
Why you would want to do that with a home system though, i don't know.
Nov 15, 2010 at 11:42 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
Andy, here in the community, did this like 12 years ago in Leroy, NY. Gizmodo is WAY behind the times.
Nov 16, 2010 at 2:19 UTC
It's good art but what about rf screening. Would a Faraday cage ruin the look?
Nov 16, 2010 at 2:35 UTC
No wonder he wears headphones. Those AMD coolers kicked out one hello of a racket!
Nov 16, 2010 at 6:41 UTC
Hmm, I have one of those AMD's with the same standard cooler and it's dead quiet, usually puttering along at 900-1600rpm. Even at peak it's pretty quiet.
Other than that, we used to do the same at a PC shop I worked on years ago, makes testing much easier. Our Workshop book-in PC was mounted upside down inside a cabinet because we didn't have space for the case.
Nov 16, 2010 at 8:13 UTC
No, it's not new (and way more than a decade old), but then I still like it.
Nov 16, 2010 at 8:23 UTC
And I will add, this guy is OBVIOUSLY not married.....
I'll even throw in a 'yet'. We all know that as soon as you get married, all that cool stuff goes away. Along with your couch and comfy chair. :-)
Nov 16, 2010 at 8:30 UTC
Yeah, I've seen it before years ago. My arty friend did something similar but suspended everything from the ceiling with fine fishing line so it looked like it was just in mid air. It was cool.
Nov 16, 2010 at 9:05 UTC
Make's hardware upgrades easier, I reckon.
Nov 16, 2010 at 9:13 UTC
That's really cool
Nov 16, 2010 at 9:46 UTC
Form over function. Leaving everything exposed to the elements is not a good idea either. But hey it looks cool.
Nov 16, 2010 at 9:59 UTC
Form over function. Leaving everything exposed to the elements is not a good idea either. But hey it looks cool.
I think I'd be very concerned with someone just jacking around and touching stuff (of course Darwin might step in and take care of that matter with some rather severe electric shocks), but I do agree, it is cool.
A side benefit, I wonder how much it would cut down on dust bunny collections?
Nov 16, 2010 at 10:25 UTC
Aliapta Serviços em Tecnologia is an IT service provider.
Very cool, anyway.
Nov 16, 2010 at 10:26 UTC
Nov 16, 2010 at 10:28 UTC
It's basically a wall mounted test-bench. Looks cool, but as others have said, could have some repercussions.
Nov 16, 2010 at 10:46 UTC
Check out Hak5.org Its an online tech show, he;s got a home grown wall mounted ubuntu VM server on the cheap. And an episode that shows how they did it.
Nov 16, 2010 at 11:43 UTC
Would've been "cool" when I was say 18, but I'm an adult now and not Andy Warhol. I don't want hardware on my walls.
Nov 26, 2010 at 4:03 UTC
Hey, if you like it, why not? Just careful carrying coffee...
Nov 26, 2010 at 5:57 UTC
Space isnt an issue with this! Will keep all components cool aswell.
Nov 26, 2010 at 3:19 UTC
This makes me think... one good sneeze & it's over, Johnny.
Nov 26, 2010 at 5:30 UTC
McHerndon68......O how i miss my comfy ultrawide pink chair and my beanbag chair and my wooden armed couch and my beer barrel coffee table and ...
now i am feeling sad and lost.
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Christian emigration from the Middle East is impoverishing Arab culture and Muslims have a duty to encourage the presence of Christian minorities, a Lebanese government adviser told a Vatican summit on Thursday.
Mohammad Sammak, a Sunni Muslim who is secretary general of Lebanon's Christian-Muslim Committee for Dialogue, told a synod of bishops the declining number of Christians in the region was a concern for all Muslims.
"The emigration of Christians is an impoverishment of the Arabic identity, of its culture and authenticity," said Sammak, who is an adviser to Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri. He added that maintaining the Christian presence in the Middle East was a "common Islamic duty."
The two-week meeting is debating how to protect minority communities in the Middle East and promote harmony with other religions. Christians made up about 20 percent of the region's population a century ago and now account for about 5 percent.
Iran's Ayatollah Seyed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad Ahmadabadi, a Shi'ite law professor, recognized the need to protect minority communities in his speech to the synod.
"The stability of the world depends on the stability of the livelihood of small and large groups and societies," Damad said.
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Speaking earlier at a joint news conference in Rome, both Muslim scholars stressed that radicalization was not just an Islamic problem.
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This week, Phoenix New Times contributor and author of our running column, Surreal Estate, Robrt Pela takes a look at Tonnesen's work, future projects, and legacy in Phoenix.
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The Effect of Multiple Doses of Epanova® on the Multiple-Dose Pharmacokinetics of Simvastatin in Healthy Normal Subjects
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First received: November 29, 2011
Last updated: April 29, 2015
Last verified: April 2015
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The primary objective is to determine the effect of multiple doses of Epanova® (omega fatty acids) on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of multiple 40 mg doses of simvastatin.
|Drug: Simvastatin Drug: acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) Drug: omefas
|Phase 1
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|An Open-Label, Randomized, 2-Way Crossover Study to Evaluate the Effect of Multiple Doses of Epanova® on the Multiple-Dose Pharmacokinetics of Simvastatin in Healthy Normal Subjects
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MedlinePlus related topics: Triglycerides
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC0-tau) [ Time Frame: 14 days ]Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC0-tau)for simvastatin and beta- hydroxysimvastatin acid, measured over the 24 hour period after the 14th dose
- Concentration at the end of a dosing interval (Cmax,ss) for simvastatin and beta- hydroxysimvastatin acid, [ Time Frame: 14 days ]Maximum measured plasma concentration for simvastatin and beta- hydroxysimvastatin acid,during the 0-24 hour dosing interval for the 14th simvastatin dose (Day 14)measured over the 24 hour period after the 14th dose.
|Study Start Date:
|November 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2012
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|March 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Epanova and Simvastatin
Drug: Simvastatin
40 mg (1 tablet) simvastatin once a dayDrug: acetylsalicylic acid (ASA)
81 mg aspirin (1 tablet), once a day, co-administered with simvastatin
Other Name: aspirinDrug: omefas
4 g (4 capsules) Epanova once a day, co-administered with simvastatin and aspirin
Other Name: Epanova
|Active Comparator: Simvastatin
Drug: Simvastatin
40 mg (1 tablet) simvastatin once a dayDrug: acetylsalicylic acid (ASA)
81 mg aspirin (1 tablet), once a day, co-administered with simvastatin
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The study is testing the hypothesis that there is no interaction between Epanova and concomitant administration of simvastatin and aspirin. No drug interaction will be claimed if, following concomitant administration of simvastatin, aspirin and Epanova or only simvastatin and aspirin, the 90% confidence intervals (CIs) for the geometric mean ratios (GMRs) of the back-transformed PK parameters, area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC0-tau) and concentration at the end of a dosing interval (Cmax,ss), for simvastatin and beta- hydroxysimvastatin acid,fall within 80%-125%.
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Subjects must fulfil all of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for participation in the study, unless otherwise specified:
- Healthy adult male or female volunteers, 18-55 years of age, inclusive.
- Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 18 and ≤ 29.9 (kg/m2).
- Medically healthy with clinically insignificant screening results. Hemoglobin must be ≥ the lower limit of normal.
- Continuous non-smokers who haven't used nicotine-containing products for at least 6 months prior to the first dose.
- Voluntarily consent to participate in the study and to follow the restrictions and procedures outlined for the study.
- Females must be of non-childbearing potential, and have undergone sterilization procedures at least 6 months prior to the first dose or be postmenopausal with amenorrhea for at least 2 years prior to first dosing and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) serum levels ≥ 40 mIU/mL.
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Subjects may be excluded from the study if there is evidence of any of the following criteria at screening, check-in, or at any time during the study, as appropriate:
- History or presence of significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, haematological, gastrointestinal (GI), endocrine, immunologic, dermatologic, neurological, or psychiatric disease in the opinion of the PI.
- Personal or familial history of bleeding disorder(s), thromboembolic disease, clinical GI bleeding, or any history of GI surgery except uncomplicated appendectomy or cholecystectomy, or colorectal surgery for polyps, nonmalignant tumors, or diverticula.
- Positive urine drug/alcohol testing at screening or check-in.
- Positive result for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), or hepatitis C antibodies (HCV).
- History or presence of alcoholism or drug abuse within the past 2 years.
- Subject has been on a special diet (for whatever reason) within the 28 days prior to the assigned first dose of study drug or anytime during the study.
- Known sensitivity or allergy to soybeans, fish, and/or shellfish.
- Hypersensitivity or idiosyncratic reaction to compounds related to simvastatin (i.e., HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) and/or Epanova® and/or aspirin.
- Subject is a female who is pregnant or lactating.
- Use of any prescription medication within 14 days prior to the first dose.
- Use of any over-the-counter (OTC) medication, including herbal products (e.g., bromelains, danshen, dong quai [Angelica sinensis], garlic, ginko biloba, ginseng, and St. John's wort, NSAIDs), vitamin K or food supplements (especially omega-3-fatty acids) within the 7 days prior to first dosing.
- Use of any drugs known to significantly inhibit [strong or moderate] or induce liver enzymes involved in drug metabolism [CYP P450]) within 30 days prior to check-in.
- Donation of blood or significant blood loss within 56 days prior to check- in.
- Donation of plasma within 7 days prior to check-in.
- Participation in another clinical trial within 30 days prior to check-in.
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eicosapentaenoic acid
docosapentaenoic acid
arachidonic acid
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Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
Fibrinolytic Agents
Fibrin Modulating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Anticholesteremic Agents
Hypolipidemic Agents
Lipid Regulating Agents
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
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Gang, my brain hurts from trying to figure out the issue with this new server I've rolled out.
It's a PowerEdge T310 with a 2.4ghz quad core Xeon, 4GB RAM, 4 - 500GB SAS HDDs in RAID 10 running Windows Server 2003 R2 64 bit Standard and it is sooooo slow.
It's fully patched and the BIOS is up to date. I've checked the drivers for the RAID array (PERC 6) and chipset drivers, virtual memory (8192MB on D:\), processor and memory performance options set to Programs. The C:\ is defragged and only 33% full. I've checked the health of the array and drives and they are good.
I can do a reboot and be the only person on the server, logged directly in to the console and see performance much worse than our 4 year old 1GB RAM single core CPU desktops. When I open any application it puts the CPU at 25% and takes a long time to open. Excel for instance takes about 25 seconds to open while my laptop opens it in 4 seconds.
Does anyone have any thing else I'm overlooking, or a similar experience on other Dell servers?
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Sep 29, 2010 at 12:51 UTC
Could be a physical hard drive issue. Does the event log or Server Manager show anything suspicious? Also could be antivirus. Why do you have Office installed on this machine anyways? Is it a Citrix box or something?
Sep 29, 2010 at 1:12 UTC
It's set as a Terminal Server running an app that needs Excel for imports and exports.
I'm seeing some warnings in the event viewer - System.
Source: MRxSmb EventID: 3019
The redirector failed to determine the connection type.
Otherwise nothing hard drive related.
Sep 29, 2010 at 1:26 UTC
Does Dell Server Manager show anything? If not, did you try disabling active virus scanning to see if that makes a difference? Does this happen with any non-MS apps? If you are only having a problem with Office, you may be dealing with an application issue.
If its not in production yet and nothing else is working, you could always rebuild and test performance before you install any other apps.
Sep 29, 2010 at 2:26 UTC
It's been in production for a couple of months, so I can't rebuild without issues.
Dell didn't install the Server Manager, so I'll do that and take a look.
As for the anti-virus, it didn't make a difference whether it's disabled or not. This issue is happening with all apps (Windows Explorer, IE, Excel, industry specific software). When I try to open Administrative Tools through the Start menu it takes 20 seconds to fly open.
Sep 29, 2010 at 3:08 UTC
Sorry I can't be of more help, but it seems like it may well be hardware related. There are probably some diagnostics that Dell Support can walk you through.
Server Manager is normally not installed by default. At least not on the servers I've gotten. It's on the DVD that came with it though. Definitely something you want on all your Dell servers.
Sep 29, 2010 at 3:18 UTC
Thanks for your help Luc. I'll definitely get the Server Manager installed and go from there. I was thinking I would eventually be calling Dell in on this one, but wasn't sure if I was missing something simple or not.
Sep 30, 2010 at 1:10 UTC
Renn Computer Services is an IT service provider.
If you are familiar with support.dell.com (find your machine by ServiceTag), you can get a hold of some TS tools like DESET. Do you have a large data set on the RAID (something that would take a long time to build the Parity)?
Sep 30, 2010 at 3:20 UTC
The amount of data is small, about 40GB in total for the C:\ and D:\ drive. This will be increasing as we migrate existing data over.
Oct 5, 2010 at 11:06 UTC
After spending over 2 hours with a Dell server support person a hardware issue was ruled out. When we loaded Windows into Safe Mode the issue was gone.
We disabled all Startup items and Services in MSCONFIG and booted back into Windows and the issue was back. At this point I'm looking at doing a Windows repair, and am hoping I don't need to rebuild the server after that.
Something that loads at startup that doesn't load in safe mode is causing the issue. I'm hoping the repair does the trick.
Any other thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
Oct 6, 2010 at 11:37 UTC
Wow! That's pretty crazy that you still have the problem with everything disabled. Assuming any active scanning software was disabled like virus scan, then the only other 3rd party programs that I can think of that would be causing these sort of problems are malware/root kits.
I'll be honest and I know this isn't what you want to hear, I'd rebuild the server rather than spending that time on a Windows repair. If you do rebuild, test the speed as soon as you have a working OS to verify that the problem has been rectified. If not, I still think you might have a hardware issue or at least a device driver issue.
Mar 11, 2011 at 9:58 UTC
If anyone comes across this I thought I should put the final solution.
I did a Windows repair and that took over 7 hours, and didn't make a difference.
With Dell support I pulled all the drives but one, and we created an array with one drive in it and reinstalled Windows. It worked perfectly, so we rebuilt the array with all the drives and reinstalled Windows. After restoring the data and reinstalling any necessary apps the server was still working perfectly.
So I can't say for sure if the problem was Windows related or array related, just that redoing it this way corrected the problem. If only I would have done this when I first found the issue.
Mar 18, 2011 at 11:58 UTC
Did you download the drivers from the website when you reloaded the OS?
I've had several different PE servers recently that shipped with bad chipset drivers that were just recently updated on the site and/or a bios that didn't support the cpu installed, causing issues just as those you mention.
Mar 18, 2011 at 12:10 UTC
The Dell tech that was assisting me was grabbing the drivers from the Dell site. He was going off of a list he had, and copied and pasted the path directly into IE so I didn't see the site itself. So I can't tell you if it was the same site that you and I have access to or not.
My suggestion is to make a call to Dell technical support. The server support I received was amazing. The first person I spoke with took my details, and I received an email or call (I can't recall) from the actual technician. It sounds like your servers are new, so you should still have support on them.
Jun 28, 2011 at 8:52 UTC
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I had a similar problem with a T110. The system shipped in great working order but when I added Dell OpenManage Server Administrator as a managed node it totally locked up as described above. I have 2 - 250GB drives is a RAID 1 array so it is a little different that the above config. But, I went through multiple steps as well, including trying to remove OpenManage but the system was SO SLOW that I gave up. Reinstalling the OS in the same config worked for me. When I reinstalled OpenManage it continued to work fine. Same as above... I am not sure what the issue was but a reinstall fixed it. Moral: Don't waste your time with this issue! Reinstall the OS if possible!
Jun 28, 2011 at 9:02 UTC
Absolutely right. I wasted so many hours troubleshooting this over several months, that the few hours over one day that the rebuild took definitely showed me that's what I should have done right off the start.
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Nokia Lumia 800 is one of the most awaited gadgets from one of the giants in the mobile phone industry; Nokia. There is no doubt that people are eagerly waiting for this superb handset to reach the retail stores. But unfortunately, it seems like Nokia Lumia 800 is struggling with its battery life. Earlier we had a battery issue with the latest gadget from Apple; iPhone 4S.
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As far as Nokia Lumia 800 is concerned, it is one of the most awaited handset across the globe which runs on the brilliant Windows operating system. It also features an elegant touch screen of 3.7 inches which is also enhanced with AMOLED ClearBlack glass. The camera in the phone is of 8 mega pixels. Above all the Windows OS ensures high class performance.
Nokia Lumia 800 is yet to reach the India market. Regarding the price tag of the product in India it is expected to be somewhere around Rs 30, 000. Any way, we can expect that the battery issue will not be there in all the handsets. It has been just a few days that Nokia Lumia 800 has reached the UK market.
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