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This series is inspired by Billy C.
For those of you who haven't read Part 1 - My name is Chad. In this adventure I'm 29. I'm 5'10" and weigh 165 pounds. I have dirty blonde hair that is usually messy and have blue/green eyes. A group of 10 friends have paid for me to join them on a trip to a gay resort in Mexico. I have just arrived in LA the day before our flight to Puerto Vallarta. One of the men, Jean-Paul, has just followed me to my hotel room.
Jean-Paul put his hands behind his back and let me take control. I pushed his Polo shirt up and let my hands explore his abs and his chest. His chest was covered with just the right amount of hair to reinforce his masculinity. He must have realized that I wanted his shirt off which I couldn't do on my knees. He pulled it over his head and threw it on the hotel bed and then put his hands behind his back again. As I started to unbutton his 501s, I licked his defined abs which must have caused a shiver to run through his body because he trembled.
When I released the final button of his jeans, I pulled them down to below his knees, trapping him where he stood. He wasn't wearing any underwear so his cock popped up when it was free. His foreskin covered the head of his cock even though it was growing in front of my eyes. His cock perfectly fit his body. While definitely not one of the larger dicks that had passed through my lips, it definitely couldn't be called average. The thick stalk led to a pair of sizable balls that I'm sure were filled with the cum that I was soon going to savor.
Grabbing the shaft of Jean-Paul's cock, I pushed the skin back, revealing a perfectly shaped crown. I tickled the underside with my tongue causing another shiver as well as a lengthening and widening of his dick. Maintaining my hold on JP's dick I brought the head into my mouth and began to swirl my tongue over all of it causing him to moan.
"Man, you're as good as I remember. You can do magic with your mouth."
As my free hand rubbed the man's pecs, I didn't try to say anything, I focused all of my attention on the head of his cock.
"You don't remember me, do you?"
I shook my head 'no' as I took more of JP's dick into my mouth.
"Well, I sure remember you. I was in Phoenix on a case I was working on. Some guys I met at one of the bars said they had arranged a party at one of their houses and asked me if I wanted to come. When I got there, I was told that you were the entertainment for the evening."
I wasn't sure if it was the work of my tongue on his cock or his memory of having fed me before but he began to start doing short thrusts with his hips pushing more of his dick between my lips.
"Man, you gave me one of the best blow jobs I have ever received and then I got to fuck your sweet ass while I watched you suck off one of the other guys. It was fucking hot. I must have watched you take 15 or 16 loads that night between your mouth and ass." His thrusts became more urgent. "When Derreck showed us your picture and I recognized you, I told my friends that you would be the perfect guy to join us at the resort. I can already tell that it's worth every cent we all chipped in."
While pulling me forward and keeping his dick in my mouth, JP moved us back so that he first sat on the end of the bed and then laid back. I had to get off my knees and get into a crouching position so that I could continue filling my mouth with his cock. This knew angle allowed me to move my head up and down JP's cock so that my nose would be touching the skin above his shaft. Even though he had some hair on his chest he obviously kept his pubes trimmed. The head of his cock was now pushing against the back of my throat. I would slide my lips all the way to his crown and then slide all the way back down. Every time the tip of his cock hit the back of my throat, I used my muscles to rub against it.
After keeping this up for a few minutes, JP put both hands on the back of my head and held me all the way down just letting me pull up a fraction. JP started to raise his hips while holding my head. In my mouth it felt like JP's dick was somehow changing. It felt like it was getting even thicker and bent in such a way so the head felt like it was pushing up into my sinuses. With one hard push on my head, JP's cum started to fill my mouth. Some of it actually went into my sinuses while some shot down my throat while more leaked down my tongue and dripped onto the area where his pubes had been shaved or waxed. Finally after he had shot a large load, JP let me raise my head and his still hard dick slipped through my lips. More cum dripped from lips landing on the tip of his dick. JP started rubbing his cock with the cum that had dripped from my lips as I continued swallowing what was still in the back of my throat oozing from my sinuses, it was almost like I had post nasal drip.
"Come up on the bed." I crawled up his body, as I did he pushed me off to the side. "Roll over, let me see that ass of yours."
JP raised himself up and knelt between my legs, pushing them farther apart. Taking some of the cum on his cock he smeared it over my ass crack and when he found my hole he smeared the rest of it around including sliding a finger in my ass and lubing the inside with his cum.
I felt the head of his cock push against my exposed and lubed hole, it slid in easily. JP held it there for a bit while saying, "Yeah, this is what I remember." Keeping his cock where it was JP leaned forward putting his hands on each side of my torso. He locked his arms and began moving his hips which resulted in his cock pushing all the way into my ass. I could feel the cum that was still on his cock lining my ass walls. The man was in great shape, he kept up this movement for at least 10 minutes and he was hardly breathing hard. Which each of his thrusts he pushed against my prostate. As a result my cock was rigid. With the weight of both of our bodies it was pushed into the duvet covering the bed. It was also rubbing against the material. Precum oozed from the tip of my cock causing a widening circle of wetness against my cock.
With a loud grunt and the stopping of the thrusts, I could feel cum being released from JP's cock. The thought of his cum covering the interior of my ass and the sensation of feeling his heartbeat inside me, I let loose of the load of cum that had been building inside me since I started to suck the man's cock. The duvet was wetter than it was with my precum and sweat.
I could feel JP's dick soften within me. He laid his chest on my back and stayed in that position for a minute before pulling his soft cock from my ass and pushing off of me.
"Shit, that was better than I remember." He jumped from the bed with a light slap on my ass and went into the bathroom. I heard the shower start. "Come join me Chad, let's get cleaned up and go grab a late dinner. That is if you aren't full."
JP allowed me to explore his body as I lathered him up with the bath gel provided by the hotel. When I finished with JP I washed my body. After we both rinsed off, we grabbed some of the large, fluffy towels and dried off.
As JP put his clothes back on, I rummaged through my carry-on bag for another shirt. I decided to wear the same pair of black skinny jeans I had worn on the plane but put on a white, short sleeved John Varvatos Henley shirt that fit like a second skin. I tucked just enough of the front into my jeans so that my belt buckle showed. I slipped my feet into a pair of black and white Van's and then we left my hotel room.
As JP and I had cocktails before ordering dinner I told him about the brothers I had met on the plane. He told me that it sounded like they had given me the address for something sounded like some kind of place where wrestlers and MMA guys go to have their bodies admired. He told me it wasn't his kind of thing but that he might know someone that might be interested. He pulled out his phone and walked away from the table. When he came back to the table, JP told me that one of the other guys that was going to the resort with us was interested and was going to come down and join us for dinner.
A few minutes later, a man, who I found out was Derreck, the man that had originally contacted me, joined us at the table. He looked just like the pictures he had sent me. He looked like he was 45 years old as he told me, maybe 5'10" and a sculpted 175 pounds. He had eyes that seemed to change from blue to grey depending on the light. He had dark hair with some grey coming in and chest that looked smooth from what I could tell from his open collared shirt. After introducing himself, shaking my hand and telling me how nice it was to finally meet me. He ordered himself a drink and a second round for JP and me. We ordered dinner and while we were waiting, JP told Derreck about what we had done in my hotel room. He hadn't lowered his voice so we got some interesting looks from some of the other patrons in the restaurant.
After we have finished eating, we each had some coffee and Sambuca. JP signed the dinner bill to his room, then got up and said "You guys have fun tonight but don't forget our flight it is at 11 in the morning. See you at the gate." JP walked toward the elevator.
Derreck and I walked toward the door to the hotel. He told me more about the resort we were going to. The doorman waived a cab forward and Derreck passed him some cash as we got in. I pulled out the card the brothers had given me and told the driver the address.
"Guys, you sure that's where you want to go? It's a pretty sketchy neighborhood." We confirmed that we did and the driver pulled out of the hotel and drove us to Hollywood.
The driver dropped us off in front of what looked like some kind of warehouse and after paying, he drove off. Derreck and I went up to the door that was on the street and tried it but found that it was locked. We stood there a while wondering what to do when we noticed a couple of guys turn down the alley that was alongside of the building. We followed them, and saw them talking to a guy that was either or doorman or a bouncer, it looked like some money was exchanged and then they entered through a door.
The man at the door looked like he might have been a wrestler at one time. His body still looked hard but his face was wrinkled with age. There was still a sparkle in his eyes and I thought they he must have been pretty hot at one time. As we stepped up to him he said, "$100 each."
"$100 each or hit the road."
"We're here to see the Johnson brothers."
"Just like everyone else that here's tonight, $100."
"They said that my name would be at the door. Chad Cartwright."
"Yeah, they did give me your name. Go on in. Enjoy." As I started going through the door the man put a hand on Derreck's chest repeating his $100 mantra.
"Come on man, he's with me."
"Did you tell the Johnson's that you were bringing your boyfriend? They won't like that."
"He's not my boyfriend, just a friend that wants to meet the brothers."
"What the hell, go on in. He better do a good job or they'll have my ass. There are expectations of anyone who doesn't pay." Derreck and I exchanged looks as we went in.
The space we entered was a large open area. There were two bars set up. There weren't any stools or chairs in sight. Men were milling about with drinks in their hands. As we made our way through the throng of men we saw that there were ten men standing on small platforms. All of them were like the Johnson brothers. Each was highly muscled. Some were bulked up like they were professional wrestlers while the others, while muscled, had the sleek bodies of MMA athletes. Both types of men were wearing posing gear, some were singlets and other were just briefs. Either way their bodies were all incredible.
Men surrounded each platform. Occasionally one of the athletes would step forward allowing some of the men surrounding them to run their hands along their legs. Some would even bend forward letting men touch their chests or arms.
Derreck and I each got a drink, very expensive drinks, which Derreck paid for. As we walked around, we saw some of the athletes pull someone onto their platform and let him run their hands all over their bodies. Sometimes when a guest, for lack of a better term, tried to feel their crotch the athlete would push their hand away and other times they let them do as they wished even letting them put their hands inside their posing gear.
Derreck and I continued to walk around and found ourselves standing between the two platforms that held the brothers I had met on the plane. At first neither brother saw me but then one of them locked eyes with me and smiled. He reached out to me and grabbed my hand pulling me onto the platform. "Glad to see that you made it, my brother and I hoped you would."
"What the hell is this?"
"Pro wrestlers and mixed marital arts guys don't make much money unless we get on TV. We hold an event like this a couple of times a month. There's a ton of gay guys that are willing to pay just to admire our bodies and sometimes we even let them touch us. On a typical night we get maybe 100 guys each paying $100. Each of us goes home with a grand. A couple of grand a month pays the rent so that we don't need to get jobs so we can keep working out and participating in matches. Sometimes we let guys up on the platforms with us. That keeps the other guys coming back, hoping to get closer to us. We get off on having them admire us and they get off getting near us. Win, win. Every once in a while we let guys play around with us. That usually ends up bringing a crowd twice the size the next time we do one of these." While that the brother was telling me all of this he kept moving and flexing. The men around the platform watched intensely.
"My brother and I were hoping you'd show up. You didn't know who the hell we were on the plane but even with our clothes on you wanted us. Besides that you're hot, a hell of a lot hotter than most of the men who come to worship us."
The brother grabbed my hand and placed it over the bulge in his singlet. "Now you have the chance to get to know it better with no denim in the way." Some of the men around the platform moved closer hoping to get pulled on to the platform like I had. The brother reached his hands up, while I kept mine on the outline of his cock, and pulled the top of the singlet off of his shoulders until it was just hanging from his waist. "Go over and say hi to my brother."
I stepped off of the platform and walked toward the other brother. He must have been watching the exchange I had with his brother. He had already shrugged his arms out of his singlet as I stepped on the platform. He grabbed my hand and pushed into his singlet, letting me rub my fingers against his cock. I knew from earlier in the day that their cocks were big but I still was surprised, no steroid shrinkage for these guys. The brother pushed his singlet down to his knees releasing the cock that I had just felt. A gasp rose from the crowd.
Far be it for me to leave a cock hanging, so to speak. I got in a squatting position in front of the brother I was in front of and rubbed my face against his cock. I could feel ever vein. Like the veins in his arms, they were more prominent than in other cocks I had played with. As I started to lick down one of the most pronounced veins the brother continued to pose and flex for the crowd. I could almost feel the disappointment coming from the men who pushed closer to the platform.
I opened my lips and caught the head of the dick that was in front of me. The head was so big it rubbed not only on my tongue but also on the roof of my mouth. It was so big I was afraid I would scratch it with my teeth so I rolled lips back so could to cover my teeth. As I made love to the head with my mouth, I saw out of the corner of my eye that the other brother had pulled another guy onto his platform and the same scene was playing out.
It was difficult to take much more of the cock into my mouth. While I focused my mouth's attention on what I could get, I let my hands wander over the man's muscles. He had oiled up so my hands slid easily. Occasionally he would bend his upper body so that I could feel his biceps which just made me work harder with my mouth.
All around me I heard the sound of zippers being lowered. Knowing that men were pulling out their dicks as they watched me work this giant piece of meat made the experience even hotter. I grabbed the hard ass of the man I squatted before and tried to push more of his cock into my mouth with little success.
The brother eventually pushed me off his cock and started to stroke the monster for the crowd. I saw his brother had done the same. The crowd seemed to be breathing as hard as the brothers. I turned my head and saw Derreck on his knees in front of the platform. He had several men around him with their cocks in his face. Derreck moved from cock to cock giving each some attention before moving on to another.
The brother I was in front of started to stiffen up and then he shot strings of cum into the crowd in front of him with the last string landing in my hair and on my face. A roar rose from the crowd. A second roar reverberated in the space and I knew his brother must have done just the same. From the way that cheers moved around the room I realized that each of the athletes must have each shot their loads into the waiting crowd.
I leaned forward and got the last few drops of cum from the brother I had sucked. I wanted more. When I tried to catch his cock again, he gently pushed me away and began to flex again for the crowd. I left the platform and got on my knees beside Derreck and began to feed off of the cocks nearest to my face.
Derreck and I must have been our knees for an hour before the lights flashed and someone yelled "Last call gentlemen." Derreck and I finished off a couple more men before the crowd dispersed. I didn't even know what any of the men looked like that I had serviced. All I saw in my mind were cocks of different size, shape and color but all filled with the cream I love so much.
As we stood up, both brothers stepped off their platforms and put a hand on each of my shoulders. Not a word was spoken but I sensed they were saying thanks and they hoped I enjoyed myself.
As Derreck and I left the pop-up club, I could see that his face and the front of his shirt were covered with cum, as were mine. Cabbies must have known about this event because a line was waiting to take customers home or to an after-hours party.
When Derreck and I arrived back at the hotel the doorman held the door open but his eyes were on the front of our shirts with a smirk on his face. We both returned to our own rooms. I fell into bed but had the presence of mind to place a wakeup call.
As I drifted off to sleep, I realized that this was just the first day of the trip and wondered what tomorrow and the following days would bring for this cum whore.
Be Well,


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Al Ahly receive offer from Serie A side Udinese for Ahmed Hamdy
Al Ahly have received an offer from Italian side Udinese to sign...
KingFut.com reviews the fourth matchday of the Egyptian Premier League in a week which the foreigners have scored the majority of the goals so far…
Matchday 4 of the Egyptian Premier League kicked-off on Sunday with Ismaily's Ghanaian John Antwi scoring the first brace of the season to help Ismaily maintain their perfect start against Dakhleya. Nigerian international Jude Aneke scored a consolation goal for the minnows.
STAT: Jude Aneke became the first player to hit the 20-goal mark in the Nigerian Premier League, in late 2011.
Mohamed Al-Swifi and Ghanaian Samuel Owusu gifted El-Mahalla their first win of the season over relegation rivals Misr El-Maqassa.
Ahly climbed to the top of Group A with a home win over Beni Suef Telephones despite Wael Gomaa and Abdullah El-Said both missing penalties, thanks to goals from full-back Ahmed Shedid and Egypt striker El-Sayed Hamdy.
STAT: Al-Ahly have missed their last five penalties since Abdullah El-Said saw Abdel-Monsef save his effort in the Egypt Super Cup, while Abou-Treika was also blocked in the CAF Champions League final vs. Esperance.
Wadi Degla earned their first points of the season in a thrilling 5-goal encounter inspired by a brace from Syrian Abdul-Fattah Al-Agha and the Egyptian Premier League top scorer Amr Marei. Ashour Al-Adham and Moataz Mahrous scored the goals for El-Gouna.

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Ursula is one of Dawn's rivals. Like Dawn, she also wishes to be a Top Coordinator. Her appearance was firstly seen in the Chocovine Contest. She is always seen as being over-confident and has a grudge against Dawn because during their first encounter, Dawn's Pachirisu disliked her Poffin.
During the early episodes, the only Pokémon that was always shown with her is her Gabite. But in the later episodes, she was seen with Plusle and Minun. Despite being a strong competiter in Coordination matches, she always lose against Dawn, yet she believes that she is a superior Coordinator than her.
During a flashback with Dawn, she told that she entered the Wallace Cup but she lost during the Appeal Round.
She entered the Sinnoh Grand Festival and passed the Appeal Round with her Evolution Strategy of her two Eevees. Thus making it to the Top 32. Her team so far is Gabite, Plusle, Minun, Wormadam, Jigglypuff, Vaporeon and Flareon. She was defeated in the very first round by her rival none other than Dawn. She is seen looking sadly at the final battle between Dawn and Zoey.
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After the events with Z-one's defeat, Ursula retained her personality being a bit more malicious than before. Still seeking revenge on Dawn, she came ear to ear to listening from "a voice beyond the twilight" (which is later revealed to be Roman using telepathy). She agrees to become a Dark Ranger for destroying Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh in exchange for letting her take revenge on Dawn in a battle, much to her joy is her opponent to banish to the Netherworld. During this time, she switched all of her team except Gabite (which she kept for the team powerhouse and Dark Synchro Transformation) for Dark Type Pokémon to suit her traits and came into possesion of the Earthbound Immortal Pokémon Ccapac Apu. She also seemed to gain the habit of performing maniac evil laughs during her battles.
During her second battle with Dawn (the first one ended with Dawn crashing after her Turbo Skates fell apart meaning no result) after part of the ground gave way from Ccapac Apu's weight, Dawn literally tried to save her to reveal that no matter what, losing would only help them learn from their mistakes. Ursula understood this and before she could end the battle herself, a tremor sent her plummenting towards one of the geoglyph flame walls. Dawn defeated Ccapac Apu and just saves Ursula from being crushed by the defeated Pokémon. Due to the nature of Shadow Battles, the loser would get sent to the Netherworld. Ursula tells Dawn in a kinder tone "Don't do anything stupid like lose to the Dark Rangers now, Okay?" before she turns to dust.
After Rex Goodwin's defeat and apon her revival, Ursula journeyed to Crash Town hoping to punish herself for her actions in the past. Ash and Dawn notice this coming to try and help her. This was where her personality completely changed with her first seeming like an outcast to the world relying on fate to her battles. After she loses again to Dawn, Barbara double crosses Ash and Dawn to get them sent to the Dine Mine as well as her. Until her narrow escape, she seemed to accept her fate of where she was. She aided during her escape 2 kids Nico and West to find their father and escape with him only to lose him during their escape. They reunite with Ash and Dawn and prevent Lawton from using his Excadrill for his "explosive wall" combo. Enraged, Lawton combines some rigged dynamite and Excadrill's Explosion to send them flying into a deep canyon and kidnaps Nico and West during his descent to the newly named Lawton Town.
Apon surviving the fall, she and the others take on Lawton in a 3 on 1 battle for the fate of the town. Noticing he would lose by Pikachu, Lawton attempts to get away only to be stopped by Ursula ending the battle on his turn lacking Piplup and Pikachu. She is now currently returning to Sinnoh currently practicing for the next Sinnoh Grand Festival.
Ursula always tries to be the very best and stop at nothing until she gets what she wants. She also seems to hold a grudge against Dawn almost like Primo's grudge against Ash.
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It's bigger, longer, and more powerful. It has a stiffer body and a third row of seats. There's more ground clearance and plenty of new safety features. But is that enough for the 2002 Ford Explorer to remain the nation's best selling sport-utility vehicle?
When you've been number one for a full decade, selling a combined total of 3.5 million vehicles, you take a lot to risk refreshing a product like the Explorer. Indeed, the market has changed a lot since Ford's popular, compact SUV first hit the road. There are roughly 40 sport-utes vying for the heart, mind and pocketbook of the American consumer, more than double the number of SUVs on the market when Explorer first appeared. And the segment is going to grow increasingly crowded, Ford officials acknowledge. By mid-decade, there could be as many as 70 true utes and SUV-like crossover vehicles, including Ford's own new Escape.
So, when it came time to work up a replacement for the current-generation Explorer, the Ford team knew it couldn't compromise any of the key details. They only had to look at what happened when the 1996 Taurus debuted. With a quirky design that compromised key features, such as interior space and rear seat access, sales all but collapsed. In a daylong background briefing, Ford designers, engineers and marketing managers made it clear they weren't going to let that happen with the 2002 Explorer.
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Love all the colours of your outfit. The sweater is really cool! xxReplyDelete
cute outfit and it all seems to go well together !ReplyDelete
I am thinking if u want u can make a fashiolista page of all your faves and I can follow u on there :)
Beautiful sweater and pants! Looking great:)ReplyDelete
really cute outfit :DReplyDelete
I love the sweater! :)ReplyDelete
Kind regards from Iceland
The sweater matches the jeans perfectly!ReplyDelete
adorable sweater <3ReplyDelete
I can't even tell you how much I love that giggly pic of you!ReplyDelete
Lady à la Mode
Love that laughing photo!ReplyDelete
xo Jennifer
this is such a wonderful outfit that second shot of you is greatReplyDelete
Beautiful outfit and I love your bag !ReplyDelete
I love how bright your outfit is! And that jumper would be great for halloween as well. I know it's gone but the orange cats are just perfect! :)ReplyDelete
Eee! Orange kitties! I love that sweater. :) I don't actually have anything but solid colored sweaters. I think I need to change that.ReplyDelete
The sweater is so cute, I can't resist keeping it too! I can't believe it's just a few days to Christmas too. Have a blessed Christmas babe!ReplyDelete
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i can see why you had to have that jumper, it's so perfect!! love the colour ensemble lady :) xxxReplyDelete
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OMG, totally obsessed with the sweater! And it fits you perfectly! Love how you paired it with the headband.ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas, enjoy Boston!
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adorable outfit! love the pairing with those mustard pants!ReplyDelete
happy holidays :)
Love those yellow trousers! Love amazing!ReplyDelete
aw so cute! Love the hairband!ReplyDelete
This is such a great outfit! I adore the print of the sweater and the colors!! Fantastic! ;)ReplyDelete
Your outfits are just so full of joy! I feel it in the marrows of my bone. Love! <3ReplyDelete
Your outfit is so colorful. I love your sweater it's too cute and the little birdies :)ReplyDelete
ahhh so cute, colours are incredible xxReplyDelete
This is adorable, color combination is great :)ReplyDelete
You have such a great eye for sweaters! This one is really, really lovely. I also love how you styled it with the mustard pants and the bow on your hair. So cute!ReplyDelete
Cutie!! Yep, that sweater is perfect.ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas to you! Enjoy Boston. I love that place!
This is a great outfit and who can resist anything with cats on it. That last photo is really beautiful girl.ReplyDelete
The sweater looks great with the pants! Haha, I'm not sure if I'm a big fan of being stressed, I suppose it brings about a challenge though! :D Merry Christmas to you!ReplyDelete
so freaking cute! the end.ReplyDelete


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12s, It's that busy time of year again. Season is winding down, the hunt for a playoff position is upon us and Holiday shopping is in full swing. I am grateful for this year's season and for how much you 12s contributed to it. You all stayed loud and kept the energy alive throughout the wins and the losses. Day in and day out we battle hard for that ultimate goal of winning the last game, the Super Bowl. We do it for you, our fans, and for our city.
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MONROE, La. - ULM head football coach Todd Berry, quarterback Kolton Browning and linebacker R.J. Young met with members of the media Tuesday afternoon in advance of Saturday's home contest against Florida Atlantic.
Below are selected quotes from Tuesday's event and the entire press conference can be viewed by clicking the link on the right side of the article.
Head Coach Todd
Opening Statement...
"Obviously, it was a good win for us last week against Middle Tennessee State. I think they have a very good football team. It's a very athletic team. They were excited about playing us and we were excited about playing them. I say that because this is that point of time in the year where it's really easy to come out and play flat. The excitement and the newness of the season is over, and we're still a little far away from closing out the season to where you know what you're playing for and what's awaiting you."
"I think that showed up a bit in the third and fourth quarter for us. We've played a lot of emotional games this season. I think when you go on the road, you bring a lot of that emotion with you. It's not like the crowd is going to energize you, they're going to anything but that. I think that's something that we can learn to control, but it's also the kind of thing where the home crowd can really pick you up. It was not our best game of the season by any stretch, but it was a good win for us"
On Florida Atlantic...
"Going into Florida Atlantic, this is a significant game for us. There's an opportunity for us to put ourselves up one more up in the conference race, which is obviously one of our goals. We're playing against a team that had a bye week last week. They're in transition there this year, and that's one of the things that can scare you as a coach. They're picking up their new systems. They've always been a very athletic team and they are now. They are going to have an opportunity to fix some of the things they've been struggling with. We're going to see some potentially different looks, and we're going to have to prepare for that. "
"The FAU quarterback is impressive size wise, and has a very strong arm. That's something we're going to have to contend with. Their defensive structure is very unique. We have not seen this coverage contour or structure this year. I am familiar with it because it is similar to what we ran when I was at the University of Miami (Florida). "
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On the team's confidence...
"We've been playing with a lot of confidence all year. I feel like we have a great team this year. Everyone's excited to be back at home."
On game improvements...
"Last week, I didn't feel like I played to the best of my ability. I definitely made some mistakes out there. I have to cut out the mental mistakes and try not to make turnovers every week. I should just focus on taking care of the football and doing what we need to do to get points on the board."
R.J. Young
On the defense's mentality...
"It's been engrained in our head to pick up our linemen assignments and to play physical. Last week, Middle Tennessee said that they were a very physical team. We wanted to show them that we played physical unlike teams they had played in the past."
On the home crowd...
"Nobody likes to travel when you can just play football right in your backyard. It feels good to be back at home. On Twitter, they started a hash tag to 'fill Malone'. I know it's Sun Belt play and it's mid-season, which I know isn't exciting to some people, but I think we're still going to have a good support base."
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Canadiens stop skid, top LightningApr 5, 2012 - 3:35 AM
Erik Cole scored twice and Alexei Emelin added a marker for the Canadiens, who stopped a four-game slide. Peter Budaj needed to make just 14 stops in the win.
Tampa Bay center Steven Stamkos, who scored twice in a 4-2 win against Washington on Monday, remained at 58 goals, but is pretty much guaranteed the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy as he is 10 goals ahead of Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin.
Vincent Lecavalier and Bruno Gervias each scored for the Lightning, who had won their previous two. Sebastien Caron gave up all five goals on 25 shots.
"The reality of games right now is the motivational level," said Tampa head coach Guy Boucher. "When you're not making the playoffs and our guys have fought as hard as they have for every game, it's hard at the end of the season."
Montreal scored 2:11 into the game as Emelin one-timed a shot from the slot and followed up his own rebound, but Lecavalier tied the game five minutes later when Budaj came out of the net to his left and tried to pass it to the other side. It went right to Lecavalier and he put the gift into the empty net.
The Habs scored twice in the second to take the lead for good as Cole tallied 1:42 in on a one-timer from the right circle and netted his 34th of the year with 5:26 to play on a tip of a Tomas Plekanec shot.
Tampa Bay got one back 3:42 into the third when Gervais' own rebound hit off a Canadien and went in.
Pacioretty, though, got it back two minutes later on a backhand off a rebound in front and he sealed the win with 5:03 to play as he danced through the neutral zone down the right wing and blew a shot past Caron.
"It was fun to get a couple of goals here," said Pacioretty. "Goal-scoring is a big part in your mind and when you're not scoring, it tends to block things up in there. But once you get the first one, it all comes back. We want to leave a good impression here at the end of the season."
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Would Canadians be less inclined to drink to excess if booze bottles featured graphic warning labels like cigarettes packs do?
The Huffington Post reports on a recent article penned by a health administrator calling for "direct health warnings" on wine, beer and liquor.
Published in the November issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, the article by Mohammed al-Hamdani asserts that warning labels could be the best method of driving home the dangers of overimbibing.
And it's not a new argument. Requests to highlight the health risks of drinking too much have been directed toward the Canadian alcohol industry since the early nineties, which not coincidentally is about the time the United States approved putting warnings on alcohol.
In his article, al-Hamdani suggests that putting cautionary pictures on bottles in the same manner as cigarette packages show the effects of smoking could be a powerful tool in getting people to drink responsibly.
In an interview with the Vancouver radio station News1130, he gave the example of featuring a photograph of a diseased liver on a bottle of alcohol with the message: "Excessive drinking leads to liver cancer."
According to recent World Health Organization data, countries such as Poland, Belgium and Russia currently have such warning labels on alcohol bottles, but the practice is a long way from gaining acceptance in other countries.
But it's a safe bet that the Canadian government may be considering the labels. Warning labels on cigarettes are now a government-enforced policy in more than 60 countries and a recent study by the group Tobacco-Free Kids indicates that the anti-smoking labels are working.


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- 1 (14 ounce) package caramels
- 2 tablespoons water
- 4 wooden sticks
- 4 large tart apples
- 2 cups chopped pecans or 2 cups peanuts
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (6 oz.)
- 1 teaspoon shortening
- 1 cup English toffee bits or 1 cup almond brickle chips
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- In a microwave safe bowl, combine the caramels and water.
- Microwave, uncovered, on high for 1 minute; stir.
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- Dip apples into the caramel mixture, turning to coat.
- Coat with nuts; set on waxed paper to cool.
- Melt chocolate chips and shortening; drizzle over apples.
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iOS 10 Animation using UIViewPropertyAnimator
|Table of Contents
|An iOS 10 Graphics Tutorial using Core Graphics and Core Image
|iOS 10 UIKit Dynamics – An Overview
You are reading a sample chapter from the iOS 10 App Development Essentials book.
Purchase the full iOS 10 / Swift 3 / Xcode 8 edition of this book in eBook ($19.99) or Print ($45.99) format.
The majority of the visual effects used throughout the iOS user interface are performed using UIKit animation. UIKit provides a simple mechanism for implementing basic animation within an iOS application. If you need a user interface element to gently fade in or out of view, slide smoothly across the screen or gracefully resize or rotate before the user's eyes, these effects can be achieved using UIKit animation in just a few lines of code.
In this chapter we will provide an overview of the basics of UIKit animation and work through a simple example. While much can be achieved with UIKit animation, however, it should be noted that if you plan to develop a graphics intensive 3D style application then it is more likely that OpenGL ES or SceneKit will need to be used, a subject area to which numerous books are dedicated.
The Basics of UIKit Animation
The cornerstone of animation in UIKit is the UIViewPropertyAnimator class. This class allows the changes made to the properties of a view object to be animated using a range of options.
As an example, consider a UIView object that contains a UIButton connected to an outlet named theButton. The application requires that the button gradually fade from view over a period of 3 seconds. This can be achieved by making the button transparent through the use of the alpha property:
theButton.alpha = 0
Simply setting the alpha property to 0, however, causes the button to immediately become transparent. In order to make it fade out of sight gradually we need to create a UIViewPropertyAnimator instance configured with the duration of the animation. This class also needs to know the animation curve of the animation. This curve is used to control the speed of the animation as it is running. An animation might start out slow, speed up and then slow down again before completion. The timing curve of an animation is controlled by the UICubicTimingParameters and UISpringTimingParameters classes. The following code configures a UIViewPropertyAnimator instance using the standard "ease in" animation curve dispersed over a 2 second duration:
let timing = UICubicTimingParameters(animationCurve: .easeIn) let animator = UIViewPropertyAnimator(duration: 2.0, timingParameters:timing)
Once the UIViewPropertyAnimator class has been initialized, the animation sequence to be performed needs to be added, followed by a call the object's startAnimation method:
animator.addAnimations { self.theButton.alpha = 0 } animator.startAnimation()
A range of other options are available for use when working with a UIViewPropertyAnimator instance. Animation may be paused or stopped at any time via calls to the pauseAnimation and stopAnimation methods respectively. To configure the animator to call a completion handler when the animation finishes, simply assign the handler to the object's completion property. The animation may also be reversed by assigning a true value to the isReversed property. The start of the animation may be delayed by passing through a delay duration when initializing the UIViewPropertyAnimator class as follows:
animator.startAnimation(afterDelay: 4.0)
Understanding Animation CurvesAs previously mentioned, in addition to specifying the duration of an animation sequence, the linearity of the animation timeline may also be defined by specifying an animation curve. This setting controls whether the animation is performed at a constant speed, whether it starts out slow and speeds up and also provides options for adding spring-like behavior to an animation.
The UICubicTimingParameters class is used to configure time based animation curves. As demonstrated in the previous section, one option when using this class is to use one of the following four standard animation curves provided by UIKit:
• .curveLinear – The animation is performed at constant speed for the specified duration and is the option declared in the above code example.
• .curveEaseOut – The animation starts out fast and slows as the end of the sequence approaches.
• .curveEaseIn – The animation sequence starts out slow and speeds up as the end approaches.
• .curveEaseInOut – The animation starts slow, speeds up and then slows down again.
If the standard options do not meet your animation needs, a custom cubic curve may be created and used as the animation curve simply by specifying control points:
let timing = UICubicTimingParameters( controlPoint1: CGPoint(x:0.0, y:1.0), controlPoint2: CGPoint(x:1.0,y:0.0))
Alternatively, property changes to a view may be animated using a spring effect using the UISpringTimingParameters class. Instances of this class can be configured using mass, spring "stiffness", damping and velocity values as follows:
let timing = UISpringTimingParameters(mass: 0.5, stiffness: 0.5, damping: 0.3, initialVelocity: CGVector(dx:1.0, dy: 0.0))
Alternatively, the spring effect may be configured using just the damping ratio and velocity:
let timing = UISpringTimingParameters(dampingRatio: 0.4, initialVelocity: CGVector(dx:1.0, dy: 0.0))
Performing Affine Transformations
Transformations allow changes to be made to the coordinate system of a screen area. This essentially allows the programmer to rotate, resize and translate a UIView object. A call is made to one of a number of transformation functions and the result assigned to the transform property of the UIView object.
For example, to change the scale of a UIView object named myView by a factor of 2 in both height and width:
myView.transform = CGAffineTransform(scaleX: 2, y: 2)
Similarly, the UIView object may be rotated using the CGAffineTransform(rotationAngle:) function which takes as an argument the angle (in radians) by which the view is to be rotated. The following code, for example, rotates a view by 90 degrees:
let angle = CGFloat(90 * M_PI / 180) myView.transform = CGAffineTransform(rotationAngle: angle)
The key point to keep in mind with transformations is that they become animated effects when performed within an animation sequence. The transformations evolve over the duration of the animation and follow the specified animation curve in terms of timing.
Combining Transformations
Two transformations may be combined to create a single transformation effect via a call to the concatenating method of the first transformation instance, passing through the second transformation object as an argument. This function takes as arguments the two transformation objects that are to be combined. The result may then be assigned to the transform property of the UIView object to be transformed. The following code fragment, for example, creates a transformation combining both scale and rotatation:
let scaleTrans = CGAffineTransform(scaleX: 2, 2) let angle = CGFloat(90 * M_PI / 180) let rotateTrans = CGAffineTransform(rotationAngle: angle) scaleTrans.concatenating(rotateTrans)
Affine transformations offer an extremely powerful and flexible mechanism for creating animations and it is just not possible to do justice to these capabilities in a single chapter. In order to learn more about affine transformations, a good starting place is the Transforms chapter of Apple's Quartz 2D Programming Guide.
Creating the Animation Example Application
The remainder of this chapter is dedicated to the creation of an iOS application intended to demonstrate the use of UIKit animation. The end result is a simple application on which a blue square appears. When the user touches a location on the screen the box moves to that location using a spring-based animation curve. Through the use of affine transformations, the box will rotate 180 degrees as it moves to the new location while also changing in size and color. Finally, a completion handler will change the color a second time once the animation has finished.
Begin by launching Xcode and creating a new Single View Application project named Animate using Swift as the programming language and with the Universal device option selected.
Implementing the Variables
For the purposes of this application we will need a UIView to represent the blue square and variables to contain the rotation angle and scale factor by which the square will be transformed. These need to be declared in the ViewController.swift file as follows:
import UIKit class ViewController: UIViewController { var scaleFactor: CGFloat = 2 var angle: Double = 180 var boxView: UIView? . . .
Drawing in the UIView
Having declared the UIView reference, we now need to initialize an instance object and draw a blue square located at a specific location on the screen. We also need to add boxView as a subview of the application's main view object. These tasks only need to be performed once when the application first starts up so a good option is to use the viewDidLoad method in the ViewController.swift file:
override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() let frameRect = CGRect(x: 20, y: 20, width: 45, height: 45) boxView = UIView(frame: frameRect) boxView?.backgroundColor = UIColor.blue self.view.addSubview(boxView!) }
Detecting Screen Touches and Performing the Animation
When the user touches the screen the blue box needs to move from its current location to the location of the touch. During this motion, the box will rotate 180 degrees and change in size. The detection of screen touches was covered in detail in An Overview of iOS 10 Multitouch, Taps and Gestures. For the purposes of this example we want to initiate the animation at the point that the user's finger is lifted from the screen so we need to implement the touchesEnded method in the ViewController.swift file:
override func touchesEnded(_ touches: Set<UITouch>, with event: UIEvent?) { if let touch = touches.first { let location = touch.location(in: self.view) let timing = UICubicTimingParameters( animationCurve: .easeInOut) let animator = UIViewPropertyAnimator(duration: 2.0, timingParameters:timing) animator.addAnimations { let scaleTrans = CGAffineTransform(scaleX: self.scaleFactor, y: self.scaleFactor) let rotateTrans = CGAffineTransform( rotationAngle: CGFloat(self.angle * M_PI / 180)) self.boxView!.transform = scaleTrans.concatenating(rotateTrans) self.angle = (self.angle == 180 ? 360 : 180) self.scaleFactor = (self.scaleFactor == 2 ? 1 : 2) self.boxView?.backgroundColor = UIColor.purple self.boxView?.center = location } animator.addCompletion {_ in self.boxView?.backgroundColor = UIColor.green } animator.startAnimation() } }
Before compiling and running the application we need to take some time to describe the actions performed in the above method. First, the method gets the UITouch object from the touches argument and the location(in:) method of this object is called to identify the location on the screen where the touch took place:
if let touch = touches.first { let location = touch.location(in: self.view))
An instance of the UICubicTimingParameters class is then created and configured with the standard ease in, ease out animation curve:
let timing = UICubicTimingParameters(animationCurve: .easeInOut)
The animation object is then created and initialized with the timing object and a duration value of 2 seconds:
let animator = UIViewPropertyAnimator(duration: 2.0, timingParameters:timing)
The animation closure is then added to the animation object. This begins the creation of two transformations for the view, one to scale the size of the view and one to rotate it 180 degrees. These transformations are then combined into a single transformation and applied to the UIView object:
let scaleTrans = CGAffineTransform(scaleX: self.scaleFactor, y: self.scaleFactor) let rotateTrans = CGAffineTransform( rotationAngle: CGFloat(self.angle * M_PI / 180)) self.boxView?.transform = scaleTrans.concatenating(rotateTrans)
Ternary operators are then used to switch the scale and rotation angle variables ready for the next touch. In other words, after rotating 180 degrees on the first touch the view will need to be rotated to 360 degrees on the next animation. Similarly, once the box has been scaled by a factor of 2 it needs to scale back to its original size on the next animation:
self.angle = (self.angle == 180 ? 360 : 180) self.scaleFactor = (self.scaleFactor == 2 ? 1 : 2)
Finally, the location of the view is moved to the point on the screen where the touch occurred and the color of the box changed to purple:
self.boxView?.backgroundColor = UIColor.purple self.boxView?.center = location
Next, a completion handler is assigned to the animation and implemented such that it changes the color of the box view to green:
animator.addCompletion {_ in self.boxView?.backgroundColor = UIColor.green }
After the animations have been added to the animation object, the animation sequence is started:
Once the touchesEnded method has been implemented it is time to try out the application.
Building and Running the Animation Application
Once all the code changes have been made and saved, click on the run button in the Xcode toolbar. Once the application has compiled it will load into the iOS Simulator or connected iOS device.
When the application loads the blue square should appear near the top left-hand corner of the screen. Click (or touch if running on a device) the screen and watch the box glide and rotate to the new location, the size and color of the box changing as it moves:
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Implementing Spring Timing
The final task in this tutorial is to try out the UISpringTimingParameters class to implement a spring effect at the end of the animation. Edit the ViewController.swift file and change the timing constant so that it reads as follows:
. . let timing = UICubicTimingParameters(animationCurve: .easeInOut) let timing = UISpringTimingParameters(mass: 0.5, stiffness: 0.5, damping: 0.3, initialVelocity: CGVector(dx:1.0, dy: 0.0)) . .
Run the app once more, tap the screen and note the spring effect on the box when it reaches the end location in the animation sequence.
UIKit animation provides an easy to implement interface to animation within iOS applications. From the simplest of tasks such as gracefully fading out a user interface element to basic animation and transformations, UIKit animation provides a variety of techniques for enhancing user interfaces. This chapter covered the basics of UIKit animation, including the UIViewPropertyAnimator, UISpringTimingParameters and UICubicTimingParameters classes before working step-by-step through an example to demonstrate the implementation of motion, rotation and scaling animation.
You are reading a sample chapter from the iOS 10 App Development Essentials book.
Purchase the full iOS 10 / Swift 3 / Xcode 8 edition of this book in eBook ($19.99) or Print ($45.99) format.
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You know I've given up shopping until I've worn everything in my closet once, right? Well, ya know what? That frees up a lot of finances! I figure I can try to "up" my beauty game with some of the money I usually use to fill my closet.
My makeup bag is lacking a LOT to say the least, because as I've said before, I'm low-to-no maintenance.
Enter my friend Lesley who recently started selling Younique products. She started posting pictures and videos using products on her Facebook page. And, of course, I'm impressed! She's already gorgeous as it is, but you could really see what kind of an impact this stuff has on her!
I REALLY wanted to try the BB Cream that people rave about so much, but it was sold out at the time. I decided to try the primer instead. A makeup artist I know said she swears by primer for a smooth application and for bringing out the color of your makeup better, so I figured, why not?
I finally used it this week and I could definitely tell a difference in my makeup application and the end result!
It went on really lightly and smoothly. You only need a tiny dot to cover half of your face so it didn't feel heavy at all.
I put it on half of my face and used no primer on the other side. The rest of my makeup consists of Bare Minerals powder, eyeliner, neutral eye shadow and mascara.
I'm not sure if you can tell which side has primer on it in my picture, but I asked my husband if he could tell and he answered correctly without hesitation! (Primer is on the right side of the above picture)
I said, "how could you tell?!" And he said the primer side was noticeably smoother. Hey, if my husband notices a smoothness, it's worth continuing to use in my book! (I know, the under eye bags and circles are a topic for another day! I plan on adding concealer and a real foundation to my beauty routine soon!)
You may notice a difference in my eyelashes as well.
On one eye, I used the famous Younique 3D fiber lashes I blogged about before. The other eye has Chanel Le Volume mascara on it. Honestly, when I tried the Chanel mascara, I LOVED it. I still do! But in comparison, it still doesn't offer the length and volume the Younique mascara offers. And they're about the same price! Plus, I already know Younique stays put until you wash it with face wash/soap and water. Then there are no raccoon eyes when you get out of the shower!
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Maine Molecular Quality Controls, Inc.
Project: Maine Molecular Quality Controls, Inc.
Location: Saco, ME
Architect: SMRT Inc.
Maine Molecular's production quadrupled with the completion of its new state-of-the-art product development and manufacturing facility in Saco, ME, which was built to support increased demand for molecular diagnostics quality controls. The new 16,000-square-foot facility produces highly-calibrated quality controls for molecular testing for inherited diseases, infectious diseases and adverse reactions to drugs caused by genetic factors. An early and collaborative review of architectural design and mechanical system design helped ensure the differential pressure from one manufacturing room to the next would be achieved with zero risk of cross-contamination.
The project scope included the construction of multiple manufacturing rooms, packaging center, loading docks and offices. The manufacturing rooms were constructed with a pre-fabricated Plascore modular clean room wall system. The stainless steel exterior tile installed as the exterior siding illustrates the pattern of a DNA strand. Our team self-performed the complete installation of the ICF exterior wall system, all interior metal framing, drywall and rough carpentry.
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Does your Facebook profile photo annoy the Japanese? 20 ways it might.
goo Ranking conducted this survey into Facebook, etc, profile photos that annoy people.
goo Rankings asked iBRIDGE's Research Plus to conduct this survey, where between the 18th and 21st of August 2015 500 members, 50:50 male and female, of their monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. This time everyone was aged between 20 and 39 years old.
I could add my profile images inline here, but just to get you to visit my own personal pages (not featuring any of the annoyances below!) and perhaps pick up a few extra followers, here is me drinking tea on Facebook, (I should update that one!) and me with cardboard cutout cuddly toys on Google+.
My personal annoyance is duck face, closely followed by sparrow face.
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The athletic, sleek look of the 2010 Volkswagen CC hints at performance, but don't get your hopes too high. While straight-line performance is good enough, the CC doesn't handle with the verve of a sport sedan, though it does win points for a comfortable ride.
The base engine for the 2010 Volkswagen Passat CC is the excellent VW/Audi 2.0T four-cylinder, making 200 horsepower and 207 pound-feet of torque. The base Sport model comes standard with a six-speed manual, while a six-speed automatic transmission is optional. Though few buyers will probably opt for it, the manual transmission is nice in the CC, with a notchy linkage but pleasant clutch. The automatic isn't nearly as great; rather than the excellent twin-clutch DSG system used in smaller cars, the CC gets a conventional automatic that doesn't do so well with the four-cylinder. It's marginally better with the V-6, but upshifts can be lumpy and downshifts hesitant. Overall, the turbocharged, direct-injected four-cylinder is the clear choice over the V-6, with copious torque and a generally relaxed demeanor, nearly matching the uplevel V-6's acceleration and ringing in at 31 mpg on the highway. The 3.6-liter variant of VW's narrow-angle V-6 (VR6) is optional, but we recommend against it due to its somewhat gruff and vocal nature, less accessible torque curve, and higher fuel consumption.
Autoblog reviewers are impressed with the base engine, finding that it accelerates "with only slight hesitation and almost no hint of turbo lag." The downside to the lack of turbo lag is that there is no explosive burst of speed at higher RPMs, but many drivers will consider it an acceptable trade-off. Power-hungry buyers might be tempted to spring for the available V-6, but ConsumerGuide remarks that the base turbo-4 "moves with impressive pep from a stop and delivers decent mid-range and highway-passing power," so don't write off the four-banger simply because it lacks a pair of cylinders. The VR6 model's engine is decidedly more powerful, as evidenced by Edmunds performance testing. They say that a Volkswagen CC VR6 4Motion runs "from zero to 60 mph in 6.3 seconds"—a good time for any vehicle that doesn't lay track.
The 2010 Volkswagen CC offers a manual transmission with the four-cylinder, which is unusual in a mid-size car—especially one with luxury overtones. However, Motor Trend cautions that the manual is "available with the 2.0-liter turbo only," while the V-6-powered models get "a six-speed automatic with Tiptronic." A range of reviewers, along with the editors of TheCarConnection.com, recommends the manual gearbox. ConsumerGuide notes the "automatic transmission lacks smoothness compared to most premium-midsize rivals." The automatic transmission is a disappointment with the V-6, but it's your only choice with that engine and for the available 4Motion all-wheel-drive system.
For a vehicle the size of the CC, fuel economy numbers are quite good. According to the official EPA estimates, a four-cylinder Volkswagen 2009 CC with the manual transmission should return 21 mpg city, 31 highway, while the four-cylinder paired with the automatic gets 19/29 mpg. The 4Motion V-6 variant of the Volkswagen CC gets the lowest fuel economy at 17/25 mpg.
The VW CC handles well, but overall it's unremarkable due to overboosted, feather-light steering that lacks any sense of road feel. Brakes are also a disappointment—they're too touchy and tough to modulate, though they are strong and capable.
Despite the sporty appearance that dominates the exterior design language of the Volkswagen CC, reviews read by TheCarConnection.com don't indicate a high fun-to-drive factor for VW's new coupe. Edmunds admits that the Volkswagen CC "is hardly what we'd describe as a sports sedan," thanks to the fact that "the electric power steering is devoid of feel and doesn't lend a lot of confidence." This complaint is echoed by Road & Track reviewers, who claim that "the electro-mechanical steering felt a little numb." Autoblog adds that the steering "seemed heavy at slow speeds, and light but numb at highway speeds"—the opposite of what most drivers would want. Overall, Jalopnik likes the suspension, declaring that the CC "manages near total isolation without compromising handling ability." ConsumerGuide also notes that the Volkswagen CC exhibits "good grip and minimal body lean in turns."


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