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A few months after Matt and I officially began our life as a couple, my father unexpectedly died in his sleep. No warning and - mercifully - no pain or suffering. He had never had a day's serious illness in his entire life, so it was a shock to everyone.
The following weeks and months were a great trial for all of us. My mother - she who had always seemed so composed and competent - was suddenly diminished.
It was as though she had shrunk. And she lost a great deal of weight. She couldn't or wouldn't eat. She grieved immensely.
In time, though, Mom began to recover. She eventually went back to her usual vivacious self and began to live again. Apart from an occasional sadness on her face when she thought no one was looking, she returned to being the indomitable force she had always been.
My father left the bulk of his estate to his wife, but he also left a tidy sum to me as well as some shares and the family beach house. I had to make a decision. What I really wanted was for Matt and me to move on - as had always been the plan - but I didn't want to leave my mother all alone.
If Matt and I moved to the beach house - even though it was just a few miles away - she would still feel bereft of family.
Mom frequently urged us to get on with our lives - assuring us she'd be fine - but I knew she was just putting on a brave face.
'We should stay' Matt told me as we lay in bed one night.
'I guess so' I said. 'But I want us to feel free to make love in the kitchen, walk around naked if we want to, and fuck as loudly as we want. We can't do that here.'
'You don't think that sounds a bit selfish?'
'I know how it sounds' I said. 'But we're both young. We need to live a full life. Make friends. Have parties. Get out more.'
We talked ourselves to a standstill that night, finally agreeing that we should sit down with Mom as soon as possible and explore plans for the future. But no awkward discussions were necessary.
My mother came up with the perfect solution without any prompting from me.
'Do you remember my cousin, dear? Your Aunt Nancy.'
'Vaguely' I said. 'I remember she visited us one Christmas when I was a kid. And I remember Dad asking you if she was ever going to leave.'
'Well, she did stay on and on, but then she'd just been widowed and they had no children. So she was a bit lost and lonely.
Your father got a bit irritable because she would chatter away while he was having his first coffee of the day and trying to read the newspaper.'
'I can see how that would drive him nuts' I chuckled. 'Anyway, what about her?'
'Well, things have not gone well for her. She has always struggled financially and only has a cheap rental.
Her husband was not the most prudent of men. Big ideas. Huge plans. But nothing ever came of them. So, I've suggested she leave Philly and come here and live with me.'
'And that won't drive you nuts too?' I asked.
'Of course not. Nancy and I have always gotten along well. Women are different to men. We like to chat. I'll enjoy having her around. It'll be company for me and a blessing for her.
And it'll enable you and Matthew to move out and get on with your lives without worrying all the time about me.'
And that's what came to pass. Aunt Nancy came to live with Mom; and Matt and I moved to the beach-house. It worked out well.
The two women got along famously and Matt and I usually had Sunday lunch with them every week. I dropped in frequently during the week, too - just to make sure Mom was doing OK.
It was on our very first Friday night at the beach that I told Matt that I wanted to try something new. That I wanted him to fuck me.
'No way' he said. 'You'd hate it. And besides, I really love being fucked by you. I'm perfectly happy the way things are.'
So I told Matt what my mother had once suggested; that it seemed unfair that only one guy endure all the pain.
'You and your mother just don't understand' he said. 'Some guys are just not into being a top - ever. I get pleasure from having you inside me. An occasional bit of discomfort is nothing compared to the joy of having your cock up my arse.'
'But some guys are versatile, aren't they?' I persisted. 'Maybe I might grow to like being fucked too. Not always - just sometimes.
Maybe I'd feel like I was contributing more to our relationship; making it fuller; more complete.'
'Mmm' said Matt. 'I'll think about it.
Right now, though, I want you to plough me as roughly as possible. Let's christen every room in the house.
Make me scream. Fuck me ragged. And then fill me to the brim with cum.'
So I did.
We moved all over the house, doing our best to stay joined the whole time. In the bathroom, I fucked Matt as he stood at the hand-basin, each of us able to see the other's face in the mirror.
We both watched Matt's face as I plunged deep inside him. We both watched my own face as I did so.
It surprised me how primitive and determined my face looked. It amazed me how ecstatic Matt looked at each hard thrust.
I loved the expectant look on his face as I drew backwards and hovered before plunging into him again.
In the kitchen, I withdrew briefly so Matt could lie on his back on the kitchen table. With his legs wrapped around me, I positioned my cock at his entrance, teasing him with a few shallow moves back and forth.
And then I threw myself into him totally. I quickly set aside any concerns about being gentle. He wanted to be slam-fucked and I was happy to oblige.
We enjoyed it so much that neither of us could hold back. I tried, but the desire to blow my load was irresistible. I warned Matt and he started flailing at his dick as my cum jetted deep inside his ass.
Shortly afterwards, Matt let fly too. Our immaculate kitchen was immaculate no longer as a shower of jizz rained down on us.
We paused for a while. It was a warm evening. I suggested a dip in the pool. I didn't care that we were covered in sweat and smeared with cum splashes. What's the point of a pool filter and chemicals if you never give them something to work on?
We had fun.
It reminded me of my boyhood, when Dad and I would often skinny dip and have races - which he always let me win - and when I felt like a god because I mastered the arts of diving and of standing on my hands underwater.
I love swimming in a pool at night. The pool lights make the water seem so crystalline and blue. I feel as though I'm occupying a tiny piece of brightness in a vast expanse of dark.
'You know, Dad didn't want to put in this pool' I told Matt.
'Why not?'
'He thought it was silly to be right on the beach and have a pool as well. Mom put on that old movie - 'Jaws' - and asked him if he wanted his only child to be eaten by sharks.'
Matt and I shared a poolside chaise longue after our swim, snuggling up close because the water had been quite cold.
'We could fuck out here' I suggested. 'It's not as though anyone can see us.'
So we did. This time like spoons.
I pressed against Matt's buttocks and rapidly grew hard again. I reached around to check and Matt's cock was hard too.
'We don't have any lube' I whispered.
'So we improvise' Matt replied, spitting into his hand and then reaching behind him to moisten the head of my dick.
Trust me; saliva is not the ideal lubricant, especially immediately after a swim.
Matt's buttocks were already dry and cool in the evening air. Even his asshole felt cold to the touch. No way could I simply glide inside him. It was a slow and steady advance, and my glans grew exquisitely tender as it was forced backwards by the pressure.
Matt is an incredibly tight fuck even when well-lubricated; when almost dry, his ass-chute feels like a heavily-armed resistance movement. Presumably, the pool water had dispersed the cum I'd so recently deposited inside him. I don't know.
But, eventually, I was all the way inside him. Maybe not all the way. Full penetration is not really feasible in the side-by-side position, especially when the other party's buttocks are as firm and well-rounded as Matthew's.
I didn't resent the limitation. At the very least, I had some nine inches or more lodged inside the guy I loved. It was enough. And it felt wonderful.
Doing it side-by-side, spooning, is in some respects the most sensuous way to make love. It's languorous, almost lazy. It requires no great athleticism or energy. And it enables me to reach around Matt and fondle his dick and his balls.
Of course, this can also be done when we're in doggy position or if I take him from behind, standing upright; but only when we're side-by-side is such access easy.
I love to feel his hardness echoing my own hardness within him. I love to spread the oozing precum around his cock-head, occasionally raising my finger to my lips and tasting the sweetness of him.
This was a very, very slow fuck. Neither of us wanted to rush. This time we wanted to feel every sensation; savour every moment.
I always envisage Matt's ass as being lined with velvety pink receptor cells. When my cock is in there, it feels as though every cell embraces me, caresses me and draws me onwards and upwards; the head of my dick tingles at each contraction and spasm inside him; and Matt really knows how to clamp down on my shaft.
It's tight enough in there anyway, but, when he squeezes on me, I know that he is enjoying our coupling as much as I am. It feels as though he is grasping a trophy in triumph and joy.
After the longest time, I could tell that Matt was very close to ejaculating. His balls had almost disappeared into his groin and his cock was thickening at the base. His preliminary flow had become copious and I knew he would erupt at any second.
I ceased stroking him. Just held his shaft tightly and whispered to him.
'Squeeze really, really hard, babe. Clamp on me as tight as you can.'
And, with that one intense pressure, I felt myself burst forth inside him. As my own cum gushed into him, I felt Matt's dick spasming as his own juices flew into the night air and landed on the pool decking.
The sphincter at his asshole was like a steel trap. With each snap of its jaws, another spurt of jizz was milked out of me.
We lay joined together for several minutes, my cock gradually softening but still deep inside him.
The gentle sea breeze snapped us back to reality. The fine sheen of sweat on our bodies was rapidly drying and we were shivering.
We parted and jumped back into the pool. I turned on the spa at one end and we clambered into it and enjoyed the warmth of the water-jets as they pummelled our flesh.
When we re-entered the house, I left the pool lights on. We each put on a bathrobe and grabbed a beer from the fridge. Leaving the house in darkness behind us, we sat on the patio chairs in companionable silence.
A few moths were fluttering feebly in the pool water. They were relentlessly drawn into the clutches of the pool filter.
We could hear waves breaking on the sands below and the sky above was alight with a million stars.
'Ain't life grand?' I commented.
And Matt agreed. It was a wonderful start to our life alone together.
Later on, when we finally went to bed, we made love one final time. It was another gentle union, with no vigorous thrusting and no sense of urgency.
When I eventually blew my last load of the night - and once Matt's last wad had spurted out of him too - we fell asleep still joined. I hoped that I would still be inside him when we awakened.
Life was wonderful for quite some time.
At the risk of sounding like the idle rich, I freely confess that I stopped micro-managing my gyms around this time. Money was no issue. We were comfortably set for life.
Matt still went in to work two or three times a week. And of course we both went to the gym regularly in order to work out.
But the day-to-day operations were left in the hands of my employees. I had a good team and the business continued to flourish.
Almost every weekend, we joined Mom and Aunt Nancy for Sunday lunch. My aunt had obviously been briefed on the nature of my relationship with Matt. It was equally obvious that she had no problem with it. Indeed, she was just as supportive and understanding as my mother had always been.
As a fully-fledged member of the family, Matt called them Mom and Aunt Nancy just as I did.
We began to make friends as time went by.
We avoided the flamboyant and the outrageously effeminate. We weren't interested in spending time with guys who fluttered about like pale imitations of women. We both preferred to be in the company of men.
Very slowly - bit by bit - we pieced together a social life of like-minded couples. Men who had no desire to hang out every weekend in gay bars and dance clubs. Men who were as committed to each other as Matt and I were.
Occasionally, I enlisted Mom's assistance with dinner parties. She and Nancy cooked up a storm in my kitchen and they delighted in the company of courteous and good-looking young men ... who just happened to be gay.
And then came a bolt from the blue. One day we received a call that forced us to look backwards for a while.
It was Matt who answered the phone.
'For you' he said, handing me the phone. 'Says his name's Joe.'
I didn't immediately make the link. You see, I had always tended to think of Joe - the guy I caught in bed with my ex - as Joseph.
'Hello' I said.
'Hi, Andrew. It's Joseph. You may not want to talk to me but I only ask a few minutes of your time.'
'OK. I'm listening.'
'Andrew, I'm living at Martin's place these days. It's not a love affair. It's just an arrangement.'
'Joseph, it's no business of mine if you two are the greatest lovers of all time. I simply don't care. I wish you every happiness, I guess. But I don't care.
I moved on long ago. And I've no ambition to revisit ancient history.'
'That's the thing' Joe replied. 'It can never be ancient history for Martin. Whatever his shortcomings, he really did love you very much, Andrew.
He was extremely depressed and unwell for a long time.'
'But he's OK now, isn't he?' I replied. 'He's got his 'arrangement' with you. So why not just forget about me altogether? I assure you that I've managed to forget all about him.'
There was a sigh on the line. I envisaged Joseph in priestly mode, striving to forge a truce between warring parties.
'Andrew, he doesn't want to spend the rest of his life thinking you hate him as much as he hates himself. I think he'd just like to catch up with you and smoke a peace pipe.
You were lovers once, but you were firm friends too. He doesn't have a lot of friends nowadays, Andrew.
I'm hoping you might at least agree to meet with him and maybe pick up the threads of friendship.
Nothing more. He knows you're in a relationship. And he knows full well that you are deeply loyal to those you love.'
Matt was making faces at me throughout this conversation. I had no idea what he was trying to tell me. Equally, I had no idea whether it was worth the effort of trying to kiss and make up with Martin.
'Tell you what' I told Joseph. 'Leave it with me. I promise I'll think about it. And I'll run it past my partner too.'
I took down his number and hung up.
'You should do it' Matt said.
'Do what? You don't even know what he wants.'
'I can guess' was Matt's response. 'Martin wants to catch up with you. He wants to patch up your friendship.'
'He's a snake' I retorted. 'If he's lonely and pining for old friends, then he's simply reaping the outcome of his own snakelike behaviour.'
'Well, I don't see Joseph as a snake' said Matt. 'Martin maybe, but you said that Joseph was a pretty decent guy who was probably led astray by your ex.'
We kicked it around for a while. I even asked my mother's opinion.
The general consensus seemed to be that it would be uncharitable of me to refuse to extend the hand of friendship to someone who was so unhappy and so keen to mend fences. My mother's only reservation was the need for caution.
'He's incredibly manipulative, dear' she advised. 'Just be sure you maintain a certain distance. Given half a chance, he might make trouble for you and Matthew. But one dinner party won't hurt.'
So I returned Joseph's call and invited him and Martin for dinner on the following Saturday evening.
My heart wasn't really in it, but my conscience told me it was probably the right thing to do.
The weather was fine all week and so I decided to serve dinner on the back patio. I wasn't desperate to stink up our dream home by having Martin under our roof.
Steering him outdoors - as fast as possible - appealed to me.
I was a bit shocked when they arrived. Martin seemed to have aged suddenly. He didn't look unhealthy, but he seemed to lack much of the sparkle and charm I remembered from the past.
Joseph, on the other hand, was the picture of health. Whilst not exactly handsome, he was in good shape and his rugged good looks were a dramatic contrast to Martin's pallor.
The dinner went well. Mom had made up some of her fabulous salads and appetisers for me, and I'm a dab hand at grilling steaks on the barbecue.
Matt looked after the drinks and I noticed that Joseph kept a close eye on Martin's alcohol intake. As neither Matthew nor I are hard drinkers, it was a relief that booze was not likely to spoil the evening.
Dessert was a simple blueberry sorbet. It was delicious and cleansed the palate beautifully. After that, Matt served up a cheese platter and coffee and the conversation moved from simple polite chit-chat to more direct communication.
Martin expressed his sympathy over the loss of my father and asked after my mother's health as well. He also wanted to know what I'd been up to since he'd seen me last.
I wasn't about to give him a full account of my activities. And I certainly didn't want to tell him anything about the dramas encountered when extracting Matt from the bosom of his vile and malodorous family.
So I just hit the highlights, deliberately stressing how happy Matt and I were and how wonderful our life was.
In return, Martin told me about his own struggles with booze and depression. To his credit, he acknowledged what a pivotal role Joseph had played in his recovery.
'But I miss you, Andrew. I'm hoping we can all be friends. Bury the hatchet. Kill the fatted calf.'
'Well, Martin' I began. 'Mathew and I already have a large circle of friends. I'm not sure we have a vacancy right now. And besides ...'
At this point, Matt - who had been quiet most of the evening - felt an urge to intervene.
'He's just kidding, Martin. Both Andrew and I would be pleased to be friends with you and Joseph. It's true we have a lot of friends, but there's always room for more.
Surely it's impossible to have too many friends.'
I excused myself on the pretext of brewing some fresh coffee. I was annoyed with Matt.
But - in the kitchen - I was forced to acknowledge a few home truths to myself. I was being petty. I was trying to make Martin eat humble pie. I was pursuing a vengeance that was no longer necessary.
So, when I returned to the group outside, I was resolved to be a little more conciliatory.
Things were far more cordial when I brought out fresh coffee and filled up everyone's cup. I gave Matt a wink and a smile as I resumed my seat.
'I'm not sure what you and Joseph have in mind' I told Martin. 'But I don't see why we can't all catch up occasionally for a dinner or a picnic.'
The evening progressed well from there. Until, that is, Martin declared that he wouldn't mind a beer or two.
I could sense that Joseph wasn't too happy about this, but it was hardly my place to tell someone how much they should or shouldn't drink. So Matt kept Martin supplied with beer and its effect soon became apparent.
Suddenly, the old Martin was there. Talkative, telling jokes, sprinkling his famous charm on us like pixie dust. Joseph suggested it might be time to call it a night, but Martin was unstoppable.
'Let's all go for a swim' he cried.
It was a warm night. And it was not an unreasonable suggestion.
'Good idea' said Matt. 'We've got plenty of board shorts, speedos and towels in the cabana. We can get changed in there.'
'No need for that among friends' Martin said.
And, in the wink of an eye, he stripped off his clothes and jumped into the pool.
'When in Rome' said Joseph with a mischievous smile. And then he too undressed and dived into the pool.
I looked at Matt inquisitively. He simply shrugged his shoulders and smiled wryly.
'I guess we are a bit over-dressed' he said.
So Matt and I stripped off and joined the others.
We had fun in the pool. Nothing remotely sexual. Just guys horsing around. I was persuaded to set up the net so we could play aquatic volleyball. It was Matt and Martin against Joseph and me. We didn't really keep score but, after a while, I declared it a tie and said I was sitting out for a while.
I wrapped a towel around my waist and traipsed into the kitchen for some iced tea.
When I returned, Martin had quit the pool too. He hadn't bothered covering up. He sat naked, watching Matt and Joseph in the pool. I couldn't help but notice how the cold water had caused his junk to shrivel up.
But it was just an idle glance. My more immediate concern was the beer in his hand. He'd obviously discovered the stash in the cabana refrigerator.
'You haven't changed all that much, have you?' I said as I flopped into a chair.
'Don't know what you mean.'
'I mean that you deliberately engineered this naked frolic so you could see Matt naked and check out if he's circumcised or not.'
'Maybe' he said with a grin. 'Anyway, it's just a harmless hobby, Andy. I can't jettison a lifetime obsession with foreskin. It's just the way I am.'
'Well, it's look but don't touch' I warned him.
'He's very pretty' Martin remarked. 'And he has a wonderful body. You've done well, Andy.'
'He also happens to be a wonderful person' I snapped.
'And don't call me Andy. I haven't been anyone's Andy since I left you. And I don't want to be reminded of how naive and trusting I was way back then.'
Silence reigned for a while. We watched Matt and Joseph racing each other in the pool - alternate laps of freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly.
I was struck by Joe's hairiness. There was a dense dark mat of hair on his chest and stomach and there was even hair on his shoulders and back.
I'd forgotten about that, and I was surprised that Martin hadn't insisted on some waxing and grooming, but maybe he'd entered a phase where he preferred his men to be bears.
'So what's the deal between you and Joseph?' I asked; not that I really cared all that much.
'He's my minder; my carer. He keeps me from hitting the booze too hard. He organises things; the housework, the shopping, the gardening - all that stuff. He makes life less lonely.
And he fucks me whenever the need arises. It works out pretty well.'
'I'm glad' I said.
'But I've never stopped missing you, Andrew. And I wish you'd take off that towel so I can look at your junk. I've missed that too.'
'Well, you'll have to go on missing it' I retorted. 'I'm a happily married man and I'm not about to be inspected like some prize stud.
You've got what you wanted. You've seen Matthew's cock. You've salivated over his foreskin. Maybe it's time to call it a night. Before we get into an argument.'
I called out to Matt and Joe, suggesting it was getting late and time to go inside.
After our guests had showered, dressed and had one more drink for the road, Matt and I watched as their vehicle disappeared down the drive.
We went back out to the patio to review the evening.
'Well, we've done our duty' I said. "It wasn't the worst night of my life, but I'm not desperate to see them again. Not any time soon.'
'Oh, I don't know' Matt replied. 'Joseph seems a really nice guy and Martin was nowhere near as toxic as you've always made him out to be.
In fact he seems a nice enough guy too. Very funny, especially once he's had a few drinks. And he knows how to turn on the charm.'
'Trust me, Matt; he hasn't changed one jot. You've heard our friends speak of him. He's notorious in this town. There's scarcely a male between eighteen and ninety whom he hasn't propositioned and lied to.'
'Well, I think Joseph has rehabilitated him' Matt insisted.
'No Matt. He's still a snake below the surface. A rattlesnake paused to strike.'
Matt remonstrated.
'But Andrew, each and every day, all around the world, relationships begin and end. If we hold on to grudges forever, then we're never really free to move on.'
We kicked this around for a while, and eventually we agreed to disagree.
I think I was almost vicious in bed that night. Matt raised no protest - indeed, he seemed to enjoy it as much as I did - but I slam-fucked him with far more vigour than usual.
I was feeling angry in some undifferentiated and inexplicable way.
Perhaps I was angry at Martin for interrupting my perfect life and reminding me of past dramas.
Perhaps I was angry at Joseph for making the initial phone call.
And maybe I was cross with my mother and with Matt for helping talk me into the dinner party.
But, most of all, I was extremely disappointed in myself.
Our guests hadn't behaved all that badly. Amongst our circle of friends, there are many who like to tell dirty jokes and talk about dick size and sex. And plenty who've dealt with infidelity. I'm sure straight people do the same.
I should have lightened up a little instead of pouncing on Martin's every word.
After a good night's sleep, I felt much better about the night before. I apologised to Matt.
'Sorry if I was grumpy last night. I was just a bit discombobulated by Martin's sudden reappearance in my life.'
'Whoa. Discombobulated, eh? You're in fine form today. And I'm glad you feel better about things because I have a confession to make.'
'Oh God' I groaned in mock horror. 'Let me guess. You've fallen in love with Joe's luxurious back hair.'
'No' Matt replied. 'It's worse than that. Joseph told me they'd like to return our hospitality soon; maybe in a week or so.'
'And I told him that we'd look forward to it.'
'Oh well' I said. 'It's not the worst fate in the world. And at least we can leave whenever we want. It's harder when you're the host. You can't simply tell people they have to leave.'
And so, two weeks later, we were to dine at Martin's cottage on the outskirts of town.
I had no concerns about the meal - Martin has always been a fabulous cook - but I was a little concerned about where this renewed acquaintanceship might be headed.
With the best will in the world, I was unable to imagine a Martin Solomon who wasn't entirely focussed on Martin Solomon and his unquenchable appetite for sexual banquets.
I had no desire for him to snack on Matt as an hors d'oeuvre. Or me as an entree.
I knew Martin would have a few tricks up his sleeve. So, without taking Matt into my confidence, I developed a contingency plan.


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- 1 1⁄2 cups flour
- 3⁄4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups salted mixed nuts, very coarsely chopped
- 1 cup butterscotch chips
- 1⁄2 cup light corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
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- Preheat oven to 350°F
- In medium bowl, mix flour, brown sugar and salt. Cut in the 1/2 cup butter until evenly mixed. Press evenly in bottom of an ungreased 13" x 9" baking pan. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes; allow to cool slightly.
- Sprinkle nuts evenly over semi-cooled crust.
- In 1-quart saucepan, heat all remaining ingredients over low heat, stirring occasionally, just until chips are melted. Drizzle the melted butterscotch mixture evenly over nuts. Bake at 350 for about 5 minutes.
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concentric contraction
A type of muscle contraction in which the muscles shorten while generating force.
A type of muscle contraction in which the muscles shorten while generating force.
Examples of concentric contraction in the following topics:
Types of Muscle Contractions: Isotonic and Isometric
- Isotonic muscle contractions can be either concentric or eccentric.
- A concentric contraction is a type of muscle contraction in which the muscles shorten while generating force, overcoming resistance.
- For example, when lifting a heavy weight, a concentric contraction of the biceps would cause the arm to bend at the elbow, lifting the weight towards the shoulder.
- For example, a voluntary eccentric contraction would be the controlled lowering of the heavy weight raised during the above concentric contraction.
- An isotonic concentric contraction results in the muscle shortening, an isotonic eccentric contraction results in the muscle lengthening.
Mechanism and Contraction Events of Cardiac Muscle Fibers
- The gap junctions spread action potentials to support the synchronized contraction of the myocardium.
- In cardiac, skeletal, and some smooth muscle tissue, contraction occurs through a phenomenon known as excitation contraction coupling (ECC).
- The actual mechanical contraction response in cardiac muscle occurs via the sliding filament model of contraction.
- The pathway of contraction can be described in five steps:
- Intracellular calcium is then removed by the sarcoplasmic reticulum, dropping intracellular calcium concentration, returning the troponin complex to its inhibiting position on the active site of actin, and effectively ending contraction as the actin filaments return to their initial position, relaxing the muscle.
How Skeletal Muscles Are Named
- Parallel muscles are characterized by fascicles that run parallel to one another, and contraction of these muscle groups acts as an extension of the contraction of a single muscle fiber.
- Muscle fibers can often exert opposing effects during contraction, such as not pulling in the same direction depending on the location of the muscle fiber.
- Fascicles pull on the tendon at an angle, thus not moving as far at the parallel muscles during a contraction.
- The fibers of the circular or sphincter muscles are arranged concentrically around an opening or recess.
- As the muscle contracts, the opening it circumvents gets smaller.
Calcium and Phosphate Balance Regulation
- Ninety-nine percent or more is deposited in bone and the remainder plays a vital role in nerve conduction, muscle contraction, hormone release and cell signalling.
- The plasma concentration of Ca++ is 2.2 mmol/l and phosphate is 1.0 mmol/l.
- The concentration of Ca++ in the cytoplasm is < 10-6 mmol/l but the concentration of Ca++ in the cell is much higher as calcium is taken up (and is able to be released from) cell organelles.
- It is the ionized calcium concentration that is monitored by the parathyroid gland and if low, parathyroid hormone secretion is increased.
Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage
- Exercise damages muscles due to eccentric and concentric muscle loading and often results in delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS).
- Exercise damages muscles due to eccentric and concentric muscle loading.
- Resistance training, and particularly high loading during eccentric contractions, results in delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS).
- Acute inflammation of the muscle cells, as understood in exercise physiology, can result after induced eccentric and concentric muscle training.
- Damage to the sarcomeres causes aninflux of white blood cells, leading to inflammation, which is itself associated with increased plasma enzyme concentration, myoglobinemia, and abnormal muscle structure and histology.
Muscular Dystrophy
- This leads to disruptions of mechanical stabilization and calcium concentration regulation within the sarcomeres, altering the ability of filaments to bind and cause contraction.
- In affected muscle the tissue becomes disorganized and the concentration of dystrophin (green) is greatly reduced.
Control of Hormone Secretion
- The physiological activity of a hormone depends largely on its concentration within the circulatory system.
- The effects of too high or too low a concentration of hormones can be damaging—this level must be tightly controlled.
- The hormone oxytocin is produced by the posterior pituitary that stimulates and enhances contractions during labor.
- Oxytocin travels to the uterus through the bloodstream, stimulating the muscles in the uterine wall to contract which in turn increases the activation of the pressure receptors and stimulates further release of oxytocin.
- The strength of muscle contractions intensifies until the baby is born and the stimulation of the pressure receptors is removed, which stops the release of oxytocin.
Slow-Twitch and Fast-Twitch Muscle Fibers
- Skeletal muscle contains different fibers which allow for both rapid short-term contractions and slower, repeatable long-term contractions.
- Slow-twitch fibers are designed for endurance activities that require long-term, repeated contractions, like maintaining posture or running a long distance.
- The ATP required for slow-twitch fiber contraction is generated through aerobic respiration (glycolysis and Krebs cycle), whereby 30 molecules of ATP are produced from each glucose molecule in the presence of oxygen.
- Due to their large oxygen requirements, slow-twitch fibers are associated with large numbers of blood vessels, mitochondria, and high concentrations of myoglobin, an oxygen-binding protein found in the blood that gives muscles their reddish color.
- Fast-twitch fibers are good for rapid movements like jumping or sprinting that require fast muscle contractions of short duration.
Adrenergic Neurons and Receptors
- Agonist binding thus causes a rise in the intracellular concentration of the second messenger cAMP.
- α1 couples to Gq, which results in increased intracellular Ca2+ that results in smooth muscle contraction.
- α2, on the other hand, couples to Gi, which causes a decrease of cAMP activity, that results in smooth muscle contraction.
- Specific actions of the α1-receptor mainly involve smooth muscle contraction.
- Other areas of smooth muscle contraction are:
Short-Term Chemical Control
- Vasoconstriction is the narrowing of blood vessels resulting from contraction of the muscular wall of the vessels, particularly the large arteries and small arterioles.
- The mechanism that leads to vasoconstriction results from the increased concentration of calcium (Ca2+ ions) and phosphorylated myosin within vascular smooth muscle cells.
- Once elevated, the intracellular calcium concentration is returned to its basal level through a variety of protein pumps and calcium exchanges located on the plasma membrane and sarcoplasmic reticulum.
- This reduction in calcium removes the stimulus necessary for contraction allowing for a return to baseline.
- As with vasoconstriction, vasodilation is modulated by calcium ion concentration and myosin phosphorylation within vascular smooth muscle cells.


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Well, here it is.
Yeah, this is it for me. Five years ago today, I joined PC. Now my time here is coming to a close a half a decade later.
I won't go too in-depth here besides to say that my battling skills (and interest, to some degree) have eroded to the point where they couldn't be salvaged without time and effort that I can no longer muster. Furthermore, it just hasn't been all that fun for several years now for a ton of different reasons I do not wish wish to list, and having fun is the point of a forum, right? I am certainly thankful for all the fun times I've had here and the numerous people who have/had made that possible, and S&M and even PC as a whole has had an enormous positive impact on me. It has been a pleasure. I thank you all for that.
Some of you will receive a PM with some parting words. I will probably drop by every couple months to answer VMs, catch up, etc. I won't be completely disappearing, probably.
But to quote Rafiki from The Lion King, "it is time."
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...And there goes one of the most honest, insightful, and coolest people that were ever on the forums. I really wish we could have at least gotten at least another game of PCplomacy in, but I guess what's dead is dead. :(
Tip of the hat to the last of the old guard. You have all of my respect, good sir.
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Daily Current Affairs Updates–28th June 2016:
Daily Current affairs News Updates about the National and International events were listed here. Candidates those who are preparing for IBPS/SBI/PO/Clerk exam and all other competitive exams can use this.
Modi government launches RFID-based access control system at Cochin Port
· Moving towards modernisation of sea ports, Modi government has inaugurated an RFID-based access control system at the Cochin Port.
· RFID (Radio Frequency Identification System) is an access control system on digital platform for regulating movement of vehicles, cargo and people into the sensitive wharf area.
· The system dispenses away with manual checkings and reduces the waiting time at the wharf gates, says the Ministry of Shipping release. Presently, access control of vehicles and persons is done through a manual gate pass system.
Delhi hospitals to provide subsidised treatment to North East people
· Thirty-two Delhi hospitals have agreed to provide subsidised treatment to the people of the northeastern region living in the national capital under a reach-out programme.
· More than 11 lakh people from the northeast are either working in private sectors or studying in Delhi and the National Capital Region and most of them do not have any medical insurance or facilities, nor they can avail the central government health scheme (CGHS) like government servants.
Assam's Majuli becomes India's 1st island district
· Assam's Majuli, a 400-square-kilometre island in the Brahmaputra river, became India's first island district.
· This came after Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal won the recently held Assembly elections from Majuli, a constituency reserved for scheduled tribes.
· The decision was taken in the first cabinet meeting of the new BJP-led government, that had assumed office on May 24.
AP govt signs deal forRs.10k cr fertiliser plant
· The Andhra Pradesh government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a three-nation consortium for the construction of a₹10,183 crore gas-based fertiliser plant near Krishnapatnam.
· The project, approved by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu during his ongoing visit to China, has been proposed to commence by 2017 and is expected to generate nearly 5,000 jobs.
Andhra to set up $6.4 bn building materials park
· The Andhra Pradesh government signed an MoU with Chinese firms to establish a Building Materials Industrial Park and a Modern Building Materials Logistics Park with an expected investment of $6.4 billion.
· The project is expected to employ around 45,000 people. The park will manufacture materials like wood, cement, concrete, bricks, tiles, ceramics, and composite materials, among others.
Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs to meet tomorrow to decide Monsoon session dates
· The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, will meet tomorrow to decide the schedule of the Monsoon session, which is expected to start in the third week of July.
· The session comes at a time when the ruling BJP's morale is high after its maiden victory in Assam Assembly polls and its performance in Kerala and West Bengal elections.
· The session is also taking place a month after the Modi government completed two years in power, saying that the country is changing under the dispensation.
Talgo high-speed train trials to begin from July 7 on Mathura-Palwal route
· Talgo's coaches are all set to begin speed trials from July 7, a development that takes India closer to its dreams of having semi-high speed and high speed trains.
· Suresh Prabhu-led Indian Railways is conducting trial runs with Talgo train coaches, which the Spanish company claims can help Railways attain higher speeds, even on the existing tracks.
I-T department to establish over 60 taxpayer centres across country
· The Income Tax department will establish over 60 facilitation centres – Aaykar Seva Kendras – this fiscal from Goalpara in Assam to Neemuch in MP as part of efforts to widen the taxpayer base and reach a maximum number of people who need help in doing business with the taxman.
· The ASKs help a person in conducting their personal and business operation with the department ranging from obtaining a new Permanent Account Number (PAN) to filing Income Tax Returns (ITRs) apart from other income tax related subjects.
Odisha announces education loan at 1% interest
· Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched 'Kalinga Siksha Sathi Yojana', a scheme to provide education loan at 1% interest to students pursuing higher studies.
· Patnaik said, "The scheme will reduce the loan burden of lakhs of parents." The state government will meet the fund requirement of about₹500 crore for the scheme from its own resources, he added.
50L BPL families in Bihar to get LPG connections
· Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana to give free LPG connections to 50 lakh Below Poverty Line families in Bihar over three years.
· He added that 10 lakh Above Poverty Line families will also get LPG connections. Bihar will be the biggest beneficiary of the scheme, which will provide 5 crore connections, he said.
India ranks low at 105th on human capital index, Finland tops
· India was today ranked low at 105th position globally on a worldwide Human Capital Index, which measures countries' ability to nurture, develop and deploy talent for economic growth and was topped by Finland.
· India ranks much below China's 71st position while Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka are also placed higher on the index released today by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) in this Chinese city at its Annual Meeting of New Champions — also known as 'Summer Davos' summit.
IMF clears payment of $500 million to Pakistan
· The International Monetary Fund today cleared payment of $501 million for Pakistan taking the total amount given to the country to $6.1 billion in the last few years.
· In a statement, issued after the conclusion of 11th review of Pakistan's economic performance under a three-year program supported by an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement, the IMF said the decision enables the immediate disbursement of about $501 million to Pakistan.
· This brings the total disbursements to $6.01 billion, the IMF said. In September 2013, the IMF had approved the 36-month extended arrangement under the EFF in the amount of about $6.64 billion at the time of approval of the arrangement.
An expanded Panama Canal opens for giant ships
· A mammoth ship bearing 9,472 containers and the unwieldy name Cosco Shipping Panama completed on Sunday the first official voyage through the new expanded Panama Canal, a $5.25 billion project designed to modernize a 102-year-old landmark of human ambition, determination and engineering prowess.
· The Chinese vessel, which set sail from the Greek port of Piraeus on June 11, began its crossing of the isthmus from the northern Atlantic Ocean end of the 48-mile canal.
Israel and Turkey end six-year standoff
· Israel and Turkey have announced a reconciliation deal to end a six-year diplomatic standoff that started when Israeli naval commandos shot dead nine Turkish activists travelling on an aid flotilla making for the Gaza coast.
· A deal negotiated in Rome on Sunday will restore full ambassador-level relations, provide for about $20m in compensation for the families of those killed and wounded aboard the Mavi Marmara in 2010, and clear the way for potentially lucrative contracts for Israel to transmit natural gas to Turkey.
Bank of Maharashtra raises Rs 500 cr via bonds
· State-owned Bank of Maharashtra said it has raised Rs 500 crore by issuing bonds that are compliant with global capital adequacy norms.
· The bonds bear the coupon rate of 9.20 per cent per annum.
· Earlier this month, the Pune-based bank had informed about raising capital up to Rs 1,000 crore through various means including of FPO, rights issue or Qualified Institutional Placement.
· Shares of Bank of Maharashtra were trading 0.76 per cent up at Rs 33 on BSE.
IFC, Wadhawan Global Capital to invest Rs 60 crore in Aadhar Housing Finance
· The World Bank's private sector funding arm International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Wadhawan Global Capital Pvt Ltdare going to raise their investments inAadhar Housing Finance by putting inRs 60 crore between them to help the housing loan provider to lower income families double its business.
· Aadhar Housing Finance chief executive Deo Shankar Tripathi told ET that the exercise would be completed in a month or two and would prelude its proposed merger with DHFL Vysya Housing, another entity owned by the Wadhawan family.
BSNL to expand its network in Chhattisgarh
· State-run telecom operator BSNL will expand its network in Chhattisgarh by installing 2,000 new mobile towers in the next two years.
· Addressing media persons in Raipur, Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that in the next one year 220 Public WiFi hotspots will be installed in Chhattisgarh by BSNL Corporate.
ITC to invest Rs 4,000 cr to set up to 9 plants
· FMCG major ITC will invest Rs 4,000 crore over the next 2-3 years to set up 8-9 factories across the country for manufacturing of food products.
· ITC's branded packaged foods division grew by around 11 per cent to clock a turnover of Rs 7,097.49 crore in 2015-16. Food is the second largest business for ITC after cigarettes.
· The company, which recently expanded its new Sunfeast Farmlite biscuits portfolio catering to health conscious consumers, is looking at tapping this fast growing consumer segment.
Ola to invest Rs 350 crore in Haryana over 5 years
· Taxi hailing app Ola has signed an agreement with Haryana government to create over 10,000 entrepreneurs in the state with an investment of Rs 350 crore over the period of five years, the company said.
· Ola will work with the Haryana government to introduce innovative and customised mobility solutions like Ola Auto, Ola Bike, Ola Share and Ola Shuttle across the state.
Indiabulls Housing Finance to raise Rs. 300 cr via NCDs
· Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd is planning to raise Rs. 300 crore by issuing Unsecured Non-Convertible Redeemable Debentures (Tier II) in the nature of subordinated debt on private placement basis.
· The housing finance company informed the BSE that it will be issuing 30,000 debentures (of 10 years maturity) in the nature of subordinated debt with a face value of Rs. 1 lakh each aggregating Rs. 300 crores (plus greenshoe option).
RCom to provide 4G on Reliance Jio network at Rs 93 per 10 GB
· RCom (Reliance Communications) will provide 10 GB of 4G data at the starting price of Rs 93, which is sharply lower by about 94% than that of its competitors offering 4G service.
· Telecom operator Reliance Communications will offer 4G service to its CDMA customers using Reliance Jio's network.
· Available only on select circles, 4G will be made available at a starting price of Rs 93 per 10 GB — cheaper than several broadband connections.
· In most circles, the rates will vary between Rs 93 and Rs 97 per 10GB, as per the rate published on the RCom website.
· According to the letter to DoT (Department of Telecommunications), RCom will launch 4G data service in 12 circles — Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, UP East and West, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar.
Power sector sees $1.6 bn deals in Jan-May: EY
· The Indian power sector saw 17 merger and acquisition deals worth $1.6 billion in the first five months of 2016, said a report by consultancy firm Ernst and Young (EY).
· In comparison, 15 deals worth $601 million were made during the corresponding period last year. Further, renewable energy accounted for 65% of the total deal volumes recorded this year.
Sistema to buy Russia's stake in Indian subsidiary
· Oil-to-telecom conglomerate Sistema on Monday said it will acquire the Russian government's 17.14% share in Sistema Shyam Tele-Services (SSTL).
· The Russian Federation had bought the stake in 2011 and entered an option agreement to sell them back to Sistema after five years for an estimated worth of $777 million.
· The move comes amid SSTL's merger with Reliance Communications.
Nestle hires Fresenius's Schneider as next CEO
· Swiss food giant Nestlé on Monday named Ulf Mark Schneider, current CEO of European healthcare group Fresenius, as its new chief executive.
· Schneider, a US-German dual citizen, is the company's first external hire for the CEO's post in over a century.
· Starting from January, Schneider will succeed current CEO Paul Bulcke, whom Nestlé's board has proposed as the next chairman.
Sujoy Bose appointed as NIIF CEO
· The government has selected Sujoy Bose, currently director and global co-head, infrastructure and natural resources at the International Finance Corporation as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF).
· The decision was made by a committee constituted under the chairmanship of the Economic Affairs Secretary. Budget 2016-17 made an initial allocation of Rs.4,000 crore for the fund.
NS Vishwanathan to be new Deputy Governor of RBI; 4 officials shortlisted for RBI Chief Position
· The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Tuesday cleared NS Vishwanathan appointment as Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Vishwanathan will succeed HR Khan, whose tenure ends on July 3.
· However, the Cabinet has not yet decided on who will succeed RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, who recently announced that he will not take a second term after his tenure ends on September 4, 2016. According to the sources, four people have been shortlisted for the post.
Beyonce wins four awards at BET Awards 2016
· Singer Beyoncé won four awards, including the 'Best Female R&B/Pop Artist' award, at the BET Awards 2016, held in Los Angeles on Sunday.
· Rihanna and Drake won the Best Collaboration award for 'Work'. Meanwhile, actor Samuel L Jackson was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
· Established by the Black Entertainment Television network, the awards honour African Americans in various fields.
China launches next-gen rocket; on track for ambitious space program
· China successfully launched its 'Long March-7' carrier rocket, which will help in the country's five-year plan for the space sector and a planned space station which is set to be operational by 2022.
· The 53-metre rocket carried a prototype next-generation crew capsule in the first-ever liftoff from the nation's new launch center, Hainan Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China, so officials could find out how the vessel fared during re-entry.
· In a parachute aided landing, the dummy spacecraft landed successfully in the Badain Jaran Desert in Northwest China. It spent 20 hours in orbit.
Defence Ministry nod to buy 145 ultra-light Howitzers from US
· In an advanced approval to induct new artillery guns, the defence ministry on Saturday paved way for purchase of 145 Ultra-Light Howitzers, worth about $750 million (5,000 crores), from the US, the first acquisition of such weapon systems by the army in three decades since the Bofors scandal.
· The defence ministry also approved bulk production of 18 Dhanush artillery guns. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by defence minister Manohar Parrikar, took up 18 proposals including new schemes worth Rs.28,000 crore for discussion.
CSIR launches ayurvedic anti-diabetic drug:
· The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on Monday launched BGR-34, an ayurvedic drug designed to cure Type 2 Diabetes mellitus.
· "The modern diabetes drugs are known for side-effects and toxicity while BGR-34 works by controlling blood sugar and limiting the harmful effects of other drugs," Senior Principal Scientist AKS Rawat said.
· The drug will be available for₹5 per tablet.
Tejas to be put in combat roles by 2017: Reports
· As per reports, the Indian Air Force will put the indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft Tejas into combat roles by next year.
· The IAF is aiming to have a total of six aircraft this financial year and about eight in the next.
· The first batch of Tejas, comprising of two aircraft, will be inducted into the IAF on July 1.
India's Rajput wins silver in ISSF World Cup
· Ace shooter Sanjeev Rajput clinched the silver medal for India in men's 50-metre rifle 3 position event of the ISSF World Cup.
· Rajput shot 456.9 to win the silver medal in the last World Cup before the Rio Olympic Games.
· Croatia's Petar Gorsa won the gold medal with 457.5, while Hyeonjun Kim of Korea bagged the bronze after he shot 445.5.
De Villiers retains top spot in ICC ODI rankings
· South Africa's AB de Villiers and India's Virat Kohli retained the top two spots respectively in the latest ICC ODI batsmen's rankings, which were released on Monday.
· Australia, who is the top-ranked ODI team, has no batsman featuring in the list. India's Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan occupy the sixth and eighth spots respectively.
Messi was 'Player of the Tournament' in WC 2014
· Lionel Messi won the 'Golden Ball' in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, after leading Argentina to the final.
· Following Argentina's loss in the final against Germany, Messi said, "I'm very hurt at not being able to bring the Cup to Argentina, I do not care about the Golden Ball". Messi won four Man of the Match awards in the tournament.
Alexis Sanchez wins Golden Ball at Copa America:
· Chile forward Alexis Sanchez won the Golden Ball in the Copa America, which concluded on Monday.
· Sanchez scored three goals in the tournament, including a brace against Panama in the group stage.
Xerxes Desai, founder of Titan, dies
· Xerxes Sapur Desai, the man who founded Titan Co. Ltd and made it an internationally renowned Indian watch brand, is no more.
· The 79-year-old died in Bengaluru on Monday because of acute gastroenteritis.
Nagaland insurgent leader Isak Chishi Swu dead
· Nagaland militant leader Isak Chishi Swu, who led a bloody insurgency in the Northeast for over three decades, died here today following multi-organ failure.
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Well, as promised, I said I'd do a little review of the install for you guys. These rails went into my STi without a hitch. Granted, I do have all the stock stuff out already, but the entire start to finish of this project was about 20 min. I had a leaky AN fitting, and so I needed to take the rails off. Bryan and I had been PM'ing back and forth, and he asked if I could document a little about what I had to do for the install.
First thing you have to do is put the rubber piece in the TGV housing. she just falls in.
My picture showing the injectors sitting there turned out to be blurry as all get out. So I apologize for that. Basically all you have to do is put the two blue anodized washers on the bottom of the injector and feed it into the black ring. This is when I also plugged my clips in. At this point, lubricate the top injector o-ring, and the fuel rail hole. They dont snap in, so don't bother trying to hear a audible noise
Grab your fuel rail and get it over the front injector and use your bottom two fingers to guide the injector into the hole, same thing for the back.
Once sitting on the injectors, grab one of the allen bolts and get it started. I had issues with the back ones both times, so I started with the front. You cannot fit a 3/8" 6mm socket in there freely. This was my one complaint about these fuel rails. I was able to get it in there, but it wasn't 100% seated into the allen. I hand tightened with a allen key for both, then got the last 1.5 turns with the socket before checking to see how the injector looked.
You can see how the little blue oring is compressed. This is good. There is another oring up in the fuel rail as well. Take a look at the top of this page at the FIC logo.
tighten on fittings on either end, and test er out... I got lucky and the AN fitting was the culprit. 45psi as planned and no leaks on the rails / injector!
Make sure to let pumps prime for a while to get air out of system. I had drained the surge tank, so I had to cycle the key a few times to get the lifter pump to fill the tank up.
Overall, I think this is about as easy as it gets for STi guys switching to top feed. Install difficulty is a 3/10 if you have the stock system out already. If you have to start the day by gutting the old system out, expect to spend about 5-8 hours on this with a buddy if you have to make up lines and AN fittings.
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We have a multi-vlan network. Spiceworks sits on one vlan along with our main AD environment. We have other vlans for different purposes (some with AD some without).
Today we experienced an odd issue(s).
1.) Recursive DNS queries would not resolve (using 2K3 server btw) on VLAN 1
2.) All other Vlans could resolve (using same WAN Gateway and DNS Forwarders - OPEN DNS btw)
3.) Ping to DNS Server/Google IPs were ok, however could not resolve dns traffic directly using nslookup or dig on my domain workstation (or on my Mac)
4.) Could telnet to port 80 of the web servers directly but could not browse (no proxies anywhere on network )
5.) Queries direct from the router (bypassing the Vlan(s) worked 60% of the time).
I shutdown all machines on Vlan1 and rebooted the router. As soon as I did I could browse/get DNS/etc.
I have Eset running on all machines + scanned with Malwarebytes and a few other tools and all machines were clean except one that had a low-risk piece of adware.
As a good measure I went ahead and upgraded the firmware on the 3com OfficeConnect router.
At face value this sounds like an issue with the router/firewall but I also recall when I first installed Spiceworks it slowed my network to a crawl.
Sorry if I'm all over the place with my diagnostics but I'm running on coffee and 1hr of sleep.
Any thoughts guys?
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akp982 is an IT service provider.
This may or may not be a problem caused by Spiceworks as you have already mentioned.
The best option would be to find out when these problems are happening is Spiceworks running a network scan?
If it is does stopping it help?
If when running a scan some things slow down change the scan speed to slow - settings - network scan - scan speed - slow
Have you tried looking at wireshark when its happening?
Jan 4, 2010 at 8:06 UTC
I started looking at Wireshark as we were having he problem but unfortunately I didn't have it setup on a span/mirror port to sniff the entire switch. I set it sniff the spiceworks machine (my desktop test box) and I did see a lot of traffic but there were no scans going on.
Now one thing I did see on our router's logs was that my machine kept changing its mac address automatically back and forth and I only have one nic. As soon as I turned off Spiceworks this stopped.
My theory is something on the network or spiceworks caused the router to lock up (even though it was only the one vlan). After rebooting the router multiple times and applying firmware I haven't seen the problem. All machines are clean (as much as I can determine).
I think the next step would be getting an in-line IDS/Sniffer on each vlan. I was thinking about putting an Untangle box on our problematic vlan to see what's going on.
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