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Redefining writer's block
Ralph Ellison: Blocked and broken writer.
If you are a blocked writer, you may be comforted, or tormented, by Ralph Ellison's story. His block scorched an enchanted literary career, a conflagration created in the fuel of his famous 1950 novel Invisible Man.
The book elevated Ellison to the heights of the literary elite and the Civil Rights Movement, and his compulsion to surpass his previous success with a new novel crushed him, his death in 1994 the final defeat. Ellison wrote only one novel despite more than forty years of effort. The New York Times notes that:
His predicament was worsened by the feeling that he had failed not only himself but the broader black society whose aesthetic he had hoped to champion in a great book that would rival "Moby-Dick."
Ellison's story is the extreme of a serious psychological condition. Although some writers and critics characterize this block as a euphemism for laziness or procrastination, more than likely have not experienced a real one. However, some scientific substance is required to validate a writer's crisis as a psychological condition.
The Oxford Dictionary falls short in defining the writer's plague as "The condition of being unable to think of what to write or how to proceed with writing." The term "condition" is imprecise, but notice the difference in the following definition:
A psychological inhibition preventing a writer from proceeding with a piece.
The second definition validates the condition by ascribing it to the mind, a psychological impediment. Also, notice that the first suggests that a writer cannot think of what to write, but Merriam-Webster accurately states that a mental obstacle prevents moving further, not an absence of material.
Good writers always have material. They live and breath it. Ellison did not lack ideas, and we should reconceive writer's block as:
Cognitive Flow
"People have writer's block not because they can't write, but because they despair of writing eloquently."
While cognitive science research is limited in the area of writer's block, information can be extracted from studies that are related. Leslie What in "Writer's Block: Is It All in Your Head?" effectively overviews some significant findings.
Cognitive scientists agree that writing involves some of the highest levels of processing in the human brain, referring to executive functions, complicated mental operations managed by the pre-frontal cortex. This same area of the brain in the frontal lobes is much larger in humans than even closely related species such as the chimpanzee and bonobo. The difference can be noted in physical appearance as our foreheads are less sloping, making more room for this prefrontal cortex.
The high level functions made possible by the prefrontal cortex include planning, organizing, ordering, prioritizing, and many other skills involving writing goals and objectives.
Leslie What points to The New Cognitive Neurosciences by Knight and Grabowecky, suggesting that the prefrontal area also possesses the ability to contemplate beyond the present moment, into the past and future. These skills are key in composing a story as the writer must pull from information, knowledge and experience outside the present moment, synthesizing and finding relevence in appropriate mental databases.
"A central feature of consciousness is the ability to control the fourth dimension, time. Humans can effortlessly move their internal mental set from the present moment to a past remembrance and just as easily project themselves into a future event."
Cognitive Blockage
This same mental maneuvering in the fourth dimension, time, makes story telling possible, in part. In exploring the breakdown of the story telling process, Russell Barkley's concept of "executive disfunction" ascribes this condition to the disruption of the ability to suppress the present moment long enough to accomplish longer term executive functions. An example is that instead of writing your story, which exceeds the boundaries of the present, you stick yourself in present ruts such as checking email, answering phone calls, and meeting current demands.
An author's work includes intense mental tasks like beginning complicated projects, planning the organization of a piece, transferring thoughts to page, focusing ideas, all of which include labor in the prefrontal cortex. In its most severe form, executive dysfunction has been connected to ADHD, and some writers might hear truth in this comparison, with easy distractability, difficulty in concentrating, decreased motivation, and inability to focus for extended periods of time.
When Tips Fail
Inherent in the complexity of writing is the subjective experience of each writer's creative process, and just as no author writes in the same way, no author is blocked like another. It's important to be realistic in what to expect from the plethora of self help tips for overcoming block. Some work for many, but none work for all.
In pinpointing the precise nature of blockage in the brain, however, we move a step closer in being able to filter the advice according to what seems scientifically reasonable.
Still, knowledgeble trial and error remains the best approach, backed by an understanding of what is happening in your brain. You are not empty of ideas, the well is not dry, and you have plenty of ideas roaming around in your powerful brain. The problem is a disruption in the executive flow and processing of your material.
Breaking the block
"Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don't try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It's the one and only thing you have to offer."
Rather than create a comprehensive list of tips here, as they are plentiful on the web, I will categorize some of the mental strategies that can alter your executive processes and provide some examples of each.
Your Personal Writing Block Book
I suggest that you keep a writer's block journal to record the details of what works, when, and under what circumstances. A goal I recommend is to create a writer's block book, filled with tested strategies that have worked. Include multimedia such as music, movies, videos, and images that stimulate (or relax) you. This will help you avoid several traps such as endlessly researching writer's block, trying ridiculous tricks repeatedly, and relying on the tips of others to guide you through a very personal and subjective process.
Don't be afraid of crap
"You don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That's why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence."
Writing is messy, tough business. All of the above ideas could lead you into a bit of chaos, and perhaps none of them are right for you. Do not give up because you have something important to say, and you will be able to write it eventually.
The need for perfection can cause an impediment. Perhaps the need for perfection on the page blocked Ralph Ellison. We can't know, but he certainly exhibited all of the symptoms of writer's block.
One of the biggest blocks we experience as writers is needing to have all the words appear on the page in perfect form. This is a debilitating pressure for any creative. Remember that writing is a process. You can actually start with crap, a bunch of it, on the page, and later turn it into beauty. Refuse to allow fear to inhibit you.
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So glad to have stumbled upon your very helpful and insightful website Darin. I'm working through personal block and have more hope today after reading your work that I will press through and become who I know I am meant to be...a writer. Praying for a breakthrough as I begin to implement your practical and helpful suggestions. Thank you. BS
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-728?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12652356#action_12652356 ] Kathey Marsden commented on DERBY-728: -------------------------------------- I noticed in the drda spec: 126.96.36.199 CCSID Manager The CCSIDMGR allows the specification of a single-byte character set CCSID to be associated with character typed parameters on DDM command and DDM reply messages. The CCSID manager level of the application requester is sent on the EXCSAT command and specifies the CCSID that the application requester will use when sending character command parameters. So on the one hand it looks like there is the facility to specify a CCSID to use. I think it would be 1208 for UTF-8, but it explicitly says it should be a single-byte character set, so perhaps using UTF-8 is not in compliance with DRDA. But later in an example it mentions a server with CCSID 1208. 22.214.171.124 Examples Below is a simple example of intermediate server processing. The example assumes that each server has a different CCSID, indicated in the diagram generically as ebcdic, unicode, or ascii. In the figure, the upstream requester has an EBCDIC CCSID (such as CCSID 37), the intermediate server has a Unicode CCSID (such as CCSID 1208)... So I am not totally sure whether it is legal or not. > Unable to create databases whose name containg Chinese characters through the client driver > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: DERBY-728 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-728 > Project: Derby > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Network Client > Affects Versions: 10.1.2.1 > Environment: Debian unstable, LInux 188.8.131.52, libc 2.3.5-6 > Reporter: Andrei Badea > > Trying to create a database with the following URL (note the Chinese character in the database name): > jdbc:derby://localhost:1527/\u4e10;create=true > throws the following exception: > -----%<----- > Exception in thread "main" org.apache.derby.client.am.SqlException: Unicode string can't convert to Ebcdic string > at org.apache.derby.client.net.EbcdicCcsidManager.convertFromUCS2(Unknown Source) > at org.apache.derby.client.net.Request.writeScalarPaddedString(Unknown Source) > at org.apache.derby.client.net.NetConnectionRequest.buildRDBNAM(Unknown Source) > at org.apache.derby.client.net.NetConnectionRequest.buildACCSEC(Unknown Source) > at org.apache.derby.client.net.NetConnectionRequest.writeAccessSecurity(Unknown Source) > at org.apache.derby.client.net.NetConnection.writeServerAttributesAndKeyExchange(Unknown Source) > at org.apache.derby.client.net.NetConnection.flowServerAttributesAndKeyExchange(Unknown Source) > at org.apache.derby.client.net.NetConnection.flowUSRIDONLconnect(Unknown Source) > at org.apache.derby.client.net.NetConnection.flowConnect(Unknown Source) > at org.apache.derby.client.net.NetConnection.<init>(Unknown Source) > at org.apache.derby.jdbc.ClientDriver.connect(Unknown Source) > at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:525) > at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:193) > at jdbctest.Main.main(Main.java:33) > -----%<----- > It's possible, however, to create databases using the embedded driver, using an URL like: > jdbc:derby:\u4e10;create=true > Tested with both 10.1.1.0 and 10.1.2.1 with the same result. > Complete code to reproduce the bug: > -----%<----- > public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { > Class.forName("org.apache.derby.jdbc.ClientDriver"); > Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:derby://localhost:1527/\u4e10;create=true"); > } > -----%<----- -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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- The opening theme to Randy's cooking show is a parody of the 1976 song "I Am Glad, 'Cause I'm Finally Returning Back Home" by Russian singer Eduard Khil, which has become very popular on the internet
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On May 14, one Weibo netizen called Mr. Danzi posted: "Today at the Shenzhen MixC supermarket I was stunned to see a 'Witch Man' [loosely: 'drag queen'] in high-heeled boots, just breathtaking..I was dumbstruck."
Mr. Danzi then shared different photos of the extraordinary shopper, dressed in skin-tight underwear with open buttocks. The photos reveal how other shoppers watch from a distance and take pictures. Within 48 hours, this post and the pictures were shared over 4000 times on Sina Weibo.
The pictures cause much commotion on Weibo, where netizens have different opinions on this grocery shopping outfit – with some praising it and others denouncing it. Many netizens think the cross-dresser looks sexy and is in good shape, but there are also those who scold him for walking around like this.
"Isn't it great to be a transvestite," one female netizen responds: "If a woman would go out dressed like this, she would be slandered." Other netizens comment: "I respect all kinds of unusual clothing – it's the freedom of choice people have. But exposing the lower body is just not good in my opinion."
One Weibo user writes: "I am now in America, and although I have often seen people like this, I've never seen people taking pictures of them or avoiding them." Another commenter responds: "I also live in America, and I am not sure where you live, but I've never seen a person like this. Transvestism and exhibitionism are not the same thing."
Discussions on Weibo mostly focus on the question whether or not this kind of clothing is socially acceptable, and to what extent this classifies as 'transvestism' and to what extent it simply is 'inappropriate'. One netizen comments: "If this was a normal transvestite, nobody would've even noticed. But I classify this as exhibitionism."
Another person says that people on Weibo should not use foul language towards this person: "You all should stop attacking him with such mean words – after all, he has a mental illness."
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|Brief Title ICMJE
|Early- and Late-onset Candidemia
|Official Title ICMJE
|Early- and Late-onset Candidemia: A Retrospective Study
|Brief Summary
A timing diagnosis of candidemia is as important as the correct choice of empiric or targeted antifungal therapy. In the last years a growing body of knowledge has better characterized health-care associated (HCA) infections, which have been described in 2002 in outpatients with MRSA bloodstream infections. So far there is no compelling evidence that patients with HCA infections may develop candidemia before the usual timing of around 20-25 days after admission. Risk factors associated with HCA infections are represented by admission from long term chronic care facilities (LTCF), haemodialysis, previous admission or parenteral broad spectrum antibiotics. There are few data HCA features and early onset candidemias in the published literature.
In this proposal, the investigators aim at studying early-onset candidemia in a retrospective study in one of the largest referral hospital in Italy with a consistent range of specialties ranging (bone marrow transplant, solid organ transplant, immunosuppressed patients, ICU, complex surgery). The investigators speculate that patients with candidemia diagnosed within 10 days (early-onset) by the admission have different risk factors and prognosis of those with a late diagnosis.
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|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Retrospective
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|Non-Probability Sample
|Study Population
|The selection of patients for inclusion will be based on microbiological data (with suscesptibilty patterns of the various antifungals) extracted from the computerized archive with search for Candida spp. and "blood" either peripheral or from a central venous catheter. Candida isolated from a removed CVC tip will not be considered. The candidemia will also be defined early or late based on the time elapsed between hospital admission and diagnosis (≤ 10 days early, > 10 days late candidemia).
|Condition ICMJE
|Intervention ICMJE
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|Candidemia patients
Patients with diagnosis of candidemia
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|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Enrollment ICMJE
|Completion Date
|June 2012
|Primary Completion Date
|February 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Contacts ICMJE
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|Listed Location Countries ICMJE
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|Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE
|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
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|Responsible Party
|Giovanni Di Perri, University of Turin, Italy
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|Giovanni Di Perri
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
|Investigators ICMJE
|PRS Account
|University of Turin, Italy
|Verification Date
|December 2014
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News Summary: Facebook names 1st woman to board
by The Associated Press
A FIRST: Facebook's No. 2 executive, Sheryl Sandberg, has become the first woman on the social-networking company's board of directors. She is also the first Facebook executive other than founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the board.
FROM GOOGLE: Sandberg, 42, was lured from Google in 2008 to become Facebook's chief operating officer. She has been largely responsible for building the company's advertising business and also often serves as Facebook's public face.
LITTLE CHANGE: Sandberg is already a highly influential executive at Facebook, which is unlikely to change with her board appointment.


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Originally Posted by Bjossi
Is there any point in developing the 0.7.x branch further now that 0.8 is out?
But a new and improved plugin loader sounds good to me, should make it easier for people to diagnose and fix plugin-compatibility related issues themselves. :-)
(btw, someone should deal with that spam(er/bot) that posted above you)
Sorry, I meant to say 0.8.x, not 0.7.x.
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The North Korean nuclear plant, which was shut down by international agreement, has apparently reopened. Experts have claimed that the plant, which had previously produced plutonium fuel for nuclear weapons for North Korea has reopened.
On Tuesday, a senior US State Department official said that North Korea has restarted production of plutonium fuel. This would indicate its plans to pursue its nuclear program defying international sanctions. The US claim came after UN watchdog's statement that it had "indications" that North Korea has reactivated a nuclear plant, as per Reuters report.
The nuclear plant is part of the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center and is situated 60 miles north of Pyongyang. It had a 5-megawatt nuclear plant and plutonium reprocessing center. The plant was decommissioned in 2007, reported PM. Although the country claimed that it was used only for research purpose now, experts believed that it was used for the production of plutonium fuel for nuclear weapons.
The US official whose name was not revealed told Reuters that the US is worried about North's reopening of the plant.
The US official said, "Everything in North Korea is a cause for concern. They take the spent fuel from the 5-megawatt reactor at Yongbyon and let it cool and then take it to the reprocessing facility, and that's where they've obtained the plutonium for their previous nuclear tests. So they are repeating that process. That's what they're doing."
Last year the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which do not have an access to North Korea but can monitor it through satellite, stated that the country had resumed its activity at Yongbyon.
Noteworthy, nuclear weapons can be produced using either uranium or plutonium fuel. Plutonium is preferable between the two as it needs less material to create a bomb. This also indicates that a plutonium-fueled weapon will be smaller and lighter than a uranium bomb. It has been estimated that the North Korean plant could produce up to 6 kilograms of plutonium per year. The amount will be enough for two nuclear weapons.


text: Am Donnerstag, den 17.04.2008, 09:17 +0100 schrieb Gordan Bobic: > > 1. 2-node cluster. Can't start only one node to get cluster services up - it hangs in fencing and waits until I start te second node and immediately after that, when both nodes are starting cman, the cluster comes up. So if I have lost one node, I can't get the cluster up, if I have to restart for seome reason the working node. It should work like before (both nodes are down, I start one, it fences another and comes up). Now it just waits... log says: > > > > ccsd[25272]: Error while processing connect: Connection refused > > > > This is so common error message, that it just tell's nothing to me.... > > I have seen similar error messages before, and it has usually been > caused by either the node names/interfaces/IPs not being listed > correctly in /etc/hosts file, or iptables firewalling rules blocking > communication between the nodes. or if the cluster isn't quorate, i believe cman refuses to accept any connections. regards, johannes


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Oscar-nominated actress Oprah Winfrey has joined the cast of Ava DuVernay's "Selma," the civil rights drama that the media mogul also is producing.
The drama follows Martin Luther King Jr.'s landmark 1965 voting rights campaign, which is regarded as the peak of the civil rights movement.
The film stars David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr.; Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King; Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B. Johnson; Tim Roth as George Wallace; and Cuba Gooding Jr. as Fred Gray.
Winfrey will play Annie Lee Cooper, an elderly woman who tried to register to vote and was unfairly denied by a sheriff. She was a visible leader among the civil rights protesters in Selma.
Winfrey earned an Oscar nomination for her performance in Steven Spielberg's "The Color Purple." She most recently played Oyelowo's mother in "Lee Daniels' The Butler."
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Dan leaned down on his knees to inspect the damage. He could see how the bumper had been twisted and the bolts holding it were not aligned, as they should be. He stared at it, aware of how close Gideon was standing next to him. He could smell his cologne, despite the other scents of sweat and grease. He was tempted to look up at the young man standing next to him, but refrained, afraid of being caught.
He was excited, felt it in his own body as he reached out and moved the bumper a hair, seeing what he could, hoping that he could come up with a way to get the bolts off. Problem was, Gideon was there and he was definitely what Dan would call a stud. Only eighteen, he had the look of a seasoned stud. Problem for Dan was, was he into guys or girls? He had only recently moved into the house next door, with his sisters and parents, so it was hard to tell.
Gideon was nearly 6 foot, thin but not overly thin. Still growing, and he had the curliest blond hair Dan had ever seen. The mass of curls were normally hidden by a stocking cap Gideon always wore, but now and then Dan had seen him without it. Each time he got an instant hard on, and here he was, in touching distance from that stud.
Funny how things worked out. It was perhaps the longest conversation they had, and yet as he stared at the bent bolt, he couldn't help but feel like he was on some sort of inspection. He could feel those powder blue eyes staring at him, and he wondered if Gideon was checking out his butt. For a second, he hoped he didn't have plumper but, where his ass crack was showing, but there was no way to check, without tipping his hand. Sweat was beginning to bead on his forehead, not from the weather, but the closeness of Gideon.
He couldn't help it. The guy was a dream, and Dan was a tart. He loved young guys like Gideon, who were in their prime. Course he wasn't old himself, but still the idea of undressing Gideon, of touching his naked body. Now that was something to fantasize about. To be able to run his hand down his body, to see the muscles in his stomach ripple to his touch.
Then the idea of reaching out, twisting a nipple or two, then maybe lean in forward, kiss them, lick them, then perhaps tease one with a small little nibble. That would be fun, as much as it would be to feel Gideon shiver to his loving caresses. He'd like that, to run his hand up and down that perfect chiselled chest. To feel the muscles beneath the soft golden flesh. It had to be golden all over, least judging from his arms. The sun tan didn't seem to end where his sleeves were, so obviously he was tanned all over.
Thing is, it would be fun to find the tan lines, if there were any.Ā To stand next to him, to gently reach out and undo his jeans, to let the zipper slowly down, then to spread open the jeans. He'd be wearing thong undies, of that he was certain. I mean no way the undies he had seen on the clothes line belonged to his father. They had to be his, and the colors were interesting.
Then, once he had the pants open, he's gently lower them, to let them naturally slide down his long legs. He liked that in his men, to have long legs. It made it so much fun when you hitched them up over your shoulder. Dan would like that as well, to feel the warmth of Gideon's body next to his own. It would be a toss up, as to who would quiver the most. Him or Gideon, and given that Gideon was eighteen, well maybe he would tremble the most. That too made him sweat a bit, to think of maybe being the first for the young man.
He coughed, knowing how wild sex could be with a virgin stud like Gideon. Naturally he was assuming that, but then he hadn't seen him with any girls, or guys, for that matter. In fact, Gideon came across as a loner, but then he was always rushing off somewhere most of the times Dan had seen him. Still, he'd be fun, virgin or not. And by his looks, he was certain that Gideon was not only hung, but had an uncut penis.
There was no explaining it, but he seemed to always be able to tell those kind of things. Maybe it was a knack or some trait that tipped him off, but the idea of Gideon having an uncut cock was almost paralysing.Ā Dan loved his cocks uncut, the way he would see them at first, usually the foreskin covering up the cock head.
Then after a few kisses, some fondling and hugging, the head would slowly poke out. He'd love to see that with Gideon, to be able to reach down with his hand, to lightly run his finger along the shaft. To feel the skin move under his touch, to hear Gideon suck in his breath. To feel the excitement grow, to hear the panting afterwards, was intoxicating to him.
Just to be able to touch him, to fondle the cock, then the balls. He felt certain Gideon had nice balls. Probably not much hair there, and he did wonder if he was a natural blonde. Be fun to find out, to unwrap the package, so to speak. Dan knew how hard it would be, to contain himself, to let the pants fall down, to let Gideon place his own hands on Dan's shoulders, as he stepped out of the pants.
That touch would be amazing, scintillating even. If he had done it right, he would be looking down, staring at a pair of multi colored bikini underwear, with a rather nice tent shape to it. He' naturally let himself slowly fall down to his knees, touching and caressing the young man's body, on the way down.
He'd maybe lick at his belly button, then perhaps slowly kiss the belly, as his hands would run up and down the naked thighs. He'd feel the muscles there, feel them shiver to his touch, quiver in anticipation. Dan would love that part, and he knew it would get his own dick harder than steel. That would be the hard part, to attend to Gideon and not be naked himself. To not be able to reach down and grab his own cock, to shake it or stroke it once or twice would be unbearable pain, but he'd endure it, if it meant being able to suck on Gideon's cock.
Dan knew he wouldn't rush it. He'd maybe let the cock alone even, at first. He'd stare at it, then maybe kiss the belly just above the pubic hairs. Then maybe even lick at the flesh and move to the side, to kiss the inside of one thigh. He'd love to just let his nose breathe in the aroma that all men had. It would be something, to be able to take deep breathes of his smell, his aroma. It would make his being dressed harder to cope with, but fuck it. He'd survive, because he'd have his nose there, smelling, enjoying the young virgin body.
Gideon would be leaning forward, his hands would begin to dig into his shoulders, as he kissed the inner thigh. He'd make sure to take his time, to lick at the tender flesh. He'd tease the cock too, by maybe fondling the balls while he kissed the inside of Gideon's leg. Then, when he thought it was right, he'd let his head move over, and stare at the cock. It would be nearly fully aroused, and he'd let his fingers run across the protruding shaft. He'd touch him under the shaft, let a wet finger maybe run underneath, and watch the cock jerk a bit to his touch. It would most likely have some precum beginning to show, which he'd ignore while he would lick at him, where his crotch joined his legs. He'd dig his face in, lick it lightly, increasing pressure with each lick, each taste.
Gideon would moan, maybe even whimper. He struck him as that type. It would only make him keep pace, not rush. He'd then slowly let his tongue make Gideon quiver more. He'd reach down, and slowly lick at the balls, very very lightly. He wanted to arouse every nerve the young man had in his body. Licking the sac, then under the sac, then the sac again would work best.
Only then, would he slowly suck in a ball. He'd gradually fill his mouth with Gideon's ball, then he'd suck harder, letting his tongue play with first one ball, then move over to take the other inside his mouth. He'd kiss them, lick them, and taste them. At the same time he'd be running his hands up and down Gideon's sides, his hips, his lower torso. He'd let his fingers pinch maybe, but not too hard at the flesh. He just wanted to keep the waves of pleasure rolling.
Then, when he felt a shudder, he'd let the balls free. They would be coated in his saliva, and then he'd let his fingers start to prod at the groin. He'd run his fingers through the pubic hairs, twisting them. Every now and then he'd lean inwards, kissing and sucking on some part of the young man's groin. He'd nibble even, but not taking the cock, least not right away.
It would be now that he'd lean back, stare at the cock and if there was enough showing, he'd let his tongue flick out, just far enough to grab hold of the oozing precum. He'd take it, swallow it and make sure Gideon could hear him swallow. Then he'd slowly take one hand, and wrap the fingers gently around the base. He'd place each finger lightly, then slowly increase their pressure around the shaft. He'd do it until he heard a small moan or groan, or felt the hands dig into his shoulders harder.
Finally he would have it held tightly. He'd slowly let his hand slide up the shaft, pushing the skin until once more the foreskin was hiding the red mottled cock head. Then he'd go back down, but this time pulling the skin with his fingers. As the head would begin to show again, he'd lean in more, let his tongue lick the head, swirl around it and taste it. His lips would press up against the head, as his hand pulled the skin back, making its way to the base.
As his hand would touch the groin, he'd let his lips part and begin to move his head forward. He' let his lips surround the hot head, take it very slowly into his mouth, coating it with more of his saliva. Then once he had the head inside, he'd bring his hand back up the throbbing pole, and as it got up to the head, he's take his mouth off, let his hand swirl around the head, smearing his saliva and coat the throbbing shaft, as he would move back down to the groin. His fingers would hold him hard, taking the skin back. He'd lean back inside.
His lips would once more press on the head, then part and let the head enter his mouth again. He'd relax his throat as this time he wouldn't stop with just the head in his mouth. He'd slowly feed his mouth the whole cock, letting it all slide inside. He'd kiss and lick at it, as best as he could. The free hand would be reaching up and rubbing Gideon's stomach, his other hand holding the cock steady while he sucked on it.
The taste would drive him nuts, he knew that, but then he liked that taste. Gideon's would be salty, not sweet. He just knew it, as he thought about how long it would take before Gideon would be digging his fingers deep into his shoulder. He'd be pushing his hips forward too, as he would try to drive that cock into Dan's mouth further. He would let him too, let it go down into his throat, as far as possible. He'd keep on taking it, until his nose was pressed deep into the side of Gideon's thigh.
His own breathing would be short, but he'd manage. He'd breathe through his nose, as he would suck on the cock. Gideon could shake, wiggle, gyrate, whatever. He wouldn't let go of the throbbing cock, until he would feel the head rear back. That would be the signal to get ready. He would know, without having to hear Gideon yell or scream. He'd know, and be ready. His throat would be relaxed, and he'd be waiting for when the head would suddenly jerk forward.
Gideon would shoot his first load, it would be hard and thick. Dan knew it would be a lot too. The first load would make Gideon tremble. He'd have to let go of the cock, and use both hands to hold the shaking young man's body. He'd have to place his hands quickly around his hips, to hold them as Gideon let his body explode inside of his mouth. He'd feel it, but more than that, he'd be tasting it. He'd taste the saltiness to where it might even make him gag a little, but it didn't matter. It would be Gideon's.
Dan would swallow as fast as he could, so that Gideon could keep on filling his throat, his mouth with his milk. He'd dig his fingers in, to hold the hips steady, to let the cock rear back and spring forward as many times as it could, each time filling his mouth with it's seed. He loved to taste cum, would swoon for Gideon's, but he'd keep his head.
He'd not disappoint him, and he would keep on sucking, draining every drop of that precious fluid. He'd let it fill his stomach if he could, swallowing as much as possible. Sure, some might dribble out the corner's of his mouth, but he'd lick that off afterwards. It was important to take as much fresh as possible, the remnants would be afterwards.
Gideon would be moaning constantly, as his body would unload its milk. He would stagger and fall if he didn't make sure to hold him hard and tightly at the hips. He would know it was over, for the moment, when he would feel Gideon's hands let go, feel the fingers relax. He'd feel the pain then, but it didn't matter. It would have been worth it. His own hands would relax too, still grasping Gideon's hips. Then he'd feel the cock, feel the taut skin going slack, and he would let the cock slowly draw out from between his lips.
He'd kiss it as it came free. He'd then lick his lips, taking the remnants of Gideon's cum into his mouth, swallowing one more time. Then, and only then, would he look up at the still shaking body that leaned on him. His eyes would stare up at the golden flesh of Gideon's quivering stomach. He'd watch the muscles slowly relax, and then he'd lean back, slowly letting Gideon stand back up on his own, without him having to support him.
Dan would feel the pain then, and his legs would be cramped. He'd have to stand up, and in doing so, he'd let Gideon kiss him, as well as guide his hands down to his own pants. It would be his turn, and he just knew that Gideon wouldn't hesitate. The ache in his groin would be eased, and hopefully the ache in his ass would be satisfied too, right after he filled Gideon's mouth with his own milk.
The pain in his legs, made him shake his head. He could feel the ache growing, when he realized that Gideon was saying something. He looked up and over, to see a worried look on the young man's face.
'What? You say something?'
'You okay?'
'Huh? Oh, yeah, uh the bolt, it'll take a bit, but I can get it off. Just need a few tools.'
Dan slowly got up, the ache in his legs making him realize he wasn't eighteen anymore. The pain in his crotch however, made him realize just how much he wanted Gideon, as he turned around, to go get some tools. He kept his front hidden, afraid the young man would notice the tell tale package. He felt awkward, realizing how much he wanted Gideon, realizing how he had been lost daydreaming about him.
Yelling he'd be back in a few minutes, Dan jogged back to his house, knowing he'd have to jerk off as soon as he could. It was unbearable, the way his mind had drifted off, and now his body wouldn't let him forget either.
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After a distressing week, chief racing steward Terry Bailey was keen to discharge his duties of overseeing the barrier draw for Saturday's million-dollar race, the Victoria Derby.
After much debate at what some of Australia's star three-year-olds had drawn, Bailey took the opportunity to leave the function and, for once this week, avoid the glare of publicity that had shone so starkly since last Sunday night.
As Bailey sat in his car checking his texts and emails, he was struck by one message that touched him deeply.
It read: "It's very clear you are doing a great job and those who have been getting away with cheating and tinkering are very worried! Take care, for you and your family."
Bailey sat for a moment digesting the words of support from this emailer and so many others around Australia who had sent similar messages since Sunday.
Bailey said on Wednesday that he had received emails from virtually every corner of the globe — including from stewards overseas – pledging unparalleled support for his job and for his role in safeguarding racing integrity.
"I was tremendously moved by emails like that. It's interesting, I also received messages of support from syndicators who said that without the strength of stewards, their businesses would be worthless," he said.
As Bailey and his wife and family moved out of their Templestowe home to a secret location, Bailey expressed concern over the effect this was having on them.
It would be unimaginable for a family enjoying a balmy Sunday night to suddenly be terrorised by bullets blasting into their front door.
The innocence of racing was shattered. What would be next — an umpire, a referee? This act has touched the heart and soul of the Australian community.
Bailey is facing the biggest week of his racing calendar with the Derby, Melbourne Cup, Oaks Day and Emirates Stakes all to play out in one of the biggest racing weeks of the sporting world.
Bailey's goal remains immovable: to clean up the industry no matter what confronts him.
He remains overwhelmed by the support he is receiving.
"I've just received a message from the Bookmakers' Association and then followed the breeders and the owners — all of these associations stressing their support and I suppose that sort of solidarity speaks for itself.
"You know, I got a touching note from people like Bruce McAvaney, the Racing Minister, and those people I've never heard of, who want in their private way for me to know that they stand with me and believe in what I'm doing.
"I didn't want this sort of publicity and it troubles me that it affects my family, which is unfair because if someone wants to headbutt me, I'm up for it," he said.
Bailey and his integrity team have made sweeping changes in an effort to clean up Victorian racing.
This team has introduced rules banning bicarbonate, cobalt and joint injections and, most recently, injections within 24 hours of a race.
All these rules have made it virtually impossible for people to dope horses in Victoria.
Clearly, the man given the task of cleaning up Victorian racing would seem to have touched a number of nerves.
Meanwhile, Victoria Police are hoping to make a breakthrough in their investigation ahead of the Melbourne Cup carnival, which begins at the weekend.
Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Stephen Leane said security arrangements for officials during the carnival would be assessed in the coming days, as investigators continue their work.
Asked if extra security would be provided for racing officials during the carnival, he said: "As we get closer to the event, we'll make some assessments in regard to what needs to be done."
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"When one door closes another one opens." This is how radio presenter and author Mary-Lou Stephens describes her career. From making music to 18 years and counting in radio, Mary-Lou wanted to find if she could also add 'author' to her impressive career. The answer was yes and today TBS chats with Mary-Lou about boys clubs, being brave and how meditation saved her career and helped her find a husband.
Can you tell TBS briefly about how you got into radio.
It was never my intention to get into radio. I'd done a small stint on community radio just for fun when I was about 19 but never thought about it again. My intention was to become a famous singer/songwriter. I played in bands, got distracted by three years of acting school, then went back to playing in bands. I loved it but never really got anywhere. All my time, energy and money went into trying to make a go of it in the music business. When my last band broke up I was devastated. I was in my mid-thirties and knew I couldn't continue slogging it out anymore. But what could I do? Acting school and making music hardly qualified me for a steady job.
I'd been interviewed a few times by Chris Wisbey, the ABC Tasmania Weekends Presenter. Through a series of events I was in Hobart for a week and he and I went out for lunch together. I was in a bit of despair about my future and had no idea what I was going to do. He looked at me and said "You want to be in radio." It was a lightbulb moment. Literally. I said to him, "Yes I do, but I didn't know it until this very moment. How did you know?" "Because I know you," he said. "And I know radio. It's a perfect fit." He was right.
After that all the pieces fell into place. Back in Sydney Simon Marnie asked me to be part of the fledgling FBi radio station. He also helped me through the audition process for AFTRS. After AFTRS my first job was at 2TM in Tamworth where I learnt a lot. Then I was headhunted for Mix when they were launching in Townsville where I learnt even more. Then on to my dream job with the ABC – which turned into a nightmare, hence my first book Sex, Drugs and Meditation.
You're a big advocate for meditation. How important is mediation or taking time out for yourself when you work in the media?
There are so many studies highlighting the benefits of meditation it's incredible. But for me I did it just to survive. I was working insane hours in Townsville. I was the Assistant Program Director, Music Director and Breakfast Co-Host, which involved having to do a lot of promotions outside of work. I'd go home exhausted every day, cry in the shower and eat ice cream. I was told meditation would help and I grabbed onto it like the drowning woman I was.
Meditation does help but if you're expecting quick results, and don't we all, then you'll be disappointed. Meditation changes things slowly but in my experience it changes everything for the better. Sitting quietly in a room alone has been the source of my greatest creativity and my greatest healing. Even 10 minutes a day has been shown to reap benefits.
I credit meditation with helping me find my dream job. And when that dream job turned into a nightmare I turned to meditation again with greater intent. It worked.
It's hard to find time when you're working in the media. When I started meditating I was already getting up at 3.30 am every day. I started getting up at 3 am instead. That's how much it meant to me. If you think you're too busy or, like many people, think you can't meditate, I'm going to recommend this blog I wrote for The Huffington Post – So You Think You Can't Meditate: Try Joyful Resting
What's been some of the challenges you have faced whilst working in radio?
Oh, how much time have I got? FBi was fabulous, AFTRS was wonderful, but being out in the real world was a shock sometimes. From self-important announcers to intimidating managers to abusive callers. I learnt so much at Mix because I was responsible for so much. Every time there was a tweak, or an entire format change, I was the one who had to implement all the changes. I thought things would be a little easier at the ABC but we were restructured, which was the biggest challenge of all, and once again I was responsible for overseeing the changes that needed to happen.
Do you think radio is a 'boys club?' If so, how can women get more involved?
In commercial radio, yes but it's changing. At the ABC, no, not at all. I went from being in the music world to being in radio so I was used to being in a male dominated area. I was determined to be a Music Director because that's where my background and passion was. It didn't take me long. And it didn't take me long to realise why my band never got played on commercial radio! I think women make great MDs.
It depends on what you want to do. If you've studied journalism or communications the ABC might be for you. Mind you I've never studied either of those. There are a lot of opportunities in regional areas within the ABC and it's not unusual to have a lot more women than men in a workplace.
AFTRS is a great place to help you get your foot in the door. If you want to get into commercial radio I would highly recommend getting your chops up in community radio and then applying. It never felt like a boys' club when I was there.
Your book Sex, Drugs and Meditation is a really brave tell all story of your life – what made you want to write it? Were you scared you would lose friends or what people would think of you writing a book like this?
When I used to read self-help books I would always skip through the theory, ignore all the practicalities and head straight for the case studies. I love a good story and that's what those personal tales of transformation are. When it became clear to me that my entire life had changed because of meditation I wondered if people might be interested in my case study, in my tale of transformation.
It took me a long time to write the book, with a break in the middle to write a novel. The reason I stopped was because I had some interest early on but was told to make the book work I had to be really, really honest. That scared me and I stopped. It wasn't until years later and after much more meditation that I gained the detachment and compassion to write the book that Sex, Drugs and Meditation needed to be.
When I was offered a deal by a publishing company I really had to weigh up what might happen. I might have lost my job – I wasn't sure whether the ABC would want an ex-heroin user on air. I might have lost my friends – there's a lot in the book that they didn't know about me. And I might have lost my family – there are a few skeletons in the book. As it was, none of that happened and those who love me loved me even more when they read it.
Can you tell TBS about your new book How To Stay Married.
My first book Sex, Drugs and Meditation tells the story of how meditation changed my life, saved my job and helped me find a husband. How To Stay Married, is the truth behind the happy ending. After we'd been married for about seven years, The Hubby and I went for a trip around the world and only took cabin luggage with us. My friends were amazed and some of them suggested I write a book about it. I didn't think a book on how to pack light would be all that gripping but when I realised our trip was a modern day parable about learning to travel light in life, love and relationships I knew it was worth writing. How to Stay Married takes you around the world; from the glitter and glare of Las Vegas to the sub-zero temperatures of the French Alps and the tropical heat of Thailand, all with cabin luggage only.
How to Stay Married isn't your regular 'how-to' book, but it is about creating the kind of relationship you want. It's the story of a marriage; a journey from fear, resentment and financial devastation, to a place of love, joy and trust. And yes, meditation played a big part.
Do you think women especially need to be more brave and share their stories on air? Any advice on how they should do this?
In interviews the facts about my past life and drug use have been discussed of course but it's not something that I would bring up on my own radio program. I think there are boundaries that need to be put in place to protect yourself and to keep your audience feeling safe. But remember, I work for the ABC. It would be different in commercial radio. But once again, you need to know how much you're willing to share and how much you need to keep private. Writing a book about my past is a lot different to talking to my listeners about it.
However there are some things that I have shared that took great bravery. I thought I would become a pariah. Instead women related with such strength and emotion and gratitude it gave me courage to do the same thing in future. That's the thing about bravery, you can never be sure of the outcome.
If anyone in media is looking at following in your footsteps and thinking of writing a book, any advice?
My writing journey started with writing a weekly newspaper column. I went from there to short stories and then a novel. I've done many writing classes and I'm about to do a writing masterclass in Adelaide. Plus I'm reading books on screenwriting at the moment because I've been approached by a production company to turn Sex, Drugs and Meditation into a TV series. So my advice is to learn about writing, read a lot and write a lot, join a writers' group for support and feedback. Writing is a long journey if you're going to do it well, with many drafts and many edits.
My early drafts of Sex, Drugs and Meditation were quite flippant, more Bridget Jones's Dairy than the book it is today. It didn't work. Once I was able to be really honest the manuscript buzzed with incredible energy and developed a life of its own.
If you're writing a memoir I suggest following Barbara Turner-Vesselago's advice. She wrote a book called Writing With our a Parachute: The Art of Freefall. One of her precepts is the ten year rule – any autobiographical material needs to be at least ten years old. Once your material has had time to compost it's much richer and more fertile.
Read more from Mary-Lou Stephens with a special on Sex, Drugs and Meditation & How To Stay Married plus get a free copy of Mary Lou's Seven Tips For Your Best Relationship Ever now.
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