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Is naltrexone addictive?
No. Naltrexone is not addictive.
Not only is naltrexone non-addictive, it actually helps alcoholics and former drug users in the process of getting sober and staying substance-free. How? Basically, naltrexone blocks the pleasurable effects that alcohol and opiate/opioid drugs (natural and synthetic) produce while simultaneously blocking cravings for these chemicals. So, although fighting addiction isn't easy, naltrexone can be used as a part of a full addiction treatment program to make the process easier.
More here about the chemical make up of naltrexone and the PRO's and CON's of its use. If you have any questions about naltrexone at the end, we invite you to post them in the comments section. We try to answer all legitimate inquiries personally and promptly.
What is naltrexone?
Naltrexone is an opioid antagonist. It has opioid blocking properties and binds mostly in the mu-opioid receptor, but also binds to the kappa opioid receptor and delta opioid receptor. By binding in the opioid receptor sites in the brain, naltrexone blocks alcohol or opioid drug cravings in dependent individuals.
While scientists understand how naltrexone works in the brains of opiate/opioid drug users, the mechanism of action of naltrexone for alcohol dependence is still not fully understood. Nonetheless, it is a proven medication with many benefits for patients who are eligible for treatment.
What is naltrexone used for?
Naltrexone treatment should be a part of a complete addiction management program. Naltrexone works by blocking the chemical responses that make alcohol and opioids rewarding. By acting in such way, naltrexone provides people in recovery with the needed physical support to stay focused on completing a comprehensive recovery program.
People who are highly motivated to work on their addiction recovery can truly benefit from naltrexone, since it helps manage cravings and thus lowers the risk of having a relapse. However, they should completely stop using alcohol or opiate drugs before naltrexone treatment is initiated. Naltrexone is intended for the treatment of:
- Alcohol dependent people who have abstained from alcohol for some time.
- People who are opiate/opioid-dependent but have stopped using illicit or prescription opioid drugs.
Naltrexone for alcohol dependence
Statistics provided by the CDC show that alcohol dependence or alcoholism is among the leading causes of death in the United States. Moreover, alcoholism is listed as No. 3 on the list of lifestyle-related causes of death in the country, with about 79,000 fatalities each year.
If you or a loved one have problems with alcohol, you can seek help from a doctor, who can further refer you to a local treatment program or a detox facility. But, since staying sober is not easy and your brain will still crave it, naltrexone can help with this issue.
Naltrexone for opioid drug dependence
Naltrexone is not a medication that can miraculously cure drug addiction, but it can help recovering addicts stay drug-free. Naltrexone should be prescribed and used as a part of an overall program that may include family or individual counseling, support groups, cognitive-behavioral therapy, educational sessions, lifestyle changes, adequate support system and other treatments that fit patient's needs.
Deciding to take naltrexone
Naltrexone interferes with the brain's desire for opioids and alcohol and has been an important aspect of the recovery process for many people. The decision to use naltrexone should be made along with your doctor or counselor, and only after a careful assessment of your physical and mental health state.
We hope the following list of benefits and risks from naltrexone treatment can help you decide whether or not naltrexone is for you:
1. Naltrexone reduces alcohol and opiate or opioid drug cravings
2. As a part of structured treatment programs, it can supplement lasting sobriety
3. Decreases the risk of relapse
4. Naltrexone is a safe, supervised method of treatment
5. Naltrexone does not produce euphoria in patients
6. Patients cannot get addicted to or abuse naltrexone
1. Naltrexone can only be initiated after all alcohol and opiates are out of the system
2. If taken in larger doses, naltrexone may cause liver injury
3. Not safe for use during pregnancy and nursing
4. There are possible side effects from naltrexone
5. Naltrexone can increase sensitivity to opiates
6. Patients who use naltrexone can overdose on opioids or sustain serious injury
Naltrexone questions
We hope the information we provided in this article can help you in making your decision for naltrexone treatment. But, if you have any questions or uncertainties, feel free to contact us. You can post your comments in the section below and we'll try to provide a personal and prompt response.
Reference Sources: MedlinePlus: Naltrexone
PubChem: Nalterxone
NIDA: Naltrexone-An Antagonist Therapy for Heroin Addiction
SAMHSA: Naltrexone
NIDA: Narcotic Antagonists: Naltrexone (Pharmacochemisty and sustained-release preparations)
SAMHSA: Addiction Treatment Forum: Evidence for the Efficacy of Naltrexone in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence (Alcoholism)
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Such an excellent, articulate, relevant article that is presented so very well. It's unacceptable that there is such a lack of awareness of Naltrexone being used during treatment…let alone any professional reluctant to do so. Naltrexone is "help" during recovery with the most proper definition of the word…
Thank you for posting about Naltrexone, however……The Sinclair Method, that recommends Naltrexone, does NOT recommend the alcoholic be free from alcohol. The Sinclair Method states: Naltrexone + Alcohol = Cure………….
The recommended use of Naltrexone for Alcoholics is to always take the medication at least one hour prior to drinking alcohol to extinguish the neural pathway. Taking Naltrexone and abstaining from alcohol does not allow the medication to work the way it is intended.
TO Anyone suffering from alcohol addiction……….Please Read the Book "The Cure for Alcoholism" by Dr. Sinclair.
Hi Nancy. That is true. If a person cannot stop drinking, they are not forbidden naltrexone treatment. Medical and addiction professionals, however, do state that drinking should be ceased if possible. And thanks for the great reference. I'm sure our readers will find the book helpful.
I have Cronink back pain I am not an addict is this a good way to go in ur best opinion
Hi William. You may want to speak with a doctor about your chronic back pain.
Naltrexone is the one of the most misunderstood medications of all time! Even some of the presentations above are not accurate. If your an alcoholic, as I am, buy the book "The CURE for alcoholism". Self administer the "Sinclair Method" and 3 to 6 month later you will have your life back.
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My husband is in detox, and wants to rehab himself, ive heard and read naltrexone could help his process, what are your thoughts.
Can this drug vivitrol be used to stop smoking
Hi Harvey. Vivitrol is used to treat opioid and alcohol dependence.
I really don't understand why my doctor prescribed this medication after reading this I don't drink and don't use drug only sleeping pill the pass 10 years he told me that medication could help me not getting Alzheimer because my mom had it and told him my concern and told him my memory was not good. Could you help me understanding why that medication was prescribed to me
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The FlexUnit is a fully modular designed hydraulic power unit for industrial use. Heart of the system are either the tried and tested radial piston pumps from HAWE Hydraulik which are designed for high operating pressures up to 700 bar or especially low noise gear pumps for lower pressures up to 280 bar. Combinations of radial piston and gear pumps for the construction of a two-stage unit (high-pressure / low-pressure) are also an option provided in the modular design kit.
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With the FlexUnit, you can also use the established proportional directional spool valve bank type PSL, with flow rates of up to 90 l / min and operating pressures up to 420 bar.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces that the Final CCP is available for Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge). This CCP was prepared pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Goals and objectives in the CCP describe how the Service intends to manage the Refuge over the next 15 years.
Copies of the CCP are available on compact disk or in hard copy, and can be obtained by writing: Chris Perez, Natural Resource Planner, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Route 2, Box 202A, Alamo, Texas 78516. The CCP may also be available for viewing or downloaded online at: http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/plan/index.html.Start Further Info
Jon M. Brock, Refuge Manager, Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, Route 1, P.O. Box 76, Jet, Oklahoma 73749: telephone: 580-626-4794; or Chris Perez (See ADDRESSES), telephone: 956-784-7553; e-mail: email@example.com Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information
The Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge is located on the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River at the Great Salt Plains Lake in north-central Oklahoma. This 32,028 acre refuge is roughly equal parts of upland, open water, and salt flats at the Start Printed Page 20134confluence of several streams and rivers making it one of the most important migratory bird stopover, wintering, and nesting habitats in the Central Great Plains region. Three federally listed species use the Refuge on a seasonal basis. Federally endangered whooping cranes use the Refuge as a key migratory stopover and feeding area and the Refuge is designated critical habitat for the crane (43 FR 20938, May 15, 1978). Least terns nest in large numbers every year on the salt flats and threatened bald eagles winter on the Refuge. It was originally established on March 26, 1930 by Executive Order No. 5314 "* * * as a refuge and breeding grounds for birds."
The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee et seq.), requires the Service to develop a CCP for each national wildlife refuge. The purpose of developing CCPs is to provide refuge managers with a 15-year strategy for achieving refuge purposes and contributing toward the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System, consistent with sound principles of fish and wildlife science, conservation, legal mandates, and Service policies. In addition to outlining broad management direction on conserving wildlife and their habitats, the CCPs identify wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities available to the public, including opportunities for hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation. These CCPs will be reviewed and updated at least every 15 years in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
The availability of the Draft CCP and Environmental Assessment (EA) for a 60-day public review and comment period was announced in the Federal Register on November 21, 2005 (70 FR 70089). The Draft CCP/EA identified and evaluated three alternatives for managing the Refuge for the next 15 years. Alternative A, the No Action Alternative, would have continued current management of the Refuge. Alterative B, the Preferred Alternative, emphasized an updated and integrated approach to protecting, maintaining, and restoring native habitats for migratory birds, waterfowl, federally listed species, and resident wildlife. The public use program would be improved by providing increased opportunities for public uses, environmental education, and interpretation. This alternative also called for expanding partnership opportunities to help accomplish the vision and goals of the Refuge. Alternative C proposed to provide a greater emphasis on expanding public uses such as all types of hunting, hiking, and necessary facilities such as additional roads and trails for optimal access. Based on this assessment and comments received, the Preferred Alternative (Alternative B) was selected for implementation. This alternative was selected because it best meets the purposes and goals of the Refuge, as well as the goals of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Management of the Refuge for the next 15 years will focus on encouraging ecological integrity, restoring habitats such as native prairie, controlling invasive plant species, protecting federally listed species such as the whooping crane, least tern, and bald eagle, and enhancing habitat for grassland birds, waterfowl, and other resident wildlife. Opportunities for wildlife-dependent activities such as hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, photography, environmental education, and interpretation will be enhanced. Partnerships with county, State, and Federal agencies, private landowners, and conservation groups will also enable the refuge to achieve its goals and objectives, minimize costs, and bridge relationships with other stakeholder.Start Signature
Dated: August 3, 2006.
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Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
This document was received at the Office of the Federal Register on April 18, 2007.End Supplemental Information
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With Tejada's right quadriceps hurting, the team yesterday placed its starting shortstop on the disabled list, hopeful that two weeks on the shelf will get him right.
An MRI exam on Sunday night confirmed Tejada has a strained right quad — an injury he sustained while running to first base during the Mets' 3-1 victory over the Diamondbacks. Tejada did a face plant after his leg gave and still had a scrape under his left eye yesterday as a reminder. But Tejada said the scrape wasn't a problem.
His leg was another issue. Tejada arrived at Citizens Bank Park with the quad still hurting, signaling the need for a DL stint — not exactly what the Mets needed after several seasons of dealing with Reyes' hamstring issues that played a role in the team's decision not to approach Miami's $106 million offer last winter for the All-Star shortstop.
"I wanted to keep playing, but sometimes it's much better [to miss] two weeks of the season than two months," Tejada said before the Mets' 5-2 victory over the Phillies last night.
Justin Turner started at shortstop last night, but Jordany Valdespin, whose pinch-hit home run gave the Mets the win last night, was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo. Manager Terry Collins indicated Ronny Cedeno will likely become the starter at shortstop once he returns from the DL, possibly by this weekend.
Assistant general manager John Ricco said the team considered sitting Tejada for a few days to see if his quadriceps improved, but ultimately decided it was too early in the season to risk using an injured player.
"These strains can linger," Ricco said. "Rather than run the risk of him trying to come back too soon because he sees the team playing short, shut him down and let him recover, get some therapy and we'll see where we are in 15 days."
Tejada is batting .305 with no homers and eight RBIs this season, having emerged recently from the No. 2 hole in the lineup. Kirk Nieuwenhuis took that spot last night.
Turner started at shortstop for the first time in his major league career. Valdespin was not in the lineup as Collins attempted to get him grounders at shortstop during pregame drills. Valdespin has largely played second base and the outfield for Buffalo this season.
Collins said losing Tejada will weaken the Mets both offensively and defensively.
"He's a tremendous defender and he's hitting .300, getting on base, done more than we were hoping he was going to do," Collins said. "He's showing everybody that he's a tremendous talent, and he's a big loss right now."
Tejada joined Jason Bay [fractured rib] among the Mets' starting position players on the DL. The team also recently lost Mike Pelfrey to Tommy John surgery for the season.
Tejada expects to accompany the Mets to Miami this weekend and then travel two hours north to Port St. Lucie to begin a rehab assignment.
In spring training, Tejada missed a week while recovering from a strained groin muscle. He said this injury isn't as noticeable.
"I couldn't walk in spring training, but right now I'm walking," Tejada said. "I'm doing everything, but I'm not trying to run now."


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Since I published my article, Rational Guide to implementing SharePoint Server 2010 User Profile Synchronization, I've been deluged with email on the topic. All good, it shows me that I chose the right content to post, and that the content has relevance.
However one key aspect keeps coming up over and over again both in these emails and on IM etc. Lots of people after attempting to provision the UPS Service from Services on Server, need to reboot the server before the service is provisioned correctly.
If you are running the UPS Service instance on the machine hosting Central Administration, you MUST do an IISRESET. Even if you aren't i would recommend this step. As a friend of mine, Todd Carter says, "you can never have enough IISRESETs with SharePoint".
However, this doesn't explain the restart requirement. Well, it's not a requirement. And the answer is very simple. It's also a fundamental concept of Windows Security which isn't well enough understood by SharePoint people.
In my article I describe the rights required for the Farm Account (which is the account we must use to run the UPS service instance). The Farm Account must have:
But what I fail to mention, because it should be inherent, is that once you change the rights of a user account in Windows, you must log off and log back on for those changes to take effect.
Now, the Farm Account is logged on to the box – it's running the app pool for Central Admin and the Timer Service at the very least. So to ensure the changes, processes that uses the account must be stopped and restarted.
The easiest way to do this and guarantee the rights will be applied, is to reboot the box.
So you should reboot the machine after you setup the permissions, but before you create the Service Application and attempt to provision the Service Instance. If you do this the provisioning won't get "stuck". If you don't you will need to restart the machine before provisioning can complete successfully.
Simple, and a basic tenant (no pun intended) of Windows Security.
Great post, explains why I had some trouble provisioning the service first time.Cheers,Dan
Hi Spence, you would be surprised in how many places i've seen "explained" what is the roadmap to achieve succeess in importing user profiles in SP 2010, and each one was missing either of these fine "touchées"!It is fabulous to see there still exist those explaining the rationale as latest there are way too many claiming a lot without actually doing it!Regards,C. Marius
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A woman can't live on cocktails alone. So why do designers churn out so many cocktail dresses? That's a question that nagged Sylvie Millstein, the designer behind the newly launched label Hellessy. Millstein, who was born in Paris to a French father and a Japanese mother, was the head merchant for Chanel in Japan before relocating to New York in 2007, where she's been raising a family and acting as a personal shopper and stylist to private clients. "I don't have a background in design," she said at a preview of her Fall collection yesterday morning, "but I do have a background in merchandising, so I know how clothes work on the customer and what they want: beautiful finishings, price points."
Her new label isn't completely devoid of cocktail numbers, but seeing a void in the market for elevated daywear, that's where Millstein put her focus. In the mix are pieces like a luxed-up parka with a fur collar, long-sleeve sheaths, flaw-concealing peplum tops, a trompe l'oeil jacket that's actually a shirt you zip into in back, and leather jeans—"secret weapons," Millstein calls them, "that come out every week, or every other week." Fans of Victoria Beckham's simple, body-enhancing dresses will want to take a closer look at Hellessy. Azzedine Alaïa, Rick Owens, and Stella McCartney are among Millstein's favorites; their sensibilities inform her work, as well. The collection, which was picked up by Kirna Zabete in New York for Spring, retails for less than $2,000.


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http://cookingequipment.about.com/od...bakedbeans.htm which was good but I revised it to use a little less molasses and a little more ketchup and a small amount of tomato paste. I made it a few times and wrote down my revisions until I got it right where I wanted it. I also added a pasilla oaxaca, which is a smoked pepper that is very unique. It's not like a chipotle pepper and definitely not like liquid smoke. It has a very strong campfire type smoke to it and it's amazing! It really makes the dish and adds little to no heat overall. Unfortunately it's a very hard to find ingredient and none of the suppliers I've used in the past had any in stock this year. The peppers only come from one specific location in Mexico. Apparently there were some border issues which prevented it coming over but it should be available again soon. I refuse to make baked beans again until it arrives
Sometimes I make a chicken and dumplings recipe that's really easy.
I use 2 cans of condensed cream of chicken (and add water to my liking)
1 bag of assorted veggies
mrs. dash to taste
chicken (depends on how much we want that day)
refrigerator biscuits, tore into little 1 inch sized balls
I put everything in but the biscuits. Once the chicken is done, I throw in the biscuits and let cook for a half hour or hour. I don't hardly ever use exact recipes - I was taught to wing it
But this is the gist of it. It is sooo good on a cold night or when we are coming down with the sniffles. Great comfort food.
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I use my crockpot for almost everything. I have never tried chicken and dumplings in the crockpot. That will definitely be my next crockpot meal. Thanks alot.
Lately, I've been throwing in
salt-free tomato soup (some organic kind I get)
a little bit of water (1-2 c?)
mrs. dash seasoning (depends on how we feel as to which kind I use)
a gob of mixed veggies
a little bit of quinoa or rice
been trying to make more well-balanced, vegan soups lately ~ perfect for cold snowy weekends like this weekend!
Life is interesting because there are things I'm bad at. It's interesting to challenge those things, right? A person who was good at everything would be boring. It's the spice that makes life fun.~Gackt
Only crock pot recipe I know is for pot roast. Lots of different root veggies, a cup of water and a package of onion soup mix. It's actually what i'm making for tomorrow night's dinner.
Tonight - pork loin, applesauce, ginger, cinnamon, brown sugar
Fry up leftover meat tomorrow for taco's
Always tryin to get two meals out of a crock pot
My family's favorite recipe:
3lb chuck roast (or anything boneless for that matter)
1 can Campbells cream of mushroom soup
1 packet of lipton onion soup
1 can of pepsi
I cook on high for 4 - 5 hours. Make a veggie and either egg noodles or mashed potatoes! Delish!
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I love my crock pot. I am not a mom, but I have tried some recipes from here and they are good This is a pretty good one http://www.momswhothink.com/crock-po...pot-roast.html
Buy a roast and throw it in with one can of beef broth, one can of french onion soup and one can of beef consomme. Makes the most delicious french dip sandwiches. All my kids love it.


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|By Roger Strukhoff
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|June 24, 2004 12:00 AM EDT
The word came through the morning newspaper: there will be no Comdex this year.
It has been "postponed" until 2005. I doubt it. Rather, this sounds like the death knell for the one event that described the arc of the personal computer business, from its informal, hippiefied beginnings in 1979, through an exuberant decade running from the late 80s through the late 90s, to some alarming wretched excess in 2000, to its swift and apparently fatal downfall in the 21st century.
Let me clear about something right up front: Comdex never won any friends. For years it was a must-attend event for the industry, but one that was often dreaded, usually loathed, and tolerable only with solid expense accounts that covered rented drivers, golf, and nights at the Crazy Horse or Olympic Gardens.
Remember the 80s?
In the 80s, as the show started to gather serious steam, Las Vegas was characterized by a shortage of hotel rooms for a convention this size and a complete lack of decent hotel rooms for an event of any size. The show's organizers took advantage of this situation by controlling hotel bookings, jacking up the prices for less-than-mediocre rooms to appalling levels, then taking a percentage of the excess for themselves.
The incredible Vegas hotel construction boom started in the late 80s with the Mirage, and added an additional three to five thousand rooms each year for a decade, obviating the previous shortage and bringing accommodations up to standard. Prices continued to climb, too, with the show organizers continuing to very publicly benefit from what felt, to attendees, like extortionist rates.
You Had to Be There
But what were ya gonna do about it? You had to be there. Your company had to be there, and in a big way. Never mind that major parts of the main exhibit floor felt like morning in Shinjuku station. Never mind that for many years the exhibits were scattered throughout a dozen major hotels, with some unfortunates banished to the McCarran center all the way downtown. Never mind that taxi lines were 90 minutes long, rental cars almost impossible to get, and good shuttle service non-existent.
Comdex was where you had to be. Each year it seemed to get a little bigger, each year major announcements were either made or solidified there, and each year Comdex played an important role in hooking up vendors with dealers, resellers, and the industry media.
There was a little dip in enthusiasm during an early-90s tech downturn, but nothing that seriously threatened the show. Most industry veterans will remember that Spring Comdex was a big deal in those days as well, even though it shuttled between Atlanta and Chicago, trying to find its definitive place in the world. Microsoft came to the rescue of this event in this timeframe by working with the producer to cast it as a "Windows World" event, and for awhile, this strategy seemed to be a good one. The show had a clear strategy and drew a very large, but not overwhelming, group of people who were continuing to create an industry.
Things Start to Get Ugly
Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, the show seemed to get fatter and sloppier every year. The company I was with in the glory days, IDG, chartered helicopters two years in a row to ferry top advertisers from The Strip to the Thomas Mack Center (home of the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team), to witness a concert and party for 10,000 of the company's best friends (and employees).
I witnessed a scene of a well-known industry pioneer holding center stage and slurping down dozens of oysters while tossing off his, uh, unique opinions about the parentage of other industry pioneers amidst a magazine-sponsored bacchanal at a local watering hole.
I witnessed a client of mine making the snap decision to extend a gargantuan party another two hours (at a cost of a mere $20K) when the midnight bell struck one year.
No booth could be big enough, no idea weird enough. One company brought in professional boxers to its booth knock the crap out of each other on-site in full view of us gawking, white-collar wimps. I got autographs from Spud Webb, from Nadia Comaneci, from Reggie Jackson, from other various and sundry athletes and "personalities" booked to stump for technology about which I'm sure they had not a clue.
Amidst the excess, which admittedly, was a lot of fun, was the dawning, disturbing realization that the show was losing any focus that it ever had. Bill Gates keynotes became rock-star events, with squadrons of just-folks driving their mobile homes across the desert to witness the man live onstage at the Alladdin. Nothing wrong with that, per se, but in the late 90s and into the year 2000 it was clear that Comdex was becoming something that it had never intended to be.
It's certainly easy enough to point fingers at those most culpable. I certainly have my opinions--as a Comdex exhibitor, attendee, speaker, and partier over the years--but rather than single out a lot of individuals, let's just say that the original Comdex management team seem to have a fairly callous attitude toward the people it needed to care the most about, namely, its exhibitors.
Comdex was always free to "qualified" attendees, so derived most of its revenue from renting exhibition space, bolstered by ancillary promos at the venue, a show guide, and of course, its notorious cut of the hotel revenue. Show management never had to cater particularly to attendees, and as the years went by, cast an increasingly wide net as to which "qualified" attendees it would solicit to attend the event.
Show management's attitude toward attendees was neither particularly helpful nor hostile. Since the large majority of attendees were getting in for free, there was no compelling reason for serious consideration as to how these people were served. A smaller number of attendees, maybe 2%, paid increasingly substantial fees to attend seminars and tutorials at Comdex, and my observation was that these Comdex "sessions" could actually be quite useful. I've always felt that this aspect of the event was underserved and underdeveloped over the years.
Failure, in My Opinion
But the true failure of Comdex management related to its treatment of exhibitors. It's no secret that a large percentage of show attendance was a function of exhibiting companies. IDG probably sent three or four hundred people every year through its various divisions, and IDG was a relatively modest exhibitor. The major U.S. and Japanese technology companies, most of whom had tremendous presences at the show over the years collectively sent untold thousands of people from every level of their organizations to Las Vegas.
And management treated these companies abysmally. Whether exercising no apparent control over attendee quality, profiteering on accommodations, taking the hardest line possible in a boiler-room atmosphere to re-sign exhibitors, or standing aloof from the actual proceedings while preening to global media that attendance figures had set a new record, I saw very little good will being developed over the years.
The warning signs were there all along. Apple pulled out sometime relatively early on, then IBM made a loud noise about abandoning the show in the late 90s. The major Japanese vendors seemed to be less aggressive. The buzz within the industry was that maybe Comdex was not really as important as it had been. (The irony being that by the late 90s much of the former inconvenience was gone: the building boom had created tens of thousands of high-quality new rooms, shuttle service was vastly improved, and all the exhibits were mostly located in two spectacular venues, the expanded Las Vegas Convention Center and the new Sands Convention Center, built by the show's original owner.)
Then came the technology meltdown. Already in freefall by November 2000, the industry bravely kept its commitments to Comdex that year and produced what was billed as a record-breaking show that is best remembered for the ubiquitous throngs of unfortunate immigrants immediately outside the convention center, slapping sleazy sex-related flyers into unwitting attendees' hands. (The witting attendees, of course, had figured out the finer details of the Vegas demimonde years before.)
Comdex would probably have had trouble surviving the meltdown in any case. When hundreds of former exhibitors are simply no longer in business, when others lose two-thirds or more of their market value, and when criminals flying airplanes into buildings deeply chill the travel industry, who can expect a colossus such as Comdex to remain healthy? But I can tell you that very few, if any, tears were shed by executives making the decision to erase the show from their marketing plans.
I doubt anyone over the years got any sort of warm feeling when thinking about the crew in charge of the event. Yes, business is business, and you don't go into business to make good friends of everyone. But the best companies serve their customers with a smile, with consideration for their needs, and with a commitment to develop professional relationships that are rewarding and can stand the inevitable stresses that occur when business starts to go bad. Comdex seemed to have zero commitment to its customers, and now the show is paying the ultimate price.
How Many Did You Say?
There were never 200,000 people there, of course. Friend-of-a-friend estimates have always told me total attendance peaked at somewhere around 60,000. But even that crowd was big enough to give the place a feel of a supremely healthy industry creating a new, improved global society empowered by humankind's marvelous digital machines and the code that made them run.
The 200,000 figure, though, remains stuck in my craw. Why did this apparent fiction need to be touted over and over? Why did mindless media reports repeat it without challenge? Why can't we humans tell the truth about such a simple fact as how many people showed up to the party?
Now that the party is over, it will be exceedingly difficult for anyone to tell the truth. Say you throw a major technology gig in Las Vegas, or San Francisco or New York, and 25,000 people show up. By this, I mean 25,000 people who should be there, who either buy, create, or report seriously on technology. Would your efforts be lauded? Probably not. Because as long as the false Holy Grail of 200K is held out there, anything less will be considered a disappointment and a sign that technology STILL HASN'T COME BACK.
I mourn today's announcement. I viewed Comdex as a talented child with bad parents. Despite its parents' attempts to make the event as unpleasant as possible over the years, you know, the show was an absolute killer. It was there at the dawn of the industry, it grew with the industry, it defined the industry. There were a lot of great times at Comdex over the years, and yes, a lot of business got transacted. It was the one time each year that you knew you would run into everyone you knew in the industry, exchange some small talk, some large talk, and see how they were doing. It was the place where you could see which companies were on fire and which were flaming out.
Hey, I got to meet Nadia Comaneci at this show. She brought "a perfect 10" into everyday vocabulary, and set a standard for perfection that many still strive to achieve, no matter what their endeavor.
Today's management team says not to worry, that the show will be back in 2005. Wouldn't it be pretty to think so?
Bookmark Roger Strukhoff's blog at http://radio.weblogs.com/0135270
|Predictable 06/24/04 07:27:22 PM EDT
Already last year the Washington Post wrote, quoting Computerworld:
But despite some big-ticket announcements during the week and the A-list execs who trumpeted their companies, some techies and tech watchers are not so bullish about Comdex's future. Computerworld said "the verdict from many attendees was that the show's organizer, MediaLive International Inc., has a long way to go to make Comdex relevant to IT leaders. One major problem cited by many of those on hand was the very visible absence of important IT vendors on the exhibit floor, including Oracle Corp., Novell Inc. and Linux vendors Red Hat Inc. and SUSE Linux AG."
|DrP 06/24/04 07:20:48 PM EDT
Just mirrors the rest of the corporate world of IT. Mammoth "shotgun" approaches are out, specialization is in. As someone who attended the shows in the past, although I'll miss some of the spectacle, I won't miss trudging through multiple massive convention center halls, trying to find the important technologies amidst the glitz and hype.
|Outsourcing wins 06/24/04 06:53:46 PM EDT
I hear it's moving next year to Bangalore.
|radiumhahm 06/24/04 06:51:54 PM EDT
Good! Now high tech start-ups can spend investment dollars on worthwhile things like "making products people want" and "hiring salespeople to sell them" and god forbid "quality support and documentation"...goodbye to bad garbage. The only thing you get from comdex is a bill and the knowledge of how many strippers will fit on your lap at once. A lot of people squander it and don't learn that second thing.
|silverhalide 06/24/04 06:40:02 PM EDT
Public trade shows in general are dying, IMO. Before, they served as a big marketplace of new stuff, but with the internet at the level it's at now, there's nothing new once you hit the tradeshow floor as you've heard about it already.
Also, since tradeshows are traditionally targetted at business-to-business type transactions and networking, I doubt that shows like Comdex actually netted exhibitors signficant sales. When you get a bunch of geeks wandering around, chatting up exhibitors, but not spending any money, it chases away both exhibitors and attendees who prefer to go to more exclusive gatherings.
Now, industry-insider tradeshows (The ones you have to know someone to get into), now THOSE are still the places to be at, if you're fortunate enough to get into one. Try IAAPA or the Bar and Nightclub show on for size (those are simply fantastic).
|BlueZhift 06/24/04 06:36:07 PM EDT
Comdex was killed by a number of things. The internet makes physically attending shows less necessary. Not only that with so many thousands of IT jobs sent overseas, many of those who might have attended in the past are no longer in IT at all. And the current generation of technology (I know, not well defined) has matured somewhat. There just isn't much in the way of mind blowing, paradigm shifting technologies that demand a Comdex. And heck, the consumer tech oriented shows like CES or E3 are more fun!
|decipher_saint 06/24/04 06:34:50 PM EDT
The company I work for only sent upper management, instead of developers to COMDEX. I think COMDEX has been dying because the people who needed to be there weren't, therefore the content presented became more manager-friendly (i.e. stuff we've all heard before, marketing-babble, etc).
|tirefire 06/24/04 06:33:48 PM EDT
I don't care what happens as long as I can get my webcast fix of keynotes at Macworld and the WWDC. Anyway, doesn't admission to these kinds of things cost ~$1500? I can see why, at this price, no one would want to go...
|JRHelgeson 06/24/04 06:05:00 PM EDT
I attended Comdex for the first time in 1995, back when the convergence was taking place between multimedia and computer systems. 3D graphics cards were the newest, hottest things, the Pentium 166 was the fastest processor on the market, DVD's were known as Super Density Roms or SD-ROM (and the burners cost $30,000) and USB was unheard of.
The internet was tiny, compared to what it is now and wasn't even talked about much at the show.
In 1996, I started a computer consulting company in Utah and every November I would close up shop and take all my technicians down to Comdex. It was great! We could take them all to one place and they would get up to speed on every hot new technology in the marketplace. It was invaluable.
We would take that information back to the office and use it in our consulting business - it essentially provided us with the exposure to the technologies we needed to then go out and sell it to our customers.
We did this for every year until I sold the business in 1999, which also happened to mark the downturn in the quality of the show as well as attendance.
It was great to watch it over those years when astounding changes were taking place in the industry from year to year.
I guess in time, all good things must come to an end...
|salesgeek 06/24/04 06:02:24 PM EDT
Comdex was already dead. It was at its best in the early '90s -- that's when all the big, bad earth shattering kabooms were announced. DesqView... Windows... Gupta SQL... WordPerfect versions... etc... New Intel Chips.
Everything was timed around comdex. And a lot of companies unloaded the marketing budget, too.
By 1994 the show was ruined by Microsoft the WindowsWorld sideshow became almost as big as the actual comdex show. Now the industry is so fragmented. By the way - Whatever happened to NBI - makers of Legacy - the best ever word processor?
|Saw This Coming 06/24/04 05:49:40 PM EDT
Comdex was more than a place for tea and crumpets, it was a place where average Joe IT could come, check out the babeage, get the toys, drool at the pundification, and check out all the cool techtoys to recommend to their bosses. It was the engine of the soul of IT.
About the time of the .dotcom kabloom, Comdex bosses thought they were finally in the uppity ranks, and closed it all off except to ''vips'' and other fortune50-exclusive folks. No more parties, just drivle from the big guys. They took out all the reason to go.
Then again, they were innovators in showing the rest of the industry how to commit suicide by banning their customers and throwing away their products. Too bad there''s nothing left to part out.
|sulli 06/24/04 05:48:11 PM EDT
People might give security as an excuse, but it''s a big fat lie. It''s all about the bucks. Trade shows are simply a waste of money in this day and age.
Comdex will return next year, but named as Microsoft Comdex. I''m not kidding either.
|Memory Lane 06/24/04 05:41:54 PM EDT
"Nadia Comaneci" - my goodness, haven''t heard that name for years! Bring it all back like yesterday...


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Fashionknitsta Thursday: 2/25/10
Hello and happy Thursday everyone! I had a great blog planned for this week and then this happened:
"This" is about 100 Haapsalu Shawl books that arrived ahead of schedule and now need to be shipped. If you ordered one, be excited! They will be arriving on your doorstep soon!
Just for fun, here is a video of Rachel John's 1000 Strands Extreme Knitting project.
I think "Extreme" is definitely the right word! More info about this project and more can be found here. I'll be back next week with another edition of Fashionknitsta (promise!) and until then, as always, stay chic, blogfans!
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Samsung has finally unveiled pricing and release dates for its 2013 lineup. The big news is the 85-inch S9—Samsung's first Ultra High-Definition TV (sometimes known as 4K TV)—will retail for $39,999 and will be available for pre-order by the end of March.
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Over at Zupas today I am sharing a round up of pretty cake stands inspired by this beautiful buffet. What a sight to behold, and so utterly scrumptious!
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Seven-time BAFTA winner and two-time Oscar nominee Julie Walters can add another trophy to her crowded mantle: the 2014 Academy Fellowship, the British Academy Television Awards' highest honor.
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Motorcycles And Poetry
My bike is at The Shop awaiting parts to be made whole again from being laid down last September. The anticipation is killing me. I've had motorcycle on the brain for a couple of weeks now. I think I'm gonna dress up in my motorcycle gear and wear it to bed to make myself feel better.
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Please Read! Because if you don't respond in 6 seconds, boils will grow on your tookus
my name is Fritz. I suffer from a number of very rare and of course lethal illnesses, bad school- and exam-grades, extreme virginity and a deep fear of being abducted and rectally electrocuted - not necessarily by space-aliens, mind you.
And all that just because I refused to forward approx. 50 Billion f***ing chain-mails.
Chain-Mails sent to me by folks who actually believe that their forwarding such mail will really help the poor little girl in Arkansas (You probably heard of her.... The one born with a breast on her forehead?) to gather enough cash for the life-saving operation, just in time, before her parents finally decide to sell her to the traveling show, as the gypsies wont take her.
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Einstein's Riddle - A Logic Puzzle
The following is a logic puzzle/game that was supposedly created by Albert Einstein. Supposedly, Einstein claimed that only 2% of the population would be able to solve it.
Personally I doubt that this came from Einstein and doubly doubt that he claimed that only 2% of the population would be able to solve it. Regardless, it is a fun mental exercise.
When you solve it, I'd rather you not post the solution as a comment on this page. That would spoil it for everyone else. If you want confirmation that you're correct, please use the Contact Us link to send me your answer.
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American Idol - A Plea To Sanjaya & A Plea To Nigel Lythgoe
Dear Sanjaya,
In the name of all that is righteous and good in the world please gracefully bow out of the competition. While you have a pleasant enough voice and clearly are a better singer and performer than the vast majority of the population, you are consistently turning in the worst performance week after week and individuals who are stronger singers and more confident performers than you are being sent home.
By Pugs at 2007-03-29 13:26 | Television | General | Pugs's blog | login to post comments
American Idol - A Sorry State Of Affairs
Beth has informed me that my threat to boycott American Idol is toothless 'cause I've apparently made that threat every single season and never followed through on it. Oh, well.
If I were to follow through on it, this would have be the week to do it. Stephanie Edwards was eliminated from the competition last night. Sanjaya Malakar, who has not improved at all (garnered a 5 on my scoresheet this week for his painful rendition of The Kinks', You Really Got Me) and has consistently been the worst performer, didn't even make the bottom two.
By Pugs at 2007-03-22 09:08 | Television | General | Pugs's blog | login to post comments
American Idol - I'm This Close To A Boycott!
Last night on the American Idol results show, it was revealed that the American Idol voting viewership is indeed the stupidest, most tone-deaf, willfully ignorant group of ignoramus' ever in the history of the world. WTF is the deal with keeping Sanjaya "I'm consistently the worst performance of the evening" Malakar around? C'mon! Brandon Rogers had a weak performance (a six on my scoresheet) in part due to forgetting the words. I chalk it up to nerves as he looked scared shitless from the start.
By Pugs at 2007-03-15 09:24 | Television | General | Pugs's blog | login to post comments
American Idol - What The F*#%!
So, with Beth gone to Tenessee for the week, I DVR'ed American Idol for us to watch together when she got back. Yesterday, we devoted part of the afternoon to catching up.
We're in agreement with the judges that boys were a bit lackluster. The women were better overall, but Melinda Doolittle blew everyone away. I really like LaKisha Jones; that girl's got pipes! Melinda, though, is in a league above and beyond all of the other competitors. Plus, she's hot!
By Pugs at 2007-03-12 12:41 | Television | General | Pugs's blog | login to post comments
American Idol - A Miscarriage Of Justice
A great trave-sham-ockery took place this week. Once again, American Idol's voting viewership has proven their abject lack of musical taste and inability to look deeper than appearances. The miscarriage of justice is not so much in who was voted off, so much as it was in who was NOT voted off. Specifically, I'm referring to Antonella Barba and Sanjaya Malakar.
As Simon Cowell is fond of pointing out, though it constantly falls on tone-deaf ears, American Idol is a singing competition, or at least should be. It is not Hot-Chick Idol nor Pretty-Boy-With-Great-Hair Idol. It is a singing competition! That means that the weakest singing performances should be voted off each week. As the competition progresses, allowance might be made for people who have been strong throughout but had a single bad night, but this is not the case with Sanjaya and Antonella.
By Pugs at 2007-03-02 10:31 | Music | Television | General | Pugs's blog | login to post comments
Challenging The Faith Based Intiative Program
Today's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel features a story about President Bush's Faith-Based Intiative program being challenged in the United States Supreme Court by a Wisconsin woman, Anne Gaylor. The first sentence of the article identifies her as "Anne Gaylor, Wisconsin's best-known atheist <who> has fought to keep church and state separate for almost 30 years."
By Pugs at 2007-03-01 14:11 | Politics | Religion | General | Pugs's blog | login to post comments
Punk-A$$ Kids Suck, But Good Friends Rock!
The Sunday of Anina's car being broken into, after dealing with the PO-lice and seeing Anina off heading back home, Beth and I hopped over to The Third Ward for supper. Beth'd just finished a performance and dealt with an emotionally tense situation, two things that will bring her blood sugar below where it should be for her hypoglycemic self and I was getting a bit peckish, too, so we decided on pizza as comfort food and went to Ricardo's Riverfront Pizzeria Bar & Grill.
By Pugs at 2007-02-26 10:29 | Friends | General | Pugs's blog | login to post comments
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At King's we don't do a gospel appeal every week - perhaps on average 1 in 4 Sundays there will be a gospel application and we would make an appeal. On occasions we might invite an evangelist to speak; churches that can't afford to employ a full-time evangelist (and not many of us can afford that luxury!) can bring one in from elsewhere for a particular day. Many of us on the King's team have a little bit of the evangelist in our make-up, but we don't have an evangelist like we have an Ephesians 4 teacher. Such gifts are great but they don't carry the church on a day-to-day basis.
My observation would be that too many leaders bring in a specialist for their second or third staff appointment and do that too early. If you're a smaller church then you really want a generalist as your second appointment because the main thing that needs to happen is to release the senior leader into other areas. I've seen this happen time and time again - an evangelist is taken on and when the pastor wants the evangelist to carry some further areas of responsibility the evangelist says, 'No. I just want to preach the gospel and speak to unbelievers...'
However, each church could get an evangelist in on occasions. Our observation of gifted evangelists that have come to our church is they spend more time on the appeal than most of us do because the rest of us are generally teachers and are less comfortable with dwelling on the appeal. Lex Loizides has shown us a way to do this…
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Kobe Bryant's wife, Vanessa, filed for divorce on Friday from the Los Angeles Lakers star, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split.
According to court documents filed in the Orange County Superior Court, Vanessa Bryant will be represented by high-profile divorce lawyer Laura Wasser — who has previously worked for Britney Spears, Angelina Jolie and Kim Kardashian — and attorney Samantha Klein.
Vanessa Bryant, in her petition, requested joint custody of the couple's two daughters — eight-year-old Natalia Diamante and five-year-old Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant.
A statement released by a representative for the couple said a final judgment would be filed with the Orange County court next year, the Los Angeles Times reported.
"The Bryants have resolved all issues incident to their divorce privately with the assistance of counsel and a judgment dissolving their marital status will be entered in 2012," the statement said.
"We ask that in the interest of our young children and in light of the upcoming holiday season the public respect our privacy during this most difficult time."
Kobe Bryant has earned roughly $200 million — not including endorsements — during his 15-year career with the Lakers, but may have to give up half of his assets as part of a divorce settlement, as the couple are not believed to have signed a prenuptial agreement, TMZ reported.
The filing of the documents comes more than eight years after Vanessa Bryant stuck by the basketballer when he was accused of sexually assaulting a Colorado woman. The case was dropped when his accuser refused to testify, but the former league MVP admitted being unfaithful to his wife and settled a civil suit filed by the woman.
Unnamed sources told the celebrity news website that Vanessa Bryant was filing for divorce because she believed her husband had been unfaithful again.
"She's been dealing with these incidents for a long time and has been a faithful wife, but she's finally had enough," one source said. "This one is the straw that broke the camel's back."
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Studio: Penthouse
Length: 2 hrs.
Release Date: 9/18/2007
Production Year:08/02/ 2007
Genre: Anal, All- Sex, Anamorphic 16:9, Latin, Letterboxed
Directed by: Jake Jacobs
Synopsis: Welcome To Brazil. Please Enter through the Rear .Mi Casa Es Su Casa, and the door's always open, so cum on in! Penthouse is your tour guide to the hottest beaches, babes, and backdoor action in Brazil.
Cast: Agatha Meirelles, Alexandra Marques, Carlao Basuca, Claudia Bella, Jake Jacobs, Melissa Pitamga, Nikki Rio, Tamiry Chiavari, Vitor Gaucho
Features: Interactive Menus, Chapter Selection, Behind the Scenes, Slide Show, Bonus Scene,Previews, Web Site Information.
Audio/Video: Brazilian Back Door Booty is presented in anamorphic widescreen color with an approximate aspect ratio of 16:9, filmed in High Definition by director Jake Jacobs for Penthouse. As with the majority of the titles from Penthouse, the colors were accurate and the composition of the shots tended to be quite favorable to the cast. The audio was crisp and clear well balanced with no distortion and the background music in each scene did not drowned out the vocals of the performers. Being that they filmed the majority of the film outdoors the use natural lighting gave it a nice touch and did not take away from the beauty of the beaches and its surroundings.
Overview: Penthouse gives you a first class ticket to the best Brazilian beaches, the hottest Latin talent and the steamiest sex all done in two hours! All shot in High Definition. Including a sizzling bonus scene … anal, of course! For those that cant make it to Brazil, Penthouse brings it to you and them some! Unlike the other titles from Penthouse this one doesn't offer the BTS which you find in most of the others, You do have a bonus scene from Raunchy Rio with Sara Scotty and six trailers for previously released features; The Boss's Daughter, My Imaginary Life, Missing Persons, Smut Peddler, Slippery When Wet, Service with A Smile.
Scene 1: Melissa Pitamga
On a rainy night the couple runs inside from the heavy rain seeking shelter. Wearing a black thong, heels, black stocking and a tank top Melissa attempts to dry herself off. The guy that is with her has his hands all over her and begins to make out with her. He turns her around and eat her out from behind . Melissa then sucks him off. He then props her up against the doorway and does her vaginally and anally doggie style. He grabs her in an anal spoon position, anal reverse cowgirl and unloads on her face.
Scene 2: Claudia Bella
Out on a boat ride Claudia finds herself with a handsome young man and gives into his advances. Claudia gets eaten out against the mast of the ship before she goes down on the male talent. They go at it in several position on the deck of the ship both vaginally and anally before he unloads on her face.
Scene 3: Agatha Meirelles
After an scuba diving the couple come up for air and for some mutual oral action on the deck of the boat. From oral they work into vaginally and anal penetration with the guy unloading on her face.
Scene 4: Alexandra Marques
Back on the beach and under the cover of the pal trees Alexandra and her male counter part give a decent show of giving the other oral and they don't even get any sand on them. He does her doggie up against the tree branch and works his way into several different anal and vaginally positions before unloading on her face.
Scene 5: Agatha Meirelles & Tamiry Chiavari
This next scene should have been so much better.. you have two women, one who is more in tuned to the others needs than the other going at it again on the boat. Granted with the one female giving a better performance vocally the other female should have picked up on her hints to do more. Overall an ok g/g scene with the ladies getting off on their own.
Scene 6: Nikki Rios
Another beach scene with Nikki getting fingered and tongued by the male meat. The male talent does a decent job going down on her. They give the other mutual oral before any vaginal and anal penetration ending with a facial.
Final Thoughts: Granted that the majority of the film was done outdoors, I didn't feel the chemistry from the ladies or the men for that matter. There was a lot missing as far as the actors go. To me it seemed that they were holding back for what ever reason it seems rather foolish to me. Latin Women have always been and will continue to be very sensual in and out of the bedroom. Not for the lack for trying on their part. They had the perfect background and setting to let lose and really give it their all in each scene. The mechanics in each one consisted of the same positions both vaginally and anally with the ladies getting a face full of man juice. For me I can only say that giving it a " Rent It" is being generous and that's because of the locale and the technical aspects of the movie and the background music which made it easier for me to enjoy…
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New Orleans' former mayor, Ray Nagin, got a 10-year love this week, for which I hope he'll be eternally grateful, considering 20 or more years was the maximum penalty.
This shouldn't be spun into a moratorium on the fitness of black mayors as a political class, nor fodder for excuse-makers regarding black criminals.
This was the result of his actions alone, and while he and his family lost this week, the city also suffered another loss to her reputation. Let's use this moment as a springboard to revisit lost unity against daily violent crime in our midst!
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At last week's FinishItFriday I said I'd share a few bonus projects that were completed last year. These crochet motif cushions are top of the bonus list, bringing the total finished project count up to 14 from 12.
Can I really not count, I hear you ask. How I got from 12 to 14 by completing one project is explained below.
Back in 2014 (yes that long ago) I made a pile of little crochet motifs, which really helped to improve my crochet skills, I would recommend doing this to anyone who wants to get better at crochet.
Later that year I tried my hand at various granny squares and my very first crochet tutorial. A month later, which happened to also be the next year, I added an edging to the granny squares.
Shortly after I had them joined with the idea of making them into throw cushions. I was was undecided just which motifs should go where. A few months later I stitched the motifs on and added button closures using buttons from I had on hand. I even took photos and uploaded them to the blog and started a draft post.
But that was as far as I got. The last little step was all that was needed to complete them. Making cushion inserts.
Then late last year, a friend gifted me with some cushion stuffing. I had found some pink gingham in my fabric stash. I took it all along to a sewing day and finished it off.
I had long ago decided I didn't really like the cushions. I liked the concept but the colour and style weren't really me despite the fact I really enjoyed making them.
Then this magical little moment happened. One of the ladies at the sewing group loved them! She said how well they would fit into her decor and right then and there I gifted them to her. It made me so happy to have my work go to someone who appreciated it. The following week I also gave her the few matching motifs that didn't get used on the cushions.
Project started:in winter 2014
Last worked on the project:November 2015
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How did you go last week? Have you made progress on an unfinished project since Friday? Tell me in the comments.
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Mars: The Inside Story of the Red Planet
The authors look at how our knowledge of our nearest planetary neighbour - Mars - has grown, and assess the role it might play in our futures. They look at the old myths associated with Mars, the fears of Martian invasions, and take the story up to date to show what we now know about the planet in the aftermath of the 1996 meteorite that may provide evidence for life and from the discoveries of the recent probes. They also assess whether Mars could form a crucial stopping point for further exploration.
by Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest
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isbn 10: 0747235430
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