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BIG DOG Troubles - Crate or Not to Crate
I rescued two bullmastiffs in October, they are 8 months now and growing at an amazing rate. I don't like keeping them cooped up in their crate all day while my husband and I work. But if I do not they chew EVERYTHING and anything and poop and pee in the house. They are house trained and we don't keep them in the crate over night and there is never any accidents or distruction. PLEASE what am I doing wrong, I don't know how to correct this behaviour.
any suggestion will be very helpful.
I agree with not keeping a growing dog, or any dog, in a crate all day. Can you try pens or a gated room? You'd need two pens or rooms of course. At least they could move around a bit more. I imagine you will need very sturdy pens. Or gates.
Other options other folks use is doggy day care, a friend to come in and walk them and at least let them out in the yard for a bit, or a professional dog walker.
Are they siblings? Regardless, at the same young age they are they should be doing things separately so they do not bond too closely to each other and not to you. One goes to DDC one day and the other the next day? As well as pens or gates? They should be going to separate dog classes too, accordings to other sibling puppy wisdom I've read.
Thank you for your suggestions, but what shoiuld i do about the chewing everything and pooping in the house when we are not around??
We train them seperately and they are sibblings. They are obideant as long as we are around. they are still puppies tho maybe they are just testing us.
When we penned or gated the floor was pee and poopable vinyl and easily cleaned. A pen would be best I guess as some dogs will chew the walls. We penned in our kitchen and had no damage. Imagine that, a Lab who doesn't chew. We were lucky.
I really, really am against crating to force a young puppy to hold on but yours are of an age where they should have the control needed by now. I realize you are attempting to potty train and can't since you have to work. Darn work, cramps all our style. So if you did have to crate till they learned control I'd recommend the DDC and a friend to come in and walk them. More than once a day.
Given their ages I think that would be good even if you used a pen or gates but you could cut down the outings once they've learned the potty. Though Bullmastiffs are not as active puppies as Labs are, I thinK? I have a Lab. The BM across the street, RIP Mocha, sure could not keep up to my Lab.
OH crap, better not call them BM when we are talking potty. BMtiff?
AND, we'd like to see some photos. Please? The BMtiff on my street was also a rescue and the most gentle, loving, wonderful dog you could imagine. OUr whole street mourned when she went too young, age 7, of cancer.
I know what your going through. Here is some advice I would like to pass on to you; Your instincts are right it is not fair to crate large animals for long periods of time. Personally we transformed a portion of the basement into a kennel. I used chain link fence supplies on a wooden base. Its about 8x10ft and tall enough to keep a doberman pinscer secure. Keep in mind also that you have puppies. Dogs shouldn't be left out on their own until they have not had an accident in the house for 2 or more months (this period may vary w/ opinion). Working dogs are notorious for deystroying things. This is because they have a high drive, just being house pets often builds this frustration. Training must be engaging to the mind of the dog. You may have to spend more time tiring these dogs out. Another piece of advice is this; I don't know if they are both males, but if they are please don't ever leave them alone together (regarless of the fact they are litter mates). When male dogs peak in adolescents they tend to not tolerate each other all the time. If you leave them together (especially because they are the same breed) they may fight and you will not be there to separate them. One of your dogs could become seriously injured or worse. Please just take this point away if no others.
Amazing advice. I think Im going to try the basement kennel. . . They are male and female. Both fixed.!! I try to get them as much excerise as possibel. At least 3 walks a day plus everyday we take them to a dog park to make "friends". I am very lucky that they are friendly because they can be intimidating to strangers and young children. ... I'm just looking forward to the accident and damage free days. They are my babies and just want the best for them. Please see attached picture of Tucker (left) and Charlie ( right). Im a new user... not sure if it will work please let me know.
Your picture worked fine it seems. Tucker and Charlie are fabulous! I love love love big doggies. Charlie is an interesting name for a girl - how did that come about? And kudo's to Tucker for covering up his boy parts in the picture . See now I don't find them intimidating, I'd be the one coming down the street begging you to let me pet them and give them cookies. It's funny how with large dogs people assume we're going to our dogs eat them if they get too close...
They look deceivingly innocent in this picture. Im sorry if I may have came off wierd about leaving them together (just a rule my breeder lives by). I bet they are no where to be found when they deystroy something...and they probably have that look on their faces (you know, the constipated owl). Like "Oh where did that come from, I didn't do that, geez..." They look like gorgeous dogs, best of luck, the basement kennel saved our sanity. We keep our younger male in it, and he seems happier than he would be in a kennel. They will stop deystroying things eventually
Wow, what gorgeous furbabies, sabrinadort!!
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Thanks so much for the comments Ill be sure to tell them how cute everyone thinks they are.
I've made the bigger kennel in the basement but am still having the same pooping issues??? Im dumb founded. They always ask to go out when we are home ... NO accidents during the evening when they are aloud to roam freely??
also .... they are still distroying stuff behind our backs lol. Sneeky and very quietly, for such big animals.
I wonder if they are lashing out because we leave them during the day. But there is always someone going over mid day so they can relieve themselves.
I chose Charlie because I wanted to name my parents dog Charlie (hes a boy) but they liked Odie better. So when I had the power to name my own babies. I did just that... and now I think Charlie is a girls name lol. Its suits her well.
Hopefully the chewing thing passes as they age, I know how frustrating it can be as my one dog ate my window frame and part of the wall around it I kept my dog crated until he no longer chewed anything, it lasted until he was just about a year. He's no mastiff though, he's a boxer x.
I am working in a doggy daycare currently and you would be surprised how many people bring their dogs everyday... I know I was. The one I am at is more of a free 4 all style. It's a couple of size specific indoor/outdoor parks. It allows the dogs to burn off a lot of energy because they can play and run with other dogs. Negative side is that there can be injuries, whether from rough play or a full out fight.
The daycare I am at charges $20 a day, with a discounted monthly rate. But still, expensive. Too much for someone like me. I personally would try everything else before a daycare just because of the cost.
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
Even if you do daycare once or twice per week it can help, or try to make arrangements to have some one come in mid day to walk the dogs. Full day alone in a crate or not they're probably bored out of their minds!!!
Thats the thing we do gethome to walk them mid day... and we take them for 30 min runs with us in the morning, and to the dog park we go after work for roughly an hr and we do this daily...... trust me when I say for a "lazy" dog breed they sure are not lazy.
Beautiful dogs!!! Good luck!
Bully---Dogo Argentino x American Bulldog
Between 8-10 months dogs go through a chewing stage that can be more intense than earlier chewing phases. It has nothing to do with teething and everything to do with teenage energy.
The importance of crate training is very apparent at this time. It keeps your stuff safe and keeps them safe. You do not want to come home to a shredded couch or a sick dog.
If you can secure a safe area for them to be then thats fine, but even a bathroom or kitchen has tons of hazards which bored mastiffs can tear up. It can also be a mistake to confine 2 large teenagers together in a small space. If they decide to challenge each other (which teenagers can do) there is no escape for the underdog.
These are youngsters with energy, not yet the mature lazy dogs they could
become. They need energetic outlets and rest. So if the time you have together is well spent then the down time is okay.
If you can do doggie daycare for one or both that would be great. Even 1/2 a day at a time is huge, and it is also a good idea to separate them a fair amount. You don't want them to be overly bonded to each other. Different days at daycare or separating them in crates can help with this.
These pups are not house trained. If they are soiling the house they are not house trained. Holding 'it' through the night doesn't mean a lot. The bio-rhythyms of the night are different, the body shuts down as we rest and sleep deeply. But during the day with activity we need to go more often. If they are forced to soil inside because no one is present to let them out, then we have left them for too long and/or not taken the time to teach them to hold themselves.
You have taken on a big challenge with these two gorgeous animals, and it requires a higher level of management and training. Thanks for bringing them home, but it will come down to good training to determine if this was a good choice for all concerned.
Love Them & Lead Them,
~Elizabeth & Doug
Dog Training the Way Nature Intended
Wow,Gorgeous dogs
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3 kitties,Rocky(r.i.p my boy),Chico,Vinnie
What gorgeous fur babies!
We don't have a bull mastiff--but we have a large rescue dog that had the same problems around 8 months. I couldn't bare to leave him in a crate all day while we were at work so I understand where you're coming from there. As some suggest we gated him into "pee friendly" portions of the house even before the 8 month mark. He didn't have an accident in the house anywhere after 3 months except ONE particular spot. He peed there every day for a week even though I cleaned it up! So frustrating. Someone told me to clean it with a special cleaner so he couldn't smell it--after that he had no issues with going in the house. It was frustrating when he did go though because we had someone come and let him out every day and bring their dog for him to play with. So it definitely wasn't that he was inside too long. I also usually came home once a day so he was never alone for longer then two hours.
The BIG problem however was the chewing---anything we could think of he destroyed--the table cloth, a cake on top of the fridge (still trying to figure that one out!), shoes that were put up so high I could barely reach them--nothing was safe from such a large dog.
We eventually took him to puppy school at 9.5 months. The teacher suggested getting him a back pack. WHAT A DIFFERENCE it made! We had always taken him for bike rides, runs, or walks at night, and he had puppy play group once a week but such high energy we couldn't drain it. After I had him chase me on my bike for 5K with some weights in his back pack he was exhausted! I would do this in the morning usually so he just slept until I came back.
I can't speak to it being an issue with both dogs in the same place however, we just got another dog briefly (while someone had a baby and needed to move) for a month and the two dogs didn't have any problems in the house during the day--except most nights they were so tired from playing with each other they didn't want to go for the bike ride!
I'm no expert but hopefully I've provided some suggestions
Good luck!
So happy it worked for you.
However, I do want add a caveat to this theory. If you are exhausting our dog on a daily basis in order to create a calm dog - it can work until he takes a nap. Then he wakes up and is his same old refreshed self, and he hasn't learned a thing. Plus, this week 5k will do the trick but next week you are going to need to do 6k to get the same results because you are now conditioning an athlete.
Physical workouts are valuable and good for everyone, but mental workouts are just as tiring and actually teach. So the dog behaves no matter how much exercise they have had.
Love Them & Lead Them,
~Elizabeth & Doug
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Naemorhedus goral
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|Scientific Name:
|Naemorhedus goral (Hardwicke, 1825)
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|Taxonomic Notes:
|Two subspecies are recognized by Wilson and Reeder (2005): N. g. goral, and N. g. bedfordi.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Near Threatened ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Duckworth, J.W. & MacKinnon, J.
|Harris, R. & Festa-Bianchet, M. (Caprinae Red List Authority)
Listed as Near Threatened because this species is believed to be in significant decline (but probably at a rate of less than 30% over three generations, taken at 21 years) due to hunting for food and habitat loss, making the species close to qualifying for Vulnerable under criterion A2cd.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|The Himalayan goral is found across the Himalayas including Bhutan, China (southern Tibet), northern India (including Sikkim), Nepal, and northern Pakistan (Grubb 2005) and possibly western Myanmar (though in this assessment we treat gorals in Myanmar, and in northeast India east and south of the Brahmaputra, as Naemorhedus griseus, pending further resolution of their taxonomy).
Naemorhedus goral goral
This subspecies, also referred to N. goral hodgsoni in China (Smith and Xie 2008), has a narrow distribution zone in China that is located in the border area of Tibet. Specimens have been collected from Cuona, Gyirong (Zongga) and Zhangmo. In Bhutan, goral occurs throughout the northern third of the country. Goral are also found across most of the southern slopes of the Himalayas of northern India from Jammu and Kashmir to eastern Arunachal Pradesh, as far as the Brahmaputra.
The subspecies N. goral bedfordi and N. g. goral are apparently separated by Nepal, with the former occurring in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal, and the latter in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh (Sathyakumar 2002). In India, the Himalayan goral is apparently patchily distributed along the Himalayan mountain ranges in Jammu and Kashmir, with reports of its presence in Dachigam National Park (Johnsingh et al., unpublished data), Kisthwar National Park and possibly in the Limber Wildlife Sanctuary. It is still widely distributed and locally common in the Sutlej and Beas River catchments of Himachal Pradesh (Cavallini 1992; Fox et al. 1986; Gaston 1986; Gaston et al. 1981, 1983). Reports also confirm its continued presence between 1,600 and 2,100 m in the Simla Water Catchment Reserve and the Chail and Majathal Harsang Wildlife Sanctuaries in Himachal Pradesh (Gaston et al. 1981; Lovari and Apollonio 1993). Goral is also widespread in Uttaranchal Pradesh (Singh 1985; Negi 2002). Goral are present at elevations of 1,800 to 2,000 m in much of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary (Green 1985), 1,680 to 3,600 m in Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary (Fox et al. 1986), and 1,900 to 2,500 m at Kunj Kharak (northeast of Corbett National Park), Uttaranchal. It is found between 900 and 2,750 m in the eastern Himalayan states of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
In Nepal, Himalayan goral are widely distributed on the forested slopes up to the timberline (Wegge and Oli 1997). Goral are found in northern Myanmar, although their species status remains uncertain, and no recent distribution data are available.
Naemorhedus goral bedfordi
In Pakistan, this goral occurs in the outer Himalayan foothills that form the western extremity of the species' range. Roberts (1977) stated that within the Federal Capital Territory and the Rawalpindi District of the Punjab Province, it inhabited the Murree foothills and the Margalla range. However, its present occurrence in Punjab is doubtful (Chaudhry, unpublished data). Roberts (1977) also mentioned the occurrence of the species in Azad Jammu and Kashmir in parts of the Neelum Valley beyond Ath Muqam (District Muzaffarabad), while Qayyum (1985) and the Zoological Survey Department (1986) describe it in the District of Kotli, at three places in the District of Muzaffarabad, and in the region of Poonch. In the NWFP, its range extends from the Districts of Abbottabad, Mansehra, Mardan, Kohistan and Swat, to the areas of Dir, Malakand and Nowshera which possibly still form the western limit of its range. The main surviving population in Pakistan is probably in the Indus Kohistan region between Swat and the Kunhar Valley catchment (Roberts 1977). The gray goral has been recorded from 1,000 up to 4,000 meters.
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Native:Bhutan; China; India; Nepal; Pakistan
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|Naemorhedus goral goral
No estimate of population size is available in China, but numbers are thought to be small (Feng et al., 1986). In India, densities have been variously estimated: 2.6/km² in Kedarnath Sanctuary in Uttaranchal (Green 1987a), 1.2/km² in Daranghati Sanctuary, 1.5/km² in Rupi Bhaba Sanctuary, and 4.6 to 10.5/km² in Majathal Harsang Wildlife Sanctuary (Lovari and Apollonio, 1993), all in Himachal Pradesh (Pandey 2002). If suitable habitats are available in the absence of excessive hunting - even with moderate human disturbance (e.g. grass and fodder cutting) - goral can occur in good numbers. Its forested habitat makes censusing populations difficult in Nepal.
Naemorhedus goral bedfordi
There is no total estimate of population size for N. g. bedfordi. Two hundred animals were counted during a wildlife census by the NWFP Forest Department (NWFP, 1987). A total of 233 were estimated in the NWF in 1992 (NWFP, 1992). During this census, no goral were recorded in Abbottabad or Swat Districts. Eight-hundred ninety-three were estimated in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Qayyum, 1986-87). Margalla Hills National Park contains an estimated 40 to 60 goral, and the population was believed to be slowly increasing (Maqsood, 1989).
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|The species inhabits steep mountainous areas and will sometimes use evergreen forests near cliffs, but primarily stays within rugged rocky terrain. Himalayan gorals feed on grassy ridges and steep rocky slopes, but hide in forest or rock crevices; it seeks shelter under rock overhangs. Gorals are diurnal, and are most active in the early morning and late evening, but can be active throughout on overcast days. Group home range size is typically around 40 hectares, with males occupying marked territories of 22-25 hectares durring the mating season. Males usually single; otherwise found in pairs or small parties. They typically live in small groups of 4-12 individuals; older males are usually solitary. The diet consists of grasses, leaves, twigs, fruits, and nuts. The gestation length is 170-218 days, with single births. Males and females reach sexual maturity at three, sometimes two years (Hayseen et al 1993), with a lifespan of up to 15 years.
|Major Threat(s):
The main threats come from habitat destruction, hunting, and possibly from competition with livestock (Maqsood, 1989).
In China, hunting is probably the main threat to its survival; however, the extent is unknown. It may be limited due to the predominant religious beliefs of Tibetan people, which reduces hunting. In Bhutan, although some parts of the range are in reasonable condition, in other areas, its habitat is being destroyed by overgrazing by livestock, and in the area previously in Doga National Park, by grass burning during the dry season (Blower, 1985a).
In India, within protected areas, the status of goral populations is probably satisfactory. Nevertheless, they are often hunted for meat even within many of the protected areas. The most significant threat to them is severe habitat disturbance and alteration, particularly in the lower portions of the Himalayas and in northeastern India. However, limited disturbance and habitat alteration that creates or maintains some shrub and forest cover, may not be greatly detrimental to the survival of goral populations. In Nepal, the threats are poaching, and habitat destruction resulting from logging, agriculture and livestock grazing.
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Naemorhedus goral is listed in Appendix I of CITES.
Naemorhedus goral goral
N. g. goral is listed as a Class II protected species and receives some protection in the Qomolangma Nature Reserve on the border with Nepal. Conservation measures proposed for China: 1) Determine status and distribution before 2) developing a detailed conservation strategy.
Goral in Bhutan are known to occur in Doga, and Royal Manas National Parks (Green, 1987b), and appear to be well protected in Jigme Dorji National Park (Wollenhaupt, 1989d, Johnsingh 2005), and Black Mountains and Thrumsingla National Parks. Although Doga National Park was established mainly to protect this goral, the habitat is so degraded by exploitation that the Park is of almost no conservation value for the species (Blower, 1986; Wollenhaupt, 1989a) and has since been removed from the country's protected areas system. Conservation measures proposed for Bhutan: Surveys to determine numbers and distribution.
In India, both the Western Himalayan goral (N. goral bedfordi) and the Eastern Himalayan goral (N. g. gopal) are listed as Lower Risk/near threatened, which allows adult male goral to be hunted under special license. This status has essentially been applied to all forms of goral and accepted by all states except Nagaland and in Himachal Pradesh where goral are legally and completely protected. Some 50 protected areas in India are reported to include some goral (Singh, 1985; Rodgers and Panwar, 1988; Pandey 2002), including Jammu and Kashmir - Kishtwar National Park, Nandni and Surinsar Mansar Wildlife Sanctuaries, and possibly in Limber Game Reserve and Overa-Aru Wildlife Sanctuary (latest surveys fail to document species' presence); Himachal Pradesh- Great Himalayan National Park, Bandi Churdar, Chail, Daranghati, Darlaghat, Gamgul Siahbehi, Kalatop-Khajjiar, Kanawar, Khokhan, Kugti, Lippa Asrang, Majathal, Manali, Naina Devi, Nargu, Raksham Chitkul, Renuka, Rupi Bhaba, Sangla valley, Sechu Tuan Nala, Shikari Devi, Shilli (locally threatened), Simbalbara, Simla Water Catchment, Talra, Tirthan and Tundah (locally threatened) Wildlife Sanctuaries; Uttaranchal (Negi 2002) - Corbett, Nanda Devi, Rajaji and Valley of Flowers National Parks, Askot, Sonanadi, Binsar, Musorriie, Govind Pashu Vihar and Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuaries; Sikkim - Khangchendzonga National Park; Megahalaya - Balphakram National Park; and Assam - possibly in Buxa Tiger Reserve. Conservation measures proposed for India: 1) Establish the proposed Srikhand National Park (Himachal Pradesh) which includes the range of N. g. bedjordi. 2) Develop a management program for goral living outside protected areas. Habitat alteration and disturbance by heavy grazing and hunting will continue to negatively affect goral populations throughout northern India. However, it is apparently able to survive in areas of substantial human farming and grazing activity, as long as patches of rugged, brush-covered slopes are maintained. 3) Develop a management plan to prevent overhunting in non-protected areas, and to increase effective protection in parks and sanctuaries, if viable populations are to be maintained.
In Nepal, goral occurs in eight National Parks (Khaptad, Lake Rara, Langtang, Makalu-Barun (and Conservation Area), Royal Bardia, Royal Chitwan, Sagarmatha, and Shey-Phoksundo; Wegge and Oli 1997), as well as within the Annapurna Conservation Area, Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve and Parsa Wildlife Reserve. Conservation measures for Nepal include: 1) In some areas, consider a management program for sustainable, low level, subsistence hunting by local villagers and trophy hunting, after goral population censuses and productivity studies have been made. Basic research on the relationship between habitat type and goral abundance is vital if subsistence cropping is to be promoted. 2) DNPWC could perhaps conduct a case study of this relationship within one of the park buffer zones. This would not only provide the much needed data, but also might deflect some of the local concern about crop damage caused by this species).
Naemorhedus goral bedfordi
The subspecies in Pakistan is legally protected, as are all wild mammals in the country, but enforcement of the laws is not satisfactory. A proposal has been made (Green 1993) that Margalla Hills NP should include a 3,100 ha enclosure for captive breeding and reintroductions. In 1988, between 40 and 60 goral were reported in this National Park (Maqsood, 1989). Known protected areas with goral include: NWFP – Haripur (previously Abbottabad) District: Makhunal GR, Surrana GR (Zool. Survey Dept., 1987); Mansehra District: Manshi WS (Zool. Survey Dept., 1987); Mardan District: Sudham GR; Swat District: Giddar Baik WS, Daggar GR (Zool. Survey Dept., 1987); Boner District: Totalai GR (Zool. Survey Dept., 1987); Nowshera District: Manglot WS or Nizampur GR (Zool. Survey Dept., 1987); ad Jammu and Kashmir - Muzaffarabad District: Salkhala WS, Ghamot GR, Machiara GR, Qazi Nag GR (Zool. Survey Dept., 1986); and Federal Capital Territory - Margalla Hills NP (Maqsood, 1989). Conservation measures proposed for Pakistan: 1) Secure the protection of the population in the Margalla Hills NP. 2) Establish several other focal areas (see General conservation measures proposed above). 3) To this end, there is an urgent need to obtain more information about the actual distribution and status of the species. 4) Identify areas suitable for protection at the same time that censuses are made. 5) Develop and implement conservation management strategies, including populations on private lands.
The taxonomic validity of this species, and its relationship to other species in the genus Naemorhedus needs to be assessed.
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|2004-08-20, 03:44
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Casual prosumer of anime
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Germany, most of the time.
I'm glad to see that you guys are willing to sub this underrated Gundam series. This is Tomino's most recent original Gundam work (unless you count the Zeta compilation movie coming out early 2005). It's got a great plot and a large cast of interesting characters. The victorian, early-industrial-age setting is quite a departure from the usual Gundam settings, but that's one of its many charming aspects. With Yoko Kanno doing the music, you also can't go wrong.
For those who want to see what a good Gundam series ought to be, this is the one to watch.
I certainly hope that you guys will have the patience to do all 50 episodes.
|2004-08-20, 04:12
|Link #13
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2004
Good God it's been so long since I've watch this show. In case you didnt notice the mechs design of Turn A were made by the guy who did the mechs at Alien 1 and Alien 2, yeah an American. Forgot his name.
As someone who has finished watching all the series, I'm telling you this Gundam is a classic, worth watching show, I'm glad that somebody subbed it despite of the fugly mechs design. But I didn't like the main char that much, he's too girly....just follow the story and you'll know.
I'm sad that no one actually noticed Gundam X, another great,awesome underrated Gundam series.
|2004-08-20, 04:30
|Link #14
Casual prosumer of anime
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Germany, most of the time.
|2004-08-20, 09:41
|Link #19
Ancient Member
Join Date: Apr 2002
Anyway, Turn A is one of my favorite designs even if it looks different, and as the series progresses, you'll also see that its THE most powerful Gundam EVER (along with Devil Gundam from G Gundam I guess).
As for Loran... IMO he looks much better as a girl...
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During the Objectivity workshop at the New York's Eyebeam, we experienced how to hack a Moleskine notebook combined with some LED lights. The idea comes from Diane Eng, fashion designer with the passion for Science and Technology, who inspired other artists during the event.
Creativity instrument and means of expression, the notebook becomes "something else", assuming different aspects each time. Starting from the paper it goes through a transformation process after which it will never be the same.
That's why myMoleskine Hacks is the best place where you can find amazing examples of how to hack your notebook.
Anyone can take part to that by sharing images or videos about what hacked. The only limit is your fantasy.
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Final Exam Policy Clarification
UMM Scholastic Committee
According to the Senate Committee on Educational Policy,
the final exam is the last exam of the term, whether or not that
exam is cumulative. The intent of the rule is to avoid having
significant exams during the last week when out of class work
would also normally be due. Faculty may not schedule an exam in
the last week of class in lieu of an exam in the finals week.
Thus, while a unit exam during the last week of class plus a cumulative
final during final's week is discouraged, it would be acceptable.
Additionally, lab practicums may be given during the last week
of classes. Term papers, take home tests, and other out-of-class
work that is assigned before the last week of class can be expected
to be due the last day of the regular class. The rule also seeks
to exclude take-home final exams being handed out and due during
the last week, in effect the same thing as having a final exam
the last week. Ideally, faculty would accept out-of-class work
on the day of the scheduled final exam, if no final exam is scheduled.
The intent of the above rules is that work during the last week
of class and during finals week is spread out as much as possible.


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In the summer of 1841 the young people of Tazewell decided to take a pleasure trip to Cumberland Gap. Accordingly, one bright morning the young gentlemen came round with their buggies. We were soon on our way towards the Gap. There were about thirty of us in number, namely Miss Mary and Eliza Chamberland of Knox County, who were visiting their aunt, Mrs. Wm. Graham, at the stone house; Clinton and Harvie Evans, accompanied by their sisters, Louisa and Lucy Jane; Adelade Noel; Nelson Murphy; Margaret Wier and Wiley Huffaker; Mary Graham; Campbell Smith; Margaret Houston; Jonathan W. Markham and myself; and Adam Peck, the great giant nearly seven feet in height, and as large in proportion; and several others that I cannot recall to my mind. We arrived at Capt. Daniel Huff's at 11 o'clock, and found everything in readiness for our reception. They were apprised of our trip, and had a fine dinner prepared for us. They owned and lived on the Dr. Harbinson farm about one and a half miles this side of the Gap. After we had dined I heard the fiddler tuning his fiddle. We were invited into a large upper room, and such a merry time we had dancing.
Very early next morning we set out on our trip to visit the Gap and Pinnacle. It was a very tiresome journey up the ragged brow of the mountain. As it was seldom traveled, there was no marked path or way for us to follow; we would wind round and round and perhaps go about a quarter of a mile and come back not far from where we started, but at length we succeeded in reaching the Pinnacle. We viewed the mountain scenery and the landscape for miles around. It was beautiful to behold, indeed.
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After we had rested a few hours and viewed the surroundings we retraced our steps back to the foot of the mountain. We rested at Mr. Beaty's, who lived at the Gap at that time. They treated us very kind. His wife was a Miss Ewing, an aunt of Mrs. Thomas Graham. We then returned to Capt. Huff's, where we partook of a fine repast. Although we were greatly fatigued, we were soon on the dancing floor again. We tarried there until next morning. playing, dancing, and conversing with each other. Then the gentlemen settled our bill, which amounted to $30. We thanked the family for their kindness to us, bade them goodbye and set sail for Tazewell. When we arrived at home we were greatly fatigued and nothing bettered except viewing the wonderful works of nature. My conscience condemned me for dancing, and I do not recollect to have ever danced again.
[Presumably, "Miss Mary and Eliza Chamberland of Knox County" were Mary J. and Ann Eliza Chamberlain, the two oldest daughters of Ninian Chamberlain, Esq., of Corryton, TN. "Mrs. Wm. Graham" is a reference to Margaret (Peggy) Chamberlain, the wife of William Graham, of Tazewell, and a great aunt of the two young ladies.]


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Passengers Describe Terrifying Moment Smoke Fills Plane
Passengers have described hearing "scraping and grating" noises as they were forced to wrap clothes around their face to avoid smoke inhalation on a Jetstar flight on Thursday.
The plane was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Brisbane, after smoke filled the cabin just 40 minutes into the journey.
WATCH The Terrifying Footage As Smoke Fills The Cabin...
The flight left Sydney at 4pm en route to Cairns, with passengers ushered off the plane just before 6pm according to News Corp reports.
Footage shows smoke filling the cabin along with lights flickering as crew inspect lockers.
It's believed the plane's engine was turned off to try and stop the smoke.
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The DMC-1200 for the PC/104 bus is a member of the Optima Series, Galil's latest generation of multi-axis motion controllers. Designed to fit in an embedded PC/104 system, the DMC-1200 controllers accommodate 1- through 8-axis formats and allow control of step or servo motors on any combination of axes. Any mode of motion can be programmed including linear and circular interpolation, contouring, electronic gearing and ecam. Programming the DMC-1200 is simplified with two-letter, intuitive commands and a full set of software tools such as WSDK for servo tuning and analysis, ActiveX Tool Kit for Visual Basic users and a C-Programmers Tool Kit. Unlike other members of the Optima family, the DMC-1200 series does not provide opto-isolated inputs.
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The Chillicothe R-2 Board of Education will be leaving the R-2 administrative building at 10:45 a.m., tomorrow (Tuesday, March 26), for a special work session school food service tour of the Carrollton R-7 School District. While there, the board will be dining on the school district's lunch.
Orange-glazed chicken, chicken wrap, or homemade cheese pizza appear to be the choices on the menu for grades K-8, per the Carrollton R-7 website menu, while the high school has sausage or cheese pizza, hamburger and/or wrap, a selection from the school's Native American Adobe Grill bar, a crispy chicken salad, or an Asian entree up for selection.
Carrollton R-7 recently hired Southwest Foodservice Excellence, Scottsdale, Ariz., as their food service management company.
The Chillicothe R-2 board bid out for food service programs at their regular monthly meeting last Tuesday, March 19, due to cost. They are currently shopping available programs.


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here is a scan from the service manual that may help identify the problem cnt
Photos from the garage,,,
can't quite see the LH connections but looks to be hooked up right, next question the fitting you changed was it the bottom LH that is hooked to the cylinder? and if so are you sure you have the spring/ball check installed correctly? here is another scan from the SM cnt
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ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria's three-week presidential campaign kicked off Sunday with the incumbent president and his chief rival both promising to make this oil-rich nation more democratic by amending the constitution.
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who will be running for his fourth five-year term, will be largely sitting out the campaign and relying on deputies to present his case after a stroke last year left the 77-year-old in a wheelchair with trouble speaking.
While six candidates are running for the powerful presidency in the April 17 elections, Bouteflika is the overwhelming favorite with the power of the state behind him. Many political parties are boycotting the contest, calling the election a farce.
The president's campaign manager, Abdelmalek Sellal, opened the campaign with a speech in the far south, near the border with Mali, reiterating a promise to make the nation more democratic by reforming the constitution.
Bouteflika first promised to reform the constitution in three years ago in the wake of the Arab Spring pro-democracy uprisings in other countries, but has not followed through. He removed term limits from the constitution in 2008 to allow himself to stay in power.
His chief rival, former Prime Minister Ali Benflis, opened his campaign in Mascara, birthplace of the legendary Emir Abdelkader who fought the French invaders in the 19th century, also with a promise to create a more democratic state and a new constitution.
Benflis promised a new system where the parliament would have real power with an independent justice system.
The coalition of Islamist and liberal parties boycotting the election has promised to hold a conference on Algeria's political transition ahead of the election.
There have been scattered protests against a fourth term for Bouteflika, most quickly crushed by security forces.


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Apr 19, 2010
Colorado World Plone Day - 2010
Wednesday, April 28, Noon: Colorado World Plone Day will be held at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Visitors Center in Golden, Colorado
This year's Colorado World Plone Day event will be held at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) Visitors Center in beautiful Golden, Colorado, and will be presented as part of NREL's Power Lunch series.
Presenters will talk about various features of Plone, demo websites using Plone, and field any questions people may have.
So far, this year's presenters are:
- Kurt Bendl - Contractor at NREL
- Dan Timmons - CU, Boulder
- Chris Crownhart - Core Software Group
The presentations will last from approximately 12:00pm - 12:45pm, followed by a 15 minute question/answer period.
For those of you who need to get back to work, we will break shortly. For those of you who wish to stick around to see some developer oriented presentations, and/or to discuss Plone's features in more depth, we will have the room for a couple more hours.
Direction to the NREL Visitors Center can be found at: http://www.nrel.gov/visitors_center/contact_visit.html
The Power Lunch series is a brown bag style presentation series, so please bring a sandwich and come hang out with us for an hour.
For more information:
- See: http://www.coresoftwaregroup.com/colorado-world-plone-day-2010
- Contact Chris Crownhart at 303/809-1001


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Eugene Ballet takes flight for 'Peter Pan'
EUGENE, ORe. - The Eugene Ballet Company is preparing for a trip to Neverland - and with the help of internationally recognized Flying By Foy, they plan to fly there.
Flying By Foy is know for making the magic of flight a reality. Their equipment has been used at award shows, on movie sets, in concert tours, and on Broadway.
Choreographer Bruce Steivel says everyone knows Peter Pan flies, thus adding that element to the performance is a must.
The magically mischievious story of Peter Pan is soaring onto the Hult Center stage October 5 and 6. Peter, along with the lost boys, Captain Hook, Wendy and Tinkerbell take the stage with epic fights, larger-than-life sets, glittering costumes and dazzling lights.
Adding the magic of flight, takes audience members off the edge of their seats and brings them to Neverland. It literally elevates the show to an entirely new level.
Steivel said it's a lot of hard work to put a production on. Each one of the fliers on stage takes 4 men to lift into the air and control.
"There's always a lot going on behind the scenes that the audience doesn't see, which is good," Steivel said. "They're not supposed to see it. It's magic."
Yoshie Oshima, who plays Wendy, said she feels like a bird while in the air. "It's just an amazing feeling and a magical feeling," she said.
Steivel choreographed the show and helped compose the music and design the sets. He said it's a good feeling to sit in the crowd and watch his vision come to life on stage.
Tickets are still available online.


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Gareth Bain "Drawings and paintings" "The Hours" coffee shop, Brecon October 22nd – November 30th
Gareth Bain's work is representative of naïve art. He has been living in L'Arche Brecon for over 20 years (an organization takes care of people with learning disabilities). His drawing and paintings are very original. . . . → Read More: L'Arche Brecon is pleased to invite you to Gareth Bain's exhibition


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We're doing something a little bit different today. Instead of featuring one of our free motion quilting products from our online quilt shop, I'm going to share my favorite recipe, one I've been tweaking and perfecting since 2004.
Before we get to the recipe, I do want to briefly talk about one free motion quilting item. In fact, this is a bundle of free motion quilting tools, the three most important items Leah personally uses for her own free motion quilting.
- The first is my personal favorite, the Supreme Slider. This is a 100%, unadulterated teflon sheet that turns your quilting surface into an ice skating pond. Your fabric easily slides and moves over this sheet.
- The second is the Little Genie Magic Bobbin Washer. Other than just phonetically sounding cool, this is also a teflon-coated gadget (a thin plastic-looking washer) that goes into your bobbin casing and helps your bobbin thread glide smoothly and evenly while you quilt, completely eliminating backlash and bird's nests on the back of your quilt.
- Finally, we have the Machingers Quilting Gloves. You'll never again be late for a very important date with these stylish, white, and super grippy gloves designed by the White Rabbit himself. Practically, these gloves have a thin plastic coating over the fingertips which allow you better traction and grip while quilting. They also would be a great addition to almost any Halloween costume.
And now for the recipe...
I was born and grew up in New Orleans and I love Cajun and creole food. Depending on who you talk to, the following recipe is either Cajun or Creole, and that also depends on what goes into it and how it's made. Regardless, this is a signature New Orleans dish and something I've been perfecting for six years now.
Josh's New Orleans Style Red Beans and Rice
1 bag of dry red kidney beans, soaked in a bowl overnight in your fridge
3/4 cup red onion, minced as finely as possible
1/2 cup celery, finely minced
1/2 cup green bell pepper, finely minced
1/4 cup Italian parsley, finely minced
2 smoked hamhocks (or 1 if you're using pickled pork for superior flavor)
1 32-ounce container chicken broth
32 ounces water
4 large cloves of garlic, minced
3 bay leaves
1 heaping Tbs Tony Chachere's Famous Creole Seasoning
1/2 tsp cayenne powder (or more if you want the red beans hot)
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp natural liquid smoke
1 Tbs olive oil
Cooked rice
Soak your beans in a large bowl overnight. The beans will triple in size so be sure you fill with enough water to cover all beans.
Finely mince your onion, bell pepper, and celery. A food chopper or food processor makes things a lot easier as you want everything almost pureed.
Add olive oil to a cast iron pot and head on medium low. Add smoked hamhock and let cook for five minutes to release flavor. Now add onion, celery, and bell pepper. Stir until onions turn translucent.
Clear a small area in the pot and add garlic. You may need to add a drop or two more oil. Stir garlic and cook for no more than a minute. DO NOT brown garlic as this turns it bitter and can ruin the dish.
When garlic is cooked -- you'll know because you'll smell it -- stir in with vegetables and hamhock.
Add parsley and bay leaves.
Season with Famous Creole Seasoning, cayenne, and ground black pepper. Forgo salt as the creole seasoning has plenty.
Stir and let the flavors come together for a minute.
Pour in chicken broth. Fill up container with water and also pour in.
Drain and rinse the beans well and then pour in the beans.
Add Liquid Smoke -- you want natural liquid smoke; you'll know because there will be no MSG or funny-sounding chemical in the ingredients -- and stir everything well.
Cook on stovetop for a minimum of five hours. The longer you cook it, the better it will taste.
You'll need to check the pot at least once every hour to top off with water and to stir. As the dish cooks, the beans will become creamy and everything will come together. Expect the beans to be watery for the first 3 or 4 hours.
Near the end of cooking remove the ham hock and bay leaves and mash beans with a potato masher if you want them more creamy. This is how Al Copeland made his red beans; they were almost a puree.
The best way to cook rice is to first rinse the dry rice several times in running water. The ratio of rice to water is 1:1; so if you're making 1/2 cup of rice, add 1/2 cup water, 2 cups of rice, add 2 cups of water, etc.
Here's a little secret... add a spoonful or two of the creamy beans to the rice and stir well before cooking.
Cover pot and cook rice on medium heat until it begins to boil. Turn on the lowest setting and cook for exactly 20 minutes. Then remove from heat and let sit for 20 minutes, still covered. Never remove the cover during the cooking process.
Serve beans over rice and garnish with green onions thickly sliced and a scattering of dried parsley. Also provide condiments like Tobasco hot pepper sauce, vinegar, and croutons.


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Engineering a Summer on Wall Street
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Monday, September 23, 2013
From Inside USD -- Harmonie Edelson '14, an Industrial and Systems Engineering major, wrote this reflection about her work this summer as an analyst at Goldman Sachs, a global investment banking and securities firm. Edelson is also president of the USD Student Section of the Society of Women Engineers.
When I ultimately decided what to major in, I chose Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) because I had no idea what I wanted to do after graduating college. It might seem a little odd to choose a major via this reasoning, but ISyE provides students with a broad set of skills that are highly coveted in a wide variety of fields, whether it be healthcare, manufacturing, or technology.I am a very indecisive person and many things interest me, so I was very excited to find something that was not only fascinating, but wouldn't pigeon hole me into one industry or type of work. ISyE's learn how to use data to analyze and improve processes, and any company that wants to cut cost or increase revenue would, in my opinion, be at a disadvantage without an industrial and systems engineer on their crew.
As a sophomore, I was given the amazing opportunity to attend the Society of Women Engineers WE12 National Conference in Chicago. At this conference, there is a career fair that is attended by a great number of Fortune 500 companies nationwide. I was doubtful that one of these companies would want to hire me—I hadn't even taken an upper division course yet.
In any case, Toyota saw something in me when I stepped up to their booth, I was interviewed on-site, and that next summer I was walking around in a hard hat, goggles, and steel-toed shoes at the heart of Lean Manufacturing (these principles stemming from Toyota are used in companies worldwide). I was tasked that summer with helping to redesign the manual assembly process of the Tacoma truck hood, which was challenging yet also very fun.
However, I was already thinking about how I only had one more summer and I really wanted to try something new that could help give me some more perspective on where I would ultimately want to be full time.
With that being said, I had no idea investment banks were interested in hiring engineers. When I saw Goldman Sachs at the WE13 career fair the following year in Houston, I literally walked up and asked something along the lines of "What are you doing here?"
I ended up talking to the recruiter for almost an hour, and a couple weeks later I was flying to New York City for a "Superday" (an intimidating term for a morning of back-to-back interviews) and the rest is history. After finals, I was a on a plane to New York City to work for Goldman Sachs in their Credit Risk Management & Advisory department as a summer analyst. I had made it from my little hometown of Parker, Colorado to Wall Street.
As an analyst, I helped the firm streamline documentation for regulatory and internal purposes, run variance reports on the firm's products to analyze threshold breaches, and assess the financial strength of the company's clients to determine appropriate credit exposure and risk appetite.
What I really loved about the job were all the friendly and intelligent individuals with whom I had the opportunity to work. Coming from a non-finance background, everyone was so helpful as I was teaching myself how to read a balance sheet or figure out how to pull a 10-K from Investor Relations websites.
While much of my summer was work, there was also play. I lucked out and found a sublet in East Village, in other words, a foodie's dream. Lobster rolls and Venezuelan arepas were literally a stone's throw away from my apartment. I explored pretty much every area of New York over the weekends, whether it was waiting four hours for a Cronut in SoHo, strolling in Central Park after grabbing some macarons from Laduree, or splurging to see Broadway's most popular show, "The Book of Mormon."
As I reflect back on my summer, I am very thankful for the opportunity as an ISyE to explore such diverse career paths and am very excited to utilize the skills I have learned in my future endeavors.
– Harmonie Edelson '14


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|Women's bodies pushed and contorted into all kinds of strange uncomfortable shapes. Necks stretched. Waists yanked in with stays. Hair piled high. Ouch.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Fashioning Fashion - des Arts Decoratifs
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You may want to get rid of the two Anonymous comments! Yuk!ReplyDelete
In any case, I'm sorry to miss this expo at the Arts Décoratifs, but there are plenty of things I will be able to see, both in May and in October. I love this museum! Thanks for sharing the photos.Replies
I'm being bombarded with SpamDelete
Time to change my settings unfortunately..
You are so right about how lucky we are to dress like we do today. My mom ( who would have been 103 yesterday, scandalized the neighborhood when she donned my dad's pants to work in the garden and that was in the 30s.ReplyDelete
In yesterday's blog there were some adorable little white bottles. Do you recall what they were (for)?
The little white round bottles held creme anglais at L'EpicerieDelete
- cyndi from SD10:35 AM
I just put this museum on my to do list in April by the 13th.My list is growing for places to vist on my relaxing trip to Paris.I too would like to know more about how I can make a Cordon Bleu visit,and other food related info.ReplyDelete
Merci Beaucoup
There are links in the cordon Bleu post to the calendar at the end.Delete
What a fun post with a wonderful ending.ReplyDelete
Fun to see but would have hated to have worn all that stuff... or did it wear them? My Dads Mom wore pants when they weren't appropriate to wear out and she didn't care. Love it. Glad you are feeling better to get out and about.ReplyDelete
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They keep the room dark to preserve the fabrics.Delete
Tough as shoe leather to get a decent shot and on the sly to boot.
Carol, this exhibit does look interesting, but I so agree with you about not much liking the notion of having to wear all that painful armature. Still seeing the exhibit, with the underpinnings showing, does give the contemporary viewer many reasons to be happy and thankful.ReplyDelete
I've passed along your info re tours at Le Cordon Bleu to a friend who'll soon be in Paris. Now I'll let her know about this exhibit.
Merci! xo
I´ve seen this exhibiiton in December and liked it a lot. Well, I love fashion exhibitions in general. In Vienna we rarely have one. Once again I´m wondering how you managed to take photographs in a place where you are not allowed to photograph.ReplyDeleteReplies
I have taken lessons from detective Aimee Leduc and they weren't cheep either. Worse yet is shooting in a pitch black room!Delete


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Ex-boyfriend charged in Hooksett break-in
July 05. 2013 9:03AM
HOOKSETT - Police responding to a residential burglar alarm at approximately 5 a.m. Friday found the front door of the residence was kicked in.
Officers said the victim reported her ex-boyfriend, Robert Tatman, 45, of Manchester, had kicked in the door, but fled when the alarm went off.
Police said Tatman was located in Manchester and arrested for domestic related criminal mischief. He was released on $2,000 personal recognizance bail and is scheduled for arraignment July 31 in the 6th Circuit Court in Hooksett.


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Foreman Wesley Woods is going over the construction plans with Spencer Whitman, but they can't keep their hands off each other. Wesley rips off Spencer's tank, revealing a forest of thick fur. With his tongue, Wesley explores Spencer's plump nipples, hairy pits, and uncut cock. Spencer plays with his nipples as Wesley nibbles on Spencer's foreskin, then deepthroats Spencer's girthy meat all the way to the base. As he sucks, Wesley pulls out his own throbbing cock, and they trade places. Spencer sinks to his knees, cupping Wesley's balls while slobbering on cock. Turning around, Wesley exposes his ass to Spencer's tongue. A finger inside Wesley's ass lets him know that Spencer is eager to fuck. Spencer lies on his back, and Wesley sits down on his throbbing meat. They grind their bodies together, and Wesley's cock slaps against Spencer's hairy stomach with the rhythm of their fucking. They flip; Wesley grabs Spencer's shoulders and shoves his cock deep inside. Wesley slaps Spencer's ass, leaving behind a pink handprint on the cheek. They flip again; Spencer stands and drills Wesley, who sprays his stomach with cum. Wesley exposes his gaping hole to Spencer, who blasts his load directly on the stretched pink skin, smearing it around with the tip of his uncut cock.
Blond, blue-eyed Brian Bonds and sexy Brazilian Bruno Bernal kiss, grope and mumble to each other what they want to do. Brian spits in Bruno's mouth to prepare it for sucking his raging erection. Bruno is compact, inked and furry, with sun-kissed skin. Bruno's enthusiasm makes it easy to deep-throat Brian. He keeps his face planted and uses his jaw to jiggle Brian's balls, eliciting groans of pleasure and surprise. Sweat runs down Bruno's back and into the crack of his round bubble butt, and Brian dives in. Cock follows tongue, and they rock the set, spitting, slapping and kissing each other on their way to climax. Brian fucks Bruno full-bore, driving his shaft so deep that Bruno's buns spread a little with each thrust. When Bruno's cock spews its load across his abs, Brian scoops it up and feeds it to both of them, saving his own creamy wad for Bruno's face.
Super sexy Tegan Zayne and Bennett Anthony are making out, crushing hungry lips together with obvious raw desire for each other. Their hard ons project straight up from their chiseled and scruffy bodies. Each has a full beard: Tegan's raven black and Bennett's fiery red, complemented by a torso colorfully splashed with ink. Tegan grabs Bennett's cock, lowering his head as he tugs, until he can swallow it whole. Sucking Bennett's balls hard, Tegan's hole winks in anticipation of getting fucked. Tegan turns to show his ass and Bennett drives his tongue into the pulsing crack, and then plunges his thumb in and out while stroking and sucking Tegan. Needing to be fucked now, Tegan slams his ass onto Bennett's lengthy pole, crying 'perfect!' Moving his ass in every direction to hit all his spots, Tegan grabs Bennett's waist to pull his fire crotch and hefty dick deeper. Bennett's cock pushes every button in Tegan's hole so hard that Tegan's cum flies across the room in multiple bursts. Bennett straddles Tegan's neck and shoots squarely into his mouth to end with cum-filled kisses.
Nick Capra and Colt Rivers sneak away backstage for some hole-gaping fun. Athletic Colt can't wait to taste Nick's tasty 9' cock, so he yanks Nick's shorts to his ankles. Nick tells Colt, 'get it really wet; wax it.' Nick has a broad chest, covered in fur, and he's nearly twice the size of Colt. His nonstop barrage of nasty encouragement keeps Colt grinning and choking himself as he sucks harder. Satisfied with Colt's effort to please, Nick sends Colt up a ladder until his ass is level with Nick's mouth. Colt's balls swing and hang low as he thrusts his bubble butt out to meet Nick's eagerly awaiting tongue. Nick loosens Colt's hole as he swirls his tongue around Colt's tight center, then loosens him a bit more with his finger. Colt shivers with ecstasy and collapses onto Nick's waiting cock, grinning as it stretches him. He bounces himself repeatedly onto Nick's fat rod, each pump going deeper. Colt's glutes spread wider when Nick penetrates him all the way down to his base. Nick hoists Colt up and fucks him harder and faster, as their skin glistens with sweat. Nick takes Colt to the edge of anal endurance, and at the moment of orgasm discharges a huge load in his mouth, then kneels to gobble up Colt's spunk and take one last taste of his hole.
Beefy Jacob Tyler - shirtless and smooth - is working hard on the job, sawing a piece of lumber. Bearded Tegan Zayne pulls out his own hard wood and shows it to Jacob, who knows a hungry bottom when he sees one. Grabbing Tegan by his coveralls, Jacob pushes Tegan down to his knees - the perfect position for Tegan to deepthroat Jacob's huge woody. Holding the back of Tegan's head, Jacob takes charge and gives Tegan a rough, slobbery face fuck. The blowjob has Jacob hungry for more; he bends Tegan over to expose the hairy, pink hole. Jacob uses his tongue and fingers to tease Tegan's ass, generating moans of ecstasy. Still standing, Jacob slides his thick rod into Tegan's slick hole. The power and energy of Jacob's fucking is astonishing. Tegan's back muscles ripple; Jacob glistens with sweat. Sweeping the tools off the workbench, Jacob clears a space for Tegan to get fucked even harder. Tegan gets on his back with his ass hanging off the edge of the table; it's just the right height for Jacob to deliver an intense pounding. As he's getting fucked, Tegan works his rock hard cock and sprays all over his stomach. Jacob blasts his load onto Tegan's face, and Tegan deepthroats Jacob to suck out the last drops of cum.
MVP Dorian Ferro and talented Jack Giles hit the showers with raging libidos after a rough game. All hands and tongues, they grasp and grope each other's arms and kissing deeply as water courses over their beefy, soapy bodies. Their chests are a tangle of fur, and hardened cocks poke out from where their pelvises jam together. Flesh tightly pressed, they back into the towel rack, never letting an inch of space divide their steaming bodies. Jack kneels to suck, his headed guided by Dorian's hand on his neck. While he's down there, Jack quickly directs his attention to Dorian's magnificent muscle-butt: perfectly-shaped and covered in hair. Keeping one fist clamped on Dorian's cock, Jack spreads Dorian's ass and slurps the hole with his tongue and massages it with his thumb. Dorian makes an assist by adding two of his fingers, and Jack savors licking the juices off of them. While Dorian's ass is always eager, his cock is mega hard and in need of release, so he makes an athletic move, bends Jack over and spears his ass from behind. Jack groans from complete sexual euphoria as Dorian pounds his ass. Jack takes it like a champion, reveling in every thrust from his teammate. He's edges hard and then gets on his knees to take every drop of Dorian's spooge in his mouth. After Dorian unloads, Jack swallows it all and sends his own wad down the drain.
Rocco Steele is exploring Skippy Baxter's hot ass with his finger while they kiss and rub their cocks together. Both are bearded, with furry chests. Skippy grips his hand around Rocco's massive cock, and Rocco fucks it. Skippy sucks Rocco's huge dick with lots of spit -- taking all that he can. It's humongous, and its dimensions increase the hotter Rocco gets. Rocco turns Skippy around to take his ass, kneading the glutes and stretching the hole with two fingers. Rocco pulls his fingers out, sucks them and jams them in again. His tongue follows. Skippy hoists his leg over a sawhorse and grunts with satisfaction. Rocco slides his massive cock in, pressing without letup until it is fully imbedded in Skippy's willing manhole. Getting fully plowed and with his hole stretched to the max, Skippy slams his fist against the ground moaning with pleasure. Sweating and heated from the ferocious fucking, Rocco pulls his cock out and aims it at Skippy's mouth and feeds him a load as Skippy creams all over the floor.
Austin Wolf and Adam Avery are the last ones in the locker room. Shoulder pads and cleats add bulk and height to Austin's massive physique. He sighs as he sits near Adam on a bench in the locker room. They make lustful eye contact and grab their crotches. Austin pulls the cup out of his jock strap, then yanks the whole thing off and offers his hard cock to Adam, whose knees instantly hit the deck. Austin's cock and half his scrotum disappear with Adam's first oral lunge. Palming Adam's head, Austin proceeds to face-fuck him relentlessly. Austin ups the ante, finger-fucking Adam's mouth at the same time, with four fingers. Relaxing Adam's eager hole for a beefy fuck, Austin drills and wets it with his tongue, then he strokes and slurps on Adam's nut sack and engorged cock. Austin's thumb continues the job of stretching Adam's hairy and hungry hole. A sit-fuck lets Adam set the pace of accommodating Austin's major meat. It escalates into a wild ride of multiple positions and deep, rapid pounding that adds the smell of cum -- of which Adam swallows every drop -- to the ripe locker room aroma.
After removing the grit and grime with a refreshing shower, muscle-hunk Sean Zevran heads back to the locker room and finds beefed-up stud Joey D dressing down after a rough football practice. Sean wants to relieve Joey's practice stress by quickly stooping to his knees and deepthroating Joey's swollen cock. Joey returns the oral favor with a sopping wet rim job into Sean's hairy hole. Perched on the locker room bench, Sean Zevran bends over to get his hole reamed deep by Joey's rock-hard cock. Joey pummels Sean's hole with swift and powerful thrusts. Switching positions, Joey gets deeper into Sean, now with his legs in the air. Joey hits Sean's g-spot at every cum-rousing angle. After their rough fuck, Joey hits his knees to take a shot from Sean's cock straight to his face as Joey spews his load onto the floor.
Boomer Banks and Cass Bolton sniff and lick, both gravitating towards each other's armpits. They are both tall and athletic, but Cass is pale and freckled compared to Boomer's darker skin, covered in ink. Boomer's cock is the ultimate challenge to Cass' sucking skills, and the cords of his neck stand out as he tries to swallow more and more. Boomer shows no mercy, fucking Cass' face and making his eyes tear. Cass gets a break when Boomer wants his foreskin played with. Cass' chest and pubes are covered with crisp red hairs that match his beard. He and Boomer make out, and Boomer sucks his cock, having no trouble swallowing it. Nuzzling the hole, tonguing it, and massaging it with his thumb, Boomer turns his attention to Cass' crack. Boomer lies on his back and Cass slowly lowers himself onto Boomer's rock-hard 10' cock. They pound into each other from opposite directions, rattling the table and slamming their nuts together. Boomer feeds his massive load to Cass, who sprays his seed across the floor as he swallows.


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Kaydin: Kissable Coed Cutie
Kaydin is a hot little coed who looks like she came straight from her sorority house to our screens. During an interview, Kaydin says that not only is she a model, but she's also a waitress at Olive Garden. What a bonus, not only is she amazingly sexy, but she also has a hook up for unlimited salad and bread sticks. The interview with the 5'4" brunette was done five years ago, so by now maybe she's moved on to bigger and better things. We're hoping it's Red Lobster, because those cheddar bay biscuits are simply delicious.


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Feeling insecure recently
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At work but will totally get back to this thread later on
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09-12-2012, 03:48 PM (This post was last modified: 09-12-2012 03:55 PM by GirlyMan.)
RE: Feeling insecure recently
(08-12-2012 05:28 PM)Percepticon Wrote: But then at the same time, when I'm here on the forum, I have to avoid things like the picture thread and the 'hawtie' thread. I get really irritated knowing that everyone's ogling people who are undeniably good-looking, and I feel small and insecure; things like that lately make me want to just curl up in little ball and hide. Why couldn't I have been born with a face that people want to look at?
What makes you think you weren't, Valerie? You are beautiful. Your eyes are particularly spectacularly captivating. Girly calls hawwwwtie.
Oh heavenly blessed beauty, whose inner beauty is simply divine and everlasting, I would love to be your knight in shining armor. If you want to talk to a good friend, honest, sweet and tender, you can do with me at any moment, I am a good person, kind, loyal and sincere. My friendship that I offer you is clean and transparent. I congratulate to you, because you are very beautiful, your beauty, your charming figure, your pleasant and angelical smile, your personality, your happiness, your charm, your kindness, your beautiful eyes, your lips soft and exquisite, delicate your hands, your legs precious Your beautiful, spectacular and divine body, you have all these qualities and more, you are a wonderful and perfect woman, your gaze is tender and sweet, penetrating my soul. The beauty of a rose has no comparison with the sweetness of your face and the beauty of your heart. I am of the people, I like to have a good relationship with all my friends
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RE: Feeling insecure recently
Could it be Val, that your insecurity roots in a form of perfectionism?
You want everything to be perfect and therefore, you focus way to much on what can be improved and not on what's already more then average...
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Yes Valerie Ann, in response to your PM, you are correct. Unlike women and orgasms, I wasn't faking it. I swear you've got some of the most extraordinary eyes I've ever seen. Only ones I've seen which come to mind as even close are these:
Difference is there ain't even a hint of mirth in those and there's a shitload in yours.
(10-12-2012 02:05 AM)Observer Wrote: Could it be Val, that your insecurity roots in a form of perfectionism?
I think it's a cultural thing. When everyone is perfect, imperfection is the new beauty. In Sweden, where everyone is beautiful, this pock-faced fuck is apparently a goddam sex symbol. Hell, I could look like that. Just give me a couple months on meth.
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RE: Feeling insecure recently
(10-12-2012 02:05 AM)Observer Wrote: Could it be Val, that your insecurity roots in a form of perfectionism?Thank you.....
Funny you should mention perfectionism. I am a perfectionist in the common sense of the word, though I recognize & apply two forms of the word--the common usage, which I'll term, "absence of flaws" is what I apply to, say, my work ethic, and my poetry.
But when dealing with aesthetics or persons, I recognize a higher form of perfection (this came to me in 2006)--I would consider the absence of flaws under this usage to be bordering on offensive. My sense of perfection in this manner is that a person, creature, thing, landscape, whatever, is simply wholly itself. What humans call 'flaws' (physical or otherwise) are necessary and indeed beautiful in the grand scheme of things.
Graffiti on the sidewalk mars the 'perfect' cement, but that's part of what it means to be urban. Some people think vultures are ugly and unsavory, but look how nonmaliciously they go about the business of being vulture. And what of us? You are perfect, as am I. Those who try too hard to be flawless, rather than accept and work with their humanity, are to me most tragic, as they don't see their own perfection.
That's not to say we're to purposely just let everything go to hell & be content with mediocrity & harmful behavior, but if you start with the honest & humble notion that you're perfect, you're beautiful, just as you are, then you become geared to tweaking an already good thing, not trying to 'fix' something that's fatally flawed. We're not broken, we're beautiful & perfect. And when I feel an affinity for someone, I want to know them, I mean really *know* them, for all that they are, good, bad & otherwise, secrets, flaws, whatever makes them who they are....and in so knowing, only to deepen the love. I had that kind of friendship once in my life, and it was two-sided; not sexual, but the deepest friendship I've ever known. Death ended that in 2011, but my one comfort is that we had the type of love we did.
So, in recognizing my own perfection, I often do find myself saying positive things about me to me, and smiling at myself in the mirror, etc. Sometimes I truly take delight in my own being. What I've found lamentable is when others don't see me that way; I feel sad when I want to try to connect with someone & they seem to barely notice me or care that I exist. It could be that people like me are too quiet, too inobtrusive so that the general populous wouldn't figure out that I'm a pretty cool person if they took the time to know me.
People's over-attention to the 'flawless' beauties makes people like me feel left out, less-than. It's not that they're necessarily purposely being dismissive....I mean, people can't help who and what they're attracted to, and heaven knows there are many people out there in the world who I don't care to look at (which in many cases might change were I to get to know them, and it works the same with 'pretty' people who act ugly)...but I try not to let it show if I can help it....my point is, though, when you receieve enough messages from society that you don't fit their standard, that who you are isn't enough, it affects you, sometimes to the point that contrary messages are hard to believe (but I do believe *you*, and thank you for the compliment ). The major reason anyone feels badly about their appearance or self-worth is because somewhere along the line, someone, usully more than one someone, told them a lie, and they believed it. We need to stop believing those lies, and we need as a society to stop teaching them to our children.
Girly, you crazy ol' dog (don't worry, I like dogs) ....thank you for taking the time to find my pics, copy germanyt's pickup line and come make me feel better. It made me laugh and cry all at once. As I mentioned above, it's people's over-attention to a certain flawless standard that makes people like me feel invisible or undesirable. Chopped liver, so to speak. It might be that I take it harder because I never really was the type to go all googly-eyed at celebrities and such; even in real life, while I can be attracted to various people, it takes more than appearances for me to feel the attraction. Damn....those pics were taken before I got my new super-hero glasses....look out world!
Ladyjane, you're very kind <3 Loved the story I used to be a doormat, too. It's hard saying "no"....I'm much better now at figuring out my boundaries & recognizing the need for self-care, so when I do offer myself, it's more calculated. I'm a bit of a snob at times, though, so while I might spend a tiny bit of myself on people here & there, only my favoritest get the best and most of me. And do you all see the hypocrisy there, me talking about my own snobbishness? Seriously, there are many wonderful people in the world, but how can we reasonably befriend them all? So it's not always necessarily about how undeniably awesome I am...it's about who I feel I can connect with, and I need to remember that not everyone will feel it like I do. It's just reeeeeaaaalllllly terrific when both parties feel the connection--that's chemistry right there. Oh, and Ladyjane? Correction: you're not imperfectly perfect. You're just perfect.
Anjele: Sorry about your mom. I'll check out the book title one day, thanks!
Vera: Your comment, "I've always said and will continue to say, that even if everyone around me was butt-ugly or dumb as a brick, that won't make me any more beautiful or smarter. Or vice versa." reminds me of this, from a poem by the Sufi, Hafiz, "With a wonderful God like that, why aren't we all screaming drunks? Hafiz' guess is this: Any thought that we are better or worse than another quickly breaks the wine glass." Religious connotation aside, it speaks to me.
GirlyMan, I've been working on this all day from my cell phone & just when I thought I was done you pop in? See above...damn, I'm tired!
I did notice that I seem to be recovering from my insecure times much more quickly than I used to, so maybe there's hope for me yet. I so appreciate all your thoughts & insights. Thank you for taking the time to read & write.... ~Valerie
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The vast U.S. services sector grew at its fastest clip in 10 months in December, boosted by a rise in new orders, according to an industry report released on Friday.
The Institute for Supply Management said its services index rose to 56.1 last month from 54.7 in November. The December reading was the highest since February and was well above economists' forecasts of 54.2, according to a Reuters poll.
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A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the sector.
New orders rose for a second straight month, with the sub-index hitting a 10-month high of 59.3 in December after 58.1 the prior month. Hiring in the sector also picked up, with the employment index jumping to 56.3 - the highest since March - from 50.3 in November.
U.S. government bonds slipped after the stronger-than-expected report while Wall Street held slight gains seen after a separate report showed the economy added 155,000 jobs last month, close to estimates by economists.
"Overall a good number, especially when combined with the wage improvement in the jobs report," said Joseph Trevisani, chief market strategist at WorldWideMarkets in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.
The ISM survey's business activity index slipped to 60.3 from 61.2 while prices paid fell to 56.6, the lowest in five months, from 57.0.
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A Cooking Wonderland & More: May 2011 Kitchen Tours
May had one of my favorite kitchen tours of all time: A renovated Bed Stuy kitchen with a perfect little city garden out back. Read on for these plus a cooperative student kitchen in California and a supper club in London.
• 1 Sara and Tom's Cooking Wonderland
• 2 Germaine's Renovated Sydney Kitchen
• 3 Penelope & Andy's Heirloom-Filled Kitchen
• 4 Pistachio and Pickle's London Supper Club
• 5 Katy's Cooperative SoCal Kitchen
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Welcome to The Kitchn's Best of 2011 roundup! From December 19 through January 1 we are rounding up some of our favorite (and your favorite) posts from the past year.
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