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Oracle® XML DB Developer's Guide 10g Release 1 (10.1) Part Number B10790-01 |
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This chapter describes how to load XML data into Oracle XML DB with a focus on SQL*Loader.
This chapter contains these topics:
In Oracle9i release 1 (9.0.1) and higher, the Export-Import utility and SQL*Loader support XMLType
as a column type. In Oracle Database 10g, SQL*Loader also supports loading XMLType
tables and the loading is independent of the underlying storage. In other words, you can load XMLType data whether it is stored in LOBs or object-relationally. The XMLType
data can be loaded by SQL*Loader using both the conventional and direct path methods.
Note: One limitation is that SQL*Loader does not support direct path loading if the data involves inheritance. |
XML columns are columns declared to be of type XMLType
SQL*Loader treats XMLType
columns and tables like any other object relational columns and tables. All methods described in the following sections for loading LOB data from the primary datafile or from LOBFILE, also apply to loading XMLType columns and tables when the XMLType data is stored as a LOB.
Note: You cannot specify a SQL string for LOB fields. This is true even if you specifyLOBFILE_spec . |
XMLType data can be present in a control file or in a LOB file. In this case, the LOB file name is present in the control file.
Because XMLType data can be quite large, SQL*Loader can load LOB data from either a primary datafile (in line with the rest of the data) or from LOBFILEs independent of how the data is stored. That is, the underlying storage can still be object-relational. This section addresses the following topics:
Loading XMLType Data from a Primary Datafile
Loading XMLType Data from an External LOBFILE (BFILE)
Loading XMLType Data from LOBFILEs
Loading XMLType Data from a Primary Datafile
To load internal LOBs, Binary Large Objects (BLOBs), Character Large Objects (CLOBs), and National Character Large Object (NCLOBs), or XMLType
columns and tables from a primary datafile, use the following standard SQL*Loader formats:
Predetermined size fields
Delimited fields
Length-value pair fields
These formats are described in the following sections and in more detail in Oracle Database Utilities.
This is a very fast and conceptually simple format to load LOBs.
Note: Because the LOBs you are loading may not be of equal size, you can use whitespace to pad the LOB data to make the LOBs all of equal length within a particular data field.
This format handles LOBs of different sizes within the same column (datafile field) without problem. However, this added flexibility can affect performance, because SQL*Loader must scan through the data, looking for the delimiter string.
As with single-character delimiters, when you specify string delimiters, you should consider the character set of the datafile. When the character set of the datafile is different than that of the control file, you can specify the delimiters in hexadecimal (that is, hexadecimal string). If the delimiters are specified in hexadecimal notation, then the specification must consist of characters that are valid in the character set of the input datafile. In contrast, if hexadecimal specification is not used, then the delimiter specification is considered to be in the client (that is, the control file) character set. In this case, the delimiter is converted into the datafile character set before SQL*Loader searches for the delimiter in the datafile.
LOB data can be lengthy enough so that it makes sense to load it from a LOBFILE instead of from a primary datafile. In LOBFILEs, LOB data instances are still considered to be in fields (predetermined size, delimited, length-value), but these fields are not organized into records (the concept of a record does not exist within LOBFILEs). Therefore, the processing overhead of dealing with records is avoided. This type of organization of data is ideal for LOB loading.
There is no requirement that a LOB from a LOBFILE fit in memory. SQL*Loader reads LOBFILEs in 64 KB chunks.
In LOBFILEs the data can be in any of the following types of fields:
A single LOB field into which the entire contents of a file can be read
Predetermined size fields (fixed-length fields)
Delimited fields (that is, TERMINATED BY
or ENCLOSED BY
The clause PRESERVE BLANKS
is not applicable to fields read from a LOBFILE.
Length-value pair fields (variable-length fields)--VARRAY
, or VARCHAR2
loader datatypes--are used for loading from this type of field.
All of the previously mentioned field types can be used to load XML columns.
You can specify LOBFILEs either statically (you specify the actual name of the file) or dynamically (you use a FILLER field as the source of the filename). In either case, when the EOF of a LOBFILE is reached, the file is closed and additional attempts to read data from that file produce results equivalent to reading data from an empty field.
You should not specify the same LOBFILE as the source of two different fields. If you do so, then typically, the two fields will read the data independently.
data can be loaded directly from the control file itself. In this release, SQL*Loader treats XMLType data like any other scalar type. For example, consider a table containing a NUMBER column followed by an XMLType column stored object-relationally. The control file used for this table can contain the value of the NUMBER column followed by the value of the XMLType instance.
SQL*Loader also accommodates XMLType instances that are very large. In this case you also have the option to load the data from a LOB file.
You can use SQL*Loader to load large amounts of XML data into Oracle Database.
Example 27-1 illustrates how to load XMLType data into Oracle Database.
Example 27-1 Loading Very Large XML Documents Into Oracle Database Using SQL*Loader
This example uses the control file, load_data.ctl
to load XMLType
data into table foo
This code registers the XML schema, person.xsd
, in Oracle XML DB and then creates table foo
. You can also create the table within the XML schema registration process.
CREATE TYPE person_t AS OBJECT(name VARCHAR2(100), city VARCHAR2(100));/ BEGIN -- delete schema if it already exists (else error) DBMS_XMLSCHEMA.deleteSchema('http://www.oracle.com/person.xsd', 4); END;/ BEGIN DBMS_XMLSCHEMA.registerschema('http://www.oracle.com/person.xsd', '<schema xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"' || ' xmlns:per="http://www.oracle.com/person.xsd"' || ' xmlns:xdb="http://xmlns.oracle.com/xdb"' || ' elementFormDefault="qualified"' || ' targetNamespace="http://www.oracle.com/person.xsd">' || ' <element name="person" type="per:persontype"' || ' xdb:SQLType="PERSON_T"/>' || ' <complexType name="persontype" xdb:SQLType="PERSON_T">' || ' <sequence>' || ' <element name="name" type="string" xdb:SQLName="NAME"' || ' xdb:SQLType="VARCHAR2"/>' || ' <element name="city" type="string" xdb:SQLName="CITY"' || ' xdb:SQLType="VARCHAR2"/>' || ' </sequence>' || ' </complexType>' || '</schema>', TRUE, FALSE, FALSE); END;/ CREATE TABLE foo OF XMLType XMLSCHEMA "http://www.oracle.com/person.xsd" ELEMENT "person";
Here is the control file for loading XMLType
data using the registered XML schema, person.xsd:
LOAD DATA INFILE * INTO TABLE foo TRUNCATE XMLType(xmldata) FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"' ( xmldata ) BEGINDATA <person xmlns="http://www.oracle.com/person.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.oracle.com/person.xsd http://www.oracle.com/person.xsd"> <name> xyz name 2</name> </person>
Here is the SQL*Loader command for loading the XML data into Oracle Database:
sqlldr [username]/[password] load_data.ctl (optional: direct=y)
In the previous control file, the data was present in the control file itself, and a record spanned only one line. In the following example, the data is present in a separate file (person.dat
) from the control file (lod2.ctl
). Not only does the data file contain more than one row, but each row also spans multiple lines.
LOAD DATA INFILE * INTO TABLE foo TRUNCATE xmltype(xmldata) FIELDS ( fill filler char(1), xmldata LOBFILE (CONSTANT person.dat) TERMINATED BY '[XML]' ) BEGINDATA 0 0 0
The three zeroes after BEGINDATA
indicate that three records are present inthe file person.dat
(and they are terminated by [XML]
). The contents of person.dat
are as follows:
<person xmlns="http://www.oracle.com/person.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.oracle.com/person.xsd http://www.oracle.com/person.xsd"> <name>xyz name 2</name> </person> [XML] <person xmlns="http://www.oracle.com/person.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.oracle.com/person.xsd http://www.oracle.com/person.xsd"> <name> xyz name 2</name> </person> [XML] <person xmlns="http://www.oracle.com/person.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.oracle.com/person.xsd http://www.oracle.com/person.xsd"> <name>xyz name 2</name> </person> [XML] sqlldr [username]/[password] lod2.ctl (optional: direct=y)


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We are going to build a rabbit shed. Kinda like a peaked carport. I mean how hard can it be to design a pole barn? right. Well hard enough that if you have once of those large two sided cages (14 compartments total) Hubby and I can't agree on how to do the center post. He wanted 9 poles total three on each side and three in center holding peak. But a center pole can't go in due to size of cage. Anyone have a plan on how to build one with this type of hanging cage? Going to buy posts and cement today so hope to hear from someone soon. If anything can always use extra posts somewhere else. Marie
How big is your pole barn going to be, and why not use trusses instead of poles down the center of your barn? You can put your trusses on 4 ft center and have seen them put on 8 ft center. I don't like poles in the middle of my buildings. If I wanted to hang the rabbit cages I would just hang them from the trusses right where I wanted them. Hillbillybob
Since my hubby isn't interested in discussing this (grrr) I took it upon myself to go to Home Depo and found someone who could give some ideas. I decided to do a one slope top (not gabled) since it will be next to mobile home anyway. Our house will block north winds and lower part of roof would shade from heat of summer sun. Finished size should be 14 ft long and 6ft wide. Will house one large hanging cage (7compartment each side 14 total). We will use 8ft lawn timbers as posts. 3 posts on each side cemented into ground. I will use 2 X 8 up top to go around roof edge and also one ridge in center. Then will add OSB on top and then have corregated metal on top of it. Will fasten with 1 inch screws with special washer on it. Then will hang cage from three rafters. Still not sure what gauge wire to hang from. For winter will staple clear plastic on sides and be able to open and close sides depending on weather (we have mild winters). Next summer will get those big roll down shades to open and close as needed.
I am pretty good at designing buildings. I have plenty of my drawings down town in the inspections office. If you would like, I will draw you a set of plans free of charge and I would enjoy doing so. I am disabled now but my drawing hand still works, LOL. If you can post few pictures or email them to me so I can get a look at what you have and give me the maximum amount of cash you intend on spending, I would be more than happy to show you the cheapest and easiest way to do it that I can come up with, and doing things cheap but getting it done right is the way I work. I am working on the tightest budget I ever had to work with now, and nibbleing by. I got my first egg today, LOL. Hillbillybob said to use trusses and for a small building they aren't hard or expensive to build. 14' wide mobile homes use trusses that are built from 1" x 4"s and plywood gussets. I will be more than happy to help you out and wake this tired brain up some, LOL. But you have to tell me about your ups and downs with growing wabbits. I want to start raiseing wabbits also. Hopefully next spring. I started with chickens last spring. Maybe wabbits next year. Dennis
Don't cement your post into the ground. The cement will rot your post faster than if you dig your holes just a little deeper and well tamp the dirt around the post. I have one barn that has been standing over 30 years built that way. I didn't have much money when it was built. The barn that I built 20 years ago had to be tore down I had money bought treated Post and they rotted off at the top of the cement in just 9 years. My last barn I built a 32 Ft deep X 35 ft wide have been up for 4 years just useing white Oak trees for post is holding up good and not showing any rot at ground level. I did treat the poles with a copper treatment mainly to keep the bugs out. They say to set you poles now with pea gravel well tamped in so moisture will drain away from your post. Hillbillybob
Sheesh, I'm not sure if I should feel like an inventive redneck or a city slicker that just fell off the latte wagon. We bought a heavy-duty carport, stuck it in a clearing shaded by trees and that was that. I think we ended up paying about $0.53 a square foot for it. :shrug:
If your building gets any sun at all I would suggest you get some insulation under your tin! You can usually get some from contractors or builders that have scraps left over or even used. Rabbits can't take the heat in summer without some protection.
For a shed 6'x14', I would stay with a basic shed-type roof. It's the easiest type of roof to build, especially for a 6' wide building. You will need 11 2"x6"x8' boards for the rafters. Here is a basic design that you could use to give you a basic idea: Shed plan Here is another good design: Rabbit house
DOn't need insulation we are using OSB under tin. Don't need 11 2X6's cause we are using 3 - 2X8's and then OSB on top so tin has something to screw too. Cost so far with cement $6, 6 poles ($12), wood screws (the good ones) ($20), metal to wood screws with the washer ($9), 2 X8's 34.00, OSB & metal (we have some on hand).
Sounds like me-- I just 'finished' the major part of my winter housing--bought two premade trusses at 14 dollars each, nailed (5) 2 x 4s between them, stapled chicken wire over that, then tarped the whole thing. Set it up on cement blocks to help level the 'structure' This morning, my bunns were dry and happy under their new roof--I didn't have to dodge raindrops, either!! In a few weeks, I will add trusses, and then, start building a kneewall to set the whole thing on. My 'building' at this point is 11 feet long by 12 feet wide. Needs to get longer, but I did it myself- in the dark, no less!!! Building the roof first means I did not need to ask anyone for help!!!
Good for you! :dance: Couple of questions: What sort of tarps did you use? Are you concerned about condensation with the tarp, or have you allowed for ventilation? Are you planning to insulate in any way for winter? Thanks, Pony!
I was going to say the same thing, make sure you have planned for ventalation. What are you using for the floor? Concrete is hard to clean and holds the odors. Dawn
right now, the structure is completely open at either end--the winter prevailing wind will be coming in one end, which is under tree cover-- and I will be using a tarp over it to break the wind. Same for the other end, which is a few feet away from the barn wall. The 'floor' is natural earth-- I hope to frame in, with slabwood, and put down a layer of sawdust and peatmoss to keep me from having to walk in mud. alayer of poultry wire will go down first, to help prevent pugging. the trees, barn wall, and tarping will do a lot to break up the wind. the slope of the land will help keep the moisture from collecting. The space between the caging and the tarp 'roof' will permit any evaporative moisture to dispurse readily. The roof is low enough, if need be, I can heat a small area with a propane space heater. I was out there at midnight last night-- no ankle deep mud, no hard wind blowing. only issue-- bumping my head on one of the purlins!!! the tarps are those cheap blue things available almost everywhere-- Most of what I used has been previously used to cover the barn as it was going up.( one was the 'roof' for over two years!!!) One chunk covered the tractor al last winter. I did put a nice 10 x 20 foot one over the smaller peices, just to have it look nicer than a piecemeal arangement. you know what-- If this means I am a redneck-- then so be it-- it'll match my red hair!!! :angel:
Last year my rabbits spent the winter in a wood frame shed wrapped in heavy plastic. They did ok here in northern Ontario. This year we built a shed 12' x 8' with just a slope roof. It has 1' opening all around that I can cover with plastic as the weather gets bad. I have a dirt floor and the post sit on those concrete deck blocks. It is also insulated as I plan on breeding all winter and it gets cold here at night in the winter, -45 C sometimes.


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If I thought March went by fast, then it seems that April sped by! We visited our favorite family beach: Crescent Beach on Siesta Key Island in Florida. Such a relaxing trip! I wish we could have stayed longer! I hope to post a few photos from our trip later this week.
While we were out of town, two carpentry companies (Ashburn Painting and Drywall and Allusions and More) worked together to transform our old kitchen and family room into a beautiful bright space for our family to spend time.
I photographed the kitchen today. I wanted to play with photo presentation–getting used to showing more than one image at a time for a slide. May use this for my professional web sites too. I had fun playing with the photography for our interior since I usually photograph people. I hope I did a good job because I am giving the images to our contractors as a thank you for their hard work and beautiful results.
Here's our kitchen, :-)
I found the chair at this kitchen desk space at the Goodwill for $3. I sanded it, painted and sealed it. Total cost $9.
Emil, of Ashburn Painting and Drywall replaced the wood supports around our island for a more finished look. He also selected pieces that would work with the country feel I wanted for the kitchen.
In the butlers pantry, Emil and his team carefully removed our plate rack and painting it so that it would match perfectly with the painted cabinets. These cabinets also have glass doors so his team painted the shelves and interior cabinet walls.
I found accessories for around the kitchen and family room at TJ Maxx. Some are practical, some not so much, but overall I thought these pieces added something to the feel of our kitchen.
This kitchen table is a yard sale find that my mother snagged when I was about 6 years old (let's not talk about how long ago that was). She and my dad restored this pedestal table to original wood finish. I loved the top of the table but wanted to paint the pedestal back to match my black chairs. The chairs are Pottery Barn imitators that I found at a home website.
We've slowly furnished our family room the last four years. We purchased the leather sleeper sofa at Ashley Home Furniture. I had sofa remorse this year though and decided to lighten up the space by adding two oatmeal colored chair and a halves from Raymour and Flanigan. I found the ottoman on overstock.com
Some the picture frames that I have on our bookcase are from the Goodwill. I painted them to my taste for this room. The basket is also from the Goodwill. The crates that hold our DVDs and movies are basic crates from Michaels that I painted black.
More decorative accessories from TJ Maxx. I found the rooster at an antique shop in Canada last fall.
Last I thought I'd show this little stool which I painted and distressed. Again, this was a thrift shop find for $3 that I painted and distressed in one afternoon.
I am so happy and grateful that we made this space one that we all love to be in. The kids love to play here, do their homework, and watch movies. I love being able to cook, talk on the phone, help with homework, and otherwise run the house from my new bright kitchen. Big smile on this lady over here, :-) Meanwhile, I still consider the room incomplete. There are a few other things I'd like to do but we'll have to plan for it in our budget. But I'm not too worried about that since I am a big believer that our homes are ever evolving just like we are . . .


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Sustainability: Ending the 'Tyranny of Short-Termism'
Consider these three developments from back in 2008, as the global economy hurtled toward a financial meltdown:
- National Grid set an industry-leading long-term target to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 80 percent by 2050, in keeping with current climate science.
- Timberland launched a long-term corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy that includes quarterly stakeholder calls with CEO Jeff Swartz and a first-of-its-kind online stakeholder engagement platform.
- Ford chartered its Board Sustainability Committee to foster "sustainable growth" with "long-term value," a step that now has the company moving aggressively to produce the most fuel-efficient cars and trucks in the industry.
What do they have in common? All three focus on the long-term, spurning what McKinsey's Dominic Barton, in a recent Harvard Business Review article, calls "quarterly capitalism" (which has proven so destructive) in favor of what he calls "Capitalism for the Long Term." Barton's article outlines three key tenets for rewiring the 21st century corporation and its role in society, all of which are displayed in the examples above:
- Fight the Tyranny of Short-Termism
- Serve Stakeholders, Enrich Shareholders
- Act Like You Own the Place
Barton refers in passing to "sustainable growth" and environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in his excellent piece, but he fails to highlight the inseparable connection between capitalism and long-term global sustainability.
So let's examine that connection here. In addition to the economic crisis, businesses operating in our global economy face colossal environmental and social challenges – climate change, energy and water constraints, population pressures, rising consumer expectations and endemic poverty, to name just a few. Addressing those problems with urgency and scalable solutions will be a key driver of future prosperity for global companies and their wider community of investors and other stakeholders.
The business case for acting on sustainability is compelling. A recent MIT Sloan/Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study divides surveyed companies into "embracers," those actively integrating sustainability into their core business strategies, and "cautious adopters" who see sustainability as "essential to remaining competitive" but lag on core integration.
"The embracers, it turns out, are the highest performing businesses in the study," say MIT and BCG — not only on tangibles such as profitability, but also intangibles such as employee engagement, innovation and stakeholder appeal. Among the embracers getting shout-outs: Unilever, Duke Energy, Proctor & Gamble and Clorox.
Mercer reaches a similar conclusion on perhaps the biggest sustainability challenge of all – climate change. In its February report, Climate Change Scenarios – Implications for Strategic Asset Allocation, Mercer finds that climate change poses 10 percent downside investment risk in portfolios, but also brings immense investment opportunities from low carbon technologies —a potential $5 trillion global market by 2030.
In other words, sustainability will be a central nexus for corporate innovation and growth as the sustainable global economy takes hold. Companies that resist by clinging onto short-term strategies – the U.S. automakers' previous misguided reliance on gas-guzzling vehicles, comes to mind – do so at their peril.
How do companies avoid the trap of short-termism in favor of sustainable approaches that achieve long-term value creation? The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability charts a course, offering four parallel paths (governance, stakeholder engagement, disclosure and performance) for 21st century corporations that can be overlaid on Barton's blueprint.
For example, the Roadmap and Barton's "Capitalism for the Long Term" both call for linking executive compensation "to the fundamental drivers of long-term value, such as innovation and efficiency, not just share price" (Barton) and "sustainability performance" (Ceres). Today, National Grid links compensation to meeting its GHG emission reduction targets (with an interim target of 45 percent by 2020). This year for the first time investors filed resolutions asking companies such as ExxonMobil, Massey Energy and Lowe's to link compensation to sustainability metrics, rewarding sustainability innovation and punishing failure to manage sustainability risks.
The Ceres Roadmap and Barton's "Capitalism for the Long Term" both call for forward-thinking research and development – "investing for the next quarter century, not the next quarter," (Barton), and "using sustainability as a filter for all R&D" (Ceres). Companies such as General Electric, Proctor & Gamble and DuPont have set aggressive R&D targets for making existing and new products more sustainable. In GE's case, that means products like thin-film solar, energy storage and low-cost water treatment.
For all of these companies, emerging economies are the golden bonanza for these offerings. Esteemed management expert C.K. Prahalad calls it, "the fortune at the bottom of the pyramid." These are countries where billions of people, in moving from subsistence to active participation in market economies, are clamoring for clean water, affordable energy, nutrition and mobility.
Lastly, the Ceres roadmap and Barton both call for far-sighted investment practices that treat "capitalism as a whole" (Barton), and "reward companies that fully integrate sustainability" (Ceres). Investors such as Deutsche Asset Management, CalPERS and Nikko Asset Management are moving more aggressively to integrate sustainability in investment decision-making across all of their asset classes. Nikko Asset Management is especially interested in greening its fixed-income assets, and last month it reported stellar 11 percent returns over the past 12 months on its new Green Bond Fund.
These are encouraging examples, and no doubt more companies and investors are grasping the urgency – and vast opportunity - of moving their own enterprises more aggressively on sustainability.
But many more examples are needed – and quickly. Of course, no individual investor or company can fix the world's ills on its own. That leads to my final 'to-do" – engagement, which means ending the 'busy-minding-the-store' mentality (Barton) with "robust dialogue with stakeholders across the entire value chain" (Ceres).
In simple terms, investors, companies, labor, employees, policymakers and others must all come together now to find smart, big solutions to the world's mega sustainability challenges. Acting incrementally, acting in isolation, will not do the job of building a sustainable 21st century global economy.
Mindy Lubber is president of Ceres, a leading coalition of investors, environmental groups and other public interest organizations working with companies to address sustainability challenges such as climate change and water scarcity. Lubber also directs the Investor Network on Climate Risk, a network of 95 investors with collective assets totaling $9.5 trillion.


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Best clippers on the market? My old Oster is on its last legs, so I'm looking to buy. Any opinions on what's good? I'm looking at the Wahl Moser Arco right now, but I'm open to suggestions and your experiences. |
My fav's are the Andis clippers. Particularily the AGC2 Model. Here's a link: http://www.andis.com/USA/products.as...l&Animal=Horse The blue ones on the bottom right are the best. The red one in the bottiom left is also an AGC2 and works really well. These clippers can take alot of abuse. They're very quiet and don't burn your hand like some of the Oster's do. It's really quiet and you don't have to oil it. You can just spray it with a cooling spray when the blade gets hot. They also have a model on there that has a light on it so you can see easier. But that's not something I need. Edit: I forgot to add that they're also compatible with the Oster blades so you wouldn't have to buy new blades. |
I have the A5 Golden Oster clippers, and they aren't wonderful (A little loud, and the hot air gets blown onto your hand sometimes (at least it's not the horse!) ) but they aren't horrible, either. The blades stay cool for a long time, I've done some heavy duty clipping and they're fine, and I have all kinds of blade for them, hehe. I do enjoy them a lot, actually. I also have a small wahl cordless pair that I don't fancy too much. You can't change the blades (they're #30), it broke in about a year with VERY little use, they don't hold a charge... If you could change the blades to #40's and it was a little more durable, they would have been great because they were tiny, and QUIET. I may try the newer model they have... hopefully I can change the blades! |
I have a pair of Heinegers and they are fabulous, just ask the horses I clip :lol: |
What all do you use your clippers for? My personal favorite are Oster Power Pro Ultra clippers. They're quiet, more powerful then most of the clippers out there, and cordless! Plus, the battery lasts a long time and don't take too long to recharge. If you're looking for something just to do ears and whiskers you probably don't need something that powerful (or expensive, they're about $200). But if you need something to body clip legs, thick bridle paths, etc, these clippers will do the job well! |
Mostly face, ears, bridle path and occasionally legs. Haven't done a full body clip in a long time. So something low to mid power, preferably cordless and quiet would be ideal. I've mostly been using them on quarters, tb's and arabs...my up and coming friesian has pretty coarse hair though, so I might need to get something a little more heavy-duty this time around. |
I don't there is a "best pair" as they all have glitches. The clippers I have are the Oster Clipmaster. Never had a problem. Work great. |
i use the Oster A-5. i love them...but they aren't really heavy duty enough (imo) to do many body clips :) |
Thanks for all the suggestions, guys:) |
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Hundreds of Boeing jets may be unsafe. So why are they still flying?
Just posted at Mother Jones: Flight Risk, by Sheila Kaplan
Documents made public in a whistleblower lawsuit filed against Boeing suggest that thousands of unsafe and unapproved parts have been installed on hundreds of commercial jets the company produced between 1994 and 2004.
The scope of the Wichita, Kansas, federal casewhich focuses on parts supplied by Carson, California-based Ducommunis limited to jets built for the government, but Mother Jones has found that the alleged flaws could threaten at least 1,600 commercial airplanes manufactured between 1994 and 2004, many of which are still flying. The suit alleges that Boeing knew the Ducommun parts were faulty but used them anyway.
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Last weekend's work party at the Hook should make the area look terrific this spring.
AmeriCorps teams were superb Thursday and Friday, building six new ramps on both sides of the Hook prism. Your Rental Center in Hood River (thanks, Jesse!) and Columbia Gorge Windsurfing Association volunteer operator/landscaper Steve Alford donated the use of a track hoe, which helped make all of the ramps possible.
In addition, Bill Hanel loaded and donated three huge trailer loads of nice, aged manure/compost for the tree and shrub planting. The Mosier group brought mulch, cuttings, seeds and manpower, and the project got done.
Ken and Linda Maddox were real heroes all three days as CGWA site representatives, while CGWA Executive Director Diane Barkhimer provided the brains behind the operation. Also, the Port of Hood River (Dave Harlan and Joe Pounder) donated 32 mature trees that were planted, and also helped pick up weeds and trash along the way.
MacKenzie Winchel, AmeriCorps member and landscape designer, staked the ramps and tree locations. She spent hours planning and staking the site ahead of time to make the process efficient. And, of course, prior volunteer work parties over the years had established the ramp areas and rigging sites that make setting up so much more pleasant.
For those of you who are not familiar with the Hook, it is a premier learning area for children wanting to master windsurfing. In summer, on even slightly windy day,s it is packed with cars and families helping their kids learn this demanding and exciting sport.
It serves local residents, but also kids from all over the world, whose families come to Hood River for recreation. The Hook is probably the best venue for beginner windsurfers in North America.
Neophyte kite sailors can also use the site, as it offers a safe launch area separate from the main Hood River Port windsurfing area to the east. In addition, on non-windy days, the Hook is a superb birding site. The Columbia Gorge Audubon Society may want to take note and add the Hook to its list of Oregon birding sites.
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Christmas break takes a twist
Note: Fair warning: this is more about the relationship between the characters than sex.
Christmas had come and gone, certainly the most memorable in Daniel's life. It was December 28, 10:00 in the morning, and he was dressing himself to go ice skating. While certainly no jock given his smaller build, he liked to swim, even making the school team. Most of all though, he loved to skate. Yet, what made this day most important to him was that Carter, who also enjoyed skating, would be meeting him there. He was leaving the next day, his college break over, and Daniel wanted it to be as special as the last evening they had spent together before Christmas. Timing it perfectly, Daniel knew that his mother would be at work until 5:00 that evening.
It wasn't a typical small-town rink. The large creek running through town formed a shallow pond somewhat larger than a square block that everyone knew as Lake George, although it certainly was no lake. The creek entrances to the pond also froze over in winter, covered by old, wooden pedestrian bridges. However, town authorities had built a large warming house and kept the surface plowed of snow, thus creating an idyllic place to skate.
Daniel walked the three blocks to Lake George, skates tied together and draped over his shoulder. The sky was overcast with light grey clouds, but snow wasn't likely until later that evening. It was a perfect day for skating...and other things. After the short walk, he entered the warming house, where he scanned the cluster of kids, teens and adults. They called it a warming house for a reason. There was a large propane heater in one corner that kept it toasty inside, ideal for changing out shoes and skates without freezing to death, or just taking a break to warm up.
"Morning, kiddo," he heard from behind the door as he closed it. "Hey, Carter," he said, looking into his eyes. He desperately wanted to hug and kiss him, yet knew that it was impossible; not here, not now. Carter was already in his skates, so Daniel found an empty spot on one of the benches that lined the walls and sat down, pulling off his boots and sliding into his skates.
"So, you like the girlie skates," Peter said as he plopped down next to him on the bench. Daniel was caught completely off-guard and, almost like in a bad movie scene, everything around him froze in place while his mind reeled on. What was he doing here? Of all people, why him? Why now? Please don't wreck this day for me!
Snapping out of freeze-frame, he said "they're figure skates, not girlie skates." He looked down to see that Peter was wearing hockey skates, those with large, wide blades and no serrated tip. "Huh, they're girlie skates," he said again, smiling this time, but sure of himself. Although Daniel was shy and sensitive, he was no cry-baby prone to sudden tears. "Try doing an axel wearing those clunkers, if you even know what that is. You'd fall right on your ass," he replied with unusual frankness. "We'll see," Peter said, looking directly into his eyes, which sent a shudder through his body.
Why he even liked this guy, much less had a crush on him, was a mystery to Daniel. Peter was the same age and average in every way. In fact, it was incredible how everything about him was so average. At 5'6" he was taller than Daniel, but not much. Slender, but not skinny, he weighed about 120 pounds. His brown hair was neatly trimmed, and his facial features made him good-looking, but not necessarily handsome. What set him apart, however, were his eyes.
They were chestnut brown with curious honey sparkles, almost like shards of broken glass that reflected light. Perhaps that is what first drew Daniel's attention. Occasionally, their eyes would meet in the hallway, classroom or gym. He tried to avoid it, but when they met he was mesmerized, feeling the same shudder he just had, and always looked away as quickly as possible. They strangely bored into him, melting his heart, yet luring him in.
Peter was also just plain a nice guy, and Daniel somehow knew he had a deep, gentle side. Even though a freshman and certainly no jock, Daniel had seen him defend others being picked on by those much bigger. He recalled an incident where a hulking oaf was terrorizing a kid in a wheelchair, showering him with verbal humiliation. Peter quietly walked up to him and stuck the tip of his thumb into the mastoid process at the base of his left ear, pushing him against a locker. "Owwwww!" the creep howled, unable to move. "You're never going to do this again, are you?" Peter softly asked, then pressed a bit harder, bringing him to his tip-toes like a ballerina. "No, no!" he squealed through the incredible pain. "Excellent," Peter said, as he released him. It reminded Daniel of the defensive tactics his father had used as a police officer when he was still alive.
If there was one thing about Peter that he found annoying, it was his unrelenting truthfulness. He would never tell you a lie or varnish the truth. If you smelled like a goat after gym class, he'd say, "dude, you stink; take a shower," without batting an eye. When forced to exchange essays for critique in English class, he would read it carefully, then bluntly tell the author that it was shallow and boring, if that's how he felt. Should fate lead him into the diplomatic corps, Daniel was certain that he would single-handedly cause World War Three.
They all went outside and onto the ice. Daniel skated effortlessly, gliding over the smooth surface with ease. Peter skated up next to him, sure on his feet. "So, I'm going to fall on my ass, am I?" he said wryly, flipping around so that he was skating backwards facing him. Daniel wasn't impressed. That was kid-stuff, so he raced ahead, doing a single axel followed by a double. "Try that," he shouted.
The challenge was now on. Peter had never actually tried doing an axel, but thought it could be no more difficult than flipping around 360 degrees instead of 180. Picking up speed, he timed his leap and jumped into the air. Daniel was right about those hockey skates; he might as well have had a couple of rowboats strapped to his feet. Making it about 240 degrees, he came down with a crash onto the ice, landing right on his ass. Daniel laughed as he skated up to him, but didn't want to make him feel too bad. "Told you so," he smiled, locking eyes for only a moment, then skated away. Peter just sat there without saying word.
Carter was watching the events, and wondered who this kid was interrupting his time with Daniel. Catching up to him, he asked, "who's that?" "Peter," Daniel replied, shifting his view to keep an eye on both of them, wondering if he would return. "Your Peter?" Carter asked with a smile. "Well, he's not MY Peter but, yes, he's the one I like," Daniel said as he watched him get up from his crash and skate away. Carter could see the near sadness in his eyes as he skated off, obviously not coming back. "Daniel, remember what I told you before Christmas...it's going to be up to you," Carter said quietly. Almost torn now, he didn't know who he wanted to be with more.
"Go bring him back and we'll form a whip," Carter said. Daniel smiled at him, somehow knowing that he was urging him forward while gently trying to let him go. Carefully looking around, he dared a quick kiss, then skated away. With his speed, it didn't take long for him to cover the entire area of Lake George, finally sailing up alongside Peter. "You were right," Peter said with his usual truthfulness, "and my ass hurts." "Don't worry about it. Come on back; we're gonna whip," Daniel said. "No kidding?" Peter asked, smiling broadly. "Yup, and your ass may hurt even more afterward, unless you stick with me," Daniel replied.
Together, they skated back to where Carter was waiting. Anyone familiar with ice skating knows "crack-the-whip." A strong person takes the center, then forms a chain of people holding hands, thus forming the whip. Carter, being the fulcrum, called out, "let's crack the whip!" Several other skaters immediately joined in, wanting their place in the chain. It had to be proportionate in terms of height and weight, so little kids were excluded from this one.
Forming a chain of eight people, Carter deliberately put Daniel and Peter at the end. Holding their bare hands together pulled from their gloves, Daniel faded a bit as he felt the warm skin tightly clenched against his own. He wanted to look at him, but refused to do so. Everyone now holding hands, he slowly began to skate in a tight circle, swinging the chain around him. Much like an amusement ride, the speed increased rapidly, people forced to hold hands as tightly as possible. "Crack the whip!" Carter yelled as he anchored the chain, skaters letting go of their hands and flying away in delight.
Being at the end of the whip, centrifugal force sent Daniel and Peter blasting off at incredible speed, losing their grip on each other. Although the more gifted skater, Daniel had everything he could do to keep his balance and avoid hitting anyone else. He looked to see where Peter had been spun, and watched in horror as he fell, sliding along the ice until careening headlong into a wooden post supporting one of the old pedestrian bridges. He saw him bounce off of it like a rubber ball, landing on his back in a nearby snowbank.
"Oh, my God! He's got to be dead, his neck surely broken," Daniel thought to himself as he raced up to him. "Pete, Pete, are you okay?" he shouted as he fell to his knees in the snow beside him, his heart pounding. Slowly opening those penetrating eyes, he said, "Dan, my name is Peter, not Pete." What Daniel didn't know was that both of them shared the same quirk of only using their full given names.
"Well, excuuuuse meeee! By the way, my name isn't Dan, it's Daniel," he replied, thankful that he was still alive. "Is that so, Danny dick-licker?" he taunted him. Daniel had a panic moment, wondering if he somehow knew more than he should have. Did Carter tell anyone? No, he's just being a smart-ass, he concluded. Impulsively, he straddled his chest, settling his butt on his stomach. "That's right, Peter, Peter pecker-eater," he threw back at him, eyes now locked, but without the shudder he had always felt. "Dick-licker! Pecker-eater!" they hurled back and forth, smiles on their faces.
Carter had seen the collision after cracking the whip and feared the worst, but saw that Daniel had reached him quickly. Hearing no cries for help, he took his time skating up to them. It was a good thing that Carter arrived when he did, however, because Daniel was caving in and ready to do something stupid, like kissing Peter right on the lips. "Are you alright?" Carter asked. Daniel got off of Peter and stood up. "I'm fine, but my head hurts," he said. Trying to stand up, Peter wobbled and fell forward into Daniel's arms. "Hold on, we better check this out," Carter said. As Daniel held him closely, now almost ready to pass out himself with his body tight against him, Carter pulled his eyelids up and confirmed that his pupils were equal.
"That's a good sign, but you may still have a concussion," he said. Gently running his hands over his head, he touched a lump at the top of his forehead. "Ouch!" he yelped. "I don't know if you have a concussion or not, but I do know that you're going to have a good, old-fashioned goose egg there for a few days," Carter said. "Daniel, let's get him back to your house and let him rest for awhile, if that's okay. We can see what develops after an hour or so," he suggested. Daniel smiled and put his right arm around Peter's waist, then pulled his arm over his left shoulder. Holding him tightly, they skated back to the warming house, put on their boots and Carter drove them to Daniel's home.
They went into the house, Peter feeling a bit dizzy. They took off their boots and guided him up to Daniel's room where they laid him down on his bed. "Just relax for awhile and take a snooze, if you can," Carter said. "Then we'll see how that knot on your head develops." Peter simply nodded and closed his eyes. Carter and Daniel went back downstairs, sitting on the living room couch next to the tree where they had had their pre-Christmas adventure a few days before.
"You're really leaving tomorrow?" Daniel asked. "Yeah, it's back to college," Carter replied. Daniel moved to straddle him on the couch, resting his ass in his lap and putting his arms around his neck. Gazing into his eyes, he said, "I want to give you a going-away present." Leaning down, Daniel kissed him deeply, pushing himself more closely against his chest.
Carter put his arms around him, pulling him into a tight embrace. They continued to kiss each other, exchanging long, passionate kisses with playful touches of their lips, tilting their heads from side to side. Daniel could feel the bulge growing beneath his ass. He wormed his tongue into Carter's mouth, probing, licking, sucking his lower lip, ending with a long, intense meeting of their lips. Pulling back, he stared into his eyes again, then slid off of Carter's lap to the floor between his legs. He gently rubbed the bulge in Carter's pants, then kissed and licked it through his jeans. "Do you want your present now?" he asked with a seductive smile. "Oh, Daniel, you know I do, but we shouldn't; not with Peter here," he said. "In fact, you should go up and check on him."
Almost pouting, Daniel got up and kissed him, then made his way upstairs to his room. Peter was sitting on the bed, his back against the wall, legs together and pulled tightly against his chest. His arms were wrapped around them, his face resting against his knees. Daniel was perplexed and concerned. "Are you in pain?" he asked. Peter lifted his face, and Daniel saw that his eyes were puffy, almost as if he had been crying. "Yes, I am. My head hurts, my ass hurts and … so does my heart," he said. "What are you talking about?" Daniel asked, totally confused.
"I saw you kissing him, making out with him, loving him," he replied softly. Daniel had no way of knowing that Peter had tried to come downstairs, but stopped when he saw them together.
Doomsday had finally arrived. Within 24 hours, everyone in town would know that he was gay. He could already feel the abuse. If not physical, there would be the snide remarks, sidelong glances and whispers behind his back. He might as well have leprosy. Beginning to feel sick to his stomach, he wondered where his mother kept his father's service revolver hidden. If he could find it, he'd blow his brains out.
"Why him … and not me?" Peter asked quietly. Daniel's jaw dropped, his mouth hung open, and his mind raced in total disbelief. "Why not me?" Peter asked again, this time his voice louder and more intense, after which he buried his face against his knees. Daniel knelt on the bed in front of him. "How could I know, Peter? I don't have a crystal ball," he said. Looking up, Peter said, "couldn't you see it when I looked at you?"
Daniel stared into his eyes, taking in those honey sparkles, now feeling drawn to him more than ever. He gently put his hands on his cheeks. "Oh, Peter, if only you knew how long I've had a crush on you. Your looks drove through me like spears, but I never dreamed that they could mean you felt the same way," he said. "Well, now you know," Peter replied with his blunt truthfulness.
"What about Carter? Is he your lover?" Peter asked hesitantly. "No, he can't be my lover, but he is my boyfriend. There's a big difference, you know." Peter mulled that over in his mind, but his thoughts were interrupted when Daniel leaned in and softly kissed his lips. Pulling back, he waited for his reaction, remembering his own first kiss from Carter. "Wow," is all Peter could whisper as he dropped his arms from around his legs. Daniel smiled and pulled his legs down from his chest, moving up to settle onto his lap. He put his hands on the top of Peter's shoulders, then started giving him tiny kisses, feeling his tight lips begin to loosen with each touch.
Peter began returning his own kisses, softly moaning as he put his arms around Daniel's back. They were deeper, longer, more eager. He was a quick learner. Daniel could feel his cock harden against his ass, and stopped kissing long enough to pull him away from the wall and down onto his back. He laid on top of him and ground his own hard cock against Peter's as he resumed his kissing. Peter held his back tightly with his left arm, but lowered his right hand onto Daniel's little ass, rubbing and squeezing his firm buns through his jeans. Daniel shifted away from his lips and buried his face in the side of Peter's neck, gently nibbling on his ear.
Now breathing heavily and lost in passion he had never imagined, Peter whispered, "I'll bet you really are a dick-licker." Daniel pulled back from him and, locking eyes with a devious smile, said, "let's just find out." He slid down to his crotch, opening his snap and zipper. Pulling his jeans and undies down only enough to unleash his raging 5.5" cock and balls, he saw that his grey briefs were already dark with the pre-cum still oozing from his slit. His circumcised dick was slender, with a perfect head to match. "It's like a torpedo," Daniel thought as he began to lick the juice from the tip and lash his tongue up and down the shaft. Now he was cracking the whip, but this time with his tongue on the dick he never thought could be his.
"You fucking dick-licker, stop it!" Peter grunted, his eyes closed, yet grabbing his head and forcing it onto his cock. Ignoring his demand, Daniel continued to flick his tongue around the tip, then took the whole thing into his mouth and sucked furiously, knowing that Peter wouldn't be able to stand it much longer. He was right. Only seconds later, his cock erupted, filling Daniel's mouth with hot, creamy boy gravy. Peter's body was wracked with torrents of pleasure as he came, nearly crushing Daniel's head between his hands as he pulled his hair.
After swallowing his entire load and zipping him back up, Daniel cuddled next to Peter, kissing his neck. "Oh, God," he panted, "I never knew it could feel like that." When his breathing settled down, Daniel whispered into his ear, "I'm a dick-licker. Are you a pecker-eater?" "No, but I will be soon. Get up here," Peter replied as he sat up against the headboard. Daniel straddled him on his knees, watching Peter lick the bulge in his jeans. He had to put both hands on the wall for balance as Peter rubbed, kissed and licked him. "Stop teasing me, you prick! I can't take it," Daniel pleaded.
Peter opened Daniel's pants and pulled them down with his white briefs to his knees. His heart was pounding as he got his first look at a cock up close. He took it into his hand, feeling the warmth and soft skin. He gently stroked it with one hand while fondling his balls with the other. "Oh, Peter, come on, eat that pecker before I blow," Daniel begged. Ready for his first taste, Peter slipped his mouth over Daniel's aching cock and began to suck.
Grabbing his smooth, little ass, Peter urged him into his face. Instinctively, Daniel started to thrust into his hot, wet mouth. Peter was able to handle his 4.5" without gagging, and squeezed Daniel's butt as he rammed into him. "Ohhhhhhh, fuck!" Daniel moaned as he busted and shot jets of cum into his mouth. Peter chugged it down, but kept the last few drops to savor on his tongue.
After his balls were drained, Peter pulled up his jeans and briefs, then Daniel collapsed onto his chest. There was silence between them for several moments as they recovered. "You know that I'm going to fall in love with you, pecker-eater," Daniel cooed. "Too late dick-licker. I already beat you to it," Peter said before kissing him.
"Looks like you two are quite an item," Carter said as he watched them kiss, standing in the doorway. "Daniel, I've got to be going." He looked at Carter and said, "but you haven't gotten your going-away present yet."
With a wink and a smile, Carter replied, "I'll take a rain check, kiddo. There's always Spring break, you know."
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my boyfriend is away for the month i miss him so damn much im gonna be a dick-lickerwhen he gets back i cant wait
great story btw
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2014-12-26 23:28:06
Lil' Pecker...
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Wow great story im in love with daniel reminds me of my boyfriend
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Weight: | 175 |
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Hometown: | Columbia, S.C. |
Position: | A/MF |
Major: | Psychology |
Previous School: | Ridge View HS |
High School: Fort was a two-sport letter winner in lacrosse and cross country at Ridge View High School. He was named first team all-region, first team All-Lower State, second team all-state and was an All-American nominee. He also played club lacrosse for Team Palmetto Lacrosse Club.
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Okay, since Audio-GD is "working on their backlog" as reported on the NFB-11 thread, please tell me what you think:
- Borrowed a first generation Benchmark DAC and really liked the "crisp", "linear" quality and resolution of the DAC as the HF-2 are not the highest resolving or the brightest phones. Think it is a good pairing. (I would like resolution in my DAC and Amp first, then to introduce amps later that "soften"...)
- Borrowed a fellow member's Sparrow "B" USB version with AD1852 purchased through the Pacific Valve and Electric Company.
- I listened with optical input from Apple G5 and was really impressed by the fairly "dry" sound (with some warmth in the the mids compared to the Benchmark) and found it amazing for the price. (Listening side-by-side with the Benchmark, over 3 weeks.)
- The owner of the Benchmark (and a mastering engineer) also liked the Sparrow "B" enough to want an "A" version Sparrow for it's 24/192 support and USB input (which his Benchmark does not have).
- I told him I'd go to Audio-GD, buy the "A" version, and he could pay me back (if I liked it I would get one too).
- Kingwa said that "Now we have the WM8805 module can replace the DIR8416 to support up to 192KHz and jitter only 50PS (DIR8416 is 200PS)."
- I said I'd take it.
- It arrived on Dec 19th and I gave it to my friend to check out first. He said he couldn't use it at all, that there "must be an issue with the slew rate or something."
- I took it home and then did an A/B between the "A" and the "B" versions. What I found was that the "B" sounded great with the optical input and that the "A" was "slurred" or sounded like it had additional "reverb" especially with the USB in (the optical is better but still not as clean as the optical-in on the B). My friend said the A version is "muddy".
- Bottom line, I would like a "B" with the AD1852 and I will only use the optical in- the USB is not as "dry" and not what I am looking for.
Audio-GD has not yet responded to a couple of emails over the past two weeks to either return or exchange the "A" with WM8741 so I have time to see what you think:
Do you find a BIG difference between the optical and USB inputs with your units?
Does anyone else find the same thing with the "B" optical vs. USB and like the optical in much better?
Has anyone else done A/B with the "A" and the "B" with USB and Optical on each?
I had hopes for the "A" because even though on the site the WM chips are regarded as "more forgiving" and "warm", there was a note that the newer Sparrow "A" had a revised and more "neutral" implementation that was a "step above the AD1852".
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Any others that can be recommended outside of the city proper? I had an older gentleman named Luciano up here in Vaughan do some work many moons back. After moving away from the city for a few years and then returning I was sad to see he had closed up shop. Now I'm looking for a replacement.
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Smart. Allegra in the pet food aisle.
James Adam
on 02 Aug 12Is it smart? People who have pet allergies are unlikely to be shopping for pet food.
Presumably this is then targeting people with pets who have friends with allergies, or a very unfortunate group of pet owners who are allergic to their furry companions.
It's a bit like stocking first-aid kits beside kitchen knives…
Alex Shaffer
on 02 Aug 12LOL and stocking first aid kits next to kitchen knives would be a bad a idea? I think that is a great idea and I also think more first aid kits would be sold. Just think about it.
Anonymous Coward
on 02 Aug 12certainly a funny photo but not a smart product placement – nobody will be looking for that near pet food – nonsensical
Anonymous Coward
on 02 Aug 12like putting lubricant by bibles?
on 02 Aug 12None of this is random at your typical supermarket. People pay serious attention (and money), and set up model shops, to get their product where they want them to be and out the door.
Seneca Lake
on 02 Aug 12Commercial pet food sold in grocery stores is poison, full of fillers, corn, grains and other horrible stuff. Smart people feed their pets raw or natural pet foods not sold in grocery stores.
Kevin Danenberg
on 02 Aug 12Ever get stuck taking care of your roommate's cat, which you're allergic to, because he got stuck in South Africa without a Visa? I did. The real world isn't so predictable. Brilliant product placement. And funny!
on 02 Aug 12My own dog (a golden retriever) has horrible allergies and for most of the year I put human allergy medication in his food to help relieve his symptoms. If you were in a similar situation you'd realize this actually is a very smart move by the store.
Alice Young
on 02 Aug 12It's not smart, it's the result of data mining. The people in the store have no understanding of marketing – that's why they're in the store. They are told where to put things by people at corporate, who have no understanding about how to clean up spills.
Chris Harrison
on 02 Aug 12Using data to make decisions is still smart. And people with pet allergies absolutely have pets, the joy of having a cat or dog often outweighs the misery of occasional allergies. Besides, after a while you develop a tolerance to your own animals.
on 02 Aug 12"certainly a funny photo but not a smart product placement – nobody will be looking for that near pet food – nonsensical"
Is there some kind of law about putting the same product in more than one place? I'm gonna go out on a limb here and assume that you would still be able to find Allegra in the pharmacy section of that store.
on 02 Aug 12Is there a scenario where this might be logical? I can't think of one, but it's a possibility.
And you're right, Anonymous Coward. Anyone who esteems the Bible does not use lubricant because it's sinful to diminish the friction between two moving objects. Really.
Anonymous Coward
on 02 Aug 12If you were shopping at Walmar, that's far from smart…
Graham Peel
on 02 Aug 12The quality of the comments today is a bit Youtube-esque for my taste.
Jason Williams
on 02 Aug 12If this retailer has done their data mining homework to reveal that pet supplies and Allegra commonly end up in the same cart, this is a great move. If not, it is a creative effort that may not make sense (in agreement with some previous comments).
on 02 Aug 12Yes, there is usually a logic to this kind of placement, as the items probably do correlate to same purchase and seeing it when buying one can jog memory to pick up the other.
A more obvious correlation is the placement of a small milk cooler in the cereal aisle, which better ensures you don't grab your box of Golden Grahams and forget the milk to go with it.
Paco Underhill has some fascinating books that delve deep into the whole psychology of retail and the impact it can have on both consumers and stores' bottom lines.
Greg Pederson
on 02 Aug 12As an owner of a dog with allergies, I see this as a smart move (I know the pic shows cat supplies, but..). I suspect the move is targeted for pet allergies rather than human allergies.
on 02 Aug 12Very smart! If you truly care about pets, then you're going to get and keep them whether you're allergic or not.
My wife and I got a bunny knowing that she was very allergic to hay. Occasional allergic flare-ups are an acceptable tradeoff to having an adorable, loving companion.
Conor O'P
on 04 Aug 12I'm with @zachary. I'm not allergic to a thing, but my dog sure is. Over the counter antihistamines work for my pup.
Anonymous Coward
on 06 Aug 12@ Amy
you missed the real point about lubricant apparently due to sex that's the danger of using sex to get a message across people just think sex


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He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Linda Palmieri McIntyre, three daughters Gena McIntyre-Lee and Linora McIntyre who live locally, Pamela Holbrook of Lexington, KY, one son, William Hyers of Philadelphia, PA and five grandchildren. He also has three surviving siblings: Roger Haines McIntyre and Linda Kay Gearhart of Illinois and Clifford Earl McIntyre of Tennessee.
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