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Platelet Function Testing Help and Intraoperative Bleeding Risk for Patients Who Are on Plavix Prior to Surgery
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
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A large number of patients are currently on Antiplatelet inhibition using aspirin or Plavix therapy (A Thieno pyridine - ADP mediated platelet inhibitor). A group of these patients often require Cardiac and/or Vascular surgical procedures. These patients are at a higher risk for perioperative bleeding complications and higher re-operation/re-exploration for bleeding and subsequent blood product transfusions.
The aim of this protocol is to assess platelet function via the "Verify Now" device prior to surgery. The Verify Now device requires a small drop of fresh blood for each sample and is an FDA approved device.
Our initial goal is to establish if a certain degree of platelet function abnormality can predict a higher bleeding complication or higher transfusions (Phase I, 20 patients). This initial study will allow us to determine a sample size for Phase II. Phase II will maintain the same protocol, however after completion of Phase I, a more accurate sample size determination can be made. Additionally, we want to establish if knowledge of platelet dysfunction will change procedure technique or preparation to lower bleeding and/or lead to cancellation/rescheduling of procedure (Phase III).
Participants will be those patients who are taking plavix and are undergoing vascular or cardiac surgery. They will undergo a platelet function evaluation measured as Platelet Response Unit (PRU) via the "verify now" device on admission/pre surgery. This test involves taking 1 drop of blood from the patient, one time, before the procedure. The Verify Now device is FDA approved.
Perioperative bleeding will be assessed by absolute drop in hematocrit immediate post-op compared to the immediate preoperative value. An additional discharge hematocrit will be used if no blood products have been used during the initial hospital stay. Hematocrit evaluation via a complete blood count is a part of standard patient care. Additionally, utilization of blood products (factors, PLT, PRBC's, etc.) will be assessed.
In order to conduct the research, patients will be identified by reviewing the OR schedule. All consecutive patients on ASA/Plavix will be mailed a letter in order to introduce them to the study. The letter provides a phone number to call if the patient does NOT want to receive a phone call from the investigative staff. This letter is uploaded under item 18-02 of the study application. If patients do not call the office, then the investigative staff will call the potential participants to introduce the study. Final consent will be completed in PACU on arrival at the hospital for planned surgical procedure.
A Hematocrit will be performed on the consented patient preoperatively, immediately post-op, and at discharge. A PRU will be assessed using a few drops of the patients' blood preoperatively (PACU). Patients' records will be reviewed to assess use of blood products. No additional follow up is required.
Patients' care will be no different than current standard of care, other than the 1 "verify now" test, which is done before the procedure.
Condition |
Perioperative Bleeding |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective |
Official Title: | Does Platelet Function Testing Help us Assess Intraoperative Bleeding Risk in Cardiac and Vascular Surgery for Patients Who Are on Plavix Prior to Admission? |
- Perioperative bleeding (absolute drop in hematocrit, utilization of blood products (factors, PLT, PRBC's, etc.) will be assessed. [ Time Frame: measured until discharge ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA
Estimated Enrollment: | 20 |
Study Start Date: | April 2008 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | April 2009 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | April 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Groups/Cohorts |
All patients undergoing elective, invasive cardiac procedure on plavix prior to admission
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- All consenting participants who are taking plavix prior to undergoing vascular or cardiac surgery.
Exclusion Criteria:
- All consenting participants who are NOT taking plavix prior to undergoing vascular or cardiac surgery.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00653900
United States, California | |
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Recruiting |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048 | |
Contact: Amanda B Lamer, PharmD 310-423-6403 email@example.com | |
Contact: Hai Tran, PharmD 310-423-5630 email@example.com | |
Principal Investigator: Suhail Dohad, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Amanda B Lamer, PharmD | |
Sub-Investigator: Hai Tran, PharmD | |
Sub-Investigator: Sanjay Kaul, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Tracy Gerez | |
Sub-Investigator: Stanley Chou, MD |
Responsible Party: | Dr Suhail Dohad, PI, CSMC |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00653900 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
Pro00013820 |
Study First Received: | April 2, 2008 |
Last Updated: | April 2, 2008 |
Keywords provided by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center:
Verify now platelet function platelet function testing bleeding risk periprocedural bleeding |
clopidogrel Our initial goal is to establish if a certain degree of platelet function abnormality can predict a higher bleeding or higher transfusions. |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hemorrhage Blood Loss, Surgical Pathologic Processes Intraoperative Complications Clopidogrel Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors Purinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists |
Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists Purinergic Antagonists Purinergic Agents Neurotransmitter Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Physiological Effects of Drugs |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 29, 2017


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Subject: | Re: The Couples' Game Show Game - Audition Video |
Author: | Kaesy (Authenticated as Kaesy) |
Date: | April 24, 2012 at 5:50:01 PM |
Reply to: | The Couples' Game Show Game - Audition Video by Rachael |
"Remind me again why i let you talk me into this," muttered Gryphon, pulling his wings in closer."Because you're supposed to be building better relations with The Public, remember?" Mask answered cheerfully. "Gotta face your fears!"
"What part of 'Fearless Leader' do you guys not understand? I'm not afraid of social interaction. I just don't like it."
Stardust laughed from behind the camera. "You have to face you dislikes, too."
"Hey, why aren't you doing this instead? You two are supposed to be a couple, after all."
Mask stiffened. "We are not a couple."
"Well, you better get on that before the Big Day comes..."
"I do not want to talk about this, Gryph-"
"Guys," Stardust broke in uncomfortably. "We have a video to film, if you can stop fighting long enough."
"We're superheros. Do you really think they won't be dying to have us on their show? They won't even watch the video before deciding they'll put us on."
"Oh, come on, man. You gotta have fun with it!"
"The whole thing does not sound fun."
"Well, suck it up! Start filming, Stardust!"
"Filming now!"
Mask waved to the camera. "Hey, Mask and Gryphon here, internationally renowned heroes - trying out for your show! Isn't that great? Yes, we will take some time off from saving the world in order to entertain the masses! And now for a few word from Our Fearless Leader!"
"We did get approval for this, didn't we?"
"We'll keep your insights in mind always, Gryphon, since you have seriously huge wings and lead an impressive band of heroes to protect the world!"
"Okay, sure. Don't even bother answering my question."
"That's right, Gryphon! Such formidable heroes that work together so well will surely be the team to beat!"
"You know, you could have got a cardboard cutout of me for $25. Then you'd have all the convenience of my image being in the video and worry about what i say even less."
"And that's why we think you should chose Gryphon and Mask, internationally renowned heroes, to be on your show!"
"You already said most of that."
"Yeah! We will see you soon! And cut, Stardust."
Stardust stopped the camera and frowned thoughtfully. "Ok, i think we can do better than this..."
"I think it's perfect." Gryphon threw open the window and flew off.
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Anthony Giovinazzo, President and CEO of Cynapsus stated: "I am proud to announce this $6 million transformative financing, as well as the conversion of $4 million in debt to equity. The proceeds of the offering will allow Cynapsus to complete later this year a critical de-risking bioequivalence study of our APL-130277 drug candidate for Parkinson's disease. This financing, together with the recent grant from the Michael J. Fox Foundation and the US Patent Office's notice of allowance, clearly put Cynapsus on a more solid foundation."
"In this financing we also attracted an international specialty pharmaceutical partner who will become a significant shareholder and has agreed to provide strategic advice as part of our Board of Directors," Mr. Giovinazzo continued. "This strategic investor brings immense expertise and experience in drug reformulations, approvals, commercialization, distribution, as well as the US FDA regulatory pathway which Cynapsus will be pursuing for APL-130277. Our plan remains intact, namely to de-risk the project over the next 2 years so as to attract significant attention and valuation in the eyes of potential partners, including the strategic investor and major global and specialty pharmaceutical companies. Given recent merger and acquisition activity in the Pharma-Biotech sector, we believe there is a significant opportunity for an event that would see a substantial return to investors within a 2 to 3 year timeframe."
The Offering
Pursuant to the Offering, the Company issued an aggregate of 13,061,688 Units at a post-consolidation price of $0.46 per Unit raising gross proceeds of $6,008,000. Each Unit consists of one common share (each, a "Common Share") in the capital of the Company and one common share purchase warrant (a "Warrant") of the Company. Each Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one Common Share (each, a "Warrant Share") at a price equal to $0.575 per Warrant Share for a period of 60 months after the closing of the Offering, except that the Warrants will be cancelled if they are not exercised within 30 days after prior written notice from the Company that the closing price of its Common Shares on the principal stock exchange of the Company had been $1.38 or greater for 20 consecutive trading days. The Units were immediately separated on closing into Common Shares and Warrants.
The net proceeds of the Offering will be used to fund the Company's CTH-201 Bioequivalence Study and for general working capital purposes.
Concurrent with the closing of the Offering, holders of $4,031,406 in Series A to Series E debentures agreed to a "shares-for-debt" exchange (the "Shares for Debt Exchange"), which resulted in 8,761,399 Common Shares and 4,380,700 debenture warrants ("Debenture Warrants") being issued. Each Debenture Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one Common Share at a price equal to $0.575 for a period of 24 months after the Closing Date. The common shares issued under the Shares for Debt Exchange are subject to a hold period of four months expiring on July 2, 2013.
The offering was led by M Partners Inc. (the "Agent"). The Company paid to the Agent received a work fee in the amount of $87,500, plus HST, and the Company has agreed to reimburse the Agent for certain expenses incurred in connection with the Offering. In addition, the Company paid a cash commission to the Agent of $47,088 and issued 102,365 non-transferable compensation warrants, each exercisable to purchase one Cynapsus common share on the same terms as the warrants issued in the Offering.
The Company also paid other registered dealers and brokers that assisted with the Offering total cash commissions of $117,500 and issued 255,434 non-transferable compensation warrants, each exercisable to purchase one Cynapsus common share on the same terms as the warrants issued in the Offering.
Strategic Investor and New Control Person
A strategic pharmaceutical investor ("Strategic Investor") paid $3,500,000 for 7,608,696 Units of the Offering resulting in ownership of more than 21% and 27% of all the issued and outstanding Common Shares on a basic and fully diluted basis, respectively. As a result, the Strategic Investor is considered a new "Control Person" under the policies of the Exchange. Pursuant to Section 1.10 of Exchange Policy 4.1 Private Placements, the Company was required to obtain shareholder approval for a new Control Person as a condition of closing the Offering. This approval was obtained by written consent of shareholders holding more than 50% of the issued listed shares of the Company.
Following the completion of the Offering, the Board of the Company agreed to allow the Strategic Investor to nominate two new directors, subject to Exchange approval. The Exchange is currently reviewing the Personal Information Forms ("PIFs") for the two nominees. If and when approved, the Company will have a total of nine (9) directors until the next Annual General Shareholder Meeting.
Stock Option Grant
Effective March 1, 2013, the Company granted stock options to acquire 373,316 common shares. The stock options were granted to the President and CEO of the Company at an exercise price equal to $0.46 per share and with an expiry of 5 years.
US Disclaimer
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("the U.S. Securities Act"), or any state securities law and may not be offered or sold to, or for the account or benefit of, persons in the United States or "U.S. persons", as such term is defined in Regulation S promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act, unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.
About Cynapsus Therapeutics
Cynapsus is a specialty pharmaceutical company developing the only non-injectable (i.e. sublingual) delivery of the only approved drug (apomorphine) to be used as a rescue therapy for "off" motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Over one million people in the U.S. and an estimated 5 million people globally suffer from Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's disease is a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative disease that impacts motor activity, and its prevalence is increasing with the aging of the population. Based on a recent study and the results of the Company's Global 500 Neurologists Survey, it is estimated that between 25 percent and 50 percent of patients experience "off" episodes in which they have impaired movement or speaking capabilities. Current medications only control the disease's symptoms, and most drugs become less effective over time as the disease progresses.
Cynapsus' drug candidate, APL-130277, is an easy-to-administer, fast-acting reformulation of apomorphine, which is approved in an injection formulation to rescue patients from "off" episodes.
Cynapsus is focused on maximizing the value of APL-130277 by completing pivotal studies in advance of a New Drug Application expected to be submitted in 2015. Cynapsus anticipates a trade sale or out-licensing to an appropriate global pharmaceutical partner before such an application is submitted.
More information about Cynapsus (TSX VENTURE:CTH) is available at www.cynapsus.ca and at the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) at www.sedar.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This announcement contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes" or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Cynapsus to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to those risks and uncertainties relating to Cynapsus' business disclosed under the heading "Risk Factors" in its Annual Information Form filed on November 1, 2012 and its other filings with the various Canadian securities regulators which are available online at www.sedar.com. Although Cynapsus has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Cynapsus does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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Taylor the Older Sister
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Posted Wed 7th of January 2009
This is a TRUE STORY that I am very glad happened to me, and I want to share it with all of you. If you don't like it that's fine, I have read my fair share of bad stories but keep an open mind this is my first and I plan to write a second. This story takes awhile to unfold but I have found that makes it more interesting. Names have been changed for privacy reasons.
It was the middle of December I had been dating this girl off and on, mostly because I couldn't stay faithful. It was a Monday night and once again I lied to her and told her I was hanging out with my friend Ryan. I was really going over to my completely gorgeous friend Lisa's house, to hang out with her a guy she was talking to and her friend Gabby. Lisa is about 5'7 deep tan, died jet black hair cut short, eyes like Denise Richards, and a perfect body with gorgeous 34 C cup breasts with the left nipple pierced (I was lucky enough to have seen it and it was all I could do not to put that perfect hard nipple in my mouth). Long thick legs but nothing fat, and a smooth stomach she is a knock out.
I and Lisa have been friends since High School we went to different schools but we rode the bus together, and we hung out with the same people and had many wild and crazy times, but that's another story. I was kinda trying to get with Gabby who is 17 kinda chubby but she could pull it off she also had jet black hair cut short, and also had her lip pierced. She had nice tits but sadly the most I had seen of them is just her bra that she teased me with about a week earlier.
I drove my truck over to Lisa's house and noticed a Chrysler 300 in the culvasac by her house just sitting there, her dad was leaving to go to work. He had clients that he had to meet at all different times. Being a friend of the family I walked up the drive way and let myself in. No one was in the living room but in no time at all I was awarded with seeing Lisa at the top of the stairs in just her underwear she told me to give her a sec and she would be ready. I teased her and told her to get her clothes on.
As she drove back to her room the front door opened and in stepped this woman in her mid twenties. I had never seen her before and looking at her it was disappointing we have not met earlier. The woman asked who I was I told her I'm CJ Lisa's friend. Lisa poked her head out of her room and said "Oh yeah! You never met my older sister Taylor." (I had heard of an older sister but they never talked to her she lived a good 3 hours away and rumored to have a drug problem) I said Hi. She said hi back and then went down stairs to where there mom was. Taylor hollered to her mom saying that there was a strange guy trying to steal their T.V. in the living room.
I laughed "I'm not a strange guy I'm family girl. Ain't I mom" finishing the sentence as I landed on the last step and seen their mom. Who was running on the treadmill. Taylor got some things and went upstairs I stayed down there a minute talking with the mom (I always make the mom like me) then headed upstairs to Lisa's room. I knocked then entered all the girls were getting ready doing hair make up, and sadly dressed.
Lisa was sitting on the floor in the corner of the room doing her hair and we made small chat. Taylor was in the conjoining bathroom with the door open and chatted with us. Lisa got my attention and mouthed "she thinks your hott" I smiled, and thought of the possibilities. I was also pleased to find out that Taylor was gonna come hang out with us.
Taylor had shoulder length dark brown hair with highlights with cat like eyes a big smile, and from what I can tell slightly bigger boobs than her sister. She also had a nice firm looking ass and was about the same height as Lisa.
I myself was rather pleased with how I looked that night I had blue jeans on, a nice AE shirt, my fav AE hoodie and a toboggan with a bill that my surfer style hair peeked out of at my forehead and gave me wings out the back, and since I'm 6'6 I often get mistaken for being older and the older woman seem to like it to (I'm a tree with a baby face) and I have an athletic build I'm not skinny I'm built like an ideal tightend.
After the girls got ready we left and picked up Gabby from work and then got alcohol and then the guy Lisa was talking to. We drove to a caf?that lets you smoke hookahs. On the way their Taylor announced she had some xanex and passed some out to Lisa, Gabby, and Lisa's date me being the driver (since my SUV could fit everyone in comfortably) didn't take any. I stuck to my bud select (I know not that smart). On the way to the caf?sex was a popular topic, and the fact I had seen Lisa's boobs. Gabby said: you've seen mine too!"
I corrected her "no you just teased me and only showed me your bra." With that said she then turned towards me and lifted her shirt and bra and showed me her tits. Her skin was milky white and in the dark light I could tell her nipples looked a sweet tasting pink. I almost reached out and touched them but
fearing for our safety I kept both hands on the wheel and as soon as they were shown, they were gone.
The caf?was pretty uneventful except for the glances me and Taylor where exchanging and the fact that Gabby was trying to separate us. After the Caf?we decided to go to Gabby's and get in her hott tub, my brain was just thinking of the possibilities.
The girls put on Gabby's spare bikinis and Lisa's date who was Gabby's brother in law just so happened to have shorts there so I was the only one getting in with just my underwear on. When we went to get in the hott tub lived up to its name it was so hot we couldn't get in so we left the cover off to let it cool down in the mean time we hung out in Gabby's room.
Lisa kept passing out from the pills, and her date was M.I.A Gabby decided to show off her toys she had a vibrating cock ring that Taylor seemed to like, and then she showed us anal ease. This made me see her in an all new light.
The tubb was finally bearable and we all got in I was surprisingly between Gabby and Taylor but closer to Taylor which spawned a funny look from Gabby. Gabby was showing her immaturity all night long complaining about stuff and just acting to drunk for only drinking a 40 oz of Mike's Hard Lemonade, and having Taylor next to her she made the decision easy I changed my attention to Taylor.
We left Gabby at her house and decided to go back to Lisa's house. It was 4 in the morning and Lisa's date and I decided to stay the night they slept in her room. I was left with either the guest room or Taylor's bed downstairs in the basement I chose; well we all know what I chose. Laying in bed with Taylor I got bold and cuddled her she had no objections, then I asked for a good night kiss (lame I know but hey I'm 19 I don't have that many lines). My heart skipped a beat when she rolled over and put her lips to mine. I felt a jolt through my body and was completely content. She then rolled over and said goodnight.
I now had a new woman I was interested in and I couldn't wait to see her again. I bothered Lisa all day through texts about her sis, and we decided to have us all hang out again except Gabby. I picked them up and the girls looked great they even went through their x mas gifts and got there new jeans out that there mom had got them. We went to a liquor store and got some tequila and some Jim beam. Then went and got salt and lemon juice to take shots. Now we just needed a place to go…
I knew of this place behind a carwash off a busy street outta sight, a place where I had taken some previous girls to do other things except drink. We decided it was a good idea and the alcohol started flowing. Through our festivities Lisa told us she never had done a body shot. We went to the 24hr grocery store and got lemons me and Taylor walked in. As we walked I looked at just how hott she was and since I had been wanting to kiss her again since the moment I saw her that night I pulled her to me and said "I have been waiting to do this all night" and with that I kissed her. We walked arm and arm into the store and got the lemons.
Once we got back to our hide out Taylor demonstrated how to give a body shot on me. Now that Lisa knew how the bottle and lemons and salt where being passed around. Lisa with her date me and Taylor. I loved the feel of Taylor's tongue on my neck with every shot she had me wanting her so bad. Now after all the sucking on eachothers neck the taking of lemons from the both just turned to making out, and soon moans of pleasure was coming from the back seat.
Lisa and her date where having a lot of fun by the sounds we where hearing soon while me and Taylor where making out, Lisa's feet where hitting me in the back in my head. They soon moved to the very back so now we had privacy. While we where kissing I moved my hand between her thighs, the warmth emanating from between only fueled my animal lust, soon I Had her pants unbutton and slipped my hands past her waist band I could feel her trimmed pubic hair and then finally the velvet feeling of her lips.
As I slipped my hand further down I could feel the wetness and I slid two fingers in and started finger fucking her pussy. I was awarded with her moans of pleasure. While I was pleasuring her I myself was straining to burst through my jeans. Her hand started massaging my cock through my jeans and in between moans she whispered "Feels big." This just made me smile and kiss her harder and makin my fingers work harder.
I was alternating between fingering her and rubbing her clit and this was getting the reaction I was wanting moans of ooooooohhhhhhhssss and aaahhhhhssss and the look of her sex hungry eyes told me I was doing what she wanted. I finally freed myself from my jeans and placed her hand on my cock she stroked me, and then she leaned over and started sucking my cock. Now it was my turn to moan. I was especially impressed when I felt the back of her throat and then see all 7 inches disappear down her throat. She was the first girl to ever go all the way down (while 7 inches is decent what I'm most happy with is that I'm thick prolly 3 inches around).
The feeling of her tongue flipping at my head and then taking it all the way down again was making me go crazy. And from the rocking of the truck and the moans Lisa was having a good time to. After getting thoroughly aroused by the best blow job I needed to fuck her. I went to pull her on top of me but then she told me to wait till we got home. SO I decided to finger her and make her want it as bad as I did.
In a half moan she said "I hope you'll return the favor with that I pushed her back leaned over and dove into her pussy. I tasted the sweet tanginess of her juices and loving every second of it. The ooooohhhhhhssssss and ahhhhhhhs were now OOOOOOHHHHHH and AHHHHH and FUCK YEAH which only got me hornier. After licking her pussy awhile I sat up and kissed her hard nothing gets me hotter than a girl tasting herself from my lips.
She then decided she want to fuck I got out the condom and went to put it on when at that moment Lisa needed to puke, I got out and had to open the back hatch so she could puke cuz I didn't want her to puke in my truck, with that we left and took her date home. Then we got to her house. Lisa was still naked so I got Taylor out and put her against the truck and then when to get LISA dressed. As I turned my back Taylor fell to the ground drunk. When I turned to get her up Lisa bolted to the house telling me to get Taylor in the house that she's fine.
So I carry Taylor into the house and down to her room. I lay her on the bed and start kissing her again. She then starts begging me to fuck her. We kiss some more and she shows off her deepthroating some more and gets my dick hard. As soon as it's hard I stick it in her soaking wet pussy. Now blowjob can beat the feel of a tight pussy, it surprised me she was tight since she was 26 (later I find out that she had only been with 5 guys before me). I start humping for all I'm worth feeling the warmth of her pussy and her juices leaking down to my balls.
After about 10 min her moans become louder and quicker, OH YES EM OH YEAH MMMMMMM YEAH, I whisper in her ear "You gonna Cum Baby?!" She whimpers back "Uh huh" then I feel her muscles contract OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH I stick it in as far as I can go I let her calm down a second then go back to humping her as fast as I can. I switch positions and make her put her knees on the floor and bend over while I fuck her doggy style (very low bed) I grip at her firm ass. Then turn her head to me and kiss her hard then bite her neck, OOOOHHHH MMMMM! Is my reward. After awhile the whiskey starts to affect me and I pull out and have her suck me some more while she's sucking my dick I get on top of her in the 69 position. I lick her hard swollen clit in finger her pussy. Muffled moans escape her mouth. I start to hump her mouth and put my dick as far in her throat I can. Her mouth feels so good that the alcohol effect cannot compete against her abilities, and I'm ready to fuck some more.
I get on top of her again and fuck her hard, watching her perfect 36 C breast sway with every thrust. She starts to moan like she did earlier OOOOOOHHHHH and I feel the contracting, I pull her hair and pull her face to mine and kiss her passionately. She says "I love you." (Booze talking) I tell her I love her to then she say "no you don't its ok though." After fucking her some more her moans of pleasure start to get to me and I feel the great tingling sensation, I tell her "I'm GONNA CUM!" Just then I shoot my hot load into her.
We lay there a second, I get up and pee and carry her to pee. Then carry her back to the bed put her panties on and I put her shirt on her. I go and check on Lisa she is sound asleep, then I crawl back into bed with Taylor snuggle up and go to sleep… Can't wait to do it when I'm sober.
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2009-01-12 01:03:05
Well I didn't want to repeat the same old things every story has in it, and I guess next time I will read through it before I post it lol not bad for a rough draft. Oh and when you do post sometimes it adds weird charectors to your story and it messes up the format so some of it I couldn't help....
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This story definitly has formidable foreplay, but when the hot shit ends as quickly as it begins. Also english is obviously a second language for this cat, although he words aptly the majority of the time. 5 out of 10. Dupri for life.
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A Douglas County drug dog was killed early Friday when the patrol car he was in caught fire while his deputy handler assisted in the search of a commercial building.
Jon-Jon, a 5-year-old Labrador retriever, was a trained
narcotics dog assigned to Deputy Rick Koontz. The duo also served
as law enforcement ambassadors in schools.
Koontz and another deputy were investigating a burglar alarm at
the Meridian Business Park around 1:30 a.m. when the fire broke
out, sheriff's Sgt. Tom Mezzetta said.
Because Jon-Jon was specifically trained to find narcotics - and
not as a patrol dog - he was left in Koontz's locked vehicle as
dictated by policy, Mezzetta said.
When the deputies came out of the building about 20 minutes
later, the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames.
Mezzetta said the vehicle's rear door wouldn't open because of
the intense heat and Koontz smashed a window to try to rescue his
four-legged partner, but it was too late.
"Other than a broken heart, Deputy Koontz was not injured,"
Mezzetta said.
A preliminary investigation suggests the fire may have been
sparked by faulty after-market wiring, though further investigation
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Roman Catholic sauciness served up with the basic ingredients of the Anglo-Saxon musical remains a winning dish in Italy with the revival of "Aggiungi un Posto a Tavola," the country's most popular homemade tuner, some 30 years after it opened at Rome's Teatro Sistina.
Roman Catholic sauciness served up with the basic ingredients of the Anglo-Saxon musical remains a winning dish in Italy with the revival of "Aggiungi un Posto a Tavola," the country's most popular homemade tuner, some 30 years after it opened at Rome's Teatro Sistina.
The title, which translates as "Add Another Place to the Table," was changed to "Beyond the Rainbow" when the show was adapted into English for the London stage in 1978. Current Italian production — the fifth since 1974 — may not be the best of its many runs. But this tamely transgressive sendup of celibacy for priests and other Catholic mores, spiced generously with small-town sex antics and laced with diabolically silly songs and adequate dancing numbers, certainly hasn't lost its allure, at least for local theatergoers. Young Father Silvestro gets a phone call from God, who tips him off to the coming of a second biblical Flood and informs the principled clergyman that he has three days to get an ark built to save the villagers. Per the Lord, the townsfolk must procreate before they hop on board. Meanwhile, in the throes of a hormonal tempest, Clementina, the mayor's blossoming blonde daughter, keeps coming on to the handsome priest, pretending to need conscience-cleansing in the confession booth. The maidenly temptress is the first of many obstacles that test the pastor's resolve to do good and rescue his flock. Despite lackluster singing in his musical debut, Giulio Scarpati — best known as the star of hot TV serial "Un Medico in famiglia" — pulls off a passable perf as the archetypal positive priest thanks to his ruddiness and peppy physicality. Most of the other lead thesps, including Margot Sikabonyi as Clementina and Max Giusti as Toto, the village idiot who discovers sex, are unremarkable. Main standout is Chiara Noschese as Consolation, the prostitute who gives Toto his cathartic first taste of honey. Noschese oozes raciness as soon as she appears on the balcony of her boudoir, and her sharp crooning soars above the other paltry pipes. Also notable is veteran thesp Enzo Garinei as the sneaky mayor, whom he plays with consummate, crowd-pleasing skill. The real star of this souped-up operetta, however, may be the stage itself. It's a double rotating proscenium on which the mountain village, with church and piazza, turns into wonderfully lit woods, then becomes a tall ark, in a dazzling display of Italian craftsmanship devised by late great designer Giulio Coltellacci, whose original flowery pastel costumes have also been revived. Gino Landi's original choreography is serviceable enough but could use a more modern edge. Music by Armando Trovaioli, best known for his film scores for Ettore Scola, is pleasantly old fashioned. Veteran director Pietro Garinei, who wrote "Beyond" with partner Sandro Giovannini, gives his best known and widely traveled piece a breezy pace, keeping the twists and turns coming, thanks to the well-woven storyline that never lets boredom seep through. While tradition-loving Italian audiences continue to lap up the frothy concoction, this musical's ability to continue crossing borders will depend largely on the success of offshore productions in tweaking the show for contemporary tastes.Beyond the Rainbow
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Set and costumes, Giulio Coltellacci; lighting, Giancarlo Bottone; choreography, Gino Landi, stage manager, Gianni Santucci. Opened in Florence Nov. 19, reviewed in Rome Dec. 21, 2003; runs through Jan 18. Running Time: 2 Hours, 45 Min.
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Written by Emily Mullins
The Boy Scouts of America may reconsider a 35-year ban on gay scouts and leaders as early as next week. And while many faith groups are denouncing the decision, the United Church of Christ and other inclusive faith communities support the policy change as a step forward, which they say is long overdue.
"Although media stories have only represented the faith voice that opposes this action, for decades there have been hundreds of UCC congregations, as well as other welcoming and inclusive faith communities, urging the BSA to eliminate discrimination," said the Rev. Mike Schuenemeyer, UCC executive minister for LGBT concerns, in a statement. "We are calling on the BSA leadership to take advantage of this opportunity to make it happen now."
The BSA initiated a ban on gay scouts and leaders in 1978, and has reaffirmed it multiple times, most recently last summer. Under the proposed policy change, the local religious and civic groups that sponsor scout units would have the choice to allow gay members and leaders. This discussion is anticipated at next week's national executive board meeting.
"The Boy Scouts would not, under any circumstances, dictate a position to units, members, or parents," said a spokesman for the Boy Scouts of America, Deron Smith, in a statement. "This would mean there would no longer be any national policy regarding sexual orientation, and the chartered organizations that oversee and deliver Scouting would accept membership and select leaders consistent with each organization's mission, principles, or religious beliefs." According to the BSA, this would allow scouts and their parents to choose a local chapter that best meets their needs.
"While every scouting program should be inclusive and welcoming to all, it is important to note that the policy change under consideration will give local scouting organizations the freedom to choose, creating a patchwork of welcoming and not-welcoming scout organizations," Schuenemeyer said. "Nevertheless, the policy change under consideration is an important step to full inclusion."
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the BSA's right to exclude gays in 2000, but pressure to end the policy has mounted since then. The current proposal comes after years of protests from individuals and groups, like the UCC, that find the policy discriminatory. Some corporate sponsors, such as UPS Inc. and drug-manufacturer Merck & Co., have suspended their donations as long as the policy is in place.
In Cleveland, where the UCC is headquartered, the local United Way charitable organization has pulled BSA funding because of the current policy.
"The discriminatory policies and practices of the BSA invite gay or bisexual persons to feel diminished, invisible and marginalized," Schuenemeyer said. "Thousands of boy scouts have felt shame and embarrassment about the current policy of exclusion, which they feel is inconsistent with the scout laws that embrace values of dignity and respect for all."
ACTION ALERT: Contact the Boy Scouts of America today and tell them you support a policy change that welcomes gay and bisexual scouts and scout leaders.
The United Church of Christ, headquartered in Cleveland, has a long history of affirming and working for equal rights for LGBTQ persons. The UCC is a mainline Protestant denomination of 1.1 million members and more than 5,000 local congregations.


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Maurizio Salvadori reflects on a strong season
Maurizio, your 2011 season started on a high with Stefano winning Istanbul Sprint Race. How do you explain that Trident could not keep the momentum?I think Trident's 2011 season has been positive: we won two races in the main Series and one race in the Asia Series with Coletti and, when you look at things closely, I think we could have pocketed even more good results such as in Silverstone sprint race where we started from front row or in Monaco feature race where we started from P5. Both times though, we stalled at the start unfortunately. And seeing how Gonzalez and Coletti were always fast and competitive during races, we definitely had the pace to expect more good results. But you know, GP2 is a very tough category, especially for rookies. I am very happy to see that Coletti finished best rookie. Unfortunately, his season ended prematurely in Spa.
This year has been made of ups and downs. What was the highlight of your season?I think that the competitiveness and the technical performance of our cars remained unchanged throughout the season. Of course, we could have been faster on some tracks with a little bit of fine-tuning, and sometimes, our drivers could have performed a bit better, but by and large, I believe that our team's overall performance has been consistent. To me, that's the most important thing and definitely the highlight of our past season.
What would you say are Trident Racing's main strengths?Trident has always tried to be a "real team", meaning a group of highly motivated and professional people who work together in order to reach the same goal both with passion and dedication. I am really happy with all of them: our mechanics did a very good job on the cars this season and they gave their best every race and every pitstop. As for our technical team, our engineers have built a healthy and friendly relationship. They work hand in hand and are extremely professional. They also understand the Pirelli tyres pretty well which is a real asset. Our team today is strong. We have the same goal. We've built a nice working environment, one that drivers feel comfortable in.
In your opinion, what is the most difficult thing about GP2 for a young driver?On the technical side, the biggest difficulty for a rookie is to be able to understand the car and the track conditions in a very limited time. There's only a thirty minute practice session to achieve that. On top of that, the driver has to give his best feedback to the engineers in order to help them come up with the best set-up for the qualifying session. It's really not easy and they have to compete against more experienced drivers. GP2 is the last step before F1: there's pressure. You have to constantly work and stay focused.
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Injuries to quarterback Dawson Knox and defensive end Jordan James will test Eagles. Chip Cirillo / The Tennessean
When Ensworth looks in its rear view mirror, it sees Brentwood Academy.
The Eagles may be the closest team to catching the Tigers, who have won the past four Division II-AA football titles.
BA was the only team to beat Ensworth last year and the Eagles have made it to the state semifinals in each of coach Cody White's first two seasons.
"I think they have been the most talented team in our league over the last five years," Tigers coach Ricky Bowers said. "They have size, they have speed, they have depth, they've got a bunch of good kids that are smart players, they're well coached."
BA lost its most talented player, Notre Dame commitment C.J. Sanders, when the receiver moved to California during the offseason. But there's plenty coming back.
"They give us challenges that no other team can give us," said Bowers, a former assistant at BA. "They're a little different schematically and their collective team speed is always better than everybody else's that we play. They're sophisticated."
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An argument can be made that Memphis University School is the top contender since the Owls finished second in DII-AA the past two years.
But BA beat MUS 31-14 in the opener in Memphis despite the loss of quarterback Knox Dawson to a broken ankle. He is expected to return late in the year.
"I really think that Brentwood Academy is just about as talented as anybody in the state," said Barton Simmons, Director of Scouting for 247 Sports. "You're talking about a pair of book-end offensive tackles that are likely SEC linemen down the road. You've got a defensive line across the board that's big and athletic. I think at the skill positions they're extremely deep with a lot of college level guys."
BA offensive tackle Ryan Johnson (6-foot-6, 260-pound junior) has committed to Tennessee. Bryce Mathews (6-6, 270, junior) has offers from Alabama, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Ole Miss.
Mathews' father, Jason, is the BA offensive line coach. He played in the NFL for 11 seasons with Tennessee and Indianapolis.
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White is glad the Eagles made it to the semifinals the past two seasons, but coaching at a school that has won 10 state titles he's looking for championships.
"Obviously, I think we aspire for more than that," White said of the semifinal showings. "I'm proud of the groups of kids and I had a lot of fun with them. We were so close to finishing it, we need to get there – all the way."
Texas resume
Before arriving at BA in 2012, White coached in Texas where football is king. He went 34-24 during five years at Denison.
He was an assistant at Highland Park and Odessa Permian before landing the job at Denison. He was at Permian in 2003 when a crew was filming Friday Night Lights, a movie about one of Texas' most successful high school programs.
Coaching in DII-AA for two seasons has given him an appreciation for football in Tennessee.
"I think you could take any of these staffs that we play year-in, year-out in our league and put them anywhere in Texas and they'd win," White said. "There's really good coaching and it's not much different."
White has brought a Texas brand of coaching to Tennessee that starts in the offseason.
"We are probably the most conditioned team in the state of Tennessee," said guard/defensive lineman Jackson Pittman, who has three offers. "We run so much and our weight lifting is high paced, and practice is always up-tempo. They really brought Texas football here to Tennessee."
Former BA coach Carlton Flatt set a high standard for every coach who follows him when he retired with 355 career wins in 2006.
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But he believes the confidence gained from past success outweighs the pressure of high expectations.
"I feel like the confidence that you get -- there was a game a year that we won it because maybe the other team felt like we were going to be good," said Flatt, whose house is behind the BA football stadium. "And sometimes we might not be as good as we were at other years. So I think overall I'd rather be somebody that is looked upon as hard to beat than being looked upon as not very good."
Flatt believes the Eagles will be hard to beat this year. Jeremiah Oatsvall and Thomas Swafford will fill in for Knox.
BA is hoping for its first state title since 2006, the year Flatt retired. Pittman said it feels like "forever ago."
If Oatsvall and Swafford can carry the team until Knox's return in October, the Eagles might make a playoff run.
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"We would definitely love (another title)," said free safety/receiver Aaquil Annoor, who has nine offers. "I think this year is the year."
Reach Chip Cirillo at 615-664-2194 and on Twitter @ChipCirillo.


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Rachel Morison and Julia MengeweinThe lack of clarity on Germany's energy policy is creating the most volatile power prices in seven months, boosting costs for industry in Europe's largest economy.
The 30-day historical volatility in the price of power for 2014 more than doubled in the past six weeks to the highest since March 4, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Prices are being whipsawed because Chancellor Angela Merkel, re-elected almost a month ago, has yet to give details on her pledge to amend the nation's $750 billion solar and wind power program, according to CF Partners U.K. LLP, a London-based adviser and trading company focused on renewable energy and commodities.
Price swings in Europe's biggest power market, exacerbated by plunging fuel and carbon costs, are making it harder for industrial users to plan purchases. The volatility is boosting total costs and hindering investment in the $3.4 trillion economy, according to Maik Neubauer, a management consultant specializing in utilities and commodity markets and the former chief operating officer of the European Energy Exchange AG.
"Our problem right now is that we would like to buy our power mid-term, so for the next four to six quarters, but we prefer not to right now because of the high volatility in the market," said Munich-based Christian Essers, the director of energy procurement at Wacker Chemie AG, Europe's largest maker of polysilicon used in solar panels. "If volatility is higher for longer-term products, then we usually pay more for securing future costs."
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The 2014 contract dropped 0.1 percent this month after posting its first quarterly gain for 2 1/2 years in the three months through September, broker data compiled by Bloomberg show. It closed at 38.25 euros ($51.60) a megawatt-hour today. Its 30-day volatility rose as high as 16 percent on Oct. 10, from less than 7 percent at the end of August. The contract, a European benchmark, has lost 15 percent this year.
German wholesale electricity prices retreated as the cost of hard coal, used to generate 19 percent of the nation's power, dropped 12 percent in the past six months to the lowest level since 2009, broker data show. The cost of carbon permits to emit a ton of greenhouse gases fell 2.8 percent since Merkel's victory Sept. 22, to a five-week low of 4.51 euros on ICE Futures Europe on Oct. 14. The contract settled at 5.34 euros today.
"For a long time power has been a one-way trade with people expecting it to decrease gradually," said Roland Vetter, the head of research at CF Partners. "The bet has become less clear with more talk about capacity closures, uncertainty about Merkel's energy policy and slumping fuel costs making prices more volatile."
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Merkel has said changing the renewable-energy law will be her first priority after securing a third term. Her plan to source at least 35 percent of the nation's power from mainly solar and wind by 2020, compared with 23 percent now, has pushed residential bills to more than twice the amount that utilities pay to deliver the electricity, as taxes and charges that subsidize the plan inflate prices, according to BDEW, a Berlin-based lobby group.
The chancellor was left with the Social Democrats as her sole potential governing parter after the Greens dropped out of coalition talks citing irreconcilable differences over tax policy.
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Talks between Merkel's bloc and the Green party broke down last night amid differences over energy and tax policies, Claudia Roth, the Greens co-leader, said on Germany's ZDF state television.
"On the specifics of energy, the minimum wage and a citizen's insurance, there was no movement and that's why we said it's no basis for us" to continue talks to form a government, she said.
The Social Democrats want to streamline efforts to reform the energy law, make the switch to renewables more cost-efficient and improve the EU emissions trading system, its election manifesto said.
"A coalition between CDU/CSU and SPD has already been the most likely option, and now it seems inevitable," Patrick Hummel, Zurich-based analyst at UBS AG, said today in an e-mailed note. "We think this is the less bad scenario for utilities, even though there is nothing to get excited about."
The current government is split on a decision to delay the sale of some EU carbon permits, known as backloading. CDU's Environment Minister Peter Altmaier supports the plan. Economy Minister Philipp Roesler from the FDP, which will drop out of parliament after winning less than five percent of the votes in the election, opposes the measure.
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"We need a certain degree of backloading of CO2 emissions so certificate prices return to a sensible level," Merkel said in a speech today to a labor group in Hanover. "That's OK, because the economic growth rates on which the pool of CO2 certificates is based haven't happened in the last few years."
Daily swings in the 2014 power contract averaged 1 percent this month, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That's the highest for the period since 2008, when the benchmark price rose or fell an average of 2 percent a day as the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. roiled markets.
German power's 30-day volatility measure is the second-highest in Europe's three biggest electricity markets. Price swings in the Nordic region peaked at 17 percent on Oct. 10, while they rose to 12 percent in France on the same day, according to broker data compiled by Bloomberg.
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"Large companies have to deal with larger capital and margin requirements in their risk management if volatility increases," said Neubauer, who is based in Hamburg. "This means fewer investments in other areas which will have a direct impact on demand for goods and services in other industries," he said.
Germany's economy expanded 0.7 percent in second quarter, after stagnating in the first three months of the year, as the 17-nation euro area emerged from its longest-ever recession. The nation will expand 1.8 percent next year, from 0.5 percent in 2013, according to the mean of 57 economist estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
Trading on EEX reached a record last month, with traders buying and selling futures representing 178 terawatt-hours of power, the Leipzig, Germany-based exchange said Oct 7. Germany consumed 606 terawatt-hours of power in 2012. Trading beat the previous record set in March 2011, when prices surged on Merkel's decision to shutter reactors following Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster.
"High volatility is good for us traders, because it means you can make more money," said Min-Soo Park, an electricity trader at MVV Trading GmbH in Mannheim, Germany. "If you want to generate 10 or 15 euro cents on a contract that moves only 20 cents, then that can be difficult. But with a bigger price move, it's easier to earn money on the market."


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1. We had one of those psychic moments last week hearing T.I.'s "What You Know About That?" on the radio. Although we'd observed on these coordinates back in January that the song borrows its synth chords from "Hey Joe," it had simply never occurred to us that someone could do a mashup of these songs. So anyway, the spark went something like this: "Gee, someone should really try to mash those up," followed seconds later by the thought, "Hmmm . . . wonder what Wayne Marshall is up to?"
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Mounting Bareback I've never found this an easy task. I'm 5 foot 2 inches, and even getting on my 14.1 hand pony is either a graceless and unpleasant (for both of us) scramble, or requires a boost or a mounting block. I don't do much bareback riding, mainly because of the trouble of getting on. I feel like I should ride bareback more often, like its an aspect of my equitation that's lacking. I do ride without stirrups fairly often. Any tips? How about creative solutions? Am I the only "bounce challenged" rider out there? Anyone else green with envy over those gymnasts who go from ground level to 17 hands with swanlike grace? :D |
Hehe ... I feel ya! I have a 16hh Percheron mare that I had to ride bareback from August all the way until this Christmas. I didn't ever try any of that crazy vaulting stuff, though. I'd make a fool of myself! You can't use a fence or something? Resourcefulness is definately a good thing! Hehe. |
i usually use a hay bale or a rock to get on. i can leap up from the ground, but only if we are on the side of a hill ! & i fell bad bc i do not do it well... |
I've thought about teaching Scout how to kneel down on one knee for bareback mounting. Maybe that would be low enough that I could sort of drape myself over his back and wiggle around into position, ha ha. It doesn't fix me for other horses, but I rarely ride any horse but Scout. |
I suppose its quite easy for me because i am a valuter, there for we have to get up while the horse is MOVING, without a mounting block or any tool to help. the most he get is a leg up, but that is for the younger riders who CAN'T get up on their own. Maybe you chould go to somthing samll each time you mount bareback. So like go to a samller mounting block or a rock. |
I have to say i can easily swing up on my huge boy :-) It comes from growing up with a big horse and never using a saddle, you either learn to get on or you walk!!! I always stand by his head with my hand on his neck and get a little running bounce and just swing my leg up and over. |
How old are you? I only ask because I can no longer do this, but when I was a teen I'd grab a bit of mane and swing my leg up to the rump. Even if only your heel gets on, and you're upside down, you can slide the rest of your leg over and get on --- at least I could, when YOUNGER:-(. I'm just 5 ft... and I had a VERY patient old horse let me practice on him. Once you get it, you can get on practically any horse who will tolerate you. |
ok. so my friend taught me a great trick today. i tried it and it worked! THrow a long lead rope ove ryour horses's back, closer to his neck. with the end with the latch/hook/whatever, make a loop around his right front leg high close to his body. clip it with the clip end. on the left side, tie a small loop with the end of the rope. this will become your fake stirrup. put your foot in the little loop on the left side, and use it like a stirrup! once you're on you can undo the other side. both horses i tried it with today stood perfectly still for the whole thing. :-) |
I would be extremely uneasy about using the above stated method. Way to much can go wrong - not to mention depending on the weight of the rider, I'd be concerned about the pain or damage caused by a rope digging that hard into my horses leg. Not to mention getting hung up in a rope that's attached to your horses leg if he spooks. It may be an ok method for some, but I would highly air on the side of caution before advising anyone to use it. I'm overweight and getting on bareback is a chore and a half. I can do it on the 14.1hh pony if I take a running headstart, but that's about it. Personally, I have become amazingly graceful at flying through the air and landing softly on my horses back. As long as I can get a horse within two feet of anything 6" or higher, I can fly up. You just have to get extremely skilled at catching the side of your horse with your thigh first, which prevents you from slamming into his back. I attribute my abilites to a lifetime of riding bareback and having thighs of steel :lol: I'll try and grab a video tomorrow if you're not sure what I mean by it - it's super handy to learn though, and if I can do it being 40 pounds overweight, anybody can! |
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So, the op of #xkcd_sucks is apparently a five year old child who can't handle anyone disagreeing with him when he is being completely imbecillic. We have moved to #xkcd-sucks (still on foonetic), which is more aesthetically pleasing and doesn't have a lunatic op. Enjoy!
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- AnonymousSeptember 28, 2009 at 11:43 PM
"...is apparently a five year old child who can't handle anyone disagreeing with him when he is being completely imbecillic"
I feel like this is a 'five year old' method of referring to someone, dear. When referring to someone as immature in an ironically immature fashion, wouldn't it make more sense to check your spelling? I guess that contributes to the delightful irony of the statement. - AnonymousSeptember 28, 2009 at 11:47 PM
Dude, I love this Anon deal, brings back the 4chan days...
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The chef, in a calm and straightforward manner, discussed his Emeril Lagasse Foundation, which supports non-profit organizations and educational initiatives that create opportunities for children. From fairly humble beginnings in 2002, the foundation has raised $15 million through a number of fundraising events that it uses to build schools that focuses on well-rounded education with a focus on culinary skills, primarily on the Gulf Coast where he lives and works.
Interviewed by Dana Cowin, editor in chief of Food & Wine magazine, he said there were a number of things that happened more than a decade ago that resulted in the creation of the foundation. It included a need for locally grown food in his restaurants, the inspiration of a friend, several community needs, advancement of his profession and a willingness to use his celebrity to give back.
"I have great resources through my restaurants and through TV and that message is really strong and I should use that message to make a change," he said.
Tennis star Andre Agassi turned out to be Lagasse's inspiration for starting the foundation. He learned about Agassi's own successful foundation that created a public school in Las Vegas, which grew from elementary school to now include a middle and high school. Lagasse refers to Agassi as a friend and mentor.
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- anita doberman said...
Good for you!
I am going to do the same today! - October 29, 2008 at 7:05 AM
- DC Urban Dad said...
Way to throw it out there man. Bring on the Hope.
- October 29, 2008 at 8:17 AM
- James Austin said...
Anita - Thanks for the comment, and good for you too!
DC - Yes, time to bring it on and hope that it is all that the build up promises. - October 29, 2008 at 10:13 AM
- morethananelectrician said...
The great thing about this country are the people in the middle of the road. We are the one's who can make change...
Remember to change these crappy Senators and Reprentatives too...Changing the GM of the Detroit Lions doesn't make them a good team. The rest of the coaches and players are still the smae old cast of characters. - October 29, 2008 at 11:52 AM
- iVegasFamily said...
Well done.
- October 29, 2008 at 12:11 PM
- James Austin said...
@MTAE - I am fairly happy with my own representatives right now, but I agree that there seem to be more than a few bad apples out there (Stevens is a great example) that need to be replaced as well. I encourage those unhappy with thiers to vote for an alternative.
@VegasDad - Thanks. I tried to be as diplomatic as possible. - October 29, 2008 at 3:02 PM
- Xbox4NappyRash said...
The next week is going to be vey interesting to watch, never before has the US been under the scrutiny from outside like it is this time.
Fascinating. - October 29, 2008 at 4:00 PM
- James Austin said...
@xbox - It should be interesting down to the wire. I am so hoping for a better outcome this time around.
- October 29, 2008 at 9:26 PM
- Mocha Dad said...
Things are going to get crazy on election day. I anticipate a real nail-biter.
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Thanks Mochadad. It will certainly be interesting. Looking forward to being excited about an election result for a change.
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I agree that they should be removed. My free nodelet already contains JS to remove them. I had removed them simply because (IMO) they were spammy and visually distracting, without providing any utility. The issue you bring up regarding encouraging users to post without reading existing responses is an even better reason to banish them.
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