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You don't have to tell Boonville Pirates football coach Devin Brown that Friday's game against the Moberly Spartans is a big rival game.
Since joining the North Central Missouri Conference back in 2008, the Pirates have thrived against the Spartans by winning all four games.
Of course Moberly coach Jason Ambroson also knows the importance of the game. He has been the coach for the Spartans in all four losses against Boonville.
"The fact that we haven't beaten Boonville the last four years is a big deal for us," Ambroson said, "and you better believe I have told the kids that. However, I think every game is a big incentive for us. There are a lot of great coaches and a lot of great kids in the conference and with the district standings set up the way they are I think it's a big deal to. I like the fact that every game matters because it keeps the kids focused in and lets them understand that every week they are jockeying for position and it matters."
Ambroson said it's also a big game because you have two teams in Moberly and Boonville who have an opportunity to host a game in Week 10.
Of course the Spartans took a major hit last week on the road against the Hannibal Pirates. Although Moberly was competitive against Hannibal, they also gave up 34 second-half points in a 34-22 setback.
Ambroson said the Spartans led 9-0 at the half and had other opportunities but missed a PAT and a field goal.
"We easily could have been ahead by a little bit more at half," Ambroson said. "The first half was probably as good a half of football that we have played in a long time against a very quality opponent. But in the second half Hannibal turned it up a notch and we kind of stumbled a little bit. I don't think we played poorly, I just think Hannibal took it up to a different level. But I also feel we made some mistakes and part of that is Hannibal and part of that is us. We answered but you can't give a good team second opportunities."
In the game against Hannibal, junior quarterback Justin Connaway completed 20 of 31 passes for 202 yards. Meanwhile, on the ground, the Spartans finished the game with close to 200 yards, with sophomore running back Gregg Bain leading the way with 75 yards and one touchdown. Senior Joe Galaske finished the game with 60 yards on the ground while Connaway added 41 yards and one score.
Junior Blake Joiner also had a big game on the receiving end with 139 yards.
The Spartans weren't bad on defense, either. Bain, junior defensive end Colton Tremain and junior defensive tackle Jeff Kinder each had 10 total tackles in the game.
Not bad considering that Moberly had to replace eight starters on defense and seven on offense from last year's team.
"We are not a very gifted, athletic football team," Ambroson said. "Boonville probably has eight kids that are faster than my fastest kid as well as everybody else in the conference. We are a very methodical group. Our margin for error isn't very good and if we make mistakes we don't have that big play capability to get ourselves back in the ballgame. We don't even have a kid who can even run with Damario Walker. We have good, hard-nosed kids who have done a great job in the weight room. We are not fast so we know we have to be very efficient at what we do so balance is part of our efficiency. We have to be able to run it and we have to be able to throw it efficiently."
So far so good for the Spartans. Except for a small hiccup in the season opener against Blair Oaks, which resulted in a 24-14 loss, Moberly has been more than efficient at 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the NCMC.
As for the Pirates, they are also on a roll since the three straight losses to start the season. Although all three opponents are still unbeaten and are a combined 21-0 overall, Boonville has recently found its offense while finishing with 350 yards or better in total offense during its four-game winning steak.
Brown said the four-game win streak is the kids just believing in what they are doing.
"We have gotten sound both offensively and defensively and have gotten better each week," Brown said. "We have thrown in a couple of wrinkles here and there offensively. Defensively we have given up a play here or there but other than that we have played pretty sound, especially in the second half. We just have to put four quarters together."
The Pirates will have to play four quarters Friday night on the road against the Spartans, who have done the opposite by starting strong. Except for the loss against Blair Oaks, Moberly has led in every other game at the half.
As for Boonville, they have started slow the last-two weeks. In Week 6 against Kirksville, the Pirates led by a single point at the half 21-20. Meanwhile, in the game last week against Fulton, the Pirates led 21-13 against the 0-6 Hornets at half.
Moberly's wins have also been impressive this season. After a 24-14 loss in the season opener against Blair Oaks, the Spartans came back with five straight wins by beating a good Osage team who was in the quarterfinals last year by a score of 20-12. Then, after blanking Kirksville 31-0 in Week 3, Moberly came back the following week on the road against the Fulton Hornets and escaped with a 26-13 win. But since then, the Spartans have beaten St. James 52-14 and a much improved Marshall squad 41-12.
Ambroson said in the loss to Blair Oaks his team played well but not well enough to win.
"We have had some ups and downs and made some mistakes but I am very pleased with the kids," Ambroson said. "I am pleased with their effort and discipline and the type of young men that they have become."
As far as the Boonville Pirates football team, Ambroson said the Pirates have been playing with three pretty good quarterbacks at times this season. He said while one kid throws it pretty well the other one runs it real well. And then to top that off, Ambroson said the Walker kid runs the Wildcat pretty well.
"They are playing three guys at the quarterback position that Coach Brown is trying to get the ball and spread it around to those kids," Ambroson said. "They are going to run the football and throw it when they need to or when they have to, and then they will try to control the clock pretty much like we do. As for the defense, they are good up front on both sides of the ball. They return 6-7 starters from a really good defense last year. They are very tough defensively and offensively very good up front. They are hard-nosed, physical and like to run the ball. It's going to be a huge test for us."
As for the Spartans, Brown said they like to run, throw it and mix it up.
"Their quarterback is pretty solid, so we have to be able to get our assignments and get to our spots," Brown said, "and then we have to put a little pressure on them. Basically what we have to do against them is to be in our gaps and then we have to be where we are supposed to be and not panic."
Of course the defense is a different story. Brown said the Spartans switched this year to a 3-4. He said they have two high safeties that are solid along with an outside linebacker that are very good. Meanwhile, in the secondary, Brown said it is sound as well.
"We have to block and be able to maintain blocks and just steadily move the ball and keep it out of their hands," Brown said.
Either way, the Pirates will have to play their best football game of the season against Moberly. Through seven games this season, the Spartans have several players putting up big numbers starting with Connaway, who has completed 96 of 159 passes for 956 yards and eight touchdowns along with three interceptions. Meanwhile, in the rushing department, the Spartans have three players with 300 yards or more. Galaske is the leading rusher for the season with 91 carries for 480 yards and four touchdowns. Bain, meanwhile, has 76 carries for 424 yards and seven scores while Connaway has 59 carries for 339 yards and five touchdowns.
The receiving core is also by committee, with Joiner hauling in 28 passes for 361 yards and one touchdown. Elkins has 33 catches for 262 yards and five touchdowns while Jalen Troy has 11 for 139 yards and two touchdowns and Mason with 10 catches for 114 yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, junior defensive end Colton Tremain has 65 total tackles with 37 solo stops and 28 assisted tackles while Jeff Kinder follows close behind with a total of 60 tackles with 34 solo stops and 26 assisted. Tremain also leads the team in sacks with five.
That being said, Ambroson said he thinks the game will come down to special teams, field position and turnovers.
"You have two good teams that play good defense and then you have two teams that like to run the football," Ambroson said. "I also feel like these are two very well coached team and hard-nosed on top of that. I think that's pretty evident by looking at the scores the last few years. Even though we lost last year 7-0 I thought we played lights out defensively to hold Boonville to less than 100 yards. I just think it's going to be a heck of a football game."
Brown said it's a big game because both teams are rivals. "I think the team that wins will be the team that makes the fewer mistakes," Brown said. "Moberly is a good football team so I am concerned about everything they do. We're getting better but we still have room for improvement."
For the season, junior quarterback Jacob Francis has completed 21 of 53 passes for 226 yards with two touchdowns and four interceptions. Senior running back Kelsey Callaway, leads the Pirates in rushing with 117 carries for 736 yards and 13 touchdowns. On the receiving end, senior Damario Walker has 22 catches for 334 yards and two scores. Meanwhile, on defense, senior Jalen Poindexter has 104 total tackles.
Pirates look to extend win streak to five against Moberly
You don't have to tell Boonville Pirates football coach Devin Brown that Friday's game against the Moberly Spartans is a big rival game.


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To be fair, I'm just starting off with pro design (I've been in-my-spare-time designing for around 10 years), but I think there's a lot to be said for the role of designer to guide the client toward what they want the design to be—that is to say, to give them as much feedback as they want to have.
This method probably works a lot better with a client that is really just one or two people, though, rather than a whole company or the like… And I think it depends on the client even in that smaller category. Sometimes I think it makes sense to give a client lots of options before starting a design in earnest; other times it's clear that would be a bad idea.
Maybe it's because I'm on the beginner side of pro, but I don't like to have all the design-power in my projects. After all, the ideas for the designs did originate in the clients' heads—even if I'm the one bringing them to fruition and, hopefully, improving them a great deal. THAT BEING SAID, if someone wants something that is just bad practice (navigation that is too small or obscure to read, for example), I will calmly and with-an-air-of-expertise explain why we should do something else. And then they'll usually agree…

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Review Group Week 171 - The Boys: Herogasm #1
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by thefourthman » Thu May 28, 2009 10:31 am
I love fun, but this just felt like TEAM THE PRO, which is okay, but I wanted a little more... you will see in my review.
by thefourthman » Fri May 29, 2009 6:35 amand linkage: http://brokenfrontier.com/reviews/p/detail/herogasm-1
by Punchy » Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:18 amMcCrea!
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by thefourthman » Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:18 pmAnybody read issue 2?
I thought it was a little better. There were a few surprises as far as shock value and the plot started rolling. Anyone think Payback is stupid enough to try to take down Butcher and the boys?
by Garofani Spruzzo » Sun Jun 21, 2009 8:20 pm
I liked it but felt like it was more set-up ala issue one. I thought the Payback thing was what was happening in The Boys right now, with the Stormfront attack and the Crimson Countess on the cover of #32?
I don't know how much longer Hughie and whatsername can continue to be in the dark as to each other's identities. Seems like that might come to a head.
Don't know much about Black Noir.
I'd read more of these over basically anything by Marvel & DC right now.
by Punchy » Sun Jun 21, 2009 8:21 pmYeah, the current arc of the main series is Payback Vs The Boys, upcoming covers feature Crimson Countess and Stormfront.
by thefourthman » Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:18 amIt's pretty obvious that the books are almost running concurrently. Why they felt the need to split it up, I do not know. It is not like Herogasm focuses that much on the event or the bad guys. If they were mirroring events in a more blatant manner then I could understand it.
by Punchy » Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:26 am
Well obviously this is taking place before the main book, what with a certain character not being dead.
Who cares whether or not it's in the main book or a mini, as long as it's good, and makes sense in the long run.
by thefourthman » Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:40 am
here, I'm gonna lay it our for you in the easiest terms I can. While this is not effecting this particular book, line dilution is a bad thing. It generally results in all titles for a character or line selling less while the costs for the books rise. Having four Wolverine books sounds like a great idea to Wolverine fans, and even if all four are phenomenal, it is not a wise business decision, in some ways it is not a business decision at all. The industry as a whole would be better served to start drawering some of these books to help books keep on schedule. If some of the Origins or Weapon X books had been in a drawer while Millar and McNiven were working on Old Man Logan, then the book would have never needed to be late and shops wouldn't necessarily see the numbers of people shedding the title that they are right now.
It's simple math. If one book costs you x to produce and you sell y copies, when you dilute the line you almost invariably end up with 2x being your cost and something like 1.75y being your distribution. (Like I said, it appears that Herogasm is not doing that, although in store sales of issue two have been a might bit sluggish but not to the point where I think we ordered too many). Even fighting standard attrition (which would see corrections when you have big name creative teams doing exciting stories), eventually you are losing your ass when you are spending 4x to generate 2.5y. This causes cover prices to go up, circulation to go down and prices to increase some more.
As much as I love Spider-Man right now, I think everyone would be better served by a monthly book with a bigger page count and a bigger cover price. If we were getting a 40 page book at $4.99, it would still probably sell better than the 28 page book three times a month at 2.99 (sometimes 3.99). then you would be looking at something more akin to 1.25 x = 1.5 y, which is a better business decision.
Yeah, there should be some altruistic value to what a publisher puts out there, it shouldn't all be about the money, but I think if (especially) the big two stopped publishing like rabid fan boys and used a little business sense, their divisions would be a little more profitable and have a little more say in how their business runs outside of the actual comics themselves, instead of the current situation, which looks more and more everyday to be that Marvel and DC are keeping copyrights in play to make money from movies, toys, and clothes. (CAUSE THIS IS THE BULK OF WHERE THEIR MONEY COMES FROM TODAY).
by Punchy » Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:02 amI don't see what any of that has to do with The Boys having one spin-off mini-series.
by thefourthman » Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:15 pm
If there is no discernible reason for splitting it off, it could potentially do harm to the franchise. Things that are bad for the industry are pure and simple bad for comics, no matter how good the comic is.
by Jess Nukem » Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:25 pmThe reason why Marvel and DC has multiple books of the same character is so that they can try to garner the most revenue in the market share, and also shelf space.
If Marvel did the sensible thing to consolidate all the Spiderman titles into one thick magazine sized book, who's to say that it wouldn't get lost in the sea of Batman spinoff titles? Customers are more like to see four Batman titles versus the one Spiderman title and it may influence their purchase.
I think you have a great point though, Fouthman. I would buy comics, more of them if they were all collected into one magazine ala Panini's reprints. I wouldn't mind spending 5 bucks for a comic that had 100 pages of new material plus ads.
The real test will be when Amazing 600 comes out, that will be over 100 pages of new material for 4.99.
by Punchy » Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:30 pm
The discernible reason is that this story is more from the Capes' perspective than the Boys.
Your complaint is silly, you worry too much, this is harmless. I don't imagine anyone will drop The Boys because this is a mini not an arc in the book.
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Most 14-year-old girls are making Justin Bieber collages for their bedroom walls and experimenting with sex with young boys trying to look like Justin Bieber. Then there is Kathryn, a 14-year-old Michigan gearhead who has spent the past year-and-a-half restoring a 1986 Pontiac Fiero.
She started the project when she was 12, after telling her parents she wanted to buy the rusted out chassis with money from her babysitting gig and restore the ride to its former glory. Kathryn and her family have been methodically documenting the progress of the project online, complete with photos of her drilling door rivets and more.
Kathryn told her parents that she wanted to restore this particular vehicle because of the gas mileage economy and the fact that it would be a cheap education, teaching her the inner workings of a car for a relatively small amount of money. Kathryn is either the smartest teen alive or she is up to something.
The teen hopes to have the her sweet set of wheels operational and on the road by her 16th birthday, just in time for her driver's test. Wouldn't it suck if she failed the test? "16-year-old girl dismantles 1986 Pontiac Fiero in record time using only a hammer."
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The annual conference, scheduled again at the Lubbock Civic Center, also features top farm-material suppliers displaying the latest innovations for production and management.
"This conference has become an important part of the area's offerings for production and marketing information," says Mike Gonitzke, publisher of Southwest Farm Press, one of the event's co-sponsors.
"We've had good attendance and excellent response to the programs for the past few years," he added. "And we're looking forward to another informative session."
The agenda this year will focus on water and methods area growers are using to use the increasingly limited resource more efficiently.
U.S. Department of Agriculture officials also will provide updates on farm bill regulations, including conservation issues that may provide funding for area farmers and landowners.
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Framework: FR012 – fr012_0500_v01
5 - Primary or Horizontal Divisions
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Part of series: FR012 Force 012 – Interactivity With One Object
Series Keywords: interactivity, many to one, central filter, consolidation
When you need to show interactivity with a central object or single point, frameworks in this series should be considered. But there's also another way to utilize the frameworks, as shown in the series example. Some of the 2-way arrows can be eliminated and an outflow arrow can be added, creating a many-to-one flow. These layouts are symmetrical and balanced. All in all, a nice, multifunctional series.
There are three variations from which to choose.
The circle can be resized or eliminated, depending on your needs.
- v01: larger arrows emphasize the interaction
- v02: smaller arrows emphasize the objects that are interacting
- v03: arrow spacing allows for a larger central object.
Key search words: interactivity, many to one, central filter, consolidation


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Moderator: coldharvest
ROB wrote:snaark wrote:Forcing people to vote tends to make them find any dumb reason to like or dislike candidates. This forces politicians to engage in trivial arguments, which drowns out healthy political discourse. Remember "children overboard"?
To put it another way: Informed people tend to vote, whereas uninformed people may or may not vote, given the choice. If voting is not compulsory, then at least part of the uniformed proportion of the population won't affect the outcome.
Just my 0.02€
The arrogance of those statements is quite staggering.
snaark wrote:I find staggering how people defend their country's system because it's their country's system.
blah blah blah.
Yes it would.snaark wrote: Making people vote under duress perverts the democratic process.
ROB wrote:I know I am supposed to remember who you are. I mean, you have like 3000 posts.
It's just I come up with a blank.
Remind me, how did I hurt your vagina again?
ROB wrote:I know I am supposed to remember who you are. I mean, you have like 3000 posts.
It's just I come up with a blank.
Remind me, how did I hurt your vagina again?
snaark wrote:Incidentally apart from Australia (which has historically been governed by two parties that are almost indistinguishable), other countries where voting is mandatory include Belgium, Argentina, Turkey and Egypt. Not exactly models for efficient democracy.
snaark wrote:Point taken. Compelling people to vote perverts the democratic system :)
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He used to be 19D20 and was cool about guns n that, but now I think a cat lady has stolen his password and posts for him, while he drinks beer and shoots at stuff from his back porch
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Unsung Heroes of the Supermarket Cooler
So many perfectly lovely cut flowers meet the sad fate of becoming popular in mixed supermarket and hospital gift shop bouquets, causing us to forget just how interesting they are in their own right. But there are plenty of more inspired ways to design with these unsung beauties, many of which have the added bonus of being cheap! Let's look at some examples.
Putting a modern, thoughtful twist on a "boring" flower can be a pretty simple affair; it doesn't require a trained eye or knowledge of any special technique. Sometimes it's just about giving the flower the spotlight — arranging it in big bunches all on its own, with no other elements to distract — and sometimes it calls for pairing these flowers with unexpected elements, rather than with the traditional bland complements.
Check out how these predictable choices look fresh and new in their unexpected arrangements:
• Baby's Breath. Shoving baby's breath in with a bunch of roses is the kiss of death for this flower. "No roses and baby's breath" is the number one thing I hear from brides who are looking for something unique and of-the-moment; the traditional pairing has just become so dated. But when you gather tons of baby's breath together into a big cloud-like bouquet, its sweet and delicate personality really shines through. The key with baby's breath seems to be to just use masses and masses of it. Luckily it's cheap and easy to find!
• Carnations. Here's another flower doomed to a terrible stereotype: it's the symbol of the clueless boyfriend, right? The one who means well but has no taste. Well, cut the poor guy some slack, because carnations have made a bit of a resurgence; here again, when bunched together in large quantities, they take on an entirely different aura. Use the ruffled petals to your advantage, layering the flowers for a kind of mounded look with monochromatic texture. A few asymmetrical additions in contrasting colors add interest and surprise. And the use of an unexpected container in a contrasting color helps too!
• Statice. So in general, I will admit, I'm not the biggest fan of statice in any form. It just smacks of dusty dried flower arrangements in the lobbies of creepy bed-and-breakfasts. But when I saw this wreath on Etsy, I was kind of smitten. The statice looks ethereal and charming rather than… well, dead or old.
• Ferns. Generally relegated to filler status, ferns are gorgeous as the focal element in a bouquet, whether on their own or paired with color. I love bouquets with mixed varieties of ferns — maidenhair, sword fern, tree fern — for a play on textures and different shades of green.
• Leucadendron. Maybe you don't know what leucadendron is by name, but you'd probably know it if you saw it, since this amazing plant has become a popular, over-used filler in tropical and "exotic" bouquets. Leucadendron is one of my absolute favorite plants to work with; it comes in a staggering array of colors, textures, and shapes, from silvery and soft to deep red, stiff and structural. The tulip-shaped heads are perfect for filling in holes, and because they're often multi-headed, you get a lot of bang for your buck. Try pairing leucadendron with flowers that don't at all scream tropical or exotic. In the pictured bouquet (fifth photo), I used farmers' market anemones; the leucadendron (from my garden) is the lovely red accent flower. The next photo includes leucadendron too… it's the white flower with the crazy deep red center.
• Palm leaves. We tend to take palm fronds for granted, too, as filler for tropical bouquets. But these also come in endless shapes, sizes, and colors, and if you choose to highlight their unique forms rather than hide them, they'll work to your advantage. I love a little hint of a spiky palm frond mixed in with lots of other textures, adding a kind of asymmetrical fan shape to an arrangement.
• Hypericum. These berries tend to look dated when coupled with the standard lilies or irises, but I love them in other contexts. In the pictured bouquet, they're yanked right into the 21st century when paired with florals in the same color family for a monochromatic arrangement full of interesting textures.
What are some of your favorite unsung beauties of the supermarket cooler?
Images: Rainflower Company; Jean Allsopp for MyHomeIdeas; New Hampshire Woods Creations; Good Housekeeping; Susie Nadler; Caitlin Atkinson for Flora Grubb Gardens; Susie Nadler; Carolyne Roehm


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Lovely Throwbacks: Kids' Rooms with Vintage Flair
Some things never go out of style and we see as many nurseries with vintage finds and looks as we do more modern styles. It appeals to thrifters and sentimentalists alike and evokes feelings of hominess and comfort. Here are ten of our favorites from the past year:
• Emerson Kate's Soft, Vintage-Feel Nursery
• Charlotte Joi's Vintage Wonderland
• Jack's Vintage Big Boy Room
• Juniper's Jaunty Pink Nursery
• Ruby Jean's Vintage Cheer
• Molly's Vintage Room with Pops of Red
• Niko's Antique Toys Toddler Room
• Agathe's Eclectically Green Room
• Amelie's Charming Vintage & DIY Nursery
• Vintage Love in Felix's Room
Welcome to Apartment Therapy's Best of 2012 roundup! From December 19 through January 1 we are rounding up our favorite (and your favorite) posts from the past year.
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Spanish Tourists Robbed by Men Wearing Swat Vests
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:
On 11-03-17 a group of tourists from Spain were visiting the Bald Hill Rd area of the Redwood National/State Parks. They parked the two vehicles they were driving in a wide spot just east of the Lady Bird Johnson parking area. They all went on a hike and returned to the vehicles between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM. They were immediately approached by a male suspect wearing a tactical style vest with the word "SWAT" on the front of it. An additional male suspect then walked out as well. The second suspect was armed with what they described as an assault style rifle. All of the tourists were ordered to lay on the ground as a third suspect walked up from behind them. Suspect three fired four to five shots into the air. The shots were in rapid succession which led the victims to believe it was fully automatic. The tourists were ordered to empty their pockets and their belongs were collected by the suspects. The suspects then took both of the tourists vehicles.
Stolen Vehicle #1 white 1998 Ford Explorer California license plate 6EMC192
Stolen Vehicle #2 white 2001 Dodge camper van British Columbia plate LK7358
Suspect#1 White male adult 30-40 years old 5′-7″ to 5′-9″ with an overweight build.
Suspect#2 Not seen only heard. Used a lot of slang words and appeared younger
Suspect#3 Not seen or heard talking.
The Sheriff's Office is asking for the publics help. If the suspects or stolen vehicles are seen immediately call 911. The suspects are to be considered armed and dangerous.
Also note the similarity to the armed robbers in this crime:


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Stowe Missal
The Stowe Missal, also called the Lorrha Missal, is a sacramentary (rather than a missal) written in Latin and Irish, of Irish provenance. It does not contain everything needed for the rite, but rather what portions a certain priest most likely needed for traveling and celebrating the liturgy in remote places.
The book itself dates to approximately AD 750, though Dr. Bartholomew MacCarthy has demonstrated that the Mass contained within the volume is likely of the 6th century. The liturgy in the Stowe Missal is the only surviving example of the Divine Liturgy for the Celtic rites still extant. There are a few other books for Office, such as the Bangor Antiphonary. Other missals from Celtic areas or with Celtic connections fall firmly within Gallican or Roman liturgical tradition.
The Liturgy itself follows the basic Western model common to Roman and Gallican rites. The Canon of the Mass is the Gelasian Canon, and includes a single Preface of Irish origin unknown in any other rite. Besides material common to the Roman and Gallican rites, there are also a few prayers or phrases from the Coptic, East Syrian, and Ethiopian rites. The impact of Spanish liturgy is also clear upon the text. The Nicene Creed in the liturgy has the filioque inserted by a latter hand in the margins above the line. The Stowe Missal is believed to have been in use and added to at the monastery of Lorrha in Ireland from the 8th century onward, and likely was compiled at Tallaght in Dublin, Ireland, by Culdees associated with Saint Maelruain and Saint Aengus the Culdee. This missal is also the oldest surviving extant copy of Western liturgy.
The book derives its name of Stowe from the Stowe library of the Dukes of Buckingham where it was contained for a few centuries after its discovery at Lorrha in Ireland.
- "Liturgy and Ritual of the Celtic Church" by F. E. Warren
- Selections from F. E. Warren's Liturgy and Ritual online (Pagan site)
- Catholic Encyclopedia: The Celtic Rite
- "The Stowe Missal" in Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, XXVII (1886) by Dr. Bartholomew MacCarthy
- Journeys on the Edges, Dr. Thomas O'Loughlin, 2000
- Celtic Theology, Dr. Thomas O'Loughlin, 2001
- A modern translation into English from the Stowe Missal


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FORT MYERS, Fla. (Jan. 18, 2014) -- Needing a win to get back on track in Atlantic Sun Conference play, the ETSU men's basketball team will wrap up its current Florida swing with a matchup against Florida Gulf Coast Saturday evening.
Tip between the Buccaneers and Eagles is set for 7:35 p.m. inside Alico Arena, and the game will air on ESPN3.
ETSU (9-9 overall, 2-3 A-Sun) will be looking to right the ship after a disappointing loss at Stetson on Thursday night. Meanwhile, FGCU -- which earned national acclaim last year with a run to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament -- is currently tied for first place in the league standings at 11-8 overall, 5-1 in A-Sun play.
For more on Saturday's game, read the game notes below or click on the game notebook link to the right. For more on ETSU men's basketball throughout the 2013-14 season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's hoops link.
We are "ETSU"
The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our request to be called "ETSU" ... East Tennessee State University in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... On TV graphics please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable.
Buc bits
The ETSU men's basketball program was glad to see the 2012-13 campaign come to an end, following a season which saw the team face multiple obstacles and challenges -- such as a brutal schedule that featured the likes of North Carolina, Arizona, Ole Miss, Virginia Tech, Georgia and Hawaii ... Other issues for the team included senior post Lukas Poderis (Port Richey, Fla.) missing the season with ankle injury that he suffered in the preseason, senior guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis) being academically ineligible for the first two months of the year, and two other senior guards who were expected to be major contributors were dismissed from the team in early November for violations of team rules … This left head coach Murry Bartow and his coaching staff with a young, inexperienced group of underclassmen, several true freshmen, one redshirt freshman and a pair of junior college transfers … Those obstacles proved to be tough to overcome, as the Buccaneers posted a 10-22 record and finished 8-10 in Atlantic Sun Conference play … It was the toughest campaign in Bartow's 10 seasons at ETSU, a tenure that has produced many championships, postseason tournament appearances and 20-win campaigns … In all, Bartow's teams have earned three NCAA Tournament invitations (2004, 2009 and 2010), one NIT appearance (2007), and one CIT berth (2011), and the Bucs have eclipsed 20 wins five times.
The series vs. FGCU
In a series that began in 2008, the Bucs own a 9-3 advantage in the all-time record books against FGCU ... ETSU's last meeting with the Eagles came on Feb. 7, 2013, a 67-43 loss in Fort Myers, Fla., to an Eagles team that eventually advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2013 NCAA Tournament.
Last time out vs. FGCU
FORT MYERS, FLA. (Feb. 7, 2013) – Earlier this season, the ETSU men's basketball team overcame a 19-point, second-half deficit to beat Florida Gulf Coast. Unfortunately for the Buccaneers, that same scenario did not occur again Thursday night. ... Building a 12-point halftime lead, FGCU simply piled on the points this time around, leading by as many as 27 in the second half and ultimately avenging that early-season loss with a dominating 67-43 effort inside Alico Arena. ... The Eagles, who are now 12-1 in their home arena and actually enjoyed a victory over No. 8 Miami (Fla.) on this floor earlier in the season, were impressive on both ends of the court. .. .
Defensively, they held ETSU to just 23 percent shooting while also blocking a school-record 13 shots on the night. Offensively, the Eagles shot a blistering 56 percent from the field in the first half and outscored the Bucs 40-20 in the paint. ...
In the second half, the Bucs were not able to manage anything resembling a comeback, as ETSU connected on just one basket in the first eight minutes of the second half and looked on as FGCU put together a 14-2 offensive run from which the Bucs never recovered. ... For the game, FGCU's Sherwood Brown led all scorers with 17 points, while teammates Eric McKnight and Chase Fieler added 13 and 12 points, respectively. Meanwhile, the Bucs got 12 points from senior guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis), while junior forward Hunter Harris (Nashville) added 10 in the losing effort.
Last time out
DELAND, Fla. (Jan. 16, 2014) – Stetson's Edmunds Center has historically been a difficult place for the ETSU men's basketball team to play. Thursday night was no different. ... Playing their final game at Stetson as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference, the Buccaneers suffered yet another disappointing loss to the Hatters, falling 64-58 after struggling through a poor offensive effort in the second half. ... The Bucs shot just 31 percent from the field in the second half, going 9-of-29 and scoring just seven points over the final six minutes of the game. During that final stretch, the Hatters outscored the Bucs 14-7 to turn a 51-50 ETSU edge into the six-point victory. ... For ETSU, senior forward Hunter Harris (Nashville) scored a team-high 13 points, junior guard Jalen Riley (Racine, Wis.) added 12 points, and guards Lester Wilson (Knoxville) and Rashawn Rembert (Tampa, Fla.) netted 10 points apiece. ... Stetson was led by senior forward Willie Green's game-high 15 points, as the Hatters outscored the Bucs 30-18 in the paint. ... The first half was a back-and-forth contest most of the way, with the Bucs holding their largest lead at 30-24 with 25 seconds left. However, a 3-pointer by Stetson guard Glen Baral with three seconds left made it 30-27 at the break. ... After the break, ETSU built a lead of as many as seven at 37-30, but found that lead short-lived as Stetson went on a 12-3 run to regain the advantage at 42-40. Later, with the game tied at 58, Stetson scored the final six points of the contest to pick up the victory.
Rembert hoping to stay hot as A-Sun schedule begins
Junior guard Rashawn Rembert (Tampa) has made the most of his increased playing time over the last two seasons ... Last season, Rembert ranked fourth in the A-Sun in 3-point field goal percentage at 39.7 percent for the year, and currently ranks second this year with a 44.0 percent mark ... This year, he has shown a marked improvement in his style of offensive play, and currently leads the team with 15.1 points per contest ... He also leads the league in made 3-pointers with 2.8 per game ... In fact, his numbers are good enough to rank him 27th nationally in both percentage and total makes from 3-point range (see list on Page 4 of these notes).
Difference between winning and losing for ETSU
Rebounding has been a particular indicator for the Bucs this season when it comes to wins and losses ... The statistics below show the differences for the Bucs is several important categories so far this season.
Statistical category Wins (9-0) Losses (0-9)
ETSU scoring 81.4 PPG 66.1 PPG
Opponent scoring 70.3 PPG 76.4 PPG
Rebounding margin -0.2 -6.4
Shooting % .488 .391
3-pt. shooting % .392 .307
Assists 13.2 APG 11.4 APG
Bartow gets win No. 300; aiming for No. 200 at ETSU
ETSU head coach Murry Bartow won his 300th career game on Saturday against Kennesaw State, and is now just two wins away from No. 200 as head coach of the Buccaneers ... Bartow is the second winningest coach in program history, behind only legend Madison Brooks' 370 victories for the Blue and Gold ... Bartow's .582 winning percentage also ranks second in the modern era for the Bucs, behind only Alan LeForce's .607 percentage.
Merriweather continues to shine, posts double-double
Freshman guard A.J. Merriweather (Jackson, Tenn.) has certainly made an impression in the early going this season, and he continued to make more news with his third career double-double in the win over Kennesaw State (1/4) ... In that game, Merriweather also netted a career high with 19 points, while grabbing 10 rebounds ... His current team ranks are first in rebounding (6.8 rpg), second in scoring (11.3 ppg), first in steals (1.4 spg), and third in minutes played (28.2 mpg). ... He followed that effort with a career high 20 points in the loss at Mercer (1/6).
All-around effort by Gadsden-Gilliard impressive
Setting new personal bests with 12 rebounds and six assists in the win over Samford (11/21), senior forward Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard (Georgetown, S.C.) had people thinking "triple-double" when he added an 18-point effort to his statistical line ... The Bucs hope that KGG can make these types of efforts more consistent ... KGG responded to that expectation by putting together a 19-point, seven-rebound and seven-assist outing against Marshall in an 88-78 victory on Nov. 30.
Giplaye makes return following open heart surgery
Earlier this year, the Buccaneers got a serious scare when junior forward Ron Giplaye (Lowell, Mass.) had to undergo open heart surgery for a condition that was described as "life threatening." ... Following the successful procedure, Giplaye has slowly regained his strength and was able to play two minutes against Tennessee Tech (11/27), marking his first competitive compeition since the 2011-12 season when he played at Providence. ... He then played five minutes in the loss to Georgia Tech (12/7), scoring his first two points in an ETSU uniform and grabbbing three rebounds.
Bucs have tradition of postseason appearances, success
The ETSU men's basketball team has enjoyed its share of postseason success and ranks as one of the nation's most prestigious basketball programs ... The Buccaneers have earned berths to the NCAA Tournament nine times (1969, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010) and NIT twice (1983, 2007) ... In 2011, the Bucs made their first ever appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, winning twice and advancing to the semifinals of that event ... It was the program's 12th postseason tournament appearance all-time.
Three-point streak for Bucs dates back nearly 20 years
Since Feb. 16, 1987 in a game against Davidson, the Bucs have made at least one 3-pointer in 812 consecutive games. ... ETSU was 0-for-8 in that 1987 game. ... The Bucs currently rank as the 7th longest streak in the NCAA, just behind Arkansas and ahead of Oakland.
Shuffling starters was the "new normal" for Bucs
Last season, ETSU head coach Murry Bartow used 17 different starting lineups in the team's 32 games ... Injuries and dismissals left ETSU's coaches searching for the right combination all season. ... Bartow hoped to find more stability with his rotation in 2013-14, but he had used five different starting lineups in the first five games of the year. ... Since that time, he has played with the same starting lineup in 12 of the last 13 games, with the team going 8-5 in those contests.
ETSU picked among nation's best "Prestige" programs
In the modern era for NCAA Division I-A basketball – marked by the expansion of the NCAA Tournament field to 64 teams in 1984-85 – the ETSU men's basketball program ranks in the Top 30 percent of the 300 programs that were eligible for the postseason at that time, this according to ESPN.com's "Prestige" ranking released back in 2008 ... Since that time, the Bucs have only added to their list of prestigious honors … The Bucs -- who have enjoyed nine NCAA trips, one NIT and one CIT berth, 14 20-win seasons, and a slew of conference regular season and tournament championships since 1984-85 -- ranked tied for 82nd out of 300 teams, meaning they were in the Top 27 percent of schools making the list. ETSU was ranked ahead of every current Atlantic Sun team, as well as former SoCon rivals Appalachian State, Western Carolina, Georgia Southern and UNC Greensboro. In addition, at that time the Bucs ranked ahead of SEC schools such as Tennessee, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Georgia, Mississippi and Auburn, as well as programs such as Notre Dame, DePaul, Bradley, Clemson and Fla. State.


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Baruch the Prophet
September 28
The Prophet Baruch was the son of Nerias, and the disciple of the Prophet Jeremias ( Jer. 39:12; 43:4 LXX). The extant prophetical book that he wrote is divided into five chapters; it was composed in the fifth year of the Babylonian Captivity of the Jews during the years of Sedekias, 583 B.C. The prophetic lection that is read on the eve of the Feast of Christ's Nativity, which bears Jeremias' name, is taken from the prophecy of Baruch (Bar. 3:35-4:4). His name means "blessed."
Apolytikion of Prophet Baruch
Fourth Tone
Thou didst foretell the Lord's divine Incarnation when thou didst cry out to the whole world, O Prophet: This is our God, there shall be none compared to Him; He was seen upon the earth, being born of a Virgin: He hath shone upon our souls the divine light of knowledge. And He doth grant salvation unto all who sing thy praise, O divinely-inspired Baruch.
Kontakion of Prophet Baruch
Second Tone
As thou was vouchsafed the shining rays of prophecy, thou also wast bound to Jeremias as his friend, and foretoldest of the Word's self-abasement for our refashioning, O all-lauded Prophet Baruch. Entreat Him to save us all, who honour thee.


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Being so anxious to be fucked I arranged for a number of the boys to come to our house the next Saturday afternoon when I proposed for them to fuck me! I was smart enough to ask the biggest lad to see me after school on the Friday by himself because I wanted him to fuck me first and take my virginity! I didn't want to be fucked with the mob looking on in case it hurt too much and I cried which wouldn't look too good in front of the others!
When Tom met me as arranged he asked me what I wanted him to do and I laughingly told him I wanted him to change me from being a virgin into a young woman! He laughed too but agreed to do the job. We had to find somewhere to do it and that posed the first problem then I remembered our old trailer home which was parked on the vacant block just near our home. It hadn't been used for ages and I wondered just how clean t would be but we crept there anyway and when I opened the door, which wasn't locked, we were pleased to see it looked reasonably presentable! We folded down the table which made a double bed and then found the mattress which was standing on its side at the end of the caravan. Tom asked me if I was ready and I told him to just go ahead. e knew about the sex session arranged for tomorrow and he would be there too. Tom had had a lot of experience with girls and I knew he would know how to deflower me.
There really wasn't any love in this fuck! I liked Tom enough but the only reason he was there to fuck me was to break my hymen and that was that. We stripped off our clothes and Tom's eyes open wide when he saw how my breasts had grown and I had pretty nipples jutting out a long way. My body was trim and when he saw the growth of hair above my cunt he whistled and told me it looked really good being so dark.
Anyway when I saw his cock for the first time I started to get at little frightened. It was quite large and thick. I asked him just how long it was and he said 8" - haven't you seen a big prick before. As I was saying here I was, naked and lying on this mattress with Tom standing beside the bed with his huge cock sticking out in front of him. I knew enough from reading magazines and books that he had to push that big monster into my cunt and he had to break my hymen - that was really all I knew about it except that I could get wonderful feelings when my clitoris was rubbed! I hadn't allowed many boys to ouch me there although a couple had managed to get their hands into my panties but I stopped them from doing anything else.
I asked Tom about a condom and he laughed and told me he didn't have any - I would have to have it bareback! I was a little startled by this but he asked me when I had my last period and I told him it had finished only a couple of days ago so he told me it would be alright. Well, he moved onto the bed and gripped my ankles with his hands and spread my legs wide apart! He then pulled my legs up so that they were almost beside my head and for the first time I really became alarmed because of the way I was exposed to him with my cunt wide open to him. He asked me one last time if I was sure I wanted to do this and when I nodded, he placed his hard cock against my cunt lips and rubbed it up and down. The sensation was terrific and I was really enjoying the feeling, then he gave a little shove and the head of his cock pushed inside my cunt but only just the head. I felt wonderful and thought that must be all there is to it but next thing he gave a further shove and his cock went further into me. Then I felt it press against something inside me and I knew it was my hymen. He looked down at me and told me to hang on and then gave an almighty shove and broke through into me completely. I screamed with pain when my hymen broke but the pain soon subsided and it felt very good as he pumped his cock in and out of my cunt! Before long he told me he was cumming and then I felt him stiffen his body, my own orgasm started to arrive and then he shot his load of cum deep into me. I was no longer a virgin and I had loved the feeling of being fucked!
We cleaned ourselves up and left the caravan. I returned home after that and badly wanted to tell everyone I wasn't a virgin any more but I couldn't tell my parents - they would have had a fit!
Next afternoon my parents went to a football match - they went every Saturday afternoon - and my group of boys arrived right on time. They all knew they were there to fuck me and so I wasted no time in getting ready for it. We all crammed into my bedroom - there were 9 boys and myself - and it was a bit of a tight squeeze but we managed. I told them all I wanted them to just fuck me and they could just take turns. I also told them they could wear a condom if they had one but not to worry if they didn't! I stripped off my clothes and then moved around amongst the boys to let them have a feel of me and they sure took advantage of me by touching every part of my body particularly feeling up my tits and my cunt! When I was ready I told them to choose who would go first and then I climbed onto my narrow bed and spread my legs! The boys lined up and simply climbed onto the bed between my leg, thrust their cocks into me and pumped me until they came. I had a real cunt full of cum after only five of them and I had to stand up and let it run out onto a towel. I resumed my position and, in all, I was fucked 12 times because some of the boys did me twice. I have no idea how many times I came myself but it was plenty! I really loved sex!
That was my introduction to sex and multiple partners and gangbangs! This only got better (or worse) from thereon. As soon as it was possible I found a sympathetic doctor who prescribed the pill for me. It wasn't hard when I told him just how many times I had been fucked recently! Anyway I continued to have sex with anyone who wanted me!
By the time I was 21 I just couldn't estimate how many times I had been fucked but it must have been close to 500 if not more! That was a remarkable achievement for little me and I hadn't caught any diseases from the men (and boys) despite not many of them wearing condoms.
Without any rhyme or reason, I fell in love! The man I suddenly loved was a few years older than me and had fucked me on lots of occasions as he didn't live very far away from me but I sort of didn't notice him then. One night when he was fucking me I suddenly asked him if he would like to stay the night. By then I had my own rather small but private apartment. Well, he stayed and we fucked all night. Somehow we fell in love and stayed together - he moved in with me and we shared the tiny little apartment. Although I loved him and I know he loved me he still wanted me to fuck other men. If I wasn't likely to have someone over to fuck me, he would sometimes go to a bar nearby and find a couple of men to come to the apartment and fuck me! He just loved to watch me getting fucked! I am sure he got just about as much pleasure watching me get fucked by someone else as he did when he fucked me himself!
After a year of this, he and I decided to get married. The ceremony was rather short and the party afterwards was very long - it lasted from 6pm on the Saturday to 5am on the Monday morning! During that time I was fucked exactly 48 times by George, my husband, and the male guests at the party! George just loved me still dressed up in my wedding dress lying on our bed getting fucked by the guests. He had his camera going all the time taking hundreds of photographs of me getting fucked.
I was very sore by the time the party finished - I was grateful my parents had come to the wedding but had declined to come to the party afterwards. They would have been more than shocked to see me getting fucked, as a bride, at the party!
I just loved sex! I wanted to be fucked all the time. I guess I was pretty close to being a nymphomaniac and just couldn't seem to get enough. George did a remarkable job lining up men to fuck me! When I became better known as a nympho it was interesting how people reacted to me. When we went to some of the bars which we frequented the staff made a room available to us so that we could fuck their customers who were in the know. Remarkable as it might seem I was often fucked 20 times in an evening at a couple of bars with George alongside me holding my hands or playing with my breasts. He loved to suck my nipples while I was being fucked by someone and this made me cum all the more. I don't think any man fucked me without me cumming too! I was just made for sex.
One night George came home with two soldiers who were on leave. He had met them in a bar and invited them back with him. In no time at all I was being fucked by these two large black soldiers and I was thoroughly enjoying the whole business when George had an inspiration! He asked the soldiers where their barracks were situated and, when we learned they were stationed at the army camp only about 20 miles from
here, George asked them if they would be interested in having me along to their barracks for an evening of fun. While this discussion was going on, the soldiers were fucking me and I was cumming all the time. They fucked me 3 times each before they left and they also left their contact phone numbers so that we could ring them to see if they were interested in having me in their barracks.
After a couple of phone calls it was arranged that George and I would go to the army camp. We were to walk up to the main gate and give a special codeword which would let the guard contact the two soldiers. We were then sneaked into the barracks which were all in darkness. It was 9pm at night and I suppose much of the camp was sleeping. We followed our two soldier friends and they took us to this very long barrack hut. They told us there were 70 soldiers in this hut and they had all paid a sum of money to have us come to them and our friends would pay us the money when we were finished. The thought of 70 fucks almost frightened me but George squeezed my hand and told me to get started. First of all I was fucked by our two soldier friends and then prepared for the rest of them.
The beds in this very long hut were arranged with a long aisle down the center with beds on each side. There was just enough light in the long room to be able to see where we were. I moved to the first bed and slipped off my dress. That was all I was wearing so, naked as I was, I just slipped into the bed with the soldier who was already in bed, naked, and within seconds he was fucking me! George stood near the bed and waited for the soldier to finish and then I jumped out of the bed after thanking the soldier and moved to the next bed. I worked my way down the line until I reached the other end of the hut. I must have fucked 30 men by this - there were a couple of soldiers who didn't want to fuck me but I either gave them a hand job or I blew them just so that they got something for their money! By this time I was starting to get a little sore and decided on a rest for a chance to recover. I thought I would be full of cum but realized jumping out of bed each time I had been fucked had allowed most of the cum to run out onto the floor as I walked between the beds. The insides of my legs were a mess but who cared!
I rested for about 30 minutes, talking with George and our two friends, before I started working my way along the other side of the hut! I was fucked by every man on this side and didn't have to give any blow jobs or wanks! When we reached the end of the beds, I felt very sore and should have been after being fucked 65 times! Our two friends told me they would like to have their share of the fun and asked me for a blow job each which I gladly performed for them! I think they thought my cunt would be a little overfilled with cum for them! I gathered up my dress and slipped it over my head! As we were leaving, I glanced at my watch and saw that I had been fucking for over 7 hours - no wonder I was feeling exhausted. We were neaked out of the gate again and when we were in our car I opened the envelope which had been given us by our friends. I contained over $3,000 and we were rich. Except when some of the men fucked me at the bars or at home and left me some money, I never asked for anything and looked upon the fucking as my reward! I told George, while I was kissing him passionately, that I didn't know whether any of the soldiers I had fucked had been black or white. He didn't know either but asked me if I could tell by the size of their cocks but I had to
explain that after the first dozen men, I was a bit numb and couldn't really tell how big they were. We returned home and slept until the afternoon.
George and I have been married for 5 years now and we still enjoy fucking just as much as we did when we were married but both also love it when I am getting fucked by other men! It is comforting to have George alongside me when I am fucking someone else and when we go to unusual places to fuck he always goes with me to protect me. Not once in all the time I have been doing this have I been attacked or taken advantage of although I am not stupid and realize it could happen at any time. George being with me minimizes the chances of this happening.
Just recently George gave me a bit of a hug while we were lying in bed after a very heavy session when I had fucked 4 men in our bed and asked me if I was interested in having a family! This rather shocked me because it had never been discussed before by either of us. I told him I didn't think I was the sort of woman who would make a good mother and I also told him it would be awkward to keep on doing what we loved so much if I was pregnant and also when I was a mother. George told me it might be an inspiration for us to try something different. He knew that lots and lots of men wanted to fuck a pregnant woman and perhaps they would do that for us. Also, we could continue fucking after the baby was born until the child started to be aware of what we were doing. Perhaps we mightn't want to fuck so much after we had a child or children.
I guess George talked me into it! I went off the pill and asked George if he was worried whether he would be the father or would I just keep on fucking men until I became pregnant. George just smiled at me and told me to go ahead and keep on fucking but he would fuck me much more regularly than before. He also said he would always fuck me before I was fucked by anyone else so that his sperm might just be that which made me pregnant. This meant I was being fucked one extra time before every session with another person or persons. The only stipulation we made was that during the time between then and getting pregnant I was to fuck only white men! I must say I love fucking black men mostly because of the size of their cocks and also their staying power but now I would have to control my choice of men more carefully.
It was two months after stopping the pill that I found I was pregnant! Although we had nothing to prove it, we both assumed George was the father because he fucked me before anyone else on each occasion. I was lucky and didn't have much morning sickness and we were both amazed how many men wanted to fuck a pregnant woman! At first there wasn't much sign that I was pregnant but as my belly got a bit larger, their interest in me increased until I was being fucked every day by at least one or more men! When I was into the 8th month it was too difficult for me to be fucked on my back so we had to tell everyone I wanted it doggie style and so I was fucked on my hands and knees from there on. I rather liked this position as it allowed their cocks to go in deeper and also I just loved the way my breasts, which were much larger now, hung down from my chest. They were easily accessible for men to play with while they were fucking me! George loved this newer position too because he often laid down under me and sucked my nipples which were becoming increasingly more tender and sensitive while I was being fucked. I really loved it too.
Once I had our little baby girl, and she looks just like George in many ways, I had to stop fucking anyone for a month or more and this even included poor George. He badly wanted to fuck me but he had to be content with me sucking him off instead. Once I was able to fuck again we soon had lots of men coming to the apartment. I couldn't go out as much with the baby and although George told me to go out on my own and get fucked as before I didn't want to do that any more. The plus now that I was nursing the baby was that I had lots and lots of milk and no end of men wanted to suck my nipples and get a mouthful or more of my milk. I always thought my milk would run out but it never did.
As time wore on we decided to have another baby and placed the same restrictions as before so that we might have George's baby again. I suppose we could have asked every man who fucked me to wear a condom but I rather hate those things and so we did as before with George fucking me first before any others. It worked again and this time we had a lovely little boy. Now we were a complete family. Fucking during the pregnancy was a great thrill as before and again after baby was born the milk supply was abundant. I had so many men wanting to suck and fuck me I was slowly becoming exhausted.
George suggested one day, when I was particularly worn out, that now might be a good time to stop fucking everyone else and just rely on him to increase the number of times he fucked me! We decided this was a good idea and that is what we did. It worked as many of my obsessions about fucking disappeared and we are now a loving couple (and family) and we only fuck each other. Although the marriage to George was almost a marriage of convenience, we are now completely satisfied with each other and love each other deeply. Now I don't want to be fucked by anyone but George - I had thought nymphomania never ceased but perhaps it does.