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Chapter 3
We walked the 10 blocks to his house - a nice little 2 bedroom with a killer pool and hot tub in the backyard surrounded by an 8 foot privacy fence. The inside was very nice - hardwood floors with a modern, urban look to it. We walked out to the backyard and I sat as JD went into the kitchen to grab our drinks. I opted for a nice glass of old vine zinfandel and he had cognac. After taking a sip and setting his drink down JD kicked off his flip-flops and took his shirt off. While the night was comfortable it still was a rather balmy 80 degrees outside. JD had a great chest with very little hair on it.....Nice defined pecs and a great little happy trail leading down to his shorts. Not really a six-pack but plenty nice and, again, oh that treasure trail.....! Now I don't have to tell you that my old faithful silver tabs were, once again, betraying me as I am sure it was very clear I was....lets just say.....aroused. I was totally cool with that when we were in the club - after all how should one react with the masses of eye candy all around - but here, alone with JD in his back yard, I was a bit self-conscious about ole junior making his presence known.
After practically downing my entire glass of wine it must have been evident I was a little anxious and JD offered to get me another and, as he was walking back into the house, he said "Matt, please make your self comfortable" and away he went. I took the opportunity to take my own shirt off and my tennis shoes and socks too. When he came back out he said "aren't you hot in those jeans? Really, I don't mind if you want to take them off - I can get you a pair of shorts if you want"......I told him not to worry about the shorts - I slid the old silver tabs down revealing my black CK's and he stared for a second and said...
"hmmmm....very nice" and with that he undid the tie on his cargos and let them fall to the ground. Holy cow.....picture perfect! White CK boxer briefs that hugged him just perfectly and when he turned to walk towards the pool I had the perfect view of the most perfect ass, well one of the most perfect asses, I had ever seen - I swore if he laid down on his belly you could bounce a quarter of it! Did I use the term perfect yet?
JD walked towards the pool and down the stairs into the water. In the night sky, with no outside lights on, I could see that the water came up to just above the waistline of his CK's. He let himself slip under the water and came up wiping the water off his face. This is the picture you see on those gay porn sites - hot guy, wet underwear in a pool or the ocean. Now junior was clearly making his presence known and I had to squirm a little in my chair so he was not so noticeable but as is usually the case, that didn't work very well. It was just about then that JD emerged from the water again and started walking up the stairs to the edge of the pool. Obviously the white boxer briefs were transparent (so much so that Calvin Klein himself would be proud) and it was obvious that JD was no slouch in the package department....in fact I was not only becoming harder by the second, I was also a tad bit jealous as this man was blessed with at least 7" of pure, thick meat. As he stood there in the glory that was this great specimen of a man he said "Aren't you coming in".....I stuttered a bit, gulped down most of the second glass of wine and said..."er.......ok.....yeah". I have two college degrees and do ya think I could have done any better than "er....ok"?
As I stood up to move towards the pool JD came up from behind me and put his hand on my shoulder...as I turned he kissed me and stroked the side of my face....just for a second I was taken back to my very first real experience with a man (The other Matt). JD moved back a bit and then gently slipped his fingers inside the waistband of my CK's and slowly slid them down - as he did he ran his tongue down my chest...down my belly and circling by belly button. I lifted one leg, then the other and there I was....naked in this guy's back yard...reckless you say? Well I had actually known him for over a month (saying to myself in the most convincing inner voice I could muster). JD slipped his own underwear off and there we were walking together into the pool. The water was great...we swam and played and dunked each other for a good 20 or 30 minutes. After that, I found myself with eyes closed leaning against the edge just enjoying being naked in the water. All of a sudden, I felt his presence close and from under the water his mouth engulfed my hard dick. It startled me at first but then I realized how good it felt, how erotic it was to be getting blown underwater, and how I hadn't felt this good in a long time. Clearly, this was no slam bam, thank you sir encounter like I have been used to since my split with Matt - no, this was more than an encounter - this was the beginnings of making love and it had all the sensuousness and eroticism of the coolest R-rated or soft core porn movie you've seen.
We spent a good amount of time, of course after I shot a load like a rocket, just hanging out and onto each other in the pool. We talked some more and then got out, wrapped our towels around us, and sat down and had another drink outside. I realized that JD had a strange look on his face, almost as if he were pained or upset about something - I asked him what was up and he said "I would really, really like it if you would stay tonight- I've enjoyed this like no other evening I've had in forever and I don't want it to end".....Well, needless to say you don't have to ask me twice!
We walked, still with towels wrapped around our waists, to the back of the house where JD's room was, stopping along the way for a refill of our drinks. As we entered the room I was following JD and as we moved closer to the bed I touched his shoulder, turned him around, leaned in, and kissed him. A long, slow passionate kiss that only further incited junior to make an appearance and with no warning my towel came undone and fell to the floor. I ran my hands up and down JD's back and loosened his towel with our lips still connected. JD ran his hands up and down my chest and stomach circling my nipples - it was as if someone called and told him that was my spot - the thing that would get me going ...as if I needed help with that. As I moved closer to him our cocks started to do battle with one another, neither of which needed any help in the lube department as the pre-cum was flowing steadily.
I gently eased JD back on his bed and began my assault on his neck, his ear lobes, his adams apple and then further south. As I reached those classic pecs I messed with his nips a bit just for drill and payback. Now, basically laying on top of him and moving my body up and down the length of his I heard him say "oh shit"...and with that a gusher erupted...as if old faithful were in this very room with us. Now most guys would be a little disappointed...whether you were the gusher or the gushee so to speak - not us though as I think we both knew this was just the beginning. As I felt the first thrust or two I grabbed a hold of his thick meat and worked it...jacking him hard, letting my hand glide along that wet shaft, all the wile nibbling, kissing and teasing his nipples and pecs. JD's body convulsed and it was clear to me this was no ordinary orgasm...or guy for that matter. It went on, for what seemed like 15 minutes. Now we all know that's not really how long....but it sure felt like that. As the orgasm started to subside a bit I worked my tongue down towards his groin and licked his shaft....he seemed to be really, really sensitive right after he came so I moved around a bit and licked his balls and his inner thighs....suddenly I felt his hand grab my hair and the next thing I know that cock was in my mouth. The bittersweet taste of this man's seed was awesome and I could feel the swelling of his meat start to go down at the same time mine was harder than it's ever, ever been.
Somehow I managed to move up the bed a bit and I realized JD was moving too. He had moved himself over my chest, in a 69 position and was after my nipples again. Geez...what is it with these guys....is there a club or something?? As he moved his tongue inch by inch down my chest I realized I was wasting precious oral time so my tongue connect with his chest so as he moved down on me, I did so on him and then that warm sensation of a mouth around my cock - you know that feeling.....his tongue circling the crown on the head....his nose gently breathing air on the shaft and towards the nuts....then his tongue moving down the shaft and his mouth swallowing my nuts. And, there I was, in near-ecstasy, when I realized that hunk of meat he was carrying was staring me straight in the face. Damn...he was rock hard again....that kick ass dick with a little bit of a turn upwards and it fit right in my mouth. As has always been the case with me I have a little bit of a gag reflex so I always have to either caution my partner or take control of his movements. I needed to do neither with JD. He took his time, little by little, and eased himself down my throat until I had all of him...my nose flush with his pubes and abdomen and he slowly started to pick up a rhythm - I think the real reason I wasn't having trouble taking him down my throat was because of the masterful work he was doing on me - not only was he an expert at blow jobs.....he went even further by exhibiting the great skill he has in the rimming department. He is a couple of inches taller than me so, in our position, it was relatively easy for him to circle the ring of my hole with his tongue and tease me by inserting it at various times-all of this causing me to focus on me which, in turn, allowed his cock to easily go very deep in my throat.
A few minutes more of this and there would be no way I could hold back and I really wanted to.....I really wanted to edge it on to the point where I had as powerful an orgasm as I know he did just a few minutes before. In spite of my attempts to get him to slow it down a bit JD pulled his cock out of my mouth and scooted around so that I was now on my back, knees up a bit and somewhat prone and there he was, head in my crotch going to town. I swear to god he was hell bent on me bustin this nut again - and for me, relatively soon after the one in the pool - so I was a little amazed my body was reacting with such intensity....but who am I to question.
JD kept looking up at me and making eye contact with a bit of a grin. When his mouth wasn't somewhere in the groin area it was working up my belly to my pecs and nips.....damn, damn, damn. I told him one more time "Dude, I am getting really, really close again" and with that he deep-throated me, put two fingers of one hand in my ass and reached up with the other hand and twisted my right nipple. Well, that was all she wrote...bada-bing, bada-boom and I hit the wall behind me with the first of several shots - holy cow....it was raining cum!
I felt like there was a bass drum beating inside my nut sack the shots were so powerful to me and then, out of the blue, that old familiar sensation of a nice thick piece of meat sliding into my ass.......yep.....as I looked down, ducking the remaining shots of my own jizz I see and feel JD's cock slide around my hole and then full-on into it....all the way in.....ya know....to the sweet spot....well he timed that perfectly - as if Mr. Prostate needed any further prodding with the force of this particular orgasm....but somehow my cocksman coaxed about 5 more major shots outta me with his banging on the nugget down there. As I looked again at JD I saw the look on his face and I knew he had, himself hit the mother lode and then I felt the warmth and the vibration and the thrusts - my ass tingling with sensation as JD's balls smacked my ass over and over again and he continued to hold on to me until there was one final thrust and push and with that, he hit my nugget hard one more time and he slowed his pace all the way down - leaving himself in me for a few seconds as I tried to recover and begin to breath again.
When I opened my eyes and looked up JD was just leaning up on his elbows staring at me and, being a little self-conscious I said "What?" and he said "nothing....other than that was the most incredible sex I think I've ever had...my balls still ache....but ya know...in a really good way". I just chuckled a bit, basking in the compliment...or at least in the glow!
JD pulled himself out and moved over along side me and draped his arm over my chest....I was till panting as his finger circled one of my nipples again...damn....if he wasn't careful it would start up all over again and I told him so. He relaxed a bit and we just lay there quietly until I realized he had fallen asleep. I don't know why it is I am always the last to drift off but it was good as it gave me the opportunity to just kind of marvel at what just happened and this hot guy laying next to me.
Chapter 4
Sometime around 6 am my internal alarm clock jolted me up and out of bed....I usually got myself up at 5ish so I could have coffee, read the paper, relax and get ready for Magnolia.....of course on this day I was a bit disoriented and not at all connected with my surroundings but earth-shattering orgasms, and multiple ones at that, will do that to you.
As I surveyed my surroundings and, realizing I was naked, I saw my CK's on the chair by the bed so I put them on....walked into the master bathroom and took the mother of all leaks. I noticed a new toothbrush still in its package and some toothpaste so I used them and then groggily wandered out of the bedroom towards the smell of fresh Italian roast coffee coming from the kitchen.
There he was, in those damn sexy white CK's leaning over the kitchen counter with his back and that glorious backside facing me....damn that is a hot picture...still to this day in my head! I walked up and smacked him on the ass and he turned and kissed me and stroked my chest saying good morning. With that he offered me a cup of java and invited me to sit down on the stool at the counter with him. As I was sipping the coffee I watched as he moved around the kitchen putting dishes and glasses away from yesterday. He, in my mind, was the epitome of hotness and junior was making an appearance again just at the site of my own personal CK model. JD then turned and said "Listen, I think we probably ought to talk before you have to get outta here" and I thought, uh oh, here we go....the gentle and easy let down - ya know the kind - dude, last nite was great but ya gotta get your clothes and get outta here now kind of chat.......damn
I was totally surprised when JD said "I am really feeling bad about last night...you know I don't normally get off that fast but you were so fucking hot and sexy......"
Talk about relief! I took that as the utmost in compliments and I assured him not to give it a second thought - that it was a compliment and, even if I did have an issue with it, he more than made up for it! He looked relieved and then said "I know you've got to get over to Magnolia - have you thought about what I proposed last night about the firehouse?" I paused and looked down at my coffee and then said "JD, I have a confession to make.......I had made my mind up before we even left the restaurant last night that you were exactly the type of person I would want to partner with if I ever were going to". JD looked at me for a minute and there was an uncomfortable pause in the air and then he said "Well......what the hell.....does that mean yes or no?" I got up and walked over to him and put his coffee cup down on the counter and leaned in and kissed him and whispered "yes". He pulled away and got that big ole grin on his face and then leaned in and kissed my cheek, my neck and then started his tongue down my chest to my nips.....my mind started to race as he kind of nudged me back towards the bar stool, his tongue never losing contact with my skin and as I leaned back on the stool he moved lower and lower finding my own happy trail and then further south. Once he arrived at the waistband his mouth engulfed my rock hard cock through the shorts as he put his fingers inside the band and worked them down again freeing junior up to wave in the wind.
This time it was me that only took a minute or two to shoot as he took my entire member in his mouth and worked my nuts and ass with both hands....he bobbed up and down like it was his favorite ice cream cone or sucker and I felt the rumble in my nuts begin - I knew it was pointless to tell him because he appeared to be on a mission and that mission was to get one more monster load out of me before our day started. I shot so hard that I cramped up in my calf and tried to move around a bit but he just grabbed my ass cheeks and sucked me like a shop vac taking every single drop I could pump and when I was done he took that magic tongue and worked it all the way back up to where he started. We kissed, smiled at each other and he said "Now that's what I call a killer wake up call!"
After all was said and done I realized I wouldn't have enough time to get back to my place and then to Magnolia to meet the various vendors and delivery guys who come in the mornings so JD and I showered together and he gave me a fresh pair of Calvin's, a clean polo shirt and I was dressed and on my way the 10 blocks to the restaurant. As I left he kissed and hugged me and said he was going to be at the office today to work on the package and proposal for the city and maybe, if I was lucky, he might stop in for a burger at lunch.
As I walked, or more like floated, down the sidewalk towards my life my inner voice was at it again.....wondering quietly what I was doing....was it smart to bed this guy and then do business with him....was it smart to bed him at all....was it smart to do business with him....what the hell am I doing.....has my "recklessness" just switched forms-have I substituted my addiction to the gay lifestyle in my personal life to one that now includes my professional and business life.....shit......and then, as I got to the front door at Magnolia I realized, looking in the window at my reflection....that I had a smile on my face and suddenly, all those things that were going through my head got quieter and quieter....AND......I was wearing a pair of his underwear!


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Hacker Comex of JailbreakMe fame hired as Google intern
Comex, of JailbreakMe fame, has been hired by Google, after a brief stint with Apple, whose corporate culture wasn't the right fit for Nicholas Allegra. He curbed his enthusiasm after feeling that Cupertino was just trying to tone down the jailbreaking phenomenon with his hiring, rather than putting him in motion on exciting projects, or, alternatively, was just being a kid hired by a large conglomerate.
Now Google steps into the mix, acquiring what some argue is one of the best mobile hackers around as an intern, as his Tuesday tweet indicates. What is he going to work on at Mountain View, and whether he will fit in another corporate culture, remains to be seen, but Google's workplace standards seem fairly lax for such a behemoth, plus he might be attached to something exciting, so we'll follow how this unravels. Alternatively, he might just have Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson as his teen idols.
source: Comex (Twitter) via RedmondPie
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1. CX3NT3_713 (Posts: 2286; Member since: 18 Apr 2011)
Awesome!!! Lucky guy :)
posted on 25 Apr 2013, 06:55 3
2. Sangeet (Posts: 232; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
Look at my pic!! Do i look like a guy with a plan?? :D
posted on 25 Apr 2013, 07:19 1
3. terabyteRouser (Posts: 457; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
who cares about his employment status?
posted on 25 Apr 2013, 10:47 1
6. Lboogey6 (Posts: 281; Member since: 31 Jan 2012)
its more of the fact that he's and intelligent person who's obviously talented in that department and going from one extreme to another (apple to google) its a big switch not to mention trade secrets and his ability to add value to the company
posted on 25 Apr 2013, 12:49 0
7. terabyteRouser (Posts: 457; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
this guy's talent is probably meaningless when placed into the pool of the entire company.
posted on 25 Apr 2013, 07:54 3
4. Red-Pain (Posts: 33; Member since: 13 Mar 2012)
posted on 25 Apr 2013, 08:20 5
5. mariosraptor (Posts: 135; Member since: 15 Mar 2012)
oh the days for Apple are counting down
posted on 25 Apr 2013, 21:09 1
8. moroninc (Posts: 193; Member since: 14 Jul 2012)
so Apple hires to subdue? .. who knew right :P
posted on 25 Apr 2013, 22:59 0
9. Reluctant_Human (Posts: 904; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)
Dude looks like Harry Potter but mad props to what he's done in making iphones better and hopefully will do the same for Google. A talented person is a terrible thing to waste.
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Hope everyone had a Happy 4th of July weekend! I had the kids go outside for some photos with this chalkboard banner I made and with their little firecracker headbands, it turned out to be the cutest little photo of us!
Here is just the kids alone with the chalkboard... I had them take one of me and Brian, but we looked like giants (because they were looking up at us), so I'll spare you those... lol.
I also made this burlap and fabric banner, just for this reason!! Isn't this just the CUTEST? Oh, I am going to be sad when my kids get too big for this stuff!
My favorite photo of the day :)
We went out for lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings, because the kids had free kids meal coupons from the library reading program. They have really good kids meals there, too... surprisingly. :) After lunch, we had to go to the all too popular St. Louis spot for some frozen custard, Ted Drewes! Love my festive polish color?
When you eat at Ted Drewes, you always eat in the back of your car... unfortunately, these two little love bugs weren't in the mood for photos :( After lunch, they kids did a little swimming in our pop up pool out back!
The kids went over to their Dads for the 4th of July... boo :( Brian and I decided to head over to Fair St. Louis, which was at the beautiful Forest Park this year! It is usually at the St. Louis Arch grounds, but there is some major construction going on there, so they moved it to Forest Park this year in front of the Grand Basin. This is one of our favorite most romantic spots in St. Louis, so we were excited to sit on top of a blanket all night listening to some wonderful music (Gavin DeGraw, Bonnie Raitt, etc.)
The high was 82 for the day, an unusually cool July day in St. Louis! Here I am in front of all of the people... there were a lot more people there once the Cardinals ball game let out and when the fireworks started! We were glad we got there early.
Brian and I love the fountains, we have our yearly sunset paddle boat picnic coming up... we love to picnic on a paddleboat in the Grand Basin next to the fountains. So fun and I look forward to that date night every year!
I had a lot of yummy food at the fair... including this delicious funnel cake!
Such a gorgeous night, I missed my kids... but, I can't remember the last time I laid back on a blanket and looked at the stars... the musical was wonderful, too! Just a nice peaceful night with my man!
Me and my man... I thought this was a cool pic, because that is the moon shining behind Brian.
The firework show was amazing, as always... just a little different this year without having the arch and riverfront in the background... but, very nice.
Saturday evening I had a wonderful sunset wine dinner with Brian... I think this is our fourth summer in a row coming to Montelle. It is always a romantic and fun evening and we really enjoy the view (and wine!).
We got to sit right on the edge of the deck and had this magnificent view... we loved watching the sunset as we enjoyed our dinner.
Every year I have tried to get us there on a night when they've had a surf and turf menu... this year I finally succeeded before it was sold out (YES!). It was delicious!
On Sunday I started packing for our Destin trip and I had to make a trip to two separate malls to find some last minute items for our professional beach photos. I needed two white linen 'beachy' button down shirts for the boys, jewelry for my dress... and a new lip gloss for me, too... we have to all be stylin' for these beach pictures. Now I just need to pack for me and the kids... hubby is packing for himself, thank goodness. :)
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Prvi Partizan Ammo Good or Bad?
Picked up a couple boxes of 32 S&W Long Prvi Partizan Serbian ammo yesterday at a gun show. Shot up a box yesterday and over half of it misfired. Tried second time some third time and it did fire. Have used American made ammo in the same pistol (South American) and it all fired.
Has anyone had problem with this ammo? Also can it be reloaded. Is there any problem with the primers?
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I've heard mostly good about Privi Partisan. However, one of the things I heard was that they have hard primers which may account for your misfires.
Thanks CA. Some fired first time most took two or three hammer falls. A hard primer makes sense.
By the way, I took advice and bought the ABC of reloading and I am reading it before I do anything about reloading.
I've shot 1.5 boxes of it, and didn't have any issues. It's fairly smokey, but I've got 4 magazines full of it in .380.
Seems to be good ammo for the most part never had a misfire in my Ruger BH,primers are probably a little on the hard side since the ammo is made at the Serbian ammo plant that also make military ammo.
Just curious if you were firing the ammo in a S & W. Have a friend with a S & W 357 mag that has a hard time with Win. and CCI primers has to use Federal SP primer all the time in his reloads because there the softest of the three.
The gun that I was shooting was an import from South America. Something like the import company that was in Florida years ago. I figure that it is a hard primer combined with a cheap pistol that caused the misfires. Maybe I should see what I can get for it at the gun shop and get me something else. Have a good 9mm for carry.
Sorry I missed the South American part on the first post I think my dad has the same pistol his is chromed with white grips has a stamp somewhere on it kinda looks like a tiger and made in Brazil.
It's a great shooting pistol like most 32 Cal. are I need to get some dies and reload for the thing since ammo is so scares. Local guy over in Oakboro,NC just opened up a gun shop he makes commercial cast bullets and carries 32 Cal. 100 gr. RNFP.
32 S & W long is kinda headed towards the obsolete cartridge rough one of these day I fear.
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The smoke alarm right by my kitchen is ridiculously sensitive. If I open the oven door, it goes off. I honestly don't think it works. When my house almost burned down, and the house was filled with smoke, it didn't go off. When I was forced to cook steaks on the stovetop because it was raining and there was a ton of smoke, it didn't go off. But it goes off when I'm baking Apple turnovers for my Halloween movie marathon. Go figure.
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Dogs bite for a variety of reasons. Most of the time, they are scared or feel threatened. They also may bite in a stressful situation, and while you may not perceive the situation as stressful, they do. They can also bite or nip when they are startled, such as when a child grabs them from behind or even if they're not feeling well. If you think about it, humans have a multitude of ways to communicate discomfort, but dogs are very limited. A growl or a nip is the only way they have to show their displeasure. Unfortunately, a nip can turn into a bite and a bite – or even scarier, a mauling, is unacceptable.
Any time you are around around a dog you do not know, you must keep these triggers in mind. This is important even if the dog's owner is a close friend or family member or the person insists that the dog is friendly. Of course the dog is friendly to them – they are their dog! But not all dogs are friendly to others and many are protective of their owners.
Be mindful of the breed of dog. It would be wonderful to be able to think and treat all dogs equally, but dogs are very different. A pug is never going to have the same threat potential as a pit bull. According to the CDC, the most dangerous breeds of dog include:
- Pit Bulls
- Rottweillers
- German Shephards
- Huskies
- Alaskan Malamutes
- Doberman Pinschers
- Chows
- Great Danes
- Saint Bernards
- Akitas
This does not mean that all of these breeds are always dangerous. However, an improperly trained dog around an unsupervised child can, in certain circumstances, be a recipe for disaster. You can help prevent dog bites, according to the Canine Journal by always supervising children around dogs – even if they are your own. The organization Safety Around Dogs says that, "Children, because of their small size, are usually not able to sustain an attack until help arrives. Many adults survived severe dog attacks simply by virtue of the fact that they were able to sustain and fend the dogs off to some degree until assistance arrived." It is also essential to note that children engage in the most dangerous behavior around dogs, simply because they don't know any better. They pull tails, pull hair, hit dogs in the face, scream, and do other things that either hurt a dog or entice it. High pitched screaming can be a real trigger for a dog. Two-year-old children are the most often killed by dogs, making up 88 percent of dog bite fatalities.
"It is important to emphasize that dogs bite today for the same reasons that they did one hundred or one thousand years ago. Dogs are no more dangerous today than they were a century or millennium ago. They only difference is a shift in human perception of what is and is not natural canine behavior and/or aggression and the breed of dog involved." — Karen Delise, author of "Fatal Dog Attacks"
So what do you do if you encounter a loose dog, on a walk, for example or if you are actually attacked?
1. Do not make eye contact with the dog. If you are walking and a loose dog is barking at you, keep walking. Do not tell the dog to "go home." Do not talk to it at all. Just keep moving and look away. If you engage the dog, he may perceive it as a threat.
2. Do not run. If you are running and the dog engages you, slow to walk. Running can induce a dog to chase.
3. Do not scream. Screaming triggers an instinct in a dog that makes him want to bite more.
4. If the dog attacks you, or seems like he is about to, Dog Trainer Victoria Stillwell advises:
* "Find a barrier that you can put between you and the dog – a purse, rolled-up jacket or a stick and try to redirect the dog's bites onto that item."
* "Find higher ground and try to move to a position of height away from the dog. It is much harder for him to bite effectively from below."
* "Try not to scream as this could antagonize the dog further."
* "Cover the dog's head with a shirt or blanket so that he cannot see. If you block his eyesight for a moment, it might provide you a window to escape."
* "In the very rare event a dog is viciously mauling you (as opposed to just trying to bite or landing a few scattered bites), curl up into a ball on the ground, protecting your head and neck while waiting for help. If you are all alone, you are unlikely to get the dog off you by yourself until the dog loses interest."
Remember, hitting or swinging at the dog can make them even more aggressive, so being still and firm can be more effective. If you see a dog biting or hurting someone else, do not try and pull the dog away. Toss a blanket or jacket over the dog's head. Loud noises – like banging two pots together – can also be effective. If you see a dog attacking another dog, do not try and pull those dogs apart as you could be injured as well. Instead, use the blanket trick, spray the dogs with water, bang sticks together, or even throw loud items between them – like dog dishes.
An attorney can help you recover expenses and get compensation for dog bite injuries. Because a dog bite injury can affect present or future lost wages, loss of earning capacity, suffering, disfigurement or disability, it is important to let an attorney help you deal with the pet owner's insurance company. In some cases, landlords of a property can also be pursued if they let dangerous dogs live on the premises.


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'I never expected her to do this, you trust your friends. And he was just a child'
She managed to avoid an immediate jail sentence after she admitted three charges of sexual activity with a child.
The mother-of-two changed her pleas to guilty just minutes before a trial was due to start when the boy was expected to have been called to give evidence. Her barrister Dominic Webber asked the judge what the maximum sentence was likely to be if she entered guilty pleas.
After a few minutes, Ackland returned from a cigarette break and admitted the offences and was given a nine month jail sentence suspended for a year.
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Mr Espley added: "What she did caused them to be discovered."
The victim would later tell a friend: "I went to get into my trackies
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The prosecutor said within days the incident was the talk of the
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Ackland told a friend: "He tried to kiss me. I'm a 40-year-old woman,
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Mr Webber said the Tesco shelf-stacker had grown up in Germany the
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My roommate showed me the trailer yesterday- I admit to not being a big movie fan, but OMG this looks awesome. I'm a HUGE anthony hopkins fan, and an even bigger Helen Mirren fan. I hope it ends up as good as it looks!
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It looks like its going to be fantastic.
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I hope so. We can use a good, well made hollywood movie! One that makes me want to go to a theatre again with some buttery popcorn (its been 5 years)
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Just watched the trailer. Makes me want to see it just for the cast. It could be entertaining.
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I played Alfred Hitchcock in a show and studied his voice for weeks. Anthony Hopkins doesn't sound like him at all.
There is a play called "Hitchcock Blonde" that ran on London's West End that I read and it was a great script, and contains scenes that seem to overlap this movie, basically being the filming of the shower scene in Psycho.
As for "Hitchcock" the movie, I think Anthony Hopkins is a terrible choice for the part. I'm not sure about Scarlett Johannsen as Janet Leigh.
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Brooklyn, New York, US
Johansson=not impressed
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Hopkins is a good choice for any role. The guy played Nixon, he can certainly play Hitchcock. Good cast but I'd be more excited about this movie if the writer and director had any kind of good track record.
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The Daily Mail ran some articles
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar … hcock.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar … ailer.html
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Do they get into any of these Tippi Hedren things?
http://boingboing.net/2012/08/03/tippi- … abuse.html
http://theweek.com/article/index/231594 … al-deviant
Oct 12 12 08:01 pm Link
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Torrance, California, US
I caught the trailer for the HBO show last night and thought that's what this thread was about. I was going to say it didn't look that great, but this movie with Anthony Hopkins looks a lot more promising. Hopkins looks like he can pull of the role; the guy in the HBO show didn't convince me.
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I have the book by Stephen Rebello about the making of Psycho on which this upcoming movie is based. We'll see how this movie comes out, though I think die-hard Hitch fans will prefer the book. Good info about the real killer, making the film and the audience reaction to Psycho.
And here's Hitch's original 6 minute Psycho trailer, that man was a crack-up.
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In Real Life..It was Hitch's wife that ran that show. Alma Reville was an editor, before she became Mrs. Alfred Hitchcock. When Hitch received his AFI...he thank four people.
The Finest Cook
A Great Writer
A Great Editor
and The Mother of his Daughter, Pat
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While Hitch used the same Tech Team over and over...It was Alma who had final approval of it all.
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I am in!
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There is no other door to knowledge than the door nature opens; there is no truth except the truths we discover in nature.
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A solitary American monk named Thomas Berry writes that in our relationship to nature, we have been autistic for centuries. Wrapped tightly in our own version of knowledge, we have been unreceptive to the wisdom of the natural world. To tune in again, to have the "spontaneous environmental rapport" that characterized our ancestors, will take doing something that is perfectly delightful: reimmersing ourselves in the natural world.
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Marketing automation is the latest hot topic in the marketing realm. The Triangle AMA Luncheon on September 19, 2013, titled Marketing Automation: Best Practices, Issues and ROI discussed the topic with a panel of three top marketers in the area and got a glimpse of where this trend is heading, and what marketers can expect. Moderated by CEO of Newfangled Mark O'Brien, Silverpop Product Evangelist Dave Walters, ChannelAdvisor's Senior Business Manager of Business Operations Danielle McNeillie and head of marketing at Adobe (formerly Neolane) Kristin Hambelton shared their expertise and opinions about marketing automation. Below is a brief summary of questions asked and answered.
Marketing automation is a broad area, how do you define it?
All three panelists agreed in various ways that marketing automation is a systematic approach to marketing that allows you to achieve company goals and makes the sales process more efficient. It is a way to automate your standard practices in order to free up time to strategize new ideas and programs.
Who's best suited for marketing automation?
There was a little disparity on answers for this question, but businesses that depend heavily on sales and lead generation and those that have a "significant" database size were among the answers. While significant is a vague term, Mark offered the number 3,000 contacts as a good starting point to build lead nurturing programs with marketing automation tools. It was also pointed out that growth is strangled by resource constraint and companies that are investing in lead generation programs but failing to track the origin of those leads are great candidates. Marketing automation can benefit those organizations by nurturing and tracking conversions. At this time, it was asked that people in the room currently using some type of marketing automation software raised their hands. The result: about 15-20% of people in a the room of about 100 people.
What is your thought about how to get new contacts into the marketing automation system?
The opinion was unanimous about this topic across the panel: Don't be sleazy. None of the panelists were fans of buying names due to the nature of poor list quality and strict spam guidelines and filters, but you can make the best of an already purchased list. It's also suggested to be wary of list brokers who offer lists for a cheap or reasonable price – buying and renting contacts is expensive. They suggested investing that money into nurturing programs to convert current customers and build loyalty.
How do you decide on the right tool for your company?
Each panelist has vast experience evaluating and using various marketing automation tools and software, but they agreed that it all depends on how you need and want it to function. Determine the requirements you have for marketing automation and what level you need. Costs range from $300 per month to in the thousands. Requirements that Kristin mentioned included CRM integration, deployment method, volume of data, number of people and power users who will use it, and how long you plan to grow in to the software. Danielle also gave us a perspective of Channel Advisor's requirements when they evaluated different marketing automation vendors:
- Sales needed to understand the value of leads marketing could get for them – time for close cut in half
- Better analytics of all web activity for certain segments
- Needed a marketing platform so the marketing team could grow
That led to a brief discussion of events where vendors are showcased. The largest one is DreamForce in San Francisco (hosted by SalesForce) and apparently Marketo spent $1.2 million for their floor space in the expo hall. Other conferences mentioned included Adobe Summit, Inbound and DMA in Chicago.
There were also some great questions from the audience:
What deliverables can you give sales to make them your friends?
One of the most valuable things is to sit with them and observe. They know what clients are asking for and need materials to support them. What can you create that will help them close deals? They are motivated by cash, reports make their eyes glaze over. But don't let them go without the data – give your sales people specific talking points they can easily relay. Money talks to them. When they realize they closed more deals this month/quarter/year because they had more qualified leads handed to them from marketing, you will have an advocate in your corner to show marketing automation makes money.
What's the top surprise for those who are new to marketing automation?
There were two pieces of advice/wisdom for this question. One was that you need to have a plan for implementing any marketing automation tool. There are a lot of moving pieces and streamlining the process with a project team or task force, no matter how small the company, is necessary. Kristin told the audience that at Adobe they require training before and after implantation to prepare their clients for the heavy lifting ahead of them. Dave also added that you can't expect a marketing automation tool to fix poor data saying, "If you have crap, you get crap." Nurturing leads that are in no way qualified will not increase your revenue.
What type of content gains the most response on mobile for you?
This question came from a member of the audience whose company focuses on technical white papers as a main source for lead capture. The first recommendation for high responses on mobile was video. Shorter pieces that feature customers and lead with their problem and wait to introduce the product performed well for one of the panelists. Infographics and short one to three question surveys have also performed well.
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