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Thursday, June 2, 2011
Why are we surprised?
A few weeks ago, all of the blog were buzzing about the fact that Arnold cheated on Maria Shriver with another woman and had a secret child with this woman. I was shocked myself but why was I shocked? I guess I bought the hype. Maria coming from a well-know family that some equate to the closest thing to royalty that America has (This comes from my mother, a totally different generation.). Him, a body builder from another country that came from nothing and became a Hollywood star. It seemed perfect. We bought that dream.
Now we have John Edwards who is in a heap load of trouble. Not only cheated on his wife (sick wife), had a child with the woman but is now under investigation on whether or not he used campaign funds to cover up the affair. What a peach he truly turned out to be.
So the question is why are we shocked by this behavior? These are just men who have power and money. When you combine the two, most of the time, it is a cocktail for trouble. These men can fall into a few categories. One of them is the type of man that thinks that he can do anything because of who he is. Another is type is the one who think that he will never get caught. Lastly, some of them are the perfect prey for woman looking to sleep with someone famous/unattainable. Some of these predators are blatant, throwing panties in you face type of woman but then there is another more deadly type. The subtle type that works into the man's affections without him even knowing it is happening.
"Oh, your girlfriend/wife doesn't understand why you want to hang out at the bar with your friends all night. That's terrible, if I was your girlfriend/wife, I would totally understand why you need that time to be with your friends."
And the seed is planted, as easy as that.
My mother read a statistic the other day that 1 in 4 men cheat on their wives. She didn't believe it. She believes it's more like 3 out of 4. My God-fearing, rosary bead carrying, go to confession once a month mother, believes that more men cheat than stay faithful. I have to say, I was shaken to the core. I think that's pretty grim. I'm a realist but that depressed me.
So basically, for your own respect, the respect of your family, and your reputation, just keep it in your pants unless you want to be the running jokes on all of the late night talk shows. If you don't and get caught, you deserve everything you get.
So I will keep writing my stories where this is not a possibility. And for Mr. M, if you ever think about it, we have big knives in the house and I know how to use them!!!
Peace out,
4 comments:
- AnonymousJune 2, 2011 at 9:16 AM
I'm with your mother. I learned in my first marriage not to believe in happily ever after. Yes, you can have a strong marriage, but men, along with women cheat whether emotionally or physically.ReplyDelete
Aren't you glad I dropped in today! ;)
Wow, 3 out 4. Eeek that's high. Okay, you and Amber are depressing me.ReplyDelete
My hubby has seen the after effects of colleagues cheating on their wives. Hopefully that's enough to keep him faithful (along with the things I do to keep him from crossing the line).
- AnonymousJune 2, 2011 at 10:24 AM
Actually, in my family...( I know, TMI). Out of my three sisters, only one had a cheating husband. But out of my four brothers and one brother-in-law (that makes 5), four had a cheating wife. So I see more cheating women than men in my little corner of the world. And you wonder where I came up with the idea for my story A Man for Mia, huh?!ReplyDelete
It's very depressing, but it is still a shocker every time I see it in my personal life or on TV. Though I did tell my husband as we were watching the Arnold/Maria thing, "These days, I'd be shocked if a big-name couple was actually monogomous for once!"
Linda Kage
Is it only one in four men who cheat on their wives? LOL.ReplyDelete
With all the people being caught in these affairs, you'd think--after a while--they'd know they WILL be discovered. It's inevitable.
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Catholic social teaching calls us to identify with newcomers, who together with those long settled enjoy a litany of rights based on our common human dignity. Migrants serve as the church's analogy for itself (a pilgrim church) and for the human condition (a pilgrim people). They recall our ancient heritage of exodus and exile, the Holy Family's flight to Egypt and our evangelical history beginning with St. Paul. We oppose speaking of migrants in "us or them" terms because, in the Catholic view, "we" are "them," and "they" are "us." We identify with "strangers" as our brothers and sisters, and welcome them because they are an image of our God (Mt. 25:35). We try to carry on Christ's work of "gather[ing] together into one the scattered children of God" (Jn. 11:52). In our tradition, therefore, to be anti-immigrant is to be anti-person. But nothing upsets some Catholics so much as Catholic social teaching, and the church's teaching on newcomers admittedly presents challenges.
Immigrants have always been more or less part of the American landscape. How different are we today from earlier periods of immigration? Can you guess which era of our nation's history has the following characteristics:
• the highest percentage of foreign-born persons in U.S. history
• immigrants from different countries than their predecessors
• immigrants who renew the United States with their hope, family values and hard work
• who endure abysmal wages and working conditions in many industries
• who strain the social service infrastructure of the communities in which they settled
• during a period of economic revolution and prosperity, but also gross poverty, disparity between the rich and the poor, and family disruption
• when the foreign-born comprise the majority of Catholics
• and nativist movements succeed in passing anti-immigrant legislation in California (much of it held unconstitutional), which paves the way for discriminatory federal legislation?
If you think I am referring to the present era, you are mistaken. I was referring to our nation's second great wave of immigration, which ran from roughly 1890 to 1920. The reason you guessed wrong is that all the characteristics I listed are true of today except the first. Although today we have the highest number of immigrants ever, in the earlier period the percentage of the population who were immigrants was larger.
The foreign-born comprised nearly 15 percent of the U.S. population at the turn of the 20th century. At present, more than 28 million foreign-born persons comprise 10 percent of our nation. But in other ways, the two eras are quite similar. Unlike their predecessors, who came from northern and western Europe, the immigrants of the period 1890 to 1920 came primarily from southern and eastern Europe. Likewise, current immigrants come from places like their predecessors—in descending order from Mexico, China, the Philippines, India, Vietnam, El Salvador, Korea, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Colombia and other countries.
In 1890, the fruits of industrialization were unevenly distributed; an estimated 11 million of the nation's 12.5 million families earned less than $380 a year. Similarly, our nation's current prosperity, spurred by the information age, has not trickled down to the poor. Over the last 25 years, the wages of the top 20 percent of earners has increased 44 percent, while those of the bottom 20 percent have decreased in real dollars. Twenty-five percent of wage-earners earn $8 or less an hour. Nearly 100 years after Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, immigrants still labor in subhuman conditions in meatpacking plants, as well as in poultry processing, agricultural, garment, restaurant, hotel and various service sector jobs.
From 1880 to 1926, the U.S. Catholic population grew from 7.34 million to 18.6 million persons, with an estimated 75 percent of Catholics in 1920 foreign born. Although precise figures are not available, immigrants and their families almost certainly comprise the majority of Catholics in the United States today.
Discrimination and anti-immigrant feeling in California led to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, restrictions on Japanese immigration in 1907, and finally national-origins quota legislation in 1924. In 1994 Californians voted in favor of Proposition 187—the so-called "Save Our State" initiative—which would have barred undocumented children from attending public school, required state employees to inform on the undocumented and denied a range of benefits to those suspected of being "illegal." In 1996, Congress passed immigration and welfare reform legislation, which has had a calamitous impact on immigrant families and communities, as detailed in several reports by my agency, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network.
Historically, anti-Catholic bigotry has characterized the nativist movement in the United States. The cartoons of Thomas Nast depicted Irishmen with simian features. In his most infamous drawing, bishops crawled like crocodiles out of New York harbor to attack the United States as their followers led away the Statue of Liberty. The secret oaths and platforms of groups like the American Protective Association and Ku Klux Klan were virulently anti-Catholic.
The nativists of today range from the explicit hate groups tracked by the Southern Poverty Law Center to more mainstream restrictionists. Despite their differences, these groups invariably see "their" country, states and communities under siege, view themselves at "demographic war" with newcomers and believe that immigrants—by virtue of their undocumented status—forfeit their civil and human rights. These views, of course, could not be more inimical to the Catholic tradition. It should therefore come as little surprise that Catholic immigration initiatives have recently been the target of anti-immigrant protests. In Long Island, for example, the Sachem Quality of Life Organization, some of whose members refer to themselves as Catholics Against Treason, has spearheaded the opposition to a proposed Catholic Charities center for day laborers.
Catholic teaching requires effective action. It has never been enough to think highly of newcomers; we must also welcome and defend them. In response to our nation's last great wave of immigration, the church created or dramatically expanded all the Catholic institutions we now take for granted. The number of parochial schools grew from 2,246 with 405,234 students in 1880, to 5,687 with 1.54 million students in 1916. By 1910, 285 Catholic orphanages cared for 51,938 children. Catholic hospitals grew in number from 75 to 400 between 1872 and 1910. National parishes thrived, comprising 30 percent of all parishes from 1880 to 1930. In 1916, 49 percent of Catholics attended a parish that used a language other than English. By 1902, the St. Vincent de Paul Society, which established itself in the United States in 1845, had 428 parish branches. In the 1890's, Catholic lay women created charitable settlement houses for immigrants. By 1915, 27 houses provided health care, education for children, English-language classes and other services for immigrants.
In the 1920's, moreover, the National Catholic Welfare Council's Bureau of Immigration met ships, helped immigrants through reception, provided loans, protected them from fraud, provided guidance on resettlement and arranged for their transportation and reception at their final destinations. Today the church's ministry to our newly arrived brothers and sisters includes, for example, the 130 local Catholic legal immigration programs that my agency supports. An overlapping network helps thousands of refugees to resettle in the United States each year.
Still, as Catholics, we must continually ask ourselves whether we are doing enough. Do we have the right institutions in place, and have our existing institutions swelled to accommodate the needs and gifts of our nation's newest members? Are we providing the kind of support and community that our immigrant ancestors received from the church? Will we leave a legacy that honors our heritage and reflects our faith?


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One pilot killed as couple collide in midair over Alaska
The couple were both commercial pilots, and they set off from separate, nearby villages in the remote Alaskan tundra to fly together to the western town of Bethel.
Kristen Sprague, 26, took off in a Ryan Air Cessna 207; her boyfriend Scott Veal, 24, was piloting a Grant Aviation Cessna 208. They dialed in a common radio frequency so they could talk.
It went horribly wrong when Sprague realized she could no longer see Veal.
"She basically said, 'Scott, I can't see you.' He commented something to the effect of, whatever you do, don't pull up,' " Clint Johnson, investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board in Anchorage, said in an interview with The Times. "A couple of seconds later, her right wing was struck by his airplane."
The midair crash Friday was the third over the last two months in Alaska, where small planes are often the only form of transportation linking the hundreds of villages spread out over the state's vast wilderness.
Pilots flying in caravan are relatively common; lakes become crowded in the summer months with float planes carrying tourists and fishermen; talking on a common frequency is usually a reliable safety precaution.
In this case, which happened at 1:35 p.m. after the pilots took off from the villages of Tununak and Toksook Bay, Sprague told Johnson that Veal initially was on her left side, then pulled ahead, gained altitude, and went over the top of her plane to a point where she could no longer see him.
Only a few seconds after Sprague said she couldn't see him, her right wing was struck by the Cessna 208. It was a bad hit: The right aileron, which controls the plane's ability to bank and turn, was severed.
But Veal's plane was damaged even worse, its entire tail and rudder shorn off. "After the impact, the 208 passed underneath the 207, and she was able to look out the side of the airplane and saw him spiraling," Johnson said.
He said the two communicated on the radio as Veal went down, "But I don't really want to comment on that. It's not pretty."
Veal was killed in the crash.
"Kristen said upon impact the plane basically exploded," he said.
Sprague, he said, was able to maintain "minimal control" of her plane and managed to land it safely, pointing it straight ahead in an "uncontrolled descent" into the rolling tundra, landing about 1 1/2 miles from where the 208 crashed.
Sprague was not injured.
Veal was living in Kenai, Alaska, but was from Southern California. His grandfather, Robert Veal, of Winchester, Calif., told the Anchorage Daily News that his grandson had always dreamed of becoming an Alaskan bush pilot.
"It's in the family. His father and myself are both flight instructors," he said.
On July 10, two planes that collided near Lake Clark Pass were both able to land without injuries to the 13 people on board. On July 30, a family of four was killed when their float plane collided with another one near Trapper Creek. The pilot of the other plane survived.
The NTSB is also investigating an Aug. 13 crash near McGrath, Alaska, that killed the 66-year-old pilot of a Cessna 207 and a 52-year-old teacher, though a family of four survived with serious injuries.
Johnson, who also investigated that incident, said in his preliminary report that the plane crashed in mountainous terrain amid low clouds, rain and fog. "This is getting pretty bad," the pilot told passengers at one point, according to the report.
"The next thing the passenger recalled was looking out the front windscreen, and just before impact, seeing the mountainside suddenly appear out of the fog," the report said.
Patron of Alaska dies in air crash
Ted Stevens crash is nothing unusual in Alaska
Alaskans question costs of supporting rural outposts
-- Kim Murphy in Seattle
Photo: National Transportation Safety Board investigator Clinton Johnson, left, and Alaska state trooper David Russell at the scene of an Aug. 13 plane crash near McGrath, Alaska. Credit: National Transportation Safety Board


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ROI Motor Carrier Fleets Have Been Experiencing from Fuel-Efficiency Programs
Transplace, a provider of transportation-management services and logistics technology, partnered with the Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay program, PepsiCo, J.B. Hunt, Con-way, Western Express, Smith Transport, and Dart Transit to conduct a survey on return on investment (ROI) fleets are experiencing from implementing fuel-efficiency programs. More than 65 motor carrier fleets provided commentaries for the survey.
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I curate a frequently updated Flipboard on Black Catholic American life. You can find it here: http://flip.it/q6A4s
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Sunday, August 30, 2015
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Fr. Cyprian Davis has died
Sad news.
Fr. Cyprian Davis, OSB, has died at age 84. See: http://www.saintmeinrad.org/news/?story=11660
He was a legend of Black Catholic Studies (it wouldn't be tough to make an argument that he created the field). I wrote about him for Black Catholic History Month a couple of years ago: http://anikapalm.blogspot.com/2013/11/anika-myers-palm-cyprian-davis.html?m=1
May he rest well.
(Photo via St. Meinrad Abbey)
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Getting ready
We're moving to the Atlanta area next week so I can start my new job at the end of the month.
The company for which I'll be working has been tremendously helpful in handling our move. They're sending movers to pack up and transport all of our things and one of our cars.
That certainly does alleviate some of the headache of moving, but the process still isn't entirely stress-free.
I'll be glad when it's all over.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
All praises to teachers
I went with the kid's class to Tibet-Butler Preserve today, and came away not with new knowledge about nature but with even more respect for teachers (and as the daughter of a teacher, my respect level was already pretty doggone high).
Even though each child had a parent present ostensibly to keep everything under control, the energy and noise levels were incredibly high. Frustratingly high, in fact. Somehow, though, the preschool teachers managed to enforce order and, when warranted, encourage silence with a minimum of fuss. It was amazing.
They have skill sets I don't possess. It would be difficult for me to keep that number of children from accidentally maiming themselves each day.
Power and respect to them. They should be paid more highly.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
National Black Catholic History Month: Dr. Diana L. Hayes
While I was a student at Georgetown, I had the pleasure of taking a class -- just one, sadly -- with Dr. Diana L. Hayes.
It was just a 'Intro to the Bible' class (I got an 'A,' because, obviously), but she was a revelation, so dynamic, so knowledgeable. I hadn't known anything about her before I took the class, and when I went on to do a little surreptitious research, I was incredibly impressed by her body of work and her focus on the experiences of black Catholics. I went on to read everything I could find that she's published. I sincerely regret that I didn't have a chance to take more classes with her -- and that I didn't keep up with her after the class (and it would probably seem creepy and fangirlish if I contacted her today to tell her how her example influenced me, right?).
She is the first black American woman to earn a Pontifical doctorate in theology (Catholic University of Louvain), and also holds law and doctor of sacred theology degrees.
Dr. Hayes has also written books with Fr. Cyprian Davis, about whom I wrote earlier this month. Her books include Taking Down Our Harps: Black Catholics in the United States, Hagar's Daughters: Womanist Ways of Being in the World, And Still We Rise: An Introduction to Black Liberation Theology and -- a Lenten favorite in my household -- Were You There?: Stations of the Cross.
Dr. Hayes has since retired from Georgetown, but has lectured throughout the world on subjects including black theology, womanist theology and black liberation theology.
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Monday, November 25, 2013
National Black Catholic History Month: Venerable Pierre Toussaint
The formerly enslaved hairdresser, philanthropist and devoted Catholic Pierre Toussaint could one day soon be named a saint.
Toussaint was born into slavery in Haiti in the 18th century. By the time he was in his early 20s, he'd moved with his owner's family to New York City, where his owner, who had been trying to escape the Haitian Revolution, apprenticed him to a hairdresser.
He picked up the trade quickly and soon was hairdresser to some of the city's elite. He was allowed to keep much of his earnings for himself and became a wealthy man, though still technically enslaved. When his owner died, leaving a destitute widow, Toussaint used his considerable fortune to help support the devastated woman. Although he bought the freedom of his sister and several other enslaved blacks -- including the woman who would become his wife -- Toussaint never actually purchased his own freedom.
When his owner's wife died about 1807, she freed Toussaint in her will. As a free man, he continued to practice his trade and fed many destitute families and cared for orphans, including his niece, Euphemia, whom he and his wife raised as their own child.
He was said to have attended Mass at 6 a.m. daily for decades at St. Peter's Church on Barclay Street (he was not allowed to enter St. Patrick's Old Cathedral because he was black).
He is considered by many to be one of the founders of what would become Catholic Charities.
Toussaint died June 30, 1853. His body was moved to the new St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City in 1990, about the same time that the cause for his canonization was opened. He was declared venerable -- the step before canonization -- in 1996.
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013
National Black Catholic History Month: Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary
Are you equally as familiar with the Knights of Peter Claver, though?
The group is named in honor of St. Peter Claver, a Spanish Jesuit who traveled to what is now Colombia in the early 1600s. There, he worked in the service of enslaved Africans, advocating on their behalf with their owners, treating their injuries and praying with and for them.
The Knights of Peter Claver were founded by four Josephite priests in Mobile, Ala., in 1909, as a fraternal Catholic men's organization. Today it is the largest historically black Catholic lay organization in the U.S. Its headquarters is in New Orleans.
During the past 100+ years, the Knights have provided financial support to organizations including the NAACP, Urban League, National Black Clergy, National Black Sisters Conferences, the National Council of Negro Women, the National Black Catholic Congress and Xavier University of New Orleans.
The current Supreme Knight of the organization is F. DeKarlos Blackmon, who is thought to be the youngest ever leader of the organization (he also has an active presence on Facebook). The current Supreme Lady of the Ladies Auxiliary is Vertelle A. Kenion.
Learn more about the Knights of Peter Claver at the organization's website.
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August 31, 2012 | 5 Comments
Porn Awards: Well, whaddaya know? GPTimes has been nominated by the 2013 Cybersocket Web Awards in the category of Surfer's Choice: Best Porn Blog. I didn't realize the nominations were being announced today. It's our sixth consecutive year being nominated and we've never won; this year there are 23 blogs cited. I guess the sixth […]
Porn O'Clock: Folsom Kick-Off Party in San Francisco
August 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Porn O'Clock: That's quite a murderer's row lined up for the "Porno" edition of Third Thursday, Sept. 20, at Beatbox in San Francisco next month, a kickoff event for the Folsom Street Fair that weekend. Directrix-DJ Chi Chi LaRue is to be joined by Hans Berlin (German stud soon to debut in a Titan Media […]
Signage: A Bruised Hole, Holy iPhones
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Signage: "A bruised hole is a happy hole"—indeed, indeed. This reminds me of what my bosses used to say when I worked the flattop at Wendy's in high school. "A warm bun is a happy bun!" Yes, I suppose that's true. At right, the image speaks for itself, I suspect. See also: * "Signage: No […]
Quotable: Competitive Eating
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Quotable: "I don't like threeways. I've had a few. I don't enjoy them. They make me feel like a competitive eater." — Margaret Cho (b. 1968), comedian and activist.
Beauty Shot: 'Position to Fill' Sexploits
August 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Beauty Shot: Both of these handsome couples are featured in the appropriately titled POSITION TO FILL for Lucas Entertainment. At left, the sultry, irresistible Dominic Pacifico has his plush hole stuffed by popular newcomer Johnny Venture. At right, Lorenzo Star makes sure Brandon Jones gets a good mouthful of his cock. Remaining costars include Adam […]
Bits and Bobs: News from GayPornLand
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Bits and bobs: News, reviews and other related items of interest from the far-flung corners of GayPornLand: * A federal judge has refrozen the assets of owners of defunct file-locking website Oron.com after AEBN.net parent company DataTech, which owns Falcon Studios and Raging Stallion Studios, among many others, filed suit alleging "more than 40,000 separate […]
Beauty Shot: Dale Cooper
August 30, 2012 | 3 Comments
Beauty Shot: Handsome, rugged Dale Cooper has a new solo wank over at Randy Blue. He's quite striking. We don't see many porn actors sporting a full mustache these days; as a matter of fact, there aren't many guys named "Dale," either. His body is insane—check out that ridged V-line—and he projects an affable, '70s […]
Quotable: Bedsprings
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Quotable: "Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin—it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring." — S.J. Perelman (1904-1979), author and humorist.
CockyBoys Touts Scandalous 'Reunion Special'
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Press Release Roundup: CockyBoys has made the most of the sultry summer months with its PROJECT GO-GO BOY erotic web series that takes style cues from reality television, including a "reunion special" that brings together the castmates for another round of drama (see the links below for my earlier stories). Acclaimed dragstress Hedda Lettuce steps […]
Beauty Shot: Jecht Parker, Justin Chase
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Beauty Shot: 3D studio Dominic Ford is touting a new XXX-rated throwdown between clean-cut, handsome Justin Chase and sexy Jecht Parker, whose unusual first name is apparently pronounced "Jet" (see the link below). Mr. Parker is one of GayPornLand's rising stars; I first wrote about a CockyBoys vignette of his back in February. "We love […]
RIP: Filmmaker Drew Warner
August 29, 2012 | 6 Comments
My dear friend and colleague Drew Warner passed away Monday night. He was 44 years old. Word began spreading via Twitter and Facebook and I posted a bit, but I couldn't bring myself to write anything here yesterday. I'm just not ready to talk about Drew in the past tense. He'd been out of the […]
Quotable: Who Goes to Bed with Whom
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Quotable: "As I grow older and older/ And totter towards the tomb,/ I find I care less and less/ Who goes to bed with whom." — Dorothy Parker (1893-1967), writer and wit.
New Release Desk: 'Malpractice'
August 28, 2012 | 2 Comments
New Release Desk: Hot House Video and director Christian Owen have done porn fans a great favor with the release of MALPRACTICE, featuring chiseled, gorgeous Dean Flynn in one of his first post-Titan Media projects. However, he is not naked on the DVD insert for some reason. That honor is given to the ubiquitous Trenton […]
Jack Adams Undies Tout New Model, Products
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Press Release Roundup: The press releases from underwear manufacturers are flying over the transom at record speed these days. I've devoted a lot of ink lately to Andrew Christian, but some of you might recall the Jack Adams brand (no relation) and the droolworthy muscle stud they used for a recent promo campaign (see the […]
In Print: 'Bel Ami Rebels,' 'Tom of Finland'
August 28, 2012 | 2 Comments
In Print: Berlin-based publishing house Bruno Gmunder has a couple of new (and new-ish) photobooks available this month of interest to our Constant Readers. First up is Bel Ami Rebels by Spanish shutterbug Joan Crisol, a switch from the studio's semi-official chronicler Howard Roffman. The comely quartet on the cover are (from left) Jack Harrer, […]
Quotable: After Coition
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Quotable: "After coition, every animal is sad." — Unknown.
New Release Desk: 'Use Me Like a Tool'
August 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment
New Release Desk: USE ME LIKE A TOOL is the deliciously titled new sexpic from the Monster Bang Video line—"Big dicks and the holes they fill!"—by Raging Stallion Studios. Director Steve Cruz corralled studio exclusive D.O. and paired with him Trenton Ducati, who is everywhere right now, and Jessie Colter. Elsewhere, the equally prolific Spencer […]
Beauty Shot: Jake Andrews, Raphael Cedano
August 27, 2012 | 2 Comments
Beauty Shot: Please note, if you hadn't figured it out already, this new Jake Andrews we're seeing is not the return, unfortunately, of the erotic icon of the same name. But this one's a lean, ripped piece of hotness all the same. He's paired with luscious Raphael Cedano in a new fuck session for Randy […]
Dept. of Self-Promotion: Housekeeping
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Dept. of Self-Promotion: Happy Monday—grumble, grumble—and welcome to my semi-regular dose of self-promotional wanking. First up: social networking. CLICK HERE or search for "JCAdams.GPTimes" to find us on Facebook, and CLICK HERE, or utilize the button to your left, to keep up with the tomfoolery on Twitter. Moving on, my scorching-hot bestseller Gay Porn Heroes […]
Quotable: The Delirium of Coition
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Quotable: "Of all the animals on earth, none is so brutish as man when he seeks the delirium of coition." — Edward Dahlberg (1900-1977), author.


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And another Monday is here. I'm feelin like its going to be a good week :).
This morning we're off to a great start with another amazing piece from PB&J Boutique:... The Givin' Tunic by the always delicate and "oh' so feminine", Odd Molly Brand.
And Tunics...what's the deal with them right? Are they a dress or shirt? Well that's the beauty...they can be either or! Just depending on the length of the tunic or how tall you are :). You don't want to be that girl who everyone thinks forgot to put on her pants that morning. But with the tunic I'm wearing today, it could be worn either way.
This Tunic is a great piece for either summer or fall. Wear it as a dress with sandals for summer, or as a longer blouse over baggy jeans for a more casual fall look.
How do you wear yours?? :)
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Incident: Armed Robbery
Date and Time of Release: August 20, 2015, 8:30 a.m.
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On Wednesday, August 19, 2015, around 9:24 p.m., the Arcadia Police Department responded to the west side of Nordstroms located at 400 S. Baldwin Avenue, Westfield Santa Anita Mall, on an unknown trouble call. Officers contacted the victim of a robbery who advised that she was hit over the head with a black semi-automatic handgun and robbed of her purse and cellular phone. The suspect then ran to an awaiting vehicle where he joined a second suspect. The vehicle then fled southbound through the parking lot out of sight.
The suspect was described as a tall, skinny, male, wearing a hoody. The victim was unable to describe the second suspect, however, described the getaway vehicle as a silver or grey, small SUV.
A similar robbery occurred in the south parking lot of the Westfield Santa Anita Mall on August 4, 2015, at about 10:11 p.m. A male victim was robbed at gunpoint after approaching his car. The suspect made off with the victim's wallet and cell phone. The primary suspect was described as an African American male in his 20's, about 5'10", with a thin build, with a bandana covering his face. He ran off with another unknown male, out of sight. No suspect vehicle was seen in this robbery and the victim was not injured.
Anyone with information on either of these incidents is encouraged to contact the Arcadia Police Department at (626) 574-5151. If you prefer to provide information ANONYMOUSLY, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the tippage at Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers.
Robert T. Guthrie, Chief of Police
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These events serve as a good reminder to be alert and aware of your surroundings. If you are leaving or in a parking lot, try and walk in groups or ask for an escort if leaving work or a business. Call local law enforcement should you see anything or anyone suspicious.


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It is not clear what the mob wanted to:- Gang rape the angels. This was a common technique by which men, particularly enemies, were humiliated in that society. - Engage in consensual homosexual sex with the angels: This is the interpretation of the NIV translators. They wrote very clearly that the intent was to "have sex with them." - Interrogate them. They may have been concerned that the strangers were spies who were sent to the city to determine its defensive fortifications. Sodom was a tiny fortress in the barren wasteland south of the Dead Sea. The only strangers that the people of Sodom ever saw were enemy tribes who wanted to destroy and take over their valuable fortress and the trade routes that it protected.- Attack them physically.
Well, it does say that the mob wanted to "know" them, so its basis must be some kinda sexual. As for the rest, I'm usually not one to throw my own interpretation on what the Bible says, but perhaps there was just a general sinfullness of the people; their hostility obviously seen from the first mention of the mob trying to assault the angels. Otherwise, I dunno. If I'm off-base, please do tell.
Lot may have thought that they had sex on their minds, because he offered his virgin daughters as an attempt to please the mob. Some Christian interpreters maintain that all of the men in the city were present in the mob, and that all were homosexual. Lot would certainly have known this, for he was a resident of the city. If they were all gay, then he would hardly have made a gift of his daughters to be raped; the mob would have had no sexual interest in women.
However, this is all speculation. If Genesis was the only place in the Bible that mentioned the story of Sodom, I could easily agree that the sin of Sodom very well could have been Homosexuality, however the sin of Sodom is mentioned elsewhere.....According to Isaiah (Chapter 1) the Sin of Sodom was a lack of Social Justice:
Ezekiel (Chapter 16) described the sin of Sodom as disregard for the poor:49 Behold this was the iniquity of Sodom thy sister, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance, and the idleness of her, and of her daughters: and they did not put forth their hand to the needy, and the poor.
Whereas Jeremiah (Chapter 23) saw the sin of Sodom as general immorality:
Deuteronomy Chapter 29 gives the reason why Sodom and the other cities were destroyed, homosexuality is not listed:
Now the epistle of Jude does say "Even as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire" (7 KJV). But there is no hint of homosexuality: "strange flesh" hardly suggests homoeroticism. Some have stated that the Jewish tradition to which Jude alludes was a legend that the women of Sodom had intercourse with the angles.
I think you can say ~ In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit and post with charitable and prayerful intentions.
I don't think they have to be gay. They can be bisexual. In the specific case cited in Genesis, they were after Lot's guests, but that doesn't mean they were gay and had no interest in women: they could just be perverts in general. But because the case is specifically homosexual, this is how it has been interpreted.
I don't think they have to be gay. They can be bisexual.
I think the whole discussion of "gay" or "straight" or "bisexual" in general is misguided, but particularly so in the discussion of what happened in Sodom.Buggery is not a consequence of an ingrained sexual identity that should be treated (or spoken about) as a third gender. While it is true that there are those who have this as a vice (bad habit) and also suffer from varying degrees of misogyny and/or gynophobia, it's also obvious that in modern times there is quite a lot of pressure within the so called "gay-community" to force those struggling with this vice into a straight jacket of artificial identity ("you are gay"), when the truth is their situation (particularly if it's someone still confused about "sexual identity" issues) is probably not that simple.
Also pertaining to this passage, does anyone have an idea on why Lot offered his virgin daughters to the mob? I find this disgusting, and it sounds horrendous. How is offering your virgin daughters as a form of sexual appeasement any better than the sin of sodomy? It seems so cowardly.... i.e., "don't do anything to me or the men here, but feel free to rape my daughters." I just find that foul.
I am at a loss how Lot could chastize the crowd for wanting the angels, but at the same time offer his daughters to them!
You are totally correct that it does say "know". I would be interested to know what the original Hebrew says.
I think that, as Christians, we should be more concerned with social justice than what people do with their wee-wees.
You dont know how disturbing it is to hear a grown man refer to that particular part of anatomy as a, and I quote, 'wee-wee.'
I think that, as Christians, we should be more concerned with social justice than what people do with their wee-wees. Peace.
It's even more disturbing that moral extremists would forbid consenting adults from deciding for themselves what to do in their own bedrooms. Peace.
No, I'm afraid the Church is not to be concerned primarily with social justice at all. That is one of the huge mistakes of our time, thinking that we can solve our own problems and become better by working on social justice issues. The problem is not with society! That is merely the symptom of the real problem which is deep within our souls. Change must be at the core of our individual hearts, not in social matters. It is a grave deception. We cannot change the world unless we change ourselves first, and God is the prime mover toward that end. Feeding the hungry, caring for the poor, being compassionate and all manner of other social issues and goals can only come after this. It's what the Church calls "giving alms" and it is an outgrowth of spiritual maturity and struggle, something we do as we are already being changed by Grace. It is not our primary goal.Sorry, didn't mean to offend but that's a pet peeve of mine.
You know full well Christians have a moral code which is very concerned with what people do with their 'wee-wees'.
Greetings in Christ M777,Do you not hold the Bible and the Father's teachings against homosexuality as sinful or am I misunderstanding your statement? Please explain your comment in light of the above context for this slow to understand sinner.God Bless,T
No, I'm afraid the Church is not to be concerned primarily with social justice at all.ÂÂ
You seem to be an apologist for sinful behaviour based on your own innovative liberal philosophy.ÂÂ
Have you read the Beatitudes? Peace.
I used to say "Hey, if their not bothering me directly, I dont care." But Lord, they are trying to FORCE homosexuality on people these days. Just a week ago or so, I was sitting waiting for the rain to come, and across from me were two gay men making out. Ok I guess it is discrminative because if it were a heterosexual couple, It wouldnt bother me as much. But my point is that this "sin" is becoming normal today. When my kids are growing up, they will be offered the "option" to like guys or girls. My kid will be heterosexual, but seeing as how both orientations are normal by society, he could chose the genetically/biologically wrong one. Now that scares me.
Or more precisely, isn't one's own chastity what matters opposed to keeping track of others?
What innovative liberal philosophy do you speak of?
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"If Italy continue playing like this, we need fear no-one," said CONI President Gianni Petrucci ahead of the semi-final with Germany.
The Azzurri are still unbeaten in Euro 2012, even if they have only been able to score four goals in as many games.
"The Euros are going well and at the moment we are third in Europe. In what other sector are we among the top three in Europe right now?" joked Petrucci amid the financial crisis.
"If Italy continue playing like this, we need fear no-one. The Azzurri are full of top players, not just Gigi Buffon.
"Right now there is a lot of talk around Andrea Pirlo, who is like a constantly shining light. I'd vote him for the Ballon d'Or.
"I love players who are always champions. Just try to find a single statement Pirlo made that was over the top. He is a fair and polite person, both on the pitch and off it."
Petrucci, President of the Italian Olympic Committee, will be in the stands for Thursday's semi-final with Germany in Krakow.
"I would hate to be in Germany's shoes. We have to give it pride and heart. We should be worried about facing Germany, but they ought to be equally worried about facing us, as we are a great Nazionale with a strong tradition.
"Every match is its own story, so the previous record does not count. All that matters is your ability on the field.
"Cesare Prandelli is doing a great job. I have experienced the lead-up to big games before and must say this is a wonderful side with an extraordinary atmosphere."
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Stream I Get Doe, the newest drop from Glasses Malone which features The Cataracs. The cut was released on Friday, April 2nd, 2010. Glasses Malone continues to impress with each new leak, and I Get Doe is no exception. It's strengthens Glasses Malone's already impressive body of work, which has seen positive change over the years. We're most definitely anticipating Glasses Malone's next offering.
Check out Glasses Malone on I Get Doe, featuring The Cataracs. If you're down, make sure to visit Glasses Malone's profile page for the newest info, news, songs, and mixtapes.
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Medical doctors is not going to be allowed to obtain cash or different compensation for selling the sale of products. One methodology of eliminating Japanese Beetles is to sprinkle baby powder on the grape leaves. Picture by Charlotte Gerber. Increasingly they live in gated communities with armed private security; ship their kids to non-public schools; use personal mail supply services; employ personal doctors, etc. This mannequin of social organization more and more resembles the trends in Third World societies like Pakistan-where wealthy people experience round with armed guards.
Vladimir, some doctors do save lives – but for many, it's only if it profitable to take action. If we have been getting free medical on this country like Canada does, then I'd agree with you, because medical doctors saving lives would not include a high pricetag; and therefore, I might extra inclined to imagine that they did it as a result of its in their heart to do so. Thanks for stopping by.
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Judging by his oozing head wound, the gray, plastic Hazmat suit Ken Mclaughlin was wearing didn't help stave off the zombie attack.
I met him in a small conference room at the Burbank Marriott Saturday. Just outside the door, demons walked freely, but here in the side room, Mclaughlin shuffled off the suit for a quick breather.
"I'm just swimming in this," he said. More "blood" and "tissue" washed away with his sweat.
It looked infected and revolting, which, of course, is the point at Monsterpalooza. Since 2008, the horror and makeup-effects convention has offered a who's who of classic movie villains and the masters behind the monsters.
Everything you'd need to make your own monster creation is for sale at Monsterpalooza: prosthetics, molds and masks fill the booths. There's also plenty of room for the do-it-yourself crowd like Mclaughlin — the viscera coating Mclaughlin's head was a mixture of tapioca, coconut oil and gelatin.


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Zion sits on the southern end of the Colorado Plateau, an area stretching from central Utah and western Colorado down to northern New Mexico and Arizona. It is a vast landscape of desert sandstone with rock layers generally laying flat.
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The manager Newcastle United, Alan Pardew said he was "desperate" to beat Leicester City at home on Saturday in the eighth round of matches in the Premier League season. Newcastle are currently without a league victory and are 3rd from the bottom of the table.
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So it's finally feeling like summer here in Blighty, and that makes me very happy indeed! It has been a hard old winter, I had a pretty awful pregnancy and my body (and brain!) have yet to feel/look anywhere like normal. Thats all to be expected of course, but it is nice to feel like one's self again isn't it? Our little boy has grown so much already and he is only 2 months old. Last week my mister had to fly to Japan for a week at short notice (for a funeral), and I was a bit scared to cope on my own as our baby would not be put down anywhere without screaming till he was purple.
Luckily he grew out of this just in the nick of time, and the week went past easily and I actually really enjoyed focusing just on the tots for once.
Now he just wiggles and smiles on his basket, I could start organising our garden a bit. I invested in some hideous garden toys (yet to be assembled) to keep the littles happy whilst I
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I also made a sand pit and paddling pool out of plastic storage tubs, and painted the picnic bench (as it had gone all mouldy from last year).
I found a beach sand ice cream making toy, and then my daughter wanted an ice cream van (we see a lot of these on the Island!). So I made her a VW camper/ice cream van out of a card board box.
It has a musical box inside, to announce when the ice cream van is coming.
With a sleeping babe, we also had time to bake a cake for my mister's home coming, which she expertly decorated...she was really proud of this cake ; )
Life is slightly less intense now, and we are finding a little bit of routine in our daily lives again.
It is a surreal time, to give birth and absorb the fact that we created another human and it will grow into another child! It is amazing and weird and scary and exciting...ha ha!!


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Here is a worksheet to introduce the spaces on the Treble Clef. I use FACE in the SPACE. We talk about how the Treble Clef is the girl clef and that girls like to make-up their face. I try any little story to get the concept to stick with the student. Of course FACE and space rhyme, making it easy, but when that bass clef is introduced the confusion begins. This worksheet has the student write a smiley face on the spaces.
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Google adds automatic captions to YouTubePosted by Abah Barsaxx
Google, in a significant development for deaf Internet users, announced it was adding automatic caption capability to videos on YouTube
Google said on Thursday machine-generated captions would initially be available only in English and on videos from 13 YouTube "partner channels" but it hopes to extend the feature eventually to all videos uploaded to the site.
"Google believes that the world's information should be accessible to everyone," said Vint Cerf, a Google vice president who has been described as the "Father of the Internet."
"One of the big challenges of the video medium is whether it can be made accessible to everyone," said Cerf, who also holds the title of "Chief Internet Evangelist" at Google.
Speaking at Google's Washington office, Cerf noted that he has a "great personal interest" in the closed caption capability. Cerf, 66, is hearing impaired and has been wearing hearing aids since the age of 13.
Since last year, YouTube users have been able to manually add captions to videos but the feature is not widely used and most content on the site does not have captions.
Noting that over 20 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute, Ken Harrenstien, a deaf Google software engineer who led the caption project, said "the majority of user-generated video content online is still inaccessible to people like me."
Google uses Automatic Speech Recognition technology to generate captions and Harrenstien noted that it is not perfect -- the word "sim card," for example, came out as "salmon" during one demonstration.
Google audio engineers said background noise and strong accents pose a challenge to creating precise captions from the spoken word, but Harrenstien said the technology "will continue to improve with time."
"Today I'm more hopeful than ever that we'll achieve our long-term goal of making videos universally accessible," he said in a blog post. "Even with its flaws, I see the addition of automatic captioning as a huge step forward."
Although the automatic captions can only be generated from videos in English for the moment, they can be simultaneously machine-translated into any of the 51 languages Google supports.
In addition to the automatic captions, Google announced a new feature that will make it easier for users to add captions to their videos.
Called automatic caption timing, it involves creating a text transcript of the video and uploading it to YouTube. Speech recognition technology is then used to create and synchronize captions for the video.
"This should significantly lower the barriers for video owners who want to add captions, but who don't have the time or resources to create professional caption tracks," Harrenstien said.
Both features will be available in English by the end of the week.
The university partners whose videos will allow automatic captioning include the University of California at Berkeley, the University of California at Los Angeles, Columbia University, Duke, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford, Yale and the University of New South Wales in Australia.
National Geographic's YouTube channel will also include the feature, as will most of Google and YouTube's own channels.
Thursday's event was attended by representatives of Gallaudet University, the largest US university for the deaf, as well as the National Association of the Deaf, the American Association of People with Disabilities and other groups.
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Power Tilt and Trim units are electro-hydraulic mechanisms driven by a motor-driven gear pump as source of providing hydraulic pressure. The angle of the outboard machine is actively changed by trim function , and an efficient running is secured. Tilt function is useful for the protection of the outboard engine. Moreover, the hull and the outboard engine are prevented being damaged by Shock absorbing function
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Since Showa first offered on the market in 1976, we have continued to offer a full line-up of products for outboard motors up to the 250PS class, and we have delivered power tilt and trim units to the major outboard motor manufacturers throughout the world. This has led to Showa's position with the largest share of the market in the industry today. Currently, in order to be able to respond to the trends towards saving resources and the conservation-orientations of our customers, we are continuing to carry out our initiatives towards further miniaturization and performance enhancement as our manufacturing objectives.


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The Rocktagon New Song Battle – Sound And Fury vs Unravel This Poem
Another battle rages on in The Rocktagon! Listen to these songs and vote for the song you like best. It's Sound And Fury vs Unravel This Poem Listen to both songs and then vote often for the song you like best. The deadline to vote is 5pm Central Wednesday. Remember, your votes determine the winner. The winning band, who stays in the Rocktagon, will be announced Wednesday night at 6pm and then we'll find out who the next challenger will be. The Rocktagon battle is brought to you by Unspoken Art Studio and Custom Tattooing.
Sound And Fury - "Weed, Women and Wine"
Sound and Fury is a Toronto based band fronted by lead vocalist Luke Metcalf. The band's latest album is entitled "Wake The Dead" which is available here. To get more info on Sound and Fury, hit up their Facebook page.
Unravel The Poem - "I've Had Better Days"
Unravel The Poem from Calhoun, KY is pretty much a one man show, featuring Garrett Kittinger Multi-Instrumentalist. Garrett pays tribute to his late brother Landon Kittinger's by covering his songs from 2006 and beyond, as well as sharing originals of his own. Check out the band's Facebook page here.
Cast your vote below. The voting deadline is Wednesday at 5pm Central time.
The Rocktagon is brought to you by:
Unspoken Art Studio
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Question submitted by Rosie
We are having an extension on our property and would like to have large windows and a glass lantern in the kitchen. We have been told by our architect that the current building regulations state that window space can only be 25% of the ceiling space (to minimise heat loss). This means our windows will have to be smaller than we want, is this correct?
In England and Wales you will not usually require planning permission, provided you do not exceed the permitted development limit for your property (which is 50-70 cubic metres, depending on where you live). Notable exceptions to the above are listed buildings and conservation areas. Please note that if your property has been extended in the past - you will have used up some or perhaps all of your "permitted development" area and may need permission.
Generally speaking conservatories/sunrooms on residential property are exempted under Building Regulations. To be considered as a "conservatory" for building regulation purposes the new "extension" / conservatory must be permanently separated from the remainder of the property by means of a door. There are other criteria - check out the above link for more details. If there is not currently a "permanent seperation" it maybe that you will need to install a door - in which case the requirement to meet with building regulation approval would be eliminated.
We believe that in the next few years most conservatories will require building regulation approval - but at present (2002) building regulation approval is the exception rather than the rule.
You should check with your local council if you have any more doubts about what was done.
Question submitted by Lee
We have recently built a conservatory and the people next door have objected to it being to close to there property. They say it should be three feet away, will I have to modify it or take it down. Please help. I am in Middlesbrough,UK.
Question submitted by Kate
We are currently considering adding a conservatory to our home. Our house was built in 1983 (we are the 3rd owners) and I believe that we may need to get the developers permission to put up a conservatory. I have the name of the developers (on a copy of the land registry document) but have no address etc. How would I go about getting this permission. Do I need to do this through the Land Registry or would it be something to do with planning permission from the local council? Please advise!
Question submitted by Mat
Because of where I live, (Green Belt in Surrey) I recently applied for, and was granted, planning permission for a conservatory off my kitchen. Given that I have been granted planning consent, could I now construct the conservatory with a solid roof, and open the kitchen up into it? My planning application drawing gave no details of construction of the 'conservatory' merely the basic shape.
Question submitted by Mark
I understand that due to building regulations that I must have a door between my conservatory and the house. If so should this be an external door or can I use internal doors with locks, which would be cheaper.
Question submitted by Guy
What requirements are necessary for a kitchen/conservatory? Can you decide at a later date to change your conservatory to link with the kitchen and what planning permission would be required?
Question submitted by Natalie
We have just bought a conservatory which covers all our existing patio area. The conservatory is 4680 width by 2376 depth). We have a fence to the side of the right side of the house (we are a semi) and the side of the conservatory comes up very close to this fence. Also, we have a 7ft back wall beyond the patio area with steps leading up to our garden (to the far left). We have left a foot or so space between the wall and conservatory so that you can walk down it for maintenance etc. We have
been advised that we do not need to seek planning permission but I am now slightly concerned as we did not contact the Council in the first instance to check this out. I have now contacted the council and they have asked me to submit a letter with a sketch of the conservatory to check out. We have no extensions/sheds etc... Do you think we may have any problems?
Question submitted by Olly
We have two polycarbonate roofed conservatories and a flat roof bedroom extension over the garage. The flat roof extension was built in 1972 and had full planning and buildings regs. Does this extension as it has been up for 28 years form part of the 70m cube rule adding the three together the total cube is 98m/3.
Question submitted by Glenys
I have building permission for an extension to the back of my property and a conservatory (approx 20ft x 20ft) off the back of that. This is to house a small swimming pool.
I have two questions:-
1. Can I change the look of the conservatory, i.e. put a non glass roof on it (I've decided it might just get too hot)
2. I would like to use solar heating. Where could I get some information about this/suppliers etc?
Question submitted by Richard
I want to put a Sunroom on a South-East facing wall and I am considering a tiled roof rather than glass/polycarbonate to minimise heat gain in Summer and keep it warmer in Winter. Are there any considerations other than reduced natural light and increased weight?
Question submitted by S Slattery
My home is a leasehold property will I need any kind of permission from the land owner for a Conservatory?
Question submitted by S Slattery
I intend to build a sunlounge app size 3m x 2.5m to the rear of my house. As our house is built on a slope there are steps leading down to my rear garden, and therefore a raised base will have to be built to bring the sunlounge up to my house floor level, app 1m high. Will I need planning permission?
Question submitted by Inez
We want to extend the kitchen. (north facing) A conservatory seemed like a good way of creating an all year room and giving more light. The area available is quite small and difficult to work in. It joins onto the flat roofed garage. We also want to convert some of the garage area into another room. Is this a really stupid idea and does this require building regs + planning?
Question submitted by Confused in the North East
We had a conservatory built last summer and we're very happy with it. However, we're very confused about what we can do/should do about a 'barrier' between the original building and the conservatory. We changed a window to a door opening, but we haven't a door yet. Should we have one, planning permission wise? Secondly are there any specific requirement for such a door, e.g. does it have to be an 'outside' door or will a single glass, softwood door do? Any advice would be really welcome!
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text: Kerry Katona's family wedding pics – and why Katie Price pulled out of being bridesmaid News & Gossip Celebrity news 0 Kerry puts her children centre-stage at her wedding to George Kay - and reveals a change of heart about baby no 6 At last! Kerry Katona has released the pics of her wedding last weekend – and revealed the truth behind the rumours about the reason her mate Katie Price pulled out of being her bridesmaid. The Atomic Kitten singer married George Kay in a romantic Gloucestershire ceremony, surrounded by her 5 children. Her 6-year-old son Max, from her previous relationship with ex-husband Mark Croft, was the couple's pageboy and wore a smart navy blue suit to walk down the aisle. His big sister Heidi, 7, was flower girl in a sweet white dress and tiara. Kerry and George's baby daughter Dylan-Jorge, 5 months, wore a frilly white dress and watched the ceremony from her pram. And Kerry's eldest children Molly, 14, and Lilly, 11, from her relationship with first husband Brian McFadden, were bridesmaids in matching dark grey dresses. But Katie Price didn't join Molly and Lilly as a bridesmaid, as long planned – because she didn't feel 'comfortable' wearing Kerry's chosen bridesmaid's dress just 7 weeks after giving birth. Countering rumours that she and Katie had had a dramatic eve-of-wedding fallout, Kerry's said she didn't mind that Katie didn't perform her bridesmaid duties, and that she'd known all about it well before the wedding day. "She told me the week before that she didn't feel comfortable wearing the dress," Kerry, 34, has told OK! magazine. "I'm not going to put pressure on someone who has just had a baby to wear something they really don't want to wear. So I said to her, 'Don't worry; bring your own clothes and just come and enjoy yourself.' "She was so upset about it because she's such a loyal friend, and she didn't want to feel like she'd let me down or upset me, so I said to her, 'I know how you feel, I'm exactly the same.'" So, instead of a bridesmaid's dress, Katie wore a loose-fitting animal-print jumpsuit to her friend's wedding. "She had her two babies with her," said Kerry, "so her hands were completely full. But she had a lovely time and it was just great seeing her." And what of Kerry's own baby plans? She had previously insisted that she'd try for baby no 6 on her honeymoon. But, since the wedding, it seems she's had a change of heart. Just before the newlyweds jetted off to the Caribbean for a 10-day honeymoon, Kerry revealed that babymaking is no longer on the agenda. "We've talked about this and we decided," Kerry said. "Not this year. We both want to enjoy DJ. She is absolutely amazing – and I want to give my body a break." Photos: OK! magazine, Twitter / Katie Price and Twitter / Kerry Katona Read more: Katie Hopkins slams Katie Price's baby name choice on Twitter Natasha Hamilton shows off bump in last week of pregnancy Pregnant Jacqueline Jossa: 'Bluergh! I need some TLC' By Jessica Gibb 0 Comments Share Like this article? Showing of Uh-oh! You need to be logged in to do this... Sign In Sign Up Load more posts Write a comment