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I'll take numreo cuatro. I'll blow dry him.
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I like red and rippled 'bronze'. The stuff of living dreams.
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Spain Breaks Up Male-Prostitute Trafficking Gang DANIEL WOOLLS | 08/31/10 08:58 AM | AP MADRID — Spanish police say that for the first time they have broken up a human-trafficking gang that brought men to the country to work as prostitutes, providing them with Viagra, cocaine and other stimulant drugs to be available for sex with other men 24 hours a day. Authorities arrested 14 people, mainly Brazilians, on suspicion of running the organization and another 17 alleged prostitutes for being in Spain illegally, the National Police said in a statement Tuesday. Police inspector Jose Nieto said the case involving the Brazilians was the first in which Spanish authorities dismantled a ring in which traffickers brought in men, rather than women, to toil as sex workers. The victims, men in their 20s and estimated to number between 60 and 80, were mainly recruited in northern Brazil and saddled with debts of up to euro4,000 ($5,000) as the cost of bringing them to Spain. Some were duped into thinking legitimate jobs awaited them as go-go dancers or models; others knew they would be working in the sex industry, but not that they had to be prepared for sex around the clock and would be moved from one province to another depending on demand for their services, Nieto told a news conference. The men had to give half their earnings to the gang, and pay for rent and food in the apartments where they worked. "If the men complained or caused any kind of problem, the gang leaders would threaten them, even with death," the police statement said. The arrests were made in recent weeks and the alleged ringleader is a Brazilian based in Palma on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca. Besides Viagra and cocaine, the men were given marijuana and the club scene drug known as 'poppers', the police statement said. Sex is a multibillion-dollar industry in Spain, with brothels staffed mainly by poor immigrant women from Latin America, Africa and eastern Europe lining highways just about everywhere and respectable daily newspapers brimming with ads from people selling their bodies. Prostitution falls in legal limbo: it is not regulated, although pimping is a crime. See original article at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/31/spain-breaks-up-male-pros_n_700334.html
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The BelAmi boys are very hot!! They consistently put forward only gorgeous guys.
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One man's trash is another man's treasure. My only complaints with the guy in either epoch: shaves his head and he's a top!!
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Love The Good Wife and Breaking Bad. Dark Blue is too dark for me. Three or four shows the first season were more than enough for me. I don't watch any half hour shows and fewer comedies. I like an entre over a little appetizer and my sense of comedy is of the Boston Legal type(an hour too). Just wired differently from the masses. <--- defective comedy wiring.
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Ok, you decided for me. It's #3!!! I can live with compromise like this.
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I cannot decide between #1 and #3 so I'll take both.
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Has your site returned yet? Sometimes retinal overload is reversible over time. Let me guess... he is cut.
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I respect that this is a serious topic and in no way mean to make light of it. This post is all about me, not the topic. I might get called upon to give up my Disney Gay Days membership card after this. So be it. When I read the topic, I thought this must really be very controversial passing to come to attention here. You see my sheltered background caused me to wonder why the death of the King of deep-fried, breaded, cheese-stuffed jalapeno peppers was so controversial? Now it is not that I have not heard of the other poppers before, I have. Not everyday familiarity but a removed passing reference, just not in the forefront of my mindset. Probably good to have brought forward every now and then for my cultural awareness. Now I am passing control of your monitor screen back to serious business.
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August 26, 2010, 6:00 am , New York Times Fiscal Austerity and Americas Future By SIMON JOHNSON Simon Johnson, the former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, is the co-author of 13 Bankers. There are three main views of the financial crisis and the most recent recession. In the first two views, the debate over the fiscal deficit is quite separate from what happened in the crisis. But in the third view, the financial crisis and likelihood of fiscal austerity are closely linked. The first is that something went wrong with the financial plumbing central to the worlds economy. Failed plumbing is a serious business, of course great real estate can be ruined by a burst pipe. But its a technical issue; nothing deeper is at stake. The Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation ended up addressing a myriad of technical issues. Clearly, fix the plumbing is Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithners interpretation of what we need to do he insists that making the system safer just requires capital, capital, capital. Note, however, that the leading global experts on capital think that the Treasurys specific approach is wrong-headed, not making progress and likely to lead us into great danger. The second view is that the financial system is more deeply broken. Opinions vary in terms of the relative importance of various elements, including too-big-to-fail incentive problems that encourage banks to take on excessive risks and to be supported by the credit markets when they do take on these excessive risks. Both focus primarily on the nature of the financial system, somewhat in isolation from the rest of the economy. But a third view is increasingly emerging that implies both the first two views are too narrow. The first and second views are mutually exclusive either our financial system is badly broken, or it is not and technical fixes will suffice. But a third view increasingly challenges the first view even more deeply, and may end up incorporating or subsuming the second view. This deeper critique is posed probably in its sharpest form by Arianna Huffington in her new book, Third World America (in the spirit of disclosure, let me note that I am a contributing business editor at The Huffington Post). Her point is that we should not think of the last financial crisis in isolation, but rather as the outcome of a longer-run pattern of behavior. Excessive consumer debt is an outcome of prolonged inequality in trying to remain middle class, too many people borrowed too much, while unscrupulous lenders were only too willing to take advantage of such people. Raghu Rajan, the former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, and Robert Reich, the former Labor Secretary, also have new books with related themes that link persistent inequality of income to the onset of financial crisis through various mechanisms. Mr. Rajans Fault Lines is more about the global economy (and overspending at the level of the American economy); Mr. Reichs Aftershock focuses on the social and political impact of the crisis (and why, without addressing inequality, our financial problems will recur). The distribution of income in the United States is undoubtedly becoming more unequal. Specifically, over recent decades, it has become harder for people with only a high-school education to build a secure middle-class future for their families. We can argue about proximate causes, including the relative roles of new technology and globalization, but there is no question that unionized jobs, well-paying assembly-line work and prosperous small-business niches have all tended to disappear. The financial crisis may be behind us, but the link to the likely intense debate this fall regarding fiscal policy is direct. We are told that fiscal austerity requires outright and immediate further cuts in the benefits previously promised to people at the federal, state and local level. Never mind that this is simply not true at least in the form currently presented (here are a primer on short-term issues and another on the longer-term perspective). A vocal class of people including some at the upper end of the income distribution incessantly insist that entitlements must be cut while refusing to address the real causes of both our recent surge in government debt (the financial crisis, caused by perverse incentives in the financial system) and the genuine longer-term issues we face (which are about controlling the future increase in health care costs, not cutting the level of benefits today). The self-described fiscal conservatives really cannot be taken seriously. In the financial reform debate, they either didnt show up or preferred to keep the existing system in place, and they refuse to put serious health cost control measures on the table. If the conservatives dont really want to reduce the shocks that have caused government debt to explode recently or to deal with the underlying, longstanding health care cost issues in a reasonable fashion what exactly is going on? Thats a question they should answer for themselves, and hopefully they will be pressed on this in public debates during the campaign for Novembers elections. But there is a striking similarity between the longstanding stated intention to starve the beast (meaning to press for reduction in government by creating binding constraints, like a perceived crisis) and what we are seeing play out today. And there is very real danger that this strategy will work, in the sense that the contours of a coming fiscal crisis what will be discussed and how the issues are framed will largely be structured by scaremongers who wish to cut pensions and health care benefits for middle Americans in the years ahead and who will work hard to keep meaningful tax reform off the table. People who push for this view are not being fiscally responsible, and they are well down the road to exacerbating developing world-type problems in the United States and to creating the conditions for another financial crisis. See the original article at: http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/fiscal-austerity-and-americas-future/
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Shines light on Obama's failure with Financial Reform. Well worth the read IMO.
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Obama’s Old Deal Why the 44th president is no FDR—and the economy is still in the doldrums. Barack Obama was “incredulous” at what he was hearing, said one of his top economic advisers. The president had spent his first year in office overseeing the biggest government bailout of the financial industry in American history. Together with Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, he had kept Wall Street afloat on a trillion-dollar tide of taxpayer money. But the banks were barely lending, and the economy was still mired in high unemployment. And now, in December 2009, the holiday news had started to filter out of the canyons of lower Manhattan: Wall Street’s year-end bonuses would actually be larger in 2009 than they had been in 2007, the year prior to the catastrophe. “Wait, let me get this straight,” Obama said at a White House meeting that December. “These guys are reserving record bonuses because they’re profitable, and they’re profitable only because we rescued them.” It was as if nothing had changed. Even after a Depression-size crash, the banks were not altering their behavior. The president was being perceived, more and more, as a man on the wrong side of an incendiary issue. Read the full article at: http://www.newsweek.com/2010/08/29/how-obama-got-rolled-by-wall-street.html
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Some of those A38ty... whatevers have been falling out of the air. If I were you I inquire about carry-on fees for a parachute.
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Flirt 4 Free Partys -- A few observations
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Corbin Fisher produces a very fine product IMO. I love his stuff. If I were to buy porn that would certainly be a contender. However, I'd point out that I haven't spent a nickel on F4F this last week. I have spent considerable time though. I find a live hot hunky guy or cute twink a little more attractive than canned productions generally, although some guys are duds and some canned productions are pure heat. I guess it is a head thing. But you are right that doing the F4F Private Show can run into money in short order. That is why I think the Party idea has great potential for people of modest means who wish to partake in that kind of entertainment. It takes cooperation though. Remains to be seen if the model is really viable over the long term. -
Flirt 4 Free Partys -- A few observations
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Somewhere in one of the other posts I mentioned Mastra Blue as the hottest of the hot for me, but I didnt have any snaps. Don't know why I had no time for that. Here are a few... -
Flirt 4 Free Partys -- A few observations
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Don't know about any 'snip tool'. I consulted Windows Vista Home Help. See the screen dump below. Actually, my Compaq Presario uses the key combo <fn> + <ALT>+ <prt sc> to copy the active window. (<prt sc> works for entire screen.) I then paste it into a new 'file' in my Paint program and save as a jpg. To open Paint I just open an existing jpg and then click on Open in the upper right hand corner of the 'Windows Photo Gallery' window that contains the displayed photo. It is really easy despite all the verbiage... really. -
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Here is a shot of Bill Dallas trying to shove his dick up his ass and another of him rapidly jacking off. What I'd give for HD throughput. -
by Jerry Edgerton Saturday, August 28, 2010 provided by Used car shopping used to be a scary maze of breakdown-prone models, but reliability has gained sharply. Auto manufacturing quality and dependability studies have shown steady gains this decade. But exceptions do exist and if you're in the market for a used car, you want to steer clear of them. So CBS MoneyWatch.com has compiled a list of used cars to avoid in five categories, focusing on 2007 models-the year from the latest J.D. Power and Associates dependability study. Buying a three-year-old car also lets you shop after the bulk of depreciation has taken place. To make our list of used-car rejects, a model had to score the minimum two out of five in the J.D. Power "circle ratings" for dependability–a below-average ranking. It also had to be ranked below average as a used car by Consumer Reports in its annual April car issue and online car rankings. Here are our used cars to avoid, by category, plus better used car alternatives: Small Used Car to Avoid: Volkswagen New Beetle Sure, it's adorable, but the 2007 New Beetle is also trouble-prone. Owners who responded to the Consumer Reports reliability survey reported problems with the fuel and electrical systems, the suspension, brakes, power windows, and other power equipment. The convertible model sells on dealers' lots for $17,055, according to Kelley Blue Book at kbb.com. Small Used Car Alternative: Ford Focus It may not be as stylish as the Beetle, but it's a lot more reliable. In fact, the Focus got the J.D. Power award as most reliable compact car. Owners of the 2007 Focus who responded to Consumer Reports reported no major trouble spots. And it's much cheaper than the Beetle. The Kelley Blue Book dealer price is $10,905. Mid-Size Used Car to Avoid: Chrysler Sebring The 2007 Sebring sedan not only got just two circles from J.D. Power, Consumer Reports reported a laundry list of problems: engine cooling, minor transmission problems, the drive system, suspension, brakes and more. The low $12,365 dealer price isn't worth it. Mid-Size Used Car Alternative: Buick LaCrosse Winner of the J.D. Power dependability award in this category, the 2007 LaCrosse got an above-average used-car rating from Consumer Reports. It's a good value at a dealer price for the CX version at $14,430. Small Used SUV to Avoid: Jeep Wrangler King of the off-road, the 2007 Wrangler can climb over almost any obstacle except a reliability test. Owners of the two-door version responding to Consumer Reports reported major transmission problems and issues with the electrical system and brakes. And it's selling on dealer lots at a relatively expensive $19,850. Small Used SUV Alternative: Honda CR-V A lot less noticeable than a Wrangler, the Honda CR-V is a lot less trouble, too. It won the J.D. Power dependability award in this category and is rated by Consumer Reports as a well-above-average used car prospect. As a used-car buyer, you are on the wrong side of Honda models' strong ability to hold their value. But at a dealer price of $20,980, the four-wheel-drive version of the CR-V is still a decent value. Mid-Size SUV to Avoid: GMC Acadia The 2007 Acadia is a good example of the time-honored rule to avoid buying the first year of a model. It not only got a below-average two circles from J.D. Power, it received a much-worse-than-average used car rating from Consumer Reports. CR readers who owned the 2007 reported problems with the drive system, suspension, body integrity and power equipment. In addition, the all-wheel-drive version on dealers' lots is priced at an expensive $28,435, according to Kelly Blue Book. Mid-Size SUV Alternative-Honda Pilot One of a handful of mid-size SUVs to get four circles from J.D. Power, the Pilot is rated well-above-average by Consumer Reports. (Its corporate stablemate, the Accord Crosstour, actually won the J.D. Power award. But many reviewers find its modified-sedan style not big enough to provide true SUV cargo or passenger room.) The Pilot is selling for $23,395-some $5,000 less than the GMC Acadia. Used Minivan to Avoid: Nissan Quest Never a strong contender in this category, the Quest gets a below-average used car rating from Consumer Reports and two circles from Power. Owners of the 2007 reported problems with the fuel and climate system, brakes and body integrity. The Quest is selling at $17,395. Used Minivan Alternative: Toyota Sienna This van gets four J.D. Power circles and an above-average CR used car rating. Not part of the Toyota sudden-acceleration recall, the Sienna is selling at a dealers' price of $20,280 for the CE trim level. See full article with photos at: http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/110205/avoid-these-5-used-cars-plus-5-to-buy?mod=family-autos
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Flirt 4 Free Partys -- A few observations
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Here is an example of a Party Show with a larger screen. The lighting is weak thus the quality is less than the other large screen I mentioned seeing. and another model, Eli Hunter, using larger sceen window. This pic is blurred do to motion. The still screen was quite high quality. -
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Aren't some of the athletes amazing!! Being a fan can be taxing. I recommend the fan's survival kit: an empty paper bag in the event of hyperventilation, a small bottle of oxygen should one be overtaken by hypoxia (a can of compressed air from the computer store would do in a pinch) and plenty of kleenex to clean the monitor screen of fog and any errant 'rain drops'. -
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Well since I posted one of Jack Steel I might as well share a few other guys I snapped unless this has become boring... Pundarik, a swimmer type, twink Ryan Wolfe, and latino stud Tito Benz... -
Flirt 4 Free Partys -- A few observations
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Actually, while surfing through the parties tonight I ran into one model who had a large clear screen, over half of the flash/text window across the top. Maybe 3x5 or a little less, I really wasn't measurng. I hoped I had a screen dump of it but for some reason my faculties seemed to fail me on that one. The picture quality was much better. I attributed to the camera but I guess they were streaming a higher bit stream on this one. (by accident?) It sure made a difference. Thanks for the feedback. I wondered what people thought as comments had been sparse. As I posted in another thread, I think the party has a lot of potential with small tips grouped together for a show. Depends on the viewers and on the model. Some models don't seem to understand the concept, wanting a sizeable pot built before they get cozy. Others are good at chumming the waters and building momentum and tips. Muscle Hunk Jake Steel deserves his name. He must have spent 4 hours jacking off with a big blue dildo up his ass. (I attach a snap below. He is a hot guy. Sorry I didnt take a full body snap.) He let it all hang out all the time. He took home bag full of tips too as they ebbed and flowed. ANother guy, gorgeous twink Rafael Badger, wanted a big pot before he took his underwear off. A few tips came in but never the amount demanded. They ended his show for lack or response. He could have made a bundle if he played it right and put out, stoking the audience. Too bad. Just gorgeous, but I'd pass on a Pvt show based on attitude I saw. Thanks for the kind words. I wanted to inform everyone about the option for free viewing. We all appreciate some hot eye candy when we can see it. If we make some money, then that's to the good. That is a personal choice of viewers and it's their business. It's still free eye candy for as long as it lasts. It also answers some of the questions about what has gone on behind the pay curtains. I hope the party idea works. If so it will be good for all -- models, paying members, and free viewers. -
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While stopping by in between posts I ran into to Antonio Allegra, first time I recall him. I was fucking astonished to see this one. I'm not a fan of PA's. Quite the contrary, I find them a turn-off. But the combo of the muscular smooth body, the nips, the long hanging dick... then I realized as the action slowed that, OMG, he had a padlock haging off is dick. I found it somewhat mesmerizing.