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I hope Rentboy's business plan had them setting aside a substantial legal fund. It's still hard to believe this is what our Homeland Security Department considers a priority.

Your words are mine, also, BigK. I appreciate serious and concerned words being written about "rentboy's" major dilemma which has impacted many!

That has both positive and negative things. The links that Daddy is getting will boost his SEO for 10 years. Those could never be purchased. The negative is it does bring attention to his site. I am glad there are no links to here. IMHO

Try this link:
https://www.yahoo.com/food/aspiring-chef-lives-in-the-tiniest-apartment-ever-126931582976.html

I always enjoyed the photo threads. But, for those that don't, I just don't get why one can't just ignore them.
I was having a discussion about another message board yesterday with some long time posters. It is not a gay related site but one based on politics. There is a firestorm brewing and many members are upset and leaving because a poster is posting. My friends, who all have over 20,000 posts on that site, said the same thing I thought and that is that they cannot for the life of them fathom why someone can't just ignore someone that they disagree with. Most forums have a built in ignore feature that allows this to work great. B
I hate nasty negativity and I don't see the need for it here or anywhere else.

If only we can have Calvin and Hobbes back as well....

If only we can have Calvin and Hobbes back as well....

That son of a bitch American dentist who went to Africa and had some locals lure a protected lion from its safe haven so he could kill it, is really feeling the heat.
His dental practice is now closed from the negative publicity and he faces possible extradition for unlawfully killing the lion.
Even after the dentist mortally wounded the lion with a cross bow, the lion did not die until 40 hours later when someone decided to end the lion's life with a bullet.
The dentist then posed (with a friend) in front of the dead lion for a photograph.
That same dentist was once charged in a U.S. court for unlawfully lying to a federal officer in connection with the dentist unlawfully killing a different protect animal.
More than 500,000 signatures have already been obtained in favor of having the dentist sent back to answer the charges. I would like to add my name as well.
For those who like animals and are disturbed over what the dentist did (unlawfully luring out the lion to kill it), here is an article released today that tells most of the details of what the dentist did.
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/dentist-lion-killing-zimbabwe/2015/07/30/id/659598/?ns_mail_uid=37292477&ns_mail_job=1629734_07302015&s=al&dkt_nbr=duu1y174
I am in agreement with the late famous philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer, when he stated,
“Compassion for animals is intimately associated with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man.”

It's certainly interesting....and I have to wonder if he feared him because of some explicit threat (which it seems because he feared for his safety apparently) or just because he felt at some perceived risk because of the power of Geffen to somehow influence his life (perhaps cutting off revenue streams from other wealthy individuals)?
Although I suppose it is possible, it just seems to be a bit far fetched that someone like Geffen would make physical threats against someone. But again, anything is possible
For those interested, his stage name is Justin Matthews and plenty of videos of him available, both as a top and bottom.
As a bottom: http://www.pornhub.com/view_video.php?viewkey=ph5596ce683ff10
As a top: http://www.pornhub.com/view_video.php?viewkey=2088676164

Read the first chapter:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2015/jul/10/go-set-a-watchman-read-the-first-chapter

Pay Up!

Any surprises for any of you?
http://tobingrant.religionnews.com/2015/06/30/ranking-churches-on-acceptance-of-homosexuality-plus-their-reactions-to-scotus-ruling/
Religious groups have shown a wide range of reactions to U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that gay and lesbian couples have a right to marry. There are some who have applauded the decision. Others have vehemently disagreed with the ruling as an audacious attempt to redefine marriage.
There have also been some religious communities that have remained mum. One reason: differences in opinion among their members.
Sociologists and political scientists who research clergy have repeatedly found that religious leaders are most likely to make public pronouncements on politics when their religious communities are unified. We see something similar on the question of same-sex marriage.


This first graph shows how some of the larger U.S. religious groups have responded to theSupreme Court decision. Each group has positions on marriage and sexuality; most have additional statements on LGBT rights. Most groups made a statement immediately after last week’s ruling, but some did not.
If you know of a public statement that I missed, let me know via twitter: @tobingrant
The graph shows the response to the ruling and also the general acceptance of homosexuality among members in each church, denomination, or religion. Each bar is the percentage of each group that believe that homosexuality should be accepted by society. The data may under-state acceptance of homosexuality (because the data is from 2007), but 1) comparisons of groups to recent on same-sex marriage suggest that the change is small, and 2) the relative differences between religious groups remains the same.
The graph shows that public agreement with the Supreme Court was common among groups that have large majorities of members who believe that homosexuality should be accepted. Unitarians, atheists (I used American Atheists as the group), reform & conservative Jews, and United Church of Christ applauded the ruling.
Public pronouncements become less common for groups in which a majority is accepting of homosexuality, but there remains a large minority that is not. These groups have clear statements on how they understand marriage, sexuality, ecclesiology, but they were silent on the Supreme Court ruling. Most of these churches approach LGBT issues in ways that do not neatly fall into the categories of affirming or exclusion. United Methodists allow LGBT Christians to be members but “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” cannot be clergy, and same-sex marriage cannot be performed. Other groups, such as Lutherans (ELCA) and Disciples of Christ, the question of same-sex marriage is left to individual congregations to decide.
Catholics are unique on this issue. The bishops uphold the position of the church. There is more of a disconnect between American Catholics and the church on this issue. As I show in the next graph, Catholics who see a conflict between tradition and modern society are far less accepting of homosexuality (see graph below).
Churches are likely to publicly disagree with the court decision if their members are less accepting of homosexuality. Southern Baptists, Latter-Day Saints, Missouri Synod Lutherans, and others quickly responded to the court’s decision, making their disagreement clear. There were many other evangelical churches that also made statements, but they couldn’t be shown because they are too small to have enough members in the survey.
Historically black denominations were the exception. Only COGIC made a statement on the ruling. Among National Baptists, for example, the association leaves decisions to individual congregations but has taken a public position on marriage, both as a theological matter and a practical one (e.g., the position of military chaplains).

This second admittedly-rainbow-colored graph ranks over 40 religious groups on their members’ views of homosexuality. It includes groups that could not be included on the first graph because they are collections of churches without one clear organizational voice. I also include 1) the position of all Catholics and 2) a breakdown of eight different types of Catholics (see explanation here). The graph is colored to show the broader religious tradition of the group. The graph shows,
Nearly all Unitarians, Buddhists, Jews (with the exception of the orthodox), and the so-called “nones” are accepting of homosexuality. Evangelicals and most the historically black denominations are the least accepting of homosexuality. Also in the “discourage, don’t accept” camp are Jehovah’s Witnesses, Latter-Day Saints, Pietists (e.g., Mennonites), and Seventh Day Adventists (which some consider evangelical). Mainline denominations range from being divided over sexuality (e.g., United Methodists) to be affirming (e.g., United Church of Christ). In general, U.S. Catholics say that homosexuality should be accepted by society. This is true for many of the types of Catholics included in the graph. Traditional Catholics, however, are the exception.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/30/us/feat-jupiter-venus-conjunction/
(CNN)Put down the cell phone. Go outside. Look up.
Tuesday night, Jupiter and Venus will culminate a month-long dance with what astronomers say will be a dazzling display, appearing just a fraction of a degree apart from one another in the night sky -- a show that some astronomers say could account for the "Star of Bethlehem" mentioned in the Bible.
"To the eye they'll look like a double star," Sky & Telescope editor Kelly Beatty said on the magazine's website.
To see the lineup, look to the west-northwest shortly after sunset.
This isn't a particularly rare event; such conjunctions are fairly frequent, thanks to how Earth and the two planets line up in the solar system, according to Sky & Telescope.
iReporter Lonna Ours took these photos of Venus and Jupiter on June 21. The two planets are moving closer together throughout the month of June and will eventually appear to converge. EXPAND IMAGE But the combination of how close the planets will appear -- one-third of a degree -- the viewing angle at many latitudes and the time of day make this a particularly special event that ranks "very highly" among conjunctions, Rice University astronomer Patrick Hartigan wrote on his website.
Although the planets will appear to draw near one another in August and again in October, the next such event to rival Tuesday night's won't happen until 2023, he said.
And although the two planets will appear to be close together, in reality, millions of miles of empty space separate them.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/30/us/feat-jupiter-venus-conjunction/
(CNN)Put down the cell phone. Go outside. Look up.
Tuesday night, Jupiter and Venus will culminate a month-long dance with what astronomers say will be a dazzling display, appearing just a fraction of a degree apart from one another in the night sky -- a show that some astronomers say could account for the "Star of Bethlehem" mentioned in the Bible.
"To the eye they'll look like a double star," Sky & Telescope editor Kelly Beatty said on the magazine's website.
To see the lineup, look to the west-northwest shortly after sunset.
This isn't a particularly rare event; such conjunctions are fairly frequent, thanks to how Earth and the two planets line up in the solar system, according to Sky & Telescope.
iReporter Lonna Ours took these photos of Venus and Jupiter on June 21. The two planets are moving closer together throughout the month of June and will eventually appear to converge. EXPAND IMAGE But the combination of how close the planets will appear -- one-third of a degree -- the viewing angle at many latitudes and the time of day make this a particularly special event that ranks "very highly" among conjunctions, Rice University astronomer Patrick Hartigan wrote on his website.
Although the planets will appear to draw near one another in August and again in October, the next such event to rival Tuesday night's won't happen until 2023, he said.
And although the two planets will appear to be close together, in reality, millions of miles of empty space separate them.

I can't help but read some of the dissenting opinions, for no other purpose than to challenge myself in how I may see things and the opinions I have formed. In this case, specifically, the dissenting opinions hold very little challenge. For those who want to have a good head shaking, this may provide that: http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2015/06/26/3674385/dissent-marriage-equality/
Although the article says it is hysterical, I can't help but not find it all that funny in the way these guys think and what they understand.

I am not in the least bit apprehensive on the pending outcome. As with all major cases with such an expected close call as this one, there is a level of uncertainty but everything I have read from the questions asked and answered, challenges/follow-ups made and responded to points to the outcome expected and for me the uncertainty is very low at this point.
I didn't see anything in the Lawrence vs Texas decision, which Kennedy wrote for the majority, that would make me think otherwise. In fact, the part where he writes " Times can blind us to certain truths and later generations can see that laws once thought necessary and proper in fact serve only to oppress" gives some strong insight into how he may vote.
One can not discount the likelihood that Kennedy realizes he has a singular opportunity to make history in a way that will define his legacy, and that may (for right or wrong) impact his thought and decision process. I would not be surprised if he is the one who wrote the majority opinion when the decision comes out.

Alot does not jive with my experience and I agree the self reporting makings the results dubious at best. And is there considered a standard way of measuring so it is consistent?
I also noticed and did not get past the flaccid of the US which had 10cm and when I toggled to inches it was 3inches. Well 3 inches is not 10cm so I lost all confidence in all numbers.

Alot does not jive with my experience and I agree the self reporting makings the results dubious at best. And is there considered a standard way of measuring so it is consistent?
I also noticed and did not get past the flaccid of the US which had 10cm and when I toggled to inches it was 3inches. Well 3 inches is not 10cm so I lost all confidence in all numbers.

Alot does not jive with my experience and I agree the self reporting makings the results dubious at best. And is there considered a standard way of measuring so it is consistent?
I also noticed and did not get past the flaccid of the US which had 10cm and when I toggled to inches it was 3inches. Well 3 inches is not 10cm so I lost all confidence in all numbers.

The only thing I can think of is that his attorney determined that it was impossible to get a not guilty verdict and by using the strategy that he did he was at most hoping that at least one person would take it as a reason to vote against conviction, leading to a hung jury and then a possible plea bargain. Or in the worst case, he was laying the foundation that his client, once convicted, should not be executed because of the undue influence of his brother. He is hoping the jurors will perceive him as a lackey and therefore should get life but shouldn't be put to death.
I will be very surprised is the jury does not come back to say to put him to death.

O.I.C.

If there is an issue someone has with this site I hope they would be able to explicitly spell it out, for the purpose of either trying to explain why they don't participate or speculate as to why others may not, with some constructive intention of making it a more suitable and welcoming place.
This is certainly not the intent of this specific thread to open that discussion, but nevertheless it is one worthy of exploring and perhaps something could be learned along the way.

Roger Ebert's review of the movie was perfect, from my perspective:
"Throw Momma from the Train" is a series of missed opportunities and unexploited situations, a movie that wants to have genuine nastiness at its heart but never quite works up the energy or the nerve to be truly heartless.
Couldn't have said it better and I have always rated it as sub-par in all categories of what makes a good movie...including the key actors' performances.

I budget and track my costs/expenses for this little hobby of mine closely so I have a pretty good handle on what I spend per year. Based on my hiring preferences, the extra expenses beyond what are paid in fees and tips to the escort is typically and 50% to 60% additional.

For those interested in taking the quiz that I believe the survey is based on, here it is: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0105/Are-you-smarter-than-an-atheist-A-religious-quiz/When-does-the-Jewish-Sabbath-begin
For whatever reason, it would not work in chrome but did in explorer.