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Local Cajun food vendor realizes dream
Bebeaux's Cajun Food announced Wednesday, April 23, that its chicken and sausage gumbo will now be available at Market Basket stores throughout Southeast Texas.
"Being a local vendor and bringing regional flavor to our stores is a nice addition to our Cajun selection," said Skylar Thompson, president of Market Basket. "After tasting the quality of the product and seeing the packaging, I thought they would be a good fit for Market Basket."
The road to having their product sold in a major supermarket chain like Market Basket wasn't an easy one for Bebeaux's, said Fred Bebeau, CEO of Bebeaux's Cajun Food.
"We've been working to debut this product for two and a half years," he said. "We've had packaging issues and problems. A lot of things that could go wrong went wrong, but we're proud of what we have and where we're at."
Delays for the new Beaumont-born business came in the form of a January government shutdown, learning the ropes of mass production, and trying to perfect recipes, Fred said.
"We went over and over test batches of samples," he said. "We went back and forth."
"I've got a low compromise level if it doesn't taste like what we want," added Greg Prejean, Freds's former Monsignor Kelly High School classmate, vice president of operations, and the mastermind behind the Bebeaux's recipes. "I knew we could get darn, darn close to getting it to taste like it was cooked off our stove at home."
With the help of Fred Bebeau and Fred's niece and sales executive Lauren Bebeau, Prejean worked to get the gumbo recipe just right. After 10 months of labor, a breakthrough was made, and the trio's hard work resulted in the perfect gumbo recipe.
"We had an epiphany one night," Prejean said. "I called up Fred and said, 'Oh my God, Fred, the sauce is there! I made an adjustment and it's there.'"
Bebeaux's will offer three mouthwatering selections : chicken and sausage gumbo, red beans and rice, and shrimp Creole. The first dish consumers will have the opportunity to taste will be its gumbo, Fred said.
"We're debuting with the gumbo," he said. "We tried to make it as authentic as we could. It's got some spice. It's got some kick … because we want it to stand out."
"No doubt you can taste the pepper," Prejean added, regarding the gumbo's spicy bite. "But there is a difference between tasting the flavor of the pepper spices versus them overpowering and burning you."
The zest of the gumbo isn't the only quality that sets Bebeaux's brand apart from its competitors. Each spoonful is filled with large chunks of savory chicken and Zummo's Andouille sausage.
"The cayenne and seasoning from the Andouille sausage accentuates it," Prejean said.
"It's a hearty meal," Fred added. "We've definitely got protein in the product."
Specifically designed for cooking purposes, Andouille is even more highly seasoned and courser ground than Zummo's original smoked sausage recipe, according to the Zummo Meat Company's website. These qualities make it ideal for adding to red beans and rice, gumbo, or any other dish that calls for sausage.
"I think it blows everybody else's away," Fred said.
Prejean, a retired Beaumont law enforcement officer, said the recipes come straight from the Bayou State and from his and his wife's families.
"My momma is a hardcore South Louisiana gal," he said. "My dad's family is from Church Point, La., and my wife Denise's family is from St. Martinsville, La. I've been interested in cooking since my momma put me on the stool to stir the roux when I was about four or five years old while she cut the vegetables."
Fred Bebeau, a physician's assistant, spent his young adult years working at Zummo's Meat Company, where he learned the ins and outs of food distribution from his brother-in-law, Frank Zummo, president of Zummo Meat Co., a fixture of Southeast Texas since 1908. Zummo will distribute Bebeaux's line of products, Fred said.
When Zummo tried the gumbo recipe and liked it, Fred said he knew the gumbo was ready to go public.
"Overall, the response has been really positive," he said. "We're really excited about it!"
For more information on Bebeaux's Cajun Food, visit www.bebeauxscajunfood.com
Keep an eye out for Bebeaux's at your local Market Basket store, the company will be demoing its gumbo in stores across the Golden Triangle.


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One of the Cheek family's finest is in the news again. Joey Cheek, who captured headlines by winning gold in the Winter Olympics and then donating the prize money to humanitarian causes has been denied a visa to attend the Summer Olympics in China. Joey has been active in Team Darfur working toward ending the genocide going on in the Sudan. China has been a supporter of the Sudanese government which is one of its major oil suppliers. For more information see the stories at
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I write about video games for a living, and I've heard everything there is to say about how something may or may not be a giant waste of time. On the other hand, there is nothing I find more fascinating than tiny things in life that most people don't care about, but obsess others. Take, for instance, Tetris. It's a very popular game that almost all of us have played at some point or another, but an upcoming documentary shows just how serious some take the game.
Take a look at the trailer.
From the film's official site:
This is the official trailer for Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters, a feature length documentary capturing the greatest world record Tetris players as they prepare for the Classic Tetris World Championship.
From the days of Thor Aackerlund and his historic victory at the 1990 Nintendo World Championships, right up to the present and Harry Hong's perfect "Max-Out" score, this documentary expertly chronicles over two decades of Tetris Mastery.
Tetris is a game about creating order from chaos, and that's a powerfully addictive action. We'll be covering this film and the people in it in more detail soon, but for now... wow. I had no idea this community existed.


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The wife of Juan Pablo may be absolutely gushing the love over her #42, but apparently so do the walls of the Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in the lovely li'l town of Brooklyn, MI. Juan Pablo Montoya made it all of 67 laps yesterday before a wall decided to jump out and partake in some sensual car-wall loving. But the mad hearting of Connie for her man and the hearting of her man and the track-wall wasn't the only love going on at MIS yesterday. The #99 Ford Fusion was getting all sorts of love at the end of the race as "Hot" Carl Edwards drove it to victory in the Citizens Bank 400. We've got a full gallery below of the hot racing action, and we'll let you spend some time showering it with your affection, or whatever it is you'll end up doing with that picture of Connie above.
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Miss Mustard Seed milk paints are organic, biodegradable and zero VOC.
Forget the idea that milk paint should only be used to achieve the "primitive look." This paint has been given a facelift with new color options and fresh ideas on using it to fit your style. These are just a few of the ways milk paint can be used:
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Mix 1 part water to 1 part milk paint powder. Mix for 1-3 minutes until water is absorbed into the powder and the mixture is relatively smooth. Water to powder ratio may be adjusted to achieve desired consistency. Test your consistency on a spare piece of wood. Your mixture should provide good one coat coverage. If your mixture is too thin it will be more transparent and stain like. Add more powder to thicken and stir again. Excess can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 5-7 days. Stir frequently while using, as the pigments will settle to the bottom of the container. Typically 1-2 coats is required. Allow 30 minutes drying time between coats. Finish with Miss Mustard Seed's furniture wax, hemp oil or tung oil.


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Pilot error and bad weather caused a crash on a Papua New Guinea island that killed three Australians and a New Zealander, a report has found.
The Trans Air charter plane carrying five people slid off the runway and burst into flames at Misima Island in Milne Bay on 31 August 2010.
Among the dead were pilot and Trans Air's co-owner Lesley Wright, 59, from Queensland, marine pilot Richard "Chris" Hart, 61, from Sydney and Darren Moore, 44, from Leonora in Western Australia, who was a PNG civil aviation flight operations inspector.
New Zealander Alexei Filyaev, 50, the sales manager for medivac company International SOS, was also killed.
New Zealand co-pilot Kelby Cheyne, 25, survived although he was injured in the crash.
PNG's Accident Investigation Commission released its final report on the crash on Friday and said the runway was flooded, making it hard for the plane to land and this affected the brakes, AAP reports.
The report said when the aircraft aquaplaned, the crew tried to discontinue the landing and go around the runway. But the aircraft overran the runway and hit terrain, eventually being destroyed by a post-impact, fuel-fed fire.
The report found the plane was affected by a tailwind and landed long on a runway that was too short with an unsuitably degraded gravel surface that was covered in water.
The investigation also determined that, after a previous similar incident, the airline operator did not take effective steps to prevent a recurrence.
"The accident serves as a timely reminder for pilots to ensure that their aircraft's performance is adequate for the conditions and to nominate the latest safe point at which to abort a landing in adverse conditions," the report said.


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Hemoglobin is the oxygen-carrying substance in red blood cells.
Fetal hemoglobin (HbF) is the type of hemoglobin produced by a fetus's body.
At birth, babies typically have half fetal hemoglobin and half
adult hemoglobin (HbA). After birth, HbF is gradually replaced by HbA.
With certain diseases, such as sickle cell disease and thalassemia, some people continue to produce HbF.
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Maori will this year have the opportunity to decide whether they want to be on the Maori or general electoral roll, with officials spreading the word about the options in the next few weeks.
Electoral Commission staff would be working to ensure that Maori had all the information they needed to make their choice before March 25, when the option to be on the Maori roll started.
"If you are Maori and on the electoral roll, then this year you get to choose which type of electoral roll you want to vote on," Enrolment Services national manager Murray Wicks said.
"There hasn't been a Maori Electoral Option since 2006, so we want to make sure that Maori have access to all the information about the option and what it means before making their decision when the option period begins.
"It's an important choice, and we want people to be confident to take part."
People who indicated they were of Maori descent when they enrolled will be sent a personalised pack in the mail in late March. It would include the form needed to make their roll type choice, Mr Wicks said.
Teams, which included representatives from Maori organisations already active in local communities, would begin their work this month.
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infertile couples are affected by conditions that
prevent the sperm and egg from traveling through a
fallopian tube, where fertilization and the first
stage of cell division take place. The following are
assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures that
are rarely used but may improve the chances of conception in the fallopian
tubes. The first step of each of these treatment cycles is
superovulation, the stimulation of multiple egg
production with a series of hormone injections.
Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) uses multiple eggs
collected from the ovaries, which are placed into a thin flexible tube
(catheter) along with the sperm to be used. The gametes (both eggs and sperm)
are then injected into the fallopian tubes using a surgical procedure called
laparoscopy under
general anesthesia.
Zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT) combines
in vitro fertilization (IVF) and GIFT. Eggs are
stimulated and collected using IVF methods, then mixed with sperm in the
laboratory. Fertilized eggs (zygotes) are then laparoscopically returned to the
fallopian tubes where they will be carried into the uterus. The goal is for the
zygote to implant in the uterus and develop into a fetus.
Pronuclear stage tubal transfer (PROST), similar to ZIFT, uses
in vitro fertilization but transfers the fertilized egg to the fallopian tube
before cell division occurs.
Because of the higher costs and
risks related to laparoscopy, and the lesser amount of diagnostic information
about embryo development compared with IVF, these procedures are rarely
Overall, assisted reproductive
technology (ART)-related injections, monitoring, and procedures are emotionally
and physically demanding of the female partner. Superovulation with hormones
requires regular blood tests, daily injections (some of which are quite
painful), and frequent monitoring by your doctor.
You can expect
to return to daily activities after a routine laparoscopic procedure in less
than a week.
GIFT may be appropriate when:
For GIFT or ZIFT, a woman must have at least one functional
fallopian tube.
ZIFT and GIFT are used rarely enough that specific success
rates aren't nationally available. But what is known about assisted
reproductive technology (ART) includes the use of ZIFT and GIFT.
Risks resulting from laparoscopy (which may be
used to collect eggs) include pelvic infection, puncture of internal organs,
and side effects from general anesthesia.
Assisted reproductive
technologies—including GIFT and ZIFT—increase the risk of multiple
births. A
multiple pregnancy is high-risk for both the mother
and the fetuses.
In order for a woman over age 35 to maximize her chances of conceiving
with her own eggs and carrying a healthy pregnancy, she must have more embryos
transferred than a younger woman would. This increases her risk of multiple
Because of the risks to the babies of multiple
pregnancy, experts recommend limiting the number of embryos transferred. Based on your age and your situation, your doctor will recommend a certain number of embryos to be transferred.
Women over 40 have a high rate of embryo loss
when using their own eggs. As an alternative, older women can choose to use
more viable donor eggs.
ART birth rates can be misleading. As a woman
ages past her mid-30s, her egg quality and quantity decline, making it
increasingly unlikely that an ART procedure using her own eggs will result in
pregnancy and a healthy baby. Many women over age 40 choose to use donor eggs,
which greatly improves their chances of giving birth to a healthy child.
ZIFT requires two separate procedures. The first procedure is to
collect the eggs from the woman's ovaries. The second procedure is done several
days later when the fertilized egg (zygote) is placed in her fallopian tube.
If GIFT fails, a doctor does not learn anything about the sperm's
ability to fertilize the eggs. With in vitro fertilization, the sperm
fertilizes the egg in the laboratory, where a health professional can tell
whether fertilization has occurred and can follow embryo development.
ZIFT and GIFT procedures both cost approximately $15,000 to $20,000 for each
attempt. In vitro fertilization usually costs less.
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ELMHURST, Ill. - The Elmhurst College football team scored 30 points in the opening quarter en route to a 64-14 victory over Olivet College in the Bluejays' first-ever night game at Langhorst Field.
The 64 points is the second-highest single-game point total in school history, matching the Bluejays' effort against North Park during the 1983 season. The Bluejays fell one point shy of equaling the school's single-game point total of 65, set against Aurora in 1930.
Elmhurst (2-0) scored touchdowns on offense, defense, and special teams. The Bluejays came away with eight turnovers and took advantage of a short field all night long, totaling 64 points while amassing just 395 yards of offense.
Rodney Payton finished the day with three touchdowns for the Bluejays. He caught four passes for 78 yards and two touchdowns while also returning a kickoff for a touchdown.
The Bluejays scored early and often, totaling 30 points in the game's first 13:01. Elmhurst got on the scoreboard less than three minutes into the game when a bobbled snap a punt, allowed Elmhurst's Alvin Chackungal to tackle Olivet punter Blake Iobe in the end zone for a safety. After the free kick, the Bluejays needed just 42 seconds to take a 9-0 lead. Payton made a diving, one-handed reception in the end zone on a 39-yard strike from Joe Furco to give the Bluejays the nine-point cushion.
Jon Janus stripped the ball loss from Jon Beach on Olivet's next possession with Jamall Lane recovering the loose ball at the Olivet 45-yard line. The Bluejays took advantage of the short field as Furco needed just six plays to guide the Bluejays to the end zone, capping the drive with a 19-yard touchdown toss to Payton.
Olivet (0-2) continued to struggle with ball control in the opening quarter. A botched pitch on a toss resulted in a fumble that bounced into the Bluejays' Justin Phipps' arms. Phipps raced 32 yards to the end zone to put Elmhurst up 23-0.
After the Comets turned the ball over on downs, Furco engineered the Bluejays' longest scoring drive of the night, a six-play, 77-yard drive capped by an Andrew Tubek 42-yard touchdown run.
Olivet finally got on the scoreboard early in the second quarter, driving 80 yards in 13 plays, with Edric Miller capping the drive with a one-yard touchdown plunge. The Comets had little time to celebrate though, as Payton returned the ensuing kickoff 77 yards for a touchdown to give Elmhurst a 37-7 lead.
After the Bluejay defense stuffed Olivet on a fourth-and-one from the Comets' 41-yard line, Furco hit Corey Thonn for a 30-yard touchdown strike to put the Bluejays on top 44-7.
The Bluejays' starters exited late in the second quarter, but Elmhurst continued to roll in the third quarter. Freshman Andy Nichols scored his first collegiate touchdown on a one-yard plunge, ending a 27-yard scoring drive set up by a 52-yard punt return by Janus.
The Comets scored their final touchdown of the game late in the third quarter as reserve QB Tony Phillips tossed a nine-yard touchdown pass to Jon Beach to end a nine-play, 57-yard drive.
The Bluejays added a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Freshman running back Craig Swift scored on a 16-yard touchdown run early in the quarter, and TJ Storino added a nine-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter to give the Bluejays the 64-14 win.
Swift led the Bluejays on the ground, rushing seven times for 62 yards and a touchdown. Tubek added 50 yards and a touchdown on three carries. Furco finished 7-of-10 for 138 yards and two touchdowns.
Olivet totaled just 281 yards in the contest. Miller was the top rusher for the Comets, carrying 12 times for 73 yards and a score. Mike Martin added 12 carries for 67 yards. Three different Olivet quarterbacks combined to finish 18-of-34 for 149 yards. The Comet QBs were picked off four times by the Bluejays.
Wayne Tuckson led Elmhurst's defense with 10 tackles while Ryan Johnson added nine stops. Lane finished with five tackles, a fumble recovery, and an interception..
Elmhurst takes to the road for the first time next week by traveling to the University of Chicago for a 6:00 p.m. contest on September 17.


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St John Ambulance is a modern, dynamic charity and our vital
work is underpinned by a long and diverse heritage. The St
John Ambulance Brigade was formed in 1887, but our enduring
story goes all the way back to 11th century Jerusalem, where
the first Knights of St John set up a hospital to care for sick
The eight-pointed cross on our volunteers' uniform is the symbol
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The capital city of Lombardia is Milan which is perhaps the biggest centre in the world for fashion with names like Armani, Prada, and Gucci all residing in Milans 'Golden Quad'. The local people of Milan take great pride in the way they dress and it can often seem they are all on a catwalk as they quickly march through the streets.
Milan is also the finance powerhouse of the country, and is not driven by tourism. The city itself is fast passed, and a great place to visit if you are a serious shopper.
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How can BugWise take advantage of all the great new technology available today? Would BugWise on a smart phone application be useful? or a Twitter account to Tweet your results? We are looking for new ways to make BugWise accessible and exciting.
After successfully launching BugWise for Schools online, the next step is to create interactive tools to make reporting your BugWise results simpler and more exciting.
Some ideas we are thinking about include; applications for hand held devices such as iphones or other smart phones; geomapping; Twitter posting; digital stories; and a feedback forum with programmes that allow you to view your results in a graphical format instantly to compare with other schools.
We are currently talking with a wide range of stakeholders about how best to combine the latest technology with BugWise resources. Do you have any suggestions on different technologies BugWise could benefit from? What format would make BugWise more accessible or more exciting to you?
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Judge orders new mediation in Savannah dredge suit
A South Carolina Supreme Court ruling that no state water quality certification has been granted for deepening the Savannah River shipping channel may raise difficult legal issues in an ongoing federal court dispute over the $650 million project, a federal judge said.
In an order this week, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel asked all the parties in the federal suit "to participate fully and in good faith in court-ordered mediation."
The suit before Gergel concerns whether a South Carolina state pollution control permit is needed for the work.
Deepening the river on the border between the states been long sought by Georgia so its ports can handle larger containerships that will routinely call when the expanded Panama Canal opens in 2015. The project would deepen the river and harbor entrance channel from its current 42 feet to 47 feet.
But the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled last week the Department of Health and Environmental Control violated state law in certifying a needed federal clean water permit for the project. The court ruled the state Savannah River Maritime Commission, not DHEC, has authority over river activities.
In granting the certification last year, the DHEC board reversed a decision by its own staff which said the dredging would harm endangered sturgeon in the river and fragile South Carolina wetlands.
When the environmental groups later sued over the state pollution permit – they argue toxic cadmium will be deposited on the South Carolina shore – the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Georgia ports argued that no permit was needed because the water quality certification had already been issued. Under the Supreme Court ruling, that argument is now moot.
"These developments, which may both clarify some issues and raise new and difficult legal questions, suggest this may be a propitious moment for the parties to sit down and attempt to resolve through mediation these complex and difficult issues," Gergel's order said.
He had earlier ordered mediation directed by former South Carolina U.S. Rep. John Spratt, although that was delayed until the Supreme Court ruled. Now it will be rescheduled.
Gergel's order also gives the corps 10 days to provide all submissions it's made to Congress seeking an exemption from a South Carolina water quality certification. He also wants a status report on federal funds for the deepening.
Last month the corps notified Congress it wanted an exemption to prevent what it called "inappropriate delays" in the project.
A letter seeking the exemption was sent to U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Cal. and chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, by Jo-Ellen Darcy, assistant secretary of the Army for Public Works.
"Be advised that if Congress authorizes this project or next appropriates funds for construction" it would be providing an exemption, she wrote the senator.


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But the Brewers spoiled the fun Sunday, avoiding a sweep by thumping Wade Miller en route to a 9-4 victory.
Partisan crowds made the weekend contests sound and feel like Cubs home games. Fans even referred to the Brewers' domed park as Wrigley Field North.
"We're not home, though," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "You're still in Milwaukee. You're still at the Pfister [Hotel], and you're eatin' bratwurst. So you're not home. You're close to home, but you're not home."
OK, maybe halfway home, as the Cubs will bring a 3-3 record into Monday's Wrigley Field opener against the Houston Astros.
"It was a good road trip for us," Piniella said. "A long trip from Arizona to Las Vegas to Cincinnati and from there to Milwaukee. I'm really pleased with a 3-3 start on the road."
Miller's first start of the season was shaky. He gave up back-to-back home runs in a four-run second inning, while Brewers starter Chris Capuano kept the Cubs on a short leash.
"[Miller] wasn't really sharp," Piniella said. "He was getting the ball up. He hasn't pitched in a while, so let's hope he gets better the next time out. We left him out there to get some work, and hopefully that helps him. The fifth starter, early in the season, gets moved around a little bit. The more work you can get him, the sharper he can be for his next start."
Miller entered Sunday's game with a 6-0 career record at Miller Park.
"That doesn't mean anything, really," Miller said. "You can beat any pitcher any day of the week. You just have to go out there with a good game plan and stick to it."
After Prince Fielder led off the second with a walk, Geoff Jenkins and Gabe Gross hit consecutive homers into the upper deck in right field. Damian Miller followed with a double to right-center. Capuano lofted a one-out RBI single to left. It was the first hit by a Brewers pitcher this season.
Capuano baffled Cubs hitters, who by and large took weak swings against the left-hander. Derrek Lee bounced a single through the left side in the fourth inning for the Cubs' first hit.
The Brewers made it 6-0 in the fifth, knocking out Miller, before the Cubs got on the board in the sixth. An error by Capuano let in the first run, and Lee followed with a two-run double. Michael Barrett's RBI single closed the gap to 6-4.
The Cubs squandered a scoring opportunity in the eighth inning after Lee was hit by a pitch and Aramis Ramirez singled to put runners on first and second with no outs. But Mark DeRosa struck out for the fourth time, Barrett lined out hard to left and pinch-hitter Daryle Ward fanned on a breaking pitch from reliever Derrick Turnbow.
"We came back and made a ballgame out of it," Piniella said. "I was happy to see that."
The Brewers broke the game open in the bottom of the eighth against reliever Scott Eyre. Piniella made a trip to the mound but decided to leave Eyre in to face Craig Counsell with the bases loaded. Counsell tripled down the right-field line, clearing the bases for a 9-4 lead.
"I was going to give the pitcher a little time in the bullpen, just in case they wanted to pinch-hit," Piniella said.
"We've used our bullpen a little. I'm trying to give them all an equal amount of work to get them as sharp as we can and at the same time not overuse them."


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If you weren't one of the 4 million or so people who either pre-ordered or waited in line to get an iPhone 4S this weekend, your patience will reward you with freedom.
For the first time since Apple introduced its smartphone to the world, the Cupertino-based technology company will sell an unlocked version of its iPhone.
The freedom of course will come with a cost. Buyers will be expected to pay the premium that individual carriers, like AT&T and Verizon, cover for its customers.
Apple will charge $450 for an unlocked 8-gigabyte iPhone 4S and $649 for the 16-gigabyte version.
The advantage of an unlocked phone is that users could take it overseas and use it with any GSM carrier or they could use it at home with T-Mobile, if they wanted to.


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How lost hunter, 72, survived 19 days in Calif. forest
A 72-year-old hunter is in good condition after spending 19 days lost in a northern California wilderness, where he survived on squirrels and coped with freezing temperatures, snow and rain, his family said Monday.
Gene Penaflor was found Saturday when a group of hunters reported finding him yelling for help at the bottom of a canyon in the Yuki Wilderness area of the Mendocino National Forest.
He had been missing since Sept. 24, when his hunting partner reported that Penaflor had disappeared while they were hunting deer.
"He's great. He's in great spirits,'' Gale Penaflor, Gene's son, said in an interview Monday. "Medically, he's OK.''
He said his father, a retired hotel worker from San Francisco, did not want to be interviewed.
"Right now he's fatigued,'' Gale Penaflor said.
The Mendocino County Sheriff's office launched a search Sept. 26, after a delay caused by confusion over whether the search area was in Mendocino or Lake counties, the Mendocino sheriff's office said in an incident report.
The search, in an area ranging from 5,000 to 6,200 feet above sea level, was called off after four days "due to no clues being found to suggest the whereabouts of Gene and due to a significant incoming storm,'' the sheriff's statement said.
The search was reactivated Saturday, when hunters reported to authorities that they were hearing calls for help from someone in distress.
The hunters eventually found Penaflor, rendered aid and rigged a stretcher from coats and tree limbs, carrying him up a steep hillside toward the approaching rescue teams. He was taken by helicopter to Ukiah Valley Medical Center, where he was released after treatment.
"He spent a total of 19 days lost in the Yuki Wilderness area,'' the sheriff's report said. "During this time it snowed numerous times. Temperatures ranged between 25 and 70 degrees.''
The sheriff's report said Penaflor was 3.25 miles from the point where he had last been seen by his hunting partner. He told rescuers he had walked farther than he had planned, and on that first day fell and struck his head, leaving him unconscious for an undetermined time.
"When he awoke, he was disoriented, and a thick bank of fog had enveloped him,'' the sheriff's report said.
"He was able to make a fire and warm himself with leaves and grasses that he packed around his body,'' the report said. "On days when it rained or snowed, he was able to crawl under a large log to stay dry.''
"He was able to kill and eat several squirrels in the area, and there was plenty of water in a nearby drainage to sustain himself.''


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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – The Santa Cruz Warriors and University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) have finalized an agreement to bring UCSC men's and women's basketball to Kaiser Permanente Arena for the 2013-14 regular season.
Opening Weekend tips off on Friday, November 15, with the Hampton Inn Classic I women's basketball tournament, featuring University of Puget Sound against Whittier at 5:00 p.m., followed by UCSC against St. Catherine University at 7:00 p.m. UCSC men's basketball will take the court for the first time at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 16, against California Lutheran University as part of Hotel Paradox Opening Weekend Kickoff.
Sunday, November 17, features a triple-header of basketball, beginning with UCSC women's against University of Puget Sound at 1:00 p.m., followed by UCSC men's against Pacific Union at 3:30 p.m., and the final Santa Cruz Warriors preseason game against the Bakersfield Jam at 7:30 p.m.
"There's no question that playing in a state-of-the-art basketball facility creates the opportunity for exponentially increasing the profile of our local collegiate basketball programs within Santa Cruz County," said Santa Cruz Warriors President Jim Weyermann. "It is our hope that hosting these games on the Santa Cruz Warriors' home court will help build a much broader family of supporters for UCSC athletics."
"This collaboration is a win-win," said George Blumenthal, chancellor of UCSC. "Our student-athletes are excited about the prospect of playing their home games in the new Warriors venue, and the community will benefit because this will make UCSC games more accessible to the many basketball fans in the Santa Cruz area."
Tickets for all UCSC basketball games are now available at www.santacruzbasketball.com. Each game day will provide fans with affordable, family-friendly entertainment, including a Kid's Zone activity area. Students will receive special $5 pricing for admission to the student section, and easy access to Downtown Santa Cruz and Kaiser Permanente Arena via Santa Cruz METRO.
In total, twenty-two NCAA Division III basketball games will be played at Kaiser Permanente Arena during the 2013-14 season, including 16 featuring UCSC men's or women's basketball. The schedule will feature four triple-headers at Kaiser Permanente Arena, which includes Santa Cruz Warriors games during the preseason on November 17, Opening Night on November 22, and December 17. The Hampton Inn Classic II women's basketball tournament, including two UCSC games on Nov. 22 and Nov. 23, will not be played at Kaiser Permanente Arena.
For more information, please contact Matt de Nesnera, public and community relations manager of the Santa Cruz Warriors, at (831) 713-4396, or Andrea Willer, director of UCSC's Office of Physical Education, Recreation, and Sports (OPERS), at (831) 459-4743.


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We all work today in an information intensive society, where what we know, and the skills we develop serve to strengthen our marketability in the workforce. Leadership Link is committed to providing not only monthly meetings at which we bring informative and entertaining speakers, but regular professional development seminars. The chapter has had the opportunity to hear from such noteworthy speakers such as...
"Tactical Communication Seminar" by Tom Duden - December 2007
"Effective Coaching" by Sally Schneider - October 2007
"The Magic of a Mentor" by Sally Schneider - March 2007
"Presentations to Officials, Boards, and Groups" by Sue Schlichtemeier-Nutzman, Ph.D.
"Affirmative Action in the Workplace" by Joyce Quinn, JD
"Ethics in Public Service" by Doane College, Lincoln, Nebraska
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Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community
Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community
19 December @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The prewar history of the Japanese intelligence community is an indictment of the effects of power and bureaucratic arrogance without insight. Its postwar history—one of limited Japanese power despite growing insight, and a new need to conform to public pressures—has posed further national security challenges. Professor Richard J. Samuel's recent work, Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community, undertakes an exploration of this experience, analyzing why Japan's endeavor to create a viable intelligence community has proven to be such a rollercoaster. The vicissitudes of the past century have demonstrated to Japanese leaders the crucial need to strike a balance between power and insight.
The Henry Jackson Society is delighted to invite you to the event at which Professor Samuels will delve into the themes of his new contribution to the historiography of intelligence-gathering and East Asian security.
Richard J. Samuels is Ford International Professor of Political Science and director of the Center for International Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been head of the MIT Political Science Department, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Japan of the National Research Council, and chair of the Japan-US Friendship Commission. He has also been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and was awarded an Imperial decoration, the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star by the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese Prime Minister. Samuels' Securing Japan: Tokyo's Grand Strategy and the Future of East Asia, was a finalist for the Lionel Gelber Prize for the best book in international affairs in 2007. Machiavelli's Children won the Marraro Prize from the Society for Italian Historical Studies and the Jervis-Schroeder Prize from the International History and Politics section of American Political Science Association. Earlier books were awarded prizes from the Association for Asian Studies, the Association of American University Press, and the Ohira Memorial Foundation. His articles have appeared multiple journals, including Foreign Affairs, International Security and Political Science Quarterly. In 2014 he was appointed Einstein Visiting Fellow at the Free University of Berlin, and his latest book, Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community, was published in 2019 by Cornell University Press.
Matthew Henderson is the Director of the Asia Studies Centre at The Henry Jackson Society. Matthew Henderson joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1986. His career in the Diplomatic Service was mainly spent working on East Asia. In Hong Kong, he was attached to the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group whose task was to work with China to prepare for the transfer of government in 1997. In Beijing, during the 1990s, he focussed on China's increasingly active engagement in international relations. Later, in London, he participated in the establishment of full diplomatic relations between Britain and North Korea, while also engaged with regional and international partners in wider issues of regional security in North-East Asia. After leaving the FCO in 2015, he worked in the private sector as a consultant on regional and country security.
You can RSVP for your tickets HERE.
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19-year-old dies from injuries suffered in crash on Hewitt Road
Editor's note: This article has been corrected to reflect that the man was driving the car.
A 19-year-old Ypsilanti Township man injured in a two-vehicle crash on Hewitt Road Thursday morning died Saturday, Washtenaw County sheriff's Sgt. Geoff Fox said.
His name was not available from police Saturday night.
The crash occurred on Hewitt Road near Valley Drive in Ypsilanti Township about 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies said.
The man was driving north and crossed the centerline, causing the crash, Fox said. A southbound SUV collided with the car he was driving. The woman driving the SUV suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Fox said Saturday night that it's still unknown why the man's car crossed the centerline. Police have said he was not turning at the time of the crash.
The man's death was the third as the result of a car crash in Washtenaw County in as many days.
A 59-year-old Ypsilanti Township woman died Thursday after being struck by a car on Golfside Drive north of Washtenaw Avenue in Pittsfield Township just before 6 p.m. A 70-year-old Ann Arbor woman was hit by a pickup truck and killed on Ann Arbor-Saline Road north of Eisenhower Parkway in Ann Arbor Friday night.
Mon, Nov 12, 2012 : 3:19 p.m.
I live near this site, and heard the accident. We have seen accident after accident in this 1/4 mile of roadway. This was the 3rd or 4th "major" accident within the last year, and the second fatality within 2 months or so (the 1st was a ped vs car that happened at about 1 am, and never made the news- our neighbor had the horror of witnessing that one). We have seen people pulled from overturned cars in our neighbor's yard, and fender-benders galore. We have only lost one mailbox in the 4 years we've lived here, and count ourselves lucky. I'm not sure what the reason, but suspect that people mis-judge the combination of the curve and hill. Add traffic turning into and out of neighborhood streets, with traffic moving in the 50 - 60 mph range with limited sight distances, and no turn lanes, and it's only luck that it doesn't happen more. I'm not sure what the answer is, but the neighbors are sick of that gut-wrenching feeling of watching someone else die in front of your house on ay given day.
Mon, Nov 12, 2012 : 3:43 p.m.
Amen to that. I also live on Hewitt just south of this accident scene. I figured that the accident at the end of September, which happened in virtually the same spot, was also a fatality but it didn't seem to get any news coverage. There is nothing more sickening than the screech of brakes followed by a crash on Hewitt, and it happens several times each year. For nearly 20 years when these things occur, we've called 9-1-1, checked on injury status for the first responders, offered immediate medical assistance to crash victims, provided cell phones for phone calls, comforted young drivers who are convinced that their parents "will kill them when they see the car," persuaded people to step out of the roadway as traffic continues to whizz by, and cleaned up the debris left behind. I've been in contact with the Township and the WCRC in an effort to get Hewitt evaluated for a road diet to try to slow this racetrack down. In the many discussions I've had with the WCRC since the speed limit was raised, they've been absolutely and unflinchingly deaf to the problem out here. They insist that speed isn't a factor, so there's nothing they can do, because the dozens of accidents on Hewitt are "unavoidable." I've lived here for 20 years and I can say that the accidents are FAR WORSE now than they were when the speed limit was lower. Lowering the speed limit may or may not prevent accidents from happening here, but setting the speed limit at 45 on a blind hill with a curve, coupled with the significant dip on Hewitt near Congress that can hide 3-4 northbound cars at one time and the sheer number of streets and driveways that open directly onto Hewitt just defies logic. Hewitt is heavily traveled by pedestrians - mostly school-aged kids walking to or from school, or moving between the high school and Ardis.
Mon, Nov 12, 2012 : 3:35 p.m.
This young man and the woman who was injured have both been in all of our thoughts since the accident, and we were all impressed by the response from fire, EMS, and police departments, they did everything they could to help.
Mon, Nov 12, 2012 : 1:44 p.m.
My prayers go out to the family. While no details have gone out yet, the time of the crash (daylight, normal hours) might prompt parents to have yet another talk with their children about distracted driving - for all of our sakes.
needed perspective
Mon, Nov 12, 2012 : 1:31 a.m.
I drive that hill often, a hill with a blind curve. I alway approach with fear. Speed limit should be 35 or 30. Prayers for all....
Linda Peck
Sun, Nov 11, 2012 : 4:26 a.m.
May this young man and his family and friends have all of God's blessings.


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Two weeks ago you might have heard the pained howls of anime fan across the world when groundbreaking animation auteur Hayao Miyazaki announced his retirement. If the legendary filmmaker is true to his word, that means The Wind Rises will be his final film, making announcement of its American release a bittersweet affair.
Following the animated feature's world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Walt Disney Studios in conjunction with Studio Ghibli has unveiled its multi-part release plan for The Wind Rises. The Japanese-language film with English subtitles will open in New York and Los Angeles for a limited engagement November 8th through the 14th, allowing it to qualify for the Academy Awards, where it seems a lock for the Best Animated Feature category. Next, on February 21st, 2014 The Wind Rises will return to theaters, first in a limited release, then expanding to new territories on February 28th under the Touchstone Pictures banner. It's likely this second run will feature a redubbed soundtrack in English, as that has been Disney's typical distribution method for Studio Ghibli features, like Ponyo and The Secret World of Arrietty. For now we don't know who might provide the voices for the American dub.
Behold, the official plot synopsis of The Wind Rises:
In "The Wind Rises," Jiro—inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni—dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes. Nearsighted from a young age and thus unable to become a pilot, Jiro joins the aircraft division of a major Japanese engineering company in 1927. His genius is soon recognized, and he grows to become one of the world's most accomplished airplane designers. The film chronicles much of his life, and depicts key historical events that deeply affected the course of Jiro's life, including the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, the Great Depression, the tuberculosis epidemic and Japan's plunge into war. He meets and falls in love with Nahoko, and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo. A tremendous innovator, Jiro leads the aviation world into the future. Miyazaki pays tribute to engineer Jiro Horikoshi and author Tatsuo Hori in his creation of the fictional character Jiro—the center of the epic tale of love, perseverance, and the challenges of living and making choices in a turbulent world.
The Wind Rises is currently open in Japan, and will expand to Taiwan on September 18th. Look for our review when the buzzed about venture lands in the New York Film Festival on September 28th.
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Featured today are the candidates for the Committee on Labor Relations Undesignated Seat #2: Michael Duke and Lavanya Proctor.
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Michael Duke
Across North America, workers and their families face stagnant wages, exploitative and unsafe working conditions, discrimination, and challenges to their right to organize. Workers in the hospitality industry are particularly vulnerable to these abusive labor practices. If elected to the Committee on Labor Relations, I will work tirelessly to ensure that the treatment of workers continues to play a central role in AAA's event planning and purchasing decisions, and in the administration of the organization itself. Likewise, given the number of anthropologists employed as adjuncts, I will advocate for enhancing the Committee's collaborative efforts with the Coalition on the Academic Workforce, in order to address the labor conditions of contingent faculty. Finally, in light of the critical mass of anthropologists working outside of academia, I will propose that a survey be developed to inform the AAA leadership about these members' unique labor issues and concerns. I thank you for your support.
Lavanya Proctor
My interests lie in the relationship between privileged forms of knowledge or statuses and access to socioeconomic opportunities, and in how this relationship perpetuates social inequalities. In today's anthropological world, these inequities are reflected in the differences in the work situations between tenure-line and contingent faculty. These differences, in turn, profoundly affect the personal and professional lives of adjunct and contingent faculty. I am an active advocate, online and offline, for anthropology contingent faculty. I believe that the AAA's efforts toward equity in labor issues must focus more on our own community, and I have been working with AAA leadership to address these issues. As a 2013 AAA Leadership Fellow, I gained insight into the workings of AAA governance. This fellowship also gave me the opportunity to advocate for contingent anthropologists at the 2013 meetings. If given the opportunity, I would like to be able to continue this advocacy more effectively from within the AAA leadership.
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Women's Tailoring
Tailors who have been in business for many years all tell me of how in decades gone by, women (and men too) were willing to pay for the best that money could buy. Cost mattered little. Style and elegance meant everything. Today, it has all changed. The expectation is that clothes be cheap. Cheap, like the Chinese made factory stuff filling the stores. Cheap like the Thai tailoring offering dirt cheap "tailor made" suits they saw when on holidays there.
I do admit things have changed. Today, a woman thinks of buying a new laptop, an iPad, a new car, shares, an investment property - and so do her girlfriends. They don't wear fancy clothes, they just wear Chinese made jeans and t-shirt, so why bother when there is no competition?
Yet another part of me is puzzled. Women do spend big at the hairdresser, on manicures/pedicures, make up, handbags - and shoes, countless pairs of $25 Payless shoes, condemned for consignment to the rubbish bin after a couple of wearings. I somehow thought that women were meant to be frightfully exacting and demanding of perfection in their clothes. Was I so wrong? Far from it, women seem to be happy to put up with the inevitable creases and rumples that come with ready-made clothes.
The relentless drive for perfection from women is, however, not yet dead in my experience. No, far from it in fact. The tiger is merely sleeping. For the moment a woman comes to the try on, the fitting of a bespoke coat, all of that tolerance for ill fitting ready-mades suddenly goes out the window. Every little crease is ruthlessly scrutinised once more.
And this is why tailors traditionally have to charge women more than men. It is like hairdressing where even a simple trim of a bobby haircut is charged at a higher rate. It means that more time and care is required with female clients. Add to that the fact women are harder to fit due to the range and complexity of different combinations of curves, and it means that it really does take more time and skill.
What a shame that many tailors capable of making for women say that they "don't do" ladies' tailoring any more. The reason is they say it's too hard to explain why it costs more than for her partner, not to mention why it costs more than ready-mades - as well as that damned Thai tailor. With that ladies' bespoke tailoring has become a much more rapidly dying art.
For all of those who might still be tempted to try bespoke tailoring, I have written a little guide and introduction:


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Clancy: Guns and bombs
After the recent school shootings in Connecticut and listening to the following discussions about gun control again, a thought occurred to me.
If I saw my neighbor bringing bags of fertilizer into his garage and cans of diesel fuel I might suspect that he was up to no good and might be planning to build a bomb, even though it is legal to buy fertilizer and diesel fuel. If I called the authorities to report this suspicious behavior I'm sure the FBI would show up ASAP and no doubt take that person in for questioning.
If I saw my other neighbor stockpiling assault weapons in his garage that he bought legally but I suspected that he might be up to no good and reported this behavior to the authorities, I'm sure neither the FBI or the local police would show up and take him in for questioning, after all he's only stockpiling legally purchased assault weapons.
Tom Clancy, Breckenridge
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Nationally sold baby dolls are causing a controversy because some say the toys utter a bad word.
The "You & Me Interactive Triplets," which are being sold at Toys R Us stores in Orlando, are causing the uproar because one of the dolls can be heard saying what appears to be the phrase, "Hey, crazy bitch."
"Oh, absolutely. She's calling them a crazy bitch," Kathy Wetter said.
The dolls are recommended for children ages 2 and older, and there is no warning of explicit language on the packaging.
Toys R Us said it has received a number of complaints about the doll but added that the doll is just making baby talk.
A mother told Local 6 News that she's worried her son might say the bad word.
"I don't want him repeating what's on there," she said.
Toys R Us said it has no plans to take the doll off its shelves, but told Local 6 News that it would allow customers to return the toy with a reciept, if they find it offensive.
"I think they should be burned, and I would like to write the (toy maker) a letter," another woman said.
DID YOU SEE THIS VIDEO? You stuck what up your where?
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Kvothe's Apple Pie and an interview with Patrick Rothfuss
One of the cool things about being a journalist is you get to talk to people whose work you admire. I loved the books "The Name of the Wind" and "The Wise Man's Fear." When I requested an interview with the author, Patrick Rothfuss, his publisher told me "he can't do many interviews — he needs to write."
So it was a thrill when I got an email from Pat saying let's talk. You can read the interview with Patrick Rothfuss in the Post's books section today. "The Wise Man's Fear" comes out in paperback Tuesday.
While my daughter Miranda was reading the fantasy books, she would often eat apples and pieces of cheese, just like the main character Kvothe carried in the many pockets of his cloak. He's a pie baker, too, and like me, his specialty is apple.


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Same lol. But you're welcome to try! It's April 8th.
Feliz cumpleanos, mi amiga!I'm Latino, but I barely speak Spanish lol.
Hahaha, Svenska datorspel och serier? Aldrig hört talas om. Du måste drömt! :P Men visst, jag får medge att det är smidigt att ha köpenhamn runt kroken. Om man nu skulle bli sugen på riktigt wienerbröd eller nått. Fast jag håller mig nog till göteborg ändå, kan inte överge sillen vettu. ;)
Hmh, så du är en Malmö mupp?
I mean yeah, that would be a cool idea. If the americans can have their politics thread, we should get our own hangouts! I actually did my bachelor's degree in Luleå ( I'm not strictly danish, my dad is norwegian and swedish, so I've lived in all three countries for varying timeperiods ). That's a town definetly worth checking out. Much of the smaller towns up north don't really offer much, but Luleå has basically all you need in terms of nightlife, cinema, cafés and being pretty okay aesthetically. As far as places I'd like to go, there is of course Japan. Having already visited dreamlocations like Chicago and New York a few years ago. My pops travel alot, so I got to see a lot of cool places in my teens.
So I've been thinking about contacting you for quite some time. I feel like we fellow scandinavians should have some forms of communications with one another. I'm curious, where in Sweden did you live before you went to NC? I actually have a friend from Gothenburg who's parents live there too.
Interesting! I'm curious about how Swedish education compares lol. Has it been difficult to adjust to the difference in classes, work, or community? You're not moving back early because Trump just got elected, right?
Be honest. Do you loathe how plant flights make your ears pop like I do? Moving your jaw actually helps clear your ears, although it might induce pain if you're too reckless. I believe it's due to the law being connected to the ossicles somehow.
I hope that you stay on the forum once you're back home. You probably will, I just felt like saying that regardless lol.
And thank you! I just have to deal with Theology, Philosophy, Science Goes to the Movies, and I got exempt from English Composition and Algebra. Because I'm a genius.
I trust that you will be efficient with your finals as well. I expect no less from you.
"I've always thought of comics as the most uncensored media (probably because it's the favored medium of satire)." "Is there any particular case of comic censorship?"
A case? A PARTICULAR case? How about A WHOLE ERA OF CENSORSHIP? Due to a little group called "The Comics Code Authority" that was prevalent from the 1950's-70's before gradually losing power. If you have a minute or two of free time to have both some laughs and shock, skim through this page:
I would love to hear your thoughts about some of those regulations. Defying these rules meant fines and even potential jail time, by the way.The history behind its conception, reign, and downfall is a perplexingly abysmal tale of the comic book medium being treated akin to the likes of porn and propaganda. If you have any questions or curiosity to learn more, I wouldn't mind in the slightest to enlighten you.
Ah. If it's not too personal, what general area do you live in? I've seen you say around the forum that you're Swedish (please don't think I'm stalking you lol). I also have finals next week, although I'm exempt from a couple.
I don't know if you'll be interested to hear this or if it can even lead into some discussion, but I just handed in a ten-page research paper about comic book censorship history and how it's still prevalent in recent years. I was initially a bit worried about what kind of "appropriate" topic I should pick to adhere to what a college might take seriously, but then I just decided to be me and utilize my passion for entertainment media as geek. I had most impressive (and longest) research paper presentation thus far, and even intimidated future presenters. It's amazing how my low self-esteem can be counteracted by my fascination with fiction and the creativity lying under the seams.
lol So how have you been? Feel free to let me know if you're ever not in the mood for comic book talk, since I can go on and on about my favorite series and whatnot.
The Die Has Been Cast
Your long-lost brother
Flagon Snaggin' Dragon
Discovered Stowaway
Time to Play
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Thanks to Gospel Isosceles from #dVerse Poetics Pub, for hosting Poetics on a Loop. Today's sad theme:
"This day, September 11, will always be a dizzying one for how it comes around on the calendar and slings us, willingly or not, back to that fateful day in world history. What better place to convene than at the concentric point of the dVerse Poets Pub and share our own histories?"
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"Praying" – Kesha
I was but fourteen, sick at home that day,
Awoke 9:00 a.m., as the news displayed —
Twin towers crumpling as tissue aflame;
Planes smashing, last calls to loved ones made.
I was fourteen, I didn't understand,
Rage, hate, of Fundamental Jihadists.
Where were you that day? I was praying sick.
Rocks thumped in my chest, a call to my mom,
Such shock, abhorrence for those who cared for none.
As twin-towers burned and smouldered ash,
Desperate lives hurling, choosing their death path.
I've nightmares, still; they split as sweet melons,
Their persistent echo lives; to death they fell.
Airplanes twisting towers; last phone calls Home,
Death from above, bitter mournful moans.
Where were you that day? I was praying sick.
Seventeen-years, some wounds they'll never heal,
But hero's arise from each fight revealed.
None foresaw — but the firemen kept working,
Aiding everyone escaping the berserk.
And high on the planes people overpowered,
Redirected flights, died to give others hours.
Where were you that day? I was praying sick.
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