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本周有彩页 是一护和恋次
另一方面 在静灵庭的中央监狱最底层
花姐和剑八打起来了 应该就是之前说的 让花姐教授剑八的事情吧
原来花姐头发绑在胸前的原因是 她脖子正下方有个大伤疤
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Color page is Ichigo and Renji (bingo!)
Nimaiya is training Ichigo and Renji's light hitting
On the other hand in the lowest central prison of Sereitei
Unohana and Kenpachi fights each other, I think it has been said before, the case where Unohana will teach Kenpachi.
Unohana untie her braid, she has completely turned into another person~
The reason Unohana ties her hair to the front of her chest is because there's a big scar just below her neck
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19 September 2016
On the frontline: Gavi's support to fragile states
With more than half of Gavi-supported countries officially listed as fragile states, Gavi is increasingly working on several fronts to ensure vaccines still reach people living on the frontlines of humanitarian crises.
23 May 2016
World Humanitarian Summit - Gavi's Fragility and Immunisation Policy
Gavi to review its response to humanitarian emergencies and fragile settings in 2016.
22 February 2016
Meningitis A nearly eliminated in Africa through vaccination
Joint press release first published by WHO and PATH, joint founders of the Meningitis Vaccine Project.
03 December 2015
First use of Gavi Cholera Stockpile - Cameroon 2015
A short film explaining how Gavi came to support a global cholera vaccine stockpile, and showing the impact this has had on the vaccine market and in Cameroon where it was first deployed.
10 November 2015
Scientists mark 'stunning success' of vaccine in virtually ridding Africa of meningitis A
New research forecasts a resurgence of meningitis A epidemics in 15 years should immunization efforts stall.
18 August 2015
People in Cameroon to be protected against cholera with Gavi-supported vaccine
More than 110,000 doses of oral cholera vaccine will protect people in the northern region.
23 April 2015
Immunisation priorities for south west Cameroon
Dr Bernard Atembeh Bedifh, Regional Chief of Unit for the Expanded Programme for Immunization in Cameroon, describes three immunisation challenges in the south west region of Limbe.
04 December 2014
East Africa paediatricians speak with one voice for vaccines
Paediatricians from eastern Africa call on local and global leaders to invest more in life-saving immunisation.
26 September 2014
Reaching every child in Cameroon
Short film highlighting the challenges and rewards of delivering vaccines to a remote coastal region in Cameroon.This video was produced for the Global Citizen's Festival, held in in New York's Central Park in September 2014.
18 September 2014
Nepal becomes first country to introduce IPV with Gavi support
Nepal is one of 25 countries who have received approval to begin using IPV with Gavi support. Afghanistan and Pakistan are also planning to introduce IPV by end of next year.
28 March 2014
Cameroon to protect its children against leading cause of severe diarrhoea
Life-saving rotavirus vaccines to be offered as part of country's routine immunisation programme.
04 February 2014
206,000 more girls to benefit from HPV vaccine with GAVI Alliance support
10 countries approved in latest round of HPV vaccine demonstration programmes.
07 August 2013
At Dakar conference, countries showcase increased efforts to fund their own immunisation programs
Sabin Vaccine Institute convenes government officials to discuss progress on sustainable immunization financing programs (News release: Sabin Vaccine Institute).
03 December 2012
100 millionth person receives lifesaving meningitis vaccine
A revolutionary meningitis vaccine will reach the 100 millionth person this week in a region of Africa that has been plagued by deadly epidemics for more than a century. The milestone will take place in northern Nigeria, part of Africa's "meningitis belt', where the country is conducting its second seasonal immunisation campaign against the disease.
28 November 2012
30 – Civil society: bridging communities and health systems to reach the unreached
Partners Forum 2012 - Session summary. A discussion among presenters Anne Lafond (of ARISE/JSI in the U.S.), Sharmin Zahan (of BRAC in Bangladesh), Fatima Adamu (Usmanu Danfodyo University in Nigeria) and Lubna Hashmat (Civil Society Human and Institutional Development Program in Pakistan), who uniformly made the case for strengthening the engagement of all stakeholders in countries' EPI programs (Expanded Program on Immunization) in order to reach the most marginalized populations with immunization.
04 October 2012
GAVI partners help protect 50 million young people from seasonal meningitis in Africa
Efforts to eliminate meningitis in 26 at-risk countries will take a major step forward over the next three months as 50 million people receive crucial vaccinations in seven African countries.
25 May 2012
Rwanda introduces new vaccine against a leading childhood killer
Rotavirus vaccines will protect children from severe and deadly diarrhoea.
21 February 2012
Q and A on Nigeria's introduction of MenAfriVac
Interview with Muhammad Sani Adamu, Head of Accelerated Disease Control in Nigeria's National Primary Health Care Development Agency, who played a key role in rolling out the new vaccine against meningitis A, MenAfriVac, to Nigeria's northern states.
26 January 2012
Chad's campaign against meningitis A
One of the first countries to introduce the new meningitis A vaccine (MenAfriVac), Chad ran an immunisation campaign with GAVI support in December 2011 to help eliminate the region's devastating epidemics.
19 January 2012
GAVI works with Cameroon and Niger to recover misused funds
Following separate investigations into the misuse of GAVI funding in Cameroon and Niger, both Ministries of Health have cooperated fully and confirmed their commitment to take all necessary measures, including the reimbursement of misused funds.
10 November 2011
New studies show progress, value in vaccination against deadly pneumonia
Advances lauded as Malawi becomes next developing country to introduce pneumococcal vaccine on Saturday - World Pneumonia Day.
15 October 2011
GAVI Alliance partners to tackle childhood killer in Ethiopia
Largest introduction to date of life-saving pneumococcal vaccines to be provided to Ethiopian children.
27 September 2011
Accelerating Africa's access to rotavirus vaccine
Sudan's introduction of rotavirus vaccine earlier this year signalled the start of a wave of African countries ready to counter the world's leading cause of diarrhoeal deaths with GAVI support. In September, the Alliance approved funding for 12 more African countries to introduce the rotavirus vaccine.
16 September 2011
Burundi's children set to receive pneumococcal vaccine
The Republic of Burundi will next week accelerate its fight against pneumonia, the world's biggest killer of children under five, when it becomes the tenth African country to introduce new pneumococcal vaccines.
30 June 2011
Pneumococcal vaccines introduced in three more African countries
The Governments of Central African Republic, Benin and Cameroon will introduce vaccines in the coming weeks to combat pneumonia, one of the biggest killers of children worldwide.
11 May 2011
GAVI commits US$ 100 million to fight meningitis A
The GAVI Alliance has committed US$ 100 million to help tackle meningitis A in Cameroon, Chad, and Nigeria, part of a strategy to save tens of thousands of lives in Africa with a new life-saving vaccine, MenAfriVac.
30 March 2011
GAVI Alliance steps up transparency on oversight of its cash programmes
To further increase transparency of the oversight of its cash-based support, the GAVI Alliance announced today that it will make public when it suspends a cash programme to investigate possible misuse of funds.
16 November 2010
la Caixa stimulates child vaccination with a new contribution of 3 million euros
HRH Princess Cristina, Director of the International Area of the "la Caixa" Foundation, and Mary Robinson, Chair of the GAVI Alliance Board, ex-President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, renewed this morning at Caixa Forum Madrid the commitment of "la Caixa" to the eradication of child mortality with the donation to GAVI of 3 million euros.
16 June 2010
GAVI urges donors to tackle biggest child killers
Marking the Day of the African Child, the GAVI Alliance is launching its 10th anniversary Progress Report that lays out the achievements of developing countries in saving children's lives through immunisation.
19 May 2009
Developing countries increasingly help finance purchase of life-saving vaccines
Twenty seven countries contribute to vaccine costs through the GAVI Alliance; up from just six in 2007.
26 November 2008
GAVI Alliance to vaccinate an additional 6.6 million children against three killer diseases
Alliance commits US$ 134 million but warns of funding challenges to introduce new support against cervical cancer, typhoid, Japanese encephalitis and rubella.
08 September 2008
Two million people successfully vaccinated in Abidjan following a yellow fever outbreak
Yellow Fever epidemic contained after combined efforts from the Yellow Fever Partnership to vaccinate over 2.2 million people in the Ivorian capital.
28 November 2007
First year results - IFFIm provides US$ 1 billion to prevent disease
Nearly US$ 1 billion is being injected into life-saving vaccines and health services in developing countries as a result of the bond issuance by the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm) one year ago this month – the first such bond issuance with its proceeds provided to countries as grants for a specific development purpose.
16 May 2007
Global health partners mobilize to counter yellow fever
$58 million GAVI contribution to prevent highly contagious disease in 12 West African nations.
13 December 2006
The fight against yellow fever - a global mobilisation for Sub-Saharan Africa
AMP and partners convene first seminar-workshop in Bamako, Mali, to organise fight against yellow fever in Central and Western Africa.
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Nice to see her glam up have some fun and support her cause...
Celebs strut their stuff at Fashion Week
Joannie is really becoming a role model in many ways.
She looks amazing. I want that dress.
I agree with all the above comments, and would like to add one of my own: She's a natural!
Wow, she is gorgeous! I love that dress, too.
I LOVE her hair. She looks amazing!
I even saw Mira in there.
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Nice! Joannie is a natural. I love how much fun she had with it. And the dress is amazing.
She looks very nice!
I love how she has this sense of grandeur about her, like an ancient greek goddess, and the dress and hairdo suits this air perfectly.
She looks so beautiful! Plus, I love how she looks like an athlete, it's nice to see people like her in figure skating.
Wow! Joannie could have a second career if she chose to do so. I almost did not recogize her.
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Needham gymnast Alexandra Raisman led the US women's gymnastics team to a gold medal in the team final Tuesday. The US team had not won this event since 1996. Next
Brazil's Maria Antonelli dove for the ball during the women's beach volleyball preliminary phase Pool E match. Next
Ai Fukuhara of Japan competed during the women's singles table tennis quarter-final match against Ning Ding of China on Day 4. Next
US tennis player Venus Williams defeated Canada's Aleksandra Wozniak during their women's singles second round match at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon. Next
Italy's Sara Errani (left) and Roberta Vinci served to Slovenia's Katarina Srebotnik and Andreja Klepac during their women's doubles second round tennis match. Next
Sideris Tasiadis of Germany competed in the semifinal of the C-1 men's canoe slalom at Lee Valley Whitewater Center. Next
Japan's Yoshie Ueno (white) competed with Netherlands's Elisabeth Willeboordse (blue) during their women's -63kg judo contest repechage match. Next
Britain's Susan Egelstaff returned the shuttlecock during her Women Single badminton match. Next
Germany's Sandra Auffarth rode Opgun Louvo in the team show jumping phase of the eventing competition. Next
Philippines' Mark Barriga (right) fought against Italy's Manuel Cappai in the men's light fly (49kg) round of 32 boxing match. Next
Mizuki Fujii (right) was watched by partner Reika Kakiiwa of Japan as she played a shot during their women's doubles badminton match against Taiwan's Cheng Wen Hsing and Chien Yu Chin. Next
US gymnast Gabby Douglas performed on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's team final. Next
Russia's Kseniia Afanaseva reacted after falling while performing her floor exercise during the women's gymnastics team final. Next
Team USA celebrated as it learned of their first place win in the women's gymnastics team final. Next
Aly Raisman posed with the gold medal after helping the United States win the artistic gymnastics women's team final. Next
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lordsbm wrote:gingkoseto wrote:That's one of my favorite large type of tea forums I can't say puerh board is my favorite board there, but it's one of the places with greatest diversity of opinions, which is more important than many other things, especially for puerh.
I do personally feel some people there are over-enthusiastic about xiaguan and dayi. But I also think it's understandable enthusiasm, and xiaguan and dayi are indeed respectable. Besides, some of the xiaguan and dayi die-hard fans there are very well-seasoned tea drinkers. So probably sometimes they are quite right
I think to most of them only DY, XG, FL, LC produce good tea. The rest are hit and misses.
That forum is useful for a newbie like me, there's a higher chance I'll find a review there of a particular tea I want to try. Then help decide if I want to buy it or not. The truth is only after I try that tea and if I like it or not.
There are hundreds of new posts every day in that forum. I never fail to find several interesting ones every time I visited it. But I would imagine one can get lost easily if using other people's review as references, since there are too many of them. The sample distribution might be more helpful because you get samples to taste. These days good samples are grabbed rather soon. But that forum is one of the few sample hubs where you get (mostly free)samples from various producers. Before last year, I got probably over 100 or more puerh samples in total. Many of them are new sheng, but good chances to taste different things and various producing styles. Some of them are nice arbor tree. Over all of them, probably 5-10 are xiaguan and dayi, a couple of lingcang, most are boutiques, many arbor tree teas.


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Honor above Pleasing
The prayer in Verse of the Day today was this:
Dear God, I sin. I don't like it that I do, but I still find myself succumbing to some of my long-standing weaknesses. Please correct me and put me on the path of righteousness. Even more than wanting to please you, I want to honor you, so please, gently and consistently rid my heart of duplicity, deceit, and spiritual weakness. Nurture me in holiness. Change me to be more like Christ the Lord. In Jesus' name. Amen.
The phrase that has elicited comments and questions is this one: "Even more than wanting to please you, I want to honor you…"
One regular reader put it this way, "That's hard to wrap my mind around." Others have asked, "What's the difference?"
To me, at least for the warped way my mind and heart sometimes works, there is a huge difference. Pleasing someone can mean bringing them delight, but it can easily slip into just trying to keep them happy with us. There is a sense of keeping them appeased so they don't drop us as a friend or fire us as an employee or punish us as God. But trying to honor someone, at least from where I'm coming from, is rooted in deep respect and appreciation. It is about wanting to bring them honor by living consistently with their character. So yes, more than wanting to please God, I'm wanting to honor the Father by living with His character and compassion. I believe if I honor God, my Father in heaven will both be pleased and delighted!
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May i know the verse of the day for oct 24? I love the prayerHonor above pleasing. What is the verse found in the bible? Thank you for sharing your prsyer and thoughts.


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Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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St. Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians 2:1-8
Prokeimenon. Mode 3.
Luke 1: 46-48
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
Verse: For he has regarded the humility of his servant.
BRETHREN, you yourselves know that our visit to you was not in vain; but though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the face of great opposition. For our appeal does not spring from error or uncleanness, nor is it made with guile; but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please men, but to please God who tests our hearts. For we never used either words of flattery, as you know, or a cloak for greed, as God is witness; nor did we seek glory from men, whether from you or from others, though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, like a nurse taking care of her children. So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our very own selves, because you had become very dear to us.
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Humankind expends huge amounts of time and energy into devising products made to hurt other people. How much do you know about the deadliest weapons on Earth?
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Question 1 of 30
How many rounds per minute can the FN F2000 assault rifle fire?
It's also equipped with a grenade launcher for extra firepower.
Question 2 of 30
What is Zyklon B?
A biological weapon first intended to kill aphids
A type of pesticide
The poisonous gas was used to exterminate more than a million people at concentration camps in WWII.
The most powerful intercontinental missile ever developed
Question 3 of 30
Germ warfare attacks by Japan on China may have killed how many people during WWII?
The Japanese used numerous techniques to spread plague and anthrax (and other agents) among the Chinese people.
Question 4 of 30
Which U.S. tank might be the most lethal in the world?
M-1 Abrams
Hardly any M-1 tanks have been destroyed in combat, but they've inflicted huge damage, particularly in the Middle East.
M60 Patton
Question 5 of 30
How did Mongols use biological warfare in the 1300's?
They dipped their spears in disease-riddled corpses.
They infected the livestock of enemy forces with various diseases.
They catapulted plague-infected bodies over the walls of fortifications.
Diseases tend to kill far more soldiers than actual combat, particularly in places with poor sanitation or pathogen-friendly weather.
Question 6 of 30
Which army was the first to deploy weapons of mass destruction?
United States
The Germans used both biological and chemical weapons in WWI but didn't achieve much success.
Question 7 of 30
In 1995, a religious cult in what city hurt 5,000 people with a chemical agent called sarin?
New York City
12 people died in the subway system and thousands more were hurt.
Question 8 of 30
Which ultra-deadly gun is often called "Ma Deuce?"
Browning .50 Caliber
It was first made in the WWII era and is still feared for its range and power.
M1919 Browning machine gun
Question 9 of 30
WWII-era Browning .50-caliber guns could fire at what rate?
About 100 rounds per minute
About 400 rounds per minute
About 800 rounds per minute
The bullets were large enough to disable armored vehicles; the firepower terrified anyone caught on the wrong end of this weapon.
Question 10 of 30
In the Battle of the Shangani, a British force used which weapon to repulse 5,000 enemies while losing only four of their own?
Land mines
Maxim gun
The 1893 battle was one of the first to feature these rapid-fire guns, which devastated the attackers.
Question 11 of 30
How many people were killed by chemical weapons in WWI?
About 30,000
About 90,000
Mustard gas and other chemical agents killed nearly 100,000 and injured hundreds of thousands more.
About 200,000
Question 12 of 30
Which U.S. nuclear bomb is the most powerful?
It first entered service in 1983 and has 75 times the yield of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
Fat Man
MGR-1 Honest John
Question 13 of 30
The B83 was the first U.S. nuclear bomb to include which feature?
It was made to explode above ground, before impact
Made to prevent accidental detonation
You can only imagine the results if one of these things blew up on accident.
Laser guided
Question 14 of 30
How many fixed-wing aircraft can a single Nimitz-class aircraft carrier store for a mission?
About 100
The enormous firepower of a single carrier can alter the shape of almost any conflict in the world.
About 40
About 25
Question 15 of 30
What country created the most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated?
United States
It was called the Tsar Bomba, one of the scariest weapons ever devised.
Question 16 of 30
How much did the Tsar Bomba weigh?
60,000 pounds
Only one was made and tested; it destroyed every building in a village 34 miles from ground zero.
100,000 pounds
130,000 pounds
Question 17 of 30
In megatons of TNT, what was the approximate yield of Tsar Bomba?
150 megatons
100 megatons
The B41 bomb made by the U.S., one of the country's largest ever, only had a yield of about 25 megatons.
60 megatons
Question 18 of 30
About how many AK-47 rifles are in circulation around the world?
75 million
Its sheer numbers mean this rifle has probably been used to kill millions of people in the past seven decades.
110 million
130 million
Question 19 of 30
What the AK-47 lacks in range and accuracy it makes up for with what?
Resistance to rust
Reliability and simplicity
The AK-47 is renowned for being easy to use and hard to break.
Huge bullets
Question 20 of 30
How many rounds per minute can the FN MAG machine gun fire?
Up to 950 rounds
This fixture of NATO forces also has a nifty quick-change system for the barrel to keep it from overheating.
Up to 575 rounds
Up to 430 rounds
Question 21 of 30
What's the payload capacity of the MQ-9 Reaper?
It doesn't carry a lot of weapons but this long-range drone can kill many people without risk to a single pilot.
Question 22 of 30
The MG 08 machine gun was deployed by which army in WWI?
It was so effective that 50 years later it was still used in combat.
United States
Question 23 of 30
What sort of weapon was the Boeing YAL-1?
An enormous machine gun integrated onto a bomber
An airborne laser
The terrifying concept actually worked but required so much power that the program was cancelled in 2011.
The largest bomber ever built
Question 24 of 30
The AH-64 helicopter is also known as what?
Flying Tank
Its heavy armor and enormous firepower make it one of the deadliest helicopters in the world.
Winged Demon
Question 25 of 30
How fast can Tomahawk missiles fly?
980 mph
550 mph
Their quickness and low altitude make these automated cruise missiles capable of striking almost any target.
380 mph
Question 26 of 30
How much do Tomahawk missiles cost?
About $500,000 each
About $1.5 million each
It's a steep price for a single missile, but they can stand in for manned attack aircraft.
About $3 million each
Question 27 of 30
How many nuclear weapons has the United States lost by accident?
About 10
Mostly through submarine accidents, yet it shows how our deadliest weapons aren't always accounted for.
About 30
About 75
Question 28 of 30
Which still-unfinished weapon is named after Taranis, the Celtic god of thunder?
A Norwegian battleship
A French aircraft carrier
A British warplane
It's an unmanned warplane capable of carrying out intercontinental missions; the first test flights happened in 2013.
Question 29 of 30
How many thermonuclear warheads can a single Trident II missile carry?
Each warhead can be targeted independently in order to ensure widespread destruction; nuclear agreements restrict the number of warheads to fewer than 14.
Question 30 of 30
What kind of weapon was the XM307?
A belt-fed grenade launcher
Although canceled in 2007, this gun could spit out more than 200 grenades at targets more than 2,000 meters away.
A super-powerful anti-aircraft gun
The highest-caliber rifle ever made


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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
Emery County received a clean audit report at the July 17 commission meeting. Kay Kimble, independent auditor gave a clean opinion on the financial statements for the county for fiscal year 2006 ending Dec. 31, 2006.
In the auditor's report two of the components weren't audited by Kimble, the Castle Valley Special Service District and the North Emery Water Users Special Service District were audited by other organizations.
The recreation district, fire district and road district were all part of the audit as well as the primary government, (the county). There was one management letter item. This was for the excess fund balance in the amount of $320,305. This needed to be taken care of and on May 15, the county budget was amended to take care of the fund balance. This was a state compliance requirement recently implemented by the state.
The auditor goes through the financial statements to find out if the county is in compliance. "We found everything in order and the county is in good financial condition. We are also required to look at fraud. We must conduct a detailed fraud investigation. We interviewed several employees and we didn't find anything. No employee gave any indication of suspicions of wrong doing. We felt good about that. Fraud is a real concern," said Kimball.
Kimball explained they must go through an analysis of the major and non major funds coming into the county. They audit all funds, but pay special attention to the major funds. Part of the audit is to confirm all of the cash and send confirmations of all deposits. There were no problems detected in any of the funds. The county has $26 million in capital assets.
Review is also made of debt and net assets. Assets must be kept track of and depreciated as needed. The long term debt of the county is also evaluated. The statements are reconciled.
The county has two bond issues right now. The county has good financial stability. The audit also looks at the economic dependency of the county for the tax base. Rocky Mountain Power accounts for 60 percent of the tax revenue and 87 percent of the revenue is from state assessed properties. Kimball commented that this 87 percent is a very high number and such dependency is backed up by the county's $8 million in rainy day funds if needed; if there is a change in state assessed tax stability.
"You have very capable people doing the books and keeping track of the county's money," said Kimble.
The commission approved the fiscal year 2006 audit, completed by independent auditor, Kay Kimball.


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An early red card for Jared Payne helped Saracens progress into the Heineken Cup semis as they beat Ulster 17-15 on Saturday.
A fourth-minute red card for full-back Jared Payne helped Saracens book their spot in the Heineken Cup semis as they beat Ulster 17-15 on Saturday.
The result means Saracens will face Clermont in the last-four at Twickenham, with Ulster, who were top seeds, having pushed them all the way.
A double from Chris Ashton and a try from Mouritz Botha saw an intensely physical Saracens storm the Ravenhil fortress.
The hosts responded with kicks from Ruan Pienaar and Irish international Paddy Jackson, but could not quite close the deal.
It was a spirited and courageous effort from the fourteen men, but ultimately Sarries' greater numbers proved decisive. How different this result might have been was it not for a piece of careless indiscipline.
The game got off to a frenetic start, with both teams charging into each other with a shuddering intensity. Farrell had a golden chance to establish a lead for his side on two minutes, but missed the effort.
The physicality of the opening minutes was only halted when Alex Goode sustained what looked like a nasty injury, following a collision with Payne that saw the English full-back taken out in the air. The Ulster full-back was red-carded for his recklessness, giving Sarries a decided advantage.
It was an ugly challenge, and one that seemed to have dire implications for Ulster's chances.
Ulster battled on valiantly thereafter, but were clearly hamstrung by their numerical disadvantage. That said the Irish side's resistance was remarkable in the circumstances.
Incredibly, the game was still scoreless after fifteen minutes. It was at that point that talisman Pienaar gave his side an unlikely lead to make it 3-0.
And the South African scrum-half had a gilt-edged chance to increase the lead a couple of minutes later, but was off-kilter with the kick.
But the extra man was always going to count at some stage, and following a powerful Sarries scrum, Ashton sliced through a gaping hole in the Ulster defence to dive over for a well-taken try. Farrell again was off target with the kick to leave it 5-3.
The momentum was irrefutably with the Premiership side at this stage, albeit with the hosts hanging in really well. Following a sublimely executed rolling maul on 28 minutes, Saracens inevitably conceded a penalty with the home pack just yards from the line. This time, Pienaar made no mistake with the three points to restore Ulster's lead to 5-6.
Ulster's playmaker had another opportunity 37 minutes with a long range effort from way over the halfway line, but it fell just short. But he made amends on the cusp of half time when he slotted another penalty to make it 5-9 to the Ravenhill men.
It was a truly absorbing half of rugby, packed with incident and bone crunching ferocity. Saracens seemed a little off colour during the first period it has to be said, but given their travails, Ulster would have been delighted with their slender lead.
At the start of the second-half, it was very much game on. But Saracens' additional numbers again proved telling on 48 minutes when Botha finished off some slick handling, following a period of concerted Sarries' pressure. Farrell, who was having an evening to forget, again couldn't add the extra points, making it 10-9 to the Englishmen.
Jackson had a good chance to restore Ulster's advantage on 51 minutes, but his kick hit the uprights.
Farrell's jitters continued, however, to leave it a one point ball game. But the visitors were beginning to turn the screw determinedly at this stage, and with Ulster severely depleted, they assuredly scented blood. Thus, with the visitors camped in the home 22, Ulster eventually conceded a penalty on 67 minutes.
From the ensuing advantage, Farrell launched a beautiful cross-field kick that a grateful and unmarked Ashton touched down. Farrell made no mistake with the conversion on this occasion to make it 17-9 to the Premiership outfit.
Given the undoubted dominance of his side, the try had an air of inevitability about it. But the hosts remained stubbornly defiant, and Jackson reduced the deficit on 70 minutes with a sweetly-struck kick.
The Irish fly-half narrowed the gap even further two minutes later to an incredible two points to make it 17-15.
Ulster courageously battered the Sarries' rearguard in the last few minutes. It was brave and committed stuff, but this was destined to be Saracens' day. How different it might have been if Ulster had retained fifteen players on the pitch. For a delighted Saracens, it's onwards and upwards.
The scorers:
For Ulster:
Pen: Pienaar 3, Jackson 2
For Saracens:
Tries: Ashton 2, Botha
Con: Farrell
Ulster: 15 Jared Payne, 14 Andrew Trimble, 13 Darren Cave, 12 Luke Marshall, 11 Tommy Bowe, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Nick Williams, 7 Chris Henry, 6 Roger Wilson, 5 Dan Tuohy, 4 Johann Muller (c), 3 John Afoa, 2 Rory Best, 1 Tom Court.
Replacements: 16 Rob Herring, 17 Andrew Warwick, 18 Ricky Lutton, 19 Iain Henderson, 20 Stephen Ferris, 21 Robbie Diack, 22 Paul Marshall, 23 Craig Gilroy.
Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Duncan Taylor, 12 Brad Barritt, 11 David Strettle, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Richard Wigglesworth, 8 Ernst Joubert, 7 Jacques Burger, 6 Billy Vunipola, 5 Mouritz Botha, 4 Steve Borthwick (c), 3 James Johnston, 2 Schalk Brits, 1 Mako Vunipola.
Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Richard Barrington, 18 Matt Stevens, 19 Eoin Sheriff, 20 Kelly Brown, 21 Neil de Kock, 22 Charlie Hodgson, 23 Chris Wyles.
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Assistant referees: Mathieu Raynal (France), Cédric Marchat (France)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France)
By Rory McGimpsey


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My question is this what type of Time space Ninjutsu do you think the 2nd Hokage Tobimaru used?
My Theory:
He probably didn't uses Time space ninjutsu for movement but counter attacking by absorbing an enemy's attack similar to how the 4th absorbed the Kyuubi blast then redirecting it back at them.
If he could use it for movement I suspect he would have used it to escape those 20 Kumo ninja and get his team for safety.


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2013-14 Division Rivals: Edmonton Oilers vs. Calgary Flames
Jonathan Willis
August 19 2013 09:58AM
The Calgary Flames appear to be rebuilding. After resisting the urge for years, the team sold off high-priced talent at the 2013 Deadline, and barring something extraordinary the club appears destined for the NHL cellar next season. How do they compare to the Oilers?
As with previous pieces, I've included one basic statistic at each position on the depth charts below. For forwards, I've used points from last season projected over an 82-game schedule, for defencemen time on ice per game in 2012-13, and for goalies their 2012-13 save percentage. Players in italics did not play a significant number of games in the NHL in 2012-13; red indicates numbers come from the AHL or Europe while green indicates a previous NHL season. And again, the same caveat: these depth charts are my best approximation of each team and the line combinations should not be seen as definitive.
Despite the doom and gloom surrounding Calgary, they have pretty decent depth and a serviceable top-nine. The trouble comes at the top of the lineup, as is obvious when compared to Edmonton. Curtis Glencross is a good player, but Taylor Hall he isn't. Mikael Backlund's a solid young centre, but he isn't in the same range as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Mike Cammalleri vs. Jordan Eberle is probably the closest match, but Cammalleri's also an unrestricted free agent and will probably be elsewhere for the last third of the season or so.
Matt Stajan and Lee Stempniak are both solid players – and typically underrated – but like Cammalleri they're bound for free agency in the summer and are good bets not to finish the year with the Flames; even if they were the duo of Gagner and Perron are better-suited to second line work.
Calgary's weakness at centre likely means either Corban Knight or Sean Monahan win a top-nine job out of training camp; I've bet on Knight here because he's a little older. Knight's a solid prospect and likely has a higher ceiling than Boyd Gordon, but Gordon's the guy I'd pick to anchor a third line at this point in time. Two of three guys will fill the last top-nine roles – youngster Sven Baertschi, veteran TJ Galiardi and David Jones, the latter coming off a rough year in Colorado. I can't decide if I prefer that group to the Edmonton equivalents (Hemsky, Jones, Smyth) in 2013-14 – Ales Hemsky's likely the best of the group but Calgary's trio have good points.
Regardless, the Oilers win this matchup in a rout based on a top-six mismatch and the likelihood of the Flames' roster getting gutted by the deadline.
Defence and Goaltending
I'm a big fan of both Mark Giordano and TJ Brodie – the latter was a revelation last season on a pairing with Dennis Wideman – but this is a group with some problems. I like Giordano/Wideman slightly better than Smid/Petry as a tough minutes pairing, but I'm not wild about either set of rearguards for those minutes.
Brodie should be Calgary's third defenceman, but after that it looks like a toss-up as to whether Kris Russell or Chris Butler switches to the right side on the second pairing and neither guy was especially good in a third-pairing role last season. There's a trio of good players on the Flames and then a bunch of maybes after that; frankly, if Anton Belov played in Calgary I'd like his chances at breaking into the top-four. Given Edmonton's depth and the slightness of Calgary's edge at the top end, I like the Oilers' group significantly more.
Unless somebody surprises – say, for example, Mark Cundari steps in an solidifies Calgary's top-four – this is going to be a real weakness for the Flames.
In net, I like Karri Ramo a lot; he's been dominant in the KHL for the last three seasons. That said, it's always a gamble to pencil in an unknown as the starter and the depth behind him – career third-stringer Joey MacDonald, Reto Berra and his 0.906 Swiss league save percentage – don't inspire confidence. It's a good thing Calgary has a fourth goalie (Joni Ortio, 0.917 save percentage in Finland) because they might need him. Right now, Edmonton is far and away the safer bet between the pipes.
Calgary shed some key players from last season – Iginla, Bouwmeester, Tanguay – and while they've done a decent job of filling out the roster with NHL-calibre players they almost certainly won't be a good team next year. They lack top-end talent in all positions, depth on defence, and anything resembling certainty in net.
Strange things can happen, but the Oilers should pass the Flames by a comfortable margin in 2013-14.
Recently around the Nation Network
Last week was the second anniversary of the death of Rick Rypien; Dmitri Filipovic of Canucks Army remembered him by collecting some perspectives on the tragedy:
In the past two years there have been many, many beautiful words written on both the subject of mental illness, and Rick Rypien himself. I don't have much else to add that hasn't already been said. So instead, I've decided that on this day, I'd simply pass along some of my personal favourite articles that have been written for those that either haven't gotten to read them yet, or would like to give them another look. After all, this is a day of remembering for most.
Click the link above to read more, or check out some of my recent stuff:
- 2013-14 Division Rivals: Oilers vs. Coyotes
- 2013-14 Division Rivals: Oilers vs. Sharks
- 2013-14 Division Rivals: Oilers vs. Kings
- Oilers hire Bob Green as their czar of amateur free agents
- 2013-14 Division Rivals: Oilers vs. Canucks
- 2013-14 Division Rivals: Oilers vs. Ducks
- Follow Jonathan Willis on Twitter!
August 19 2013, 04:06PM
A few years ago, Flames fans were saying things like "Edmonton isn't really even a rival anymore, we should be focusing on beating Vancouver", and other bull****. Just because the Flames maybe swept the season series.
Not me.
I said "Savour the boot-****ing. The Flames are killing their rivals every night, and we should enjoy the total on-ice domination while it lasts. Because the tides will someday turn."
Gotta be honest, though. The Oilers look like bottom-feeders again this year too.
I think the season series will be a close one.
August 19 2013, 05:30PM
I'm a Flames fan (go on, trash it!) also looking forward to BoA's and an unhealthy rivalry again soon.
One comment on the projections of Calgary forwards based on last year...
Tanguay and Iginla were (rightly) taking first line ice-time and first unit power plays that will now be spread amongst the Glencross/Cammalleri/Backlund/Hudler players. All other things being equal, the Flames top3/top6 should score much more frequently than they did last year when they were playing limited minutes behind Iginla/Tanguay line.
In goal, we can only hope and pray that Ramo can deliver .915 or .920 if we are going to be truly competitive. Otherwise we will be at the bottom of the division for sure.
My gut says Ramo will be about .910 and the Flames will be respectable up to the deadline. At that date, the responsible thing to do is turn over roster players for picks etc.
Based on what NHL numbers has to say (in pictures and in words) about the Oilers, I am not sure they have a "comfortable margin" on anyone. Eakins/MacT still have their work cut out for them.
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Eat (human fecal matter) Flames!
August 19 2013, 11:20AM
come on Calgary, if you really want to tank you need a real GM like Steve Tambellini to show you how it's done. That man will screw your team so bad it'll take literally years to finish your rebuild
Well if anyone can do it, I believe Jay Feaster is the guy!
Harvey should have never got on the wrong side of Mac-T.Now he sleeps with the fishes.
Poor Flames.
They don't have the offence, especially if anyone in their top six gets injured. Their defence, like ours needs either some major work, or some prospects to mature and step up. And they lost the only thing they could rely on in Kipper.
They basically need an overhaul at nearly every position. And to top it all off, the Saddle Dome needs to be repaired.
They are going to be in serious trouble this year.
remember it's not a rebuild , they're 're-tooling'
Hey Hey hey, now lets not forget they have first round pick, and best player of the 2012 draft, Mark Jankowski on the way.
August 19 2013, 10:03AM
Great picture to open the article with JW haha love it
This is a great series.
Can we get that mini-video of MacT strutting around again-- and maybe photoshop Harvey's head into MacT's hands somehow?
Who is Corban Knight? All of a sudden, I want to know more about this player. That is a lot of points in the AHL.
August 19 2013, 12:25PM
Knight was in College last season
Calgary went far and beyond the premise of know when to hold em and know when to fold em. Sadly and it pains me to even say this with Kipper in net the Flames are capable of being a ninth place team. This guy when on can steal games and make this team solid on any given night. If I were Feaster I would have sent him packing and not listen to his whines. There are going to be some dark days in Cowtown and I will be singing some happy songs when we see them spin their wheels for the next few years. At least our blowing up the team yielded some high end talent, Calgarys impatience and penchant for signing UFA's keeps them in 9th-11th for many years to come.
One thing I always admired about The Flames is how they really take the battle of Alberta seriously. They really laid a beatdown on The Oilers this last decade and although Advantage has switched recently, I think Calgary will still man up for these games.
I'm interested to see when Calgary brings up Monahan. I don't think they will rush him but if the season is over early, they might feel some fan pressure to give the fans something to cheer about in March.
Remember all the debate with Bringing in Eberle early so that fans could get a look at him to distract from the sucky Oilers?
Either way, I hope The Flames are terrible for a really long time.
August 19 2013, 02:58PM
The worst EVGA pairing in the game was Giordano and Wiedman. Worst! the 2nd worst was N.Schultz-J.Schultz.
Smid-Petry were the 3rd best EVGA 1st comp D pair behind. Chara-Boychuck Oduya-Hjarlmasson
Winning is about Puck in the net or out of the net.
The worst over the third best.
August 19 2013, 10:57AM
come on Calgary, if you really want to tank you need a real GM like Steve Tambellini to show you how it's done. That man will screw your team so bad it'll take literally years to finish your rebuild
August 19 2013, 11:26AM
JW: You forgot to include the other "jewel" in the Iginla trade, Kenny Agostino. Oh wait, he's staying in school. Yeah, good plan.
When a team is down you pile on. The Oil will need all the points in this series so I look forward to many beatings.
August 19 2013, 11:56AM
MacT should have had Sammy (Semenko not Gagner) put Harvey's head in Feaster's bed .....
... and then make him an offer he couldn't refuse.
hah! calgary
I actually think bringing Kipper back (if that's happening) might be worse than giving one of their prospects the starting job.
First of all, Kipper has absolutely nothing to play for. He knows he's going to retire at the end of the year and likely doesn't even want to come back. You can't trade him because of his contract and clause, unless he changes his mind and wants to go to a cup contender at the deadline for a shot at Stanely.
Second, because he's not playing for anything, why not bring up an unproven tandem and let them play for the starting job.
Third, why would Calgary want to win. Their only up and coming player is TJ, other than that everyone is due to become a UFA, and likely will test themselves on the open market rather than resign in Calgary. So why not tank and get yourself a Reihnhart or an even better number one over all in 2015?
Finally, without Calgary's usually decent defence corps Kipper is going to get shelled in the new division. Ask Pekka Rinne how well that went for him.
Section 205, Buy some seats in the 100's, the elevation is effecting your mind. I remember defending the Oilers pre Eberle, Hall et al. Now I really see how foolish I looked. If an Oiler fan knows one thing, it's what a team full of suck looks like. Change backlund to gagner, cammi to hemmer and giordano to visnovsky and you practically have our roster from a few years ago, a whole bunch of suck.
As for you JW, how do I props an article/picture cause you could have just posted a title that said flames 2013/14 with Harvey's head like that and 'nuff said. Good article, great picture.
Eat sh!t Calgary.
August 20 2013, 09:39AM
//Glencross is a nice player, and would be an upgrade on virtually anyone the Oilers could dress for their third line, but he's too high in the batting order for the Flames right now.//
Epic Fail!
total goals the last three seasons. fwds #40-43 66 goals C. Giroux E. Kane Pominville Vrbata
Fwds #44-46 65 goals L. Ericksson Glencross Taylor Hall
Fwds #47-48 64 goals B. Richards J. Skinner
So glencross is the only guy who is not a 1st line forward. A top 50 goal scorer for that period.
August 19 2013, 03:23PM
I may be just a biased Oiler fan, but I recall more than a few BoA's where Kipper was the difference. ...By my COMPLETELY FAN BIASED EYE.
I can't wait to see if he really was that good, or if the Oilers just sucked at burying chances.
Bring on the BofAs!
August 19 2013, 07:01PM
If Michael Backlund is your top center, its going to be a long season.
Scott Cullen has an interesting rating system for forwards in his annual team-by-team off-season plan review.
It scores forwards on a 100 point scale and a player needs to break 70 to be considered a top-six option.
In his review of Calgary he had only one player off this roster score above 70, Lee Stempniak at roughly 72.
Glencross is a nice player, and would be an upgrade on virtually anyone the Oilers could dress for their third line, but he's too high in the batting order for the Flames right now.
Cammalleri is still perceived as the player he was in 2008 and is beginning to fade.
There was a discussion over at FN a short while ago about whom the fans thought would lead the Flames in scoring. I had raised the point that the team may only manage one or perhaps two players who break the 50 pt barrier with the team this coming season.
Looking back at other teams during their initial rebuilding year, Chicago, Edmonton, etc, most of them who undertake this kind of massive exercise manage one or two above 50 while the rest of the roster gets massacred.
All that being said, I've watched the Oilers get their hats handed to them too many times these past few years to believe that they will now suddenly be able to simply waltz out of any BoA match with 2 points. I have hope, but remain cautious.


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Keeping children entertained on a trip can be challenging. Tennessee's museums have lots of fun in store for even the busiest minds and hands. Engage the natural curiosity of children. Spark the light by taking the kids to Chattanooga's Creative Discovery Museum or Children's Museum of Oak Ridge. Investigate the thrilling, fascinating world of Nashville's Adventure Science Center and Ellington Agricultural Museum. Discover the interactive exhibit at the Memphis Children's Museum.
Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga
You are free to touch at the Hands-On Science Center in Tullahoma. Look into ecosystems and archaeology at the Gray Fossil Site, and study the night sky at the Bays Mountain Planetarium in Northeast Tennessee. Go under the sea at Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg or the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga.
For a more active take on museums, check out the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, with its games, courts, and interactive exhibits or WonderWorks in Pigeon Forge.


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By WILLIAM SHARPCastle Dale
Many employers including my own (Energy West Mining) are implementing random drug testing in the work place. While this sounds good the sad fact is such a practice clearly violates the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution.
The Fourth Amendment guards against unreasonable searches and seizures and was designed as a response to controversial unjust searches, which were a significant factor behind the American revolution. Toward that end, the amendment specifies that searches must be supported by probable cause.
For example, allowing someone you do not trust to drug test you (search your body) without probable cause (evidence of wrongdoing such as destruction of company property or causing an injury to someone else or yourself etc.), is no different then allowing a police officer you do not trust to search your property without probable cause (prior evidence of wrongdoing). When your life, freedom or property (fines, paycheck, etc.) are being threatened then such a search is unconstitutional.
The Founding Fathers of America knew well how men in authority used searches without probable cause to inflict intimidation, harassment, and even disposal of those who disagreed with them politically, religiously, spoke up, or were a threat to their power etc. The Founders considered it foolish and naive for anyone to trust men in authority positions to be honest and fair with random searches.
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"He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither freedom or security" Benjamin Franklin.
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Posted on 02/04/2013 8:01:20 AM PST by SeekAndFind
A 15-year-old Icelandic girl has won the right to keep her first name, despite it being "unapproved" by the state. Why do some countries restrict baby names?
Parents-to-be often find it hard enough to find a name they both like, let alone one the state might also be in favour of.
Bjork Eidsdottir had no idea when, in naming her newborn girl Blaer 15 years ago, she was breaking the law.
In the eyes of the authorities Blaer, which means "light breeze", was a male name and therefore not approved. It meant that for her entire childhood, Blaer was known simply as "Girl" on official documents.
But Reykjavik District Court ruled on Thursday that it could indeed be a feminine name.
"Finally I'll have the name Blaer in my passport," she said after the ruling.
Several countries - such as Germany, Sweden, China and Japan - also restrict names. Why?
In the case of Iceland, it's about meeting certain rules of grammar and gender, and saving the child from possible embarrassment. Sometimes, although not in every case, officials also insist that it must be possible to write the name in Icelandic.
There is a list of 1,853 female names, and 1,712 male ones, and parents must pick from these lists or seek permission from a special committee.
Similar concerns about child welfare are present in Germany, where a Turkish couple were not allowed to call their baby Osama Bin Laden.
One couple named their baby Berlin after the city in which they met, prompting the registrar to mount an objection. He eventually relented after the family's lawyer pointed out that the courts had allowed the name London.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
Gender confusion prevented a German boy being Matti, because the sex of the baby wouldn't be obvious. And you won't find any Germans named Merkel, Schroeder or Kohl, either, because surnames are banned as first names.
The name 4Real fell foul of authorities in New Zealand, because names cannot start with a number.
LOL, Iceland would have blown a fuse if they named her Thor, Swen, or Jens.
Instead of names, if we all had numbers followed by one or two letter prefixes, the government could easily assign them to us.
... an item our forefathers forgot:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, prevent childhood embarrassment, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
In answer to the article's question: They do it because they can.
We can almost all agree on the psychological damage of naming your kid "Adolf Hitler", but no-one seems to want to discuss the same in regards to the made-up names and pronunciations that proliferate nowadays.
By the way, does this mean you can't name a boy "Sue"?
"If we all had numbers followed by one or two letter prefixes,"
Stop that-you are giving me chills-I take it you have read Ira Levin's "This Perfect Day"?
"L'trina" is one of those names that should be outlawed, in spite of the 1st Amendment./s
Imagine the embarassment in twenty years for all those children named "Barack".
"La-sha", the dash don't be silent.
If those names are outlawed,
how are employers going to screen out
"more trouble than they're worth"
If I recall, didn't Hitler destroy the building that housed his birth records? (nee: Shicklgruber or whatever)
Paging Richard Head...
RE: does this mean you cant name a boy Sue?
Why not?
Consider these names, which when heard for the first time, would confuse people as to the person's gender:
GLEN CLOSE ( I prefer GWEN CLOSE )
CAMERON DIAZ ( I prefer Camila Diaz )
DREW BARRYMORE ( I prefer Dew Barrymore )
TAYLOR SWIFT ( I prefer Tanya Swift )
LINDSAY GRAHAM ( Can't think of a substitute name for the senator)
HALEY BARBOUR (Why not HALE BARBOUR?)
JAIMIE FOXX ( I prefer JAMES Foxx )
BLAKE LIVELY (I prefer Blanche Lively )
SEAN YOUNG ( I prefer Sheena Young )
MORGAN FAIRCHILD ( Can't think of a name to replace this with — MORGANA? )
KELSEY GRAMMAR ( I prefer Ken Grammar )
ASHTON KUTCHER ( I prefer Al Kutcher )
(add your names here )
My dad protected me from possible "childhood embarrassment" all by himself-he was on active duty when I was born, and wasn't available for my naming. When he heard the name my mom had chosen (from a book she was reading), he simply told her that it was a stupid name and I was not to ever be called by it, end of discussion. He said I was to be called by the name I have today, and so I was-no approved list needed.
I never heard my birth name until I was about 4, and an aunt was discussing the incident with my mom-I've never used it.
I don't believe "Ima Hoare" would ever "embrace" her name. Go after her parents with a tire iron, more likely.
Here are a few examples of why people want name oversight: Chlamydia, Ladashla, Anfernee, Chrisshonta, LaDarius
Frankly, I'm for parental rights and the right to change your name when you are of legal age. There is only so much that society should do to protect the children of stupid parents.
Ha. What would they think of Michael Jackson who named his kid "Blanket" (not really his of course), or Gwyneth Paltrow who named her kid "Apple"? Not that Gwyneth is a real name of course.
I was thinking of THX 1138, actually. My bad, a three letter prefix.
RE: I don't believe "Ima Hoare" would ever "embrace" her name.
I heard that she changed her name to "Ura". :)
She might want to disown her parent's family name as well.
Hey, if Cassius Clay can change his name to Muhammad Ali, Lew Alcindor to Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and Ron Artest to Meta World Peace, I'm sure Ms. Hoare can change her family name to "Saint", or "Hero".
Those are names of places and things, though-people have been naming kids after those forever, dumb or not. An old hippie chick of my acquaintance out here named all 5 of her kids after trees and flowering plants. A Brit friend named her kids after the state they were born in, and a country-Wyoming, Montana and India-and she pronounces it "Indjia"...
Or change her name to "Mary Jane Andrews" or something equally bland.
LOL-in the book, kids were given an approved short letter prefix, and a number-like Ann252-it was called a "nameber". Scary book, especially now-you should read it.
Actually, Gwyneth is a fairly commom name in Britain-a very old name.
"Not that Gwyneth is a real name of course".
Actually, it is a Welsh name meaning "fair and white".
I know a family, locally, who adopted a child named Richard and had his name legally changed - to "Buckshot."
From wiki;
"Ima Hogg (July 10, 1882 August 19, 1975), known as "The First Lady of Texas",[1] was an American philanthropist, patron and collector of the arts, and one of the most respected women in Texas during the 20th century"
Several years ago i recall a woman in a Scandinavian country being given a jail term for naming her son "Christophpher."
And tatoo them on our arms!
Thank you-I never looked up the meaning. Wales, Scotland and Ireland have some of the loveliest names in the old language(s) of the pre-Roman population.
"I'm for parental rights and the right to change your name...."
I am as well. The U.S. has so many cultures/ethnicities in it. Good or bad.. does someone really advocate a government book of pre-approved names? I am not fond of the name "Hester" or "Gertrude".. but parents have the right to name their daughter that name. Sometimes.. I think names are in the eyes of the beholder.
and there is a vein in the black community that claims there is name discrimination because people hear a black sounding name in a phone interview and make assumptions.
1. The NY Times has a reporter named Jennifer 8 Lee, and please remember that there is no period after the 8.
2. Sometimes names can become unpopular very quickly:
"Sometimes names can become unpopular very quickly.."
Like the name Monica. When I was a kid, there were several Monica's that I knew. I don't hear the name in school anymore.
Problem is...Germany now has, probably, about 1 million Mohammeds and counting. All that name regulating for naught.
Well when the interview starts off with the interviewee being highly offended about how the name is pronounced, it's not hard to imagine.
One of my cub's friends named her girlchild "Aubergine", because she heard the word on TV and liked it-when she was told it referred to eggplant in French, she didn't seem to care, stuck the kid with the name anyway...
"How do you do...now you're gonna die".
Still missing The Man in Black.
I haven't read it yet, but he has another book 'The Man in White'. I think it might be spiritual.
Many of the gender-neutral names seem to be last names used as first, like Sargant Shriver,Mackenzie Philips or Ashley Wilkes. Personally, I would use a last name as a middle name or else give the child a middle name that could be used as a gender specific first name, as in F. Scott Fitzgerald or G. Gordon Liddy.
There is also the problem of names drawn from pop culture. By the time the child is entering school, the program in question may be cancelled, or the movie relegated to the bargain bin. Or else, the child may grow up to be different than his namesake, say an asthmatic named Anankin.
RE: Sometimes names can become unpopular very quickly:
I think Judas used to be a common name during the time of Jesus. Now, nobody names their children Judas.
Jude, I've heard, but Judas? Not any more.
too bad, Judas was a very good name, it means PRAISE.
Sheila Jackson Lee wants hurricanes to be given "black names."
So, I guess we could have a Hurricane LaWanda.
SJL is such a race baiter.
There is/was a real Ima Hogg.
Hoggs - very wealthy family in Texas.
Back in the 30s, there was a bandleader by the name of "Harry Horlick".
Maybe the girl will shorten it to "Ginny" or "Amber". That being said, I am probably a wee bit more sensitive to names than some freepers. Our youngest daughter was adopted from China. In Chinese, the last name is first. For orphans, they list all of that regions last names as we would our state. All of their first names would be like our cities. The following name would be something superficial like the Chinese word for moon, or the shape of the face. Thus, each orphan name corresponded to a number. So, Texas, Houston-Ann is 5244887424. Texas, Houston-Jill is 5224484666. The Chinese sort of liked/pushed/suggested we keep one of the Chinese names. Not us.. we named her a name that we liked and chose. Okay... so she has two Irish first names but they suit her far better than a number. I always saw naming a child with these eyes: if you carry them, deliver them and are responsible for them then you name then what you like.
Oh they're right about that, Jack! Any document I ever saw during the hiring process that had punctuation, obvious disregard for conventional spelling (plenty of literate whites do this because their baby is so special), was simply not a name (e.g. "Blanket" from an earlier post) or "made a statement" (it's mostly white hippies doing this), went straight into the trash pile.
May I offer Key & Peele's "East-West College Bowl" sketch:
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posted at 7:25 pm on September 29, 2011 by Allahpundit
The goal isn't to kill him but to terrify him into asserting Islam's supremacy by recanting his beliefs. No dice.
Before his last hearing Wednesday, Nadarkhani had been given three previous changes to repent, and all three times he has refused. After his final refusal Wednesday, No verdict has been announced, but many expect that he could be put to death as soon as Friday…
There were rumors on Wednesday night that Nadarkhani's execution sentence was to be waived after the final trial, but contradicting reports indicate that the news was incorrect.
"We've had some reports that there has been a verbal announcement from the court in Iran that the sentence is annulled but we urge caution," said Christian Solidarity Worldwide, a religious group campaigning for Nadarkhani's release…
Even if the sentence were commuted, Nadarkhani could still face life in prison. And even if he were released, there would still be danger.
The White House condemned the verdict this afternoon, as did Britain and the EU. Over at NRO, Marco Rubio posted a statement noting that Nadarkhani's wife and lawyer have also been intimidated in an effort to get him to recant. Nothing yet from the State Department today, but they condemned Nadarkhani's persecution back in July. An intriguing detail in all this: No one's been executed in Iran for apostasy since 1990. Or rather, no one's been officially executed on that ground since 1990. As we know from Iran's treatment of gays and political prisoners, when they want to rid themselves of "undesirables" but don't want to attract too much attention doing it, they're perfectly capable of trumping up charges involving rape or some other grievous offense to cover their tracks. Why didn't they do that with Nadarkhani? The BBC speculates in the course of delivering some hopeful news:
The lawyer for an Iranian Christian cleric sentenced to death for apostasy says he is optimistic that his client will be acquitted.
The lawyer, Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, said there was a 95% chance Yusuf Naderkhani would be freed…
Former Anglican Bishop of Rochester Michael Nazir-Ali said he could not advise Naderkhani to recant…
Mr Nazir-Ali, who is working for the charity Release, said there was concern in Iran about the growth of house churches, and it "may be that someone is seeking to make an example".
Interesting theory, although I'm more intrigued by the historical background of the case. Turns out Nadarkhani was arrested in October 2009, just a few months after Iran was rocked by the (failed) Green Revolution. The Iranian Supreme Court upheld the verdict in July of this year, in the midst of the Arab Spring. Could be that the regime is so paranoid about the upheaval inside and outside the country that they're now determined to crack down on "subversive" behavior of all stripes. Remember, not only did these lunatics ban water fights a few months ago, they did so on grounds that the water fights are … a foreign plot. Hanging an avowed Christian because he's a Christian amid global condemnation is another way to warn dissidents of every flavor not to cross them. Which is to say, Nadarkhani may be a martyr here not just for his faith but for all of Iran's discontents.
I'm cautiously (and maybe foolishly) optimistic that they'll end up granting him clemency, not because they're swell guys but because the regime likes to show its, ahem, magnanimity occasionally by forgiving the infidels for their transgressions. They just released those hikers, of course, and they made a huge spectacle a few years ago of releasing the British sailors they captured in the Persian Gulf. Once the international microscope becomes large enough, their calculus seems to change from showing Iranians how ruthless they are to showing the world how generous and kindhearted Islamist rule can be. Hopefully we'll get a replay of that here. Someone at the State Department prepare an asylum application, stat.
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