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'TWAS a bright summer afternoon, just three weeks after my arrival in England. We were expecting visitors, and Aunt Margaret and I had taken our needlework out among the rose trees in the garden.
My brother Frank lolled beside us on the grass, pulling flowers to pieces and showering the leaves over Aunt Margaret's golden hair and white dress. He had changed in the three years that had passed since last I saw him, and had grown noble and handsome enough, I thought, even to possess the beautiful woman on whom his eyes were resting. In my estimation no one else was worthy to own her; certainly not my grandfather, whom I could not learn to like. He reminded me, when I first saw him, of the ox hides so often seen lying near the little dam at home, which had once been damp but by dint of lying in the sun had been reduced to a stone-like mass of wrinkles and lines; and he was so tall and thin. For a long time I never could see him rise from his seat without having recalled to my mind the image of an earthworm creeping out of the ground, which page: 34 unfolds and unfolds itself to unimagined lengths. He had more resemblance to the skin than to the earthworm, however; for he was mentally as ossified and incapable of growth as any ox hide under the sun. Only in connection with Aunt Margaret did there seem a trace of softness in his nature, and it could not be otherwise. Nature gives to a few persons to have the influence of sunshine on all they touch—silently softening, warming, melting it—and she was one. I worshipped her; for in those days I had not eaten of the tree of knowledge, and worshipped and thought perfect all I loved.
I did not care for my grandmother nor yet dislike her. She was a weak, nervous little old woman, who had had all the soul pressed out of her long ago, and whose trembling little hands I never saw at rest for an instant, except she were asleep.
On that summer afternoon we three sat there, feeling very happy. They because they were together, and I because the roses were beautiful and the sky blue and they glad. The work had dropped from my hands and I had just got into a delicious dream, in which rosebuds, princes and spirits were largely concerned, when Frank tossed a great white rosebud into my face.
"At your old work again," he said, laughing. "You've no idea," turning to Aunt Margaret, "what evil thoughts are always fermenting in that little innocent-looking head. It's my decided opinion that page: 35 in a pre-state of existence she was a Buddhist philosopher, or something else equally disagreeable and full of contemplations, and at her rebirth she did not become quite rejuvenised or lose all her old habits; otherwise I can't account for her," said Frank, turning round onto his back, while Aunt Margaret and I laughed.
"It's all very well to laugh," he continued, "but she is awfully bad, much worse than I am. She is only a little girl and she has not any right to have thoughts at all. It's all very well for me to think that it's a hard state of affairs when a poor fellow has to be called into existence for the purpose of being sent to fire and brimstone; but it does not do for her; it's highly improper, highly," said Frank, rolling round onto his face again.
Aunt Margaret opened her big blue eyes and looked at me. I had been so shy and said so little since I came there, that I think they all thought me a particularly childish child; and I was glad of it. I was young, but I had learnt a little worldly wisdom—enough to tell me that, if a man is unfortunate enough to have ideas of his own, he had best keep them to himself. I was tired of being called queer and strange and odd, and all those other epithets which I had so learned to hate; and here was Frank dragging all my weaknesses out into the sunshine that the old names might be branded on me again. What I should have said I don't know, page: 36 but at that moment, greatly to my joy, our expected guests arrived. They consisted of a parson, his wife, an old young lady, and a certain Jonathan Barnacles, whose wife had been a cousin to my father. All these had come to assist in the stirring up of the deadened consciences of my grandfather's congregation.
From behind our wall of roses we could, without being seen, observe and criticise them as they walked up the long garden path.
The advance was led by the Rev. Joseph Goodman and his portly spouse, both tall, both fat: she decidedly good looking, with large brown eyes and a Roman nose; he, decidedly greasy and with a dirty white choker. I was struck dumb with horror at the way in which the good lady turned her head from side to side, evidently bent, as I thought, on discovering our whereabouts, but, as I afterwards learnt, merely from a long-acquired habit and a wish to overlook no one.
Close at their heels was a little angular figure, dressed in a very fashionable and juvenile manner, whose head and face were completely enveloped in a blue gauze veil. Frank said she had taken to attending revivals and staying to prayer-meetings only since the arrival in their circuit of a young assistant preacher whose mother she was old enough to be.
The rear was brought up by Jonathan Barnacles, page: 37 Esq., at whom I looked with more interest; for, after the Dutch fashion, might he not be called a relation of mine? He was a lean, bony man of about two-and-forty, with large calm blue eyes, lanky and scanty hair and beard, and an enormous mouth—a mouth that seemed forever hungering and seeking after something. I wished he were no connection of mine when I looked at it, little child though I was. Looked at from the lip upwards, he might have been an angel; looked at from the lip downwards, he might have been a devil. He was dressed then—and I never, in all the years I knew him, saw him in anything else, except on Sundays—in a rusty brown jacket and a pair of dark green-and-blue-plaid trousers. To me those trousers have become so a part of the man that I can never see any like them without being unpleasantly reminded of him.
I went to the revival meeting that evening, for I had never been to one before. Aunt Margaret and I started some time after the others, so we had a pleasant long walk all to ourselves. Frank, in spite of the sage advice of the morning, did not go. I suppose, having got what he wanted, he did not care whether he pleased my grandfather or not, and could not make up his mind to leave an easy chair and cigar for "those purgatorial Methodist planks," as he irreverently called the straight-backed pews in my grandfather's chapel.
We walked on in silence at first through the quiet twilight. At last I said: "Do you like going to revival meetings? Do they do you good, Aunt Margaret?"
"I don't know that they ever did," she said, hesitating a little, "but Christ does show himself wonderfully sometimes; and I feel, if only one soul is saved, it must be God's own work and I must help it. Think, if only one soul be saved from endless pain and sin, what a glorious work."page: 39
The twilight gave me boldness, so I said, "I wish you could feel as I do, that our Father will let nothing he has made be lost forever. As long as I believe as you do I could not love him, nor serve him; but since I have left off looking to the Bible, and listen to what he says in my own soul, I love him and I am happy."
"I wish you could make me think so too," she said, "but I know it is wrong even to say so. If once we listen to our own hearts and use our reason, we go away from God. Yet do you know, if some one whom I loved very much were to die not loving Christ, I think—I am sure, I should go mad, quite mad. It is so terrible that you cannot pray for them, that you cannot do anything for them when once they are gone. We must pray for them now, now," she said, with a passionate earnestness that astonished me; she was so bright and placid generally.
I looked up into her face, and I fancied there were tears in her eyes, but I could hardly tell, for it was so dark. I knew of whom she was thinking, and long after I remembered her words.
The chapel was dimly lighted. Only round the pulpit there were two or three candles, whose light served to make clearly visible the three principal actors in the scene about to be performed.
In front of the pulpit stood Cousin Jonathan, and when he spoke I could look at nothing but that mouth, that dreadful mouth, that seemed to have page: 40 a horrible fascination for me. On his right he was supported by the Rev. Joseph Goodman, who stood with eyes turned heavenwards and fat hands folded meekly across his greasy and distended waistcoat. On his left stood my grandfather, his cold hard eye engaged in critically examining the scattered occupants of the different pews.
The proceedings were opened by the singing of a hymn, in which the torments awaiting all mankind, except that infinitesimal portion who are believers in Christ, were set forth vividly, and in no bad verse. That being ended, my grandfather engaged in prayer. The prayer was very much in the same key as the hymn had been, but a little bolder and weaker. When it was ended Brother Vickers prayed. He was one of those who most frequently called Frank's notebook into requisition; and if my grandfather's way of treating fire and brimstone was cool and calm, so certainly was not his. The good man fairly worked himself into a profuse perspiration and dragged away at the pew-back before us with both hands and with such fervent energy that I momentarily expected to see him fly, pew-back and all, against my head.
Brother Vickers' prayer ended, another hymn was sung, and then Brother Jones was called upon.
Some men must think the Almighty very ignorant, for they never kneel down to speak to him without feeling themselves called upon to explain to him page: 41 the whole plan of salvation, creation, and damnation: subjects on which, one might almost suppose, he would be better informed than themselves. Brother Jones was one of these. It may have been that my mood was not very charitable that evening, but it certainly seemed to me that, in place of praying to any other being, he was laying out for his own personal edification and satisfaction the whole circle of his theological knowledge.
When we rose from our knees, before Cousin Jonathan gave out the next hymn, Mr. Goodman came forward and told us that, if the spirit of God had touched any of our hearts during the preceding prayers, we were requested to come up.
"Do come up, dear friends, do come up," he said.
The hymn finished, the spirit still remaining inactive and no one having accepted the invitation, it was repeated a second time, more urgently than at first.
"Do come up, dear friends, do come up. While Brother Stiles engages in prayer, do come up."
Brother Stiles began, Brother Stiles ended; no one moved.
Before Brother Stubbles engaged, the invitation was again renewed:
"The time is young, dear friends. Will no one begin? Will no one come up?"
No one would; so Brother Stubbles began. Between every verse of the hymn that followed Mr. page: 42 Goodman continued to ask, at last almost with tears, if no one would come up, if no one would lead the way. "Do come, do come," he cried, as he moved both hands unctuously to and fro; and my heart was touched with pity for the unfortunate man. I looked round the chapel anxiously to see if there was no sign of an upward movement, but could discover none.
Brother Snappers, who prayed next, seemed to have been moved in the same way, for he scolded quite rabidly: If there were any there that evening (and he knew there were such) whose hearts God had touched, let them beware! If they refused to accept the invitation, if they refused to come up, that night, that very moment, the spirit of God might leave them; and that day year, or that day month, or that day week, nay, by that time tomorrow, they might be in that place from which there would be no coming up forever. He did not say so, but he left one the impression that he would not have many tears to weep if such were the case.
Brother Goodman himself prayed next, a rambling, meandering sort of prayer, which would have been just as suitable at a funeral, a coronation, or a wedding.
Then Cousin Jonathan, after a last vain appeal, closed the meeting with a prayer; and that prayer, sweet, tender and earnest, seemed strangely out of harmony with the rest of the evening's proceedings. page: 43 'Twas like entering a silent sunny cove after being tossed among black breakers. He prayed for those who had not yet felt the love of Christ, that to them it might speak with its glorious power, till at length, perfect in purity, they might become but the living reflection of that unfathomable love. Perfect purity, perfect truth; through every sentence the yearning for it breathed; and when we rose from our knees and I looked up into his face, I could not see that the mouth was always craving something; I looked only at the serene eyes and brow.
When the meeting was over we all walked home rather silently, for it had been a failure to all of us. As for myself, I had made up my mind, even in spite of Cousin Jonathan's beautiful prayer, never to attend another; never, come what would. On our way home the Goodmans turned in to have a chat at Brother Vickers's, Frank and Aunt Margaret went for a stroll on the beach, and when we got to the house my grandfather and Cousin Jonathan took themselves off to the study. There was nothing else to be done, so I curled myself up at one end of the great parlour sofa with Wolf's fairy tales. I still enjoyed them as much as I had done when I was eight years old, though I had such an old, old-womanish feeling sometimes.
Presently my grandmother and Miss Mell came in and sat down at the other end of the room. I think they soon forgot my presence; Miss Mell kept page: 44 up a constant flow of talk, while my poor nervous little grandmother put in a timid little yes or no when she thought it required, and pulled away at the fringe of her crochet wrapper. She was old and not beautiful, but she looked so beside Miss Mell who sat opposite her in her juvenile dress, with her wrinkles and her sharp nose and chin, over which the skin was drawn so tightly that a little more would surely have caused it to crack. At first I was too much engrossed by my book to pay any attention to what they said; but when my tale was ended I sat and listened.
"A pity she praises up those great fat girls so," Miss Mell was just saying of Mrs. Goodman. "They are the ugliest girls in the village, but she can't see it. She has a very good opinion of herself, too," continued Miss Mell, seeing that my grandmother gave no response; "and she imagines there is no other minister's wife to be compared with her, and I know that she takes good care never to go where there is any infectious disease, and—"
Here the door opened and Mrs. Goodman's face, with its beaming smile, presented itself. "Did you think I was very long gone, dear?" she said to Miss Mell; and, kissing my grandmother affectionately, added, "It was a shame to leave you, but the dear good creatures would have it so, and I came back to you just as soon as I could, dear, just as soon." She seated herself close to my grandmother and, taking page: 45 one of her hands, proceeded to pat, smooth, and caress it during the whole of the conversation which ensued.
"What were you talking about, dears, when I came in? I am sure it was something very entertaining; Miss Mell's conversation always is so entertaining. As Sarah Jane said to me yesterday afternoon: 'Oh, Ma! There comes Miss Mell. Shall we not have a nice afternoon!' And we had a pleasant time. Had we not, my dear?"
"Very. Did I tell you that Alice Brown had come back?" asked Miss Mell.
"No, dear, you did not; but when I was up at Mrs. Barnacles' this morning she told me of it, and that she has grown into such a beautiful girl! Is it true?"
"Beautiful!" said Miss Mell, with a sharpening in her voice that made it very fit company for her nose. "I should beg to be excused from such beauty! She's as large as an elephant and a great deal coarser, and as for her forest of hair—the best thing she could do with it would be to cut it off; it's as black and coarse as a horse's tail!"
"I don't know what she looks like," said Mrs. Goodman, shaking her head, "but she's been very badly brought up."
"Brought up!" interrupted Miss Mell. "Why, she has not been brought up at all. They were the lowest people in the place till they got this money page: 46 left them, the lowest and the poorest; and she is the worst of them. Did you ever hear of that affair with young Mr. Blair?"
"No, my dear, I heard nothing," said Mrs. Goodman, in her great interest for a moment forgetting to caress my grandmother's hand.
"It's about two years ago now," said Miss Mell. "Mr. Albert Blair was swimming in the great pool near Brown's house and got cramp. He called for help, and the girl (she was then about fifteen) happened to hear him. You will hardly credit it, but in place of going for some one, she actually had the immodesty to tear off her own clothes and leap in; and, as if that were not enough, she actually carried him in her arms up to their house. You may believe me, for I had it all on the best authority; my servant was very intimate with the Browns in those days, and she told me all about it. She said, too, that he sent her ever so many presents afterwards, and thought nothing of stopping to speak with her in the streets—the brazen-faced creature."
"Is it possible, my dear!" said Mrs. Goodman. "How wanting in modesty and self-respect! How very shocking!"
"It's not the worst thing we shall hear of her, mark my words," said Miss Mell, with a gleam of intense satisfaction in her grey eyes as she gave utterance to this prediction; which, considering its nature, was by no means unlikely of fulfilment.page: 47
"Ah! this is a sad, sad, wicked world," said Mrs. Goodman, gazing fixedly at the wall opposite and shaking her head slowly. "As I said to Sarah Jane only this morning, if once we depend on our own weak selves how miserably we shall fail, fail, fail!"
Miss Mell, not perceiving the exact bearing of these remarks on the subject in hand, sat still; but my grandmother uttered a timid, "Yes."
"Ah! you may well say yes, dear. I have had a dreadful blow this evening. Oh, it is a wicked, wicked world in which we live. If my dear girls had not given their hearts to Christ, I should tremble for them, yes, even for them"; and the tears that had been gathering in the good woman's eyes rolled slowly down her cheeks.
"What have you heard?" said Miss Mell, who already scented something good.
"Oh, you know all about it, no doubt, dear—about Dr. Harper, who I always thought such a dear, good man, and Mrs. Harvey."
"Dr. Harper and Mrs. Harvey! I've heard nothing," said Miss Mell.
"You don't say so, my dear! I'm so grieved I said one word about it. I made sure you knew it all. You know I never talk about such things, never, never; but, oh! it is the saddest, saddest thing I've heard for a long, long time; though I always knew that that Mrs. Harvey was not a good woman. I said so long ago—at the time she left our chapel for page: 48 the church. Mrs. Lovedy was nursing her when her first boy was born, and she told me things, dear, dreadful things; she said—" and there followed the relation, in minutest detail, of things such as I had not even dreamed of, whose hideous shadow had never yet been thrown across my young life. From my lonely African home I had brought an ignorance of evil (and of that which, holy and pure in itself, man's folly has made so) that might have been thought strange in a child of six years. Much that had been cause of vague speculation and wonder was made clear to me that night, and I was wretched; for, alas! is it not the old, old story—that the tree of knowledge is the tree of pain, and that, "In the day wherein thou eatest thou shalt surely die" stand written on every fruit of the wonderful tree?
The gentlemen came in after a time to say good-night, and I slipped off the sofa and went to my own little room, for I did not feel in the mood to be spoken to by anyone.
When I got there, it somehow seemed that all was changed; nothing looked as it used to look; the very light did not produce its old effect when it shone on the white bed curtains; and my beautiful bunch of roses told quite a different tale from that which it had whispered in the morning. I felt sour and bitter, and I took the poor bunch I had gathered with such care and flung it out of the window; then I partly undressed and sat down upon the floor and page: 49 set my candle down opposite me. It did me good to look at its wicked red flame flicker and flare. Before that night I had often felt sympathy with my candle; but then it had seemed to me a poor soul always striving to grow higher, and never succeeding; now it looked red and bad, like the new world that had been opened to me. This was a wretched earth, and perhaps, after all, there was a place of endless sin and therefore of endless pain; it would only be the world a little more worldly, I thought.
Aunt Margaret came in to wish me good night just then; she had a crimson wrapper over her head, so I knew she had just returned from the beach. She looked more beautiful than ever and happier than I had ever seen her; but she seemed to have changed, just like the roses and the light.
"I thought I should find you in bed," she said, stooping down over me. "Which are you studying—your little bare toes or the candle?"
"Neither," I said; "but I wish I was not a woman. I hate women; they are horrible and disgusting, and I wish I had never been born rather than to be one."
"Why, darling, what is the matter now? I am very glad I am a woman; it is so sweet"; and a soft smile played round her mouth as she spoke.
"Did you like the revival meeting this evening?" she asked me after a pause.
"No. It was horrible. I am never going to another," I answered, briefly.page: 50
"Oh yes, you will. You will make papa so angry if you do not."
"I can't help it," I answered. "There are some places that make one wicked, and it's not right to go to them. I feel tonight as if everyone in the world were a hypocrite, and I shall be one too, if I go to these places just for the sake of pleasing some one else—as bad as Miss Mell and Mrs. Goodman.
"You are tired tonight, darling; tomorrow things will look brighter to your poor little eyes. You have sat up too late. Good night, sweet;" and she went out and I was left alone with my red light. I soon got chilly and sleepy and crept into bed.
I remember that day because, first, on it the joy and peace I had lived in for two years began to break; because on it I first entered the shadow of that cloud in whose darkness I was to walk for years, hoping nothing, believing nothing, trusting nothing.


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Has there been any progress on the subject of taking the blade off an FX saber with as little damage as possible? I'll go check google in the meantime.
Has there been any progress on the subject of taking the blade off an FX saber with as little damage as possible? I'll go check google in the meantime.
In short, no.
"I have you now."
Don't be so hasty. MR is currently in the process of making sabers with removable blades.
It might be better to wait, than to risk damaging you saber, when they could very well have the solution by the end of the year.
Move along, move along
I'm still very happy with ther FX lightsabers just the way they are.
"Maybe I can help you. I am Boba Fett. The ship you seek is nearby." -Boba Fett
I dont understand why people would want to have the blade detachable for the FX Lightsabers???
I mean YES you will be able to carry the hilt around on your belt or whatever, but then comes the question where the hell will u put or carry the blade itself? Youre going to simulate duelling by having just the hilt but then when u gonna duel youre going to have to re-attach the blade again? Doesnt make sense really.
I agree they are fine the way they are because if you'd want to detach the blade to have a Fullsize MR hilt, then you should just buy the LE's which are probably much better quality.
I would love removeable blades on the FX. Simply for the reason that I spend so much on SW stuff as it is, the wife will not let me drop $400 bucks for a LE lightsaber. And even though the quality is different I still think it would be cool to display the handles
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Well said nash.
"Maybe I can help you. I am Boba Fett. The ship you seek is nearby." -Boba Fett
I wouldn't mind removeable blades. I could do without it as well and like the FXs right now just fine. If MR can pull it off well and retain the effects and sturdiness, then I'm all for the upgrade. It all depends on the execution of it.
Knowing MR, though, i'm sure they will do a good job. However, if they can't do it well enough to retain the solidness of the construction and the sturdiness of the blade and the cool effects, then I would rather they not implement it right way and hold off on it until such time that it can be done better. Basically, I don't want them to do it just for the sake of doing it. It needs to be well thought out and well engineered.
Either way, though, I'll still be an FX customer. As long as MR can keep up the high quality and well thought out designs, then I'll keep buying. I'm pretty much mainly an FX customer. I buy multiples of the ones I like (so far that's only five Anakin ROTS and three Luke ESBs). Make a Qui-Gonn and I'll buy a half dozen or more!
I do like the LEs, but they are museum pieces and I have no desire to have a house full of museum displays. I'd rather have something of high quality that I can have some fun with. The FXs provide a lot of entertainment, far more than a collection under glass that I'd only be able to stare at for fear of damaging a relatively high dollar item. The FXs provide me with a superb balance of entertainment, enjoyment, and quality. As long as they retain those qualities, I don't mind them continually evolving the line at all. Removeable blades or any other changes MR feels need to be made to keep the line fresh is fine with me. Just keep making them with care and attention and I will keep buying them.
As for those that don't want a removeable blade, don't take them off. I'm sure any saber with a detachable blade is going to have a mechanism to lock the blade on. It'd be nice to have a saber hilt to wear on a costume or for play that doesn't cost $350. I know I would never wear or play with an LE. The cost is just too high for them to be used as play pieces. Well, unless of course, you're super wealthy. In that case, more power to you, juggle those LEs around and have a field day. For those like myself, a hundred or so dollars is more what we'd like to pay for a costume or play piece.
In any case, nothing is set in stone as of yet. Until MR makes an official announcement about this feature, everything is up in the air and subject to change. Personally, I haven't even heard of this as a hint from MR. I've only heard it a number of times as rumor and conjecture. Until MR makes it official, I'll only take it as such. Even if MR wanted to do it, it might not come out as expected and the plans might be scrapped. I don't want to get my hopes up and I don't think anyone who wants a detachable bladed FX should get their hopes up either until we hear some official word. This all might be rumor or it may be an actual effort that will bear no fruit. Let's just wait it out and see.
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Step by step for the Vader FX.
With the way my ESB blade is wobbling, maybe it'll just slide off in a few days.


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Is anyone else watching these stupid kids on 20/20 right now? Man, this is pathetic. Some of the crap these kids are doing, it's bad.
Is anyone else watching these stupid kids on 20/20 right now? Man, this is pathetic. Some of the crap these kids are doing, it's bad.
Back and more bearded than ever before
I wonder if kids in other countries tape themselves being retarded.
EDIT: Is this a new fad in America? To tape you and your friends hurting other people and property? As a victim of many a mail box bashing, I got so burned up watching them kids attacking other people and materials and joking about it. For anyone who wonders what this program was about, it was a segment on teens who do stupid things and videotape it. It started out showing kids doing stunts and other dumb things. Then it progressed to show kids doing some violent actions against others and taping it.
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Back and more bearded than ever before
I didn't watch the piece since A) they were getting their point across in the ads; and B) it's not gonna be on here for another 2.5 hours , but I think it's nothing new, just that with videocameras getting cheaper and better, it's easier for dumbasses to capture their dumbassity for future viewings.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Some kids across the street who just started really hanging out outside this year were messing with some of my Mom's lawn Halloween decorations. She's got these pumpkin and ghost things that go on stakes with lights in them and a couple came up missing plus other were knocked over and such and she found one broken on the other side of the street along with the another one in someone else's yard at the end of that street.
She filed a vandalism report against them. Not too long ago there were two of the kids who I actually saw sitting on our porch one day and being louder than hell and they were playing with this piece of post. Now I knew the post looked familiar cause it had a piece of concrete on the bottom and months earlier we had to have the fenced taken down because some workers had to get in with a backhoe to our backyard to fixed a waterline.
Well I didn't want to go outside to investigate cause I was too busy, but my Mom pulled up and I was still watching them and they started panicing. She saw them and after she came inside she got the dog to walk her and while on the walk she went around the house to check to see if it was one of those fence posts which right after she got around back, the kids (literally) threw the pipe to the ground and scattered like roaches. One even ran down the street!
Then a little later when she came back from walking the dog (the dog took awhile. ) and the kid that ran down the street had started walking back to his friend which then my Mom went over and gave him a lecture. Of course he denied several things like going through our yard to get the post. (It was right along the side of the houseso it would've been impossible otherwise.)
To make things even better, the two kids don't even live across the street so they were hanging out on a friend's porch while they weren't home and in the middle of my Mom's lecture towards him the parents pulled up and caught the last of it, of course they pulled up also wondering why there was this post in their yard. They haven't really done anything after that, I guess it was the part where my Mom told them that she filed a vandalism report about the incident. :happy:
"Hokey packaging and ancient gimmicks are no match for good detail on your figure, kid."
"I am a Klingot from Oklahoma in human boy form."
"We came, we saw, we conquered... We, woke up!"
I guess the jackass crowd will eat this up though.
"Roger Nasty Butler!"
See now, this is what I really hate. Some kids start doing some stupid stuff, and the "experts" start automatically blaming TV, Movie, Video Games, ETC . . . . But they never hit the real problem, Parents. When I was a kid, I never imagined doing something like this. None of my friends did anything like this. Heck, even the ppl we did not like did anything like this. I think it was because all of our parents put the "FEAR OF GOD" into us, and if we got caught doing something like that, we knew how much trouble we'd be in afterwards. Not saying I didn't do some stupid things in my time, but by todays standards what I did was nothing.Originally posted by Quite-Long Dong
I guess the jackass crowd will eat this up though.
The kids today have not respect for themselves or anyone. And working in a Dept store I see it all the time. Kids telling parents to F-off, and the kids getting away with it!!! If I ever said that to my father, I'd be lucky to see school on Monday! And it all boils down to the fact that parents are too lenant today. Either that or they don't care. They are afriad to put their foot down and really be "parents" because someone might bring a Child Abuse case against them. So they don't and we get kids like we have today. No respect, no morals, no ethics. Its very sad
Dar' is no longer "Live in Orlando" . . . he may "Not be in Orlando" either . . .
You're slower than a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter.
That's right Dar' Argol! I agree so much with what you said. Quit blaming everything else. That's what the program was doing too. They brought up Vice City as an example of the violent things kids play. They also used jackass as another example. I like how the parents then act like it was entirely those sources fault. I have seen shows just like those kids, I have played the same games they have, and I haven't done anything to hurt other people or their property. Why is it I don't go out getting drunk here at Ohio State everynight and the kid in the dorm next to me does? I suppose it was some damn tv show that made beer look so good. I understand the whole fear of the parents. It kept me in line many times, just thinking what dad would do if I was caught. That was enough to stop me. Anyway, I was mad that they were portraying the games and shows in a negative light because some kids went out and acted like complete asses.
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My GO learnin' is coming along well. I'm playing about six hours per week.
My Canon AE-1 broke. I've got to troll pawn shops looking for another. Or I could use my fancy-schmancy camera all of the time. I'm a little afraid of breaking it, if truth be told.
chaoticset: You used the word "palindrome", but I wonder if you meant "anagram". If I understand you, you want to see if two words contain all similar letters, right? As you're making your list, you should sort all the letters first. Then it's just a matter of string comparison to see if two words are anagrams of each other.


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John Conway, Princeton's John Von Neumann Professor in Applied and Computational Mathematics, spoke with attendees before the annual Pi Day recitation contest. The event took place in the Princeton Public Library as part of a series of Pi Day activities held throughout the local community and on the University campus.
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More than 6,000 members of the Princeton University campus and local communities kicked off the annual Pi Day events, which commemorate Albert Einstein's birthday through math-related activities. The celebration began with a series of events in the local community and on campus Friday through Sunday, March 9-11. Events will continue on Wednesday, March 14, with various activities including "Public Issue Day 2012," which is organized by Princeton graduate students.
Pi is the numerical value of the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter and is often abbreviated to 3.14. Einstein, who was born on March 14, 1879, shares the first three digits of his birthday (3.14) with pi.
Einstein lived in Princeton during the last 22 years of his life and had an office on campus, but was not a member of the University faculty. He was a faculty member at the neighboring Institute for Advanced Study and an important member of the larger intellectual community of Princeton. Read more about Einstein on the Mudd Library blog.
The Pi Day events are supported by local businesses and community groups along with the University's Office of Community and Regional Affairs and the Princeton University Art Museum.
Jayden Hunt, 4, won top prize in the youngest category of the Einstein look-a-like contest.
Juliette van Schaik, 13, won the pi recitation contest for her age group by reciting 1,705 digits.
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The first test-tube hamburger is only a year away, scientists claim.
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|Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
Most of the 32 km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated
|Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 36 sq km
land: 36 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Size comparison: about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
|Land Boundaries:
|0 km
|32 km
|Maritime claims:
|territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
|subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation
|volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
|Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Bates 319 m
|Natural resources:
|Land use:
| arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2011)
|Irrigated land:
|Natural hazards:
|typhoons (especially May to July)
|Current Environment Issues:
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| noun: Norfolk Islander(s)
adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)
|Ethnic groups:
|descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesian
|English (official), Norfolk (a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian)
|Protestant 45.6% (Anglican 31.8%, Uniting Church in Australia 10.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.2%), Roman Catholic 11.5%, other Christian 5.6%, none 19.9%, unspecified 16.6% (2006 census)
|2,196 (July 2013 est.)
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 20.2% 15-64 years: 63.9%
65 years and over: 15.9% (2013 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|0.01% (2013 est.)
|Sex ratio:
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: NA
male: NA
female: NA
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
|Education expenditures:
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Island
conventional short form: Norfolk Island
|Government type:
| name: Kingston
geographic coordinates: 29 03 S, 167 58 E
time difference: UTC+11.5 (16.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
|Administrative divisions:
|none (territory of Australia)
|none (territory of Australia)
|National holiday:
|Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)
|Norfolk Island Act 1979; amended 2005
|Legal system:
|English common law and the laws of Australia
|18 years of age; universal
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by the Australian governor general
head of government: Administrator Neil POPE (since 1 April 2012)
cabinet: Executive Council made up of 4 of the 9 members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the administrator (For more information visit the World Leaders website )
elections: the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia for a two year term and represents the monarch and Australia
|Legislative branch:
| unicameral Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; members to serve three-year terms)
elections: last held on 13 March 2013 (next to be held in 2016)
election results: seats - independents 8; Norfolk Liberals 1
|Judicial branch:
| highest court(s): Supreme Court of Norfolk Island (consists of the chief justice and NA justices) note - appeals beyond the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island are heard by the Federal Court of Australia judge selection and term of office: justices appointed by the governor general of Australia from among justices of the Federal Court of Australia; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 70
subordinate courts: Petty Court of Sessions; specialized courts including a Coroner's Court and the Employment Tribunal
|Political parties and leaders:
|Norfolk Island Labor Party [Mike KELLY] Norfolk Liberals [John BROWN]
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|International organization participation:
|National symbol(s):
|Norfolk Island pine
|National anthem:
| name: "Come Ye Blessed"
lyrics/music: New Testament/John Prindle SCOTT
note: the local anthem, whose lyrics consist of the words from Matthew 25:34-36, 40, is also known as "The Pitcairn Anthem;" as a territory of Australia, "God Save the Queen" is official (see Australia), however, the island does not recognize "Advance Australia Fair"
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
|none (territory of Australia)
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
|none (territory of Australia)
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Norfolk Island is suffering from a severe economic downturn. Tourism, the primary economic activity, is the main driver of economic growth. The agricultural sector has become self sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
|GDP (purchasing power parity): $NA
|Agriculture - products:
|Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry
|tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete
|Labor force:
|978 (2006)
|Labor force - by occupation:
| agriculture: 6%
industry: 14%
services: 80% (2006 est.)
| revenues: $4.6 million
expenditures: $4.8 million (FY99/00)
|Fiscal year:
|1 July - 30 June
|Exports - commodities:
|postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados
|Imports - commodities:
|Debt - external:
|Exchange rates:
|Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - 0.9658 (2012) 0.9695 (2011) 1.0902 (2010) 1.2822 (2009) 1.2059 (2008)
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|Telephone system:
| general assessment: adequate
domestic: free local calls
international: country code - 672; submarine cable links with Australia and New Zealand; satellite earth station - 1
|Broadcast media:
|1 local radio station; broadcasts of several Australian radio and TV stations available via satellite (2009)
|Internet country code:
|Internet hosts:
|128 (2012)
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| 1 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 228
|Airports (paved runways):
| total 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013)
| total 80 km
paved: 53 km
unpaved: 27 km (2008)
|Ports and terminals:
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By David Wheeler/Special to the NEMS Daily Journal
After a playoff run for the 2011 season, the 2012 Northeast Community College Tigers football team slide backwards.
A 3-6 overall mark and 2-4 in North Division play was not the way head coach Ricky Smither hoped the season would play out.
"Now that I step back, the whole thing was that we were so young," Smither said. "I had a lot of disappointment for the sophomores, but we had some young guys play really well."
On the bright side, Smither reports that at least five Northeast sophomores will continue their football careers at four-year schools, led by Lavon Hooks from Atlanta, Ga. Hooks, a defensive lineman, is the No. 1 rated player at his position by JCGridiron for junior college players, had 9.5 sacks and 51 total tackles.
Northeast also had eight players in the recent MACJC All-Star game that remain uncommitted.
Smither also indicated that linebacker Nick Thomason and tight end Logan Stokes from Muscle Shoals, Ala., offensive lineman Jonathan Braddock from Ripley and linebacker J. R. White from Tuscumbia, Ala., would soon announce commitments.
Among the players Smither is looking forward to welcoming back are quarterback Matt Lipham, tight end Rusty Landry from Thrasher, offensive lineman Kortilous Ellis, wide receivers Shuntez Smith, Raymond Gee and Demarrion Haynes. defensive lineman Daniel Ross, linebackers Rezean Prather from Ripley and Daniel Ross, and Antwan Wilson and Antonious in the backfield.
Perhaps the best football moment for Smither and the Tigers was their Sept. 8 win over Jones County 30-21 on the road. Northeast also ended its season on a positive note, beating Mississippi Delta 24-3.
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But perhaps the most important news going forward for the Tigers football program is the announcement by the school that a new fieldhouse will be constructed in the North end zone.
"This is the one thing that has been hurting the football program for a number of years," Northeast athletic director Ricky Ford said.
"It's been used by a number of coaches against us.
"When completed, it will make Northeast one of the ideal football and academic situations for an athlete to come to."
The current fieldhouse has been in use since 1968, and administration at the highest level indicated that bidding began Tuesday, with a target move-in date of Aug. 1, 2013.
"I think there's a waiting list to drive the bulldozer on this," Smither said. "This facility will make a difference."
2012 results
S1 Copiah-Lincoln* L, 33-14
S8 at Jones County* W, 30-21
S13 at Holmes* L, 34-14
S20 Northwest* L, 19-13
S27 at Miss.Gulf Coast* L, 61-7
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Clippers' Coach Vinny Del Negro said Griffin (calf) is "fine."
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about to try my luck on the MSB to jinx John Wall.
quote:iggy 32 pts
Hope you played iggy 18/14/7
iggy 32 pts
LeBron James said that his right hamstring is "a little sore" following Saturday's game and he will get treatment on Sunday.
He scored 27 points in 30 minutes, so it didn't look to be sore in the team's win over Philadelphia. It's not likely to be a big deal, but with Miami playing on a back-to-back on Tuesday and Wednesday, LeBron sitting out in one or two of those games looks to be a good bet. Mike Miller would benefit in the games that LeBron rests.
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and maybe they've been fucking with the whole Israeli population for ~30 years, but it has nothing to do with this particular girl.
So why aren't they shooting all laptops? Is it only potential terrorists who might be stupid enough to have stamps from Arabic countries in their passports and carry insulting pictures on their camera's that have their laptops destroyed?
Of course they picked on this girl. They didn't approve of where she'd been and what she was learning.
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*NOTE* Remember to exchange your certificates before leaving the PQ area if you reach lvl 91 in the PQ, because there's no way to exchange for the certs after you leave the PQ area.
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Gist of this Party Quest :
You have 5 items to add into a dish which will be shown to you. You have to choose a monster to summon for the dish to kill (lolwhut), which will then cause the monsters to appear on the top of the chopping board for you to kill (another lolwhut).
The monsters will keep spawning for about 3 minutes, during which you can choose to wait for all of them to spawn then kill them all in 1 shot, or keep killing them until they stop spawning and the next selection begins. You have to kill all the monsters on the chopping board before the next wave can be started.
Choice 1
Choice 2
Choice 3
Choice 4
Choice 5
After the 4th selection, some ember monsters will appear at the bottom, which you have to kill all 5 in addition to the monsters on top. Failing to kill them will result in failing the dish.
Palate-Destroying Flames
After all 5 waves are done, you will then have to add salt to the mixture, which just requires you to press the button according to the numbers required, which will slowly fill up. Clicking it correctly will give you a WA/MA +10 buff for 20 minutes.
If you chose the right monsters for the dish, your dish is a success and you will summon the God of Cookery, a large pig at the end. If not, your dish will get a message saying it smells funny and is deemed a failure and a Trashcan will be summoned. Failure of the dish also occurs if you don't kill the Palate-Destroying Flames in time. The God of Cookery has a buff which only allows critical hits to get through, similar to Ani, while the Trashcan has WA/MA cancel.
God of Cookery
If your dish was a success, after killing the God of Cookery, you will get 2 Chef Certificates and some EXP. You only get 1 Chef Certificate if you fail, and the EXP received is approximately halved.
Exchange 3 of these certificates for Tangyoon's Chef Overall, or 5 of them for Tangyoon's Chef Hat. There is a 2-set bonus of +15 to STR/DEX/INT/LUK, +500 HP/MP and +8 WA/MA.
Clearing 3 successful dishes also nets you the medal of A Great Chef.
Recipes and Monsters Required:
Note - If you chose the correct monster, you will get a message saying you should expect great dishes. If not, you will get a message saying the pot smells funny.
Escargot - Chubby Snail, Red Snail, Orange Mushroom, Wine Bottle, Potted Sprout
Chopped Noodles with Mushroom - Blue Mushroom, Chopped Noodles, Mushmom, Bellflower Root, Bubble Fish
Cold Jellyfish - Jellyfish, Cool Jellyfish, Sr. Bellflower Root, Ice Piece, Potted Morning Glory
Fried Pork - Ribbon Pig, Very Fat Pig, Fire Boar, Nependeath, Octopus
Slime Pudding - Slime, Cube Slime, Cherry Bubble Tea, Snowman, Chocolate Syrup
Salt dosage is random everytime.
*NEW* As mentioned by Mangosteen, the importance of the salt is only for the buff now. It does not affect the failing of the dish.
RED patch update: The time limit for 1 round is 20 minutes now. Assuming you clear the monsters for each wave as fast as possible, 1 round will take about 8 to 9 minutes on average. The EXP given upon completion of a well-cooked dish is slightly lower than last time, but it is still a good way to level for new characters.
That's all there is to this Party Quest.
Also, just a screenshot of a chopping board full of snowmen.
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Description Similar in appearance to gopher snakes. However, they are smaller than gopher snakes, with narrow, pointed heads, and a variety of skin patterns and colors, tan, brown, and gray with spotted patterns on their smooth, glossy skin and a white or cream-colored unmarked belly.
Dimensions 66-178cm. (26-70")
Subspecies Kansas - 39-69 blotches on body. Nebraska, Texas into Mexico.
Texas - 41-58 blotches on body. 29-35 rows of scales. Texas.
Mojave - 53-73 blotches on body, up to 27 scale rows. Death Valley to Nevada and Mojave Desery, California.
Desert - 53-83 blotches on body. Up to 27 scale rows. Utah, Nevada, Mojave Desert and Gulf of California.
Arizona - 25-29 rows of scales, interspace between blotches, smaller than blotches. Arizona to Mexico.
California - 51-75 brown blotches on body. 27 rows of scales. California to Baja California.
Painted Desert - Up to 200 scales on underside. 53-80 blotches. 27 rows of scales. Utah, Arizona and New Mexico.
Breeding Breeds springtime. 3-23 eggs in a clutch, laid summer. Incubated for 10-12 weeks.
Habitat Sandy areas, chaparral, mesquite desert and sagebrush flats and woodland.
Range Texas, Nebraska, California to Mexico.
Discussion Nonvenomous, nocturnal. Diet of small mammals and lizards. Often seen in the evening or early morning in summer. Burrows. Longevity in summer is 12 years.


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Since her big screen attempts were, to put it mildly, less than successful, Hilary Duff is returning to TV. Now before you all start clamoring for an updated Lizzy Maguire show, that's not what she'll be doing. Before the debut of her already announced legal dramadey (Ally McBeal-esque it seems) Barely Legal, she'll be dropping by the set of fellow TV hottie Jennifer Love Hewitt for a guest appearance on Ghost Whisperer. No word yet on what type of role she'll be playing. I'm still stuck on the title of her upcoming series. I know it's not about that, but a guy can dream, can't he?
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By Ben Levisohn
ABR Investment Strategy's Henry Guo is still bullish on Baidu (BIDU), despite the stock's 6.9% drop in June.
We believe the new products around non-web search channels could help the company go after share of wallet of large advertisers, especially in this difficult macro environment. Over the last couple of quarters, Baidu's large advertiser's segment has been stagnant as average revenue per customer was trending down Y/Y for 4Q12 and 1Q13…
…Trading at roughly 14x of our 2014 EPS estimates, we believe worst case scenarios (desktop search market share loss, gap between mobile traffic and monetization, and margin pressure due to investment) have been priced in to shares. Longer term, we remain positive on BIDU, and we reiterate our secular long rate and price target of $115 (18x our 2014 EPS estimate).
While investors once fretted about the impact of competition from Qihoo 360 Technology (QIHU) and others, China's slowing economy is what worries Pacific Crest's Evan Wilson. He cut his forecast for Baidu's operating margin due to spending on mobile and video, and his revenue and earnings-per-share targets on "macroeconomic uncertainty."
We are also reducing our revenue estimates slightly to reflect growing uncertainty around the
macroeconomic condition in China. Our full-year 2013 revenue estimate drops to $4.88 billion from $4.94 billion. Our 2013 EPS moves to $4.74 from $5.05
We view 2013 as a transition and investment year for Baidu. While we still see long-term value in Baidu, uncertain macroeconomic conditions and increasing investments in mobile and video prompt a reduction in estimates. Due to these factors, we also expect choppy results from Baidu in the near term.
Shares of Baidu have dropped 3.8% to $89.57 today. They're down 11% this year.


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New York Family History School FAQs
Where is the New York Family History School located?
The school is a network of programs sponsored by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, the New York Public Library, the National Archives, and other organizations. The programs take place in various locations, so the NYFHS is not located in any one place. However, the founding organization, the NYG&B, is located at 36 West 44th Street in New York City.
Does the New York Family History School offer a certificate program in genealogy?
No. At least not yet. The NYFHS courses are meant for people to take advantage of on an a la carte basis, depending on each individual's needs for training and information.
How do I register for classes?
Look for the roster of courses on this web site, and then click through to the sponsoring organization, and follow the instructions you find.
Does the New York Family History School offer online seminars?
We plan to offer online programs as soon as we can. At present the online program is in the development stage.
I'm interested in a class which I cannot attend.Can I receive a copy of the handouts?
Possibly. The individual instructors and their organizational sponsors will decide that on a case-by-case basis.
How can I get in touch with a program presenter?
If you cannot attend the program where you will meet the presenter, contact the sponsoring organization.
Why do some classes have a fee and other classes do not?
Policies for charging fees vary from one organization to another. For example, generally programs at the New York Public Library are free. Other organizations need to charge fees to cover their expenses.
I have basic questions about my research. Who can I contact for assistance?
The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society maintains a list of contract researchers.
How can my program be included in the calendar of the New York Family History School?
Please contact the New York Genealogical Society by email: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Ambassador Power's Remarks After a Vote on UN Security Council Resolution 2166
On July 21, 2014, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power explained the U.S. vote on Security Council Resolution 2166 on the Downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine. The resolution was created to investigate the circumstances of the crash and protect international investigators' access to the site.
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Betty Crocker's Great Grilling cookbook shares a recipe! Brushing the folded burritos with barbecue sauce before grilling is a bit unusual, but the wonderful flavor is well worth it!
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I should say one of Rowdy's odd quirks. I cue my dogs on "mark" prior to launching birds when we arrive at the mat and he has had time to look around. All my previous dogs when I cue mark will perk up their ears. Not Rowdy. When he gets to the mat his ears are already up. When I cue "mark", he tilts his head slightly to the left and down for a brief sec.
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Fairly strange development for Sims to be transferring out of the Houston program. I'd be interested in determining exactly why he feels the need to transfer.
Either way, he's going to help whatever program he finds himself in. Probably a lot.
I think he's the best pass catcher out of the backfield among the Senior class of RB's. I've always thought this kid could line up at receiver and produce. He has a similar profile all the way around as a back like DeMarco Murray. Always reminded me of Murray.


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| With help from her 2-year-old daughter, Charlotte, Sarah Michelle Gellar wore a ruffled cobalt and white Monique Lhuillier gown and Jimmy Choo stilettos. "I put out all the choices and I let my daughter pick all of it, Geller said of her look. She added glittering Bulgari bangles and gem drop earrings.
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The Alfred Sloan Foundation has awarded unrestricted research grants to three Princeton faculty members.
Computer scientist Amit Sahai, economist Robert Shimer and chemist Suzanne Walker each have been named Sloan Foundation research fellows and will receive $40,000 in funding over two years.
They are among 104 recipients of the annual awards, which are given in the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry, neuroscience, computer science and economics.
Sahai, assistant professor of computer science, is conducting theoretical research in the field of cryptography, which is used to protect the privacy of electronic communications. He is particularly interested in the effects of using many cryptographic techniques in the same system. He said that interference between different cryptographic schemes can open windows for intrusion, and his research is aimed at fixing such problems.
Shimer, associate professor of economics, studies labor markets. He is developing theoretical frameworks for understanding heterogeneity in job markets, including issues such as the compromises that employees make in taking jobs that do not match their qualifications. He also is studying the role of temporary employment and whether such jobs help or hinder people from finding permanent jobs that suit them well.
Walker, associate professor of chemistry, plans to study a chemical process called glycosylation, which is what happens inside a cell when enzymes attach small sugar molecules to large proteins. These sugar trimmings often change the way proteins function, but little is known about how it happens and why, said Walker. She will study a particular enzyme, called glycosyltranferase, which is responsible for attaching the sugar molecules.
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By Michael Aneiro
Even though municipal bond funds and ETFs have now seen nine straight weeks of net outflows, last week's $1.23 billion net outflow could have been a lot worse, argues Chris Mauro of RBC Capital Markets, given that it was the first week since Detroit filed for the largest-ever municipal bankruptcy and Chicago saw its credit rating cut by three notches. Here's Mauro:
In the wake of the Detroit bankruptcy filing and the Chicago rating super-downgrade, the municipal market was braced for a mutual fund redemption tsunami this week. However, investors in municipal bond funds turned out to be more resilient than expected. While muni funds did in fact see outflows this week, the print wasn't nearly as negative as was initially feared, making "it could have been a lot worse" the big take-away for this week.
According to the Lipper US Fund Flow service, weekly reporting municipal bond funds posted net outflows of $1.2 billion in the week ended July 24, 2013. While this is certainly nothing to celebrate, it's much better than the $4.5 billion in outflows that was reported in the last week of June after last month's fixed income market correction. Long bond funds saw the bulk of the outflows again this week, accounting for almost 80% of the muni total with high yield funds making up about 25% of the long bond fund flows.
Mauro says the most notable change in the muni sector this week was the activity in short muni funds, saying this subsector, which had seen outflows since mid-June, moved slightly into the black as it reported modest inflows this week. Mauro again:
While muni rates are increasingly attractive further out the curve with ratios to US Treasuries well in excess of 100%, this preference for the short end will probably continue until we see more rate and credit stability in the municipal market.
The iShares S&P National AMT-Free Muni Bond (MUB) ETF is up 73 cents Friday afternoon at $104.16.


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If you want some I.Q. with your T and A, then Geena Davis is the girl for you. Both a former Victoria's Secret model and card-carrying member of MENSA, Geena established herself in Hollywood by playing the quirky protagonist in a wide variety of dramas and romantic comedies, though she has also tested the waters in action films and sci-fi horror. Geena showed an interest in show-business from childhood on, and transferred from New England College to Boston University in order to participate within the university's drama program. After receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts, she moved to New York City in hopes of being discovered. Once there, Geena took on several odd jobs; the oddest, perhaps, being her stint as a department store mannequin. Seriously. The then struggling actress turned in a job performance impressive enough to attract the attention of Zoli Agents, a prominent modeling company. No longer mere window dressing, the six-foot Geena worked as a lingerie model until making her acting debut in the television sitcom Buffalo Bill; she would later write an episode for the same program. With her resume grew slowly but surely, she won a recurring role on the long-running Family Ties as Michael J. Fox's maid.
Geena made her first feature-film appearance playing a role in Tootsie wherein she played a bimbo. She got the title role in Sara, a short-lived NBC sit-com about a single and independent lawyer in San Francisco. Geena then co-starred with Jeff Goldblum in the vampire spoof Transylvania 6-5000. Goldblum, with whom she would later marry. Once againthe couple paired up in David Cronenberg's cult favorite The Fly. The Fly's success officially put Geena on the map, and she would gain further critical notice for her role as a recently dead housewife in Beetlejuice. She won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in The Accidental Tourist, in which she played an eccentric dog-walker. Geena received a second Oscar nomination for her part in Ridley Scott's groundbreaking Thelma and Louise, which cast her as an oppressed housewife opposite Susan Sarandon. She went on to marry director Renny Harlin, who cast her in the action-thriller The Long Kiss Good Night. She played the President of the United States on the ABC Whitehouse drama Commander in Chief, she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for the role.
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What do you think of when you hear the words "Greece" or "Greek Islands?" Dazzling sunshine? White-washed buildings against the contrast of a deep blue, cloudless sky and an even deeper blue sea? Ancient ruins? Zorba, worry beads and pita bread? If any of these things come to mind, you're right! Our Santorini getaway features a stay at the Markezinis Suites, former residence of one of Greece's prime ministers and located in one of the most picturesque towns on the island. This boutique hotel, from only $159 per night for 2 guests includes lovely accommodations, American style breakfast daily, free WiFi and so much more. Travel is valid through March 31, 2014. BOOK NOW. If you've ever considered taking a trip to this fascinating part of the world, now's the time to start planning your getaway…and to take advantage of incredible TripAlertz savings of over 35% off!
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Santorini is a volcanic island, and world-famous for its dramatic landscapes and views from the dazzling white towns over the deep blue Aegean Sea. It's the only inhabited "Caldera" (volcano cauldron) in the world. Santorini used to be a round island, but during an earthquake and volcano-outbreak in the 15th century BC the middle of the island sunk and gave it the shape it has today There are several villages around the island, the most famous being Oia, known for its charm and the place for incredible sunsets; Fira: built on the western edge of the caldera, it's the stunning main cliff-perched town, featuring all that Oia has, but much more overcrowded and Pyrgos: the highest point on the island with its picturesque monastery and streets. Getting around is easy – with a choice of bus routes between towns, rental cars and several foot paths to be forged. There are several beaches around the island, reached by land and some only accessible by boat from the water.
Megalochori is one of the most picturesque villages on the island. Its existence is recorded back to the 17th century. Home to historical mansions, old traditional houses, pirate hideaways and wine caves, it has a history of merchants and wealthy land barons exporting Vinsanto wine that the island still produces. A prominent feature of the historical homes and mansions are the high walls, inner courtyards and solid wooden door entrances, built for privacy and for safety against marauding pirates. A great effort is been made by local residents and businessmen to preserve the characteristics and beauty of this traditional settlement, and many of the original houses that had fallen into disrepair, have been restored to their former glory. It's only a short walk to the village from the Artemis Suites hotel.
Proftis Elias Monastery
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Locals claim that Oia, or Pano Meria as it was once called, is a jewel. It is a labyrinthine settlement balanced on the northern tip of the island which attracts thousands of people. Oia is famous as the best location - Kastro - to look at the most wonderful sunset. As vehicles are not allowed inside the village, walking around its narrow streets is the only way to get to know this gem.. The main pedestrian marble street is full of handicraft and souvenir shops, expensive jewelery boutiques, restaurants and cafes. Oia also hosts a cultural centre and Greek art galleries. The most characteristic image of the Oia printed in most photographs and postcards is the bright white and blue cupola of Agios Georgios church contrasting with the deep blue of theAegean Seain the background.
Historical Sites
If ancient history and museums are your thing, you've come to the right place. Archaeology buffs will want to visit the site of ancient Thira, an antique Dorian city with many relics including 9th-century BC tombs, Hellenistic houses, and traces of Byzantine fortifications and churches. The Museum of Prehistoric Thera in the island's main town of Fira houses pots and frescoes from the famed excavations at Akrotiri. Some fresco fragments depict the swallow, the island's design motif, and a species who still migrates to the island to this day! Akrotiri is an ancient town that was buried when the volcano erupted 3500 years ago. Archaeologists are still excavating it, but you can walk around in the little street quarters and see the buildings almost like they were back then.
Cruise the Caldera
This is a slightly different way to visit the Caldera (volcano cauldron) and enjoy the stunning sunsets of Oia. Several full-day cruises depart from Fira around mid-morning, sailing and docking at ports all around the island. The ships visit Nea Kameni, the active volcano in the centre of the caldera – you'll probably get an opportunity to climb the volcano. Time for shopping, swimming and lunch round out the day, A stop in Oia to enjoy the sunset is a true cruise highlight.


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Well, dang. I take a few days off from reading Slashdot, and look what happens. I'm going to have to do some research and figure out how this relates to my plans.
At first blush, it appears that Bayonne offers communications straight from computers to PSTN* trunking devices.
It also looks as if OSDL could be a really great place to host an experimental Vocal installation.
Hmmmnnn. Food for thought.
*the public switched telephone network, also known in Cisco and other circles as the POTS: plain old telephony system