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The Diocese of Clifton has cancelled a lecture which was due to be delivered by the Catholic Professor Tina Beattie as a result of her support for legalising same-sex marriage.
The professor at the University of Roehampton was scheduled to deliver a talk on "Mary: Mother of God and a model of a pilgrim people – Lumen Gentium'" but a recent update to the online programme stated that the talk for later this month was cancelled without elaboration.
A statement from Clifton diocese clarified Professor Beattie would no longer be speaking on behalf of the diocese. A spokesman for the diocese said: "Over the course of the last year, Clifton diocese has put on a series of different lectures to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council.
"Subjects have included among others; 'A Word for life – Dei Verbum', 'For the life of the world: Vatican II and the mission of the Church today – Lumen Gentium and Gaudium et Spes' and 'A Church reaching out to other faiths and to people of good will – Nostra Aetate and Dignitatis Humanae'.
"Speakers have included Bishop Declan Lang; Fr James Hanvey SJ, Fr Timothy Menezes, Professor Paul Murray and Professor Gavin D'Costa.
"In September 2011, Professor Tina Beattie was invited to speak on 'Mary: Mother of God and a model of a pilgrim people – Lumen Gentium'.
"In the light of the controversy over a recent letter which appeared in the Times, signed by Professor Beattie and 27 others, about proposals to extend marriage to same-sex partnerships, in discussion with Professor Beattie, Clifton Diocese has decided to cancel the lecture."
Prof Tina Beattie said: "I was delighted and privileged to be asked to contribute to this distinguished series of lectures, and I was deeply saddened when the lecture was cancelled. However, I understand that this was a difficult and painful decision, and I accept the reasons for it.
"I was one of 27 Catholic signatories to a letter published in the Times on Monday, August 13, which suggested that "it is perfectly proper for Catholics, using fully informed consciences, to support the legal extension of civil marriage to same-sex couples". The letter did not commit any of the signatories to a position for or against same-sex civil marriage. Rather, it was putting across a reasoned argument as to why there are sound principles for Catholics in good conscience to take a number of different views on social policy issues such as same-sex civil marriage, even if these do not agree with the position stated by the hierarchy."
She continued: "As a result of my signing that letter, I understand that representations were made to Bishop Declan Lang of Clifton diocese by various parties, which resulted in the cancellation of my lecture. While standing by the contents of the letter, I deeply regret any personal embarrassment I may have caused Bishop Declan. He is a wise and pastorally sensitive leader who has earned the respect of many of us in his diocese, and I hope that I shall be able to continue to contribute towards the educational life of the diocese as I have for many years.
"As an academic theologian and a practising Catholic I try to maintain a difficult but important balancing act – deeply rooted in the Catholic tradition – between upholding the revealed doctrinal truths which are part of the timeless and unchanging mystery of our faith, and entering into reasoned and informed debates about issues of morality, society and values which are contingent and capable of being adapted to different cultures and contexts. I do not believe that an informed theological contribution to issues of public interest is detrimental to the interests of the Church. On the contrary, I believe such debate bears witness to the theological vigour and social dynamism of Catholic Christianity, and allows us to draw on a long and rich intellectual tradition to play an active role in society today.
"However, as Cardinal Martini observed in his final interview before his death, 'In the Church today I see so much ash covering the embers that I'm often overcome by a sense of impotence'. The cardinal also warned that 'the Church must recognise her own errors and must pursue a radical path of change', which includes 'Questions about sexuality and about all the themes connected to the human body … We have to ask ourselves if people are still listening to the advice of the Church regarding sexuality. Is the Church still an authoritative point of reference in this field or is it just a caricature in the media?'
"My willingness to sign the letter to the Times was motivated by such concerns, but I am well aware that there is a difference between taking a position as an individual theologian and addressing a diocesan event as a Catholic speaker. I would never abuse the hospitality and trust of the Bishop by raising potentially divisive questions in such a context, even although the same questions might be perfectly legitimate and indeed important to debate in different contexts."
The letter appeared in the Times and stated: "Sir, Not all Catholics share their hierarchy's stated views against proposals to extend civil marriage to same-sex couples. Nevertheless, the submission by the Catholic Bishops of England & Wales to the Government's equal civil marriage consultation indicates a growing understanding about legislating for same-sex unions, compared with its 2003 position, when it firmly opposed civil partnerships."
The letter went on to argue that the late Cardinal Hume stated that love between the opposite sexes and the same sexes was to be "treasured and respected."
It continued: "This respect demands that such loving relationships be afforded social recognition according to social justice principles. He proposed three criteria for considering issues of social policy: are there reasonable grounds for judging that the institution of marriage and the family could, and would be undermined by a change in law? Would society's rejection of a proposed change be more harmful to the common good than the acceptance of such a change?
"Does a person's sexual orientation or activity constitute, in specific circumstances, a sufficient reason for treating that person in any way differently from other citizens?"
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Last week I was interviewed by Constantine von Hoffman for a CBS news article regarding economic nightmares for Obama's 2nd term.
Calculated Risk was interviewed as well. His nightmare scenario is war, specifically noting the rise of Golden Dawn.
Eight people were interviewed for the CBS article but the organization was maddening. Specifically, there is no way to see all 8 viewpoints of people interviewed at once. You have to click through pages one at a time. I was curious enough to do it, Calculated Risk gave up after the second click.
In a clear effort to generate clicks, articles like this are an extreme turn-off and actually counterproductive. That no readers emailed me with a link to this article says no one bothered clicking through all the pages.
I talked to von Hoffman about numerous things, only one was mentioned in the article. Many of my points were of the nature of things I think should happen (and would benefit the global economy over the long run if they did), but most economists would disagree.
Mish Nightmare Scenario
- Not Addressing the Fiscal Cliff
- Breakup of the Eurozone
- UK exiting the EU
- China Growth falls to Zero Because of Rebalancing
- Currency Crisis in Japan
- Failure to address pension problems in US
- Rise of the Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Party in Greece Leads to War
I mentioned all of those things and more. The first four are things that I actually believe need to happen (and the sooner the better) to prevent a global nightmare!
Unfortunately, most economists want to kick the can down the road still more.
For a discussion of the fiscal cliff, please see Misdiagnosing the Fiscal Cliff; Shrill Voices and Economic Nonsense; Tyranny of Balanced Budgets
A breakup of the eurozone is inevitable in my opinion. For a detailed explanation why, please see Spain's Unpleasant Choice: Accept Lower Wages and Still Higher Unemployment, Leave the Euro and Default.The sooner a breakup happens the better. Delays end up like Greece.
In regards to China, please consider "China Rebalancing Has Begun"; What are the Global Implications? Michael Pettis on China Rebalancing, Chinese Price Deflation, and Spain Exit from Euro; Target 2 Revisited.
Note that can-kicking in Greece has led to the rise of the Golden Dawn party. Expect the same to happen in Spain if the agony lasts long enough.
Essentially, my nightmare scenario is more can-kicking exercises until the entire global economy blows up in a currency crisis and radical parties like Golden Dawn gain prominence everywhere, fueling political as well as economic violence.
I had war in the Mideast with spiking oil prices as part of my nightmare scenario that I mentioned to von Hoffman. I simply forgot to mention it when I typed this post up earlier today.
Mike "Mish" Shedlock

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January 17, 2019
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Yup – we all need a break, and I've taken one. A long one. I've been on a blogging hiatus as I've been working on signing with SparkPress for my debut novel which will be out Spring 2017. I've been working with my publisher, editor, lawyer, and publicists to get everything moving forward.
It's a dream come true for me and you'll certainly be hearing more about my novel in the coming months. I can't wait for my cover reveal! You'll be the first to see it here.
What else has been going on during my blogging break?
I was offline on our amazing trip to Italy to celebrate my parents' upcoming 50th Anniversary! WOO HOO, Mom and Dad! Our villa in Arezzo was a piece of heaven and spending nine days with my family was a true blessing.
I had been very serious about trying to learn some Italian before going and had a 134 day streak going on DuoLingo. Do any of you use that app? Now I think I'll switch to Spanish as that will likely be more useful going forward.
Thanks to our supportive village here in Rhode Island, while we were traipsing around Tuscany and Rome, our children had as much fun as we did (almost) while living with their friends for a week. Grazie Mille – you know who you are.
There's another big thing going on which is occupying a lot of our time and I'll be happy to share more as things progress. You'll also hear more about it when I'm able to post my video (and transcript) of my Listen to Your Mother piece. Those should be ready to post in July for all 41 participating cities across the country.
During my time away from blogging, I attended The Muse and The Marketplace, a terrific writer's conference in Boston. I've also been learning Instagram with a lot of tips from the younger folks in my life. I've been loving my garden, reading tons (follow me on Goodreads) and desperately trying to get to the bottom of the never-ending piles that stream across my desk and kitchen counters.
Since we all need a break, what can you take a break from to give yourself some time in another area?


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Anabatoids are a group of fishes in the Anabantoidei family that can assimilate atmospheric air, which is an adaptation to survive in Oxygen-poor waters. In fact, Anabatoids are one of the few fishes that can drown if unable to get to the surface to breathe.
Air goes into a tightly wound, maze-like, cartilaginous organ just above the gills known as the labyrinth organ. Air captured in the organ is spread through the fish by the bloodstream. Only mature fish have this organ; very young fish breath solely though their gills, developing the labyrinth roughly six weeks after hatching.
There are several sub-families in Anabantoidei; Anabantidae, Belontiidae, Osphronemidae, Helostomatidae and Luciocephalidae. In this primer of Anabatoids, we will cover species from all those families.
Spawning tanks should be prepared if one wishes to breed the Anabatoids.
All Anabatoids are old world fishes, with the majority of species from South-East Asia. There are a few in Africa. All these fish need stable, mature aquariums, and planted tanks are advised for most of them.
Now, the species.
Ubiquitous when the word Betta is used is Betta splendens, a native of Thailand.
In nature, B. splendens lives in small, plant-choked ponds, rice paddies, peaty swamps and even in stagnant, polluted ditches. In other words, acidic, low Oxygen environments. Thus, these fish have a highly developed Labyrinth organ, which is why they survive so well in the tiny containers in fish stores.
B. splendens males are well known to fight each other if kept together in an average-sized aquarium. In nature, where the wild Betta looks nothing like the flowing fins and dazzling colors of the domestic strains, males each stake out a territory, usually under a floating plant. He defends that territory as he tries to attract females, and in the natural climes, each male can have a territory, so there's little to no conflict among males. A Betta tank should be well covered for best results, since they breath better in warm, humid air.
To this day, there are still male Bettas bred for fighting among some classes of Asian society. They have been selectively bred for more than three hundred years for large heads and just a bit more than normal finnage. A fight is so quick the fish are a blur, and the loser, with fins shredded, retreats and is unwilling to fight further. Much money changes hands betting on the outcomes of these fights.
The wild Betta splendens is quite attractive in his own way. His body is very dark green, blending toward red near the anal fin, which is red rimmed with black, as are the ventral fins. The dorsal is blue, striped with waves of green, and the caudal fins has bright blue rays with red ground. His fins are a good deal larger and he's far more colorful than the female, which is about a half-inch smaller than his 2.25 inch length. She's a muddy brown unless she's ready to mate; then she dons a yellow cast with black bars. Female Bettas are much more difficult to find, since the males are very much the show.
Betta splendens is a bubble nest builder, that is, he blows bubbles coated with his saliva into a roughly oval mass. He usually anchors it under or beside a floating plant if he has one, somewhere in the tank if he doesn't. Those nests rarely succeed, so floating plants are a key to home breeding of Bettas. A gravid female approaches, head down, slowly edging toward the male, and if he accepts her, he wraps his body around his mate, sometimes repeatedly, and the eggs (between 10 and 200) are expelled and fertilized as they very slowly fall. When finished, the male chases the female off and he gathers up each egg and spits it into his floating nest. She must have a place, like a clump of plants, to retreat to, and then removed promptly, or he'll kill her. He knows she'll eat her eggs and fry if she gets a chance.
At 82 degrees the eggs hatch within 72 hours, and the fry hang by their heads among the bubbles. Any that fall are quickly spat back into the nest by the male. Within a week they are free swimming, and must have the tiniest of foods (infusoria, followed by rotifers) for at least ten days, before they can take live baby brine shrimp and microworms. Males must be isolated as soon as they grow a bit, since they will start fighting at a young age. Females can be kept together without problems. Lowering the water level in the fry tank to six inches serves to get the fry and food together, and also is low enough they can start developing their labyrinth organs.
Domestic Bettas, though their kind developed in very soft and acidic waters, are quite adaptable as to pH and hardness from decades of commercial production, and can be kept between pH 5.0 to 8.0. Wild caught examples, however, must have waters very similar to that they came from. Bettas much prefer floating foods, and it is quite helpful if they get the easily cultured wingless fruit flies occasionally. Stay away from flake foods, since they can easily compact in their intestinal tract, resulting in many unexplained deaths. Pelleted foods that float are a better option. Betta splendens live a maximum of three years, with two years more common. Temperatures should be in the low 80's for general maintenance, and water still, since splendens does not do well in aquariums with powerful filtration.
Bettas thrive in well planted tanks, since they frequent stands of aquatic plants, if they have them, in nature. A single male can be kept with several females, as long as the tank has many areas where they can get out of sight of him. It's best to have at least five females, so he cannot target one of them with aggression. Floating plants over the main swimming area will make your Bettas more secure and thus active. Tankmates have to be small, like neon or cardinal tetras, and other than cherry barbs, barbs should be avoided as they pick at the flowing fins of the male. Corydoras catfish are good tankmates, but Doradids and things like Pictus cats are ill advised, since they'll eat sleeping tetras, and even the smaller female Bettas.


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|Mandrake / Mandragora
|Species information
Brown, humanoid
When matured, can be cut up to serve as a prime ingredient for the Mandrake Restorative Draught, which is to cure those who have been petrified.
- "The cry of the Mandrake is fatal to anyone who hears it."
- —Hermione Granger[src]
A Mandrake, also known as Mandragora, is a plant which has a root that looks like a human (like a baby when the plant is young, but maturing as the plant grows). When mature, its cry can be fatal to any person who hears it.
Whenever unearthed, the root screams. The scream of a mature Mandrake when it is unearthed will kill any person who hears it, but a young Mandrake's screams will usually only knock a person out for several hours. When Hogwarts students study Mandrakes in Herbology class, Pomona Sprout had the students wear earmuffs to protect their ears from the Mandrake's cries.
Mandrakes not only resemble humans, but also have similar behaviours to them. In the 1992–1993 school year, the Mandrakes, at one point of time, became moody and secretive, which indicated that they were reaching adolescence. Later on, they threw a loud party, which is comparable to humans when they are teenagers. Hagrid also mentioned the Mandrakes having acne. Mandrakes are fully matured when they start moving into each others pots. When matured, Mandrakes can be cut up to serve as a prime ingredient for the Mandrake Restorative Draught, which is used to cure those who have been Petrified. Additionally, the Mandrake forms an essential part of most antidotes.[1] During the Battle of Hogwarts, Mandrakes were used against Death Eaters.
A Mandrake's scream is very similar to (if not the same as) a banshee's scream, which is also fatal.
The Dugbog's favourite food is Mandrakes, which leads to Mandrake-growers finding nothing but a bloody mess when pulling their plants out. Flesh-Eating Slugs are known to favour Mandrakes. In the 1992-1993 school year, Rubeus Hagrid bought Flesh-Eating Slug Repellent for use on Hogwarts' Mandrakes, which would later be used to cure the petrification of Colin Creevey, Hermione Granger, and others.
Their leaves can be used in Potions.[2]
The (European) Mandrake plant has been used since ancient times as a medicinal plant and has a tradition associated with magical activities. It is a member of the nightshade family. It contains hyoscyamine, scopolamine, and mandragorin. Medically, it has been used as a pain killer and a sedative. It was used in ancient times for surgery. An overdose, though, can be fatal.Because of its roots' shapes resembling humans, it has been used in magical operations, and as a supposed aphrodisiac.[citation needed] There are variations on the plant, Mandragora Offininarum being the most usual form, with the smaller Mandragora autumnalis having the same properties. Some folk traditions call the latter (M. autumnalis) variety as "Womandrake" in distinction to M. Officinarum as "Mandrake." A third variant, Mandragora turcomanica, is a nearly extinct and very rare variety, found mostly in Turkey and a few areas of Iran. M. turcomanica is distinguished from M. autumnalis by having larger fruit.[citation needed]
In the Western Hemisphere, another plant, Podophyllum petaltum, is called the American Mandrake. The American Mandrake is unrelated to the European variety, and has fewer medical applications. It, too, is poisonous.
Behind the scenesEdit
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, mandrakes can be found throughout the castle and grounds and can be used to break glass objects. Also the player can make it sing as an extra (cheat code).
- In the Game Boy Color version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the "Mandrake Root" item does not resemble the babies seen in other versions, and in fact looks more like a leaf than a root, suggesting the item is merely misnamed.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Heard)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned as mandrake leaves)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book
- LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
- LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- Harry Potter LEGO Sets
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Pottermore
- Wonderbook: Book of Spells
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 6 - (Gilderoy Lockhart)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 26 - (The Second Task)
|Professors: Herbert Beery · Pomona Sprout · Neville Longbottom
|Textbooks: Flesh-Eating Trees of the World · Goshawk's Guide to Herbology · Magical Water Plants of the Mediterranean · One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi · Winogrand's Wonderous Water Plants
|Hogwarts class: Herbology Award · Herbology Lesson Cup · Herbology Race Cup · Herbology Store
|Hogwarts greenhouses: One · Two · Three · Four · Five · Six · Seven · Professor's Office
|Herbologists: Herbert Beery · Miranda Goshawk · Elladora Ketteridge · Beaumont Marjoribanks · Nepali wizard · Phyllida Spore · Tilden Toots · Hadrian Whittle · Sir Winogrand · Selina Sapworthy
|Plants Studied: Bouncing Bulb · Bubotuber · Devil's Snare · Fire Seed Bush · Mandrake · Mimbulus Mimbletonia · Puffapod · Screechsnap · Self-fertilising shrub · Snargaluff · Spiky Bush · Spiky Prickly Plant · Umbrella Flower · Venomous Tentacula · Whomping Willow · Wild rice


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For two decades, the laboratory mouse has been the workhorse of biomedical studies and the only mammal whose genes scientists could effectively and reliably manipulate to study human diseases and conditions.
Now researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have added another experimental research animal to the scientific stable: the rat.
In a new study appearing in the June issue of Nature Methods, UT Southwestern researchers detail how they created 35 new rat "lines," with each type of animal harboring mutations in specific genes. More than half of these mutated genes are associated with biological processes linked to human diseases, including cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, aberrant circadian rhythms and mental illness.
Dr. Kent Hamra, assistant professor of pharmacology and lead author of the study, said the ability to easily, reliably and inexpensively produce genetically modified rats offers tremendous potential for biomedical research for even small laboratories with limited resources. For example, compared to the mouse, the rat is a larger, more intelligent animal; it is often better for biochemistry, pharmacology and physiology studies; and its behavior often is more in tune with that of humans.
"Our studies are focused on sperm-cell biology and fertility genes, but ultimately, we think other scientists will utilize these relatively simple, cost-effective techniques to generate genetically altered rats for use in experiments related to human disease," Dr. Hamra said.
One of the keys to producing the mutated rats was a novel technique Dr. Hamra and his colleagues in the Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences at UT Southwestern developed five years ago to prevent rat sperm stem cells - sperm precursor cells - from differentiating, or changing, permanently into sperm.
"Getting sperm stem cells to grow in culture was a huge step," Dr. Hamra said. "In these new experiments, we took the next step and genetically modified these precursor cells in culture, selected them for mutations and introduced the cells into the testes of a sterile male rat."
The animal produces genetically altered sperm, resulting in mutant offspring that can be used for biomedical research.
Other methods have been used in limited ways to produce altered rats, but those methods do not involve manipulating stem cells in culture. In addition, genetic methods typically used to modify mice employ the use of the rodents' embryonic stem cells, and these methods have not worked well in other mammals, including the rat, Dr. Hamra said.
The latest work, he said, is proof-of-principle that genetic mutations introduced into mammalian stem cells from species other than mice can indeed be preselected for in culture and passed on to offspring.
Another key to Dr. Hamra's success in producing genetically altered rats came from two co-authors on the study, Drs. Zsuzsanna Izsvak and Zoltan Ivics of the Max-Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin. They developed a method to trigger mutations in specific areas of mammalian DNA. The method relies on deploying a segment of DNA called a transposon, which, when introduced into an organism's DNA, "jumps" randomly around the genome, creating mutations along the way.
"A transposon is nature's simplified way of cutting and pasting DNA in and out of the genome," Dr. Hamra said.
The researchers in Germany developed ways to harness the power of transposons for mammalian species and to control precisely where and how in a given genome they do their mutagenic "hopping." For example, a transposon can be limited to producing mutations only in an area of the genome where scientists think a disease-related gene resides.
In addition to producing actual animals, Dr. Hamra and his colleagues also are now using the transposon method to generate complex libraries of sperm stem cells harboring various genetic mutations. To date, they have about 100 cell lines with different mutations stored frozen in their labs.
"Because testes of a single rat can support sperm production from thousands of individual stem cells and because rats are so prolific, these libraries open the door to an economic strategy for high-throughput mutagenesis screens in the rat," Dr. Hamra said.
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If you're here in the Panel Discussion programming block, you might be a lapsed comics reader, trying to find a way back to the JLA Satellite. Or you might someone killing time until you pick up your weekly Wednesday pull list. Or maybe you've said goodbye to dozens of longboxes to embrace the promise of digital comics. Whichever it is, you're still interested in the good stuff.
Welcome, then, to the Panel Discussion
Dozen Sextet, where I pick out just-released or out-soon comics that I think are worth paying attention to. Ready? Then, let's meet the sequential art that'll be draining your wallet this week. Be sure to chime in with the books you'll be picking up or that you think everybody should be reading in the comments.
The Massive #9
The reason this comic works is that it's built on the premise of ideals and what happens when they're actually tested. The members of the seafaring, eco-activist organization Ninth Wave have been trying doing to survive in a ravaged world without succumbing to the temptations that have captured others. But this issue looks to be the one where their morals and loyalty get pushed to the breaking point. Brian Wood's writing pulls the reader into the shoes of his characters and makes you ask yourself what you would do.
Batman Incorporated #8
This week's big comics news revolves around the events in this issue, which aren't exactly a secret based on that cover. As someone who's loved Damian and the concept of Robin overall, I'm sad to see this happen. As someone who's been reading comics for more than 30 years, I don't believe for a second that this will stick. We'll see what kind of mileage Grant Morrison gets out of this latest plot development.
Borderlands Origins #2
With all the shooting and looting going on in Gearbox's hit franchise, there's not a whole lot of time for backstory. That's where the comics from publisher IDW come in. This new issue tells readers about Lilith, the lethal Siren who rolls with the second crew of Vault Hunters from Borderlands 2. Turns out she's been kicking ass long before Handsome Jack showed his weird-looking face.
Five Weapons #1
Given how good their output has been lately, it's gotten to the point that I'll take a chance on any first issue from Image Comics. This series—written by the sharply funny Jimmie Robinson—looks like it'll be a good reversal of the "gifted children" concept that's so popular in genre fiction:
13-year-old Tyler finds himself in a specialized school where assassins send their kids for education and training in one of the five deadly weapons. Tyler doesn't have a weapon or any fighting skills, but he still plans to graduate by beating every weapon master in the school because he has a powerful ability that nobody can match: his razor-sharp mind! JIMMIE ROBINSON twists the insanity of BOMB QUEEN in a fun new series that will keep you guessing to the end.
Hawkeye #8
Clint Barton is one of those guys who digs dangerous women. He's dated the Black Widow, been married to Mockingbird and is currently fraternizing with fellow Avenger Spider-Woman. So, you know, the young lady on the cover of this series' latest issue is going to be trouble. But you also know that said trouble is going to be another stylish, punchy read from writer Matt Fraction and artist David Aja. Buckle up.
Guardians of the Galaxy #0.1
Marvel's superpowered space-team is set to be the focus of the publisher's next big-budget movie. So this series by superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis and Steve McNiven will be probably worth watching for the tone of what winds up on the silver screen. The team assembled here is a motley crew that doesn't have the same institutional history of the Avengers so it'll be great to see how their personalities interact.


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Pierre-Alain Joye is looking to clear up some confusion with his new blog post today surrounding the imagerotate function and some of its options:
imagerotate has special intern functions when the rotation angle is a multiple of 90 degrees, it actually only flips the image. The operation is quite fast as it is a two nest loops with a little copy operation. However it looks like the manual has a little mistake in the function description, which can lead to confusion.
The problem comes from a part mentioning the scaling down of an image to fit into the destination image. With a flip of 90 degrees, though, the resulting image contents will stay the same size as the original - the image only flips, not really rotates.


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Pontiac Grand Prix: Test Drives & Rentals
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My wife and I took a test drive in a loaded GXP a few weeks ago. About 5 minutes into the drive, all these dash lights started going off...check traction control, check anti-theft, check this, check that. I pulled into an empty parking lot intending to turn off and restart the car to see if that cleared the lights, but the car wouldn't restart. It wouldn't even turn over. To me, it sounded like an anti-theft problem. We had to call the dealer from our cell phone to have him come pick us up. Has anyone ever had any problems with this?
Also, being that my test drive was interrupted, I never did get the chance to completely check out the interior. I've been curious...what's the little dial on the center console for? From what I remember, it's kind of behind the shifter and almost looks like a setting to turn the fan on and off.
Also, being that my test drive was interrupted, I never did get the chance to completely check out the interior. I've been curious...what's the little dial on the center console for? From what I remember, it's kind of behind the shifter and almost looks like a setting to turn the fan on and off.
bob97 Posts: 16The same thing happened to my 2006 GXP five days after I bought it. The dealer replaced the battery and it's been fine since. That was five months ago.
The dial by the shifter controls the brightness of the heads up display.0
chats1 Posts: 158the car probably wasn't dealer-preped yet, but when I got my car "door ajar" kept on coming on. they had to order a switch for the hood. Even though the hood was closed, the switch was faulty. Behind the console on the left side you have an outlet and on the right side the HUD display button. Another switch had to be replaced on my driver's side door last week. It would occasionally squeak when I opened the door manually.0
punchit Posts: 7The dial controls the brightness and position of the Head Up Display.0
dribs15 Posts: 6in addition to brightness of HUD (which also purposefully and automatically varies a bit according to light levels), the button in the center of the dial also controls the amount of info on the HUD; basically theye are: all info, less info (or critical info only), and stealth (all info on HUD and dash lights off at night). check manual for exactness of what is displayed w/'less info'. (yes I am a geek and have read my gxp manual like a novel 'cover to cover')0
Thanks for the info. I've been lurking on the blog for awhile now and have enjoyed hearing the good (and bad) reactions to the GXP. I'm not looking to buy until September or October, but the GXP is in the running for my next car (actually my wife's next car).0
spotz Posts: 2It's the setting knob for the heads up display0
kauzins Posts: 4Yesterday, I was lured to the Pontiac dealership to test drive a 2005 GTO. After reading so much about the GTO and hearing about all the current discounts, I though I better give it a test drive. All I can say about this car is oh my god what a joy it is to drive (both stick and automatic).
My current daily driver is a 200 E430 Mercedes with 67K miles and in need of a few thousand dollars worth of suspension repair (while I love this car, it seams to be falling apart). Between this and my previous Cadillac STS, V-8's have become a prerequisite for any vehicle consideration.
Sitting in the showroom trying to justify purchasing the GTO, I noticed the V-8 logo on the GXP, but was still focused on the GTO. Then I started asking questions. Could I get navigation system, xenon headlight, how about heated seats, what about automatic climate control, do the rear seats fold down, rear view dimmers, and so on. Much to my surprise, none of these are available not a single one! I didn't care I still had adrenaline pumping in my system was trying to justify these short coming away.
While they were appraising my Mercedes, just for giggles I asked the salesperson if we could take the GXP for a spin. I was pleasantly surprised with the performance. While it's not GTO acceleration especially while corning, it was beginning to grow on me. Both cars have mediocre stereo systems, but after that the GXP really begins to shine with lots of bells and whistles. Other than xenon, the GXP has most of the features I like. One other missing feature I noticed was the lack of power adjusted seat backs. Which I like to tweak around a little on longer drives.
Then, being a gadget kind of guy, I asked if they had one with navigation. Just so happen they had a red one sitting out back. So I asked if I could take a peak. This one had nearly zero miles, but was dirty as all get out. After sitting there playing with the GPS, I realized that another test drive would be need to truly evaluate the system. The salesman got paged and asked if I would want to drive it by myself. I said sure.
First thing I did was figure out how to set the regional setting so I could enter a destination. With a few minutes of fiddling, I felt like a pro and set the destination to my neighbor's house. I called my wife about half way home and asked her to get ready for a test drive. I was completely floored when the street names started appearing on the HUD (probably the defining moment for me maybe I could possibly live with FWD with all these other features to keep me occupied).
Two of my neighbors saw me in driveway and stop by to see what I had. I took one for a quick drive and he was very impressed. I forgot his wife drive the previous model GP and he thought this one was a big improvement. Then my wife and I drove it back to the dealership and she was very pleased as well. That's when the wheels fell off the wagon.
When we returned to the dealership, I was ready to take this puppy home, but wanted to sleep on it so I drove it back to the back lot and started to back her into the original parking spot. That's when I found out that reverse didn't work. How could that be I thought, I see 'R' and the car is rolling forward. Then I gave it some gas and something click and we where thrown backwards.
I told the salesman about my experience, and he wanted to see for him self. He then showed it to a few of the other salespeople. No one could figure it out, so now it's in the service department. Unfortunately that the only one they have with NAV.
Monday I will see if any of the other dealers in my area have any, but I'm still having a little trouble getting over the transmission failure. I've read discussions about 4T65 vs. 4T80 and am beginning to wonder if there is some merit there.
Has any GXP owner's experienced similar problems related to the transmission. This is the second time I've decided to buy a new GM vehicle only to have it fail the same day before signing the papers.0
rmozol Posts: 124I didn't think that there were any problems with these transmissions. That's why they have them in so many cars, for so many years. The 200-4R was borderline in some cars, but starting with the 700-R4 in the 90's, they seemed to be pretty bullet-proof from then on. I'd think that this was some kind of fluke then. I have absolutely no qualms about the trans in my GXP.0
rayainsw Posts: 3,091"Has any GXP owner's experienced similar problems related to the transmission."
I did not experience this sort of issue.
I did have issues (documented above) that resulted in a new transaxle installed.
My ** guess ** is that there was some sort of linkage issue with the particular vehicle – that would (or should) have been addressed by technician(s) when it was prepared. Shortly after delivery to the Dealer. And certainly before anyone was allowed to test drive it.
- Ray
Otherwise, enjoying the 10,000+ miles . .2016 BMW 340i0
jktk Posts: 1i own a 2006 gxp never had any problems with trany or hissing sounds and now have 6500 miles on car i do alot of driving for work it has been more reliable than my 2002 seville many elec problems with caddy and trany no out on car will not shift do to electrical problems as fare as garage door opener i thought that was realy cheap too and passanger seat not elec gm should make nav upgrade able so you could get latest up dates?0
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Fergie's not leaving the Black Eyed Peas, despite online rumors – according to group leader Will.i.am.
"Don't believe gossip about fergie leaving the group," the rapper-producer Tweeted. "(We are never breaking up) its all lies!!!"
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TAMPA, Fla -- Former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice said her successor, Hillary Clinton, has done a "fine" job.
It's the overall strategy of the Obama administration, Rice said, that has led the U.S. astray.
"I think she's done a fine job. The problem isn't Hilary Clinton, who's great," Rice told members of Ohio's delegation to the Republican National Convention.
"The problem is that we've chosen to speak with a muted voice about America's role in the world. We've chosen to try to lead from behind. That's an oxymoron in my mind."
Clinton had long been a lightning rod for conservatives, but has won plaudits for her work as the nation's top diplomat.
But Rice, who some Republicans had hoped would be Mitt Romney's running mate, was more unsparing toward President Barack Obama, a likely target during her speech tonight before the convention.
Rice told delegates here that America has been "leading from behind" during the Obama administration. She said that, like many in the U.S., countries abroad are unsure if America can regain its place as the world's dominant economic and military power.
In a PRESS Pass interview with David Gregory from March 2012, Condoleezza Rice answers the question of whether or not she would serve as the Vice Presidential nominee for the Republican ticket in 2012.
"We are united by a belief that you can come from humble circumstances and you can do great things. And today people wonder: Is that still true? Are America's best days behind us?" Rice said.
"And I want to tell you, as a former secretary of state, it's not just something that Americans wonder, it's something that people around the world wonder too. Because when the United States is not feeling strong and confident at home, it shows abroad.And when the united states is not willing to speak with a robust voice for free peoples and free markets, the world is a pretty chaotic place.
The former top adviser to President George W. Bush maintained that she is not concerned by the lack of foreign policy experience at the top of the Republican ticket, saying that success abroad takes the same leadership qualities Romney exhibited in the private sector.
"The details about what you do about Iran on any given day or what you do about china on any given day. Any smart person can figure that out. But if you don't have the basic principles in place...then you can't be a great foreign policy president," she said.
The Stanford professor continued to say she has no plans to return politics, but her high-profile seat during Tuesday night's floor speeches along with her speech tonight will cause plenty of speculation about a possible future spot in the Romney administration.


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"Voice" coaches used extra caution during Monday night's blind auditions as their team rosters neared capacity.
"We're definitely looking for the best," Cee Lo Green told the first man up who failed to make the cut despite a respectable rendition of The Black Keys' "Tighten Up."
Coaches rarely gave singers instant gratification this week, forcing them to sweat through full performances before they'd hit the "like" button. The four coaches, who will train their 12-man teams to compete against each other in "battle phase," indicated they were looking for something unique.
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Blake Shelton won an earthy street performer, Naia Kete, who wore long dreadlocks and an acoustic guitar, while Christina Aguilera grabbed Jonathas, a 23-year-old Brazilian-American whose Usher-esque performance had females in the audience leaping out of their chairs. Adam Levine won Mathai, a woman who had three judges fighting for her, leaving just two slots open on his team.
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The freshest addition to the Pattaya skyline, The Agate Pattaya Boutique Resort,
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Located only 300 meters from Jomtien Beach, it is luxuriously designed offering 71 Rooms and Suites which are perfect for everyone - whether for a short or long stay or for business or pleasure. Each room is tastefully decorated in contemporary Thai style and equipped with everything you would expect from a guest-friendly resort.
With two beautifully landscaped swimming pools, The Agate Pattaya Boutique Resort also boasts Free Wi-Fi access in all rooms and public areas, a Spa, Fitness Centre, a Pool Bar and Restaurant as well as friendly staff who are only too willing to indulge and pamper you.
Highly ideal for active holiday makers and for those who love the night scene, The Agate Pattaya Boutique Resort is perfect for an unforgettable action-packed beach holiday!
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26 Sqm.The polished wood furnishings and traditional Thai paintings of the Crystal Room make it a popular choice for holidaymakers. The comfortable king-size bed ensures a great night's sleep while the bean bag is perfect for relaxation. Each room has a 42" LED television with cable/satellite, coffee and tea-making facilities, safety box, minibar and a private balcony with two chairs offering guests a city view or pool view.
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I was looking forward to getting the Frio coldshoe adapter as I've heard so many good things about it from others (including from David Hobby over at Strobist) and because I shoot Speedlight's pretty much exclusively I figured it would be a pretty handy accessory to have in my "bag-o-light".
And even though I was expecting something good, I was still pleasantly surprised just how good they were the moment I pulled them out of the box.
It may be small and made of plastic but as soon as the Frio hits your hand you know it's not just some cheap "do-hicky", it has substance. To ensure a secure fit and longer more durable life the connecting thread is all metal construction.
The Frio is the ONLY hotshoe adapter with a dual-locking mechanism so you can be secure in the knowledge that whatever you attach to it is staying in place. And it's pretty darn universal too, not only will it hold you flash, it will hold an LED panel, a microphone, a monitor, and almost anything else that has a hotshoe mount.
Not only is it designed to live a long life (under normal conditions) it's also designed to break, yes... to break, let me explain: if exposed to extreme shock because something hit your lightstand (or your lightstand hit something) the Frio is designed to break away before the shoe of whatever you have mounted breaks. This little feature could easily save you big bucks in repairs (or replacing) whatever was mounted on your Frio. Ingenious.
My only disappointment? I only got 3.
You get all this for under $14, and shipping won't cost you a penny either, it's free free free.
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LITTLE ROCK, AR – Arkansas State Troopers are joining forces with other state and local law enforcement officers during the Thanksgiving holiday season in a crack-down on seat belt law violations.
The Thanksgiving holiday is typically one of the busiest travel periods, both in Arkansas and across the nation.
Traffic crash statistics from 2011, which represent the latest data set currently available, indicate there were 249 passenger vehicle occupant deaths nationally during the Thanksgiving reporting period. Fifty percent of those killed were not wearing seat belts. In Arkansas, during the holiday reporting period, three people lost their lives and 241 people were seriously injured.
"You will see our State Troopers out in force beginning November 25, and we'll be showing zero tolerance for anyone who is not wearing a seat belt," said Colonel Stan Witt, Director of the Arkansas State Police and Governor's Highway Safety Representative. "Our goal is simple. We'll strictly enforce the law in order to save more lives. If you are caught not wearing your seat belt, you can expect to be ticketed."
An intensified enforcement emphasis will be noticed along Interstate 40 during the most heavily traveled hours of the Thanksgiving holiday.
"The Arkansas State Police will partner with several other states including Tennessee, Oklahoma and Texas in an additional enforcement effort designed to protect motorists along the I-40 corridor," Colonel Witt remarked. Each state plans to assign a trooper to every 20 mile segment of Interstate 40 during peak traffic hours.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), seat belts saved almost 12,000 lives nationwide in 2011.
Research indicates that with proper seat belt use, the risk of fatal injury to front seat passengers is reduced by 45 percent, and the risk of moderate to serious injury is reduced by 50 percent.
Despite the law that requires the use of seat belts and the proven safety benefits, too many people are failing to get the message. In 2011, 52 percent of the 21,253 passenger vehicle occupants killed in motor vehicle crashes did not wear seat belts at the time of the crash.
"Buckling up is a proven life saver, but it's often forgotten during rush of holiday travel," said Colonel Witt. "Whether you're driving across the country or just across town, buckling up is one of the best ways to ensure that you arrive safely at your destination. Unfortunately, it sometimes takes a traffic ticket to get people to pay attention to this very simple message."
The Arkansas State Police encourage motorists to practice safe driving habits year round beginning with buckling up before leaving the driveway.
For more information about the Thanksgiving "Click It or Ticket" campaign, visit www.TrafficSafetyMarketing.gov or call the Arkansas Highway Safety Office at (501) 618-8136.


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Federal regulators are taking a closer look at those restrictive contract provisions that force consumers to arbitrate disputes - barring them from suing a company individually or joining a class-action lawsuit.
Federal regulators are taking a closer look at those restrictive contract provisions that force consumers to arbitrate disputes � barring them from suing a company individually or joining a class-action lawsuit.
And it doesn�t look as if officials are buying into the business world�s claim that such provisions are in consumers� best interest.
�If you were to look in your wallet right now, the chances are high that one or more of your credit cards, debit cards or prepaid cards would be subject to a pre-dispute arbitration clause,� Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said during a recent appearance in Dallas.
�The terms are not subject to negotiation,� he pointed out. �Like the other terms of most consumer financial products, they are essentially �take it or leave it� propositions.�
Many businesses prefer arbitration because settlements are limited and because professional arbitrators, whose fees are typically paid by the company in a dispute, tend not to bite the hand that feeds.
A 2007 report by Public Citizen found that over a four-year period, arbitrators sided with credit card companies 94 percent of the time in disputes with California consumers.
Consumer advocates have long argued that it�s unfair to deny people the right to sue or to band together in class actions, which are often the only effective way of addressing relatively small claims.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision in 2011 that businesses � phone companies, credit card issuers, cable operators � can include arbitration clauses in their service contracts. The ruling specifically involved AT&T but applied to all companies in all industries.
That would seem to be the end of the story. But the same financial reform law that created the bureau in 2010 gave it the authority to �prohibit or impose conditions or limitations on the use� of arbitration clauses for credit cards, checking accounts and other financial contracts.
That�s what regulators are finally getting around to considering.
Cordray said a preliminary investigation revealed that �few consumers use arbitration at all, at least when compared to the number of consumers involved in lawsuits and class actions.�
One reason for this, he suggested, is that many consumers might not find it worth their time to arbitrate relatively small sums of money. He said that �there are almost no disputes over amounts less than $1,000.�
Out of tens of millions of people subject to arbitration clauses in contracts for financial services, only 900 used arbitration from 2010 to 2012, investigators found.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said in a 58-page letter to the bureau this month that officials seem to have already made up their minds that arbitration is bad for consumers.
It said that �prohibiting or regulating arbitration will harm consumers more than it would benefit them.�
�Arbitration is at least as likely, and often more likely, than litigation in court to result in positive outcomes for consumers,� the chamber said.
If that were true, though, this wouldn�t be an issue. The stats reported by the bureau indicate otherwise. I certainly haven�t met many people who have reported satisfaction with the arbitration process.
�Very few consumers go to arbitration,� said Christine Hines, consumer and civil justice counsel for the advocacy group Public Citizen. �Consumers prefer to have their day in court.�
I wouldn�t be surprised if regulators reached the same conclusion.
Even though consumers may soon get a break on unfair arbitration clauses, many company workers won�t.
This month a federal appeals court overturned a National Labor Relations Board decision that had barred employers from requiring arbitration agreements that prohibit class-action suits or collective claims over pay and hours.
The case centered on a Texas home builder, D.R. Horton Inc., that made employees sign such contracts. More than 40 business groups submitted legal briefs supporting Horton�s position.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided that the National Labor Relations Board went too far when it ruled last year that Horton�s workers had the right to sue if they wanted.
�The use of class-action procedures is not a substantive right,� Judge Leslie Southwick wrote this month for the three-judge panel.
�This is an enormous victory for employers as they attempt to prevent the ongoing onslaught of class-action lawsuits,� said Ron Chapman, the lead attorney for Horton.
And never mind why those lawsuits were filed by employees in the first place.
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While viewed through the oculus, the god had been fearsome. Terrifying. A tall, titan like figure, embodying chaos and darkness, striding across the storm-warped plain. Armoured in sheets of black metal inlaid with runes and patters of silver fire which crawled like fluorescent sea-larva. A sword or an monstrous axe, it was uncertain which of the two it might be, as not all details were made clearer by the mechanism, was strapped to its heaving back - not that it seemed to have much need of its doomsday weapon. Eldritch fire dripped from its white hands, and bolts of violet lighting forked across the battlefield from the glowing pits of its eyes, immolating its massed foes and scattering the opposing ranks of sorcerers, witch-doctors, and armoured eight-legged, four-armed centaurs which sported their own diminutive magical riders on their backs.
Laughing as it tore out the spine of a centaur, its white-skin crinkling around its sensual lips and its black hair lifted in the field of its own thaumaturgical energies, the terminuses of its tresses braided with miniature silver skulls and swirling in the air like the heads of snakes. It crushed a female wizard under one iron heel, her brains jetting out of the shattered orbits of her eyes as her head deformed. Yellow sun-dogs woven from ancient spells acquired at dear price to the souls of the casters, swarmed, coal-red eyes burning above their narrow muzzles as they washed impotently around the giant's shins, blue-flamed teeth sparking from its armour. The god drew in its breath, sucked up the sorcerous apparitions like incense rich in human fat into its nostrils. It spoke a Word: a chasm opened up as something obscene and maddeningly inhuman tore a rent in the clouds at its bequest, and drooped poisonous tendrils of mist and inchoate purple flashes onto the remaining forces who melted as if figures cast from wax in its elder embrace, first skin and then muscle, and then bursting internal organs, whilst the lungs of the victims and glowing nervous systems still perversely remained intact, and kept up their screaming.
"Now, I think, would be an opportune time to employ the lasso," said Thylasses. "While the god-head is distracted by its enjoyment of the spectacle."
"Yes, magister," replied the short brown khiropean, and flicked one of the many levers with its arm-wing. There was relatively little noise, a slight click, and a muted humming from the ovoids, then all crowded forward to view the silver mirror of the oculus which had first gone matte and now cleared.
Appearing just over the god's armoured right shoulder, a noose of pale gossamer light dropped around its neck, tightened, and then both god and lasso disappeared from view even as the titan's fist closed around its insubstantial substance. There had been no fear on the destroyer's face, as it did so, only the flicker of minor irritation.
"Ready," said Thylasses, "we should have it now in the containment zone."
The others suddenly fearful, hung back, and only in fits and starts dared to approach the flat metal platform where the magister waited. On its dull zinc surface, a strange being was crouched, the lasso still around its neck - hunchbacked, lank white hair falling in greasy clumps across its corpse white skin. Thin as an malnourished child, or a convict diminished by years of slave labour in the gas mines, it quivered with confused rage. Rags and flat pieces of bone were its only clothing, while a twisted stick, with a knapped flint point, banged against its pustulant shoulders.
Thylasses frowned. The god leaped up, drool spiraling down from its slack bottom lip and with a groan sprang at the magister's throat, a crudely shaped stone in its hand.
Before it could clear the platform, one of the guardians stepped forward and with a chop of the blade of its palm, brought the god crashing to its knees. Picking up the fallen stone, he bashed the god's head in with the rock.
It whimpered once, and then rolled onto its pale belly and expired, eyes that once feasted on the suffering of millions and to the lamentation of worlds, clouding over. Its last laboured breath forever stilled, they looked up at the finder's own with the luster of clay marbles.
"Tartarus take it," said Sevius, "so that's a god, is it?"
"Pitiful, really," replied the magister, "but I thought you should see it, all the same. In its own realm it is a monster, a devourer of universes but here, in the ruling reality of the City - we have revealed it for what it is. A beast, barely sentient, the product of infantile desires admixed and bloated by the worship of feeble imaginations."
"Not very pretty," said the finder and stepped back away from the dead god. A pair of servants dragged it by its heels from the platform and the magister and his winged assistant turned their attentions to the larger of the black ovoids, which had misted over with ice.
"No," said the magister, watching the khiropean chip away at the hoarfrost, "they never are."
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Title: One Chance (Hogan Brother's Book #1)
Author: KL Donn
Release Date: May 9th 2017
One word that could ruin a person.
One word that can change a life.
One word that can destroy a mind.
Sophia Bennett heard it all her life. Smart, sweet, and shy, she hesitated to voice her ideas and opinions in fear of hearing that dreaded word, "Don't be stupid, Sophia."
She became introverted, quiet. Talking to people became a struggle she fought to control. She turned into a woman she never thought she'd be.
Seen but never heard.
Appearance became everything.
Rough around the edges Lennox Hogan is knee dip in shit – literally. Building a garden for his mother with his younger brothers, when the most beautiful creature he's ever seen stops by to visit their mother for their weekly book chat.
A fake smile and sad eyes draw him in.
Her intoxicating innocence has him obsessed with the need to know everything about her.
An unknown threat has them questioning everything about her life.
Lennox soon makes it his mission to convince her to give him One Chance, but will she after her world crumbles before her?
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"God damn that was beautiful," he murmured as their gazes clashed together. His eyes full of heat and need. Without thought, she realized they were swaying back and forth as if in tune to a song only they could hear. By the time he'd stopped moving their bodies side to side, he had her in his bed. The implication was clear.
Or so she thought.
"You'll sleep in here," he paused until she fixed her eyes on him, "with me." He must have seen the stricken look in her stare. "We aren't going to do anything but sleep, Soph. That was phenomenal." His gaze roamed her body. "We'll go slow from now on. I just can't have you in my house and not in my bed. It's not possible."
It was oddly sweet.
"Okay," she managed to say through a tight throat.
His smile was worth all of her nerves, lighting up his entire face. Producing the sexy dimple in his one cheek she had lusted over before.
Relaxing in the bed, she had expected him to go around to the other side. She was wrong. He scooted in right behind her, wrapping his entire frame around hers. She was cocooned in his muscles, encased in his legs, melting into his embrace.
She felt…
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I'm never quite sure what to say here.
So here goes...
I'm a Canadian girl through and through, I love the mountains, yet I hate the snow. The summer here gets HAWT and I wish it was year round.
Some of my favorite things are cookie dough ice cream from Marble Slab, every Die Hard movie made, and crime drama shows on TV.
I swear like a sailor, don't do frilly girly things. BUT I love when my husband treats me like a queen.
I take photos for fun, and write to breathe. I love to be as creative as I can, when I can.
These are some of my favorite things about me. Do you wanna know the best part of me?
My family.
My mom and Grandma have supported me through every bad decision, and cheated on the good ones. They're strong woman who I look up to!
My husband, Steven, Scuba Steve, we've been together since I was 17, had our first baby, Savannah, when I was 18, and were married when I was 19. 3 boys, Chase Liam & JD, and 12 years later our family is complete.
Without their constant support (And sometimes badgering) I don't think I would be the woman I am today.
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In a paranormal community, when you hear the word "troll" you tend to think about the mythical monster that lives/hides under a bridge and is usually up to no good. In a message board community however, the word troll is used to refer to an actual person. Both share one similar characteristic in that they are usually looking to cause trouble.
An internet troll is someone that is looking to disrupt and or destroy a message board community. Their objective is to upset the members of the message board community. They do this by posting things that are derogatory, false, insulting, and offensive. For example, we often get trolls around here that preach religion and tell members that they are going to hell for believing in the devil. We also get trolls that claim to be skeptics and say that people here are delusional for believing in ghosts.
It is fairly simple to recognize a troll. First of all, use your common sense. If you have been participating in the community, you can use your instincts on what seems to fit in or is out of place. You can also spot a troll by their ego....many think they are way more important than they actually are. They post things that are annoying, insulting, disturbing, and designed to provoke an emotional response. Trolls feed on your emotions....they want to get you worked up and upset. They want to see you type a response out of anger or based on your emotion. Their ultimate goal is to incite a flame war and they take great pleasure in seeing members get banned.
You will also find that trolls rarely answer any question put to them. Instead they dance around the answer. They type out long responses that twist and turn in an effort to confuse the reader. They often avoid the question entirely and will turn around with a question of their own, one that is usually controversial. They will often claim that they are being "ganged up on" and that everyone is against them because they are a.) new b.) not part of the clique or c.) have an opposite viewpoint of everyone else.
Another way to spot a troll is the way they respond when confronted. They scream censorship, favoritism, and/or persecution. They claim that the moderators and staff hate them and just want to shut them up. They rant about how their first amendment rights are being violated. They claim they are being singled out because someone (either moderator or staff) doesn't like them.
The fact is, a troll will assume all different types of persona/characters. Some will try to blend in and get to know the community so that it can determine the best place to hit. Some will attack right from their first day. They come in all shapes and sizes.
They all have one thing in common....they are not here to contribute to the community in any way. They are only here to cause problems.
There are a few things you can do if you think you have spotted a troll. First of all....don't respond! You have probably heard the phrase "Don't feed the troll" and that is true. It will help isolate the troll if you don't support their objective. Second....add the troll to your ignore list. This way you don't have to see anything that they post and you won't be able to receive any PM's/Emails from them. Third and most important.....report the troll to a moderator or staff member. Even if you just suspect that something isn't right, let someone know about it so that we can look into it. If it turns out to be false, then nothing will be said. If it turns out to be true, then you have helped disrupt the troll.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me by PM or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Posted 07 December 2010 - 02:41 PM
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Posted 15 December 2010 - 12:58 PM
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#3 Guest_mrsspookypants_*
Posted 27 June 2011 - 08:17 AM
Since it's been 6 months...I thought this was a good time for a refresher on this!
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'Tis the season to make wishes come true for local abused and neglected children! If you are not already aware, there are over 300 abused, neglected, and abandoned children right here in Chatham County. These children are removed from the dangerous situations, but as a result they become entangled in a massive state system with no one to speak for them or ensure their needs are met. That is where Court Appointed Special Advocates come in. Savannah/Chatham CASA is central to fulfilling society's most fundamental obligation by making sure a qualified, compassionate adult will fight for and protect a child's right to be safe, to be treated with dignity and respect and to learn and grow in the safe embrace of a loving family.
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Not to argue with you or Lardy (for crying out loud!), but if I remember the story right, Rex Carr once stated that he'd like to have a 6 month old puppy that nobody had messed with. So, the Belmonts raised a Lab that was even allowed to sleep in the fireplace; ashes and all! That pup grew up to be the famed multiple National titled Super Chief!!!
Not saying that is the best way to do it, but it didn't work out too badly in that case.


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Tejano star Patsy Torres records her most personal album yet
It's impossible keeping up with multifaceted Tejano queen Patsy Torres. Then again, gathering moss isn't an option for the driven singer-songwriter.
She's written, recorded and released a new indie Tejano album, her most personal yet, but that's hardly the whole story.
Torres still tours "Positive Force," her inspirational, motivational "edu-tainment" concerts for young people. It's something she considers her greatest work.
"I talk to kids and I hear their stories all the time," she said. "They want advice. They want some kind of motivation and inspiration."
She's active on the local Christian music scene and is performing at San Fernando Cathedral on Wednesday with Sunny Ozuna and Rene Ornelas. Music starts at 6:30 p.m.
Lesser known is that she earned her doctorate degree in organizational leadership education at the University of the Incarnate Word in 2011.
In the middle of all that — and dealing with the deaths of her mother and two sisters over the last few years and her father's health issues — Torres launched her own label to pursue her Tejano dreams.
Not easy in these tough times for the genre, where radio airplay is hard to get, especially for a legacy artist like Torres.
Written mostly in the middle of the night, Torres' 13th album, "Mi Inspiración," is her most personal record ever.
The songs are often about hope, empowerment and faith.
"I usually wrote between 1 and 7 in the morning. I just needed the silence," she said. "It was like I was just getting messages and feeling my songs. By the time the birds started singing, I had my songs."
Torres wrote six of the 10 numbers, including the title track, "Nuestro Aniversario" (dedicated to her husband of 25 years, David Lucero) and "Ya Verás."
The album was released in late June. One listen is all one needs to understand why Torres remains a quintessential Tejano artist. But she doesn't think of herself that way.
"Singing was never my dream. It was more of a fantasy," she said. "In my earlier years, I wanted to be a medical doctor like my grandfather."
It was her paternal grandfather, Willehado Torres, who encouraged her to follow her singing talent. Torres made her first album in 1985.
Legendary radio personality Ricky "Güero Polkas" Davila remembers Torres from her earliest days. The former KEDA disc jockey puts her in the same league as Laura Canales, Selena and Shelly Lares for sheer talent.
"She's something for people to shoot for," Davila said. "Patsy's always helped the community big-time. She's just as great as ever."
Grammy-winning record producer Gilbert Velasquez, who helped engineer, arrange and produce half of the new tracks, agreed.
"She's proven herself. She's a hands-on musician," said Velasquez, who brought musicians such as Chente Barrera and David Lee Garza to the project.
The other half of the album was recorded at Danny Zapata's studio.
Torres said she is a perfectionist and that she holds herself to strict standards when writing songs or picking material (she recorded Lydia Mendoza's "Mal Hombre") for her albums.
"I've always taken responsibility for whatever I've written, (knowing) that young kids would be listening to it. So I've always felt that responsibility," she said. "A soon as I became a public figure, I took the responsibility that I had to be accountable for my actions and I had to be a role model."
That was especially evident throughout the 1990s when she was a performer at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, where she combined Tejano and motivation.
"All my teaching is from the stage," she said. "You can call me an edu-tainer. I'm always teaching. I never realized that."
Torres acknowledged that her ability to reach people with stay-in-school and anti-drug messages and her wide range of interests (born out of a tough childhood, she said) probably kept her from reaching the absolute heights of the music business.
More than 30 years down the line, it doesn't sound like that clear-eyed assessment bothers her much. She is a hometown legend, after all. There are no regrets.
"It probably was all my work with the kids, rather than being in the studio recording, I was performing at the schools," said Torres, a Jefferson High School graduate.
"They were my passion. Singing for the kids was my passion. I didn't have that drive to be onstage and having people screaming for me. I'm motivated by the kids in the front row crying. They come up afterward and tell me the difference I made. That's my passion."


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Marwa Farag, a research fellow with the Dubai Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center, flagged the following item:
A recent report published in the Lancet medical journal showed that "the trend for stunting among Palestinian children is increasing, and that there is a concern about the long-term effects." The report shows that there are pockets in northern Gaza where the level of stunted growth among children reaches thirty percent. Stunting, which is caused by chronic malnutrition and affecting cognitive development and physical health, poses a serious threat to normal childhood development and may cause severe health problems for children in the future. The report's conclusions that the main reasons for the ailing Palestinian health system are the occupation, the recent conflict in Gaza, and inter-Palestinian fighting stress the need for an honest assessment of the health situation within the context of broader Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
Thus, the Israeli government's dismissal of the report as "propaganda in the guise of a medical report" is disheartening. Measuring stunted growth among children represents objective health data collection. Regardless of partisan persuasions, the percentage of Palestinian children who now suffer from stunted growth remains ten percent. Dismissing the report as one-sided does not change the medical facts on the ground, which clearly indicate that the Palestinian population in Gaza is facing a dangerous and worsening health situation, one that certainly has implications on any future prospects for peace.
Link: //www.thelancet.com/series/health-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory


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Kenya's Japhet Korir will make a little bit of history at the Antrim IAAF International Cross Country on Saturday (4), an IAAF Cross Country Permit meeting, because it will be the first time that a reigning World cross country champion will compete at the event in its 36 year-history.
Korir, then just 19, caused a sensation at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, last March when he became the youngest ever winner of the senior title.
However, he struggled to find his best form in the second half of 2013 due to a lung infection sustained shortly after his Bydgoszcz triumph and didn't go to the IAAF World Championships in Moscow.
However, Korir showed that he is getting back close to his best with good showings in two Spanish cross country races, at Atapuerca and Alcobendas, towards the end of 2013.
In Northern Ireland, Korir will face tough competition from Uganda's defending Antrim champion Thomas Ayeko as well as Kenya's Emmanuel Bett.
Bett finished a close second in the Atapuerca IAAF Cross Country Permit meeting in Spain seven weeks ago, where Korir was sixth, coming home just one second behind Ethiopia's in-form 2011 World cross country champion Imane Merga.
In October, Bett also showed fine form on the roads when winning the Great South Run in England, covering the 10 miles in 48:03.
The elite men's race also includes Morocco's Aziz Lahbabi, who was third in the high quality BoClassic race in Italy on New Year's Eve, and Kenya's Titus Mbishei, a silver medallist as a junior in both the 2008 IAAF World Junior Championships 10,000m and 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
Mbishei knows the Antrim course at Greenmount well, having finished second in 2011.
Britton's ambitions of an Antrim hat-trick
Ireland's 2011 and 2012 European Cross Country Championships gold medallist Fionnuala Britton will go in search of a hat-trick in Antrim after winning the 5.6km women's race for the last two years.
She faces two strong British challengers in the shape of Gemma Steel, who took silver at 2013 European Cross County Championships in Belgrade when Britton finished fourth.
Steel also finished second behind Britton in Antrim two years ago.
Also on the starting line will be Charlotte Purdue, who won in Antrim three years ago as a teenager. After 18 months battling injuries, she returned to form at the European Cross Country Championships last month and took the bronze medal in the under 23 race.
However, perhaps the biggest threat to Britton's Antrim ambitions comes from Bahrain's 2009 and 2011 IAAF World Championships gold medallist Maryam Jamal, who convincingly took the women's title at the BoClassic on New Year's Eve, although the anticipated heavy conditions may not be to her liking and more suitable for the British and Irish runner
Kenya's Magdalene Masai and Eunice Kales, who finished third and fifth last year, are also returning to the race, along with Belgium's Almensch Belete, who was two places behind Britton in sixth at the European Cross Country Championships a month ago.
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As governments across the world slash public goods in the name of austerity, a new study finds that such measures in Greece directly correspond with a rise in suicides among males.
Entitled The Impact of Fiscal Austerity on Suicide: On the Empirics of a Modern Greek Tragedy, the study was published in April by University of Portsmouth researchers in the journal Social Science and Medicine.
The torrent of austerity measures following the 2008 global recession led to an increase in male suicides. According to the findings, between 2009 and 2010, 551 men in Greece took their lives "solely due to fiscal austerity."
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Researchers found that every one percent cut in public spending corresponded with a 0.43 percent increase in suicides among men in Greece.
Men between the ages of 45 and 89 are at the highest risk of austerity-caused suicide, the researchers found.


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today i changed my MB and i installed a ASUS P8Z68V PRO with intel I7 2600K
i found no way to let the mouse working in BIBM.
Legacy support is enable.
I tried to change USB port and nothing changed.
Naturally once installed the OS the mouse is working.
Also in the BIOS setup the mouse is working.
ANy suggestion
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