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The Vikings have called a press conference for later today. Early reports are already indicating that Brett Favre has decided to "retire". I think we all know how important it is to use quotation marks around that word when it comes to this man and any sort of career transition. From Jay Glazer's Twitter feed:
Favre has told teammates he will NOT play this season, citing wear and tear on his body. Team is hoping he will change his mind.
And then there's this tweet, from Judd Zulgad of the Star Tribune:
Brett Favre began telling Vikings officials last night he will NOT return for a 20th season.
Now, it's worth stressing that none of this means ANYTHING until October arrives and Favre still isn't in uniform. Actually, let's say November to be safe. Favre told the Vikings he was "retiring" right before training camp last season, only to later "change his mind."
It's his way of skipping training camp, which is so cute! Albert Haynesworth should take notes on this kind of stuff.
I don't know why Favre bothers with this posturing anymore. Do you care? Are you even paying attention anymore? You probably aren't. Everyone knows he's very old and would rather spend his summer telling journalists how much he loves being left alone than attend training camp. HE HUNTS DEER! HE RIDES TRACTORS! HE'S PLAIN FOLK!
The Vikings don't mind this at all, and have let Favre write his own rules for such matters. So it's not like he needs to go through these tiresome paces every summer. Unless he's a narcissistic, two-faced guy who relies on the glare of camera to feed his rotting black heart. Which I suppose is a possibility.
So expect Favre to be back in a Vikings uniform sometime by the third preseason game, just like last year. I doubt today's reports will mean much of anything in the long run, unless Favre was really selfish enough to drag his feet all offseason long, let the Vikings pass on any number of young passers in the draft, only to then leave them hanging right before the season with Tarvaris Jackson and Tarvaris Jackson's Lockdown Eyes as their only option at the most vital position on the field. He's not THAT evil, is he?
Is he?
Oh, dear.
UPDATE: Per Pro Football Talk, Vikings coach Brad Childress says he's, "not aware of Favre telling anyone he's not playing." And that is just so like Brad Childress, my head hurts.


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Where has it been stated that Hogsmeade is plottable? Pokelad (talk) 23:52, August 5, 2012 (UTC)
Contested Unplottable Locations:
In the matter of 12 Grimmauld Place, the house was not unplottable, but rather hidden by the Fidelius Charm. Balladore 21:09, May 26, 2011 (UTC)
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The house in Godric's Hollow where James and Lily Potter were killed. I believe this house would be considered unplottable. According to the plaque, witches and wizards are able to see the house, exactly as it was following the first destruction of Lord Voldemort, but muggles are unable to see it at all. Balladore 21:02, May 26, 2011 (UTC)


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In December 2013, UNRWA issued its Syria Regional Crisis Response Plan for 2014, outlining its plans to strengthen Palestine refugees and help them weather the dangers of the conflict. The plan calls for a total of US$ 417.4 million to ensure vital emergency services in health care, education, relief and other programs.
The Kingdom of Belgium, a member of the UNRWA Advisory Commission since 1953, is a major UNRWA partner, and has supported the Agency with over US$ 72 million since 2007 alone. Announcing the latest contribution as reports continue to document the suffering of Yarmouk, in Damascus, where 18,000 Palestine refugees have been trapped for months without assistance, the Government and people of Belgium have reiterated their commitment to supporting the most vulnerable people in their moment of need.
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Lead investigator in Kennebunk prostitution case continues testomony
Mark Strong facing 13 counts of promotion of prostitution
The lead investigator in the Kennebunk prostitution case testified on Friday that the male voice heard at the beginning and end of many of Alexis Wright's pornographic videos is the voice of Mark Strong.
Strong is on trial for allegedly promoting prostitution in Kennebunk by working with Wright to run a prostitution business out of her Zumba studio.
Click here for a timeline of the case.
Both Strong and Wright have pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Kennebunk police Officer Audra Presby told the court that she reviewed approximately 120 hours of video evidence for this case.
On Thursday, prosecutors showed jurors a video that showed Wright having sex with a man who then paid her.
Jurors also watched shorter video segments that show Wright talking to a man about clients and running license plates.
The man did not appear in any of the videos.
Prosecutors said Wright and Strong would set up Skype video chats so that Strong could watch Wright have sex with clients.
Nearly 14,000 Skype video chat screen shots police say they found on Strong's computer correspond with the videos allegedly found on Wright's computer.
A Jan. 17, 2012, video shows Strong and Wright engaging in sex.
Prosecutors say there are no corresponding screen shots for that video and the unseen man's voice is not present.
Presby also testified on Friday about items that police seized from Wright's two Kennebunk business locations, her Wells home, and her vehicle.
Presby said police found a camera, computers, hard drives, lubricants, condoms, cash, notebooks, and checks along with a private investigator's license and badge for Wright.
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I finally made a brave decision and went for Xiaomi Mi Band 2. Well, it's almost a no-brainer for me since it was one of the cheapest of all fitness band. I was not sure what I will gain from going for those higher-end smartwatch or fitness watch. After all, I was using my mobile phone majority of the time to tell me the current date and time rather than a watch, which I was wearing most of the time. In fact, my watch was either showing incorrect time when daylight saving time changed or incorrect date after a month without 31 days and I did not take notice of it.
Before I made the purchase, I looked online in order to know how to differentiate an original Xiaomi Mi Band 2 and a fake one as I was quite worried that the one that I am going to buy will turn up as a fake one. The post came and thankfully, it did not take long for me to verify that the one I bought is a real Xiaomi Mi Band 2.
Anyway, I have had Xiaomi Mi Band 2 for about a month now and I have used it for telling me the time more than the watch I used to wear. In some way, I am quite glad that I did not spend more than a hundred pounds for a fitness band or a smartwatch. In other way, I am hoping that the Xiaomi Mi Band 2 could do more. Well, what more can I ask for when I bought it only for £32.
When I first looked for fitness band, I was hoping that it could track how well I sleep and also act as a silent alarm. To be honest, I am quite satisfied with how Xiaomi Mi Band 2 tracks my sleep. It is controlled by the Mi Fit app and it separates my sleep session into light sleep and deep sleep. During the sleep session, it will also track my heart rate but the information is not shown in Mi Fit app. I guess it uses the heart rate data to determine whether I am in my light or deep sleep.
For the silent alarm, Xiaomi Mi Band 2's customisation is limited. Basically, you set a time and when it vibrates, you press the band to stop the alarm. If you do not do anything, it will vibrate intermittently. What I find is that the alarm will also stop if I shake the band. That leads me to think that the alarm will stop once it thinks you have woken up. However, it does not always work. Most of the time, there were no subsequent alarm. I am quite a deep sleeper, so it does not work for me.
Fortunately, there are other apps that are compatible with Xiaomi Mi Band 2. I believe that Mi Band Tools is the most talked about app for Xiaomi Mi Bands. I bought it but I wish I did not. Mi Fit app is quite sufficient for me without the extras in Mi Band Tools. The one works best for me is Notify & Fitness app for Mi Band. It shows the heart rates which are recorded during sleep session and it has an alarm function which cannot be turned off using the band. How cool is that? With the latest update, it can show the full text when I get a text message or Whatsapp message. Well, this function is annoying as there is no way to turn off the vibration when the band is displaying the message. Imagine that the band keeps vibrating while displaying a message of hundred words long. Bear in mind that Xiaomi Mi Band 2 can only show a small line of scrolling text. The app does have a note saying that it is a limitation of the band. I am hoping that it is more of a firmware rather than hardware issues. It is worth noting that when I bought the band, it is not even possible to show a line of text. When receiving a call or a text, only an icon is being displayed. Caller ID was added after that and third party apps make use of the caller ID line to display custom texts.
Some users said that their Xiaomi Mi Band 2s only need recharging every three weeks or so. I probably need to recharge it every 10 days or so. I believe it is because I use the alarm quite a lot. As I am a deep sleeper, the alarm has to work harder too.
Overall, I am quite satisfied with Xiaomi Mi Band 2. Sometimes, I did not even realise that I was wearing it. Smartwatches look cool but I think all of them require charging on a daily basis. Furthermore, I do not think that it will be comfortable wearing smartwatch while sleeping. Having said all these, I could actually do without it. It is just another gadget to keep myself occupied. It is interesting to see the data but not essential. I do not think that I will recommend it for people who are serious about keeping fit indoor or outdoor.


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PSU senior Letisia Ayala speaks at a press conference announcing a new initiative to support Latino students at PSU.
Oct. 4, 2010 — President Wim Wiewel launched today a new initiative to recruit, support, and graduate more Latino students, who make up the most underrepresented group at Portland State University relative to their growing population in Oregon. The program is called "¡Éxito!" or "success" in Spanish.
The president commissioned a campus task force last year that recommended steps to bring more Latino students to campus and provide more support to help them graduate. The recommendations include financial support, a new Casa Latina center, a target to double the number of Latino faculty and staff, and new recruitment and advising programs.
Latinos make up 20 percent of students in Oregon's public schools, and they are the fastest growing population in Oregon. At PSU, just 5 percent (1,236) of students are Latino.
"It's always been Portland State University's job to serve the community, and this is now a very important part of this community that we have not been paying enough attention to," Wiewel said. "It is in all of our interest to make sure all of our community gets well educated."
Joining Wiewel today at press conference announcing the new program were Portland Mayor Sam Adams; Perla Rodriguez, principal of Cornelius Elementary School; and Letisia Ayala, a PSU senior.
"This program is cutting edge, and it is exactly what we need right now," Adams said. "Right now we are failing whole swaths of our citizenry, whole swaths of our youth, and no where is it more disturbing than in the Latino community."
Here's what PSU is doing this school year to boost Latino student enrollment and help them succeed on campus and after graduation:
• Opening a new Latino cultural center called "La Casa Latina" in Smith Memorial Student Union to provide support to Latino students.
• Committing $350,000, allocating $250,000 yearly from University funding and $100,000 from the PSU Foundation.
• Doubling the number of Latino faculty, advisers and administrators over the next five years.
• Enhancing recruitment and advising programs for Latino students, guided by a new bilingual admissions counselor and a new bilingual adviser. Outreach to students and their families will start as early as middle school.
• Offering a bilingual family orientation.
• Working with the Alumni Association and Career Center to offer more internships, mentors, graduate school workshops, and post-graduation support to Latino students.
• The full report is available at: http://www.pdx.edu/diversity/
From left: Perla Rodriguez, principal of Cornelius Elementary School; Portland Mayor Sam Adams; Letisia Ayala, a senior at PSU; Carlos Crespo, professor and director of PSU's School of Community Health; and PSU President Wim Wiewel at a press conference announcing the new Latino student success initiative.


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A limousine in Calif. carrying nine women to a bridal shower suddenly caught fire on Saturday while driving on a bridge over the San Francisco Bay, killing five of the women including the bride-to-be. NBC's Tamron Hall reports.
Five women, including a new bride, were killed late Saturday when fire engulfed a stretch limousine carrying them to a party on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge over the San Francisco Bay, police said.
Four other occupants escaped with injuries including burns or smoke inhalation, California Highway Patrol Officer Art Montiel said. The driver escaped unharmed.
Witnesses at the scene told NBCBayArea.com people were trapped inside the burning limo, which was a white Lincoln Town Car traveling from Alameda to Foster City.
Montiel said the women, all in their 30s and 40s, were "probably killed by the fire," but the cause of death was not immediately clear.
Among those who perished was 31-year-old Neriza Fojas, for whom the bridal shower was being thrown, the San Fransico Chronicle reported. Fojas was recently married in the United States but was planning to travel to her native Philippines to hold a ceremony in front of family next month.
Authorities say the limo picked the women up in Oakland and was heading to the Crowne Plaza Hotel when the vehicle burst into flames.
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The CHP said the fire was first reported around 10 p.m. local time (1 a.m. ET) in the third lane of westbound state Highway 92.
The westbound lanes of the bridge, which connects San Mateo and Alameda counties, about 20 miles southeast of San Francisco, were closed for several hours Saturday night.
Investigators do not believe the fire was a result of a collision and will be looking into previous inspections to see if the limo had any prior issues.
Witnesses told NBCBayArea.com the limo was not involved in an accident prior to catching on fire. A viewer, David Solomon, sent in a picture that he said of was of the blazing vehicle.
When asked whether an "explosion" happened, Montiel said he couldn't confirm that. He did say the "vehicle was partially engulfed."
Limo Stop, the owner of the limo, said in a statement: "We are deeply saddened by the tragedy last night involving the young women, five of whom lost their lives in the limousine fire on the San Mateo Bridge."
NBC News' Justin Kirschner contributed to this report.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - About 5,000 District of Columbia residents enjoyed a free Thanksgiving feast at the Washington Convention Center.
The 13th annual Safeway Feast of Sharing includes a traditional turkey meal and trimmings served by hundreds of volunteers on Wednesday.
The event also features a job fair and a free clothing distribution for those in need. Organizers also offered free health screenings, flu vaccines and diabetes testing.
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|Release: Oct. 22, 2009
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The PlayStation Network has had more than its share of quality games gracing its online network over the last year or so. Making a concentrated effort to offer unique and high quality games exclusive to the system (at least time-based exclusives), the platform has put forth offerings that should make Xbox 360 users drool with envy - a big step considering the PS3 was, in many respects, a distant second to Microsoft's console when it came to online offerings. Not so anymore, as the PSN's latest release Trine continues the trend as a high quality game wrapped in a beautiful package.
Trine is an action/puzzle-platformer that will evoke fond memories of The Lost Vikings for those fortunate to have played Blizzard's popular title. In Trine, three characters are bound together for a mystical journey: a knight, thief, and wizard. Each brings a unique set of abilities to the table essential to the completion of their journeys. Each offers completely different experiences and play styles. When playing with a group of three, it's good to know who you prefer, as you can't cycle between characters like you can in one or two-player games.
The knight is perhaps the easiest and most straight forward of the character classes. He wields a sword and shield and is the savior of the group when the party is attacked. His shield can block incoming projectiles and falling rocks, making him particularly durable and handy to have nearby for a fight. The other characters are moderate at best in combat, making the knight Mr. Popular when the group is confronted by an army of skeletons.
The thief character, my personal favorite, is easily the most nimble and mobile character from which to choose. Her grappling hook can attach to any wood surfaces on the level, allowing her to swing and jump or scale her rope to the top. Where other characters are forced to deal with precarious jumps and traps, there are often ample opportunities for the thief to completely bypass them all together with a few slick moves and wait for her partners to make the trek over. In addition to her grappling hook, the thief has a bow with an unlimited supply of arrows, ideal for taking down enemies from a distance or at least attempting to do her best knight impression when stuck with the wizard.
The wizard is the most unique of the characters and allows for a lot of fun and creativity. Unable to learn the elusive fireball spell, the wizard instead has mastered telekinesis and can manipulate objects from a distance; often serving as the only solution to a particularly nasty puzzle. He also has the ability to conjure. By drawing on the screen using the right analog, the wizard can create boxes to use as stepping stones to reach higher areas, block incoming projectiles, or drop on top of enemies. All this comes at a price as the wizard is unable to defend himself in any traditional manner in combat, making him a sitting duck unless he's able to quickly draw a box to fall on the offenders head.
Characters level up as a group along the way, giving ability points to spend on upgrades to skills. The knight can get a hammer to smash objects, upgrade his sword to a flaming sword, and lift and throw heavy items. The thief can eventually fire up to three arrows, loose a flaming arrow that also serves to light dark passages, and charge her bow quicker. The wizard's upgrades come in the forms of being able to conjure planks and floating triangle platforms and being able to summon more than one at a time. The upgrades give just enough sense of progression to the game and character management without bogging down the main gameplay.
Speaking of gameplay, Trine is a 2D platformer full of lava, water, enemies, fireballs, and several other assorted deadly mechanisms. Characters must work together, utilizing the unique skills each has to offer, to get to the end of the stage. Things start off simple enough and don't provide much of a challenge, serving as an informal tutorial on the controls and abilities at your disposal. For me, somewhere around the two hour mark was when I found myself all of a sudden dealing with some much more precarious situations while wondering how I could possibly make it over the lava-filled floor, land on each tiny platform while avoiding the swinging spiked balls, all the while not getting shot by the trigger-happy skeleton across the way. More often than not it was some wizard ingenuity that saved us and kept the group alive. With all of the perils in the way, it's a good thing Trine doesn't punish too harshly for dying.


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State of Origin 1, 2018: Maroons get to grips with the G
For Brad Fittler and the NSW fans, good news came in the form of Billy Slater's bad news.
Slater was injured and wouldn't play Origin 1 at the MCG.
The bad news for NSW and coach Brad Fittler is that teenage sensation Kalyn Ponga has flown down to Melbourne.
But then Dane Gagai suffered a compound finger dislocation and threw another injury scare into the Maroon camp.
So exactly where Ponga will play has yet to be determined. Either way it will have Fittler and his baby Blues on edge.


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Heading toward Finals, we want the blokes in the rolling 22. I will have a look at one from each line to consider this week.
Rolling 22
Rory Laird
Elliot Yeo
Jack Crisp OUT Gus Brayshaw IN
Lachie Whitfield
Jake Lloyd
Kade Simpson
Who to bring in? Angus Brayshaw (DEF/MID, $677,000) is still found in less than a quarter of teams, so there is a fair chance he will be a unique in your league match ups… Well at least three a month haha, and you need to take advantage of that. The fact he is available in defence, despite his ball winning role through the middle places him in the must have category. He has a BE of 101, so his price will be steady for a couple of weeks although his three game average of 111 suggests there is still some growth, especially considering his match up with the Dogs this week who he scored 133 on in round 11. He has one bad score in nine weeks (one of which was a random tag experiment) and his only other score under 100 in that time was an 80 back in round eight.
Tom Mitchell
Stephen Coniglio OUT Joel Selwood IN
Andrew Gaff
Matt Crouch
Dayne Zorko
Josh Kelly
Steele Sidebottom
Ablett OUT Dayne Beams IN
Who to bring in? Dayne Beams (MID, $706,000) is a great unique to own in the run toward finals. He is currently owned by only 5% of teams despite his thumping three game average of 119. His numbers have been ridiculous since round eight, with two poor games of 50 and 69 but every other outing has been full on Beamer beast mode, rivalling anyone else in the competition. Discounting those two games, he has not dropped under 112 in that time and has surpassed 120 on four occasions with a top of 137. He loves playing at the Gabba and has three games remaining there including a nice match up with the Eagles for the Fantasy GF.
Max Gawn
Brodie Grundy
Who to bring in? Good luck finding the cash, but a trade to Brodie Grundy (RUC, $806,000) has to happen at some stage, basically for any ruckman other than Max Gawn. His numbers are ridiculous, averaging 121 for the season and 125 in his last three and he hasn't dropped under triple figures since round one… Can you believe that? What a reliable legend. His number reek of a Pig, but I'm not sure we have a snout to fit him. He has three scores under 110 for the year, what more can I say apart from oink.
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Isaac Heeney
Toby Mclean
Justin Westhoff
Devon Smith
Sam Menegola
Ed Langdon OUT Sic Dawg
Luke Breust is currently being disrespected but you couldn't do it.
Who to bring in? The Sic Dawg, James Sicily (DEF/FWD, $636,000) finally finds himself a spot in the rolling 22, albeit as a forward. The Hawk defender has become a mark of consistency (yes, I know) while increasing by 113K to this point in the season. He is averaging 100 for his 28% of coaches over the last five weeks and he hasn't gone under 90 in that time. In a promising sign, he hasn't missed a game since round six and is in nice form coming off his second highest score for the year with 118. He has a nice stretch of games in the coming weeks with the Lions in Tassie, followed by the Blues and Dockers. His break even of 83 suggests he won't be this cheap for long.
Ironically, my trades don't include a rolling 22 player but are as follows:
McInerney and Fritta OUT
Abbot and Pendles IN
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Wow… it's tough at the top. Coniglio tons up, yet still gets dropped?
… and Kelly keeps his spot after an 89?
Beams v Selwood?
Best option?
Gaff + 52k
Beams + 120k
Cripps + 127k (good run home)
Adams +213k
I had pencilled in Gaff, but I think I'm leaning towards Beams. Only because after Gaff goes big against Collingwood this week, he'll have Dunkley and Jacobs tags the next 2, I'm not confident enough on him with tags. And the extra cash from Beams will be handy.
Taylor Adams would be a big risk, but could be worth it, it would allow me to do a double upgrade next week. He is getting the midfield time now that Treloar is gone, and take away his 3 frees against last week and that's a 100. I think the potential is there for him to start going 110 – just risky.
Thoughts between Brayshaw and Sicily?
Struggling to decide between Oliver or Beams, hmmm. Lowest average starting player will be Rockliff after this trade so will just be minor adjustments from here
Have been asking the same question… Gonna go with Oliver though as the consistency is too good to turn down.
I have $1.3M to spend on two premium mids. Who are the best two mids for that money?
Already have Titch, Kelly, Cogs, Zerret, Crouch. Thinking maybe Sidebottom and Dusty? Maybe Beams?
matt crouch or westhoff?
Or hawk pretending to be an english teacher
Either way. This is fantasy football not a literature exam- who cares, in this context.
Is breust an option
Simon no offence I've seen u comment on everything for a while shut your hole up you act like your top dog bust your hole
Where's Grammar Nazi when you need him/her?
Hi guys
Best trade out of:-
1) ronke + e.curnow to rocky + duncan
2) ronke + e.curnow to westhoff + dusty/adams
I'm a big fan of Duncan, but the Power mids are too unpredictable.. Everyone has had a run and it's hard to pick who's going to get the minutes needed for a decent score for any given week out of Rocky, Gray, Wines, Boak, Ebert, Wingard and even Motlop..
That said, Westhoff does everything and is consistent, so pair him with Dusty who could be ready to go bang and ramp up his output heading into finals.
Heppell and Lambert
Dusty and Wingard?
A, B, C, D please help
A. Selwood and Farrell + 51k
B. Oliver and Lynch + 21k
C. Beams and Lynch + 25k
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In the face of seven major actors unions urging its members to boycott Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit," the producer -- and likely director -- has professed his support for unions and implied that the whole kerfuffle is actually an effort by Australia to "hurt the New Zealand film industry."
"I can't see beyond the ugly specter of an Australian bully-boy using what he perceives as his weak Kiwi cousins to gain a foothold in this country's film industry," Jackson said in a statement issued over the weekend. "They want greater membership, since they get to increase their bank balance."
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Supercross star's film shows triumph over spine injury
- Supercross star Trey Canard unveiled the documentary "REvival 41" about his recovery from a spine injury.
- A year after a serious accident caused the spine injuries, Canard is returning to racing on Saturday.
Some documentaries have Hollywood endings.
Supercross champion Trey Canard, who chronicles his lengthy rehabilitation from a spine injury in the new documentary REvival 41, is set to return to the big stage.
Canard, 22, suffered the severe back injury one year ago in competition. On Saturday, three days after the premiere of his film, he competes in Supercross Anaheim.
"The whole year has given me a completely different perspective," says Canard. "In the past I would have probably been really nervous and anxious. Now I am just really grateful to have this opportunity to really go out there and just do it, especially after watching the movie the other night. It's an excitement I haven't felt before."
On Jan. 21, 2012, Canard was competing at Dodger Stadium when a spill left an opposing racer's bike on his head and back.
"It was a scary pain. With other serious injuries like a broken femur it hurts a lot, but it's not a serious life threatening injury," says Canard. "But with a spinal injury you never know what the pain really means. It was pretty terrifying."
REvival 41 follows Canard throughout his recovery process including doctors' appointments, surgeries and physical therapy. There was one immediate and successful back surgery two days after the accident to repair three broken vertebrae on the spine and remove the pressure off the spinal cord.
Other surgeries sought to remove the metal parts from past injuries.
"I had broken my femur and collarbone and wrist, so I had metal in there from those. I took all the stuff out of there that I could," says Canard. "It was like Ace Hardware in there."
Seven months after his back surgery, Canard was back on his bike. On Saturday he'll ride with for the Muscle Milk Honda team.
"I'm not pushing limits that I shouldn't," says Canard. "I feel we have taken our time. We've followed this recovery by the book."
And as he makes clear in the documentary, the injury has been a blessing in disguise. So much so that Canard doesn't fear re-injury.
"There has been so much good to come out of this injury I cannot look at it as a negative," he says. "I appreciate everything it taught me. And that gives me a lot of peace about going out there on Saturday and doing my best."


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A single videogame classification system controlled by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is the best option for the UK, according to a government report.
The Committee of Culture, Media and Sport, in its report Harmful Content on the Internet and in Video Games, admitted the separate videogame labelling systems used by the BBFC and Pan European Game Information (Pegi) are both "workable in principle".
But it concluded that the BBFC already has widespread recognition and statutory backing, giving it the edge over Pegi.
For example, most people are familiar with the BBFC's age specific logos, but some are confused by Pegi's pictogram labels signifying videogame content.
"We therefore agree that the BBFC should continue to rate games with adult content," said the report. It also recommended that "online distributors should be encouraged to take advantage of the BBFC Online scheme," which was launched back in May.
The outcome will be disappointing the European Leisure Software Publishers Association, backers of the Pegi system. However, it'll do little to end the feud that Margaret Hodge, Minister for Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism, recently suggested exists between the BBFC and ELSPA over videogame classification.


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Far be it from me to wander around saying things like 'it's fate that we met when we did', and 'I can't second guess what fate has in store for me', yet last Friday would have tested even the most cynical. It was just one thing after another, after another that made me feel that we were destined to live in St Ives.
Here are the signs:
Arriving in Truro (on time) we had the opportunity to visit the stunning Truro Cathedral before our first appointment with our broker. We arrived at his place on time, we then met the bank manager on time, enabling us to meet our solicitor on time, we then left Truro on time in order to arrive at the guest house we'd booked (in the name of research) in St Ives on time. Now, how often does that happen… A sign – no!?
OK… I know that it was Guy Fawkes night and the fireworks were not put on for our benefit but we could have chosen any weekend to go down there, and it turned out that it was that one. Fireworks on Porthminster Beach and some of the best chips I've ever eaten… A sign – no!?
It was raining all day on and off. For the two hours between us leaving the guest house we were staying in and arriving in the restaurant for dinner it did not rain; it was also eerily warm and we barely needed coats to be comfortable on the beach. Arriving at the restaurant later on that evening it proceeded to rain constantly for 2 hours, stopping only minutes before we left so we could take a night time walk around the town… A sign – no!?
Sitting down at a picnic table on the beach we started chatting to a lovely lady called Gloria. Slightly over-excited after very successful meetings all day with our bank manager, mortgage broker and solicitor, we couldn't help but tell her what we were doing and that this gorgeous oceanside town (seaside town sounds too twee to describe St Ives) was soon to be our home. It turned out that she was also buying a place in St Ives and moving down from South London (Surrey). We spent the next 45 minutes animatedly discussing our new location and agreed to meet at the same place next year to find out how everything had gone.
Of all the people we could have sat next to, we sat next to Gloria… A sign – no!?
We had no plans for dinner and I had lost the restaurant recommendations that people had sent us. Wandering down the harbour among a throng of teenagers all looking for a 'piss up' on a Friday night (some teenage traditions transcend London) we came across the cutest restaurant in the corner of the harbour; covered in ivy it looked cosy and inviting; the menu was all about fresh fish and the prices didn't scream 'rip off' so we went in to Hobblers.
We were sat on a table towards the back of the restaurant for about 10 minutes whereupon the friendliest waitress we had ever come across offered to move us to the best table in the restaurant as it was becoming free. It really was a fabulous table, overlooking the harbour, and we clinked glasses over a slighly wet but still beautiful St Ives view. Of all the people in the restaurant she moved us… A sign – no!?
…which we had at the end of the meal was quite possibly the best sticky toffee pudding we had ever tasted. I kid you not, I would have left Danny for that pudding! At that stage in the day, with everything having gone so right, even the sticky toffee pudding was a sign.
Danny was slightly less convinced about all these signs, however I suspect he welcomed the fact that I was being distracted from having exchanged on my flat earlier that day, and that listening to me talk about destiny was preferable to listening to nostalgic stories from the last 6 years. He did however, challenge me to make it sound viable in a blog which, reading back on it, I think I may have done.


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Hey, Thanks Jeff! I'll try them. So..If you punch these in and they come up with quantities then how do you ask a store employee (who's lazy and doesn't remember it's a business and there company needs to make a sale) to look in the back for this fig.? especially when they give that Goddamned programmed " they stock at night so whatever is out is all we have" response? If we tell them it's in the scanner-then they wanna know how we know or won't get the item until we are then forced to prove to them that their system says there's more. When we do this don't we risk a local store policy with notes on the collector isles saying " we will not check in the back for DCPI items". <I hate Target> don't they wanna make a sale-they're so ******* lazy-even the managers
087-06-0576 SW Basic Figures 3.75in - I'm not sure what this is... unless C1 and C2 are going away?Jeff
If you worked for minimum wage you'd have the same attitude.
Unfortunately, your mileage may vary when it comes to these DPCI numbers working in your local Target's price scanner. Some of them have blocked the ability to type in a number and have it return valid information.Other Target stores don't even have the type of scanner you can type a number into or that display the stock-room availability.
Question on this, and it relates to the final 12. I sent a PM to the poster over at Scum, but a guy posted that Target has changed the DCPI numbers for the final 12, and they are now priced at $6.99! OUCH if its true! Sorry about this, I am a a very tired teacher who has been at the school for 12-14 hours the last two days for open house and parent-teacher conferences, and I cannot write, spell or look normal at a monitor. Anyway, I have not searched the thread to see if the final 12's DCPI are posted here, and if they are, has anyone looked to see what they ring up as to confirm the price increase? I've been waiting or a price increase to $6.99 for a month now, and at Wally to $6.88 since we are moving into the Holiday season in a month or two, so I just wanted to cofirm it (that and combined with the price of gas!).
All of the scanners (except for one lone store) here are now locked from manual DPCI checks. We even tested it with non-Star Wars material (Harry Potter book, and some random other thing) and they don't show, either. They've locked out inventory stuff entirely. God forbid a customer learn that something is in-store and the horrible truth that they'd rather let it sit in back than be sold.
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Growler,Hyper T and Rocky!
Rocky had his regular T4 a couple of weeks ago and the vet decided to take him off the 1/2 tapazole at lunch-time.
The vet thought his results were too low,however the test was taken only 3 hours after he got his meds.
My old vets wanted to test him 8 hours after he'd taken his meds
Now,the results on Rocky,edgy,pacing,even gone back to spraying
I am thinking of putting him back on the 1/2 mid-day,he was doing so good,gained weight,nice soft fur,I'm afraid in this state he'll lose weight again.
I know you strongly believe in the Iodine treament,unfortunately it's not an option for Rocky.
I will try to get a hold of my vet later on,what do you think??
Could 1/2 pill make such a huge difference?
"The cruelest animal is the Human animal"
3 kitties,Rocky(r.i.p my boy),Chico,Vinnie
Oh, poor Rocky . Chico, you know your kitties better than the vet does. Have you tried calling the vet?
Hopefully Growler or SCM will log on soon.
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Jasper, male Ragdoll ?? (approx 10 yrs)
Rose semi feral, a cpietra rescue, female tabby (approx 7 yrs)
Sweet Pea RIP (2004?-2014)
Puddles RIP (1996-2014)
Snowball RIP (1991-2005)
In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats.-English Proverb
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L4H,yes,I know Rockys behavior very well and this is not good for either him or me.
I will give him 1/2 pill at lunch just like before,I feel so sorry for him,he can obviously not relax:sad:
"The cruelest animal is the Human animal"
3 kitties,Rocky(r.i.p my boy),Chico,Vinnie
Is it possible to get Rocky's latest T4 value from the vet? I also agree that a recheck would be a good idea. Perhaps 1/2 pill is too much, but no pill is not enough. Maybe 1/4 would be the happy medium. But if you think Rocky is better on the meds, this could be a case of "treat the cat, not the numbers" (within reason).
"To close your eyes will not ease another's pain." ~ Chinese Proverb
We must not refuse to see with our eyes what they must endure with their bodies. ~ Gretchen Wyler
Chico, no advice but just wanted to pass on good wishes and
Famous last words:
"No, Bunduk, Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!"
Ditto for me...no ideas but a bunch of for you and for Rocky!
Windy~Smoke~Buddy~Palomine~Fagan~Asker~Mickey Blue Eyes Venus
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated -Mahatma Gandhi
"We're the renegades, we're the people; With our own philosophies; We change the course of history; Everyday people like you and me"- R A T M
SCM,I gave him 1/2 a pill at lunch today,could not get a hold of my vet,he's very busy Saturday,but maybe he'll call later.
Rocky was doing really good before,gained 1 lb and his fur was great,now he again has a somewhat greasy fur and is very agitated,at night he just conks out as if he is really tired.
I'll try to get his latest testresults from a couple of weeks ago.
I'd like to avoid another vet-visit this soon,he gets really traumatised every time.
You know,just with that half pill today,he's already doing better
Thank's for helping out SCM and KR,Onster,L4H,thank's!!!
"The cruelest animal is the Human animal"
3 kitties,Rocky(r.i.p my boy),Chico,Vinnie
Sorry Chico I work Saturdays so I can't get on until late as per usual during the week.
Do you have the actual T4 number from the last test & what was it the test before?
What is the dose Rocky is on? How many times a day does he get 1/2 a pill?
As SCM mentioned instead of dropping a 1/2 pill at a time, a slower decrease would be ideal. What would be ideal is to evenly decrease the amount of meds throughout the day from each dose. This way there is still a consistant amount of meds in his system instead of the meds level being up & down all day and "crashing" during lunch when he doesn't get any & making him cranky.
As for missing 1/2 pill does that make a difference? If it was only 1 dose that was skipped probably wouldn't be very noticable at all. But Rocky has essentially "skipped a dose" every day for the last couple of weeks - that will make a difference in the T4 level because the overall amount of meds he got in this past 2 weeks has changed by a fair amount from the amount of meds he got in a 2 week period say 3 months ago.
Give him the 1/2 pill @ lunch time until you can talk to the vet & explain the symptoms that have returned during the weeks his dose was reduced by 1/2 pill. Then your vet can work out whether a slightly lower dose overall during the day would be suitable for Rocky
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do
The Spirit Lives As Long As Someone Who Lives Remembers You - Navaho Saying
Vindication ~ For all those pets who became sick or lost their lives from tainted pet food
Growler,no worry,thank's for replying
I do not have his latest test-results from October 8th,but that's when the vet decided to take him off the mid-day 1/2 pill.
I have to go and get more pills and will ask for a print-out then.
He was getting one 5mg pill in the morning,the half pill mid-day and another 5mg pill at dinner.
So,all together 2 and 1/2 per day.
He gets extremely stressed at the vet:sad:
"The cruelest animal is the Human animal"
3 kitties,Rocky(r.i.p my boy),Chico,Vinnie
See if you can also get the T4 number for the test that was prior to Oct (July?) that will give a comparision to see how much the level has dropped from July? - Oct.
I would talk to the vet about maybe cutting the lunch pill down to 1/4 (daily total 2 1/4) see how he does on that for 2 weeks & see if that results in the same symptoms Rocky has been displaying or if that clears them up. If that is successful then you can try cutting the lunch pill out or reducing the breakfast dose by 1/4 so there is still a fairly consistant amount of meds in his system (3/4 breakfast, 1/4 lunch, 1 dinner for a daily total of 2). Ricky may do well on 2 pills a day but it may need to be more gradual in lowering the dose.
If you aren't using one already you may think about getting a pill splitter to make cutting the smaller size easier.
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do
The Spirit Lives As Long As Someone Who Lives Remembers You - Navaho Saying
Vindication ~ For all those pets who became sick or lost their lives from tainted pet food
Thank you Growler,I will see if I can get the test-printouts when I get Rockys meds,probably wednesday and I'll talk to the vet about what you suggested.
Right now,it's been 3 days,since I started him on 1/2 lunchpill again and he's been doing very good,no more spraying or pacing.
"The cruelest animal is the Human animal"
3 kitties,Rocky(r.i.p my boy),Chico,Vinnie
Growler,a new girl in the vets office,my hubby went up there for me and he could only get the latest T4 result,so nothing to compare with.
Anyway,his T4 was at 8 and Reference is 11-51,so his was low.
Hubby also told the vet what happened after we cut Rocky off the 1/2 pill,so he said,the timing of the test might have made the difference and that I could continue with the 1/2 until the next test.
"The cruelest animal is the Human animal"
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- At least 58 people were killed and more than 400 sent to hospitals in what cops describe as the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history
- The gunman has been identified as Stephen Paddock, of Mesquite, Nevada; he was found dead in his 32nd floor room in the Mandalay Bay hotel
- Tens of thousands ran for their lives, screaming, as gunfire erupted; it was believed to have been a "lone wolf" attack, authorities said
After a gunman opened fire on a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip late Sunday, killing at least 59 people and wounding 527 others, performers at the event described the "chaotic" and "heartbreaking" scene.
Bullets rained down as Jason Aldean sang onstage at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, forcing performers and concertgoers to flee the area.
Aldean later posted on Instagram that he and his team were safe after the shooting he called "beyond horrific."
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"You could hear it ringing off the rafters of the stage," he said. "Everyone onstage started running anywhere possible. It was pretty chaotic for sure."
"I ran just like everyone else," Owen added. "There was blood on people. ... It was literally like a movie you feel like you've seen before that's not real life... It was pretty chaotic for a pure seven to 10 minutes."
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Musician Chris Young was at the festival and said on Twitter that he stayed "on the floor of a trailer behind the stage," calling the shooting "heartbreaking."
Caleb Keeter, guitarist for the Josh Abbott Band, said on Twitter that witnessing the shooting had changed his pro-Second Amendment stance.
"I've been a proponent of the 2nd amendment my entire life," he wrote. "Until the events of last night. I cannot express how wrong I was. We actually have members of our crew with CHL licenses, and legal firearms on the bus. They were useless. We couldn't touch them for fear police might think that we were part of the massacre and shoot us."
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Lexie has been talking about being Asian a lot recently so when I heard about the Asia Pacific New Year Event at the Tacoma Dome I thought what a great chance to be exposed to a number of Asian cultures. Was it ever. There was over 7 hours of traditional dances and songs from Korea, China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Philippians, Samoa, Tahiti, Hawaii, Tonga, New Zealand, Lao, India and even a Mongolian dance. Their featured country was Fiji so we were treated to about an hour of their dances and songs then the rest of the countries got about a half an hour each.
This was the Fiji men's dance group. Lexie wanted to know why the men had grass skirts and not the women.
Lexie liked this group of young girls dancing a traditional Chinese scarf dance. It was hard to keep Lexie from running up on stage to join them.
Of course there were booths with traditional food. Lexie and I tried the fresh coconut milk. What she's holding is a coconut cut down, sealed then cooled. After you finished the drink they would slice it open so you could eat the meat right out of the center. It wasn't to our taste but it was a great experience. And it was also surprisingly heavy. Lexie didn't carry it for long:-)
Next we had the chance to watch some these beautiful dancers from Thailand. Of course Lexie liked the bling. She couldn't figure out how they kept their "hats" on.
Another great performer was this 11 year old girl playing a traditional Korean instrument that I'm afraid I didn't catch the name of. She was very poised and confident for her age.
A short while later it was time to participate in some of the activities they had going on. First stop was Japan and learning a little origami...
This lady was very patient with Lexie (and eventually me) until we had this lovely flower to show for our efforts. Lexie put it in her hair like so many of the other ladies she saw today.
Then it was off to China to determine what sign we were born under and have our names and signs written in Chinese by this lovely lady in traditional dress. Lexie is the year of the goat by the way and I am an ox.....Lexie thought that was funny so she called me a stinky ox all day. I don't think she got the concept and I am not stinky.
Korea was our next stop to make lotus blossom lanterns. Lexie picked the colors and well...picked the colors. She didn't want to get all sticky from the paste/glue they had. But it turned out well!
The great outdoors were calling Lexie at this point. We had to go ride the range just for a little while....yup, they had pony rides and she just HAD to have one. It must be the Kazakh blood in her!
In the lobby they had this amazing dragon puppet that I talked Lexie into getting near enough to snap this picture. She was a little nervous around it. I thought it was beautiful.
We had to catch some more dances like these terrific Korean drummers....
and this charming singing group from the Korea.
Throughout the day Lexie keep wanting to get her face painted. So finally towards the end of the day we managed to slip in to have this wonderful artist from Okinawa create a masterpiece on her face.
And a masterpiece it was....
By this time I was ready to go but Lexie wanted to watch a few more dances (and I think show off her flower.) So we saw this youth group from the Philippines dance the Payo and we called it a night.
Here she is with some of our treasures when we got home. Lexie wanted to show how much our lotus blossom looked like the flower on her face.
And we got this Indian Saree, which Lexie has wanted ever since she saw a show about a little Indian Princess and her Saree. You'll notice she picked her favorite color....
We also got delicate origami earrings for me and a hair bow for Lexie as well as some Japanese place mats and chopsticks which Lexie wanted to use for dinner tonight. Everything was $5 or less believe it or not and there was no admission to get into the event. A great day in my book and in my pocketbook too!
But my favorite treasure (besides the memories) was our names and birth signs written in Chinese. Clearly Lexie liked them too. Actually she like calling me a stinky ox. Funny girl!
The whole day was filled with a sense of pride in ones culture and a sense of community between all the Asian nations represented there today. Lexie and I both enjoyed the event and I hope it gave her a better connection to her Asian heritage.
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Gov. Rod Blagojevich's recent round of budget cuts eliminated $3 million in funds for museums, parks and zoos. In Peoria, that means thousands of dollars will be cut to the local zoo and museum group at a time when both entities are moving ahead with expansions. Officials are evaluating how the cuts might impact them.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich's recent budget cuts means less money will go to the area's museums, parks and zoos next year.
"Right now, what I'm doing is assessing what my options are," Lakeview President Jim Richerson said. "I'm stunned at what the governor calls pork."
Roughly $3 million in funds for museums, park districts and zoos was erased from the state budget when the governor used his veto powers to cut $463 million in spending. In Peoria, that amounts to about $75,000, according to Peoria Park District Director of Marketing Cyndy McKone.
"The governor, for whatever reason, decided he had to cut that money for his purposes. I don't recall this money ever being touched before, but this governor has taken a unique approach to things," said Steve Brown, spokesman for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. "Everyday you're seeing different groups who are talking about the impact of (Blagojevich's) actions and what it's going to do to them."
The funding dates back to a deal cut to expand gambling in the 1980s, when a portion of the resulting off-track betting (OTB) funds were funneled to such programs. Peoria lost those funds along with its OTB for several years, but they were restored in 2005.
In recent years, revenues generated by OTB facilities haven't kept up, said Justin DeJong, from the Governor's Office of Management and Budget.
"Funding has been subsidized by the state's operating budget, which is clearly not as had been intended," DeJong said. "These were not all easy decisions, but we believe we ended up with a budget that better reflects the needs and values of the people of our state."
McKone said the park district received $74,783 in each of the last three years. The district administers those funds, which are distributed by the Department of Natural Resources.
The park district keeps half to share with the zoo, Forest Park Nature Center and Luthy Botanical Garden. The rest is split between Lakeview Museum and the African American Hall of Fame.
She was not sure what percentage of those three program budgets will be lost with the OTB cut, but said that money makes up 8-½ percent of the tax-supported portion of the district's museum fund. The park district budget lists the 2007 total for the museum fund at $1.2 million. And there are multi-million-dollar campaigns underway for the Peoria Zoo at Glen Oak and a downtown museum.
"Of course, it's the worst possible time for the zoo and Lakeview," she said.
Richerson said the roughly $30,000 in OTB funds doesn't look like a lot compared to Lakeview Museum's $1.6 million annual budget. But people believed gambling money would be used for education and the museum has tried to honor that belief.
For example, Peoria School District 150 students visit the Lakeview Planetarium, which is underwritten with this money. And while most of the students in the 22-county area may never get to the museum, they can take advantage of the Picture Person program and "archaeology to zoology" educational kits — for free.
"If they're going to yank the funding, what do we do?" Richerson said. "What happens if we don't offer these services? Who's going to do that?"
In addition, the museum has been informed of more cuts.
A 30 percent budget cut for the IAC translates to another $15,000 out of Lakeview's coffers.
Lawmakers still could vote to override some or all of his cuts, although that seems unlikely unless Senate President Emil Jones, D-Chicago, backs off his pledge not to seek it. Senators were told not to return until the Oct. 22 veto session, which could leave agencies who rely on that money and are trying to craft their budgets pinched.
"We're all in various stages of doing budgets. What kind of heads-up did we get?" Richerson said. "I look at what's happening to my energy costs, my health care costs. Where is that supposed to come from?"
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They knew me as one who shot reeking crap out of cages with a hose—and liked it. And would rather do that than go to a movie or have dinner with a friend. They knew me as one who came two nights a week, who came at four and stayed till after ten, and knew it was not enough, because there was no such thing as enough at the animal shelter in Spanish Harlem that was run by the city, which kept cutting the funds.
Reading this story is a lot like watching that Sarah McLaughlin ASPCA spot on a continuous loop for 20 minutes. But Tin House provided fair warning in their Introduction to the Summer Issue in which it appears: "Consider this summer reading as providing a few grains of sand in your suntan lotion, a little bit of grit to remind you of the depth and breadth of the human condition." Welcome to an exploration of Miserabilism.
They knew us as the ones who had no time for the argument that caring about animals means you don't also care about people; one of us did! Evelyne, a pediatrician who treated abused children.
I'm not so sure it's a short story, no matter how flexible you are in your definition, or fiction, for that matter. Chuck Pahalniuk, Amy Hempel's #1 Fan, called something by the same title an essay – twice – though he also said it was about to appear in Electric Literature back in August and October 2011 and now here it is in Summer 2012 Tin House, so it's possible he was referring to something else. Amy Hempel does in fact volunteer in a Manhattan animal shelter. She's listed as one of the founders of the Deja Foundation which attempts to rescue dogs on shelter kill lists. And she already wrote the haunting flash "In The Animal Shelter" which isn't really about the animals at all but shows a familiarity with shelters that goes back.
But all that said – and I'm aware I haven't yet addressed what the story is, at all – it's great writing.
They knew me as one who decoded the civic boast of a "full-service" shelter, that it means the place kills animals, that the "full-service" offered is death.
The paragraphs alternate between "They know us" and "They know me" with more standard declarative sentences thrown in to keep it from getting sing-song. But that sentence structure keeps the silent, unseen subject, the dogs in the shelter, at the forefront at all times. To me it also invokes the biblical "By their works you shall know them." There's no plot; it's a string of brief scenes, some uplifting, some outrageous, all heartbreaking.
It's also informative. I watch the Westminster Kennel Club dog show – both nights – every year, and yet I'd never heard the terms "molosser", "catahoulas," or "presa canario" before.
The first line is from a short story, "In The Fifties" by Leonard Michaels, from his second collection, I Would Have Saved Them If I Could. It also uses the "They" construction, though much more sparingly.
They knew me as one who asked another volunteer if she would mind holding Creamsicle, a young vanilla and orange pup, while I cleaned his soiled kennel and made his bed at the end of a night. I knew that Katerina would leave the shelter in minutes for the hospital nearby where her father was about to die. She rocked the sleepy pup in her arms. She said, "You are working too fast." She kissed the pup. She handed him to me. She said to me, "You should take your time." We were both tired, and took turns holding the pup against our hearts. They saw this; they knew this. The ward went quiet. We took our time.
If you have your tissues and your Paypal account handy (you'll want to make a donation to someone somewhere afterwards),
you can read it online while the Summer 2012 issue is current (addendum: too late). It's quite short, and it is beautiful writing. And for me, knowing it isn't really fiction only makes it better.
Addendum: I'm delighted to see this is included in the 2014 Pushcart volume. I don't have much more to say about it, certainly not enough for an extra post, but I do find it interesting, in view of my current obsession with the theme of "truth" I see in the early stories (of which this is one, the very first fiction piece, in fact), that I initially wasn't sure if it was fiction or non-, and concluded that it was called fiction, but was really closer to truth. This is what you do with nonfiction when you want to make little changes that improve the narrative flow, or combine events and people into more easily writeable scenes. This had the ring of truth when I originally read it, and still does.


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Atlas of Guadeloupe
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Map of Guadeloupe
|Guadeloupe avec Saint-Martin et Saint-Barthélemy
Guadeloupe with Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy
|Subdivisions de Guadeloupe depuis 2007
Divisions of Guadeloupe since 2007
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|The island of Karukera is discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493. He names the islands Santa Maria de Guadelupe de Estremadura. In 1635 France acquires Guadeloupe and establishes it as a French colony. From 1759 until 1763 and from 1810 until 1816 the island is occupied by the United Kingdom. In 1946 Guadeloupe becomes a French overseas département and is ruled as part of mainland France.
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