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Welcome <insert name here> to my profile, and I hope you find yourself welcome. Don't expect me to be always polite, I bite if you piss me off. You'll see me around with various names, all linking back to here. I don't like when people vandalise this place, it's pretty good, and I dislike even more when people make negative edits on other people's profiles (my own included) because that's their space, in a way. You might have seen me often the holidays because I spend the time with my mum. Feel free to keep sending owls, though, I love that element of this wiki I'd like to think I'm half decent conversationist.
My Favorite Characters
- Severus Snape
- Hermione Granger
- Draco Malfoy
- Luna Lovegood
- Bellatrix Lestrange
- Minerva McGonagall
- Sirius Black
- Remus Lupin
- Lucius Malfoy
- Regulus Black
- Andromeda Tonks
- Narcissa Malfoy
- Lily Luna Potter
- Teddy Lupin
- Nymphadora Tonks
- Fred Weasley
- Dobby
- Voldemort/Tom Riddle
- Albus Dumbledore (but I view him as a manipulator because I'm nearly always on Severus' side, Sorry Guys!)
- Lucius Malfoy
My Ideas
- I wish we could get the number of pages on the Harry Potter wiki securely into the 10,440's but seeing as we've done that ... just keep it there.
- I enjoy both the movies and the books, but the books will never be beaten.
- I think the character pages need to include possessions of the characters so that's one of my publishing aims.
- I'm also working on creating pages for wrock bands. :)
My Contributions
User contributions
My Favorite Pages
Favourite Spells
Avada Kedavra Curse Sectumsempra Occlumency Legilimency Cruciatus Curse Animagus Blasting Curse Shield Charm Patronus Charm Imperius Curse
Favourite Possessions
Horcrux Elixir of Life Philosopher's Stone Elder Wand Cloak of Invisibility Firebolt Godric Gryffindor's Sword Felix Felicis Time-Turner Vanishing Cabinet
Favourite Locations
More About Me
Name: I already told you it was; ZRSFizzyBongs!
Nickname: I have loads, but my favourites are; Chech, Steph, Frankenstein, Nyx, Thalia and Blaze.
Birthday: Sometime in May ...
Height: Moving on … I have no idea!
Weight: Like I'm gonna tell you that!
Hair: Golden/Brown.
Eyes: They seem green or hazel depending on the light; but they are actually brown on the outside and blue/green in the middle.
Any piercings?: No, I may get my ears pierced, but the fact that the holes will be there forever, even when I'm not wearing any jewellery kinda creeps me out. Plus, because I'm at school, with games and all that, they would just close up!
Tattoos?: None. While I love how people get some to support Harry Potter or because it means something to them, I prefer ink that you can wash off at the end of the day. The furthest I would ever go; would be to have a tiny, literally tiny, maybe a few millimetres in diameter, heart on the inside of my ear, in t
he part you can't see, and have my husband do that same, so only we knew where they were.
Any siblings?: None but I'd like to think that I'm not a spoilt brat because of it.
What do you like to wear?: Clothes. :P Black/Midnight Blue/Hunter Green/Blood Red tops. Sometimes I wear pink though. I love jeans but only black ones or at least dark blue (I think that they call it indigo nowadays).
Hobbies?: Reading, writing, playing badminton, walking to town to get the food shopping, just browsing the Internet and using my ImaGINatION!!!
Sport?: Badminton and netball are the only ones I'll take part in if it's a club of some sort. Though I am dyeing to try rock climbing, abseiling and archery. I've been banned from my favourite selection of sport; which is martial arts, just cause I broke my mum's toe when I was something like 7 by dropping a stool on it! She has dropped electric radiators on my feet since birth, she can't complain at me for that ONE TIME!
Book?: I think I'd be stating the obvious if I said Harry Potter. But it's closely followed by the Hunger Games, Percy Jackson and a few classic reads like The Hobbit and TheLord of the Rings, Black Beauty, Flambards, and Treasure Island.
Colour?: I have loads. Black, hunter green, blood red, midnight blue and turquoise are some of them.
Website?: Fanfiction; obviously! Duh! :) Then Youtube and Harry Potter Wikia. I will probably create an account there soon so I'll add it to my list of webpages!
Movie?: Harry Potter series. I'm not going to even try to rank them. Erm ... I loved the Hunger Games! Cherish, Labyrinth, Black Swan, Julian Po and Woman in Black are also faves.
Celebrity?: JKR! Obviously. After that, Alan Rickman followed Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Tom Felton, then by everyone else in the Harry Potter Cast! :) Other than them; Lara Dutta, Rachael McAdams, Katherine Heigl (I still can't spell her surname :P), John Abraham, Stephan Fry (Again, still no idea!), Meatloaf (No! I have not gone crazy! Imagining that a meatloaf can prance around on stage, it's a singing group!), Matt LeBlac (Can't spell his last name … ), my head has two holes in it and everything is pouring out of it right now; I can't remember the name of the guy that plays Patrick Jane in the Mentalist! But yeah, that guy! I have loads more, but they are a few of them. John Abraham has some qualities that I think are shared with Ranger from the Stephanie Plum series. Katherine Heigl, Rachael McAdams (who acted in The Notebook) and Lara Dutta, mixed with Emma Watson and Avril Lavinge (forgot to list her too, and no I can not spell her name either!)basically sum up what I imagine Stephanie Plum looks like! Damn, I think I'm getting amnesia! Add in the looks of the number one Brazillian Model, still can't remember her name! And you'll get what I imagine!
Fandoms?: Oooo … now that's tricky! The following are not in the right order BTW!:
1. Harry Potter (ALWAYS THE NUMBER ONE IN MY BOOKS!!!)
2. The Hunger Games (Most likely third...)
3. Percy Jackson (Fourth maybe?)
4. Stephanie Plum (Probably a close second)
5. Doctor Who
6. The Mentalist
7. NCIS (all the types)
8. CSI (all the types)
9. Ashes to Ashes
10. Life on Mars
11. Lord of the Rings
12. Star Wars
13. Skyrim (General World)
14. Twilight (I will quite happily read Twilight stories but I just don't. Read further in the main body of text in my profile if you wanna know more!)
15. The Big Bang Theory
16. Merlin
17. Sherlock
18. Law and Order (All Types)
19. Fifty Shades of Grey
20. Pokemon
21. Star Trek
22. Narnia
I got loads more but those are some of them ...
Place?: Oxfordshire in the UK (it's where I live and spend my time at the weekend when I'm with my mum), Moscow; the capital of Russia, because it's like the homeland to me, seeing as I'm half Russian, and Cuba, because I'm in love with their style, their culture, and their country.
Food?: The edible kind … :P I have a massive sweet tooth; it' so big, it's sticks out my mouth. :P
Dessert?: Ben and Jerry's ice-cream, chocolate or cheesecake. :)
Alcoholic drink?: Russian Vodka, screaming orgasm cocktail, ginger ale, murder-by-night cocktail (my own creation)! Even if I do only drink a few times a year! ;)
Non-alcoholic drink?: Erm … I love fruit juice of any kind (preferably, not from concentrate), milkshake/smoothie with chocolate of bananas, pineapple and coconut, I love milk and all sorts of exotic teas, but let's face it, I wouldn't be awake today if it weren't for Mr. Perfect and Mr. Lifesaver, a.k.a. COFFEE!
Day of the week?: Thursday. :) I don't know why but it just is, oddly enough. Nope; it ain't Saturday or Friday even! :)
Number?: 7! The recurring number in harry Potter. 13! I have a fascination with the tall tales and mysteries of superstition behind the number. 32! Because by that point in life; I'll be evaluating if I got anywhere and if I ended up with roughly what I aimed for, or if perhaps, I turned out to be a complete and utter failure.
Month?: All Potterheards will say May and July because of the obvious events and celebrations. But apart from those two, I would have to say November, March and September. (Surprisingly, not my birthday moth of June, partially because I can't stand the birthstone; pearl!)
City?: Moscow or Oxford. Already mentioned the significance of both locations in Place.
Country?: Cuba or Russia. Again; already listed under Place.
Animal?: Oooo … well that's a tricky one. I mean; of course I love cats and dogs. I'd love to, one day, have a golden lab called Bob and a ginger Hamster called Rex, (because of Stephanie Plum) but as far as animals go … then I'd list; snake, raven, eagle, tiger, lynx, (especially snow) leopard, antelope, wolf, fox, bat, zebra, otter and ferret.
Time of the day?: 4:30 –The time I get back from school and can go on fanfiction! Yippee! :D
Smell?: Lemonade, wild garlic, fresh pine, fresh bread, recently mown grass, sizzling barbecue and sweet, cut fruit. (Perfect Spring day in my opinion!)
Season?: Spring! I love it! Not too hot! Not too cold! But I do like Autumn too. Just the flies and bug infestation in my bedroom slightly puts me off the firely coloured time of year. :(
Material?: Huh!? As in fabric? Silk, velvet, cotton and cashmere. Otherwise? Glass! I adore glass! Especially if it's coloured and a vase or a glass statue! By statue I mean miniature sculpture. I love my little collection of glass animals! But my wooden and marble elephants are quite sweet.
Author?: JKR! Obviously! After that … Janet Evanovich … then Suzanne Colins (still can't spell! :( ), then Ben Elton, Rick Roirdan ( can't spell … ), JRR Tolkien (dunno if that's right or not …) and then Sophie Hannah.
TV channel?: Erm … I guess I watch BBC a lot for a variety of things, eg. Doctor Who, the News and Comedy; such as Live At The Apollo and Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow. ITV for stuff like Agatha Cristie's Poirot. 4 is mainly for Relocation, Relocation, Peter Kay and The Big Bang Theory. (Home buying and antique programs, I watch either on 4 or BBC.) Sometimes music on 4Music, but only if there is something goodish on, I quite like the 90's Pop Ballads, I must admit.. More4 is all right for stuff like Grand Designs though. 5 is my sanctuary for crime, American series, detective, forensic and policing sagas. 5* and 5USA are the key ones for me though. I watch a load of Dave. Yep, most of my TV-ing life revolves around repeats of QI and Have I Got News For You.
Song(s) at the moment?: I don't have … of the moment songs … simply all time favourites! I love ...
1. Katy Perry's Part Of Me,
2. David Guetta's Titanium,
3. Kelly Clarkson's Stronger,
4. Avril Lavinge's When You Walk Away,
5. Adele's Set Fire To The Rain,
6. Meatloaf's Bat Out Of Hell,
7. Meatloaf's Cheating In Your Dreams,
8. Meatloaf's Execution Day,
9. Meatloaf's For Crying Out Loud,
10. Meatloaf's I'd Do Anything For Love,
11. Meatloaf's Life Is A Lemon,
12. Meatloaf's Objects In the Rear View Mirror.
13. Meatloaf's Paradise By The Dashboard Light,
14. Meatloaf's Rock and Roll Mercenaries,
15. Meatloaf's Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through,
16. Meatloaf's Surfs Up,
17. Meatloaf's Two Out Of Three,
18. Meatloaf's Wolf At Your Door,
19. Meatloaf's Took The Words Right Outta My Mouth,
20. Guns And Roses' Welcome To the Jungle,
21. Guns and Roses' Sweet Child O' Mine,
22. Kiss' Forever,
23. Kiss' Rock Hard,
24. Florence And The Machine's Seven Devils,
25. Jessie J's Do It Like A Dude,
26. Styx's Babe,
27. The All American Rejects' Another Heart Calls,
28. Wicked's For Good,
29. Wicked's Defying Gravity,
30. Rihanna's Russian Roulette,
31. Whitney Houston's Didn't We Almost Have It All,
32. P!nk's Perfect,
33. Foreigner's Hot Blooded,
34. Katie Melua's Closest Thing To Crazy,
35. Katie Melua's Spiders Web,
36. Katie Melua's Better Than A Dream,
37. Dido's White Flag,
38. Dido's Life For Rent,
39. Christins Perri's Jar Of Hearts,
40. Britney Spears' Toxic,
41. Britney Spears' Hold It Against Me,
42. Leona Lewis' I See You,
43. Lady Gaga's Edge Of Glory,
44. Lady Gaga's Born This Way,
45. Last Sacrifice (Severus Snape's Song) – Type it into youtube for the creator,
46. LMFAO'S Sexy And I Know It,
47. Moulin Rouge's Roxanne
48. Les Miserables' Look Down
49. Les Miserables' Red and Black
50. The Hanging Tree (Hunger Games Song)
And loads, loads more …
Friend?: I don't have many because my mum always drove the message into me; that no-one but her and my dad would ever care for me, so I started driving people away, so that they never would. My only real friend is ZoeyK97; to whom I owe most of my Marauder fanfiction reads.
Place to be?: In my form room when they are having a daily mud-fight, eating oranges which have been used in a game of tennis with my exercise books and after then having broken a radiator and having the skin taped back up.
Time of the day?: 07:00 – the time I set my alarm clock to and the time I have to wake up at … each … and every … single … bloody … weekday …MORNING!
Day of the week?: Monday; unsurprising there, I admit I've tripped over the bar and failed the originality test on that question.
Song/music genre?: Classic Rock; 'cause let's face it, most of today's modern music is a bit crappy.
Animal to you?: SPIDER! HELP ME! IT'S COMING TO EAT MY HEAD OFF! HELP MEEEEEE! WHY IS IT RUNNING SO QUICKLY! IT'S A TINY THING FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! IT SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO CHASE A HUMAN! HELP!!!!!!!!Why couldn't it have been follow the butterflies … *(
Drink?: Sour milk … gah!
Food?: Mushrooms! Closely followed by most kinds of cheese, flan (even though I love lasagne), most types of fishy fish and every sort of tomato!
*Have you ever...* (Knowing me, probably, regrettably, yes. :))
Been so drunk that you cant remember?: Well the comment next to the title now stands untrue. No. Because I have a surprisingly high tolerance to alcohol. o.O
Cheated/Been cheated on?: Never had anyone to do that with/on. :(
Been in love?: It was only ever an innocent friends with benefits kind of thing.
Been on TV?: Yes, a few times … :D !!!
Once … When they came to my primary to do a show for 'Time Team'.
Twice … When they came to do a program about the famous family of the Mitfords at the House where I, at that point in time, lived, with my parents and their employer.
Thrice … When they came to where I lived before that to do a program about modelling and how it was done, and so a model came over for a few weeks while they used the rooms as backdrops; to show how their shots were taken.
Four Times (I give up; I dunno what the word is) … It technically wasn't TV, but I got an extras part in Hot Fuzz,as a young child, in one of the scenes in Wells, a city I went to a lot when I lived there.
Five Times (Again; my mind is blank! Nothing springs forth; zilch, nada, nothing.) … It was an accidental shot where they caught my head in the audience to a Michael McIntyre show.
As well as that I've been in the local paper for a badminton group advertisement and cover story. And for my primary school cook book which was published in a full hard-back design, I created the front cover, even if the removed the best bits of it when they printed it.
Stolen anything?: Yes, but it's only ever tiny stuff …
A ribbon off a display,
That bell from a chocolate bunny's neck,
A mini egg,
Odd jelly baby,
Hair clip,
Hair band,
My enemies homework,
Etc. …
Been on stage?: Yes, in a panto when I was 6, you know; when they let little kids come up on stage. Then again in dancing performances and in my now ex drama group's production. (That's not counting school plays etc. though those were some of my best action bits where I wrote the 50 page long scripts single-handedly that had to keep bloody changing! Year 7 drama festival 'on air in 5 4 3 2 1. action' my best performance, or rather my favourite where I got to be a dramatic villain! :) Mwahahaha!). Apart from those times, just my dancing performances.
Passed out?: No … I'll have to try that sometime though …
Had a surgery?: Nah … I ain't doing that till I get into the line of work which send me to the ER with a bullet hole through my chest. :P
Broken the law intentionally?: Did you, Mr. set of questions I downloaded off another site, or did you not, just ask me, whether or not I HAD STOLEN SOMETHING! I believe stealing is against the law. *Face palm* And anyway … if I find anymore questions with spelling errors in (trust me; when I found the set, there were loads) I will kill you. Cyberly … or in any way possible … hopefully it is … somehow possible.
Had a friend pass away?: Thankfully no, only family I wasn't really close to.
Been lied to?: Erm yes! But if you knew me, it would probably to get me back for lyeing to them first.
Been dumped?: I'm starting to feel like a broken record … If I've never gone on a date … how the ruddy hell do you expect me to be dumped!? Uhh! - Stupid Question.
*Do you...*
Do drugs?: Do painkillers count … ? :S
Get drunk?: Not often … about three times a year … the only three times that there is any alcohol around … at all!
Dance?: I used to get forced into dancing lessons – to make me more feminine. Uhh! Like that was gonna happen. If my mum thought that after me breaking her toe, I would just stop being who I was, even after being banned from martial arts, she was wrong. Apart from that, I don't have enough self-confidence to go to any discos etc. so no. I would like to take up partnered dancing; as in Waltz or American Smooth.
Party?: Three times a year, the three times I can get drunk, in fact, New Year, Christmas, and Canada Day; in July. My Potterhead gatherings are always small cause they tend to be online!
Sing?: Nope! No sir! Not Me! I am completely and utterly, tone deaf! Just in the shower … or with my i-pod, when I can't hear myself but I get to torture my parents! :P
Play an instrument?: Does a recorder count!? :) I would love to be able to play something, but I wouldn't have the dedication to keep up with it, simply because I don't have a passion for music in such depth. I may learn how to play the guitar when I'm older, but that's when I'm older ...
Get along with your parents?: NO! My mum forces me to better myself, while selfishly telling me that no-one but her and dad will ever care for me, that I should that them, while she belittles me with over-dramatized reactions of mine and mocks me with my failures. You think I get along with them!?
Think you are attractive?: No; I'm as fat and ugly as an over-weight pig.
Swear?: Made an internal bet NOT to do that till I'm 16, unless I'm quoting someone/something etc. But it'll be broken all right! ;) Sometime down the line. But I generally only do in my stpories and stuff. :)
Smoke?: The last and only time I did that was to win £50 off someone who dared me to take a drag. But I ain't doing it as a hobby or as a pleasure. Once was enough thanks. Money is always something I'll take for a dare, as long as there is enough on the plate, so I may do it again, but only for the money.
Get motion sickness?: I used to get car sick as a kid, but I didn't know it was car sickness till later. Now I only ever get it if I'm sitting in the back for over 5 hours.
Wear contacts/glasses?: Yes, glasses. They sort of became part of my persona at school so when I tried contacts, I decided to leave them for a while till I no longer want glasses to be part of who I am.
Get good marks?: As long as I remember to do my homework on the morning bus.
Watch cartoons?: Um … not really … not that I have anything against them … I just don't find most of them funny. Tom and Jerry, Scooby Doo and Loony Tunes still makes me laugh though. :)
Drink milk :3 ?: Of course! ;D
Write poems/stories?: My passion for writing started off with long winded poetry, now it's just been transferred to written in 3rd person stories. And anyway … why would I be here if I didn't … !? :) My aim is to write at least one story per my listed favourite fandoms! :)
Take a particular medicine?: Nope! :) Lucky me. Dad has to take loads though because he had a heart attacks; so only half his heart works. The only time was when I had chicken pox.
Go to psycholog?: Wadda - … oh, right …no.
Have a pet?: I love animals, and I always had the responsibility of looking after the pets of my parents employers; from horses to peacocks, but I never had one of my own. Like I already said, I'd love to have a pet at sometime in Animal.
Are you allergic to something?: Yes. Not how people are allergic to nuts or lactose intolerant, because me rashes and itching doesn't stop me from eating fruit, honey, vegetables, and drinking juice, taking certain painkillers or using sun cream.
Play an online rpg?: WTH is that!?
Get online on msn a lot?: I don't use my account. I just have it for the sake of having it. Plus I've forgotten my password. :O
Google a lot?: Loads … ! How else would I come up with my characters' names! :)
Have fights?: With my parents; many times a day. With my friends; I don't have any people I won't make friends that will start hating me if I slip up with something tiny.
Read magazines?: If they have sudoku, crosswords or quizzes in, yep, all that time, but other than that, only in the waiting room of my dentist, optician and hairdresser.
Read comics?: Only short, fan man Harry Potter ones.
How many hours do you sleep?: Not enough by any means.
How frequently do you go to hairdresser?: About twice a year for an all round snip, I'm not fussy, but ever since that evil one cut my fringe way too short, at way too many heights, with way too many layers, I won't let anyone go near it, so I'm just growing it out. It's weird now, because half is long enough to put round my ears, even though my mum hardly ever lets me have it loose, it nearly always has to be in a plat, but the rest is just too wavy and short. :(
Get along with your teachers?: If I did people watch and learn how speaking and acting in a certain manor will manipulate just about anyone; lets just say it put me in a good position to wiggle out of late homework etc. I'm my English teacher's pet and I think that my science, maths and Latin teachers like me quite a bit.
What's your preferred genre of music?: Classic Rock and Modern Pop music with good lyrics.
All-time favourite band/artist?: Meatloaf
All-time favourite song?: Tricky; Bat Out of Hell or For Crying Out Loud – both by Meatloaf.
How many CDs or MP3s of your favourite band/artist do you have?: Um … I don't listen to music all that much. I have an I-pod nano but I only really listen to it in the car. Other than that; I listen to music on youtube when I'm not faking doing my homework and not writing or reading. But in total, I would say that I have around 50 tracks by Meatloaf. :)
What's your favourite radio station?: I have never bothered finding a great one so I just listen to 'Heart' in the car and put up with the adverts, and skip to BBC 2 every now and then. But if I'm trying to stay awake till my parents are asleep, BBC 1 is quite good at around midnight.
Rock?: Love it!
Blues/Jazz?: Meh … Blue needs a good beat and melody, jazz needs a good set of lyrics.
Classical?: It's great in films but I have no patience to sit and listen to great big and long concertos.
Rap?: I need to either be able to hear the lyrics (I struggle), they also have to mean something, which is why I like Eminem and Will.I.Am. But I don't really care if I can't hear the words if there is a great beat and rhythm, and preferably some featured singing in it too. Great example of that is with Pitbull.
Pop?: If the track sounds good and the lyrics mean something, then yeah, what the hell, I like it. :)
Country?: It's all right. :) Just not my first choice or taste in music.
Folk?: It's all right. I like the Georgia Satellights' and they have a sort of essence of that in their rocky work.
Emo/Screamo? Erm … what is that? Something like Evanescence's (can't spell her name most days lol (: ) Going Under, My Heart Is Broken, My Immortal or Bring Me To Life. Then yeah. I like it. :)
Heavy metal?: I love Metallica (again, you're lucky if that's spelt right) and as long as it isn't what wakes me up in the morning, then I'll be happy to hear it. :D
Techno?: Erm … WTF? DJ music? I like DJ Fresh and David Guetta so if it is that, then yep.
Reggae?: It's all right I guess. Similar to some of The Red Hot Chilli Peppers' songs. Plus I love a character in a fanfic called that, made by at8c for Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum. What Does It Mean To Trust is EPIC!
R&B?: Yep. Preferably not if it's depressing though.
Time you cried?: I cry in my heart; every day. I cry to myself; every night. But I cry to the world; just a few times a year.
Movie you watched?: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. *(
Person you talked on the phone?: My French Teacher (out-side of school). I hardly ever call anyone. I just text when I need dad to bring some stuff I forgot to school for me.
Cigarette?: When I was young and I already mentioned the bet.
Song played?: Evil Plans by Starkid in AVPS!
Thing you ate?: A rum and raisin ice-cream! :P
Time you took a bubble bath?: Three days ago. Normally I shower during the week and take a bubble bath each week-end. But it's the holidays when I'm writing this; so yeah, bubbles whenever I want them, and every time I don't want them too.
Time you got drunk?: Last month!
Time you read a book?: 5 hours ago; this morning. :)
Email you got?: From my newly-found Russian pen-pal.
Person you got into a fight with?: Mum. Easy.
Time you hugged someone?: Erm … a few months back. (Not counting my parents).
Time you kissed someone?: A few years back for a dare. (Not counting my parents or relatives of adults who's cheeks you kiss.)
Time you met someone new?: Face to face or online? Online? - 14 hours ago. A guy from Poland called Timothy. Face to face? - 6 days ago. A girl called Tanya who's moved into the village I'm staying near right now.
Time you went for a date?: How many times do I have to bloody type …NEVER! Sad? Yeah, so what.
*Do you believe in...*
God?: No. I have a logical and scientific frame of mind. I don't work with it exists if proven not to, I work with it doesn't until proven to so theory. Unless of course I'm arguing with my mum, in which case, I'll use what I have.
Religions?: I see people bending over, chanting and hitting their head on the stone floor, do I not? So yes, seeing as a religion is a set of actions and beliefs, I do believe they exist. I just don't believe in them. Once again – terribly phrased question :P I feel like being a Nazi right now. :)
Aliens?: I believe in some other form of life beyond our galaxy. To explore this, I'm writing about the dark side of the mood and Pigfarts.
Ghosts?: Nope. Sorry Peeves (even if you're not a real one), Fat Friar, Bloody Baron, Grey Lady, Nearly-headless Nick and they other ghosts and ghouls of Hogwarts and the wizarding world. I believe for the story, but not for real life.
Afterlife?: No. Sorry.
Yourself?: Not a chance. Not after 13 years of living with my parents. It's a surprise that I'm not in a mental health institute. I guess the Land Of Denial truly does solve PTS. :) Thank you Stephanie for that trick! ;)
Astrology?: I love the theories and myths surrounding it and I believe that it exists and is a beautiful thing. But I don't believe in it.
Karma?: In the back of my mind; no. But I love just waiting and doing nothing about the bitches I know, just letting karma screw them over and over again.
Magic?: I am a Potterhead am I not! But like I said. I think logically. I don't believe that what other people present me with is magic, just a set of illusions. They can all be explained one way or the other. Magic is something that can't be explain. Defies science. I'm sure there is plenty of it out there. Somewhere. But I insist that my Hogwarts letter was just lost!!!
*In a girl/boy* (BOY!)
Hair?: Black or really dark brown. Long enough for me to thread my hands through the strands.
Eyes?: Ebony or brown.
Hobbies?: I like the military types that will show you a side that only you get to see. So martial arts and reading, I'd say.
Style of clothing?: Anything sensible. No crocodile skin boots and fur jacket type though.
Kiss on first date?: Yes. Go ahead. :D Just on the cheek though.
Love at first sight?: Attraction at first sight. Yes. Love? I'll see for myself when I get there.
Origin?: Cuban American. :) Mmmmm _
Who do you wanna slap?: Mum. And nearly everyone else I know.
Who do you wanna kill?: No-one as of yet. But I'm sure I'll find plenty worth that penalty.
Your dream?: To have a life like Stephanie Plum if she got with Ranger or Hermione Granger if she got with Severus Snape.
Do you want to get married?: Yes. One day. But I refuse to be the stay at home house-wife that is barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen making sure that her husband is fed well and dinner on the table at 6 pm sharp each night, ignoring the fact that you know he's cheating on you every day. I am no Helan Plum!
Love?: Yes. Acceptance of me for who I am, without trying to change me into their dream person. Without them waiting for me to change and supporting me no matter what. Where for once in my life, I want another person to be happier than I am myself. :)
I wanna be...: See Dream … it's the same answer lol :).
All you need is…: Love! :) (And Harry Potter :P)
Identify yourself with 3 words: Only 3! Damn!
I'd have put intelligent but I can only have 3 … then I would have had a description for each house of Hogwarts … I think cunning covers intelligent as well … :)
What is your worst characteristic?: Hiding behind an ever-expanding web of lies to hide myself and keep my privacy intact.
What are your fears?: I have loads. :(
Dyeing before I had a chance to do anything good.
Not Being wanted by anyone.
Loosing the ones I love.
Becoming a stay-at-home housewife.
The list can go on and on but those are my top six … not necessarily in that order though. :)
What is your weakness?: Sugar, coffee, spiders, kindness and other's support.
Favourite quote?: Apart from all the Harry Potter ones; BTW, my favourite one of those is 'Always'. But apart from those;
'Light thinks it's the quickest thing. But it's not. For wherever it goes, darkness has always beaten it there.'
If you think into the full depth of this quote you will understand all the hidden meanings and why I like it so much.
Cartman or Kenny?: Erm … guys … help … who or who!?
Shoes you wore last?: My sandals 'cause it's hot right now.
What is your aim for this year?: Do my homework at night and write more on wikia.
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I want to go on the record that I would rather not kill yellow jackets even though we are all extremely allergic to their stings. My attitude has always been that they deserve to be here as much as we do and have a place in the order of things. But, this year they have overstepped and decided to build a nest right next to my front door.
Fall is such a lovely time of year when the trees are turning the oppressive humidity and temperatures are dropping. But, unfortunately it's also the time of year when yellow jackets start to become even more of a problem than they were earlier in the year. The reason for this is that the colony is breaking down and the ones that are left become desperate to protect their remaining young and to feed them.
They spoiled the joy of the first cool, crisp morning as when I stepped outside I found myself and the girls being swarmed by flying pests. So, I'm now of the mind that I need to kill them before they have a chance to kill us. That epi pen will not be used if I can help it.
I respect their instincts, but they have worn out their welcome at my house; I have the same protective feelings toward my young as they do and if I must kill yellow jackets to protect them I felt that I must do so. So that I could set about killing yellow jackets without feelings of guilt, I wanted to get the facts on how to get rid of yellow jackets without poisons, chemicals and sprays. I'm a big believer in natural pest control but if it comes down to me or them; Baby, it's going to be them. Picture me as Rambo wielding a can of Raid.
I found there are several ways to get the job done but unfortunately with the problem being right on my front door step I'm afraid that I will have to spray the little buggers and then put some of the less poisonous and more natural methods to work.
Here are some ways to kill yellow jackets without using chemicals:
- Wasp traps – You can build a homemade wasp trap using the instructions yourself for practically nothing. The supply list is very cheap compared to wasp killing chemicals.
- Pour boiling or soapy water into the entrance of their nest. This method is for the well prepared and well covered person who is not allergic to stings and in my opinion, very brave.
For this round of the battle, I'm going to buy several cans of wasp killer that sprays from as far away as I can possibly find. Then I am going to follow some of this guy's instructions on how to kill yellow jackets in a more natural way. He has lots of tips on how to make your home and yard less inviting to the dangerous insects and how to trap or kill the first scouts that might show up before they can colonize and build nests that force you to resort to poisonous elimination.


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Note: All required forms and notifications are expected to be submitted by the announced deadlines. Go to the Ryan PIAA Physical Forms / FAMILYID for details. If you have any questions or concerns about PIAA Eligibility, please contact your team head coach or Joe Zeglinski, AR Athletic Director.
A student who participates in interscholastic athletics at a school which is a member of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. ("PIAA") must comply with PIAA eligibility rules. If you fail to comply with these rules, you will lose your eligibility to participate in interscholastic athletics. If you participate while ineligible, you, your school, and/or your Team will be penalized. It is, therefore, important for you to be aware of applicable eligibility provisions.
The information set forth below highlights and summarizes the major requirements you must meet to be eligible. It does not identify every rule or every detail. Unless otherwise indicated, each requirement applies to students in grades 7 through 12.
The Principal of your school is responsible for certifying as to your athletic eligibility. If you have any questions concerning your athletic eligibility, either now or in the future, you should discuss the matter with your school Principal or Athletic Director. If they are uncertain about a matter, they can request guidance and even a formal ruling from PIAA as to your athletic eligibility. A complete copy of the PIAA eligibility rules may be viewed on the , or may be obtained from your Principal or Athletic Director.
To be eligible to participate in grades 10 through 12, you must not have reached your 19th birthday by June 30 immediately preceding the school year. Where you will participate only in grades 7 and 8, you may not have reached your 15th birthday by June 30 immediately preceding the school year; where you will participate only in grades 7 through 9, you may not have reached your 16th birthday by June 30 immediately preceding the school year.
To be eligible to participate in a sport, you must be an amateur in that sport. Amateur status, and eligibility, is lost if you, or your parent(s) or guardian(s), receive money or property for or related to your athletic ability, participation, performance, services, or training in a sport.
You may receive be recognized and receive awards for your participation only from your school or school-affiliated booster club, the sponsor of an athletic event, a non-profit service organization approved by your school Principal, or the news media. Permissible awards include items of apparel, a blanket, watch, ring, scroll, carry-on or warm-up bag, photograph, medal, plaque, or similar award, which must bear appropriate institutional insignia or comparable identification. The fair market value of all of the items provided to you may not exceed $200. If they do, you must return the items in excess of $200.
You must be enrolled in and in full-time attendance at a PIAA member school or a Charter or Cyber-Charter School, or be home-schooled.
Generally, you are eligible only at the school at which you are enrolled or, if a home-schooled student, at a public school in the public school district in which you reside. If you are a student enrolled in either a Charter School or Cyber Charter School, you should consult with your Principal to determine the school at which you are eligible.
If you are absent from school during a semester for a total of 20 or more school days, you will lose your eligibility until you attend school for a total of 45 school days following your 20th day of absence.
You are eligible only if there is on file with the Principal of your school a certificate signed by your parent(s) or guardian(s) consenting to your participation in the particular sport(s) involved.
You are eligible only if you have completed a comprehensive initial pre-participation physical evaluation ("CIPPE"), performed by an Authorized Medical Examiner (as that term is defined in the GLOSSARY of the PIAA By-Laws) before your first sport season's first Practice of that school year. If you want to participate in subsequent sport(s) in the same school year, you may be required to be re-evaluated and re-certified that your physical condition is satisfactory. Check with your Principal or Athletic Director to determine whether re-evaluation and re-certification is needed.
Wrestlers must also obtain a certification of the minimum wrestling weight at which they may wrestle during that season.
In all cases, an Authorized Medical Examiner must certify, on the PIAA CIPPE form, as to your physical fitness to participate in the particular sport(s) involved. A CIPPE may be performed no earlier than June 1st; and, regardless of when performed during the school year, remains effective only until the next May 31st.
You are treated as having transferred whenever you seek eligibility to participate in interscholastic athletics at a school other than the one at which you were previously either enrolled or otherwise eligible. You are considered to have transferred even if you are promoted to a higher level school or are out-of-school for a period of time before entering the new school. If your Transfer from one school to another is materially motivated in some way by an athletic purpose, you will lose your athletic eligibility in each sport in which you participate within a period of one year immediately following the date on which you transferred. This requirement applies even if you would be otherwise eligible at the school to which you transferred. If your school eliminates a sport for budgetary reasons, you may be permitted to Transfer to another school to participate in that sport. You must enroll and attend the other school. If you desire to participate in any other sports at that school, your PIAA District Committee will assess whether the Transfer was materially motivated in some way by an athletic purpose relating to those sports.
Your athletic eligibility extends only until you have reached the end of your fourth consecutive year (8th consecutive semester or the equivalent) beyond the eighth grade. Therefore, if you repeat a grade after eighth, you will be ineligible as a senior.
Additionally, you may participate in (1) a maximum of six seasons in each sport during grades seven through twelve, (2) a maximum of four seasons in each sport during grades nine through twelve, and (3) a maximum of three seasons in each sport during grades seven through nine.
You may participate in only one season in each sport during each school year.
If you participate in a non-school athletic program during the PIAA Season for that sport, while enrolled at a school which has a Team in that sport, you will not be eligible for District and Inter-District Championship Contests in that sport unless you are in uniform and available to participate as a member of your school Team for at least 75% of its Regular Season Contests.
You must pursue a full-time curriculum defined and approved by your Principal.
You must be passing at least four full-credit subjects, or the equivalent, as of each Friday during a grading period. If you fail to meet this requirement, you will lose your eligibility from the immediately following Sunday through the Saturday immediately following the next Friday as of which you meet this requirement.
You must have passed at least four full-credit subjects or the equivalent during the previous grading period, except that eligibility for the first grading period is based on your final grades for the preceding school year. If you fail to meet this requirement, you will lose your eligibility for at least 15 or 10 school days of the next grading period, beginning on the first day that report cards are issued. If your school has four grading periods, you will be ineligible for at least 15 school days; if your school has six grading periods, you will be ineligible for at least 10 school days.
You will lose your eligibility in a sport for one year if you participate in an all-star Contest in that sport. Your eligibility will not be affected if you participate in an event that (1) is not advertised or promoted as an all-star Contest; (2) is open to all participants on the basis of a tryout or a uniform standard of qualification; and (3) you do not represent your school and do not wear any school-affiliated uniform or apparel in the event.
All PIAA sports have a defined season. If your school Team conducts Practice and/or participates in Inter-School Practices, Scrimmages, and/or Contests outside that PIAA defined season, your school will be penalized.
If you desire to play interscholastic football for a PIAA member school, and you engage in Physical Contact (as that term is defined in ARTICLE XVI, SEASON AND OUT-OF-SEASON RULES AND REGULATIONS, Section 2, Rules and Regulations, subsection C, Football, sub-subsection 1, of the PIAA By-Laws) outside the PIAA-defined football season, you will be ineligible to participate in interscholastic football for a period up to one year from the date of such participation.
By state law, all Pennsylvania school districts are required to adopt and enforce rules and regulations prohibiting the use of anabolic steroids, except for a valid medical purpose, by students involved in school-related athletics. School Boards are also required to establish penalties for students found in violation of the adopted rules and regulations. As penalties may vary from school district to school district, you should consult with your Principal or Athletic Director as to the penalties that your School Board has adopted.
A concussion is a brain injury that results in a temporary disruption of normal brain function. A concussion occurs when the brain is violently rocked back and forth or twisted inside the skull as a result of a blow to the head or body. Athletes at your age are particularly vulnerable to the effects of concussions. Once considered little more than a minor "ding" on the head, it is now understood that a concussion has the potential to result in death or short- and/or long-term changes in brain function.
If a sports official removes you from a Contest because you have exhibited signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with a concussion (such as loss of consciousness, headache, dizziness, confusion, and/or balance problems) you may not return to participating in Practices, Inter-School Practices, Scrimmages, and/or Contests until cleared by a licensed physician of medicine or osteopathic medicine who is sufficiently familiar with current concussion management.


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Imaginative, impetuous and wild, Diana (Evan Rachel Wood) can't wait for her adult life to begin. Whiling away the final days of high school in the lush springtime, Diana tests her limits with sex and drugs as her more conservative friend Maureen (Eva Amurri) watches with concern. But Diana's aura of invincibility is shattered when a senseless act of violence erupts at school, forever changing the lives of the two best friends.
Fifteen years later, a grown Diana (Uma Thurman) is still trying to come to terms with the traumatic events of that fateful day.
On the surface, the adult Diana has made a picture perfect life for herself. She's still living in the sleepy Connecticut suburb she grew up in with her husband Paul, a professor at the local college. Her beautiful young daughter, Emma, is smart and creative, and possesses a fiercely independent streak reminiscent of her mother. But all is not well -- as the anniversary of her adolescent trauma approaches, the darkness that Diana has tried to escape closes in. Meanwhile, her husband has become increasingly absent, her daughter has taken to hiding from teachers, and worst of all, Diana's own grip on reality is starting to falter.
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Recently, while attending a lunch-and-learn presentation from one of the better local distributors of fire alarm systems, we wound up discussing the quality of fire alarm system submissions from contractors. We talked about the expectations of engineers and contractors who often seem to know the buzzwords of the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code but do not understand the actual code requirements.
So, my first question to all contractors: Do you own a copy of NFPA 72 2010, the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code? My second question: Have you read it?
These two questions hold a very important key to becoming a genuine fire alarm systems professional. To understand the requirements for a fire alarm system submission, you must know the requirements in the code for such submissions.
I am not being facetious or trying to embarrass anyone, but it appears that, while most contractors carefully plan other electrical installations, they do not carefully plan fire alarm system installations. Frankly, I don't know why. Perhaps most contractors consider the fire alarm system a small piece of the overall electrical or systems project. Often, the fire alarm system is the last one a contractor installs on a given project.
Of course, some of you have learned that relegating the fire alarm system to the back burner will delay the building's occupancy permit. If you do not finish installing the fire alarm system, perform the acceptance tests in the presence of the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ), and promptly correct any deficiencies—all in a timely manner—the owner will suffer the consequences when he or she cannot occupy the building. Once you have experienced an owner's wrath over this error, you won't repeat the mistake.
It is important that, when you accept the responsibility of installing a life safety system, you develop a plan, which means determining the layout of how you will install the circuits to accommodate the audible and visible appliances and all detection devices.
If you haven't established your audible/visible circuit layouts, you will not know how many and what type of appliances you will have on a circuit. Without this information, how will you calculate the voltage drop?
Not all engineers know the code requires voltage drop calculations, but NFPA 72 2010, Section 10.18.1.2 states: "At the authority having jurisdiction's request, complete information regarding the system or system alterations, including specifications, type of system or service, shop drawings, input/output matrix, battery calculations, and notification appliance circuit voltage drop calculations, shall be submitted for approval." Many contractors assume the equipment suppliers will include these calculations when they prepare the equipment installation drawings and equipment specification sheets for submission to the engineer, but think that through. The suppliers cannot assume how you will wire the circuits, which affects the voltage drop calculations. What size wire will you use? What type of conductor material? How long will each circuit extend?
So, before you ask for the equipment submittals, you need to perform the basic planning process. Then, you can tell your suppliers the number and type of appliances per circuit and the size, type and length of the wire you plan to use.
Planning your fire alarm system circuit layouts also lets you review potential problems with detector locations as they relate to obstructions other trades may create, such as heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) supply and return diffusers. NFPA 72 2010 requires that, when you locate smoke detectors in a space, you do not locate them where airflow from the HVAC diffuser will prevent the proper operation of the smoke detectors. The code prohibits locating smoke detectors in the direct airflow of the diffuser or closer than 36 inches from either the supply diffuser or the return air opening. However, larger diffusers, or those that direct airflow straight across the ceiling at a higher velocity than normally expected in a small commercial or residential facility, can require greater clearance between the diffusers and smoke detectors.
Most building codes and the Life Safety Code require the HVAC system, the elevator recall controls and, possibly, door controls to interface with the fire alarm system. Because of this requirement, you must also carefully plan the circuits for these emergency control functions.
Developing your circuit plan gets you more than halfway to another set of documents that the code requires: as-built or record drawings.
Remember, you haven't finished the job until you finish the paperwork. Growing up in the trade, I heard it a hundred times. In the case of a fire alarm system, part of the paperwork includes the as-built drawings. And please don't think as-built drawings simply mean the engineer's layout design returned with your name in the title block.
NFPA 72 2010 defines as-built drawings, or "record drawings," as "Drawings (as-built) that document the location of all devices, appliances, wiring sequences, wiring methods, and connections of the components of the fire alarm system as installed." Although one would expect the professional contractor to understand what is included in a set of as-built drawings and also recognize that it is his or her responsibility to create them, the code still requires that they be developed. In fact, the code requires a set of reproducible as-built installation drawings, operation and maintenance manuals, and a written sequence of operation be provided to the building owner or the owner's designated representative.
As a contractor, you should see that you have the responsibility to develop the drawings and to coordinate the presentation of the rest of the information required by the code that you have obtained from the equipment suppliers.
I cannot overemphasize the importance of these drawings. If you intend to offer test and maintenance contracts, these drawings will be worth at least their weight in gold. Your technicians will have a much more difficult time troubleshooting a circuit after installation if they do not have these drawings.
And one of the final paperwork requirements in the code includes the "record of completion" documents. Again, many contractors assume the equipment suppliers will fill out these forms. Remember, the equipment supplier did not install the system. You did.
NFPA 72 2010 requires the contractor—the qualified and experienced person described by the code in Section 10.4.2—to prepare the record of completion documents. The technical committee that writes the code developed these requirements to help ensure accountability of those people installing fire alarm systems. Yes, the equipment supplier and the engineer have a shared responsibility to supply the information the contractor requires to complete the needed documents. Hopefully, the suppliers and the engineers will hold up their end. Ultimately, the AHJ will want to have all of the code requirements met, including all calculations and documentation.
Obviously, although you have specific responsibilities when installing a fire alarm system, it really takes a team effort, and knowing your responsibilities, you should always want the best people on your team. The team includes your trained technicians, competent and supportive fire alarm system equipment suppliers, and well-trained, code-savvy engineers.
In the end, the installation's success depends on you. Plan your systems properly. Follow the code requirements. If you do, your fire alarm system installations will always prove profitable.
MOORE, a licensed fire protection engineer, frequent speaker and an expert in the life safety field, is a past chair of the NFPA 72 Technical Correlating Committee. Moore is a principal with Hughes Associates Inc. at the Warwick, R.I., office. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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This kit provides an introduction to the electrical properties of materials and to the structure and functions of elementary electrical components including switches, bulbs, resistors, motors and relays. The kit is supplied with a comprehensive set of worksheets that covers the electrical properties of materials, and introduces students to electricity.
The kit provides a comprehensive range of practical assignments into electricity and magnetism and is ideal for those who are studying science and electricity within a wide variety of academic or vocational courses. The kit is supplied with two sets of printable worksheets on CD-ROM (around 80 pages) that cover the electrical properties of materials, electricity, and electrical circuits. The kit includes component carriers, base board, power supply, and storage trays.
Topics that can be learned with this kit include: Electrical properties of materials, Simple circuits, Heat and magnetism, Basic circuit symbols, Current flow, Series and parallel circuits, Patterns of voltage and current, Electrical sensors, Relays and electromagnets.
The electronic components are usually visible on the underside of the carrier (unless this would compromise safety or circuit behavior), so students also learn the appearance of many common electronic components. Where it is necessary to interact with a circuit element (for example, light sensors), the component will be mounted above the carrier, but there will still be a circuit symbol printed alongside it.
The top of every carrier is printed with the standard ANSI or DIN circuit symbol for the part(s) that it carries, so constructing a circuit simultaneously constructs that circuit's schematic, and vice versa. Component values are marked clearly using the relevant SI units.
Some complex modules may require more connections than are available on a large carrier. In this case additional connections are made using 2mm sockets. With a few exceptions, it will be connections to the power source that will be made this way, in order to retain the clarity of the circuit schematic.
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James Bond: Quantum of Solace Latest Updates
James Bond film and game greenlit
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Film studio MGM has just okay'd a new James Bond film which means its tie-in videogame project is all steam ahead too. Activision has the 007 license.
It's likely that Raven Software, developer of Singularity, has the new James Bond project as they put one on hold not too long ago. Raise your martini!


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Newtown Bee via EPA file
A Connecticut State Police officer runs with a shotgun following the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
Police radio traffic from the Newtown school shooting shows emergency responders initially thought there might be two gunmen on the loose and were not aware of the extent of the carnage inside Sandy Hook Elementary School.
But the scope of the tragedy became more evident minute by minute, until authorities at the scene were heard asking for more help: "Call for everything" and "Do you know if anyone brought a mass casualty kit?"
Then, an hour after the first call, the horror of the crime was laid bare as an officer at the scene spoke of "victims" in a closet.
"There's a teacher and 18 kids there," he said in a grim voice.
The communications were not officially released, but were posted on YouTube by a scanner monitor and authenticated by police.
Some of the dialogue is encrypted or garbled, but the transmissions that can be heard – with the sound of sirens blaring in the background — provide a glimpse of how Friday's massacre unfolded through the eyes of police and paramedics.
The recordings begin at 9:35 a.m. with a dispatcher calmly reporting a 911 call about "somebody shooting in the building," followed two minutes later by the chilling update that a caller was "continuing to hear what he believes to be gunfire."
One dispatcher notifies responding officers that a teacher reported seeing "two shooters, running past the gym."
"Make sure you have your vests on," a voice cautions officers in the early minutes.
There was, of course, just one gunman, as authorities later learned – Adam Lanza, 20, who used a rifle to kill 20 children ages 6 and 7 and six school staffers before committing suicide.
A nation mourns after the second deadliest school shooting in U.S. history at Sandy Hook Elementary, which left 20 children and six staff members dead.
The radio transmissions suggest police and paramedics had no idea of the scope of the tragedy as they raced toward Sandy Hook.
"I will need two ambulances," one dispatcher says five minutes after the initial report.
Three minutes later came the first hint of casualties, a person in Room 1 with a "wound to a foot."
Another three minutes and dispatchers got their first sign the toll could grow: "We've got an injured person in room Number 9 with numerous gunshot wounds."
At 9:49 a.m., an officer described what may have been Lanza shooting himself with one of his handguns as cops swarmed the building.
"Shots were fired about three minutes ago," the officer said. "Quiet at the time."
Four minutes later came word that Lanza was dead.
"One suspect down. The building has now been cleared," a voice said. Then, a cataloguing of Lanza's arsenal: "Multiple weapons, including one rifle and handguns."
It had been a half hour since the killer blasted his way into the hilltop school that housed 600 students in kindergarten through fourth grade.
There had been no mention on open channels of how many people had died. But at 10 a.m., there was a frantic call, in police lingo, for ambulances.
"We need buses here. ASAP," said someone at the scene.
"Send the ambulance right up to me … Get the bus! Get the bus!"
Moments later, came this advisory: "You might want to see if the surrounding towns can send EMS personnel. We're running out real quick."
Another minute and it was becoming clear that Newtown was dealing with a tragedy of unprecedented proportions.
"Call for everything," said the voice on the radio.
That gave way to radio chatter about logistics – the creation of a triage center and staging area where panicked parents could be reunited with children who survived.
There was talk of four children who had fled the campus after the shooting and were being brought back as police tried to account for every student.
Then came the horrifying revelation about victims in a closet, and a directive that suggested police were not expecting to find many survivors among the victims:
"Hold all other ambulances."
Daniel Barden, 7, had said he wanted to be a firefighter when he grew up. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
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Steven Bassiri from Tweak Town publish last week his take on the GIGABYTE X99-Gaming 5P. I think it is safe to say that he liked his experience with the gaming motherboard. But why don't you see for yourself, here is his final thoughts on the mobo.
Final Thoughts
The X99-Gaming 5P is a really solid Intel X99 motherboard. Being part of the second wave, it has fixes for some of the issues with GIGABYTE's first generation of X99 motherboards. The optimization of feature placement, larger heat sink, and socket with extra pins all provide incentives for the purchase of the new X99-Gaming 5P over its predecessor.
Overall system and IO performance is up to par with the best performing boards. The direct routing of PCH and CPU bandwidth to the slots and ports provides great compatibility and performance. While it has a 6-phase VRM, thermal performance and overclocking is excellent. I would have liked to see some OC features like a POST code display, but OC recovery was exceptional so if it had a POST code you probably wouldn't really need it. The extra pins in the socket and revised DDR trace routing help to increase cache overclocks and decrease the required amount of system agent voltage. While the cache frequency increase might not benefit those on air or water cooling, GIGABYTE is able to guarantee certain DDR4 3333MHz kits work with only XMP enabled, such as those from Corsair.
Overall I was impressed with the feeling of maturity the X99-Gaming 5P provided over its predecessor and other X99 motherboards I have tested. GIGABYTE does provide some premium gaming features, specifically in the audio section. The X99-Gaming 5P has GIGABYTE's top of the line onboard audio, and the replaceable amplifier with gain switch makes it one of the most versatile audio solutions for a motherboard.


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THURSDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have linked a genetic pattern to the likelihood that patients with a severe form of childhood leukemia will relapse.
The finding could lead doctors to screen for the pattern and treat those who have it more aggressively from the time of diagnosis, the researchers added.
The kids in question have T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, which accounts for about 15 percent of childhood leukemia cases.
While as many as 80 percent of children with the disease go into remission, about 20 percent relapse, study co-author Alex Beesley, of Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Australia, said in a news release.
The prognosis for those patients can be grim, he said.
"In this study, we found a consistent pattern in the expression of five genes in patients that relapse," Beesley said. "Importantly, this pattern was found to hold true across multiple patient cohorts, the first time that such a robust gene signature of this kind has been found" for the type of leukemia in question.
"Patients identified using these markers could potentially be treated with more aggressive therapies from the outset to give them the best hope of achieving complete remission," Beesley said.
The study authors came to their conclusions after analyzing bone-marrow samples from children with leukemia. They found a genetic pattern that successfully predicted what would happen to 50 patients with the form of leukemia.
The findings were published online May 12 in the journal Molecular Cancer.
More information
For more about leukemia in kids, see the U.S. National Library of Medicine.


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Can you have a memory if you don't have a brain? The question has been answered with the discovery that brainless slime moulds use excreted chemicals as a memory system.
The finding by University of Sydney researchers is strong support for the theory that the first step toward the evolution of memory was the use of feedback from chemicals.
"We have shown for the first time that a single-celled organism with no brain uses an external spatial memory to navigate through a complex environment," said Christopher Reid from the University's School of Biological Sciences.
The research, led by Reid, with colleagues from the school and a colleague from Toulouse University, is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal today.
"Our discovery is evidence of how the memory of multi-cellular organisms may have evolved - by using external chemical trails in the environment before the development of internal memory systems," said Reid.
"Results from insect studies, for example ants leaving pheromone trails, have already challenged the assumption that navigation requires learning or a sophisticated spatial awareness. We've now gone one better and shown that even an organism without a nervous system can navigate a complex environment, with the help of externalised memory."
The research method was inspired by robots designed to respond only to feedback from their immediate environment to navigate obstacles and avoid becoming trapped. This 'reactive navigation' method allows robots to navigate without a programmed map or the ability to build one and slime moulds use the same process.
The researchers used a classic test of independent navigational ability, commonly used in robotics, requiring the slime mould to navigate its way out of a U-shaped barrier.
As the slime mould (Physarum polycephalum) moves it leaves behind a thick mat of non-living, translucent, extracellular slime.
When it is foraging the slime mould avoids areas that it has already 'slimed' suggesting it can sense extracellular slime upon contact and will recognise and avoid areas it has already explored.
"This shows it is using a form of external spatial memory to more efficiently explore its environment," said Reid.
"We then upped the ante for the slime moulds by challenging them with the U-shaped trap problem to test their navigational ability in a more complex situation than foraging. We found that, as we had predicted, its success was greatly dependent on being able to apply its external spatial memory to navigate its way out of the trap."
In simple environments the use of externalised spatial memory is not necessary for effective navigation but in more complex situations it significantly enhances the organism's chance of success, just as it does for robots using reactive navigation.
Christopher Reid's work also appears in the Macleay Museum's current exhibition The Meaning of Life which features prominent research from the School of Biological Sciences in its 50-year history.
Editor's Note: Original news release can be found here.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Brainless slime moulds can remember
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Linus Dakota Basket
Linus Dakota Basket
Inspired by traditional Native American baskets, this basket features a wide base for extra storage, and a narrower opening to help prevent your cargo from bouncing out.
Customer Reviews
Linus Farmers Basket
Great little accessory to add some extra utility to the bike.
The basket looks great and was super easy to attach with the cable ties.
Much more comfortable than the seat my bike came with. These should be the standard or Linus should allow you to pick your seat.
Linus Oval Kids Basket
Great sized basket for the new doggie addition to our family. Now we are all riding in style together! Can't wait to get the pad and tether!
Tires came quick as sh*t!
I purchased a basket and the wooden crate for my blue Linus towny bike. It's truly the cutest bike I've ever seen, and it's mine! I get a lot of attention for my bike. Accessories were easy to assemble.
I'm giving this 4 stars instead of 5 because it does not sit flush against the fender like the photo shows. I have a Linus bike (Mixte) with Linus fenders that came installed on the bike. So I assumed the light would fit flush--which is why I paid more for a Linus branded light. Other than that, the style of the light looks cool on my mixte and works great.
I love this bike, got it in mustard and looks great. Small was perfect for my size (152 cm).
This rack has helped convert my bike from a commuter to a work horse and I'm able to take so much more with me on my rides. It was pretty easy to install and I look forward to continue haul more stuff around.
Striped Dakota basket - exactly as advertised; received as a gift & looks absolutely charming on my cream Dutchi. Would definitely recommend
I absolutely love the "Delano Basket", well made, easy to install, looks great on my "Linus Roadster 3i, and it does a excellent job of carrying my stuff...
Jon B.
Easy to assemble, feels like good quality materials, and looks / fits just right with a Linus bike. Easy win for a basket need.
Love the rack...looks fantastic with the chrome fenders on my Altore 7. Easy to put on and adjust and will be great once I get my panniers.
The Linus Sac is so great, love how it attaches onto the bike. I have already used both so much. I have gotten so many compliments on the yellow and navy color combo! Love it all.
As good as anything even seen from Nitto, high quality finish, no seams or unsightly surface defects from manufacturing that I could see. It's nice to find this style of handlebar in 480mm width. A comfortable, compact and classy commuter bar. Would consider for a Raleigh Sports/3 speed rebuild.
Easy to install! Took a while in transit, but I think that was not the company's fault.
Just perfect for my Linus roadster 3 speed :)
This rack matches the Linus rear rack. It installed in just a couple of minutes. All necessary hardware was supplied. You'll just need allen wrenches to complete the job. It's a nice looking and sturdy rack, and also offers support for oversize front baskets. Pro tip: pre-assemble the top attachment bracket but leave it loose. After you've attached it to the front brake, slide it to the correct position, then tighten.
Works very well.
Prompt delivery. Tire seems to handle a rougher road better than the 32. Satisfied.
Love the rack. Looks great but can't ride the bike and having trouble returning it. The bike shop will not let me return it though it is new. I have bad knees and the bike geometry makes it very painful to ride. Have ridden it only a few times in front of my house. Unfortunate situation. Hopefully Linus will intervene and solve my dilemma.
This seat is a million times better than the seat my bike came with it. I highly recommend it!
This basket is amazing. It's extremely cute and fits everything I need. I love it!
Easy to install!
Got the Kids Oval Basket for my daughters birthday and she loves riding with her stuffed animals in the basket on her Lil' Dutchi!
The bell arrived, and was perfect. Brilliant color, lovely two-tone chime, and a cinch to install. Thank you for this super fast turnaround on the order.
Linus Bell Ding Dong
The chain guard looks great and functions well! However upon arrival it didn't have any instructions. I tinkered a bit and then searched online and found some web-based instructions at the Linus website. Perhaps Linus could include a note in the package that tells the customer that there are instructions online.
I love my basket. It makes me bike perfect. And it holds everything I need while looking so cool !!
The basket fits perfectly, looks super chic and holds bags of all sizes. I'm already getting comments on my cool bike. Love it!
I replaced some 700Cx35's with these 32's and these ride faster and smoother. Sweet!
It holds my wife's Clarijs panniers perfectly! It also has the separate little holes specifically for hooking the elastic straps.
Just received my new gum wall tires. Easy to put on the Linus rims and they make for a super good ride. My wife opted for the white walls which are a great look for her brown Mixte. Like all Linus products, both sets of tires are excellent. Highly recommended.
The bike is amazing and I was especially impressed with the quality of design and function! Plus the girlfriend is over the moon with it! Thanks
The basket is a great size and shape. I do wish it had come with zip ties as the straps are not a sufficient to keep basket from wobbling. Will get my own zip ties and it will be perfect! I like the look and functionality.
You can get fenders from any bike shop, but these Linus fenders go perfectly with my Roadster and I couldn't imagine having something different.
Great size and stylish as well!
Linus Comfort Saddle
Linus Adjustable Rear Rack
My basket arrived and it was everything I imagined ! It's exquisite ! I gotten so many compliments on it .
All of the products are top notch! I'm so happy with the bike and these added accessories that I got. The bike came with a smaller racer seat & I was so glad there was a bigger one available as I'm into being a comfy floating along cruiser type of rider so this made all the difference. The whole bike just feels classy elegant.
Very comfortable! I could ride for hours.
Linus Adjustable Rear Rack
I went back and forth on this for way too long. I wish I had bought it sooner. Very happy with the functionality as well as how my bike looks standing straight up at attention.
Love the look and the brightness is for being visible not for seeing.
Linus Rialto Basket
I love riding my mixty 3 in the neighborhood and the park. It rides like a dream and after changing the out of the box seat to the comfort seat, it's just perfect. Changing gears and dealing with hills has been very easy and I get compliments on the bike everywhere I go. This bike and Inare going places :-).
great basket. fits and looks good
This is a great basket. Perfect for a little girl bike. It is made very well.
Linus Dakota Basket
Linus Bell Ding Dong
This light not only looks super classy but it shines brightly and works well to make me seen by anyone at night. It was very easy to install on my back fender. Highly recommended!
Bike rack order and delivery went very smooth. I was kept in formed in the rack arrived when it was supposed to
This is a wonderful bicycle basket. Well constructed and easy to assemble. Large basket - a nice size to carry groceries for one or a small dog.
I don't own a Linus bike, but I always put these saddles on whatever bike I have. I've tried all sorts of comfort saddles from other companies only to find that they're comfortable only when I sit in a specific configuration with my tailbones in exactly the right place. Shift a millimeter in either direction to lean into a turn, and suddenly there's no comfort at all. This saddle isn't like that at all. It is comfortable no matter how I sit and no matter how I pedal. I'll continue to equip my bikes of any brand with this saddle.
Perfect basket for my Linus Dutchie! Service was quick as always:)
We recently got a Dutchi for my wife and she is super happy with it! It's the perfect accessory for the Dutchi, really completes the look. It's really easy to put on (the lunch rack is easy to put on yourself too) and they've designed it to where the straps are very well hidden and the focus is all on the bike and the basket. And it's also more spacious than we thought it'd be and is as functional as it is stylish.
Ordered the light to accessorize the rear fender of the Dutchie that my niece bought. Easy order process and easy install.
The look of this light is awesome. It's bright and has a on and flashing setting. Highly recommend!
These are brilliantly designed lights which provide a unique innovation to recharge the batteries (and the screw-on, -off feature is so smart); plus, the retro look and feel adds a jazzy touch to the vintage look of the Linus bike. Big props!
This is a no brainer for Linus towners. Great product just like the bike.
Thank you for filling the order request. Three inputs - the bike shop at SportsBasement (Berkeley) we're so gracious about receiving and adding the extras to the bike (even though your formal rapport with that outfit is no longer in place — I can't say enough about the wonderful customer service they provided. Big props! Huge kudos!). Also, they attached a retro light to the fender, how do I change the battery? Lastly, I bought a 32-once water bottle and it's super nice but doesn't fit the retro nickel water bottle holder - which one does (maybe the website could be clearer about which bottles fit which bottle holder). Also, any suggestion for a lick for the bike I've purchased? The bike is rad looking. Thank you!
Exact replica of the saddle I needed to replace, MUCH appreciated. Thank you!!
We ordered these two cream tyres for one of our Linus bikes. They were super easy to put on and they are simply the most stylish tyres one could have. They've upgraded the quality of the bike by a factor of ten, at least! I highly recommend them to anyone who wants their bike to have that "extra something".
Love these lights. Put out good light. Very very hard to accidentally leave on, which is more than I can say for other bike lights.
form and function
Linus Oval Basket
Great light. Looks fantastic on my Dutchi
Linus Adjustable Rear Rack
Much more comfortable than the vinyl grips my bike (Electra Loft 1) came with. Love the hand stitched look, and I expect the leather will age nicely. Appreciate the shipping updates,
The Linus Comfort Saddle is both beautiful and...well, comfortable. (So, it's not just a clever name.) I put it on my bike last week and immediately felt the difference. My second thought - the first one being how classy I thought the seat looked - was why I hadn't bought this sooner.
Linus Elysian Tire - Black
This is my third Linus purchase! This time was a gift to my daughter in Denver and it is a perfect town bike for her. She loves it. We especially love the solid yet lightweight feeling you get from these bikes.
This is a perfect little rear rack. Nicely designed and practical.
great, really helps standup the bike anywhere. The legs protrude out a bit more than i'd like when they are folded up but it's a small trade off.
Great basket! Wanted something large but not too big. It's perfect. Needs the front rack with adds to cost though. Rack is good quality and makes whole thing pretty solid to carry a decent amount.
Wow, I love these lights they are rechargeable and very stylish! They were a bit spendy however worth every cent!
Linus Elysian Tire - Cream
Great quality, looks good, perfect size.
Very roomy. Can hold two gallon jugs of milk. Well made. Fits well on a Linus bike.


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And here! Home intrusion.
:Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
I wondered why the rock was getting larger. Then it hit me.
I liked this post though;
Your logic equates to that of the little boy who asked his mom "Why do I have to wipe my butt? I'm only going to be pooping again, later."
Can you remember the photographs of Los Angeles, CA taken in the sixties with the brown haze dome covering it? Are you familiar with the high cancer rates associated with the people living in areas polluted with industrial waste in recent decades?
Rupert Murdock thought that there was nothing to fuss about then, either. However, man-made legislation created technology and jobs that resolved those man-made issues, as well.
The Homestar Bill (which will provide tax incentives for retrofitting existing structures) and the Cap and Trade bill that will mandate other energy control features are only the first small steps in the right direction. Undoubtedly, there will be more.
And the big polluters will spend big dollars with their big lobbiests to attempt to influence people to see the advantages of coal dust much as the cigarette manufacturers advertising the sex appeal of smoking. That is to be expected.
But these bills are all bi-partisan and are assured to pass. It's time for us to join other nations in discovering the economic benefits, including the increases in employment and the creation of new technology, in this new area of energy conservation.
Let me save you the trouble from hearing it later from the stockholders of Exxon when the mass production of cars that run on hydrogen (the main ingredient of water) begin to hit the road. These vehicles will (insert everything bad that is presently being said about any other energy efficient law or measure ever taken, here) and will destroy America. LOL.
Let's face it....there are industries that will be harmed by progress in the energy conservation/environmental protection fields....just as there will be industries created and thriving. We are at the cusp of a new phase, much like those who operated the livery stables when the automobile was invented. We can expect these very wealthy and very frightened industries to go out with as much noise as they can make....but it doesn't mean we have to be affected by it.At least once every human should have to run for his life, to teach him that milk does not come from supermarkets, that safety does not come from policemen, that news is not something that happens to other people. ~ Robert Heinlein
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Hello everyone!
This is a card I haven't made before, I have seen them around but have just never put one together myself. Kirri {one of the girls at retreat}, challenged us with this technique. She gave us all the dimensions we needed, we just had to put something together.
I enjoyed it very much. I should do more different fold cards shouldn't I? They are fun. I used a Sale-A-Bration stamp set Fresh Vintage and a Summer Mini Stamp set You Are Loved for the sentiment. The butterflies are from the Beautiful Wings Embosslit. My colour combo is Cherry Cobbler, Wisteria Wonder, Pear Pizzazz and Pink Pirouette. I might do a class on these, so keep an ear out for that.


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Romulo Yanes
Though many of us associate quesadillas with flour tortillas, in Mexico they're often made with uncooked corn tortillas that are folded in half around a filling like a turnover, then cooked on a griddle or fried. Here, we've enclosed delicate zucchini blossoms, tomatoes, onions, and Oaxacan string cheese.
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- Makes about 14 quesadillas
- Active Time
- 1 hr
- Total Time
- 1 hr
- 3/4 cup chopped white onion
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 medium tomato, chopped
- 6 ounces zucchini blossoms, coarsely chopped (3 cups)
- 2 cups corn tortilla flour (masa harina; 9 ounces)
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 7 ounces Oaxacan string cheese, shredded
- Equipment: 2 (6-inch) squares cut from a 1-quarts sealable plastic bag; a tortilla press; a comal (flat metal griddle) or metal pizza pan (not nonstick)
- Accompaniment: salsa
- Cook onion, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring, until onion is softened. Add tomato and cook, stirring occasionally, until tomato breaks down, 3 to 5 minutes. Add blossoms and 1/4 teaspoon salt, then cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Combine tortilla flour, water, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl and knead until a uniform dough forms, about 1 minute.
- Pinch off enough dough to form a 1 1/2-inch ball and transfer to a plate; dough should be moist but not sticky. If necessary, knead in a little more tortilla flour or water. Form remaining dough into about 13 (1 1/2-inch) balls, transferring to plate, and cover with plastic wrap.
- Press 1 ball of dough between plastic squares in tortilla press to form a 5 1/2- to 6-inch tortilla (less than 1D16 inch thick). Peel off 1 plastic square, then, holding tortilla in your palm, put 1 rounded tablespoon cheese (1/2 ounce) on one side of tortilla and spread 1 rounded tablespoon filling in a flat layer over cheese, leaving a 3/4-inch border. Fold tortilla in half, using plastic square as an aid, and pinch edges to seal, flattening slightly.
- Make more quesadillas in same manner, arranging them in 1 layer and covering with plastic wrap.
- Very lightly oil comal (or pizza pan), then heat over medium-high heat until hot, about 2 minutes. Cook quesadillas, 3 at a time, until edges loosen from comal and brown spots appear on underside, 2 to 4 minutes, then turn over and cook, gently pressing quesadillas flat with a metal spatula if necessary, until brown spots appear on underside, 2 to 4 minutes more. Serve immediately with salsa on the side.
Cooks' note:
Filling can be made 1 day ahead and cooled, uncovered, then chilled, covered.


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