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Her eyes fluttered open and a pair of gold eyes met his. If Jasper hadn't been looking right at her, he wouldn't have even known she had moved. She was completely silent as she sat up and peered at him from under her long lashes. Her eyes seemed to be staring right through him. She slowly surveyed the room, but stopped when her eyes landed on Seth. He was curled up at the side of her bed, mumbling in his sleep.
Jasper saw the small smile that spread across her lips. With a single push of here arms she flipped off the bed and landed besides the shape shifter. She extremely graceful, even more so than any vampire Jasper had ever seen and her landing was soundless and perfect. Her smooth fingers brushed a stare lock of hair out of Seth's face. She was smiling to herself as she kissed his temple softly and placed a blanket over him.
Jasper was about to stand when she flitted over to, her feet barely touching the ground. She sat daintily on the arm of his chair and smiled at him, a smile for perfect then any he had ever seen.
"You're Jasper," she stated as if daring him to argue. Jasper could only nod. She just smiled another smile. "Thank You for defending me, I'm Marci," She continued in a smooth voice.
"You're welcome, we've shouldn't have done that to you," Jasper managed to choke out. Her presence was so… so… he didn't have a word for it. It was like gravity had shifted and everything was revolving around her. She seemed to notice over overwhelmed he was.
"I'm sorry, it's natural for my kind, I can try to dumb down the magnet if you wish," She said apologetically.
"It's alright I just have to get used to it," Jasper said as he felt the pull weaken, "Why do you do that?" She giggled at his question and smiled.
"Why are vampires so beautiful?" She said cross-examining him, "it's so we can attract our 'prey'." Jasper looked surprised but she just nodded. She turned to the stairs as Carlisle came down.
"You're awake?" He asked, clearly surprised. Marci smiled and nodded. "Would you mind if I take a look at your wounds? I'd like to make sure you're healing alright."
"It's alright, I can tell you the burns have turned into bruises. I fine. I just need to go hunting and I'll be alright,' She said with that same soft smile. It seemed to make the room a little brighter.
"I see,' Carlisle murmured, "Would you like to go hunting now?"
"I don't think you shape shifter friends trust me enough to do that," Marci said lightly with a shrug of her shoulders, "I'll be alright for a few days, at least."
"speaking of the shape shifters, we should tell them you're awake, I'm sure they have some questions for you," Edward said, joinig Carlisle.
"I'll go with you… but my clothes are covered in burns…" She mumbled looking down at her slightly scorched clothing. Her skin burning had singed the clothing nearby. And as if on cue Alice appeared grinning like a crazy woman.
"You can borrow some of my clothes!" She squealed happily and dragged Selene upstairs, "I'm sure you're the same size as me!" Alice dragged the slightly surprised girl into her huge closet and began rifling through different clothes.
"Ohhhh, you could wear this… or this… or this would look amazing too," Alice said in a giddy little voice. Marci just stood there as Alice held up countless outfits and decided which ones were good or not.
"Umm Alice, how about… this…" Marci offered as she floated through the closet and picked out an outfit.
"Fantastic! I love it!" Alice said clapping her hands and pushed Marci into the bathroom. Marci just shook her head and changed. She had ended up picking a yellow and white horizontal striped tank with skinny jeans and bright red flats. It seemed strange at first sight but matched quite well once you looked at it. She floated down the stairs alongside Alice, gaining complements from Jasper and Edward. She simply smiled and nodded her head.
Carlisle smiled as selene came down the stairs, Jasper had told him about the pull last night and even though he couldn't consciously feel it like Jasper could, Carlisle had no doubt everyone one in the room was being pulled toward her. He wondered what her other half was, it sure was powerful.
Stepping outside the pretty half vampire flitted outside only to have Paul begin to growl at her. Marci just smiled and waved at him softly, not a single angry emotion portrayed on her sweet face. Sam, Paul and Leah were all on guard duty and Sam was about to go the sleep when they had come out. Now he was alert and on the defensive.
Marci seemed to notice and held up he hands in a sign of surrender before flosted over to him. Her walk so graceful and quick Carlisle began to wonder how they had caught her, perhaps she had let them.
"You're Sam?" Marci questioned with that constant smile of hers. The black werewolf only nodded gruffly. "I wanted to apologize for the incident with Emily. I wasn't trying to hurt her…" Marci began but Sam looked surprised, "Ah… I'm sorry I've been here for a few weeks now staking out the area and I learned she was your wife. And yea I can here your thoughts. It's a kind of specialty of mine," Marci tried to explain but only succeed in having Sam growl at her.
"I'm not here to hurt anyone… I'm looking for someone and I had knowledge that he would come here. You see he's not quite well and is a danger to people around him. It was him I was trying to scare. He was sitting on top of your house when I ran by. I didn't know if he planned on hurting Emily so I tried to chase him away," Marci clarified her smile never faltering. Sam looked confused and Marci once again began to talk.
"Ah, Yes. That's not the whole story, you see the whole story is very long and I would like to only have to say it once, but if you really want me to tell you now I will… I was just thinking your pack might want some breakfast first. I've been informed that you've been out here all night. I thought you might be hungry and I would love to make you all breakfast as a thank you for letting me stay here last night. I know you didn't have to," Marci declared while tapping her fingers together and smiling, some more. Sam seemed completely surprised but nodded, accepting her offer. Selene clapped her hands happily and turned to Carlisle.
"Would you mind terribly if I used your kitchen?" She asked happily.
"Of course not, you are free to use everything I have," Carlisle said with a soft smile. Marci grinned brightly and dashed inside, even now her steps were silent, not a single noise reached the vampire's keen ears, not a single one.
Carlisle turned to Sam who was immerging from the woods in his human form.
"She's quite the girl isn't she. I never would have guessed that yesterday she almost died," Carlisle chuckled softly.
"it's like she erased her memory… or something," Sam said with a frown, "Doesn't she know I didn't want her to stay?"
"I'm guessing she does know that, but she also knows you didn let her stay and perhaps that's what she really cares about. I must admit, I can see how dangerous she could be, but not how dangerous she is," Carlisle said while shaking his head softly.
It was then that Brady and Collin showed up.
"Hey is that girl awake yet?" Collin asked.
"Yes, She's inside making breakfast, and her name is Marci not 'that girl'," Carlisle answered.
"Sweet can we go help?" Brady asked while beginning to jump up and down.
"Yah! Yah! Can We? Can We?" Collin asked as he began to jump as well. Sam groaned at their childish behavior but nodded and motioned for them to go inside.
"I don't know what I'm going to do with those two…" He moaned, still shaking his head. Carlisle smiled and patted the shape shifter shoulder.
Marci had now been joined by Brady and Collin and was currently having them mix batter for pancakes, a lot of batter. She, meanwhile, was making bacon, sausage, biscuits, and every other breakfast food imaginable. It wasn't long before she had whipped up enough food to feed 50 people and the perfect amount to feed 17 hungry werewolves and a handful of humans. She had set up five large picnic table outside and had sent Collin and Brady to get everyone.
"Perhaps its time you woke up Seth," Jasper said with a chuckle. It had been a few hours and Marci hadn't woken the pour boy up yet.
"I thought he needed some sleep," she said with a sheepish look on her face before gliding into the living room, Which once again resembled and actual living room instead of a hospital room. She knelt and Seth side and began to brush his cheek with her long fingers.
"Seth… Seth, love… It's time to wake up," she cooed softly to the boy. Seth murmured something about five more minutes causing Marci to giggle lightly. At the sound of her soft laugh Seth began to open his eyes and met the gold ones of the beautiful girl above him.
"Y-you're a-awake," He whispered and Marci smiled.
"Yes, I am. I'm Selene, I suppose you are the one I should thank for saving me," she said evenly.
"W-well… I guess so," he stuttered and looked away.
"Would you like so breakfast, love," Marci asked softly and she stood. Seth's eyes lit up at the mention of food and a blush crossed his face at the pet name she used. He stood and followed his imprint out and onto the front lawn of the Cullen's home.
As they ate, Marci once again explained that she wasn't trying to hurt Emily. Emily, of course, forgave her full heartly and apologized for holding the platter out to her. Marci just laughed and said it was alright. The silver platter had been what scared the other creature away. She also began to receive countless apologizes of the wolves and the Cullens for imprisoning her. Marci would just smile and laugh and push it all aside, saying she was perfectly, absolutely, and positively fine. The others of course began to argue and try to convince her they had been in the wrong, she wouldn't hear it. She said they had done the right thing and she would have done the same thing if she had been in their place. Finally when breakfast was over Marci agreed to tell her whole story.
Everyone crowed around to hear it and even the young wolves braved the vampire smell to get a closer spot. Once everyone was settled, Marci sitting at the end of a picnic table with everyone crowed around her in various seats and chairs she began to speak.
"In order to understand the story, you have to know what I am," she began in a smooth voice, "You see Paul and the others are right, I am half vampires, on my father's side. You he was a vampire and my mother, well she was something else entirely… she was what some humans have called… an angel."
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"It's about finding a way and showing some character," the Bruins' best all-around player said. "Everyone has to step up in the playoffs and tonight was my turn to do it for my team."
James Reimer lay face down in the crease, the puck that Bergeron had just shot for the deciding goal resting right beside him.
"There's no way to describe it," the Maple Leafs teary-eyed goalie said. "Just an empty feeling, really. It's over and there's nothing you can do about it."
Boston rallied from a three-goal deficit with 11 minutes left in the third period and beat Toronto 5-4 on Bergeron's goal at 6:05 of overtime on Monday night to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals starting Thursday night at home against the New York Rangers.
The desperate Bruins regained their aggressiveness just in time after squandering a 3-1 lead in games and trailing 4-1 in the third period of Game 7. They had scored just three goals in the previous eight periods before getting four in the final 16 minutes of the series.
Nathan Horton scored at 9:18 of the third period and then, with goalie Tuukka Rask pulled for an extra skater, Boston tied the game with 51 seconds remaining in the period on goals by Milan Lucic and Bergeron in a span of 31 seconds.
Three years ago, the Bruins blew a three-goal lead in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Flyers. Philadelphia won, completing a comeback after losing the first three games.
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According to information provided by the Elias Sports Bureau, the Bruins are the first team in NHL history to win a Game 7 after trailing by three goals in the third period. The last time the Bruins overcame a three-goal deficit in the third period of any playoff game was in 1990 when they beat the Hartford Whalers 6-5.Next Page >
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Few visitors view the state of Tabasco as more than a transit corridor for Palenque. Crossed by numerous slow-moving tropical rivers on their way to the Gulf, the low-lying, humid region is the homeland of the ancient Olmec, Maya and Zoque cultures. You can see the legendary Olmec stone heads in a beautifully done exhibition in state capital Villahermosa, a city otherwise often maligned for its concrete and chaos, yet boasting a historic, lively and pedestrian-friendly downtown.
Hwy-180 runs close to Tabasco's coast, alternating between estuaries and sand bars, salt marshes and lagoons. Though the sands are a bit insect-ridden, and the views often marred by the offshore oil industry, they do have the virtue of being frequented only by locals, if at all. Much of inland Tabasco is very flat, consisting of the flood plains of a dozen or so major rivers. Boat trips along the Grijalva and the Usumacinta are the best way to glimpse remote ruins and abundant birdlife. You can also travel by river into the Petén in Guatemala, from the far eastern corner of the state.
In the far south of the state, the foothills of the Sierra Puana offer a retreat from the heat and humidity. Waterfalls spill down from the mountains, and a few small spas (balnearios) have developed. Village tracks provide some great hiking trails too.
Brief history
Throughout the Maya period, Tabasco was a natural crossroads, its great rivers important trade routes to the interior. But its local Maya communities were relatively unorganized, and when Hernán Cortés landed at the mouth of the Río Grijalva in 1519, he easily defeated the Chontal Maya. But the town he founded, Santa María de la Victoria, was beset first by indigenous attacks and then by pirates, eventually forcing a move to the present site and a change of name to "Villahermosa de San Juan Bautista" in 1596.
Nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
For most of the colonial period, swampy Tabasco remained a relative backwater. Independence did little to improve matters, as local leaders fought among themselves, and it took the French invasion of 1862 to bring some of unity, though Tabasco offered fierce resistance to this foreign intrusion. The industrialization of the country under dictator Porfirio Díaz passed Tabasco by, and even after the Revolution it was still a poor state, dependent on cacao and bananas. Though Tomás Garrido Canabal, Tabasco's socialist governor in the 1920s and 1930s, is still respected as a reformer whose laws regarding workers' rights and women's suffrage were decades ahead of the rest of the country, his period in office was also marked by intense anticlericalism. Priests were killed or driven out (a process vividly brought to life in Graham Greene's The Power and the Glory), all the churches were closed, and many, including the cathedral in Villahermosa, torn down.
The oil boom
The region's oil, discovered in the 1930s but not fully exploited until the 1970s, provided the impetus to bring Tabasco into the modern world, enabling capital to be invested in the agricultural sector and Villahermosa to be transformed into the cultural centre it is today.
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South of Villahermosa
South of Villahermosa
South of the capital, the foothills of the Sierra de Chiapas are heavy with banana plantations, while higher up, thick forest remains and the roadside pools and wetlands are as wild as ever. The highlights of this region include numerous caves and grottoes, as well as several accessible spas, created by tectonic activity, in the main town of Teapa.
Fifty-nine kilometres to the south of Villahermosa, the small, friendly town of TEAPA is a lovely base for visiting nearby caves and hot-spring spas. The springs are sulphuric but soothing, and popular on weekends; during the week, they're often empty.
Grutas del Coconá
Eight chambers of these spectacular caves are open to tourists, as is a small museum displaying pre-Hispanic artefacts found inside. A stroll through takes about 45 minutes. They're surprisingly humid, lined with oddly shaped stalactites and stalagmites.
To escape the humidity of the lowlands, head up the valley of the Río Oxolotán to the Sierra Puana, Tabasco's "hill country". This is an extraordinarily picturesque area, with quiet colonial towns set in beautiful wooded valleys, and a turquoise river laden with sulphur. The main destination is TAPIJULAPA, a beautiful whitewashed village with narrow cobbled streets that could, at first glance, be mistaken for a mountain town in Spain. Dubbed a 'Pueblo Mágico' by the federal government, it's celebrated for wicker craftspeople, who have workshops all over town, and it's the starting point for a beautiful natural park. From the edge of the village, the main street, López Portillo, leads downhill to a pretty little plaza. On weekends, local women serve exceptionally delicious tamales and other inexpensive food in the large civic building.
West of Villahermosa
West of Villahermosa
The main attractions west of the city are a series of isolated ruins, the most famous being the Olmec site at La Venta, although, with the best pieces now residing in Villahermosa, the site itself is a bit empty. The little-known ancient Zoque people also flourished in this area, and the ruins at Malpasito reflect that unique culture.
La Venta
This small town on the border between Tabasco and Veracruz, 128km from Villahermosa, would be of little interest were it not for the nearby archeological ruins. This ancient city, the name of which remains unknown, was occupied by the Olmecs between 1200 and 400 BC and is regarded as their most important centre. Most of the finest pieces found here, including the famous basalt heads, were transferred to Villahermosa's Parque La Venta in 1957 and 1958. The museum at the entrance to La Venta itself (800m north of the bus station) has a model of the grounds, as well as glass cases with rather confusing displays of unlabelled pottery.
The site itself retains some replicas of the sculptures and heads now displayed in Villahermosa, and a few weathered stelae and monuments, but the highlight is the huge grass-covered mound, about 30m high, clearly a pyramid, with fluted sides believed to represent the ravines on the flanks of a sacred volcano. The climb up is worth the effort for the views and the breeze. Paths below take you through the jungle – fascinating for its plants and butterflies, but haunted by ferocious mosquitoes.
Some 100km southwest of Villahermosa, between the borders of Veracruz and Chiapas, a narrow triangle of Tabasco thrusts into mountains known as the Sierra Huimanguillo. These rugged peaks are not that high, only up to 1000m, but in order to fully appreciate them, you'll need to do some hiking: not only to canyons and waterfalls, but also to the ruins of MALPASITO, with their astonishing petroglyphs.
The archeological site
The post-Classic Zoque ruins are overshadowed by jagged, jungle-covered mountains, the highest point in Tabasco. Though the ruins bear a certain resemblance to Palenque, the Zoque were not a Maya group – one of the few facts known about them. On the way into the site you pass terraces and grass-covered mounds, eventually arriving at the unique ball-court. At the top of the stone terraces forming the south side of the court, a flight of steps leads down to a narrow room, with stone benches lining either side. Beyond this, and separate from the chamber, is a square pit more than 2m deep and 1.5m wide. This room may have been used by the ball-players to make a spectacular entrance as they emerged onto the top of the ball-court.
But the most amazing features of this site are its petroglyphs. More than three hundred have been discovered so far: animals, birds, houses and more, etched into the rock. One large boulder is covered in enigmatic flat-topped triangles surmounted by a square or rectangle, and shown above what look like ladders or steps – stylized houses or launching platforms for the chariots of the gods, depending on your viewpoint.
Tabasqueño cuisine
Tabasqueño cuisine
The food of Tabasco state relies heavily on seafood and tropical fruits such as pineapple and passion fruit, which are both cultivated here, along with coffee and cacao. A freshwater fish, the skinny pejelagarto, is particularly prized. The green-fleshed, pike-like fish is usually barbecued and served with chile, lime and a salsa of deadly, caper-size chiles. But note that Tabasco Sauce isn't actually a speciality: although Tabasco peppers are named after the state, they don't grow here, and the celebrated condiment is in fact an American product made from peppers grown in Louisiana.


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Former Mississippi State third baseman Jarrod Parks was introduced to one of the exciting parts of life as a professional baseball player.
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At this juncture, it's anyone's guess how the 2011 high school football season will play out.
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Mississippi State sophomore linebacker Deontae Skinner has been charged with domestic assault in a June 5 incident.
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Mississippi State has awarded head baseball coach John Cohen with a three-year contract extension.
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The smiles told the story at the Starkville Sportsplex gym.
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The Armstrong 8th and 9th grade boys basketball teams out of Starkville already know what it's like to be champions.
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Governor Dave Heineman and the Nebraska legislature decided to let the federal government create a health insurance exchange for Nebraska, and Heineman said it was the right decision. The Governor was in Gering Thursday presenting awards to organizations that advocate safety and wellness.
Heineman says a state exchange would cost Nebraska taxpayers $470 million more over eight years than a federal exchange.
Secondly, Heineman says the government has made it very clear from the start that whether it is a State or Federal exchange, they would maintain total control. Under those circumstances, he said it was the right decision for the state.
The Governor added that he feels they should have suspended implementation of the legislation for six months or a year to make sure they were ready to go. Heineman says we've obviously seen the difficulties within the last 48 hours that show technologically they were not ready for the implementation of the new health care act.
Under the federal law, states can operate their own exchanges, partner with the federal government on operations or leave the job entirely up to the federal government.
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Having earned their respective district championships, the Veterans Memorial Lady Patriots and the Sharyland Lady Rattlers volleyball teams are both preparing for the bi-district round of the playoffs next week. The Mission Lady Eagles could be the third of the Big 6 teams to qualify for post-season play but the final playoff spot will be decided in a one-game playoff to break their fourth-place tie with the Mercedes Lady Tigers at 5:30 p.m. today.
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As the state's No. 1 ranked and the country's No. 14 ranked team, the Lady Patriots breezed through their 16 game district schedule. They are not only undefeated but have won all their games in straight sets. In total Coach Diana Lerma's squad has won 37 games in a row this year making it the most successful season the Lady Patriots have ever had.
"We've worked hard year after year so we'll gladly take the statewide and national recognition we are now receiving," said Lerma. "While we have had teams with undefeated district records in the past we haven't had a team that's been undefeated from the very beginning of the season. I believe that is what's giving us the recognition that we're receiving now. The fact that we've swept all our district opponents this year in straight sets speaks to the kind of team that we have."
Veterans avenged their only district loss of the season last year with two straight set victories over the Edcouch Elsa Lady Yellow Jackets this year. Whether they will have an opportunity to avenge last year's season ending playoff loss to Floresville remains to be seen.
"We understand that in the playoffs we will be challenged," explained Lerma. "Saturday we're playing a pickup game with Los Fresnos at 1 p.m. there at Veterans so that will give us an opportunity to step up our game against a 5A team. As of right now it looks as if we'll be playing either Corpus Christi Ray or Moody in the first round and either Floresville or Smithson Valley in the second round."
"Last year we could've taken them (Floresville) in the fourth set but we allowed them to get back into the game and they took something that we felt belonged to us," added Lerma. "So if we do get a rematch there will be some extra motivation for us to get that win."
Being ranked as the top team in the state and one of the top teams in the nation as they enter the playoffs, Lerma knows that will give their opponents added incentive to knock them off their lofty perch.
"The rankings have put a bigger target on our backs but we've defeated much taller teams already this season and we know that the court is the same size and the net is the same height everywhere we go, so we're not about to bow down to any team we may be going up against," shared Lerma.
Sharyland Lady Rattlers
After losing seven of last year's starters to graduation, Sharyland Lady Rattlers' head volleyball coach Laura Cavazos knew it would take some time to find the right mix of experience and youth on her roster to repeat as District 30-5A champs this year. Fortunately, she was able to find that mix just in time for district play. As a result, the Lady Rattlers are preparing for the bi-district round of the playoffs with a 15-1 district record.
"We're playing much better than we did at the beginning of the season," explained Cavazos. "I think that the team has grown together a lot more and has meshed well together so it's a good position to be in. We're peaking at just the right time."
Having missed out on an undefeated season by one game for the second time in her two years at Sharyland, Cavazos' squad got payback last Saturday when they defeated the Edinburg North Lady Cougars in straight sets 25-22, 25-18 and 25-21.
"Our only loss of the season was a first round five sets loss to Edinburg North with the fifth set ending at 15-13,"shared Cavazos. "It was a very close match. We even had an 8-2 lead on them in the fifth set but we still lost it. While I would've loved to have remained undefeated, at least we have revenge and that's always sweet."
Last year, Sharyland advanced to the fourth round of the playoffs with victories over Del Rio, Los Fresnos and Brownsville Hanna before falling to Smithson Valley in the regional semi-final round. That was just one round short of the final four. With Sharyland High splitting into two schools next year, this could be the Lady Rattlers last chance in quite some time to advance even further into the playoffs than they did last year.
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Lumbosacral spine CT
A lumbosacral spine CT is a computed tomography scan of the lower spine and surrounding tissues.
Alternative Names
Spinal CT; CT - lumbosacral spine
How the test is performed
You will be asked to lie on a narrow table that slides into the center of the CT scanner. You will need to lie on your back for this test.
Once inside the scanner, the machine's x-ray beam rotates around you. (Modern "spiral" scanners can perform the exam in one continuous motion.)
Small detectors inside the scanner measure the amount of x-rays that make it through the part of the body being studied. A computer takes this information and uses it to create several individual images, called slices. These images can be stored, viewed on a monitor, or printed on film. Three-dimensional models of organs can be created by stacking the individual slices together.
You must be still during the exam, because movement causes blurred images. You may be told to hold your breath for short periods of time.
In some cases, an iodine-based dye, called contrast, may be injected into your vein before images are taken. Contrast can highlight specific areas inside the body, which creates a clearer image.
In other cases, a CT of the lumbosacral spine may be done after injecting contrast dye into the spinal canal during a lumbar puncture to further check for pressure on the nerves.
The scan will usually last a few minutes.
How to prepare for the test
You should remove all jewelry or other metal objects before the test, as they may cause inaccurate images.
How the test will feel
The x-rays are painless. Some people may have discomfort from lying on the hard table.
Contrast may cause a slight burning sensation, a metallic taste in the mouth, and a warm flushing of the body. These sensations are normal and usually go away within a few seconds.
Why the test is performed
CT rapidly creates detailed pictures of the body. A CT of the lumbosacral spine is an excellent tool for evaluating fractures and degenerative changes of the spine, such as those due to arthritis.
What abnormal results mean
CT of the lumbosacral spine may reveal the following conditions or diseases:
- Cyst
- Herniated disk
- Infection
- Metabolic disease
- Neoplastic disease (new abnormal tissue formation)
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteomalacia
- Pinched nerve
- Tumor
- Vertebral fracture
What the risks are
The most common type of contrast given into a vein contains iodine. If a person with an iodine allergy is given this type of contrast, hives, itching, nausea, breathing difficulty, or other symptoms may occur.
If you have diabetes or are on kidney dialysis, talk to your health care provider before the test about your risks.
CT scans and other x-rays are strictly monitored and controlled to make sure they use the least amount of radiation. CT scans do create low levels of ionizing radiation, which have the potential to cause cancer and other defects. However, the risk associated with any individual scan is small. The risk increases as numerous additional studies are performed.
In some cases, a CT scan may still be done if the benefits greatly outweigh the risks. For example, it can be more risky not to have the exam, especially if your health care provider thinks you might have cancer.
Pregnant or breastfeeding women should consult their health care provider about the risk of CT scans to the baby.
Bhatia RG, Sklar EM. Neuroimaging: Structural neuroimaging. In: Bradley WG, Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J, eds. Neurology in Clinical Practice. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2008:chap 36A.
Grainger RG, Thomsen HS, Morcos SK, Koh DM, Roditi G. Intravascular contrast media for radiology, CT and MRI. In: Adam A, Dixon AK, eds. Grainger & Allison's Diagnostic Radiology. 5th ed. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 2.
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.


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Since People' s reigning Sexiest Man Alive, Adam Levine , is getting married in the next month, the magazine has now turned its attention to the sexy single celebrities out there. Among those who've made the magazine's new list of Hollywood's Hottest Bachelors : Usher , Sam Smith and Ricky Martin .
Usher, a divorced father of two, is praised by People for his rock-hard abs and his cooking skills. He's also given to sexy pronouncements like, "A kiss is everything. You can always tell there's something great about a person from the way they kiss...the wetter, the better."
Sam, who's 22 and openly gay, has said that he's never actually been in a real relationship. People magazine writes that the British singer has got "the chops to croon heart-melting ballads like 'Stay with Me'...which proves he's got a romantic soul just waiting to meet its mate."
Ricky, meanwhile, split with his longtime boyfriend earlier this year. People writes, "The 42-year-old is...a single doting dad to twins. What's missing? A charming co-parent for this adorable papi."
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Dude your work totally deserves 5-50 million viewers you are a verd good animator. I love ur oddball series and I wish I saw this on christmas sorry :( . But this is AWESOME! and i agree butttons should be currency! Thanks for the background helps you get into the charecters lives and background anywya great job keep making more oddballmovies they are some of your best work!
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Great job, a nice addition to the animation would be to change the time on the Antinque's head, to show how it got night before he opened the door for Redi, because there isn't much showing the change of time, like this.
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Categories > Anime/Manga > Yu Yu Hakusho
Chasing Cars0 Reviews
On your wedding day, tragedy strikes. You believe that you will never get over what's happened, and neither will Kurama...but he has a secret to tell you, and it will not bode well for either of yo...
As your wedding song, "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol, was played, your eyes went wide, and your mouth shrunk to a tiny "oh!" of shock. Blood spattered on you; you were suddenly drenched in it, the smell cloaking you and jumping up your nostrils to remain for years and years. The blood fell upon your cheeks and neck, and of course all over the white of your wedding gown. Your hands were covered in it, and the bouquet you'd been holding was now a solid red, the white of the flowers showing in the gaps between the warm liquid.
We'll do it all
On our own.
You gasped as your fiancé fell to the grass at your feet. Hiei was face-down on the ground, the expression of shock still fresh in your memory. His body was also covered in blood, and there was a hole from his back to his front, ruining his tux.[1]
You fell to your knees in despair, pulling Hiei's now-heavy body toward you in an awkward embrace. You pulled his head onto your lap, your train extending behind you. The faces of the wedding guests became mere blurs; you no longer heard or saw anything but your fiancé's dead face, and the warmth of his skin. He was still warm. You stroked your beloved's cheek, the flush slowly fading from it. You looked into his eyes, and they didn't look dead. They looked alive.
Hiei was still looking up at you and seeing your face...then, his eyes closed on their own, his black lashes coming to rest on his now-pasty cheeks. The heat was beginning to fade from his limp body, and you felt tears welling behind your own eyes.
Wedding guests began to scream; the women actually turned to run, their hair flowing behind them. The men stood, shocked, and unsure of what to do. Several consoled their wives, pulling the women's frantic faces into their chests. Several guests converged on you and Hiei, and you realized that they were not guests, but Yusuke and Kuwabara. They grasped your elbows, attempting to pull you away from their dearly departed friend. However, you clung to the body, wrapping your arms around his muscular frame.
"No! I won't leave him! I WON'T LEAVE YOU!" You screamed, clinging to him as if you expected him to grab you back and simply hold you. But of course, he did no such thing, and you fell upon his chest crying, burying your face in his body. Yusuke and Kuwabara stood back, in utter shock and horror, unable to move or speak. Hiei's blood leaked into the grass and up the bottom of your skirt, staining your dress.
We don't need
Or anyone.
After several grueling minutes, you allowed Yusuke and Kuwabara to lead you away from Hiei's body, while some others picked him up and carried him to a stretcher where he was led into a vehicle. You watched Hiei go, his eyes closed peacefully.
He looked happier now than you had ever seen him. No lines furrowed his brow; his mouth was not pulled into a frown, and his eyes were closed contentedly. As you were led away by the arms, you caught a glimpse of the pews, where no one was sitting, save a young man in a tux with long red hair.
You watched Kurama's shrunken demeanor turn to watch you go, and through his thick, shiny bangs, you saw his emerald eyes staring at you. But unlike the eyes of Kuwabara and Yusuke and the other guests, his eyes were not shining with mourning and pity. Instead, they seemed to glare at you, accusing you, even blaming you. You weren't sure if that was really what you saw, because by the time you registered the image, Kurama shifted his head down, and all you saw were two twin trails of tears running down his face.
The next week or so were like a blur. You stayed at home, didn't eat, didn't bathe, and barely slept. When you did sleep, your slumber was haunted by dreams of the day you lost your only mate; your wedding day. You hadn't had any visitors, and your thoughts were only of Hiei—of your memories, and all you had planned for the future...everything he'd said to you, everything he'd done for you, and everything he'd always loved about you.
The outside weather was warm, and reminded you of a summer long before you had planned this marriage—the two of you had lain in a grassy field, staring up at the stars. Hiei had grabbed one of your hands with his, and lifted them so both of you could see this new thing that had bloomed. You'd smiled, and Hiei'd smirked back, and you both stared back up at the sky. The sun was beginning to come up, and with it, a new life for both of you.
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lay with me
And just forget the world?
A ringing at the door brought you out of your reverie—you seriously considered letting whoever it was go on ringing the doorbell for eternity, but the knocking became more persistent, causing you to get up and answer the door. Your hair was knotted and greasy, your clothing the same pajamas you'd put on after showering Hiei's blood from your body. You opened the door and were stunned to see Kurama.
You remembered the look he'd given you after Hiei's death, and wondered if he'd come here to yell at you. "Perhaps if you hadn't tried to marry Hiei, he wouldn't have died. If you had left him alone, he would have lived..." But of course Kurama said no such thing; instead, he allowed himself to walk right into your house without an invitation. You sat down on the couch and he sat in your rocking chair, which, until his death, had been Hiei's favorite chair. But you said nothing about it, and allowed the red-head to sit down, staring at you as he did so.
"I'm sorry for your loss," Kurama began, and you whimpered, feeling fresh tears. He looked down, unable to comfort you in his pain.
But then he looked back up at you, and there was a new pained determination in his eyes. "He had a wish," Kurama continued, his sentences short and extremely unpleasant. You nodded, covering your mouth with hands that were wrapped in your pajama sleeves. Your eyes were already red and your face was blotchy. "His last wish, ___, was that you were to be safe, at any cost." Kurama took a breath, and you nodded, not even paying attention. It was too painful to hear what Hiei would have wanted when he died.
I don't quite know
How to say
How I feel.
"I made a promise to him...a few months before the engagement...____, he made me promise..." Kurama stammered, unable to continue. You wanted to hug him and allow him to cry on you, because the three of you, including Yukina, were the most important people in Hiei's life. As you thought of Yukina, your heart ached—Hiei had never told her that they were related. You debated internally whether you should tell her now that Hiei was gone, but decided against it. Why give her the pain of knowing that her brother was always there and never showed himself to her, even before he died? But she would look for a brother forever in vain. Was that fair? You didn't yet know.
"Promise what, Kurama?! Why are you here?" You asked, your voice straining. He began to say something, then closed his mouth, then opened to answer.
"Hiei wanted me to promise that I would keep you safe, no matter what...he wanted me to make sure Yukina and Kuwabara were married, and then he asked me to...to..." Kurama could not continue. You were glad Hiei had thought of Yukina after his death, and were even more pained at the thought that Hiei had finally accepted Kuwabara as his brother-in-law, and thought he was a good enough man for Yukina. That was the compliment of compliments, coming from Hiei.
"He wanted you to what? Just say it!" You were screaming now, wishing Kurama would just go, and that you would never have to see him, Yusuke or Kuwabara again. They brought back too many memories that were too hard to remember.
"He made me promise that you and I would be married."
Those three words
Are said too much
But not enough.
You gasped, feeling your heart jump into your throat. You, marry Kurama? Your dead fiancé's best friend? "Kurama...he didn't know he was going to die like that...he didn't mean it! I'm married to Hiei...we can't..." You finished, defeated. Of course you weren't married to Hiei. It was one of the details that made his death all the more difficult to bear. He'd died before you had said your "I do"s. You were technically not married to Hiei, and therefore, open to courtship from others.
"___...I know, but...it was what he wanted. Do you not want to honor his wishes?" Kurama asked, his face a combination of pain and exhaustion. You couldn't answer him...yes, you did want to honor Hiei, but this...this was too much.
"No! I can't marry you! My fiancé just died! Get out!" You screamed, and Kurama stood, staring at you as you sat on the couch in ruins.
"Think about it, ___. I want to do right by Hiei...and I will do whatever it takes to honor his memory." Kurama's words were like hot arrows through your wet, paper heart. They didn't just rip it, they massacred it. You began sobbing, and Kurama left your house, the door slamming on his way out. You lay crying on your couch, and Kurama slumped against your door, covering his face with his hands.
Kurama's phone began to ring as he was getting out of the shower. He walked to the phone, a towel wrapped around his lower body, his hair wet and warm on his back. The caller ID said your name. Taking a deep breath and preparing for more anger, Kurama answered tentatively.
"Kurama, it's me." Kurama closed his eyes and bit his lower lip.
"I know." He left off at that, and allowed you to speak.
"I...I want to do right by Hiei." Kurama looked at the ceiling, expecting there to be some merciful god who would tell him what to do. But instead, a white plaster stared back at him, mocking him silently.
"I understand."
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lay with me
And just forget the world?'
Hiei's funeral was held on a rainy day, a week or so after you accepted Kurama's proposal. It was given by a minister of the local church, and it was formal and sad. You were mentioned often as the "grieving bride," while Kurama and the others were called on a lot too, as his "loyal friends." There was no mention of Yukina as his sister. Kurama was one of the pallbearers, a job you were glad you didn't have to do.
You couldn't imagine putting your best friend—or husband, for that matter—in the ground.[2] Kurama seemed to handle it well, and though things had been awkward between you so far, the day was a picturesque one, with many tears shed for the man who had always believed that no one would care when he was gone.
Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's
Burst into life.
You were the first to lay your rose on Hiei's grave, and you cried several tears onto the rose before setting it down. You stared at the picture of him for a moment—a picture of him smirking as you stood off camera. This picture took you back to your wedding day, when Hiei's lifeless eyes had closed, and you began crying in the middle of the service, in loud, miserable gasps. Yusuke grabbed your shoulders from behind you and steered you away, while Kurama looked at the ground, keeping his own tears in check. Yusuke, now crying himself, pulled you away from the scene, holding you in his arms and allowing you to sob on his shoulder under the cloudy gray sky.
After Kurama said his goodbyes, he walked over to you and Yusuke, and by that time, you had finished crying. Kurama gave Yusuke a brotherly hug, and then nodded to you. Yusuke went to find Kuwabara and see how he was holding up, while you sat on the grass and Kurama sat next to you.
"When do you want to do it?" Kurama asked, watching the mourning crowd, which really wasn't so big. You felt a slight anger at him for asking on this day, the one day you didn't want to feel, but then you realized that it was his way of comforting you, which he could not do outright such as Yusuke had done. You assumed part of it was because he was hurting as much as—if not more than—you, and the other part was because he might feel guilty, even though the two of you marrying was Hiei's wish.
"I don't care. Am I moving into your house?" You asked quietly, your nose stuffy and your eyes red, again. He shrugged.
"If it would be better for you...?"
He left off, allowing you to complete the imagery yourself. You realized that Hiei and you had slept in your bed, together, and on more than one occasion. Now, you slept in the same bed, but you cried yourself to sleep with Hiei's pillow, smothered in his scent. You imagined lying next to Kurama in bed you had once shared with Hiei, and Kurama's scent overpowering Hiei's until it was gone. You wouldn't let Kurama take Hiei's place like that. Not now, and not ever.
Let's waste time
Chasing cars
Around our heads.
"It would be best for me to move into your place. Mine has too many...too many memories," you sniffed, and pulled your knees up to your chest. You still expected a hug or even an arm around the shoulder from Kurama, but instead he sat still, looking defeated and miserable. A perfect embodiment of how you felt.
"Perhaps we should elope," he said quietly, watching Yusuke, Kuwabara, Keiko, Shizuru, Botan, Koenma and Yukina cry together in a mass huddle. You agreed and nodded.
"We won't keep it a secret, we just won't tell them..." you said calmly. You felt rational, and that was good. What would they say if they knew you two had gotten married less than a month after Hiei's death? They wouldn't understand it like you did, that was for sure. They wouldn't understand how it felt to lose the one person you cared about most...and they wouldn't understand wanting to honor that person's wishes...they'd think you were horrible...so you wouldn't tell them. It hurt to have to keep secrets from them, because now that you were marrying Kurama, you wouldn't be able to fall off the face of the earth as you had wanted to.
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lay with me
And just forget the world?
A few days after the funeral, you began packing all your stuff up, except what you would need while living with Kurama. Most of your stuff you threw out, especially the stuff that wasn't reminiscent of Hiei. The things of his he'd left at your house you kept in a small box that you carried with you nearly all the time. A few days after that, you moved into Kurama's house on the day of your elope. The two of you married in a sad, teary, closed wedding after moving all your stuff into his house. You said your shaky "I do"s and cried more, consumed with guilt by what you were doing and what you had done.
You didn't have a honeymoon, and instead went directly home. Neither of you had had a bachelor or bachelorette party, and none of your friends yet knew. Your first night with Kurama was painful. You both crawled into bed, fully clothed, and both teary. You had cried more than Kurama, but his eyes were still red. You lay side by side, not speaking, and not loving each other. Suddenly, you threw yourself on top of Kurama and cried harder than you had yet.
The pain of Hiei's death and what you were putting yourself through was finally crashing down on you, and you had nothing to do but cry it out. Kurama hesitated at first, but then rubbed your back. As he did so, you found yourself bringing your face up to look at him, and he looked back at you. Before you knew it, you were kissing him, and he was holding back, but then he began kissing you too.
Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's
Burst into life.
You hadn't spoken about whether the two of you would consummate the marriage or not, because you both assumed that the other one would refuse. However, this night wasn't about consummation; it was about consolation. Both of you were feeling the pain of your lives, and neither of you could do anything to help each other. There was no way out of this pain, this mourning, this guilt that was flowing through every inch of your being and generating more by the second.
So you kissed each other, and while this did not numb the pain, having someone there to relate to, to understand and comfort your lonesomeness was enough. You woke up in the morning naked, and looked at yourself in the mirror. Not only had you married your fiancé's best friend, but you had slept with him, too. Kurama was still sleeping, and just like Hiei, he looked happier in that death-like state than you'd seen him in weeks. He too, was fully undressed, and you felt shame creep up on you like the winter. You hid your face in your hands, and cried again.
All that I am
All that I ever was
Is here in your perfect eyes
They're all I can see.
The next three months passed by quickly, and the events that occurred in them were passive, but harsh. You and Kurama never touched each other again, but that moment of weakness after your marriage had been enough to drive you both against the wall, looking for some sort of excuse or reason that you could give yourselves.
The pain of Hiei's death did dull a little over time, but it was not so much that you no longer missed him or yearned for his gentle touch, but that you realized that he was actually gone, and weren't expecting him to come through the door any second. You and Kurama spent as little time together as possible, and Kurama spent a lot of time at work. You had quit your job the week Hiei died, but decided you might need to find a new one to give you something to do. Mostly, you just cleaned the house and cooked dinner for Kurama.
Then, every night after dinner (during which neither of you spoke), the two of you sat in silence again, this time in front of the television, watching the news with blank expressions. You felt lonelier than you ever had before, and you cried in the bathroom nearly every day. When it got late enough, the two of you went to bed, and you shared a bed, but you didn't speak and didn't look at each other. Nor did you ever touch each other, and you pushed yourselves to the edge of the bed in order to be away from each other.
You couldn't understand how you woke up every morning next to Kurama and not Hiei, how you listened to Kurama's breathing and not Hiei's when you couldn't sleep, and how very wrong all of it was. But it was your life now, and things could not have been worse.
I don't know where
Confused about how as well
Just know that these things will never
Change for us at all.
Kurama slowly began taking a glass of wine with dinner, and then it was two glasses and one after dinner, until he was completely addicted to alcohol. He lost his job, and you couldn't understand how you were going to pay the rent.
Your stress levels went high up, and you began to hate yourself and curse your life. Kurama became drunk nearly all the time, and he was mean and surly when he was so, though this was nothing compared to the guilt-ridden depressive mess he was when sober. You eventually stopped eating and lost over twenty pounds.
Kurama and you spent little time with your friends, and they never came by. It was just you and Kurama now, but Kurama was hardly there, replaced by a sobbing, cruel drunkard who couldn't handle the harsh reality of life. You had become someone who was meek and terrified, and you were thin and sickly and in pain a lot of the time. Eventually, you lost your grip on reality, and days before you were evicted, wrote this letter.
"Dear Hiei,
Kurama's in the kitchen right now, drinking. I'm sure he'll die soon, from liver problems or alcohol poisoning. He drinks so much that it seems almost painful when he climbs into bed. I can't believe we share a bed. I'm so sorry, Hiei...I never meant to do this to you. Kurama and I...we had each other, once. But it was nothing like what you and I had...what we had was special, and only, and I'll never find anything like it.
I miss you, darling. I miss your smirks and your chuckles and your gentle roughness that always made me shiver. I wish you were here now...things are so horrible, and I'm so lost without you. You were my light...without you, I'm crawling in the dark, and I'll never find myself. But I think things are going to change tonight. There's a pistol in the bathroom, and I just might use it tonight. I might take all of my pain away with a little lead bullet. I might take Kurama's too, if he wants it.
Tonight, I'm going to see you again, sugar. And we'll be chasing cars.
Your wife."
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lay with me
And just forget the world?
[1] It's hard to imagine Hiei getting married, but I didn't think that the typical mating (i.e. the way demons marry) would be romantic enough for this piece.
[2] My grandfather died a few months before I wrote this, and at his funeral my cousin and my father and uncles were pall-bearers. I thought it would really suck to have to put your loved one in the ground.


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If you are looking to celebrate Chinese New Year and indulge in all the Chinese New Year takeaways in the comfort of your homes, we have saved you the hassle of choosing among the variety of takeaways offered by compiling a list of what we feel, are the most tasty and unique Chinese New Year takeaways in town.
A fantastic twist from the traditional Yu Sheng with an additional topping of shimmering champagne jelly by Jade Restaurant at The Fullerton Hotel.
1. Jiang-Nan Chun at Four Seasons Hotel Singapore
For the people with expensive tastes, Jiang-Nan Chun Restaurant promises to satisfy your luxurious lifestyle by offering the choice of an additional topping of Bird's Nest. This topping comes at an additional price of S$60 per 100g, though pricey but still, who could resist not splurging on a festive season like this.
Price: S$68+ (Small)
S$98+ (Large)
Available from 14 January to 24 February.
Jiang-Nan Chun, Four Seasons Hotel,
190 Orchard Boulevard
Singapore 248646 Tel: 6831 7720
Website: www.fourseasons.com/singapore
2. Jade Restaurant at The Fullerton Hotel
Heighten the celebratory mood of the Lunar New Year with Jade Restaurant's Eight Happiness Gold Rush Yu Sheng, the only takeaway that comes with shimmery Champagne Jelly which symbolizes wealth and prosperity.
Price: S$48+ (Smallfor 6-8 pax)
S$78+ (Medium for 8-10 pax)
S$118+(Large for 10-12 pax)
Available from 18 January to 24 February.
Jade Restaurant, The Fullerton Hotel , 1 Fullerton Square Singapore 049178 Tel: 6877 8188 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.fullertonhotel.com
3. Prosperity House at Swissotel Merchant Court
Bring an auspicious note to the start of spring with three different types of Yu Sheng that Prosperity House can offer.
a) Eight Treasure Seafood Yu Sheng
Price: S$88+ (Medium for 4-6 pax) S$108+ (Large for 7-10pax)
b) Traditional Salmon Yu Sheng.
Price: S$48+ (Medium for 4-6 pax) S$58+ (Large for 7-10 pax)
c) Abalone Yu Sheng
Price: S$78+ (Medium for 4-6 pax) S$88+ (Large for 7-10 pax)
We recommend the Traditional Salmon Yu Sheng for people who are looking to bring in prosperity the conventional way, a delectable delight for a simplistic celebration. Available from 18 January to 21 February. (Order 3 days in advance)
Prosperity House, Swissotel Merchant Court, 20 Merchant Road Singapore 058281 Tel: 62391848/1847
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Website: www.swissotel.com
4. Amara Singapore
Indulge in Amara's three different range of Yu Sheng, namely:
a) Abalone Yu Sheng
Price: S$108+(Standard) S$148+ (Large)
b) Eight Treasure Yu Sheng
Price: S$88+ (Standard) S$128+ (Large)
c) Salmon Yu Sheng
Price: S$78+ (Standard) S$98+ (Large)
For a unique twist to the traditional "Lo-Hei", we recommend the Eight Treasure Yu Sheng which consists of 8 premium ingredients like Green Ebiko, Tako, Black Cavier and Jellyfish. A specially crafted Sichuan sauce is drizzled over the Yu Sheng tocomplement its original taste.
Available from 28 January to 24 February.
Amara Singapore, 165 Tanjong Pagar Road Singapore 088539 Tel: 6879 2607Website: www.amarahotels.com
5. Yan Ting at St. Regis Singapore
Toss to good fortune with the two types of "Lo-Hei" offered by St. Regis' Yan Ting.
a) Vegetarian Yu Sheng
Price: S$48+ (Medium) S$78+ (Large)
b) Salmon Yu Sheng with Fish Roe
Price: S$38+ (Medium) S$68+ (Large)
The Vegetarian Yu Sheng will be ideal for not only the Vegetarians, but for people who are looking for an unusual and alternative taste to usher in the Lunar New Year. Available from 11 January to 24 February.
Yan Ting, St. Regis Hotel, 29 Tanglin Road Singapore 247911 Tel: 6506 6887 Website: www.stregissingapore.com
Poon Choy from Majestic Restaurant which offers a varied mix of different appetizing ingredients.
1. Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant at Carlton Hotel Singapore
The decadent Longevity Poon Choy from Wah Lok Restaurant features an elaborate three-layered dish with an assortment of premium mouth-watering ingredients like Sea Cucumber, Dried Oyster and Scallops. Not only is it a delight for your taste buds,but it promises to be a feast for your eyes.
Price: S$388+ (For 6pax) S$628+ (For 10 pax)
Available from 21 January to 24 February.
Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant,Carlton Hotel, 76 Bras Basah Road Singapore 189558
Tel: 6311 8188 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Website: www.carltonhotel/sg
2. Paradise Group
If you are not done with spring cleaning and feeling a little panicky from the limited amount of time left to prepare for Chinese New Year, Paradise Group has started an e-store that retails various Chinese New Year festive dishes. From the wide range of delicacies available, we recommend the Fortune Pot that is created by award winning Group Executive Chef Fung Chi Keung.Pick up your chopsticks and start digging into this sumptuous dish layered with 16 delightful ingredients.
Price: S$198+ (Regular for max. 5 pax) S$388+ (large for max. 10 pax)
Available for online order from 1 January to 23 February and for hotline order from 31 January to 15 February. Self-collection at various selected venues.
Tel: 6280 1588 Website: www.paradisegroup.com
3. The Jasmine Room at Hotel Fort Canning
Bring in continuity and good fortune with The Jasmine Room's Pot Of Wealth Peng Cai. This flavourful and colourful mixture of ingredients might just be the highlight of your Lunar New Year feast.
Price: S$288+ (Medium) and $488+ (Large)
Available from 26 January to 24 February.
The Jasmine Room, Hotel Fort Canning, 11 Canning Walk Singapore 178881 Tel: 6559 6760 Email: email@example.com
Website: www.hfcsingapore.com
4. Cherry Garden at Mandarin Oriental
Celebrate a delightful year of prosperity with Cherry Garden's Treasure Pot which comes in a casserole pot with 13 ingredients that comprise of sea treasures, poultry and vegetables. This assorted mixture promises to take your Chinese New Year celebration up a notch.
Price: S$288+
Available from 9 February to 24 February.
Cherry Garden, Mandarin Oriental 5 Raffles Ave, Marina Square, Singapore 039797 Tel: 6885 3500 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.mandarinoriental.com
5. Majestic Restaurant
Have a magnificent celebration with your loved ones with Majestic Restaurant's Majestic Deluxe Treasures Claypot*. The variety of ingredients offered in this delicacy will leave you spoilt for choice.
Price: S$300+ (for max. 6 pax)
Available from 1 February to 24 February. (Order 1 day in advance)
Majestic Restaurant,31-37 Bukit Pasoh Road Singapore 089845 Tel: 6511 4718 Website: www.restaurantmajestic.com
*Receive a complimentary layered Mao Shan Wang Durian Nian Gao(worth S$23.80) with every purchase of Deluxe Treasures Claypot, while stocks last.
Cherry Garden at Mandarin Oriental helps you to usher in the Chinese New Year with an unconventional New Year goody, "Trio Treasures of Nian Gao".
1. Sunny Hills
Bond over Sunny Hills' mouth-watering Pineapple Cakes which are freshly baked from pesticides-free pineapples and antibiotic-free eggs, a tasty yet healthy combination.
Price: S$25+ (box of10)
S$37.50+ (box of 15)
S$50+ (box of 20)
Raffles Hotel Arcade, #03‐05, 328 North Bridge Road, Singapore 188719 Tel: 8522 9605 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.sunnyhills.com.sg; Home delivery service is available
2. Cherry Garden at Mandarin Oriental
A unique twist to the traditional Nian Gaos, Cherry Garden presents "Trio Treasures of Nian Gao", a combination of "Azuki Beans Nian Gao", "Pumpkin Nian Gao with Rose Petals" and "Chinese New Year Special Radish Cake". If you are looking for an esthetically pleasing and auspicious gift for your loved ones, this may just satisfy your needs.
Price: S$ 48+
Available from 9February to 24 February.
Cherry Garden, Mandarin Oriental, 5 Raffles Ave, Marina Square, Singapore 039797
Tel: 6885 3500 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Website: www.mandarinoriental.com
3. Li Bai Cantonese Restaurant at Sheraton Towers Singapore Hotel
For the people who are feeling nostalgic for the traditional Nian Gao taste, Li Bai Cantonese Restaurant is offering Traditional Nian Gao with Lotus Seeds and Red Dates. The ideal takeaway for an old-fashioned Lunar New Year celebration.
Price: S$40+ (per order)
Available from 25 January to 24 February.
Li Bai Cantonese Restaurant, Sheraton Towers, 39 Scotts Road Singapore 228230 Tel: 6839 5623 Website: www.sheratonsingapore.com
4. Peony Jade
Aptly named "Bliss and Contentment Harmony Box", this lavish goody consist of a variety of vibrant flavoured pudding like Walnut,Coffee,Sticky Date and Osmanthus Water Chesnut with Bird's Nest, ideal especially for the kids with sweet tooth.
Price: S$38.80+ (for a set of 4)
Available from 24 January to 24 February.
Peony Jade@Keppel Club, Bukit Chermin Road (Off Telok Blangah Road), Level M, Singapore 109918 Tel: 6276 9138, 6375 5562
Peony Jade @Clarke Quay, Blk 3A Clarke Quay, #02-02 (Walk-in from Liang Court) Tel: 6338 0305 Website: www.peonyjade.com
5. Bakerzin
Add a twist to your traditional New Year gift goodies by including Bakerzin's famous Japanese-styled mochi balls in different flavors like Red bean, Black Sesame and their most popular flavor, Durian. In addition,other highlights of their unique sweet treats are Sichuan Pepper Leaf Pineapple Tarts and Vanilla Caramel Yuan Bao Pineapple Tarts. With such creative twist to the traditional goody, we are certain that we might just get a box or two to satisfy our taste buds.
Price: S$18.80 – S$38.80
Available from 7 January to 24 February at the various Bakerzin outlets.
Website: www.bakerzin.com ; Home delivery service is available
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Continuity Courses
Training focuses on the Continuity courses developed and offered by National Continuity Programs (NCP). Courses are available for students at all levels, from individuals new to the Continuity community to program managers who have been involved with continuity for many years. This training provides an opportunity for personnel to develop and enhance their continuity knowledge and helps prepare them to respond to emergencies requiring continuity of operations activation.
NCP's Continuity of Operations Division, in conjunction with the Emergency Management Institute (EMI), offer training courses both online and in classrooms, on topics that address the full spectrum of continuity of operations preparedness, from continuity awareness (introductory material), exercise design (targeted to continuity program managers), to planning, documentation, and alternate site preparedness and activities. Train-the-Trainer courses are used to facilitate dissemination of material to government and other organizations nationwide.
NCP has designed the nation's continuity training program to address the full spectrum of requirements to support a viable continuity capability. It works with its Regional Continuity Managers, the Federal Executive Boards and Federal Executive Associations, the departments and agencies, and the states, territories, tribal, and local government jurisdictions and private sector organizations across the nation to ensure the widest dissemination of the training and that courses are professionally conducted and relevant to its audiences.
Information on the training courses developed by NCP to support Continuity planning and programs is provided below.
- IS 546A: Continuity of Operations Awareness Course
- IS 547A: Introduction to Continuity of Operations
- IS/G 139: Exercise Design Course (Continuity of Operations)
- E/L 548: Continuity Managers Train-the-Trainer Course
- E/L 550: Continuity Planners Train-the-Trainer Workshop
- E/L 551: Devolution Planning Train-the-Trainer Workshop
- E/L 156: Continuity of Operations Building Design for Homeland Security Train-the-Trainer Course
IS 546A: Continuity of Operations Awareness Course
The Continuity of Operations Awareness Course (IS 546A) is designed for public-sector employees. This on-line web based course takes approximately two hours to complete. It consists of four lessons and provides a basic understanding of continuity of operations, its terminology, and objectives. Topics include the definition of continuity of operations; DHS's role in continuity planning; an introduction to continuity of operations requirements as outlined in Federal Continuity Directive 1 and Continuity Guidance Circular 1; continuity of operations planning in government organizations; and arrangements that employees and their families should have in place in case an emergency requires that their organization activate its continuity of operations plan.
IS 547A: Introduction to Continuity of Operations
Introduction to Continuity of Operations (IS-547A) provides participants with a working knowledge of Federal Continuity Directive 1 and Continuity Guidance Circular 1 and offers activities for enhancing continuity of operations programs.
This web-based five-hour course expands upon the continuity basics addressed in Course IS-546, providing additional continuity information and outlining the elements of a viable continuity of operations program, including essential functions, delegations of authority, orders of succession, alternate operating facilities, interoperable communications, vital files, records and databases, human capital, test, training and exercise, reconstitution, and devolution planning.
IS/G 139: Exercise Design Course (Continuity of Operations)
The Exercise Design Course (IS/G-139) provides government and other organization's continuity managers with the exercise development and planning skills for designing and conducting continuity exercises. This course is also offered in a web-based version.
The course's primary learning objectives are to introduce the fundamentals of tabletop, functional and full-scale exercise design, and address:
- The importance of conducting exercises and
- Components of a comprehensive and progressive exercise program.
IS/G-139 is intended to equip participants with the skills to design and conduct their own continuity exercises, validate the importance of planning for emergencies, and share lessons learned during continuity exercises and real world emergencies.
E/L 548: Continuity Managers Train-the-Trainer Course
The Continuity Manager's Train-the-Trainer Course (B/E/L-548) reflects the new requirements of National Security Presidential Directive-51/Homeland Security Presidential Directive-20, the National Continuity Policy Implementation Plan, Federal Continuity Directives 1 and 2, and Continuity Guidance Circular 1.
The objectives of this two-and-a-half day train-the-trainer course include defining continuity of operations, explaining the benefits of a viable continuity plan and program, identifying elements of a viable continuity program, identifying processes, resources, and tasks necessary for implementing and managing a successful continuity program. The course is intended for continuity program managers of both federal and non-federal organizations.
The Emergency Management Institute also offers a resident version of this course. In FY09 the course will be made available in a web-based online format.
E/L 550: Continuity Planners Train-the-Trainer Workshop
The Continuity of Operations Planning Course (B/E/L-550) assists senior officials and continuity planners in their continuity of operations plan development. This course provides participants with the skills and knowledge to develop continuity plans that comply with the requirements in National Security Presidential Directive-51/Homeland Security Presidential Directive-20, the National Continuity Policy Implementation Plan, Federal Continuity Directives 1 and 2, and Continuity Guidance Circular 1.
The course's primary learning objectives are to understand the importance of continuity of operations planning and its relationship with the performance of essential functions; be capable of completing an assessment of their continuity of operations plan; describe and apply the continuity of operations planning model; identify key personnel for continuity planning; verify gaps in current plans and identify a strategy for acquiring needed information; conduct a risk analysis for alternate facilities; develop a viable test, training, and exercise program; and develop a continuity of operations Multi-Year Strategy and Program Management Plan.
E/L 551: Devolution Planning Train-the-Trainer Workshop
The goal of the workshop is to provide government and other planning staff with the knowledge and tools to develop their organization's devolution plans. The workshop objectives include identifying the conditions under which organizations will implement their devolution plans, describing the activation protocols or triggers for organization devolution, tailoring the Devolution Template to meet agency-specific needs, identifying special considerations for devolution planning, and developing an organization-specific devolution plan.
E/L 156: Continuity of Operations Building Design for Homeland Security Train-the-Trainer Course
An important component of an effective continuity of operations plan and program is a facilities hazard analysis and vulnerability assessment. This risk assessment is critical because it helps senior leaders and continuity program managers identify linkages to and weaknesses in buildings and other infrastructures that their organizations use when providing essential functions and services.
The Building Design for Homeland Security Train-the-Trainer Course (B/E/L-156) outlines the purpose, requirements, and components of a risk assessment for continuity of operations alternate facilities and demonstrates how to use the electronic continuity of operations Alternate Site Assessment Tool.


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Molecule of the Week
March 7, 2011
Cholecalciferol, the inactive form of vitamin D3, is found in fish oils and is photosynthesized in human skin by sunlight. It was first prepared in the lab by A. Windaus and co-workers in 1936. Cholecalciferol undergoes two metabolic biochemical reactions that convert it to vitamin D3's active form, calcitriol, a hormone that mediates intestinal calcium absorption and bone calcium metabolism. Recently, T. Takahashi et al. improved the synthesis of cholecalciferol by using a flow microreactor.
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Cartwright Hall Art Gallery
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery
Lister Park
West Yorkshire
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01274 481045
Cartwright Hall is Bradford's civic art gallery and offers an exciting programme of contemporary exhibitions, with four permanent galleries displaying works from our art collections. Our Education Team runs a programme of workshops and events for schools, groups and individuals, including media activities in the new Anim8ted Learning Gallery. With prior notice we may be able to arrange special activities tailored to your group's needs. Many of Cartwright Hall's facilities are available for hire and the Gallery is licensed for civil marriages. Cartwright Hall is set in the magnificent, Green Flag-awarded grounds of Lister Park, with a boating lake, adventure playground and Mughal Gardens. There is a cafe in the Lister Park boat house (please check opening times before planning your visit).
Venue Type:
Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm
Closed: Mondays (except Bank Holidays), Good Friday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Admission free
Additional info
Disabled parking and wheelchair access to rear of the building. Please ring bell and an attendant will assist. Access to all departments is by a lift. Accessible toilet. Baby changing unit.
The collections consist mainly of 19th and 20th century British art, with strong collections of international contemporary prints and contemporary South Asian art and crafts.
Collection details
Archaeology, Archives, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Land Transport, Music, Science and Technology, Social History
Habitat by Tai-Shan Schierenberg
- 14 June — 5 October 2014 *on now
Tai-Shan Schierenberg will incorporate both landscapes and portraits into this exhibition and residency, with specific views of the North of England, Yorkshire and Bradford.
Throughout our lives we encounter different environments. Some leave a trace on our system, they change us and become internalised, a part of who we are and how we see the world. The dyptchs that Tai is exhibiting at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery are an attempt, in juxtaposing portraits and landscapes, to create a non-narrative relationship between people and spaces, and thereby evoke a sense of the inner landscape as well as provide an examination of the faces of the people changed by them.
Some of the relationships are genuine, in that the subject suggested the landscape that influenced them and should partner their portrait, other connections are inventions that rang true when put together.
Alongside Tai's own paintings, will be oil paintings that Tai has selected from Bradford's Fine Art Collection.
Schierenberg won 1st prize at the John Player Portrait Awards, National Portrait Gallery in 1989. Commissions include The Queen, Duchess of Westminster, and most recently Stephen Hawkins. He has artwork in the collections of the BBC; Chatsworth House, Granada Media Group, Queens University, Belfast, National Portrait Gallery and Tate Gallery.
Tai has been the recent judge on Sky Arts, Portrait of the Year television series.
Suitable for
- Any age
Bradford and the V&A Museum
Young people from Bradford create a timeline of Islamic art from the V&A and include their individual research and comments about each piece.
- This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.
Japanese Woodblock Print
Explore the codes and conventions behind a Samurai woodblock print
- This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.
Polish People in Britain after WW2
Personal stories and archive photographs exploring how and why Polish people have settled in Britain since the Second World War. The resource is also available in Polish for use in language teaching.
- This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.
Responses to Islamic Art
Young people aged 16 to 25 give their responeses to different works of Islamic art - listen to their conversations with glass artist Kalim Afzal, explore the timeline that they created.
- This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.
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Best Western Evans Hotel - Grovetown
Grovetown, GA 30813
706-651-9100 | 800-780-7234
Our interior-corridor three-story hotel features 58 guest rooms, all equipped with microwaves, refrigerators, coffee makers and hairdryers. Our hotel features a seasonal outdoor pool with BBQ grill, an onsite fitness center for guest use, and ample free parking.
Our hotel is within walking distance to Cracker Barrel restaurant, Subway, Dairy Queen/Brazier; four miles to Augusta Mall and is convenient to other area restaurants and shopping. Fort Gordon and NSA are only three miles from the hotel.
Our Best Western Evans Hotel received the Best Western "Director's Award for Quality Assurance," in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 for guest scores and superior customer service. Our hotel and staff have won "Stars of the Lodging Industry" awards from the Georgia Hotel & Lodging Association every year since 2010.
Stay with us, and enjoy the friendly staff and service at the Best Western Evans Hotel! Our vision: to lead the industry in superior customer care!
Info & Amenities
Hours of Operation
Sunday: All Day
Monday: All Day
Tuesday: All Day
Wednesday: All Day
Thursday: All Day
Friday: All Day
Saturday: All Day
AAA Rating: 2
Green-certified Property
AAA, AARP, Group Discount, Military Discount
Facility Amenities
Bus / Motorcoach Parking on Site, Complimentary Breakfast, Complimentary Newspaper, Complimentary Parking, Exercise Room/Fitness Center, Free Local Calls, Free Parking, Full-Service Business Center, Golf Nearby, Grill on Site, Laundry, Outdoor Pool, Parking on Site, Pool/Whirlpool (ADA Compliant), Restaurant Nearby, Smoking Allowed on Premises
General Information
ADA-compliant, Connecting Rooms, Family-friendly, Handicapped Accessible, Maps/Brochures/Guides, Miles from Convention Center, Miles from Downtown
Group Amenities
Group-friendly, Motorcoach-friendly
Internet Connectivity
Free Wi-Fi, High-Speed In Public Space, High-Speed In-Room, Wi-Fi in Public Space, Wi-Fi In-Room
Near Interstate Highway
Room Amenities
Hair Dryer, In-Room Coffee Maker, In-Room Safe, Iron/Ironing Board, Smoking Rooms, Whirlpool
Room Information
Number of ADA-compliant Rooms: 3
Number of Rooms (Total): 58
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I realized recently - probably within the last year, actually - that, technologically speaking, there is very little we have to wait for anymore.
I realized this with music, which I listen to a fair amount. One day I heard a song on the radio and immediately listened to it again on a website, which would have been impossible when I was growing up.
My sister one-upped me because she has an app that "hears" and recognizes a song while it's playing somewhere.
She held her phone up to the radio in the car and instantly had the name of the song and the lyrics to sing along to, karaoke-style.
All of this is a big contrast to my time spent listening to music growing up, and buying cassettes and CDs.
(I won't even get started on cassettes, which required things like constant rewinding and fast-forwarding - not to mention fooling with the little plastic tape when it inevitably got pulled out of the gears and tangled.)
And finding the lyrics to any one song could be a huge adventure. Every time I bought an album (well, tape or CD), I would be praying that the artist was nice enough to include all the lyrics in the little fold-out sleeve.
Usually they did, but sometimes people would get extra-"artsy" and refuse to include the lyrics, in which case you would have no idea what some songs were saying, sometimes for years.
Hearing something on the radio was even worse. I would frequently have NO clue what the lyrics of a radio song were, and, before the Internet, finding it out was a regular research project.
Now you just Google it and there it is. Done.
This means that for large numbers of people today, primarily of the younger variety, waiting for anything is a much bigger chore.
If we can't find out something instantly, we get restless and irritated, no matter how trivial the issue might be.
("Who played Becky Donaldson on 'Full House?' I need to know right now!")
Fortunately, someone almost always pulls out a smartphone to answer our burning question.
("It was Lori Loughlin.")
Sometimes I try to not answer a question I have right away, just because I don't like to feel like a slave to a piece of technology.
It usually makes me pretty frustrated because I know the answer is just a couple of clicks away. It makes me realize how much less patient I've become, in a lot of ways.
The Rolling Stones had a song that says: "You can't always get what you want / But if you try sometimes, you just might find / You get what you need."
In the world of the Internet, though, you almost always CAN get what you want, and you can get it at the drop of a hat.
Obviously it's great to have the ability to get exactly what you want. But there's no such thing as a free lunch, so what do we lose in exchange?


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The Hispanic Organization for the Promotion of Education
P.O. Box 1777
Bowling Green, KY 42102
Phone: 270-791-3713
Service Area: Southcentral KentuckyWebsite: www.hopebg.org
Service Description:
HOPE is the Hispanic Organization for the Promotion of Education. This grass roots organization has been founded to encourage and support Latino-Hispanic students in Warren County to continue their education at Western Kentucky University or SKYCTC-formerly known as the Bowling Green Technical College. At HOPE, we are committed to providing financial support and engage in the process of preparing for college, applying and going to college. Our mission is to educate parents, families, and students and to provide the tools necessary to succeed in higher education.
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