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okay, so i just made up the title for this and let me explain why i want you to read this
this past year, as a junior in high school, i was part of the staff for the school newspaper. this class is an elective, but it counts as an english class because we have to write papers that are required with english classes, as well as our articles. The articles and the minmun requirement papers (english papers) are not enough to keep us busy throughout the year, sometimes i can go a week without doing anything in that class, so we have a project called a Masterpieve. A masterpiece is fourty-eight pages of our own writting, whether it be poems, haikues(however you spell that), or short stories. We turn in eight pages every 6 weeks of school and there are 6 six week periods, 3 each semester, and then we turn in all 48 pages at the end of the school year. Anyway, this year i had a little trouble getting everything turned in on time, earning myself a B in that class, which is horrible because that class is not in the least bit hard. I thought that if i got a head start on it, then maybe it would make my final year in high school easier. I was just hoping that people would take time to check this out and let me know if i should continue, and if you have any suggestions to where i should take the story, i would greatly appriciate them and welcome them. i only have about 3 pages hand written so far, so that isn't very long when it is typed up, but here is basically the overview. there are three main characters. Blake Carr obviously, the readers she things through her. She has this ability to feel others emotions, this was inspired by Jasper. She doesn't know how she can do it or why. This story is going to take her and her two best friends, who know about her ability, but don't have any powers themselves, on a journey that answers Blake's questions about her life. i don't know how to go about this, but i have an idea. She finds out somethings that she would rather not know about herself, and other things that she is thankful for. anyway, that is all ive got so far. and thank you for taking the time to read this, commenting, and contributing ideas if you do. anyway, thanks again.
so this is what i have so far..
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I don't know how or why i can do it, but i guess i've just gotten used to it. I've been like this for as long as i can remember. I can even actually remember when i was bored. No, i don't remember seeing anything or hearing anything when i was born, but i rememberfeeling the emotions; a mixture of relief, who i can only guess was from my mom, and joy. The emotions were so strong, like a wave pulling me under, trying to drown me. You see, i have this, i guess you could call it a sixth sense. I can feel other peoples emotiongs.
When i was little i owuld get so confused, i wouldn't know if i was feeling this, or if the feeling belonged to someone else. Sometimes i would feel the complete opposite of what i should be feeling. Like this one time, when i won the spelling bee in elementry school i should have been happy, especially since my dad said he would give me a dollar for every word i spelt right, but i felt angry and sad, probably because i was standing next to the boy i just beat. Talk about confusing!
And that's not even the worst part! It is terribly uncomfortable when i'm in a room full of people. I try to avoid that if i can.
Now i don't even think i have emotions, well, i obviously experience them, but they aren't mine. Another downside is that i can be a little bipolar sometimes because of it.
The only upside to my, for want of a better word, ability, is that i make a lot of friends, reason being that i am really sensatve to peoples' emotions. Of all my friends, i would only consider two of them "true friends". They are the only two people that know of my "ability". Nolee Savitt and John Lerner. Nolee and i have been friends ever since we were six years old. We went to the same dance academy and have been there since. It's kinda of a strange story of how we became friends. It's like i gravitated towards her. I'm pretty sure it was her positve attitued and her optimistic outlook on life, plus she probably one of the most happiest people i have ever met in my life. So when she's happy, i'm happy. She's sociable, quirky, and very outspoken. She says some of the funniest things and a lot of what comes out of her mouth makes absolutly no sense at all. A lot of people like her, but unfortunately a lot of people don't. That's just because they are jealous of her, i would know.... i feel it. She can't help it though, it's just her personality and who she is.
I've know John since the sixth grade, well, when i was in sixth, him fifth because he is a year younger than me. His family moved into a house a few blocks away from our school, which is only a few more blocks from my house, so we walked to and from school with each other. He became my other best friend when he beat up this boy for making fun of my glasses(i have contacts now). That was probably the last time i felt my own true emotion, maybe i feel true emotions now, but i can never be 100% sure, and moving to bigger schools for Middle School and High School certainly didn't help any.
John does wrestling and track, and he's pretty popular, but he is nice to everyone, even to the people that don't deserve his kindness.
Nolee and i both just finished our junior year, john his sophomore. Finally, after what seemed like forever, Summer was here.
"Hey, what are you doing today?" i asked Nolee throught the phone as i flopped down on my bed and turned on the T.V., Parentle Control was on.
"Well, i was planning on sleeping in a little longer since it is summer and all, and i don't have to wake up for school. That plan went out the window when you called me at seven in the morning." she said in a groggy voice.
"Sorry about that, but i've been up since 5:30, i coudn't fall back asleep, and now i'm really bored, so...." i explained to her.
"Well in that case..." she remarked sarcastically, then contiued, "anyway, yeah, i have no idea what i am doing today."
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imnotperfectlyimperfect asked for kitty!kurt. Thought I'd give it a try.
Our top story this morning: Ohio's Supreme Court struck down a bill today that would give hybrids full constitutional rights. A handful of other states, such as New York, Vermont and California have recently passed similar bills among much controversy. But Senator Mack Jensen, R. Ohio, who spearheaded the anti-hybrid opposition released a statement saying, quote, "This is a victory for God and families and the moral right." Then going on to call hybrids an "abomination" and a "science experiment gone wrong," despite the mounting evidence that hybridization of human cells with feline cells has drastically reduced the number of infants born with incurable and usually fatal genetic conditions. For more on this topic we turn to Dr. Han-
"Hey, Kurt. Morning!" Burt calls, fumbling with the remote to turn the TV off and grinning at Kurt overly wide and exaggerated.
"I don't understand why you bother with the news, you know it just upsets you." Kurt lowers himself to the couch, presses his shoulder to his dad's. "It's not good for your heart."
"Screw my heart, I'm gonna track this Jensen scum down and list the many ways I can think of to change his mind, starting with my boot up his ass." Burt slams the remote down on the coffee table and Kurt jumps and winces at the sharp bang.
"Dad, it's fine. I'm used to it."
His dad sighs, reaching out to rub at Kurt's ears in apology, but Kurt ducks away and rolls his eyes.
"Just, watch Sportscenter for awhile and try to calm down. I need to go to school."
"Alright, alright. But I'm not letting this go. I'll figure something, okay? It's not right."
Kurt tips his head to his dad's shoulder, closing his eyes as fingers stroke through the soft, sensitive hair around his ears. It means a lot, how much his dad is willing to fight for him, but he's just resigned himself to being treated as an other. Either ridiculed or ignored, when he isn't the direct object of scorn. He's just biding his time now, one more year until New York and he can be accepted and free. Find others like him who have also escaped. But first he needs to start his senior year.
He lets his dad hug him tight, just once, before getting up; Burt's ire now directed at something a referee did or didn't do at a game that's long since over. Kurt brushes his fingers along the long trench coat and bowler hat hanging on the front hook by the door. The ones that would hide his ears, his long, sleek tail. No. He's done hiding.
He gets dirty looks on the bus, how he longs to be allowed a driver's license, but at least they keep their comments to themselves. Kurt holds his head high, sits where he pleases and stares out the window with his jaw clamped tight. At school he makes it almost all the way to his locker before he hears a group behind him, hissing and meowing and laughing. He closes his eyes instinctively, holds his breath and braces for the impact.
But they just walk past, taunting him, and Kurt breathes a sigh of relief, but too soon. The last in the group of oversized jocks in letterman jackets turns around and knocks Kurt's armful of school supplies to the floor, scattering papers and books and pens across the hall.
Kurt can feel his ears flatten, the sharp snap of his tail in irritation as he bends down to pick everything up, muttering assholes under his breath.
"Wow, I was really hoping not everyone at this school would be narrow-minded jerks."
Kurt whips his head up, eyes narrowed, to find a boy crouched in front of him; a stack of Kurt's papers in his outstretched hand. Kurt takes them from him warily. "Everyone in this town is a narrow-minded jerk."
"Well, not everyone." He smiles then, hand outstretched. "I'm Blaine."
Kurt just flicks his eyes to Blaine's hand and stands back up, books and papers clutched to his chest. Blaine follows, dusting his hands off on his pants and following Kurt to his locker.
"Pleased to meet you Kurt."
Kurt focuses on putting everything neatly away, doesn't understand what this guy's motive is. Kurt has a few friends, loyal and kind once they got to know him. The rest of the glee club mostly tolerates him. He has his dad, and now Carole and Finn, but that was pretty terse and uncomfortable for a while. No one is pleased to meet him. Ever.
He clangs his locker shut, turns to look at Blaine and tell him off for whatever prank or joke he thinks this is. But Blaine's face is still so kind and open and earnest that Kurt is bewildered. He believes Blaine. He likes him, wants to know him, even though Kurt never lets his guard down that easily. Why?
Then a shadow passes, a patch of clouds over the sun beaming in from the high windows, and Blaine's yellow eyes glint a reflection of light.
Could he be…
But Blaine is all slicked down dark hair, no tall ears poking out, and when Kurt's eyes trail down he finds no tail, just a (very, very nice) human body.
"What are-" Kurt starts, a war of confusion and excitement and desire churning in his belly. But the first bell rings and Blaine starts to walk away backwards, calling, "See you around Kurt!" before turning around and disappearing into the crowd.
He doesn't see Blaine around. Though he keeps glancing around the hallways, checking quickly inside classrooms, but no sign of him. He wants to let it go, file it away as a figment of his imagination. He just can't. Kurt has never met another hybrid, not in person anyway. He'd always wondered if they would have some kind of instant connection, a kinship. Like what he'd felt with Blaine. Or is it just because Blaine was nice to him, and cute, okay yeah he'd noticed, that Kurt can't stop thinking about him.
By the time school is over and he's in glee club, Kurt has resolved to forget about Blaine. He needs to focus, do well this year and get into college so he can leave and not have to latch on to the few people who show him the smallest amount of kindness. Like they're doing him some sort of favor.
But then Blaine waltzes into the choir room with that smile, waving and saying, "Hey Kurt!" before sitting down right next to him. Kurt tenses up, heart pounding and muscles gone rigid as he's overcome with the ridiculous urge to rub his face along Blaine's, memorize Blaine's scent and mark him with his own.
That's new.
"Uh, dude." Puck plops down in the chair directly in front of Kurt's and tips it back on two legs to crane around towards Blaine. "Look, Kurt is cool and everything, but you should know that hanging with him is like announcing that you don't want friends or to get laid, like, ever."
Blaine's mouth parts and his eyebrows furrow, says, "Uh, okay?"
Then Puck leans even farther back, practically in Kurt lap as Kurt glares at him. "He's a hybrid." Puck stage whispers.
"I know," Blaine whispers back, shaking his head then shrugging a shoulder for Kurt's benefit. "The ears and tail kind of gave it away."
"That's how I figured it out, too," Brittany calls from across the room.
Kurt feels his face burn hot and his tail starts to twitch from behind his chair. "Can we maybe stop talking about me like I'm not even in the room?" He snaps, folding his arms tightly across his chest and leaning away from Blaine.
"I'm sorry," Blaine says softly, tuning his body toward Kurt as Puck flops back forward and directs his attention elsewhere. Blaine rests his palm on Kurt's knee, the warmth of it seeps through the denim of his jeans. "I didn't mean-"
Blaine pulls his hand away, fidgets in his seat a little, restless and uncomfortable. "It's just. I am, too. Well, half anyway. My mom is one. I know it's hard to tell, just my-"
"Eyes," Kurt interrupts. "Your eyes." Blaine snaps his mouth shut, watching Kurt intensely, moving closer into Kurt's space like he's drawn by a gravitational pull. Kurt feels like he's buzzing all over, tail flicking and twining; he has half a mind to grab it and try to keep it still. "I mean I- Just noticed. Earlier."
"Right yeah, of course." Blaine clears his throat, licks his lips and settles back in his chair, then plasters that bright grin back on his face. "So, you sing too? Favorite musical on three."
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Been a while buddy. Still kicking ass! Great work!
Good work, man. You any closer to closing that 3.5?
Thanks guys!!
Nup further away, I have been hitting other types of grip strength.
Will start working crushing grip more again though.
All is going well, hip has continued improving snd that was my main goal.
Thanks again!
Always sick work with the grippers! Have you tried any pinch yet (hub/1- or 2-hand pinch)? I really want to start getting into some 2-hand pinch work for 2014 and hopefully enter a few grip comps.
Hey bro!
I hurt my thumbs lol and had to back off pinch work but will start up again asap.
My wrist strength is up and this is helping a fair few movements like curls etc.
Forearms grown nearly half inch in a short time :)
BW 220 and pretty lean now.
More work to do!!
Insane grip work Nick, that's awesome bro.
Sorry guys! Super busy....things going pretty well.
Said to myself do not post until your forearms are 15" up from 14".....here I am.
Full inch bigger in the forearms (i have pics)
It has got my stagnant gripper work moving and im working on the 3.5 which i got 10mm off from close
Doing #3 for 6 reps
Hsmmer curls with 90lb dbs now
Hip is better!!
Hope all is well with you all!!!!!
Back soon :)
Please come back....we miss you...no homo.
Well done on getting 15"... that doesn't sound good when reading it if you don't read the previous posts!
Welcome back Nick!
Hahaha thanks heaps guys!!!
Todays work
Raw squat-
45 x 10
135 x 10
225 x 10
275 x 7 x 7 short rests
Pull throughs-
50 x 12
70 x 12
90 x 12
110 x 12
Hammer curls (some cheat but not crazy)-
45s x 10
65s x 6
75 x 6
85s x 6
95s x 5
45s x 20
Cable curls-
6 sets
Barbell wrist curls-
6 sets
Reverse curl with wrist roll-
45 x 20
Hip was good today :)
Yeah buddy! Man it's good to have you back on here. Old school crew needs to come back around. Seems 80% of the guys are gone.
Welcome back Nick!
Great to be back!!! Just very busy.
Thanks Boys!!!!!
Yooo buddy. Sporting 15s now. Thats sick! Good to see you around again.
Good to see you back, man.
Cheers guys awesome to hear from you!!!
3= 340
Wide chins-
10, 8, 7
Ton of hammers, wrist curls, reverse curls. TON!
Good day.
40s x 8
60s x 6
80s x 4
95s x 8
Squats raw close-
135 x 10
225 x 8
275 x 8
315 x 12
Barbell wrist curls-
95 x 15 x 3
Reverse curls-
115 x 8 x 3
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Justin Bieber is trying to stay positive and retreated to a recording studio in Atlanta, Georgia after being accused of harassing a flight attendant and hot-boxing a private plane with marijuana smoke on Friday (31.01.14).
Justin Bieber wants to build up ''positive energy'' after being accused of harassing a flight attendant.
The 19-year-old star, who allegedly filled his private plane with so much marijuana smoke on Friday (31.01.14) that the pilots had to don gas masks and verbally abused a female crew member, attempted to put his latest controversy behind him by retreating to a recording studio with rapper T-Pain in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Canadian singer posted a message on Twitter on Wednesday (05.02.14) with the caption: ''Back in my second home. Good to be back. Focused on building up positive energy''
The 'Baby' hitmaker has yet to comment on reports that he and his entourage, including her father, Jeremy Bieber, and 10 friends hot-boxed their leased Gulfstream IV and harassed the crew during their flight from Canada to New Jersey for the Super Bowl last weekend.
The official report from the incident, obtained by NBC News, stated: ''The captain of the flight stated that he warned the passengers, including Bieber, on several occasions to stop smoking marijuana.
''The captain also stated he needed to request that the passengers stop their harassing behaviour toward the flight attendant and after several warnings asked the flight attendant to stay with him near the cockpit to avoid any further abuse.''
Federal authorities searched the plane when it landed in the US, but nothing was found. None of the members of the flight crew were willing to press charges against the star so all passengers were let go.
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Call me crazy, but I was lead to believe that the entire point of blackface was to mock and ridicule an entire race of people. The same goes for yellowface (East Asians), redface (American Indians) and brownface (anyone with brown skin who isn't Black). Yet some people still don't see a problem with it. "It's a caricature. It's part of the character's costume. They're not racist- you're just being too sensitive."
Racefacing- a term I'll use for this post -is inherently racist. Blackface perpetuated negative stereotypes about Blacks, though apologists would say that it brought African-American culture to mainstream America (re: White America) and that blackface performers gave Whites a sense of nostalgia for the antebellum South (re: the happy slave mentality). In minstrel shows- affectionately referred to as the "old time nigger show" by Mark twain -blackface was common:
"White performers would blacken their faces with burnt cork or greasepaint, dress in outlandish costumes, and then perform songs and skits that mocked African Americans. Some of the most famous songs in American history— Dixie, Camptown Races, Oh Sussanah, My Old Kentucky Home —began as minstrel songs." [source]
Then there were the blackface stock characters:
"Jim Crow was the stereotypical carefree slave, Mr. Tambo a joyous musician, and Zip Coon a free black attempting to 'put on air's or rise above his station. The parody in minstrel shows was often savage."
More characters included the tragic mulatto, the mixed-race woman who felt as if she did not belong with Whites or Blacks; and the mammy, the asexual, extremely dark and overweight* loyal servant who loved her White babies as if they were her own.
Just the exaggerated look of blackface was offensive. It gave rise to the darky iconography, those classic images of Blacks as dolls and on packages of candy or watermelon. Bright red lips and white eyes pressed into pitch-black skin.
In interesting fact about blackface is that Whites weren't the only ones who performed in it. In the beginning they were, but Black performers soon embraced the art form- and it doesn't make it any less racist. Blacks donning blackface doesn't surprise me because one of the biggest offenders in racefacing is the "Smize" queen herself, Tyra Banks. She obviously sees nothing wrong with it because this happens three different times in three different seasons of "America's Next Top Model. The most recent cycle was when the models honored the late King of Pop by dressing up as him, which required their skin being painted for some.
I'll get to that Michael Jackson cosplaying later, so let me move on. In a way (and I could be way wrong) the other racefaces are different because they were not only used to mock Native Americans, East Asians and others, but they were also used to prevent actors of these backgrounds from portraying themselves, even if the roles were "positive."
Here are some commonly found characters that played a part in shaping people's view. All are from Racial and Racist Stereotypes in Media:
- Yellow Peril/Yellow terror: Possibly the most famous. "Asians were viewed as alien and a threat to wage-earners, and a movement began that had the goal of making California racially pure." Today, I think the term is also used in fear of East Asia (specifically China) becoming politically and economically stronger than Western countries.
- Dragon Lady: Also known as "Me Love You Long time", the Dragon Lady is "aggressive or opportunistic sexual beings or predatory gold diggers. Non-threatening stereotypes include servile Lotus Blossoms, China dolls, and Geisha girls."
- Chief: Self-explanatory. He was often seen with a war bonnet (though my scant research into Indian headdresses has revealed that the majority of Native Americans who wore them were Plains Indians).
- Princess: "The Princess stereotype was created to legitimize female Native Americans as potential mates for Whites."
- Noble Savage: "A primitive man living in harmony with the natural world and unspoiled by civilized vices." I'll take it a step further and say that this is a character that stays true to both sides: uncivilized (Indian) and civilized (White/Europeans) and was pretty much the peacemaker.
- Squaw: Like the princess, she usually marries a White man, usually a settler and almost always by accident (those whacky Indian marriage customs!)
Brownface is a much larger group, and the website I referenced from only has Latinos as examples. Yet it's the same as the others: mocking individuals and limiting roles to White actors.
Before anyone jumps on me, racefacing isn't about people wearing makeup or using skin bleaching to make themselves lighter (that's a whole 'nother conversation). It's also not about white people getting tans just because they want to. This is about portraying races you are not and how the history of it makes it offensive.
But if you don't agree on how racefacing is offensive, let's look at it this way: getting a tan so you can portray a dark-skinned character is illogical. Korra is a brown-skinned Asian- she is not a White girl with a tan. It's the same for those America's Next Top Model photo shoots. Race isn't solely based on skin color; it's also the texture of your hair, the shape of your lips, eyes and nose. Just because there's face paint to portray different races, doesn't make it right. I can't speak for every P.O.C., but if you're White and you want to cosplay as Korra or another character different from you race, I don't care. Just leave the paint at home; you don't need it to "become close to the character."
And because I see this coming miles away, "What about White Chicks?"
That movie was intended to ridicule White girls, but whiteface's history is nowhere near as bad as the others are. One of the cool things (I'm assuming) about being White is that it is almost impossible to be racially stereotyped. Stereotyped by class- white trash, redneck, hick -yes, but not by race.
*There's nothing wrong with these traits in-of-themselves, yet the media always portray them in such a way that it is negative.
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Early voting for the March 4 Clovis Municipal Election started Wednesday at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 Connelly St.
Early voting will be open until the end of the month.
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I have installed Couchbase 1.8 as an alternative cache for Magento using a memcached bucket. I've noticed that the erl.exe process is accessing the disk excessively, which always seems to be the mnesia folder.
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Post-prostate biopsy infection: Incidence and preventive steps
New prophylactic measures address problems of drug resistance, infectious complications
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Infections and antimicrobial resistance
Although the use of prophylactic peri-procedural antimicrobials has reduced the incidence of symptomatic infectious complications, the specific antimicrobial to be used and the duration of treatment are not uniformly agreed upon. Fluoroquinolones are widely used due to their oral administration, minimal side effect profile, broad-spectrum coverage of both colorectal and urinary flora, high concentration within prostatic tissue, and long-lasting urinary bactericidal activity. Additionally, there is controversy in the literature regarding the use of pre-procedure bowel preps to prevent infectious complications.
Given their wide usage as prophylaxis during urologic procedures and as treatment for urologic infections, resistance to fluoroquinolones is beginning to emerge. Recent reports have demonstrated increasing rates of fluoroquinolone-resistant symptomatic urinary tract infections following prostate biopsy (J Urol 2008; 179:952-5; J Urol 2011; 185[suppl]:e574, abs. 1434). Additionally, there have been numerous case reports of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria causing post-prostate biopsy febrile urinary tract infections and sepsis. ESBL are enzymes that mediate resistance to extended-spectrum (third-generation) cephalosporins (eg, ceftazidime [Fortaz, Tazicef], cefotaxime [Claforan], and ceftriaxone [Rocephin]) and monobactams (eg, aztreonam [Azactam]) but do not affect cephamycins (eg, cefoxitin [Mefoxin] and cefotetan) or carbapenems (eg, meropenem [Merrem], imipenem/cilastatin [Primaxin] and ertapenem [INVanz]) (Urology 2006; 68:1169-74).
ESBL resistance is usually encoded on large plasmids that often carry genes conferring resistance to other nonrelated antimicrobials (including fluoroquinolones, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole [Bactrim, Septra DS], penicillins, and aminoglycosides), leaving few therapeutic options. Ena et al demonstrated a significant increase in the proportion of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli isolates from urine samples collected in their hospital, from 0.2% to 5.52% between 1999 and 2004 (Urology 2006; 68:1169-74). Risk factors for the development of fluoroquinolone-resistant or ESBL-associated sepsis include recent use of third-generation cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones, or aminoglycosides; relationships to health care workers; indwelling catheters; and history of urinary tract disorders (eg, retention, nephrolithiasis, etc.) (Am J Infect Control 2005; 33:326-32; Urology 2006; 68:1169-74).
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text: content Meta-analysis associates reduced vitamin D levels with greater risk of dying over follow-up periods of up to 27 years Tuesday, December 20, 2011. The results of a meta-analysis published online on December 14, 2011 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reaffirm an increased risk of all-cause mortality over follow-up periods ranging from 1.3 to 24 years in association with having reduced serum levels of vitamin D. For their review, Sara Gandini of the European Institute of Oncology and her associates selected 14 prospective cohort studies in which serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels were determined for a total of 62,548 men and women with an average age of 45 to 80 years. Over the studies' varying follow-up periods, 5,562 deaths occurred. When the studies were analyzed according to highest versus lowest vitamin D levels, a 29 percent lower average risk of dying was observed for those whose levels were highest. A separate, nonlinear analysis of 11 studies which utilized approximately 27.5 nanomoles per liter(nmol/L) 25-hydroxyvitamin D as the reference range found reductions of 14, 23 and 31 percent in association with increases of 12.5, 25 and 50 nmol/L above this level, however no further reduction in mortality was associated with increases of 87.5 nmol/L. (An increase of 87.5 nmol/L above the reference range of 27.5 nmol/L equals 115 nmol/L which is equivalent to 46.1 nanograms per milliliter.) Although the mechanism of vitamin D involved in life span is not clear, the authors mention that mice in which the vitamin D receptor has been knocked out exhibit cardiovascular and metabolic disturbances and have shorter lives than normal mice. Vitamin D deficiency in humans has been associated with cardiovascular disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes and respiratory infections and diseases. Additionally, vitamin D levels have been positively associated with the length of telomeres, which protect the ends of the chromosomes and shorten during aging. "In summary, this meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies offers further support that concentrations of 75–87.5 nmol 25(OH)D/L are desirable," the authors conclude. "Because many adults do not achieve this 25(OH)D value, large prospective randomized trials are urgently needed to investigate whether vitamin D supplementation is able to reduce mortality risk in the general population." High parathyroid, low vitamin D levels associated with greater risk of sudden cardiac death In the December, 2011 issue of Hypertension, Rajat Deo of the University of Pennsylvania and associates report a greater risk of sudden cardiac death among men and women with low levels of vitamin D and high parathyroid hormone levels. "Disturbances in calcium-phosphorus metabolism, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and parathyroid hormone (PTH) have been implicated as novel risk factors for cardiovascular events," the authors write. "Disruption of the vitamin D receptor stimulates the renin-angiotensin system, provoking vasoconstriction, oxidative stress, and left ventricular hypertrophy. Parathyroid hormone excess increases intracellular calcium and increases protein synthesis and total cell mass within cardiac myocytes. These mechanisms also contribute to the pathogenesis of sudden cardiac death (SCD), but associations of vitamin D deficiency and PTH with SCD have not been reported." The study evaluated 2,312 men and women who were free of cardiovascular disease upon enrollment in the Cardiovascular Health Study, which studied the risk of the disease in older individuals. Blood samples stored between 1992 and 1993 were analyzed for serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone levels. Participants were followed for a median of 14 years, during which 73 sudden cardiac deaths occurred. While only two sudden cardiac deaths per 1000 occurred among those whose 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were at least 20 nanograms per milliliter, the amount doubled in those whose levels were lower. Similarly, high parathyroid levels of 65 picograms per milliliter or more were associated with twice the number of SCDs compared to lower levels. For the 11.7 percent who had low vitamin D and high parathyroid levels, the risk of sudden cardiac death was more than twice that of subjects with normal levels. The authors conclude that low vitamin D and high parathyroid hormone levels are independently associated with SCD risk in men and women without cardiovascular disease and recommend further studies. Interactive Life Extension Super Sale Catalog now Online! Find healthy gifts at even healthier savings right here at your fingertips. 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In the darkest depths lies the greatest ecstasy.
When a year of wild partying costs April her college scholarship, she needs cash fast. Unable to pawn her only valuable possession, a vintage guitar given to her by her father, she becomes desperate enough to try anything.
In an outlaw biker gang's clubhouse on the outskirts of Los Angeles, the notorious Gila Monsters Motorcycle Club has created a sadistic challenge called Thirty Minutes in the Pit. Any woman who can endure for a half hour can make thousands of dollars, but in the Pit, anything goes, and in the company of depraved outlaw bikers, "anything" can mean quite a lot.
Soon, April finds herself in a sexual free-for-all, and the more burly bikers pile on top of her, the slower time crawls. Can she make it to the thirty-minute mark, or will she crawl out early, ravaged without a penny to show for her humiliation?
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Habs Proudly Display 100 Years of Glory
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Heroes, Legends and 100 Years of Memories
With only minutes to spare, I briskly rushed down the wind-streaked corridor known as Dummond street, bee-lining it straight for the main entrance of the Bell Centre on the axis of Montreal Canadiens Boulevard(formerly de la Gauchetiere) and Drummond.
It was an automatic walk, something I have done hundreds of times over the last 13 years since the Canadiens moved from the incomparable Forum de Montreal into their industrialized mega-barn that is the now the Bell Centre, but it felt like a walk I had never taken before.
There was a spectacular presence of anticipation in the air as the crowds swarmed the main gate. Habs jerseys from every decade over the last 100 years could be seen popping in and out of the throngs of Montreal Canadiens fans. It was a glorious site.
The best part was the knowing look in all of my Bell Centre compatriots eyes. Everyone knew that whatever happened in the hockey game tonight, nothing would take away from the magic and history we were all about to witness.
My brother was late for the early ceremonies, stuck in work no less, so I called down my fellow Hab guru, Eric Engels from hockeybuzz.com, to come join me from the press box for a close up view of the ceremonies and a chance to enjoy it as a fan.
And enjoy it we did! Memories I won't soon forget.
I have been fortunate enough to have seen over 500 Canadiens games over the last 20 years and have witnessed marvelous and incredible sites at the two homes of the Montreal Canadiens and, I have to say, last night's ceremonies hit right to core of the Hab in me.
I witnessed and shared tears with Maurice Richard as the Canadiens faithful paid tribute to him and his career during the final closing ceremonies of the Forum.
I was there when we opened the doors and touched torch to the new ice of, what was then, the Molson Centre.
I stood and roared for the return of Canadiens legend Saku Koivu when he returned from defeating cancer.
I have cheered many a jersey to the rafters and I have seen Canada Cup and World Cup games, but last night was something special.
The price of admission ballooned out of control with word of $5000 tickets floating around the city all day, but the reality was that, when all was said and done, it was worth every penny.
The Montreal Canadiens may get villified for drawn out ceremonies and for sometimes focusing too much on the past, but when you've got 100 years of glorious history and rank among the greatest sports franchises of alltime, take your time, soak it in and bask in the glow of 24 Stanley Cups, 768 pioneering players, hundreds of staff, scouts, coaches, managers, owners and, most of all, 100 years of success.
I applaud the Canadiens for their ability to create a one of a kind memory for any and all who witnessed and got to take part in the Centennial celebration.
For those who missed out, don't fret!
After a quick search of youtube, I was pleasantly surprised to find an excellent compilation of last night's ceremonies.
So, without further adieu, please sit back and enjoy these very special ceremonies!
Part 1
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Part 3
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Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
- All of the youtube videos were graciously provided to the world by BuffaloChoppers.
Oh ya, and there was a hockey game last night too!
Without going into too much detail, the current Habs did a magnificent job of paying homage to the many heroes and legends in the building last night as they man-handled the Bruins 5-1. Micheal Cammelleri's hat-trick brought a flood of hats to the ice and a glorious ovation that simply wreaked of pure Habs enjoyment. Cammy couldn't have helped himself as the camera focused in on him, post 3rd goal, catching the Canadiens sniper beaming with joy as he and his team-mates enjoyed their strongest game of the season. To top it all off, Carey Price turned in a 37 save performance with ease.
Kudos the Habs for their important win over the Bruins last night and to the Montreal Canadiens franchise for bringing millions of fans over the last century such great memories.
Here's to another 100!
Go Habs!!!!!
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Miscellaneous Photos 3
The images on this page are from material contributed by David W. Ecoff, Sr. Dave is the 20th Combat Mapping Squadron reunion coordinator, Hawkeyes Newsletter Editor, and all-around focal point for matters relating to the 20th.
Dave was one of the original 12 F-7A pilots to arrive overseas in the spring of 1944. He retired in 1980 as a Lt. Colonel in the Air Force Reserve, having long before traded in his B-24 derivatives for KC-97's.
This version of 20th CMS signboard was probably photographed at Biak Island in the fall of 1944. (Compare to the earlier sign which appears at top of the home page.)
The "Hawkeyes" Group at the time was the 6th Photographic Group, Reconnaissance and included, besides the 20th CMS: the 8th, 25th, and 26th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadrons, all flying F-5's (photo versions of P-38 Lightnings). In late 1944 a fourth F-5 squadron was added: the 36th.
Patches and ribbons relating to the 20th Combat Mapping Squadron / 20th Reconnaissance Squadron, Long Range, Photo-RCM.
The three patches are left-to-right: (1) the squadron, "Flying Dumbos", with the four stars representing the 4th Photographic Group, to which the 20th belonged before going overseas; (2) the Fifth Air Force patch; and (3) the group symbol of the 6th Photo Group "Hawkeyes"--a diving black hawk--on a background of the 20th's squadron color, yellow.
The ribbons represent the squadron's World War II service. They are, left-to-right, top-to-bottom: Distinguished Unit Citation for 18-25 Sep 44 photo work preparatory to the invasion of Leyte; the American Theater service streamer; the Pacific-Asiatic Theater Medal with 11 service stars; the World War II Victory Medal; the Philippine Liberation Medal with three service stars; the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation.
(The display was built and photographed by Dave Ecoff. This image of it was provided by Rich Lacharite, son of 20th veteran, Joseph M. Lacharite.)
The first overseas loss for the squadron was Lt. Loren Barstow's crew. In the early morning darkness of 22 May 1944, F-7A 42-73052 crashed near the peak of Mt. Wilhelm, New Guinea. All aboard perished. The crew was ultimately recovered and temporarily interred at Nadzab.
This is a color example of Al Merkling's art work. The aircraft is F-7A 42-64053, "Hangover Haven II". To the left of the nose art are mission markers for 11 missions, seven of them successful. The basic mission symbol was a black aerial camera silhouette, suggestive of a K-17 camera with 12" lens cone. A five-pointed star was painted above the camera for a successful mission. There were three defined symbol combinations for a failed mission: camera with cloud and lightning bolt for failure due to weather, camera with X for mechanical failure, and camera with C.F. for crew failure. The only one of these commonly used was the camera with cloud. Often a failed mission, whatever the reason, was represented by only a camera.
Unplanned, Unwanted, Landing at Middleburg Island
On 14 August 1944 the crews of Lts. Brower, Rives, and Ecoff departed Biak for photo mission 227Z-6 to Morotai Island. After arrival at the target, Ecoff's craft, F-7A 42-64047 "Patched Up Piece", lost oil pressure in engine #4, which was eventually shutdown. Ecoff aborted the mission and turned for home, expecting an uneventful 3-engine return. After a slow descent to 10,000 feet on the return, engine #3 followed the example of #4 and it too was shut down. With both starboard engines out, #4047 was more than a handful for both pilot and copilot, so Air-Sea Rescue was notified and a place to park the ailing bird was sought out.
To the crew's good fortune, tiny Middleburg Island had recently been occupied by American forces who were busy building a landing strip there. The navigator, Lt. Warren Riopelle, got them there with still a few thousand feet of altitude in hand. A red flare fired by flight engineer, Jim Duffy, cleared the Corps of Engineers and their equipment from the strip and Ecoff set "Patched Up Piece" down just 15 feet from the end of the runway and stopped her in 1800 feet. All four engines were later found to be dangerously low on oil.
The crew was able to depart on 16 August, after sufficient additional runway had been completed to enable a safe takeoff. (A navigation map dating from the period shows the runway was eventually 5400 feet long--virtually the entire length of the island.)
The photos below were courtesy of newsreel crews on hand to record the first landing on Middleburg. It was not intended that that honor be afforded a young 20th CMS pilot, but instead it was intended to go to a General who was on hand for the occassion. Needless to say the General was not happy to be upstaged from out of the blue. I suspect he made every effort to get that F-7A off his island, post haste.
Cameraman on Middleburg catches Dave Ecoff setting down "Patched Up Piece" on 1800 feet of incompleted runway.
The unexpected arrival of "Patched Up Piece" draws a crowd. Out of camera shot construction of the runway continues.
The crew waited nearly three days for enough runway to be completed for a safe takeoff and return to Biak. In the interim #4047 was the biggest show in town.
F-7B Crew Accepts Surrender of Japanese Airbase
On 6 September 1945, four days after the Japanese unconditional surrender, the crews of Lt. Chuck Bridge and Lt. John Bock were over Honshu engaged in a photo mission. Their primary interest was a fighter base where about 60 war-weary aircraft were assigned. Bock's aircraft, F-7B 44-42028, developed an engine problem which required it to be shut down. The loss was made worse by props that wouldn't feather, so Bock started back for his base at Okinawa. Soon thereafter a second engine failure followed the first. A 900-mile trip home on two engines was judged more than risky so he elected to return to his photo target and land. Beyond alarming the inhabitants, the landing was uneventful until the craft turned onto a taxiway and its right main wheel went through the concrete. Bridge landed after Bock to offer assistance. He stayed on the runway.
The intruders were met by the base commander who offered his sword in a gesture of surrender, having anticipated a full scale invasion. (The war was over, but no occupation troops had yet landed in the area.) Some uneasy first moments passed, communication was established, and things settled down. Having assured the safety of Bock's crew, and after removal of a few sensitive devices (e.g., Norden bombsight), Bridge departed the fighter strip for Okinawa with a rather spectacular short takeoff run.
The Japanese brought Bock's crew food, chairs, a wind-up phonograph, and Bing Crosby records to ease the stay.
All efforts to extricate the trapped aircraft failed, so it was decided to leave it--but not in one piece. After a few days a Navy PBY Catalina, escorted by eight P-38's, arrived to pick up the crew. The primary task of the P-38's was to strafe the stranded F-7B into oblivion, which they did to great effect.
F-7B 44-42028 with Japanese guard. (Guards were posted to protect the aircraft from the local citizenry who were less than happy to have an instrument of their former enemy on the ground nearby.) Note the depth to which the right main has penetrated the taxiway.
Members of the crew pose with souvenirs after their return to Okinawa.
After strafing by eight P-38's, smoke rolls up from the once-proud F-7B.
Distinguished Flying Cross Awarded 55 Years Late
On 24 October 1944 Lt. Dave Ecoff in F-7B 44-40199, Lt. John Wooten in F-7B 44-40961, and Lt. Richard Tubbs in F-7B 44-40602, staged from Morotai on Mission 298Z-3 to southern Luzon. South of Mindoro, Wooten and Ecoff's crews sighted a Japanese naval task force apparently enroute to Leyte. Upon reaching the target, cloud cover prevented the assigned mission, so the pair turned south for home. On the return more naval ships were sighted, this time west of Negros. Risking anti-aircraft fire the two F-7B's dropped down below clouds and photographed the task force.
Lt. Wooten's crew was ultimately awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for the mission, but Dave Ecoff's was not. Decades later a casual conversation at an Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in eventually changed that. Dave Ecoff and Paul DiMascio met at the 1991 Oshkosh fly-in, the two brought together by a book of World War II nose art Paul had just purchased. Paul and his wife, Donna, struck up a friendship with Dave which led to Donna's building Dave's war time letters into a book--and then campaigning to get the DFC for Dave and his crew.
Donna succeeds! With the aid of New York Congressman Gerald Solomon, and by her own perseverance, Donna got Dave Ecoff his DFC. This photo was taken on 18 June 1999 after the DFC award ceremony in Albany, New York. Veterans of the 20th Combat Mapping Squadron in attendance were, left-to-right: Roy Bailey, Ed Brown, the honored guest, and Jack Baldassare. (Chuck Varney photo)
Donna DiMascio chronicled her pursuit of the DFC in the appendices of "Descending to Go Above & Beyond", the book she authored based on Dave Ecoff's war time letters home.
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Tourmaline from Brazil. The core seems to be a Quartz Psudomorph of the Tourmaline.
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Elbaite Tourmaline on Quartz and Cookeite matrix - Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Tourmalines are a group of more than twenty silicate minerals. They are semi-precious gemstones and come in a wide range of colours, with individual crystals often being bi- or even tri-coloured.
Featured in today's post:
- Schörl (brownish-black to black)
- Dravite (yellow to brownish-black)
(The "Goodie of the Day" is a more or less daily feature of my tumblr. This can be anything that's likely to improve my mood, and I hope it works the same way for some of you. Enjoy!)
Tourmaline on Quartz; Ibity, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Blue-capped Tourmaline - King Mine, San Diego, California
Green tourmaline (Elbaite) cluster from Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Tourmaline Watermelon Slices
Quartz with white phantoms and black tourmaline. (From Brazil)


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text:
Quick! Leap into the Torrent!
A rose by any name might smell as sweet, but pick the right one to sidestep defeat.
A simple name to avoid the thorn…
Does that beckon, and glow?
Phrase, jump the pond. Be clever. Be quick.
Abbreviate. Modernize. Show a bit of wit.
Hedgerow of olde with both brambles and blossoms
Just doesn't sit well with Armadillos and possums.
Still I sit here in this garden surround,
Playing with words until I like the sound.
Direct. Clean. And here.
A verb. A noun. With meaning unclear.
But that is as life, especially this year.
So reader thus starts a journey to somewhere,
Leap into the torrent -
Enjoy as we get there.
(First post: Feb. 22, 2011)
humbly yours,
Phil, the Philosopher Mouse of the Hedge
30 CommentsLeave a Comment
Caddo Veil / Nov 26 2011 4:40 pm
I do like this, yes!!
Jeannie / Feb 4 2012 9:05 pm
Can't remember what I did yesterday so in case I haven't mentioned it before, I really like this new theme you're using. Perfect!


text: In recent years the Zlín car rally has not only earned a position among the best competitions in the European Championship, but since 2007 it has also belonged to the prestigious Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC). One of the most important car racing events in the Czech Republic will run for the 44th time in 2014. The event will kick off with an evening super speed test for spectators on the streets of Zlín. Two days of racing follow that, with the start and finish in the city. The whole rally covers a total length of 721 km and contains a number of stages.