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something that i've always noticed with pewds is the way he says "we".
never has it ever been: "hey guys look! i did it!", in any sort of situation.
even when he's just finished a puzzle or something silly like that, he's always included us.
he's made us feel that if he was accomplishing something, so were we.
as cheesy as it may sound; i believe the fame has made his heart grow, not his head.
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Just as mass incarceration has burdened American taxpayers in major prison states, so is the use of inmate labor contributing to lost jobs, unemployment and decreased wages among workers — while corporate profits soar.
The use of forced labor in prisons took off in the early 1990s. Funny that. So did our incarceration rate:
Our prison industrial complex is nothing but corporate slave labor. Not saying people are purposefully being locked up to be a captive labor force for corporations, but with a largely privatized prison system, plus corporate contracts for labor going to said prisons, it's an awfully interesting correlation, no?
I know this has been a drug-policy heavy day but it bears mentioning that graph spikes up right around the start of the "war on drugs".
This blog noted this a while back. Hipster liberal?
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Rain or shine, Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority members have teeter-tottered their way to a tradition.
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority is celebrating 33 years of its teeter-totter marathon, a fundraiser held each year at homecoming to raise money for juvenile diabetes.
"These activities have visible and long-lasting impacts to our personal development, our community and the skills of our group," said Alpha Gamma Delta publicity chair Cara Olson.
Theta Chi Fraternity will join the sorority for the marathon this year. Together they hope to use money from the fundraiser to help purchase a new costume for the Prairie Wolf mascot. Members of both Greek houses will spend well over 24 hours teeter-tottering no matter what the forecast predicts. They will teeter-totter outside their sorority and fraternity houses and at Abel stadium during the homecoming football game on Saturday.
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Whether you have stage fright or stage might, Toastmasters is a public speaking group created to provide encouragement, feedback, and commentary for every level of speaker.
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Can ANYONE send a copy of OLDER VERSION -- 1.9.2 or ?
I used the prior version for the first book. It had its "issues" and was not as easy as it was made to sound but the book came out okay.
Got the email to "update" to the new version—promises that some things were now fixed. Hoped this would help, so updated as suggested.
Entered new book data on new version. NEW PROBLEMS:
1) top of each page automatically INDENTS as if a new paragraph, even when copying/pasting from Word and text should just flow.
2) trying to find a way around—BookSmart freezes up and computer memory gets higher and higher while nothing much is happening. Have not timed how long or IF it stops but usually have to CTRL-ALT-DEL to get it stop.
Read Forums to find "fixes"—apparently there aren't any and I want old version of program back. Another post under TECH Forum says the ONLY way to get the older version is FROM ANOTHER USER as they cannot help.
These books are for my boss here at work and I have a deadline.
Does anyone have a copy of a prior version that I can use? Please email me at:
firstname.lastname@example.com ASAP. In the meantime I will be looking for some other web site who can do what we need in order to meet the deadlines.
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i have version 1.9.2 on my pc ;-)
Hi gamelotinc and the gang,
Sorry to hear about these issues. Annoying, I know, especially when you're trying to create. These issues need to be approached in a couple different ways—first of course by us improving the software. The second approach is for us to help our Blurbarians navigate some sticky usability issues while we work to iron them out long term.
Regarding any slowness upon opening your book for the first time after upgrading: After upgrading, your images are "cached" anew upon opening the book for the first time in the new software. That means the program is busy building the various versions of the images that it uses to display your book. Image caches are generated only when the page that image is on is visited. So, scrolling through your book for the first time after upgrading can indeed take a while. However, those image caches are saved, so opening the same book tomorrow in the new software should be significantly faster, and your project should run normally after this initial delay.
Regarding the indentation issue, I slapped together a quick video showing why indentation can be a bit confusing. I think it's simply a usability problem (an annoying one that needs fixing for sure), and not a matter of the indentation refusing to go away.
We take your concerns seriously and will send them to our engineers and developers so that a future edition of the software can work for you more smoothly.
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Reuters: Poland to create joint military unit with Lithuania and Ukraine
Lavrov says nobody will let Ukraine give up its nuclear-free status
CEC registers first international observers for parliamentary elections in Ukraine
Russian Defense Ministry official calls light-minded NATO general's statements about Russian military presence in Ukraine
Justice minister says government not to postpone implementation of Association Agreement
Klitschko considers his first 100 days as Kyiv Mayor successful
Turchynov sees visit by Ukrainian deputies to Moscow as betrayal
The orange dictator Yshchenko diligently follows the example of his US masters : he needs the best Parliament money can buy, heh, heh, heh :D
He does not understand how democratic nations are supposed to work. He looks for all kinds of excuses and blames others for his own failings. His party "Our Ukraine" had a chance to form a governing coalition after the 2006 election but Yuschenko could agree to form a governing coalition signaling the collapse of the orange revolution and the formation of a alternative government . His dismissal of the parliament back in 2007 was unconstitutional and without merit causing seven months of political and civil unrest to what end?. With a new government elected and his party part of the governing coalition Yushchenko continued to show his inability to work with anyone by ongoing attempts to undermine the governments success.
Yuschenko should have faced the people and renewed his fledgling mandate back in 2007. He dragged out his term of office by opposing an October election (The traditional month for Presidential elections) and forcing Ukraine to hold a January poll. Faced with the prospect of losing the next election he is now trying to cook up an excuse to have that election canceled so his term of office can be extended beyond the five years he was elected to serve.
Five years of division, five years of instability, five years of Yushchenko, Five years wasted setting Ukraine back 10 to 15 years in its economic and democratic development. The problem is not so much the parliament but more to do with the President.
And Yushchenko should be tried in criminal court for corruption and betrayal of Ukrainian people.
He should have been impeached in 2007 for the provisions of breaching Ukraine's Constitution and his oath.to Ukraine. Unfortunately the President has absolute immunity and can not be tried for any criminal or illegal activity
Specifically for what?
Yushchenko is correct, there is no majority in the RADA, according to Ukrainian law, it must be dissolved, and the PM must go with it, anything else would be undemocratic and illegal.
Yushchenko has no constitutional authority to dismiss the parliament. The only basis for dismissing the parliament is pursuant to article 90 of Ukraine Constitution. As long as the government maintains the confidence of the parliament they have the right to remain in office. Fresh Parliamentary elections may be called in the new year, but again it will have to be in accordance with Ukraine's Constitution. Any attempt by the newly elected head of state to dismiss the parliament without the parliaments consent will be ill advised. If new parliamentary elections are held Our Ukraine would be the biggest loser and Party of Regions could secure a majority in their own right. that combined with the likelihood of Yanukovych being elected President one should be careful and think twice before prematurely advocating such a move.
Article 82
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine works in sessions.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is competent on the condition that no less than two-thirds of its constitutional composition has been elected.
Article 83
Regular sessions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine commence on the first Tuesday of February and on the first Tuesday of September each year.
According to election results and on the basis of a common ground achieved between various political positions, a coalition of parliamentary factions shall be formed in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to include a majority of People's Deputies of Ukraine within the constitutional composition of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
A coalition of parliamentary factions in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine shall be formed within a month from the date of the first meeting of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to be held following regular or special elections to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, or within a month from the date when activities of a coalition of parliamentary factions in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine terminated.
Article 90
The authority of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is terminated on the day of the opening of the first meeting of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of a new convocation.
The President of Ukraine may terminate the authority of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine prior to the expiration of term, if:
(1) there is a failure to form within one month a coalition of parliamentary factions in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine as provided for in Article 83 of this Constitution;
(2) there is a failure, within sixty days following the resignation of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, to form the personal composition of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine;
(3) the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine fails, within thirty days of a single regular session, to commence its plenary meetings.
The early termination of powers of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine shall be decided by the President of Ukraine following relevant consultations with the Chairperson and Deputy Chairpersons of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and with Chairpersons of Verkhovna Rada parliamentary factions.
The authority of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine shall not be terminated during the last six months of the term of authority of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine or President of Ukraine.
No where is it stated that the governing coalition is required to maintain a "majority" throughout the term of their office.
Minority governments are common thought the west. As long as the government can maintain the support of the parliament they have the entitlement to remain in office.
Party of Regions can of course resign on mass and force the eventual dismissal of the parliament but this could take up to six months to execute and con only be enacted 30 days following the scheduled date for holding the next regular session of the parliament which commences in February and September of each year.
It is a long way off and Ukraine needs to first address the Presidential election before it considers any other issue. The last thing Ukraine wants is another round of elections.
"Yushchenko is correct, there is no majority in the RADA, according to Ukrainian law"
Which law. I think you are promoting false and misleading facts. WHY?
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The school's teachers and administrators identified kids most in need who excel in their studies, and worked with the MCLB program to provide a 15 pound turkey and a basket full of holiday goodies.
The program partnered with the Albany State University Global Ambassadors to mentor some kids throughout the year. Organizers say the gifts offer encouragement to students for their personal and academic achievement.
"We believe that giving back just goes a long way," said Staff Sgt. Juana Snell, MCLB Equal Opportunity Advisor. "So when you're down and out and when you feel like nobody sees it, nobody understands it, nobody cares, we're here to let you know yes there are people who are taking notice, and we want to just give you a little of that holiday cheer."
Snell said the program is in it's second year, and is expanding. She said last year marines worked with one school, but this year they're working with three.
On Thursday, they gave a holiday basket and turkey to a family at the International Studies Elementary Charter School.
The Staff Sgt. Said 20 Marines and 10 ASU Global Ambassadors are mentoring kids in the few middle and elementary schools. She hopes to expand the program into some of the county's high schools next year.
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Why don't we have more "Kitchen" scientists?
When people hear the word "Science", they often think of fancy labs with high technology equipment, and this is not too far off-- In my Bioelectricity class, for example, we learned about patch clamp experiments, which use tiny electrical recorders called micropipettes to record electrical currents from single ion channels in cells, and the voltage clamp experiments performed by Hodgkin and Huxley, in which they managed to thread wires through a single axon! These experiments, and a lot of other important experiments outside this field, require a lot of expensive machinery, chemicals and facilities. But does science always have to be a luxury? For example, instead of using expensive fish-eye lens for photography experiment, we could simply buy a much cheaper door viewer to get the same barrel distortion effect. Or you can go online and buy kits to record from brains, or if you live in New York City, you can join the community laboratory called GenSpace, take workshops, trainings, or can work on our own projects!
How do you think we can help science become more accessible to everyone? The more people, both amateur and professional, who contribute to science, the more ideas will be created!
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Thank you all for the comments and suggestions. I got to know a lot of new resources by going through the comments. It seems like most people will be glad to see more kitchen scientists. We can start with turning off TV and explore more about the world. Science is all around us, if one has the heart, anyone can become a kitchen scientist.
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Feb 10 2012: I'm not sure if there are less "kitchen scientists" around than before. I think that a major hurdle to kitchen scientists, then and now,is that having an adequate space to carry out experiments and especially to collaborate in. There is a definite need in having more open biotech labs, where people can carry out their experiments in a non-traditional setting or having parents participating with their kids or students with teachers. As a result, myself and my colleagues decided to found Genspace, a "community biotech laboratory". The equipment can be shared among many members thereby offsetting a lot of the costs. There are a lot of novel experiments that can be carried out relatively inexpensively, if you just factor in the costs of the consumable reagents and materials. But having the space to do the work is a problem. That, coupled with the the costs for some of the few "major" items, like centrifuges, incubator/shakers, PCR machines are still a bit pricey for most people.This despite some occasional great deals on Ebay.
Interestingly, having access to adequate space to even do groundbreaking research, even for established scientists, has always been a major problem. You would think that someone with academic affiliations or working in a well funded biotech company wouldn't have these problems, but that isn't the case. Especially if you have a new direction or idea that you want to pursue.
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Mom and Dad were looking for something to drive. They sold my 1966, bought a 1961 Chevy, and we were doing the Sniper at the time. Bisquick was one of the first cars that had the 18s and 20s, and kind of street-rod-style, you could call it. It had a 600-inch Trick Flow all-aluminum motor, so it still had some street machine in it, and my buddy in Amarillo, Mark Warrick, painted it. We did Power Tour® that year. It was a nice car but pretty straightforward, nothing goofy, and a lot lower budget than Sniper. I think my mom and dad did five Power Tours® with that car. They sold it, but it's still around.
I'd watched [Mark] Stielow build it in Street Rodder magazine, and it was cool, but I didn't like the purple and yellow he used. It was bizarre, and I was doing some queer colors myself, you know. Then Summit Racing calls and said they had the car and wanted to finish it. So I went and got it, and we started doing it more street-rod-style but kept all the stuff Stielow had done with the all-wheel-drive. Summit had a budget crunch, but we really wanted to finish the car, so my dad paid them for the car, saying he'd pay to finish it and haul it all around as the Summit car and get all the promotional bang out of it, then own it when it's done. They did the Power Tour® in that car, and it was a good running car. We ended up doing an eBay sale, and Summit bought it back. It sits in their showroom now. I'd like to go get it and have Stielow drive it in an autocross, like the Optima shootout, since that's what he originally was building it for. It would be an ass-kicking machine. All we really did was pretty it up.
Right when Boyds was going under and Chip was running the show, one of the last cars they finished was a red 1946 convertible for Roger Ritzow and his wife, Nancy, in Wisconsin. He had some problems with vibration and stuff when he got it home, so he called Chip and asked how to get it fixed, and Chip recommended he take it to me to look at, since I was close. We ended up fixing that car for him, and he kept calling me wanting to do a 1932 street rod. I'm not a 1932 guy, so if we're going to do it, there's gotta be something trick. He turned us loose and just said, 'Do an awesome 1932,' so the first call I made is to George and asked him, 'How the hell am I gonna make a statement with a 1932?' I got some parts from him that nobody else had, and he influenced me a lot during the build of that car, and Roger just let us do what we wanted. It's one of those deals that was changed 10,000 ways from Sunday, but if you don't know that car, you'd never know. I've got two guys that'll pay him twice what he's got in it to this day in one minute. We had it out all summer, then brought it to Pomona for the America's Most Beautiful Roadster show. It got beat by Steve Moal's car, a nice 1932 but real flashy, and ours was real subdued. But ours made the list of the Top 75 1932s of all time. It's the newest car on the list out of the 75, which was awesome. We don't build 1932s, so to get on that list was pretty big. It has a little flathead and it runs like a watch.
Randy Wilcox in Minnesota wanted to do a big Caddy, so he brought us a 1962 that he'd been messing with. It was in pieces, so we were going to just do this and that and ended up doing the whole car. We did a big, 500ci Caddy motor and slicked it up. It was another SEMA project, and we did all the shows with it. It's another nice car that was under the radar, and another good stepping stone since it was a custom. I kind of bounced around from street machines to customs a little bit, then once in a while dabbled in a street rod, so it was a nice mix.
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Jun 10th 2013, 11:23
As much as I like Abrams stuff in general, and I think he's a fantastic director... this thing with modern day directors on refusing/hating working somewhere other than 'home' really p**ses me off. If you don't like the idea of working on one of the biggest franchises in history because, god forbid, you will shoot in the UK, DON'T TAKE THE GIG!!! A director should go to, and act on, the elements that they feel will make the better picture, tell the better story... not sit in one friggin studio because that's where they feel comfortable. If a particular studio half way around the world has the best of a certain system or experience in making something, and you have access to it... use it, not sit and b***h about it cause you don't like working outside LA. Sheesh..... /end rant
Jun 10th 2013, 12:58
If he ruins it, I'll ruin him...
Jun 10th 2013, 13:24
Easy, Bob, remember that directors have lives too. It ain't fun to pack up and move.
Jun 10th 2013, 14:07
But at the same time it is his job and is gettin compensated more than enough for being away from home for a short time. With the posssible chance of making even more money on top of that, if u ask me it should be all about the film and whats right for it and not to do with silly preferences.
Jun 10th 2013, 14:32
poor JJ
Jun 10th 2013, 16:25
Cant be any worse than the prequel poop we got from that jelly jowled turkey w***e Lucas i welcome new direction and the less Lucas has to do with it the better.
Jun 10th 2013, 16:44
I dont mind JJ doing it, as long as Damon Lindeof isn't involved, he is like the franchise poison. "Oh I can't be arssd to explain things, so I will just leave it ambiguous, yes the internet speculation will fill in the holes. That will do. I'm a genius, lazy work, freeking easy money!"
Jun 10th 2013, 19:42
Ooh oh no a foreign country where they speak a better version of my own language, have better production facilities and trained staff and won't lick my a*s to get a leg up in their career Woah is me
Jun 10th 2013, 19:47
Episode 7 will be special.
Jun 10th 2013, 22:43
It's pretty hilarious that he talks about giving up his arm, considering the franchise.
Jun 11th 2013, 0:37
lol listen to all the English on here, don't be so easily offended people at the perceived slight of England. It's not easy to up sticks and move to another country to work, even if the money is good. He DOES have a life too you know.
Jun 11th 2013, 9:32
Sounds to me like he's already making excuses.... "I've never shot a movie outside the US or out of L.A." "We are, most likely, if all goes ahead, going to be moving to London at the end of the year... There's a whole lot of stuff happening at home. It's not an easy thing."
Jun 11th 2013, 17:13
@HughFran... I'm not English. I'm not offended he's not keen on 'filming' in the UK. He doesn't have to 'up sticks'. Hundreds of actors and crew do it every year. It's their job. It's one of the reasons they get paid an obscene amount of money. Does that mean that soldiers are allowed to turn round and say 'you know what, going abroad for 6 months? I'm not really keen on leaving the country so if it's alright with you, is there any way you can move the trouble here?'.... gimmie a break. Yes, he has a life... but unlike the other 99% of the world, he also has the money to make that life and any short term changes a lot more comfortable...


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SEVERE SPOILERS! Kazuma has been gone for nine long years, and Kanami has grown up into a beautiful young woman. Will he be able to cope with these newfound feelings for her, or will he run away ag...
Chapter 1: Turn Around
By: Brynn Parker
Author's Note: Before we start this off...this is a companion fic to my oneshot, Things Change. You don't need to read it, but if you like KazumaxKanami stuff you're welcome to going and reading it after you read this. I just had this urge to write an sCRYed fic, and since the end of that show just yearned for follow-up fanfics, I decided to write one. After saying that, I'll warn you that this contains SEVERE SPOILERS for the end of the series. So if you don't want it to be ruined for you, stop right here. This starts right at the end of the series...so don't be confused, OK?
Disclaimer: I do not own sCRYed. I'm sure that if I did, it would've ended differently and there wouldn't have been all the corny stuff with Kazuma and Ryuhou always saying things in sync, and Ryuhou wouldn't have been such an ass to Mimori.
Kazuma backed away from the last of the gang members, turning around to see if the group of kids they'd been attacking was alright. Of course, they were already gone...the powerful alter user had to admit that he probably would've been intimidated as a kid, if it hadn't been for his brother, the alter user of Radical Good Speed, Straight Cougar. That guy had taught him everything about using his alter power, and after he'd disappeared, Kazuma had been left alone...until he met Kanami.
Kanami. He wondered how she was, where her life had taken her. It had been ten years since he'd last seen her; somehow, he'd managed to avoid their old home for that long, wandering the Lost Ground and hoping that she'd somehow forgive him for abandoning her and move on with her life. Kazuma was now twenty-six...so Kanami would be eighteen. He tried not to think of it...Kanami as a grown woman? That would just throw his world out of balance.
After he and Ryuhou had fought, they'd both been brought back to where Mimori and Kanami were living, and the girls had nursed them back to health. Ryuhou had left first; and Kazuma had run off as soon as he had his strength back. Kazuma knew that it would be better for Kanami if he left...it would make it easier for her to find a stable home and hopefully someone she loved. Still...he wished he could see her cute, loving smile again.
Something landed on his foot and he jumped back, glaring down at whatever it was that had sent such a jolt into his ankle, and was surprised to see a simple red scarf. "What...?" he muttered, bending over to pick it up. His fingertips tingled when he touched it, and he pulled it up to his face, examining it carefully. There was something familiar about it...and he realized what it was when a youthful feminine scent drifted towards him and he pulled a long red hair out of the cloth.
Maybe this was a sign for him to go back? And what was she doing without this? Kazuma growled, jamming the scarf into his pocket and walking in the direction it had blown in from. If she was hurt...no. Why did he always assume that she was in danger? She was a smart girl...there was no need to worry. And there was probably more rescuing for him to do anyway. Some thugs had run away from him yesterday, and he still had some business to settle with them. But his desire to see Kanami again overrode all this, and he quickly searched his mind for a reason to go looking for her. "Should probably give this back," he said to himself, finally finding justification. With that thought in mind, he continued walking, a smile coming to his lips at the thought of seeing little Kanami again.
He was shocked to see the familiar green fields of the dairy farm when he finally found some sign of civilization. He hadn't realized that he was so close to him and Kanami's old home...was she still here? He unconsciously sped up as the house and barn drew nearer, pushing his hand into his pocket and pulling out the brilliant red scarf. A wave of comfort and familiarity washed over him; something that he hadn't felt in nine years, and a grin tugged at his lips.
The three women in the room fell silent as he walked into the house. Kanami was not among them. He supposed he must look pretty rough; he hadn't checked into an inn and shaved lately, and he was probably coated in dirt from his latest excursions into the decimated parts of the Lost Ground.
The old hag that owned the farm finally cleared her throat and remembered to glare at Kazuma like she always used to. "Kazuma..." she muttered, shaking her head sadly. She went back to her work and the other women soon followed suit. Kazuma scowled in annoyance, trying to fight back the feeling that she was justified in her disapproval.
"Is Kanami here?" he asked, his voice quieter than he would have liked. He held up the scarf. "I found this...thought she might like it back."
The old woman looked up at him again, sighing, while the other women continued knitting. "I'm only telling you this because I'm sure that she'd want to see you...but she's out back." She pointed towards a side door and Kazuma nodded his thanks before going in the same direction.
Things were the same as they'd always been: the clucking of chickens, the mooing of cows, the green grass cleanly cut, and little pieces of hay blowing around in the wind. He breathed in a deep breath of the fresh air, smiling and closing his eyes as he strolled across the lawn. He tried to ignore all the glares that he knew must be heading in his direction, the whispers that "that irresponsible boy of Kanami's" was finally back. He was starting to get uncomfortable when he opened his eyes at a familiar hay bail, long light brown hair spilling across it. He grinned, walking closer and looking forward to seeing the little girl again.
"Kanami..." he started, reaching out and moving her hair so he could see her face. He pulled back his hand in alarm, jumping back and observing the girl in front of him, suddenly afraid to say what he'd been planning.
Kanami wasn't a little girl anymore. A beautiful, angelic face was framed by the long brown hair, delicate black eyelashes brushing against porcelain cheeks that met soft pink lips. His hear jumped into his throat. She was wearing a white tanktop and a knee-length orange skirt, her hair down and spread around her. She was...beautiful. Feelings that he hadn't felt since meeting Ayase sprung up in his stomach and he stared in shock for a minute before shaking his head and backing up more, hiding her face behind the hay bail. He caught his breath and then turned on his heel and began to walk slowly away, his head bowed in shame at what he was thinking. "What did I expect? That she would still be little? I knew she was eighteen...I knew..." he said hoarsely, lodging his hands in his pockets.
Wait. The scarf. He turned back around and placed the scarf gently on her hand, savoring and memorizing the feeling of his skin on hers, before continuing away. Back to a life of fighting...where nothing was ever the way it should be...where Kanami would be safe and happy.
Author's Note: So how do you like it? I've been trying to get into more detail for my stories, and it seems like it's working...there will be more soon, probably in about a week. I'm in a play that's opening this weekend, so I don't know how easy it'll be to update, but I will try!


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Body temperature regulation at high ambient temperatures was compared in pregnant and non-pregnant female albino rats. At an ambient temperature of 40ºC, pregnant rats maintained lower body temperatures than non-pregnant rats without added expenditure of moisture for evaporative cooling. This was surprising because of the increased heat load on the pregnant animal resulting from a large weight gain and increased food intake. The maintenance of lower body temperatures in the heat by pregnant rats was possible because (1) pregnant rats produce less heat; i.e. consume less oxygen during exposure to 40ºC than do non-pregnant rats and thus need to dissipate less heat; and (2) pregnant rats have a lower body temperature threshold for increased submaxillary salivary gland output in the heat, which makes more water for evaporative cooling available to them at lower body temperatures.
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Many University of Utah alumni have gone far in life: Jon Huntsman Jr., Karl Rove, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, Stephen R. Covey, Alex Smith, LaVell Edwards.
But no one has been able to match the success in electronic dance music of Ryan Raddon, better known as world-famous DJ Kaskade. Several days before his headlining set at the club formerly known as Harry O's, Kaskade headlined a sold-out concert at Staples Center in Los Angeles — the first electronic artist to do so.
In a phone interview, Kaskade used the world "humbled" to describe his recent popularity, which included a set at Coachella, where he drew tens of thousands of fans, while playing at the same time as Radiohead.
The former Mormon missionary (he served in Japan) saw his 2011 album "Fire & Ice" reach No. 1 on the Billboard dance charts and No. 17 on the overall charts — another spectacular achievement. Kaskade said he was proud to include plenty of Utah talent on that album, with contributions from co-songwriter Finn Bjarnson and vocal spots from Marcus Bently, Mindy Gledhill and Neon Trees.
With his friends in Neon Trees, Kaskade said he never had to worry about them contributing subject matter that offended his beliefs — as they're LDS, too.
When • Tuesday, July 31, at 8 p.m.
Where • Park City Live, 427 Main St., Park City
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Love saving money? You don't have to spend your own in order to save.
Recession Mama: There comes a time when, much as you'd like to show how much money you can save by purchasing something at a deep, deep discount, you just don't need anything. Now's the time to share all the knowledge you've gained.
My friends know that I don't mind helping them with some of their purchases -- a few minutes on the Internet saved one of my friends hundreds of dollars when she was buying folding tables and chairs. Go ahead and take it to another level. For example, I realize that I can save my kids' public school thousands of dollars over the course of a year if I do the purchasing for them of crafts, prizes, and incentives for some of their many fundraisers. Did you know that the 99 cent store has a bulk-purchasing program? You just need to be purchasing $50 worth of an item, and it needs to be ordered by the case (although some cases are only six or twelve items). If you see something you need for a school or charity, just write down the UPC number and call their Club 99 number (sounds exclusive, doesn't it?) to order for pickup at a local store. I've taken it a step further and found some dollar store suppliers, who sometimes can get me the same item for only fifty or sixty cents.
I'm helping others and getting the thrill of the chase without giving my credit card a workout. What could be better?
A former state deputy attorney general and current stay-at-home mom, Recession Mama Michele Ashamalla has three kids and ten years of experience stretching one salary to cover the necessities and more. She's all about saving money whenever you can, so you have it to spend on whatever you want!
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Trenton, KY (Todd County) - Donnie Larue age 49 of Hopkinsville, KY was operating a 1992 Toyota pickup truck southbound on US 41 (Main Street) when she lost control. The vehicle exited off the right side of the roadway and struck a utility pole. The vehicle overturned several times and came to rest on its top in a cornfield. Donnie Larue was ejected from the vehicle. She was flown to Vanderbilt Medical Center for treatment. Patrick Larue age 35 of Hopkinsville, KY was transported by ambulance to the Jennie Stuart Medical Center for treatment. Neither occupant was wearing a seatbelt. Tpr. Jerry Knight is investigating the crash that occurred on June 29, 2007 at 10:40 a.m. The Trenton Police Department and Todd County Rescue & EMS assisted at the scene.


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So with all that, the choices were lock up the chicks in a dog crate during the day so they can't wander, or let them wander. I want them to get in with the adults and join the flock, so I made the decision to let them go out with the adults.
At 9:30am, a little more than an hour after releasing them, I regretted that decision. I went outside for my regularly scheduled chicken check, and discovered that three (THREE?!) of the babies were missing. Three out of five chicks were missing from the yard. The two remaining chicks were following the adults around, cheeping sadly and loudly for their lost friends.
The search began immediately. I walked around our property, the neighbor's property, all the way down the street, through the woods, and everyplace I thought a baby chick might go to. I searched for at least an hour and a half. Literally, not a peep from any chicks.
We had errands to run, so we left the house for several hours, griping about the vulnerability of those poor chicks. Hours later we returned to find...
All chicks had returned and were casually walking around the yard! Where on earth did they go?! I guess we will never know....
Today, they wandered around the yard without getting lost. Thank goodness.
Now to change the subject: Today's Amazing Chicken Accomplishment!
Holy moly!
|Oh Belvedere, such an over-achiever
Belvedere shot out this giant egg today. Here's all of today's egg haul, minus the store bought.
|Left to right: Belvedere (fat egg from a fat chicken), store bought, Nessie (easter egger), Fluffers (beloved silkie), Spoof (second beloved silkie)


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Now that some of the emotional devastation from Sunday's Breaking Bad has worn off a tiny bit, what do you say we get right down to the business of overanalyzing the living crap out of "Ozymandias," which seems destined to live on as the most powerful episode of the entire series?
Specifically, I'm talking about a few of the visuals that may have flashed by too quickly for you to notice, what with all the distractions happening onscreen. Definitely stop reading now if you're not caught up with the latest Breaking Bad, otherwise, check out these five scenes that have been sparking a lot of discussion in the wake of last night's show.
1) Hank's crawl. When we first see Hank, wounded and desperate, he soldier-crawls his way towards Gomez's gun in a last-ditch attempt to defend himself. This seemed subtly evocative of the way the Cousins (Leonel and Marco Salamanca) ritualistically crawled with their bellies in the dirt to the statue of Santa Muerte in the opening scene of season three in their effort to avenge their loved one's death.
2) Walt's face. Walt, as he lay on the sand after Hank was murdered, looked an awful lot like Gus Fring when he wept over the loss of his partner Max:
It was also a perfect callback to the Percy poem:
Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies
3) Walt's pants. This blink-and-you-miss-it moment came when Walt was rolling his barrel o' cash through the desert, and he passed a discarded item of clothing.
Those would be his own pants, which went flying off the RV during the pilot episode that was teased in the beginning of "Ozymandias":
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There's also an in-joke with his method of moving the barrel that references a past episode when Hank and Gomez were watching the surveillance footage of Walt and Jesse's attempt to steal Methylamine. Hank yells at the TV, "Hey, try rolling it, morons! It's a barrel! It ROLLS!"
4) Skyler's flower. What's going on with the symbolism in the scene between Skyler and Marie? Skyler in white, Marie in black, the vibrant purple -- once Marie's signature color -- flower between them?
Colors are major recurring theme in Breaking Bad, and creator Vince Gilligan has said that the actual colors don't matter as much as the changing of the colors. In finally rejecting Walt completely, Skyler has returned to innocence? Their delicate sisterly bond divides them? Maybe it's just a damn flower?
5) Walt's reflection. Here's what Walt saw when he stared at the gas-draining hole in his car:
Of course, this could mean nothing. But for a show devoted to foreshadowing via Checkhov's gun, I'm thinking the juxtaposition of head and bullet wound was no accident. After all, this is the same episode that gave us this:
Did you catch all these images during the show? Want to speculate about that ominous car reflection? (Also, what was the meaning behind the two flying birds Jesse saw?)
Images via AMC
The shift in color in #4 symbolizes Marie & Skyler now being on opposite ends of the spectrum of good & evil. S is still in her blue & white, with just a bit of greyish over the white, showing how she's still unaware that her old life is over but the clouds are forming overhead. M is finally in something other than purple & it's black, referencing how she's walked in bringing the death of S's world as she's known it. Kind of a destroyer vibe. The purple of the flower represents what's left of the love the old M had for S that is the reason she has forced herself to remember that they're sisters.
The only thing I didn't miss with the knives. I figured they would have something important to do later! You are so observent I'm impressed!
I did NOT notice the pants & Im reeeeally hoping Walt doesn't get a bullet to the brain. Or anywhere else for that matter...but then again, I have been victimized by this show.


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Art + Nature Collaborations
I think within every artist are two desires that smolder alongside their fiery passion to create — mastery and immortality.
First, they want to be good at what they do, whether it be painting, writing, or playing the cello. They generally aspire to achieve an optimum level of expertise. This means mastering their skills, and conquering, mastering, controlling their medium, making pigments, words, or sounds obey and do their bidding. Even in spontaneity and exuberance, in improvisation and working on the fly, all such actions always tend toward taming the paint or marble, coaxing it into submission.
And then what artist doesn't want to live on through their works? Even though they do tend to be their own worst critics, and want to banish from existence all works that are considered sub-par, the creations that survive this merciless judgment –these they want to live on — at least past their lifetimes, if not forever. These masterpieces are wrought from their minds and souls, brought forth from their depths not without difficulty, usually with much anguish. It is but natural instinct to want to preserve the perfection of their works and protect them from destruction.
For all these reasons I feel great admiration for the artists behind the installations featured in today's post. They are hugely ambitious in scope and scale of their works, but they relinquish control of what their art will ultimately become. They give up any hope for their works' longevity in engaging in a kind of partnership with a very unpredictable, temperamental and ever-shifting collaborator — Mother Nature. They do their part, and allow their partner the freedom to finish it, and to eventually take it apart and ingest it. It seems awfully counter-intuitive, to surrender the products of their efforts to the elements, but there's something achingly beautiful and infinitely joyful and transcendent about the letting go, the embracing of the unknown, the acceptance that everything is fleeting and transitory.
There's so much playful exuberance in this work of "yarn bombing". I can imagine the joy that it brings to all who see it.
The logs turned giant color pencils, bring a touch of rustic whimsy to the landscape.
More woodsy cuteness!
Found this really funny and quite brilliant. Who says art has to be all serious?
These last couple of pieces deserve special mention. They started out as sculptures made of cement created by Jason de Caires. What they eventually became are coral reefs and homes for various species of marine life. De Caires has placed many of his works in the ocean, making a vast underwater sculpture garden, which Nature has indeed put its own spin on, adding color and texture to the sculptor's various figures.
Picking Up the Pieces: LEGO Design Projects
If you have had any exposure to children over the last few years then surely you have noticed the explosive renaissance that LEGO is enjoying amongst the smaller set. Packs have evolved from the simple combinations of bricks that I played with as a kid to complex set-ups like the Star Wars Death Star, which includes more than 3000 pieces (and a hefty price tag)!
There are stores dedicated to the stuff, catalogues to pore over and (as of last week) a hotel at the LEGOLAND Resort. I'm sure that many parents are sick of having all the bits and pieces underfoot but I must admit that seeing the bright little cubes brings out the kid in me. I just want to dive in and create.
I'm not alone. Artists and designers around the world are turning to LEGO as a medium of choice. New York-based artist Nathan Sawaya uses it to create dynamic sculptures.
French designers Simon Pillard and Philippe Rosetti, who work collectively as Munchausen Design, pulled off a colourful IKEA hack when they covered one of the company's kitchen islands with over 20,000 LEGO bricks. Now there is a home improvement project that would keep the kids occupied over the school holidays!
When Boys and Girls, an advertising agency in Dublin, approached the design and architecture gurus at abgc to redo their new digs, they had only one request: make the space playful but not juvenile. To inspire the team, Boys and Girls provided a Charles Mingus quote: "Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity." In the boardroom, the result was a stunning but sophisticated table crafted from over 20,000 brightly coloured blocks. How could one not be inspired sitting around this fantastic piece of furniture?
The folks at the graphic design company NPIRE in Hamburg did their own remodeling using sets from their childhood collections (as well as 80 new ones) to construct a dividing wall in their office space. And talk about dedication- it took over a year to complete! Check out the photos at My Modern Met for an overview of the slow, painstaking project.
Additionally, numerous designers and artists have been inspired to replicate the product in their own work. Lunatic Construction creates a variety of custom furniture pieces, from desks to coffee tables, using brick-like blocks in a rainbow of colours.
Swedish designer Staffan Holm taps into his childhood sense of fun, inspired by LEGO, to temper the gravitas of his CEO desk. He crafts the piece in solid beech and MDF coated in enamel paint to evoke the toy's iconic shape; the result is a masterful combination of modern and baroque styles.
Let's face it- we all need a little more whimsy in our lives. I used LEGO to construct the architectural fantasies of my childhood and seeing it now makes me smile as I remember the hours of imaginative play that it inspired. Seeing these creations makes me want to dive back in and build something just as fun but on an adult-scale.
If you had the time (and the blocks), what would you like to make out of LEGO?
Gutai: Splendid Playground at the Guggenheim
I spent five days last week in New York City and, like most of my trips to the Big Apple, it was a bit of a whirlwind. I didn't get half of what I planned to see and do, but I did manage to squeeze in a couple of hours at the Guggenheim before I left for the airport.
Image: Stage of the Art
I was content just to get to explore Frank Lloyd Wright's magnificent building but the opportunity to see the new Gutai exhibit really made my trip. The Gutai Art Association was founded by Yoshihara Jirō in Ashiya, Japan in 1954; for 18 years its 59 members created some of the most influential avant-garde works of the postwar era.
Kazuo Shiraga, Wild Boar Hunting II (1963); Image: Guggenheim Museum
"Gutai" means "concreteness," and the group's name reflects its collective interest in explorations of materiality, in a manner similar to the contemporary western Abstract Expressionists. Kazuo Shiraga's "Performance Paintings" illustrate this practice. The artist abandoned the brush and used his feet to smear crimson, blood-like paint on a bullet-ridden boar hide canvas, evoking the very slaughter of the animal though thick impasto.
Atsuko Tanaka, Electric Dress (1986); Image: Jamie Ratliff
Performance came into play in many of the Gutai Art Association's pieces. Included in the Guggenheim exhibit is Atsuko Tanaka's Electric Dress, an electrical costume meant to be worn in performance. When lit, it evokes the neon streets of postwar Japan and echoes the interest that several Gutai artists had in the intersection of art and technology. I was disappointed that the Electric Dress was not plugged in, as I have seen at other shows, and there wasn't a video of her performances as there were for other works on display.
Yoshihara Jirō, Please Draw Freely (1956); Image: Guggenheim Museum
Gutai artists were interested in breaking down the barriers that kept art-making and display within the walls of studios and museums, which lead to numerous outdoor performances and installations, but they were also interested in involving their audience in their work. One such ground-breaking piece was Yoshihara Jirō's Please Draw Freely, which invited visitors to Ashiya Park to participate in the painting's creation and critiqued the Japanese government's strict control on artistic expression of the time. This installation also captured Gutai's interest in play and the untapped creativity of children.
Please Draw Freely (2013); Image: Guggenheim Museum via Facebook
One of my favourite features of the Guggenheim's exhibit is the interactive elements. Please Draw Freely (2013) has been installed in the lobby, inviting its audience to contribute to the drawing just as visitors to Ashiya Park did in 1956; while it isn't the defiant act it was 57 years ago in Japan, it brings a sense of fun and involvement that few contemporary exhibits include.
Image: Guggenheim Museum
On Saturday, February 16, children had an opportunity to work with Gutai artists and imitate their painting techniques. And weekday visitors can buy a postcard from the Gutai Art Box, a recreation of a 1962 installation. I only wish this was operational when I visited!
Motonaga Sadamasa, Work (Water) (2013);
Image: Guggenheim Museum via Facebook
With over 100 works displayed along the spiraling corridors of the Guggenheim, interspersed with videos, photos of installations, and displays of the Gutai Manifesto and the group's print projects, this exhibit is the largest and most comprehensive showing of Gutai work in North America. For those with an interest in the avant-garde, and specifically contemporary Japanese art, this is not to be missed.
Gutai: Splendid Playground is on display at the Guggenheim NYC until May 8, 2013.
Graveyard Shift
The Feast of All Saints is celebrated in many cultures all over the world celebrate this feast by remembering, honoring, and praying for the beloved dead. On All Saints' Day, cemeteries become places of light and color, as relatives light candles and decorate loved ones' tombs with flowers.
Today, we shift attention from the costumes, pumpkins, and ghouls of Halloween, towards the time of remembrance that is All Saints Day. Halloween, after all, is a contraction of All Hallows' Evening, the night that points to the next day, All Hallow's Day, or All Saints' Day. This is the time of year when graveyards aren't so somber, the one occasion wherein a blog post on tombs and cemeteries isn't so morbid.
Cemeteries in Poland are a-glitter with a sea of candles in multicolored glass lamps come when night falls on All Saints' Day, so that it looks a lot Christmas.
In the Philippines too, people flock to the cemeteries with their candles and flowers. They typically do some cleanup and beautification on their relatives' graves (if they haven't availed of maintenance service), and then they set up for a picnic or even an overnight stay. They lay mats or erect tents, and unpack the food, playing cards or game boards, and yes, prayer books.
Some folks forego the generic tombstones and epitaphs and choose to create something that may be more representative of the person underneath it. These ones are pretty amazing, ranging from breathtakingly beautiful to really gutsy choices.
This sculpture in itself is jawdroppingly stunning. It is marks the grave of a Laurence Matheson and was commissioned by his widow from Aussie sculptor Peter Schipperheyn.
No abstract drizzles in Pollock's grave, just a carved boulder for this painter's rock-solid artistic legacy.
Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini's grave is a ginormous gravity-defying sculpture. It's awesome!
These last two are such unusual (geeky) choices and they lend a certain levity to the cemeteries that they are in.
Art on the High Seas
On my first cruise, the last thing I was expecting was an "art experience." I pictured a tacky, Vegas-style floating hotel, complete with endless buffets and cheesy entertainment. To be fair, this is more or less what I found in terms of the shows and the food, but I was surprised to discover that almost every inch of the ship was decorated with museum-quality art.
I have since found out that cruise lines spend millions of dollars to amass impressive collections to adorn their fleet. And they contract curators to oversee each new ship, often commissioning new works to complete the themed displays that they create.
On my 2011 cruise onboard the Celebrity Millennium, I walked through one of the lounges and came across an installation that looked a lot like Yinka Shonibare's work, only to discover that it was! Since I have made special trips to museums and galleries to see his exhibitions, this was a pleasant surprise.
On the same ship, I came across a version of Robert Indiana's iconic Love sculpture and one of Dale Chuhuly glass chandeliers.
Unfortunately, I only found out on disembarkation day that the ship had a self-guided iPod tour; Celebrity's newer ships now have an iPad version available in several languages for individuals to enjoy.
For cruisers looking for a more interactive experience, Celebrity offers art classes and, on three of their ships, they have partnered with the Corning Museum of Glass (CMOG) to present live glassblowing demonstrations.
On my most recent cruise, I made more of an effort to spend some time examining the collection onboard. And while Royal Caribbean's Jewel of the Seas didn't offer a comprehensive art tour or boast such famous artists, I found new favourites in their innovative exhibition centered on the theme of light. I was captivated by Jan van Munster's Brainwave, which documents the human brain's response to certain words in neon.
While many of the artworks in the hallways were annoyingly anonymous, those in the main stairways had museum-style labels. Therefore, I was able to learn that the day-glow pickles that caught my eye were artist Kim Koga's homage to her grandmother, who canned pickles and plums on her farm after emigrating from Japan to Northern California.
If you take a cruise vacation, make sure to take a break from staring at the sea long enough to check out the ship's art collection. What you find may surprise you!