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by Phil Durst, Michigan State University Extension
What causes Bovine Tuberculosis or TB?
TB is caused by an infection with the bacteria called Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis). Infected animals may not show any outward signs of disease until the most advanced stages.
Can M. bovis survive in the environment?
M. bovis is very resilient. Survival is affected greatly by temperature and moisture. When exposed to summer temperatures, sunlight and drying conditions, the bacteria dies, but away from sunlight and in moist conditions in soil and manure, M. bovis can survive for many months, especially in the cold.
How is the disease transmitted from wildlife?
In Michigan, as well as in areas of New Zealand, the U.K. and other locations, wild animals are believed to be a primary major source of M. bovis transmission to cattle. A wildlife reservoir of the disease occurs because of three factors: 1. The disease has established itself in a wildlife population, 2. The live bacteria can be shed by the animal, and 3. There is opportunity for M. bovis to be transmitted to cattle through both direct and indirect pathways.
An example of direct transmission of M. bovis would be when aerosols or droplets that are exhaled or coughed from an infected animal and contain the bacteria go directly from infected animal to a susceptible animal. This type of transmission would most likely occur in crowded conditions or high populations or in contained areas.
Indirect transmission could occur when bacteria from an infected animal is transmitted to a susceptible animal through some indirect means. Examples would be when an infected animal's respiratory secretion or saliva containing M. bovis is deposited on a feedstuff which is then subsequently ingested by a susceptible animal, or through ingesting milk that contains the live M. bovis.
In Michigan, it is believed that indirect transmission of M. bovis is the most common cause of herd infections.
Can M. bovis be spread through small wild animals like opossums and raccoons?
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Here is the 70-minute live video chat from Tuesday morning featuring the reporters who worked on "Cheating Our Children," the exclusive AJC investigation on school test disparities across the nation. The reporters are Alan Judd and Heather Vogell.
– From Maureen Downey, for the AJC Get Schooled blog
March 26th, 2012
2:26 pm
Is this a live chat where we write questions and they respond in real time?
March 26th, 2012
3:14 pm
I have entreated the AJC, also, to conduct an investigative report on ALEC and how that conservative organization is influencing educational legislation (among other legislation) in Georgia's General Assembly. I have been pleased with the AJC's investigative reporting regarding cheating in public schools in Georgia as well as across the nation.
However, I ask, again, that the AJC do an investigative report on ALEC's influence on Georgia's legislation (and legislation in other states across our nation). This is very important for the public to be aware. How about it AJC?
Interested in knowing more about ALEC? Read Paul Krugman's editorial in today's New York Times. Here is the link:
March 26th, 2012
3:35 pm
Thanks for sharing the interesting link, Mary Elizabeth……
March 26th, 2012
4:01 pm
Will a transcript of the chat be available for those of us who are teachers and unable to participate at 11am?
March 26th, 2012
5:48 pm
@Blog Administrator-I have one question:
Many of the districts that have responded to allegations of possible cheating have claimed that their schools were flagged due to decreases in scores due to more rigorous testing measures being put into place. Can you all please explain whether this is a valid criticism/explanation or if this thinking is flawed–and why?
March 26th, 2012
6:34 pm
You are very welcome, Ernest.
March 26th, 2012
9:44 pm
After a while no one will have to worry about teachers cheating. If we don't get our money back and raises we all will stop being dedicated. Most of us are suffering with creditors in many many ways. When all of that starts to affect our lives many other things go to the waist side. We as educators (most) love what we do but believe me we are hurman.
Many will say we should just do our jobs and not worry about the money. H— we have bills and families just like the rest of you. We made a career choice to be paid for the work that we do not a free livelyhood to all. Neither did you. When you have dealt with what we deal with from day to day with your rude children, disrespectful and rude parents, bullying administrators, and professionally disrespected by the government, stake holders, etc. then you can speak. Outside of that close you non-associated mouths.
March 26th, 2012
10:19 pm
While cheating on tests certainly creates a sensation, I'm afraid the folks of ALEC simply would not stand for any kind of serious investigative reporting. A bunch or filthy stinking rich folks who work together to write laws that will make them even richer? Who cares about that kind of stuff? Teachers, principals, and schools are much more deserving of such scrutiny.
March 27th, 2012
3:34 am
[...] those of you with a little more time, here is the entire piece: (And if you have even more time today, come back at 11 a.m. for my live video chat with the AJC repor….) By Jim [...]
March 27th, 2012
9:24 am
Three questions:
1. When will full details of the statistical methodology be released. Currently there is only a vague description of using regression models – 2400 of them, but no details on the actual models used and how they were selected.
2. When will details on how the 169 "problem districts" were identified. The current description is very vague other than that they had usual attributes.
3. In view of item (2) when will the full data set be released. You have done a good job with the mapping application on line, but for example in the list of problem cities you cite Baltimore using data from 2006 to 2009 yet the database shows data for 2008-2011. Other cities in the list show similar patterns of missed and skipped years in your analysis. Please explain these, what appear to be selective use of certain years of data for several of the cities in your response to item 2.
Thank you
March 27th, 2012
9:52 am
I am so glad the AJC has investigated test scores in Georgia and now the Nation. I have a real gut feeling that cheating did occur in certain schools in Georgia. In fact I would like to name them in the blog but can not. To all the superintendents and principals who are behind cheating—Please remember. "OH WHAT A WEB YOU WEAVE WHEN YOU FIRST START TO DECEIVE" I have some infomation which might blow your mind….talk about deception. These superintendents and principals need to know YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN NOT HIDE. That is right you can move from district, or county or school to school; but you are still held accountable to the students and parents and taxpayers you have done wrong. That's right, no statute of limitations on this type of activity.
Now, for one other detail. how many superintendents have taken a cut in salary and furlough days since teachers are being furlough or let go. I bet the number is very slim and inbetween. This is something that taspayers should demand from the local BOE— or a good local BOE would have already step up to the plate and treated the Superintendent the way teachers and other emploiyees are being treated. Where is the real justice in education. I do not believe there is any for teachers. We need to clean house…..all over this Great State of Georgia.
March 27th, 2012
11:35 am
[...] Watch the chat now at this post. [...]
March 27th, 2012
12:12 pm
The forced advertising that one must listen to before being able to view this video is truly annoying!!
March 27th, 2012
12:12 pm
Angela, I shudder to think that you are a teacher of actual children.
March 27th, 2012
12:21 pm
Good work AJC. I live in Los Angeles……and obviously our district has some work to do. Will the AJC data be released to indicate which individual schools have been flagged in our district?
March 27th, 2012
12:23 pm
Let me add my support for the request made by Larry C. regarding a more detailed methodology report. I have read the methodology article on the website. It does not provide sufficient information for a professional evaluation of the appropriateness of the statistical methods employed, the validity of the score change regressions, and the possible biases associated with decisions about which schools and districts to include or exclude. Given the importance of the story and the possible consequences, it is important that researchers be able to examine the technical foundations upon which you have built your conclusions.
The reporting and investment of the paper's resources in this story are noteworthy. It would be a shame if its underpinnings could not be verified.
March 27th, 2012
12:36 pm
Why wasn't Louisiana part of the investigation?
March 27th, 2012
1:49 pm
March 27th, 2012
2:15 pm
I posted this question on your 1st thread on the report.
The Houston ISD is listed as one of the outliers with a 1 in a trillion chance of the changes being due to chance. But when I look at the AJC data, they have a lower % of questionable scores than several surrounding Houston area districts including North Forest and Aldine and a similar % to Cypress Fairbanks. So why are they listed as being significantly more questionable? The reason is not clear from the AJC data.
March 27th, 2012
2:53 pm
Good Afternoon-
When will the AJC report on the unethical leadership in higher school government which leads to cheating? What about economic ties to testing? Who is making money? Right now, the low man is being persecuted, the teacher mostly and a few administrators. This is wrong and more cheating will continue.
This is similar to arresting the low end drug dealer standing on the corner. When are we going to view the troubling issue of over testing and the problematic low morale environments along with low pay that many teachers face (making money tied to testing attractive)? Public education is a joke in this country and very stressful for the teachers and administrators doing their jobs.
On another note… Over emphasis on the test is the problem. Schools are told for political reasons to honestly teach the child and not focus on the test but if the students fail the test, the many factors contributing to failure are not viewed, only the teachers and school are termed as 'bad'. This is oversimplifying the issue. There is money tied to testing and this is unethical at the start… When are we going to look at the meat of the problem?
Go deeper…by investigating policies; speaking with educators along with administrators. Let's be honest because right now we have a group think mentality. These types of reporting and discussions are shallow… Talk to the politicians controlling the money. Who is connected to who because testing is a big business and apparently some groups are making a killing off of this. Go deeper AJC… Stop patting yourself on the back for persecuting lowly teachers. Go after the big guy
March 27th, 2012
2:56 pm
Angelia hit it on the heads folks. People are telling teachers how they should teach and they have never sat in a class room with todays spoiled, unresponsible kids. Ask your kids teacher can you sit in and watch her class via video camera with out your child knowing this and you will be amazed as to how your precious child acts. My spouse is a teacher of some 31 years. I have begun to show parents, administrators and my elected officials the same respect they show her and that is NONE. If I meet the governor or Senator or representaticve I call him by his last name or his first name. Deal couldn't last 24 minutes in a class room today.
March 27th, 2012
3:59 pm
Mary Elizabeth
March 26th, 2012
3:14 pm
GREAT GREAT QUESTION ABOUT ALEC …..support you!!!!
March 27th, 2012
4:26 pm
Yes the listed e-mail is correct.
March 27th, 2012
4:47 pm
Angela sounds like one of the reasons that Dekalb county schools continually have poor test scores. If you cannot form complete, correct sentences when you post how on earth can one expect you to do that in the classroom? I'm sorry the job didn't work out to be the cakewalk your friends told you it would be. Perhaps you can slither over to another county and try to hoodwink them. Excellence for dey chirrens.
March 27th, 2012
7:40 pm
@Paulo977, 3:59 pm
"Mary Elizabeth, March 26, 2012, 3:14 pm
GREAT GREAT QUESTION ABOUT ALEC …..support you!!!!"
Thank you so much for your words of support, Paulo. Perhaps if enough people continue to urge the AJC to investigate the influence of ALEC on Georgia's legislators and legislation, the AJC will do so.
I believe in Jefferson's vision for America, and it was not a vision in which the wealthy and powerful would rule this nation through stealthy and muscular means. This nation was built on the principle of self-government by and for the people. The press has had a history of keeping that vision of our democracy alive. I know that they will not fail, now, to be the watchdog of our freedom.
March 27th, 2012
9:56 pm
School systems used to be light in the administrative end, and most professional personnel were teachers who worked in the classroom directly instructing students. Over the past 30 to 40 years, education has changed dramatically, particularly in the urban areas. Education became about promotions and "career paths" for professional personnel. Many more jobs with good benefits were created for admin and support personnel. NCLB exacerbated this.
Advancement came to those who could point to good test scores in the classrooms of teachers under them. Boards of Education, especially in low income urban areas began to hire superintendents and their "upper level" managers based on their perceived ability to raise test scores.
The motivation to cheat or pressure teachers to cheat or se the stage for cheating and then turn a blind eye to is really about advancement. I once heard a principal say that her teachers were not very motivated. I asked her why she would say that since they were very good teachers. She said if they had any ambition they would have gotten out of the classroom and been promoted like us. That's actually not an odd feeling for many administrators to have in education. Too many administrators really feel that teachers who are still in the classroom after 10 or 15 years must not have much ambition. These are ambitious individuals. Who has the power and highest salary is what drives them.
March 28th, 2012
9:04 am
Gwinnett County had pretty severe swings…what's their excuse Maureen?
March 29th, 2012
2:54 pm
[...] for the results of their analysis. To get a feel for this tension it is well worth listening to the webinar they did on Tuesday, March [...]
April 4th, 2012
8:02 am
Great work, Guys(Gals)! I could not be more proud of your work as Journalists….Your work is in the league with Woodward and Bernstein and the Watergate Scandal, in my humble opinion. This cheating scandal, in Atlanta, and most likely much of the Nation speaks to so many issues that plague education. I think the policies are a direct cause of this, but it also speaks to the failures and lack of integrity of far too many staffers and educators!

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A novel planar waveguide Time Domain Optical Fourier Transformer (TD-OFT), which is composed of waveguide lenses and blazed phase gratings, is proposed. A detailed mathematical derivation based on scalar diffraction optics is presented. In order to verify the theoretical analysis, the reciprocity in TD-OFT is also studied. Three different pulse examples, including the Gaussian pulse, square pulse and square pulse train, are implemented by analytical formulations. To evaluate the device performance, the similarity coefficient is defined. The results show that the similarity increases as the device aperture increases. However, there is trade-off between the similarity and the spectra resolution. For the input pulse, under the circumstance of same similarity, the shorter temporal pulse duration (larger bandwidth) needs smaller aperture size. Improved waveguide lens is particularly designed and then the whole device is simulated by Extension of BPM (EX-BPM) with two specific pulses, Gaussian and raised cosine pulse. The simulation results are also verified by reciprocity theorem using the numerical method. The designed TD-OFT occupies a size about 600μm (in width)×5mm (in length) for an ultrafast pulse around 10fs. It is possible to make the device size even smaller either by reducing the focal length of the collimating lens or enlarging the bandwidth of input pulse. Compared with currently proposed TD-OFT made by discrete photonic and optoelectronic components, this design can be integrated with a more compact size and seems more appealing on the simulated performance and fabrication cost. As a result, the planar waveguide TD-OFT has great potential in the next ultrafast optical network.
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|Dance India Dance
reality competition
talent show
|Created by
|UTV Software Communications
|Developed by
|Mithun Chakraborty
|Directed by
|Remo D'Souza
|Presented by
|Saumya Tandon (2009–present)
Jay Bhanushali (2009-present)
|Terence Lewis
Geeta Kapoor
Remo D'Souza (2009-)
|Country of origin
|No. of seasons
|No. of episodes
|Auditions: New Delhi , Mumbai , Baroda , Dehradun , Kolkata , Indore , Bengaluru
|Running time
|1–3 hours
|Production company(s)
|Frames Production Company
|Original channel
|Zee TV
|Picture format
|(480p) (SDTV)
(720p) (HDTV)
|Original run
|January 30, 2009– present
|External links
|Dance India Dance
reality competition
talent show
|Created by
|UTV Software Communications
|Developed by
|Mithun Chakraborty
|Directed by
|Remo D'Souza
|Presented by
|Saumya Tandon (2009–present)
Jay Bhanushali (2009-present)
|Terence Lewis
Geeta Kapoor
Remo D'Souza (2009-)
|Country of origin
|No. of seasons
|No. of episodes
|Auditions: New Delhi , Mumbai , Baroda , Dehradun , Kolkata , Indore , Bengaluru
|Running time
|1–3 hours
|Production company(s)
|Frames Production Company
|Original channel
|Zee TV
|Picture format
|(480p) (SDTV)
(720p) (HDTV)
|Original run
|January 30, 2009– present
|External links
Dance India Dance is an Indian dance competition show that airs on Zee TV in the India, produced by UTV Software Communications and has become India's larget dance-based reality show. The show's title was inspired by Kannada film Dance Raja Dance.[1]
The show first premiered on January 30, 2009, was created by Zee TV producers . The first season was hosted by Tarana Raja; since then second season it has been hosted by Indian television personality Saumya Tandon with Jay Bhanushali. The show features a unique format wherein dancers from a variety of styles enter open auditions held in Indian Metropolitan cities to showcase their unique style and talents and, if allowed to move forward, then are put through Mega-audition rounds of auditions to test their ability to adapt to different styles. At the end of Mega Audition, Only Top 18 dancers are chosen as 'finalists' who move on to compete in the competition's main phase where they will perform solo, duet and group dance numbers in a variety of styles in competition for the votes of the broadcast viewing audience which, combined with the input of a panel of judges, determines which dancers will advance to the next stage from week to week.[2]
The show features a variety of Indian cultural and international dance styles ranging across a broad spectrum of classical, contemporary, Bollywood, hip-hop, jazz, Kalaripayattu, Salsa, Samba and musical theatre styles, amongst others, with many sub-genres within these categories represented. Competitors attempt to master these styles in an attempt to survive successive weeks of elimination and win a cash prize (typically Rs 50 Lakh) and often other awards, as well as the title of "India's Best Dancer". The show is choreographed by some of the most popular Indian choreographers, such as Terence Lewis, Remo D'Souza and Geeta Kapoor. The show has won several Television Awards for Most Popular Dance Reality Show.[3]
The show gathers raw talent aged 15 to 25 from all over India. Once chosen, the contestants are trained by professional Bollywood choreographers.[4] Thereafter the participants compete against each other. Some of the dance forms that are taught to the contestants are ballet, acrobatics, shadow dancing, mid-air dancing, Broadway theatre, contemporary, Bollywood, Latin, ballroom, and hip-hop.
The contestants get a chance to perform before a panel of judges composed of Terrence Lewis, Remo d'souza and Geeta Kapoor. The selection of the season's Top 18 live show finalists are overseen by head judge Mithun Chakraborty.
The selection process can be further broken down into two distinct stages: the open auditions and a second phase referred to as the 'Mega Auditions'. The open auditions take place in 5–6 major Indian cities and are typically open to anyone aged 15–30 at the time of their audition. The cities in which auditions are held varies from season to season but some, such as New Delhi and Mumbai, have featured in almost every season. During this stage, dancers perform a brief routine (typically individually) before a panel of dance experts. This panel will then make an on-the-spot decision as to whether the dancer demonstrated enough ability .[5] If the dancer impressed the Judges with his/her dancing abilities, judges will award a "Dancing Superstar ki Topi" (Hat of Dancing Superstar), moving them instantly one step forward in the competition.
The second stage of the selection process, the "Mega Auditions", is a several-day-long process in which the remaining hopefuls are tested for overall well-rounded dance ability, stamina, and their ability to perform under pressure. The dancers are put through a battery of rounds which test their ability to pick up various dance styles (typically some of the more well-represented genres that will later be prominent in the competition phase, such as Hip-Hop, Bollywood Dance, Jazz, Bharat Natyam, Kathak, Mohiniyattam, Odissi and Contemporary). At the end of this process, only Top 18 competitors will be chosen. then, Those Top 18 got divided into 3 groups of dancers named, Terence Ki Toli, Geeta Ki Gang and Remo Ke Rangeeley. Each Group containing 6 Dancers, then compete in the show with learning new skills throughout the Journey .[6]
|3rd Place
|4th Place
|5th Place
|6th Place
|7th Place
|Salman Yusuff Khan
(Contemporary Jazz)
|Alisha Singh
|Siddhesh Pai
(Bollywood Style)
|Jai Kumar Nair
|Prince Gupta
(Locking & Popping)
|Sunita Gogoi
|Khushboo Purohit
(Hip Hop)
|Shakti Mohan
|Dharmesh Yelande
(Locking & Popping)
|Punit Pathak
|Binny Sharma
|Kunwar Amarjeet Singh
|Amrita maitra
(Folk, Contemporary)
|Saajan Singh
|Rajasmita Kar
(Bollywood Style)
|Pradeep Gurung
|Raghav Juyal
(Slow Motion)
|Sanam Johar
(Ballet and Contemporary)
|Mohena Kumari Singh
|Abhik Banerjee
|Neerav Bavlecha
The final show aired on May 30, 2009. The winner was Salman Khan (from Remo Ke Rangeelay), Alisha Singh (from Terence ki Toli) was named first runner-up.
The final show aired on April 23, 2010. The winner was Shakti Mohan (from Terence Ki Toli). Dharmesh Sir (from Geeta ki Gang) was named first runner-up.
The winner of the season is Rajasmita Kar (Geeta Ki Gang) from Orissa. Pradeep Gurung (from Terence ki Toli) was voted as runner-up .
|3rd Place
|4th Place
|5th Place
|6th Place
|Jeetumoni Kalita
|Atul Banmoria
|Vaishnavi Patil
|Manoj Rathod
|Ruturaj Mahalim
(Lyrical Hip-hop)
|Vatsal seth
|Faisal Khan
|Om Chetri
|Rohan Parkale
|Soumya Rai
|Jeet Das
|Shalini Moitra
Jeetumoni Kalita was declared winner of DID L'il Masters after the finale.
The 2nd season of Dance India Dance Li'l Masters of Dance India Dance Series. Faisal Khan was declared as the winner . Om Chettri was declared as runner-up .
12 finalist couples were chosen out of thousands aspirants purely based on talent and performances. Amit & Fellon was voted as Winners .


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5 years after Sinister Soldiers, a sinister ghost from the past arises and brings Scott, Jean, Vincent, Wanda, and X23 of Shadow Cell out of retirement one last time. Jott, Wanda/OC
Chapter 2: Dropping In
As sunset drew near over the skies of Westchester, the five former members of Shadow Cell and their children prepared for a nice dinner together. Yet unknown to them, an unmarked Blackhawk helicopter was heading in their direction.
Less than 20 miles away, the lone aircraft carried on it some of the most important men in the United States Military, one of them being the legendary Nick Fury, leader of the largest peacekeeping entity in the world, SHIELD. He was the one who picked up the slack left behind by Shadow Cell when the program was disbanded. And he was the one who nations turned to when tyranny threatened their citizens.
But despite his presence, the officials in the aircraft did not look too pleased with his presence.
"I'm telling you, Fury. This is a BIG mistake," said a neatly dressed middle aged man in a military uniform, "I don't like where this is going one bit!"
Fury was not fazed by the younger man's words. He just sat there smoking his cigar, looking over a file that bore horrors the likes of which even he had never seen before.
"Sir! Sir, are you listening to me?!"
"Can it, Major. I heard you," grunted Fury as he closed the file, "And you best watch your tone. You're the one that called me, remember?"
"Gentlemen please!" said an older looking man sitting adjacent to the two bickering officers, "Let's not fight our battles here."
That didn't change the look on Fury's face, but it did get the Major to stand down.
"Commander, if I may be frank for a moment," said the Major, his tone still dead serious, "I think we can do better than these guys. It's been five years since any of them wore a uniform, they were part of a program that betrayed the entire US Government, and on top of that they're not even supposed to officially exist!"
"Yeah, well neither is this threat," quipped Fury as he put out his cigar.
"But bringing in a dead black project?!" exclaimed the Major, "With all the resources at our disposal, how is it that we aren't mobilizing our manpower to take care of this?"
"Because we already tried that, Major," said the Commander in a solemn tone as he rubbed the bridge of his nose, "We've sent the FBI, the CIA, Delta force, and Special Ops into the fire and all we've got in return is a long list of families we have to send our condolences to."
"Fuck with the bull and you get the horns," said Fury indifferently.
"With all due respect," continued the Commander, "Even I'm skeptical about bringing in a dead black project to help with an issue of this magnitude."
Colonel Nick Fury's stern expression didn't change. He had faced enough global threats to be hardened even by something like this. For these military desk jockeys, however, they didn't know how to get their hands dirty. And for a threat of this magnitude, there was no way around it.
"Say what you want, Commander, but this is our best bet. I know you and most of the government for that matter considers these guys to be mistakes, but trust me...these five are the only ones for a mission like this. You want this job done, you're gonna need to break a few rules. But think of it this way...you're not doing anything our government doesn't do on a regular basis."
The helicopter fell silent as the three officers waited anxiously for their arrival. None of them liked this situation, but it was one that could not be ignored. Fury may have been crass, but he had more experience than half the Pentagon. And the sooner this issue was handled, the sooner the country could sleep easier.
"Sir," said the helicopter pilot from the cockpit, "We're going into our final decent."
Tucking the file into his coat, the three men held on. The Captain and the Major still thought it was a mistake. But for Nick Fury, these were the only ones for the job.
"Relax you two," he said in his gruff tone, "You'll be back in your cozy little offices in no time. You just better pray we catch these guys in a good mood. Because if they can't do it then we're all as good as dead."
As dusk settled over the Summers house, Scott was putting the finishing touches on the steaks he had going on the grill. Inside, Jean was preparing mashed potatoes and corn for their feast with help from Laura, who had developed some good culinary skills thanks to Ororo.
Outside, Vince and Wanda played around with the children. By now, their fun with the sprinkler was done and Nathan, Rachel, and Maggie were piling on Vincent with glee.
"Please Daddy! Pretty please!" begged Maggie as she held onto her daddy's neck while Nate and Rachel tugged at his pants.
"I'm sorry, sweetheart, but you know the rules," said Vincent with a mix of seriousness and playfulness, "It's not safe to fly during sunset."
"Oh come on, Uncle Vincent!" chirped Rachel, "Take us over the lake before the sun comes down! It's SO pretty!"
"Yeah, please Uncle Vincent! Please!" begged Nate.
Wanda couldn't help but laugh at such a cute sight. One of the drawbacks to being able to fly is that it made Vincent a living rollercoaster to the kids. While he was very strict about safety, there were times he just couldn't say no to those kids. They loved flying and it was hard to resist when they had him cornered like this.
"Uh, wanna help me out here, hun?" said Vincent as he turned to his wife.
"What? And ruin this priceless moment?" she laughed, "It's times like this I wish I had a photographic memory."
With the kids still tugging at him for a ride, Scott finally stepped in to help his friend.
"Hey, come on now kids. Leave Uncle Vincent alone," he said as he walked over to pick little Rachel up in his arms, "Besides, going on a flight at this hour may spoil your appetite. And you don't want our Saturday feast to go to waste do you?"
"But daddy!" whined Nathan.
"No buts, Nate. Food now. Flying later," he told him with a smile.
"I promise, son."
"Warrior promise?"
"You know it."
That was enough for Nathan, for his daddy never broke warrior promises. It was one of the many things he and Rachel emulated from their parents, that strong warrior spirit. But in their hearts, they were still fun loving kids.
"Thanks man," said a grateful Vincent as he held his daughter in his arms.
"Hey, what are fellow soldiers for?"
"Well they're great for Saturday night dinners, that's for sure," said Wanda, "And I don't know about you guys, but I'm starving."
"I second that," said Vincent, "What about you, baby? You hungry?"
"For desert," cooed Maggie in response.
"After dinner, sweetheart."
"Okay," sighed the little girl.
"Kids..." sighed Wanda, now wanting more than ever to discuss that second baby with Vincent.
Just then, Jean and Laura stepped out onto the deck.
"Hey Scott, are the steaks done?" said Laura.
"They've been done for ten minutes," he replied.
"Then let's eat!" said Jean with a smile, "I hope you're all hungry because we made extra..."
Then suddenly, Jean stopped in mid sentence. The look on her face suddenly fell and after having spent years on the battlefield with her, they knew full well what it meant.
"What is it, Jean? What's wrong?" said Scott, feeling her anxiety through their link.
"Oh no...that better not be who I think it is," she muttered.
"What do you mean?" said Vincent, his concern growing as well, "Who are you..."
"Wait! You guys hear that?" said Laura.
Silence fell over the former unit as they listened for whatever sound X23 was picking up. She had vastly superior hearing compared to the others and when she heard something, she didn't mess around.
Soon, the former soldiers heard it to and Scott picked up on the noise without hesitation.
"Blackhawk helicopter...the stealth model," said Scott, his vast knowledge of aircrafts coming into play.
"Daddy, what's going on?" asked a curious Nathan Summers, watching as all the grown ups started acting really strange.
Without hesitation, the mutant soldiers took action to protect their children.
"Go inside, kids," said Jean as she rushed them back into the safety of their house, "We'll be in soon. We have to take care of some grown up stuff, okay?"
"Okay, mommy," said young Rachel as she followed her friend and brother back into the house.
Knowing not to argue with that kind of tone, the three children obediently followed, leaving the five former mutants of Shadow Cell to make deal with this new threat.
"The front yard!" said Jean in the assertive tone of a soldier.
"Who is it, Jean?" asked Wanda, half expecting to be under attack.
"Someone I hoped we'd never see again," she answered cryptically.
The five mutant soldiers ran around the side of the house to see the unmarked helicopter landing in a clearing about 100 yards away from the house. They looked around for any other threats, but they sensed nothing as they approached the lone aircraft.
"Wait here," said Fury to the Major and the Commander, "It's probably better they not see more military men then they have to."
"Rest assured, I'm not getting up from this spot," said the Major, "Let's just get this over with, Fury."
"And people wonder why America has so many enemies," quipped the Colonel as he stepped out of the helicopter and was met with five faces he never thought he'd see again.
Five years had done a lot for them. They sure weren't teenagers anymore. But apparently, five years hadn't been enough because they did not look too happy to see him.
"Hello, Shadow Cell. It's been awhile," said Nick Fury as he stood before the five mutant soldiers.
"Hasn't been long enough, Fury," said Scott in a disgruntled tone, "What are you doing here? I thought we were done forever."
Fury had expected this. He knew he was not Shadow Cell's favorite person. But he was used to this kind of treatment. And after everything the military had put these five through, he could hardly blame them.
"Good to see that attitude hasn't changed," he said as he took out a cigar, "And here I was thinking civilian life had softened you guys."
"Skip the icebreakers. What do you want?" said Jean, folding her arms in frustration at his intrusion."
"Just a moment of your time," he said as he lit his cigar, "You know I wouldn't have even considered coming here if it wasn't important. So you can either kick me off your lawn or hear me out. It's your choice. So what's it gonna be?"
The five mutant soldiers exchanged weary looks. They knew Nick Fury. He was not one for spontaneity. And after officially declaring Shadow Cell dead, it had to be big if he had come to them.
Not needing much debate, the five mutant soldiers relaxed their guard. The man had made the trip. They might as well make it worth something.
"Come on in," said Jean as she directed him towards her house, "But make it quick. We have kids to take care of."
"Don't worry, Phoenix," assured the old Cold Warrior, "This won't take long."
Never one to let little things spoil the dinner they planned, the former Shadow Cell soldiers set an extra place for Fury. They also set up a separate area in the living room for Nathan, Rachel, and Megan so they could watch TV and stay occupied while they handled this.
Needless to say, the presence of the old Cold Warrior was not expected, but for the sake of keeping things civil they let him partake in some of the food. As cynical as they were about Fury, he had to have a good reason for showing up. So they kept it casual, hoping for a little transparency from a man who lived in a world of secrets.
"So this is how the five greatest soldiers in the history of man spend their retirement..." commented Fury as he took in his surroundings while eating his steak, "Nice house, white picket fence, couple of kids...hell, if I didn't know any better, I'd think I'd just walked into some corny 50s sitcom."
"Glad you to hear that age hasn't affected that charming personality of yours, Fury," said Scott in a sarcastic tone, "But we all know you didn't come just to mooch some home cooking. What do you want?"
Taking in a few more bites of steak and potatoes, Fury reached into his coat and pulled out the file he had been looking over earlier. Tossing it in the center of the table, his expression remained indifferent as he told them about the horrors of this crisis.
"We've got a problem...a very serious problem. Millions of lives at stake, little time to act, and no other options...the kind of thing you're all used to. The government is stretched beyond its limits and we've tried everything. So naturally, they came to me looking for any possible solution. Hence my little visit. You follow so far?"
"We know the drill," said Vincent as he reached over to pick up the file, "Just what is this monumental threat? Is it another rogue dictator? A state sponsored militia? Some crime lord out for weapons of mass destruction?"
"No...much worse," said Fury as he wiped his mouth of steak sauce, "That file you're holding does not officially exist, but it's the only material on this threat we've got."
"Just what kind of threat are we talking about here?" asked Laura, growing increasingly curious.
"Two words...weaponized virus," stated Fury.
The five mutant soldiers all scoffed. They knew this guy was an enigma, but to come all this way for a virus? That was something they dealt with at least once a month back in Shadow Cell. It wasn't the kind of crisis that would warrant his intrusion.
"You gotta be kidding me," said Wanda with a raised eyebrow, "You ruined our Saturday dinner for a fucking virus?"
"Yeah, this should be right up your ally, Fury," added Jean, "Bio weapons were in Shadow Cells jurisdiction, but last I checked SHIELD took that role."
"I wouldn't have come here if it was just some run of the mill bug. Trust me, this is something much more serious," said Fury ominously.
"I'm sure it is," said Scott with an exasperated sigh, "So who made it this time? Was it the North Koreans? The Russians? The Swiss?"
"None of the above. This little bastard is made in the USA."
That revelation got their full attention. Dealing with foreign threats was one thing, but an internal threat was always much more complicated. They didn't deal with those kinds of things back at Shadow Cell, but on the rare occasions they did, it was always serious.
"You're kidding," said Vincent, "Word is the United States has been out of the bio weapons business for thirty years."
"Yeah, well word is that Elvis is still alive, but that doesn't change anything," said Fury as he took out a cigar, "Officially, we condemn all use of germ warfare. But unofficially, the government sanctioned the formation of splinter cell black projects. They were dirty, disorganized, and completely unregulated."
"Hence deniable by the Department of Defense," added Jean.
Fury chuckled at that as he lit his cigar. Even as civilians, they hadn't lost their edge.
"Bingo. And one of these shady projects was a program in response to the Soviet Union's growing Anthrax arsenal. The way the higher ups saw it, if the communists were making enough doses to wipe out all human life on Earth, we had to have some ammunition of our own."
"In other words, mutually assured destruction?" concluded Laura.
"It worked for nukes. Why not germs?" shrugged Fury as he took a puff of his cigar, "But since we couldn't make Anthrax at the same level as the Soviets, the higher ups sought a smaller, more compact weapon that was just as potent. So they funded a covert program meant to make the ultimate bio weapon. And they called it Legacy."
"Legacy?" said Vincent as he thumbed through the file, stopping on a section with pictures of a strange microscopic organism, "Just what kind of virus is this?"
"The worst you can possibly imagine," said Fury ominously, "One so bad that God himself wouldn't even create something like this. It's got the lethality of Ebola and plague with the durability of Anthrax. It's air born, efficient, and quick. Once you've got it, call a coroner. The mortality rate is one hundred percent. And after confirmation of infection, you've got just 48 hours and then you're a corpse."
The former unit was now taking this very seriously as they gathered around Vincent to get a glimpse at this file. Having dealt with bio weapons before, they knew the kind of lethality they were capable of. But none were quite as horrific as this.
"Son of a bitch," said Scott as he looked at Fury with disgust, "And this is American made?!"
"It gets worse," he said, taking another puff of his cigar, "Unlike other viruses, this thing is part mechanical and part biological. In other words, you can program it like a computer to attack certain groups. Don't like some pesky ethnic group? A few commands and you can wipe them out by the end of the week. Hell, you can even program it to kill only one person and make it look like the flu."
"Sounds like it would double as a no-fault assassination tool as well," commented Laura.
"It was versatile, no doubt about it," he said, "But as much potential as Legacy had, the program was scrapped after three years and all the materials were destroyed...officially, that is. But recently, all that has changed."
"How so?" asked Scott, who was beginning to feel the urgency along with his friends.
With a deep grunt, Fury took out a small picture from his jacket and tossed it on the table. It displayed a sophisticated looking middle aged man wearing a priest's robe and holding a bible. And from what the five mutant soldiers could see, Fury had little love for this guy.
"His name is William Stryker," he said bitterly, "Ever heard of him?"
"Not really. Who is he?" asked Laura.
Fury scoffed as he took another puff of his cigar.
"You gotta be kidding me? This guy is in the news at least three times a day."
"We don't bother with the news," said Jean, "Too depressing."
"Whatever," said Fury, rolling his eyes, "But if you kept up, you'd know that this guy is Capitalisms golden boy. He's been this planet's top industrialist for the last decade. Oil, cars, trains, weapons, you name it this guy has stock in it. In fact, he supplies a good portion of our military with advanced weapons."
"Great, I'm guessing that gives him influence," said Vincent.
"You have NO idea. This guy doesn't just have influence, he practically owns governments. He's got over half the politicians in Europe in his back pocket, he's a chief financier of Asian interests, and he's put plenty of senators, governors, and judges in office. But that's not the worst part."
"Oh boy, I know I'm going to regret asking this, but what is it?" groaned Scott.
"He's a religious fanatic," replied Fury distastefully, "He even calls himself Reverend. But trust me, he's not out to spread the word of God's love."
"Must be an Old Testament guy," commented Vincent.
"Wouldn't surprise me," said Fury as he finished his cigar, "But because of this guy's influence, he found out about Legacy. I don't know how, but I'm guessing all that money of his makes a hell of a truth serum."
"Money talks last I checked," commented Wanda, "So I take it he wants Legacy?"
"Bingo," affirmed Fury, "Because of his influence, he's practically untouchable. The Department of Defense has put together several covert task forces from law enforcement and military personnel over the past eight months to try and stop this guy, but so far all we've gotten in return is a mountain of bodies and an overly amused Stryker."
"So is that why you came to us?" said Vincent as he put the file down and stared at Nick Fury with a hard scorn, "You want us to take care of this guy Godfather style?"
None of the five mutant soldiers looked to happy with that possibility and Fury couldn't blame them. After all, they had been used enough during their time with Shadow Cell. Unfortunately, this was not the case.
"Sorry to disappoint you, but that's only part of it. Stryker is not just a billionaire and a religious nut. He's also a skilled tactician. He spent four years at West Point before he found God and he's put together his own private army to enforce his will all over the world. They number in the thousands, they're fanatically loyal, and they're armed with weapons that would make most countries drool in buckets."
"And I take it he thinks Legacy will make his power complete?" concluded Jean.
"That's part of it," said Fury ominously, "But there's something else about Stryker you should know...he hates mutants."
That got the five mutant soldiers to groan, for they dealt with that enough already. As X-men, they saw protests on a regular basis against the 'evil' of mutation. Because of this, they had to keep their kids on the grounds of the institute most of the time and couldn't let them out to play like normal.
But when somebody powerful hates mutants, then it's usually goes beyond simple protesting.
"Great, another greedy power monger who hates mutants," growled Laura, "And I'll bet he wants to use the Legacy virus to wipe us all out."
"He calls it part of his 'purification' process," said Fury, "But I'm afraid it doesn't stop with mutants."
"Let me guess...genocide?" sighed Wanda.
"Worse than that. According to Stryker's logic, it's his job to inflict God's wrath on the wicked and wipe out all those deemed unfit for survival. So that means everybody that he judges as unworthy are candidates for extermination. And with Legacy, he can wipe out every soul he deems unworthy of living in his own little kingdom of God."
Silence fell over the five mutant soldiers as they took a moment to digest this. As Shadow Cell, they had faced plenty of global threats, but this was in a league all its own. A billionaire religious nut with apocalyptic prejudices was a bad mix by any stretch of the imagination. And with something like Legacy in the mix, the possibilities were just too horrible to contemplate.
"A God fearing nut who wants to make his own version of the rapture," said Vincent as he looked at Stryker's picture in disgust.
"Exactly," said Fury as he got up from his seat, "That's why I came to you guys. SHIELD is already trying to put together a task force to take him down, but because of the moles Stryker has in the government it's a guaranteed fiasco. In other words, you guys are it. You're the only ones who can stop Stryker."
"The only ones?!" said Jean in a frustrated tone, "All the resources in the world, yet you still come to us?"
"Well...there's another reason I thought I'd come to you for this."
"Which is?" asked Laura skeptically.
"Look on the last page of the file. You'll see..."
Curious as to what he was referring to, Vincent turned the file to the last page. But the second he and his comrades laid eyes on it, a cold chill came over the room.
"No..." said Scott as he looked wide eyed at the page which included a grainy black and white photo.
"It...it can't be!" said Vincent, his fists clenching in a rage of pain and anger.
"It is," said Fury in a dark tone, "Dr. Nathanial Essex...before he worked on the Prodigy Project, he was put in charge of creating Legacy. At the time, he was the most respected man in the field of biotechnology. He had the expertise, the know-how, and the vision to make the ultimate weapon. Hence the name Legacy...because this virus is all that's left of him."
A heavy silence fell over the five mutant soldiers. For five years, they had been haunted by the shadow of Dr. Essex. He brought them together, trained them, and then betrayed them all for his sick goals. He had been like a father to them. Yet he killed their families and lied to them.
They were his children. They were what he was going to use to create the ultimate life forms. And now a demon offspring of Mr. Sinister was back and the world hung in the balance once more.
"Sinister..." said Vincent, his tone thick with anger.
"I know this is a very personal issue for you guys," said Fury, casting them a look of sympathy, "And I know it's wrong to step in after you've rebuilt your lives and actually found a little happiness for once. But Stryker is a threat to everybody. And if he gets his hands on Legacy, then Sinister will truly have had the last laugh."
The five mutant soldiers had heard enough. Throwing the file back down onto the table, they knew what Fury was asking of them. But after five years, it was not a road they wanted to walk again.
But at this point, there seemed to be no other choice.
"What are you asking of us, Colonel Fury?" said Scott, talking to him as if he were an old officer.
"I'm asking you to be Shadow Cell again," answered Fury ominously, "Neither SHIELD nor any part of the government can support or acknowledge you. We can't even give you any clues to help find him. But I know you guys can do this. You're the only ones with the skill, drive, and passion to pull this off. I know I don't have the right and I know you don't deserve to have to deal with this, but Stryker will kill us all."
"Wait, so let me get this straight..." said Laura, "You can't support us in any way, but you want us to help on our own?"
"Think of it as a mission without government interference," shrugged Fury, "But you're civilians and I can't make you do this. I'm not officially here right now and all I can give you is that file. When I leave, I don't expect any action. I'm just going to go back, get my task force ready, and try whatever I can to stop Stryker. But time is running out. And if neither of us can stop Stryker, then we'll all pay the price."
Leaving Shadow Cell to decide on their own, Fury turned to make his leave. But along the way, he stopped briefly to look at the pictures on the wall. They were baby pictures of Nathan and Rachel, wedding portraits of Scott and Jean, and shots of the whole team standing together as family and not just a unit.
It was a powerful sight to Nick Fury and it prompted him to give the former soldiers one last message.
"By the way...you guys have built a nice life here."
"Um...thanks," said Scott.
"It's nice to know that there can be happy endings for people like us in this messed up world. Just make sure you treasure it every day...because you of all people know how things can get complicated in the blink of an eye. Thanks for the dinner."
With those final words, Colonel Nick Fury left the Summers household and didn't look back. Now the five mutant soldiers were left with a difficult decision. Do they dawn their Shadow Cell uniforms once more or do they hold onto the peaceful lives they spent so much time rebuilding?
Dead silence came over the former unit as they looked at the ominous file.
"So what do we do guys?" asked Scott as he looked at a picture of the legacy virus, "We've got a madman out there looking to kill millions and there's nothing the government can do about it."
"Add to that, we're dealing with Sinister again," said Jean with a hint of pain in her tone, "Even after five years, we still can't escape this bastard."
"But doesn't that make this our responsibility in a ways?" said Laura, "Isn't it sort of appropriate that we handle the last ghost of his legacy?"
It was an interesting point to ponder. In a ways, they were still Sinister's children. They couldn't escape that. But that made destroying the last piece of his being all the more important.
"I don't know," said Vincent in a daze, "We've spent all this time trying to get away from Shadow Cell. Do we really want to go down that road again?"
They were about to debate this further, when suddenly the sound of an innocent young voice broke them from their state.
"Mommy? Daddy? Who was that?" said Nathan as he looked up at his parents with curious eyes.
Rachel and Megan stood there as well, each bearing a worried look on their face. They knew when something serious came up. Every time there was a mission with the X-men, they would have that same urgent look. And even though they were young, they were smart enough to know it meant trouble.
But looking back at the three beautiful kids whom they had brought into this crazy world, it gave the five mutant soldiers all the more reason to stop William Stryker.
"It was just an old friend, sweetheart," assured Jean as she bent down to give her son a hug, "Don't worry about it, okay?"
"Okay, mommy," said the little boy, not arguing with his mother when she had that look in her eyes.
Without another word, the three children obediently returned to the living room. But seeing their faces had done enough, for it was now clear what they had to do.
"Well guys...what do you think?" said Scott, although he could tell by their change in demeanor what the verdict was.
With a heavy sigh and a renewed sense of determination, the five mutant soldiers had their answer. There was no getting around it. William Stryker and Sinister's Legacy had to be stopped. And if that meant dawning their guns again, then so be it.
"I think we know what we have to do, hun," said Jean, her thoughts still on her children.
"It's either wait for Stryker to make his move or stop him before he gets that far," said Laura with a grunt, "Some choice."
"A madman is pursuing the most powerful weapon ever created and the world is on the verge of catastrophe...just like old times," mused Wanda.
"Old times indeed," said Vincent as he firmly gripped the file, "Well guys...looks like we've got a mission on our hands."
With a look of affirmation, the former soldiers stood united as they had five years ago. They had their duty and they were going to see it through. And for one last time, Shadow Cell would ride again with the weight of the world resting on their weary shoulders.


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sometimes i blog about french musketeers, and sometimes i cry over idiot dwarf kings. sometimes i even write.
mostly, though, i like to stare at tom burke's face and pretend i don't have a problem
"If you had the choice to live in any sci-fi universe of your choice, which one would you go for?"
I just got assigned my first case!
guess who got her nails doooone
i love these gifs
Kid!Bilbo and Kid!Thorin AU
….Actually he loves the flower beard.
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is anyone really into the hobbit fandom? and wouldn't mind beta-ing (quickly and immediately tonight, gods, IM SORRY) a fic for me? im still working on it, and Im running errands as we speak, but i want to post tonight and i was wondering if anyone would be down :)
I need something more than just simple nitpicking, though- i was hoping for opinions on story, characters, and general flow :3
finally went to go see my psychiatrist! except she's on medical leave, so I won't actually see her (and get my meds) until 2 weeks from now :/ but im at my friend's house and we're gonna binge watch game of thrones so yay!
"Leave the birds alone!"
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SPOKANE -- The Gonzaga women's basketball team will face Louisville in the Sweet 16 this weekend in Spokane.
The Cardinals, the seven-seed, took down Xavier, the two-seed, 75-65 on Tuesday night. The Musketeers led the game by as many as nine-points late in the second half, but the Cardinals closed the game on a 21-5 run to advance.
Gonzaga (30-4) and Louisville (22-12) have never played each other before. It's the Cardinals' third ever trip to the Sweet 16 (last making it there in 2009), while the Bulldogs are in the Sweet 16 for the second straight year.
Gonzaga and Louisville play on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 6pm. You can watch the game live on ESPN.


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Colonel Chris Gibson is a decorated combat veteran, who spent 24 years as an officer in the United States Army and saw action in Iraq, Kosovo and other places. He did four tours in Iraq including part of the fighting in Ramadi in 2005 when that city was seeing some of the bloodiest fighting of the war
Chris has commanded several prestigious units in the Army including the 82nd Airborne Division and 3rd Armored Cav. Regiment. During his service in Iraq he earned a purple heart, four bronze stars, two legions of merit and several other badges and awards.
He's also highly educated, earning several degrees from Cornell University. Chris has published several books on war, governing and strategy and taught courses at the prestigious West Point Academy.
A product of the ROTC program, Gibson is the quintessential warrior-scholar and he's the perfect candidate to take on Scott Murphy, who criticized our military and ROTC while attending Harvard.
- Gibson, Trailing, Now Ahead by 4 Points!
- Gibson Gets Upgrade from Cook Report
- VFW Continues Bad Endorsement Binge
- Army Col. & Anti-Mil Radical Running Neck and Neck!
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Buffy is a depressing character. You don't notice this at first because she is introduced to us as a flippant teenager who knows what's what about saving the world from vampires and who acts terribly blase about it. Comedy + thriller! Scream! Being dead for like five minutes, however, changed Buffy. The beginning of a new season – S2 + S3, Buffy is doing things that are hurting others because she doesn't know how to deal with the traumatic events of last season's last episode. S2, she reels from being not dead, from the prophecy, from the Master. S3 she has to deal with the death of her boyfriend.
Buffy is a loner and an outsider. Season 1 was rife with close-ups of Buffy's face registering Cordelia's insults, whether off-hand or direct. It's not as though Buffy was always a freak – she had to give up being Cher in L.A. because of her calling. No wonder Buffy takes her relationship with Angel the way she does – there is limitless safety and trust. That safety and trust gets expressed in how Angel's always got Buffy's back.
Angel is again like Vampire Bill – always there for the heroine, such as when he saves Buffy from Dr. Jekyll /Mr. Abusive Boyfriend mutt (S3, 03). That must've been one of the few times Angel actually saves Buffy because while they often fight as a team, Angel is back-up. The only time Angel ever got the upper-hand on Buffy was when he was a demon sans gypsy curse and she was emotionally mucked up about him. In this way, Buffy is a much more progressive character than Sookie. She can take care of herself, and she can get herself out of jams. She does need help but there is no misunderstanding about who is the slayer and whose job it is to take out the ringleader of the bads. This is interesting given the obvious sexism that many characters in the Sunnydale universe express – going back to the Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Abusive Boyfriend example, he says a lot of things that even modern misogynists do not say. Modern misogynists say what is in a nutshell "you're a whore of a girlfriend!" in a whole other language nowadays.
While it can be argued that the logistics of these universes – Buffy is a slayer, her superior physical shape is a given, while Sookie as a telepathic waitress, is obviously going to be a little less up to the survival test, it is interesting to juxtapose the sexual politics and the sexual identities of the main characters. Mr. Xander is incredibly capable of some nasty nice guy vitriol ("why won't buffy like me?"/"willow is my pasty-faced friend"/"i hate cordelia but i'm making out with her") as is Cordelia who gets away with some valley high bullshit because she is superficial so that makes it okay (?) – in fact, Buffy has more interesting characters because although they appear to be PC People of the Nineties who like to make scripted one-liners on the surface, they are dark, and a lot of things that they say get swept under the rug.
This ability to surprise comes from the balancing act of expectations Joss Whedon weaves to keep us on our toes – Buffy is a broadcast television show off the now defunct WB Television Network (now CW) with a roster of shows like Dawson's Creek, Roswell, Popular - it's assumed then that in some episodes the scare is not serious. it's pure goo and fun. you know halfway through that this is no big deal, that this is just a stop-gap story line. The suspension of disbelief Whedon asks from us fluctuates from episode to episode, and that's why he's able to hit back with something that amazes my mind. I couldn't believe THAT happened when everything was so easy.
Buffy's ongoing identity crisis only gets deeper, more serious the more she navigates life as a slayer. She accepts her destiny but she's not happy about it. What is ironic about Faith telling Buffy to loosen up is that that's exactly what Buffy tells Kendra. Time and time again she wishes to be just one of the nameless masses. She wants to be normal, the key thing about her identity complaints. Having a relationship with a demon cursed by a gypsy was actually the most stablest thing Buffy got going on in her life. It's not that Buffy needs to be in a relationship with Angel, but that having met him she's not the same person as she was before. He's changed her a lot more than being the slayer ever did – that's all the feelings. that's being a bummer to her friends. that's flashbacks, dreams, living in the past, in your head. that's sad, and i love my Buffy.


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Weight Loss Surgery Health Center
Weight Loss: Is Bypass Better Than Banding?
Obesity and Weight Regain
The new study compared outcomes among severely obese patients who had gastric banding and gastric bypass surgeries.
Among the major findings:
- Three years after surgery, 22% of the banding patients were still severely obese (BMI of 35 or greater), compared to 7% of bypass patients.
- Six years after surgery, nearly three times as many banding patients had a BMI of 35 or greater (33% vs. 12%).
- Fourteen percent of the banding patients remained morbidly obese (BMI of 40 or greater) after six years, compared to 2.4% of bypass patients.
- The complication rate immediately following surgery was 17% in the bypass patients and 5% in the banding patients. Six years later, 19% of the bypass patients and 41% of the banding patients reported long-term complications.
Forty-seven of the 221 patients who had the banding procedure (21%) ended up having the bands removed.
"At the present time, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass seems clearly superior to gastric banding when treating morbidly obese patients," researcher Sebastien Romy, MD, and colleagues write.
Ronald H. Clements, MD, who directs the bariatric surgery program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., says the findings come as no surprise.
"Our experience and that of many others is that close to 25% of these bands end up being removed for some reason such as slippage, erosion, or failure to lose weight," Clements says.
Role of Consumer Marketing
Clements adds that aggressive marketing by the gastric banding industry has been largely responsible for the dramatic increase in gastric banding procedures.
"It's common for patients to tell me they want gastric banding because they have seen a commercial for it," he says. "When I explain the pros and cons of banding, bypass, and sleeve procedures, they often change their minds."
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) President Robin Blackstone acknowledges that aggressive marketing of gastric banding is an issue.
"The society does not favor the direct-to-consumer type of advertising that we are seeing with gastric banding," she says. "We recommend that patients seek out a center which offers a variety of procedures and also offers counseling to address the risks and benefits of each one."
Himpens says gastric banding can be a better option than bypass if patients do not have access to surgeons who specialize in bypass surgery or if they will not be followed closely after surgery.
Clements, Blackstone, and Himpens agree that gastric bypass or sleeve surgeries are generally preferable to banding for one group of patients -- people with type 2 diabetes.
Because bypass and sleeve procedures change a person's metabolism in addition to promoting weight loss, in many cases diabetes improves or goes away before weight loss occurs.
Banding Industry Weighs In
Allergan Inc., markets the Lap-Band gastric banding system, which is the most widely used gastric band in the U.S.
In a statement, an Allergan spokesperson highlighted what the company called "specific weaknesses" in the study, including:
- The fact that the patients received an older version of the banding system, which is no longer used. The insertion method used has also been replaced since the patients in the study had the procedures, and the new method has a much lower re-operation rate. The researchers did acknowledge that some of the patients in the study used an older system.
- The researchers failed to include many complications that have been associated with bypass surgery in their analysis, including small bowel obstructions, osteoporosis, anemia, and long-term nutritional complications.
- Migration of the band through the stomach wall into the stomach, known as erosion, was much higher in the study participants, 7.7%, than has been typically reported (0.2%-0.5%).
"Although we applaud the high six-year follow-up rate of these bariatric patients, it would be inappropriate to draw conclusions regarding the relative risks and benefits of either procedure based on this single study," according to Allergan.


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|Jim Holder[1]
|37,783 (1 January – 30 December 2013)[2]
|Haymarket Group
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Autocar is a weekly British automobile magazine published by Haymarket Motoring Publications Ltd. It was first published in 1895 and refers to itself as "The World's oldest car magazine".[3] There are now several international editions including China, India and South Africa.
The publication was launched as The Autocar by Iliffe and Sons Ltd [4] "in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage" on 2 November 1895 when, it is believed, there were only six or seven cars in the United Kingdom. In his book Drive On![5] L. J. K. Setright suggests that the magazine was set up by Henry Sturmey as an organ of propaganda for Harry J. Lawson, founder of the Daimler Company and a journalist on the magazine in its early days. Henry Sturmey stood down as editor of The Autocar magazine and left the company in 1901.[6]
Autocar claims to have invented the road test in 1928 when it analysed the Austin 7 Gordon England Sunshine Saloon. Autocar has been published weekly throughout its life with only strikes in the 1970s interrupting its frequency. In 1988, it absorbed its long-time rival The Motor magazine, founded by Temple Press Ltd on 28 January 1903, briefly calling itself Autocar & Motor afterwards, before reverting to Autocar. The magazine has scored many firsts in its history including the first full road tests and independent performance tests of the Jaguar XJ220, McLaren F1, and the Porsche 911 GT1. It was also the first magazine to produce independently recorded performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron, which were published in the 31 May 2006 issue.
Regular features[edit]
- News – includes "scoop" photographs and information about still-secret future models.
- First drives – brief road tests of new models.
- Group tests - analysis of how a model compares relative to rivals
- Motorsport – summaries of current racing news, predominantly in Formula 1 and rallying.
- Road tests – Thorough test and analysis of one new model per issue. In the issue closest to Christmas, Autocar traditionally publishes a "road test" of a more unusual vehicle. These have included tests of New Bus for London, HMS Ark Royal, Concorde, and HMS Diamond.
- Used car news
- Long term car tests
- New car data
In the 1950s, the magazine's Sport Editor, John Cooper, used Cooper T11 parts to create the Cooper-Alta.[7]
Former Autocar writers have included Russell Bulgin, Chris Harris and Top Gear presenter James May, who was fired from the magazine in 1992, for putting a hidden message in a supplement, hinting at the tedium he had experienced, whilst compiling it.[8]
Current Autocar writers include Steve Sutcliffe, Richard Bremner, Formula 1 journalist Alan Henry, used-car expert James Ruppert, and Editor-in-Chief Steve Cropley.
The current editor is Chas Hallett.
International editions[edit]
Autocar has been licensed to publishers around the world and is now published in 16 countries outside the UK, including China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, and Vietnam.[9]
In 1952 The Autocar retailed for one shilling, equivalent to five pence in post decimalization British currency. In 1968 the cover price of Autocar was increased from two shillings to two shillings and six pence[10] (equivalent to a post decimalisation increase from ten pence to twelve and a half pence).
By 1972, the price had increased fivefold in the two decades since 1952, to 25p.[11]
In 1992, the price was £1.25.[8] As of January 2013, the magazine sells for £3.10.
- ^ "Jim Holder named as new Autocar editor". Press Gazette. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ http://www.abc.org.uk/Products-Services/Product-Page/?tid=2444 Autocar profile at abc.org.uk
- ^ "– the online home of the world's oldest car magazine, first for industry news, car reviews, road tests, videos and more". Autocar.co.uk. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ Grace's guide British Industrial History Retrieved 2013-02-26
- ^ Setright, L. J. K. (2004). Drive On!: A Social History of the Motor Car. Granta Books. ISBN 1-86207-698-7.
- ^ [1] Grace's guide Iliffe and Sons Retrieved 2013-02-26
- ^ Kettlewell, Mike. "Cooper: Forerunner of the Modern Racing Car", in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles (London: Phoebus, 1974), Volume 4, p.430.
- ^ a b "James May - Autocar - a set on Flickr". Flickr.com. 21 May 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Haymarket Media Group - Magazine - Autocar". Haymarket.com. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "News and Views: Autocar 2s 6d". Autocar. 128. (nbr 3752): page 59. 11 January 1968.
- ^ Jeffrey Daniels (28 May 1977). "25 Years Ago". Autocar. 146 (4203): 58–61.


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Emtriva: New formulation and labeling changes
On September 28, 2005, The Food and Drug Administration approved EMTRIVA (emtricitabine) Oral Solution 10 mg/mL. The approval of this Oral Solution formulation allows for dosing recommendations in pediatric patients. EMTRIVA is now indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents, for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in patients over three months of age.
In addition the following changes to the label were made:
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Section
Pharmacokinetic data in pediatrics, renal impairment information and results from a drug-drug interaction study with zidovudine were included.
The indication was expanded to include patients over three months of age.
Addition of zidovudine to the drug interactions section, addition of the immune reconstitution syndrome section, updated carcinogenicity data and pediatric use statements were included.
This section was updated to include data in pediatric patients.
This section was revised to include dosing information in pediatric patients with the oral solution and capsule formulations. In addition, dosing information for the oral solution for adult patients was included. A new table was added to include dose adjustment information in adults with renal impairment for the capsule and oral solution formulations.
Data on storage conditions for the Oral Solution were included.
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Let the beauty we love be what we do
Made our way to Kabul, Afghanistan…
Im not sure how it all happened, how I managed to travel from Denmark all the way down to Kabul. I never thought I would end up here but I suppose thats what happens when you don't really plan.
The first day we arrived we went to my uncles house and met his wife and his two children. The rest of the family joined, my aunt and my younger uncles. And when my grandfather arrived it felt like Christmas from Little Women.
Time does fly by when your having the best time. It's been two weeks now since we've been in Kabul and I can hardly believe it. I love everything about this place. With most of our family and friends here, it feels like home. I cannot wait to share more stories of my time here with you guys. Just be patient since I have a little bit of trouble with wifi for the time being.
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Today, Atlantic Southern Financial, a bank located in my hometown of Macon, Georgia, reported third quarter earnings. I've repeated before that odds favor this bank failing within a year or so barring any sort of capital raising. Here's the opening paragraphs of the press release:
MACON, Ga., Oct. 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Atlantic Southern Financial Group (Nasdaq:ASFN) today reported a net operating loss of $8.3 million, or $1.97 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2009 compared to net loss of $347 thousand, or $0.08 per share, in the third quarter of 2008. The net operating loss was primarily driven by elevated credit costs including an $11.4 million provision in the allowance for loan losses.
Atlantic Southern's net operating loss for the first nine months of 2009 was $11.8 million, or $2.80 per share. Including the non-recurring charge for goodwill impairment from the second quarter of 2009, the net loss for the first nine months of 2009 was $31.3 million, or $7.44 per share compared to net earnings of $1.6 million, or $.35 per share, for the first nine months of 2008.
"We continue our strategy of aggressively addressing problem credits," stated Mark Stevens, President and Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic Southern Financial Group. "During the third quarter of 2009, we saw an increase in non-performing assets. Unusually high levels of loan loss provision have been necessary as management addresses asset quality deterioration associated with the real estate downturn."
Yep, you read that right. A loss of 7.44 per share for the first nine months of this year, or just a loss of 2.80 per share if you don't count the non-recurring charge. And really, is a goodwill impairment really nonrecurring in this case? Aren't there always going to be recessions and aren't banks always going to write down loans or good will during these times?
Anyways, net interest margin declined again as well as the allowance for loan losses/non-performing loans ratio and shareholder's equity. I can't wait to see the data they filed with the FDIC as I would like see how their loan portfolio has deteriorated. If I had any money above the insured limit at Atlantic Southern, I would be pulling that portion out of there.
Also, if I had the time, I would like to be interviewing some of these executives and employees of these supposedly safe and conservative small community banks in order to find out just what exactly they were thinking when they were sowing the seeds of destruction for their shareholders. I would turn it into some sort of short story or allegory… Or hey, why the hell doesn't the local paper do this? Some sort of 5-part investigatory series detailing what has happened to the local financial institutions and how management and boards of directors ran their companies into the ground? I think the locals public would eat this up. I don't think this is rocket science, but I guess most of the paper's staff has been laid off, so maybe they just can't pull this off?


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Synctool 4.5 Updates Itself
Synctool helps in synchronizing configuration data in a cluster. The GPL program is now available in version 4.5 with some new functionality.
The new Synctool functionality includes an update mechanism for the software itself that scans for new versions and downloads them. The command line tool also provides the option to do a dry run on a possible update to a remote file. A few bugs were fixed in addition.
Synctool manages hosts based on classes and can restart services after an update. For file updates, the program uses Python-modified rsync and ssh. The new version 4.5 is ready for download as a tarball from the project page.
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Mozilla Labs Shuts Down
Mozilla's product think tank sinks silently into history.
Internet Giants Launch Collaboration to Improve Open Source
TODO group will focus on open source tools in large-scale environments.
Fedora Announces New Partition Manager App
New tool will look like GParted but support a wider range of storage technologies.
Mozilla Releases a New Firefox
New public key pinning feature will help prevent man-in-the-middle attacks.
Tool Predicts Which Websites Will be Compromised
Carnegie Mellon researchers say 3 million pages could fall down the phishing hole in the next year.
SSH Key Management Guidelines
The US government rolls new best-practice rules for protecting SSH.
Knoppix 7.4 Released
Klaus Knopper announces the latest version of his iconic Live Linux system.
PHP Attack Puts WordPress and Drupal at Risk
All websites that use these popular CMS tools could be vulnerable to denial of service attacks if users don't install the updates.
Heartbleed Bleeds On
According to a report, many potential victims of the Heartbleed attack have patched their systems, but few have cleaned up the crime scene to protect themselves from the effects of a previous intrusion.
Drone Brain Goes Open Source
DARPA and NICTA release the code for the ultra-secure microkernel system used in aerial drones.


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Lip balm, lighters taken from vehicleMarch 14,2013Lip balm, lighters
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A Rutland man is accused of breaking into a car in the Green Mountain Shopping Plaza and stealing, among other things, lip balm and several lighters.
Police were called to the plaza on Route 7 in Rutland Town at 1:44 p.m. Tuesday for a report of someone trying to steal DVDs from Hannafords supermarket.
But en route, police were notified that the suspect had moved to the parking lot where a Center Rutland woman said she found a man rooting through her car.
When the woman confronted the man, he turned over several items to her including the lip balm and lighters and then fled behind the Holiday Inn, police said.
After a short foot chase, police say they apprehended Brandon Luther, 21, hiding in a group of trees.
Luther was charged with petty larceny and was taken to the Rutland jail on an outstanding arrest warrant related to another incident.
He was issued a citation to appear in Rutland criminal court to answer to the larceny charge next month.MORE IN This Just InThe Associated Press Full StoryThe Associated Press Full StoryStaff Report Full Story
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San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker and Premier Leaguer striker Nicolas Anelka — both natives of France — have found themselves in hot water for making a controversial gesture that many perceive to be anti-Semitic. Anelka made the gesture, known as the "quenelle" salute, after scoring a goal on Saturday. A photo of Parker making the gesture alongside French comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala surfaced over the weekend.
Some people believe the gesture is an inversion of the Nazi salute that has been made popular by Dieudonne. Parker, who said the photo of him and the comedian was several years old, released a statement of apology on Monday.
Quenelle de Tony Parker ! #Dieudonné #Anelka pic.twitter.com/U8hkaVOm0U" a ouais il est fière celui la en plus"
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"While this gesture has been part of French culture for many years, it was not until recently that I learned of the very negative concerns associated with it," Parker said, via ESPN.com. "When l was photographed making that gesture three years ago, I thought it was part of a comedy act and did not know that it could be in any way offensive or harmful.
"Since I have been made aware of the seriousness of this gesture, I will certainly never repeat the gesture and sincerely apologize for any misunderstanding or harm relating to my actions. Hopefully this incident will serve to educate others that we need to be more aware that things that may seem innocuous can actually have a history of hate and hurt."


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Miami Biscayne Bay Time Lapse – Storms from Lonny Paul on Vimeo.
Playing with the camera, I decided to play with the time lapse, it was a pretty morning. Then, the clouds and storms started rolling in.
And no, it isn't a waterproof camera. I am just stupid.
See it in HD: Miami Biscayne Bay Time Lapse – Storms on Vimeo


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Venny L.A. 17. Indonesian.
This blog mostly post stuffs about:
youtubers: ingrid nilsen, joey graceffa, meghan camarena, vlogbrothers, jenn im, fleur deforce, megan and liz, the fantastic foursome, dave days, alex goot, jacksgap, zoella, and many more
books: the hunger games, divergent, the fault in our stars, harry potter
tv shows: doctor who, merlin, atla and lok, reign
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Squaresville Episode 4: Sassy Girl
Squaresville Episode 4: Sassy Girl
One of my favorite episodes of all time. I love it when these three hang out, the dynamic is really fun to see!


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Our multi-disciplined team is uniquely experienced in design, production and engineering of shell structures and shell elements in GRC, FRP and "Hybrid Composites"……..
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