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Grown Ups 2 was released July 12th, 2013 and stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Salma Hayek, Maya Rudolph, Maria Bello, Nick Swardson. The film is directed by Dennis Dugan.
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I remember after finishing the first movie in theaters walking out in great disappointment. I tried not to laugh at the trailer, but the scene where they're washing the car with the other guy's butt cracked me up. Maybe this one will be better.
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I thought the first one was funny, even though it was just watching Adam and his friends point a camera around in the woods and pretty much just improv everything.
This sequel however, being Sandler's first sequel ever (I would rather of seen Happy Gilmore return to the big screen) doesn't really seem to be a good choice. Of all his films I'm not sure why he chose this one to write a sequel to. I know he said filming the first one was a blast because he did it with his best friends...but this looks like all the same jokes from the first film only watered down and slightly more PG-rated looking.
@undeadslayer4 The first movie was indeed hilarious but if this trailer means anything it won't live up to the first film.
@Pedro-Rodrigues do kickass 3
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@adamsandlerfggot69 i would agree with that
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@thedude1 i wouldn't say that if i were u grown ups is awesome
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that was soo funny
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@Raquel-Pilar He had scheduling conflicts.
@adamsandlerfggot69 The sarcastic chemistry between Chris Rock and Kevin James in that specific scene is what cracked me up. I agree with your avatar 100% but this trailer had some funny parts in it. Andy Sambergs scene and handshaking scene were both funny, nothing to do with Adam Sandler.
@bruce-ha I agree, it's so funny because Sandler and his buddies are such mature adults and they're mocking the frat boys by showing them what a proper handshake looks like. Oh and Sandler puts his finger up people's butts when hugging them at funerals.
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Where's Rob Schneider???
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I wrote a screenplay for a great comedy of superheroes, many people have praised my screenplay, is I believe in my idea, I'm sure my script would become a great comedy, I'm Brazilian I tried to sell my screenplay several times, the Brazilian producers liked much of my idea, but since it was a superhero team the film would have an expensive budget, here in Brazil the movies do not have big budgets, so I wanted to send my script to you, so that you may help me deliver my screenplay for Adam Sandler it this year while you are interviewing him, you could deliver my screenplay for him during any interview? I know it's a crazy idea but I believe in my screenplay is sure that I wrote a great comedy of superheroes
so I was wondering if this year you guys could help me deliver this roadmap for adam sandler during any interview, I know it's a crazy request, but it is the only attempt I have to sell my screenplay
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Creatively packaged components. Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 processor plus nVidia 9300 IGP with a Hauppage tuner built in and a 500 GB hd on the base model. Plenty of power for an HTPC, this is pretty much what I've been looking to build. Only odd specs are the "enterprise class" hard drive and blu ray reader as an (expensive!) option rather than standard. I wonder how they're dealing with heat dissipation, I don't see any vent holes. Heat pipes and fan a la laptop perhaps? Too bad about the high entry price, makes me wonder who they get the motherboard from. :) I like the form factor.
I don't think that HTPC are a dying breed. They never were that popular to begin with. They are evolving though, from getting content from a tuner card to getting its content from an internet conection. I think that there will actually be more HTPC's in the future, they will just be a lot different from the ones of the past. Boxee and DLink is suppose to come out with a $200 Boxee box soon. It won't have a optical drive, or a hard drive. It will be small, silent, and low owered.
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Statement from UK Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart on Indiana men's basketball series…
"We are extremely disappointed in Indiana's decision to end our annual men's basketball series. We were under the impression that we were in continued negotiations with Indiana University on signing a two-year contract to play the annual game at neutral sites. After the NCAA Championships, both schools verbally agreed in principle to play for two years at neutral sites (December 8, 2012 and December 7 or 14, 2013) and agreed to revisit campus sites upon completion of the two-year deal. The public comments by Indiana prior to today over the last week led us to believe that our previous verbal agreement could be in jeopardy, but at no point did we ever have any mutual discussions with Indiana to end the series. We were contacted by Indiana today shortly before 2 p.m. ET and informed that due to our desire to move to neutral sites they were moving on for the 2012-13 season and would revisit continuing the series at a later date. Our desire to play the series at a neutral site was due mainly to the success of the series from 1992-2006. It allowed the fans of both schools to enjoy the experience of one of the greatest rivalries every year. Everyone that watched or attended those games said it was a great atmosphere for college basketball. We looked at this as an opportunity to recapture that atmosphere and unfortunately it ended today."
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If you are looking for easy sew curtains, there isn't a better beginner sewing project than this one! This curtain mounts on a 1x4 board, and hangs with "L" shape brackets. And, you can make these curtains with 1-1/2 yards of fabric! Not only are these easy sew curtains, but adding in the inexpensive hardware , they are definitely cheap window treatments!
These curtains are a fantastic choice, especially if you are only wanting a curtain topper. I had a really good time making this tutorial. I made this "Cowboy Curtain" to incorporate the Western theme into a little boy's bedroom idea! But, you can use any type of fabric from a country cottage fabric, to a silk fabric for a more formal look.
For the curtain pictured, I used a faux leather, faux cowhide, rope, and large metal embellishments that I thought looked like a sheriff's badge. I found the metal stars in the leather section at the craft store.
For this project you will need:drapery fabriccoordinating drapery fabricdrapery liningcordingstaple gun
Amount of fabric: If you are making this curtain for a regular size window, (40" and under) you will need 1 yard of your predominate drapery fabric, and 1/2 yard of your coordinating fabric that will be used to make the pleat. You will need 1 1/2 yards for your cording.
Figuring out your fabric cutting measurements: Measure your window from the outsides of the frame molding. Next, measure how long you would like your curtains to be.
TIP: If you have room, hang your window treatments about your windows. This makes your windows and room look even larger.
Take the width of your window and add 1". If your window measures 38", then your total will be 39". This measurement will also be the length you will want to cut your 1x4 board. You want your board to be 1" wider than your window.
Tip 2#: If you don't have a saw to cut your board, don't worry. Most all home improvement stores will cut it for you for free. Make sure you purchase pine boards. They are much cheaper!
Below is a diagram to help further illustrate these instructions.
After you have figured out your width, take the length measurement and add 2". So, for example, if you want your curtains to be 16" long, then your cut will be 18" long. This allows for the bottom seam and mounting onto the board.
Below is another diagram to show how to cut your individual pieces of fabric.
Figuring out your measurements and cutting your fabric is the hardest part of these "easy sew curtains"!
Whew! Okay, measuring done, fabric cut, time to sew! Sew your three pieces together with right sides together. Press your seams open.
Sew a 1/2 seam allowance. Don't forget right sides together. I've messed that up many times.
This is how your curtain should look once your pieces are sewn together, and you have pressed your seams.
Now, you are ready to add your drapery lining to your drapery fabric. Lay your curtain right side down. Cut your lining about 1/2" larger than your curtain. Pin your lining to your curtain.
You do not sew to top of the curtain. Only sew the sides and the bottom. Once sewn, trim your seams, then turn your curtain and press.
Lay your curtain on the floor and mark the middle of your coordinating fabric with a pin. Carefully, fold your fabric meeting up with the pin. This will create your pleat.
You are now ready to fold open your pleat to show off your coordinating fabric. Pin both sides open, and measure both to make sure they are the same size.
Next, you want to hand sew your pleat in place. Use white thread so it does not show on the back side of your curtain. (Photo shows brown, ignore! I figured that out after I took the photo!)
I just made a mark where the metal embellishment would go, and then I poked the needle up through all the layers a few times, hiding my knot in the fold. That is all the hand sewing that is necessary to hold your pleat open.
I added this fun metal star, but you could add a button, ribbon, a covered button, or just about anything! I attached my metal star with hot glue.
It is time to attach your curtain to the 1x4 board. Cover your board with drapery lining. Use a staple gun to attach your lining to the board. Place the staple side up and mark the middle of your board. Next, mark 1" all the way around three sides of your board.
This will help you keep your curtain straight when stapling to your board, because you just match up with the line and staple!
Start with the middle of your curtain first. Then work from the middle to the right, and then the middle to the left.
You can staple your "easy sew curtains" on the floor, until you get to the ends. Once you get to the end of your board, place your board on a small table. You might want to put a towel under your curtain to protect your table while working.
You will staple your outside edges first, then fold over corner and staple again. The photo above shows how to staple it correctly.
I attached a rope to keep in character of my "cowboy curtain", but you can add cording. Make sure to purchase cording with an edge for easy stapling.
I attached my rope with hot glue. I also tried to attach my fingers. Not the best way to exfoliate.
These are "L" brackets. You want to measure the distance above your window and mark on the outside edges. Then simply drill your "L" brackets into the wall.
Next, place your curtain on top of the brackets, and drill two more screws into the bracket and board. Aren't these easy sew curtains? I love them!
Below is a photo of the same curtain only with two pleats, and no coordinating fabric. This is a great window design, because you can use it in kid's window coverings, adult bedroom curtains, and practically any room in the house.
They are so easy and fun to make; give it a whirl! I know you can do it! Once you conquer these easy sew curtains try your hand at other sewing projects! Thanks for stopping by!
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The government is planning to make some useful changes in the admission criteria for medical courses. A proposal has been prepared by the HRD ministry to bring some changes in under graduate admission process at Delhi University for Bachelor of medicine, Bachelor of surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of dental surgery (BDS).
Presently, all aspirants who want to take admission in DU run medical colleges have to submit their ranking of the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT). Therefore, all the students who appear in AIPMT 2012 will be eligible to apply to all DU colleges. A candidate can apply to DU colleges such as- Lady Hardinge Medical College, Maulana Azad Medical College and University College of Medical Sciences - for medicine, and the Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences for dentistry.
As per Dinesh Singh, Vice-Chancellor, DU, the government's decision to scrap the undergraduate entrance exam for MBBS and BDS programmes will help students and reduce their stress. He said, "We have also written a letter to Vineet Joshi, chairman, CBSE, in this regard."
This year the AIPMT exam will be conducted on 1st April, 2012 by Central Board of Secondary Education. The exam will have two parts the preliminary round which will be held on 1st April, 2012 and the final round will be held on 13th May.
Joshi said, "We have no objection if DU wishes to admit students into its MBBS and BDS colleges based on AIPMT scores, but the university will have to take permission from the Supreme Court for the same."


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Cottage | 2 bedrooms | sleeps 4
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Set literally within the dunes of Budle Bay sands, Plover is the perfect getaway for those looking for some tranquillity by the sea. With a privately owned sandy beach for all guests to enjoy, you can sit at peace within an area of outstanding natural beauty and watch the day go by and not see another soul.
Part of the Heather Cottages collection, the property has views stretching across Budle Bay to Holy Island Castle where sunrise and sunset can be simply breathtaking… Take a walk or a cycle, and if your keen on photography or wildlife, then the camera is a must!
Bamburgh is situated just over a mile away, and has a host of good places to eat and drink, as well as its own wonderful beach with the famous castle that imposes itself over the village.
Private parking and bike storage is available on site, as well as a laundry room for guest usage.
Ground Floor
Kitchen leading into open plan living room and dining area. Living room with comfortable leather sofas, hardwood flooring and multi fuel stove.
Bathroom with shower over bath, WC and hand basin
Access to enclosed, shared garden and individual decking area which offers stunning views if the sand dunes and Budle Bay.
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Twin and Double bedroom with wardrobes and storage drawers
TV with freeview
DVD/CD player
Electric oven
Gas hob
Fridge freezer
Coffee maker
Multi fuel stove with starter pack provided
Cot and high chair
Electric heating
Towels and linen included
Secure bike store
Horse riding, walking, golf, boat trips, cycling, fishing, bird
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|Sleeps up to 4, 2 bedrooms
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|Great for children of all ages, Suitable for people with restricted mobility
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Upon request and additional costs apply: Private chef, guided Northumbrian safaris, food delivery, family photographer. Weekly maid services, midweek linen change, a local team on hand should you require any assistance.
The other properties at Heather Cottages can be booked together, along with Brown Owl Cottage to create accommodation for up to 28 people.
Dogs are welcome – Please note that there is a charge of £25 per dog per week (or £40 for a 2 week stay) This will be added to your final invoice. Can accommodate 2 medium or 1 large dog.
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I need help with a 12ft living room wall that has a 56inch tv in the corner. Want to hang an antique Hawaiian picture and showcase some Hawaiian artifacts. any advice would be appreciated as i am stuck!
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Nurse travels seven hours from Yellowstone to work in Cody
Living in Yellowstone National Park is not an ordinary experience, and traveling to and from work outside the park is anything but ordinary.
For Ginger Townsend, commuting to work in the winter means a seven-hour journey — one hour of that by snowmobile.
Townsend, a nurse in the Emergency Room at West Park Hospital, lives at Old Faithful in Yellowstone. But she loves her job enough that the arduous trip is worth it, she said.
Masterson to receive Governor's Art Award
A long, varied and colorful musical career prompted the Wyoming Arts Council to select Mike Masterson for one of five 2010 Governor's Art Awards.
Masterson, who retired from the Northwest College Music Department last year after 30 years with the college, was recognized for his work with the Buffalo Bill Cowboy Band as well as other accomplishments, such as directing the Northwest Studio Singers, establishing music festivals and serving as chairman of the NWC Visual and Performing Arts Division.
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About 60 percent of an average adult man's weight is water. About 50 percent of an average adult woman's weight is water. But is the water you drink giving you something you don't need -- like lead poisoning, harmful E. coli bacteria, or dangerous chemicals?
More of us are asking that question. The Water Quality Association (WQA), a nonprofit group representing the water treatment industry, found in a recent survey that nearly three-quarters of us worry about our drinking water supplies.
The United States has probably done better than any other nation in making water safe to drink. In the latest annual report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 94 percent of our water systems reported no health-standard violations. Yet some experts agree that consumer concern is not unfounded.
Myth: Drinking water can't cause health problems.
Reality: We haven't proved a link between man-made chemicals such as pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, and dry-cleaning agents in our water and cancer in humans. However, some naturally occurring chemicals in the water supply have been clearly shown to cause cancer in humans, the most well known and documented being arsenic. Current standards for arsenic levels in the U.S. water supply should protect the American public from arsenic induced cancers. Links have been clearly demonstrated between water and other problems. A well-documented example involves lead.
Lead causes brain, nerve, and kidney damage, especially in youngsters. Unlike many other chemicals removed by water treatment, lead can leach into water from pipes in older homes as it travels to your tap.
Builders haven't used lead for new water pipes in many years, but plumbers did use solder containing lead until the 1980s. In St. Paul, Minn., recent tests found that 10 percent of homes exceeded EPA lead standards. And in Philadelphia, tests showed lead levels in some public school drinking fountains violated federal standards -- leading officials to flush fountains daily and supply bottled water.
The longer water sits in pipes made or soldered with lead, the greater the possible lead contamination. If you live in an older home, running drinking-water taps for several minutes each morning can help flush out lead-tainted water.
Myth: Water was safer a century ago.
Reality: Some of us fantasize that pure water reigned before modern industry created pollution. In truth, today's pollution is simply different.
Myth: Federal rules don't cover bottled water.
Reality: That's no longer true. Under federal law, companies must test bottled water for the same 80-some contaminants as municipal water. The FDA regulates bottled water based on EPA rules for municipal water.
In addition, bottled water trade groups have quality assurance programs "above and beyond" FDA rules. Under International Bottled Water Association guidelines, for instance, an independent laboratory, NSF International, tests bottled water for more contaminants. Not all firms use the extra standards; see if your bottled water carries the NSF mark or check by visiting the NSF International Web site at www.nsf.org.
Since bottle water is sealed in the factory, the risk of contamination is decreased. Although some bottle water is treated municipal water, the bottled water companies try very hard to make sure the water doesn't resemble its source.
Taste originally fueled the bottled water craze. Bottled waters are typically disinfected with ozone, which is tasteless, as opposed to chlorine, which can have a taste many dislike. But most bottled water doesn't contain fluoride to strengthen teeth. And, at about $1 a gallon, it's not cheap.
Myth: There's no benefit to treating water myself.
Reality: The water treatment industry is booming. In a recent survey by the Water Quality Association, 38 percent of adults reported using a household water treatment device. Is it a waste of time and money? That depends on your water and your concerns, . Are you worried about taste? Bacteria? Chemicals?
Experts agree: Have your water tested before you deciding what type of water treatment system is best for you. In addition, the EPA makes municipal water systems issue annual "Consumer Confidence Reports" listing everything in their water. Call your system for details.
If you decide treatment might improve your water's safety or taste, you'll find devices run the gamut. Simple $25 tabletop pitchers take out chlorine; $800 systems filter out metals and some bacteria. To filter out all chemicals and bacteria, several water filtration technologies have to be used at one time. If you buy a device, look for NSF certification. If you want a reputable water-testing laboratory, call the EPA. And if you have your own well, test your water regularly and treat it yourself if necessary - the government doesn't monitor private wells.
Myth: Forget water, I'm better off drinking cola.
Reality: Water is the best hydration fluid. An 8-ounce sugar-based cola has some 95 calories - and if water worries you, remember that cola bottlers use local water. Diet colas contain phosphoric acid which in high enough quantities can adversely affect calcium metabolism and ultimately bone health. Some fruit juices have up to 140 calories in 8 ounces.
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Don't let fear rob you of a beautiful birth experience!
September 29, 2013 in Birth Options, Childbirth Education and Resources
I was doing a little thinking about fear and it's relationship to birth. I have been present at a multitude of births, and have witnessed fear at its peak. I have witnessed women who allow fear and anxiety to take over and get the best of them. All too often this fear can negatively impact the labor and birth process. There are so many reasons that women feel fear, and it can be different for each and every woman. Fear of pain, fear of failure, fear of becoming a mother, fear of embarrassment, fear of the unknown, fear of tearing, fear of being too loud, fear of c-section, and the list goes on and on. It is very disappointing to me that our society is a huge contributor to the fear that so many women feel. There is a tremendous lack of faith in the woman's body to safely and effectively birth her young. Women have been giving birth for centuries. It is time for women to start trusting their bodies, and trusting birth. This vast fear can also be attributed to our lovely media, and reality television. So many of these shows just show the over-medicalization of birth in our country. Women strapped to a fetal monitor, lying on their backs, IV poles, bright lights, multiple medical personnel. It is a SCARY picture, and it's understandable why that picture would cause fear. Pregnant women also seem to always be the recipients of completely unsolicited advice. I will never understand why it seems that anytime people see a pregnant woman, they feel the need to tell them their birth horror stories, or tell them myths about pregnancy. I think my favorite myth that women tell me that their mom or sister or aunt has told them is that they can't raise their arms above their heads, because it will cause the baby to become entangled in the cord. Really?!?! Have you ever looked at the woman's anatomy, and the anatomy of the uterus and fetus. In no way, shape, or form, are the woman's arms attached to the umbilical cord…….crazy!!
Anyway, all this ranting to say that it is time for women to become more educated about their bodies, about birth!! It's time to address the fears so that fear doesn't get in the way. Ladies, don't be afraid to address your fears, and if they surface, embrace it…….then let it go. Have faith in your body, and your ability to birth. I assure you if you do, you won't be disappointed.
I found a few links related to this topic that I thought were great, that I wanted to share as well!! Check them out.
Ina May Gaskin on fear and birth
Feel the fear and birth anyway
~Ashley Saint, CNM


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text: content Life Extension Magazine February 2012 Protect Your Joints from Autoimmune Attack By Michael Downey More than 52 million Americans suffer from some form of arthritis.1 Conventional medical wisdom has long held that rheumatoid arthritis results from an autoimmune attack on joints, while osteoarthritis was thought to result from age-related "wear-and-tear." For the first time, a team of researchers2 at Stanford University has demonstrated that this is not true! It turns out that osteoarthritis is accompanied by the same pathological, pro-inflammatory immune factors involved in rheumatoid arthritis. Even more compelling was their finding that, if treatment is initiated before symptoms manifest, osteoarthritis may be entirely prevented. Unfortunately, the list of available drugs to combat autoimmune disorders—including long-term treatment with corticosteroids like prednisone—is notoriously limited and comes with life-threatening complications, including obesity and diabetes. The exciting news is a novel intervention has been identified that safely regulates the immune system to protect aging joint tissue from autoimmune attacks. In this article, you will learn about UC-II®, a form of undenatured type II collagen. Its unique molecular characteristics prevent immune cells' overreaction to proteins normally found in cartilage and joint tissue that lead to pain and stiffness in both rheumatoid and osteoarthritis.3-7 In multiple clinical trials using this proprietary collagen formulation, scientists at Harvard8 have been able to achieve relief of arthritic symptoms, with some patients experiencing complete remission!9 You will also learn how UC-II®'s mode of action may be synergistically enhanced when combined with Boswellia serrata and two other joint-renewing nutrients. The Stanford team's discovery of the autoimmune link between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis was first presented in late 2011. A group of 25 scientists concluded that the development of osteoarthritis is in great part driven by low-grade inflammatory processes.2,10 Specifically, the researchers discovered that the body launches an orchestrated, powerful attack on the synovial joints via signaling proteins normally used to fight infections. This autoimmune response, they reported, plays a key role in osteoarthritis onset.2 Synovial joints are the most common joint types in the human body. They contain soft-tissue cushioning in addition to cartilage, along with synovial fluid, a natural lubricant. Knees, hips, and shoulders are just a few of the commonly arthritic joints that fall into this category. What the Stanford team found was that low-grade inflammation is not merely an early symptom of osteoarthritic cartilage destruction in synovial joints—it is the trigger that causes it. The study also revealed that by targeting the autoimmune derangements that occur early on in the development of osteoarthritis, arthritis might be completely preventable. They went on to point out that drugs intended to inhibit the arthritic reaction (like corticosteroids) paradoxically compromise the immune system.2 It would be far safer, they reported, if a natural way to turn off the body's abnormal response were available. Novel Method to Target the Pathologic Immune Response These compelling new findings coincided with the development of a natural intervention shown to protect tissues in aging joints called undenatured type II collagen. Here's how it works. Joints are lined with cartilage that both lubricates joints and absorbs physical impacts, preserving ease of motion and comfort. The bulk of the cartilage in your joints consists of collagen, a biomolecular protein critical to reducing friction and keeping joints youthful. Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis both involve the structural degradation and gradual destruction of cartilage in aging joints.7,11,12 Osteoarthritis was long thought to be a consequence of simple "wear- and-tear" on joints (and hence largely inevitable).7 Rheumatoid arthritis, on the other hand, was recognized as an inflammatory autoimmune disease that arises when the body mistakenly attacks its own tissues, in this case the joint linings and cartilage.7 We now know that both arise from pro-inflammatory immune factors. Intrinsic to this process is the mobilization of "killer" T-cells into the joints by exposed collagen within the synovial lining.7,8 Under normal conditions, collagen elicits no immune response. It is exposed collagen that immune cells mistakenly identify as invasive, foreign molecules.7 In response to the "threat," inflammatory cytokines are released that draw in more "killer" T-cells.13 Those cells bombard exposed cartilage with toxic chemicals in order to destroy it, creating oxidative stress and further inflammation in the process. Over time, these continuous biomolecular insults erode and disintegrate the cartilage that lubricates and functions as a shock-absorber in joints. The resulting pain can become chronic and debilitating in lockstep with sensations of friction or grinding involved in joint movement. While less acute at rest, this pain is exacerbated by walking, standing, or any form of weight-bearing.14,15 Osteoarthritis sufferers often experience joint stiffness or immobility after periods of inactivity, for instance upon waking or after a long period of sitting.14 UC-II® Triggers Specific Oral Tolerance for Lasting Joint Relief In both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, the chief cause of autoimmune response is exposed collagen and the ensuing attack by sensitized killer T-cells.7,16 Suppose an effective means of regulating killer T-cells before they encountered exposed collagen could be developed? This would "re-train" them to treat exposed collagen as a harmless substance and prevent joint degradation and destruction. In 2000, the first hint of just such an intervention emerged. A team of scientists at the University of Nebraska was surprised to find that chicken soup prevented the mobilization of immune system cells to sites of inflammation.17 Upon further analysis, it was not vegetables but a soluble component of the chicken broth itself that exerted this anti-inflammatory activity. The researchers believe that it was likely the collagen from chicken bones in the broth that was the source of this beneficial anti-inflammatory effect. New Way to Combat Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis The most common joint disease, osteoarthritis, was long viewed as a disease of wear-and-tear. New findings reveal that it is one of a number of disorders caused by an abnormal response of the immune system. Instead of the traditionally prescribed NSAIDs and immune suppressants, a revolutionary and side effect-free form of undenatured type II collagen called UC-II® has been shown to desensitize the immune system and prevent pro-inflammatory autoimmune attacks on aging joints. Undenatured type II chicken collagen has been shown in studies to be capable of activating the pathway known as induced oral tolerance, which teaches the immune system to correctly recognize exposed cartilage proteins as the body's own tissues—instead of foreign microbes—thus preventing an inflammatory attack, a newly recognized cause of osteoarthritis. The anti-inflammatory action of a novel composition of AKBA-enriched Boswellia serrata—and two joint-protective nutrients, glucosamine sulfate and boron, now available in highly bioactive formulations—can further boost the ability of undenatured type II chicken collagen to fight osteoarthritis, the painful condition behind so many visits to primary care physicians. Owing to its particular molecular structure, the chicken-derived type II collagen in UC-II® acts as a kind of "reverse vaccine," one that regulates the immune system so that it stops mobilizing attacks against proteins normally found in healthy joint cartilage. It does so by inducing what immunologists call specific oral tolerance—the desensitization of immune response to specific agents via an orally administered intervention. This is why UC-II® may be likened to a kind of oral vaccine that reverses T-cell attacks on exposed cartilage. Scientists at Harvard first studied the effects of UC-II® on human patients with rheumatoid arthritis, long established as an autoimmune disorder. In a randomized, double-blind trial of 60 patients, undenatured type II chicken collagen produced a significant decrease in the number of swollen and painful joints within 3 months, compared to the placebo group. In fact, 14% of patients achieved complete remission. No side effects were found.8 Later, a much larger study of 274 rheumatoid arthritis patients confirmed this finding, as did a study on patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, a particularly aggressive form of this disease.18 Turning their attention to osteoarthritis, scientists tested undenatured type II chicken collagen on horses and dogs. They noted a reduction of 88% in measurable pain among horses given this formulation.16 In one study, moderately arthritic dogs given the undenatured collagen formulation were able to place more weight on sore limbs, and use them more naturally, relative to those given placebo, or those given chondroitin plus glucosamine.19 The gold standard of scientific evidence is a randomized, double-blind, clinical study on humans. In a study of this type involving 52 adult human volunteers with osteoarthritis, who had an average age of 59, scientists found that in just 90 days, undenatured type II chicken collagen produced "significant enhancement in daily activities suggesting an improvement in their quality of life."14 In this trial, using the standardized WOMAC (Western Ontario McMaster Osteoarthritis Index) scale, scientists found that 40 mg a day of undenatured type II chicken collagen reduced osteoarthritis symptoms by 33% in 90 days. By comparison, the combination of 1,500 mg a day of glucosamine and 1,200 mg a day of chondroitin sulfate reduced WOMAC scores by only 14%.14 Pain scores on the visual analog scale (VAS) decreased 40% for the collagen group, while pain scores for the glucosamine/chondroitin group decreased just 15%.14 Finally, using the Lequesne's functional index score—which measures pain during daily activities, such as walking—the study team found that undenatured type II chicken collagen reduced this score by 20%, while the combination of glucosamine and chondroitin lowered the score by only 6%. All results were observed in just 90 days.14 So scientific studies have established that a dosage of 40 mg a day of undenatured type II chicken collagen induces oral tolerance to exposed collagen—inhibiting the arthritic immune response that inflames joints, degrades cartilage and bone, and as a result, further inflames joints in a vicious and degenerative cycle.8,9,14,16,18,19 Why "Undenatured" Type II Collagen? As discussed earlier, immune system T-cells are tasked with recognizing and distinguishing between "self" molecules and "foreign" ones. They do this important work by responding to very specific molecular shapes and 3-dimensional structures.41 If T-cells in the blood are simply exposed, without any "training," to a previously unrecognized protein structure (such as those found on joint collagen) they react violently and trigger a massive inflammatory response to destroy the protein.42 This is why, when scientists want to create an animal model of arthritis, they inject collagen into their subjects, sensitizing the T-cells in their blood to the protein.43 Those circulating T-cells set up inflammation in the animal's joints, with their rich supplies of collagen. If T-cells are given adequate preparation, however, they can be "taught" that a specific molecule is a friend rather than a foe. Where does such T-cell "training" take place? In the intestinal tract, specifically the lower end of the small intestine, which is rich in collections of immune tissue called Peyer's patches. Peyer's patches act as "training centers" for T-cells, exposing them to all sorts of molecular shapes that are natural components of the food we eat.44 In that fashion, we desensitize our immune systems and develop a natural tolerance to new foods without having constant allergic or inflammatory reactions.44 So, by providing native collagen of the right 3-dimensional structure to the digestive tract, rather than to the bloodstream directly, we can "educate" our T-cells to ignore collagen when they encounter it in joints.5,41 Scientists say that this enables people to develop oral tolerance to collagen.45,46 And oral tolerance to collagen powerfully suppresses joint inflammation, as has been shown in numerous laboratory studies.5,47,48 Oral administration of soluble type II collagen even prevents arthritis induced experimentally by collagen injections.45,46 But not just any collagen works. Typical commercial processing causes collagen to become denatured, uncoiling from its normal helical shape and losing its 3-dimensional structure. Denatured collagen has no beneficial effects on joint inflammation.48 A more natural form of collagen, called undenatured type II collagen, or UC-II®, has recently been developed. UC-II® is a highly effective product derived from chicken breast cartilage, a rich source of natural collagen.49 UC-II® retains its original 3-dimensional molecular structure, keeping it recognizable by T-cells in Peyer's patches. And UC-II is robust enough to survive the harsh conditions in the stomach and small intestine, arriving at Peyer's patches with its molecules intact.41 Neutralizing the Pro-inflammatory 5-LOX Enzyme Incorporating a safe anti-inflammatory agent in a joint protection program may provide an additional layer of defense against arthritic damage and pain, by helping to eliminate the immune trigger. In traditional Indian medicine, the gum resin of Boswellia serrata is associated with alleviating inflammatory diseases such as arthritis. Double-blind, placebo-controlled studies have shown boswellia decreases swelling and pain in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.20 Various compounds within boswellia exert an anti-inflammatory action that is different from most anti-inflammatory agents: they inhibit the pro-inflammatory enzyme 5-lipoxygenase or 5-LOX. A highly bioactive boswellia compound—called 3-O-acetyl-11-keto-b-boswellic acid, or AKBA—directly binds to and selectively inhibits 5-LOX.21,22 This prevents 5-LOX from facilitating the production of leukotriene, a pro-inflammatory compound that damages cartilage and joints. AKBA also reduces pro-inflammatory leukocyte elastase activity.21 The problem up to now has been limited bioavailability of AKBA following oral administration. Fortunately, researchers have developed a boswellia formulation with enhanced bioavailability. Scientists administering this patented boswellia compound to animals found that it increased the bioavailability of AKBA in the systemic circulation by 52%, compared with a standard boswellia extract.21 The researchers concluded that the AKBA-rich boswellia product "consistently…confers better anti-inflammatory efficacy," and "provides more potential benefits in recovering articular cartilage damage… due to inflammatory insult in arthritis such as osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis."21 In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study on human patients with osteoarthritis, 100 mg of the patented AKBA-enriched boswellia extract inhibited the cartilage-degrading enzyme MMP-3, and exhibited an anti-inflammatory action that was superior to a standard boswellia extract. Benefits were seen as early in the 90-day study as 7 days. The journal-published report described the formulation as a "novel synergistic composition."23 Additional Nutrients to Rebuild Aging Joints In addition to inducing oral tolerance in the immune system, and blocking pro-inflammatory 5-LOX enzymes—it is important to support the structure of healthy joints. Two of these nutrients—glucosamine sulfate and a patented form of boron—round out an effective anti-arthritis program by protecting existing cartilage and synovial fluid in the joint, as well as providing nutritional support for healthy joint structure. Glucosamine Glucosamine is a component of cartilage that has been shown to be joint-protective. While generally viewed as a partial treatment for osteoarthritis, research suggests it may also be effective against rheumatoid arthritis.24 Inflammatory cytokines are directly implicated in the development and progression of osteoarthritis. In the lab, researchers found that glucosamine produces a four-fold reduction in inflammatory cytokine-induced gene expression.25 In another lab study, glucosamine successfully inhibited a number of pro-inflammatory factors (nuclear factor-kappaB activity, prostaglandin E2, and the gene expression of COX-2) supporting its use "as a symptom- and structure-modifying drug in the treatment of [osteoarthritis]."26 Glucosamine was also found to prevent joint cartilage degradation in the lab, providing "further support for the use of glucosamine in treatment or prevention of cartilage loss."27 Turning their attention to humans, scientists conducted a randomized, double-blind study of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. They compared 1,500 mg a day of glucosamine to 1,200 mg a day of ibuprofen for two weeks for effectiveness and side effects. They concluded that glucosamine "is a selective drug for osteoarthritis, as effective on the symptoms of the disease as NSAIDs [non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs] but significantly better tolerated."28 When scientists orally administered glucosamine to human osteoarthritis patients in therapeutic doses of 1,500 mg a day, they found it to be bioavailable both systemically and within the joints.29 Not all studies show that glucosamine by itself confers relief from osteoarthritis.30-33 These studies showing lack of efficacy strongly underscore the need for arthritis suffers to utilize a multi-modal approach. Boron The trace element boron influences calcium and magnesium metabolism and can inhibit pro-inflammatory factors, while potentially helping to maintain bone growth and density.34-37 In a review of previous studies, scientists found that boron exerts favorable immunomodulatory effects on the inflammatory process, decreasing joint swelling and improving restricted movement. Boron was also found to inhibit lipoxygenase (LOX)—an enzyme that triggers the inflammatory cascade—and this inhibitory effect on LOX decreases levels of inflammatory leukotrienes.38 In a double-blind pilot study in people with severe osteoarthritis, scientists found that of those who started the trial, 50% of those taking boron improved; and of those completing the trial, 71% of those taking boron improved; but only 10% of those taking placebo improved. No side effects were observed.39 In another study, bone samples were taken from fracture patients and compared to samples from osteoarthritis patients and to control bone samples. Researchers found no differences between fracture and control bone samples, but samples of bone from areas adjacent to osteoarthritic joints showed reduced mineral content, including a lower level of boron. This may indicate that there is a more rapid turnover of bone in these afflicted joints, and that boron—used as a bone-building material—is quickly depleted.40 Scientists have now developed and patented a form of boron that is identical to that found in plants, making it highly bioavailable. A dose of just 1.5 mg of the patented form of boron may provide a key constituent for rebuilding the damaged bones and joints of osteoarthritis patients. Glucosamine and boron—two natural, joint-supporting nutrients—may be key supporting players for the beneficial effects of undenatured type II chicken collagen and the inflammation-blocking action of the patented, more absorbable form of Boswellia serrata. Summary A team of Stanford researchers recently demonstrated that both rheumatoid and osteoarthritis are triggered by an abnormal immune response. Arthritis is traditionally treated with side effect–prone anti-inflammatory and immune-suppressing drugs. A unique compound has been developed that is capable of safely and naturally desensitizing the immune system so that it "learns" to stop launching the attacks on aging joints that cause arthritis pain and swelling. Through a pathway known as induced oral tolerance, undenatured type II chicken collagen retrains the immune system to correctly recognize exposed cartilage proteins as the body's own tissues—instead of incorrectly seeing them as foreign microbes—thus preventing the inflammatory and destructive attack that causes osteoarthritic joint pain and stiffness. Supported by the anti-inflammatory action of a novel composition of AKBA-enriched Boswellia serrata—and further boosted by the joint-rebuilding nutrients, glucosamine sulfate and boron, 40 mg a day of undenatured type II chicken collagen may halt the abnormal immune process that strikes arthritis sufferers. Complete Relief - Without a Potentially Life-Threatening Procedure* An 88-year-old female presented with knee cartilage degeneration, severe pain, and bone spurs. Her doctors advised that she undergo total knee replacement surgery as the best option.50 Total knee replacement comes with significant risks and complications, especially in maturing individuals. These include: Blood clots in the legs that can travel to the lungs (pulmonary embolism) Urinary tract infection, Nausea and vomiting (related to pain medication) Chronic knee pain and stiffness Bleeding into the knee joint Nerve damage Blood vessel injury Infection of the knee which can require re-operation Ultimately the patient opted for the recommended 40 mg per day dose of a proprietary ingredient supplying 10 mg of undenatured type II collagen. Within three years, at age 91, she achieved restored mobility and is able to climb five flights of stairs without aid or rest. * Reprinted from Life Extension® Winter 2011-2012 Super Sale Edition. If you have any questions on the scientific content of this article, please call a Life Extension® Health Advisor at 1-866-864-3027. References 1. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/arthrits.htm. Accessed November 15, 2011. 2. Wang Q, Rozelle AL, Lepus CM, et al. Identification of a central role for complement in osteoarthritis. Nat Med. 2011 Nov 6. 3. Min SY, Park KS, Cho ML, et al. Antigen-induced, tolerogenic CD11c+,CD11b+ dendritic cells are abundant in Peyer's patches during the induction of oral tolerance to type II collagen and suppress experimental collagen induced arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2006 Mar;54(3):887-98. 4. Zhao W, Tong T, Wang L, et al. 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Categories > Celebrities > My Chemical Romance > I Brought You My Love
Friends4 Reviews
Big thank you's to ShannonThePirate, perfectzombie, and rainbow apocalypse! this is from Alex's point of view. :)
"No way! Get out here!"
"Please Alex?"
"No! I don't need you to buy me a dress!"
"Really, I insist!"
"No! Give me back my clothes!"
"No!" I can't believe that he seriously stole my clothes from the floor while I was trying on a T-shist and jeans. Sometimes he's so junvenile. He just threw a dress over the dressing room stall door and told me to try it on. I love the dress, the problem is the price and the fact he wants to pay. I know he can't afford it and he knows I can't afford it, so I'm refusing to try it on because he's just gonna buy it anyway if he knows it fits.
"If you don't give me my clothes, I'll come out there in my bra and underwear and get them." Really I was dressed in that T-shirt and those jeans, but he didn't know that and he was to shy to face the stall door if he thought I wasn't wearing anything.
"Good luck finding them!" God I wish I could strangle him.
"Where the hell'd you put my clothes?!" The only response was an erruption of chuckles. I decided to change tactics. I waited waited a couple minutes until I had completely calmed down.
"Hey Mikey?" I called to him flirtatiously.
"Uhhh...um...y-yeah?" he said stumbling over his own words.
"I'll make you a deal." I said in the sexiest tone I could manage without giggling at how rediculous I was acting.
"A-a-a d-deal?" He asked stuttering. I've got this in the bag, he's totally gonna fall for it.
"You come in here and I'll give you a kiss, if you bring in my clothes." I said keeping up my act.
"O-Okay." he stuttered. I open the lock, glad I was still in the clothes, from behind it and I stayed hidden behind it as it swung open. Sure enough he had my clothes. He was blushing and looked nervous at the idea of me being in only under-garments. Before he saw I was dressed, I gave him a quick peck on the cheek and snatched my clothes. I darted into another stall and locked the door behind me. "Hey! Cheater!" Mikey called after me. I laughed as I changed into my normal clothes.
"Mwahahahahahaha!" my evil laugh rang out as I walked out of the stall. My laughter quickly died when I saw Mikey sitting on the floor, slumped against a stall door. "Mikes?" He didn't look up, he just stayed there, still as stone.
"I...I just wanted to get you something nice." Oh god. I knew he was just guilting me, but I couldn't help but feel bad. He's so good at messing with my emotions. "I didn't mean to make you mad. I'm sorry."
"Mikes," I wasn't sure what to say. "I really do like the dress. I just can't afford it. And even though you want to pay, I can't let you do that for me." Mikey's head snapped up and all of a sudden he was standing.
"What about all of the over the top things you've done for me?" I wasn't going to let him pay. "Making 'Happy Birthday Mikey!' flash across the screen during my favorite teams game, buying me that huge stuffed unicorn, buying me a new hairstraightener after Gerard broke mine, going with me to get my first eyeliner pencil of my own because I was too embarassed to go get it by myself, do those things not seem over the top? Was beating the sh*t out of the kids who tried to shove me in my locker not over the top? Was driving me and Gerard to the Misfits concert no big deal? What about when you got us tickets for the sold out Iron Maiden concert and pretended it wasn't you? Or when you planned me that surprise party and made me a three layer cake from scratch? Alex you do nothing but over the top things for me! Just please, please try on the dress." I felt terrible. I knew I was being stubborn. Mikey asks me to do one little thing and I can't do it.
"Mikes, I love you like a brother, well not a brother, like best friend? Yeah, like a best friend, but I can't let you pay this much." His eyes were pleading me to just try on the dress already but there was something more behind them. I could tell I had lost.
I slide me shirt off and slid the dress on over my head and after the dress was on I took my jeans off underneath. Mikey had adverted his eyes . "You can look now Mikes." I said sighing. "Could you please zip me?" I asked shyly.
"Um y-yeah." he stuttered out as he carefully zipped up my dress. His smile made it worth it. He looked awestruck. It was short, strapless, white, lacy, and perfect. I loved it. The stomach part had black lace over the white with a black silk bow. It fit as if it had been tailored for me. I looked in the mirror. Mikey was still staring.
He saw that I saw him staring. He blushed adorably and I smiled at him. Sometimes I could just tell when Mikey's hormones are actting up. When they are, it's incredibly fun to mess with him. I try not to mess with him too much, don't wanna torture the poor kid.
"Alex, you look amazing." he said sounding blown away.
"Thanks." I said coyly. He gave me a hug. I held him close. Mikey is one of my closest friends. But there was no way I could let him buy me this dress. It was $235! $235! "Hey Mikes, how about we walk around the mall a bit, then we can come back and decide?" He thought a moment, then nodded.
"Okay." He gave me a hug and kissed my forehead. He's so sweet. I went into a dressing room and carefully took the dress off.
"Mikes, can you get my clothes please?"
"Sure." he said as he handed me my clothes under the door.


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New government figures show that 27 percent of the corn for grain has been harvested, down from the current normal of 35 percent.
Only 79 percent of the crop is mature, less than the norm of 91 percent -- and it's still not fully dented. As a result, just 44 percent of the Wisconsin corn is rated good to excellent, and 29 percent fair.
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SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — We are driving into the meanest neighborhood in the murder capital of the hemisphere, if not the world.
"Roll down your windows," the driver says.
Edgardo seems to think it best that people see who we are as we drive in, that we are clearly not a rival gang.
This is the Chamelecon barrio of San Pedro Sula, part of a network of turfs on the city's south side that are the realm of vicious gangs.
Each neighborhood has a code of survival. People from one do not venture into the other. The distance can be a matter of a few blocks. This means workers can't get to their jobs and families have had to stop sending their kids to certain schools. Threatened households have packed up and left, leaving behind full closets, children's toys — and lifeless streets.
The gangs charge what residents call a war tax, extorted from homes and businesses, down to the smallest fruit vendor. You don't pay, you get out. And if you don't go, you get killed.
In the section of Chamelecon where nurse Suyapa Bonilla runs a private clinic to help gangsters remove tattoos, the Mara Salvatrucha is in charge. As long as residents of the neighborhood respect the code, the gang will respect the residents, she says.
When residents drive home at night, they flash their headlights several times to signal they belong there. Or, during daylight, they roll down their car windows. They learn to sleep on the floor of their homes during gun battles. And they know better than to call the police.
Any problems are handled by gang delegates. A woman whose husband has beaten her calls someone who relays the problem to the gang, who sends someone to speak to the man. The rare home robbery — rare unless sanctioned by the gang — is similarly reported to the young men who hold sway in the neighborhood. What exactly they do with the culprit is unclear.
"Sure, they are violent, but they respect the barrio where they live," Bonilla said. "It is their law. It makes the skin crawl."
Neighborhoods like Chamelecon have become synonymous with lawlessness and social upheaval in one of the most depressed and depressing regions of this most depressed and depressing country.
On average, 20 people a day are slain in Honduras, which has fewer people than Los Angeles County. San Pedro Sula, in the north, has the country's highest homicide rate; in a study of 50 cities worldwide, it registered as the deadliest. That has led many to describe San Pedro Sula as the murder capital of the world.
The homicide rate is stoked by the rivalry of the brutal street gangs, mostly descendants of gangs formed in Los Angeles and deported to Central America in the 1990s. Mara Salvatrucha — MS. The 18th Street gang. Their ranks are fed by the economic disaster that is Honduras and emboldened more recently by alliances with Mexican drug traffickers moving cocaine through the country.
The mayhem is compounded by political killings, mostly of leftist activists and those demanding land rights in this throwback semi-feudal country, and vigilante slayings by some police units. It's made even worse by the inability or unwillingness of authorities to investigate crime in a nation where almost every family has had a relative killed, kidnapped or attacked.
On one day late last month, on a single page of the local tabloid newspaper, the following was reported: 2-month-old baby killed in attempted assassination of mayor running for reelection; man killed at gas station; man looking for wife at morgue after her kidnapping by gangsters; body washes up on lake shore.
The items ran on Page 74.
In San Pedro Sula, people are mowed down on soccer fields, in shoe factories and at the airport. In Chamelecon a few weeks ago, three women selling food were shot to death in the streets; six members of one family were slain at a kindergarten.
Honduras is one of Latin America's poorest nations. In the northern region around San Pedro Sula in particular, the once-thriving banana industry never fully recovered from hurricane devastation more than a decade ago, and manufacturing has all but dried up.


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Categories > Celebrities > My Chemical Romance > Another Pretty Number
Another Pretty Number0 Reviews
Gerard saved her once fourteen years ago, but can he save her again? (set in present day)
It was a dull, windy sort of day, where nothing was out of the usual, except perhaps the unseasonable chill and the extraordinary number of over fed pigeons; happily pecking at litter and harassing the more gullible passers by. One of their poor victims was a small child, a girl, who squealed and clutched her mother's clothing as a bird took flight a couple of feet in front of her, while another wandered too close to her tattered sneakers.
"Dante," the mother chided; her sunken eyes snapped toward the child without empathy.
Silently she bowed her head, coils of dark hair slipping forward to hide the tell tale expression of long suffering. They continued onward, and now the child ignored the pigeons, fearful of her mother's reproach. The sidewalk wasn't particularly crowded or empty, shoppers bustled along purposefully, and small congregations of louts loitered near the less guarded shopfronts; the mother didn't pause to pay any of these strangers mind.
By the time they neared their destination the child's gait showed the obvious soreness her sneakers were causing, and if it weren't for the mother's death grip on her arm, and the promised that the venue provided she surely would have lagged behind.
"We're going to the park, Mommy?" The girl's voice was hopeful, but her electric eyes showed she was already prepared for disappointment.
"Sort of," the mother replied, clutching the child tighter than necessary as they stepped onto a section of the road that had no pedestrian crossing.
"How can you sort of go to the park?" The girl frowned, attempting to decipher her mother's reply.
"You don't get to play," she told the young girl with finality.
"We're not sleeping, are we?" There was an undertone of a whine in the child's voice but another sharp glance from her apathetic mother made the child bite her tongue.
They walked perhaps forty or fifty meters into the park from the road side before the woman finally stopped beside a graffitied bench. She turned to the small child and silently picked her up, placing her on the cold steel. For the first time they looked one another in the eye, the woman's dull and clouded, the girl's wide, crackling with childhood; finally the mother stood straight and glanced away. After a moment she turned back.
"You stay here alright?" she asked the girl; a command not a request.
"Yeah," the girl replied, nodding in resignation. Like always her mother would be back in an hour or two, happier, and willing to then let her play on the equipment.
With one last look the mother turned away and walked back towards the road, but the girl didn't bother to watch her leave; she would come back. Instead the she started searching for something to occupy her mind for the next while. She began to watch two children on a swing set some distance away, duelling to see who could get themselves higher, but she quickly became frustrated, knowing that if she could join them, she'd beat them both.
Counting the leaves on the nearest tree also became dull, as the girl couldn't count past seven; aloud she wondered if the next number was eight or twelve. Getting off the bench to go retrieve the glass bottle which was lying on the other side of the footpath was out of the question as well, if her mother found out that she'd moved... The girl dreaded to think. Eventually she settled on imagining fairytales in her mind, where she was always a fairy or a princess, and her bed was large, white, and soft.
"Hey, you here alone?"
The question startled the young girl, and she broke free of her fairytale, staring at the adolescent boy who had stopped before her bench. He was solid, with hair darker then her own, and a marvel comic in one hand. She had seen a similar one before, the pictures were colourful, but the story was lost on her illiterate eyes. Eventually she nodded cautiously, gazing steadily at him in the late afternoon light.
"It's getting dark you know. You should go home," he suggested, frowning slightly and shifting his weight.
This time she shrugged in reply, looking down at her shabby sneakers, then back up at the boy. He looked more worried now.
"Do you have a home?" The boy asked, obviously noticing the clothes which she was beginning to grow too large for.
The girl had to think about this for a couple of seconds, but eventually she just shrugged again. This topic confused her; most nights they had somewhere indoors to sleep, but she wasn't sure that meant she had a home.
"Can you speak?"
She nodded.
"What's your name?" He asked, attempting a question that she couldn't answer with body language.
"Dante," she replied softly, glancing away from the boy again. No body had ever asked her this many questions.
"Where's you're Mum?"
"I dunno," the girl said with a shrug. That question was troubling her too; usually her mother would be back before dark.
"You don't know much do you?" He joked with a smile, but she just looked at him blankly, not grasping the wit. "Look, you can't stay here."
"I have to. I can't move 'til Mommy comes."
"When's she coming back?"
"I dunno, but she'll get mad if I go."
"Okay," the boy sighed, torn between his own safety and the welfare of the girl. "How 'bouts I wait with you for a while and if she doesn't come by the time the sky turns red you come with me?"
The girl thought about this for a moment, even going as far as swinging her legs and biting her bottom lip, before finally agreeing with a nod. "Alright."
The boy sat down next to the girl, seemingly nervous about staying put in the park, and opened up his comic, letting the girl look at the pictures as he read.
"What's your name?" the girl asked after a while, noticing the sky that quickly darkening as dusk took hold.
"Gerard," he replied, glancing up from his almost finished comic.
"Can I come with you now Gerard?" she asked, obviously as scared by the choice, as she was of the other possibilities. "It gets cold in the park at night."
"You stayed at the park at night before?" he asked, slightly shocked.
"Sometimes," she replied.
Gerard stood up from the bench and held out his hand to Dante, who immediately took it; she had seen her mother go to extremes to guarantee them a roof over their head for a night, holding hands didn't seem that bad.


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