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Swiss chard's like the Jennifer Lawrence of the produce aisle—it's more than just a pretty exterior. This gorgeous vegetable's also nutrient dense (with a whopping ANDI score of 670), quick-cooking, and delicious in so many different preparations.
Although there are numerous ways to serve chard, my favorite is the classic Catalan approach, in which the greens are wilted in a pan with sizzling minced garlic and then tossed with toasted pine nuts and golden raisins. I also crumble on a few Porkitos to add a salty, swiney crunch to each bite.
Here's what to gather (serves 4):
- 2 tablespoons golden raisins
- 3 pounds Swiss chard
- 3 tablespoons pine nuts
- 2 tablespoon ghee
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
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For a person with a lot of golfing firsts to her credit, Meghan Stasi strikes an extremely unassuming pose.
Stasi, 35, from Oakland Park, undoubtedly ranks among the best female amateur golfers in South Florida history.
Do you need something to back that up? Try the fact she has won four national USGA Women's Mid-Amateur championships in the past seven years.
Only one other player, Ellen Port, has won four of those titles, and Stasi has plenty of time to move ahead of Port.
Stasi's latest accomplishment was winning the inaugural Florida Mid-Amateur Championship 10 days ago.
She went into that championship as the favorite and she said that fact didn't add to the degree of difficulty.
"Being favored is not necessarily more difficult," she said modestly. "You try to approach every tournament the same.
"But I have to say it was nice being the first one to win that tournament," she added. "Only one name will ever be the first name on that trophy."
In the Florida Mid-Amateur, she had a two-day 3-over-par 147 total at the King's Dunes Course at Lakewood Ranch.
Another South Floridian, Tara Connelly of Palm Beach Gardens, finished second, one stroke behind Stasi.
Stasi overcame a double-bogey on No. 8 and triple on No. 9 in the final round.
"I woke up with a little tweaked back," she said. "Overall, I struck the ball well, but I missed two drives — basically out of play. The rest of it was pretty good. She called the 75 on the final day "not pretty, but it worked."
Stasi made a brief run at a professional career during 2007, playing in six or seven LPGA events around that time.
However, her mid-amateur status — basically you have to be 25 years or older and have a USGA Handicap Index of 9.4 or less — is as comfortable to her as a well-fitting golf glove. She loves to travel, and golf allows Stasi and her husband, Danny, to board many a plane.
Danny is an avid golfer who met Meghan on the golf course, and there is a friendly rivalry between the two. They also run a popular restaurant called Shuck N Dive Cajun Café in Fort Lauderdale.
Recently, Stasi was playing a tournament in Finland, with Danny joining her. On the long journey back to sunny South Florida, the flight took them to Iceland. They had time, so they jumped off the plane and played a round of golf in Iceland before continuing their journey home.
"It was beautiful," Stasi said.
This week, Stasi will be on the Florida team in the USGA State Team Championship in Ohio.
After that comes the big one, the 2013 USGA Mid-Amateur Championship Oct. 5-10 at Biltmore Forest Country Club in Asheville, N.C.
That's when Stasi will try to surpass Port and become the only person in history to win five of those titles.
A lofty goal, but certainly achievable. Is Stasi all knotted up over the possibility? Nope, she continues to be her usual calm, unassuming self.
"I just try to play my best," she said. "You have to be yourself."
The odds of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million. For the average golfer, more accurate odds would be "unachievable or off the board."

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Please be practical. I am looking for ideas to propose to the administration at my school and I have to get them to approve it for it to actually happen. I want to do something that's not only fun, but also meaningful, life-changing, inspiring, etc.
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edward long 100+Nov 26 2012: Institute a program designed to motivate and encourage young people to find and solve problems. The core idea is to help students see that it is OK to take a risk in the pursuit of advancement. Many students feel disfranchised and do not believe they have the power to make a difference. Provide guidelines for researching, choosing, and implementing very specific areas for improvement. The idea here is to combat the prevailing concept that "You Can Do It" is not really true. Trying is what matters. Learn from "failures" and take the experience on to the next challenge. Never stop trying.
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Explaining Decompression in Comics
Man, I didn't even know stuff like this was a "controversy" in comics. Very interesting.
I think it would be more aptly described as story telling vs. story dumping. But maybe that would be snide of me.
I think it would be wrong to say that mainstream American comics don't make use of "decompression" - there are plenty of well known sequences, containing few to no words, and breaking a short period of time, or even a moment into many panels or pages… But I guess those are exceptions. The average American comic book features acres of text, and incredibly dense story telling.
Story telling which is too dense becomes very tedious very quickly, which is one of the reasons I rarely touch superhero comics. The Last thing I want, is to read a paragraph of text in the first panel of a comic I pick up. I've put a lot of comics right back on the shelf for this reason.
I'd rather read a meandering work like 21st Century Boys, or BLAME! - that rambles on and on, than something purporting to be a comic, but which reads like a Chilton's manual.
But then again I'm a person who is just as happy listening to the adagio movement of a symphony as I am listening to the allegro movement.
i am so intrigued. And now i also regret not picking up that comic's study book at the library UnU
"The average American comic book features acres of text, and incredibly dense story telling."
"I rarely touch superhero comics."
Oh…now it makes sense.
In other words…
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Despite years of negotiations gone wrong, the UFC was close to signing former PRIDE champion Fedor Emelianenko to fight Brock Lesnar less than a year ago before the Russian champion ultimately decided to retire from fighting.
UFC president Dana White dropped the bombshell following the UFC on Fox 6 press conference when speaking to members of the media about the company's possibly move into Russia later this year.
At UFC 146 in May 2012, former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar attended the event and met with White in a meeting he called at the time "one of the worst meetings we've ever had with Brock Lesnar." In reality, White's chat with the former champion went extremely well because, despite saying he was retiring from mixed martial arts just five months earlier, Lesnar was ready to sign on for a superfight against Fedor Emelianenko.
"We were right there. When I was talking about doing that big Dallas Texas Stadium show it was going to be Brock Lesnar vs. (Fedor Emelianenko)," White revealed on Saturday.
"Remember when I met with him and said it didn't go well? It actually went well. He wanted to fight Fedor. (Fedor's dad passed away) and he said, 'I'm done. I want to spend the rest of my life with my family.'"
Following a three-fight losing streak in Strikeforce that ended in 2011, Fedor returned by fighting twice for M-1 Global and at a New Year's Eve show in Japan, picking up three consecutive victories to get him back on track.
It was after his June 2012 fight against former UFC heavyweight contender Pedro Rizzo that Fedor decided to retire from the sport of MMA and spend more time at home with his family. White says it was actually the death of his father that led to his retirement and increased his desire to focus on his family instead of fighting.
During the long process to try and get a deal done, UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta traveled to Russia and met with Fedor to try and negotiate a fight with Lesnar. The two parties came very close to a deal, but then when Emelianenko's father passed away, he ultimately passed on the fight.
That eventually led to Lesnar opting to stay retired and focused on his career in professional wrestling in the WWE.
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"We were negotiating for months and then after his dad died and he said 'that's it, I'm done' or whatever, and then Brock said 'I'm done, too,'" said White.
If pro sports has taught us anything, it's that an athlete's desire to compete doesn't just go away because they say they're retired. Still, White's pretty sure Fedor was serious about calling it a career, and he's fine with that, but you can still never say never.
"From what I understand, he has absolutely, positively made the decision never to fight again. But, I mean, anything's possible," said White.
As for former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, once the dream of facing Fedor fizzled, so did his desire to give fighting one more try. He's now content with his professional wrestling gig, and much like the Russian legend, Lesnar is fine spending plenty of time at home with his wife and kids.
"He's done," White said about Lesnar. "He's gonna do his stint in WWE and then go away. He's got a big farm up and Canada and (expletive). He loves to farm, he loves to be with his family, and out in the middle of nowhere."
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What a nice bed time story.
If there was ever an article to not allow comments it's this one. Let the crap begin…
couldn't care less
What a dumb article…. was this a story that they forgot to post two years ago??? Who cares. Lol
C'Mon guys, its not a dumb article, its just a little update from 9 months ago behind the scenes. It is interesting to know what happened.
Sorry, but I'm the guy that says Fedor sucked. Most of the Pride guys sucked! Shogun sucks, Rampage sucks, Nog sucks, CroCop sucks and the list goes on and on. These guys aren't that old, they just aren't that good! The sport caught and passed them up so fast, that people think these guys were good. These guys were all turds.
I'm going to be honest here. You suck.
Yes, yes he does. And passionately I might add
yeah Rampage ko'd chuck and got the title because he sucks, Shogun Ko'd Lyoto and got the title because he sucks. Nog is still whipping ass because he sucks and CroCop has a bad ass legacy because he sucks. Every dog has his day and all these fighters are bad ass and the sport wouldn't be what it is today if it wasn't for these guys paving the way. Your opinion sucks!
Rampage stepped in right as Chuck was on his glass chin free fall. Shogun, make the excuses but he lost to Bonner and barely beat a old man Coleman. CroCop didn't beat anybody of worth in the UFC. Nog , he lost to every top guy he faced in the UFC! You bring up Machida, who is 2-3 in his last 5 fights. I wouldn't call that a great record. The sport is where it is today because of the UFC, not Pride.
First of all, when did Bonnar fight Shogun. Second, Rampage beat chuck before their second fight. I won't touch the comment on Cro-Cop. He did not do well in the UFC, for sure, but I would never say he (or any fighter in the UFC) sucks, because it's disrespectful. What do you do for a living? Probably data entry or something worthless.
Finally, anyone who would call Machida into question has no idea what they're talking about. Machida beat Rampage, first of all. Rampage barely won the first two rounds (probably should have been 10/10 rounds), and then got demolished in the third. That's the way the UFC scores, though. Ohh and he lost to Jon Jones – yeah, what a hack! Keep in mind, Machida has beat some of the best in there, and he always looks good. You just write a guy off because he loses a couple of times!? You know, Anderson Silva lost to Ryo Chonan, and Daiju Takase…he sucks too, right?
People like you need to jump of a cliff.
Forgive me, I meant the other TUF overrate Griffin. Shogun barely beat Coleman, he beat Machida(which I still think gets too much credit), then Griffin and Vera. He lost to Griifin, Machida, Bones, Henderson and Gustafsson. Machida is his only UFC victory of any worth!
Silva losing seven years ago doesn't mean anything. This is a "What have you done for me lately" business.
That makes a lot of sense, now I understand how they became UFC champions.
I wouldn't have postponed my plans to mow the lawn to watch these two fight. Couldn't think of a more irrelevant fight if I tried. And for Cowboy Stadium??…this is where the UFC was focusing its efforts during 2012…the year of crappy cards and poor match ups? Disappointing.
Nope. The fight that almost was and ruined Affliction MMA was Barnett vs Fedor. That was the matchup everyone wanted at the time.
Brock would have been smashed
P4P Greatest Fighter In The World!!! Fedor Emelianenko!!!!!
Funny thing is that we all would have went and watched it somewhere so why we complainging about it.
pointless article
Articles like this is why I come to this site. Whoever said this was dumb article was mistaken.
Dana is not dumb or 2 faced. It's called marketing smart guy. What a moron.
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Part one of Tales of Destiny. Fifteen years after the events of Earthbound, an embittered and broken Ness is approached by an enigmatic figure and given a mysterious mission.
"Ah, Ness of Onett. I was wondering when you'd arrive." It proclaimed in a deep booming voice. Ness began moving slowly downwards into a fighting stance.
"Ah, Ness, don't you recognize me? We used to be such good friends, too!" the creature exclaimed, laughing. "Ah, well, I suppose I did look significantly different last time we met."
Ness appraised what he saw before him. The creature was humanoid, but large. It had human proportions, but it was pure sinew and muscle. Each finger was topped with a vicious claw. It was easily two heads taller than Ness. Ness grinned. He always enjoyed a challenge.
"I've never met you in my life." Ness said, looking into its pure black eyes. "If you won't be leaving this earth willingly, I'm afraid I'll be forced to send you along myself."
The creature sighed.
"As you wish."
It sunk low, bringing one hand up, and keeping the other in a guard position. Suddenly, the sound of sirens became audible, and police signals began flashing on the walls. The creature stood straight up.
"Ah, well, then. Another time." It leapt backwards and was gone.
The police were getting closer. Having no desire to be found at a murder scene with a dead body, Ness leapt onto a rooftop and was away.
The rain was falling on his skin, cooling it as it evaporated away. There would never again be another rain such as this. Though not enough to flood the world, it would make meteorologists sit up and take notice.
He and the creature circle each other warily. Here before him was the creature, who had once been his companion, and now was lost to darkness.
Ness jolted awake. Where were these dreams coming from?
"Hello, human."
The voice startled him. He shot upright in bed. He looked over in the corner, and saw an average-sized man with glasses looking back at him.
"Who are you? How did you get in here?" He demanded, as he slowly stepped off the bed.
"I come bearing a message from my master, whom you encountered just hours ago."
"Oh, really." Ness said, becoming more wary. "And what would that message be?"
"He says that you must make a choice-either you can back off and live, or you can pursue him and die. It's your choice."
"Generous of him, isn't it? Well, I certainly don't have any desire to die, and its been a long time since I played the hero."
The bookish man smiled, then opened his mouth to speak but was cut off when Ness continued. "However...I have a vested interest in stopping your master. And besides," he said with a weary smile, " I think, just this one last time, I'd like to play the hero, if only for old time's sake."
The man in the corner sighed. "Very well, then. Your choice is made" His eyes started glowing with dark light as the entire room became charged with energy. "I'm afraid that you will not live long with it." An aura of dark light built up around him.
Suddenly, ribbons of purple energy appeared and lashed out at Ness, but he was already in motion. He lunged forwards and leapt out the open window. The tendrils of power swerved to catch him, but were deflected by a hastily-raised shield.
Ness was falling from the seventh floor. The wind whipped by him as he plummeted. His brow furrowed as he concentrated. He hadn't executed this maneuver in years, but it was the only thing between him and some very solid concrete.
When he passed the second floor, he made his move. He shot a burst of psychic force downwards to slow his descent, and one across the street. He was forced into the side of the hotel, which he leapt off of to grasp a street lamp. His speed was such that he went around the pole several times before slowing to a stop on the ground.
He heard a loud crashing noise, and looked up to see a ball of darkness explode out of the room he'd just vacated. It fell sharply, but slowed to a stop and began moving forwards as it went. Tendrils of dark energy shot out of it, trying to impale Ness, who was already racing down the street. The bookish man was at the center of the ball of light, a look of sheer rage on his face.
Ness ran down the street. He leapt as a ribbon impacted the ground beneath his feet, and then ducked as another shot over his head. He rolled around the corner to keep another from catching him.
The man in the ball of light rounded the corner, and Ness dove at him. Startled by this shift in tactics, the man tried to bring his tendrils to bear, but was too late. Ness raced past them and slugged the man across the jaw. Raising a shield to defend against attacks, Ness brought his other arm around, and tried to make contact with the man's nose. He was startled to meet resistance as the man caught his fist.
Ness looked into the man's face with astonishment. His glasses were cracked, and his face was bloody, but there was a manic grin on his face. Ness pushed for a moment, trying to break the man's grip, but it was rock-solid.
"Not bad" Ness said with a grin, "It's been a while since I've had a real fight."
"I assure you, this one will be your last." The man responded before whipping his arm around, launching Ness over his shoulder and into a building. Ness managed to twist himself around to allow his legs to absorb the impact. He rebounded and landed in the street, graceful as a cat.
He came to his feet quickly and leapt forwards. He brought his foot up to impact with the man's chest. He jumped forwards, with the intention of striking him again, higher, but the man leapt backwards and brought his hand down, cutting Ness' foot's path short. Ness whipped around, attempting a back kick, but the man ducked it easily.
Ness' foe abruptly took the offense. He snapped his fist into Ness' face, making him stagger backwards for a moment. He then unleashed a flurry of blows at Ness' midsection, which Ness clumsily fended off, still reeling from the hit to the face.
In retaliation, Ness leapt into the air and delivered a powerful roundhouse kick to the face before landing and trying to sweep the man's feet out from under him. The man leapt over Ness' sweep, but that was exactly what Ness wanted. He straightened up quickly, then hit the man in the chest with an open-handed blow. Surprise and shock played across the man's features before he flew backwards into a building. Brick shattered and came tumbling down, but the man was up in moments.
"Impressive. That's far more damage than anyone's been able to do to me in centuries." He said as he brushed himself off. Then he jumped into the air. Ness leapt too, and they collided about ten feet up. Down they fell, a flurry of fists and dark light. They impacted on the street with such force that the pavement cracked, forming a crater.
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1. I had muscle strain in my wrist so I was trying to avoid any unnecessary typing.
2. I had to deal with final exams for a couple of classes.
3. My mother had a triple bypass so I had to rush back to the US ahead of schedule. (She's fine now & recovering nicely)
4. Now that I'm in the US I'm too busy catching up with people I haven't seen in over a year to spend much time staring at a computer.
I most likely won't be posting again until I get back to Poland in September, unless something amazing happens while I'm in the States. So you'll all just have to muddle through your summer without me. Try to be strong. :)
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I hope that's not true. But if it is I hope to Elune Blizzard doesn't cave in. I mean what the hell would they replace it with? That would strip Shamans of their most unique mechanic. Don't get me wrong, sometimes totems can be difficult to get used to at first but overall removing them doesn't sound like the solution.


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The bright red, stinging sunburn on my neck (I am about as white as they come and really shouldn't even leave the house when the sun's out) is making it really hard for me to believe that the weather was ever wet enough to get the water levels up this high at Buntzen, much less as recently as this week. This is a favourite walking place of mine, thanks for the reminder to get back out there, Stijn. Might be a good spot for a first hike with the baby.
I love the solemn, meditative quality of this image, as if the objects have been stranded there for days but it's happened before and they know that it won't last forever. I imagine a conversation between them, like a bunch of oldies at a bus stop, checking their watches and complaining that the buses don't run often enough and Oh, hasn't the weather been miserable.
Speaking of favourite walking places, if you're in the Commercial Drive area in the next few days, go and visit Cotton Drive, between Kitchener and Charles Streets. The whole block is in cherrybloom and it just smells fantastic.
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Today, 1.3 million long-term unemployed workers sit restlessly in Congress' palm. They will be left without federal unemployment benefits just three days after Christmas if Washington fails to rework the budget deal to extend the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program (EUC).
The EUC extends federal benefits to people who are unemployed when state benefits run out. Typically, states provide benefits to unemployed workers for up to six months. But during the 2008 subprime crisis, President George W. Bush established the EUC to stem the damage, as joblessness hit a peak of 10% in 2009.
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An 8-year-old boy reportedly killed his 90-year-old relative, who was taking care of him in her Louisiana home. The boy had apparently been watching the violent video game Grand Theft Auto, and then picked up a gun and shot his caregiver, Marie Smothers, in the back of the head as she watched television. The boy, because of his age, is not being charged. This is a tragedy -- but it also sounds like a recipe for disaster. At that age, kids will mimic what they see. How many times have you seen a kid want to do what they see on TV, or in movies, or in a book. Combine a violent videogame with a gun, and who knows what will happen. In this case, a killing happened.
Police believe that the child did it intentionally. I have no doubt he did not understand the gravity of his actions. At eight, a kid doesn't understand death, the permanence of it. He was probably just reenacting what he saw on the video.
Perhaps video games don't cause violence. But if you put enough stuff into a kid's head, that's the actions that come out. Tell a kid he's stupid enough times, he thinks he's stupid. Tell him he can fly, and he'll probably start flapping his arms and trying to "fly" around the room. Why would a videogame be any different?
Obviously, a loaded gun and a child who can access it are not a safe combination. I feel for the child, who will one day understand what he did. Who will one day be able to grasp that he killed someone he cared about. Reportedly, the child will be given counseling.
The boy apparently came from a "stable" family and was living with his relative to enroll in a school nearby. Said a detective:
From accounts of relatives of the victim, as well as friends of the family, the victim and the juvenile had a normal, loving, relationship and even shared the same bedroom.
Say what you will about video games, but the police have no doubt it played a role in the homicide. Said the detective:
Although a motive for the shooting is unknown at this time investigators have learned that the juvenile suspect was playing a video game on the Play Station III Grand Theft Auto IV, a realistic game that has been associated with encouraging violence and awards points to players for killing people, just minutes before the homicide occurred.
It's unclear if the boy's parents knew that the relative had a gun in her home, or where she kept it. But he is now in the custody of his parents.
Yet another gun killing involving a child. I don't know when people will learn that guns and kids don't mix. Add in a violent video game and tragedy isn't far away.
Do you think the videogame had anything to do with what happened?
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Sounds like this has more to do with lack of communication, common sense and education. I play Call of Duty and other adult video games with my 5 year old. I also own a hand gun and have shown him proper gun safety. I talk to my son about everything, I don't shield him from reality and he knows that video games aren't real. However he has a ba\etter understanding of death then most kids because his father has been dead for 2 years now.
Yeah not sure why the gun was around, and why it was loaded even. That is the most mind numbing part of the story. Also, 8 year olds can understand death, especially if they've had a pet die. Anyways GTA is rated M for 18+. He couldn't have even bought the game, why was he playing it? He definitely should get juvie instead of nothing.
So many problems here: 90-year-old caregiver, loaded gun that was easily accessible, and 8-year-old boy with no sense of reality. I don't doubt he might know right from wrong; but he probably is not able to tell real from fantasy, depending on how long he's been playing the game. It also means that he was a lone a lot, as engaged children get checked and balanced by their friends.
Why was he allowed to play that game? Why did she have a loaded gun out? If he was in her care to attend a school, I'm assuming it was because it was in a better area so why would a gun need to be out? An 8 yr old DOES understand death is forever. I don't understand why people say they don't. Maybe not back in the day, but in these modern days where you hear about shootings, accidents, murders and school shoot-outs, they most certainly do know about death at 8.


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Bhushaya Dasa: We are requesting all Vaisnavas and well wishers world wide of Ramakeli prabhu and family, to pray for prabhu's swift and easy transition to Srila Prabhupada's lotus feet. Prabhu is suffering from advanced liver cancer and has taken shelter at the New Talavan farm community in southern Mississippi, USA, where he is surrounded by devotee friends and a loving family. (Article submitted by Bhushaya dasa (ACBSP)
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Hari bol agtsp pamho: I wish there were more info on which ramakeli dasa is being
refered to here. I remember a ramakeli dasa who was in chicago temple back in 1982,
then as a radha damodara bus driver I drove into the that yatra as we took up the temple .
But little is said of who this ramakeli das is ?.
Please say more on his person/history and thank you sincerely, hare krsna.
Ramakeli Prabhu used to be the TP for ISKCON New Orleans for many years, and is in an African american body, if you see and meet Ramakeli Prabhu, you will not forget him, he always have a huge smile on his blissfull KC face and a kind word for everyone,He also did preaching in Africa.
He has been distributing tons of prasadam for years in New Orleans, he is a disciple of Srila Prabhupada..and as far as I recall he did join in Chicago .Bhusaya Prabhu can maybe give us more details.Anyhow he is my dear goduncle and I pray for his recovery to good health ,,,,I would like a number to call him at but will try New Talavan
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A Small World- Ch 4A Small WorldChapter 4-------------"Carson, you don't understand
""What is there to understand? That there's a reason for doing this?! You're an idiot!""You'll never understand
""It doesn't matter if I'll understand! Noah, don't do this! Please!""
we can't talk anymore. We can't be friends.""W- What?""You heard me.""Are you serious? Noah, what the hell is wrong with you? You're leaving me? But you're my best friend.""Like I said, you don't understand.""Then explain it to me! Explain to me why, why you're doing this!""It's too complicated. Just get out of my sight.""
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A Small World- Ch 1A Small WorldChapter 1----------------I was shoved hard against a brick wall, a hand enclosing around my throat."No," I gasped through clenched teeth, groaning in pain. "P- Please stop."The silver-haired man moved closer to me and grinned, revealing slightly crooked, tobacco-stained teeth."Then hand it over," He sneered, allowing his free hand to roam my body for valuables.I trembled and clamped my grey eyes shut, feeling the grip on my neck tightening."I- It's in my pocket." I mouthed, struggling to breathe.I felt his hand reach deep into my pants pocket and grab hold of my wallet. He pulled it out, grinning like he'd just won the lottery. Still keeping a strong grasp around my neck, he dug into the wallet, seizing a wad of money."Thank you very much." He derided, and coldly threw me to the side.I landed hard against the alley's cracked concrete and sat up slowly as he ran off, stuffing the bills into his pocket."What a great welcoming gift to the city." I wh
A Small World- Ch 7A Small WorldChapter 7---------------I was speechless. That was the reason Amir attacked me
because I resemble Kieran's dad? Why did that make my stomach twist into a knot? I looked like someone Kieran had been terrified of for the past 3 years? I stared at Kieran, my mouth agape. What could I say?"So now you know," Kieran whispered. "You know what happened and that it's all my fault"The blonde's voice cracked and he burst into tears, right in front of me. That was so weird, seeing him like that. It made my heart contract. I crawled, on my hands and knees, over to Kieran and wrapped my arms around him without hesitation."None of it's your fault," I uttered, soothingly, stroking his hair with consolation as he sobbed into my shoulder. "What your dad did isn't your fault. It's his. And running away was the right thing to do. Amir is much better for you. He protects you."Kieran, staring at me with wide eyes, nodded solemnly. I stood up, pulling him onto his feet.
A Small World- Ch 9A Small WorldChapter 9---------------I sat at the bar, staring straight ahead, my thoughts pounding. I placed my fingers gently above my ears and dragged then in small circles, slowly as the bartender set a beer in my peripheral vision atop a painfully white napkin. A sigh escaped me as I took a long swig, closing my eyes as the alcohol made my taste buds dance."Hard day?"I opened my eyes and peeked over my glass at the bartender staring at me with brown, curious eyes. The name, 'Dustin', was written out in black sharpie on a plastic square pinned to his shirt. I shrugged and set the beer down in front of me, laughing dryly."Yeah," I breathed, shaking my head and smiling glumly."You wanna rant?" He asked, leaning onto the bar, his wavy, blonde hair falling into his eyes. He laughed a bit, allowing me to get a glance at his perfect, pure white teeth. "I'm a reasonable listener."I stared at him for a long moment before sitting up and shaking my head."It's too long and per
:Forbidden- Ch 3:ForbiddenChapter 3---------------"I'm going on my jog!"I zipped up my sweatshirt, as I thumped down the stairs, coming face to face with my mom at the last step. Her arms were crossed and her eyes were fixed on me with a stern glare."You're not going to meet up with that emo kid again are you?"I exhaled with aggravation as I recalled the occurrence that happened a few nights ago. I had lied to my mom about who I went out with and got home late, causing my parent's suspicions to rise and their trust to diminish like leaves in the wind. It was difficult now to even take a step onto the front porch without them sticking their noses into my business. It was more annoying than anything."You know I go for a jog every Sunday morning," I sighed, pinching the bridge of my nose. "Nothing about that has changed. I jog to the city, visit the music store, and jog home."She stood there for a minute, her hand to her chin, as if contemplating on whether she should let me go or not."Fin
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all from my mom. She found out, I just knew she must have. She must have tried to reach me at Dan's. For some reason, my mother finding out wasn't the big catastrophe it had been earlier in my naïve mind. All I wanted to do was find Talen. I dismissed the calls and resumed my search for the lanky bartender."We have to find someone," I murmured to AJ."That's really specific, dude," AJ sneered, sarcasm dripping from his voice."Just look for that bartender that was working in the club.""Se
:Forbidden- Ch 4:ForbiddenChapter 4---------------"The carnival?""Yes!" AJ turned to me, smiling brightly. "It'll be a blast!""Well
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he had always acted like he wanted to hit me but always held back. He had tried to only once because he was drunk. But
since it was that once, I forgave him. He couldn't have seriously thrown a bookshelf on top of Kieran. Kieran couldn't have been my brother! Wouldn't I have known if I had a brother? And
we looked nothing alike! This made no sense!"Kieran," Cyrus breathed, taking a step forward.Kieran, shuddering intensely, went to grab for the doorknob but the sweat forming on his hand made it slip off the metal and he lost his balance, falling onto the carpeted floor."Please," He pleaded, as my father took another step closer to the helpless blonde. "Stay away from me. Please
:Forbidden- Ch 1:ForbiddenChapter 1 ---------------"Hey, Mom?"My mother looked up from her book and raised her eyebrows at me expectantly as I rubbed the back of my head."Yes, Gage?""Do you mind if I go out tonight?""And where do you plan on going?""Over to Dan's.""Oh, but of course! That Daniel is such a nice boy," My mother picked her book back up and smiled to herself. "If only you were more like him."I frowned and ran upstairs to my bedroom to change. Before I stripped, I stared at myself in the floor-length mirror on my closet door. My black hair needed a trim to keep it from falling over my icy, blue eyes. My skin was white as a sheet and my body lacked the muscles guys were supposed to have packed under their skin. Flesh and bones. That's all I was. I was never going to get a guy, looking like this. Not that it mattered. Dating really never interested me all that much and I had yet to find a guy that perked my interest. My parents didn't like the fact that I was gay and I usuall
Yaoi Story 8Part 8I was still in shock after I saw Colin fall from the roof of the school and rushed to the hospital. Mr. Min was there to me comfort me. I looked up at him and asked with confusion, Youre
Colins brother?He looked down and nodded, Yes, he is. He took my arms and pulled me up, Youre bleeding. You should go to the infirmary.But, what about Colin? Hes in the hospital because of me. I didnt want to do anything to hurt him. Its all my fault. I said looking down. Tears were still running down my face and I couldnt stop them.Mr. Alvin walked up to me and said, Its not your fault, so dont blame yourself. He looked down at the trail of Colins blood on my shoe and the ground then turned away. I know youre worried about Colin, but think about yourself first.I glared at him and said with a frustrated look on my face, Th
Yaoi Story 6Part 6I chased after the mysterious person that was spying on me in the infirmary. I ran as fast as I could to catch up to him, but his seems to be too far ahead of me. By the time I got up the stairs to the second floor, he was almost gone. When I heard a slam of a door and saw the tip of his shoe, I followed him like a fly being lured to honey. When I got up to the door, there was a sign on it that says Keep Out. I thought to myself This leads to the roof. Why is he going up here? I heard rumors that someone committed suicide by jumping of the school roof, so thats why the roof is now off limits to students. Whered he get the key to unlock this door? I put my thoughts aside and raced up the rest of the stairway leading to the roof.A bright, sunny light was shining from the open door at the end of the stairs. I went through it and it felt like I was going through a portal to a different world. The wind was strong, but yet relaxing at the same time. A loud squeakin
Yaoi Story 9Part 9The next day I waited and waited until it was 11:00am for lunch. I had exactly an hour to get ready and escape from school grounds before the lunch period was over. Of course, I, myself, didnt have any feminine clothing of my own.When the bell rang for lunch, I waited for about five more minutes before I rushed to the theater room, where the drama classes were held. The place was emptied. I snuck backstage to where most of the things had been put away. The most important thing I was looking for were the costumes. As I passed the wall of hanging curtains I saw boxes upon boxes of old and dusted costumes stacked on one another. The newer ones were hung on the racks and the older ones were thrown in the boxes. I opened a few of the boxes and the smell of mixed odor rushed into my face. It wasnt very pleasant.Suddenly, I heard the tapping noise of footsteps. The footsteps got closer and louder. There were two of them. I heard talking and laughter. I panicked
Yaoi Story 7Part 7Colin! I screamed out his name as he fell over the side of the school building. I looked over the edge and he was hanging on the side of the brick building with both hands. We were on top of the roof of a two story school building. It was windy outside and a guy I hardly know is about to fall to his death.H-help me, Pet! he said alarmed. I put my hands around his arms and tried to pull him back up, but his weight was much greater than mine and I couldnt budge him up even an inch.I cant! I yelled at him, Youre too heavy! I squeezed tighter. He let go one of his hand to grab on to my left arm, so that I wouldnt let him go. By doing this, it made things even worst for me. I felt like I was about to be pulled down by him. I was having a hard enough time trying to balance my weight with his, but now hes just putting all his weight on his side. Let go! I ordered him. Im going to fal
Damaged Wings Chap. 2 HomeroomWarning: Contains m/m themesChapter TwoHomeroomThe rest of the day was pure torture. I learned that I not only had gym with Hunter, but we also had homeroom together. Normally, I'd have been ecstatic about having a total of three classes with Hunter, but for both my first class and gym class, Kurt happened to be in them. It made it rather difficult to even approach or speak to Hunter when Kurt constantly gave me death glares and hovered over Hunter like a protective mother hen.As for the homeroom class, well, Hunter was extremely popular. It wasn't like one friendly introduction to each other meant we were friends. I couldn't exactly go up to his desk and invite myself to sit beside him.Besides, by the time I'd entered the classroom and seen that Hunter was in the same homeroom as me, he was already surrounded by two of the most popular girls in our grade. There was no way I could approach him. So instead, I did the same thing I
Yaoi Story 5Part 5Why would Mr. Alvin want to get his revenge on you? I asked in a low voice.Mr. Min found a chair next to the bed and sat in it. He sighed and started, Well, I started working here a little bit before you transferred into this school, not to long ago, maybe about two mouths before you came. Sean
I mean Mr. Alvin, Sean is only his first name, he was more easygoing when I first met him. He was always nice to me and whenever he saw me he would come right over and ask how I was doing. Mr. Min shifted in his seat. When Mr. Alvin confessed to me how he felt every time hes around me, I was in shock. I didnt answer him until the next day. I told him No and he took it hard. Ever since then, I tried my best to avoid him as much as possible, but he some how mange to find me roaming the hallways.So, I started, he was somewhat of a stalker?He looked at me a little funny, Umm
you can say th
Yaoi Story 4Part 4I woke up in the infirmary and heard whispering voices behind the white curtains. My head was still dizzy and I had a bad headache. I turned my head over to where the voices were coming from. Two dark shadows appear on the curtains. One was Mr. Min and the other was Mr. Alvin.No, you cant have him, Mr. Min said, pointing at him. An itch was tickling my nose and I tried to rub it away.If I cant hav- Mr. Alvin stopped.Ah-coo!!! I sneezed, as if a gun had just gone off.The lager shadow came closer and opened the silky white curtain. I looked up at Mr. Alvin and then Mr. Min. Mr. Alvin sat down next to me and patted me on the head. Did you hear what we said? was the first thing he asked me when I had just woken up.I shook my head and said, I just woke up. I didnt really hear anything at all. He smiled.Are you alright, Pet? the other teacher asked, worried. He came closer.My head hu
Yaoi Story 3Part 3After Mr. Alvin kissed me unexpectedly, he said that Colin was suspended for a while and I was off from school for the day. His hand brushed my cheek and he was off to class as well. I was still sitting up on my bed thinking. I never really put any thought into like another man, until now. I cant believe Mr. Alvin would do that to one of his own students! What if he gets fired because of me?! I shook the thought out of my mind and got out of bed. I searched for some fresh, clean cloths and went out of my room. When I locked the door, I saw a huge footprint on it. This must be Mr. Alvins. His foot is really big. After a moment of thinking I scampered off to the showering room. It should be empty at this time. No one should see me going in since it was the middle of class time.I went in and striped myself of what I had put on and hung it on the rail of the shower. The showers handles were dried; they hadnt been used this morning. It was
Damaged Wings Chap. 1: One Step CloserWarning: Contains mild m/m themesPreview Line: The moment Hunter Banks transferred to our school in sixth grade, I forgot girls even existed.Summary: Jake's always been a bit of a loner. He keeps to himself and doesn't mind it that way. But when the most popular jock in his class suddenly acknowledges his existence, his invisible barrier shatters, and Jake is forced to confront his feelings for the superstar athlete, Hunter, whom he'd always fantasized about. As Hunter and Jake become closer, it becomes that much harder for Jake to keep his feelings bottled up. Will Jake be able to confess to Hunter, or will he continue to stay by Hunter's side as his friend? Chapter OneOne Step CloserI didn't want to go to school.It was the start of a new school year and my freshman year at that. I kept telling myself it was a chance to start anew and create a new image for myself, but that was just bullshit. I knew I wou
A Small World- Ch 6: Part 1A Small WorldChapter 6, Part 1--------------"W- What?" I stared at the blonde boy with wide eyes as he looked down at me with tear-filled ones."My dad became extremely abusive after my mom died," Kieran began. "Before, he was a really great dad. He never laid a finger on me. Would never make me do things I didn't want to. But things changed. My mom was hit by a drunk driver while she was crossing the street when I turned 16. My dad was so traumatized by the whole thing; he just snapped under the stress. He started getting into drugs and alcohol. We were pretty good with money. He owned a huge company but it didn't stop him from getting into shit."---"Kieran!"My eyes widened as I heard my intoxicated father stumble down the stairs. Shit! I wasn't prepared for him to get drunk right now. Before I could do anything, a shaky hand clamped down onto my shoulder."Kieran." I gulped and slowly turned to face him."Y- Yes, dad?""Go to the city and pick up what I asked for.""Dad&
1420 MHzHe keeps a list wadded in the depths of his front, left pocket: where he holds his keys, and the forgotten/abandoned shell of a lone pistachio. The list is his biography, written in the shape of Argentine Spanish:Yo vivo.Trabajo.Me gustan los tomates en verano.Yo amo a mi novio.Nos besamos. (Mi novio chupa mis dedos de los pies.)Las estrellas cantan sus canciones.Escucho.Mi nombre no es Eduardo.Vivo con Jacobi ahora.His pants are wadded, now, on summer-warmed hardwood; his shirt is draped over the back of a cane-back chair, the most incongruous of antiques in Jacobi's tech-nerd lair. Headphones clamp his ears, and fill his head with the lisping whisper of interstellar hydrogen, broadcasting itself at a neat 1420 MHz. Bedroom is the wrong word for a place like this, despite the sorts of furnishings one might expect. There is a bed, a dresser, a bookshelf and two nightstands cramped with magazines, graphic novels. An alarm clock
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England wrapped up a seven-wicket victory on day five of the third Test to take a 2-1 lead and move close to a first series win in India since 1985.
James Anderson bowled last man Pragyan Ojha with the 10th ball of the day, dismissing India for 247 in Kolkata.
Chasing 41, England lost Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen to slip to 8-3, but were taken home by Nick Compton and Ian Bell.
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If England avoid defeat, not only will they end their 27-year wait for a series win in India, but also condemn their hosts to a first home loss since Australia won 2-1 in 2004.
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Except EVERY freaking useful item in engineering has been eating the nerf bat..
Let's ignore the fact that engineering is now the WORST profession for anything besides PVP. Let's ignore the raid that screams engineering has alchemy caches and a ton of new patterns for every profession EXCEPT engineering. Let's ignore the fact that Engineering's niche used to be trinkets, but those were taken by JCs who also got better gems.
Wait, let's NOT ignore all that. The profession has been pigeonholed by Blizzard into a PVP profession. And they keep nerfing that aspect. Seriously, it needs to stop. About my only defense against rogues in WG was being able to see them. Not like those goggles are anywhere near as good for DPS or tanking as the blacksmith BoEs.
They keep listening to people complain about a profession they refuse to help and nerf it if it becomes useful in the one aspect they are "fine" with.
This poor damn profession is about as useful as a pair of reading glasses on a blind guy. Fitting analogy since now I have no reason to keep the goggles for dps and I'm just going to go get a blacksmith to crank out the much better helm.


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Not a great picture of me but Im posting it to show how amazingly tiny Rob Burrows is. Smallest player in the Super League standing at just over 5'4" (165 cm) and 10 st (64 kg)
I took my boy to watch the Challenge Cup semi-final (Leeds vs Castleford) and he insisted he needed a Ronnie the Rhino soft toy so we headed to Headingley where Burrows was in the club shop.
Unbelievable that a guy this small can do what he does.
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Indians can't bowl - Where has the rumour come from as I myself and many indian friends arwe competent fast bowlers ?
With the English bid I said: Let us be brief. If you give back the Falkland Islands, which belong to us, you will get my vote. They then became sad and left
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Start of my northwest leg piece. The seattle seahawk getting a good ol' washington apple. We both really "liked" it
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Got my first tattoo, A Mustache. I love it and I'm showing it of everywhere.
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This tattoo was done in Nashville, TN by Ian White. Ian has done all of my tattoos and this one is by far my favorite. I moved to Nashville in 1998 to "make it big" as a guitar player. Little did I know that moving to Nashville would have a huge impact on my life. I still play to this day but not "professionally". These days I am a software developer but I have playing the guitar to thank for my journey through live thus far.
This orchid was my first tattoo. It was done by Elmo at Ink Link in Charlotte, NC. Her work is amazing and she's fun to work with.
It doesn't really mean anything I'm just obsessed with them :)
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Amy LaVere is the latest artist to perform on the Sun Studio Sessions web video series. It's easy to see why Amy is garnering critical acclaim at home and abroad. Just this fall, Amy was nominated as best emerging artist by the Americana Music Association and this summer she'll take her great live show on the road. In addition to Bonnaroo, LaVere and her bandmates, Paul Taylor and Steve Selvidge, will open shows for both Langhorne Slim and the North Mississippi Allstars before hitting the UK later this summer.
Beyond sharing the stage, the connection to the Dickinson family runs deep. Taylor drummed for Cody and Luther before they formed the Allstars and their father, the legendary Jim Dickinson (Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan), produced her latest release Anchors & Anvils. But, LaVere is not moving ahead soley because of who she knows. She's a compelling performer will appeal to a range of music lovers, including "Norah Jones fans and anyone who loved Robert Plant's and Alison Krauss's Raising Sand." (Daily Mail, UK). Comparisons are nice, but check out Amy's work below as it speaks for itself.
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Charles River Laboratories International In Stock Upgraded (CRL)
- CHARLES RIVER LABS INTL INC reported significant earnings per share improvement in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past two years. We feel that this trend should continue. During the past fiscal year, CHARLES RIVER LABS INTL INC turned its bottom line around by earning $2.23 versus -$5.81 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($2.43 versus $2.23).
- The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Life Sciences Tools & Services industry. The net income increased by 107.9% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from -$343.56 million to $27.12 million.
- Despite its growing revenue, the company underperformed as compared with the industry average of 11.0%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly increased by 3.3%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
- The company's current return on equity greatly increased when compared to its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a signal of significant strength within the corporation. Compared to other companies in the Life Sciences Tools & Services industry and the overall market, CHARLES RIVER LABS INTL INC's return on equity exceeds that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
- 39.90% is the gross profit margin for CHARLES RIVER LABS INTL INC which we consider to be strong. Regardless of CRL's high profit margin, it has managed to decrease from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, the net profit margin of 9.30% trails the industry average.
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