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The Hacienda - mad.co.uk, March 2004A feature on the controversial decision to use the name of Manchester's most famous nightclub to market a new apartment block. Featuring interviews with Tony Wilson and the designer of the club's iconic interiors, Ben Kelly.
Making a hash of the HaçManchester's Haçienda nightclub was demolished in 2000 to make room for modern apartments. The project became mired in controversy when it was revealed that the new development was to maintain the Haçienda name.Opened in May 1982, from the outset the Hacienda was no ordinary nightclub. Occupying an old yacht showroom in the rundown Whitworth Street, the club introduced the concept of re-using old semi-derelict industrial spaces to Manchester, a post-industrial city blessed with a ready supply of disused warehouse space.The interior designed by Ben Kelly was equally forward looking. What came to be known as Kelly's "industrial fantasy" presented new possibilities for British nightclubs and was described by The Architectural Review as "a significant milestone in British interior design".The club grew to become a Manchester institution, its influence spreading far beyond the city's boundaries. It is regularly citedas the club that gave birth to the acid house boom in Britain and later, the birthplace of what became known as the Madchester scene.However during its time, the Hacienda management never quite succeeded in translating fame into profit. This, combined with several run-ins with the law and the interests of some of Manchester's worst gangsters contributed to the club's eventual closure in June 1997.As testament to fans' reverence for the club, it was arranged that the original building be demolished in such a way as to allow individual sections of the structure to be preserved and auctioned for charity. Local demolition firm Connell Brothers explains that this project was so out of the ordinary as to necessitate the use of abseilers to remove and preserve even the building's external light fittings.What happened in the aftermath however has angered many.Following the demolition and the ensuing auction, a new building, a development of luxury apartments took its place. Most controversially, Crosby Homes, the developers of the site decided to name the new apartment block the Hacienda.For the developers, the decision to use the name was a simple one. A spokesperson explains: "no matter what they called it, it would always be known as the Hacienda".
However, the decision was a curious one for a number of reasons.Many within Manchester were quick to criticise Crosby's decision, seeing the appropriation of the club's name and the assumption of its historical relevance as opportunistic profiteering.
Dr Justin O'Connor, director of the Manchester Institute for Popular Culture at the city's Metropolitan University explains: "A lot of people felt it was a cynical use of the brand" adding "it's a bit rich them using the name when they knocked it down in the first place".On a symbolic level too, observers pointed to the inherent irony in naming the new development the Hacienda. Famously, the building was originally named FAC51, only later being changed to the Hacienda in honour of a text by Situationist thinker Ivan Chtcheglov. The Situationist group was made up of artists and intellectuals and founded in 1957 to attack capitalist values. It seems unlikely then that Crosby Home's new development would have been what the anti-capitalist Chtcheglov had in mind when he imagined his model of the modern city.
The developers' strapline for the promotional campaign: "Now the party's over…you can come home" merely added fuel to the fire.Chris Ward is managing director of Chris Ward and Associated Ltd, the full service agency based in Leamington Spa which carried out much of the branding work on the Hacienda project, designing the sales centre, the brochure, and taking care of all the marketing for Crosby Homes.Ward explains that the project was a very interesting one to work on, commenting: "it's an extremely significant building with incredible heritage". The curious thing in Ward's comments however is his omission to point out that the actual building itself no longer exists. Despite this, he goes on to say that he "exploited that heritage to the full".This use of the club's heritage is certainly apparent in the sales brochure which plays heavily on the past glories of the club and even quotes liberally from Chtcheglov's manifesto.Aside from this though, another controversial feature of the branding campaign was the appropriation of many of the themes which ran through the original building. One of these was the iconic yellow and black hazard stripe motif which was a powerful symbol in the club's original design, featuring as it did on the club's dominant supporting pillars and later in much of the club's literature and flyers.Ward explains "we took the hazard stripe symbolism and applied it throughout everything we produced". When asked if there were any copyright issues to be resolved he explains: "That theme ran through the club and we thought it was entirely appropriate to take it".Ben Kelly was responsible for the original use of the motif. He explains: "the hazard stripe became the icon that represented the Hacienda." As to its birth he explains: "it was quite simple really, there was going to be people bumping into these huge columns so I thought I had better put some hazard stripes on them". The concept then evolved to be slightly more complex. As Kelly explains, different areas of the club had different coloured stripes thus creating what Tony Wilson was to call Kelly's "narrative of space".It is safe to say that Kelly is not best pleased at Crosby's appropriation of his ideas. In response to the brochure design he says: "I am quite shocked at some of the graphic content. Bastards!"Chris Ward however is keen to point out that the Hacienda project is moving on. He explains that in the new brochure for the nine soon-to-open Hacienda penthouse apartments, the use of the stripe motif is much more subtle. Whereas "the initial advertising was very reflective of the old Hacienda", and was for that reason very "head banging and in your face", the maturity of the motif in the new brochure is, says Ward, "symbolic of the way the original Hacienda-goers havematured". He goes on: "We are now concerned with the present and the future rather than the past".Crosby Homes too is keen to make this point saying that the company is "moving away from the history of the site now the building is almost complete." Rather, the company's focus now is on the building's "new status as a style icon featuring some of the most highly specified apartments in Manchester".However this assertion does seem just a little rich.
Grant Windridge, creative director of Manchester-based design agency Hemisphere explains that he drives past the Hacienda site every day and has noted that a new and very imposing Hacienda sign has appeared over the last few months. He argues: "If you are going to use the name, to put a huge sign on the front is contrary to everything people ever knew about the Hacienda". Indeed the only "branding" apparent on the original club building had been a nine inch plaque with FAC51 inscribed on it.Windridge explains that he, like most people in Manchester at the time, carried his membership card for the Hacienda with pride. Perhaps unsurprisingly then he is somewhat scathing of the new development. He explains that he has "come to the firm conclusion that the name is being used cynically with only a thin veneer of marketing". Crosby, he explains, has taken the Hacienda brand and turned it "topsy turvy".Hemisphere would have advised Crosby against its current course of action explains Windridge. His reasoning for this however is not simply born of a desire to preserve a sense of nostalgia. "It's 2004 now" he says, "the Hacienda is part of our history. It's time to look forward rather than back". For Windridge "there is too much homage for a time that was actually a bit crappy. The city is much better now and it's time to look forward".This is a notion picked up on by Tom Bloxham, founder of property development agency Urban Splash. For Bloxham, the use of the Hacienda name in this context "shows a lack of imagination, it is reactionary and regressive". He argues that developers should always be looking forward, "it is always disappointing when people are looking backwards" he asserts.Bloxham has been pivotal in making Manchester "much better now". He is regularly cited as being responsible for the rise in popularity of loft developments in the city which has seen the city centre population grow from 600 to 20,000 in the last decade. Interestingly, he too was a Hacienda devotee and comments that he "was there several nights a week for a large part of my life".He seems at first unwilling to criticise fellow developers and explains that Crosby's Hacienda project is "reasonable quality architecture" and a "good, credible building" but when asked if he would have considered naming the development the Hacienda he replies: "it's not something we would do".Perhaps most importantly, in aligning its product with the original Hacienda brand Crosby has merely succeeded in highlighting the difference between the two propositions. Whereas the Hacienda in its original state represented youthful rebellion, Crosby's project can never hope to inspire such passion.
The club was set up by its founders as being an attempt "to give something back" to a city they loved and believed in. It is unlikely that similar motives are driving Crosby Homes.
Another problem for Crosby is the special place that the Hacienda continues to occupy in the city. Chtcheglov in his manifesto goes on to explain: "All cities are geological. You can't take three steps without encountering ghosts bearing all the prestige of their legends". Of Manchester and the Hacienda this notion rings particularly true. Despite the fact that the building no longer exists, the club is everywhere it seems.Evidence of this lies in even the most unlikely of places. For example, following a strange turn of events, it turns out that in a basement of the Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester there exists a collection of Factory Records relics including posters and administrative notes taken from the Hacienda.Elsewhere, ex-Hacienda DJ Dave Haslam is taking part in a project called Shrinking Cities in which he will trace artefacts from the Hacienda auction. His contribution will form part of a major exhibition in Berlin later this year.Crosby should perhaps then have paid a little more attention to the continuing relevance of the Hacienda da name. For a large section of Manchester, this development will simply never be the Hacienda.It is perhaps for this reason that Tony Wilson, the Hacienda's most famous spokesman and the man responsible for creating much of the mythology that surrounds the club does not seem too angry about Crosby's use of the name. Rather, most of all he appears to enjoy the absurdity of the situation explaining: "I find it amusing that the name still means something".He does express disappointment - although perhaps not surprise - in the way in which Crosby has gone about marketing its new development. Commenting on the strapline "Now the party's over…you can come home" he says it's a "crap line…it misunderstands the mood of the place in almost precisely the same way "We're Up and Going" from McCann Erickson got Manchester wrong before."Perhaps Wilson is right in feeling mildly amused. Marketers will always try to mould alternative culture to their own ends. If that is the case then perhaps it is simply not worth getting angry about.Using names which have little to do with the actual building being sold is nothing new of course in the property redevelopment industry. A recent example in Hackney, London where the old Gainsborough Studios building has been redeveloped is a case in point. The studios take their name from the film studio made famous in the 1930s by the likes ofAlfred Hitchcock and Ivor Novello. However when the developers moved in, the original shell was destroyed to make room for a modern apartment block.This project too may borrow heavily from a past it has no real claim to but importantly, it is likely that it will offend only the most ardent of cineasts. In the case of the Hacienda project however, Crosby Homes runs the risk of offending an entire generation.For those people who remember the original club however, the legend of the Hacienda lives on. No matter how the development is marketed and despite the serious misgivings about the appropriation of the name and motifs, the memory of the club will never fade.This is an argument suggested by Ben Kelly who says: "What I thought was fantastic was the way they went about closing it [the Hacienda] down. There was no sentimentality, it was simply 'bollocks it's finished, close it down and walk away'. If it's been redeveloped then so be it. The people who were there in its original form know what it was. Wherever I go in the world I meet people who have had the night of their life in the Hacienda. So what if someone puts a new building on top ofit. So what".For all the intellectual and aesthetic arguments against the project, there is some evidence that it is delivering on the bottom line. Of the 154 apartments and 7 penthouses, 130 units have so far been filled. Retailing at £178,00 to £398,00 for one to two bedrooms the flats are certainly not cheap by Manchester standards. However, the true importance of the Haçienda lies in what it has already contributed to the city of Manchester.Eulogising in his novelisation of the film of 24 Hour Party People Tony Wilson writes: "They [the owners of the Hacienda] thought they were alone, just them, the precious few, believing in their holy city…Turned out other Mancs were at the renascence stage of their lives too. City councillors and city businessmen, buying old warehouses, planning new lives for their town, dreaming of a city reborn. The boys with the stupid club were mad, but not alone".This new development of modern apartments on the site of their beloved club may not be exactly what they had in mind for the future.
But then again, so what.
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Migraine Awareness Month #3: Just shoot me now! What's your worst Migraine trigger? Can you avoid it? How do you handle it?
So far I've found out one of my biggest triggers is alcohol. Wine, in particular. I think it's pretty common, so I'm not special in that regard. Obviously, I've stopped drinking any alcohol almost completely. It's no big deal, since I've never been a huge fan of it in the first place. However, sometimes I do get a Cuba Libre or two, since a small amount of white rum doesn't seem to do any harm to my head *fingers crossed*
Also, weather and pressure changes are a big trigger for me. I seem to get a headache before thunderstorms or when the temperature drops or rises quickly. Thankfully, those headaches don't turn into migraines every time, so I've learned to be happy about that! Also, sometimes I get a migraine when the moon is full. I'm not yet 100% sure it's related, but it has happened enough times that I'm starting to think I might be right about this theory.
Once I do have a migraine, I can't stand strong smells. Particularly food. It always makes me throw up, without fail, so I call it my vomit trigger :P Also, I can't touch that particular food after that happens, which means I can't eat apple pie anymore, among a couple other things.
National Migraine Awareness Month is initiated by the National Headache Foundation. The Blogger's Challenge is initiated by www.FightingHeadacheDisorders.com.


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Thousands of young people line up outside Navy Pier in August to sign up for a chance to participate in a federal program that could protect them from deportation and provide opportunities to work and study legally in the U.S. | John H. White~Sun-Time
Updated: November 30, 2012 6:09AM
Illegal immigration from Mexico, after declining since 2007, is up again.
Not by much, say researchers from the University of Southern California and a Tijuana university, who can't give hard numbers.
But, they say, more folks moved north in the first six months of 2012 than back south.
What does this mean?
Anti-immigrant animosities, which had ebbed, are sure to roar back in if the trend continues. And the next president and Congress can't shove immigration reform to the bottom of the agenda, as has been the case during the Obama administration and before.
The U.S. still needs a sensible and humane path to citizenship for about 6.1 million undocumented Mexican immigrants. "Self-deportation" is a fantasy, especially as the economy picks up.
And we need that Dream Act, which would give permanent residency to about 1.8 million illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children if they serve in the military or go to college.
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Thanksgiving Weekend - October 11, 12 & 13, 2014
This Year's Theme: Country Fun for Everyone
Please join us in the picturesque village of Norwood, Ontario for the annual Norwood Fall Fair. The Norwood Fair was established back in the year 1868 as a showplace for area residents to display the fruits of their labours. It was also an opportunity for some friendly competition between friends and neighbours, however it was mostly a community gathering where village folk came together to celebrate the harvest, catch up with each other and have a little fun for a couple of days. The Norwood Fair has of course grown and evolved substantially in the last 146 years, our mandate however has not changed, it is and always will be our mission to provide you and your family with a traditional country fair filled with lots of fun and excitement. We hope you will make the Norwood Fair part of your Thanksgiving Weekend and we invite you to come with your family and friends and have fun!
If you are thinking about entering your produce, livestock, homecraft and other projects into this year's fair, please follow the links below to our 2014 Prize Book and to our School Division Prize Book. After you have decided on what categories you would like to enter please use our Online Entry Form to quickly and easily submit your entries. (Please submit your entries by September 20, 2014).
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Look around this site to see what just might amaze and entertain you in 2014 or revisit some memories from previous years. Then print out a map and the program and mark the Norwood Fall Fair on your calendar!
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The world's population is expected to hit seven billion in the next few weeks. After growing very slowly for most of human history, the number of people on Earth has more than doubled in the last 50 years. Where do you fit into this story of human life? Fill in your date of birth below to find out. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15391515
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yes, i admit it.. I do love online shopping.
I recently purchase a pair of Aerosole boots from Shoebuy.com for $23 incl. free shipping, a Burts Bee's gift pack from Target, $9 pink watershoes from Land's End as well as 2 pair of flannel pants for $15 ea. And something else I ordered? Gaah! I can't even remember. Well, it will be a nice surprise when it shows up at work! Oh, yeah, I ordered some things from Lane Bryant.. i just remembered! I was so excited when I saw the dress/shirt on the markdown rack @ Lane Bryant but knew I could get a better deal online. Here's a picture but, please, keep in mind that i am short and this shirt/dress actually fits like a dress on me.. it is NOT super high like in the picture!
At any rate, for the dress, I purchases one in two sizes to make sure that one fit, and a few extra things ( t-shirt, etc) and still paid less than what it would have been in the store, with free shipping, and bonus points AND I get $$ back to spend in the store! Whoo! Deal.
Other than shopping, I did box up some of my clothes that are too small. Much more of that to do. It will be nice to walk into my closet and see only things that I can fit into..
Spring is coming.. I think. Looks like rain in the forecast this week. Spring always makes me want to rent the Oasis '(what;s the story) morning glory' CD from the library.. I think I will!
Met with our onsite nutritionist on ?Wed? this past week. She wants me to eat at scheduled times, etc. I'm ok with that. The only thing that I don't like is the request to eat as soon as i get up ( even if it is just a handful of cereal)
I'm meeting two new work friends @ the work gym at 6am tomorrow :)
I'm dropping out of the BLC 15 challenge. I don't keep up with the weekly requirements and don't focus on the exercise/nutrition piece. I've barely logged in to SP at all lately because I've been so busy. Yes, all excuses but it's real life!
The saying goes, "It's OK to fail, but never quit" and I guess that I don't agree with that! Although I wish that I'd been able to manage staying on the challenge, I am looking forward to backing off the guilt that I had for not being able to keep up with the requirements, for not having time to focus on this. Beating myself up and staying on the challenge isn't helpful for them or for myself. Good time to bow out, I say.
What do you think? Is the saying true? Should I have stuck in the challenge and failed? or is it ok to quit?
Painted my paws red for Valentines Day. Mainly because I NEVER do my nails, so, on my day off last week, BFF and I went to a training school ( 2 manicures for $11 plus tip). Well, I went all glitter on my nails that day.. 24 hours later, it had started to chip off of 1 nail. 48 hours later it looked like I was in a fight. So today, I took the glittery off and used a red-tinted nail hardener.
It's super windy tonight. I can't sleep.
I'm still having issues with my computer. I don't know if I need a replacement power cord, or if there is something "loose" in the connection into my laptop. Sigh. I have the same problem with my cellphone charger in the car.
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The war on cyber-bullying kicks into high gear for Coloradans who are fed-up with the social media problem.
"We need to say, if you cyber-bully somebody you will be punished. Right now everybody just think it's a big joke," said Devin 4 Life foundation president, Angel Bradley.
Lawmakers in Denver don't think it's a joke however, and have begun pushing a bill forward that demands accountability.
"Bullying is motivated by hate. And cyber-bullying is intended to do harm through social media. So basically what I'm trying to do is put some guard rails around people intimidating, threatening, and harassing people," said Colorado House Representative, Rhonda Fields.
Representative Fields heads up the bill which defines what harassment is and the different forms it can take, which she says could ultimately save lives.
"They decide maybe not to go to school that day, they ditch school. Some decide to commit suicide, others slip into depression. So this is an issue that must be addressed," said Rep. Fields.
The bill itself brought questions and arguments during its first hearing but lawmakers seem to agree that something needs to be done. Angel Bradley certainly agrees.
"I feel like there was no justice. So even though he wasn't murdered, I use this all the time. I say my son wasn't murdered but it sure feels like he was," said Bradley.
If passed the bill would place a class two misdemeanor on anyone using social media to harass another person.
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What motivated Tucson shooter Jared Loughner to gun down 20 people outside a Safeway, killing six people and critically injuring Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords?Nearly 60 percent of Americans do not believe that "heated political rhetoric" is to blame for the shooting rampage in Tucson that ... More >>
A new and improved J.D. Hayworth squares off against the same old Steve Owens
In the sixth congressional district, J.D. Hayworth and Steve Owens have run campaigns so devoid of content it's almost scary


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The Emerging Arctic
The northern reaches of the planet are melting at a pace few nations can afford to ignore, yielding potentially lucrative returns in energy,...
Speakers: Scott Borgerson, CEO, CargoMetrics and Cofounder, Arctic Circle
Michael Byers, Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law, University of British Columbia
Heather Conley, Senior Fellow and Director of the Europe Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Marlene Laruelle, Author, Russia's Arctic Strategies and the Future of the Far North
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July 16, 2014
Climate change, technological advances, and rising global demand for resources may unlock the potential of considerable economic possibilities in the Circumpolar North in the 21st century. The melting of Arctic sea ice to record lows in recent years has prompted many nations, principally those with Arctic Ocean coastlines—the United States, Canada, Russia, Norway, and Denmark (Greenland)—to reassess their commitments and interests in the icy reaches atop the globe. Many forecast Arctic summers will be free of ice in a matter of decades, potentially opening the region up to hundreds of billions of dollars in investment, including energy production, shipping, and fishing. The thaw will also pose new security demands as greater human activity induces states to increase their military and constabulary presence.
While most experts dismiss the prospects for armed aggression in the Arctic, some defense analysts and academics assert that territorial disputes and a competition for resources have primed the Arctic for a new Cold War. Meanwhile, environmentalists are concerned that a new era of Arctic exploration and development could spoil one of the planet's last great frontiers, a pristine habitat home to iconic wildlife and native communities that have subsisted there for thousands of years. Climatologists warn that the extraction of fossil fuels in the Arctic will contribute to global warming at a time when they believe nations should be paring back greenhouse-gas emissions and pursuing alternative energy sources. But for many, the debate is less over whether the region should be developed, but rather if it can be done sustainably and peaceably. The Arctic is emerging on the world stage, and it is not yet settled whether businesses, governments, and other operators can fully manage the unique risks it poses.
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Maximalist finds lessons in the past that anticipate and clarify our chaotic present, revealing the history of U.S. foreign policy in an unexpected new light. More
This clear and authoritative book presents a sweeping account of China's global resource quest and the unrivaled expansion of its economy. More
The story of the tragic and often tormented relationship between the United States and Pakistan, and a call to prepare for the worst, aim for the best, and avoid past mistakes. More
This Independent Task Force asserts that elevating and prioritizing the U.S.-Canada-Mexico relationship offers the best opportunity for strengthening the United States and its place in the world.
This Independent Task Force report finds that as more people and services become interconnected and dependent on the Internet, societies are becoming increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks.
The authors argue that it is essential to begin working now to expand and establish rules and norms governing armed drones, thereby creating standards of behavior that other countries will be more likely to follow.
The author examines Pakistan's complex role in U.S. foreign policy and advocates for a two-pronged approach that works to quarantine threats while integrating Pakistan into the broader U.S. agenda in Asia.
The authors assess the political, security, and economic challenges facing U.S. policymakers in Afghanistan and evaluate a range of policy options.
The biggest threat to America's security and prosperity comes not from abroad but from within, writes CFR President Richard N. Haass in his provocative new book. More
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News, maps, scientific research, international relations, and more resources about the Arctic and polar regions.
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Weak Plot Works Against "Mission: Impossible 3"
- Monday, April 24, 2006
Instead of concentrating on visual grace, Abrams injects ever more adrenaline into the stunts and action scenes. When the approach works—and it does, more often than not—viewers will forget about the convoluted plot, with its agency moles, expertly made face masks (again) and unclear motives of the villain. By the time "M:I3" circles back to its opening sequence, it has offered a number of implausible but exciting scenes, and it has just enough gas in its tank to carry it to the final credits.
Viewers will go along for the ride, as long as they aren't inclined to catch their breath and start thinking about the plot. "M:I3" works as an adrenaline-fueled action film, but it's also a disturbing film on a moral level. Numerous individuals are killed by Ethan and his team. Torture is used to extract important information. Cars, helicopters and trucks are dispatched through missile strikes, gunfire and other explosive devices. The kinetic camerawork is overkill, and the central relationship between Ethan and Julia is sexual before the two are married.
Next to those weighty concerns, the film's pleasures are slight. It's acceptable summer-movie fare for older teens and up, but other than some skillful execution of elaborate stunts, "M:I3" offers little of value.
If viewers demonstrate a hunger for this type of film by turning out for it in large numbers, Hollywood will continue to serve up this high-priced, low-edification entertainment. Meanwhile, affirming films like "Akeelah and the Bee" are largely missed by audiences who say they want more family-friendly films.
Where will your family spend its entertainment dollars this weekend?
Audience: Older teens and up.
- Language: Numerous profanities; Lord's name taken in vain.
- Sex/Nudity: No nudity, but Ethan and Julia—engaged but not yet married—are shown lying in bed; some passionate kissing; one character explains that IMF team members can never sustain a lasting relationship; a supporting character asks whether Ethan ever slept with an IMF trainee.
- Violence: Intense sequences of brutality and torture; destruction of cars, trucks, helicopters and buildings; missile strikes; a grenade explodes; lots of gunfire and killing; explosive devices are inserted into the cranium and detonated; an adrenaline shot is bluntly administered; characters are killed, but with the expectation that they will be medically revived; corpses are displayed; some reckless driving.
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Connor's eyes turned blue after the last trip to the spirit world. Wolf cubs' eyes are blue when they are born, and turn to amber or brown or even green as they mature. He is just like a wolf cub. And I'm sure if he had been allowed to continue this way, his eyes would have changed to amber as well.
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Anonymous said: so, what's your story?
Okay, so I normally answer this question with like a 2 minute sentence, but I feel you guys deserve a definitive answer so here we go.
Nicole and I met in 2011, how you may ask, where we met right here. Yup, right here on the same blue dashboard you're likely reading this post on. We started talking and getting to know each other pretty well, so we moved over to facebook were our friendship escalated into something more.
Soon enough into our long distance relationship we started video chatting:
This went on for about 11 months until we would finally be able to be together.
This is me in an airport on my way to her for the first time:
It was probably the most terrifying moment of my life, personally, and I was incredibly nervous.
This is us on the car ride back to her house:
She was really shy about being in pictures, so naturally I tried to take 300.
Eventually she started giving in and took more pictures.
It was only a week, but it was the best week of my life.
Eventually we decided to start living together, I lived with her and her mom while I found a job in Michigan and made enough to get our own place.
Job hunting was fun
Not everything works out as planned though, and we ended up on the streets for 2 months trying to figure out what to do with our lives.
Looking pretty good for a homeless couple right?
When we realized things weren't gonna work out in Michigan we decided to move to Florida with my family where things would be easier for us.
I found a job right away.
And eventually Nicole even joined the crew.
Things were going really well for us, so we decided to save every penny we had and give it a go in Michigan again. We found a place that we liked and we were happily awaiting to move in in 2 months.
Things took somewhat of a dramatic turn when Nicoles depression (which she had been battling for a major part of her life) kicked in and she made an attempt at taking her own life.
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She dropped her life in Michigan and flew back to me ASAP
Our youtube channel and our blog had started to pick up a decent amount of followers, so when we asked for your help and put up a wishlist for Charlie things you guys did not disappoint.
Soon enough Nicoles belly started growing
Things had finally settled down, and we were able to enjoy ourselves for the first time, here's the last Christmas we spent as a party of 2
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Registry keys and residual file names
Previous suggestions for removing residual file names from "Save/Save As" dialog boxes involve deleting the following two keys from Registry (complete paths/strings omitted from this thread inquiry):
"LastVisitedPidlMRU", and
I noticed though that, in addition to those two keys in that Registry location, there is another & similar key entitled "LastVisitedPidlMRULegacy".
1) Is it advisable to also delete that third "...Legacy" key as well, and if not, why not?
2) What is the function of that third "...Legacy" key?
3) What would removing it do, or not do?
Thanks a bunch, Win
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Just download Ccleaner and run that. It will take care of what you're trying to do here in deleting those remnant save histories and you won't have to worry about which registry keys do what. Deleting those keys might cause issues, but clearing out their values (like Ccleaner does) will not harm anything.
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Thank you FliGi7; but I already know how to remove the residual file names. I have used the above technique of removing those two Registry keys several times, and it is the 'original' and best method to remove the residual file names. It is easy, it is effective, it doesn't involve any other software downloads and/or installations and I am comfortable doing it [that way]. Additionally, in all likelihood, all that those other software packages that you referenced are doing is an automated-behind-the-scenes-version of the manual process that i described. There is really no "other" way to remove residual file names in Windows other than deleting those two Registry key entries; so that is essentially simply the same process that your recommended accessory program is performing anyway- it merely does it "behind the scenes".
My question was specifically and solely about the function of the third key ("LastVisitedPidlMRULegacy") at that Registry location.
Anyone have any ideas as to the significance of that third key? Thanks much- Win
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You're right, it's probably the easiest way to permanently remove the ability to save the history of the recent open/save dialogs for programs that implement it. All that Ccleaner does is remove the values of those keys, not delete the keys themselves, so you would have to run in every time you wanted to clear them rather than them not being stored there at all, like you're currently implementing.
LastVisitedPidlMRULegacy is supposed to store values of the location of the last executable used in the open/save dialog, just like LastVisitedPidlMRU. However, given that you are that much into your registry, it seems you are in more of a position to tell us how it is being used on your system than we can. What values does it contain? Are they the same as the LastVisitedPidlMRU key? What does it store? Does it act in the same way and save values as the LastVisitedPidlMRU key?
To directly answer your questions:
2) The function of the third key is as I explained above.
3) Removing it would most likely have much the same effect as removing the others. However, you are in more of a position to tell us what it would do to your system. It should be very simple to test, given you have already been in there and deleted other keys, so you know how to go about it.
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Got it! :
"LastVisitedPidlMRULegacy" = last visited folder
"CIDSizeMRU" = recently used apps
"RunMRU" = recently run item
Thanks again- I had wondered about those other keys
BTW: deleting those keys does *not* permanently remove the ability of the OS to save that information- it merely removes all such information to date. Unless the change described next is made, Windows simply recreates the keys 'fresh & new' again, and then starts saving the info again from that point forward. To permanently remove that ability as you referenced, it is necessary to access Windows' "Local Group Policy Editor" (this is only available with Win Pro & Win Ult, not with Win Hm Prem) to change the settings for "Common Open File Dialog".
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Sure thing. Here's a good page to check out on some of those keys:
Windows 7 Registry Forensics: Part 4 - Page 2 | Forensic Magazine
If you're interested in registry stuff, the SANS computer forensics blog a lot of good info there.
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THE Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at Ferens Art Gallery has broken records for the amount of cultural visitors in Hull – attracting more than 11,000 people in just ten days.
Fans of the renaissance artist have even been seen queuing outside the venue in the city centre for a chance to browse the work.
The free exhibition, Ten Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, is from the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle.
Visitor numbers have been "exceptional", with more than 1,400 people flocking to the Ferens last Thursday – breaking previous weekday totals – and almost 2,500 visiting on Saturday, which was the busiest day on record for the art gallery.
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Simon Green, assistant head of economic development and regeneration for Hull City Council, said he was "delighted" the show is proving so popular with visitors.
"We expected that it would be," he said. "But to see the scale of the queue outside the Ferens on opening at 1.30pm on Sunday really demonstrated just how much interest there is in Leonardo.
"Breaking our record for the busiest day ever at the gallery is a real achievement."
The figures for the first ten days of the show surpass those for last year's David Hockney's Bigger Trees Near Warter display, by some 2,000 people.
On Sunday, there was a queue from the gallery's main doors to Whitefriargate and the exhibition received more than 400 people in the first ten minutes of opening.
Two adult workshops in recreating old master drawing techniques led by paper conservator, Richard Hawkes, have sold out and the lecture programme tickets are in high demand.
Councillor Terry Geraghty, portfolio holder for leisure and culture, said: "The exhibition has proved a resounding success and showed that Hull was well chosen by the Royal Collection as the only place in the north of England to show the drawings.
"I hope the high number of people visiting the gallery and city centre continues, bringing increased trade for businesses and showing others that Hull is a place to invest and do business."
Kirsten Simister, curator of Ferens, said the feedback from visitors has been "excellent" and they are seeing people coming from far and wide.
The inspiring works include the magnificent Head of Leda – the mythological mother of Helen of Troy.
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This is a really, really cool map! Well done, Larb!
Delightful. Y'know there's a class of mazes that can be solved just by traversing the whole thing dragging, say, your right hand down the walls? Well if you want to categorize this as a dungeon with a bit of danger, just note that there's a significant amount of poison ivy woven into the hedges. Put a stop to THAT technique...
Thanks. Yes, Linear branching mazes can be solved using that method. It doesn't work so well on "island" mazes though. An "island" is basically where you just end up doing circles if you try to solve it that way. I don't think my maze is completely immune to it but I did put a few islands in there.
My ultimate goal in life is to own a garden with a maze in it so I've read a little about their design. I don't care if my house is a tiny shoebox, I just want a maze. =P
The last time I had a really good time in a maze was a corn field maze. Maps were provided, and then the farm owners cut loose the "city folk" to wander about in it. My family and I ended up having a rather large group of people following us out of the maze busily chatting on their cell phones like it was a guided tour. I found it hilarious and sad at the same time, but it gave my wife and I quite a bit to talk about on the ride home.


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Saturday and Sunday (and possibly Monday), 10/25 - 10/26 (and possibly 10/27) depending upon the weather. Rain date will be next clear 2 to 3 day run. We are clearing out the attic and the basement. Those of you who know our annual, clearing out, yard tag sale know how great this sale is. Everything must go. We are asking a fair price but, of course, we are always willing to haggle on most items. So come to find great bargains and have some fun. Cash is king but we can accept credit cards. We offer electronics, records, memorabilia, antiques, collectibles, bottles, dolls, sports, militaria, mid century modern furniture, some jewelry, beads, tools, women's clothing and furs, and lots of old, rare, or weird odds & ends. 2932 Stanley Place, Oceanside, NY 11572 Starts exactly at 10AM on Saturday October 18. NO EARLY BIRDS PLEASE. Give us time to set up all this wonderful stuff for you to buy.
2 day Garage Sale Saturday 10/25 to Sunday 10/26 starts at 9:30 am- 5 pm (rain dates: 11/1 & 11/2) 155 South Brookside Ave, Freeport, NY 11520 items located in driveway and lawn. items include: clothes and shoes (women -- some new items) furniture (few pieces) paintings exercise machines house hold items Christmas items Fall items paper back books (mix of magazines, novels, etc) board games vhs tapes Cassette tapes house plants do NOT contact me with unsolicited services or offers
What: Moving Sale Where: 8026 Margaret Place, Glendale, NY 11385 When: Saturday, November 1st, 9am - 2pm We are moving the week after the 1st and are therefore hosting a moving sale including dressers, couches, chairs, twin mattress, BBQ, living room furniture, backyard furniture, holiday decorations, etc. Great prices. Feel free to call or email with any questions. Hope to see you there!
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Come join us Saturday, November 1, 2014 as we unload contents of a whole house located at 113 Herman Blvd, Franklin Square, New York 11010. Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Big double garage should it rain. No early birds! -) What's there - Clothing, Christmas decorations, air conditioners, furniture - Ethan Allen, tools, bric-a-brac, collector plates - too much to list. Open to fair prices and it is yours. We thank you for thinking of stopping by...
HUGE MULTI-FAMILY ESTATE AND GARAGE SALE! Saturday November 1st 8am-6pm. 45 Twig Lane Levittown NY. Bedroom Furniture, Dining Room Set, Kitchen Tables and Chairs, Sofas, Rocking Chairs, Antique Desks, Tons of Spode, Toys, Paintings, Photography, Sports Collectibles, Computers, Clothing, Coats, Books, DVDs and More!!!
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1st.!!!!!! Antiques- Collectables-&-Accessories-Housewares-Vintage Items! NOON -4 PM Cash n Carry --797 Hempstead Avenue, West Hempstead 11552- Inquiries by email This Saturday!!! Appts only @ 11am-- same day
Tuesday 10/28 9am to 4pm 227 Garden City Road, furniture, household, dolls, art, more. ALIX'S TAG SALES
http://www.estatesales.net/estate-sales/NY/Lynbrook/11563/753786 This is a clean out D I G G E R sale in Lynbrook where all must go! Included is: Vintage and antique china Vintage Men's magazines Vintage National Lampoon Vintage National Geographic Antique Drop Desk Secretary Pair of antique twin size beds...beautiful Antique full size bed Antique chest of drawers with book matched veneer Books Several old original oil paintings Records Kenmore sewing machine Duncan Phyfe style round leather top end table Antique Dining room Server & Buffet Several sets of chairs Leather top coffee table Vintage settee Glassware Bookcases Fur collars Vintage electronics Antique Mimeograph machine Antique desk Vintage train tracks Vintage Hamilton Economy Drafting Table IT'S A DIGGER....Everything is priced to sell! View full details at EstateSales.NET: http://www.EstateSales.NET/estate-sales/NY/Lynbrook/11563/753786
Garage/Yard/ Moving Sale Many Vintage Items Furniture, Books, Clothes, Too Much to list. Something for Everyone. LOCATION: 76 ELDRIDGE AVE HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550 Saturday 11-8-2014 Time 8:00am to 4:00pm No Early Birds Please! Rain date 11-9-2014
Fri (10/31) & Sat (11/1) 9am-3pm Garage items - Lawn Equipment, Bikes, Tools, etc. Electronics - Computers, Stereos, etc. Linens/Clothing Books Toys Collectibles + So much more! Everything priced to sell! Check it out! 76 New York Ave, West Hempstead, NY Just North of Hempstead Tpke. Near Mineola, Garden City, Franklin Square, West Hempstead, Hempstead, & Queens
GARDEN CITY TAG SALE BY MONA CONTACT Tag Sales By Mona Follow Us On EstateSales.org: http://estatesales.org/estate-sale-companies/4547 Phone: show contact info Website: http://Www.tagsalesbymona.com DATES & TIMES Sat, Nov 1, 2014 10:00am - 3:00pm ADDRESS 65 Vassar St Garden City, NY ABOUT LR set 2 love seats, large ottoman, side chairs, DR set w/6 chairs & china closet, roll top desk, secretaries, school desks, armoire, red sofa & loveseat, grandfather & more clocks, lamps, bird cage, rugs, shoes,clothes, hats, tools, o/door furniture, statuary, Weber, Lladros, kitware, bric-a-brac & more VIEW THE COMPLETE LISTING WITH ALL 88 PHOTOS HERE: http://estatesales.org/garden-city-ny-estate-sales/garden-city-tag-sale-463958
WEST HEMPSTEAD TAG SALE BY MONA CONTACT Tag Sales By Mona Follow Us On EstateSales.org: http://estatesales.org/estate-sale-companies/4547 Phone: show contact info Website: http://Www.tagsalesbymona.com DATES & TIMES Sun, Nov 2, 2014 10:00am - 3:00pm ADDRESS 256 School St. West Hempstead, NY ABOUT Loaded with art, Chagall, London, Davis & more, plus unframed prints, large mahogany curio w/ French legs, secretary, Provincial settee, etageres, kitset , BR furn, lamps, tray table, potbelly stove, outdoor furn, freezer, games, records, electronics, bric-a-brac & more VIEW THE COMPLETE LISTING WITH ALL 106 PHOTOS HERE: http://estatesales.org/west-hempstead-ny-estate-sales/west-hempstead-tag-sale-462219
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Multi family garage sale Saturday November 1st (rain date November 2nd). Something for everyone 9a - 3p. 1081 Delmar ave franklin square, ny.
HOUSE CLOSING NEXT WEEK! All must go by this Sat. afternoon. HALF PRICE SALE ON FRIDAY and SATURDAY.Antique furniture and accessories. 2 sets silverplate flatware. 3 sets china, Lenox, Mikasa, Sterling pieces, green and Amethyst depression glass, sofa with matching swivel chair, rugs, bureaus, large impressive secretary desk. OIL PAINTING c.1920 Venetian canal scene, many Victorian prints. 50 years of miscellaneous stuff.
Sunday November 2. 10am-4pm 111 North 3rd. St. New Hyde Park Women's clothes and shoes all like new!!! Small household items, small furniture, toys, AVON products(unused) , candles, picture frames, fabrics, much much more!!! Something for every family member!!!
Friday 10/31 9am to 4pm 105 6th Street between Hilton and Franklin, antiques, furniture, household records, Christmas, patio furniture, more. ALIX'S TAG SALES
**Garage Sale** Friday Oct.31st 2014~ 87 Kingston Ave. SO.Floral Park NY~ Furniture, Decor, Appliances,and Jewelry
Garage Sale this Sunday, November 2nd 10AM to 4PM Location is right off the intersection of 46th Avenue & 172nd Street in Flushing, Queens. Exact location is noted in the last photo, it's the garage in the community driveway right next to the house at address 4558 172nd Street, Flushing, Queens. Look out for signs up on the road. Highlights: Designer womens & girls T-shirts, new with tags Plenty of hand tools Art & paintings Vinyl LPs and 45s Video games: Genesis, Gamecube, SNES, PS2, Atari 2600 More Pots, pans & kitchenware New quality clothing items New plateware More great stuff to be pulled out as the sale gets near, keep an eye on the ad as new photos will be uploaded Plenty of $1(or less) items such as : DVDs & CDs Vinyls & LPs Toddler/Baby/Kid clothes School & art supplies Glasses & Glasswear, Plates Costume jewelry Cords, Cell chargers, wires, Ethernet cords, etc Simple hand tools Misc items Also selling: Video gaming consoles, games, controllers, accessories, cords. Storage bins & totes, large & small, plastic & metal, clear & colored. Decorative pieces such as vases, marks, figurines, photos, picture paintings, etc Furniture Tools Storage Bins Surge Protectors Various toys, collectible and simple ones for kids Luggage Clothing, Shoes, belts Purses Higher end costume jewelry, pearl necklaces. Speakers, audio receivers, surround sound systems, turntables, DVD players And MORE!!!
SAT 11/1 9:30-3:30 46 Orange Dr. Jericho 11753 Eclectic Mix: Vintage/Contemp Furniture Pcs; John Stewart Bedroom Set, Dining Table, Oak Dinette, Sleeper Sofa, Assorted Tables and Chairs, Lamps, Kitchenware, Decorative Items, More. . .. HOUSEHOLD GALORE!
Baby Garage sale....Maclaren stroller..like new..Brittax snap and go infant seat with wheels, pack & play, excersaucer, gates, baby swings, bounce seat, clothes..sizes new born to 3T..Baby Bjorn, high chair..books big wheels, power wheels..fisher price play house, fisher price toys....etc.. Saturday Nov 1st 9-12pm..raindate Sunday 9-12pm.. 2500 Harbor Lane South Bellmore off of Merrick Road..
Date: Saturday, November 1, 2014 Time: 10AM-4PM Address: 424 Kinsley Court, Oceanside, NY 11572 Directions: From Merrick Road- South on Westlake Avenue, Right onto Kinsley Court. Description: One day sell-out, all must go today!! Furniture including neutral tone-on-tone sectional sofa, bergere chair, leather sofa and matching recliner, Tables including lucite base and glass top coffee table, lacquered dining table with 6 chairs and buffet cabinet, card table with 4 chairs, coffee and end tables, kitchen table with 6 swivel chairs, Mirrored wall console with matching hanging mirror, wall unit, Master bedroom with dresser, maple bedroom pieces, petite armoire, night tables, king size headboard, Lalique, Rosenthal dinnerware set, crystal, Artwork including Jane Bazinet, decorative mirror, vase and pedestal, Bricabrac, silk flower arrangements, kitchen stuff, clothing and more...don't miss!!!!!
What: Moving Sale Where: 8026 Margaret Place, Glendale, NY 11385 When: Saturday, November 1st, 9am - 2pm We are moving and are therefore hosting a moving sale including dressers, couches, chairs, twin mattress, BBQ, living room furniture, backyard furniture, holiday decorations, etc. Great prices. Feel free to call or email with any questions. Hope to see you there!
SAT 11/1 9:30-3:30 46 Orange Dr. Jericho 11753 Eclectic Mix: Vintage/Contemp Furniture Pcs; John Stewart Bedroom Set, Dining Table, Oak Dinette, Sleeper Sofa, Assorted Tables and Chairs, Lamps, Kitchenware, Decorative Items, More. . .. HOUSEHOLD GLORE!


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Skirt runs true to sizeI am 5'2" and about 100 lbs. After reading the online reviews, I ordered a size 4 instead of my usual size 0 or 2. Mistake! The 4P was huge on me. It will have to be altered. I rarely order anything that is a final sale . . . but I already had the jacket.
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The skirt fits very tightI normally wear a size 4 in skirt with Ann Taylor but this particular skirt fits way too tight for a size 4. The waist fits correctly but the rest of the skirt (hip and especially thigh) is too narrow and restrictive. It's hard to walk up the stairs or sit down even with the slit at the back.The material is also a little on the thin side. So with that tight fit, you will bulge if you are not wearing spanx....Unfortunately, I got this online and its a final sale. I am a little disappointed since it'll probably sit in my wardrobe unused because I can't walk in that thing.
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This product is work-perfectIt not only fits perfectly... But it is different and perfect for a fall/winter work skirt option.
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Bigger in small sizes5'6", 105lbs, 32B - 25" - 33"0P is BIG on me, especially around the hips, so if you are my size, please get a 00P despite everyone else saying that this runs small.Skirt is a lot more red in real life, and the tweed is just OK. I wouldn't say that it feels or looks luxe, but it doesn't look cheap either.
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And the rest is rust and stardust.
Quante volte dovrò morire per sentirmi davvero vivo.
Tante, troppe volte.
Questo è il prezzo da pagare.
Il dolore, quello che ti spezza il fiato.
Come quando credi di sognare ed un pizzico ti sveglia. Si muore per ogni assenza, che diventa mancanza, per ogni delusione.
Ma per ogni volta che si muore, si rinasce più forti.
E' così ce lo meritiamo.
E rinascere e spiccare il volo, questo ci fa sentire vivi.
E sono arrivato al punto di ammettere che anche se ti donassi il mio cuore tu probabilmente lo getteresti. Non è vero che la felicità la si trova sempre, certe volte finiamo con l'encefalogramma piatto e basta. Non ha senso amare il prossimo, quando questo cova per te l'odio più profondo. La solitudine è la nostra ultima speranza di sopravvivere.
I flip open the book in front of me and land on a picture of Peter Pan leading Wendy out her window to Neverland, which warms and breaks my heart at the same time. It reminds me of my childhood, and when I believed in shit like that. When I believed that when something goes wrong and the monsters decide to come for you, some fantastical imaginary friend from the box of VHS tapes under the tv would somehow just know that you were in trouble and would come to your rescue. It's such a bitch when the day comes where you finally have to shed your fantasies, and no matter how long you try and put it off, you eventually and unfortunately have to grow up. Because after your teenage years start melting away, after all the beer bongs, backseats and premature broken hearts, life will inevitably start dragging you kicking and screaming headfirst into adulthood, and you have no say in the matter. There's no rewind button, and you can only put yourself on pause for so long after the moment when you realize that your parents aren't super heroes and that they aren't always going to be there to fight your battles for you. There's always going to be periods of time in life when it's going to be just you, and that if you're going to make it, you have to be your own hero within a reality that can be so hard to stomach. In my heart I know that nobody's going to come rescue me from this, and that it really is all up to me. Nobody's going to come for me in the way that I want them to. Nobody's going to save me. So whatever, fuck it. I guess I'll just do it myself. I'll save me instead. But god fucking damn it, I wish he was real. I wish that I was someone's Wendy Darling. I wish that someone braver and stronger than me would show up out of the blue and rush me off to the sky and to a place where I would be young forever. But it was in that moment, this moment, that I let the fantasies fade and accepted the reality that I've stumbled into, and that I will learn how to fight my monsters on my own if I have to. But if for whatever reason all our fantasies ever decide to switch places with our bitter realities, and it does actually fucking happen, if I ever break free from this rusty cage and fly, then so help me God, if you're like me and you're ever in trouble, expect me, because I will fucking come back for you. I promise.
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Crane Watch—2010
Imagine a star-filled night in central Nebraska.
A fingernail moon lies suspended in the black sky as thousands of Sandhill cranes trill their ancient song.
They roost on a Platte River sandbar or glide above its chilly waters, constantly calling to each other.
"To the crane watcher, the music is a symphony of wonder," said biologist Mark Peyton of Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District. "It's a sound so different, yet one that resonates within."
Peyton said the cranes have had a presence on the Platte for as long as the river has meandered through Nebraska and perhaps longer than that.
Last Thursday afternoon, the biologist took several Gothenburg residents on a crane watch.
We loaded up in a CNPPID van and drove some of the back roads to the Platte River Whooping Crane Habitat Maintenance Trust blind south of Grand Island.
Along the way, we watched cranes feed in cornfields or settle on sandbars of the Platte and in nearby wetlands.
In the late afternoon sun, birds descending for a landing reminded me of the winged monkeys in The Wizard of Oz, their long slender legs suspended almost motionless behind them.
Peyton said the Platte River and nearby cornfields are where the Sandhill cranes begin landing in the hundreds of thousands in mid-February where they feed, fatten and strengthen pair bonds before their long trip north.
Typically he said each bird stays three to four weeks before flying north to nest in an area bordered by Siberia to the west and Hudson Bay to the east.
By mid April, most of the cranes are gone.
The journey of the Sandhill cranes that fly to Nebraska begins as far south as Mexico where they spend the winter.
Peyton said they then fly nonstop to the Cornhusker State where they used to stay longer.
"Now there's less waste from corn so they leave in poorer shape and fly to South Dakota," he explained, noting that the cranes eat anything small enough to swallow—even mammals.
As we gather this evening in the blind, we hug binoculars and cameras to our eyes.
We watch their odd mating dance on a sandbar and their graceful wings in flight silhouetted against a crimson setting sun.
What I will remember most, however, is their primordial song of spring that brings hope for new birth.
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Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the law. Jesus has delivered me from poverty and given me wealth. God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to me in abundance, so that I may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need, be self-sufficient—possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation…
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The Loch Ness Monster does exist. It has to, because there is no other explanation for the resurrection of the dinosaur known as Asia. It's been 25 years since John Wetton (King Crimson), Steve Howe (Yes), Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake and Palmer) and Geoff Downes (The Buggles) threw their collective weight behind one of the first and certainly the most bloated super groups of all time. "Heat of the Moment" was the requisite hit and it had a hook, something missing from much of the music of the members' original bands. Asia, in the '70s, were four geeks with enough instrumental prowess for half a dozen bands who were straitjacketed into a pop-friendly suit that they wore uncomfortably to the million-dollar bash.
The reunion tour ended up (where else?) in Asia and besides the three or four genuine hits the band had in their heyday, the guys decided to include progressive rock warhorses such as "In the Court of the Crimson King," "Roundabout" and "Fanfare for the Common Man" in the lengthy set list. Even "Video Killed the Radio Star" gets raked over the still burning coals of self-indulgence and pomposity. But for all of its excesses, the well-played and -recorded music here carries with it a certain mechanical melancholy. Wetton's always been one of the best vocalists for this stuff and his chutzpah somehow manages to bring this overloaded ship into dock, where, hopefully, all involved can disembark and enter the retirement community called Technical Ecstasy.


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so sloppy and wet! he sucks cock like a piggy like me (;
also that st. albert is huuuuuuge. wonder what it looks like when he pees/cums?
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Enjoy the fruits of your labor.
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That bottom is just loving life.
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Friday Night in
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I wonder what he did lol
Whatever it was, can I clean him up, Daddy?
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UTEP Takes on Big 12 Opponent Texas Tech
UTEP (1-0) christens the home portion of its 2014 schedule versus Big 12 power Texas Tech (1-0) on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 9:05 p.m. MT.
School-Record 140 UTEP Student-Athletes Make C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
A Cumulative GPA Of 3.0 Is Required
UTEP Football vs Texas Tech
Photo Gallery by Michael Patrick Reese
UTEP Football vs Tulsa
Photo Gallery by Michael P. Reese
2014 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2013 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 12 games as the starting punter as a true freshman ... tallied 2,239 yards on 56 punts (40.0 average) ... only two punts were blocked ... placed 16 punts inside the 20-yard line ... booted a career-best 73-yard punt (tied for 10th-longest in school history) during a home victory over FIU ... tallied a season-high 362 yards on eight punts for a season-best 45.2 average, including three 50+ yard kicks, at North Texas.
PRIOR TO UTEP: Played one year of varsity football at Steinbrenner HS ... earned All-Area honors, finishing 7-of-10 on field goals with a long of 40 yards ... coached by Andres Perez ... also played soccer in high school ... member of the National Honor Society with a 4.6 prep GPA.
PERSONAL: Full name is Michael Evan Ruggles ... parents are John and Jackie Ruggles ... has one brother ... born in Tampa, Fla. ... undeclared major.


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Nipples. I like 'em puffy!
I use Stock Menulet, a stock ticker Mac users can love.
Lately I've been drinking Manic Monday wine.
Great puffy nipples on great breasts. Love it!
Full breasts, puffy nipples, ready for cunnilingus.
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Hermosos esos pechos en forma de chupete… :)
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Another Asian with nice puffy nipples!
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Feel It ? エロエロ女の欲望(・∀・)|U0xFtRCOe8lNAHIK
I can get into fat chicks—IF they have nice puffy nips.
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