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Freedom Unleashed
In the late 1980s, a brief flowering of Russian truth-telling exploded myths and revealed the depredations of Soviet rule.
Delight and despair jostle in the mind when reading Leon Aron's masterly survey of the greatest period of Russian-language journalism—the heady years between the birth of Mikhail Gorbachev's glasnost (openness) policy in 1987 and the death of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The delight is in the intoxicating evocation of freedom unleashed. For this writer, who was there, the pleasure is particularly sharp because the book stirs many fond memories. In the words of Alexander Yakovlev, a leading reformer, it was a time when people "tore off the rusted locks of bolshevism and let truth out of an iron cage." Those who had been muzzled and misinformed for decades could suddenly find the truth and speak it.
The despair lies in what came before and afterward. The stories unearthed were of mass murder, colossal waste, vile prejudice and grotesque dishonesty. Many of those wrongs were exposed but not righted. And after 1991 the yearnings for truth and liberty fizzled away in the messy, greedy politics of the Boris Yeltsin years, and the crony capitalism of Vladimir Putin and his sinister friends that followed.
Mr. Aron is a distinguished scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington and a skillful polemicist. He brings this history of Russian journalism to life with a fine attention to detail and a bold narrative sweep. He and his researchers have read a colossal amount of newspapers and magazines from those years, and filleted them for the most telling phrases, anecdotes and arguments.
The title of "Roads to the Temple" alludes to movie scene that Mr. Aron describes in his introduction: In director Tengiz Abuladze's "magnificent anti-Stalinist saga" made in 1987, a work that "heralded glasnost," the final scene shows an older woman asking a passerby which street leads to a temple or church. The stranger says: "Not this one." The woman replies: "What's the use of a street if it does not lead to the temple?"
Roads to the Temple
By Leon Aron
(Yale, 483 pages, $40)
Mr. Aron notes: "All great revolutions begin with the search for streets, or roads, to the 'temple'—a kingdom of dignity, justice, goodness, fairness, equality, freedom, brotherhood." Russians began that search as the Soviet Union crumbled. Reporters fanned out across the nation, bringing back stories that exploded myths long promoted by Moscow—like the "golden childhood" supposedly enjoyed by every Soviet youth. The media told of children as young as 10 forced to work in fields for 12 hours a day; in 1986, there were "35,000 labor accidents involving children under fourteen." News stories showed harrowing conditions in orphanages. Soviet medicine was revealed as a disaster. A doctor "cried out" to a Pravda interviewer in 1987 about the lack of ultrasound equipment, shortages that led to the deaths of countless babies: "Not a single Soviet-made [ultrasound] machine in thirty years! In the era of space exploration!"
The greatest target was Stalinism—a taboo subject since the failed Khrushchev thaw of the mid-1950s and early 1960s. Even if the Soviet Union had been an economic, cultural and social success story, it could scarcely have survived the revelation that it was based on the murder by shooting and starvation of millions of innocent people, and the enslavement of tens of millions. As Mr. Aron recounts, secret archives were opened and firsthand accounts by former prisoners were aired. "In the November 27, 1988, issue of Moskovskie novosti . . . Marxist historian and former dissident Roy Medvedev for the first time in the Soviet press" estimated the number of arrested, imprisoned or executed under Stalin before 1937—"no less than" 10 million died.
Mr. Aron also captures well the sensational 1989 revelation of the secret protocols of the Molotov-Ribbentrop nonaggression pact of 1939. The public emergence of the pact's details destroyed the great myth of Soviet wartime history: that Stalin's deal with Hitler was a wise tactical ruse to buy time for the Soviet war machine, when in truth it was a sincere and disastrous miscalculation. The valor of the Soviet Union's soldiers was the only aspect of the war, Mr. Aron says, that did not come "under assault by the glasnost mythslayers."
On top of all the historical truth-telling came public soul-searching about the corrosive effects of the modern Soviet system on morals and behavior. As Maya Ganina wrote in Literaturnaya gazeta in 1988: "Let's find out at what point in our lives bribery, thievery, lies, humiliation of the powerless and servility towards the powers that be have become more than just a deviation from the norm."
Mr. Aron writes: "The most urgent concern was not the economy itself but rather what it did to the men and women who worked in it: their ideas, their views of themselves, their conscience—their 'souls.' Surrounded by waste and negligence, poverty and neglect, arbitrariness and incompetence of all-powerful bureaucracies implementing myriad irrational laws and regulation, men and women were found to have lost much of what was needed to make their country free and prosperous."
And so it proved. The journalists and commentators in the 1990s soon concluded that the country needed four huge changes, which Mr. Aron renders as debolshevization, privatization, deimperialization and demilitarization. But diagnosing the problem is not the same as curing it. Two decades later, Russia is plagued by much the same woes: arbitrary power, feeble property rights, a desire to bully its old empire, and a top-heavy and expensive military. And the Russian media today live with the sobering knowledge that several crusading reporters have been murdered in crimes that remain unsolved. Though far freer than it was in the Soviet ice age, Russian journalism lacks the sparkle, passion and integrity that it displayed in the vibrant era that Mr. Aron describes so well.
Mr. Lucas, international editor of the Economist, is the author, most recently, of "Deception: The Untold Story of East-West Espionage Today" (Walker & Co).


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WASHINGTON-WILKES 77, OGLETHORPE COUNTY 65: At Lexington, Washington-Wilkes came out on top Friday evening, winning on the road against Oglethorpe County.
The Tigers had three players reach the double-double milestone on the night. Denorio Quinn led the effort with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Chris Graves was close behind with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Tyrekus Bowman scored 10 points and racked up 15 boards. Jammal Binns had 10 points and 10 assists.
Oglethorpe County's Chris Lane led all scorers with 24 points while teammate Antron West scored 21 points.
The game was a thrilling one for the fans in attendance, as both teams combined for 12 dunks throughout the course of the night.
Washington-Wilkes improves to 11-2 overall and 4-1 in Region 7-AA. The Tigers will travel to Morgan County today. Oglethorpe County drops to 2-3 in the region.
SOCIAL CIRCLE 57, COMMERCE 43: Social Circle's Michael Parker and Cagney Crawford led the way to victory at home Friday evening, each scoring 18 points against the visiting Tigers.
Commerce only had one player in double figures, as Brandon Jennings rolled up 15 points.
Commerce will look to bounce back from the loss today when they visit Lakefield Academy.
MADISON COUNTY 61, WINDER-BARROW 60: The Red Raiders took it down to the wire against the Bulldoggs, but thanks to a buzzer-beating shot and some big scoring, they came away with the win.
Red Raider Orlando Lattimore ran wild, scoring 24 points. Decody Brantley scored 23 points on seven 3-pointers for Winder-Barrow. Raez Cooper added 13.
Winder-Barrow will host Cedar Shoals Tuesday.
FRANKLIN COUNTY 67, GRAYSON 39: Franklin County had three players rack up double digits on the way to a convincing win against Grayson.
Amonzo Gantt led Franklin County with 18 points. Scott Strickland added 15, and Matt Shoemaker had 13.
For Grayson, Tommy Dorsey led with 13 points and Matt Chattsfield scored 12.
OCONEE COUNTY 63, DULUTH 62: David Bell scored the last of his 15 points with 13 seconds left to lift Oconee County to the win.
Jimmy Bristol led the Warriors (6-11, 1-6 Region 8-AAAAA) with 28 points.
Duluth was led by Jay Scott with 24 points and Avery Jukes with 12 points.
Oconee County hosts Stephens County in a nonregion game today.
OCONEE COUNTY 55, DULUTH COUNTY 32: At Watkinsville, the Lady Warriors outscored Duluth 17-6 to open up a 34-26 lead at the end of the third quarter in coasting to a Region 8-AAAAA win.
Oconee County's Kim Hausman led all scorers with 16 points and teammate Sable Nash chipped in 11.
Laura Moore led Duluth with 15 points.
Oconee County (12-5, 3-4) hosts Stephens County tonight at 6.
OGLETHORPE COUNTY 51, WASHINGTON-WILKES 29: The Oglethorpe Lady Patriots were able to give their bench plenty of playing time during a lopsided win at home against Washington-Wilkes Friday night.
Jovana Smith led the Lady Patriots with 9 points in a game in which no player reached double-digits.
With the convincing win, Oglethorpe County improves to 2-4 within region 7-AA, and 6-7 overall. They will look to improve that record against Lincoln County at 4 p.m. today.
WINDER-BARROW 66, MADISON COUNTY 62: The Lady Red Raiders came out on the short end of a tight, physical game Friday evening, losing to Winder-Barrow at home.
Winder-Barrow's winning effort was led by Marteasder Cooper's 18 points, while Brittany Armstrong contributed 15 points.
Madison County kept it close thanks to the efforts of Heather McDonald and Melanie Elrod, who scored 15 points and 14 points, respectively.
Victory was never out of reach for the Lady Raiders, who pulled within three points during the final minute but could not steal the win.
Madison County, which falls to 1-3 in Region 8-AAAA North and 9-6 overall, will look to rebound from the loss this Tuesday against Habersham Central. The Lady Bulldoggs will look to add to an impressive 14-4 overall, 3-1 subregion mark at home against Cedar Shoals on Tuesday.
WESTMINSTER 69, LOGANVILLE 33: The Westminster Lady Wildcats took the win from Loganville on Red Devil turf, with help from Andrea Hague's double-double performance.
Hague led all scorers with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Michelle Van Drunen added 13 points, while Tiffany Davidson contributed 10 points to Westminster's winning effort.
Loganville's Jennifer Sorenson scored 10 points, accounting for nearly a third of her team's offensive production on the night.
With the win, Westminster improves to 8-5 overall and 3-1 within region 5-AAA. They will travel Tuesday to play Greater Gwinnett.
PUTNAM COUNTY 76, GREENE 68: The Green County Lady Tigers were bested at home Friday evening by the Putnam County Lady Eagles.
The Lady Eagles brought to the game an explosive offensive attack, which saw five players reach double figures. Kristen Hurt led the Eagles with 18 points, while Candise Andrews followed close behind with 16 points.
The Lady Tigers' Zeporia Porter led all scorers with 23 points while Whitley Wright contributed 20 points of her own to the loss.
With the tough loss, Greene County falls to 4-11 overall and 2-3 in region 7-AA. They will look to improve at home Saturday against Hancock.
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, January 18, 2003.
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Lewis knocks out Tyson: "The ultimate dismantling of Mike Tyson was satisfying in only the way watching a man get what is coming to him can be."
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Lewis-Tyson Conference Disrupted by Mass Brawl Determined to turn this conference into a World Wrestling Federation spectacle, Tyson took a swing at Lewis and one of his handlers, pointed to his crotch while yelling at Lewis and screamed profanities at some of the boxing writers in attendance. Yes, Tyson BIT Lenox Lewis in the foot! Bert Sugar says Tyson was trying to get out of the fight since he is in the process of applying for a Nevada license which he had lost for biting Evander Hollyfield.
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Walkthrough: Connecting to Data in a SQL Server Express Database
Connecting your application to data in SQL Server Express databases is simplified by using the Data Source Configuration Wizard. After you complete the wizard, data is available in the Data Sources Window for dragging onto forms.
The dialog boxes and menu commands you see might differ from those described in Help depending on your active settings or edition. To change your settings, choose Import and Export Settings on the Tools menu. For more information, see Visual Studio Settings.
Tasks illustrated in this walkthrough include:
Creating a new Windows Application project.
Creating and configuring a dataset in your application based on a SQL Server Express database using the Data Source Configuration Wizard.
In order to complete this walkthrough, you need:
Access to the SampleDatabase.mdf database created by completing the following walkthrough; Walkthrough: Creating a SQL Server Express Database.
To create the new project
From the File menu, create a new project.
Select Windows Application and click OK. For more information, see Creating Windows-Based Applications.
The project is created and added to Solution Explorer.
The dataset is created by running the Data Source Configuration Wizard.
Select a SQL Express database when creating your connection. For more information, see How to: Connect to Data in a SQL Server Express Database.
To create a connection to the SQL Express database
On the Data menu, click Show Data Sources.
In the Data Sources window, choose Add New Data Source.
Select Database on the Choose a Data Source Type page, and then click Next.
Select New Connection to create a new data connection.
If the Data source is not Microsoft SQL Server Database File, then select Change to open the Choose/Change Data Source dialog box.
In the Choose Data Source dialog box, select Microsoft SQL Server Database File. Click Continue.
The default provider is .NET Framework Provider for SQL Server. For more information, see Choose/Change Data Source Dialog Box.
Enter the path to the database file you want to access, or click the Browse button to locate the database file.
For this walkthrough select the SampleDatabase.mdf file created by completing the procedures in Walkthrough: Creating a SQL Server Express Database.
Select the authentication mode and login information required by your database. For more information, see Add/Modify Connection (Microsoft SQL Server Database File).
Click OK, and then click Next.
Local database files can be included in a project as a file in the solution. When creating connections to local database files you can choose between creating a copy of the database in your project, or connecting to the existing database file in its current location. For more information, see How to: Manage Local Data Files in Your Project.
Click Yes to copy the database file to your project.
Click Next on the Save connection string to the Application Configuration file page.
Expand the Tables node, select Customers and Orders, and then click Finish.
The SampleDatabaseDataSet is added to your project and the Customers and Orders tables appear in the Data Sources window.
Create the data-bound controls by dragging items from the Data Sources window onto Form1.
To create data-bound controls on the form
Drag the main Customers node from the Data Sources window onto Form1.
A DataGridView and a tool strip (BindingNavigator) for navigating records appear on the form. A SampleDatabaseDataSet, CustomersTableAdapter, BindingSource, and BindingNavigator appear in the component tray.
The dataset you just created is now available in the Data Sources window.
To add functionality to your application
Open the data source in the Dataset Designer to add or edit the objects that make up the dataset.
Add validation logic to the ColumnChanging or RowChanging events of the data tables in the dataset. For more information, see Data Validation Overview.


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Catholic Christianity for Edexcel (Research in Applied Linguistics 3rd Revised edition)By: Diane Kolka (author), Victor W. Watton (author), Michael Elson (author)Paperback
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Disclaimer: If I owned Code Geass, I think I would have lost my mind long ago.
Yo! Zephyr here! I can't believe I've finally finished this one. Maybe it went on for a little bit, but I'm very happy with it. I love the way that Cecile and Lloyd interact in the series and in the fandom and I hope I've gotten that aspect right. Anyway, let the deadly tale begin!
"Cécile, is Suzaku here yet? How can I test the Lancelot 2.0 if its user isn't here?"
Cécile rolled her eyes and turned around to face the man walking into the room. Lloyd always got panicky when he was finishing a new Knightmare design.
"You haven't exactly told him that it's ready, Lloyd." Cécile said as she drummed her fingers on the arm of her chair. "And it's not entirely ready yet, anyway."
Lloyd gave her a curious look and said, "What do you mean? It should have been ready weeks ago!"
"I've been having some problems with energy distribution." Cécile answered calmly. "And I thought you still had to install an emergency ejection seat."
"That's the last thing I install." Lloyd explained as he sat down at a computer and started typing.
"But what about the problems with the right arm?" Cécile wondered.
"Come again?" Lloyd frowned.
"The right arm used to short out in the previous tests." Cécile explained. "Did you fix that?"
"Nearly." Lloyd answered.
"Anything else while I'm at it?" Cécile placed her hands on her hips in a stern fashion. "The screens aren't cracked or anything like that?"
"You know I still have other technical problems to work on." Lloyd said stubbornly.
"Then why do you want to have Suzaku test it?" Cécile questioned.
"How else will I know if it works or not?" Lloyd asked like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
Cécile sighed and said, "Okay, but just use the standard testing equipment first. Don't use Suzaku yet."
"Why not?" Lloyd scowled as he went to the fridge and retrieved a pudding cup.
"Because Suzaku is the only one who can pilot the Lancelot, Lloyd." Cécile said, her eyes on Lloyd as he pulled back the wrapper of the pudding.
"Fair point." Lloyd shrugged.
"Do I need to teach you some common sense?" Cécile asked as she typed on a computer keyboard.
"No thanks." Lloyd responded.
"I'm going to see if the energy tank is operational yet." Cécile rose from her chair. "Try not to destroy anything while I'm gone."
"That wasn't my fault, you know." Lloyd glared at his assistant as she walked out of the room.
Cécile rolled her eyes as she reached the storage room where the energy tank was stored. Lloyd really could be ridiculous at times.
She opened the door to the cupboard where the large energy tank was plugged into an outlet in the wall. She unplugged the device and started walking back to the testing room where the Lancelot 2.0 was standing. After hooking up the power cell, Cécile climbed inside the Knightmare and started up the gargantuan mech to see if it had charged completely. Once she learned that the test was a success, Cécile shut down the Lancelot 2.0 and started walking back to the computer room when she bumped into Lloyd.
"And what do you think you're doing, Lloyd?" Cécile raised an eyebrow.
"Well, after I finished eating my pudding," Cécile rolled her eyes at Lloyd's statement ", I decided I'd come and see how you were coming with the repairs."
"Don't you think you should be helping as well?" Cécile questioned, though she knew what the answer would be.
"But you've already finished, haven't you?" Lloyd asked hopefully.
"I swear, Lloyd…" Cécile pinched the bridge of her nose.
"What is it now?" Lloyd looked at Cécile over his glasses.
"Never mind." Cécile sighed.
"You've been acting strangely for a while now, Cécile-kun. What's going-?" Lloyd said before suddenly pulling out his cell phone. "Oh well, would you look at that!"
"What is it now, Lloyd?" Cécile crossed her arms in front of her chest.
"Prince Schneizel is calling me!" Lloyd said as he dashed away, leaving a very confused Cécile behind.
Cécile walked into the break room to find Milly sitting at the table with a pile of homework in front of her. It wasn't unusual for the Ashford Academy student to show up at the lab. Lloyd was her fiancé, after all.
"Waiting for Lloyd, Milly?" Cécile asked as she grabbed a bottle of lemonade from the counter.
"Suzaku, actually." Milly replied. "The student council needs to go over some information for the school festival and we need Suzaku's opinion on the theme." She leaned back in her chair and said, "But he's been so busy that he can't come to the meetings."
"We've been working on a new Knightmare frame." Cécile brushed her hair from her eyes. "It's been a bit crazy in here."
"As opposed to a normal day?" Lloyd asked as he walked into the room, holding a wrench in one hand.
"I don't want to know what you were doing with that…" Cécile shook her head.
"Just working on the Knightmare." Lloyd said with a shrug before turning to Milly and saying, "Aren't you meant to be in school or something like that?"
"I'm waiting for Suzaku so we can go over some information for the school festival." Milly answered.
"Oh, he's just practicing with the first Knightmare frame." Lloyd said as he leaned against the wall.
"Okay, I'll go make sure he isn't doing anything to get himself killed." Milly stood up and walked towards the door. "He's not dying before this festival if I have anything to say about it."
"She's really involved with this, isn't she?" Cécile asked as Milly left the room.
"We should get working on the frame so we can have Suzaku test it." Lloyd said, successfully changing the topic.
"Let me get something to eat first." Cécile said as she headed to the fridge. "I'm starving."
"No!" Lloyd shouted. "Don't open the-"
But it was too late. When Cécile opened the fridge, dozens of cups of pudding came toppling onto the floor, nearly burying her alive. She poked her head out from the mountain of pudding cups and glared at Lloyd.
"Lloyd…" Cécile sounded like she was ready to punch Lloyd in the head.
"I did tell you not to go in the fridge." Lloyd said as he grabbed a cup of lemon pudding from the pile of pudding cups.
"Why is there so much pudding in the fridge?" Cécile asked slowly.
"Because I like pudding?" Lloyd frowned as he pulled back the lid of the pudding. "And did you see how the Knightmare responded to the power cell and the sakuradite?"
"That's a bit random, isn't it?" Cécile frowned as she started putting the pudding cups back in the fridge.
"I want to get us back on topic." Lloyd grabbed a spoon from a drawer by the sink.
"The power cell seems to work fine as a back-up, but it will only hold out for about five hours." Cécile answered. "And you can help clean up the pudding, you know."
"But I'd rather eat it." Lloyd said.
"Ugh, never mind." Cécile rolled her eyes as she finished putting the last of the pudding cups in the fridge.
"Now let's get to work." Lloyd said as he dragged Cécile to the room where the Knightmare 2.0 was stored.
"What are you doing?" Cécile demanded as she broke away from Lloyd's grip.
"We're putting the finishing touches on the Knightmare frame." Lloyd said happily.
"When you say 'finishing touches', you just mean fixing the stuff that you broke." Cécile said as she grabbed a wrench.
"Uh-huh!" Lloyd nodded as he climbed up a ladder to the power units of the frame. "Now let's install the power cell."
"But not the ejection seat?" Cécile raised an eyebrow.
"I told you, that comes last!" Lloyd exclaimed.
"But that makes no sense!" Cécile shouted.
"Oh, just give me the screwdriver." Lloyd sighed.
"You're crazy, you know that?" Cécile said as she handed him the requested tool, her hand brushing against his. "Ah!"
"What's wrong?" Lloyd frowned.
"Nothing!" Cécile said quickly as she tried to stop her face from turning red.
"You're acting strangely, Cécile-kun." Lloyd mused.
"No, I'm not." Cécile shook her head.
Before their argument could continue, Lloyd and Cécile heard music coming from the testing room. It sounded like a pop song, which neither Lloyd nor Cécile listened to.
"Say you will, say you won't, say you'll do what I don't. Say the truth, say to me C'est La Vie."
Walking into the testing room, they found Milly dancing to the music that was playing from her iPod with Suzaku standing awkwardly nearby. Milly clearly didn't notice Cécile and Lloyd's entrance, though Suzaku looked helplessly towards the two scientists.
"Uh, Milly?" Cécile asked curiously. "What exactly are you doing?"
"Listening to B*Witched." Milly said, completely unembarrassed.
"Weren't you and Suzaku meant to be talking about the school festival?" Lloyd frowned.
"We talked about that already." Suzaku nodded.
"So you should come back to school, Suzaku." Milly said. "Rivalz is driving me crazy."
"Just tell him to knock it off." Suzaku shrugged. He gestured to Lloyd and said, "I don't think he'll let me leave without testing the Lancelot 2.0 first."
"Now you're starting to understand." Lloyd said.
"Okay, I'll just head back to school and order Lelouch around." Milly said.
"You seem to do that a lot." Suzaku glanced toward Milly.
"Because he won't do anything otherwise." Milly rolled her eyes before walking away.
"Well, what are you waiting for, Suzaku?" Lloyd demanded. "Get in that frame!"
Lloyd was sitting in the kitchen eating his afternoon pudding cup when Cécile walked into the room, carrying a large stack of what appeared to be cookbooks. She slammed the books on the table and, after grabbing the first book in the pile, started to flip through the contents.
Lloyd stared hesitantly at Cécile for a few moments. What was she doing? Hopefully she wasn't planning on cooking dinner. Lloyd still felt queasy whenever he remembered the last time Cécile had tried to make food. She had somehow managed to make some kind of pickled fish with onion flavoured fruit salad. Lloyd preferred not to think about how Cécile had managed to put something that mimicked the taste of onions in a fruit salad, but Cécile was so terrible of a cook that he had no doubt that she could accomplish such a feat.
"Cécile-kun?" Lloyd asked cautiously. "What are you doing?"
"I'm having you and Suzaku over for dinner tonight and I'm trying to decide what to make." Cécile said as she flipped a page.
Lloyd tried not to shudder as he said, "Please say you won't be making pickled fish again."
"Oh, don't be silly, Lloyd." Cécile shook her head, but Lloyd wasn't convinced.
"Oh, I just remembered that I'm meant to be somewhere with Milly tonight." Lloyd said in an attempt to get out of the situation.
"No, you don't." Cécilesaid. "I checked your calendar and you didn't have any plans with anyone until next week."
Lloyd internally cursed at himself before he said, "Are you positive, Cécile-kun?"
"I'm quite positive, Lloyd." Cécile closed the book and picked up another one.
"And when are Kururugi-kun and I meant to be at your apartment?" Lloyd admitted defeat.
"Around seven should be fine." Cécile said with a nod.
"Sounds good, Cécile-kun." Lloyd tried not to groan in complaint.
A few minutes before seven, the doorbell to Cécile's apartment rang. When she opened the door, Cécile found Lloyd and Suzaku standing in the doorway, Suzaku looking rather embarrassed. The teen was wearing his usual attire, but Lloyd had surprisingly dressed for the occasion. He was wearing a pinstripe suit with a dark purple tie and it appeared that he had tried to tame his hair into submission, though he didn't seem to have had much success.
"Wow, you look nice." Cécile said blushingly.
"Why, thank you." Lloyd nodded as he followed Suzaku inside. "I tried to get Suzaku to dress for the occasion, but he claims to have no dress clothes."
"Which I don't." Suzaku chimed in.
"We'll have to fix that, now won't we?" Lloyd said.
"I don't like this idea." Suzaku shook his head violently.
"With Lloyd, you don't get much of a choice." Cécile whispered to Suzaku.
"So what's on the menu today, Cécile-kun?" Lloyd asked as he walked into the kitchen.
"I'm trying a new kind recipe for pasta." Cécile began.
Lloyd and Suzaku blanched. The last time Cécile said that she was trying a new recipe, Lloyd had gotten food poisoning and Suzaku spent the better half of the night in the bathroom trying to stop his stomach from retching its contents. Perhaps this had something to do with the fact that Cécile had made poultry, but Suzaku and Lloyd were still hesitant to try any of Cécile's new recipes.
"Pasta, you say?" Lloyd shot a slightly hopeful look at Suzaku.
"Pasta with tomato sauce." Cécile nodded as she stirred something in a pot on the stove. "I've never made it before."
Suzaku grinned in Lloyd's direction, knowing that the scientist was as happy as he was, before he said, "It doesn't sound that complicated."
"I know I'm a terrible cook, so I'll probably do something wrong like burn the pasta." Cécile sighed.
Lloyd opened the pot of pasta and after a quick, but fearful, glance, said, "Cécile-kun, the pasta is ready."
"It is?" Cécile was quite surprised.
"Have you started the sauce?" Lloyd asked hesitantly, fearing that she'd been burning the sauce while carefully tending to the pasta.
"I've been watching it, too." Cécile gestured to the pot that she was stirring.
"That's probably done as well." Suzaku started to get some bowls from the cupboard so he could start to set the table.
"This actually smells good, Cécile-kun." Lloyd said as he started to pour the pasta into a bowl.
"What do you mean by 'actually', Lloyd?" Cécile glowered at the scientist while she poured the pasta into a colander over the sink.
"Hmm?" Lloyd pretended not to hear Cécile.
"Bowls are on the table." Suzaku came back into the kitchen.
"So I'll bring the sauce over." Lloyd carted the pot of sauce over to the dining room table, trying to keep his nose away from the fumes the pot was emitting, as though the sauce had a rather putrid aroma.
"You guys don't have to help, you know." Cécile said. "You're the guests, after all."
"But then Lloyd would start saying that there's nothing to do." Suzaku told Cécile.
"That's true." Cécile said. "He does it all the time in the lab."
"Cécile-kun, is there any shredded cheese for the pasta?" Lloyd asked as he strolled back into the room. "I find cheese and pasta to be very tasty."
"Oh, I already put cheese in the sauce." Cécile said with a nod.
"You have?" Lloyd raised an eyebrow as he walked back into the dining room and glanced at the sauce that he had just carried in. "Pray tell, what kind of cheese, Cécile-kun?"
"It was whatever was in that can." Cécile pointed to an opened can that had a label written in what appeared to be Arabic.
Lloyd picked up the can and, after close examination, said, "Cécile-kun, do you have any idea what these are?"
"Isn't it a type of cheese?" Cécile frowned.
Suzaku had been looking at the can over Lloyd's shoulder and was now snickering. "No, it's not cheese…"
"These are mandarin oranges, Cécile-kun." Lloyd said. "And you put them in the sauce?"
"My friend told me that it was cheese…" Cécile was clearly confused. "I did think it was a bit strange."
"Well, we can just eat pasta." Suzaku suggested. "Lelouch and I eat it a lot when we're in the school council room."
"Why in the world would you eat such a thing?" Lloyd was clearly confused. "You could always eat pudding, Kururugi-kun."
"I'm not like you, Lloyd." Suzaku rolled his eyes as he grabbed
"I can always bring some over." Lloyd offered. "I have a nearly limitless supply of pudding."
"He's not kidding about that." Cécile said as they sat down to eat. "I found so much pudding in his bedroom, it was scary."
"What were you doing in my bedroom, Cécile-kun?" Lloyd frowned.
Cécile flushed and said, "You told me to get something in your room for you."
Lloyd seemed to believe her story and said, "Okay."
"Do you have any garlic bread, Cécile?" Suzaku as he dished out the pasta into the bowls.
"No, the store was all out of garlic bread." Cécile shook her head.
"That's probably for the better. Lloyd said. "I absolutely love garlic bread."
"Yes, I don't think I'll ever forget the time when you had spaghetti without it." Cécile pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration.
"I love my garlic bread, Cécile-kun." Lloyd said simply as he began to eat his pasta.
"I can't take you anywhere, can I?" Cécile sighed.
"Nope." Lloyd responded cheerfully.
"You two are strange" Suzaku stabbed at the pasta with his fork. "You know that, right?"
"That's why I never invite anyone over for parties anymore." Cécile said. She gestured towards Lloyd, who was now carefully examining a bit of pasta with his fork, and said, "I have to watch after this one and make sure he doesn't do anything stupid."
"I don't do stupid things, Cécile-kun." Lloyd retorted. "I'm a genius."
"That doesn't mean that you can't do stupid things." Suzaku said through a mouthful of pasta.
"So how does this taste?" Cécile asked in an attempt to change the subject.
"Honestly?" Lloyd asked. "Terrible. I just figured we'd be nice and eat it."
Cécile sighed and said, "So what's the problem this time? I promise I didn't put fermented soybeans in this one."
"Fermented soybeans?" Suzaku looked at Lloyd. "I'm not sure I want to know."
"Trust me. You don't." Lloyd turned back to Cécile and said, "The pasta tastes like you've added turpentine and a little too much salt."
"Well, I can't imagine why it tastes like turpentine." Cécile frowned.
"I'm sure I don't know." Lloyd shrugged.
"I don't think it's that bad, Lloyd." Suzaku said.
"You're just being nice." Lloyd said.
Cécile sighed and said, "Why do I even bother with you two at all?"
A few days later, Cécile was sitting alone in the break room of the lab, reading a magazine as she drank a cup of coffee. Lloyd had insisted on finishing up the Knightmare frame by himself and she knew well enough not to get in his way. The results could be catastrophic.
Cécile sighed at the thought of her boss working on the Knightmare frame. She liked Lloyd, of course. She was very fortunate to have him as a superior. But she liked him in a different way and she'd been trying to convey that feeling to him. However, since he could be about as dense as a sheep when it came to social issues, Lloyd failed to understand the signals she was sending him.
She'd just turned on the radio and was listening to Last Friday Night when Lloyd walked into the room, holding what Cécile strongly believed to be a flaming torch.
"Lloyd, the idea of you with fire is kinda scary." Cécile said.
"The idea of you listening to pop music is kinda scary too, you know." Lloyd grabbed a cup of lemon pudding from the mini-fridge and joined Cécile on the couch. "Reading a gossip magazine, Cécile-kun?"
"No, it's a music magazine that Suzaku lent me." Cécile shook her head.
"Interesting." Lloyd mused.
"So I have something that I should probably tell you, Lloyd." Cécile closed the magazine.
"Oh?" Lloyd frowned. "You're not pregnant, are you?"
Cécile flushed and said, "N-no, I'm not pregnant."
"Well, that's good to hear." Lloyd said cheerfully. "So what's going on?"
Cécile took a deep breath and said, "I like you, Lloyd."
Lloyd stared at her in confusion for a few seconds before he said, "I like you too, Cécile-kun."
"You do?" Cécile asked anxiously.
"Of course!" Lloyd nodded. "I wouldn't have anyone else for a lab partner."
Cécile sighed, realizing that with Lloyd, this was as good as it was going to get. He was just too oblivious to anything that wasn't related to work.
So I hope it was enjoyable. I rather enjoy writing for this fandom. :) So that's it for now. I think I have an idea for another CG story, but I have to work out the fine details. Reviews equal love. Thanks for reading!


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Journal of General Internal Medicine
, Volume 28, Issue 8, pp 1028-1034
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Cognitive Enhancement Drug Use Among Future Physicians: Findings from a Multi-Institutional Census of Medical Students
- Robyn M. EmanuelAffiliated withMayo ClinicChicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
- , Sandra L. FrellsenAffiliated withDepartment of Medicine at Rush Medical College, Rush University
- , Kathleen J. KashimaAffiliated withUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine
- , Sandra M. SanguinoAffiliated withNorthwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
- , Frederick S. SierlesAffiliated withDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
- , Cathy J. LazarusAffiliated withTulane University School of MedicineSoutheast Louisiana Veterans Health Care SystemRosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Email author
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Nonmedical use of prescription psychostimulants such as methylphenidate and amphetamine salts for the purpose of cognitive enhancement is a growing trend, particularly in educational environments. To our knowledge, no recent studies have evaluated the use of these psychostimulants in a medical academic setting.
To conduct an online census of psychostimulant use among medical students.
In 2011, we conducted a multi-institutional census using a 31–48 item online survey regarding use of prescription psychostimulants.
2,732 actively enrolled medical students at four private and public medical schools in the greater Chicago area.
Prevalence and correlates of psychostimulant use
1,115 (41 %) of students responded to the web-based questionnaire (range 26–47 % among schools). On average, students were 25.1 years of age (SD = 2.7, range 20–49), and single (70 %). Overall, 18 % (198/1,115) of this medical student sample had used prescription psychostimulants at least once in their lifetime, with first use most often in college. Of these, 11 % (117/1,115) of students reported use during medical school (range 7–16 % among schools). Psychostimulant use was significantly correlated with use of barbiturates, ecstasy, and tranquilizers (Pearson's correlation r > 0.5, Student's t-test p < 0.01); male gender (21 % male versus 15 % female, Chi squared p = 0.007); and training at a medical school which by student self-report determined class rank (68 % versus 51 %, Chi-squared p = 0.018). Non-users were more likely to be first year students (Chi-squared p = 0.048) or to have grown up outside of the United States (Chi-squared p = 0.013).
Use of psychostimulants, including use without a prescription, is common among medical students. Further study of the side effects, medical implications, and use during post-graduate medical training and medical practice is needed to inform evidence-based policy.
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- Cognitive Enhancement Drug Use Among Future Physicians: Findings from a Multi-Institutional Census of Medical Students
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Journal of General Internal Medicine
Volume 28, Issue 8 , pp 1028-1034
- Cover Date
- 2013-08
- 10.1007/s11606-012-2249-4
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- 0884-8734
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- 1525-1497
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- Robyn M. Emanuel M.D., MPH (1) (2)
- Sandra L. Frellsen MD, FACP (3)
- Kathleen J. Kashima PhD (4)
- Sandra M. Sanguino MD, MPH (5)
- Frederick S. Sierles MD (6)
- Cathy J. Lazarus MD, FACP (7) (8) (9)
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- 1. Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
- 2. Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA
- 3. Department of Medicine at Rush Medical College, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
- 4. University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
- 5. Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
- 6. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA
- 7. Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Ave. SL 12, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
- 8. Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, P.O. Box 61011, New Orleans, LA, 70161, USA
- 9. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA


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The verb generally refers to [actions associated with] the intended cognitive process. The object generally describes the knowledge students are expected to acquire or construct. (Anderson and Krathwohl, 2001, pp. 4–5) The cognitive process dimension represents a continuum of increasing cognitive complexity—from remember to create. Anderson and Krathwohl identify 19 specific cognitive processes that further clarify the bounds of the six categories (Table 1). (Table 1 adapted from Anderson and Krathwohl, 2001, pp. 67–68.) 11 Free Resources About Creativity. Want some ideas about creativity?
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The "art" comes into play when you're trying to set yourself apart; so how you use the tools is of great importance. Often it is the design of the presentation itself that does the trick. In an effort to help you put together a great-looking presentation, here are 28 examples of creative presentation designs using Powerpoint and Keynote:
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The Rapture
|R (for strong sensuality, and for some language and violence)
|Release Date:
|October 4, 1991
|Running time:
|102 minutes
|Mimi Rogers, David Duchovny, Darwyn Carson, Patrick Bauchau, Marvin Elkins
|Michael Tolkin
|Michael Tolkin
Description: An audacious film about faith, The Rapture is a contemporary fantasy that keeps its feet unnervingly planted in reality even as reality starts to collapse. Mimi Rogers, in a strikingly accomplished performance, stars as Sharon, a telephone operator who spends her off-hours engaging in casual group sex to blot out her boredom. By chance, she becomes aware of a small Christian sect whose members believe that they have found a child with the gift of prophecy who has seen the upcoming end times. Slowly but steadily, Sharon finds herself drawn to this group, and one night she abruptly turns a corner, renounces her old life, and embraces fundamentalism with passion. She marries one of her former lovers, Randy (David Duchovny), who takes up Sharon's evangelical fervor to atone for his past as a hired killer, and they have a daughter. All seems peaceful until Randy is unexpectedly murdered, and Sharon takes her child to the desert to await the rapture that will bring the chosen to heaven. The film neither supports nor scoffs at Sharon's views, and the superb performances add immeasurably to a film that presents the unbelievable (and unthinkable) at face value, making it seem oddly plausible in the process. Michael Tolkin has also written and/or directed such films as The Player (1992), directed by Robert Altman, and The New Age (1994), both of which also skewer contemporary American society as shallow, materialistic, and desperate for something authentic to believe in.~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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Excerpt from 'Cougar Converts': The LDS conversion of Sete Aulai
The nickname and beard card added flavor and character to stories about the likeable Aulai, but his dominating play on the field would become his trademark and legacy at BYU. Aulai and his fellow offensive linemen blocked for an offense that averaged 466 yards a game in 2006, good for fourth in the country. BYU finished the season with an 11-2 record and a 38-8 Las Vegas Bowl victory over the University of Oregon. Aulai allowed only one sack on the season, an amazing accomplishment considering the Cougar quarterbacks attempted 448 passes in 2006.
At the outset of the 2007 season, Aulai was selected as a team captain by his teammates. He and his fellow offensive linemen continued their strong play as the Cougars produced another 11-2 record and again won the Las Vegas Bowl, defeating the UCLA Bruins 17-16. Aulai continued to develop and perform well on the field, but he was also going through some changes away from football.
After taking over as head coach, Bronco Mendenhall began a tradition of holding several team firesides each football season. During these firesides, a few players were chosen to speak to local LDS congregations in the cities where the team was playing. One such fireside was held in San Diego the week of the Cougars' final 2007 regular season game against the San Diego State Aztecs. When Aulai got up and humbly spoke about his faith in Jesus Christ and his role as a disciple, many in the audience were surprised to learn that he was not a member of the LDS Church. In the preceding months, Aulai had experienced a spiritual awakening of sorts and the fireside talk was one of many steps he would take along a spiritual journey that would dramatically change his life.
Although he still wasn't a member of the LDS faith, Aulai attended a singles ward with a few of his teammates, viewing it as a social function rather than a spiritual one. Over time that began to change. "After that I kind of developed a small testimony and it just started to grow from there," said Aulai. "I went to church with Ray (Feinga), Fui (Vakapuna) and Manase (Tonga), but it was more just to go to church. After going for a while with them, I really started to investigate the church. I was like, 'Alright, let's see what the LDS faith is really about.' "
At BYU, Aulai roomed with a Cougar walk-on defensive tackle from San Bernardino by the name of Mark Fitu, who wasn't on the team very long due to injury. Fitu invited him to attend the priesthood session of general conference in October 2007.
"It all started with President (Gordon B.) Hinckley," Aulai recalled. "I went to his last priesthood session before he passed away. Mark was going and got me an extra ticket, and I really enjoyed that last priesthood session and will always remember that last talk he gave that day. The topic was anger, and I kid you not, I thought he was talking directly to me because I have a short temper. I'm pretty sure people remember that out on the football field." Soon, Aulai became more involved with the church, even as a non-member.
"Then, and this is kind of funny, I became a home teacher and I wasn't even a member of the church," said Aulai with a laugh. "Can you believe that? I was in this single student ward at BYU, the 136th Ward. I was going there for a little bit and they asked me if I wanted to be a home teacher, and I was like, 'What the heck is a home teacher?' After they told me about it I was like, 'Yeah, I'll do it.' So I was a home teacher for a little while, and after doing all that and going to church and doing everything that the church teaches, like read and pray and all that, something happened on July 12, 2008." That was the day that Aulai was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
"My uncle Tupule Poloa, who was in the bishopric up here in Salt Lake City, is the one that baptized me," said Aulai. "I didn't do it because of some girl or for my friends. I did it because I wanted to, and I'm not going to lie, there were so many people that attended my baptism. It was like a stake conference because that's how many people were there. There were so many players from the team that were there, all the coaches were there and even (athletic director) Tom Holmoe was there. All the people from my singles ward were there, and they had to open up the overflow for the gym up because there were so many people there."
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Running Time: 122
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Company: Digital Sin
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Critical Rating: AAA 1/2
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Re: Apparently I have missed my FIRST payment!?
I always thought that being 30 days late meant that you were 30 days late from the due date.
The grace period is built in and therefore not included. So if your due date is today and you pay today (or tomorrow or whenever today's payment processes) then you are not 30 days late. 30 days late would be 30 days from now.
But you might get a late fee tho. But not reported to your CRs as 30 days late since you are not 30 days late.
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Via Mike Sando "new 49ers ownership partner @gideoyu has been a top exec at facebook, youtube and yahoo"
Kawakami saw it coming http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2011/04/26/49ers-hire-former-facebook-exec-gideon-yu-is-there-more-to-this/
There are 125 users in the forums
Mike Sando, ESPN.com @espn_nfcwest
Just now. I just spoke with him and with Jed York. RT: @_Up4Grabs_:@espn_nfcwest @gideonyu co-owner??? When did he become co-owner?
Tim Kawakami @timkawakami
For 49ers fans reading @espn_nfcwest's Tweet about @gideonyu's co-ownership... Yu and Mark Wan are 1% investors.
Tim Kawakami @timkawakami
My understanding is that @gideonyu has the option to buy a larger % at some point, but not more than 5%. He's the key exec for the stadium.
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As much as I love this car, the time has come to part it out and focus on building my STI. I have spent countless hours working on this car and tons of money went into this build...
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A computer on my network has changed name and every time my applications try to reference the computer it halts while searching for it.
Is it possible to do a "redirect" as you do with ip-adresses in the hosts-file in win xp.
127.0.0.1 localhost
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computer_newname computer_oldname
This problem is in Windows XP


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Describe the solvability factors involved in the investigation process of a crime. Does this help the investigative officer with guidelines for solving a crime? Explain your answer.
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Solvable factors such as witnesses to the crime, knowledge of the suspect's name, knowledge of where the suspect can be located, description of suspect, Identification of suspect, property with traceable, identifiable characteristics, marks or numbers, existence of a significant method of operation, and presence of significant physical evidence ...


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On Feb 6, the Supreme Court of California welcomes more than 100 students and teachers from Sacramento's C.K. McClatchy High School's Law and Public Policy Academy.
The class fills the courtroom to full capacity to observe oral arguments in two cases.
Students of the Law and Public Policy Academy study the history of the legal system. On this day, they'll learn about the history of the state's highest court, including the history of the courtroom.
Frank McGuire, Clerk of the Supreme Court, explains the order in which the justices enter the courtroom.
"All rise!" The students rise as the justices make their way into the courtroom.
The visit is part of a month-long program by Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye to raise awareness about the importance of civics education to our society. The Chief Justice, pictured center, is a graduate of McClatchy High School.
Following the oral arguments, the Chief Justice meets with students for questions and answers and shares with them her experience as a student, including her path to law school.
McClatchy students took part in a video in production by the Administrative Office of the Courts that promotes civics learning.
This is a wonderful opportunity for the kids," said Bennae Dillingham, Coordinator of the Law and Public Policy Academy. "Being in the courtroom during the oral arguments will allow them to learn firsthand about the important work of the Supreme Court and expose them to the broad range of careers within the field of law."


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My website (http://www.lindsayfendt.com) works just fine in Safari, but the background image won't load in firefox or chrome. I tried to go into each browser individually and load the background image, but it will not load.
Additionally in Safari I loaded a slideshow, using the slideshowpro plug in onto a page and it worked immediately after I added it to the page, but stopped without making any changes to the page. The slideshows don't work in Chrome or Firefox either.
I am using the Gleam theme, which says it works with all three of these browsers.


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Top 10 Comedies
- Seinfeld
- Simpsons
- South Park
- Family Guy
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- Arrested Development
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- Modern Family
- 30 Rock
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Yep, these are all hilarious shows.
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You don't list my favorite current comedy "Ghost Hunters". I giggle all the way through. I know its not presented as a comedy, but ...
One of the greatest comedies ever was Frank's Place with Tim Reid. It was canceled because it never built a following. It never built a following because it was never at the same day/time any two weeks in a row. And was sometimes skipped. And you never get to see it in re-runs, either.
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I loved Frank's Place; so nice to hear I wasn't the only one watching. The ratings sure made it look like I was...
Shalom, y'all!
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All good shows, but Family Guy > Arrested Development? Come on.
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Yeah, like the guy wearing the $4,000 suit is gonna hold the elevator for the guy who doesn't make that in four months. Come on!
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It may not feel like fall in the Valley, but in the shadows of the Superstition Mountains, autumn festivities are in full force.
Thursday through Sunday, the Apache Junction Chamber of Commerce will host the first Festival of the Superstitions, a celebration with carnival rides, a hay maze and a pumpkin patch.
"We're trying to give the kids something to do, as well as give Mom and Dad and Grandma and Grandpa something to do," said Larry Johnson, the chamber's president and CEO.
The festival will take place in and around the chamber offices at 567 W. Apache Trail.
The chamber hopes to draw Apache Junction residents to celebrate their city, as well as Phoenix residents who rarely get the chance to visit their far-east neighbor.
"What I like about AJ is that there's such a small-town atmosphere," said Dena Olsen, a chamber volunteer for more than a decade, "People out here are pleasant. There are so many different things people can do - there's the mountains, the lakes, the parks."
Olsen brought in the non-profit child welfare agency Arizona's Children Association, which will accept donations at the festival.
A foster parent herself, Olsen believes many people are unaware of the hardships children face coming into the foster system.
"My husband and I actually got to see first-hand all of the children in the system that pretty much have only the clothing on their back," she said.
Items needed for donation include children and teen clothing, toiletries, blankets, books, baby toys and diapers.
Here are five more reasons to check out the festival:
1. Driving from Phoenix to Apache Junction takes about 45 minutes to an hour, providing a long enough drive to feel like you're getting out of town without planning a road trip. Venturing out for the festival also gives you an excuse to check out the small family-owned businesses and restaurants in Apache Junction.
2. The festival is the perfect way to give the kids something to do if they're on a school break. The carnival will run Thursday through Sunday. Presale wristbands are $18, $25 at the gate.
3. Giving back to the community is a big part of the festival. Festivalgoers can donate not just to Arizona's Children Association, but also to the Apache Junction Reach Out Food Bank, the Angel Tree program and the chamber's scholarship program.
4. Historical-automobile enthusiasts, this one's for you. Saturday's feature will be a car show from noon to 5 p.m., while Sunday brings a motorcycle show from noon to 5 p.m., presented in part by Superstition Harley-Davidson.
5. Apache Junction music staples the McNasty Brothers and Dakota Kid will take the stage Friday, Saturday and Sunday, providing visitors with a feeling of small-town life less than 40 miles away from a big city.
The Festival of the Superstitions will take over Apache Junction Oct. 7-10.
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25 Famous Women on Writing Their Own Stories
The power (and challenges) of self-reflection.By Julie Ma
The power (and challenges) of self-reflection.By Julie Ma
"I am happy, but I don't recommend this."By Kat Stoeffel
I am 45 and have been living like I'm 25 since I was 15.By Elizabeth Wurtzel
And a Holocaust survivor.By Andre Tartar
Second time is a charm!By Chris Rovzar
But they WERE shouting her name at the opening last night, and Ben DID say she "italicizes" all her lines. Just sayin'. And also, of course, Madonna and Peter Cook, in the gossip round-up.By Tim Murphy


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Although some of the videos from the BlackBerry Touch have previously appeared, not all of the videos for the BlackBerry Touch (monaco) tutorials were able to be extracted. But, that hasn't really stopped folks from trying and as such -- those that remained unseen are now available. Again, not a whole to see in the videos but they're pretty cool either way. Now all we really need is some official confirmation and release dates to set our minds at ease. Although, RIM requesting the previous videos to be removed kind of serves as confirmation in my personal opinion. Jump on past the break for more.
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Pirate videos?
Primate videos?
someone owes me 30 seconds of my life back.
It's nice to see my new phone in action.
I'm real tired of the small screen on this 9700.
Same here. I'm 99% sure that I'm going to get this phone instead of the Bold Touch. However, it really depends on the day. I'm thinking that a Bold Touch + Playbook is the perfect pair. However, I think that I'm going to miss the screen realestate when I'm not on my playbook.
My problem is that I want everything. I want a Bold Touch, Storm3, Playbook AND a 10" Playbook with it becomes available AND I want to have them ALL available at all times because who knows what mood I'm going to be in.
RIM - Just release the stuff and let me start spending some money will ya??!!!
I love how the area code on the call demo is 519. That's the local area code here in the tri-cities (Kitchener,waterloo,cambridge)
RIP to the kitchener Rangers by the way. We lost to Plymouth in game 7 tonight
Nice to see the tutorials but it'll be nicer to see the devices on shelves!
I'm due for an upgrade in August and have been debating on switching it up to Android for a year to see if it's something I'd prefer over BlackBerry. At least until QNX drops officially for BB's. We'll see, most likely will go with a next gen BB depending on what's dropping at that time on AT&T!
I'm overdue for an upgrade to my S1 and I want an S3 so bad. I have to wait till August or so to get one -- another 5 months of sweat!
On the other hand, the Moto Atrix looks interesting, and I'm sure Apple will have an iPhone 5 out by then. My S1 can't do much now except core apps and phone functions. Native text messages are messed so I use CrunchSMS but it sucks another 400 KB of precious memory!
I'm with HotJava -- release the stuff so I can spend my money!!!!!
For multitasking on the new upcoming touchscreen phones Blackberry is coming with when using the multitasking function (Menu hold) the recent apps should be on the bottom of the screen instead of the center. Personally I think that would make a lot more sense since your thumb is there anyways. I never use this function but with that change I think it would be much faster and might get me to use it. Just a suggestion
I did notice the lower keys are physical buttons as well according to this video. I like I like! I dont want to press down on any part of the screen! That tech has come and gone with pleasure! Give me the buttons like it appears here and I'm a happy guy
also, this thing needs to compete with iphone 5 to survive... especially now that verizon has the iphone. If it doesn't..... well.... iphone 5 it is!
Did my eyes deceive me or is there only one key on top? I see the "LOCK" but no "Mute"? Also, coule the left convenience key be making a comeback in its place? Inquiring minds wanna know!
So, where can I get Sarah Symonds' actual phone number? lol
I am 100% getting this phone when it comes out. I just hope it is released sooner rather than later. I had to revert back to my Storm after accidentally going swimming with my Storm2.
Don't think I can go back to a phone with a keyboard after being on a touch devivce for so long.
That said, If the new iPhone comes out and the BBM app is soon to follow, I think I may jump ship...
This phone cant come quick enough. Although these videos have me back in honeymoon mode. My speaker on my S2 seems to be fading away so I need you S3, I need you.
Dam! I just realized or actually i just saw where they insert a SIM so its not likely to be Sprint! I have the Style and I am trying so hard to remain loyal to BB because honestly I havent saw anyone personally that has switched from BB to Android be happy. But SPrint needs a Touchscreen device and soon. Id settle for a Storm at this point.
It's not that bad, but I am still waiting for another Torch-like phone for CDMA (specifically, Verizon). If I'm going to get an all touch screen phone, I'm going to have to make the switch to iPhone. It pains me to say it, but especially if BBM goes cross-platform, an iPhone will sync so much better with my Mac. Not ready to yet, though! I still question the traitors, haha.
RIM is really screwing this up.
a 3.7 inch screen in todays market? are they serious? the fact that they didnt bump this phone up to at least 4.3 inches (like the thunderbolt) was a horrible decision made be some very stupid people.
will this thing even have 4g, a front camera, or flash?
why are they putting out phones with worse specs 3-5months after better phones are already out in the market?
I agree where is the front facing camera?? I thought this was a new standard
RIM you're doing it again, releasing hardware a year late by release date
Unless you're planning on doing this with the storm series 4.3 inch screen
Otherwise this phone is a waste...
I said I never would but I finally did I had been a BB owner and supporter since 2006. After the whole Storm 2 OS 6 letdown and being kicked to the curb. I went to the darkside. I gave my storm to my Son and bought an Iphone 3Gs. Im not being paid by apple just as I wasnt being paid by BB, however in my opinion this phone rocks, AND its the older model. Im just saying dont let your loyalty to BB keep you from making a sound purchase.


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ATLANTA (AP) - Nathan Deal and Roy Barnes pointed fingers over negative ads as the campaign for governor entered its final week.
In a debate at the state Capitol on Tuesday sponsored by WXIA, the candidates each accused the other of starting the attacks - which have grown increasingly hostile.
Barnes assailed the Republican Governors Association for spending millions of dollars attacking him. The Democrat defended his own ads, saying they've addressed Deal's financial dealings and ethics - which Barnes labeled "touchstone issues of integrity."
Deal, a Republican, says Barnes has been bashing him relentlessly for months and "there comes a time when people pick on you enough that you're going to respond."
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I have a huge text file i need to upload into a mysql table
the data set spans across multiple years but the actual data only has month and day information. However the dataset is ordered starting with the most recent year. There could also be multiple data points on the same date as well.
How can I tell mysql to upload it to a table and to add the correct year?
here's an example of the kind of data i'm dealing with where the last few digits are Month:day
Some interesting string here 11:04
Some other interesting text 10:04
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Some old interesting text from last year 12:02
some boring news from last year 02:01
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International Journal of Pancreatology
, Volume 7, Issue 1, pp 117-123
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Tumor size as a predictive factor
- Ryoichi TsuchiyaAffiliated withThe Second Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University School of Medicine
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Is tumor size a predictive factor in carcinoma of the pancreas? In order to answer this question, the data of the Japan Pancreatic Cancer Registry from 1981 to 1987 were retrospectively analyzed.
Of the 7687 cases that were registered, 5826 cases (75.7%) were laparotomized. Out of the 5826, 2311 (39.7%) underwent resection. Postoperative deaths within 1 mo among resected cases numbered 104, and the operative mortality rate was 4.5%. The postoperative survival rates were calculated by Kaplan-Meier's method. They clearly showed that the rates for small carcinomas (>2 cm [T1]) were significantly higher than those for the tumors larger than 2 cm (T2, T3, T4) according to the Greenwood formula. Although the survival-rate calculation excluded operative deaths and deaths of causes other than pancreatic cancer, and included islet cell carcinoma, cystadenocarcinoma, and acinar cell carcinoma, it seems that tumor size may be a predictive factor for postoperative prognosis. However, our previous study on long-term survivors (more than 5 yr) after resection on the exocrine pancreatic cancer) revealed that there was no relation between the size of tumor and the postoperative prognosis. In those long-term survivors, there was no definite or severe cancerous invasion of either the retroperitoneal tissue or the portal venous system.
It is concluded that a tumor 2 cm or smaller has a significantly better prognosis after resection than does a tumor larger than 2 cm, and it seems, in general, that tumor size may be a predictive factor. However, if the tumor does not invade the retroperitoneal tissue or the portal venous system, tumor size per se is not always a predictive factor.
Key WordsPancreatic Cancer Registry postoperative survival rate T1 carcinoma early carcinoma long-term survivor
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- Tumor size as a predictive factor
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International Journal of Pancreatology
Volume 7, Issue 1-3 , pp 117-123
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- 1990-08
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- 1537-3649
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- 1559-0739
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- Humana Press
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- Pancreatic Cancer Registry
- postoperative survival rate
- T1 carcinoma
- early carcinoma
- long-term survivor
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- 1. The Second Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, 7-1, Sakamoto-Machi, 852, Nagasaki, Japan


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Mum's Spaghetti Bolognese
Total Time
1hr 15mins
Prep 15 mins
Cook 1 hr
This is sooo spectacularly nice, I have never had a bolognese ever come close to competing with this one, I think it is in the technique, Mum likes to cook it for as long as possible. sometimes she adds 3 carrots and a green capsicum cut up and a lot!!! of red wine for taste and cooks it about 3 hours for perfect results
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- 500 g beef mince
- 1 onion, chopped finely
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- olive oil
- 1 pinch mixed herbs or 1 pinch oregano
- Worcestershire sauce
- 1 carrot, grated (or more if you like)
- you also need 1 big jar of dolmio sauce.
- put oil, garlic and onion in bottom of saucepan.
- gently fry until the onion goes clear.
- put mince in and brown it.
- once browned add dolmio sauce, pinch of mixed herbs or oregano if you don't have any.
- add a good splash of worcestershire sauce.
- let bubble away for about 1 hour.
- stir occasionally.
- while cooking add grated carrot.
- Spaghetti:.
- get a deep pot of water.
- add a pinch of salt.
- boil.
- add spaghetti and cook as directed on packet.
- drain out leaving a tsp water in the bottom.
- add a splash of olive oil to stop it from sticking and toss.
- place spaghetti in bowls and top with sauce and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, and if your like me, you will like it with grated cheese.


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Efficiently finding the ranks of elements in an array?
If I have an array of elements A [0 to 15], and I know that the median is in the range A[8..11]. How can I find the median of all the elements in A by picking it from A[8..11]? What will its rank be? I've been reading a lot about this but I couldn't find an answer to this specific question. Any help is appreciated. The array basically contains 2D points, and I want to split the points into rectangular regions.