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"Copper," BBC America's new original series, starts with a grimy, not-yet-pubescent urchin girl offering protagonist Kevin Corcoran (Tom Weston-Jones) sex as thanks for the hard-boiled egg he tossed her way. Last week's episode of AMC's "Hell on Wheels" found a man being brutally murdered, chopped up and fed to pigs — and that's after a mob commits a near-lynching earlier in the hour. No one can accuse these shows of glamorizing the past — in fact, out of the current run of period dramas on television, it's really only "Downton Abbey" on PBS that applies a sheen of nostalgia to its upstairs-downstairs dealings and its portrayal of the hierarchical ecosystem that is a historical estate.
With the backstabbing and brutality of the returning HBO series "Boardwalk Empire," the even darker machinations of Showtime's "The Borgias" and the gangsters and their girls in Starz's "Magic City," period settings have become not just a way to relish vintage fashions and set dressing, but also a way to do the same with retrograde social attitudes and standards of living (and dying). Some of this is a side effect of the fact that these shows are all on cable, where the ability to push past broadcast-channel limitations on content sometimes also feels like a requirement, regardless of whether a show is set in Prohibition-era New Jersey or contemporary Albuquerque.
But television has also developed a complicated relationship with the past as a way of excusing or allowing behavior that in present-day settings requires harsher judgment. When Walter White has people killed on his path to becoming a meth kingpin on "Breaking Bad," we understand it's wrong; when Nucky Thompson does so to stabilize his place as the boss of Atlantic City, well, he's an anti-hero and it was another time, when life was a little cheaper.
Does TV have a tendency to treat the gritty past as a kind of guilty pleasure, a chance and an excuse to indulge in the muck and murk? I'd argue yes, at least when those details overwhelm the main stuff of the narrative and characters. It's not for nothing that that first shot in the "Copper" pilot is of 1864 street beggars competing with animals for garbage scraps tossed out on the street while a man with a missing leg goes by on crutches — it's not just to confirm the setting of "Gangs of New York"-era Manhattan, it's also to announce that things were really rough back then. In both "Copper" and "Hell on Wheels," set one year later out in the West, the women are mostly prostitutes, with the exception, in each show, of a young, blond widow whose outlier position allows her to move through the world of the show while maintaining a different social status. There aren't a lot of other opitions for women of the era in these kinds of rough-and-tumble stories.
And there is a certain amount of strange satisfaction to be had from watching these female characters bounce off these restrictions in the same way that the African-American men played by Michael Kenneth Williams, Ato Essandoh and Common run up against tough racial barriers — not because we enjoy these prejudices, but because they're so blatantly signaled and so easy to condemn.
We knew before Margaret (Kelly Macdonald) in "Boardwalk Empire" did that women would get the vote; we're aware that people are no longer hanged from lampposts in the middle of downtown New York because of the color of their skin the way that Dr. Freeman's (Essandoh) brothers-in-law were in "Copper." Their problems have parallels in the sexism and racism of modern day, but they're also, in their own way, escapist: Because they're so exaggerated, they take place at a comfortable distance from which we can both disapprove and file them away as dealt with long ago. These days we have running water and everyone can vote, hurray! (Well, except if you end up being suppressed by unfounded voter-fraud legislation, but knotty present-day realities like that are the reason we look to the 19th century for our entertainment.)
Even "Mad Men" started off flaunting its era specifics in its first season, laying on the constant smoking, the drinking, the chauvinism and the bigotry with a far heavier hand than would be used in the later episodes. Part of the establishing shock of the show was being able to giggle at the attitudes toward the workplace and women, comfortable in the knowledge that things aren't like that now.
But "Mad Men" let go of that tendency as it went on, not softening things but allowing those behaviors and prejudices to become part of the environment in which the show's set rather than the things that define it. It is, perhaps, one of the reasons the show's been so reluctant to confront the topic of race and the Civil Rights Movement taking place outside the doors of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. "Mad Men" has ceased to be a show about a time and place and instead has become one about a group of characters, and those characters occupy a perch far above a lot of the real-world turmoil going on down in the streets. "Mad Men" isn't about its era anymore, that's just its setting, and it's a better show for it. And while it's too early to tell for "Copper," it does seem to be a lesson that "Hell on Wheels" and "Boardwalk Empire" are slowly taking to heart.


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Most of the drama for Weston Playhouse's world preem musical, "Saint-Ex," happened offstage when Hurricane Irene became a literal showstopper, flooding the Vermont theater and cancelling fully staged perfs after four previews.
Most of the drama for Weston Playhouse's world preem musical, "Saint-Ex," happened offstage when Hurricane Irene became a literal showstopper, flooding the Vermont theater and cancelling fully staged perfs after four previews. It looked like the musical about the life of author-aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupery — who wrote classic fable "The Little Prince" — wouldn't get the chance to take off, but the waters receded, the community rallied, equipment was donated and by week's end the show reopened at about 85% production strength. The result is a tuner whose first act soars before it takes a second act tailspin.
The first half proves a promising, charming and well-executed bio-drama, with Alexander Gemignani giving a robust, amusing and well-sung perf as the title hyphenate. Narrative centers on Saint-Ex's stormy relationship with Consuelo (Krysta Rodriguez), the twice-widowed Salvadoran woman he pursued when he was flying for the Aeropostale mail service in South America and North Africa in the late '20s and '30s, and there's also a storyline involving the camaraderie of this special breed of daring pilots. Giving the act a special glow are the beguiling flashbacks with Saint-Ex's dearly departed younger brother Francois (wonderfully played by the self-possessed Carl Kimbrough), appearing remarkably like the Little Prince the author would later sketch for his sublime tale. These scenes — even more that Saint-Ex's romance — give the show its heart and takes the piece to intriguing, unexplored territory (though one longed for a song for such a special kid). But in the second act "Saint-Ex" loses its way, abandons the boy, and gets bogged down in historic details, trite tunes ("Gay Paris"), the increasingly tiresome and shrill marriage, confusing character shifts and a few strained references to the book. What is missing (until the end) is the return of the prince of a brother. Kent Nicholson helms with a constant sense of motion that echoes Saint-Ex's wanderlust personality. But few could navigate the second act jumble by newbie book writer Sean Barry, who also wrote the lyrics for composer wife Jenny Giering's mostly pleasant tunes, especially first act's "The Proposal," "I'm Coming Home" and "A Tablecloth." Cass Morgan effortlessly plays the protag's stoic but loving Maman while the pilot pals are lost in a blur of hale and heartiness, though Charlie Brady manages a few nice moments as the primo buddy. Much second act work needs to be done on every level if the tuner hopes to have a future. Major rethink should be on whose story this is and how much — or better yet, how little — to tell. But as demonstrated in its first act, when it has its heart in the right place and that little guy is around, it can also fly high. And even in its current form, it remains a production that lifts the spirits of a resilient playhouse and its arts-loving community. Songs: "For the Pilot," "Letter to Consuelo," "In the Air," "South America," "Come with Me," "I'm Coming Home," "The Proposal," "Letter to Maman," "Consuelo," "The Wife of a Pilot," "A Tablecloth," "Three Days," "Love Is Letting Go," "Gay Paris," "Travels for the Paris-Soir," "Beside the Saone," "A Pilot's Desire," "Maman's Garden," "Tango of the Rose," "Little Prince," "If You Leave Now," "Home/Back in the Plane."Saint-Ex
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A Weston Playhouse presentation of a musical in two acts. Book and lyrics by Sean Barry; music by Jenny Giering. Directed by Kent Nicholson.
Sets, Timothy R, Mackabee; costumes, Kirche Leigh Zeile; lighting, Stuart Duke; costumes, Kirche Leigh Zeile; sound, Ed Chapman; music director, Matt Castle; orchestrations, Mary-Mitchell Campbell; musical staging, Jennifer Turey; production stage manager, Jess Johnston. Opened Aug. 25, 2011. Reviewed Sept. 2. Runs through Sept. 10. Running time: 2 HOURS, 45 MIN.
Saint-Ex Alexander Gemignani Consuelo Krysta Rodriguez Maman Cass Morgan Guillaumet Charlie Brady Francois Carl Kimbrough
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Tybalt: Dmitry Pykhachov
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"From the present day point of view, the production has many positive qualities: the clearly defined story line; the elegant, refined dance, the lyrical duets; the sets by Pyotr Williams, the faded grandeur of which precisely conveys the atmosphere of Renaissance Italy. Here, too, absolute faith and self-giving from the two lovers, from the very depths of their souls, is essential. It is this that is brought to the ballet by the soloists of the Mariinsky Ballet Company. They are stunning; they are of those dancers who, it would appear, know instinctively that they are born for the stage."
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Hi all! a technical question… I use overdrive, so numbers and graphical visualiazions are of course misleading (slower), but I can *hear* strong delays between actual inputs and outputs, so it's not only a graphical rapresentation: it is slow! But the global Mac CPU stays way beyond 30% usage. Do you have an idea about why that happens?
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inputs and outputs delays mean, for istance, moving a slider and having the patch processes run smoothly without delays of data manipulation. In my big patch it happens that as many MSP processes run at the same time, i see delays in the flow of data, kind of unresponsive… The fact (and the reason of this post) is that while as said it looks delayed a bit and unresponsive, the overall CPU usage is not high…
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- 2 teaspoons butter
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Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat to 425°F. Melt the butter in a medium non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring often, until the mushrooms release their liquid, the liquid evaporates, and the mushrooms begin to brown, about 10 minutes. Add the shallots and thyme and cook, stirring, until shallots are just beginning to brown, about 3 minutes longer. Add the stock and the Marmite, stirring so that Marmite dissolves into the sauce, then bring to a simmer and cook until the stock has reduced to a saucelike consistency, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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The Hope College softball team is third in the preseason Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association coaches poll for the 2014 season.
Coach Mary VandeHoef�s Flying Dutch totaled 23 points to trail reigning league champion Trine (nine points) and Alma College (19).
Last season, Hope ended MIAA play in fourth place and advanced to the league tournament. The Flying Dutch had a 17-19 overall record for the season.
In 2014, VandeHoef begins her fourth season with a roster of 20 players that includes 14 returning letterwinners. There are one senior, nine juniors, six sophomores and four freshmen. Co-captains this season are senior catcher/infielder Emma Page and junior infielder Peyton Wells.
Trine (Ind.) received eight out of a possible nine first-place votes in the preseason poll of the league�s coaches. Alma received the other first-place vote. Coaches could not vote for their own team.
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4. Adrian 25
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My wife and I went to Best Buy last night to get a regular house phone. I decided to look around at the multitude of minaturized gadgets lined up on many displays. What a bunch of useless looking gadgets, minature speakers, Ipods, tripods, Quadrapods?, and tons of batteries and headphones. I truly had no idea what 90% of this creazap was but I'm sure many young people are shelling out big $$ for this stuff!
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Well, I agree that cellphone-speakers sound like crap. There is something to say for portability and the option to let a few friends of yours hear it on (cellphone-)speakers though - especially if you're out in the middle of nowhere.
On a few occasions on vacation I've plugged in my mp3-player to an old radio (probably from around the 30's), and enjoyed it because I didn't have better equipment near. Granted, even those speakers on the radio sound alot better than cellphone-speakers, but still, I get the idea of people using their cellphone in that way. So for me relatively good sounding, small, portable speakers is a good thing - they don't need to sound "Hi-fi" or anywhere near to be enjoyable. I have pretty high demands on headphones though... |
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Stony Brook offensive tackle Michael Bamiro, a 6-8, 335-pound preseason All-American, worked out in for almost two dozen NFL teams in New Jersey today.
According to Fox Sports, the Jets and Giants made the short trip to check him out.
Bamiro had eligibility issues at Stony Brook and immediately became a free agent this offseason.
According to Bamiro's agent, he received some contract offers before scouts even saw him work out today.
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The State Of Medical Care, 1984
Americans have never been so healthy, thanks to advances in medical technology and research. Now we have to learn to deal with the staggering costs.
October/november 1984 | Volume 35, Issue 6
Much, much tougher—and the decisions are often more important. But with our advances has come yet another tricky problem. We have largely lost the ability to prognosticate—to tell you what is going to happen to you. That was not so difficult when the physician's world was dominated by all the infectious diseases that were both acute and self-limiting. If you came to me with pneumococcal pneumonia in the old days, I could say, "You've got a Type 3 pneumococcus infection, and your chance of dying is 30 percent. If you do die, you'll do so in a week, but if not you will recover completely and have no lasting effects. " But now we've skimmed off all those diseases and are left with a huge burden of chronic diseases that have such infuriatingly variable courses. Take hypertension, which we mentioned earlier. If you are sixty and have hypertension, I know that for every hundred of you with high blood pressure, fourteen will get into trouble. But eighty-six will not. So how do I know whether to treat you? I have to make an educated guess—and it's a very tough one. It is also likely to be an expensive one: the tests are costly, but so is the medication if you end up getting it. So there is an enormous amount of time and money going into the management of problems where we're almost flying blind.
On top of that, I gather from what you have written in the past that you feel doctors often don't follow up with their patients to make sure the patient returns to leading an effective life.
I call it paying more attention to the functional outcome of an illness. Say you've had a heart attack and it's a minor one. We treat you and you go home and then we tend to let you go it alone. That's not acceptable, to my mind. Because months later you may be still sitting at home, scared to go out on the golf course, even scared to have intercourse. You are a functional cripple, because of our not having followed up fully and satisfactorily. We've got to get you back to work so that you are not a loss to society. Which leads to another point: One of medicine's problems is that it legitimizes a lot of illness that perhaps should not be legitimized.
What do you mean by that?
Well, let's say you and I each have a cold. We both know what it is. You are a highly motivated person and you decide to live right through it, so you keep on working. But I go to the doctor and tell him I feel awful. He says, "You'd better take three days off, stay home, drink lots of fluids, and take aspirin." He has legitimized my being disabled with something that really is not a disabling illness at all. A related problem, while we're on that subject, and an extremely serious matter, is that we are an overbedded nation.
You mean our hospital capacity is too great?
Yes, And it is very hard to close a hospital. Now there is no question that we built all those hospitals for the right reasons. After World War II we had a serious need for them. So the government passed the Hill-Burton Act, which made it possible for communities to get matching funds for new hospitals. Then two things happened. One, we overshot the mark and built too many. Two, technological developments reduced the need for such capacity. For example, we had all those beds for tuberculosis patients, but isoniazid came along and knocked all the projections out of the ball park. Similarly, we had perfectly reasonable projections of the need for mental hospitals, whereupon along came the psychoactive drugs, and instantly there were too many mental hospitals. Today the estimate is that we have a hundred and fifty thousand too many hospital beds in this country. But trying to close down a hospital generates a raft of political and social problems.
Is that because community leaders, congressmen, and so on, get into the act?
Yes, it's worse than trying to move a cemetery. Even though your community is ten minutes from another hospital, your particular hospital is a great source of community pride, the local doctors are all connected with it, the annual fund-raising drive is a neighborhood fixture—it's like having your own fire department. On top of that, and sometimes most importantly, it's a matter of losing jobs. But there's no doubt we've got lots of excess hospital-bed capacity.
Isn't there any recourse other than closing them?
As I see it, our great need now is not for acute-care beds but for more humane, effective, well-monitored nursing homes or chronic-care beds. Some communities have already converted portions of their hospitals into special sections in which people can take care of themselves—where they have their own dining room and other facilities—and sometimes the funding can be arranged to make it pay. This is welcome news, because most nursing homes are out of the mainstream of national supervision. Right now we are just warehousing too many of our older population, and it's a national scandal. The frail or dependent elderly need to be in places where qualified doctors can watch over them.


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I saw some Legion assholes carrying crates to a cave north of here. May have been NCR shit, I don't fucking know.
"— BoxcarsThe hidden supply cave is located to the northeast of Nipton in the Mojave Wasteland.
This small cave holds a few large boxes, and some smaller boxes containing random loot and a radiation suit required for Wheel of Fortune. Outside the cave (when facing the entrance) to the right side is a small graffiti depicting a rocket with a prohibitive symbol over it. It marks the location of a hollowed-out rock.
Notable lootEdit
- A Grognak the Barbarian comic can be found on top of the first metal box to the right when entering the cave.
- A radiation suit on top of one of the footlockers.
Related questsEdit
- The door to the cave is an Average lock (50 Lockpick needed).
- Over the ridge to the left, slightly east by southeast of the cave entrance, there is a Viper camp.
- This area could possibly be used as player character housing as there is plenty of safe storage and some supplies, except there is not a bed nor are there any crafting stations.
- The crate with the radiation suits needed for "Wheel of Fortune" will not spawn until the aforementioned quest is activated.
The hidden supply cave appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.


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"An easy midweek dish," writes Diana Henry in A Change of Appetite. "Toss it all in the oven and let the heat do its work."
Chicken and Fennel with Honey, Mustard, and Orange
- ⅓ cup orange juice
- Finely grated zest of ½ orange
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 chicken thighs, skin removed or not, as you prefer
- Sea salt and black pepper
- 6 sprigs of thyme
- 3 fennel bulbs
Preheat the oven to 400F. Mix the orange juice, zest, honey, mustard, and oil. Put the chicken in a shallow oven proof dish in which both chicken and fennel can lie together in a single layer. Pour two-thirds of the orange mixture over the chicken, sprinkle with salt, and sprinkle with the thyme. Bake for 15 minutes.
Trim the tips of the fennel bulbs, retaining any feathery leaves, and remove the tough outer leaves. Quarter the bulbs and remove the core (don't take away too much, or the wedges will fall apart).
Take the chicken out of the oven, baste it with its juices, then tuck in the fennel and spoon the rest of the orange mixture over. Season, return to the oven, and cook for 30 minutes, basting every so often. The chicken should be dark gold and cooked through and the fennel tender and glazed. Serve with rice pilaf.
Yield: 4 servings.
Source: Diana Henry's A Change of Appetite: Where Healthy Meets Delicious.
Have a recipe that is fast and healthy? Send it to food@theblade or Dinner Tonight, The Blade, 541 N. Superior St., Toledo, OH 43660.


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While massive pileups don't happen frequently, clearing the roads can take hours, investigations can take weeks, insurance claims checks may not arrive for months, and lawsuits can drag on for years.
A truly massive pileup can stretch for miles and involve hundreds of vehicles.
A few examples:
- A January 2013 pileup in Ohio on Interstate 275 involved 103 vehicles and about 200 people. There were 27 injuries and one death. A freak snowstorm dropped visibility to zero and glazed the road over with ice.
- One of the largest pile-ups in history took place on one of the fastest roads in the world. Heavy rain was blamed for the 259-car pileup in 2009 on the A2 Autobahn in Germany. A total of 66 people were injured but luckily no one was killed.
- Heavy fog in Texas resulted in 140-car pileup on Thanksgiving Day 2012. Two people were killed and 80 were injured. The initial crash started on the eastbound side of the highway, which led to a chain reaction of crashes on both the eastbound and westbound lanes.
With so many moving vehicles, blame is difficult to pin down. And even if blame is obvious, who's got enough liability insurance to pay for dozens of totaled cars? (See a map of minimum state car insurance requirements.)
How they happen and who's to blame
Drunk drivers, red-light runners and speeders often cause smaller pileups by starting a chain reaction when they plow into a car in front of them. Assessing blame in these types of accidents is usually pretty straightforward, experts say. Almost always, you are responsible for the damage to the car immediately in front of you because you were following too closely.
In the case of really big pileups, weather is usually a contributing factor.
Even if the police are not able to pinpoint the exact cause of a pileup, drivers may still end up with a ticket. Lt. Chris Miller of the Florida Highway Patrol, who investigated a 47-car crash on Interstate 75 in October 2012, says that while weather is often a contributing factor, the driver is responsible for adjusting his speed and the gap between the cars. Nineteen drivers were cited in that October crash.
Colerain Township, Ohio, traffic investigation specialist Mark Meyers issued a report on the Ohio crash, hundreds of pages long and weeks in the making -- but wrote "fault cannot be placed."
This is not uncommon in major pileups. Rick Ward, director of auto claims at MetLife, says "most major pileups end up being a series of small accidents. Unless there is an extremely egregious action such as drunk driving, pinpointing fault can be very difficult."
Insurers, hoping to avoid big payouts, conduct their own investigations. Ward confirms that insurers put investigators in the field who review the police report, interview witnesses and examine the physical evidence to decide what to do about each individual claim.
Let the insurers sort it out
When it comes to pileups, in most cases you are on your own.
The truth is that no one carries enough coverage to pay for all of the damage caused by a massive pileup. If one person is responsible for the entire accident, their liability coverage would quickly be used up.
This is when your collision coverage will earn its keep. Collision insurance covers damage to your vehicle if you are involved in a wreck and you are at fault, the other driver lacks insurance or is underinsured, or if there is no way to determine fault.
Don Johnson, claims associate vice president with American Family Insurance, warns that claims from pileups can take months to settle because fault is often shared by more than one party. Evaluating comparative fault prolongs the settlement process. If significant injuries occurred, the process can become even more involved as insurers seek to sort out their exposure and recovery options.
The quickest way to get your car fixed, Ward says, is to make a claim on your own collision coverage. "Your insurer will pay your claim and then fight it out with other insurers if it feels you were not at fault," he says.
You will have to pay your collision deductible, but you might get that back if your insurance company is able to claim successfully against another driver.
Why you should file a claim quickly
So what happens if you don't carry collision coverage? Getting your car repaired is going to be a lot more complicated.
If you know which car hit you, it is possible to make a claim against that driver's liability coverage. Ward advises gathering as much information about the driver and his or her insurance company at the accident scene, filing a claim as soon as possible and then crossing your fingers.
A quick claim is also important if blame falls to a single driver. Penny Gusner, CarInsurance.com consumer analyst, says even a small pileup will exhaust a driver's liability coverage.
Getting your claim in first will put you at the top of the payout list. If you wait too long or the responsible driver carries low coverage levels, you will have to repair your own vehicle or pursue damages in court.


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El Torero: Chapter 2
Fiction, Masturbation, Oral Sex, Teen, Teen Female Solo, Toys
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Gender: male Age: N/A Location: N/A
Posted Mon 18th of June 2012
Leilani remembers her decent into debauchery and reunites with an old friend.
My appreciation of male seed is directly proportionate to my arousal. About five minutes down the road the my post-orgasmic fugue had passed, and I no longer felt like a dirty girl, just a messy one. I pulled off the interstate and found a secluded spot behind a fast food place to change. I flipped my once red halter top over my head as quickly as I could releasing an offensive cloud of dried sperm from the crusted fabric. My bra was mostly clean but still intensely oppressive. Normally I would wear a 32F comfortably. However, for maximum cleavage impact I'd left the house this morning in an old 30D under wire. I unclasped the oppressive snare and revealed deep impressions in my rib cage and breasts that clearly showed dark purple on my golden brown skin. Lamenting them briefly, I remembered my precarious nudity and threw on a light blue, hooded windbreaker that I'd found wadded under the passenger seat. My skirt wasn't so easily replaced, so I quickly scoured the black leather with an alcohol wipe. I removed my panties to give the same treatment to my soiled vagina. Several wipes were required for that disaster.
"Well, that's forty dollars down the drain," I bemoaned, remembering my shortsighted choice of Nick's semen as a personal lubricant and already dreading my trip to the pharmacy for a plan-B pill.
For now, however, I was back in good spirits with a cold milkshake in my hand and cool breeze up my skirt. My choice of beverage was a fitting one considering my school nick name. Called "The Ice Queen" since junior high, my recent breast development had my classmates switching to "The Dairy Queen".
The epithet wasn't undeserved. My mother was from Hawaii and raised her only daughter a strict Mormon. Her piety was nearly fanatical, and she dragged me to services twice a week at the chapel, usually with me kicking and screaming the whole way. She was strict and humorless but above all else, she was a strong woman, tall and lithe from years of volleyball competition. I was never a match for her, and no matter how much I resisted, I inevitably spent Wednesdays and Sundays scowling my way through the liturgy.
Things changed one day after I turned 10. As she had every week of my life, Sunday began with my mother ordering me out of bed. The grumpy pubescent girl met her that day in a fouler mood than usual. Irritated by my intransigence, my mother reached for my wrist and pulled as she had many times before. This time, however, I pulled back, breaking the grip and sending my stalwart mother slipping to the floor. Initially overjoyed at my victory, I was horrified to see her crouched against the door frame, clutching her wrist, and staring at her open hand that trembled like a coffee cup on the train tracks. I tried to apologize, but she didn't even notice me as she continually tried to clench her unresponsive wrist. I called an ambulance as she broke down crying.
Multiple Sclerosis is a terrible diagnosis. In my mother's severe case it meant half a decade of watching a once proud woman waste into an early grave. Her illness forced me into the caregiver role and engendered in me a strong sense of duty. Despite our differences, I loved her dearly. I devoted myself entirely to her and, as was her staunch desire, to the Church. Even when she grew too ill to attend I still went. It was both out of support for her and my own need for comfort that I became a model disciple following the commandments my mother had laid out for me: no carousing, no skipping church, and no sex.
That final point was of particular importance to her, and she had a very particular definition of sex. I remember having my first period and borrowing a box of tampons from a friend. My mother found them in my purse before I could use them. She was furious and lectured me about the sanctity of my body's temple. She immediately dragged me to the drug store where we bought so many pads that the clerk asked if we needed an exorcist. On the ensuing ride home, my mother made it clear to me that I was
to put
in my vagina except my husband, and that any masturbation would result in my becoming "morally unclean".
And so it went that I became the Ice Queen of Williamson High. From the first time I refused to play spin the bottle I was ridiculed incessantly. As I continued to grow towards my present well proportioned figure, more and more guys tried their luck and failed. My frigged reputation would only grow, and by 15 I had rejected half the sophomore boys (and at least one girl). At the same time, however, my own needs were beginning to surface. The first rumblings of female sexuality were easy enough to suppress, but by the age of twelve, I spent more nights than not lying awake and clenching my mattress waiting for the sensations to abate. I usually fell asleep in this position and woke up in a pool of my own juices convulsing involuntarily. I didn't equate these symptoms with any religious indiscretion. I reasoned the pleasure had to be some sort of reward for my patience and virtue.
Eventually it became too much to handle. After spending 4 hours one night sweating through my sheets and hyper ventilating, I was at my breaking point. I reached for my groin but stayed my hand just above the panties. My palm hovered over my mound. I could feel the heat pouring out of my slit and occasional droplets of my juices that squirted through my underwear fabric as my hips periodically shuddered. My spirit was weak. I needed to shove my fingers inside. I needed to feel that warmth and wetness. I needed relief. In a last mad act of willpower, I jammed three fingers into my mouth and sucked as hard as I could on them. My eyes squinted, and tears rolled down my face. My lust was unaffected. I pumped my hand furiously into my mouth. Saliva poured from the stretched corners of my lips as my desperation drew muffled screams with every stroke. I maniacally thrust my hips into the air until finally, absolution.
I lay there trembling in the dark unsure at first what to make of my deed. Subsequent nightly reenactments convinced me that my actions were acceptable, and I began to take great pride in the pleasure I received as a symbol my self control. During later sessions, I would add the stimulation of my nipples, but until I was 17, my fingers never once even made contact with my vagina. Nothing did. I would pull at the skin on my hips to spread my labia when I urinated. I steadfastly refused gynecological examinations during my physical. And I absolutely refused the advances of
I arrived home. My cramped little townhouse was paid for my the substantial inheritance my frugal mother had stowed away. Legally, I was still in the custody of my aunt Rebecca, but I rarely saw her. She lived across town and had some high powered marketing job at a tech firm and couldn't be bothered to check on a girl she barely knew. She was my father's sister, and after he died my mother seemed to have no interest in socializing with his family. Now she returned the indifference.
It didn't bother me. I had been the leader of the house since I was 12 and preferred to be left alone. I shuffled into the laundry room and unpacked the dirty clothes from my purse. Then I squeezed up the narrow stairway to my bedroom, fantasizing about a much needed shower. The tension of the long drive would melt away under massaging jets.
Stepping out of the steamy bath, I dried myself and went to the mirror to wrap my hair. Accomplishing that deftly, I gave my tight abdominal muscles a self congratulatory thump and left the bathroom naked but for my head. Carefree nudity was one of the lesser perks of solitary living. I sauntered over to my bureau and opened the top drawer to find some lotion. As I dug through the myriad panties, I couldn't ignore the object buried beneath. It was my idol, my muse.
El Torero, the only sex toy I owned. As my childhood finger sucking had grown more frequent I had begun to receive pleasure from more ordinary oral contact. Eating hotdogs or popsicles, even the rhythm of brushing my teeth got me wet. One weekend when I was 14, I was at a friends birthday party. The menu of this late summer cookout featured hotdogs complimented by homemade pickles. My friend's father prided himself on brining the largest homegrown cucumbers. In the buffet line I found myself entranced by the voluminous vegetable. I placed one on my plate and dazedly walked to the edge of the fence line. Grasping it, I found my young hands could not fully encircle it and my infatuation grew. I set my plate down and secreted my prize further around the corner and out of sight of the rest of the party. I took it in two hands, but it would have taken five to cover this behemoth. I slid it into my mouth careful not to bite down. I was still unsure as to why I was behaving this way, but the pleasure of the knobby vegetable on my tongue had me humming contentedly around it's girth. I was only able to ingest less than a quarter of this monster, but that didn't dampen my enthusiasm. I began to pump it faster and faster. My free hand reached under my shirt to grip a nipple. My juices were flowing thicker and sooner than ever before. I was moments from ecstasy.
"Do you need help dear? I heard you crying," came the worried voice of one of the chaperones.
"Mmmo!" I finished chewing the mouthful of pickle I'd bitten off in surprise. "No Mrs. Davidson. I just really like these pickles."
She raised an eyebrow at me and gave a polite laugh before returning to the group. I don't know if she knew what I had been doing, but my underwear wasn't going to hold the evidence back much longer, so I made a quick exit. That night I scoured the internet for a more durable facsimile and found it: El Torero. Advertised at 12 inches long and 7.5 inches around, it was irresistible to me. I purchased it immediately. When it arrived I was slightly disappointed to find that one of the 12 inches was the uninsertable base. However, my opinion changed immediately after its first use and it has since replaced fingers in my nightly oral rituals.
I stood in front of my bureau, holding the translucent orange leviathan in both hands. Feeling playful, I gave it a wet kiss on the head and sashayed over to my laptop. I checked my E-mail and found almost forty new replies to my ad. I deleted the half with no images; the ad specifically requested visual proof—though that had clearly spared me no heartache that afternoon. I skimmed through the pictures, rhythmically slapping the head of El Torero against my bare nipples as I browsed. There were some good pictures in this batch but nobody near my specifications. Still, I saved three of the messages, intending to meet with them next time I was in Austin.
I had to go to Austin. Even my early cock hunting excursions across my own city of San Antonio had met with unacceptable risk. A past partner had once recognized me at the mall with my friends, and only my immaculate reputation saved me from discovery.
But why work so hard to protect my reputation? After my mother died I spent a year praying for answers before finally settling for the silence. Though my life was now vacant of moral purpose, the thought of turning to hedonism was eminently loathsome. My chastity wasn't just a moral creed; it was a way of life. It was who I was. Religion or not, I couldn't change my entire self image at will. Years of teasing and the fortitude gained from facing my mother's illness had forced me to develop a bizarre pride in my perceived frigidity. Despite the derision, I simply couldn't bear to be thought of any other way. It was the core of my self identity. When you spend so long telling yourself you are a better person than the people around you, the humiliation of admitting defeat is intolerable.
Unfortunately for my principles, my womanly ardor grew every year. I was masturbating twice a day nearly every day. Sometimes I would spend entire weekends locked in my house sucking my own nipples and worshiping my plastic master. I was finally forced to compromise with my standards and laid out a plan. I would never let any of my friends from school find out, and I would only allow myself oral sex. I had gone so long without penetration that it would be impossible to simply pop my cherry with a random guy or even my finger. The event was so built up in my mind that it simply couldn't happen until I found a worthy partner. I would only fuck a man if his cock were as big as El Torero. Viewing porn had led me to believe my search would be brief. However, one year and almost 30 dicks later that search hadn't turned up one guy even close to my requirements. However, I remained dedicated to my ideals.
My freshly recharged phone was vibrating blithely on the kitchen counter as it had probably been for the past twenty minutes. I retrieved it just before it threw itself to the tile floor like a lemming. There were a handful of texts, mostly superficial and easily ignored. Bethany wanted to go to the gym tomorrow; of course, she wanted me to drive her. XxSprayNRayxX was pissed that I no showed our date this after noon. I laughed, having completely forgetting that I'd even scheduled a second date. I sent him an apology and told him I'd hit him up next time I was in down. There was a very good chance I would forget to do that as well.
The last message made me much more energetic. Tabitha was free next weekend and wanted me to party with her. Tabby was a second year psychology major at the University in Austin. I stayed at her apartment any time I was in the city and she didn't have her head buried in a textbook. Unfortunately the latter condition was rarely met, so I made the most of any opportunity I got. She, in turn, was excellent at finding me capable guys to hook up with. While reading the text I subconsciously groped the underside of breast. The last line had piqued my anticipation. Marco would be in town. Marco was Tabby's cousin and 4 years older than her. Every time our conversation turned to my particular sexual appetites she would mention him. She would swear that she saw Marco changing at the beach when she was fourteen and that his dick was as long as her arm. I had learned to be skeptical of girl's fish stories, but I was a hopeless and horny optimist.
As I pondered my good fortune, my thoughts turned to the paradigm of pricks—El Torero—that I was still carrying around the house. I slid it sensually through my bare cleavage as I reveled in this happy chance. Marco had been a frequent target of my masturbatory fantasies, and the thought of finally meeting him had my skin tingling in anticipation. The sliding dong reached my lips, and I extended a wet protuberance to trace it's underside as it continued up my face. Back and forth I drew it across my tongue like a violin bow, the soft skin of it's ribbed contours making sweet music on my mouth. I poked the well-articulated head into my mouth and sucked deeply. I imagined Marco gently encouraging me. Throwing my head back, I slapped the foot-long phallus across my nipples and let out a pleasured sigh. I wedged the cock into my cleavage and pinched my arms around my full breasts together to hold it in place. This freed my hands to caress my own body while my head bounced enthusiastically on El Torero. I slid my hands down my stomach and pressed my hands into the taut flesh of my flat bronze abs. My hands returned to my breasts, and I gently rolled both nipples as the first drops of my pussy juice splashed onto the tile. Craning my neck downward in this way made for difficult breathing, and as the pleasure intensified, my first squeal had my mouth sputtering against the plump silicone shaft. I coughed as the dong slipped from my mouth and was barely saved by a quick pinch of my knees.
I needed a more comfortable position. To my disappointment, the bottom half of the massive dildo was relatively dry. I had successfully deepthroated smaller items including a foot-long hotdog. El Torero, however, dwarfed even that in thickness and rigidity, and every attempt to take its full length had ended in gagging fits. With the prospect of meeting my golden God on the horizon, insecurity coaxed me into one more try. I lay prone on the kitchen counter with my full breasts thrust toward the ceiling and my head dangling over the edge, loosing the towel that bound my still wet hair. This would make for one straight line from my mouth to my stomach and give me the best chance at total insertion. I reached above my head and drew in the first four inches of the dong. My eyes were already watering as its tremendous girth was stretching my jaw to the limit and probing my epiglottis. I stayed calm, breathed slowly through my nose, and gently massaged my throat with the mass. I gagged slightly, and the slight taste of bile drifted into my mouth. I didn't stop my efforts. I summoned some courage and pressed firmly with the shaft as I opened my unrelenting throat with rapid swallowing motions.
My success was surprising and immediate. As soon as the initial barrier of my throat was cleared, peristalsis drew the full length of the dildo into my throat. Only its wide base kept me from swallowing the entirety. My first instinct was to spit it out. The sensation was terrifying, like choking and vomiting at once. The thickness of the dildo compressed my trachea and made breathing difficult. I focused myself and continued my slow calming breaths. Eventually I was relaxed enough to continue. I slowly dragged the cock from the depths of my gorge. Every inch of it danced across the folds of my esophagus and sent powerful waves of oral delight into my hips. These were familiar but the waves seemed somehow denser to me. They flowed but never ebbed, my pleasure never retreating, and when I had drawn the full length to the edge of my throat, I plunged it back. Faster and faster I pumped the bottom seven inches through my gullet. I could barely breathe. I saw my neck bulging with each thrust, and quickened my pace so I might finish before I passed out. I was wildly bucking at the air. My ass was splashing into a pool of my cream with every stroke.
I came. I tried to scream but could not. I was lightheaded. The joy and the asphyxiation intermingled, and I felt outside of myself. My body was nothing but warmth and ecstasy, and I felt that blissful form rise off the counter top and spread like a fog over the kitchen. This was no longer a pussy orgasm. Every part of me was cumming. My hands and my eyes burst with joy. My toes curled into balls and rolled away. Every strand of my chestnut hair shot a tiny rainbow blissfully splattered against the walls.
"Arrrgghhhhhhhahhhh!" I grunted as I ripped the dildo from my mouth. I hyperventilated, tears and spit running down my faces as I gazed in horror at the device that had probably almost killed me. I sat on the counter top for a moment to regain my wits before hopping off to survey the damage. Six dishes lay shattered on the floor along with a thankfully intact spice rack. I didn't even remember how I'd done it, but I could imagine the kind of flailing I'd done in the throes of my oxygen starved orgasm. The wall connecting to the counter was also drenched, but I was pretty sure I knew how that happened.
I spent the rest of the week fantasizing about my trip and practicing my technique. I was much more careful in subsequent trysts not to kill myself. Choking on a dildo would not look good in my obituary. By the time Friday came I was literally chomping at the bit to put my new skills to use. Marco was in for the night of his life.
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text: When played on Tesla coils, "Dueling Banjos" sounds even more ominousCyriaque Lamar3/14/12 8:45amFiled to: This is awesometesla coilstweetFbMusicDueling banjosVideodeliverance33EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink In the 2072 remake of Deliverance, the vacationing clone of Ned Beatty will have his data cloud unlawful breached by a duo of mutant, retro-obsessed hackers who will demand that he "squeal like a Commodore 64." Also Burt Reynolds will be reprising his role, as Burt Reynolds is more of an ideal than a man, and you can't kill an ideal.If "Dueling Banjos" isn't your speed, YouTuber Force of Nature Entertainment is apparently a Blue Öyster Cult fan. And don't forget Tesla coil Doctor Who, with a Mythbuster.


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PERRY COUNTY - United Way of Perry County will sponsor its community-wide Youth Day of Caring Nov. 2. Junior- and senior-high school age youth from churches, schools, scout groups, 4-H clubs and other groups are invited to assist local nonprofits in this community.
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"There is no insanity so devastating in man's life as utter sanity"
William Allen White
"Well, remember what you said, because in a day or two, I'll have a witty and blistering retort! You'll be devastated THEN!"
Calvin & Hobbes
"Let me tell you something, folks. I've been out there. It's complete devastation, ... if they have a roof left at all."
Pat Sullivan
"This is the most devastating feeling that I have ever felt. It's just an emptiness inside of you, a void that can't be healed."
Brandon Worthy
"Some time ago, nature changed the world as I knew it. It left no apologies, no remorse... waves and winds leaving me with nothing to call my own. Or so I thought. Now five years later, I look back and see all what it has given me. Courage, resilience, empowerment... the list goes on and on. Things that no one can ever take away from me. And for that, I am eternally grateful."
Julie Jameson
"This is probably the most devastating feeling I've ever felt. It's like a void inside, an emptiness inside that only time will heal."
"This is a devastating blow and has left the workforce stunned."
Andy Robertson
"Clearly the complainants who have been infected with the HIV virus have had a serious and devastating toll taken on their lives."
Andrew MacDonald
"It would be devastating. It is their biggest product by far."
Al Rauch
"The repercussions of the massive explosion (in 1605) would have been even more devastating than the attacks on the Twin Towers in September 2001,"
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Take any rectangle ABCD such that AB > BC. The point P is on AB and Q is on CD. Show that there is exactly one position of P and Q such that APCQ is a rhombus.
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Four rods of equal length are hinged at their endpoints to form a rhombus. The diagonals meet at X. One edge is fixed, the opposite edge is allowed to move in the plane. Describe the locus of. . . .
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By Jimmie Earls
Sun Sports Writer
The Washington County Commanderettes hit a rough patch last week with home losses to Elizabethtown and Marion County. They followed up their home stand with a string of tournament losses at Marion County.
The week started with a 2-1 loss to E-Town last Tuesday. They followed up hosting rivals Marion County on Thursday night. After losing the first game 25-22, the Commanderettes fought back to take the second game 25-21 before Marion won the rubber game 25-16 for the 2-1 win.
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The St. Catharine College soccer teams kicked off the 2009 season in sparkling fashion Saturday at the Barber Soccer Field against visiting Kentucky Christian University. The Patriot women opened play with a 5-0 win, and the men followed that with a 10-0 victory over the Knights.
The St. Catharine women dropped both scrimmages this year, but when the regular season started, they were ready, although it took Paul Patton's team one half to get untracked against the Knights.
The fifth season of Upward soccer is going strong at River of Life Church in Springfield. This past Sunday, kids of all ages hit the field for some friendly competition in a safe, fun environment.
The Wilderness Trace Family YMCA is hosting a flag football program for youth ages 5 through 12. The program will provide each child with a positive environment to learn and excel in a fun sport.
Games will take place on Saturday mornings starting Sept. 5 and continue through Oct. 10.
Games will be played at North Washington Elementary.
Each child will receive a t-shirt and medal. Flags and footballs will be provided by the YMCA.
Flag football will also be the focus of the first class of Coach Bo's Preschool Sports Program.
Manage this!
As football season is now underway, I think back to my years at Chesapeake High School in Chesapeake, Ohio, before I discovered marching band, and remember fondly the time I spent with the football team. Now, I wasn't a player, but I think my job was just as important to the running of the program.
The St. Catharine College volleyball team traveled to Lebanon, Tenn., last weekend for the Volleydawg Classic at Cumberland University. Juanita Mangan's squad netted its first win of the year while finishing third in the four-team field.
After a disappointing 18-7 loss to Shawnee to start the season, the Washington County Commanders have used an open week to tweak some things and prepare to open their home schedule this Friday night against Western Hills.
WC head football coach Mark Perry assumes responsibility for not having his team ready to play against Shawnee.
Even with a super-difficult schedule that includes a tough Mid-South Conference slate, St. Catharine College soccer coach Paul Patton looks for continued improvement this season for both the Patriot men and women.
He used to be a Commander, but now he's a Cougar. Washington County graduate Joe Joe Simms signed to play baseball at Mid-Continent University last Friday.
Simms has some interest in Mid-Continent's business program, but he would really like to study biology. He hasn't ruled out the possibility of transferring to a bigger school later.
It's a testament to hard work and dedication when a student-athlete not only excels on the field of competition, but also performs well in the classroom. For all of that hard work, recent WC grads Lee Mudd and Joe Joe Simms were presented academic scholarships from the Washington County football boosters last week.
The boosters present a $500 annual award to a Commander player who displays a continued level of excellence during their years of study, as well as their time in uniform.


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Living in shadow of death shadow of death
The widespread placement of landmines in over 60 countries has become one of the greatest challenges to development SIXTY-FIVE to 110 million landmines contaminate over 60 countries around the world, according to the State Department in the United States.
The International Committee of the Red Cross estimates that, each month, at least 800 people are killed and 450 are injured by these lethal weapons.
Landmines do not discriminate. All people of whatever age or gender are affected. In stark terms, that is the global impact of landmines, technological developments have outpaced international conventions governing their use, manufacture and export.
The widespread placement of landmines has become one of the greatest challenges to development. Cambodia, for instance, with an estimated four million landmines, has 30,000 amputees, the world's largest.
Mines not only threaten villagers' lives, but also undermine them economically.
'We can ask our children not to play in those areas, but our livestocks often go astray. Every time we hear an explosion, we worry about our only ox,' said one Cambodian farmer. The loss of an ox could cost half a year's income from farming.
While it is cheap to produce landmines, it is very expensive to clear them. There are between four and seven million landmines in Cambodia.
At US$300 (about $2,310) to US$1,000 per mine, it would cost at least US$1.2 billion to remove all Cambodia's landmines.
In Mozambique, there are between one and two million landmines. It would cost at least US$300 million to clear them.
Landmines are covered by the 1980 International Weapons Convention and its Landmines Protocol.
However, this convention does not ban landmines, rather it seeks to limit their use. Some international campaigns have been launched to press for a review results in a tightening on the manufacture, use and trade in landmines.
Landmines also represent one of the most serious issues faced by the developing world today.
Each year, they kill and maim thousands of people, and render hundreds of thousands of hectares of good land unusable.
In Vietnam, the number of mine injuries indicates that the problem is still a very serious one, even two decades after the war has ended.
In addition to killing and maiming the innocent, landmines are also responsible for the destruction of many important communications links such as roads and bridges.
De-mining - removing the millions of landmines planted overwhelmingly in developing countries - is essential for rural development, economic prosperity and political stability.
Oxfam's strategies to landmines Rehabilitating the victims: in Cambodia, we are offering disabled people training and access to loans so that they can start their small business and generate income for their families.
Rebuilding shattered infrastructures: in Mozambique, we are helping to rebuild road and bridges between the commercial and agricultural centres.
Campaigning: Oxfam Hong Kong is a member of the International Landmines Campaign Group, and is working to advocate the banning of landmines and to educate the public on the mine issue.
Currently, we are urging countries involved in the Vietnam War and those who produced and sold landmines used in the war to help clear the mines, either through technology transfer or other assistance.
Landmine distribution Afghanistan - nine to 10 million Angola - nine million Iraq - five to 10 million Kuwait - five million Cambodia - four to seven million Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia - two million Somalia - one million Mozambique - one to two million


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Monday, July 12, 2010
This aging process stinks
It's bad enough that I have to switch between 3 pair of glasses. After my adventure with the bleeding ulcer last month my medical brain trust decided that a colonoscopy was in order. The prep was was much worst than the procedure. I might be out of the loop for a day or two.
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Gort, sure it was really your doctor that ordered the colonoscopy? Maybe it was actually Barletta's people wanting to make sure you weren't harboring any illegal immigrants "up there".
All kidding aside...and as someone who also has had a colonoscopy...all the best for a speedy recovery. I'd tell you "this too shall pass", but I'm thinking that part already happened, before the test. - 6:53 AM
- David Yonki said...
Gort, get them. Had to have 3 before they found out about my cancer. Saved my life, droped some lbs. Although you can't afford to do that.
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Tag Archives: Hermann Steller
Scientists identify gene that regulates stem cell death and skin regeneration
A collaboration between researchers in Hermann Steller's Strang Laboratory of Apoptosis and Cancer Biology and Elaine Fuchs's Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development has revealed a new function for a gene previously shown to prevent stem cells from turning cancerous. The gene, Sept4/ARTS, has now been shown to regulate programmed death in skin stem cells, a finding that may have implications for wound healing, regeneration and cancer. More »
Tags: ARTS, Elaine Fuchs, Hermann Steller, skin stem cells
Scientists discover new way protein degradation is regulated
Researchers at The Rockefeller University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have identified the mechanism by which the cell's protein recycler, the proteasome, ramps up its activity to take care of unwanted and potentially toxic proteins. The finding, which has implications for treating muscle wasting and neurodegeneration, also suggests that small molecule inhibitors of this mechanism may be clinically useful in treating multiple myeloma. More »
Analysis of sperm differentiation reveals new mode of proteasome regulation
The proteasome plays a key role in the differentiation of specialized cells and in maintaining them as they age. The ability to manipulate the proteasome has already been useful in the treatment of multiple myeloma; it could help treat other cancers and degenerative disorders including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's as well. New research identifies a key protein, called DmPI31, that regulates the proteasome, which could provide researchers a handle for using it to good medical effect. "Controlled proteolysis is essential for many cell biological functions," says Hermann Steller, head of the Strang Laboratory of Apoptosis and Cancer Biology. "There had been the impression that the proteasome is just a brute 'shredder,' but it doesn't run at full steam all the time. It's modulated, and these findings give us new ideas for designing small molecules that regulate proteasome activity." More »
Tags: DmPI31, Hermann Steller, proteasomes
'Reaper' protein strikes at mitochondria to kill cells
Many billions of cells in the human body kill themselves every day, as the old and decrepit make way for the new and healthy. This process of programmed cell death, called apoptosis, is crucial in early development and in the routine maintenance of life. New research, conducted in the cells of fruit fly eyes, delves into the molecular complexity of the process and returns fresh insights about the proteins that initiate cell death. The results suggest a technique that could allow for highly efficient, targeted killing of problematic cells such as those that drive the uncontrolled growth of tumors. More »
Gene identified that prevents stem cells from turning cancerous
Stem cells have tremendous regenerative power, but their potency can also be lethal. Now researchers have identified a gene that prevents stem cells from turning into tumors in mice by regulating the process of programmed cell death, or apoptosis. The work is the first to show that interfering with the programmed death of stem cells can have fatal consequences. More »
Levels of cellular stress determines longevity of retinal cells
Scientists expose neurons in the fruit fly retina — and other cells — to moderate cellular stress and find a protective effect, shedding light on potential therapeutic targets that can protect against or delay the onset of neurodegeneration. More »
Tags: Hermann Steller, retinal cells
By amplifying cell death signals, scientists make precancerous cells self-destruct
On the cellular level, death signals can actually be life saving, by killing off abnormally dividing cells before they turn cancerous. Now, Rockefeller University researchers have found a way to amplify these signals by turning a life-affirming protein into a killer. The findings not only mark a breakthrough in the field but also open the door to a new line of drugs for cancer therapeutics. More »
Tags: Hermann Steller, IAP, RING
New cell death pathway involved in sperm development
Good swimmers, like healthy sperm, are sleek and light. They shed extra pounds, shape their body and even shave their legs to move efficiently and fast. Sperm also remove excess baggage to function optimally, and caspases, proteins involved in apoptosis, or programmed cell death, facilitate this process. New research from Rockefeller University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute uncovers a new pathway that regulates caspase activity in Drosophila sperm, a finding that represents a new and promising drug target for therapeutic purposes. More »
Unfolded proteins may protect cells from dying
When proteins are not properly folded, cells become stressed to a point where they may die. But new research shows that a stress response pathway helps them cope with inhospitable environments, and it could lead to new therapies to fight disease. More »
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For insect cells, like mouse cells, one protein decides between life and death
Cells are given life by mitochondria, an organelle that provides them with all the energy they need. But while mitochondria giveth, they also taketh away — when a cell's time is up, they release molecules that start a cascade ending in death. At least that's how it works in humans, mice and other vertebrates. And now, new research from Rockefeller University's Hermann Steller shows for the first time that the molecules and events that trigger cell death in invertebrates can also start in the mitochondria. More »
Tags: cytochrome c, Hermann Steller
Mice with defective sperm offer clues to infertility in men
New research in mice by scientists at Rockefeller University and the Population Council sheds light on the causes behind male infertility. More »
Tags: Hermann Steller, infertility
Sperm cells shaped by natural cell suicide mechanism
Since discovering that body cells actively commit suicide over 35 years ago, scientists have come to learn that this natural process, called programmed cell death, occurs throughout human tissues, millions of times a day, to eliminate potentially harmful cells, such as those behind cancer. More »
Researchers Solve Killer Protein's "Crime"
A killer protein named Reaper. A protective protein in bits and pieces. And a dead cell. This is the scene of one of the body's most perfect crimes: programmed cell death. This vital process occurs throughout life as a means to, among other purposes, eliminate potentially cancerous cells. More »
Cells on the Verge of Suicide
A developing cell in the human body sits on the edge of death. Proteins called Grim, Reaper and Hid stand poised, ready to unleash other toxic proteins. Only if a protein messenger from another cell arrives in time to call off the killing, will the cell then mature into any one of the various types of body cells, such as skin, liver and brain. More »


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This is a "REMASTER" project that I started a couple of months back. The idea was to keep everything of the original intact while spicing up all the technical stuff. In the end I ended up doing a little more then that, but none the less that was the original idea.
720P - HD was a huge driving factor behind this remaster. I ended up using the US BD release for my video source. Which was re sized down to 720p for multiple reasons related to playback.
60FPS - The other driving factor. Due to the fast passed nature of the original. I decided it would be interesting to experiment with TRUE 60FPS. When settling for this I realized early on that 1080@60P would be near impossible to play back on even a mid-high end system. Going back to FPS however. I ended up gutting most of the conventional 60fps conversion methods and went with a hybrid of interpolating and frame gutting. Effectively minimizing blended and distorted frames if not removing them all together.
2D DoF - The simple concept of attracting the focus of the eyes to a specific section of the screen by effectively creating a fake Depth of Field. This is something I have been experimenting with for a very long time now in my other [at the time of this writing] unreleased projects. From what I gathered based on those projects. Is the fact that people don't seem to notice it's there until its gone and thus making the video feels "flat".
I had a lot of fun making this remaster and I hope that people will appreciate it for what it is. If people have any questions or comments then people are free to contact me as they see fit.
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William Hootkins (1948–2005)
William Michael Hootkins was born on July 5, 1948, in Dallas, Texas. He moved to London, England in the early '70s and lived there up until 2002. Hootkins was an actor at Theatre Intime while attending Princeton University where he learned how to speak fluent Mandarin Chinese. He also trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic ...
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Wesleyan Holy Club: Student Exploratory Committee
Accountability and discipline are generally not words that we like to hear. However, there has been a steady call from students, expressing a desire to engage in a community that helps them grow spiritually and live a life of holiness. There is a widespread desire for a deeper level of intimacy with Christian brothers and sisters seeking to deepen their walk. Furthermore, there has been a progressive effort to recapture some of the tenants of John Wesley's methodology and theology in regards to a pursuit of sanctification. In response, interested students and faculty have begun discussions exploring what a group like this might look like at NTS.


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Goethals, a Mennonite family which emigrated from Flanders, Belgium, to the Netherlands about 1630, and joined the congregation of Aardenburg and Middelburg. The martyrs Joos (Joost) Goethals and Barbelken Goethals, both executed at Ghent, Belgium, in 1569 and 1590, may have been members of this family.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
Date Published | 1956 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Goethals family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 29 Mar 2017. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Goethals_family&oldid=81249.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1956). Goethals family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 29 March 2017, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Goethals_family&oldid=81249.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Kitchener, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 538. All rights reserved.
©1996-2017 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.


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about the author and reviewers of the study & the Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition
About the Pollution in People project
The Pollution in People study is a project of the Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition, a diverse state-wide coalition of more than 50 organizations.
Lead author of the Pollution in People report was Erika Schreder, Staff Scientist, Washington Toxics Coalition.
The study report and web site was approved by representatives of the steering committee organizations of the Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition:
Breast Cancer Fund, Healthy Building Network, People For Puget Sound, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, Washington State Nurses Association, Washington Toxics Coalition, and WashPIRG.
About the Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition
We are a state-wide alliance of more than 50 organizations working to eliminate persistent toxic chemicals from our bodies and our environment. Our members include: health professional organizations, environmental organizations, children's advocates, public health and health care advocates, environmental justice groups, green building experts, environmental health researchers, faith-based organizations, health-affected organizations, and others.
Our Vision is to leave our children a legacy of fresh air, clean water, thriving wildlife, and healthy bodies - a Toxic-Free Legacy.
Member organizations have endorsed a Four-Point Platform:
- Phase out existing sources of persistent toxic pollution;
- Clean up historical sources of persistent toxic pollution;
- Prevent new sources from releasing more persistent toxic chemicals into the environment; and
- Promote alternatives to persistent toxic chemicals.
Lead author of the Pollution in People report was Erika Schreder, Staff Scientist, Washington Toxics Coalition.
Advisors who helped develop the Pollution in People project include: Sharyle Patton, Kristin Schafer, Ted Schettler, Kim Hooper, and Sonya Lunder. Sibyl Diver and Margaret Shield served as participant coordinators.
Members of the Toxic-Free Legacy Steering Committee and Washington Toxics Coalition staff who reviewed the report and/or the web site include: Heather Trim (People For Puget Sound), Nancy Dickeman (Washington Physicians for Social Responsibiliity), Pam Tazioli (Breast Cancer Fund), Karen Bowman (Washington State Nurses Association), John Rumpler (WashPIRG), Margaret Shield (Coalition Coordinator), and Laurie Valeriano, Philip Dickey, Ivy Sager-Rosenthal, Maria Mergel, Angela Storey, Kristin Tremoulet, Jim Dawson, and Gregg Small (Washington Toxics Coalition).
Content for the Safer Alternatives section of this web site was developed by Maria Mergel and reviewed by Philip Dickey, Erika Schreder, and Laurie Valeriano of the Washington Toxics Coalition.
Report design and cover, as well as web site design by Jessica Renner, Studiohatch.
Report layout, as well as assistance with web images, by Ken Steffenson, Washington Toxics Coalition.
Creation of the Pollution in People web site was led by Margaret Shield, Coordinator, Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition.
Jon Stahl and the rest of the great staff at ONE/Northwest gave us invaluable and speedy assistance in using Plone to develop the content of this web site.
Thank you to the volunteers who helped test and debug the web site navigation: Caitline McKee and Sarah Ellison.


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I love the folks at Noodles & Company - they're always sending me info about their new dishes along with free bowls for me and you!
So - free lunch for me and Lar and free lunch for one of you!
He went for the mac & cheese in honor of the shirt with a grilled chicken breast on top. He loves their chicken. He's a big eater but we're always surprised at how filling their "regular" size is. We both probably could have gone with the "small" but this way we had leftovers.
He also likes all the shredded cheese they put on top - it's a good mac & cheese for sure!
I tried the Pasta Fresca with a grilled chicken breast. It was really good. Penne with balsamic, olive oil, white wine, roasted garlic, red onion, tomato, spinach and parmesan.
Larry's choice was under the "American" menu and mine was under the "Mediterranean" but I have to say - the "Japanese" has a lot of inviting choices as well. Plus they now have sandwiches - which might have to be my next choice!
So they have 5 sandwiches: the Meatball, the Med, Spicy Chicken Caesar, Wisconsin Cheesesteak and Veggie Med - let me know in the comments which one you'd like to try as well as a way to contact you (email, facebook or twitter) and you might win!
Thanks again to Noodles & Company for the free bowls and the coupons for you guys!


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Mary Patricia "Pat" Brown
Mary Patricia "Pat" Brown
Coulee City, WA
Mary Patricia "Pat" Brown, 87, a longtime resident of Coulee City, WA, was welcomed into Heaven on March 13, 2014. Her loving family was at her side.
A Celebration of her Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 22, 2014, at the Assembly of God Church, 205 W. Douglas, Coulee City, with Viewing to be held at the church following the Service. Interment will follow at Valley View Memorial Park in Soap Lake, WA. Memorial contributions may be made to: Assured Hospice, 1417 S. Pioneer Way, Moses Lake, WA 98837; Coulee City Senior Meal Program, P.O. Box 745, Coulee City, WA 99115; or Coulee City Assembly of God, 205 W. Douglas, Coulee City, WA 99115. Please sign the online guestbook or leave a note for the family at www.kayserschapel.com, Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel & Crematory.
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