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A study of either a geographical area (East Asia, Russia, France, etc.), a period (Europe since 1789, early America, etc.) or a movement, division of history or institution (socialism, military history, feudalism, etc.). Reading and/or research. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – It was announced on Tuesday morning by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) that junior Edwin Zhang (Falls Church, Va.) of the MIT men's tennis team was selected as the recipient of the Northeast Region's Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award winner. He is only the second person in the history of the program to receive this prestigious award, the last being Tom Dohlman in 2006-07.
"I think that there are very few players in the country that are as deserving as Edwin is to receive this award," said Dave Hagymas, the head MIT men's tennis coach. "The Arthur Ashe award is one of the highest honors a student-athlete can win and Edwin is the second from our program. I am very proud indeed."
The ITA/Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award recognizes outstanding individuals in all divisions at the regional and national level. The award, which dates back to 1982, goes to NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and JuCo men's and women's players who have exhibited outstanding sportsmanship and leadership as well as scholastic, extracurricular and tennis achievements.
So far this season, Zhang has a record of 12-5 in singles play and 11-6 in doubles action, all of which have been played at No. 1. At the 2013 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) championship final, he was named the Athlete of the Year and was placed on the NEWMAC All-Conference team after MIT claimed its 15th consecutive conference title. He wrapped up the two-day championship this year with two doubles wins at No. 1.
Last week, before the Engineers made their eighth straight NCAA appearance, the NCAA released the list of student-athletes who were invited to compete in the individual national tournament, revealing Zhang's name. The last MIT men's tennis player who was invited to NCAAs was Dohlman in 2007. The individual championships will take place from Thursday through Saturday, May 23-25 at Stowe Stadium in Kalamazoo, Mich. and will consist of 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams.
Majoring in electrical engineering, computer science and mathematics, Zhang has researched in MIT's Media Lab and held an internship with Northrop Grumman Corporation. He is also a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

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To the great relief of travelers and Columbia River Gorge businesses, all lanes of Interstate 84 opened Monday afternoon following the cleanup of a weather-related landslide that forced the closure of the freeway's eastbound lanes for several days.
The landslide, which occurred a mile west of the West Hood River off ramp (exit 62), let loose more than 3,000 cubic yards of material Wednesday evening from a rock face on the south side of I-84. The debris tumbled into a jersey barrier located along the right eastbound lane of I-84 and pushed the barrier all the way into middle of the freeway's eastbound lanes.
The incident caused the Oregon Department of Transportation to initially shut down all of I-84 eastbound from Troutdale to Hood River. One lane of I-84 westbound was also closed from milepost 61.5 to 60 near the landslide.
The closure caused a great deal of disruption to the normal flow of traffic through the Gorge as cars and semis were detoured to the narrower, slower, and curvier State Route 14 in Washington. At times, traffic could be seen backed up all the way over the Hood River Bridge and down SR 14 for nearly two miles. The situation was so bad at times that the Port of Hood River allowed motorists to pass through the toll plaza without paying in an effort to dislodge the gridlock.
To make matters worse, SR 14 suffered its fair share of landslides over the weekend, causing even further delays. The Washington State Department of Transportation reported that the agency responded to 29 reports of falling rocks on SR 14 just Friday morning alone and responded to another nine on Saturday morning. WSDOT also decided to close the highway's westbound lane 10 miles east of Stevenson while crews worked to remove loose rocks from a basalt cliff face that was threatening the safety of motorists.
While drivers sat in traffic on SR 14, ODOT employees and contractors were busy working on their own problematic rock face on the other side of the Columbia. Dave Thompson, spokesperson for ODOT, reported that crews rappelled down the rock face and used crow bars and air bladders to break off any pieces of loose rock that posed a potential danger.
On Saturday, the efforts to haul away the rubble kicked into high gear and Thompson said crews literally worked around the clock to remove more than 3,000 cubic yards of debris — the equivalent of filling more than 300 dump trucks to capacity.
Where did all the rubble go? According to the city of Mosier, the rock that fell during the landslide was carted to the ODOT quarry located within the city limits because it was the "only site having sufficient size at a reasonable proximity to the rock fall site to allow for immediate stockpiling of the debris." The city reported that 500 cubic yards of the material will be able for use in a current stream restoration project on the now-more-than-ever appropriately named "Rock Creek." The rock could be made available for other projects, and the city noted that "having the resource on site will decrease the cost of these city projects significantly."
Thompson was asked how much it cost ODOT to remove and truck the rock away, but he said it was "too soon" to provide a cost estimate.
ODOT also performed a large rock removal project in the exact same area after a landslide in January 2004 forced the closure of I-84. Thompson said the agency installed rock anchors and drains to help mitigate the impacts of future rock slides, but did not have an estimate readily available as to how much that project cost. A 2006 News story quoted Thompson as saying the project was budgeted at $1.5 million, but the final bill was expected to be much less.
When asked if that project could be considered a success in light of the recent landslide, Thompson responded that those efforts "got us nine years," and added that the project was never meant to stop landslides altogether — just reduce their frequency.
"The truth of the matter is more will come down over time," he explained, adding that "erosion is not something we can stop."
Thompson said ODOT will continue to monitor the area for the time being for safety purposes.
"We'll be giving that the extra eye," he said. "It's not something you just walk away from and say, 'Yeah, we're done.'"
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Restaurateur Seth Champion is quite familiar with food allergies. As owner of Champy's on M.L. King Boulevard, he has run into many customers who have allergies, he says.
"Most people ask frequently about what type oil we use," he says. "Those people have peanut allergies."
Others are sensitive to gluten, he adds, and ask if they use milk, eggs or flour in the batter for the fried chicken. The fact that all of Champy's chicken is made to order makes cooking for those with food allergies a little easier.
Gluten can be tricky and show up in places you wouldn't expect, according to local caterer Deborah Jane Anziano.
"One time I almost purchased beef stock that contained gluten," she says.
With three regular customers with gluten allergies in their families, she must cook accordingly and look twice to make sure she's not making something that will set off problems.
Sam Varnell knows firsthand how eating out can be potentially hazardous to his health. The 10-year-old was eating an ice cream cone at a local ice cream parlor and soon began to itch all over, says his mother, Amanda Nelson-Varnell.
He'd asked for a dairy-free ice cream and was told they did have a dairy-free one, but he was given the wrong kind, she says. "Fortunately, his dad, Phil, had Sam's emergency kit and gave him antihistamine and an inhaler," she says.
Now, when the family goes out to eat, she says she's always careful to check the menu on the Internet ahead of time. "I've also been known to make a phone call or two to ask questions ahead of time," she says.
Local dietitian and food coach Pam Kelle says that's the thing to do.
"It is the responsibility of the person with the allergy to alert the restaurant management of the allergy," she says. "It's a very good practice to call ahead and speak to the chef, if possible, or at least the management."
However, she adds, if the allergy is straightforward such as seafood, shellfish or gluten, it's a little easier to completely avoid that food. But "with so much cooking done in the same space, and with the same counter tops and cookware, utensils, etc. being used, it is very easy for contamination to occur, especially in the case of seafood, no matter how cautious the kitchen staff is."
For extreme food allergies, a person may even resort to asking those dining with him or her to avoid ordering certain foods. To avoid that uncomfortable situation, some people may avoid eating out altogether, Kelle says.
For those who suffer from such allergies, there's a new book on the market with instructions on how to dine out without worries.
Kim Koeller, who has celiac disease but has managed a successful career that has her eating in restaurants around the world, has collaborated with veteran restaurateur Robert La France to write "Let's Eat Out: A Timeless Reference for Special Diets." In it, those with food allergies can learn what questions they should ask when dining in all sorts of restaurants, including Indian, Italian, Thai, Mexican and more.
It's a passport to eating out that can take away the fright that might come with not know what's in each bite. In addition, the book comes with a pocket guide that you can discreetly tuck in your purse or pocket.
Since Mexican cuisine is a popular one in Chattanooga, here's are some sample questions from the book.
• Do the corn or tortilla chips contain wheat flour?
• What oil is used for frying?
• Does the cheese dip contain wheat flour in the sauce?
• Are the stocks and broths used in soups made from bouillon that may contain gluten?
If you have food allergies, I'd like to know if you have a restaurant that you trust to prepare your meal with your allergies in mind. Email me, and I'll pass the news along.


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It is the time of year for comfort foods! Who doesn't love a nice hot meal on a very chilly day? I know I do.
Bryan had mentioned a while back that he really liked chicken pot pie and missed it. Me being the nice girlfriend that I am decided that I would attempt to make him one, but of course it had to be gluten free so I could also enjoy it. I actually have never been the biggest fan of pot pies for several reasons: when I was younger I choked on the crust a bit (probably why I don't like pies that much either and prefer crisps or crumb toppings), I HATE peas, and very much dislike cooked carrots – which are ummm three major ingredients of pot pie. The three things I don't like are the three things Bryan really enjoys, well at least two of them, crusts and peas.
I searched online for some gluten free recipes to gain some inspiration and hoped to find a good crust topping. I eventually stumbled upon a gluten free recipe from Bisquick and seeing as we have some, I would give that recipe a try. I mostly followed it, with a few minor tweaks and it came out pretty well…Bryan really liked it and honestly that is all that mattered. (You can view the original recipe HERE)
Gluten Free Chicken Pot Pie
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup diced potatoes (peeled)
2 garlic cloves
3-4 celery stalks chopped (try to chopped all the vegetables the same size)
2 medium carrots chopped
1/2 cup frozen peas
1 1/2 cups cooked chicken – cut up
1 3/4 cup gluten free chicken broth
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
3/4 cup milk
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3/4 cup Bisquick Gluten Free Mix
1/2 cup milk
1 egg
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 teaspoon tried thyme (I actually used 1 tablespoon and we both thought it was too much)
- Heat oven to 350ºF. In 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add potatoes; cook, stirring frequently cook for five minutes. Stir in celery, carrots,garlic and peas, cook an additional five minutes. Add the chicken, chicken broth, salt and thyme; heat to boiling. In small bowl, mix 3/4 cup milk and the cornstarch with wire whisk until smooth; stir into chicken mixture. Heat just to boiling. Pour into ungreased 2-quart casserole.
- In small bowl, stir all topping ingredients with fork until blended. Season with salt and pepper. Drop topping mixture by small spoonfuls over chicken mixture. Carefully spread the topping over the entire dish (this is optional, you can just top it with the spoonfuls).
- Bake 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of topping comes out clean. The topping should be a light golden brown.


text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Damn Doctors! Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Damn Doctors! Goto page 1, 2 Next Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Discussion Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message dutchmanJoined: 23 Jan 2003Location: My backyard Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:39 am Post subject: Damn Doctors! Okay, I'm not one to complain much about Korea. But SOB am I pissed! My son got a skin infection. My wife took him to a local doctor about 5 days ago and the guy prescribed some oral antibiotics, wrapped the infected area and told my wife to keep it dry and NOT WASH IT. We've been going back everyday and having him redress the infected areas. The doctor said in no uncertain terms that it was not contagious. We were concerned since we also have a one month old baby and my son goes to daycare. The infection spread to another area over the weekend. Doctor said it was no problem and keep doing what we have been doing. Well, today there was a new infected area. I got suspicious and decided to check the internet (thank God for the internet). Found a description of Impetico. Found the translation and my wife said that is what the doctor said my son has. What did I learn from the internet? a)HIGHLY contagious, keep away from babies especially and keep the child out of daycare and school. b)WASH the infected areas often. c)Apply antibiotic lotion 4-5 times a day (the doctor has been doing it once a day). There was also a bunch of other useful info that this doctor apparently had no clue about. My wife checked it out on the Korean sites and found exactly the same info. So what kind of effing moron is this doctor? It's one of those unbelievably frustrating moments when I wish to God I had studied Korean harder and could go tell that doctor what I think of him. My wife will never do it. So I'm left to stew or go there and chew him out in English. Back to top ulsanchrisJoined: 19 Jun 2003Location: take a wild guess Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 5:51 am Post subject: hmm I have been to the doctor four times in korea. The first time I had toncilitis. The doctor gave me three days penicilin (should have given me ten). Of course I still had it then i went back to him a week later and he says five days medication usually fixes it. hmm Lets see here. He already knew that I needed more than three days medication yet doesnt' give me enough on top of this he was five days off on the length of medicine. What a fricken quack. BTW his office didn't seem to be all that sanitary. The second time I went to a doctor I had a sprained back. He had a nice office and was able to give me good treatment. Third time I went to a doctor I had a urinary tract infection(doctors office messy). He couldn't properly identify it at first. Said he didn't know what it was and didn't run anymore tests. AFter a couple more days went to a different doctor (office clean) who correctly identified it and treated it. Doctors are a hit and miss thing here. From my experience I would stick with doctors who offices look clean and sanitary. also when looking for health info go to www.mayoclinic.com lots of health info Back to top The LemonJoined: 11 Jan 2003 Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 6:03 am Post subject: Quote: Doctors are a hit and miss thing here. They are indeed. A day before we left for our vacation in February, my wife and I determined that she was pregnant. We decided to check it out at the local Ob/Gyn clinic here, and to find out if there were any precautions to take (mosquito repellants to avoid, etc).. Woman doctor FREAKS when we tell her we're headed to Malaysia, not because of any SE Asian environmental issues, but because she's going to fly on a place. Apparently many Koreans believe the "air pressure" in an airplane will kill an unborn baby. She DEMANDED we cancel the trip. We went to my own doctor, who also expressed concern about the "air pressure", but to his credit he said, "let me verify that with an expert..". He called up his own ob-gyn friend, who said the belief is nonsense, and for us to have a great trip and not to worry. My doctor also recommended we see this friend of his, and she's been our baby doctor (an awesome one, too.. even a fair bit of English) ever since. For the record, airplanes are harmless to pregnant women. Most airlines allow their flight attendants to work until quite late into their terms. There was some concern in the UK about solar radiation at high altitudes, but it was determined that this would only have been a factor had the women been sitting out on a wing. But in the cabin, protected by inches of steel and aluminum, there's no risk. Back to top CorporalJoined: 25 Jan 2003 Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 6:22 am Post subject: The doctors suck. I was prescribed a combination of pills after my last doc visit for various symptoms. The next morning I woke up shaking uncontrollably. It scared the crap out of me. I mean I was really shaking, I couldn't hold the baby or anything, I was afraid I would drop her. I went back to the doc ASAP and asked what was going on. He smiled and said, "oh yes, I know, one of the pills I gave you sometimes has that side effect. Very rarely though. I will give you a different one." ??????????? and you didn't warn me of this BEFOREHAND BECAUSE.....?!!!! dumbass. Back to top justagirlJoined: 17 Jan 2003Location: Cheonan/Portland Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 6:55 am Post subject: The "3 days worth of pills" is the Korean way. All of us know that if you don't take all 10 days of pills, you will get even more sick, because the cold/bacteria/whatever will overcome the low dose of medicine and retaliate. However, I have never been able to get 10 days worth of pills (or even 7). Basically you have to go back after your 3-days worth are used up and get "re-evaluated." Then they might give you more. It really sucks when you have a nasty infection and you just want the antibiotic for long enough to actually kill it. Does anyone know if Korea has that Z-pac antibiotic that is a 3 or 5 day pack of pills that is really strong? That would be nice info to hold onto, so we can just request something we know will work. About the shaking--same thing. Husband and I had the same flu/cold, and we got a pill cocktail of perscriptions (6 different pills). No clue what they all did (except the one marked "Tylonel"). Both of us were queasy and shakey and dizzy, so we each left out one random pill each time until we narrowed down the culprit. Threw all the little, white buggers away and took the rest. Crazy. The pharmacists take the sheets the dr. gives, too, so you can't figure out the names of the medicines. I thought I'd translate them and search on the Net as to what I was taking, but can't even do that.... Back to top Ryst HelmutJoined: 26 Apr 2003Location: In search of the elusive signature... Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 10:31 am Post subject: Beat ya Where do I start? First case, well, REALLY long...let's leave it at - I spent one month in the hospital and 8 million won for a shite job of a surgery....knee is still gimpy. Second, well, Koreans LOVE to operate. Just watched a US show on Redding Hospital in PA (I think), and the head surgeon is a Korean. He convinced all these people that they needed heart surgery....BALDERDASH! Well, had a worry about a problem I had, went to the doctor after a few days (yea yea, I am a guy) and he INSISTED I needed emergency surgery. Said ok, then while being admitted, thought...'hold up.' Went to a PC bang, looked up my ailment, and found surgery is in no way needed. Took my schtuff, headed home and followed internet doctors' instructions.....good as new in 1 week. Third, within 1 hour I went from normal (ummm, for those who know me, hush) to curled in my bedroom corner, not moving (ewww, getting nauseous thinking about it!) an inch as I'd hurl. Really REALLY sick. Cried like a baby for hours. Couldn't open my eyes, as even a baby crack of the lid would force chuncks. Couldn't reach the phone, same effect. Wife finally gets home and freaks when she sees me. Was gonna go to the university hospital (40 minute drive), but I couldn't take the movement, so opted for smaller hospital/practice. !st place said I drank too much soju. God, I wanted to deck the sod! Holding bucket and hurling yellow stuff, then dry heaves....soooooo dehydrated. I pass out. I awake to have my wife say the doctor thinks it is my kidneys, possible failure. I say no way, must be ear infection....as this dizziness is still horrendous. Doctor says no, I say no, buh bye! 2nd place - probably midnight, a few kilometres from the 1st hospital to this one. Doctors wheel me around the hospital, while I hug my bucket. Hoist me up for an x-ray....their miffed, as they have to get rayed as well, I've not the energy to stand, let alone I fade in and out of consciousness! Last thing I remember was the x-ray....morning is about, doctors think there is something wrong with my lungs. Schmucks, I tell them it's my EAR! Unsatisfied. 3rd place, and go to my university's hospital, where I've taught most of the staff. I get in, and within 5 minutes I am diagnosed with extreme ear infection. Voila! Shots, anti-biotics, nurses' (yes, plural) sponge bath, and I am already feeling better...who wouldn't? A day or so later, good as new. Then again, I tried the ride my bike the second morning after coming home, and I dropped my 750cc bike on me. Funier than heck, thank the Lord my students knew of my condition, saw, and aided me in lifting it up. I put the kickstand down, and SLOWLY walked to class. I concur, it is a crap-shoot... Shoosh, Ryst (The Balanced) Helmut Back to top makushiJoined: 08 Jun 2003 Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 5:09 pm Post subject: As is the rule everywhere, always get a second opinion...and as the first poster pointed out the internet can be your friend. We've had pretty good luck with Samsung Hospital in Kangnam. If you go to the foreign clinic you can't use your national insurance...but if you want quick, professional service...you will be happy. Back to top kimcheekingGuest Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 5:30 pm Post subject: My advice is to go to the big hospitals or a place that specializes. My daughter also had some kind of mouth infection (not thrush), we went to a local place and nothing happened, it got worse. didn't stop crying and didn't eat (very little) for 3 days Went to a childrens hospital near seoul station. 4 hours after giving her the correct medication she stopped crying and started eating again. Back to top kimcheekingGuest Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 6:23 pm Post subject: that quack linton I would like to add that you should not see that Quack Dr. Linton... he did nothing to help and costs a fortune. You have to pay him, even if you never see him. If your records are in his office but you see a specialist he still gets 30,000 won.... Back to top SliverJoined: 04 May 2003Location: The third dimension Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 6:50 pm Post subject: It is common for doctors here to give you some theophylline when you have a cold. A generally nasty drug suprisingly metabolised quickly by smokers so perhaps this is why it doesn't effect the average Korean man with regards to the shaking, palpitations, restlessness that theophylline commonly causes. Secondly the "polypharmacy" here is terrible. Poly pharmacy means ten little tablets to be taken all at once or like the korean cold and flu tablets (one tablet with ten ingredients) so when you do get and ADR you have no bloody idea what drug actually caused the problem....... Anyways most korean drugs have the same generic name as in America so you can check what your about to take as long as you can read korean (make the sound of the drug name) and then look it up on the net or use one the online info pharmicist guys. Back to top meatballJoined: 15 Jan 2003Location: Daegu Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 4:20 am Post subject: Well...as I sit here with my foot elevated. The bottom of my big left toe contains 7 stitches. Split it open due to lights that weren't on in the stairwell of my apartment (another thread). My horror is this. I will forever remember this pain. Before they stitch you, they numb you. Well that needle hurt enormously, but they immeditely began stitching....THEY DIDN'T WAIT for the stuff to kick in. I felt the first 2 stitches been sewn. It was so painful, my fiance had to the ER I was screaming so badly. They didn't seem to realize why I was screaming so much. By the time the third one went it, I was numb or maybe in shock. At any rate, everytime I go back for them to change the dressing and get more meds...a new doctor with ZERO english tells me something different. Its really frustrating, leaving for Canada in 2 days...will get them removed surrounding by English speaking professionals. Back to top marsha marsha marshaJoined: 07 Feb 2003Location: At the base of a very big pyramid Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 4:07 pm Post subject: My horror story Went in for a "simple" surgery. Messed that one up but sent me home. 3 days later, all jaundiced, was told I need another "procedure". Said I would sleep and not remember it. Well, 2 years and many nightmares later, I do remember it. Freakin scariest time of my life. Well, messed that one up too then they tried to order some other stuff to make it better. I refused and healed on my own. Then they said, oh seems you now have hepatitis. Well, could it be from your stupid hospital not cleaning things properly!??! Luckily, I didn't have it, they just thought I did. Stupid doctors here! BTW, this was all at Yonsei. International clinic in Itaewon is the worst! They said I had a broken arm but when I went to a real doctor, they said the fracture was just a blood vessel and the doc in Itaewon misread the films. DUH! Back to top rudyflyerJoined: 26 Feb 2003Location: pacing the cage Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 4:28 pm Post subject: these are the stories that scare me. I won't go near the little clinics, instead I go downtown to Choson Univ hospital complex. They seem competent. My wife has a chronic condition that requires her to go monthly and the dr she sees speaks good English and is current on treatments. I go to the dental clinic monthly there I have really bad teeth and they seem to do a good job, have had it checked out while in the US. Also very inexpensive, root canals cost only 60,000 won think if you go to the teaching hospitals you'll do OK Back to top crazylemongirlJoined: 23 Mar 2003Location: almost there... Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 2:45 am Post subject: I have a good story. I has having a really bad asthma attack. I'm a stupid asthmatic that will wait until I'm having a whole heap of problems breathing before I go. Normal people have peak flows (the amount of air you can get into lungs) of about 600. At 200 you should be at the doctors, I've showed up with levels under 150. Back home, I can just show up and get put on the magic asthma machine without any explaination. A few minutes on that and I'm a bit shaky and tired but in general I'm sweet as. I did have written down in hanguel that I'm asthmatic. Also had a print out of a nebulizer and bought in the boxes of the drugs I'm on. As I having trouble talking. Doc number 1 doesn't even do a peak flow reading (which in my stupidity I left mine in New Zealand) trys to give me a shot of something in the butt and three day dose of something brown and liquidy. Realising that this guy doesn't know excretment from sugar I head to a bigger place and I'm sorted out promtly. Defintely not letting my asthma get that bad again here. I was actually considering calling an ambulance I was getting that desperate. CLG Back to top makushiJoined: 08 Jun 2003 Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 3:31 am Post subject: meatball wrote: .THEY DIDN'T WAIT for the stuff to kick in. I felt the first 2 stitches been sewn. It was so painful, my fiance had to the ER I was screaming so badly. They didn't seem to realize why I was screaming so much. By the time the third one went it, I was numb or maybe in shock. At any rate, everytime I go back for them to change the dressing and get more meds...a new doctor with ZERO english tells me something different. Its really frustrating, leaving for Canada in 2 days...will get them removed surrounding by English speaking professionals. Screaming over stitches? Anyway...remove em yourself wimp! 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|2012-08-12, 05:21
|Link #681
he said he will married the one he make promise with, turn out to be Marika with the key as proof, yet still latch onto blonde gorilla with "prevent Mafia and Yakuza wars" as an excuse.
what indonesian word for this kind of behavior again?...yeah that's it...."Bermuka dua"
|2012-08-12, 05:53
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Itadaki-nyaaa !!
Join Date: Apr 2008
Also, You do realize that the fact the key broke was just a plot device to postpone the question whether Chitoge's is the real key, right?
Once this arc is over I expect Marika to be in the same "secondary" position as Onodera.
|2012-08-12, 10:49
|Link #684
mmm... may be I should use more primitive example.......for the message to get through
ah! it like this penis (humans) is not for this vagina (elephants)
hope it clear enough
unlike Marika that have lots of 'back up'
If Marika's father so doting on her daughter, and unable to resist her will to married to this Yakuza boy, than it's match. How come such two archenemies engaged their offspring if not for the sake of their little one?
The childhood photo of Marika and Raku? with Locket and Key purposely being visible? as a clue?
and....vague key design? oh! sorry didn't now you have such bad eyesight (just kidding) XD
|2012-08-12, 11:23
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Itadaki-nyaaa !!
Join Date: Apr 2008
She broke it because she was nervous and used too much force so she levered it instead of turning. You open a lock by turning and a key doesn't break by just turning around it's longer axis. Maybe you should actually read what is being said instead of just looking at the funny pictures.
I thought it was clear that this moment definitely didn't mean Chitoge's key isn't the right one. I mean is there someone else that thinks that way?
Also, fall for red herring much?
|2012-08-12, 12:17
|Link #686
I doubt the author put those two items in the toddlers hand visible in the open, just to introduce Marika into the reader, and Chitoge's Mafia father line, mentioned about 'get along well with that girl, the one Raku come with, when play with Chitoge'.
do you think the pic mean author said to the readers:
"heey..this picture of those two has nothing related to the key in current time, it's just a blunder, have no meaning, just to introduce new harem member"
red herring? what the heck is that? something killable?
*warlock show some google image search result*
oh! a fish.....but... what ever fish have anything to do with our discussion?
Last edited by surerman; 2012-08-12 at 12:27.
|2012-08-12, 12:26
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Anyway I think that Chitoge will win, though Marika key is the only one that actually looks like it may open the lock.
I don't think that designers of lock would make a completely different looking key. Most of the time lock and key designs match so that its easier for users to identify them.
|2012-08-12, 12:38
|Link #688
If Chitoge still win when Marika key open the locket, what the point of holding a promise for 10 years then? just throw it off and be done with it since long time ago is the smarter way isn't it?.
Isn't 10 years old promise is this manga core?
well, us Killers not so fond of some one that cross his own promise (may be because the Nature of our jobs),
so if Raku really didn't uphold his promise and goes for Blonde Gorilla, despite the so called promise condition fulfilled by Marika (open the locket with her key), I'd say he didn't worth a girl like Marika.
Like old saying, there's no way Crocodile have child with Tiger
an S for an M , a dove for a dove, an ape for an ape
|2012-08-12, 13:08
|Link #689
Itadaki-nyaaa !!
Join Date: Apr 2008
Oh god why did I even start to try and argue with someone so... special.
Let's leave it right there. You're right, Marika, the girl that was introduced by chapter ~30 should win because she has already openend the lock with her key which definitely means she is the one Raku made the promise with.
Oh and since you seem to be new to them, welcome to romcoms.
|2012-08-12, 13:42
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well.. I'm not so special like what you think, my serial number is 87171982 which mean there's more than 7 million of 'me' that will replace me once I've ceased to function in this 'reducing human population' industry
but this is our manner if some one praise us....thank you *bow*
IMO, yes she should win, if not, then the promise thingy and locket thingy will become obsolete and is a proof that this author didn't remember/read his own creation or suffer an acute Memory disorder disease, or may be ...well...just follow the editor direction
*warlock show wikipedia search result to me*
oh! some genre I see....romcom = romantic comedy *read the definition*
which part of cross your own promise (if Chitoge win) is a comedy ?
forgive me, but we Killers take 'promise' quite seriously, like Yuki Onna that will kill an adult human whose make promise to marry them in his childhood, even if it just verbally
Hmm...may be because we didn't differentiate between "Vow","Pledge" and "Promise"
|2012-08-12, 16:48
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Age: 29
Jesus, what did I start.
surerman: Nisekoi is a part of a very common genre of fiction known as romantic comedy, wherein the story is a mixture of romance and, well, comedy. I...really don't know how to make it simpler.
And Waven's point -- and mine, delivered in a single line because I really didn't think it needed more -- is that romantic comedy fiction is, for the most part, highly predictable. I don't necessarily mean the events, as in whether I could predict what's coming next chapter or not, but if you've watched and read and encountered enough of them then it's intuitive to grasp how the character dynamics of a given work goes.
Chitoge and Raku's relationship is the kind which is called by the foremost authority of fiction on the Internet, TVTropes, as Slap Slap Kiss, which, I quote, is "all but universal in romantic stories." Basically, Boy and Girl meets in certain interesting circumstances; Boy and Girl bickers a lot over this and that; Boy and Girl slowly falls in love with time as they bicker back and forth; Boy and Girl realize their feelings for each other, Happy End.
It's a very, very popular trope. It's how romantic comedy works in Hollywood films, in Shounen Jump, in Asian dramas, in Jane Austen, so on and so forth. You have to be pretty damn insulated from romantic comedy fiction to don't know what we're talking about and why I think it's "Chitoge's show." It has nothing whatseover to do with whether we are fans of Chitoge or Onodera or Mari or Bodyguard-chwan or Onodera's cute little friend. It's not because I or Waven or anyone likes Chitoge better that we think that the tsundere gorilla is the special girl in this story, it's because Nisekoi is a comfortably normal romantic comedy and we understand that.
P.S. I'm afraid to ask, but... the fuck is that Killers thing you're always going on about anyway...?
|2012-08-12, 20:03
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Mushroom Princess
Join Date: Oct 2006
Political marriage > Silly promises.
|2012-08-12, 22:55
|Link #694
*warlock hit me...show some pic from google*
oo...h sorry! *bow sincerely*
that's quite an explanation...you are a good man....I like you
are you a Capricorn? you can give good explanation, like em
are she's in heat?
...oh speaking 'in heat' are human girls also have their own unique trait?, or sign?
I know if it human male, he's shed sperm unconsciously in his dream, and still retain their 'morning wood' at sunrise, but how about girls? become wet down there?
Promised Marriage worth more respect than Political Marriage (it's just our different culture buddy, no hard feeling ok?!)
are this just me or......the dog resemble Chitoge ?
it's expression I mean
|2012-08-12, 23:08
|Link #695
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Florida
|2012-08-12, 23:45
|Link #696
Going through dangerous situation also can give same effect, where some stranger can see from other person (in a pinch) perspective. Long time partner Detective/Police usually share this kind of trait
This is part of mystery of human minds so it's kinda vague
|2012-08-13, 00:04
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Moderate Haruhiist
You people are again taking this extra too seriously. The dream is a narrative device used for comedy, and that's all. It's the same way turtles FLY in Love Hina. No explanation needed; it just IS.
|2012-08-13, 00:53
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look like we make some one angry
We're sorry....Gomenasai ne!
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April 7, 2008
The Lady Bisons traveled to Kennesaw State on April 7, 2008 and lost by a score of 6-1.
"I saw a lot of improvement in our doubles play in this match. We are coming out there a lot stronger than we were earlier in the season, said Coach Kristin Lusk. "Claire Landry picked up her second win in a row in singles. She is playing really well and gaining a lot of confindence."
K. Jackson/O. Ellis (LU) def. A. Palidec/L. Dillon (KSU) 8-7 (3)
C. Page/K. Ammann (KSU) def. C. Landry/R. Jann (LU) 8-4
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MIAMI Mike Redmond could not have received a better anniversary present.
A 31-year-old rookie appearing in his second major league game put the Marlins on the board in the seventh with an RBI-single. Three batters later the 29-year-old with almost 3,500 minor league plate appearances to his credit stroked a pinch-hit, two-run double.
Fifteen years to the day Redmond made his major league debut he watched Ed Lucas and Jordan Brown lead the Marlins to a desperately needed 5-1 win over the Mets Friday. The victory, which featured the club's first four-run inning since May 5, snapped a nine-game losing streak that included a four-game skid at Marlins Park.
"I don't know if any of the guys knew," said Redmond, asked if the anniversary served as a rallying cry. "It was for me."
The beneficiary of the rare display of offensive proficiency was Jacob Turner. Making his 2013 debut, Turner (1-0) held the Mets to five hits over seven shutout innings with a walk and three strikeouts. Friday marked the third time in 14 career starts Turner completed seven or more innings and the second time he recorded at least 21 outs without allowing a run.
Turner retired 13 of the first 15 batters he faced. The only Met that made it past first off him was Ike Davis, who reached on a two-out double in the fifth.
Penciled into the season-opening rotation, Turner was a mess in spring training and all but forced the Marlins to option him to Triple-A New Orleans. He regained his command and velocity during his 10 starts there and the Marlins now hope he's here to stay.
"The things he went down to the minor leagues to work on showed," Redmond said. "He pounded the strike zone and really dominated the first six innings. He looked great. His tempo was good. He looked confident. Fortunately we were able to get some runs and get some big hits."
Added Turner: "I feel like I've been throwing the ball similar to this in Triple-A and it was just a matter of time of making the adjustments I needed to make to get everything right. Probably my last five or six starts everything has kind of come together. Obviously it took a little longer than I would have liked, but I'm happy it's here now."
Marcell Ozuna (3-for-4, RBI) extended his hitting streak to 16 games, the longest active run in the majors, with a single to start the fifth. Chris Coghlan followed with another base hit to put his hitting streak at seven. By inning's end the game remained scoreless.
Getting a spot start at short for Adeiny Hechavarria, Lucas sacrificed the two runners over. Shaun Marcum intentionally walked the left-handed hitting Greg Dobbs to face light-hitting catcher Jeff Mathis.
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Two innings later Mathis again came up with the bases jammed. This time he lifted a sacrifice fly to center for his first RBI as a Marlin as part of the four-run, four-hit seventh. With runners at the corners and one out, Lucas delivered his first hit. Brown's pinch-hit double gave him five RBI in six at-bats (two hits) since his promotion.
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Stable angina is
Alternative Names
Angina - stable; Angina - chronic; Angina pectoris
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Your heart muscle is working all the time, so it needs a constant supply of oxygen. This oxygen is provided by the coronary arteries, which carry blood.
When the heart muscle has to work harder, it needs more oxygen. Symptoms of angina occur when the coronary arteries are narrowed or blocked by hardening of the arteries (
The most common cause of angina is
Stable angina is less serious than unstable angina, but it can be very painful or uncomfortable.
There are
Diabetes High blood pressure
- High LDL cholesterol and low HDL cholesterol
- Smoking
Anything that makes the heart muscle need more oxygen can cause an angina attack in someone with heart disease, including:
- Cold weather
- Exercise
- Emotional stress
- Large meals
Other causes of angina include:
Abnormal heart rhythms(usually ones that cause your heart to beat quickly) Anemia Coronary artery spasm(also called Prinzmetals angina) Heart failure
- Heart valve disease
Hyperthyroidism(overactive thyroid)
Symptoms of stable angina are most often predictable. This means that the same amount of exercise or activity may cause your angina to occur. Your angina should improve or go away when you stop or slow down the exercise.
The most common symptom is chest pain that occurs behind the breastbone or slightly to the left of it. The pain of stable angina usually begins slowly and gets worse over the next few minutes before going away.
The pain may feel like tightness, heavy pressure, squeezing, or crushing pain. It may spread to the:
- Arm (usually the left)
- Back
- Jaw
- Neck
- Shoulder
Some people say the pain feels like gas or
Some patients (women, older adults, and people with diabetes) may have different symptoms, such as:
- Back, arm, or neck pain
- Fatigue
- Shortness of breath
- Weakness
The pain of stable angina usually:
- Occurs after activity or stress
- Lasts an average of 1 - 15 minutes
- Is relieved with rest or a medicine called nitroglycerin
Angina attacks can occur at any time during the day, but a higher number occur between 6 a.m. and noon.
Other symptoms of angina include:
- A feeling of indigestion or heartburn
- Dizziness or light-headedness
- Nausea, vomiting, and sweating
- Shortness of breath
- Unexplained tiredness after activity (more common in women)
Signs and tests
Your doctor or nurse will examine you andmeasure your blood pressure. Tests that may be doneinclude:
Coronary angiography Coronary risk profile(special blood tests) ECG
- Exercise tolerance test (stress test or treadmill test)
- Nuclear medicine (thallium)
stress test
- Stress echocardiogram
The options for treating angina include lifestyle changes, medications, and procedures such as coronary
You and your doctor should agree on
- What medicines you should be taking to prevent angina
- What activities are okay for you to do, and which ones are not
- What medicines you should take when you have angina
- What are the signs that your angina is getting worse
- When you should call the doctor or 911
You may be asked to take one or more medicines to treat blood pressure, diabetes, or high cholesterol levels. Follow your doctors directions closely to help prevent your angina from getting worse.
Nitroglycerin pills or spray may be used to stop chest pain.
Taking aspirin and clopidogrel (Plavix) or prasugrel (Effient) helps prevent blood clots from forming in your arteries, and reduces your risk of having a heart attack. Ask your doctor whether you should be taking these medications.
Your doctor may give you one or more medicines to help prevent you from having angina.
- ACE inhibitors to lower blood pressure and protect your heart
- Beta-blockers to lower heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen use by the heart
- Calcium channel blockers to relax arteries, lower blood pressure, and reduce strain on the heart
- Nitrates to help prevent angina
- Ranolazine (Ranexa) to treat chronic angina
NEVER STOP TAKING ANY OF THESE DRUGS ON YOUR OWN. Always talk to your doctor first. Stopping these drugs suddenly can make your angina worse or cause a heart attack. This is especially true of anti-clotting drugs (aspirin, clopidogrel, and prasugrel).
Your doctor may recommend a cardiac rehabilitation program to help improve your hearts fitness.
Some people will be treated with medicines and will not need surgery to treat a blockage or narrowing. Others will need a procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to the heart.
Angioplasty and stent placement(also called percutaneous coronary intervention)
- Blockages that cannot be treated with angioplasty may need a
heart bypass
Expectations (prognosis)
Stable angina usually improves with medication.
Calling your health care provider
Seek medical attention if you have new, unexplained chest pain or pressure. If you have had angina before, call your doctor.
Call 911 if your angina pain:
- Is not better 5 minutes after you take nitroglycerin
- Does not go away after three doses of nitroglycerin
- Is getting worse
- Returns after the nitroglycerin helped at first
Call your doctor if:
- You are having angina symptoms more often
- You are having angina when you are sitting (rest angina)
- You are feeling tired more often
- You are feeling faint or light-headed
- Your heart is beating very slowly (less than 60 beats a minute) or very fast (more than 120 beats a minute), or it is not steady
- You are having trouble taking your heart medicines
- You have any other unusual symptoms
Seek medical help right away if a person with angina loses consciousness.
A risk factor is something about you that increases your chance of getting a disease or having a certain health condition.
Somerisk factors for heart disease you cannot change, but some you can.
Fraker TD Jr, Fihn SD, Gibbons RJ,Daley J et al. 2007 chronic angina focused update of the ACC/AHA 2002 Guidelines for the management of patients with chronic stable angina: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines Writing Group to develop the focused update of the 2002 Guidelines for the management of patients with chronic stable angina. Circulation. 2007;116:2762-2772.
Boden WE. Angina pectoris and stable ischemic heart disease.In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA:Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 71.
Morrow DA, Boden WE. Stable ischemic heart disease. In: Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP, Libby P, eds. Braunwalds Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 57.
Mosca L, Benjamin EJ, Berra K, Bezanson JL, Dolor RJ, Lloyd-Jones DM, et al. Effectiveness-based guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in women -- 2011 update: A guideline from the AmericanHeart Association. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011; 57:1404-1423.
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David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Michael A. Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.


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Katie Holmes: 'Leonard Lopate Radio Show' Tomorrow!
Katie Holmes is all bundled up while walking with her candy cane loving daughter Suri on Tuesday (December 11) in New York City.
The night before, the 33-year-old actress was all dressed up while attending the Broadway Dreams Foundation's Champagne And Caroling Gala in the Big Apple.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Katie Holmes
Katie's ex-husband Tom Cruise recently shared that he will be spending time with Suri and his other kids Bella and Connor during Christmas.
Katie is scheduled to chat on radio tomorrow on The Leonard Lopate Show with her Dead Accounts co-stars Norbert Leo Butz and Judy Greer. Don't miss it!
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CHICAGO—Franchising is an integral part of Bally Total Fitness' turnaround plan, and the fitness operator is forging ahead with plans to expand overseas through franchising. Two days ago, Bally announced the opening of its third fitness franchise in South Korea as well as plans to open a fourth facility in Seoul this spring. The number of overweight South Koreans has increased from 22 percent to 36 percent, and the South Korean government is looking for ways to deal with the obesity epidemic.
In other Bally news, the company appointed John W. Rogers Jr. as the lead director of the Bally board of directors. The chairman and CEO of Ariel Capital Management will also lead a special committee comprised of four board members to work with J.P. Morgan and the Blackstone Group to explore alternatives related to a sale of the company. The company, which is saddled with $757 million in debt and is under an ongoing investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, is engaged in a proxy fight with its two largest shareholders, Pardus Capital Management and Liberation Investments. Bally alleges that the two shareholders are working together to take control of the company without paying a control premium. Bally is seeking legal action against the two hedge funds. Shareholders will have the opportunity to vote on a proposal by Liberation to oust Paul Toback as Bally CEO and on Pardus' proposal to overhaul the existing Bally board at the company's annual board meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 26 in Chicago.


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Replied to your PM.BTW I realized on the ride home tonight a better description of the Farmer's Daughter than creamy roundness is a soft roundness. Just something about the mouthfeel gave a sensation of softness, but not sure what. Some of the reviews online mention getting it served from a cask - which might be where that softness came from. If that's where the softness came from I'm not sure I can replicate it, as I want to bottle this in those cool corked bottles with the cages.
BTW I realized on the ride home tonight a better description of the Farmer's Daughter than creamy roundness is a soft roundness.
I am liking your hop schedule,but perhaps if you share here what all you have in the freezeryou may get some more opinions.Cheers.
I think the rye would conflict with the acid malt and agree with the suggestion to use flaked oats instead.
I have brewed four different saisons with the WY3711 and each time i get the characteriitstic creamy mouthfeel (see the WYeast site)
Going with CaCl or CaSO4 will give you the calcium/pH adjustment you are looking for. In addition to the salts, I use about 3oz of acid to get my pH in the right range for all my pale beers. I'm not sure If 4oz of acid malt will be noticeable for flavor, others may chime in.
90% Pilsner malt10% CaramaltShoot for a hardness of about 200ppmYou MUST hit the proper pH in your mash, 5.1-5.3Mash it low around 144'FMaybe 35-40 ibu's of mostly late addition hops.Good luck.


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After the Bulls Horn had an unfortunate encounter with a few cliffs, Velaryon and his friends are ashore again and are residing in a little town in the Strath Armen
The Inn. by ElderonEldar, on Flickr
"Seriously Deiros, do you do anything else than drink that horrid fluid?" said Fay with a look of digust on her face.
"I'm not sure why you would mind, I'm the one standing up with a head like a brick each morning," Deiros replies, wiping off a few drops of ale from his chin.
An excited man shows up at the door, he's holding some sort of parchment, bearing an official seal of the High Lord Wenseclaus.
"Hear ye, hear ye! To keep all warriors of Lenfald physically fit and ready for battle, the high Lord has ordered Dueling competitions to be held thoughout Lenfald. Enter as a champion and make an attempt for the esteemed prize!" the announcer said with a most formal voice.
Fay and Deiros looked at Velaryon, of the three easy the best swordfighter.
"Well what do you say? It's been a while since you showed off your swordplay," Deiros asked, looking intently at Velaryon.
Velaryon looked a bit insecure at them.
"I don't know. Won't it send of the wrong message to the people? I don't want to be seen as the heir of Strongborough anymore," Velaryon replied with a hint of hesitation in his voice.
"That's simple, we'll just get you another armor. Hey!" Fay yelled at the innkeeper, "Innkeeper, where is the closest blacksmith?"
The innkeeper looked at her with a look that most elves get from men, and it's not a nice look.
"Next door, he only makes armor and swords so you'll be set with him."
The announcer remained in the door opening, apparently he wasn't done yet.
Announcer: "It is also announced that the search for the sword of Karlamac is once more begun! He who finds it must return it to the King of Roawia himself."
The innkeeper began laughing, apparently he knew something more. Velaryon looked at him and wondered.
"Innkeeper, do you know anything about this sword?" he asked after he thought it over a bit.
"Only that it's supposed to lay somewhere around here. The last owner, some sort of Duke sent his most trusted warrior to keep it safe. This warrior stayed in this very tavern before he vanished along with the sword," the man replied, a mysterious smile crept across his face.
Velaryon wondered if this could mean that the sword was indeed close.
"I know someone who saw it though," said the innkeeper.
This surprised Velaryon and his friends.
"Who is this man?"
"The blacksmith next door."
The Smithy by ElderonEldar, on Flickr
"We come to buy some armor," Velaryon came straight to the point when he saw the blacksmith, wearing nothing but his smithee gloves and a leather pants.
"By the gods, its warm in here, no wonder you're not wearing a shirt," Deiros said.
"I like the fire hot, it gives more strength to the steel. I only burned myself once in my fifteen years of sword making."
"And it's something for the ladies to look at," Deiros said with a naughty smile.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Fay asked with surprise on her face.
"Well you know, muscles, a guy, ladies dig that right?"
"And what about men, what are they supposed to look at?" Fay asked with a little bit of anger in her voice.
"Men can like it too…" Deiros replied a little scared. He knew what the Elven maiden could do to him.
"Yeah you would know," Fay mumbled just loud enough so Deiros and Velaryon could hear it. Velaryon started laughing, but Deiros uttered a look of complete surprise.
"What's that supposed to mean? I don't like men!"
Velaryon feigned a look of surprise.
"Do you mean you don't like me?" he asked with a hurt voice.
"No, that's not what I mean, just…" Deiros sighed, knowing he was being toyed with. "Just buy your Megablocks armor."
The blacksmith took Velaryons measurements a moment Velaryon took to ask the smith about the sword.
"I heard you saw the sword of Karlamac."
The blacksmith hesitated, not knowing if he should tell him.
"Yes I did, what's it to you?"
"Nothing special, just wondering."
"No you're not, I heard another search was planned. Don't join the search, the sword is dangerous. It led the previous owner into madness."
"Duke Wirklich?"
"No sir HighOak, most trusted knight of the Duke. He took it while his friend was dying, he even left his family."
Velaryon thought of Captain HighOak, captain of the Bulls Horn, he must be his descendent.
"How do you know of him, sir HighOak I mean."
"Because he still has the sword. It was during a hunt with my dad. We wandered of the path and got lost when we attacked by a raptor. Here I still have the scar, kept his teeth though after I speared him. My dad fell in a cave, death followed him instantly. I lowered myself down in the cacve and found the dead body of sir HighOak. I had to get my father out of there so I couldn't bring the sword. When I went back there to retrieve it, I couldn't find the place anymore. It was a hole in the ground which can only be accessed by rope."
Velaryon tried to remember every detail. It was an interesting story and sounded very plausible.
"How are you so sure it was sir HighOak?"
"Because his journal laid beside him. I read pieces of it. That how I know the man got mad, he thought everybody was after him."
Velaryon felt sorry for the man. The blacksmith gave him a helmet to try on, which fit almost like a glove. The armor itself had to be remade at certain points, but after the smith was done it fit like it was a cast made especially for Velaryon.
"Thank, sir Blacksmith, for the armor, but most of all for you story and advice. I hope you will lead a prosperous life. And so the three travelers went out on a new quest, to fight in the duels and find the sword of Karlamac!
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Security ChainI have some mowing equipment stored at my rural farm which is usually unoccupied and I wish to help deter theft. My plan is to thread a hardened security chain through the various tractors and mowers. How can I be assured that chain I purchase cannot be cut with usual tools? There is no electricity where the items are stored, which limits the use of power tools. Is hardened chain bolt cutter proof? The more expensive chain that I see have square links. What purpose does that serve?
When i get into a house I'm going to have a "Security chain" keeping my "puppy" close to the garage and shed! They'd have to shot my dog to get out with the butt intact...
Another great thing if you have a problem with people fallowing you to close in your car... I have bumper sticker that reads
"Warning driver only carries $20 worth of ammunition" I also want the sign that says
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try the Kryptonite Fahgettaboudit or New York bicycle chain/lock. Made for NYC.
i wrench at a bike shop, and ppl love the lock (hate the weight ), but they work well.
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The cordless grinders are a real problem here in Toronto, Canada. Bicycle theft is rampant here. Even the toughest hardened steel U locks are no match for grinders, especially if the thief has 1) time and, 2) balls. My wife, who cycles to work every day, recently watched the surveillance tape playback of her co-workers U lock being cut with a cordless grinder. 40 seconds and bye-bye $1500 bike. Security didn't even have time to get to the area.
I think the best thing to do would be to secure the building AND lock each item up using different methods. If thieves can't see what's inside, they are less likely to break in just to have a look. The type of individual who would break a door in on speculation is usually not the sharpest tool in the shed (pardon the metaphor) and probably looking for small items to pilfer. Since a pawn shops aren't really interested in landscaping equipment, this person would leave your stuff alone.
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Originally posted by thiggyThe more expensive chain that I see have square links. What purpose does that serve?
Ditto what plumberRick said about the square link chain. Pewag Chain imported from Austria is a high quality chain for the toughest work such as logging or for heavy equipment tire chains. Its links are square to dig in and grip instead of slipping under load. Although tough as a boot, it can easily be cut if the theif has time. Bolt cutters will struggle, and hardened chain may ruin the teeth of the bolt cutter, but a thief will not care. I've seen people spend all kinds of money protecting valuables and still be disappointed. Also, don't forget, there are power tools that require no electricity (only the most professional of theives will have these) and things like a cordless angle grinder or an acetylene torch require no hookup. Video cameras? The enterprising thief can do some innocent recon and even though the cameras are in plain sight, return with the appropriate ski mask (or even an umbrella) to obscure themselves from view.
Dogs? If you feed a dog, he's your friend for life (thieves know this).
Once they've picked you and your stuff out, I think it will be darned hard for you to keep your stuff yours, that is, unless you get lucky.
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My storage managers
I have a storage, accually, my wife has a storage locker. Anyway, the managers of the site recently caught a thief on the premises. This guy had a unit there, and had been stealing stuff, and putting it in his locker to be hauled off later. When the police arrived, I was just a few car legnths away, and got to watch the whole thing. They pulled 3 DeWalt cordless angle grinders out of his car. The cop said that this is the new thing, and sales of the thing have gone through the roof at the local HD, and Lowes.
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The problem with criminals is as soon as something new comes out to thwart them they have figured out a way to defeat it. They will go after the weakest link in any system. I have seen lawn mowers that had a large cable going through the steering wheels stolen when the thieves just cut the steering wheels. (If you think about it a steering wheel is cheap) If you do get a large chain or cable run it though the frame rails of the mowers. Another idea is get some alarm co signs place them up around the property as well if your storage area looks like it is alarmed the thieves may be deterred as well. If you store them in a barn make sure it is also secured well the harder it is to get to your equipment will deter the thieves, they look for easy targets.
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i say to do the fake cameras and the put up a big sine that reads
property protected by my brothers SMITH & WESSON
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or attach a 140 lb pit bull to the end of the chain!!
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square link chain is newer class / grade 120. it's a lot stronger and is a special alloy. it can carry approx. 20% more weight than class/ grade 100.
as far as cutting goes. a grinder or torch will cut just about anything.
i am purchasing a drum of grade 100- 5/8'' chain tomorrow. the safe working load strength of it is 22,600# it will break at approx. 4 times those numbers. i've broken it 3 times in the past.
so anything can be broken or cut. it will only deter the small time criminal.
if you value it, don't rely on a chain only. remove everything you don't want to disappear
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if they want it bad enough they will get it but i have had better luck with 1 inch cable more than chain also get 1 or 2 fake camreas and put them in a location that can be seen and run a white coxial cable from them down a post (to make it look more real)in to the ground as thives don't like to be videoed.as far as the square links you speak of i have never seen one like that but i would have to think it must make it harder to cut
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Flat England took the fast track to a six-wicket defeat in the third Royal London one-day series match after getting into a costly tangle against India's spinners at Trent Bridge.
Alastair Cook's under-fire team failed to cope with Ravi Ashwin (three for 39) et al as they scrambled to only 227 all out, despite an opening stand of 82 between their captain and Alex Hales.
Then India's batsmen collectively made a mockery of their opposite numbers' struggles, knocking off an inadequate total with seven overs to spare to open up a 2-0 series lead and ensure England can only share the series spoils even if they win the last two matches.
Alastair Cook's side fell to another disappointing defeat
The tourists' spinners have taken 13 wickets in two innings, six here on an unusual one-day international surface, before Ambati Rayudu's career-best 64 not out helped to complete the rout.
England had no answer to spin again after Cook and Hales' second successive half-century stand put them on course for a much more substantial total.
They went 26 overs with just a solitary boundary at one point, in a desultory innings, after being put in on a cloudy morning.
In his third and last over - before hobbling off with an ankle injury - Mohit Sharma dropped short to Cook and was pulled for England's first four and then gave Hales the width he craves and was driven consecutively to the cover fence.
Yet just when England seemed to have an ideal platform, their problems set in as Hales edged a sweep at Suresh Raina via his pad to Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Cook charged too early at part-time off-spinner Rayudu, playing here only because of Rohit Sharma's broken finger and bowling thanks only to Mohit's sore foot.
It summed up Cook's travails that he managed to be out for two reasons - officially stumped after Rayudu saw him coming and pushed the ball down the leg-side, but also caught-behind off a thin edge - to an opponent billed as a batsman and previously without an international wicket.
Dhoni immediately withdrew Rayudu, job done after two overs.
But Joe Root succumbed immediately to Ravindra Jadeja, spinning one past the outside edge for another sharp stumping.
Eoin Morgan and Ian Bell tried to rebuild, but the left-hander fell to some turn from Ashwin, India's sole frontline slow bowler who found the edge on the back-foot defence for Dhoni's second catch.
Mohit, in such pain earlier, proved himself unexpectedly recovered to the extent he was able to administer the next blow to England's hopes by throwing the stumps down from wide long off to run Bell out as he came back for a second from Jos Buttler's drive.
Nothing was going right for the hosts and their powerplay became a non-event after getting off on the wrong foot when more turn from Ashwin - and a blinding one-handed slip catch by a diving Raina - saw off Ben Stokes.
Only 12 runs, all in singles, came from what in more accustomed circumstances is a pivotal and strategic five overs as Chris Woakes and Buttler instead had to be intent on preserving wickets for the last 10, in which England had enough resources left to scramble past 200 thanks to some late hitting from number nine James Tredwell.
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Rahane got a thin edge behind to give Steven Finn his first international wicket in almost a year since he last figured for England.
Kohli was then furious with himself when he speared a drive at Stokes to mid on to go for 40, the best international score of his hugely disappointing summer.
But Rayudu and Raina made sure there were no more blips, until the result was utterly beyond doubt, in a stand of 87 - leaving Cook to contemplate damage limitation for the remainder of the series.
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Set in Southeast Texas
Many authors choose to write fiction set in the most popular locations such as New York, London, or Hollywood. And although these settings are commonplace and perhaps overdone, they sell, according to publishing statistics regarding U.S. fiction titles compiled by Bowker, an American limited liability company that provides bibliographic information of published works to the industry and is the exclusive U.S. agent for issuing International Standard Book Numbers.
"Americans like their mysteries and romances set in the misty bogs of Scotland and London's Trafalgar Square," Bowker's website states.
"Deconstructing more than 13,000 works of adult fiction published in the U.S., Bowker found that 1,550 of those with an identifiable location were set in England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland. New York topped the list of cities, followed by London, Los Angeles (including Hollywood), Chicago, San Francisco and Washington D.C. In addition to London, the other non-U.S. city to make the top 10 fictional settings was Rome."
Despite these statistics, author Gerald Duff chooses to write stories set in Nederland, where he graduated from high school, or in the Pineywoods of East Texas, where he once lived in Livingston, and other locations in Texas and Louisiana, in addition to the popular settings seen in most publications.
"Every writer has one part of the world which seems to belong to him or her where you get your first impressions of what it is to be alive and what it is to live in this world," Duff said. "That came to me growing up in Southeast Texas. That's where I learned to be a human being in this world."
Duff, 74, is the author of 16 books, including the 2012 collection of short stories "Decoration Day," with settings ranging from Nederland and East Texas to Memphis and Washington D.C.
One of the short stories, "Blood Cousin," is the narrative of a college dean named Calvin recounting his time as a youth in Nederland and his cousin, Winston, a former football star for the Nederland High School Bulldogs who had a shot to play for a big-time college but ended up dropping out of high school and doing time for murder. The story is not only set in Nederland, but also mentions Fannett, Polk County and Lamar State College of Technology, where Duff graduated from in 1961.
Duff began his education at Lamar as an engineering student but changed his major to English.
"Everybody that went to Lamar back in those days wanted to be an engineer," he said. "My first major was electrical engineering. That lasted about two years, and I said, 'I don't like this stuff. What I really like doing is writing stories.'"
Although his mother was fine with his change of major, Duff didn't tell his father.
"My father didn't know I changed majors until I graduated," he said. "I didn't want to tell him. I would have had to explain too much. I didn't want to have to argue with him."
After graduating from Lamar with his B.A., Duff earned his M.A. from the University of Arkansas and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He taught at several institutions including Vanderbilt University, John Hopkins University and McKendree College, where he served as Provost, Dean, and Professor of English, before he retired in 2007 after teaching at the university level for 41 years.
Despite moving half way across the country (he currently lives in Lebanon, Ill.), Duff continues to write about his native home.
"Southeast Texas, as a setting, has much more of an emphasis on interrelationships between people than you might have in New York City," explained Duff, who was born in Beaumont. "In Southeast Texas, it's impossible to escape having to deal with other people on a regular, close-knit kind of basis. That habit of being around people and knowing a lot about them gives you insights and perspectives you can't escape."
Growing up in Southeast Texas, Duff said he remembers hearing stories and gossip amongst folks.
"I listened to people talk all the time, and what they talked about was each other — what happened to this person and what that person did that was wrong and what that person did that was right."
Duff said that there is a strong sense of family belonging in the area, as well.
"There is an idea of connectedness," he said. "If you've spent anytime in Southeast Texas, you've probably heard this happen. Someone will ask you where you are from. You might say, 'Oh, I'm from Beaumont.' and they might say, 'Your name is Jones. Do you know Sally Jones in Beaumont?' They're always asking you about connections."
When asked about the University of Vermont's recent finding that Beaumont is "the saddest city in America" based on Twitter feeds, Duff said that artistic minds from the area have only used this sadness as a catalyst for their creations.
"If Beaumont's the saddest city, its artists have made that sadness a virtue, a theme, and a celebration of the human spirit facing up to despair and disappointment," he said.
The New York Times Bestseller list is comprised of genre works such as romance and science fiction, according to Bowker statistics. In contrast to these genres, Duff said that he chooses to write a realistic style of fiction, and believes that fantasy-based stories will not endure the test of time.
"The characters you see in romance, science fiction and fantasy might be interesting to some degree, but they're so flat and one dimensional," he said. "There's no complexity to them. No one's going to be reading books written about vampires 50 years from now. People are always going to read William Faulkner."
Duff said he chooses to write stories about crises that humans experience on a day-to-day basis.
"You write about problems — things that have gone wrong," Duff said. "If somebody said, 'I'm a happy man, my wife loves me and I've got a good job.' Well, so what? I don't want to hear about that. Tolstoy said, 'Happy families are all alike.' Unhappy families are the ones that are interesting."
His novel "Blue Sabine" is a saga about five generations of women set along the Sabine River and chronicles the emotional lives of grandmothers, mothers, daughters, and nieces, all bound by kinship and history, according to Duff's website.
The novel won an award from the Philosophical Society of Texas for the best book of fiction about Texas last February.
His book "Dirty Rice," a baseball novel set in 1930s Louisiana, is a finalist for ForeWord Reviews book of the year. Duff said that attending baseball games, as a child in Southeast Texas, was an inspiration for the book.
Duff's latest work is an e-book titled "Fugitive Days," available for purchase at www.newsouthbooks.com for 99 cents. "Fugitive Days" is a memoir of Duff's encounters with poets such as Robert Penn Warren, John Crowe Ransom, Allen Tate, and Andrew Lytle.
Duff said he is currently writing a book about a reenactment of Custer's last stand.
"I'm working right now on a comedy about people who are trying to relive that time — which seems to me like a funny thing to be doing," Duff said.
Duff, who returned to Lamar Thursday on April 18 to speak to students about his works and autograph books, said that it is important for successful authors to return to their roots and try to inspire future authors.
"I enjoy talking to students," Duff said. "When I was a kid at Lamar, I met my first writer that actually published books. He was not a Lamar graduate, but he came to Lamar and did a reading. I always loved to read, but I had never met a guy that had written a book before. When I saw him, it was fascinating to me. It's interesting for writers to go back and visit where they came from to see what helped shape and move them. It's an important and fun thing to do."
For more information about Duff and his works, visit www.geraldduff.com.


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What does it mean to be a black belt? Somehow, there is something wrong with the question itself.
I don't think that Itosu Sensei had a black belt. There was no dan/kyu system in Karate at that time. Black belts and colored belts are a relatively modern invention/convention, borrowed from Judo. I know of many seniors in Hawaii who never had any belts at all.
But today, we seem to accept the black belt as a sign of accomplishment -- a marker that separates beginners from what... advanced?
If you ask many sensei to rate the level of first degree black belts in their system, each will probably give a different answer. Personally, I would say that a shodan gets about 10% of the art. That means that upon receiving his shodan, a student has 90% to go. I could be wrong with these numbers. It could be that 5% is more accurate. But of course, it depends on the student, the sensei, the dojo, and the curriculum followed.
The age of the student also makes a big difference. A 7 year old shodan's understanding will differ from a 35 year old shodan's -- shouldn't it?
I say that shodan marks the beginning of being a serious student -- not teacher, sensei, or senior -- but student. It means that you are starting to walk the path.
In my experience, two things happen when a student makes shodan. For some students, shodan was their goal. Having attained this goal, they can now quit. I would say that about 20% of my students have quit within a relatively short time of earning their shodan.
For the majority of students, however, shodan marks their beginning. It now becomes very difficult to quit. Even if they do quit, they will always be and feel that they are Karate students.
I had a friend. Because of work and family, he had to stop going to class. He mentioned to me that his Karate bag was packed and placed in the corner of his office. Every day, he would look at the bag and think, "Will I go back to class today?" He did this for years. Every day for several years, he thought about going back to class. It ate at him. Day after day, month after month, year after year. When would he go back?
This doesn't happen when white belts or green belts quit. But once a student becomes shodan, and remains in the dojo (does not quit right away), he or she is hooked.
Shodan means that the student is serious about practicing Karate. After that, it seems that one dan per decade is about right. An 80 year old 8th dan is someone to admire. A 20 or 30 year old 8th dan is something else. Wouldn't it be great if 10th dan was reserved for 100 year old sensei? Perhaps, health and longevity would be more emphasized.
I have three college degrees (B.A., M.M., and J.D.). I don't think that anyone thinks of me in terms of these degrees. No one says, "All the people with graduate degrees line up on this side of the room and everyone else line up on the other." We are much more likly to do this with Karate students. "All the black belts line up here..." Perhaps this is because we do not wear our college degrees around our waists.
What does it mean to be a black belt? Perhaps there is something wrong with the question itself. Perhaps instead we should ask, "What does it mean to be skilled at Karate?" and "What does it mean to be a good person?"
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What does it mean to be a black belt? Somehow, there is something wrong with the question itself.
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Marcello Lippi believes Juventus remain the strongest team in Serie A, despite their rivals strengthening in January, which included what he sees as the "biggest coup" of the window; AC Milan signing Mario Balotelli.
The Bianconeri signed players such as full-back Federico Peluso and striker Nicolas Anelka, while Napoli secured the services of defender Rolando, midfielder Josip Radosevic, winger Pablo Armero and forward Emmanuel Calaio in January.
Furthermore, Inter signed midfielders Mateo Kovacic, Ezequiel Schelotto and Zdravko Kuzmanovic, whereas AC Milan added defender Bartosz Salamon and striker Balotelli to their squad.
"The biggest coup of the window was Milan signing Balotelli, but Juventus remain the team to beat. The other clubs have made some changes, but not enough to change things," Lippi told Tuttosport.
"Napoli undoubtedly strengthened their team in every area and they will fight for the Scudetto with Juve. However, Juventus are still the strongest team for me.
"Players such as Kwadwo Asamoah, who comes back from the Afcon, and Giorgio Chiellini who will return from injury can be seen as new additions as well."
Juventus currently hold a three-point lead over Napoli in the Serie A table.