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- If it is original writing of the game in a Fan Fiction way, it is fine to post.


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Next Episode of The Movieguide Faith & Values Awards is
The Movieguide Faith & Values Awards hosted by Bill Engvall, recognizes and honors faith, family and values-based movies and television programming.
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[Reposted from old comment system, from firstname.lastname@example.com on Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:50:39 0000]
I have to disagree with you. We are seeing now, just how much the traditional news services (like the NY Times you mentioned above) will totally refuse to report on something, if it goes against their political beliefs, or even outright lie. Main Stream journalism is very left of center. It refused to do any investigative reporting on a person who no one knew anything about, and now that person is president and they still refuse to be critical about him, even though there is a lot to be critical about.
Investigative Journalism only works when there is no 'special' relationship between the investigator and the investigatee. However most media these days is firmly in the pocket of the political parties. They haven't lost their share because of the internet, they lost their share when people started finding out how much they were being misled.


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In 1998 Dennis Minaker wrote a book called The Gorge of Summers Gone: A History of Victoria's Inland Waterway. You can find it in the local libraries. He does a great job of telling use the history of how we used the waterway. It was in 1939 that swimming was banned due to sewage and industrial waste. But that has been dramatically changed in the last two generations.
I find it interesting at how reluctant people are to swim in the Gorge. People are of the opinion that it is polluted water, that the waste from the past presists.
It has been a long time since the heavy industry has been on the waterway, the houses do not discharge waste into the waterway, and the rate at which the Gorge recharges is quite high, the water does not remain there for any length of time, fecal coliform is not an issue at all in the Gorge. Fish are in the waterway and people catch them. DFO does not close the area to fishing from pollution. There is a potential of some heavy metal pollution in and around Rock Bay and out towards the Inner Harbour, but that heavy metal pollution was not in the Gorge. It is quite safe to swim there, certainly safer than most lakes in this region in August, but people still think it is too dirty or polluted to swim in.
In the past the Gorge Waterway was the recreational centre of Victoria. There was a tall diving tower at Curtis Point that was 110 feet tall - that is like jumping off a ten storey building. There were regular regattas filling the Gorge with boats from bank to bank. Kinsmen park had a salt water pool and was connected by tram to the city to allow people to get out to the water.
The Gorge was never industrialized, the Harbour ended at the railway trestle leaving the water beyond more or less in its natural state.
I would love to see Esquimalt, Victoria, and Saanich offer swimming lessons on the Gorge and not only in their pools. I would love to see a tall tower for diving be built again. Actually, some bathrooms and changing rooms would be nice.
I am happy to see my boys go to the Gorge and swim off of the dock at the Tillicum bridge. The cove there is a perfect swimming hole and has so much there for kids to explore and play with. It is the sort of place to let them really explore their imagination.
My 11 year old goes to Shoreline, the school is right at the water's edge. We live on Harriet Road in Victoria, 620 meters from the water. He has asked if he could try kayaking to school at some point. I think that is a wonderful idea. With a set of wheels, he could wheel it from the house to the Gorge and launch it from there. It is 3 km by water to the closest spot or 5 km to around Christie Point to get to the school.
I would like to buy couple of kayaks this year so that we can get out on the water, so that I can by on the Gorge and reconnect to that which was the heart of this neighbourhood. I would like to see a lot more people in this region find their way back out on to the water.


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Carnival Cruise Lines officials say a ship is being diverted from the Mississippi River in New Orleans to the Alabama Cruise Terminal after a tugboat sank on Saturday.
Officials say the ship, named The Carnival Conquest, is expected to arrive at the terminal Sunday afternoon as U.S. Coast Guard officials continue investigating the tugboat incident on the river.
It is unclear how many passengers are aboard the ship, and officials say passengers will be driven from Mobile to New Orleans.
Officials say the Conquest's next trip to the Bahamas has been shortened to a six-day voyage, scheduled to depart Mobile Monday evening. Guests scheduled to sail on the shortened trip are being offered a one-day pro-rated refund, or a full refund if they decide to cancel their trip.


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Dassault Systemes Enlarges its Strategic Development Partnership with Airbus
Dassault Systemes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced a partnership with Airbus to expand the use of Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform's realistic simulation applications (SIMULIA). This will accelerate the structural analysis and virtual testing of their next generation aircraft, starting with the A350-900.
Airbus' ADVANS program (Accelerated Development for Vulnerability and Nonlinear System) consists of innovative simulation methods to apply the advanced nonlinear dynamic analysis capabilities of SIMULIA Abaqus to predict, with a high level of confidence, the real-world strength and performance of its aircraft structures. Accurate, nonlinear analysis, done earlier in the design phase and prior to performing costly physical tests, results in a higher quality design, faster, and at a lower cost. Airbus designers and engineers will create very large simulation models, leveraging their aircraft models designed in the CATIA application. Then, by using high-performance computing clusters, they will be able to perform full-scale, nonlinear structural simulations with SIMULIA Abaqus overnight.
"With this project, we are pushing the boundaries of high-performance computing and our physics-based simulation applications to validate full-scale aircraft designs overnight," said Monica Menghini, Executive Vice President, Industry and Marketing, Dassault Systèmes. "The 3DEXPERIENCE platform allows users to experience the accurate physical performance of their aircraft design much sooner and well before committing to physical tests. This accelerates their ability to make highly-informed, mission-critical design and engineering decisions."
The Airbus' ADVANS program represents a major milestone in the long-standing relationship between Airbus and Dassault Systèmes. The SIMULIA application, part of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, enables simulation users to move away from approximate, linear analysis to more accurate, nonlinear simulation technologies. This allows a deeper understanding of realistic structural performance earlier in the design cycle.
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Outstanding Lecturer 2009-2010
The Outstanding Lecturer Award recognizes a lecturer for excellence in teaching effectiveness and service to the San José State campus community.
Janet (Jan) Hagemann
Janet Hagemann doesn't mind talking about her prison time, including many visits to San Quentin State Prison and the Santa Clara County jail. Sharing the ins and outs of the criminal justice system is just part of her engaging style as a justice studies lecturer -- and what helped her earn the 2009-2010 Outstanding Lecturer Award.
Hagemann gives her students first-hand experience in criminal justice through field trips to correctional facilities, courts, law enforcement agencies and the coroner's office. She also teaches them to hone their writing skills in the 100W classes she's been teaching since 1982, when she admittedly fell into her career at San José State.
"I've gone through my life with no real plan," Hagemann happily confesses. Instead, she followed her interests and took advantage of opportunities that arose, and has ended up with a career that blends what she loves: teaching, working with criminal justice professionals and helping young people find their way in the world.
"It was in her class where I learned where I am comfortable and where I fit in criminal justice," wrote one student who plans to go to law school and one day work as a public defender. And a former student who is now a probation officer wrote that Hagemann "empowered me to succeed."
Hagemann's service to San José State is not limited to its students, however. She co-authored a Handbook for Lecturers and a 100W Instructor's Handbook, and contributed to the development of a lecturer orientation through the Center for Faculty Development. She is one of the founding members of the partnership between the Writing Center and the Fabretto Children's Foundation in Nicaragua. Hagemann also acted as chair of the planning committee for the Justice Studies Department 75th anniversary celebration.
"I love San José State," says Hagemann. "I can't imagine another place I'd rather be."
Hagemann earned a bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley and a teaching credential and master's degree from San José State. She currently teaches 100W in the Justice Studies Department and is Faculty-in-Residence at the SJSU Writing Center.


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What you can do on this page:
This BuyDirect page lets you request the purchase of a Treasury Note, Treasury Bond, TIPS, or FRN for your account, depending on the type of security chosen on the previous page. You may buy $5 million of each security type/term in a single auction. The purchase form is divided into four sections.
Section #1: Registration Information - Select a registration from your registration list using the drop-down box. Your preferred registration appears first, then the remaining registrations appear in alphabetical order within each registration type. You can also add a new registration at this time without interrupting your purchase.
Section #2: Purchase Information - Select your purchase from the listing of planned auctions, enter a purchase amount in increments of $100, and choose the source of funds (a bank or Zero-Percent C of I) you wish to use to pay for this purchase.
Section #3: Schedule Reinvestment - You can choose to schedule a one-time reinvestment of the security. If you use your bank to make the original purchase, your primary bank will be debited to satisfy any payment due on reinvestment or credited for any refund. If you use C of I for the purchase, your C of I will be debited or credited. See Learn more about Reinvesting Maturing Proceeds.
Section #4: Payment Destination - Select the payment destinations for your interest payments and last maturity payment. You may choose a bank or Zero-Percent C of I from the drop-down boxes.
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An addition to this otherwise repeat tribute, the above photograph was taken in about 1900 when my paternal grandmother was an infant. It's now been over ninety-five years since her brother, Tom, (here with his foot up on a stool in the McIntyre Photo Studio in Perth) died on the World War One battlefields of France, roughly five weeks before the final assault on Vimy. By the time of his death, Grandma was acting as home-maker to her widowed father, her older sister Bea having pursued a secretarial career away from home.
Perth Courier accounts brought the war close to home.
My father, born ten years and one month after Thomas' death, and who died in 2002, was given the first name of his late uncle. As my genealogy project continues it is clear that there were many Thomas Butlers, before and after the young fellow from Harper, west of Perth.
Any memories of Grandma talking about him are filtered through the eyes of the child that I was when these stories were told – less interested than I am nowadays. How I would love to hear them again. I can only imagine he went off to war because. at the very least, it was the thing to do at the time.
This is how Tom's death was reported, with a few more details, in the Perth Courier:
The Pte. Herbert Gibson mentioned as being with Pte. Tom appears in this subsequent article with vivid descriptions of the war:
My sister has a formal portrait of Uncle Tom, in his handsome uniform (different from the one in the press clipping), taken in Perth before his deployment, as well as a cloth belt which was sent home completely covered with various regimental pins from across Canada.
The newspaper clippings come from Veterans Affairs Canada, as do these copies of Uncle Tom's 'attestation papers'. (Looking at his signature, I can see an amazing resemblance to my grandmother's penmanship, as well as my Dad's!)
In the first part of "The Great War", a film on CBC-TV by Brian McKenna, we learn that "Complexion: Fresh" was racist code used to distinguish caucasian from non-white soldiers, gladly accepted when county-by-county quotas were low, from their 'fresh-faced' comrades.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) web site provides these stark 'Casualty Details' (I have added links):
Name: BUTLER
Initials: T
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Unit Text: 75th Bn.
Date of Death: 01/03/1917
Service No: 787151
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: VII. D. 17.
Cemetery: VILLERS STATION CEMETERY, VILLERS-AU-BOIS
There's a bit more of an online tribute, however generic, here.


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BAKER � North Okaloosa residents can learn more about local health resources and services during next Thursday�s Shady Grove Helping Hands Community Fair.
The Shady Grove Assembly of God Church in Baker will host and sponsor the event, along with the Northwest Florida Agency on Aging, the Northwest Florida Rural Health Network, the Walton-Okaloosa Council on Aging and Okaloosa Regional Home Health Services.
"The goal of the fair is to bring awareness of the resources that are available in the area, thus helping the consumer to have some choice(s) when and if they need to make a decision," said event organizer Gwen Rhodes, a community resource specialist with the Agency on Aging.
Rhodes said her organization�s representatives and others would offer assistance with Medicare open enrollment, which runs Oct. 15 through Dec. 7.
An estimated 20 vendors will be present; some will offer free blood pressure checks, hearing screenings and memory tests, while others will inform residents about their home health and hospice care options.
Free refreshments including hotdogs and potato chips will be available.
Event sponsors have organized similar events in Crestview, but this is the first time they�ve brought the health fair to Baker, Rhodes said.
WHAT: Shady Grove Helping Hands Community Fair
WHEN: Noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 17
WHERE: Shady Grove Assembly of God Church, 1189 Shady Grove Church Road, Baker
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While it's a bummer when an Enzo goes up in flames, at least a few hundred remain. Not so with this '53 Willys Aero prototype model, which suffered Death By Inept Packaging.
Not sold in the United States since 1955, the Aero is still much beloved in Brazil to this day. When you buy the plaster prototype model created by Willys during their research into a wagon version and you tell the seller to have it professionally packaged and shipped, you figure everything is OK. Right? Not so in this case, in which a UPS store apparently taped several boxes together, added bubble-wrap and peanuts, and fed the whole mess into the maw of the UPS Box Torture Track. The buyer insured it only for the purchase price, a move that has a certain failure-ness to it (with enough money, artists could be commissioned to restore the thing), and now he's very, very sad.
[Consumerist, thanks to Novaload for the tip]


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These excellent quality 4 and 7 inch Ultra Clear Humidity Domes now have built in light tracks that accommodate the 18 inch Super Sprouter T5 HO Grow Light Fixture. The light tracks are directional to allow the light to run the length of the domes or the width of the domes, allowing two trays to run side by side. Vertical sides allow the use of all plant sites in a propagation tray. Two vents in the top of the dome can be opened or closed to control humidity. These are the most clear and transparent domes on the market, allowing for maximum light penetration and the best viewing of your plant starts.
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The Dolphins are relatively healthy. The Jets? Much less so.
Marlon Moore (hamstring) did not practice Friday and is listed as doubtful for Sunday's game between Miami and New York. He's not playing, folks.
The rest of the Miami injury report shows a bunch of dings and dents but nothing that will keep anyone out of the game. All these players are probable:
Kevin Burnett (foot), Anthony Armstrong (hamstring), Richard Marshall (back), Jimmy Wilson (back), Jared Odrick (thumb), Lamar Miller (ankle), Koa Misi (foot), Daniel Thomas (concussion), Jonathan Freeny (thumb).
The Jets have bigger problems.
Tight end Dustin Keller (hamstring) did not practice and is listed as questionable. I doubt he plays. Fourth CB Ellis Lankster (lower back) also missed practice and will be re-evaluated Saturday.
Significantly, linebacker Bryan Thomas (hamstring) and fullback John Conner (knee) are doubtful. For a team bent on running the football and stopping the run, the likelihood neither of these players will be available is a blow.


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From contemporary to pop, museums in Orange County celebrate world cultures through their art. With more than 3,000 works of art at the Orange County Museum of Art in Newport Beach OCMA offers an impressive collection of modern and contemporary pieces that focus on California artists.
All through The OC, museums and art galleries provide touchstones for children and families to connect to Southern California's history and heritage.


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One of the first times I heard about blogs was around 10 years ago. Homeless people were coming into the library where I worked, and were using our public computers to set up blogs to share their experiences.
I thought it was sorta cool at the time – they were WAY ahead of the techie curve! Well, enter WeAreVisible.com – a creation of Invisible People. According to their press release, they have:
"… launched the WeAreVisible.com social media literacy website to help homeless people learn how to use the Internet to tell their stories, build community and connect with support services.
WeAreVisible.com's mission is to give people dealing with poverty and homelessness the tools they need to get online and have a voice. The site teaches them how to sign up for email, open a Twitter account, join Facebook, create a blog and, in general, take advantage of the benefits of online social media. It also has the potential to become a model for virtual case management as it helps build a community among homeless people and support service providers.
WeAreVisible.com is a complement to the InvisiblePeople.tv video blog (vlog), which was launched in 2008 to make the "invisible people" in society more visible. Together, the two sites offer homeless people a unique opportunity to take part in the Internet revolution."
Honestly, the WeAreVisible website has some great, easy-to-use tutorials on how to set up Twitter, facebook, and email accounts – no matter if you're homeless or not. Good stuff.
Mark Horvath, head of Invisible People, is heading up this project, and is reaching out to public libraries … so check out the WeAreVisible website, and connect with them if you're interested in finding out more.


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John Cripps came to Hastings from Richmond, Surrey, by stage-coach, when a lad of 15, and was apprenticed to the late Mr C J Womersley, at Harold Place. A few years afterwards he became connected with the Naval Reserve, and when the Coastguard forces were supplemented from the Naval Reserve he joined the Coastguard. He is my 2nd great-grandfather, born May 09, 1828 died Mar 01, 1909 in Hastings married Elizabeth Emma Reeds April 18, 1851 Croft Chapel, Hastings and had 4 children Emma, Anna,Louisa and John
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A BlankTV Premiere Presentation:
DINGO - "Buried In The Blue"
The video for 'Buried in the Blue' was inspired by a video of Comeback Kid. In the video Comeback Kid plays live within a cloud of smoke which creates a really cool effect. We thought that we could enhance the effect by using light and colors. It's a simple video almost retro in feel but we like to think it is pleasing to the eye.
Band Bio:
Once upon a time there was a man who lived among Dingos. When he was a child his family left for dead but the Dingos took care of him and raised him as their own kind. This child was called Jakob. When he was 16 years old he thought to himself. "Man, I need to start a band. The best band in the world!" And he started his journey to find the line-up for "the best band in the world".
First he searched for a lead guitarist who could handle some heavy riffs. His search was long and hard. He ended up in the rainforest of Peru. Jakob got lost in the big forest. He walked and walked when he suddenly started to hear a distant guitar solo. He followed the sweet tunes and soon Jonathan, The god of rock appeard right before his eyes(and ears). They both knew they where going to accomplish great things together. Now with a lead guitarist, the search continued. Now they needed a man with bass of steel. They went to the isle of New Zealand. There was a rumor that there lived a Kiwi bird farmer in New Zealand that could destroy continents with his bass. His name was Philip. He was hard to track down due to the large amount of kiwi bird farmers in new zealand. When they found him he rejected their invitaion. But they offered him some gross marmite and he instantly changed his mind. He joined the band.
On their way back from New Zealand they stopped in Sweden. They had to buy some nice furniture for their tour bus so the went to Ikea. When they stod in line to pay Jakob accidently dropped a table on a Ikea employees foot. Robin was his name. In pain he let out a thundering roar that destroyed the entire building! It was like nothing they had ever heard before. They knew that they had to have this Ikea employee as their vocalist! And they wouldn't take no for an answer! The only thing left was a rhythm guitarist. Philip knew a guy who was pretty good at guitar.
AND THE BAND WAS FORMED! The best band in the world. DINGO.
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The University of Maine's New Balance Student Recreation Center added to its already green reputation by hosting the 18th annual Help Organize Peace Earthwide (HOPE) Festival last Saturday.
As one of the first college recreation centers to receive the silver level of LEED certification for its sustainability standards, the 87,000-square-foot facility featured green events for all ages during the HOPE Festival, including a booth in the children's section where children could make bird feeders out of pine cones, seeds and peanut butter.
"The goal of the event is to celebrate a connection to the earth and to each other, share information about all the good work that they've done and to celebrate Earth Day," Ilze Petersons, director of the event, told the Bangor (ME) Daily News.
Helping children to engage with the outdoors and the species that inhabit it encourage children to spend more time outside instead of watching TV, a volunteer at the event told the newspaper.
The event featured booths for local vendors and groups to share information about their organizations, sell products or distribute flyers. Keynote speaker Bill McKibben, an environmentalist and author who has extensively studied global warming, spoke at the event, the newspaper reported.


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Pugs are a very animated, lively and spirited breed that likes to be engaged in activity.
BREED: Pug.
WEIGHT: 15-22 pounds.
LIFESPAN: 12 to 15 years.
GOOD WITH CHILDREN: Yes! They are a very animated, lively and spirited breed that likes to be engaged in activity. Our pug is intelligent, and eager to learn. He also makes a good watchdog and is a wonderful, devoted companion through and through. Not shy at all, or aggressive, the pug is happy-go-lucky and gets along well with everyone, including children, or other house pets. Pugs are very comical, rambunctious and have a great sense of humor.
BRIEF HISTORY: The pug is actually one of the oldest breeds in the world, and is thought to have existed since before 400 B.C. They were a popular dog with royals and became the official dog of the House of Orange in Holland when one of Prince William II Pugs alerted him to the approach of the Spaniards, saving his life. The American Kennel Club recognized pugs in 1885.
GENERAL HEALTH: Pugs need to be walked daily for 20-30 minutes and are prone to becoming overweight, if allowed. The pug has a smooth, short-hair coat that needs to be brushed daily. They do shed — a lot! The wrinkles on its face must be cleaned every other day to prevent a buildup of bacteria from moisture. Because of their short snouts, they are limited in runs and walks and are sensitive to cold and hot weather.
ODD: Pugs snore — loudly! You wouldn't believe such a loud noise could come from such a little body.
IN CONCLUSION: If you are looking for a pet who will become a member of the family and a devoted companion and keep you entertained, the pug is the perfect dog for you!


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Oct. 14, 2006
The Lady Bisons soccer team has given up only two goals in their last two games, but that has been enough for the opposition.
Saturday afternoon the Lady Bisons lost a 1-0 decision to visiting Jacksonville in Atlantic Sun play. Seven minutes into the first half Jacksonville's Jenny Borschel scored the only goal of the game.
Lipscomb's Katie Shelton stopped 13 shots. Jacksonville finished the game with 19 shots, 14 shots on goal. The Lady Bisons managed seven shots, four on goal. Cally Warren made two shots on goal. Melissa Chambers and Laura Grubb each had one.
The Lady Bisons fell to 1-15, 0-7 in the A-Sun. Jacksonville is 9-6, 4-3 in the conference.
It was "Senior Day" for the Lady Bisons who closed out the home portion of their schedule. They play three more games on the road.
Playing their last games on the home field were Laurie Babcock, Chambers and Jennifer Jordan. All three were honored during a pregame ceremony.
Laurie is the daughter of Harriett and Scott Babcock. She is from Knoxville, Tenn. She has a brother, Charlie, and a sister, Ann. She is a three-year letter-winner for the Lady Bisons and a three-time Atlantic Sun All-Academic selection. She is majoring in Family Relations with a minor in Fashion Merchandising.
Melissa was escorted by her parents, Judy and Myron Chambers, and has a brother, Josh. She is from Franklin, Tenn. She is a four-year letter-winner and has served as co-captain this season. She was named to the Atlantic Sun All-Academic team in 2004 and 2005. She is majoring in English and minoring in Biology.
Jessica is from Marietta, Ga. She was joined by her parents, Nancy and Tom Jordan. She has a brother, Blair, and a sister, Madison. Known to her teammates as J.J., she is four-year letter-winner and a three-time Atlantic Sun All-Academic team member. She is also a co-captain this season. She is majoring in Graphic Design with a minor in English.
The Lady Bisons head to Georgia Friday to take on Kennesaw State at 6 p.m.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Last Saturday, the MIT women's fencing team hit trouble as it had a disappointing 4-1 outing at the Brandeis Invitational. The Engineers were bested by fencers from St. John's University, Yale University, the University of North Carolina and Cornell University, picking up their only win against the Bears of Brown University. The hit drove the Engineers' record down to 5-6 for the season.
Junior Jenna Caldwell was the only MIT fencer to finish with a winning record, posting an 8-7 record across the five matches. Cordelia Link went 6-9 and maintained the team's best overall record at 32-11. Lindley Graham also added to the foil squad, which posted MIT's best record across the three weapons (18-27).
At sabre, sophomore Molly Kozminsky led the way for the Engineers, winning seven of her fifteen bouts. Annabeth Gellman and Elena Tatarchenko helped the sabre contingent record 17 points of 45 possible.
The epee team hit a wall against Yale, as the Bulldogs swept all nine points. MIT rebounded to post a 6-3 score against Brown, allowing the Engineers to edge out the Bears for a 15-12 overall win. Kirsten Hessler, Stephanie Shin and Sophie Monahan recorded a combined 13-32 record on the day.
MIT returns to action on January 23, when it resumes Northeast Fencing Conference action in a meet hosted by Boston College.


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Tip: Always RelateIfNeeded when using HttpShell
The InfoGrid HttpShell is something rather amazing when creating web applications. With just a little bit of HTML markup, we can modify the graph of nodes and edges in the GraphDB any way we want, all without writing any handler code for it.
For edges, it understands the keywords:
- relate
- relateIfNeeded
- unrelate
- unrelateIfNeeded
Relate will fail if the two nodes in question are related already. And in practice, that turns out to be more common than one would assume; only blessing of the edge with the appropriate RoleType is often needed.
So here's the tip of the day: unless there are good reasons not to, use "relateIfNeeded" and "unrelateIfNeeded" for your application code.


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By JON HAGLOF
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FAIRHAVEN — After losing three all-star caliber players from last year's starting five, a group that went all the way to the TD Garden and the Division III state semifinals, the new-look Fairhaven High School girls' basketball team opened the 2012-2013 season with an easy win over Case in South Coast Conference play Friday night on the home court.
Playing without the Three K's — Kara Charette, Kelsey Perron-Sovik and Kayli Moniz — for the first time in four seasons, the Lady Blue Devils looked strong behind returning senior starters Ashley Brown and Kay Mullen, and though Case kept it close, or kind of close, for most of the first half, the Devils ran wild in the third and fourth quarters and came out with a 52-32 win.
"All in all, for our first time out, with the first-game jitters, and a lot of new people playing a lot of minutes, I thought we had a pretty good night," said Fairhaven head coach Jeff Perry. "It's been an unusual start to the season. We started late. This is our first game — most teams have played two or three — so we've just been beating on each other at practice. It was good to finally get out there and see what we're capable of.
"For what we've lost and what we're trying to do, I didn't think it was bad, overall. We definitely need to clean up some things, but the things that need work aren't major things. And as usual, my kids played hard, and they play hard all the time. So, I can't ask for anything more than that."
Fairhaven led from the opening tip and took a modest lead into the halftime break, as Case did their best to keep pace. But the Devils pushed the lead to 20 early in the third quarter on back-to-back 3-pointers by Brown and sophomore point-guard Faith Richard, and with a 3-point play by Taylor Canastra just before the third quarter buzzer, set up with a pretty pass from Brown, the Devils led 42-26 to start the fourth.
Brown finished with a game-high 22 points, including three 3-pointers, Mullen had seven points and Richard had seven, too, including a pair of 3-pointers. Kiyana Alfaiate had five.
Perry expects to see more balance offensively in the days ahead, with Brown leading the way as a threat to score driving, from the perimeter and on the break, and any number of other players contributing from night to night. But he was pleased with his team's defense in the opener, and said that front court players Mullen and junior Mariah Nicholas did well to keep Case out of the paint and controlled the boards at both ends of the floor. "We go much deeper this year. We're playing nine or ten kids, instead of seven, and they each bring something different and have a little specialty depending on the situation," Perry said.
"One thing that is our strength, regardless of who we lost, is our defense and rebounding. We try to limit teams to one shot, and on the other end, we try to take advantage of that, too. Even if we miss, we've got a good chance of getting the rebound for that second shot, third shot."
Richard got a big thumbs up for setting up the offense from the point, while showing she can handle the ball under pressure and knock down an open shot from the perimeter. And Perry says she's is just one of a few underclassmen with the ability to play and contribute this winter.
"Our freshmen team was very strong last year, and we've got a few girls who are hurt who are going to make an impression real soon, mostly sophomores," he said. "I pretty much gave (Faith) the job from day one, and we're very confident in what she can do. She's shown she's capable of running our offense, which is big because we have players like Ashley, Kay and Mariah who give us a lot of offense, and we really just needed someone to take care of the ball. And really, as far as she's concerned, I think the best is yet to come."
Fairhaven has two more SCC contests coming up: They play at Wareham tonight at 6:30 p.m., and they host Old Rochester Saturday night at 6:30p.m.


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Ajax have been fined £8,500 by Uefa for a banner displayed by supporters during their 3-1 victory over Manchester City in the Champions League at the Amsterdam ArenA in October.
The home fans unveiled a banner depicting a cartoon of a sheik holding a bag of money with the words 'Against Modern Football' written underneath it.
The message was aimed at Manchester City's wealthy owner, Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed al-Nahyan, a member of Abu Dhabi's ruling family, who has invested large sums of money into the club in the past couple of seasons.
Another slogan seen at the stadium read: "€80 [£67] for the away section is ridiculous", while other banners also criticised Chelsea, Red Bull Salzburg and Red Bull Leipzig.
Uefa's official reason for fining the Eredivisie side is for a "display of a provocative and inappropriate banner".
Manchester City lost the match and finished bottom of Group D, with the Dutch side finishing third and earning qualification for the Europa League as a result.


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Grand Theft Auto IV Walkthrough
|Mr. & Mrs. Bellic (Money)
This isn't so much a mission as it is a part of the story that segues you into the game's final mission. And it's a sad one at that. At the first 10am following the previous mission, Roman will call Niko and tell him to get his ass over to the church (this is following a call with Pegorino, and a rather unsuccessful one with Kate, who refuses to go to the wedding with Niko). Make sure you're dressed in a suit and nice shoes (which you may or may not already be), and then head over to the church, the very same one where the McReary funeral was held.
All seems great. You meet up with some old friends, such as Little Jacob and Badman, and the wedding goes off without a hitch. But Dimitri just won't stop, and when a man walks up to Niko and tells him he has a present from Dimitri, a gun discharges and goes into Roman, killing him right in front of his new wife. Niko has had enough, and shoots the corpse of Dimitri's thug over and over again before Little Jacob implores him to get out of dodge before the cops show up. He promises to be in touch on Dimitri's location, and just like that, this brief and sad mission concludes.
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The vagus nerves branch off from both sides of the brain and travel down the neck, along the esophagus to the heart and intestinal tract. They are the longest nerves in the body, and affect swallowing, speech, intestinal function, and circulation. The vagus nerves also connect to parts of the brain involved in seizures. In some seizure disorders, electrical stimulation of the vagus nerves may relieve symptoms.
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SONY: PS3 motion control confirmed
Sony has joined Microsoft in launching its own motion-sensing controller at E3 - a wand-like device for PS3 which will hit stores in spring 2010.
And despite Jack Tretton's on-stage claim that the news hadn't been leaked, it had – by MCV, of course.
The prototype of the unnamed device was demo'd live on-stage by its creators. The stick-like pad - which has a 'magic ball' on the end that allows the PS Eye to triangulate its position - is held in the gamer's palm.
SCEA boss Jack Tretton called it: "Technology that's much closer to real life than anything you've ever seen."
Creators Dr Richard Marx and Dr Antony Mikhaeloff took to the stage to show the device off.
"This far suprasses anything you can get on the market now," said Marx. "We've been hard at work on this for a few years. It's a new set of experiences for PS3.
"Its most distinctinve feature is the glowing eye that the PS Eye can track. When you're playing RPG, for an example, you can choose fireball, and you throw to cast spell."
The pair also used the device on a drawing programme and said it could be used in genres such as FPS and sports.


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Extra Disks
Adding Extra Disk's
The Terastation is a very capable box that has enough hardware build in to expand it further than its original intent. One such expansion, and the most obvious one, is to expand its Storage capabilities.
This can easily be down by adding four extra Hard Disks to the system. You have to remember that the Terastation comes with 2 IDE controllers. Each with two channels, and Each channel accepting a Master and a Slave device. Thus you have a potential total of 8 Drives.
So the hardware should be capable. What about the software. The underlying OS is very capable in accepting extra drives, however the Web Front end is not as this is geared to only allowing 4 drives.
So apart from the Web Front end, the Hardware and OS is very much capable in accepting 8 drives. How do we proceed in making fiction into fact.
Only attempt this if your are confident with taking apart and putting back together electronic items. And as always. Backup your HD before doing anything major like this.
- 1x Terastation
- 1x Firmware with Telnet or SSH installed.
- 8x IDE Caddies
- 4x 250gb Hard Disks
- 4x 5v-12v Power splitters
- 4x 3 headed IDE 100 Ribbon Cable
- 1x Enclosure
First thing you have to bear in mind is that this setup will mean you will not be using the existing Terastation box anymore as you are going to have to expand outside the box. (can someone please post a link to some recommended caddies for this project? I'd love to do it, but all the caddies I have found cost as much as the hard drives)
Secondly when you get the caddies and extra hard disks. Make sure that you don't go over the Rated Power supply amount or you'll be looking for a new power supply. The buffalo PSU should have enough juice to run all 8 HD and mother board if you stick to similar HD as the ones that came with the Buffalo.
Thirdly, if you want the web front end changed so that you can do things via this medium you will need to edit some of the files in the www directory.
Hardware Steps
- Open your Terastation as per the user manual instructions on changing a Hard Disk. Be sure to label your hard disks to the corresponding IDE connector.
- Unscrew the power supply, fan and motherboard (keeping the motherboard attached to the base plate.
- Change buffalo hard disks to Master HD.
- Change the 4 new hard disks to Slaves HD.
- Install into all the caddies. Remembering the Buffalo hard drive numbers.
- Join one Buffalo hard disk to a new hard disk with the IDE cable.
- Wire the IDE cable into the Motherboard keeping the Same Buffalo HD going to the same IDE connector.
- Join the power from the PSU to the Splitters and then to the Caddies.
- Install into your chosen box.
- Reconnect power and Network.
- Power back up.
Software Steps
If you've done the Hardware steps correctly and made sure that the Drives that came out are reconnected in the same order then your Terastation should boot up correctly. The system should be working as normal except for the extra HD's These are currently unknown to the system so we need to do a few CLI commands to initialise them.
The following steps WILL erase all data from your new Hard Drives AND could potentially remove all the data from your existing HD if typed in incorrectly or supplied incorrect data
These instructions are based on getting a new RAID 5 array on Array2. So if you have Array2 already assigned then you will have to improvise and try doing to Array3. Again only attempt this if your are confident with UNIX.
1. Telnet onto the Box.
cd /mnt
mkdir disk5 disk6 disk7 disk8
/usr/local/bin/hdd_format.sh /dev/hdb3 /mnt/disk5 xfs RAID /usr/local/bin/hdd_format.sh /dev/hdd3 /mnt/disk6 xfs RAID /usr/local/bin/hdd_format.sh /dev/hdf3 /mnt/disk7 xfs RAID /usr/local/bin/hdd_format.sh /dev/hdh3 /mnt/disk8 xfs RAID
umount /mnt/disk5 umount /mnt/disk6 umount /mnt/disk7 umount /mnt/disk8
/usr/local/bin/mkraid5.sh /dev/md2 /dev/hdb3 /dev/hdd3 /dev/hdf3 /dev/hdh3
There will be four errors saying "mkraid5: wrong device name". Don't worry about this for now. We've done the bit it was trying to do in the block of code that produces the error.
Hay presto you should now have a new Array set up waiting for you to use.
Web Front end changes
I have changes I made to firmware V2.08. You may need to adapt them for your revision of the firmware to get this working. Take a backup prior to making any changes. Do a cp -r www www.bak However until I can figure out how to get Wiki accept some HTML formatting I can't upload them. So I will point you to the files that need Updating instead.
In directory cgi-bin/html/en disk_array.html disk_array.pl disk_array_setup.pl disk_check.pl disk_format.pl gate_check.pl global_convert_diskname.pl systeminfo_disk.html systeminfo_disk.pl top.pl
In directory cgi-bin/module BufDiskInfo.pm BufDiskMDStatus.pm BufDiskModel.pm
Easiest way to find what you need is search for Disk4 and hdg3. Copy and add the previous line 4 times. Note that you will have to move braces if the need to be move. So a small understanding in Perl would be useful.
Disk 5 is hdb3 Disk 6 is hdd3 Disk 7 is hdf3 Disk 8 is hdh3
As soon as I've figured out how to get the changes on Wiki so that it doesn't reformat all the code I will put up the new version.
why not upload a tarball with all modified files? just send me a private message and you will have access to upload some stuff to the terastation-section of the linkstationwiki-downloadsection. Mindbender 15:43, 17 October 2006 (CEST)
Anyway enjoy the new and larger Terastation.
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This... chubby phone (133 grams) uses Montavista's Linux kernel 2.4.20 and tools. On top of it is a custom UI (not the traditional Qtopia UI) based on Qt/Embedded 2.3.6 (Some claim that it uses MobileSoft's toolkit but there is no official information on this). The phone sports a 312 Mhz ARM CPU, a replaceable 760 mAh battery, 64 MB of ROM (50 MB available to the user), 32 MB RAM, a VGA camera, 3D stereo speakers, Bluetooth, a 3D graphics chip, an FM radio, a 1/10" headphone plug, a hold/lock button, an SD/MMC slot, USB communications and extra hardware buttons for games. The E680i also comes with a 2.5" QVGA 240x320 TFT touch-screen and a stylus. In the box that came with it you will find a second stylus and a second battery, along with the power supply, USB cable, CDs and manuals. You will also find a pair of headphones/headset that acts as an antenna for the FM radio. The phone works at GSM 900/ GSM 1800/ GSM 1900 bands and supports GPRS class 10. It also supports Java applications using MIDP-2 with .jar sizes up to 700 KBs, which is pretty impressive.
This phone is the next generation of the original E680 which was released in 2004. The differences are mostly in software than in hardware (the E680 can be flashed with E680i's ROM). The phone features an excellent build quality and it feels well in the hand despite its extra size. The stylus has an ideal thickness and size and makes the touchscreen-based usage a nice experience. The quality of the QVGA LCD is good and the fact that its settings window allows for... 50 brightness levels is a great tinkering feature (I use it on just 16%, which is enough when inside buildings).
The main software feature of the phone is the inclusion of Real Player and FM radio. They are both very easy to use and a useful addition to the rest of the software stack. Real can play .rm, .mp3, .mp4, .3gp and .amr but it's a bit picky about the exact format of the mp4 codec. Playing small video and mp3 music was sweat-free (although there was some sound-chop when changing tasks), however here I must note that while for a phone the video performance is good enough, comparing it to an equally equipped PocketPC 312Mhz it doesn't stand a chance (my HP PDA can playback QVGA .mp4/divx video without dropping a single frame). The 3D stereo speakers included do an excellent job and I think they are better than the e398/iTunes phone. The only downside was that Real Player doesn't support internet radio streaming, which requires a direct internet file to be used (e.g. the www.DI.fm music feeds don't work). The phone comes with a 1/10" headphone jack and quality is very-very good for music-listening (the Chinese E680i comes with Bluetooth headphones instead).
I am a huge fan of SD card usage on phones and so I am happy to see SD support as I know that Motorola prefers transflash (in fact, all new Linux phones from Motorola now use Transflash that go only up to 512 MBs). I tried a Kingston 512 MB SD card; the phone supports them up to 2 GBs. The SD works at acceptable speeds and I encountered no problems with it. The overall software seems rock solid, I had no OS or application crashes whatsoever.
The user interface is not stellar in terms of responsiveness but it's very easy to follow and understand. It is a custom UI on top of Qt/Embedded (Others say that it's 100% java from MobileSoft, my contact at Trolltech could not confirm either way) and the manufacturer has included all most-needed applications on a PDA-phone: a calendar with recurring events/alarm support, world time with 3 different timezones support, a file manager, a syncML-compatbile sync application that can also sync via GPRS, a Task application, a notes application (to be used with the included virtual keyboard or handwriting recognition applet), a drawing app, a calculator, an .amr voice recorder and 3 java 3D games.
In addition to Opera 7.50 (which renders osnews.com beautifully) there is the Picsel Viewer which can display .ppt, .doc and .xls among other popular office formats (but can't edit). The messaging client is one of the most critically-acclaimed parts of the software. It supports MMS & SMS with support for sub-folders but for pop3 and IMAP support you must use another client included on the phone (they are not integrated). A minor problem with the user interface is that there is no way to switch tasks with a press of a button (currently it requires 4 clicks to go to the Task Manager while the "hang" button only switches between the last two open applications). Also, scrolling and menu navigation is a bit clunky at times; double-buffering seems to be missing.
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A year has passed since Mountain Buggy joined the phil&teds family. It seems like only a few months ago that we moved just across town to live with our old competitors, yet feels like years that we've been working together.
Guess that says a lot about how this 'marriage' has worked out. At the start there was a rollercoaster of emotions with lots of questions raised: Will we fit into the quirky realm of phil&teds? How are we going to keep these two brands apart yet align the cultures?
The early days of this relationship were of course, tentative. As one original Mountain Buggy designer put it, "It was like the first day of high school – we had to learn the new rules before we could play together". But our CEO's passion for both brands and his intent to keep Mountain Buggy's true original story and heritage was clear from the outset. 'Compete in the morning, co-operate in the afternoon', he said, and that we did. The fear that Mountain Buggy would get swallowed up by the much louder other half evaporated from day one. His enthusiasm fed through the whole, combined team and before long a Mountain Buggy team was re-established and we were on our way to a new brand, a new story, a new vision. 'Divide and conquer' was what drove us, and it was clearly evident that both Mountain Buggy and phil&teds had a lot of fantastic knowledge and know-how that could be shared – something that has been instrumental in bridging the gap and redefining our stories. phil&teds has crafted an impressive brand by championing the parents to adapt and survive, while Mountain Buggy want parents to live a life without limit.
So you could say that the past 365 days for us have been massive. But upon reflection, Mountain Buggy never really lost its story, it just re-discovered its roots and came back stronger than ever. Sure, we lost a few but we also gained more. Kind of like the marriage between automobile giants BMW and Rover. Yes, there has been sweat and tears, tantrums and tiaras, but lets not forget the ton of laughs, powerful alliances and strong friendships that has been forged along the way between the two iconic New Zealand brands, giving way to a harmonious hum in our Newtown offices.
And to celebrate at HQ, we have banded together for a week of fun and activities, consisting of 'phil&teds red' day, 'Mountain Buggy brown' day, quiz night and a bit of a cook off. It has been quite competitive in the office. A lot of fun (and questionable) outfits, and admittedly a cultural eye opener to see our phil&teds IT manager Dan waltz into the office in a dress and jandals, looking strangely comfortable – nice!
Call it what you will – the perfect match; the ultimate dream team. It's all true by the way, but at HQ we like to refer to it as a delicious combination. Happy anniversary!
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Go visit your friend Elizabeta over in Bohan. She can be found where she always can be found, in her apartment on the west side of the borough, off of the ever-pleasant San Quentin Avenue. When you arrive, you'll find some familiar faces, the Japanese motorcycle-riding friends of Jim that you met earlier. Elizabeta gets down to business immediately. She has a task for you and her friends to complete together on Charge Island. She sends you out to Charge Island hereafter, and believe it or not, you'll be travelling not on bikes, but in a car. Go figure.
Your trip from Elizabeta's place to Charge Island is going to be an extremely quick trip. Your GPS will likely take you southward down San Quentin Avenue , where you'll be able to meet up with the East Borough Bridge. Once you arrive at the toll booth in the middle of Charge Island before being able to deviate to another borough, a cutscene will ensue. Your new friends will take over the toll booth, and you'll be able to lie in wait for the targeted convoy to arrive. The key here is to not jump the gun.
The new gun that was handed over to you, termed a "Street Sweeper," is a powerful, powerful gun indeed. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a very robust cartridge, so only eight bullets can be shot from this automatic weapon before it needs to be reloaded. Nonetheless, it will do all of the damage you need it to do. Remember -- the van in the middle of the convoy is the target. Don't attack the two cars in front of the van. Instead, let them pass and let your friend in the toll booth open up fire when the van pulls up. Join in, killing the driver first and foremost, so that the van can't get away. Then, lay into all of the other goons around you. You want to be quick here. You don't want to stick around. At your first opportunity, get into the van, wait for your friends to populate the car you drove here in (as well as letting another friend into your van), and then get out of dodge as soon as possible.
This ride will be easy or hard, depending on what you managed to do before jacking the van. The two cars that were in front of the van will be a factor if you weren't able to eliminate the vehicles themselves, or the people populating them. If this is the case, the trip to the lockup in Bohan will be more arduous than you'd like. But if you stuck around long enough to kill everyone, this will be a nice, quiet ride. Just be sure your friends don't die, or you'll be forced to start again! Your GPS will bring you to the lockup rather easily, which is located on the eastern side of Bohan, off of Sing Sing Avenue. After dropping the van full of drugs off, you're free to take on your next mission.
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...with apologies.
It's been over a year since last I wrote in these pages. Much longer, if you were looking for anything of substance.
Blogging has changed...it's certainly not the animal it was when I started doing this back in 2005. Rather than sending missives out into the ether, where they would float and languish in the brackish backwater that is this blog, occasionally snagging the odd wayward traveler, I've been availing myself of the much more immediately gratifying social interaction platforms since invented, and pretty much now regard The Mark of Kane as one would, say, a first generation iPhone; still interesting, but almost quaint in it's obsolescence.
I noticed that this wasn't only happening here. Many of the blogs I once read have changed, or disappeared. When I started, I would often devote a couple of hours a day catching up on the blogs I favored. My daily required blog-reading list has dwindled down to a mere handful of familiar names requiring perhaps a daily allotment twenty minutes, if that much. In addition, I've been excised from many of the blog rolls I was once formerly a part of. I can imagine those parties felt no need to continue checking this page, only to be confronted with the same old Shirley Jackson novel title and stolen photograph of the building in which we reside.
Which brings me to this: I really did not want to write about the past year. I didn't much feel like sharing the intimate details of how Tim and I cobbled our lives together, after 14 years of living apart. Suffice to say, we have been rather successful in that regard, and the general consensus is that we should have done it years ago.
In the process, much has changed. Tim is no longer bartending at the Dugout and the Dugout, of course, is no longer. After a dozen years of Sundays spent slinging cocktails (Tim) or leaning against one jukebox or another (Me), surrounded by many, many dear friends, we found ourselves without so much as a home base in the world at large. For a time we tried a few other options, anything to avoid the dreaded Sunday Scaries, but after a while we came to realize that there really weren't many palatable options out there for a couple of gentlemen so clearly in their fifties.
GAY is a radio frequency I find I'm having trouble receiving these days. I'm sure the transmitter is as strong as ever, but now the signal arrives full of static, broken up, or not at all. After tuning in for well over 40 years, I suppose I should be more upset than I am, but there you have it. I'm not.
A fairly recent blog purports to be a guide written for the "postfabulous" homosexual. Upon perusal, one finds that there's very little "postfabulous" about it. It's pretty much your standard up-to-date gay gazette of all the latest, greatest notions put forth for the elucidation of those denizens of a world I've left behind. For me, it might as well be written in Farsi.
I realize that I'm not post-anything.
I've turned a corner in my life which has afforded me a vastly different panorama, though no less wondrous.
I have a home and a husband now, and I enjoy them both to the such an extent that I don't often want to leave. That outside world we've both known so well is now pretty much gone. We still go out and walk among the ruins sometimes, pausing to view the new city built on the ashes of our own.
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