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I might be missing something plainly obvious here but is it possible to have the first element of a string contain the value of an integer between 0 and 255?
What I want is to send data over TCP/IP and I want the number of bytes to be contained in the first element.
For arguments sake, if the number of bytes in my stirng is 14 then I want to create a new string with 15 bytes. The first byte should contain the value 14.
itoa() seems no good as it will put '1' in the first byte and '4' in the second and I want the first byte to contain '14'.
I will then need to read this value at the other end.
Something seems really obvious about this, but I can't seem to figure it out.


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I loved this page of stickers. I bought them to use in a birthday reminder book. I also bought the Fundamentals page. Great quality cardstock. They easily peal off so no damage is done. Colorful and a great addition to ANY kind of page, not just calendars!
Very nice. good quality, and has lots of uses. The months are great for birthday pages.
good for calendars as well as scrapbooks

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Brown out of lineup, sits down with Sandberg
By Austin Laymance and Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
PHILADELPHIA -- Domonic Brown was not in Thursday night's starting lineup, one day after making a critical defensive miscue in a 3-2 loss to the Marlins. Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said he sat down with the struggling left fielder to talk about a variety of adjustments.
"I had a good conversation with him about making adjustments and then trying to apply them during the game, both on the offensive and defensive side of things, being prepared out there on defense for every pitch, knowing the game situation, getting good jumps on balls," Sandberg said.
The Phillies need better all-around production from Brown, who was an All-Star last season after slugging 23 home runs in the first half. This year, his .593 OPS ranks 163rd out of 167 qualified players.
"He's really developed an uppercut swing," Sandberg said. "He's missing his pitches and it puts him in the hole a lot of at-bats."
Brown is not hitting like he did in 2013, but his defense has also been a cause for concern. On Wednesday, Brown misplayed a catchable line drive that allowed the Marlins to extend the inning and score their only runs of the game. Sandberg said Brown has "seemed tentative" at times defensively.
John Mayberry Jr. started in left field on Thursday night, and Sandberg cited defense as the main reason for the lineup change.
O'Sullivan to come up for twin bill vs. Braves
PHILADELPHIA -- Right-hander Sean O'Sullivan will be brought up from Triple-A to start the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Braves, the Phillies announced on Thursday.
O'Sullivan will be pitching on five days' rest. He's posted a 4.31 ERA over 10 starts with Lehigh Valley this season. O'Sullivan made three starts with the Padres last year. He signed a Minor League contract with the Phillies in December. In 37 career Major League starts from 2009-13, O'Sullivan is 9-15 with a 6.02 ERA.
"He's one of the more experienced guys down there," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said. "He's got some experience starting in the big leagues."
The Phillies will need to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for O'Sullivan in advance of Saturday's doubleheader, but they do not need to make a move with the 25-man roster. A rule in the Collective Bargaining Agreement allows clubs a 26-man roster for day-night doubleheaders that are scheduled at least 48 hours in advance.
Right-hander Roberto Hernandez is scheduled to start the first game of the twin bill.
Papelbon has stiff competition for All-Star spot
PHILADELPHIA -- Chase Utley is a near lock to make the National League All-Star team with his commanding lead in voting among second basemen, but Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon could be a candidate.
Papelbon is 2-1 with a 1.48 ERA and 18 saves in 20 opportunities. His ERA ranks 13th out of 76 qualified NL relievers entering Thursday, and it's the third lowest among relievers with 10 or more save opportunities. He is on pace for his lowest ERA since he pitched for the Red Sox in 2009 (1.85 ERA). Papelbon also has a 0.99 WHIP, which is his lowest since 2011 (0.93).
But Papelbon faces a tough battle with Milwaukee's Francisco Rodriguez (25 saves, 2.29 ERA), St. Louis' Trevor Rosenthal (23 saves, 3.13 ERA), Atlanta's Craig Kimbrel (22 saves, 2.37 ERA), San Diego's Huston Street (20 saves, 0.96 ERA), Miami's Steve Cishek (18 saves, 1.93 ERA), Washington's Rafael Soriano (18 saves, 1.13 ERA) and Cincinnati's Aroldis Chapman (14 saves, 2.57 ERA).
Papelbon is a five-time All-Star, including once with the Phillies in 2012.
Fans can cast their votes for starters at MLB.com -- online or on a mobile device -- using the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot Sponsored by Experian until Thursday, July 3, at 11:59 p.m. ET. The 2014 All-Star Game will be played at Target Field on Tuesday, July 15 on FOX.
Former top prospect Biddle put on inactive list
PHILADELPHIA -- Jesse Biddle entered the 2014 season as the Phillies' top pitching prospect, but at the moment, he is lost.
The Phils placed the Double-A left-hander, who they selected in the first round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft, on the inactive list. Biddle, who is 3-9 with a 5.03 ERA in 13 starts, told the Reading Eagle, "I'm miserable out there. I'm very unhappy. And I don't know why."
Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. confirmed it is what it sounded like.
"We decided to give Jesse a mental break," Amaro said of the 22-year-old hurler.
Biddle -- who is 0-4 with a 12.64 ERA in his last four starts, pitching past the third inning just once -- battled the mental side of the game in 2013. He also suffered through whooping cough, and a postseason MRI exam revealed he pitched the final month of the season with plantar fasciitis in his left foot.
He finished 5-14 with a respectable 3.64 ERA, but battled through constant frustrations.
"I was really, really immature in some ways handling my illnesses, handling some of the adversity I was facing," Biddle said in January. "There were a lot of times I failed last year, and I didn't handle it the right way. There are some things I really want to grow up on and want to improve."
Former Phillies ace Roy Halladay had a one-on-one discussion with Biddle in Spring Training. He spoke with him for about 30 minutes one afternoon, discussing the mental aspects of pitching and handing him a copy of "The Mental ABC's of Pitching" by Harvey Dorfman, which Halladay credits for helping saving his big league career.
"A big thing for me will just be not sitting on things as long," Biddle said. "There are times where I'll let a game affect me for too long after the game is over, when the fact is, once my manager takes the ball out of my hands, there's nothing I can do. As much as I want to, as much as I want to go back and replay it over and over in my head, there's nothing I can do to change it."
The Phillies also announced they released Double-A outfielder Jiwan James, who they selected in the 22nd round in 2007.
Worth noting
• Catcher Wil Nieves, on the 15-day disabled list with a right quad strain, has reported to the Phillies' Minor League complex in Clearwater, Fla., to begin a rehab program.
Austin Laymance is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @jalaymance. Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Up Close & Personal at Philly's Made in America Fest
VIBE Editor Mikey Fresh is braving the Philadelphia heat at the inaugural Made In America fest over Labor Day weekend. Jay-Z, Pearl Jam, Skrillex, Drake, Rick Ross and his MMG crew, Jay Electronica and many more are among those performing during the two-day event. Check out Fresh's snapshots from the frontline in this photo gallery.


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For a couple of months, I've had inconsistent internet connection, meaning I don't always get internet connection when I boot up my computer. I think this might have started with ZAX version 9.3.014.000
Since my computer doesn't have internal wireless, I've been using a wireless USB Adaptor. I had been using ZyXel G-202. Then, this week I bought MediaLink MWN-USB105N.
Yesterday, I upgraded ZAX to 9.3.037.000, and I noticed that I had no problems connecting online when ZAX is not activated.
Also, my all my Firewall connections are on TRUSTED. I have a 2WIRE DSL, which I type in gateway.2wire.net for GATEWAY - DNS - ROUTER - DHCP. And then I have localhost. The other websites on the list for trusted are Microsoft.
Does anyone know what is happening?
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Arsenal end trophy drought with FA Cup win
Arsenal ended its nine-year trophy drought on Saturday, coming from two goals...
Portland, OR (Sports Network) – The Portland Timbers enjoyed a late rally to
rout Toronto FC, 4-0, at Jeld-Wen Field on Saturday.
Portland (10-5-12) claims just its second win in its last eight league outings
to climb to 42 points while Toronto (4-13-10) sees its winless run extended to
five games, leaving the Canadian club on just 22 points.
It looked as though the two sides would head into the halftime interval
scoreless, but the Timbers managed to claim the edge in the first minute of
stoppage time.
Toronto failed to properly clear a speculative cross played into the box, and
Kalif Alhassan took advantage by collecting the ball and promptly hammering a
volley past Joe Bendik and into the upper corner.
Portland doubled its lead seven minutes from full time when Rodney Wallace
received a poke from Diego Valeri and slipped home a left-footed strike from
the center of the box.
Will Johnson made it three for the Timbers in the 87th minute when he took a
square pass from Jose Valencia and slotted a shot past Bendik, and Valeri
added insult to injury in stoppage time by poking home Valencia's cross to
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I can't quite put my finger on it...
...but from the front/side it looks just like another phone i've seen
We were expecting the HTC Touch Pro2 to emerge around the same time as its cousin the Diamond2 back in April, but it looks like the wait has done the Pro2 good. Not least of its charms is a new version of HTC's TouchFLO 3D interface, which further relegates Windows Mobile to the background, but there's also a slide-out Qwerty …
...but from the front/side it looks just like another phone i've seen
So it's basically the same size and weight as the old TyTN/TyTN2, just marginally thinner.
As for satnav, don't you just download Google Maps?
Biggest question is of course when will the networks actually be offering it (T-Mobile took more than 6 months to get around to shipping the Touch Pro!)?
Hope this is the better than the Tytn II which is forever freezing and requiring resets.....
Why a touch interface AND a slide-out keyboard? I own an iPod Touch and have no problems with the touch keyboard, certainly no more than I had when I first carried a Blackberry at a previous job. It seems redundant to me and a big source of that extra heft. Am I missing something?
"The Windows Mobile iPhone antidote?"
Please stop comparing phones aimed at diferent markets to the iphone with the Iphone. Its all getting tiresome and VERY boring, and has done for some time now...... except for the children of course.
i have to admit i wont buy a smart phone without a slide out keyboard
Been using the htc hermes for a while and have tried these new fangled touch screen keyboards
they reduce my typing speed by 170% on average
will miss tactile feel. even that new pop up screen wont do it for me
4 pages with a page and a half on the camera and only a sentence on web browsing.
Surely no one is buying a phone like this to take pictures or even for that matter make phone calls?
It is a business phone at a serious price for people wanting to do serious netty things and a review needs to review those things and not trivia.
The HD touch version 1 had a really weak CPU, leading to stuttering when trying to play divx files in core player. How does the CPU on this compare?
I currently have a TyTN II, and it's very much a love/hate relationship. I run Opera on it a lot, and have push-email from Exchange enabled. I like being fully connected all the time. However as a previous poster commented, the TyTN II suffers from freezes and random slowdowns (even with the semi-official WM6.1 firmware).
But the big thing for me is, the 800x480 screen. Finally I can use the net without having to constantly tap-zoom-and-scroll.... When will Voda be selling it ?
Some of us don't like using touch screen keyboards.
HTC does offer other phones like the Touch Diamond2 which don't have the keyboard for those people who are happy using a touch screen to type
At the end of the day its all about choice and not being dictated to by the manufacturer
Monty, of which iPhone target market do you speak? Obviously it clears the hurdles for the home, hobby, geektard, music loving, teeny-bopper, bubble-gum crowd. But with ActiveSync and a slew of business-oriented applications, not to mention 802.1x and the PPTP and IPsec VPN client, it seems to do well for business which currently have it deployed.
I have assisted in deployment of a few of these devices, though I do not own one myself -- the SonyEricsson whore that I am. In all cases, they work wonderfully and present the business user with a distinctive class of product.
Although I do prefer a native Windows Mobile phone for ActiveSync and Pocket-Office apps, remote wipe (for phones that actually support it,) etc.
Paris, supporting remote wipe.
Shame T-mobile have bottled it and will not be giving us a "vario 5"... off to vodafone as a result.
I just want to know when I can get this wicked device on O2!
"Biggest question is of course when will the networks actually be offering it"
I got mine from Vodafone last week (free handset on 30/month contract with data) - I'm still playing with it under the 7 day return if I don't like it policy and have been comparing it to the Android Magic and the iPhone that friends have. All three have their plus and minus points. My comments:
Onscreen and physical keyboards both work well enough although this is my first touch screen phone so still getting used to them. The TouchFlo interface can be a bit sluggish sometimes but that's probably me not being firm enough with my swiping. Speakers on the back are definitely quite loud, not used it for a conference call yet.
As for battery life - it's been running unplugged now since Saturday morning, powered the whole time with wifi enabled the whole time but not necessarily connected to an AP. It still has about 15% of battery left at a guess. It's not been heavily used, it reports about 5 minutes of calls and 2.5 hours of 'device use' since it was unplugged - device use being texts and downloading emails, maps and weather.
One of the niggles I have is the change in interface when you switch from the glossy HTC front end into a Windows look and feel - going from the thumbnail preview of an email message or text into actually reading the thing. It doesn't present a problem, just feels a little less polished compared to Apple or Android where the whole OS and interface comes from the same company. (3rd party apps aside)
On the subject of 3rd party apps, it does miss a central appstore so there is no one central place to look for interesting apps - that appears to be underway for windows6.5. And while there are probably more apps in total for Windows mobile than Android or iPhone, a large amount appear to be for earlier versions of the OS or don't fully support the hardware and haven't been updated for some time. There also seems to be a different approach to cost - while a simple app on the iphone/android may cost less than the price of a coffee, a number of recommended apps for windows phones seem to be hanging around the $30 mark - which I'm not prepared to pay for yet another video player that may or may not work on this phone. There are a lot of free apps too, but some companies do seem to be on the high price bandwagon.
I've tried both iPhones and the Blackberry that had a touch screen keyboard. I hated them both. I much prefer the keyboard on my HTC TyTN II than other phones.
Sorry, word on the grapevine is T-Mobile won't be offering it, they haven't even got it in testing and if you look at their T-Mobile HTC branded catalogue they've slimmed the offerings down by a few phones.
If you want to upgrade but stay on T-Mob, try Mobilephonesdirect, they will do the upgrade for you and hopefully you'll not have to pay sim-free prices for the phone.
It's my next phone in August, can't wait to get shot of this Touch Dual, I miss my qwerty keyboard.
Yup, it's a hellva lot faster than using a touch-screen keyboard
The reason you want a Keyboard, even if you have a touchscreen, is because on-screen keyboards suck the contents of my rectum through a curly straw.
I have just upgraded from a Tytn2 to a an Iphone 3gs. I really liked my Tytn2 but when the vowels stopped working on the keyboard i have to start using the stylus with the touch keyboard. Bleugh.
Hopefully this is an improvement. I might request this as a replacement for my business BB as the curve i have is shocking.
OK that's a sight I didn't need to have put into my head.
I will say though the phone defiantly looks sexy.
/WOT??? New Icons? YAY!!!!!!
Make the goddamn camera better than the goddamn K800i so I can buy a pissng smartphone, will you?
A flash, some teeny tiny actual optics and anyone that wants to take decent pictures WILL BUY YOUR SHIT.
What here is different from the other HTC phones? The keyboard, that it? How long will that last? More power, fine, but making it multi-purpose is THE BIG WIN.
I want a nice new phone that at least matches this one, if Sony could do it 2 years ago..
I'm not sure how many people are bothered by cameras in phones. The sort of upgrade you might hope for is from a 3MP to a 5MP, or upgraded optics, either of which won't really produce a step change in picture quality (as well as size and cost). People who want to take decent pictures aren't going to look towards a smartphone to do so. Especially when cheap but capable compacts (and DSLR, nearly) are now affordable and very much superior for the sorts of people who would buy this sort of phone
Exceptions are for fieldforce operations where a picture can be taken of a job for audit purposes, and uploaded to a central server as part of a form submission on a mobile device. How detailed a picture would you then need for this purpose?
What graphics are behind the Touch Pro 2? Would like to see more of a media review of the phone. Also, can we have an upgraded Windows experience behind the TouchFLO? Although Mobile 6.1 is useable, it's starting to look rather tatty behind the iPhone and Blackberry mail, SMS and contact apps.
Why no comparison to the N97?
If only HTC would take the nice designs and build quality and replace the Win3.1 homage with a proper up to date OS.
Hell why not offer both OS's? Winmo for the poor suits tied to exchange and Android for the rest of us.
I've got an Htc TyTnII and I got rid of the HTC 'shell', got PointUI instead (go to pointui.com). It's cleaner, better organized and much faster than all the other shells, definitely worth trying out.
i looked at iphone, htc touch hd, blackberry storm and other touch phone form nokia, samsung etc... while they are nice looking, nice interface but it is not food for me.I am a touch typist and all of them fall flat on their faces when typing, not good enough. what is the point of holding the phone in one hand and swiping with your fingers with the other hand? how is that productive?
Phones with keyboards, while bulky, they offer huge versatality when it comes to fast email typing, memos, texting etc... or even reading ebooks.
The beauty of Windows mobile, the sheer number of applications for it, you can even change the rom, the interface and one look twice at you. you are not locked in to any one provider. Your phoen is yours to do whatever you like, install whatever you like, connect as you wish. This is why I stick to Windows Mobile with keyboards. Yeah they are heavy but I am strong man with muscles ;-)
In fact I am still using O2 XDA Exec, the daddy of them all. It does everything those phones do with a fantastic keyboard and screen. Bulky, but then again I am not on the cat walk ;-)
give it a month or so and those wonderful guys at xda-developers will have an android rom for you to load on to the phone.
Whoever claims these two are redundant is a hopeless iTard with non-IT and non-business profession (= no real need for typing.)
A QWERTY is ESSENTIAL for me - it is one of the reasons why I never considered buying an iTard phone (others are single-tasking only, retarded iTunes-only syncing, complete lack of average features that were average two years earlier already etc.)
...and anyone that would post anything like you have clearly hasn't gone through puberty, and therefore is talking shite about being a "professional".
I asked, their response on the phone was: dont know, keep checking in store, in store: dont know but we are getting new phones mid july so try then...
Im stuck with o2 because I get a big discount on the tarriffs and dont want to pay more than I need to.
just got this from t-mob.
"Good Afternoon ########
Thank you for your email i have looked in to your query and we will not be launching the vario5 as the features of the Nokia N97 features are very similar which will be launched this week.We have launched the compact 5 which is available now.
Kind Regards
been hanging for this phone for ages. decent interface, good screen, keyboard, memory expansion all in the one package. so off to vodafone for me.... can't help but feel their current financial crisis is driving their stock more than similarity to the N97. After all, every other region of T-mob is stocking it.... you can follow the saga on xda developers here


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Pacific Southwest, Region 9: Superfund
Serving Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and Tribal Nations
Northeast ChurchRock Mine
State: Navajo Nation(NN)
County: McKinley
City: Churchrock
Congressional District: 3
Other Names: United Nuclear Corporation
Bulletin Board
For an overview of federal agency efforts to clean up the Northeast Church Rock Mine Site and other uranium contamination on and around the Navajo Nation, see the 2014 Five Year Plan. (Objective 4.)
To learn more about health effects of uranium, click here or see the ATSDR fact sheets in the Documents and Reports Section below.
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Description and History
NPL Listing History
NPL Status: Non-NPL
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The Northeast Church Rock Mine (NECR) is a former uranium mine located at the northern end of State Highway 566 approximately 17 miles northeast of Gallup, NM in the Pinedale Chapter of the Navajo Nation. NECR is immediately adjacent to the Navajo Reservation boundary and most of the 125-acre mine permit area is held in trust for the Navajo Nation by the United States Government. Approximately 40 acres are patented mining claim land owned by the United Nuclear Corporation (UNC). There is a small community of residents that live immediately next to the mine site on the Navajo reservation, downstream and downwind of the waste piles. The residents graze sheep, cattle and horses, and collect herbs around the area. Due to the proximity of the residents to the mine site, this mine was identified as the highest priority for cleanup by US EPA and Navajo Nation EPA of over 500 abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation.
NECR was operated by UNC from 1967 to 1982. During this time, approximately 3.5 million tons of ore was extracted making this the second highest producing mine on the Navajo Nation behind the Kermac Mine No. 22 in the Ambrosia Lake Area. While the mine was in operation, the New Mexico Mining and Minerals Division regulated the site. The uranium ore body is located up to 1,800 feet below grade at the NECR Mine Site. Therefore, the mining was conducted over 1,000 feet below the ground surface accessed through two main underground shafts. Other mining features included several vent holes, support buildings, roads and water extraction wells and treatment facilities. Portions of the site are located within an arroyo. Uranium ore from the UNC mine was processed at the adjacent UNC Mill Site, located on private property across Highway 566.
When the mine was closed, several basic closure activities took place. The majority of the buildings and equipment were cleared from the area. Waste piles were contoured to reduce movement of the material. The ponds were drained and a fence was installed around the mine site and associated areas. Tailings from the UNC Mill were brought to the UNC Mine Site and used to fill and stabilize some portions of the mine that had been excavated to remove uranium ore. The tailings were pumped underground using sand slurry which filled the mine workings and shafts. The shafts were then capped with concrete plugs.
In 2005, the Navajo Nation requested that US EPA Region 9's San Francisco Office take the lead in investigating and cleaning up the mine site. Through investigations beginning in 2006, US EPA has detected radium contamination above safe levels both on the mine site and in the surrounding areas on the Navajo Reservation immediately downwind and downstream of the mine site. Contamination discovered on the Navajo Reservation and in the residential areas was addressed through a series of short-term cleanup actions in 2007, 2009, and 2012. Contamination on the mine site is being addressed over a longer time period. On September 29, 2011, US EPA signed an Action Memorandum for the NECR site, selecting a cleanup plan for NECR that will bring low levels of contaminated waste from the NECR mine site to the UNC Mill Site for disposal. A Record of Decision for the UNC Mill Site was signed by US EPA in March of 2013. After a Pre-Design sampling effort in 2013-2014 to collect additional data on the Mill and Mine sites for input into the design, the project is currently under design. The design is expected to be completed in 2018. The NECR cleanup is contingent upon approval of a license amendment for the UNC Mill Site from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Contaminants and Risks
Contaminated Media
- Surface Water
- Air
- Soil and Sludges
Radionuclides: As uranium breaks down over time, it turns into radium. Radium is a radioactive substance that breaks down over time, releasing alpha, beta and gamma radiation. Radium may be found in air, water and soil and plants may absorb radium in the soil. Breathing in high levels of radium can cause adverse effects to the blood, eyes, lungs, and teeth. Exposure to high levels of radium can result in an increased incidence of bone, liver, and breast cancer. The U.S.EPA and the National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation, have stated that radium is a known human carcinogen that can cause cancer (ATSDR, 1999).
Current conditions at the NECR Mine Site present risks due to the lack of an engineered containment system for the mine waste and the wind and water transport mechanisms that have previously contaminated the NECR Mine Site and the residential areas located north of the NECR Mine. The Human Health Risk Assessment indicated that there are three predominant human exposure pathways of concern for uranium and radium. Whole body radiation may be experienced by nearby residents and trespassers on or near the NECR Mine Site itself or at secondary sources (e.g., water or windborne). Radium in the soil may be absorbed by plants and may concentrate in terrestrial organisms. Persons and wildlife may also directly ingest radionuclides which then may be transported to organs or other sites in the body. Radionuclides such as radium, radon and decay products may be inhaled creating alpha radiation sources in the lungs.
Much of the contaminated material at the NECR Mine Site is fine-grained and therefore likely to result in human exposure via inhalation or ingestion. Persons occupying or traversing the NECR Mine Site may be exposed to contaminated dust by inhalation or ingestion of contamination sorbed to particulate matter. Incidences of direct contact with natural and mechanically generated dust during these activities account for known contamination exposure scenarios at the NECR Mine Site. Radium may be entrained in naturally and mechanically generated dust and/or transported on shoes and clothing of residents passing over contaminated areas.
Activities that could occur in contaminated areas that may put persons at risk include walking, hiking, livestock grazing, gardening and yard work, and modes of transportation including all-terrain vehicle, motorcycle, or horseback. Persons could drive their vehicles over contaminated areas as well. This activity may also contribute to exposure pathways via dust generation. Rainfall events may lead to transport of the contamination from the NECR Mine Site. Soil erosion may indicate transport of contamination from the NECR Mine Site constituting a release of hazardous substances and resulting in secondary contamination sources. In addition, contaminants may migrate during wind events, due to adherence to windborne dust particles.
Without the excavation and removal called for in the September 29, 2011 action memorandum (see Records of Decision section below), contaminated mine waste and soils from the NECR Mine Site may migrate off-site via wind and water transport mechanisms.
Who is Involved
Northeast Church Rock Mine Site: US EPA Region 9 is the lead on the mine Site according to the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Navajo Nation and EPA Regions 6 and 8. US EPA is closely coordinating all site related activities with the Navajo Nation EPA.
UNC Mill Site: The UNC Mill Site is located across Highway 566 from the Northeast Church Rock Mine Site and EPA has selected the Mill Site for the repository for low levels of contaminated mine waste. EPA Region 6 has the lead for groundwater remediation, while the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has the lead for soil remediation at the UNC Mill NPL Site, located on private property. Click here for more information about this mine site.
Quivira Mine Site: The Quivira Mine Site is located across Red Water Pond Road from the Northeast Church Rock Mine Site. US EPA Region 9 is also the lead agency for cleanup of the adjacent Quivira mine site. Click here for more information about this mine site.
Initial Actions
In March 2005, the Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency (NNEPA) requested that the U.S. EPA (EPA) conduct a response action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) at the Site. In February 2006, the EPA submitted a consultation agreement to the NNEPA to conduct good faith government-to-government coordination of CERLCA response activities.
Site Studies
In November 2006, UNC, under order by the EPA, conducted a removal site investigation campaign to assess the 14 areas that are contaminated and to the severity of the contamination. EPA and NNEPA had several personnel overseeing the month-long effort. UNC collected 375 surface and subsurface soil samples and over 900 gamma survey points. A copy of the Removal Site Evaluation is located in the Technical Documents section.
Initial Actions
In April 2007, the EPA initiated a time critical removal action of radium contaminated soils from the three residences and side yards nearest the NECR mine site based upon validated data from the site investigation report. EPA addressed one additional yard close to the Kerr McGee site as a fund-lead (Residential Removal #2). The removal around the residences was viewed as a priority due to the high use immediately around the home sites. EPA chose an action level of 2.24 pCi/g Radium 226. Approximately .5 feet of soil from approximately 1/2 acre around each structure was excavated, stockpiled at the NECR mine. EPA conducted verification soil samples and 100% gamma scans prior to backfilling. Approximately 6,000 cubic yards of soil were trucked to an off-site radioactive TSD in Grandview, ID. A berm and french drain were installed as interim actions. Soils were backfilled and hydroseeded with native grasses. Residents were asked to participate in a temporary lodging program to minimize disruptions to their daily lives while removal activities occurred.
Site Studies
In Spring 2009 the EPA finalized an Engineering Evaluation and Cost Analysis (EE/CA) for the removal action at the remainder of the mine site (Non-Time Critical Removal Action). EPA held a ninety-day public comment period in the Summer, concluding on September 9, 2009.
Cleanup Ongoing
In 2009, EPA ordered UNC to conduct an Interim Time Critical Removal Action involving approximately 100,000 cubic yards of radium contaminated soil from the Step-Out Areas beyond the Mine Site, including the Unnamed Arroyo and vicinity residential areas. The work, with EPA oversight, involved excavation, consolidation and covering radium contaminated soils on the mine site. Excavation activities were substantially completed in January 2010 and UNC demobilized for the Winter. Fencing, reseeding, some additional excavation and installation of soil erosion control measures were accomplished in 2010.
Remedy Selected
On September 29, 2011, US EPA completed the action plan for the final cleanup of the Northeast Church Rock Mine site (See Figure 1, Area A in the Northeast Church Rock Mine Cleanup Fact Sheet below). The location selected in the Action Memorandum, and determined to be suitable in the Engineering Evaluation and Cost Analysis previously issued, is the nearby United Nuclear Corporation (UNC) Mill Site. Placement of the waste at the Mill site is contingent upon amendment of the UNC Mill site facility's NRC license. The plan is based on more than six years of work and over 10 public meetings with the local community, the Navajo Nation, and others to ensure that EPA heard, considered and responded to the questions and concerns of all stakeholders. The US EPA Region 6 Record of Decision for the UNC Mill Site Surface Soils was completed in March of 2013. UNC will submit the NRC License Amendment Request after the project design phase is completed. The design is expected to be complete in 2018.
Cleanup Ongoing
In 2012, EPA ordered UNC to conduct a Time Critical Removal Action involving approximately 30,000 cubic yards of radium contaminated soil in the Eastern Drainage Area from the Northeast Church Rock Mine Site. The work, with EPA oversight, involved excavation, consolidation, and covering radium contaminated soils on the mine site. Excavation Activities in the Eastern Drainage Area were complete in the Fall of 2012.
Remedy Design
In 2013 and 2014, UNC/GE, under federal agency oversight, completed extensive Pre-Design sampling and reporting on the mill tailings, barrow areas, and underlying formations at the UNC site as well as additional sampling of the NECR mine waste to provide additional information to support the design effort. In 2015, EPA signed an enforcement agreement with UNC/GE to complete the design for the long-term cleanup action. The design effort is currently underway.
Cleanup Results to Date
Initial site activities were conducted using Time Critical Removal Action authority cleaning up approximately 140,000 cubic yards of contaminated material on the reservation and temporarily storing the bulk of the material on the Mine Site until the final cleanup. Contaminated soil on the mine site will be addressed using Non-Time Critical Removal Action authority.
Potentially Responsible Parties
Potentially responsible parties (PRPs) refers to companies that are potentially responsible for generating, transporting, or disposing of the hazardous waste found at the site.
The United Nuclear Corporation (UNC), as the owner/operator of the facility, is a responsible party for the cleanup of the Northeast Church Rock Mine Site. UNC is a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of The General Electric Company (GE).
Documents and Reports
Community Involvement
Public Meetings:
See the "Documents and Reports" Section above for Fact Sheets and additional information.
Public Information Repositories
The public information repositories for the site are at the following locations:
Local Repositories:
Zollinger Library
705 Gurley Avenue
Gallup, NM 87301
Navajo Nation Public Library
Highway 264 Loop Road
Window Rock, Arizona 86515
The most complete collection of documents is the official EPA site file, maintained at the following location:
Superfund Records Center
Mail Stop SFD-7C
95 Hawthorne Street, Room 403
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 820-4700
Enter main lobby of 75 Hawthorne street, go to 4th floor of South Wing Annex.
EPA Site Manager
Mail Code SFD
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San Francisco, CA 94105
EPA Community Involvement Coordinator
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San Francisco, CA 94105
EPA Public Information Center
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I don't know why that wasn't created because one would think that it would have been a no-brainer, but a stage in Ico's tower that is suddenly attacked by a Colossus would have been great.
Here's another one: how about MediEvil Resurrection's Dragon Island that gets suddenly transformed into a battlefield between the Asylians and Mokai tribe from Lair*?
*Lair is a Sony-published PS3 exclusive game, thus is eligible for visibility in this game
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How about a valley area(based of patapon 2) where a monster from monster hunters series and attacks the players. The monster would be killed by the patapon army then would go to them cooking it?
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xPainisCupcakex 4 years ago#3
I want the ship from Uncharted 3. The stage would be the ballroom with the stairs and piano. The hazard would be henchmen shooting rpgs from the rafters. When this, the boat tilts to the side (just as in U3) so that the giant glass ceiling becomes the backdrop and you can see the sea as the boat sinks. The boat descends into Rapture. The stage hazard here would be a submarine that crashes through the glass and becomes a platform. In the background are fishies and stuff, but a Big Sister will spot the fighters and climb into the ballroom through the submarine, where she will occasionally dash across the length of the stage.
A Journey stage mashed up with Shadow of the Colossus would be awesome. I already have an idea how they could implement it.
First you see a coliseum, all lonely, with Mono lying dead in the middle on a dais. Then you see Wander on Agro, luring a colossus. The colossus becomes the stage hazard as Wander tries to battle it. Wander manages to climb it and stabs him in his weak spot, say, the head, and suddenly the mashup occurs. A bunch of sand comes down in a landslide and topples the colossus. Journey's mystic mountain rises in the back and starts shooting out Journeyers that come help Wander in purifying the colossus with their chanting "attack."
And it ends, the colossus defeated, becoming ruins in the desert while the Journeyers sing and celebrate with Agro in the back, while Wander embraces a living Mono that was previously revived by one of the white Journeyers. As they sing, they can shoot their symbols into the battlefield that burst into AP spheres.
...anyway, that's my idea. It's a stretch, but I personally think it would be pretty cool.
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christiankid7 4 years ago#5
GOW X Infamous
Maybe start out in Olympia
The Beast attacks Olympus and the gods try to fight him off. Players have to avoid having their ap drained by the Beast at some points as well as avoiding Zeus' lightning
Poseidon covers the bottom of the stage with water at one point, causing the fight to move upwards or something.
Medievil X Fat Princess
Zarok invades Titania
DmC X DMC/Tekken/MediEvil
Limbo City is invaded by Devil Jin/Zarok/ and Vergil (DMC3)
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donkeycoot233 4 years ago#6
I've got a few. GRAVITY RUSHHHHH
N.Sanity Isle-Mash up of Crash and Gravity Rush
You start out on the beach, avoiding falling wumpa and nitro crates. Then, Crash comes in and spins in to a tornado and it becomes Gravity Rush and Nushi(giant nevi worm) flies around at certain heights, and you have to avoid it.
Blast Off-Mash up of Katamari and Gravity Rush
SOOOO you start off in a town from Katamari. Things like soy sauce fall from the ceiling. Sometimes AP, too. Then you see the Katamari rolling around in the backround, and it picks up the continent. Then, the King of all Cosmos comes and makes a rainbow ray, which teleports you to the outerspace rift plane from Gravity Rush comes in, and its low grav.
Inferno-Mash up of Gravity Rush and FFVI
You start in the inferno rift plane. fireballs float around, nothing special. But theeen, This pixel ray comes and makes retro flames. The world shatters, and it shows the setting for FFVI in the backround, messages and all. Then, Kefka battle starts, messages come on the screen like "Blaze" and then fire darts across the screen stunning everyone. Attacks like that, and then they defeat him and it turns black with Kat chasing after Dusty. "Dusty!!!!"
Warped-Mash up of Crash 3 and Uncharted 3
Its in the place where you fight NTrophy from Crash 3, and the time is warped so it is fast sometimes, but slow at others. Then Aku AKu comes and goes ungabunga and this sundial comes on the screen now, and shows the desert from uncharted 3 and you can see the little Journey guy sliding around in the backround.
Ya, pretty sw-GRAVITY. RUSHHHH.
Well first of all i thought the dragons in the background of the uncharted stage was from Lair o-o
Ape Escape 3 Warp Station Vs Metal gear Solid stage (cant think of a stage in particular)
Your Start out at the warp station then after some time passes, you will go to a random Monkey 5 battle. Like you may end up in the Monkey Yellow battle, where you have to dodge her (or maybe his o.O) nipple stars, or Monkey Blue's bullets. At some point, you warp to the metal gear solid stage, where in the background you can see Pipo Snake and Pipo Ocelot battle it out,where you have to avoid their attacks. and in the background you see Snake and Ocelot going "wtf?" and then Pipo Mantis pops outta nowhere and things happens o_o
Eh thats all i got lol
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Stages I posted in older topics:
Resistance + Katamari:
The stage takes place on The Prince's home planet, with other planets on the background. Legions of Chimera begin landing on the various planets chasing the various people, before The Prince comes in and begins rolling up the Chimera. Eventually (if he's not a playable character) King of the Cosmos comes in and destroys all of the Chimera.
Bioshock + EyePet:
It takes place on Sander Cohen's stage in front of his "artistic" wall of photos. One at a time, various EyePet's show up in place of the pictures, which Cohen interacts with via a Playstation Eye.
Heavy Rain + Flower:
Jayden is shown sitting at his desk cycling through the different environments in ARI (Underwater, Mars, Forest, Cliff). The petals from Flower float in (variably affected by the different environments) and distract Jayden, causing him to accidentally mess with the environment.
God of War + Shadow of the Colossus:
The stage takes place on top of a titan and a colossus, who are brawling on the climb toward Mt. Olympus.
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Day 2 was a great day for all the wave discipline riders in Dakhla, Morocco. The wind was in full force, averaging approximately 25 knots most of the day. Riders were out on 5-7m kites ripping the immense world-class waves.
In the women's wave riding division Kari Schibevaag (Ozone, NOR) was on fire today with her clean, aggressive riding style confirming that she's nothing less than an outstanding wave rider. Schibevaag maintained the highest scoring wave with an average of 15.34 until the last heat of the day. Keahi De Aboitiz (Cabrinha, AUS) broke Schibevaag's high score in the men's wave single elimination final with an average total score of 15.64. Schibevaag went on to defeat Angela Peral (North, ESP) in the women's final with a score of 11.05 points while Peral took second place with an overall score of 10.17 points. The fight for third place was very tight with a tie finish between Ainhoa Garcia (Airush, ESP) and Milla Ferreira (Best, BRA) with an average of 8.84 points. The tie was broke due to a higher scored wave by Garcia earning her third place while Ferreira takes fourth.
The men wave riders were all out to take first place, however only the best wave rider of the day would be able to earn the wave single elimination title. Australian rider, Keahi De Aboitiz (Cabrinha AUS) was the man on top today finishing in first place today with a score of 15.64 points. His best wave was his third wave scoring an average of 8.34 points, one judge gave him a 9 which was the highest score given in the wave single elimination. Airton Cozzolino finished in second place with his swift turning style and wave cutting maneuvers while Abel Lago (RRD, ESP) maintained an overall high performance with his aggressive stylish bottom turns and smooth cut backs which enabled him to finish the wave single eliminations in third place.
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A burglary suspect arrested Jan. 7 in Redwood City may be tied to a series of Atherton burglaries in the Selby Lane area, according to police.
In a bulletin issued on Jan. 8, the Atherton Police Department said the unnamed suspect had been arrested in the Oakwood Boulevard neighborhood, which straddles Atherton and Redwood City, after a resident contacted the Redwood City police about a suspicious person in the area.
The night before the arrest, a four-agency effort ensued after an Atherton resident of Oakwood Boulevard called police to report hearing noises in the garage, according to the police bulletin. Atherton officers found a broken window leading into the garage, and discovered that property had been stolen from cars inside the garage. The department later said the burglar had used a shovel to break the window.
That same night, an Atherton officer came upon a suspicious person a few houses away in Redwood City, but the person fled, leaving a backpack containing an item stolen from a car in the Atherton resident's garage, the police bulletin said.
Atherton, Menlo Park, and Redwood City police, along with a canine unit from Palo Alto, searched the neighborhood for the suspect in a two-hour door-to-door effort, to no avail.
The bulletin stated that the suspect arrested in Redwood City on Jan. 7 "may be tied to Atherton's string of burglaries in the Selby Lane area," but nonetheless urged residents to remain vigilant, particularly in the Selby Lane area. "Continue to lock doors, use exterior lighting, and please call the police when there are suspicious people or unusual noises," it said.
The Redwood City Police Department didn't respond to the Almanac's multiple requests for the name of the arrested person before press time.
The Atherton Police Department issued a bulletin in mid-November after a thief or thieves prowling the Selby Lane area overnight entered unlocked vehicles parked in driveways, and in one incident, entered a home through an unlocked door and stole an electronic device. The incidents had been preceded by other residential and vehicle break-ins in the same area.


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Are the shippuden animators smokin crack cocaine or what?
It doesn't bother me that much that we now enter a period full of fillers. What's bothering me is that they put so much effort in animating the fillers, while getting sloppy when it comes to animating the canon storyline; I mean just look at the Minato-A fight for example, major troll. Correct me if i'm wrong but doesn't it cost a lot of money to make the animation good? Then why the **** are they using so much money on some fillers nobody gives a skunk's ass about? I actually hear people say "Oh the fillers are good because now we can see the kakashi rampage and the swordsmen etc.". Well thats bullshit since it isn't canon. Kishi has nothing to do with shippuden except the new movie.
And now we are at it: Why is there so much important manga-stuff that is being left out of the anime? For example, when Muu was introduced in the manga he said: "A sand-sensing technique that activates on contact, they should be proud to have cought someone like me". Was there any reason to leave this out? Now those who only watches the anime have absolutely no clue what's going on and will be even more confused later on. And don't even get me started on Muu's voice actor, it's as akward as it gets.
Sorry for this rant, it just pisses me the hell off.


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"The Knicks are back" - Amare
But one thing we are not is uppidy. If we were, we'd be more in the lime light. Instead, we take the backseat humbly waiting for Jehovah to magnify himself shortly.
But you did get one thing right, we are Christians. And we don't say it to just say it. The bible has a strict criteria for what a true Christian is. Anyone can be one if they followed those guidlines. But most Christian faiths find reasons not too. Not Jehovah's witnesses though. I have explained this to you numerous times. I think you just don't like to pay attention. You only like to hear yourself talk, because you keep saying the same things over and over, and I keep telling why we are different.
I'll try again. Maybe you will actually pay attention.
I'm getting really sick of your limited thinking on this issue. Let's see what [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] has to say about what you have just proposed as to the reasoning behind the points I've already made.
But here is the thing, I believe in this very thread, I posted a separate post, just for you on what this is and what it means for mankind. In fact, I just researched it and found it on page 9. This was posted just a week ago. It is the 6th post and its even entitled, why does God allow suffering. And it gives much finer reference than the one you just posted. In fact, it puts what you posted to shame as far as reasoning goes. READ IT THIS TIME! IT ANSWERS EVERY QUESTION YOU HAVE ABOUT IT. [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
However, there is not scripture in the bible that supports infant baptism, and baptism is the outward symbol that you have dedicated your life to God. Reason being is quite simple, infants cannot rightuflly serve God in the way he requires. They need to be of the age of sound reason and understanding for them, which could vary. But they cannot be baptized or expected to do God's will without understanding what it means. So no, he does not hold that against infants in that way. Anyone telling you otherwise has not researched the scriptures well enough.
However, the parents of the infants, and depending on how mentally challenged are responsible as far as God goes for bringing their children up to know God. Until they reach approriate age to where they can fully understand what it takes themselves. If one is mentally disabled to the point of not ever in life being able to serve God, then I am sure Jehovah will use reason as far as the ressurection is concerned for those people.
And lemme ask you. Why do you even have a sense of morality? How does evolution account for that?
Jehovah's witnesses have been preaching the time of the end now for quite awhile. Men are marrying, partying, having a good time and take no notice of the world getting worse and worse, just like the sign that Jesus told his disciples of. You don't even believe in God, so heeding his warnings are laughable to you. Just like they were to those that Noah preached too. Until of course that Great tribulation rolls around, and it hits everyone that them stupid Jehovah's witnesses were right Thanks to Jehovah. Like it did those who ignored Jehovahs warning through Noah, that all they did, build homes, marrying, partying, drinking, having a good time... meant nothing because their time is up.
My friend, the sign is very clear. It is about to rain. Hard. And I am trying to be one of the ones on the boat. Are you?
Plus, to make matters worse on that belief, Jesus was the first person to ever be ressurected to heaven. In order to be ressurected, which means be broughtback to life, you need to die. If Jesus had an immortal soul, then he would not have needed to be ressurected to go to heaven. He would have simply just went, correct?
"If GOD cannot die, then that means Jesus did NOT nor COULD not have died on the cross for anyone's sins. You really are this mentally challeneged, aren't you?"
But you have not considered another option. Maybe JESUS IS NOT GOD!!!!
I have said repeatedly that Jesus was at no time God almighty. He is the first creation made by God, as he himself attests to in revelation 3:14
So Jesus was not lying, he was the sacrifice God has used to set in motion the restoration of perfect mankind. The lie of the Trinity has been a plague of false religion for quite some time now. But the truth has been out there for quite awhile as well. Jehovah is God alone, and Jesus is his son, and not God.
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What kind of life is that? To think you are a sinner, never worthy, and having to dedicate your life to an egomaniac? I feel sorry for you. I really do. What a waste. You should enjoy your life, not spend it thinking how crappy a person you are and trying to appease an invisible being that doesn't exist.
Trust me, your god doesn't exist. There is no possible way your god exists. He doesn't hate you or love you, because there is nobody there to hate or love. It's a shame, all of the amazing things you will have missed out on while you were busy trying to dedicate your life to an invisible being.
Now go have some fun, life is too short.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
Thanks to the truth we know many things that help.
Truth about the nature of God and his son
The issue of soveriegnty.
Why God allows suffering.
What REALLY happens to dead people.
What God's Kingdom REALLY is.
Accurate understanding of prophecy.
Truth about the ressurection.
How to truly worship God in the right way.
I am a sinner. You are too. Whether you recognize it or not, it holds true. But I do enjoy my life. I get to go out door to door to tell of the good news of the Kingdom, which is the most coordinated life saving work on the planet. Nothing brings more joy then when someone who is searching for God is helped along their journey by you. And I have done a lot of self gratifying in my day, and I mean NOTHING comes close to seeing the effects of helping someone learn the truth about Jehovah. And it is a privelage to do so! Because there are only 7 million people active in the world doing this same work, yet we have done it so well that we have reached over 90 % of the population on earth! Jehovah has to be behind it! Do you know what the governments and other religions have tried to do over the years to try and dispose of Jehovah's witnesses?
But no matter what they try, they cannot succeed because of this: Mathew 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded YOU. And, look! I am with YOU all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.
You cannot go anywhere it the world just about and not find Jehovah's witnesses doing just this. Making disciples. That is why we have Jehovah's favor, along with his son. Because we do just as we are commanded. It is no different than listening to your earthly parents.
Also, another nugget why I know this is the true religion. Jehovah said at the time of the end, true worship of him will be magnified above all other forms of religion. They will be a people for him name, they will not take up arms agains fellow man and be unified in worship. This was a prophecy found at Isaiah 2:1-5 that is being fulfilled today by individuals from every nation who unite in worship to Jehovah. Hence, Jehovah's witnesses.
Did you know that no matter what corner of the earth Jehovah's witnesses are, we study, go over, and present from door to door the same material worldwide in unison? So that means if I was headed to the other side of the globe and have already studied the material for the week here in the states, I'm covered because it is the same material wherever I go(only exception being language of course). And that no matter where you'd find one in the world, we all believe the very same exact things based on the bible? No discrepency? That is amazing considering you can't get the avg 5 person home in the world to be that unified, let alone congregations worldwide of over 7 million people!
I live for this. I know it. So when you say Jehovah does not exist, and I see all the things he said he would do happening all around me, and im united with his other worshipers who do and see the same things I am convinced. I don't need to actually see Jehovah to know he exists... I SEE EVERYTHING HE SAID HE'D DO TO LET US KNOW HE EXISTS!
You know how I feel. I think you're missing out on a lot and living a wasted life. But, if your happy, that's all that matters.
Just one question though...
When your out there knocking on people's doors and spreading your beliefs, if people reject your beliefs, do you continue and badger them? Or do you move on and just accept they don't want to believe what you want to believe?
Our goal is to spread the good news of the Kingdom. We look for those who are rightly disposed for the truth. Meaning ones who are actually looking for it and can recognize it. We can tell pretty much off top those not interested, because they leave you no avenues for discussion. We don't stay where we're not wanted. We may try to reason a little bit with some who are open to it. I have had some pretty good conversations with people in their homes upon the first meeting, even if they are none believers. But the key is presenting the truth to them, it is totally their choice to accept it. Just like it was in Noahs day when he preached it would rain. Most don't accept, sadly. Our intention is not to badger, but a person may feel badgered if we try and reason with them at times. So it's a fine line. But no, that is not our intention. I can see how a person could feel badgered in a way though.
We try and understand and respect their views. But most people don't understand our viewpoint. We firmly believe this system of things in the world is going to end based on the bible and those who have Jehovah's favor will be saved. So Jehovah holds us responsible to let those in the world know what's coming. So when it does, no one can say they have not heard, or been warned. That is a big responsibility. So we have to use discernment at doors. We have to try and reason when possible, because our hope is that we can maybe say the right thing, or bring out the right point that may help an individual's interest in learning the truth. Do you know how people react when you say you have the truth? They usually instantly get uptight because then, in effect you say, they have the lie. This does not always turn out good. Yet we get up and do it over and over. And it's not only for the Love of Jehovah, it's for the love of fellow man as well. He does not, and we do not wish to see anyone perish. But when people ignore him, then they bring it on themselves. No one will be able to say, no Jehovah's witness ever knocked on my door or spoke to me about Jehovah. Look around.. the world is the worse it's ever been. Jesus said what Jehovah's witnesses are doing, preaching the good news of the Kingdom, would be the last of the sign of the end. Before the end can come, the Good news of the Kingdom must be preached in the entire inhabited earth. Jehovahs witnesses have reached over 90% of the worlds population with this Good News with just 7 million publishers worldwide... While the world gets worse.. and worse.. and worse.. and worse.. If that ain't a sign, I don't know what is.
But every now and again we find someone who is yearning for the truth, and it makes all those empty doors, and doorslams lol, well worth it.
A great many of schools have their religious sects...Christian clubs, Muslim clubs in after school activities and etc. No one barred these teachers from say wearing a cross, or headdress, or anything of the sort on school property. But to teach RELIGION which is what intelligent design is...let's not not evade what it actually is in the first place is a violation. Because intelligent design cannot be taught without expressing a religious connotation. Now you've made the ignorant claim that evolution is a belief by asserting it promotes Atheism...which IS NOT EVEN A RELIGION.
A) Facts cannot be a belief. Facts rest on evidence, of proof. It's a fact the sky is blue, and grass is green. These are not beliefs, these are facts. A belief would be stating that since these things appear to be so perfectly designed...it must point to a creator of origin...now Intelligent Design cannot sit there and play semantical games that is referring to a designer it does not call GOD..because they are leading students to a religious point of view.
B)There is nothing religious about evolution, or Darwin. Darwin does not propose you believe because he says so...he gives you evidence..page after page after page. Other scientists have confirmed his hypothesis and works, they too give other evidence to the hypothesis which he proposed nearly 200 years ago. Calling evolution an Atheist or Agnostic belief system just demonstrates you have no understanding of that branch of science.
Now you have Atheists who understand Evolution and the Big Bang. They may incorporate that these scientific studies, research, proofs, and that the evidence of these studies...help cement their reasoning for atheism. But where you misunderstand is that Evolution and the Big Bang are not religious in anyway. There is evidence of evolution, evidence of the big bang. They are long tested, documented, proved, scientific hypothesis'. Once again we come back to what I was explaing earlier about in science the use of the word "THEORY" is hugely different than how it is used in normal english vernacular and lends people such as yourself to these ill informed opinions as to what these scientific theories actually mean, and how they are to be interpreted.
Evolution, and the Big Bang do not influence someone to go become an Atheist. As both of you have stated you have a large amount of doctors, scientists, engineers etc...that are Chrisitans, Muslims, etc. So your claim right in of itself...already has proven to be false in your meager assertion as to these two theories promoting some kind of non-theistic agenda in America.
Here a quote you'd agree with:
"Today, any science that borders on religious claims is kept out of the classroom, then Charles Darwin's theory of evolution should be kept out of the classroom, too, because it is little more than a glorified presentation of the atheistic religion.
Charles Darwin's "Origin of the Species" gave rise to the atheist religion of Darwinism that ultimately morphed from religion into a so-called scientific fact, but even as a theory is has now rapidly falling into discredit"
Actually, the comment noted above is a perfect reason why Evolution should be taught in the schools. Ignorance may be good for the religious but it is not good for the health of our nation. Evolution is not a part of any religion. Evolution is a science fact and has been since Darwin introduced it back in 1859.
Asking to keep Evolution out of the schools would be like asking to keep gravity out of the schools. Evolution isn't just an idea!!!
There are far more religious people who support Evolution as a natural explanation of our world including the Catholic Church:
The Catholic Church has never had a problem with "evolution" (as opposed to philosophical Darwinism, which sees man solely as the product of materialist forces). Unlike Luther and Calvin and modem fundamentalists, the Church has never taught that the first chapter of Genesis is meant to teach science.
"The doctrine of faith, however, invariably affirms that man's spiritual soul is created directly by God. According to the hypothesis mentioned, it is possible that the human body, following the order impressed by the Creator on the energies of life, could have been gradually prepared in the forms of antecedent living beings" (Pope John Paul II, General Audiences, January 24 and April 16, 1986).
Whether you consider atheism a religion or not isn't really relevant to whether evolution should be taught in science classes. What *is* relevant is the question, "Is evolution science?"
Yes, evolution is science.
Darwinism does not rely upon (or imply) atheism, it relies upon naturalism--as does all of science.
The only thing that evolution contradicts regarding religious belief is a literal interpretation of the Bible(or any other religious text explaining origins). Many Christians feel that there is no contradiction between their faith and evolution. The solution is simple: God created evolution along with the rest of the natural world and its processes. To imply that a non-literalist Christian is an atheist is simply willful ignorance.
Science is concerned with *natural* processes. There are the laws of the natural world. Anything theological in nature is not within the domain of science.
ID and creationism advocates seem to promote this idea that evolution is a flawed theory, yet seem to greatly lack an understanding of it. For example, the author implies that evolution somehow includes a "random chance" theory of the origin of life. But evolution is concerned with what happened after life got started, not how it started. That is a separate area of study.
There are a great deal of unsubstantiated, and simply *wrong* claims made in this article. For example, the claim that the study of the human genome has damaged the credibility of evolution in general, or the theory of our primate ancestry, is simply *wrong*. Our study of the human genome has only added to the evidence supporting evolution. If you are going to make an incredible claim like that, you should back it up with some sort of reference(to a study, for example).
That is not to say that we are done with our study of evolution--there are still things we don't fully understand. But the amount of evidence for the process of evolution is staggering and there is no alternative theory that comes close to being credible(including ID, which isn't even a scientific theory, but merely poor philosophy).
If evolution is flawed, scientists would be investigating and publishing alternative theories.
While evolution is controversial among some people, it is *not* controversial among *scientists*. It is one
of the most well-confirmed theories in biology--just as quantum mechanics is one of the most well-confirmed theories in physics.
And you can read the article for yourself if you wish:
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- Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.
- A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.
- The life or condition of a person in a religious order.
- A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
- A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion.
All the emboldened can be consistent with an athiests way of life. So it can be called a religion. Just not a spiritual religion.
- Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing.
- Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. See synonyms at [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].
- Loyalty to a person or thing; allegiance: keeping faith with one's supporters.
- often Faith Christianity. The theological virtue defined as secure belief in God and a trusting acceptance of God's will.
- The body of dogma of a religion: the Muslim faith.
- A set of principles or beliefs.
In your argument, we begin to see the cultural background of creationism as a social and political movement, not a scientific one. This is, in part, why they have turned to the legal system to try to get the state to force their "science" on students. But legislation cannot make a belief system scientific; only scientists can do that.
The theory of evolution in particular, and science in general, is no more the basis of these "isms" than the printing press is responsible for Hitler's Mein Kampf. The fact that the science of genetics has been used to buttress racial theories of the innate inferiority of certain groups does not mean we should abandon the study of genes. There may well be Marxist, communist, atheist, and even immoral (however defined) evolutionists, but there are probably just as many capitalist, theist (or agnostic), and moral evolutionists. As for the theory itself, it can be used to support Marxist, communist, and atheist ideologies, and it has; but so has it been used (especially in America), to lend scientific credence to laissez-faire capitalism. Linking scientific theories to political ideologies is tricky business and we must be cautious of making connections that do not necessarily follow.
What is the fundamentalist excuse for the 50 million victims of the Christian religion before 1859 and Darwin's Origin of Species?
To blame good Christian people for the actions of evil persons who claimed Christian authority is as asinine as blaming Charles Darwin for the actions of Joseph Stalin. Fundamentalists claim morality on simply being a fundamentalist, not their own actions. Any actions they can justify by twisting Scripture are moral and the "Word of God," thus they are blameless for their evil and depravity. Total bull****! There are evil people and anything can used to justify evil or good. Don't blame God or use God as an excuse for evil.
- Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.
- A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.
- The life or condition of a person in a religious order.
- A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
- A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion.
All the emboldened can be consistent with an athiests way of life. So it can be called a religion. Just not a spiritual religion.[/QUOTE
- Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing.
- Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. See synonyms at [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].
- Loyalty to a person or thing; allegiance: keeping faith with one's supporters.
- often Faith Christianity. The theological virtue defined as secure belief in God and a trusting acceptance of God's will.
- The body of dogma of a religion: the Muslim faith.
- A set of principles or beliefs.
You do realize that these definitions are prepositional statements don't you? You do know what those are do you not? In other words...the rest of the first definition in order to follow through. The very fact the first definition of religion...doesn't apply to ATHEISM negates you entire argument.
Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe. (ATHEISM BELIEVES IN NO GODS)
A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship. (ATHEISTS DO NOT WORSHIP ANYTHING, ATHEISM DOES NOT BELIEVE ANYTHING...EVERYTHING WE KNOW RESTS ON FACTUAL EVIDENT INFORMATION)
The life or condition of a person in a religious order. (THERE IS NO RELIGIOUS ORDER OF ATHEISTS)
A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader. (WHAT SPIRITUAL ATHEIST LEADER? )
Just as it states...WITHOUT MATERIAL EVIDENCE OR LOGICAL PROOF. (ATHEISM HAS TONS OF MATERIAL EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION AND TONS OF LOGICAL PROOF...MAKING IT FACTUAL...NOT A BELIEF)
There is no theological virtue within ATHEISM because there is not theology.
There is no religious dogma in ATHEISM. Go look up what DOGMA is...
You are just simply too stupid to understand what a religion is, what a religion is not, what an atheist is, and what an atheist is not. There is nothing else to be said on this point.
So if I say, I play Madden religiously online, am I involving God into it? Does that apply to all of the meanings of religiously? Or does that sentence strictly refer to the 5th meaning of religion? Listen, you are not NEARLY as smart as you think you are paco. Slow.. down.
And just a guess, do you have to call people stupid to make yourself feel smart? If you do, guess what, it's not working. NAA NAA NANA NAA NAAA!


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Scoring change gives Chen an extra earned run
MINNEAPOLIS -- Third baseman Mike Moustakas lost an error, but pitcher Bruce Chen added an earned run to his ledger as the result of a scoring change in the Royals' 4-3 win over the White Sox on Saturday.
Moustakas was initially charged with an error when he missed a ball hit by Adrian Nieto in the fifth inning. However, Major League Baseball executive vice president of baseball operations Joe Torre ruled it should have been scored a double. As a result, Nieto had his first big league hit, albeit a few days late. The White Sox secured the ball as a souvenir for Nieto, anticipating a revision.
The run that scored later in the inning became earned instead of unearned. It was the only run scored against Chen in his 6 1/3 innings.
Royals welcome back Infante against Twins
MINNEAPOLIS -- Omar Infante got through batting practice all right and was in the Royals' starting lineup against the Twins on Friday night. In fact, he singled to right field in his first at-bat.
Infante returned after missing just two games after being struck in the face by a pitch on Monday night by Tampa Bay's Heath Bell. He sustained a cut on the lower left side of his face requiring six stitches and a sprained right side of his jaw.
Infante escaped a concussion, but the wound initially caused a great deal of blood, heightening concern about the seriousness of the injury.
"When I saw all the blood on my hand -- wow! I'm thinking it broke something in my face," Infante said on Friday afternoon.
"It happened, but that's baseball. I have to continue."
Infante thought the high, inside pitch was going to break before it struck his left jaw.
"People told me they thought it would do more [damage]. I was lucky," he said. "It was scary."
Infante figured that he'd be a bit hesitant when he stepped back into the batter's box for the first time since the injury.
"Yeah, that's normal," he said. "I can't do anything about that. You try to see the ball and not think too much about that."
After batting practice, though, he remained in the lineup batting second in the series opener.
Royals sign veteran righty Loe to Minor League deal
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Royals are going to give 32-year-old right-hander Kameron Loe a shot with their Triple-A club in Omaha. He was signed to a Minor League contract on Friday.
The 6-foot-8, 245-pound Loe has nine years of experience in the Major Leagues with a composite 34-43 record and 4.49 ERA in 322 games (48 starts).
Last year, Loe spent most of the season with Triple-A Gwinnett in the Atlanta organization and was 4-4 with a 3.07 ERA in 27 games. He also split time with the Braves, Cubs and Mariners, going 1-2 with a 5.85 ERA in 16 combined games.
In his 26 2/3 big league innings last year, Loe gave up 21 earned runs and 11 home runs. He was in Spring Training with the Giants this year, but he opted out of his deal when he didn't make the Major League roster.
Infante's return may lead to KC roster move
MINNEAPOLIS -- Another roster move could be in the works, pending how well Omar Infante does in his return from being struck by a pitch.
Left-hander Danny Duffy was held out of his scheduled start for Triple-A Omaha on Friday at the Kansas City organization's request, according to the Omaha World Herald. That could indicate a recall to the Royals for Duffy. The Royals did not confirm Duffy's status for Friday's Minors start.
Second baseman Johnny Giavotella was recalled on Wednesday to fill in for Infante and the resultant shuffle of pitchers left the Royals with just 11 on the staff instead of the 12 preferred by manager Ned Yost.
Meantime, Giavotella is on the roster in case Infante needs backup. If Giavotella is no longer deemed necessary, he could be returned and Duffy brought up for bullpen duty.
Duffy was sent to Omaha out of Spring Training on the theory that he'd get stretched out in the rotation in case help was needed by Kansas City. But so far, he's made just one start, getting the victory with six innings in which he gave up two runs.
There's been no problems among the Royals' starters so far; in the first eight games, they combined for a collective 2.03 ERA. The relievers, however, have had some glitches (5.79 ERA) and there's no left-hander currently in the bullpen.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Here are five players who surprised during the otherwise disappointing 8-7-1 season from the Green Bay Packers:
1. DL Mike Daniels
The most obvious player on this list, Daniels entered 2013 as a rotational pass rusher for a deep defensive line and ended as the front seven's most consistent and disruptive defender. In fact, there's a strong case to be made that Daniels was Green Bay's best defensive player in 2013. Despite playing just over 550 snaps, Daniels finished tied for the team lead in sacks (7.5) and quarterback hits (six) and was second in hurries (27). His 41 overall disruptions were second behind only Mike Neal (46). At Pro Football Focus, Daniels led the defense in overall grade at plus-22.4, which was over three times higher than the next best player (Tramon Williams, plus-6.6). He also graded out as the team's best against the run and rushing the passer. Daniels, a fourth-round pick in 2012, has Geno Atkins-like potential.
2. RB James Starks
Back in August, some wondered aloud if Starks would even make the Packers final 53-man roster. A season-ending knee injury to DuJuan Harris ensured at least one more year in Green Bay, and Starks made the absolute most of it. He played in 13 games—tying a career high—as the primary backup to Eddie Lacy, a role that now looks ideal for the once injury-prone back. He responded with 493 yards on just 89 carries, good for a career-best 5.5 yards per carry. One could actually make the case that Starks deserved a bigger role on offense. Over 99 total touches (including 10 catches), Starks broke 22 tackles—or one every 4.5 touches—and averaged 3.0 yards after contract. Lacy, on the other hand, averaged a broken tackle every 5.2 touches and 2.3 yards after contact. Starks, who averaged 7.3 yards per carry against Chicago and San Francisco to end the season, will be an unrestricted free agent this spring.
3. DB Micah Hyde
Drafted into a cornerback group that included Tramon Williams, Sam Shields, Casey Hayward and Davon House, Hyde wasn't expected to be a major contributor in 2013. Not many fifth-round rookies are, regardless of the positional depth. But by season's end, Hyde had become a fixture on both defense and special teams. He played nearly 500 defensive snaps and generally held up well, despite covering the slot on just over 200 passing plays. He finished as Green Bay's third-highest graded defensive player at PFF. On special teams, Hyde returned 24 punts, of which one went 93 yards for a touchdown, and 22 kicks, with a long of 70. He also made seven special teams tackles. A position switch to safety could be in his near future.
4. WR Jarrett Boykin
A year after clawing his way onto the final 53-man roster, Boykin made himself into a valuable asset for Green Bay's depleted passing game. He opened the season as the Packers' No. 4 receiver but quickly became a much bigger part of the puzzle, as injuries to Randall Cobb and James Jones opened the door for opportunities. Despite not catching a pass until Week 6, Boykin finished the season third on the team in catches (49) and receiving yards (681). He even produced without Aaron Rodgers, catching 33 of his 49 passes and two of his three touchdowns from Seneca Wallace, Scott Tolzien and Matt Flynn. He could slide into a much bigger role in 2013 if Jones leaves in free agency.
5. OT David Bakhtiari
It didn't take long for Bakhtiari to go from the relative comfort of a redshirt rookie to being thrown directly into the fire. An unfortunate ACL tear suffered by Bryan Bulaga in the Family Night scrimmage forced the fourth-round pick into the starting lineup at left tackle, arguably the most demanding of all positions on the offensive line. All things considered, Bakhtiari put together an impressive rookie campaign. There were a few clunkers—most notably at Cincinnati and at Detroit—but the Packers couldn't have asked for much more from a first-year player who really could have used a redshirt season. Bakhtiari played well enough for the Packers to consider keeping him there and returning Bulaga to right tackle. He'll need to add some weight and strength to take the next step.
Honorable Mentions
Evan Dietrich-Smith: During his first year as the unquestioned starter, Dietrich-Smith vaulted himself into the top half of NFL centers. He'll be an unrestricted free agent in March. The Packers need to keep him around.
Jamari Lattimore: Once a college defensive end, Lattimore successfully transitioned from outside to inside linebacker with the Packers. He's athletic and unafraid to hit. He probably wouldn't start on a good defense, but he's proven to be a more than capable backup.
Chris Banjo: A late add to training camp, Banjo impressed enough as a reserve safety and special teamer to make the final 53-man roster. While he may not be a long-term answer in the defensive secondary, Banjo did become a core member of the special teams. His nine tackles on that unit trailed only Jarrett Bush (12).
Zach Kruse is a 25-year-old sports writer who contributes to Cheesehead TV, Bleacher Report and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He also covered prep sports for the Dunn Co. News. You can reach him on Twitter @zachkruse2 or by email at [email protected].
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Last night was not the best night of American Idol Season 11. Joshua Ledet was good, and even had some great moments, but he has been better. Jessica Sanchez struggled with "My All" and Phil Phillips showed the limitations of his talent with "We've Got Tonight". I don't know who will go home tonight. I think it should be Phil but I think he is a lock for the finale. Between Josh and Jessica, it seems the voting momentum would go Jessica's direction with Hollie Cavanagh's departure. But an American Idol Season 11 finale without Joshua Ledet would be a crime.
Enough speculation, let's suffer through the next 60 minutes to see what America has to say.
And we have another Ford video without Phil Phillips. How many videos has he actually made this year?
What does Jimmy Iovine have to say about Joshua Ledet's performances last night? Jimmy did not like "Imagine" or "I'd Rather Go Blind" or "No More Drama". He thinks Joshua did the most with the material he had but it was not his best night. Jimmy says Joshua Ledet should absolutely be in the American Idol Season 11 finale.
Next up for the Jimmy Iovine review is Jessica Sanchez. He thought she missed with "My All". He thought "It Don't Mean A Thing" fell short. Even with his own pick, "I'll Be There" he thought she struggled. Jimmy said Jessica Sanchez can sing on the Grammy's but fell short of saying she should be in the finals.
Finally we learn what Jimmy has to say about Phil Phillip's performances last night. Jimmy thinks "Beggin" demonstrates that Phillip's sound is becoming less derivative. He described "Disease" as a total snooze fest. Jimmy thinks Phillip won the night with "We've Got The Night", that it was his best performance of the season. Jimmy raved and raved and raved.
Time for some results. Who is in the finale? The first one in the final the finale is Jessica Sanchez. Joining her is Phil Phillips. America blew it.


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OAKLAND, Calif. — At the moment the Spurs took the floor at Oracle Arena late Monday night, they found themselves in the same position they've been in for the past week: Mathematically one game behind Oklahoma City for first place in the Western Conference, but tied with the Thunder in the loss column and owning the head-to-head tiebreaker over them.
Heading into the final 10 days of the regular season, the Spurs own a realistic chance of claiming a No. 1 seed for the second season in a row.
To do it, they'll have to overcome both a punishing closing schedule and their head coach's maniacal desire to keep key players fresh and healthy.
"The end of the season schedule is brutal. Absolutely ridiculous," coach Gregg Popovich said before the Spurs opened a West Coast back-to-back-to-back at Golden State. "We have to try and be smarter than the schedule, somehow or other."
Beginning with a back-to-back against Utah on April 8-9, the Spurs' final 13 games were to be crammed into a span of 19 days, with three back-to-backs and one back-to-back-to-back.
The Spurs close the slate with a back-to-back at Phoenix and Golden State that ends April 26 with the first round of the playoffs set to begin as soon as two days later.
Saddled with the busiest closing month in the NBA, don't expect the Spurs to press the pedal down in pursuit of the West's No. 1 seed.
"We'll try to manipulate it," Popovich said. "Play guys the right way as far as having them energetic and healthy come playoff time. That's got to be our main concern, not positioning."
Popovich had his full roster available Monday, but would not rule out resting players tonight in Los Angeles against the Lakers.
In the Spurs' previous back-to-back-to-back, March 23-25, Popovich sat Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker one game apiece.
"You want them to have their energy, you want them to have their health, you want them to have their rhythm going into the playoffs," Popovich said. "That's your goal."
Missing R.J.: Dealing with a sore right knee, Richard Jefferson was unavailable Monday, missing his first chance to play against his former team since the March 15 trade sent him to Golden State.
Jefferson is averaging 13 points in 17 games since the deal that brought Stephen Jackson back to the Spurs.
"R.J.'s a great kid," Popovich said. "He's got a great sense of humor. … He did a fine job for us."
No Kobe again? According to the Los Angeles Times, Kobe Bryant is expected to miss his sixth consecutive game with a shin injury tonight when the Spurs visit the Staples Center.
Bryant, the NBA's leading scorer at 28.1 points per game, also missed the Lakers' 98-84 victory at the AT&T Center last Wednesday. L.A. is 4-1 in Bryant's absence.
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About her role on The Runaways (sexy wild child rocker with a girl-on-girl kiss), she dished: 'I really enjoyed doing that subject matter for the first time in a biopic, because it really happened, it's not just a made-up story about a 15-year-old running wild. It's a true story of her evolution from good Valley Girl to bad rock 'n roll princess'.
She shared about her kissing Kristen Stewart: 'It's passionate,they were just as close as two could get'. [Lorabell: Bow chica wah wow!]
About drugs, specially the cocaine: 'It's actually crushed B vitamins. Kristen and I were, like, our hair is gonna grow a lot from these'.
P.s. And as a very tenuous link - anyone know where KStew got these glasses from? I've been after them for ages :)


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I am planning on writing my own stories eventually and I have found that writing fan fiction is a way to get used to different styles of writing. I am horrible at romantic so my Fan Fictions sometimes attempt to be romantic, but it's kind of hard to tell :D
I also like to play with clichés in my fan fictions. I take one and switch it around a bit, so if it seems a bit clichéd at first just wait it out.