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- Bahrain Grand Prix - Qualifying
Mercedes investigates Hamilton's lost pace
- News:
Brawn keen for gearbox penalty rethink
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Rosberg makes it back-to-back poles for Mercedes
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- Bahrain Grand Prix
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- Lewis Hamilton
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Lewis Hamilton says he has asked Mercedes to look for reasons why he was unable to match team-mate Nico Rosberg during qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Rosberg took pole position while Hamilton was 0.4s slower than his team-mate having been 0.3s ahead in FP3. While Hamilton will start ninth after a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change after a tyre delaminated at the end of the final practice session, he said the car had not been handling the same as it had been in the morning and that the team would be searching for reasons.
"The guys are just looking at the data right now; I just asked them because the car didn't feel the same as it did in P3," Hamilton said. "P3 was a big improvement; in P1 and P2 we were having some problems with the car, we fixed them overnight and the car felt much better in P3 but when we got to qualifying it went back to feeling very similar to what it like it felt like in P1 and P2, for whatever reason.
"But Nico did a great job today, I wasn't able to match his pace and tomorrow it's going to be a tough race for me from ninth place but I will do the best job I can."
Hamilton also said that fourth place was the most he could get out of the car as he was taking the normal approach to qualifying despite his gearbox penalty.
"We try to get up as high as possible, try to take pole position so then when you take the penalty you lose as little position as possible."
Asked as to the reason for his earlier tyre failure, Hamilton responded: "I think it's just some debris with the tyre."

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ANAHEIM, Shay Valencia: The article, "Confrontation over panhandling draws views" [Local, Feb. 2], was written in response to a video posted on YouTube that I also watched. The video details a confrontation between two men, one of whom was picking up his mother from a night of panhandling at the Irvine Town Center at 2 a.m. The other man questioned the first man's behavior.
Apparently the woman sits in her wheelchair and begs passersby for money, claiming her husband has died.
I was both deeply saddened and outraged by this disheartening video. This woman was dropped off at several locations and was expected to panhandle, but she had to do it in the late hours of the night and early hours in the morning during the cold month of December. As an emergency medical technician, I am trained to notice and report possible cases of elder abuse.
A few simple steps may help eliminate problems like these: Be more observant of unusual or deviant behavior toward elders and inform authorities of any suspected cases of elderly abuse. It's always better to take simple precautions that can make a difference to someone's life than to take none at all.
If we all make more of an effort to be more proactive, the world will be better off.
Nonsensical killings
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Drew Kovacs: The killing of veteran Chris Kyle and his friend makes no sense ["Dead SEAL barely knew suspect," Nation, Feb. 5]. My father-in-law, who is now a 90-year-old World War II veteran, along with countless other veterans from his generation, came home after seeing the horrific aspects of war and built a nation of values, went to college, raised families, entered the workforce, were successful and created probably the most successful economic, ethical and moral time in our nation's history.
They sacrificed and resolved to make this country the great nation it is. Our veterans need help for their valor and service to this country, but why has the number of incidences like the one that happened to Kyle risen during the past 10 years? Are we missing something as a nation to help our veterans?
Something does not add up and deserves good dialogue so all this stops. Gun-control laws will not stop it.
The truth about autism
LONG BEACH, Susie Atkinson: J. Jay Gargus, a doctor who is developing "autism drugs," defines autism as a "disease" ["Spark of Innovation," Commentary, Feb. 3]. Really? Then we'd better not come in contact with any autistics or we might all catch it. He is looking for drugs that might "cure" it.
I am a "high-functioning" autistic. And I do not wish to be "cured." I regard myself as having a gift which allows me to see the beauty of the world, while everyone else is running around, jabbering into their cell phones. Gargus thinks folks like me should be brought into the social world through lifelong application of drugs. Perhaps if he had his way, we deviants would be forced into his world.
I don't know any autistics who want to be anything other than what they are. Publishing articles like this does a terrible disservice.
A rising immigration tide
FULLERTON, William McCoy: President Barack Obama and his cronies vow to address immigration reform. Bipartisan or not, these elected officials are simply posturing (again) about a problem that has grown during the past 30 years. Seemingly, nobody has a clue what to do.
There is already a clear pathway to citizenship in this country. Those who are serious and compassionate enough about living here legally will follow that pathway. They will earn their citizenship, something illegal immigrants refuse to do. And why should they? Nobody holds them accountable. They make money illegally, without paying taxes. They send their illegal earnings out of this country to their families in their beloved Mexico.
Greed is at the root of the problem. However, it is not the illegal immigrant's greed I refer to, but, rather, rich business owners who hire these illegal immigrants to increase profit margins. This is the problem. This is where the line must be drawn before anything else.
And it will never change. He or she who has the gold makes the rules. This has been happening for years, without penalty. We searched for the root of the problem, and it lies right here with our own greedy, nonlaw-abiding citizens.
MISSION VIEJO, Darrell R. Schmidt: If you thought the tsunami waves that hit Japan were something, wait until Obama's amnesty proposal takes effect. Our southern borders will be swamped with illegal immigrants trying to cash in, in addition to the 11 million illegals who are already here.
Gangs and guns
PLACENTIA, Robert C. Belloli: Gun-control opponents cite Chicago and Mexico as places with both strict gun controls and high numbers of gun-related homicides. However, almost all gun homicides there are due to gang members killing each other over drugs or territory, posing little direct threat to others in their community, which is a very different breed of bad guy than the mentally deranged males who committed mass murders of innocent civilians and bystanders in Columbine, Tucson, Aurora (Denver), Seal Beach and Sandy Hook.
Stricter background checks and other gun-control measures will do little to deter the gangster bad guys from killing their rivals. But they will lessen the likelihood that the crazy bad guys can buy and use high-capacity, rapid-firing military weapons.
NEWPORT BEACH, Arthur Friedman: The National Rifle Association is at it again: "NRA likens universal checks to gun registry" [News, Feb. 4]. Where in the Constitution or in the rule of common sense does it say that all potentially lethal weapons cannot be treated equally?
Why shouldn't responsible gun owners be registered, too?
Degrees of responsibility
NEWPORT BEACH, Christian Crampton: In response to letter-writer Bill Campbell's statement, "Climate change is real – and we must deal with it" ["Climate change is real," Feb. 4], I say: talk to China.
The world's largest polluter, by far, will continue to do so – probably past our lifetimes. So by pushing this agenda you raise fixed energy costs for the middle class and struggling families that are just trying to make ends meet.
Does a couple of degrees in temperature rank higher than a decent livelihood?
It's tyranny by the majority against those in the minority.
A 'great' mystery
ORANGE, Carol Graham: If the Great Park is so great, why is there no signage from the freeway or on local streets directing us to the "Great Park"? Millions spent, but no sign?
Stallone shoots from lip
PLACENTIA, Billy Hufnagel: Actor Sylvester Stallone supports the new gun control legislation? This from a man who has made his living making films that glorify violence.
What a hypocrite.


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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
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Research Executive Agency
This Decision establishes the 'Research Executive Agency' to manage Community activity within the framework of the People, Capacities and Cooperation Specific Programmes, which implement the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013).
Commission Decision 2008/46/EC of 14 December 2007 setting up the 'Research Executive Agency' for the management of certain areas of the specific Community programmes People, Capacities and Cooperation in the field of research in application of Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003.
This Decision establishes the 'Research Executive Agency' for the period 1 January 2008 – 31 December 2017. The Agency, governed by Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003, is responsible for managing some Community activities in the field of research. The tasks of the Agency fall within the scope of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013). In particular, they correspond to specific projects implementing the People Specific Programme, the Research for the Benefit of SMEs part of the Capacities Specific Programme, and the Space and Security themes of the Cooperation Specific Programme.
The Agency's tasks consist of the following:
- management of parts of the specific programmes listed above;
- execution of the relevant parts of the budget;
- collection, analysis and communication of information to guide programme implementation;
- provision of logistical and administrative support.
The Commission may also entrust the Agency with similar tasks for additional areas of FP7.
The Agency is managed by a Steering Committee and a Director. Both are appointed by the Commission, the first for two years and the latter for four years. The appointments may be renewed.
Financing and supervision
The Agency is financed from funds of the People, Capacities and Cooperation Specific Programmes of FP7. For any additional tasks entrusted under FP7, the financing will come from corresponding funds. The financial regulations are established by the Commission Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004.
The Commission has supervisory authority over the Agency, which is obliged to provide regular progress reports on the implementation of its programmes.
Entry into force - Date of expiry
Deadline for transposition in the Member States
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Fishing restrictions bring better catches, says study
Closing fishing areas and regulating the use of fishing gear can result in more profitable catches that boost fishermen's incomes, according to a study.
The conclusion has emerged from a long-term investigation in Kenya on the effects of fishery closures on fishermen's profits. The study, published today in Conservation Biology, used data on 27,000 fish caught in three locations off the Kenyan coast over a period of 12 years.
One location was next to a closed fishing area, one far from the closed area but with restrictions on vertically hanging fishing nets (seine nets), and one far from any fishing restrictions.
Fishing close to an area with fishery closures led to larger catches of fish with a higher market value. And the ban on seine nets also increased fishermen's income, the study found.
"Resistance to closures and to gear restrictions from fishermen and the fishing industry is based largely on the perception that these options are a threat to profits," said Tim McClanahan, a senior conservationist at the US-based Wildlife Conservation Society, which conducted the study. "These findings challenge those perceptions."
"By showing that prized species and larger fish are entering fisheries indirectly through the closures, we see that closures are a direct benefit to the fishermen," he said.
Craig Leisher, senior social science adviser at The Nature Conservancy, a conservation organisation also based in United States, told SciDev.Net: "It helps the fishermen when you close an area because the fish then have a chance to grow bigger, and we know that bigger fish have many more offspring."
He added that the study was unusual because it differentiated the effects of fishery closures from those of other initiatives.
Leisher said that resistance to fishery closures was partly an issue of semantics. "We call them regeneration zones. Because then it's clear what the purpose is, and it's not just about saying 'you can't fish here'. In these cases you get much better local government support."
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I'm not afraid to admit that I'm just the person to give you the help you need.
This is a grave matter indeed. There seems to be a serious lack understanding of what humor is. Go on, read it. I'll wait.
To understand humor, you need to know a few things. That link has the perfect illustration. The first image you will see is how I picture CommonTater.
*wait for it*
And I'll bet how he sees me is the second picture in that link!
See, now that's funny. Since I'm sure you still won't get what I just did there, go read this link.
Tater isn't hurting my feelings anywhere, so mind your own business.


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Must sign up by Jan. 7 at 3 p.m. Please stop by 701 N. 5th Street, Dardanelle to sign up.
Russellville holiday closings announced
The Russellville Animal Shelter, Yard Waste Facility, and Recycle Works will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 1 in observance of New Year's Day. All three departments will reopen Wednesday, Jan. 2 at 9 a.m.
City of Russellville offices will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, for New Years Day.
The Hughes Community Center will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, for observation of New Year's Day.
State park 'First Day Hike' scheduled
Start the year 2013 by connecting with nature, engaging in physical activity and a new healthy lifestyle for the whole family! First Day Hikes offer a great way to get outside, exercise, enjoy nature and welcome the New Year with friends and family. Rejuvenate by taking a family friendly trek through Lake Dardanelle State Park. Join in at the Meadowbrook Trailhead near the amphitheater at 10 a.m. to take an invigorating hike while enjoying nature with family and friends.
For more information about the First Day Hike event or any park events contact the park at (479) 967-5516 or visit www.ArkansasStateParks.com or www.AdventureStateParks.com.
Eagle awareness weekend begins Jan. 11
Each winter, the Ozarks plays host to over 100 bald eagles migrating to and through this prime eagle wintering ground. Bull Shoals-White River State Park will celebrate their arrival with the Eagle Awareness Event Jan. 11-12. Other common sightings on the tours include ospreys, waterfowl, herons, loons, owls, and other winter wildlife.
This year's guest speakers will include Tim Ernst, a local Nature Photographer and Author, Howard Davis a Master Falconer, Bird Rehabilitators from the Central Arkansas Rehabilitation Center and the Little Rock Zoo, who will showcase a live mature Bald Eagle and other birds of prey, all within arm's reach. Harmony from Mountain View will be performing. Please join us for an evening of beautiful photographs, amazing birds of prey, and great toe-tappin music.
A detailed schedule may be picked up at the park or mailed. For more information contact the park at (870) 445-3629, e-mail email@example.com, or visit us on the web at www.ArkansasStateParks.com/bullshoalswhiteriver.


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Minnesota Orchestra musicians who played under Antal Dorati remember the Hungarian-born music director as a charismatic conductor with a fiery temper.
Trumpeter Ron Hasselmann was in his early 20s in 1958, when he joined what was then known as the Minneapolis Symphony. He was terrified of making a mistake and becoming the object of Dorati's anger. That's just what happened in his first season with the orchestra when he missed some important notes during a concert.
"Dorati looked at me and it was like he grew six feet," Hasselmann says. "His hair flew out and it looked like his teeth grew six inches and he conducted the rest of the piece with his fist, glaring at me. That put great fear into me and I was devastated."
Hasselmann kept a punching bag in his basement to ease the stress of playing under Dorati, but the retired trumpeter says he had great respect for the conductor and believes Dorati helped him grow as a musician.
Dorati had a reputation as an orchestra builder and that was one of the reasons the Minneapolis Symphony hired him in 1949. But it wasn't his only skill.
"He was a good businessman and he was enterprising," says the orchestra's historian Mary Ann Feldman.
One of Dorati's most enterprising moves was landing a recording contract with the Mercury label.
"Dorati did much to make this a very famous orchestra," says Feldman. "He got this recording contract with Mercury at the dawn, the heyday of the LP age and made all of these recordings--not the least of which was the '1812' Overture."
When that recording came out in 1958, the Minneapolis Symphony had enjoyed six years as Mercury's flagship orchestra. At the time companies were taking advantage of the latest technology by recording big orchestral showpieces to exploit high fidelity, stereo sound.
Music critic Richard Freed says it was perfect timing and Dorati was the right man for the job. "He knew how to take advantage of recording," Freed says. "He was experienced at recording by the time he arrived in Minneapolis. He understood that recording is the natural and best PR instrument an orchestra can have."
Freed says the recordings Dorati and the Minneapolis Symphony made for Mercury still sound wonderful today. They made dozens of them between 1952 and 1960. Some have been re-released on CD, including the famous recording of Tchaikovsky's "1812" Overture.
Nearly 50 years later, according to some critics, the 1958 Dorati/Minneapolis recording of the "1812" Overture remains the finest ever made of this symphonic warhorse. It sold over one million copies. A gold record of the LP hangs in the office of current Music Director Osmo Vanska. (By way of comparison, these days a classical recording is considered successful when it sells 10,000 to 15,000 copies.) Appropriately, as part of its salute to Dorati this week, the orchestra performs Tchaikovsky's popular overture.
As a trumpeter for the Minnesota Orchestra for 41 years, Ron Hasselmann has played under countless conductors. He considers Antal Dorati was one of the greats and says the man who first terrified him remained a strong influence even after the conductor left Minnesota.
"I got a picture to have him autograph before he left," Hasselmann recalls. "I wanted to remember him. I had that picture in my studio where I could look up at him and realize that I'd better practice my part or he'd come and get me."
Dorati last appeared with the Minnesota Orchestra in 1975. He died in 1988, but Hasselmann says his fiery personality still comes across in the intense, energetic, and sometimes violent sounds of the music he conducted on those old Mercury records.


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Past Seasons:
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996
Final Record: 18-7-5, 59 pts. (First, Western Conference)
The LA Galaxy won their first Supporters' Shield since the 2002 season after finishing with a league-best 18-7-5 regular season record for 59 points. However, after dispatching the Seattle Sounders FC in their Western Conference Semifinal Series, LA was upset by FC Dallas in the Western Conference Championship at The Home Depot Center.
The Galaxy were undoubtedly the best team in MLS over the first half of the season, opening the year with an 11-game unbeaten run that saw them take 29 of a possible 33 points and outscore their opponents 20-3. Edson Buddle was the catalyst of that run, scoring nine of the club's first 10 goals en route to a career-high 17. His early season form caught the eye of U.S. National Team head coach Bob Bradley, who named Buddle in his squad for the summer's FIFA World Cup in South Africa, along with Galaxy captain Landon Donovan, who had a goal and nine assists, compared to Buddle's nine goals and two assists, in nine games before heading to South Africa.
With Buddle and Donovan away, Tristan Bowen and Jovan Kirovski stepped forward to lead the LA attack while the defense continued their astonishing improvement that began a year earlier. Eventual MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Donovan Ricketts kept seven clean sheets in the club's first 10 games, while Josh Saunders kept an eighth as the Galaxy threatened to shatter the MLS record for fewest goals allowed in league history. Playing in front of them, Omar Gonzalez continued to blossom into one of the top young defenders in MLS, earning a spot on the league's Best XI and being named the Galaxy's Defender of the Year, as well as a finalist for the MLS Defender of the Year award.
A 1-0 loss to Real Salt Lake in their final game before June's two-week World Cup break snapped the club's record start to the season but could not dampen the excitement that the Galaxy's stunning first half of the season had generated.
Early July saw the Galaxy welcome Buddle and Donovan, with the pair combining for the club's first goal just 19 minutes into a comprehensive 3-1 win over Seattle in front of a capacity crowd in Carson. However, the club struggled over the next two months, winning just two of their eight league matches while being eliminated from the U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League.
With Real Salt Lake closing in on LA's position at the top of the Western Conference, the Galaxy received a welcome boost in mid-September with the return of David Beckham, who had been out since March with an Achilles injury. His return, combined with more timely goal scoring from Buddle and Donovan helped the Galaxy win five of their final seven regular season games and claim their first Supporters' Shield in eight years with a 2-1 win over FC Dallas on the final day of the season.
Despite taking the Supporters' Shield, the Galaxy were projected by many as underdogs in their Western Conference Semifinal Series against Seattle, who had been the best team in MLS over the second half of the year. However, an Edson Buddle wonder goal gave LA a 1-0 road win in the first leg at Qwest Field, while David Beckham set up a pair of goals a week later at The Home Depot Center as the Galaxy won 2-1 to take the series 3-1 on aggregate and set up a date with FC Dallas in the Western Conference Championship.
However, LA's amazing run would end there as Bruce Arena's side could not find a way past Kevin Hartman in the Dallas goal while David Ferreira, George John and Marvin Chavez each scored to give the visitors a 3-0 win and end the Galaxy's season one step shy of a return to MLS Cup.


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The Commercial Music Concentration at Volunteer State can help you:
- Define your songwriting style
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The purpose of this program concentration is to prepare students to seek entry level or career growth opportunities in various phases of the commercial music industry. Jobs and career positions in this field include record store management and sales, jingle writer, recording industry clerical staff, assistant recording technician, assistant audio technician, artist development for talent agency, theme park performers, etc. Students who choose this concentration may focus on one of three emphases: Music Business, Technical/Production, and Artist Development.
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A day after notching a brace against the San Jose Earthquakes that helped propel the LA Galaxy into the Western Conference Championship for the fourth consecutive year, forward Robbie Keane was crowned as the 2012 Castrol Index Top Player.
The Castrol Index is MLS' official performance index that assesses each player and judges how positive or negative their impact has on their individual team's success.
Keane finished with a total of 854 points in 2,520 minutes of action during the regular season, edging out the 2011 Castrol Index Top Player Chris Wondolowski by 18 points. The Irishman earned the nod over Wondolowski due to his success in target shots, winning duels, good passes, and the fact that only 7% of his goals came on penalty kicks compared to 23% for Wondolowski.
The nod for Keane is no surprise after Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena was quick to laud the Irishman on Wednesday.
"Robbie, since he's come back from the European Championships has been the best player in the league," said Arena after LA's 3-1 win. "He's been great. He scores big goals, he's competitive, he's bought into MLS, he likes L.A., he's a great leader on our team. When the whistle blows he's ready to play, he's a real great competitor."


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The Spurs picked up his third year option!
He played well in part of the two Spurs pre-season games I watched so I am very happy for him. I expect he will see very limited minutes this year - and won't be active every game - but there are far worse place than San Antonio to learn one's craft.


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I am SO Sorry Tampa Bay
I have to admit something here to all of you Rays fans. I am getting sick and tired of carrying all of this guilt and singular pressure of knowing this unknown secret to all of you, and the pure fact of not telling everyone or anyone is eating me up raw and twisting me up like a large salty pretzel. This burning secret is churning inside to a point of internal implosion and shriveling up my soul to resemble a sun-rotted prune just waiting for the hot sun to take all of my exterior substance away and bare me again to my bones for the world to see me again.
You know someone has to be at fault for all this 2009 Rays pain and anquish, but I still hid it from all of your eyes and left it just inches beyond your fingers, and yet I clutche it internally for so long some can no longer look into my eyes and see that I forgot who I was this season, that something was missing within my spirit and emotions this season. So why don't all of you Rays fans go ahead and blame me for this subpar season. That is right, you have been leering and jeering seeking and searching for the perfect scapegoat, and yet here I was in plain sight and maybe even standing next to you.
And I am totally willing to take the blunt beating of words and the constant barrage of hateful comments. Bring it on, for I know someone has to be the bold one and take that honorable fall on the blade of the sword. Someone has to think for the people and make a unselfish sacrifice for the forgiveness of the masses, and it might as well be me for my ignoring my own code of superstitions and rites.
I am willing to take this one square on the bottom of my chin for the gross oversight, get kicked merciless again and again in my red and swollen shins by the scores of little kids looking for a solid plausable reason for the Rays to maybe heading home in October then making a few road trips to defend their title. And I am fully aware as I walked the hallowed and busy halls of this stadium on Sunday, I will get physically abused and smacked around like a cotton ragdoll by little old ladies with huge purses full of quarters and nickels.
I deserve all the profane remarks and the steely eyed leers and constant barrage of jeers and trash thrown at me in my seat. So go ahead and just loathe me for it all before 1:40 pm today so we can all just sit down and enjoy the ballgame. And in that 2-3 hour moment of reflection let your bitter and coarse comment fester for after the game will be anothe chance to spite me. Then afterwards as I file out of the backdoors of the Trop., you can again begin the verbal barrage and continue the fire and brimstone massage to my body. I am not worthy right now, because someone has to blame for all of this. Someone has to take the bitter blame, because the Rays is still fighting day in and day out.
And you may ask why I am to blame. What arrogant act or even attempt at normalcy did I forget to deserve such treatment? Well, it is really quite simple. I may have committed the mortal sin of slacking a bit this season, and it might have been my lackluster attitude at times that led the team down the wrong road. When I cracked my large Latin Percussion cowbell in April, I did not go straight out and buy a new one, but settled for a small model given out during the "Championship Week" during the first week of the season. And I have forgotten it on numerous occasions, so my bell did not ring loud and true and might have caused discomfort within the dugout for it distrurbed the vibes going through the Trop.
For in this bitter end, my simple omission might have been a psuedo bad karma accelerator of all of this Rays fans nonsense of extreme playoff misery and worry about hitting a solid piece of ground in the American League postseason. My own decision of staying in the shadows and hiding in the background this season might have been a catalyst for the impending dismal disaster. For my personal trip towards the darkened world of introversion might have tipped the scales to the wrong direction, and I might have done a unknown karma whammy strike towards anything normal right now again for the Rays.
If you are wondering what my mortal sin could entail, it is a simple case of forgetting to again reserve a slot and perfect spot in the 2009 Tampa Bay Rays Team Photo. I got in the 2008 edition last May and the team began a string of walk-off victories and an instant upward spiraling trend towards the postseason. For beyond all the good karma and the energetic chemistry going on last season in that clubhouse, a simple smile fan nestled between Akinora Iwamura and Willy Ayar could have been the push of odd luck they needed.
For I am "Mr. Lucky", or that is the name the Rays gave me back 5 years ago when they inducted me on their Rays/Pepsi Fan Wall of Fame. I want to think I was the unseen good luck charm that pushed them towards that ultimate goal of reaching the World Series. I want to think I had a small bit of primal inspiration to bottled a little bit up for all the fans here and all over the world who follow the team and hide it within the ranks and rows of that photo session. I want to think my luck rubbed off on all of them as a group. I mean on that day I did step on Evan Longoria's foot as I came out of the second row so they could take the official Team Photo.
And we all know what that did for him………Rookie of the Year baby! So I am opening myself to be the official Rays scapegoat for 2009. Blame me, just do not blame anyone else for all the misery you are feeling right now towards the Tampa Bay Rays. For I might be the twisting metal in between this multi car pile-up that flavors the bitter taste in your mouth with a hints of good and bad that have engulped and turned the day into night for this team in the 2009 season.
So I will take the garbage reeking around my seat, and the odd soda cup floating towards my head because my actions might have angered the almighty Baseball Gods, and they do not take kindly to playing with their superstitions and game rites. And believe me when I tell you I have gone to the Church of Baseball a lot the last few weeks of this season hoping and praying for my own salvation or absolution in this matter. I have asked forgiveness at the alter of the Splendid Splinter inside Tropicana Field.
I have seen the Phillie shroud of the late Tug McGraw hanging in the Major League Baseball Alumni Association office and I have seen a vision of green grass on its shirt tails calling me again. I have stood in the rotunda and looked skyward and said a silent plead for some sign or omen that all will again be great within these Trop walls, and all I got was a ray of sunshine beaming on the people coming into the stadium and nothing near myself. I have even asked the symbol of all that is good and gracious in the Rays, their mascot Raymond D Rays for wisdom and a path of light in these ever-changing hours of playoff darkness.
So do not blame the Rays players, the Rays Coaches or even the Rays front office or ownership. It was my spiteful woes and selfishness that started this boulder down the hill with no one ther to stop it in time. It is in errors and transgressions within my total being that this season should fall upon my shoulders and shall wreck hovoc on my eternal soul. For I am a Rays fan who know the miserable plight and the sheer agony of impending losses all to well for the last 10 years. And I have also tasted the ambrosia and joy mixed with extreme excitement of shared victories. But it also falls upon me forgetting my simple place in this cosmic soup that might eventaully be the first crack in the ice above our feet.
And for that I ask your forgiveness and proclaim to you now that in 2010, I will do everything in my physical and financial being to again smile proudly and confidently standing amongst the Rays who will again fight between the white chalk lines every day for all of us. My shoulders are wide and can take the weight of this challenge. And I am able to stand tall and proud and with no teetering in my balance in this fight until the Rays ship is righted and on course, and all is again serene in the Rays World.
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Cliff – the Rays do NOT have a bigger fan that you!!!! You will NOT take any blame for the season they are having; I will stand for you saying that!!!! Got it?? :-)
And congrats on being #10 on the Latest Leader's List!
someone has to take the blame for the implosions and the dismal sights on the field.
I am not afraid of taking it all on my shoulders.
Easy as pie.
The players are doing their part ( for the most part), just things have been derailed by a single pebble on the track at times.
There are better fans, and there are people who do not get cuaght up in all of this doodoo who will sleep at night, as I peg away on this laptop.
Notice, it is 3:26 am (lol)
Rays Renegade
To me it is not about the numbers.
Would love more numbers in the "W" column, but so do all of us right now.
Rays bloggers' are increasing in numbers, which is a great thing.
Best thing about 2009 so far, it is our second best season EVEr as a franchise.
So it is a double-edged sword.
Rays Renegade
You are their number 1 fan, and you are the reason they have such a strong fan-base.
Guys like you are loyal and compassionate about their team
that have an effect on other's who seem to follow along with you.
It creates a never ending chain of Rays followers and Rays blogger's.
You started the trend Cliff!
You are the number 1 dude.
And I gotta agree You are "Mr Lucky!"
I know the song well.
Had it on cassette tape when it came out.
I just hate that everyone is throwing blame at certain players or events like throwing darts at a dartboard.
I have no problem taking blame or even basking in the limelight, but frustrations are mounting, and i am trying to hrad of a volcanic eruption of emotions by Rays fans.
Rays Renegade
You're ten times the fan of anyone I've known.
Just the fact that you are willing to accept blame for this and you are pulling for your team…would anyone else do that?
Don't give up yet. The Red Sox could have a meltdown, though it looks like they won't, and you're not trying ridiculously hard to avoid the second-WORST season in franchise history.
And the theme of this entry reflects another song, too, I believe: the parallels to Styx's Mr. Roboto are definitely there: hiding in the shadows but standing out, having emotions and keeping secrets…plus, I bet if you listen to it you'll feel a little better.
You are a true fan. If you were a Dodger fan, you would bleed blue. Do Rays fans bleed blue too? You have been such a support to me this season and I thank you for that. There is still an uphill battle for the Dodgers. I think that Kuroda's accident made me realize what is most important. And I keep reminding myself that baseball is a game. There is always next year. You also remind me that we all are baseball fans, we each just have a favorite team. We can support other teams without loviing our own team less.
I am not sure if we bleed sunshine or a ray of light yet if you split us in half.
But we do not bleed the same shade of blue.
That is one of the hidden gems of this site that people overlook. Fans can come together in a collective ball over events and tragedies of this game and unite as one.
It doesn't matter if you wear pinstripes, a compass, or even a ray on your jersey, we are all a prt of the MLb family.
Rays Renegade
You want me to keep the faith…what about you? This post seems to be a white flag in itself. I will not blame you for what the guys have not done. I just wonder if you have given up on the team…even if only in your heart. You always tell me to believe in them until the bitter end. Time to heed your own advice. Don't give up on the guys or your ability to stand by them.
Top ten man. good pic of garza up there too. my good friend looks exactly like him and we always rag on him for it. not really rag on because hes a pretty good looking guy.
People have missed the idea here real good.
I am lending myself to be the scapegoat so the team can be left alone.
Believe me, I am not giving up my seat or my place near the field.
But the constant wavering of blaming this guy this day, and that one another is only diluting the soup of this season's problems.
Rays Renegade
You can call a guy good looking and not get in trouble.
10 years ago, might have been a different story.
Garza is a pretty hyped-up guy, but has a good vibe about him.
Was fun watching him on the "Dance, Dance Revolution" game at the Gameworks party. He lost one game to a guy in the crowd who looks like Bill Murray. lol
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Skip to comments.U.S. liquid fuels consumption fell in 2012, the 6th decline in the last seven years
Posted on 03/07/2013 10:30:00 AM PST by thackney
In 2012, overall U.S. liquid fuels (a category dominated by petroleum products) product supplied (a proxy for consumption) was 2.1 percent, or 394,000 barrels per day (bbl/d), below its 2011 level. The 2012 decline in total liquid fuels consumption marks the second consecutive year in which consumption fell, and consumption has now declined in six of the last seven years dating back to 2006 (Figure 1). With declining domestic liquid fuels use, U.S. refiners, particularly on the Gulf Coast, have turned to export markets as an outlet for their production. The release of the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) February Petroleum Supply Monthly (PSM) provides the first look at monthly petroleum data for all of 2012.
At 18.6 million bbl/d, U.S. liquid fuels consumption in 2012 was at its lowest level since 1996, 2.2 million bbl/d below the peak level of 20.8 million bbl/d reached in 2005. Factors contributing to the recent trend of declining use include higher petroleum prices, economic challenges, changing consumer preferences, and increases in fuel efficiency standards for vehicles. Higher petroleum prices have encouraged more efficient use of petroleum products as well as substitution of more economic fuels, such as natural gas, for petroleum-derived fuels for home heating and electricity generation. The economic downturn in 2008 and 2009 coincided with the sharpest decline in use, with total liquid fuels consumption falling a combined 1.9 million bbl/d in those two years. The only year since 2005 in which U.S. petroleum use increased was 2010, when the U.S. economy was recovering from its sharp downturn (Figure 2).
Turning to specific products, the largest volumetric decline in 2012 consumption was in distillate fuels, with a 156,000-bbl/d reduction from 2011. The February 27 edition of TWIP discussed this decline in detail, noting lower demand for heating oil, a decrease in rail traffic, and lower use in the electric power sector. On a percentage basis, the largest decline among product categories was a 25.2-percent (116,000-bbl/d) decline in residual fuel oil. Residual fuel oil consumption has been indecline for decades-28 out of the last 39 years-as natural gas has replaced residual fuel oil in the electric power sector and other industrial and commercial applications. Additionally, as more U.S. refiners add heavy upgrading capacity such ascokingmore residual fuel oil is used as a refinery feedstock rather than as a final consumer product.
In addition to the decline in residual and distillate fuels, use of gasoline, jet fuel, and other products declined by 50,000 bbl/d (0.6 percent), 25,000 bbl/d (1.8 percent), and 66,000 bbl/d, respectively. The only product category with increased use in 2012 was natural gas liquids and liquefied refinery gases, with a 20,000-bbl/d (0.9-percent) rise in consumption.
Despite declining consumption, production of refined products at U.S. refineries has remained relatively stable since 2005, decreasing by only 215,000 bbl/d (1.4 percent), significantly less than the decrease in consumption. Instead of reducing production as a result of lower demand, strong global demand for refined products has allowed U.S. refiners to sell product into the global market. Since 2005, global consumption of liquid fuels has increased 5.1 million bbl/d (6.0 percent). U.S. refiners have increased total product exports by 2.0 million bbl/d per day, from 1.1 million bbl/d in 2005 to 3.1 million bbl/d in 2012. Over the same period, imports of product fell 1.5 million bbl/d, from 3.6 million bbl/d to 2.1 million bbl/d, turning the United States into a net exporter of liquid fuels beginning in 2011.
Gasoline and diesel fuel prices both fall The U.S. average retail price of regular gasoline decreased three cents to $3.76 per gallon, down three cents from last year at this time. The largest decrease came on the Gulf Coast, where the price decreased five cents to $3.58 per gallon. The East Coast price dropped four cents to $3.76 per gallon, and the Midwest price is $3.71 per gallon, down three cents from last week. Prices rose in the western regions, where the Rocky Mountains had the only price higher than a year ago at $3.48 per gallon, up a cent, and the West Coast price is up two cents to $4.07 per gallon.
The national average diesel fuel price decreased three cents to $4.13 per gallon, four cents higher than last year at this time. Prices decreased in all regions of the nation, with the largest decrease coming in the Midwest, where the price fell four cents to $4.09 per gallon. The East Coast price is $4.17 per gallon, a decrease of three cents. Both the Gulf Coast and West Coast prices declined two cents, to $4.07 per gallon and $4.28 per gallon, respectively. Rounding out the regions, the Rocky Mountain price decreased a penny to $4.05 per gallon.
Propane inventories decline U.S. propane stocks fell 2.2 million barrels to end at 45.7 million barrels last week, yet are 2.2 million barrels (5.0 percent) higher than the same period a year ago. Midwest inventories dropped by 1.7 million barrels, and Gulf Coast regional inventories declined by 0.4 million barrels. East Coast stocks dropped by 0.1 million barrels, and stocks in the Rocky Mountain/West Coast region also declined by 0.1 million barrels. Propylene non-fuel-use inventories represented 6.5 percent of total propane inventories.
Residential heating fuel prices decreased Residential heating oil prices decreased during the period ending March 4, 2013. The average residential heating oil price decreased by 7 cents to $4.06 per gallon, 4 cents per gallon lower than the same time last year. Wholesale heating oil prices decreased by 18 cents to nearly $3.10 per gallon, 22 cents per gallon less than last year at this time.
The average residential propane price fell by less than a penny, holding at $2.49 per gallon for the third consecutive week, almost 38 cents per gallon lower than the same period last year. Wholesale propane prices decreased by nearly 2 cents to $0.97 per gallon for the week ending March 4, 2013, 26 cents per gallon lower than the March 5, 2012 price.
Well, when you have a lot fewer people working, there will be less gas used.
"Oh my gosh! That's amazin!!!"
Sure 'nuf, my gas bill dropped dramatically after I lost my job last October.
"The average residential propane price fell by less than a penny, holding at $2.49 per gallon for the third consecutive week, almost 38 cents per gallon lower than the same period last year."
The most I have paid for propane this winter is $1.40 a gal.
I'd be interested in seeing what people around the 48 state area are paying for each gallon of propane. My current bill is for exactly $2/gallon. (makes me wish my vehicles, especially my RV ran on propane)
I pay $1.40 gal for propane.
WTF? Do you or your family own a propane distributorship? Or whut? (grin)
Wow! Thanks for that priceless link! (broad, beaming smile!!!)
Also see:
Weekly Heating Oil and Propane Prices (October - March)
Use the pick box to change to individual states instead of all US average.
See, those Chevy Volts are working. (/s)
I buy electricity,....not propane.....I'm modern....and paying the price.
Thanks thackney.
Why Environmentalists Are Wrong on Keystone XL
Energy Tribune | March 06, 2013 | Robert Rapier
Posted on 03/07/2013 12:37:48 PM PST by neverdem
Charlie tried to get him to say that the government needed to invest in more research and Rex essentially told him the best thing government could do to facilitate all our energy needs both now and in the future was to either lead, follow or get out of the way!!!
Of course he said it more diplomatically but ever so powerfully. What a powerful demeanor!!!
Best interview I've ever encountered on Charlie Rose's otherwise terminally boring program!!!
Buy your own propane tank and any propane company can and will fill it, and most charge $1 a gal less than the going rate if you own your tank.
You can buy a rebuilt tank for about $500 and will get your money back in savings in less than two fill-ups.
No more 'lock in' price fees, no more tank rental fees, no more delivery charge fees, Just the lowest price around + sales tax.
Summer fill is usually about $1 - $1.25 gal.
If you can find a good price on a 1000-1500 gal tank you can stuff it full in late summer and never pay winter prices.
I paid $350 for my tank and striped it down , repainted it and put new regulators on for another $65.
It's truly appreciated.
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Statement of Former Senator Sam Nunn
Warren Rudman was an outstanding Senator and an outstanding citizen. Warren remained dedicated to public service and to our nation's well-being long after he left public office. Among his many civic contributions, Warren co-chaired the Concord Coalition -- an organization he founded with Paul Tsongas and Pete Peterson that is dedicated to putting America back on the road to fiscal responsibility.
Warren faced hard truths with courage and candor, and he worked with members from both political parties who were willing to put America's interests first. He knew that America had to face up to our current and long-term fiscal challenges, and he believed that if the American people were given the facts by courageous leaders, our fiscal problems would be confronted and solved.
Warren will be greatly missed by his many friends and admirers, by the people of New Hampshire and by his country.
Statement of Former Senator Pete Domenici
I am deeply saddened by the announcement of the death of my friend and former colleague in the Senate, Warren Rudman. He was a man of great integrity and patriotism, who devoted himself to the nation in war and in peace.
His work on the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation in the Senate, as well as his leadership on the Senate Intelligence, Ethics and Government Affairs Committees revealed a tough-minded, but fair approach. He showed the same rigor during the difficult budget battles of the 1980s and 1990s.
He was a true warrior for fiscal sanity and co-author of the historic Gramm-Rudman-Hollings legislation in 1985 that attempted to force Congress into true deficit reduction budgets. When his colleagues had tough decisions to make, they always knew that Warren Rudman would stand with them, no matter how difficult the politics of the situation. After his retirement from the Senate, he helped found the Concord Coalition, an organization devoted to informing the public about the dangers that federal debt held for the nation's economy and security.
I am proud of the work we were able to do together, the Concord Coalition and the Bipartisan Policy Center, over the past few years as we attempted to bring the looming debt crisis to the public's attention. Warren was involved in that cause until the very end. He was part of the joint hearings on the dangers of the debt and the need for bipartisan cooperation held just last month under the auspices of the Concord Coalition, the Bipartisan Policy Center, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
He was my friend, a treasure to the nation, and I send my deepest condolences to his family.


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The Swan River Oxbow Preserve
Open to the Public
Things To Do
Plan Your Visit
Get Directions
The Preserve
The preserve is centered within the Crown of the Continent--between the Swan Range to the east, and the Mission Mountains to the west -- where the Swan River flows through a beautiful valley.
The preserve derives its name from a long, curving oxbow in which the Swan River used to flow. The variety of wetland communities create a haven for birds and harbor 5 rare plant populations and two rare lichens. It also provides is vital habitat for grizzlies, elk, moose and deer.
Water: The Essential Element
Most of the preserve lies within a delta formed by the Swan River as it flows north to Swan Lake. The water table is high throughout the preserve due to the flooding and a system of perennial springs and seeps along the eastern border. The high quality water in the preserve is due to its origins as snowmelt from the Swan and Mission mountains. In late spring and early summer, when the river is high, water flows through the river bed and charges the oxbow pond. In late summer through early spring, water from Lost Creek radiates into the limestone till beneath the preserve. Whether from the river or underground sources, this essential element feeds the meadows, marshes, forests and perennial springs of the preserve.
Grizzly bears use the preserve as a corridor between mountain ranges and feed on native fruits, such as huckleberries, and herbaceous plants in the area. Bald eagles and osprey roost in the trees and feed along the river. Elk, moose and white-tailed deer may also be found on the preserve.
Various aquatic birds are drawn to the water systems of the preserve, including the common loon, mallard, cinnamon teal, ring-necked duck, common goldeneye and spotted sandpiper.
Plant Life
Spruce forest predominates along the southern boundary. A complex of sedge fen and birch carr communities lie adjacent to the spring system. To the west, cottonwood forest dominates the area around the aquatic oxbow. In addition, much of the northwest portion of the preserve is covered by marsh which is flooded throughout most of the growing season.
Water howellia (Howellia aquatilis) is especially significant. Federally listed as threatened, Howellia is thought to be extinct in California and Oregon and is threatened in Washington, Idaho and Montana. On the preserve, howellia grows in the marshy areas next to the oxbow. An annual plant with white flowers, howellia requires a delicate balance of conditions for its survival. The plant has must be submerged in water to grow and reproduce. But its seed won't germinate under water, so howellia must grow in ponds that are flooded in spring, and dry by late summer or fall. If conditions are too wet, the seeds will not germinate. In drought conditions, the plant won't grow.This population is extremely sensitive to climatic change, soil conditions and disturbance.
Round-leafed pondweed (Potamogeton obtusifolious) grows in the oxbow and adjacent ponds. Northern bastard toadflax (Geocaulon lividum) inhabits the wet spruce forest. Buchler fern (Dryopteris cristata) is found where carr vegetation and spruce forest intermingle. Small yellow lady's slipper (Cyprepedium calceolus) grows on the preserve.
Since 1989 the Swan River Oxbow Preserve has been the site of a bird banding station. Under the Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship program (MAPS), volunteers use mist nets to catch and band such neotropical migrants as the western tanager, Swainson's thrush, red-eyed vireo and Lincoln's sparrow. Through this research The Nature Conservancy hopes to contribute to the understanding of bird population trends worldwide.
Planning Your Visit
This is wild land, not a park. In this wetland, vegetation grows quickly and the trail can become hard to find in places. There is some planking in very wet spots, but prepare to encounter wet patches.
- Protect yourself against mosquitoes in the spring and summer months.
- Hip boots or waders are a good idea in the spring and early summer months.
- Bring your binoculars and field guides, there's a lot to see!
- Please stay on the trail. This is an area of sensitive plants and deep springholes.
- "Be Bear Aware". Please don't hike the preserve from mid-April to mid-June when bears are most active and avoid hiking alone from spring until late fall.
Please report any bear activity (sightings, tracks, scat) to the U.S. Forest Service, Swan Lake District at (406) 837-5081.
Getting to the Preserve
The Swan River Oxbow Preserve is located 2.5 miles south of Swan Lake. From Highway 83 go west on Porcupine Road for 1/4 mile. A road on the right with a directional sign will lead you to a parking area and kiosk at the trail head.
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u got that right
Some anime characters got sucked into a vortex and ended up in a strange world. The ruler of the world, Bob, told the people from each anime to fight in teams (the teams are the anime itself). These fights are fights to the death. The winners would be able to go back home with 3 wishes. Those who don't intend to fight shall be slayed by the almighty Bob. The people from death note asked the dragon ball people to form a temporarily alliance. The death note people asked the dragon ball people for their names incase they don't know who to attack. After receiving their names the death note people go and find a safe spot. Then they ripped pages out of the death note and gathered people to write names in it. After the dragon ball people killed everyone, Light(from death note) told everyone to write down the dragon ball people's names. Then everyone had died except for the death note people. They ended up being the winners of the fight. At the end, Bob showed up and said, "You have won by using the people from dragon ball to kill the other anime characters. That is a good strategy. However it is a cheap strategy too. Therefore i shall smite you for being cheap." In the end everyone died except for Bob. That means Bob is the true winner.
the one above me didn't have a story so..
A little girl named shion loses her memory because of a car accident and struggles to refind her life her big sister has many jobs just to keep them afloat and shion falls in love with her sister boyfriend through the story she get pushed around at school because she doesn't even know if she has any friends and at the end she finally makes it threw and her last moments before she drowned was seeing her sister screaming and crying and a white feather LOL!
Great Out Door...GOD
...so lame hor?
but still tinking XD...
maybe Ichigo 110%?
~ Near ~...Always Be Near You..
Gundam 00+1=001.....WTF?....
hmm...the story would probably just focus on the kicking asses of Graham Acre and Lockon Stratos,,,woooooOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTT
Keldim!Arios!Double O!Selavii!
There were 2 rivals in a school that always pick a fight with each other because of one girl
Their names are Kei and Luke and Frei respectively
one day when they Kei and Luke were fighting over Frei they heard a thunderous voice
it was a God named Zeus. Zeus told them that they were the Gods Chaos and Loki and Zeus needed them to fight over evil. Zeus told them that they were also rivals in the past and because of that zeus sent them to the modern world. Now that Zeus needs them to stop evil Kei and Luke got their God powers but still their rivalry couldn't be put aside. As they went on their journey to stop evil they figured that the root of all evil is the girl they are fighting over with..
Frei is the God Freya who is being possessed by the power of evil
and only Kei and Luke can stop it. their conflict is how can they fight the girl they love and due to the circumstances Kei and Luke are more confused and they blame each other.
i just summarized my story...
my real story is much deeper...
6 kids that seeks for truth for why they have marks on their body.the mark symbolyses that that they are cursed or whatever...(ahem)just ganna expalin there curses..
1.the main character is possesd by a demon then was sealed up in his body.
2.a man that has a power to turn dust into a hmmm (place here what you want)
3.a girl that can summon the 4 elements of the world
4.a stalker the hunts for souls using ahhh knife??
5.a girl that can collect the power of the dead and used as as an ahhh weapon..heehee
6.a girl that can enchant herself with the element of poison..
hehehe thats my first tim e to create this almost 3 months (ahem) just to make this wahahaha
its too late now..ive let her go..im going through changes
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Once apon a time their was a dog his name was bobo. He was a very happy puppy. One day he decided to play in traffic. He hasn't been seen since...
lol that was a good one!
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Estella: Alice's Adventure
Long ago in a certain world called Estella a war between humans and magical creatures began. 100 years later, the world got divided into two. Huroe for the humans and Inma for magical creatures. Our hero Alice a witch that was cursed when she was born is a cold hearted emotionless princess. She hates telling people how old she is, why? She goes adventuring Estella to find a way to break the curse meeting new friends but that only happened after a little personality change. But with Alice's knowledge why doesn't she knows how to break the curse? Will she break the curse during her journey or will something else happen?
She gives up her life to save the innocent people who died during the fight against the demon lord. God gives her a chance to become a goddess to watch over Estella for the rest of her life. Her friends sobs because she didn't keep her promise and that is to return together alive. The most upset was none other than Lance because he didn't have a chance to say "I love you" to Alice after realizing his feelings during the fight.
Estella 2: New Threat
After 500 years of the first Estella, Huroe and Inma is no more and they come to know it as one thing, Estella.
After Alice's sacrifices herself for reviving the innocent people who died during the first Estella. (Lance,Kirim,Nina,etc) A new evil villain wants to revive the big boss(demon lord) the evil villain from the first Estella that taken the body of your dear friend(Lance). Before these events happened god reincarnated the the heroes that helped you during the first Estella are back and kicking in new bodies, the only way to find out it is them is to find a flower birthmark on them. Now Alice is back but in a new 10 year old body.(And no, she does not reincarnate she just take over the body) Now it's up to her to meet up with the reincarnations and stop Demon lord from reviving or will he revive before she gets to him?
They defeat the demon lord and the reincarnations live their life again but are famous and Alice has to return to the place she belongs(heaven). The body vanishes and they are all sad because Alice can only stay in that body until the demon lord is gone and know he is. Alice words before she left was "we will surely meet again someday at a certain place" the final was after they died they got reincarnated and went to to place where Alice vanishes without knowing it and reunites with Alice 1 last time.
Estella Adventures(It is a different Estella)
Hikari is a normal girl well that is until she went to Estella! What!? She has to save the world from the evil demon lord together with her 3 friends!? What will Hikari do know!? Will she defeat the demon lord and return to her normal life? Or will a turn of events happen?
She defeats him and returns home with her friends.
Estella Adventures 2
Hikari starts to miss the people from Estella... What!? She's back in Estella and... her 3 friends too!?
The queen is sick and you have to find the princess or else the world will cease to exist!? What the heck!? Will she find the princess or will something surprising happen?
Hikari stays at Estella and says her final good byes to her friends. She become the princess and her real
name come to light... Selene Vitali Archore.
Doing something
In one the 1st day of 2008 there was a magical piece of meat pie lying on a piece of table and there is this boy named bonbol and he was in 1st year prelementary and was about to graduate when suddenly the piece of pie absorbed him into the world of bizarre and weird world of schwewthopia and when he gained consciousness he 1st saw a sowgoar(a cow which has the full shape of sheep and physical looks of a bear)
and then after that he again saw a weird looking pomato(a combined version of a pumpkin and coconut) and then he ate it and after that he saw a beautiful looking girl which look liked a pred-alien queen and then the girl suddenly transformed into a talking car w/ light speed , time pausing and morphing ability and then..... they went to a planet named enbor which is a icy desert planet that only has wookies living in it and then he suddenly got teleported into a new universe called rtearphonia and then a sleeped in his talking car for a day and after that he went to a planet called plant and was soon captured by the jarjar tribe that eats flesh meat!! and then the piece of meat pie appeard and saved the boy from death and then the boy suddenly waked up from a dream that never really happened and died the next day because of insanity and
athlete's feet. the END!
Time Agency
Several years into the future, Time travel has become a tourist trade. They can go back in time and witness any historical event they want. Hot spots include the sinking of the Titanic, The edo period, Pearl Harbor 1942, and many more. However, all is not well. A certain group of terrorist cells have been set up throughout time and in various locations, seeking to create their own timeline by altering historical events.
Enter the "Hero and Heroine" of the story. The story revolves around the hero, a high schooler with little more talent than historical knowledge. He was supposed to die from an accident, but was saved by one of the Chronal Terrorists. The Heroine drags the hero through time to correct the past and prevent the terrorists from messing up the timeline. Through their adventures, they see what history could have been if they failed. Sometimes, it was better, others it would be worse (often a LOT worse), but no matter what, their mission is to ensure the safety of the timeline.
Doing Well
long time ago...before human exist, earth was filled with 5 guardian creature known as the Unicorn,Pegasus,Griffin,Phoenix and Dragon who always protect earth silently and secretly from 5 destructive creature that is Medusa,Harpy,Succubus,Vampire and Bahamut who plan to destory earth. The day this 10 creature fight to the end of their life, the guardian creature decided to seal the destructive creature together with them and all of them were turned into a small crystal ball which is hidden all over earth. Since then, human were born and live peacefully in earth until one day, human discover these crystal ball which grant them powers and mission from the past where the most dangerous war had begun!
If you betray me...I belive u will come back...
Krunchy Anime
Long time ago,there was a person who asked everyone to Create Your Own Anime and/or Story! in this forum so anonymous was feeling lame.He touched a microsoft keyboard,somehow this magical keyboard allowed him to type as many crap as possible in 1minutes.Thus his powers grew and grew and now the most dangerous spammer was born! <--Lame
excellent !!!
daydreaming girl


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Free Harmonica Tabs for Isn't She Lovely by Stevie Wonder also Frank Sinatra
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a series of crashes on a rainy Hollywood freeway involved 16 cars and injured eight people, one critically.
California Highway Patrol Officer Ed Jacobs says cars began colliding shortly before 12:30 a.m. Friday on the 101 freeway, snarling traffic for about two hours.
He says there were six separate collisions in the same area, including two hit-and-runs and one involving a person who was struck after getting out of a car.
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Hi everyone,
I am in the midst of trying o get the AMC Theater in Newport Kentucky to pick up Waking Sleeping Beauty. Even if it's just for one night it would be great.
If I could get a gauge of how many people would be interested in seeing it, it could make it a lot easier for me to convince the manager to get the film. If you could please reply to this post and let me know if you are interested and how many would be in your party. Doing this here will also give me physical proof instead of just telling them I have x number of people interested.
Thanks for your help
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Waking Sleeping Beauty at AMC Theater in Newport KY
Posted 11 March 2010 - 06:24 AM
Posted 12 March 2010 - 08:24 PM
I'd drive down from Indianapolis if it was on a Friday night or Saturday. The Keystone Art Cinema here would be a good venue as well.
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Posted 18 March 2010 - 09:05 AM
I'd love to see it, but I think I just have to settle for putting it on Netflix and waiting for now. I wish they would have a wider release!
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I wouldn't necessarily be raining. It hasn't rained where i live for a week. It might be cold out, but it is very traditional to have a bonfire and to roast food on that. Like potatoes, and other BBQ food, like Apollo13 said. It's cold this time of year, yes, but that's why we have the bonfire's and use them as the BBQ.
It's not the kind of holiday you would come home for. Not like Christmas. It's the kind of holiday you would go and see fireworks shows at, but you wouldn't make a special visit home for it.
But if it's a dry day/night then yes, a BBQ.
The Weasley's might have fun setting off fireworks (oh, the fun of writing Arthur in that story). The boys at home could make the bonfire and then they could all roast their food on it. Hope i helped. Have fun


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