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Does it bother ppl? it doesnt really bother me but some ppl get pissed...does it tick u off?
teehee haven't been on since 09....so saddddd
hmm....i was once called a narutard just for knowing the main character's name and saying it....
Ride or Die
hmmmm this term is new to me, oh well i hate naruto
No it doesn't I just call them idiots or a$$holes
It's about time that that term got out of the chan boards and into fresh turf.
The Heavens Call...The Earth Cries Out...
You guys are mean! Naruto is cool! Well, through episode 60 or somethin! it doesn't bother me.
One is ALWAYS HARDCORE!!!!
i was once called narutard but when they said it to me i just beat the crap out of him
If someone called me a Narutard, yes, I'd be pissed off. Who wouldn't? Except for the idiots that don't know what Narutard means. Lets get it straight, a Narutard is NOT a Naruto fan. Naruto fans are respected, well at last I respect them.
Narutards are the idiots who go around saying Naruto is the best anime in the world when they've only seen a few.
Narutards are the idiots you see posting one answered replies in the Naruto VS Bleach thread.
Narutards are the idiots who pick a fight with people who aren't idiots, they "debate" like idiotic retards and they're debates can't even be called debates since they just ignore the person they're debating with's evidence and go on saying: Naruto's lyk da BEST!
Narutards are the idiots you see saying they're the biggest Naruto fan and all that crap.
Narutards are the idiots that are most likely to not read the manga.
Narutards are the idiots who are blind to Naruto's flaws.
Narutards are the idiots who shame Naruto fans.
Narutards are the idiots who shame Naruto.
I could go on for a while so I'll stop here.
Do not take the term Narutard as a compliment, it's not.
I don't like Naruto, so I'm one of those people calling Narutards Narutards. But I only call Narutards Narurtards, when they think "Naruto is the greatest anime ever". If they say they like it, but doesn't annoy others about it, then I don't care.
My new school is horrid. Transfering back to the old one.
so basicly your an idiot . i just like naruto and i was called narutard because i only said i watched naruto and i didnt do any things you just said so how can i be an idiot . but what i can see in your writing is that you hate naruto
Are you talking to me?
My new school is horrid. Transfering back to the old one.
Narutards are the fans who give the entire fanbase a bad name. Every popular anime has those types of fans that drag everyone else down with them.
The Heavens Call...The Earth Cries Out...
iambill10 wrote:
^ Agree...
Narutards is only a term used in people OBSESSED with it. If it bothered you, then you're a Narutard.
could u be anymore CorrecT?!
Finaly off wrk
narutards are the people obsessed with naruto and think its the greatest thing since porn. i used to like naruto until i realized how much it sucked and the only reason i watched it was because they showed shikamaru occaisionally. well anyway narutard is an awesome name for retarded naruto fans. kthanx
heya (^.~)
racert1 wrote:
so basicly your an idiot . i just like naruto and i was called narutard because i only said i watched naruto and i didnt do any things you just said so how can i be an idiot . but what i can see in your writing is that you hate naruto
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Thursday, December 4, 2008
Thursday Catch Up with Samantha & Mr. Tigger
19 comments:
- jenianddean said...
Sometimes it can be so hard to keep up with awards, and take care of sick Dads and run errands. Looks like you have some great toys there.
- December 4, 2008 at 11:18 AM
- Princess said...
you mom is busy and I sure hope your dad gets better. There are a few viruses going around yuck!
you two just stay our of mischief :-)
- December 4, 2008 at 12:26 PM
- Sandee (Comedy +) said...
Well, most moms are really busy this time of year. It's good that you can amuse yourselves while she gets things done. Hope daddy feels better soon.
Have a purrfect day. :)
- December 4, 2008 at 12:42 PM
- Cafe Cats said...
It sounds like your Mama is furry busy. Our Mama said that she's thinking about boy-cott-ing the holidays, but we don't know what little beans taking naps will do to make it less busy?
- December 4, 2008 at 1:25 PM
- WhimPurr's Whim and the Whiskers said...
We sure are sorry about Dad being sick! Hope he feels better really soon!
Yep, we are ALL busy right now! You two look like you aren't having any trouble at all with entertaining yourselves! GOOD KITTIES! :o)
- December 4, 2008 at 2:37 PM
Wow, your Mom sure is busy today! We hope that your Dad feels better really soon!
Lucy & Trixie
- December 4, 2008 at 3:10 PM
- Furkidsmom said...
Our Mom is busy lately too - we hope she's been telling Santa how good we are!!
Sniffie and the Florida Furkids
- December 4, 2008 at 4:36 PM
- Skeeter, LC, and Ayla said...
It is allus great ta haf cool new toys!
- December 4, 2008 at 5:17 PM
- Artsy Catsy said...
Sam & Tigger, we're so sorry your dad is sick and we're sending him a houseful of healing purrs! Also, yes, my mom is busy putting 6 new Crazy Cat Ladies and a whole bunch of new jewelry up for sale in a fundraiser for Misty and Criz Cats, so check our blog tomorrow!
~ Rocky
- December 4, 2008 at 5:22 PM
- Eric and Flynn said...
Hope your dad is soon feeling better. Probably best if you do play with your toys and nap until your mum has more time.
- December 4, 2008 at 6:27 PM
- T'Abby Normal said...
Maybe you can run around the house a little bit extra, just to enhance your mom's experience of being busy. What do you think?
Abby & Stygia
- December 4, 2008 at 6:32 PM
- Beau Beau & Angie said...
Toys? Do we see new toys? Dat's somefin owr beans haf been forgetting to do wif us lately. Take advantij of yur toy time.
- December 4, 2008 at 9:15 PM
- Shadow / Molly said...
Sadly dis time of year is so busy fer da beans dat sumtimes we feel fergotten. At least though yoo gotid new toys to play wif!
- December 4, 2008 at 10:04 PM
- Name: Mr. Hendrix said...
I have great new toys too! They came from you! I got my wonderful Swap package. Thank you thank you thank you! Mommy wore her new Christmas socks today and hung up the kitten calendar at work.
I loooooooove the toys, especially the crinkle toy. What can I say about the catmilk? I begged for more when I finished the first bowl but mommy says I have to ration it. We'll see about that...
Thank you so much again! We are uploading the pictures to the swap blog right now.
Hendrix the Kitty
- December 4, 2008 at 10:25 PM
- Name: Mr. Hendrix said...
PS we are purring that your daddy gets all better soon. purrrrrrrs
- December 4, 2008 at 10:26 PM
- Zippy, Sadie and Speedy said...
Oh no, not da sick daddy thing...dey keep mom's really bizzy when dey is sick.
- December 4, 2008 at 10:32 PM
- Cheysuli and gemini said...
I can see you have been working quite hard.
- December 5, 2008 at 12:13 AM
- michico*Adan said...
your mom is very very busy lately~!!!
First of all,
We are purring and praying for your dad.
And please ask your mommy not too tired~!
- December 5, 2008 at 12:43 AM
Mr Tigger I hopes you is not hogging all the toys!! hehe we know about busy :))
we also love your new bloggie look!! especially the pictures :p haha Samantha we love the feisty sunken cheeks look! :)
- December 5, 2008 at 1:51 AM


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and look to the stars
and sing to the crickets
trill the birdsong back to them
a mirror bouncing back rays of sound
(c) 2011
On mist-frilled carpets
Of gentle Ivy-weave
Gray-black tiny vixens
Chase their midnight tails
When a pineapple breeze whispers
Ruffles the gray-black fur
And midnight sighs
Breathe in the rot of maple leaves
And trees round Ivy twines
Potent with lucid inky dark
Vixen sighs of unsung whispers
Vixen sleeps and dreams
Vixen runs and flies on midnight wings
Vixen laughs and floats away on a misty breeze
Vixen sees you watching
At the night's twelfth chime
On cracked church-bells
That time's kiss has weakened
………….Love of a…
(c) 2011
Alia Jones watched. She always watched. The blue-green veins in her face pulsed sickeningly. And Ajax Pirth regretted creating this monster from the eyes of his lost love. Simple chemistry, he had thought. Now, as he looked back on his decision, remembering how he had created this being, his heart hung heavy in the jar on his desk.
Alia Jones kissing him…promising to be his bride…falling, falling from that cliff after her…trying to save her…failing…then his seemingly brilliant idea, to re-create her from her eyes…his tears that he had survived the plummet from the cliff, and she had not…then his work in the lab, perfecting a serum that would keep her eyes alive…and then creating her, this strange, fearsome woman.
His hands shook as he carefully removed the eyes from the small bowl of serum, as he saw how they still moved, still saw, how they remembered. He, Ajax Perth, had found that the eyes were the storage-sheds of the brain, like two memory chips lodged firmly in the skull. He sighed as he slipped them into a bath of iodine, to purify them before insertion. Before him on the slab was a beautiful woman…Alina's doppelganger, created from the DNA in her eyes. A blue-green bloodlike fluid pulsed in her veins. A metal heart beat in her breast, crafted from pure silver. He slid the eyes into the sockets left empty. And she blinked.
He set his cup on the desk and sighed. After that, everything had gone wrong. She became a monster, but worst of all she hated him. She blamed him for her predicament.
"…yes…" her voice purred from the lamplit hallway from where she had been watching him.
"…why…" she whispered
"help me fix my mistake, Alia, please."
"…no...I like the way I am, Ajax. I never wanted to die…you…you kept me from that." She sounded close to tears. Pulse, pulse…the blue-green under her skin shone in the light.
"I could fix my mistake, Alia. I know what went wrong."
Ajax fell off his chair. The-girl-who-was-once-Alia Jones watched, but did nothing. She could remember feeling love for the man inn front of her, but that was gone. She had not wanted to die, yes, but she had not wanted to be recreated either.
Ajax felt his heart fall to pieces in the jar on his desk. He sighed as his mind fled, his eyes growing bright, then dimming.
"I'm…sorry" he said with his last breath. And he was gone. But his eyes remembered. Alia knew this, and took advantage of it.
Her long, curved fingers gently plucked them out and slid them into a bowl of greenish almost-liquid.
They would keep for long enough. All she wanted were his memories, after all.
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The company I work for has had several part time marketing people before I came to work here. The most recent before me created a series of fliers in Adobe InDesign which he exported and stored as PDFs for company use. Unfortunately when he left he took all of his InDesign files with him so now all I have are the PDFs. I have been working for a while to create new versions of all of these files but there are a few I have not gotten around to yet. All the fliers are pretty similar. All 8.5x11 with similar layouts and graphics. They range roughly 200-800 KB. But this one file is over 7,800 KB! We haven't had much of an issue with it up until now. We have a customer who's email cannot accept a file that large. I can't figure out why the file is so much larger than all the others, there's no logical reason for it. It is just like the others in every perceivable way except for minor design differences. It is the same physical size, same layout, same amount of text, no images, nothing that should make it that large. Can anyone suggest how/why that might happen and if there is a solution for it without having access to the original document? I know this is all very vague but since I did not design and save it and don't have the InDesign file I don't have much information besides that. If there is anything else that would be helpful I would be happy to provide.
Here is a screen shot of the file info. The ones surrounding it are all fliers of a very similar nature.
One simple possibility is that the PDF file was extensively modified in Acrobat and then simply saved using File => Save as opposed to Save As. In the former case, modified pages are simply appended to the existing PDF file contents; the old, unmodified pages are still in the PDF file but not accessible. Remedy this by simply opening the PDF file and resaving it using File => Save As and see whether the PDF file size is any smaller.
If that doesn't significantly reduce the file size, another possibility is that extraneous metadata is embedded in the file. For example, every time you edit an InDesign document, additional XMP metadata is added to the InDesign document. All that metadata is put into any PDF file you export from InDesign and that could lead up to significant PDF file size bloat. The fix for this is to use the File => Save as Other => Optimized PDF option. From that dialog, only check the Discard User Data option and within that, check both the Discard document information and metadata and Discard private data from other applications options. For the PDF version, use the Make compatible with - Retain Existing version option. Then press OK.
See if this doesn't significantly improve your file size.
Obviously, before doing either of these, make a backup of the original PDF file.
Let us know if either or both of these help your situation.
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Not sure why....but today's been bad for the tissue boxes in our house! I've cried 4 times today! The first time was totally for selfish reasons I'm not willing to admit as it would make me sound like a 4 year old!! The second time was while watching the Private Practice season finale. The third while watching the news (I rarely watch it for that reason) and the 4th was while writing an email. *sigh* I think I'll use a bit of extra eye cream tonite to ward off the puffies that are sure to happen tomorrow morning.
This morning tho, I had both my babies tackling me in bed! At least this time DJ asked if he could help her out. He's a good big brother! Thankfully with their age difference being as close as it is, he's never really tried lifting/picking her up. Which is a good thing!! Once breakfast was done and the dishwasher started we headed outside to play. It was a glorious day!! The kids next door were already out basking in the vitamin D...so we joined them! Plus, I get the added bonus of adult chat in the middle of the day!!!!! :)
DJ is now fully on this kick of wanting to eat outside...even his breakfast! Which I don't allow....but at lunch, why not!! We need to find him/them a kids picnic table for on the deck...I think they'd LOVE that! Sam started off her lunch in the high chair til DJ came in from playing and wanted outside...then she refused to eat anymore til I let her be out there with him. At which point she stole his bagel and hid in a corner with it. OH I laughed!! The compromise was that she could have a bit of it.
While she was napping DJ watched Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure and I worked on the computer....but I'd take "tackle" breaks and run over and tackle DJ on the couch!! He loves when I do this and starts telling me when to take breaks to tackle him. He's so funny!!!! Oh and get this...this afternoon during our tackle session he takes his shirt off and hands it to me and says "I need to air out my belly" SO hilarious!!! HE was serious, I was laughing!!! K doesn't wear a shirt outside sometimes, so that's where he's learning that. I love it!
Samantha during her bath this morning noticed her bruises from falling down outside and started kissing them....that just cracked me right up!! Usually she wants me to kiss them, but today she took it upon herself to make them better. Love it!
I didn't get to see much of Howie today...he got home and within 15 minutes I was out the door and on my way to Lynnwood for an Avon meeting! I chose to go to the Leadership meeting too, to learn about recruiting others to be Avon reps. I found that most interesting!! The regular meeting was after that and as always, was fun, informative and long running!!! lol Our district manager gets talking and she's like the energizer bunny....keeps going and going and going and if she ever reads this she'll hit me!! Shh k?
I got home just after 10 and everyone was sleeping of course. Hit pause on the tv (Private Practice remember) and went pee! Whew! Then I got myself a bowl of cereal (I really do LOVE the granola I make!) and sat down to watch tv and relax! I then watched Survivor from earlier. I'll watch Grey's at some point this weekend. I need to get to bed!
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It is ultimately our own decision if we want to focus and promote what is not in scripture. I have never read of any disciples or apostles doing the things that we do in churches today regarding the Holy Spirit! They never prayed to IT, they never worshipped IT, they never honoured IT, and they never say that IT shares or is part of the Throne of Father and the Lamb.
If the bible is silent regarding performing these things that are sooooo common in a Christians life today... then these actions must be the traditions and doctrines of men!
Do I believe in God the Holy Spirit... no I do not!
Do I believe in God's Holy Spirit... yes I do! For it is the presence, power, life and character of God and His Son!
"That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship [is] with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ." 1 John 1:3


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A good photograph, needs no explanation. Just one look and you already know it's something special. In the same way, Caffera need not be explained, but only appreciated for its one of a kind aesthetic.
In case you missed it, Caffera is a photography-themed cafe. It's the cafe hipsters never knew they wanted. It came from the very creative minds of 4 entrepreneur students from UST - Jyka, Gab, Kevin and Jizelle. Caffera is their thesis project, and it's been 3 years in the making!
Those are REAL cameras on the wall!
You gotta appreciate the ingenuity of these kids. Given their limited resources, they've become DIY masters! Their interiors weren't made by some fancy designer. They made everything from scratch! Using strings, cans, print-outs, styro, they made everything come together perfectly!
Pins with small camera printouts.
Left: Lenses-turned-pin light. And in the background, photo printouts over makeshift styro canvass.
Right: Real movie reel (Real reel, heh.) used to outline the glass windows.
Can you guess what John Lloyd movie that is?
Can you guess what John Lloyd movie that is?
Can art: Pen and pencil holders on the left and DIY camera-shaped ash tray on the right.
And Kev, the guy behind the ash tray concept!
A wire-frame structure for photos found in their restroom...IN THEIR RESTROOM!
Caffera offers diners an assortment of different drinks and desserts. We had the pleasure of trying some of their best-sellers! It was very sweet of them. (Get it? Sweet? Dessert? Ahhh, never mind!)
Right: Red Velvet Cupcake with a chewy camera fondant on top! (P80)
Choco Chip Smores (P110), kinda pricey, but definitely a must try here! It's sinfully delicious!
Cheese spuds (P50 for 5 pcs)! They're amazeballs! Like fries, except rounder, cheesier, and 10 times more awesome! (Okay fine. It's nothing like fries.)
Lomo Latte Pixel (P85) Sometimes, you're just gonna have to ask what they are, coz they have the craziest names!
Left: Bett enjoying her Latte. Right: The sweet and fruity Grenadine Gradient Soda (P80)
Their delectable and refreshing, Tiramisu Frapperture Megapixel (P140). I loved this drink!
Their very long and pun-tastic menu!
The difference between their pixel and megapixel sizes.
Also, lens mugs! Cool!
A few other items not on their menu. I wonder if the paninis are camera shaped too...
Gab is a trained and certified barista. You know, in case you were doubting the quality of their coffee.
Photography and coffee may not have been the most obvious choice for a combination, but that couldn't be less true for the 4 owners of Caffera. Each of them plays an integral part - Jyka, the photographer, handles marketing, Gab, the barista, handles operations, Kev, the baker, handles the HR stuff and Jizelle, handles all things financial - and it's admirable how well they blend and work together. These students have already accomplished more before even graduating than most adults do in their yuppie years! Keep it up guys!
We're CLEARLY all batch-mates. Thanks again guys!
You'll notice that I deviated from my normal, wordy approach in this post. It seemed appropriate that I let the photos define the cafe. Caffera's photography and cafe fusion exudes creativity and the loving hard work behind it. From the interiors to the drinks and desserts, Caffera is picture perfect!
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Is the "Obama = Messiah" strawman is getting stale, or perhaps becoming more and more difficult to maintain "Imam Obama" as the boogeyman-of-the-planet since he's been capitulating and compromising with the Republican 24/7 filibuster since it began?
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Background & Aims: Sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) increases lipogenesis at the transcriptional level and its expression is up-regulated by liver X receptor (LXRα). The LXRα/SREBP-1c signaling may play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We previously reported that a cholesterol metabolite, 5-cholesten-3β,25-diol 3-sulfate (25HC3S), inhibits the LXRα signaling and reduces lipogenesis by decreasing SREBP-1c expression in primary hepatocytes. The present study aims to investigate the effects of 25HC3S on lipid homeostasis in diet-induced NAFLD mouse models. Methods: NAFLD was induced by high fat diet (HFD) feeding in C57BL/6J mice. The effects of 25HC3S on the lipid homeostasis, inflammatory responses and insulin sensitivity were evaluated after acute treatments or long-term treatments. Results: Acute treatments with 25HC3S decreased serum lipid levels, and long-term treatments decreased hepatic lipid accumulation in the NAFLD mice. Gene expression analysis showed that 25HC3S significantly suppressed the SREBP-1c signaling pathway which was associated with the suppression of the key enzymes involved in lipogenesis: fatty acid synthase (FAS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC1) and glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAM). In addition, 25HC3S significantly reduced HFD-induced hepatic inflammation as evidenced by decreasing tumor necrosis factor (TNFα) and Interleukin 1 (IL1α/β) mRNA levels. Glucose tolerance test (GTT) and insulin tolerance test (ITT) showed that 25HC3S administration improved HFD-induced insulin resistance. Conclusion: The present results indicate that 25HC3S as a potent endogenous regulator decreases lipogenesis, and oxysterol sulfation can be a key protective regulatory pathway against lipid accumulation and lipid-induced inflammation in vivo.
- Received July 29, 2012.
- Revision received December 19, 2012.
- Accepted December 20, 2012.
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Thursday, July 9, 2015
except for these chains
in today's reading, Paul tells Festus that he wishes everyone could be like Paul, except for his chains.
as i'm writing this, a dear friend of mine is dealing with her abusive boyfriend. it's 4am, and she's texting me as she deals with trying to break it off and still keep her life together. this, on top of just finding out that her close friend from childhood just passed away in a 4 wheeler accident.
we all have chains, don't we? we all have struggles. we all deal with our demons, and fight against what tries to destroy us.
Paul's chains were because he did what God wanted. not all of us can make that claim. but we can all wish that others were like us in the good, and that they avoid the evil, the chains, that tie us down, just like Paul did.
God, please help me share my joy, and free me from my chains when the time is right.
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The only freedom that is of enduring importance is the freedom of intelligence, that is to say, freedom of observation and of judgment, exercised in behalf of purposes that are intrinsically worth while. The commonest mistake made about freedom is, I think, to identify it with freedom of movement, or, with the external or physical side of activity.


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Mavs come from 15 down, stun Thunder 112-105 in OT
By JEFF LATZKE
Posted May 24 2011 11:36AM
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) A decade's worth of playoff experience has taught Dirk Nowitzki plenty about hardship. Jason Kidd knows it well, too.
Now, it's starting to look as if the tide has turned for the Dallas Mavericks.
Nowitzki scored 40 points, Kidd hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 40 seconds left in overtime and the Mavericks rallied from a 15-point deficit in the final 5 minutes of regulation to stun the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-105 on Monday night and take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.
"It's just a bunch of veterans with a lot of unique stories. A lot of guys have been through a lot in this league and have been around forever," Nowitzki said. "A bunch of guys have been to the finals. ... Ultimately, we have one goal and we came together and fought through some stuff."
Already with an improbable sweep over the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers under their belts, the Mavericks came back from a 99-84 deficit with 5 minutes left in regulation to move within one win of the NBA finals.
They handed the Thunder their first consecutive losses of the postseason and first back-to-back home losses in six months to earn a chance to clinch the series on their home court in Game 5 Wednesday night in Dallas.
"We worked really hard these two games to win, and none of that guarantees anything for Game 5. We know that," said coach Rick Carlisle.
The Mavs have won at least 50 games in 11 straight seasons with no titles and only one trip to the NBA finals to show for it.
"All of us involved with this team have been through a lot of these wars," Carlisle added. "We understand our position that we're in. We respect it. We're very humble about it. We've got to get ourselves revved up and ready for Wednesday, because that's an opportunity."
Dallas didn't lead until Nowitzki hit two free throws 16 seconds into overtime, and the Mavericks never let the Thunder - who were one win shy of tying an NBA record with eight OT wins in the regular season - go ahead after that.
Kevin Durant, the league's scoring champion the past two seasons, missed a 3-point attempt on Oklahoma City's opening possession of overtime, then didn't get another shot until he missed from long range off the front of the rim in the final 10 seconds with the Thunder down by five.
Durant finished with 29 points and 15 rebounds, and Serge Ibaka had 18 points and 10 boards for Oklahoma City. Russell Westbrook added 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.
Only two teams in NBA history have come back from 3-1 deficits without the benefit of home-court advantage in Game 7 - Houston in the 1995 West semifinals and Boston in the 1968 East finals.
"There's no doubt it was a tough loss," Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks said. "If this loss did not hurt, there's no such thing as a loss that can hurt you."
Durant said all the Thunder can do now is try to be positive.
"It's not over yet," he said. "We know we have a game on Wednesday. We've won in there before, so we've got to try to do it again."
Durant had nine of the Thunder's 26 turnovers, including the one that led to the big shot by Kidd. Kidd stripped him as he went up for a shot with just over a minute left in overtime, then took a pass from Nowitzki, pump-faked to get Westbrook in the air and stepped up to drill a 3-pointer that put Dallas up 108-105 with 40.3 seconds left.
Jason Terry hit two free throws for the last of his 20 points, and Kidd added two more to provide the final margin.
Kidd - who went to the NBA finals twice with New Jersey but is still seeking his first ring at age 38 - scored 17 points to go with seven assists, five rebounds and four steals.
"Everybody asks questions about the age and all that other stuff," Carlisle said, "but the thing I'd say to anybody is, `Never underestimate greatness."'
The Mavericks also know better than to underestimate any opponent in any circumstances.
"I think they're going to come back in Game 5 and going to throw everything at us. Obviously they're desperate now," said Nowitzki, who still laments how Dallas won twice to start the 2006 finals then lost four in a row to Miami.
"But they showed they can win on our home court - they stole Game 2 there - so you know they are still confident. We've got to take it. Nothing is going to be given to you in this league, especially not in the playoffs."
The Thunder learned that the hard way.
Durant acted as though he was slapping on a pro wrestling championship belt after his 3-pointer finished Oklahoma City's second 7-0 run of the fourth quarter to make it 99-84 with 5:06 remaining. He hadn't won anything yet, though.
James Harden fouled out 32 seconds later, robbing the Thunder of their third-best offensive player. Westbrook had the only basket for the team's All-Star tandem over the final 10 minutes while Nowitzki took charge.
"It was almost over," Nowitzki said. "If we mess up one more time or give up one more offensive rebound, that would have been the game. So we couldn't afford any mistakes down the stretch and ... we were almost perfect."
The big German scored 12 points during the Mavs' 17-2 run and got fouled by Nick Collison before hitting both free throws to tie it at 101 with 6.4 seconds left.
Shawn Marion blocked Durant's 3-point attempt at least 30 feet from the basket with 2 seconds left, and the Mavs couldn't convert a chance at the win when Kidd's inbound lob with 0.7 seconds to go hit the rim.
Oklahoma City came roaring out of the gates after trailing by as many as 17 points in the first quarter of Game 3. The Thunder hit their first nine shots and took an 18-8 lead after Durant caught a deflected inbound pass and zoomed in for a right-handed jam.
They never quite could shake Dallas, though. The Mavericks were still within five at halftime and trailed 79-77 in the final minute of the third quarter.
"It goes without saying that it was a tough loss to accept," Brooks said, "but it is a loss and we have to learn from it."
Notes: Mavs C Tyson Chandler was called for a technical foul in the third quarter. The NBA rescinded Chandler's first two technicals in this series, so his postseason count is currently at four - three shy of what's needed for a one-game suspension. Westbrook has five. ... Dallas was the only visiting team to win twice in the regular season at the Oklahoma City Arena, where the Thunder were 30-11. The Mavs are 4-0 in the building in the regular season and playoffs. ... Brooks, facing repeated questions about his starting lineup, says he's sticking with it. "We're a young team," he said, "and if you give a young team instability, you're going to get very inconsistent results."
Mavericks-Thunder notebook
By Randy Renner, for NBA.com
Posted Tuesday May 24, 2011 1:36AM
THE FACTS: The Dallas Mavericks used an amazing performance by Dirk Nowitzki coming down the stretch to rally from 15 points down to force overtime and beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-105 in a thrilling Western Conference finals Game 4. The Mavs now take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series, which shifts to Dallas for Wednesday night's game. Oklahoma City managed to score only six points in the last five minutes of regulation and the overtime period. Nowitzki looked like a circus act or a member of the Harlem Globetrotters during a 17-2 Mavs run to tie the game and send it into overtime. Nowitzki hit a jumper off of one leg falling backwards and another while he was falling down. He scored 12 points during the spurt to tie the game and finished with 40. Jason Terry added 20 for Dallas and Jason Kidd dropped in 17.
Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 29 points and 15 rebounds, but he also turned the ball over nine times. The Thunder had 25 turnovers for the game. That offset what was a dominating night on the boards for OKC. The Thunder out-rebounded Dallas 55-33 and 20-5 on the offensive glass. Russell Westbrook had 19 points, eight assists and eight rebounds. Serge Ibaka had his best game of the series with 18 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks.
QUOTABLE: "It was all about getting stops at the end. This team has been a resourceful group and extremely opportunistic. The way they hung in there was fantastic."
-- Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle
THE STAT: In the last five minutes of regulation Oklahoma City was just 1-for-9 from the field and 0-for-2 at the free throw line. The Thunder also turned it over twice. The Mavs meanwhile were 4-for-5 and 6-for-8 at the line.
QUOTABLE II: "This is a tough loss to accept but we have to learn from it. Our guys played hard but we struggled down the stretch. Now we have to focus on one game. It's a tough loss for the players, the coaches, the organization and the fans. We have to execute better. The turnovers really bothered us, just way too many."
--Thunder head coach Scott Brooks
TURNING POINT: The Thunder seemed to have the game all but put on ice leading by 15 points (99-84) with less than five minutes to play. But Thunder shooting guard James Harden fouled out and OKC could manage only two points the rest of regulation. The Mavs, meanwhile, put up 17 to tie the game in the last seconds.
QUOTABLE III: "We worked really hard to get these two wins here. Now we've gotta get rested up and ready for Wednesday. Our building needs to be really loud. It's got to be like it was here. These fans are beyond belief here."
HOT: In the first five minutes of the game, Durant was 5-for-5 for 10 points. ... After scoring just 12 points in the entire first quarter of Game 3, OKC had 26 points in the first nine minutes of Game 4 on 13-for-18 shooting (72.2 percent). ... By halftime Oklahoma City had cooled off a little but was still shooting 58.3 percent. ... Durant was 6-for-8, Ibaka was 4-for-6 and Nick Collison was 3-for4...The Mavs were above 50% too, 17-for-31 (54.8). ... Nowitzki had 22 points on 6-for-7 shooting and 9-for-9 on free throws. ... Kidd was 3-for-3. ... Nowitzki finished 12-for-20 for 40 points. ... Collison was 5-for-7 and Thabo Sefolosha ended with 12 points on 6-for-10 shooting.
NOT: In the first quarter, the Terry was 0-for-3. ... After scoring 18 points in Game 3, Shawn Marion had just seven points on 1-for-5 shooting. ... DeShawn Stevenson had just 3 points on 1-for-5.
INSIDE THE ARENA: Thunder fans were once again decked out in blue. 18,203 blue tee-shirts were distributed to the crowd before the game. NBA "Superfan" James Goldstein was back in OKC Arena. Goldstein hasn't missed a Thunder home playoff game.
GOOD MOVE: Coming out of a Dallas timeout, OKC's Westbrook jumps the inbounds pass, steals it and races away down court for an uncontested slam.
GOOD MOVE TOO: Moments later Thunder guard Sefolosha bats a Dallas inbounds pass up and into the hands of Thunder forward Durant. Durant cuts between two Mavs defenders gets to the rim and slams it home.
GOOD MOVE III: In the third quarter, Nowitzki took a pass at the free throw line, dribbled and drove on Thunder forward Serge Ibaka. With Ibaka almost attached to his hip, Dirk drove to the basket and scored.
NOTABLE: The Mavs have now won nine of their last 10 playoff games. Oklahoma City loses back-to-back home games for the first time all season.
UP NEXT: Game 5 of the Western Conference finals is set for Wednesday night in Dallas. Tip-off will be at 9 p.m. ET from American Airlines Center, and you can see the action on ESPN.


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WHERE TO START: There's a lot of 'stuff' going on at the moment both here, locally, as well as Nationally and Internationally and, although some of it is exciting, interesting, maybe a little tiring but generally positive and possibly life changing. The other stuff is absolutely terrifying, shocking and can only be described as potentially life threatening. What on earth is going on in the East and, what on earth is anyone going to do about it. The saying 'being caught between a rock and a hard place' springs to mind. When you consider the leaders involved on all sides, who inspires the most confidence to come up with an effective, workable solution. Who would you turn to for a level headed, pragmatic opinion and resolution? No, I don't know either. I'm normally the first person to cynically knock the spin, and hysterical media-lead reactions to any extraordinary piece of news. But this time I think everything has been rather underplayed, a little 'burying the head' and 'ignore it and it'll go away' and suddenly the absolute seriousness of what could potentially be the start of World War 3 in full nuclear apocalyptic technicolour has hit our TV screens and press, and we're all saying OMG. I don't know how much credibility the predictions of Nostradamus now have, but I read through some of the translations and interpretations of his prophecies for the 21st Century over the weekend and there are some extraordinarily accurate predictions, some scarily correct pieces of writing on events that have actually recently happened. Well, for want of choices, or for sorting out any near disasters and in the light of a complete lack of semi-rational global leadership circulating these fascinating predictions might just be worth a thought. In the interim, while we still have the time, let's enjoy every day, make the most of our time and give all our loved ones and friends the very best of ourselves.
CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION: The next meeting is on Wednesday at 8.30pm in the Working Men's Club. On the agenda will be further discussions on the presentations to the charities, the forthcoming Michaelmas Fayre where the committee will run a Nerf Gun Competition stand and the first thoughts on the date and theme for the 2018 event. Following the success of this year's Carnival, a lot of people have given positive feedback, loved the mix of tradition and modern ideas and expressed interest in coming along to a meeting to get more involved. Now is the time to do it. Come to the meeting on September 13, listen to what's coming up and what's on the forthcoming yearly agenda and then, a month later, it's the AGM on October 11 when any new committee members can be ratified ready for office. There are meetings on the second Wednesday of every month, with extra short meetings if necessary before the big weekend, so commitment is key. Lots of ideas are discussed and debated, its live and lively and it's great fun, very rewarding and just fantastic to get big fundraising events out there for everyone to enjoy. See you there.
VILLAGE MARKET: Saturday September 16, in the Memorial Hall from 9.30am to noon. Now the permanent home for the Village Market, the Memorial Hall will host 20 stalls selling local produce and goodies, at very reasonable prices and lots of familiar faces will be there. It's a great way to order specific items in advance for picking up at the next month's market and for catching up with friends over a cuppa while browsing. There will be the usual array of lovely meats, vegetables, plants, cakes, pies and puddings plus gifts and other special one-off items. The market will be in situ each month on a Saturday, except the pre-Christmas one which will be a special evening event, on Wednesday December 13. Chris Hutchinson, who organises all the stalls, has managed to secure the Hand Bells and other Xmas surprises to make it a really festive market. If you are interested in having a stall at any of the markets, please call Chris on 893388.
MICHAELMAS FAYRE: Ninfield Bonfire Society are re-launching the popular September event, with the support of Lee at the Red Lion Pub in Hooe and the use of the fields behind the pub. This will take place on Sunday September 17, and lots of different stalls and stands will be on site to entertain people of all ages. Refreshments, games and competitions, plus a Fun Dog Show and other attractions with all profits going towards the Ninfield Bonfire Night and fireworks to be held on Saturday October 21. Do go and support this lovely early autumn event.
HOOE PARISH COUNCIL: Next meeting is on Monday September 18 in Hooe Village Hall at 7.30pm. Do go and find out what has been happening locally over the summer. District Councillor Pam Doodes will have an interesting report and there will be a packed agenda to take part in.
LOCAL HISTORY GROUP: The next meeting will be on Thursday September 21, at 7.30pm in the Methodist Hall, Church Lane. The speaker will be Helen Poole and she will be presenting a talk entitled, Sir John Gage - The Rise of the Tudor Courtier. Refreshments will be available and included in a nominal entry fee. If you'd like any more information, please call Rod Ffoulkes on 893635.
SEPTEMBER SONG 2: This glorious evening of song returns by popular demand and will be held on Saturday September 23 from 7.30pm in St Oswald's Church, Hooe. Grace, Gary, Duncan and Friends will present favourite songs and arias from the world of Opera, Operetta and Musicals, and with supper and wine included in the price of £12.50 per head. This promises to be a super sell-out, so get your tickets early. Please call Jane Pattisson on 845087, Grace Constable 893632 or email email@example.com
BOWLS CLUB: The latest news from Carole. Last Wednesday's match against Fairlight was cancelled due to rain, but luckily the sun was out and shining brightly on Friday for the match against Hailsham. Unfortunately, Ninfield lost by 13 points, but it was a very pleasant afternoon. Sunday was Finals Day at the club and here are the results: Novice Competition winner Yvonne Porter; R-up Colin Bell. 100Up winner Geoff Groves, R-up Jackie Richards. After lunch the Ladies/Gents Singles competitions and Presidents' Shield and Drawn Pairs. Ladies Singles winner Carole Lawrence (well done), R-up Rose Groves. Gents Singles winner Chris Haffenden, R-up Dennis Downes. Presidents Shield winner Roger Bryant, R-up Vic Lawrence. Drawn Pairs winners Jackie Richards/Brian Cockett, R-up Rose Groves/Don Burton. Although the rain started towards the end of the games, the afternoon was enjoyed and applauded loudly and everyone settled down to a sumptuous afternoon tea with sausage rolls, sandwiches, scones and homemade cakes.
CHURCH SERVICES: Sunday, Methodist Church 10.30am Service of Worship and Praise. On Saturday September 16 there will be the Church Away-Day to Michelam Priory.
PARISH CHURCH: Sunday, St Mary's Ninfield 9.30am Combined Service with St Oswald's Hooe, therefore no service in St Oswald's.
AND FINALLY: Well from Armageddon to Fantasmagorical Fish-like Females. Huge congratulations to Bexhill-on-Sea for completing the Guinness World Record for Mermaids. Esteemed Mama was thrilled to be an independent Judge for the event, which took place on Saturday at the Sea Festival. 325 Mermaids took to the sea and took the title away from the previous record holders in the USA. Absolutely brilliant. I've heard on Radio2 this evening becoming a mermaid is now a bona fide career option, I'm in.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
At work, thinking aobut the studio
Hello. This is a new painting of mine which just might be finished. It was reworked a couple of times and then last night I sketched a rose over the thing and it rings true. So there you go. Does it make any sense? That's not my department.
Also reworked the rose painting which I will post right now to your right. The crazy thing about drawing and painting is once you put paint down the drawing is gone. People always say leave it alone but are they going to buy it as a drawing on canvas? At the risk of sounding annoyed, No they are not. Ok I am done for now. Hope you enjoy as much as I did making them.
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HOWATT, Rose Mary
The funeral for Rose Mary Howatt of Charlottetown was held on Saturday, June 20, 2015 from the Hennessey Cutcliffe Charlottetown Funeral Home to the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer where the concelebrated funeral mass was offered by Reverend Eric Dunn as chief celebrant and homilist. He was assisted by Reverend Isaac Chackalaparampil, Reverend Jose Thaipparampil and Reverend Ashok Veerabathina. The funeral pall was placed on the casket by her daughter, Linda Hazelwood, and sons, John Howatt and David Howatt. The first reading was proclaimed by son, John Howatt, and the second reading was proclaimed by granddaughter, Nicole Hazelwood-The prayers of intercession were offered by son, David Howatt. The funeral mass was sung by Holy Redeemer funeral choir under the direction of Tom Wilkinson. The organist was Gary Cudmore. They rendered the entrance hymn, Be Not Afraid; the psalm, The Lord Is My Shepherd; the offertory hymn, Here I Am Lord; the communion hymn, In The Garden; the commendation hymn, Songs of the Angels; and the recessional hymn, How Great Thou Art. The meditation solo, Ave Maria, was rendered by Tom Wilkinson. The pallbearers were Jack Arsenault, Gerald Coyle, Ralph Dunn, Sterling Williams, and grandsons, Jeremy Howatt and James Howatt. Among those attending the funeral were members of the Holy Redeemer Catholic Women's League. The interment took place in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, where Father Dunn held the graveside service.


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Model Congress had a strong finish to the 2013-2014 season with Mr. David Hillgrove as its club sponsor.
The club attended three national-level Model Congresses, each of which had between 1000 - 1500 competing delegates.
23 students attended the Princeton Model Congress in November. Best Delegate Awards (Committee Gavels) were given to Andrew Leffler (Henrico '15), Matthew Perry (Richmond '15) and Pranay Vissa (Henrico '15). Honorable Mention Awards were given to Grace Headinger (Chesterfield '11), John Metz (Richmond '16), and Elena Zhou (Chesterfield '15).
Five students attended the Harvard Model Congress in February. Best Delegate Awards were given to Andrew Leffler and Pranay Vissa. Outstanding Delegate Awards were given to Matthew Perry and Elena Zhou.
Nine students attended the University of Pennsylvania Model Congress in March. Best Delegate Awards were given to Gowri Buddiga (Henrico '14) and Andrew Leffler. Honorable Mention Awards were given to Heather Thompson (Hanover '14), Pranay Vissa, and Elena Zhou.
Leffler was also awarded one of only eight Full Session Gavels for his success in passing three amendments in Full Session. Only five Double Gavels were awarded at this year's University of Pennsylvania Model Congress
This year's Maggie Walker Model Congress (WMC) directed by Gowri Buddiga, was one of the largest to date by sheer delegate count.


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New Moon, the second book in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer has just been made into a movie and shown in theatres all over the world. The series has been and is still followed by legions of Twilight fans all around the globe. When the books hit bookstores, millions have been sold to all ages. And when the first installation of the series was made into a movie, the same fans and more flocked to the cinemas to catch a glimpse of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan. The same goes to New Moon, which was shown worldwide on November 20, 2009. The New Moon release date on DVD was slated on March 20, 2010, and since then millions of DVDs have been sold everywhere.
New Moon tells of Edward and Bella's romance and the discovery of Jacob as a werewolf. The love triangle among the three main characters was the most anticipated part of New Moon. The movie concentrated on the love story of Bella and Edward, and Jacob falling in love with Bella. When Edward decided that being near Bella was not doing her any good, he decided to stay away from her and that was when Jacob found the opportunity to build a romance with Bella. The New Moon release date on DVD was waited for by the fanatics of the Twilight Series who never get tired of watching the movie over and over again.
The 2-disc special edition DVD was sold during the New Moon release date on DVD on March 20th. Fans started buying the New Moon DVD as soon as 12:01 of March 20th struck. The DVDs sold like pancakes in a matter of hours. Young girls – and the not so young, get to watch the movie countless times through the DVD. Even if the main markets of the movie are young girls and women, there are still men who bought the 2-disc DVD during the New Moon release date on DVD. If you haven't got a DVD of New Moon yet, it's never too late to buy one online or in movie stores in your area. Fall in love with Bella and Edward's love story once again.
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Synopsis: When the COIN summit members discovered there was a witness to the car bombing and their friend Sheik Amir Khalid's disappearance, they will stop at nothing to find that person. After prince Sebastian Cavanaugh holds a press conference, Jessica Peters contemplates coming forward even though it means risking her own life from the car bombers and her past. When bullets start flying from both directions, Prince Sebastian vows to do whatever it takes to protect Jessica and her four-year-old daughter… but can he?
Author: This is not the first time I've read a Lisa Childs novel and nor will it be the last. There is a reason why she is an award-winning and bestselling author with her paranormal and contemporary novels! Though I have to say, the cat on her website can be somewhat distracting…
Cover: The book jackets just keep on getting better and better with each subsequent novel in the Cowboys Royale series. The first book had a lovely background and a decent-looking model, the second has a model who knows how to stand and better looking than the last, but this book *whistles* The background might not be as pretty, but the model's abs sure make up for it!
Writing Style: Unlike the last book, this novel had a bit more back-story to it to remind the reader what has happened prior to this moment. There was an excellent balance between tension and lightness, and even a faint brush of humour even in some intense scenes.
Plot/Subplot: Unlike the first book, and similar to the second, this novel has its own main storyline with the subplot of the missing COIN member and death threats. The COIN summit disasters are what draw Sebastian and Jessica together, it's true, but it is Jessica's history that takes predominance and seem a more immediate danger.
Character: Samantha Peters is the little girl everyone wants to have. She's adorable and bright, but still has some spirit to her. She's the type of child that completely lights up the room. It may have been nice to see more of Samantha, but I don't see how doing so would have moved the plot forward, and Samantha was a major driver in this book when it came to motivation for other characters.
Romance: Sebastian and Jessica go through a lot in a twenty-four hour period. In fact, I didn't even realize it was just a single day until Jessica specifically mentions it the timeline and the impossibleness of falling for someone in so short a time. It is technically pretty close to instalove, but felt like it had so much longer to build –possibly because that one day took a good half of the novel.
Quote: He might legally be a prince, but I've yet to meet a man who's a real prince.
The Verdict: This novel seemed far more relevant to the series than the second book. If you're going to choose between the two, go with this one, as it is a more enjoyable read.
Previous Reviews: Into the Night, Calhoun, SEALed with a Kiss, No Surrender


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Kingdom of Plants 3D is very much in the same vein as Flying Monsters ....that other 3D documentary with Sir David Attenborough. Both were produced by Atlantic productions for Sky 3D and both boast the same stunning use of 3D. Kingdom of Plants was filmed completely at kew gardens and gives us an in-depth analysis of the multi-faceted nature of plants. It is fascinatingly told, in the inimitable Attenborough style and for most of the time, displayed in amazing 3D. Of course, there are the obligatory moments of shallow 3D and 2D shots (no doubt when 3D filming was difficult or when archive footage was used) but this is very rare and doesn't detract much from the rest of the production, which all has top quality 3D. At times, I felt that I could reach out and stroke the stems and leaves of the various exotic plants on display. There are also close-up shots of bees and other insects on flowers that could have been lifted from a Viewmaster reel. There are also a few icky moments, made worse by the 3D effect, of various insects trapped in the digestive fluids of the more carnivorous type plants. All in all, Kingdom of Plants should take pride of place alongside Flying Monsters in any 3D enthusiasts collection.(v)
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"And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one,
I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written."
So, we just sat there a minute trying to comprehend how many books the world CAN contain
and what that verse means.
I love that verse too.
I told him that I gave it my own paraphrase and it's written in his baby book, which surprised him.
It says:
"Zachary did many other cute things as well.
If every one of them were written down,
I suppose that even the whole world would not have room
for the books that would be written."
He smiled....
And I think, he thought that was just a little weird.
But that's a mom for you! : )
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The Hawks defeat the Canadians 2-1
The Hawkesbury Hawks' offense had a big night, peppering the Carleton Place Canadians with 30 shots throughout the game. The Hawkesbury Hawks took the lead late in the first on a goal from Michael Marleau and never looked back.
During the first period, Caza opened the scoring for Hawkesbury with a goal at 5:51 with a helper from his teammate Boivin. Marleau put in what turned out to be the game winning goal at 15:43.
In the third, Hill finally put Carleton Place on the board with a goal at 19:34 with assists from his linemates, Breton and Cmunt.
The Hawks' victory was in no doubt helped out by Petizian's big night as he stopped 42 of the 43 shots he faced. Petizian's counterpart, Forget, also had a big night, managing to stop 28 of 30, but ultimately fell short.
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On Sunday the 17th, at midnight eastern time, I will be holding a new show after quite a hiatus of flus and massive colds.
First up, today, October 11th, 2010, is National Coming Out Day. A day that should be celebrated after the latest onslaught of young gay suicides. And every year. Are you LGBT-Q? (Gender-Queer, as an inter-sexed friend informed me.) Then be proud. Educate on human respect, human rights. And BE proud of WHO you are.
Then, my adventures in that single-gal nightmare: plumbing and other home repairs.
Keep an electric screw driver, ladies, and know how to use it. If someone offers to help you carry heavy furniture, let them, and feed them for the effort, especially if they don't let you help. (Some people are terrified to let me carry heavy items. My side table weighs 68 pounds. While it was OK to hold it up all the way from G-ma's, (And damaging a nail and giving myself a good headache while I was at it) it was not ok to participate in the actual lifting. I mean 68 pounds is only 8 pounds over the weight I carried pregnant...shouldn't be too hard!
This will be a typical free for all. Feed me ideas throughout the week, and I'll work them.
Coming at you Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 12 AM EST, is Ballcocks and Bulldykes on Blog Talk Radio.
Pardon me, I feel a Beavis and Butthead giggle coming on.
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You wouldn't be alone if you've made a holiday tradition of buying keepsake ornaments to remember the big events in your life: the year you got married for instance, or the birth of your baby.
You might be alone if you've ever thought, man, I wish there was a holiday ornament I could buy to commemorate the year my spouse and I finally threw in the towel on our dead-end marriage.
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Ultrarunning, traveling, writing, and adventures from the RD of the Burning Man Ultramarathon.
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record-setting blizzard in brokeback central park
this weekend, new york city received the most snow it ever had since they have been keeping tabs on the weather--almost 27 inches! crazy. this weekend of all weekends, bootnsall decided to have a new york city meet up, with people flying from cali, michigan, florida, ohio to talk about traveling, drink a lot, drink some more, eat some more, and oh yeah, drink. so the snow blizzard meant everyone got to stay in new york city an extra day.
yesterday we all went to central park--which many others did. it was just beautiful. people were skiing, snowboarding, sledding, having snowball fights, walking. we jumped around in the snow, threw snowballs at each other, took photos.
today of course, there's piles of slush in every crosswalk, brown snow, yellow snow, grey snow, black snow, and occasionally, white snow. the beauty is gone but luckily, i recorded what was beautiful yesterday with my camera in the freezing cold temperatures of new york city yesterday.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
I have finished another Christmas gift. This is a sweater for my guy. His mom drives a pick up, so this should excite him pretty good. Not really my original idea though. A friend on one of my Yahoo groups gave us a link to a sweater that had a tow truck on it. And so I did some looking and figuring out, came up with my own graph for the pickup. And used the sweater pattern in the original link. On my graph paper, the truck looked pretty nice. But it has been so long since I did this type of knitting, my stitches really look bad for the tires and bumpers. I was so out of practice, but went ahead. This sweater is gonna be too big for him right now, but that is all right, he will grow into it.
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Great sweater, Louise! Really cute pattern!
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Louise, You are the coolist!! What a cute sweater! Mason will love it.
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Notes and quotes from today's Gamecocks scrimmage, the first of two they'll run during preseason camp:
—Will Muschamp commented on how impressed he was with the work ethic of the team. "I don't feel like we've taken a step back in 11 days," he told the assembled media after the scrimmage, which saw 140 plays run. From a discipline standpoint, the team only committed three penalties.
Muschamp: Defense started with a three and out, but Bentley progressed well— SportsTalk (@sportstalksc) August 12, 2017
Muschamp notes that progression of Bentley has allowed them to do more with offense, but also the bevy of offensive weapons does as well.— SportsTalk (@sportstalksc) August 12, 2017
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Insurgent (2015) - This sci-fi thriller tells the story of a girl named Tris. She lives in a terrible society, where there is its own laws and rules. That forced them to exist, each person living here. These laws are quite bloodthirsty. For the slightest deviation from the rules provided for by the person subject to the complete elimination. Because nobody treats people as individuals, but only as an object of regard. But the main character of the movie divergents, Chapter 2: the insurgents, who grew up in such an environment, no longer wants to be reconciled with reality. She has a very strong and courageous character and finds the strength to embark on the dangerous road of struggle against the whole structure. The task in front of it rather difficult, as soon as possible to find ways to help her overcome the dangerous system. The faster it will find a solution to your problem, the more lives it could save. Moreover, the structures are among the residents and their relatives and loved ones. But in front of her waiting for dangerous battle, a huge number of enemies and plenty of secrets that she learns fighting for their freedom. Do you want to know the continuation? Then be sure to watch movies online. With the help of UrsaMovie.com you can download Insurgent free full movie in HD quality.


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Styles Make Fights – Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields (Striker vs. Submission Wrestling)
In a catchweight superfight, former EliteXC welterweight champion Jake Shields scored a significant upset by submitting former EliteXC middleweight champion Robbie Lawler with a guillotine choke in the first round of their main event fight.
Shields, who moved up in weight to fight Lawler, went for takedowns immediately after the opening bell, but Lawler threw them off with relative ease. Despite being known for his heavy strikes, Lawler never threw anything dangerous and chose to clinch with Shields instead. Shields, the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black belt and former All-American wrestler, got a hold of Lawler's neck in the clinch, pulled guard, and locked in a guillotine choke which had Lawler tapping two minutes into the first round.
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UNITED NATIONS -- The conflict between Somalia's transitional government and Islamic militants has escalated dangerously, as Islamist leaders threaten a holy war against advancing government troops and allied Ethiopian forces, a U.N. special envoy told the Security Council yesterday.
Relaying reports from U.N. representatives in the country, diplomat Francois Lonseny Fall said the situation is quickly deteriorating as government forces advance on the Islamist-held capital, Mogadishu, from two directions. The Somali soldiers have taken control of several towns in the southern part of the country that had been held by the Islamic Courts Union, Fall said, and have ordered the closure of the country's borders to keep out fighters from Eritrea and other nearby countries.
This month, the Security Council authorized a regional force to help protect the transitional government from threats by the Islamic Courts Union, despite warnings that such an intervention would spark a conflict that could drag in the entire horn of Africa. The next day, clashes escalated.


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Transforming growth factor-β signaling pathway cross-talking with ERα signaling pathway on regulating the growth of uterine leiomyoma activated by phenolic environmental estrogens in vitro
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The aim of this paper is to study the participation of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling pathway in mediating the growth of human uterine leiomyoma (UL) activated by phenolic environmental estrogens (EEs), via the interaction between TGF-β and ER signaling pathways. The UL cells were prepared by primary culture and subculture methods. To validate the role of TGF-β3 (5 ng/ml) for the viability of human uterine leiomyoma cells, CCK-8 assay was performed in each of five treatment groups including E2 group (E2 109 mol/l), BPA group (bisphenol A 10 μmol/l), NP group (nonylphenol 32 μmol/l), OP group (octylphenol 8 μmol/l), or control group (DMSO only). Subsequently, qRT-PCR was applied to detect mRNA expressions of ERα and c-fos, while western blot assay was used to test the expressions of p-Smad3, SnoN, and c-fos proteins in all settings mentioned above; the expressions were compared among different groups, and also in settings with and without synchronous treatment of ICI 182,780. Primarily cultured UL cells were successfully established. Compared with the control group, there were statistically significant increases in the proliferation rate of the UL cells in all EE groups or treated with TGF-β3 only (p < 0.05). Nevertheless, a slight decrease in proliferation rate of UL was detected in coexistence with TGF-β3 in all EE groups (p > 0.05). Interestingly, mRNA expressions of ERα and c-fos reduced in the setting of coexistence of TGF-β3 and EEs compared to isolated EE treatment (p < 0.05). Compared with the control group, the expression of p-Smad3 and c-fos proteins significantly decreased (p < 0.05) in each of E2, BPA, NP, and OP group, and the expression of SnoN protein also significantly reduced only in BPA and NP groups (p < 0.05), followed by TGF-β3 treatment. When adding ICI 182,780, the expression of p-Smad3 protein significantly increased in OP group (p < 0.05), but slightly increased in E2, BPA, NP, and OP groups (p > 0.05). However, compared with the control group, the expressions of SnoN and c-fos proteins significantly decreased (p < 0.05) after adding ICI182,780. Moreover, there was a significant statistical difference in the expression of p-Smad3, SnoN, and c-fos proteins between pre- and post-treatment of ICI 182,780 in all groups (p < 0.05). The ERα signaling pathway and TGF-β signaling pathway have different roles in the control of UL cell proliferation. The phenolic EEs can be a promoter of UL cell proliferation, which is mediated by ERα signaling pathway and its cross-talking with TGF-β signaling pathway. Both less exposure to EEs and blockade of TGF signaling pathway are necessary strategies to prevent UL.
KeywordsUterine leiomyoma (UL) Environmental estrogens (EEs) Bisphenol A Octylphenol (OP) Nonylphenol (NP) Estrogen receptor (ER) Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)
This work was supported by Maternal and Child Healthcare Project of Jiangsu Province Health Department (F201407), Youth Fund Project of Jiangsu Province Health Department (Q201305), Science and Technology Project of Nanjing City (201201054), National Natural Science Pre-research Project Funds of Southeast University (3290001102), and SRTP Project of Southeast University (T11431001).
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-Mombasa governor Hassan Joho has on numerous times cried foul over welfare and safety
-He recently survived an attack where his car was showered with bullets
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You should ask yourself one thing before coming out with assassination claims, a controversial political analyst and NASA critic has told Mombasa governor Hassan Joho.
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Mutahi Ngunyi, through a piece titled "Raila Must go-a letter to NASA" attempted to make some sense of the Mombasa governor's predicament since the botched Migori campaigns on Monday, April 2.
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According to Ngunyi, the Mombasa governor should analyze the individuals who stand to gain once he is out of the picture.
"The concept is very simple. If you are going to an assassination scene, the first question you must ask is who stands to benefit from this assassination." He claimed.
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- Manushi Celebrates 25 Years
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For 25 years Manushi has empowered Nepali women and artisans by supporting equity, entrepreneurship and excellence in sustainable development
We have an extensive collection of items from bedding to clothing and jewellery to accessories. Every piece hand made by one of our 1530 artisans. You can find something for everyone.Read more...
For over 1,500 years paper has been made by hand in the mountain regions of Nepal. The raw material is the bark of the Danphe Paparycea, commonly known as Lokta.Read more...
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Immediately after the April 25th earthquake, Manushi formed a committee to raise funds for relief support to our producers, staffs and women in different districts. The initial seed for the relief fund was provided by Manushi Board Members and staff donating one week of their salaries.
The committee is made up of five members working on various relief packages in some of the country's most affected areas to the families of local women who are part of Manushi's promotion. The following are a some of our relief activities throughout the month of May.
May 4th, 2015 : Chhampi, Lalitpur
The Manushi Team including our Chairperson, Padmasana Shakya visited the earthquake affected area of Chhampi, Lalitpur and met with a Women group in the remote village Salintar. Over 90 homes were damaged due to the earthquake and they were requesting support for the basic needs. The team delivered family packages to each household of beaten rice, noodles, biscuits and glucose.


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Just 46 players remain of the original 529 entries in the 2017 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event after Day 3 of action at King's Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. Sitting atop the standings is the UK's Robert Bickley with 1.431 million chips It can be interesting to see how the standings change day to day in a large tournament. Going into Day 3, Vishal Maini was in first place with 651,000 chips and nobody was close to him, on a relative scale, as he had nearly 200,000 more chips than the second place player. Maini is still among the leaders, but he was unable to amass many chips on Tuesday, finishing the day with only 790,000, about half of what Bickley has. Whereas Maini had a substantial lead at the end of Monday, the top of the leader board is much more congested (again, looking at the


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Mir Castle Complex construction of the castle by the Ilyinichi family began at the end of the 15th century, in Gothic style; it was subsequently extended and reconstructed. The initial work consisted of building the walls and towers in Gothic style, but work came to an end for some unknown reason. Building had been completed by the beginning of the 17th century with the addition of palatial accommodation, with some Renaissance features, after it had passed to the Radzivill family. Following sieges in 1655 and 1706 reconstruction work involved the addition of some Baroque features.
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The castle complex abandoned for almost a century and suffering severe damage during the Napoleonic period, the castle was restored at the end of the 19th century, with the addition of a number of other elements and the landscaping of the surrounding area as a park. Its present form is graphic testimony to an often turbulent history. The old castle survived as a romantic ruin.
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I just finished reading Every Night is Ladies' Night by Michael Jaime-Becerra. Besides the irresistibility of the title, I was drawn to the book because it's a collection of connected short stories set in LA. But whereas I wanted to write about the overwhelming vastness of Greater Los Angeles, Jaime-Becerra writes about the overwhelming smallness of El Monte.
His characters are mostly working class Latinos who dream of things like getting a new starter for their car or convincing their long-lost grandpa to attend their wedding or winning the lottery, because who doesn't want to win the lottery? But to focus on the limits of his characters' lives feels kind of condescending and, more than that, kind of beside the point, because the quirky and pungent details of the book seem to say, Life just is what it is. Sometimes you just need to beat up the kid who threw a lemon at you during band practice. Sometimes you just want to start your own airline or mobile electrical repair business.
I had a college professor who wouldn't allow students to raise their hands and make statements that included the word "just" because he felt like it shut down critical thinking. Things aren't just the way they are—there are numerous, complex, deeply troubling reasons behind everything. Which is true. People are "stuck" in El Monte or land in El Monte for reasons ranging from poverty to love affairs. But then what? Where do you go once you have your reasons?
You go to night school. You repaint your godmother's dresser. You practice your best mariachi serenades in hopes of winning your first wife back.
The latter ambition belongs to Jose Luis, the protagonist of "Media Vuelta," a decades-spanning tale that reads like one of the sad songs the aging musician plays in the beer gardens of 1940's Chihuahua. The story, which is almost a novella, erupts in all its epic-ness out of a series of more contemporary stories that feel momentarily poignant but sometimes slight in retrospect.
Nevertheless, it's one of those slight/poignant moments that is my favorite beyond any of the silver-threaded tragedy in "Media Vuelta": In "Gina and Max," Gina, a Social Distortion-loving, runaway punk chick, wonders why her boyfriend adopted a bat for her as a Christmas present. She wants to appreciate it, really she does, but…a bat?
Max explains, "'It's supposed to be a girl. A female. The lady I talked to said they'd make sure to give you a female…. Anyway, it's a Mexican free-tailed bat…. She's supposed to be like you,' he said, 'She's Mexican and she's Goth.'"
At which point I'm thinking, Marry this boy, Gina. Give him the two pairs of Dickies you bought him for Christmas and keep him forever. Every night is practical. Every night is tiring. Every night is magical. That's just how it is.