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Sterility is Now Being Overcome (Jan, 1937)
Sterility is Now Being Overcome
There is new solace for empty arms as science helps the limping stork
By Lorine Pruette, Ph.D
DYNASTIES have been changed and the course of history affected by the failure of particular unions to be fruitful. Catherine the Great took a lover because of the necessity to provide the throne with an heir and introduced entirely new strains into the royal family of Russia. Henry the Eighth of England made his numerous excursions into matrimony, in part at least, out of the desire for a male heir. As a by-product of his excursions we have the break with the Catholic Church, the establishment of the Church of England and vast changes in England's internal affairs and in her relations with the continental countries.
Henry's children mounted the throne in succession, but all three died without heirs. Had his daughter Mary borne a child to her husband, Philip of Spain, much history might have had to be rewritten and certainly England would have been returned for a time to the bosom of the Mother Church.
Mary married late and her husband was not at all interested in her; nevertheless when she assured him proudly that she was pregnant Philip put off his affairs in Spain and Holland and remained in England. Mary's yearning for the importance which a child would give her in the king's eyes as well as in affairs of state was so great that she counterfeited the symptoms of pregnancy. At one time the bells of London were rung announcing the happy issue, but time passed, all normal limits were exceeded, with the king growing impatient and the queen frantically clinging to the notion that soon she would be delivered of an heir. We can imagine the poor woman's desperate unhappiness and the tragedy of her situation when she had to accept the fact of her sterile condition. Napoleon put away the Empress Josephine and contracted an alliance with the Austrians in his determination to found an empire; he secured the heir but lost the empire.
Napoleon and Josephine illustrate the situation in which two persons, both capable of parenthood, are without issue; Josephine had children by her first marriage, Napoleon had a child by his second.
Reproduction is a complicated process which was in earlier ages surrounded by a vast amount of misinformation and superstitious notions. For a long time in the history of the world, everyone was ignorant of the part that the father played. The woman was thought to be fertile under the influence of supernatural powers, and the fertility of the husband was not discussed because it was not assumed that he had anything to do with the creation of new human beings. Many persons in the modern world have swung completely to the opposite extreme, so that instead of denying the capacity of fertility to men they insist that it is inevitably possessed. Even today women submit to operations in the hope of becoming mothers while the defect is actually in the husband.
Nevertheless, the discoveries of science are beginning to give us a control of reproduction never dreamed of in other ages. Marriages are now held together and children produced in marriages which would at any other time inevitably have remained unfruitful. Women used to pray for miracles to give them a child, and now the sober miracles of science sometimes answer their prayers. Man began to understand something about the process by which the race continues. As the new science of endocrinology developed, attention passed from a study of the organs of reproduction to a study of the things which make the organs useful, to the hormones of the endocrine glands which are essential to the process of carrying on the race. Surgery, irradiation and the use of endocrine products are the methods by which children may now be produced by many couples who had thought themselves hopelessly sterile.
Dr. Arthur First has said that "we feel that the future is very promising indeed in the treatment of sterility associated with endocrine disturbances"; his clinic in Philadelphia reports fifty-three conceptions following a study of one hundred and fifty women with glandular disturbances. Dr. Rubin reports eight pregnancies as a result of thirty-five tubal operations. Thus from surgery and endocrinology there begins to come the answer to a question which has baffled human beings since the days of primitive men.
One of the tests made in the study of sterility is that of tubal insufflation, as for various reasons the Fallopian tubes through which the ovum travels to the uterus may become congested or sealed over. Such a mechanical cause of sterility should be ruled out before glandular treatment is undertaken. Titus reports thirty-five cases of tubal obstruction in one hundred and thirteen women, as contrasted with twenty-seven cases of glandular imbalance in the same group.
In spite of many successes through the use of surgery, strenuous warnings are sounded against too ready resort to surgery in the correction of sterility. Where it is necessary to make an incision in the abdominal wall the risks associated with this cannot be denied, while in case of infection, tubal insufflation is a danger to the woman. It would seem obvious that no surgical interference should be undertaken before the fertility of the husband is investigated, nevertheless Dr. Meeker's records show thirty-two women who had undergone abdominal operations in hope of correcting sterility which was later found due to the husband. Today the emphasis is upon the study of infertile matings, rather than upon investigation of the woman alone. It has been estimated that about twenty-five per cent of infertile matings are due to the husband, while one investigator declares that there is an astonishing number of men who belong in the category of low fertility. One clinic reports that in fifty per cent of the cases it has been necessary to treat both husband and wife.
In both men and women, three of the endocrine glands are now considered to be involved in the failure to have a child; it is possible that further investigation will add to this number. The glands whose deficiency may lead to sterility are the pituitary, the thyroid and the gonads. In both men and women it is more common to find a deficient production of the hormones of the pituitary and the thyroid responsible for sterility than a deficiency of the sex hormones of the gonads themselves.
THE endocrine glands form an interlocking system, with influences from one gland upon another, both to inhibit or to encourage activity. From the pituitary comes at least one hormone whose function is to stimulate the sex organs to appropriate activity, and possibly more. From the pituitary there also comes a hormone to stir the thyroid to activity in producing its hormone. The hormone from the thyroid likewise affects the sex glands. In cases of male sterility the following factors were found operating: defective thyroid in eighteen cases, inactive spermatozoa with defective numbers in seven cases, sluggish spermatozoa with defective numbers in seven cases, abnormal forms of spermatozoa in five cases, anemia in three, excessive frequency of coitus in seven and excessive use of alcohol in one case.
The use of thyroid has shown brilliant results in correcting sterility in both men and women. The treatment for pituitary failure is handicapped by the chemical problem of the production of a potent extract, but much research is under way to meet this problem. One investigation reports that while only ten per cent of the women treated responded to the pituitary-like gonadotropic hormone, considerably better results were secured when this was combined with a small amount of extract from the pituitary itself. Insulin has also been found helpful in some cases of primary ovarian failure. This secretion, normally produced by the pancreas, and used in the treatment of diabetes, improved the body weight of the women and caused a distinct improvement in genital functions.
When the ovaries or the pituitary are inactive, good results have been secured by irradiation with low doses. This seems paradoxical, since large dosage of X-ray treatments results in sterilization and is used for this purpose in case of disease. But low irradiation stimulates the endocrine glands to activity in the production of hormones and has been found to clear up menstrual disturbances in a large number of cases, with a resulting increase in fertility. In one investigation, irradiation of women with functional sterility and menstrual disturbances made conception possible in fifty per cent of the cases.
The discovery that ovulation, that is, the ejection of the egg from the ovary, is a process distinct from menstruation shed new light upon reproduction. Women may menstruate regularly and yet be deficient in ovulation. Ordinarily, the egg ripens and is discharged from the ovary about midway between the menstrual periods. If the egg encounters live spermatozoa within the few hours of its life, conception takes place. This is the only time in the month when conception can take place, hence occasional failure in ovulation cuts down the opportunities of conception. Likewise failure to have sexual relations at the time of ovulation makes conception unlikely, as the spermatozoa also live only a short time. In cats and in rabbits, ovulation takes place under the stimulation of the sex act, and only then. It is thought that some women also have a tendency to ovulate under conditions of sexual excitement or of coitus, in which case they would seem to be repeating an earlier evolutionary pattern.
HOWEVER, in most women it seems possible to establish the time of ovulation, and this is important both to questions of conception and of contraception. Instead of there being a brief period of infertility, as used to be thought, it now seems that most of the month the woman is infertile; this has given rise to the so-called "rhythm" method of contraception. Very careful records should be kept for a number of months to determine the woman's sexual cycle and this should be supplemented by analysis of the hormonal content of the urine. Even after the time of ovulation has been determined for the individual woman, this may be upset by illness, excitement or after a pregnancy, and so it cannot be relied upon as a method of contraception under any unusual circumstances.
Knaus of Vienna and Ogino of Japan have made very careful studies of the menstrual cycle. They believe that in women with a twenty-six day cycle, with ovulation normally on the twelfth day, conception is most likely during the period from the ninth to the thirteenth day. In women who have a twenty-eight day cycle, with ovulation on the fourteenth day, the favorable period is from the eleventh to the sixteenth day.
The woman whose sterility is primarily gonadal may suffer from a deficient product of one or both of the ovarian hormones. The estrogenic hormone operates in the ripening and release of the egg from the ovary while the corpus luteum prepares the uterus to receive and to hold the fertilized egg. Treatment may include the use of both substances as well as thyroid medication. Women who show marked under-development of the generative organs have commonly suffered from glandular derangements during the critical period of adolescence, derangements which were not recognized at the time. When they are recognized in adolescence, the estrogenic hormone of the ovary, known as theelin, estrin or progynon, is sometimes helpful in stimulating development of the genital organs and in establishing the menstrual rhythm. Such treatment is also used with mature women who have an insufficient supply of the hormone.
In one investigation, attention was centered on the sterility of regularly menstruating women. A curettage of the uterus was made to see if the endometrium lining provided a suitable nest for the fertilized ovum. When this is not the case, the woman may conceive easily enough but she may not be able to retain the fertilized egg. In fifty sterile women who menstruated regularly, less than half, twenty-three, showed the normal changes in the uterus which are necessary for nesting. The absence of these changes showed the women suffered from a deficiency of the corpus luteum hormone from the ovary. In addition, thirty-seven of these women, or seventy-four per cent, gave no evidence of estrogenic substance in the blood just before the menstrual period, thus indicating a deficiency of this hormone.
The duration of the menstrual cycle is also of importance in the study of sterility. During the month the ovaries produce the two hormones in varying amounts, rising to a high tide considerably before menstruating and falling off very sharply just before the onset of the menses. The estrogenic hormone and the egg have been produced in the middle of the month, followed by a high production of corpus luteum hormone which makes it possible for the uterus to retain the fertilized ovum. Menstruation is the reaction of a "disappointed uterus" which has been prepared to receive the embryo. It is like a house which has been prepared for an expected guest—when the guest does not appear the furniture of the house is moved out as no longer necessary. Women whose menstrual cycle is short are less likely to become pregnant, according to Dr. A. G. Campbell. They have a deficiency of the corpus luteum which is necessary to prevent the sloughing off of the endometrium cells in the menstrual flow. Since they have not enough of this hormone to postpone menstruation to the full period, it is unreasonable to expect them to have enough to sustain the endometrium for the nine months of pregnancy. The reason for the ability of the fertilized ovum to nest in the uterus and to adhere to and develop within this organ is because the hormone of the corpus luteum inhibits and checks the hormone of the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland. This is why pregnancy can continue and abortion does not take place.
WE have here the explanation of spontaneous abortion, which prevents a number of women from carrying their children to term. Folklore is full of stories of women who lost their babies because of some dreadful sight or shocking experience, but medical experience discounts this. Women are known to produce their babies under all sorts of disturbing conditions, such as wars, cyclones, deaths of loved ones, etc. Spontaneous abortion is held to be extremely rare when a healthy child is properly attached to a healthy uterus. But the woman who aborts frequently is like the woman who receives the expected guest but has no place prepared to receive him. Until the last few years there was very little that could be done for such women, but now there is great hope for them. In order for them to carry their babies
to term, it is necessary to supply them with the corpus luteum hormone which their ovaries should be producing. This is necessary through the fifth month, after which time the normal ovary stops producing the hormone in large quantities.
The desire to have a child, coupled. with the sterility of one of the partners, has led at times to odd and dangerous attempts to remedy the situation. With the great strides made in recent years, through endocrinology and surgery, more reliable and less emotionally disturbing methods have become available for many childless couples. When it becomes possible, as apparently it soon will, to separate the various active agents of the pituitary, some of which are known to be involved in the stimulation of the sex glands, many cases which now appear hopeless will probably be cured.
THE importance of further research in this field is indicated by the fact that in one hundred sterile women with irregular menstruation, sixty-four were found suffering from pituitary deficiency. At present authorities differ as to the value of using the estrogenic factor from the ovary in cases of deficiency of this hormone, but here again it is possible that improvement of therapy waits only on further research of the bio-chemists. Treatment of women who are able to conceive but who, through deficiency of corpus luteum, cannot carry the child through the nine months is already giving striking results. Most impressive of all, at present, is the successful use of thyroid medication.
When a man and woman have been married for a year and conception has failed to take place, their mating is considered sterile and they are urged to submit themselves to a thoroughgoing study before any more time is lost, as a condition may be remedied in its early stages while hopeless in later ones. The complete study advocated by Meaker, which requires more than a week and involves the services of a number of specialists, has resulted in pregnancies in fifty per cent of the cases. When a man and a woman are really in earnest about their desire for a child, there are now many tests available for investigating the failure to produce offspring. In a recent article, Dr. Paul Titus has listed the following essential steps:
1. A history and general physical examination of the wife, including a blood count and urinalysis, followed by
2. A pelvic examination.
3. A history and general physical examination of the husband. .
4. Examination of the husband's genital organs.
5. The estimation of the basal metabolic rates of husband and wife.
6. Examination of the spermatic fluid from a condom-to-bottle specimen, as well as later postcoital examination of spermatic fluid recovered from the cervical canal of the woman (Huhner test).
7. Tests for tubal potency by insufflation (Rubin tests).
8. Such other measures as may be necessary, including injection of uterus and tubes with opaque mediums for roentgen visualization and the Frank estimation of circulating estrogenic hormone and follicle-stimulating factor or excretion of these in urine as determined by Kurzrok's method, as well as galactose tolerance test as gage of pituitary function.
A deficiency in the production of healthy sex cells does not necessarily imply any deficiency in the hormones which affect the femininity or masculinity of the individual, nor any deficiency in sexual desire. Very passionate individuals may be sterile, just as very fertile individuals may have weak sexual desires. A further complication is seen in the fact that fertility appears sometimes to decline in a given couple after a number of years of marriage. It is thought that a new mating may revive this. Also, a man may be fertile and so may his wife, and yet they may fail to produce children.
A theory has been developed to account for this, that after a time an immunity is set up between the husband and the wife. This conception of immunization against the spermatozoa of the male has been made the basis of research in Russia in birth control technique. The cells are injected into the female, just as is done in developing immunity against a disease by injecting the germs of this disease. A considerable period of immunity in the rabbits, corresponding to immunity of several years in human beings, has already been reported from these studies of spermatozoa injections; this may offer to the future the safest and least objectionable form of contraception.
Science has gone a long way in the investigation of the world of nature, in protecting mankind against the elements and in making it possible for men to live under climates and conditions once fatal to life. Now through the study of the glands of internal secretion we are coming nearer than ever before to an understanding of the processes of life itself. If man can come to the point of controlling his reproductive processes he will have achieved a startling triumph over the compulsions of nature, only second to the triumph not yet achieved of a genuine postponement of senility and of death.


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The city does not have a complete modern sewage system, meaning its canals are also its sewer system. This poses some obvious health and sanitation concerns.
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It is a sad day for that cross section of both Apple and porn fans who have been hoping for ways around Apple's ban on porn. In an e-mail to a customer, Jobs confirms that he believes Apple has a "moral responsibility" to keep porn off the iPhone. He does offer an alternative though: Buy an Android phone.
In a copy of an email sent to TechCrunch, the Apple CEO responded to a customer named Matthew Browning, who was concerned with Apple's seeming trend towards blocking content that the company decided was inappropriate. Browning told Jobs, "It appears that more and more Apple is determining for it's consumers what content they should be able to receive. For instance, the blocking of Mark Fiore's comic app (due to being political satire) or blocking of what Apple considers to be porn."
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"Fiore's app will be in the store shortly." Jobs told Browning, "That was a mistake. However, we do believe we have a moral responsibility to keep porn off the iPhone. Folks who want porn can buy and Android phone."
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The other day, the boys were getting on Sadie's last nerve. She had had all she could take of their antics. She said, "These boys are...are...grrr...they make me want to say the 'D' word!"
I was a little bit appauled! (And a little worried that maybe she's overheard me on a tirade when I let my frustrations out on the dog! I always figure if the dog doesn't understand 'sit' then she sure isn't going to understand if I throw an 'h' in there sometimes.) So I asked Sadie what she meant and was so happy to learn that her dreaded 'D' word was actually the word "dumb". She just wanted to say that her brothers were being dumb! *Big Sigh of Relief!*
But it got me to remembering about a time when I was in the 3rd grade. My mom was a teaching assistant for a kindergarten class. There was one really bad kid in her class named Zachary. One day in class, Zachary called someone a mother fu..(you get the gist). I remember my mom coming to pick me up from my grandmother's that afternoon and telling my grandmother that this little kid had said "M.F."
This M.F. baffled me. I asked my mom what it meant. She said something like, "Well, you know the 'F' word, right?" The only forbidden 'F' word I knew was "Fart". And in my mind that was a really bad one since we weren't allowed to say it in our house.
I shook my head that I certainly knew what the 'F' word was. I told my mom that I didn't understand what the M. was for, though. She explained to me that sometimes people put the word 'mother' in front of the f-word. I didn't get it. I could not for the life of me figure out why you would call someone a "Mother Fart." But for years when I would get really good and mad, I would call people a "Mother Fart" in my head. In the 5th grade I got made fun of a lot because I was a big nerd and I hurled my mother fart thoughts at lots of kids. I am quite grateful now that I never said it out loud. I would have just given them more ammunition!
For now, I am just going to count my blessings that "dumb", "stupid", and "shut-up" are the worst words my kids know. Wonder how long I can keep them that innocent...
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Area: 678,6 sq. km Population: 38,200 habitants
Administrative division: - Townlet: Sapa - Communes: Ban Khoang, Ta Giang
Phinh, Trung Chai, Ta Phin, Sa Pa, San Sa Ho, Ban Phung, Lao Chai, Hau Thao,
Thanh Kim, Ta Van, Su Pan, Suoi Thau, Ban Ho, Thanh Phu
First night: 20h00 -
20h30 pick you up at your hotel or your place to Tran Quy Cap station. Night
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Day 1: Lao Cai - Sa Pa - Cat Cat - Sin Chai (B, L, D)
Arrive in Laocai station
at 6h20 - 7h00: Pick up by minibus to Sapa. Check in hotel. After having
breakfast and shower, we'll start the trip to Cat Cat and Sin Chai villages of
Black H'Mong tribe. Visit H'Mong hydro electric built by French and enjoy the waterfall
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lunch in our beautiful mountain view restaurant. The rest of the afternoon is
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Day 2: Sa Pa - Lao Chai - Ta Van - La Cai - Hanoi (B,
After breakfast, you'll
check out and leave your luggage in the hotel and trek down to Lao Chai village
to visit the Tay and Dzay tribes, keep going along the bottom of Muong Hoa
valley to get Ta Van village which is the most beautiful ethnic village in the
area. Have lunch in Dzay family. Transfer back to Sapa by motorbike/Jeep, get
fresh with a shower in the hotel then head to Lao Cai station for night train
to Hanoi. Have dinner before getting the train at 19h35.
Day 3: 5h00 arrive in Tran Quy Cap station, Hanoi.
Tour finishes.
The best time to witness
the scenic beauty of Sapa is in April and May. Before that period, the weather
might be cold and foggy; after that period is the rainy season. In April and
May, Sapa is blooming with flowers and green pastures. The clouds that settle in
the valley in early morning quickly disappear into thin air.Located at 1,500 m
above sea level, Sapa lies on the side of the Hoang Lien Son Mountains, 333 km
northwest of Hanoi. Sapa's flora is diverse, ranging from flowers to tropical
fruits; among the most popular fruits produced in Sapa are apples, pears,
peaches, and plums.Sapa has many natural sites such as Thac Bac, Thuy Cung
Grotto, Gio Cave, Troi Gate, and Truc Forest. Sapa is also the starting point
for many climbers and scientists who want to reach the top of Fansipan
Mountain, the highest mountain in Vietnam at 3,143 m. Hoang Lien Son Mountains
is also called the Alps of the North Sea area since Fansipan Mountain is not
only the highest peak in Vietnam, but also in the Indochina Peninsula. The pyramid-shaped
mountain is covered with clouds all year round and temperatures often drop
below zero, especially at high elevations.To reach Sapa, one can take a train
to Lao Cai and then a bus to Sapa from Lao Cai. On Sundays, Nung, Dao, Tay, Cao
Lan, Paxi, and Xa Phong minorities ride down the mountain in their colorful
clothes to take part in the Sunday market at the foot of Fansipan Mountain.
Included: Return train
tickets (Hanoi - Laocai); Bus transfer; English speaking guide; all meals;
Entrance fees; Accommodation in Sapa;
Excluded: Beverage,
Single room, Personal expenses, Tips for tour guide and drive...
Necessary things: Sun
cream, Insect repellent, hat, sunglasses and trekking boots.
Recommended Hotels
Boutique Sapa Hotel
Bamboo Sapa Hotel
Thai Binh Hotel
Baguette & Chocolat
Chau Long Sapa Hotel
Sapa Star Hotel
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by Erik Hubbard
Friday night basketball games are one of the most highly anticipated events of the year for students of Inter-Ac schools, and this past Friday night was a big one.
The game, however, did not turn out the way the women of the Penn Charter basketball team planned. Dejected is probably one of the best words to describe their feeling after a 65-45 beating by the Patriots of Germantown Academy on their home court. GA on the other hand, left the Graham Athletics Center with nothing but confidence, as they are the leaders of the Inter-Ac.
Then again, what else is new? GA has won 12 straight titles, dating back to 1999, and two consecutive PA Independent School State titles.
While this may be the case, PC should not be written off just yet. This Inter-Ac season is still very young and the Lady Quakers are a seasoned, athletic, and all-around very talented team. They have an array of talent and are led by three Division 1 recruits.
6' 0" senior guard Briana Butler is an extremely versatile player. Give her space beyond the arc, and you can count it. But don't come too close, because she will use her athleticism to blow by you into the lane and finish at the rim.
Diana Thomas-Palmer, a 6' 1" junior forward, is a dynamic post player with the ability to face up. Along with her offensive tools, she is able to draw multiple defenders, which allows the rest of the floor to open up.
Senior Aleesha Powell is a quick guard who can beat you off the dribble and from long range, as she has a quick release.
What makes this team so successful? Athleticism, according to Coach Diana Caramanico.
"They run the floor and use their athleticism very well," says Caramanico, "They take advantage of their strengths and they give 100% effort in every game."
Along with talent leading the way, the Quakers have a multitude of leaders on this squad. Tri-captains Aleesha, Briana, and Kendall Stokes, a senior forward, all have very different styles of leadership that allows the team to mesh. Not only are the seniors leading the way, but Thomas-Palmer and junior guard MaryKate O'Brien step up as leaders as well.
When asked about her two juniors, Coach Caramanico said, "We are blessed to have them, they may not be captains but they demonstrate excellent leadership on and off the court as well."
This is a team that is built to win, and if you are a fan of the Lady Quakers, mark down Feb. 8 on your calendars. It'll be a rematch at GA. With the chance to end GA's 12 consecutive Inter-Ac titles streak on the line, the result of the match-up could be very different from last Friday's.


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When I think about sponsoring women in DRC, I get excited because I have seen what treasures the Congolese women are without any help at all from anyone. But imagine how that same woman can change the course of her family and her village with someone behind her saying, "I believe in you." To me, that is a beautiful thing.
To make the weekend even better, I got to spend it with lots of the MRG's. (Mother's retreat girls) I have a hard time talking about this group of women. They mean too much to me to put into words very well. I wish that all 14 of us lived close enough to all get together but our outings fluxuate between the 8-10 of us that live within a three hour drive. We miss the ones that live too far away to join us on our weekend meetups!
These girls have become a part of my soul. I've never in my grown up life had a group of friends that functions independently from our children. I have groups of friends that get our kids together, etc. But the MRG's are there just for each other. We talk about our kids and significant others, but the group is really about us just being, well, us. We are silly sometimes (a lot!) we are serious, we laugh with each other, talk about sex all too much with each other, support each other, encourage one another throughout the week and take on each other's hurts and triumphs. I thought that this kind of group only existed in the movies, and somehow I've become lucky enough to have it in my real life. Each one of the women serves a different purpose in our group. Spending time with these gals sustains me during the daily grind of raising my kiddos.
In the group that got together for the run this weekend, three of the families have adopted children from Congo. The other 5 MRG's that came to the run are just so amazing that they said, "Hey, your cause is our cause. I'll get up at the crack of dawn and hoof it around a park because I love what's important to you." I love that about this group. We truly do take on each others causes and passions. What better way to spend a weekend than with these women supporting women in Congo. My two worlds collided and the subsequent merging was fantastic!
So- to my MRG's: I love you. Thanks for making my life so colorful and fun! Now- you get a car! And you get a car! Just kidding ;-)
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Hobbling on a sore hamstring, Adrian Beltre hit the ball so far all he had to do was jog.
Beltre belted a three-run pinch-hit homer in the 11th inning to help lift the Texas Rangers to a 5-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night.
Beltre didn't start for the fourth straight game, then drove a 1-0 pitch from Joe Smith (1-1) 456 feet over the center-field wall for his fifth homer, snapping Texas' three-game losing streak.
"We needed that," Texas manager Ron Washington said. "This is the biggest win we've had all year. We've been spinning our wheels."
Alexi Ogando (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings and Joe Nathan worked the 11th for his seventh save in eight tries.
Asdrubal Cabrera had four hits for Cleveland, which had a three-game winning streak stopped.
It was Beltre's third career pinch homer — first in nearly 12 years. He also did it in 1998 and 2000 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
On Friday night, Beltre's bid for a two-run pinch homer was thwarted by a leaping catch at the right-field wall by Shin-Soo Choo for the final out of Cleveland's 6-3 win.
With Beltre on deck, Indians manager Manny Acta visited the mound and told the right-handed Smith to intentionally walk lefty hitter Mitch Moreland with a runner on second and two outs. Lefty Tony Sipp was ready in the Cleveland bullpen.
"It was my decision," Acta said. "I don't second-guess myself. Some will work. Some will not. I'll sleep fine."
Acta was miffed that the Indians failed to turn a double play earlier in the inning.
"You can't give a team like that extra outs," Acta said after shortstop Cabrera dropped a ball instead of throwing to first as he leaped to avoid a hard-sliding Craig Gentry, who had been forced.
Washington had been seeking a spot to bat Beltre in the late innings.
"It would do no good for him to get on with a single, because then I'd have to use a pinch runner," Washington said. "I needed a runner in scoring position to use him.
"I sent him up (to on-deck circle) when Manny went to the mound. It wasn't a decoy. Beltre was going to hit, no matter if they walked Mitch or if they made a change."
Smith knew Beltre was hitless in five previous at-bats against him.
"The boy can hit," Smith said. "That's for sure. You gotta bring your game when you face him. You leave a fastball up in the zone, apparently he doesn't miss those."
Beltre wasn't particularly eager to face the sidearmer.
"I knew I didn't hit him well," Beltre said. "I didn't feel comfortable against him. He threw a slider for a ball and then I was looking for something middle-away and got it.
"It was a nice feeling going around the bases. We've had a tough stretch lately. To get a win feels pretty good."
Shut out for seven innings by Derek Holland, the Indians chased the left-hander and rallied to tie it at 2 in the eighth.
With one out, Michael Brantley singled and went to third on Jason Kipnis' single. Washington called on Mike Adams for the 13th time this season, but first with runners on base. Adams promptly yielded an RBI double to Cabrera.
Kipnis then scored from third when catcher Mike Napoli failed to handle a tailing fastball that went off his glove and to the backstop for a passed ball.
"Adams did a good job, but a little mix-up there hurt," Washington said.
Holland, who had a five-hit shutout at Progressive Field on June 4, gave up five hits, one earned run and struck out six over 7 1-3 innings.
Texas took a 1-0 lead in the second as Ian Kinsler topped a slow roller for a two-out RBI single, scoring Napoli from third. Moreland's RBI double in the fourth made it 2-0.
Indians starter Derek Lowe went six innings, giving up nine hits, two runs and two walks. Several of the hits were on grounders just out of the reach of infielders.
Holland got two highlight-reel plays from his infielders.
Third baseman Alberto Gonzalez, filling in for Beltre, robbed Kipnis in the sixth with a diving backhanded catch of a line drive.
In the seventh, shortstop Elvis Andrus ranged far to his backhand to get a grounder by Jack Hannahan. Andrus leaped into the air and threw a one-hopper that was scooped out by Michael Young at first to finish the inning.
Hannahan turned the tables in the eighth, diving to his left to stop a hard smash by Nelson Cruz. His throw just beat Cruz, who tumbled over the first-base bag.
Notes: The homer was just the second allowed by Smith since 2010 and first he ever gave up in extra innings. … Andrus's first-inning single gave him a hit in all 25 games he has played against the Indians in his career. … Cleveland will recall RHP Zach McAllister from Triple-A Columbus on Monday to pitch one of the games of a day-night doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox. … Cleveland acquired minor-league RHP Loek Van Mil from the Los Angeles Angels for cash. The Indians assigned the 7-foot-1, 255-pound native of The Netherlands to Double-A Akron.
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(noun) a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority; "the golfer received a reprimand for a breach of rules"
(verb) rebuke formally "officials were reprimanded for poor work"
Reprimand (रेप्रमैन्ड / रेप्रीमान्ड) meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi Dictionary)
फटकार, निंदा करना, डांटना, डाँट, घुड़की
Reprimand Origin
- mid 17th century: from French réprimande, via Spanish from Latin reprimenda, 'things to be held in check', neuter plural gerundive of reprimere.
Reprimand in a sentence (word usage in Newspaper)
- BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj and party MLA Sangeet Som on Monday rejected media reports that they were reprimanded by party chief Amit Shah.
- Wankhede curator asks BCCI to reprimand Ravi Shastri.
- This comes amid reports that Shah on Sunday summoned and reprimanded several top party leaders for making controversial comments.
- All Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand and a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player's match fee.
- Ensure to reprimand/report anyone teasing stray animals. (No tying crackers to tails or hurling a live fire on an innocent animal.)
Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of reprimand
- Reprimand = Remand ; jab police kissi ko remand per leti hai toh they scold severely (rebuke formally)
Reprimand Pronunciation
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Do You Know What Happens When You Add Beer to a Hot Frying Pan?
If you've ever wondered what happens to beer if you pour it into a hot frying pan, this video will give you an answer. But that answer might be a strange one.
This video, uploaded to YouTube by misunderstoodnumber, features a bit of New Castle Ale and a hot frying pan. Depending on your knowledge of science, you may or may not expect what happens when little bit of ale is poured into the frying pan. Whether you expected it to sizzle, crackle or fizzle out, the results are definitely more interesting.
As you can see from the video, the ale turns into a viscous, almost Flubber-like substance upon hitting the pan. It almost looks like alien material, all gooey and seemingly putty-like. It turns out that this is the result of the Leidenfrost effect, which is a phenomena that occurs when a liquid touches a surface that is hotter than its boiling point. An insulating vapor layer is formed around the liquid and almost makes it appear like it's hovering.
This is why you see the ale turn into a sort of glob that skitters about the pan. It's pretty cool to watch and very tempting to recreate in the kitchen, but we'd advise you not to try this on your own. Besides, it'd be a waste of a perfectly good bottle of beer! Instead, just experiment vicariously through the person in the video above.


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I bought these Diesel ankle boots in Milan last week. I also bought a pair of thigh-high boots, more of which tomorrow, because my camera's battery died mid-shooting just now. Add those black ankle boots from a couple weeks back, and hmm, perhaps there has been another pair that I have forgotten to mention, and my total for shoes purchased in 2009 equals more than it should, especially considering that I am supposed to be on strike.
Yes, yes, I need to stop. So why do they always look so pretty..?
I am serious this time though, it has to stop, before I get into serious trouble financially.


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Workers On Social Security Disability Rises, Perhaps Leading To Smaller Labor Pool
By Carole Fleck , June 21, 2012 02:21 PM
There are fewer people in the workforce today than 12 years ago, but a new report claims it's not just the recession's halting impact on job creation and an increase in boomers retiring that's shrinking the rank and file.
The number of workers on Social Security disability has almost tripled since 1980, according to the National Center for Policy Analysis.
In 2000, the number of people in the labor force peaked at more than 67 percent of the working age population. Last May, it stood at 63.8 percent.
The center says that many chronically unemployed workers have given up searching for a job and no longer count themselves as part of the labor force. But it also says that the rise in disability claims is often not considered when experts try to explain the decline in the number of workers, despite the growth in population.
The center points to these statistics:
- About 2.8 million workers were receiving disability in 1980, along with about 1.8 million of their dependents.
- Since the beginning of 2009, more than 5 million people have applied for Social Security disability. About 1.5 million of them have started receiving benefits.
- By 2010, a total of 8.2 million workers and 2.1 million dependents were receiving benefits, not including adult disabled children.
- Put another way, about 3 percent of the working age population (ages 18 to 65) received disability payments in 1980. In 2010, more than 5 percent of the working age population got the payments.
The report also found a relationship between higher unemployment and a rise in disability claims. An Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development study of U.S. data spanning 22 years
found that a 1 percentage point increase in the jobless rate increased the disability claims application rate more than 10 percent and awards rate by 7 percent.
So what are the diagnoses that are causing an increase in disability benefits today? The report says mental disorders, including depression and anxiety, have more than tripled from 10 percent of disability awards 30 years ago to 33 percent, largely due to the wider latitude given in the diagnosis of such disorders. Back and neck problems were the largest category among older recipients.
The age breakdown of all disability recipients in part reflects the aging of the population. In 2010, 30 percent were under age 50 and 70 percent were older than 50.
Social Security Disability initially was designed for workers older than age 50 who became physically incapable of performing their job duties or any other work compatible with their skills but had not yet reached retirement age. Since the mid-1950s, the program has expanded and now covers workers of all ages, disabled spouses of deceased workers and disabled adult children who were never able to work.


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I've noticed a lot of updates come through update manager in the last few weeks.
When updates to core systems are required is there a schedule for release that I can check off against what I'm downloading onto my system?
It's highly unlikely, but I do not want to download possibly suspect updates/programs. Am I being paranoid or is this a real concern?


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It's been a while since I last wrote an eroge game post, I guess the time is just about right now since the latest game from Illusion Soft Schoolmate 2 すくぅ~るメイト2 was just released a few days ago! For the past couple of years, I haven't been exactly happy with most of the Illusion releases, save perhaps @Homemate and Schoolmate Sweet; Real Kanojo was a disappointment as it failed to capture my attention for more than 15 minutes. However, back in April, Illusion soft announced their new latest game Schoolmate 2; the Schoolmate series, one of the few entertaining games coming out of Illusion soft in recent years. I have been playing this game for a few hours now and so far it's been decent, so let's take a look at it.
The game started off by showing us a brief prologue between the Player and his classmate Yukariko (the main story heroine) when they were cleaning the 3 Jizou statues on the school ground.
Out of a freak accident, Yukariko broke the head of one of the Jizou statues….
And this accident awakes the three spirits Suho, Asagi and Kohaku. As a revenge, the three Jizou sisters cursed Yukariko and were able to take control of Yukariko's body and the only way for Yukariko to lift the curse is to have sex with the protagonist….
The mature and sexy older sister Suho with red eyes.
The second of the 3 Jizou sisters Asagi, she has blue eyes.
The youngest of the 3 Jizou sisters Kohaku. She is an earnest young girl with amber eyes.
Yukariko, without any means to refuse the 3 Jizou sisters, and even though she didn't believe in the curse, she eventually gave in to their demand. She then asked the protagonist to help her with the missions given by the 3 Jizou sisters.
The game starts off with a basic story mission mode where the three Jizou sisters will ask Yukariko fulfill a certain objective at the beginning of each mission. Yukariko will then send keitai mail to the protagonist to tell him where to meet for the next H-scene…
It's that simple… yup.
The gameplay is pretty simple too and it's all controlled by the mouse wheel.
- There is a square on the top right corner
- For all your H actions, your mouse have to be placed inside of it
- If you scroll your mouse up, your H actions will be more intense while scrolling down will decrease it
- To progress the next H-scene you have to scroll slowly up until you reach a point where you get a heart on the same square of the top right corner
- After getting the heart you will have to wait for her conversation to end and you will be able to proceed to next H-scene
- To proceed next H-scene, left click and hold the left click and you will see one of the options not in gray anymore
- To select the option you don't click on it, while having your left click held move up, down, left or right (depending on which side the option is) and release the left click
- Repeat until all the hearts have been full and use right click instead to select the orgasm options with the same logic as the left click options
The Jizou sisters will pop out and say various things from time to time ^^;
There is also a 3D mode which you can toggle on/off during H-scene. And you going to need one of this red/blue 3D glasses to view them properly.
The next 3 images are taken with the 3D effect turned on~
This is of course an eroge game after all ^^; So let me show you a few screen shots~
This ain't a eroge game review without juicy screen shot right? There are of course many many more juicy screen shots, most of them are a bit too much to be shown here on my top page, so I have dedicated a separate password protect page for them. What's the password? Simple, the answer is the same one I used back in May and it's buried in one of my post during the month of May ^^;
After all the missions are complete you will see "Normal End".
Your Story Mode will change to "Endless mode" and game will unlock "Memory Mode" and "Replay Mode"
The selection screen of Endless Mode
Selection screen for memory mode where you can revisit prior missions.
The replay mode let you record the scene and watch them over again.
Overall, the game mechanic is pretty simple and post little next to no difficulty at all. It will be a real stretch to call this a worthy successor to the original Schoolmate, after all, there is very little game play element in this other than playing with the mousewheel… the only saving grace for Schoolmate 2 is the improve cell shading graphics, the smoother motion, plus the h-scenes are fairly well done and are quite erotic. I would consider recommend playing this game, in contrary to let say Real Kanojo or You cannot escape from the Heroine, which is more or less a waste of time in my opinion.
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Maximizing Profits Through Better Sales-Mixture Control
BY ROBERT G. WRIGHT Principal, Chicago Office
Presented before the Chicago Control of Controllers
Institute of America — April 1957
As controllers, you know that some sales are more profitable than others. You know that, at a given volume, total profits will be greater when more of the total sales stems from the more profitable products. Too often, however, control of this important element in the success of a business is based upon rather unsophisticated techniques.
The present trend toward more scientific management very likely will produce useful techniques for controlling sales mixture. Meanwhile, controllers
can develop surprisingly effective control from existing techniques.
Obviously, a "cookbook" plan for controlling sales mixture — a plan applicable to all companies — has never been developed, nor is one likely to be developed. The type and degree of control needed by a particular company will depend upon the type of industry to which it belongs, the number of product lines carried by the company, the number of products within each line, its distribution channels, and other factors. The plan to be discussed here was "custom made" for a particular company. Many features of the plan, however, can be modified to meet the needs of a variety of other businesses.
The plan uses direct costing techniques. However, since many controllers
— and their independent public accountants — are not completely "sold" on direct costing, I will refer to direct costs as variable costs. Also, as you will see, a complete direct cost system is not needed for the success of the plan. The plan capitalizes on certain advantages of direct costing for planning and control purposes, but permits orthodox practices regarding inventory valuation and report presentation.
The basic approach of the plan is that marginal profit, rather than gross profit, is the key to sales-mix control. Marginal profit represents sales less variable costs. Variable costs, such as direct labor and production materials, are incurred only because the particular product is carried. Fixed costs, known also as standby costs or constant expenses, are excluded in the determination of marginal profits.


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I've been trawling Pathfinder resources looking for interesting feats that I think will benefit Kingmaker (maybe in DLCs?). I've tried picking things that make for more interesting theory crafting.
Antagonize - specifically the Intimidate aspect; essentially making the user a high-priority target for a round
Breadth of Experience - a neat feat to give old races a bit of depth, the effect should just add +2 to all the Lore and Knowledge skills
Channel Smite - essentially a single-target channel; gives access to Guided Hand
Guided Hand
Improved Feint - Kingmaker does a great job of adding a wide variety of combat maneuvers; but I've been thinking for a while now that feinting is sorely missing in Kingmaker
Greater Feint - improvement on basic feint
Second Chance - a feat that makes Combat Expertise a bit more attractive
Whirlwind Attack - I was surprised to not find this feat in Kingmaker
Disruptive - together with Spellbreaker a great incentive to level fighter
Extra (...) - there is a whole range of Extra feats that would help (Extra Ki, Extra Rogue Talent, Extra Discovery, Extra Lay On Hands, Extra Mercy, etc)
Hamatulatsu - a splash of color for unarmed strike users
Monastic Legacy - another unarmed strike feat, makes monk multiclassing more attractive
Medusa's Wrath - the "capstone" for monks that reach level 10 (as it is a bonus monk feat available at that level)
Furious Focus - the feat that makes quick calculations on expected DPS with Power Attack harder
Shield of Swings - a cool defensive option for two-handed weapon wielders
Reward of Life - boost for Lay On Hands
Two-Weapon Defense - boost for two-weapon fighting
Unsanctioned Knowledge - a paladin feat that deserves to be implemented purely on the grounds of its awesome name
But a Scratch - the perfect feat for somebody like Amiri or Regongar
Improved Bravery - a fantastic feat to shore up poor fighter will saves
Inspiring Bravery - the feat that let's the fighter act a bit like a paladin/bard
Social Bravery - add some bluster to your fighter
Furthermore some style trees:
Boar Style (feat 1, feat 2, feat 3)
Jabbing Style (feat 1, feat 2, feat 3)
Snake Style (feat 1, feat 2, feat 3)
Tiger Style (feat 1, feat 2, feat 3)


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DailyDirt: Epic Fail In Advertising
from the urls-we-dig-up deptThere are numerous ways to piss off customers. Most companies make mistakes from time to time in advertising, but every so often, there are mistakes so egregious that people just can't look away. Sometimes bad publicity is still publicity, but here are some train-wreck examples.
- Some advertisers are rushing to Rush Limbaugh, against the tide of sponsors running away from him. After Limbaugh called Sandra Fluke a slut, it seems that a couple escort services would like to advertise their services on Limbaugh's show (and apparently these companies are just fine with Rush's use of the word slut). [url]
- Mommy bloggers are not a group you want to offend, and it might seem cute to try to have a little fun with some motherhood observations... However, the makers of Motrin found out the hard way that it needs to choose its words more carefully. [url]
- Woody Harrelson doesn't actually mean "ask me anything" when he talks to people online. Harrelson just wanted to promote his new movie, but instead enraged would-be fans in a discussion that went downhill pretty quickly. [url]
- To discover more interesting advertising-related content, check out what's floating around on StumbleUpon. [url]
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Year Built1970
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Views of Lake Dillon, Continental Divide and Keystone. In the heart of Dillon with a short walk to the amphitheater. Ground floor, ADA compliant, updated kitchen with Jen Air appliances and new flooring throughout. Laundry, sauna, storage locker and game room easy to get to while remaining in the building, no neeed to walk outside. Strong HOA with dues covering all but electricity. Bright and airy living room, open kitchen and dining area offering comfortable get-togethers.
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The Water Flowers of Cerulean City (ハナダシティのすいちゅうか Water Flowers of Cerulean City) is the 7th episode of Pokémon: Indigo League.
Though Misty attempts to stop Ash from going to Cerulean City, Ash still goes to the Gym and encounters the Cerulean City's Gym Leader sisters. As they are about to give him the badge (as their Pokémon have been exhausted from the battles of previous trainers), Misty appears to give Ash the challenge, even if she left the Gym to become a better trainer. Will Ash be able to defeat her?
Episode Plot
At the start of the episode, Misty tries to convince Ash and Brock to bypass Cerulean City and go straight to Vermilion City. She fails and says that she will wait for Ash and Brock outside of town.
Later, Team Rocket enters a building looking for something to steal Pokémon with and they find what they're looking for.
The next day Ash and Brock enter the city, then they notice that Misty is gone and Ash doesn't mind it though Pikachu misses her. Later that day, they see a crowd of people around a building and wonder what's going on. They head over and see Officer Jenny standing at a crime scene. Officer Jenny accused them of being the thieves that stole a giant vacuum machine. Ash and Brock prove to Officer Jenny that they are innocent, she lets them go. After that Brock asks Officer Jenny out on a date but she turns him down. She then tells Ash what the thieves stole and tells Ash and Brock to move along.
Ash asks Brock if he can tell him anything about the Cerulean City Gym Leader. Brock says that since he is also a Gym Leader, he can't tell. Brock says that he has something that he needs to do and Ash heads to the Gym by himself.
When Ash arrives at the Gym, he sees three sisters performing a show. Ash confronts them backstage and discovers that they are the Gym Leaders and he challenges them to a gym battle. The girls (Lily, Daisy, and Violet) tell Ash that they can't because their Pokémon have battle three other trainers from a place called Pallet Town and their Pokémon are all worn out. The only Pokémon they have left is a Goldeen that only knows Horn Attack. They offer Ash a badge without battling when Misty appears saying that she, the fourth Cerulean Sister, will battle him.
It turns out that Misty is the youngest Cerulean Sister and the other three call her a runt. After Misty fights with her sisters, Misty challenges Ash to an official 2 on 2 gym battle. Ash accepts.
At the start of the battle, Ash tried to send out Pikachu, but Pikachu didn't want to battle Misty. Ash then sends out Butterfree instead. While Misty sends out Staryu. Even though both sides are even, Staryu quickly knocked Butterfree into the water, making it lose. Misty withdraws Staryu and sends out her Starmie and Ash withdraws Butterfree and sends out his Pidgeotto. Pidgeotto uses Whirlwind on Starmie, but it jumps into the water and Tackles Pidgeotto. Pidgeotto use Wing Attack, but got hit by Starmie's Tackle again. Pidgeotto uses Gust on it, making Starmie hit the wall.
Just as Ash is about to win, Team Rocket bursts in with the stolen vacuum and tries to steal all the water Pokémon with it. Their plan is to steal the water from the pool. It sucks in all the Pokémon including Seel and Pikachu but Ash tells Pikachu to use Thunderbolt due to water conducting electricity. The attack causes the machine to malfunction and Team Rocket to get electrocuted and fall into the water. They are then sucked down into the vacuum and, to the delight of Seel, blasted out from the other side and fly off into the sky.
After Team Rocket goes flying, Daisy gives Ash the Cascade Badge. Misty protests this until Daisy points out that if Ash used Pikachu from the start he would have won. Ash gladly accepts the badge. Ash and Misty leave the gym while arguing and Brock meets them and they all head out to Vermilion City.
- "Very scary ghost Pokémon that look like this. Like monsters." - Misty
- "(laughter), Nice face Misty. Come on Brock, Let's go Pikachu." - Ash after a slight pause
- "Hey, What about Vermilion City? It's right on the water and there are lots of neat Pokémon, and you can watch all the giant yachts pulling into the harbor. And there's a little park way up on a hill where you can sit and watch the sunset that's so romantic." - Misty
- "Uh huh." - Ash
- "It's much nicer than that old Cerulean City so let's get going." - Misty
- "Ok, let's go." - Ash
- "Really?" - Misty
- "To Cerulean City." - Ash
- "Um, miss. I was wondering, since I'm new in town maybe we could get together tonight and you could show me around." - Brock
- "Well I'm not off duty till past your bedtime, and I may even have to work 'round the clock to catch these burglars." - Officer Jenny
- "I'm the fourth sensational sister!" - Misty
- "There are only three sensational sisters and one runt." - Lily
- "Well then I guess like you came back because you couldn't make it as a Pokémon trainer." - Daisy
- "It wasn't my idea to come back here. The only reason I'm here is because he wanted to come." - Misty
- "Well he's totally not someone I'd choose for a boyfriend but you're no prize yourself." - Daisy
- "My boyfriend! If I battle him that'll prove I'm not a quitter and I'm just a good a trainer as you three." - Misty
- "Well, you are the only one of us with the Pokémon that can actually battle." - Daisy
- "All right Ash, are you ready to rumble?" - Misty
- "Leave it to a girl to show off her jewelry." - Ash
- "Quit stalling and let's get this show on the road!" - Misty
- "Oh no, Staryu looks like it's in real pain." - Misty
- "It doesn't even have a face. How can you tell?" - Ash
- "Because I'm sensitive to others feelings, that's how." - Misty
- "Oh yeah , like I'm not?" - Ash
- "We've gotta protect the Pokémon." - Misty
- "Like what about my hair?" - Violet
- "Now I know how it feels to be all washed up." - James
- "We'll never come clean." - Jessie
- "I wanted to win." - Misty
- "I guess I'm not gonna get that Cascade Badge." - Ash
- "Wrong. We're giving this badge to you." - Daisy
- "Huh?" - Ash
- "How come he gets the badge? He didn't win." - Misty
- "Pikachu was the one that like totally saved us all, and if he had used Pikachu from the start, there was no way your Water Pokémon could've won." - Daisy
- "Aww man." - Misty
- "Misty, you just go right on trying to be a Pokémon trainer. You might as well be good at something, cause you'll never be stars like us." - Lily
- "You keep that up and you'll be seeing stars!" - Misty
- "Chill out." - Violet
- "Misty, be careful. You know we love you." - Daisy
- "Yeah." - Misty
- "You're not leaving without me." - Misty
- "Misty, you're not gonna be a sore loser are you?" - Ash
- "I didn't lose anything! It was a draw!" - Misty
- "Well I'm the one who got the badge!" - Ash
- "What? You know you lost with Butterfree!" - Misty
- "That was just round one! I made a great comeback!" - Ash
- "If Team Rocket hadn't busted in I would've destroyed you!" - Misty
- "You're lucky they showed up! You were about to lose!" - Ash
- "Lose? I was just getting started!" - Misty
- "Oh yeah?" - Ash
- "Oh yeah!" - Misty
- "Oh brother." - Brock
- Rachael Lillis provides the voices for both Misty, her sister Violet and Jessie.
- The Who's That Pokémon? for this episode was Seel.
- This episode marks the first time Brock asked out a girl, which he does many times throughout the anime.
- This is the first time Pikachu does not participate in Ash's Gym Battle.
- This is the first time non-Pokémon creatures are seen.
- In the dub in Spanish, Misty's sister calls for Seel, but mispronounced it as See-al instead of Seel.
- In one point, Ash's Pikachu's part of its right ear is missing.
- The star that's usually seen when Team Rocket blasts off did not make a sound in this episode.
- When Team Rocket arrived, Ash's hat was discolored.
- At the end of the recap in the English version, the Cerulean City sign post is still written in Japanese even though it was translated into English in the previous episode.
- At two points when Team Rocket arrive at the gym, the peak of Ash's cap is white.
Dub differences
- In the English dub, during the opening and right before the title appears, the text on the sign Gary wrote on is in Japanese although the dub is in English.
- While there wasn't a clear winner after Team Rocket interrupted the battle between Ash and Misty, the original has Violet saying that their match went down the drain, and Lilly saying that it was a Water-Draw, while the dub has Violet saying that the match was postponed.
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More good news for Wes Bentley
I posted an article late March about Wes Bentley – how great he looked in Spain promoting his new film There Be Dragons, and how candid he's been about how he f-cked up his life after early success. Click here for a refresher, including his candid NY Times interview in which he details his struggle with heroin addiction, and how he lost everything and had to start over.
Starting over is going well so far. Yesterday it was confirmed that Bentley has been cast in The Hunger Games as Seneca Crane, the Head Gamemaker in the first book. Conveniently, yesterday Wes was in New York to present There Be Dragons. Good for him. I wonder if it'll be a lesson for others at all. Bentley has said that if only his story could have been told to him before it all went down:
"This would have helped me, at least, if someone would have made me realize that you don't need to do drugs to be artistic and express yourself. If you want to be artistic, if you want to be creative, if you want to express yourself, you can't let things get in your way, and drugs are included in that."
It makes me sad that there are people out there who still believe that. And there are many of them. This is not a myth.
As for what to expect from Wes in The Hunger Games, he told the NY Post that:
"You know, I can't really talk about the script because he's a little bit different in it then (sic) he is in the books. But he is absolutely an interesting character, very conflicted – I like playing that. Deciding what choices are good or bad and [in turn] what that means for him."
Ok, that's great, and I am truly happy for him but does it sometimes bug when they assign more meaning and depth to characters that were essentially meant to be one dimensional?
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Joe Rosga, a 6-foot-3 senior guard at Cretin-Derham Hall High School in St. Paul, Minn., thought he was headed to play basketball at Army.
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