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Birla Institute of Technology MCA Entrance Test (BIT Mesra MCA) 2012 is conducted by Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra for admission to MCA programme.
Birla Institute of Technology MCA Entrance Test (BIT Mesra MCA) 2012 is conducted by Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra for students seeking admission to three years full time Master's in Computer Application (MCA) programme at Mesra and other centres for BITS at Allahabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lalpur and Noida.
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra is a prominent autonomous engineering and technology institute with high quality education and reputed faculties. The institute is engaged in nurturing minds through a rich heritage of academic excellence.
Eligibility for BIT Mesra MCA 2012
- You must have scored minimum 60% (45% for SC/ST) marks in average of all subjects in Class X.
- You must have secured minimum 60% (45% for SC/ST) marks (average of 4 core subjects) in Class XII or equivalent qualifying examination. The percentage of marks should be computed as average of English, Mathematics (excluding Business Mathematics) and best 2 other core subjects.
- You must have a three years Bachelor's Degree or equivalent qualification from a recognized University .
- You must have one of following qualifications:
1. Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)
2. B.Sc. in Computer Science / Information Technology / Electronics
3. B.Sc. with Mathematics or Statistics as one of the subjects at graduate level
- You must have minimum 60% (45% for SC/ST) marks in average in B.Sc. Honours.
- You must have minimum 60% (45% for SC/ST) marks in average in BCA and other graduate courses.
- You are eligible to apply for BIT Mesra MCA 2012, if you are appearing in final year exam of Bachelor's degree.
- You are eligible to apply for BIT Mesra MCA 2012, if you have acquired bachelor's degree through distance learning or correspondence recognized by the DEC-IGNOU or you have scored minimum 60% marks in average (45% for SC/ST) in the qualifying examination.
Application Procedure for BIT Mesra MCA 2012
- You can apply to BIT Mesra MCA 2012 by filling an online application form on official website of Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (http://www.bitmesra.ac.in).
- You can download the Bank Challan Form (SBI/ICICI) from official website of Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (http://www.bitmesra.ac.in) to deposit the application fee for Rs. 2000/- (Rs. 1200/- for SC/ST) in favour of "Birla Institute of Technology" in a SBI / ICICI bank and enter the Challan number.
- You can take the printout of your duly filled BIT Mesra MCA 2012 application form and send it one pasted on the form and one attached by clip to the form), photocopies of all mark sheets and certificates and institute copy of Challan slip issued by the Bank (SBI/ICICI) in A4 size envelope through Speed Post or Courier to
The Office of Dean,
Admission & Academic Coordination,
Birla Institute of Technology,
Ranchi – 835215,
- You should write "Application for MCA 2012" on top of the BIT Mesra MCA 2012 application form envelope.
Test Centres for BIT Mesra MCA 2012
BIT Mesra MCA 2012 will be conducted at Allahabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna, Noida, and Ranchi.
Important Dates for BIT Mesra MCA 2012
Date of commencement of filling of online forms
1st March, 2012
Date of closing of filling online forms
10th April, 2012
Last date for receipt of printouts of duly
16th April, 2012
Date of Online Entrance Test for MCA 2012
19th & 20th May, 2012
Date for display of counselling
1st June, 2012
Tentative dates of counselling
13th to 14th June, 2012
Date of Admission
15th June, 2012 onwards
Commencement of session
16th July, 2012
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Tourist Information in Cwmbran, Gwent
If you´re planning to visit somewhere you´ve never been before, either in this country or abroad, you´ll need the experts´ help to find all those little things that only the locals know, such as the best bargain hotels and the best places to grab a pint. If you know where the tourist information centres are based you´ll soon be able to find out all kinds of things including getting around and finding out about parking etc. Use the Cityvisitor online guide to tourist information centres in Cwmbran to find out everything you´ll ever need to know about the area including Places of Interest, Sight Seeing, Tourism. Find all the information about Tourist Information in Cwmbran on these pages.
Torfaen Family Information Service
Cwmbran Integrated Children Centre, Ton Road, Cwmbran, NP44 7LE 0800 0196330
Green Meadow Community Farm
Green Forge Way, Cwmbran, NP44 5AJ 01633 647662
Cwmbran Shopping Information Centre
Congress Theatre, Gwent Square, Cwmbran, NP44 1PL 01633 875526
Tourist Information Centre
Blaenavon Ironworks, North Street, Pontypool, NP4 9RQ 01495 792615
Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments
North Street, Pontypool, NP4 9RQ 01495 790162
, Usk, NP15 2BT 01291 690228
Newport Children's Information Service
Room 202w Civic Centre, Godfrey Road, Newport, NP20 4UR 0800 3288483
Europe For Schools Ltd
12 Broadwalk, Newport, NP18 1NQ 01633 423881
Communities First Partnership Blaina
77 High Street, Abertillery, NP13 3BN 01495 291694
Black Mountains Falconry
Brynhyfryd, Garn Yr Erw, Pontypool, NP4 9RX 01873 850377
Tourist Information Centre
Bridge Street, Chepstow, NP16 5EY 01291 623772
Office For National Statistics
Government Buildings, Cardiff Road, Newport, NP10 8XG 08456 013034
Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments
Tretower Court, Crickhowell, NP8 1RF 01874 730279
Tourist Information Centre
Beaufort Street, Crickhowell, NP8 1BN 01873 812105
Monmouth Tourist Information
Market Hall, Priory Street, Monmouth, NP25 3XA 01600 713899
G X S Ltd
Udex House, Bristol Packet Wharf, Newport, NP20 1HG 01633 225335
European Heritage Tours
5 Derwen Deg Close, Abergavenny, NP7 9RJ 01873 831633
Tourist Information Centre
Central Library, 4 John Frost Square, Newport, NP20 1PA 01633 842962
Tourist Information Centre
5 High Street, Newport, NP18 1AE 01633 422656
Ebbw Vale & District Information Shop
69 Bethcar Street, Ebbw vale, NP23 6HW 01495 353100
Llanarth Estate
Llanarth Estate Office, Llanarth, Usk, NP15 2YB 01873 840217
Tourist Information Centre
The Old Station, Chepstow, NP16 7NX 01291 689566
Caerleon Roman Baths
High Street, Newport, NP18 1AE 01633 422518
Walnut Tree Farm Park
, Newport, NP10 8SQ 01633 680905
Carers Contact
The Provision Market, High Street, Newport, NP20 1DD 01633 258376

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(Literary Masterpieces, Critical Compilation)
The publication of this extensive collection of short stories by Vladimir Nabokov represents a singular pleasure for the admirer of Nabokov's work. Not only does the collection gather together fifty-two stories that were published in four separate volumes long out of print, but it also contains several stories (primarily from Nabokov's earliest years as a prose writer) that have not been readily accessible to Nabokov's readers. With the collection in hand, one can clearly see the many ways in which Nabokov's artistic talent grew and evolved over the first half of his career, before he attained widespread fame with the publication ofLolita in 1955. Critics have often noted that Nabokov was fond of reworking favorite themes and images, finding ever-new combinations and patterns to present to his readers. This collection offers a fresh view of the unique "combinational delight" to be found in Nabokov's fiction.
Nabokov entered literature as a poet, and some of his early stories reflect what he later identified in Poems and Problems (1970) as "Byzantine imagery"—the presence of angels, spirits, and the like in his work. Indeed, one is struck by how many supernatural beings populate the pages of Nabokov's earliest stories: a wood sprite expresses his dismay over the loss of Russia to the narrator of the first work in the collection ("The Wood-Sprite"); a strange, shaggy angel of the Alps takes cruel revenge on a woman in "Wingstroke"; the majestic "Thunder-god" Elijah descends to earth to retrieve a lost chariot wheel in "The Thunderstorm;" and the devil, incarnated as a tall, heavy, middle-aged woman, tries unsuccessfully to help a timid German collect a fabulous harem in fulfillment of his erotic aspirations ("A Nursery Tale").
In later years, such beings disappear from Nabokov's work, but not because he had lost all interest in the supernatural. On the contrary, he merely discarded its conventional trappings. In his mature work, beginning with the novel The Defense (1964) to Transparent Things(1972), the spirits of those no longer alive can be felt behind the scenes. His work suggests that such spirits retain an interest in the affairs of the persons they have left behind and perhaps can even have a subtle influence on their fate. In one of the last stories of this collection, "The Vane Sisters," Nabokov demonstrates the power of the departed to affect the living by having his narrator unwittingly encode an acrostic message from two dead sisters in the last paragraph of his tale.
This concern with the power of the dead to affect the living reflects a more profound preoccupation on Nabokov's part—his awareness of the cruel reality of loss, parting, and death in human experience. Throughout the collection, but particularly in the works written in the 1920's, one finds Nabokov returning to the theme of sudden death and untimely parting. One recalls that after losing his beloved Russia in the aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, Nabokov was faced with an even more devastating loss in 1922—the murder of his father by a man seeking revenge for the end of the Russian imperial dynasty. Transmuting his grief into his fiction, Nabokov presents a gallery of individuals who struggle desperately to overcome the pain of their personal losses.
Some, such as protagonists of "Wingstroke," "A Matter of Chance," and "Christmas," are so overwhelmed by tragedies that they contemplate or commit suicide, while others, such as the title character of "The Return of Chorb," strive for imaginative defenses against the specter of isolation and oblivion. After the sudden death of his wife by electrocution, Chorb retraces the path of their honeymoon, trying to "gather all the little things they had noticed together" in the hope that through this process "her image would grow immortal and replace her forever." The success of Chorb's quest, however, remains questionable at the end of the tale, and the intense self- absorption he displays throughout the work casts doubt on the validity of his method of reanimating the past.
A more stunning articulation of the human potential for survival and transcendence occurs in the brief sketch "Christmas." Sleptsov, the protagonist, is devastated by the sudden death of his son, and he decides to kill himself on Christmas Day. As he contemplates some of his dead child's most cherished belongings, however, he is startled by a strange sound—the cracking of a cocoon that his son, an amateur lepidopterist, had bought some months earlier but that was assumed merely to contain a dead chrysalid. Out of the cocoon comes a great moth. As its wings "miraculously" expand, they seem to take "a full breath under the impulse of tender, ravishing, almost human...
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Fishing Column: Trout Unlimited keen on conservation
Published 10:58 pm, Friday, April 5, 2013
On Saturday, April 13, the Mianus Chapter of Trout Unlimited will hold its 39th Annual Conservation Banquet at the Stamford Yacht Club.
The Mianus Chapter is actively involved in many river restoration projects and river cleanup events each year. The projects are geared towards improving water quality and habitat for trout, insects and other river dwellers.
River restoration projects take place in the late summer and include shoring up eroded banks, building in-stream structures for trout habitat, planting native vegetation and removing invasive vines and shrubs. River cleanup events are held throughout the year.
In 1999, the Mianus Chapter of Trout Unlimited opened its first in-school trout hatchery program -- later to become known nationally as Trout in the Classroom -- at Wilton High School.
More than a decade later, the chapter's main education program has grown to include seven separate Trout in the Classroom tanks in five different schools in four towns in lower Fairfield County.
Students from Brunswick Academy in Greenwich, Domus Trailblazers Academy in Stamford, New Canaan Country Day and Saxe Middle School in New Canaan and, of course, Wilton High School all share the same high-quality, hands-on interaction with their environment thanks to the Mianus Chapter.
Over the years, hundreds of students have learned important lessons about life cycles, watersheds, stream ecology and the importance of cold, clean and abundant sources of freshwater in our local rivers and streams. By raising and releasing their trout into the local rivers, the students make real connections between the lessons learned in the classroom and the world around them.
Each fall, the Mianus Chapter delivers a batch of fertilized trout eggs to the eagerly awaiting students. Weeks before, the students began preparing their trout tank -- checking water temperature, oxygen and pH levels and more to ensure they were ready.
They watch as the eggs hatch and then the young smolts grow, initially feeding off their yolks sacs but later darting to the surface to take the small food shavings the students provide.
As the fish grow, so too does the students' knowledge of the lives of trout and the fragile balance in the environment needed to keep them healthy and strong. Some students -- depending on their age -- also spend time in the field learning about underwater insects, sampling water and soil quality around the stream or even touring a local harbor to see how the health of a local river impacts the health of Long Island Sound.
In the spring, the students and their trout --now anywhere from 1 to 3 inches -- take a field trip to a nearby river where they say their final good-byes and release the fish they have nurtured into the waiting waters.
Adult anglers enjoy the camaraderie and sharing the good times of fishing new places and learning from other TU Members. And the group's month meetings are always education.
This year's Annual Conservation Banquet will be held on Saturday April 13 from 6:15 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Stamford Yacht Club. 97 Ocean Drive West, Stamford. The cost is $85 and includes your choice of steak, salmon or a vegetarian meal.
Perhaps the best part of the evening is the wide variety of raffle prizes and auction items available.
Prizes include: a weekend on the Farmington River; a week in Chile for up to 6 anglers; a Montauk Cottage rental for a week during the fall striped bass migration; a weekend on the river stay in Vermont; a bird hunting outing to the Catskills; dinners, gift certificates and prizes from local restaurants and shops; rods, reels, flies and more fishing tackle; items for the home, wine selections, gift baskets and much, much more. In all, there are more than 100 great prizes.
Special raffle ticket packages are available. You can purchase 100 worth of raffle tickets for $75 and $150 worth of raffle tickets for $100. There are many more prizes and ticket packages available. And, best of all, you don't have to go to the Banquet to participate. To see a full list, including photos, of many of the prizes and purchase tickets visit mianustu.org
Fishing is starting to get better as the weather warms up. Striped bass fishing is very good considering the time of the year.
Steve and Andrew from Putman County NY stopped by Fisherman's World to tell about their catch and release success with striped bass in the Housatonic River during the week. The caught many stripers including one that weighed -- are you ready -- 30 pounds. They were trolling an Alabama Rig sweetened with a rubber shad.
When Rick at Fisherman's World told about that catch he also bemoaned the fact Danny Dejada caught a 31-inch striped bass in the Norwalk channel using a Kastmaster. Ricky's comment was "I have been fishing the channel my whole life and I never used a Kastmaster there or anywhere in April." You just never know Ricky.
When I called Sportsman's Den I was told that the only catch they heard about this week was an angler who caught a 28-inch striped bass from the docks in front of the shop. The lucky angler was using a sandworm for bait.
Pete at Pete's Place Bait and Tackle said that his customers have been catching some schoolie bass near Holly Pond in Stamford.
On the freshwater scene, Pete Miller and Jose Lopez fished at Kensico Reservoir twice last week. On the first outing Pete caught a pair of lake trout including a 5-pounder and Jose caught a 6-pound brown trout.
On their second outing .Jose caught and released seven brown trout including a 4-pounder while Pete only caught one small brown and two lake trout. They were fishing with live minnows.
Danny Hernandez also fished at Lowden's Cove on the Kensico Reservoir last week. Danny caught a pair of brown trout weighing 3.5 and 5 pounds. He was also using live minnows for bait.
Martin Armstrong is a member of the Fisheries Advisory Council, a lifetime member of Trout Unlimited and part of the Outdoors Writers Association


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|Offseason Grades: Southeast Division
Welcome to the NBA's new glamour division. The Heat, the source of much of the fascination with the Southeast, are poised to begin what could be a historical period. The Magic are banking on Dwight Howard and his band of jump shooters to get them back to the Finals. The Hawks are hoping a change at the top will help them take the next step. The Bobcats are coming off the first playoff berth in franchise history. And, oh yeah, there's some kid in Washington named John Wall who might be worth watching.


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Thanks to our setting, you can enjoy the ceremony in our expansive garden with great views – getting married at our beautiful pool that provides you with a special touch of color and privacy while still having all your loved ones and friends around you on your special day. Our ball room "Napoleon" caters from 60 to 120 guests and even offers access to an outdoor terrace where you can once again enjoy stunning views and still have a feeling of an outdoor reception while you can celebrate and, if you like, party inside, all completely independent from the weather.
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The Marines on Guadalcanal
Starvation IslandConverted for the Web from "Into The Rising Sun: In Their Own Words, World War II's Pacific Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat" by Patrick K. O'Donnell
Jump to: The Marines on Guadalcanal | John Sweeney, 1st Raider Battalion
Robert Youngdeer of E-Company | John Sweeney commands B-Company
Dave Taber at Bloody Ridge | Ira Gilliand throwing grenades
John Mielke defends Henderson Field | Tom Lyons, 1st Parachute Battalion
"Horse Collar" James Smith | Frank Guidone and the mortar squad
Dean Winters, 2nd Raider Battalion | Ray Bauml on the Long Patrol
On Guadalcanal, the Marines gained a foothold after their landing on August 7, but the Japanese built up their forces. The 1st Raider Battalion and 1st Parachute Battalion were recalled from Tulagi and Gavutu and placed in reserve near Guadalcanal's Henderson Field at Lunga Point. The airfield, dubbed an "unsinkable aircraft carrier," became the focus of Japanese attacks. As long as Allied squadrons operated from the airfield, they could use airpower to protect their convoys and attack Japanese reinforcements.
The Raiders put their specialized training to the test by conducting two raids in defense of Henderson. The first occurred on Savo Island, where two Raider companies encountered no enemy soldiers. The second was on the key Japanese supply base at Tasimboko. Both the Raiders and parachutists participated, and the raid was a resounding success: several Japanese artillery pieces and a large cache of supplies were destroyed. More important, it provided an intelligence windfall that revealed the size of the Japanese force that was converging on Henderson Field.
After the raid, Colonel Edson was convinced that the Japanese would attack Henderson from the south, which was lightly guarded. After consulting with division personnel, he moved his men (including the attached 1st Parachute Battalion) to a broken grassy north-south ridge about a mile from the airfield. The ridge was shaped like a giant centipede, with leglike spurs extending on each side. Edson's men hastily dug in and strung their limited supply of barbed wire along the ridge. The spine of the ridge provided a rough dividing line. Paratroopers were dug in on the east side, and the Raiders manned the west.
By dusk on September 12, 1942, over two thousand Japanese soldiers, led by Major General Kiyotaki Kawaguchi, lay coiled in front of Edson's 840 paratroopers and Raiders. A breakthrough along the ridge would result in the capture of the landing strip and lead to the loss of Guadalcanal, a major blow to the American war effort. As Kawaguchi prepared for the assault, he realized only one of his battalions had reached its assigned jump-off point and tried to delay the attack, but faulty communications prevented him from relaying the order. After a bombardment from Japanese cruisers and destroyers, the Japanese launched piecemeal attacks that isolated several Raider platoons stationed near the lagoon side of the ridge, forcing them to withdraw. By dawn, the Japanese broke off the attack and regrouped their forces in the jungles around the grassy hogback.
Edson pulled his line back along the ridge, forcing the Japanese to cross open ground. As darkness fell, the Japanese surged forward again with more men, striking B Company's right flank near the lagoon. At 10:00 P.M., Kawaguchi struck all along the ridge, buckling the center of the Marine line. About sixty Raiders from B Company, now cut off and exposed on both flanks, nevertheless held steady before Edson ordered a general withdrawal to a small knoll, the last defensive position before Henderson Field. There, about three hundred men formed a horseshoe-shaped line around the knoll to make the final stand. When a few men started moving farther toward the rear, the officers rallied them for the final stand, shouting, "Nobody moves, just die in your holes!"
The Japanese continued their advance, threatening to envelop the left flank of the ridge, but they were checked by two companies of parachutists who launched a bold counterattack. Marine artillery continued taking a toll on the attackers, and the men lobbed cases of grenades at the Japanese. At about 4:00 A.M. on September 14, Kawaguchi launched two more attacks on the ridge. Both failed. A small group of Japanese soldiers did reach the western fringe of the airfield (Henderson's Fighter One), but men in the 1st Engineer Battalion and Headquarters Company turned them back. Dawn revealed the broken bodies of seven hundred Japanese attackers, along with scores of Marines, on the hogback the Marines appropriately named Bloody Ridge. But Henderson Field remained in American hands.
More than half the men in the 1st Parachute Battalion were wounded or killed in action during their month and a half of fighting on Guadalcanal. Shortly after the battle for the ridge, the survivors departed for much-needed rest and an infusion of replacement troops. The Raiders lost 163 men on Bloody Ridge but would endure another month of combat.
Not content to remain on the defensive, General Vandegrift tried to dislodge the Japanese from the west side of the Matanikau River (several miles west of Henderson) where they were building up their forces. The area had been a battleground in August, and three U.S. battalions began the Second Battle of the Matanikau with an assault in the last week of September. The exhausted Raiders were joined by the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines. They would pressure the Japanese near the mouth of the Matanikau, while the bulk of the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines made an amphibious assault farther west at Point Cruz in an attempt to cut off a potential Japanese withdrawal. The attack failed when Raiders and the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines ran into heavy opposition from the Japanese defenses near the river and had to withdraw. While the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines was surrounded, and nearly annihilated after making its amphibious landing, most of the men were safely evacuated in a mini-Dunkirk. It was the only defeat the Marines suffered during the Guadalcanal campaign.
Intelligence reports soon suggested that the Japanese were making preparations for another offensive, and on October 7, the 5th and 7th Marine Regiments (each less one battalion) and the weakened 1st Raiders were sent to deal with the threat. This Third Battle of the Matanikau was a U.S. success: the Marines mauled a Japanese infantry regiment and disrupted their offensive by capturing assembly and artillery positions on the east bank of the Matanikau.
On October 13, the Raiders embarked by transport to New Caledonia for rest and reinforcements. The Guadalcanal campaign had taken a heavy toll on the 1st Raider Battalion. Only about five hundred men from the battalion's original strength of around nine hundred would board the transports.
On November 4, the rested 2nd Raider Battalion was sent to Guadalcanal. They landed at Aola Bay, about forty miles east of Henderson Field. The battalion's commander, Colonel Evans Carlson, was ordered to pursue about three thousand Japanese troops under the command of Colonel Shoji. Shoji's regiment had retreated to the eastern part of the island after the final failed Japanese offensive on Henderson in late October. Marine units from Henderson Field already were pursuing the retreating regiment, and Carlson's 2nd Raider Battalion was dispatched to harass it from the rear. The mission would be called the Long Patrol, as the Raiders trekked through the rain forest for a month pursing Shoji and whittling away at his unit. The battle casualty figures were lopsided: 488 Japanese soldiers killed, compared to 16 Raiders killed and 17 wounded. The figures don't tell the whole story, however: an additional 225 Raiders were plagued with malaria, dysentery, dengue fever, and other maladies.
As 1943 approached, the fighting on the island entered a new phase. In early December, the 1st Marine Division left, replaced by U.S. Army units. The 2nd Raider Battalion followed on December 15, returning to Espíritu Santo. The Marine Corps authorized the formation of two new Raider battalions, the 3rd and the 4th, and the four battalions were eventually placed in two Raider regiments.
The Marine elite infantry had played a key role in many of the major battles on Guadalcanal, America's first toehold in the Pacific. Yet it was just the beginning of a long journey west; sadly, it was the last that many of the men would make.
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Hello there, fellow... things. I write mainly George/OC pairings. Said OC shall usually be Jayne Lockbreak (half-blood) although I may branch off that and do a little Draco/OC (for Cathrina Knightly, Jayne's cousin) everynow and then. I hope you enjo
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Sixteen year old Jayne Lockbreak has had a rough time: she suffers from amnesia. She can only recall scraps of memories and even those aren't clear. Now, the final battle approaches and Jayne must regain her memories if she hopes to help win this war. George/OC pairing
Genres: Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Era: Post-Hogwarts Characters: George, OC Pairings: Other Pairing
Advisory: Strong Language, Mild Violence, Scenes of a Mild Sexual Nature
Published: 2011.06.11 Latest Chapter: 2011.07.02 Updated: 2011.07.02 Status: WIP (5063 words)


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Author has written 6 stories for Commander in Chief, and Newsroom.
The inspiration behind my penname: "Well behaved women seldom make history" (Laurel Thatcher Ulrich).
My name is Mac. Creative writing is relatively new to me. In fact, these stories are my first attempts at it (although I'm not sure how creative I consider my stuff to be given that the characters already exist and I'm just playing with the details). But it sure is fun! In my real world, my family and my faith come first. Then work, friends and fun. I love to read, travel, row, sing, take photos, play tennis and the piano, study US history and politics, lounge at the beach, and watch The Newsroom, Scandal, Top Chef, Duke University Men's Basketball, Atlanta Braves baseball, and American football of any kind. But my favorite shows of all-time are: The West Wing, Commander In Chief, MASH, The Newsroom, and Madam Secretary.
I also really am looking to become a better writer so any advice, criticism, etc. is welcomed and encouraged. And if anyone ever has any questions as to why I've written what I have, please feel free to ask away.
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"Perhaps once in a generation, perhaps not so often, there comes a chance for the people of a country to play their part wisely and fearlessly in some great battle of the age-long warfare for human rights. We do not set greed against greed or hatred against hatred. Our creed is one that bids us to be just to all, to feel sympathy for all, and to strive for an understanding of the needs of all. Our purpose is to smite down wrong."
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Victoria's Dublin Gulch claim block is located in the Mayo Mining District approximately 80 km from Mayo and is centred on the Eagle Gold Deposit. The Olive-Shamrock Zone lies within sight of Company's proposed Eagle Gold Mine and is easily accessible by an existing road network.
Olive-Shamrock Target Deposit Type
The Olive-Shamrock Zone represents a shear-zone hosted gold exploration target genetically related to the Company's Eagle gold deposit: an intrusion-related gold system associated with Cretaceous Tombstone and Mayo suite granodiorite intrusions and structurally-controlled high-grade gold-sulphide ± silver-sulphosalt veins.
Olive-Shamrock Summary
The Olive-Shamrock Zone is located approximately 2 km from Victoria's Eagle gold deposit, is defined by a broad gold/arsenic in-soils geochemical anomaly, lies on the intrusive-sediment contact of the Potato Hills Trend (as is Eagle) and is punctuated by several historically exploited high-grade sulphide veins.
Geology and Mineralization
The Property is located in the north-central part of the Selwyn Basin, which is a fault controlled epicratonic basin. The stratigraphy of this basin is divisible into four predominantly clastic lithological units. From youngest to oldest they include, the Lower Schist, Keno Hill Quartzite, Upper Schist, and Hyland Group (formerly the Grit Unit). The Lower Schist is probably of Mesozoic age and the Upper Schist and Keno Hill Quartzite are of Paleozoic age (Devonian-Mississippian). The Hyland Group is of Proterozoic to Lower Cambrian age. These units have been juxtaposed by laterally extensive, northward-directed thrusting that occurred in early Cretaceous time (Figure 7.1).
There are three principal thrust sheets known as the Dawson Thrust, the Tombstone Thrust, and the Robert Service Thrust. The Robert Service Thrust is proximal to the Property area and is inferred to have superimposed the Proterozoic--Cambrian age Hyland Group upon the Mississippian-age Keno Hill Quartzite.
Four phases of deformation have been documented. Only the first two resulted in the generation of penetrative structures. Thrusting during the first phase resulted in the widespread development of foliation that was subsequently deformed by gentle, regional-scale folding during the second phase of deformation. Several east-west trending, west-plunging anticlines in the Dublin Gulch area are attributed to this second deformational event.
During the mid-to-late Cretaceous period, there were three granitoid intrusion events: the Selwyn Suite (between 104 and 98 Ma), the Tombstone Suite (between 94 and 92 Ma), and the McQuesten Suite (64 Ma). The Selwyn and Tombstone intrusive events were probably synchronous with the second regional folding event. Intrusives are commonly emplaced within the Hyland Group, and less commonly within the Upper Schist.
Cretaceous-age deformation and intrusion are possibly related to north-northeast directed subduction and related arc-trench magmatism of the oceanic Farallon Plate beneath continental North America.
Numerous mineral deposits are associated with the Cretaceous-age intrusives and they are generally vein, shear, and skarn related. Gold, silver, lead, zinc and tungsten are the principal elements of economic interest. The Tombstone Suite forms part of the Tombstone Gold Belt, which is the eastern part of the Tintina Gold Province. The Tombstone Suite is the primary source of intrusion-hosted gold deposits in Yukon. The western portion of the Tintina Gold Province has been dextrally displaced approximately 450 km by the Tintina Fault and contains gold deposits that include Fort Knox, Pogo and Donlin Creek in Alaska. In Yukon, Dublin Gulch and Brewery Creek occur within the Tombstone Gold Belt.
Property Geology
The Property is located on the northern limb of the McQuesten Antiform and is underlain by Proterozoic to Lower Cambrian-age Hyland Group metasediments and the Dublin Gulch intrusion, a granodioritic stock. The stock has been dated at approximately 93 Ma, and is assigned to the Tombstone Plutonic Suite (Figure 7.2). The Olive Zone is located on the contact margin of the Granodiorite stock and the intruded hornfelsed metasediments, and The Olive mineralization is interpreted to be controlled by a NE-SW striking, steeply dipping Shear Zone sub-parallel to the main lithological contact.


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Partnering with right producer key to young directors getting exposure at festivals
More young film directors are earning overseas exposure at international film festivals this year, but not everyone is privileged enough to enter this game.
Singer-actor Juno Mak Chun-lun, 29, will screen the world premiere of his directorial debut, the stylised horror film Rigor Mortis, at the Venice Film Festival's Venice Days section tomorrow.
His debut follows first-time director Flora Lau's entry in the Cannes Film Festival's Un Certain Regard section with the odd romantic drama Bends in May.
One thing Lau and Mak have in common is that both their films were produced by internationally renowned filmmakers.
Hong Kong veteran Nansun Shi produced Lau's first feature, while Takashi Shimizu, director of the global Japanese horror phenomenon Ju-on/The Grudge series, came on board for Mak.
Winnie Tsang Lai-fun of distribution company Golden Scene said partnering with the right producer and sales agent who knew how to pitch to festivals was the key to getting shown.
Mak said his film's international distributor Fortissimo submitted his film to the festival, and it was completely out of his hands.
Video: Hong Kong singer Juno Mak on his first directing experience
After its Italian showing, Rigor Mortis will travel to the Toronto International Film Festival and screen in the Midnight Madness section. "When I shot Rigor Mortis, I never intended to show it at festivals or try for any awards, but I am very happy about being able to compete in Venice and Toronto," he said.
In Rigor Mortis, Mak pays homage to the vampire films that dominated Hong Kong in the 1980s. The film reunites Chin Siu-ho and the semi-retired Anthony Chan Yau, stars of the horror comedy Mr Vampire, which earned HK$20 million at the box office and spawned two sequels.
"I'm really happy for my cast because they represent a certain golden period of Hong Kong," Mak said.
He said the key to a film's success lay in having a good script and telling a local story from a global perspective, as this would help it reach a wider market. "I try not to be narrow-minded and focus on one market," he said.
Meanwhile, despite being a first-time director, Lau gathered an ensemble cast including Carina Lau Ka-ling, award-winning cinematographer Christopher Doyle and art director William Chang Suk-ping for her film.
The 33-year-old said film festivals allowed her not only to share her work with international audiences, but also to exchange ideas with other filmmakers.
Bends will also be shown at Toronto in the Discovery section.
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One more than one occasion I have been critical of the involvement of Orthodox Christians in the environmental movement. Most recently wrote an essay critically of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's own opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal in which His All Holiness not only offered his support of international environmental regulations but also sought to justify theological his own … [Read more...]
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A scandal in global warming research is unfolding that isn't going away. Internal correspondence from the Climate Reseach Unit (CRU), the research center and ground zero for global warming advocacy, was released that reveals that the top global warming scientists hid data that proves the earth has been cooling for the last ten years, conspired against colleagues that were global warming skeptics, … [Read more...]


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ending someone like myself to cover a film like "Henry Poole Is Here" is kind of like sending a vegetarian to a meat processors convention. You can deliver the greatest sales pitch in history, but you're not going to convince that person to bite into a cow, nor will you convince me that God really exists. A pro-religion dramedy about rediscovering one's faith, "Henry Poole Is Here" isn't necessarily a bad film – in fact, it features one of Luke Wilson's best performances to date – but unless you're willing to buy in to its ridiculous premise, you probably won't like the way it ends.
Wilson stars as the title character, a middle-aged businessman who literally has nothing to live for. After being diagnosed with a rare disease that will kill him within months, Henry buys a rundown house in a Los Angeles suburb, stocks his fridge with lots of booze, frozen pizzas and Krispy Kreme donuts, and lays around waiting for the inevitable to happen. When a nosy neighbor named Esperanza (Adriana Barraza) claims to see the image of Christ in a stain on the outside of his new home, however, Henry's backyard is turned into a breeding ground for devout tourists hoping to get a peek at the Second Coming. Henry is quick to deny the possibility that the stain is a sign from God (he even tries to scrub it out with bleach), but as more and more people begin to experience their own personal miracles just by touching it, he's forced to question his own faith.
In a role reminiscent of his turn as the depressed tennis pro in Wes Anderson's "The Royal Tenenbaums," Luke Wilson proves once again that he's at his best when allowed to flex his comic muscle in more serious fare. Unfortunately, while he does get some laughs in the early minutes, the movie never fully capitalizes on the opportunity to become a full-fledged dark comedy. Instead, it just flirts with the idea before ultimately turning into something a little more... conventional. The rest of the cast members aren't nearly as effective, either. Radha Mitchell, in particular, is incredibly one-note as Henry's single-mother love interest, while Adriana Barraza (who brought to life one of the most annoying characters of 2006 in "Babel"), is twice the nuisance as his God-loving neighbor. Only Rachel Seiferth truly sticks out from the pack, but the young up-and-comer is hardly given any time to shine.
For a movie that starts off surprisingly unbiased, "Henry Poole Is Here" becomes so determined in convincing its audience that these miracles are really happening, that it ceases to exist as a possibility, and simply becomes fact. It gets to the point where it's no longer being preachy, but downright insulting to anyone who refuses to jump on the bandwagon. Movies shouldn't isolate their audiences, but that's exactly what this film does. Either you believe it or you don't, but God help if you don't, because you'd be wrong. Director Mark Pellington must enjoy trying to convert nonbelievers that unproven fact is true, because he did exactly the same thing with his 2002 horror film "The Mothman Prophecies." He failed to convince me then, and he's just as unsuccessful the second time around, but whereas "Mothman" was an illogical bore, "Henry Poole Is Here" manages to at least be mildly entertaining.
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Those expecting a wealth of special features on the DVD release of "Henry Poole Is Here" should prepare to be disappointed. In fact, the extras that do appear aren't even that great. The commentary with director Mark Pellington and writer Albert Torres is a snorefest, while the making-of featurette isn't much better. Two music videos round out the set, but unless you know Ron Irizarry (the winner of the MySpace theme song contest who performs on one of the videos), don't bother.
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As the Liberals look for a way to bring voters back to the referendum question, the Parti Québécois will be pushing their identity platform hard.
In the latest instalment of his video blog, CBC's senior political editor in Quebec, Bernard St-Laurent, talks about how, with both debates behind them, the main parties in this election will aim to reset going into the homestretch.
St-Laurent is the host of Radio Noon Montreal and C'est la Vie.
He has covered all the major political events in the province from the election of the Parti Québécois in 1976 on. He will share his insight throughout the 2014 provincial election online in Bernie's Election Blog and on CBC television and radio.


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Organizers exude energey as the 2010 U.S. Social Forum draws nearer
Getting youth-enized: Organizers exude energey as the 2010 U.S. Social Forum draws nearer
By Larry Gabriel
November 4, 2009, Metro Times
The 2010 United States Social Forum is planned to be really big. Organizers expect 20,000 to 30,000 grassroots progressive activists to converge in Detroit June 22-26 for meetings, demonstrations and get-your-hands-dirty work around town. Members of hundreds of progressive groups around the world are to participate in nearly 1,000 events.
It's hard to get your arms around the USSF because it's driven by the myriad people and organizations taking part. And this convening of progressives, following up on a 2007 event in Atlanta, is more about process than the event itself. The process of organizing for the event is also the community organizing process for addressing issues in your neighborhood.
It's easier to get your arms around specific organizations and events, such as the youth gathering that took place in Detroit last weekend. About 10 young people from Atlanta, San Antonio and Milwaukee-Madison came in to meet and work with local activists at the Boggs Center, the Hope District and the Hush House, three progressive gathering spots. I mean work literally: They cleaned up vacant lots and sank posts that will support murals.
The activities made an impression on 19-year-old Bryant Samples, who works with Project South out of Atlanta. He talked about his image of a violent Detroit based on what he'd seen from Atlanta.
"The perspective I had on Detroit, it was really different when I came up here," he says. "There's so much hoopla and talk and exploitation through the media. I look forward to hearing what it really is like through the people themselves."
More personally, during Saturday's discussion at the Hush House on Detroit's near-west side, Samples talked about sitting at a bus stop near his home one day and breathing toxic fumes from trucks exiting from the freeway. The experience inspired the musician to write a song with lyrics that include: "One by one they come off the highway. Two by two they pollute where I stay."
Talking with others helped him realize that what he wrote and sang is a form of protest. That gives a bearing to what he does.
"I'm a musician," he says. "It wasn't until rather recently that I became very aware of issues. I guess I don't want to just be playing my violin while there are people dying from police violence right down the street. I basically sustain my presence in the movement by creating what I call movement music; where it heals, it uplifts, it tells our story and it gets other youth involved in the whole process. It's hypocritical for me to be aware of the nonsense that exists and not use my gift to change it for the better."
The Hush House session focused on defining community organizing, using technology and how activism can impact your love life. It didn't take long to see that the participants were all struggling with many of the same issues. Diana J. Nucera, 28, a Detroiter who works with the Allied Media Project, helped facilitate the technology conversation.
"There's a connection between what's happening in other cities that are related to what you are doing," she says. "Conversations like that are important to see that you are not alone."
After Samples talked about his musical activism, Detroiter Sterling Toles sought him out during a break in the proceedings to pursue the musical thread. At 33, Toles is a little older than most of the other participants, but his work as a visual artist and hip-hop producer keeps him connected. Toles has been involved in hip-hop projects since the early 1990s. One of his most significant works draws on both his own father's drug use and Detroit's history. It brought a focus to his activism.
"I was working on a project about the '67 rebellion and on my father's personal story. The project documents what happened in '67 through WKNR-AM radio reports and NBC news. Around the same time, my father entered back into the drug trade, using the money he was making to put himself through a methadone program. I began realizing there was this connection with fire, Detroit rising from the ashes in 1805, 1943 and 1967. I felt like his experience was a personification of the city itself. His addiction and attempt to get clean is like Detroit. The city is like a middle-aged man, past its prime and stuck in the addiction of post-industrialism."
Wow! That's powerful stuff. But it seems like a fiery cleansing, a catharsis, is what we need to move progressive agendas forward in a big way. Ultimately that's what the USSF is about. The youth who came in last weekend will be back. Project South in Atlanta and the Southwest Workers' Union in San Antonio will lead automobile caravans of participants to Detroit in June. The Wisconsin group intends to bicycle in for the conference. Now that's putting your legs into the movement. In fact, conference organizers plan to have a massive bicycle ride around Detroit as part of the proceedings in addition to the events at Cobo Center and Hart Plaza.
The USSF agenda is just coming together but environmental concerns, social justice, poverty, workers' struggles and, of course, youth issues will all be addressed.
"I've been involved in a lot of struggles, and this one has a real good feel to it," says Reggie McGhee, a member of Michigan Jobs with Justice. "There's a lot of democracy. People are taking ownership."
You can learn more about the USSF at ussf2010.org.


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Kyle Wadsworth arrives at Harvard eager to start his new life as a college student away from the cold and distant great-aunt who has raised him. But he walks into a building that only magical people can see, confusing both himself and the administrators of Veritas, the secret magical university hidden inside Harvard. There he first sees a beautiful girl who seems magical to him in every way. Soon Jess Torralva is tutoring Kyle in the ways of magic, sex, and love. But trouble is afoot at Veritas.
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Kyle is a college sophomore worrying about the usual things students do, like what he's going to major in and getting along with his dorm mates, but he attends a most unusual college. He's a student at Veritas, the hidden magical university inside Harvard. Before he got to Harvard, Kyle hadn't even known he was magical. Now he finds he has a talent for sex magic and the erotic arts. Not only that, a girl in his sex magic class has a crush on him.
Kyle Wadsworth thinks he isn't ready to love again, after what happened in his second year of college. Now halfway through his junior year, he's obsessed with studying an ancient prophecy and is still haunted by past events, even in his dreams. But he soon learns that he's not the only one suffering from haunted dreams. One of his good friends, an enchantment student named Lindy Carmichael, is having uncontrollably erotic dreams and also difficulty using her magic.
In this conclusion of the Magic University series, Kyle begins his senior year full of doubt. For his junior thesis, he made a new translation of an ancient prophecy he believed to be about himself and his true love. Now other people are starting to believe it, too, as the signs of the Burning Days seem to be everywhere: people losing their magic, odd storms, and earthquakes. But although Kyle has many loving friends and eager acquaintances, he has no true love in sight.


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Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin have had an amicable split.
The couple has been spotted numerous time enjoying a vacation with their children post their split.
A source confirms to us that Paltrow and Martin are still living together despite ending their 10-year marriage in March.
"Chris hasn't moved out of their Brentwood house yet. They are both still living there and spending weekends together at their new house in Malibu," a source tells E! News.
"They both do a lot of business travel, and so there are times when one of them will have the house to themselves. But if they are both in town, they both stay there," source adds.
"They've tried to keep things as stable and consistent as possible for their kids. They spend a lot of time together as a family and haven't changed things since they announced they were splitting up. Other than taking off their wedding bands, they seem closer than ever."
The duo made headlines when they announced their "conscious uncoupling" after 10 years of marriage in March, releasing a joint statement on the Oscar winner's website, Goop.
Their statement read, "It is with hearts full of sadness that we have decided to separate. We have been working hard for well over a year, some of it together, some of it separated, to see what might have been possible between us, and we have come to the conclusion that while we love each other very much we will remain separate."
"We are, however, and always will be a family, and in many ways we are closer than we have ever been."
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"This implies an affiliation with or an endorsement by the California Department of Industrial Relations, when, in fact, they are not certified as 'Health Care Organizations' under the State Labor Code, " said Casey L. Young, Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation.
Health care organizations were created by workers' compensation reform legislation enacted in 1993 in an effort to bring managed care techniques into the state's workers' compensation system. Under the law, qualified medical provider organizations and disability insurers can apply to the Division of Workers' Compensation for certification as HCOs. Once certified, employers can offer their employees the opportunity to enroll in one of the plans for treatment of job related injuries and illnesses and retain the ability to manage enrolled employees' care for up to one year.
"DWC has only certified three workers' compensation health care organizations at this time. Any other organization purporting to be a certified workers' compensation HCO is making misleading or false statements," Young said.
The three certified HCOs are: FHP Life HCO of Costa Mesa, MetraComp of Long Beach, and Greaney Medical Group/WorkCare of Anaheim. Several additional HCO applicants, however, are very close to attaining HCO certification.
Certified HCOs have met DWC's standards for access and quality of medical care. Other groups have not been certified to meet those standards and do not offer the opportunity to manage employees' care for an extended period.
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The history of SANCHO is the story of one family's love of good food and passionate commitment to the best traditional baking methods over more than 100 years.
The history of SANCHO is the story of one family's love of good food and passionate commitment to the best traditional baking methods over more than 100 years. In 1904, Albin Sancho opened the first Sancho bakery in the medieval town of Lodeve, in the south of France. When Albin died in 1936, his son Albert took over the bakery. He later purchased the shop next door as the business grew and then another...
In 1967, when Albert died, his son Jean-Pierre took over, he had trained in all aspects of patisserie and baking. When he took control of SANCHO, he maintained the traditional, labor-intensive methods of bread-making that had been handed down through the family since the 19th Century, deliberately bucking the trend of factory mass-production, and ALWAYS insisting on the best quality ingredients. Jean-Pierre Sancho still operates today from the Bakery his grandfather Albin started in 1904, he has opened several other bakeries that bear his name.
In 2009, Jean-Pierre Sancho passed his knowledge to 3 young French men who now call Australia home.
Thanks to our customers, our staff and our suppliers, our first years in Australia have been better than we could have imagined.
-In 2010, We opened the first Jean-Pierre Sancho bakery outside of France, it was the first French Boulangerie Patisserie in Perth, at 878 Hay Street.
-At the beginning of 2011, we opened our second shop at 111, St Georges Terrace, Perth.
-Shortly after, Neil Perry approached us to supply our bread to his Perth Rockpool Restaurant, Neil was our first wholesale customer, our French master bakers now supply bread to some of WA's best restaurants and food outlets.
-In April 2011, we joined the Buy West Eat Best program to promote local produce, both as a wholesaler and a retailer.
-In June 2011, we were awarded Best Coffee Shop in Perth by the Restaurant and Catering Association.
-In August 2011, we were awarded Best Bakery in Australia and went on Live National Television, Channel 7's Sunrise program.
-In September 2011, we opened our third shop at 270 William Street, Northbridge.
-In October 2011, we won the Gold Plate for Best Coffee Shop in Perth by the Institute of Catering of WA.
-In April 2012, we were awarded Best Bakery in Australia by the Lifestyle Food Channel on Foxtel.
-In 2012, we started our sponsorship initiative, were we sponsor charities and events all year round, including Telethon, Make a wish, Princess Margaret hospital, Vinnies, breast Cancer, Mc Grath Foundation, Child Health Research, etc ...
-In September 2013, we opened our fourth shop at 81, Waratah Avenue, Dalkeith.
-In October 2013 we went on Channel 9 news for being awarded Best Customer service in Perth through the City of Perth service awards.
-In October 2013, we opened our fifth shop at 1297 Hay Street, West Perth.
-In March 2014, we opened our sixth shop at 391, Fitzgerald Street, North Perth.
All our food is made from scratch, fresh, every day in our Hay Street kitchen by our French Chefs who all have fine dining experience.
We use the best local,natural ingredients. All our breads are handmade by our French Master Bakers using our own, unique long fermentation process and 100 year old recipes for maximum flavor and keeping qualities. We use local organic flour.
We have done an extensive search for the best coffee and have settled for certified fair trade organic beans, which are roasted locally for us daily before ending up in the capable hands of our Baristas.
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"We love your strong, solid thighs and calves. Your penises in their wide variety of shapes and sizes (and sometimes, angles), which, by the way, are just as enjoyable to look at when they're soft as when they're not... You have broad shoulders. Wide chests. That V shape as the back narrows to the waist. Yes, we love the naked male body. And we'd like to see more of it in movies. We've been deprived for too long because someone, somewhere (probably a man who didn't want to see naked men in movies) started the rumor that men's bodies are ugly and awkward... As much scrutiny as the female body has endured over the years, it doesn't make me feel any better to know men have been made to feel their bodies are somehow unattractive or inadequate. Your bodies are damn beautiful."
-- Sylvia D. Lucas writing for the Good Men Project in a post entitled "We Love Your Bod." (Hat tip to Sullivan.)


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Hello just wanted to share how I kept calm during a bottom molar extraction which I had 2 days ago; I have quite a severe fear of the dentist but I wouldn't describe it as an extreme phobia though.
What I did was practiced being in the chair at home 2 weeks before my appointment
I layed on my bed with my mouth open and practice breathing slowly and deeply making sure only my stomach was rising and not my chest
I would imagine I was laying by the pool and holiday in the sun, to help achieve this I rubbed a tiny amount of sunscreen under my nose; the smell of coconut really makes me think of laying by the pool on holiday and being very relaxed
I also had my mp3 player on listening to jack johnson (i find his music very relaxing)
When I was very relaxed I also let my mind wonder from being by the pool to imagining i was in the dentists chair and having the dentist work on my mouth, I tried to relate the chair to relaxation.
Doing that everyday for only 15 minutes or so really helped me feel prepared and relaxed for the dentist, on the day I was nervous, but not as nervous I expected.
After he had given me the numbing injections and waiting till i was suitably numb and he was ready to begin, I put my earphones in with jack johnson playing, I had rubbed a small amount of sunscreen under my nose and it smelt like coconut and I just imagined I was home on my bed, thinking of the beach, also having the dentists light helped because it very much felt like closing my eyes under the sun.
The actual pulling of the tooth only took id say a minute or less, he had to work on my mouth for another 15minutes or so after that, but honestly I felt pretty relaxed, from 1/10 of being anxious (10 being a extreme panick attack) I probably felt a 2 or 3, still anxious, but not incredibly so.
After it was all done and i was biting on a pad, the dentist said I was a good patient, anxious but cooperative.
I should also add this was a new dentist, the dentist i had before insisted I have sedation which I was booked in to have but cancelled it because I was to worried (I don't like the idea of being sedated at all)
The new dentist was very nice, he was very relaxed and made me feel very much in control of what was happening; for instance it took 4 injections to totally numb me, it took about 15 minutes or so total in fact to get me fully numb so he could begin properly, but he acted very calm and like it was no problem rather than going ahead when I wasn't happy.
Now its two days later i can't believe how calm I was during and I'm a little shocked I actually had it done, I actually sat up at the end and said "that was fun" which made the dentist and nurse laugh lol
So i guess summing up, if you can find an understanding and calm dentist and practice getting yourself relaxed and prepared, you can get through things that seem monstrous in your head.


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Um? As to the question on the table: Monticello? (I, sadly, have not watched the commentary :blush)
Same here. And I don't own the movie (yet) so I can't look at her house :(
I have only seen the commentary once, and I was a tad 'loopy' while watching it..so uh, I cannot confindently take a stab at that one. :sad
{{{{straining to remember Summer's house}}}}
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Anyway, I have a feeling nobody's going to get it, so it's a motel. (Maveno? Loopy? Woulda never guessed :winkgrin)
New Question: Who made the tape Napoleon received from Lafawnduh?
Her Cousin
You know, there's like a butt-load of gangs at this school:
This one gang kept wanting Napoleon to join because why...
Because he's pretty good with the pike? or something of the sort?
Correct, MPD. It is a bow-staff.
Question: True or false: Name at least 2 characters in Nappy Dyno with a speech impediment or accent (extra points if you can guess them all (there are three)).
Pedro - his "accent"
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Talk in Bosnia Assumes NATO, US Will Stand Guard in 1997
Laura Kay Rozen, Monitor, The Christian Science Monitor
Senior American diplomats in Bosnia, led by former Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke, acknowledge that a NATO force will stay in Bosnia during 1997, beyond the one-year deadline promised by President Clinton when he sent 20,000 American troops to Bosnia last December.
American officials here say that the decision to keep troops in Bosnia is based on the belief that peace would collapse if troops pull out in December. But it also reflects a growing feeling that Bosnia has become the Clinton administration's most significant foreign-policy success, and that the White House cannot afford to let Bosnia fall apart now.
"It should be absolutely self-evident ... that if you go from 60,000 troops to zero in a very rapid downswing, this place is going to implode," Mr. Holbrooke told journalists in Sarajevo over the weekend. "Some form of international security presence next year seems to me something you can assume will happen." American officials point out that the success of the now-55,000-troop NATO peace mission has greatly contributed to confidence in NATO and has proved that American leadership is essential. "Bringing a success to this {Bosnia peace} process is one of the really central, if not the most central goal of American foreign policy right now," says Assistant Secretary of State John Kornblum, Holbrooke's replacement. The decision to send American troops to Bosnia was hotly contested last year by those who said the United States had no strategic interest in the region. But criticism has largely quieted as few American soldiers have been harmed here, none by hostile acts. International officials here agree that an international military presence next year is necessary to complete the civilian aspects of the 1995 Dayton peace accords. Installation of the newly elected multiethnic government is expected to encounter obstacles from the former warring parties. Diplomats say the situation requires military muscle to back up diplomatic efforts. "The UN High Representative {Carl Bildt} has always maintained that the efforts of the international community would need to be maintained in Bosnia-Herzegovina for several years. …


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Issue #2274 has been updated by Alex Hornung. Would be nice if you could narrow it down to a particular call, etc not working as expected. Cheers, Alex ---------------------------------------- Bug #2274: C12 problem on leaf.dragonflybsd.org http://bugs.dragonflybsd.org/issues/2274 Author: Robin Carey Status: New Priority: Normal Assignee: Category: Target version: Dear DragonFlyBSD bugs, I reported this problem just recently, and then mistakenly believed an O/S upgrade on leaf.dragonflybsd.org had solved the problem. Unfortunately, that was not the case (I had changed the code during testing/debugging and had forgot that I had changed the code, which led to me believing the problem had been solved). The problem is with C12 (C12G22r2) operation on leaf.dragonflybsd.org; the source code can be downloaded from: http://www.leopard.uk.com/C12 The problem manifests as a termios(4)/Terminal problem, e.g. Local echo is not switched off (there are probably other problems aswell). Since C12G22r2 works fine on OpenBSD-4.7/i386 and FreeBSD-9.0/i386, I conclude the problem is with DragonFlyBSD. -- Sincerely, Robin Carey BSc -- You have received this notification because you have either subscribed to it, or are involved in it. To change your notification preferences, please click here: http://bugs.dragonflybsd.org/my/account


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Check out this article by Savvy Sugar to find out whether it makes more sense for you to buy or rent.
Good news for prospective home buyers: The housing market crash caused an increase in demand for rentals and a drop in housing prices, which makes it cheaper now to buy rather than rent in many U.S. cities, according to data compiled by Trulia, a residential real estate website. In fact, Trulia found it was cheaper to buy than rent in 74% of the 50 biggest cities in July.
Here are five cities where it is more affordable to rent:
- New York, NY
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Of course, it only makes sense to buy if you're looking to stay in a place for longer than seven years, if you can get a loan with a good rate, and if you have enough cash on hand to pay for it as well as a savings cushion if an emergency pops up.
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Are Alzheimer's Caregivers the Forgotten?
I meet and talk to Alzheimer's caregivers all the time. It is not unusual for them to tell me that as time goes on, and as Alzheimer's worsens, one by one their family and friends fade away.
issue that really frustrates me is the treatment of Alzheimer's care
Most Alzheimer's caregivers hear people tell them how wonderful they are for taking care of their loved one.
As a caregiver, I learned to appreciate these compliments. They help, they really do.
However, if you have a loved one, family member, or friend that is an Alzheimer's caregiver and all you do is tell them what a great job they are doing -- it is not enough.
Many Alzheimer's caregivers are forgotten by family and friends.
This is a sad truth that is rarely discussed.
This is understandable -- Alzheimer's is scary and disconcerting. It is hard to accept, hard to understand, and hard to watch as it progresses.
is not unusual for the friends and family to continue to call and
give the caregiver the
old "rah rah sis boom bah", and then they get back to
their own life.
Meanwhile, the caregiver puts their life on hold -- or worse they have no life -- while caring for a person living with Alzheimer's. Calling and letting the caregiver "vent" is helpful, very helpful, but it is not enough. Like it or not, if you are a family member or friend of an Alzheimer's caregiver and you are not helping them -- you have abandoned them. I am sure this sounds harsh. But, it's not even close to the harshness of your own behaviour
Caregivers need help. A few hours here and there to get away from it all is an important step in improving their lives. Some time to enjoy the world outside their home. Time to re-attach with others.
Why am I so passionate and adamant about this?
Forty percent of Alzheimer's caregivers end up suffering from depression -- four out of ten. Do you want to see this happen to a loved one or friend?
Alzheimer's is a sinister disease--it kills the brain of the person suffering from Alzheimer's. And, it will try to kill the brain of the Alzheimer's caregiver.
I really don't believe this problem is well understood.
Here are my immediate suggestions.
If you know an Alzheimer's caregiver, find a way to organize the troops-- family and friends -- and get involved. Somebody has to take the initiative and if you are reading this article -- take charge now.
If you know a family that is dealing with Alzheimer's send them the link to this article and encourage them to organize up their own troops and do something.
Nothing works better than a small team of caregiver helpers. The key words here are team and team work.
Here are some actions that will improve the life of the caregiver and help them avoid depression.
The Alzheimer's caregiver needs to get away from it all. They need a respite every few days. This means someone must take over while they go do something they enjoy. You might find this difficult to believe, but when I get to go to the store, take my time, and look around at the surroundings -- it is a treat. I bet you take this for granted.
your Alzheimer's caregiver and their loved one over for lunch or
dinner. Most Alzheimer's caregivers tell me that one of the biggest
problems they face is socialization. If you don't believe me -- ask
them. Both the caregiver and patient need to talk and interact with
other human beings. Don't you?
Socializing really benefits the Alzheimer's sufferer. What is not as apparent is how much it benefits the Alzheimer's caregiver.
This one is tough to do but could very well keep the caregiver from becoming depressed. Many sufferers of Alzheimer's get up in the middle of the night. This means the caregiver needs to get up with them. Sleep deprivation often leads to depression and it can cause erratic behaviour Imagine going night after night without sleeping well. If this is happening to someone you know, you need to help design a plan that allows them to get the sleep they need.
you know an Alzheimer's caregiver? Ask them when was the last time
they went to a movie? You might be surprised when you hear the
answer (that is went to a movie theatre, not watched a movie on
You can solve this problem through team work: one person looks after the patient, and the other one takes the caregiver to the movie.
This is a "get away from it all experience" that is really beneficial to the mental health of the Alzheimer's caregiver.
Here is what I learned
from other caregivers.
Many caregivers get abandoned by friends and family. The reasons for this varies widely -- ranging from denial, dysfunction, to fear of Alzheimer's.
Many times friends and family while living their own busy lives fail to realize what is happening to the caregiver. An Alzheimer's caregiver might vent to you or me about their difficult day; but, they rarely tell friends and family that they need help.
Worse, they rarely get asked directly from friends and family what they need most.
I am not talking about running down to the grocery store to pick up a quart of milk.
Let me summarize.
Forty percent of Alzheimer's caregivers end up suffering from depression.
You can do something about this problem.
The best solution is to organize a small group of people, and to come up with a plan to assist the Alzheimer's caregiver.
You might consider adopting an Alzheimer's caregiver.
I know from my own experience that if you take action you'll end up feeling good about yourself. Action will change and enrich your life.
Don't allow Alzheimer's to take control of the caregiver -- form a team to take control of the problem. The caregiver gets a life, the person living with Alzheimer's gets more effective care, and the team gets the wonderful feeling that comes along with doing something and getting involved.
Note: I realize the above does not apply to all families and friends of Alzheimer's caregivers.
Don't hesitate, or be afraid, to email this article or a link to this article to anyone you know that has been touched by Alzheimer's disease
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Founded in 1891, Chandler, Ariz., is a major suburb of Phoenix. When it came time for a new municipal complex, the city wanted a mixed-use facility to cater to the community's needs and serve as an icon of excellent design and sustainability.
The resulting five-building, 137,000-square-foot civic center campus includes city offices, council chambers, a television studio, a printing center, a community art gallery, a courtyard and a parking facility. In May 2013, Chandler became one of 24 city halls in the U.S. to receive LEED Gold certification.
For the city hall's vital nerve centers — 17 electrical rooms and nine data closets located throughout the five buildings — a high-performance HVAC system was needed. It had to be able to handle the constant heat gain produced by the electrical equipment and keep the rooms at a constant 75 degrees F while still meeting the city's energy reduction goal. For security, the HVAC system for these nerve centers had to be separate from the unitary control systems of the other buildings.
A variable refrigerant flow (VRF) zoning system, the Y-Series from Mitsubishi Electric US Cooling & Heating Division, was selected. For the public spaces in Chandler's buildings, including the TV studio, print shop, some small offices, elevator stairwells, bathrooms and hallways, the R2-Series, a two-pipe heat recovery system that simultaneously cools and heats multiple zones, was installed.
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Clubs invited to join Ryder Cup Challenge
Official Charities invite Scotland's golf clubs to get in to the swing of 2014 Ryder Cup Challenge
Golf clubs across Scotland are being urged to sign-up for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take part in The 2014 Ryder Cup Charity Challenge.
Participating clubs are being asked to raise a minimum of £2,000 in return for two six-day season passes for The 2014 Ryder Cup which features the world's best golfers and will take place from September 23 to 28 next year at the iconic Gleneagles Hotel, in Perthshire, between Europe and the US.
The initiative has been launched by the Official Charities of The 2014 Ryder Cup – Quarriers, Perth and Kinross Disability Sport and Friends of St Margaret's, Auchterarder –and invites golf clubs and their members to support these causes across the 'Home of Golf'.
Golf clubs can stage fundraising activities of their choice. These could involve the club's Captain nominating The 2014 Ryder Cup's Official Charities as their chosen cause for the next 12 months, a club competition to reach the total fundraising target required or even a number of events staged to gain the two golden tickets available for each club taking part.
Scott Hill, Chair of the Quarriers 2014 Ryder Cup Appeal, said: "We are delighted to be an Official Charity of The 2014 Ryder Cup.
"Quarriers is especially pleased to be able to use this opportunity to invite golf clubs to share in the excitement of the event itself while enabling charity to support more disadvantaged young people across Scotland.
"Funds from The 2014 Ryder Cup Charity Challenge will go towards the Quarriers Coaching for Life programme which will help young people overcome challenges such as homelessness, unemployment or a lack of qualifications."
Lynn Melville, Chairperson of Perth & Kinross Disability Sport, said: "The 2014 Ryder Cup is certain to be a tremendous event and as an Official Charity we look forward to being part of its legacy. The Charity Challenge gives golf clubs across Scotland a fantastic opportunity to play a part in a world-class sporting event while supporting good causes."
Chairman of Friends of St Margaret's Hospital, Dr James A Grant MBE, added: "The Ryder Cup is iconic and has considerable historic significance in the world of golf and we are proud to welcome it back to Scotland for the first time in over 40 years. More than that, the Charity Challenge means the event will have a positive influence on the future of hundreds of people supported by the charity."
European Ryder Cup Captain Paul McGinley said: "It's fantastic to see Scotland's Official Ryder Cup Charities giving golfers across the Host Nation the opportunity to attend the Matches while raising significant funds for the causes that do such great work throughout the country.
"With tickets for Match Days already sold out, this is a wonderful way for avid golfers to still attend. I encourage everyone to take in The 2014 Ryder Cup Charity Challenge!"
Clubs can register to take part in the 2014 Ryder Cup Charity Challenges by contacting Lesley-Anne Patrick at email@example.com or on 01505 616051.
About Quarriers
• Quarriers supports many thousands of people through its 150 services across the UK.
• The charity's first night refuge for children and young people was opened on November 19, 1871 by William Quarrier in Glasgow.
• Quarriers is based near Bridge of Weir, just outside Glasgow, and now employs more than 2,000 staff.
• The charity's work is carried out to meet one aim: to create a just and accepting society, where everyone can participate and enjoy life.
• For more information visit www.quarriers.org.uk or follow us on Twitter @quarriers or on Facebook www.facebook.com/quarriersfans
• St Margaret's Hospital in Auchterarder has served the population of Strathearn since the 1920s thanks to the generosity of Sir James Reid, a Glasgow locomotive builder who lived locally. Initially it was a small General Hospital providing both Medical and Surgical services. Today it is an innovative Community Hospital, one of approximately sixty such small hospitals in Scotland.
• In the grounds of the hospital is the local Health Centre providing primary and intermediate care medical services for nearly 9000 patients as well as to the many visitors to this part of Perthshire. St Margaret's provides inpatient care for mainly the elderly with acute infections or those who require rehabilitation after major illness.
• Thanks to previous fundraising activities it has modern Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Chiropody facilities as well as providing access to local community groups involved in cardiac rehabilitation and alcohol abuse support. Over the last three years it has developed a busy GP led diagnostic Ultrasound service - the only Community Hospital in central Scotland to do so.
• Although an NHS facility, funds are constantly needed to maintain services. Recent Health and Safety demands mean that urgent upgrading is necessary. Given the financial pressures on the NHS local funding is vital to secure the future of this much loved and important community resource.
• Perth & Kinross Disability Sport is a registered Scottish Charity and our aim is to promote sport and physical activity for people with physical, learning or sensory disabilities at a local level.
• Our vision is to "lead the development of sport in Perth & Kinross for people of all ages and abilities with a physical, sensory and learning disability" and our specific aims are to:
o Co-ordinate, develop and promote sports and physical activity amongst people with a disability in the Perth & Kinross area.
o Strengthen and extend the network of contacts, Clubs and development groups throughout the Perth & Kinross area.
o Raise the profile of sport for people with a disability within the Perth & Kinross area and beyond.
• As an Official Charity of The 2014 Ryder Cup we plan to extend our partnerships to ensure that people with disabilities can access the sport of their choice. For more information about Perth & Kinross Disability Sport visit www.perthandkinrossdisabilitysport.com


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