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I remember looking at all the wonderfully dressed people and all the equally wonderful cosplayers. Also seeing and buying my first lolita item was fantastic.
When I walked into the dealers room at my first con I was truly amazed. I had no idea that Anime was so popular. Like a kid in a candy store I walked into the room with awe and wanted to buy it all. smile I now have a very large collection of Anime DVD's, Plushie's, and Art Books. I have a large Sailor Moon series collection. After some thought I changed my mind and posted a couple of my recent Sailor Moon series Cosplay photos in the photo section of this Guild. You can see two sailor scouts holding my Luna Plushie. smile At my first con I became both a Cosplayer and a Cosplay Photographer. Please check out the Sticky, if you haven't already, of my tips for taking photos of Cosplayers. The tips are for both the photographer and the Cosplayer alike. I hope that the tips and guidelines that I have learned and shared will help others out.


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In a third round game at the West Valley Tip-Off Classic in Hemet the Yucca Valley Lady Trojan basketball team suffered a tough 40-39 loss to Heritage High School of Romoland. Coach Jess Geeson said Senior Hannah Hughes and freshman Taylor Spitz each had 10 points to lead the Yucca girls while junior Ashley Priest chipped in nine points. The girls' tournament concludes today with a 4:30 p.m. game against La Quinta.
The Yucca Valley High School Girls' Soccer team played in the first round of the Beaumont Winter Classic against Valley View High School. The Lady Trojans fought hard but came up short in a tough loss. Next up for the Lady Trojans will be Tahquitz High School at the Beaumont Winter Classic this Friday at 5 p.m.

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It is time for NFL Week 10 picks. Should I blame my Week 9 output on a drunken stupor, eh? Last week I went 7-6, raising my overall season record to 86-47. Time for a bounce back week.
Redskins over Vikings
Bills over Steelers
Titans over Jaguars
Colts over Rams
Giants over Raiders
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Honestly, between the food and the music, we're a sucker for just about any event with the word "Cajun" in it. This weekend in Orange, you can get a taste of everything Southeast Texas Cajuns have to offer at the Cajun Heritage Festival.
There's food, beer and live music from acts like Billy Poullard and the Zydeco Combo, Steve Riley and the Mamou Players, Tim Dugas and Zydecane and the Dallas Street Ramblers, which we're really excited to see because they're a five-piece family Cajun music band from Port Neches. When I say family, I mean family: Mom and Dad with their tweenage daughter on accordion and young son on fiddle.
If our family were that cool we probably never would have left home.
When: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday
Where: 700 Simmons Drive, Orange
Cost: Free
9 a.m. Dallas Street Ramblers
10:45 a.m. Tim Dugas & Zydecane
1 p.m. Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
3:30 p.m. Billy Poullard & Zydeco Combo
5:30 p.m. Sean Vidrine & da Classics
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Hudson Valley Harvest aggregates and distributes product from over 50 Hudson Valley farms to restaurants, grocers, and institutions in the Tri-State Area, increasing access to local foods.
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Our goal is to change the food system: to provide easy access to local, healthy food and improve the financial well-being of the farms we work with in a sustainable way. We believe in keeping food close to the source, both by keeping it local and by minimal processing. We work with our farms to provide local, traceable, transparent food of the highest quality.
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Hudson Valley Harvest only works with farms and product from the Hudson Valley. This isn't the easiest way to do things but we believe that it's the right way.
It's important to us that people do not have to buy questionable food from across the globe. We are invested in keeping our precious resources, like the water and nutrients that belong to Hudson Valley soil within their home ecosystem, and hope that other places will do the same. In a small foodshed such as the one we draw from, we can be sure that our farmers are growing food that is environmentally responsible, nutrient dense, and as a result-- as sweet and delicious as it can be.
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Following Function in Real Time - New NMR and MRI Methods for Studying Structure and Dynamics in Batteries and Supercapacitors
Prof. Clare P. Grey (University of Cambridge, UK / Stony Brook University, NY, USA)
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich, Auditorium (Central Library, Building 04.7)
A full understanding of the operation of a battery and supercapacitor requires that we utilize methods that allow devices or materials to be probed while they are operating (i.e., in-situ). This allows, for example, the transformations of the various cell components to be followed under realistic conditions without having to take apart the cell. To this end, the application of new in and ex-situ nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) approaches to correlate structure and dynamics with function in lithium ion and lithium air batteries and supercapacitors will be described.
The in-situ approach allows processes to be captured, which are very difficult to detect directly by ex-situ methods. For example, we can detect side reactions involving the electrolyte and the electrode materials, sorption processes at the electrolyte-electrode interface, and processes that occur during extremely fast charging and discharging. Ex-situ NMR investigations allow more detailed structural studies to be performed to correlate local and long-range structure with performance in both batteries and fuel cell materials.
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Twyla Tharp's new dance musical featuring the music and voice of Frank Sinatra.
Ensemble ladies Carolyn Doherty, Heather Hamilton and Meredith Miles shine off stage and on.
The opening of Twyla Tharp's new musical, set to the music of Frank Sinatra, on March 25, 2010.
Photographer: Bruce Glikas,
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Here is an official boy scout mess kit in a convenient canvas cover with adjustable cross body carrying strap. There are boy scout emblem snaps and stamps on the canvas cover.
This measures 8 and 3/4" across from rim to rim.
Within the circular bottom pan there is included:
* a pie tin looking pan (can be used as a plate)
* a pot with a wire handle, and a lid to fit it (for boiling water, or making a stew or soup)
* the exterior pan bottom is a skillet.
The mechanism that holds the kit together (with a wing nut) can be used as a handle for the skillet. This piece is also stamped with the Boy Scout emblem.
There is also a handy plastic (melamine, melamac) cup included.
The aluminum pans are made by and marked "Regal" on their bottoms.
Condition: Pristine. The only area of concern is the carrying strap that is strained: it could easily be mended and repaired to strengthen it again.
From the estate of the boy scout who used this in the 1960s; however, you don't have to be a scout to enjoy the clever and efficient design of this essential piece of camping gear.
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Wii Party is a party game developed by Nintendo for the Wii gaming console. The game is an evolution in the party game genre, in which along with standard Wii party game action beloved by gamers, players use the Wii Remote in new ways that encourage player interaction in the physical gameplay space, affecting in-game action. The game features more than 70 party games, broken into multiple game categories, 1-4 player game support and new and fun ways to integrate Miis into your gameplay.
Most video games require players to focus their attention on a screen, but now Nintendo brings the action into the living room with Wii Party, a game that changes the way people interact with other players.
Wii Party is a family-friendly party game featuring 13 different party game modes and 70+ mini-games. Individual games are diverse in design, incorporate importable or system generated Miis, and fall into several different categories. These include: Party Games supporting 1-4 players that in some cases utilize an in-game game board, navigated with the use of Miis and dice rolls; Pair Games, supporting up to two players in co-op play; and House Party Games, which support 2-4 live players and utilize the Wii Remote to create differing dynamics between players.
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Giao-Chau Ly
La Jolla, California, USA
I was the first of my family to become a United States citizen in 1976. My mother commemorated this by naming me "connecting continents" or Giao-Chau. My birth made the paper in our little town of Waterloo, Iowa... as did my family's arrival there, and my older (Saigon-born) sister's first day of school. Our family was the first Vietnamese immigrants to move to the area. We were a novelty and the pride of our town.
My mother worked for an American company in Vietnam and was able to secure passage for herself, her husband, her 3 year-old daughter, her parents, and six of her eleven siblings. They "escaped" from the country the day before the last helicopter flew out of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon. (The famous scene seen in countless documentaries and "Miss Saigon".) Taking only what they could carry and taping what gold they owned to their bodies, my family was flown in large carrier planes to Guam, Hawaii, and finally Arkansas where they were housed at a holding camp for the mass of Vietnamese immigrants seeking asylum. A Christian church in Waterloo sponsored my family- providing everyone with clothing, jobs, housing, and even food until they could support themselves.
I was born here in 1976 but my father couldn't adjust to the snow and bitter cold of the mid-west after living his entire life in tropical climes. He had a job as a meter reader for the water company... a far cry from the foreign diplomat he was educated to be. We moved to California when I was three where he continued reading meters, this time for the gas company. My mother found work as an English teacher to other immigrants as well as working as a secretary while taking night school to get a degree in business.
From nothing, my parents have made a successful life for themselves and for their children. They are the embodiment of the American Dream. They were able to send both children to college and now work as an electrical engineer (for the same gas company) and a strategic marketing analyst for a major Silicon Valley tech company.
As for me, I am your typical 20-something gen-Xer trying to fulfill her own American dream. My views of the Vietnam War were fueled mainly from the movies that I had seen, the high-school history lessons, and the news reports regarding the results of Agent Orange and the struggles of Vietnam Veterans. I was (and still am) sorely under-educated about the realities of the war and had the same vague negative image that most Americans do.
Out of curiosity I asked my parents what they thought of the war and the United States involvement. Suprisingly my father told me that most Vietnamese, himself included, were thankful. If the Americans hadn't come, the communists would have stomped on the people and there would have been no hope of escape. We will never know if this is true, but I do know that without American intervention, I would not be here today.
And for that, I am deeply thankful.
Both of my parents have returned for visits since then. Neither wish to return permanently. Over the years most of my relatives have moved here or to Europe. But we still have family there- many of which refuse to leave.
Unfortunately, I don't associate myself much with the Vietnamese community. I understand bits and pieces but can't speak a word of the language. This is rare among Vietnamese children and because of it I am slightly ostracized. As an American-born, I have trouble relating to other Vietnamese my age. I am ashamed to say that I don't know much about my ethnic heritage, nor the history that made me who I am, but I am gradually learning and am very proud of my identity.
Today, I don't know what to think of the war. Without the war my family and I would be living a life of poverty under the yoke of communism. But the war has also destroyed so many lives (my relatives included) and irrevocably changed the face of the American conscience. In the end, I can only hope that there are more positive consequences like my own story.
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13th Annual Achilles St. Patrick's Day Run
Come out for a run and a Steam Whistle!
Come out for a run and a Steam Whistle!
The annual Achilles St. Patrick's Day 5K Run/Walk is a five kilometre run or walk (your choice!) through the heart of downtown Toronto. In 2012, the run/walk will take place on Sunday, March 18th beginning and ending at Steam Whistle Brewing, The Roundhouse, just south of the CN Tower and the Rogers Centre on Bremner Boulevard.
In 2011, we celebrated our 12th year anniversary. Become a part of our tradition by enjoying the first spring Sunday morning run followed by a wee bit of Irish merriment, a hot bowl of Irish chili, and an ice-cold Steam Whistle pilsner. Come decked out in your St. Patrick's Day best or your running gear. Either way, you can't help but have fun at this unique event.
More information is here: http://www.achillesstpatricksday5k.ca/
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Date: Sunday, March 18, 2012
Event Type: Charity
Location: Steam Whistle Brewery


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Sources: Vikings expected to trade Moore
The Minnesota Vikings should know within a week if their decision to be patient in trading a player they don't want will pay off.
Multiple sources said running back Mewelde Moore is expected to be traded by the NFL trade deadline on Oct. 16.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers contacted Minnesota last week after losing running back Carnell "Cadillac" Williams to a right patellar tendon injury on Sept. 30 in a victory over the Carolina Panthers. Tampa Bay's need for a running back increased when it lost Michael Pittman for six to eight weeks with a broken right fibula during Sunday's loss to the Indianapolis Colts. The Bucs are down to running back Earnest Graham.
However, the difference in what the Bucs have offered and what the Vikings want is significant. Tampa Bay offered a sixth-round pick for Moore, who has been inactive for most of the two seasons under coach Brad Childress, and is behind backs Chester Taylor and Adrian Peterson on the depth chart.
Still, Minnesota has asked for a third-round pick for Moore, who was originally a fourth-round pick in 2004 and showed flashes of potential in his first two seasons. The Vikings are currently hoping the Bucs will give in to desperation or that a few other teams, such as the Denver Broncos, Houston Texans or Green Bay Packers, end up in the bidding for Moore.
Denver is expected to lose running back Travis Henry to suspension following published reports last week that he tested positive for marijuana. Henry, a repeat offender, is facing at least a one-year suspension. In Houston, Ahman Green missed the game Sunday against the Miami Dolphins with a bruised left knee and is out indefinitely. Green Bay's running game has been ineffective all season and rookie Brandon Jackson, who opened the season as a starter, is currently sidelined with a shin injury.
In addition, there isn't a lot available. San Diego Chargers backup Michael Turner is a popular commodity. He is scheduled to be a free agent at the end of the season as well, but general manager A.J. Smith doesn't want to deal Turner. First, Smith thinks the Chargers are a title contender this season and wants to have a strong backup for LaDainian Tomlinson. Second, Smith figures that the Chargers will receive a third-round draft compensatory pick in 2009 assuming Turner signs a lucrative free-agent deal elsewhere after this season and becomes a productive back.
"The difference between the pick you might get now and what you'll get down the line isn't enough to make a trade worth it," a Chargers source said.
As for other notable backs, Miami has Ricky Williams. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Williams can be traded while he serves his suspension for violation of the league's substance-abuse policy. However, Williams applied for reinstatement to the league last week. The earliest he would likely be reinstated is Nov. 1 and the process could go until Dec. 1.
And as tantalizing as Williams might sound, he hasn't played in the NFL since 2005. He was a good backup for Miami that season, but had a lackluster performance in the CFL in 2006, during which he missed time with a broken arm.
Still, the idea of Moore being worth a third-round pick seems a stretch.
"You're not talking about a player that somebody wants to trade for and keep with a long-term deal," a source said of Moore. "He's a good kid, but basically the Bucs want to bring him in, let him play it out and let him hit free agency. That's not worth a third-round pick."
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Named after the brightest star in the sky, Sirius Black, heir to the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black, was always destined for greatness. But even the brightest of stars may one day fall.
Falling from grace should have not been in the boy's cards, but destiny had other plans. This would be the year. The year of secrets betrayed. The year of lines crossed. The year family loyalty would be defined, once and for all.
Fifteen-year-old Sirius entered Hogwarts expecting a year like any other. There was the usual pressure from his family as heir to excel. Over the summer his parents reminded Sirius daily what a disappointment he was. In turn, in true rebellious fashion, Sirius had spent the summer flouting his differences from the Black family legacy – his favorite act had been covering the walls in his room with Gryffindor colors and Muggle posters. Sirius was pretty sure his parents were happy to be rid of him until next summer.
The O.W.L.s they were to take later that year to not faze Sirius either. He was naturally clever enough to receive above average marks, and if he decided to apply himself, he could actually surpass the Black's exceedingly high expectations for their eldest son.
The Black family might have held Sirius in disdain, but at Hogwarts Sirius was popular and well-liked. Sirius, and his best friend, James Potter were considered the height of cool by their peers. It would be an understatement to say James and Sirius let popularity get to their heads. Neither boy had grown up in an environment that cultivated modesty – James an indulged only child and Sirius brought up to believe the Blacks were practically royalty, so it was not unexpected that they got carried away. There was not a student in the school that did not know who they were, and the they included Sirius's two other good mates, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew. Remus was appointed prefect over the sumer, which had caused a lot of chatter among the students. No one envied the position he was in. How would he juggle between being a prefect and close friends with two biggest trouble makers in the school? Only time would tell.
Despite their popularity, the boys mainly hung out among themselves, keeping membership to their inner circle highly exclusive. The need for such exclusivity centered on Remus's secret; he was a werewolf. After witnessing how painful Remus's transformations were, the boys came up with a plan to join their friend as Animagi in their second year. Two weeks into their fifth year– three years after they'd first decided on the endeavor- Sirius, James, and Peter successfully transformed into animals at will. High on their success, they'd fashioned nicknames for each other. Sirius who turned into a dog was nicknamed Padfoot; James as a stag was called Prongs, and Peter, Wormtail, as he transformed into a rat. Lastly Remus was referred to Moony. They also began referring to their group as 'The Marauders'.
The first few months of fifth year passed very quickly. The boys attended classes, pulled pranks, and explored the Hogwarts grounds as animals on full moon nights with a werewolf in tow. There were high and low points for them all, and through it all they had each other – no longer just friends, but brothers. They threw a party in the common rom after James scored the winning goal in Gryffindors' first Quidditch match, listened quietly as Sirius ranted and raved after an altercation with younger brother, Regulus, and tutored Peter for hours so that he wouldn't fail Transfiguration.
On the surface Sirius's life at Hogwarts was perfect. And most of the time Sirius could fully immerse himself in that role – carefree, brash, the center of attention. He could ignore his family problems. He could forget about loyalty and destiny. Pretending was sometimes easier than facing the problem head on. Every so often though it crept into his mind, and he'd become moody and distant. Only his friends witnessed this and only James knew how to deal with him when this happened.
As December approached it was getting more and more difficult to pretend. How could he continue to ignore family responsibility? He was the heir and once he turned sixteen his parents would begin expecting he step into his role fully. How could he ignore the fact that Voldemort was after his support? Voldemort had not spoken to him personally, but used Lucius Malfoy and Sirius's cousin, Bellatrix to extend the offer. Three times Sirius had told them to leave him alone (never quite saying no, but certainly not giving any indication he would fold any time soon). Even after James's life had been threatened. Even after three houses of blood-traitors had been blown apart to show wizards and witches like Sirius the price one paid for denying Voldemort what he sought. Still despite his protests, Sirius's was pursued. As a Gryffindor and a friend to blood-traitors, his allegiance was too good to pass up.
Sirius spent nights tossing and turning trying to think of the best way to deal with this all. The different paths he could take would go round and round in his head until Sirius felt like he would scream. He needed an outlet and found getting into trouble the best one. He'd be disruptive in class or forget to complete a homework assignment. He'd hex a student in the hallway or pull a prank. There was a thrill in it that never failed to make him feel better. The chance of getting caught made him feel alive (and even if he did get caught it did not diminish the feeling of the moment); it helped him forget.
By December the teachers were so exasperated with the amount of detentions he'd accumulated, they'd begun assigning him three detentions for an infraction that only warranted one. More than half the time, James was right there with him. The only time James would not join in on the mischief was the two week time period before a Quidditch game. James had been warned by the current Quidditch Captain that if he missed practice that close to the game because of a detention, he'd be benched – star player or not.
The event that started it all occurred on a Wednesday, ten days before Christmas break. It was early evening; the Great Hall was almost empty with just a spattering of students. The ceiling reflected the clear, crisp sky outside, stars twinkling. Most of the plates and silverware had been cleared with a few half-empty dessert platters scattered about.
Sirius, James, and Peter were some of the few students that were left. Remus was in the Hospital Wing. He'd been feeling ill all day as consequence of a full moon that very night.
"Don't you have to meet Professor Keenan?" Peter asked.
"Oh – right," Sirius stated glancing at the time. His black hair fell into his eyes with casual elegance; just a bit longer in length than his mother approved. James raised his eyebrows; he'd been unaware of this recent development.
"Why'd he want to speak to you anyway?" Peter said, taking a large gulp of pumpkin juice.
"Who knows? I cause enough general trouble so it really could be anything." Sirius jumped to his feet. He didn't appear concerned about that fact. Peter was frowning perhaps wishing he could be so cavalier about this sort of thing. "See you later."
Sirius was a bit down the hall from the Great Hall entrance when he heard James calling. "Hey! Padfoot! Wait up!"
"Look – just try not to get detention tonight-" James ran a hand through his messy dark hair. He could never get it lie flat. He was the same height as Sirius, brown eyes instead of blue-grey.
"Me? Get detention?" Sirius asked mockingly. "I perish the thought."
"I'm not joking. Maybe you've been right about Keenan springing to discipline you faster than other students – but don't forget what tonight is – if we want to join-" James stopped mid-sentence noticing a change in his best friend.
Severus Snape had followed James out of the Great Hall unnoticed. Sirius bristled as Snape crossed their path. The bad blood between them had started the first time they met on the Hogwarts Express and had escalated through the years. This year Snape had made a habit of following the group around hoping to uncover one of their secrets.
Sirius and James shared a worried glance. How much had Snape overheard? At least they had stopped speaking candidly before they said something that they did not want Snape to overhear. Still the way Snape sneered at them, nagged Sirius especially, as if he knew something more. Sirius convinced himself it was only Snape trying to ruffle their feathers.
"Got a problem, Snivellus?" James called out.
"Just walking by. I didn't realize that was a crime," Snape answered nastily.
"Maybe you wouldn't be so bloody interested in our lives if you actually had friends to speak of," Sirius said.
Three Hufflepufff fourth year girls leaving the Great Hall heard Sirius's comment and tittered. Snape was rather unpopular.
Snape turned a deep red. "At least Evans can stand my company. Last I heard, Potter, she rejected your invitation to Hogsmeade."
James curled his first. He looked ready to launch a spell at Snape. Sirius put a hand on James's shoulder. "Remember, Prongs. Tonight," Sirius mumbled under his breath.
Snape smirked. Sirius could see Snape felt he'd won the round; hitting James as hard as possible with the comment about Lily Evans. James had grown smitten for the vivacious redhead this year, but she didn't seem particularly taken with his romantic interest. It was certainly a sore spot for James.
"Problem here?" an authoritative voice asked. Finn, Headboy from Ravenclaw had been strolling by.
Sirius rolled his eyes. This wasn't the first time this year they'd had a run-in with the Headboy. The power had gotten a bit to his head, and Finn was known to throw students in detention without any real cause. James, aware of this as well, launched into an answer that would minimize the chance of that happening this evening.
Sirius didn't bother to listen; instead glared after Snape who had taken the moment to skulk away. Whatever James had said seemed to do the trick. The Headboy told them to stop loitering in the hallway and went on his way.
James returned back into the Great Hall, and Sirius continued on to Keenan's office alone. Only now did he take a few moments to ponder what Professor Keenan wanted. He'd clashed with Professor Keenan since the first week of classes. After losing points for rudely answering a question that first day and then ending up with detention in the next class for misusing magic (ie cursing Snape when Keenan's back had been turned only to be snitched on by a Slytherin prefect who had seen him), Professor Keenan had kept a close eye on Sirius.
Professor Keenan was a young teacher, around twenty-five years of age. Tall, dark, and good-looking; many of the girls had crushes and he'd become a favorite teacher of many in his first few months of teaching. Sirius couldn't understand Keenan's popularity. His mates thought he was paranoid, but Sirius was convinced Keenan had a particular interest in him. None of his friends ever found themselves in conversation with Keenan about family and responsibility. At first Sirius suspected his teacher knew his family and was keeping tabs on Sirius for them. After uncovering Keenan was Muggleborn, he had put the thought to rest. His parents might associate with a Half-blood to reign in their son, but not a Mudblood.
Sirius headed up the stairs towards the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. He turned the corner and the figure down the corridor caused him to come to a full stop. A haughty looking women in a long winter cloak lined with fur, stood where he was headed. Her stance was familiar and there was no hiding her anger and impatience.
The voice caused all the hairs on his arm to rise. "M-m-mother?" Sirius approached her cautiously.
"Your teacher demanded to speak with me and doesn't even have the courtesy to be on time!"
Sirius gaped at her. A teacher had called his mother here?
"Mrs. Black," a cordial voice said from behind Sirius, "terribly sorry to keep you waiting. Ran into two students hexing each other." Professor Keenan paused. "I sometimes fell like I discipline more than I teach, and I believe Sirius knows something about that."
The unease that started at the sight of his mother only increased, and he almost considered running.
"Let's speak in my office, shall we?" Professor Keenan opened the door. Sirius could feel his mother's angry eyes upon him. As Sirius walked past him, Professor Keenan gave him a smile and a pat on the shoulder that did not reassure him in the least.
"Please sit."
"I'd rather not," his mother stated sharply. "I don't see why this couldn't be handled over letters."
"Mrs. Black, I would hope you care enough about your son's well-being to give me a few moments of your time." Keenan gestured to the seats again.
Sirius's mother stared Keenan down and then perched herself on the seat, her back as stiff as a rod. Sirius noticed Keenan's office was tidier than usual. The papers on his desk were all neatly stacked in piles. The bookshelves were more organized.
"Well?" Mrs. Black asked disdainfully.
Professor Keenan did not speak immediately, but considered the mother and son in front of him for a moment. "I am concerned about Sirius."
"Concerned about his school work?" Mrs. Black asked.
"Not exactly. As someone who sees Sirius every day-"
"Is he passing all his classes?" Mrs. Black demanded.
"He is." Professor Keenan looked taken aback.
"Then I don't see what possibly could be the problem. I send him to Hogwarts to get a proper magical education. His teachers' are supposed to ensure that and nothing else."
"The problem is Sirius is becoming uncontrollable with his acting out." Keenan looked suddenly at him and Sirius shrunk back in his seat. "As I've mentioned in the letter, in the past month he's been in detention more nights than not."
"Then discipline Sirius. It is about time someone else sees how unruly my son can be."
Sirius sat frozen in his seat not sure if interrupting would help or make things worse.
Keenan ignored the line of thought his mother was trying, determined to get to the point of the meeting. "I am trying to see what the root of his actions is. I do not believe he is merely doing this for the sake of it. Through some of the comments Sirius has made over the past few months I believe he's been acting out because problems arising from his relationship with you and the rest of your family."
Sirius gulped. Where had Keenan come up with such an idea? His heart was now racing and he could feel his face heating up in embarrassment.
"How dare you!" Mrs. Black was becoming enraged and the color of her face mirrored her son's, though for a different reason.
"Mrs. Black, please, I am just trying to help. If you'd just listen."
"No – I suggest you listen! How I raise my son – is my business. The relationship I choose to have is my own decision. I will not sit here and let you lecture me on what I am doing wrong." Mrs. Black's eyes swept Keenan's office contemptuously. Her eyes found the picture of Keenan and his brother; the picture was not moving. "You're a Muggleborn, aren't you?"
"I am," Keenan answered cautiously.
Mrs. Black turned to Sirius and her gaze was so intense it was as if an icy shower had just doused him. "A mudblood, Sirius? Talking to a mudblood about our family?"
"No! I never –" Sirius managed, but his mother had already dismissed him. She had resumed her fierce gaze on Keenan.
"I ask you do not use such language in my office," Keenan stated forcefully.
"Oh it is easy to sit there and judge me, but you would never understand. Centuries our family has been held in the highest of regards and it is my own flesh and blood that seeks to destroy it all. Do you know what I have to deal with when Sirius comes home? Back talking and rebellion! What have I done that is so horrible? I've given him a warm bed, a full belly, and the best robes money can buy. I know half the things he does is just to anger me!"
"I can understand that Sirius can be a handful-"
"A handful is putting it lightly. You yourself have stated how disruptive he is being. I've tried to knock the rebellion out of him when he is home over the summer and back in my possession, but then he is back in the environment that has caused the problems to begin with. It is the environment of this school and Gryffindor House, and the mindset of the Headmaster – Muggle-loving fool - that has caused my son to be unmanageable. There was a time at Hogwarts when blood purity mattered and a proper hierarchy was maintained. If he'd been sorted into Slytherin House you can be sure most of this behavior would have never been allowed. Sirius needs disciplining – proper disciplining. Back in my days you received more than lines and scrubbing desks! And you wonder why the students walk all over you."
"Mrs. Black, maybe if you spoke to Sirius in a safe, controlled environment--" Keenan choose not to reply to her statements about how Hogwarts was now run.
"Talking? Talking!" Sirius's mother rose to her full height. "You know nothing. Do you really believe if I have a heart to heart with my son he'll suddenly start behaving?"
"Nothing that simple, but it could be a good start-"
"Sirius is a spoiled, ungrateful brat. I've already given Dumbledore and any Professor my permission to use any means necessary to discipline Sirius. If you aren't willing to use them; do not waste my time calling me here." She rummaged around inside her handbag. It was large enough that it concealed the quick nonverbal Transfiguration spell Mrs. Black cast on her umbrella inside of it. "In fact – use this." She threw down some sort of black strap. "Trust me when I say Sirius will be much more agreeable after a- well I don't think I have to spell it out to you."
Mrs. Black strode out of the office without a departing word. The offending black strap lay on the desk, both Sirius and Keenan staring at it intensely. The silence in the room was deafening.
"Does she use this on you?" The question was said quietly but clearly enough that Sirius could not pretend he had not heard.
A rush of emotion engulfed Sirius and he shouted, "Are you mad?"
"Has anyone in your family used this?" Keenan said more forcefully.
Sirius threw his arms up in the air. "Are you mental? Calling my mother in! You've only made things worse!"
"Please, Sirius. If you are being harmed in anyway-"
The use of his first name by his teacher only aggravated him more. Sirius felt shaken and the office was becoming more cramped as the seconds ticked on by. "You've made things worse! Do you understand?!"
"I only wanted-"
"Let it alone!" Sirius yelled and he could no longer stand to even look at his Professor. He was out the door. He could hear Keenan still calling for him having reverted back to using his last name.
Sirius tore through the hallways. Who did Keenan think he was? And that strap! Why on earth had his mother been carrying that in her purse to begin with? His mother had never used something like that on Regulus or him before. In fact corporal punishment was rare in the Black household; and if it was used it was usually a few slaps on the wrists or hands with a ruler. Punishments were generally long, harsh lectures, lines, recitation or revoking of precious few privileges Sirius and Regulus received. Most summers by the time Hogwarts started Sirius was only allowed in his room, the playroom-turned-into-study room, and dining room. And he was required to have supervision for two out of those three rooms.
If Sirius had been able to think clearly, he might have grasped his mother's motivation. The appearance of the strap was supposed to shock Professor Keenan to the point he would not bother the Black's again and rattle Sirius enough that he would be sure to think twice before acting out. Mrs. Black's school of thought had always been that a child should fear their parents. This fear would then turn into respect. She was too proud to admit that this form of parenting had not worked on Sirius as well as it had other children.
The farther he walked the emptier the halls got. He stopped. His breathing was erratic and he leaned his forehead on the cool stone wall and banged his fist in frustration. He'd pay for this. His mother would find a way through his brother or even if she had to wait until he came home in the summer. His mother did not forget things easily. Talking to an outsider about any family issue was one rule you did not break and Keenan had made it appear as if they spoke about it weekly.
"Are you crying?"
Sirius whipped around and his mood darkened as Snivellus stepped out of the shadows. Tears had begun threatening to spill over (seeing his mother had really shaken him) and this was not the state he wanted a friend let alone an enemy see him in.
"The big bad Black crying in the hallway! Wait until your fans here this!"
"Leave me alone, Snape." Sirius was not looking for an altercation. Running into Snape twice in under an hour was not something he wanted to deal with.
"If you prefer I could go bother Lupin."
Sirius looked at Snape oddly. He wanted to leave. He just wished to be left alone. If only Snape had let him go; if only Snape had not uttered the next words; how different things would have been.
"He was out sick again. Full moon just like last time. Do you know where I could go find him?"
Sirius's mind flashed to a conversation they'd had with Snape last month around the full moon. Funny thing for a wizard to be sick so often. Sirius and James had brushed aside the words; not really concerned that Snape was anywhere close to finding out Remus's secret. "You have no idea what you are talking about."
"Don't I?" Snape's eyes flashed dangerously. "I know what Remus is! I know where he goes!"
"He's ill, Snivellus. Everyone knows that. He's in the Hospital Wing; there's no conspiracy." Sirius was surprised on how calm he sounded, but his mind was racing. Snape was just guessing – grabbing at straws to form loose connections – right? Sirius was ready to walk way. He was turning away, one step and then another when -
"I was betting on the Whomping Willow tree myself."
Sirius stopped dead in his tracks. His mind was rolling. Snape couldn't possibly know of any connection between Remus and the Whomping Willow. There was no way he would have been able to make such a conclusion.
A funny feeling erupted in Sirius's stomach. Was it possible Snape overhead them talking about the full moon? They were usually careful, but sometimes, despite Remus's protests, they spoke in code in front of other students, laughing later in their dorm at the odd looks they received. They never thought anyone would be clever enough to figure it out. Snape was not only clever enough, but he had the motivation.
"You don't know what you are talking about," Sirius repeated as off handedly as he possibly could. He could tell he had failed miserably by the way Snape's smirk grew.
"Oh I think I do. If you think anyone in the school still believes Lupin is visiting his sick mother, than you really are as stupid as you act."
Sirius clenched his fists. He needed to walk away. He couldn't let Snape get to him; not now and not about this. "Get out of my face, Snivellus!"
"I have a theory about Lupin myself– but he's only a small fish. Now my theory about Potter and you –"
"You are delusional. James and I don't disappear each month with Remus – what possible theory could you have about us?"
"Right like Potter and you weren't just talking about meeting Lupin earlier outside the Great Hall?" Snape paused dramatically. Sirius grabbed his wand pointing it right at his enemy. Snape laughed. "Thought so. I happen to know Potter and you sneak out of the castle each month to join Lupin. No one else knows that! I bet whatever illegal activities you lot are up to would get you expelled faster than you can blink."
"Who is going to listen to anything a greasy git like you says!" Sirius stepped forward his wand still trained on Snape.
"I'll find out what you are up to. I found out about Lupin; didn't I? It is only a matter of time. One slip up…one misstep…if not this month, then next one…every full moon so it seems…" Snape stepped toward Sirius – toward the wand.
"Why don't I make finding you proof easier?" Sirius asked. The words were out of his mouth before their meaning registered his brain.
For the first time during their conversation, Snape looked uncertain.
"If you aren't too much of a coward to follow through with my instructions – that is." Snape's eyes narrowed. "Tonight – wait until the moon's out – that is essential – there's a large knot on the Whomping Willow tree."
Sirius lowered his wand, though he did not pocket it. "Use a long enough stick to prod the knot. This will freeze the tree. You can figure it out from there."
Snape snorted. "Right, the last thing I'm going to do is poke a tree that doesn't like to be poked. Thanks, but no thanks."
Sirius shrugged, finally feeling an upper hand in the conversation. "Good idea. Too dangerous for someone with such limited magical ability."
Snape's eyes flashed and Sirius grinned at his adversary. With one last meaningful look Sirius walked down the hallway feeling a bit better. He doubted Snape was boneheaded enough to take the bait – and it would eat him up inside…and if he did, well Snivellus could use a good scare.
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I stare at each page and wonder. What is it this time? Did I create a password using my name? Was it my sister's dog's name? Was it her boyfriend's dog's name? The computer obliges, at times, filling in the blanks all by itself. At other times it stares back, and waits patiently while I struggle and pull what's left of my hair.
Look at it this way. How many passwords can I remember anyway? If I use my pet cat's name, how many variations can there be? Was it 'Fluffie', 'Fluffup', or 'FluffDaddy'? That's when I do what I do best: Set up a new email account.
My friends know. They understand. They simply add my 'avatars' without question, whenever I request their authorisation on my new Instant Messenger IDs.
Yes, I've tried the 'Forgot your password' service offered by most email providers. My IM buddy Siddharth Puri - who also happens to be a software geek - shoots the idea down. His tale of having to write to more than 75 people with changed mail addressed gives me more sleepless nights. "Indian email services take at least two weeks to reply. I spend more time writing to my email service than using my email account."
Swati promptly mails me a link that, she says, will help me remember passwords. How do I explain to her that my memory is not what it used to be, thanks to years of turning to the computer for help with spelling words like 'tomorrow' and calculating what 5 times 14 is. CNet also recommends some password recovery software for people like me. Gauging by the number of times it has been downloaded (2,00,000), I have a lot of company online.
Archana joins our cribbing session. "It's not your fault. These services either restrict you to eight characters or have only drop down menus for the secret question. You cannot even choose your own." She recommends gator -- a free download that helps keep track of passwords and fills in registration forms as well.
He recommends using a mix of alphanumeric passwords that are a minimum of eight characters long and secret questions that aren't a giveaway for hackers. For those who use the 'Save Password' feature on their PCs, here's some bad news: Those reassuring little stars (****) don't keep people out. This feature saves your password in different places on your computer, with little protection. Malicious email or Web pages -- anything you load on to your computer -- can easily carry programs to lift your data.
Even people working with computers daily have trouble getting past this stage. Siddharth uses tracking software like password guardian to manage his 15 passwords for domain bookings and encrypted email. Other options include psynch that synchronises and resets your passwords for $30. He also recommends 'lost password' for files, software and Outlook Express accounts.
Which leaves with me just one potential problem. To access this software, you have to enter your password!


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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - David DeJesus and Kurt Suzuki both hit long home runs off Detroit starter Max Scherzer. Both Oakland players paid a painful price, too
It's been that kind of season for the Athletics this year. A few memorable plays and a collection of forgettable ones.
At least this time they won - ending Detroit's 12-game winning streak and preventing the Tigers from clinching the AL Central, to boot.
DeJesus hit a three-run home run in the first inning, Suzuki added a solo shot in the second and Oakland beat Detroit 6-1 on Thursday night.
Scherzer later hit both players on the elbow - Suzuki by a changeup leading off the fourth and DeJesus by a fastball in the fifth.
``It was a cold night, too,' said A's manager Bob Melvin, who made his major league debut as a player with the Tigers in 1985. ``We do have some power, and we've been better in the second half. But this ballpark can be tough to hit home runs into.'
Cliff Pennington also homered for Oakland, marking just the third game this season the A's have hit three home runs in one game. They had only 101 home runs total before beating Detroit.
DeJesus ended a 79 at-bat homerless streak with his three-run shot with two outs in the first.
``Usually you don't get home runs here at night,' DeJesus said. ``But the ball was carrying a little bit tonight and we were able to take advantage of it.
Brandon McCarthy pitched seven strong innings while Coco Crisp added three hits and drove in a run in his return to the A's lineup following a five-game absence due to a sore foot.'
Delmon Young hit a home run for the Tigers, who still say their magic number drop to one when the Cleveland Indians fell to the Texas Rangers 7-4 earlier in the evening. The Tigers need any combination of a win or a Cleveland loss over the final 12 games to clinch the division.
McCarthy (9-8) allowed one run on five hits to improve to 3-2 with a 2.15 ERA over his last five starts. He walked two and struck out eight.
``His ball was up for a good portion of the game, which usually for him is not the case,' Melvin said. ``I didn't think his command was as good early on and got getting better and better. Really his best inning was the seventh.'
Scherzer (14-9) lasted five innings, giving up five runs on seven hits. He walked one and struck out eight.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland will get a new change of underwear when his team goes for their first outright title since 1987 on Friday night. He said before the game that he had not changed (nor washed) his underwear during the 12-game winning streak.
The Tigers have not finished first since taking the AL East nearly a quarter-century ago. Their only playoff appearance since then came in 2006, when they won the wild card.
Crisp got Oakland going with a single leading off the first. He was forced at second by Pennington. After Hideki Matsui fouled out, Scherzer walked Josh Willingham ahead of DeJesus.
``He threw a changeup and my thought process was to go the other way but I was able to stay through the ball and get it over the wall,' DeJesus said. ``It was a big inning to just get us going in the right direction and we rode our pitching the rest of the way.'
Suzuki led off the second with a home run and Pennington led off the fifth with a homer. Crisp doubled home a run in the eighth.
Young's home run made it 4-1 in the third.
Magglio Ordonez extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a first-inning single but Ramon Santiago went 0-for-3, ending his nine-game streak.
The A's (22-20) and Tigers (22-19) had similar records following game action on May 17. The teams have gone in notably different directions since.
Detroit was eight games behind the Cleveland Indians and four games under .500 on May 3. The Tigers have played .625 ball since and is one the verge of becoming the sixth team since 2000 to win a division title after being behind by at least eight games at some point in the season.
Notes: The last time the A's played a team on a 12-game hitting streak was at Baltimore in 1999. ... RHP Trevor Cahill (11-13, 4.32) goes for the A's on Friday night. The former All-Star is 3-6 with a 6.86 ERA in 11 starts since the All-Star Break. He beat the Tigers on April 17, allowing one run in eight innings. ... Doug Fister (8-13, 3.06) makes the start for the Tigers on Friday night. He has been outstanding since joining the Tigers, going 5-1 with a 2.28 ERA. He is 4-0 with a 0.74 ERA in his last five starts. ... A's IF Jemile Weeks (leg cramps) was out of the starting lineup for the second straight day ads a precautionary measure.


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Today was my triumphant return to the gym. Shockingly, I was not greeted with balloons, whistles and high fives.
Don't they know what it took to get myself here today?!
It's been months since I set foot in the place. That seems to be my shtick, I go religiously, buy new workout pants, a fancy water bottle, and start feeling fantastic….
Then – BAM! – I'm done. I skip a day and the next and the next and the next thing I know I haven't seen the gym in 4 months.
Since I sucumbed to my sloth tendencies 4 months ago, I truly haven't really seen that much of a difference in the way I look. (Those who have, have kindly kept it to themselves) My weight has stayed the same. I still wear the same size clothing.
What I absolutely DO recognize is a total change in the way I feel. I'm not as happy. I'm not as confident or energetic. I am a better version of me when I'm making my body sweat for an hour, four or five times a week.
How can I get myself to remember how much better I feel about myself and life in general when I'm working out? It's only one hour out of my entire day. Target and my comfy little writing chair at Coffee Bean will still be there after my gym time.
Maybe my gym could start serving froyo and install a self serve candy bar! That would get me there everyday for sure!
Yes, these types of thoughts actually cross my mind. Frequently.


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- Posted October 27, 2009 by
- ekkekkorecor
Birch Run, Michigan
This iReport is part of an assignment:
iReport for CNN
A New View Of Pitbulls
- hhanks, CNN iReport producer
Hello All!!! It's been a long time since I've posted here on iReport as I have had some health battles and had to fight hard and stay strong!! I really love iReport because it allows everybody to see raw news and views from everyday people!!
Since I've been gone I've had time to reflect on a lot of issues that I think in the past I was a little closed minded about.
When you face the possibility of death, the great unknown, you begin to look around at the little things in life we often take for granted. I picked this story about these two young boys, who saved a little girl from a pitbull attack. This was actually my proudest moment here on iReport because for one it made it on CNN.com's front page!!! But mostly because it's quite ironic that, I took a stand that all pitbulls are "vicious" and behold I am now the proud owner of "Bella" an abused rescued pitbull, who was locked in a bathroom in an abandoned house for days with no food,heat, and only the water in the toilet to drink.
She was skin and bones and I could tell she had a litter of pups not so long ago, and when I looked into those sad brown eyes of her as she shook from the cold, I was amazed that She was wagging her tail!! My heart broke, and even though I was going through my struggle just to survive, so was she, and I felt an instant connection with her. I thought look at her, no food, no love, cold and bony, yet there was a unconditional love in an animal that though so abused held out some hope that She would find kindness in a human being with the wag of a tail!
The moral of my story would have to be, you can't judge a book by it's cover, and never read the last page because to journey through the chapters may enlighten your life.
Bella, has been my constant companion and even though her breed is "Pitbull" She is the sweetest,kindest,smartest dog I have ever had! She has helped me conquer my struggles head on and gave me will to go forward even though I got tired. She always knew when I was ready to give up, because she would look at me with those brown eyes I saw that day in the bathroom, and that constant wag of the tail inspired me to fight on!!!
It's great to be back, and I look forward to adding to the quality of content iReport puts forth.
Remember the moral of the story "Don't judge a book by it's cover!!
Flint, Michigan 10.27.09
Do you know how you would react if you were minding your own business, in your own yard when all of a sudden out of nowhere a vicious pitbull starts attacking one of you friends?? Well Keith Sampson age 11 and Thomas Corbett age 13 did not think when they choked out a pitbull that was attacking 3 year old Brooklyn on her birthday on this Sunday afternoon. They were just doing what kids do out in the back yard on a Fall day. Thomas built a leaf pile for Brooklyn to play in and the next thing they know they were locked in a battle of life and death. And won!!!
Also attacked this day was Christine Keaton (Kelly) who had run outside to the sound of horrific screams!! Christine told me that she knew those screams were not just children playing, that they were screams of pure terror!
The pitbull's jaw locked on her arm after it attacked her. The pictures do not show the pain or the fact she says she will never be the same.
You can see her story here:
The boys tell the story of how a Fall day became a struggle of life and death. Their Mother, Jennifer Burcar said " There was no way you could have stopped that dog from attacking, it would have been like trying to stop a drive by shooting"
Their Father, Matthew Bucar said he is very proud of his boys.
I have to say so am I. Great job boys! You really are heroes!


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Bobby Valentine discusses breakfast meeting with John Henry
SEATTLE -- In an awkward, sometimes testy, pregame session with reporters, embattled Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine discussed his breakfast meeting with principal owner John Henry.
"What do you think, we talked about art? Liverpool?" Valentine said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "We talked about baseball and our team, obviously. Things that he's concerned about and things that I deal with."
Beyond that, Valentine didn't get into specifics.
"I always feel good after breakfast," Valentine said. "It's one of my favorite meals."
Henry (Matt Stone photo, right) has met the Red Sox in Seattle for what he described as a "fact-finding" visit to determine why things have spiraled so far out of control for Valentine and the team. The Red Sox have lost six consecutive games by a combined margin of 54-15 and dropped to a season-high 11 games under. 500.
But Henry reiterated that ownership is "resolute" that Valentine will keep his job for the rest of the season, a position that is unchanged from last month and likewise won't dissolve any speculation about Valentine's future. Valentine is under contract for one more year, but neither Henry, team chairman Tom Werner, president Larry Lucchino nor GM Ben Cherington have made a commitment to him beyond this season.
Nevertheless, breakfast with Henry seemed to have brought the feistiness out of Valentine, who has appeared to grow increasingly weary over the past week. Asked how frequently he has spoken to Henry this season, Valentine said "more than any owner I've ever worked for."
"To any of you that are sorry I didn't get fired, I'm sorry that you're sorry," Valentine said.
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[F]Fresh-faced imbeciles, [C]laughing at me
I've been [F]laughing myself, is that [C]so hard to see?
Do I [F]have to spell each letter [C]out, honestly!
If there's [F]no room for laughter there's [C]no room for me
[Dm]For me... [G]
Try looking at you, rather than me
No truth is in here, it's all fantasy
Since the last time we met I've been through
About seven hundred changes and that's just a few
And the changes all tend to be something to do
But you've got to believe thaYthey're all done for you
[F]You'll think it's [Em]tragic when that [Dm]moment first [C]arrives
Oh, but it's magic, it's the best years of our lives
Lost now for the words to tell you the truth
please banter with me the banter of youth
If I knew how to say it I'd say it for you
If I knew how to whisper I'd whisper, for you
If I knew how to waltz, I'd get up and dance for you
If I thought I could run I'd come running to you
I've discovered now how to be fair
This I could teach you if only I dare
The only conclusion I've reached in my life
Is that if I should die I should die-by the knife
Since it's only a matter of courage all right
Die a man or a martyr, the two would be nice, so nice
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I just started with both games i barely cleared my first mission, just so you know!
The first game,
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Japanese Pre-order Regigigas
Ranger Manaphy (hatched)
Ranger Manaphy (Egg)
Aura Mew
Gamestp Deoxys
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Almia Darkrai
New Moon Island Darkrai (Japanese)
XD Lugia
Space C Deoxys
WISHMKR Jirachi
Kyle (Ranger) Riolu
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TRU Shaymin (Relaxed)
Tru Shaymin (Mild)
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A few more I haven't listed yet.
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Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. should be the game where AMD's Radeon series should really shine, but unfortunately Nvidia did tweak its driver for this game, which means that HD 5830 still just trails the GTX 275, as in most of the benchmarks.
Crysis is still a most favorite game benchmark although it is already a quite old game, but when you see that a top notch HD 5870 barely reaches playable framerate you can see why this game is such a good benchmark. The HD 5830 will get you up to 1920x1200 resolution with 4xAA but at 2560x1600 with the same settings it still falls below the, what we like to call, playable framerate.
Far Cry 2
Far Cry 2 is the same story as with most of the game benchmarks, ATI's HD 5830 is somewhat slower than the HD 5850 and trails the GTX 275 quite well.


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Firefighters took advantage of damp air Sunday to build a line along the west and northwest flanks of the 52,000-acre Caribou Hills fire, but crews are bracing for the weather to change today.
"The fire itself has not had significant impact from the rain, however, the humidity and cooler temperatures have helped efforts immensely. What it has allowed for is more direct access to areas of the fire they couldn't get to before," said Elaine Hall, an information clerk staffing the incident command center set up at the Ninilchik School.
Fire crews made a pass with a bulldozer and started laying hose lines along the western flank of the fire, north of Deep Creek. Crews also have been able to work on the northwest flank of the fire, where the blaze has moved into the area burned during the 1996 Crooked Creek fire.
"They've got two dozers working on that area, and a hot shot crew. They're working on it, but it's going to be slow going," Hall said.
Hall said rumors the Tustumena area was going to be evacuated are untrue. A public meeting is scheduled for this evening at 7 at Tustumena Elementary School in Kasilof. The borough Office of Emergency Management's contingency plans for the Clam Gulch and Tustumena areas will be discussed at the meeting.
Should any evacuations become necessary, Hall said, the borough would activate its reverse 911 system. Residents affected would receive an automated phone call with instructions from emergency management officials.
Hall said the best way to get information on the fire is to call the incident command post set up at the Ninilchik School at (907) 714-2484. Hall said handouts and maps are available there, as well. More information on the fire, including a list of structures destroyed by the fire, can be found on the borough Office of Emergency Management's Web site at http://www.borough.kenai.ak.us/emergency.
Hall said the Ninilchik post is manned from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. and personnel there are more than happy to answer questions.
"If (people) want to talk to a human being, call here," she said.
No suppression efforts are under way on the eastern edge of the fire, where it is burning in a Kenai National Wildlife Refuge wilderness area.
Along the southeast flank near Caribou Lake, crews have been able to complete dozer lines from the western edge of the Boxcar Hills, across Deep Creek and a wetlands area to North Fork Hills. That line is intended to provide a fuel break to protect structures in the area. Hot shot crews are providing structure protection in the Caribou Lake and Moosehorn subdivisions.
Cooler, moister air also has allowed crews to attack the area south of Deep Creek from both sides, Hall said.
"They really started laying some line in there. They got a lot more done than they thought they'd be able to get done," Hall said.
Oil Well Road still is closed and will remain so until firefighters secure the southeast flank of the fire.
"As long as there's any doubt in anyone's mind, it won't open," Hall said, adding that if the fire were to jump lines established in the area, anyone who had entered the area would be trapped.
While the weather cooperated with firefighters Sunday, forecasters are calling for drier, warmer air to move in today, along with gusting winds.
"There's the good news, then there's the reality news the weather's expected to change," Hall said. "It's Alaska, that could change and it will be pouring (today). They've really been taking advantage of the weather and gotten a lot done, but the story's not over yet."
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The Battle Axes is a Grade II listed building dating as far back as far as the 1840's, beautifully located on the corner of a tree-lined lane in Elstree, Hertfordshire.
A 19th century former inn, the Battle Axes pub has a spacious terrace for outdoor dining, as well as a warm and inviting interior with hidden nooks and crannies, ideal for romantic dinners.
Overlooking the majestic grounds of Aldenham House, home to the famous Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, and just a ten minute amble to the beautiful Aldenham Country Park, this charming country pub is conveniently located five minutes from Junction 4 of the M1, and less than 18 miles from Central London.
Nearby Borehamwood is home of the famous Elstree Film Studios, where TV shows as diverse as The Tweenies, A League of Their Own, Strictly Come Dancing and The Saint have been filmed. Indeed, in 1968, The Battle Axes pub was featured in an episode of The Saint.
With its rural location and spacious terrace, The Battle Axes pub is ideal for al fresco summer eating, whilst inside diners and drinkers will find plenty of period charm, including exposed beams, open fires and cosy nooks and crannies, the perfect backdrop to a romantic evening meal. Visit any day of the week and enjoy a tantalising menu of delicious pub food, including traditional Sunday roasts and seasonal dishes, complemented by a fine wines and hand-pulled real ales.Read more...
The Battle Axes pub's history is intertwined with that of the Aldenham House Estate, and can be traced back to 1840, when it was known as The Wrestlers. The estate was one of the broadest in Hertfordshire, stretching all the way from Aldenham Village, past where Elstree Aerodrome now stands, and beyond to the Aldenham reservoir.
The landowner at the time was Henry Hucks Gibbs, the 1st Baron of Aldenham. Mr Gibbs was an ambitious and successful man. He made his fortune trading guano, a type of fertilizer, during the middle part of 19th century. Then in 1853 he was appointed Director of the Bank of England, a position he held until 1901. He also enjoyed a year long stint as Conservative MP for the City of London having been elected unopposed in the 1891 by-election.
The previous year he reorganised his estate, closing Elstree Road and Grubs Lane, and demolishing The Wrestlers, which stood on the junction of the two roads. In their place, he built two new roads, Butterfly Lane and Aldenham Road and, realising that the local farmhands and estate workers would want a place to drink at the end of a long day's toil, he built The Battle Axes pub, naming it after the battleaxe on his coat of arms.
Mr Gibbs was a keen horticulturalist and over the course of the 20th century he imported a huge range of plants and trees from around the world, creating 400 acres of parkland and a 200-acre flower garden said to rival those at Kew.
Such lavish spending couldn't last. Following the introduction of death duties, the Gibbs family found themselves in increasing financial difficulties and the estate was gradually sold off. Aldenham House was turned into a country club frequented by affluent actors from the nearby Elstree Film Studios. It was acquired by the BBC for use as an overseas broadcasting station during the war, and then remained empty before being acquired by Haberdashers' Aske's School for Boys.
The school stands on what would have been the junction of Old Elstree Road and Old Grubs Lane, and its car park is thought to be the site of the old Wrestlers Inn.
Elstree and Borehamwood
The villages of Elstree and Borehamwood date back to Roman times. Indeed Watling Street, which runs from the affluent village of Radlett to the north, through Elstree and south towards the M1 motorway, once led to the Roman settlement of Sulloniacae at Brockley Hill.
During the late 1940s excavations took place at Brockley Hill, and a Roman tile kiln was unearthed, as well as pottery dating back to the first and second century.
There are several notable buildings in Elstree, including the picturesque St Nicholas Church, which dates back to 1424; Shopwick Place, a majestic Grade II listed house first constructed in the early 1700s; and the East Restaurant, built c.1830 when it was known as the Plough public house.
Borehamwood, which is a short ten-minute drive from The Battle Axes pub, can be traced back to Victorian times. In those days it was little more than a few houses on Theobold Street, flanked on either by a number of farms.
Today it is perhaps most famous for Elstree Film Studios. Established in 1926, it has produced popular feature films including The King's Speech, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Jack the Giant Killer.
Whether you are visiting Elstree, Borehamwood, or the treasures of historic Hertfordshire, you can be confident you will find a warm welcome and a delicious meal The Battle Axes pub.Show less...


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The problem with the classics is that there's only so many to go around. Eventually fans of any style of theater will have seen them all. Performers, directors, and producers will run out of old scripts to produce, and they ain't makin' 'em like they used to. Or ARE THEY? Johnna Adams has written a play set in the Napoleonic era, and in the style of a Restoration comedy. Three court parasites find themselves out of favor with the Danish prince and must wander about Europe, engaging in witty wordplay with sharp-tongued ladies, whilst spouting verse at every step.
Nat Cassidy plays Grundtvig, a scheming "Go-Between" who is part middleman and part pimp. His associate Paars (Sean Williams) is a "Lickspittle", a professional flatterer, seducer, and ass-kisser. Stub (Aaron Michael Zook) is a "Buttonholer" who can expound endlessly on any topic while still saying nothing of substance.
At the start of the show, the three of them are ceremoniously kicked out of Copenhagen's palace. Each of them alone is powerless, but they believe that by pooling their talents they can concoct a scheme to get back in the Prince's good graces.
The actual plot isn't particularly important, though. Most of the show involves a series of loosely connected scenes that send these three stooges around the world encountering adventures and situations that change entirely every twenty minutes or so. In one scene they're trying to seduce a virtuous young woman, later they are chasing French jewel thieves, and before the end of the First Act they're piloting a heretofore-unmentioned steampunk flying machine across the English Channel.
The moment-by-moment use of language is the real draw for this show. Adams' script is written in glorious, complex, rhyming verse. Adams even goes a step further by tailoring the style of verse to suit each character; when an Irishman speaks, it is in Limericks. A stuffy English Duke speaks only in Sonnets. One character delivers all of her lines in Sestinas, which becomes a recurring gag because the other characters must politely wait for her to finish all six stanzas before responding.
The dialog is a mouthful for any performer, but the cast is an exceptional group who live up to this lengthy and wordy show. The central trio of Cassidy, Williams and Zook, evoke the right combination of sympathy and disgust. These are charming yet reprehensible characters who aspire to be the best there is at their loathsome professions. Unfortunately for them, they find themselves up against three female rogues from France. This trio also consists of a lickspittle, a go-between, and a buttonholer, played by Catherine McNelis, Kelley Rae O'Donnell and Kristen Vaughn. The ladies are also up to the task of delivering Adams' witty dialog. The six characters exchange verbal barbs, and try to one-up each other by demonstrating their skills at flattery, scheming, and yammering.
The supporting cast more than carries their own weight. Gavin Starr Kendall and Ridley Parson each play several roles, including the palace guards who serve as foils to the three schemers. Isaiah Tannenbaum affects an outrrrrageous French accent in the role of Napoleon, while Amy Lee Pearsall plays Empress Josephine and has the difficult job of playing the Sestina-spouting maid.
The costume design (By Holly Rihn with Meryl Pressman) is gorgeous. There are period costumes for a 10-person cast, and almost every performer changes outfits at least once during the show. The quantity and variety of the costumes is a tremendous accomplishment for an off-off-Broadway theater company.
The story does have a problem in that none of the characters are actually likeable. They are societal parasites, decadent royals, or backstabbing schemers who are always up to no good. A sudden revelation near the end provides some sympathy for one character, but audiences will have to root for the lesser evil on a scene-by-scene basis.
Lickspittles, Buttonholers and Damned Pernicious Go-Betweens will nonetheless delight audiences who appreciate wordplay and classical comedy. Despite the high-brow literary technique, it still remains accessible to audiences who have to take the playwright's word for it that the Haiku have the right number of syllables.
Lickspittles, Buttonholers and Damned Pernicious Go-Betweens runs at Teatro Circulo in Manhattan until May 17th. Tickets and more can be found at boomerangtheatre.jimdo.com.


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my WC is on vacay until the end of august, but i have a question that's bugging me! i've seen lots of talk about using iPods for music during the reception, which sounds more economical than a DJ/full band for our small (30ish) reception....
does the sheraton offer this set up? if so, how much? annnnd, does it work well?
iPod at the Sheraton?
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Posted 09 August 2008 - 11:04 PM
| Originally Posted by sassybride
it can be risky b/c anything can happen but lots of brides do use it. Usually theres a fee and you get the connection with speakers. You just need to make sure that your ipod will conect properly and you might need to bring a connector? I'm not 100% sure and it always kind of worried me so we hired a DJ for reception and for dinner the ipod will be connected to the DJ's system. Dj will connect it for us so I'm not really worried.
Posted 09 August 2008 - 11:18 PM
I don't know how the sheraton's system works...but we used our ipod and so have many of the brides on here and ours worked perfect!!! The people at the Fiesta America hooked it up and controlled it for us and it worked great! It's a wonderful alternative to a DJ especially if you are having a small group!
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When you manage to drive on the wrong side and get away with breaking traffic rules in broad daylight, then you know you are in the city of Noida. Noida is one place in the fast emerging Delhi-NCR region where not following traffic rules is as acceptable as strictly adhering to them. The situation is getting from bad to worse with each passing day. Multiple accidents occurring on a daily basis are not helping matters either. But things might change for the better really soon.
In an attempt to spread awareness about traffic rules and bring about a paradigm shift by conducting workshops, the vibrant and all important Noida Authority is all set to commence construction of state of the art Traffic Park in Noida's sector 108. A traffic park after all is the need of the hour. The traffic park was conceptualized close to eight years back but is finally turning into a reality in the year 2015. Sector 108 is located near Noida Expressway and construction of the project is expected to begin from March onwards.
Sandeep Chandra, who is the project in charge, attributes delay in the much awaited project to the non allocation of land for the project. The land for Traffic Park was allotted in 2014 thus causing the delay. Post the allocation of land, tenders were floated almost instantly and the construction is all set to commence in a span of few days. The authority is confident of no further delay in the project.
The proposed Traffic Park is a huge project indeed and has been rightly divided into five parts to ensure effectiveness and efficiency. The construction of atleast three parts is expected to commence next week. These include but are not limited to construction of internal passages, traffic signals, boundary wall of the traffic park, life size models of flyovers, roundabouts, subways, bus stops, and bridges amongst others.
The traffic police and ARTO will use the facility to impart some much needed knowledge about traffic rules and safe driving to the people of Noida via workshops. The traffic park will also sport a counter for Noida's traffic police where an officer will always be on duty and a separate arena for conducting driving tests of people applying for a driving license.
As the main motive behind the traffic park is to impart knowledge amongst commuters, therefore no fee will be charged from people accessing the facility. Though things might change and a fare might be levied after a meeting is held of all the authority figures. According to the Noida Authority the project will approximately take 10 months time to complete. Post the construction; the traffic park will be opened for public access.
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Most Expensive Rum Brands in the World in 2017, The World's 10 Most Expensive Rum brands.
The top 10 most expensive rum to cater to the drinker's fantasies: Manufactured from the world of sugarcane to that of the most famous Caribbean era when pirates still roamed its seas, the rum has been enjoyed for the centuries but not at times by the common man. The bottle of average rum can be purchased for little as $6 USD if brought to the country of its origin.
List of top 10 most expensive rum brands available in the market 2017
The list below is of the latest wine structures which are just perfect no matter whatever you taste, you can prefer to your rum straight. If you are one of the lucky ones, you can easily read and taste through these expensive wines knowing the distinguished wine and also the drinker.
The list of expensive rum brands 2017 is as follows:
1. 1940s bottle of J. Wray & Nephew: The latest of the rum discovered till date comes from the house of the latest and extravagant flourishes which are retailed by the legendary pirates and also the bad boys. Craze for this brand of rum was always there, that is the reason why it is at times out f stock. The parent company of this wine was brought by Gruppo Campari in the year 2012.
2. Legacy by Angostura: Chances are seriously very few for all the good things in this world. Thus, it is the same case with that of the limited edition of the vanity liquor. The retails of the $6,000 shots are really very limited. The presentation in the bottles is highly smooth and blends the handmade wooden box with the handmade sterling silver box to store the wine.
3. 1780 Barbados Private Estate: In Leeds Harewood House, England had a historical tie with that of the Barbados plantation. The rum bottles are available on discounted based and appearance alone. The price range f this is around $11,000 US each. The mix of the light and the dark rums with hand blown glass bottles have been auctioned after being tested.
4. 50 years old Appleton Estate, Jamaica Independence Reserve: The oldest barrel aged rum ever is ultra smooth and unique in taste. One sip of it has all other fantasies and the beautiful thoughts mixed in it. It is very old yet the taste is classic. A very classic taste commemorates 50 years of Jamaica independence it is worldwide available for sale.
5. British Royal Navy Imperial: The brand had century's long tradition serving the drinkers with the latest speciality in the drink. The royal navy imperial has been reduced to one eighth of a pint that emphasizes the special bowl of the royal functions. One sip of it is just the best treat to your drinking habit.
6. Ron Bacardi De Maestros de Ron, Vintage MMXII: The world's first and the definitive beer, wine and the spirits with the information has created a new blend in this world. The expensive rum is being stored in the bottle that happens in the limited edition bottle. Thus is renowned as the Vintage store of Rum. This special wine is celebrating success anniversary of 150 years.
7. Havana Club Maximo Extra: Crafting of the truly magnificent new bottled rum with its name. By fusing together the best rums, this master blend was discovered. This is actually made by blending the finest as well as the oldest rum kept in reserve that supreme expensive wine indeed. The classic Cuban rum for the officials and the army men suits the best.
8. Rhum Clement 1952: This is dark amber in colour which looks as great as its appearance. The expensive wine is stored well with all protection. The bottle of 1952 vintage Clement Rhum was founded by Homere Clement in 1887.
9. 8 year old Bacardi, Millennium Edition: Another limited edition from the house of Rhum is one such that was produced for the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. This is a crystal decanter that is hand filled with a special sherry finish version of the Bacardi millennium edition.
10. Pyrat Cask 1623: An awesome blend of 9 Caribbean pot still rums is aged up to 40 years. The Cask is very special rum that is being pronounced with the rich and sweet orange mixed to add a special flavour to the wine you are looking ahead to.
The common consumption of the old wine is rated expensive when they become extinct slowly but steadily. Close your eyes and think of rum warmed vacation spots? The places like-Jamaica, Panama and Bermuda or other lush beach lands which just the best one stop solution to those who want to enjoy rum in their best mood and best vacation spot.


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