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Cellulitis is a common skin infection caused by bacteria.
Staphylococcus and streptococcus bacteria are the most common causes of cellulitis.
Normal skin has many types of bacteria living on it. When there is a break in the skin, these bacteria can cause a skin infection. Skin in the infected area will become red, hot, irritated, swollen, and painful.
Risk factors for cellulitis include:
- Cracks or peeling skin between the toes
- History of peripheral vascular disease
- Injury or trauma with a break in the skin (skin wounds)
- Insect bites and stings. animal bites, or human bites
- Ulcers from certain diseases, including diabetes and vascular disease
- Use of corticosteroid medications or medications that suppress the immune system
- Wound from a recent surgery
Symptoms of cellulitis include:
- Fever
- Pain or tenderness in the affected area
- Skin redness or inflammation that gets bigger as the infection spreads
- Skin sore or rash that starts suddenly, and grows quickly in the first 24 hours
- Tight, glossy, stretched appearance of the skin
- Warm skin in the area of redness
Signs of infection:
Other symptoms that can occur with this disease:
- Hair loss at the site of infection
- Joint stiffness caused by swelling of the tissue over the joint
- Nausea and vomiting
Exams and Tests
The health care provider will perform a physical exam. This may reveal:
- Redness, warmth, and swelling of the skin
- Possible drainage, if there is an infection
- Swollen glands (lymph nodes) near the affected area
Your health care provider may mark the edges of the redness with a pen, to see if the redness goes past the marked border over the next several days.
Tests that may be ordered include:
- Blood culture
- Complete blood count (CBC )
- Culture of any fluid or material inside the affected area
You will likely be prescribed antibiotics to be taken by mouth. You may be given pain medicine as well.
At home, raise the infected area higher than your heart to reduce swelling. Rest until your symptoms improve.
You may need to stay in a hospital if:
- You are very sick (for example, you have a very high temperature, blood pressure problems, or nausea and vomiting that does not go away)
- You have been on antibiotics and the infection is getting worse
- Your immune system is not working well (due to cancer, HIV)
- You have an infection around your eyes
- You require antibiotics through a vein (IV)
Outlook (Prognosis)
Cellulitis usually goes away after taking antibiotics for 7 to 10 days. Longer treatment may be needed if cellulitis is more severe. This may occur if you have a chronic diseases or your immune system is not working properly.
People with fungal infections of the feet may have cellulitis that keeps coming back. Cracks in the skin from the fungal infection allows the bacteria to get into the skin.
Possible Complications
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if:
- You have symptoms of cellulitis
- You are being treated for cellulitis and you develop new symptoms, such as persistent fever, drowsiness, lethargy. blistering over the cellulitis, or red streaks that spread
Seek medical attention right away if the cellulitis is on your face.
Protect your skin by:
- Keeping your skin moist with lotions or ointments to prevent cracking
- Wearing shoes that fit well and provide enough room for your feet
- Learning how to trim your nails to avoid harming the skin around them
- Wearing appropriate protective equipment when participating in work or sports
Whenever you have a break in the skin:
- Clean the break carefully with soap and water. Apply an antibiotic cream or ointment every day.
- Cover with a bandage and change it every day until a scab forms.
- Watch for redness, pain, drainage, or other signs of infection.
Alternative Names
Skin infection - bacterial
Habif TP. Clinical Dermatology: A Color Guide to Diagnosis and Therapy. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa. Elsevier Mosby; 2009; chap 9.
Kaplan AP. Urticaria and angioedema. In: Adkinson NF Jr. Bochner BS, Busse WW, et al. eds. In: Middleton's Allergy Principles and Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa. Elsevier Mosby; 2008:chap 61.
Update Date: 5/15/2013
Updated by: Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Inc.
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Still 'fragile', Newtown braces for report summary
Sandy Hook shootings: Summary expected to contain details, timeline of gunman's actions
NEWTOWN -- The memorials, wreaths and stacks of gifts that dominated the community after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings nearly a year ago are long gone.
Only simple reminders of the tragedy that claimed 20 first-graders and six adults remain in place. Small signs taped to storefront windows proclaim "We are Sandy Hook. We choose Love" or "We are Newtown 12.14.12."
With a long-awaited summary of a State Police report on the Dec. 14 shootings scheduled to be released Monday by State's Attorney Stephen Sedensky, Newtown residents are bracing for a flood of bad memories and hoping one more round of news reports doesn't set back the healing now underway.
"I understand why it's being released," said Monsignor Robert Weiss after Sunday services at St. Rose of Lima Roman Church in the heart of Sandy Hook. "But I understand the stress it will put on people. It will put a lot of stress on them. The community is very fragile. It makes it more difficult for healing."
Stan Perrone, a Newtown electrician who has done work for a family who lost a child in the shootings, said the report should never be released.
"The average person does not need to know the details," Perrone said. "It's not right, releasing any of it. They are trying to make someone responsible. The families are still healing. They don't need to make more headlines."
The report to be released Monday is expected to be a summary of the thousands of pages of details contained in the full State Police report on the Sandy Hook shootings, which could be released in its entirety after the first of the year. The full report includes photos, witness statements, the 911 calls and other likely gruesome details, and officials plan to redact sensitive information before the whole report is finally issued.
Still, the summary is expected to contain details and a formal timeline of gunman Adam Lanza's actions, starting with when he killed his mother, Nancy, while she slept at their Yogananda Road home. Lanza then drove to the elementary school and fired more than 154 shots from a military-style rifle in about five minutes, before turning a Glock handgun on himself.
The 911 tapes of the incident are likely to be released in the coming weeks. A state Superior Court judge is scheduled to hold a hearing Monday in New Britain on whether the tapes should be unsealed, and the judge might first listen to the tapes himself. The state Freedom of Information Commission has ordered release of the tapes, overruling objections by Newtown officials.
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At least he has bathtime covered!Growing up, I was taught that turning 7 years old signified reaching the "age of reason." What that meant, exactly, I wasn't quite sure (except that I could make my 1st Holy Communion). But now that I have kids of my own, an 11-year-old and, you guessed it, a 7-year-old, I think I kinda get what they were talking about. Once you hit the age of 7, you're a bonafide big kid. A 7-year-old knows right from wrong, more or less. A 7-year-old is also pretty independent, or at least that's the way it seems: Like he's capable of handling most of the everyday tasks that younger kids with less developed motor skills can't pull off on their own. And in fact, he seems capable because he probably IS capable. Phew! Time to take a step back, helicopter parents.
Except, not really.
Just because he's capable of getting things done "all by himself" doesn't mean he actually will. Here are 7 things you still can't trust your big kid to do (even though he knows how to do them):
1. Brush his teeth properly. "Did you brush your teeth?" "Yup!" Technically, he's probably telling the truth. Whether or not he brushed all of his teeth, remembered to use toothpaste, remembered to put the cap back on the toothpaste, and/or remembered to not squirt the toothpaste all over the sink, however, is unclear.
2. Clean up his room. To be fair, my son is getting much, much better at this chore. At first glance, his tidying up skills are actually pretty impressive! Until you drop something on the floor and reach down to pick it up and notice the 800 tiny Lego pieces under the radiator or the pile of construction paper scraps under his bed.
3. Do his homework. Again, to be fair, this is probably not his fault. I mean, are they trying to trip kids up on purpose? From the (only occasionally!) double-sided worksheets to the photocopied pictures of unidentifiable coins to those ambiguous word/definition match-ups ... yeah, good luck with that.
4. Get dressed. Wardrobe malfunctions we've experienced at our house include: Forgetting to wear socks. Putting on a dirty shirt from the hamper instead of a clean one from the drawer. Forgetting to change underwear. Short sleeves on a cold day. Long sleeves on a hot day. The list goes on ...
5. Prepare food. I know, practice makes perfect and they have to learn somehow and all that. But if you tell your kid to make his own breakfast, for example, brace yourself for the inevitable trail of milk sploshes on the floor, scattered Cheerios (also on the floor), burnt toast crumbs all over the butter and more.
6. Walk the dog. No explanation needed.
7. Shower. Another milestone that takes some mastering, it's more of a challenge to get everything good and clean in the shower than it is in the bath, it seems. (Let 'em soak in the tub long enough and the dirt is bound to come off, right?)
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See what was happening in Redwood Falls 50, 25, and 10 years ago this week.
1963—50 years ago
• After an exhaustive search by the Army Corps of Engineers, only four sites in Redwood Falls were declared secure enough to be declared official fallout shelters — one in the Redwood Motor Company (currently Fieldstone Vineyards), and three in the old high school.
• The Church of the Nazarene held a mortgage burning ceremony after making the last payment of its 10 year's worth of payments on its building.
• Many Redwood Falls businesses celebrated George Washington's birthday on Feb. 22 by offering items at 22 cents, including cook books, wall paneling per square foot, girdles, rugs, hats, billfolds, and swim trunks.
• Nationally known wildlife painter Les Kouba was a guest at the annual Redwood Falls Sportsman's Club meeting held at the American Legion hall.
As a fundraiser, Kouba agreed to auction off a painting he would paint during the meeting itself.
• Two local milk distributors announced their cartons would now be coated with plastic instead of wax, and would have non-stapled carton tops.
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• Fifty-two people passing through town were housed in the National Guard Armory overnight when the highways were closed due to a blizzard.
The National Guard supplied 50 cots and blankets, and provided coffee for everyone all night.
• "Duck Hunt", "Excitebike", "Punch Out", and "Top Gun" were among new the Nintendo games available for two-day rental from the Falls Theatre.
• The Gazette offered a correction on a recipe printed in the previous issue.
It seems Cora Knapp's Soft Oatmeal Cookie recipe, as printed, neglected to mention you needed to include oatmeal.
• Natalie Hauschild, Redwood County's only — and apparently first — attorney, said most of her clients were female when she moved to Redwood Falls seven years earlier. but that the ratio of male to female clients was now about 50/50.
• RFHS grad Mark Thrailkill was admitted to the Harvard Graduate School of Education Master's Program of Reading / Language Learning Disabilities.
2003—10 years ago
• When asked how life would be different in the future, Kari Penske of Vesta responded computer mouses would be obsolete because "You'll be able to just touch the screen."
Phillip Remmele of Echo predicted, "People will all be dumb because computers will do all their thinking for them."
• Nathan Cornelius, a home-schooled fifth grader from Marshall, beat out 24 others to win the regional middle school spelling bee held in the Redwood Area Community Center.
• A new electronic sorting machine sorted 90 percent of the mail that passed through the Redwood Falls post office — about 38,000 pieces of mail per hour.
• The state government came up with a scheme to balance its budget, which would cost the city of Redwood Falls nearly $600,000 in funding.
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NEW YORK — The first round of loans and grants — totaling more than $600,000 — have been given to small business owners in lower Manhattan. These loans, grants and wage subsidies are being awarded to area businesses, including retailers and manufacturers, who were affected by the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
The program — known as the Lower Manhattan Small Business and Workforce Retention Project — ultimately will award more than $6 million in assistance. The project was established with support from The Ford Foundation, The New York Times Company 9/11 Neediest Fund and Seedco's existing loan and grant funds to provide wage subsidies, technical assistance, service enhancements, loans and grants to employers with fewer than 50 workers located below Canal Street.
The Downtown Alliance, Seedco and Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) are identifying needy businesses and allocating the appropriate resources.


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Jacksonville, Ala. --- The Tennessee State University women's basketball team shot a season-high 53.4 percent from the field and posted a season-high in points to defeat Jacksonville State, 88-68, Saturday afternoon in Pete Mathews Coliseum.
The 88 points is the most points scored since posting 90 against UT Martin last season.
Tennessee State (5-8, 1-1 OVC) had four players score in double-digits led by Kesi Hess' 22 points. The Dublin, Ohio native knocked down six three-pointers in the contest.
Destiney Gaston came off the bench to score 18 points while Jasmin Shuler finished the game with 16 points and three steals. Chelsea Hudson nearly recorded a double-double with 13 points and eight rebounds.
Tanesha Stenson also had a solid game for TSU with seven points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals. Rachel Allen dished out a game-high seven assists.
Jacksonville State (0-15, 0-3 OVC) was led in scoring by Marikate Gardler with 22 points while Briana Morrow added 14.
Both teams jumped out the gates on fire as each team was shooting at least 50 percent from the floor through the first five minutes. The teams battled and traded buckets over the next several possessions.
TSU managed to build its lead up to six on a couple of occasions but JSU continued to strike back.
Later in the half, Tennessee State was leading, 28-27, when a bucket by Chelsea Hudson sparked a 13-0 run that put the Lady Tigers on top, 41-27, with 3:42 remaining in the frame. The rally, fueled by TSU's defensive intensity, included five steals by the Lady Tigers.
The Gamecocks answered with a 6-0 spurt to cut the deficit down to eight but seven straight points by the Lady Tigers, including Kesi Hess' three-pointer at the buzzer made the score, 48-33, at the break.
TSU shot 60.7 percent (17-of-28) from the field in the first half, including 5-of-9 (55.6 percent) from long range.
In the second half, TSU continued to build on the lead and stretched the advantage to 57-37 following a short jumper by Hess with 16:42 on the clock.
JSU cut into the lead after outscoring TSU, 7-2, but the Lady Tigers answered with a rally that made the score, 66-47, at the 11:44 mark.
The Lady Tigers maintained a comfortable lead the rest of the way.
Tennessee State finished the game shooting 53.4 percent from the field, including 50.0 percent from beyond the arc. The Lady Tigers also had 15 steals and outrebounded the Gamecocks, 39-35. The TSU bench outscored the JSU bench, 40-28.
Next, the Lady Tigers will travel to Cookeville to face Tennessee Tech on Monday, Jan. 7. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. in the Eblen Center.
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Earlier this spring, Conan O'Brien and Andy Richter goofed around in a Halo 4 voice recording booth, talking about loading crates. The duo are appearing in the game as a special Easter Egg. YouTube user GameFrontDotCom has a quick walkthrough on how to find them and hear their dialogue.
You can hear more of their dialogue in the original post from this past spring.
In case you missed it, here is Kotaku's Halo 4 review.
Conan O'Brien and Andy Richter Load Boxes [GameFrontDotCom@YouTube via GameFront]


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Moses Rechnitz
Born: June 3, 1923
Bedzin, Poland
The younger of two children, Moses was born to Jewish parents living in the southwestern Polish town of Bedzin. When he was 7, his family moved to the nearby city of Katowice where his father had a wholesale leather business. The Rechnitzes lived in a three-bedroom, upper-floor apartment on Jordana Street. Moses attended a Polish elementary school and also received religious instruction.
1933-39: In secondary school, I was one of the only Jewish pupils. I first encountered antisemitism when a teacher poked fun at me because I had the same last name as a wealthy Jewish businessman in Katowice. I wouldn't put up with the teasing, and got into fights. The school pressured my mother to have me transferred, and I began commuting to the secondary Jewish school in nearby Sosnowiec. I was 16 when the Germans attacked Poland.
1940-44: By 1941 I was a slave laborer on a German railroad construction project outside Cracow [Krakow]. One day, a locomotive accidentally caught fire. A group of Nazis arrived at the site the next morning and decided that the fire was the result of sabotage. They lined people up and, in reprisal, started pulling out those to be killed, including two children, ages 8 and 10. The children's parents became hysterical and wouldn't stop screaming, so the Nazis shot the parents as well as the children.
Over the next four years, Moses was deported to three Nazi camps. He was freed near Dachau in April 1945. After the war, he immigrated to Palestine [the Yishuv], and moved to America in 1954.


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March 22, 2008
OXFORD, Ohio - Rastislav Racz paced a strong effort for MIT at the 2008 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships. The sophomore standout earned All-America accolades in both breaststroke events while setting an MIT and NEWMAC open record in the 100 as the Engineers finished 24th overall out of 55 scoring teams.
Racz finished fifth overall in the 100 during Friday's final, splitting 56.13 to establish a new school and league record. He split 56.40 in the morning as the seedings held after prelims while the first two finishers broke the existing national record.
Racz returned to the water on Saturday, where he finished seventh in the 200 breast. He split a season-best 2:03.30 during trials. At finals, Racz was in fourth place midway through the race after splitting 58.32 for the first 100 before touching the wall in 2:03.88.
In the 200 medley relay on Friday, the team of Jeff Zhou, Racz, Laurent Charpentier and Luke Cummings finished 11th in the prelims with a time of 1:34.18, but the group missed out on a chance to advance at least four places in the team standings after being disqualified.
Charpentier and Michael Dobson also competed in individual events during the final two days of competition. On Friday, Charpentier finished 19th in the 200 free in 1:41.91 while Dobson finished 16th in the mile on Saturday.
The Kenyon College Lords exhibited sheer dominance over the last three days en route to a record 29th consecutive NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championship title. The program's amazing run, which began in 1980, nearly triples the next longest active streak of 10 titles, owned by the Methodist University women's golf team.


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Lawsuit: Police 'spike strip' caused fiery crash that killed, injured teens
Last year, two teenagers were waiting at a red light after leaving work when a speeding car skidded over a spike strip in the road and smashed into their car, a lawsuit alleges.
When both vehicles in the collision burst into flames, high school student Shawn Williams Jr., 16, died at the scene and his friend Shay Hollingshead, 17, was pulled out of the burning wreckage with serious injuries from the crash. The collision at Garth Road and Rollingbrook Drive on Oct. 19 ended a high-speed police chase between two shoplifters and Baytown Police Department officers, investigators said.
Now, the teens' parents, the Rev. Shawn and Pleshette Williams and Joe Hollingshead, are suing the city of Baytown and the driver of the truck, alleging that the chase recklessly endangered the safety of others.
The City of Baytown's lawyer Steven Selbe plans to file a response but offered no further comment for this story. The city of Baytown does not comment on pending litigation, a spokeswoman said.
At the time of the Oct. 19 incident, Baytown Police Department officers detailed the incident in a statement. According to police, officers responded to a reported theft at San Jacinto Mall in the 6900 block of Garth Road. Jennifer Rene Jenkins, 35, was accused of stealing pillows and a comforter from Sears before fleeing in a Ford truck driven by Joe Shannon Chauncey, 43.
As officers approached the couple to make arrests in an Academy parking lot, Chauncey forcefully backed into a police vehicle, causing damage and narrowly missing an officer before speeding out of the parking lot. Police units then followed Chauncey's vehicle down Garth road. The chase spanned about two and half miles with speeds up to 90 miles per hour before Chauncey struck a car and a truck at the intersection of Garth Road and Rollingbrook. Both cars caught fire.
The police department's statement of events sent to the media did not detail a spike strip left in the intersection during the pursuit. A spike used by officers, however, caused Chauncey's vehicle to lose control and crash "violently" into the teenagers' vehicle, according to the investigation. The lawsuit alleges that in pursuing the accused, officers put the community of Baytown at "grave risk."
The lawsuit claims that the officer who placed the strip in the middle of the road knew the danger a spike strip creates when a car hits it at a high rate of speed. Witnesses at the scene said the accused shoplifters had a clear path through the intersection except for the spike strip, which ultimately caused it to careen out of control.
After the collision, Chauncey and Jenkins ran from the scene and were arrested by officers after a brief chase. Chauncey, Jenkins and the two adults in the other truck that was struck had minor injuries.
Chauncey was charged with evading arrest resulting in death and evading arrest resulting in serious bodily injury. Jenkins was charged with evading arrest, theft and possession of a controlled substance.
The lawsuit also targets Chauncey, claiming he was negligent for failing to control his speed, brake properly and control his vehicle.
Williams was a junior at Baytown's Sterling High School, was in the school choir and operated media equipment at his father's church, his family said. He was active in school activities and worked after school at El Toro Mexican Restaurant with Hollingshead, his family said.


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The show URL is here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/matrixfiles-radio/2014/07/12/re-run--unhooking-yourself-from-the-matrix-the-body-intelligence-by-elrisse
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I need a week off to take care of other items so the show today will be a re-run of the Body Intelligence show with Elrisse that occured last Saturday the 5th of July.
According to last week's show statsistics, the show has become one of the most popular that I have done and I feel it will become THE most popular show as people get to know about it.
Out of all the shows that I have done this one, I feel, is the most important to hear as it contains fundamental answers about who we are.
Please re-tune in and listen to it again or if you are here for the first time, welcome and enjoy!
References are available now at viewtopic.php?f=5&t=57
The Body itself has 75 trillion cells, or thereabouts, and each of these cells has an intelligence that 'looks after it'. There are also more senior intelligences that look after a particular part of the body. Elrisse will be talking about this discovery and how this discovery can be utilized by anyone who is willing to start consciously communicating with their own body.
Your relationship to these intelligences or little beings can be greatly enhanced if you apply what you learn after listening to this show. You will learn many things about your body that some scientists are starting to observe and many spiritual people and body workers are also tuning into in different ways.
This is a show dedicated to each and every one of your own amazing Body Intelligences and the beings that try and keep the body functioning properly. They need your conscious help now with all the attacks that are being directed at them (chemtrails, fluoride, poisoned or low quality food, poisoned or low quality water, poisoned or poor quality air, electronic/EMF attacks, artificial radiation, etc).


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Anne Hathaway Cast as Catwoman in 'Dark Knight Rises'
Anne Hathaway has been cast as Selina Kyle (Catwoman) in The Dark Knight Rises and will star opposite Christian Bale and Tom Hardy!
The 28-year-old actress "will be a fantastic addition to our ensemble as we complete our story," director Christopher Nolan said in a release.
"I am delighted to be working with Tom again and excited to watch him bring to life our new interpretation of one of Batman's most formidable enemies," Christopher continued. Tom will play Bane, a villainous escaped prisoner "who became abnormally strong after being pumped full of drugs".
The Dark Knight Rises is scheduled for a July 20, 2012 release.


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Marble is suing a startup brewery in Tennessee
Albuquerque's Marble Brewery is suing the fledgling Marble City Brewing Company for trademark infringement. Knoxville's first and only microbrewery was slated to open this month. Some Knoxvillians are labeling it a dick move and calling for boycotts of Marble beer. Read the Metro Pulse story, and the volley of reader comments, right here.


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are manga spoilers?
i was curious how people felt about this topic. ive been an anime fan and manga fan for nearly a decade now but ive never actually had them interlap so to speak. ive always kept them separate. you read the manga that are out and you watch the anime that is out. However with so many manga turning into anime and the long term or on going anime having manga that is ahead of the anime im not sure if its worth it to read the manga for these long term anime or if watching the anime for the manga that ive read will ruin the original manga for me. stupidly long on going sentence but id like to know how everyone feels about this. im a huge OP and Naruto fan but i dunno if i feel right reading the manga and kinda spoiling the anime so to speak. Then again there is the manga turning into anime and mehhh.. not sure if i wanna watch it. I'm on the fence for both parts. Thoughts???
I consider anime adaptations a homage to the author's work. Animators try to replicate the story with audio and visuals but at the end is not drawn by the mangaka and is usually not involved at all in the projects so many times the anime take liberties to change things around. If you really like an adaptation then you should support the source material which is probably better as manga has less restrictions than television. I know the chimera-ant arc in Hunter X Hunter will be heavily censored... xD
Too much anime, too little time!
Are books spoilers to their movies?
The Naruto, One Piece, Bleach etc... anime wouldn't exist without the manga.
Source material is always better anyway
I don't think reading the Naruto manga will spoil too much for you. I couldn't wait a year to find out who the masked man was and to see Sasuke in the anime again, so I started reading the manga. It cleared up some things. I couldn't understand Itachi's reasoning behind killing his clan, but I understood after reading a chapter that gave more detail (even though we have seen plenty of flashbacks) a few months ago. The manga isn't really too ahead of the anime right now. The war is still going on. I suppose it depends on you. Try reading a chapter ahead of where you are now in the anime and see if spoils the next episode for you. I don't think it will with all the filler that is being added to the anime, which isn't necessarily a bad thing considering it keeps it going and can sometimes be interesting.
I don't know if reading ahead in One Piece will spoil anything because I haven't read the One Piece manga since Jump was in print where I live.
It depends on the anime I suppose. In shows like Naruto with soooo much filler I would recommend reading the manga. But like others said, anime is usually an adaptation of the work, so while it may spoil some scenes, I would still recommend reading and watching because they have their differences.
Depends on which medium of a given work you enjoy more. Generally speaking I'd suggest sampling a bit of both(or all if the work also includes something like a visual novel or light novel as its original source), and then figuring out which you want to experience "fresh" more and then stay ahead with that preferred medium so you don't spoil the first impressions of the one you actually enjoy more. I tend to prefer the manga versions so I actually view anime as being the "spoiler", so I try and read something first before I watch it unless I am really impressed with the anime. Either way it tends to not ruin my enjoyment of either in the long run, it just might tone down my first run reactions a bit.
imo watching the anime feels more epic than reading it on the manga. (ex. naruto)
If anything, anime shows are the spoilers as the manga arrived first. Though in anime too, they will add in characters that were never in the manga.
As someone said the anime is derived from the manga so no, it's not a spoiler. The case for most ongoing anime is the manga is better. Bleach and DBZ's fights are dragged on and incredibly pointless, as Bleach's manga itself was already lacking in story and the only thing the creator did was create characters and situations where they'd fight basically saying "Screw story, battles are what we need!" Naruto's animation can be amazing at some points like *Spoilers possibly?* Pain vs Naruto, Minato vs Tobi *End possible spoilers* but anything that isn't an important fight or event has such mediocre animation. I give Naruto's manga a 9 and the anime a 6 just because of the 90% mediocre animation, not to mention all the boring and terrible fillers added. Can't say much about OP as I haven't started to read it yet, and I'll be reading it as I'm an avid Japanese Audio with English Subtitles fan but both English AND Japanese voices for One Piece annoy me.
tl;dr Anime comes from manga it isn't a spoiler just because you decided to get it on a different media, also 95% of the time manga > anime
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If anything, anime shows are the spoilers as the manga arrived first. Though in anime too, they will add in characters that were never in the manga.
That....doesn't make any sense. Do you know what "spoiler" means?
We can dance if we want to
Not necessarily considering most anime is made after the mana. It can go either way.
manga doesn't have filler episodes.
Good enough reason to read it, imo.
Currently watching: (various)
Though I wouldn't consider them spoilers I hate reading manga that I already know how it will end because I've seen the anime. I tend to read those that either don't have anime adaptations or if it does the anime never covered all the manga.
I don't believe manga are spoilers, they are produced prior to the anime, and as stated not everything is always included in the anime. I find reading the manga often adds to the anticipation of major events occurring in the anime.
Give me release, let the waves of time and space surround me
Although you may know what happens I find some times this doesn't matter if you like the story enough (for example I've ready Bakuman several times and still thoroughly enjoyed every moment of the anime). At the same time its quite interesting to note the differences, whether they be small or huge between the original manga and the anime adaption.
Oh great anime gods, what do I watch on this day?
I wouldn't call them spoilers, so to speak, since: a) it is a source material, not the actual anime; and b) its not even really guaranteed that the material will be exactly the same in both. Admittedly, with weekly shonen fighting shows, it does tend to be the same, but even then, its more about watching the events unfold than anything. At the same time, for series where a lot of material exists prior to the anime (the most obvious current example is Oreimo season 2, which is adapting books 6-12 of the series, and six of those books are already out), you will tend to find that people aren't going to be happy if you mention the source material's content.
I have almost no free time, and yet I'm here...priorities


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Illinois crash fatalities, injuries involving deer decline
urge motorists to drive defensively and be alert for seasonal
wildlife activity along roadsides
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[November 02, 2012]
SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois
Department of Transportation and Illinois Department of Natural
Resources announced this week that fatal crashes, injuries and the
number of motorists killed in accidents involving deer declined in
2011. IDOT and IDNR also reminded motorists to once again be alert
for deer along roadways during one of the most active periods of the
year for wildlife activity.
Accidents involving deer were responsible for six fatalities in
2011, a decrease from 10 fatalities in 2010. Injuries because of an
accident involving a deer decreased from 634 in 2010 to 613 in 2011.
The number of deer-vehicle accidents slightly increased to 18,039
in 2011, as compared with 17,135 in 2010, but this represents an
overall decrease from 18,849 in 2009. About 3 in every 4 of the
deer-vehicle crashes occurred on rural roadways, and 71 percent
occurred at twilight or nighttime.
The top 10 counties for collisions
involving deer in 2011 were:
Cook, 554
Madison, 472
Peoria, 435
Will, 422
Fulton, 417
Sangamon, 410
Kane, 395
Pike, 362
Lake, 360
LaSalle, 339
"Being a defensive driver is always a good idea, especially
during the fall and winter months when deer are most active in
Illinois. It's important to be on the lookout for deer throughout
the day, but certainly at dawn and dusk," said IDNR Director Marc
Miller. "Slow down, especially in areas where deer are likely to be
present, and keep a safe distance behind the car in front of you."
Suggestions for motorists to avoid
colliding with deer:
Be particularly
cautious at dusk and dawn, when deer are most active.
Keep track of
locations where deer have been spotted in the past, to avoid
being surprised.
Reduce speed and
be prepared to stop, especially near water, farm fields and
wooded areas.
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Deer will cross
the road and double back. Before proceeding, make sure deer have
moved away.
Be mindful that
deer will follow each other. One deer can mean others are nearby
or close behind.
Avoid swerving
into traffic or off the road if deer are on the roadway.
Instead, slow to a stop and wait for the deer to move along.
Flashing the
headlights and honking the car horn will encourage deer to move
off the road.
Alert other motorists to the presence
of deer by tapping the brakes.
If an accident with a deer does occur, drivers and passengers
should provide assistance to anyone injured. Contact local, county
or state law enforcement to report the incident. Do not attempt to
remove a dead or injured deer from a busy roadway. Illinois law
requires that all accidents resulting in damage of at least $1,500
be reported to police.
An Illinois-resident driver of a motor vehicle involved in a
vehicle-deer collision has priority in legally possessing
white-tailed deer killed or injured as a result of a collision with
the vehicle. If the driver does not take possession of the deer
before leaving the collision scene, any citizen of Illinois who is
not delinquent in child support may possess and transport the deer.
Nonresidents may not claim a road-killed deer.
Individuals claiming such a deer must
report the possession within 24 hours at
Individuals without Internet access can report such possession by
calling 217-782-6431 before 4:30 p.m. the next business day. If any
part of the deer is going to be taken to a taxidermist or tannery,
the person making the online or phone report is required to request
a tag at the time of report.
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Illinois Department of
Transportation file received from the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
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Egyptian Court Orders Release of Hosni Mubarak
An Egyptian court ordered the release of former President Hosni Mubarak, ushering in yet another potential flash point of anger in a country already reeling from unprecedented political violence. Matt Bradley reports. Photo: AP.
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I ... breaking news the injured this morning a court would ... order the release of former President ... Hosni Mubarak ushering in yet another potential flashpoint of anger ... country already reeling from unprecedented political violence ... a judge in Cairo said there were no legal grounds to hold the eighty five year-old Mubarak and allegations of corruption ... prosecutors have forty eight hours to challenge the decision ... Matt Bradley joins us right now from Cairo from Egypt ... Matt what has been the initial reaction to this ... the reaction I get is the news is brand new ... awesome little or pro Morsi ... zebra Hobart on Twitter in celebrating sentiment with ... champagne ... there are areas for a party tonight ... but you know a lot of people especially in the anti war campaign in the ... interview for those who are fans of most of ... its history ... either Morsi was ousted last month ... their statement this should come as no surprise to anybody has the full realization of the counter revolution ... this is absolutely exacting expected ... and that that nobody should be disappointed especially those people who encouraged him not to take control over ... President Morsi's ... presidency last month ... the question obviously I'm Mubarak's not getting his old job back ... I guess the real question is does this color what happens when Morsi ... getting to the anti Morsi and Edinburgh Morsi and an excuse he's going to try to leverage is ... as out of real boon for that ... you know they're they're hoping that at the end of the day even of those people who didn't like Morsi are now realize that getting rid of it was essentially empowering the former regime ... that really tried to stop of the Muslim Brotherhood is back as it works ... so it's very complicated very fluid situation ... is not exactly clear ... who is going to be in the Virgin isn't the one event ... can you come up with relever this book with ... the following is from over here obviously they're a lot of of of this quarter is the easiest way to play but I mean I'm violence in this street all kinds of of of terrible things going on ... build this tiny antenna I mean militant apostles that will happen but I mean do you think this will tie into all of that ... I knew how to weaken the yen and a ... nose or a pro Morsi camcorders uses low hanging fruit ... this is an event this is consistent with everything they've been saying since June thirty it says the board and you get ... the movement against President Morsi was an organized by analysts the former regime ... by Mr. Mubarak's intense ... and they're going to say look we told you sell and now the ... revolutionaries should have buyers remorse ... does not ... clear whether that means in Egypt with all of the kid that way ... but ... President Morsi supporters are certainly going to want to use this ... that was running Egypt right now ... it's not clear it is a civilian led interim government that was appointed immediately after general ... CC ... ousted President Morsi last long ... but ... and ... since then we've seen of the resignation of the most powerful most popular figure with in the opposition's been ... bought out there and I after ... the military and police killed more than six hundred pro Morsi supporters in the fall of the REIT's where ... about two weeks ago ... so ... it seems as though the balance of power that that the group is holding them most our most legitimacy ... is still the military ... and has been true to last more than sixteen years in Egypt and so this is essentially ... this moment ... is is kind of a one hundred and eighty degree shift from the popular movement that US President Barak ... in February two thousand ... are macro they know you're busy


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In memory of all the victims of 9/11. It makes me wanna cry when thinking about it as a middle eastern. I feel bad for anyone's bereavement of a family member , friend or a relative.
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I know im not responsible but i feel sorry for the loss
As an American, I see no need for an apology about 9/11 from someone just because of the geographical accident of their birth. Because, if that were the case, I would have to apologize to all of Africa for US missionaries spreading the lie about condom use, or American evangelicals trying to promote death sentences for gays, or a myriad of other terrible things that has been done in the name of my country to others. Same as British, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Belgian, German, Japanese, and Dutch citizens when their countries brutalized others.
However, an apology from the religious bastards that did it would be nice. I recall once getting into a discussion about the proposed mosque to be built near ground zero in New York. I think I shocked a few since I said my objection was not to a mosque, per se. But rather to any religious edifice, from any religion, that believes in a non-existent god, which belief is what caused that in the first place,
Besides, you're an atheist. In my estimation, that makes you one of the good guys.
Ibrahim, you are hardly at fault for the events of that day. Islam is not even at fault; it is the fault of a few radicals who used Islam as the justification for murder and mayhem.
While religions (especially Christianity and Islam) do tend to glorify martyrdom in the name of God, the particular religion or culture one was born into does not make an entire religion or culture guilty for the actions of a few nuts; it does show however, that morality really doesn't derive itself from religions.
Steven Weinberg famously said: "Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil people doing bad things, but for good people to do bad things, it takes religion."
Though it might be an unpopular position, I suspect at one time the attackers on that day eleven years ago were in fact good people. They were twisted to evil by evil men with evil aims using faith and religion as their tools of propaganda.
That does not justify what they did. But it does put it in context. You are not evil for what someone else did, even if that someone was of your own family. At least in the USA, law and punishment are not visited on family or acquaintances: guilt-by-blood is specifically prohibited in the Constitution.
The Islamic-American community has specifically gone to great lengths to condemn those and other such acts. Regrettably, while the law recognises their innocence, uniformed and bigoted people do not; thus hatred, misunderstanding, and violence are fed in a never-ending viscous circle. I am amazed that despite all the crap Muslims have put up with here, they have not been more vocal and active against overt discrimination that they often receive here, at the hands of an equally few radicalised and fundamentalist Christians.
While the sentiment of apology is certainly appreciated by many, you are under no onus to apolgise for that which you did not do nor support, endlessly, every year. Neither are your kin, your countrymen, those of your former faith group, nor anyone else.
As for the proposed Park Fifty-One community centre in Manhattan "close" to the World Trade Center (it is over a quarter mile away), one person asked me once "Do you suppose that Americans would tolerate a Shinto shrine near the USS Arizona?" as if to say that there was something wrong with it. In point of fact, there are -seven- Shinto shrines closer to the Arizona than the Park Fifty-One centre would be to the World Trade Center site.
I meant to all of you that I feel bad for the loss
The loss is meaningless, unless the world learns something from it. I too feel sorry for the loss, and the resultant mayhem around the world that was the fallout from it.
Today at least, no politicians are at the World Trade Center (though the Vice-President is in Pennsylvania today). The presidential candidates have suspended campaigning for the day, a gesture to the fact that the issue was not a political one (in the sense of American politics anyway). The politicians are leaving today's memorials in New York and Arlington to the families.
I'm sorry for the loss of lives too. Such a tragic event. Terrible.
Ibrahim, I too am sorry for the needless loss of life. And, as an American, I truly appreciate your sympathy. I mean that sincerely. And, there are rational people, just like yourself, from Indonesia to Morocco that I, as an American, would love to get to know. In fact, several decades ago, I was in Morocco, and got to meet a lot a great people. And now, I've been able to have a rational conversation with a gentleman (you) from Lebanon.
You, and the others like yourself, are are the hope of our species future.
bush knocked em' down at command of koch n' co... what?
hollywood style. fear = control c'mon folks.. btw religion and 9/11 are so passé
one could say those folks died but their spirits live on in the secular /freethinking movements
Thanks, Ibrahim. If I may say so, as an American, I'm deeply sorry for how my countrymen have meddled in the Middle East, particularly in their support of a deeply discriminatory Jewish state. I've always wanted someone to give that apology to. I'm glad it could be you.
9/11 was an inside job. The facts the facts wow what can I say about the facts. Okay just a couple. Like no plane debris at the Pentagon (because the bunker buster doesn't leave much behind). Should be simple enough. The steel beams in the twin towers were cut at an angle and there were pools of thermite (cuts steel like a hot knife thru butter). Also the pancake theory in the 9/11 report leaves the steel beams intact, sticking straight up in the air.
Yeah feel sorry for the innocent victims, destroyed families and all of the suckers that think middle eastern terrorist were behind it.
Watch Zeigeist on netflix or youtube. I also watch several other documentaries on 9/11.
While I am not offended by Islam or Muslims for what a handful of radicals did, I am most offended, as a disabled veteran from that time, by the religion of conspiracy theory surrounding September 11.
Like any other religion, such "truthers" have their own prophets, their own holy book (edited YouTube videos), and even their own dogma.
And like most religious sects, none of them agree with each other. Like creationists, they can trot out a handful of folk with alleged degrees to back up their claims, whilst the overwhelming majority of scientific opinion on the matter is exactly what I and millions of others saw on television live that day, or in person in New York.
"Inside job" conspiracy theorists claim everything from "thermite built into the support columns" of the World Trade Center to "controlled demolitions" (though controlled demolitions do not start from the top of buildings, but the basement). They claim that a jet full of fuel could not weaken buildings sufficiently to cause them to collapse (I was an aircraft maintenance mechanic in the Navy, trust me, jet fuel burns plenty hot enough).
What really annoys and sickens me is not folk such as Ibrahim who wish to make amends for people who he was not responsible for, but those who try to paint victims and rescuers alike as part of some vast government conspiracy that apparently involved thousands of people to pull off but was nevertheless entirely hidden - this is the same government that no one trusts to get anything at all right here, yet they could pull off a perfect conspiracy with enough people to fill a small town (though the theorists can't agree even with each other what that conspiracy actually was).
If Atheist Nexus is nothing more than a place for 9/11 conspiracy creationists to peddle their conspiracy creationist nonsense (even if they cannot agree on which sect of conspiracy religion is the correct interpretation of the events), then this is not the place for me.
I came here looking for a pool of reason and sanity. I get enough crackpot religion elsewhere.
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SANTIAGO, Chile – In Chile, he's known to many people as the "Dalmatian Man."
After watching the 1996 Disney movie "101 Dalmatians," Nelson Vergara began fantasizing about rescuing and taking care of as many dogs as possible. Today, 42 Dalmatians live in the backyard of his modest home on the outskirts of the Chilean capital.
"It all started because of that film," said Vergara, 55. "That was computer-generated. But I wanted to do the real thing."
That has him trouble with the authorities. His neighbors constantly complain about the foul smell coming from his yard, and municipal officials have threatened to evict him by the end of the month.
Vergara says he only wants to set an example and raise consciousness so other Chileans can help in saving the growing number of stray dogs.
Free-roaming dogs number in the millions in Chile, a situation the country's Humane Society has called alarming. Dog owners rarely spay or neuter their pets, and commonly leave them outside when they go to work. Many dogs roam the streets all day.
Some of the animals he has rescued from the street suffer from malnutrition, and the unemployed Vergara mostly feeds them through donations.
"I wanted to help — not just the Dalmatians but all dogs, because in Chile we need a solution to the canine problem," Vergara said. "Every day you see news of abandoned dogs roaming, but no one does anything about it. If we had a shelter, we wouldn't have these kinds of problems."
Vergara's love for Dalmatians goes beyond his home. He drives a white van painted in black spots.


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Every 11:11 Verse from the Bible
11:11 has been a number that I personally have noticed for a long time now, long before I ever realized that so many people consider it a doomsday number.
Ironically, my first connection to 11:11 comes from my sister, Mary. My uncle Chris loved Mary very much and would chauffeur her around town. One day, the clock in his car stopped at 11: 11, and he never fixed it. For some peculiar reason, Mary would get all excited when she saw the number, because of her experience with uncle Chris. She would excitedly say, "11:11 make a wish!"
Her tragic car accident some 13 years ago turned out to be the biggest blessing I could have ever been given.
Because without her dying, I still would be hopping and skipping my way straight to hell. Her death forced me to evaluate my life and admit that I was living in mortal sin. This was not easy for me. After all, I went to Mass every Sunday, most Holy Days and confession during Lent and Advent. I considered myself part of the choir.
My deep, paralyzing depression remained with me until my conversion and my healing came mainly through the sacrament of penance and living a sacramental life.
During this healing process (and to this day) the number 11:11 would pop up frequently. As God gave me new, holier friends, they too noticed the number 11:11 frequently. They directed me to Michael Brown's writings on the number 11:11. I was blown away.
Today, the number 11:11 brings me great joy. It reminds me to pray for Mary's soul, whose death brought this prideful man to his knees. Now I am teaching my children a joyful slogan that I have adapted from my sister.
"11: 11, say a prayer!"
One should never allow the doom of the number 11:11 to overshadow them. Remember the doom of the crucifixion is always followed by the resurrection.
Review the following Scripture passages. They contain every verse in Scripture that has a Chapter 11 and verse 11. You will notice doom in some of the Scripture passages, while others contain hope.
Yes, I truly believe the number 11:11 has a very strong message connected to it. Let's focus on the very last 11:11 passage in the Bible. It comes from the book of Revelation.
Rev 11:11 But after the three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood up on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.
Every Scripture Verse Containing
Chapter 11 and Verse 11
- [11] and Shem lived after the birth of Arpach'shad five hundred years, and had other sons and daughters.
- [11] They shall remain an abomination to you; of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall have in abomination.
- [11] Moses said to the LORD, "Why hast thou dealt ill with thy servant? And why have I not found favor in thy sight, that thou dost lay the burden of all this people upon me?
- [11] but the land which you are going over to possess is a land of hills and valleys, which drinks water by the rain from heaven,
- [11] And they put to the sword all who were in it, utterly destroying them; there was none left that breathed, and he burned Hazor with fire.
- [11] So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and leader over them; and Jephthah spoke all his words before the LORD at Mizpah.
- [11] And on the morrow Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and cut down the Ammonites until the heat of the day; and those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
- [11] Uri'ah said to David, "The ark and Israel and Judah dwell in booths; and my lord Jo'ab and the servants of my lord are camping in the open field; shall I then go to my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing."
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- [11] Therefore the LORD said to Solomon, "Since this has been your mind and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you and will give it to your servant.
- [11] and the guards stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the south side of the house to the north side of the house, around the altar and the house.
- [11] This is an account of David's mighty men: Jasho'be-am, a Hach'monite, was chief of the three; he wielded his spear against three hundred whom he slew at one time.
- [11] He made the fortresses strong, and put commanders in them, and stores of food, oil, and wine.
- [11] Serai'ah the son of Hilki'ah, son of Meshul'lam, son of Zadok, son of Merai'oth, son of Ahi'tub, ruler of the house of God,
- [11] For he knows worthless men; when he sees iniquity, will he not consider it?
- [11] By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
- [11] In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant which is left of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Ethiopia, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.
- [11] Therefore, thus says the LORD, Behold, I am bringing evil upon them which they cannot escape; though they cry to me, I will not listen to them.
- [11] This city shall not be your caldron, nor shall you be the flesh in the midst of it; I will judge you at the border of Israel;
- [11] Then the king of the south, moved with anger, shall come out and fight with the king of the north; and he shall raise a great multitude, but it shall be given into his hand.
- [11] they shall come trembling like birds from Egypt,
and like doves from the land of Assyria;
and I will return them to their homes, says the LORD.
- [11] So it was annulled on that day, and the traffickers in the sheep, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of the LORD.
- [11] Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
- [11] And he entered Jerusalem, and went into the temple; and when he had looked round at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
- [11] What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent;
- [11] Thus he spoke, and then he said to them, "Our friend Laz'arus has fallen asleep, but I go to awake him out of sleep."
- [11] At that very moment three men arrived at the house in which we were, sent to me from Caesare'a.
- [11] So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? By no means! But through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous.
- [11] (Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman;
- [11] And why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
- [11] By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised.
- [11] But after the three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood up on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.
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The paperless society that technological advances were to have fostered never happened; we are more awash in paper than ever before. At University of the Arts, in Philadelphia, the problem has been compounded by a 16.5 percent increase in enrollment and a nearly 50 percent spike in applications over the last decade. All of the extra paperwork generated by the burgeoning interest in the school has to go somewhere, of course, but with office space at a premium due to consolidation - admissions, financial aid, and student billing had been rolled into a single enrollment management division - UArts was practically drowning in a sea of forms, print-outs, and transcripts.
Taking their cue from the university's registrar, who had implemented something similar a year earlier, enrollment management officials in the fall of 2008 began working on a document-imaging system featuring automated workflows. While IT staff created the workflows and protocols, enrollment management began scanning both existing records and new documents, and within a couple of months, by early 2009, the entire division was paperless.
"We're a pretty lean operation," says Barbara Elliott, vice president for enrollment management. "We don't have a lot of secretarial support. Historically, the admission counselors did the filing for their applications. It was getting to the point where they were spending at least 20 percent of their time filing and looking for documents and checking to see if files were complete. It took a lot of time that could be better spent actually doing the work they're trained to do - working with families to solve problems."
The new system - Perceptive Software's ImageNow - automatically monitors the status of required application forms and funnels the scanned documents to the appropriate admissions counselor for review; he or she then sends the information along to the director of admissions for a final review and decision. The software also tracks deadlines and pings counselors to follow up with students, families, and guidance counselors as needed if information is missing.
According to Elliott, processing time for admissions decisions was reduced from one week to 48 hours, and the financial aid verification process dropped from weeks to days, both thanks to the new ability of enrollment management staff to review forms at any hour of the day and from any place with internet access. The number of decisions UArts is rendering in its rolling-admission cycle is at an all-time high, exceeding a five-year average by nearly 40 percent, and student satisfaction has improved. And all of that has come without having to hire new staff. Counselors' offices, once clogged with files, have become more welcoming, and office space previously dominated by file cabinets has been repurposed into cleaner, more efficient areas.
Given the massive amount of paperwork UArts is now shuttling around campus with just the press of a button though, perhaps the most significant benefit is something Elliott noted whimsically in her Models of Efficiency application: "No paper cuts."


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EXTREME temperatures and violent weather afflicted the planet this year, with heatwaves, droughts, floods and devastating storms as well as unprecedented ice melt in the Arctic, the UN weather agency says.
"Climate change is taking place before our eyes and will continue to do so," World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) chief Michel Jarraud said in a statement.
January-October 2012 was the ninth warmest such period since records began in 1850, the WMO said.
The global land and ocean surface temperature for the period was about 0.45 degrees Celsius above the 1961-1990 average of 14.2 C, it said.
"Notable extreme events were observed worldwide but some parts of the northern hemisphere were affected by multiple extremes," it added.
The report, comprising preliminary weather data for 2012, coincides with the annual UN climate talks, taking place this year in Doha, Qatar.
The Geneva-based agency warned that the higher temperatures came despite the cooling influence of the La Nina weather phenomenon in the tropical Pacific Ocean at the beginning of the year.
Phenomena like La Nina may affect temperatures and precipitation, "but they do not alter the underlying long-term trend of rising temperatures due to climate change as a result of human activities," Mr Jarraud warned.
The WMO also raised the alarm over unprecedented melt of Arctic sea ice, confirming data published in September by the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre.
Arctic sea ice cover shrank to just 3.4 million square kilometres at its annual low point on September 16 - 18 per cent less than the previous record low in 2007.
The new record was also 49 per cent below the 1979-2000 average, corresponding to an additional ice loss of nearly 3.3 million square kilometres - about the size of India, the WMO said.
"In August, the Arctic sea ice lost an average of nearly 92,000 square kilometres of ice per day - the fastest observed loss for the month of August on record," the report said


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When I first saw prints from Louis Glanzman's paintings of 12 women of the New Testament, something happened inside me. It was as if I suddenly recognized beloved sisters whom I had never seen before but knew in my heart. The paintings had a life of their own--unique, powerful and as real as any living woman. They rose from the prints and spoke to me. After a lifetime of knowing all about the women of the Gospels, I felt that at last I had actually met them. Indeed I had. They were women whom I had encountered and connected with in my own life. They were homemakers, sex workers, child runaways, crones, teachers, mothers, senior citizens--and all of them knew Jesus. All of them were archetypes who reflected the journeys, struggles, joys and dreams of women today.
I confess, with some humility, that I was somewhat surprised that a male artist could have so accurately and compassionately captured the personalities and feelings of these women in the Gospels--until, that is, I read more about Louis Glanzman and came to realize his awesome artistic credentials and talent. Among many other accomplishments, Glanzman has painted some of the most memorable covers for Time magazine (more than 80), The New Yorker, The Saturday Evening Post and many other publications. He has illustrated numerous children's books, including the classic Pippi Longstocking series. His works occupy prominent space in public and private art collections throughout the United States and in Europe. His prolific illustrations, portraits and historical paintings have won him acclaim as one of America's great artists. But for me Louis Glanzman was also the only man I knew who had met and understood the women in the Gospels on such a deep, intuitive level.
Glanzman was the catalyst for a personal spiritual experience that I knew had forever deepened my love and soul connection with the women he had painted. He had captured their souls in art. Driven by the power of this experience, I called Orbis Books (who I had learned were going to publish the paintings) pleading--practically demanding--that they choose me as the poet/author for the book. The publisher, Michael Leach, who was already putting together a short list of potential authors (among whom I was not included), was clearly impressed with my passion and conviction. "These are my soul sisters," I pleaded. "I know their stories, and they can only be told in poetry--for they belong to us all." In retrospect I am somewhat awed by my audacity. But it worked. The next day Mike called. I was to be the poet for Louis Glanzman's paintings--an awesome and sacred task that left me not a little apprehensive in spite of my conviction.
The writing of Soul Sisters became as much a spiritual experience as a work of poetry. As I spent time with each woman, I came to a deepening understanding of who she was and what she had experienced. Entering into her story of 2,000 years ago, I tried to capture it in poetry and in so doing realized that I was also writing the stories of women I know today. The journey and its stories belong to us all. I knew that others, both men and women, would be blessed as I was to connect on a deeper level with the women around Jesus--our soul sisters.


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