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I am nervous ...
It is true and I am really nervous. No not for the birth of my 5th grandchild, that already happened and the handsome guy has already won everyone's heart, see earlier posts. No for my Fantasy Baseball draft, that already happened and I blew that one. No not because my first competition of Fantasy Baseball is next week and I didn't do a great job at the draft, considering my first week's opponent I am not worried (Can't you feel the love in that last statement?). I am nervous because I am speaking/preaching this week.
I know I preach/teach/speak multiple times each week, but you need to understand that I get nervous each and every time. Why, why do I get nervous when I have done this for so many year? Because I realize that each and every time I am doing something has an impact for eternity. How is that for pressure? Each time I am sharing God's Word and attempting to help people apply it to their lives or convince them to accept it personally and make them realize how relevant it is for today. So I am nervous each time, in fact I have often said that when I stop being nervous is when I need to get out of pastoring, because I will have lost sight of the importance of opening God's Word to impact people's lives.
But this time my nervousness (man that is a weird word to type) is multiplied many times. Tomorrow morning I am speaking/preaching at a college chapel. When I was asked to do this some months ago, I was honored and excited. I am still honored and excited, but now I am really nervous, because I am really old compared to the students. Also, I have no fancy degrees or titles ( I did graduate from college, don't panic.) that will cause the faculty to sit up and take notice. Also, my daughter is a resident director at this college (now you know how I got this gig) and I certainly don't want to embarass her, after all she has 180 some girls in dorm who will be in attendance.
But I am really nervous considering this is just one shot. At my church I get to come back the next week, or that night or midweek and follow up and go deeper. But this is my one shot with these students. Also, this is such a critical time in their lives, even if they don't realize it. They are wrestling with so many things at this point in their life and are on the threshold of going into the rest of the world to work, live and make a difference. Wow, am I nervous!
If you are so inclined I would covet your prayers in this matter. For the rest of today as finish preparing and for tomorrow morning between 10 and 10:50 am. (No I don't get that whole time, we are trying to punish the kids). I am well aware of the cut off time and know that the absolute worst thing I can do is go over the time, being boring is a very close second.
Here's to hoping you realize how important God's Word is and are applying to your life today. Here's hoping a couple of you (that would be 5o% of those who read this) will pray for me between now and the chapel tomorrow. Here's knowing God will do His part.


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Take a look at this amazing artisan!!
She is located in Germany and has a background in tailoring and art . Her pieces of work contain such wonderful detail, using materials from the 1900's to the 1930's. As stated on her website:
" Nostalgia is one main theme of my work which I can not deny, obviously."
Maide items can be found in maide's shop-maide schmuck gamaschen on DaWanda.
Also at http://maidestreasuries.blogspot.com/
Amazing pictures, I sure wish I knew German!!
The picture above can be found in her shop. Entitled- Mucha Romantic Unique Spat

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College World Series Ticket Information
The Hogs are headed back to Omaha and will take on Texas in the opening round on Sunday, June 17!
The University of Arkansas received a very limited amount of tickets and will not be able to take orders from the public. For those wishing to purchase single-game tickets for College World Series games there are two options: The CWS Ticket Office (click here) and the official NCAA Ticket Exchange (click here). Many of the weekend and championship series games are sold out at the primary box office but still have tickets available on the ticket exchange website. If you are looking for tickets for the first Arkansas game, the NCAA Ticket Exchange is your best option.
Student Tickets
There is a small allotment of tickets available for University of Arkansas students. Students have until noon on Tuesday, June 12 to purchase their tickets. Click here, log in to your account and you will see the CWS ticket item available.
For more information, you can contact the Razorback Ticket Center at 479-575-5151 or the Razorback Foundation at 479-443-9000.


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Church Planting
Hi, I'm Jeff Gauss. I've planted three churches in urban, rural, and large town contexts. As Church Planting Director for Converge Heartland, I help pastors and laity discern if church planting is something God may be calling them to. Perhaps, you already have a clear calling and specific direction. I want to walk alongside you as you determine the next steps and help you avoid the pitfalls of planting.
Why Plant with Converge?
Planting a healthy sustainable church is not easy. You need experienced planters who can walk alongside you on this journey. When you plant with Converge, you'll get the expert guidance of successful planters and proven systems that will help increase the long-term success and health of your church plant so more people will have the opportunity to place their faith in Jesus.You'll also receive:
- Readiness assessment by one of the longest-running, most influential, and highly trusted church planting assessment systems in the country.
- Practical training, coaching, and resources.
- Funding to help you launch well.
- Access to low-interest loans for future building projects.
- A family of experienced church planters and enthusiastic ministry partners.
Who is Converge?
Converge is a movement of over 1,300 churches working together to help people meet, know, and follow Jesus. For over 165 years we've helped church planters like you bring life change to communities in the United States. We have a 92% success rate of planting healthy, life-giving churches.
We are missionally-driven. We start churches because the message of Jesus through the church brings hope to the world. That's why we're committed to starting missionally-minded churches for every people group in every community. We're focused on connecting God's people around God's purposes, so He might ignite reproducing movements that transform lives with Christ's love and truth. When you plant with Converge, you become part of a movement of like-minded evangelical churches focused on the mission of Jesus.
We are relationally-devoted. We are created for connection; yet, many pastors are lonely and feel ill-equipped to lead their local congregations. Converge churches are not in competition with one another; rather, we are committed to collaboration. We believe we are better together than we could ever be apart. One of our greatest strengths is our devotion to one another.
We are culturally-diverse. Converge began as an immigrant movement that started churches in additional languages. Very few groups have our diversity. We see the diversity in our movement as a place of strength, positioning us to reach entire communities and people around the world. When you plant with Converge, you'll be rubbing shoulders with other leaders from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
Your pathway to planting
Converge Heartland provides a clear pathway for you to plant a new church.
Your first step. We want to walk alongside you throughout your church planting journey. Your first step is to connect with us by filling out the form on the left side of this page. We would love to hear what God has been stirring in your heart and answer any questions you have.
Pre-Assessment. We partner with Church Planter Profiles to help discern your aptitude and readiness for starting a new church. The online assessment is quick and easy and provides immediate results. We'll walk through the results with you, give you feedback, and discuss next steps.
Assessment. If the pre-assessment reveals that you are potentially a church planter, you'll have the opportunity to attend Converge's highly trusted Church Planting Assessment Center. We believe assessing a church planter before they plant is one of the key factors to minimize the risk of planting a church. During the assessment, trained assessors will help you discern your calling, fit in ministry, and capacity to be the lead pastor on a planting team.
Pre-Launch. Following assessment, we'll outline partnership details, including expectations, funding, leadership development, and coaching. Among other things, we'll teach you how to raise funds, recruit your launch team and fill out the legal documents to establish your church as a 501(c)(3) non-profit.
Launch. The support doesn't end here. Now the real fun begins. When it's time to launch we are standing with you to support you and your team. Throughout your journey you'll continue to receive coaching, training, church planting resources and the opportunity to connect with other leaders in Converge.
If you're considering planting a church in the Great Plains of Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, or the Kansas City metro, you've landed in the right place. To get started, please fill out the interest form above. We look forward to hearing from you!


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Berlin, Germany, 1803 (Raster Image)
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- This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Grundriss der koniglichen haupt und residenzstadt Berlin :nach der vom konigl. policeijdirectorio veranstalteten neuen bezeichnung der strassen und platze im Jahre 1803, zusammengetragen von D.F. Sotzmann. It was published by gestochen von Carl Jattnig in Berlin 1880. Scale [ca. 1:8,145]. Covers a portion of Berlin, Germany. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Deutsches Hauptdreiecksnetz (DHDN) 3-degree Gauss-Kruger Zone 4 coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, buildings, churches, ground cover, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes indices and legend. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.
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'Allegiant' Final Poster Reveals Two Sides To The Story (JJJ Exclusive)
The final poster for Allegiant is out, premiering exclusively on JustJaredJr.com.
The poster features two sides of Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) in their journey in the Divergent franchise.
In the new film, after the earth-shattering revelations of Insurgent, Tris must escape with Four and go beyond the wall enclosing Chicago. For the first time ever, they will leave the only city and family they have ever known. Once outside, old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless with the revelation of shocking new truths.
Tris and Four must quickly decide who they can trust as a ruthless battle ignites beyond the walls of Chicago which threatens all of humanity. In order to survive, Tris will be forced to make impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice and love.
Allegiant is set to hit theaters on March 18th!


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A Caution About Diet Pills
by N J Howell
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Many OTC weight supplements are just expensive diuretics or purgatives. Others are little more than large doses of caffiene. Because they don't require a prescription, some may assume they are safer than prescription diet pills and use more than the recommended dosage. I lean toward the herbal or nutritional supplements like garcinia gambogia or supplements that contain herbs like cardamom or black pepper for weight loss support. However, if you read on you'll see that I don't recommend depending on any weight loss supplement for healthy, safe weightloss. There are dietary changes and lifestyle changes you may also need to consider.
Positive Changes or Pill Popping?
You may have guessed by now that I don't personally feel that any of the OTC non-nutritional and non-herbal formulas provide true weight loss support and some contain ingredients that can adversely effect the nervous system, place strain on the kidneys and mess with the metabolic setpoint over time. There are some nutritionally based products that naturally support faster metabolism and easier weight gain, and also some good herbal combinations. Talk with a nutritionist or herbalist about those options rather than the simple stimulant/diuretic/purge formulas.
Are you already using prescription diet pills? If so, please visit the FDA's page on dietary supplements warnings and safety to see what they might be saying about your drug of choice for weight loss. Even if your particular pill isn't on the warnings and safety page, should you elect to use prescription diet pills as part of your weight loss program, if that's all you do the weight loss will most likely be temporary. If you use stimulant diet pills repeatedly, you run the risk of messing up your metabolic set point to the degree that losing weight becomes progressively harder. This is because any thermogenic supplement changes your setpoint artificially. Because the weight can often return plus a few pounds once you go off the medication, repeated use and the yo-yo dieting that usually accompanies such a choice can effect your health over time, as well. Slow and steady wins the race, when it comes to healthy weight loss.
Permanently Resetting Metabolic Setpoint:
While there are many prescription diet pills that arethermogenic and definitely jump start a sluggish metabolism so that weight falls off quickly at first, the brutal truth is that the body does not allow you to lose weight faster than what is considered healthy to the system. What does that mean? Basically that the body protects it's own life and views rapid weight loss as a threat. Losing weight too fast is a sure recipe for gaining back the weight plus some. The weight comes back on faster than it left, plus a few pounds.
Why Holistic Weight Loss is Slower:
In order to begin to retrain your metabolic energy system, an overweight person who has been that way any length of time should expect to stay with any weight loss regimen at least 3 months and to maintain a healthy lifestyle of eating for at least 3 years after that time, for the change to be permanent. Of course, after 3 years, why would you ever go back to the old ways! Patience will pay dividends of better rest, more emotional balance, more energy, better health AND permanent weight loss. It's the best way to put an end to struggles with weight.
Most who want to lose weight, want to lose it yesterday. The appeal of prescription drugs is that you can see apparent results quickly. However, the longterm effect can be disappointing. With the holistic approach to weight loss, the entire lifestyle is considered and tweaked for health's sake. Emotional eating and eating while stressed are two very significant areas to examine in the holistic approach to losing weight permanently. In keeping with the wholistic, whole-being approach of the wholistic health professional, your general state of health aside from weight issues is also carefully assessed. Underlying conditions that can make weight loss harder include chronic stress, digestive problems, eliminatory congestion, parasites, blood issues, thyroid issues, insomnia, systemic yeast and heavy metals.
If you are dealing with any type of health probem or condition in addition to the weight, your body will place the priority on healing first, which means that a holistic approach to weight control may first result in a balancing of the health concerns, before the weight starts to come off. This is exactly as it should be. An overweight person will have better success in losing weight if they first focus on any pressing or serious health conditions and challenges within the system. Strengthen the system first and then the weight will more naturally leave.
Unresolved anger is often a hidden emotional factor in weight gain. When we "stuff" our feelings, we tend to also stuff our face! If you feel that unresolved anger issues might be a factor in your struggles with weight, seek anger management assistance.
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Hi Luc, Gilles, obviously I tend more in Lucs direction, although I understand Gilles point of view. Specially since he is volunteering to invest time to produce something maintainable. I will be on vacation from next tuesday, so you can be sure there will be no overlapping work. For sure I also tried to do this but decided to do a direct port first. gotos are not only used for loops, but there is really a finite state machine logic in the code - together with a huge shared working storage accessed via pointers. Since matlab-java ports are so much easier, I will also have a look at BC-DFO as an alternative. BOBYQA is currently used in the research as a reference, see for instance www.cerfacs.fr/algor/reports/2010/TR_PA_10_70.pdf and http://www.scielo.br/pdf/cam/v30n1/09.pdf. Commons.math users lived without it so far, but that doesn't mean that users in general don't use BOBYQA. There are other open source libraries like http://dlib.net/optimization.html supporting it, and you can use this library via JNI from Java as I did. Being accessible from commons.math can convince more users to switch to Java and the standard optimization interface of commons math. And I think we should honor one of the first pioneers of open source, Mike Powell, founder of the Harwell Subroutine Library in 1964, one of the first "Open Source" projects I ever heard of. By the way, people are really using and modifying the original Fortran code, see http://www.scielo.br/pdf/cam/v30n1/09.pdf, something I wouldn't recommend. My best wishes for Gilles for his efforts to write a "clean" version. >Hi Gilles, > >Le 15/07/2011 16:57, Gilles Sadowski a écrit : >> Hello. >> >>>> Oops, this is indeed FORTRAN code in Java clothes. There is quite _a >>>>lot_ of work to make it look like Java... :( >>>> Personally, I'd rather not commit it as is, because it is >>>>unmaintainable (it does not match anything in CM in terms of design >>>>and programming style). >>> >>> Yes, but committing it this as is with an objective to "javaize" it >>> would allow to: >>> >>> - have a reference test harness to check changes do not introduce >>> regressions >>> - allow non-committer to help by providing small patches instead >>> of always reworking the complete code (Dietmar is not a committer >>> yet) >>> - allow monitor what changes are introduced slightly >>> - avoid delaying to much the availability of the feature so most >>> people can test it >>> - avoid delaying release to much as once the API is fixed (and in >>> fact it depends on the optimization framework which is already >>> defined), the implementation can be changed afterwards in 3.1 >>> >>> I agree the last point can lead to the code never been changed at >>> all, but the other points are important too. >> >> The point of view of a maintainer will be that your last point will >>swamp >> any other considerations. >> It is not consistent that we "nit-pick" some small pieces of code while >>it >> would be OK to commit that big scary one. [No offense to Dietmar, as >>this >> was an important first step: It is really invaluable to be able to run >>the >> tests as one is going through incremental changes.] >> >> I'm willing to start adapting the code. If there are other candidates, >> that's fine too. But I certainly do not want to spend time converting it >> while somebody else is working on overlapping changes. > >That's fine with me, I'll let you and Dietmar take care of this. > >> >> It is understandable that people would be happy to play with a new toy. >>But >> they can also live without it (as they did until now) for some more >>time. >> [Or they can patch their local copy.] > >Yes, those who want to live on the bleeding edge are probably ready to >put some effort in it. > >best regards, >Luc > >> >> >> Best, >> Gilles >> > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com >For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Soul-Jers and More Kommotion
sitting L-R Jim Cole , Ray Brannon and Tony Wilcher
top L-R Chuck Brannon and Steve Cook
"These are the Soul-Jers, five troubadours with a sound called "soul music." They'll play anywhere, anytime if it moves them near fame fortune and star billing on the Ed Sullivan Show. They're after the Whole Bag."
Anne Rivers Siddons Atlanta Journal Magazine 1967
Was the bag, James Brown's brand-new bag because in 1967 , the Soul-Jers had a 45 minute James Brown show ?
News article showing the Soul-jers live… perhaps in the midst of the aforementioned 45 minute James Brown show… but where are the capes?
The Soul-Jers of Atlanta, not the Bushmen of Douglas
Far left (Original Guitarist) -Phil Thomas
On Ladder, Tony Wilcher holding Ray Brannon's head Bottom of Ladder l-r Jim Cole and Chuck Brannon
Thanks to Tony Wilcher (above) for providing the Soul-jer images
A little more Kommotion
Hey Greg,
I just read your latest blog entry. I know that it is not a big deal, but I wanted to make a few further corrections.
1.) When the band , The Kommotion was first organized in Georgia. Wayne was not singing with us (members were Jimmy Calloway, Emory Gordy, and Rick Bear). We were using a singer named Lynn Westbrook, a local black musician. Occasionally Arthur Conley and the Corvettes sang with us. Wayne started to come around and sit in with us and eventually became our regular singer.
2.) Chips Moman had nothing to do with our recording of "The Little Black Egg." It was all done locally in Atlanta (approx late 1964). Pat Hughes set the recording date up and was the producer. We did record with Chip in 1965 when we were in Memphis on tour with the Yardbirds. It was their first American tour and Jeff Beck was on guitar at the time. We and The Yardbirds went into American Studios and basically did jam sets together with the two bands. I have no idea what became of the recordings. If I am not mistaken, The Swinging Medallions had their first hit out and were also on that tour (not the recording).
3.) Sarah Vaughn's ex husband manager's name was C. B. Atkin's. He was one of two husband/managers that she had and they both cheated her.
Once when The Kommotion were doing a stint at The Royal Peacock with Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions, C. B. who was a friend of Curtis's came to some of the shows. C. B. was a gambler and hustler as well as a personal manager and he saw the good reception that we received at the Peacock. That is when he asked Wayne to go to NYC with him. Wayne wanted to take the whole band, but C. B. wouldn't do it. Finally C. B. agreed to take me and Emory. The first place that I ever went in NYC was to Joe Glaser's office and then straight to the Apollo Theatre. Joe Glaser owned Associated Booking Corp. who at that time booked about 90% of the acts on Ed Sullivan. He was Louis Armstrong's personal manager for many years. He booked everybody from Count Basie to Sonny and Cher. We haven't even gotten a room yet. We were booked onto a guest set with Wilson Pickett based only on C. B.'s and Joe Glaser's word.
C. B. later became one of Muhammed Ali's managers. From there ........blah blah blah
Thanks for the updates. I can certainly see how some of the information got confused. The third name I got on that recording of "Little Black Egg" was Larry Utah… at least I thought it was Utah but after further research, I found that it was actually Larry Uttal who owned Bell Records at the time. Since many of the songs on the Bell label were recorded at American Studios, it is easy to see how the Chips Moman tie in came about. Wayne must have gotten the sessions at American Studios mixed up with the one at Lefevre where the Kommotions recorded, "Little Black Egg." Regarding the sessions at American, has anyone asked Chips Moman about the existence of any of the tape? Maybe we can talk sometime this week. I want to develop a band directory like you see at the site. I will try to get a preliminary one to you for review in the next day or two.
P.S. A recording of a jam session of the Yardbirds and the Konmotion at American Studios in 1965 would certainly be interesting.
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- Sudeaux said...
I'm so thankful to have run across these photos of the Soul-Jers. My husband, Steve Cook, was in that band and in our 25 years of marriage I've never seen this photo before. Unfortunately he passed away in August 2012 so it's a real treat to see him here smiling from that one photo. I can't even say how much this means to me so thanks for taking the time to post these photos, etc.
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Riding home the other night I wanted to be a river and so I was a river. And the place where that wanting happened was right where I saw the mysterious owl a while back. I was wondering if those two moments are connected.
All I can think of is it's a spot where the network of roads and paths meets a much older network of creeks and rivers - one made by the restlessness of my human family, the other by the restlessness of water. And since we're mostly water maybe there is just one restlessness? It won't stop wriggling. We rely on that restlessness to ferry oxygen and whatnot around the network of creeks and rivers inside us.
(Sure we have a heart to move that stuff around and the world doesn't. The thing that moves water around the world is heat and gravity, which is to say everything in the universe. So the world's heart is everything in the universe, including us.)
What I wrote the other day and then deleted was that when I was a river I wanted to pour myself into the world's wounds. It seemed too grandiose a thing to write just like that. But fuck it: rivers have grandiose feelings: that's just how it is: they just pour themselves endlessly into the mother ocean: deal with it. Don't pretend they have tiny feelings about work and mortgages and renovations and waiting for tradies, cos they don't.
Anyway it just seemed a natural thing. The wounds were there. Why not pour yourself out and into them? Why not?
When I was a mountain the stuff just oozed out of me. It seeped out of the high places and ran down rocks and poured itself out into the world like a giddy cyclist crossing from the road to the river path, guarded by the memory of an owl.
Later it was 2014 so I was at work. I was staring at a big steel garbage skip and then I was the steel, full of old crap like broken chairs and bent racks and such. All I felt was homesickness, a dull aching want to be ore again back beneath the soil. Down there we felt the pull of two suns. One we'd never seen but was rumoured to be way out somewhere beyond our home. It was hard to imagine but that's what the old stories said; now I was steel I saw it every day, so I'd have something to say when I got back home, that was for sure. The other was its child: the molten core of the living earth. It kept us warm. X
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Riding home the other night I wanted to be a river and so I was a river. And the place where that wanting happened was right where I saw the mysterious owl a while back. I was wondering if those two moments are connected.


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Until then, you have to check out Lauren Nassef's website and her "Drawing a Day" blog. I love, love, love her exquisite use of line. I discovered Lauren's work through a chain of blog links, from this post on Camilla Engman's site to Julia Rothman's interview with copyright lawyer, Amy Everhart, at Book by it's Cover. Nassef was the victim of astonishingly flagrant copyright violation, but ultimately won her case.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Life's been all about syllabi and lesson plans around here. It's also been about those necessary evils: art career related tasks and errands. I'll be back in the studio tomorrow working on something new and exciting.
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So as you might know, I recently completed the 8 week I QUIT SUGAR challenge.
This is my reflection of the experience:
1. Sugar is in everything
If you have ever attempted a challenge like this then you know what I mean. It is a shocking revelation and an eye opening experience to start really noticing what is in our every day foods. It is expected to have to give up deserts and a few breakfast options, but I started asking restaurants and cafes what I could eat on their dinner menu and would walk out with no options. Sugar, in your risotto? Really? In your curries? Even in your sausage rolls? What is wrong with you? What is wrong with our society? Even the 'healthy vegan' restaurants I went to struggled to serve me something without sugar in it.
And you can forget easy home cooked dinners, want to make a stir fry? I hope you don't plan using soy or chilli sauce. Pizza? No tomato paste for you.
Everything has to be made from scratch, and while might be the appeal for some people, you need to be very prepared and be happy to put in the extra effort.
2. You need support.
I don't have the best relationship with cooking. I never really have. Sometimes I have bouts of inspiration where I can be found whipping up delicious and nutritious meals with joy and ease. But lets be honest, that's quite rare. A lot of the time I'm suffering from a complete lack of cooking motivation –which isn't so bad if you are happy to go out and pay for dinner. But this isn't a possibility when you can't eat sugar.
I am very lucky to live with someone who loves cooking and doesn't mind looking after me when I'm in a hangry slump. -Thank goodness for that.
I couldn't have done it on my own, it would have been a crash and burn situation. Support is so vital during these big (or small) changes, even just emotional support –It's amazing how alienated you can feel while doing something like this.
3. Strong willpower may not be your best friend after all
This is an interesting one, because on one hand I succeeded and am very proud of myself. But on the other hand, I was neglecting my health in some regards and that's not what the purpose of this challenge was.
Here's why: My willpower to complete this zero sugar challenge overpowered my normal instincts to look after myself, especially during the 3 weeks of no fruit or sweeteners of any kind. For example as a snack I would have gluten free toast with Vegemite and butter or ham and cheese- both pretty void of nutrients. Just because I felt so restricted and had no idea what else I could eat (and was feeling super sluggish). Prior to the challenge I might have eaten fruit and nuts with yogurt and honey, or some vegetable-laden leftover stir-fry made with sauce from a jar (yes it has sugar). Obviously my new toast diet was less nutritious, so on one hand I was winning but on the other hand I really wasn't.
Example 2. If I was out somewhere and became super hungry, I didn't allow myself to get any food because just about everything around me had at least trace amounts of sugar in it. I didn't trust cafes and would just wallow in an increasing hanger until I got home, even if that was half a day. –That might not sound like a big deal but I'm one of those people with hypoglycemic tendencies who "need food now, OR ELSE!"
4. People are strange and unpredictable.
I got very mixed reactions from others, which was interesting because although I think reducing sugar is great, I was conscious not to push my ideas onto anyone else. Most people were really lovely and supportive when they found out what I was doing, some grew angry and defensive and some people were genuinely clueless about why sugar should be minimised.
5. It changes your whole lifestyle
To some it sounds really hard, to others it might sound pretty simple -you just stop eating a donut after lunch and drink coffee without sugar right? But no, it is so much more than that. Quitting sugar changed my whole lifestyle; it's amazing how many social events revolve around food. I obviously couldn't eat out anymore which is something liked to do fairly often. I couldn't buy a quick lunch at school, which was located in a laneway with the biggest variety of yummy food options, including the most delicious bagels in Melbourne. I couldn't do breakfast or dinner dates with friends, couldn't get a bite on the way home when I was hungry. I had to say no to my mates cooking. I turned down everything food-wise that friends offered me, sometimes feeling a bit rude. I would get weird remarks or looks when I said I couldn't eat fruit and developed trust issues with just about every café in Melbourne.
It is seriously such a big lifestyle change that is hard to relate to unless you have done something similar. And that's without mentioning all the moody detox grief that goes on.
6. It will affect your mood more than you expect
When your body goes through a detox, all sorts of emotions like to show their faces: it is an emotional detox as well. A lot of us share an emotional attachment to food and that really becomes evident when all your (possibly unrecognised) comfort foods are removed. I was tired and 'hangry,' but the major factor for me was feeling deprived.
When you go through a detox it is normal to feel 'sick,' but the cold, flu or fever is just your body purging its system. But this can be worrying if you aren't expecting this to happen.
Just to add to this, I started the challenge just as winter was starting. I advise you not to do this, it would be so much easier to start in spring or summer when its not so damn cold!!!
I have a lot of respect for everyone who has shown a commitment to their health and has taken on a challenge like this -and even more for those who have completed it. This experiment has opened my eyes so much and I will definitely be taking lessons from these eight weeks along with me for the long haul.


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So the financial sector is in the dumps! Ops... so are the big three US automakers. And then there are the department stores because nobody is spending. Why should we? My 401k is now a 101k and all I did was work hard and contribute my money. No sir... no more expensive dining out!
So how do we fix this? Doesn't look like bailouts or government stimulus will help. And creating another Roosevelt-like WPA is just another debt incurring government stimulus. Wages paid by the government are ultimately funded with our taxes, or deficits.
So where did this financial turmoil start? From our own doing! Riding the real state roller coaster until it derailed. Yes, I too rubbed my hands in glee as I watched climbing home values in my neighborhood. Now we know that those values were driven by "exuberant irrationality" of all parties involved... buyers, realtors, lenders and their incompetent appraisers, just because it was fashionable and everybody else was doing it! Don't blame it all on the speculators. But do blame the builders, whose greed created an excessive inventory of properties.
Moreover, the financial geniuses on Wall St. packaged and repackaged volatile debt instruments with hedged and leveraged derivatives in an attempt to mitigate risk. What these geniuses fail to note was one fundamental flaw. So entwined were these derivative instruments in their mathematical models that they inadvertently encapsulated cannibalistic properties. So with the slightest change in their valuation, a self-feeding frenzy ensued, and what normally would have been dismissed as a market blip, amplified into devaluation levels of quantum proportions.
The ensuing tightening of the credit market has accelerated the inevitable. Business models that depend heavily on debt financing are now surfacing to their true unsustainable levels... that of not being able to mask their ongoing operating losses! In other words, bad business! If I can't make something that I can't sell for a profit, so why am I making the @#%&*! thing? Can you hear me GM? And making "green" cars at a loss is also BAD BUSINESS. Can you hear me Nancy and Harry?
So what to do? Me... I believe in draconian measures. Government needs to tighten its belt, stop all the foolish bailouts or stimulus that cost the tax payer money. It only extends the inevitable and prolongs the misery of dying businesses. Instead, implement incentives so that the private sector can create new jobs... and get the hell out of the way! Saving GM to save jobs is a kiss of death. Let GM fight its own battle and become competitive by restructuring its business model.
The mantra should be "business incentives to create jobs" and throw away the "tax and spend" ideology of the progressive movement.
But that is my opinion... Leo
Saturday, November 22, 2008
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- Grumpy said...
Well butter my buns and call be bicuit! Who stuck a burr under your sadlle. Son, You shore said a mouthful! Makes me proud of being your Paw, but your spunk comes straight from your Maw! Lv Ya, Grumpy.
- November 24, 2008 at 12:20 PM
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perjantai 6. maaliskuuta 2015
Valgrind - Pakkasen lapsi demo 2002
Valgrind - Pakkasen lapsi demo I 2002
1) Pakkasen lapsi
2) Musta vesi
3) Pohjola
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Let's do another Finnish item and another one of master Sorvali's contributions. This is Valgrind from Helsinki who made (at least) two demos before sort of vanishing and this is the first one (that I know of). If the cover scans Henu enclosed are really all there was they weren't too keen on sharing information, I presume the song titles were written on the cassette or something like that. Well, at least the cover's unusually colourful.
Three songs which are all quite epic length at well over six minutes each and they seem to be either pretty directly inspired by my contributor's band or drawing from same sources. This probably gets labeled viking metal all around even though the lyrics are not about Norse topics, I'd rather call this heathen metal. Unfortunately the tape seems to have a bit of wear in the beginning of the first song, happily this does not carry on for too long. Other than that the sound and rip quality are good. The second track is the slowest and gloomiest of the lot while the last one is again faster and oddly enough the catchiest despite the longest playtime. What else should I say... well, it's quite a good listen but I can't help comparing this to Moonsorrow in my head which is somewhat distracting. Anyways, I suppose this can be recommended quite safely to fans of theirs and heathen/viking metal enthusiasts in general. I'd like to hear the second demo too.
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Here you can find the second demo.
- 9. maaliskuuta 2015 klo 9.52
Top Notch!
- 9. maaliskuuta 2015 klo 16.53
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Thanks! I better check that out, this one was promising.
- 11. maaliskuuta 2015 klo 11.17
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Belem, civilization amid one of the largest tropical forests on earth. At the invitation of The Institute for Neurological Organization, the staff of The Institutes gave two days of lectures in Belem last week. Most of the people attending came from the state of Para, but some also traveled from Sao Paulo, Recife and Mato Grosso do Sul. A dense group of Acai palms in the lush forest teeming with wildlife all around Belem.Read more
Early Child Literacy - Gains Recognition From American Academy of Pediatrics For the first time the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued recommendations on the importance of early child literacy these recommendations are welcome, of course, very welcome but long overdue. Learning begins at birth (or earlier), and that is when it is vital to begin offering intelligent and appropriate stimulation and opportunity. During this time, learning is effortless – the baby can learn absolutely anything that we can provide in an honest, factual, and joyous way.Read more


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Fluff, Smut, Heartbreaking
A series of Rucas One Shots condensed into one book
Suggestions are welcome.
{Leave if you don't ship Rucas}
livinthechairlife Sep 04, 2017
omg im so fricking slow. i thought she meant highlighter like drawing lmao. when u don't wear makeup
RxLFriar Mar 16, 2017
This reminds me of a teen wolf episode with young Derek so I know it's going to be good
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it may have only been one episode but I shipped them hard af
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Can you do a one shot au when RUCAS were kids and they are best friends and as they grow older they fall in love and happy. Major fluff 😊😄


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AI is going haywire, robotic cannon kills 9
I recently did a post asking what people's stances were on AI and if we are going to far, and what would happen if the machines turned against us. Today Wired has a news story which you can read here. A robotic cannon has malfunctioned and spun around wildly launched explosives in all directions, killing 9 people and wounding another 14.
Is this the beginning of the technology revolution? Probably not, but think about what would happen if all our computers and electronic devices turned against us.
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Millions Watch as Galloway Pussies Out
The Repect Party MP, who last year lambasted the United States Senate over the war in Iraq, crouched on all fours, purring and licking imaginary milk from the hands of the actress Rula Lenska....
He further angered conservative Muslims, who make up the bulk of his support, when he told his housemates, including glamour models, entertainers and minor pop stars, that his favourite pursuits were sex and sunbathing.
MORE: Hitchens: Lick It Up
A public that voted for Galloway's blustering and evasive tirade before the US Senate as "favourite moment" of 2004 is entitled to have such people in its face.
MORE: Galloway, a fierce critic of the Iraq war who also has been accused by investigators of benefiting from that nation's oil-for-food program, has had a ready answer for those who say he never should have gone on the show. (During his stint on it, he is incommunicado, although he continues to draw his Parliament salary.)
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Back To The FutureJuly 10, 2014 - 13:03
By Dr. Guy Bunker @guybunker
Do you remember the viruses of yesteryear? Probably not. And you probably don't particularly care to either – the world has moved on. However, a recent story shows that some of the cyber-attack techniques of old are coming back. Specifically, we are talking about viruses contained in macros in documents.
The reason they are making a comeback is that they are relatively simple to construct – and can be readily tailored to the individual. Today we collaborate using a variety of different mediums, but the most common are Word, Excel, PowerPoint or even PDF (with comments). So, as a user we are used to receiving documents through email, or downloading them from a cloud service provider like DropBox, and of course we then open them. The viruses of yesteryear were about beating the system, the computer or the application, the ones today are about stealing critical information – which is done through social engineering and ultimately tricking the user... which turns out to be much easier than trying to find a vulnerability to exploit within an application.
So, what can be done? Unfortunately, people still need to collaborate by sharing documents, stopping that will disrupt the business and so, is not an option. What really needs to happen is that the embedded malware (macros) need to be removed before they can do any damage. We have spent a lot of time in developing our Adaptive Redaction options, and one of those options, specifically Structural Sanitization, does just this – removes active content based on policy.
While Data Loss Prevention is frequently thought about as being the prevention of critical information leaking out from an organization, there is another side, which is preventing the bad stuff coming in. We now have easily implemented policies on our email and web gateways resulting in all incoming documents can have active content automatically removed from them, before they are delivered to the end user. This removes the possibility of document borne embedded malware being able to be activated. (We can also remove macros on the way out as well – which we do for a number of customers, who, especially in spreadsheets want to ensure that their algorithms etc. are protected.)
The attack vector of embedded document malware is not new, but the solution to the problem is. Furthermore it's quick and straightforward to implement i.e. no need for hitting a wire with the connecting hook at precisely 88 miles per hour, the instant the lightning strikes the tower...


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Up until the Defense of Marriage Act was ruled unconstitutional in June, couples in same-sex marriages had to jump through hoops to get meet their federal tax obligations. They had to:
- Prepare and file separate federal returns as single people
- Prepare a "mock" federal return showing what their federal taxes would have looked like if the federal government had recognized their marriage
- Use the mock return to prepare their "married" Iowa return]
Now that DOMA no longer exists, the process is much simpler: couples in same-sex marriages will simply file ALL their tax returns as a married couple (assuming they live in a state that recognizes their marriage).
But today I want to talk about an Iowa issue that has come up a few times in the years prior to DOMA being overturned. That issue is, couples in same-sex marriages NOT preparing a mock return and NOT filing their Iowa taxes as a married couple.
Iowa was very clear from the beginning that couples in same-sex marriages MUST file Iowa taxes as a married couple. But sometimes — in my experience, usually with self-prepared tax returns of people who used TurboTax or other DIY software — people would be working on their separate, "single person" federal return and go ahead and just file their Iowa return at the same time with the same filing status.
Oops. The person is married in Iowa but they filed as a single person (or head of household). What is the fix?
The proper thing to do is file amended Iowa tax returns as a married couple.
Now, Iowa taxes for married couples are kind of weird. Most married couples in Iowa file as married filing separately, which means there are allocations of itemized deductions to make. Iowa has just one tax bracket, regardless of filing status. So it's hard to say what the dollar amount difference would be for someone filing as married vs. filing as single. Any attempt on my part to give an example with numbers would cause your eyes to glaze over.
But just know that the technical fix is to amend the Iowa return and file as a married couple.
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Thursday, 21 August 2014
Comicbook Facebook Group
Those of you that have me as a Facebook friend may know that I'm quite involved in the Groups and Fanpages side of FB. As well as having groups/fanpages for my own comics, I run a Marvel NOW! Fanpage and am the Admin of the Free Comic Book Day FB Group, among others.
Another FB Group I'd taken over - that I'd never really done a lot with, it not having had a defined identity - started getting heat when I added a masthead featuring old and new Defenders. With the masthead size requirements meaning it had to be cropped, what I had visible were the more obscure characters - a lot of whom, myself included, many people wouldn't be familiar with. This was a conscious decision, as the image blurred the lines between Marvel and indy; and could easily have been mistaken as an amalgam of both.
This picture sparked membership interest in the group and I got the idea of developing it further... to build a group that crossed any perceived lines between the Big Two and independent publishers - not that this in itself was a new idea - but that also crossed over between other Facebook Groups...
That happens with the group's First Event on August 31st: Comicbook Facebook Group - Enter the Comics Multiverse! I'll be hosting this live at the Comicbook Facebook Group throughout the day - with a running thread in which peeps can ask me about my comics Geek-Girl, The Almighties and Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman; writing comics, the Comicbook Facebook Group, and anything else you like.
And while that's going on, we'll be spotlighting other comics and comic book universes - crossing over with my new Comic Book Share Group, where you'll be able to find out more about the featured books; and my Free Comic Book Day FB Group, where you'll be able to get related Previews and Free Digital Comics!
Other creators will also be stopping by to take YOUR questions, and I'm hoping the event will introduce you to new comic book universes, and have you checking out books that you wouldn't otherwise have known about - as well as bringing you News & Previews on those you're already familiar with.
You can Join up to the event at Facebook here - where more announcements will be made as we head towards it - and you can get prepped NOW by the joining the Comicbook Facebook Group, Comic Book Share Group, and Free Comicbook Day Group (where you'll already find a ton of free digital comics... :)
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Some new screenshots have been released for King of Fighters XIV, giving gamers an even more in-depth look at some of the characters on the roster, and a few of their devastating moves.
SNK dropped some of the new screenshots over on their official Twitter account. The shots consist of characters like Angel giving Robert the boot… literally. You can check that out below.
Another shot features two of the new characters going at it, Mui Mui and the extremely sultry Luong. I just have to say that Luong's fighting style matches her appearance, and her long legs are complimented well with combos and moves that fit her perfectly. What's more is that not only does she have a silky smooth fighting style but it's still distinct enough that it doesn't overlap with King or Kim, allowing her to have her own identity in the kind of moves she executes. You can check out the shot below.
Not to divert from the story at hand, but I just figured some of you might want to see what I'm talking about regarding Luong and her sexy-sick skills. Shoryuken managed to find some YouTube footage of the Stunfest 2016 event that recently took place in France.
The video footage features some high-level play between two players controlling some of the more recognizable names in King of Fighters XIV, along with newcomer Luong. You can check out the nine minute video below.
Originally I was really worried about the gameplay pace of King of Fighters XIV, but the above video really put my worries to rest. The game moves really nicely and there's ample opportunities for back and forth counters and special moves.
There's a second video you can check out that was put together by YouTuber Grave lee that highlights some of the combo moves from a few of the characters.
The game will also be making the rounds at Combo Breaker and CES 2016 leading up to the August release date.
But after that little detour it's time to get back to the screenshots.
The last two shots feature a mirror match between Tung Fu Rue hulking out and K' about to blow Ryo to smithereens. Check them out below.
King of Fighters XIV is due for release exclusively on the PlayStation 4 starting August 23rd. The game will carry a $60 price tag but will be jammed to the rim with content, including training modes, mission modes, a story mode, versus modes, online modes and 50 different characters to play.
Hopefully the game sells well enough that it makes an appearance on Steam some time down the line.
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
First Day(s) of School
Since I have been M.I.A. all summer & haven't blogged, I decided that the first day of school shots were a good place to start again. Both Olivia & Will were so excited to start school. Liv had some "jitters" about being a 1st grader, but she is doing great. All that I can get her to tell me about school is that it's "good"... I guess she's not in tears & is excited to go each day, so all must be well. I think I had a harder time with it than she did! Starting school for Will was a very good thing as he had started to get quite bored with Livi being gone. He loves Super Start School & can't wait to go each day. He has been a little confused as to why he doesn't get to take a lunch like his big sis... We compromised on packing a snack in his lunch box that he can eat when he gets home!
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Two years ago, the first coupled MBS-FE conference provided an opportunity to explore new design methodologies resulting from the coupling of two classical methods: Multibody simulation and Finite Element Method. Today, more and more applications appear thanks to increased coupling and cooperation between different tools, resulting in new advanced design methodologies to be used by engineers so to manage increased complexity, more physical phenomena and a global system approach.
By coupling the simulation of kinematic aspects of a system, and the simulation of key mechanical properties, MBS-FE coupling is the entry door to closed-loop system engineering, a technique which is becoming a key methodology supported now by commercial software. This second conference is dedicated to those applications where the border between "local" and "global" design is vanishing, where the design of components appears as a part of a more global design operating at system level. Those new methodologies are opening the door to an increased and more optimized integration of test in simulation methods so to allow early validation of models, increasing confidence in simulation and reducing the need of real scale tests during the design cycle.
But increased confidence in simulation needs first high fidelity models where key physical aspects are integrated, validated, and used as a basis for global system optimization. This is the challenge the conference is addressing by opening the door to new applications coupling MBS and FEM, but also other disciplines like control, system level engineering as well as model updating techniques.
We would very much appreciate abstracts submissions with following topics:
- Coupling MBS-FE to New Applications
- Extending Classical MBS/FE Simulation Methods to Systems Modeling
- Verification and Validation at Domain and System Levels
This conference, organized by the NAFEMS Computational Structural Mechanics, Multi Body Dynamics and the Systems Modeling & Simulation Working Groups will bring together industry, academia and software vendors in order to give the attendees a clear picture of the real capabilities of these coupling techniques through the presentation of different applications.
The conference will be accompanied by a hardware and software exhibition.
We are looking forward to your abstract submissions.
Your NAFEMS team.
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Sharing my top 5 reasons to why I love Ireland so much
The People:
Don't listen to what anyone says about the Irish, they are super friendly and make for great conversation. Especially if you have an accent from another country, they love to share a yarn or to about their beautiful country and tell a tale of a time long ago. Just don't mention anything about Politics LOL. As you may never get them to shut up. They love sharing with you their political views on pretty much everything. And as much as I love a good political debate with someone, when the Irish start getting real passionate about a topic, their accent gets richer and they become harder to understand.
The Landscape:
The landscape of Ireland is nothing short of awe inspiring and there is no wonder why so many films and television shows are filmed in the incredible landscapes Ireland has to offer. Movies such as Braveheart and television shows such as Vikings are all filmed at a variety of locations across Ireland. Even Star Wars used Ireland for many of their scenes in all of their movies, from original to current. The landscape can vary from desolate mountain ranges where trees don't grow and mini alps are topped with snow, to rocky green cliffs and rolling green pastures. Seriously picturesque.
The Castles:
When driving through Ireland from county to county you find you are never too far from a castle or medieval church. They are literally everywhere you look. Especially when you take the back roads. And where a lot of them are marked on the historical maps of exploration for Ireland, many are not and you need to discover them on your own. Of course many of these castles and churches are located on private property. But here's a tip, you can actually enter the property to view the castles and churches, as long as no land is destroyed and no livestock are disturbed in the process.
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The Impressive Estates:
Much like the castles and churches, everywhere you look, there is an abandoned Estate, boasting lush green landscapes and stunning old mansions. And where some are owned by the Irish Government and only opened certain times throughout the year, there are many located on private property. And again, like the castles and the churches, you are allowed to enter these properties on foot, so you can go explore these incredible houses. Just remember to park somewhere out of the way, don't ruin the grounds and definitely stay away from the livestock, so not to stress them out and you're good to go.
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|Drama, Comedy, Romance, Harem
|TV anime
|Nobuo Tomizawa
|TV Tokyo
|Original run
|6 October 2004 – 29 December 2004
|Other titles
Futakoi (双恋, lit. "Twin Love") is a light novel, visual novel and anime series created by Hina Futaba and Mutsumi Sasaki. The anime series aired in Japan in 2004. It replaced Sister Princess as Dengeki G's Magazine premier flagship title.
The story begins with Nozomu Futami returning to the town where he was born and raised as a child. He moves in near a shrine which houses a legendary stone that was rumoured to have been the place where twin girls turned into birds. The stone is rumoured to be the cause of an abundance of twin girls who are born in the town. The twins who turned into birds did so because of their love for a man who couldn't choose between them. Shortly after Nozomu enters town he begins to run into the same problems as six pairs of twins fight for his love.
Nozumu Futami
The main character of this story. He is basically the center of this harem based anime. He is the childhood friends of the Ichijō twins and he helps the Sakurazuki twins through the "trials" set by their father.
Sumireko Ichijō (一条董子 Ichijō Sumireko ) and Kaoruko Ichijō (一条薫子 Ichijō Kaoruko )
Yura Sakuratsuki (桜月ユラ Sakuratsuki Yura ) and Kira Sakuratsuki (桜月キラ Sakuratsuki Kira )
Rara Hinagiku (雛菊らら Hinagiku Rara ) and Ruru Hinagiku (雛菊るる Hinagiku Ruru )
Ui Chigusa (千草初 Chigusa Ui ) and Koi Chigusa (千草恋 Chigusa Koi )
Ai Momoi (桃衣愛 Momoi Ai ) and Mai Momoi (桃衣舞 Momoi Mai )
Sara Shirogane (白鐘沙羅 Shirogane Sara ) and Sōju Shirogane (白鐘双樹 Shirogane Sōju )
|Original air date
|"The Town with the Twins'
"Futagotsuka no Arumachide" (双子塚のある街で)
|October 6, 2004
|"The Ice Cream From My
"Moide no Aisukuriimu" (思い出のアイスクリーム)
|October 13, 2004
|"The Flavour of Love in Apple
"Appurupaiha Koi no Aji" (アップルパイは恋の味)
|October 20, 2004
|The Sakuratsuki twins join the home economics class with the Ichijō twins. They are to make apple pie while Nozomu attends the technology class. Both twins ask Nozomu to taste their pies, but their pies end up as failures.
|"Appointment With Strawberry
"Ichigotaruto de Machiawase" (イチゴタルトで待ち合わせ)
|October 27, 2004
|Nozomu is planning to meet the Ichijō twins at a cafe to eat strawberry tart the next day but he doesn't remember where the cafe is. They send him directions by fax because he has to run an errand with the Hinagiku twins. The next day, he is unable to find the fax or the Kaoruko's phone number, but Billy is sick. Nozomu meets Ui and Koi Chigusa at the vet where they discover that Billy had eaten the fax.
|"Time Starts To
"Ugokidashita Jikan" (動き出した時間)
|November 3, 2004
|The mid-term tests are coming up and Nozomu has to study, but Billy chews up his English notes. He goes to the Ichijō twins' house and borrows Sumireko's notes and later meets Kaoruko when he is photocopying the notes at the convenience store. He discovers that both Sumireko and Kaoruko only made the childhood promise with him because of the rivalry between them.
|"The Rocket of
"Natsu no Roketto" (夏のロケット)
|November 10, 2004
|Nozomu applies for a holiday course together with Keisuke and the Sakuratsuki twins, although it was only Keisuke's idea to apply. There he meets an old friend, Hiyama Yuuya, along with the Ichijō twins, who has earlier invited Nozomu to the beach. Nozomu then became displeased, seeing how the Ichijō twins are being more close to his old friend. Later, Yuuya tells Nozomu of how he feels for Kaoruko.
|"A Midsummer's Jewel
"Manatsu no Houseki Bako" (真夏の宝石箱)
|November 17, 2004
|Nozomu, the Ichijō twins, the Hinagiku twins, and Keisuke are invited to the Sakuratsuki mansion. After fishing and a barbecue, the group decide to play hide and seek. As Nozomu is trying to find a hiding spot, Yura and Kira let him inside the locked room because he is a special person to them. They confess their love to him and allow him to tell them what he feels about them later.
|"The White
"Shiroi Sukecchibukku" (白いスケッチブック)
|November 24, 2004
|Nozomu meets Sōju painting at the shrine and they become friends. As Nozomu is buying supplies for the culture festival, he realizes that he is being shadowed by a mysterious person and there have been a girl asking about him at school. As he leaves school, Sara appears before him and demands him to go out with Sōju and separate himself from the other twins.
"Yūyake no Pasuteru" (夕焼けのパステル)
|December 1, 2004
|Nozomu invites Sōju and Sara to the culture festival. After Sara causes a ruckus at the spooky cafe Nozomu's class had put on, his classmates allow him to have the rest of the day off to get her out. At the art club's room, Sōju is allowed to draw portraits with the art club members but as the festival comes to a close, she faints. Nozomu discovers that one of Sōju's pastel's is gone and searches the dumpster because Sōju's once told him that it was precious to her.
"Toraianguru Kurisumasu" (トライアングル.クリスマス)
|December 8, 2004
|Nozomu meets with Yuuya at the bookstore and Yuuya decides that he'll confess to Kaoruko on Christmas eve. He then shows a bad attitude towards her unintendingly and then proceeds to the Christmas party, But the Christmas party isn't for everyone. It turns out its a party just for him and Yura and Kira.
|"The Wandering Heart's New
Year Temple Visit"
"Mayoishin de Hatsumōde" (迷い心で初詣)
|December 15, 2004
|It's New Years and Nozomu visits the temple with Yura and Kira. At the temple, they run into the Ichijō twins and together they go to a cafe. Nozomu has things on his mind and confuses Kira and Yura for the first time. Kenmochi tells Nozomu that he should be true to his feelings so he doesn't hurt the Sakuratsuki twins' feelings.
"Barentain Panikku" (バレンタイン.パニック)
|December 22, 2004
|Valentine is coming soon and the girls are preparing to make chocolate. On Valentine day, the Ichijō twins confesses their love for him, followed by the Sakuratsuki twins also confessing their love for him. Kenmochi picks up the Sakuratsuki twins and tells Nozomu that they will be transferring to another school.
|"Spring is in the near
"Harudō Karaji" (春遠からじ...)
|December 29, 2004
|After Nozomu hears the confession of love from the Ichijō and Sakuratsuki twins, he doesn't know how to react to their feelings. Soon after he goes to the rock at the shrine which represents the "legend of the twins who loved the same man". He blames all that has occurred on the "Curse of the Twins". Then Miyabi-san notices Nozomu and lectures him on how he was just trying not to get hurt himself and blaming all this on everyone else's feelings. After realizing his mistake Nozomu chases after the Sakuratsuki twins who are on their way to finalize their transfer. Kenmochi who is driving the car doesn't stop for Nozomu. Finally after Nozomu's gets tossed off his bike Kenmochi stops the car. Nozomu starts begging Kenmochi to stop the transfer. Soon after all of the Sakuratsuki twins' classmates arrive and Kenmochi reconsiders. In the end the Sakuratsuki twins and Ichijō twins agrees to being rivals for Nozomu's love and the story ends with Nozomu thinking how great it was he came back to this town.
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|Human rights violated in Simpang Renggam
Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) commissioner N Siva Subramaniam is certain that human rights and prison rules were violated during a fracas at the Simpang Renggam detention centre in Johor last week.
Appalling conditions
Based on his findings, Siva said an argument between an inmate and warden led the latter to raise the alarm.
MADPET is for the Abolition of Death Penalty, an end of torture and abuse of rights by the police, an end to death in custody, an end to police shoot to kill incidents, for greater safeguards to ensure a fair trial, for a right to one phone call and immediate access to a lawyer upon arrest, for the repeal of all laws that allow for detention without trial and an immediate release of all those who are under such draconian laws.
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Human rights violated in Simpang Renggam (Malaysiakini)
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