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"Pride month" commemorates the anti-police stonewall riots of late June 1969, when gays, drag queens, trans people, and other ancestors of today's queer, trans, and otherwise gender-varient and/or non-straight-sexual people literally fought to free themselves from police repression and societal marginalization. There are more than a few groups and individuals carrying that torch forward but you wouldn't know it, looking at all the corporate floats and mainstream flag-waving that went on today and throughout the month. Some gayness has found its way to normalcy, assimilation, and co-optation and some of its constituency and profiteers want to sit back, cash in, and celebrate a previous generation's struggle and a present generations triumph over bygone wicked times. Celebration is fantastic but without continued resistance, it makes no sense.
Think about it: the stonewall rioters of 69 fought to expel the police and deny them their routine of raiding, arresting, jailing, beating, and assaulting their people and their scene. While it is now a lot more legal for queer and gender-variant people to congregate in bars etc, police invasion and control has reached new heights with "stop and frisk" tactics and operation clean halls which brings harassment and ID checks into NYC apartments– just like people were lined up and ID'd in places like the Stonewall Inn and arrested for not conforming to their assigned sex as read by police. And how much has changed there?- as trans people are still discriminated against in terms of IDs, access to healthcare, and access to social services. There's also the proliferation of the various prison systems in which "Trans women are up to 15 times more likely to be incarcerated than the general population, " and once in, they tend to be housed in male prisons and put at risk for rape, assault, and abuse. Many trans women of color were killed this year in the united states, hundreds of trans people are killed globally each year, and as the story often goes, CeCe McDonald, a trans woman of color who defended herself from a bigoted transphobic racist attack was recently convicted of manslaughter and put in a male prison. These are just a few examples.
Stonewall veterans and revolutionaries like Sylvia Rivera founded groups like the Gay Liberation Front and STAR (Street Transgender Action Revolutionaries) and worked with the Black Panthers and Young Lords. She didn't restrict herself to gay rights nor did she take opportunities to become an assimilated victor, not that she had them.
Don't get me wrong. I don't have any problem with pride, celebration, and festivities. In fact, I love them. I just take issue with the mainstream delusion that the fight is over and that queerness can be divorced from other social struggles. It was wonderful marching with the Trans Day of Action in NYC as well as the Drag March. When pride and celebration of who and what we are comes from a rich and broad spectrum of light– when the rainbow comes from the rain as well as the sunshine, when we know there is more struggling to do but we celebrate anyway, that is a truly beautiful thing. And that's why I love June. There really is a lot to be proud of.
This was a quick rant. For further reading, of a more thoughtful variety, check out. . .
Reclaiming Our Lineage: Organized Queer, Gender-Nonconforming, and Transgender Resistance to Police Violence
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From: Beyond Cancer: an anthology of visual and written art (Barbara Brownstein, editor) Healing Arts Program at Cancer Lifeline, Seattle, Washington, 2002
A winter's sun climbs
One hundred temple steps
I follow behind.
After chemo hour
My son buys nausea meds
And one fragrant rose.
Cloudbanks break open
Waves of yellow daffodils
My body dances toward light.
Underneath the scars
Wildflowers blossoming
Random happiness
Three stalks of bamboo
One candle burning softly
Slow deep breath of now.
Iridescent dawn
Poplar trees brushing skyline
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quote:So,if he's not listed at the EPL site he can't play for United? If SAF played him he'd show up at the site real fast.
quote: I still think my original point holds. If he's not in the "player universe" he shouldn't be on a team until he's "eligible."
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Dark Mahogany Chase Storage Platform Bed
Great bed!
I love this bed! My bf and I purchased a king size last December (almost a year ago) and have been very happy with it. It was simple to put together and seems to be made out of quality materials. We don't use a box spring, we don't miss having one. Between my bf, our bulldog, and I, the bed is supporting a little over 400lbs each night and we haven't noticed any issues at all.
There is a bit of extra space, a couple inches or so, around the mattress. To keep pet hair from falling into the drawers underneath we cut two large pieces of plywood to fit, spraypainted them black and have the mattress sitting on them. The drawers are very large and roll easily on our laminate floor. We don't use them on a daily basis though, they're used for storage.
We don't have a headboard yet, but we're planning on making one. We just stuff a couple extra pillows between the wall and the mattress to keep the pillows we use from sliding off the end during the night.
Another reason I'm so happy with the bed is because of the great deal we got, we purchased it on sale and were able to use an additional coupon on it as well.
Great quality at a great price? Awesome!
September 19, 2013
Very solid
I have had this platform bed for over 2 years and it is holding up extremely well. Still looks new. One of the best purchases i have ever made. I love it
June 19, 2013
Best Bed Ever!
After 2 yrs., I can say this is an exceptional bed. It is made of primarily beautiful dark wood and yes some veneer - but it looks very rich and solid. I love the aesthetics of it as it has nice simple lines that goes well with my Asian-inspired decor. It is well built and we have a 10" memory foam mattress on top - so it is a bit low but you can add a box spring to it to adjust to a different height. It is very comfortable..but that may be the mattress more than the bed frame - however the slates are holding up really well. The best part...the drawers (2 large ones on both sides). They are on rollers so it works best on wood floors (not carpet) and are easy to pull out and push in. They are large and hold a lot + they can be pulled out completely so you can do a thorough clean under your bed.
November 5, 2012
Very pleased!
This bed was everything that I wanted. The drawers are HUGE! I was very surprised. I love the color and the look of the bed. It looks exactly like what is pictured on the web. I got rid of my box spring. The slats are really comfortable. I can't even tell the difference. Putting the bed together wasn't that difficult. It took about 4 hours to put together. One bit of advice, don't tighten all the screws until you have the slats in. I tightened the bed then I couldn't get the slats in.
The only negative is that I have a nightstand that I can no longer use because the drawer opens up right into the nightstand. To me this isn't that big of a deal. I need the storage more than the nightstand.
September 3, 2012
Good Deal.
I decided to practice minimalism thus I purchased this bed to replace my old platform bed that had no storage. I'm very happy with the bed and especially the storage. It looks sleek, the drawers are HUGE ( I was able to get rid of a full-size dresser and lingerie chest because of the drawers), and the bed seems to be somewhat solid. However, this is not a bed to jump up and down on, perhaps not even stand on if you are a larger person. The slats themselves just don't appear to be firmly solid.
I read some of the other reviews...we had no issue putting the bed together on carpet nor using the drawers with casters on carpet. The drawers glide smoothly.
Here are the issues that we had:
1) When it was time to attach the wooden slats to the bed, we discovered that some of the pre-drilled holes were missing. We thought we had put the bed together incorrectly, but no, some of the holes were just missing.
2) One of the pieces of the center frame was defective, thus we were blessed because the store had the identical piece on its display model. If the store did not have it, we would have had to wait 7-10 business days for the piece to arrive.
Again, I'm happy with this bed mainly because I was able to purchase the queen size before the price doubled. However, if I had paid for this bed at its current price point, I would take it back for a refund as the quality of the materials is inferior given the current price point.
June 20, 2013
Very nice bed frame, although too low for me
Bought this and put the frame & headboard together and w/out a box spring, my mattress & topper sit really low (which I don't prefer), but put a box spring on there, the top of my bed sits about waist high and covers up 2/3rds of the headboard! Also, after serious consideration, and all carpet in my room, it turns out I don't like the drawers b/c they sit directly on the ground, on wheels and they're difficult to maneuver. If the frame was built so that the drawers sat on top of wood, for a secure fit and ease of use, then I'd likely deal with the lower bed height.
The quality of the wood is top notch though, it's well designed and once I got the directions (a week later) it was a cinch to put together (there are a few random metal brackets that I couldn't figure out where they went w/out the direction - the rest was easy). I'd give this bed 5 stars if there was more consideration as to how high/low the top of a mattress would be (with and w/out a box spring) and use a better height - then again, that's just ME.
It is beautiful though and I'm sorry to be taking it back.
September 7, 2012
Disappointed with bed
The bed had scratches on it on the wood and the holes did not line up when putting together.
June 6, 2013
very little solid wood but some nice design features
World Market's web site describes this bed as "Made of solid Lopok wood frame with MDF and veneer," but I didn't realize there would be so little solid/actual wood. As I organized the various pieces for assembly, I was extremely disappointed to discover that the vast majority of the bed, including the main part of the headboard, drawers and probably several other items which I have yet to examine more closely, are not solid wood but some kind of vinyl-/veneer-/laminate-covered material. I suppose this is the aforementioned "MDF." Ugh!
I assumed the "showing parts" -- drawer fronts, headboard, footboard, side of bed -- would be all solid wood. That is not the case.
In fact, I discovered the veneer (of unknown material) on the drawer-front because a tiny piece was rippled and peeling off one of the edges. I really wanted a natural wood bed, not some man-made mystery material on par with what I could find at a cheap discount store.
All that being said, you can't beat the final price for this king sized Captain's/Storage bed. I shopped around various stores, and this was the least expensive, and now (after having to special order it, put a deposit on it and wait 2 weeks for it to arrive, then haul it home myself and assemble it) I know why. It's inexpensive because it's made of cheap materials and not necessarily a value for what you get, but maybe the cheapest price tag you will see if you're comparing it to "real" furniture, which is what I did before I got it home and discovered how much of it is MDF.
I also have doubts about how well the drawers are going to hold up since the pieces are screwed together, not dove-tailed. The MDF material seems like it will sag easily once the large drawers are filled.
On the upside, I love the roll-on-the-floor drawer design, the number of drawers (4) and the size of the drawers, and that's much of what sold me on the piece. Most storage beds I've seen do not offer nearly as much storage space.
I am undecided as to whether I will keep it. The bed's not even fully assembled, and I already significantly regret the purchase. While it is returnable, that doesn't make up for the lost time and effort of loading it in and out of the car, unpacking, assembling, unassembling and re-packing it, nor does it leave me with the type of bed I thought I was purchasing.
My advice to a potential buyer would be to find other beds made of comparable materials with the same ratio of solid to composite wood (it's probably only 25% to 30% solid wood), then compare prices and decide for yourself whether it's a good value.
Just before I hit "submit" on this review, I read a little about "MDF" online and wikipedia says: "Formaldehyde resins are commonly used to bind MDF together, and testing has consistently revealed that MDF products emit urea-formaldehyde and other volatile organic compounds that pose health risks at sufficient concentrations, for at least several months after manufacture." According to the packing materials, the bed I received was manufactured 3 months prior (May 2012) to my purchase (late Aug. 2012).
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quote:This post confirms you as a moron.
quote:You mean you guys didn't know that it's called TarSand, not oil. It's an oil sand - bitumen. It is processed in Canada into oil then shipped to market. Tar wouldn't flow in a pipeline.
quote:It's horrible for the environment. It's the dirtiest oil on the planet. It is a poor mans oil, it's gunk, it's shite.
quote:Ball bag, you just gave the definition of Tar Sand.
quote:The fact remains that most boneheads think this is actual crude oil, not tar sand.
quote:They have no idea that it requires a huge amount of energy just to transform it to usable energy.
quote:It's horrible for the environment. It's the dirtiest oil on the planet. It is a poor mans oil, it's gunk, it's shit
quote:It will not create nearly as many jobs as people think (which of course would only be temporary), and the fine folks at Cornell (among others) believe it will hurt job growth because less will be invested in clean energy.
quote:Start thinking in terms beyond your small little world.
quote: So you think Canada will leave it in the ground if the US doesn't build the pipeline?
quote:All the while hurting our job growth,
quote:We should turn this tarsand into usable oil, which wastes valuable crude oil and energy to transform it into low grade oil.
quote: But the fact China will use it instead trumps it all, ONWARD!
quote:It's not tar.
quote: I've never heard of anyone nor have I seen anyone post here that believed it was actual flowing crude.
quote: What's your point - more energy is produced than is consumed therefore your point is pointless.
quote: It will create a lot of opportunity in P/L construction, pump station operation, increased refining in TX. "Green Energy" will find it's way once it's economic. Frankly, "green energy" like any energy is going to have it's by-products and negative...we just don't know what they are yet.
quote:It will create a lot of opportunity in P/L construction, pump station operation, increased refining in TX.
quote: Your small world appears to be the NRDC which is about as ignorant as you are on the subject. You have thoroughly embarrassed yourself, but I don't expect it to stop you.
quote: If this were true we wouldn't being doing it...keep it up champ, you're building quite a record.
quote: Actually, "green" energy just burns up capital as it is in fact completely uneconomic.
quote:You misunderstand, it's the fact that the oil will be produced regardless of whether or not Keystone is built or if the oil is shipped here for refining
quote:What don't you get about less being invested in clean energy. You are extremely dense to want to waste an extremely valuable and limited resource (crude oil) to turn tar sand into a low grade oil. You don't know much about economics do you?
quote:Only crude old can be used to convert it?
quote:Please don't talk about economics.
quote:Buddy, you MUST use crude oil to transform it.
quote: Please teach me ole' master...
quote: The kid is trolling....he reminds me of some former posters, no substance just name calling and emoticons.
quote:but didn't mention that nearly every machine used in the transformation needs crude oil, plus everything along the supply chain of this lower grade product.
quote:2. I called you a ball bag because I called it tar sand, you said it wasn't and gave the exact definition of tar sand. And then ignored this ignorance on your part.


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The last week in Boston was something like 911 when the country was upside down so to speak. Now that it is apparently over, what will we now read and see? During the week, the cops and first responders were our heros, and forever will be to me. But now all the conspiracy theorists will be in high gear, making up things that are not remotely true, like the video posted " How much is too Far?" Yes it is shocking to see a home full of people at gunpoint, but this was an extraordinary thing. They knew he was on the run and in that neighborhood and was cordoned off trapped. As it turned out, he was hiding in the boat, just outside that cordoned off area, but the only way was a house to house search, one by one, until they found him in a crawl space. One at a time the houses had to be cleared, how else could you do it???
What did you see in that video? I saw a house systematically cleared and searched, and eliminated, and I did not see any citizen roughed up, slammed down or treated other than complete surrender for their own safety. I would not like this happening to my house, but what if the suspect had picked your house, and you were held hostage inside? They cleared the house, and led all the people down the street to safety, getting them out of the area. Did is disrupt their home, absolutely, but how caused it but someone thought to be an international terrorist, who had already killed and maimed close to 300 people total. they had just chased this person after they murdered a policeman, nearly killed another, injured about 15 more, and ran his brother over with the car getting away.
This is not the gastapo kicking in your doors, so we should not try turning it into something that is a total fabrication. I take my hat off to them, this operation, and how they cleared that house.


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Triglycerides are the chemical form in which most fat exists in food and in the body When triglyceride levels are high, it can be associated with coronary artery disease and stroke.
Causes may include:
- Excess triglyceride production in the body, usually related to genetics
- Excess ingestion of triglycerides from food sources
- Kidney problems
- Liver disease
Risk Factors
Facters that may increase your risk of high triglycerides include:
- Increased age
- Sex: male
- A family history of hyperlipidemia
- A diet high in saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol
- Postmenopause in women
- Lack of exercise
- Obesity
- Smoking
- Excess alcohol intake
- Certain conditions, including:
- Certain medications, such as birth control pills and isotretinoin, which is used to treat acne
High triglyceride levels usually do not cause symptoms. Very high levels of triglycerides can cause:
- Abdominal pain
- Nausea and vomiting—associated with acute pancreatitis
Elevated triglyceride levels can increase your risk of atherosclerosis . This is a dangerous hardening of the arteries. It can end up blocking blood flow. In some cases, this may result in:
- Angina
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- Other serious complications
This condition is diagnosed with blood tests. These tests measure the levels of triglycerides in the blood. The National Cholesterol Education Program advises that you have your lipids checked at least once every five years, starting at age 20. Also, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends lipid screening for children at risk, such as those with a family history of hyperlipidemia or significant obesity starting between 2 to 8 years old. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute recommends routine screening at 9 to 11 years old and again at 17 to 12 years old.
Triglycerides may be part of a fasting lipid profile blood test including:
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- Eat a diet low in total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol.
- If you smoke, talk to your doctor about ways to quit.
- Drink alcohol in moderation—two drinks per day for men and one drink per day for women.
- Maintain a healthy weight.
- Exercise regularly. Talk with your doctor first.
- If you have diabetes , control your blood sugar.
- Talk to your doctor about medications you are taking. Some may have side effects that cause high triglyceride levels .
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Herbalife's Secret Weapon
Posted at 3:15 p.m. EDT on Friday, Feb. 15 Take Ackman out of the equation. Take Icahn out of the equation. Take Loeb out of the equation. Where does that leave Herbalife (HLF - Get Report)? How about as an international company that is doing well -- well enough that it could leave the 20% of its business that is in the U.S. and still do great. Isn't that the ultimate weapon against the shorts? Isn't that the ultimate unimpaired earning power of HLF? When Bill Ackman says that HLF belongs at zero that means he thinks the U.S. regulators -- some regulators, we aren't sure -- are just going to shut it down. They will do that, he believes, because he is smarter than they are, wiser, and more caring than they are. They will do it, he believes, because he has done all of their work for them and they just have to issue the edict. But how about HLF? Does it have to stand by the edict? What happens if it takes one of the least profitable of its businesses, the U.S, and simply walks away from it? That's the ultimate challenge to Ackman. Herbalife is barely a U.S. company. Now, I know that Carl Icahn and Dan Loeb like it, and I sure wish that they would say. "We have checked this company up and down with our lawyers, former Federal Trade Commission lawyers, and lawyers who worked with other direct sale schemes, and Michael Johnson and his team are pristine." But I think the far more important concern is that the U.S. is not the engine here, so the U.S. cannot pull HLF down as much as Ackman needs a U.S. entity to try to do so. He can't buy one. He can't give enough money to senators and congressmen to shut it down. If he thought he could get a temporary restraining order against HLF, he would have tried already.Select the service that is right for you!
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Aida Mollenkamp's Shrimp Simmered in Garlicky Beer Sauce
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Does the thought of noshing on handful after handful of honey-mustard pretzels chased with a frosty beer sound like bliss?
Then, you're sure to go wild for this dish from Food Network host Aida Mollenkamp that boasts all of those favorite bar-food flavors.
"Shrimp Simmered in Garlicky Beer Sauce" is from her cookbook, "Keys to the Kitchen" (Chronicle Books), of which I received a review copy. The host of "Ask Aida," who studied at Le Cordon Bleu Paris, has created a reference book to put you at ease in the kitchen. The book includes 305 recipes for straightforward dishes that will take you through morning, noon and night. Also included are primers on various cuts of protein, cooking equipment, spices to keep on hand, and illustrations on how to expertly cut up a chicken and fillet a whole fish.
This shrimp dish is simple enough to make on a weeknight as it cooks up in less than half an hour. Large shrimp are simmered in butter, loads of garlic, a pinch of cayenne pepper, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, a drizzle of honey and some lager beer. Mollenkamp calls for light lager, but I just used regular lager.
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Here's a very low-fat muffin recipe that actually tastes really good! These muffins are so moist, fluffy and delicious that you will forget you're on a diet!
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3 medium very ripe bananas
1/3 cup milk
1 egg
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
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Olly and Steph Bridge crowned European Champions!
A double victory for North Kiteboarding - Oliver and Steph Bridge crowned European Champions. Well done!!
The Kite Race European Championships in Italy brought the best racers to the town of Gizzeria at the Hang Loose Beach. Following the first 2 days of the qualifying series the 78 mens fleet was split into gold & silver. Going into the gold fleet, Oliver Bridge from GB was leading and he ensured that things stayed that way.
After 7 gold fleet races, Oliver won 5 of them which gave him a 16 point advantage over his opponent Ricarrdo Leccese (ITA) in 2nd place. In 3rd place going into the medal race day & fully dialed into these conditions was NKB rider Maxime Nocher from France.
The medal race day took the form of 4 shorter races with riders on 17mtr Dyno kites and their biggest fins. The beach was linned with spectators & those that were not at the event were following the racing live on the Trac trac. The wind was shifting and many position place changes took place making things exciting. At age 15, Oliver showed great maturity to hold things together and to remain in control of the regatta securing his triple title win: Under 18's, Under 21's, and Mens European Champion.
Sailing a consistent and tactical week, Maxime Nocher (FRA) was on the podium with 3rd position while team mates filled the other top 10 placings: 6th Blazej Ozog (POL), 7th Florian Gruber (GER), 9th Olivier Dansin (FRA). 5 NKB positions filled the Top 10 mens Platinum races.
The womans fleet was won by Steph Bridge, making this a rather unique Mother & Son duo European championship win. Steph also wins the womans masters while Ariane Imbert takes 9th overall & 2nd in the womans masters.
The youth division was won by Oliver Bridge, however another outstanding performance was by Yannis Hundt (GER) who was 2nd youth and 2nd in the gold fleet overall. The other gold fleet NKB results were Charles Delaue (FRA) 7th, James Johnson (DEN) 11th and Theo (FRA) 16th.
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quote:Khadeem Latin 6'9 (195) Houston, TX (Westbury) Skilled big man that is deadly from the free throw area shooting wise. Is not a tremendous leaper but is very long and hustles. Interesting note is that he is related to former Texas Western legend David Lattin. Another guy that has ties to CJJ since his North Texas days, as he plays for one of the most respected AAU programs in America, Houston Select. 4* on every site, and a Top 20 PF: Down to all of Texas, Georgetown, Alabama, Oklahoma, and LSU.
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This has been bothering me for a little while. Aren't you 19? That's what it says in your profile. How are you a teacher already? Don't you need a minimum of a Bachelors in Education or whatever they're calling that degree nowadays?
I know that's off topic, but it just puzzles me.
I guess the issue we're having is that a small amount of really big (or just a lot in general) of unions have raised a lot of financial concerns and in some states it's either extremely difficult or virtually impossible to fire under-performing teachers (there's a chart somewhere that outlines the process) and meanwhile, teachers fight for--and receive--more wages, better benefits and so on, and test scores do not improve.
In your case, I'm willing to accept that your heart is in the right place and you're just a victim of the system. My question then is, what's the grade point average of the students you teach? If it's low, is there some reason that your kids aren't getting good grades, or do you think you're just not doing a good enough job? I don't know what subject you teach, if you teach young children, older children, how many students are in your classroom how much you are paid, or how much your mortgage is. But none of this should be used as an excuse for poor performance. By the way, this isn't me accusing you of anything; this is me holding you to a high standard and following up with it. As an educator you should expect nothing less, wouldn't you agree? I don't feel I'm being unfair here.
In order to be a teacher, you need, at least in California, a teaching credential from an accredited college, which requires I believe, a Bachelor's in a similar subject field as the credential you're applying for. However, believe it or not, there are other stipend positions which do not require a credential, and typically hire in my age group such as tutors, certain coaching assistants, and, more what I do, captionheads, techs, and other marching band or concert personnel. Which also tend to be the first things cut, come trouble. I can go and win 1st place in every local winter guard circuit, and then still be laid off. I can go, and make my school be state recognized as one of the top marching institutions and watch in May, as another pink slip falls on (probably more my boss's) desk, and my program is threatened.
I can go, and consistently get top awards at SCSBOA competitions, have a group of my students perform in the CBDA All-state Honors band, and have my group grow from 48 to 148 members in the 12 years I was working (while simultaneously the school population dropped 12 percent), and still have someone accuse my program of not meeting standards, and say that my program isn't successful. Obviously, that wasn't me, but I helped deal with that situation. And frankly, yes, it's a two-way street. Turns out after I left my high school, the teacher's union went behind the music teacher's back, and sacrificed his jazz program. Now he doesn't get paid for the jazz class, I believe.
I think I made it readily apparent in my previous post what subject I taught, and that the program I helped run was very successful. I don't understand why you didn't catch that.


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There is an idea floating around that Chi was reproduced asexually by Aku. Otherwise, no one knows for sure since the comic hasn't explained how she was born yet.Mimi_Fan_Girl wrote:So how is Chi really born? I'm confused.
Darkingdomhearts wrote:It's funny how Ikra walks away to HIM. It looks like she's going to undress herself, and remember HIM is in the hot tub xD. Just kidding. And I think that Chi is a manifestation of Aku and that there may be some DNA from Blossom in it, but nothing else further related to Blossom.
Krest wrote:DRAX - Evil Dexter.
Krest wrote:Just because Blossom did HIM, it doesn't mean she's everyone's parent
Blood Lord in the last GT thread wrote:A though has occurred to me earlier and I wanted to share it. It deals with the possibility of Blossom being the mother. I believe it has been confirmed to us a few times from indirect sources, but I can't seem to figure out how and still have the pieces fit. If Blossom was in a relationship with Aku and produced Chi, how did she end up in a situation where she had to make a deal with Him? A current idea that I am utterly fascinated with is that Blossom did it to save Aku's life and also had to leave her life in the Underworld. So she went back to the world she once knew.
Interesting, and still one that I like. you could pull it off and still have a good relationship between Aku and Him. Although I am suspicious about just how that still works or if Aku just acts civilly so his daughter would have a normal relationship with her half-sister. That part still bugs me.
So I kept thinking about how Nergal Jr and Mandy made it work to have Minnie. Then that led me to consider Aku's origin.
I do wonder though what his genetic make up is when you consider how he was created. According to the Samurai Jack series, he was a fraction of a great formless evil that the three deities (Odin, Ra, and Vishnu) destroyed. His fragment landed on Earth, and in an attempt to destroy him, the the Samurai Lord shot a magic arrow into the cursed lake that his fragment was in. This kind backfired and the mixture gave the substance humanoid form, sentience, and the ability to shape shift, thus giving creation to the demon wizard, Aku.
This possibly gives more of a understanding to an asexual reproduction for the creation of Chi. I doth wonder along this track then if Blossom (either before or after) was used as a sort of "mental/spiritual" template in order for Chi to be created. Aku used copied information from Blossom, merged it with a fragment of himself to give it life, and created Chi.
Another idea is that a little darker, and one that I support is that Chi is Blossom. After her demise at the hands of Him and Mimi, Aku used the soul or remains of the soul of Blossom, and forged them into a his daughter in a similar matter above. Blossom's soul could have been a gift to Aku from Him as a means of friendship. Thus they have a good relation, a relationship between Aku and Blossom could have existed with all of this going on, and would explain Chi's attraction to Mimi. Another not is that this could also explain BR's cryptic message of "Aku/Blossom girl".
Both ideas seem to cover the evidence we have thus far.
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quote:His coach said he had to cut a lot of weight just to get back down to 250. He is a perfect fit as an OLB for a 3-4 at this very moment. It's hard for me to imagine that he won't put his hands on the ground at LSU unless his body just decides to quit growing.
quote:This is the first post I've seen where someone thought he wouldn't be a linebacker at LSU. Not saying you're wrong, just the first I've heard of it.
quote:Like said above, he will cut weight and be a LB.
quote: I'm more or less trying to figure out where he got the idea that he was going to play on the D-Line.
quote:This is the first post I've seen where someone thought he wouldn't be a linebacker at LSU.
quote:Because LSU converted JC Copeland from DT to FB who not only blocks but carries and catches passes, the thought is there -- might Jones have the size and skillset to play FB and TE at LSU?
quote:Trey Quinn caught 12 for 126. At the end of the game Carencro was on the 21 yard line and had a few attempts at the end zone but Quinn was put into the lineup as a DB to help preserve the victory.


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A man's in love with a woman, only the woman is engaged to someone else and asks the male friend to be her Maid of Honor. He agrees, with the intent of winning her heart for himself.
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ROCHESTER — After winning five of its first six games by one run in its final at-bat, the law of averages said something had to give for the Spaulding High School baseball team.
Zach Poisson doubled to left to start the frame, but the Red Raiders' chances dwindled as a groundout and strikeout later Poisson was still on base, standing on third. Justin Jewell then hit a grounder to the first-base side of the mound and it kicked off Gareau's foot and into short right field. Poisson easily scored and Jewell legged it to second base. Jewell advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on Loukas Brigham's base hit to center and it was 6-2. Josh Gagne's pop fly behind shortstop was dropped to keep the inning alive. Mark Leahy singled sharply to right field the ball got by the Winnacunnet fielder. Brigham scored easily and pinch runner Mike Melendez raced all the around from first to the plate to make it a 6-4 game. Leahy ended up on third base. Michael Bellio's base hit down the third-base line plated Leahy to make it a one-run game. Bellio was thrown out trying to steal second to end the inning.
"We've let the errors compound," said Winnacunnet coach Jared Liebenow. "That's been a problem in two of our losses. ... When they started hitting, they put the pressure on us. We made too many errors and let them back in."
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1975 Number of articles Lorelle publishes on average annually on WordPress, blogging, social media, and web publishing across multiple sites.
2003 The year Lorelle first touched WordPress and fell in love totally and completely, though some days…
1993 The year Lorelle published one of the first websites in the world known then as homepages. Taking Your Camera on the Road continues to share stories about nature and travel photography, travel, and life on the road with Lorelle and Brent VanFossen.
August 16, 2005 The date Lorelle on WordPress became blog ID number 72 on the brand new WordPress.com.
August 23, 2005 Hurricane Katrina smacked the Gulf Coast of the United States, and Lorelle, resulting in blogging from a disaster area for the next year, dealing with destruction, death, unreliable Internet and electricity, and more hurricanes upon hurricanes.
600+ The number of articles created or edited by Lorelle on the WordPress Codex, the online manual for WordPress Users.
45 Lorelle has presented or keynoted at more than 45 WordCamps around the world, as well as WordPress Meetup Groups and WordPress Events. Highlights included Israel, Netherlands, Hawaii, Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas, Seattle, and Portland.
389+ Lost Count The number of personal and professional WordPress sites developed and created by Lorelle VanFossen for clients.
3500 The average number of visitors daily to this site.
4 The number of books written and published by Lorelle VanFossen…so far.
2 The number of colleges willing to trust Lorelle to train their students in WordPress and the future of the web…so far.
What they are saying about Lorelle on WordPress
Budi on WordPress says:
I've found this inspirational content from Lorelle on WordPress. She's trying to share about blogging and how to blog…I began to like reading Lorelle's because she naturally speaks from the heart in a simple words.
Changing Way says:
Then there's a post from Lorelle at her WordPress.com blog. It's wonderfully clear and informative, as many WordPressers have come to expect from Lorelle. She's made many fine contributions to WordPress.org; it's great to see her getting, and using, one of the first WordPress.com invites.
Laurali Star Diaries says:
Lorelle! I'm always excited when you stop by. Ever since you encouraged me to open up my comments, things have just blow up. In a good way. The response is overwhelming and everyone is so kind. I've connected with all kinds of people and I love reading their blogs just as much as they enjoy reading mine. Making connections like this is what life is all about. It's tapped me into a side of myself that I didn't even know existed. I truly believe in my heart that moving over to WordPress has been the best and boldest move for me. The sense of community here is like family. I honestly could go on and on but I know I'm gushing right now.
Charles McKeever – The Open Source Marketer says:
Lorelle is "The" WordPress evangelist. Her blog is a wealth of information and she continually works hard to make sure it offers real value all the time. She is fun and outgoing. She treats everyone she meets like they've been her best friend for years, and when you talk with Lorelle you feel like you're the only person in the room. Lorelle is colorful without being crass, and engaging without being overbearing. She wears life like a favorite sweater with holes in the elbows and when she talks, you can hear all the places she's been. She's one of my favorite people.
Matt Craven of The Blog Herald says:
Lorelle on WordPress, one of the best blogs about WordPress and blogging, is celebrating their first anniversary today. Lorelle is consistently posting great tips and inside stories about WordPress, such as a look at her last year of writing, or how bloggers use websites as therapy. You won't find a better source of information about WordPress out there. Head on over and wish her a happy anniversary!
The Remote Control CEO's Greg Balanko-Dickson says:
Thanks to Lorelle for pointing it out. As usual she writes quality content about WordPress. A must visit if you are thinking about WordPress or have a WordPress Blog.
Aaron Hockley, Organizer of WordCamp Portland
Lorelle – (she gets her own bullet point) She'll probably give you advice on how to do things or offer suggestions on parts of the event. Listen to her. She probably has her finger closest to the pulse of the WordCamp community.
Mark Ghosh of Weblog Tools Collection says:
Be kind, educate.
I adore Lorelle. To me, she is the embodiment of our community in everything she does and in every action she performs. She is supportive and critical at the same time. She embraces and challenges in the same breath. She sticks her tongue out and throws her arms wide open all in one swoop. I believe what makes her approach so nice is that she is kind to the people that can enact change and she loves to teach other people to do the things she does so well. She is a WordPress enabler.
I wanna be like her. So I pledge to be as kind as I can be and I promise to educate everyone that cares to listen. While I am at it, I hope to learn a thing or two along the way. Will you help me do that?
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On defining your business. Lorelle surprised me by throwing a mic in my face and asking me to introduce my blog. Which was good because it forced me come up with a 10 word explanation of Matt's Cuppa on the fly. Not that it was all that good. Which is why Lorelle owns the mic. Lorelle's is a great exercise. One that I really need right now and one that will make a difference in how I regain my focus on Matt's Cuppa.
Ben Yoskovitz of Instigator Blog says:
And for the ultimate resource on WordPress, tips, tricks, themes, etc. check out Lorelle on WordPress. That's expertise.
Tyme White of 9Rules Network
If you have a WordPress powered site, subscribe to Lorelle's blog. Actually, if you don't have a WordPress powered site, still subscribe. She writes tips and tricks for WordPress but she also covers general blogging tips. Everyone can benefit reading Lorelle on WordPress.
Szilárd Szakács from Cabbagejr on WordPress.com says:
Hell, this blog thing is addictive! I just started today and I can hardly stop. I have an English worse than the Manolo, an exam in days but I wrote all day… Thanks for all your help! It's always amazing to meet so kind and supportive person like you.
Tim Warner of Mother Tongue Annoyances says:
Lorelle VanFossen, who writes the Lorelle on WordPress blog (required reading for anyone who operates a WordPress-based weblog), turned me on in one of her recent posts to a much-needed Firefox browser plug-in for anyone who does any appreciable amount of online composition: a spell-checker!
Military Grrrl says:
Great WordPress Resource – Lorelle on WordPress
I found this blog over at Lorelle on WordPress. It's a great resource for all things WordPress, written in easy to understand language. It's a must-bookmark blog for anyone interested in WordPress.
Charles McKeever – Open Source Marketer – on Lorelle VanFossen at WordCamp Dallas 2009:
"Damn it Jim. I'm a blogger not a star ship captain!" That should have been the tagline for the talk that Lorelle VanFossen gave at WordCamp Dallas 2009. Lorelle gave another information packed, personality driven, WordPress ninja performance when she took the stage and played a Star Trek laden video intro for her USS WordPress Tags and Tribbulations talk.
If you don't know, Lorelle is the resident WordPress mascot blogger. Last year she gave a fantastic talk on power blogging. This year she showed us how important it is to categorize the posts in your blog.
2007 Blogroll Awards by Jake's Life
If you are just starting with WordPress, or you've been using it since the beginning, you can learn from Master Lorelle. This blog provides so much information on the WordPress blogging platform it's sickening. From the small tweaks to fix something only you are bothered by to the good ol' overhaul you've been planning, and everything in between. Bookmark, subscribe, however you do it, but read it. Cheesy as it may sound, the Force is strong in this one, hrmm, yes.
Flood of Flood Flashes says:
Lorelle on WordPress is my resource for all things blogging. She puts an amazing amount of work into compiling information for users, not only for WordPress, but other blogging sites. I cannot plug her enough. She recently discussed what it takes to blog, but closer to my heart, some reasons why all of you should have Firefox. If this blog is not uniform in font, it's because you do not use Firefox. Why do you hate me?
Gold and Platinum Thinking Blogger Award:
Winner of the Thinking Blogger Awards and first honorary recipient of the Platinum Thinking Blogger Award, in response to the commentary on receiving the Thinking Blogger Award published on the Blog Herald in Are You a Thinking Blogger?.
Who is Lorelle?
Lorelle VanFossen is a keynote, trainer, writer, and consultant on web writing, web design, and blogging, especially working with WordPress. Called a blog evangelist, on Lorelle on WordPress she writes about everything WordPress, blogging, and social media, covering more than you may want to know about how all this blogging business and social stuff works.
Lorelle offers a variety of training programs on web publishing and the social web, traveling all over the world to work with a variety of businesses, schools, universities, associations, non-profits, and government agencies. She serves as a consultant to many small to medium businesses to help them blog efficiently and to get their message to their audience effectively.
Her passion for helping people "have their say" on the web is contagious, presenting inspiring and motivation presentations at events around the world including Blog World Expo, WordCamps from Israel to Holland to Texas to Canada, WebVisions, SOBCon, and more.
Lorelle is also the author of the popular Blogging Tips: What Bloggers Won't Tell You About Blogging, a book covering the basic to intermediate tips you need to know before and during your blogging experience, the first book of its kind. She also recently published the ebook, Social Media for Crafters: Covering the Basics of the Social Web, bringing together her love of crafting and blogging and social media expertise. On Lorelle on WordPress, she shares her many years of online journaling, web writing and publishing, and blogging experiences as one of the first website owners and publishers on the web.
Lorelle is also editor, producer, contributor, and official disruptive thinker for Bitwire Media which includes WordCast, Making My Life Network, Stories of Our Journeys, Life on the Road, WordCast Conversations, and the very popular WordCast Podcast.
Lorelle is also a regular columnist for the Blog Herald, Blogger and Podcaster Magazine, Darren Rowse's Problogger, featured for writing and photography in many national and international magazines, newspapers, ezines, and blogs such as Outdoor and Nature Photography, Shutterbug, Photo Techniques, The Mountaineer, Trailer Life, Jerusalem Post, Phenomenal Women of the Web, and Weblog Tools Collection. She is also one of the founding members of Successful Online Business Conference (SOBCon) with Liz Strauss, celebrating five years of changing people's business life online in 2011. She is also a long time member of the 9Rules Network.
Blogging since 1994, before the term "blog" was developed, Lorelle is also involved with WordPress as a volunteer helping to write and develop the WordPress Codex and assisting others on the WordPress Forum.
Lorelle has written over two thousand thousands of articles on WordPress, blogging, and web design and development, receiving special recognition for her early innovative explorations into the possible in web design elements with her series on CSS Unleashed – Experiments with CSS Designs and other web designs, development, and standards. She works with many individual businesses, schools, non-profits, and other agencies as a consultant and educator to improve their web standards, policies, and practices.
She is an outspoken leader of web standards, accessibility standards and usability, and travels extensively to consult and present programs and workshops as a program leader, teacher and public speaker on web design, standards, blogging, and writing. Lorelle presented keynotes and programs at WordCamp 2007, WordCamp 2008 in San Francisco, WordCamp Portland in Oregon, Podcamp and WordCamp Hawaii, WordCamp Dallas, WordCamp Israel, WordCamp Toronto, WordCamp Netherlands, WordCamp Phoenix, the first WordCamp Developers, PodCamp Arizona, Blog World Expo, SOBCon – the Successful and Outstanding Blogger Conference in Chicago), and many other blogging conferences.
If your company, association, or group would be interested in a training program or presentation, please ask.
Her first site, Taking Your Camera on the Road, is dedicated to providing educational and experiential information on travel, nature photography, travel photography, and life on the road, another side of Lorelle. Lorelle also covers genealogy on Lorelle's Family History Blog, focused on genealogy and her family's ancestors, which also presents some interesting web development and blogging challenges as she has deceased relatives blogging for her on that site.
Lorelle is currently back in the United States after five years spent living overseas avoiding terrorists and political leaders in the Middle East, and has been found in Hurricane Alley swinging a chainsaw and shovel helping the recovery from Hurricane Ivan and Hurricane Katrina, and whatever hurricanes kept coming. She recently moved closer (Oregon) to her native Seattle, where only earthquakes and traffic jams can terrorize her.
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Mami likes her schoolgirl uniform when she is performing on the stage. She is a performer with the theatre group in the adult live theatre and they do some amazing things when they are on stage. They are group of barely legan Asian teens from the acting school who make money for the school with performances. They do make videos too that are sold on the web. She has a part time job here in the hotel too as a hostess, so she is pretty well known!
This naughty Asian model is a school girl at the college. This is her first year in college so she doesn´t have a lot of classes as yet. She is a film student so she is learning all the tricks with cameras that they can teach her. She likes this because she learns the best places to hide them and how to make a shot count! She has made some fims that have been on the private channels and they go over very well. She is known in the club by her face and great tits! She will go far in the film world when she graduates.


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quote:Does he still have "it"
quote:I saw BB King play with Phish in 2003, holy shite that was bad.
quote:In 2003 he was still a fairly good performer,
quote:Buddy Guy (BR native and overall legend) however is a must see.
quote:I have seen him 3 times, the last time was about 30 years ago (damn I feel old after typing that).
quote:Side note: What is the best live BB King album(s) to have?
quote:Will just cross my fingers and hope he's still alive for JF.
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Tuesday 16 April 2013
Internet service providers (ISPs) have been accused of failing to apply well-known security measures which have been available for over a decade.
According to European Union cyber-security agency ENISA, this oversight is "a key factor" behind the failure to counter major cyber-attacks.
In a new flash note entitled 'Can Recent Cyber Attacks Really Threaten Internet Availability?', the agency focuses on the large-scale attack mounted in March against not-for-profit Spamhaus.
This was reportedly the biggest Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack in internet history, causing significant problems at the London Internet Exchange over the course of one week.
ENISA says the technique used for the DDoS attack is "by no means new".
"Yet, even today, many network providers do not use a set of recommendations, known as Best Current Practice 38 (BCP38), which have been around for almost 13 years," it stated.
"A similar set of recommendations for DNS server operators - BCP140, published in 2008 - would have reduced the number of servers that can be misused for DNS amplification attacks."
ENISA said that if these recommendations had been implemented by all operators, traffic filtering would block such attacks.
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