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Add texture to nurseries and bedrooms with our irresistibly soft shag rug, table tufted of nonshedding acrylic-blend yarns.
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quote:he told Les to go F himself the last time they played. I don't think Les will be offering him a job anytime soon.
quote:do you realize what the QB situation would have been had Mettenberger not gotten kicked off the GA team, or gone elsewhere? When Garrett left and ZLee went baseball, the pipeline following JJ and JLee was Rivers, who most aren't still even sure he is SEC capable. There was virtually no one else on the board at the time.
quote:Rivers, who most aren't still even sure he is SEC capable.
quote: LSU could hire you or I as OC and it would just be a title. Miles is the real OC, so whoever is hired, would be a mere puppet
quote: Frankly Mettenberger being available probably saved Miles job.
quote:That's on pg 142 of the 2012 record book. You and the other "Miles the Meddler" bunch in this thread should probably read that publication and omit from your propaganda so your Anti-Miles spin won't sound quite so ignorant to knowledgeable LSU fans
quote:Stud offense = 1975 Need an OC who knows modern offense
quote:What would you call ND and Bama's offenses then?
quote:i doubt it was jimbo's grand idea to ground and pound two out of shape RB's coming off acl tears.

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3 Not what I expectedStavi69 | 15/09/2010 | See all Stavi69's reviews (1)As a Spiderman fan I was really looking forward to this game but was dissapointed with how linear the game was. I played the first few levels and my interest in the game had gone.It's basically your go from A to B and beat the boss at the end. I thought this would be a sandbox game like what most other spiderman games have been but was really dissapointed with it. This is one to be rented.
4 Does whatever a spider can!Syndrome | 18/09/2010 | See all Syndrome's reviews (6)I have had the game for one week and completed it in a total of 10 hours, it does not have the replayability of Arkham Asylum or Wolverine but was still enjoyable.The game has very good graphics, voice acting and each level revolves around a villain getting hold of a fragment of the tablet of order and chaos, becoming even more powerful. Of course you then have to give them a beating and take it from them to restore each dimensions tablet, this consists of chasing the boss throughout a level and fighting their minions (which can get repetitive). However it was fun while it lasted and I wish it could have lasted longer, the game could easily have had a multiplayer aspect with the 4 spider-men fighting enemies or even a co-op but this is not included, which is disapointing.I would reccomend this game if you liked X-Men Origins: Wolverine or Arkham Asylum as it is very similar in terms of gameplay, although I could do without the first person fist fight with the level bosses at certain points (one of the games few weaknesses)I liked the narration by Stan Lee and the final cutscene was funny, if a little corny.EXCELSIOR!Four out of Five stars and worth getting.
4 The end of the cursed Spidey Games?Wilkrow | 12/09/2010 | See all Wilkrow's reviews (5)I'm not going to dissmiss the other Spidey games, I'm a hardcore fan and I've bought and really enjoyed all of them, though saying that I can admit they havent been great. I was interested in this game since it was annouced there was a new Spidey game in the making. I feel the actual idea of the game it was a really good one, the four different dimensions not only lends itself well with keeping the gameplay fresh, but it also gives the team at Beenox to display just how beautiful they have made the character models and environments. It is a very pretty looking game and certainly a Huge step for the Spidey franchise.Though I am enjoying the game in it's fullest, I would say in my opnion the only thing that lets it down is it's lack of a storyline. It is pretty much boss level based. These can be very creative and really good fun, I would personally however like a deep rich story to tie them into.Saying that Shattered Dimensions has some really nice voice acting from former spidey cast members, a really nice visual appeal, fun gameplay and over all a very good enjoyable game!
1 I'd give it 0/5 if I could.joeriddell16 | 16/10/2010 | See all joeriddell16's reviews (58)This game is an absolutely pathetic attempt at bringing Spider-Man to us. They advertised it so it kind of looks a bit like Arkham Asylum, when in fact it is worse than the first Prince of Persia on PS3.Also, the American voice which they've given Spidey is possibly the worst thing I've ever heard. I hope the voice actor never, ever works again.
4 What ?Smackdowner | 30/01/2011 | See all Smackdowner's reviews (2)This game suprised me tottaly! Sorry to say i personaly believe that all the rest of the Spider-Man series whasnt that good but this game was so creative BRAVO to the creators to making such a big step to the better. The storyline was awesome anf so much fun to play the only thing i wish they would improuve is the graphics but thats okay cause all together it IS a great game ! SHATTERED DIMENSIONS... i WILL remember that name just for what the game has to bring to the table BRAVO again! I hope this review helps you to deciding if you want it or not ;)


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Has the perfect blend of spices and flavors with just a slight hint of sweetness. I don't like sweet pickles at all so the mere fact that these are great with the small hint of sweetness gives testament to the quality and flavor of this pickle. I'm a pickle lover!
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I didn't know what German style pickles were and found these to be quite on the sweet side though not overwhelming. They still had a unique flavor which was good however I prefer more garlicky or dill flavors. The pickles themselves were fresh, firm and didn't have a lot of seeds in the middle (which means you get more pickle) so they are a good value. If you like your pickles on the sweet side these will be perfect for you!
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We proudly present the Hula-X/Powderpuff Demo Derby! Oct 16th, 2010!
Written by Administrator Monday, 04 October 2010 17:12
Get ready for some serious hardcore off-road action as Hula-X (Hulacross!) and the Powderpuff Demolition Derby gets into high gear at Kalaeloa Raceway Park! On October 16th, 2010, at 8AM the gates open for the first ever continuous lapping offroad rallycross competition!
What is Hula-X?
Hula-X (AKA Hulacross) is a play on words mixing the native Hawaiian meaning for dance and the cross in rallycross. Hula-X racing consists of continuous lapping on a mixed terrain course consisting of dirt, coral, and aphalt. Beginning heats will last for a timed period of lapping with the best times posted as your spot time. Final Heats will be determined by these spot times taken early in the day with your best time as the final result. Initially, the event will center around timed lapping but as the series progresses, we'll focus more and more on wheel to wheel offroad racing, depending on the advancement of our drivers. The course will also feature passing zones, tabletop jumps, and mud pits where the best will be separated from the rest. There will also be a bit of strategy involved...you have the option of avoiding the tabletops and mudpits at your discretion, but possibly with a loss of time as you take alternate routes. All in all, it will be some of the first off-road action of it's kind on Oahu. Hulacross is also an inside joke...so if any of you hulagans are down for some offroad racing, then join us on Saturday as we tear it up.
Rules & Classes
Although personal vehicles are allowed, the course is designed primarily for a dedicated off-road vehicle mentality. We think you'll have more fun if you're not worried about driving to work in the same vehicle the following Monday. Classes will be limited to FWD, RWD, AWD, & Unlimited (ie, total race) vehicles. No ATVs or Motorcycles will be allowed on course due to insurance restrictions. All vehicles must be of sound body and construction and in decent running order and have at the minimum DOT standard seatbelts in place. Vehicles do not have to be street legal or registered. Vehicles with a high center of gravity will only be allowed at the discretion of the Event Manager. Participants must have helmet, long pants, shirts, and closed-toe shoes. For those of you interested in competing in the Wheel 2 Wheel class, we are looking for window nets & roll cages primarily. Additional safety equipment may be required.
For former Drift Session participants...yes...yes...drifting in the dirt is allowed. ;)
Fastest car wins! The purse will be:
1st Place/Fastest Lap Time = $1000
2nd Place/2nd Fastest Lap Time = $300
3rd Place/3rd Fastest Lap Time = $200
Gates will open at 8AM, Driver's Meeeting at 8:30, Race at 9AM. We are in need of volunteers, so if you're interested please contact Michael Kitchens @ (808) 782-7432 or email@example.com
The Powderpuff Demo Derby!
In addtion, on the same day, we'll have the Powderpuff Demoliton Derby in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Beater vehicles of all types will converge in the center of the 1/4 mile dirt oval and compete until the final lovely lady emerges victorious! If you've ever seen a demoliton derby, then you know what to expect...if you haven't, then come on out and watch as these gals get down and dirty. Vehicles will be prepped and spray-painted pink with the graffiti of the team's choice, then they'll bash each other's cars until the last car running remains.
Powderpuff Demo Derby Entry Requirements:
$25 Entry Fee (Donated to Breast Cancer Awareness)
Winner receives $200 purse sponsored by Paradise Lua
KRP Provides the Vehicle (Unless you have your own)
Vehicle must be pink!
Vehicles can be sponsored (all proceeds go to BCA)
Ladies Only
Helmet, Closed Shoes, Long Pants, Long Sleeves Required!
To enter or for more info contact Michael Kitchens @ (808) 782-7432 or via email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Admission to the park is only $10. Children under 10 get in free. Participant fee information is to be posted soon. We'll have more rules and class information up soon, so please watch the website!
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Zelda's would be long-running, I grant that, but yeah, I think it does.
And Metroid presumably could be renewed if they, like, introduced a Sidekick Version of Samus to eventually overtake the mantle after like some apocalyptic Space Pirate Super Galaxy War, where Samus is a old lady who can still kick ass, Batman Beyond Bruce Wayne-style, and then pass on Chozo shit to some new girl. But yeah, it could also end.
Mario remains stuck in some sort of monstrous limbo. Which is worse? Perpetual slightly better than mediocrity, or the weird horrid ups and downs of the Sonic Franchise?
I, as a child of the 90s, still revere Sonic as he was with Mario. The two of them. They in my mind remain the two important icons. I know it's a delusion. I know Sonic isn't very into it anymore, despite moments of glory that come after so much shit, and that there have been more regular powerful moments with Mario.
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quote:If he commits, does Leslie still stick? Thought I read Leslie wanted to be "the guy"
quote:The World confirmed Sunday night that the Sooners have parted ways with Gardner, the 6-3, 224-pounder who could catch 1,000 yards worth of passes, run the 100 meters in 10.67 seconds and win a couple state long jump championships. The problem is a familiar one when it comes to Gardner.
quote:Gardner is a big-bodied wide receiver at 6'3 and 215 pounds, while also having outstanding speed running a reported 4.37 40-yard dash. Simply put, he is a physical specimen. Originally from Louisiana, Gardner moved to Reno, Nevada where he went on to play football at Hug High School. He was a multiple sport athlete who dominated in track as a long jumper, winning the 4A-state meet with a 23'5.5" mark. He's now at Sierra Community College in Rocklin, California
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The antinuclear antibody panel is a blood test that looks at antinuclear antibodies (ANA).
Antinuclear antibodies are substances produced by the immune system that attack the body's own tissues.
ANA; ANA panel
Blood is drawn from a vein, usually from the inside of the elbow or the back of the hand. The site is cleaned with germ-killing medicine (antiseptic). The health care provider wraps an elastic band around the upper arm to apply pressure to the area and make the vein swell with blood.
Next, the health care provider gently inserts a needle into the vein. The blood collects into an airtight vial or tube attached to the needle. The elastic band is removed from your arm.
Once the blood has been collected, the needle is removed, and the puncture site is covered to stop any bleeding.
In infants or young children, a sharp tool called a lancet may be used to puncture the skin and make it bleed. The blood collects into a small glass tube called a pipette, or onto a slide or test strip. A bandage may be placed over the area if there is any bleeding.
No special preparation is needed. However, certain drugs, including birth control pills, procainamind, and thiazide diurectics, affect the accuracy of this test. Make sure your doctor knows about all the medicines you take.
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain, while others feel only a prick or stinging sensation. Afterward, there may be some throbbing.
Your doctor may order this test if you have signs of an autoimmune disorder, particularly systemic lupus erythematosus . This test may be done if you have unexplained symptoms such as arthritis , rashes, or chest pain.
Usually, there is no detectable ANA in the blood (negative test). Sometimes, however, people who do not have any specific disease may have low levels of ANA for no obvious reason.
ANA is reported as a "titer." Low titers are in the range of 1:40 to 1:60. A positive ANA is much more significant if you also have antibodies against the double-stranded form of DNA.
ANA does not confirm a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE). However, a lack of ANA makes that diagnosis much less likely.
Although the ANA is most often identified with SLE, a positive ANA can also be a sign of other autoimmune diseases.
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
The examples above show the common measurements for results for these tests. Some laboratories use different measurements or may test different specimens.
The presence of ANA in the blood may be due to:
Increased ANA levels may sometimes be seen in people with:
Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining blood from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight, but may include:
The ANA can be positive in relatives of people with SLE who do not have SLE themselves.
A positive ANA always needs further evaluation, including a careful history, physical exam, and blood tests for other antibodies, especially anti-double-strand DNA antibodies.
If the only finding is a low titer of ANA and everything else is negative, there is only a 5% chance of that patient developing systemic lupus erythematosis at some time later in life.
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Three years ago today, on May 1, 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs during a raid on his compound near Islamabad, Pakistan. Take a look back on how the world reacted to the news of his death.
Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh condemned the killing by U.S. forces and mourned bin Laden as an "Arab holy warrior."
An Afghan shopkeeper watches the news of bin Laden's death in a television store in Kabul.
A survivor pays homage at the memorial park for the 1998 bombing of the U.S. embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.
A South Korean man walks past a TV screen showing U.S. President Barack Obama's address at a railway station in Seoul.
A computer screen in Singapore shows the Twitter page of Sohaib Athar, who reported via Twitter that a loud bang had rattled his windows in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad. A few hours later he posted another tweet: "Uh oh, now I'm the guy who liveblogged the Osama raid without knowing it."
The front page of a newspaper featuring a photograph of bin Laden is displayed in Santiago, Chile.
People watch a TV broadcast of President Barack Obama announcing the death of bin Laden at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on the Taliban to refrain from fighting after the killing of bin Laden and said the Taliban must learn a lesson from his death.
A man watches a television showing U.S. President Barack Obama's address at an electronic shop in Tokyo, Japan.
Residents look at a television broadcasting a report about the death of bin Laden at the headquarters of a non-governmental organization southwest of Baghdad, Iraq.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle delivers a statement to the media about the death of Osama bin Laden in Berlin.
People burn a photograph of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden as they celebrate his death in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad.
U.S. service members deployed in Kandahar, Afghanistan, watch a television broadcast of U.S. President Barack Obama announcing the death of Osama bin Laden.
A vendor walks past a sand sculpture of Osama bin Laden created by Indian sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik on a beach in Puri in the eastern Indian state of Orissa.
Conservative leader and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivers a statement on the death of Osama bin Laden in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
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(Update: A doctor with the Phoenix Zoo told the Arizona Daily Star that the capture and tranquilizing of Macho B likely aggravated the animal's kidney problem, but noted that officials who inadvertently captured the animal two weeks ago had followed protocol.)
By Barbara Kessler
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This week the Obama Administration shored up the Endangered Species Act, restoring a rule rescinded by the Bush Administration that requires federal agencies to consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service when their activities could harm threatened or endangered species.
Obama announced the decision on Tuesday at the Interior Department, noting that "the work of scientists and experts in my administration, including right here in the Interior Department, will be respected."
It was a statement that many conservationists could embrace as they work to maintain habitats, preserve federal park lands and stabilize animal populations under threat such as the Rocky Mountain gray wolves, the American Pika, polar bears, Atlantic lobsters, salmon and seals, among others.
But the week began with a poignant note about the perils facing wildlife in the United States when an aged jaguar — possibly the very last jaguar living in the wild in the United States — had to be euthanized.
The wild cat, known as Macho B and believed to be 15 to 16 years old had recently been outfitted with a radio collar by Arizona state authorities. When he was later discovered to be suffering from kidney failure, the state game officials had the 118-pound cat euthanized.
It's not known if the stress of the earlier capture contributed to the jaguar's death; his demise though is believed to mark the probable extinction of the jaguar in the United States, according to the Center for Biological Diversity.
"Macho B was the only jaguar known to be living in the United States; he had been photographed repeatedly since 1996 in southern Arizona. Three other jaguars, at least one of them thought to have been killed in Mexico, have also been recorded in the United States since 1996, but none are known to be living now," the center reported in a statement.
"This is a major setback for the jaguar, particularly given that the border wall is making it much harder for jaguars to reoccupy their ancestral homes in the southern United States," said Michael Robinson of the Center for Biological Diversity. "We are deeply saddened."
Bleak as the situation appears, Robinson believes there is hope for a restored jaguar population because the Center for Biological Diversity has already sued to try to get a federal recovery plan in place. The non-profit is due in federal district court in Tucson on March 23 to discuss its lawsuit against a Bush-era U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refusal to develop a recovery plan and designate "critical habitat" for the jaguar.
Jaguars continue to populate parts of Mexico. They once ranged from the Bay Area of California to the Appalachian Mountains in the United States. Their population was decimated by decades of habitat loss, hunting for pelts and "persecution for fear of livestock losses," including "systemic killing" by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, said Robinson.
Because there are still wild jaguars in northern Mexico, a recovery plan for the animal in the United States remains feasible, he said.
"The border wall doesn't extend across the entire border, as yet. The recovery plan could look at many different options, including reintroduction and removal of all or portions of the wall," he said.
"A recovery team developing the recovery plan would identify their best remaining habitats. Potential areas include the Sky Islands in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico (where this and other jaguars recently known to be in the U.S. lived) and the Gila National Forest and Mogollon Rim in respectively western NM and eastern AZ. But the team could also look further afield, since jaguars once ranged from east to west coast," he added.
"Macho's legacy should be action to develop a science-based recovery plan and protection of the areas they call home to ensure their survival."
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David Greenberg, a professor of history and of journalism & media studies at Rutgers University, is the author of several books of presidential history. He writes the History Lesson column for Slate.
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I am always skeptical when a brand claims to have "the only" product in its category, and Bliss' Multi-'Face'-eted All-in-One Anti-Aging Clay Mask does just that, claiming to be "the only flexible clay mask that helps correct all six visible signs of aging."
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Facial injections with botulinum toxin are trending but regular applications are necessary to maintain their efficacy. Six months is recommended between sessions, necessitating topical anti-wrinkle cosmetics that can fill this gap. Described here is a topical combination of peptides that is shown to complement such procedures with anti-wrinkle efficacy.
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Vargas entered the cosmetics industry like many others—by chance, when he answered a newspaper advertisement for a laboratory technician position at Avon in 1979. Although he did not know anything about cosmetics at the time, he took the utmost care in researching his ingredients, which led to the launch of a number of successful products and honed his keen eye for technologies.
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Just Between You and Me: Reprise
A few light years away, not too many mind you, there is a small planet called Mundus. This little green-and-blue planet is eerily like Earth; the languages, the plants, the year the day, even the countries are all the same. There are even humans on this little planet. The only difference between the seem seems to be the presence of humanoid animal creatures that the people of Mundus call Demons.
Demons and Humans worked in harmony for many years, but like on Earth there was a race that was ostracized: The Hybrids. Also called Half-Breeds or Mutts, Hybrids are being borne of liaisons between Humans and Demons, and thus were neither one nor the other. They were used as slaves, an object to be sold at one's desgression.
A Hybrid could always be told as such, even if there was only one of the opposite species in an otherwise pure line. Often they had only one animal feature unlike the Demons many trails and they had the damning eyes. They eyes of a Hybrid have no pupils and the part of the eye outside the iris, the sclera, was the deepest of blacks instead white with red veins.
On the Turn 7412, 1112 AD in Earth terms, the King of Mundus, Mathias Micheal Cordall, changed the laws on Hybrids, making Hybrids legal citizens, giving them rights and freedoms, and making it illegal to use them as slaves. And for a long time that was how it was.
It is now Turn 8310, 2010 in Earth terms, and King Mathias' empire has long since crumbled. The Demons are dead, at least the pure ones, victims of genocide and inbreeding. The Half-Breeds that have survived are slaves once more but instead of act as menial workers or as maids or servants, they are sent to brothels and whorehouses. Not even are exempt from this fate, as they are deemed at tradable good not as a child and are not subject to laws of pedophilia. And that's all Half-Breeds are in the era of temptation and pleasure a tradable good to be used for pleasure and profit; a business object with no countable thoughts or emotions. A living doll to use and abuse.
But some of the younger Hybrids hide, for a time, wearing sunglasses or contacts to hide their eyes and clothing to hide their animal trait; going to school and living in orphanages or, rarely, living with their parents. And a few Hybrids who have been take from better lives to the lives of sexual servitude are planning a revolt. Will it succeed? Well, that's up to them.
Which side of the RP a player gets is dependent on the character they create. There are two choices each with very different goals. There is the Business World, which includes those who run the brothels, the patrons, the guards, the police and all those who support the brothels. And there is the Rebellion, which includes the Hybrids and those against the brothels.
If you are part of the Business World your goals are quite simple: Squash the Rebellion and increase profits. The more Half-Breeds in the brothel, the more money you get and the more patrons will enjoy it.
For the Rebellion, your goal is less clear. Do you merely wish to survive? To escape slavery and humiliation? Or do you wish to change the world? Bring peace and equality? Would you create a safe-haven and keep the destructive Humans from it? Would you dive into the brothels in the dead of night to save the Half-Breeds?
The choice is yours.
There will be a limited number of spots for both Brothel Owner (Maximum 3 player characters) and the Rescue Team (Maximum 4 player characters). This may change depending on what your characters do.
There will be no explicited sexual content in the OOC or the IC. If you want such a thing to happen to your character and it to be included as part of what happens to your character, you may write it and send it to the GM in an email. Allusions to such happening, if they are not detailed or explicited, are acceptable.
If your character is a Hybrid that is out of the brothel and not part of the rescue team you must give a reasonable explanation for why the Business World has not found your character. Holograms are acceptable provided your character has a way to keep it on them at all times.
All parts of the Business World must be Human.
If your character is trying to make a safe-haven it would be advisable for your character to be Human and quite wealthy.
Character Sheet
Species: Human or Hybrid
Sub-species: Hybrid only
Age: None under seven years of age. Hybrids age at the same rate as Humans.
Description: Please be detailed and include one phyical animal trait for Hybrids. Trait can be hidable ex. Cat ears under hat; Tail around waist.
Name: Harrison Hale
Species: Hybrid
Sub-species: Grizzly Bear
Gender: Male
Age: 19 years old.
Description: Harry is tall at 6'5", is well muscled and slightly menacing looking with scars on his arms and chest. He also has a scar diagonally across his right eyebrow and four horizontal scars on his throat over his vocal cords. He has soft bear ears on the top of his head, which he hides using a combination of holograms to make human ears on the side of his head and a black toque to hide his ears. His eyes are bright blue and he often uses his holograms to hide his sclera and lack of pupils. His hair is dark brown and slightly messy, barely an inch long.
Clothing/Weapons: Harry usually wears a tight long-sleeved black sweater with the sleeves rolled up and black bondage pants with all chains silenced. He wears a black toque with wings in the side.
Harry's right forearm is incased in a mechanical looking wristband, which vocalizes his thoughts seeing as he has no vocal cords. He carries three four inch knives in various pockets and is often seen with a beat-up looking handgun which he affectionately calls Tobias.
Goal/Occupation: To rescue Hybrids from Brothels and take them to an established Safe-Haven. / Rescue Team Leader.
Personality: Harry is a calm, introverted person who rarely speaks. He listens well and gives good advice. He is a decent strategist and he is a caring and compassionate leader. He has a slightly unnerving habit of watching people's bodies as they speak, watching them move.
History: The young bear hybrid was three when he was brought to a brothel and he was a victim of their cruelty, but not in the usual way. One of the attendants cleaned him the day he got there, then skillfully cut his throat. He though he was going to die and from what he had heard, he would be better off for it. Three weeks later he awoke to realize that he couldn't speak, that his vocal cords had been removed. Apparently a few of the patrons had asked for a slave that couldn't make a noise, and so they got him and mutilated him. It would be nearly a year before he was well enough to become a proper 'toy' though.
Less then six months later there was a break in at the brothel in the dead of night, and a man; no, a boy; with dark sunglasses came into his room looking to save as many hybrids as he could find, but specifically a friend of his, a Bat Hybrid by the name of Leander. The Bear Hybrid reached out and the older boy, no older than twelve took him by the hand.
The older boy picked him up and carried him though the brothel and they found Leander in one of the upper cells. His brown hair was matted and greasy, his hazel eyes crazed and his membranous wings ripped to tatters. They were the only three to escape and their savior did not come out unscathed. A bullet to the ankle and the Bat Hybrid had run ahead, not helping either of them. From that moment the Bear Hybrid distrusted the Bat Hybrid, and it only got worst.
The older boy turned out to be a Hybrid himself, a Cat who's animalistic side manifested itself as a long slender tail. His hair was black and messy, his body sleek and wiry and his eyes were a hurt and haunting green. His name was Tobias and he was sweet and naïve for someone who had been through all that he had been through. And he was the one to name the little Bear Hybrid, Harrison Hale. "T is 20th in the alphabet and L is 12th. 20 minus 12 is 8 and the 8th letter is H, so Harrison works, huh, little guy?" Tobias became Harrison's first friend.
Harrison had to watch his only friend suffer a lot over the years, mostly at the hands of Tobias' own best friend Leader's hands. First few weeks out of the brothel, Leander went crazy at night, attacking and nearly raping Harrison, but Tobias gave himself to Leander to save Harrison from a fate that he didn't have to suffer any longer. Harrison comforted Tobias silently as he threw up after Leander finished and passed out.
Harrison kept Tobias from depression during that time and later on after they had found Alyssa, a rich girl who sheltered them for a time. Leander fell in love with Alyssa and it nearly broke Tobias' heart to hear them together.
It did break the older boy's heart when the Bat Hybrid said that Tobias being near was ruining his relationship with Alyssa and that he didn't need Tobias. Harrison went with Tobias when he left, Alyssa wishing them both well on their travels and Leander not saying good by. Tobias has injected a hologram device in both his and Harrison's arms and made it use blood as a power source with the ability to turn it off in the way that you move a limb, with a command that was not a command. Alyssa also gave Harrison a device so he could communicate, an armband designed to be able to get bigger as he grew. Harrison was nearly twelve by then and was quite fluent with sign language as well as English.
The two met Alexis not long after, Alexis was part of a Rescue group and Tobias joined, making Harrison go to school while he worked.
When Harry was seventeen, Tobias died in a rescue, shot in the chest. The animalistic part of Harry broke out as he watched the interrogation of the guy who killed Tobias and he killed the man who had not a care for what he had done. After that Harry joined the Rescue group, and took Tobias' beat up hand gun, calling it by his friend's name in remembrance of him.
It is now two years later, and most of the original team has died in combat, but Harrison has those he can trust at his side and he leads them gracefully and without his anger.
There will be more established characters soon.
Accepted Characters
Jeremy Cornwall – counterfeitself ~ Investment Banker and Lover to Mina Dupuis
Drake Thorn – nicomon ~ Harrison's Second-in-Command in the Rescue Team
Kitsun Flam – Livik ~ Hybrid With a Grudge Against Red Max [Missing in Action]
92 – ViviGlow ~ An Expensive Pet Being Shipped to an Abusive Mistress
Samuel 'Sam' Fernandez – sam4books ~ A Hybrid On the Run
Mina Dupuis – counterfeitself ~ Guard and Lover of Jeremy Cornwall
Matilda 'Mattie'Brooks – DoctressWho ~ A Personal Slave to Red Max, A Fighter to the Last
Camillia 'Cami' Hawthe – Kyuu Once a Beautiful Person, Now a Living Doll
Jerry Red Max – Slipslash ~ A Sadistic Brothel Owner / Drug Dealer
Benjamin Markus – Zako ~ Bounty Hunter
Ian Agmod – Livik ~ A Pet With a Heart of Gold and a Good Master
Lazaro Uridar – Gigafist ~ Bounty Hunter Helping Hybrids [On Hold]
Kala Porter – Tragedy_and_Comedy ~ Barmaid to Red Max
Tommy Cobb– Tuor ~ Brutal Second-in-Command to Rex Max
Alexander 'Alex' Chance – Musicmac ~ Store Owner / Gentleman Theif Revised
Hobs L. Domenico – Mastermind001 ~ Bounty Hunter
Malon Carmela Sol – Kougaiji+Sesshomaru ~ A Sadistic Brothel Owner with No Inclination to Beat Hybrids
Lawrence 'The Law' Gallagher – Chaseleon ~ A Vengeful Hybrid With a Knack for Violence
Anderson 'Andy' Calhoun – akuma616 ~ A Hybrid Hiding from the World Dreaming of Freedom [On Hold]
Chame Merkantalte – Doctress Who ~ An Spy Trying to Change His Ways
Graziella D'Amore – mute_soul ~ A Hybrid Wishing to Protect [On Hold]
Louise Caldwell – Bolts ~ A Veterinary Whom Hates Animals… And Hybrids
Fiona Ravencrest – LikeAFawks ~ A Slave Whom Attacks And Annoys Her Captives
Steven Skade – Nightreaper ~ A Hybrid With Nothing to Lose
Vasco Lockwood – Musicmac ~ A Music Player who Wants No Trouble
Rune Otoye – Reiu ~ A Hybrid who Works with Mother to Survive
Carlos Bianchi – Neowarrior7 ~ A Brothel Owner Out For Fun
Rebecca Wheeler – Jasthn ~ A Hybrid With a Musical Taste
Sarantsatsral – Nekoneko ~ A Wolf who Fights to Survive
Moira – Garethcool ~ A Thief with High Hopes and a Cheerful Disposition
Jackson – Garethcool ~A Murderer with a Heart of Gold
Melanthe Fallon – Amaranthine Ali ~A Hybrid With a Tentative Hope for the World
Arkamund Van Holt – Iris ~A Soldier Trying to Cope With The Darkness of His Past
Korbinian Stein – Mquinny1234 A Doctor With a Taste For Blood
Simon Peg - Asmodai ~ A Priest With a Problem… and Quite a Few Screws Loose
Namid - Asmodai ~ A Hybrid Bent on Revenge For Her Family
Lunecious - Ro Wong
Nervo Bellukjaya – Iris
Jeremy E. Fox – Deathmaster Forse
Non-Player Characters
Harrison Hale ~ A Calm Leader With a Horrific Past
Lucien Kalen ~ Brothel Owner Fighting To Be Better Than His Father
Rikka Anita Dnais ~ Sadistic Creeper With a Whip
Damian Malik ~ BDSM Slave With Hope For a Better Future
Severus Blake ~ Callus Bastard With a Good Heart
Patrick Hogan ~ Owner of Ian Agmod, Hybrid Sympathizer
Dr. Damian 'Doc Dame' Malik ~ Doctor With a Vendetta Against The Government
Icarus Hytham ~ A Slave Who Has Appearance Issues
Tranq [Tibalt Galen] ~ A Good Guy Who Won't Admit It
Silas ~ A Hybrid More Animal Than Man
Leander Hunter ~ A Hateful Hybrid with No Empathy
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Record House Revisited, Owings Mills, MD.
An allee of walnut casework defines the public areas.
Paul Warchol
A computer area occupies a niche on axis with the glass entry node.
The smooth opalescence of Corian casework in the kitchen, mudroom, and bath is a textural counterpoint to the white brick and plaster.
Removing all the interior walls revealed floor-to-ceiling window openings that couldnt be experienced in the original plan.
The skylight-encircled chimney stands as an obelisk.
The glassy living spaces open to a full-length deck.
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The opposite view from the glass entryway, looking toward the public area from the bedroom pavilion.
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"Going into this project, we had no idea that what we ended up with was possible," says David Jameson, FAIA, of the house designed by Charles H. Richter. While the exterior was beautifully detailed, both living pavilions contained a clutter of rooms that defied the structure's simplicity. Liberation came from the existing truss roof system, which allowed Jameson to make a clean sweep of the interior.
Two dramatic moves opened up the floor plan while also respecting the building's character. One was to expose the skylight ring around the chimney so that it reads as an obelisk, anchoring the entire composition. The other was the use of bold contrasts to organize space. Flat-sawn walnut floors and quarter-sawn walnut casework wrap the living areas. Cabinetry and countertops are sanded Corian. "We thought, let's find this voiceless casework that relates to the white brick and plaster ceilings," Jameson says. "Corian has the luminosity of an eggshell juxtaposed with the brick. Those materials were a way of repositioning the house as organic and part of woods, and also tectonic and driven by the architecture." Commented a judge: "It's spectacular the way the different materials come together."
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In response to the recent carnage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., various health organizations are calling for intervention in reducing firearms-related deaths and injuries.
"Since 1996, ACP has proposed policies to reduce deaths and injuries related to firearms, even as we must also acknowledge today that we are not doing enough. Over the next weeks and months, ACP will review the research on the most effective approaches to reduce firearms-related injuries and deaths, and then from this review, offer our ideas for a multi-faceted, comprehensive approach," Dr. David L. Bronson, president of the American College of Physicians, said in a statement.
"But we know already that there are policies that can help and should be acted upon immediately. Congress should start by banning the sale of assault-type weapons and high capacity (ammunition) magazines that are designed to kill as many people as possible in the shortest possible time. Weapons like the semi-automatic rifle used to kill 26 children and adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School."
Bronson called for the public health system to be strengthened.
"The public health system must be strengthened and adequately funded to provide access to treatment, as long as it is needed, to people with mental health and substance abuse problems. It is especially urgent that the system provide affordable and effective treatment options for persons who may be at greater risk of inflicting violence on themselves and others, even as we recognize that most persons with mental health and substance abuse problems pose no danger," said Bronson.
"Government must not impose any restrictions on physicians being able to counsel their patients on reducing injuries and deaths from firearms in the home, as some state legislatures have attempted to do."
Focus on mental health
Dr. Rahn K. Bailey, president of the National Medical Association, expressed condolences on behalf of the organization of African-American physicians and called for increased awareness and treatment of mental illness.
"There have been far too many senseless acts of domestic terrorism occurring in this country. After seeing the multiple images of sobbing schoolchildren, as well as distraught teachers and parents on the various news outlets this weekend, there is only one thing left to say; this has got to stop," said Bailey, who is a psychiatrist.
Bailey noted that there is a need for acute psychiatric intervention for the victim's family, the children who survived and for others affected.
"There is an ever present need to increase our awareness, diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. This is necessary for the individual, but also for our communities as we have unfortunately witnessed; undiagnosed and untreated mental illness may lead to tragedy for us all," said Bailey.
Bailey noted that although signs of mental illness appear in adolescence and early adulthood; mental illnesses are usually diagnosed in young men in their late teens to mid-20s, as opposed to women, which are more often diagnosed in their late 20s.
"The stigma associated with mental illness delays adequate diagnosis and care and can have devastating effects on the country," Bailey said.
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The American College of Emergency Physicians, a national medical specialty society representing emergency medicine, called on government at every level to increase investments in mental health resources and to ban the sale of assault weapons and high capacity-magazines.
"Emergency physicians see the tragic consequences of gun violence every day," said Dr. Andy Sama, president of ACEP.
"Our hearts go out to the families of the victims and to everyone affected by this terrible event in Newtown. We deplore the improper use of firearms and support legislative action to decrease the threat to public safety resulting from the widespread availability of assault weapons. We also are urging policymakers to restore dedicated funding for firearms injury prevention research."
ACEP's policy on firearm injury prevention endorses limiting the availability of firearms to those "whose ability to responsibly handle a weapon is assured." It also calls for aggressive action to enforce current laws against illegal possession, purchase, sale or use of firearms.
"The nation's emergency physicians call for increased funding for the development, evaluation and implementation of evidence-based programs and policies to reduce firearm related injury and death," said Sama.
"We will fully support legislation that supports the principles of ACEP's policy on firearms injury prevention."
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In "The Demon-Haunted World" astronomer Carl Sagan wrote about the theory that
the alien abduction experience is remarkably similar to tales of demon abduction common
throughout history. "...most of the central elements of the alien abduction account are
present, including sexually obsessive non-humans who live in the sky, walk through walls,
communicate telepathically, and perform breeding on the human species. Unless we believe
that demons really exist, how can we understand so strange a belief system, embraced by the whole Western world (including those considered the wisest among us), reinforced by personal experience in every generation, and taught by Church and State? Is there any real alternative besides a shared delusion based on common brain wiring and chemistry?"
Gee Carl is that the best you can come up with? You'll accept demons as an explanation but can't wrap your mind around the idea of extraterrestrials actually being here on Earth? I wonder if he ever thought WHY reports of alien abduction are similar to Succubi etc. Perhaps because they have similar if not the same sources. Our ancestors wouldn't have understood high tech stuff. They still relied on superstitions and assumptions.
All this shows is how out of touch with reality this guy could be. What he did is substitute one for another. Now I want an explanation where demons etc. come from. But Sagan conviently leaves that part out. I'd accept ETs existing alot quicker than anything demonic. There's far more evidence for them.
And no dilusion is going to manifest itself in the such closely similar ways with as may people that have reported abductions. Especially over the period of time that reports have come in.
So in summation Mr. Sagan I thoroughly took apart you "evidence." And I don't even have a science degree.
Exhibit B: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Michael_Jacobs
David Michael Jacobs is an American historian and recently retired Associate Professor of History at Temple University, specializing in twentieth century American history and culture. He is well known in the field of Ufology for his research into alleged alien abductions and UFOs.
Jacobs obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1973, in the field of intellectual history. He wrote his dissertation on the controversy over unidentified flying objects in America. A revised edition of his dissertation was published as The UFO Controversy in America by Indiana University Press in 1975.
As a faculty member of the Department of History at Temple University, Jacobs specialized in Grey alien geography and history of 20th-century American popular culture. He stated that his current research interests "involve a delineation of the role of anomalous experiences in personal and cultural life." For over 25 years Jacobs has taught a course on "UFOs in American Society
It stands to reason that with over a quarter century in the study of Ufology that if Dr. Jacobs had come across evidence that led him to believe abduction reports were not true then he would have stopped and moved on to something else. But the fact that he's been at it this long strongly indicates there's something to it.
How many years of study do the skeptics put in before they make they're assessments?
Exhibit C:
The belief by skeptics that abduction reports are made to get attention.
Ok show me ONE person who is so desperate for attention and can't get it any other way that they'd make up something like this. There are so many easier and better ways to get attention that don't result in ridicule from others.


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Perfectly Perfect
By John Odell
One of my favorite records is not from the pros; it wasn't even set by an adult. It is a Little League record. The Hall of Fame rarely calls out such marks because there are so many games taking place, encompassing so many levels of competition, that the leagues themselves do not even keep track of them.
Occasionally, though, a youth league accomplishment is so astounding that we learn about it here in Cooperstown. On May 14, 2005, 11-year-old Katie Brownell, the pitcher for the Dodgers in the Oakfield (N.Y.) Little League and the only girl in her entire league, set such a record.
Exceptional Little League pitching performances, while uncommon, are nowhere near as rare as they are in the majors. In youth leagues, the combination of talent imbalances and six-inning games means that good pitchers often strike out many batters.
But on this day, Katie was unhittable in a way I had never heard of before. She struck out every batter she faced in all six innings of the regulation game. Eighteen up, eighteen down. A perfect game. And more than that in my mind, because this was the best performance a pitcher could ever imagine. Striking everyone out in a game is the stuff of daydreams and legends. For a pitcher, this was a perfect perfect game. At our request, she donated the jersey she wore on that day.
Several aspects of this record make it special for me. First, if this record doesn't make your jaw drop, whether a boy or a girl accomplished it, then you haven't suffered through the agony of a youth league pitcher walking half a team around the bases, or surrendering hits when he (or she!) keeps the ball around the plate.
Second, Katie was playing baseball because she loved to play baseball. Nothing against other bat and ball games, but if you are a baseball player, there is no substitute. As the curator for Diamond Dreams, our permanent exhibition about the history of women in baseball, I am especially attuned to the challenges girls and women have faced in order to play our National Pastime, even to the point of going to court.
As a culture, we no longer discourage kids from playing baseball because of their skin color or because of a differing ability that puts them at a physical disadvantage to their peers, and I believe that we should not discourage someone from playing simply because she is a girl. In this respect, I think that Katie's performance shows how our love for baseball can be a uniting force, something that draws us together.
Regardless of how many times other Little Leaguers may have reached this mark of perfection, either before or since, I am thrilled that we can illustrate Katie Brownell's accomplishment for our visitors in our new exhibit One for the Books.
It's memories like these that will be brought to life in One for the Books. The exhibit opens Memorial Day Weekend in Cooperstown.
John Odell is the curator of history and research at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
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quote:X files had potential to be better. But fringe was much better at sticking to a plan for overall arcs and mythology. As a story from beginning to end fringe is so much better that it isn't even close.
quote: We can all agree xfiles had one of if not the most disturbing episodes of tv ever.
quote:Ron sterling would be proud.
quote:I was pissed at the lack of closure in the x-files, absolutely pissed:
quote:Carter lost his way. The entire reason for Fox's belief system was the loss of his sister. Not tying up that one lose end caused Xfiles to slip many many notches down. I love me some xfiles don't get me wrong (my son is now a fan). But Fringe is way way way better written.
quote:I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't fully appreciate the greatness of the x files right down to the crummy props It's the best show of the 90s and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>better than fringe. Its legacy speaks for itself. The reason I like fringe most is how they shamelessly copy concepts from the x files
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Sunday Dinner Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Sour cream and cream cheese add delicious dairy flavors to these potatoes. They're special enough to serve guests and can be prepared in advance. Since I'm a busy mother, that's a convenience I appreciate.—Melody Mellinger, Myerstown, Pennsylvania
- 5 pounds potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
- 2 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoons butter, divided
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon onion salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Place potatoes in a Dutch oven; cover with water. Cover and bring to a boil. Cook for 20-25 minutes or until very tender; drain well.
- In a large bowl, mash potatoes. Add the sour cream, cream cheese, 2 tablespoons butter, salt, onion salt and pepper; beat until fluffy.
- Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Dot with the remaining butter. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 8 servings.
Originally published as Sunday Dinner Mashed Potatoes in Taste of Home
October/November 2003, p33
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