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I like to keep the blog….with some modesty of content…because I am NOT fond of porn. I always wondered about porn of any kind, because to me, why would anyone prefer it to the real thing?
Stupid I know. I know, but due to the wiring of my female brain, I can't help myself.
Nevertheless, yesterday I watched a video on some lady professor who was teaching a class on sex toys. Really…like college kids need to know about sex toys. Then I watched a video of two black men who were telling everyone some college professor was having couples fornicate in class. As IF there was any college student that has not had sex in 2013.
Clearly the universities are promoting sex, which is to promote Planned Parenthood, who makes most of its money off—say it all together class—abortions!
The more abortions, the more money Planned Parenthood can give to the democrats!
I always follow the money.
And then…while searching around the net, I found some other VERY interesting pictures.
You see here…a penis bush trimmed in Canada. A baby shower vagina cake…..and a symbol of protest to the current ruler in Yugoslavia.
Clearly, the universities are actually making a big difference! Forgive me (or NOT) for portraying…some disturbing pictures, but then again, we must consider what is happening to 'art."
Why We Shouldn't Trust the Rich…
Nobody Wonders
Have you been to a modern art museum lately? Well I have. And I can't for the life of me figure out, how so many rich people think putting a solid color on the wall…is art, and is worth millions. The rich just have to be stupid to pay big money for that stuff.
When the rich get into the driver's seat of Congress and the Presidency, they start doing very stupid things….like adding another trillions dollars on to our debt, which they did today, because the rich are still in control.
And I'm here to say: These people are nuts. And I want to present proof of the decline in earth's rich elites: They've actually lost most of their mental capacities. For instance, I present irrefutable proof: The New Wing at the St. Louis Art Museum. It cost $162 million dollars and three years to build.
I was pretty excited to visit the museum, and you can enter from inside the old one, which may or may not be a good idea, because what you see, are Greek Statues.
"Wow…how in the world did they carve lingerie out of stone?" I asked my husband, while we walked past nipple rustling marble. The skin was smooth, almost unbelievable that anyone could even get that texture…skin, cloth, emotion, out of stone.
And then, you enter the New Art museum. Each piece maybe took about…oh..a day at the most to make, and about $100 worth of paint to do.
As I stood in a room looking at two huge 'painting' one solid red, one solid black, I ask the guard, while laughing hysterically, what in the world was so special about them?
"You see that red one? It's not centered." Sure enough. He was right. The artist purposely off centered it. Wow. Genius. I do that when I hang wall paper all the time. I am, by a millionaire standards., a genius.
Or more than likely…they are all idiots. If some millionaire pays 3 million dollars for a 'painting" that I could have done in a few hours, they really are nuts. Of course, all the poor people are walking around thinking, "I'll just go home and paint that old toilet back by the shed and sell it to George Clooney for a few mil. How in the world can somebody get millions for all this crap?"
And so, if you want to see how humanity has really "progressed" since the Greeks walked the earth, go to any modern art museum. It's all right there. Proof, that the rich are deep down, stupid in everything but how to make money.
That's why, as the song says, we should "eat them all."
Unless of course, they happen to collect Greek Statues. Those…might be okay.
(I'll put these pictures right up there with ugly expensive purses.)
George Bush VS Picasso
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Have you SEEN the self-portrait that X-President George W. Bush painted of himself? Well, some guy who calls himself Guccifer hacked into the Bush's emails and found these two very interesting self-portraits. Obviously, the President…is trying to tell future historians that either (1. He can't take enough baths to cleanse himself of all his sins, or (2 He wants to be the first President to show that no matter how powerful one man becomes, he still has to take a bath. (3…The parts he most admires about himself are his back and feet or (4. He wants Laura to know how very lonely he is. And if you have read me, I have said before, I don't think Laura and Bush live together anymore. Just like the Clinton's, they do their events together, act all lovey, and then go their separate ways. But unlike Bill Clinton, George W. is miserable without Laura. I could be very wrong…but…
While many people admire his painting ability, I find it almost…sad.
But that's just me. On the other hand, we can all compare it to Picasso's self-portrait…(One that is NOT pornographic, because Picasso did a lot of those.) and I think I would prefer the bathtub, if I had to pick one to hang on my wall…how about you?
Nobody's Perfect: The Empty Chair VS the Pregnant Woman
Nobody's Perfect
Art…we are told its in the eye of the beholder. Here we see two comparisons of the latest art projects, one suggested…one actually implemented.
FIRST: Damien Hirst, who seems to think that pregnant women look the best just before giving birth, has set his statue in the lovely town of Devon…and not everyone is happy about it:(Notice his own excitement!)
Hundreds of residents looked with a mixture of emotions today after a sculpture of a huge, naked, heavily pregnant woman with a sword arrived in their seaside town on a flatbed trailer.
It was their first glimpse of the controversial 70ft tall statue by Damien Hirst which has stirred up controversy since he announced plans earlier this year to "loan" it to Ilfracombe, Devon, until 2032.
A report to the council said objectors considered the statue to be "outrageous, immoral, bizarre, obscene, offensive, disgusting, distasteful, embarrassing, grotesque, disrespectful, insensitive, inappropriate, a monstrosity, tasteless, ugly, vulgar and not in good taste".
Evidently she is standing on a bunch of legal books, so what does the artist mean? Woman should be the arbitrators of the law because they bear the children, and so if not obeyed they will take a sword to your head?
SECOND: This artist wants to put a replica of Obama, on Mt. Rushmore. And being the creative guy that he is, he has suggested…the empty chair.
What do we get from this symbolism? And most importantly, can it be done?
The good news is: I would suspect that many in America would object just as strongly as their Devon counterparts to this obscene gesture placed next to our greatest Presidents, Obama not being one of them.
Nobody Suggests —the two artists get together and set that mother down on that empty chair, pushing her sword with both hands through that great monstrosity called 'Obamacare' …which is lying at her feet. And put THAT statue right front of some Catholic maternity ward.
What? Did you think I was going to point out that Obama's first debate was not nearly as perfect as he can do…but just about as bad as it could be?
Uh…I just did…in my own artistic way!
Cufflinks, Canadian Bill, and ?
Nobody Wonders
If you think the "rich' have just a bit too much money…if you think that Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party people might just get have something in common…you might be right.
Tell me…would you pay $89.9 milion for a painting called "Orange Red Yellow" ?
Or how about $4.2 million for a pair of cufflinks?
Or how about this: Something that creeps even me out…the new twenty-dollar bill in Canada, not only makes the Queen look like she's have a bad hair day in the middle of a tree, the twin towers look as if they have naked women on them. What's even more weird is that everyone is concerned about ..the naked women on the towers, NOT the fact that Nobody Knows why in the world Canada would want to put the twin towers on their $20 dollar bill. I mean, are they planning on building a pair of their own with naked women on them? WTF? How are the families who lost loved ones on 9/11 suppose to take that?
And Now, a Word From Our Sponcer….
Nobody's Notes:
Nobody Thinks the world lost one of God's most beloved works last Good Friday: Thomas Kinkade. Anyone who has ever seen one of his paintings has been touched. He was probably America's most beloved painter. That man was touched by God…no doubt about it.
I was at the art museum here in St. Louis last week, and I remember staring at a whole room of what I call, "modern crap" art. One such picture took up a whole wall and was entirely…blue. That's it. No doubt some rich person would have paid millions for it. A six-grader could have painted it.
If just one of Thomas's pictures had been in that room, I wouldn't have even glanced at those, as we here in middle earth call them: rip-offs. But, you won't find Thomas in any hotsy tosty museum, which shows you how far the 'rich' have genetically improved their IQ, and how morally lost many of them seem to be.
Nobody Thinks the fact that this "Warrior of Light" as he was known, Good Christian as he was….the fact that he died on Good Friday was no mere coincidence. His incredible talent, is beloved by the "meek" the "humble' and the "rightous"…and yes, we are all still here.
The man, had the gift of an angel. And although I think God took him too soon…I think Easter is a fine time to reflect on the gracious light he gave to us all while he was here, and reflect of the real meaning of Easter.
Thomas once said:
"I share something in common with Norman Rockwell and, for that matter, with Walt Disney," he said. "In that I really like to make people happy."
Boy, did he.
Hope everyone has a great Holiday with their families….and Happy Easter!
The World of Public Art: Uh….Uh…Sure.
Nobody Flashes
Tis the season to be jolly, and it seems that there are many jolly politicians, all over the world, who like to fund the very best artists that they can find, to spruce up a city. In case, you like me, won't be getting to any of these places anytime soon…I decided to jolly up the New Year with…WHAT?
The good people of Philadelphia, are being cheered up by a giant rabbit planted in the middle of some…..square. One that reminds us all, that drinking and walking should not be done at the same time. As you can see, it's drawing a big crowd in the middle of this jolly season. The most that you need to know about the artist, is that he's from..the Netherlands, making some subliminal message to us all: do not move to the Netherlands. There is nothing to do there but drink yourself into a stupor.
Here we see another great work of art. Actually, it's a blown up work of art whose is making a copy of the original work by God, but..let's not be fussy. This is also, a fine example of what the Netherlands has done since Van Dyke no longer graced the halls of the royal palace. Was is the message? We are all fried. Make your eggs…sunny side up! Don't step on the yolk. Go home and eat. Your guess is as good as mine.
This is in Germany, where the poor people are starving. They are so hungry that they are growing mushrooms on the side of their buildings, out of the reach of those nasty Greeks who just won't plant their own.
In London, the artist has immortalized the drunks that hang out on the common streets on Friday night. The first, is the night before, and the next…how they feel when they wake up the next day and find out that they actually survived not only the soccer match, but the party afterwards. I'm sure the British people are just in love with this public display of true genius, that they no doubt paid for. My favorite pick so far.
Jumping across the planet, here we have a perfect example of the Japanese people. They are…robots. They don't think. They just…are ordered, and they move. If a Japanese artist moved to the Netherlands, he'd probably commit Hari Kari, right on top of the eggs. This proved that trying to melt us all into a NEW WORLD ORDER of clones, might not work. I'm just saying.
In Chicago, the good people decided to express their wishes to put on hard hats, join the union, and…tell me…what's that thing between his legs? Obviously GE put this in some Plaza to remind you that you only have THREE more days to enjoy your love with Thomas Edison. And that…big yellow bear…is YOU!
Rahm Emanuel, could not resist. He is telling Chicago that…he is watching YOU. And he's getting tired of it. Look at those blood vessels. If you are near this wonderful example of how the government spends its money, be sure and go back, look that eye in the eye, and gesture! Tell Rahm how much you appreciate his support. I would.
Another Chicago favorite! One to take all the kiddies to see, even though Marilyn looks at least 30 pounds thinner than the original, it's not bothering this guy from trying to express his joy. A few more inches….
Oh…let's not stop. Back in Germany, they are expressing how they feel about the Greek Bailout. Or the fact that the Rhino is an endangered species…except here in the United States where the population of Rhino's is multiplying very successfully. We should send them a few of ours.
But…the Germans are not going to let that misery go on. Here they celebrate the years of their women, filling the children and the nation with…funny looking statues.
Let's not forget the artist of China, who puts his thumb up at the world, a joy for the people on the beach to ponder while they are surfing, and living life in luxury. Nobody suggests that the Chicago politicians and the Chinese politicians look at life much the same way. An eyeball here, a thumb there…but the Netherlands, and Germany?
They've come a long way baby. I don't know about you…but if I had to choose, I'd pick the dead rabbit. He pretty much sums it all up.
Nobody's Perfect: Dr. Conrad Murray VS The Cleaning Lady
Nobody's Perfect
This week's &$*% -ups (minus, of course, Herman Cain's ongoing sex scandal of the month) are between a Doctor of Medicine, and a cleaning lady, who wishes to remain anonymous, although Nobody wishes she would come forth…I really do.
I'd like to give her a medal for doing the world a favor.
They were both hired to do certain jobs, and they both managed to make some rather big mistakes, according to their peers.
FIRST: We have Dr. Conrad Murray, the Houston cardiologist who watched a pop star named Michael Jackson basically drug himself into the Twilight Zone and beyond daily. Dr. Murray was the "doctor" who would give Michael all the drugs he wanted, and he was paid handsomely for it.
Wait…did I say that?
Was Dr. Conrad…(cough, cough) actually Michael Jackson's pusher? If ordering about a million gallons of propofol, (the stuff they use to "put" you under for surgery) and then shipping it to your many girlfriend's houses, where you could pick it up in your brand new sports car is any indication that Dr. Conrad was doing it for the money…then you'd have to say..uh..yeah. Dr. Conrad:pusher.
And that's what the Jury found: Dr. Conrad was guilty of not doing his job.
A guard said Murray was concerned with packing up and hiding medicine bottles and IV equipment before telling him to call 911. Prosecutors said Murray was distracted while Jackson was sedated, citing Murray's cell phone records to show he made numerous calls.
Yep. Calling for help was the LAST thing on the good doctor's mind, because out of the many phone calls he made, not one of them was for "help" when he suspected that Michael was not breathing.
They gave him…four years.
Actually, this Nobody can see the mistake. Michael was obviously an alien. They revealed that little secret in the movie "Men in Black." Still, even aliens need compassion.
If the doctor goes to jail in California..he will be out in…five hours, or five days. He lost his medical license–but hey…he can always get a job in the Obama administration as a phone rep.
SECOND: They wouldn't give us her name. It seems, some very sensible woman, looked at a large piece of junk, and saw that the pan on the bottom had some stains in it. It was her job to clean it up. The problem was the rubber looking bed pan was made to look like it had a stain in it, because the title of the piece of junk was : "When it starts dripping from the Ceiling." At the bottom of the pan was some painted on…dried rainwater.
She took her trusty cleaner, and scrubbed the "patina" off and now, the $1 million dollar art object which was in the Ostwall Museum: somewhere none of us will EVER go, is ruined. The German artist Martin Kippenberger is dead, so he can't come and fix it.
To many of us nobodies around the world, that cleaning lady did us all a big favor. One less piece of "modern" art in the world is one less we have to look at and pretend we don't think it's a big rip-off.
If that cleaning lady had been taken care of Michael Jackson, you better believe that he would be on a World Tour right now, and his every move would be watched. She would have never allowed him to drug himself to death. She would have gotten her best broom out and hit him on the head and said,
"Knock it off! Get off those stupid drugs! I'm not giving you any more!"
So, Dr. Conrad was NOT doing his job. The cleaning lady was. She was hired to clean. To her that rubber mat looked like a bedpan…and it was her job to clean it. Besides, that's what the rich (who have never had to clean a bedpan) get…their just reward. Too many of them are facinated by poor's people's "junk." Nobody Thinks they want to display it in their homes and museums so that they can remind themselves once again, how really rich they are.
That's what happens when the rich treat their "servants" like trash. You could easily make a new bedpan…take you about ten minutes. You can't make another Michael Jackson.
If the art critics of the world had any sense, they'd had given that cleaning lady a promotion, but somewhere tonight, somebody who owns that "art" piece is heartbroken over his million dollar loss.
Nobody Thinks he should get together with the Jackson family and say:
"You just can't get good help nowadays."
It's a pity.


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Jeanne Russell has decided to part with some of her genealogy books. She obtained these as part of her research into the Westfall, Kittle and related families. Here is an excellent chance to buy a valuble publication for a reasonable price. Contact D. Jeanne Tracy Russell directly via e-mail or snail mail at Jeanne Russell, 1002 Smith Ave, Lebanon, Pa. 17042.
Pre-Revolutionary Dutch Houses and Families in Northern New Jersey and Southern New York, By Rosalie Fellows Bailey, 0-486-21985-2, Dover Publications (1968), with 171 illustrations and an introduction by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Price $55.00 including postage
This book is in very good condition, plastic not peeling, corners a little fuzzy; no marks except Jeanne's signature inside front and back covers. This book in much worse condition is advertised else where on the web for $90 or more.
The Hudson Historic Sites, A report on historic sites and buildings in the Hudson River Valley, Hudson River Valley Commission by Russell Bailey and Associates 1966. The book has a nice picture and description on every other page. Price $35.00 including postage.
Soft back, condition fair, front cover is loose, has turned a bit yellow, some wear on the edges but otherwise, in good shape.

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needless to say that this games has changed my life. First time i played it, i was in a trance with all the sounds and colours that seemed to come off the screen. I had to call in sick at work the very next day just to play the game. Recently my wife and i are going through a rough phase right now and we rarley speak to each other anymore. Anyway, she caught me playing ur game and was just as amazed as i was with it. That spark that the both of us shared when we first met was turned on again. Sni[p]r has saved my marriage. To whoever made this game, i owe you my life.
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I have to say, this was impressive and addicting while it lasted. Graphics are decent, and the music could be better, but I did like the gameplay.
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TIME TO FISH OR CUT BAIT: The Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission is set to tackle its toughest assignment - real tax reform. The main plans up for a vote would change the way Florida pays for education.
DON'T MAKE ME DO IT: A Marion teacher asks not to have to participate in the FCAT administration and calls on others to refuse to participate, the Ocala Star-Banner reports. (He doesn't get his way, of course, though he does make his point.)
FCAT FUN: Schools in northeast Florida tried to encourage kids to do well on the FCAT without building up too much pressure, the Florida Times-Union reports.
MONEY NEEDED, BUT DISTRICT WON'T ASK: Collier's superintendent says the district won't ask voters for a tax increase despite budget needs, because tensions with the teachers' union could doom the referendum, the Naples Daily News reports.
STOPPED SHORT: Florida Gulf Coast University had been on a roll as the state's fastest growing university. But all that's on hold now because of financial pressures on the entire university system, the Fort Myers News-Press reports.
FAMU LAW GETS NEW REGISTRAR: The new dean dismisses the old one with little explanation, the Tallahassee Democrat reports.
IT LETS THEM ESCAPE LOCAL PRESSURES: Leaders of some Pennsylvania school districts are defending their annual retreats to a Monroe County resort on the taxpayers' dime, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
UNIONS "RUINING OUR SCHOOLS": Teachers have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo regardless of how badly they and their students perform, Richard Berman of the new anti-union Center for Union Facts writes in the Newark (NJ) Examiner. He mentions a Florida teacher enshrined in the state's Educator Hall of Fame the day before she got laid off.


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September 3, 2004
by Chaim Bloom
While the average player peaks between the ages of 26 and 28, individuals have a great variety of career paths. Chaim Bloom takes a look at what happens to players who have big seasons before turning 24.
August 10, 2004
by Chaim Bloom and Keith Woolner
The Cardinals already had a fearsome lineup core. With the addition of Larry Walker, it's now one of the best the game has ever seen. Eat your heart out, Miller Huggins.
May 26, 2004
Red Sox pitcher Charlie Zink is a rarity among pitchers: a 24-year-old knuckleballer. As a traditional pitcher in the Sally League, Zink put up a 1.68 ERA in relief in 2002 before the big club converted him to a full-time knuckleball pitcher. Zink posted a 3.90 ERA in High-A last year before improving on that with a 3.43 ERA in 39 innings at AA. This year, he cracked BP's Top 50 Prospects list. We sat down with Zink last week before a road game against the New Britain Rock Cats, and asked him about life as one of baseball's rarest breeds.
December 8, 2003
We still don't understand how good Alex Rodriguez is. When he signed a $252 million, 10-year contract in December 2000, there were two prevalent reactions: "The sky is falling!" and "He's really good, but Texas overpaid." Still, you could argue that A-Rod was worth it at the time. The sky seemed the limit for salaries, and A-Rod at $25 million made a lot more sense than Manny Ramirez at $20 million or Derek Jeter at $19 million. Since the new CBA was signed in 2002 though, the market has corrected itself, and the days of the $20 million contract are over, no matter what Vladimir Guerrero's agent thinks. In the new market, you'd think A-Rod can't possibly be worth $25 million a year, no matter how well he plays. You can sign two A-list studs for that kind of money now, not just one plus Darren Oliver. So is A-Rod worth the money now?
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Rickey's back. The Dodgers are 49-44, three and a half games out of the Wild Card, but if their pitching were as bad as their offense they'd be the worst team in the majors. Paul Lo Duca (.307/.374/.438, .285 EqA) is having a good year, but when the All-Star catcher looks out at the rest of his team, he sees an offensive wasteland. At first base, Fred McGriff (.249/.318/.430, .261 EqA) was unimpressive before going on the DL. Up the middle, Alex Cora (.240/.281/.319, .213 EqA) and Cesar Izturis (.255/.290/.302, .210 EqA), who have gotten most of the playing time, are a combined black hole. Third baseman Adrian Beltre (.225/.286/.356, .227 EqA) has seen his star come crashing to earth after having once been one of the hottest prospects in the game. In the outfield, Shawn Green (.255/.317/.429, .262 EqA) is underachieving, and none of the combination of Mike Kinkade, Dave Roberts, Jolbert Cabrera, Chad Hermansen and Wilkin Ruan has been exceptional. Brian Jordan (.299/.372/.420, .282 EqA) had been the bets of the bunch, but a severe injury means his season and Dodger career are over. Faced with the option of buying or selling for the stretch run, the Dodgers made their move, trading for Jeromy Burnitz and plucking Rickey Henderson from Newark.
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Breast Lifting Exercises
My breasts are starting to droop more as I get older. Are there any exercises I can do to lift my breasts? Will working on my pectoral muscles help? READ MORE
What Can I Expect For Heal Time After Breast Lift? When Can I Begin Exercising Post-Op?
I'm considering just getting a breast lift. I'm currently a B cup and believe I have tubular breasts. I love to run, so I'm concerned... READ MORE
Incision Popping Open 6 and 8 Weeks Post-op Breast Lift
At 6 weeks and 8 weeks post-op breast lift surgery I have had a one inch section in the vertical incision under my nipple pop open releasing blood and... READ MORE
I had a breast lift 6 weeks ago, so can I do Crossfit exercises as I do deadlifts, pull ups, push press?
What can I do about pre and post breast lift care?
I am planning on getting a breast lift at Yanhee Hospital in may by Dr Somsak. My questions are what can I do to best help myself before and after.... READ MORE
Some doctors have told me I need breast lift. Is it possible to do push ups & swimming to firm them up?
God bless everyone and I have faith that some good doctors can help us to find out and I personaly feel depress just to know about the big scars :/ READ MORE
What is the most affordable way to lift breasts? Are there any alternatives to surgery?
I am a 31 year old mother to 3. At 5'2" I was almost 200lbs last year, so through eating right and exercise I got down to 140lbs (still a few to go).... READ MORE
Are my breasts tuberous? Can any exercise/ massage improve their appearance (without surgery)? (Photo)
I am 27 yrs old and wear 34 d size, unmarried, no pregnancy yet. I had lost weight on and off and was active in sports. I am concerned about my saggy... READ MORE
Breast Lift without surgery: Is it possible?
Are there any exercises or garment you can wear to give a breast lift without surgery? How long will results last? Are any of them permanent? READ MORE
Breast augmentation do I now need a breast lift? (photos)
I had breast implants about 5 years ago (half under the muscle 390cc - see black and white picture) because I had loss of volume from breastfeeding... READ MORE
Would a tissue expander, than exercising the skin under the scar and suturing to the fold fix this problem? (Photo)
Ultimate breast lift in Texas. Nipple to sternum 15cm. Nipple to fold 9cm. Nipple to scar 5cm. Scar 4cm up on the breast mound. I can't fit bras. If... READ MORE
Will chest is exercises work with saggy breast or is a breast lift my only option?
I'm 19 years old and my breast have been sagging maybe ever since I was 15 years old. I do not want to get a breast lift whatsoever because I don't... READ MORE
Exercises to lift breasts?
Are there any exercises which help to lift breasts without surgery? Do they work? READ MORE
Exercise after breast lift?
I had a breast lift (no implant) two weeks ago. I was anticipating going back to the gym at 3 weeks, is that correct?I typically do 30 min cardio 4x a... READ MORE
Multiple procedures at once?
I have recently lost 125 pounds naturally through diet and excericise. I gained the weight from a combo of pregnancy then later post partum depression... READ MORE
Recovery and exercise after breast lift (no augmentation).
So I have my breast lift scheduled for the 6th coming up, I feel great about my doctor but I have realized I haven't asked too many questions about... READ MORE
Does the development of necrosis delay exercise? (Photos)
I went for a breath lift and I am 5 weeks po. I was excited to begin getting back onto my training regime after 6weeks but I see that I have developed... READ MORE
Breast Lift exercises - Do they work?
Can doing exercises at home give you the results of a breast lift surgery? Can it help at all? READ MORE
Can over the muscle implants look natural and still get a great look?
36 yrs old, petite frame, 122lbs 5'4. breast feed 3 children. I am very active and exercise my chest routinely. I want over the muscle but my PS says... READ MORE


text: There are several barcode readers but a couple good ones are Red laser and Digit eyes. For money there is a cheap one called money talk. for nav Motion GPS Drive is the best one out for a complete and accessible one! Sent from my iPhone 4S! On Mar 12, 2012, at 11:21 AM, Ezzie Bueno <ezziebueno@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello Don, > > You would need the Loktel Money Reader app to read dollar bills. I use it on > my Macbook Pro, and I know that there is also an iPhone version. > I do not know about the other apps you mentioned. Hopefully someone else will > jump in soon. > > HTH, > Ezzie > > Ezzie Bueno > Sent from my Macbook Pro > ezziebueno@xxxxxxxxx > (323) 448-0757 > > Check out daily jokes and more! > > www.SillyEz.com > Facebook: http://facebook.com/SillyEz > Twitter: http://twitter.com/SillyEz > > > On Mar 12, 2012, at 7:28 AM, Don wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I am tolded of a bar code reader for the ipad and iphone, I would like the >> name of it and does it work good. I was also told of one that would read >> money. Also what is the best app for directions. Thanks all this site sure >> does help on learning how to do things. Don Jones >


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Qubool Hai 01st February 2013 Written Update
Qubool Hai 01st February 2013 Written Update by Rimjhim
Scene 1:
Location: Ayan's residence
Zoya is shocked to see her and asks dilshad how she found her. Dilshad tells zoya that she knows everything and is told by mariam, that she shouldnt inform her parents. Dilshad says she doesnt need to know the reason for her running away, she knows that there must be a big reason, and that she can stay here till her brother comes. Zoya expresses concern of asad being angry at this, but dilshad says that she's his mother and would make him understand. When they leave, zoya remembers asad's talk with her and is tensed.
Dilshad finds rashid at the door and is about to turn the door on him, when he pleads to be taken inside and talk to her. She is surprised to find rashid having documenst of various properties bought in dilshad's name. She asks why has he bought so many properties in her name. He says that he cant answer her questions now, but they need to be safe somewhere and he cant trust anyone with this instead of dilshad. dilshad is unable to understand any of this. Rashid tells her that an incident happened, on the night of nazma's first birthday, that changed the course of his life forever. Dilshad keeps asking him whats troubling him, but he doesnt reveal anything, and says that he has to go right now, and leaves the documents with her. dilshad is super tensed as to what happened that night, due to which rashid is so tensed, and that he had to leave them the next day.
In her room, dilshad remembers what rashid had told her. She opens up her almirah and takes out the old photo albums and looks at the photos of nazma's first birthday. She tries to remember what had happened that night. She also remembers that rashid had been very tensed when he returned with nazma after buying her a gift and told dilshad that he has to leave. dilshad understands that something must have happened when he took nazma out. while rummaging through the things of the past, she comes across a doll, that is speaking in inaudible tones. When dilshad hears it, she is tensed to find that it has a recorder. She decides that she should tell this to rashid and leaves. While she's gone, the dolol starts playing the recorded tape with a female voice saying that they have gotten rashid to burn down the doll factory and got it on tape too, but he doesnt know that he has committed a more serious crime in his ignorance. mamu's boice too comes out from the doll commending razia that she has given borth to a beautiful conspiracy against rashid, that would force him to always listen to what they tell him to do. Outside, dilshad calls rashid at her house, telling him that she has found a valuable clue, that would help him in the tragedy that happened with him 17 years back. He says that he would surely comes soon. when she comes back, she tries to get the doll's recorder to work properly, and a cassette falls down on the ground that escapes her eyes. She goes out of the room.
Scene 2:
Location: Ayan's residence
Ayan, while playing the guitar, is heard by shirin, and tells her that she should go and rest. when she asks him if he's angry at her. He says he isnt, but he cant be at peace in this house. Shirin says that there was a time when he said that his world is where his mother is. Ayan says that he's here for her only. She tells him not to be angry at rashid, since what he is doing is for the welfare of his family onle. ayan doesnt reply to that.
Razia calls up the driver to know where's rashid and ios told that he's at asad's house. She is shocked to hear this.
Razia says to mamu that due to the recent events with rashid trying to hide documents means that he's wanting to break free from their clutches. Mamus ays that they have his weakness in their hands, due to which he cant leave even if he wants to. Razia says that what happened in the Dolls' factory, has been their Ace Card against rashid, but now its proving to be insufficient to hold him back in the house now. mamu says that this secret has tied him down forvere and she shouldnt be so tensed and if he tries to go, he risks his life by doing that, and his reputation and name and fame shall also be ruined. razia says that maybe he's right but still she would have to keep a strict eye on him, since they too share the secret in the same manner that rashid does.
Humaira tries to cheer up nikhat and nuzrat, and ayan, who are in low spirits. She tries to cheer up ayan saying that their wishes too are taken care of. Nuzrat gives example of their marriage being broken, that had almost happened due to the elders. Humaira too cheers up ayan at that.
Scene 3:
Location: Asad's office
Asad gets mariam's father's call saying that mariam is at the house and they wouldnt spapre him now since he has put his family's life at risk by sheltering zoya and maraim, that he has a confirmed news of.
Asad calls up dilshad's house and tries to talk, but just then mariam goes by to open the door, hearing a doorbell. Dilshad calls out to mariam to stop saying that she would open the door. Asad hears mariam's name and shouts out to dilshad to listen to him and not open the door, but dilshad has already kept the receiver on the table and gone towards mariam. As mariam opens the door, a masked man enters dilshad's house and points a gun at mariam. And at point blank, he fires a shot at mariam. Mariam and dilshad are both thrown on the ground at the impact. Zoya is stunned to see this, while asad is horrified as he hears gunshots on the phone. zoay is shcoked to see dilshad shot. Nazma runs down the stairs and zoya puts up a fight wioth the man and doesnt let go of him. but finally, he is abl;e to ward her off calling her a bloody bitch. In her struggle, she runs out of the hosue aftre that man. He jumps across the verandah and escapes. zoya runs inside the house and comes to join nazma and asks her to call the ambulance while she tries to support dilshad. Asd too arrives and is stunned into statue seeing that. The screen freezes on his motionless face.
Precap: Asad talks to the doctor about dilshad's health while nazma hears all this. the doctor says that they tried whatever they could but she only has a few hours left and that he should inform all relatives to come and meet her. Nazma and asad are shocked to hear this.
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its 2 good
zoya and asad you both rock
hello again
qubool hai
hello everyone
good evening everyone pls comment for the sake of qubool hai
yeah can't wait to watch really i love this show so much that i don't get tired of commenting it if zoya finds out that rashid and dilshad is behind her mom's death that means she's gana have to leave dilshad house i guess and how is dilshad behind if she does not even know what happen ?
I hope she dnt die.I also read dat zoya gna knw dat rashid n dilshad s behind her mothers death.I wonder wat gna hppen???I guess lots or twist s store 4 us
even if asad slaps zoya that means he thinks it's zoya fault and he's hurt boz his mother is in grave danger so she's gana forgive him sense she also cares for dilshad that is if he slaps zoya hope dilshad does not die pls comment all of qubool hai fans thanks
Hi guys.am frm south africa.I think it depends n da num f comments.eg pavitrs has more dan punar n qubool hai.I read n metro masti dat asad gna slap zoya 4 dilshad condition.I mean he alwys get angry but dis time slap zoya its not fair..
hasham i don't really know i am in shock to see it too
How qubool hai on no 4 ?
anyone pls tell me do these thinks work i mean how do they became no 1 is it the comments that makes them no 1 or is it something else someone please tell me i want to know coz i don't want qubool hai to be no 4 plsssssssssssss……….


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The First Ten Years of the Cathedral, Transfiguration of the Lord
Zehn Jahre Kathedrale, Verklaerung des Herrn
Mangold, Wendelin. "The First Ten Years of the Cathedral, Transfiguration of the Lord." Volk auf dem Weg, October 2007, 18.
Translation from the original German to American English is
provided by Alex
Herzog, Boulder, Colorado
On August 12, the ten-year anniversary of the Cathedral "Transfiguration
the Lord" in Novosibirsk was celebrated via a grand and festive service.
|Following the Service in the Cathedral "Transfiguration
of the
In attendance were about forty bishops and priests, nuns and seminarians from near and far, numerous guests from within and outside the country, as wel las representatives for ecclesiastical furnishing, Renovabis, and of Church in Need.
Also present were Dr. Johannes Hoerner, president of the Support
Association for the Diocese "Transfiguration of the Lord,"
and his wife Magdalena
Merdian, plus myself as the representative of Care of the Souls of German-Russians.
The festive service in the more than crowded church was celebrated by Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, Archbishop Antonio Menini, Bishop Joseph Werth, Bishop Klemens Pickel, and Bishop Nikolaus Messmer.
The celebration of the jubilee was preceded by a three-day pastoral conference with the theme "God is Love" and on the special situation of the Catholic Church in Siberia. Additionally, seminarian Vassili was ordained a deacon.
Guests were offered the opportunity to get to know better the parish communities of Talmenka, Tomsk and Novosibirsk. They were warmly received by Archbishop Werth and cared for during the entire time by his staff and employees.
A message of greeting from the Landsmannschaft
Magdalena Merdian transmitted to Bishop Joseph Werth a message of greeting from the chair of the Landsmannschaft, Adolf Fetsch, in which he pointed to the central significance of Christian life for our ethnic group:
" ... As residents of the Federal Republic of Germany, with its mature ecclesiastical and democratic structures, we will likely not be able to grasp sufficiently the difficulties of a political, personal and financial kind that accompany the care of the ecclesiastical life in the successor states of the Soviet Union. However, we are able to express to you our admiration, our joy, and our gratitude for the fact that you are foremost among those who have dedicated yourselves, with all of your energies, and successfully, to this task.
Unfortunately the public is by far too unfamiliar with the extent of strength of faith and courage of martyrdom - among clerics as well as the laity - it took in order to secure the survival of the Christian church during decades of Stalinist persecution. In the final event - and all German-Russians can be proud of this - our Christian faith was victorious despite persecution, executions, and imprisonment, and in the face of desecration of churches and banning of practicing one's religion.
For the members of our ethnic group, our Christian faith has always played a special role. As early as two centuries ago, it was not in the least religious grounds that moved our forefathers to emigrate to Russia, during the difficult decades during the 20th Century our faith was often our only solace, and today many, as ever, find their real home within their faith, be it here in Germany or within the former Soviet Union ..."
Our appreciation is extended to Alex Herzog for translation of this article.


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Hyped in Orlando and nationally, Casey Anthony trial isn't yet a blockbuster in Tampa Bay
Looks like the court knew what it was doing when it set jury selection for the Casey Anthony trial in the Tampa Bay area.
Because, even though Anthony's Orlando-area murder trial has inspired continuous coverage on at least five major TV stations in that city and loads of national coverage, local television and radio outlets have been a lot more measured in their reporting.
I had a story in today's newspaper dissecting the dynamic, noting that at the murder trial's Orlando location, NBC affiliate WESH-TV on Wednesday joined all its major affiliate competitors in broadcasting the proceedings from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Orlando-area cable news channel Central Florida News 13 also shows the trial continuously.
The Today show on Thursday aired a breathless story about the media coverage, noting some anchor have come from far away as Japan and replaying the quote from the trial judge predicting attention dwarfing football star O.J. Simpson's murder trial.
But the story made me ask an important question: Is the sensational nature of the crime -- beautiful, young mother accused of brutally killing her child and partying while the world remains unaware -- making media outlets assume more interest than might be there?
Just a two-hour drive away in the Tampa Bay area, there's been much less media interest, with local cable news channel Bay News 9 as the only area TV outlet offering continuous trial coverage on its primary channel, basically airing the feed provided by CFN13. (Bay News 9 is a sister channel of CFN13; both are owned by the Bright House Networks cable company.) CBS affiliate WTSP-Ch. 10 also airs a continuous feed of the trial on its secondary digital channel, 10.2.
On Monday, WTSP began airing an hourlong 4 p.m. program centered on the trial, showing live testimony and some analysis from a local attorney. Even though the program has averaged higher ratings than Inside Edition and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire earned in the time slot in May, it has just pulled WTSP into a tie for last place in the time slot.
It's a move which still makes sense for WTSP, which has been struggling with several low ratings in early evening newscasts and can provide trial coverage on broadcast TV for those who don't have service through Bright House (as a service owned by Bright House, Bay News 9 appears on that company's cable system).
And while daytime ratings for Bay News 9 during the trial also seems to have risen from their levels during May's sweeps period -- up to a .8 among viewers 25 to 54 from a .5 during the sweep, according to figures from WTSP -- the rise seems to indicate interest from an involved niche of viewers, rather than a broad-based deluge of attention.
In a way, the media situation seems similar to that of the royal wedding, attracting a significant audience niche to an event that is much less compelling to the majority of viewers. Especially now, as the trial is mired in technical expert testimony -- though Discovery Channel star Dr. Jan C. Garavaglia, known as "Dr. G.", added a little star power today.
Still, many media experts agree: If Casey Anthony takes the witness stand to testify in her own defense, interest in the trial could explode.
Below is a story where the local Fox affiliate quoted me to talk about the media frenzy. But I'm thinking there should be a distinction between media frenzy and viewer frenzy.
The media circus surrounding Casey Anthony: MyFoxTAMPABAY.com


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Mum's shock after police find £3,000 worth of cannabis in raid on Highgate flat
PUBLISHED: 15:00 03 July 2014
A mother was shocked to discover police had arrested her son after finding £3,000 worth of cannabis in a raid on her flat while she was at work.
Officers searched the flat in Southwood Lawn Road, Highgate, following a complaint from a neighbour about suspected drug use at the property.
They found a holdall full of cannabis worth about £3,000 during the raid on Saturday, June 21 at 5pm.
Four people, including the son of the flat's owner, were arrested at the scene.
They were bailed pending further investigation by Haringey Police.
Officers said the mother was stunned to return home from work and find her flat had been raided.
"She was really co-operative," said Sgt Mohammed Uddin, of Highgate's Safer Neighbourhoods Team.
Police would like to encourage residents to come forward with any information about suspicious activity.
Sgt Uddin said: "We only had one person come forward but there were four people affected.
"If there's anyone with any information, please give us a call and let us deal with it."
Contact Highgate Safer Neighbourhoods Team on 020 8721 2673.


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NEW YORK (Jul. 4)
A 28-member delegation of the American ORT Federation will attend the second postwar congress of the World ORT Union in Paris opening July 10, it was announced here today.
The delegation will include George Backer, president of the American ORT and of the World ORT Union, who will open the congress. Julius Hochman, vice-president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, will head the delegation.


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Starbucks Corp. CEO Howard Schultz at a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the first open Starbucks in Hong Kong on April 15, 2010. (AP Images/Kin Cheung)
As you've probably seen in the news recently, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz recently canceled his appearance at the Willow Creek Leadership Summit under pressure from a handful of members of the gay community.
Seven hundred people signed an online petition saying Willow Creek is anti-gay and that Schultz should refuse to speak at the summit. I wasn't surprised, since we live today in a "cult of tolerance" that doesn't allow any dissenting opinions from what's deemed politically correct these days. That said, what interested me more was Pastor Bill Hybels' attitude and response. Here's a look. I would love to know your reaction:
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text: Joan Cuneo, circa 1910. Library of Congress image from the Harris & Ewing collection. Ask most racing fans to identify the pioneering women of motorsports, and you'll get names like Betty Skelton, Lynn St. James, Janet Guthrie and Shirley Muldowney. While each played a significant role in ... Read more


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#1: What I did today:
This is what I did today, and I am very happy with the results, but I do have more questions. First of all it was raining here (again) all day. I shampood with Yes to Cucumbers (coco betaine); conditioned with TN, and did not add any more as a LI, because I thought perhaps the "soft by the end of the day" might signal too much conditioner. Then I applied AVG. wrapped it in a curlease towel briefly (5 min); then I applied CK. Over CK, I applied just a bit of Biotera gel, which has always worked well for me. I have near perfect curls today, and they are holding up all day. My question is: what made the difference, the Biotera gel, or the Yes to Cucumbers shampoo?? and if it is the Yes to Cucumbers shampoo, does that mean I should change to that, even tough I shampoo every day?oh, please, increase my prozac, someone!


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You walk with light steps that dont really make a sound. The way your hair sways with your steps, covers your hazel and blue eyes that i could stare at for eternity upon such a face. The face of beauty that follows with a smile that glows when you look at me. Your arms are big for you are strong but when i fall in your arms, its like your a giant teddy bear. Your heart beats when i kiss your soft lips that are like morphine. So addicting i cant pull away to feel your lips upon mine. You make my world spins when you even glance a shot at me. My eyes can not contain such a figure of an angel. Your thoughts think other wise but mine think you are something else. Your not even an angel. Your far more than being it. Ill take your soft hand and just run with you. Where ever we go is where i want to be as long as its with you. My mind stops when i look at you and i can not speak. I get lost for words for when i try, i mumble. My heart throbs when you tell me things like promises i know you'll keep. For now, ill give you my heart as a gift and a thank you for caring and being there when i needed someone. Its in peices but if your willing to make the time to put it back together, you can keep it. Keep it with you safe and never let it go. Theres not a moment when i dont think about you. Im so proud of you, my rockstar/ronnie, my prince, and my savior of this hell hole. You have saved me from this hell that is so controlling to the human mind with a runned down society. But it is true. If it werent for you, id probably wouldnt be here today. So thank you again for giving me a chance at another love story i know we'll share for as long as you keep me by your side. <3
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Lupus is an autoimmune disease where the body's immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissue. This results in symptoms such as inflammation, swelling, and damage to joints, skin, kidneys, blood, heart, and lungs. Under normal function, the immune system makes proteins called antibodies in order to protect and fight against viruses and bacteria. In lupus the immune system is unable to differentiate between foreign agents and healthy tissue. This leads the immune system to direct antibodies against the healthy tissue, causing swelling, pain, and tissue damage.
Feinstein Institute researchers are studying a type of lupus called systemic lupus erythematosus or SLE, which is a severe form of lupus because it can affect any of the body's organs. They are gathering genetic information to identify individuals who are at risk for developing autoimmune disease, developing new therapies for lupus and testing promising new treatments in several clinical trials.
Feinstein Institute investigators conducting lupus research include Yousef Al-Abed; Cynthia Aranow; Ona E. Bloom; Anne Davidson; Clifford S. Deutschman; Betty Diamond; Richard Alan Furie; Peter K. Gregersen; Patricio T. Huerta; Sun Jung Kim; Annette T. Lee; Meggan Mackay; Frances Santiago-Schwarz; Kim R. Simpfendorfer; Myoungsun Son, PhD and Chris C. Tang.


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Utica College Holds 'Fall Open House' This Weekend
One of the many benefits of living in central New York is that we are surrounded by several high quality colleges. And if you have high school students who are college bound, you may want to take them to the "Fall Open House" this Saturday at Utica College, my Alma Mater.
Here are the details according to utica.edu:
"When: Sat 10/26/2013 8:30am
Where: Utica College, 1600 Burrstone Road Utica, NY 13502 Strebel Student Center
Event Description: Fall Open House: Saturday, October 26, 2013 Strebel Student Center, 8:30am – Registration/Check-In; 9:00am – Early Bird Campus Tour; 9:30am – Early Bird Financial Aid Session; 10:00am – Welcome; 10:15am – Meet your Counselor & Your UC Experience; 11:00am – Meetings by Major; 12:00noon – Lunch; 1:00pm – Campus Tour; 2:00pm – Football Game against Buffalo State (10/26 only)
RSVP Date: 10/23/2013
*If you have questions regarding this event please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com."


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Papers of Lafcadio Hearn [manuscript] 1849-1952.
Hearn, Lafcadio; Koizumi, Kazuo; Yeto, Genjiro
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- Manuscript/Archive
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid Note
- Guide available.
- Summary
- Corrrespondence (some written by others after Hearn's death and relating to his writings) ; literary MSS. of Hearn's writings including "Exotics and retrospectives," "Gaki," "Glimpses of unfamiliar Japan," "Kitzuki Temple, the most ancient shrine in Japan," "Kwaidan," and "The temptation of St. Anthony" (written by Gustave Flaubert and translated by Hearn)
- Also notebooks on the French West Indies, Creole dialect, West Indies customs, Japan, Japanese life and art, early English literature, and Japanese children's songs ; material on the Round Table Meeting, Tokyo, 1940, sponsored by the Society for International Cultural Relations; a drawing by Genjiro Yeto of the household shrine; original drawings by Hearn; water-colors by Hearn's son Kazuo Koizumi, and a typescript, and galley and page proofs of "Re-echo," by Kazuo Koizumi, edited by Nancy Jane Fellers.
- Also Buddhist tablets with names of Hearn and his wife Setsuko Koizumi, by Nyogen Senzaki (1931), and photocopies of marriage and baptismal certificates (1849-60) in the Public Record Office, England, of the Charles Bush Hearn family.
- Also transcripts of Hearn letters to Harper & Brothers, 1890, expressing extreme disapproval of their handling of his work.
- Also transcripts of Hearn letters to Horace Scudder, 1891-1897.
- Correspondents include George Matthew Adams, Argus Book Shop, Chicago, the Atlantic monthly, Léona Queyrouze Barel, Bibliophile, Columbus, Ohio, J.W. Bouton, Albert E. Brice, Struthers Burt, Basil Hall Chamberlain, Miss Cressaty, Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, Katsuchi Debuchi, Alexander Denham, Harry A. Feinberg, Ernest Francisco Fenollosa, Philotheos K. Ferney, T. Fujiki, Hachisaburo Fujisaki, and Misako Fujisaki
- Also S. Fukuhara, Mr. Gallup, John Garcin, Mabel R. Gillis, Leon Godchaux, George Milbry Gould, Ferris Greenslet, Jerome Alfred Hart, Philip Joseph Hartog, T. Hasegawa (Shimei Futabatei), M.S. Hayashi, Charles Bush Hearn, Ellwood Hendrick, the Hokuseido Press, Tokyo, Sanki Ichikawa, Harris Kennedy, Junji Kinoshita, Kazuo Koizumi, Takeji Komatsubara, Little, Brown, and Co., the University of London, Macmillan and Co., Anand Maietriya, and Horace E. Mann
- Also A.C. March, William B. Mason, Rudolph Matas, Janichi Makamura, Yoshitoka Nakatsuchi, Sentaro Nishida, Yoshihiro Nishimori, Teisaburo Ochiai, Skigue Okada, William Patten, William T. Payne, Mr. and Mrs. Percival Densmore Perkins, R.H. Powers, Rand, McNally and Co., R.T. Roberts, Roberts Bros., Gertrude Ruhnka, and the Satyr Book Shop, Hollywood
- Also William Leonard Schwartz, Horace Elisha Scudder, Nyogen Senzaki, John Smith of Los Angeles, Onah L. Spencer, Joseph Marshall Stoddart, Edward Larocque Tinker. H. Toyama, N. Utsuki, Paul F. Veith, Carl Vitz, Elizabeth Bisland Wetmore, W.R. Wills, and J.E. Zahn.
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- Lafcadio Hearn Papers, 1849-1952, Accession #6101 to 6101-b, 3959 and 4894, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
- Notes
- Forms part of the Clifton Waller Barrett Library.
- In part, transcripts.
- Frogs [in Exotics and retrospectives] (ADS, 44 1 l. 1/14/98).
- Location of Original
- 4894 (21 Letters to Horace E. Scudder) : Transcripts from originals in Abernethy Library, Middlebury College.
- 3959 (letters to Harper & Brothers) : Transcripts from Harper & Brothers.
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Then: The cover of Smashing Pumpkins' best-selling 'Siamese Dream' album features two girls pressed together on the cover, so close they could be conjoined.
The photo was taken specifically for the cover (it was not candid) but for a long time, the identity of the girls was a mystery.
In 2007, a member of Smashing Pumpkins posted to their website asking the fans to help them look for the twins who, to his knowledge were "not conjoined anymore."


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Being a newbie to BT BB, since July 12th I wondered what happened this morning when I was on the interne,t when suddenly I could no longer access any websites. My wireless connection was still there or so I thought but then noticed a yellow exclamation mark over my taskbar's connectionsymbol and when I opened the network centre saw that there was a red cross between my hub's icon and the internet's one.
I went into the other room where the hub is and all three lights were on, blue and stable. I restarted the hub and then in fact turned it off and on again and after a few minutes all lights were blue again and I had WiFi connection. During the period it was not working I also tried my smartphone to connect and this, similarly, couldn't find a WiFi signal.
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Hydraulic fracturing – or fracking as it is sometimes called – is the long established process of creating fractures in rock formations to release the natural gas trapped inside. It has taken place for decades in the UK, with the first treatment thought to have taken place in the mid-1970s. Our site in Elswick was fractured in 1993 and generated around 1MW of electricity seven days a week in its early life. Hydraulic fracturing is common in the North Sea, where it has been performed thousands of times.
The hydraulic fracturing operations carried out by Cuadrilla in the Bowland Basin in Lancashire takes place at depths generally greater than 6,000 feet – that is almost 13 times the height of Blackpool tower!
In advance of performing Hydraulic Fracturing, our engineers and geologists analyse all available technical data, including rock properties and wellbore mechanics, to ensure that the process is undertaken safely.
Fracturing fluid – 99.95% water and sand – is released at high pressure into the rock formation to create millimetre-sized cracks. These cracks are held open by sand grains contained within the fluid, allowing the gas to flow into the wellbore and be collected at the surface.
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Of the total amount, a quarter (up to £100,000) will be administered by the Community Foundation for Lancashire, a charitable body with considerable expertise and experience in working with local communities. The Community Foundation will consult with the local community and will manage the distribution of the money donated by Cuadrilla to community projects of the communities' choosing.
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Re massage I bought a seat insert I think it is the inners of the big massage chairs but instead on 3,500 for the chair it was only200 for this back and seat that give massage all over and it is wonderful!
Hi Hunniebun,
You were very helpful! Thank you! I really do appreciate it! Talking with everyone is making this whole process a lot easier and makes getting answers a lot easier as well.
Wow, thank you for sharing what you're going through. Once I get to see my GP, I'll let him know about the back pain and see what's his plan. I was feeling my back last night and can feel a bit of a bulge in the area where it hurts. Not sure what's going on - if it's from when I pulled my back or from an injury I had in high school.
I have almost the same problems as you do. My hands, wrists, elbows, shoulders, neck, knees, ankles and feet joint wise and all muscles as well. I also have headaches/migraines, chronic fatigue, the rash on my face which gets worse if I'm in the sun (it's a little hard to avoid it considering where I live), dizziness, nausea, difficulty breathing, chest pains, trouble sleeping/staying asleep, the skin burning feeling, numbness in a few of my toes, anxiety, brain fog, dry eyes/mouth and the overall flu feeling. I sometimes feel like I'm comepletely crazy when I look at my list of symptoms. Thankfully my doctor listened and didn't brush me off like all of the other doctors. For those days when the pain is so bad that I have a hard time walking, I've been considering getting a cane. I think we have one my grandma used, so I might take it.
I'm hoping my doctor doesn't put me back on prednisone. You're not the first person to mention how bad the side effects are. I looked up the side effects and have to agree it's a love/hate medication. I love what it did, but I hate that it could cause more damage than what these disorders are already doing.
The only difference I notice after exercising is that I sleep a little better at night. The pain is still there, but having that extra rest makes a difference for the next day.
I'm glad my GP understands me too. I don't know how I could manage everything without help.
Thank you again! Your advice and sharing your experience has helped tremendously!
Blessings, Love & Aloha,
"Kindness is just love with its work boots on"...
"No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child." Abraham Lincoln
Re massage I bought a seat insert I think it is the inners of the big massage chairs but instead on 3,500 for the chair it was only200 for this back and seat that give massage all over and it is wonderful!
For every dark cloud there is a silver lining!
Diagnosed: Lupus; mesenteric panniculitis; fat nacrosis;
NaturalMystic (01-07-2012)
When I moved to my current home from the Houston/Galveston area (where I was received FABULOUS care from my pcp and rheumy), I was at a loss as to what to do. I found a rheumatologist who was exactly as you described, and even arrogantly questioned, "who TOLD you you have Lupus?"...even though all my records clearly showed that I was being treated by a rheumatologist and that I met almost all of the 11 criteria. I felt humiliated and began to doubt my own experiences, and swore I would never go to a doc like that again. Thank the Lord, I found a wonderful pcp in a very small town that literally saved my life when I went through a horrible flare that made me bed ridden for a year. From the beginning, he reviewed my medical records thoroughly (and that file is THICK, believe me!), called my former doc and rheumy to consult with them on treatment options, and from then on he has continued to listen to me, caring for me with compassion and kindness.
My Lupus is very complicated, with multiple overlap conditions (too many to list here) ranging from Myasthenia Gravis and Polymyositis to raynaud's and Restless Leg Syndrome. While many Lupus patients have problems with weight gain, I can't keep weight on during flares...even today I only weigh in at 90 lbs. I have a vast history of symptoms - unexplained fevers, recurrent pneumonia, pleurisy, profound muscle weakness and degeneration (have even had to learn how to walk again), alopecia (hair loss), joint pain and swelling, avascular necrosis...the list goes on and on.
I said all that to say that we are all INDIVIDUALS and a good doc will treat your condition, knowing it is specific to YOU. There are lab tests that are run, with a list of 11 criteria, 4 of which you must fulfill to receive a diagnosis of SLE. You are partially right in that lab tests do not necessarily "seal the deal" in whether or not you have Lupus. You can have 4 of the 11 criteria and a negative ANA and still have Lupus. I have never seen it stated anywhere in my research that any of the lab tests are "100% positive in Lupus patients". I know a lady that has suffered greatly with Lupus and has never had a positive ANA. But she has fulfilled 4 of the 11 criteria so her diagnosis stands.
I apologize for the length of this message and my rambling on. This is a very important and emotional subject for me because I feel that too many of us are thrown to the side because we "don't look sick", until so much damage is done on the inside that treatment is difficult and complicated. I feel like we have an "orphan" disease...not enough research, no "race for the cure", no big push for answers. Until there are more answers, we will still continue to have to see doctors that treat us like we are nut cases.
Okay...I'm done now.
May today bring you joy, freedom from pain, and abundance of blessings!
Kathie Lea
If the Lord be with us, we have no cause of fear. His eye is upon us, His arm over us, His ear open to our prayer--His grace sufficient, His promises unchangeable.~John Newton (1725 - 1807)~
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I may have been dealt a bad hand, but at least I'm still playing with a full deck. ( most of the time anyway).
I know what you mean! I too have painful joints and muscles, and hyperesthesia of the skin. So much so in fact, it hurts to be touched. So utilizing the skills of someone that is familiar with inflammatory diseases is a must for me and, I would think, anyone that has this problem. You have to be careful with massages because (according to my physical therapist) there is a fine line between what is therapeutic and what is inflammatory. You might want to get your doc to prescribe physical therapy, and the therapist will give you just the right kind of massage that you need.
May today bring you joy, freedom from pain, and abundance of blessings!
Kathie Lea
If the Lord be with us, we have no cause of fear. His eye is upon us, His arm over us, His ear open to our prayer--His grace sufficient, His promises unchangeable.~John Newton (1725 - 1807)~
Hi Desley!
Great idea! Thank you for sharing!
We have one of those, but the things inside that do the massaging are horrible! They make my back hurt even more. I guess I'll have to go get a different one and test it before I buy it.
Thanks again!
Blessings, love & aloha,
"Kindness is just love with its work boots on"...
"No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child." Abraham Lincoln
Kathie Lea,
Excellent post! I've been dealing with the same problem. I had a great PCP and rheumy in San Antonio, but here in CA, the PCP told me that I "might be a hypochondriac" and the rheumy seems to not want to accept what my former docs agreed upon.
It is so frustrating to be talked down to and ignored!
Hi chinadoll,
Thank you so much for sharing and for the information! I showed it to my mom and I think it made her realize even more what it's like to have an autoimmune disorder. She knows what I'm going through and hears me make noise (and swear at times), but to hear/see what someone else is going through makes her realize even more what it's like to have these disorders. I was going to ask her if she wanted to join the group, but she's not very tech savy (she's still learning about email).
It's unfortunate there are doctors out there who seem to lack compassion and what seems like a true interest in their career choice. I'm thankful for my PCP/GP. I don't know what I would do without him and his stand-in! They're trully one of the first doctors in ages who have listened to me and fought to make me better.
I'm not sure what other overlapping disorders I may have, but I have written down every symptom I have felt since everything began (in moderation, of course. I wouldn't list "sneezing" down when I knew my allergies were haywire from the weather). I realized I forget some symptoms when I go to the doctor. But when it came to seeing the Rheumy I didn't tell him everything because he treated me like I was crazy - especially for believing my doctor for diagnosing me with Lupus. I trust my doctor whole-heartedly, so it was hard to listen to what the Rheumy had to say after that. I noticed last night that my "after visit summary" listed the tests the Rheumy ordered from my blood: Sjogren's antibodies and Lupus Panel, so I'm waiting to see what the results of those are.
You can't keep weight on? Gosh, I wish I had that problem! I can't seem to lose the weight I've gained since becoming sick. And as if that wasn't enough, I seem to be still gaining. I'm not an unhealthy eater and don't just sit around all day, so it's a little frustrating. I'll be adding more walking and starting to use an exercise bike once I can get someone to help me get it from my grand-aunt's house.
I love long messages! Because I know there's a lot of experience and information in there! So thank you for that!
Blessings, Love & Aloha,
"Kindness is just love with its work boots on"...
"No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child." Abraham Lincoln
Wow, I don't know what I'd do without massage. My close friend usually does my massage and I can tell her if it's too hard or too soft. But what I like about her is she doesn't just massage - she also stretches. I tell her what's bothering me and she'll stretch it out (usually my legs since she knows the muscles better than I do).
I'm sorry to hear you and chinadoll have a lot of skin pain. My skin pain is minimal comparing to the both of you. My skin does burn, but it's not sensitive to touch. It really burns if I wear shoes all day, but I just opt to wear something less constricting until I need the shoes.
Thank you for sharing!
Blessings, Love & Aloha,
"Kindness is just love with its work boots on"...
"No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child." Abraham Lincoln
Hello again, Marla
It's definitely frustrating when a doctor talks down or ignores you! It makes it even worse when they start to talk down about your previous doctors, the doctors who did their job by helping you feel better. It's all an ego trip and makes going to see them so frustrating. That's why I didn't go for a very long time.
When I was on my previous medical insurance plan, one of the doctors pegged me as a hypochondriac. Whenever I'd go to see ANY of the doctors in the system, they would be happy when they met me. As soon as they opened my file, their demeanor would change drastically and they'd treat me like I was an idiot who was wasting everybody's time. I realized what had happened after the second or third doctor then I completely dropped that plan. When they called for a survey, the woman on the phone was very apologetic, but it was too late - I was never going back.
Hoping we all find happy doctors (((gentle hugs)))
Blessings, Love & Aloha,
"Kindness is just love with its work boots on"...
"No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child." Abraham Lincoln


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No longer in contact with each other, Elena and Mahfouz must separately come to terms with their historical situation, preparing for a future shaped by forces they struggle to understand.
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Springate's skills as a playwright and artistic director are reflected as the book moves in a brevity of style that cuts through to the reader's heart, and peels away layers of comfort...
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Moments of carefully crafted insight accumulate one by one until the reader is completely bound to the characters and the story ... A thoughtful, balanced, and moving story.
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107 F3d 14 Bloodworth v. Gomez
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Derek J. BLOODWORTH, Plaintiff-Appellant,
James GOMEZ, Warden, Vacaville Correctional Facility;
California Department of Corrections, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 95-56715.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 5, 1997.*
Decided Feb. 06, 1997.
NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.
Before: CANBY, HAWKINS and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.
California State prisoner Derek J. Bloodworth appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of James H. Gomez, Director, California Department of Corrections. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
* Bloodworth was convicted of receipt of stolen goods in Los Angeles Superior Court and was sentenced to three years imprisonment. Because he had accrued "custody credits" in excess of his sentence, upon sentencing he was released immediately to a three year parole term.
Bloodworth contends in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action that Gomez incorrectly applied the excess custody credits he had received prior to his conviction. But for this incorrect application of California law, he argues, he would not have been on, and thus could not have violated, parole on June 26, 1992.
We review de novo the district court's grant of summary judgment. We must determine, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, whether there are any genuine issues of material fact and whether the district court correctly applied the relevant substantive law. Bagdadi v. Nazar, 84 F.3d 1194, 1197 (9th Cir.1996).
It is well settled that § 1983 does not impose vicarious liability. Rather, liability may be imposed "only on those who ' "shall subject, or cause to be subjected, any person ... to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution of the United States." ' " Palmer v. Sanderson, 9 F.3d 1433, 1438 (9th Cir.1993) (quoting Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658, 691-92 (1978) (quoting 17 Stat. 13)) (emphasis in Monell ).
Bloodworth adduced no evidence that Gomez participated in the calculation or application of custody credits to his parole term. He contends that because he appealed his dispute to the third level of inmate administrative appeals--the "Director's Review"--then Gomez must be liable. However, he also concedes that the matter actually was handled by subordinates in the Department. Because there is no evidence of personal participation or knowledge on the part of Gomez, and because there is no vicarious liability under § 1983, summary judgment was appropriate.


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Chris Brown did it again... he's talking dirty and the younger audience is advised to leave the room.
The rapper released a song titled "Bitch I'm Paid" in which he praises his own man parts... The song has some heavy hip-hop beats and steady drum beats... but the lyrics are simply shocking.
Chris Brown – Bitch I'm Paid Lyrics
Bitch im paid, thats all i gotta say
She drop it on the floor and its money on the way
I say bitch i'm paid thats all i gotta say
When you talk about the money pedi-k pedi-k
I say bitch i'm paid, that's all i gotta say
When the media to talk about the niggas gonna bluh
And roll up bitch i'm paid it's all i gotta say
Every fuckin day i'm gettin paid
I'm grindin hard but this money is callin the shut
Got that big banking this money long and they stick in my hand the pot
With this rolex i ball flex and my ears looking like ah
Better better gone here get bullshit
'cause i ain't talking you not better put your hands on
You wanna knuckle up
Say you got the ride for the buff
I got bands up on them dancers when your ship is up you come f*ckwith us
It's a real nigga a fair 'cause them real niggas in here
Girl better get upon me for a real nigga disappear
Got that ghost outside waiting ..Cameras hating
Got my shades on nigga wanna call
Wanna talk that shit elevate, all my nigga celebrate
If my bitches stat you snippin you'll be proud up in my base and
No location that she crap
Ha what you mean i big hit it, are you talkin bout my dick
What you mean that shit peddy, are you talkin bout my bitch
Talking bout my ..I'm a light brighten
And talking bout my wrist
Didn't know i could rap right, nuh
But this that shit
I knock operate my occupation is to occupy
All this nation give me communication with your lady
In my new mercedes, i'm riding down with my..
Too much smoke up in my wee
Better let that shit roll ice
Better get me nah nah nah
Call me ..And call me papa
I'ma be your kicky my style
Go ..Like a nigga whine up
But you know a nigga really want you
Bang bang i did the damn thing
But you really hit it again and make a bitch role up
I own this necklace matter of fact that's really my shit
That's my ring, that's my range
I'ma put to make your bitch my bitch
I said money ain't never an issue
Grind nigga gonna take a tissue
It's crazy in the club the night
And nigga ain't seeing you
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(CBS) - Remember Susan Boyle? Sure you do, you probably got goosebumps and/or teary-eyed watching her surprising performance on Britain's Got Talent back in 2009. Well, a few years later, I think we may have our next big breakout in the form an unlikely duo. The performance kicks in at about 2 minutes into the video. Watch, listen and be amazed.
Wow, right? I mean, that boy has some pipes on him! And it's so sweet to see how quickly things change in terms of how Simon Cowell views each of them. The video was posted by Britain's Got Talent who write:
Opera meets pop when 17-year-old Jonathan [Antoine] and 16-year-old Charlotte [Jaconelli] sing together. But can the duo convince Britain's Got Talent Judges Simon Cowell, David Walliams, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon they've got what it takes to wow the nation?
So what did you think? Do they have what it takes? Are they the next Susan Boyle to come out of the show? Leave me some comment love below with your thoughts.


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Windom man facing attempted murder charges
WINDOM - A Windom man has been charged with attempted, second-degree murder after allegedly threatening a pregnant woman with a knife and kicked her.
Nickson Otema, 25, was arrested Sunday in connection with the case.
The criminal complaint stated that the victim was living with Otema at an apartment, and told authorities she was four months pregnant and the child belonged to the suspect.
Otema allegedly threatened the woman with a knife and told the victim he was going to "get the baby out."
Otema is scheduled to appear in court on the charges on July 1.
For the full story check out tomorrow's edition of the Daily Globe.