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What do you think about Sansa's crush on Loras? Do you think it means something that no matter how much she seems to grow as a character she still holds a crush over some pretty knight that never really seemed to care about her and she still imagines him when she kisses people (even if her thoughts get directed back to sandor)
Well… Loras is a very safe crush.
Loras plays the role for Sansa that teen heartthrobs do for many adolescent girls, a safe exploration of their growing sexuality.
The idolization of teen idols typically begins in early adolescence when girls start to become interested in romance and dating and more aware of social norms which suggest that they should have romantic feelings for someone of the opposite sex (Simon, Eder, & Evans, 1992). Rather than dating in real life, developing a crush on a teen idol is a way for girls to acknowledge their emerging sexual feelings in a safe, non-threatening way (Engle & Kasser, 2005). Because teen boys are viewed by girls as only interested in sex (McRobbie, 1991), teen idols are a preferable option. Further, they often project a feminine form of masculinity that is sexually non-threatening and thus accessible to young girls (Engle &: Kasser, 2005; Karniol, 2001; McRobbie, 1991; Sweeney, 1994).
–Bitten by Twilight: Youth Culture, Media, & the Vampire Franchise
One of the most popular ways people like to hate teenage girls is to complain about their "insane" crushes on boy band members. Now, let me fucking tell you something: those big dumb crushes are what helps a teenage girl develop her sexuality in a safe environment that she can control. In her world, she can listen to One Direction and hear all these songs about how great she is, and how much these cute non-threatening boys want to make her feel special. Why is this so important? Because no one is pushing them. There's no fourteen year old boy shoving his clammy hands down your shirt without your consent. These fantasy boys are not convincing a girl to send naked pictures, only to show all their friends and call her a slut. In the fantasy land of boy bands, the girl has all the power. And we need to stop judging them for wanting to escape into that.
–Meghan Harper, "Why I Fucking Love Teenage Girls"
ASOIAF is a medieval-style world, so it of course doesn't have pop idols and movie stars, but it does have tournaments and tourney champions, who play that role for the adolescent girls of Westeros. (And the boys, too. Consider Bran's idolization of knights, especially the Kingsguard.) And Loras Tyrell is not just one of the best upcoming stars of the tourney scene, but he's
so dreamy handsome, young, and from one of the best families of Westeros. (Even Robert Baratheon crushes on him, in a manly way.)
Now, the fact that Loras is actually gay (as are so many teen heartthrobs - George Michael, we miss you) makes him even safer, whether Sansa consciously realizes it or not. This is all the more important, since because of the close circles of Westeros aristocracy, Sansa Stark has far more of a chance of personally interacting with Loras Tyrell than your typical teenage girl has with her most beloved Bieber or Zayn.
So when Sansa actually has the opportunity to meet Loras, is even led to believe she might marry him… the expression of her sexuality, while very real, is also very safe:
The sight of Ser Loras Tyrell standing on her threshold made Sansa's heart beat a little faster.
Sansa was finding it hard to walk and talk and think all at the same time, with Ser Loras touching her arm.
I am talking to him, and he's touching me, he's holding my arm and touching me.
Desperately she tried to think of something clever and charming to say to him, but her wits had deserted her. She almost told him how beautiful he was, until she remembered that she'd already done that.
Ser Loras in white silk, so pure, innocent, beautiful. The dimples at the corner of his mouth when he smiled. The sweetness of his laugh, the warmth of his hand. She could only imagine what it would be like to pull up his tunic and caress the smooth skin underneath, to stand on her toes and kiss him, to run her fingers through those thick brown curls and drown in his deep brown eyes. A flush crept up her neck.
–ASOS, Sansa I
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Now, the trouble (or not?) is that this safe crush of Sansa's is no longer something she can rely on. Whether it's because of her aging into womanhood, or because of her actual experiences with sexuality – the dark masculine danger of Sandor Clegane, her marriage to Tyrion Lannister (including seeing him nude and sleeping next to him in bed for weeks), the explicit rape threats of Joffrey Baratheon and Marillion, the disturbing attentions and unfatherly kisses of Petyr Baelish – when she wishes to escape into her formerly favorite safe fantasy of Loras Tyrell, it twists away from her into something else:
Before she could summon the servants, however, Sweetrobin threw his skinny arms around her and kissed her. It was a little boy's kiss, and clumsy. Everything Robert Arryn did was clumsy. If I close my eyes I can pretend he is the Knight of Flowers. Ser Loras had given Sansa Stark a red rose once, but he had never kissed her… and no Tyrell would ever kiss Alayne Stone. Pretty as she was, she had been born on the wrong side of the blanket.
As the boy's lips touched her own she found herself thinking of another kiss. She could still remember how it felt, when his cruel mouth pressed down on her own. He had come to Sansa in the darkness as green fire filled the sky. He took a song and a kiss, and left me nothing but a bloody cloak.
–AFFC, Alayne II
Note that there are many analyses of "the unkiss" (link 1, link 2), Sansa's imagined memory of being kissed by Sandor the night of the Blackwater, but what many point out is that it is again an attempt by Sansa of a safe fantasy, a subconscious attempt to control and understand and romanticize a frightening sexually-charged situation. It's just several octaves away from her non-threatening fantasies of kissing and touching the "beautiful" Loras.
And though you say Sansa still holds this crush, please note that Loras is only mentioned in Sansa's narrative once in AFFC (that scene above), where she recognizes that Loras's attentions were nothing real, no kisses, just a rose. Also, when she thinks about the men who helped her in King's Landing, Loras is not one of them. Furthermore, he's not mentioned at all in her TWOW preview chapter – which, considering it focuses on an upcoming tourney and the young knights who wish to be its champions, should be a perfect occasion for the pretty knight Loras to stroll through Sansa's head, and yet he does not.
So I would say that Sansa's adolescent crush on Loras is something perfectly understandable… and also something she has outgrown. I hope that helps!


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A University of Georgia Law School student was found dead in her burned home Friday, the day before her 24th birthday.
Tara Louise Baker was found alone in her Fawn Drive apartment about 11 a.m. after firefighters were called to a fire there, authorities said.
''We suspect a murder,'' said Athens-Clarke Police Chief Jack Lumpkin. ''We will use every investigative tool that is available, as we do with all homicides.''
Athens-Clarke firefighters found Baker lying in a bedroom of a three-bedroom house at 160 Fawn Drive, Athens-Clarke Coroner Randy Garrett said. Her body was taken from the home at about 7 p.m. Friday and transported to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation State Crime Lab in Decatur, where an autopsy will be performed this morning.
The single-level brick home sits in Deer Park, a neighborhood of rented houses, duplexes and townhouses off Lexington Road.
Officials had not released a cause for the blaze by late Friday night.
''The fire began in a bedroom and burned through the roof,'' said Battalion Chief Mike Murray of the Athens-Clarke Fire Department.
Lumpkin would not comment on possible suspects, the suspected cause of death or any evidence that investigators found. No one had been taken into custody in connection with the death as of press time Friday.
The GBI is assisting Athens-Clarke authorities in the investigation. Lumpkin said GBI Director Milton ''Buddy'' Nix had been in personal contact with authorities.
''The GBI director has said the GBI will support us with any means they have,'' Lumpkin said. ''They are at the scene and the lab will be working tomorrow.''
''After the autopsy tomorrow, we'll know more about what happened at the scene,'' Garrett said.
Investigators painstakingly went through the house Friday night using an ultraviolet light to search for evidence as neighbors quietly stood outside nearby.
Athens-Clarke Fire Chief Wendell Faulkner said the police were called to the burned residence because of the nature of the scene.
''There were things about that (scene) that just indicated that we needed to have the police over there,'' Faulkner said. ''The scene was not very good. It was pretty obvious that it was not an accidental death.''
Baker entered the university as a law student in the fall of 2000, according to UGA spokesman Tom Jackson.
''I understand she was employed as a law clerk, but I don't know where,'' he said. ''Obviously, we're horrified by this.
''We have been working all day with the police; we have provided photographs, class schedules; we have helped locate friends,'' he said. ''We have confidence in the Athens police and we'll do anything we can to assist them in bringing this to a quick conclusion.''
Rick Rose, UGA assistant vice president for student affairs, said counseling services will be provided to help students deal with the death.
''We're still kind of sorting things out,'' he said. ''We're meeting to talk about that. The Counseling Center (staff) are the ones who provide that service. I've talked to her roommates.''
Friday's fire is the second one for the neighborhood in a month.
At 2:18 a.m. Christmas day, Athens-Clarke firefighters responded to a fire at 180 Deer Parkway. There, investigators determined that someone had set clothing on fire in a closet to ignite the blaze, police said.
Staff writer Joan Stroer contributed to this article.
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Category: "Grammys"
Adele: George Michael's family wanted me to do the Grammys tribute solo
Carlos Santana dismisses Beyonce: 'She's not a singer-singer' (update)
Chrissy Teigen Snapchatted drunk on Grammy night: too funny or too much?
Elle King 'accidentally' got high on pot muffins before the Grammys
Laverne Cox is still apologizing for forgetting Metallica: 'It was just a mistake'
Should Beyonce 'boycott' the Grammys after her 'Lemonade' snubs?
Laverne Cox didn't mention Metallica in her Grammys intro & fans are pissed
Solange Knowles tweets-and-deletes some shade about the Grammys
Did Lady Gaga get a huge moth tattoo for Metallica ahead of the Grammys?
David Bowie's son celebrates his dad's five posthumous Grammys


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Pippa Middleton has reportedly been dropped by her publishers Penguin.
The Duchess of Cambridge's sister's debut party planning book Celebrate did not sell as well as hoped upon release in October, reports the Daily Telegraph.
Despite a large launch last autumn, the book was received with poor reviews and low sales.
Middleton was reportedly paid an advance of £400,000 for the book by Michael Joseph, but sold only 2,000 copies in its first week on sale.
The book's price was also quickly reduced from £25 to £6.25 by WH Smith.
Her literary agent David Godwin confirmed: "I am very sorry it has happened, but yes, it is true: I no longer represent Pippa and I wish her every good luck."
Pippa Midleton recently admitted that her book was a disappointment, writing in The Spectator: "I have been much teased for my book.
"Lots of journalists are saying that my advice is glaringly obvious. A spoof Twitter account called @pippatips offers such pearls as 'enjoy a glass of water by getting a clean glass and pouring in water from a tap or bottle'."
Middleton recently landed her own column in Waitrose's monthly magazine, where she will offer "casual dining ideas and recipes" in the 'Pippa's Friday Night Feasts' feature.


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Man, 65, killed by escaped circus elephant
A MAN has been mauled to death by an escaped circus elephant in Germany.
The elderly pensioner, 65, was walking through woods near the the town of Buchen when he was attacked by the jungle giant.
The female elephant, called Baby, was later found and returned to the circus.
Police are now investigating how the elephant escaped its enclosure.
And also why it acted so aggressively to the walker.
"...or the elephant was released intentionally."A Heidelberg police spokeswoman
A Heidelberg police spokeswoman said: "There's evidence of third-party involvement.
"Either someone forgot to shut the enclosure, or the elephant was released intentionally."
Local news agencies reported that the elephant had been injured by two people.
One is thought to be a man who was thrown in the air and the other, a 12-year-old boy who suffered a broken jaw.
Other reports claim Germany's branch of animal right group PETA had been calling for authorities to remove the elephant from the circus before the attack.
The incident comes two weeks after a woman was mauled to death by a lion in South Africa.


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NYC Marathon Textile Collection
donateNYC & Goodwill Team up for Annual NYC Marathon Textile Collection
On November 5th, The NYC Department of Sanitation is once again partnering with Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey and the New York Road Runners to collect and donate clothing discarded by runners of the TCS NYC Marathon.
Before setting out to run a memorable marathon, many runners discard the clothes they kept warm in while waiting for their start times. Often, these items end up in waste baskets, but since 2013, DSNY has partnered with Goodwill and NYRR annually to ensure that unneeded clothing is kept from entering our landfills and goes to a good cause instead.
In 2016, race day donations by NYC Marathon runners kept over 84 tons of clothing from going to waste, cutting 190 metric tons of greenhouse gases—that's the equivalent of taking 41 cars off the road for a year or planting 159 acres of forests! Sales of these donated items helped Goodwill provide social services to over 59,000 people and provided workforce training and jobs to 12 New Yorkers.
To donate their unwanted race day clothing, runners should put them in the blue Goodwill bins located throughout the race villages and in the start corrals. It's important that runners donate in the blue bins BEFORE the crossing the start line at the Verrazano Bridge—anything discarded later will be collected as garbage. Tell your favorite runners to look for the blue bins before they take off!
Finally, please remember that collecting tons of clothing requires many helping hands! If you would like to volunteer to help with race day clothing collection, please create a profile at www.mynyrr.org. When filling out the Green Team volunteer registration on NYRR's Marathon START page, please note that you would like to participate in the Goodwill clothing collection. Volunteer shifts run from 6am-12pm; transportation and lunch will be provided.
With your help, we can make this year's NYC Marathon a Zero Waste Race!
donateNYC Day at Grand Bazaar Flea
donateNYC Day at Grand Bazaar NYC
donateNYC is teaming up with New York City's largest flea market, Grand Bazaar NYC, to bring you donateNYC Day! Join us and several of our donateNYC Partners on Sunday, November 19th from 10:00 am - 5:30 pm at Grand Bazaar NYC (Columbus Avenue at 77th Street) as we promote NYC's thriving nonprofit reuse sector.
Our partners will be selling donated goods ranging from clothing to housewares and much more, and will also have information about their programming as well as some fun reuse-related activities for younger visitors. Make sure you stop by the donateNYC booth to get more information about reuse in NYC, as well as a chance to win Zero Waste goodies! The event will go on rain or shine, so mark your calendars! For the latest information on participating organizations, head to our Facebook event.
Donation Spotlight: Hampers with Heart
Donation Spotlight: Hampers with Heart
While walking through a department store or flipping through a store catalogue, how many people have stopped to consider what happens to the model pieces after the displays have been switched out and the photo shoots are done?
Many companies simply throw out their floor and photo models. Luckily, LaMont Home, whose Manhattan showroom was recently full of model hampers and home storage containers, is committed to protecting the environment by putting their products to the test of time. The company stands against disposable design and a throwaway mindset—donation was a natural step.
"Putting them in a dumpster was never an option," said Al Feliciano, Photographer and Stylist with LaMont. "We donated these items because we knew our products have lasting quality and someone could still use them. We want other companies like ours to know that just because the items are old to them doesn't mean they can't be new to someone else—making a donation like this can have benefits beyond your imagination."
LaMont Home connected to donateNYC with a large batch of hampers and home storage items to donate, and our Partner, Nazareth Housing, was ready to put them to use.
Since 1983, Nazareth Housing has been committed to the promotion of housing stability and economic independence among low-income families and individuals through the provision of homelessness prevention services, emergency family shelter, supportive housing, and urgent needs assistance.
Like all of our donateNYC Partners, Nazareth Housing is deeply engaged in materials reuse: donated, gently-used items make up 60% of the furniture used in all of their emergency family shelter and permanent supportive housing units, and they have also been able to renovate their facilities using donated surplus building supplies.
Once Nazareth Housing picked up the donation, the items were distributed throughout their housing units in the Bronx and the Lower East Side. Deborah Pollock, Nazareth Housing's Director of Buildings and Operations, said LaMont's donation was extremely helpful and they are always looking for more: "through donateNYC, we can connect with otherwise hard-to-find donors who have items that can brighten up our units. In this time of budget cutting, donations are especially crucial, and donors can feel good about how we put their items to use instead of throwing them away."
Most importantly, Deborah highlighted that the donated items were welcomed by Nazareth's residents and made their housing feel a bit more like home: "From storage to organization to brightening up an otherwise institutionally-furnished unit, such items give people a feeling of hope."
To keep your company's surplus items from going to waste while supporting New Yorkers in need, register today for the donateNYC Exchange.
Emergency Relief
Donating Responsibly for Hurricane Relief
What to Know Before Donating Goods to Harvey Survivors
The NYC Department of Sanitation and donateNYC encourage the donation of unwanted, usable goods year-round to support the city's Zero Waste efforts while helping New Yorkers in need. However, in times of disaster, attempting to help by donating unsolicited, used items can actually create obstacles by generating large amounts of waste and diverting much-needed energy and resources toward cleanup and away from those that need it most.
As Hurricane Harvey continues to devastate Texas with catastrophic flooding, New Yorkers who want to help may begin collecting items intended for use in relief operations. It is not unusual for community and civic groups to collect thousands of pounds of materials intended for donation – typically used clothing, canned food, and bottled water – realizing only afterward that they do not know where exactly to send the collection, what their transportation options are, or whether the items are actually needed.
It is typically at this point that such donations—particularly used clothing— become counterproductive and costly to manage, diverting volunteer resources to sorting and management. In the end, unsolicited donations often end up being recycled or disposed of.
Why Cash Donations are Best…And Less Wasteful
The good news is that the simplest and easiest way to support people affected by disasters is also the most economical, efficient, and environmentally friendly – through monetary donations to relief agencies.
Financial contributions enable professional relief organizations to purchase exactly what is most urgently needed by disaster survivors, when it is needed. Monetary donations allow relief supplies to be purchased near the disaster site, avoiding the delays and steep transportation and logistical costs that can hinder material donations sent from far away. Some commodities, particularly food and water, can almost always be purchased locally – even after devastating emergency situations.
Cash purchases also convey benefits beyond the items procured. They support local merchants and local economies, ensure that commodities are fresh and familiar to survivors, that supplies arrive expeditiously, and that goods are culturally, nutritionally, and environmentally appropriate.
In contrast, unsolicited household donations can clog supply chains, take up space that could better be used to prepare life-saving relief supplies for distribution, and divert relief workers' time. Unsolicited collections of household items serve no useful function in the acute phase of an emergency operation. Managing piles of unrequested donations may actually add to the cost of relief work by forcing changes to logistical and distribution plans and creating more tasks for relief workers.
Where to Donate Cash?
New Yorkers looking to give should donate to an organization of their choice currently activated for relief operations. The Federal Emergency Management Agency recommends contacting members of Texas Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster [VOADs]
To find out more about how donateNYC helps New York City respond to disasters, visit our Giving Responsibly After a Disaster page or contact email@example.com.
Back to School Season
Back to School Donations
Back to school season is upon us and donateNYC is here to help you give or find school supplies this fall. Back to school shopping can provide extra financial stress on already tight budgets but thankfully, many organizations throughout the city are hosting back to school drives for backpacks and other school supplies. If you are looking to donate goods, please check out our list below to find some places to donate your surplus school supplies. If you are looking to find back to school supplies, donateNYC partners are a great place to pick up backpacks and other back to school needs, so please consult our directory to find the store nearest to you!
If your organization is hosting a back to school drive of school supplies, please let us know so we can include it in our calendar.
Organize a back to school drive with donateNYC partner Good+ Foundation, which accepts new supplies and backpacks for children in need.
donateNYC partner Materials for the Arts accepts donations of certain back to school supplies year round; please consult their most wanted list to see their current needs before donating.
Coalition for the Homeless' annual Project: Back to School partners with NYC companies, schools, and caring individuals to collect more than 4,000 NEW backpacks filled with everything students need in class. You can help a homeless girl or boy start the school year right with a simple donation of a backpack or any of the supplies on our wish list.
Every year, Volunteers of America operates their Operation Backpack campaign to give kids in NYC shelters a brand new backpack for the beginning of the school year. This year's drive recently finished up so they are no longer accepting donations of supplies, but they are accepting monetary donations to purchase more backpacks for the campaign.
Join Habana Works for their 10th Annual Back To School Bash on Monday, September 4th from 11am-2pm. The event is free and so are the giveaway goodies such as recycled notebooks, pencils, rulers, and more!
Donation Spotlight: From Workwear to Weaving
Donation Spotlight: From Workwear to Weaving
In March, donateNYC was contacted by another government agency looking to dispose of almost 1000 outdated uniform shirts responsibly and without producing waste. The catch? Because the shirts were decommissioned uniforms, they could not be worn by recipients—but who would accept over half a ton of unwearable shirts?
Ever grateful for the creative network of donateNYC Partners, our staff knew just who to contact: enter Teaching Beyond the Square and their thriving Materials Center. The Materials Center, a community resource hub established in partnership with Manny Cantor Center, features a huge collection of "found" items, gathered and donated by New Yorkers. Programming at the Materials Center transforms objects from our everyday lives and shows that nothing is waste until it is wasted. Workshops centered on rethinking ordinary materials encourage creative expression and problem solving while teaching the importance of repurposing over rejecting objects—such as the decommissioned uniforms—that are no longer useful in their original roles.
When donateNYC reached out to Robin Koo of the Materials Center about the shirts, she saw an opportunity and put the hundreds of pounds of fabric to use right away. On Earth Day, the Materials Center hosted a workshop teaching participants how to convert the shirts into cotton yarn that can be used for a variety of activities such as knitting, crocheting, and weaving. The group snipped and sewed for two hours, creating a large supply of yarn; each participant went home with one ball of yarn for every five t-shirts converted so they could spread the upcycling spirit to their own homes.
The Materials Center has planned some exciting community programs around the yarn made from the donated uniforms. During a few Friday evenings in May, the senior citizens participating in Educational Alliance's Older Adults program will lead crocheting/knitting workshops using it and on May 30th, participants in Teaching Beyond the Square's spring symposium will also work with it. The symposium, geared toward educators, will feature activities demonstrating how to deconstruct, transform, convert, and reuse fabric in a variety of ways and with a variety of tools, as well as guided discussions on the ways in which such reuse activities can enrich classroom-based teaching and learning.
In addition to the uniform shirts, Teaching Beyond the Square has claimed and given new life to many other items through donateNYC. Robin explained participation in donateNYC's network of reuse has come with meaningful benefits, and not just for TBTS itself:
"Prior to our connection with donateNYC and its Partners, we were only collecting materials from our direct surrounding community. In just the few months since we have joined the donateNYC Partnership, our network has widened, giving us access to some great materials, such as 15 overhead projectors and 14,000 brand new credential passes, which we have redistributed to public and independent schools located all around the city. Having joined the donateNYC network of materials reuse, our organization is now part of a larger community of New Yorkers committed to the idea and practice of reuse, and that has been invaluable. The process of reuse and repurposing works better when it feels like you are a part of a community."
What began as an inconvenient surplus of outdated uniforms has transformed into a set of tools that will demonstrate the value of reuse over and over again. Does your organization have a large amount of items that you don't want to throw out but can't seem to repurpose? Create a listing on the donateNYC Exchange and put our staff, Partners, and Exchange users to the test! Surplus can find second life in the right hands.
2016 donateNYC Partnership Report
The 2016 donateNYC Partnership Report
The donateNYC Partnership Annual Report highlights the significant contributions of donateNYC Partners to the local donations and reuse community. In 2016, donateNYC Partners diverted over 85.5 million pounds of goods from the landfill with 88% percent of that consisting of food and textiles. donateNYC partners reached more than 1.4 million New Yorkers through family services, housing, health care, professional development, food bank programs, and more. The work of donateNYC partners is critical in supporting the City's zero waste initiative, which aims to send zero waste to landfills by 2030.
The donateNYC Partnership Report also explores the growth of the partnership. In 2016, the partnership expanded to over 40 nonprofit organizations consisting of 100+ locations across the five boroughs. Partners are offered a variety of benefits including networking opportunities, professional development classes, promotional opportunities, and more. A new service offered to donateNYC Partners in 2016 was the opportunity to submit proposals for new and innovative donation and reuse projects. The inaugural award winners, Friends of Materials for the Arts, Lower East Side Ecology Center & PowerMyLearning, and Recycle-A-Bicycle all presented their winning projects at the 2017 donateNYC conference. The 2016 Partnership Report celebrates the remarkable accomplishments of all of the donateNYC partners – a group of organizations with varying missions that are united by their shared commitment to reducing waste and dedication to social goods.
Click here to download a copy.
The donateNYC Partnership serves as a "reuse trade association" supporting local nonprofit reuse organizations in New York City. donateNYC provides Partner organizations with a range of programs and services, including promotional opportunities, networking and training events, and environmental impact assessment. If your organization is interested in learning more about the donateNYC Partnership Conference or Partnership program, please contact us!
2017 Partnership Conference
2017 Partnership Conference
For the 10th year, the annual donateNYC Partnership Conference, presented by NYC Center for Materials Reuse (NYC CMR) and funded by NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY), brought together over 100 attendees representing donateNYC Partners, other nonprofits, local reuse businesses, and city officials in order to network, learn, explore collaboration opportunities, and discuss the overall state of reuse in New York City.
This year's conference began with NYC Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia reaffirming the importance of donations and reuse in the City's 0x30 initiative, which aims to send zero waste to landfills by 2030. The agenda for the conference focused on the concept of a circular economy and the essential role donations and reuse play. The conference also explored product repair and the need for designing goods more thoughtfully for longevity and featured presentations from The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Steelcase, Pop-Up Repair and more. DSNY and NYC CMR also debuted the 2017 Reuse Sector Report, which illustrates the first extensive research project undertaken to define, examine, and describe the scope of the entire reuse sector throughout the five boroughs.
The donateNYC Partnership serves as a "reuse trade association" supporting local nonprofit reuse organizations in New York City. donateNYC provides Partner organizations with a range of programs and services, including promotional opportunities, networking and training events ,and environmental impact assessment. If your organization is interested in learning more about the donateNYC Partnership Conference or Partnership program, please contact us!
2017 donateNYC Flea Market Guide
Check out the 2017 donateNYC Flea Market Guide!
With warm weather rapidly approaching, we believe there is no time better to highlight one of our favorite ways to shop secondhand: flea markets! Whether you are a lover of vintage clothing or a thrift enthusiast looking for a bargain, New York City's flea markets have something for you. Our handy flea market guide provides you with information on all of the city's seasonal and year-round markets so that you can spend less time searching and more time shopping secondhand. New markets pop up all the time, so check back often to find new gems as they're added. Finally, if you know of any flea markets that we may have missed, feel free to contact us here so we can update the guide.
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If your business or nonprofit accepts second-hand or surplus material goods in NYC, for either re-sell or to distribute to social service clients, then you may qualify for various city-funded services from donateNYC and the NYC Department of Sanitation. Read below to discover the service(s) that apply to you and your business or nonprofit.
This website provides several convenient tools and resources to help New Yorkers keep usable goods out of the waste stream:
Click here to have your organization (thrift shop, nonprofit, antique store, etc.) listed on the donateNYC website as a place where residents can donate, purchase, or receive second-hand goods. donateNYC lists hundreds of places throughout NYC where residents can donate or find second-hand goods, make sure organization is listed by registering now!
The donateNYC Exchange is designed to help NYC based organizations either find or donate surplus materials. Common items made available and posted on the exchange include things like surplus office furniture and bulk workplace supplies. Register here If your organization has items in bulk to donate or is interested in receiving donations of bulk items.
If your organization is a nonprofit organization with operations in NYC that regularly accepts and distributes second-hand goods, then you may qualify to become a donateNYC Partner. Find out more about the donateNYC Partnership by clicking here.
Discover where the nearest place is to either donate or find second-hand goods by searching the donateNYC website or mobile app (iOS & Android). Both will allow you to enter your exact location to locate all the opportunities to give and find goods that are just around the corner.


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#LondonRiots hearing reports that london zoo was broken into and a large amount of animals have escaped. Too far! Thats not cool :-(
Fuuuuck a tiger roaming the street near London zoo. That's fucked! yfrog.com/ki5lyhhj
Someone got there throat slashed at Leytonstone station this evening in a revenge attack for Syria. Stay safe peeps
If Scotland vote #Yes for independence they will become the 67th country to gain freedom from the Imperialist British Empire.
Tonight there are 1,700 police officers for #londonriots. According to @sandralaville the Met could muster 5,000 cops for Royal Wedding.


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So, guys this is Julia. She's from Belarus.
She's another example of the sort of stunners that you have a shot at in Eastern Europe. Damn! Damn! Damn, but she's hot, a regular Belorussian babe!
She says she's looking for a guy who is, "Honest, caring, open, loyal, working, financial compatible, share feelings, fun, family man, likes children in their life, enjoys friends and family, who is social and loves me for me, and more than anything genuinely wants to have a great life with me."
Wow, that's a mouthful, but, really dude, none of that's rocket science, and if you were doing all of that for Julia you would probably be more happy too. Well, except maybe during football season, but she might learn to love USC or the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Well, her profile is brought to you by the very professional people over at A Pretty Woman. Check her out!


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Two die after lightning strikes
Two people have died as a result of separate lightning strikes in the Brecon Beacons.
A further two people remain in hospital following the lightning storm at around mid-day on the Pen Y Fan mountain range in Powys, mid-Wales, the Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil said.
A statement on the hospital's Facebook page said: "As a result of two separate lightning strikes today in the Brecon Beacons, we can confirm that two people have died, another has been transferred to Morriston Hospital because of burns and one other person continues to receive treatment at Prince Charles Hospital."
In an earlier statement, the Welsh Ambulance Service said three people had been taken to hospital after being hit by lightning while walking together.
Two were airlifted to hospital by helicopter with life-threatening injuries, including a man in his 50s, while the third was taken by ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries.
One of the three later died, the hospital said, while the second person who died was injured separately.


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Petal to the Metal Trailer (1992)
07 August 1992 Animated, Comedy 8 mins
In delivering a bouquet of flowers across town to a stunning starlet named Fawn Deer, a delirious delivery cat named Bonkers D. Bobcat turns a relatively easy assignment into a catalog of catastrophes. Racing against the clock to meet his five-minute delivery deadline, Bonkers encounters a wide array of ridiculous roadblocks, ranging from banana peels to the world's slowest taxi driver, in his frantic attempts to meet the deadline and keep his job.
Watch the official Petal to the Metal 1992 trailer in HD below or find more Petal to the Metal videos on Vidimovie.


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BAY MINETTE, AL- The trial of a Baldwin County rancher accused of sexually assaulting several girls is underway in Bay Minette this week.
Jury selection and opening statements for the trial of Tommy Tucker were held Monday. Tucker is accused of inappropriately and forcibly touching and fondling four girls under the age of 16 at his horse camp near Elsanor in 2013.
In opening statements, prosecutors claim back massages led to the fondling in one of Tucker's guest bedrooms at his ranch house.
Tucker's attorney told the jury his client is innocent and says the teen accusers are not victims, but were troublemakers with agendas.
Tucker faces 8 counts of felony sexual assault. He faces up to 80 years in prison if convicted on all eight counts.


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An 80-year old woman is dead and nine are sick after succumbing to fumes emanating from a Georgia McDonald's bathroom.
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Jay and Elena came together to classroom holding each other hands. All Elena' s friends were jealous of her boyfriend.
Anna: Oh, I never thought you will find that handsome boyfriend.
Elena: Just stay away from him.
( Anna walked away with evil smile on her face. )
Jay: Don't worry bae. None of them can replace you.
Elena: Okay. We have to ask my teacher if you can sit with me.
Elena went to ask teacher for permission to sit with Jay in class.
Elena: Love, I have bad news.
Jay: Tell me.
Elena: You can't sit with me, teacher said you can sit in the line next to me.
Jay: Oh, okay.
The lesson started and all students were on their places waiting for teacher to come.
Teacher:: Good morning class.
As teacher was talking her lesson Jay threw a piece of paper to Elena.
Jay: Read it.
Elena: ............................................
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. I love .
. you so so so .
. much. <3 .
( laughs softly. )
As lesson finished Elena walked to Jay and gave him a big hug.
Elena: I love you too.
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After celebrating our friend's wedding for almost a week straight, the third and final leg of our incredible journey through India (see part one and part two) was a quick stop in Agra to see the Taj Mahal and then Delhi, where we spent a few days relaxing before flying back to NYC. Before we get to the images, though, I have a big announcement to make.
If you couldn't tell, I love to travel. My wife and I try to take one big international trip every year, and each year is a more interesting destination than the last. This year was India, last year was a multi-country tour of Europe (you can start with part one here), before that was Colombia, and next year already has some good options in the mix.
I want to find couples who share this passion for travel and I want to document their destination weddings and elopements in a way that not only captures the wedding or elopement itself, but also the entire experience of the journey. Going to the night market to try some crazy street food? Count me in! Renting some scooters to search for a watering hole some local told you about at the bar last night? I'll race you there! Bungee jumping off a bridge in the middle of a rain forest? I'll go first! (If you're ever in Costa Rica, check out Tropical Bungee)
Traveling is fun. Weddings are fun. Elopements are fun. Let's combine all that fun into one big punch bowl of awesome! To get the ball rolling, here's the deal I'm offering:
If I have never shot a wedding or elopement in the country yours is taking place in, you'll get 15% off your wedding or elopement package (travel fees still apply). Once an event has been booked in a given country, it will be closed to the discount. As of now, only Canada is closed; the REST OF THE WORLD is up for grabs!
I also have the top 3 places I'd like to travel for 2014. These 3 countries will receive 40% off a wedding or elopement package (travel fees still apply) if booked for 2014: Japan, New Zealand, and Sweden. These countries will also close to the discount after an event has been booked.
So, are you traveling somewhere awesome for your wedding or elopement? Drop me a note!
And now for the final installment of some of my favorite photos from India. Enjoy!


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Happy Xmas!
by Matt Letch
December 25, 2011
This is a kind of time travel post – Were not actually here in an office, locked in battle on the forum discussing Konnie Huq or relative benefits of wheel sizes.
No were busy with our friends and family eating turkey or Duck or vomiting or about to have fight with one of our relatives because you know they "cheated" to get that triple word score, (I alway knew uncle Paul was lying B*stard! Hic.) and that's what you should be doing god damn it it's what it's all about.
-it's going to be a little bit quiet on the site for the next few days, but we'll see you all in the New Year.
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Alcohol-impaired driving is a significant problem in the United States. The proposed research seeks to expand our understanding of the factors leading people to drive while impaired by testing the acute effects of alcohol in a group characterized by increased risk for alcohol-intoxicated driving (i.e., adults with ADHD). The project will examine alcohol responses in this group with a focus on how atypical alcohol responses may place this group at heightened risk to drive after drinking. First, the proposed research will examine how alcohol interacts with environmental factors to impair driving ability in adults with ADHD. Previous research has shown that the effects of alcohol are more pronounced in certain environmental circumstances, such as the presence of visual distraction or motivational conflict. These findings are important because such environmental circumstances are quite common outside of the laboratory, so they may explain why some drivers show appreciable impairment even at blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) below the legal limit of intoxication (i.e., 80mg/100ml). The proposed research will examine the interaction of alcohol intoxication and environmental factors in a group of high-risk drinkers (i.e., adults wih ADHD) under several doses of alcohol. This will test whether high-risk environmental circumstances cause adults with ADHD to show heightened behavioral impairment under alcohol, even at BACs below the legal limit of intoxication. Second, the proposed project will examine whether adults with ADHD overestimate their ability to drive after consuming alcohol. Previous research has shown that subjective evaluation of impairment informs people's decisions to drive after drinking. It is also well known that individuals with ADHD show impaired self-evaluation processes, so they may underestimate the degree to which alcohol impairs their driving ability (Knouse et al., 2005;Weafer et al., 2008). Further, they may not perceive how driving in high-risk scenarios exacerbates their level of behavioral impairment.
These specific aims will be achieved by examining the interactive effects of alcohol and environmental factors on objective and perceived driving ability in adults with and without ADHD.
The proposed project will examine how characteristics of the environment alter the effects of alcohol on driving ability in adults with and without ADHD. The project will also examine the degree to which adults with ADHD underestimate the degree to which alcohol has impaired their behavior, which may increase their risk of driving after drinking.
|Roberts, Walter; Monem, Ramey G; Fillmore, Mark T (2016) Multisensory Stop Signals Can Reduce the Disinhibiting Effects of Alcohol in Adults. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 40:591-8


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Well its officially been new years eve for about hour where i'm at right now and i'm still debating whether or not it was a productive one. Being fond of lists and acronyms, here's a list of what i've done
- I decided I wanted to be an animator and made 2 shorts the 1st taking 2 months and the 2nd taking a single month
- I decided I needed to work on my animating and started experimenting with animation while never actually putting out anything
- I story boarded three 5 min shorts and an animatic for a 30 sec. one; none of which will probably ever be finished for certain reasons
- After being told my storyboards and anatomy were terrible I set out to improve my drawing even more completely disregarding animation and began taking figure drawing
- While my drawing and sketching has greatly improved I have failed to complete any pictures showing off these new skills and have continued to lack when it comes to coloring
Well at least my drawing has come a long way but until I start making stuff again It's really hard to back up what I say when I don't have anything to show for it.
So in that case I don't think im going to post anything for awhile until i'm fully fuctional and be back with a bunch of stuff. This year definatley hasn't been easy and I wasn't really expecting it to be, but it's definatley harder when you know you're behind all the other people at your age. I know i'll make it there one day though, otherwise i'll just join the army or something.
Big thanks to DjGubkafish for all his help, and anyone who bothered to favorite me or read this post.
I promise I'll be back next year with some of the best shit you've ever seen
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4th of July!
4th of July is a great holiday- the weather is warm, people gather around and eat and have fun and drink beer. It's fantastic. Last year, I hosted a BBQ and decided to do it again this year- I rarely … Continue reading
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Missy G's Sweet Potato Pound Cake
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4th of July BBQ
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January is a long month in the state of Wisconsin, and this year it has felt even longer due to the many, many days without sunshine. I'm sure I'm not the only one who wonders if winter will ever give way to warmer, sunnier days.
Staying busy does help pass the time, and this month's Art Bead Scene challenge was just what I needed to fritter away some hours. Just look at the rich, warm tones in Egon Schiele's mixed media drawing titled, "Field of Flowers" - so much summery goodness - the perfect inspiration for midwinter blues.
I decided to make two art beads this month. The first one mimics the wandering flowers in the field, and the second embraces all those wonderful colors in an encased petal bead.
This month I also decided to participate (for the first time ever) in the jewelry challenge. I have been working on my skills, and shopping for the art beads I wanted to use was so much fun! I chose a pottery cuff by Cindy Kovar of Captured Moments as the main focus of my bracelet. Then I used a Humblebeads, woodland bloom disc bead that had the perfect, coordinating flower design. Also included is one of my own lampwork beads, silk ribbon, Vintaj brass, Czech glass rondelles, a chunky citrine, and a few little wooden beads for good measure. I am really pleased with how it turned out.
This month's challenge was a real joy!
Looking forward to what February will bring.


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In one of the most spectacular fires ever known in this community, the Burgner-Bowman-Matthews Lumber company was totally destroyed Saturday shortly after the noon hour. Within an hour after the alarm had been given at 12:20, the company's office, lumber sheds, all equipment and stock had been reduced to smoldering ruins.
Although the exact cause of the fire has not been determined, C.E. Streeter, manager, stated that the blaze evidently started in the main lumber shed, west of the office building. The company's power saw was in the north end of the lumber shed and it is thought that defective wiring in or near the saw may have set off the blaze. However, there is no way of establishing this fact.
Those who witnessed the starting of the fire reported a sudden huge cloud of smoke billowing up in the north end of the lumber yard, directly west of the office structure. Within a matter of seconds, great tongues of flame were shooting toward the sky and the sheds and office building were a roaring mass of fire.
The city's volunteer fire department responded promptly, in fact the fire truck was out of the city hall and across the street to the fire hydrant before the siren had been sounded. But the fire was simply beyond control and the firemen expended their efforts on saving adjoining property.
Fanned by a 40 mph northwest wind, the flames created a raging inferno, the terrific heat making it impossible for firemen to approach very near. At times, the flames threatened to leap across the city's main street but once again Lincoln's wide thoroughfare proved its worth.
Volunteer fire fighters were kept busy at the Sinclair Service station, directly south of the B-B-M lumber yard and at the Leidigh and Havens lumber yard back of the Sinclair station. Numerous small fires were started at these two places as the strong wind set down blazing embers in the lumber yard or blew them under the closed doors at the service station. An estimate of 15 or more fires were put out at each of these two places. A bucket brigade was formed and garden hoses added further protection along with wet sacks as the volunteers watched for the falling sparks. Shingles, posts, slat cribbling and a lumber shed at the Leidigh and Havens yard were endangered at various times but prompt work prevented any loss.
Small fires were started, too, in the grass surrounding the Nelson Produce station, east of the Leidigh and Havens office, and at the Hobbs residence west of the school building, two blocks south of the Burgner-Bowman Matthews yard, where a chicken house was threatened. Residents in the 200 and 300 blocks of South Fifth street were kept alert as the burning embers were blown in their direction.
It is reported that the smoke and flame from the fire was visible as far as 10 miles from town.
So far no exact estimate on the lumber company's loss can give given although officials in the main office in Kansas City stated the loss would be at least $20,000. Buildings and stock were insured but officials stated it would not be sufficient for replacement. Company officials and insurance adjustors spent Tuesday here with Mr. Streeter, going over the debris. Practically nothing can be salvaged.
Fortunately the company's safe in the office building did not burn and many valuable records were thereby saved.
The Burgner-Bowman- Matthews lumber yard is one of the oldest business establishments in Lincoln, though the name and ownership has changed several times.
First known as the Chicago Lumber and Coal Company, the company opened their office here at about the time the Union Pacific began laying track through Lincoln county in 1885 or 1886. The late J.D. Brockett was the company's first manager and remained in that capacity for 50 years. He was succeeded as manager by his son, J.C. Brockett, now of Denver, who was manager five years. C.E. Streeter, the present manager, has been here approximately ten years making only three managers in a period of 65 years.
The company's first yard was on the present location of the Sinclair Service station. In 1905 the Chicago Lumber and Coal company acquired the half block at the corner of Fifth and Lincoln Ave. and began construction of the buildings which were destroyed in Saturday's fire. The name Chicago Lumber and Coal Company was retained until 1920 when it became known as the C.E. Matthews Lumber Company. Three years later, in 1923, Matthews consolidated with the Burgner-Bowman Lumber company, which had bought out the Home Lumber company here in 1913, owning the lot directly north of the present library building.
Those who watched the fire Saturday gave high praise to the city's firemen and their equipment. The Salina fire department started with some of their equipment in an effort to be of help but had hard luck between Tescott and Shady Bend, blowing out three tires and making it impossible for them to continue the trip to Lincoln.
Representatives of the B-B-M Lumber company here Tuesday afternoon stated the yard here would be rebuilt. Temporary offices have been opened in the building north of the Soeony Vacuum service station.


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Geetika case: E-data shows Kanda`s culpability, police tells court
Delhi Police on Tuesday told a court Gopal Kanda, an accused in the Geetika Sharma suicide case, was pressurising her to return to India.
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Tuesday told a court here that hard disks and other electronic data recovered from the office of former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda, an accused in the Geetika Sharma suicide case, show he was pressurising her to return to India from Dubai and drove her to suicide.
In its arguments on framing of charges against Kanda and his aide Aruna Chaddha, the prosecution submitted before District Judge S K Sarvaria that the hard disks and e-mails recovered in the probe show that the duo abetted her suicide.
The Prosecution pointed out Kanda`s intention in giving Geetika a lucrative post without any qualification and then forcing her to come back to MDLR when she joined Emirates Airlines.
In its main and supplementary charge sheets also Delhi Police has said Kanda was obsessed with Geetika and wanted to bring her back in his company to sexually exploit her.
Additional Public Prosecutor Rajiv Mohan submitted that when Geetika, earlier an employee of Kanda`s MDLR airlines, joined Emirates Airlines, Kanda sent them a complaint from MDLR Airlines purportedly lodged with Gurgaon Police against alleged fraud committed by Geetika by creating fake experience certificates and also taking away MDLR`s documents and laptop.
He also submitted that Kanda roped in another accused, Chanshivroop, who created a fake e-mail ID and sent forged e-mail to Geetika about the alleged extradition proceedings against her in Dubai.


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Thursday, December 09, 2004
Absolutely Fabulous
If any of you guys missed yesterday's Liverpool vs. Olympiakos game, go home and shoot yourselves, since you've missed half of your lives (alright, maybe a third, but it was bloody good!). That was an unbelievable match, and it did not do the blood pressure any favours either.
Down at 1-0 at half time, and needing to win by a margin of two, Liverpool looked all but out. Particulary taking into account the events of the game, it looked like one of those games where we'd have to attribute to Liverpool being unlucky again. Two disallowed goals, hitting the post, and at least three good penalty shouts being turned down looked to have proved the pessimists right once again. This time, however, our team proved that they can go against that fickle lady and create their own luck. That Gerrard goal was an absolute screamer. That's the difference, I think, between this year's liverpool and the one of last year. It seems then we were resolved to attribute everything to bad luck: lists of injuries, missing chances, etc.
This year however, we've had the problems compounded, and the team and its manager have refused to use that as an excuse. We had Gerrad out for more than a month, so was Baros, and we still have Garcia out and Cisse. Those are basically our best four players! We've still managed to pull off some good results, however. No bad luck will stand in our way this time!
Is the tide turning in Liverpool's favour? I've always thought there were two keys to a great team: a great midfield, and being able to pull of those kind of results that make people go, " How lucky was that!" On the second point, we've been able to pull off some pretty late and dramatic comebacks recently. First there was the 4-2 win over Fullham (coming back from 2-0 down), then there was the Carling Cup win over Tottenham, the dramatic flooring of Arsenal, and now this great win. It kind of reminds me of Manchester United of 99, except that it's a team worth supporting.
The other main ingredient in a great team is the midfield. I have to say, I was a bit skeptical of our midfield in the beggining, but looking at it now it's pretty goddamn good: Garcia, Gerrard, Alonso, Kewell, Riise, and Nunez (alright he's not that great). Trust me, I don't think attackers are our main concern at the moment, as you can put a bunch of penguins up there and with a good midfield they'd still score. Besides, we've got Baros, Pongole, and Mellor all fit, and they've proven to be enough. Wait till Cisse comes back as well. Our main worry right now is getting a really good defender.
Remember those days when you heard Manchester United Fans boasting about how they had the best midfield in the world? Beckham, Scholes, Giggs, and Keane? Well Beckham is long gone, Scholes and Giggs are past their prime, and Keane is just old and not as hard as he used to be (nowadays it seems you need to carry him in an egg basket since he gets injured so easily). Look at how nowadays they've got a strikeforce of Van Nistelrooy, Rooney, and Saha and they still aren't the force they used to be. Before, they had mediocre forwards like Cole and York and won a treble. It's all in the midfield, my friend.
I'm not saying Liverpool has the best midfield in the Premiership. I think any sane man would say that Chelsea has that at the moment. We do have a pretty good foundation, however, and I can see us building on it quite well!
A good friend of mine is a Valencia supporter, and I remember when Benitez first arrived he said expect him to do really well without creating any mega-stars. He does not like super-stars. In fact, he'll keep rotating the formation up front and most of liverpool's players will end up being scorers. I think so far he's been proved right. Although we've had a lot of amazing players, I don't think you can pick one out that stands way above the rest. Furthermore, all of our players have been contributing in goalscoring, and we have not relied on one player: Pongole, Mellor, Gerrard, Garcia, Alonso, Baros, and the list goes on. I'm yet to decide if that's good or not.
Anyway, we've made it to the last 16. Now we have some cash to go out and buy more players over the break! Before that, we need to whip some Everton bottoms this weekend. I think we will.
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The Church Pianist: Youtube Video
One of my blog guests asked if I would
post a video of me playing on youtube.
I borrowed a friend's camcorder over
the weekend to make the recording.
This will give you an idea of my style.
The arrangement, Wonderful Peace, is one
I had published several years ago.
It's available in sheet music at Soundforth (BJU Press).
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Abdominal Pain in Children (cont.)
Abdominal Pain in Children Home Remedies
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A parent or caregiver must be observant and should contact appropriate help at the appropriate time. Monitor a child especially closely during recovery until the child is better. A teenager may not want to be bothered but still should be monitored.
Abdominal Pain in Children Medical Treatment
Treatment will be prescribed according to the history, physical examination, test results, and the individual child. Treatment may be as simple as sending the child home with instructions for rest, encouraging fluids, and eating a bland diet. For serious conditions, treatment can be as extensive as hospital admission and surgery.
Abdominal Pain in Children Prognosis
The prognosis for abdominal pain in children is as diverse as the causes themselves. Abdominal pain left identified and treated early carries a good prognosis overall; however, pain undiagnosed and untreated can be life-threatening. Consequently, early in the child's illness, a parent or caregiver should work with the pediatrician and hospital to ensure the child receives appropriate care.
Medically reviewed by Margaret Walsh, MD; American Board of Pediatrics
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