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most of the story was great but the ending seemed to be rushed and as a result flat im not sure i can put my finger on why it seemed that way bit there you go ...
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love it!
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Review of chapter "The Mistake" from
Hey where's ther rest - You've had enough time to write it . It was quite good.
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Review of chapter "The Choice" from
While I sympathise with your muse leaving you, this chapter seems to be horribly OOC-even within the context of the previous chapters. Throughout the last few seasons, it was always stressed that Spike would do anything to protect Dawn. Even surprised, I can't see him tossing her to the floor. As for Harry, while you were dead on for his temper tantrum, it seems off for someone who just wants a family and to be loved to toss Dawn aside like he did. Especially considering how easy it is to prove paternity. In regards to Dawn going to get an abortion-it was awfully brief. Standard is several office visits, some counseling, then the actual abortion. It doesn't happen the day you first visit and you are encouraged to bring someone with you-it is that painful and disorienting. As for Ginny bringing Harry around-what about Willow or Spike? The Scoobies were only uniform in the fact that they had rotten childhoods, I cannot see any of them blindly ignoring or pushing this baby and all the related problems aside.
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Review of chapter "The Truth" from
Oh, so very good. Wonderful cliff hanger. I hope it's Harry's. It will be too horrable if it's not. Wonderful job with this story. I'm so glad you used my idea, thanks and it's totally cool. I love this story very creative and I really can't wait to see what happens next.
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This chapter was quite a bit of progress, but it still seems a bit half-formed. Draco has always been a bit of a prat, but he is also quite attached to his own survival. I cannot see him pushing this hard for a relationship that he either calls "a bit of fun" or "revenge". At a couple of points in this chapter and others you imply that he has feelings for Dawn, the remainder it looks like he is attempting to simply one-up Harry. It would be nice to see development of his motives and feelings either in a rewrite or coming chapters.
As for the "friends with benefits", the actions of Harry and Dawn to this point have reflected that form of relationship-until this chapter. This one implies that they both love or at least think they love each other. If that is the case, then this is an extremely disfunctional relationship. He spends all this time away and expects her to wait for him. His friends seem to treat her with suspicion (ch. 2) and her friends have long since gone back to their lives (ch. 1 & 2) with only the occasional visit. She is left at home waiting for Harry-this is completely against canon. Dawn liked to be in the middle of things, or at least researching the next "big bad". I cannot see her happy playing housewife all this time. There needs to be some stronger reason keeping her there.
As for Harry-grow up. He treats her like crap, hardly pays attention to her, and then is surprised that not only is the relationship in trouble, but that she moves on to someone else? This is classic avoidance. He did everything to help create this situation but tie a bow around her and offer her to the nearest avaliable wizard.
As for the title, this seems to be more about choices and relationships then enemies. At least at this point-I would like to see something in the title reflect that theme. Perhaps "Choices We Make" or "Once Wrong Move", basically anything that implies that mistakes were made by many, creating a bit of a mess. The title doesn't really reflect that at this time.
Honestly, I'm not sure where you are going with this. There is a lot of potential for either a friends w/benefits relationship but you seem to be also describing a real, if malfunctioning relationship. The only way f/w/b works is if both parties understand where they stand-that is not happening here. Add in the Draco angle, and now the baby, and this only gets worse. As I said earlier, I would like to see more development of all the relationships and reasoning behind the choices we are seeing everyone make-because right now, none of it is making much sense.
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Review of chapter "The Secret" from
I like that you are straying from the norm of "Scoobies go to help against Voldie, Dawn and Harry live happily ever after." Unfortunately, I have yet to see anything that lives up to "Sleeping with the Enemy." Yes, she slept with Draco, but by your own admissioon, he is an ally-a disliked and arrogant ally but definetly not an enemy. Another problem is you have no feeling of conflict-the way the story currently stands you have Dawn and Harry who got together almost immediately after meeting the first time and are now in a comfortable relationship of fighting and sex. He spends most of his time away on missions and occasionally comes back to see her where they seem to sleep together and fight some more. That isn't a relationship. That's at best friends with benefits, at worst it is a convenient warm body. The only conflict thus far has been provided by the Scoobies either anger at Dawn's actions or with Draco's behaviour after. Frankly, while this story was living up to the title "Secret" Dawn is apparently the worst secret keeper ever-as it lasted less than 12 hours before she was caught. Not sure how long you plan to make this story, but at it's current status it's time for Dawn to fish or cut bait. Frankly-I vote to dump them both and get a life for herself-not one that revolves around the guy she's dating.
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This is a sloid fic beginning. Definitely continue. It's unique, and interesting.
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Review of chapter "The Mistake" from
A few things,
1. Thought the draco/dawn thing came out of NOWHERE... might consider a little more plot exposition before running into that.
2. The story has the makings of a great fic. You've got great dialogue and the characters are, for the most part, believable.
Good luck.
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I can't believe that that's it. I want MORE, MORE, MORE! I love this story. Excellent idea and very creative. Your an amazing writter. I think it would be hysterical if Spike smelled Draco on Dawn! Wonderful job!
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RESTON, Va. February 3, 2012–The nation breathes a sigh of relief as the government rejects two much-feared bills, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and the Protect IP Act, (PIPA). The passage of SOPA and PIPA could result in wide ranging government control over the Internet.
Both SOPA and PIPA, quite similar in intent to the regulatory regimes applied in China and Syria to control Internet access, demonstrate the harrowing times in which we live.
Just two days after the citizens of America rose up to prevent these travesties of political regulation of the Internet, the alleged government "of the people, by the people, and for the people" seized and subjugated megaupload.com. Megaupload.com is a file-sharing site that allows individuals, including artists, to download, store and share over the Internet large content files, including text.
While owner use may be perfectly legitimate, the allegations that led to government action stemmed from users, and possibly owners, downloading and sharing copyrighted content that they did not pay for.
German hacker Kim Dotcom (Schmitz) and others were arrested in Auckland, New Zeland and charged with stealing an estimated $500 million in pirated content, taking in $175 million as a result.
They are charged with "criminal copyright infringement and money-laundering on a massive scale." The megaupload.com site claims over fifty million visits per day, or 4% of all traffic on the Internet.
The megaupload.com site did sell revenue-generating ads, charged for premium subscriptions, and, it is charged, was not always cooperative in removing copyrighted material from their pages.
Syria and China are countries where the people have limited rights, while the government enjoys unequivocal authority and dominance, such as was directed toward megaupload.com.
In America, SOPA and PIPA would have been only the beginning of a slippery slope that could have converted the land of the free into a dictatorial leviathan.
SOPA and PIPA were designed as a kind of "savior" to protect against real threats of thievery from music artists, as well as original written content from news sites and ideas from creators via the Internet.
The president, the Judiciary, and until recently the legislature believed government should take charge of this growing problem, regardless of the public's position. After the public expressed outrage over these laws, though, our leaders finally acquiesced and accepted a growing awareness of how drastically the laws would inhibit our freedoms.
Which businesses advocated for the position of the average American? Such websites as Wikipedia.com and Reddit.com performed a simultaneous blackout period on January 18th in order to remind the country how many resources were at risk should the government pass SOPA and PIPA.
In closing down megaupload.com, the charge was that the site was a main center of piracy, yet Megaupload.com has stated that "Activity that violates our terms of service or our acceptable use policy is not tolerated, and we go to great lengths to swiftly process legitimate DMCA takedown notices."
As a result, Americans storing legal documents, from doctoral theses to patient records to books to even dissertations on megaupload.com (close to 150 million subscribers), have lost all access to them as they were swept away by the shutdown.
This shutdown was disgraceful, especially considering its surreptitious nature. Despite the nation's staunch position against SOPA and PIPA, political leaders have discreetly foisted on us some of what those acts would have made legal. It's now clear that they had the power to do so all along.
So where do we go from here? As a people, we have been attacked from within. Our government has begun what could very well become an expansive filtration of the Internet for the American people.
Our nation, however, must return to the ideals of a government that serves, rather than controls, the people that it represents.
Liberty is defined in the dictionary as "the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life." Government sanctioned termination of any website without a fair trial and a recurrence of any such acts as SOPA and PIPA all qualify as oppressive restrictions.
President Obama labeled this time as the time to provide change, so now more than ever the nation should constantly be wary of whether the alterations are for the better, or are simply a ploy for power. About 230 years ago, our nation was founded on the basis of a representative democracy—the first of its kind.
As more government regulations arise threatening our liberties on the Internet and elsewhere, we as Americans must always take a stand for our liberties. The adage is just as appropriate today as it was at the founding of our country: Don't tread on me, and certainly don't tread on my Internet.
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Today's must-reads from around the Internet.
Apparently "facial flower crowns" are the latest beard trend, why there are two horses on your Levi's label, Spike Lee talks cinematic style and… »
Today's must-reads from around the Internet.
Apparently "facial flower crowns" are the latest beard trend, why there are two horses on your Levi's label, Spike Lee talks cinematic style and… »
Today's must-reads from around the Internet.
Style inspiration from Chunk and the gang, profound life lessons from Carl Sagan, reaching "peak beard" and… »
Today's must-reads from around the Internet.
A conversation with the creative director of Drake's London, the story of Presidential whiskers, the best internet watch boutiques and… »
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Mining Chevy Chase's holiday style, the spectacular new Corvette Stingray, breaking all the holiday party rules and… »
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Two days ago, I lost my firstborn beard.
All right, so I didn't really "lose" my beard. I shaved it off using a beard trimmer, too many disposable razors and a despicable amount of shower water. Also, a shaving gel infused with something called "Australian quandong fruit," but I digress.
Point is, I'm never getting my first beard back. So, to anyone pruning their first beard this fall: heed this tale as a warning…»
|ALL High and Tight
Every Wednesday from here on out, we're giving you a piece of our minds. Actually, more like five pieces. It's a chance to get a deeper look into what makes the minds behind Kempt tick—you know, beyond the usual Internet handsomeness we're serving up daily. So welcome to our most personal weekly feature: The Kempt Five.
If you're wondering why it's feeling a bit more spring-like on Kempt today, we'd like to direct your attention to the column on the left—where we've refreshed our seasonal crop of must-haves.
We've conjured a spring fever dream of baseball, gardening and corduroys that don't have a hint of fall in them. Allow us to show you the way.»
|ALL Must Haves
Collar ID: The Wall Street Journal dives headlong into the issue of shirt collars and their many iterations of late.
Lloyd Banks: There's been a considerable amount of gnashing of the teeth over the beard Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein grew while vacationing in Davos, Switzerland. David Coggins reports.
Totally Rad: Bullett digs deep on the aesthetic of designer Rad Hourani, only to find a conundrum wrapped in a mystery enshrouded in asexuality.
Woz Happenin': The Woz questions the verisimilitude of the new biopic about Apple's late, turtlenecked CEO jOBS, according to Gizmodo.
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It's never easy to see the silver lining when your livelihood is in jeopardy, which is why we can excuse all of the unkempt beards we're seeing skate into training camps now that the NHL has finally returned from its lockout hiatus.
In fact, we'd like to applaud their commitment to letting themselves go. Take a moment to peer into Brent Burns's thicket of tangled wilderness. It's at the same time magnificent and horrifying—the man looks like he's spent the entire off-season running with a pack of wolves. It's an impressive feat, seeing as hockey players are already considered some of the gruffest athletes out there.
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We'll assume you either ended last night enjoying the sweet taste of victory, or in kind of a weird place… You also might've caught the presidential election.
We came away from the whole thing longing for the days of yore, when this great nation was ruled by men as grizzled as their jawlines.
Not since the likes of Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, a fellow by the name of Honest Abe and just about every US president in the second half of the 19th century have we had a president with some sort of facial follicle to pensively stroke while guiding this fair land. Back then it was more unusual to run for president and not have a crazy-ass beard.
And it's high time we dusted off the presidential beard. Some more meditation and illustrations this way…»
Moving Dirt: The Selvedge Yard digs up a 1971 Sports Illustrated story on Steve McQueen and his dirt-biking alter ego Harvey Mushman. [TSY]
RIP, Steve Sabol: Remembering the late NFL Films president. NFL Crunch Course was a game changer. [Deadspin]
Uneasy Money: The question at the core of Facebook's future success: Can it possibly build a business model that isn't inherently creepy? [The Atlantic]
Getting Beard: In case you weren't aware, the European Beard and Mustache Championship happened this past weekend. Luckily The Telegraph was on hand to photograph it in all of its bristly glory. [Telegraph]
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Ben Bernanke is a powerful man—and while we're not saying it's entirely due to his luxuriant silver beard, it certainly doesn't hurt.
So when one intrepid journalist tracked down the man who tends to the Federal Reserve chairman's "ostentatiously silky" beard, we were understandably intrigued.
Apparently, the Fed has its own in-house barber, a well-appointed chap named Lenny Gilleo who claims Bernanke follows the same playbook as most of the bearded gentlemen we know: a trim and shaping every three or four weeks, and a lot of off-handed stroking in the interim. More interesting is that the barber only charges whatever Mr. Bernanke feels like paying.
In other words, when the beard wants you to do something, you do it. Well played, Ben.
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The Old Whiskbroom: Esteemed (and bearded) Kempter Paul Underwood recounts his Movember-inspired stab at the mustached life. It's not pretty… [Esquire]
It's a Drag: A style appreciation of the timeless American Graffiti. [Wax Wane]
The Ur-WASP: Speaking of Greta, here's a chat with Whit Stillman, the man behind Metropolitan and Mme. Gerwig's upcoming Damsels in Distress.
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Inside the Tie: A video look behind the scenes at General Knot Co. [A Headlong Dive]
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Blue Planet: A people's history of hating Duke basketball, for your bracket-related consideration. [Slate]
It's the Fuzz: After a news cycle of anti-beard press, Amanda Hess mounts a stirring defense of the male muzzle. Shia, this does not apply to you. [GOOD]
The Tobacconists: In praise of cigar linen, just a few shades richer than your standard-issue khaki suit. [Die, Workwear]
Keeping Watch: An obsessively detailed look at the Tudor Heritage Black Bay, the obscurist's Submariner. [Hodinkee]
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We hoped this day would never come.
Unfortunately, this picture arrived over the wire this weekend, and our country's LaBeouf situation can no longer be ignored.
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ROW ONE: Caleb Followill, Kings of Leon; Robin Pecknold, Fleet Foxes; Jim James, My Morning Jacket; Justin Vernon, Bon Iver
ROW TWO: Ray LaMontagne; Kyp Malone, TV on the Radio; Tyler Ramsey & Ben Bridwell, Band of Horses
ROW THREE: Samuel Beam, Iron and Wine; Dan Auerbach, The Black Keys; Devendra Banhart; Alex Ebert, Ima Robot
The bearded indie rock frontman is hardly a new phenomenon. Guys like Will Oldham, Chris Robinson and Jerry Garcia blazed that trail long ago (literally). Given the above collage, though, it appears the trail has been transformed into a well-paved thoroughfare connecting Coachella, Bonnaroo, SXSW, Glastonbury and wherever else present-day introspective rockers gather to perform before thousands of similarly bearded hipsters.
|ALL High and Tight
A reminder: it's best to think of facial hair as an accessory. Ask too much of it and, like a loud pair of shades or an overused pocket square, it will eventually let you down. To that end, we respectfully offer:
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We've always believed that every American has the right to let their facial hair flourish. But despite our follicular freedoms as Americans, Disney has used its muscle as an employer to keep the Magic Kingdom an entirely beard-free zone… at least, until now.
As of February 3, Disney employees will be allowed to cultivate a beard, mustache or goatee—provided they keep it well-groomed and under an inch in length.
It sounds like good news, but we don't quite see it that way. Sure, it'll be great to see a few 'staches wandering the grounds of Epcot, and it definitely counts as a win for beard respectability worldwide—but as long as the Disney brass continues to play Steinbrenner, we're going to have a problem with it. There's nothing sadder than being a man forced to shave his sideburns by a shift supervisor—especially if the supervisor in question is dressed as Mickey.
And if it's good enough for Merlin…
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Anytime you're away from the office for a week or so, there's a tendency to let your off-duty stubble grow into a full-scale beard—and judging by this recent snap, that's just what Robert Pattinson did.
The result is worth a look, if only because it does most everything we want a beard to do. He looks older, has a bit more Victorian dignity (at least above the neck) and enjoyed an extra layer of protection against the English winter.
Our only complaint is that it's a bit on the Galifianakis side, but that's nothing a trimmer can't fix.
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With the game tied at 20 in overtime of last night's Sugar Bowl, Michigan's 241-pound placekicker lumbered onto the field with the swagger of Denis Lemieux and the biker 'stache of Goose Gossage: decidedly un-kicker-like.
That is, until he drilled a 37-yard field goal dead center through the uprights to win the game.
This was likely Brendan Gibbons's second greatest moment on the football field. The first came back in high school, when he kicked an 80-yard punt before saving a touchdown by nearly decapitating the returner.
It's not easy to get a beard named after your blues rock band.
First of all, you're going to need a beard so outlandish that no similarly bearded person has ever become famous—except for a few Talmudic scholars. Then you're going to need a hit album, a memorable car and, if possible, some kind of distinctive hand gesture.
All of which is how Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill got the straight-cut, floor-sweeping chin curtain canonized forever as "The ZZ Top Beard," to the point that it's now being used to identify bank robbers.
For grooming your own ZZ, Gibbons offers only this advice: "A good conditioner is advisable. Treat it with respect and it will do the same for you."
Truer words were never spoken.
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Part Two: The Moments of 2011
What's in a 2011 moment? Certainly a few things we never thought we'd see: Charlie Sheen's crack-induced webcam vlog, a Facebook-inspired revolution in Egypt, a Seal Team Six smackdown on Osama Bin Laden, the discovery of another earthly planet…
Ladies and gentlemen, feast your eyes on the "Zappa."
What we have here are two distinct types of facial hair—a slightly longer "imperial" up top and a slightly wider "soul patch" down below. Put them together and you've got one of the most memorable mustaches in rock history.
As you might expect, there's a rebellious origin story. "I had a mustache when I was 11," Zappa told Simpsons creator Matt Groening in a 1992 interview. "Then in high school I added a 'Genghis' [below his bottom lip]."
Displeased by Zappa's appearance, the principal offered him two options: write a 2,000-word essay about proper grooming or be suspended for two weeks. "So I took a two-week vacation. I showed up back in school with a list of all my R&B records by artist and label, and a list of all the ones that I thought I was going to buy for the next three or four months, and that was my 2,000-word essay. I laughed at them."
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You've been tapped to play Santa Claus this year, the most beloved bearded man on the planet.
This is not a responsibility to be taken lightly. Properly projecting the triplet of "Ho's" will require core strength. Properly responding to a kid who's just asked you to save his house from foreclosure requires a good excuse to take a five-minute break. Parents and children alike are depending on you. (As are the 12 "little people" you hired as elves.)
To help with your preparation, we've drawn up a few rules and provided real-life cautionary tales of what happens when those rules aren't followed.
Let's begin with a mall Santa in Florida whose beard got tangled as he repelled down five flights to a horrified crowd of pint-sized onlookers.»
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We're all for ingenuity when it comes to grooming.
Anything having to do with minimizing back hair, for example, is good by us.
But there are three products currently on the market that we'd just assume go away (along with the men using these products.)
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A bactericide or bacteriocide, sometimes abbreviated Bcidal, is a substance that kills bacteria. Bactericides are disinfectants, antiseptics, or antibiotics.[1]
Bactericidal disinfectants[edit]
The most used disinfectants are those applying
- active chlorine (i.e., hypochlorites, chloramines, dichloroisocyanurate and trichloroisocyanurate, wet chlorine, chlorine dioxide, etc.),
- active oxygen (peroxides, such as peracetic acid, potassium persulfate, sodium perborate, sodium percarbonate, and urea perhydrate),
- iodine (povidone-iodine, Lugol's solution, iodine tincture, iodinated nonionic surfactants),
- concentrated alcohols (mainly ethanol, 1-propanol, called also n-propanol and 2-propanol, called isopropanol and mixtures thereof; further, 2-phenoxyethanol and 1- and 2-phenoxypropanols are used),
- phenolic substances (such as phenol (also called "carbolic acid"), cresols (called "Lysole" in combination with liquid potassium soaps), halogenated (chlorinated, brominated) phenols, such as hexachlorophene, triclosan, trichlorophenol, tribromophenol, pentachlorophenol, Dibromol and salts thereof),
- cationic surfactants, such as some quaternary ammonium cations (such as benzalkonium chloride, cetyl trimethylammonium bromide or chloride, didecyldimethylammonium chloride, cetylpyridinium chloride, benzethonium chloride) and others, non-quaternary compounds, such as chlorhexidine, glucoprotamine, octenidine dihydrochloride etc.),
- strong oxidizers, such as ozone and permanganate solutions;
- heavy metals and their salts, such as colloidal silver, silver nitrate, mercury chloride, phenylmercury salts, copper sulfate, copper oxide-chloride etc. Heavy metals and their salts are the most toxic and environment-hazardous bactericides and therefore their use is strongly discouraged or prohibited
- properly concentrated strong acids (phosphoric, nitric, sulfuric, amidosulfuric, toluenesulfonic acids) and
- alkalis (sodium, potassium, calcium hydroxides), such as of pH < 1 or > 13, particularly under elevated temperature (above 60 °C), kills bacteria.
Bactericidal antiseptics[edit]
As antiseptics (i.e., germicide agents that can be used on human or animal body, skin, mucoses, wounds and the like), few of the above-mentioned disinfectants can be used, under proper conditions (mainly concentration, pH, temperature and toxicity toward humans and animals). Among them, some important are
- properly diluted chlorine preparations (f.e. Dakin's solution, 0.5% sodium or potassium hypochlorite solution, pH-adjusted to pH 7 – 8, or 0.5 – 1% solution of sodium benzenesulfochloramide (chloramine B)), some
- iodine preparations, such as iodopovidone in various galenics (ointment, solutions, wound plasters), in the past also Lugol's solution,
- peroxides such as urea perhydrate solutions and pH-buffered 0.1 – 0.25% peracetic acid solutions,
- alcohols with or without antiseptic additives, used mainly for skin antisepsis,
- weak organic acids such as sorbic acid, benzoic acid, lactic acid and salicylic acid
- some phenolic compounds, such as hexachlorophene, triclosan and Dibromol, and
- cationic surfactants, such as 0.05 – 0.5% benzalkonium, 0.5 – 4% chlorhexidine, 0.1 – 2% octenidine solutions.
Others are generally not applicable as safe antiseptics, either because of their corrosive or toxic nature.
Bactericidal antibiotics[edit]
Bactericidal antibiotics kill bacteria; bacteriostatic antibiotics slow their growth or reproduction.
Antibiotics that inhibit cell wall synthesis: the Beta-lactam antibiotics (penicillin derivatives (penams), cephalosporins (cephems), monobactams, and carbapenems) and vancomycin.
Also bactericidal are daptomycin, fluoroquinolones, metronidazole, nitrofurantoin, co-trimoxazole, telithromycin.
Aminoglycosidic antibiotics are usually considered bactericidal, although they may be bacteriostatic with some organisms
- ^ Klaus Grünewald: Theorie der medizinischen Fußbehandlung 1: Ein Fachbuch für Podologie. 3. Auflage. Verlag Neuer Merkur GmbH, 2006, ISBN 3-929360-60-8, S. 232 (Digitalitat)
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I haven't posted for a while.... that will soon change.
Today as we celebrate the home-going of Maya Angelou, a woman whose story and books and poems impacted me beyond poetry; whose words did a lot for helping me realize it was okay to be me, I thought it was time I came out of hibernation. I hope I can make half the impact she did. Michelle Obama's tribute at the funeral rings true so i thought i'd share:
poetic echos
Saturday, 7 June 2014
Wednesday, 4 December 2013
Latest Best Seller (Dami & Seyi's wedding Poem)
If God is an author
Then this must be his latest best seller
8 years in the making it has all the hallmarks of a remarkable story.
Boy spots girl in a crowd and feels legs propelling his body
Towards her quicker than his brain can react in any cohesive manner
He sees only her and loses the words 'you are God's best channel of light'
Somewhere in the cave their hands make when they shake
But she lets it go; walks away and marvels at how boy could possibly think that was enough.
I hear it wasn't just a weak chat up line, that boy lost some of himself to her that day
And kept trying to get it back; that circumstance colluded with him and coincidence
Orchestrated a day when his quiet persistence could run straight
into her awakening heart without having to break any barriers.
I hear God exploded possibility into realities so boy stands here today
Tears welling from depths he barely knew existed as girl strangles his hands
With message laced trembling fingers;
words that tongues cant compute but eyes can digest like:
Seyi, you pull laughter from the shards of my brokenness
on days when it is the only healing that will suffice. You are
the push at the back of my swing set when both energy and momentum
have deserted my hemisphere. Your belief in my abilities is a ladder
I keep climbing; I can't foresee its pinnacle. You are my special dictionary
without the words barrier or cant or betrayal. When your circumstances paint
pictures with too many shadows and not enough light, you refuse to fade
into the background. Your ambition is an elaborate runaway train
that never crashes, I am always glad for the ride. You take me as I am
and interpret my utterances with an eye on the best of me.
You are my miracle.
Even as we recount this story boy looks at girl sheepishly
Capturing the journey to the alter, remembering the first times
First gazes, first kisses, first words and he mutters
You are God's best channel of light
And this time, her smile is the key to every door
An invitation to keep going and his words keep flowing as he says
Dami, I left heaven just to be with you. You are part God.
I have seen lilies open prematurely on your approach
trying to catch a glimpse of the beauty to which they aspire
and it astounds me that you don't even know it.
When I fall hard, you don't pull me up in haste disconcerted
By my weaknesses. You come down and sit with me, wrap your body
around me like a glove and speak life into me. You challenge me to find
the wisdom in dark places all the while kneading laughter into bitterness
and making sure contentment rises. You crawl, then walk, then run with me
till we are both standing effortlessly
you make me feel that I matter every single day
and that is a gift I intend to keep giving back. It was always you.
This and many more sweet utterings feature in this story
I hear this is just the beginning
That this best seller has a sequel that the couple writes as they wish
I hear script writing for eternity is a hard task
That somewhere in between courting God and speaking to each other always and honestly about everything you can build forever slowly. I hear outsiders often try to help.
Parents and siblings and friends all with their own ideas and often with the best of intentions
Trying to direct what happens next – I pray you, let heaven sent discernment
Be the sieve you pass their words through before adapting it to your story.
Take each day as it comes being strong enough to be vulnerable knowing
That is where bonds are forged and memories are made. Resurrect laughter
As often as possible knowing that it heals more than it will ever cost you
If ever the going gets hard, remember the time of sweet utterings, the reasons you came together, how well you fit like question to answer, remember today
and the God who brought you here. This is just the beginning.
If God is the author I know he is
Then I'm convinced you are his latest best seller.
May your journey be smooth.
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Wednesday, 18 September 2013
There's no music for this dance
This left to right wiggle waltz hands
Rolling unrolling stretching beyond
Tendons as the urge creeps over
Me like a Tsunami as I sit on
An unsuspecting bus in
The middle of nowhere
There is too much
Base in this heart
Beat my left hand is
Leading my forehead in
A dance of rocking abandon
Butt cheeks are clenched so close
They might as well be clapping
Face twisting into contorted
Grimaces my words have
Been stolen by an urge
That forbids
There's a hand
Hugging my stomach
I think it's mine can't hold
Too tight might unlatch the dam
Within and cause the bus to flood
The bus has fallen in love
With speed bumps
And potholes
My muscles are
Stretched to breaking
But the next stop is mine
Little steps move me of the bus
It's the waltz again there are no lyrics
To this song no rhythm to this skank
This quick quick slow run walk
Pulling me closer home
My zip sees the door
Before my eyes
It is already
Down maybe I'll
Make it my trousers
Are at my ankles way before
I collapse onto the toilet
I am safe now
It's over until the next time
I don't listen when the toilet calls
©2013Tolulola Agbelusi
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Sunday, 4 August 2013
Home Series (1)
I was honoured to do some take away poetry for the refugee council in July. Some ladies told me they miss the West Midlands where they came from. We spoke for a few minutes and then I had to come with a poem on the spot. This was the end result.
The air is different here. Nothing stifles
silence adorns my neck like a choker
just tight enough to make me breath
in the air like the first time. At the height
of this hill my soul is as high as the top
of the sky, the leaves dance uncontrollably
in a rhythm of their own and I join in
just let their beauty wash over me.
I know a place like this
Where the lilt of the accent
Spins me deeper into my own skin
And the faces are all mine
With generations apart.
When home is a place
Too far away to hold me
I think of Sunday afternoons
Around grandma's table
Where laughter exchanges lips
Like a relay and bodies double
Over like trees swaying in the wind
As memories are re-established
And sweet tasting food makes its way
to the part of my body where laughter
was just born. Those days are in my heart.
They are air that rejuvenates
when I need to find my way back home.
©2013 ToluAgbelusi
silence adorns my neck like a choker
just tight enough to make me breath
in the air like the first time. At the height
of this hill my soul is as high as the top
of the sky, the leaves dance uncontrollably
in a rhythm of their own and I join in
just let their beauty wash over me.
I know a place like this
Where the lilt of the accent
Spins me deeper into my own skin
And the faces are all mine
With generations apart.
When home is a place
Too far away to hold me
I think of Sunday afternoons
Around grandma's table
Where laughter exchanges lips
Like a relay and bodies double
Over like trees swaying in the wind
As memories are re-established
And sweet tasting food makes its way
to the part of my body where laughter
was just born. Those days are in my heart.
They are air that rejuvenates
when I need to find my way back home.
©2013 ToluAgbelusi
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Wednesday, 3 July 2013
I was so angry all I could do to stop myself from kicking her was erupt. Kick shoes, keel over and laugh till the sound of my laughter puffed into this ball of tension that she cradled uncomfortably in her arms, weighing her down and extinguishing the light from her face. Apparently my tonneric laughter delivered the blow my hands had been itching to render with the subtlety of an elephant trampling a cat. Her face hastened my realisation that anger laced laughter was roaring away every ounce of self-assurance she had mustered. It was David and Goliath. Little flies harmonising sweetly on a lion's carcass. Victory without effort.
©Tolulola Agbelusi
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Monday, 3 June 2013
Seeming is But a Garment
"My friend, I am not what I seem. Seeming is but a garment I wear – a care-woven garment that protects me from thy questioning…"Kahlil Gibran
Dressed in a pinned smile and enough
Appropriate laughter, I will sit at the meet
Of champions encircling the dinner table
And hope the lamb is succulent enough
To steer the conversation away
From what we have become.
Thirteen years ago, we were strangers
In search of ourselves, builders pulling
Together the foundations of our currency,
At the tail end of teenage bliss. Early
Lectures and intermittent exams
Were the height of our qualms,
We thought we knew stress like
The lines in our palms.
Who knew the storms were coming
Arm in arm to push us out of our
Houses and see who stands.
The jobless years, the tears
And fears, the marriages
That almost were, the friends
Who actually never were, the journeys
That brought us here, to a newly bought
House, where we celebrate progression
From the sum of our pasts. They speak
Of the twenty-years; a wilderness
Of searching and angst, wondering
And wandering into a future they
Planned and I nod like I - am - there
Like my present was planned, they
Speak of the future like an extension
To a loft, as though we all stand on stairs
At the height of top, I think
of a future that escapes
The slums and I bury my thoughts
With a wreath of smiles. How
Do I begin to explain the start
Of angst that the thirties dragged
In with pomp? Should I say it is a storm
That broke down my houses
That my dreams are a pack of wingless
Birds that stay on my back
That a sadness looms over me
Larger than the sun, that it's rays
Are in compartments behind my breast
That sometimes all the locks break
At once and I feel my sanity
Slip - away, my body becomes
A heavy weight and it has happened
So many times, that I have learnt
There is power in a good song, like
Screaming out loud, it is well
with my soul at the edge of a cliff
can keep me my feet firmly on the ground
I could tell them so much but instead I
Laugh and smile. I don't want to break, but
My Friends, I am not what I seem. Seeming
Is but a garment I wear – a care- woven
Garment that protects me from questioning
And saves others from the sear
Of a sincere answer.
©Tolulola Agbelusi
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Saturday, 4 May 2013
Whispers of Spring
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Wednesday, 1 May 2013
Thank you to everyone who followed me on the 30/30 journey. I missed about 6 days which was an achievement because I was mad busy in April. I have now retired the 30/30 page so I can do more work on the poems.
Have a lovely May.
Have a lovely May.
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Thursday, 4 April 2013
A Future of Your Making
One day, someone may visit
Dressed up as assistance.
They may speak of your
Potential as though their
Discovery is your beginning,
Map out your future and praise
Who you will be, squeeze your
Hand and lead you to places
You've never been. Take
In the sights, watch how
The sky's blue so easily
Blackens, how a sunny spring
Sky can suddenly throw snow
At unsuspecting pavements
How life busies itself with
Changing and staying the same
Be the same. Reclaim your hands
Carry as much of their light
As you need, maintain a thread
of your story through the changes
Embrace their ideas if you need
To but remember; you're your own
Discovery so draw your own map, lest
Assistance takes over and you never
Find the way back to yourself.
©2013Tolulola Agbelusi
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Tuesday, 2 April 2013
So I'm challenging myself to write 30 poems in 30 days.
See how I get on on the "30 Poems for 30 Days" page above.
See how I get on on the "30 Poems for 30 Days" page above.
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Ageing of a giant: a stochastic population forecast for China, 2006–2060
- Qiang Li,
- Mieke Reuser,
- Cornelia Kraus,
- Juha Alho
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This paper presents a stochastic population forecast for China with a special emphasis on population ageing. The so-called scaled model for error was used to quantify the uncertainty attached to the population predictions. Data scarcity was a major problem in the specification of the expected error of the population forecast. Therefore, the error structures estimated for European countries were used with some modifications, taking into account the large size and heterogeneity of the Chinese population. The stochastic forecast confirms the expectation of extremely rapid population ageing during the first half of the twenty-first century in China. The old age dependency ratio (OADR) will certainly increase. Simply maintaining the current demographic rates (no international migration) would drive the OADR to 0.42 in 2060, four times the current level. Including expected declines in mortality and net outmigration in the projection would increase the median OADR in 2060 to 0.59, with a 80% prediction interval of [0.47, 0.75]. In particular, the oldest-old population will grow much faster than any other age group. This development has major implications for policy-making in China.
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- Title
- Ageing of a giant: a stochastic population forecast for China, 2006–2060
- Open Access
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- Journal
Journal of Population Research
Volume 26, Issue 1 , pp 21-50
- Cover Date
- 2009-03-01
- 10.1007/s12546-008-9004-z
- Print ISSN
- 1443-2447
- Online ISSN
- 1835-9469
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What if we could turn off disease like a light switch? In the world of Dr. Stephen Wellinghoff of Southwest Research Institute (SwRI®) in San Antonio, Texas and Dr. Ranjan Perera of Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia, flipping that switch is not only feasible, it's achievable.
Many of us may remember from biology that every cell in our body contains a nucleus. Inside the nucleus sits the DNA, comprised of thousands of genes and organized into structures called chromosomes. We can think of DNA as the blueprint within each cell. This blueprint is transcribed into RNA, which is more like a working plan. The RNA serves as a template for the synthesis of proteins, which determine how each cell will function: what role it will play within the body and whether it's healthy or unhealthy.
Classic genetics defined our DNA as fixed, passed down from our mothers and fathers and fully defined in the womb. But there's a new kid on the biological block called epigenetics – a field that explores how our genes, the DNA they form, and the surrounding cellular microenvironment can be altered in fully developed cells. New evidence suggests that our DNA can be modified throughout our lifetime. According to Dr. Perera, epigenetics is one of the most promising scientific disciplines of post-genomic biology. "It is the missing piece in gene expression. We have known about genomics (the study of an organism's entire genome,) and we also know about proteomics (the study of an organism's complete complement of proteins), but in between, there has been a missing link of how these genes are regulated. And that's where epigenetics comes into play. Let's take an example: we know that certain phenotypical characteristics such as hair color or skin color are specified and controlled by certain genes or DNA sequences. Under this paradigm, two identical twins should have the exact same DNA footprints. Yet we often find genetically identical twins that are physiologically different. For example, one might be healthy while the other may be sick or have defects – and these differences can increase with age. How can we explain that? That is why we say there is a missing link; because the DNA is identical, something else must come into play. This missing link, epigenetics, is most likely the key to these differences."
The differences between two twins or the changes in an individual throughout her lifetime may involve chemical modifications of the DNA itself, or modifications to proteins associated with the DNA that can induce the chain of genetic material to open or further fold onto itself. Acetylation, methylation, and ubiquitylation are all examples of DNA modification. At a high level, these each refer to some sort of alteration to the molecular structure of our DNA, in some cases remodeling some of the chromatin-associated proteins or transposing certain stretches of the DNA sequence. Any of these can lead to subtle changes in the way the genetic information is read or processed in the cell. Because DNA is transcribed into RNA and RNA translated into proteins, a fundamental change like this at the cell nucleus can be the equivalent of flipping a switch, turning a productive cell into a destructive cell. And because each new cell is essentially a duplicate of a prior one, any epigenetic modifications that occur in the nucleus can be passed to that cell's offspring, spreading throughout the body.


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Whew! It's been a crazy two weeks. I have no idea where the time goes these days!
I was somewhat dreading Week 8 because it marked the first time in my half marathon training plan during which I would be running a new distance. Although my 7 miler during Week 7 went relatively well, I had previously run 7 miles in February. As my long run mileage grows longer and longer, I am afraid that my body may suddenly say, "No more!" during one of my long runs and I will then have a long, lonely walk home filled with questions about whether I'll be able to successfully complete the half marathon. My other greatest fear is that my body may act completely fine during my runs but I will proceed to wake up the next morning and find out that I reaggravated the foot injuries that I suffered last year during my long runs.
Our weekend getaway during Week 7 and the Kinsman KTown 5K meant that I had to rearrange my schedule a bit, so I scheduled my long run for Monday instead of Sunday.
Sheila was out of town, so I decided to treat myself to a nice, long run in the Metroparks in the Rocky River Reservation. I grew up in West Park, and my mom and I used to go on picnics in the Metroparks pretty often when I was younger. I don't think that I've been back there in over 20 years, so I figured that would be a good, new place to run!
I fueled up in the morning with a smoothie loosely based on Mama Pea's Ginger Berry Green Lemonade.
My dad hooked me up with a gigantic stash of Clif Bars and Pure Protein bars over the weekend, and I enjoyed those before and after my run.
Preparing for races and training runs in new places often seems to require only slightly less planning than the Normandy invasion, and I was convinced that I forgot something even after I double-checked that I had my Clif Shot Bloks, my Nathan water belt, my music, and my running gear.
After a quick pit stop to take care of my mom's cats (she was out of town too), I drove down to the Metroparks and parked my car at what I thought was the halfway point of my route. The weather was beautiful when I began my run at 5:45PM, but I was afraid that the temperature would become colder as the evening progressed, so I decided to make my car the halfway point in case I needed to add a jacket or get some more water.
I dawdled around a bit more, but I realized that I had a lot to do that evening before Sheila's flight arrived and I figured that being rushed would make the entire run more stressful than necessary. I finally bit the bullet, said a prayer, and took off.
My goal was to run a 10:00\mile pace, and I paid close attention to my New Balance GPS watch as I ran my first few miles to make sure that I wasn't going too fast. Despite my best efforts, I wound up a bit under that goal for the first few miles. I didn't feel tired at all, so I didn't worry too much.
The paved trail ran right along the Rocky River, and the sun shining on the river made for some spectacular scenery. The pleasant temperatures and beautiful surroundings made for one of my most enjoyable training runs thus far, and I felt very little fatigue as my mile totals steadily grew.
When I saw Fairview Hospital high up on a hill, I knew that I had gone about 3.5 miles and that I should turn around. (Needless to say, I completely misjudged distances and the plan to make my car the halfway point didn't work out.) Fairview Hospital has been a big part of my life literally ever since the day I was born, because that's where I burst onto the scene way back on March 11, 1981 at 2:30ish in the morning. My mom has worked there for over 30 years as well.
On a sad note, Fairview Hospital is the place where I bid farewell to my beloved grandpa on October 22, 1994. As I turned around, I thought about how much he would have enjoyed having the opportunity to see me run. He was a great athlete during his time in the Navy during World War II, and I wish I had taken the time to write down all of the stories that he often told about his time as General Douglas McCarthur's personal chef.
The temperature fell slightly on the way back, but the coolness felt pretty good!
I kept expecting to start feeling exhausted, but I still felt relatively strong even as I reached mile 7. As I was running, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" came on and I felt so great that I had the energy to play some air guitar during one of John Fruisciante's amazing solos!
Once I reached mile 7, I started to feel a bit nervous and began to steel myself for a sudden onset of fatigue. Although I did start to feel a bit tired around mile 7.25, my adrenaline kicked in as I realized that I was extremely close to reaching my goal.
Along the way, I passed pretty close to some deer and I stopped briefly for a few pictures.
They probably were laughing at me for going so slowly!
The weather continued to cool down, resulting in great running conditions. As I neared 8 miles, I still felt great and decided to keep going. Although I was worried about overextending myself, I thought that leaving so much energy unused on such a great evening would have been a shame! I wanted to leave myself a bit of time for a cooldown walk, though, so I cut myself off at 8.5 miles.
I wasn't paying much attention to my time during my run, but I was pretty pleased with the fact that I knocked out those 8.5 miles in 84:05!
Perhaps more importantly, I woke up the next morning with only slight pains in my feet that went away as time progressed. I think that some of the pain may have come from the fact that part of the Metroparks trail was a bit slanted and the fact that I had to run on a bit of a sideways incline at various times caused my feet to be aggravated a bit.
On Sunday, Hal Higdon lined up a 10K race on my schedule. I figured that my slight foot pain in the days following my last long run was a sign that jumping ahead to 9 miles wasn't a good idea just yet and that another week at 8.5 miles would be prudent.
The weather was absolutely horrible last Sunday, and when The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers popped up, I was pretty tempted to stay in and enjoy the movie. Eventually, the rain stopped and I decided to head out.
I headed down to the Towpath for this week's long run. If the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon half goes well, I'm planning on doing the Towpath Marathon in the fall. Many people have indicated that the lack of crowd support is an issue, and I hadn't thought much about how crowd support and isolation affects me for better or for worse. I figured that a longer run on the Towpath on a crappy day might help me gain a sense of what the Towpath Marathon will be like, so I headed down and I was off and running pretty quickly.
Week 8 was a near-perfect run. Week 9 was pretty horrible in just about every way imaginable.
The constantly changing weather made it hard for me to select the proper clothing, and I wound up being incredibly overdressed. I was overheated by mile 2, but didn't want to turn around and run back to the car to take off my jacket because I couldn't imagine running that distance over again because it's relatively hilly.
My laziness proved to be helpful, however, because the rain kicked back up around mile 3.5 and continued until approximately mile 7. Although I was grateful for my rain-resistant jacket, I wound up running with a soaked jacket and pants for much of the run. The rain and body heat also caused my glasses to fog up constantly, and wiping them off every few minutes became pretty annoying.
I decided to do an out-and-back course of 4.25 miles, and when I reached mile 4.25, I looked up and saw I-77 towering above me. At this point, I felt both scared because I was incredibly far from home and proud of myself for being able to run so far!
In retrospect, this was another very beautiful run. I wish I had forced myself to think a bit more positively and to enjoy the peaceful, tranquil Towpath. Instead, I dedicated most of my energy to dwelling on how far I had to go and how awful I felt. Bad decision! I never really felt like I couldn't go on or that I wanted to stop, though; I only felt like this run was going to last forever and that I was hating every step of the way.
On a related note…the more I run, the more I realize how "mental" the sport truly is. Early on, I thought that being a successful runner would only require me to build up my lung capacity and strengthen my legs. Nothing could be further from the truth! I have learned the hard way that a short 3 mile training run can feel like an eternity when I'm not in the right frame of mind, but a long 8.5 mile run can be one of life's most enjoyable experiences if I'm controlling my thoughts and thinking positively. For those of you who are training, I encourage all of you to pay special attention to your thoughts as you train and to work hard to stay in a positive, motivated mindset from the moment that you head out until the moment when you hit your goal distance for the day.
Nevertheless, I powered through the 8.5 miles in something like 86ish minutes. Although Week 9's time was a bit longer than Week 8's time, I'll chalk that up to the fact that I was toting around wet clothes for most of the race, I was overheated, and I was in a bad mood.
I shouldn't complain too much, though. I was able to run the entire 8.5 miles without stopping, and I have had a relatively pain-free few days over the past week. One year ago, I couldn't run more than 3 blocks without stopping on a perfect day. Being able to run a significant distance on a horrible day without stopping shows how far I've come in the past 10 months, and I'm so grateful that God has been with me every step of the way.
The Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon is less than 3 weeks away. Are you ready?


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On June 22, 2013, at 1:09am, two unknown males entered the complainant's home on the 400 block of West Cayuga Street in Feltonville by forcing open the front window. After taking an undetermined amount of cash the suspects fled the complainant's home in an unknown direction.
- Suspect Description:
Suspect #1: Black or Hispanic male, 20-30 years-of-age, full beard, wearing a light colored jacket, blue jeans and white sneakers.
Suspect #2: Black male, 30-40 years-of-age, stocky build, full beard, wearing a light colored t-shirt with a Nike emblem on the front and light colored pants.
- To view the surveillance video: Visit The Philadelphia Police YouTube Channel or visit http://phillypolice.com/news
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Scientists have long thought that tectonics could be responsible for surface features on Jupiter's icy moon Europa. Now, they have a crucial piece of evidence.
Segments of the ice crust of Jupiter's moon Europa appear to be pulled and pushed by the same basic forces that are rearranging the continents on Earth.


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Run along the paved path that surrounds the naturally beautiful waterfront in Springfield Park while keeping pumped with music mixed by our DJ at each mile and the start/finish line. Restrooms, water, post-race refreshments and free parking are available. Your registration includes a short sleeved technical running shirt.
This flat and fast course is USATF certified and is paved asphalt except for the start and finish lines, which are on smooth soccer fields. Awards will be given for the overall top finishers and the top three finishers in each age category. Every runner will receive a goodie bag and also a short sleeved technical running shirt. Proceeds from this race benefit Stepping Stones for Women of Domestic Violence, a not-for-profit organization that empowers women of domestic violence to develop financial and emotional independence by providing them with a safe, nurturing environment.
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Christof Lehmann (nsnbc) On Monday, 18 February 2013, a military exercise with participation of 19 European, Arab, and African nations began in Mauritania. Among the participating nations are members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO/OTAN. The initiative for the exercise was taken among growing concerns about a possible spill over of the war in neighboring Mali into Mauritania. The exercise raises concerns about the possibility that Mauritania will fall victim to the recent years French / NATO pivot in Central and Northern Africa.
According to a high-ranking Mauritanian military source, Colonel Tayeb Ould Ibrahim, the 19 nations military exercise will benefit the country by improving the performance of the Mauritanian army. Mauritania has over the last months witnessed increased activities by Salafist organizations and militants with ties to Al Qaeda.
Last week, a Mauritanian journalist, who is reporting from Mauritania for nsnbc said, that French troops had crossed the border from Mali into Mauritania, in pursuit of purported Al-Qaeda fighters, and that the inhabitants of the ancient Mauritanian city of Atar were shocked over the firefight, that ensued between insurgents and the French troops.
Last weekend, command posts of Mauritania´s National Gendarmerie, were opened in the eastern and the central parts of the country, and the Mauritanian army deployed troops to several strategic cities and locations to bolster security. The additional military presence is supposed to increase security in inland areas, where serious incidents, including terrorist attacks and abductions of both Mauritanian military officers and foreigners have taken place in recent years.
According to the newspaper Magharabia, Colonel Mohamed Ould Zein stated, that the steps were taken in the wake of years, where terrorists managed to hit targets in the heart of Mauritanian territory, by taking advantage of the lack of security outside the capital, and that the Mauritanian government had recognized the need to change that policy and the need to enhance security in remote provinces which are targeted by terrorists. (1
A tendency to increasingly describe Mauritania as a "spearhead for those terrorists who are operating in Mali" can be observed in many francophone and European media. Also among NATO circles, there is an increased tendency to describe Mauritania as "problem" with regard to purported terrorists in Mali rather than a partner. The fact, that the government of Mauritania´s President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and the military of Mauritania, over the last months, have made a great effort at preventing the infiltration of Mauritania by insurgents from Mali, and that Mauritanian military forces repeatedly have been crossing into Mali for operations against Al-Qaeda troops however, is not being reported. The manufacturing of a public discourse with Mauritania as a problem could turn into a problem for Mauritania.
Mauritania possibly the Next target of French / NATO Pivot in Africa
There are well-founded reasons to assume, that Mauritania, rather than being supported in its attempts to secure the country´s security and national integrity, may in fact be covertly targeted by France and other NATO members. It is a situation, which would leave the government of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz in an extremely difficult and volatile situation with regard to considerations about national security.
According to well-informed, professional Africa experts, and persons close to the Presidential Candidate of Mali´s SADI Party, Dr. Oumar Mariko, the conflict between purported Al-Qaeda and Malian as well as French and other troops, is a situation that has been carefully planned and prepared, and which is being executed in an attempt to assure the continued French dominance over the regions national economies, the domestic and foreign policy of the regions countries, and the regions resources.
To fully comprehend the implications of the crisis in Mali and the presence of French and other NATO troops in Mauritania for Mauritania´s national security, it is necessary to fully understand the evolution and dynamics of the conflict in Mali. The situation is by far more complicated than one is led to assume when reading French newspapers.
The events which lead up to the military coup against the former Malian President Ammandou Touré were, that it had transpired, that Touré and associates from the ADEMA Party, where about to sell the northern part of Mali, that is, concessions for the exploitation of the regions resources, and in particular the rich, still untapped resources, to French interests. To secure the region militarily, President Touré, began cooperating with extremists of the region, including insurgents with ties to Al Qaeda.(2
It is necessary to be explicit about the fact, that both the ousted Malian President Ammandou Touré and the current interim President Dioncounda Taoré, which both are backed by France, are close personal friends as well as party associates of the Malian Al-Qaeda leader Ihyad Ag Ghali, who also entertains close ties to the French government. The Al-Qaeda campaign in northern Mali was in other words, planned and executed by members of the ADEMA party, the FDR coalition. Initially it was an attempt to sell off the north of Mali, and after the military coup, the campaign is being waged to reverse the results of the coup. What finally "triggered" the military coup under the command of colonel Sanogo, was the murder on a Malian military officer.
The officer had arrested an Al-Qaeda commander and taken possession of his telephone, when President Ammandou Touré called from his satellite phone, to give explicit orders to the Al-Qaeda commander to attack certain Malian military units. After the officer made the President aware of, whom he was talking to, and after the officer rejected attempts to bribe him by promotions and money, the officer was murdered in cold blood, by driving a 4×4 over his chest, and other officers who had witnessed the phone call were shot. It is this event that eventually triggered the coup by Mali´s military commander Sanogo.
By now it is also a well established fact, that France and interim President Dioncounda Traoré have signed agreements with the Touareq to invade northern Mali, promising the Touareq regional autonomy. It was the sudden influx of Touareq fighters in the north, that enabled the Al-Qaeda troops under Ag Ghali to attain control over much of the region.
After the 25th NATO Summit in Chicago in 2012, where top NATO leaders including, Ivo H. Daalder and James G. Stavridis called NATO´s war in Libya, procured under UNSC Resolution 1973(2011) "A Teachable Moment and Model For Future Interventions", that NATO has made "Discount Warfare" part of its official military doctrine. (3
Other examples for NATO´s procurement of Al-Qaeda to manufacture an invasion, occupation or regime change are, the use of former Guantanamo inmate and commander of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Abdelhakim Belhadj. (4
Abdelhakim Belhadj was, according to the former Spanish Prime Minister José Aznar, the mastermind behind the 2004 Madrid Train Bombings that killed numerous Spanish citizens, and secured that the Spanish Parliament would approve the continued deployment of Spanish NATO troops to Afghanistan.
In 2011, NATO cooperated with Abdelhakim Belhadj and the LIFG, to oust and murder the former head of state of Libya, Muammar Ghadafi. Abdelhakim Belhadj has since been installed as the Military Governor of Tripoli. In 2012, the Military Governor of Tripoli, Abdelhakim Belhadj, led 20,000 Al-Qaeda mercenaries, which had been transported to the city of Al-Mafriq, at the Jordanian – Syrian border in a massive assault against Syria under the guise of "Free Syrian Army". (5
Mauritania is rich enough in natural resources for the IMF to report in 2011, that Mauritania recovered "vigorously" from the global economic crisis. (6 Since 2006 Mauritania began producing oil, it has still untapped gold, diamond and other reserves of valuable minerals, and moreover, it has access to the Atlantic Ocean, which Mali does not have. A look at the topography of Mali and Mauritania and maps over the rich resources of both countries, the dynamics caused by the presence of Al-Qaeda and Touareq forces in the region and the documented cooperation of both with France, is leaving Mauritania vulnerable to a potentially much greater threat against its security, independence and national integrity, than a purported "terrorism threat".
The question how Mauritania´s President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz will walk the tightrope between dealing with genuine terrorism, mercenary forces under the guise of terrorism, and the presence of allies who are known to procure both of them as either friend or foe is decisive for the future, security, integrity and independence of both Mali and Mauritania. An appropriate name for the 19 nations military exercise in Mauritania would be "Operation Trojan Horse".
Christof Lehmann – 19.02.2013
Related article: EU Stability Fund releases 20 Million to Mali for Joint European-African Economic Suicide
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2)Mali(gn) French and NATO Pivot in North-West Africa threatens Regional Stability.
3)NATO`s 25th Summit in Chicago in Preparation of Global Full Spectrum Dominance, Interventionism, Possible Preparations for A Regional War Directed against Russia and China, and Developments in Global Security.
4)Abdelhakim Belhadj The Mask Behind The Many Men
5) Palestinian Intelligence Source: Saudi Arabia ships Weapons to NATO-led Insurgents in Jordan and Syria.


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Steve Forrest, who starred as Lt. Dan "Hondo" Harrelson on the 1970s series S.W.A.T., died peacefully on May 18 in Thousand Oaks, Calif., according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 87.
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Sibling rivalry is one thing but this is a knock-down, drag-out! Little Joe and Adam fight over responsibilities on the Ponderosa. Episode #1: A Rose For Lotta. First air date: 9/12/1959.
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Season 2, Episode 48
Nothing like seeing a grown man in a bath. Little Joe doesn't want to go with Hoss so he takes Hoss's clothes and hangs him out to dry. Episode #48: The Courtship. First air date: 1/7/1961.
Christine White, an actress best known for The Twilight Zone, passed away on April 14 in Washington, D.C., the Carroll County Times reports. She was 86.
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That's a wrap! The stakes are rarely higher for a TV series than at the end of a season — whether it's signing off until next fall with a climactic grand gesture or taking a well-earned final bow. As part of TV Guide Magazine's Finale Preview issue (on newsstands this week), and reflecting the magazine's ongoing celebration of its 60th anniversary, we take a fond look at 60 of the best series and season finales of all time. We hate goodbyes, except when they're done this well.
David Dortort, creator of the long-running hit Western Bonanza, has died. He was 93.Dortort died Sunday at his Westwood, Calif., apartment, according to The Hollywood Reporter.See other celebrities we've lost this yearA three-time Emmy nominee, Dortort got his start writing for such series as ...
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New releases announced today, June 1:
Bonanza - The Official 1st Season, Volume 1 and Bonanza - The Official 1st Season, Volume 2 will be coming out September 1
C.S.I. - The 9th Season will be coming out September 1
Doctor Who - Planet of the Dead (DVD and Blu-ray Disc) will be coming out July 28
The Mentalist - The Complete 1st Season will be coming out September 22
NCIS - The 6th Season will be coming out August 25
TV Sets: Crime and Punishment and TV Sets: Beyond The Ordinary will be coming out August 25
Torchwood - Children of Earth (DVD and Blu-ray) will be coming out July 28
The Untouchables - Season 3, Volume 1 will be coming out August 25
Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items.
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I am trying to plumb co2 across a room under the rug. I have two planted tanks on opposite walls and only one 10 lb CO2 tank. What is the best way of doing this? The owner of the LFS suggested that I should use that black drip line tubing that is used for irrigation so it will not pinch when people step on it. The tanks are about 10 feet apart.
I am concerned about three things:
Will the pressure of co2 in airline tubing or drip line stay at a similar or close pressure at 10 feet?
If I am using the drip line tubing, how should I make it air tight around the brass Y connector that separates the two lines. For those of you who haven't used drip line: it has the nasty tendency to stretch and stay stretched unlike our trusty airline tubing. I was thinking about just using a small hose clamp.
Is drip tubing even more permeable to co2 than airline tubing? So much that it is not even worth my time?
My other options are:
Use regular airline tubing all the way around the room instead of across it so I don't have to worry about people stepping on the line. My concern for this is that the length of the line could exceed 20 feet and that the pressure drop would be large.Use some kind of pvc to go all the way around the room. I'm not sure what type of tubing to use for this. This is also the least desirable option because it is the most expensive.
Is there anyone that has had this same or a similar problem? I was unable to find any forum posts. Any other ideas?