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Let's be honest, games are rarely scary. What I mean is actually disturbing and scares you on a psychological level. Instead games are more about the "boo" scare. You know, the cheap, scary movie, cat throwing, moments in video games. That's not necessarily a bad thing, and we're all aware of games that use this method to scare us. Which is why I couldn't call this Top Ten the Top Ten Scariest Games, because saying "Boo" isn't scary, just surprising. So that's why it's the Top Ten Startling/Disturbing/Scary games, I categorized the games under what they belong as well. Whether it is scary on a psychological way, eerie or disturbing way, or just plane out "Boo" moments, here are the Top Ten Startling/Disturbing/Scary Games.
10 .Haunting starring Polterguy (Disturbing)
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Nacogdoches, Texas (KETK) — Former Nacogdoches substitute teacher, Jamar Ballard, 29, plead guilty to having improper relations with several students over the school year.
Ballard was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
He was previously arrested in April after a student confessed to a teacher that she had sexual relations with Ballard in a classroom.
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8 Comments on "Making of Kuroshitsuji II OVA"
March 17th, 2011 at 11:39 am
March 17th, 2011 at 11:41 am
what is this about? any good?
March 17th, 2011 at 11:49 am
It's from the 5th DVD and is just a fake behind the scenes type special showing them using wire works and stunt doubles etc.
You should only watch it if you're a big fan of the show, otherwise it's pretty boring as it adds nothing to the original plot and purely serves to show the cast "out of character".
March 17th, 2011 at 12:08 pm
In my opinion, season two was horrible. If this really were the making of, I'd say pass!
March 17th, 2011 at 10:50 pm
Grell more grell is fiiiiine;d
March 18th, 2011 at 6:02 am
I liked both seasons. I wouldn't call it horrible because I've seen worse anime continuations put out. They should make a 3rd sequel. Of Ciel as a demon in the new place he went to.
March 29th, 2011 at 6:42 pm
Agreed. Second season was special but definitely not horrible.
June 18th, 2011 at 9:16 am
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Nevertheless private sector as a whole is not solvent and needs a write-down of € 200-250 bn to came to work. Households and companies have an over- leverage problem that can not be solved from inside the country. Most of these debts have been refinanced in the 4 past years by the bank on benefit of zombie developers and zombie real estate owners, just in order to simulate sound books before the Bank of Spain and foreign creditors. Meanwhile money has not been flowing to new business. The debt has been transferred by the banks from from the developing sector to the rest of the non-financial country and now the rubbish is coming back to the banks.The country is full of people sat on their debts waiting their bankruptcy and many business gravediggers working around with the hope to be paid. The excessive burden of the debt for households and companies is around 25% of GDP so it cannot be solved with an annual transference to the public sector of ONLY 9% via public deficit. It will never be repaid.
I voted yes because next month there will be a small, light and smiling bail-out of € 40 bn. disguised with tedious euro-rethoric. The semi-bail-out will possibly support the present situation during several weeks or months. Only the Olympic Gods know the timing. But in one way or another the problem (the Euro) will explode soon and it will be too late for an actual bail-out.


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quote:We screw ourselves enough with our offensive game plans
quote:I'll be so pissed if Kentucky had 6 guys on the court.
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quote:I really believe this team can make a nice run in the SEC tourney this year fwiw. If we aren't on Florida's side of the bracket we have a chance honestly
quote: I don't expect the league to have a comment.
quote:What about the non-call at the end where KY had 6 on the floor. That should have been a technical. Why wasn't that reviewed? Everything else is. Could have made a big difference.
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The young artist Ruby agreed to star in the new film "Al Shooq" "The Longing," produced and directed by Khaled Al Hajar.
According to the London daily Elaph, Ruby agreed to take the leading role after the Famous Tunisian actress Hind Sabri turned down the offer because she is busy working on the film "Asma" and a new television drama series called "Ayzah Atgawiz" (I Want to Get Married).
The filming of "Al Shooq" will start in March, and may be released this summer.
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Ruby's last film was "Al Waed" (The Appointment), and also starred the young actor Aser Yaseen.


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I do have to say the breeze was a nice ship. There is a lot of stuff to do and a LOT of booze to drink. However being a non-drinker and a non-gambler the "fun" can be kinda limited. I ended up doing a lot of trivia games (Kate was great btw) and bean bag toss. The hasbro game show was fun to watch, the comedy shows were boring, and the playlist shows were too full to even get to see.
We were supposed to stop at three ports, grand Turk, Jamaica, and Nassau. We had to skip Grand Turk because of high winds. So we got an extra day at sea. I understand that Mother Nature doesn't always cooperate, but an alternate port would have been nice. Jamaica was nice and Nassau was nice as well. There were a bunch of excursions to choose from at all ports, however I found them to be all priced quite high. Maybe I have not been on enough cruises to know if this is a common thing or not.
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FACULTY & RESEARCH ›› Faculty Profiles ›› Faculty list A to Z ›› Ghosh, Pulak
B.Sc. & M.Sc. in Statistics, University of Calcutta (1998)
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Going off how long the League has been around (20 or so years), and how Annie was one of the first champs to join, how is she still a wee girl? Add Nunu to the 'Lack of aging children' list.
she's a yordle... they all look like children
Never realised the League was quite so old! Regardless, we have only a very foggy idea about when the first champions joined the League, especially regarding people such as Singed, Taric, Sivir, Anivia, Malphite... They might have joined on slowly as the years went by, gradually giving the League more fame and power bit by bit until he City-States could not ignore their influence. Annie would have to have been one of the later members lore-wise due to her age, but outside of the lore, yes she is one of the oldest champions. Nunu is the same way if you think about it. Still, relating game time to lore time is a very, very foggy area and I wouldn't reccomend it. I don't think that Riot fully expected the game to take off like a roman candle like it did, causing some small discrepancies. At least, that's my theory.
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The League now is not the League from 20 years ago. Who is to say that there weren't any older champions that then resigned? The champions currently in the League are the most recent ones + the ones that were products of transworld summoning, cause that's forbidden now. Annie probably joined 3 years ago. And she seemed like she's 8-9 years old. She should be at least 11-12 now. Her visual rework does make her look like that.
Tesla Effect
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Who is to say that when in the league the summoners magic prevents them from aging, in at least a biological sense.
Well that sounds like 'Reasons!' answer. Sure it...could be. But why would it be? Not exactly Discworld here. Unless...the League wants to keep Annie young forever for some reason? And Nunu. We need a Zilean AMA stat!
Cloaked Figure
Maybe the League is magically suppressing her aging process to prevent her from becoming too powerful for the League. Like what they did to Jax by limiting his weapon, only more pro-active and subtle. She's powerful now. Imagine when she gets to be Syndra's age.


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Where does Brooks' exoneration leave News' top management
PUBLISHED: 26 Jun 2014 00:05:37 | UPDATED: 26 Jun 2014 21:38:45PUBLISHED: 26 Jun 2014 PRINT EDITION: 26 Jun 2014Rebekah Brooks and her husband Charlie arrive at the Old Bailey courthouse in London on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
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The failure of the Rebekah Brooks prosecution in London marks the high-water mark for British authorities' attempts to bring Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation to account for more than a decade of phone hacking and bribing officials.
Brooks, the former head of News Corp UK, has been exonerated of phone hacking, bribing officials and hiding evidence. The question is, where does it leave the empire?
News Corporation and 21st Century Fox have spent more than £500 million ($900 million) since 2011 in legal fees, settlements and compliance measures to sandbag both News Corp and 21st Century Fox from the contagion of the British hacking scandal. That operation now seems to have succeeded, at least in Britain.
The News and Fox share prices were virtually unchanged in New York after the verdict. But this is misleading, because behind the politics, the criminality and upheaval, there's a part of the hacking scandal that is all about money.
The management and structural changes the scandal triggered in Murdoch's empire – he has been effectively relegated to the newspaper arm, with minimal input to operations at Fox – has produced a spectacular windfall for his shareholders. Investors today are $US44 billion ($47 billion) richer as a result.
So just how Britain's seven-month hacking trial of seven former News Corp employees, including Brooks, ended up was always going to be important for the future of both News and Fox.
The verdicts handed down on Monday could have gone two ways.
The sole conviction recorded, of former News of the World editor Andy Coulson, immediately reignited phone hacking as a political scandal. British Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to make a grovelling public apology for hiring Coulson as his communications director in 2007.
What makes this such an unfortunate outcome for Cameron is that there are 11 more criminal trials for other News Corp UK journalists pending. Sub judice laws stifle much of what can be reported on hacking.
There are no such restrictions on Coulson's political links. In fact the Cameron-Coulson political story is largely the only hacking story that can be written in Britain.
And the 40 per cent of the British newspaper market owned by News Corp is no fan of Cameron for instituting the hacking inquiry.
In terms of accountability, the story has moved from News of the World's royal reporter, Clive Goodman, sentenced for phone hacking in 2007 as a lone rogue reporter; to today, where News of the World is closed, dozens of journalists charged and one rogue newspaper editor has been brought to justice.
Coulson's conviction doesn't lead anywhere. By contrast, a conviction for Brooks on any of the four charges against her would have taken the hacking/bribery scandal into senior management ranks at News Corp.
Top management would have been implicated
Brooks was chief executive and a director of News Corp UK. A conviction would have tied senior management to a culture of illegality and raised questions about what other News Corp UK directors knew.
That would include Rupert and James Murdoch, which would, in turn, raise questions about their suitability to be on the board of 21st Century Fox, which controls US television licences.
More immediately, the Crown Prosecution Service in Britain has considered a corporate prosecution of News Corp UK, while the US Justice Department is investigating News Corp for breaches of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
This was the implied threat that the hacking trial posed to News Corp and Fox and is perhaps a reason for Rupert Murdoch's uncharacteristic silence on social media since May.
It also explains News Corp's willingness, funded by 21st Century Fox, to spend what's reported to be tens of millions of pounds in legal fees defending the seven former employees in the case.
Murdoch biographer Michael Wolff calls Brooks' defence "the most expensive in the history of British jurisprudence", a ritzy, American-style production long on distraction and inundating detail which Wolff says "was certainly the most dizzying defence money could buy".
The Guardian's Nick Davies, who broke the hacking story in 2009, has reported that London Metropolitan Police last year arranged to interview Rupert Murdoch under caution as a suspect, once the hacking trial was completed.
This appears to have been prompted by a tape of Murdoch's remarks to journalists at the Sun early last year, in which he acknowledged that journalists had been bribing officials for decades and everyone on Fleet Street knew about it.
But Brooks' acquittal takes much of the sting out of this. If she as former editor of News of the World and the Sun knew nothing about hacking or bribery, as the jury decided, how would her boss have cottoned on?
Conspiracy charges a hard ask
Conspiracy charges are notoriously difficult for juries to accept. Some idea of the difficulties the prosecution faced can be gauged from the jury's deliberations over Coulson.
The evidence for his involvement in phone hacking included an email he wrote to tell a reporter who feared a source might share a story elsewhere: "Do his phone."
On the witness stand, Coulson denied any involvement in hacking yet admitted that his chief reporter, Neville Thurlbeck, in 2004 had hacked the voicemail of a woman having an affair with the then Home Secretary, David Blunkett, and that Thurlbeck had played the tape to Coulson.
The jury chose not to believe Coulson's denials on phone hacking but on Monday night remained locked over whether to believe his denials that he knew Goodman was bribing a policeman for the phone directory of Buckingham Palace – containing private mobile numbers that were critical for hacking the phones of the royal family.
Coulson, meanwhile, is also facing a perjury trial in Scotland for sworn evidence he gave in a libel trial denying any knowledge of phone hacking.
Brooks was editor of News of the World in 2002 but was in the Arabian Gulf when the paper ran a story detailing messages left on the voicemail of murdered teenager Milly Dowler. A News of the World journalist later played a recording of the voicemail down the phone to investigating police, to ask why they were not following up a lead.
Brooks denied claims by a prosecution witness that she discussed the Dowler story that weekend and said she knew nothing of any phone hacking. She and Coulson, with whom she had a seven-year affair while married to British actor Ross Kemp, never discussed it.
Brooks said when she authorised £80,000 in payments over five years to a source described by a Sun journalist as "number one military contact" and his "ace military contact", she had no idea the source was a serving military officer and that the payments were bribes.
In 2003 Brooks admitted to a British parliamentary inquiry: "We have paid the police for information in the past."
Asked if she would in the future, she began, "It depends on–" when Coulson, sitting beside her, interrupted to say that it was only done when it was legal to do so.
After deciding that Brooks knew nothing of the phone hacking or bribery, the secondary charges of hiding evidence from police fell away. If she was innocent there would be no such evidence in the boxes of documents her personal assistant took away and destroyed the day she left News.
'Pizza delivered and the chicken is in the pot'
Operation Blackhawk was the elaborate procedure by which News security staff on the day Brooks was arrested in July 2011 took computers and documents from Rebekah and her husband Charlie Brooks' homes in London and Oxfordshire, put them in a black bag, then dropped them off in a bin in a car park, possibly disguised as pizza delivery boys.
The security team texted each other, quoting lines from an old war movie Where Eagles Dare: "Broadsword to Danny Boy. Pizza delivered and the chicken is in the pot."
That wasn't a scheme to hide evidence from police (apart from hiding Charlie's lesbian porn DVDs). As for the texts, apparently News Corp staff talk to each other like that. All the time.
Brooks broke down when the jury announced its decision and later said she could not comment while other charges for Coulson are still being deliberated. But she is unlikely to keep her silence long.
Meanwhile, News and Fox now seem less likely to face a fine from British authorities. Estimates of the fine which the US Justice Department will impose under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Acts have gone as high as $US1 billion, but that may now lighten.
For shareholders, the effects of the scandal have been immense. On the day in June 2011 when the scandal went ballistic, News Corp had a market valuation of $US44 billion. A month later the scandal had knocked almost a quarter off News Crop's value, down $US10 billion.
From that point the share slide reversed, even as speculation grew that the scandal could force Murdoch to resign from News. The more precarious Murdoch's position, the better it seemed for the share price.
By June 2012, Murdoch had bowed to pressure to split News in two. Since then Chase Carey has called the shots at 21st Century Fox as shares soared. News Corp and Fox are now worth $US88 billion.
Meanwhile, as the Sun greeted Monday's verdict with typical brio – "Great day for red tops" – other British papers reported Brooks may work for News in Australia. Then again, on the subject of redheads, News Corp Australia has proven a little more diffident.
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People | Rupert Murdoch, James Murdoch, David Cameron, James Murdoch |
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Redesigned support system.The new Skyscape X now has a new system for setting up. The poles will be outside of the shelter to allow for more flexibility in pole lengths. You can also detach the pole from the shelter at the bottom and push the floor back giving more space under the vestibule. This is a great if you want more room outside of the tent but still under the vestibule.
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Used the Skyscape-X for a 15-day thru-hike of the JMT this August. It past a good alpine test of wind and rain above 11,000 ft at Guitar Lake. Great lightweight tent for the solo hiker. Minus one star for zip entry on one side, offers less flexibility, and it means getting out of the tent if the weather changes.
I use this tent on the AT. The tent is strong in the wind and rain. I find the tent has lots of space for me and my gear. I do wish it had two doors to make use of both vestibules. I find it easy to put up and you can do different set- ups with raising and lowering the poles I will be using the tent again on my thru- hike of the AT.
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Reasons for disbelief or belief.
I'll start:
1) Evidence to the contrary.
2) it appears very clearly to me that the church and surely other religions base their purpose in power! They just conveniently produce lots of money, and people who are capable of doing whatever they are taught without ever questioning whether or not it's good or bad because they "know".
My most hated argument, or at least one of them, is the "I KNOW God exists because I have a 'personally relationship' with Jesus.
No you don't know. Well actually, sure, you 'know'. In exactly the same sense that I 'know' that man created God.


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Iowa favorite hard to find at State Fair
UPDATED 6:56 AM CDT Aug 14, 2013There's a "truly Iowa treat" that's actually pretty hard to find at the Iowa State Fair.
Video TranscriptThere's a lot of foods to try "on a stick" this year. But Besides the turkey legs and maple- bacon flavored "this and that," There's a truly Iowa Treat.. That's actually pretty Hard to find. Of the hundreds of state fair food stands .. There's only one place to find it. . #2416 #2417 #2418 ..first thing in the morning...There are lines for the donuts #2433 Later Turkey legs are gobbled nat sot #2527 @ 02. Nat sot THEN AND HOW IS THAT? GREAT!" Everywhere -at the fair- every food you can imagine.. #2448/2449/2450 And some that just defy logic. #2432 Old favorites and new. #2432 sweets and meats of every shape and for every taste... But since this IS Iowa. #2435 :02 IF I WANTED TO GET AN EAR OF CORN AT THE FAIR WHERE WOULD I DO THAT.. CORN ON THE COB? Certainly sweet corn-- in the corn state-- at the state fair-- is as common as a corn dog.. Right? #2436 @ :09.. ITS OVER BY THE BIG SLIDE ... Wellllll... #2558 Derek Wasson1:20 WE STILL HAVE PEOPLE THIS DAY SAY 'WE'RE JUST NOW FINDING THE CORN STAND' AND WE'VE BEEN ON THIS FAIRGROUNDS FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS WITH CORN. It's the ONLY place to get corn on the cob. How could that be? We're the Corn State for Goodness sake!? 2541- Eddie Westmoreland 12 WELL YOU KNOW THIS IS IOWA THEY GOT SWEETCORN EVERYWHEER RE .. ON THE STREETCORNE RS EVERYWHERE IT'S NOT A REAL BIG SELLER IT DOES OKAY. 19 Eddie Westmoreland and his family have been selling food at the Midwestern fairs for decades. But this is the only fair where they sell corn. 29 minutes in that roaster, in the husk thank you, peel it back, a quick dip in the butter, add a litle of whatever you want. Viola. Good as gold. And it does get busy. Shawnice Collier #2556 @1:03 I COULDN'T EVEN TELL YA. WE SELL A LOT OF CORN 109. I'D PROBABLY SAY A DAY. WE PROBABLY MAKE...400.. And get this. The man who brings these Iowa coals to Newcastle so to speak.. #2541 I'M FROM TEXAS ...
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West Nile Virus activity isn't as high as it has been in past years, but it's still pretty close to the area.
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The winners of the 2013 Industry's Choice DOLLS Awards of Excellence (DAEs) were announced April 12 at the Debut of Dolls Banquet held at IDEX in Orlando, Fla. Each entry in this year's competition was evaluated by our panel of judges: Doll industry consultant Pat Burns, doll writer and historian Penny Herbst, Simon Farnworth of DollObservers.com, author and DOLLS contributor Stephanie Finnegan,
DOLLS editor-at-large Jill Jackson, and Modern Doll President Patsy Moyer. This year's Industry's Choice winners go on to become the nominees for the Public's Choice awards voted on by DOLLS readers. Look for photos of all the nominees, ballot, and online voting instructions in the July 2013 issue of DOLLS.
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One of the best things about living near New York City is the fact that theater is there for the watching. I can't say "for the enjoying," because (quite truthfully) some of the productions that end up on the Great White Way are anything but great. They're often mediocre, or sometimes worse than that. Off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway often have much more risky fare, and many times will offer up the most imaginative and satisfying evenings.


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NEW YORK (AP) - Television news divisions may be thinking twice
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That was the ominous message delivered to the "CBS Evening
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For three days last week, the Gear Junkie crew roamed the aisles of the Outdoor Retailer trade show in Salt Lake City, ogling new products, shaking hands with product developers, and glimpsing the wares that are to come over the next year in outdoors world. Here's what caught our eyes:
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1. Icebreaker Nature Intimates
Lingerie for the outdoors set. These silky merino wool base layers look good while adding warmth and wicking just like any old stodgy pair of long johns. Each piece in the line, which includes tops and bottoms, is accented with nature prints. Icebreaker says the design will "fit and flatter the natural female form." Prices start at 34.99. Available in fall 2007. www.icebreaker.com
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Footwear giant Merrell used this year's OR show to debut a line of technical apparel that is purported to "take a modern and contemporary view of the outdoors." The products we saw — including heavy-duty (but fashionable) Gore-Tex shells and a "concept coat" made out of cork (!) — were impressive and innovative. The line hits stores in July. www.merrell.com
3. GoLite Footwear Sun Dragon
Spongy shock-absorbing lugs on the sole of the Sun Dragon shoe work as a suspension system of sorts to stabilize the foot as it strikes the ground on rough terrain, or so the GoLite Footwear theory goes. The company says this new concept in trail-running footwear will reduce shock on the body and help minimize muscle fatigue by "enveloping trail landscape that varies from step to step." Available in March for $95. www.golite.com
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4. Arc'teryx Sidewinder SV
Each one of these top-shelf jackets requires more than five hours of artesian-like handwork in a Vancouver factory, according to Arc'teryx. But the Sidewinder SV, made with a combination of Gore-Tex Pro Shell fabric and a "hyper-hydrophobic polyester face fabric," is a no-messin'-around uber-shell that should keep the elements out in the very worst of scenarios. Available in the fall for $599. www.arcteryx.com
5. Slicer Sled
Sledding in the summertime? That's the premise behind the Slicer, an "all-season sled" that works on snow as well as grass-covered hills during warmer months. The secret is in the Slicer's honeycombed undercarriage, which is essentially a removable ice tray. Users fill this tray with water, put it in their kitchen freezer overnight, and then attach it to the sled bottom in the morning, ready to slip and slide down the grass. $49.95, www.icesled.com.
6. Westcomb Rampage HX Jacket
This piece combines waterproof/breathable eVent fabric with the stretchy comfort of Schoeller Dynamic "softshell" fabric. The company calls it "the ultimate all-season alpine jacket." Available in September for $330. www.westcomb.com
7. Zeal PPX goggle
Touted as the world's only polarized and photochromatic goggle, the PPX cuts glare and auto-adjusts to lighting conditions, going dark in the bright sun, and magically fading to a lighter translucency as conditions turn dim. Available now for $170. www.zealoptics.com
8. Wenger Ranger knives
This new line of Swiss Army Knives are larger than the traditional red pocketknives. The Ranger 57 model, for example, includes a 3.9-inch locking blade plus implements like a wood saw, a locking screwdriver, a wire stripper, an awl, and more. Available in May for $64.95. www.wengerna.com
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TrailFlex's Modular Pack System is a harness of sorts that hugs the body and features small metal knobs upon which more than 20 custom-use gear pouches can be added to carry fly-fishing supplies, water, a cell phone, a camera, a tent, and more. The system lets you create a custom pack of sorts for one of a dozen outdoor activities. The base harness costs $89.95; the system will be in stores by April. www.trailflex.com
10. Grivel GSb crampon system
Scarpa/Grivel GSb crampon system — Attaching a climbing crampon to a boot is now quicker and easier, at least with GSb, a crampon system that eliminates the toe bail in favor of a small prong that slips into the front of the boot. Scarpa (www.scarpa.com), a co-developer of the crampon system, debuted boots at the OR Show to work with the GSb, notably the Scarpa Escape GTX ($229) and the high-end Freney XT GTX ($379).www.grivelnorthamerica.com


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Good luck on your tour. Will you be in KAF or out to a FOB? I am also a military medic but in the Canadian Military. I've been to KAF in 07/08. You may not feel prepared, but when you have someone dieing in your arms. All nervousness goes out the window. It's like a switch turns on and you go into work mode.
A little advise, remember you can't save everyone. I was always hard on myself when we lost someone. Always thinking what I could have done differently, etc. remember to debrief with your troops and doc after every call. it does make it easier. Make good friends with some guys. It will make your tour go by so much fater. I hope this helps. PM me if you want any more info or stories lol. Bring swarm clothes if your going over during the winter months. Believe it or not, it gets FN cold there. That's about it. |
Your going to need some type of mp3 player with you.
Invest in a head lamp with red and usually 3 stages of white light, wal mart has energizer lights for 15 bucks... and extra AAA battery's the army doesn't have these from supply! Books to read or an application on an ipod or something similar with reading material. |
Not sure about Army regulations, but isnt some of the stuff in the first post OPSEC? Not trying to flame, just watching your back.
Dude if you stay at KAF hit up the British Px and buy some NUTs and ZOO magazines you will be glad you did!!!
OMG i never new about ZOO mag ... You are my hero!
NONE of this is OPSEC related. This is all common knowledge that 82nd is deploying soon. You can find that out on any news channel around Fayettville.
\\BREAK\\ You should bring a box of ziplock baggies for all your electronics. The sand gets into everything and ruins it. As for the pillow and sheets, IMHO I think you should have someone send you that stuff in a package, as you already have a ton of stuff to carry. My recommendation is that you pack light suck it up for the first month or so, then have your family send you comfy stuff, but def bring your laptop, hard drive, MP3 player, good flip flops for shower shoes, as many cream t-shirts, socks, and underwear as possible, and a good watch. Afcrackistan is pretty built up now, so there is a lot of stuff you can buy at the PX. Also there are things that the unit you are replacing will be trying to sell to you as they won't want to bring it back with them, ex. tv's, dvd players... Keep your head up and your ass down. You will be fine, it is an experience noone will ever be able to take away from you! And thanks for your Service! |
you are aboslutely correct. I understand where you are coming from. It is probably because the Army is so large, we are deployed so much, it is pretty much common knowledge what units are deploying and just about when. They even post it in the Army Times
whats up man! i am a 68WW1 SOCM (Special Operation Combat Medic) SSG/E6 which you being at Bragg should know what that is since our school is there. The best thing i can tell you is spend as much time in the GYM as you can. it will get your mind off of shit and you will take out some agresion that will definetly build up after a couple months of being around the same people. Being deployed is a great opertunity to get in shape take full advantage of it! As far as improving your medical skills did you get to go to a live tissue lab? i think it is requiered for all medics to go through it before you deploy atleast it is for us anyways. but yeah that is great training and hands on. get with your PA or Dr. and have them teach you things take advantage of working right next to medical professionals. they will teach you different proceders and maybe even let you do some of them your self if you show intrest in learning. we just did a FAST1 on my buddy a couple days ago and a jugular iv this morning just to keep our skills up. lots of time to better youself. now at the same time dont get carried away with shit make sure you have permission for the crazy shit like FAST1's and stuff dont want you to get in trouble lol. if you are lucky to be on a FOB or COP with rangers or SF get with there medics they like to teach and have lots of knowledge and experience. i love teaching medics i know you guys get shafted in your AIT and dont learn much. its all about taking a shitty situatioin like a deployment and making yourself better instead of being a miserable little bitch for a year. show the kids in your unit that you have the skills to take care of them if they go down. let them have that confedence in you to save their lives. it really is a great thing to be a medic and a good one at that people especailly in combat respect the hell out of a GOOD medic. stay safe brother and come home in better shape and as a better trained more confident medic. Rangers lead the way!
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Persrock is a iranian modern rock band that formed at 2011 by Armin Alipur in Switzerland. He is also the Songwriter and singer for the band. Persrock is .composed of two words "Pers" means Persian, and "Rock" that the group's musical style is derived
آهنگ "دیوارا" یکی دیگر از ساخته های آرمین علیپور، خواننده Ùˆ گیتاریست گروه ایرانی-سوئیسی پرسراک میباشد.
"Atrafe Ma" from Comment Band's first album "Mirim Balatar" (Going Higher).
آهنگ: لب آب آلبوم: روزنه‌ای به رنگ آهنگساز و خواننده: مامک خادم شعر: سهراب سپهری
Music, King Raam Lyrics, Tara Aghdashloo Video, Raha Shirazi Cinematography, Dave Todon
Sound and visuals by Ehsan Ghareh Ziyaeddiny Graphic Designer : Hirad Sabaghian
'My All' was filmed in Upstate NY in a few fields, a lake, and old Victorian bathtub. It's a love song to the land.
Official Music Video for "It Never Rains Here, Morteza" from the Album "Natijeh e Mozakerat" ("Outcome of Negotiations")
Spin is one of the new tracks by Font. Currently they are working on their latest album which will be released soon.
Vocals: Shadi Yousefian & Sanaz Zaresani
Lyrics: Sanaz Zaresani
Music: Ardalan Payvar
Guitar: Siamak Sanai
From Fared Shafinury's newly released full length album BEHIND THE SEAS. Fared Shafinury is a Texas born & raised Iranian-American singer/song-writer, and setar virtuoso. He blends classical Persian musical techniques with indie rock sensibilities.
This video contains content from the 1965 film "Brick and Mirror" by Ebrahim Golestan. Mahdyar Aghajani: all performance, programming, arranging, production, engineering, artwork, video editing
Radio Jazznot, Iranian Alternative & Independent Music Radio, Launched on November 11th, 2011. http://www.JAZZNOT.com , http://www.facebook.com/jazznot Jazz Nights of Tehran | JAZZNOT.com is an organization devoted to Art and Music. We simply try to amplify voices of unheard artists and musicians. JAZZNOT believes that culture, art, and music complement each other and each uniquely affects […]
After many years of living as an immigrating, Maneli Jamal's family finally become citizen of Canada. This inspires Maneli to write "Most Glorious Day" right after his family sworn as an Canadian citizen.
Produced Arranged by Abbas & Mahmood Schricker
Percussion: Habib Meftah Boushehri
Mixed by Reza Moghaddas
Video By Semco
Setar: Mahmood Schricker
Based on a poem by Shafiei Kadkani 'Khamoushaneh'.
This Song Is Dedicated To The Students Of Shahid Rahimi School In Doroodzan. The children wounded in a fire as a result of a tragic accident.
Persian Country & Blues
Album: Yellow Sky & Blue Sun
Lyric, Melody, & Vocal: Behzad Omrani (Bomrani)
The aim is to set a good example of Street Art/Graffiti-related events .The first two events ,with regard to the development of the Graffiti and spray art in Iran, were held inside the Gallery space. Now in 2011, we are going to hold an outdoor event on a 70-meter wall.
The selection of artists have been through an Open Call for art for all artists from all cities in Iran. Many artists have submitted their works and participated in this gathering.
"Greetings to Heart" by Hamed Nikpay Album: Spellbound (2010) Director: Mohammad Gorjestani Produced by MakeshiftCOLLECTIVE Cinematography: Stephen Berke Art direction: Jesee Walker Producer: Derek Keller
Morgh Sahar Music: Kiosk Singer: Mohsen Namjoo Video: Ahmad Kiarostami
Icy and Sot are two of the most recognized stencil artists from Tabriz, Iran.
Stencil on paper
127 is an Iranian music band with roots in Iranian music melodies and jazz with alternative sound.
Video by Reza Haeri
Shoushaun is an experimental band from Tehran. This band uses fictional Gilaki lyrics to express itself.
Music and lyrics by Allahyar Najafi and Nasim Davari
From their latest album "Perfectly Displaced" here are Abjeez with Tu Me Haces Falta aka Jaaye To Khalieh
Music: Hamed Nikpay Dance: Shahrokh Moshkin-Ghalam Video: Ahmad Kiarostami Songs Written & performed by Hamed Nikpay Lyrics by Rumi Arranged by Hamed Nikpay & Daniel Fries Flamenco guitar Daniel Fries Vocals Hamed Nikpay, Djembe Micha Patri
Morghe Sahar Music: Kiosk Singer: Mohsen Namjoo Video: Ahmad Kiarostami
Baghe Vaba Gerefteh Abdi Behravanfar Album: Shalamrood Lyrics: Mostafa Yavari Directed by: Mehdi Fatemi Nesab & Hamid Afkhami
A meditative documentary in which Fared Shafinury gives us a glimpse into the philosophies behind his music. A video by Shayan Asgharnia.
"Last Flight" is the name of NEEMEHA's new track and music video which is associated with a great guitar player/video producer Ardy Aryan. "
The Iranian Persian Metal Band "Electroqute"
Gozargah is ElectroqutE's fourth official video
Animation Produced at Artmiss Studio and edited by Asie Mirheydari
Shot/Directed/Edited by Bahar Noorizadeh
This is not an official music video of the song.
"khiaboon" written by Behzad Khiavchi ,originally performed by SARAKHS, officially released in 2007, is the hit song from the album "Mordad 85″
Kisok – Love and Death in the Time of Facebook Album: Tripled Distilled Director: Afshean Hessam & Ardalan Payvar
"Nakhastam" by Erfan feat. Amir Farjam & Morvarid Directed by Ali Zamani From the Album "Hamishegi"


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Phife Music
- My bitch (Prod. By. Speaker Knockerz)
- No where Feat. Shiro (Prod. By S.dotfire)
- Cashin Out
- Lost in the Sauce Feat. @KidInk
- Start a Fire (Riot Freestyle) Feat. Phife
- Aint Worried Bout Nuthin (Remix)
- 01First Song
- 02Track Number Two
- 03Third Song
- 04Composition #Four
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- 06Song
Keonte Phifer better known by stage name Phife, is an 19 year old musician. At age 15 he began mixing and mastering his own songs, where he completed two mixtapes: Fly Season (2009, released) and First Flight (2010, unreleased). Realizing his talent he began pushing harder to pursue a dream that most sleepers will never see, a life of diamonds and wealth. He Went on to release two more free mix tapes via Datpiff, "#IMGOOD" & "Just Because". Now suiting up to release his "Diamond Life" EP, which will finally invite you into the reality realm of Phife. During April of 2012, Phife signed to Money Rich Ent; an independent record label in Oakland, California, under the OG leadership of Philla Brougham. This man has a great head on his shoulders and is headed on the road to success, it won't be long until he becomes a star. It's #1hunnit!


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Surviving the Dust Bowl
ORIGINAL BROADCAST: Monday 11/16 at 9:00 p.m. on CPTV
They were called "Black Blizzards," dark clouds reaching miles into the sky, churning millions of tons of dirt into torrents of destruction. For 10 years, beginning in 1930, dust storms ravaged the parched and overplowed southern plains, turning bountiful wheat fields into desert. Disease, hardship and death followed, yet the majority of people stayed on, steadfastly refusing to give up on the land and a way of life. Liev Schreiber narrates. Part of AMERICAN EXPERIENCE The 1930s Series on CPTV


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Fuel storage containers and accessories that are designed for the powersports user.
Dewayne in TX
jug is bullitt proff. wish the handle was long enough to go to the middle of the jug. Hard on the wrist when pouring while full of fuel and trying to hold the spout in the tank with the other hand. Bought 2 of the 3 years ago and they have out-lasted 2 dirtbike and still going. Will but again.
Read All ReviewsSteven in NC
I've been using this jug for a few months now and no prob's. It can dump 2 gl of fuel faster than any other jug I've used. If I was a pro I'd use a quick fill system, this is the next best so far for a fraction of the cost. 4 stars 'cause it's made in China
Read All ReviewsMatt Smart in California
After reading directions, still had issues. Poured gas everywhere like the CA compliant containers do. Issue is the weight of 5 or 6 gallons of fuel makes this setup difficult to maintain. If it was on a 1 gallon fuel jug might work better. Does include a handy fuel cap wrench to get red plug out of VP Jug lid. Makes that job easier.
Read All ReviewsMarc in CO
I have no idea why this doesn't come with the VIP jug I bought. It should. That said, it is worth the $10 I had to pay ... as a funnel didn't really fit that well in my tank and caused a couple spills. This makes it much easier to fuel up - but I still say it should come with the jugs when you buy them.
Read All ReviewsJoel in CO
The clear case lets you see if you need to replace it or if you have fuel flow. Does what a fuel filter is suppose to do.
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I have used gatorade bottles in the past (against my better judgment) and am happy that I have switched to these. Of the two I have, one did get dented as a result of a crash but remains intact. The cap operates similarly to a child proof cap in that you have to press down while twisting it. Tightening the cap doesnâ??t require much force to seal the bottle. I have read some reviews where people had issues getting the cap off and I suspect it is due to over tightening and/or not pressing down while opening.
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16th annual Art and our Natural Environment Art Scholarship |
Submission guidelines and an application form can be found here. Liberty Graphics offers a scholarship annually to encourage Maine students to continue in their artistic endeavors. The contest is open to all high school seniors who are residents of Maine. The scholarship is worth $1,000. Chelsea Kuzio's pen and ink landscape drawing, "Waterfall", edged out the other entries for last year's $1,000 prize. The winner of our 14th annual Art Scholarship was Marlee Huston of Bangor High School. Her winning piece titled Looking for the Sun, is a linoleum print depicting a hiker atop a mountain enjoying a blazing orange sky. |


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Posted: Mar 7, 2014 10:35 PM by Brian Holland
Updated: Mar 7, 2014 10:35 PM
Source: WBRZ Sports 2
BATON ROUGE - He may be small, but he's shown a lot of heart battling a form of brain cancer at St Jude's hospital in Baton Rouge over the past two years.
Now JJ Walker takes on another challenge: being the newest member of the Southern Jaguar football team.
Head coach Dawson Odums and about 90 football players welcomed Walker onto their team with a signed football, #1 jersey, and a new big brother - senior captain Brian McCain.
For more on this story, Sports 2's Brian Holland caught up with the Southern Jaguars.
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Uncertainty of blank correction in isotope ratio measurement.
Summary of "Uncertainty of blank correction in isotope ratio measurement."
Blank correction for isotope ratio measurement on small amounts of substances is often limited by presence of a blank, with an apparent isotopic composition different from that of the sample. For isotope ratios, blank correction is commonly performed either by the regression method, which works without the need for estimation of the blank, or by the subtraction method. With the subtraction method, estimation of the amount and isotope delta of the blank is required, and these estimates could be obtained either by direct, semi-indirect, or indirect measurement. Previously given expressions for the standard uncertainties of indirectly measured blank amounts and blank isotope deltas did not account for covariance between input quantities. In the present work, a previously published data set was re-evaluated, with covariance terms properly included in the calculation of uncertainties. It was shown that covariance effects may yield a significant reduction in uncertainty estimates, both for blank quantities and for blank corrected results. For series measurements on a standard material, it was also shown that the distribution of individual corrected isotope delta values around the average value was approximately normal, with its standard deviation equal to the estimated standard uncertainty of the corrected values. In most cases, it was observed that the regression and subtraction methods yield approximately the same blank corrected average values and uncertainties, regardless of method selected for estimation of blank quantities.
Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences , SE-90183 Umeå, Sweden.
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This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Analytical chemistry
Pages: 5326-9
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23682631
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ac4003968
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Miami Tops List of Worst Places For Real Estate Investment Over Next Five Years
Chapter One: Stay Out of Miami. |
Anyway, Business Insider compiled a not-so-cheery listicle, and determined that Miami will be the worst place to make real estate investments in over the next five years. Meaning we will continue to be fucked for the foreseeable future.
"If you bought a home in Miami in 2005, we're sorry: over the following six years it depreciated in value by more than 54.3%," writes Business Insider. "And the rebound -- if there is a rebound -- won't come soon."
Business Insider claims that house values will continue to fall, and annualized growth over the next five years in the market will be -0.7%. Sure that's a lot less than -54.3% over the previous five years, but that's still a negative sign in front of that figure.
In fact, Miami is the only market on the list where predicted growth is still in the red.
Fort Lauderdale comes in at number four on the list with an estimated annualized growth of just 0.8%.
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Tenth Avenue North band draws hundreds
Jennifer Lee Preyss
Sept. 26, 2010 at 4:26 a.m.
Updated Sept. 28, 2010 at 4:28 a.m.
TENTH AVENUE NORTH FACTS:Tenth Avenue North is an American contemporary Christian band from West Palm Beach, Fla.
The band is made up of members Mike Donehey, on vocals; Jason Jamison, on drums; and Jeff Owen, on electric guitar.
The song "By Your Side" from their debut album "Over and Underneath" won Song of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards in 2008.
Their current album, "The Light Meets the Dark" was released in May of 2010.
The band is currently on its first headlining tour throughout the U.S., and is attempting to bring awareness to the international human trafficking crisis.
As the lights dimmed and Faith Family Church's worship band took the stage, hundreds of excited concert-goers stood up and began cheering and clapping in unison.
The band was one of three opening acts for the Dove Award-winning Christian band Tenth Avenue North, who stopped in Victoria on Sunday night to headline "The Light Meets the Dark Tour."
"We're big fans of Tenth Avenue North," Hailey Sanders, 16, said while standing in line to grab some pre-concert refreshments. "I've lost count of how many years I've liked them."
Sanders attended the concert at Parkway Baptist Church in Victoria with fellow St. Joseph High School classmates Meghann Hawes and Denise Egressy, who confessed they, too, were longtime Tenth Avenue North enthusiasts.
"We like Mike. He's cute," Egressy said of Tenth Avenue North front man Mike Donehey. "I've been following them about a year."
But the girls were just a few of the hundreds of energized fans Sunday night. Many were there to support the headlining band, while others were there simply to enjoy a night of Christian worship.
"I'm excited and ready to see a good Christian band," Kelsey Grammer, 16, said. "I haven't seen one since church camp three years ago."
Grammer said she's somewhat familiar with the band, but hopes to leave the concert a bit more fanatical.
And Geoffrey Graff attended the concert, not to see the headliner, but to support his brother, who was opening for Tenth Avenue North.
"I'm here to support my brother Mike Graff. He plays with the Faith Family worship band," Graff, 16, said. "But I like Tenth Avenue North. I think it's awesome they came to Victoria, and I feel lucky to have them here."
Tenth Avenue's "The Light Meets the Dark Tour" brought out people of every age Sunday night, and Parkway Church Pastor Mike Hurt said he was pleased the concert could unite the local church community.
"The cool thing about this show is not so much about the band, but how the local churches came together to support each other," Hurt said.
Tenth Avenue took the stage at 9 p.m. and was preceded by special guests Addison Road and Matt Maher. The concert was sponsored by Victoria-based Man 2 Man Ministries.


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Date Posted:03/04/2004, 1:00PM
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Bowdoin College men's basketball player Kyle Petrie (Iowa City, Iowa) has been named Second-Team All-NESCAC in vote by the conference coaches. Petrie, a sophomore, was the Polar Bear's leading scorer this season on a team that placed fourth in the conference with a 16-9 record.
Petrie started all 25 of Bowdoin's games and led the squad with 15.7 points per contest. and 3.1 assists per game. He was second on the team with 7.4 rebounds and also averaged 1.4 blocked shots in over 30 minutes per game. Overall, he ranked fifth in the conference in scoring, sixth in rebounds and 10th in assists.


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I am married to a great Guy and I have been a big sis to his sister since she was 8 years old. I love her to death, like my own sister. I watched her grow up and cry over boys, get her heart broken a million times and then to have her son this last year at the young age of 21. She is a good hearted girl but a bit of a drama queen. Everything has to be about her. And not that there is anything wrong with that but she can't live by herself because she can't be alone. So she has moved out and in with her parents since her son was born. She won't hold down a job and expects to live off of the child support that she gets from baby's daddy. I try really hard to give her good advise and still comfort her parents BUT nothing works...EVER! And now she has just come out that she is gay. I have no problem with that, I will love her no matter what! We have a lot of mutual gay and streight friends and I know that she is in good company... no trashy women hanging around BUT she recently started dating this girl who seems to be hustling her. Her mom and dad are already freaking out about her being gay but on top of that she is not being a responsiable parent! She is leaving her kid with us and her parents so that she can go out partying with this girl, when she can't even afford diapers! HELP!!! Her parents just kicked her out yesterday and she is wanting to go stay with this girl. I want to know that her son will be ok and I don't know that because she won't let us meet or get to know this girl!!! We all want to offer to take the baby but we know that if we do, we will be enableing her. And on the Drama Queen tip... She is always trying to make a splash! She cries and says that no one understands her but how can we? I understand that she is young and wants to explore her feelings for women but I just don't want her to make the same mistakes that she has made with guys. She is a psycho-stalker and can't take no for an answer. Now she wants to push herself and her kid on this new girl. What advise can I give her to help her but not enable her to take advantage of anyone? And how can I comfort our parents? HELP! HELP! HELP!!!
Um, OK. That sounds slightly stressful. A few questions for you: are you sure you're completely over her being gay? It sounds like you might not be--you still think she's "exploring her feelings" and you want to comfort her upset parents. Make sure your shock and maybe regret isn't clouding the situation, because that could be extremely harmful to everyone involved. Whether or not you are over it, there are two main issues here: first, her baby's well being, and second, making sure she's in an OK relationship.
If she seems too irresponsible to take care of the baby, confront her about it. If you are a big sister to her, get her into shape. Her parenthood must come first. If it cannot, the baby needs to go under different care.
As for the relationship, and her wanting to have her girlfriend help out, that sounds fine to me. If you'd like, you could invite her girlfriend over to dinner for your approval. If it seems like she's taking advantage of her, then deal with it, but be sure any prejudices you have don't get in the way. Of course, this is your "sister's" life, and while you should take responsibility for any neglect of her child that you know about, her personal life is her personal life as long as she is not being abused.
No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless; there is too much work to do.--Dorothy Day
I am way cool with her being gay but like I said, she is a drama queen and it's hard to tell if she is or if it's just the "thing" for her to do at the moment for attention. I have NO problem with her having a girlfriend. I strongly believe that you can't help who you fall in love with and I myself have had experiences with men and women so I am very open minded. But just because I had relationships with women, I was not shouting from the roof tops about it. And if I had a baby at the time I would have strongly considered how that would have affected that relationship before I came out and made everything else crazy in my life come under a microscope. Does that make sense? But that is all said and done and I don't want to knock her about it but I want to tell her, "Get your stuff together!" And how do I do that without seeming like I'm downing her "new fling"? I think I will take your advice and invite them all over for dinner or maybe a night out, since that is her thing to do at the moment. I just want to make sure that this chick is not some overpowering ass, as she was described by my friends. I worry about my sis and don't want her to get into a relationship where she is being manipulated because of her inexperience.
just invite them over for dinner.
and just talk about the relationship and everything your concerned about just as if it was any hetero relationship.
you dont seem like you have a problem with her being gay at all,
but pointing it out in conversation alot can sometimes make it feel like you do have a problem with it. does that make sense?
and even if it is something to get attention, which seems to be your only worry about it, is drawing attention to that helping any? if by any slim chance it is, itll pitter out shortly. but if shes completely serious, is it worth it to hurt her feelings when either way it would resolve itself?


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Watch brands have long sought to associate themselves with the field of human endeavour. And why not? Everyone, let's face it, likes the idea of connecting themselves – however tenuously – with a daring, courageous or exciting pursuit. Omega has traded marvellously well off the back of its Speedmaster conquering the heavens strapped to a space suit. Rolex has sold a sea of Submariners thanks to its Deepsea diving to the lowest depths of the ocean on the Trieste.
But these are extreme achievements, beyond the reach of most people. Perhaps for this reason, the activity that most watch brands seem most keen to lay their claim to is flying. Flying, after all, is something we'll all get to do at some point. Oh sure, we won't necessarily be at the controls – let alone be involved in any heroics – but most of us can at least fire up a web browser and book a couple of British Airways tickets. Hell, it's not out of the realms of possibility to think that at some point in our lives we could get ourselves down to our local air field and take some flying lessons.
Which is why so many heavy-hitters in the watch world want to draw a connection between their brands and this activity that so many of us aspire to and yet can also relate to: a dream within reach.
This year at SIHH, we spent an inordinate amount of time marvelling at the sight of the IWC stand. So keen were the guys and girls from Schaffhausen to remind us all that they were the de facto pilot's watch brand that they declared 2012 the Year of the Pilot's Watch and built a damn near perfect replica of an aircraft carrier in lieu of a stand. It came complete with a flight simulator. A line of immaculately turned out watch industry executives – in their Brioni suits and Hermès ties – queuing up to spend 10 mins inside the fake cockpit of a fake F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is quite a sight to behold.
Meanwhile, Breitling continues to throw millions each year at slick global ad campaigns, trying to remind as all that they are purveyors of "instruments for professionals." That's professional pilots, you understand, not prostitutes.
Of course, IWC and Breitling are just the easiest examples to pick on. There are countless other brands trying to lay claim to some – any – aviation pedigree. And, don't misunderstand us, we're not criticising them for it. We understand the crucial role of marketing in the magic of the luxury watch world and there's nothing wrong with it. IWC in particular produces – across print, digital and physical channels – some of the most stylish and well-judged marketing collateral you're likely to see in this sector.
But there's a difference between talking about it and, you know, actually doing it.
What's that old saying? "Those that can, do. Those that can't, teach." In the rarefied world of luxury watches, it's more like "Those that can, do. Those that can't, better get on the phone to a great frigging marketing agency." Or at least that's what we were thinking as we came away having spent a day at Flying Legends, hanging out with laid-back, British brand Bremont.
You see, brothers Giles and Nick English – the founders of the brand – don't just talk about their backgrounds in aviation, they live it. And as we walked around the famous air show with Giles we were struck by three things:
Firstly, he has an overwhelming, genuine enthusiasm for anything that's capable of flight. We've seen him wax lyrical about the Bremont watch collection but that's nothing compared to the animated way in which he throws himself into a discussion about planes. This is passion you can't fake.
Secondly, he's got an almost encyclopaedic knowledge of his subject matter. Not only could the man identify every plane, every part, every sodding livery, but he also revelled in telling us anecdotes about each one: little bits of history or interesting facts that only a true air head would retain.
Thirdly – and perhaps most impressively – he's a pilot who is known, connected and respected in the aviation world. We lost count of the number of times that people came up to him while we were with him to shake his hand and talk planes. Despite the very obvious Bremont branding on show, somehow we have the feeling that a lot of them didn't even know that he also runs a small watch company.
Bremont spends money on advertising too, of course. And when it does, there are inevitably pictures of planes involved and copy centred on the idea of man and machine pushing themselves in unison to achieve greatness – just like IWC, Breitling and the countless others pretenders.
But unlike all those other brands, the men in charge at Bremont actually do fly and they did so long before they founded a watch company.
Bremont walks the talk.
Please scroll down for more photos from the Flying Legends air show at Duxford.
Walking the talk: Bremont at Flying Legends
"Those that can, do. Those that can't, teach." In the rarefied world of luxury watches, it's more like "Those that can, do. Those that can't, better get on the phone to a great frigging marketing agency." Or at least that's what we were thinking as we came away having spent a laid-back day at Flying Legends, hanging out with upstart British brand Bremont.
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ST. LOUIS (KMOV) – Three St. Louis city workers were injured after a boom truck fell on top of a dump truck in northwest St. Louis on Tuesday.
According to officials, the boom on a truck fell crashed onto a second truck in the 1900 block of Hamilton around 9 a.m.
Officials said four workers were involved in the incident. Three of them were taken to the hospital with what appeared to be minor injuries.