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UK authorities are investigating the deaths of three painters and another employee in a Chevron oil refinery explosion that also critically injured a fifth worker.
Police teams worked over the weekend to recover the bodies of three male painters who were performing maintenance work on a storage tank when the blast occurred about 6:20 p.m. local time (1:20 p.m. EDT) Thursday at the refinery in Pembroke Dock, south Wales.
A fourth employee, described as a woman on fire-watch duty, also perished in the explosion. A fifth worker, whose job was not immediately known, was in critical condition with severe burns at an area hospital.
All of the victims were from Pembrokeshire county, and all were contractors, officials said. Neither the workers' names nor their employer's identity were immediately released.
The Pembrokeshire peninsula is home to many petrochemical and liquid natural gas industry facilities.
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The cause of the blast and subsequent fire—the U.K.'s worst refinery disaster since 1974—is not known.
Eyewitnesses reported hearing a "massive bang" and saw plumes of black smoke following the blast, the BBC reported.
Police and Britain's Health and Safety Executive are investigating. (HSE is the UK's occupational safety and health agency.) In addition, Chevron said it would dispatch some of its U.S.-based experts to help in the inquiry.
"The loss of our co-workers has come as a huge shock to us all," refinery general manager Greg Hanggi said in a statement. "We will take every step possible to determine the series of events that led to this tragic incident and ensure that any lessons learnt from it will be integrated into the business and shared with our industry partners."
P. Simon Hart, a local Member of Parliament who represents the area, said he had been "assured that a full investigation will be taking place." He added: "We live alongside these industrial giants that provide so much work for the county, and few of us think of the risks that come with working there."
'Working in a Time Bomb'
Police worked over the weekend to remove the victims' bodies—"a slow and methodical process," they said, due to the nature of what officials called a "tragic industrial accident."
Tony Spicer, 75, a former welder at the site, told a local newspaper that refinery work was like "working within a time-bomb—and at any time, something can go wrong."
The refinery has more than 140 storage tanks in six so-called tank farms, according to Chevron. The tank that exploded did not contain crude, officials said, but no information was immediately available on what, if anything, it held at the time of the blast.
The refinery reopened Friday, with most of its 1,400 employees back to work. Chevron said that the explosion would not disrupt the plant's 210,000-barrel-a-day output and posed no risk to the public.
Police said any material released into the atmosphere was "immediately dispersed" by winds blowing offshore, away from residential areas.
Chevron Responds
Chevron said it was "hugely saddened" by the workers' death. "Pembroke Refinery is a very close family, and this tragedy has been a great shock to everyone," the company said in a statement.
Diesel, gasoline and jet fuels from the Pembroke refinery are distributed on the U.S. East Coast and in Britain. The refinery turns out 3.5 million gallons, or more than 13 million liters, of gasoline a day, according to Chevron.
Chevron is in the process of selling the Pembroke refinery to Valero Energy Corp., the largest U.S. crude refiner. The sale is expected to close by Sept. 30.
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Star Trek takes place in an alternate reality from the original Star Trek series. It follows Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto) in their early years, as they both join Starfleet and soon go aboard the new Federation starship USS Enterprise, commanded by Captain Christopher Pike (Bruce Greenwood). They go up against a new villain, Captain Nero (Eric Bana), a vengeful Romulan who has traveled back through time and is bent on destroying Vulcan, Spock's homeworld, because, as part of his personal vendetta against Spock and the Federation, he vows to avenge the destruction of his Romulan homeworld.
The only actors to return from the original franchise are Leonard Nimoy reprising his role as Spock (Prime) and Majel Barrett as the Star Fleet computer voice. Character-wise, however, we'll see Captain James T. Kirk, Captain/Rear Admiral Christopher Pike, Doctor Leonard 'Bones' McCoy (Karl Urban), Lt Uhura (Zoe Saldana), Scotty (Simon Pegg), Sulu (John Cho), Chekov (Anton Yelchin), Spock's father Sarek (Ben Cross), and Spock's mother Amanda (Winona Ryder).
The beginning of the movie quickly details the birth of James Tiberius Kirk following the evacuation of the crew, including his very pregnant mother (Jennifer Morrison), from the USS Kelvin, where his father, George Kirk (Chris Hemsworth), has assumed command following the death of Captain Robau (Faran Tahir) at the hands of Romulan Captain Nero in 2233. Growing up fatherless, Jim pursues a 22-year path of youthful rebelliousness, eventually meeting Starfleet Captain Christopher Pike and Lt. Nyota Uhura in 2255, who persuade him to enlist in Starfleet Academy, where he makes friends with Dr Leonard McCoy. The main storyline of the the movie takes place three years later in 2258, following Kirk's hearing at Starfleet Academy for cheating on the Kobayashi Maru test. For the rest of the movie Kirk is 25 years old.
Old Spock is the same Spock featured in the prime universe. He is from the 24th century, and he interacts with young Kirk and Scotty. In the comic book prequel, Star Trek: Countdown, Old Spock and Nero are shown living in the 24th century and interacting with the characters Picard, Data, Worf, etc. Ultimately, Spock is pulled into a black hole at the end of the story, sacrificing himself, with Nero pulled in as well. We now know that this phenomenon is not a traditional black hole and does serve as a sort of time portal, hence giving a reason why Nero and Old Spock are interacting with young Kirk and crew. It is believed by physicists today that black holes might create wormholes, which cross space-time itself.
Nero is a Romulan from the late 24th century. He and his crew of the Narada served as miners for the Romulan Empire. When a supernova threatens the entire galaxy, he offers his services to Spock so that they might be able to obtain enough material to create "red matter" to contain the supernova. Their actions come too late to save Romulus, and Nero blames Spock and Vulcan for the destruction of his homeworld and the death of his family. Vowing vengeance, he and his crew get equipment and materials to turn the Narada into a weapon of war and set out to wreak havoc on the entire galaxy and take vengeance on Spock and the Federation. He tries to prevent Spock from launching the red matter into the star that has gone supernova but arrives too late. He and Spock are both sucked into the black hole which has been created. It takes both of their ships over a century into the past, setting up the events for the current film.
Yes. This will be the third film in the entire series of 11 to use time travel, not counting Captain Picard's voyage through the Nexus in Star Trek: Generations (1994). Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) and Star Trek: First Contact (1996) both used time travel as a major plot device. However, this is the first film in which there is not a return to the future. The major changes brought about by Nero and Spock's trip to the past stay changed, causing an alternative timeline, one that will play out differently from what had been seen in the original series.
The film is based upon the characters created for the original 1960s Star Trek series and makes multiple references to events established in that series as well as the original series of theatrical features (particularly Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan) (1982). However, the film does not directly tie into the events of any previous Star Trek film or TV episode, as it is set in an alternate timeline. The movie does have a comic book prequel called Star Trek: Countdown, set few years after the events narrated in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), and it follows the characters of Spock and Nero, with their interactions with Picard and other Next Generation characters, just prior to the accidental travel of Spock and Nero to the 23rd century. The comic book series has been collected into a trade paperback, Star Trek: Countdown (2009).
Yes and no. The movie's premise is that an alternate timeline was created when Nero traveled back in time, and it is within that timeline that this movie takes place. That is why the answer is yes and no: No, in the sense that the preexisting Star Trek legacy is acknowledged as having existed by the time traveling premise and the presence of the elderly Spock. (In fact, the elderly Spock even tells the young Kirk about some differences between the two timelines.) Yes, in the sense that having established that the film is an alternate timeline, with accompanying changes to character and storyline, it stands apart from previous episodes and films and allows future episodes to differ from the old canon. The creators have also taken this opportunity to update the look of ships and technology to modern expectations, which can also be considered a reboot of the old continuity. Had the plot of this movie not included old Spock and Nero arriving from the future and changing time, then it would be a full reboot (same characters and concept, different character development and story). The creation of the alternate timeline is a storytelling device that allows Abrams and his writers a way of accounting for and acknowledging their changes to the old canon instead of ignoring it, while accomplishing the same function of a reboot in relieving them the burden of being a faithful prequel. Old Spock's wish of good luck to his younger self, and his private remark at the promotion ceremony of young Kirk, "Thrusters on full," make it clear that the torch has been passed and that the crew he knew are about to embark on very different adventures. How much of the original canon will survive in this alternate timeline in future installments is unknown.
The key element to remember is that this is a sequel as well as a reboot. That means that everything that has happened before in the Star Trek universe is not necessarily guaranteed to happen again or with the same outcome. This gives the writers some freedom and audiences something to look forward to without feeling that they know how things will ultimately end. For better or worse, there is no canon or required events beyond the movie. This is explained in the movie by the fact that Nero's return to the past has changed the timeline and created an alternate universe which is where future Star Trek events will occur. This new alternate universe does not affect the original series at all. That series is still happily trekking on its way, because it is not in any way bound to what's happening in the alternate universe.
No, they are only mentioned briefly during the Kobayashi Maru simulation and when Uhura talks about the 47 Klingon ships that had been destroyed. They do figure into the backstory of the film's villain. Two scenes of this were filmed but ultimately deleted (they can be seen on the BluRay version). The first scene plays directly after the opening scene of the movie. After the escape of the survivors of the USS Kelvin, Nero's ship is immediately surrounded by Klingon ships who force him to surrender because he is trespassing in their space. The second scene plays almost 20 years later, on the Klingon penal colony of Rura Penthe. Nero is interrogated by a Klingon warden, who has found his personal notes and concluded that Nero is from the future. The warden is interested in what tactical information Nero can offer about the Federation and threatens to use an animal called a Centurion slug to forcefully obtain the info. Nero frees himself, overpowers his captors, and escapes with his crew. The Klingons were eventually cut from the movie, as Abrams reportedly believes them to be over-used and cliché. Also, in light of the fact that they eventually become allies in later Star Trek series and films, Abrams thought that it would not work to make them enemies again. He changed his mind, however, for the sequel Star Trek Into Darkness, which does feature Klingons, who are very hostile to the point of almost being feral.
While the filmmakers acknowledge the canonical events of the established Star Trek universe (i.e. the former timeline), they have allowed themselves some artistic license in production design and the level of advancement in technology. Although the film takes place over ten years prior to The Original Series (1966), the ships and shuttles look definitely more advanced than they were in series and movies that chronologically follow. Compare, for instance, the scale and complexity of the engine rooms, the appearance of the bridge's head-up display viewscreen, the transporter beam, etc. The original designs are still recognizable, but they are more in line with what we would expect from starships 200 years in the future. These deviations/retcons are deliberate, as our idea of the future has dramatically changed since the 1960s, especially in light of the technical advances from 1980 to now. For example, the idea of a handheld wireless phone seemed quite futuristic in 1966 but is commonplace in the year 2009. Also, The Original Series (1966) was filmed on an notoriously modest budget which simply did not allow for much fanciness in set design and props. Such discrepancies were already encountered in the series Star Trek: Enterprise, where much of the technology appeared far in advance of that used on The Original Series, despite Enterprise taking place over a century before TOS. As part of the new and fresh approach to the Star Trek universe, the filmmakers of Star Trek: The Future Begins have chosen to give their representation of the future and not rigidly adhere to standards and conventions set by previous Star Trek material.Writers Orci and Kurtzman have said in interviews that the in-universe explanation for the increased technology is that Starfleet obtained detailed sensor scans of the Narada during her initial incursion into the 23rd century (of course, this does not explain why in the opening scene, the USS Kelvin already shows most of the improved technology while the Narada has not arrived yet). The increase in size of the USS Enterprise is partially explained by the ten year difference in the construction and launch of the NCC-1701. In the prime universe, the Enterprise is launched in 2245 under Captain Robert April. In the alternate universe, she is launched in 2255 under Captain Christopher Pike.
In the comic book prequel to the movie, Star Trek: Countdown, it is explained that the Romulans shave and tattoo their heads after their planet and people are destroyed. The shaved heads and markings are explained as a Romulan martial ritual, such that soldiers who lost family members shave and paint themselves as a sign of loss, the markings and baldness fading as the pain subsides. Although Nero and his crew are miners, not soldiers, they decide to effectively assume the roles of soldiers after seeing their planet destroyed. They decide to permanently tattoo the markings onto themselves to signify that their pain will not fade. However, in Old-Spock's flashback/flashforward, Nero is shown already tattooed just moments after his planet has been destroyed.
Nero claims that the Narada used to be a mining ship. Perhaps the weapons are for basic protection against meteorites, or they are necessary to blow up rocks for mining purposes. Also, remember that the Narada is almost 150 years more advanced than any ship she encounters, so phasers and torpedoes that are light in the 24th century would seem highly advanced for people in the 23rd century. The prequel comic "Countdown" details the outfitting of the Narada with advanced Romulan weapons derived from Borg technology. Romulans are known for their technological superiority, and their distrust towards other species, so it would not be unusual for them to outfit even mining ships with heavy weaponry. In 2387, they are planning on building their own Borg super-fleet. What you see of the Narada is entirely Borg technology; the Borg parts of the ship surround the old mining vessel like a protective cocoon, hence why the ship is so powerful and is able to destroy a fleet of starships in minutes. The ship, according to "Countdown," has nanoprobes, regenerative abilities, and even the ability to adapt. It does not elaborate whether or not the Narada has transwarp capability.
The movie does not give a clear answer on whether the black hole created by the red matter has certain preference over what time-frame the Narada and Jellyfish were transported into. It is likely that Nero and older Spock were transported into the era of Commander Spock's and James T. Kirk's rise in Star Fleet to create a more interesting and intricate layer of plot. Realistically, if the black hole acted as a time machine, the likelihood of the Narada being transported exactly from the year 2387 to 2233 is infinitesimal as opposed to any other time at all. Additionally, Spock was transported in time from 2387 to 2258 (25 years after Nero arrived in 2233) This is a peculiar observation if we once again assume that a black hole is capable of time travel throughout any point in time.
George Takei (the original Sulu) explained to director J.J. Abrams that Sulu was intended to represent all of Asia, so the Korean-American John Cho was acceptable. At any rate, Sulu is not a Japanese surname. In the Japanese dubbing of the original series, he is depicted as a native of the Philippines.
Scotty refers to an accident while experimenting with the transporter, in which the prized beagle of Admiral Archer went missing, which caused him to be sent off to Delta Vega. This part of the movie is situated in the year 2258 AD. Jonathan Archer, who was the captain of the very first Starship Enterprise (NX-01) as seen in the series Star Trek: Enterprise, was born in 2112, and would have been well around 140 years old at the time of this incident. According to some unused script parts from Enterprise, Archer died in the year 2245 at the age of 133 years. Perhaps Scotty did not know Archer himself but only his surviving beagle. In any way, Archer must have reached an incredible age. This is not as impossible as it seems. Remember that this is the future, where Earth has established exchanges with other species, and medical science has advanced enough to cure cancer and significantly extend life spans. Dr. McCoy from The Original Series also made an inspection tour of the Enterprise NCC-1701D at the age of 137. Although, it is possible that Scotty might have been refering to another Admiral Archer, maybe a decendant of Johnathan's who shared his love of beagles. It's up to the individual movie-goer, really.
The answer is not readily available within the movie. One can surmise that Old Spock gave Kirk a quick synopsis of the events without going into too much detail. The only extraordinary detail he provides is that the supernova threatened the entire galaxy, letting us know this may not be a typical event. Again, the comic book prequel "Countdown" explains things somewhat, by showing firstly that the Romulans didn't believe Spock's prediction of the supernova's danger, and secondly that the star went nova before Spock thought it would and was far more powerful than he had predicted, reaching (and destroying) Romulus in a matter of hours instead of his prediction of a few weeks.
Spock succeeds in destroying the drill, but Nero orders that the Jellyfish be destroyed, even though it is carrying the red matter. Suddenly, the Enterprise appears from behind Titan. Spocks turns the Jellyfish on a collision course with the Narada. Meanwhile, Kirk has located Pike on the Narada. Just as the Jellyfish is about to hit the Narada, Scotty beams Spock, Kirk, and Pike aboard the Enterprise, and the Jellyfish and Narada collide, Kirk offers the Romulans assistance, but Nero refuses. 'I would rather die in agony than accept assistance from you,' he says. 'You got it,' Kirk replies and blows up the Narada as it slips into the black hole. When the Enterprise looks to be caught by the gravitational pull of the hole, Scotty saves her by ejecting and detonating the warp core. The blast pushes them out of range, and the Enterprise heads back to Earth. Back on Earth, old Spock urges young Spock to remain in Starfleet. Kirk is promoted to captain at a Starfleet assembly and given command of the Enterprise as Pike's relief. As Kirk takes the bridge, Spock boards the Enterprise and submits his candidacy for first officer. Kirk accepts. The final scene shows the Enterprise moving out to space while Old Spock says: 'Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Her ongoing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new lifeforms and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no one has gone before.'
Yes. Star Trek, a novelization of the movie by Alan Dean Foster, was released in 2009.
Almost all of them, including many of the episodes of the original TV series. She played a dark-haired Number One to Captain Christopher Pike (Jeffrey Hunter) in the 1966 Star Trek pilot episode, Star Trek: The Cage (#1.0). She then appeared as blonde-haired Nurse Christine Chapell in 33 of the 79 episodes of the original series, Star Trek (1966-1969), and portrayed Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis)'s eccentric mother, Lwaxana Troi, in numerous episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999). She portrayed Dr Christine Chapell in the first Star Trek movie, Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), and again in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). Barrett also did several voices, including that of the Enterprise computer, in various episodes of the five TV series--those already mentioned plus Star Trek: Voyager (1995-2001) and Enterprise (2001-2005)--as well as the Star Trek movies, including this one.
The difference is that the first black hole was created far away from any ship. After the initial red matter detonation, an implosion ensues which creates the black hole. A black hole is essentially a point where extreme gravitational forces converge. These forces are so strong that not even light can escape (hence the name 'black hole'). Normal space-time is distorted, which, in this new Star Trek, creates a 'tunnel' through space and time. When a ship enters a black hole from outside, it enters the tunnel, comes out of the other end, and will not be damaged. At least, this is how it works in the new Star Trek universe! The second red matter detonation occurs within the Narada, because Spock's ship had first penetrated the hull. The black hole is consequently created inside the Narada, causing her to be subject to the same devastating gravitational forces as was the planet Vulcan. So the Narada is actually imploding the second time, giving the crew members little to no chance of survival. When Nero destroys Vulcan, he triggers the red matter within the planet's core. Even if a wormhole is created each time the red matter is used, neither the crew of the Narada nor inhabitants of the planet Vulcan would survive, as both the vessel and the planet would be turned inside out in the process.
As many films and several Star Trek episodes have shown (perhaps most famously Star Trek: The City on the Edge of Forever (#1.28) and Star Trek: The Next Generation: Yesterday's Enterprise (#3.15)), the drawback of time travel is that it can have very big and extremely unpredictable effects. According to the chaos theory, even a seemingly trivial event can have serious long-term ramifications (also known as the 'butterfly effect'). With the appearance of Nero in the past, some fundamental changes have been introduced into the alternate timeline which will have corresponding effects. These include the destruction of the U.S.S. Kelvin and its crew, the destruction of most Starfleet starships and crew, and, perhaps most detrimental, the destruction of planet Vulcan and its inhabitants. Especially this last factor can be predicted to have tremendous consequences for the political stability of the quadrant. As for the effects that cannot be predicted, these include the absence of people and events that would have otherwise played a pivotal role in history. So as time goes by, the two timelines may diverge greatly due to the timeline changes.The altered timeline and alternate universe explain why Nimoy's Spock will not have knowledge of all that will happen, but it does leave open the fact that he knows of technology, species, and discoveries that are in the future. Just as Scotty revealed future materials manufactured in The Voyage Home, and as Nimoy's Spock showed Mr. Scott about transwarp teleportation in this movie, there are things that Nimoy's Spock will know about new technologies or alien species (e.g., the Borg) that will be immensely beneficial to the Federation. However, it is clear from his short appearance in Star Trek Into Darkness that he has made a vow not to reveal any of these details, in order to not alter the new timeline any further; he only makes an exception when countless lives are at stake.
If you notice at the beginning of the film, when Nero first appears the tip of his right ear is intact, but 25 years later as he is waiting for Spock Prime to appear out of the black hole, his ear is scarred and the tip is missing. It was apparently lost during the time he spent in the Klingon prison, all scenes and dialogue relating to which have been cut from the film.


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InuyashaaaaFirst off:I know I said I'd livestream this weekend, but I stayed up for the last two nights just watching Inuyasha episodes, (Not Final Act ones, but the older ones), so I kinda never had the time. XD(Plus I've slept durring the whole day lately and stayed up at night. Like today I woke up at 10:30PM, yesterday it was 8:30 PM. >w>)I'll try tomorrow, I swear. ;w;Also, I finished two plushies, one today, and one I finished two weeks ago, I've just gotta stop being lazy and upload the pictures.So, anyways, finally got my Final Act DVD in the mail, and I can't handle these emotions.Only just started episode three and I have to take a break before my feels kill me off.I've seen all the episodes before in the sub, but in english they're just so much better, and dear god. ;w;I DO like the sub, don't get me wrong, I just really love all the english voice actors in Inuyasha. Episode two didn't seem as sad as when I watched the sub though.Cried like a little bitch the first tim
OkaaaaaySo I've been derping around and only just realised that the 20th is tomorrow!Which means the first part of Inuyasha the final act is coming out.I've been meaning to pre-order it forever and then just never got to it.So liek, I need to buy it, and need to take just a few commissions. Which I hate to do, because I have enough to finish already$3 for a partly animated journal doll.Like so:I'll get to decide what to animate though, so it could just be the head moving, or tail moving or somethin'.Ooooor, for $1 I'll do a simple bobbing one.Like soooo:Paypal only. oWoNo points. >>Just comment here if you want one, don't note me.I don't read notes. >A>
Some things you just can't unsee (EDIT)READ FIRSTEDIT June 20, 2013: I have changed a few words and things here because this honestly sparked a big storm of hatred toward political parties when THAT was not the intention of this journal. It was a general statement of disgust for these kinds of actions against people and their pets. Shocks and awe, cruelty for a statement that was what I was after. Not a knock on Republicans or Democrats. The only reason I placed that accusation was because the term 'Liberal' is generally used as an insulting term by extremist parties (usually Republicans) to describe Democrats... and seeing as this is an obvious case of animal cruelty based presumably around a political argument then it was an easy assumption. Wrong, perhaps, but I called it as I saw it. I am sorry, I didn't mean to detour people or start fights here, honestly. It was a shock to see and I was already having a bad time/day so perhaps it was just one cind
Why artists care when you copy their designThis goes to the people who say 'I only referenced it' or 'the design inspired me' as well.I've seen many, many issues about this recently, and wanted to tell people why it bothers artists so much. Of course it differs for everyone, but I'm going to mention some pretty universal points here.Reason 1) When an artist spends hours on their design, making sure every single colour and marking is perfected, and someone just rips it off and reproduces all your hard work in 10 minutes... its a bit of a kick in the ass. Its just unfair.Reason 2) Us artists tend to get very attached to out characters, especially furry artists and their fursonas. A fursona is a representation of ones self as an animal, and when someone copies/references from the design, it drives us nuts. You are not the same person as us, stop trying to make your fursona the same as ours because your fursona is meant to be YOU, NOT your idol.Reason 3) We artists get paid for our designs sometimes by other people, and the des
The Western Black Rhino is now Extinct.--> http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/10/world/africa/rhino-extinct-species-report/index.htmlAs Whitefeathur discussed in her journal on this subject, the uneducated animal-lovers all crowd around species who are not even endangered, in the name of blind animal favoritism, meanwhile this beautiful animal did not receive the protection it desperately needed, and we will never see another black rhino alive again.Let this be a lesson to those out there protecting common, beloved species rather than actually endangered ones.Do your research - animals out there do need your support, and it's not always the species you love best. Support them anyway, and don't waste time and effort protecting species that are stable just because you admire them.I can't believe this species died out in my lifetime.I have always heard of the
AbortionThe night my mommyFound out she was pregnantBrought tears to her eyesShocked by the newsShe had no idea of what to doScared on whats going to happenBut I believed in herShe was too kind-heartedTo harm a simple child like meShe wouldnt even harm a flyAnd she loved me soBut all alone, with the fatherNo where to be foundA unplanned pregnancyShe started to hate meSaying that I was cursedOr how I ruined her life, wanting it backMommy what happenedYouve used to be so kindHolding your stomach,Making sure I was okayNow you ignore me, abusing meWeeks gone by, Im now 12 weeks oldAnd Im starting to showMy body has formed moreMaking me feeling alive nowBut you still dont love meWhere are we mommyI hear strange noises, why are we hereThe doctor called your nameWhats wrong, mommy, are you sickI see this thing, its pulling me outThe doctor takes me and throws me awayMommy are you going to let me die like thatI came awake to p
Da Family (some changes) Hey everyone, I wanted to spend today telling some of my amazing friends online and offline how much they mean to me. Thank you for giving me a warm welcome here. Thank you for all you have done. You all made me life amazing :iconCheeseball987:- A really good friend. You have help me from a very hard time in my life. We need to talk more, but just hearing back from you makes me smile. I miss you so much, and wish you a good life.:iconLegendrawing: My awesome and nice cousin. You have been here for me so many times. Thank you for putting up with me. You mean so much to me, and I look foward to chating with you more.:iconRandom-Akatsuki-Dude:- younger brother who visits every once in a while. I haven't known you for a long time, only at school. But thanks for being my friend.:iconMysteeria:-kitty-little sister. You, oh man, you are a great friend and I am so lucky to call you my sister. Thank you so much for all that you done for me in the past. I only wish I
Russia is scared of CleverbotRussia: Privyet~.Cleverbot: Say something new in russian.Russia: Rossiya. ^J^Cleverbot: Valentino?Russia: Valentine's? What do you plan on Valentine's Day?Cleverbot: Nothing.Russia: I plan on becoming one with Mother Russia! ^J^.Cleverbot: You can't go out, you're a bot.Russia: Become one, da? OJo.Cleverbot: I am one with you... Now marry me!Russia: O_O Belarus?!Cleverbot: Marry me... Marry me... Marry me...Russia: *runs into bedroom crying*
People I...Man, I have been on da for a year and more... And I have to say, I have made people I would call "Friends" I've been quiet honest with myself, and I have found that if you open up, others will too. It makes me feel good to hear that people like my art. It feels even better when people comment. These are just some of the friends I have met, that have sticked with me, and I hope for many more years to come...I'm going to start with..:iconCheeseball987:-You are so sweet, I have really bad days, and you just wash all of those bad and sad thoughts I have durning that moment. I can't do anything without things of you. You comment fast, which I love. You never judge me, and I sometimes forget you're a guy (please don't take that wrong) (it's just..in the past guys aren't really nice to me, that's all) Man, iI can write thiswhole journal about you If I wanted to, but I beat you would get bored and just tell me, i'm crazy or something. lol. To keep the story short, I admire you, and I always
Men can be raped tooMyth: Men can't be sexually assaulted.Reality: Men can be, and are, sexually assaulted every day. Any man can be sexually assaulted regardless of their size, strength, appearance, occupation, race or sexual orientation. Male rape can happen at home, work, out doors, in a car, in the military, prisons, in locker rooms, rest rooms, public toilets, in fact just about anywhere a rapist thinks they can get away with it, and it can happen to any male.It should also be noted that it is not unusual for a male to "freeze" during a rape, in part due to shock, and fear of ones life. Remember, the rapist will no doubt have done this before, and hence be prepared for what happens, but few, if any men, have even considered in their mind the possibility of such things happening and are thus totally unprepared.Myth: Only gay men are sexually assaulted.Reality: Although gay men are raped slightly more often than heterosexual men this is due more to the fact that they can be the target an
My Parents Are WeeeeeirdOk, so my dad has the hiccups and mom says he sounds like a turtle, so she's doing all of these questions and crap about turtles and things and she accidentally said, "What's five times turtle?" xDLOL then my dad can't answer the questions correctly:Mum, "What's the capitol of *Where Moony Lives/shot*?"Dad, "Canada".Mum, "Try again".Dad, "China".Mum, "Try again".Dad, "Iowa".Mum *Gives up*LIKE LOL WHAT. xD*Flies to the moon*
More Blue Design BlabberHonestly... I absolutely love how Blue's new design looks, but, I'm still not happy.I'm almost thinking it might be time to put currant Blue with Old Blue, and start over.Not like, entirly over, but a lot different from where she is now.And I know a lot of people are going to freak about that, but Blue is /my/ fursona.It bothers me more then anyone that I'm wanting to change her.Blue is very important to me. More important then she could possibly be to anyone else.So when I'm not happy with her it makes me pretty upset.I'm not sure what I want Blue to be at this point. I know a tri-colored Corgi, and likely mostly/entirly natural colors/design.(She would remain a Corgi mix, and her body shape would stay the same)At this point though, please don't get too worried or anything, I might not change her.Maybe lack of sleep right now is getting to me.
Honestly... I absolutely love how Blue's new design looks, but, I'm still not happy.I'm almost thinking it might be time to put currant Blue with Old Blue, and start over.Not like, entirly over, but a lot different from where she is now.And I know a lot of people are going to freak about that, but Blue is /my/ fursona.It bothers me more then anyone that I'm wanting to change her.Blue is very important to me. More important then she could possibly be to anyone else.So when I'm not happy with her it makes me pretty upset.I'm not sure what I want Blue to be at this point. I know a tri-colored Corgi, and likely mostly/entirly natural colors/design.(She would remain a Corgi mix, and her body shape would stay the same)At this point though, please don't get too worried or anything, I might not change her.Maybe lack of sleep right now is getting to me.
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"They sugar coat even the name: Limited Entry. A better name would be Limited Vision. Even more accurate: Unlimited Giveaway. "By whatever title, the idea is to hand over fishing rights to a select few commercial fishers. These are the same fishers, by the way, who decimated stocks in the first place."
Keep that asterisk handy, though there seem to be at least two happy developments in the government's ever- lasting deliberations about new fisheries regulations for Biscayne National Park. First, that 10,000-acre total-no-take zone proposed for Park waters east of Miami has been deep sixed, probably for good.
"Locally, it's our most important bottom fish now, and the only months we're allowed to take them is when they aren't there." Good one, Rick. The conundrum is about black sea bass, the latest recreational fishery closed by federal forces on the basis, we think, of clearly erroneous data and misguided principles.
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The editorial "Cat among the pigeons" (Feb. 1) rightly says Narendra Modi is a polarising figure and the mere suggestion of his being the BJP's prime ministerial candidate is enough to start a mini-war in the NDA. But this is not true in the context of opposition to Nitin Gadkari as BJP president. His ouster was only due to the corruption charges against him. Even L.K. Advani, seen as a challenge to Mr. Modi even today, opposed Mr. Gadkari.
Karunendra Mishra, New Delhi
Can the BJP or even the RSS ignore public opinion which is overwhelmingly in support of Mr. Modi? It is votes that matter in elections, not opinions of individuals. Which other BJP or NDA, even Congress, leader can claim to be anywhere near Mr. Modi in popularity?
A.K. Sharma, Chandigarh
Politics is a game of possibilities. Who knows when a party will make the right or wrong moves that may prove to be a game-changer? The problem with the name 'Narendra Modi' has more to do with the fact that people outside the BJP are uttering it often.
Ankur Vadhera, Chandigarh
Mr. Modi enjoys a larger-than-life image in the BJP hierarchy. Given his authoritarian approach, his prime ministerial aspirations may find few takers within the party. While there is no disputing his good governance and leadership qualities, his acceptability for the number one slot is low even among the BJP rank and file. If he becomes more amenable and accessible to the party cadres, he will emerge as a consensus prime ministerial candidate in the 2014 elections.
P.K. Varadarajan, Chennai
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1-2-3 Come Play Some Leaf Games With Me!
You can make all sorts of number games and math centers with these leaf cards. Print, laminate and trim. There are 2 sets of cards: the bear with a leaf, as well as the yellow maple leaf. Students can play independently or with a partner. Children can match number cards to number word cards, or mix and match the sets and match numbers to numbers etc.
Besides the Memory Match games, toss a set of cards in a basket and have children choose one to play I Have; Who Has? "I have the number one card; who has the matching number one word card?" Add the "Kaboom" bomb cards, to make the game even more fun. There are many more games and ideas listed in the 3-page tip-list that's included in the packet.
I've also included mini-leaf tiles. so students can choose a numbered leaf card and count out that many leaves. They can sort odd & even numbers onto a leaf math mat, (included) or use the leaf math symbol cards to make addition and subtraction equations, or show greater and less than.
If you'd like your students to sequence and collate the cards into their own itty bitty booklet, run off the cards plus the cover master. Click on the link to view/download the Leaf Math Game packet.
For more leaf game fun, you can prit off a set of alphabet leaf cards. There's a set of separate uppercase and lowercase letter cards too, as well as a blank set for you to program with whatever. A "What Else Can I Do With the Cards?" is a list of other ideas and games you can play with the alphabet leaf cards. Click on the link to view/download the Alphabet Leaf Cards
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1-2-3 Come Sort Pumpkins With Me
If you're looking for some seasonal math centers, you've come to the right place. Two scarecrows, with the ever-popular names Even Steven and Odd Todd, each have an empty field waiting to be filled up with pumpkins. There's a catch though. Todd only wants odd numbered pumpkins, while Steven wants only even numbered ones.
To make the game, print and laminate the scarecrow sorting mats, along with pumpkins numbered from 1-120 and then trim. Children grab a fist-full of pumpkins and place them in the appropriate pumpkin patch. The numbered pumpkin tiles can also be used for sequencing activities, or to play an "I Have; Who Has?" game.
I've also included 2, trace and write the number worksheets. The 1st one goes from 1-50; the 2nd one from 51-100.
Click on the link to view/download the Odd and Even Pumpkin Patch game.
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1-2-3 Come Get Organized With Me!
I'm a visual person. I need to see things to help make sense of whatever I'm learning. I'm also a maker of lists. I have zillions for all sorts of reasons, so you can only imagine how a graphic organizer makes my life a whole lot easier.
I found that when I helped my elementary kiddo's, as well as my college students, design graphic organizers to get their thoughts together, writing became easier for them, and things flowed better and were more concise as well.
I use them for a variety of reasons and wanted to design some with Common Core State Standards in mind. If children are able to jot down specific details in a certain order (beginning-middle and end) they are better able to re-tell a story, and then later, write one themselves.
With that in mind, I made an apple and pumpkin graphic organizer, to help students retell a story on those themes, and then practice writing what they learned in the appropriate boxes. I used pictures that represented the beginning-middle and end of the apple and pumpkin life cycles as well.
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1-2-3 Come Do Some Apple and Pumpkin Activities With Me!
One of the much-needed skills for little ones, is the ability to cut. Just learning how to hold a scissors is quite an accomplishment for some. To help my Y5's strengthen their hand muscles and increase dexterity, I incorporated cutting practice in some form or another every day. To make this less tedious and frustrating, many of the activities revolved around creating a craft that included other skills as well.
Keeping this in mind, I designed "A-peel-ing Apples" so children could practice cutting in a circle. This is a wonderful opportunity to add the term spiral to students' vocabulary as well. Giving a red, yellow or lime green color choice for the apple, also reinforces that science fact.
To add a bit more pizzazz, older students can glue two different colors together. The thicker paper lessens the drop of the spiral, and the double-sided colors add interest to the dangler. Students glue a stem and leaf to the top. Punch a hole; add a yarn loop and suspend from the ceiling, or as a border against a hallway wall. Click on the link to view/download the A-peel-ing Apples activity.
Cutting on a straight line is also not that easy for some little ones. These apple and pumpkin "strip" puzzles, will not only give your students practice with that skill, but review and reinforce sequencing numbers from 1-10, skip counting by 10's, or counting backwards from 10-1. I've used a dashed-line font, for the numbers on the apples and pumpkins, so that students can get some writing practice in. Encourage children to count quietly as they trace the numbers.
Simply choose a number concept you want to work on and run off the puzzles on construction paper. Children choose a puzzle; trace the numbers; cut the strips, lay them in the proper sequence on a sheet of black construction paper, and then glue them down.
Remind students to keep a small space between the strips. Students add a stem and leaf to the top. You can make the pumpkin more of a keepsake, by having children, or a room helper, trace their hand, with their fingers spread, onto green construction paper. They trim and glue next to their stem. Completed projects make a sweet harvest bulletin board.
You may want to laminate one of each kind, to keep in your math center. Each puzzle has its own Baggie. Children can work indepently, or pick a partner to play "Speed" against. The first one who completes their puzzle, is the winner. Click on the link to view/download the Apple and Pumpkin Number Puzzles.
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1-2-3 Come Use 10-Frames With Me.
As promised, I got the rest of the fall 10-frames completed this week. Pumpkin 10 frames, Spider 10 frames, Scarecrow 10 frames, Leaf 10 frames, Football 10 frames, Bat 10 Frames, Fire Safety 10 Frames and Candy Corn 10 Frames are now ready for instant download. (Whew!) Just click on the links. If you missed the apple 10 frames, or the owl 10 frames for September, simply click on their links. To view all of my 10 Frame FREEBIES click on this link.
Thinking about numbers using 10 frames, can be a helpful and easy way for students to learn basic number facts. A 10 frame is a simple graphic tool that allows people to "see" numbers.
They will help your students with number sense, place value, patterns and relationships, as well as subitizing (being able to recognize at a glance, domino and dice patterns, without having to count the dots).
There are lots of activities that you can do with the 10-frame packets besides the obvious. Use them as flashcards, examples in your pocket chart, switch up your number word wall to be seasonal, and post a themed set there. You can make laminated sets for games and/or run off copies of whatever you'd like your students to work on, and use them as a table top lesson, math center, or to make booklets.
A set of numbers, number words, and math symbols (plus, minus, equals, greater and less than) allows students to make equations (covering more standards) plus play a variety of games. i.e. Match the 10 frame to the number card, or number word, to play a Memory Match game, or play "I Have; Who Has?"
You can also use the number word cards to ask questions of "How many more to make ______?" i.e. There are 2 pieces of candy corn on the candy corn number cards. How many more are needed to equal the number on a particular card. (1 more is needed for the one card, 9 more for the ten card etc. )
Do the same with the bat number word cards, that feature 4 bats.
The scarecrow-number word cards have 2 different pictures in an ABAB pattern. Ask students which picture is on all of the even numbered cards and which is on the odd numbered cards. You can do the same with the spider number cards as they are 2 different colors.
I'm always looking to improve things, so I thought I'd make some extra tiles for you to print, laminate and cut out, so that your students can use these as matching manipulatives for the 10 frames. Use them for the above games to fill in a 10 frame. Children can also count, sort, and pattern with them. For added fun, and a sweet treat, give students 10 pieces of candy corn when you're working with the Candy Corn 10 frames. As a reward for wonderful work, students can eat a few at the end of the activity.
If there's a fall theme that I missed, that you'd like a 10-frame packet for, simply shoot me an e-mail email@example.com and I'll see what I can do. 10 Frames for Turkeys and Pilgrims are in the works for November. I'll also be making 10 frames for winter and a set for spring as well, so if you have a request, let me know.
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LA Galaxy moves on to semifinals
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Omar Gonzalez, Jose Villarreal, Robbie Keane and Jack McBean scored and the Los Angeles Galaxy advanced to the CONCACAF Champions League final four for the first time by beating visiting Herediano 4-1 Wednesday.
Gonzalez headed home a corner kick in the 18th minute, Villarreal held off two defenders to curl home a fine shot from 22 yards in the 69th.
''It's a good win,'' Galaxy coach Bruce Arena said. ''It was going to be a hard game, and they were a good opponent.
''The first half if our passing was a little better, I think we produce another goal. Second half got a little bit better. Obviously, Jose scored a great goal, Robbie scored a great goal for the third goal. It's being a little sharper around the penalty area.''
Keane added another from a tight angle in the 83rd and McBean scored in stoppage time as the Galaxy got a 4-1 aggregate victory over their Costa Rican opponent and advanced to the semifinals.
''That was very important,'' said Keane, the Galaxy captain. ''And I think once we had that second goal, we killed them off. ... I don't think (Herediano) were brilliant, to be honest. They didn't look like they were going to score. It was quite a comfortable performance.''
Los Angeles will play Mexico's Monterrey, the two-time defending tournament champion, in early April. The Seattle Sounders face Mexico's Santos Laguna in the other semifinal.
The teams had a 0-0 draw in the first leg last week in Heredia, Costa Rica.
Elias Aguilar scored in the 85th minute for Herediano.
''We have potential to be good,'' said Herediano technical director Marvin Solano, who has been on the job for about three weeks. ''But we're not up to the tactical quality of the L.A. Galaxy for a tournament of this size.''
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