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Jean Vanier
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Forty-two years ago, in a village south of Paris, a French-Canadian named Jean Vanier created a home where the mentally disabled could live in dignity and where others could learn from them the value of sharing and acceptance. There is now a worldwide network of these communities called L'Arche, the French word for Arc, a symbol of hope. Vanier rarely leaves his community in France, but he did recently come to Chicago, as Judy Valente reports.
JUDY VALENTE: These are the people Jean Vanier calls his friends. People he describes as "pushed aside, with broken hearts." People, he says, who have "transformed" him.
JEAN VANIER (Founder, L'Arche House): My life is to live with them — to be with those who are fragile, vulnerable and weak. I'm not sure that we can really understand the message of Jesus if we haven't listened to the weak.
JEAN WILSON (Core Member, L'Arche House): He's my one man and my one man only — I love this man.
VALENTE: Those who came to greet him included the residents and staff of the L'Arche house he helped establish in Chicago. The mentally challenged here are called "core members" because they represent the "core," or heart, of L'Arche.
Mr. VANIER (at microphone with Elbert Lott): We're different. We have different backgrounds. But we're together.
VALENTE: Vanier introduces core member Elbert Lott, who has a mild mental disability.
ELBERT LOTT (Core Member, L'Arche House, at microphone): I had a hard time. Rough times. Barefoot boy, down south. My father be mean to me.
Mr. VANIER (quoting Mr. Lott): "My dad was mean to me."
Mr. LOTT: He was.
Mr. VANIER: (to Mr. Lott) Because Dad wanted a son who could maybe do big things, and he looked down upon you.
Mr. LOTT: He did.
Mr. VANIER: He was mean to you.
Mr. LOTT: He was. Well, all that now behind me now. Here I am, famous.
VALENTE: Jean Vanier talks about the loneliness of people who are different — how they can feel unwanted, unloved, and therefore unlovable. But, he says, the weak and wounded have a "secret power" to touch us. And that by opening our hearts to them, we become more human.
Mr. VANIER: We become more human with two realities. One, as we discover that we are able to love people — and when I say love people, it means to see their value and their beauty — and that we can love people who have been pushed aside, humiliated, seen as having no value. And then we see that they are changed. And at the same time, we discover that we too are broken, that we have our handicaps. And our handicaps are around about elitism, about power, around feeling that value is just to have power.
VALENTE: Before coming to L'Arche, these people were in institutions, or on the streets, or in families that couldn't care for them or didn't want to.
Mr. VANIER: The question is not just believing in God, but believing in human people, believing in ourselves, believing in ourselves as children of God and that we are called to see people as God sees them, not as we would like them to be.
VALENTE: The son of a French-Canadian diplomat, Vanier served in the British Royal Navy during World War II, then he taught philosophy in France. He has never married. For a time, he considered the priesthood. But in 1964, he found his calling, opening the first L'Arche home in a small village south of Paris.
LINNEA FIELDS (House Coordinator, L'Arche House, to Chris Abri): And where are these mugs going?
CHRIS ABRI (Core Member, L'Arche House): Jean Vanier!
Ms. FIELDS: Jean Vanier!
VALENTE: The Chicago L'Arche community owns a home on the city's west side. The core members, with the help of the assistants who live with them, have prepared gift packages to distribute during Vanier's visit to the city. Some have met Vanier during his previous travels.
VALENTE (to Ms. Msall): What's he like?
CHRISTIANNE MSALL (Core Member, L'Arche House): He's a wonderful man.
VALENTE (to Mr. Lott): What did you talk about?
Mr. LOTT: Well, he say — I say, "He 'da man." And he say, "No, I was the man."
VALENTE (to Ms. Wilson): What will you say to him when he comes?
Ms. WILSON: Come on in, we'll give you something to eat and drink.
Mr. ABRI: I'm very, very excited to meet Jean Vanier.
VALENTE (to Mr. Abri): Why?
Mr. ABRI: Because I like him, because he's a big tall guy and got gray hair that I like.
VALENTE: Most of the core members have outside jobs. Here, they live family-style, helping with chores and with the cooking. The homes are grounded in the Catholic faith, but core members don't have to be Catholic to live there. Vanier refers to L'Arche communities as "little places where love is possible."
Ms. FIELDS: They know this is their home. I've seen the core members grow in their self-confidence a great deal.
VALENTE: But these small communities are not without their problems.
Ms. WILSON (to Mr. Abri): Chris, get the cups! What's the matter with you? Gee whiz.
Mr. VANIER: There are explosions, there can be violence, there can be conflicts with other assistants. There's a sort of constant paradox that through all this suffering and pain and fatigue, at the same time we are seeing incredible beautiful things. That is to say, people who are transformed and we are beginning to sense that we ourselves are transformed.
Ms. FIELDS: I think the prayer time is what sets us apart. That's what drew me to L'Arche, the spirituality.
And, the core members give us a great deal of insight. They've taught me many, many things. I've learned generosity. I've learned just how giving each one of the core members are with their selves, and their time and how forgiving they are.
Core Members, L'Arche House, praying: Jesus, we thank you that you're here with us now.
VALENTE: Prayer, says Jean Vanier, is really about listening.
Mr. VANIER: Prayer is a sort of opening of a door to something, which gives meaning to all the pain of the finite. And yet it's something we can just rest in. I think fundamentally, prayer is to rest.
ELBERT LOTT (at microphone, introducing Jean Vanier): He 'da man.
VALENTE: The 77-year-old Vanier was in Chicago to accept a lifetime achievement award. He dressed for this occasion as he always dresses: in an open shirt and his trademark blue windbreaker.
Mr. VANIER: People with disabilities are not in rivalry and competition. What is their cry? Their fundamental cry, which I had the privilege to hear, is a very simple question: "Do you love me? Do you want to be my friend?" So that's what L'Arche is about. It's becoming a friend.
VALENTE: Vanier told this well-heeled audience that generosity is good. But he challenges people to go beyond "giving."
Mr. VANIER: Generosity must flow into an encounter, a meeting. But a meeting must go even further. It's not just "tell me your story" — a meeting must grow into a friendship, and a friendship must grow into a commitment – because you are my brother, you are my sister.
VALENTE: Vanier expects L'Arche to thrive long after he's gone. People will continue to be called to these communities, he says — not because of anything he's accomplished, but because their hearts have been touched by the weak and rejected.
Mr. VANIER (at microphone): Living in community — L'Arche — it can be painful. But it's super. I never understand why everybody's not there. This is my problem. We have fun together. We laugh, we sing together. It's great!
I can say that we have seen people rising from the dead — who arrived in there closed up in their anguish, their angers. And then discovering peace.
VALENTE (to Mr. Vanier): What's left to be done in your life?
Mr. VANIER: Ah. To die quietly.
VALENTE: But on this day, he's content to enjoy life — with his friends.
For Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, I'm Judy Valente in Chicago.
ABERNETHY: There are more than 130 L'Arche communities in 33 countries.


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MCALLEN - How bike-friendly is the valley? Cyclists said every time they go for a ride, they never know whether their ride will go smoothly or if they'll be hit by a distracted driver.
News Center 23 Reporter Erin Murray tells us just how bike-friendly we really are.
Bike accidents happen every week. Last week it was Pedro Davila, he had a green light and the right of way. But that didn't matter, because a car still t-boned him in the middle of an intersection.
"With that force and impact, because I was really going fast, I flew out of my bike and I hit the hood," said Pedro Davlia.
Davila was taken to the hospital for injuries to his back and knee. He is out now, but for the next month he will remain in physical therapy, so that he can one day ride his bike again.
Police say the law is to share the road.
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And until all drivers take notice of cyclists, it will remain an unfriendly and dangerous stiuation.
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Matt Ogles Kristen Stewart and Writes Some Stuff About Music
By Matt Grosinger on November 18, 2011
So the only reason I am writing about the new Twilight soundtrack is so that I have an excuse to look at some sexy pictures of Kristen Stewart.
Yeah! Well, now that I can look at this picture while I type, I should be able to focus, or maybe it's the exact opposite, because I'm looking at boobs and not really paying attention to typing or the point of my article or run on sentences.
All right, now that I have scrolled down far enough that Kristen Stewart is out of sight, I can get down to business (nope, not that business [I already did that]): Four movies deep and I still don't understand why Twilight insists on using talented artists to soundtrack the tweeniest franchise in the history of shittiness. Why not just own up to your lack of cinematic integrity and score your movie with this, or maybe this?
The Breaking Dawn Part 1 soundtrack employs the same tactics as the previous three soundtracks: Round up a mix of popular and indie artists and threaten to murder their family pets unless they record original songs for the movie. The musicians weigh their options, agree, and make a soundtrack that is hilariously better than the actual movie.
Therefore, you can thank creative extortion for the presence of The Joy Formidable, Iron & Wine, and The Features on the Breaking Dawn Part 1 soundtrack. And because I am 100% sure this is the method by which they gather artists, it seems like a bunch of cooler indie bands no longer have their dogs and hamsters. The acts that appear on the current soundtrack hardly compare to the lineup of the previous album, which included the likes of the Dead Weather, Beck, and the Black Keys. In lieu of more recognized indie acts, the Breaking Dawn Part 1 soundtrack relies more heavily upon Bruno Mars (read: Tyler, The Creator's thoughts on Bruno Mars), lesser known bands, and ominous instrumental interludes.
I don't know exactly how to feel about this. Happy that the Twilight series no longer has the same street cred that it formerly possessed? Sad that animals are likely dead as a result? A mix of both?
Once I compressed these confused feelings into a ball of angsty-vampire rage, I finally sat and listened to the album all the way through. Two things occurred to me over the course of 19 tracks:
1. I am thankful for the private listening option on Spotify, and
2. Twilight soundtracks are…..good. Ugh.
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Even though I didn't recognize some of the bands and really hoped for this soundtrack to suck, I found myself revisiting a lot of the songs on the album. The Belle Brigade kill it on "I Didn't Mean It," which is a head-thumping piano romp. I am also really digging the Joy Formidable's track, "Endtapes," which is reminiscent of their single "Whirring" off their first album.
Once again, I find myself a victim of the horrible marketing juggernaut that is Twilight. Twilight, you shake my convictions to the core. I am Jacob and you are Edward; the only thing we will ever have in common is Bella (music).
To sum up the thrust of this article:
1. I'm in line for Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1 right now.
2. Kristen Stewart is a Baberham Lincoln.
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It's Kristen, not Kristin. I know boobs are distracting, but a little fact-checking never hurt anyone.
Wait, what boobs? They're nearly nonexistent…
There's two of them, can't one be named Kristen and one Kristin?
I see way more collarbone than boob.
She always looks like she's never slept. Or maybe is just on drugs of some kind.
It does look like she is tripped out on some kind of drugs, doesn't it? I also stared at the picture and I still can't find any boob, I will keep trying to find them.
I have to agree with your article. As much as the Twilight saga movies make me wish for a better tomorrow(unless I'm rifftrax-ing them), their soundtracks are very entertaining and catchy. There's a real good movement in the compilation of all tracks. At least some good came out of it all
Where's Buffy when you need her?
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Eat a sandwich.
Please close your mouth Kristen Stewart. Mouth breathers aren't welcome
Are you looking at sexy picture or are you looking at Kristen Stewart? The two activities are not at all similar.


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Posted August 11, 2011 at 8:57PM
Today on the World at One Kenneth Clarke reiterated the goverments case for cutting police budgets.
He said that policing was in major need of a root and branch reform, with which I generally agree. He added that they wanted police officers out of offices and on the streets, meaning that overall number of officer could be cut without reducing the number of frontline police. Great, but he then said the jobs being done by the police officers in offices could then be done by civilian staff.
My local force is having to cut 700 police officers AND 500 civilian posts.
Something therefore does not add up.
Why can't the government simply be honest. They need to balance the books, policing must take its pain like every public service but please please don't say there will be no noticeable reduction in frontline officers.
The emperor has no clothes.
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Posted August 12, 2011 at 12:51PM
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No of course not but maybe stagger the holidays like most firms have to do.
Probably just a coincidence that this happened when everyone was away but my thinking is what's the best time to ransack shops ect when the cats away the mice will play comes to mind.
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Posted August 12, 2011 at 3:10PM
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Election pledges and what politicians actually do are poles apart
not keeping to an election promise is not unusual for **any political party and that is the point I was making
So your comments You are the one who is so obsessed with the Tories that you can't resist introducing completely irrelevant matters and, thus, derailing a serious discussion.
I suggest you read the posts again so you can get your facts right and by the way many people find the NHS not an irrelevant matter
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Posted August 12, 2011 at 3:45PM
fourm member "Can you really not stop yourself."
Coming from you, that's hilarious!
I took and pasted your exact quote. Here it is again, in case you've forgotten:-
"I have not made any mention of the Tories. I wrote about the government."
I never mentioned NHS spending, or who cut what - I was simply pointing out that if you read your quote it is saying that you do not see the present government as Tory?
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Posted August 12, 2011 at 5:46PM
Perhaps in reference to fourm members comment at 9.01AM today: " If 'amateur' troops can do a good job in Afghanistan then 'amateur' police officers can do an equally 'valuable' job on the streets".
Perhaps that is already taking place with the Blunkett Bobbies (PCSO's) and perhaps prior to that the police employed Traffic Wardens who have/had many roles that the public are/were not aware about?.
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Posted August 12, 2011 at 7:14PM
Speaking as a former Police Officer of thirty years' service and therafter as a Special Constable, and having a grand-daughter who is a Special Constable, and also a son and daughter in the Metropolitan Police Service, can I say that the Police Service, no matter where it might be in the U.K., be left to the job it does best, and that is POLICING.
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Posted August 12, 2011 at 7:47PM
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'George Osborne has cut £766 million from the NHS in his first year'
This is an alleged fact and George Osborne is in control of the government purse strings at this moment in time who do you suggest I blame anybody but the person who has responsibility for it .
You are still missing the point of the posts regarding political parties .It is a fact that from all sides of the political arena they make elections promises and do not to carry out these promises and do not tend to worry about the electorate hence the NHS and there willingness to gamble with the proposed changes .
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Posted August 12, 2011 at 8:33PM
"You realised, near the end of your original comment, that you were about the break the great unwritten golden rule of this forum 'Don't say anything bad about British forces'"
That is totally untrue and I reject in utterly. I have said lots of both good, and bad, things about British forces, and I reserve the right to do so in future.
"If 'amateur' troops can do a good job in Afghanistan than 'amateur' police officers can do an equally 'valuable' job on our streets."
At no time did I ever suggest anything else. However, they are still part timers, and still amateurs (much as the RAFVR was before the Battle of Britain).
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Posted August 12, 2011 at 9:30PM
I heard on local TV that Surrey police were planing an increase of over 200 constables whilst still meeting cost targets. They are reducing senior officers to pay for this. Also if only 12% are on patrol at any one time, surely cutting red tape will allow savings without front line problems
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If you want to blame who was responsible then blame Alistair Darling who set the spending regime which the new government adopted.
And perhaps blame the Labour party for the spending needed to recover the NHS into a worthwhile service again after the previous attempts by a Conservative administration to run it into the ground forcing private health care on the British public .
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Re Surrey Police: See here http://www.surreypa.gov.uk/2011/07/forward-planning-puts-surrey-police-ahead/
If they can increase front line and meet cuts targets, why can't others?
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" Hidan grunted to himself as he trudged through the fallen leaves littering the ground.
It had been in the middle of the night when the last of the embers in Hidan's fireplace had burned to nothing but ashes, leaving the young man freezing in his bed. So he wrapped a fur pelt around his shoulders and grabbed his ax, hoping to gather at least enough wood to keep his fire going throughout the remainder of the night. His footsteps crunched loudly as he left the sleepy village that was his home, not caring if he was waking up his neighbors with the noise. All that occupied his mind was chopping down a nice tree from the depths of the surrounding forest.
Just as Hidan made it to the tree line of the forest, a soul freezing blast of cold autumn air howled through the trees and whipped right through the lone villager. Hidan winced and attempted to bury his face even deeper amongst his fur. The action did little to keep the bone chilling cold away though, so Hidan hurried onward.
"Fuuck it's too cold for this shit," he muttered to himself amidst the audible shivering and chattering of his teeth.
The deeper Hidan walked into the dark, the deeper the freeze of the air seemed to overtake his athletic frame. Even for a man as fit as he was, the cold was wearing him down.
"Achoo!" Hidan sneezed loudly, "Great
I'm already catching my death out here
I should have stayed in bed." Casting a glance back towards his village, Hidan but couldn't see a sign of it, telling him that he was too far into the woods to turn back with nothing in hand. "Fuck it
I can take this."
After a pushing himself a little further, Hidan came upon a tree he deemed satisfactory not to big, but not too thin and young either. He gathered up his remaining strength and sharply swung his ax. The bark of the tree splintered loudly from the force of his strike. Hidan wrenched the ax free and pulled back for another swing.
That's when he heard something peculiar.
"What is that?" Hidan inquired to himself, pausing in his swing and dropping his arms back to his sides completely.
The sound was distant, and at first sounded like just another gust of wind, but the harder he listened, the more it sounded like a haunting melody.
"Music?" Hidan pondered in a dreamy voice.
Inexplicably he dropped his ax on the cold hard ground and walked towards the sound. The closer he got, the more it sounded like a violin playing in a beautiful legato. All thoughts of chopping firewood and the biting cold flew from Hidan's mind until only the music buzzed around in his head. Like mice lured by the pied piper, the crisp, resounding hum of horsehair dancing over violin strings was luring Hidan in. Where the music was taking him, Hidan did not know, but he had to find the source of such enchantment.
"Where is it coming from?" Hidan growled, frustrated and anticipating.
The faster and longer Hidan walked, the louder the violin solo became, still, the violinist always seemed just out of reach. The young man was starting to get irritated, but the music would not release its hold on him. The music would not allow his feet to stop their seemingly endless trek. The music would not let go of his body or his mind.
Hidan's feet were given a temporary rest when he came to an open meadow. On the other side of the clearing, his eyes fell on a figure. The figure held something in their left hand, up against their left cheek; the other was moving back and forth over the object. The sound was permeating from the figure.
Again Hidan's feet were moving, more swiftly than before. The source of his bewitching was just a field away, and he was going to see who was producing such a wonderful sound.
Anticipation grew in Hidan as he drew closer, his eyes catching and inviting sight of pale flesh under the moonlight. A thin, but toned arm arched a simple bow back and forth over a contrastingly exquisitely crafted violin. It was as if mother earth herself had constructed the instrument, and the sound it produced was heavenly up close. Hidan nearly believed the person to be a woman, because of the curtain of long dark hair draping down their shoulders. However, he was proven wrong as his purple eyes landed on a bare masculine chest and body. Somehow Hidan still felt attracted and entranced by this man and his violin.
The man turned minutely, giving Hidan a perfect view of his face, and Hidan released a breath he never knew he was holding. The man, or more accurately, the boy had a smooth but angular face. It was almost feminine, but as a whole, the face read as a masculine youth. Soft, soulful brown eyes met fiery purple, striking Hidan breathless once again. That was when the youth ceased the music of his violin.
Catching his voice, Hidan managed to choke out, "N-No, please don't stop playing."
The teen ignored his request and set his lovely instrument aside, giving Hidan his full attention. The villager then realized the state of dress the violinist was in, he was completely nude. Suddenly a fire lit itself in the depths of Hidan's loins.
"What is your name?" the violinist asked as he stood up, bare feet standing but a few inches from Hidan's shoe covered ones.
Hidan swallowed a lump that seemed to grow in his throat then hastily licked his dry lips. "H-Hidan," he stammered, trying not the let the other's proximity affect him. He was failing at the attempt.
'What am I doing?' Hidan thought, 'this is another man, but yet I'm stirring because of him.'
The violinist smiled wistfully then spread his arms wide and without shame. "It's a beautiful night, isn't it Hidan?"
"W-Well yes
I guess it is."
"And isn't this forest wonderful?" the violinist gestured around them.
Hidan's eyes never left the other's form. "Y-Yes. You're beautiful."
The violinist's smile extended to his molten chocolate eyes as they again met with purple. Slowly pale, slender fingers snaked up Hidan's chest, sliding the fur pelt off his shoulders. The intimate touch caused the villager's breath to catch in his throat.
Like a gentle breeze, the violinist whispered near the shell of Hidan's ear, "Me? Beautiful? But you don't even know me, Hidan."
y-you're name?"
"Shikamaru," the violinist whispered, his breath now ghosting over the villager's lips.
Hidan shivered visibly, then managed to speak without stammering, "Now I know you." He then closed the gap separating their lips, relishing in the earthy taste of the Shikamaru's mouth.
'He tastes like mint, fresh mint.'
Shikamaru let out a muffled moan between heated kisses, his arms wrapping around Hidan's neck to allow his fingers to play with the hairs at the nape of Hidan's neck. The sensation of calloused fingers caressing his sensitive neck stoked the desire inside of Hidan to a fever pitch.
"I think you want me," Shikamaru cooed.
Hidan groaned and shifted his lips to the juncture of skin where Shikamaru's neck met his shoulder, tasting the tantalizing flesh there. "I think your right," the villager replied low in his throat.
In a flurry of activity, Shikamaru assisted Hidan in the removal of his clothes. The villager was determined to keeps his mouth connected to any bit of pale skin he could reach, wanting it, needing it, like a man needing oxygen. Shikamaru knelt to the ground, pulling Hidan down with him. Shamelessly the violinist lay back against the grassy bed the ground provided. The villager no longer cared about firewood, the cold, or that he was lying with another man in the middle of a meadow. All that mattered now was the enchanting being beneath him, and becoming one with that being. Hidan showed no hesitation as he claimed Shikamaru's lips and his body.
The last thing Hidan remembered before sleep claimed him was lying in the grass with the violinist curled up against him.
The next thing Hidan knew when he woke up was that he was sitting in the dark, upright against something rough. Something was also restraining his arms and legs to whatever it was he was sitting on; they too also felt rough. He also immediately felt like his whole body was on fire, and not the same lusty fire he was feeling the night before.
m-my head," Hidan moaned as he tried to move against his restraints.
"Ah, I see you have awakened," a voice murmured in the darkness.
Hidan's ears perked upon hearing the voice, recognizing that it belonged to his violinist lover. And yet, Shikamaru's voice did not sound like it should. There was something more animalistic and ancient in how the violinist spoke
A striking sound was heard followed by some sparks flying. The flickered sparks seemed to catch and a small fire roared to life at an unnatural speed. Hidan's eyes squinted and he winced away from the sudden, unexpected intensity of the fire.
"Do not worry, love, your new eyes will adjust to the world soon," Shikamaru said. The violinist was now standing in front of the restrained villager.
"W-Wha-?" Hidan mumbled almost incoherently, "New eyes?"
Hidan opened his eyes and gasped at what he saw. It was indeed the Shikamaru that he had made love with standing before him. However, things were drastically different. Small antler-like growths protruded from his silky brown hair, and deer ears had replaced his human ones. Instead of smooth skin encasing Shikamaru's legs, brown fur now covered Shikamaru from the hips downward. His ankles were bent slightly backwards, leading down to two cloven hooves. Despite all the new animal traits, Shikamaru still had a human face and torso.
w-what are-"
"Me?" Shikamaru cut off Hidan's obvious question, "Some may call me a faun, others, a kauyumari. I have many names and I am ageless. I am the spirit of this forest, but you may call me Shikamaru. I have become quite fond of that name."
Hidan tried to form words, but his mouth simply opened and closed like a fish trying to breathe out of water. The villager then looked around them frantically, hoping to get his bearings. To Hidan, it looked like they were in the depths of a cave. His eyes focused minutely telling him that they were inside a huge hollow of a tree. Looking down at his restraints, Hidan realized that he was being held to the tree, by root-like appendages. Shikamaru nodded towards the roots and they slithered back, releasing the villager.
Immediately a shooting pain cracked through Hidan's head and his hands flew to his head out of reflex. His hands came into contact with two furry things poking through his silver hair. This perplexed Hidan, because when he ran his fingers over the furry growths, it felt like he was touching his ears.
<i?'But how can this be
why does it feel like my ears are on the stop of my head?'</i>
"Come," Shikamaru said, taking Hidan by the arm and gently leading him his spot against the tree.
Shikamaru was mindful of Hidan's lingering groggy state, making sure to be careful as he pulled the confused villager along. Surprisingly enough to Hidan, within moments he was able to walk fully on his own. Hidan also found that the more he looked around, the more he was able to see amazingly clearly in the near darkness, and in great detail.
'Shikamaru's right
my eyes are
what's happened to me?'
The pair came to a small pool of water and Shikamaru gestured Hidan towards it.
"Take a look at yourself."
Hidan hesitated, feeling a looming sense of dread coming over him at the prospect of looking into the puddle. Curiosity won out over fear, though, and Hidan inched closer to the water and peered down at his reflection. It was a reflection that was of him, but yet not him.
Two silver cat-like ears were perched atop Hidan's head. A matching pair of slits had replaced round human pupils. Hidan gasped at the sight of himself, revealing yet another surprise: feline teeth. Frantically he looked down at the rest of his body. Like Shikamaru, his face had mostly remained human, as well as his torso and arms. He got a better look at his fingers, however, and saw his fingernails had elongated into sharp claws. From his waist down to his feet, silver fur had sprouted from his skin. His toenails had also grown to match his fingernails.
"What the fuck have you done to me?!" Hidan roared, whirling around to face Shikamaru.
Something at the base of his spine twitched, making him feel more irritated, and he looked back. A long cat tail swished angrily back and forth, mirroring his current anger. Hidan snapped his head back to the faun that had enchanted and tricked him, waiting for an answer.
Shikamaru appeared unaffected by Hidan's raving, cooly keeping silent. This infuriated Hidan even more.
"What did you do? Why did you do this to me?!"
The violin serenading faun stepped up to Hidan, his hooves clicking as he walked. Pale hands reached out and cupped the cat man's face. Hidan felt his rage melt from him as Shikamaru's hands smoothed over the angry lines creasing his face. Shikamaru stepped closer and reached up to place a gentle kiss against the other's lips. Hidan's body slowly relaxed and he leaned into the kiss, still unable to resist the violinist's charm.
When Shikamaru pulled away from the kiss, he spoke, "My task since the beginning of time has been to protect this forest from mankind. This place is special, sacred. Still man falls more trees than he needs. He hunts for sport instead of necessity. He digs up the ground and disowns every plant and animal nearby, to make homes, search for "precious" metals. So I play my violin and my human form to lure in those humans that are irresponsible with the gifts nature has provided them."
Looking down, the violinist seemed to smile wistfully to himself. "But you, Hidan. You were different. That tree you abandoned when you heard my violin was saved. You said that the night and the forest were beautiful. You said I was beautiful. I just had to have you all for myself, but I had to transform you to do that. I had to unleash your inner animal spirit. Now that you've undergone your metamorphosis, you are like me, a spirit of the forest."
"You really-" Hidan paused, feeling a blush rise to his cheeks, "you really feel that way about me?"
"Yes," Shikamaru answered immediately, wrapping his arms around his lover's neck.
Hidan felt something overtake him that he had not felt in a long time. He felt like he had a purpose and that someone wanted him, even if that someone was a shape shifting spirit of the forest. The newly born animal spirit snaked his strong arms around Shikamaru's waist and firmly pressed their lips together, deeply drinking in the minty taste of the other.
The pair shared several long moments kissing, until something in the back of Hidan's mind began bugging him. Hidan broke the kiss and stared into the doe eyes of his lover.
"You said you've been luring humans with your music, but that I was the only one you had any feelings for. What happened to the other men?"
The violinist looked straight back into purple cat eyes, then spoke in the voice of one talking about something as menial as the weather, "I killed them."


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By JUDY BATTISTA http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/sp...Ogg5AP7aHYv0hw Forget that Pittsburgh Coach Mike Tomlin may have a fissure to fix in his locker room over the players confusion about the decision not to play quarterback Ben Roethlisberger against the Ravens. The Steelers more difficult job may be to fix the defense. The most shocking thing about the Steelers slump thats three losses in a row, to put the defending champions on the brink of missing the playoffs is that the defense has done the damage. It was especially glaring Sunday night when the defense wasted the backup quarterback Dennis Dixons out-of-nowhere effort and surrendered a fourth-quarter lead with a chance to steal an entirely unexpected victory sans Roethlisberger. Of the Steelers five losses this season, four of them came after they held a lead in the fourth quarter. That simply does not happen in Pittsburgh, where Dick LeBeau has crafted a merciless defense that last season confounded Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco. So, whats the problem? Safety Troy Polamalu, who is so talented and instinctive that LeBeau once said he lets him move around almost at will, is out with a bad knee. That surely has had an impact on the defense that last season was ranked first in total and pass defense. It is hard to imagine that the Steelers would have yielded four passes for 20 yards or more to Flacco or five passes for 20 yards or more to the Chiefs last week if Polamalu was able to play. Would Derrick Mason have been open in the middle of the Steelers defense for a 17-yard catch on third-and-22? Would Ray Rice have created a carnival of missed tackles on his fourth-and-5, 44-yard catch-and-run? Probably not. But the former Colts coach Tony Dungy, who played for the Steelers and is now an analyst on NBCs Football Night in America, said that blaming Polamalus absence would be a crutch. Thats overrated we played a lot of games without Bob Sanders, Dungy said of the Colts often injured safety. A greater problem, Dungy said, is that the Steelers have had a bit of an identity crisis this season, eschewing their traditional mentality of using the run to set up the pass for a pass-heavy attack. Were going to be 500 yards of offense, Dungy said, describing the Steelers thinking. That approach has set up the defense for trouble. With a lead, the offense has struggled to run and eat up the clock as it tries to give the defense rest and limit how long it has to hold off the opposing offense. Against Kansas City, the Steelers attempted 42 passes and ran 31 times. Against Cincinnati, they passed 40 times and ran just 18 times. In their last victory, against Denver, the Steelers were perfectly balanced, with 29 passes and 29 rushes. Not surprisingly, with Roethlisberger out, the offense relied more on the run, with 38 attempts, compared with 26 throws. Theyre just going through a slump, Dungy said. We went through that in our Super Bowl year. Youre not going to play perfect every week, but your hope is youre playing your best in December. Theyre playing all these games in prime time; theyre a red letter game for everybody. Theyre on the road, a night game, the schedule is a little off. Kansas City was waiting for them all year. Its a combination of scheduling and other teams being ready for them. The schedule may start to help the Steelers next week: victories will assuage the players frustration, as expressed by Hines Ward on NBC, at not having Roethlisberger against the Ravens. The division title is probably out of reach, but with games against Oakland, Cleveland, Green Bay, Baltimore and Miami, the Steelers can reasonably expect to win four of them, including against Baltimore at home, assuming Roethlisberger returns. Last year Coach Mike Tomlin quoted Robert Frost as his team went to the Super Bowl, talking about their miles to go before they rested. On Sunday night Tomlin, the William & Mary graduate, took a darker turn, reaching for Dylan Thomass meditation on death, vowing that the Steelers would not go gently. The light is apparently not dying on this season quite yet. Dont talk to me about moral victories and things of that nature, Tomlin said. We didnt get the job done. Everybody thats around us has the same problems that we have. I just acknowledge that were going to be in attack mode. (rest of the article is not about the Steelers - mesa) |
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Helen Dryden
Helen Dryden (1887–1981) was an American artist and successful industrial designer in the 1920s and '30s. She was reportedly described by the New York Times[1] as being the highest-paid woman artist in the United States, though she lived in comparative poverty in later years.
She was born in Baltimore and moved to Philadelphia when she was seven years old to attend Eden Hall. During her early childhood years Dryden showed unusual artistic ability, designing and selling clothes for paper dolls. Eventually she sold a set of her paper dolls and dresses to a newspaper for use in its fashion section. This in turn led to a position as illustrator for Anne Rittenhouse's fashion articles in the Philadelphia Public Ledger and The Philadelphia Press.
Dryden was largely self-trained, describing her works as "a combination of things I like, in the way I want to do them." Her artistic education consisted of 4 years of training in landscape painting under Hugh Breckinridge and one summer school session at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Deciding that she had no real interest in landscape painting, Dryden focused her complete attention on fashion design and illustration.
Fashion illustration[edit]
After moving to New York in 1909, Helen Dryden spent a year trying to interest fashion magazines in her drawings. None, however, showed any interest in her work and many were harsh with criticism. Dryden was particularly disappointed in her rejection by Vogue. Less than a year later, however, Condé Nast assumed management of Vogue and set out to make changes. Upon seeing Miss Dryden's drawings, they directed the fashion editor to contact her immediately. Soon Helen had a Vogue contract that led to a 13-year collaboration (1909–1922) in which she produced many Vogue fashion illustrations and covers.
Costume design[edit]
In addition to her prolific career as an illustrator, in 1914 Dryden launched a successful career as a costume designer. She designed the scenery and some of the costumes for the musical comedy Watch Your Step, followed by designs for several other stage plays including Clair de Lune, the fanciful drama based loosely on a Victor Hugo romance. Although the play starred Lionel and Ethel Barrymore, Helen Dryden's costume designs were generally given equal credit for the play's success.[citation needed]
Industrial design[edit]
Following the 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Dryden turned her attention to industrial design, producing a number of designs for tableware, lamps, etc., on behalf of the Revere Corp.[citation needed] She had a highly paid job with the Dura Company until the stock market crash of 1929, at which point she was replaced by George W. Walker.[2] It seems Dryden never fully recovered from this blow. According to Christopher Gray, "The 1925 census recorded her living at 9 East 10th Street with her 25-year-old Philippine-born cook and butler, Ricardo Lampitok. But by 1956 Dryden was living in a $10-a-week hotel room paid for by the city's Welfare Department; at the time, she referred nostalgically to her '$200-a-month' 10th Street apartment".[3]
It was her work on the interior of the 1936 Studebaker Dictator and President that established Helen Dryden as an important twentieth-century industrial designer. Although her work was developed under the watchful eyes of the renowned automotive designer Raymond Loewy[4] :p.247 Studebaker ads proclaimed, "It's styled by Helen Dryden." [5]
- ^ Gray C. ". . .Greenwich Village became an artists' colony, it attracted people like Helen Dryden, who was described in The New York Times in 1956 as once having been the highest-paid female artist in the country.—in New York Architecture Images (1996)
- ^ Walker G. W. ". . . Helen Dryden was a great artist from New York. She was an interiorist, and did a lot of wood interiors, and so Dura was paying her $35,000 a year, and that was a lot of money for Dura Company, and then when the cut down came with everybody being fired, she was thrown out. That's when I went in and said, "I'll do it for $200 a month." —from Reminiscences of George W. Walker Interview, Automotive Design Oral History, Accession 1673, Benson Ford Research Center, University of Michigan (1985)
- ^ Gray C. New York Architecture Images (1996)
- ^ Hendry, Maurice M. Studebaker: One can do a lot of remembering in South Bend. New Albany: Automobile Quarterly. pp. 228–275. Vol X, 3rd Q, 1972.
- ^ 1936 Studebaker advertisement
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- Helen Dryden at the Fashion Model Directory
- Featured designer: Helen Dryden Uncited biographical website at documenteddesign.com (an expired domain)
- Helen Dryden article by C G McPherson, with photos of Helen Dryden and the 1936 Studebaker


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Beccles progressed to the quarter-finals of the Senior Vase with a hard-fought victory.
Twickenham had come into the game unbeaten in both league and pre-season matches and they immediately demonstrated why. From the off they used their driven line-out to good effect, Beccles infringed and the visitors slotted the three points.
A combination of tight forward play and good hands then allowed Twickenham to go over from close range, despite some brave tackling.
At this point Beccles clicked into gear and Australian Rowney showed fine individual skill to beat several players and score in the corner, Wade slotting the touch-line conversion. After a well matched half the score was 8-7 to the visitors.
The second half continued much in the same fashion and Wade saw a gap down the blindside to crash over and convert his try with a touchline conversion. The dangerous Twickenham again used their driven line-out to good effect and this time reaped the rewards of a converted try.
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Local pubs at risk due to 'Dry January'
They're something we often take for granted, but the organisation the Campaign for Real Ale is warning that a growing number of pubs are at risk of going out of business.
The group says that, with many of us not drinking alcohol at this time of year, many landlords simply can't meet the overheads and could easily go under.
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Historic Borders pub saved
An historic pub that was once the haunt of Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott has been saved after locals raised 160 thousand pounds to buy it.
The Crook Inn at Tweedsmuir was at risk of falling down after it closed in 2006, now there are plans to turn it into a community hub.
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Whether you were with us Saturday, February 7, for Cabernet Day or wish you had been, we've got three of Chef Trevor's recipes that we served at the party so you can stage your own Cabernet Day at home! And don't worry, we haven't left...
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We have a special treat for Dolce lovers: James Beard Award Winner and celebrated pastry chef, Gale Gand, whipped together this recipe for Pavlova, a delicious meringue-based confection. The fresh fruit and delicate texture of the meringue make this a fine complement to our sister winery's...
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It's Chardonnay season, which means yes, sipping Napa Chardonnay along with your favorite summer dish but for us here at the winery it also means bottling the newest vintage. At this very moment, we're bottling the 2013 Far Niente Chardonnay in anticipation of its release...
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Fuzzy's Taco Shop Coming to Westport Plaza in February
February is going to be an exciting month with the opening of Fuzzy's Taco Shop in Westport Plaza! Fuzzy's joins two other locations in the St. Louis area. Brought to life by father and son restaurateurs Alan and Chuck Bush from Fort Worth, Texas, the restaurant is famous for its fast-casual Baja-style tacos and flavorful adult beverages. Fuzzy's Taco Shop will be located at 302 West Port Plaza, adjacent to Trainwreck Saloon. Unlike their other locations, the Westport Plaza restaurant will boast a full bar available for guests to enjoy.
"Westport Plaza has become a superior destination for customers seeking exciting dining and entertainment attractions, Fuzzy's Taco shop is excited to call Westport our new home," said Scott Bonner, Managing Partner of the Westport Plaza Fuzzy's Taco Shop.
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Legendary jazz-rock icons Walter Becker and Donald Fagen have announced that STEELY DAN will hit the road again in 2013, taking their Mood Swings: 8 Miles To Pancake Day Tour to more than four dozen stops throughout North America. The tour includes a stop at Ruth Eckerd Hall on Saturday, September 14 at 8 pm. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, April 20 at noon.
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Onstage, Donald and Walter will be joined by those same eight brilliant supporting musicians, now appearing as The Bipolar Allstars (featuring Keith Carlock on drums, Freddie Washington on bass, Jim Beard on keyboards, and Jon Herington on guitar), along with The Borderline Brats — three sublime, soulful songbirds. Together, they will treat audiences to selections from The Dan's extraordinary four-decade catalog, rich with infectious tunes, bodacious harmonies, irresistible grooves, and sleek, subversive lyrics, punctuated by blazing solo work and rich ensembles. As always with the adventurous Fagen and Becker, a few surprises may be in store as well.
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So I've been checking out a lot of high ELO player's profiles, and it seems that a lot of them pick up dodge seals. I was curious about why people pick dodge over a more versatile stat, like HP or HP/lvl. Dodge only works against auto-attacks, but magic damage is far more common in LoL. Even if dodge provides a larger bonus to effective HP than straight HP does, is it actually worth it? Is it primarily to activate Nimbleness? How would this be helpful for 9/0/21 builds then? I was just curious to see other people's opinions before stocking up on the T2.5 dodge runes.
dodge is sexy, and is the best defensive stat atm
not to mention a small amount of HP compared to negating 100% of the would-be damage because of a dodge. In the oh-so-pivotal level 1 team fights, a dodge can honestly mean the difference between winning or losing the entire thing.
Not to mention you can get lucky and dodge things like Shaco's out-of-stealth crit.
there's a lot of reasons. 1. magic resist's main area is glyph, not seal. and glyphs are better used for cd reduction and other runes. 2. some people use dodge mastery for the 10% speed boost for dodging. there arent many items that give dodge so they use runes. 3. dodge runes are relatively strong. personally, i mix a few mp/level seals in there. most people don't agree with me. few other reasons: before runes came out, the defense mastery was the strongest due to the 60 hp at start which helped a lot. now it's no longer important. but people kept the defensive mastery for a long while. as a result, they chose the dodge runes to augment the dodge mastery.


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Ninja has come a long way. This sweet dog was one of 50 rescued by ASPCA Humane Law Enforcement agents last summer from a dog fighting ring in the Bronx. Ninja suffered in terrible conditions in the dingy, dark basement of an apartment building, rarely seeing the light of day. When we rescued her, she was extremely underweight and suffered from infections to her skin and paw. We got to her just in time, transporting her to a temporary facility to begin her recovery.
Now Ninja is healthy and thriving with her adoptive pet parent, Samara Lynn, in Midtown Manhattan.
"I wanted a dog for some time," Samara says. "I went to the ASPCA a few times and finally when I saw Ninja and her size and temperament, I knew she was perfect. I waited about two weeks to think about it. I finally thought, someone must have adopted her already, but when I went back, she was still available. We picked each other."
Staff at the Adoption Center warned Samara that Ninja might be a bit skittish with all the traffic and noise of New York City. But over time, she has adjusted.
"We live in Midtown Manhattan and she loves walking and jogging with either me or my boyfriend," Samara says. "She also really enjoys meeting all the new people and dogs out for walks."
She is also a fast learner. After just a month, Samara taught Ninja to walk on a leash, heel, sit, stay, give paw and other tricks.
"She is very smart, sensitive, and very aware and is the only dog I have ever had that pays acute attention when another dog is on television," Samara says.
We're thrilled that this special and talented dog has a second chance at life in such a loving home.
As more Sandy victims are able to move out of New York evacuation shelters, the city is consolidating its housing for families displaced by the storm. That means people—and their pets—must relocate.
An evacuation shelter in Queens was closed this weekend, and its remaining residents and their 51 animals needed to head to another shelter in the Bronx. When the Mayor's Alliance for NYC requested our help moving these animals, we jumped at the chance.
On Saturday, our responders helped move cats, dogs, birds, turtles (named Ike and Tina) and puppies to their new temporary home in the Bronx.
Keeping families together is what the ASPCA's response to Sandy is all about, and we are thrilled to have been able to help people stay with their pets at a time when some have lost everything else.
One man at the evacuation shelter told us Sandy had destroyed his home and belongings, but that he still felt blessed because he had his two dogs with him.
"Everything else can be replaced, but I can't replace my dogs," he said.
Our response to Sandy is ongoing as affected communities remain devastated. For updates on our work, please check the ASPCA blog and follow the ASPCA on Twitter.
The ASPCA has been in Sandy-affected areas since the storm rescuing animals, reuniting them with their families, distributing critical supplies and providing critical veterinary care. The need was great right after the storm, and it's only growing now as more families' homes become uninhabitable and cold weather sets in. That's why we're continuing to expand our response to Sandy.
For the thousands of families without power, running water or even homes a week and a half after Superstorm Sandy, the ASPCA can't unload our pet supply trucks fast enough. Everywhere our trucks stop, we are met by a crowd of needy pet parents who eagerly snap up the supplies before we can pull away to the next distribution point.
Pets are all many families have left, and they are eager to take good care of them in spite of all they've lost. To date, we have distributed thousands of pounds of pet food and cat litter to areas of extreme need, and we are ramping up this effort and fielding more requests every day.
Our grants department is fielding requests of a different sort: pleas for help from shelters and other animal welfare groups affected by Sandy. We're expediting the process so these groups get the help they need immediately.
If you live far from the affected area, please don't look away from this catastrophe now. Animals and their pet parents need our help desperately, and we're working around the clock to meet their needs. To date, we have helped nearly 6,000 animals, and we don't expect this operation to wind down any time soon.
If you would like to contribute to our disaster relief fund, you can make a gift here. Every cent will go to ASPCA disaster relief efforts.
For updates on the ASPCA's response to Sandy and its repercussions, please keep an eye on the ASPCA blog and follow the ASPCA on Twitter.
The Cruelty Intervention Advocacy (CIA) program works in conjunction with Humane Law Enforcement to intervene in cases involving animals that are not victims of cruelty but may be at risk of becoming victims without intervention. To date, CIA has intervened in over 80 animal hoarding cases in New York City's five boroughs. CIA's Colleen Doherty told us about her work during Sandy.
When Hurricane Sandy hit NYC, I knew I had to get out to cases in impacted areas as quickly as possible to check on the condition of the animals. I responded to 11 cases in two days with a Humane Law Enforcement Agent and veterinarian, providing wellness checks to animals and critical supplies such as pet food and litter.
One case in particular in Coney Island, an area heavily impacted by Sandy, involves a family with 50 cats. Just before Sandy hit, the CIA team was coordinating a rescue operation to remove these cats and place them for adoption as soon as they were rehabilitated. Sandy interrupted this effort, and after the storm, I was not able to get in touch with the family because the cell service and power was out. I headed there right away to check on them.
Luckily they didn't sustain major flooding. They were in need of some supplies as lots of local stores were closed or flooded, so we provided them with all the essentials.
It is an unbelievable feeling to be a lifeline to so many animals in my community. Being able to have a hands-on approach, seeing the condition of animals, pet parents and homes, and to see a case to completion, is an amazing privilege that I feel very lucky to have.
Please help support our ongoing relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Yesterday we told you about our field team's work to reunite families with their pets in the Rockaways, one of many areas that were devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Check out this touching video of Leanne Rivera's reunion with her beloved pup Precious.


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Home > Press > Nano-Motor with a Light Switch Light-triggered myosin allows real-time study of cells Abstract: Nano-Motor with a Light Switch Light-triggered myosin allows real-time study of cellsCambridge, MA and Charlottesville, VA and Bethesda, MD | Posted on May 10th, 2011In order for our muscles to contract, two types of fibrous proteins, myosin and actin, must interact. Driven by splitting of the cellular fuel adenosine triphosphate (ATP), "buttons" on the myosin molecules attach, allowing the myosin to dangle off of the actin filaments. In non-muscular cells, myosin ensures that the cell constricts itself in the division process. Myosin consists of several different protein chains. The activity of non-muscular myosin is regulated through its regulatory light chain. As soon as a phosphate group binds to a specific site (Ser19) of the light chain (phosphorylation), myosin become active. The activity can be amplified through binding of a second phosphate group at a neighboring site (Thr18). #### For more information, please click here Contacts: Copyright © Angewandte Chemie If you have a comment, please Contact us.Issuers of news releases, not 7th Wave, Inc. or Nanotechnology Now, are solely responsible for the accuracy of the content.
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Microchip's New Op Amps Extend Battery Life with Exceptionally Low Power Consumption

 Family of Nine General-Purpose Op Amps Provide Low Leakage Current over Temperature and Low Input Offset Voltage in Space-Saving SC70 and SOT-23 Packages

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Microchip's New Op Amps Extend Battery Life with Exceptionally Low Power Consumption
08:00 EDT Tuesday, June 18, 2013CHANDLER, Ariz. (Business Wire) -- Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced a new nine-member low-power, general-purpose operational amplifier (op amp) family—the MCP647X/8X/9X. These op amps provide among the industry's best power consumption for a given gain-bandwidth product, including low quiescent current, to extend battery lifetimes. Additionally, they have exceptionally low leakage current over temperature, up to 125°C, which reduces errors in applications such as sensor conditioning. In combination with features such as input offset voltage of 1.5 mV and space-saving packages as small as SC70 and SOT-23, these op amps are ideal for a broad range of portable applications in the consumer, industrial, automotive and medical markets.
The designers of portable, battery-powered applications are challenged to lower power consumption and reduce cost and board space without compromising on the robustness and accuracy of their signal chains. The MCP647X/8X/9X family of general-purpose op amps provides low supply current, low leakage current over temperature and low input offset voltage in small packages, which offers one of the industry's best cost-to-performance ratios. In fact, the 1.5 mV offset voltage offers better precision than the industry standard for general-purpose op amps, without the price premium of high-precision op amps. For applications that have sensors with high output impedance or that go through accelerated life tests at high temperatures, the MCP647X/8X/9X's low leakage current is particularly important.
"We are building on the success of our low-voltage, low-power op amp portfolio, by introducing this family with higher performance in the low-voltage range," said Bryan J. Liddiard, marketing vice president of Microchip's Analog and Interface Products Division. "The MCP647X/8X/9X family further strengthens Microchip's position as a leading provider of low-power op amps."
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All nine members of the new MCP647X/8X/9X op amp family are available today for sampling and volume production, starting at $0.49 each in 5,000-unit quantities. The MCP6471, MCP6481 and MCP6491 are offered in 5-pin SC70 and SOT-23 packages. The MCP6472, MCP6482 and MCP6492 are available in 8-pin SOIC, TDFN and MSOP packages. The MCP6474, MCP6484 and MCP6494 are available in 14-pin SOIC and TSSOP packages.
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