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eBook Category: Erotica
eBook Description: Seduction is her business ... and she approaches it like a businesswoman. She considers her current lover a 'starter' benefactor, a launching pad for her 'career' as mistress to increasingly powerful, wealthy men. Because she enjoys being desired more than the actual act of sex, she relishes the thrill of being watched by others while she submits to the desires of her lover. But her job becomes more complicated when the owner of the boutique where she buys her custom-designed lingerie, the tools of her trade, is murdered while she's getting a fitting.
eBook Publisher: Harlequin/Erotic Spice, Published: 2008
Fictionwise Release Date: January 2008
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When you're good at sex, people think that the only work you're capable of doing is a blow job.
I don't waste my time trying to clear up that misconception. I'm good in bed and as far as I'm concerned, sex is not an amateur sport. If you do it for payment, you need to be smart about it. People might think I trade my body because I can't use my brain, but the truth is that I simply don't want to work any harder than I have to.
If my long-term plan works out, I will never have to get another job. There were times when I had two, sometimes three jobs at once, and I would still have trouble making rent. That all changed when one of my coworkers offered to pay my bills if I had sex with him whenever he wanted.
I probably should have been offended, but honestly, I was intrigued. I liked the idea of a man spending hard-earned money to be with me. He must have known he couldn't get me any other way. And how could I possibly say no to paying my bills without having to roll out of bed?
It turned out to be a pretty good arrangement—my credit rating was great during that year—but I soon realized that if I wanted to be a full-time mistress, I needed a wealthier lover.
I thought it would be tough finding a guy who was willing to keep me in style. Who knew that job hunting would turn out to be the easiest part of becoming a mistress?
My lover is Leon Richmond, one of Seattle's many millionaires. Leon is sexy, creative and richer than anyone I know. He's also heading toward fifty, on his fourth wife and is insatiable when it comes to sex.
I've been with Leon for just a couple of months. I should have known that for the astronomical amount of money he offered me, he was going to have a few bends and kinks. I thought I had seen and done it all when it came to sex. Ha! Leon has proved me wrong.
Sex with Leon is a lot like training camp. What I did with my friendly coworker was a lot different than being a full-time mistress. Leon doesn't seem to notice that I'm learning on the job, or maybe he doesn't care as long as I fulfill my part of the agreement.
As much as I appreciate the opportunity Leon has given me, I'm not going to stay with him forever. He's the richest guy I know, but after living in a million-dollar condo he bought for me in downtown Bellevue, I've seen a higher level of wealth that could be mine for the taking. Leon is my starter benefactor and when I get a better offer, I'm going for it.
I feel something bump at the foot of my bed. I'm fully awake and alert, but I keep my eyes closed. I sense the bright morning light filtering through the curtains and all I want to do is burrow into the tangled sheets. Maybe if I fake sleeping, Leon will get dressed and go make a couple more million at the office.
Leon cups my bare shoulder and gives it a good shake. "Amaris?"
Aw, man. I hear the excited rough edge in his voice. He wants to play some more; I should have known. "Hmm?"
Shit. He has the camcorder on again. My skin immediately starts to tingle.
Leon enjoys taping us having sex. We never watch them together once the filming is complete. I don't know why, but Leon won't show them to me no matter how nicely I beg.
Maybe he keeps them for his own private home collection. I like to think he plays them when he can't be with me, but for all I know, he makes the videos to show them to his friends. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if he posts the tapes on the Internet.
The thought sends a flash of heat to my pussy and I squirm as my clit begins to swell and throb. My nipples pucker and rub against my nightgown. The satin suddenly feels like it binds my breasts and I can't wait to get it off.
I recently discovered that I have an exhibitionist streak as strong as Leon's. I like to imagine countless strangers watching these homemade movies, their faces almost pressed against their computer screens. I want to be naked with my legs splayed and have everyone watch me come. I want to be seen, remembered, desired.
Rolling onto my back, I stretch my arms over my head, doing my best to appear open and vulnerable. I purr low in my throat as I arch my spine, thrusting my breasts out. I bend my knees slightly, letting my green satin nightgown hike up my legs. I feel it strain against my thighs and I hope the fabric drifts and settles in all the right places. I want the nightgown to hint at my full breasts and shaved mound.
I blink my eyes open and offer a dazzling smile. "Good morning, Leon."
He towers over me. His skin is still wet from the shower and I inhale his scent. It's masculine and very expensive. His dark blond hair is slicked back and the morning sun reveals every line on his harsh, craggy face.
"Come back to bed," I suggest as I reach out for him.
He dodges my fingers. "Convince me," he challenges softly as he holds the camcorder up to his eye.
Most women would probably squeal and hide, but I revel in the spotlight. I look straight into the camera and rub my hands along the satin. The sound of the fabric sliding over my hot skin is the only thing I hear.
Copyright © 2008 by Johanna Asmi.


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Gabby Antolak of Zimmerman has been named to the coaches' all-state softball team and will be also playing in the all-star series. The senior catcher batted .561 with five home runs, 18 runs-batted-in, and 25 runs this season, while making 122 putouts with errors and throwing out numerous runn...Read More
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by Bruce Strand, Sports Editor In Gabby Antolak's long tenure with Zimmerman softball, she has never played with girls her own age. She started as the baby in eighth and ninth grade, and grew into mama bear of a young squad the last two seasons that have brought ZHS above .500 again. The 6-foot se...Read More
Zimmerman catcher Gabby Antolak has signed a letter of intent to play softball with University of Minnesota-Crookston, announced UMC coach Ed Deugan. Antolak hit .459 with 21 runs-batted-in as a junior with the Thunder and made no errors, then hit .416 for her club team. "I like to carr...Read More
Zimmerman nabbed its first softball win, 7-4 over Foley in eight innings Thursday. Katelyn Bauer and Carlie Lage had two hits each, Gabby Antolak drove home two runs, and Ashley Pool got the win with four strong innings in relief of Brooke Larson-Vamdeberg. Coach Emily Zahn also cited "stron...Read More
Sara Warren drove home the game-winner with a single up the middle as Milaca tipped Zimmerman 8-7 on Tuesday in Milaca. "It was a battle," noted Thunder coach Emily Zahn. Ashley Johnson pitched the distance for Milaca, giving up seven hits and seven walks, but striking out 11. Ashley Poo...Read More
The Zimmerman Thunder lost their opener to Rockford 5-3 on Monday. Gabby Antolak was 2-for-3 with a double. Brooke Larson-Vandenberg four innings (three strikeouts) and Ashley Pool pitched three innings (five strikeouts) in their varsity debuts. Lexi Majeski pitched a five-hitter with eight strikeou...Read More

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When a man has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself" - Cousteau
People would probably describe me as being assertive, thoughtful, and someone who likes to have fun. I can be mischievous (I won't lie) and I'm not one to suffer in silence without expressing my opinion. My family is very important to me; I feel very lucky that I can count my brother and sister as two of my best friends. You should be passionate about something, anything, and be excited to share that with me. I consider myself pretty intelligent, but I'm always interested in learning new things from people, so I'd love it if there was something new you could teach me about or an area of expertise you have that I'm clueless about. Please don't take yourself too seriously. We all have insecurities, but I feel it's really important that you're able to find the good in the bad. And being able to laugh at yourself is a really endearing quality to me. I have no problem committing to a serious relationship if it feels right, but at the moment I'm really looking for someone who wants to be friends first and share some good conversation. Then we can take it from there. I wish everyone good luck and happiness. There's room at the top for everyone.
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Tiki Ti on Sunset and Vermont, Izaka-ya (sushi) on 3rd, El Carmen, The Grove, LACMA, the New Beverly, the Brass Monkey in K-town, and The Tonga Hut when I get out to the Valley.
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British, Scots/Irish, German - the standard American mutt, basically.
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just installed a updated RH9 Kernel and....
now X won't start.
if when I boot, I select the older kernel it works fine.
It says no screens configured and that X is not configured.
anyone know what I need to do?
Did you remember to ???
If the old kernel works with X and the new kernel doesn't, it implies that you haven't installed the NVIDIA graphics drivers for the new kernel.
Each kernel caries it OWN set of drivers, so when the kernel is upgraded or recompiled, drivers that are not part of the standard kernel distribution must be installed again. This includes Nvidia graphics driver, nvnet, and some sound drivers.
If you are re-installing the Nvidia X drivers from the NVIDIA_kernel.1.0-XXXX.run file, be aware that it will REMOVE the X driver in the working (old) kernel. So, I would suggest that you make a copy of nvidia.o located in the old kernel module directory and copy it back to that location AFTER you do the Nvidia graphics driver install for the new kernel. That file can be found in /lib/modules/2.4.??-?/kernel/drivers/video where the ? are the numbers from the old kernel version.
Since the NVIDIA_kernel...run program assumes that you aren't running X, you'll need to boot into the new kernel in single user mode. In LILO boot, enter text mode and type the kernel name followed by the word "single". Install the driver and re-boot. example: linux-2.6.0-test4 single
Windows only keeps one copy of the kernel so it is not often that the graphics (and other drivers) have to be reinstalled but the *nix's have the ability to have multiple kernels available for booting ;-)
Hope this helps - (and that my diagnosis is right so the rest isn't an insulting discussion!)
You are correct. I re-installed the drivers and it now works.
The only problem is that now I am using the updated kernel my XMMS and gAIM hang on me. I can kill the process but need to restart for it to work properly again.
Anyone know of a simple mp3 player for linux without all the gimicks?
hanging xmms etc
Try turning off ACPI on boot. I had that problem until I quit using the current ACPI stuff.
On boot, pass the kernel acpi=off and see if sound, network etc quits hanging. Should work.
Good luck
how do I do that??
pass the kernel acpi=off ??
Yes by ...
when booting (I'm assuming LILO) escape to the command line boot (ctrl-x) and type in the kernel name and acpi=off.
LILO: linux-2.4.20 acpi=off
You can also pass the parameter to the kernel in LILO or GRUB. append="acpi=off"
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In my lifetime: 96-year-old recalls Great Depression, foster homes, meeting his 'million dollar baby'
Around his retirement community in West Knoxville, George Jack, 96, is known as a fix-it man. In a tiny closet workshop, tools hang neatly on peg board, and a broken clock and other items lie waiting to be repaired.
"I fix a lot of electronic things," he said, pointing to an old voltmeter. "I test batteries with it. I recycle batteries and so forth."
In his younger days, Jack had a larger workshop and made furniture, some that he still keeps in his apartment.
Resourcefulness is something Jack learned at a young age. He was born on Apr. 3, 1917, in a house on Glenwood Avenue, the oldest of two living sons to Joseph Edward and Ibbie Rowlance Jack.
His father worked at Standard Knitting Mill, but money was tight and his childhood was unsettled.
"We moved 11 times in 12 years. I don't know why, I guess the rent came due," he said with a laugh.
His parents divorced when he was about 10 years old, and for three years, Jack and his brother lived in a series of foster homes.
"It was the way they did it back then, the judge ruled you couldn't live with either parent until they established a home," he said. That left Jack in charge of his younger brother, Roger. "I just I guess I felt like a momma dog, looking after my children. It was not a smooth thing, not like home."
Jack attended Brownlow Elementary, Park Lowry Junior High School and Knoxville High School. When their father remarried, the boys moved in with him, in a house close to downtown Knoxville.
At the age of 9, Jack mowed lawns and sold produce in a red wagon door to door. Later he sold magazines on Gay Street.
"I sold the Liberty Magazine for 5 cents, and I got a half a cent for every one I sold," he said. "I also sold The Delineator (a fashion magazine) for 10 cents. I got a cent and a half for that magazine."
He had a paper route for the Knoxville Journal with 139 customers. "That was a big job on Sundays. I made a lot of money when FDR was elected the first time."
Jack graduated from Knoxville High School in 1936 and looked for full-time work. "I started knocking on doors downtown, everywhere, putting in applications. They'd say, 'We'll call you if we need you.' "
It was during the Great Depression and jobs were scarce. "My father was still working at Standard, although they cut down a lot. He even did janitorial work to keep it going," Jack said.
Jack managed to get a job at the A&P Grocery Store on Washington Avenue at Winona Street. Across the corner from the grocery store was a five and dime store, where the manager was a young woman named Mildred Curtis. Jack's brother Roger met her first, and he set the two of them up on a blind date.
Jack and Mildred married in 1938 when Jack was 21 and she was 26. "I got my million dollar baby at a five and ten cent store," Jack said with a laugh. "This was the best thing that ever happened to me in my life."
They were married 55 years, until Mildred died in 1993. They had two children and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
In early 1941, Jack got a job at Southern Bell, the telephone company, working on the line crew. He learned to install telephone lines in the hills of Tennessee, sometimes encountering moonshiners, hound dogs and shot guns as they delivered the first-ever telephone service.
By late 1941, the United States entered World War II. And the next year, Jack got a notice from the U.S. Army, that he was 1A draft status.
"That means you're next," he said. "I was called to go to service by the draft board. I went to Fort Oglethorpe (in Georgia). I got there and they said, 'Never mind, go back home.' I never asked why. When you went to the draft board, you kept your mouth shut."
Soon after that, however, Jack was sent to work in what is now called Oak Ridge, stringing telephone wires for a top-secret construction project.
"We got called out one Saturday and said we had to have a pole set at Oak Ridge. We had to string the wire down the railroad track. We didn't know what it was for," said Jack. The company doing the work was Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation.
"We'd go into an area after they cleared it out. You had to wear Geiger counters everyday. We went through the gates, old Elza Gate (World War II security gate). It was for Stone & Webster the first contractor to hire personnel in Oak Ridge."
Jack's crew strung the first telephone line to the switchboard at X-10 Graphite Reactor, which produced plutonium for the first atomic bombs.
"We worked night and day, until we got it down, 10 miles of it," said Jack. "You weren't supposed to ask questions, nobody knew. It was the world's best kept secret."
Jack said he was in Oak Ridge about six months with construction, and then worked in Knoxville as a telephone switchman. He stayed with the telephone company for 40 years, watching it change from Southern Bell to South Central Bell, to Bellsouth and finally AT&T. Jack started out as a lineman and by the time he retired in 1981, he was a plant manager.
He has lived in Maryville and Clinton, and even New York City for a brief time, but has always considered Knoxville home. He has been honored for volunteer work with FISH Hospitality Pantries, the Telephone Pioneers of America and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance.
He has been a member of Trinity United Methodist Church for more than 40 years and before that belonged to Washington Pike United Methodist Church.
"After all is said and done, it's not what you have done in life, but what you're going to do, that counts," said Jack. "I want to live till I die."
"In My Lifetime" is a monthly series profiling East Tennesseans ages 70 and older. Send your suggestions to email@example.com.
Q&A with George Jack
Q: What's the most significant historical event you've witnessed?
A: The Great Depression. I didn't know I was poor. I never did go to bed starving, but I went to bed when I would have liked to have had more to eat. I learned a whole lot from the Depression — people got together and shared.
Q: How have you seen society change?
A: It's more of a selfish world. It's all about money. God has blessed America, and we don't know it. I am blessed. God's blessed us, but we don't see the miracles every day.
Q: What's the greatest invention of your lifetime?
A: Many, but of course the cell phone. "The phone is both a distraction and a miracle."


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Special library events
International Story Time -- Polish will be at 11 a.m. Saturday and learning beading and jewelry making will be at 2 p.m. at the Cordova Branch Library, 8457 Trinity Road.
Burger benefit
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. will open its fifth Tennessee restaurant at 1231 N. Germantown Pkwy. at Cordova Street at 11 a.m. July 23.
As part of the celebration, Red Robin will host the "Burgers With a Heart" fund-raiser to benefit Cordova Fire Station No. 58. The company will donate 50 cents from every burger sold through July 29 to help the fire department purchase equipment.
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Newspapers in education
A Newspapers in Education workshop will be 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Memphis City Schools Teaching and Learning Academy, 2485 Union Ave. The event, featuring keynote speaker and metro columnist Wendi Thomas, is designed to help teachers learn to motivate students with the newspaper.
The event is free, but registration is required. Open to public and private school teachers, grades K-12, in Memphis and the surrounding area. For details, visit nieonline.com/memphis.
Gun-bow range sought
The Fayette County chapter of the Tennessee Firearms Association in conjunction with the Shelby County Chapter of TFA will conduct a petition drive to persuade the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to build an outdoor, multiuse firearms and bow range.
For information, e-mail email@example.com or call 258-0628.
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Providence Baptist Church, 4351 N. Germantown Road, will offer a wild ride through God's word with its "Avalanche Ranch" vacation Bible school Monday through Friday.
Area children are invited to learn more about God's love as they participate in crafts, games, Bible stories, and music activities. The free program runs 9 a.m.-noon and is open to 4-year-olds through those who have completed fifth grade.
For information, call 937-5115.
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Fall soccer
Fall soccer registration will be July 20, for the following age groups: 4-year-olds, 5-year-olds, 6-year-olds, 7- to 8-year-olds and 9- to 10-year-olds.
All activities are at Lakeland City Hall and the soccer season begins Aug. 20. Fee is $20.
Register at lakelandtn.gov, at City Hall, or mail check to Lakeland City Hall, 10001 U.S. 70, Lakeland, TN 38002. For information, call 867-2717.
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100th year anniversary
Come honor the 100th year anniversary and homecoming on Sunday at Macon Church of Christ, 8545 U.S. 193. Speaker will be Scott Ferguson. Sunday class is 10 a.m. and worship 11 a.m. A potluck will follow the service. Singing will begin at 1:15 p.m. and worship at 2.
Jessica Duncan and Elizabeth Elam recently completed their degree programs at the University of Evansville in Indiana. Duncan is the daughter of Robert and Rebecca Duncan and Elam is the daughter of Dr. Jimmy and Lois Elam, all of Cordova.
Stephen Crawford was recently inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma business honor society chapter at Mississippi State University. Crawford, a graduate student in accounting, is the son of Stephen and Jean Crawford of Cordova.
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|Baby 5
|Manga - Anime
|Japanese Name:
|Romanized Name:
|Bebī Faibu
|Official English Name:
|Baby 5
|Chapter 682; Episode 608[1]
|Donquixote Pirates
|Pirate; Servant; Assassin
|Japanese VA:
|Rina Satō
|Devil Fruit
|Japanese Name:
|Buki Buki no Mi
|English Name:
|Arms-Arms Fruit
Baby 5 is the alias[3] of a servant and assassin of the Donquixote Pirates[4] and an officer of the Pica Army.[5] Her real name has not been revealed.[3]
Baby 5 is a woman of average size. She has a slim, well-endowed, curvaceous figure. She wears a skimpy, velvet French maid outfit that reveals much of her legs, with her white bra partly visible. She has been seen smoking a cigarette on multiple occasions. She also carries heavy weapons on her back, including a large rifle, an axe, and a sword. She has long, black hair and wears dark colored heels.[1]
When she arrived at Punk Hazard, she wore goggles around her eyes, which became partially filled with tears after she began to cry. Upon her arrival at Punk Hazard she was seen carrying new weapons on her back: a large flamethrower and a large Gatling gun.[4]
At 8-years old, she has much shorter hair, and wore a ribbon on top of it. At 14-years old, her hair seemed less wavy, wore no lipstick, and she wore a red ribbon in her hair as well as a pair of large gloves on her hands.[6]
Baby 5 is an incredibly emotional person, crying and attacking Donquixote Doflamingo at the same time. Despite this, she is still very eager and willing to attack her enemy even in such an emotional state.[1]
Having been abandoned by her mother, who called her useless before parting,[7] Baby 5 can not say no to anything anyone asks of her, under the impression that she is needed whenever she is asked to do something, even if the person made it clear that it was a mere joke right afterward. Her desire to be needed is due to her mother abandoning her at a young age.[7]
This can cause her to want to marry, help, lend money to anybody who asks or even buy weapons from someone despite having no use for them due to her ability already granting her all forms of weapons, while naïvely believing the salesman in that the owner of the weapons would be blessed with happiness.[8] As a result, she has a debt of 98,000,000 and eight late fiancés.[4] When she is unable to help a person, she deeply regrets it to the point that she wants to commit suicide. Because of this behavior, she is also regularly teased or taken advantage of by even her own crewmates, much to her obliviousness.
She seems to be emotionally fragile and sensitive at moments, as she slapped Law in order for him to answer to Doflamingo, only to cry and seek comfort from Buffalo moments later when he glared at her.[9]
Family Edit
Baby 5 did not appear to have a good relationship with her mother, who abandoned her at a young age leaving her in a mountain area. After calling her daughter useless, Baby 5 became extremely determined to be needed by others believing she will be abandoned by them like her mother did to her.
Crew Edit
Donquixote Doflamingo Edit
Baby 5 is a former member of the Donquixote Pirates, yet she has a grudge against her captain for killing eight of her previous boyfriends. She continuously tries to attack him with fatal blows because of this, albeit without success. However, Doflamingo does not consider it a rebellion, as he assigned her to go to Punk Hazard with Buffalo to assist Vergo right after she attacked him. Buffalo says that Doflamingo thinks of her as a younger sister, and that he is merely protecting her from her own "personality flaws".[4]
However, when Doflamingo asks her to do something, she comes to wanting to help him again, and considers any inability to respond to his need to be a failure on her part.[10]
When infuriated by the deaths of her fiancés, she refers to him as "Joker" rather than his true name or, as some other members refer to him, "young master" and refers to him derogatorily.[4] At times when she wants to help him, she refers to him as "young master" like the others.
Doflamingo has yet to find out of Baby 5's betrayal and it is assumed she will be dealt with similar to Law. Thus, he and his crew are enemies of Baby 5.
Pica Edit
Not much is known about her relationship with Pica but as an elite officer of the Donquixote Pirates and the leader of Baby 5's division, she treated Pica with great respect to the point of shooting a grunt for laughing at Pica's high pitched voice. However, after agreeing to marry Sai which effectively meant defecting from the Donquixote Pirates, Baby 5 was attacked by Pica for her betrayal. She was saved by Sai and bore witness to Pica's defeat by Zoro's hands.
Trebol Edit
Trebol seems to be quite uncaring and casual with Baby 5 and enjoys making fun of her quirk of accepting every man who proposes to her and cruelly makes fun of the fact that Doflamingo keeps killing off her fiancés. He even jokingly asks for her hand in marriage despite knowing that she'll take it seriously and simply laughs it off, showing that he has little respect for her. Baby 5 seems to not be fond of him as well, having a problem with his getting too close to her when they talk and his crude remarks, but like with anyone else she will naïvely do anything he asks if he "needs" her, almost accepting his fake marriage proposal.[11]
Gladius Edit
The two are seen talking casually shortly after he shot her, indicating a strange relationship and also her being forgiving towards Gladius.[1]Baby 5 showed worry when he got angry, fearing that his head would explode.[12]
Buffalo Edit
Baby 5 and Buffalo are already well acquainted since their childhoods, as both are prominent recruits who did not flee from the extreme regimen as 100 others did. The two enjoyed playing pranks on Corazon together.[13]
Baby 5 was partnered with Buffalo during the Punk Hazard Arc and they demonstrated good teamwork. She also sought comfort from him when she got emotional during Law's interrogation. However he is still willing to selfishly take advantage of her helpful nature, asking her for a loan of2,000,000 in order to spend the money at a casino despite knowing that she already has a heavy debt to deal with. On Dressrosa, Baby 5 showed great concern for Buffalo when he was defeated by Kyros and thrown out the palace window by the former gladiator.
Lao G Edit
Lao G is shown to have very little respect for Baby 5, getting annoyed by her naivete, such as when Trebol "proposed" to her and he only considers her a "convenience" due to her willingness to follow orders and throw her life away if commanded. When called "convenient" by Lao G, Baby 5 appeared to be deeply hurt by his words.
Donquixote Rosinante Edit
Baby 5 and Buffalo enjoyed poking fun at Donquixote Rosinante, who they knew as the second Corazon, and refer as "Cora-san", when they were young, setting up pranks that he would always fall for due to his clumsiness.[13]In return, Rosinante put up a front of disliking children, becoming physically abusive in the hopes of driving them out of the crew without compromising his true intentions.
Trafalgar D. Water LawEdit
Baby 5 and Law have been acquainted with one another since childhood, as Law was a fellow new recruit who journeyed to Spider Miles to join up with the Donquixote Pirates. The two initially didn't get along very well, with Baby 5 scolding Law for his boldness in threatening Corazon. Law, in turn, tended to glare menacingly at her when annoyed, sending the tearful Baby 5 scurrying to Buffalo for comfort. However, after learning of the Amber Lead Syndrome and Flevance's doom from Gladius, Lao G, and Senor Pink, Baby 5 became more sympathetic towards Law.[14] She expressed worry over Law's fate when he was summoned by Doflamingo, as well as his advancing disease. At one point during the three year training period, she fought alongside Law whilst attempting to claim Wellington's bounty (albeit unsuccessfully). She, Law, and Buffalo would often socialize together when not on missions, as seen when the trio discussed their real names with each other. She felt comfortable enough to reveal her true name to Law, indicating a degree of trust.[3] It is unknown how Baby 5 felt when she learned of Law's betrayal, but it can be assumed the news strongly affected her, judging by her emotional response during Law's interrogation.
Fiancés Edit
In the past, Baby 5 was proposed to by eight men, the last one being a sloppy-looking vagrant who she just met, giving her a simplistic flower as a present. Due to her knack of accepting every request ever made to her, Baby 5 believed that every proposal made was sincere and true love, causing Doflamingo to kill all eight proposers and their hometowns to protect Baby 5 from her rashness. She became distraught at their deaths to the point of tearing up.
When Trebol asked for her hand in marriage simply to poke fun at her, and then immediately retracted it for that reason, Baby 5 took the proposal seriously, and had to be told off by Lao G and Jora.
Baby 5's latest fiance appears to be Sai of the Happo Navy after a misunderstanding during her fight with him, where she interprets his words as a proposal. In his opposition to her tendency to do whatever is asked of her, he told her to kill herself, which she almost did. Lao G challenged Sai in an attempt to thwart the supposed proposal. Realizing she had spent her life feeling unneeded, he vowed to make her his wife if he won. He defeats Lao G and Baby 5 concedes, having fallen in love with Sai. After the battle with Lao G, Baby started to refer to Sai as "Darling" when discussing their wedding much to the latter's anger at being called such a name (though this was mostly also because she thought Chinjao was dead as well as preparing a funeral).
Abilities and PowersEdit
As a member of a Shichibukai's crew, she has been shown to be a formidable fighter. She and Buffalo were already capable members of the crew in their childhoods, whereas as many as 100 recruits had left after two days from inability to keep up with the training regimen.[13]
She also appears to have a decent level of durability as shown when she was shot with a pistol, only to appear completely unharmed afterwards. She was durable enough to withstand the attacks from Franky Shogun and Nami's homing lightning bolt and only take a short time to recover.
She is also strong enough to carry several heavy weapons that are bigger than herself with her, and has great jumping abilities, as she jumped off of Buffalo in midair to allow him to rotate himself to blow away the lethal gas weapon, only to land back while carrying all those weapons.[8]
Devil FruitEdit
Baby 5 ate the Buki Buki no Mi, a Paramecia-class Devil Fruit that allows her to change her entire body into any kind of weapon she likes. According to the fruit description, all of her body is made of weapons. She can transform parts of her body into either blades or firearms, or her entire body into a giant sword,[15] missile[15] or sickle[16] for her partner Buffalo to wield or launch as appropriate.
Alongside the versatile weapons she can produce from her own body, all of which she shows great proficiency in, she also carries on her back what appears to be a Gatling gun and a large flamethrower, as well as a sword strapped to her thigh.[4] She showed great skills in using the Gatling gun, having aimed at the Franky Shogun from a distance, with the rounds causing quite some accumulative impact, despite the robot's durability blocking all of it. She bought these on a whim due to her personality flaw and the salesman's sweet talking of her into it, despite the fact that, as noted by Buffalo, she is a weapon herself and does not need them.[8] While storming the Dressrosa palace, she was wielding a grenade launcher.[6]
Baby 5 was born in a poor area where her family only saw her as a burden. Her mother abandoned her in the mountains, saying that she was useless. Since then, Baby 5 became obsessed with serving others, in order to feel being needed by others.[7]
When Baby 5 was eight years old, she was in Spider Miles, a port town in North Blue. She was with the Donquixote Pirates during the time Trafalgar Law approached Doflamingo's crew with the resolution to kill as many people as he could in the three years he had left to live. She and Buffalo informed Trebol and Diamante that Corazon had returned. The children laughed at Corazon's clumsiness when he fell over upon entering the room and were struck by the officer in return. Baby 5 laughed again when he scalded his mouth after drinking hot tea that she offered him. She and Buffalo were shocked when Corazon threw Law out the window, thinking that the impact had killed him.[13]
A week after Law joined the crew, she and the rest of the crew discovered that Law is a survivor of Flevance, commonly known as "The White City", and that Law was sick with the Amber Lead Syndrome. After Law declared that he will have his revenge on Corazon even after being informed of the crew's blood law, Baby 5 slapped him on the head and warned him of the consequences, which included torture. He merely glared at her, causing her to cry. Later on, while raiding with the to-be officers, Baby 5 learned about Law's hometown and his horrific past from Lao G, Gladius, and Senor Pink.[14]
When Law was brought before Doflamingo by Jora and Machvise, Baby 5 thought that Law was going to receive punishment and started feeling bad for him. Instead, Doflamingo announced that he was going to make Law an official member of the crew. During the next two years, Baby 5 was shown participating in several activities with the crew such as looting, making business deals, and collecting bounties, like when she teamed up with Law to take down Wellington, but both had to be rescued by some of the executive officers. Eventually, she revealed her real name to Law and Buffalo and insisted that Law revealed his too. She also noticed that Law's Amber Lead Syndrome was starting to become more prominent through his body. After learning Law's real name and getting scolded for her insistence, she witnessed Corazon carrying a protesting Law away, thinking that the officer was going to pick on him.[3]
Baby 5 and Buffalo later witnessed Law tripping Corazon and making him fall into a garbage dump. Law asked Baby 5 for money so he can buy ice cream for Buffalo to keep him quiet. The crew was later engaged in a battle with the Marines out at sea when Law and Corazon suddenly left.[17]
Six months after Corazon and Law left the crew, the Donquixote Pirates plotted to steal the Ope Ope no Mi from pirates who were going to sell it to the Marines.[18] They later arrived at Minion Island and were informed by Vergo of Corazon's treachery.[19]
While Doflamingo covered part of the island in his birdcage, Baby 5 and Buffalo scout the island from the sky. After Corazon's capture, Baby 5 and Buffalo informed Doflamingo that the Marines stationed at the island took custody of a boy. Thinking that the boy was Law, the Donquixote Pirates left Corazon for dead and prepared for departure. Before leaving the island, they found themselves under fire by Tsuru's squadron.[20]
She participated in Doflamingo's takeover of Dressrosa. After Monet opened the gates to the royal palace, the Donquixote Pirates stormed the palace.[6]
In the past, she had eight fiancés. Doflamingo killed all of them and destroyed every city they lived in.[4]
Pirate Alliance SagaEdit
Punk Hazard ArcEdit
She was first seen on Dressrosa when Doflamingo was talking to Vergo. She seemed upset with Doflamingo and aimlessly tried to kill him, calling her captain a "lowlife bastard" while Machvise tried to calm her down. She was stopped when Gladius shot her, and when trying to shoot Doflamingo once more, he used his powers to turn her gun back at her own head. Doflamingo then sent her and Buffalo to Punk Hazard to retrieve Caesar Clown.[1]
Off the coast of Punk Hazard, Baby 5 and Buffalo were seen heading to the island. Baby 5 then vowed to kill Joker when she returned to Dressrosa, along with the rest of the town for what he did to her fiancé. She went on to say that this is the eighth time Doflamingo has killed the man she loved, destroying eight towns in the process. She then wondered why he wants her to be miserable. Buffalo, the giant man on whom she is riding, told her that it is Doflamingo's way of being protective, like a big brother. He went on to say that she needed to learn to say "no" more often. She then has a flashback to a sloppy-looking man giving her a flower, calling it love at first sight and asking her to marry him. Baby 5 then told Buffalo that no one can say no to a marriage proposal. Buffalo then told her that she gets attached too easily, citing the fact that she reads fifty different newspapers, is too quick to give out money, and is just as quick to spend it. He then asked her how much debt she was in, and Baby 5 responded that she only owes 98,000,000 and told Buffalo to drop the issue. Buffalo then asked if she could lend him 2,000,000, which made her think that he needed her. Buffalo then told her that he wants to go to the casino when they return, and Baby 5 responded by saying that she would give him the money as soon as they finish the mission.[4]
As she said this, Punk Hazard appeared below them. Baby 5 wondered if the gas would go away if she fired one of her weapons. Buffalo responded by saying that he would take care of it. Baby 5 then jumped off of him, and he then he used his rotating abilities to act as a fan and dispel the gas. This uncovered the tanker ship, and the two decided to wait there for Monet, Caesar, and Vergo, when all of a sudden, the tanker exploded. At first, they thought it blew up, but then they realized something had hit it. They were even more surprised when that something turned out to be Caesar Clown.[4]
Buffalo then called Doflamingo to report the incident, and Doflamingo, who was surprised at first, smiled. He then ordered Buffalo and Baby 5 to recover Caesar and return to Dressrosa immediately. Buffalo then wondered about Monet and Vergo, to which Baby 5 responded that Joker must have his reasons. While going to collect Caesar, Baby 5 saw someone on the deck of the tanker. Even though Buffalo thought that anyone surviving the gas was an impossibility, the person was revealed to be Franky using his Franky Shogun.[4]
Baby 5 and Buffalo engaged Franky in battle after he tried to shoot Buffalo down. Baby 5 mistook the Franky Shogun for a Pacifista at first, but then remembered that Caesar has no interest in human weapons. While fighting Franky, she used her Missile Girl technique and caused a huge explosion.[15] She then reformed and walked away, and asked how Franky liked the flames of her passion. However, Franky got back up unfazed and continued fighting her. After fighting Franky for a while, unable to cause him damage, Baby 5 transformed into a sickle, which Buffalo used to pierce Franky Shogun's left arm. Undeterred, Franky blew them away with General Cannon.[16]
Buffalo and Baby 5 managed to get back up, but upon seeing Law, the Marines, and the Straw Hat Pirates approaching, they decided to grab Caesar and ran. As they fled through the sky, Nami struck them down with Lightning Breed Tempo before the pair were finished off by Usopp's Totsugeki Ryuseigun.[16] The three were then seen briefly before the Straw Hats, the G-5 Marines, and the former Punk Hazard soldiers started their party.[21]
After the Straw Hats, the G-5 Marines, and Law were done celebrating their success, Law decided to decapitate Buffalo and Baby 5. Both heads were then put on a raft and sent towards the direction that Doflamingo was coming from. Once Doflamingo noticed them, Baby 5 confirmed that Law really did betray their crew, and expressed her disappointment at being unable to serve him when he needed her.Despite their failure, Doflamingo forgives them both saying they were just following orders.[10]
She then listened to the conversation between Doflamingo and Law. When Law told Doflamingo to resign from his position as a Shichibukai, Baby 5 was shocked and told him that Doflamingo could never return to Dressrosa again. After the conversation ended, she seemed to fear Doflamingo's wrath over the negotiation.[10]
While the G-5 Marines and Caesar's former test subjects looked for their comrades who were petrified and left behind, some of the Marines came across the decapitated bodies of Baby 5 and Buffalo. While the baffled Marines pondered on what to do with them, their heads came flying down from the sky and attached themselves to the bodies. Doflamingo accompanied the two back to Punk Hazard, to look for Law and the Straw Hat Pirates.[22] She left with Doflamingo and Buffalo after Kuzan's sudden appearance.[23]
Dressrosa ArcEdit
When Doflamingo was unable to relocate Caesar himself, he supposedly decided to resign as a Shichibukai, causing pandemonium in Dressrosa and the world beyond. He then had Baby 5 call for Trebol, who made fun of Baby 5's fiancés before he jokingly asked her for her hand in marriage. Despite his rude intrusion into her personal space, she found his proposal irresistible, to which Lao G and Jora yelled at her not to do.[11]
Baby 5 later had a conversation with Gladius concerning Violet's betrayal.[12]
When she heard that some intruders, including Luffy, have breached the palace rampart tower, she was momentarily confused since Luffy was believed to be at the Corrida Colosseum as Lucy.[24]
She and Buffalo were later seen in the second floor suit room as Doflamingo interrogated Law about the Straw Hats' objectives. She slapped Law and demanded that he answer Doflamingo. Law gave her a glare and she started crying and seek comfort from Buffalo.[25]
When Sugar's curse broke, all the toys in Dressrosa transformed back into their original forms. As the Donquixote Family's hold on Dressrosa started to crumble, Baby 5 screamed in terror when Kyros seemingly decapitated Doflamingo.[26]
As Kyros struck down Doflamingo's subordinates and defeated Buffalo, Baby 5 was unable to stop him. After Gladius and Pica arrived at the suit room, Baby 5 was shocked to see Doflamingo still alive.[27]
It is then revealed that the Doflamingo that was decapitated was only a copy. When the real Doflamingo appeared and sliced the palace apart, Baby 5 watched his brief skirmish with Luffy and Kyros. After Pica threw Luffy, Law, Kyros, Viola, and Riku Dold III out of the palace, Baby 5 stood next to Doflamingo as he initiated his "bird cage" plan.[28]
Sometime after Pica relocated the royal palace to the top of the Flower Hill, Doflamingo and some of his officers (including Baby 5) and lower-rank subordinates had a gathering to discuss plans concerning the Straw Hats and the Marines. When one of the grunts laughed at Pica's voice, Baby 5 shot him.[29]
She was later seen on the second level of the new King's Plateau guarding the palace alongside Machvise, Gladius, Lao G, and Dellinger. When Dellinger wondered why Issho and his Marine platoon were not stopping Luffy and his allies from going up the new King's Plateau, Baby 5 looked through her binoculars and discovered that Sabo was standing in the Marines' way.[30][31]
After the colosseum fighters reached the second level, Baby 5 attacked Dagama with Revolver Leg.[32]
When the colosseum fighters banded together, Baby 5 came face to face with Sai.[33] She transformed her right leg into a sword and kicked him, but Sai blocked her attack with his staff.[34] As her battle with Sai continued, she was seen having transformed both her hands into sais.[35]
Having misunderstood Sai's words during their battle, Baby 5 thought that he was hitting on her.[36]
Sai tried to make it clear that he had no intention of marrying his enemy. When Lao G's life force was leaving his body while he was being ignored by Chinjao, Baby 5 cried out to Lao G, prompting his life force to return back to his body. Still thinking that Sai needed her, Baby 5 tried to please Sai, but he rebuffed her advances and mockingly asked her to die.[7]
Baby 5 accepted his request literally and happily prepared to commit suicide. Sai, who meant only to taunt her, rushed to prevent her from killing herself. Infuriated that Sai was helping an enemy, Chinjao attempted to attack both Sai and Baby 5, but Sai kicked Chinjao and bent his prized head, before slapping Baby 5 back to her senses. After Lao G knocked out Chinjao, Baby 5 was shocked to hear Lao G calling her "convenient", but was overjoyed when Sai promised to marry her after defeating Lao G.[7]
While Sai was tending to Chinjao after Lao G's downfall, Baby 5 remarked that Sai had two ceremonies to prepare for, a wedding and a funeral, which irritated both Sai and Chinjao as the latter wasn't dead.[37]
After most of the Donquixote Pirates' officers were defeated, Pica preyed on the wounded, then later attempted to crush Baby 5 for betraying the crew, but Sai pushed Baby 5 out of the way and got crushed instead. Baby 5, Sai, and Chinjao then watched Pica head towards the Old King's Plateau.[38] She then witnessed Pica's defeat at the hands of Zoro, and were awestruck by Zoro's feat of strength.[39]
Baby 5 is then seen watching as the Birdcage starts to shrink.[40] She then commented to Sai about the horror of the Birdcage.[41]
Since Baby 5 defected from the Donquixote Pirates prior to their downfall, she was not seen being arrested by the Marines after Doflamingo's defeat.[42]
Major BattlesEdit
- Baby 5 and Trafalgar Law vs. Wellington
- Baby 5 vs. Donquixote Doflamingo.
- Baby 5 and Buffalo vs. Franky.
- Baby 5, Buffalo, and Caesar Clown (while escaping from Punk Hazard) vs. Nami and Usopp.
- Donquixote Pirates vs. Corrida Colosseum gladiators
Anime-Only BattlesEdit
- Baby 5 vs. Kyros
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 69 Chapter 682 and Episode 608.
- ↑ SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 75.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 One Piece Manga — Vol. 76 Chapter 763.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 70 Chapter 692 and Episode 618.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 74 Chapter 732 (p. 15) and Episode 664.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 73 Chapter 728 and Episode 660, A 14 years old Baby 5 enters Dressrosa's palace.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 One Piece Manga — Vol. 77 Chapter 771 (p. 13-14), Baby 5 abandoned by her mother.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 70 Chapter 694 and Episode 620.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 74 Chapter 740.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 70 Chapter 697 and Episode 623.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 70 Chapter 700 and Episode 629.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 73 Chapter 723 (p. 6-7) and Episode 653.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 One Piece Manga — Vol. 76 Chapter 761.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 One Piece Manga — Vol. 76 Chapter 762.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 70 Chapter 693 and Episode 619.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 70 Chapter 695 and Episode 621.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 77 Chapter 764.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 77 Chapter 765.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 77 Chapter 766.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 77 Chapter 767.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 70 Chapter 696 and Episode 622.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 70 Chapter 698 and Episode 624.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 70 Chapter 699 and Episode 625.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 74 Chapter 736 and Episode 668.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 74 Chapter 740.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 75 Chapter 743.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 75 Chapter 744.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 75 Chapter 745.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 75 Chapter 747.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 75 Chapter 750 (p. 4-5) and Episode 686, Dellinger and the other executive analyze the progress of their enemies.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 75 Chapter 750 (p. 15-16) and Episode 687, Baby 5 watches as the colosseum fighters reach the first level and Sabo fights Fujitora.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 One Piece Manga — Vol. 76 Chapter 753.
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 One Piece Manga — Vol. 76 Chapter 754.
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 One Piece Manga — Vol. 76 Chapter 757.
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 One Piece Manga — Vol. 77 Chapter 768 (p. 13).
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 77 Chapter 770.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 77 Chapter 772.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Chapter 777.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Chapter 779 (p. 3), Baby 5 is awestruck by Zoro's victory over Pica.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Chapter 781 (p. 5), The Birdcage starts to shrink.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Chapter 784 (p. 3), Baby 5 comments about the horrors of the Birdcage.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Chapter 792.


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Michael Eades of Urbanna, a freshman majoring in natural resources in the College of Natural Resources at Virginia Tech, has been awarded the Presidential Scholarship Initiative for the 2009-10 academic year.
11.04.2009Ware Academy to host Secondary School Fair
The Ware Academy Secondary School Fair will be held Wednesday, November 11, on campus in the gymnasium from 7 to 8:30 p.m. This event is open to the community-at-large.
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I think it should be expanded to career criminals. Why should we as taxpayers pay more per year to house them then what the average taxpayer has to live on.
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Reply+1#4 - wankershimm **User deleted account** (06/29/2013) [-]
i think you float, when your stommac starts decomposing, or something like that, its not an instant reaction...
#9 to #4 - rainbowtacos (06/30/2013) [-]
yup, your insides decompose first and the bacteria doing the job release gasses and then your corpse becomes bloated and floats.
Reply+2#6 to #5 - wankershimm **User deleted account** (06/30/2013) [-]
thats a matter of air in the lungs, and fat%, some people dont float naturaly
Reply+1#11 to #6 - bandoslootshare (06/30/2013) [-]
THANK YOU! god, i keep trying to tell people its a lot harder for me to swim because of how my body is (not fat or anything, just not a lot of upper body so i think my chest sinks too much)
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I know right, they just don't understand that some people float better than others, namely , the fatter people float better than the skinnier or more muscular people.


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My 2 year old toddler has a constant wink in her eyes, especially when she is watching tv. But she has also been doing it more and more in her daily activites. I am not sure if it is just a habit she has formed or if it something more serious that needs to be checked out. HELP!
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After seeing Gov. Rick Scott would return $300 million that had previously been cut from the state's higher education budget, Bernie Machen said he would not raise tuition for the coming year beyond the normal inflation rate increase.
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As you know, I recently purchased a new mare, Gypsy. She is a beautiful bay roan and now it's time to buy tack, but I'm not sure what color I really want. I am starting fresh with all the tack except the saddle, so I need to buy tack, and I'm looking for advice on colors! I'm open to all color suggestions!
Does anyone else have bay roans, or bays with a color they would like to share, go for it so I can see what they look like!
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Many important events, some joyous, some sad, have taken place at the razed site of the old Wichita General Hospital and Bethania Hospital, the red brick building now dwarfed by United Regional Health Care Center's modern edifice.
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"In this area we have people whose parents, grandparents, even great-grandparents were born in these hospitals," said Lita Watson, director of the Wichita County Archives. "Getting a brick from the old General Hospital is nice but as time passes you want people to remember where these important things happened."
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Applications for the THC markers are due in November but Watson, charged with preparing the narrative for Bethania, said she would like to secure the funds soon so the process can move on quickly and smoothly.
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It is walking distance to Dongdaemun Shopping Market and Seoul Folk Flea Market. It only takes 3 minutes from Airport bus stop. There are 2 subway stops near by.
Fully equipped kitchen.
Directly above coffee shop
Modern and cozy environment
Roof top terrace
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Originally written on Football Nation | Last updated 9/11/12
New England Patriots @ Tennessee TitansNEP 34 TEN 13The New England Patriots offense did what they do every season, look suspect in the preseason then come out in the opener and perform like nothing bad ever happened. The one difference on this Sunday however was the fact that they established the run game early and stuck with it the entire game.Tom Brady threw for 236 yards and two touchdowns, proving that Tom Brady is still well Tom Brady. While the yardage numbers were down he still got two touchdowns and looked good. Stevan Ridley was the star of the game going off for 152 total yards, 127 rushing and 25 receiving also scoring a touchdown. Ridley played great while Vereen missed the game due to injury. This performance should all but solidify Ridley atop the Patriots running back depth chart.Brandon Lloyd had a decent debut as a Patriot with five receptions for 69 yards on eight targets. The plus is that Brady and Lloyd looked to be on the same page already. Wes Welker did nothi...
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