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Thanks to everyone for the advice. I doubled the spices (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, cardoman), dropped the white sugar and subbed maple syrup for molasses. It took longer to cook - about an extra 20 min. It was so light and flavorful. I think it was even better the next day. Some confirmed cherry pie lovers in my family ended up getting seconds of this pie instead. I will definitely make again. The prep work was very easy.
I gave this recipe a 3 because it needed some tweaking to make it perfect and because the cooking time for my pies were much longer than written. I had to bake my pies (I made 2) for over 30 minutes longer than the recipe calls for. I took the advice of others and doubled the spices which I think is completely necessary. Also, I used dark brown sugar with 1 tbsp maple syrup and left out the molasses. Others suggested that the white sugar should be left out but I'm really happy I didn't listen to that. I used the amount of sugar written and it was the perfect amount of sweetness for me. I'm sure it'd be really good as written but definitely wouldn't be a keeper for me which is why I gave the recipe as written a 3.
The best pumpkin pie recipe I've ever made. Followed the recommendation of others... 4 eggs instead of 3, doubled all spices, and omitted the white sugar. OH MY GOSH!!!! Unbelievable!
I made this today for Thanksgiving but I used dark molasses instead of light and it was amazing. Everyone thought it was the best pumpkin pie!
I've made this pie a couple times now and it always turns out yummy. Like the others, I added an extra egg and doubled the spices (due to an allergy I sub'd nutmeg for the cinnamon). Plus, I used a graham cracker crust instead. I would also echo the suggestions to reduce the sugar--I cut the sugar to 1/4c, but think that I could have omitted it all together. Lastly, I added roasted walnuts to the top after cooking (it also hides the crack all my pumpkin pies get while baking). Enjoy!
this is the first recipe I've tried on epicurious that we were all so disappointed in! I made this last year for Thanksgiving and it was just too spicy and fragrant and simply overpowered the flavor of the pumpkin altogether. Even though I love love love all of these fall flavors, I think the proportions of the spices just didn't work.
Wow this is a really smooth, tasty pie. I doubled the spices and used cardamon instead of allspice.I also left out the molasses and used dark brown sugar. I also cut back on both sugars a little without any loss of flavour. Three eggs was enough for me.
Wonderful pumpkin pie! Made a few modifications per other reviewers: - Doubled spices - Used 4 eggs instead of 3 - Substituted a mix of brown sugar and maple syrup instead of molasses as I forgot to buy molasses This is my new go to pumpkin pie recipe!
I forgot to note that I used creme Fraiche instead of whipping cream and I made my brown sugar from scratch (sugar + molasses). I also used 4 eggs instead of 3 as suggested in other reviews - I found the extra egg and creme Fraiche really set the pie filling well, everything I was looking for in a pumpkin pie!
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The Lodge of Four Seasons, Witch's Cove Course
Lake Ozark, Missouri
October 4-6, 2002
Pair holds three shot lead over rest of the field
LAKE OZARK, Mo. - Shooting 71, Austin Bowman of Pryor,
Okla., and Clark Brewer of Brentwood, Tenn., both shined on
the back nine to lead the field into Sunday's final round
of the AJGA Ashworth Postseason Junior at Lake of the Ozarks.
Bowman and Brewer hold a three-shot lead over Zachary Replogle
of Broken Arrow, Okla., who shot a three-over-par 74.
The 36-hole event, conducted by the American Junior Golf Association,
is being held at the par-71 The Lodge of Four Seasons, Witch's
Cove Course in Lake Ozark, Mo. The boys-only tournament is
one of eight tournaments in the AJGA Ashworth Preseason/Postseason
Junior Series, designed to provide playing opportunities to
juniors who have not yet played in an AJGA event.
After starting with three bogeys and a pair of birdies, Bowman
settled down, parring the next 12 of 13 holes. Bowman's consistency
was enough to give him a share of the lead after one round.
"I didn't do anything spectacular today," said Bowman.
"If you keep it in play out there, you can do pretty
The 16-year-old Oklahoma native is playing in his first AJGA
event and credits the quality of the golf course for some
of his success.
"The greens are really nice and the fairways are the
nicest I have ever played on," said Bowman. "Tomorrow
I am just going to try and play the course like I did today."
Brewer played a nearly identical round, with only two bogeys
and as many birdies to bring him back to even par. Aside from
crediting perfect weather and course conditions, Brewer was
pleased with his work around the greens.
"The greens were rolling really well and I was able to
make a lot of putts from within 10 feet," said Brewer.
"It was hard to get the feel at first, but I just waited
patiently and the shots came as they came."
Brewer proved he could make the long putts as well, when he
hit a 40-foot putt for birdie from off the green at the par-3
fourth hole.
Rounding out the top five are Campbell Brewer of Brentwood,
Tenn., Nathan Davidson of Lohman, Mo., and Thomas Villani
of Tulsa, Okla., at 76. Campbell is the twin brother of first-round
co-leader Clark Brewer.
The medalist of the event will receive three automatic entries
into AJGA events in 2003. The top-five finishers will receive
two automatic entries, while those who place in the top 15
will be automatically accepted into one AJGA tournament.
Final-round tee times will run from 8-9:36 a.m., off the No.
1 and 10 tees on Sunday.
For more information on the AJGA Ashworth Postseason Junior
at Lake of the Ozarks, please contact our tournament headquarters
at (573) 365-8288.
LAKE OZARK, Mo. - First Round results
from the ASHWORTH POSTSEASON JUNIOR AT LAKE OF THE OZARKS
conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at The Lodge
of Four Seasons, Witch's Cove Course. Par: 36-35-71. Yardage:
T1 Austin Bowman, Pryor, Okla. (2005) 36-35-71
T1 Clark Brewer, Brentwood, Tenn. (2004) 35-36-71
3 Zachary Replogle, Broken Arrow, Okla. (2003) 37-37-74
T4 Campbell Brewer, Brentwood, Tenn. (2004) 39-37-76
T4 Nathan Davidson, Lohman, Mo. (2004) 39-37-76
T4 Thomas Villani, Tulsa, Okla. (2003) 41-35-76
T7 Hunter Creekmore, Ft. Smith, Ark. (2004) 38-39-77
T7 Dusty Isabell, Athens, Texas (2003) 39-38-77
T7 A.J. Hohn, Lodi, Calif. (2004) 39-38-77
T10 Tyler Newton, El Dorado Springs, Mo. (2005) 35-43-78
T10 Ross Jackson, McKinney, Texas (2004) 40-38-78
T10 Kyle Sanders, Lee's Summit, Mo. (2004) 41-37-78
T10 Adam Long, St Charles, Mo. (2006) 38-40-78
T10 Ty Sanders, Tulsa, Okla. (2005) 41-37-78
T15 Daniel Kefale, Woodbridge, Va. (2005) 42-37-79
T15 Zach Pederson, Spring Hill, Kan. (2004) 40-39-79
T15 Logan Young, Memphis, Tenn. (2004) 39-40-79
T15 Dustin Dobkins, Edmond, Okla. (2005) 42-37-79
T15 Ryan Weinhaus, Chesterfield, Mo. (2006) 38-41-79
T15 Shaun McConnell, Louisville, Ky. (2004) 43-36-79
T21 Maxlmilian Schneider, Blue Springs, Mo. (2004) 41-39-80
T21 Brian Whittle, Golden City, Mo. (2006) 42-38-80
T21 Billy Slater, Louisville, Ky. (2004) 38-42-80
T21 Kyle Romig, Uniontown, Ohio (2002) 40-40-80
T21 Clay Counts, O'Fallon, Mo. (2004) 39-41-80
T21 Jay McBride, Lebanon, Mo. (2006) 40-40-80
T21 Drew Allenspach, Sugar Land, Texas (2005) 39-41-80
T21 KC Fernando, Oakville, Ontario (2003) 43-37-80
T29 Johnny Newbern, Mansfield, Texas (2004) 40-41-81
T29 Dustin Zhang, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (2007) 42-39-81
T29 Wendell Touhey, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (2004) 44-37-81
T29 Tyler Trichell, Natchitoches, La. (2004) 39-42-81
T29 Chris Streff, Monroe, Wis. (2004) 40-41-81
T29 Corey Sylvester, Anderson, Ind. (2003) 40-41-81
35 Brandon Machicao, Springfield, Mo. (2004) 42-40-82
T36 Todd Blackman, Broken Arrow, Okla. (2004) 46-37-83
T36 Allen McFerran, Fort Smith, Ark. (2004) 44-39-83
T36 David Corner, Republic, Mo. (2006) 39-44-83
T36 Stephen Walker, Nixa, Mo. (2003) 39-44-83
T40 Trent Ramsey, Republic, Mo. (2003) 43-41-84
T40 Jason Leathers, Leawood, Kan. (2004) 40-44-84
T42 Philip Robertson, Fort Smith, Ark. (2005) 44-41-85
T42 Brad Roemer, Piedmont, Calif. (2004) 44-41-85
T42 Kell Shenep, Little Rock, Ark. (2005) 46-39-85
T42 David Bartch, Englewood, Colo. (2005) 42-43-85
T42 Brent Buckingham, Canyon Country, Calif. (2004) 45-40-85
T47 Scott Schleiffarth, Ballwin, Mo. (2004) 45-41-86
T47 Chase Rowe, Broken Arrow, Okla. (2004) 44-42-86
T47 Brett Iliff, Leawood, Kan. (2005) 42-44-86
T50 Marcus Jordan, California, Mo. (2004) 45-42-87
T50 Kyle Shapiro, St Louis, Mo. (2003) 45-42-87
T50 Benjamin Porter, Kearney, Neb. (2006) 41-46-87
T50 Clark Mitzner, McKinney, Texas (2006) 46-41-87
T50 William Holtsclaw, Dixon, Mo. (2003) 44-43-87
T50 Scott Kedy, Ada, Okla. (2003) 45-42-87
T56 Charles German, Leawood, Kan. (2005) 42-46-88
T56 Jeffrey Ostlund, Maple Grove, Minn. (2004) 40-48-88
T56 Austin Short, Manhattan, Kan. (2003) 48-40-88
T56 Jeff Tillett, Louisville, Ky. (2004) 48-40-88
T56 Paul Swift, Murfreesboro, Tenn. (2003) 41-47-88
T56 Jason Schulte, Kansas City, Mo. (2006) 44-44-88
62 Andrew Woolery, Lee's Summit, Mo. (2004) 45-44-89
T63 Nathan Denny, Forest Lake, Minn. (2004) 48-42-90
T63 Nick Stroud, Oklahoma City, Okla. (2003) 42-48-90
T65 Alex Danner, Branson, Mo. (2004) 42-49-91
T65 Andrew Brandt, Woodbury, Minn. (2003) 49-42-91
67 Michael Fox, Olathe, Kan. (2004) 50-42-92
68 Matthew Patterson, Tulsa, Okla. (2004) 48-46-94
T69 Fritz Wiesehan, Town and Country, Mo. (2005) 48-47-95
T69 Cam McCarter, Chatsworth, Calif. (2003) 53-42-95
71 Ryan Cline, Lee's Summit, Mo. (2004) 42-54-96
72 Jon Guenther, Madison, Wis. (2004) 56-49-105
Jonathan Krummel, Tulsa, Okla. (2004) WD (Illness)
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross
|Diocese of Cork and Ross
Dioecesis Corcagiensis et Rossensis
Deoise Chorcaí agus Rosa
The Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne, Cork
|City of Cork and south-western parts of County Cork
|Ecclesiastical province
|Province of Cashel
|Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly
|1,290 sq mi (3,300 km2)
- Total
- Catholics
|(as of 2006)
220,000 (91.7%)
|Roman Catholic
|Latin Rite
|United 19 April 1958
|St Mary and St Anne's Cathedral, Cork
|St Patrick's Cathedral, Skibbereen
|Patron saint
|Cork: St Finbarr
Ross: St Fachtna
|Current leadership
|John Buckley,
Bishop of Cork and Ross
|Metropolitan Archbishop
|Dermot Clifford,
Archbishop of Cashel and Emly
The Diocese of Cork and Ross within the Province of Cashel
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross (Irish: Deoise Chorcaí agus Rosa) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel (also known as Munster) and is subject to the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.[1] The diocese is in the secular province of Munster. The diocese was formed by an ex aequo principaliter union on 19 April 1958, between the Dioceses of Cork and Ross.[2] The incumbent Ordinary is the Most Rev. Dr. John Buckley. The cathedral church of the diocese is Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne.
The diocese incorpirates the city of Cork and the southern and western parts of County Cork, including the towns of Bandon, Bantry, Carrigaline, Clonakilty, Kinsale and Macroom.
Bishops of Cork and Cloyne [3]
- Donagh MacCarthy (1712–1726)
- Thadeus MacCarthy (1727–1747)
Bishops of Cork [3]
- Richard Walsh (1748–1763)
- John Butler (1763–1786)
- Francis Moylan (1786–1815)
- John Murphy (1815–1847)
- William Delany (1847–1886)
- Thomas O'Callaghan, O.P. (1886–1916)
- Daniel Cohalan (1916–1952)
- Cornelius Lucey (1952–1958)
Bishops of Cork and Ross [3]
- Cornelius Lucey (1958-1980)
- Michael Murphy (1980–1996)
- John Buckley (1997–present) who was appointed by the Holy See on 19 December 1997, and installed on February 8th, 1998.[4][5]
The bishops were also Apostolic Administrators of the Diocese of Ross 1693–1747 and 1954–1958.[3]
Statistics and Leaders[edit]
The Diocese has been split into 16 Pastoral Areas as prompted under the 2005 document Pilgrim Steps.
It has two Vicars General. They are respectively: Monsignor Kevin O'Callaghan and Monsignor Aidan O'Driscoll.
The Diocesan Secretary and Vocations Director is Fr. Tom Deenihan.
Bishop Buckley will have to retire in November, 2014: his 75th birthday.
Religious Orders[edit]
There are several religious orders, male and female, based in the diocese, predominantly in the city area. They include:
- Augustinians
- Capuchins
- Carmelites
- Dominicans
- Franciscans
- Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
- Redemptorists
- Rosminians
- Society of African Missionaries
- Society of St. Columban
- Vincentians
- Christian Brothers
- Presentation Brothers
- Assumption Sisters
- Bon Secours Sisters
- Congregation of Our Lady of the Cenacle
- Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
- Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
- Franciscan Missionaries of St. Joseph
- Good Shepherd Sisters
- Infant Jesus Sisters
- La Retraite Sisters
- Mercy Sisters - Southern Province
- Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary
- Our Lady of Apostles Sisters
- Poor Clares
- Presentation Sisters
- Sisters of Marie Reparatrice
- Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Sisters
- Sisters of Charity (Irish)
- Ursuline Sisters
- Ardfield and Rathbarry
- Aughadown
- Ballincollig
- Ballineaspaig
- Ballinhassig
- Ballinlough
- Ballinora
- Ballyphehane
- Bandon
- Bantry
- Barryroe and Courtmacsherry
- Blackpool and the Glen
- Blackrock
- Blackrock Road (SMA)
- Caheragh
- Carraig na bhFear
- Carrigaline
- Castlehaven
- Cathedral
- Clogheen and Kerry Pike
- Clonakilty and Darrara
- Clontead
- Courceys
- Crosshaven
- Curraheen Road
- Douglas
- Drimoleague
- Dunmanway
- Enniskean and Desertserges
- Farranree
- Frankfield and Grange
- Glanmire
- Glounthaune
- Goleen
- Gurranabraher
- Innishannon and Knockavilla
- Kilbrittain
- Kilmacabea
- Kilmeen and Castleventry
- Kilmichael
- Kilmurry, Canovee and Cloughduv
- Kinsale
- Knocknaheeny and Hollyhill
- Macroom
- Mahon
- Mayfield- St. Joseph's
- Mayfield- Upper
- Muintir Bhaire
- Murragh and Templemartin
- Ovens and Farran
- Passage West and Monkstown
- Rosscarbery and Lisavaird
- Sacred Heart Parish (MSC)
- Schull
- Skibereen, Rath and the Islands
- South Parish
- St. Patrick's
- Sts. Peter and Paul's
- Sunday's Well (CM)
- The Lough
- Timoleague and Clogagh
- Togher
- Tracton Abbey
- Turner's Cross
- Uibh Laoire
- Watergrasshill and Glenville
- Wilton (SMA)
- Note: 1. Some parishes have now been clustered. 2. Parishes with brackets after them indicate parishes run by religious congregations.
See also[edit]
- Diocese of Cork
- Diocese of Ross, Ireland
- Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross (Church of Ireland)
- ^ Diocese of Cork and Ross. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ Diocese of Cork and Ross. Official diocese website. Retrieved on 17 March 2009.
- ^ a b c d Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 421–422. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ Bishop John Buckley. Official diocese website. Retrieved on 17 March 2009.
- ^ Archdiocese of Dublin - Catholic Encyclopaedia-Hierarchy. Retrieved from New Advent on 2 June 2011.
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ACU moves up four places in 2001 U.S. News "Best Colleges" rankings
For Immediate Release
Sept. 1, 2000
Tom Craig, Director of Media and Community Relations
ABILENE - Abilene Christian University moved up four places in the U.S. News "Best Colleges" rankings, maintaining its high-quality status for the seventh straight year.
The rankings were released at 6 a.m. Friday on the U.S. News Web site.
ACU moved from 23rd to 19th among the 112 western regional universities - 53 private and 59 public - in 15 states, said Dr. Royce Money, ACU president. The university was named one of the "Best Regional Universities" and is considered "selective" in its admissions standards.
"I am thrilled that ACU continues to be recognized nationally for its overall quality," Money said. "As our academic reputation increases, the value of an ACU degree increases for each graduate. Also, our enhanced reputation allows us to reach more high quality students from across the country."
Only four Texas universities were ranked in the top tier of quality in the regional university category: ACU, Trinity, St. Mary's University of San Antonio and the University of St. Thomas. All four are church-related: Church of Christ, Presbyterian and Catholic.
ACU is the largest Texas regional university ranked in the first tier of quality, topping the enrollment of the other three schools by more than 1,500 students. Also, ACU is the only one of the four not located in a major city. The others are in Houston and San Antonio.
As defined by the Carnegie Foundation, regional universities provide a full range of undergraduate and master's level programs, but offer few if any doctoral programs. ACU has one doctoral degree, the Doctor of Ministry. U.S. News ranked a total of 504 regional universities within four geographic regions: North, South, Midwest and West.
ACU generally attracts students from all the states and more than 60 nations because of its blend of high quality academics and Christian values, Money said. Last year, 22 percent of ACU's freshmen came to Abilene from outside Texas.
Enhancements in several areas helped ACU move up in the national rankings. Compared to last year, the university had a higher freshman-to-sophomore retention rate, a lower faculty-student ratio, more classes under 20 students, fewer classes with over 50 students, and a higher average ACT/SAT score. ACU also had improved faculty and financial resources and ranked higher in selectivity.
The alumni giving rate also increased, which indicates stronger alumni loyalty and satisfaction. In fact, ACU's alumni giving rate ranked 16th and the percentage of giving - 22 percent - was higher than seven universities who ranked above ACU overall.
Fifteen states are included in the west region: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
The U.S. News rankings are based on academic reputation (25 percent), student selectivity (15 percent), faculty resources (20 percent), graduation and retention rate (25 percent), financial resources (10 percent), and alumni giving (5 percent).
The full database of U.S. News rankings is available at www.usnews.com.
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Like the thread in Horror Discussion topic, this thread is for the Mainstream Movie topic. What's your favorite dvd that's not in your horror collection?
the ususal suspects. rare for me but 10/10
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The original Willy Wonka.
Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown. Tons of great blaxploitation traliers on there. Bonus features are cool too.
I also love my Pulp Fiction DVD.
My Wanted 2disc steelbook is one of my faves.
can never narrow anything down to just one LOL
well, maybe here:it would have to be my Russ Meyer Collection from the UK(18 of his films. can it get better? I submit that it cannot!)
runner-upsKen Russell's The Devils - nice and pretty uncut and letterboxed - fuck yeahThe Man Show (the entire series)
honorable mentions:The Hardcore Collection: The Films Of Richard Kern (transgressive cinema at its best (Lydia Lunch too, hmm)PervirellaFritz The CatRadley Metzger's The Image - fantastic 70's pornSin City (extended, bonus, extra set thingy)Sublime - Stories Tales Lies & Exaggerations - funny as hell if you're into them
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i love the original hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy i can watch it over and over and never get tired of it.
my 8 disc die hard set
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Alfred Hitchcock 14 disc set box set
Blade Runner 5 disc set
Star Wars Eps. 4-6 (the original cuts before Lucas started tinkering and fucking up everything, you know like having Greedo shoot first.:o)
E.T. (the original cut, before Spielberg started fucking up everything and replacing shotguns with walkie talkies.:o It's out of print now and you can only get the crap version)
Superman 14 disc box set, that has the special editions of all the movies (plus the Richard Donner cut of Superman 2 which is awesome) and tons of extras including a couple of docs about the history of the character & the movies.
Indiana Jones box set
Neon Genesis: Evangelion - the complete series. Not a huge fan of anime, but this show fucking rules.:cool:
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Cool new avatar deadhorse.
Smokey and the Bandit pursuit collectionThe Breakfast Club(high school reunion edition)Scarface 2 disk collectors edition
Is it really? It's more than an avatar, and you know that Creature. Some of my avatars come down to coolness, and I don't know if I can cut it anymore. I need out.I'm unfit. I think I've lost my faith.
there's quite a few but here's some Raiders Of The Lost ArkSalem's Lot (original)Pet SemetaryTowering InfernoThe FuryThe World According To GarpAlien ( & aliens)Posiedon Adventure (original)Exorcist 3An Amercian Werewolf In Londoni had most of the above mentioned on video but when updated to dvd got rid of them as wife compalined taking up too much space ( Damn her!, but if you tell her i shall deny i said it!):mad: there are many more but the one i would really like and never had because it's not available over here on region 2 or 0 is the whole series of " Boris Karloff's Thriller" the Tv series from the early 60's which had some great horror episodes would love to have that in my collection!:P
The Shawshank Redemption 3 disc DVD sits very proudly in my collection and as it is my fav. movie I take special pride in that DVD.
The Usual Suspects 2 Disc, cannot remember when I got it, just know I would never let this movie go
Fight Club 2 Disc, be still my beating heart. I originally had this as a one disc then found the special 2 disc dvd. Gave other DVD to my dad and kept the 2 disc so def a special place.
Se7en 2 disc as well
Too add to the list also fallen in love with
The Brood 2 DVD I ordered, couldn't be happier with that and also very happy with my Guillermo Del Toro Collection DVD / Stephen King 3 DVD collection, among my favourites now for many, MANY reasons
and whilst not strictly the proper DVDs, all the dvds I got given esp by a friend who means the world to me. Having a piece of his friendship around me makes me a very happy gal
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Muppets from Space. The commentary is MST3000-style with the muppets and the director. Brilliant!
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My Millennium collection seasons 1-3, love this show.LOTR complete extended edition box set,soon to be replaced with blu-ray, can't wait will be amazing on blu-rayBuffy The Vampire box set ( came in a really nice black velvet box, 39 dvds)
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Morguey mention the Buffy Boxset once more... I won't speak to you for a week.
My lips are sealed, I promise
Good I'm still hoping to get a hold of the boxset one day but gotta wait a while now to save up for it so sssh sweetie but yes I agree that must be one sweet lil collection to have
Thanks BTK
I do hope you get it soon
P.S. Hope you are on aim tonight
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I will be, promise xoxo
As puppy would say "wags tail and falls over, I'm ok"
*gives Morguey massage* you be careful honey
LMAO!!!!Thanks hun, just stay south of the border, well for now anyway
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gruaig_rua 6 years
I love the colour but not the dress.
xXFurygeistXx 6 years
I actually like this...I'm surprised. It's got a fun air to it, that makes me hopeful for spring to come...
Michaelrcks 6 years
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SKC-Sparkle 6 years
Classically beautiful!
SKC-Sparkle 6 years
Classically beautiful!
aimeeb 6 years
I think she could of done better.
genesisrocks 6 years
It's cute but if it were a bit longer it would be a little first ladyish
crazylovevbug 6 years
the color is lovely!
crazylovevbug 6 years
the color is lovely!
spicyaroma 6 years
I think she's a stunner! I love what she wears on the red carpet, and this is no different! And it's my favourite colour too :P
sundaygreen 6 years
she looks like michael jackson
cloroxcowgirl 6 years
Odd looking shift dress. I really like the sandles though.
miss-malone 6 years
Nice dress, nice color. I love!
Ezza-Ayad 6 years
What a fresh color! She looks great. I would have prefered the waist a couple inches higher though.
equestriennechic 6 years
Bright & fun - just in time for spring.
arcticpuppet 6 years
beautiful color and such a simple but stunning dress!!!
fashion4ward 6 years
Very sweet and sophisticated. I love the way she dresses.
neonbee 6 years
The dress suits her and I want my hair to look like that. Lol.
noodlemaine 6 years
This is such a simple, but charming, dress. I like that color on her and especially want those sandals!
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I love her, and I LOVE that dress. It's so cute and retro-looking.


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In 2007 a virus is unleashed by a terrorist organization in moscows and londons water supply it was a virus mutated from the rabies people flocked to hospitials a rage virus no one knew what happen in boston planes crashed pilots in pure rage crowed streets. If the infected coughed in your face or bite you,you went into pure militarys scrambled one year later the earth was infected the healthy try to find cures underground bunker those who cant acsees the base are faced with crisis drought and hunger and lack of oil ammunation and food it is total hell on earth hell has been unleased.
Chapter one
"another day another kill" john says waking up it is a year after the attack
he took over a apartment in boston he looks out the window seeing wreckage of planes and dead bodies the dead walking the grim uncertian feeling of death and destruction the grey black skies of boston the streets with crashed cars.John walks away from the away from the window he walks to a coffee tabbel with a picture of his dead wife that was flight adtendent on one of the flights that crashed then he holds her locket that was left behind that had given to her on her aniversy they were married for 12 years john had been a marine and met her in 1995 and married the same year he went to his dreser there a small kitchen in his apartment he put on a bullet proof vest and roit gear he also had a eod suit off of a dead sergent that killed himself the helment wasnt damged the soldier took the helment off to kill himself
he then made break fast he made ceral due to lack of resources he had a loaded fourtey five in his pantrey he had 9mm underhis pilow on his coach he found the apartment when he ran out of gas in his car he found a apartment right across him he went to the apartment. Then he went to get his hunting rifle he grabed the rifle and his 9mm that morning he went to go scavenging
he hot wired a car he drove around then hey thought "how could socitey let this happen to me socitey deserved this for alowing someone to do this"
john was driving 34 miles per hour in a black hummer spiked rims with a spiked snow plow he saw a military f 22 pass by for cupple of days the fighters where passing by.John stopped at a pharmacy he creeped in the door
he grabbed a bag and filed it up with food and medical supplys and pain killers a bang on the back door and a yell "HELP ME OH MY GOD HELP THE Pain help" the surivor said banging on the door in pain the undead trying to get him john ran too the door opened it and let the man in."in gods name what happened"john said urgently " I was scavenging and I got shot in the leg and those things came after me I saw your car so I came here" the man said "okay whats your name" john responed "my name is devin I am a writter for the XBC news a month ago my helicopter crashed I fled to the john hancock tower" devin said "okay devin now take a bag quick and fill it up then after that we run to the car" john said "okay" devin said devin filled two bags then they ran in a horay to the hummer they drove fast the skreeching of the tires then john said "heres some pain killers and a bandage bandge your self up for now" john said "okay" devin said back they arived at the apartment devin layed down on the couch john locked the door john then took a look at the leg the bullet had been a 357 round john said "we can save the leg" john said "thank god" devin responed "hold still" john said then john grabbed a steak knife tweezers and hydrogen peroxided hey put plastic on his leg then he began to cut the steak knife cut through the skin smoothly then he grabbed the treezers and put them in the hole then made a jerking motion the bullet came out blood came flowing out he grabbed a towel he pressed the wound and poured peroxide on it then quickly he wrapped it in bandageing then john said "stay off the leg for a week or two and will heal maybe a month for the bone" john said "thank you" devin said "dont mention it" john said "do you know if the military is coming" john said "no not at all" devin said "okay" john said john walks to bathroom throws his clothes in the bathtub to wash it then he changes into a marine officers uniform he walks to the closet he turns on a genrator thats quiet he turns on the tv and plugs in the dvd player he sits down in a chair in the living room he pops in a movie its a comedy called edt a military comedy "what happened here in boston" devin said asking "hell was unleashed" john says back.
Chapter two:one month later
John and devin are driving in a hummer they are scavenging in the boston subway john gives devin a walkie talkie john is wearing a eod suit devin is wearing riot gear from a swat team the same john was wearing john and devin get out of the car and travel down in the subway.They check the train they walk in they see dead bodys john walks to the drivers seat in the front there is a zombie that apears dead then john moves it and it is alive the zombie grabeds the helment and grabs him devin runs to john he shots the zombie with a 12 gauge shotgun "oh jesus" john said "i know" devin said
"grab what you can and put it in this duffel bag we are leaving for the hummer now" john said.They ran to the hummer they drove off fast crashing into zombies they stoped the car and ran into johns shelter he closed the door and locked the door fastly "what did you find" john said "a Nony camera"
devin said "what is on the camera" john said back "turn on the genarotor I will watch the films" devin said john turned the genraotr on devin played the footage they saw people counductioning in griddy canibalism then zombies start too eat the corpse and the camera man "HELP HELP" the camera man said screamed "turn it off" john said "okay" devin said devin turned off the film "what the hell did I watch" john said "i dont bloody know man" devin responed "i dont know but the suriovors must be around and I will kill those those damn canibals" john said "yeah" devin said "whats for dinner" devin said "hot pockets" john said they eat dinner then went to bed they woke up to har banging the got there guns ponited them at the door and opened the door canibals with clevvers were there john fired and killed the two canibals they dropped to the ground then shut the door and locked it fast and john said "what the hell was that" "it was those damn canibals on the film" devin said
"you keep watch" devin said "okay... oh my god" john said the next morning undead were outside the apartment john had a hunting rifle and shot one of the unead to the far west undead went to the fallen undead to draw attention to the undead corpes the undead ate the corpes.To be countuned
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which do you like better? burton custom or lib tech trs? i am going to get one of them but i cant decide for myself so im coming here.
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For what my very fresh opinion is worth I have just done a heap of research and asked a heap of questions and have decided that the LIb Tech TRS BTX is the board for me right now. Good all round performance I have been told and that suits me.
i had a custom and i just bought a trs btx this year and im hoping to ride it this weekend. ill keep you posted.
Easy decision. Lib > Burton any day.
trs btx for sure.. btx and mtx are too sick.. lighter, more pop, and despite having an extruded base compared to the customs sintered, felt faster. took some time to get used to the rc and mtx but once you get used to it its sick
Not hating on burton but I'm loving my skate banana. So I would have to say TRS BTX for sure
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Giving News & Highlights
The beat goes on...
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- Published on Tuesday, 26 February 2013 08:30
- Written by Allison Bauman
Just a few short months ago, Gabriel took the stage and shared his musical talents of playing the drums with a filled auditorium.
You would have never suspected that 12 years earlier, only two weeks after he was born, Gabe was in total heart failure due to an undiagnosed multiple congenital heart defects. He spent years going through surgeries, check-ups and echocardiograms at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. And six years ago, he underwent open heart surgery followed by the placement of a permanent pacemaker.
Welcome Mother Baby Center!
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- Published on Thursday, 31 January 2013 16:00
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This month there is a "special delivery" at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, and it is the opening of our new Mother Baby Center, a collaboration between Abbott Northwestern Hospital and Children's. In celebration, it seems fitting to share a story that will illustrate why moms, dads and babies will be overjoyed to be together, under one shiny new roof. Here is one family's story . . .
Our daughter Nina was born at Abbott Northwestern Hospital eight weeks early on April 25, 1994. She was immediately given a breathing tube and taken from Abbott, through the dark and dingy underground tunnel, over to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Children's in Minneapolis. It really helped me to know that Nina could be over at Children's with her dad, Dean. After a few hours, Dean was given the okay to push me in a wheelchair through the tunnel so I could see our daughter.
Stockings filled with love
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At 16-months-old, Charlie Boudreau was diagnosed with an incurable mitochondrial disease, and spent most of his last months at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.
Throughout the time Charlie spent at Children's, he received care tailored to his needs. The pain and palliative care program was instrumental in helping his team, lead by Dr. Kaci Onsenga, create a treatment plan, and his nurses, Suzie Harvey, Jen Warber, Ginger Pahos, and Kim Paris, were among the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) staff that showed great love and compassion to Charlie and his family.
"When you are buried in all of the crazy emotions surrounding your sick child, it can be daunting to find the good, or to believe anyone understands what you are going through," said Charlie's mom, Becky. "But in October of 2011, just a few months after Charlie had passed and approaching our first Christmas without him, I remembered having received a small stocking while in the PICU."
Inspired by their own experience, Chris and Becky Boudreau started the Stocking Project to deliver stockings stuffed with goodies to patient families at holiday time, knowing what a difference it made during their stay.
"The reason Children's will forever hold a special place in my heart and I will continue to work to support this amazing organization, is because more than the expert care and kid-friendly touches, more than the vivid paint colors and artwork installations, more than the red wagons and bikes in the hallways, it is the love and extraordinary compassion that we witnessed, on a daily basis, for our son," said Becky. For the Boudreau's, through the loss of Charlie, they say that their eyes have been opened to a world that most parents do not have to experience. But as Becky has shared, "Children's will make whatever daunting journey you are facing with your child a bit easier to navigate."
Charlie's family and friends plan to continue sharing his spirit of quiet strength and unflappable courage by supporting other PICU families and continue giving to Children's annually in memory of Charlie.
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Everywhere I look, there are headlines about influenza and how serious the illness can be for the young and elderly. Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota is seeing a record number of flu cases. We have had more positive cases in the last two weeks than during the busiest week of the H1N1 pandemic.
So what can friends and families do to show support and love when a child of a family member or friend gets sick and is hospitalized? I've talked with nurses and other family support staff to find out the best ways you can help during times like these.
1. Help Children's Family Resource Center provide meals and snacks to families.
You can do that by:
- Donating non-perishable and microwave-ready meals like Hormel Compleats and Barilla pasta and sauce.
- Donating individually wrapped treats or snacks like 100-calorie snack packs or snack-sized candy bars, granola bars or breakfast bars.
- Donating directly to the food pantry through our online Giving Store.
2. Help out at home.
While spending time with their children in the hospital, families need help keeping their lives outside of the hospital going. Volunteer to help with things like meal planning, child care and transportation, pet care, household chores and communicating to friends and family.
CaringBridge, one of Children's partners, provides the "Support Planner Tool" that helps friends and family work together to coordinate helpful tasks.
3. Provide a life-saving donation of blood and platelets.
Some of the treatments for our most severely ill patients with the flu require blood products for their treatment and recovery. Donations can be made at Memorial Blood Centers or the American Red Cross.
4. Make a donation now to Children's most urgent needs.
Children's needs your help to support our most urgent needs. We never turn a child away and are grateful to our generous community for the support that allows us to provide some of the best medical care in the world – regardless of a family's ability to pay. All donations can be made in tribute to a friend or loved one.
Margie Nelson works for the Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota Foundation and focuses her time on supporting families during and after their stay Children's.
12 Days of Giving
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Our friends and families gave in ways big, small and surprising in 2012—from donating hundreds of hours, to hosting a birthday party in honor of Children's, to buying a meaningful item from our Giving Store. When they gave to us, they gave to kids. Because here at Children's, every cent is kid spent.
During the next 12 days, we'll show you how individuals, families and organizations gave to Children's. We'll post a new story each day here, on Facebook and on Pinterest. We hope these amazing stories will touch your heart as much as they have ours.
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What makes FLAC so widely used? Because it's asymmetric? Are people satisfied enough by compression ratio or is it price for high decoding speed?
Last time I start to compress my CD rips with even more asymmetric settings:
-l 12 -b 1152 -r 6 -e
Compression ratio is as of -4 preset but decode speed is higher than for -3 and 10% slower than -0. It's of course at cost of lower encoding speed than of -4 preset.
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When I ripped the entire CD collection of my girl friend and mine, I used -5 because at the time there was a significant speed difference to -8 and disk space was of less concern. I had only second hand comparisons for the decoding speed for a Squeezebox but it did not appear to have any perceptible difference in the starting of songs.
So, without much further experimentation I chose the default.
Apple Lossless
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it shaves a few gigabytes off my collection and the encoding times do not bother me at all as i only have to do it once(well, maybe a second time if a new version of FLAC comes out that makes my lossless music even smaller.). decoding times are also a non-issue as it only needs to be something other than realtime once in a blue moon when 5 austrailian aborigional mimes are pretending to be in an invisible box on the top floor of the eiffel tower.
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OK, got the next section finished!
What I thought was going to be 1 part is now split into 2 parts, so overall you'll be seeing 2 more parts after this one before this story is complete.
A young (alternate) Skrain Dukat has a lot to learn, in some very unusual circumstances. Some of these lessons are not what he expects.
(And let's see if you guys see the beginning of certain lessons that will widen the separation between Skrain and his canon counterpart...)
Part III
The irony of it was, in that first instant as Dukat processed the ruling of the Kurabda Guide Rulaahan, he had no idea what to say. Thank Oralius, no further physical ordeal was to be placed upon him, following his harrowing exodusbut
in its own way, it was just as unfathomable. Memory and voice: these were the gifts upon which his future as prosecuting nestorat least, this future hed envisioned for himself just
were based. To give up speech for
significant time especially this indefinite period he could barely imagine it. Even with his best efforts, could he actually uphold such an oath?
And there were the practical concerns, too. Gharumef and Rulaahan had also promised that he would learn the ways of their tribe that would help him, someday, to fight the Bajoran invaders. It had all happened far too swiftly, too definitivelyand as much as he hoped and prayed that Cardassia would quickly shake off the invasion, he feared it wouldnt be so easy. But how could he learn if he could not speak, could not ask questions?
This will be very difficult, Dukat admitted. Ive never done anything like it. I mean, Ive had to learn a lot about meditations and disciplineshow to pray Ive had to learn how to live with an imbalance, and getting an implant is only the start of that, not the end. But something like this vow dont get me wrong. I feel like I should try, but I would hate to disappoint
For the first time, the formidable Guide offered a hint of a smile. This is not a matter of your strength alone, Dukat. And you are not the only one to have followed this path. I expect your past experiences have shown you that.
Dukat gave a deep bow of acknowledgement. You speak true, Guide.
You are prepared, then?
The young man nodded. I am I accept. And thank you for allowing me to stay with you.
Rulaahan replied with a curt nod of her own. She surveyed the skies. Come, thenthis ceremony is performed in the light of the rising sun. Now is the time. Gharumef you will serve as my witness?
Of course, said the warrior.
They crossed through the Kurabda encampment. The camp was mostly still now, save the light wind moving between the tents, and the trio walking through its center. It looked, for the most part, just like something out of a documentarytents forming an elliptical pattern around the central meeting area. A particularly spacious tent, Lhaikhar text embroidered around the covering to the entrance had to be the chapel of the Way. From the central pole there protruded a gold spire. Wait here, Rulaahan commanded as she ducked into the tent.
It was a matter of seconds before she emerged again with a carved wooden case in her hands that much resembled his own. And that raised a critical questionone he dared not omit before he could ask nothing else. Guide where I worship, we each have our own recitation mask. I still have mine in my rucksack. Am I permitted to wear it, or would you prefer I not? Rulaahan pressed her lips together for a moment; Dukat felt her bioelectric field quicken for just a second.
No mistaking what she thinks of
that, he thought to himself.
This is not our way, Rulaahan said.
Dukat bowed his head. I meant no offense. He would try his best, but it wouldnt feel right to enter his deepest meditations with his face uncovered. True, he had done exactly that less than a year ago, but for a young man of his sect, the First Recitation, as it was calledthe first time he donned his own recitation mask and took the second reading before the congregation after the Guides reading, almost ranked with the birth, death, and marriage ceremonies in the life of an Oralian.
If Rulaahans disapproval had been clear before, now he beheld it etched upon every ridge and wrinkle on her face. She turned her head, fixing a hard gaze upon Dukat; he realized immediately that he had spoken out of turn. I will not permit you to don the recitation mask in the sight of others; you are neither a Guide nor female, and that is not our way. However, she added, though I do not believe in what your people have done, I would not take what you and your Guide at home believed rightly given. You may wear the mask that was given to you in your solitary prayers, and
Thank you for your generosity, he replied with a gracious smile. They had almost traversed the entire encampment now, which seemed to contain a few hundred people, and he was acutely aware there was little time left to satisfy his curiosity. If I may, where, exactly am I? And how long have you camped here?
We are the people of Kekil-haaf. Sweeping her arm at the camp and the barren lands surrounding them, Our home has been in this vicinity for nearly five hundred years. We are a small tribe, with six more encampments like this one. There was once a farming community here, almost exactly where we standyour people. But when the Cataclysm came and the desert spread from the mountains all the way to Culat, many starved. Others crowded into the city. But there were those who could not or would not go to Culat. They fled into the desert, and they joined with us. They largely adopted our ways, and after all this time, their blood is such a part of ours that it could never be separated. Some tribes, she warned, would not have welcomed you, even as a pilgrim. But we have not forgotten our ties, and we have taken their name as a memorial to them.
Is that also why you speak Cardăsda?
In part, Rulaahan replied. It is wise in this age regardless; even before the Cataclysm, we had a few people who spoke the common tongue. But it is because of the people of Kekil that it will be no trouble for all but the young children to speak to you; we start teaching them once theyre old enough to read in our language.
Dukat allowed himself a wry laugh. This is the first time todaywell, since yesterday that Ive been able to see the hand of Oralius in anything thats happened. What Ive seen He shuddered. In his minds eye, that ship still burned and the eyes of the
still spoke of that hideous agony. Dear Oralius, I had no idea what war was like up close. It sounded so clichéd coming out of his mouthbut it was all so completely inexpressible.
You will only see more of that as a warrior, and you will take some of those actions into yourself, Gharumef warned. It is noble to defend the innocent, but if you are called to it, it will not be easy. This will be a time of contemplation and discernment for you, he said. We will teach you, but remember that the final decision of your fate does not rest in your own hands. Fate is
Hokrol edek
, replied Dukat:
I understand
Gharumef lifted a formidable, arched eye ridge. In time, young man.
They had reached a rocky promontory that jutted out from the sandy plain. Here began a craggier, more unforgiving terrain than the plains he had crossed on his flight from Culat, as the desert rolled on towards the Noumara Mountains. The sunrise had just begun to stretch its fingers above the mountains, reaching up for the great expanse of the night sky. Nothing marked this spotno shrine, no inscriptionsbut before Rulaahan said a word, Dukat got the distinct feeling this was where the rite would take place.
Indeed, the Guide nodded at Gharumef. The warrior stopped in place, letting Dukat know to do the same by placing his fingertips on the young mans upper arm. Gharumef remained at Dukats side, while Rulaahan took up a position with her back to the light of Verkoun. She opened the case she had been carrying, withdrawing her recitation mask, though this one appeared to be made of unadorned tan clay rather than wood like his own. No engravings decorated the mask, only the detailing in the ridges, giving Rulaahan an almost Hăzăkda appearance that reminded Dukat quite painfully of Akellen.
Dukat started to kneel, but Rulaahan shook her head. She began to pray, the aperture at the mouth of her recitation mask giving her voice an otherworldly resonance. Oraliusspirit moving through the winds and the hearts of our worldjust as you brought us the people of Kekil in a time of great need, tonight you have brought us this man, Skrain Dukat, of Culat. I thank you for your trust in us, that you have placed him under our care and pray that your strength and comfort bloom within his mind and heart, that he may have solace for his past and strength for his future. May Fate be by Spirit so guided.
She focused her gaze now upon Dukat. Once you have taken this oath, no further words shall pass from your throat and lips until Oralius so ordains. As Gharumef says, this is to be a time of prayer and contemplation. There will be times of solitude, but you will live and learn among us as well, among those who will have the power you do not. Do you understand now what it is you prepare to do?
I do.
Do you, Skrain Dukat, submit to this discipline without reservation of heart, and in full honor of the one who has shaped you?
I submit, he declared in a low voice suffused with solemn finality.
With that, Rulaahan reached up and firmly placed the tips of her middle and index fingers upon Dukats lips. Give him the strength to bear the discipline of silence that he has undertaken. She held that position for several seconds. Then she lifted her fingertips and set them on Dukats throatthis a slightly gentler touch. Through this time of silent vigil, show him the way to strengthen the voice and ears of his heart that he may draw his thoughts and his actions closer to your own.
As she withdrew her hand, Dukat felt almost lightheaded, as though a current of electric wind blew
him, not just the sensation of skin and forehead that was the bioelectric sense. He knew, of course, that his physical ability to speak remained untouched, yet he still felt an odd sense of numbness, pressure, where Rulaahans fingers had been, as though some sort of transformative power had run through his skin. There had been those who dismissed these sorts of physiological effects as a meaningless figment of the mind, falsely ascribed to the intervention of the divinebut as far as Dukat was concerned, whether it originated within the body or without was irrelevant: after all, the Cardassian body was the design of Oralius, and that it should be designed such that even its natural functions and processes could serve as reminders to the spirit this seemed perfectly sensible to him.
He almost missed it when Rulaahan spoke to him again. Follow me, she said, and I will give you a place to sleep. After youve had some time to rest, we will introduce you to the rest of the tribe.
Thank you
, Dukat wanted to say,
I would really appreciate that
. He literally almost had to bite his lip to keep from voicing his thought aloud. Instead, he confined himself to a nod and a closemouthed smileeven a full grin seemed too much of a chance right now. He found himself wondering if over time, this would grow easier for him, or harder.
Rulaahan and Gharumef led him back towards the center of the camp, where a few of its other inhabitants were beginning to stir. Dukat felt rather awkward as he passed them byhere he was, an
, as they said, in his dusty city suit and boots, making his way through the camp with no explanation of his presence and no way to give one. Nor did he know these people, or have any way to ask. And above all, he was completely exhausted. The most he could manage was a tiny, reserved nod when someone made eye contact.
They had returned now to the center of the camp. To his surprise, Rulaahan led him inside the chapel tent. For the first time, Dukat got a good look at how a Kurabda tent was constructed. It was far more spacious than he had ever imagined any naturally-made, non-permanent structure to beeven at his height, he could still stand completely straight and not feel like his head was about to scrape the ceiling. It was about the size, perhaps, of one of the smaller classrooms at Yavenn Pretam, and he imagined it could seat perhaps thirty people before the altar area. He wondered how, then, the entire tribe could worship at one time but that question was one for whose answer he would simply have to watch and wait.
But what really struck him was what he almost took for a skylight near the central pole. He looked up and saw that in one elliptical area, the ceiling of the tent had been woven with a bright tapestry of colors, which now that the sun had risen, spilled down into the tent itself to create a patterned mosaic on the tan rug laid on the dust at the bottom of the tent. The sight was so unexpected, so beautiful that his eyes went wide, and he opened his mouth, drawing breath before he realized what he was about to dothen quickly shut it.
Rulaahan looked intently at himto reproach him for trying to talk, he feared, but instead she smiled. Youve never seen anything like that, have you?
Dukat shook his head.
I am honored that you find it pleasing, she said, and he confirmed her assumption with a smile of his own. You will get to see much more of it, rest assured. For now, though She led him along the right side of the tent, towards the back where he saw what appeared to be another set of tentsor at least, alcoves separated by curtains. She pushed the curtain back on one of them, revealing a sleeping mat, blankets, and pillows. This is where we shelter our guests until they are given a place of their own, for it is Oralius who gives us the duty to care for those come to us in need. For now, you should sleep just relax until I come to wake you.
Dukat met Rulaahans eyes with his own grey ones, suddenly grown weary at the sight of a place to lay his head, then showed his gratitude with a deep bow.
Youre welcome, Rulaahan replied, allowing Dukat to step into the alcove. She released the curtain and withdrew leaving the utterly exhausted young man in solitude. Dukat pulled off his boots. He hadnt allowed himself to notice the pain during his terrible flight from Culat, but now it was all he could do to stifle a groan. Rulaahan may not have said anything about mere
in the oathbut to use his voice at all, he feared, would be too great a temptation not to mention that her touch to his throat certainly seemed to imply he was not permitted
vocalization at all.
He laid a blanket over the sleeping matthat would be far easier to clean up when he woke than the mat itself. He was dusty and he knew it and he hated to disturb his sleeping area with that dustbut hed never been this physically exhausted in his life. By now, he lacked the energy to do much more than take his suit jacket off, stretch once, and curl up on the sleeping mat. For in the space of less than a full day, he had gone from university student in Culat to refugee to some sort of hybrid between religious pilgrim and warrior apprentice in the desert of Kurab.
Please, Oralius Ive seen so much, and lost so much that I dont even know what my life is supposed to be anymore. And my familyI dont even know if theyre alive or dead! Please, wherever they are take care of them, and give them the comfort that
Im all right
! And if
feeling this way I cant even imagine how many of your children are afraid and suffering this morning.
Help them this position youve put me in let me help
Dukat didnt even have time to close his prayerthis once, he faded swiftly into dreamless depths.
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In 2009, a survey of Kentucky high school students found that 15.1 percent had seriously considered attempting suicide within the last 12 months. Before It's Too Late explores cyberbullying, depression, the warning signs of suicide and new legislation designed to prevent teen suicide. The program also visits an innovative suicide prevention workshop at Mercer County High School.
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Voices on Antisemitism Podcast RSS
Voices on Antisemitism features a broad range of perspectives about antisemitism and hatred today. Subscribe to Voices on Antisemitism on iTunes or by RSS feed, listen to individual programs online, or use Voices on Antisemitism in your class. The opinions expressed in these interviews do not necessarily represent those of the Museum.
The series is made possible by generous support from the Elizabeth and Oliver Stanton Foundation.
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Mehnaz Afridi
Born in Pakistan and a practicing Muslim, Mehnaz Afridi has studied Judaism and Jewish history, interviewed Holocaust survivors, and visited Dachau to pay respect and pray. Now she works to inspire her students to take interest in other faiths and cultures as well.
Fariborz Mokhtari
In his book, Fariborz Mokhtari brings to light the story of Abdol Hossein Sardari, sometimes called "the Iranian Schindler" for his efforts to save Jews during World War II. Mokhtari hopes to encourage new conversations about the Holocaust and about Iran.
Maya Benton
Maya Benton is working to establish the Roman Vishniac Archive at the International Center of Photography. Vishniac's photos include some of the most well-known images of Jewish life in Eastern Europe. The archive also includes thousands of unpublished images that show the tremendous diversity of prewar Jewish life, as well as the rise of Nazi power in Berlin.
Vanessa Hidary
In her signature poem "Hebrew Mamita," Vanessa Hidary addresses antisemitic stereotypes in her direct, no-nonsense style. In this piece, she unpacks insult-as-compliment antisemitism, and the subtle ways that oppression can get under your skin.
Dr. Michael A. Grodin
Dr. Michael Grodin has written about Nazi doctors and the ways patients were systematically dehumanized and tortured. He believes we need to beware of the subtle ways that medical ethics can be subverted in the name of research and public health.
David Draiman
As frontman for the multi-platinum hard-rock band Disturbed, David Draiman writes songs that are often personal and political. As a kid, he was drawn into occasional fistfights over anti-Jewish remarks. As an adult, he addresses Holocaust denial and antisemitism in his song "Never Again."
Vidal Sassoon
Although Vidal Sassoon has stopped cutting hair himself—he jokes that no one wants an 84-year-old stylist—he maintains a strong pride in his Jewish identity, a robust sense of political activism, and a vigilance toward antisemitism.
Michael Kahn
During his career, Kahn has produced The Merchant of Venice three times. It is among the most popular and the most contentious of Shakespeare's plays, with ever-evolving relevance for modern audiences.
David Albahari
In many of his novels, Serbian-Jewish author David Albahari challenges readers to re-examine history. Though widely published around the world, Albahari's work is not always popular in his native country, where antisemitism persists.
Sir Ben Kingsley
Sir Ben Kingsley has played key roles in several films about the Holocaust, including Simon Wiesenthal, Itzhak Stern, and Otto Frank. Kingsley believes that it is important to confront tragedy in film and art, and that as an actor he is able to be both storyteller and witness.
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