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Familiar feelings
Warnings/notes: Loiosh, Ambrus, shortie, ooc.
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written at 15th july 2006, by Misura
For some reason, it never occured to me that there might have been trouble until it was too late. I'd just finished sort-of teaching my jhereg how to behave in someone else's house - you know, the basics, like not climbing the curtains or stealing food or sharpening his tiny claws on the table-legs. Thus, it only seemed logical to go and pay a visit to Noish-pa, to show him.
Perhaps, I admit, I also wanted to show off a little. Not a bad word about cats in general, and Ambrus in particular, but at the time I'm talking about, I was young. I wasn't stupid, I think, at least not in the not-yet-grown-up sense of the word, only I may have felt a bit proud of managing to get a jhereg for a familiar. Let's be fair here; Loiosh being a jhereg instead of, say, a cat has saved my life several times over. A fact of which he makes sure to remind me every time I compare him to Ambrus, but let's not go there now. This is a story about when I still thought Loiosh was somewhat cute and one of the best things that had happened to me.
I arrived a little after lunch-time. I remember I could still smell the food, even if I don't know exactly what Noish-pa had prepared that day. I recall the warmth though, the sensation of coming home that I never got when I came back to the place where I lived. Noish-pa's shop always had a special kind of smell that made me feel welcome and at ease. Even Loiosh seemed to sense it, calming down a bit after having fidgeted all the way there, making me wish I'd thought of a different way to carry him than simply holding him. Of course, in hindsight, he might have merely picked up on my anxiety at first, and relaxed when we arrived because I did so.
At the time though, I was sure it meant my grandfather was a very special person. I still think so, really, just not for the same reasons as back then.
Noish-pa rose when I entered, calling me 'Vladimir' and politely asking me if I'd eaten already. I told him I had, and coaxed Loiosh to come out of the cloak I'd wrapped him in and say 'hello'.
"Mama?" he asked.
I didn't think he'd really understand the concept of a great-grandfather, so I shook my head, before I realized he couldn't see me.
"Noish-pa," I said. "Friend." With my luck, he'd think all strange people who weren't trying to kill me were called 'Noish-pa'. Either that, or he'd do the same thing he'd done when I'd tried to get him to stop calling me 'mama'.
"Hello, Loiosh," my grandfather told the bundle on his table. Ambrus looked up at the sound of his voice and jumped on his lap. Maybe he was worried about my jhereg being competition.
"Noish-pa," Loiosh said, quite clearly. He waddled out of the cloak, nearly stumbling. I didn't laugh at him, but when I remember the way he looked, stumbling and looking clumsy and helpless, I can't imagine why. I guess I was still too awed by having an actual familiar. (Once he started getting the hang of talking back to me, it got old very fast.)
My grandfather solemnly reached out his hand. My jhereg sniffed at it for a few seconds, nodded, and allowed his head to be scratched. It also seems an anti-climax now, but I was very relieved that things had gone so well, and that Loiosh hadn't bitten Noish-pa or done something rude.
"Vladimir. I found some books that I think might be of use to you. I intended to show them to you the next time you came by for dinner, but since you are here, I suppose I might as well show you to them now." He rose and led me to where he kept all of his herbs and books. I followed him without any hesitation. It didn't even occur to me that it might not be safe to leave Loiosh behind.
Mind you, the weeks before, I'd have gotten a reputation for being paranoid about something happening to my jhereg, if anyone had been able to see the way I took care of him. Perhaps it was because I still felt like it was pure luck that he hadn't been killed in the egg when I'd gone and gotten myself into trouble. Perhaps, as Kragar told me once, it's because contrary to all impressions and expectations people may have of me, I do have a motherly side.
Whatever it was that had made me watch over my jhereg like a hawk with only one hatchling, it didn't make me doubt for a moment that Loiosh would be safe in my grandfather's house. I went to take a look at the books, which were indeed very interesting. They were about witchcraft and a little about sorcery, and one day, they'd get me into a lot of trouble with Morrolan, but that's another story altogether. My grandfather assured me it had cost him nothing at all to acquire them, and that I was welcome to consider them a gift, and keep them for as long as I wished.
I don't think we were gone all that long; I'd be surprised if it was more than half an hour. When we got back though, Loiosh and Ambrus were engaged what looked like a staring contest, eyeing each other warily and not moving so much as a muscle.
"Good. Friend." I tried to think happy thoughts about cats. "No danger," I added. Then I became aware that Ambrus wasn't actually the one I should be concerned about. True, a full-grown jhereg would probably have no problem at all in fighting off a cat, but Loiosh was still very small. Ambrus could pounce on him and break his neck before I'd even be able to do anything at all.
"Vladimir." My grandfather put his hand on my arm. He must have noticed I had tensed, although I truly hope he never realized how close I came to killing his familiar for nothing worse than looking at Loiosh in a way that made me nervous. "There is no reason for alarm. Ambrus would never harm a friend."
Loiosh's tongue flicked out. Ambrus' whiskers twitched.
"There, you see? They are merely getting to know each other." My grandfather smiled, grabbed a chair and gestured that I ought to sit down. I did so.
"Mama." Loiosh sounded curious.
"Cat," I told him. Then, because today seemed a good day for his learning new words, I added: "Ambrus."
"Cat. Ambrus," Loiosh repeated obediently. I rewarded him by scratching his head.
My grandfather stroked Ambrus, who started purring loudly. The sound appeared to surprise Loiosh at first, but he remained calm, his claws sheathed.
"Noish-pa. Friend. Ambrus," Loiosh recited.
"That's right," I said. "You're going to be talking in full sentences in no time at all." (Actually, it took him three months, and by then, I'd wisened up enough to realize the advantages of a familiar that wasn't capable of giving you his exact opinion of you. Too late, of course.)
"Mama." Loiosh sounded pleased, either with himself, or because I was pleased.
"Papa." One more try, couldn't hurt, I was sure. "Not mama. Papa."
"Mama," Loiosh said, stubbornly.
I sighed and gave up. It was a lovely day in Summer, and I intended to treat myself to a nice dinner - prepared by yours truly, of course, because at this time, dining at Valabar's was definitely not something my purse could handle.
To be quite honest with you, I think I was really very happy that afternoon, not to say lucky to have what I had. Like with many things though, I wasn't aware of it at the time. I guess it's true what they say about only knowing how good something you had was when you don't have it anymore.
(This goes for loved ones as much as for familiars who are incapable of coherent speech.)
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Rick (left) and Randy Perryman, owners of Barnes Town & Country Furniture & Appliance store at 8240 W. Missouri 266, may get a boost from a sales tax increase. / Amber ARnold / News-Leader
It's a rotten time for a sales tax increase, if you ask Springfield retailers.
They fear it could discourage people from buying big-ticket items. A $1,000 dryer would cost $10 more and a $20,000 car would cost $200 more, for example, with the increase.
They also fear it might drive people to shop outside of Springfield. That extra cent tacked onto the 6.850 percent total sales tax rate (city, county and state) in Springfield would make it the second-highest of 11 area cities, behind Marshfield.
And yet, many of them say they'd rather see a higher sales tax than watch Springfield suffer under the weight of the burgeoning city police/fire pension problem.
They're counting on the convenience of Springfield shopping and dining, the destination "experience," and their relationships with customers to offset any sales tax burden.
What's at stake?
City of Springfield residents will vote on Feb. 3 whether to add a 1-cent sales tax for goods and services bought inside the city limits for up to five years. It could generate $40 million annually to help correct the shortfall in the pension fund.
If the measure fails, City Manager Greg Burris expects to make $5.7 million in cuts that would include freezing 30 city jobs, possible layoffs, cuts to the health and parks departments and elimination of all city support for nonprofit groups.
"I see both sides," said George Thompson, of Thompson Pontiac Buick GMC Cadillac Saab. "It increases the cost of service and parts by 1 percent," he said. "But at the same time, we have to have a city government and we have to have a viable city... We've got to have police and fire protection.
On the flip side is Tony Stubblefield, vice president and general manager of Reliable Toyota/Lexus/ BMW/Scion.
"I think the general consensus is, for most people, we're sick of being taxed and who wants another tax," Stubblefield said.
"We have an issue right now, with (6.85 percent sales tax) now, when you buy a car in the state of Missouri and pay sales tax within 30 days -- we're already seeing a number of people now who don't pay the taxes. They don't have the money for it. When you throw in another 1 percent, either it comes from their down payment, and if they don't have the down payment they take out longer (loan) terms so they can afford the payments and so they have money to pay sales tax."
David Crump, owner of the downtown shop Global Fayre, said goods and services bought in the downtown Community Improvement District already cost an extra quarter-cent. An extra cent is psychologically off-putting, if nothing else, he explained.
It could discourage spending among people who don't have financial problems, and that's the last thing retailers need now, Crump said.
"Sooner or later we all have to pay for that (pension shortfall), but just at the moment we can't afford it," he said.
Who pays most?
City officials say a sales tax is more equitable because they estimate 50 percent of the city sales tax is paid by non-Springfield residents who use police and fire services while they're here.
That 50 percent includes suburbanites just outside the city limits and people from other cities or states who come here to work, shop and eat, said City Finance Director Mary Mannix Decker.
Currently, Springfield has the lowest combined city, county and state sales tax rate -- 6.850 percent -- compared with 10 other area cities.
Adding one cent would give Springfield the second-highest rate, above the 7.725 percent collected in Republic, Ozark and Joplin; and above Branson's 7.6 percent sales tax.
In Springfield, a $100 piece of fishing gear, a $100 sack of toys or video equipment would cost $1 more. A $100 tab at your favorite restaurant would cost $1 more. A $600 stove would cost $6 more.
Would that be enough to change shopping habits?
"I don't think my wife is going to drive to Willard to save a penny on a dollar," said Bill Smillie, owner of Smillie's Market.
Smaller, routine purchases likely wouldn't be affected at Ozark Power Center, an outdoor power equipment dealer, said General Manager Randy Hoffmann.
But it could make a difference for someone considering a $10,000 piece of equipment, which would cost $100 more with a 1-cent sales tax increase, he said.
Some people already avoid city tax by driving four miles east to Barnes Town & Country Furniture & Appliance, said co-owner Randy Perryman.
Customers pay only the county and state taxes, about 5.475 percent on their purchases. Free delivery makes it that much easier, he said.
When considering another 1-cent sales tax on the price of furniture or appliances, "It's not a ton, but it's enough that it is a difference," Perryman said.
"A lot of regular customers say they keep coming back because they save on tax, and it's free delivery," Perryman said.
Effect on car sales
If a sales tax is an equitable method of taxing, it's least equitable when it comes to motor vehicle sales.
By Missouri law, only residents living within the city limits pay the city sales tax on vehicles.
They do so when they register the vehicle and title it at their home address, car dealers explained.
And it doesn't matter where the city resident buys the car -- Springfield, Ozark or another state -- the city resident still would pay the extra 1-cent sales tax, dealers said.
In Fiscal Year 2008, the city received $985,210.16 in motor vehicles sales tax, (cars and trucks only), according to city records.
That's not the highest category of sales tax revenue for the city. A grouping called "retail stores not elsewhere classified" generated $14.916 million. The biggest single segment is "department stores," which generated $10.077 million. That includes stores such as Target, Wal-Mart, Macy's, Dillards and Kmart.
An extra tax on a car, truck, motorcycle or boat could lead more price-conscious buyers to reconsider an expensive model they're eyeing, car dealers say.
The tax would add $200 to the cost of a $20,000 vehicle.
Stubblefield said it doesn't matter the vehicle price.
"What's 1 percent? There are people already struggling to get by. They're struggling to make car payments and insurance. It is just 1 percent, but it's got to come from somewhere. It's coming from all our pockets."
A trade-in would help offset that cost -- the buyer pays sales tax only on the difference, said Jon Wessel, general manager of Wessel Honda.
"I think it might have a small impact on our business," Wessel said.
"People who are very budget conscious, of course, will think about it. ... Pleasure items (boats, motorcycles) would be more directly affected by it."
That's what concerns Amanda Stehle, general manager of Denney's Harley-Davidson of Springfield. She understands why the tax is needed, but thinks it's bad timing for motorcycle buyers and sellers.
"It's more of a luxury item; it's not something you have to have, especially in wintertime," Stehle said.
"I don't think it would keep somebody who wanted a Harley from buying a Harley," she said. "But if they're on the line, it might discourage them to do it at this time."
Buyers have 30 days to register a vehicle and pay the sales tax. That bill can shock some people if they haven't figured it into their cost, said Sherry Montgomery, co-owner of Montgomery Auto Group.
"A 1 percent hike in sales tax is going to make a difference," she said. "Even 1 percent could cost people an extra $50 or $100 on the lower-priced cars."
Convenience or cost
Sales tax on groceries is 2.625 (no state sales tax), so the extra tax would raise the tax on groceries to 3.625, according to city figures.
But Bill Smillie at Smillie's doesn't believe that will send shoppers outside the city limits.
"People shop where it's convenient," Smillie said. "People shop in their neighborhood and especially in today's economic atmosphere, people shop closer to home.
If the 1-cent tax increase passes, he said, "I think people are going to give it a thought, but then they're going to go back to work, or shopping, or back to business. I don't think Springfieldians are going to go to Willard to shop" and for many things they'll have to shop in Springfield, he said.
Price Cutter President and CEO Eric Taylor defers to the public will.
"You never want to see the price of food go up for consumers," he said. "But if that's the way (voters) want to fund the pension issue, it's the people's vote, not mine."
Retailers in the Downtown Community Improvement District already charge an extra one-fourth-cent sales tax to fund development there. That adds 25 cents to a $100 purchase.
St. Michael's Sports Bar & Grill owner Jenny Russo doesn't think an extra 1 cent will change downtown diner habits. She didn't see a change with the added quarter-cent for the downtown district.
"People eating out is all about convenience and they will just go where they want to go," Russo said.


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amandaaa 6 years
yes...in high school, and in college for my major :) funn!
Tabloid 6 years
I had cooking in my "économie familial" class but we didn't do anything much and I will going to take cooking class this summer at the grocery store!
QueenElizabeth 6 years
yes, i once won a contest in the washington post and had a professional chef give me cooking tips! super fun!
kia 6 years
I try to if I am traveling for any period of time in an area. My favorite was a single class in NOLA 10 months after Katrina while I was there for a conference.
SKC-Sparkle 6 years
My mom and sister are excellent cookers and bakers. Unfortunately this means that I cannot cook, but I would like to learn.
HoneyBrown1976 6 years
Nope, but I would love to attend a class for fun.
LoveSarah 6 years
I've always wanted to take a couples cooking class, just because my boy and I love to cook together. Though we're both pretty good cooks, so it's not like we really need a class to teach us basic cooking, I just think it would be fun. :)
Bella14Stella 6 years
Oh, and that piping bag that the girl has in her hand were the bane of my existence for awhile when I was working at the last bakery.
Bella14Stella 6 years
I have and I've also worked in two bakeries (don't do it!!!)
GlowingMoon 6 years
No, not for me. I do basic cooking, but I'm no foodie. Besides, when it comes to cooking, I approach it like a creative process. I like to come up with my own recipes, and my way of preparing it.
pharm_chick 6 years
for a cuisine style i dont know
pharm_chick 6 years
i would loveeee to go to a cooking class.
miss-malone 6 years
Nope, I've never really needed to. Cooking just comes naturally to me I guess.. ;)
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I did, and I loved it!
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I did, and I loved it!
merie33 6 years
I just finished culinary school...so not exactly recreational cooking classes..but classes about cooking nonetheless! I loved it, and I wouldn't have gone the traditional after high school education route for anything! It was fun too, so I could only imagine how much fun the ones that you don't have to worry about a grade in could be!
sandy82 6 years
No but I would love to someday. I did take Home Ec:)
CoconutPie 6 years
No, but I'd love to take one. Something exotic maybe, like Thai or Vietnamese cooking. On location if possible. :innocent:
emalove 6 years
Haha, my best friend and I have been trying to convince my dad to give us a cooking "class" for awhile now! He is an amazing cook, makes such creative and delicious meals. He's a psychologist, but sometimes I think he should have been a gourmet chef!
ilanac13 6 years
i love taking cooking classes i just don't do it often, and the challenge also is that i don't care for meat cooking classes since im a veggie and most of the people that i go with aren't in to the vegetarian classes.
becoming-brina 6 years
When i was a girl scout we did a field trip to a local cooking school, and to this day i remember the delicious homemade pasta and mini biscuits!!! I think of it every time i make pasta and wish mine was as good as i remember :-)
Spectra 6 years
Not anything formal, but lots of kitchen sessions with my grandma and my dad have been very educational.
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No, but I've always wanted to, I was just looking into this recently.


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looks like one thing is the controls when using LAIR
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looks like one thing is the controls when using LAIR
thanks for the info!
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where was this mentioned? it's not in the changelog... just curious if this feature is real or not... would be cool if it was.
I manage to play around with the Remote Player and what saw that PS3 Game Icon has added to the PSP on XMB. I was too excited that I thought PS3 Games are playable on the PSP Remote Play but this isn't compatible except Lairs. I tried to play 300 on there but no luck. Lets see if this can play Music or Video from Media Stream Server. Or possibly Print option, lol!
i havn't updated my ps3 yet and still on 1.90 at the moment. i've read about the problems 1.92 is causing and i think sony might have a fix on the way deal with these issues.
in the meantime i'll only update is i have to. does anyone know what firmware Heavely Sword will have?
I've had no problems with 1.92
Me too and LAIR controls are more responsive.
no problems here. works like a charm. Dont see many changes though, many of the things they mention in the change report were already there in the previous firmware... and i dont see any changes in the internet explorer, it still cannot display most of the flash pages and looks all blurry
no problems with 1.92 here either and the controllers dont power off them selves i tested that last night.. let ps3 sit on xmb all night and this morning controller was still powered up.. would be a nice feature though if they could implement it
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Game #62 Preview - GTL: Game's a Total Letdown
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Honey Badger don't care about future Hall of Fame goaltenders.
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Game Day Recon: Game #62 - Canucks @ Devils
The Canucks and the Red Wings played last night, and it was arguably the game of the season for both clubs. They put on the type of hockey-playing clinic that you want to show non-hockey fans and say, "See? THIS is how the game should be played. THIS is how good our game is."
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February 23 2012 11:46PM
What was billed as the "biggest game of the Canucks' regular season" lived up to the hype in a big way on Thursday night. Considering that the Canucks, the reigning Western Conference champions and winners of 9 of their last 13 games - rode into the Motor City to face a Red Wings team that hadn't lost at home in an NHL record 23 straight games - that was a lot of hype to live up to.
The Canucks came out flying and utterly dominated the first period, with the exception of a Bieksa turnover that led to a Darren Helm goal that put the Red Wings up one against the flow of play. In the second period, the Red Wings were dominant (especially in a late period flurry that saw them record five scoring chances in 30 seconds), but the Canucks scored 4-on-4 to even the score.
Then the third period happened, and it was as bad-ass as February hockey gets. New Red Wings defenseman Kyle Quincey scored on a beauty six minutes into the frame to restore the Red Wings lead. When the Canucks answered with a lucky goal by Cody Hodgson that deflected in off of Johan Franzen's skate - the Red Wings responded just twenty seconds later to restore their one goal lead yet again.
All of which set up a brilliant Sedin sequence with Luongo on the bench and time-ticking down on the clock. Detroit was eighteen seconds away from extending their 23 game home-winning streak when Henrik Sedin spun, and sent a crisp pass to his brother Daniel at the point. Daniel had space to burn with the Red Wings collapsing down-low and he stepped up and fired an absolute bullet past Jimmy Howard to force overtime.
The teams traded chances in the extra frame, with the Canucks generally dominating proceedings (as they usually to do in a 4-on-4 game state), but no one beat either goaltender. In an ironic twist, the Red Wings, whose 23 game home winning streak comes with an asterisk as far as I'm concerned because of the skills competition (yes, I know, I'm a massive kill-joy), saw their streak end on a patented Burrows fore-hand back-hand deke that was the only goal in the shootout.
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February 23 2012 02:28PM
When it comes to technique, Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider are extremely similar goaltenders. They're both large, athletic goalies who play a reasonably aggressive, technically sound butterfly style. They both like to challenge shooters and cut off the angle, and both have an elite catching mitt, making both of them tough to beat glove side. Schneider is somewhat quicker post-to-post than the older Luongo, and Luongo is somewhat more conservative in his movements - but stylistically, they bring a similar approach to the net.
In terms of their differences, there are the obvious ones. Luongo is from Montreal, Schneider from Marblehead. One came through the QMJHL, and played in the memorial cup - while Schneider is the product of College Hockey, and played in the Frozen Four with Boston College. Schneider is a ginger with an Eisenhower era haircut, while Luongo sports long, flowing Romance novel locks, that seem to be perpetually covered in grease. Luongo is one of the highest paid goaltenders in the NHL, Schneider makes less than a million per year on his second pro-contract.
But the thing that really stands out between the two is their proficiency with words.
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No Apologies Necessary: Just Play the Game
Jeff Paterson
February 23 2012 12:36PM
Since news broke Tuesday morning that Pavel Datsyuk would be missing from the Detroit Red Wings line-up for the next 2-3 weeks, it has been said and it has been written that a Vancouver Canucks win at Joe Louis Arena Thursday would somehow require an asterisk. The suggestion is that if the Canucks are the team to snap the Wings NHL-record 23-game home win streak, the victory will be tainted due to the fact Datsyuk won't be present and accounted for. It's a preposterous notion.
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Major Hollywood studios have been reluctant to follow Disney in offering full-length feature films via Apple's iTunes Music Store, but will likely serve up such movies within the next six months following the holiday shopping season. Such hesitation likely stems from fears of retaliation by major DVD retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target, both of which recently warned key Hollywood players about offering movies at lower prices than DVDs sold at brick-and-mortar outlets. Piper Jaffray senior analyst Gene Munster believes that copy protection may be contributing studio fears, as well as their desire to obtain a more flexible pricing model over Apple's standard pricing. "A couple of the studios indicated that they expect to have content on iTunes within six months, but it may require some tweaks to Apple's pricing guidelines to get them there," Munster said. "We would not expect additional studios to sign on with iTunes before the holidays, however, as most studios recognize that this change could disrupt their holiday business at retailers."
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Everything has been going smooth sailing up until now! Belly is huge and I'm just getting a tad uncomfortable rolling in the hay! I feel really bad about it
Dh is still fine with everything, I'm just hoping I can keep this up, I forgot how huge your belly gets at this point! Yikes, where have I been? I'm sticking with boring sex from now on and just maybe buying DH a bag of potato chips as a 'sorry' every now and then.... hahahaha


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From missed scoring opportunities to a continual wave of penalty flags, the Marcellus football team made a season full of mistakes to keep Chittenango close in Friday night's Kickoff Classic at the Carrier Dome.
Still, the Mustangs gained a small amount of payback when it beat the Bears 18-6, even if the stakes were not as big as the last time these two sides met.
That, of course, was the opening round of the 2008 Section III Class B playoffs, where the favored Mustangs took a painful 20-7 defeat at home to Chittenango.
So perhaps it was fitting that, in the sequel, it was the often-forgotten Mustangs defense that seized a good part of the spotlight.
From Steve Brisette and Steve Raven intercepting passes from Chittenango sophomore quarterback Devin Christopher (making his first varsity start), to Jason Howard, Joe Felicia and John Howard dominating on the line, Marcellus kept the Bears uncomfortable all night.
It helped to have an early lead to protect. Big plays in the first half set up a pair of Mustang touchdowns - Ricky Alfreds scoring on a two-yard run, then Will Fiacchi going in on a one-yard sneak.
Two other times, though, Marcellus had touchdowns taken off the board by penatlies, and it also erased some big gains from Alfreds, who still had 112 yards on 10 carries despite the mistakes.
As for Fiacchi, his much-anticipated season debut had ups and downs, but he finished with a manageable 19 of 37 completions for 214 yards.
The ultimate result of those errors was that Chittenango hung close. Yet another mistake - a roughing-the-kicker penalty on a field-goal attempt - led to the Bears' lone points.
Facing fourth down from the Mustangs' 29, Christopher handed off to Kyle Mills, who threw a halfback option pass - and found Nic Bacon in the end zone. Chittenango only trailed 12-6, with time enough to catch up.
In response, the Mustangs put it away, moving down to the Bears' 15 before Fiacchi found Zach Amidon alone in the end zone with 5:47 left.
Marcellus has its home opener next Friday against Vernon Verona Sherrill, while Chittenango also is at home, taking on Westhill - the team the Mustangs clash with on Sept. 18.
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Perfection I say. In fact I did on Youtube as well.
But this just proves again that Phase II is, to me, the flagship of fan films. As much as I loved James as Kirk this new guy is great and brings his own flare to the role. And to finally see the Phase II Enterprise brought to life in a logical and interesting way makes this old Trek happy. I've heard about the ship ever since I was little and like it. Also, the way she was filmed with the Wrath Of Khan music is a great homage. The shot in both the Motion Picture and The Wrath Of khan, where we see the ship move in above us, so majestic and breath taking, is my favorite Star Trek shot off all time. It was good to see this Enterprise in the same manner and makes you love the old design and the refit all at the same time.
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I just saw your post lol. Thanks. Its something a bit different n easy to put in with us pasta xx
I had some with my pasta for lunch today. I love it. How's all things baby going? You're doing amazing on your diet x
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All OK. Feeling OK with diet baby is out the window for now but we will was it n see. Yeah is just tomato but something a little different to try right...
Sorry bout AF. Hunni you didn't fail, don't talk like that, it'll happen don't worry.
Are you effected by the snow we been having? X
Gdgd and aww hun. I hope things start moving forward soon for you.
Just feel like it's going to take forever to happen, and I meant I failed at getting pregnant, month after month I am failing at that
And nah not really. Buses have still been running all week and last week. I'm only affected because of the cold and how freezing it is
My tummy is so fat! Someone on Facebook put a picture up of her 18 week bump and I am actually bigger than her!
Hello everyone.
Really happy with how much I have lost this week. Scales are reading 13 stone 12.2lbs So that's a 1.6lbs loss.
I'm going to have another good week again and hopefully lose 2lbs next week
Altogether I have lost 1st 6.8lbs (20.8lbs) in 12 weeks
Yeay yeay
My partner says he can tell that I have lost weight but I STILL feel the same lol.
Also when I got weighed at the Doctor's on 25/04/12 I weighed 13st 13lbs...so I am now below that
And yeh I know the feeling. Don't want to reach anywhere near 22st in my lifetime. I am not worried about maintaining. Once I reach my goal I will weigh myself each week still, making sure I don't start to go up again. Easier said than done though.
Thanks, I hope for some kind of loss!
oh hun dont be so hard on yourself when it comes to not getting pregnant ( i know its easy for me to say) but stress really doesnt help try to relax, i have known some women to finally relax and not worry too much and they get pregnant!! Stay positive and it will happen I cant imagine how you must be feeling though


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Treatment of pancreas divisum
- Authors
- Evan L Fogel, MD
Evan L Fogel, MD
- Professor of Medicine
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Stuart Sherman, MD
Stuart Sherman, MD
- Professor of Medicine and Radiology
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Section Editor
- David C Whitcomb, MD, PhD
David C Whitcomb, MD, PhD
- Section Editor — Pancreatic Diseases
- Professor of Medicine
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Deputy Editor
- Shilpa Grover, MD, MPH
Shilpa Grover, MD, MPH
- Deputy Editor — Gastroenterology/Hepatology
- Clinical Instructor in Medicine
- Harvard Medical School
Pancreas divisum is the most common congenital pancreatic anomaly, occurring in approximately 7 percent of subjects in autopsy series [1,2]. It is usually diagnosed during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), although magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), especially with secretin stimulation, can detect more than 90 percent of such patients [3,4]. More than 95 percent of patients with pancreatic divisum are asymptomatic and it remains controversial whether the symptoms that occur in the remaining patients are etiologically related to pancreas divisum. (See "Anatomy and clinical significance of pancreas divisum".)
We believe that there is a group of patients with pancreas divisum who are subject to recurrent bouts of pancreatitis. Why such patients are at increased risk for recurrent pancreatitis is not well understood. In some, the minor papilla orifice may be so small that excessively high intrapancreatic dorsal ductal pressure occurs during active secretion, which may result in inadequate drainage, ductal distension, pain, and, in some cases, pancreatitis [5]. It is possible that pancreas divisum can lead to chronic pancreatitis or "pancreatic" pain. Genetic studies have also suggested that as many as 10 to 20 percent of patients with pancreas divisum who have pancreatitis carry at least one allele of the cystic fibrosis gene product, suggesting a multifactorial origin of pancreatitis in such patients [6].
This topic review will discuss the two major therapeutic issues in symptomatic patients with pancreas divisum: the detection of pathologic minor papilla narrowing and the techniques and results of surgical and endoscopic approaches to correct the minor papilla narrowing. The anatomy and controversies surrounding the clinical significance of pancreas divisum are discussed separately. (See "Anatomy and clinical significance of pancreas divisum".)
The important diagnostic issue in a patient with pancreas divisum and pancreatic symptoms is whether there is remediable papillary narrowing. A number of methods have been used in an attempt to identify patients with pathologic papillary narrowing. These tests attempt to demonstrate dorsal duct dilation, papillary narrowing, increased papillary or ductal pressure, or the selective occurrence of pancreatitis in the dorsal as opposed to the ventral portion of the pancreas (table 1). The sensitivity and specificity of these tests are largely undefined and correlation with a response to therapy has not been clearly shown in most studies.
Computerized tomography scan — A standard computed tomography (CT) scan of the pancreas may identify dilation of the dorsal duct and/or changes of chronic pancreatitis that are confined to the dorsal area of the pancreas. More commonly, the CT scan just shows nonspecific prominence of the pancreatic head and is not of diagnostic value [7]. Visualization of a fat plane between the dorsal and ventral portions can suggest pancreas divisum but does not generally separate symptomatic from coincidental states [8].
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- Computerized tomography scan
- Secretin ultrasound
- Diagnostic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Special ERCP techniques
- - Pancreatic juice collection
- - Papillary manometry
- - Therapeutic trial
- Intraoperative patency determination
- Surgical minor papilla sphincterotomy and sphincteroplasty
- Endoscopic minor papilla dilation and stenting
- Endoscopic minor papilla sphincterotomy