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In a vain attempt to maintain his normally even temper, my father would begin a long drive in our Rover 75, or indeed any tedious activity likely to last more than two hours, by presenting each of his children with an I-Spy book. Readers who grew up in 1960s Britain will recall I-Spy books.
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Washington scored a big fat "F" in education spending and an embarrassing "D-minus" in college readiness, according to the new "Quality Counts" state-by-state comparison published annually by Education Week magazine.
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The state scored a "C" in both childhood education and chance for success, but picked up a "B-plus" in funding equity, meaning the chasm between rich and poor school districts is relatively minor.
Washington did manage to collect one "A," in the category of economy and workforce, and the K-12 system was credited with being successful in work readiness, and offering career-tech diplomas.
Washington is not alone in receiving the sobering assessment. Only Maryland, in fact, according to Education Week's "Quality Counts" report, merited a "B-plus", with eight other states getting grades of "B" or "B-minus." South Dakota finished at the bottom of the overall list with a "D" grade.
Though the "C" grade is nothing to write home about, Washington can take some comfort -- cold comfort, perhaps -- that its neighbors states, Alaska, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, were all rated at "C-minus."
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The Café: Just up from the corner of Rainier Ave. S. and S. Henderson St., we find the Rainier Beach Deli & Café (8738 Rainier Ave. S., 760-4494). The owner apparently thought long and hard about Americans' consumption habits before opening what just might be the greatest hybrid business idea in the city.
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PrimalNathalie Gray"Lycan Warriors, Book Two"He's the worst of the bad, the deadliest weapon of them all, except to her.then he's the gentlest teddy bear.Liberty was the first member on Solomon's lycanthrope team of soldiers-for-hire. Her specialty is technology. She's seen every member join, some of them to stay, others to leave-permanently. One colleague has always managed to make her lose her legendary cool. Unlike her, Cupcake hails from a humble background, hasn't a credit to his name and lets people think he's just a mountain of muscle, all brawn and no brain. Liberty knows better and has lusted after the quiet, towering lycan with the serious eyes for years, silently wishing he'd just make his move. But he hasn't so far, even if there are days she swears there's a bit of fire in his pale eyes, a hint of longing in the way he glances at her when he thinks she's not looking.When things start to go deadly wrong, she realizes Cupcake drags behind a heavy past. A dangerous one. And with the stakes at their highest, with the enemy closing in, Cupcake's past can quickly destroy both their futures.
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"Hey (name)!~ I made that Tumblr thingy you told me about!" a smiling Spain greeted you.
"Really Antonio?! Omg, follow me already!" you laughed, walking up to him and his laptop, which was peppered with tomato stickers.
"Follow you? (name), I only just figured out how to post pictures. I've already posted pictures of me, you, and Lovi! I even put a few pictures of Lovi and I when he was a little chibi! Lots of people 'followed' me too! They said they were fans of the great Espagna!~" he cheered.
"Toni, don't post things to random people you don't know. So be careful with what you post, k?" you warn him. He nods and beams.
You spend a few minutes teaching Spain about the ways of Tumblr, you held back laughter at the clueless Spaniard.
Later, an angry Italian bursts through the door. You saw this coming.
"ANTONIO!!!!! WHY THE HELL DID YOU PUT PICTURES OF ME ON TUMBLR YOU BASTARD?!?!?!" Romano yells, carefully avoiding you and smacking the brunette on the head.
"Ow! Ow! Lovi~ I'm sorry~ You were just too cute~" he cries, rubbing the growing bump on his head. "I posted pictures of (name) too!~"
"But me as a chibi?! Come on Toni that is-a so-a fucking embarrassing!" Romano groans as his face reddens.
"It's okay Lovino, I'll watch and make sure he doesn't do anything stupid okay?" you giggle and pat the Italian's back. He huffs and crosses his arms.
"Fine, ragazza, but-a if he-a does something even more stupid, I'm-a blaming you."
You smile and nod as he takes his leave.
"(name), Anon-y-mouse wrote something I do not understand on a picture of me and little Lovi." he says, pointing to a comment on the laptop screen. You read it.
<-Anonymous: What the hell is this? Is he a pedophile or something?>
"A-non-y-mous, Toni, Anonymous. And what kind of comment is this?" you frown.
"(name), what does pee-do-phile mean?" he asks innocently.
"Pe-do-phile, Toni. And it means uhm… well, it mean someone who touches… children inappropriately." you say quietly. His face drops.
"Wha? I would never-" you cut him off with a smile.
"Don't take it to heart Antonio! There are always mean people on the internet! This jerk doesn't even know how heavy that word is. Man, teenagers these days, thinking 'rape' and 'pedophilia' is something to say so easily." you mumble. But you look back into his emerald irises. "Just ignore it. I get mean comments all the time. But, if it really bothers you… talk to me okay?" he nods slowly and you kiss his cheek.
"I gotta go, okay? Call me later!" you smile again and leave the spanish man's house. You slam the door quietly, still a bit uneasy about the situation. But you believed he could take this well, I mean, he was always with Romano right?
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Spain's POV
I yawned loudly and walked down the stairs, running my hand through my messy brown hair. I ate a few ripe tomatoes and decided to check Tumblr.
I booted the laptop (name) gave me for my birthday and found a desktop photo of (name) and I. I sighed and smiled, (name) was so cute.~
I opened my internet browser and typed in tumblr in the search browser.
<(72) notifications>
I clicked on the notification box and found many comments, I read each one carefully. I first found one on a picture of (name) and I.
<Anonymous: Damn, is he banging that chick? She is smokin'~>
'Banging'? I believe that (name) told me that was a rude was of sexual intercourse. I never understood American terms.
I just brushed it off, like (name) told me, but I was a bit irritated that they would talk about (name) in such a rude way.
I looked at another photo of me and Roma, I was smiling and of course my little Romano was pouting.
<Anonymous: Are they gay?>
<Anonymous: Wow, that spanish guy looks like a complete dumbass! lol.>
Gay? I did like Roma, and thought he was adorable but I kind of liked… (name).
My heart kind of tugged at the 'dumbass' part. Did I really look that stupid? In just a simple photo? I groaned a bit. Why were these people so mean?
I hesitantly clicked on the last comment, a picture of me and chibi Romano.
<Anonymous: WHAT A TOTAL PEDOPHILE!!!! DID HE FUCK THAT GUY WHEN HE WAS LITTLE? POOR KID. I'M NOT INTO GAY PORN, THANKS.>
My eyes stung a bit. I would never do that to Romano. I looked through other comments, posts, reblogs, etc. There were many nice comments, but also some mean ones. There were many 'pedophile' comments that I found.
I shut my computer quickly, enough of these comments… should I call (name)? No, I wouldn't want to really bother her.
~Next day~
Again, I looked through hundreds of nice comments but also many mean comments. Many mean comments degrading (name), Romano, and myself especially.
I bit my lip hard, closing my computer again. My phone rang a familiar ringtone that signaled Roma was calling. I picked up the phone slowly.
"Yes?" I said dully.
"What is wrong with you bastard? You don't sound cheery." my italian friend asks.
"What? Nothing is wrong Lovi~ Just tired is all." I laugh as real as possible.
"Hm, I know you idiot. Something is wrong I know it." he hisses.
"It's fine Lovi, just some mean comments. But I got over it okay!~"
"Whatever, bastard. But come over tomorrow at my place for some lunch with (name) and I. She wanted you to come over."
"Okay, mi tomate!~ See you tomorrow!~" I mustered a smile and hung up. I groaned and closed my computer, why were people so mean?
~Next day~
I frowned and opened my laptop once again, to find even more mean comments. Was it just me or were the 'pedophile' comments coming more and more.
My bottom lip trembled a bit before I realized hot tears streaked my cheeks. I started to sob and I ran to my bedroom and locked myself in a closet. God, I was such an idiot.
Your POV
"Where's Antonio?" you asked curiously. Romano huffed and glared at you.
"Hell if I know, that bastard sounded dull on the phone yesterday. Probably wasn't up for some lunch." he groaned.
"Toni? DULL? That'll happen when hell freezes over."
"Well, yah, it was weird for him completely."
"I think I'm gonna go check on the dork, something ain't right." you pout, zipping to the spaniards house in an instant.
~At Spain's House~
You burst through the door. "SPAIN!!~" you screamed. No answer.
You burst through each and every door in the mansion-like house, calling for the spanish man in each one at a loud volume.
You finished at his room, "ESPAGNA!!~" you yelled, again no answer. You were just about to walk out when you heard sniffling from your friends closet.
You ran up to the closet doors and flung them open, to find a crying Spain. Your heart broke at the sight of the sobbing spaniard. You fell to your knees and embraced him.
"Toni, what is wrong?" you ask, petting his brown curls.
"The 'pedophile' comments on the Tumblr thing, there were just, so many! I thought I could handle it, but I just couldn't! It wasn't like Lovino at all!" he whispered, clutching your (f/c) hoodie tightly.
"Why didn't you call me?" you asked, frowning deeply. His breath caught.
"I didn't want to annoy you."
"Annoy me? Whatever Antonio, like you could ever annoy me." you smile sadly, wiping away stray tears on his face and placing a soft kiss on his warm lips. His face heated up rapidly.
"What- You- Huh?" he stumbled.
"Antonio Fernandez Carriedo, I love you with all my heart and I want you to put these stupid people behind and remember that I am always here for you, kay'?" you place another kiss on his forehead and nose.
"Thank you (name). Te amo." he beams and kisses you again.
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This relates to my France fan fiction about "rape".
Again, pedophilia is a sensitive subject and shouldn't be used so lightly, especially calling one of our beloved Hetalia characters something like that.
If you want to read the rant I put for "rape" go to [link]
That rant is exactly the same for pedophilia.
The act or fantasy on the part of an adult of engaging in sexual activity with a child or children.
As real Hetalia fans would know, Spain would NEVER do such a thing. So please, respect this character and don't refer to him as a 'pedophile'.
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Again, pedophilia is a sensitive subject and shouldn't be used so lightly, especially calling one of our beloved Hetalia characters something like that.
If you want to read the rant I put for "rape" go to [link]
That rant is exactly the same for pedophilia.
The act or fantasy on the part of an adult of engaging in sexual activity with a child or children.
As real Hetalia fans would know, Spain would NEVER do such a thing. So please, respect this character and don't refer to him as a 'pedophile'.
Hetalia belongs to
Story belongs to
You belong to
Spain is a cutie! I would tell him that anyone who says something cruel about him is just being a total "puta"!
I ship SpaMano, but that doesn't make Spain a pedophile. They're countries. They couldn't do anything romantic if they were constrained by normal rules, so they shouldn't apply anyways, but their relationship happens after Lovi grows up. Spain is NOT a pedophile, RESPECT my poor tomato.
Ever since I came into the Hetalia fandom, I've noticed Spain was getting a lot of hate. He is literally one of the most adorable countries! What did he ever do to deserve to be called a pedophile?! He raised Romano! And he never said his childhood was bad! I just... can't... I'm so sick of people calling him that disgusting name! Spain only sees Romano as his son!
Seriously, does THIS look like the face of a pedo?!
No! That's the face of an adorable man who just loves churros and tomatoes and making people smile!
Seriously, does THIS look like the face of a pedo?!
No! That's the face of an adorable man who just loves churros and tomatoes and making people smile!
Those comments were stupid. If you raised a kid, were male and showed people pics of the kid, tthat makes you a pedo? Isnt that sexest? Gosh.
BITCHES ABOUT TO GET ATHROW DOWN! *pulls sleeves up and cracks knuckles
I feel so bad for poor Spain
In society, people tell us to shine. When we do act different, they shun you. Nicer than normal? For a child, that is fine, but when we grow up, we are called...names. I hereby promise that I will never do that. It's just plain cruel. Unless, of course, they actually do do that... But I know they won't, 'cause I have hope in humanity. Do your part. WHO IS WITH ME!?!?!
Ugh!!! This is what I hate!! People would always say that Spain, France, and Prussia are perverts/pedophiles/rapists. But they are not. Have people ever thought that if they were real (that would be awesome) and heard these comments. They would be broken inside. Crying. And locked themselves in their room. They have to read and listen to those horrendous things. I love hetalia and I hate it when people talk bout smack about the hetalia characters.
Oh. Oh. Oh. peoples about to get slapped if I ever hear this. :/
I hate it SO DAMN MUCH when people call Spain a pedo!!!! -3-
I really hate how some people think of Spain and a lot of the characters like that!
Spain is not a pedophile, France is not a rapist, Prussia is not a major pervert, Russia is not a psychopath, and Belarus is not an incestuous murderer!! I think that taking these things seriously about the characters is disrespectful to them and Himuruya!!!
I absolutely love Hetalia, and making light jokes about them is fine, but it can be really hurtful!!
Spain is not a pedophile, France is not a rapist, Prussia is not a major pervert, Russia is not a psychopath, and Belarus is not an incestuous murderer!! I think that taking these things seriously about the characters is disrespectful to them and Himuruya!!!
I absolutely love Hetalia, and making light jokes about them is fine, but it can be really hurtful!!
WHAT?! dum people DX SPAIN is so awesome pssh they just don't get him. Loved the story! sad but heart warming at the end
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....*pulls out a ak47* who are them dumb f*cks?! IM GOING TO SHOOT THEM! e_e i hate people who judge others cuz of stupid sh*t...GET TO KNOW THE DAMN PERSON AND THEN JUDGE EM! God...i want to hug toni...actually everyone on hetalia. I cant help but feel bad...-.- if only they knew that others had FEELINGS! Other than my rant, THIS WAS AMAZING! One of de best! I love you for writing this! here~
....*pulls out a ak47* who are them dumb f*cks?! IM GOING TO SHOOT THEM! e_e i hate people who judge others cuz of stupid sh*t...GET TO KNOW THE DAMN PERSON AND THEN JUDGE EM! God...i want to hug toni...actually everyone on hetalia. I cant help but feel bad...-.- if only they knew that others had FEELINGS! Other than my rant, THIS WAS AMAZING! One of de best! I love you for writing this! here~
totally agree with you. I would shoot those stupid people in a heart beat! XD
I agree with you on this one. I never thought of Spain as a pedophile, he really seems like a nice guy! France, in my opinion, is a ROMANTIC, NOT a rapist or pedophile or WHATEVER. I get so irritated when my friends refer to any of the Bad Touch Trio in this way, as it is really aggravating. I mean seriously, a dirty joke once in awhile is fine, but the stereotype reaches WAY too deep here. >:/
I agree with you completely. It's always annoyed me how people call Spain a pedophile, or France a rapist, or things like that. Those subjects are serious and should not be used lightly.
Thank you for writing this!
Thank you for writing this!
I really hate when people use such subjects lightly, like calling something gay when it's stupid, or calling someone a pedo like that. Thank you for this story, it's very good.
There really ARE mean people online.
I wrote a rant on haters... Spain was mentioned in the rant. It's obvious that I love the guy~ Poor thing! I just wanna hug him over and over and over and over and over and over and- You get it..
I hate those stupid comments about the BTT. It makes me so sad to see comments like that about anyone, real or fictional. I, despite them being derps, respect all of the BTT (and I am in love with Spain), and I'm sick of all of those comments.
I hate how people can the Bad Touch Trio perverts, rapists and pedos they don't deserve to be Hetalia fans
I SWEAR TO GOD IF SOMEONE EVER REFERS TO THE BTT AS RAPISTS PERVERTS OR PEDOS I WILL ANDJEHAKDSKjdkfkdkakndrn


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Do you clean your baby's ear. Like " picking the ear " ( not sure about the term ) meaning taking out the dirts that cumulates in the ear.
We didn't since his birth, recently we found that he has a lot of dirt in both ear, almost blocking the " path of the ear ", I try to use, ( what chinese usually use in cleaning ear ) a long stick with flat end to clear the ear dirt, he won't sit still and cover his ears. It feels dangerous. How do you handle this ?


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July 21st, 2010
We are, in fact, having a ball at Eatocracy today. A dear friend of the blog just confirmed that he's now free of testicular cancer, having caught it via a self-exam early enough to have surgery that kept it from advancing past Stage 1.
So why are we mentioning this on a food site? Because we're talking about it wherever we can in the hopes that the men we love will get over whatever hang-ups they have and perform a simple self-check once a month.
In honor of his diagnosis, we're planning to throw a bit of a ball - a hootenanny where we're considering meatball sliders, smoky whiskey balls (recipe below), cheese balls and other, uh, spherical food - so we have an excuse to celebrate our friends who've beat and/or are fighting cancer and to share information on testing and prevention with the dudes we adore.
How can you help?
Secondly, learn a heck of a lot more about the treatment, care, and, most importantly, prevention and detection of testicular cancer at CNN Health and for goodness sake, spread the word.
And go nuts - you might even consider hosting a party of your own.
Here's our recipe for Smoky Whiskey Balls
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. While the oven is heating, place the pecans in a bowl and pour enough bourbon on to cover them.
They should soak up a fair amount of liquid. Spread the pecans on a cookie sheet, and place in the oven until they start to smell toasty. Carefully remove them, and splash with a bit more bourbon. Once they're cool, crush them into small pieces.
While they're in the oven, crumb vanilla wafers in a food processor or by placing them in a sealed plastic bag and breaking down with a rolling pin. Approximately 8 ounces of cookies should make 2 cups.
Pour into a medium bowl and add the cooled pecans and combine them with the crumbs until they are thoroughly combined.
Stir in 1/4 cup of the cocoa and 1/4 cup of the confectioners' sugar until thoroughly incorporated, then the corn syrup and the 1/4 cup bourbon. Taste, and then add Scotch until there's a hint of smoky flavor throughout.
Combine the remaining 1/4 cups of cocoa and confectioners' sugar and place in a shallow dish. Roll the wet mixture into 3/4 inch balls and dredge in the sugar mixture to coat.
Store the balls in a sealed container for up to 5 days.
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The cheerleaders by crayonmaniacWatch
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nicely done
Worthy of the Sistine Chapel!..of cheerleaders. I like those short-shorts on the far right.
YOU are amazing.
oh thank you, nobody loves this work, yet it was so much work so thank you so much
now THAT is a rainbow as a rainbow should be - lol! Gorgeousness, my sweetie!!
thanks so much hon
it was a dark day today but indeed at the end of the day a rainbow appeared magically, it left me speechless in its great beauty
it was a dark day today but indeed at the end of the day a rainbow appeared magically, it left me speechless in its great beauty
woww...they are so beatiful!
you love them? omg that makes me so happy, nobody seems to love my pin-up that much, so thanks thanks so much hon
Stunning collection my dear friend. Love them all.A great job you have done, you are such a great artist
They are magnificent my friend, it was awesome to see them all come to life...
Love 'em all!
She's all very beautiful! <3
Errrr... They are all...
* Tired *
* Tired *
So beautiful all toghetter dear.
they're all so beautiful!
I am in awe of the incredible amount of work and detail you have put into these gorgeous cheer girls! It really does not hit you until you see them all together at the same time! Holy cow Christine! I just love this with all of your characters together! You have done such an amazing job! Very impressive and inspirational work my friend! Congratulations, you did it!! I'm so happy for you hon! weeeeee!


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Ogilvy PR Launches ACE, A Global Industry Analyst Community Engagement Service
NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ogilvy Public Relations (Ogilvy PR) today announced the launch of ACE (Analyst Community Engagement), a new global service designed to give technology companies an informed, strategic and measurable approach to industry analyst relations. Ogilvy PR's ACE service will be driven by a global team based in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, London, Hong Kong, Beijing, Singapore and Sydney."Analyst Relations is the most global of all the marketing disciplines," said Luca Penati, managing director of the Global Technology Practice at Ogilvy PR. "We believe that the analyst world consists of 'Deal Makers' and 'Perception Makers', and that the true value of AR is in knowing how to distinguish between the two, and tapping the right ones to influence sales cycles and purchase decisions as well as shift market attitudes through increased exposure." "Working with industry analyst and influencer communities is strategically important, particularly in emerging technology categories," said Dee Anna McPherson, vice president of marketing, Yammer. "Ogilvy PR's ACE service is compelling because it bases AR decision making on data and provides a baseline to measure effectiveness." Partnering with KCG, an analyst relations strategy firm serving the technology sector, Ogilvy PR has designed a new approach to analyst relations, creating ACE as a comprehensive solution for in-house AR departments that need to engage analysts locally, regionally and globally. "We have been partnering with Ogilvy PR on analyst relations projects for over six years," explained Stephen England, president and partner at KCG. "We share the same vision for AR, have trained and certified many of their practitioners, and seamlessly offer our mutual clients KCG's highly complementary targeting, training and research metrics services." England added, "It's great to now formalize this partnership under ACE. ACE builds on Ogilvy PR's analyst relations expertise, having worked with leading technology companies in the software, semiconductor, telecom and web services sectors."
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Portrait with Bird and Skull (Colour); celebration of lines and color, engaged in an ethereal creation from ART-BY-DOC ( Suggested by Ginryuzaki and Featured by jane-beata )
FUCK!! I like this a lot.
Sorry for the bad language, but you re the one to blame XD
Sorry for the bad language, but you re the one to blame XD
I love you're style !
Very pretty ^^
So very modest and sincere. So very captivating and truly unique.
very very cool! like the combo of images and sweet colouring!
Oh ... It's very pretty just like life and death - i love your idea very much! ^^
This i very,very,very good I really like it! ^_^ Keep up the awesome work! I just love the detail of it so moving!
Awesome lines!
Nice to see some colour in this now.
Beautiful~!!! Congrats on the DD!
hi art if u dont mid me asking but how did you make thins art work i LOVE it !!!
I originally started with a pencil drawing on paper. Then I scanned the sketch and added various layers of colour using photoshop. Many of the layers added are from photographs of my own paintings. I'm planning on having this printed as an edition on fine art paper and working into it further with acrylic paints.
very nice work
Very lovely.
this is beautiful! love it!
It would look amazing on a T-shirt! Well done!
Thanks! I'm talking with a t-shirt company at the moment with regards to this piece. Check out my social media for any updates in the near future
So amazing.
I Love it!
I Love it!
This is so dynamic!
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Amazing! *O*
I have seen this on tumblr.... just without the colors. Is this really your artwork???
Indeed it is I made the original sketch, then reworked the piece again in colour. Here's a link to my original drawing: art-by-doc.deviantart.com/art/…
Absolutely breathtaking!


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Deputy hurt in crashBy Gordon Dritschilo
Staff Writer | January 28,2013A Rutland County Sheriffs deputy was hurt in a crash in Killington on Sunday.
Vermont State Police said Deputy Jayson Flood, 33, was taken to Rutland Regional Medical Center for unknown back, neck, and head injuries after his cruiser, a 2006 Ford Crown Victoria, was involved in a collision with a 2002 Jeep Wrangler.
A hospital spokeswoman said Floods condition was fair Sunday evening.
Police said Flood was driving east on Route 4 near Pico ski area at around 2:45 p.m. and the Jeep, driven by Andrew J. Palmer, 37, of Rutland, was behind him.
Flood activated his emergency lights and veered right in preparation to make a U-turn, according to police, but Palmer tried to drive around him rather than obey and utilize caution when emergency vehicle lights were activated.
The cruiser sustained severe damage to the drivers side, according to police, while the Jeep sustained dents and scrapes to its passenger side.
Police said speed and alcohol were not factors in the crash. They did not indicate why Flood was making the U-turn. A dispatcher for the Rutland County Sheriffs Department said they could not comment on the crash as it was still under investigation by state police.
The Vermont State Police were assisted by members of the Rutland County Sheriffs Department, Rutland City Police Department, Regional Ambulance Service, and the Killington Ski Resort.
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My SIL gives my neice (1 1/2) Arizona Sweet Tea in her sippy cup all the time. I asked about it once and she told me that juice gives her diaper rash and she won't drink water.
I haven't said anything because I'm not a fan of rocking the boat but this bugs me to no end. The tea has so much sugar and caffine in it that it just doesn't seem like it can possibly be good for my neice (esp her teeth).
My question is would you give this to your kid and I'm not talking about a sip from your glass, I'm talking about all day it's baby food and tea.


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Darkout is a sandbox, with strategy and survival components. One of the clearest influences present in the game comes from titles like Minecraft or Terraria, sandbox platformers where the player can build up facilities and modify his environment at will. But in Darkout there are some interesting points that make it worth to look at, starting by the importance that light has in the game. System Requirements -OpenGL Graphics card that can display at least 1024x768 res (Nvidia 8000 series or better) -2 Gig Ram -Fully compatible with Windows XP SP3 / Vista / Windows 7 -Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo 1.3 Ghz or Better -2.5 Gig HDD Space -.NET Framework 2.0 DARKOUT GREENLIGHT PAGE: bit.ly/195QTUS Darkout Gameplays / Tutorials playlist on Youtube (daily updates): bit.ly/155YwGW Darkout F.A.Q.s bit.ly/15A5lxu
Updated review for version 1.2: After this update the game feels a lot more finished and playable. There are upgrades everywhere: visuals, lighting, user interface, game world. The starting tutorial is also welcome for new players. There *are* still bugs -- for instance, right at the beginning I dropped my gun and could not pick it up. Still, it has evolved into a more inviting sandbox/exploration game now.
Previous review: An interesting concept... I am a fan of Terraria and a game like that but in a sci-fi setting is a dream. However, current version is still very unstable. At first I could not play at all, then for some reason I started being able to load up games... at times. For this reason I still cannot rate this higher than a five out of ten.
Darkout is basically a game that wants to be Terraria but have what they consider to be nicer graphics. The game is fine and good and you'll notice I have given it 7 out of 10. I will just concentrate on the things I think need attention but that doesn't mean it's a "bad review".
It's true that the lighting effects in particular are very nice. It feels as if visibility and clarity is sacrificed though.
A general point is that there seems to be not enough feedback in the game. For example when you hover your spade over the ground, the squares that will be dug up are clearly highlighted. When you are going to chop down a tree though, it's not highlighted. This is the same as Terraria. At least in Terraria though, when you are chopping the tree you get visual indication of it through particles flying off. With this you get a sound but that's it- it's almost as if you are swinging the axe at the air.
Some things in the world like a door or a bed have ghost copies of themselves when you try to place them so you can easily see where they can and can't go. Other things like torches don't, and it's often hard and frustrating to place them.
It also seems that some things you place can be removed in the world and some, like torches, can't. This is annoying when you accidentally place torches you didn't want to place, which I suppose is something I will get used to with time.
Overall it's a good game though. If you like the idea of Terraria but hate pixel graphics you will be all over it. It does seem a bit too similar to Terraria at least to me at this early stage though.
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Took it out for its maiden voyage last night:
Took it out for its maiden voyage last night:
CanadianGiant...you have not embraced the dark side until you flip that stem!
nice bike!
Here's my Giant TCR Advanced SL.
PRO Vibe7s bar and Romin Evo Expert saddle.
First ride tonight was so smooth compared to my Sequoia!
I'm out of town right now but my LBS just finished building my new bike...they sent me a pic, it sucks to be away
Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice...
Colnago C59/SR-EPS, Colnago K Zero/R-EPS, Ridley Helium/SR11, Marinoni Leggero/Duracci, Richey Swiss X/Chorus11
Just picked up my Jamis Xenith Elite and moved my Quarq over as well. Racing it Sunday! First pic has my 38mm tubies, very hilly race!
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Had some modification's done by the LBS, (LakeShore Schwinn) awesome guys
R600 Wheelset
10 speed rear
Compact FSA crank
Carbon seat post, handlebar, brake levers
Ultegra, FD & rear
105 brakes
FD-770 Flat Bar Shifters
GATORHARDSHELLS 700 x 23c
Bike weight was a little more than expected : 20.5 pounds
I love riding with Flatbars, this bike turned out GREAT.
Handles good, with fast starts, easy on my back, smooth riding, perfect for an all around town bike,
Really pleased with the mods.
My 2012 Fuji Altamira 2.0...
I bought a trainer yesterday and was messing around in the house with my bike, thought it'd be cool to get a picture of it in front of my other hobby but it didn't com out all that well. Need to get a proper photo outside.
^ Nice looking Fuji. The one fish looks pretty impressed
2012 Scott CR1 Team
2011 Felt Z-85
2005 Jamis Durango Sport
The fish were trying to attack it when I first leaned it against the tank.
I may be fat but I'm slow enough to make up for it.
It is a 450g with pbass, 2 motoro rays (breeding pair), an indo dat, a tiger shovel nose catfish and a lima shovel nose catfish.
I also have a 210g growout which is home to 4 chocolate cichlids, 8 geo cichlids (2 different varieties) and a baby motoro ray.
I have a 120g which is home to a couple bichirs and a sun catfish - tank is pretty empty.
And last but not least, I have a 1500g pond in the backyard with 12 koi and 10 turtles of various varieties.
My partner and I work in the pet industry so we have a bit of a zoo at our house.
I may be fat but I'm slow enough to make up for it.
I got my rays from Rapps, he's a great guy, always lets me know when he's getting in good fish. I almost bought some rare rays from him, but I couldn't bring myself to drop $3k on fish.
I have two empty 55's out in the garage for quarantine tanks as well. When I get into a hobby, I tend to immerse myself in it and blow every extra dollar I have on it...hence the brand new Fuji a month after I bought a fixed gear....after not riding since high school.
wassup guys!
Here's my roadie...
basically an old foil with da 9000. hope you like it!
mabuhay! :)
^ Looks great!
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King County Prosecutor Mary Barbosa infuriated Michael Robb's family when she accepted a "not guilty by reason of insanity" plea from his killer, Samson Berhe.
State Senator Mike Carrell, R-Lakewood, is frustrated that current law allows for only two options when someone either admits to a crime or a jury decides they committed one--find them guilty and throw them in prison or find them insane and let them off the hook via a trip to Western State Hospital. Carrell claims there are people at the Tacoma-based mental health facility who "may think the Devil or God told them this is what they should do, but they are fully able to plan and know the effects of what they're doing."
Rather than let those people go into the mental health care system while being found innocent of a crime, he'd like to see them found "guilty but mentally ill", sending them into prison, but with more concerted efforts at mental health treatment and supervision on release. Today he introduced Senate Bill 5253[PDF] to create that third option.Barbosa says she really had no choice in Berhe's case. If he went to prison, he'd have minimal treatment for the drug-fueled schizophrenia that led to incidents escalating from pouring water through the house to "wash away the devil", to threatening his family, and finally murdering Robb. Not only that, but Barbosa says he'd be eligible for parole in about 20 years. "He would have been a very young, dangerous man getting out around 40," Barbosa said at the time.
Carrell's bill is in part to deal with what he sees as a miscarriage of justice, but he says he's also hoping to sell legislators on the other side of the aisle on the idea that there will be more options for mental health treatment in jails. He adds that he expects liberals to like the idea that the law could be used to prevent mentally ill people from going into Western State where, without a set release date, they might remain for the rest of their lives.
But Carrell appears to be wrong about any cross-aisle hand holding.
"I gotta tell you, this is a non-starter," says Sen. Adam Kline, D-Seattle, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. (The bill will actually be heard before the Human Services and Corrections Committee, the chair of that committee, James Hargrove, hasn't reviewed the bill yet.)
Kline says Carrell's bill crosses an ideological divide by criminalizing mental illness. He adds that insanity defenses are rare due to the strict standards used to measure it. Everyone found guilty, many of them also suffering from some kind of mental health issue, are already in prison, which is where Carrell's bill would put them. "The largest population of mentally ill people is not in Western State, it's in the jail."
Rather than pass legislation changing the criminal plea and sentencing laws, Kline wants to see a bill putting more money toward treating the mental illnesses in the currently incarcerated population. Though in this year of drastic budget cuts, such a bill would face some pretty steep hurdles of its own.
But Kline doesn't really see Carrell's bill as a serious attempt at legislation anyway. "When this bill dies, which it probably will, they will blame Democrats in November 2010 for being soft on crime," he says. "It's not about real social policy."


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I am become death, The Shatterer of Worlds. — J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Yay, this group is back!!!!
HAARP isn't a weapon though... Anyone who thinks it is is probably retarded. It uses a metric fucton of antennas to bounce radio waves off of the ionosphere. The reason why people think it's a weapon is because sometimes, while being used, it makes an aurora. It's no more a weapon than your car's radio antenna being a weapon.
For more honest to God information, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Frequency_Active_Auroral_Research_Program
The barrel of a tank looks like a tube. Does it make the "tube" less dangerous?
^^.....ok, the pic shouldnt be labelled as 'haarp weapon'
but if you take 'your cars radio antenna' and ram the sharp end into someones chest,...then it is a weapon
i think that is the point, what it could be used for
fission was first reseached for its potent as a fuel source....right?


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Parr's slight changes yielding big results in batter's box
Editor's note: The Daily Illini sports desk sits down Sunday nights and decides which Illinois athlete or coach is our Illini of the Week. Student-athletes and coaches are evaluated by individual performance and contribution to team success.
Sitting in the clubhouse at Illinois Field this past week, Justin Parr has his arms extended across the couch, a huge rip in his pants along his right knee. He's watching the Cubs game before practice. He seems, for this moment at least, to not have a care in the world.
That is, until he has to go outside to have his photo taken, and he's worried about having to wear a helmet. He thinks helmets make him look stupid.
But Parr is most dangerous when he's wearing a helmet and standing in the batter's box. He's the last person that ends up looking stupid.
Parr is hitting .407, leading his team in hits, RBIs, slugging percentages and extra base hits. He's currently riding a career-high 13-game hitting streak and has a hit in 23 of Illinois' 25 games this season. This past weekend against Oakland, Parr hit his first home run of the season, two doubles and had two stolen bases while driving in six runs. He hit .500 over the four-game series.
In a 6-2 win against Missouri in the Battle at Busch on Tuesday, Parr added two stolen bases and a two-for-four performance for his 13th multi-hit game of the season.
"Everyone goes through that time where (they feel like) every pitcher's average, and you're going to smoke it every time you go up there," said Jordan Parr, his twin brother and Illinois' left fielder.
Head coach Dan Hartleb gives Justin Parr credit for being more mature. That may be true, as he's now a senior in his third season with Illinois after transferring from Parkland Community College, but he says he doesn't feel much different than last year. He's having more fun, laughing more in the dugout and being able to roam freely in center field, where he likes the fact that no one can call him off a fly ball.
Parr didn't describe himself as locked-in but, instead, more relaxed than he's ever been.
"There's no pressure on you," he said. "You're not going: 'I need to get a hit. I need to do this or do that.' ... When you're just feeling it, you don't really think about it. Your mind is blank."
"His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord." -Matthew 25:23 (King James Version)
Parr spent this past summer playing for the Rochester Honkers of the Northwoods League, where he worked on his batting stance. He wanted to take better advantage of his speed and athleticism. Parr felt as if 2012 was a bit of a down year, as his average dropped from .317 in his first season to .290. The rest of his numbers didn't change much from the first season, but Parr felt like it was time for a change, albeit a minor one. He's standing up taller in the batter's box, a full 6-foot-2 with almost no bend in his knees. It allows him to swing down and get on top of the ball more easily.
That stance almost eliminates the potential for home run power, but he's OK with that. Parr's not a home run hitter, but he'll run into one every once in a while, like this past Friday when he pulled a no-doubter over the right field wall in the first inning. He prefers the double he smashed into the gap during his next at-bat, or a single right back up the middle. Parr thought he swung at too many balls in the dirt and hit too many lazy fly balls last year, and he wants to turn those into ground balls that he has a chance to beat out with his speed.
It's unusual that he would make the change himself without really consulting anyone.
He rarely even remembers any of his at-bats.
If he can't remember the good at-bats, then he won't remember the bad ones, either. And a short memory in a game in which the batter fails more often than not is important. In college, he'll rarely have to face the same pitcher in more than one game, so he's able to get away with it.
Assistant coach Eric Snider has helped Parr become a much more patient hitter this season, working deep into the count and waiting for the exact pitch he wants to hit. It also results in more than a couple glares back at the umpire when he sees a called strike he doesn't like.
Parr is naturally an aggressive hitter, just like his twin brother Jordan and their older brother Josh, who is now in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
"We always feel you can hit a pitch," Justin Parr said.
But nearly everything else in his routine is the same. He's a devout Christian who still makes time for a small prayer before games. He'll show up the park 30 minutes before everyone else arrives to hit balls off the tee with Jordan. With every swing he takes in batting practice, he's thinking "middle," not trying to hit the ball the other way or pull anything.
He wears a black bracelet on his left wrist with white lettering that says "I am second" because God is first. He never removes the bracelet or the chain with a cross he wears around his neck.
Underneath the bill of his cap, he writes "Romans 8:28 and Matthew 25:23".
Parr touches the same five points on the plate every time he walks into the batters box, making an imaginary Cross across the plate — outside, inside, top, bottom, middle. Same way, every time.
"I've done that since I was in sixth grade," he says through a laugh. "I don't why, I cover the whole plate?"
He pauses and laughs again.
"I probably can't, but I probably think I can."
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." -Romans 8:28 (King James Version)
The start of this season is not about redemption, at least Parr doesn't appear to want it to be. But in a way, it is.
Parr remembers what happened last summer. Scouts told him he could get drafted as high as the fifth round in the MLB's First-Year Player Draft, but he knew that high was likely a pipe dream. He'd heard 10th round, more realistic, but still a bit of a stretch. Round 15 or 20, almost certainly. But those rounds passed and he never got a phone call, never saw his name flash across the computer screen. He wasn't selected in the 40-round draft.
This was his dream, ever since he was a little kid, to grow up and play Major League Baseball.
Outwardly, he only expressed excitement because Jordan was selected in the 26th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers. The twins' father, Cam, said Justin was happier for Jordan than Jordan was for himself.
So he's dealt with the situation well. He didn't pout, and he chalked it up as a part of God's plan for him. But even after he'd hit his first home run of the season this past Friday, he's greeted with questions from a reporter about not being drafted. His demeanor changes just slightly before he answers. He pauses and chooses his words much more carefully then he already does.
"You don't get sick of (answering those questions)," Parr said Monday, "But there's just times where you're just like, 'I'm ready for that to be done with and kind of over,' and you want to play and have a good season."
If he continues putting up numbers like he has this season, he'll almost certainly hear his name called for the draft this summer.
Then, in a way, he'll finally be able to relax.
Jamal can be reached at email@example.com and @jamalcollier.
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Saudi banks not threatened by Saad fiasco
The governor of Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency (SAMA) said that Saad and Algosaibi Groups' $22 billion debt poses no threat to the nation's banking system. What?
September 2, 2009 10:10 by Adnan Jaber
Muhammad Al-Jasser, governor of Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), said Tuesday that the debts of business conglomerates Saad Group and Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Bros did not pose any major threat to Saudi banks.
"There is no systemic risk on the Saudi banking system from the debts of these two firms. Profitability, however, could be affected," Al-Jasser told reporters.
Saad and Algosaibi are embroiled in a legal battle in the United States after defaulting on debts, with some bankers warning the total cost of write-downs may hit $22 billion and affect around 120 banks.
The comments are Al-Jasser's first on the issue since the two groups' problems came to light in late May when SAMA froze the accounts of Saad's Chairman Maan Al-Sanea, a decision that he has never confirmed or commented upon.
"The government has taken a decision since these two firms may affect the business sector in the Kingdom, and its reputation and position," Al-Jasser said. "The government has set up a special committee to look into the two firms, follow the situation of these two firms and take appropriate action."
The committee is submitting its reports to "the higher authorities in the government," he added.
He did not provide any additional information.
"These two firms are family-owned, they are not banks licensed by the central bank or the Capital Market Authority. So it is not up to us to deal with the issue of these two firms," Al-Jasser added. Algosaibi is suing Al-Sanea for fraud in a case involving allegations of $10 billion in loan irregularities.
"Within the Kingdom, we have not noticed any financial irregularities. We are not responsible for what happens outside the Kingdom," Al-Jasser said.
The SAMA governor said he expected "a minor decrease" in profits of Saudi banks in the third quarter of this year.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- LaDainian Tomlinson spent most of the
game bundled up in a parka on the sideline on a freezing, windy
day, his injured left knee unable to provide the moves that make
him one of the NFL's most exciting players.
The pain Philip Rivers felt from his sprained right knee was
matched by the two interceptions he threw.
Combine the two, and that was not going to get the job done
against the undefeated New England Patriots.
The aching San Diego Chargers did what most people thought they
would do in the AFC Championship Game. They lost, 21-12, as the
Patriots improved to 18-0 and advanced to their fourth Super Bowl
in seven seasons.
"It's unfortunate we didn't come through today,'' Rivers said.
"It's probably a lot closer than everybody expected. Not
necessarily us; we expected to win.''
To have a legitimate chance at a huge upset, Norv Turner's team
needed to have all its star players healthy.
It didn't.
A week after spraining his left knee in an upset win at
Indianapolis, Tomlinson re-injured it on the game's first play from
scrimmage. He carried again on the next play, then didn't touch the
ball again until catching a short screen pass from Rivers on the
next drive.
LT didn't have his usual burst and he knew he was finished.
"Sometimes your body tells you it ain't going to happen,'' said
Tomlinson, the two-time NFL rushing champion and the 2006 league
MVP. "So you've got to listen to your body. Obviously I wanted to
play, but if I did try to play I would be hurting my team because I
didn't have any explosiveness, and I wouldn't have been myself.
"It's just been two bad weeks for me,'' he added. "I usually
don't take shots like that. It just happened today.''
Tomlinson's knee injury originally was described as a
hyperextension. He said Sunday that he has a sprained medial
collateral ligament.
Tomlinson had a sore knee and could return.
He didn't.
"It's obvious that I couldn't play,'' Tomlinson said. "If I
could have played, I would have been in there.''
Tomlinson said he felt "helpless'' as he watched the Chargers
settle for four field goals by Nate Kaeding.
"I'm kind of at a loss for words,'' Tomlinson said.
Of the three big-name Chargers who were hurt coming in,
Tomlinson seemed to have the best chance to play. He finished with
two carries for five yards and one catch for 1 yard. Tomlinson
rushed for only 75 yards in three playoff games.
"He really couldn't get started,'' Turner said. "He went and
tried to go and just didn't have the power to push off.''
In relief of Tomlinson, Michael Turner ran for 65 yards on 17
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helped bail out the Chargers during their 28-24 win at
"They have great depth at that position and you saw those guys
make great plays last week,'' Patriots coach Bill Belichick said.
"Tomlinson's a great player and there's no question about his
ability and the things he can do.''
Rivers also was hurt at Indianapolis, injuring both the medial
collateral and anterior cruciate ligaments in his right knee.
Rivers started despite being listed as doubtful on the injury
report, and Pro Bowl tight end Antonio Gates played for the second
straight week with a dislocated left big toe.
second quarter, and the Patriots turned one of the turnovers into a
Rivers released the ball as he was being tripped deep in his own
territory and was picked off by Asante Samuel, giving the Patriots
the ball at the San Diego 24. Two plays later, Tom Brady hit Jabar
Gaffney on a 12-yard TD pass.
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Chris Chambers and was picked off by Ellis Hobbs. The Patriots
ended up punting. Rivers had thrown only four interceptions during
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and play well.''
The Chargers were inside the Patriots' 20-yard line three times
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field goals.
Not scoring touchdowns "kills you,'' Rivers said. "Turn those
into touchdowns, I know it's a what-if game, but then it's a
different story, the whole second half. They're looking up at us,
instead of us at them.
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