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Oklahoma City Thunder notebook: Kevin Martin misses Suns game with the flu
Thunder sixth man Kevin Martin missed Sunday's game with flu-like symptoms. It was only his second game out of the lineup this season.
Martin, who ranks third on the team in scoring with 15.3 points per game, also missed a Dec. 20 game at Minnesota with a right thigh contusion. The Thunder lost that game and saw its second unit struggle without its anchor. But even in a blowout win Sunday, the Thunder's bench scoring took a severe hit, much like that Minnesota contest.
Through three quarters against Phoenix, the Thunder's reserves had scored just three points.
Martin accompanied the team on the road trip but did not attend the game. A team spokesman said Martin remained at the team hotel because of his illness.
Thabo Sefolosha scored a season-high 20 points against the Suns and made a career-high five 3-pointers in 34 minutes.
Sefolosha made seven of 11 shots and added three rebounds and three assists.
It was the second straight game that Sefolosha has scored at least 18 points, the first time in his career that he has done so.
"Guys stepped up. That's what makes us a good team," said Thunder coach Scott Brooks. "His defensive effort and his offense was at a high level on both ends of the floor. He was making shots and making their guards have difficult shots."
The Thunder swept the four-game series with the Suns, winning by an average of 22.3 points.
Though the Thunder eventually cruised to a 97-69 win in Sunday's game, playing Phoenix twice in three days was said to be a tough challenge.
"It's a mental focus game," said Kendrick Perkins. "It's hard playing a team back-to-back. It's almost a playoff test. They kind of know you and you know them, so you just got to make sure you come out with the right mind-set and mental focus and just execute the game plan."
The Thunder led by as many as 35 points and never trailed against the Suns.
Sunday's game against the Suns was Reggie Jackson's 26th straight contest as the primary backup point guard after taking over the job from Eric Maynor on Dec. 20.
If anyone was searching for hints as to what Brooks might have in mind with that spot going forward, Sunday's game perhaps shed a sliver of light onto the coach's thinking.
Maynor manned the backup job for the first 25 games. Since Brooks prides himself on being fair with his players, the possibility that Jackson might have been on the same 25-game trial is not out of the question. But with Jackson still going strong in his 26th game, it could mean the competition for the permanent job has been decided for now.
Thunder guard Jeremy Lamb was inactive Sunday while he continues to recover from a low back strain. … Perkins, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant sat out for the entire fourth quarter for the fourth straight game. … Perkins and Goran Dragic were called for a double technical foul with 1.3 seconds remaining in the second quarter. … The Thunder is now 16-9 on the road. … The Suns turned the ball over 23 times, one shy of tying an opponent high for the Thunder. OKC scored 25 points off those turnovers.
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U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman says the National Park Service is the agency best suited to handle long-term management of the Valles Caldera National Preserve in northern New Mexico.
The New Mexico Democrat made the comment Wednesday after a committee hearing on legislation that directs the agency to take over management of the preserve in a way that protects the area's natural and cultural resources.
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Lt. Gov. John Sanchez is recovering from surgery to remove his gall bladder.
A spokesman for Sanchez said Thursday the elective surgery was performed Monday at an Albuquerque hospital and the lieutenant governor was sent home the next day. He's been working at home and plans to return to his office next week.
Spokesman Mark Van Dyke said the lieutenant governor experienced pain in his abdomen Sunday night. It was decided that his gall bladder should be removed because it could cause more problems in the future.
Sanchez, 48, was elected in November. He was the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 2002, but lost to Democrat Bill Richardson in the general election.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House panel voted Wednesday to limit President Barack Obama's authority to reduce the nation's nuclear arsenal and implement a U.S.-Russia arms control treaty overwhelmingly approved by the Senate last December.
Over the objections of the Defense Department and Democrats, the House Armed Services Committee approved a series of amendments directly related to the commander in chief's ability to make nuclear weapons reductions.
Lunch with a leader
Lunch with a Leader, featuring Acting County Administrator Randy Autio, will be at 11:45 a.m. Thursday at Central Avenue Grill. To reserve a spot, call Karyl Ann Armbruster at 661-6605.
Brown bag concert
The Albuquerque and Four Corners Pipes and Drums will perform a Brown Bag concert at 12:05 p.m. Friday at Fuller Lodge
Bear Aware
Los Alamos Master Gardeners present "Bear Aware," at 7 p.m. Thursday at Fuller Lodge. The talk will focus on the basics of co-existing with bears in a rural environment.
DPU meeting
The Board of Utilities will have a special meeting at 11:45 a.m. Thursday at 133 Central Park Square.
Through May 27 at Mesa Public Library, the community can visit the Los Alamos Historical Society's exhibit "Stephen Stoddard in World War II: One Soldier's Story" at Mesa Public Library. The exhibit depicts the war time experiences of WWII veteran Steve Stoddard of Los Alamos.
He and Hedy Dunn of the Los Alamos Historical Society created the exhibit and Stoddard spoke of his war years during a presentation Tuesday night at Fuller Lodge.
Stoddard is probably known to most residents as a retired colleague from Los Alamos National Laboratory, former state senator, supporter of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, former Army reservist and officer and a perfect gentlemen and esteemed supporter of Los Alamos and New Mexico.
There aren't any significant revelations in the redacted version of the final report released by the County Attorney's Office concluding an investigation into alleged pornography downloaded from county computers last fall.
First Line Resources out of Albuquerque investigated county IT department findings in which eight computers at the Los Alamos Fire Department's Station 3 in White Rock had "user-accessed photos that could be in breach of Los Alamos County Information Technology Security Policy."
The report states that 32 local firefighters were initially linked to the investigation by their computer user profiles, which indicated they may have accessed inappropriate photographic materials.
Charter Review Committee members recommended that the Los Alamos government's structure remain unchanged during a county council work session Tuesday.
Structure of Government Subcommittee Chair Kyle Wheeler said, "(When) we got down to business, we really picked apart this issue."
During its April 11 meeting, the Charter Review Committee voted 8-1 to continue the charter discussions within the context of the current council/county administrator form of government with the potential for making some changes within that structure.
Committee member Skip Dunn cast the sole opposing vote at that meeting.
Seven people stepped forward by Tuesday's noon deadline to fill the remaining 19 months of Rep. Jeannette Wallace's House District 43 term. Wallace died from illness in April.
She served two decades in the New Mexico state legislature. Wallace has been described as a tireless advocate for the people of Los Alamos, Sandoval, and Santa Fe counties.
Those vying to replace her are two sitting county councilors, a former councilor, a former school board member, a forest association official from La Cienega and two local Democrats who vied for Republican Wallace's seat in the last election.
Kailey Thwaits, 3, enjoys a large scoop of orange sherbet from the safety of her father, Los Alamos Fire Department Driver Engineer James Thwaits' arms during Tuesday's annual Haagen Dazs free ice cream cone event at Dan's Café. Owner Dan Serna said he distributed 2,000 scoops of ice cream at this year's event, in which firefighters, police, Los Alamo National Bank and others participated.
Also Tuesday, Melissa Romero of Los Alamos National Bank serves ice cream to event goers at Dan's Café Tuesday including Fire Chief Doug Tucker and Police Chief Wayne Torpy.
G-Ball has been described as golf's version of T-Ball. Los Alamos Recreation Division has been awarded a grant for the Starting New at Golf (SNAG) G-Ball pilot program.
Los Alamos County is one of a select handful of communities in the U.S. to receive the grant. The National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) awarded the grants, which totaled $180,000. Los Alamos is still awaiting word on the dollar amount it will receive, Recreation Programs Manager Diane Marquez said.
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text: January 3rd was the last day travelers using RFD will be able to use Northwest Airlines. The company and the airport are cutting ties. Bob O'Brien the airports Executive Director says after a lot of talk both sides have decided to part ways. Here's some background for you, in the past months Northwest numbers had fallen. In September, the company filed for bankruptcy. TransMeridian pulled out in late September. Last month, United announced it's coming to RFD. But only days later, Hooters announced it was considering leaving but it has hence decided to stay put at least for now.


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Libertine Makeup, New York Fashion Week S/S 2012
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Johnson Hartig's Libertine spring collection favored black and white screen prints over a traditional spring palette. Aggressive circles and stripes in structured silhouettes mixed with controversial typographical prints for a refreshingly edgy spring runway.
"The beauty look at Libertine is inspired by an edgy girl influenced by graphic '60s prints," said Maybelline New York Global Makeup Artist Charlotte Willer. "Skin is completely bare and natural. Eyes are dark and smoky. The lips reflect a light from within."
All focus was on the eyes, so Charlotte opted for bare skin without blush or foundation. She first created smoky definition with Maybelline Line Express Eyeliner in Ebony Black all around the upper and lower lid. She then layered Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner in Blackest Black on top of the pencil into a cat eye shape. Charlotte swiped on Maybelline Color Sensational High Shine Lipcolor in Glisten Up Pink for just a hint of color, and finished with a nourishing layer of Maybelline Baby Lips Lip Balm in Quenched.
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Natalie Portman Turns Up the Heat on 'Top Chef'
Did y'all catch last night's episode of Top Chef? I admit, I do watch from time to time but their dishes are usually pretty, well, flesh-filled, and I can only take so much of that before I start yelling at the screen.
So last night, the always lovely and newly twenty-year vegetarian turned vegan activist Natalie Portman was the guest judge … you can see where this is going, can't you? (Warning: If you haven't watched it yet, there are a few spoilers ahead.)
The "Quickfire Challenge" was about creating TV dinners that were inspired by iconic TV shows, and were of course, all meat-based. Then they announced that the "Elimination Challenge" would be at judge Tom Colicchio's Vegas steakhouse, Craftsteak … yay, more dead animals, right? Wrong!
Enter Ms. Portman who quickly told the anxious chefs, "I love food. I love eating. I'm pretty adventurous with flavors and different cuisines and the one thing is, I'm a vegetarian." Yes!
Now I won't give everything away in case some of you haven't watched the episode (you must though, it's a good one!) but let's just say, she taught the chefs a thing or two. And score one for the animals!
P.S. Natalie says that it was an advance copy of Jonathan Safran Foer's new book Eating Animals that made her go vegan. For me it was all about the cruelty to animals that I learned about by watching videos like Meet Your Meat. What made you decide to stop eating animals or to make the switch from vegetarian to vegan?


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Escape the bustle of Marseille with a 4-hour tour of bohemian Aix-en-Provence. Board a comfortable coach for the short northbound ride through the vibrant Provençal countryside. With your friendly guide, you'll stroll Aix's picturesque streets, viewing centuries-old private mansions, elaborate fountains, shops and cafés. Then enjoy a walk on your own or visit Cezanne's famous art studio (own expense).
- See the Fountain of the Preachy, Albertas Square and Saint Sauveur Cathedral with your guide
- Discover the chic shops and charming cafes of Aix en Provence
- Visit Cézanne's artist workshop (additional fee)
- Travel in an air-conditioned vehicle
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What You Can Expect
Delight in the charm of Aix-en-Provence with a leisurely 4-hour city tour. Your excursion begins with morning pickup from Marseille Vieux Port (Old Port), where you'll meet your guide and board the air-conditioned coach for short ride north through the charming Provençal countryside.
Disembark near Cours Mirabeau, Aix's chic central thoroughfare lined with 17th- and 18th-century mansions. Snap memorable photos of the rich architecture and artistic accents as you make your way to Vieil Aix (Old Town). In this seductive and historic center, you'll accompany your guide through the winding streets and explore charming boutiques, cafés and markets. Admire spectacular fountains such as the Four Dolphins Fountain and the Place d'Albertas fountain, and grand venues like Cardeurs Square, Saint Sauveur Cathedral and Hôtel de Ville (City Hall).
Afterwards, enjoy some free time and perhaps visit the Atelier Paul Cézanne at Les Lauves (own expense), the final studio of Aix's famous son. View the preserved space and attend an exclusive art workshop.
Your 4-hour tour ends with a scenic ride back to the departure point in Marseille.
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Well worth the money. Lovely day with an excellent guide. Highly recommended!
September 2015
Aix en Provence was beautiful and we really enjoyed ourselves. The Cours Mirabeau is quite peaceful and is perfect for a walk in the sunshine. This tour is more of a self-guided walking tour so bring good shoes and your camera. Our guide, Cédric, was a joy and helped make this a great afternoon. You will wish you had more time to spend in Aix en Provence!
October 2014
We had a wonderful tour with our guide, Lea. There were just the two of us on this tour! Our guide accompanied us on a walking tour and then we had about 60-90 minutes to explore on our own. It was a good overview of Aix but you would definitely need more time to see everything. This met our expectations and more!
September 2014
Great tour! Very knowledgeable and personable guide! We loved it!
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Yanna Australia
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Marjelene (?) from Tour company is very good and I thoroughly enjoyed the tour.
The downside is Provence Tour was bought by another company and the phone number was disconnected. I suggest Viator should provide the uptodate phone number. I wasted two days trying to contact Provence Tour on the number indicated on the voucher.


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I have both Windows 7 and Kubuntu installed on a computer. They both have access to a NTFS partition. I don't know how that happened, but I now have a directory containing weird characters:
Bases de données, on this partition. The proper name should be
Bases de données. When I noticed this, I was running the Linux OS; (I am assuming that) the problem is that I tried renaming that file from there.
First of all, here is how the NTFS drive is mounted through
UUID=... /data ntfs-3g rw,users,auto,noexec,uid=0,gid=0,fmask=0111,dmask=0 0 0
I cannot get to rename this particular file, which messes things up: in the command line, I got the following error:
mv: cannot move `Bases de données/' to `Bases de données': Input/output error
Dolphin gave me an error of the same spirit. But despite this error, the directory seems to be copied: I now end up with two directories:
Bases de données and
Bases de données.
In order to fix the issue, I booted on Windows, but I now have a problem removing the "duplicated" folder: I get the following error (I don't have enough reputation to upload an image directly, here is the screenshot):
Error 0x80070570: The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable.
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-Porfavor Bowser!!!-
-Llevame a mi, aunque sea esta vez!!-
-Hare lo que Quieras!!-
*Peach en el Saco
-Daisy Porfavor!!!-
-Donde Esta tu Dignidad!!?-
La inspiracion para este dibujo vino justo despues de dibujar el anterior.
Pense... Que pasa por la mente de Daisy cada vez que Secuestran a Peach???... Se enojara? le tendra envidia? y con esa pergunta en la cabeza decidi hacer este dibujo...
Pero eso no es todo....
Despues de esto segui preguntandome que pasaria despues.....
Asi que hice una tira comica al respecto..... Y esta imagen me da la pauta para Publicarla!!!
Espero tener listo el primer carton en un par de dias y a partir de ahi la publicare cada semana hasta acabarla (13 tiras de la primera temporada)
Espero Disfruten este dibujo
Chequen el Comic que vino despues de esto
The inspiration for this Drawing came just after the last Daisy Pic.
I thought: What Would Daisy do or Think when Peach gets Kidnapped? Does she gets Mad... or happy... or envyous.
And So With That Question in my head I Drew this Pic
But Thats not all, After I finished this drawing I keept wandering What woull happen next....
So I Drew a hole Comic Strip about it
Ill start uploading this strip in a few days, and then every week until its finished (13 strips for the first season)
Meanwhile Enjoy this Drawing
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Daisy & Bowser are © of Nintendo
Bowser actually did try to abduct Daisy once in one of the Mario Party games, but she got startled and hit him so hard he went flying into the atmosphere. And this is why nobody dares to kidnap Daisy.
Poor Daisy! The only reason Bowser doesn't capture her is because he already took a beating from her.
He kidnapped her once, right?
Nope... it was Tatanga
Thanks for all the comments they were really refreshing
Thanks for all the comments they were really refreshing
Poor guy, he just wants to take over a kingdom. But there's always these italian plumbers, worthless workers, naggy princesses, and getting his skin burned up in a crisp...
Guess bowser isn't in to tomboys.
luigi what's going on!? you're not taking care of Daisy(the other hottie)? Are you mad!?
Soy nuevo por aquí, vi tu imagen y es muy buena, yo también haré a hacer historias de ella /I´m new here, I watch your picture and it´s very good, I´ll also do stories of hers.
Poor Bowser.
hm bowser and ice kinda are a lot alike, never thought about that lol
daaah XD
poor Daisy....she just wants love.
I bet Daisy wants Bowser to kidnap her so Luigi can pile the living crap out of him.
Poor Bowser
been meaning to ask; who's the one talking to daisy? Bowser or Peach?
I hate you Bowser! n_ñ
No lo odies... pobre! Solo es un gran incomprendido
Don't hate the player, Hate the game
Don't hate the player, Hate the game
Daisy punched him in the face once why should he do her a favor.
This cracks me up.. XD
This is pretty humorous and Bowser walking away like... I'm just leaving now thank you.
This is pretty humorous and Bowser walking away like... I'm just leaving now thank you.
Then Bowser thought to himself...
"Hmm... Why not take over both of their kingdoms?" lol
"Hmm... Why not take over both of their kingdoms?" lol
Daisy is cute If i where bowser I would take her >w<
this is funny! i'm so favoriting this!
I just realize she said anything....pfft...that's hilarious. The most classic of innuendos!
Since it's Year of Luigi how about rescuing Daisy for a change?
Bowser could only stand takimng her once, and only once.
Bowser didn't take her, an alien did.
LOL!!!!XD sorry daisy but I have to agree with peach at least have some dignity. anyways great job I just love your drawings!!!
Trust me Daisy you want to save that 'Take Me' for Luigi.
ah why didn't you finish the second part
I Knew it! She gets Jealous!
Daisy has been kidnapped once, in the first game in which she appears, but since she's strong, she wasn't kidnapped twice. I think she'd be more like "Heh, Peach ? How many times have you been kidnapped already ? Aren't you tired to always have Mario save yo' ass ?" ^^
the reaseon why bowser never kidnap daisy, is on mario party 3 and I mean it for real
Hahaha. Poor Daisy.
Poor Daisy
Poor Daisy
genial! está super divertido! me encanta!
Exelente trabajo!
Exelente trabajo!
Actually, in Mario Party 3, she punches Bowser to oblivion x'D


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That`s a bummer Keith! ...thanks for the info. though.Originally Posted by Keith, post: 277403
I keep thinking I'd like BLT, love being able to walk to the Magic Kingdom. Then I wonder about grand floridian, I do think that would be lovely. hmmmmmm
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I`ll check it out [the DVC part that is] when we go out in a couple of months time.Originally Posted by Keith, post: 277408
I`m sure that the new addition will be lovely, but by now I`ve kinda got used to staying at the GF and I hope the DVC part still has that "feeling" which is hard to describe in words.
I'd expect it to be different, Slowhand. We really loved the BC resort and still do like BCV but it is nothing like staying in the resort proper.
Mari, I didn't know anything at all about the inability to use DVC points in the same manner regardless of purchase! Is that something new, I wonder? It used to be that DVC couldn't really tell if you were resale or not.
Remember, if you buy at different times you run the risk of different use years, and run the real risk of sell out. It makes things tricky.
I'd save for as long as necessary to get the total number of points I wanted at the place I wanted in one purchase.
Having said that, the single most frequent complaint about DVC purchases are that "I should have bought sooner" followed by "I should have bought more points when I purchased DVC."
Tink, I read that policy changed last year, so you can no longer use points bought on resale for cruises, adventures by Disney, concierge collection and something else.
Ive read about the use year, but you all resale contracts will specify use year, so you can choose the same use year for 2 different contracts, might take some time until two contracts with the same use year come up, but you can do it
I believe they lowered the minimum to 100 points when the prices rose.
Yeap, at least in 2009 for AKV we could have gotten 100
On resale you can get 30 or even 25 points... Works great if you just want to add some points
When it was just 2 of us it didnt seem to work for us, now that we are four and in a few years will be needing 2 rooms, it seems like a much better deal!
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It really is, especially if you make use of the kitchen and laundry. Food budget, as you know is a major expense, and if you use the kitchen then you can reserve your dining "out" budget for those really important character meals. Having a laundry with children is a true plus! You can pack less, and not have to worry.
I know we are so spoiled by the one bedrooms that we struggle to stay in a studio now, even if it's just the two of us going. A traditional hotel room is torture!
Again, if you plan on one WDW visit per three years (of a week duration give or take) then DVC is really for you. It does not detract from your ability to stay throughout WDW, and works with moderate resorts as well as the deluxe resorts (again, where there is DVC attached you'll stay there).
The general concept is that it's a better use of points to use them for DVC stays only, whereas using them for cruises, or regular resort stays is not the most efficient use. We've done both, used them for DVC and for resorts. I don't think we'd ever use them for a cruise as the cruise work out to be less expensive for cash.
We've had little trouble booking at any time of the year for our home or other DVC resorts, although we do pay attention to certain factors. Last year when we wanted Christmas at OKW for more than our family we booked as early as possible for everyone and were able to get what we wanted (and that was AFTER the 11 month home resort window had passed)! We've not been able to book some places, such as Vero Beach for a summer weekend when we've left it until the last minute. No real tragedy as that is a "if we can we'll go" sort of thing.
We've yet to book Hilton Head, although we've tried and not been able to get reservations. Again, trying after the 7 month window had passed.
All in all, we are rarely disappointed in our ability to book accommodation when and where we want to stay.
Thank you so much for all this information Tink!
I do think having a kitchen is a giant plus! and yes!! with all the blankies we have to travel with, launfry would be very helpful!
We are planning to join by April next year, and will buy resale, since we only plan to use our points for Disney. At the moment we are considering different resorts, we like them all, and they all have their pros and cons: AKV, BCV, BLT and VWL
We would like to stay at BLT the first few years with the strollers, but we can travel during the low season .. we ar ethinking September
When the girls are older and cant miss school as easily, we wouldnt mind staying at any of the other resorts mentioned, and we wouldnt have to lug around 2 strollers, making the monoriel or walking to MK less important
And we want enough points to stay in a studio every year or a 1BR every 2 years.... who knows! maybe in the future we will be able to add more points, but for the time being we think between 150 and 200 is enough for us...
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Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D pricing model / consumer price http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=18287&th=3512#msg_18287 <![CDATA[Due to the nature of our models, there is a great amount of variation in volume.
 We have real difficulties to define a max. volume which would

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 The story behind it:

 We had received a co-creator order with a motif which was difficult to press into the previously defined max. volume. At the time we received the notification, there was no way for us to retroactively adjust the max volume for this specific order, no way for us to say:
 Ok we'll process this model anyway with a larger volume and togive in on the markup...

 We were completely stuck, forced to tweak the material thickness and guess what, Shapeways cancelled the order with all the negative consequences for the customer, the possible bad press for Shapeways and us, etc. etc.

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Joey Votto's second game back in the Reds lineup was productive for the team as he double home two in a 5-0 win over the Dodgers. Jay Bruce was able to chip in as he hit a solo homerun in just the team's second win over LA this season.
In the steel city a rain delay couldn't keep the Pirates from defeating the Cubs. In his second game with the Pirates Gregory Polanco had his first career RBI in a 4-2 win. Andrew McCutchen homered agian for Pittsburgh. It was his third straight homer against the Cubs.
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Nov 1 (Reuters) - Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc, amajor supplier of aircraft components to Boeing Co andAirbus, on Friday reported a higher-than-expectedquarterly profit as it cut costs, and its shares rose 7.8percent to a year high.
The company, whose profits have been hurt by cost overrunsin recent years, is cutting staff this year to reduce costs. It is also selling assets such as Oklahomaoperations that handle wing design for Gulfstream, a subsidiaryof General Dynamics Corp, and some Boeing jets.
Chief Executive Larry Lawson, a former Lockheed Martinexecutive, said on Friday that Spirit is talking with potentialbuyers for the Oklahoma operations and added the sales processwill likely extend into next year.
Spirit reported net income of $93.7 million, or 65 cents pershare, for the third quarter ended Sept. 26, compared with aloss of $134.4 million, or 94 cents a share, a year earlier.
Analysts had expected 60 cents a share, according to ThomsonReuters I/B/E/S.
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Airbus and Boeing expect aircraft demand to double to morethan $2 trillion over the next 20 years, as emerging marketsdrive passenger growth and airlines in developed markets look toreplace aging fleets with more fuel-efficient planes. Thosetrends bode well for Spirit AeroSystems, which makes fuselagesand wing systems.
"We had a productive quarter as we reduced costs andremained on track for our rate increases," Lawson said.
Spirit said revenue rose to $1.5 billion in the quarter from$1.36 billion a year earlier.
Backlog rose to $38 billion at the end of the third quarterfrom $34 billion a year ago.
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I genuinely don't think this would work here in the UK as people - whether pedestrians or cyclists - just have too much attitude. Too many pedestrians wander into the road without looking, and too many cyclists happily buzz inept jaywalkers. For something like this to work it needs a bit of care and consideration from all parties.
I think I'll need to adjust my phone tariff. I was curious about data usage, after a day of using Google Music on the go. On average I seem to use 2 - 10mb a day, and about 300mb a month. On Tuesday, after several hours of Google Music I'd used 260mb!
I'll be looking for an unlimited plan as soon as I can change my Three contract.
I'm just coming to terms with the impact of using Google Music on data usage :-) If my calculations are correct then it will take a little over 7 hours of continuous play to use up 1GB of data....
(That assumes that you are listening to music with a constant bit-rate of 320 kbit/s. I don't know how Google Music adjusts bit-rate for the bandwidth that it actually finds to be available.)
I'm expecting mine to arrive tomorrow. Good times. Currently uploading some tunes to Google Music and preparing for a more cloud-oriented lifestyle :)
I ordered the bumper and had subsequently been thinking about getting some sort of case. But on further reflection I reckon I might just go for a sleeve of some sort. Any advice?
I pay 15 pounds for my t-mobile sim only deal and have a fair use of 750mb on my "unlimited data". I think I am being diddled.
I may well call them and say I am leaving.
I'm currently with T-Mobile and they don't appear to be at all competitive in the SIM-only market, and so I'm pleased to be leaving them (despite having been with them for a good few years).
I'm thinking about which SIM-only deal to get as well. Here are my thoughts...
From 6th November GiffGaff (who use O2) will be:
£10 for 250 mins + unlimited texts + 1GB mobile internet (tethering allowed)
£12 for 250 mins + unlimited texts + unlimited mobile internet (tethering not allowed)
(GiffGaff did a consultation on their price change recently and you can find a slide show on this page.)
Virgin (who use Everything Everywhere (T-Mobile/Orange)) look like the closest competitor:
£10 for 250 mins + unlimited texts + 1GB mobile web
£12 for 1200 mins + unlimited texts + 1GB mobile web
£12 for 125 mins + unlimited texts + unlimited mobile web
It looks like Virgin's "unlimited mobile web" is subject to a 10GB monthly limit after which speed is reduced (during the day) until the end of the month. It's not clear from those T&Cs whether tethering is allowed on Monthly contracts (although a post from a Virgin employee in the support forum suggests that tethering is allowed). It is made clear elsewhere that tethering is not allowed on PAYG contracts.
So, given that I want to be able to tether ocassionally, I reckon I might try the £10 deal on GiffGaff and see how much data I use. If I exceed the 1GB I'll probably switch to the 12GB deal on Virgin (and hope I'm ok with the lower minutes).


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uite, de-un lat de palma.
Wow, I love that look
Very nice
hihi, fabulous image!
es hermosa. sea quien sea.
very lovely
nice hair, nice girl, pretty cute like your style
imi place portretul. are stilul fotografiilor din 70-80
ti s-a zis vreodata ca ai par de Amelie?
nice one! I like the look in your eyes, and the hair
i like how you're looking down, just the way you would look into a reflection in the water. it makes me, as the beholder, feel like i'm drowning or at least being trapped under the surface.
oh, and the colour of your lips looks really good.
oh, and the colour of your lips looks really good.
you're absolutely gorgeous!!
so beautiful.
This is really great...such emotion in the shot.
love the girl facial expression <3
add fav.
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ce frumoasa esti
You are so beautiful ^-^
Hit me, but you look so french
Hit me, but you look so french
beautiful model
you are gorgeous girl, i love your nose
wonderful low-view.
well done.
well done.
Wow... you're...gorgeous
oh, and I like the photo as well
oh, and I like the photo as well
i wouldn`t say u look french like, ar fi mai mult jignire din ce am auzit ca este pe acolo (place full with dinosaurs) , u look "very romanian" (that`s a hundred times better than french)
hi Natalie....erm Sabina?
god you're beautiful.
You are absolutely beautiful Miss!
thank you dear, but please don't say that again or my ego will grow more than it's allowed.
tu es absolument magnifique....
What a beautifull feeling......
Reminds me of a childhood.....
Reminds me of a childhood.....
Cute! Lovely face!
you have one of the most beautyful faces (nose, lips, eyebrows, eyes...etc) I ever seen, I just cant stop looking at it!
i love this one....the colours, the expression......
hmm... so this is why they call you "Teh-cHix0r" buzele ca buzele, dar eu tot ce-am cu ochii
Daca-i coafura noua... iti sta bine
Daca-i coafura noua... iti sta bine


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Handlebars tools for Bogart
Bogart Middleware to load a directory hierarchy of views.
npm install bogart-handlebars --save
In your app:
var bogartHandlebars = require'bogart-handlebars'; var app = bogartapp;appusebogartHandlebarsPathjoin__dirname 'views';
Middleware executed after bogartHandlebars will have
views and
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property hierarchy matches the directory hierarchy of the views.
Directory contents starting with underscore e.g. _layout.html are registered as partials with their full path name.
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_main.hbt will be registered as the partial 'layouts/main'.
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* @param {Function} view The handlebars view from the `view` service.
* @param {Object} locals Template variables for the handlebars template.
* @param {Object} options Overrides for the response. Common values: status, headers.
* @returns {Object} A Bogart response.
respond(view, locals, options)
var bogartHandlebars = require'bogart-handlebars'; var router = bogartrouter;routerget'/' return respondviewspublicindex title: 'Hello World' ;; var app = bogartapp;appusebogartHandlebarspathjoin__dirname 'views';appuserouter;
It is possible to add to the locals passed to the view by
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Oklahoma City Community College's Capitol Hill Center moves into temporary space
As Oklahoma City Community College's Capitol Hill Center moves into its third temporary location in 12 years, college officials say its next move will be into a permanent facility.
The center recently moved into a temporary location on the second floor of Capitol Hill United Methodist Church. The college is renovating a building a few blocks away, on the corner of SW 25 and Hudson Avenue.
Sergio Gallegos, the center's coordinator, said he expects the permanent location will be ready in three years. Until then, he said, the temporary location allows the college to maintain a presence in the Capitol Hill district.
Close to its roots
The college established the center in 2000 with grants from the U.S. Department of Education and Southwestern Bell Communications.
Initially, the center was housed in Capitol Hill Elementary School; after that, it moved into the nearby Latino Community Development Agency.
The center's location in Capitol Hill is an extension of the college's roots in south Oklahoma City, said OCCC President Paul Sechrist. When it was founded in 1972, the college's original name was South Oklahoma City Junior College.
Although its main campus has since moved to its location at 7777 S May Ave. and its service area has expanded beyond south Oklahoma City, the college still has a commitment to the Capitol Hill district, Sechrist said.
"Our roots are 40 years ago, right here," he said. "We always wanted to be right here in the heart of Capitol Hill, right here on 25th Street."
Community focus
The center includes two classrooms and two computer labs, as well as a small library that the center plans to open up to community organizations for use as meeting space. The two computer labs provide free Internet access to community members when they aren't in use for a class, Gallegos said.
The center offers a range of courses geared toward the needs of the heavily Hispanic, high-
"We provide the kind of classes that are relevant to our community," he said.
Assessing needs
Gallegos said he hopes eventually to see the center offer Spanish courses to English speakers. Ideally, the center would partner English-speaking students with Spanish-
"Maybe it'll work, maybe it won't," he said. "We're going to give it a shot."
As the center grows, he said, he and other leaders will meet with community members to try and find out what classes residents might be interested in taking. That could mean visiting elementary schools, holding informal meetings and even going door to door, he said.
Depending on the interests of the community, those classes could include topics ranging from using social network sites to gardening, he said.
Tools for success
The center plays a critical role in the Capitol Hill district, Gallegos said. In a low-income area, centers such as this one can act as drivers of economic development, he said, giving people the tools they need to get jobs that pay more than minimum wage.
The center also offers empowerment, he said. Students come into the center with little or no knowledge in a particular area and leave with a better understanding.
For some, Gallegos said, that may mean being computer-
"This is the area that needs the most training," he said. "Above all, we are here to serve our Oklahoma City community."


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Toby Rowland in line for OU sideline job?
A year after losing out on his "dream job" as Oklahoma City Thunder sideline reporter, KWTV-9 sportscaster Toby Rowland said he is not pursuing that position, which opened up when Brent Weber's contract was not renewed. "I have not pursued it, and they have not contacted me," said Rowland, who also hosts a 6 to 9:30 a.m. talk show on Norman's KREF-AM 1400. "Obviously, that's a great job." Rowland, who hosts KWTV's "Friday Football Blitz," apparently has more interest in another job in Norman. He declined to comment on speculation that he is the leading candidate to be the OU football radio sideline reporter. Trent Smith, a former OU tight end, decided not to return for his third season as sideline reporter. OU athletic spokesman Kenny Mossman said the school hadn't decided on a sideline reporter. "We're narrowing the field," he said. Last year, Rowland was the leading candidate for Thunder sideline reporter, but KREF would not let him out of his contract and the Thunder would not allow him to handle both roles. Rowland said KWTV had agreed to let him out of the final three years of his TV contract. Ken Adelson, Thunder senior vice president and executive producer, said the team hoped to have the sideline reporter position filled by the first preseason telecast Oct. 12 against Phoenix at the Ford Center. "We have already identified a few strong candidates," he said. "It will be a very diverse role that will go beyond doing the games. It will entail working through all platforms, including radio, Internet and some in-arena."


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The Zing Zumm Runn will be held at Jacksonville High School on March 23 from 7 a.m. until noon.
There will be a one mile and 5k course for people eight years of age and older. Registration is $25 and includes a t-shirt. For children less than eight years of age there will be a crawlers race. Registration for that event is $12 and includes a t-shirt.
Those interested in participating in the event can register online at www.active.com or at www.zingzumm.org. For information, call 910-346-4664.
All proceeds will be dedicated towards the opening of a Children�s Museum in Jacksonville.
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Matt Holliday revels in his team's championship
Matt Holliday spent the first six games of the World Series in a slump and the seventh game on the bench.
A bizarre wrist injury forced the St. Louis slugger to watch the climax of an amazing late-season surge and an exciting postseason run from the dugout.
Not exactly the way he dreamed of winning his first World Series title.
"It was frustrating," he said. "It was heartbreaking to get to a Game 7 of a World Series and to realize that I had no chance to play."
So, how did the Stillwater native balance the disappointment and the delirium?
Holliday insists it wasn't that hard. Maybe he's being modest about that. Maybe celebrating on the field and smiling in the clubhouse and spraying teammates with champagne and riding through the streets of St. Louis during the victory parade were some of the most difficult things he's ever done.
Or maybe the way he handled all of that is further evidence of why he's known as one of the good guys in baseball.
"Personally, I was really upset," Holliday said, "but at the same time, I realized it was about the team."
In a week, he is returning to Stillwater for the inaugural All-Star Holliday Dinner and Auction benefiting student activities at his alma mater, Stillwater High, Holliday is a reminder that grace and class is not lost in sports.
Holliday entered the World Series riding a high. He hit .435 in the NLCS against Milwaukee, driving in five runs and posting a .652 slugging percentage.
But against Texas, his bat went cold.
Game 1: 1-for-4.
Game 2: 0-for-2.
Game 3: 1-for-5.
The next three games didn't get any better.
Then in the sixth inning of Game 6, he was picked off third base by Rangers catcher Mike Napoli. Holliday dove back trying to beat the tag, and when he did, he jammed his wrist into the bag.
At first, he was diagnosed with a severely bruised little finger on his right hand, but as the night went on, his wrist began bothering him to the point that he couldn't sleep.
Team trainers determined he had a sprained right wrist, an injury severe enough that it would've sidelined him three weeks had it happened during the regular season.
"It was kind of the last straw in what seemed like every couple months ... I had something come up that was costing me from being able to play," Holliday said via phone from his home in St. Louis. "I had a bit of a weird season."
No doubt about that. Less than a day after going 3-for-4 with a homer on Opening Day, Holliday had an appendectomy. Then in August, he had to leave a game when a moth flew in his ear and lodged itself there.
But he had teammates step up then. That's what they did again in Game 7. Allen Craig played left field in place of Holliday, hitting a homer and made a leaping catch at the wall to rob Nelson Cruz of a homer in the sixth inning.
"Ultimately, we achieved the ultimate team goal," Holliday said, "and it took all of us to get there, and it took all of us to finish it. You're proud to be part of a team like that."
That's why Holliday celebrated the Cardinals' World Series title like he was on the field for the final out — it was about more than what happened during that past three hours. It was about the team, the journey, the brotherhood.
"The celebration is a lot about the relationships, not really just winning the last game," Holliday said. "It's the celebration of achieving something that a group of men really wanted to accomplish, and it took everybody to come together and all do the things that are best for the team.
"That's what you're celebrating."
Holliday did it with class.
When: 6 p.m. Dec. 2
Where: Wes Watkins Center, Stillwater
Tickets: $100 or $1,250 for a table of eight. Tickets will only be sold until Monday and can be purchased by contacting event chair Katie Rathkey, (405) 476-3097 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Student Activity Foundation Endowment (S.A.F.E.) at Stillwater High School. Items in the auction include World Series memorabilia, baseball trips and tickets, and items autographed by Sam Bradford, Kevin Durant, Taylor Swift and others.


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The Golden State Warriors became NBA champions after defeating the Cleveland Cavs by a score of 104-91. The victory marks
nba finals
The Golden State Warriors won 67 games in the regular season and have the reigning NBA MVP, Stephen Curry,
The Golden State Warriors won 67 games during the 2014-2015 NBA season, have the reigning NBA MVP in Stephen Curry,
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Eric Dérian began his career making advertising comics, and cooperating to magazines like Spirou and Le Journal de Mickey. He made his actual debut at the publishing house Le Cycliste in 1995, with the album 'Humain, trop Humain'. At Glénat, he began the series 'Hermine' with scripts by Delphine Rieu. He also draws 'Turalo le Lapin' at the publishing house Triskel.
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Good Points
- Great voice work
- The age of the movie 1995 when it was out and yes the animation still looks amazing
- Pixar's best movie
- Good music in the movie the words relate to what the character is feeling in the movie
- You do not have to be a child to enjoy this
Bad Points
- None that I can say
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Toy Story is a classic movie for anyone at any age can enjoy. Without of a doubt this is one of the best movies of all time no lie. The story in the movie does happen in life obviously not with Toys of course.
Woody gets jealous because of Andy not wanting to play with him any more then comes Buzz Light year and now Andy plays with him more. This gets Woody jealous as he is pushed out and feels like he's been replaced by Buzz. So Woody turns bad and finds a way to get rid of Buzz by making him fall out of a window. The thing is Woody goes out to find him because the other toys all hate him. From then on the movie gets touching and exciting. As you see Buzz and Woody become best friends.
This movie I watched when I was a child I loved it then because I watched it over and over but its one of those classics you will never forget. The only thing is Toy Story 2 is no where as good as this movie is.
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ok...no problem....
best thread ever.
need to take a shower soon.
Maybe you can sell it to the 'chineses.'
or maybe i can sell it to you! thats if you had two nickles to rub together.
what kind of bike? how much? et? cetera?
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Who ride around on thier fixiesOriginally Posted by Schiek
I accept your offer to sell your bike for 10 cents. PM me with payment instructions.Originally Posted by na975
Offer, acceptance, consideration . . . sounds like a valid contract to me. Congrats Schiek!!! I need to find deals like this. I guess it's just all in the timing huh?
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DUDE! Buy a sidecar for this...maybe we can further prevent future injuries to our forum fav, Superchivo. Oh, and get him a poodle to hold while he is in the sidecar. That would be the coolest thing ever...Originally Posted by Schiek
I knew that law degree would come in handy sooner or later...Originally Posted by auk
He's more of a pomeranian guy.Originally Posted by 165-48:17
Originally Posted by na975
Hey do you accept food stamps?
yeah i dos
see, there's this thing, right...it's kinda new, so you may not have heard about it yet...i think it was mentioned in another thread here too...it's called EBAY. it's really great, it's like an auction, but on the internet. and you can sell anything and everything through there. and like, people from all over the world can look at your stuff and bid on it. it's way easier than making post after post here saying "man, i really need to sell my bike."
seems like you don't really want to sell it.
I need to start a thread
Originally Posted by isotopesope
That's in a comic book store guy from Simpson's voice, I assume?
i need to go see a man about a horse.
hahaha, i wasn't thinking that. maybe if i said the worst thread ever. either way, if i had a nickel for every time i heard about this crapping colnogo i would be dead.Originally Posted by Brillig
. . . and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble
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Sono più lento di quel che sembra.
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The Pirate's Daughter (2007)
by Margaret Cezair-Thompson
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I listened to the abridged audio-book version of this novel and, judging by other people's comments about the book being too long and dragging, that was probably a good choice. I really enjoyed my version and was quickly immersed in the relationship between sixteen-year-old Ida and the charismatic Errol Flynn. (I had to Google him, just to see if he was as good looking as everyone made out.) I also benefited from having the Jamaican dialect read to me correctly, which was much more seamless than trying to read it colloquially.
This is one of those books where a real life character is involved, living on an Island where he landed after his boat was washed ashore in 1946. However, he did not meet a coloured Jamaican girl named Ida and they did not have a daughter (May). Sort of like a 'what-if' tale. But it was a good basis for a story about glamour, aspirations for something better and the fall-out. It also covered an interesting period of Jamaica's history.
Ida is the daughter of a mixed marriage and her father, Eli, becomes indispensable to Errol when he arrives on the island. He tells her about this character from Hollywood and she can't wait to meet him. Errol is in trouble back home, for dallying with under-age girls, so he is in no hurry to return. It is not hard to imagine that Ida might have caught his eye.
Their daughter May, however, only meets her father once, and she is raised partly by Ida and partly by foster parents while Ida works away from home. This book is her retelling of her life story - daughter of the swashbuckling pirate, Errol Flynn.
I loved this book. It was beautfully written, the description of the scenery was eloquent. You could close your eyes and imagine you were there. The portrayal of the characters was wonderful and so intriguing. This is not the usual type of book I'd read, but it was recommended to me and I'm glad it was.
This was a $3 buy at Big Lots :) Coupled with the easy price, this is a really easy to read book about colonial & post colonial Jamaica, with it's rich cultural history, & a great cast of characters spanning a couple of generations. The main characters, Ida & her daughter May's, lives are centered around the period of time that Errol Flynn was blown ashore on Jamaica when his ship was wrecked in a hurricane. He becomes May's father, although he never once acknowledges her.
I found it to be fascinating, sad, & happy in different places, & the dialect that some of the dialogue is written in just makes the reading experience that much richer.
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Birthday gift from my Mom-In-Law!
The Pirate's Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson is like Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani, except that it's set in Jamaica and the movie start du jour is Errol Flynn. Whilst Elizabeth Taylor didn't leave much behind on her trip to Big Stone Gap, Cezair-Thompson asks the question: What if Flynn fathered a child while on the island?
In 1942, Flynn did in fact land in Jamaica, his ship damaged from a storm. He did fall in love with the island and did start to build a house there. The remains of the house are still there. For the novel, though, the original landing is pushed forward to 1946 and Flynn's initial stay is much longer to give the first act of the novel time to play out.
Flynn's predatory nature and the effect it has on Ida and later her daughter, May, is drowned out by too many voices. Cezair-Thompson jumps around in points of view, not sticking with Ida or later, May. Either a strict first person telling (from Ida and later May) or a more removed, omniscient narrator would have succeeded in telling a less muddled story.
With all the padding I never felt like I got to know Ida or her piece of Jamaica. By the time she had vanished, leaving her daughter in the care of relatives, I didn't care enough about May to continue reading. Included in my links are more positive reviews if you want a second or third opinion. I though, cannot recommend this book.
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In 1946, Hollywood's most famous swashbuckler, Errol Flynn, arrived in Jamaica in a storm-ravaged boat. After a long and celebrated career on the silver screen, Flynn spent the last years of his life on a small island off the Jamaican coast, where he fell in love with the people, the paradisiacal setting, and the privacy, and brought a touch of Tinseltown glamour to the West Indian community.
Based on those years, The Pirate's Daughter imagines an affair between the aging matinee star and Ida, a beautiful local girl. Flynn's affections are unpredictable but that doesn't stop Ida from dreaming of a life with him, especially after the birth of their daughter, May.
Margaret Cezair-Thompson weaves stories of mothers and daughters, fathers and lovers, country and kin, into this compelling, dual-generational coming-of-age tale of two women struggling to find their way in a nation wrestling with its own independence.
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