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The Survivor
I trudged through the forest, carrying all my possessions with me, in the form of my pack and a few weapons for survival and self defense. not long ago it was called the Natahla national forest... but now I would image there wasn't much of a nation left since they came... Dragons, the great predators.
I used to spend my days like any other young guy.. working, hanging out and talking with friends both locally and online... I had considered looking for a date, but I never really felt ready. I had a number of hobbies, everything from stamp collecting to attempting to garden... But there was another.. 50 years ago it would have been considered wise, these days it was called odd, but to me it made since.
I was a Prepper. I did my best to prepare for numerous scenarios. They started at natural disasters, making sure I had more than enough food and water supplies to last for a few months or more and all they way to the brake down of the rule of law, or marital law. The more grand events I always hopped would remain only theory... it was a game of sorts.. I would discus the scenarios with friends and figure out what we would do.
The basics of all our plans were quite simple. The bug out bag. The idea was that it was a bag that was always ready to go. It would contain the majority of survival items needed to rough it in the woods for a few days at a minimum. Then came the items needed for longer term survival. Things like Flint and steal, water purification tablets, a good woodsman knife, and methods of getting food for when the packaged food ran out.
After I had my basic pack put together, I spent a lot of time thinking about weaponry. My thought process was reliability over ergonomics. With time and money I was constantly thinking how I could improve my system...
But then.. the day came.. the scenario I could have never envisioned. The dragons came out of nowhere... at first the reports were sketchy over the radio.. News of some disaster to the far western states.. hundreds dead, and buildings demolished. It was assumed there was a earthquake, for several hours.. It wasn't until later that night when the first images came on TV there in fact was a earthquake... What people had feared for several years in that area... it collapsed buildings, destroyed homes and lives as it ripped a gash in the earth... but the natural disaster was only the beginning. It was what came out from the crevice that was the real disaster.
Monstrous beasts.. reptiles with long necks, huge claws, wings and remarkably colored scales. They ranged in sizes, most larger than any house... there was only one word that accurately described them... Dragons. I remember watching the screen in disbelief as the blurry footage showed a particularly massive beast scooping up over a dozen people in its maw... the world was shocked.. humans were no longer on the top of the food chain.
I didn't go to work the next day, I imagine most people didn't. However instead of calling people and staying glued to the television I spent the day locking down my home. I smoked and cooked what meat I could from my freezer, packing a extra bag with it. What food I couldn't eat or take with me I left in bags at neighbors doors.. mostly the elderly and disabled I knew. I then boarded my windows and locked up my gun safe... reluctantly leaving the majority of my collection within... in the hopes I might come back one day.. then finally I pulled out my power meter, in order to prevent possible electrical fires. And that was it. I locked my door and with only my pack, a few firearms, some extra food and water, and my car. I drove off to the location I had picked a long time ago... A area on the edge of the national forest, but still close to a town.
Throughout the day I kept a ear on the news.. the dragons were spreading, heading both north and south, but mostly east, starting to sweep across the continent. The military had attempted to counter the creatures, but there were so many that what little forces were near got overwhelmed. People had begun a mass exodus away from the dragons, in no time all the major highways heading east were backed up, providing the dragons with a buffet and trails to follows. They were spreading to all the major cities and populated areas on the west coast at a rapid pace... It was being estimated that they would reach this region in about a week at the most.
After a couple hours I reached my destination. A area of about 50 acres on the edge of the national forest, property that belonged to my family. I drove my car up past were the dirt road ended and with a sigh shut off the engine. I then set up my hand crank/solar power radio and for the next few days I lived out of my car, eating the meat and drinking the water I could not carry with me as I had a constant ear on the news and never took my revolver off my side. I ate good for those few days, Doing a little scouting into the forest, checking for bear sign and such before always returning to my car.
As the dragons made their way east, the cities were becoming more sparce. Rule of law had pretty much completely broken down even in areas the dragons had not yet reached as riots took hold. People were taking to the countryside with little more than limited camping supplies, most with less. It was actually something I expected. People were desperate... and when their desperate they become animals... Willing to kill for what they need. Such scenarios I thought long and hard on and I had done my best to prepare.
On the fifth day the dragons were near, only a hundred or so miles off. I left my car for the last time, leaving what I could not carry with me. Mainly leftover cooked food and some water... Maybe someone who really needed it will find it.
With that I set off into the woodland, Still thinking over my gear of choice, still trying to think on how I could have made it better... Trying to not think of the fact, that chances were, I wouldn't be able to come back.
I soon reached a spot I had already determined in previous trips out here would be my initial camp site I set my pack down and did one last inventory. I had enough food and water to last three days, at least three different methods of lighting a fire, and three days worth of clothes. underwear and shirts anyway. I had a basic military first aid kit as well that I had expanded upon a bit with some quick clot and compact splints. In terms of getting fresh food and water I knew of a blueberry patch nearby, and there was a creak nearby, and I had two methods of making the water drinkable. I also had a compact fishing kit with a telescopic rod and I had my old 22caliber bolt action rifle. The rifle I got in a trade a while ago, I found it was built as a military trainer for snipers in the 40's and so it would easily suit taking squirrels, rabbits, or coons. With a brick of subsonic ammo it was silent at closer ranges, and for longer ranges I had a brick of high velocity ammo. Over a thousand rounds for only a few pounds of weight. It would also make good trade stock as nearly everyone had a rifle in 22.
While technically my other two firearms could be used for hunting, they were more for protection. My 44Magnum revolver at my side could take down anything unpleasant or wishing to do me harm at close range, either human or bear. The advantage of a revolver over modern semi automatic was it's reliability. A wheel gun would operate no matter how dirty it got, so long as the cylinder and hammer could move. I also had a field reload kit and a pound of power and cast bullets in my pack, so I wouldn't have to carry as many rounds. My other firearm was a true battle rifle. A Yugoslavian SKS. The 7.62x39 cartridge was perfectly suited for ranges up to 400 meters, considering the terrain I was working with I wouldn't be able to do much past 200 yards for the hills and trees. The rifle had a renowned reliability all over the world, and I wouldn't have to worry about much maintenance. Another advantage in my mind was the fixed box mag with a ten round capacity. The firearm was built to be loaded by stripper clip, So I wouldn't have to worry about keeping track of magazines. I only had a few hundred rounds with me though. I had one other firearm. My backup, a small 22caliber revolver. It remained in my pack though, in case of a dire emergency. The only other weaponry I had as was a old AK-47 bayonet I used as a field knife.
In my pack I also had my solar powered radio, so I could try to keep tabs on the news.. as long as news we being broadcast, I had a feeling it wouldn't be long till that item was useless. The only other electronic devices I had was a old Ipod classic, that had all my music along with a few movies, and a solar charger for it.
All of this fit, with the exception of my rifles, in my surplus Alice pack, or on my Alice belt. I had found that even older military equipment was still very useful, even a 40's Russian wool poncho, it would help keep me warm at night and act camouflage me if need be.
Once I finished my inventory I packed it all back up and started making my camp. A simple lean-to shelter out of a tarp with a woodlands camouflage pattern on the top, and some brown parachute cord. And so began my first night of survival. I slept very lightly, my mind dwelling on things I could no longer do.
The next morning I awoke to beastly roars in the distance. I jumped from my sleep and took my rifle in hand, looking for the source of the noise. After a few moments I realized they were far off for the most part... The dragons had reached my home city and were striking the highways of fleeing people.
I moved quickly and tore down my camp, repacked everything and donned my Alice pack before moving up to the ridge line in the thicker part of the forest. I huddled into the thicker brush and watched to sky.
From this vantage I could see them.... I almost couldn't believe it. Dragons. Real live dragons in flight. They were watching down below and they would sweep down, like a bird of prey. And disappear from my sight for a time, going after some prey.. humans.. before returning to the sky... for a brief time I wonder if they killed their prey before swallowing them... A smaller one caught my eye, I'm not sure why... it appeared to have a red body. Unlike the others I saw it seemed to just be flying around, enjoying it's self rather than feeding... perhaps it didn't want to challenge the larger beasts? I wasn't sure.
I continued watching the dragons, until late in the day, when I finally started my trek down from the ridge. The forest was silent.. it made since, It seemed that ancient predators were back, and the whole world was silent in honor of them.. at least that is what it felt like.
As I made my way back to my first camp site, a roar suddenly cracked the sky, loud enough to shatter the earth. It seemed like an announcement to the world. It said a new predator was claiming this land. I looked up in time to see it fly overhead. It was the red one.. with brilliant crimson scales, and a wing span, if I had to guess of 25 or 30 feet.
I ducked into some brush and in silence I watched... the creature circled high for a time, it seemed like it circling right above me. Eventually it stopped, and landed on the top of the ridge, the exact spot I had been not 30 minutes before. The creature easily pushed bushes and trees aside as it made its way up the ridge... I knew where the dragon was going, to a old cave... one I was pretty sure was abandoned by any bear... I sighed, groaning lightly.. it was the worst thing that could happen, a dragon had claimed this area as its territory... I would have to be very careful now.
For the next couple weeks I kept it low key, keeping my noise low, and keeping an eye on the dragon's movements... Fortunately it seemed to enjoy sleeping in, at first I attempted to hunt, bagging a few squirrels with my near silent ammo, but I had the throw my catch away.. I could not risk fire or the scent of cooking meat... not even when it went off the hunt... I ended up eating off of a blueberry patch and collecting black walnuts for food. However such a bland diet quickly grew old. I tried to keep my supply of canned meats in reserve, but I had already eaten through half of it. When I assumed it was hunting. I tried a get in what little hygiene care I could in the little time I had, however it did suffer over time. Other than that I kept my activity at a minimum, not wanting to draw it's attention, except I knew I couldn't stay so close to it forever.. I would have to try to move..
During most of the day, after its hunt it would sun itself, down near where I had left my car. That made me worry the most... surely it had investigated the vehicle. How strong were it's senses? Could it have gotten my sent?, could it spot my footprint in the ground? Could it pick me out among all the brush? Could it hear me as I shivered in the cold at night? These thoughts and more ran through my mind constantly, nearly driving me mad, as each day I felt I would make some small mistake, that would draw it's attention... assuming it didn't know I was here in the first place.
I figured my best chance to move would be when it was sunning itself. I wanted to avoid doing so at night as It would leave me blind in a heavy wooded area, which was to risky. The only problem was, the only place I could move would be into the national forest.. it's hunting area. There could also be more dragons to contend with there, but it was a much larger piece of land to disappear into.
I'll be honest though... as I spent time watching the dragon... I grew to admire it. It was the perfect predator. Hard scales, sharp claws and teeth, wide leathery wings, a long slender neck, and muscles that rippled all over its body... by the body shape I could only guess that it was female... but I could be wrong. When it first arrived I had considered trying to kill it... but then what if I missed? The noise from my long rifle would most defiantly get its attention... even then I'm not sure if I could kill it... unless I got very lucky... I decided it best to hopefully go unnoticed..
The time came. I watched as the dragon flew closer to the road, she normal sunning spot. It was a humid day, I'm sure I stank to high heaven, but I was long used to it. I waited a few minuets before picking up my pack and rifle, and then I headed deeper into the forest. Carefully moving through the thick of the brush, watching each step, and carefully moving limbs aside, and not letting them snap back, less I draw attention. I made my way up to the ridge, beyond which was my goal, but then thunder cracked the sky... I look up, shocked by the sudden appearance of dark clouds... I been to busy being silent to pay attention to the weather.
Droplets of water started to rain down, getting heavy all at once. I looked back down towards where the dragon rested. It too seemed surprised by the rain.. and annoyed as it rose from it's slumber. My adrenaline starting pumping as I realized, it would be seeking shelter from this storm...
I started moving faster, however I couldn't do that and remain silent. A several branches snapped back as I made my way over the ridge, and down into what was officially the national forest. The ground quickly turned to mud, making every step noisy as it sunk down. I quickly gave up all hopes of stealth and just tried to get away.
Then I slipped. My feet went out from under me and my back and pack hit mud. Gravity dragged me down a embankment. I eventually stopped at the bottom, in a brier patch. I quickly thanks my lucky stars that I still wore all my protective clothing. I remained there for a moment, not moving much as I remained in the mud. I looked up from the briers to the embankment I fell down. It was all wet grass.. not much difference than walking on ice sometimes. I sighed and just watched the rain fall... wouldn't be much point in trying to move now. For the time being I was safe.
Then it arrived. The crimson dragon. It landed right at the top of the embankment.
I froze in place, not daring to breath and hoping thee rain would make it difficult for the dragon to catch my scent. The dragon looked directly at me, through the twisting branches and barbs.. it had a toothy grin.
The Survivor: Part 1. by SheilasMealWatch
©2013-2016 SheilasMeal
Well, here is part 1 of my new story. I'm eager for feedback.
Part 2
Comeon part 2 plz!
next part
Can't wait.
how's it going with the next chapter ?
Part two plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz
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When will part 2 be out awesome story btw
Fantastic story!!!!! I can't wait for more!
I like this story a lot so far. Keep it up
more plz?
Please continue, I love this story!
Is there going to be a part 2?
just a question that i know most if not all of the readers hear are asking.when is part two?
If you try eating me might Dragon, I will give you indigestion. Beware!
Well I bet those guys over at "Doomsday castle" are laughing at us right now. "They said we were crazy to build a castle! They thought we were morons for making a trebuchet that could be captured and used against us! HAH! WHO'S THE MORON NOW!?!?"
this is amazing cant wait for part 2
This is awesome! What would make it more awesome? Pt 2!!!!!
part 2 pls!!
Can't wait for pt 2
I must say that it was an enjoyable read - one that has left me eager for the next part! There are a few grammatical errors, though they mostly clear-up after the first few paragraphs. I would also recommend replacing some of the '...' instances with colons (':') to try to give it a more flowing feel. Otherwise it was a good, clean read.
As far as plot goes, I really like how you developed the character's background and gradually explained the spread of the dragons. You didn't give too much away, making the threat somewhat alien and altogether not fully understood; but at the same time you also told the reader just enough to make the appearance of the crimson dragon at the end something nightmarish - something the reader should fear. And making the reader feel emotion means you have succeeded as a writer - so needless to say you're on the right track
There are slight errors like "sent" is spelled "scent" but that is minor as the reader can get the understanding. Can't wait for more.
Wow this is fantastic! It's awesome the way you describe the weapons in this
Now I need to see part 2. -_-
Just finished it...really looking forward to the next chapter! Also, I didn't realize you were knowlageable about firearms, but it's interesting to see someone describe a firearm and actually know the details of it.


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In 2011, Quist, performed the show at the Egyptian Theatre and has been asked to return both years since.
Beginning Friday, Dec. 20, Quist, a founding member of Cowjazz, a country-rock band that played in Salt Lake during the late 70s and early 80s, will perform as Jackson Cash for his third three-night run at the Egyptian.
The singer and songwriter, who even sounds like Johnny Cash when he talks on the phone, said he is looking forward to the Egyptian shows.
"We get a lot of old fans from Cowjazz that come to these performances," Quist said during an interview with The Park Record. "So we throw some old Cowjazz tunes in the mix as well as some old Waylon Jennings songs, too. Of course, we get a lot of Johnny Cash fans."
Quist said the performances are hinged on the songs by the Man in Black, and to keep the shows fresh, he and his band are constantly deciding which new songs to play from that expansive catalogue.
"We are learning some new songs for the set as we speak," Quist said. "I've also written some original stuff as well, so the upcoming shows should be pretty fresh."
Quist writes his songs in Cash's famous boom-chicka-boom beats, and puts down whatever catches his fancy.
"Inspiration just depends on what gets me," he said. "It can be a broken heart or a new love or a personal problem that I'm going through.
When writing these songs, Quist feels the more truthful he is, the better the song can become.
"I don't have a problem revealing too much of what I'm going through when I write and sing these songs," he said "It's all part of the songwriting process.
"There should be a list of new songs, both originals and by Johnny Cash, that we will play during the shows," Quist said.
Quist's fascination with words came when he was in kindergarten.
"I started writing poetry before I started writing songs," he said. "I don't know what made me do it or inspired me. I just started doing it when I was really young."
After learning a truck-full of Johnny Cash songs, it's hard for Quist to pick out his favorite.
"It changes depending on how long I've been playing and singing, you know?" he said. "Sometimes I love a song and can't get enough of it, but other times, I get tired of it."
To this day, however, one of the songs that he keeps going back to is "Cocaine Blues."
That was the song he performed in a talent show while he was a student at Olympus Jr. High.
"We won a contest playing that song, but also got kicked out of school for singing it," he said with a laugh. "The students loved that we sang it, but the parents and teachers weren't too happy because of what it was about. So to appease them, the principle suspended us for three days."
The upcoming Park City shows will feature Quist with a full band — guitarist, drummer, and upright bassist.
"We rehearse as much as we can at our guitarist's house in Lehi," Quist said. "These guys are part-time musicians and they're doing the family thing, but they are the best players that I have found in a long time.
"It's still hard to find full-time musicians, because it is a challenge making a living out of that," he said. "I'm a full-time musician, which means I'm usually broke."
Still, Quist is a musician who cannot stop thinking about music.
"The soul has always been there," he said. "It won't stop me from playing."
Another reason why he continues to present the Johnny Cash tribute shows happened a few years ago in when Quist traveled to Branson, Mo., to find work.
"I went in to buy some night crawlers at Walmart and the elderly greeter stopped me and told me that I needed to go to televangelist Jim and Lori Bakker's TV station down the street," Quist said. "He told me that the Bakkers were getting ready to film Cash's little sister, Joanne, singing her gospel songs."
Quist walked into the station and was greeted with open arms.
"Someone said I looked like Johnny and asked me to sing," he said. "I sang 'I Still Miss Someone,' which, unbeknownst to me, was Joanne's favorite song."
Joanne Cash began singing harmonies with Quist and told everyone that Quist could have been her long lost brother.
"She stopped just short of saying I was the bastard son of Johnny Cash," Quist said. "If you don't believe me, you can check it out on YouTube."
Jack Quist will perform as Jackson Cash at the Egyptian Theatre, 328 Main St., on Friday, Dec. 20, through Sunday, Dec. 22. The Friday and Saturday performances will begin at 8 p.m. and Sunday's will start at 6 p.m. Tickets range from $23 to $38 and are available by visiting www.parkcityshows.com.


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Monique Ingalls joined the School of Music in August of 2014 as Assistant Professor of Church Music. She was also appointed a Fellow of the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University, where she will work to complete her first book during the spring semester of 2015. She finished her undergraduate training in music at John Brown University (B.A., 2003) and her graduate work in ethnomusicology at the University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D., 2008). She served as a Teaching Fellow at the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Music from 2011 to 2014. While at Cambridge, she was also a Visiting Fellow at Wolfson College, Research Associate at the Centre for Musical Performance as Creative Practice (CMPCP), and a founding member of the Locating Religion Research Group.
Dr. Ingalls's research explores the effects of recent social, cultural, and technological change on evangelical and charismatic Christian congregational music-making in North America and beyond. She is working on her first monograph Made to Worship: Performing Evangelical Christianity Through Praise and Worship Music, an ethnographic exploration of how U.S. evangelical Christians use contemporary worship music to build a sense of community across ethnic, regional, and denominational boundaries. Her work also explores the causes and effects of worship music's transnational circulation. Her recent academic articles explore factors spurring the globalization of North American gospel and Christian popular music; the intersections between public worship and popular music performance; the use of worship music in public spaces; and the influence of digital visual media on worship song aesthetics.
Monique Ingalls is co-editor of the books Christian Congregational Music: Performance, Identity, and Experience (Ashgate Press, 2013) and The Spirit of Praise: Music and Worship in Global Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity (Penn State University Press, forthcoming). Her articles have been published in journals, encyclopedias, and edited volumes in the fields of ethnomusicology, media studies, hymnology, and religious studies. She serves as president of the Religion, Music, and Sound Section of the Society for Ethnomusicology and is co-founder and program chair for the international conference "Christian Congregational Music: Local and Global Perspectives," held biennially at Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford (UK). Honors and awards that she has received include the Society for Ethnomusicology's Charles Seeger Prize (2007), the American Musicological Society's Janet Levy Award (2009), the British Academy's Small Research Grant (2012), the Music & Letters Trust Award (2013), and the Cambridge University Students' Union Teaching Excellence Award (2014). Dr. Ingalls enjoys teaching interdisciplinary courses on Christian worship that draw insights from musicology and ethnomusicology, popular music and media studies, practical theology, and social science approaches to religion. A performer with eclectic interests, she has played keyboard for '70s-'80s pop-rock cover bands, participated in a Javanese gamelan orchestra, and currently enjoys singing traditional polyphony from the Republic of Georgia. Active in the Episcopal Church, she serves as pianist, vocalist, and occasional liturgical songwriter. Monique Ingalls is married to Jason, Rector of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit in Waco. They reside near the university with their gray tabby, Gambit.


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Results tagged ' Dan Gladden '
Two Good Teams
This past weekend, the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves (both leaders of their respective divisions) played some hard-fought games that brought to mind another series between each club that you might remember:
On Friday night, Francisco Liriano and Tim Hudson locked horns in an epic pitchers duel (I was at this one in person!). Frankie struck out seven batters in a row at one point (tying a club record), and the Twins did Hudson in with one productive inning in the seventh.
For Saturday's game, another pitching lockup commenced, this time with Nick Blackburn taking the hard-luck loss to Derek Lowe.
In the finale, Kevin Slowey came back down to earth after a series of outstanding starts, and the Twins effectively lost after the second inning (down 5-0). Delmon Young did continue his hot hitting with a three-run bomb, though.
-It was nice to see the Twins organization recognize Bobby Cox before the opening game of the series (Cox has announced his retirement from managing effective at the end of this season). He truly is a class act who will be sorely missed by Atlanta and all MLB.
-Boy, is Delmon ever on a tear! Of course, he is also prone to those bone-dry stretches as well, so is it really necessary to re-hash the Garza/Bartlett for Young/Harris trade every time he goes on a streak?!
-We need to get healthy. We may be able to beat some NL clubs (like the incoming Rockies) with the likes of Danny Valencia and Trevor Plouffe in the lineup, but we need O-Dawg and JJ back to compete with the big boys offensively.
Preview (36-27, 1st, 2.5 GA DET): Aaron Cook (2-3, 4.76) vs. Carl Pavano (6-6, 3.92). Does Pavano ever get a no-decision? I'm kidding…that's actually a positive thing, as it means he's pitching deep into games.
Twins News X 2
First off, Jacque Jones is back (to a minor league deal, of course)! Talk about hedging the bet with Delmon Young.
Greg Gagne was recently inducted into the Twins Hall of Fame. I know he was around for two World Series titles (of course, so were Dan Gladden, Randy Bush, and Allan Anderson, for that matter), but this seems like a pretty big reach to me. Perhaps the lack of a steady SS presence since Gags was a factor, but I'd like to hear from some Twins fans who remember him "in his prime".
The New "Voice Of The Twins"
Until he passed away a year or so ago, Herb Carneal was known as the "voice of the Twins", as he had essentially (he might have missed one season) been with the Twins since they moved from Washington in 1961. A week or so ago, it was announced that the Twins signed current radio broadcaster John Gordon to an extension, keeping him with the team at least through the 2010 season (the first in Target Field).
While older folks will also consider Carneal to be the greatest Twins broadcaster, I would have to give that nod to "Gordo". Not only does he have a "charismatic voice", but he can also make any situation exciting ("down by nine, bottom of the ninth, Mariano Rivera on the mound…let's get those rally caps on!). I don't miss too many televised Twins games during the season, but when I do I don't feel as if I am being short-changed, and that, to me, is the sign of a great radio broadcaster.
Dan "Dazzle Man" Gladden will again be joining Gordon in the broadcast booth next season, while his replacements may include Jack Morris and Kris Atteberry.


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Classify groups generated by two elements $x$, $y$ of order 2.
First, please help clarify: Is it necessary for $x$ and $y$ to be distinct elements? (above is the whole question as seen in the book).
Here's what I have so far:
Let $xy=z$, and let $|z|=n$. Then G would be isomorphic to dihedral group $D_n$
If $x=y$ then $G$ is just $\langle x\rangle$
Would $\langle xy \rangle$ be such a group?
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So I was diagnosed with ADHD in elementary school because I stopped doing my homework and was struggling in 4th grade compared to my previous grades.
I was wondering if any of you other 4s were diagnosed with this as well. Lately I've been wondering if ADHD is more to do with your way of seeing things rather than any sort of mental deficiency, because although I've been assured time and time again that my ADHD is "severe" I've always found ways to pull it together and focus. I can describe my experience as as learning to work with it, and that once you learn to look at life differently it stops being an impairment and more of a different way of looking at things. That is the conclusion I came to about regarding my own diagnosis, which happened around late high school, then it hit me that that sounds an awful lot like 4s (especially us 4w5's) experiencing our own abstract fantasy worlds and learning to live in reality.
And so now I'm asking you guys! Have any of you been diagnosed with ADHD? What are your thoughts on ADHD? Do you think I'm way wrong?


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The procedure for intrauterine insemination (IUI) is known for a long time and is much "high-tech" method compared to some other methods of assisted reproduction.
When performing IUI prepared sperm is injected into preheated woman's uterus during ovulation, sperm that were closer to the egg.
This procedure is often accompanied by taking drugs to stimulate ovulation.
To Whom helps this treatment?
IUI can help couples where a partner or a small number of sperm have low mobility, but normal motility sufficient to procedure gave positive results. In other cases, it will be better to do IVF (in vitro fertilization) and ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection). Clinics use different criteria to determine whether the quality of sperm requirements for IUI.
Because the sperm is injected directly into the woman's body, IUI can also help couples who can not have sexual intercourse because of a disability, injury or other causes, such as premature ejaculation.
Intrauterine insemination is also recommended for women with small forms of endometriosis. IUI is also often used as a first step in the treatment of infertility of unknown etiology.
Women who do not have a partner, can also use this procedure because donor sperm insemination clinic has a number of advantages over the self-insemination at home.
Advantages of Intrauterine Insemination
This procedure can be an effective solution for men with low sperm count or they have poor mobility in cases where the sperm can not reach the egg. Carrying intrauterine insemination is also suitable to couples when sperm husband does not pass through the cervical mucus, for example, because of a possible immune response. And this procedure is possible only if the woman fallopian tubes are passable.
If men do not produce sperm, or if a woman wants to conceive a child without a husband, can be used donor sperm. The undoubted advantage of treatment in the clinic for IUI in this case would be the fact that donor sperm is properly checked for the presence of infections such as HIV and hepatitis. If the child was conceived using frozen sperm, the legal rights and responsibilities do not extend to the child's biological father.
Disadvantages of Intrauterine Insemination
Since the time of insemination is extremely important, your partner should be prepared to have to collect semen by masturbation in the clinic. The procedure may also cause discomfort to the woman if there are difficulties in catheter insertion. Furthermore, when possible insemination cramping like menstrual.
During the stimulated cycle, there is a risk of this potentially dangerous conditions such as ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). It occurs when your ovaries over-react to drugs that stimulate ovulation. The ovaries are rapidly increasing in size several times and can begin to secrete a fluid into the abdominal cavity, causing the woman begins to gain weight, and notes the feeling of fullness and bloated.
If you feel that you have ovarian hyperstimulation, it is vital to see a doctor. You might have to go to the hospital and stay there for as long as the ovaries are reduced to normal size. Your doctor may recommend cancel IUI in this cycle because of the high probability of multiple pregnancy. To learn more, read our article about the symptoms of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS).


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I assume that you're trying to decide whether or not to deliver JavaScript-enhanced content. The best implementations degrade cleanly, so that the site still operates without JavaScript. I also assume that you mean server-side detection, rather than using the
There is not a good way to perform server-side JavaScript detection. As an alternative it is possible to set a cookie using JavaScript, and then test for that cookie using server-side scripting upon subsequent page views. However this would not be suitable for deciding what content to deliver as it would not be able to distinguish visitors without the cookie from new visitors or visitors who are blocking cookies.
I'd like to add my .02 here. It's not 100% bulletproof, but I think it's good enough.
The problem, for me, with the preferred example of putting up some sort of "this site doesn't work so well without Javascript" message is that you then need to make sure that your site works okay without Javascript. And once you've started down that road, then you start realizing that the site should be bulletproof with JS turned off, and that's a whole big chunk of additional work.
So, what you really want is a "redirection" to a page that says "turn on JS, silly". But, of course, you can't reliably do meta redirections. So, here's the suggestion:
...where all of the content in your site is wrapped with a div of class "pagecontainer". The CSS inside the noscript tag will then hide all of your page content, and instead display whatever "no JS" message you want to show. This is actually what Gmail appears to do...and if it's good enough for Google, it's good enough for my little site.
Users without js will get the
then check your access logs to see how many times this image has been hit. A slightly crude solution, but it'll give you a good idea percentage-wise for your user base.
The above approach (image tracking) won't work well for text-only browsers or those that don't support js at all, so if your userbase swings primarily towards that area, this mightn't be the best approach.
This will change the value of js_enabled to 1 before submitting the form. If your server-side script gets a 0, no JS. If it gets a 1, JS!
I'd suggest you go the other way around by writing unobtrusive JavaScript.
trick used in HTML5 boilerplate http://html5boilerplate.com/ through modernizr but you can use one line of javascript to replace the classes
noscript tags are okay but why have extra stuff in your html when it can be done with css
You can use a simple JS snippet to set the value of a hidden field. When posted back you know if JS was enabled or not.
Or you can try to open a popup window that you close rapidly (but that might be visible).
Also you have the NOSCRIPT tag that you can use to show text for browsers with JS disabled.
The noscript tag works well, but will require each additional page request to continue serving useless JS files, since essentially noscript is a client side check.
You could set a cookie with JS, but as someone else pointed out, this could fail. Ideally, you'd like to be able to detect JS client side, and without using cookies, set a session server side for that user that indicates is JS is enabled.
You'll probably want to include this check somewhere close to the end of your page so that the additional HTTP request doesn't slow down the rendering of your page.
Add this to the HEAD tag of each page.
So you have:
With thanks to Jay.
You'll want to take a look at the noscript tag.
Because I always want to give the browser something worthwhile to look at I often use this trick:
First, any portion of a page that needs javaScript to run properly (including passive HTML elements that get modified through getElementById calls etc.) are designed to be usable as-is with the assumption that the ISN'T javaScript available. (designed as if it wasn't there)

Then at the beginning of my document, I use .onload or document.ready within a loop of getElementsByName('jsOnly') to set the .style.display = ""; turning the JS dependent elements back on. That way, non-JS browsers don't ever have to see the JS dependent portions of the site, and if they have it, it appears immediately when it's ready.
Once you are used to this method, it's fairly easy to hybridize your code to handle both situations, although I am only now experimenting with the  tag and expect it will have some additional advantages...
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just a tougth but (hairbo gave me the idear)
would work in any case right? even if the noscrip tag is unseported (only some css requierd) any one knows a non css solution?
I think you could insert an image tag into a noscript tag and look at the stats how many times your site and how often this image has been loaded.
Detect it in what? JavaScript? That would be impossible. If you just want it for logging purposes, you could use some sort of tracking scheme, where each page has JavaScript that will make a request for a special resource (probably a very small
Why don't you just put a hijacked onClick() event handler that will fire only when JS is enabled, and use this to append a parameter (js=true) to the clicked/selected URL (you could also detect a drop down list and change the value- of add a hidden form field). So now when the server sees this parameter (js=true) it knows that JS is enabled and then do your fancy logic server-side.
This works well for my user-base, though a bit fascist ;).
For example, just build your site to say
Then, your script will simply do
In some cases, doing it backwards could be sufficient. Add a class using javascript:
This could create maintenance issues on anything complex, but it's a simple fix for some things. Rather than trying to detect when it's not loaded, just style according to when it is loaded.
I've figured out another approach using css and javascript itself.
The CSS snippet:
The JavaScript snippet:
The HTML part.
Because of the BODY tag has been given the ID of #jsDis:
You can play around with a #wrapper container, or with any DIV that use JS.
This is the "cleanest" solution id use:
Adding a refresh in meta inside noscript is not a good idea.
For those who just want to track if js was enabled, how about using an ajax routine to store the state? For example, I log all visitors/visits in a set of tables. The JSenabled field can be set to a default of FALSE, and the ajax routine would set it to TRUE, if JS is enabled.
Check for cookies using a pure server side solution i have introduced here then check for javascript by dropping a cookie using Jquery.Cookie and then check for cookie this way u check for both cookies and javascript
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A woman's desperate wish to get home ended in disaster after she stole an ambulance and plowed into a Ford van carrying an Amarillo family of five.
The two-vehicle wreck Sunday afternoon left three people in critical condition at Northwest Texas Hospital: Ricky Chavez, 33; Tina Chavez, 24; and Shelby Grady, 7. Also injured were Ricky Chavez, 3, and the 21-year-old woman who stole the ambulance, both of whom were stable late Sunday.
An infant girl in the van, Selena Chavez, was admitted to NWTH for observation but apparently suffered no injuries, NWTH spokeswoman Carey Mead said.
The woman who wrecked the ambulance is under arrest and, after her release from the hospital, may face charges of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, Amarillo Police Department Sgt. Jeff Higley said.
The scenario began to unfold shortly before 3 p.m. when paramedics for Amarillo Medical Service, which is operated by NWTH, reported that one of their ambulances was stolen while parked at the trauma entrance of NWTH emergency room.
Police learned that the woman who took the ambulance might have mental problems and could have been heading for her home in Oklahoma. Police tried to chase down the ambulance, depending on calls pinpointing its location.
One call at about 3:15 p.m. told pursuers of a wreck at East 10th Avenue and South Eastern Street, according to an APD news release.
The ambulance, eastbound on 10th Avenue, ran a stop sign and hit the passenger side of a 1991 Ford Aerostar van southbound on Eastern, witness Michael Tyler said.
Tyler, who was driving south on Eastern behind the Ford van, saw the collision.
"The ambulance came out of nowhere, no lights flashing," Tyler said. "It just creamed into the side of the van."
According to the APD report, the impact sent the van eastbound almost a half-block, where it struck a fence and stopped. The ambulance skidded and turned over in a yard at the southeast corner of the intersection.
Police said the woman driving the ambulance apparently was ejected, but resident Kathy Massey, who owns the yard where the ambulance landed, said the woman climbed out of the ambulance.
"She got out and started trying to run," Massey said.
The wreck apparently injured the woman's leg, and she didn't get far, Massey said.
Tyler approached the ambulance and began talking to the woman, who was outside the vehicle. Tyler said the woman told him, "I want to go home. I want to go home."
Tyler said he figured something was up.
"I asked her, 'Did you steal this ambulance?' "
Tyler rummaged in the ambulance and found a towel, which he put under the woman's head, he said, and he found gauze pads to help another patient. Other people also offered help to the victims.
Massey and her husband were out in their yard right before the ambulance hurtled through their chain-link fence and rolled onto its side not far from where they had been earlier.
"We were working on our fence," Massey said. "We had just come in to take a break."
She said they heard a sound like a door slamming.
"It didn't make a real loud noise," Massey said.
By the time they came outside, police and firefighters were arriving, Massey said.
Police and hospital officials continued to investigate the wreck late Sunday.
Mead of NWTH said the woman who wrecked the ambulance had come to the NWTH emergency room as a walk-in patient during the day. Mead would not say whether the woman came in for a mental evaluation but said the woman was released at about 2:30 p.m. from the emergency room.
The entrance and exit used by patients at the ER is on the north side of the hospital, around the corner from the east-side trauma entrance used by ambulances.
The woman walked around to the trauma entrance, got in the ambulance and drove away. Mead said it was not clear what time the ambulance was stolen, but it likely was gone only a minute or two before its two-person crew came outside with their patient and found the ambulance gone.
The paramedics had been picking up a burn patient being transferred to a hospital in Lubbock, said Brittan Carrier, the AMS supervisor on duty Sunday.
"We've never had a problem of this type before, obviously," Carrier said. "It just doesn't happen. It's like somebody taking a police car or something. You're trying to do good, and somebody takes the equipment we use."
Carrier said the paramedics had not been negligent. They left the ambulance running with keys in the ignition, which is standard procedure because the ambulance's battery packs must be kept charged, Carrier said.
The batteries operate lights, sirens and medical equipment in the ambulance. Carrier said ambulances are left running to maintain proper temperatures inside the patient area.
Because AMS ambulances answer calls 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the battery packs remain charged, Carrier said. If an ambulance must be shut off for an extended period, the battery packs are switched off to keep their charge, he said.
AMS has nine ambulances in its fleet and operates about four or five at one time, Carrier said. A new, fully equipped ambulance costs about $100,000. He said he did not know the age of the wrecked ambulance or how much damage was done to it.
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Police in normally quiet Carpentersville, Illinois, located in far west suburban Chicagoland, are on the hunt for two suspects who committed a home invasion earlier tonight.
Although the two adults and 5-year old child who were tied up by the robbers are undoubtedly traumatized by their ordeal and likely face a difficult emotional recovery, they fared considerably better than the Petit family of Cheshire, Connecticut. The pair of perpetrators in that home invasion incident - who are currently standing trial - beat up the husband, killed the wife, and set the home on fire, leading to the death of the couple's two daughters due to smoke inhalation.
While home invasions are much more rare than simple residential burglaries, the results are significantly more devastating. Emotional trauma, serious injuries, and even violent death are all potential outcomes of a close encounter with a potentially violent intruder.
The best defense against a home invasion scenario is to prevent it from ever happening. Every household member should be educated about basic home security procedures and understand their individual responsibility for helping to protect the home.
In the case of the Carpentersville incident, early reports indicate the intruders entered through an open garage door shortly after the family returned home. Open doors are a virtual invitation to would-be thieves and brigands. Overhead garage doors should always be kept shut when the garage is not actively being used. A variety of commercial products are available that can alert you when a garage door is open. Or better yet, an overhead door relay can be tied into a monitored alarm system to warn of an open door and sense a closed door being opened without authorization.
All exterior doors of a home should be equipped with quality dead bolts and kept locked at all times, whether the home is occupied or not, both day and night. A sturdy storm door or security door can be installed if ventilation during warmer months is desired. Sliding doors with screens can present special security challenges, especially if they are left open at night. Using an adjustable door bar, wooden dowel, or commercially available pin lock to hold the door open no more than 4" - 6" wide is an acceptable compromise between security and ventilation needs.
A monitored security system is an excellent investment that can enhance the safety and security of your family against many types of threats, including home invasion. In addition to providing perimeter protection of doors and windows, most security system keypads feature one-touch panic buttons to summon law enforcement without the need for getting to a phone and dialing 911. Higher-quality systems can be equipped with hardwired or wireless panic buttons that can be hidden in various locations for use during a home invasion emergency.
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This Thanksgiving table and cornucopia will soon be yours! And yes, we believe with the next missions to be released (they're coming out more frequently now, but we're not complaining) we can build a new Thanksgiving table and enjoy this meal with Barbara, the new character we just discovered!
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Here we have the complete list of tasks for Barb's Bed & Breakfast. We couldn't wait too long to tell you about this fun quest We recommend that you start growing Cauliflower because you'll need a lot.
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Table for Four! - Barbara's Bed & BreakFeast 1/6
Each harvest season, everyone hosts a feast on their farm so we can all share and give thanks for the bounty nature has provided us.
- Place Barb's Feast Table to participate in the feasting.
- Chat about the feast while doing a few helpful tasks for neighbors.
- Make a few Feed so animals can feast too.
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Preserving Traditions - Barbara's Bed & BreakFeast 2/6
Cauliflower is a great cool-season crop and a wonderful dish when pickled. It's a Harvest Feast must-have here!
- Chase and feed a few chickens, like the founders did for sport.
- Harvest a few Cauliflower for pickling.
- Craft a few Pickled Cauliflower for the feast.
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Create some beautiful and traditional feast invites with lovely blue ribbon bows this year. We'll sip on soup while we stuff the envelopes!
- Complete the Feast Table on your farm.
- Gather a few Blue Ribbons for fancy invitations.
- Craft a few Tomato Soup to allay Barb's stomach growling.
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Harvest trees to imitate and celebrate the fruit-picking of the famished early Village Founders.
- Harvest a few Apple Trees.
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- Harvest a few Olive Trees.
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I always make a large batch of lemonade and some berries for snacks, and chill them on big buckets of ice. No spiking it!
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- Get a few Ice Buckets for the drinks.
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Host your fifth dinner at your Feast Table and I'll give you a beautiful commemorative cornucopia!
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Newt Gingrich has been sued. The law suit was filed yesterday. Could this be a scandal that will hurt his presidential chances or is this just more political theater?
The suit is reported on TMZ.COM.
A Florida man has filed a lawsuit against Newt Gingrich and his security team -- claiming he was roughed up outside the Florida Republican Presidential Primary earlier this week ... because he was carrying a sign supporting another candidate. In a lawsuit filed yesterday in U.S. District court in Florida, Edward Dillard claims he was just minding his own business on January 31 when Newt and his wife came strolling up to the polling place. Dillard claims he was standing outside of a canopy which had been set up with a microphone stand, when Newt and Callista came right up to him and shook his hand. Dillard claims Newt then noticed his Ron Paul t-shirt and "immediately turned his back" to him and went on to greet other people. That's when Dillard claims several of Gingrich's security team came up to him and tred to "intimidate him into moving from the spot." Dillard -- who says he was wearing open-toed sandals -- then claims one of the agents "lifted his heeled shoe over Dillard's right foot and dug the back of it into his skin, twisting it side-to-side like he was stomping out a cigarette, causing a fracture to Dillard's right foot."
The fact that the guy is a Ron Paul supporter says a lot. Ron Paul's supporters are very aggressive about getting up close to other candidates and getting into TV shots.
There is a much simpler explanation, other than a Ron Paul supporter trying to damage Newt Gingrich. If you have ever been inside the security bubble these candidates are in, you will understand this. Their security is very protective because unfortunately there are idiots out there who will do dangerous things.
If you are not a member of the campaign, the security team will let you in for a moment, to shake the candidates hand or have a photo take and then they will literally push you out.
This lawsuit smells to high heaven and the fact it was immediately reported on TMZ makes it even more suspicious.
Hopefully it and the guy who filed it will go away soon.
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Here's another interesting article. " He decided to run home, slip into his "Ron Paul Rocks America" T-shirt, grab a "Ron Paul 2012" sign from his garage, and return to give his candidate some representation outside the precinct after he cast his vote."
There's little doubt that he wanted to stand in the background, holding his PaulBot sign in a visible spot within camera range.
Open toed shoes are definitely not a good idea in such a crowded area
. Why, surely nobody would think this was a purposeful act! Perhaps his own wife stepped on his toes! But it's make good press. Anybody check the RP websites yet? I'm sure that they are livid! Why, he had his rights stepped upon!
What a joke!! Does it ever stop??? I mean really people. This is the worst election cycle I have ever witnessed. So damn petty are people. Ugh!!
This guy is an activist nut, the security contractor is insured, and this a bunch of BS.
How about Sharon Angle?
(Maybe next time she can send Harry out to pasture.)
She's going to help count the votes!
Right On.
Don't blame Sharon Angle.... This so called Tea Party are the one's that backed her....
I think we must also keep open the possibility that this wasn't even a Paul supporter. This literally smacks of tactics the Progressives love to use. they will infiltrate, posing as a supporter of a certain candidate and cause unrest whenever and where ever they can. Perhaps this guy was a Paul supporter, I don't know, but having seen enough of these dirty trick tactics from progressives, I wouldn't be surprised if it were the latter.
"Pauliban or Progressive?" Who cares?
He had no business there with his RP Paul sign, "zipping back and forth inches from Gingrich's head."
In this case he was representing Paul, in normal Palultard fashion.
Sounds like this idiot, doesn't it?You know you're a Ron Paul supporter if....
.....when taking the kids to ballet, you map out your route based on the best visibility for your Ron Paul car magnet. - DailyPaul
Information from the book: (Red Army) by Aaron Klein. 2/4/12 I discovered there are 83 so called progressives in congress. They are members of the CPC (Congressional Progressive Caucus). To unmask this group they should be referred to as CPC (Communist Party Caucus). How far will the communist party go to destroy a candidate they see as their biggest threat. Newt was their biggest threat when he was speaker of the house and over 70 ethics violation were filed against him by David Bonior a CPC member. Do we really want to make the communist party unhappy and elect Newt, you bet we do.
Kenneth, I'm with you on this hiding in the woodlot nonsense.
Get permission, if necessary, fromAaron Klein and then list them on these pages.
Does Klein list the insider trading people also? They should have the public light shined on them.
We have slid back to a time of kings and lords and barons. They had no insight into the common man, until the common man chopped their heads off. It will be sufficent today to simply remove them from power.
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Ron Paul has lost before he started to run for President.
Without a video or a witness, he has no case.
Whenever I have seen Newt he was surrounded with security. Sometimes people need to get out of the way and take responsibilty for themselves.
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I've been hiking a lot lately, which is great for burning calories, not so great for shielding your face from the sun. Even though I wear a baseball hat and sunglasses, it seems like no matter what I do, my face still gets sun. So I brought out the big
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A former black ops commando who faked his death for a quiet life in Boston comes out of his retirement to rescue a young girl and finds himself face to face with Russian gangsters.
Life of Crime
Two common criminals get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real-estate developer who shows no interest in paying the $1 million dollar ransom for her safe return.
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Despite not having any instruments and being told by everyone that punk is dead, three girls decide to form a band.
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The Little Death is a truly original comedy about sex, love, relationships and taboo. In a multi story narrative, we peer behind the closed doors of a seemingly normal suburban street.
The Infinite Man
A man's attempts to construct the ultimate romantic weekend backfire when his quest for perfection traps his lover in an infinite loop.
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College: Georgia Southern
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CSPI Reaction To Frito-Lay/Dr. Cooper Nutrition Initiative
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Statement Of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
September 23, 2002
Its nice to see that Frito-Lay is starting to worry about the nutritional profile of its snack foods. It should worry, because many of its products are high in fat and salt and largely devoid of vitamins and minerals.
Eliminating trans fats, which promote heart disease, would be a valuable step in the right direction. But adding dried broccoli flakes to potato crisps would be a marketing gimmick, not a health measure.
As for Dr. Coopers endorsements, I hope he is not even considering endorsing products made with olestra, the most-complained about food additive in history, or that are heavily contaminated with cancer-causing acrylamide. Its not clear to me why a respected health advocate would endanger his reputation by endorsing frivolous fun foods, instead of promoting fruits, vegetables, and other foods that really promote health. Real health foods are found in the produce aisle, not the junk food aisle.


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Wedding ceremonies can seem complex, especially because there are numerous roles to fill. From the best man to the readers, there are jobs for many of the important people in your life. As you start tackling your wedding planning checklist, get to know the various positions you'll need to fill in order to complete your ceremony.
Bridal party
The bridal party is the group of people who walk down the aisle before the bride and groom and stand at the alter. Your bridal party should consist of your closest friends and family members.
Best man: The best man is there to help the groom in any way possible. Best men commonly plan the bachelor party along with the other groomsmen. He's often a brother or best friend of the groom. He will stand next to the groom at the alter and may even hold the rings.
Maid/matron of honor: She is the female version of the best man and is there for the bride. She'll be the one planning the bachelorette party and bridal shower, and she stands next to the bride during the ceremony. This person is generally a sister or best friend of the bride. A "maid" of honor is unmarried and a "matron" of honor is.
Groomsmen: These guys are often your groom's closest brothers and friends. They attend the bachelor party and stand at the alter during the ceremony.
Bridesmaids: Bridesmaids are close friends and relatives of the bride. They function similarly to the groomsmen.
Flower girl: This cutie is often a very young member of the family, ideally between the ages of three and eight. She precedes the bride down the aisle, generally strewing it with flowers.
Ring bearer: This is the role for a young lad in the family. A boy around the same age as the flower girl is in charge of presenting the wedding bands to the bride and groom.
Ceremony participants
Some roles are require speaking during the ceremony. These people should be present at your rehearsal (along with the bridal party), as they are necessary to complete the wedding.
Officiant: The officiant can be a member of the bride and groom's church (such as an ordained minister), a friend or family member who has been ordained or a judge. The officiant actually conducts the wedding and signs the marriage license after the ceremony.
Readers: Readers are family or friends who read a passage of scripture or a quote that pertains to love and marriage.
Additional roles
Outside of the ceremony and bridal party, you have one more role to fill.
Ushers: You may ask several people to act as ushers. They will escort guests to the proper seats and hand out programs and bubbles (to blow after the ceremony).


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Ronnie Keith Harmon
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Height: 5-11 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: May 7, 1964 in Queens, NY
High School: Bayside
College: Iowa (school history) (Harmon college stats)
Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 1st round (16th overall) of the 1986 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 63 (807th overall since 1950)
Relatives: Brother of Derrick Harmon and Kevin Harmon
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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TUCSON, Ariz. -- The No. 3 Arizona softball team (33-6, 7-4) downed No. 24 Arizona State (26-18, 1-11) on Saturday at Hillenbrand Stadium, 10-3.
The Sun Devils struck first, as Heidi Knabe blasted a Taryne Mowatt offering over the center field wall with one on in the top of the first.
Arizona retaliated with one run in the bottom half of the first, when Caitlin Lowe tripled to lead off. With two on and nobody out, Kristie Fox singled to drive in Lowe and cut the Sun Devils' lead to one.
The Cats struck again in the second, touching up ASU pitcher Katie Burkhart for four runs and five hits to go up, 5-2.
Leslie Wolfe relieved Mowatt in the third and inherited a pair of runners. She gave up one RBI hit and struck out three to end the inning. After a two-run third inning for the Cats, Wolfe came back out and struck out the side to end ASU's fourth inning.
Arizona opened up its lead to six after a two-run fifth. Courtney Fossatti doubled to lead off and Lowe drew her second walk of the game. Kristie Fox drove in Fossatti for her fifth RBI of the night and Lowe came home on a Shelly Schultz single to center.
By the top of the sixth inning, every ASU batter had struck out at least once. Arizona's first four hitters had reached base 13 of 16 times. At the end of the game, seven Wildcat hitters had multiple hits. Arizona's pitchers fanned 14, including a season-high 10 Ks by Wolfe. Conversely, Sundevil batters struck out 14 times to Arizona's seven.
The Cats will hit the road again next weekend to face off against Oregon on Friday and Pac-10 leader Oregon State on Saturday and Sunday.


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An Orange High School graduate making it big! Vanessa Bayer just wrapped up her fourth season on Saturday Night Live and started filming a movie this week in New York City.
The Moreland Hills native was graduated from Orange High School in 2000 where she was voted most likely to succeed. A 2004 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Bayer moved to Chicago where she dove into stand-up and improv comedy.
She was a member of the iO Chicago theater outlet, that counts Tina Fey, Mike Meyers, Chris Farley, Amy Poehler and other SNL veterans as alumni.
Her comedic roots though started right here at home with her father Todd.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — University of Colorado junior outside hitter Taylor Simpson has been invited to participate in the U.S. Women's National Training Team winter block in Anaheim, Calif.
"Receiving a phone call from your national team coach is a dream that many young players keep in their heads as they work tirelessly to better themselves," Colorado head coach Liz Kritza said. "After a strong showing in last week's open tryout, Taylor earned that call and proudly accepted an invitation to join the U.S. Women's National Team for their winter training block. Hard work and perseverance are what Taylor can point to as she takes a big step in her development as an athlete and a competitor."
The winter training block started on Jan. 27 and goes until the third week of March. The team trains Monday-Friday each week and will have USA Red-Blue matches at the end of the week. The next two are scheduled for March 7 and 14. Simpson will miss some classes in order to participate in this training, but the proper arrangements have been made so that she won't be behind when she returns to school in March.
"Credit to Taylor and our academic coordinator, Mindy Sclaro, for sorting out her academic requirements in order to facilitate being in Anaheim for two weeks to train with the national team," Kritza said. "It is not an easy feat, and only a handful of athletes who are still in school have received the invite; most players that were called to join have already completed their academic requirements."
Simpson has previously trained with other USA Volleyball teams. She was named to the U.S. Women's Senior A2 Team and the USA Beach Volleyball A2 Team in 2013 and was involved with USA Volleyball in high school. She earned a spot on the 2010 U.S. Youth Olympic Team that finished second in Singapore at the Inaugural Youth Olympics. Simpson led the team at the tournament and recorded 11 kills, six blocks and an ace in the final match of the tournament. She was also a member of the USA Youth National Training Team.
The Colorado Springs, Colo., native had a spectacular season for the Buffs in 2013. She earned honorable mention recognition to the AVCA Division I All-Pacific South Region and All-Pac-12 teams, and was named CU's Most Valuable Offensive Player. Simpson recorded 390 kills last season to lead the Buffs, averaging 3.61 kills per set. She ranked eighth in the Pac-12 Conference in kills and was also ninth in the league with 4.03 points per set. Simpson was second on the team with 2.67 digs per set (288 digs) and was third with 0.63 blocks per set (68 blocks).
Simpson tallied 14 double-doubles last year. One of those was with 20 kills and 22 digs, a career-best, in a five-set victory over Utah on Nov. 27. In doing so, Simpson became just the 12th Buff ever to record a 20-20 double-double. She led the Buffs in kills 17 times, including on Oct. 6 against Washington State when she hammered a career-high 23 kills.
"She makes us proud to call her a Buff and as any player who has had the honor can tell you, there is something really special about putting on a jersey to represent your country. We wish her all the best and know she will continue to make us proud," Kritza said.
Several other current Buffs have been involved recently with USAV. Sophomore setter Nicole Edelman was the co-captain of the 2013 USA Junior National Team that competed at the world championships in the Czech Republic last summer. Alexis Austin was a member of the 2011 USA Girls' Youth National Team and the 2010 USA Girls' Youth National A2 team. A couple others, freshman Cierra Simpson and senior Elysse Richardson, have participated in the tryout process the last two years.


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The Legends Football League, previously known as the Lingerie Football League, has been sued by a group offormer players in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The class action lawsuit claims that the League misclassifies its football players as independent contractors to avoid paying them wages and overtime.
The LFL is a women's full-contact indoor football league. It got its start as a Super Bowl halftime show known as the Lingerie Bowl. Much of what brought the Lingerie Bowl popularity was then transformed in 2009 into a full-fledged league with 10 teams in different cities. Prior to the 2013 season, it was then re-branded into the Legends Football League for marketing purposes.
In the first few seasons, players were paid based off of ticket sales. Prior to the 2011 season, despite the LFL's supposed success and growth, the commissioner, Mitchell Mortaza, decided to no longer pay its players. Even though he made this change to their income, the players' responsibilities never changed. They were still expected to remain in peak physical condition, participate in every practice, appear at all promotional events and of course play in every game.
"There were entire seasons where plaintiff and members of the plaintiff class received no income despite playing in the football league," the 20-page complaint states.
And so, the LFL has become another semi-professional football league—something you do for the love of the game and nothing else.
The big difference compared to other similar leagues is that these girls play in arenas around the United States and not in parks and high school football fields. Their games are broadcast on televisions around the globe and their fans come from every nation. Someone is making real money from these girls giving it their all out on the field.
That person is none other than Mortaza.
Prior to the 2013 season, he abolished the League's insurance policy, which covered players' medical expenses when injured during practice or games. Players were instead required to provide proof of their own insurance-- as wellas pay an unknown amount to have the opportunity and privilege to play.
Okay, so lately, the gear has changed for the better, but just slightly-- up until last year, players wore modified bras, panties, garters, a hockey helmet and foam shoulder pads. Since Mortaza adopted the Legends Football League brand, he replaced lingerie with "performance wear" and slightly more protective shoulder pads.
With this less-than-protective gear, no pay and no protective insurance policy, players are in a very precarious position. This is where plaintiff, Melissa Margulies comes in. She is a former member of the Los Angeles Temptation and just wants all the girls to be protected and treated fairly. She told Examiner.com that this class action lawsuit against the League is being filled to make sure that all LFL players get paid fairly and in accordance with the law.
Margulies was an outstanding player with the Temptation and was a force to watch out for on the field. She fought back from an extensive knee surgery in 2012 to play her 2013 season. But, in the last game of that season, she was injured again—this time from a blow to her helmet-protected face.
"After breaking my cheek and orbital bone, the league failed to pay for the full costs my medical treatment. It was then that I realized that the LFL was exploiting the players and not living up to their legal obligations. It took some time for me to learn about what I could do to stop this exploitation and fight for the wages the players are rightfully owed," Margulies told the examiner in a quick interview via email.
According to the class action suit, the league requires players to sign on as independent contractors, but the contract requires players to sign over their publicity and promotional rights, and attend all practices and promotional events. And if players do not show up at practices, games or events they may be fined or removed from the team.
"The designation of the football players as independent contractors was and is clearly improper because the players lack the requisite control and discretion over their job responsibilities and duties to deserve treatment as independent contractors," the complaint states.
There are several high profile players of the LFL who are assisting with the lawsuit, although only Margulies and Robin Johnson, former quarterback of the Las Vegas Sin, are named as plaintiffs at this time.
Anyone else who played in the LFL is welcome to participate in the lawsuit and should contact Margulies or her attorneys to learn about their options and what they can do to assist.
Alleging violations of labor laws, Margulies seeks general and compensatory damages, restitution, waiting time penalties, interest and costs.
She is represented by Michael S. Morrison with Alexander
Krakow + Glick of Santa Monica.