text: Home > Medical > Kidney and bladder health > News 27 November 2012 Nobel Prize doctor dies Dr Joseph E Murray, who performed the world's first successful kidney transplant and won a Nobel Prize for his pioneering work, has died at age 93. 0 Follow Health24 on Twitter » Here's how this SA plant could cure your bladder infection What else we do on the loo Dr Joseph E Murray, who performed the world's first successful kidney transplant and won a Nobel Prize for his pioneering work, has died at age 93. Murray suffered a stroke at his suburban Boston home on the Thanksgiving holiday, and died at Brigham and Women's Hospital, hospital spokesman Tom Langford said. Since the first kidney transplants on identical twins, hundreds of thousands of transplants on a variety of organs have been performed worldwide. Murray shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1990 with Dr E Donnall Thomas, who won for his work in bone marrow transplants. "Kidney transplants seem so routine now," Murray told The New York Times after he won the Nobel. "But the first one was like Lindbergh's flight across the ocean." Murray's breakthroughs did not come without criticism, from ethicists and religious leaders. Some people "felt that we were playing God and that we shouldn't be doing all of these, quote, experiments on human beings," he told The Associated Press in a 2004 interview in which he also spoke out in favour of stem cell research. His famous breakthrough In the early 1950s, there had never been a successful human organ transplant. Murray and his associates at Boston's Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, now Brigham and Women's Hospital, developed new surgical techniques, gaining knowledge by successfully transplanting kidneys on dogs. In December 1954, they found the right patients, 23-year-old Richard Herrick, who had end-stage kidney failure, and his identical twin, Ronald Herrick. Because of their identical genetic background, they did not face the biggest problem with transplant patients, the immune system's rejection of foreign tissue. After the operation, Richard had a functioning kidney transplanted from Ronald. Richard lived another eight years, marrying a nurse he met at the hospital and having two children. "Post-operatively the transplanted kidney functioned immediately with a dramatic improvement in the patient's renal and cardiopulmonary status," Murray said in his Nobel lecture. "This spectacular success was a clear demonstration that organ transplantation could be life-saving." Murray performed more transplants on identical twins over the next few years and tried kidney transplants on other relatives, including fraternal twins, learning more about how to suppress the immune system's rejection of foreign tissue. One patient, who received a kidney transplant from a fraternal twin in 1959, plus radiation and a bone marrow transplant to suppress his immune response, lived for 29 more years. But it was the development of drugs to suppress the body's immune response, a less radical approach than radiation that made real breakthroughs in transplants possible. In 1962, Murray and his team successfully completed the first organ transplant from an unrelated donor. The 23-year-old patient, Mel Doucette, received a kidney from a man who had died. 'Original specialty' Murray continued a long career in plastic surgery, his original specialty, and transplants. He was guided by his own deep religious convictions. "Work is a prayer," he told the Harvard University Gazette in 2001. "And I start off every morning dedicating it to our Creator." Murray told the Journal of the American Medical Association in 2004 that he continued to get letters from patients he had helped years earlier and from relatives of those who died during the early efforts. "They often say that they are happy to have played some small part in the eventual success of organ transplants," he said, praising the courage of his patients and their families. Murray was honoured at the 2004 Transplant Games, for athletes who have received organ transplants, along with Ronald Herrick, the man who had donated a kidney to his twin brother a half-century earlier. Murray's interest in transplants developed during his time in the Army during World War II when he was assigned to Valley Forge General Hospital in Pennsylvania while awaiting overseas duty. The hospital performed reconstructive surgery on troops who had been injured in battle. The burn patients, who were often treated with skin grafts from other people, intrigued Murray. "The slow rejection of the foreign skin grafts fascinated me," Murray wrote in his autobiography for the Nobel Prize ceremony. "How could the host distinguish another person's skin from his own?" The hospital's chief of plastic surgery, Col. James Barrett Brown, had performed skin grafts on civilians and noticed that the closer the donor and recipient were related, the slower the tissue was rejected. A skin graft between identical twins had taken permanently. Murray said that was "the impetus" for his study of organ transplantation. Murray was ever the optimist and kept on his desk a quotation, "Difficulties are opportunities," his son Rick Murray said. "It reflects the unwavering optimism of a great man who was generous, curious, and always humble," Rick Murray said in a statement released by the hospital. (AFP, November 2012) Read More: Organ transplants and HIV/AIDS Can a child have a stroke? 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Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- The grandson of the
creator of Red Bull energy drink allegedly crashed his Ferrari into a
Thai police officer, killing him, and then fled the scene, Bangkok
police said Monday.
The controversy over the
arrest of Vorayud Yoovidhaya, 27, who is a prominent member of one of
Thailand's richest families, resulted in the suspension of a police
officer accused of having another person pretend to have been driving
Yoovidhaya's car.
Police Sgt. Major Wichien
Klanprasert was responding to a robbery call when his motorcycle was
hit by what a witness described as a black sports car at 5 a.m.,
according to Bangkok Police Maj. Gen. Parinya Jansuriya.
Investigators followed
the path of leaked oil from the crash scene to Yoovidhaya's home,
Jansuriya said.
Dozens of police
surrounded the mansion before entering with a search warrant, where they
found a badly damaged black Ferrari. The front was wrecked and its air
bags deployed, Jansuriya said.
Yoovidhaya was taken to a
police station for questioning and the car was seized by investigators,
he said.
Yoovidhaya admitted
driving the car and hitting the motorcycle, but he claimed he was
suddenly cut off by the bike, according to Police Maj. Gen. Aunuchi
Lekbumrung.He has been charged with
causing a death with negligence and hit and run, he said. Yoovidhaya was
quickly released on a bond of 500,000 baht, about $16,000.
The man who had claimed
to be driving was fined 6,000 baht, about $200, the Police Chief
Kumronvit Thoopkrachang said.
Vorayud Yoovidhaya's
grandfather, Chaleo Yoovidhaya, teamed with an Austrian businessman to
create the Red Bull brand and products based on a Thai drink. His
father, Chalerm Yoovidhaya, is an executive with the energy drink
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Base camp and parking for extras is currently at the Topsfield Fairgrounds located at 207 Boston St. However, filming on Tuesday, July 21 was set in a small, wooded housing development chock full of big digs and new construction known as the Hickory Beech subdivision on High Street.
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The book world is crying foul over Amazon.com's quest to control an array of new domain names. The Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers argue that allowing Amazon to own such Web addresses as ".book," ".author," and ".read" would crush competition.
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Granting Amazon exclusive use of the addresses, known as top-level domain names, "would stifle competition in the bookselling and publishing industries, which are critical to the future of copyrighted expression in the United States," the chain said in a letter to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN.
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Sometimes, a man needs a drink. Don't be a pansy momma's boy and get yours from some polished and engraved job. No. Get your drink from a real man's flask.
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Search continues for suspect in fatal stabbing outside Greenville Skate Safari in 2014
A year after a stabbing at a skating rink left two men dead Greenville police are continuing to search for suspects.
Heriberto Borrego is wanted in connection with the death of Darrius Diondre Hubbard. Hubbard and another man, Ljorian Marquis Harris, were killed and five others were wounded in the August 16, 2014, fight outside Skate Safari.
The incident occurred about 3 a.m. in the 5000 block of Moulton Street.
Borrego, a Greenville resident, has brown hair and brown eyes. He is 5-6 and weighs around 140 pounds.
Greenville police are asking any witnesses in the stabbing contact the department at 903-457-2900. Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or people responsible for Hubbard's death.
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Somebody who finds great pleasure in the art of Computer Programming.
Synonymous with: Hacker, Programmer
Synonymous with: Hacker, Programmer
That weird geek spends time programming all day, what a coder.
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The low end of the scale as far as software engineers go.
When you've finished the design, give it to the coders and let them implement it.
โดย Kurt N. 25 มีนาคม 2004
Slang word, used by idiots, for the term 'programmer'. Often used by communities for Private Servers. There are related words such as 'Code' or 'Coding'.
He's our Coder.
โดย PhosphorusX 05 สิงหาคม 2010
a bitchy old, pregnant man with a beer belly. not just old but he ancient, he was in the same class as jesus when they were kids.
ugh he's such a coder!
why is he being such a coder?
he needs to stop being such a coder!
why is he being such a coder?
he needs to stop being such a coder!
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short for code infraction, used at Delbarton, get three and you're strongly encouraged to leave the school.
shizzle got a coder.
โดย impreza 15 ธันวาคม 2003
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Wildcats vs Zero's. SBD's and Val's screaming out of the sun to attack your precious Flattop. Avengers and Kates striving to stick a steel fish into the vitals of your precious ships. Night actions with the deadly Japanese 'Long Lance' torpedoes reaching out to skewer you. All the action a person could wish for in a Naval Sim.
Game creator S. Craig Taylor outdid the competition again when he introduced this game in 1978 originally published by Battleline games. In 1981 Avalon Hill bought Battleline and in 1983 re-released Flattop. Many improvements were incorporated not only in the box art and physical components, but the rules of play were also enhanced at the same time.
Game scale is 20 nautical miles per hex and turns are in 1 hour increments. Each aircraft unit represents 3 actual aircraft, and each ship counter represents one individual ship. Carriers, Battleships and Cruisers are historically named, minor ships are not. Individual aircraft types are accurately portrayed with combat/endurance characteristics.
You won't find troops slugging it out in the jungles here. Carrier battles and surface actions are the meat and potatoes of this game.
The game faithfully simulates WW2 carrier operations. Recovery, Arming and Launch cycles are well simulated in the body of the game rules. Ships must be found before they can be attacked, and the hidden movement rules also simulate the days before satellites and SR-71's.
Flattop faithfully allows opponents to re-create the battles on the South Pacific--Coral Sea, Santa Cruz, Eastern Solomons, Guadalcanal--the time period during WW2 when the Japanese and Allied forces were most equally matched.
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Toyota Recalls More Vehicles for Sticking Throttles
Problems with unintended acceleration related to floor mats continues to haunt Toyota long after the 2009 recall aimed at fixing the defect. The car maker added Lexus RX 350 and RX 450h crossover vehicles from the 2010 model year to the list of vehicles it has recalled thus far.
The recall affects vehicles built from Nov. 28, 2008, through Sept. 1, 2010. In these cars the accelerator pedal can get stuck at full throttle when trapped by "an unsecured or incompatible driver's floor mat." The recall includes 154,036, according to a document filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Welcome to the fifteenth weekly instalment of Lying In The Gutters, a gossip and rumour column serving the comic book industry by having its wicked way with the comic book industry's pet peeve. The traffic lights on each story are my takes on their reliability. Green lets you know I believe it, Amber let's you know I reckon there's something in it somewhere, Red lets you know I think it's quite possibly bullshit. But then you never know. The lights are just an indication - doesn't mean a red can't be true and a green can't be false. Take everything you read with a sense of frivlity - and if you do repost information here elsewhere, please include a warning to that effect. And a link. Man does not live by hits alone - but I could do with the attention.
Next week will most likely be a shorter column, I'm off for a week. Which means in two weeks time I'll be missing a column. Anyone fancy volunteering to fill-in for a week?
I understand that Gail Simone, writer of "Agent X" and subject of previous week's story on creative unrest over the title, has chosen to leave the book.
A favourite writer of mine ever since she wrote a pre-You'll All Be Sorry article taking the complete piss out of this column, Simone has risen through the new comic book writer ranks, working first on "Simpsons," then "Deadpool" as well as "Killer Princesses" and more. Newsarama recently reported she was writing for "Birds Of Prey" and on the Warren Ellis Forum, she alluded to the possibility that she might be pitching for a Superman project.
However, her decision to walk off the project may be a little moot...
I understand that around four titles are to be cancelled and a number relaunched as part of a new Marvel profitability drive. Marvel have made the decision to cancel or reboot a number of lower-selling titles but titles which have already recently been rebooted without a significant increase in sales may be cancelled altogether. Titles I've heard mentioned heading for the dumpster include "Soldier X," "Agent X," "Spider-Girl," "Black Panther" and "Thunderbolts."
Picture CrossGen in a top hat, riding jacket, perched upon a white horse, with sideburns and a piercing glare. He leans down, picks up Comicon Pulse by the waist, hoists her onto the saddle and together they ride to his palatial country house, surrounded by thick shadowy brambles and a lake for skinny dipping in.
Last week CrossGen sent an email out to CrossGen fans and people on their
Comics On The Web list, extolling the Comicon Pulse website, and linking to
all their recent, very favourable articles.
It's been noted of late that much of Pulse's reportage has appeared to be
CrossGen puff pieces. While enthusiasm and a stylish sense of writing has
proved a refreshing change to Newsarama's staid and serious sense of self,
Newsarama don't ask questions phrased in such a way as "What made Ivan Reis
perfect to draw this story?". Well not any more... that Avatar interview was
a long time ago...
It seems that Pulse has been printing favourable articles about CrossGen and
has in return been plugged and praised by the company to its fans. And on a
couple of occasions, has been used as a voice to reply to stories printed by
other websites - often without referencing where that story originally came
from. In one case, forcing Newsarama's Matt Brady to plug his site - ahem -
reference the original article through the Pulse message boards. You know,
Doran and Brady used to give me such stick when I did the same over similar
issues on Newsarama...
CrossGen's relationship with Comicon grew closer after Newsarama left for View Askew hosting, transferring their sponsorship to Pulse. With web budgets tight, CrossGen and Pulse are renegotiating so that the sponsorship amount will be reduced. To make up for it, CrossGen have sent out a newsletter to their fans and subscribers plugging Comicon Pulse over and above other web sites that maybe CrossGen has a problem with. Indeed, the opening of the letter began "As Heidi MacDonald and Jen Contino, the editorial staff for Pulse, continue to distinguish themselves as straight-forward comics journalists who like to focus on facts and not innuendo." Everybody clutch their handbags...
This is not a new policy, there
have been similar deals with sites such as HeroRealm, Newsarama and others.
However, this involves targeting subscribers that other websites have
recruited, with ads for their competitors...
Imagine, if you will, a young girl sobbing on her porch. She is already showing, her acts of passion have left her with the consequences. She cries, because she knows in a palatial mansion, her lover is wooing another and she has been tossed aside like a rag doll. A wet, teary rag doll who some one has just urinated on.
HeroRealm, of course, used to be CrossGen's most favoured of websites. One
of the original Comics On The Web partners with CrossGen, as the site took a
decidedly anti-New Marvel stance, so an enemy's enemy became their friend.
They doted over CrossGen, providing positive uncritical feature after
feature. They demanded exclusives and got them, as well as free full page
HeroRealm ads in Crossgen's books. However, as other, faster responding
sites began to get exclusives from CrossGen as well, HeroRealm began to see
her lover as someone who would dilly and dally with all the princesses in
that land and started throwing tantrums.
A CrossGen mail out this week brought that to a head.
Comics On The Web was a venture set up by CrossGen to sell online viewing
rights to their comics. They franchised the recruitment of readers to a
number of fan and news sites, these sites taking a cut of signing-on fees.
But this letter has been sent to everyone who signed on from many sites, but
promotes just one of them. It promoted a number of recent articles about
CrossGen, printed by Comicon Pulse, with links to them all.
George Berryman, head honcho of HeroRealm posted
"We've been less than thrilled with the way CG's been doing things recently.
That's putting it in polite terms. It made Alex and I sit back and
re-evaluate how we covered CG around here."
"Also I'm not really thrilled with their titles anymore. About a month and a
half ago I dropped all the CG monthlies in favor of FORGE and EDGE but have
since dropped those as well as the trade paperbacks. Most of them would be
fine if it weren't for the d@mn sigil theme. It was interesting for awhile
but it never went anywhere."
Not only one lover spurned, but two! The afore named Alex added
"I've been pissed about this all day. So let me take a moment to go over this."
"This morning CrossGen sent out a mass email to all users of C.O.W. on the
web. This was to any user no matter what portal they signed up through. They
then went about suggesting that all these people, be it that they signed up
through HR, Silver Bullet and so on, visit Pulse. CrossGen used resources
that we provided them (i.e. subscribers that signed on through our C.O.W.
portal) to promote a competing site."
"Now while I appreciate that Steve and the rest of you were awed by the
f#cking Dixon interview, that doesn't make what they did right! The fact
still remains; it is suicidal to continue to promote C.O.W. if they are
insistent upon using whatever contacts we give them to promote other sites.
It isn't in HR's better interests to let this slide by without voicing our
"Anyway, I wanted to get this off my chest. I'm pissed beyond all reason. I
got this and I suddenly understood what sabotage meant. That's a crap
While this is a legitimate marketing practice, and CrossGen have done
similar for HeroRealm before, CrossGen should beware the wrath of a website
One other fact that came out through reportage of CrossGen and Chaos' dealings was that Matt Brady, senior writer for Newsarama, was owed money by Chaos!. Brady now states that once he started reporting the case, he waived any claim to the sum, and now admits this was also a fact that should have been reported up front.
Anyone get a feeling of deja-vu when reading "The Filth?" No, not just for "Invisibles" readers, but the name of the star, Greg Feely.
David Langford has pointed out that, better known as a sci-fi critic, the real Greg Feeley has caused a lot of sci-fi writers to get their revenge by writing him into their stories, and Grant Morrison is the latest.
Portrayed as a sad lonely man addicted to ladyboy porn and now believed to be a paedophile by his neighbours, lines from "The Filth" that could be taken out of context include:
"Greg Feely's just a para-personality… that's him running out of your nose."
"I'm washing Greg off my tits. Para-personas corrupt fast outside the bloodstream."
"Smells awful"
"Well, that's "Greg Feely" all over."
Oh Grant…
I also hear more about the "League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen" (also featuring Dorian Gray and Tom Sawyer, remember) as having the Phantom Of The Opera as the big bad, with an army of thugs and a Mongolian fortress… Oh, and Alan Quartermain isn't an opium druggie anymore.
On the DC Message Boards, John Rozeum posted about the future of reduced-to-a-mini-series "Midnight, Mass."
He writes "Sometime in 2003 there will appear a NEW 'Midnight, Mass.' mini-series. I know, it's not an ongoing, but don't rule that out yet, either. It's still being discussed, and the two things that will most determine if that will happen will be response to the 2nd mini-series. Hopefully some buzz will generate from the favorable response to the 1st series and there will be a bigger push for series #2. The second thing is the non-comic book M,M. project, which I still can say nothing about.
"Concerning the new mini-series. It is actually a mini-series. Issues 1 and 2 will be a prologue story, and issues 3-6 will be the main story. All I will say at this point is Magellan will be back. I have no information about interior artwork, covers, or anything else. I am hoping to get Jesus Saiz back to draw it."
"Now, you can jump up and down."
Damn, now I've got to take the trampoline out of the attic again.
More on the new Doctor Who spin-off comic, entitled Miranda. It's about the Doctor's 'daughter' in the far future and the first issue should be out in November from new British publisher Comeuppance Comics.
Welcome to Marvel's blooper reel.
"Spider-Man Peter Parker #50" has increased in size from 32 to 48, and in price from $2.25 to $3.50. Ethan Van Sciver is no longer pencilling Marvel Comics' "New X-Men #134," Kieron Grant has stepped in. Apparently 133 was just taking Evan too long to draw - and he's no longer exclusive to Marvel.
"Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do" 4 and 5 have been cancelled and will be re-solicited. Marvel seem to be on a new mission not to solicit work if they think there's a chance it will be late. This has yet, however, to affect "Amazing Spider-Man," which has neither caught up with the issues it missed, nor even its current schedule. No wonder it's not having the "13th" issue like other Marvel titles. And while "Tangled Web" is also in a pickle schedule wise, at least it's had two double-sized specials over the year.
Could this put the Spider-Man relaunch back from February to March?
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What is a Jackalope?
Jackalope, Grand Canyon (photo by Free-ers CC-BY)
Indigenous to the American West, often considered an extinct or mythical creature, "jackalope" refers to a horned or antlered jackrabbit or cottontail domestic rabbit. First mention of the jackalope in American history appears to come from Douglas, Wyoming where a stuffed specimen was displayed at a local hotel as early as 1829.
Even before that time, in Europe, there was some mention of horned hares. There is a surviving sketch of a horned rabbit dating back to 1574. According to Ernest Thomas Seton in his 1909 "Life-Histories of Northern Game Animals," "Horned jackrabbits and cottontail rabbits were known to the pioneers of the western plains and were first described in popular hunting and fishing magazines in the early 1900's."
Today stories about this creature abound, though usually told tongue-in-cheek as most of the storytellers believe the animal is fictitious. "Jackalope hunting" has become a rite of passage similar to snipe hunting, and those "in the know" delight in telling tall tales about jackalopes to the uninformed, enjoying their gullibility. In fact, President Ronald Reagan owned a jackalope head that he was fond of using to play jokes on people, particularly reporters.
In jackalope country, many establishments include a stuffed jackalope or other likeness as part of the decor, often appropriating the name as well, and the proprietors and locals enjoy telling stories about the jaunty jackalope, especially to tourists and other curious souls. Souvenir shops, roadside stands and gas stations sell stuffed jackalope heads, and jackalope statues and likenesses are common. One example is in Wall, South Dakota where the famous Wall Drug boasts a 10-foot fiberglass jackalope. In Austin, Texas , the Austin City Limits festival in 2008 showed off a saddled specimen, big enough to ride.
However, though usually thought of as the stuff of myth and legend and silly stories, the much maligned and laughed-over jackalope may actually be a real animal after all. It seems that rabbits are prone to a disease called papillomatosis, which is caused by a papilloma virus. One particular strain of this virus, the Shope papillomavirus, first reported in medical literature in 1933, causes the growth of tumors in the shape of horns or antlers. The archives at the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul hold a number of jars containing preserved remains of rabbits with cranial horn-like tumors.
A map detailing the distribution of the naturally occurring Shope papillomavirus shows a localized concentration in the mid-section of the U.S. and as a natural disease it has only been reported from Southern California, but the actual occurrence of the virus among the U.S. rabbit population is probably much more common, since stories about antlered rabbits are found throughout the country.
Pictures of rabbits afflicted with the Shope papilloma virus are startling, as such animals do indeed appear to have growths on their heads resembling antlers or horns. No, they're not exactly like the deer antlers often glued onto the ubiquitous doctored jackalope heads, but they're sure close enough to make one do a double take and conclude that the mythical jackalope may not be quite so mythical after all.
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Is that the indicator for the RFID reader for the UMD bike commuting program?
Yes. Well done. Here are the details: https://www.derozap.com/umd/
If you ride to bike over this sweet spot, you hear a rewarding
"beep" from a solar zapping thing and then it counts toward your account. If you ride x number of times in a year, your insurance premiums go down.
Soon, I suppose, they'll just install the zappers directly into our brains.
I'll be in my office all day, Hatcher. I'll be awaiting my prize.
I should have said UMD people excluded but I guess that would have given it away.
Thumb Shifters!
Thumb shifters...
I thought the same thing. High quality shimano vintage variety!
Thanks for noticing. That is my 1989 Bridgestone MB-4. Great old bike. She is my winter commuter these days.
Vintage indeed! That's either first-gen rapid fire or SIS.
Someone in Duluth should create a blog dedicated to photos of the cool bikes in the city. There are many great bikes and bike riders in our town. I suppose all it would take is to create a new category right here on PDD.
A nice example is bikefancy.blogspot.com.
I took a moment to snap a shot of this sweet Christmas bike with antler handle bars, but I didn't take long enough of a moment to hold still and focus.
The only thing better than a Bridgestone MB with thumb shifters. . .
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A small monetary contribution from someone who is poor: this is indeed the widow's mite—it's a whole shilling I'm giving you
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We present the design procedure for an ultracompact low-power all-optical modulator based on a dispersion-engineered slow-light regime in a photonic crystal Mach–Zehnder interferometer (PhC MZI), selectively infiltrated by nonlinear optical fluids. The dispersionless slow-light regime enhancing the nonlinearities enabled a 22 μm long PhC MZI to operate as a modulator with an input power as low as . Simulations reveal that the switching threshold can be controlled by varying the optofluidic infiltration.
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Forget pads and tampons, you need to try the new iPad from Apple.
Her name is Jennifer Ellison and I guess she's a big deal in England, probably because she has big boobs.
Tonight, as you're lying in bed thinking of Michael Jackson, don't be alarmed if this baby doll is walking across your ceiling.
Megan "Angelina Jolie" Fox is looking at you like she wants to rape you. Or so you want to believe.
BlendTec is back with their crazy blender! This time they're putting the iPad in it. Sadly, they're not putting in this stupid scientist dude.
This guy is sick of being asked to vote on bills without given time to read them and I don't blame him! Nice to know someone in congress is passionate about trying to keep things fair. What I don't understand is why no one around him seems to have any sort of reaction! Are they all on quaaludes???
Come one, come all, to the bedroom big top! Your sex life can seem like a circus sideshow sometimes. The question is: Are you a center-ring attraction beneath the sheet or are you the kind of freak that gets stuck outside the tent and pelted with tomatoes?
Kathy Griffin has a new boyfriend and common logic would suggest he is a bridge troll or gay. Actually he created the Apple and loves his Datsun.
OK, ok , we had to include one more cuz it's just too good not to: the dance, the gratuitous pelvic thrust close ups, the eerie little girl chanting voice... We're just waiting for some feminist punk band to sample it.
...the blood out of you!!! Watch out for her teeth...and her boyfriend from Sum 41. That dude will slap you if you mess with Avril!
An updated version of an old classic, but it still makes us giggle. A little reminiscent of Slum Dog Millionaire. If we were just swindled out of a million bucks, we would not be as calm as that guy.


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Pioneer American Composers (Milligan, Harold Vincent)
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Dear Nissan,
Hi. It's Tammy. Here in Nevada. Where you haven't released the Leaf yet. I'm on your waiting list. Probably near the top. You may recall that you said I'd have my car by the end of last year.
I understand that you want your roll-out of the first mass-produced electric vehicle to be a success. I get that you don't want a bunch of inept electricians botching the installation of charging stations and uneducated consumers misusing the battery system. I see how you want this whole thing to look smooth and convenient and glitch-free.
But here's the thing — you need to stop sending me cute frickin' emails with catchy little commercials about how gas is wrecking the planet. 'Cause guess what? I can't do a damn thing about it if you don't get me my car. So as much as I think your ad guys did a bang up job on this latest campaign about "What if everything ran on gas?" with the guy revving up his computer and the lady blowing hair dryer exhaust in her husband's face, it's no good to me. And it just kind of pisses me off.
So keep your suburb-walking polar bear and your emails to yourself, and do what I always tell my kids to do. Take some of that energy you're using to dance and jump around so you can get my attention, and put it toward making sure all your toys in the right places. That will make me much, much happier.


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1. Everybody's got that one oc who is insane or just out of the ordinary mental-wise in some way. Who's the most insane?
That would be my insane prince, Koda!
2. Who's the most sane?
Hmm... I think that would be Vion. If not him, then Riku. It kinda depends on what you mean by sane.
3. If you could ship the most sane and most insane, what would that relationship be like?
No. Just no. Its just all sorts of wrong.
4. My, my. Such a beautiful pairing. I ship it. >: D
You monster!
5. Speaking of shippings, everybody ships their ocs. List your top 3!~
Riku X Haru
Koda X Cev
Phil X Shiruru
6. Do you give any of them nicknames?
I used to have a lot of funnh nicknames for Riku, since he's been around so long. But now of Cev is nicknamed Cevy sometimes xD
7. Do you regret making any of them or love them all the same?
I love them all (that are still around).
8. How do you love them? Love as in torture them in their daily lives constantly? Or give them the fluffy bunny life style?
I torture out of love. And, judging by my torture, I love them lots!! Conflict and problems make me love them more. See why Riku has a depressing life? Cuz I love him the most.
9. If you could put them in a fandom, where would you most likely put them? If they're already in one, would you put them in a different if you could?
None xD
10. Do you prefer the AU life styles or the strict, by the script canon?
I dont understand this question.
11. Who's your favorite out of all of yours?
12. Does this favorite have a little special someone?
He does, but he has so much trouble trying to get her to like him back.
Riku: lets not talk about this right now...
13. How developed is this character of yours?
Very developed, since I have had him so very long and constantly use him.
14. Well developed ocs are the best, would you truly agree?
I totally agree!
Good then. Time for your ocs questions! Pick up to 7 ocs!
1. Riku
2. Shiruru
3. Phil
4. Vion
5. Koda
6. Cev
7. Kaz
Hello, lovely ocs~ You all look well today~
1, Tell me. On a scale from one to ten, how bad does stubbing your toe hurt?
Riku: It sucks, but you get over it.
Shiruru: not fun! >.<
Phil: Im too manly to feel its pain. Ehehehe!
Vion: Phil's full of it. Im more manly.
Koda: It hurts behind the ear D:
Cev: i hate stubbing my toe...
Kaz: i like when other people do it. Its funny.
Psst, 3. Number 4's looking pretty good looking right now, isn't she/he?
Phil: disgusting!!
Vion: I agree.
5, one of my ocs has been stalking you You have any idea who might be doing that? Is it creeping you out?
Koda: its an otter?!
Oh god, they have your pictures pasted all over their bedroom wall. Better stop them soon.
Koda: I will stop them, cuz I am a prince!
Cev: s-sir... dont stand on the furniture, sir. ..
It's getting worse. Now their after you too, number 2!!!! A naked picture of you both on her/his desktop, when will it end!?
Shiruru: w-what?!
Phil: I'll find this sick person for you shiruru!! >:C
Oh. 4 caught him/her in threw her in stalker prison. Good job 4.
Phil: Im keeping the picture though...
Any of you wanting to bail him/her out?....
Okay. Good luck with that then.
Number 6, would you rather go bungee jumping or skydiving?
Cev: neither, that sounds scary...
Who would you go with?
Kaz: I'll go. Come on, Cev, lets go~ *drags him along*
Cev: h-hey! No! Let go!
Well, you're all mary sues aaaand you bore me.
Riku: hey!
Shiruru: w-what...?
Phil: hey now, I only rape sues!
Vion: everyone is getting so offended.
Koda: i am not a turtle!!
Kaz: well, you bore me too.
Just kidding. I love all of you but alas, I must go~
No. Seriously. Bye.
-flies off on the magical unicorn of donutville- TO NARNIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Love it ;w;
maybe will do this in futture.
dooooo it
I love koda's reaction to everything
This made me happy XD
I only rape sues.
So done. XD
So done. XD
Tch, Phil doesn't know what he's actually looking at~


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When it comes to parsing central bank policy comment, market players can seem like earnestly stoned '60s teenagers, ascribing mystical significance to Beatles album covers.
Now, as we wait excitedly for the Fed's next release Tuesday, the lyric they're all wondering about is the less-than-catchy: "for an extended period." Ben Bernanke and his lonely hearts club band have been using this line to describe the open-ended duration of their record-low interest rate policy for months. And the '60s teenagers have been vastly reassured to hear it.
Now they are agog to see whether it's going to remain on the record in March.
Admittedly, this is a far more rational concern than, say, looking for rate clues in Alan Greenspan's choice of necktie as some more precariously balanced market watchers were wont to do in days gone by.
Ultra-loose monetary policy around the world kept stock markets rising through some dark days in 2009. Perhaps it only did so by keeping other asset classes' yields so unattractive that punting on stocks was the one path that offered returns more enticing than stuffing cash in a coffee tin and burying it. But still. Up is up.
With signs of economic growth so fragile that everyone from China's leadership down is still fretting about a double-dip recession, even a hint that accommodative policy is going to be removed in the foreseeable future would make stock markets a different place.
It need not mark a decisive turn in the bull market we've seen for a year now; in fact it probably wouldn't. But it would make success in global equity investment a much tougher game than it has been.
Against that backdrop of fragile recovery, we have the prospect of a European bailout, or at least backstop, for embattled Greece. However, that amounts to countries the credit-rating agencies are quite worried about providing guarantees to one they are very worried about. So that whole structure looks more than a little precarious.
Then we have China, concerned to rein in economic growth but set implacably against a rise in the yuan's value. With these two big issues to worry about, even the distant prospect of the Fed's low-rate comfort blanket being removed could well be a step too far for stock market composure.
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A coastal city on the shore of the Mediterranean's gleaming, turquoise and tempest waves, she is arguably much older than Rome's fabled founders, Romulus and Remus; far more steeped in traditions that beat like a heart's torrid rhythm, pounding out every step in a forbidden dance of desire.
She is Pompeii. And she is an all-devouring Mistress. Mother to all form of satyr and nymph, where the wine flows freely and the Dance of Syrtos never ends.
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San Shou, meaning "free hand" is the explosive art of Chinese Kickboxing. The practitioner of this art has at their disposal not only the vast array of striking skills with punching, elbows, edge of the forearm, kicking and knee strikes but also the mastery of the skills of taking down an opponent through tripping, sweeping and throwing.
Classes here at LMAA are a combination of pad drills, partner training and contact sparring. Participants of San Shou classes here at the LMAA will be fully trained for San Shou, Muay Thai or MMA (stand up skills) competition if they desire but none is required for promotion and the level of intensity of sparring will be adjusted according to the student's goals making the class safe for all desired participants.
Although competition preparations are available for those interested, the mission of the classes is to teach "Sanda," the combat version of San Shou for the reality based environment and will also include training such as applications against multiple opponents, against assailants armed with weapons and the use of Chin Na (joint manipulations) applied along with the take downs. Offering added advantages to both stand up or ground styles, San Shou will blend seamlessly with all other arts offered at the LMAA.
Clothing, Men:
Fight shorts that are Muay Thai/San Shou style or MMA board short style. T-Shirt or rash guard that is LMA, plain or Kickboxing/MMA related (such as Fairtex, Everlast, Title, Tap Out, Under Armor, ect.). Sleeveless shirts are fine but no tank tops.
Clothing, Women:
Fight shorts that are Muay Thai/San Shou style or MMA board short style or any loose Box leg nylon athletic shorts that are plain, or have athletic logos (Under Armor, Nike, ect.). No University or Team logos. No super short running or cotton "gym" shorts. Tight spandex shorts or leggings can be worn under the fight shorts as a second layer but they must not interfere with the use of knee pads and shin guards which must go over them. Shirts are same as above with the inclusion of a sports bra for support. No half /belly shirts or sports bra/top combo's worn alone without another shirt/rash guard.
MMA gloves, thick elbow pads (for Men it is recommend that Women's knee pads be used), Muay Thai/MMA quality shin guards which cover the entire instep (no shin/ankle only), mouth guard and Gender appropriate protection.
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Men: All above plus: Boxing quality head gear with cheek protection (chin protection optional), thick men's knee pads and 16 oz boxing gloves.
All above plus: Boxing quality head gear with cheek protection (full face bar recommended), thick women's knee pads and 12oz boxing gloves.
For thousands of years Chinese Masters met at Sanda, meaning "free fighting," tournaments to determine who the supreme combatant was, fighting upon a Lei Tai platform with no rules and often a fall to death. Like Pankration and the arena in Rome this was a predecessor to modern MMA.
As time passed China's Martial heritage was becoming lost due to the control of the Communist Party only allowing the National support of Wushu Taolu (acrobatic forms). Realizing that many of its soldiers were no longer from families with combative martial traditions and were devoid of prior training, the military set out to develop a Chinese Combat System.
With Government support they gathered many great masters throughout the vast Nation and developed San Shou. This curriculum was developed by experimenting with the Chinese military experiences in close range and hand to hand combat with reference to traditional Chinese martial arts. Later the official name reverted back to Sanda with the art mainly based on scientific efficiency.
Sanda is composed of Chinese martial arts applications encompassing most aspects of combat including striking and grappling. One can see Sanda as a synthesis of traditional Chinese Gung Fu fighting techniques into a more realistic theory and training methods focusing on realistic fighting ability. As an unarmed close combat system, Sanda includes Ti (Kicks), Da (Striking--with any part of the hand/arm), Shuai (Throwing) and Na (Locking/Choking).
A competitive event developed in the military as these bouts were commonly held between the soldiers to test and practice barehanded martial skills, ability and technique. Rules were developed and the use of protective gloves was adopted. As time passed, with an eye on becoming an Olympic event, the Chinese Wushu Federation desired to develop a sport version suitable for general civilian amateur competition and the term of San Shou was decided to differentiate from the Military Sanda competitions.
San Shou is practiced in tournaments and is normally held alongside Taolu (acrobatic forms) events at Wushu competitions. San Shou as a sport has a very great emphasis on throws. For safety reasons, some techniques from the self-defense form such as elbow strikes, chokes, and joint locks, are not allowed during tournaments. Furthermore, when competition is held on a raised Lei Tai platform it is possible to defeat the opponent by moving (whether by throwing, striking, or otherwise pushing) him out of the competition area (only today it is onto mats, not on to spikes!). Fighters are only allowed to clinch for a few seconds. If the clinch is not broken by the fighters, and if neither succeeds in throwing his opponent within the time limit, the referee will break the clinch.
In the US, with the exception of a few Chinese martial arts tournaments, it did not make its real appearance until the 1990's. Competitions are now held either on the raised Lei Tai platform or in boxing rings. Amateur fighters wear protective gear and allow kicks, punches and throws. If the rule set is referred to as "Sanda", knees to the body are also permitted. A competition held in China, called the "King of Sanda", is held in a ring similar to a boxing ring in design but larger in dimension. Professionals wear no protective gear except for gloves, cup, and mouthpiece, and are allowed to use knee strikes (including to the head) as well as kicking, punching and throwing.
For amateur competition the major sanctioning organization is the International Wushu Kung Fu Federation, which has a sanctioning body in each country. In the U.S. it is the USA Wushu Kung Fu Federation (USAWKF) who just sent the team to the U.S. Olympic Games. However, the U. S. Kuo Shu Federation and various independent Chinese martial arts tournaments also promote numerous events.
Professionally the largest sanctioning bodies are the International Sport Kickboxing Association (I.S.K.A.), the U.S. Sanda Federation (USSKF) and the International Kickboxing Federation (I.K.F.). Many professional fighters such as Cung Le and his student Anthony "Rumble" Johnson have made the winning transition to MMA competition. As more people discover this explosive art, it will become a larger foundation "style" for MMA fighters world-wide.


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Tuesday, 29 September 2009
A Christmas Gift Challenge End of Wk 3
I an trying to do more this week, & have some quilting gifts done apart from needed to do them I am trying to keep more busy this week, as I approach the date of my mum's passing I must say I am getting a little weepy as I think back to this week a year ago as I spent each day with her in the care home & knowing her life was drawing to a close but at least she not suffering anymore which towards the end she was but I am also remembering some happy moments along the way of that week one was how happy she was seeing the sock I done.
Sorry if I am getting a bit soppy but we all love our mums & miss them when they are not longer with us, don't forget to check out the Give-Away in her Memory that I am doing it the earlier post & the lucky name will be drawn out on Monday 5th so entries close on Sunday.
6 comments:
Remember the good times with your mother. They'll make this difficult time easier to get through. God bless you.ReplyDelete
Love your socks!!!ReplyDelete
Sending a big hug to you from VA.
Bless your heart......I understand that you are hurting and rightfully so. We are always our Mom's little girl regardless the age. Big hugs coming to you.ReplyDelete
Take care,
oh my, I sooo need those socks here this morning, it's 40 degrees and I have the flu. sending big hugs to you, I can't imagine the day I loose my mom...ReplyDelete
the socks look wonderful! losing a mom is always hard! It does get easier though...especially when you realize that she is always with you.....ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4 October 2009 at 00:20
as always your socks are wonderful. It amazing to think that your mum has been with the angels now for a year, remember she is not hurting and would dearly love to be with you. Remember with love and not sadness. I don't think she would want that.ReplyDelete
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A small rant....
Been there done that. Sounds like its normal for just about everyone! My DH did it on the last night...I was so upset with him that I left our resort and walked around by myself for an hour. He just doesn't get that kids are kids...they don't know how to control their emotions and when they are tired they don't understand that they are tired and they get crabby. Which in turn makes him crabby, which makes me crabby. I told him numerous times over the course of our trip that if he was going to act crabby he could go back to the room b/c I did not want to remember us fighting or an unenjoyable time because of him. Ugh...men. :)
Glad he is turning around for you!!
Ashley, wife to A (9/06), mom to big sister M (4/08) and little sister K (9/10) and littlest sister K (05/14). ^angel^ (08/09)
That stinks. My DH was not as flexible when we went to WDW last yr. He refused to go back to DHS to see the Osborne Lights last yr, b/c he was in a bad mood. This yr, he was much more laid back and he LOVED the osborne lights and probably regrets missing it last yr. I actually kind of wished my 3 yr old will sleep in the late afternoon/dinner time. Two of the days we were there, DS3 (who's 3) fell asleep on the way to dinner. Those were the two most pleasant meals we had at WDW, lol. He should have taken her back to the room and let you hang out at the parks.
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by Sylvia Plath
Mushrooms Resources
This site has lots of great snippets from top critics on The Colossus.
Find her biography and links to her poems on the Academy of American Poets' website.
This site, made and maintained by Plath scholar Peter K. Steinberg, has lots of information on Plath's life and work, as well as numerous photos.
The University of Illinois provides commentary on a variety of Plath's poetry, as well as biographical information, photos, and an interview.
Learn all about Sylvia in this flick.
Here's a very… interesting interpretation of the poem.
Hear one reader's interpretation.
Listen to the poet herself read this poem.
Here's a 1956 photo of Plath and her husband, fellow poet Ted Hughes.
Check out a portrait Plath painted of herself in the early 1950s.
Here's a classic portrait of the poet.
Articles and Interviews
This is a New York Times article about Plath's life and Pulitzer Prize-winning Collected Poems.
Behold: Plath's poems, in chronological order. This collection won Plath the Pulitzer Prize.
Plath wrote in journals from the age of twelve until her death at age 30. The Unabridged Journals offer all of Plath's uncensored journal entries for the first time.
Check out the collection where the poem was originally published.
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Gwyneth Paltrow plays Sylvia Plath to Daniel Craig's Ted Hughes in this recent movie.


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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Piled on top of all of these events is Dea's upcoming graduation. I thought it would be years before I would be attending a Baccalaureate but we've found ourselves smack in the middle of the festivities.
That should adequately explain the lack of posting. On the bright side, I have months of things to write about. In the dog days of August, we may still be talking about the end of May - or how green Olivia's hair is from all the chlorine, either one.
First on the list of Senior activities was prom. Pinkston's prom was last weekend and I was heartbroken to be out of town. I would have given my right arm to help chaperone 'cause anyone who doesn't actually know me might totally believe I am a beacon of coordination. I've been working on my "Stanky Leg", my "Dougie", and my "Superman" all year and would have loved a chance to show them off. I can totally dance and my sweet, sweet moves might have won me Prom Queen all over again. Totally.
Or a swirlie in the bathroom toilet.
Dea went without a date. So did his best friend Charles. Let me just say right now that Dea and Charles have known each other since they were little, they're best friends. I'd never met the kid until about a week and a half ago which helps explain the whole, he's my cousin, she's my auntie, he's my brother thing. For Dea, a text or comment on MySpace every once in a while practically makes you family.
Two girls who were "ABSOLUTELY NOT THEIR DATES" drove in a separate car. They took pictures with the girls, ate dinner with the girls, and hung out with the girls. But they were, "NOT THEIR DATES." Mostly because Dea said they talk too much.
We worked hard on putting together Dea's suit and he felt as dashing as he looked.
Charles may have worked a little harder.
He had on a white suit with 'King Charles' airbrushed across the front. He had matching tangerine crocodile shoes and a crown design in the back of his hair.
8 comments:
- hannahgarippa said...
Lovey...that picture isn't loading and I just must see it.
My girls are going to their 8th grade prom on friday...it is a BIG DEAL...and I'm trying to figure out how to get in and chaperone....because like you I've been working on my moves too.
- May 19, 2009 at 11:36 AM
- Danni said...
Goodness, that King Charles suit is AMAZING.
Dea looks great, too. In fact, I would venture to say he looks a bit better than Charles.
- May 19, 2009 at 12:10 PM
- hannahgarippa said...
phew...I can see it now and that suit is dynomite.
- May 19, 2009 at 4:00 PM
- Candy said...
King Charles rocks! Can you find a picture with the shoes? Dea is looking so fabulous! Would love to know which girl was definitely not HIS date.
Love you!
- May 19, 2009 at 4:05 PM
- Lori said...
Wow. Would love to see the shoes also!
- May 19, 2009 at 8:37 PM
- happygeek said...
That suit, really defies words.
Defies them.
- May 19, 2009 at 10:02 PM
- Alissa said...
That pic is really making me dislike my parent's decision to send me to a conservative Baptist high school with no prom. I missed so much, like King Charles' Tux.
- May 19, 2009 at 11:51 PM
- Becca said...
ooh my heavens. this totally just made my day. cracked me up! I chaperoned prom this year - but I usually let my hubby do all the dancing!
- May 20, 2009 at 4:16 PM


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Quick Hits: Lakeland Fighter Brings Silver Home From California
Published: Monday, November 11, 2013 at 7:33 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, November 11, 2013 at 7:33 p.m.
Lakeland resident Fabio Novaes now has a silver medal to go along with his black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Earlier this month, Novaes pulled double-duty at the world No-Gi Championships at California State University, Long Beach.
Novaes, who owns a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in the area, walked away with a silver medal in the medium-heavyweight black belt class.
And even though he lost to UFC fighter Ricardo Almeiada in the finals, he still worked as a licensed referee during the competition.
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Dundee's Cole McCormick was one of 24 water skiers selected by USA Water Ski to the 2014 National Junior Development Water Ski Team. The team consists of the top junior water skiers in the U.S. based on their performance during the 2013 season.
McCormick is one of four skiers from Florida on the junior development team.
Local Taekwondo
In October, the Sell Team Academy sent four members to the United States Chung Do Kwan regional tournament in Southern Pines, N.C.
The foursome of Jesse and Magan Ritter and Maurcicio J. and Marvin Castro competed in four sections of competition and walked away with a several high finishes. The Ritters, a father-daughter duo, combined for five first-place finishes and one second-place finish. Meanwhile, the Castro brothers finished with a second-place finish and a pair of first-place finishes.
Local Soccer
Two local soccer teams will be competing in the Disney Junior Soccer Showcase at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on Nov. 29-Dec. 1. The U13 Lakeland Futbol 00/01 Boys Black team and the Plant City FC 99/00 U14 team will take to the field in the tournament at Disney. Games can be viewed online throughout the registration tournament.
Local Lacrosse
The Southern Express lacrosse team took third this past weekend in the eighth annual Veterans Day Invitational Lacrosse Tournament in Palm Coast. Consisting of boys lacrosse players from All Saints, Lakeland Lacrosse and Summerlin Lacrosse, the U17 team competed in the tournament, raising money to aid the Wounded Warrior Project.
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Chapter 17 Summary
READ THE BOOK: Chapter 17
- While Huck is busy standing motionless to avoid being mauled to death by the dogs, a voice from the nearby house asks him who he is.
- Huck, a.k.a. Master of Deception, responds "George Jackson."
- The voice then wants to know if he's associated with "the Shepherdsons." Since he's not, he's welcomed inside the house by several men with guns. Guns pointed at him.
- Once the guns are put away, we meet the family: Saul, the old gentlemen; Rachel, the old lady; Buck, the young boy about Huck's age of thirteen or fourteen.
- Are their rhyming names a coincidence? We think not.
- Oh, and Betsy, their black slave.
- Buck takes Huck upstairs to get him some dry clothes, and we see that, just like Huck and, we would guess, every other adolescent boy ever, he isn't a big fan of "comb[ing] up on Sundays and all that kind of foolishness" (17.46).
- Huck eats a meal together with the family and spins them some great lies about his family in Arkansas.
- Everything is copasetic until he wakes up the next morning having forgotten his made-up name.
- Yet the great Huck is not to be discouraged. He just taunts Buck and bets him he can't spell his (Huck's) name.
- Clever. Although Buck spells "Jackson" as "Jaxon," but whatevs.
- Huck tells us some more about this family and their house. It seems they're rather affluent for the time and place, and Huck is impressed with their collection of books (on religion, art, poetry, and politics).
- He also comments on the pictures on the wall, which were done by one of the daughters of the family—a daughter that has since passed away. They're rather macabre, so Huck reckons that, "with her disposition, she was having a better time in the graveyard" (17.62).
- The girl—whose name was Emmeline Grangerford—kept a scrapbook with poems that equally macabre. Huck feels bad that she wrote poems but no one wrote one for her when she died.
- So he gives it a shot.
- It doesn't go so well.
- Failed poetry aside, Huck is having a grand old time living with the Grangerfords, wearing Buck's clothes, and eating their food.
READ THE BOOK: Chapter 17