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Disappointed with Salem Youth Baseball League To the editor: I am very disappointed in Salem Youth Baseball this year....
Ms. Stewart-Higgins, Lets face the facts, Your son is NOT talented enough to play the sport! Just because you think he is doesn't mean he is! This EVERY child should play is willfully ignorant! It's the same as giving every child a trophy for participation. There are winners and losers! It's LIFE!! Put a man in his life, teach him to be respectful and grow a set! Maybe then he'll learn that NOT everyone gets to be a sports hero. Your whining only makes supports the problem with todays entitled children. ACT like a parent not a whiney mommy!
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Regarding the SJBL issue. These are Jr. High kids, the best kids play the majority of the innings at that age. The "everyone plays" rules appropriately end after G league, unless something has changed.
Now, unless there are limits to roster sizes in the league the Salem Pony League teams are a part of, they should have had one team, even though it would have meant a lot of kids riding the bench. I do agree that if they were forced to "cut" (they never did this before because they were able to make 3-4 teams when I played), there should be a refund, because you technically never participated in the league beyond a week of practice and then were forced out, and I would assume nothing about a "cut" was stated up front or covered in any fine print, because they almost never (ans possibly have never) do a cut.
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Ok, I am a Yaoi fan. Sorry guys. lol There is this one Yaoi that I am reading right now and I am really into it. It is called Winter Demon. I need some help from other people who read this manga. You see, we only have Volumes one and two at my local library. What I need from you guys is a site where I can read this. Don't worry. I'm going to go out and buy the books for Christmas, but I really want to know what happens when Fuyu meets Figaru. xD This would help me out so much. I mean, I went to google some sites, but none really show up. I mean, I only know two real sites to read manga and thanks OneManga.com and MangaFox.com. Other than those two I don't know any others. I checked those two sites and the don't have Winter Demon. Even google redirects me to Demon Diary. ((I love that series too, but it was kind of short. )) So yeah, if I could get some sites, I'd be 110% grateful and I'd owe you guys one.
I'm sorry but I can't think of any other manga sites I use Mangafox myself... what other yaoi titles have you read I've only read one myself but I would like to read more, if only I could get a hold of them... Anywya good luck in your search
Hmm I'll try these sites out. Are they free?
him, i can't find my yuri thread but this is here, interesting.

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Stetson's offense produced 12 runs on 11 hits in a 12-4 victory over Princeton in the first game of the UCF Holiday Inn Tournament in Orlando on Friday. The Hatters (7-2) then fell 3-2 to the College of Charleston in eight innings in the nightcap.
Meredith Owen went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, and two RBI to lead the attack against Princeton (0-2). Jessica Grifffin hit a two-run triple as part of a four-run fifth inning and finished with three RBI. Jessie TenBroeck, Kayla Drury, and Brittany Hawn also collected two hits apiece for the Hatters.
Sarah Read (3-0) pitched seven innings of relief to earn her third victory of the season. She allowed six hits and four runs while striking out four and walking one.
Stetson scored in every inning but the sixth. Seven different Hatters recorded hits, and nine different Hatters scored runs in the game.
Unlike game one, game two proved to be a pitcher's duel as neither team scored through the first seven innings. With the international tiebreak rule in effect, the Hatters scored twice in the top of the eighth on an RBI single by Demi Meza and and run-scoring double to left by Owen.
The Hatters could not make the lead hold up as the Cougars (9-7) scored three unearned runs in the bottom of the inning to take the one-run victory. Owen (3-2) was the tough-luck loser despite retiring 21 of the 22 batters she faced through the first seven innings.
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Fans of David Archuleta often call themselves Archies. They tend to dedicate themselves to everything David. Archies are the most awesome people you will ever meet.
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A nickname used by American Idol season 7 winner, David Archuleta
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Oscar Watch: Looking Back on Birdman
By Nella Fitzgerald
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I could not be more relieved and galvanized by the films I've seen been watching lately. Whiplash and Birdman were both incredibly immersing and soul-stirring movies. On a basic level, they perform the way film is supposed to, reflecting universal aspects of human spirit with such authenticity and intensity that you have no choice, but to feel connected to the characters. Their vulnerabilities, their idiosyncrasies, the way, ultimately, like us all, they just want to be loved.


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Why Ebert Is Wrong: In Defense of Games as Art
Operating under the assumption that if you go on public record as being broadly, stupidly, ignorantly wrong one time, you may as well do it repeatedly and loudly, he's bringing up the debate again. A quick and dirty summation: Ebert posits that the interactivity and goal-oriented structure behind video games are directly at odds with what it means to be a work of art. This time around, however, he concedes that one day video games may eventually produce something worthy of the nebulous "art" label, but that day will be so far-flung into the future that no human being walking the planet now, regardless of any medical and technological advancements, could possibly live to see that day. And that's a pretty ridiculous statement to make about anything. It's casting a net so outlandishly wide and all-consuming that it steps out of the realm of criticism and starts doing wind-sprints between the realms of prophecy and fascism.
"From now until the stars go dark, I decree that this so-called 'painting' crap shall never be art. Let it be known!"
Now, I'm not a guy who loses respect for somebody because they voice opinions which I consider ill-informed or monstrously retarded--hell, some of my best friends are ill-informed and monstrously retarded, and I'm the only person I trust enough to call friend in the first place--so I'm going to try not to be insulting about this. I don't dislike Ebert for his stance, and I don't dismiss him automatically as being out of touch. I don't think he "doesn't get it" because he's too old; I think he's just too immersed in one medium to appreciate another. That happens all the time – you'll often find music aficionados with little appreciation for painting, or painters with no interest in novels. Age isn't an instant disqualification for appreciating innovation. Roger Ebert is a sharp, incisive and thoughtful man, and his many other opinions are not instantly rendered invalid simply because he's so full of shit on this one that it's spraying out of his ears like one of those clown sprinkler-heads.
You know, with all due respect.
First off, Ebert says that he's never seen a video game worth his time enough to play one. Sooo... this rebuttal doesn't really need to go any further, does it? Continuing this discussion is like setting a time and place for a structured philosophical debate on the importance of pacifism and restraint with a rabid badger: Your opponent is not only unqualified from the start, but it's obviously just out to attack you. With an opening salvo like "I've never played a game but here's a sweeping statement about them," you know that your pleas are going to go unheeded. You can have the greatest PowerPoint presentation in the world, but you're still leaving here with rabies.
The next slide is a tutorial acronym for staunching the bloodflow from a severed femoral artery using only supplies you can find in your cubicle.
So how does Roger Ebert's rationale justify having such a severe opinion on something he freely admits to never experiencing? In his words, he understands video games thusly:
"By the definition of the vast majority of games. They tend to involve (1) point and shoot in many variations and plotlines, (2) treasure or scavenger hunts, as in "Myst," and (3) player control of the outcome. I don't think these attributes have much to do with art; they have more in common with sports."
I'll concede that point. Most games are more like entertainment than art, but condemning the few because of the many is faulty reasoning. By that same logic, my understanding is that the definition of movies is pornography. If you're factoring in Internet sites, amateur efforts and the vast machinery of constant orifice violation that I'm pretty sure most of California has turned into by this point, then pornography is the most prevalent use of film. Or if that example doesn't work for you: Movies are commercials. There are more commercials on television by sheer airtime than there are movies in the world, therefore that's what all film is. Would you take me seriously if I began a tirade against the value of cinema by stating that movies shouldn't be taken seriously because, by volume, most of them are surveillance recordings of parking lots, 7-11s and ATM Machines?
"Man, I don't get why you like these things. The characters are shallow at best and the plot is practically non-existent."
But hell, let's even roll with Ebert's faulty definition and just talk about the blockbusters. So first off, must something be judged in its entirety to be considered art? Is there not art in fleeting moments? Look at Children of Men: I'm not sure if I'd classify that movie as a work of art, but there's one pivotal scene where, after an hour or so of relentless tension, action and pursuit, the main characters leave an apartment building--currently the scene of a tremendous firefight--holding the first baby anybody has seen in decades.
And everything just stops. The soldiers stand dumb-founded and slack-jawed, the soundtrack of booming explosions and rattling gunfire cuts out, leaving sudden, stupefied silence. The abrupt switch of pace is jarring enough to drive the scene's point home: There are conditions where even the most hardened and violent people can be awed by the sanctity of life. That moment was art.
Fifteen minutes prior, Clive Owen kills a dude with a car battery. That was ah…a different kind of art.
The kind that smashes your head in with car parts. It's big in Europe.
For the gaming equivalent of that, take Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. That game, despite being entertaining and well-balanced, was dumber than a bag of rocks after a childhood spent in the American education system. It was big, it was loud, it was the epitome of pointy and shooty. But then, after you've spent several hours blissfully sprinting through exotic locales and exploding new and interesting people, this scene happens:
A nuclear bomb goes off, and you're suddenly no longer playing the invincible super-soldier, you're playing the part of the dead and dying. There's no shooting here, no treasure or scavenger hunts and, not to spoil anything, but the player has no control of the ultimate outcome. It's the gaming aspect of this moment that makes it work: Your entire history of playing video games up until this point had conditioned you to believe that death is a just a momentary loss. Death is a tackle or a missed shot. If you die, you simply set yourself up better, and do it over again. Sure, other games would kill characters off in a cut scene, but up until CoD4 no game had abruptly killed you, the main character, while you played him, and with absolutely no other possible outcome. A lot of people started that level over again. "I did something wrong," they thought. "I wasn't fast enough, there's no way important people just die awfully in the heat of war with no recours-waaaiit a minute…"
I see what you did there.
Ebert believes "the real question is, do we as their [games, movies, etc.] consumers become more or less complex, thoughtful, insightful, witty, empathetic, intelligent, philosophical (and so on) by experiencing them? Something may be excellent as itself, and yet be ultimately worthless." Sure, most games fail to live up to that criteria. So do most movies, books, paintings and songs. I could list off some of the more underground games that make the best case-by-example of the game as an art form – but Ebert and people siding with him would not play them anyway. They'd read a synopsis, and dismiss them by it: Like how Braid, as far as Ebert is concerned, is a game about time travel. In actuality, Braid was a game that used time travel as a hook to tell a disturbing story about obsession, domination, violence and most likely rape. You could say The Path was a survival horror game from its synopsis, like Resident Evil. In actuality, The Path was a complicated and metaphorical look at several young girls experiencing puberty, mortality and sexual awakening. But rattling off a list of games that we think are art does not satisfy Ebert's ultimate challenge. His challenge--and it's a good and perfectly valid one--is to show him any game that stands up against a classic work of art. According to Ebert, games, to the last one, "are, I regret to say, pathetic. I repeat: No one in or out of the field has ever been able to cite a game worthy of comparison with the great poets, filmmakers, novelists and poets."
Bullshit. Rez.
"Fuckin'... fuck this thing! Purple is my jam; that's all I'm trying to say!"
As a game, Rez was not great fun--it was a rail-borne "shooter" where you didn't really "shoot" so much as select vast swathes of targets--but its presentation was brilliant. Rez inextricably tied the player's every action to the beat of the music, which changed and evolved along with your actions and play-style. The visuals, in turn, changed and evolved with the music. All of the senses in Rez crossed with one another, integrated into each other and bled into another in some way, shape or form. If Kandinsky painted to explain his Synesthesia to others, Rez actually let them experience a small portion of it. Rez shares a more complete Synesthetic experience than Kandinsky's paintings simply because of the player's involvement in it. For this one, particular arena, the less interactive medium (painting) is essentially crippled. That brings us back to the question: What is art? Is it the object produced or the experience shared? The former sounds more like consumerism to me, but the latter sounds about right. And if that's the case, I say Rez stands with Kandinsky's work any day.
...and possibly bashes its head in.
But why even bother with all of this? Ebert himself wonders: "Why are gamers so intensely concerned, anyway, that games be defined as art? Bobby Fischer, Michael Jordan and Dick Butkus never said they thought their games were an art form….Why aren't gamers content to play their games and simply enjoy themselves?" And he's already answered his own question: "do we as their consumers become more or less complex, thoughtful, insightful, witty, empathetic, intelligent, philosophical (and so on) by experiencing them?" Anybody who's ever felt even an inkling of something like that from a game is going to be understandably "concerned" when you insist that they're lying.
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Two people suffered superficial wounds when they were shot Wednesday night in the Black Rock section of Buffalo, police said.
The incident took place at about 8 p.m. in the 200 block of Amherst Street, near Military Road.
Investigators said "two males" who were in a vehicle were struck by gunfire. Both were taken to Erie County Medical Center, where they were treated and released.
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LEWISTOWN - Lewistown Police Department has charged a 31-year-old Massachusetts man with multiple charges in connection with the theft of a vehicle from the Sheetz parking lot on Nov. 9.
Police said at 4 a.m. a man parked his vehicle, left the vehicle with its engine running outside the Sheetz store and went inside.
Police said a few minutes later the man came out and discovered his vehicle was missing.
During an investigation into the theft, police said they were able to develop information on a possible suspect in the case, Stephen Rivest, 31, who possibly lived in Massachusetts.
Lewistown Police then contacted the Chicopee Police Department in Massachusetts and provided it with a description of the stolen vehicle and information on Rivest. Police said Chicopee Police reported that they had criminal warrants for Rivest regarding an unrelated burglary and assault.
Police said on Nov. 12 Chicopee Police recovered the vehicle stolen from Lewistown parked and unoccupied near a cemetery. Police said the owner of the stolen vehicle was notified, traveled to Massachusetts and drove the vehicle home.
Police said on Nov. 14, Vermont State Police arrested Rivest on the warrants from Chicopee Police.
Police said on Dec. 6 Lewistown Police charged Rivest with theft of a motor vehicle, receiving stolen property and unauthorized use of an automobile regarding the vehicle stolen from Sheetz on Nov. 9.
According to the report, police determined that Rivest was visiting a friend in Mifflin County prior to the theft of the vehicle.
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I need to buy a playboy. Last night the modem when down, so I had to Tuck and Jerk.
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A bear that spent five days in the farmlands of the San Joaquin Valley has been shot and killed by state wildlife agents.
Janice Mackey of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife tells KSFN-TV on Thursday that agents were trying to keep the bear from a residential area in Visalia and had intended to tranquilize it.
But when dogs found it the bear became violent, and agents had to shoot and kill it for their own safety.
The 150-pound black bear had spent five days in cornfields and orchards outside Visalia.
Wildlife officials say the same bear was tranquilized some 80 miles away in Bakersfield last month and returned to the wild.


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Don't put away that snow shovel yet.
After the region was pounded with an extra-heavy snow-sleet combination Wednesday, another round of snow is headed this way and expected to start before sunrise Saturday.
"You could have 2 to 3 inches," said Charles Ross, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in State College.
The holiday forecast from the weather service indicates a bitter New Year's Eve, with temperatures dropping to 19 degrees.
New Year's Day may include yet another round of snow showers, with a high reaching 28 degrees.
Wednesday's mixture of snow, ice and freezing rain led to an accumulation of 8 inches of heavy, wet snow in the city and higher accumulations in areas in northern parts of the county. As much as 15 inches fell in Coudersport in Potter County, Ross said.
The weight of the snow and miles of uncleared alleys, where some residents live and others park their vehicles in garages, caused inconvenience for those trying to get out of them.
The alleyway problem was a hassle for city Streets and Parks Department personnel.
"We've got 50 miles of alleys," said William C. Wright, general manager of the department.
Wright said he promised most of the alleys would be cleared today, but said he had to order the use of two department-owned tractors equipped with V-shaped plows because of the weight of the snow.
The next round of snow likely will add to the problem.
"The snow is so heavy we couldn't use the pickup trucks in the alleys," Wright said.
The storm caused instant poor conditions on the roads and Wright said he asked union personnel to cut their holiday vacations short to operate plow trucks.
"I had to bring people in who were on vacation," Wright said.
He said he kept employees on around the clock because he started to lose them when some became too tired.
River Valley Transit sent out extra buses in order to maintain its 30-minute schedule for picking up passengers, said William E. Nichols Jr., department general manager.
The weight of the snow apparently had some people frustrated and throwing snow in some streets, Wright said.
By city snow removal ordinance, they are not to not throw the snow in the street, he said.
"It will melt just as fast if they pile it up along the curbline rather than throwing it back into the street," Wright said.
Codes administrator Joe Gerardi said one of the major problems he encountered is keeping sidewalks clear. People who live on a corner must keep the intersection clear for those who require handicapped accessibility, he said.
"If you own a corner lot, you need to shovel open the space at both ends to allow those in wheelchairs or with special needs to cross the street in either direction," he said.
According to a previous Sun-Gazette story, the city ordinance says sidewalks must be clear 24 hours after the snow stops.
Girardi also suggested residents to their part to clear snow and ice if it is covering a fire hydrant. The firefighters check to clear the hydrants of the snow, but for them to do every hydrant in the city takes time.


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Despite scoring a season best nine goals, the Stetson lacrosse team (0-13, 0-2) dropped its second straight Atlantic Sun Conference contest on Friday, falling to Detroit (3-11, 2-0) by a score of 19-9 at the Athletic Training Center.
Freshman Danielle Horgan led the way for the Hatters, setting program records for goals in a single game and points in a single game. The Miami, Fla. native put four in the back of the net and assisted on another to total five points on the afternoon.
Horgan only slightly overshadowed freshman Maylis Broderick's complete performance. The midfielder scored three goals for the second time this season, added one assist, two ground balls, and one draw control, while causing two turnovers on defense.
Unfortunately for the Hatters, the Titans sped out to a 7-2 lead and cruised to a 13-4 halftime advantage, making it difficult for Stetson to mount a comeback. Zaynib Hamze and Megan Callahan led Detroit during the first 30 minutes, scoring three goals each in the first half.
After Horgan opened up the second period with a goal just 30 seconds into play, the Titans fired back with five straight scores to take a commanding 18-5 lead. There was no quit in Stetson though. The Hatters then rattled off four consecutive goals to cut it to 18-9 late in the game.
Freshman Paige Levesque ignited the rally, scoring her second goal of the game off of an assist by Horgan with 14:06 to play. Less than three minutes later Broderick connected on a free position, and then Horgan concluded the run with back-to-back scores within two minutes of each other.
Detroit countered with another score by Hamze, her game high fifth of the contest, to end the game with a 19-9 victory. Erin Campbell chipped in with four goals, while Callahan finished with three for the Titans.
Stetson was outshot 40-13 in the game, but the Hatters were efficient with their chances. Stetson scored nine goals on just 13 shots. The Titans had the advantage on the ground, recording 21 ground balls to Stetson's nine, and finished the game up 20-9 on draw controls.
Freshmen Caili Guilday and Whitney Meyers split time in goal. Guilday finished with nine saves in just over 45 minutes of action. Lexie McCormick picked up the win in net for the Titans, finishing with two saves in over 51 minutes.
Stetson will next play Kennesaw State on Sunday at the Athletic Training Center. It will mark the final home game of the season for the Hatters, and it is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.


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Source: Energy.gov
quote: If you forget to charge your EV, you're stuck at home for a few hours the next morning, unable to get to work.
quote: Forgetting to refuel/recharge has a much greater negative impact on the EV. Thus it warrants more money spent on an automated solution.
quote: The point of EVs is to replace oil with a domestic energy source and move emissions away from urban centers.


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King Lear: Directed by Richard Eyre; Designed by Bob Crowley, Royal National Theatre Company, March 1997.
"Such stripping-off is in itself not sensational - though I have never seen King Lear brought down to such bare essentials. But it gives the key to Eyre's whole production. He sees King Lear not as epic drama about a world turned cruel but an intimate domestic tragedy, of family rivalries and jealousies, where polite facades conceal savage impulses. In line with this focus, his production is played on Bob Crowley's long, narrow traverse stage. The audience are ranged close on either side, and on balconies, above a terra-cotta scene frugally decorated, with a black rain-soaked wall rearing up." Nicholas De Jongh, Evening Standard, 1.4.97 Opening Date: 27 March 1997. Theatre: Cottesloe.
The spareness of set and costumes typified this minimalist production, which was designed and played as if it was scripted by Ibsen, with compelling effect. HMR


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Here, along the 4-kilometer sledding run, you can recapture the pleasures of your childhood: With the funicular up to Plan-Francey, located at 1,517 meters, and down to Moléson-sur-Gruyères at 1,100 meters on a crazy toboggan ride through the scenic countryside. Sleds can be rented at the valley station.
Starting point: Plan-Francey (1,517 m.a.s.l.)
Starting point: Plan-Francey (1,517 m.a.s.l.)
Accessibility of starting point: Funicular railway
Finishing point: Moléson-Village (1,100 m.a.s.l.)
Altitude difference: 417 metres
Length: 4 kilometres
Level of difficulty: medium
Toboggan hire onsite: yes
Illuminated for night sledging: no
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Three people, including two young boys, were treated for injuries after the driver of a Dodge Durango ran into the South Lake Tahoe Denny's Thursday at 8:45 a.m.
The driver had to be extricated from the vehicle and was transported to Renown Hospital in Reno for trauma care, according to a press release. The two young boys, the driver's sons, were treated at Barton Hospital for minor injuries and released.
South Lake Tahoe Police Chief Brian Uhler said the man suffered some sort of seizure that caused him to steer the Dodge into the restaurant as he was driving his children to school.
Chris Arend was in the restaurant when the crash happened. He said if the vehicle hadn't hit the column, it would have come through the window facing U.S. Highway 50.
"I didn't see it, but I felt it ... We were lucky," Arend said.


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Despite the problem-plagued roll-out of Obamacare — and despite all the negative rhetoric about it from Republicans — the percentage of Americans who want the program retained or expanded is significantly greater than those who want it junked.
Greg Sargent has the numbers HERE:
The Kaiser Family Foundation is out with some important new polling that deserves a careful look from�Dem Congressional officials � and political commentators.
The most important finding in the Kaiser poll � which is in some ways the gold standard of health care polling � is that significantly more Americans want the Affordable Care Act ...
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Teens should be warned of dangers, consequences
February 21, 2013
Many teenagers simply don't understand the trouble they can get into by engaging in any number of risky behaviors. Bad things may happen to kids, they understand — but not to them....
You can't make every stupid thing a teenager might do illegal.
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Don't forget President (at the time) Bill Clinton's despicable use of power to gain sexual favors from a young intern!
Yes, we do need better role models. And, a society which preserves the sanctity of sex for their marriage/spouse!
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...modern technology makes about 22 percent of teens "more forward and aggressive." Oh those poor children, rock & roll only made you & I 20% more forward & agressive. To each generation their own, the sky is not falling.
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Simple solution, take the "emergency"(wink, wink) phone away.
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The paper really ***** today.
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What a vacuum does.
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Socks but take the top off the o
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What a stupid article. If I did that crap when I was a kid, I would have been slapped up the head, problem solved. Not it is child abuse and we wonder why kids get away with this horse crap. The liberals created the problem.
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"The liberals created the problem." Of course they did, everyone knows only liberals raise children. <scarcasm alert>
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That's why we as parents need to have open relationships with our children and discuss issues like this. Not only should they not show their body in texting but they shouldn't show it in anyway. Once your pic is out there anything can be done with it. A girl might send a nude pic to her boyfriend who she believes is the love of her life, but the next week they have already broken up. It probably was a bad break up and each of them will say or do do something to hurt the other. And that is where the pics will become viral on the internet. And they are out there forever and when they get older and have their own kids they may come across the pics. These kids have to realize once it's out there it's there and won't go away. If people talk to their children it could make the difference of them sexting their pic.
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Libs would have you think that the pregnancy rate and illicit sex among children is just as it was generations ago. That is not true. We have increasingly become a demoralized society and the technology hasn't helped either.
Parents, you can get rid of the tv. Your children don't really need a cell phone or at least one with pictures and texting. There is a such thing as a curfew and not allowing your children out without a reason. There is a such thing as saying no to your child's clothing choices. You could even homeschool your children.
Oh, I bet if you did all that and your child complained, now adays the DHHR would investigate you for abuse for denying your children such necessary tools for a teen to survive today.
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The 5 Most Useless Pieces of Advice Everyone Gives
Spend five minutes with any random person and you soon realize that humans are goddamned horrible at talking to one another. And this is never more apparent than when we're trying to help someone in crisis.
When a friend or family member is down, we usually have a few stock replies that sound good because we're pretty sure somebody said them to us in the past, or maybe we heard them in a movie. Strangely, we know that when we're on the receiving end of this generic advice that it's about as helpful as a Windows error message, but we just can't help it. I mean, what else are you going to say?
Well, let's at least agree to stop and think before telling someone ...
#5. "You Just Need to Watch What You Eat! (or Drink, or Smoke, etc)"
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Let me introduce you to the most evil word in the English language:
Stick it near the beginning of some advice, and you can turn someone else's vicious lifelong struggle into a trivial task they should feel ashamed for not having mastered by now. It's the spouse of the smoker saying "You just need to quit those things!"; it's the friends of the clinically depressed woman telling her "You just need to snap out of it!"; it's the dude saying to his heartbroken friend, "You just need to get over her! After all, she's dead!"
Just, just, just. Well, you just need to take this wire brush and cram it all the way into your asshole.
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My favorite example -- because it's a conversation happening ten thousand times on this planet as we speak -- is when any obese person talks about how hard it is to lose weight, and their thin friends helpfully tell them they "just" need to watch what they eat, and "just" get a little exercise. They "just" need to win the brutal war that has exhausted every ounce of their energy, time, and emotional well-being for as long as they can remember. "And to be honest, dude, it's kind of weird that you and the other 1.4 billion obese people on Earth haven't tried that already."
I'm sure I've said this to people many times over the years, along with all of the other terrible advice on this list. So if I could go back in time, I'd tell Past David, and anyone else offering this condescending, dismissive, wet shart of an attempt at advice, to please grasp something:
The fat people you make fun of and condescend to probably have more willpower than you do.
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And they look much more awesome in a headband.
That's because (and you would know this, Past David, if you were capable of pulling your head out of your own asshole long enough to grasp the idea that the universe contains beings who aren't exactly like you), in order to just stay at their weight, even if it's 300 pounds over the healthy level, they have to successfully resist the urge to eat more often than you do. Mocking them for having more fat on their body is like mocking an MMA fighter for having more bruises than you. You're not stronger, you're just living a different life.
That's because obesity physically changes the brain. The obese eat more, because they feel the urge more -- they feel it more often, and they feel it much stronger (if you want details, overweight people have 20 percent higher levels of the "hunger hormone" ghrelin and abnormally low levels of peptide YY, which suppresses the hunger urge). Their muscle tissue also burns fewer calories than yours, meaning each failure costs them twice as much. They usually gained these fat cells in childhood or adolescence, and once you have them, it is physically impossible to lose them without surgery -- dieting can temporarily shrink them, but your entire physiology will work to put them back the way they were.
I know you don't believe me, Past David, because your moral superiority has to come from somewhere, so if you want to know what it's like to be a fat person trying to lose weight, just don't eat or drink anything for the next 72 hours. Sure, you'll make it through a day. Maybe part of a second day. But soon, maybe 30 or 40 hours in, you'll understand how your power to "just" stop eating can be smashed to rubble by the body's base urges. That hunger part of your brain is much stronger, because it's also the part that regulates basic survival.
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As seen in this extraordinarily thin person.
At that stage, when the starvation triggers get flipped, the thinking part of your brain will start coming up with rationalizations ("Wait, why am I suffering like this just because some Internet writer from the future told me to?"). You'll tell yourself lies to save face. But here is the undisputed truth: I could chain you up in a room with nothing but a box of live cockroaches to eat, and at some point, you will eat them. Your disgust, your self-respect, your dignity, all will eventually be obliterated by the crashing tsunami of your hunger.
And your dieting obese friend feels like that all the time.
"But I lost 15 pounds one summer just by cutting back on chips and soda and walking to work! I know what it's like!" Yes, Past David, and I know what it's like to climb Mount Everest because I have to walk up two flights of stairs to my bedroom. I'm going to get the fuck away from you before you start wondering aloud why those black people in the ghetto don't "just" get jobs, at which point I'll set your goddamned smug face on fire and ask why you can't "just" stop feeling the pain. And then I'll feel the scars spreading across my own face, because oh shit, I just forgot how time travel works.
So Instead, Maybe Try Saying ...
"When I went through what you are going through, this is what worked for me ..."
Recovered addicts can give good advice to addicts, and no one else really can. If that's not you, swallow your goddamned advice and instead exercise common courtesy -- if they can't be around alcohol, don't bring alcohol around them. If they say they're on a diet, don't pull that "Come on, you can have one slice!" bullshit. Likewise, if you've been through the grieving process, you may have good tips for your grieving friend; otherwise, just be an ear.
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"... and then I cut him in half with his own katana. How did you all handle your first sword murder?"
Either way, if you hear the word "just" coming out of your mouth, clamp down your teeth and chew off your tongue.
#4. "You Just Need to Cheer Up!"
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You guys know I'm not prone to exaggeration, but this advice is the cancer rotting the vital organs of civilization.
As someone who is frequently in bad moods, the worst part is knowing that everyone is going to bug you about it -- the people who like you will ask why; the people who don't like you will whisper to one another that you're in "one of your moods." (Note: Even if you're only in one of those moods twice a year, you'll still get a reputation for it.) So in addition to already feeling like your skull is full of wasps, you now have the added pressure of having to hide it from everyone, because nobody can just leave it alone.
And maybe that wouldn't be so bad if they did something other than simply command you to cheer up. It's insane -- clearly these people know from their own bad moods that they can't flip their emotional states on and off like a switch (no matter how good your self-control is, there is always a certain level at which you lose it). So what they're really saying is "Stop being in such a bad mood around me, because it's bumming me out."
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"Yeah, well maybe I'll just show my dick to your mother! That always cheers me up!"
In other words, "You just need to cheer up!" actually means "You need to do a better job of hiding this, Mr. Scowleyface."
So Instead, Maybe Try Saying ...
"So, how are things going?"
Some people like talking out their problems, and some don't. So if you notice that a friend is down, hey, give them an opening to talk about it. But please -- please -- don't phrase it as "Why are you in such a bad mood?" or "Tell me what's going on." See, because now you're just interrogating them or issuing a command ("You need to justify your bad mood to me, Frownton Abbey"). And if they make it clear that they don't want to talk about it, please respect that.
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That's her "fuck exactly off" face.
And here's why I think "You just need to cheer up!" is the downfall of civilization: It's the fact that we're treating sadness like it's a heart attack or a seizure, something that requires an emergency response. It's not -- it's a perfectly normal, valid state of mind. Sometimes things don't go your way, so you get sad about it. Then things get better and you're happy and the happiness is sweeter because you remember being sad.*
And I think this belief that a normal, well-adjusted human should be happy every waking moment is killing us. It trains us to constantly be seeking little pleasures and distractions (video games, porn, food, weed) to prevent deep reflection on a bad situation, to the point that what we consider a "normal" mood is just a state of breezy distraction.
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"Shit, I hardly even remember having to pull the plug on my dad this morning. You're a true friend."
I mean, think about it. Any kind of success (financial, personal, spiritual, whatever) depends on your ability to delay gratification. You tolerate the tedious hell of learning a new task, and then it pays off after you've learned it. You tolerate the humiliation of failing at something new until you get good enough to not fail. But during the hard part -- the soreness that comes before the muscle -- you have all of these voices telling you, "Any pain and sadness you feel isn't normal and needs to be cured immediately." So you quit and go masturbate and take a nap. Then you wake up to find it's 20 years later and your life hasn't advanced an inch.
*Keep in mind, I'm not talking about clinical depression here -- but that's not really "sadness" anyway. Depression is more about being unable to feel anything -- a kind of tired, numb paralysis. But even in that case, the last thing that will help is being told to "Just cheer up."
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"Damn, that advice was perfect! You should be a doctor!"
#3. "You Just Need to Believe in Yourself!"
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Also often phrased as "You just need to have confidence!"
This is the catch-all advice for everyone from dudes hitting the dating scene, to new job applicants, to NFL quarterbacks -- you'll hear it your whole life. And it is absolutely right, on the surface -- when you go swaggering into a situation acting like a hotshot rock star, people will follow you to the ends of the Earth. So yes, confidence works. People love confidence.
But like much of the advice on this list, it completely misunderstands what it's asking the other person to do.
See, confidence is inspiring and sexy because it is an indicator of past success. If I have not actually had that past success, then you're asking me to simply get really good at faking confidence. And while this is useful advice (becoming an expert at lying is actually a very effective recipe for success, in any field), it's probably not what you intended.
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"Welcome aboard. I'm all dead inside."
"That's not it at all, bro!" says Chad the Hypothetical Advice Giver. "We're saying you've just got to go for it! Stop letting your own doubts freak you out and go ask out that girl, or go apply for that job! Take some risks! You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take!"
Sure, that is all factually correct, and I completely understand why it looks so simple from within your bubble. Allow me to explain:
You, Chad, find it easier to take those risks because very early on, you got positive results from taking them. For example, there was a famous basketball player named Magic Jordan, probably, who had the confidence to take difficult shots because he had made them before and had been making them since he was a child. Those past successes are what helped him overcome his fear of future failure. If he had nothing but failure to draw upon, and yet was still confident, then he would be what science calls "a moron."
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Fuckin' Chad. Just look at that douche.
So in your case, Chad, you have confidence to ask girls out because they have always responded to you in a certain way. You don't know what I'm talking about, because you have never had it any other way. But go back to being a toddler and relive your life as the weird kid, or the fat kid, or the poor kid. Reach age 12 or 13 and see a group of females give you the same look they give to a spider they found in the bathtub. Go back and get familiar with that body language that says, "No one will be happy or relaxed until you leave." Go back and live your life in a universe that bites your hand when you try to reach out to it. Then see what your confidence is like at age 23.
"What, you're saying my life is easy?" No, everyone's life is hard. It's just that everyone's life is hard in a different way, and confidence is not some secret sauce that solves everything. Your confidence is the result of your past success, not the cause. It's like telling a poor person, "You just need to have some money, bro!"
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If only he had made some advice-giving friends.
So Instead, Maybe Try Saying ...
"Remember that, ultimately, nobody gives a fuck."
This sounds completely unrelated to what I was just talking about, but bear with me here.
The idea is that you build confidence with successes, and you get those by starting small and failing a few times, figuring things out as you go. But I find what makes people afraid to do that is fear of looking foolish to the world when they fail. That is based on the mistaken idea that the entire world is watching you and waiting to laugh at your mistakes.
The comforting reality is that nobody gives a fuck. For me, this has always been a very liberating thought, and I have found it to be true virtually every time it's tested.
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People are simply too tied up with their own lives to care about your failures. You ask the stranger out on a date and they say no, then they forget about you five minutes later. The rest of the world never cared enough to even have anything to forget. You want to get in shape, but are afraid the neighbors will laugh at you if you run, or that the guys at the gym will mock your unfamiliarity with the machines. And they might. But let's say that in the middle of a situp you suddenly get diarrhea so hard that the spray causes your shorts to go flying off. A month later some guys will be all, "Bro, you remember that fat guy who pooped his shorts off while doing situps?" and his friend will be like, "Heh, yeah. So, as I was saying, the doctor says my dad has two months to live ..."
Now, the confident fellow who gives you this advice will also be heard saying ...


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In vitro drug-metabolism data has been increasingly utilized in understanding and predicting pharmacokinetics in vivo. Traditionally, predictive studies have been conducted in animal models. Because extrapolation from animal to human is difficult due to species differences, attaining human in vitro data is critical for accurate human in vivo correlation.
This data is often obtained using human hepatocytes isolated from donated livers. The limitations of freshly isolated hepatocytes for studies like induction severely restrict the researcher's choices for timing, demographics, and retesting. Cryopreservation of these cells permits expanded investigation while retaining clinically significant activity. By removing constraints associated with tissue availability, cryopreservation allows for further testing of activity and genomic characterizations, retesting from the same donor, and scheduling at the researcher's discretion.
Furthermore, some cryopreserved hepatocyte preparations retain the fresh hepatocytes' ability to attach to a collagen I coated matrix (cryo-plateable), extending their use for long-term culturing applications like induction. Both human and animal cryopreserved hepatocytes offer another benefit as well: utilizing the entire liver produces larger lot sizes and, in the case of animals, reduce the number and frequency of animals sacrificed. Thus, cryo-plateable hepatocytes present an ideal system by offering the dual benefits of freshly isolated plateability and the convenience of cryopreservation.
In today's competitive environment, time and predictability are essential. Promising drugs may save or improve the lives of patients. In addition, the financial implications of being the first to file a promising new chemical entity (NCE) cannot be underestimated.
In the race to succeed, fresh hepatocytes present a number of challenges for the researcher. Freshly isolated hepatocytes may not be readily available due to reliance on liver donation. This unpredictability may slow the testing of NCEs and may require staff to remain on call for a liver.
Liver resects from biopsies may improve availability but are potentially dangerous as they do not include full serology reporting. In contrast, fully characterized cryopreserved hepatocytes, like those from Celsis In Vitro Technologies, can be immediately procured in large inventories and stored at the laboratory, controlling the scheduling of studies and accelerating time to market. For example, standard induction studies typically may be completed 50% faster (Figure 1).
Cryopreserved hepatocytes may be pre-characterized for enzyme activities, genotypes, and for applications like induction or transport, representing a second major advantage over fresh products. In fact, cryopreserved products may be obtained to meet specific donor requirements while maintaining high levels of viability, confluence, or activity. Large inventories and a minimum five-year shelf life allow researchers to repeat tests at future dates with no difference in product performance. Likewise, research being conducted at multiple sites can draw from the same product lot for consistent, simultaneous research worldwide.
Cryopreserved hepatocytes, however, are sensitive to storage conditions, thawing and plating procedures, and culture maintenance. To mitigate any storage damage, cryopreserved hepatocytes must be stored at less than -150°C. Cryo-plateable and cryo-suspension hepatocytes must be thawed according to the manufacturer's instructions using appropriate medium. Cryo-plateable hepatocytes also must be seeded uniformly at the optimal cell density, which can affect their plating efficiency. When treated properly, cryo-plateable hepatocytes can be used as if they were freshly isolated hepatocytes.
The use of cryopreserved hepatocytes is recognized as equivalent to using freshly isolated hepatocytes. Acknowledging this trend, the U.S. FDA drafted a Guidance for Industry in 2006 advising that cryopreserved tools are a viable and acceptable alternative to fresh research products, especially in metabolism, toxicity, and drug-drug interaction testing. Many laboratories have demonstrated cryopreserved equivalence to freshly isolated hepatocytes.
As such, several large pharmaceutical companies have adopted cryopreserved hepatocytes as their primary source for stability, transport, and induction studies. As researchers realize the benefits of cryopreserved hepatocytes that can be selected, reserved, and scheduled in advance, an expanding range of applications will be employed like high-throughput screening and high-content screening.
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BPO Nation has a big week planned for Kleinhans.
Things kick off tonight with the reunion of Ben Folds Five at the music hall, beginning at 7 p.m. Pianist/songwriter/vocalist Folds has played the venue in the past – his solo set, backed by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, was a highlight of the 2009 concert season.
But now that he has reunited with bandmates Robert Sledge and Darren Jessee, and released the vibrant "The Sound of the Life of the Mind" album, Folds is in full-on band mode.
That's right where many fans believe he belongs.
On Tuesday, Fiona Apple will make an extremely rare area appearance, as her "The Idler Wheel" tour stops by Kleinhans at 7 p.m.
Though the talented singer/pianist/songwriter has become tabloid fodder following a Sept. 19 arrest for marijuana possession in Texas – and a more recent on-stage discussion of her struggles with eating disorders over the years – all we really need to know about Apple is that she is an artist with a distinct musical vision and an irreverent spirit. Her album releases – there have only been four over the past 16 years – are noteworthy events, her live performances even more so. Even a cursory listen to "The Idler Wheel" tells you more about Apple than an entire tabloid of rants.
Tickets for both the Ben Folds Five and Fiona Apple shows are available through tickets.bpo.org. Seats for Ben Folds Five are $38 to $50; Apple's tickets go for $40 to $50.
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RT @FearlessRecords: This new @IPrevailband's shirt @HotTopic is already ALMOST SOLD OUT! Pick one up fast in-stores or online at https://t…/p>
Wishing you all a Peculiar Friday! Who's going to see Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children? http://hottopic.me/WJQ8Ax
RT @cartoonnetwork: RT if you'd rock this! Powerpuff Girls jacket available at @HotTopic: https://t.co/UeKRqGunCD https://t.co/3nZCY76bE6/p>
RT @GingerWhovian04: Hello, sweater weather! I can finally rock my @falloutboy hoodie I ordered months ago from @HotTopic! https://t.co/Nc4…/p>
Benedict Cumberbatch interviewed Tom Hiddleston for a magazine https://t.co/TYMqI6QuIW via @EW/p>
<div>Unicorn (yoo-ni-kawrn) is, by definition, a magical creature that grants wishes and dances on r https://t.co/hl15dIdJcw/p>
We talked to @ISLANDER_band about bonding over band tees & their Hot Topic jeans. Thanks for wearing 'em, dudes! https://t.co/bJLI6V285s/p>
This @waterparks tee melts our heart. https://t.co/ExbSUDMac8/p>
ACCIO NOVEMBER! We can't wait!
Don't miss out! Enter the DC Comics Batman Sweeps to win yourself a Hot Topic gift card + more: http://hottopic.me/jT1jbc
Shop Batman merch here: http://hottopic.me/bi187A
Ani-maybe you should spend your Hot Cash... just two days left! http://hottopic.me/kVdP5K
10th Anniversary vinyl + MCR merch = best Friday EVER! http://hottopic.me/pPb1oJ
Peculiars have the best style. http://hottopic.me/bAQajP
Our jeans are as hot as your Hot Cash. http://hottopic.me/YYYcMd
We can't wait for Green Day's new album, Revolution Radio! Who's seeing them on tour?! http://hottopic.me/LMfWVe
Your favorite alien is ready to luau! Are you? http://hottopic.me/i8t39e
Halloween's Most Wanted. Shop the line up here: http://hottopic.me/NkTvGD
Shop the line up here: http://hottopic.me/NkTvGD
"Trouble is, Batman, these brilliant costumes of yours make you too easy for them to strike at!"
Use your Hot Cash and pick up this brilliant costumed Batman 2-Pack: http://hottopic.me/XHbXdf
You'll want these wobbling Rockerz to be part of your universe! Collect all 7 Steven Universe Rockerz now. Which one will you get? It's a surprise!
Shop now: http://hottopic.me/6cnDsz
Happy Supernatural Day!
Son of Zorn merch coming soon! Be sure to catch the preview tonight on FOX!
Stay cozy. http://hottopic.me/adHmVt
We're celebrating Supernatural Day all week long! All Supernatural merch is on sale! Buy two, get one FREE. http://hottopic.me/wxVJ6H
Which one will you get? Grab these horror mystery Funko Pop!s before they're gone! https://t.co/0AvEGgOr0S https://t.co/UfYwmxzIcw/p>
RT @isacatmusic: Thinking about #Halloween shopping @HotTopic what do you think #crybaby #FridayFeeling #crybabies @MelanieLBBH https://t.c…/p>
That's no moon... it's #RogueOne merch! It's time to #GoRogue - all #StarWars merch is buy two get one FREE!… https://t.co/fZYuF6r5OX/p>
The #HTExclusive Jyn Erso Pop! is here! https://t.co/Kj8k3L3TMi/p>
Wishing you all a Peculiar Friday! Who's going to see Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children?… https://t.co/6LoXAu9xE8/p>
Check it out, @runjewels fans! https://t.co/uMfdRoQd2H/p>
Neff x Suicide Squad. Best. Collab. Ever. Shop the collection exclusively at HT: https://t.co/r5nZsWVM17… https://t.co/IZoNakDd1M/p>
Halloween is around the corner... it's time for spooky tights! https://t.co/EacgRzSSQC https://t.co/TeDdstSzgL/p>
RT @HerUniverse: We're designing a collection! #theheruniversefashionshow @hottopic @pixel_stitcher @jessethaxton… https://t.co/4Xigty0DKo/p>
Get dressed as your favorite characters. PS: Today & online only get 30% off! http://hottopic.me/Xjs6P9
Calling all droogs – and everybody else. New Mystery Pop! Vinyl Figures are almost here. Which one will you get? It might be Alex from A Clockwork Orange. And it might not. All will be revealed on October 1st!
Stay peculiar... http://hottopic.me/EMrvmI
Panic! At The Disco AND Stranger Things?! ??
Who's going to Riot Fest?? http://hottopic.me/rmivE9
*Fall* in love with these dresses! http://hottopic.me/6yQT0c
Prepare for trouble, and make it double! All Pokemon merch is buy two get one FREE! http://hottopic.me/gXo2u4
The Supernatural Day celebration continues at your local Hot Topic! Find your store: http://hottopic.me/adIh0y
Na Na Na Na Batman Day is coming! Enter to win an amazing Batman prize pack: http://hottopic.me/H6vvQY
Woohoo, Of Mice & Men's Cold World' is finally here! To celebrate, we talked to Alan and Austin about the new record – and the band's unofficial 6th member, Nugget.
Hey Florida! Hot Topic Citrus Park in Tampa is NOW OPEN! Come visit us this Saturday 9/10. First 50 customers get a Mystery Gift Card worth up to $100!
Get directions: http://hottopic.me/yt2hcr
What's better than a new Of Mice & Men album? 15% of vinyl! Grab yours here: http://hottopic.me/lntJfP
Get yours now. @OriginalFunko Mystery Pop!s are here! https://t.co/EIhiifCSO6 https://t.co/1gVum0M9EI/p>
Funko Mystery Pop!s are here! http://hottopic.me/YBFxOr
RT @mikanunu: Sporting my @RickandMorty tank from @HotTopic! I think Mr. PB approves! ???? @JustinRoiland @danharmon https://t.co/kmDHESBbQj/p>
We can't wait for the new Twin Peaks! #chills
Babymetal is Getting Their Own Animated Web Series! https://t.co/qSIDcktUUS/p>