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5 Popular Beliefs That Are Holding Humanity Back
Humans believe in a lot of stupid shit, and we do something stupid as a result of those beliefs about, oh, once every five seconds. And sure, most of you reading this are educated types who don't believe in Bigfoot or psychic readings, but there are a whole bunch of equally stupid/harmful superstitions out there that are so commonly held that we don't even think of them as such. Very few of us don't fall victim to at least a few of them.
In fact, I'm something of an expert on this because I believe literally hundreds of idiotic things, and also because I wrote a ridiculous best-seller about an apocalypse brought about by people believing in apocalypses. And I say that, in order to keep humanity from imploding, we have to give up believing ...
#5. That We're Fulfilling a Prophecy
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The headlines will make a lot more sense to you once you understand one simple fact: About 60 percent of Americans believe that Jesus Christ and his angels will descend from heaven and destroy the planet, and about 40 percent of Americans think it will happen within the next few decades.
Every decision they make, and every vote they cast, is done with this in mind. For instance, there is no reason not to drill all of the oil now, because who are we saving it for? The unsaved, who'll be left behind when the demons roam free? Those heathens can walk.
I am not trying to disrespect anyone's religion (and they're not the only ones with apocalypse fever -- more on that in a moment), but personally, I do think that's kind of weird.
And this affects your life. They -- that is, most people you pass on the street -- believe that the precursor to God tearing open the sky will be a sequence of political and military upheavals in the Middle East, mostly revolving around Israel, and that it is America's role to facilitate those events. And again, they vote accordingly. For example, have you been following the whole situation in Syria? To you it might seem like the Middle Eastern War of the Week, but 1 in 4 Americans thinks that U.S. intervention could lead to the apocalypse, in fulfillment of a prophecy from the book of Isaiah stating that the Syrian city of Damascus would be left in ruins prior to Armageddon. (Note: Islam's prophecy says the opposite.)
This voting bloc is also the reason why, if you're running for national office in the USA, criticizing Israel is political suicide. Many Christians believe the formation of the current state of Israel is the fulfillment of another biblical prophecy. That's why you have evangelical leaders urging Israel not to negotiate -- any lasting peace in the region would render the prophecy null and void.
At this point my young atheist readers are saying, "Exactly! Religion is a dangerous fairy tale we must all leave behind, Wong! I'll buy your book right now, and a tip of the fedora to you, sir!" but that's not the point, either -- there are lots of religious people who don't believe we're playing out a prophetic checklist, and lots of non-religious people who do.
Look at our pop culture -- how many futuristic movies automatically assume an impending collapse of human society? Just this year we've had Elysium (about an apocalyptic economic collapse), World War Z (zombie apocalypse), Oblivion (alien apocalypse), After Earth (environmental apocalypse), Pacific Rim (giant monster apocalypse), The Host (alien apocalypse), Dredd (societal breakdown in the wake of Armageddon), and The Purge (violent societal breakdown). On TV you've got The Walking Dead (zombie apocalypse) and Revolution (a world torn apart by a nonsensical plot and two-dimensional characters). None of those are Christian shows, yet all assume that we're living in the end times.
So in an era when things are going better than ever, we all assume it's about to fall apart. And we also vote accordingly. Check out any poll about what issues voters are most worried about. At the top you find things like the economy, health care, and the situation in the Middle East. What you find waaaay down at the bottom (if at all) are issues about the environment, natural resources, and education. Because those things only affect the future world our children will live in, and that world is a savage wasteland anyway. It has been foretold, either by the Bible or by RoboCop.
And I think it's bullshit.
I think you could have made a much better case for impending Armageddon 100 years ago (1913 -- the brink of World War I!) or 100 years before that (1813 -- the entire world at war, thanks to the man many believed to be the Antichrist, Napoleon!). Shit, go all the way back to 1363 and you find the Black Death, a plague that killed 75 million fucking people. A dude walking around back then with a sandwich board proclaiming the end times would have been impossible to argue with. Yet, 650 years later, here we still are, bitch.
So, with all due respect, fuck the apocalypse and everyone who believes in it. Let's try to fix the world instead. But that isn't easy, since most of us believe ...
#4. That the Ghost of a Different Person Is Living Inside Us
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Nope, I'm not talking about demon possession here, or even belief in a soul. I'm talking about the thing you, the reader, believe in, regardless of religion (or lack of). Here, I'll show you.
Stand up, wherever you are, and describe out loud the worst thing you've ever done. OK, sit back down. Unless you were in public and have been asked to leave, in which case you'll need to progress to another location to finish reading the article. Now, I bet for most of you, the story sounded something like this:
"One time, when I was drunk, I cheated on my wife."
"A year ago, when I was short on cash, I stole from my roommate."
"During an argument in high school, I totally lost it and beat my best friend so bad, he had to go to the hospital."
"I ate another man's flesh while infected with a mind-controlling brain parasite."
Do you spot the key phrases there? "When I was drunk." "When I was short on cash." "I totally lost it." "Brain parasite." It's not just that we make excuses for our behavior, it's that we make a really specific excuse: That the person who did the bad thing wasn't the "real" us.
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"Man, it's a good thing we only steal things ironically."
Hell, go find any celebrity's scandal apology. Mel Gibson repeatedly rants about Jews, then says it was done "in a moment of insanity" and insists "I am not a bigot." Michael Vick's torturing and killing of dogs was due to immaturity. Tiger Woods announced he was getting therapy for whatever strange disease of the brain caused him to have sex with lots of beautiful women.
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What a sick, crazy bastard.
In each case, the message is clear: This isn't who I "really" am on the inside. And we usually phrase it that way: "On the inside." As if there's another, real person living inside our meaty body who remains pure despite what the body does.
And I think that if aliens from another planet were examining the human race, this would make them think our goddamned brains were broken. This idea of the "ghost in the machine" lets us excuse anything we do (or more importantly, not do) and invent an identity for ourselves that has nothing to do with reality. "Sure, I've got six domestic battery convictions on my record, but it's not like I'm some wife beater." "I know I haven't been completely honest with you, but don't treat me like I'm some kind of liar." "Yeah, I took the sales job to make ends meet, but I'm not some salesman."*
*Note: He took the sales job 35 years ago.
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Gloom is his only currency.
Here's the deal: That "real," perfect you on the inside is a figment of your imagination. Specifically, it's a flimsy excuse told by a squishy part of your brain that wants to get out of doing work. "Don't worry about what we did or didn't do, what matters is that the invisible 'real' person inside us remains perfect and above reproach."
And what makes it even weirder is that when it comes to other people, we still think ...
#3. That Evil Is Something We Can Kill
I mentioned RoboCop a moment ago (or I probably did, knowing me). I was 12 when I saw the below scene, and at the time it seemed like a perfect solution to the nation's drug problem:
That is RoboCop shooting the shit out of a cocaine processing facility, killing the people who make the cocaine so that addicts won't buy cocaine anymore. In 1987 we were losing the War on Drugs, and according to the movies, this was what we were doing wrong: The real cops didn't have the kind of firepower or bullet proofing necessary to successfully murder all of the criminals.
Laugh all you want, but the assumption these movies are based on -- that we can fix evil if we throw enough bullets at the problem -- is one that our entire culture still revolves around. We have mentioned elsewhere that the reason our generation is obsessed with zombies is because they are simple: This is an enemy you can only fight by killing. No negotiation, no compromise, no guilt. And every man's dream is to have a problem whose only solution is murder.
So while lots of you laugh when the NRA guy says, "The best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with a gun," we still completely agree with him on a fundamental level -- even heroes who abstain from killing, like Batman, are still all about violencing the problem away. Bruce Wayne defeats crime because he is so much better at violence than the bad guys that he doesn't have to kill them. We still want to see him beat the shit out of the Joker and his crew, rather than see economic conditions and mental illness intervention improve to the point that the Joker doesn't exist at all.
"So, what, you're saying you don't believe in evil? That all the bad guys need is a hug and a therapist?" No, imaginary person who is objecting to my article. I agree that the Nazis were evil, and I hope Osama bin Laden's body got eaten by a shark, then shit out and eaten again by a shit-eating squid. But we're at the point where, if we are denied the chance to whip out the guns, we get pissed.
We just want so badly for what worked in RoboCop to work in real life, to be able to exterminate evil as if it were a bedbug infestation. But holy shit, would life be simple if you could actually solve problems this way. We'd have rid society of evil like 10,000 years ago. And it's not for lack of trying -- we went to war against the infidels, drowned the witches, and burned the heretics, and thousands of years later we're still saying, "Well, shit, maybe we just didn't kill the right people? Or kill them hard enough?" If you suggest that maybe that basic method is flawed, then you're weak. Soft.
And it's so terrifying for us to think that "evil" is this nebulous collection of bad impulses and short-term, selfish behavior that exists in all of us, because that would mean evil isn't something we can blow up with a rocket launcher. But we're going to have to get over that eventually. It just isn't working.
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As discussed on the bathtub maintenance page, there are a variety of different tub spout diverters, but they generally fall into two groups: 1) full shutoff valve; and 2) pull knob on the bath spout.
The full shutoff valve model is preferable because it eliminates water waste. If you are remodeling your bathroom you should specify the full shutoff (three valve) model. If you must buy a pull knob model, insist on a product guaranteed to leak 0.5 gpm or less. Some diverter valves are designed not to leak at all and these are certainly preferable from a water conservation standpoint.
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By Gregory J. Rummo As a then 56-year old, I was given pause for thought when 56-year old Apple CEO Steve Jobs died from pancreatic cancer. And more recently, on my 57th birthday, when 57-year old Hall of Famer and former New York Mets catcher Gary Carter died from brain cancer. It is often …
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Thursday, February 7, 2013
The Green Wave boys' basketball team clinched its third consecutive Region 8-AAAA championship Tuesday with a 67-55 win over Ashley Ridge.
Summerville improved its record to 18-5 with an 8-1 mark in the region while Ashley Ridge dropped to 12-10, 3-6.
"We really overachieved this year," Summerville coach Greg Elliott said. "Our kids are doing a great job and we are proud of them. We are happy for our seniors. I don't ever remember Summerville winning three region championships in a row so that is something those kids can be proud of; it's their legacy."
But Elliott says everyone on the team deserves credit for the 18-5 run.
"We have 10 guys and they all accept their role," the coach said. "It is easy to come to practice everyday when you are a starter, but more difficult knowing you have limited minutes. Malcolm Holland, Tyler Palmer, Xavier Robinson, Kelvon Bellinger and Isaiah Kinloch have done a great job of pushing our starters in practice and never complaining about their role. They embraced it, accepted it and it made us a better team."
As the region champ Summerville receives the top seed for the playoffs, which begin Wednesday. The Wave will have home-court advantage up until the Lower State title game and Summerville has not lost a single game in its gym this season.
"Having those games at home gives us a chance and that is all you can ask for," Elliott said.
Brandon Wilkerson paced Summerville against the Swamp Foxes, scoring a game-high 26 points. John Jenkins added 19 points and Timmy Singleton added nine.
D.J. Stevens and Fred Weeks both scored 13 points to lead Ashley Ridge.
The game was tight at first, but Summerville managed to pull away late in the opening period. Christian Kalacanic made several blocks in the period and Wilkerson closed the period out with five unanswered points. The senior followed a three-point bucket with a pair of free throws to bump the Wave's lead up to 18-9 entering the second period.
Ashley Ridge pulled within six, but then let the Wave slip away again and Summerville took a 27-16 lead into the half.
The Swamp Foxes had a little run early in the third, but Jenkins came on strong late in the period to lead Summerville to a 46-32 advantage. Jenkins scored 15 of his points in the period.
The Foxes surged again toward the middle of the fourth and cut the lead to 6 with just under two minutes left to play. However, shortly after Chris McKinnon made a steal and bucket in transition to shift the momentum back to Summerville. The Wave then clinched the victory largely at the free-throw line.
Overall, Summerville had a good night at the line, hitting 24 free throws while Ashley Ridge only hit seven.
"Ashley Ridge just keeps coming at you and keeps shooting," Elliott said. "They played hard tonight but they didn't do so well with their free throws."
Summerville had its final game of the regular season at Fort Dorchester on Thursday after press time. Ashley Ridge is looking to bolster its playoff seeding with a victory at Colleton County Friday.
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'Dude last night I visited the casino zone. It was awesome.'
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Dances with Wolves was a 1990 film based on a book of the same name. They both tell the story of a Civil War-era United States Army lieutenant who travels to the American frontier to find a military post and eventually befriends a local Sioux tribe. The movie won seven Academy Awards.
- A Pig and a Wolf are reluctant to dance together on an episode of "Monsterpiece Theater" on Sesame Street, in a nod to the film/book.
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Alfie Crow is right, the Jags should be looking to fortify their offensive line now that they know a young quarterback will likely be under center in the not so distant future. Centers should be at the top of the Jaguars' wish list to help Chad Henne, and eventually Blake Bortles, out.
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JOHNSTOWN - A 22-year-old Hollidaysburg native attending the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown was shot Sunday after he fought back against a man robbing his apartment, police said Monday.
Two armed men entered David Consiglio's Bloomfield Apartments room after 9 p.m. and demanded his and his roommates' valuables, Richland Township police Det. Kevin Lehman said.
Instead, Consiglio rushed one, beating him as the other alleged robber looked on.
The second robber fired two shots, one hitting Consiglio in the back; the bullet passed through his body and exited his stomach, but Consiglio continued beating his assailant, Lehman said.
"He was in the middle of a good struggle when he was shot," Lehman said.
One robber fled the scene, Lehman said, while a neighbor ran to Consiglio's room to help, Lehman said. The second robber allegedly tried to shoot the neighbor, but his gun didn't fire.
Only after Consiglio left the building and returned to his room did he tell friends, "I have to go to the hospital - I'm shot," Lehman said.
Consiglio underwent surgery at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, where he is expected to make a full recovery, Lehman said.
Lehman noted that police are seeking two black males in their 20s, though a more complete description may be available soon, he said.
UPJ officials sent an email alert Monday to students and faculty about the shooting. Counseling is available for affected students, the university said.
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Welcome back Devils Fans! Im on a "back-to-back" blog swing (last nights post game review along with tonight's article). We kick off this week's installment with the beginning of a four game win streak, better yet, a game in which New Jersey would romp the New York Rangers. The current win streak compiled of four wins all against Atlantic Division rivals (one against the Rangers, two over the Islanders, and one against the Flyers) amassing for 8 points which currently places the team in the 6th spot in the East with a matchup tomorrow evening, closing out a home and home against the Flyers in Philadelphia.
The game against the Rangers on Tuesday one was a BIG responding game to their previous loss against the Rags back on February 27th. New Jersey showed both New York and the league that they are not a team to be messed with. If you can beat the 1st ranked team, weather its in the East or the West, you've presented enough evidence that you're a contender; if, in New Jersey's case, you can manage to win 3 of 5, I feel you've got what it takes to be a real powerhouse and a force to be reckoned with come the post season. With one more game remaining between these two teams this season (Monday, March 19th in MSG) and this being a potential first round matchup (if NJ can climb to 5th & NYR drops to 4th thanks to the help of the streaking Pens, winners of 9 straight) which would be a blood bath! New York's "King Henrik" would get lit up a total of 4 times by Devils' Ilya Kovalchuk, David Clarkson, Ryan Carter and an empty netter by Patrik Elias would stave off the Rangers and their, rather weak showcasing of hockey in last Tuesday's game. Final score at The Rock, New Jersey 4-1 New York Rangers.
Streaking is the name of the game when you're part of the Devils. After we had a technical problem here on the site which wouldnt allow me to post our game recap for Thursday nights game at home against the Islanders. As you could assume by the the opening sentence here, the Devils pulled out the "W" over the Isles in Part 2 of the Trilogy. After dropping the first of 3 matchups between the teams over the course of one week on Sunday afternoon in Long Island, New Jersey would strike big on the Isles, 5 goals for the Devs, 3 of which were scored by OUR King, "King Kovy". Kovalchuk recorded his 2nd Hat Trick of the season in a blow out, all around team performance over the Isles beating Nabokov, who only recorded 15 saves on the night. Other than Ilya's 3, David Clarkson and Patrik Elias would record tallies in the victory before returning back to Long Island for the conclusion of a week filled with New York rivals. 5-1 the score against the Isles.
Long time no see… New York Islanders playing host to the New Jersey Devils. My 2nd game in attendance in the last week of play between these two teams resulted a bit better than the first game I went to. A fairly even paced matchup between these two clubs would see a scorless game from both Andres Nilsson and The Moose, Johan Hedberg until the middle of the 3rd period. With what, from my seats, appeared to be a predominantly "road team favored crowd", there were "Moose" calls shouted down from the nosebleeds all the way to the lower bowl sections behind Hedberg, who was spot on until scored on by Isles All-Star, John Tavares with just over 10 minutes left in the 3rd period. A game played the way it was thus far seemed to be a mimmic of Sunday's defeat to the same Islanders hockey club. With just over a minute left on the clock, the ever so explosive David Clarkson would squeeze the puck in between the post and Nilsson's body for the tying goal. A mere 14 seconds later on the powerplay, Marek Zidlicky cranked a shot from the blue line, resulting in the puck finding a home in the back of the net. New Jersey 2, New York 1. The Devils, winners of 3 straight.
With Marty Brodeur back in net and the Devils back on home ice a day after a dramatic victory over the Isles, New Jersey would look down ice at Sergei Bobrovsky and the sizzling hot Philadelphia Flyers, winners of THEIR previous 5 games. The Devils game with their big guns in this game. New Jersey scored in the closing minute of play in the first period on a Patrik Elias feed from Clarkson who's having a career season, and Ilya Kovalchuk. Kovy would tack on a goal and a second assist by nights end. Big saves were made on both ends of the rink multiple times by the Vet and the Kid, Brodeur and Bobrovsky. Bob finished up the game stopping 27 of 31 shots faced while Brodeur was NEARLY PERFECT in his 650th career victory, shutting down 18 of 19 shots on goal, the lone tally was by Claude Giroux.
New Jersey's record in the last week of play was a perfect 4-0-0. Currently tied with Philadelphia for 5th, tomorrow's game in Philly will be a BIG swing in momentum for which ever team wins (even though we know the Flyers got nothing on New Jersey). Be sure to check our site again tomorrow evening after the Devils Flyers game. To hear the latest Devils information, be sure to follow us on twitter at @RWTDblog @DEVIN88MATTERA @RealScottRobb and our newest writer @Rvaidya33 and you can like us on our facebook page! From all of us here at Running With The Devils, I'm Devin Mattera, you stay classy Devils Fans.


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TAHOE CITY, Calif. - What good is a cold snap without frozen pipes? A cold snap sounds harmless enough, like a dry spell, until you turn the shower on and all you get from the shower head is a hissing sound you can be fairly sure is a negative reaction to you standing there naked as a jay bird wondering how something like this could occur in modern times.
You are in dire need of a shower and have to be at work soon. The disruption of civilization was not on your schedule, and it could only get worse. The cold snap was forecast for another week.
The pipes are so frozen you can't even get a cold shower, and spraying yourself with half a bottle of deodorant and leaving your hair looking like a raccoon nest will not earn you employee of the month, but everyone else where you work is probably having the same kind of morning. You'll all show up for work looking like something the cat just dragged in and have a great time making fun of each other or pretending you don't notice.
If your boss's pipes didn't freeze, and he or she looks and smells like a rose when you get to work, just think, this could be the perfect day to ask for a raise.
Look on the bright side. Life is easier when the pipes are frozen. You save time and soap.
Extreme cold like we have had in Tahoe, although not the norm, separates the men from the boys. The men stay inside while the boys run outside under-dressed, to play in the snow and get hypothermia. No matter how hard the boys try to throw snowballs at each other, they can't, because it is impossible to make snow balls with snow this cold. One of them solves the problem by grabbing a chunk of ice. It throws very well, right through a window, just missing his cousin's face, avoiding bloodshed, this time. The adults are drawn into the fray and everyone is together again trying to sort out what happened and figure out how to fix the window before everyone freezes.
A deep freeze separates the flatlanders from the mountain folk. Putting on clean clothes without a shower every morning during a cold snap of sub zero temperatures is as easy as getting on and off a chair lift or skiing backwards.
Now that I've mentioned skiing, the compulsion for political correctness I feel demands that I give equal time to snowboarding. If putting clean clothes on without a shower was easy it would be called snowboarding. Everyone should be happy to know that skiers and snowboarders are all one big happy family here in Tahoe because some skiers and snowboarders get dressed without a shower even when the pipes aren't frozen.
And you thought I would never give in to popular feelings of political correctness.
The frozen pipes burst three days ago so the whole family and all the dishes are dirty too. You decide to go out to dinner. Fortunately, your extra layer of dry sweat acts as natural insulation so you won't need a clean T-shirt. You can just throw on any old thing you want, which is really the only choice you have because you have not been able to do laundry for six days.
Everything is going well. The kids are easier to get ready because there's no reason to change clothes, comb hair or brush teeth. Dad remembers to not de-ice the windshield by pouring a bucket of hot water on it like he did last year, shattering the windshield. The kids jump in the car brandishing six foot long icicles, but this time it's not just the boys, it's the girls too.
The adults are looking forward to a cocktail and some steak and lobster or roast duck. Dad took twenty minutes to find his glasses, gloves, wallet and car keys. "Is everybody ready?" he shouts. To a resounding "Yes! Lets go!" he turns the key but the car won't start. He tries again and again and again. Nothing.
Thank God for grilled cheese sandwiches.
Bob Sweigert is a Sierra Sun columnist, published poet, former college instructor and ski instructor. He has a B.A. and an M.A.T. from Gonzaga University. He has lived at Lake Tahoe for 30 years.


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That Datsyuk line is got g to be very fast, I expect big things from them. Eaves needs to get himself right, I can see why the scratch, I just wish that Babs would sit Cleary for the same reason and have Nyquist up in his place. Speed kills in the NHL and our team lacks it right now.
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Editor, What does it mean when you place your signature to a document? The Bible says; let your yea shall be yea and your nay shall be nay....
Being a democrat means saying 'yes' and meaning 'no.' Being a democrat means saying one thing and DOING the opposite; right JOE??????????
Lies and deceit are two of the top characters of being a democrat. Just ask Joe Manchin!
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Being a proud democrat means they're proud of being STUPID and gullible and being able to willingly be 'used.' Bwahaha...told you liberals were funny. LOLOL.
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When you finger a female with such intensity, that when you eject, the sensation of arousal continues to persist.
I fingered Sheena so hard last night, she's got the ghostfinger.
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The urge one gets to move their fingers while watching someone else play guitar for Rock Band or Guitar Hero.
Mike: Dude what is up with your fingers, why are they randomly moving?
Dude: Well Mike i currently have ghost fingers because Joe is nailing Wonderwall on Rock Band.
Dude: Well Mike i currently have ghost fingers because Joe is nailing Wonderwall on Rock Band.
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The ash that remains at the end of a burning cigarette.
He smoked the entire cigarette without ashing. The ghost finger was the longest I had ever seen.
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Term used to describe when someone thinks they hear their cell-phone ringing or feel it vibrating in their pocket when it's actually not.
"Excuse me a sec... aw sorry, it was a phantom ring."
by ThatVargas February 04, 2005
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When you perceive the sensation of your phone vibrating, but it's not.
"Hold on, let me get that....oh wait...it was just a phantom ring."
by messy2010 February 10, 2010
When your phone is on silent, and you could swear you just felt it vibrate. Usually during really boring times like work or school.
"I could have sworn I just got a text"
"Must be a phantom ring"
"Must be a phantom ring"
by Raidershater98 February 27, 2009
This happens when you are expecting a phone call - you keep hearing your cell phone ring or vibrate when it actually isn't.
Yes! Finally she called me back *reaches in pocket*
Dang it.. phantom ring.
Dang it.. phantom ring.
by TTM January 20, 2006
phantom ring: when you think you hear or feel your phone (which is on vibrate) ring by vibrating in your pocket. you are convinced against all logic that your phone has vibrated, signaling a call when it has not.
you: yo bro, i think someone called my phone and i hear it vibrate.
friend: boy you trippin, another victim of the phantom ring.
friend: boy you trippin, another victim of the phantom ring.
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Now, it's happening to celebrities.
A new study from coupon website CouponCodesPro.com reveals that Americans are overwhelmingly sick of hearing buzzwords like "YOLO," "selfie" and "twerking," and they know exactly who to blame: famous people.
When asked where they most frequently encountered their aural bugaboos, study respondents were not hesitant to point their fingers towards brunch spots in Beverly Hills, the Lower East Side and Aspen; a whopping 57 percent said they blamed popular musicians and other celebrities for infecting their ear canals with such nonsense.
It's easy to see why celebrities came in for such ridicule. The first ("YOLO") and third ("twerking") most annoying words are each associated with a specific A-List pop star, Drake and Miley Cyrus, respectively.
You only live once...YOLO. pic.twitter.com/Ay9pzhoQ— Drizzy (@Drake) October 24, 2011
#WECANTSTOP #tWERK pic.twitter.com/3D48vx6DfH— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) June 1, 2013
Meanwhile, the second-most-hated slang term, "selfie," doesn't belong to a single celebrity, but instead seems to belong to all celebrities.
Now that we as a society have pinpointed the blame for our least-favorite words, it would make sense for us to stop using them, and thus let "YOLO" and "selfie" descend slowly into the same lexicographical death that awaited "groovy" and "bodacious." But no – a full two-thirds of respondents admitted to using the terms themselves, 48 percent occasionally and 19 percent regularly. Perhaps we should look beyond Hollywood when appropriating blame on this matter.
As Shakespeare said, the fault is not in our stars, but in ourselves.


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WWE a.k.a World Wrestling Entertainment a.k.a John Cena overcoming the odds.
The WWF was real entertainment. But the WWE is slowly becoming an abomination.
by Rememberme August 04, 2007
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1. A professional wrestling organization that was very entertaining and fun to watch until it's chairman and his no-talent, wannabe gangsta poster boy decided to sell it out to a bunch of ignorant soccer moms and their snot-nosed, pre-pubescent 5 year old kids who know absolutely nothing about the sport.
2. An organization that has went from a respectible phenomenon to a vapid kiddie show.
2. An organization that has went from a respectible phenomenon to a vapid kiddie show.
WWE. No examples needed. The definition speaks for itself.
by RedDragon1985 December 22, 2010
wwe stands for world wrestling entertainment or
worst wrestling ever
worst wrestling ever
because of vince mcmahon wwe has become the wort wrestling ever.
by mike12345678790 May 30, 2007
Some fake-ass wrestling that has gotten worse over time. They have no good storylines going on and wrestlers are starting to do stupid things. One male wrestler likes to wear dresses. One wrestler over exaggerates when he gets punched in the face. I paused one part where Ric Flair sopposedly stomped on a guy's head, and his foot never touched the guy's head.
Hey do you know that one wrestler in the WWE who always bends so damn far back everytime he gets punched?
I forgot his name....not worth remembering.
I forgot his name....not worth remembering.
by Wasabimoto March 26, 2007
Something that, although just a show, still has some guys that can kick anyone's ass any day of the week. William Regal anyone? How about Kurt Angle? And if we go back several years, perhaps even ultimate fighter Ken Shamrock too?
People who think that none of the guys in WWE are tough, need to pay a little more attention.
by Evster March 05, 2005
A popular live action cartoon parody of professional wrestling.
WWE loses in the ratiungs to Spongebob Squarepants, and yet thinks they are in the same audience as Monday Night Football.
by DrMeanDudeMD October 08, 2006
Grown, oiled "tough" men play fighting.
With the advent of MMA, I'm amazed that the WWE 's brand of homoerotic play fighting still survives.
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Brett Michaels is a lover of all things furry ... even if the thing has fangs.
"I have two German shepherds, horses, cats – and a bobcat!" the Poison front man told PEOPLE at the All-Star Celebrity Apprentice press conference in New York on Friday.
"There's this bobcat that lives near my property," explained Michaels, who Tweeted a picture of the big cat outside his Arizona home. "He just walks by and I'm like, 'Hey, how you doing.'"
Michaels knows animals, and, as the designer of the PetSmart Pets Rock collection, he even dresses them. He joked that he would soon be dressing wildcats.
"I'm working on the big Bobcat collection lol," he Tweeted.
By all accounts, the new neighbor is harmless. "He doesn't do anything," Michaels said. "My dogs are about the same size."
Aside from a friendly greeting (from afar), Michaels steers clear of the bobcat, and definitely doesn't feed him: "Not at all!" he assured. "I don't want to feed him me, either!"
Bret Michaels's New Neighbor Is a Wild Bobcat!
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a word used to express one of your emotions like when somthing good happens to you and your exited about it you say "SHIKANGIES!"
my bro and his freind were playing madden 2005 and my bro won by 27 to 0 and he got up and said "SHIKANIGIES!"
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Young hunters and their adult mentors have a variety of special seasons to choose from, but the oldest youth hunt just might be the best. Youth waterfowl weekend in late September may not be as popular as the special seasons for deer and turkey, but it offers youngsters an unparalleled opportunity to experience some of Vermont's finest public marshes at a time of year when duck numbers are high. It's a great chance to introduce a young person to a life-long sport that fosters a deep appreciation for wetlands and wildlife.


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HOLLIDAYSBURG - Walter A. Becker of Dysart was never arrested until he was 78 years old.
Since then, he has been arrested for four sexual offenses against women, and Becker was sentenced Thursday to one to two years in state prison despite his pleas that his health was deteriorating behind bars.
Dabbing his eyes with a tissue, Becker said, "I'm sorry it happened. It won't happen again."
He admitted that he needs counseling.
"I can't stand being in jail. It's ruining my life. I'm going down hill. I know that. It will never happen again," he said
Blair County Judge Daniel J. Milliron said the state prison sentence for the now-81-year-old Becker was not a reaction to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case but "the purpose is for safety of the community and the young children."
"There is a likelihood of him repeating the conduct if he is released," Milliron said.
One of Becker's 10 children, Joseph Becker of Dysart, accompanied him to a probation-violation hearing.
The son called Becker a good man and said he would help his father avoid further trouble.
"I'm shocked. I'm surprised the judge would go over what the parole office recommended. ... I don't think he's a danger to the community," defense attorney Douglas Keating said.
The county probation office recommended a six-month jail term, but Milliron decided to impose a greater sentence that also included two years of probation after his release.
Keating said he believes Becker's health is suffering in the Blair County Prison.
"He has lost a lot of weight. He looks terrible," said Keating.
Keating said he is considering an appeal of the sentence to the state Superior Court.
One of the points the defense made was that Becker has completed a treatment program called Project Point of Light in Clearfield County that was founded by psychologist William Allenbaugh.
Becker committed his most recent offenses despite having gone through the Allenbaugh program, considered one of the best in the area, Milliron said.
According to court papers, Becker worked for Bethlehem Steel for more than three decades, retiring in 1983. He is the father of 11 children and was married for 54 years.
After his wife died, he became lonely, according to an assessment prepared by the Pennsylvania Sexual Offenders Assessment Board. The assessment determined Becker was not a sexually violent predator under Megan's Law.
When he was 78, he was arrested in both Blair and Lancaster counties for fondling a mentally challenged woman, the daughter of a friend. He was placed on probation in both counties.
Becker also was charged with harassing young girls and most recently was charged with violating his probation on five occasions in April and May when young women indicated he offered them money they felt were for sexual favors.
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If you know your way around a sewing machine and are ready to tackle truly tailored garments, Pam Howard is the teacher for you. With patient and thorough lessons, she leads you through the creation of the classic dress shirt, from layout and cutout to topstitching and flat-felling (no special sewing machine foot required). With its crisp collar, even buttonholes and perfectly turned cuffs, your shirt will look as professional as the skills you've acquired. While this class is intended for intermediate sewers, even beginners will come away with a better understanding of the craft and a project to work toward. Sew a flawlessly finished wardrobe staple and add finesse to your skills!
A bespoke shirt is a luxury you'll be able to afford once you learn the skills to sew your own! Meet Pam Howard, your guide on this sewing adventure.
Learn the features of a tailored shirt and consider your fabrics. Pam discusses how to choose and adjust a pattern, and discusses the right interfacing and notions for the job.
Learn how the pros match stripes, prints and plaids and deal with fabric with a texture or obvious diagonal pattern. Lay out and cut your pattern pieces and mark with tailor's tacks.
If you want to add front and side darts for a more fitted shirt, Pam shows you how to mark, sew and press them.
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A well-made collar looks spiffy but takes skill to assemble and attach to the shirt. Pam shows how to hand-stitch and press, fixing a common mistake along the way.
Well-made cuffs are important for both appearance and comfort. In this lesson, you'll sew the sleeve placket and prepare the cuff pieces.
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Sewing and turning the cuffs is a combination of origami and alchemy. It's like magic!
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Flow cytometry is and always has been a multiparametric technology. Increasingly simultaneous and correlated measurements can be used to provide greater detail about the phenotype of cellular subpopulations. Clinical laboratories now routinely employ 5- or 6-color flow cytometry, while research labs are experimenting with 10- to 20-color capabilities.
Innovations such as image flow cytometry and acoustically focused flow cytometry have added new dimensions and capabilities, and in some cases flow cytometers have begun to replace other instruments like microscopes.
At the same time, in order to reach its full potential, the field of flow cytometry must overcome some significant challenges. Chief among these is the abundance of data generated from increasingly large multiparametric analyses.
At the other end of the spectrum, there are some basic problems that are still being solved, such as how to accurately calculate the sensitivity of the instrument. Potential solutions to a range of problems impeding the efficient use of flow cytometry were presented at the recent "Great Lakes International Imaging and Flow Cytometry Association" conference.
Many flow cytometer sensitivity measurements do not accurately represent the sensitivity of the instrument, according to Eric Chase, president and CEO of Cytek Development. Typically, detection limits are used to describe instrument sensitivity, equating the noise of the instrument to the mean equivalent fluorochrome (MEFL) value, which is the number of dye molecules the instrument can supposedly detect.
"That number is kind of meaningless," according to Chase, because the detection limit is not really a function of the performance or optical sensitivity of the cytometer. It's more a function of the design of the electronics.
"In newer flow cytometers, the way the electronics work, that number should always be zero because the newer digital flow cytometers use area systems," Chase added. "They give a detection limit of zero."
That doesn't mean, however, that the instrument can pick out one or two dye molecules from background noise, which is the kind of information intended to be conveyed by a sensitivity rating.
Chase said that manufacturers continue to use detection limits because the numbers are low and it makes the instrument seem sensitive. A typical detection limit would be 100 dye molecules or less.
Chase's method is based on values called Q and b that describe flow cytometer performance. Q is related to the ability of the instrument to capture signals, and b is a measurement of the background of the instrument. Although BD Biosciences adopted Chase's method in its cytometer quality-control package, he says that the Q and b of the instrument do not give information that is directly actionable in the laboratory.
He described how Q and b could be used to calculate a resolution limit, analogous to MEFL, but that describes how many molecules of dye a user needs to be fully resolved from the background noise.
This is one step away from the number of antibody-binding sites on a cell that the instrument can detect, he explained. Users can calculate their own resolution limit based on their instrument's Q and b values, but more support from instrument and reagent vendors would be necessary for determining the number of antibody sites an instrument could resolve.
Chase foresees a future where resolution limits will be industry standard and every reagent bottle will come labeled with the necessary information for making the calculation. This would represent a major advantage to the user, but first users and vendors alike will have to let go of their attachment to superlow—but not necessarily accurate—detection limits.
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Walkers and runners did not let the heat deter them Saturday as they completed their treks to raise money for local people facing a devastating disease. More than 30 people participated in the 2013 Walk/Run for the Randolph County Cancer Support Group. The event raised more than $3,000 to help Randolph County residents battling cancer.
"This event raises money for Randolph County citizens with cancer who are in need," said Walk/Run organizer Sherri Marstiller. "Monies are used to help cancer patients with food, medicine and travel expenses. This event is about 18 years old. The first three years, the event was organized by Glenn Shehan in memory of Read Carney - monies were donated to the Relay for Life. Now the funds go to the Randolph County Cancer Support Group."
Marstiller said she was pleased with the turnout.
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Laurie Rennix and daughter Caitlyn finish the 2013 Walk/Run for the Randolph County Cancer Support Group Saturday at Riverbend Park in Elkins.
"This is a good competition," she said. "This is the largest fundraiser of the year for the Randolph County Cancer Support Group."
Randolph County Cancer Support Group President Eloise Mann thanked everyone who participated in the event.
"We lost a wonderful woman this week who has fought her cancer for eight to 10 years," Mann said. "We were glad to help Michelle Ramsey when she didn't have the money. I can't tell you how much it means to those battling cancer when our group can help them. They are fighting this terrible disease and they have no money and do not know where to turn. But we can help them. And every dollar we raise goes to the cancer patients.
"Caitlyn Rennix is such an inspiration to all of us with her dedication," Mann said. "Patty Jo Hamilton is an inspiration to all of us with her determination. If God smiles on anyone, it will be on all of you. What else can you say - God bless everyone!"
Caitlyn Rennix walked with her mother during the event. Saturday was her birthday, and she was out helping others. She raised $900 in donations and was walking in honor of John Jones and in memory of Michelle Ramsey.
Randolph County Cancer Support Group Treasurer Betty Hardman said her church offers a challenge each year for the event.
"Last year the Woodford Memorial United Methodist Church made donations in honor of Firmen Canfield," Hardman said. "This year, we collected $925 in donations and $200 in sponsorships in honor of Patty Jo Hamilton."
Matthew Perry was the first man to cross the finish line in the run and Jessica Williams was the first female,
"We just moved to Elkins about a week and a half ago," Perry said. "My wife and I decided to run to help support the local cancer foundation."


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The importance of balance in your pet's diet.
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Good Pet Dental Hygiene
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A nutritionally advantaged dog will have the energy, stamina, and ability to perform at a higher level.
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Reversing severe symptoms with simple steps.
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Why some of our dogs and cats are so picky.
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Dangers to your pet- home & away.
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People interested in running for a seat on the School Board this year have until April 22 to file the petitions required to win a place on the ballot.
The seats of board President Kenneth Graber and board member Brenda Christopher are up in the May 21 election, which is preceded by a meet-the-candidates forum on May 13.
Graber said at Monday's board meeting that he will seek another three-year term on the board, while Christopher did not reveal her plans.
Candidates must collect 63 signatures on their petitions – a figure equal to 2 percent of the 3,151 people who voted in last year's election – from eligible voters in the district.
To qualify to serve on the seven-member board, candidates must be United States citizens, 18 or older, able to read and write and a legal resident of the school district for at least one year before the election. They can't be an employee of the district and must be the only member of their household serving on the board.
Anyone interested can pick up an information packet at the district offices from Clerk Sandra A. Janik, who can be reached at 686-3201.
Also this week:
•Supervisor Dino J. Fudoli said he will recuse himself from any deliberations involving land on Transit Road that he owns and intends to sell as part of a doctor's plans to build a medical facility on the site.
The Town Board and the town's Planning Board are meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday to review the environmental impact of the proposed Buffalo Vascular Center, a one-story, outpatient health care center at 6335-6337 Transit Road.
The 6,810-square-foot structure would be built on a 1.4-acre parcel, on Transit near Rehm Road, which combines Fudoli's property and an adjoining site that are both being sold, according to Fudoli and town records.
Fudoli and his brother, Nicole, have owned the land at 6335 Transit since 1992. The supervisor said he expects to close on the sale, which is contingent on the Town Board approving the project site plan, in the next 30 days.
Fudoli said he will recuse himself from any vote on, or discussion of, the project at the joint Planning Board-Town Board meeting and at the Town Board meeting.
"I'm going to leave the room," Fudoli said, and Deputy Supervisor Bryan Fiume will run the meetings.
Following the joint session at 6:30, a Town Board work session will be held at 7. The full Town Board meeting, when the project site plan is likely to be voted on, starts at 8. The meetings will be held in Town Hall, 21 Central Ave.
•The Planning Board meets at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Town Hall.
•The Lancaster Public Library Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet at 4 p.m. Thursday in the community room at 5466 Broadway.
•The Village Planning Commission is set to meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Municipal Building, 5423 Broadway.
•The Village Board will hold a work session for its March 25 meeting at 8 a.m. Saturday in the Municipal Building.
Correction: This item was updated on March 19 to correct the size of the medical office building that will be constructed on Transit Road near Rehm Road.


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5 Writing Exercises That Will Make You More Creative
Writing is serious business, full of mental anguish, studious contemplation, philosophical brooding, and bullshit. Listen: If your every literary moment is spent agonizing unhappily over your creation -- just quit. If you're going to be unhappy with your pastimes anyway, take up carpentry. Even a shitty, crooked spice rack will keep the oregano from cluttering up the cabinets. If you're writing, you should have the decency to enjoy it. Remember: All you're doing is transcribing imagination time. Don't take it too seriously. Writing is a game, and if you're stuck on a level, the solution isn't to grind through it -- just cheat. Here are a few simple cheat codes to get you started, and maybe unfuck your creativity love enough for you to finish that masterwork about a boy and his homosexual robot dog. And if you try any of these, feel free to post the results in the comments. Because that's the other important aspect of being a writer: the shameless attention whoring.
#5. Brutally End Your Story
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Why not end it instead? Why not write the cacophonous, mad, tragic, soul-shattering climax to a magnum opus that never existed? Start with the heartbreaking death of your main character, and write it like thousands of readers have already grown to know and love them. Reveal the mind-blowing plot twist without ever having to go through the drudgery of setting it up. Some writers use the "last line" trick -- where they just write the very last line of the story and then try to get there. I'm advocating for the full finale. Write the last two pages. Cut into the action in the middle of a sentence -- or the middle of an explosion -- and see where it takes you. You don't have to worry about quality or integrity or any of that crap, because the story you're ending never even existed. This exercise is a fine way to start a work you intend to keep. Oh, you won't keep what you write while playing this game: You'll probably rewrite every single word of this trite rubbish while sobbing in angry shame, but you might figure out an overall goal. That's just as important. The biggest danger, especially in longer works, is getting lost along the way. Even if you never pick up this particular story again, the exercise at least lets you practice what to do when you reach that goal so you don't pull up to your dramatic finale with a blank look on your face and motion for all the action to stop while you read the instruction manual.
An Example:
-foot broke through the Papier's skull with a sound like eggshells cracking.
"I told you it would come to this," I informed the shattered paper man. He looked at me with flat painted eyes.
"What sin did we commit?" the Papier asked me, not understanding.
"Worship of false idols," I said.
I motioned to the torn and shredded husks all around us.
"I didn't worship them..."
"No, that was their sin. Yours was pride."
"I just didn't want to be alone anymore," he said, "They were my brothers."
"They were dolls," I corrected, "and not very good ones. Their limbs were malformed. Their brains were feeble. You were the best of them. That's why I saved you for last, old friend."
I bent, pulled a pair of faded pink safety scissors from my pocket and began to cut. I started on the mouth, so I wouldn't have to hear him scream.
"How's your project coming, Billy? Will you be finished before nap time?" Mrs. Davis asked me, her oblivious eyes carefully selecting the reality she allows herself to see.
"It's almost done, Mrs. Davis," I answered. "It's almost over now."
#4. Drive Your Story Insane
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Make a throwaway copy of whatever you're working on, pick a point at complete random, and, purely as a practice exercise -- with no thought for cohesiveness or quality -- introduce something totally unexpected. If you're writing something ridiculous and fun, have your wackiest character get a call telling them they have terminal stomach cancer. If you're writing a serious literary drama about a woman struggling to deal with emotional commitment, have a troop of superpowered luchadores bust out of a wedding cake. Figure out how your characters would respond to utter madness and desolation. Try (and, almost certainly, desperately fail) to make these random events jive with your world and existing plot. You're not keeping the end result. It doesn't count, so do whatever you want. As a writer, never forget that you're Bill Murray on Groundhog Day. You know everything and can do whatever you want, without consequence. You are the undisputed master of this plane of existence. The words aren't writing you -- you're a fucking literary god. Be a bad one for a page or two. You're Gozer the Gozerian, and these petty mortals dare defy you? Fuck 'em. Warp reality, completely screw the whole world, damage your character's minds and send them reeling into psych wards with acute PTSD from the experience. Then, when you're finished, close your word processor and go back to the real story. It will help, in the long run. You just never know the measure of a woman until you've seen how she takes an atomic suplex on her wedding day.
An Example:
"Do you solemnly swear to love and obey-"
"Did somebody say 'ole'?!" A muffled voice sounded, impossibly, from inside my wedding cake.
"No," Mark started, scanning for the source, "no they actually didn-"
He cut off when a fist-size clump of frosting caught him in the bridge of the nose. I didn't even see the chaos; I was too close to the cakesplosion epicenter. There was a hot, wet thump, and then I was upside down on a church pew. I was still spitting chunks of vanilla lavender when the first dropkick caught me. I was still spitting teeth when the bright green bootprints on my chest began to burn.
#3. Abandon Your Story
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Full disclosure: This whole idea was inspired by a post I wrote last week, and this entire entry is pulled from my own site, because I'm a lazy bastard. But in my defense, I only do it because I want to, because I can, and because nobody can stop me.
I'm constantly mentally writing the beginnings of stories. Beginnings that I have no intention of ever expanding on, either because the ideas peter out, the concept doesn't interest me enough to devote more time to it, or because the premise is just laughably bad. It doesn't matter, really: It's fun to write the first paragraph of a huge work and then completely abandon it, mocking its potential and daring the muses to take a swing at you (they won't do it -- pussies). There was a proposed Cracked project a while back, where we were kicking around an idea for a series that was just overly explanatory theme songs to shows. We would film the opening credits, and maybe a second or two of the show itself as a button. But the meat of the content would just be the ridiculous opening sequences setting up this terrible show's premise in detail. The one I was going to pitch was called "So I Married a Corvette..." about a man whose wife is somehow turned into a sports car. Science, magic ... I didn't get far enough to sort out the details. The important thing was this guy's wife was a car, and maybe they fought crime and they certainly made a lot of terrible car puns like, "Sorry to cut in, but I really MUSTANGo," and "Could've had a V8!" (As a man is horribly crushed beneath an engine block.)
An Example:
We all have the devil inside of us. He takes many forms. For some folks he's a desire they can't put down. Lust, or greed, or envy. For others, he's an addiction. My daddy had two devils living in his guts: alcohol and gambling. They cost him everything -- his job, his family, his life. Me? I only got one devil to carry. His name is Larry. He's about 2 inches tall, and he lives in a hollowed-out space in my chest. Got a little armchair in there. Doesn't like visitors much, but he'll see you as long as you knock first. You wanna meet him?
... and that would be an instance of the "laughably bad" category. But that's the point: to start a story that you have no obligation to finish. Why does it matter if it was any good? It's going in the garbage one way or another. This is not a good exercise to start an important work; it's a good exercise to bleed the poison out before you begin actually writing.


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Several males wearing masks attacked a man who was sitting on a Fruit Belt porch in Buffalo early Saturday, leaving the victim with stab wounds to the hand and buttocks, along with a laceration, bleeding and swelling on his face.
The man told Central District Police that he was sitting on an Orange Street porch at about 2:30 a.m., when he was struck with an unknown object. The location is near Virginia Street, between Michigan and Jefferson avenues.
The victim, who told police he could not provide a description of his attackers, was taken to Erie County Medical Center for treatment.


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Fifteen Harlem High Spanish students just returned from an amazing journey to the equator and the Galapagos Islands. Cultural and language immersion provided profo...
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Fifteen Harlem High Spanish students just returned from an amazing journey to the equator and the Galapagos Islands. Cultural and language immersion provided profound learning experiences for these students' internal journey. Led by Harlem Spanish teacher Julie Thomas (Sorrentino) and co-led by Harlem World Language Department Chairman Peter Nogacz, the group contained stellar students. Students included: Savanah Wylde, Monica Gross, Kristina Ruch, Jenna and Keira Leaich, Taylor King, Kaitlin Johnson, Elizabeth Hare, Haley Gounchenour, Taelor Davenport , Meredith McNally, Matison Markhardt, Emily Boyle, Alysa Bennett and Bryanna Morris. Part 1, which appeared last Sunday, was about the equator portion of the trip. Today's Part 2 is about the visit to the Galapagos Island.
Ebb and flow, ebb and flow. The rhythm and mystery of the ocean fascinates us. Since the dawn of mankind we have had an insatiable curiosity about our origins. It is with this disposition that we set forth to one of the greatest scientific laboratories the planet has ever known — the Galapagos Islands. With a guarded and tormented curiosity about our origins, Charles Darwin first set foot on Galapagos in 1835.
We often gaze out on the ocean with much of our contemplation regarding our origins. Another creature strikes the same gaze. Looking like miniature Godzillas, marine iguanas occupy every rock that the sun will hit endlessly gazing at the ebb and flow of the ocean. Being ectothermic, the sun is constantly recharging their batteries and is essential to life. Their lava rock black leathery skin perfectly blends in with every facet of the landscape, so one must watch their step.
Their motionless, stoic pose makes them appear like they have been contemplating since the beginning of time. Galapagos iguanas seem to say to every passing human, "We were here before you and we will be here after you." The students were in awe as we imagined what these creatures have seen over time; violent volcanic eruptions, terra firma forming, islands being born and islands waning in a concentrated assembly line of island creation.
The Galapagos are the only archipelago in the world to retain 95 percent of their original vegetation. The Galapagos are 600 miles from the nearest land. Undeterred by altitude sickness in Quito and undaunted by seasickness going forward, we traveled by plane, bus, ferry, boat, water taxi and rickety constructed island vehicle to finally reach these islands — epicenter of great historical controversy since Darwin's book. Five islands have humans on them now, and we were embraced with open arms and showered with their Garden of Eden-like fruit.
We snorkeled, kayaked and saw sea lions, turtles, sharks, iguanas, manta rays, blue-footed boobies, Darwin finches, Galapagos hawks, Sally Lightfoot Crabs, and more. Galapagos is the only place one can see wild penguins and flamingos.
Galapagos tortoises can be 880 pounds and about 200 years old. We were too late to see the last remaining Pinta tortoise, Lonesome George, the rarest creature in the world. George had died two years to the day we arrived. When the great-grandchildren of these students visit the Galapagos, the baby tortoises we viewed will still be alive. For that to become a reality, sustainable tourism will have to prevail. Somehow, we must commune with nature without destroying it.
At the end of these students' lives, when their basements look like graveyards with tombstones of old, beaten luggage that tell stories of great travels and adventures, they will no doubt remember this South American journey as a life-changing catalyst. Graffiti we saw while enjoying our last Galapagos breakfast said it all, "Juntos, podemos construir un mundo mejor; Together, we can build a better world."
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Dallas County Judge Jenkins: too early to tell if West Nile aerial spraying worked
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said he expects a report from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention later this week that will provide the first real indication of whether aerial spraying of pesticide has reduced the number of mosquitoes that can carry the West Nile virus.
A preliminary study that was presented Monday to the Dallas City Council showed that before the spraying, some traps had mosquitoes that were carrying West Nile. But after the spraying, no traps had mosquitoes with the virus.
"The preliminary results that have been released are extremely encouraging," Jenkins said after Tuesday morning's Dallas County Commissioners Court meeting.
But he called them "statistically and scientifically insignificant."
Jenkins said the CDC's first report could be out later this week and will provide a better picture.
"We need to wait for the CDC's preliminary numbers that are scientifically significant," Jenkins said.
He said the CDC's final report will come out about a year from now.
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Contact(s):Ben Thielemier | (o) 501 371 4421 | (c) 501 804 4822
Saturday, April 19, 2014
WHO: Friends of Fourche Creek with support from Little Rock Parks & Recreation, Audubon Arkansas, Keep Little Rock Beautiful, Keep Arkansas Beautiful, Central Arkansas Area Starbucks Coffee, Waste Management, Meadowcliff/Brookwood Neighborhood Association
WHAT: Fourche Creek clean up event in celebration of Earth Day 2014
WHERE: Fourche Creek access point located at 5207 Scott Hamilton Drive, Little Rock, AR 72209 (park in nearby lots or on the side of Scott Hamilton Drive)
WHEN: Saturday, April 19, 2014 beginning at 9:00 a.m.
LITTLE ROCK – The newly formed Friends of Fourche Creek has issued an all call for volunteers to gather for a major Fourche Creek clean up Saturday, April 19 beginning at 9:00 a.m. In celebration of Earth Day 2014, FoFC along with several partner organizations and volunteers will work to clean up one of the worst trash fields in the 2,000 acre Fourche Bottoms.
"Our vision is a flourishing Fourche Creek Park and Water Trail where the residents of Little Rock can float past ancient cypress, fish, hike, watch wildlife, geocache, learn about nature, and escape urban life, all within the heart of Little Rock," said Dr. Dan Scheiman with Friends of Fourche Creek.
Fourche Bottoms is one of the largest urban wetlands in the country, but this area goes largely unnoticed by residents. There are no foot trails or amenities and flooding, floatable trash, dumping, and woody debris can interfere with a float. Friends of Fourche Creek and partner organizations are working to change that through this and future clean up events and public education.
"Volunteers have already removed an estimated 7000 pounds of trash from the creek recently," said Norm Berner with Friends of the Fourche Creek. "However, cleaning up Fourche Creek will only address the end result. Everyday litter, mattresses, barrels, and even old cars dumped throughout the City of Little Rock ultimately end up in Fourche Creek which winds its way across Little Rock and into the Arkansas River."
"Keep Little Rock Beautiful's Adopt-A-Street program allows citizens to not only clean up neighborhood streets but also to keep that trash from entering the City's drainage system which spills into Fourche Creek," Berner continued.
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Josie Bissett and Rob Estes, onetime stars of Melrose Place, are divorcing after more than 13 years of marriage, Estes has confirmed.
Saying that Bissett, 34, has "decided to move on to greener pastures," Estes, 42, tells TV's Entertainment Tonight: "I live in Seattle. ... I moved there because my soon-to-be ex-wife's family lived up there, so we moved up there for the kids. Then after we had been there for two years, we split, but I will stay there because the kids love it."
The couple have two children, Mason, 6, and Maya, 3.
Bissett and Estes met during a 1991 casting call for a TV movie and wed in May 1992. Bissett joined the Melrose Place cast that same year, in the role of Jane Mancini. Estes joined the nighttime soap four years later, playing Kyle McBride.
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The U.S. Olympic basketball team practices ahead of their gold medal game against Spain on Sunday.
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River, state boundary debate could surface again in court
February 6, 2013
HARPERS FERRY — Boundary lines written on the pages of history draw borders between Maryland and Virgini....
Majoritarian, islands in the Potomac do not belong to Virginia or West Virginia. Everything extending to the south shore of the river is legally within the boundaries of Maryland, including the islands. Virginia acknowledged that in its first state constitution in 1776, although Maryland agreed in 1785 to grant Virginia (and by later extension, West Virginia) full access to the river, during the Mount Vernon Conference.
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This is just about unbridled greed and nothing more. Get out of this guys way so he can make a profit using public waters and roads (which are clogged with those buses driven by idiots).
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To claim to own the bed of the river is pretty shady. Perhaps they should be fined for failing to clean their property!
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I'm surprized the National Park Service hasn't laid claim to it , give them time I'm sure they will.
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Walking a mile and running one burn the same number of calories, right? Wrong! 4 fitness myths debunked for April Fool's
The folks at American Council on Exercise (ACE) know their stuff. So though we may not believe them if today they told us there was a cricket in our running shoe or a snake in our gym locker, we do believe when they tell us that some truths…are not. And what better day than April 1 to say "NOT REALLY!"
1. Walking a mile burns as many calories as running one. Nope. Say the ACE folks: "While walking is a great physical activity, it does not require as much energy as running. Research has shown that running has a 40 percent greater energy cost compared to walking . That means you burn more calories when you run." (Unless, we wager, you walk verrrry quickly and run verrrry slowly).
2. Stretch before working out to prevent injuries. As my father would say, GONG. As in give-this-notion-the.
Say the ACE folks: "Scientific literature of the past decade fails to support stretching before exercise as a successful strategy for injury prevention. However, research does support stretching at other times, including post-exercise, to reduce injury risk."
3. Muscle weighs more than fat. Ah, this brings to mind the age-old question: Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold? A pound is a pound is a pound.
Say the ACE folks: "The difference is their density. As we lose fat and gain muscle, weight may change very little, while body volume decreases as we become leaner."
4. Want six-pack abs? Focus on only them. Nah. Spot training doesn't work.
Say the ACE folks: "Research shows that if a vigorous, high-volume, (their italics, not ours) core-training program is performed, fat will be reduced in the abdominal area, but not selectively. A lean midsection requires, then, a total program of core, resistance and aerobic exercise—not just a focus on the abs."
Plus, oh yeah, eating right.