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I was trying to upload a few pic (tag along my post in forums) but find the tool a bit difficult to use. Is there a way not to upload a website first but to upload directly from the computer?
Just click the My Manga link at the top, then click Edit (between the View and Personal Files tabs), scroll down to the Picture area, click browse, locate the image on your computer and double click on it (note: the size cannot be greater than 80x80 or more than 40kb in file size). After that, scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Submit button.
Ok, I got it to upload one of my new avatars, but when I went to change it, it deleted the one I had, gave me nothing, then when I went to upload a new one, it gave me the one that was just deleted!It either gives me nothing, or the avatar that I'm trying to change!
that happend to me when i was getting this one i don't know why...do you?"people do not need violence to solve there problems."
That happens to me too. it makes me so mad satsujin ken mumyo jinpu ryu mizuchi (With out light, Let the Divine Wind Flow)
yeh ithappened to me just now and all i could think was 'grrr why wont this work' to put it in resonable language.


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A sickness that people get when, say, they let their dog lick their face, or they drink really old milk. Also, a way to tell if you're a nerd is if when you hear the word "virus" you automatically think computer virus instead of a biological virus.
When I ate the three-month old hamburger, I got a virus called E. coli.
Por SPORK 24 de agosto de 2003
The plural of virus, Viri may not be the correct way to pronounce the plural of virus but many non-words are used on the internet!
Crap I'm infected with viri
Por X3R0 22 de septiembre de 2006
something your mom has right now.
man, i went to go fuck your mom last night, until she told me of the damn virus she got from you cousin last week. damn her!
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A description of stating an interest in or membership of a given topic, issue or organization, regardless of whether the organization actually exists. Originating from the days when business and membership cards were a greater definition of who you were; i.e., membership card of the NRA or democratic/republican party.
"I'm a card carrying trekkie nerd geek and proud of it"!
"Cletus is a card carrying member of the National Racist -er, I mean National Rifle Association".
"Cletus is a card carrying member of the National Racist -er, I mean National Rifle Association".
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As a perjorative adjective, implies that someone behaves worse than another who is not card-carrying; i.e. a card-carrying --- is worse than a normal ---, and is possibly drawn to others of his kind.
He's a card-carrying douchebag.
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With a 1-9 record but a 2.86 ERA, Eliecer Navarro didn't get run support or luck in Single-A Bradenton.
He got it in his first start in Double-A.
Navarro allowed just one earned run in six innings in his Double-A debut as the Curve came from behind to beat New Hampshire, 5-2, before 4,411 at Peoples Natural Gas Field on Wednesday night.
"I felt pretty good," the left-handed Navarro said through translator Miguel Perez. "I have continued to work hard no matter what the score was. It feels pretty good to have that support here."
The winning streak is now at seven for the Curve, tying last season's longest. If they win tonight, the streak will be the longest since 2010 when the Curve won eight in a row.
Altoona is now just five games under .500 after being 12 games below on June 11.
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Tonight: New Hampshire vs. Altoona, 7 p.m.
Pitchers: Curve RHP Casey Sadler (7-4, 2.98) vs. Fisher Cats RHP Ryan Tepera (6-5, 4.22)
Record: 32-37
"They are getting the hang of it," Curve manager Carlos Garcia said. "They are playing well. They are confident. They know they can come from behind and play solid baseball."
The seven-game streak is largely thanks to starting pitching. Curve starters have allowed one earned run in 29 1/3 innings during the home.
Navarro allowed that one earned run while striking out five in six innings. The lefty gave up two runs in the start.
"He was with me last year," Garcia said. "It doesn't surprise me. He doesn't have anything overpowering, but he is the guy who throws strikes. He hits the corner and depends a lot in his off-speed."
Unlike previous starts with Bradenton, Navarro, who didn't get a decision on Wednesday, got run support including a two-run homer from Alex Dickerson to break a 2-2 tie off of losing pitcher Deck McGuire. Ethan Hollingsworth (3-3) earned the win, and Luis Sanz got the save, his fifth.
With Bradenton, Navarro gave up more than three runs only once, but got the loss eight times in his first nine starts.
"It can't be worse than that," Garcia said of the pitchers luck in Single-A. "Definitely when you have somebody with a negative record and the ERA is 2, it's no run support, definitely, that's what it was."
Navarro didn't settle in until later in the start after giving up a run in the first and two walks - the only two he gave up - in the first and second innings.
"I was excited at the beginning," Navarro said. "It was tough for him to get the ball in. After the first couple of hitters, the rest is history."
While Navarro got support - something he hasn't had in a while - the Curve also had a change, moving up one spot from the bottom of the Eastern League's Western Division standings.
"They are playing better," Garcia said. "This is more a confident team. They know can play good baseball. Earlier in the season, probably they were trying to get their feet wet with the league, different ballparks. This feels more like real baseball."
SUBHEAD: Tejeda goes back to Triple-A
Outfielder Oscar Tejeda was moved back up to Triple-A Indianapolis in order to make room for Eliecer Navarro
Game recap
Key player: CF Gregory Polanco went 2-for-3 with a triple and double. He also scored two runs.
Key play: RF Alex Dickerson blasted two-run homer in the seventh inning to break a 2-2 tie.
Key stat: The Curve have won seven straight games and are just five games under .500
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Top 1st: Pillar walked, scored on error by Santos (0-1).
Top 4th: Loewen homered (0-2).
Bottom 4th: Rojas doubled, scored on Polanco triple (1-2); Polanco tripled, scored on Dickerson sacrifice (2-2).
Bottom 7th: Polanco doubled, scored on Dickerson homer (4-2); Cunningham tripled, scored on Cutler single (5-2).


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An Overview of US Insider Trading Law: Lessons for the EU?
Stephen M. Bainbridge
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
January 2005
UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 05-5
This brief essay was prepared for a forthcoming symposium on Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, which inter alia mandates a uniform regulatory regime for insider trading among EU member states. In this essay, I review the evolution of insider trading law in the United States for the benefit of EU observers in connection with the on-going process of member state implementation of the Directive.
Although legal liability for insider trading in the United States is based on the federal securities regulation statutes, most notably Rule 10b-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the prohibition of insider trading in fact exists almost independently of the relevant statutes. Instead, the law of insider trading has evolved through a series of judicial opinions in a process more closely resembling common law adjudication rather than statutory interpretation.
Taken together, the statutes and case law provide a comprehensive scheme of insider trading regulation upon which EU member states usefully may draw in implementing the Directive. As the essay explains, however, the ad hoc process by which U.S. law evolved has created a number of doctrinal problems that the member states would do well to avoid.
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5 Arguments That Parents Can't Admit Kids Are Right About
Raising kids is the best exercise in the world for strengthening the part of the brain that's responsible for not choking other humans, especially once they've started to master the double-edged sword of reason and logic. We tend to forget that we've taught our kids since birth that fairness must be upheld at all times, and injustice must always be rectified. That moral fiber is how we keep them from becoming assholes and politicians, but it doesn't come without consequence. Especially when they use it to expose our own hypocrisy with arguments like ...
#5. "You Make Me Do Chores Because You Hate Doing Them Yourself!"
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Every mostly sane parent knows that the whole point of chores is to instill a work ethic into the kids before they get spin kicked into real life and their survival starts depending on it. It's easy for an adult to understand the benefit of divvying up the workload so that it's not just one person shouldering the stress, and they may even be able to effectively explain that to their kids. But what we tend to forget is that, just like with any job, people need breaks and an occasional change in the routine before their patience snaps and they start making necklaces from the ears of neighbors.
It's usually during one of these breaking points that the kid finally gets pissed off enough to unleash that phrase: "You're only making me do the dishes because you hate doing them yourself!" As parents, our first instinct is to fall back on the explanations in the first paragraph. But by the time the kid is heated enough to bring it up, we might as well just be reading the ingredients from the back of a stick of deodorant.
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"Son, this is what we call a 'Minnesota lecture.'"
The truth is that if you take away those core reasons for the tasks, yes, we do assign them in part according to suck levels. I hate doing laundry, but I hate it a whole lot less than dishes. Fortunately for me, I have earned the privilege as a parent to roll the shit work downhill. Unfortunately for the kids, they're standing at the bottom, bracing themselves for the quickly approaching turd ball.
Now that's not to say that I can just pass it off and say over my middle finger, "Deal with it, fucko! I bathe in your anguish!" I have a responsibility to make sure I'm not overloading them, just like a good manager should know when to shuffle around burnt-out employees until they get their second wind. Just having a change of pace can sometimes be enough to ease the monotony.
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"You look a little down. Why don't you move your stuff to the mountain for a few hours?"
As far as the chores themselves, do we only give them out because we don't want to do them? No, not if we're stable parents who can control our asshole impulses. But does the fact that they suck play a role? Hell yes it does. We just can't come right out and say it because it makes us look like lazy douchebags, and you don't get a "#1 Dad" mug for that.
#4. "You're Saying 'No' Just Because!"
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One of the weirdest parts of being a parent is deciding when and how often to give permission for seemingly unimportant requests like a friend staying the night or needing a fake alibi after a strangely violent pep rally, specifically when you have no real reason to tell them "no."
When I was a kid, if my mom told me I couldn't have a friend stay the night, it was usually because we didn't have enough food to feed everyone. I understood that, and I dealt with it. I knew that when we did stock the fridge back up, the door would be open on that request. Today, it's the polar opposite. We do have food in the fridge. When we go to Walmart, we do have the money to pick up a video game. I don't have a justifiable excuse to give my kids, like "If I buy this for you, I won't have enough money to pay off my mob debts." So why tell them no at all?
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If he tortures me, all three of you are grounded.
Sometimes you have to say no just because it's bad to always give them everything they ask for. If you let them have a friend sleep over every weekend, they get used to that as a norm. Buying them a new game or toy every week quickly becomes an entitlement. Then not getting those things feels like a punishment because it's a break in their pattern. Setting a child up to expect everything they ask for is a surefire way to send them into system shock when they find out firsthand that the world's motto is "Go fuck yourself. I couldn't give less of a shit what you want."
How do you explain that to a kid? What you're teaching them isn't a hard-set lesson. You can't just spell it out and make them understand. You're getting them used to a pattern, and that operates on a more subconscious level over a long stretch of time. You're giving them tiny doses of disappointment -- teaching them how to deal with unfulfilled desires on a very, very small level. That sounds morbid as hell, but it's a very real part of raising a human that the world doesn't send back to you with "REJECTED" stamped across his ass.
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"Away with him! This one displeases me."
So when they look at you like you're just being an asshole, they're partly right. It's the downside of prepping developing brains for reality. Someone has to play the bad guy from time to time, and until they become parents themselves, they won't understand why. They just know that sometimes you decide to be a douche and say "no" for no justifiable reason.
#3. "Chad Has Always Been Your Favorite!"
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Here's a pretty harsh truth that some people will deny to the death: Parents do have favorites. Don't get me wrong, it doesn't mean that they love one child more than another. If you have parents who do fit that category, you are the product of soulless monsters. But because we're individuals with our own defining traits, it's human nature that one of the kids will simply be more compatible than the rest. It's never Chad, though. That dude is a piece of shit.
It doesn't mean the parents are evil or look at the other children in disgust ... even within our tightest group of friends, there's always one that you just enjoy hanging out with a little more. It's natural, but admitting it even to another adult feels like the biggest asshole move in the world. Admitting it to your own kids is completely out of the question because the complexity of that conversation is so far over their heads, it would be impossible for them to grasp it. And the ones who didn't make your top spot would feel rejection on a catastrophic level.
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Christ, she has to get over it soon. It's been like seven minutes.
The only thing you can do when one of them uses it as argument fodder is flat out deny it. Deny it like a mafia movie interrogation scene. Even if the one saying it happens to be the favorite, deny it. Giving any of them that information is giving them ammunition to use against not only you, but each other.
The hardest part of this minefield is not letting it influence your decisions. Sometimes it does happen, even with the most careful parent, and all you can do is try to balance it out and move on. "Shit, I just gave one of them $20 after telling the other two that they couldn't have extra money this week. I guess that just turned into a $60 mistake I won't make again. Lesson learned. I guess I'm selling blood this week."
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4 Artist Careers That Prove You Can Come Back from Anything
#2. Ben Affleck
Although he had some childhood acting gigs, Ben Affleck first started getting noticed in Kevin Smith movies like Mallrats. Of course, what really broke it open for him was Good Will Hunting, where he co-starred with lifelong friend Matt Damon and earned an Oscar for co-writing the screenplay. Things were looking great for Ben, and more success followed -- although without the critical acclaim.
He moved forward with financially successful turds like Armageddon, Pearl Harbor and Daredevil. Pretty soon, people started thinking that Damon was the brains of that Good Will Hunting team and that Ben was just some good-looking leading man. But hey, at least his popcorn flicks were still making money.
In Daredevil, Affleck played a superhero who fought crime without the ability to see or choose quality film projects.
And Then ...
In 2003, the ordinarily very talented Martin Brest -- who wrote the great Going in Style and directed Beverly Hills Cop and Midnight Run -- wrote and directed a little film called Gigli. A film so bad, people started demanding their money back simply for seeing the preview. If Gigli were a fetus, Rick Santorum would lobby for on-demand abortions. If Gigli were a superhero, its weakness would be people who have the ability to see movies, and its secret identity would the moisture in your boxers after a burrito fart.
Take all the ill will from Gigli, add it to the sneaking suspicion that Ben was riding Damon's coattails and throw in some nauseating Bennifer tabloid overexposure and suddenly Ben Affleck was not so cool anymore. Jersey Girl and Surviving Christmas certainly didn't help, either.
Things were so bad for Ben that sometime in 2006, he tried to earn extra money by starring as me in the Lifetime original movie entitled Gladstone: Internet Hero of Humanity.
Personally, I don't see the resemblance.
But Then ...
A few years ago, Affleck took control of his career in a way that few actors have or could and successfully shut everyone up. Indeed, Affleck's experiencing more than a comeback; he's working in a way that indicates that perhaps he didn't receive enough credit the first time around. In the last five years, Affleck has gone back to writing, helping to adapt three successful films. In 2007, he adapted and directed Gone Baby Gone, and in 2010, he did the same for The Town. Both films received positive reviews and were modest box office successes. This year, he directed and starred in Argo, which has received glowing reviews for its direction, as well as for Affleck's performance.
Lastly, even his personal life is coming up all aces. While his failed romances with exes Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Lopez painted him as a party boy unable to commit, he's been married to Jennifer Garner since 2005. Meanwhile, at this point Paltrow and Lopez look more and more like dodged bullets. After several years in B- pop culture movie exile, Affleck is at the top of his game.
#1. Soundgarden
A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about works of art that were so great, they destroyed their whole genre, and even though Soundgarden wasn't in that article, they really were the inspiration. Since becoming a die-hard Soundgarden fan in 1992, I haven't been able to enjoy any other hard rock nearly as much. They own the market for me.
Although formed in the mid-'80s, they formalized their lineup in 1990 with Chris Cornell (vocals, guitar); Matt Cameron (drums); Kim Thayil (lead guitar); and Ben Shepherd (bass). For those of you who only know Soundgarden from their biggest hit, "Black Hole Sun," I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that you've completely wasted your whole life up until this point by not listening to Soundgarden. You'll never get those years back. The good news, however, is that you have a ton of great Soundgarden music to enjoy.
In 1991, they released Badmotorfinger, which made good on their promise to be "Black Sabbath without the parts that suck." The album is hard to classify, drawing on classic rock, heavy metal and what would come to be called the meaningless term "grunge." And even though the whole album kicks tremendous ass, Soundgarden was no one-trick pony. Check out the plodding power of "Slaves and Bulldozers" as compared to one of the most badass metal songs of all time, "Jesus Christ Pose."
As ashamed as I am to admit it, Soundgarden rocked so hard, I was almost intimidated and pushed away initially, having been nurtured on the Beatles, Bowie and Pink Floyd. But then Cornell and Cameron from Soundgarden released Temple of the Dog, backed by some members of Pearl Jam, and I saw a whole other side. Cornell penned some of his finest songs, like "Say Hello 2 Heaven," "Call Me a Dog" and "All Night Thing." Seeing that talent, I went back to Badmotorfinger and heard all the melody and solid song construction under the aggression.
Then came Superunknown, the album where Soundgarden expanded its musical palate, seemingly bringing all their diverse talents into one offering and reaching their high-water mark. Only two years later, they broke up unceremoniously after releasing the sporadically brilliant but uneven Down on the Upside.
Chris Cornell's solo career carried on, and with one ginormous exception, that was a good thing. He wrote great songs like "Preaching the End of the World," "She'll Never Be Your Man" and the best James Bond song since McCartney's, "You Know My Name."
And Then ...
The problem, of course, was Audioslave. It sounded like a good idea. After all, it was purportedly Rick Rubin's: Take one of the greatest singers in rock history and have him front the three guys from Rage Against the Machine who lost their Communist Muppet singer.
Blah!!!! Che!!! GRRRR!!!
Here's the problem: Although Tom Morello is a fine guitarist, the rest of the band simply did not have the chops to play Chris' stuff. Yeah, sorry, Rage fans, they just didn't. Listen to all the nuance a drummer like Cameron gives to Cornell's stuff, whether it's four on the floor metal or gospel-inflected blues. Then listen to the Rage rhythm section stomp all over his songs in the same unimaginative way over and over. There was another problem with Audioslave, too: Cornell was clearly phoning it in. For the first time in his career, he was drafting up some pretty forgettable lyrics, too. They released three lackluster albums. But the worst insult to Soundgarden's legacy was yet to occur.
That would be Cornell's 2009 collaboration with Timbaland, Scream. Y'know when you pass an accident on the side of the road, and you're curious, but you also have the good sense not to look directly at it? That would be the best approach to take with this piece of crap, "Part of Me."
But Then ...
Just when all hope seemed lost, Soundgarden reunited, but, frankly, I didn't care. It seemed to be a bullshit reunion to milk money out of the catalog and tour dates. Besides, how excited could I be? Cameron was Pearl Jam's drummer now, fighting a one-man war to divert their attempts to become as boring and mediocre as possible. But then there was talk of a new Soundgarden album. Then there was a new album. Then I bought the new album. And then ...
It's like Superunknown and Down on the Upside never happened. Instead, King Animal grows out of Badmotorfinger. All 13 songs are tight and powerful. No filler on the album or within the songs themselves. And even though it reflects the band's earlier music, it seems to be infused, somehow, with their diversity of experience. Rolling Stone gave it a good review, and people like me (not affiliated with absurd music magazines that typically get reviews wrong) also like it.
Also notable is that Soundgarden never sound like they're trying to be who they were in 1991, even if they still play with all the same power. Lyrically, Chris Cornell isn't screaming about being a slave to the man, but is wondering where he belongs in his 40s, and even what kind of aspirations he's supposed to have. The music industry has changed, and there is simply no market for King Animal to experience the success of a Superunknown, but with this album, Soundgarden gives its fans a second act beyond their wildest dreams.
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The news of Fr. Pilarz's resignation no doubt came as a surprise to the entire Marquette community. I am grateful for his service to our students and making them the priority in his decisions. It is with this same sense of purpose that we do the work we do.
While Fr. Pilarz's decision may arouse feelings of uncertainty, I am confident that the Board of Trustees will conduct their search for a new president with students' intellectual, physical, spiritual, emotional, and social development at the heart of their efforts. This is the work you all engage in daily, and we will continue in our work as student affairs professionals, serving students, in this interim time and onward.
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Hey does anyone know when Tokko Season 2 will be out or if there will be a season 2 sent to the US. I just came back from Japan and there was a buzz about Tokko season 2. If you have heard anything let me know. Thanks for the hlep E#
haven't heard anything about it here, but loved the first season so i'll be watching and waiting to hear anything about it too. "You will See, in Time you shall walk the same path as I"
I too will be waiting. i didnt know much about the anime when i bought the full 3 vol series. i saw one episode on sci-fi ani-monday and freakin loved it. at the end of vol. 3 i was a little dissapointed by the ending but thought that there would be a second season. I will be in waiting for it ^.^ besides like the last minute of it its nothing but pure joy and then your like crap i gotta wait for it >.<
I don't think there's going to be a Season 2. Tokko is based on a manga that's only three volumes long, and from what I understand the anime covers the first two volumes. The third volume apparently switches the focus to the two demon hunters that turned up towards the end of the anime. Soooo.. yeah. I don't think we'll be getting a second season. The manga's coming out soon though! Tokyopop's releasing the first volume in July I believe. ~Ken
You just crushed pur hopes. The anime is set up perfectly for a secon season and you don't always have to have a Manga for a anime. I know a few series or even seasons that have not been based on a manga. In short we can still hope can't we? "You will See, in Time you shall walk the same path as I"
Yes we can. Just like I believe that Spike survives the at the end of Cowboy Bebop. 92% of the teenage population would be dead if Ambercrombie and Fitch or Hollister said it was uncool to breathe.
Sure, we can always hope. :) ~Ken
totally not cool hope killer.
i've been contemplating the thought of if it would have been good for a season two and come to think of it, it would be a risk thing (i forgot the exact word i wanted to use). shakugan no shana II proved that. plus with the series following only three mangas there would probably be alot of fillers to add to the series.. either that or it would be a very short season two. as i was saying on how shakugan no shana II proved tht it would be a risk is this. (for those who hadn't seen the second season of shakugan no shana) that that since the main story was already told (the relationships between characters), the second season started off slow with very little battle and hardly noticeable story development. it began to get a little hard to bare for some fans. it was only aftre the story began to pick up again that it started to get interesting. the same can go with tokko, only it might be too many fight scenes that it'd get repedative and eventually a bit boring to where we start thinking, "okay, seen this before" and since they'd be working off of one manga that would be alot of fillers to put in just to make the season long enough. i guess they could always have made the second season into a OVA. atleast then i guess we wouldn't be left hanging. it might just be one or two OVAs though. but having it unconclusive makes it good too because then we can decide what should happen in the anime. we can say this is how it should've/might've ended if a second season was made.
for the interest of it, i was watching the 3 dvd of tokko and decided to watch the extras (the making of tokko) and found out about there being a second season (hunter edition). according to amazon the japanese version was a limited release. i do hope that manga entertainment decides to dub and release it. it is such a cool anime. also if they were to dub and release it, that they keep the same cast as the first series. also from the look of amazon, one of the images shown a boxset with around 5 dvds(didn't count them) they didn't have any info other then what i stated so i don't know much about it.
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the manga is on hiatus so i'd assume the show is on hiatus to cancelled. tokyopop has a 3 volume manga.
Don't crush our hopes!! just let me believe there will be one!
Well i hope they bring out a season 2 i hate it when u really get into an anime and they just leave u hangin....waiting for more then they wont even make a season 2 thats some b.s. i like closure in what im watching if i wanted to be left hangin id watch a bunch of dramas on the teli...well if anyone finds out any new info on tokko season 2 let me no please id greatly appreciate it 死Lucian死
they probably will make a second series because, not to be stereotypical the japanese are notorious for killing off the main character. lol
that would be soo cool if and wen it come's out to the us i like the fist one so hopefully if and wen it come's out it will be better or at less the same lv. of coolness as the 1st one was .
that would be good news in my bleak life.
it would still be so cool to see the 2nd one thout i hope that it come's out to the u.s.a here soon thout.
theres a tokko manga, i wonder if it has been published in english yet.
well i seriously hope they make another season because to tell u the truth i wasnt to thrilled with the ending, it just seemed to simple to me. i mean the whole season is terrific but its just the ending im not happy about so i hope they make another season message me if they do
If anything i think they are seeing how well it does for them since it started airing on syfy on mondays so maybe they are trying to get the funds to air a second season.If my assumption is right then everyone should watch it on tv so that they can make more money =]~The Mind Is The Key To Eternity~
There needs to be a second season They left so many things unanswered
~Nan Kuru Nai-Sah~
rest of tokko after season one is a book
they should make it in to episodes
when is season to of tokko t
come out
this is a theory Emotions? Nope, I've got nothin' like that. I told you when we first met, didn't I? I'm a snake. With cold skin, no emotions, that slithers around searching for prey with its tongue, swallowing down whatever looks tasty.
where can i find the book and does sakura live
How do people get over 10,000 points?
theres only one season......well that stupid they ended on a cliff hanger.....<~Did you know that Your Dreams are Just Lost Pieces of Reality.~> http://www.playlist.com/LadyMeyesi
"i shall return by gen mac aruther"
i just want to no if sakura is still alive?
without sakura =)
< Where do the years go >
i will wait tokko season 2
i hope that they do come out with a season 2 for it and i hope it comes out soon to !!!!!


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Lately, the NPD monthly console sales figures all start off the same way with Nintendo on top. The figures for April are no exception, with the Wii and DS planted solidly in first and second place.
The Wii sold a stunning 714,000 units, almost matching the 721,000 it did in March. On top of the still strong-selling Super Smash Bros. Brawl, April also had the release of Mario Kart Wii to add to the Nintendo mascot-fuelled software frenzy. The upcoming release of Wii Fit will only boost Wii sales even higher, if such a thing were possible.
"Wii sales were buoyed in part by the strong launch of Mario Kart Wii, which sold more than 1.1 million units," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's EVP of sales and marketing. "Our belief in appealing to a broad, diverse audience of players continues to resonate with consumers, and we look forward to continuing our outreach to an expanded audience with the launch of Wii Fit next week."
The DS sold 414,000 handhelds, well behind the 698,000 units it did in the month prior, but still well ahead of all the competitors.
Sony's handheld took up third place once again with 192,000 sold – strange for a month where no PSP game appeared on the top ten best-selling games.
Surprisingly, Grand Theft Auto IV's release at the end of the month didn't seem to stir high-definition console sales as much as most were expecting. Both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 sold roughly the same number of hardware.
Microsoft's console was just ever so slightly ahead with 188,000 Xbox 360s sold, while the PlayStation 3 was right next to it with 187,100 sold. Both consoles sold fewer units than it did in the previous month, when the Xbox 360 at 262,000 units and PlayStation 3 selling 257,000.
Despite the slowing sales, Sony seemed pleased by the sales improvement over a year ago. "Clearly, the tremendous legacy of Grand Theft Auto on PlayStation, combined with the blockbuster launch of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue packed a one-two punch with consumers at retail this month. The proof is in the numbers and, in April, PlayStation 3 hardware sales experienced a 127% increase over April of last year," said Jack Tretton, president and CEO of SCEA.
The PlayStation 2 was still alive with 124,400 sold, but also down from 216,000 units in March.
Without a doubt the biggest game of April, despite being released the last few days of the month, was Grand Theft Auto IV for the Xbox 360 with 1.85 million copies sold. Mario Kart Wii took second place with an impressive 1.12 million. PlayStation 3 owners also bought 1 million of Grand Theft Auto IV to push that version to third place.
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The Conclave is a confederation of 400 alien races - many of whom would like to see the Colonial Union - and the humans inside of it - blasted to extinction. To avoid a conflict that neither side can afford, Conclave leader General Tarsem Gau appoints Hafte Sorvalh to resolve an emerging diplomatic crisis with the humans, before the only acceptable solution is war.
"The Back Channel" is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.
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5 stars is i love and i will read agani and again. 1 is i hate and i never want to hear about it ever again. YES = :))) - NO= :'(
"The Conclave Side in this Episode"
In this episode you listen to the Conclave and what decision they are going to take... I'm not liking the length of each episode , i believe it would have been better if they are a bit longer.
But here you get to know some technologies and the human division getting bigger and bigger.
Lets see what the next episodes will bring.
"There's Hope!"
Good read with steady building intrigue! Interesting how the author broke up the story, but hey, I brought it! You?
My wife says she can read me like an open book. Though she regrets not being able to shut me up the same way. :)
"A little detour from the B-Team"
(Continuing my running editorial from Eps 1-5.)
I'm still hanging on. But I do still miss the character development that a novel has more "room" to do than in a short story serial. This one continues the plot line ("the plot is thickening," as they say) but I find myself not caring as much for some of the characters introduced in this series than I did for those I "grew up" with in the Old Man's War series.
Anyway, I'm invested: On to Episode 7.
I can find a book to love in any genre -- a beautifully written classic, an interesting mystery or sci-fi, a trashy romance. Bring it!
"Not a good standalone story"
This is Episode 6 of the Human Division series. Scalzi has apparently divided what could have been one book into multiple separate episodes. I don't understand that logic, as the episodes don't stand alone unless you're a fan of a very short plot with a flimsy leave-you-wondering type of ending. Hopefully the weak connection between the episodes will build with each coming episode and culminate in an interesting finale.
As short stories go, This is a very good one. So far this seems to be a great saga.
I'm a big fan of SF/F/Horror, and all things in between and out.
"Aliens, Churros, and Exploding Goats"
Another episode away from the B-Team, but by the end, I was okay with it. This story focuses on Hafte Sorvalh of the Conclave, and it was fun to see her shine - particularly when she heads to the racist wildcat colony and explodes goats. I'd buy her a churro too.
William Dufris must've had fun with this one, reading aliens and doing crazy racist bits. I think this episode was one I wouldn't have enjoyed as much if I had read, so hat's off again to Dufris!
Tell us about yourself!
"Churros are good....."
Churros are good and racists are bad, particularly if they form a wildcat colony and the Conclave finds out about it. Alien diplomacy to the rescue. Another short but entertaining installment in the Human Division series.
"Another Solid Installment"
Another solid, but short, addition to the ongoing series. The tension continues to mount between Earth, the Colonial Union, and the Conclave. This episode introduces us to some of the main alien characters in the Coalition and follows from their perspective. It's hard to pull off a complete episodic story in just 45 minutes to an hour, but Scalzi has been doing a decent job so far for the most part.
I still think this guy should take over writing the Star Wars books. He's got the right amount of wit and humor for it, and his way of writing aliens make them feel, well, more alien. Maybe not completely alien as in incomprehensible to humans, but they definitely don't feel like humans in costumes, which most other authors seem to write like.
I really like the Human Division. William Dufris, makes this series and all John Scalzi books. He is a wonderful orator and makes the funny parts, even funnier!
S. Hardy
"I'm enjoying this whole series."
John Scalzi has a talent for smoothly blending dire situations with flip and sarcastic (but also brave, loyal, competent, and involved) characters. He's also able to design a classic, epic space opera plot and deliver it with a clarity that makes it easy reading. There are plenty of innovative, hard-science ideas, and their effect on society, and on individuals that you care about, will wring your heart. This is episode six of as series called The Human Division, and it's less than an hour long. There have been shorter episodes, and longer episodes, but this one is just a little less than the average, which is about an hour. I don't recommend starting the series with this episode. Start at the beginning - Episode One: The B Team. Scalzi makes sure that each episode is self-contained, but in a series, some episodes will set out mysteries and raise dramatic tension while others give you a break and let you see at least some of the background politics, and the people working them out. Each episode is written from the perspective of a different set of characters, although there is at least one main set of characters whose recurring episodes are forming a backbone for the plot. The Back Channel is the first episode written from the perspective of characters from alien races who are dealing with the continuing human problem. And while it's interesting in it's own right, it's more interesting if you've experienced the preceding episodes and know the pain and bloodshed that the political ploys are intended to avoid, and that will rain from the sky on many planets if they fail. Although since the politics is all done via back channel, if things go south, they never happened at all.
Although not a pivotal moment, I enjoyed watching Emissary Hafte Sorvalh being guided on a tour of the Lincoln Monument and discovering the joy of churros. The moment with the goat WAS pivotal, but that would be a spoiler.
William Dufris has a wonderful range of voice attitudes, which gets a good workout in this series. There are more than 400 alien races in The Conclave alone, and many more who are unaligned. Not to mention the strong differences playing out within the human race. He gives each character its own voice, and there are many characters. His flip sarcasm can slide from smooth to pointed and suits main character Harry Wilson (not in this episode) wonderfully. A few of Dufris' words can make you sure that you're hearing a violent asshole (this episode) or a flaky ambassador (not this episode). Hafte Sorvalh, this episode's main character, is believably competent, dangerous, civilized, and charming. That she is also an alien comes through subtly, as her English diction is confident and relaxed. It makes her feel more of a threat, somehow.
I wait for each episode to be released each Tuesday and download it as soon as I'm home from work. If I can't listen to it immediately, I get grumpy.
After listening to a few episodes, I had to download and listen to the three novels set in the Old Man's War universe that had preceded The Human Division. You don't need to hear them to understand the action in the series, but they're available, they add richness by providing additional background, and they can be downloaded on any weekday. That helps me wait for the next Tuesday. Or, it did. Next week is going to seem long.
"Great short story"
This is a great short story, in a collection of intertwined short stories.
I will look for more title by this author.
The best chapter so far! When I started hearing "The Human Division" I was not convinced. Now I can't stop... ;-))
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punk, bitch, weakling
Man, u cant even cheat on tha test, u a lil bia
מאת Lil Mama 21 במרץ, 2003
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Can you define these popular missing words?
slang for bitch, can be found most popular in lil john's song "Bitch", normally used to describe someone who has a bad attitude or is just being difficult to deal with in general
It's ok, bia bia gonna get hers...
מאת Str8reppinva 10 ביולי, 2006
A beyeatch, that is such a beyeatch that you have to repeat it at least twice.
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מאת lexlaser 22 בדצמבר, 2003
1:another way to call someone a bitch
2: a song lil jon sings
2: a song lil jon sings
bia bia shut the hell up
"why u acting like a like bia bia!"
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מאת colondude 17 ביולי, 2006
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Bia Bia, stop actin like a biatch and put yo hands up!
מאת Nico 7 ביוני, 2003
a dickhead who feels like dissing people on a website
The biabia can suck his moms dick because he has nothing better to do with his life
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10 Reasons I Am Thankful for a Second Chance at MarriageKrishann Briscoe
For years I equated divorce with shame. My parents were divorced when I was little and I was determined not to follow in their footsteps. I was going to be the one to break the cycle that seemed to be plaguing my family. My mother raised me and my brother. And of course, I have my share of "issues" (doesn't everybody) and my teenage years were a period of time when I really engaged in some horrible decision making, but I survived. My mom — she did the best she knew how and I honestly would not be where I am today without her. There I was carrying around a pregnant belly at nineteen years old, while people shook their heads and stared. Despite having doubts I married a man she begged me not to marry just weeks before giving birth, and oh yes, she drove with me to fill out the divorce paperwork months later because I decided to choose us and by us I meant myself and my child. But I also managed to return to college, work, graduate, and subsequently earn my Master's degree. I juggled a part-time job, internships and research papers, graduated with honors, took care of my child, who was my top priority, and in the midst of all of this I also found love.
When you are going through a divorce or even ending a relationship with the person who helped you create your most prized possession, it is easy to feel like it's the end of the world. You buy into the fact that you will spend your life alone and that no one will want to deal with you and your "baggage." You worry that your child will pay for your choices and while our choices do affect our children I am a believer that love and support can trump the fall out behind your relationship's demise. The red flags I should have seen or the fact that I should have known better or listened to my gut didn't put my mind at ease when it came to my fears for my future or my child's. As a result I poured my heart into being the best mother I could be and getting my education so I could provide for her. I was determined she would have a fighting chance.
Despite the fact that I am a statistic — we've all seen the numbers out there on failed marriages, I am also a testament to the fact that there are second chances when it comes to love. A divorce doesn't have to be the end for you. A divorce doesn't mean that you failed at anything despite what the small percentage of the population who is perfect might say (and they aren't really perfect they are just too busy judging in an effort to avoid looking at their own issues). For me divorce means I succeeded. Sure I would have saved myself some headaches had I not got married but I finally stood up for me. I finally decided that I was of value and more importantly my child was. And by leaving an unhealthy relationship I was able to make room in my heart and my life for someone who would love me and my child.
And so here I am, a firm believer in second chances and with each time I share a part of my story I become a bit liberated. I had to get to a place where I realized that there was no reason for me to hold my head down in shame, no reason for me to be afraid of what people would think if they "knew." And as a testament to the fact that life does go on, and in so many ways it only gets better, I wanted to share 10 reasons why I am thankful for my second chance at marriage.
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Him 2 of 10I'd be lying if I didn't admit that a part of me wondered if I would ever meet someone. Not only was I concerned about me but I had a child as well. History had shown me that I didn't always have the best judgment when it came to relationships so I was scared. I vowed to remain single forever. I didn't want to become someone else's statistic.
Their Father Daughter Relationship 3 of 10My daughter is just as much my husband's as mine. We made it legal on paper but a paper doesn't give our child a sense of security, it doesn't tuck her in at night as she says her prayers, or accompany her to the father daughter dance. Her daddy does.
A Belly! 4 of 10Pregnancy kicked by butt. I was sick every single day. But he was there by my side every single day. That was a new experience for me. A special and humbling experience. That wasn't my normal but he made it become my normal. I am honored this man is the father of my children.
A Baby! 5 of 10Had there been no us there would have been no baby. She has brought so much joy to our lives and her big sister couldn't be happier. She has thanked us for giving her a sister and despite the age gap has assured me that they are and always will be best friends.
Having a Rock 6 of 10I spent so many years trying to be strong and have it together. People always told me how strong I was but little did they know that I was scared. I was scared that I was going to somehow blow it — life. I was scared that I would make a wrong choice or mess up and my daughter would be stuck by my side while I navigated my mess. My husband has taught me that I don't always have to have it together. The days where I am weak he has enough strength to carry the both of us. The challenges I am faced with are no longer just mine.
Making Up 7 of 10One of the most beautiful things about my relationship with him is that I know he is going to love me any way. We mess up sometimes, we hurt each other's feelings or we make each other crazy but we love each other enough to keep holding on. We don't do things out of spite or to intentionally hurt the other person but we know that part of being human means sometimes you suck. But for us, part of being married is that you forgive and you love — not just when the person is easy to love but when it is hard as that is most often when they need it the most.
I Can Let It All Out 8 of 10Having a baby can be hard on your self esteem. I didn't bounce back after giving birth. I also have a weakness for dessert. There have been a few times when I have told my husband "turn around" or "don't look at me." He ignores what I say. He looks, he grabs, he holds me, he smiles, and he reminds me that I am his. All of me. Last night he even baked me cookies.
Accountability 9 of 10Sometimes it helps to have someone you know you are accountable to and not just with small things like your diet or remembering to get up early and exercise, but helping you to remember what you stand for in those moments you are tested. Someone who will stand with you.
Cheerleader 10 of 10My husband has been there cheering me on in everything I do. His eyes are the ones I look for in a crowded room; his feedback is the first I seek out after any venture. Even if he doesn't get why I am doing something or why I desire to do something he gets that it matters to me.
For me my second chance at marriage has given me so much more than I would have imagined. As with any couple we experience our share of challenges but I am spending my life with someone who I can and want to get through the tough stuff with. And everything that I went through made me appreciate him and the gifts I have been blessed with even more. Our love story is by no means perfect but it is a testament to the fact that some things really are better the second time around.
Can you relate to struggling with feelings of shame after a divorce? If so, how did you overcome them? Have you gotten a second chance at marriage?
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Malaysian Chinese at The Political Crossroads Forum & Debate: Our Real Dilemma!
The forum suggested that the Malaysian Chinese are at the political crossroads for a fact that they have to choose between a stronger government or a stronger opposition. It hinted that a stronger government should be a natural choice to protect a multiracial government and to avoid a creation of two-race system.
This suggestion is not only illogical but an insult to the political maturity and wisdom of the community. In fact, the last general election reflected a shift of urban voters support away from the government for its inability to solve multifarious issues confronting the urbanites. It is unfortunate that most Chinese reside in urban areas.
I attended the forum in its entirety hoping to be proven wrong of my initial observation. However, most of the panel discussions had failed to convince me that I was wrong.
Why? The panelists and proposers had failed to explain why Malaysian Chinese are at the political crossroads. It is not convincing to merely suggest a dilemma when political parties are clueless to the voting trends, preference, issues and concerns of the community.
The organizers had responded that the forum was not racist but they had failed to explain why only Chinese panelists and moderators were invited to discuss the political crossroads. They had failed to convince observers that the forum was conducted NOT to appease and fulfill the political agenda of political party hoping to use ethnic and religious fear to draw support from the Chinese community.
I attended the forum overwhelmed by not enthusiasm but fear and concern that what the forum might ended up creating misunderstanding that Chinese are Hudud-Islam haters. Most Muslim would agree that it is impossible to take Hudud out of Islam and Islam out of a Muslim. It would be more progressive for the parties to discuss methods and ways to help enhance the understanding of Hudud before going on and on about how dangerous, brutal and archaic the Islamic penal law.
The perpetrators of anti-Hudud sentiment should take cognizance that Malaysia is a Muslim majority country and not all Muslims (including larger Muslim countries such as Indonesia and Turkey) agree with the full implementation of Hudud in its archaic and outdated form which symbolizes gory methods of punishment.
MCA should take extra care to ensure that in their fervour to relive the magic of Hudud to win big against the Dap candidates in 1999 would not turn Hudud bashing into Muslim punching bag. There's a limit and respect which must be observed for our Muslim friends and fellow citizens.
I have a problem with the forum's generalization of Malaysian Chinese. No, not all of us voted on colour of the skin. There were many Chinese voters who had voted for Pas candidates against those non-Malay candidates from Barisan Nasional.
A number of us voted for good governance, more potent opposition to ensure better check-and-balance, less political arrogance et cetera. Ironically, most of us - especially younger voters - had voted against the perpetuation of institutional racism and politics of despotism in the country.
I find it uneasy for the organizers and role players to put the responsibility of a potential creation of a two-race system on the Malaysian Chinese voters. Using a broad brush to paint the voting trends of Malaysian Chinese as generic and predictable is both too simplistic and ignorant. Political parties such as MCA, Gerakan, SUPP, LDP and DAP have a role and a responsibility to the voters to ensure that their respective coalition does not turn into a racist monster.
Instead of telling us how they could contribute towards better ethnic relations and to ensure the success of truly multiracial, just and democratic society, some of the political parties and politicians continue to engage in dangerous race and religious politicking. Such political parties and politicians must be totally rejected by all Malaysians who love their peace and harmony.
It is precisely the frustration of inaction against corruption, abuse of power, political arrogance, leadership ineptness and mediocrity that most voters would rather support any candidates who can give them better accountability.
It is due to a lack of understanding of the voters' sentiment and an obvious act of political arrogance and ignorance that the organizers, which are linked to a political party, had chosen such ridiculous topics for discussion. The outcome of the forum is now obvious.
It has brought zero enlightenment to the society. Now, we are seriously in a dilemma. Our dilemma is we may have to endure for a few more terms an inept, clueless and irresponsible regime.
My assessment: I would give the forum a 3-C verdict - Contradictory, Confusing and Chaotic!
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Khoo,I don't think that it is correct to debate whether the Malaysian Chinese are at the political crossroads.The Malaysian Chinese are a political matured lot when it comes down to politics.
They know when to vote for whichever party to have a balance of power.They voted for Dr Mahathir when political stability was at stake.Now they have to vote for the future of generations to come.
It should be right to debate about the political crossroads of the MCA.The MCA has let the Chinese and Malaysians as a whole down.Same as their other siblings MIC and Umno.The next debate should be about corruption and the survival of MCA in Malaysian politics.
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"Confusing and Chaotic"? For a moment, I would have thought you were writing about Ms Tow-truck Jessie Ooi, the MCA Selayang coordinator!
Her foaming-at-the-mouth wayang epitomises the absolute desparate bankruptcy of MCA theses days.
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To hijack the questions from the floor time (which was already massively lopsided against DAP/Pakatan no thanks to a moderator who felt he has to act according to the "broadcaster's instructions") to attempt to score what she brownie points for MCA with her way off subject ranting ?
I think she was not genuine about the "concern" she expressed about the ":problem". How many people did she fool with her put-on show?
Her sandwara bounced back with a huge vengence on herself and more so, on MCA.
The Chinese in particular, and Malaysians in general, are at a crossroads. With the unbelievably massive sums involved in very questionable projects and schemes, not only present Malaysians, but Malaysians for generations to come have to face the distinct possibility of severe hardships and poverty when the economic impact come home to roost.
And Ms Jessie Ooi of MCA wants to play kiddie games? Ptui!
(I won't want to descend to the levels of uncouth lapdogs and post what many may interpret as the relevant long-form of the C-C-C assessment you gave the debate as applied to Ms Ooi.)
Add one more C: Cheap publicity for MCA.
I was really amazed we still have bitch like this so called Jess or by whatever name in MCA. This finally proved that if we have po_n_tar quality heading a party what does one expect la. She is a typical by-product and a total disgrace to the whole Malaysian chinese women community, by shouting thru her stinking mouth instead thru her brain in the debate. On one side, I bet if she has any.
If our chinese community has such member or leader like her in future, god help us. This rude and rowdy MCA member reflects the general state of the party today. The party is long gone, lacking vision. Hmmm....has it ever occurred to you folks that she could have done this deliberately? May be she was paid to do it. May be she thought this could gain her 'fame' nationally.
Apart from the three you mentioned, add in another term for the debate - "Silliness". How is that even possible it can lead to two "Race" system or two "Party" system where various political party make up the ruling and opposition pack in present political reality. It is a waste of time for LGE to attend this debate after all, just can't think of a reason why he will agree to such an invitation debating over a petty issue like this in Malaysia??
Your observations of the debate raises issues which politicians and their cyber warriors wish to ignore. You have raised many pertinent points. If we are to have serious resolution to the politics of Malaysia the community must adopt a degree of altruism. That poor women who was very emotional.....has become the main topic of many responses and discussions in the Internet.......how easily our people get distracted? Get back to serious politics. If MCA is relevant.....keep it. If not chuck it out. If DAP can do the job let them have a go at Management and Civil Administration.......REMEMBER, the Civil Service that you still need to run the country from Putrajaya to Bukit Kayu Hitam will the same one inherited from the BN/MCA/MIC/Gerakan. etc....
It is the good and accountability governance that count, doesn't matter which race or which party dominate the ruling government.


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If carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae — or CRE — enters the bloodstream, it kills up to half the patients it infects, the CDC reported.
Dale Haselden, Trident Health's director of infection prevention, said she is not aware that any of the 17 patients who tested positive for CRE within the system died.
"We just really started seeing it in our area of the country in about the last year or so," Haselden said. "Most of the strains that we have seen are sensitive to some of the antibiotics."
Trident Health spokesman Bob Behanian said none of the patients contracted the bacteria from another Trident patient or from inside the hospitals. Each of the 17 who tested positive for it were screened when they were admitted.
CRE is not a problem unique to Trident. CDC Director Tom Frieden sounded a national alarm this week, calling on health care facilities to step up measures to block the bacteria.
"CRE are nightmare bacteria," Frieden said in statement on the CDC's website. "Our strongest antibiotics don't work and patients are left with potentially untreatable infections."
At Roper Hospital, one patient tested positive for CRE in the past year, but that patient chose not to stay at the hospital, said Dr. Timothy West, chief of infection prevention at Roper St. Francis Healthcare.
Patients who are chronically ill, have been in and out of hospitals and have taken multiple antibiotics are more susceptible to it, West said.
Medical University Hospital did not release its 2012 data to The Post and Courier.
According to the CDC, there are more than 70 different strains of bacteria that fall under the Enterobacteriaceae umbrella, and most of them are considered normal bacteria commonly found in the human digestive system. But some of these strains have developed super-resistance to the strongest antibiotics on the market.
These resistant strains have been most prevalent in health care facilities in the Northeast, but the federal government has tracked the bacteria to facilities in 42 states, including South Carolina.
Four percent of U.S. hospitals treated a patient who tested positive for the bacteria during the first six months of 2012, according to the CDC.
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control requires hospitals to report all CRE cases. In 2011, 26 cases of the bacteria were reported in South Carolina. A DHEC spokesman said 2012 data is not yet available.
"It seems like all of a sudden it's blossoming," Haselden said. "It's up to hospitals and health care facilities to try to contain it as much as possible."
The CDC recommends that hospitals encourage hand washing, isolate patients who test positive for the bacteria and educate health care workers, among other precautions.
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Freedom of Expression and the Arts
Jeffrie G. Murphy
Arizona State University College of Law
Arizona State Law Journal, Vol. 29, p. 549, 1997
In early 1996 the Phoenix Art Museum displayed the exhibit 'Old Glory: The American Flag in Contemporary Art.' This exhibit produced a truly astounding amount of public controversy - most of it quite shrill - and even led some members of the Phoenix City Council to consider withdrawing financial support from the museum. Kate Millett's 1970 'The American Dream Goes to Pot' (an American flag in a toilet bowl) and Dread Scott's 1988 'What is the Proper Way to Display the U. S. Flag?' (an American flag positioned on the floor so that people might walk on it) were the objects most under discussion. Thus did Kulturkampf (culture war) finally come to Arizona. Discouraging responses pulsated from both sides, with one proclaiming an inappropriate use of taxpayer funds and the other censorship. The academic response was equally disappointing, as scholars descend to discussing the art only as political expression without considering the artistic merits of the piece at all. Puritanism, imposing a moral dimension upon all facets of life, and misplaced egalitarianism fuel this fire.
This article addresses the balancing all of these concerns with freedom of expression. In our calmer and more reflective moments, however, it is important that we not allow our legitimate zeal to protect freedom of expression to tempt us into ways of conceptualizing art that distorts art, diminishes it or, falsely elevates it. If we can establish the legitimacy of using state funds in an attempt to support the development of art in America, then decisions about allocation of resources cannot be made simply by political bureaucrats. Also, society probably should support art museums and symphony orchestras and theatre and ballet companies, and somebody has to plan the exhibits and performances for them. Those educated in the arts and designated art experts can sometimes be an irritatingly elitist, pretentious and condescending bunch, but on the other hand, if these people do not run the show, somebody infinitely worse probably will.
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Hurricane Sandy still hadn't made landfall when its effects were already being felt on the area high school soccer and volleyball playoff schedules.
With area schools closing and warnings of flooding and power outages predicted, District 6 and District 5 officials decided to be proactive and move back several early-week events.
The District 6 volleyball playoffs slated for tonight have been pushed back to Wednesday. The district originally was going to try to hold first-round matches on Tuesday but decided the better of it later today.
The finals in Class AA and A are slated for Saturday at the Altoona Area High School Field House, with Class AAA on Wednesday at Tyrone. According to volleyball chairman Jim Price, the PIAA needed to know the teams that advanced to the state tournament by this weekend, but he acknowledged that it might delay that since the storm is a statewide event and several districts might have problems meeting that deadline.
Meanwhile, the rest of the Tuesday schedule already had been postponed. The District 6 semifinals in Class AA and A all have been pushed back to Thursday, although times and sites will remain the same. Hollidaysburg's Class AAA boys final against State College will stay on Wednesday at Bald Eagle Area High School in Wingate at 5:30 p.m.
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The floating gardens adjoining the suburb of Xochimilco offer an intense carnival atmosphere every weekend and are likely to be one of your most memorable experiences of the city. Considerable effort has been expended in recent years to clean up the canals and maintain the water levels that had been dropping here, so Xochimilco ("place of the flower fields" in Náhuatl) looks set to remain the most popular Sunday outing for thousands of Mexicans. It's also the one place where you get some feel for the ancient city and its waterborne commerce, thriving markets and dazzling colour – or at least an idealized view of it. Rent any of the colourful boats and you'll be ferried around miles of canals, continually harangued by women selling flowers, fruit and hot food from tiny canoes, or even by larger vessels bearing marimba players and entire mariachi bands who, for a small fee, will grapple alongside you and blast out a couple of numbers. The floating gardens themselves are no more floating than the Titanic: following the old Aztec methods of making the lake fertile, these chinampas are formed by a raft of mud and reeds, firmly rooted to the bottom by the plants. The scene now appears like a series of canals cut through dry land, but the area is still a very important gardening and flower-producing centre for the city. If you wander the streets of Xochimilco town you'll find garden centres everywhere, with wonderful flowers and fruit in the market that enlivens the town centre for much of Saturday (though whether it's healthy to eat food raised on these dirty waters is open to question).
Off the huge central plaza is the lovely sixteenth-century church of San Bernardino, full on Sundays with a succession of people paying homage and leaving offerings at one of its many chapels; in the plaza itself there are usually bands playing or mime artists entertaining the crowds.