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Yesterday I wrote a bit about the change in my life from being a Guru and religious preacher to the man I am now, not religious and not even believing in god anymore. So many things have changed over the course of time and of course I could fill lots of pages with the details. In fact, I would even say everything changed, including my idea of love.
When I was preaching the scriptures, I thought of love in the way that the scriptures described it. It is written that the love that you have for your family, your parents and children, your siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles, is only attachment. Only your love to God is real love.
I believed in this and told this to people in my lectures. If you have never heard this concept, you may find it strange or even cruel to think in this way but here it is a very normal idea which people can accept as the truth. That is why Sadhus, who want to rid themselves of every attachment, leave their families. They just leave their homes and don't keep contact even with their own children. They want to live their love to God and people accept it. Even more, people regard them as very pious, holy men of whom they can get blessing. After all, they managed what most people cannot – they separated the ties of attachment to their families.
I fully believed in it then but today I don't believe this anymore. I believe that the love that you have for your parents or children, for your family and friends in general, is real love. Loving God however is in my eyes never pure love.
I don't think you can really love God purely. There will either be fear or greed and it is the parents who install these feelings related to God. If you think that greed is too harsh a word, you can call it the expectation of getting something. You get to know God if your parents tell you of him. God sees if you are a bad child! Don't lie or fight with others, God knows everything! If you want to achieve something, be good and do what God says! Parents use God for their education – either threatening with him or promising that he would reward you.
Of course religious parents may now argue that they never use God's name in such a way and that they tell their children only about God's love, that he is always there to protect you, like a father, holding your hand or like a friend, playing with you. In my eyes however that won't make you love God as much or even more than you love your parents. No, you cannot love God even approximately as much as your family! How could you? He – or she – is not a person like your mother or father who take you in their arms when you need a feeling of security or comfort. Your siblings play with you and make you laugh – when did God do that? Your mother is the one who feeds you when you are a baby. It is her smell, her noises, the feeling of her touch that becomes imprinted in your mind and most importantly in your heart. Not God's smell, noise or touch. It is impossible that you ever have the great love for God that you have for your family!
So you see, my mind changed completely to the opposite and I believe today that I am right. Obviously I thought the same in that time, too, but wherever my way will lead me now, I will not go back to the belief I had before.
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How so? The Time Warner (NYSE: TWX ) subsidiary gave away free copies of "All-Star Superman #1 Special Edition" to anyone visiting their local comics shop on June 12 -- two days before the premiere of Man of Steel in U.S. theaters.
It's a notable choice. First published in 2005, "All -Star Superman" is an Eisner-award-winning comic book series from writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely. Circumstantial evidence suggests that director Zack Snyder drew inspiration from the tale in making Man of Steel. Warner's reissuing of the source material ahead of the film is exceedingly smart marketing. Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS ) executives should be taking notes.
Instead of publishing a film tie-in, Marvel chose Iron Man 3's opening weekend to highlight a new comic book series -- "Infinity" -- starring the villain Thanos, whose surprise appearance in last year's hit, Marvel's The Avengers, thrilled fans as it kicked off speculation about cinematic adventures to come. Good thing Robert Downey Jr. was on board to wow audiences as Iron Man's alter ego, billionaire industrialist Tony Stark.
Warner isn't taking any chances. Nor should it, Tim says. The stakes are too high. If enough people go see Man of Steel this weekend and throughout its run in theaters, it'll tee up a whole series of new DC films leading up to 2015's Justice League. A triumph worthy of the comic books, in other words.
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Milwaukee Brewers infielder Mat Gamel is out for the season with a knee injury, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke announced Monday.
The first baseman aggravated his knee Saturday in a full-squad workout and sat out on Sunday.
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Today would have been Latin jazz legend Willie Bobo's seventy-seventh birthday. Although most famous for rocking with the live band on Bill Cosby's variety show, Cos, Bobo had an illustrious career, recording nearly twenty solo records and working with Tito Puente, Carlos Santana, George Shearing, and Cal Tjader. He passed away in 1983, but his legacy lives on through his son, who is percussionist Eric Bobo of Cypress Hill. Check out Willie's live performance at the 1982 Playboy Jazz Festival. Happy Birthday, Willie!
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This particular photo gallery represents a couple of days' strolling around Pattaya, a city quite unlike any other on earth. It is the unique mix of nationalities brought together by the mixture of sun, sand and the other "s" word that so many like about Pattaya, but truth be told, there is much more to the place.
Like so many places in Thailand, you just never know what you're going to see next, or what may happen next. This photo gallery was unplanned. When I checked the shots I'd got over the course of a couple of afternoon's strolling around, I figured there were enough here to paint a picture of life in the seaside city of sin, or Fun City, as many prefer.
What a name for a soi. "Soi BJ". Only in Pattaya! Forget the seaside, this truly is one of the finest views in Pattaya. I wonder what she was saying? "Hello teeruk, I sit in loom, wait for you. Love you, only you!" Or maybe she was ordering a pizza?! Interesting temporary tattoo on that girl's lower back! Red Spot Bar in Pattaya Soi 6, AKA Soi Yodsak. Gorgeous hair, which to my mind is most Thai women's most lovely feature. I always think it is such a shame when they go and gut it short or colour it. It doesn't need it! This was one scary, creepy woman. I kept seeing her around Pattaya and she would be constantly be yelling and screaming at no-one on particular. The folks in the background look bemused. I like a bit of meat on the bone, but maybe not quite this much. Another curious looking fellow. My favourite neon sign on Walking Street. This woman was absolutely stunningly beautiful. I took another shot of her and then somehow managed to delete it, darn it! A very attractive lady gazes out to sea. It is unusual to see women wearing gold in Pattaya these days, like this lady is, no doubt due to the increased street crime in recent times. Wrapped in a towel early morning, just what is she thinking about? A beer bar girl holds up a sign at a beer bar on the Beach Road. Such beer bars seem to be slowly being dismantled as hotels replace them in the prime location. This guy is something of a fixture on Beach Road, a strange looking local who seems to enjoy nothing more than casting his watchful eyes over the girls parading before him. The most popular place in Pattaya for the working girls! I imagine that this may well be the busiest branch of Western Union in the entire country! A construction worker from the North Shore Condominium project. Her and her friends kept screaming at me until I took their shot. Ooops! Too much load on there, Somchai! Traffic was blocked on Soi 6 for quite some time when this happened. Most amusing for passers by. The sign at the bottom of the notorious Soi Yodsak. Two young Thai lads smile at the farang with he camera. This was one scary creature - I sure was glad that he didn't wake up! On the way home from work. Transport is often provided for construction workers who may well come from, the same village upcountry and live together and work together. What a job! I often feel sorry for the lovely Thais who have to deal with some of the less aesthetically pleasing farangs. Look at that gut! These two insisted I took their photo. A good name for a bar, but what is surprising is the sign to the right that says that only European girls dance there! The Beach Road is a place to sit and watch the world go by, or be watched yourself! I don't know what you call these, but they were these sort of ornamental figures at one of the Buddhist shrines on Beach Road. A songtaew (means two rows i.e. the two bench seats in the back) approaches the Beach Road from the northern end. Who are they talking to, and what're they talking abut?! Mmmm, is that a guy or a girl? When in doubt, it usually means it ain't a girl! A couple of girls who were keeping an eye on proceedings down at the beach. The bane of life in Pattaya, the vendors are mobile and will approach you wherever you may be, be it on the beach, in the bars or worst of all, in some restaurants! Love is in the air. Give it a month and he'll be emailing me for advice... On their way to work at the Second Road end of Soi 2. A construction worker who was working hard outside Royal Garden Shipping Centre. This woman may well have come from a similar background to some of the girls who chose to work in the bars. Thai style picnic. You often see this over at Jomtien Beach where Thais from upcountry park up the pick-up truck, half the village gets out, and the back is where the food is prepared and eaten from. Another well-rounded girl. Soi Pattayaland 2, at a bit after 6:00 PM. Pattaya is just starting to wake up! Two lovely lasses out shopping. The lass on the back was really, really cute! Look at that gorgeous smile! Buying a snack from a street vendor. The street vendors in Pattaya are perhaps more used to farangs than vendors elsewhere in Thailand, reflected in the fact that many have signs up in English. Strolling down Soi 8 where you can find some bars open during the day, although it really comes to life at night. At the bottom of soi 8, all male visitors are welcomed to the bar, even if they're on the other side of the road. Anyone casting for a horror movie? Soi 6 girls call out to all and sundry passing by. This infamous soi is perhaps the cheapest commercial nooky venue in Thailand, with all up action costing in the vicinity of 700 baht, on the premises. Peace and tranquility can be found in Pattaya. The view across Pattaya Bar, over towards Naklua, where it is rumoured that many new condominium buildings will be built. Good guys go to heaven, bad guys go to Pattaya. Even with the breeze coming in from the bay, the climate in Pattaya can be rather warm, to say the least. That is not a pattern on his shirt - it's sweat! A big farang on a big bike is about to overtake a songtaew as the passengers gawk at him
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MOBILE, Alabama — Over the Christmas holidays, Mobilians Tommy and TJ Hearn traveled to Australia for a memorable father-son baseball experience.
TJ was a member of the Rays' 16-under team in the Goodwill Series baseball showcase in Australia, and his dad, Tommy, served as a coach for the team.
TJ was recommended for the Goodwill Series by coaches from his experience with the East Cobb Yankees, a travel team from Atlanta that he played for last summer.
The tour consisted of a 12-game schedule played with wooden bats against the best players in Australia.
TJ, 16, pitches and plays middle infield for the Baker High School Hornets and participated on several elite travel teams that compete throughout the United States.
The Goodwill Series began in 1983 and is designed to attract college and professional baseball prospects.
Former and current major league stars who have played in the Goodwill Series include Matt Williams, Greg Jefferies, Fernando Vina, Jim Edmonds, Jason Kendall, Nomar Garciaparra, Torii Hunter, Derek Lee, Eric Chavez and Adrian Gonzalez.
"It was very exciting to play in another country, while I knew the competition was going to be tough," T.J. Hearn said. "I played hard, made new friends and I think it helped me prepare for my high school season."
TJ stayed with two host families in Brisbane and Adelaide.
"The families were terrific. They went out of their way to make sure I had a good time in Australia," TJ said. "I had a blast in my spare time at the beach. It was like staying at the Florida Keys in the United States."
As a hitter, TJ slugged a solo home run in a 6-5 win over the South Australia State Club. As a pitcher, T.J. was 2-0 with 10 strikeouts, including a performance against the Queensland State Club, when he yielded just two hits and struck out seven.
As a coach for the Rays, Tommy Hearn coordinated the practices. He emphasized solid fundamental training and assisted in strategies and decisions from the dugout during the games. "I love watching TJ play, and I had the best seat in the house," Tommy Hearn said.
Tommy said TJ has been rewarded for his accomplishments because of his hard work and success last summer.
"As a baseball player, TJ is getting better each year," he said. "Last summer with East Cobb, he competed against some of the best players and teams from all over the country and batted better than .400 as a leadoff hitter."
"All the travel teams I have played for have been a great learning experience," TJ said."I play hard and I have a pretty good arm, but always need to get stronger, faster, try to learn and get better every day."
The elder Hearn, a P.E. teacher at Causey Middle School, has an extensive background as a player and coach and gives private lessons and hitting instructions. Tommy Hearn played collegiate baseball for Eddie Stanky at the University of South Alabama. The 1980 Theodore High School graduate also played at Faulkner State Junior College and Lamar University.
As a professional player, Tommy Hearn once played all nine positions in a single game for the Miami Marlins in the Florida State League. He has managed and coached baseball at every level from professional to the youth leagues.
TJ grew up playing Little League baseball at Cottage Hill and Westside parks in Mobile. He has attended baseball camps at the University of South Alabama and Troy University; Team One Southeast Showcase; Perfect Game events; BSC 16 Nationals in Fort Meyers, Fla.; World Wood bat in Atlanta; USA Baseball Fall Camp in Cary, N.C.; and the Cincinnati Flames Wood Bat Showcase in Ohio.
"My biggest personal achievement is being named Baseball Factory Under Armour preseason All-American," TJ said.
The Baseball Factory scouting department award recognized TJ as one of the best players in the nation. Only Division 1 caliber players are considered for selection.
"My goals are to graduate in the top 100 in my class, play college baseball, and major in sports medicine," TJ said. "My father has taught me a lot about the game of baseball, although I still have a long way to go, while my mother (Allison Hearn) works long hours so I can do the things I do, and she is my biggest fan."
"TJ is not just a good baseball player; he is an outstanding kid," Tommy Hearn said.
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Thompson's Open rally likely falls short
On Sunday, Thompson shot a 3-under 67 to finish at 2-over par. He had four birdies and just one bogey, but his round could have been better. He missed a slightly breaking 6-footer for birdie on No. 17 that would have gotten him to 1-over par. And at the 18th, where perhaps the nerves finally got to him, he made two bad iron swings and struggled to make par.
"I knew from the beginning of the week if I can just shoot right around 1-over every day I would be happy," Thompson said. "I didn't expect at all to shoot under par, and then go out and shoot way under par really in a U.S. Open is kind of unbelievable."
It was a great tournament for the 27-year-old native of Tucson, Ariz., who was making only his second appearance in a U.S. Open. And he still has a chance to win the tournament or get into a playoff. When he finished his round at around 5:20 p.m. PT, he was 2 shots off Jim Furyk's even-par lead.
"There's a little hope, but I don't honestly expect anything," Thompson said about his chances of getting into a playoff. "For me, I'm so young in my career I'm just going to take this as a positive experience and build on it and hopefully gain some momentum for the rest of the year."
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Senators Challenge Mary Barra Over Decision to Keep GM's Top Lawyer
Panel Probing Handling of Ignition Switch Tells Auto Maker It Must Do More
WASHINGTON—Senators challenged General Motors Co. GM 0.92 % Chief Executive Mary Barra to explain how she would change its corporate culture without dismissing her top lawyer, whose staff didn't tell regulators or senior executives about the problem for years.
Ms. Barra stuck by GM general counsel Michael Millikin, who, like her, has spent the bulk of his professional career at the auto maker. But the lawmakers' rough treatment of Mr. Millikin highlighted the challenges Ms. Barra faces as she seeks to convince regulators, prosecutors, lawmakers and consumers that she can change GM's management culture while sticking with an executive team largely made up of company veterans.
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.) put the question bluntly to Ms. Barra and Mr. Millikin, after Mr. Millikin testified that he didn't know until February about an ignition-switch defect now linked to at least 13 deaths in Chevrolet Cobalts and similar cars built in the past decade.
An internal report commissioned by GM found that members of Mr. Millikin's staff were warned repeatedly starting in 2010 that GM could face costly, punitive damage awards over its failure to address safety problems related to the ignition defect. The GM lawyers settled the cases for amounts low enough not to require review by Mr. Millikin, the report found.
Ms. McCaskill rejected Mr. Millikin's explanation that he was kept in the dark.
"How in the world, in the aftermath of this report, did Michael Millikin keep his job?" Ms. McCaskill asked. "This is either gross negligence or gross incompetence."
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.) accused Mr. Millikin of overseeing a staff that engaged in deceit and potential fraud.
Ms. Barra defended Mr. Millikin, who was seated with her at the witness panel, as "a man of incredibly high integrity. He's the person I need on this team."
Mr. Millikin, 65 years old, has been with GM since 1977, and became general counsel in 2009 shortly after GM began its government-funded bankruptcy. The internal report by Anton Valukas, chairman of the Chicago law firm Jenner Block LP, faulted several of Mr. Millikin's subordinates for failing to alert other GM managers to lawsuits suggesting a pattern of accidents in which air bags failed to deploy. After a plaintiff's attorney presented evidence connecting the air-bag failures to a faulty ignition-switch design in April 2013, GM lawyers failed to alert regulators to the discovery.
Mr. Millikin, in his testimony, said that "we had lawyers at GM who didn't do their jobs" and said they are no longer with the company. GM said Thursday it has hired another outside law firm, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, to review the way it handles litigation.
Some senators on the panel questioned Ms. Barra's support for Mr. Millikin. "I was surprised at the bear hug that she gave Millikin in that hearing," said Sen. Dean Heller, (R., Nev.) "Even if he didn't know, he had an obligation to know."
Mr. Blumenthal, who challenged Mr. Millikin on several issues, said later that GM is "a place that still needs work." Ms. McCaskill said after the hearing that Ms. Barra has done "a lot of things right," but keeping Mr. Millikin on board is "a blind spot."
Dan Hill, president of Washington-based consulting firm Ervin Hill Strategy, said the attacks on Mr. Millikin put Ms. Barra in a difficult spot.
"It is tough now to remove Millikin because it is a sign of weakness, bowing to pressure, or an admission that she didn't go far enough in responding to the Valukas report," Mr. Hill said. "It would not surprise me if the pressure to remove Millikin continues and he eventually resigns in an attempt to 'remove a distraction.'"
GM Chairman Theodore "Ted" Solso backed the general counsel. "He is really needed right now to right the ship,'" Mr. Solso said in an interview. "It would be a huge mistake if Mike were to leave the company right now." Mr. Solso said Mr. Millikin first proposed the idea of a victim-compensation program that GM directors later embraced.
As she has in her three past appearances on Capitol Hill, Ms. Barra expressed regret for the suffering of crash victims and vowed to make safety a top priority within GM management. GM is under investigation by the Justice Department, and has taken a number of steps to demonstrate that it will be more transparent with regulators. Asked after the hearing if she or any of her executives had met with prosecutors, Ms. Barra said, "I have not."
GM Timeline
- FEB. 13: GM recalls 778,562 cars from 2005 to 2007 because of an ignition switch problem.
- FEB. 25: GM more than doubles the size of the recall.
- FEB. 27: Thirteen deaths are linked to faulty ignition switches
- MARCH 10: GM hires former Lehman investigator Anton Valukas to lead recall probe.
- MARCH 12: GM says it knew of faulty ignition switches dating back as early as 2001, three years earlier than previously reported.
- MARCH 17: GM recalls 1.7 million more vehicles and vows changes to how it handles recalls.
- MARCH 31: CEO Mary Barra meets privately with families of the victims.
- APRIL 1: Barra testifies before Congress and calls failure to fix switch "very disturbing."
- APRIL 1: GM hires Ken Feinberg to advise it on how to handle the compensation for the ignition-switch defect.
- APRIL 11: Some senior GM executives knew about problems with faulty ignition switches for nearly three years before launching a limited recall in February.
- APRIL 16: GM signals it will fend off most lawsuits over claims linked to its ignition-switch recall using a bankruptcy protection shield.
- MAY 14: GM's board hires a law firm to review how information about potentially dangerous defects flowed to its members.
- MAY 16: GM agrees to pay a $35 million fine to settle a U.S. auto-safety investigation.
- MAY 20: GM's costs for repairing faulty vehicles hit $1.7 billion on Tuesday after the auto maker adds another 2.4 million vehicles to this year's list of recent safety recalls.
- MAY 27: GM faces growing pressure over its position that 13 people have died in accidents related to defective ignition switches.
- JUNE 5: GM's CEO vowed to upend the corporate culture responsible for what she denounced as a "pattern of incompetence and neglect" in the auto maker's failure to recall cars equipped with a defective ignition switch.
- JUNE 13: GM announces four new recalls, including one covering more than 500,000 Chevrolet Camaros for an ignition-switch issue.
- JUNE 16: GM pushes its repair-cost estimate for auto recalls this year to $2 billion as it discloses plans to replace potentially faulty ignition keys on 3.37 million older model cars in North America.
- JUNE 18: A GM employee warned in 2005 that the auto maker had a "serious safety problem" with the design of ignition switches used on the 2006 Impala that could lead to a "big recall," but the company didn't recall the vehicles until this month.
But Ms. Barra and Mr. Millikin made it clear there are limits to what GM will do to atone for past mistakes.
Ms. Barra and Mr. Millikin rebuffed Mr. Blumenthal's request that GM waive legal protections that shield the company from liability for accidents that occurred before its 2009 bankruptcy.
Ms. Barra declined a suggestion that she allow victims more time to decide between accepting settlements from a fund being administered by compensation expert Kenneth Feinberg or taking the auto maker to court.
The deadline to file for payments through Mr. Feinberg is the end of this year, which means accident victims may not know the outcome of a Justice Department probe of whether GM committed criminal offenses by hiding knowledge of defects.
Mr. Millikin also declined to unseal settlement agreements—a practice the senator has labeled "secret settlements" and is trying to stop. He wouldn't agree to allow fired employees to waive confidentiality agreements that were part of the terms of their departure packages.
Each time Mr. Blumenthal pressed him to give ground, Mr. Millikin repeated "I will not" or "we will not."
"It is inconceivable to me that she says she wants to do right by the victims and yet she won't make any effort on someone who has been wrongly convicted of a felony," Mr. Hilliard said. "I would have admired her if she said they will try and do something, but all she did was parrot what she was told to say by the lawyers."
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July 28, 2011
The discipline of comparative and evolutionary physiology
suffered the loss of one of its most creative scholars earlier this
year, with the all-too-young passing of Bruce Sidell. As all who
knew Bruce ñ– either personally or from reading his many excellent
publications ñ– realize, his science exemplified the ë'curiositydriven
í' approach to investigation that commonly leads to the most
novel and fascinating of discoveries. Bruce marched to the beat of
his own drum, and the pathway he followed throughout his career
was intellectually, technically and geographically wide-ranging and
adventurous. He spotted questions that others in his field had
missed and taught us many lessons about ë'how animals workí' that
we otherwise might not have learned. Bruceí's approach to science
also taught us much about the importance of collegiality, candor
and collaboration in advancing the scientific enterprise. Bruceí's
personal model not only helped to shape the career approaches of
his many graduate students but also served as an exemplar to his
peers and colleagues of how best to pursue a life in science. In
preparing this tribute, we were again reminded of all that Bruce
meant to us as a friend, collaborator and intellectual catalyst of his
field. We hope that our words serve as a clear reminder not only
of what Bruce discovered but also of what he taught us about the
most effective ñ– and enjoyable ñ– modes of fostering discovery.
Throughout his scientific career, Bruce manifested a remarkable
talent for formulating novel and important questions and then
choosing the right organisms and methodologies to get the answers.
The science from his laboratory was always well crafted in design,
executed with precision, and interpreted with the right balance of
conservatism and speculation. His success is reflected in a career
of uninterrupted funding from the National Science Foundation
(USA). The output from his laboratory at the University of Maine
was impressive in quantity and quality and continues to serve as an
intellectual springboard for studies on a wide spectrum of questions
in thermal biology.
Bruceí's decision to pursue a career in biology can probably be
traced to his introduction to research at his undergraduate alma
mater, Boston University, in the laboratory of Frank Belamarich,
whom he admired greatly. From there, Bruce moved to the
laboratory of C. Ladd Prosser at the University of Illinois, which
at the time was a leading center for study of the thermal biology of
animals. Bruceí's primary interest quickly became the impact of low
temperature on the biochemistry of fish. Whereas he cut his
intellectual teeth in work with temperate eurythermal species, most
of the latter half of his career was spent investigating Antarctic fish
that live close to the freezing point of seawater and die at
temperatures only a few degrees above zero. Bruceí's curiosity led
him to investigate a great many facets of the thermal biology of
these and other species of fish. Indeed, much of Bruceí's success
may be attributed to his ability to appreciate the full jigsaw puzzle
of thermal biology, from biochemical and molecular mechanisms
to physiological ecology and evolutionary biology. He was able to
work on sections of the puzzle throughout his career, often at the
same time, but most important of all, he saw how the pieces fit
together with an intellectual skill that elevated him above his peers.
The combination of exquisite experimental detail and over-arching
intellectual synthesis that one finds in Bruceí's publications is
remarkable and truly the hallmark of his contributions to our field.
Bruceí's first interest, and one that continued throughout his life,
was energy metabolism. Work in this area included his
contributions to metabolic fuel preference at low temperature, the
role of fatty acid binding proteins, and the control of lipid
degradation at the hormonal and enzyme levels. Just as examples,
his laboratory was the first to compare metabolic enzyme capacities
in laboratory-acclimated fish with those in field-captured fish, and
the first to show the metabolic preference for unsaturated fatty acids
in Antarctic fish. Recognition that ATP supply was only one
component of the metabolic story set the stage for experiments
related to energy demand in red and white muscle. His integrative
studies on striped bass, which covered isolated contractile proteins,
biophysics of contractile fibers, fiber recruitment at the wholeanimal
level, and calcium management provided the first
comprehensive picture of the impact of temperature on swimming
performance. A third broad area that captured Bruceí's interest, one
in which he again filled in key pieces of the puzzle about
mechanisms of adaptation to low temperature, was how oxygen
moves from the sarcolemma to mitochondria. Conceptual
advancements on this front included ultrastructural modifications
at the mitochondrial level to reduce diffusion distances and the
exciting and novel idea that lipid pools may serve as a conduit for
oxygen movement. He demonstrated lipid-mediated oxygen
transport in an elegant series of experiments, using a device he
designed and fabricated himself.
Deeper understanding of oxygen delivery was enhanced with a
series of papers on myoglobin function that elegantly exploited the
The Journal of Experimental Biology 214, 2453-2454
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Bruce D. Sidell
20 March 1948 – 8 February 2011
Bruce Sidell on Cormorant island, Antarctic Peninsula, with Mt William in
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large variability of this protein among species. Bruce focused
strongly on the hearts of Antarctic icefish, some of which lack
myoglobin entirely. He elucidated the different mechanisms
underlying the loss of this putative ë'essentialí' component of the
oxygen transport system, showing that different molecular lesions
were found in different lineages. Using a combination of
physiological approaches, he showed that loss of cardiac
myoglobin reduced cardiac aerobic capacity. He also studied the
function of myoglobins in these highly cold-adapted fish,
demonstrating that these proteins had an unprecedented ability to
unload oxygen rapidly at extremely low temperatures.
Bruceí's final line of investigation perhaps most clearly illustrated
his ability to ë'connect the pieces of the puzzleí' in an insightful and
synthetic fashion. These efforts were directed to building an
integrated perspective that comprises the roles of heme-containing
proteins (hemoglobin and myoglobin), the production of nitric
oxide, and angiogenesis. He built a strong case that the lack of
heme-containing proteins in icefish resulted in decreased
conversion of nitric oxide (NO) to nitrate, leading to higher steadystate
levels of NO that subsequently triggered both mitochondrial
proliferation and angiogenesis. In this way, he showed the
evolutionarily downstream consequences of the loss of hemoglobin
and myoglobin in this lineage of Antarctic fish. His later studies
also revealed the importance of oxygen-carrying pigments in
setting the upper thermal tolerance limits of Antarctic fish. He
showed that the hemoglobin-less icefish are much less tolerant of
elevated temperatures than their red-blooded relatives.
Consequently, icefish may be especially susceptible to the effects
of climate change.
It was this type of multi-level, highly integrative thinking that
put Bruce a step ahead of his peers. Although Bruceí's experiments
were often specifically focused on questions in the context of cold
thermal biology, the conceptual impact was far reaching in yielding
insights into fundamental principles, especially as related to
mechanisms of metabolic control, muscle performance, and oxygen
delivery. His contributions thus taught us a great many new things
about nature and, equally importantly, illustrated the types of
approaches to research that are most fruitful and fun. We also note
that he was as comfortable on a freezing deck trawling for
specimens off the Antarctic Peninsula or the South Shetland Islands
as he was conducting experiments in his laboratory in Maine or at
the U.S. Antarctic base at Palmer Station.
It would be unfair, and certainly incomplete, to restrict our
comments to the strictly scientific side of Bruceí's contributions. He
was an academic man in full, a strong contributor to the teaching
and administrative activities of his university and an important
participant in the Antarctic scientific community, including his long
service to the Palmer Area Users Committee and the Antarctic
Research Vessel Oversight Committee. In the latter role, as the sole
ô scientific advisor on a $100million future facilities contract, he had
to maintain his characteristically balanced and objective approach
in the face of political pressures from industry and legislative
constituencies. In recognition of his long career of research and
service to the Antarctic scientific community, in 2010 the Sidell
Spur on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, overlooking an
area where he often fished for specimens, was named for him by
the National Science Foundation and the United States Geological
Bruceí's entire career as a professor was spent at the University
of Maine. There, he taught a series of highly acclaimed
undergraduate (Cell Biology; Vertebrate Biology; Biology of
Fishes; Integrative Marine Science) and graduate (Physiology of
Fishes; Biochemical Adaptation) courses and mentored generations
of graduate students, who are now successful in their own rights.
He did yeoman service as the founding Director of the School of
Marine Sciences, where he brought together a diversity of marine
biologists, oceanographers and aquaculturists, as well as
economists and policy and management specialists, to form an
academic department that is consistently at or near the top in
research funding and productivity at his university. Bruceí's success
in administrative tasks was based on the same personal
characteristics that helped account for his success as a scientist:
high intelligence, extraordinary attention to detail, an ability to
inspire loyalty and a high level of effort in the colleagues and
collaborators he chose to work with, and a unique sense of humor
that helped him bear the diverse burdens associated with academia.
In recognition of the esteem in which he was held, his friends,
colleagues, and former students established the Bruce D. Sidell
Scholarship for deserving students in the School of Marine
Bruceí's success as an academic was paired with a rich and
supportive family life. He enjoyed the companionship of a
wonderful wife, Mary, their three daughters, Amy, Jessica and
Amanda, and their husbands, and, later, six grandchildren. Bruce
would also want us to recognize his canine companions who, along
with his family, carried him through the challenges of his
professional life.
Bruce Sidell manifested the mixture of deep curiosity about
nature, creativity in experimentation, cooperativeness in working
with colleagues, caring and fairness in mentoring students, and
commitment to the diverse expectations of academic life that
underlies a most successful career. Proud of his liberal education,
Bruce was mindful of his broader audience and the role of science
in society, and had underlined these words in his copy of William
Zinsserí's book ë'On Writing Wellí': ë'Ö…they all come across first as
people: men and women finding a common thread of humanity
between themselves and their specialty and their readers. You can
achieve the same rapport, whatever your subject.í' His passing will
be deeply felt by all in our field, but his rich legacy will continue
to shape our thinking about our science and inspire us to carry out
our activities in research and education in the creative and
thoughtful way that Bruce exemplified.
William Driedzic
Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland
J. Malcolm Shick
School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine
George N. Somero*
Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University
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Sirius: I can't help but sniffle a little when Remus presses kisses over my face. It feels so soft and gentle and *nice* and I want to just cry more and say I don't deserve this, don't deserve him, but the last thing I want to do right now is make things worse than they already are. I nod slowly when Remus asks if I want to go take my shower, and I'm struck with the sudden image of myself when I was six, and had had a nightmare about being sucked down the drain, and had made my father come into the bathroom with me. I blinked once through my tears (though by now they've slowed considerably) and mentally shook myself. Enough images of me as my smaller self. Especially considering it was during that time period that I insisted on wearing duckie bathing trunks in the tub. Uh... "Yea. A shower sounds good," I say quietly, looking down. I feel stupid, really, but who the fuck cares. Remus' arms are around me, and that's all that matters right now.
Bella: I sit back against Remus' pillows, a very satisfied smile on my face. SO knew it would work out. Cause I said so. "Yup. You smell all doggy like. Go cleanse, Padfoot."
Remus: As I watch Sirius and gently caress his cheek, I'm struck by a wave of protectiveness. Suddenly it doesn't matter what happened or why or how, all that matters is that Sirius is okay, no, more than okay - happy. He looks so miserable and so...pathetically adorable. I kiss him gently and wipe his cheeks. "Want me to come with you? Or do you want to go by yourself?" He just seems so...alone, even with two of us with him, and he doesn't seem to want to go, so I just have to offer.
Sirius: I'm choosing to ignore Bella at the moment. Wisely. I blink again at Remus, and get the image of the two of us in duckie swim trunks, and then it hits me what Remus just said. Okay, so yes, I've betrayed the person I'm in love with, I've yelled at my friends, I've acted like an idiot, and I've burst into tears. But I'm also seventeen, and the idea of my... boyfriend? Significant other? Quasi-lover in some not-quite-lover sort of way? Did I just use the word lover? Anyway, the idea of him coming with me while I take a shower is putting bad thoughts in my head, regardless of what's happened these past few days, and he is awfully close, and we're about to get a lot closer unless I get away now and... I regretfully step back, and offer Remus a very, very small smile. "I'm fine. Really. I learned hot to shower by myself about a year ago, I think I can remember how to now." Okay, humour is lacking, but at least I'm not crying. Anymore.
Bella: I'm still shuffling the cards, and now keeping my big trap shut. Boys. Honestly. Sheesh... anyway, I still say we're playing poker tonight.
Remus: "Okay." I smile back and sit on my bed opposite Bella. "We'll be here when you get back." I watch him for a moment before turning to Bell. "Wanna play a muggle game while we wait for Sirius? It's only two players."
Sirius: I nod once at Remus then trudge off to the bathroom, sighing quietly at the prospect of having a nice, hot shower. After the glorious twenty or so minutes I spend standing right beneath the hot, steady stream of water, I fluff myself off with my towels and change into the clothes I brought into the bathroom with me, and head slowly back out to the dorm, running my fingers absently through my damp hair. I wanted to sleep, but I wanted Remus beside me, and right now I wouldn't settle for anything but... so it looks like poker it is, for now at least.
Bella: Remus and I play the said muggle game while Sirius does his whole 'inner-cleansing' bit. "You know, I think he's going to be ok. Eventually. But he's going to have major guilt issues... it'll be forgiving himself that's the bitch."
Remus: "Yeah, I know." I sigh as I gaze down at the cards, my mind not on the game at all. "I'm just glad he's back. Cause, like we said, we can start figuring out how we're all going to get past this, together, as a group."
Sirius: I get back into the dorm, and smile a little to myself as I watch Remus and Bella play cards. I run my hand through my hair again and move into the dorm so that I can sit on the edge of my bed. I'd rather sit here and watch for a moment, before I actually have to join in.
Bella: I look up to give Sirius a little smile before throwing down my cards. "Ok. Game over. As I'm not winning." I grin at Remus, rummaging in my robes. "I know it's in here somewhere..." Hmm... which pocket? "Ah-hah!" I pull out a niiiice little bottle of firewhiskey. "I think we've earned this."
Remus: "You've learnt that trick from Sirius, haven't you? He always quits when I'm winning too. I'm beginning to think I'll never finish a game unless I let you guys win!" I collect up all the cards and shuffle them, knowing Bella's dying to play poker now and smile over at Sirius. "Come and sit over here. You can't play all the way over there."
Sirius: I'm fairly certain that when I was gone, everyone's bodies were taken over by extraterrestrial life forms. I mean really, what is this, Leave it to Otter? Or Leave it to Mongoose? Whatever, muggle thing I heard once. I'm almost expecting someone to be hiding under the bed next to Remus, and for them to suddenly pounce on me when I get over there, but I push my ridiculous paranoia aside and move slowly over to sit beside Remus. I eye the bottle of firewhiskey, then the cards, then look up at Bella. "We'd better be drinking that, not just looking at it."
Bella: "Yeah, and since you've been Mr. Pity-me all night, you have to go drink for drink with me." I grin really quite viciously. I really wonder if Lucius isn't wearing off on me somehow... "Consider it punishment, since you know you can't keep up with me." A challenge? Why, I believe it was.
Remus: The expression on Sirius' face as he comes to sit with us is just so...strange that I feel I have to restrain myself from touching him. He doesn't seem to trust us. "So, are we going to play now?"
Sirius: I give Bella a dark look and almost absently push my damp hair from my forehead. "I'll drink you under the bloody table, Figg." I glance over at Remus, hating the awkwardness and uneasiness that seems to be between us, and shrug a little. "Sure. I guess. Playing now is fine with me."
Bella: "Suuuuuuuuure you will." I grin and start shuffling the cards before taking a nice long hit off the bottle. Gee, that's a temporary solution if I ever saw one... "... do you want to explain the rules, Remus?"
Remus: "Okay." I smile a bit tentatively at Sirius. "Well, you know how to play poker, right? But with this game, we've decided that whoever wins each hand gets to pick someone and ask them truth or dare."
Sirius: ... Okay, now this just sounds like a bad idea. A very bad idea, but then again, I am the king of bad ideas, so I may as well keep my goddamn mouth shut and go along with it. "Oh?" I ask. "Well then. That should certainly make things more interesting." Way to state the obvious, Sirius.
Bella: I hand over the bottle to Sirius, before dealing out the first hand. "And I, for one, promise to not make them ridiculously cruel. Just... creative. I promise."
Remus: I do my best not to let on but I really do have a pathetic hand right now. "Creative is probably an understatement, knowing you." I grin at Bella and move in a bit, coincidentally closer to Sirius.
Sirius: I take the bottle gratefully and take a far larger sip than necessary. Best face the extraterrestrials whilst intoxicated. I peer at my hand of cards without really seeing them... which is strange, because normally I'd be more than into a good game of cards with friends, but Remus just moved closer to me and I'm feeling awkward and a little warm at the moment. "Creative," I repeat, sounding like a doomed man. "Creative, from you, is definitely an understatement.
Bella: "Oh, pooh. So I've got some ideas. They're not mean. Ish." I keep a totally blank face at my cards. Which takes skills, as there's three Aces. Heh. Let's just slip in a fourth, shall we? Did I mention I know how to cheat at poker? Cause I should have...
Remus: "It's the ish I'm worried about." I put down two cards and accept two new cards from Bella. Two sixes. Probably not good enough to win...unless they've got something worse than that. I can be hopeful.
Sirius: I look down at my hand of cards, then look to my hand of firewhiskey, and decide that one is ultimately far more important than the other. After a particularly long sip of the firewhiskey, I hand the bottle to Remus, my eyebrow raised just a bit. I've never actually seen him drink before, so this should be quite interesting... I glance back down to my cards and shrug a little, and put down just one, and take another from Bella. At the moment I don't particularly care about poker.
Bella: I fake a draw, not needing any more, obviously, then grin over at Remus. "C'mon, Remus. If I'm getting Sirius drunk, you might as well join in. It won't take you nearly as much anyway."
Remus: I'm a little put out as I take the bottle from Sirius. What was *that* look for? I'm beginning to get indignant as I glance from one to the other and take a big gulp from the bottle. "You're *still* going on about me not being able to handle it?" I ask Bella, handing her back the bottle.
Sirius: "*Can* you handle it?" I ask, sounding curious. I stop and blink for a moment, then drag my mind firmly out of the gutter. Stop it, Black, I scold, you just betrayed the bloke, don't think about what you two could be doing behind the curtains of your bed. Well, that image didn't help much. "It's just I've never seen you drink before," I add quickly, sounding as casual as I possibly can, given the moment.
Bella: "Hey, I only speak the truth, Remus. I'm so willing to bet you're a lightweight." I grin and take a long draw myself, happily starting to get that nice, warm, fuzzy feeling. Ah. And four aces in my hand. "Ok... so, I'll open. Just say if you fold or not."
Remus: "I...might not have drunk much before but I'm sure I can handle it." I poke my tongue out at Bella and toss my cards down on the bed. "And I fold." Might as well, two sixes is hardly worth worrying about. My head is beginning to feel lighter already. Hey, this is kinda nice.
Sirius: I take the bottle from Bella and take another large sip. I think I'd like to get pissed now, thanks. "I fold too," I say, shaking my head (which makes me feel a bit dizzy). I don't think I can even remember what my cards were. I think I had a two of hearts. Or was that clubs? "Oh who cares," I say out loud, without meaning to, as I take another sip of the firewhiskey.
Bella: "You both just fold?" I wasted one of the aces up my sleeve for *this*? Sheesh. "You're no fun. Fine. Then I win." I flop my cards down, face up. "Hmm... now, who to pick, who to pick..." I grin a little at them both.
Remus: "Hey! You're the one who dealt the cards. One might think you dealt us bad hands on purpose," I wink at Bella, teasing, although I wouldn't put it past her now that I think about it. "Okay, bring it on then. Who are you going to torture first?" I grin and reach for the bottle, my fingers brushing over Sirius' as I take it from him and drink some more. It burns a bit going down, but the effect is more than worth it I've discovered.
Sirius: I've discovered two things in this very moment. The first is that firewhiskey is great. The second is that yes, even after everything, and after proving that I'm a bloody idiot, (and especially after drinking a bit too much firewhiskey a little too quickly), all it takes is the brush of Remus' fingers over mine to make me hard. Well, now this is uncomfortable, both literally and figuratively. Need more alcohol. "Torture is bad, unless both parties find it arousing." Did I just say that? Yep, from the looks on both your faces, I did. I reach over and pluck the bottle from Remus and take another sip. Now, if only the room would stop moving around...
Bella: Annnnnnd that's my cue to take the bottle from Sirius. "Ok, enough for you for now. Yup. And Remus, I pick you first." As I'm not sure Sirius would hear me say anything anyway..."I want you to stand on your head. You can use a pillow, and it doesn't have to be for long. But you have to try!" Start 'em out easy, yupyup.
Remus: "Stand on my head?" I blink at Bella, expecting something worse than that. "Well, I'll try. Probably won't be able to do it, but I'll give it a go. Hey, can I do it near the wall?" I grin at Bella as I slide over to the edge of the bed. "I think I could probably do it against a wall. Otherwise, I'll probably fall over." I giggle a bit at the thought and drag a pillow off the bed, glancing at Bell to see if she'll allow just a little cheating.
Sirius: ...? Yea, he did just say that. I squeeze my eyes shut then open them again, still pouting a little over the fact that Bella took the firewhiskey away. "You can do it against a wall," I say sagely, "if you balance and hold on tight."
Bella: Ok, that wasn't nice. Because now I've got firewhiskey coming out my nose. Coughing, I nod at Remus. "Yeah, yeah..." Then I glare at Sirius. "That was so mean...saying that while I was taking a drink. Sheesh!"
Remus: Ew! I grab the bottle from Bella so she doesn't splutter all over it, take a fortifying drink and set the bottle down on the bedside table. "If I hurt myself doing this, I'm blaming you," I tell Bella firmly. I glance quickly at Sirius but I'm determinedly ignoring what he said. He probably meant it in a dirty way, his mind is always in the gutter. Didn't he mention something about some Hufflepuff and a wall somewhere.... Nope, not going there. I place my pillow on the floor near the wall and attempt to stand on my head. And I actually manage to....kinda. I'm not sure exactly how successful I am but all of a sudden I'm toppling over, landing in a heap on the floor. "Ow..." Now my head is spinning a bit. Clearly, I need another drink. "Was that alright, your highness?"
Sirius: "You need better balancing skills," I say, sounding solemn. "I could teach you, but if you fall over like that you're liable to break my broomstick." Well, it would appear that that stupid inner voice that always gleefully points out the innuendo in anything is taking full advantage of the fact that I'm a bit pissed at the moment.
Bella: I start laughing so hard I fall over on the bad onto my side. "Oh my God, oh my God..." When I finally get control over my breathing again, I grab the bottle back, shaking my head. "Yes, that's fine. C'mon, let's go again..." I'll let one of them win this time. Cause I'm curious what they can come up with for me, truthfully.
Remus: Making a face at Bella, I sit back down on the bed, closer to Sirius again. "Alright, I'll deal this time though." I quickly shuffle and deal the cards, concentrating hard on my hand. "Hmmm" I'm trying to be serious but it's hard when Sirius is talking about his broomstick and teaching me things.
Sirius: I attempt to make things a little less hazy by blinking a few times, but that just makes Remus appear twice. Whoa, double Remus.... okay, that train of thought is ending *now*. I sigh to myself and peer over at Remus as he shuffles and deals the cards, then reach over to snag the bottle of firewhiskey. I take another sip then set the bottle down, and look at Remus again. "I don't think I want to play cards," I declare. "I forget what we're playing. Is it polka? Isn't that a dance? I don't want to dance, and especially not with cards, I'd expect they were worse at dancing than James." Okay, well, that made sense in my head...
Bella: I blink. Twice. Ok... someone was dehydrated before we started, and now someone's sloshed. Let's just make the bottle disappear, shall we? "And we all know that dancing with James sucks... so, let's just see how the next hand goes, huh?" I give Remus a look. Sheesh. I really hope that he's not embarrassed.
Remus: I widen my eyes at Bella. Okay then... "Want any new cards, Sirius?" I'm not even entirely sure if he knows what he's doing anymore.
Sirius: "No, I'm a good dancer, thanks," I reply, raising one hand so I can rub my eyes. Why do I feel so damn light-headed? Oh well. I look over at Remus and smile at him, because I've decided I want to. "You two can have more cards. I'll sit here and watch, like a good Padfoot."
Bella: Must not snicker. Must... not... snicker... Dammit. I snicker. "Er, maybe we should forget the cards and just play truth or dare." Since at this point we can get whatever we want out of Sirius anyway. I almost feel bad. "And I already went."
Remus: I smile back at Sirius, feeling like it's a special moment, because he's actually smiling at me again. "Might as well." I toss my cards on the pile. "Alright, Bella, truth or dare?" I grin at her, feeling decidedly devious as I consider what I might get her to do.
Sirius: "One time I was dared to eat grass, and I did, and then I got the hiccups, and coughed up grass," I say helpfully, one hand absently tugging on a strand of my hair.
Bella: I blink, then take another drink. Waaaaaaaay too sober, thanks. "Dare. But if you ask me to eat grass, you're in so much shit, Lupin."
Remus: I giggle a bit at that and reach for the bottle. "You won't be needing this for a moment." I take a drink as I consider ideas. "Hmm, I dare you to...go to dinner wearing only the invisibility cloak." I giggle a bit more, I'm feeling pretty good right now.
Sirius: I tilt my head and blink at Remus, before I make a noise which is too close to a giggle for my liking. "Naked Bella," I say, in a sing-song voice. "Ha. Sounds like fun."
Bella: An eyebrow arches, and I put on a very businesslike face. "I assume that you guys will be walking with me to make sure no one bumps into me?" And I grab the bottle back and slug another one.
Remus: "Of course we will! I'm truly offended, Bella dearest, that you would think otherwise!" Okay, so alcohol brings out my dramatic side. Hey, it's fun.
Sirius: "But you'll be invisible," I point out, blinking again. "And we won't be able to see you. Which is good 'cause you'd be naked and I'm with Remus, and I'm not supposed to see other naked people. Actually, I haven't seen Remus really naked yet, so I have no one naked at the moment. Isn't naked a stupid word?"
Bella: You know, it's a good thing I'm now drunk. Cause that'd be really weird if I was sober. "Yeah, and I bet Malfoy would be real pissed if *everyone* was looking at me all naked...And, Sirius, you're so RIGHT. It IS a stupid word!" I blink. Whoa.
Remus: I swallow at the thought of seeing Sirius naked. I want to see him naked right now. I want to... Okay, stopping that train of thought right there. "I want to kiss you all over." My eyes widen as I stare at Sirius. Stopping thinking it does not mean start saying it!!! "So. Who's turn is it?" The game. Let's get back to the game. "I think it's your go, isn't it, Bell?" I blink a few times to clear my foggy vision as I look at Bella. Not gonna look at Sirius. Nuh uh.
Sirius: "You know," I muse thoughtfully, "I think I'd like that." I grin cheerfully at Remus, seemingly unconcerned with the fact that he can't look at me at the moment. I turn to look at Bella, and close my eyes for a moment, to keep the room from spinning *too* much. "Bella, Ara, Bell, Figgy McFigg," I sigh. Okay, that had no point, but I felt like saying it.
Bella: I blink, very fuzzily. If they're going to have sex here, they could at least make sure that I'm out of the room, inconsiderate bastards..."Hmm... Figgy McFigg? I like that... but it's actually Sirius's turn."
Remus: I shrug apologetically at Bella. I don't know when I got it into my head that Sirius would react badly to me saying things like that. I mean, come on! It's Sirius. So I grin back at him, eyes sparkling. "Your turn, Sirius."
Sirius: "My turn to kiss you all over?" I ask, furrowing my brow in bewilderment. "Am I allowed to do that?" I blink again then smile, because I suddenly feel like smiling again.
Bella: "Er... no kissing. Er, not me, anyway. Because that would make Remus all sad. Which means!" I stand on the bed, rather steadily, impressing the hell out of myself. "You should only kiss REMUS!" I bounce back down onto the bed, grinning. "But it's your turn to make someone answer truth or dare. Duh."
Remus: I just HAVE to bounce on the bed when Bella bounces back down, because, you know, bouncing's fun. And it gives me the chance to oh so subtly bounce closer to Sirius. Ooh, I'm so sneaky, I'll bet no one noticed that! "Yes, we don't want to make me sad, so it's your turn to ask someone truth or dare." I've made an executive decision and decided that I *like* firewhiskey. Tastes a little weird (and it's all I can do not to make a face when I swallow it) but damn it makes me feel all happy and...bouncy.
Sirius: "Remus *is* the only one I want to kiss," I say, nodding my head in agreement, though I stop that, because my brain feels like it's rattling around when do it. "And I don't like making him sad," I add, pouting a little. "I hate making him sad. I want to make him happy, and I tried before, but Snape sucks centaur balls, and he was bad. Very bad." I nod gravely (but slowly, this time), and gaze at both of you with wide eyes.
Bella: "We alllllll know that Snape sucks..." I pause. "Does he really? No, that's not the point. Anyway, you won't let Snape get to you again, right?" I'm balancing upside down on my head, leaning agianst the headboard. Cause I can. "And then you won't make Remus sad!"
Remus: My eyes are just as wide and I move closer to Sirius, taking his hand in mine. "He is bad. He's a bad, bad man. Very bad. What did he do?"
Sirius: I sigh and try to shake my head, but it really makes things spin, and I'd like to keep my feet on the ground (or, well, really, my arse on the bed), thanks. "He's just bad. A wanker. An arsehole. He said bad things." Oh, way to be vague, Black. "I had to shut him up. Didn't want to hurt you," I add quietly.
Bella: Whoops, fell over. Ow. Sorry, guys. As I think I landed in one of your laps there. Not sure which one, though... "He's a big bastard. Bloody bastard. Big, bloody bad bastard." I punctuate that with a nod.
Remus: "It's okay." I lean closer and kiss his lips briefly and hug him for a moment. "It's still your turn," I say as I pull back. Had enough of this subject, it's bringing me down and I'm rather enjoying being up.
Sirius: "I have a Bella in my lap," I declare, just before Remus leans closer and presses his lips to mine. After he hugs me and pulls back, I give a wiggle and ease Bella off me, because I fear I'm getting a little worked up. Again. Don't want to cause any unnecessary hysteria. "My turn...? Oh! Oh. Um." It would probably be easier to do this if my thoughts weren't going in every bloody direction at the moment. "Uh. Who do I dare?" I ask, wrinkling my nose. "Remus? He already went. But McFiggy did too. Okay, Moony, truth or dare?"
Bella: I giggle and sit in Cobra, propped up on the pillows. "I'm McFiggy. YEAH! Truth or Dare, Moooooony!"
Remus: "Hmmmmmm." I take this very, very seriously. "Truth." I nod decisively, my solemn demeaner just a little spoilt by a giggle escaping as Bella says my nickname.
Sirius: "Truth?" I ask, as though the word seems foreign. "Er...*could* I kiss you all over?" I blink at the words I just said... that wasn't what I had been planning to say. "Uh, I mean..." And now I've gone and confused myself. Where's the alcohol gone to?
Bella: I stand up, giggling something fierce. "Ok. I'm drunk, but I'm not stupid. That, my dear Moony and Padfoot, would be my cue to amscrey. Leave. Vamonuse…"
Remus: I blink up at Bella. "You don't *have* to go..." But it's a rather feeble protest really.
Sirius: "Va..mon..oose?" I ask, drawing the last syllable out. "Amscrey? I didn't know you spoke Mermish." I grin a little, for no apparant reason, and reach over to ruffle Remus' hair. "Mermish people are always so... mermishy."
Bella: "For that dare? Believe me, Moooooony. I've gotta be out of the room for *that* one." I salute, then turn around and walk smack into the closed door. "... ow."
Remus: "There's a door there," I call out, a bit too late, and fall back against Sirius in a fit of giggles. Really, Bella is toooooo funny. I love her.
Sirius: I snicker at Bella. Ouch. "Door!" I call out cheerfully. I slip my arms around Remus when he falls back against me without even thinking about it, and I press a kiss to the top of his head. "You smell good," I announce, still grinning after the sight of Bella walking into the door.
Bella: "Ow." I say from the floor. Yah know, where I fell down.
Remus: "Are you okay, Bell?" I call out from where I'm perfectly comfortable leaning back against Sirius. I would get up and help her...but I don't wanna.
Sirius: "The floor is soft," I say, nodding once, slowly. "McFiggy's fine. Are you fine, FigMickey? Er... yea. And Remus, you never answered my truth," I add, poking him in the side with one finger.
Bella: "I'm fine. But I'm not sure that I want to be in the room for this particular dare when it's acted out..." I can't stand up. Which is really going to *suck* if they go about this.
Remus: "Are you going? Or are you going to stay and watch?" I ask, giggling more, squirming a bit as Sirius pokes me. "I forget the question," I regretfully reply. "But the answer is yes."
Sirius: I blink, looking quite confused. "How can you answer without knowing the answer? I mean question? And what is Bella watching? Are we doing something? *Can* we do something?"
Bella: "And can someone help me up so you two can make out with *out* me in the room? PLEASE?" I'm flopping on the ground. Totally can't get off the ground. So of the not cool.
Remus: "I can answer because I *remember* the answer, silly. I just don't remember the question." I twist around to kiss Sirius briefly, and wink at him. "In a minute." Then I slide off the bed and walk over to Bella, swaying a bit. Luckily Peter's bed is nearby so I can grab a bedpost along the way. "Up you get, Bell." I reach down to pick her up and nearly topple over myself but eventually we're both standing upright against the door. Holding her close, I manage to get the door open and grin at her. "Think you can make it to your dorm?"
Sirius: I remember the question, and dear Merlin, I think I need a cold shower right about now. I clear my throat and watch as Remus moves to help Bella, shifting a little on the bed as I try to make myself comfortable. "Dorms, dorms are good," I say, grinning. Not that that made any sense in the slightest.
Bella: I giggle and sway a lot when I pull away. "I don't have a choice, as you two boys are alllll smoochie, and I don't want to be around for it, thanks."
Remus: I grin happily and squeeze her gently before guiding her out the door. "Okay, your loss. Bye then."
Sirius: "Allll smoochy?" I echo, grinning a bit. "Not too much smoochy yet, unfortunately." I shrug and watch as Remus guides Bella out of the door, then settle back on the bed, sighing a little. My head hurts, but I'm pushing that aside for now.
Bella: They'll find me in the morning, nice and curled up next to their door. Unless they're damned loud.
The End (finally!!)


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Government to require electric cars to make noise
The government wants all electric and hybrid vehicles to make some noise when traveling under 18 mph so pedestrians can hear them coming.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the cars don't make enough noise at low speeds to warn walkers, bicyclists and the visually impaired.
Automakers would be able to pick the sounds that the cars make from a range of choices. Similar vehicles would have to give off the same sounds. And the government says pedestrians must be able to hear the sounds over background noises.
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In 2008, Marvin Harrison suffered a knee injury that would — for all intents and purposes — end his professional career. Gonzalez was forced to move to wideout, where he again looked like a promising prospect who could have a bright future.
All of that ended on the first offensive play of the 2009 season.
Since Gonzalez suffered a season-ending knee injury in 2009 — an odd injury where no player touched Gonzalez as he released from the line of scrimmage — he has not returned to the field 100% healthy for any meaningful period of time. The player waiting behind him in 2009? 2008 seventh round draft pick Pierre Garcon.
Since Garcon slid into the starting spot, he has yet to relinquish it. With the addition of Austin Collie to the squad in the Fourth Round of the 2009 NFL Draft, the talent and competition for passes from Manning has grown even more intense.
A few things are patently certain for Anthony Gonzalez in 2011. The first is that unless Austin Collie misses significant time or noticeably declines in performance, Gonzalez has little chance of unseating him in the slot. The second is that if he does not manage to make a meaningful impact in the Colts offense this season, his future in the NFL will be in jeopardy. Finally, his best shot to make it onto the field is to beat out Pierre Garcon as the second starting wideout — the same competition he wanted in 2010.
Frankly, Gonzalez cannot afford to have anything go wrong this year. His window of opportunity to stake a claim as one of the league's valuable receivers is slipping away from him. Few believe that he lacks the physical talent, the hands, the speed, or the route-running ability to pull off a comeback. But belief alone is not enough.
There is no denying that, in 2011, Anthony Gonzalez has something to prove.


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