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Teaching a Kaiba to be humble requires more tools than a normal man is equipped with in life, and Marik Ishtar decides to take on the job. Stake of the Duel? Seto's years of experience. So what happens when the Tombkeeper takes what he wants? [rated for language]
The evening wind blew tumultuously as both parties stepped out onto the proverbial stage to engage each other in battle. How dramatic. Ironically, both the famous Seto Kaiba and the less than honorable Marik Ishtar thought along the same lines. In Marik's corner stood Ryou Bakura, looking more sinister than usual, fingers idly tracing the contours of his Millennium Ring. In Seto's Corner were Yuugi and friends, Yuugi holding that same ruthlessness in his eyes as Ryou did. Above them were the moon and the stellar colors reflected from the Rainbow Bridge. There was no way that any Kaiba could hold a duel in a place that lacked notoriety. Using his word, as was the only thing necessary, he'd shut down the entire bridge for the night.
He thinks money is all there is in the world… Marik thought. Oh, he had been no fool when he had challenged Kaiba. He had known that he would win. Kaiba still didn't acknowledge the powers of the Millennium Items, and that underestimation would be his downfall. One couldn't always rely on machines. The world was a much more mysterious-and dangerous-place. He took a moment to glance at the Pharaoh. He was an issue that Marik would have to get to later.
Seto was trying to keep his fingernails from digging into his palms. He had not wanted any of these people here; he preferred to settle his scores without so many people about. If it was broadcast, fine; more publicity for him. However, there was a difference between people watching from their television sets and having Yuugi and his friends here. However, Yuugi would not take no for an answer. He had shown up without warning, saying that he'd had bad feelings about the duel and that Seto didn't know what he was up against. When Seto refused to cancel, he insisted upon being present. But Kaiba knew exactly what he was facing: Another fool from the tourney that believed that he was better than the CEO by comparison. It was never good to let antagonists exist in such a fashion-that was one of the harsh lessons he had learned from the old man Gozaburo. If you showed your enemies mercy it would only serve to forfeit your life later. They sought out each other and worked together to bring you down, and Seto didn't feel like seeing Marik's ugly face anywhere down the line. He would take care of this tonight and that would be the end of it. There would be no more Marik Ishtar. Just another nobody who had challenged Seto and lost. Further proof of this were the stakes of the duel. No cards up for grabs, no titles; Marik had simply said that Seto's penalty would be to "share his years of experience with him." Of course, Seto planned on doing no such thing. He was going to win.
The wind howling in all sets of ears, Seto shouted some sort of snide greeting to him, snapping his duel disk onto his arm and holding it at the ready. Marik had brought his, of course, and Ryou's eyes seemed to be staring at the street beneath their feet so hard he was trying to etch an arena for them. Yuugi shouted to be careful, and to be aware of Shadow magic or some other mumbo-jumbo, and Seto immediately dismissed the comment. Marik sneered at Seto, commanding Yuugi to silence himself and prattled on a bit about how disgraceful it was for a Pharaoh to be ordered about by a commoner. Kaiba wasn't there for the little game of pretend that they participated in on a daily basis. He just wanted to finish this duel and be done with it. Marik assumed that he had been weakened, that the reason why he hadn't been dueling publicly was because he was out of practice. That was not the case. Seto hadn't been dueling because he hadn't had a worthy opponent challenge him. In fact, the only reason why he was accepting this challenge was because of Marik's status a finalist in his own competition. If it had not been for that Marik's word would have been as useless as all the rest. Even despite his words, he still wasn't good enough to defeat the great Seto Kaiba.
Yuugi's eyes were on Bakura the entire time, as though he was expecting the white haired boy to do something drastic. Even Marik wouldn't have put it past him and the only reason why they even considered themselves allies was because they were both after the same thing-the downfall of the Pharaoh. Even after their defeats in the Battle City Tournament, their goals hadn't changed. Marik had been ridden of his darker half, the portion of him that lusted for power, and indeed, he no longer wanted the Pharaoh's own seat; but the fact of the matter was that he had been mistreated by his family in the name of the Pharaoh, and for that Yami had to pay. Marik shook his head, chuckling as he shouted his reply over the wind to Seto-he still even failed to recognize his true position in all of this. Without acknowledging the past, Seto would get nowhere. He had correctly guessed that Yami had attempted to deter Kaiba from dueling him. However, the CEO was so very headstrong that no one would stop him once a worthy challenge had been approved. If Marik remembered correctly, Seto had been defeated at his own tournament, even if it had been by the tainted soul of the Rod and Marik didn't count the victory as his own. He shrugged, and decided to make a jest about it before the duel began; stating that fair losses didn't count to a Kaiba because they could just erase it. Seto had scowled but said nothing else, allowing his duel disk to shuffle for him.
"No God Cards," Seto Kaiba had said, and Marik openly agreed. He had constructed his whole strategy without it. He wasn't after Kaiba's soul this time; there was no need to use something that powerful. He just wanted to humiliate the man, to show him that he wasn't the item on everyone's mind. To make it known that pretending not to care wasn't the same as actually not giving a damn and to wipe the smirk off of his face, because people who actually didn't give a rat's ass about others—himself, namely—would do much worse to him. He deserved it; he'd had it coming for a long time and even the Pharaoh wouldn't be able to dispute it. Bakura had insisted on the Shadow Realm for such a thing, but the Shadow Realm was a tool for thugs and muggers. Locking away a man's soul so that he couldn't defeat you directly. It was the same was knifing a man's shin before facing him in toe to toe combat. There was no honor in that, and Marik wanted a clean victory.
No, he had something much, much more fitting in mind.
Seto started off lucky; he'd drawn La Jinn in his hand and he played it with another face down, some throwaway monster in defense. It was obvious, and enough to lull Marik into a purposeful defense as well. It was a nice way to start-or it would have been, had Marik not destroyed it with Helpoemer. The boy took Seto on full-force, rarely bothering with defensive maneuvers. Just when Seto seemed to have him with a spell card he would draw "Non-Spellcasting Area"; When Seto had his strongest offense on the field the boy would toy with him by using the Guardian Sphinx, which not only allowed it to be put into Defensive mode before he attacked but also sent every single monster from Seto's side of the field back to his hand when it was summoned. There was a large gap between the egotistical, power hungry piece of shit that he had seen before in Battle City and the calm, maniacal boy that he was dueling now.
To make things worse, his coat was becoming a bit more uncomfortable; heavy. He shifted a bit, adjusted his coat and kept going. Things only got worse as they progressed; Seto barely got a Blue Eyes out in time enough to take care of Marik's Lava Golem, and that resulted in a stalemate. The boy had Kaiba on the ropes, and he was beginning to feel a bit stressed, particularly after Marik played Viser Des and combined it with Nightmare Wheel the next turn. The Lord of D that was currently on the field was taken control of and frozen in position for three turns. On two of those turns, because of that damned Wheel, he lost 500 lifepoints. If he hadn't been able to use Soul Absorption, never would have recovered those them. He was losing in the clash of monster on monster, although he was able to keep up with Marik's pattern of trick strategy. Even Seto had to admit, the boy had—
For the umpteenth time since the beginning of the duel, he scratched his shoulder. He didn't understand why his coat was bothering him so much tonight. The breeze of the evening was keeping him from sweating, that much was for sure, but he suddenly felt sluggish. He shrugged off his coat, sneering and trying not to appear bothered, but the truth of the matter was that his coat really had been getting on his nerves. Ugh. Removing it made him feel like had thrown twenty pounds off of his back, and he sighed in relief. The arm of his Duel Disk felt a little loose, so he tightened it a bit; that was better.
"Marik..." he heard Yuugi growl, and the Dog Wheeler and a few of the other watching seemed to be discussing something that was going on during the duel. Bakura's smile seemed to grow more feral, and at one point, he began to laugh. Marik, however, ignored Yuugi and continued to look at his hand. He was concentrating hard to beat him, it seemed. Seto would have to make things harder. When the rabble on the sides became more and more loud, Seto hissed at them to shut up. His voice broke when he spoke. He cleared his throat and repeated himself, but still sounded scratchy. Perhaps he was falling ill because of all the wind? But he pushed himself. He would get over it. The duel wasn't even half over right now and there was still a strong chance to recover. It seemed that luck was with him for a moment, as he made a sacrifice to bring out his Blue Eyes. Another one. Kaiba had already realized that he wasn't going to be able to summon the Ultimate Dragon and completely humiliate this fool, but getting two out of three at the same time were still good odds.
Marik was cackling on the inside. Kaiba still hadn't yet realized that he was transforming as he spoke. Marik drew a card for his turn and was disappointed, but not desolate. This had gone well, but not as flawless as he had been hoping. And so it had been this turn. Not the card he wanted to clean the Blue Eyes off of the field, but good enough. He placed two cards face down and ended his turn. Kaiba was on the ropes now, and he wanted this to be over. He rushed into an attack, and Marik took some damage-that was alright for now. But then he flipped his trap card, Compulsory Evacuation Device. Kaiba smirked. He wasn't done yet, and he flipped over a trap of his own, Dust Tornado. Marik swore; he had been planning to send the Dragon back into Kaiba's hand for now. But instead, he used a spell card, Monster Reborn, and brought back Kaiba's previous Blue Eyes. Stalemate, again; but Marik didn't attack. Instead he put a Monster in Defense Mode.
Kaiba took the bait. He would rather destroy a smaller monster and do some damage than come away from a Battle Phase with nothing at all. It was a Dark Jeroid; Kaiba was glad that the effects hadn't been used. But then Marik attacked his Blue Eyes and his side of the field was left naked enough for Marik to take advantage of it during his next turn. Seto hadn't drawn anything useful but trap cards, and while he had softened the blow with a Monster in Defense Mode, he had no choice but to admit that although Marik was only ahead on the field with a simple Newdoria, which Kaiba didn't want to destroy because of its effect. He was losing. And for the third time he was feeling uncomfortable in his clothes. He looked down at his arms, to adjust his sleeves, only to find that they were much larger than his arms.
"Kaiba!" Yuugi yelled-was it the wind, or did his voice sound deeper? "Forfeit this match now, and I can undo most of the damage!" What the hell was he talking about? But the glance at his arm had been more than what was needed to clue him in, and he began to feel his pants slipping off of his waist as well.
"What the fuck is going on?" Seto shouted at Marik, but his voice sounds lighter, two keys away from Mokuba. Now he knew that something was wrong. "I knew that you only knew how to play dirty you filthy-" Seto gripped his pants to pull them up again.
"Oh, so you finally figured it out?" Marik asked lazily. Bakura was laughing-he was over on the other end of the bridge, now, leaning over to direct his guffaws at the waves below. Kaiba hoped he would fall over the edge. "Yes, Kaiba; you always behave like a child when you're losing a duel, and as I knew that you would lose this one I decided that it would appropriate for you to experience your degeneration of age more...literally. Besides, you said you would share your life's experiences. I can see them before my eyes. Can't you?"
"Fuck you! Change me back! Undo this!" Seto's voice sounded ridiculous, even to himself—his voice was much higher than it should have been. The Duel disk weighed heavy on his arm, and he wasn't too sure what to do about it.
Marik just laughed more. "Children shouldn't swear. It's terrible and it's habit forming. You wouldn't want to be like that when you grow up, would you?"
"Marik, stop this!" Yuugi shouted, small fingers tightening around his Puzzle. "Or I'll make you."
"You won't make anyone do anything," Marik said. "The idiot agreed to a duel with me on his own accord. It's his own fate."
"I'm not going to finish this rigged duel, you fucking cheater," Seto hissed, but it sounded a bit more like a rat squeaking to him.
Marik crossed his arms. "Oh, really? Is that what you're doing? You're passing your turn? I believe that you only get a few minutes to make your move. Once it's my turn, Kaiba, I'm attacking you directly, and things are just going to get worse...is that what you really want?" He's probably right, the CEO thought. But there wasn't a surefire way that he could get himself out of this jam. He was losing already, and his clothes felt more like weights-his own Duel disk, like a dumbbell. It wasn't helping at all. There seemed to be no use. But he fought on, because Kaibas didn't forfeit-he wouldn't even consider the option.
The next few rounds were difficult to complete. There were too many distracting things; it was more difficult than before to see in the darkness of the night; the moon in the sky kept clamoring for his attention, the light from it that fell on the waves kept making him turn his head. The waves crashed against each other like they were fighting and the sounds roared inside of his ears. The only thing that was clear were the obscenities that he was trying to keep from coming out of his mouth. Damn Marik, trapping him like this! Through some miracle he was able to get the last Blue Eyes out, and he was gaining by chipping away at Marik's lifepoints; Marik couldn't defend forever. His opponent was frowning, but that wouldn't save him from the crappy luck that his deck was giving him. Seto had the upper hand now and he was intending to use it. With less than 1000 life points left, of course, that was nothing to be joyous about.
And it was all that he could do to keep his clothes on and hold up the Duel disk at the same time. He was trying to guess at his age at the moment, and he couldn't bring himself to do it-he was younger than Mokuba. Much younger. His feet were slipping around in his shoes and his shirt had completely fallen to his waist. He was pretty sure that keeping his pants on was a bit more important. At least he had been allowed to keep most of his sanity. He kept a steady mantra of curses for Marik going in his mind as his arm drooped closer and closer to the ground.
Bakura was still laughing like a madman at the edge of the bridge.
On his next turn Marik drew carefully, eyes narrowed, and Seto watched carefully. Marik stared at the card after he drew it. The playing field grew quiet and so did Yuugi and friends. After a moment, even Bakura's laughs subsided. Seto had guessed it. He'd drawn something useless. Something that couldn't even lessen the blow from the Blue Eyes. He was screwed; Marik didn't have 3000 lifepoints to spare. Then, slowly, Marik burst into loudly, raucous laughter, the kind that sent a shiver down Kaiba's spine. As soon as they were finished with this duel, he was going to have his top experts on this. He needed to know how this was possible, now.
Marik turned the card over. "Are you aware of what this card does?" he asked, a hint of laughter in his voice. "It wins me this duel, is what it does." Making a grand show of it, he read, "Drillago. When there are only face-up monsters with ATK 1600 or more on your opponent's side of the field, this monster can attack your opponent's Life Points directly. Do you know what this means?" he asked.
Seto frowned, and resisted the urge to stick his thumb in his mouth.
"You've had your fun, Marik," Yuugi growled. "Let this be where it is! You've done it. You've humiliated him. You'll be able to pry whatever card you want from him. You've already won the game. There's no need for you to carry it this far!"
"Don't you tell me where I should carry anything!" Marik spat back, smile appearing his face right after. He placed Drillago on the field, and for once Seto Kaiba was hoping that Marik would actually listen to Yuugi's words. He looked at his deck. Graceful Charity, Reload, Pot of Greed, Cyber Jar, Emes the Infinity. Nice set up, but none of these cards could do anything for him to protect his side of the field RIGHT NOW. He was fucked; it was that simple. He was fucked.
He swore he could feel himself shrinking more before the attack actually hit his lifepoints. The bridge seemed to change before his eyes; where he had once seen the bridge from side to side, his sight was failing to capture more than six or seven feet of it at once and that range was becoming smaller with every passing second. His clothes slid off of him completely, his Duel Disk clattered to the ground loudly and he was so small that he felt the vibration. He reached out a hand in front of him, and gasped; it was no longer than his hand while he was in full size. Ridiculous. I can't fucking believe this, he thought. I'm a fucking baby? But his clothes settled on top of him, and the world was lost to him. He couldn't move to pick himself up; he couldn't even turn over from the current position he held on his back. He could hear their voices; Anzu screamed and Marik was laughing triumphantly, Yuugi was talking but the base of his voice from so high up was preventing Seto from being able to discern what he was saying.
On the other side of the field, Marik couldn't have cared less what Seto Kaiba heard. The wind seemed to have subsided some upon his victory, and he beckoned Bakura over to him. "Don't you just love it when plans work out in your favor? The Pharaoh was going on in protest, but Marik didn't care much about it. "He's alive," he said to Yami, "and that's just going to have to do for you, isn't it? You're lucky we're not at the Nile. I'd toss him in with the alligators." And with that, Marik took his real prize. Walking briskly over to the bundle of clothing on the ground, the ex-tombkeeper rummaged through it until he saw the child; no more than a year old, fidgeting and trying to move. "Don't try too hard," he whispered, sugar tipped with poison in his voice, "you might scratch your back on the concrete." With that, he reached toward the Duel Disk. Seeing this, the child seemed to summon some Herculean strength; not only did the Kaiba-infant sit up, but it reached in the direction of the deck, wrapping stubby fingers around it. It was all still child's play, however; Kaiba now had all the power of a babe, and it took nothing for Marik to pry his fingers away from the disk, removing the cards and sticking the deck into his pocket.
He had been hoping that the baby would cry. He really, really wanted to see it happen. However, Kaiba showed no such intention, and seeing how the Pharaoh and his companions were growing impatient, Marik wanted to get one last joke in before he was chased away from the scene. "Bakura, hand me the coat," he said, and the Tombrobber did as he was bid. The white jacket was heavy, with all its punk-style clasps and belts and clamps, and Marik thought it a bit overrated. "You won't need this anymore. Not at all. At least it's the right color. Let's make it into something that you'll be able to use a bit more, doesn't that sound good?" Kaiba was reaching for the jacket, obviously wanting to take it back. To Marik, it looked cute. Disgustingly so. He looked away from the infant and unsheathed his Rod from his back pocket, and in seconds Kaiba's large jacket had become a diaper. He tossed it next to the child. "Like I'm going to touch you," he sniffed, standing up straight and walking away from the child. He looked at the Pharaoh. "There. Now you have another Mortal to watch over. Be careful. I hear he's rather fussy." They didn't laugh at all. Marik was still smiling-it was all too funny. "Fine, then, Pharaoh. Be that way. But consider our transaction finished. You can have him now."
"This wasn't part of your agreement!" Yami growled, his Puzzle beginning to glow, but Marik wagged a finger at him.
"Shadow magic nor their effects were verbally agreed upon. Just no God Cards, and I delivered on that end, and his years of experience; as you can see, I made sure that he delivered on his end as well. Don't be jealous; I'm aware that having this time from Seto Kaiba is more precious than the scholarships they give children in that school system of yours. Maybe they'll write an article on it. I'm so honored." He made a sweeping bow, and with that, he and Bakura were off to enjoy his spoils.


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Island of the Cliffs
Blue-brown where the waves rise
When night has dyed them inky-dark,
And black where the wickedness washes
Its garments and vices,
Tarnished white with avian disarray
And yellow eddies of growth,
He squints from beyond history's stupor.
Mud-brown if tied up, the bastion grates his benevolent teeth
And looks down upon us; intruders,
As we wallow in his Atlantian moat.
Scarlet gashes tell of old scars,
Where old limbs have fallen away into watery oblivion.
Displayed raw, these old sores hint sturdy wisdom;
And as the sediment is all leaning
In and out,
Age is solidified,
Though crumbling into the void.
One layer is stripped, victim to time's impatience,
To leave an archway
Deified for its asymmetry—
Regularity may be defied,
For the beautiful eccentricity of science
Was dispensed
Before the centuries.
A family of fissures
Are pulled taut into an alcove,
Which glitters gold with opalescent treasure.
A squadron of mounded rocks guard the coastline:
Pinnacles rigid with expert might,
As brothers trained implicitly to the soldiering profession;
They wear curving kilts, gaudy with magic,
And dark belts slimming any gateway of default.
Crescent bay before the peninsula;
Soft with watercolour reefs of oleaginous seaweed,
Tossed with salt
As salad leaves tossed with garnish.
Two lives hemmed by nature's circle:
No escape but through the unbridled vegetation
Reigning the cliffsides.
Through the miles and a haze of cloud
Are houses, layer upon layer,
Draped in overcast skies—
Though these cliffs here are seen through sapphire-studded eyelets.
A blur of rain delights in a corner,
Droplets shimmering across distances.
Islets and castles,
Still stately in gradual dissolution,
Are caught between two blazing idols
Of sunlight.
This is all I need.
All I ever wanted or sought.
And it's right here.

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Excellent Medecin!!!!! Il a quelques mois j'ai subi une myomectomie avec lui ou il a enleves 5 fibromes,je le recommande fortement.
Just had an open myomectomy last week to remove 24 fibroids. Although the Dr. I original saw was Dr. Mansour, Dr. Krishnamurthy performed the surgery. I spoke to him right before going into the operating room and he was very kind, explained what we would be doing, asked me if I had any questions, introduced me to all the staff, etc. I was extremely pleased with him and all the staff who did the operation. They were very compassionate and helpful. Surgery went great, scar is extremely tiny. Couldn't be more pleased with Dr. Krishnamurthy and his staff!
Brilliant, compassionate, empathetic, humble , gentle.... All the qualities a real doctor should have! He gives the medical profession a good name. Wish more doctors would be like him. He has followed me for 12 years for complex medical issues, operated on me once. The best there is...
Dr. Krishnamurthy performed a D and C on me some years ago at the Royal Vic. I did not write a review then but will do so now as I just saw him at the new Super Hospital at the Glen Site for an ultrasound. I was very very favorably impressed with Dr. K. the first time as he took the time to come over and explain the whole procedure beforehand, and everything went very well. Today, although someone else performed the ultrasound, Dr. K. put in the gel to dull the pain. What has always impressed me about Dr. is his wonderful ability to relate to people, his humbleness and his compassion. Dr. K. is one of a kind; in 66 years, I have never met a doctor like him before.
Waited 3 months for a full hysterectomy, great surgeon, no complications, takes the time to explain. The wait time when to see him is well 2 to 3 hours later than the appointment, but more a problem of the system, not the good doctor. Natasha was always great at returning email promptly. Would highly recommend him.
Waited 5 months to have an appointment to treat my fibroids . The day of, I called his secretary to confirm the time of my appointment , only to find out it had been postponed a month later without any notification ! Boy, was I annoyed! After seeing him today, I must admit, it was worth the wait . Very genuine, kind and humble. I was even more impressed by his gentle approach with his interns. No detection of arrogance or superiority I usually sense from other doctors I have encountered. Definitely looking forward to seeing him after my 3 -month -treatment for a follow up. Great staff as well... I will overlook that one glitch.
Dr. Khris ! What a wonderful human being. I would recommand him in a instant. Dr. Krish and Dr. Mansour, what a team, like siamese brothers !
I really lack the words to say how I feel about this Doctor. He is so nice and he has a great human heart. I have never met any doc like him before. He was nice the very first day I spoke with him till the day he took out all those fibroid tumors that have made my life miserable. A lot of tears as I write this. I am truly grateful to you Doc KRISNAMURTHY and all the members on your team who came everyday to check on me. They told me all the things you did with me to make sure am well taken care off. Thanks for everything and may the universe fill back all the empty spaces left when you allowed the goodness in you to flow out to me, another child of the universe. I would like to say thanks to Natasha too, she is so nice.Many blessings.
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For Thanksgiving my four-year-old's daycare made Stone Soup. Everybody brought something that was thrown in the pot, along with a stone, and with a little help from the cook what they ate for lunch was not only hot and nutritious but came with a good story, too. Some kids brought carrots, some potatoes; we were charged with celery. The kids know what went into the pot, the teacher knows who brought what, and everybody knows who ate what. Soup is like that.
Grown ups, though, sometimes want to hide behind soup. "I don't know what happened, it's all soup to me." Government critics sometimes complain about an alphabet soup of agencies. And now Doug Whitley of the Illinois Chamber claims that vegetable soup is too dense for him to understand.
Whitley wears many hats, and one of them is Board Member of the Coalition for Jobs Growth and Prosperity. The Coalition raised over $400K for political candidates in 2004 but they have steadfastly refused to own up to who gave it to them. $400 large is a lot of cash to just find lying around at the end of the day. But Whitley can't be bothered to find out where it came from.
"It's impossible to legitimately report who gave the money that made it into the political process" and whose money didn't, Whitley said. "It's like vegetable soup," the St. Louis Post Dispatch reported over the weekend.
The problem here is the Coalition's refusal to observe state law that requires segregated funds for political activities. Anyone who raises or spends $3,000 or more to spend in support of or opposition to candidates or ballot issues must form a political committee and register with the State Board of Elections. Those are the rules that just about everybody else follows (even Justice for All, the other group ICPR filed complaints against, admitted they should have disclosed their funding and did so). The FDA requires Campbell's to list its ingredients, and the Illinois Chamber follows those rules, so Whitley must know how easily it can be done. But he wants the public to believe that the Coalition can't seem to figure that out.
What Whitley describes is a loophole big enough to drive an election through. Illinois has no limits on political finance; we're the only state with such a wide-open, Wild West style of campaign fundraising. All we have is disclosure. Illinois does a really good job of disclosure, but it can disclose only what the committees report.
Would that my four-year-old's Thanksgiving lunch ended up with an untraceable $400K in the pot.
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The Brotherhood Archives was a database and library for the Brotherhood of Nod which contained centuries worth of scientific research. It was destroyed in the aftermath of the Second Tiberium War and deprived Kane of all its contents. However, the Global Defense Initiative managed to create a new duplicate of the stealth databank which was under analysis at a covert GDI Research Facility located on the coast of Australia.
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Lot Dimensions: 44x72
Year Built: 2004
Garage Dimensions: 2 car
Garage: Attached Garage, Driveway - Asphalt, Garage Door Opener
Style: (TH) Side x Side
Neighborhood: Wildridge Northpointe
Water: City Water/Connected
Sewer: City Sewer/Connected
Square Feet: 1440
Above Ground Sq Ft: 1440
Room Information for 4979 384th Trail, North Branch, MN 55056
Main Floor
Living Room: 20x17
Dining Room: 11x11
Kitchen: 11x11
Bedroom 1: 15x13
Bedroom 2: 12x10
Four Season Porch: 12x10
Dining Room Description: Informal Dining Room
School Information for 4979 384th Trail, North Branch, MN 55056
School District: North Branch
School District Phone: 651-674-1000
Interior Features for 4979 384th Trail, North Branch, MN 55056
Appliances: Range, Microwave, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Washer, Dryer, Water Softener - Owned
Air Cond: Central
Heating: Forced Air
Fireplaces: Yes
Basement: Full, Drain Tiled, Day/Lookout Windows, Concrete Block, Unfinished
Exterior Features for 4979 384th Trail, North Branch, MN 55056
Lot Description: Tree Coverage - Light
Lot Dimensions: 44x72
Roof: Asphalt Shingles, Pitched, Age 8 Years or Less
Zoning: Residential-Single
Financial Considerations for 4979 384th Trail, North Branch, MN 55056
Tax Amount: $2,884
Taxes w/Assessments: $2,884
Tax/Property ID: 110107539
Tax Year: 2016
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This would have been the most sensible entrance into the region to use, so he had scaled and traversed the spikes within a day, and planted himself right from where his targets would appear.
When they finally appeared, he observed them- planning how he would dispatch of them. They were armed, that much was clear.
Only one of them was heavily armoured- and wore tarnished Gael armour.
Another, clearly the Lycan, wore loose clothes, made of linen mostly, should he not be provided enough time to transform, he would be not too difficult to deal with.
The only female of the group was Elven, clearly well armed- an assortment of lethal looking weapons strapped all over her body. But her armour was light, and mostly made of thin, dark leather- easily pierced by a sharp blade.
Finally he looked over the leader of the group- a tall, heavily built man who wore a long, black coat with many buckles. His face was partly concealed by a hat. He didn't look particularly fast, or as strong as the Lycan- but there was something about him… something the observer couldn't put his finger on. He would also have to be wary of the musket strapped at the traveler's waist- and anything else he had stashed inside that coat of his.
The observer watched them as they relished being out of the confines of the road for a moment, and then ventured onwards to join the main road that ran around the Ecrid fields.
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Acicular ferrite is a microstructure of ferrite in steel that is characterised by needle-shaped crystallites or grains when viewed in two dimensions. The grains, actually three-dimensional in shape, have a thin lenticular shape. This microstructure is advantageous over other microstructures because of its chaotic ordering, which increases toughness.[1]
Acicular ferrite is formed in the interior of the original austenitic grains by direct nucleation on the inclusions, resulting in randomly oriented short ferrite needles with a 'basket weave' appearance. Acicular ferrite is also characterised by high angle boundaries between the ferrite grains. This further reduces the chance of cleavage, because these boundaries impede crack propagation.
In C-Mn steel weld metals, it is reported that nucleation of various ferrite morphologies is aided by non-metallic inclusion; in particular oxygen-rich inclusions of a certain type and size are associated with the intragranular nucleation of acicular ferrite, as observed, for example, by,.[2][3] Acicular ferrite is a fine Widmanstätten constituent, which is nucleated by an optimum intragranular dispersion of oxide/sulfide/silicate particles. The interlocking nature of acicular ferrite, together with its fine grain size (0.5 to 5 um with aspect ratio from 3:1 to 10:1), provides maximum resistance to crack propagation by cleavage.
Composition control of weld metal is often performed to maximise the volume fraction of acicular ferrite due to the toughness it imparts. During continuous cooling, higher alloy contents or faster cooling generally delay transformation, which will then take place at lower temperatures, below the bainite start temperature, and lead to higher hardness. The efficacy of inclusions as nucleation sites in modern low alloy steel weld metals is such that fine-scale intragranular bainite can nucleate on them, both by continuous cooling and by isothermal transformation below the bainite start temperature. Some confusion has arisen in the literature, as this fine-scale intragranular bainite, which can resemble acicular ferrite in appearance in the optical microscope, has been called acicular ferrite by some researchers. See, for example.[4]
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- ^ Bhadeshia, Harshad Kumar Dharamshi Hansraj; Honeycombe, Robert William Kerr (2006), Steels: microstructure and properties (3rd ed.), Butterworth-Heinemann, p. 155, ISBN 978-0-7506-8084-4.
- ^ Abson D J, Dolby R E and Hart P H M H, "The role of nonmetallic inclusions in ferrite nucleation in carbon steel weld metals", In: Trends in Steels and Consumables for Welding. Proceedings, International Conference, London, 13-16 Nov.1978. Publ: Abington, Cambridge CB1 6AL; The Welding Institute; 1979. ISBN 0-85300128-6 (Papers), 0-85300132-4 (Discussions). Paper 25, 75-101; session discussion, 609-617
- ^ Ricks R A, Barritte G S and Howell P R, "The influence of second phase particles on diffusional phase transformations in steels", Proc. Int. Conf. on Solid-solid phase transformations,10–14 August 1981, Natural Science Foundation/Met. Soc. AIME, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, H I Aaronson, D E Laughlin, R F Sekerka and M C Wayman, Editors, 1982, 463-468
- ^ Yang J. R and Bhadeshia, H K D H, "Thermodynamics of the acicular ferrite transformation in weld metals", In Advances in Welding Science and Technology, Proc. Int. Conf. on Trends in Welding Research, Gatlinburg, U.S.A., 18–22 May 1986, Editor S A David, 187-191


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Our family spent six wonderful nights at this KOA. My children were active from the moment that we pulled in until we pulled out. We swam, fished, played a round of mini golf, walked around the lake and enjoyed their awesome playground. We participated in the activities that they had on Saturday. We are going to try the "Frozen T-Shirt" game at our next big camp out with family. The kids really enjoyed it. There are other activities available like paddle boats, bumper boats, a jump pillow or peddle car rentals. These all come at a price. My kids were so busy with the activities that were included that they didn't even seem to care about the others. It was nice, though, that they were available just in case. The staff was professional and friendly. We enjoyed a campfire three out of the six nights here. There are no campfire rings at the sites but if you reserve early they have a number of raised fire pits that they will deliver to you for $5.00 a night. Enjoying s'mores under the stars with my kids. Totally worth it! Don't forget your bug spray and citronella candles, though. It can be a bit buggy as your walk around the lake or during the evening. No big deal if you are prepared. I took advantage of their laundry facility the night before we left. I was pleasantly surprised how nice it was and it even had an ironing board and iron available. We slipped over to Horsetooth Reservoir three times during our stay. We boated and fished there. It is a beautiful lake. It is only about fifteen minutes away. The downtown area of Fort Collins is a great place to sneak away for a fun evening. Our family loves this park and we love this town. We have camped here the last three years and my kids are already asking for another week here.
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From the bottom of his heart he uttered forth the deepest desire to God, "Please, show me Your glory!" Exodus 33:18
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The protein encoded by TNFRSF13B is a lymphocyte-specific member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor superfamily. Additionally we are shipping TNFRSF13B Antibodies (163) and TNFRSF13B Kits (19) and many more products for this protein.
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Mouse (Murine) TNFRSF13B Protein expressed in Escherichia coli (E. coli) - ABIN2667577
He, Santamaria, Xu, Cols, Chen, Puga, Shan, Xiong, Bussel, Chiu, Puel, Reichenbach, Marodi, Döffinger, Vasconcelos, Issekutz, Krause, Davies, Li, Grimbacher, Plebani, Meffre, Picard et al.: The transmembrane activator TACI triggers immunoglobulin class switching by activating B cells through the adaptor MyD88. ... in Nature immunology 2010
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Human TNFRSF13B Protein expressed in Human Cells - ABIN2004906
Wu, Bressette, Carrell, Kaufman, Feng, Taylor, Gan, Cho, Garcia, Gollatz, Dimke, LaFleur, Migone, Nardelli, Wei, Ruben, Ullrich, Olsen, Kanakaraj, Moore, Baker: Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor superfamily member TACI is a high affinity receptor for TNF family members APRIL and BLyS. in The Journal of biological chemistry 2000
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Human TNFRSF13B Protein expressed in Escherichia coli (E. coli) - ABIN1098781
von Bülow, Bram: NF-AT activation induced by a CAML-interacting member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily. in Science (New York, N.Y.) 1997
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Human TNFRSF13B Protein expressed in Human - ABIN1344232
Huard, Tran, Benkhoucha, Manzin-Lorenzi, Santiago-Raber: Selective APRIL blockade delays systemic lupus erythematosus in mouse. in PLoS ONE 2012
11% of common variable immunodeficiency patients and 13% of antibody deficiency syndromes patients carried at least one mutated TNFRSF13B allele.
SNPs rs9514828 (BAFF (show TNFSF13B Proteins)), rs3803800 (APRIL) and rs4985726 (TACI) may be associated with the risk of development of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia in a Polish population.
serum levels not associated with disease activity in MPO (show MPO Proteins)-ANCA-associated renal vasculitis
In this review, we aim at giving an insight into the genetics underlying the CVID and particularly at outlining the role of TACI and its relative contribution to the development of CVID-like phenotypes in human.
TNFRSF13B hemizygosity does not recapitulate autoimmune features of common variable immune deficiency -associated C104R and A181E TNFRSF13B mutations, which likely encode dominant negative products, but instead reveals selective TACI haploinsufficiency at later stages of B-cell development.
Common variable immune d (show TNFSF13B Proteins)eficiency patients with heterozygous mutations in TACI alleles increase susceptibility to autoimmune diseases.
The study demonstrated that there is a remarkable interindividual variability of TACI expression in chronic lymphocytic leukemia, although the majority of patients display low to undetectable TACI.
Variants of TNFRSF13B were associated with common variable immunodeficiency.
only Transmembrane Activator and CAML Interactor (TACI) correlates with the MMC's capability to ligate BAFF (show TNFSF13B Proteins). Additionally, the level of expression of TACI correlates with the level of the MMC's BM dependency
Data show significant differences in expression of tumour necrosis factor (show TNF Proteins) family (BAFF (show TNFSF13B Proteins)) receptors BAFF-R (show TNFRSF13C Proteins), BCMA (show TNFRSF17 Proteins) and TACI in patients with and without anti-Jo-1 or anti-Ro52 (show TRIM21 Proteins)/anti-Ro60 (show TROVE2 Proteins) autoantibodies.
splenic B cells from TACI-deficient (TACI- / -) mice were unable to secrete IL-10 (show IL10 Proteins) following TLR stimulation, and TACI- / - mice had undetectable basal serum concentrations of IL-10 (show IL10 Proteins).
Data show that production of autoantibodies in B cell-activating factor (show TNFSF13B Proteins) of the TNF (show TNF Proteins) family (BAFF (show TNFSF13B Proteins)) is dependent on tumor necrosis factor (show TNF Proteins) receptor superfamily, member 13b protein (TACI) expression by B cells.
Taci (-/-) mice and BAFF (show TNFSF13B Proteins) transgenic mice both develop signs of human Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Elimination of B lymphocyte stimulator (show TNFSF13B Proteins) receptor 3 (BR-3) and TACI inhibits the development of SLE in NZM mice.
TACI deficiency has a role in alternatively activated macrophage phenotype and susceptibility to Leishmania infection
Heteromers consisting of one BAFF (show TNFSF13B Proteins) and two APRIL bind to receptor TACI, BCMA (show TNFRSF17 Proteins) but not to BAFFR (show TNFRSF13C Proteins).
Mice lacking TACI are able to clear Citrobacter rodentium, a model pathogen for severe human enteritis, more rapidly than did wild type mice.
reduced TACI expression is responsible for the unresponsiveness of XID (show BTK Proteins) mouse to TI-2 Ags (show GLA Proteins) and BCR (show BCR Proteins) activation controls TACI expression.
Although we have found that TACI is dispensable for controlling B. hermsii infection, mice deficient in BAFFR or BAFF exhibit impairment in B. hermsii-specific IgM responses and clearance of bacteremia.
Data indicate that APRIL expression accelerates the onset of TCL1 (show TCL1A Proteins)-driven leukemia formation mainly through TACI activation.
The protein encoded by this gene is a lymphocyte-specific member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor superfamily. It interacts with calcium-modulator and cyclophilin ligand (CAML). The protein induces activation of the transcription factors NFAT, AP1, and NF-kappa-B and plays a crucial role in humoral immunity by interacting with a TNF ligand. This gene is located within the Smith-Magenis syndrome region on chromosome 17.
tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 13B
, tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 13B
, transmembrane activator and CAML interactor
, tumor necrosis factor receptor 13B
, transmembrane activator and calcium-modulating and cyclophilin ligand interactor


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As mistakes go, Paul Robinson has made worse but it is unlikely he has made many of greater consequence, and England's beleaguered goalkeeper was suitably low as the squad arrived home yesterday. Steve McClaren may continue to support a goalkeeper who is in the worst form of his life but it was telling that Steven Gerrard acknowledged that Robinson should be "disappointed" with his role in the goal that sent England to defeat in Moscow.
To his credit the Tottenham player did not try to pass the blame, instead conceding that he had committed a basic error when he turned a shot into the path of Roman Pavlyuchenko. It may not have been as inept as a dropped cross, a dive over a shot or an embarrassing fumble but goalkeepers are trained to push the ball away from dangerous areas, whereas he knocked it into a position that meant a goal was almost inevitable if the first player to the rebound was Russian.
Robinson - who picked up a calf strain and is ruled out of Tottenham's game at Newcastle on Monday - spoke of a "kick in the teeth" and, unlike in Croatia where his air shot presented England's opponents with their second goal, he was willing to accept responsibility. "I got a hand on it but it wasn't a strong enough hand and it fell in the middle of the penalty area." What he would not admit to was that he was suffering a crisis of confidence - which anyone with a basic grasp of football could see.
Robinson's annus horribilis means he no longer gets the benefit of the doubt and it will count for little that his performance in Moscow was otherwise flawless. The word from the dressing room is that the players have lost confidence in him, and if Russia get the victory in Israel that means England can virtually forget about reaching Euro 2008, he faces the ignominy of being remembered as one of the principal factors in the failed qualifying campaign.
The debate will inevitably reopen about whether it is time for David James to return or whether Scott Carson should be rewarded for his impressive form at Aston Villa, but the cold reality for McClaren is that when the next competitive game comes around it may be too late.


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|Benedict, C
|Magill, C
|Stipanovic, Robert - Bob
|Bell, Alois - Al
Submitted to: National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conference
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/9/1997
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: HMGR activity and delta-cadinene cyclase are induced more rapidly in resistant Seabrook Sea Island (SBSI) cotton (Gossypium barbadense) than in susceptible Rowden (G. hirsutum). Similarly the concentrations of the important phytoalexin desoxyhemigossypol and of total phytoalexins increase quicker in SBSI than in Rowden. These observations agree with the hypothesis that induction of phytoalexins is an essential element in the resistance response in cotton.


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Crafting a Memoir Small Story
Presently's theme? Characteristics portraits.
1. Charm Portraits Expose Romance
A portrait may be a outline on the someone or several many people.
From Cheryl Strayed, even so, I discovered portraits also present the partnership from a people as well as contributor (in memoir) or some other persona (stories).
As an illustration, anyone could express his dad choosing phrases like "looming," "powerful," and "spoke which has a strong voice." Together with producing a physical outline, these words and phrases evoke a few of that fear or intimidation a child can have for his parent.
A different person (his partner, by way of example) can make use of different ideas to explain the identical man.
So think about, does your portrait represent whomever s romance on the lecturer?
2. Figure Portraits Are About Above the Actual physical
Cheryl study us a paragraph in a publisher about his mommy-but he didn't begin using a one bodily details.
In lieu, he authored, "She was the actual lady who had been unique and much loved by total strangers, but http://dissertationhelpservice.co.uk/ we all around her couldn't help but move on egg cell shells."
I produced this instance up as I couldn t can remember the exact section. But, I do keep in mind the contributor authored about his new mother's activities, how she designed persons look and feel, and what she claimed, though entirely steering clear of conveying her appearance.
You put on t really need to remove physiological account. Really, I encourage one to consider how you would can construct a perception of the persona once you couldn't explain his / her presence.
3. Character Portraits Can Be Done for Teams of Women and men
When Cheryl was hiking the Pacific Crest Pathway in their own memoir Wilderness, she placed managing perfectly into a sure sort of hiker. This collection of hikers spoke a certain way, wore specific devices, and happened to be all backpacking for equivalent motives. To portray this staff, Cheryl proceeded to unite they all into you, lone personality.
In instances where you ought to reflect a unique particular consumer, she mentioned, one can wish to either join those individuals into a solitary individuality, like she have (in memoir, I might increase), or virtually write a portrait with the collection.
As an illustration, "The girls of Logan Group wear Lululemon yoga jeans, racer-lumbar region aquarium shirts, and yoga exercises mats strapped all across their backs." That's how I would report certain people in Logan Circle, D.C. It is not a portrait of merely one partner, but a variety of person which i definitely see there.
I understand the concern about stereotyping by talking about sets in such a manner. My tip is to try to be reliable and decent, but even to not really frightened to toned in to the nature's subjectivity.
The best question is how the charm would see these folks. Would the person have a nuanced mindset?
4. When Writing Nature Portraits, Begin with Warm up
I wrote downwards this price quote from Cheryl:
When somebody properly does a product they generally do, that is a reason for high heat and fascination, and while people does an issue they never ever do, it's also a host to warmth and attention.
To paraphrase, keep to the heating.
I feel these suggestions is specially helpful in memoir. Is there things another person on your life often does? Will it be on your information of them? If not, it must be!


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Get a glimpse into the life of a University of Calgary student as they share their story and advice.
Getting involved in campus life is a great way to learn more about yourself, build connections and friendships that will last a lifetime.
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CHICAGO - The Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau (CCTB) today unveiled a strategic expansion of the organization by naming Sam Stark as Executive Director of the newly created Chicago Sports Commission (CSC). Stark, 42, most recently served as President and CEO of the Orlando-based Central Florida Sports Commission (CFSC), the non-profit, private organization charged with attracting global events and sports-related business and activities to Central Florida.
The CSC, led by a 19-member Advisory Board is charged with securing sports and recreational events for the Chicago area to help drive overnight hotel stays particularly during slower months and need periods. Stark will serve as a first point of contact for all sporting event organizers interested in Chicago.
"The formation of the Chicago Sports Commission is essentially sports tourism through economic development. Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics was an important first step in raising the awareness of Chicago, especially overseas. Sam knows what it takes to build upon the awareness of the destination, ultimately resulting in increased visitation," said Don Welsh, CCTB President and CEO." Chicago is known for its unmatched arts, culture, shopping, dining, theater and entertainment options, yet we haven't yet capitalized on the lucrative sports tourism market whereby we can compete regionally and nationally and internationally for amateur and professional athletic competitions."
During his time at the CFSC Stark's aggressive and targeted efforts resulted in 98 sporting events for the area resulting in 160,000 hotel room nights and more than $100 million in economic impact. Additionally, Stark created the first-ever Sports Club membership program that attracted more than 50 corporate members in its first year resulting in $50,000 in new revenue for the CFSC.
"Our efforts are focused on creating a new source of economic development for the city through sporting events," said John Murray, CSC Chairman. "Sam has the experience, the energy and the creativity to make this effort a success from the very beginning."
"Chicago already has the infrastructure required to attract amateur and professional sporting events," said Stark. "With some of the nation's finest sports facilities, the features of a global destination, including a diverse selection of hotels at every price point, Chicago offers the perfect platform to launch premier sports and recreational events. I'm honored to lead this exciting effort to grow and developing Chicago's sports industry."
Prior to leading the CFSC, Stark was successful in turning the financially underachieving Winter Park, FL Chamber of Commerce into a profitable, vibrant and relevant membership organization. He has held previous leadership roles with destination and sports marketing organizations, including Mainstreet Marketing, Sports Partners and Florida Citrus Sports.
Stark will report to Don Welsh. He will officially begin his new role on October 18, 2011.
The Chicago visitor industry is directly responsible for 124,000 jobs resulting in $616 million in tax revenue that supports education, healthcare, public safety and other public services and $11.1 billion in direct spending by visitors on food, entertainment, transportation and shopping.


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Robert`s disease is addressed...
He felt so tired maybe because of all the emotional day or on another level the efects of the last treatment of chemo were finally being felt. Tonight he had to go in for test blood they always check once a week on his white cell count if it drop too low , he was in trouble. He kinda laugh with this last thought dough. More trouble than the last few hours, having cancer was so much easier and that made him really laugh out loud.
David was in his room about to put the computer on when he heard the little midget sound of joy. That kid had some guts...
In the wake of the boys departure, two people are stranded in a not so comfort silence not knowing when it is safe enough to speak.
Sarah was still rearranging her though`s on the way her son`s felt when she sensed that Richard wanted to speak , so she paid him attention.
He was slightly confused on how can a complete stranger know is son better than him and be able to in just 24 hours make them express so much when they had been tiptoing around this big bully that cancer was, he had acted wrong. He should have stood tall against his fear`s and been there for his son, for his wife, maybe he still could ?!
" Sarah, i am sorry i wasn`t here, put i want to be here now, please don`t push me away."
She had hoped he seen the light sonner than this and yet due to a kid , her husband once her best friend on who she rely so much, was now ready to be part of their family again, she wasn`t going to look in this horse`s mouth. And so she got up and extended her arms in a open gesture, one that he took it strait away. It was good to be home again.
She had received a call from the nurse at the hospital their doctor had the results back , the numbers were extremely low, they had run out of time, in the next few weeks until all his bone marrow was killed Robert had to stay in hospital, and then as soon as that was completed a new bone marrow would be implated ,and the waiting period began. All of this had been explained in detail to them and Robert only two weeks ago,and today only 24 hours after David`s arrival they were back to have one son in the house. She had yet to say the news to all of them...


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Wisconsin women well represented on U.S. hockey team
Americans face Canadians in championship game
Ottawa, Ontario - Whether it's the Olympics or World Championship, there are two near certainties about women's hockey.
The gold medal game will come down to the United States vs. Canada.
And the U.S. team will have plenty of Wisconsin talent on the roster.
On Monday, the Americans shut out Finland, 3-0, to advance to the final of the World Championship for the 15th straight time, while Canada crushed Russia, 8-1, to do likewise.
After Canada captured the first eight world crowns, the U.S. took four of the next five, before the Canadians stunned their bitter rivals with an overtime win in Vermont last year.
The 2013 title - and bragging rights heading into next year's Olympic Games, where the U.S. has not beaten Canada since 1998 - will be determined at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, when the squads have a rematch of last week's preliminary-round game won by Canada, 3-2, in a shootout.
To regain the championship, the U.S. will need strong performances from its Wisconsin-bred stars, who will figure prominently at both ends of the ice.
Between the pipes will be veteran starting goalie Jessie Vetter from Cottage Grove, who won the Patty Kazmaier Award as collegiate player of the year at Wisconsin in 2009. Soon after that, she became the starting goaltender for the Olympic team and has been the U.S. No. 1 ever since.
At forward, Dousman native Brianna Decker was last year's Kazmaier winner after leading the NCAA with 37 goals in 40 games. In three preliminary-round games at the World Championship, Decker notched four goals and two assists, tying for second in tournament scoring. She added an empty-net goal Monday.
And then there's this year's Kazmaier winner, Amanda Kessel, who grew up in Madison watching her brother, Phil, become an NHL star, and other brother, Blake, also make it to the professional ranks. She has been rewriting the record books at Minnesota with 46 goals and 55 assists this year as she led her team to a national title with a perfect 41-0 record. Playing on a potent line with Decker at this tournament, she also registered six points in the preliminary round, notching a goal and five assists. And she picked up an assist in the semifinal to keep pace with her linemate.
"There has been a great amount of girl players to come out of Wisconsin lately," said Kessel, who helped the Madison Capitols Bantam boys team to state and regional titles in 2005-'06. "It's kind of fun growing up with Brianna Decker. I always either played with her or a lot against her. It's awesome to get back and play with each other here."
Reagan Carey, director of the women's program for USA Hockey, said she has been keeping a close eye on Decker and Kessel at this tournament and loves what she has been seeing from them.
"One of our mantras is that we're team first," she said. "What that means is making sure that you're doing what you can to contribute to the greater success of the team, and Kessel and Decker do that day in and day out. Each game nobody is outworking them on the ice. They're always trying to get open or make a play and really being there for their teammates. So they lead by example. To be able to look ahead and say that they'll be great leaders for us down the line is an easy thing to say and they are proving it now."
Decker said she can't wait to show what she can do in the championship game, where she said it's an honor to be part of the intense rivalry that exists between Canada and the U.S. And it's particularly special this year, with the event being held in Ottawa, where the inaugural women's World Championship was held in 1990.
The game is expected to be a near sellout, with more than 18,000 fans in the stands, and it will be carried live on national television across Canada.
"It was nice to play on our home field in Vermont last year and try to defend our own house, but coming here is a whole different atmosphere," said Decker, who turns 22 next month. "Hockey's really respected here and it's well-supported, even on the women's side, so the rivalry is really fun. And it's competitive."
Kessel echoed those thoughts.
"It's intense," said Kessel, who has a year of eligibility left at Minnesota. "You don't get any better hockey than that. You know that there's not going to be many of those games, so it's something that really you sit there and look around when you're in that moment and look around at the stands and the fans and everybody and really take it in."
As a mainstay in the national program since 2007, it's an experience Vetter knows well. She's had both thrilling victories and gut-wrenching defeats vs. Team Canada. She said the adrenaline rush of the rivalry is a key reason she keeps coming back to the national team.
"I think as an athlete you just grow your game each year and you have to, to be able to compete at this level," said Vetter, who plays on a Madison-based team in the men's Great Lakes Hockey League. "I love the sport, love to play and obviously playing with the U.S. team is a pretty big honor and it's one I don't take lightly."
This time around she has a fellow Wisconsin goalie on the roster in Delafield's Alex Rigsby. The Badgers' star goalie for the last three seasons said she is treating her national team debut as a valuable learning experience, though she is disappointed she didn't get to see any game action.
USA Hockey will hold a selection camp in June to determine the Olympic roster. Rigsby said she can't wait for her tryout but in the meantime is savoring her chance to get some mentoring from Vetter at this tournament.
"I've been fortunate enough to be here with all the Wisconsin girls," said Rigsby, who in 2009 became the first female to be selected in the United States Hockey League draft. "It's fun to come here and get reunited with all three of the other girls who were born in Wisconsin."