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BEIJING – Hillary Rodham Clinton met with leaders in Burma today to judge for herself the changes that pushed President Obama to make Clinton the first U.S. secretary of State to visit this isolated, impoverished nation in more than 50 years.
Clinton, speaking to President Thein Sein during their meeting, said, "I am here today because President Obama and myself are encouraged by the steps you and your government have taken to provide for your people."
Sein said her visit was a historic chapter in relations between the two nations.
Before Clinton arrived Wednesday, she told reporters, "I am obviously looking to determine for myself and on behalf of our government what is the intention of the current government with respect to continuing reforms both political and economic."
Activists and citizens of Burma, also known as Myanmar, welcomed the visit but cautioned that the military-backed, nominally civilian government is unlikely to allow full democracy to develop.
"It's hard to understand the Myanmar government; they do not speak what is in their hearts," warned U Htaung Ko Thang, a leader of the Chin ethnic group, who was elected to the parliament in the 1990 elections, whose results the ruling junta annulled. "Unless we establish a democratic government, there is no opportunity for the Burmese people."
Burma's parliament approved a law guaranteeing the right to protest, which had not previously existed, and it opened up some political participation. Nevertheless, the government that took office in March is still dominated by the military.
Hundreds of political prisoners remain jailed, and Burma's army continues to torture and kill civilians, according to Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.
Veteran politician U Htwe Myint, a former political prisoner, said he was "very hopeful" about Clinton's visit, but he called recent changes "window dressing." Even if the party of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi wins all the seats contested in by-elections this month, "the deciding power (in parliament) will still rest with the military," he said.
Others are more impressed by sweeping changes that include moves to allow labor unions, Internet access and exiles to return.
"The changes are the most significant that have taken place in that country for half a century," said David Steinberg, a Burma expert and professor at Georgetown University in Washington. "I hope they will continue, but nobody knows."
By advocating tough positions on human rights abuses, Clinton's visit should be a challenge to Burma to behave better, and not a "reward" for changes to date, said Benjamin Zawacki, Southeast Asia researcher for Amnesty International. Her visit "is a bold move, a risky endeavor."
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NEW YORK • Mick Jagger paid poignant tribute to his late companion, designer L'Wren Scott, on Tuesday, calling her his "lover and best friend" and saying he was struggling to understand why she might have taken her own life.
Jagger posted the message on his Facebook page as the Rolling Stones canceled their seven-date tour of Australia and New Zealand, "14 on Fire," in the wake of Scott's death. The noted fashion designer was found dead Monday in her Manhattan apartment, an apparent suicide.
A report Tuesday in the New York Times shed possible light on Scott's state of mind in recent days. Former Times fashion writer Cathy Horyn, a friend of Scott's, wrote in an essay posted on the paper's website that the designer had been planning to announce on Wednesday that she was closing her business, apparently due to financial troubles. Horyn wrote that she had learned of that development after Scott's death — and did not say from whom.


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We had the pleasure to exchange a few words with Ashley Rogge, an up-and-comer in the popular world of cosplay. Although new to the scene, she already has a number of costumes under her belt including a gender-bent Ghost from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Viola from Saints Row: The Third, and the extremely popular Gamer Zombie!
[UMDR] What made you want to be a part of the cosplay phenomenon in the first place?
[Ashley] Last year was my first time going to a convention at all. A friend had invited me to go to PAX East 2012 with him and there was no way I could pass it up. He knew my favorite character from Call of Duty was Ghost and he had bought me a skull mask just like his from the game. At PAX, my friend let me wear army gear he bought for his Ghost cosplay and I walked around as a gender-bend version of him.
I got stopped for pictures a lot! I stood in the lobby with my arms crossed without moving, except my head, for hours. People would come up and ask for pictures and say how badass I looked. I even had one of the side vendors give me a whole bag of little pins as well as a sketch of me standing there.
It was honestly the most fun thing I've done. I was never one to be photogenic, but I think that day in the lobby and pretending to be someone else is what sparked my interest.
[UMDR] Considering that you're relatively new to the scene, are there any specific cosplayers who inspire you?
[Ashley] I have met a lot of people over the past year. I feel like I have a whole new family of cosplay friends that support me. Jessica Nigri was definitely one of the first that inspired me to go further. She's an amazing girl. Other people that have really impacted me are James Jwanowski, Bethany Maddock, Jen Elise, Sandra Hiltz, Matches Malone, Carlos Blanchard, Pat Covey, and Macdaniel Macleod.
I have so many more people to add to that but I know I can only write so much. Meeting these people has been a real inspirational boost for me and my artistic abilities. Thank you so much everyone for being good friends to me and supporting me for as long as you have. I also want to thank Rodney Brown for his support and taking photos of me.
[UMDR] The Gamer Zombie costume is quite ingenious and well made! How did you come up with this idea?
[Ashley] There was a moment when I threw my PlayStation controller and broke one of the joysticks. In all honesty, I don't remember why I threw it. It may have been from playing a game. If it was, it might have been Modern Warfare 3 and I actually rage quit for the first time in my life!
I love zombies a lot and it came to my mind that no one has ever done a zombie gamer. That is when the idea sparked to make this costume.
I completely gutted my broken controller and sawed it in half. The "skin" looking piece it is attached to is actually a cut out piece of an ace bandage and a lot of latex, crazy glue, and fake blood that has dried over usage. It's cool though because it kept the nasty effect! I spontaneously thought of doing the side of my face where it's ripped open. I think Two-Face from The Dark Knight had some inspiration in that area. It's actually developed better over the times I've done it. The lining of "skin" is just latex and facial tissue. I plan on making a more realistic prosthetic to put on my face instead to make it look more realistic.
A lot of people say I wasted a controller but I see it as a way to recycle it. It's gotten very popular, and I've seen various blog postings and articles about it on the web. There are people that really criticize how the blood splatter is done and the reason for why my face is ripped off, however, I say, "Why should it matter? It's my creation and my idea. Why should I have to make it how everyone else wants it and please them, y'know?" It's one of my favorite costumes but it sucks taking it off and being all sticky from the makeup. It's worth it in the end, though.
[UMDR] Are there any future costumes you plan to make that you don't mind sharing?
[Ashley] Right now, I am working on my gender-bend Reptile from Mortal Kombat 9. I also plan on doing Skarlet, Vanellope from Wreck-It Ralph, a new Viola costume once Saints Row IV comes out, and a gender-bend Slenderman. I want to do a few of my favorite characters from the Suikoden series too. I am a big fan of the game The Darkness as well and would like to make my own costume as if I had the demon inside of me. Making the serpent heads would be pretty cool. There is a friend of mine from France that does artwork and I will be cosplaying one of his original characters also.
I have a long list but only so much time so they will be coming out very slowly. That will only make them come out better if I don't rush them to be ready for conventions.
[UMDR] Cosplay has become so big in the past few years. Where do you personally see the future of the craft going?
[Ashley] I honestly have no idea other than people coming up with crazy new costume ideas. I've seen some amazing costumes that are mind-blowing so I can only imagine what people will come up with next.
I fear that conventions are getting more strict with what is acceptable, though. My friend Tom had to remove his Bumblebee costume at PAX East this year because he was on stilts and people were bumping into him. It's a shame because he was fine with it last year.
I also hate the term "cosplay famous". There is literally no such thing in this world as cosplay fame. I don't know why people say, "Oh, I want to be cosplay famous." Sure, you can get recognition but cosplay shouldn't be about fame. It's about having fun costuming, crafting, and doing what you love. That's all I do it for. I appreciate that my stuff is getting around and I am being recognized for it, but I don't expect to get famous or get anything back from it. Unless I'm hired for a job working in costume design or make-up design for some sort of movie, I don't want anything but to have fun and bring a smile to someone's face with my art.
If you're doing cosplay to get fame, you're doing it for the wrong reasons. Go to school for fashion design or something. Personally, I want to do concept art. That is where I want to make my money and maybe get somewhat famous. Cosplay is just a hobby.
[UMDR] What advice would you give to budding cosplayers out there?
[Ashley] Like all my friends and supporters say, just be you. Have fun and don't let anyone's hate comments ruin what you love to do. If you're struggling with something, take a break or ask for help. That's what I do when I can't figure something out. Over time, you will get better with your crafting experience. If you have a question, even I don't mind trying to help and give costume-making advice.
Thank you Ashley for taking the time to speak with us! You can follow everything she does cosplay related at the Facebook fan page Gorgeous Nightmare Cosplay. Ashley herself can be contacted directly on both Facebook and Twitter.


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When I think of my first love — a guy I was hot for all through college and finally hooked up with in my last semester of school — I feel mostly relief our affair was relatively brief (about 10 months). There were some sweet moments in our relationship (dancing to Nina Simone in my living room, brewing our first batch of plum beer together, camping under the stars), but certainly not enough to sustain a life together, like he wanted. Thankfully, I was smart enough at 22 to suggest taking things slowly when he thought we should run off to a mountaintop in Colorado and get married "right away." In the 10 years since we broke up, I've dated lots, have had several serious boyfriends, and got married to a wonderful man. That old boyfriend has had little, if any, impact on my love life since I last spoke to him a decade ago. Apparently, however, moving on past my first love makes me a bit of a rarity. According to Dr. Malcolm Brynin, principal research officer at the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex, first serious relationships are often "so idealized, they set up unrealistic benchmarks for subsequent relationships." Dr. David Nias, a clinical psychologist at the University of London, echoes this sentiment, explaining that this kind of attachment is related to "imprinting," the "psychological theory that we attach ourselves strongly to the first people we have certain relationships with." Dr. Nias argues that the same kind of imprinting we experience with our mothers in childhood, we experience with our first loves, and that that often results in "lifelong attachments."
Hm, really? Do you think this is true? I don't know anyone who is currently involved with — or attached to — his or her first love, but maybe the people in my social circle are all unsentimental jerks or something. What about you? Do you feel attached to your first love? Has that relationship, idealized or not, made it difficult for you to love again? Do you find yourself reminiscing a lot, or comparing potential dates to that first person who set your heart aflutter? Or do you think these doctors' arguments are bogus and that your first serious relationship has little, if anything, to do with the person you are and the relationships you have today? [via The Guardian]


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GWEN IFILL, host: Before we go tonight, we want you to join us in saying congratulations and farewell to Washington Week's longest serving panelist. Linda Greenhouse has been covering the Supreme Court for the New York Times for 30 years. That's more than 2,800 bylined stories.... She's leaving the Times, among other things, to teach at Yale - what Chief Justice John Roberts, a Harvard man, recently called one of the best law schools in New Haven. I have to ask, though, what is it like to compete against Linda, Pete?
PETE WILLIAMS: When I started covering the Supreme Court fifteen years ago, I would get up in the morning and read Linda's story to see if I got it right. But I think that learning to cover the Supreme Court is a little like learning to play the clarinet. And the more you learn the instrument, the more you begin to recognize the talents of a virtuoso. (Laughter, but collegial laughter, not derisive laughter.) It's true. And I will miss Linda's story because she has such grace, she has such ability to know when do you talk about the precedents and where you do you put the dissent in and how do you put this on the larger picture. I really think that she is the best it's ever been, and it will never be better, and we will miss her desperately.
Everyone can understand kind words for a retiring colleague, but these words clearly go beyond what politeness requires. You could praise her for being knowledgeable or helpful or skillful. But when you start describing someone as the equivalent of a musical genius, and describe how you measure your own work by how it matches her music, then you have the sound of adoration.


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On Saturday, August 18, Warriors Boxing Promotions will bring a heavy Cuban-laden boxing card to Miami, entitled "Miami Warfare II" at the MACC at the Doubletree Hotel in Miami, Florida. The explosive night of professional boxing will feature a high-impact eight-round junior-welterweight main event between Miami, Florida's (via Colombia) Breidis "The Khanqueror" Prescott (25-4, 18 KOs) and Francisco "Gato" Figueroa (20-4-1, 13 KOs) of Bronx, New York. In the eight-round super featherweight co-main event will be Miami (via Cuba) power puncher Rances "Kid Blast" Barthelemy (16-0, 11 KOs) facing Guadalajara, Mexico's Alejandro "Soma" Rodriguez (14-6, 7 KOs). Also scheduled for action that night will be a host of local and international prospects and contenders including super middleweight Roberto J. Acevedo 5-0 (3 KOs) of Bayamón, Puerto Rico, in a four-rounder vs. TBA; light heavyweight bomber Vilier Quinonez 3-0 (2 KOs) of Cienfuegos, Cuba, who will fight a six-rounder ...
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The long-awaited dedication of a US national memorial to slain civil rights icon Martin Luther King scheduled for this weekend has been delayed due to Hurricane Irene, organizers said Thursday.
The dedication -- slated for Sunday, the 48th anniversary of King's "I Have a Dream" speech -- will instead take place in September or October, said Harry Johnson, head of the memorial project.
"It is with a heavy heart and enormous disappointment that we announce that, in the interest of public safety, we are forced to change our plans," Johnson told a news conference.
Johnson said that the dedication would be "moved to a date yet to be determined in September or October."
"There are so many individuals who worked tirelessly to dedicate the dream, and make this memorial a reality," he said.
The 28-foot (nearly nine-meter) "Stone of Hope" statue is a white granite likeness of King gazing off into the horizon, his arms folded. Designed by Chinese artist Lei Yixin, the memorial cost $120 million.
Visitors enter through the Mountain of Despair, a huge boulder symbolizing African Americans' struggle for peace and equality.
"In the words of Dr. King, we must accept the finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope. With that in mind, let's remember the spirit of the memorial -- justice, democracy, hope and love," Johnson said.
Hurricane Irene is scheduled to hit the US East Coast on Saturday, slamming into North Carolina before heading north toward major population centers including New York City.
While Washington is further inland than a number of other cities, rail operator Amtrak has called off train service between the US capital and the South, and a number of coastal communities are already being evacuated.
President Barack Obama, the first African American US leader, had been scheduled to speak at the dedication on Sunday, a day after ending his vacation on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.
Organizers of the King memorial will still mark the anniversary of the "I Have a Dream" speech with an inter-faith prayer service on Saturday in Washington, Johnson said.
The prayer service also saw changes as it was originally scheduled to take place at the National Cathedral, which suffered damage during a rare earthquake on Tuesday.
The prayer service will now be held at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, which is the largest Roman Catholic church in North America.
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A spaghetti supper, put on by the Men's Fellowship of the First Church in Marlborough, Congregational, will be held Jan. 23, from 5 to 7 p.m., in the Parish Hall of the Church, High and Bolton (Route 85) streets, above Union Common. The menu is spaghetti with meatballs, salad, dessert, and beverage. The cost is $5 per person or $15 for a family of four or more. Join your neighbors and friends for good food and fellowship. The public is invited to attend.


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Aluminum Trusses Are Very Popular Among The Organizers
In many clubs, at public events, beer tents and concerts, there are numerous aluminum beams in the stage area. They are used for attachment of lighting technology and therefore must be durable and stable. The often very large components for aluminum trusses are assembled to perfection by skilled, experienced personnel, and large strain. Even in the production, the cross members for stability and optimum functionality are tested. You must also hold great weight and burden of the public and withstand shocks. Aluminum is a durable material with consistently positive properties are perfectly convinced, and thus for the construction of trusses. For all concerts can be found for the high quality aluminum lighting trusses, which were further stabilized with special cross-bracing and optimized for the design of lighting technology. To organize events do not have to buy aluminum trusses, but they can be hired at reasonable price performance ratio, or bring directly from the company for lighting. As a rule, have the boy about his own aluminum beams and use them at all events. With practice and years of experience, they ensure a safe construction and optimal use of aluminum cross members.
Even if we are talking primarily about the lighting of the stage and the area in front of a stage play of the safety aspect of a very large role. The trusses must have a real attachment and must not fall over due to improper mounting or overloading. Here is a huge risk would be given to all visitors and their weight and the weight of the lighting technology could lead to serious accidents. Aluminum truss convince the use of high quality materials in perfect workmanship. The only way they stand out as the perfect opportunity to install high-quality lighting on stage and the great burden to withstand.
Standing up and dismantling, outgoing are aspects that are particularly stable and safe material processing base. Since aluminum trusses are used constantly and thus placed too often and dismantled, they must convince with consistently positive properties and thus fulfill high demands. Aluminum trusses are regularly tested by the TÜV and thus checked for safety and all requirements for perfect suitability for their use. This is an important prerequisite for their use and ensures the safety of visitors at events and meetings. The aluminum material is perfect and impresses with stylish design and optimum durability even under heavy loads and all weather conditions.


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Topeka Kansas is taking a gamble on a new lottery game that can be "played" online and apparently is the only one of its kind in the world, officials said Wednesday.
The "eScratch" game is aimed at a younger market of 25- to 35-year-olds who are bored by traditional scratch-off games, according to Kansas Lottery Director Ed Van Petten.
"I thought it would be a great opportunity and be entertaining to a different demographic," Van Petten said.
Van Petten said the game made gambling industry news by being the first and only one of its kind run by a state.
But several lawmakers are unimpressed.
The Legislative Coordinating Council, composed of legislative leaders, called on Van Petten to provide information about the game.
"There is some irony in the fact that we approved an interim study on how we can increase personal, financial literacy -- educate our young people on personal savings and investment -- while another agency is trying to encourage younger citizens to increase gambling," said House Minority Leader Dennis McKinney, D-Greensburg.
Launched in May by GTECH, the lottery's vendor, the game begins when a player purchases a ticket from a standard lottery retailer. Then the player can get on a lottery Internet Web site, enter a unique account number, and play interactive games to find out whether the ticket won.
State and federal laws prohibit Internet gambling, but Van Petten said the game was legal because no wagering occurred online -- the ticket already has been predetermined to be a winner or loser, just like any other scratch-off ticket. The Internet element is only for entertainment, he said.
The games look like video lottery, slots and other kinds of games. Players can reveal small increments of the ticket at a time so that play could continue for several minutes on the same ticket.
A single chance to play can cost as little as 10 cents, with tickets available in amounts up to $50. That means someone can buy 500 chances to play with a single ticket.
Some legislative leaders told Van Petten they were upset that they weren't notified in advance about Kansas experimenting with the game, and some said they feared children would play by using tickets purchased by adults.
Van Petten said that already could happen with scratch-off games.
"In my opinion, that's up to the parent to control," he said.
He said the game was released without fanfare because there were numerous delays in developing it.
So far, he said, the game has not performed as well as expected, with about $3,000 per day in sales. Expectations had been it would hit about $20,000 per day.
"It hasn't been wildly successful at this time, but we are supporting it and hoping it will grow," he said.
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The City's ice rinks are open during winter months, and are flooded and swept daily, weather permitting. During open hours, the warming houses are available, rinks are lit and attendants are on duty. Bring your own skates; rentals are not available at the outdoor rinks.
Cold Weather Policy
For the safety of users and staff, ice rinks and sledding hills will be closed when the windchill drops to minus 20 degrees, according to the weather report on KARE 11 one hour before the scheduled opening. The policy has been set for use of sledding hills and ice rinks during cold weather to conserve energy and also for the safety of the users and staff. On weekends, the rinks will open when the weather warms up.
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Well, it is in my summerhouse anyway!! I was trying to get some good pictures of my Christmas Garland from SewFlapdoodle on a very grey sort of day and thought I'd add my little reindeer head too. Don't forget .. the draw for my reindeer head kit closes tonight - so you have about 10 hours left … [Read more...]
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I haven't had a giveaway for a long time - and now I am having two at once!! There is a chance to win a paperback copy of my "Around the Year Quilt Book" featuring Rosie and Bear and also a chance to win a kit to make your very own Reindeer Head - using exactly the same fabrics as I used to make … [Read more...]
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Anne Riegler
Anne Riegler was born in 1990 in Germany. She encountered classical music and instruments at an early age, as both her parents are musicians.
At the age of four, Anne was finally allowed to start singing in her parents choir and sang many concerts and musicals, also as a soloist. She later took singing lessons, participates still today in modern and classical choirs, and is convinced that singing is essential for understanding and interpreting music.
Anne began to play the piano when she was five years old. From age five to eleven, she had private teachers, and until the age of 18 she was a pupil at the regional music school. Since the beginning of 2008 she studies with a professor from a musical university. After her graduation in May 2009, she is going to study the piano.
When Anne was 17 she started playing the cello as well, and this was also the year when she gave her first solo concert at the piano.
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I've a confession to make. I, Christopher Charles Morgan, love cartoons. There is nothing nearly as comforting as cartoons when you are feeling crappy. During a particularly rough week in grad school, I remember just sitting up all night and watching Looney Tunes. And nothing sets things right like Elmer Fudd singing Wagner. That's the thing; there is a certain quality about well-made cartoons that manage to capture everything great and pure about childhood. And there are few people out there that make better cartoons than Studio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki.
Founded in 1985 by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, Studio Ghibli has since put out some of the greatest cartoons ever. Miyazaki himself has been responsible for the majority of Studio Ghibli's success in the field. He focuses on creating modern fairy tales and translating popular western fairy tales and stories for a Japanese audience. While almost all of his films capture the essential sweetness and simplicity of childhood, there are three that capture romance and love at its most pure.
The first and perhaps one of the most familiar to English-speaking audiences is Ponyo. At its core, Ponyo is a Japanese interpretation of Hans Christian Anderson's story of The Little Mermaid, complete with the trial of love between the hero and heroine (which could result in the daughter of the sea being turned to sea foam). Miyazaki's version has a much happier ending.
Ponyo is the story of Brunhilde, a fish-girl who is the daughter of a once-human wizard who lives under water. Discontented with life under the sea, Brunhilde escapes her father's castle and finds herself trapped in a bottle that washes up on a beach. The human boy Sosuke finds and rescues Brunhilde on the beach, renaming her Ponyo. The pair is instantly smitten with one another, so that even when her father reclaims her, Brunhilde refuses to be called anything but Ponyo. She escapes again , which inadvertently causes the seas to rise and to cause massive storms. Ponyo returns to Sosuke, but the two have to solve the problems that Ponyo's escape has caused.
What makes the story so sweet is Sosuke and Ponyo's innocence. The two are quite young, but you know that they care for each other in a way that few couples manage. There is a kind of devotion they have to each other that only a child could manage; they give each other the kind of trust that someone who has never known any kind of meaningful loss can manage.
Then there is the slightly older Spirited Away. This one is an original story about the young girl Chihiro who is moving to a new town, leaving all her old friends behind. While getting lost on their way to their new home, Chihiro's mother and father stumble across a strange old town in the woods that seems empty, but has restaurants filled with incredible amounts of delicious food. Both begin to feed themselves while Chihiro begs them to leave. Seeing that her parents won't listen, Chihiro sets out to explore the city and encounters the young boy and wizard, Haku. Haku doesn't hesitate to tell Chihiro to get out of the town.
Chihiro returns to her parents to find that they have been turned into pigs and soon founds out that the town is a haven for spirits and ghosts, and as a human she can't exist in the town after dark. Haku soon finds and assists her. He takes her to the city's bathhouse run by the witch Yubaba.
Chihiro must then work for the bathhouse while trying to hold on to the memory of her name and parents, both stolen by Yubaba. It is Chihiro's love that is able to free her friends from evil. She is able to find Haku's name, give Yubaba's child his independence, and help a wayward spirit named No-Face. In a way Chihiro's love is more mature than that of Ponyo and Sosuke, mainly because Spirited Away is about growing from a whiny child resistant to change into an adult who takes responsibility for what happens. Chihiro is able to make this transition because she draws strength from the love of her friends, and they are changed by her.
And finally there is my personal favorite Miyazaki film. Adapted from the incomparable Diana Wynne Jones's novel of the same name, Howl's Moving Castle is about the young woman Sophie and how she learns to live life and appreciate all that comes with loving a self-absorbed, yet well-meaning, wizard.
Sophie is a hatter in her late father's hat shop. She is content to just work while her prettier sister and mother have all the fun. That is, until she encounters the eccentric wizard Howl while on her way to visit her sister. Howl swiftly and accidentally involves Sophie in his own personal war with the evil Witch of The Waste. Angry with her involvement, and with another contender for Howl's Heart, the Witch curses Sophie to look the age that she acts, so Sophie is turned from a pretty 18-year-old brunette into a 90-year-old grandma.
Sophie journeys into the Waste and is found by Howl's moving castle. She then meets the castle's power source and Howl's personal Fire Demon, Calcifer. Calcifer agrees that if Sophie breaks the spell binding him to Howl's castle, he will in turn break Sophie's curse. As a cover, Sophie tells Howl that she is the new cleaning lady hired by Calcifer. Sophie learns how to be young from Howl. She learns that you can be pretty by finding your own voice, that you don't need the love and admiration of every man, just one. And from Sophie, Howl learns that you don't need magic, or a moving castle, or anything really to have courage and face down your fears.
Howl's Moving Castle is another example of how love is as much a transformative thing as it is an emotion, a theme addressed again and again in Miyazaki's work. He constantly reminds all of us that to love someone is to be changed by that person, and we in turn change him or her. Miyazaki shows that we are all capable of the love that a child gives freely, it just takes courage, responsibility, and occasionally a bacon hating fire demon.
So do you have a favorite cartoon romance, or am I the only one not willing to grow up?
Christopher Morgan works for CriminalElement.com and HeroesandHeartbreakers.com. You can find him on twitter as c_morgs65.


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Alice Perfect
I Wanna Die Young! - Poem by Alice Perfect
I want to die young!
But only one problem!
When does 'young' end
and 'old' begin?
Topic(s) of this poem: aging
Comments about I Wanna Die Young! by Alice Perfect
Bri Edwards (6/22/2014 1:45:00 PM)
two great comments below. not that i would ever say the same thing. some unlucky people go to bed 'young' and wake up 'old'. some get a bit older every year, or month, or week. some get a lot older within a few weeks or months. some go to bed young (or old) and just don't wake up the next day [this might be MY choice]. but, if you want my personal views on when i wanna/think i should die:
....... well, i'm gettin' old and don't remember the title(s) to give to you. besides, probably few if any are interested! . if you are, just ask. :)
i've 'always' thought no one asked me when i wanted to be born! at least let me choose the time for me to die! ! !
i think it is selfish and presumptuous for others (including 'relatives') to decide whether or not a person, still capable of making her/his own decisions rationally (some might not agree on what is and is not rational, unfortunately) , should be able to choose death over life. what is so sacred about staying alive, sometimes at any cost? ? ? ?
a nice little question and quandary (for some) is posed by this poem. thanks for sharing. bri :)
SO, WHAT IS YOUR ANSWER? HMMMM? these days, i think my age,65, is still 'young', but at my next birthday i will definitely be OLD. (Report) Reply
Boring Alice (6/21/2014 12:03:00 AM)
Never, for forever young am I, getting younger till I die! (Report) Reply
Sandra Feldman (6/20/2014 4:07:00 PM)
The best thing is not to die at any age,
Problem solved! (Report) Reply
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Having read many gothic forums weird posts over the years, i can certainly understand why Gothic players are unable to differentiate between continuous and progressive aspects of the spoken tenses which relate to time within a constructed sentence, past and present tenses can me mixed together the expression depending on the grammarian's intention. German is the only other language spoken with English tense progression.
When Piranha Bytes developers applied the dialogue into the gothic game, they were grammatically perfect with Saturas's spoken english dialogue and in fact there are no mistakes, why they should have ever agreed it was a mistake is beyond reason, maybe just to keep the fans happy.
After Xardas broke away from the twelve magicians to go his own way to follow the dark arts of death (necromancy) Milten was admitted into the firemages guild to make up the empty place on the pentagram tips in the fire-mages house, he was the thirteenth magician to be introduced in conjunction with the game story-line, this means that any progressing future dialogues referring to Xardas can have the past participle applied as Saturas's sentence construction rightfully shows.
In the early gothic chapters before our nameless hero meets with Xardas, in line with the evolving story-line, pc-hero is unaware of any thirteenth magician - but because Saturas says -->"be patient! (present tense) well when we" (the past tense) "the twelve magicians, created the barrier back then, our powers were directed and controlled by" - - (now at this very point the English/Germanic present tense progression kicks in) - - "a thirteenth magician" (the past participle) still relative and perfectly progressing referring to *after* Miltens inclusion.
Glad to see JDR13 sticking to his guns on this subject, most impressive, hope he wasn't too distracted.
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High Income Tax Cuts Are Here to Stay -- For Now
Conservatives have taken a lot of well-deserved mockery about their overconfidence in last week's election. But this week, I am seeing overconfidence from liberals that they are about to win the coming tax fight in Congress. They're not.
On Dec. 31, all of the Bush tax cuts are set to expire, and, just like two years ago, Republicans want to extend them all while Democrats only want to extend about 80 percent of them, applying them to taxpayers making less than $250,000 a year. Matt Yglesias assures readers that Democrats are going to get their way, in a piece titled "Boehner is Bluffing":
All Republicans need to do is wait until the Bush tax cuts have already expired. At that point, a vote for a tax cut that Obama will sign -- i.e., the middle-class tax cuts only -- would clearly be a vote to cut taxes rather than raise them. To take the bargaining process seriously at this point you have to believe that come 2013, House Republicans would actually refuse to cut taxes on the grounds that the president's tax-cut proposal doesn't cut taxes enough.
This is wrong, wrong, wrong. If the fiscal cliff isn't resolved before the end of the year, House Republicans will pass a tax cut in January -- a tax cut that extends the Bush tax cuts in their entirety, including the part for people with high incomes. The Senate will pass one that excludes the high income tax cuts. Then both parties will say they have passed a tax cut bill and are just waiting for the other side to agree to it.
Democrats cannot force Republicans' hand unless they are more willing than Republicans to let all the Bush tax cuts expire. And they won't be. A full expiration might well cause a new recession, which would be even more politically damaging for the Barack Obama administration than for congressional Republicans. Congress is already about as unpopular as it can become, and Republicans know they are not going to get their legislative agenda enacted in the next two years anyway. But a new recession would greatly interfere with Obama's second-term plans.
The situation is essentially the same as it was in 2010: Republicans are prepared to incur significant political costs to defend their position on the top tax rate issue, and Democrats cannot accept the economic damage that would come from a major short-term tax increase. As the party more willing to go off the cliff, Republicans will get their way. The fact that Democrats are coming off a strong electoral outcome does not matter.
Liberals shouldn't despair too much, as they will get another bite at this apple. To keep the low top rate, Republicans have to win an extension every time the issue comes up. Democrats only have to win expiration once, and eventually they will.
That's because eventually the economy will improve to a point where a substantial tax increase becomes an economically desirable deficit-reduction measure rather than a damaging damper on demand. When that happens, Democrats will be able to credibly threaten to let all the Bush tax cuts expire. Depending how the Republicans respond, that will get them either a lot more revenue or a tax-reform deal on terms favorable to liberals.
Sooner or later, Democrats are going to win this fight and the top income tax rate will head back toward 40 percent. But it's not going to be in 2013.
(Josh Barro is lead writer for the Ticker. E-mail him and follow him on Twitter.)
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Since 1991, information services manager Doug Thomas has helped Lincoln, Neb., deliver state-of-the-art services to citizens. Over a 26-year career with the city, Thomas also has been Lincoln's assistant treasurer and managed the 911-dispatch center for fire and police.
Thomas came to the information services division as a businessperson looking to support the IT staff's operation. His background afforded him a unique view of how technology could help citizens.
In 1994, Lincoln rolled out its first high-profile online application, a property system that lists the assessor's property information and payment and demographic data. "We were maybe the second or third [city] in the U.S. to have property information available," Thomas said. "Hardly anyone had heard about putting traditional, mainframe data out on the Web."
In 1999, Lincoln began simulcasting City Council meetings over the Web, another advanced technology for the time. "One thing that made ours unique was that we made all of the documentation supporting its actions available online with hot links to documents," he said.
Now citizens can conduct a seemingly endless list of tasks online, everything from paying parking tickets and water bills to reserving tee times at municipally owned golf courses.
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Enjoy the beautiful city of Krakow, the medieval Old Town, Kazimierz district, museums, restaurants and pubs from our well-situated, quiet and comfortable apartments.
They are located in the very center of Krakow, just between the old medieval town and the district of Kazimierz, so you can visit everything by foot.
Apartments are on the second floor of a 1890 building with parquet, high ceilings, new windows and central heating, overlooking a quiet yard.
4 persons apartments are 400 sq.ft each, with a double bed and a sofa bed for 2 persons, a bathroom and a kitchenette.
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Grand ayatoolah Ali Sistani says that although he has some criticisms about some issues in the Islamic Republic but he "never uttered even a single word against the Islamic Republic".
Howzah News Center said this topic on Tuesday August 2 quoting from Ayatollah Morteza Ashrafi Shahrudi who has been introduces as one of Shahrud City Ulama.
Ashrafi Shahrudi has said that he had visited Ali Sistani in past April for 45 minutes and this Grand Ayatollah had said to him the he knows the issues of the Islamic Republic "absolutely well".
In this meeting, Sistani has said that "Iran is the sole country which owns an Islamic government, so we all have to attempt to reinforce the Islamic Regime".
This Shia Marja has added that "I have some criticisms about some issues in Iran but I fear that saying such criticisms lead to weakening the Islamic Republic regime".
Ali Sistani has said that "in this regard, I'm responsible from the God's side, so I never utter even a single word against the Islamic Republic regime".
Ali Sistani is one of the highest-ranking Shia Marja in Najaf, Iraq who has never spoken about the post-election events, despite several requests to show his opinion.
Like many other Shia Marjas, Ali Sistani's silence implicitly shows that he defends the actions of the Islamic Republic's authorities in suppressing the protesters.
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In my opinion, medication proscribed by the doctor is the quick fix, however it does not cure the problem. What we need is natural cures for panic or anxiety attacks! Those can resolve issue permanently. That is how it worked for me.
Simple fact is that I dislike medicine. I never took any unless it is badly needed. I was in the hospital bed for life threatening injuries and even thought I had morphine proscribed to me, I limited my intake.
So with my anxiety attacks I felt like I was dying. I could not function! I got the medication from the Dr. and it was helpful but not a permanent solution. So I looked for natural ways to cure my anxieties.
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Are our brains -- specifically our physiological fear responses -- wired in ways that will lead to our extinction as a species? Natural Resources Defense Council columnist George Black explores this question, looking at the reasons why Americans aren't more alarmed about the climate change news. His column is titled "Humans with Antlers."
"Our evolutionary development," Black writes, "has not yet caught up with the change in our circumstances. More specifically, the problem is our brain's fear triggers. Our instincts are still paleolithic; our fear reflexes respond to all the wrong things. They lie dormant in the face of climate change, no matter how ominously scientists predict its probable consequences. But we're programmed to pump adrenalin at the sight of spiders, snakes, and other mortal threats slithering into our caves."
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Ardy's Gallery of Window Coverings: This Hunter Douglas dealer takes care of all of your window treatment needs
For whom is the showroom designed?
Our showroom is pleasantly designed for retail customers and designers. Ardy's is a wonderful place to see, touch, and feel all the latest and greatest window treatments.
What products and services does Ardy's Gallery of Window Coverings offer?
Ardy's is a complete Hunter Douglas dealer of window coverings in your area; we are always up-to-date on the latest Hunter Douglas products. Ardy's also offers custom draperies, bedding and hardware, fabrics and trim, home automation, motorization, blind repair and blind cleaning for both residential and commercial clients.
What's one item in the showroom you love to show off?
We love our home automation, motorized and battery-operated blinds.
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Ardy's is so diversified. We offer such a wide variety of options for new blinds, custom window, coverings, blind repair and blind cleaning.
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Ardy's Gallery is a one-stop shop, in-home shopping experience. A designer can come to your home for a free consultation to help you pick out fabric, drapery design or hard window coverings customized to your personal style.
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Obituary: Delfina (Del) Durboraw
September 15, 2013
December 24, 1924 – August 9, 2013
Delfina Durboraw, 88, formerly of Minden, Nevada, passed away after a brief illness on August 9, 2013, at the Mission Community Hospital, in Panorama City, California.
Del was born in Los Angeles, California on December 24, 1924, to Ireneo and Felicitas Bautista. She was married to Fred William Durboraw on April 24, 1948; they were married fifty-seven years at the time of his passing in 2005.
After graduating from Cosmetology School, Del worked as a cosmetologist for many years for the Joseph Magnin Company, an upscale specialty department store in the Los Angeles area that also included a salon. She enjoyed many hobbies, most of which centered on her love of art, photography and creativity, and graduated from art school in the Los Angeles area. She was actively involved in her church, attending Trinity Lutheran Church, in Gardnerville, where she attended regular Sunday services, bible study and enjoyed singing in the church choir. With her husband she was a lifelong member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, as well as many other local service organizations.
Delfina is survived by her sons, John F. Durboraw (Mary) of Columbia, Missouri, and David T. Durboraw of Oxnard, California. She is also survived by grandchildren, Michellee Ruiz (David) of Tyndall AFB, Florida, Todd Durboraw (Christina) of Northridge, California, Jessica Kohler (Neil) of Columbia, Missouri, Marisa Durboraw of Santa Monica, California, Eric Durboraw of Omaha, Nebraska, Dylan Durboraw of Sherman Oaks, California, and Jared Durboraw of Columbia, Missouri; and great grandchildren, Tyler, Riley, Alexis, and Reagan Durboraw, and Malia and Dominic Ruiz; and twin great-grandsons whose births are expected in October; as well as many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband, her parents, her mother and father-in-law, Electa and John J. Durboraw; her brothers and sisters, Amelia, Xavier, Rachel, Marcelo, Alphonso, Margaret and Esther and their spouses; and her nieces, Mignon Branch and Eldora Smedley.
Delfina will be interred with her husband at the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California, on September 24, 2013. This is also the resting place of her mother and father-in-law.
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Three faded posters of cartoon dogs wearing funny hats and vests huddled around a pool table smoking slims and drinking beer.
I particularly liked his zebra skin rug, and the pool table laden with finger food to soak up all the alcohol.
There is a cozy clubroom with a pool table and a tufted leather couch.
The hospital contained a piano, victrola, pool table, and materials for playing all sorts of games.
Here on the green cloth of the pool table was his field of battle.
Rifkin's doors got green cashmere onto 'em like a pool table.
It was based upon racial differences, but had been accented when Mr. Schwartzmeister put in a pool table.
Money is lacking, and there is only a feeble conviction of the value of the gymnasium, pool table, and girls' and boys' clubs.
He ached from fighting, from dancing, from sleeping on the pool table, from hanging for hours to those darned pintos.
The green clickers subsided near the end cushion of the pool table.


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Queen Adrena Fetish Video's Presents
This Page is for Queen Adrena Tickle Lovers
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Matilda had to punish her naughty niece 49" 110 lb Mika, & her little slave "Titty-Bear" for playing behind her back. She tied them on the crush bench, laid out flat, getting at their feet every chance she could get. They squealed like little piggies, they were being tickled so ravenously. Then Queen Matilda tied their wrists together, mercilessly tickling them from head to toe. She especially tortured their arm pits, their ears & necks at times, because these are really vulnerable spots for these two in-subordinates. Queen teased & tickled their toes & feet unendingly. Then she tied them standing up together where she uses feathers, and beads , her finger nails, her finger tips, and then she used ice cubes as her ultimate tickle torture. She applied the cold stinging cubes in all the most ticklish spots, until they both peed their pants. There is a lot of screaming and begging for mercy. The tickle laughter is non-stop.
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Queen & Ariel get Lolita & Sadie to cry tears of tickle torture.
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|Queen dominates spanks & smothers two small students "Mika" & "Jr."
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the two tiny girls Cupie & Mika have a little foot tickle date, they are a little bi and try every cute little foot tickel game.
(Little Girls Mika & Cupie tickle each others feet & full bodies clad in red lingerie, then do some toe bondage and erotic foot kissing.)
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As Mitt Romney laughs while "apologizing" for bullying a fellow high school student and mocks NASCAR fans' plastic rain slickers, he seems unaware that he comes off as Richie Rich's evil twin.
Part of Romney's image problem is that he leads not as a selfless Lincolnesque statesman but as an Ayn Rand greed worshiper. Setting the standard for his campaign, Romney gave a high-profile plug to a company owned and run by major donors. His son has followed in those ethically challenged footsteps by using his campaign connections to launch a business. And a campaign adviser benefitted from illicitly leaked confidential government information.
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Free pattern for a very simple lace mesh dishcloth or washcloth, that has a good texture for gentle exfoliating skin, or scrubbing dirty dishes!
Would make an ideal Mother's Day present or Housewarming etc. Team it with the Liquid Soap sleeve to gift a matching set.
The scrubby pattern is not mine, but goes great with the set and is great fun to knit up - you can find it here
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Glitter & Greed: The Secret World of the Diamond Cartel
Rare, romantic, and forever: The diamond industry depends on these myths to reap billions of dollars of profit. This sensational investigation explodes such fallacies and -reveals how multimillion dollar advertising campaigns create the impression of rarity and romance. It reveals, too, a very secret and unromantic world, one that is dominated and controlled by a handful of mighty corporations.
Taking us through seven decades of intrigue and -manipulation that span the globe, Janine Roberts has written the most expansive and explosive expos ever on diamonds; among Roberts' revelations:
The inquiry the diamond cartel did not want and tried to stop. . . . If you have ever wondered what tales might lie behind the glitter of a diamond ring, read this account of the most international media investigation ever launched!
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|Migraine is a common disabling primary headache disorder. Epidemiological studies have documented its high prevalence and high socioeconomic and personal impacts. It is now ranked by the World Health Organization as number 19 among all diseases world-wide causing disability.
Migraine is a genetic neurological disease. Because there are several different types of Migraine, and some forms involve different genetic markers, some researchers theorize that it may actually be more than one disease. For now, however, Migraine is divided into two major subtypes, Migraine without aura (MWOA) and Migraine with aura (MWA). There is a single classification under Migraine without aura. MWOA is the most common form of Migraine.
For consistency in diagnosing and classifying head pain disorders, the International Headache Society's International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd Edition (ICHD-3), is generally accepted as the "gold standard." The ICHD-3 classification criteria for Migraine without aura is:
1.1 Migraine without aura
Previously used terms: Common migraine, hemicrania simplex
Recurrent headache disorder manifesting in attacks lasting 4–72 hours. Typical characteristics of the headache are unilateral (one-sided) location, pulsating quality (throbbing or varying with the heartbeat), moderate or severe intensity, aggravation by routine physical activity and association with nausea and/or photophobia (increased sensitivity to light) and phonophobia (increased sensitivity to sound).
Diagnostic criteria:
- At least 5 attacks fulfilling criteria B–D
- Headache attacks lasting 4–72 hours (untreated or unsuccessfully treated)
- Headache has at least two of the following characteristics:
- unilateral location
- pulsating quality
- moderate or severe pain intensity
- aggravation by or causing avoidance of routine physical activity (e.g., walking or climbing stairs)
- During headache at least one of the following:
- nausea and/or vomiting
- photophobia and phonophobia
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Mark Montieth's 10 Must-See Games In 2014-15
Editor's Note: For the official release of the 2014-15 NBA schedule, Pacers.com writer Mark Montieth put together this list of what are, in his opinion, the top 10 Pacers home games this season.
Here are the dates he's circling on the calendar:
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1. Saturday, Nov. 8 – Washington: The Wizards took the Pacers to six games in the second round of the playoffs last season, and should be improved. Their starting lineup returns intact except for Paul Pierce replacing Trevor Ariza at small forward. They'll lose defense, but gain championship experience that should serve them well in the postseason, if Pierce holds up. And, it's good to see Indy native/IU grad/former Pacers player Randy Wittman having a chance to coach a team capable of winning, for a change.
2. Wednesday, Nov. 19 – Charlotte: Suddenly, the Hornets have one of the most intriguing rosters in the NBA, at least for Indiana's basketball fans. This will be Lance Stephenson's first game against the franchise that gave birth to and nurtured his NBA career, but there's more than that to watch. Former IU stars Cody Zeller and rookie Noah Vonleh will be on hand, too, along with persons of interest such as Al Jefferson, P.J. Hairston and Marvin Williams. The Hornets made the playoffs last season and appear to be significantly improved.
3. Monday, Dec. 15 – Los Angeles Lakers: Fans root for laundry. They root against it, too, and the Lakers are always a draw no matter who's wearing the uniform. There won't be too many more chances for Indy fans to see 35-year-old Kobe Bryant in action, and that alone will likely bring a sellout. They also have newcomers Jeremy Lin, Carlos Boozer and Ed Davis, who Larry Bird nearly drafted ahead of Paul George. Their new coach, Byron Scott, who hit one of the biggest shots in the history of the Pacers franchise in the 1994 playoffs, will look good in his suit on the sideline.
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4. Wednesday, Dec. 31 – Miami: OK, the LeBron-less Heat aren't the draw they used to be, but memories of all those playoff games should be enough to excite fans. Laundry, right? They still have Dwyane Wade (whose participation in regular season games will always be doubtful), Chris Bosh (who cashed in on LeBron's departure by signing a five-year contract worth nearly $120 million) and other familiar faces such as Udonis Haslem and Chris Andersen. They also signed free agent Luol Deng and, oh yeah … former Pacers Danny Granger and Josh McRoberts. There's a lot to look at here even without the game's best player.
5. Tuesday, Jan. 13 – Minnesota: The Timberwolves have been one of the NBA's most anonymous teams for years now, but their roster presumably will include No. 1 pick Andrew Wiggins this time around, once the reported trade with Cleveland is official. They've also got one of the league's more entertaining players, Ricky Rubio, at point guard, and there's something for Purdue fans as well: Robbie Hummel will return to prop up the bench and try to expand on his rookie season with the team.
6. Friday, Feb. 6 – Cleveland: Duh. LeBron James in street clothes might sell out an NBA arena, but LeBron James in uniform, on a Homecoming tour, leading a team that's undergoing an outhouse-to-penthouse transformation, will be difficult to resist. The Cavs have more than James, though. They'll presumably (there's that word again) have the human double-double Kevin Love and one of the game's most promising point guards Kyrie Irving. If that's not enough, Pacers fans can always wax nostalgic over former second-round draft pick James Jones, who followed James from Miami.
7. Monday, Feb. 9 – San Antonio: In the first home game following James' first appearance in Bankers Life FIeldhouse, fans can watch the team that defeated James and the Heat in the NBA Finals last season. The defending champion Spurs are back nearly intact from last season, which means their teamwork clinic will go on the road for all to see. You know the names … Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, Kawhi Leonard and the rest will take on fate and Father Time in an attempt to win a sixth title for East Chicago native Gregg Popovich.
8. Friday, March 6 – Chicago: The Bulls were tough enough to beat without Derrick Rose. They'll be tougher with him, assuming his knees are still operating by the time they make their second visit to BLF. Joakim Noah is always an entertaining spectacle, and rookie Doug McDermott should satisfy the Hoosier itch for shooters.
9. Monday, March 23 – Houston: The Rockets appear to be a perpetual also-ran in the Western Conference, but they're bound to be one of the most interesting teams as long as they have Dwight Howard and James Harden. Howard, like it or not, is an elite center. Harden is regarded as an elite scorer, although he rarely showed that against Paul George. He'll be thrilled to not have to deal with George on this visit. Pacers fans, if they're so inclined, can boo him for being the guy who was shooting the layup that George tried to block in the Team USA exhibition which led to George's broken leg.
10. Sunday, April 12 – Oklahoma City: LeBron James might be the NBA's best player, but Kevin Durant is, for many, the most entertaining. What's not to like about a guy who can score from anywhere, at anytime? Unless George has been able to make a miraculous return by then, the Pacers will be hard-pressed to do anything about it. Durant scored 38 against the Pacers last season at the Fieldhouse, although the Pacers won with a more balanced effort.
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