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The FDA effectively outlawed the harsh antibacterial chemical triclosan from hand soaps, so you might be shocked to learn that there's a good chance you could still be putting it in your mouth every day.
After years of speculation that triclosan may not be best for human health, the horrific results of several animal studies have led to a full-fledged ban on the chemical and all products containing it, including antibacterial hand soaps, deodorant, personal and household cleaning items, and cosmetics.
Though absolutely a step in the right direction, the ban was unfortunately limited to consumer products in the topical realm of soaps and cosmetics with one major exclusion: oral care products.
That's right. Your toothpaste and other oral health products could still contain hormone-altering triclosan, despite the FDA's ruling.
So, why is it still in your toothpaste?
It appears that the jury is currently still out on the risks versus benefits of triclosan for oral health.
After being presented with a range of scientific evidence that triclosan can ease and even eradicate certain oral health conditions, the FDA stopped short of removing it from toothpaste.
But a growing number of holistic dentists and practitioners suggest that you steer clear of triclosan if you can.
"I won't use triclosan or recommend it. Its potential upside in improving oral health is at best, minimal. At worst, triclosan could alter hormone functioning and upset the delicate balance of bacteria in your mouth that keep it healthy." - Dr. Mark Burhenne DDS
What we know about triclosan and oral health:
Triclosan is like a nuclear weapon in your mouth, completely nuking any and all bacteria within range.
This has its upsides. On one hand, it's really good at destroying bad bacteria. That's why there are many studies indicating that it can help with ultra-specific oral health conditions that stem from microbial mayhem.
However, because human beings are not steel-framed erector sets, but instead are literally composed of bacteria, utilizing an "atomic bomb"-style antibacterial agent like triclosan on a daily basis can be detrimental to your inner ecosystem of important, life-giving microorganisms that live within your oral and nasal cavities.
Disrupting the balance of flora in your mouth can lead to all kinds of issues like dry mouth, bad breath, and temporary inflammation that can go so far as to impact the health of your immune system overall.
When it comes to our families, there's not much we wouldn't do to keep everyone safe and healthy. If you're pregnant or taking care of budding baby teeth, optimal oral health is paramount for nurturing growing immune systems.
And though the FDA has not yet banned triclosan and the like from oral health products, it begs the question: do you want to put something in your mouth that's been banned from contacting your skin?
You can pour over the studies on triclosan to make an impartial judgment of whether or not the benefits outweigh the massive risks in regard your personal health situation (you can find them on the FDA.gov website).
Until then, here's how you can support healthy teeth and gums without harsh chemicals:
1. Ditch the Colgate Total® and choose a triclosan-free toothpaste. Triclosan is part of Colgate Total's proprietary blend, and it's important to know that there are other antimicrobial and antibacterial chemicals hidden within many oral health products on the market. Be sure to check the labels and make informed decisions with the ingredients you use.
2. Drink plenty of water. Staying hydrated is not only great for your organs and cells, but it's also a natural way to help keep the oral environment free of larger bits that can get stuck between your teeth and create problems down the road.
3. Brush and floss after every meal. Stick with a tried-and-true oral health routine that includes brushing and flossing at least twice a day, ideally after each meal to ensure your teeth and gums are free of debris. Even without antimicrobial agents, simply brushing and flossing consistently can ensure you have a healthy smile and all of the accompanying benefits.
4. See your dentist regularly for teeth cleanings. Your dentist can help you keep your teeth and gums in peak condition without all of those pesky over-the-counter chemicals and cleaners. Bi-annual, professional teeth cleanings help to remove unseen buildup that you couldn't otherwise get with brushing and flossing at home.
5. Supplement with oral probiotics. A natural probiotic supplement like Hyperbiotics PRO-Dental with strains targeted for oral health (like S. salivarius K12 and S. salivarius M18) can help repopulate the oral microbiome with the healthy, beneficial bacteria that's so often lost due to things like stress, age, processed foods, antibiotics and the antibacterial and antimicrobial ingredients in oral health care products.
Because concerns over triclosan in consumer products stem primarily from its inclusion in soaps and cosmetics, you can decide for yourself whether or not you'd like to brush your teeth with it every day (we'll stick with natural toothpaste from our friends at Earth Paste, thanks!)
Additionally, knowledge is power. Now you can live healthier days by keeping a careful eye on the balance of millions of bacteria working cooperatively to keep you happy, healthy, and thriving.
Have you checked the ingredients in your bathroom cabinet lately? It may be time you take a look!
Julie Hays is the Communications Director here at Hyperbiotics. Health writer and mama of three little girls, Julie's on a mission to empower others to live lives free of the microbial depletion many of us face today. For more ideas on how you can maximize wellness and benefit from the power of probiotics, be sure to subscribe to our newsletter.
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Who Cares? A Feminist Critique of the Care Economy
We live in an increasingly uncaring world. Patriarchal capitalism offers rich financial rewards
to those who pursue their individual self-interest and penalizes those committed to the care of others. Competition is more highly valued than cooperation, and individual rights trump social obligation. Family and community life are treated as leisure activities...
to read the 28-page study "Who Cares? A Feminist Critique of the Care Economy" published in August 2014 by the Rosa Luxemburg foundation, click on
Confronting the Crisis of Care
It would seem that contemporary capitalism doesn't care that much about care work. Including
support for our elders, children, mentally ill, and others requiring assistance, care work is either poorly remunerated or, quite often, not paid at all. Professional care workers are among the least protected and most exploited members of the labor force. Mothers, grandmothers, and others who sacrifice to nurture our past and future generations are told to take reward from the righteousness of their task; meanwhile, the elites—whose business practices are oftentimes anything but righteous—console themselves with a wild accumulation of riches by sheer dispossession.
Reference to mothers and grandmothers is not hyperbolic; care work, both paid and unpaid, is
overwhelmingly performed by women. It is also disproportionately performed by women of color,
particularly as the decline of manufacturing and rise of economic inequality continues to provoke an upsurge in low-wage service sector employment. The chronic undervaluation and lack of respect for care work thus represents and perpetuates white supremacy and patriarchy in our society.
Our relationship to care work of course does not exist in a vacuum, but rather is buttressed and guided by hegemonic institutions—from the mainstream media to our schools and churches—as well as by government policy, which this study examines in depth. The development of gender and race roles in care work is intimately linked to the way our welfare states have been constructed. Public policies have been used to socialize the benefits of children more successfully than the costs, redistributing resources from parents to non-parents and from mothers (who devote the most time and money to the next generation) to everyone else.
In this study, Nancy Folbre, MacArthur Fellow and professor emerita of economics at the University
of Massachusetts Amherst, explores the contemporary treatment of care work and what can be done to change it. Starting with the concept of care and its historical development within the framework of the welfare state, Folbre builds a damning case against patriarchal capitalism and its exploitation of those who sustain its past, present, and future. Then, turning to the here-and-now, the author aims her sharp analytical insight to the middle-distance and proposes a series of reforms that is sufficiently realistic to be achievable within the current constraints of the existing order, yet far-reaching enough to speak to our transformative dreams—how can we imagine a more sustainable and less exploitative world for our children and children's children? This text provides a thorough roadmap for activists and academics fighting to reframe our notions of care and the value our society assigns it.
Stefanie Ehmsen and Albert Scharenberg
Co-Directors of New York Office, August 2014
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Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati has unveiled the all new 939 SuperSport & 939 SuperSport S at the 2016 Intermot Motorcycle Show In Cologne, Germany.
The new 939 Supersport is powered by a 939cc, 11-degree L-twin Testastretta engine borrowed from the Hypermotard 939.
The engine produces 111bhp @ 9,000bhp and 96.7Nm of torque @ 6,500rpm, with 80 percent of the torque available @ 3,000rpm.
The engine is mated to a six-speed gearbox which is equipped with a quickshifter. There are three riding modes available: Sport, Touring, and Urban.
Partly hidden by the fairing but still visible is Ducati's trellis frame chassis which uses the engine as a stressed member.
The SuperSport has adjustable suspension and an aluminum swingarm.
Up front we find 43mm Marzocchi upside-down forks with fully adjustable spring preload and hydraulics, at the rear with a Sachs monoshock which is also fully adjustable.
On the SuperSport S, the shocks are upgraded to a 48mm Ohlins USD forks while there is a monoshock also from Ohlins at the rear.
The new Supersport weighs in at 185 kilograms(dry) and 210 kilograms(wet) and has a 16-litre fuel tank.
Braking duties are handled by two 320mm disc up front while at the rear there is a single 245mm disc brake.
The new SuperSport sits on 17-inch alloy wheels that are shod with a Pirelli Diablo Rosso III 120/70 ZR 17 tyre up front and 180/55 ZR 17 tyre at the rear.
Design wise the new 939 Supersport sees rather angular headlamps. The pointy shape of the headlamps is due to the presence of the LED Daytime Running Lights and indicators. The front windscreen is fully adjustable.
The new Ducati sports bike features a full fairing which covers up most of the front of the new motorcycle.
The seat of the new Ducati sits 810mm above the ground and can be adjusted by 20mm with the help of optional seats.
On the right side of the bike sprout out the two shotgun exhausts from the L-twin engine which lets the new Ducati express its anger at the world.
The 939 Supersport is available only in Red while the 939 SuperSport S is available in both white and red.


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2 The Reign of Jesus, explores Bible prophecies about Jesus and how he fulfilled them as both Lion and Lamb. Matthew particularly emphasizes how Jesus fulfilled prophecy.
3 The Life of Jesus, a brief summary, covers his three years of ministry in outline. Mark, the shortest Gospel, provides a useful summary.
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Faye - Thanks for the info - especially CVS BOGO. I rarely use CVS here but all the time when I am down at Momma's. I think I will get one or two for now. I have points because I all I ever use them for are coupons on Cokes.
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ascherer - yep - that would be a better deal. You could chance it and wait to see if they offer an even better promo for less points because it has been a while, but if you are picking between the 2 options you described than yes, the 175 pts for a $3 off 1 coupon will score you a free one when they go on sale so definitely a better deal than spending 275 pts for a free product coupon for 1 of the 12-packs.
Another good option would be if you use the Free product coupon at a store that has a true BOGO policy (like CVS) and you would get 2 for the 275 pts (which is the same as getting each one for 137 pts). One would be free with the sale and one would be free with the coupon. BUT, there is a max amount on the total off they will give you on the free product coupon. If it's more than the cost of 1 regular price, even doing the BOGO option might not be your best bet.
I posted this under the Triple Points on Diet Coke page but didn't know if anyone would see it there.
I just completed mine. I got my 225 points in total for the week. Yes, we are a Diet Coke household. My questions is about redeeming points. Isn't using 175 pts for a $3 off a 12 pack certificate a much better deal than 275 pts for a free 12 pack? My line of thinking is that we see Coke 12 pks for $3 or under on a regular basis. I think the $3 off was the lowest points coupon I could find outside of individual bottles. Thanks.


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Egg adoption can explain joint egg-laying in common eiders
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Hypotheses regarding the evolution and maintenance of intraspecific nest parasitism were tested with data collected during a 3-year study of common eiders (Somateria mollissima) breeding near Churchill, Manitoba. The nest parasitism rate was highest (42.4% of nests) during the year with the highest nest density and the best environmental conditions, and lowest (20.2% of nests) in the year with the lowest nest density and the poorest environmental conditions. Over the nesting season, parasitic eggs were laid at the same time as normally laid eggs. Most parasitic eggs (>75%) were laid before the host female laid her third egg. The majority of the parasitic eggs were the first or second egg produced by the parasitic female. When a parasitic egg was laid before or on the same day as the host female initiated her clutch, the probability of her first egg being depredated before incubation was significantly lowered. First- and second-laid eggs suffered a high rate of predation probably because nesting females do not attend their clutch until their second or third egg is laid. Hypotheses that some females use intraspecific nest parasitism to parasitize the parental care of other females were inconsistent with these data. Egg adoption is a likely explanation for the prevalence of females incubating parasitic eggs in this population.
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You're one of the lucky ones: You have an awesome career mentor who you can go to with any issue or concern. And if not an official mentor, you have someone in your life who's been extra helpful in your job search, who sets you up with great opportunities, or who you feel comfortable pinging with career-related questions.
So, around the holidays, you probably want to give him or her a little token of appreciation. And by little, you'd prefer for it to be on the cheaper end of things.
We got you—and we've gathered 15 great options—all under $20!
1. Threshold Wine Tote-Pop , $5
What really makes this gift shine is throwing in an (under $15) bottle of wine as well.
2. The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business by Clayton Christensen, $10
Your contact is a major influence in your career, so why not give him or her the book that "deeply influenced" Steve Jobs. (And if not that one, one of these books recommended by successful people .)
3. Limited Edition Golden Monogram Mug , $10
Perfect for the person who has everything (or loves a monogram).
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What could be better than hot chocolate on a stick? Answer: A gift set that also includes jumbo marshmallows.
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Moisturizing soaps and lotions are practical because it's winter, but this set is festive too. Bonus: They're all easy to toss in a liquids bag for an upcoming vacation.
6. Merry and Bright Tea , $15
Does your contact love a cup of tea? Go with this festive gift.
7. 2016 Cavallini Vintage Travel Weekly Planner , $15
This stylish planner would be great for anyone. Bonus: It includes maps to get around London, New York City, and Paris.
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Handwritten notes are a great way to stay in touch with your network—and notecards are a thoughtful gift for the best networker you know.
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The snowflakes and icicles scent is perfect for the holidays!
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Hopefully this list helps you find the perfect present for all the helpful professional contacts in your life. And above all, remember that expressing your gratitude for all of their guidance over the last year is one of the best gifts you can give.
More Gifting Ideas
- 15 Great Co-worker Gifts That Are All Under $20
- 15 Awesome Gifts to Buy for Your Boss That Won't Break the Bank
- 15 Secret Santa Gifts That Will Be a Hit in the Office
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National Thermal Power Corporation Limited has declared a job notification for NTPC Recruitment. NTPC, became a Maharatna company in May 2010 that intends to recruit qualified and skilled contenders for filling up 96 Executive Trainee (ET) & others Jobs. Interested job finders, who wish to apply for NTPC Recruitment 2016, may submit the online application form before the last date which is provided below.
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On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 9:21 PM, Peter Schuller <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: >> I'm a bit lost: I tried a repair yesterday with only one CF and that didn't really work the way I expected but I thought that would be a bug which only affects that special case. >> >> So I tried again for all CFs. >> >> I started with a nicely compacted machine with around 320GB of load. Total disc space on this node was 1.1TB. > > Did you do repairs simultaneously on all nodes? > > I have seen very significant disk space increases under some > circumstances. While I haven't filed a ticket about it because there > was never time to confirm, I believe two things were at play: > > (1) nodes were sufficiently out a sync in a sufficiently spread out > fashion that the granularity of the merkle tree (IIRC, and if I read > correctly, it divides the ring into up to 2^15 segments but no more) > became ineffective so that repair effectively had to transfer all the > data. at first I thought there was an outright bug, but after looking > at the code I suspected it was just the merkle tree granularity. It's slightly more complicated than that but that's the main idea yes. The key samples are used to help splitting the merkle tree "where data is". Basically this means that the ring is not divided in 2^15 equivalent segment. Which basically means that it's not the ring that is divided in 2^15, but the range the node has (which is a little bit better). In 0.8, it's even a little bit better since we compute a tree for each range, which mean that each time we'll be dividing only one range (while in 0.7 it's all the ranges the node is responsible for taken together). Not sure how clear I am, but anyway it is true that at some point the granularity of the tree may be "not enough". And the more spread out the out of sync is, the worse it will be. Though in general we can expect that to not be too spread out. For the same reason than why caches work. So maybe it is worth improving the granularity of the tree. It is true that having a fixed granularity as we do is probably a bit naive. In any case, it will still be a trade-off between the precision of the tree and it's size (which impact memory used and we have to transfer it (though the transfer part could be done by tree level -- right now the whole tree is always transfered which is not so optimal)). Now there's probably a number of ideas we could implement to improve that precision, but that may require not trivial changes, so really I'd like to be sure we're not beating a dead horse. Maybe a first step would be to instrument the repair process to compute the number of rows (and data size) that each merkle tree segment end up containing for instance. I've created https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-2698 for that. > > (2) I suspected at the time that a contributing factor was also that > as one repair might cause a node to significantly increase it's live > sstables temporarily until they are compacted, another repair on > another node may start and start validating compaction and streaming > of that data - leading to disk space bload essentially being > "contagious"; the third node streaming from the node that was > temporarily bloated, will receive even more data from that node than > it normally would. > > We're making sure to only run one repair at a time between any hosts > that are neighbors of each other (meaning that at RF=3, that's 1 > concurrent repair per 6 nodes in the cluster). > > I'd be interested in hearing anyone confirm or deny whether my > understanding of (1) in particular is correct. To connect it to > reality: a 20 GB CF divided into 2^15 segments implies each segment is >> 600 kbyte in size. For CF:s with tens or hundreds of millions of > small rows and a fairly random (with respect to partitioner) update > pattern, it's not very difficult to end up in a situation where most > 600 kbyte chunks contain out-of-synch data. Particularly in a > situation with lots of dropped messages. > > I'm getting the 2^15 from AntiEntropyService.Validator.Validator() > which passes a maxsize of 2^15 to the MerkelTree constructor. > > -- > / Peter Schuller >
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"Look! The weather has come from Scotland to welcome you to Mallorca," beamed Senor Ferrer. To our new neighbour's delight and my dismay, a cold mantle of white was rapidly transforming our newly acquired paradise in the sun into a bizarre winterscape of citrus Christmas trees, cotton wool palms and snowball oranges.It's the stuff of dreams. A Scottish family giving up relative sanity and security to go and grow oranges for a living in a secluded valley in the mountains of the Mediterranean island of Mallorca.But dreams, as everyone knows, have a nasty habit of not turning out quite as intended. Being greeted by a freak snowstorm is only the first of many surprises and experiences, and it isn't long before they realise that they have been sold a bit of a lemon of an orange farm by the wily previous owners.However, laughter is the best medicine when confronted with consuming a local dish of rats, the live-chicken-down-a-chimney technique of household maintenance, and attending a shotgun wedding. The colourful set of Mallorcan neighbours (including an eccentric old goatherd who eats worm-ridden oranges to improve his sex life) restores the family's faith in human nature and helps them adapt to a new and unexpectedly testing life in this deceptively simple idyll of rural Spain.More
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Many years ago, a very young Jim Shooter made comic book history by vitalizing the Legion of Super-Heroes at the tender age of 13, and in the intervening decades, he's created or revamped dozens of characters in interesting ways. One recurring theme tends to be a ridiculously powerful character in a "real-world" setting, using the character's super-powers in ways that are logical and understandable. Unfortunately, there are two OTHER Shooter tropes in play this issue that are much LESS interesting, one of which is just plain disturbing…
Doctor Solar, Man Of The Atom #3
Writer: Jim Shooter
Artist: Roger Robinson
Cover Artist: Michael Komarck
Letterer: BLAMBOT!
Colorist: Wes Dzioba
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Previously, on Doctor Solar, Man Of The Atom: As has happened every couple of decades, a physicist named Phil was trapped in a reactor explosion that left him with powers far beyond those of mere mortals. As a being of pure energy, Phillip Solar can do nearly anything that his mind can conjecture, which seems to be put on a skin-tight uniform and fly around blasting things. His reweaving of reality after the accident has left a few loopholes in the space-time continuum, one of which is pulp writer Whitmore Pickerel. Whit discovered that he could bring his creations (a dull-witted superhero and a skanky alien babe) to life, which caused him to cross swords with the Man Of The Atom. In an attempt to protect himself from the stranger he calls "Red Suit," Whit dreamed up one more character, a god-like super-villain in a gold helmet, calling itself Moloch! Moloch engages Doc Solar in combat, leaving Solar amazed to find their power levels more evenly matched that he ever expected…
Moloch and Solar blast each other in mid-air for a few minutes, as the cow-headed god throws the good Doctor around like a nuclear-powered scarecrow. Back in New Paltz, Whit Pickeral and his rather offensive imaginary girlfriend enjoy a good meal, and Susan reveals herself to be super-intelligent, completely devoted to him, creepily maternal and just basically a disturbing "perfect woman" stereotype. I know that Whit is meant to be a bad writer whose powers are a reflection of his lack of talent, but Susan bugs me a lot. We've seen her type before, the perfect receptacle for the hero's dialogue (Debbie in 'Star Brand,' and Gayle in a previous version of this book are examples in Shooter's work) and sexual appetites, which bugs me on a very basic level. Back at the fight, Moloch takes stock of Solar and teleports away (an odd strategic choice, given that his first blast nearly annihilated his foe.) Solar teleports to Whit's home and interrogates the writer about Moloch's whereabouts. After Solar leaves, we see that Moloch got there first, and is threatening Susan to keep Whit in line…
Of course, Whit isn't the only mighty superhuman with huge issues regarding the opposite sex, as Doctor Solar goes looking for Moloch but ends up stalking his co-worker Gayle, catching her on a date with a colleague that he doesn't care for. He goes home and sulks about the girl rather than worrying about the elder gawd running rampant across the state, which makes me like him a little bit less. Of course, my distaste for that is nothing compared to what comes next, as Moloch reveals that he has let Whit and Susan live because he has "uses" for them. The writer is tasked with creating a creature powerful enough to defeat Moloch (?) while Susan gets horribly and repeatedly sexually assaulted by Moloch himself. It's really unpleasant, especially the large-font screams of fear and pain as she begs her all-powerful creator to do something about her situation. Whitmore, spineless @$$clown that he is, pretends not to hear her and actually does what Moloch ordered him to. The rest of the issue goes by in a blur, as the new gawd Whit creates ends up working FOR Moloch, Susan gets raped more, and Solar resolutely fails to do anything about the massively powerful creatures because he's all wrapped in worrying if the girl he wants is sleeping with someone else…
I have to tell you, I had some issues getting through the second half of the book after the blatancy of the horrors visited on Susan (who is, granted, an imaginary creature, but from my perspective they're ALL imaginary creatures.) I guess I do hate Moloch more than if he's just stayed and blasted the main character with his otherworldly zorch-bolts, but it's the kind of hate that makes me want to stop reading, rather than the kind of hate that makes me want to come back next time for his comeuppance. The art is good throughout the issue, with monsters that look interesting, and several character designs (Moloch and the new gawd are pretty cool-looking) are neat, but the quality of the pictures alone isn't going to keep a book on the pull list forever. Three issues in, I still know virtually nothing about my protagonist, other than that he keeps showing up at Whitmore's house and threatening him without every actually DOING anything about the situation. His god-complex is justifiable, but it's getting less and less interesting each month. The Valiant-era Doctor Solar was the center of everything because he actually created the Valiant Universe during his reactor accident, giving him a larger canvas of characters (many with their own books) to work with, and making his claim to godhood a little more tenable, but this seems a bit like shorthand. Given that one single plot-point, designed to make our villain more villainous, overshadowed everything, though, the overall experience had to suffer. Doctor Solar, Man Of The Atom #3 earns 1.5 out of 5 stars overall, as only the first third of the book was truly readable for me, no matter how interesting the antagonists were…
Faithful Spoilerite Question Of The Day: If you had ultimate power, would you really focus all your attention on a romantic conquest?
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Funny, I kind of had the opposite reaction to this book. In fact, I think it's gotten better with each issue. First off you are dead on about the rape scene, definitely a bit much and made me queasy as well.
"If you had ultimate power, would you really focus all your attention on a romantic conquest?"
Solar did not focus ALL his attention on the girl. To his credit he did try to find Moloch but Whitmore was forced to lie about where he hiding. Besides, I may have to read it again but wasn't it Moloch who fled from Solar? Also remember that Solar was a fat, balding, socially awkward, 50 something man before he had the accident. Even though it's creepy, a little stalking seems to fit his character.
"Whitmore, spineless @$$clown that he is, pretends not to hear her and actually does what Moloch ordered him to." Okay this just isn't fair. What is Whitmore gonna do against Moloch anyway? Punch him? Whitmore creates a sun god specifically with a power set that could destroy Moloch. He then orders the sun god to kill Moloch and seems genuinely shocked at the outcome. His failure is that he thought he could outsmart Moloch but ultimately could not. Whitmore hasn't struck me as a "spineless @$$clown" but rather kind of a dopey guy that's in WAY over his head.
I'm a huge fan of your reviews, Matthew, so please don't think I'm just trying to be a jerk. It's funny that what appeals to me about this book is what you seem to hate most about it… all the extremely flawed yet realistic characterizations. I guess as much as we may have initially wanted it to be, this is definitely NOT the Valiant version.
Good lord, I wanted to see what the first couple of issues of this book was going to be like, I was kind of excited to hear of new Solar comics, but now, I will be sticking far away from this like it was really radioactive. Each issue seems to get progressivly worse.
As for the question of the day:
If I had ultimate power I wouldn't have to focus on any romantic conquest. Women flock to power, that's something that I am sure you know much about Matthew.
This issue was fantastic.
Shooter's style hasn't changed much since Ferro Lad went "teats up". Very simple and very, well, very teen boy in a previous decade. It works on Magnus IMO because the concept begs for cheese and cheesecake. This book however, I can't figure what this is supposed to be.
So far the Gold Key relaunch is 1 and 2. Doctor Solar and Turok left me cold.
I do agree to a point with the others that I don't feel like Solar was any more focused on the girl than he should be. I gotta say, to your question, I think a lot of people would devote some of their power toward romantic goals if they could. If you could reform your body any way you wanted, or create cars or whatever out of thin air, who wouldn't be tempted? Plus, sadly, I'm sure there are plenty of people who've looked up an ex or someone they've liked on Facebook or something which is really no different from Solar distractedly flying in the direction of Gail's house.
I was hoping I'd like this book, but really didn't love it. It could have been pretty good if they'd left the rape segment out of it and kinda well refocused the whole thing. I don't like Whitmore as a character, not that I think you're supposed to, and I do think he's weak. Is there anything that says in the earlier issues that he can't unwrite something out of existence? I understand that they allude to the fact that Moloch was pre-existing and was allowed into our continuum because of Whitmore, but that still doesn't mean that he can't at least try to write in that "a portal to Moloch's own dimension opened in front of him and pulled him back to where he belongs, never to be see in our world again." I don't know how it works.


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CALGARY, Alberta -- There are no easy jobs with this 2010 Canadian Olympic team. That is a given.
And, to be sure, executive director Steve Yzerman and the management team will have to answer for the 23 names they put to paper in late December if things go off the rails in Vancouver.
Yet the buck ultimately stops with coach Mike Babcock.
He's the one who will have to get the most out of those players, whoever they turn out to be.
If Canada wins gold, his reputation as one of the top hockey minds in the business will be cemented. He will, in fact, be golden.
But the flip side is, if Canada cannot erase the stain of its miserable seventh-place finish from four years ago at the Torino Olympics, Babcock's reputation likewise will be tarnished.
That's life under the big top that is Canadian hockey. Go big or go home.
But make no mistake, Babcock's big-as-life personality means things are going to be a lot different around this Canadian Olympic team than with predecessor Pat Quinn.
This edition will look dramatically different to associate coach Ken Hitchcock, who is like a Greek chorus when it comes to Canada's international highs and lows most of the past decade (he was an assistant to Quinn for Canada's 2002 gold-medal run and its 2006 collapse). This edition also will play a different style as Babcock will impose a method similar to what his Detroit Red Wings play.
It is not an easy system, Hitchcock said.
"The way we want to play, the game that we want to put out there, has got a lot of pressure in it, it's got a lot of skating in it and it's got a lot of focus in it," he said. "There's no resting on the ice with the way he wants to play."
The difference between the Canadian camp and last week's American counterpart is palpable. The moment Babcock stepped on the ice with the first group Monday evening, he was barking out orders, spurring his players to do drills properly.
"He's super A-type personality. He's a very focused, intense individual. He doesn't move on anywhere until it's done. It's just like the way he runs practice," Hitchcock said.
"If it's not done right, he doesn't care what the name is on the back, what your number is, where you're from, who you play for. He treats everybody the same. You've got to do the job. When he says you've got to play on 200 feet, you've got to play on 200 feet."
If Quinn was a big-picture guy, not worrying about every little detail, Babcock is the polar opposite, fretting over the details and believing the final picture will be made complete by doing so. If there is a sense of urgency, even at this orientation camp, it's because Babcock has instilled it in the group already.
As for all the other major hockey powerhouse teams, there is precious little time to prepare for the tournament itself.
"We're trying to get our team ready in four days, so when we hit the ice there on the 15th [of February] for our one practice and some of the guys will have just played back-to-back games, we're ready to go," Babcock said Tuesday. "We're going to have to be a work in progress even at the Olympics, and we're going to try and build a winner.
"That's what this camp is all about," he added. "We've asked the guys to pay attention to the details, the little things -- how you play on the forecheck, where your stick's supposed to be -- so that we understand what we're supposed to do and their skill level can come out."
St. Louis forward Andy McDonald, one of 46 players invited to the camp, played for Babcock in Anaheim and wasn't shocked at the practices' brisk tempo and attention to detail.
"He's an intense individual and he expects a lot, obviously in games, but even more so in practice," McDonald said. "And knowing what he expects going out at practice, it helps a little bit making sure you're ready and prepared."
Red Wings GM Ken Holland hired Babcock after the lockout and has watched as the former Canadian university hockey player has taken the Wings to two Stanley Cup finals and one Western Conference finals in four years. The Wings, of course, were Cup champs in 2008 and came within a game of making it two in a row this past spring.
Babcock is an accomplished tactician, but Holland told ESPN.com on Tuesday that it's the coach's personality that puts him in good stead for this Olympic team.
"The difference here obviously is, ultimately, there's going to be players here that are used to playing 16, 18, 20 minutes on their team," Holland said. "They're going to have to play eight and 10. Someone's going to have to play eight and 10 minutes."
It will be up to Babcock to ensure that those playing smaller roles are with the program, or things will unravel in a hurry.
"Obviously, to be able to walk into that locker room, a big part of being successful as a coach is a presence, and Mike's got a presence, and when Mike walks into a locker room, he's not in awe. He's going to take charge," Holland said. "It's easy to say, oh, you've got all these players. Well, there's probably a pretty good chance we're going to face some adversity, whether it's in-game adversity, whether a game is over, and your ability to adjust on the fly to the adversity is going to determine if you're going to have success or not.
"He's dealt with the media, he's dealt with in-game adjustments, he's had all that experience," Holland added. "You get into a game and you're down 2-1 in the second period and nothing's going, you've got to make some adjustments on the fly. You've got to try some different things. You've got to have the confidence to know when, how long to sit tight and when it is time to move."
Babcock said the message from the top on down with the Canadian Olympic team is that everyone is prepared to take on whatever role is asked of him.
"Steve [Yzerman] made a real good point. When he put together the management team, he brought on Ken Holland and Kevin Lowe and Doug Armstrong, all much more experienced general managers than himself," Babcock said. "When I'm coaching the team, you've got Jacques Lemaire, who has done way more than I ever have. You've got Ken Hitchcock and Lindy Ruff, so everybody from the management team to the coaching staff to the players are taking different roles.
"And the reason they're taking those roles and willing to accept that is that they want to be part of something like this. Let's be honest, it's worth it."
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The first drive of Friday's game at the Grape Bowl set the tone for how the next 48 minutes would go.
The Tokay Tigers hosted the Hercules Titans in their varsity football season opener and the Titans got the ball first. They tried a run right and were stopped for no gain. They tried a run left and met with similar results, a pack of Tigers that was able to keep up. The Tokay defense did a good job tracking whoever had the ball and helped an offense that struggled at times to make the big play.


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BREMERTON — Two new Washington state ferries designed to carry 144 cars in the medium-size Olympic class are taking shape at Vigor Shipyards, the former Todd shipyard.
The Tokitae is scheduled for delivery in February and the Samish at the end of next year, The Kitsap Sun reported Saturday.
Both ferries have two car decks, one passenger deck and a sun deck. They'll carry up to 1,500 passengers.
A third Olympic-class ferry is planned but unfunded, said WSF planning director Ray Deardorf.
The construction benefited from lessons learned from previously building three 64-car ferries. They new ferries are on time and on budget, said Vigor senior project manager Jeff Bukoski and WSF construction manager Ron Wohlfrom.
At $261 million for the two 144-car vessels, the $906,000 per car space betters the $1.1 million per slot for the 64-car ferries, according to WSF finance director Jean Baker.
The hull of the Tokitae was rolled out of the construction building onto a dry dock in March. The superstructure was barged to Vigor from Nichols Brothers Boatbuilders of Whidbey Island and attached to the hull. The Tokitae was floated out of dry dock on July 19. Already in green and white colors, it's being tested and outfitted for sea trials in early February, Wohlfrom said.
The Samish's keel-laying ceremony was March 8. Steel is being shaped and welded into large modules, then modules joined to other modules in the build hall.
Washington State Ferries expects its boats to last 60 years. The 144-car boats under construction will enable the 59-year-old Evergreen State and 55-year-old Klahowya to be retired.
A third 144-car vessel, whenever it's built, would replace the Hiyu, which is only 46 years old but is too small at 34 cars. The 87-car Tillikum, age 54, would become the standby boat.
The fleet would then be in pretty good shape for a while, with the next-oldest ships — 46-year-old Super-class ferries Elwha, Kaleetan and Yakima — not slated to be swapped out for new boats until 2026, 2027 and 2028.


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- Effective Health Care – a preventative healthcare, not-for profit single payer system.
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- End the War on Peace.
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- Education — Repeal or rewrite the No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top policies to create a public education system that promotes helping the child to maximize their own potential – whatever it is. — Require all under graduate education providers to teach evolution and a science based curriculum. — Reduce college tuition loan rates and work towards restoring public education subsidies for in state college tuition.
An effective health care system would likely also help improve the economy and the environment and help improve education outcomes because healthier citizens would be likely to produce better output for lower cost in whatever role they filled at any point of the lifespan. A health care system based on preventative health care likely would create jobs because it would require increased numbers of health professionals trained to provide individualized education and lifestyle guidance services and there would be less focus on high cost screenings and treatments based on pharmaceutical maintenance prescriptions or surgical interventions. Cost would be shifted from those areas to support the salary and benefits for the new preventative health education jobs. Effective health care would also likely promote peace because healthier citizens are likely to be happier and more socially oriented. Chronic illness tends to be associated with an increased risk for depression and we may have an instinct to isolate when we are ill which would be helping to protect the group.
Individual goals to work towards to improve the Health and Wellness of U.S. citizens (and anyone else who happens to be affected by U.S. policies):
- Change the status of marijuana from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3 which would match the current rating for the synthetic version of THC, the euphoric cannabinoid found in marijuana. Changing the status would better reflect the true medical benefits of the plant; allow more variety of academic research to be performed with marijuana and the cannabinoid receptor system throughout physiology and throughout the plant and animal kingdoms; end Federal prosecution of patients, growers and dispensaries; and allow marijuana businesses to function as normal businesses in regards to the IRS, ability to report expenses on Federal State and Local taxes, and access to banking.
- Change the rating of several food additives from GRAS to no longer allowed. Ban potassium bromide from flour products and reinstate the use of potassium iodide as a anti-caking agent in flours. Ban the artificial sweeteners Neotame, aspartame and sucralose. Any emulsifiers that have been shown to have emulsifying effects within the intestines. Ban glyphosate use as an herbicide or desiccant for food crops, non-food crops or in wild areas for invasive plant control. Ban the Bt GMOs and Round-up Ready GMOs and any others that have been associated with negative health risks since being approved for widespread use. — or at least work towards creating non-corporate funded research into the longterm health effects of those food additives and agribusiness chemicals and GMO crops.
- Work towards a health care system that is based on a not for-profit system whether it is a single payer system or has multiple funding sources (insurance companies) seems less important to me than getting the profit motive out of treating patients. To promote Health and Wellness we need a health care system designed to identify and resolve underlying health problems rather than focusing on longtime symptom management.
- Create a stronger adverse reaction board for monitoring the long term and short term risks of vaccinations and other medical treatments. Include the suicide and homocide risks associated with psychiatric or other types of pharmaceuticals and consider the need to ban some of them.
To be con't.
Disclaimer: Opinions are my own and the information is provided for educational purposes within the guidelines of fair use. While I am a Registered Dietitian this information is not intended to provide individual health guidance. Please see a health professional for individual health care purposes.Effective Health Care by Jenny


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Check door\window status automatically (This is when the system is disarmed only, if a door is opened, it will sound fast "bi bi bi")
Support wireless "ding-dong" doorbell function (Optional)
Non-volatile chip, information stored automatically when off power
Record up to a 10 second greeting for the auto-dialer, Then play the greeting back.
Alarm Sounds if Phone Line is Cut
Remembers programming settings when power is disconnected
Available in both AC\DC with Low-voltage Indicators.
Learn sensors to alarm host panel, very easy operation.
Supports Door. Window. Motion. Smoke. Heat. Glass Break. Gas Leak. Carbon Monoxide Detector. etc.
Support Ademco Contact ID communication protocol.
Store 100 alarm records and 100 arm\disarm information.
Technical Parameter:
Working voltage:100~240VAC
Operating power: 9-15VDC
GSM Frequency:900/1800MHZ, 900/1800/1900MHZ, 850/900/1800/1900MHZ
Wireless Frequency:433MHZ
Static current: ≤ 80mA
Alarm current: ≤ 500mA
GSM transmission power: 2W
Operating environment: Temperature: -10℃-50℃; Humidity:<90%
Maximum available quantity of keychain (remote controllers) : 4 PCS
Maximum available quantity of wireless sensors: 116 PCS
Standard Package:
- Touch screen Alarm system (control unit) 1 pc.
- Wireless PIR detector 1 pc.
- Wireless door (gap) sensor 1 pc.
- Remote controller 2 pcs.
- Antenna 1pc.
- Wireless Sound&flash 110dB/0.3m 1 pc.
- Power adpater 1pc.
- User manual 1pc.
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Ceiling mounted
Fireproof ABS housing
LED ON/OFF optional
Automatic temperature compensation
SMT adopted, anti-RFI & anti-EMI
Pulse count optional
Alarm output N.C./ N.O. optional
Technical Parameters:
Electrical source: battery of DC9V
Consumption of current: 25μA
Warning time: two seconds
Warm-up time: five minutes
Angle of level: 360 degrees
Detect distance: 5-7 meters (diameter)
Eradiate distance: 300 meters (beeline without obstacle)
Eradiate frequency: 433MHZ±1MHZ
Optics lens: 30 angle subarea
Electron magnetism interference: 30V/m 10MHz~1GHz
Working temperature: -10℃~+50℃
Working humility: 10~90%
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Luckily your completely wrong as the first season was fantastic. a brief comment from a movie maker……Radi
Sorr1!!y sammie boy, but when they cut it, its done. I'll explain how it works in a mammoth letter sometime, when you've answered my question
Constantine, based on Keanu Reeces fim or Penn and Teller?
love this hope they make another season at some point
Thats what you get when you put a family name american actor, with a British comedian. Is it that good, i'm up to 100 plus shows i'm watching and new seasons of some of the best have started. You really give it a 10/10…..thats like women, they rarely exist but in airbrushed magazine photos……but if you tell me to watch it, i will. But i'll only listen to your word. No one else's ! Radi
You Dirty DIRTY big Kyndryd!!!!! But only cos you beat me to saying it…..bubbles, her smile is bubbles……Have you noticed in the fourth season she's just started wearing cleavage showing clothing????? WOOF WOOF
No criticism, but i'd die if i had watched them all at one, dilutes the plot and characters and leaves nothing for you when its all over. I couldn't handle that. Its NOT a movie or meant to be…….Radi
If anyone watched them strait through without pacing the action, you'll be waiting a year to see the next one. The Sheriff has spoken Radi
Anyone got a working link for preacher so2 e03? Please post a link, i've scoured the web and found nothing. Much appreciated Radi
Every episode in both seasons of cracked goes to my collection.net and they are all broken.Someone should put these up or just take it down!!!
Now i am done with KarlosMaxipad, in private if they're is any one else who needs a good chewing out be my guest. But leave it off the forum as it is unfair. I mean maxi pads whole premise was that i, having studying Humanities, I NEVER SAID I STUDIED HUMANITIES KNOB. All over a typo in University. Stop it the pair of you, your like 8 year olds that are only here to play robot wars. Pathetic.
And as for Satan, you just a knob who has nothing to say, so you riff in an opposite direction than the other wrote. Because you look as stupid as you sound. You have my permanent permission to piss off. Forever, neither of your words mean anything to ME. But they probably do to you sweet caroline…..I mean i'm just assuming you'll be the man in the relationship .Go Bangy bangy now!!!!!
CrabbyMoleus, you got your answer in, private, but anyone who wants entertaining, go there.
Shoot,man i ave no idea, BUT they have put every other marvel show up so…. have you been, Daredevil(better than the movie, Jessica Jones, or Luke Cage, i see thats on your list, and Dareveil, so i would expect that someone will put it up. You should watch dc's Legends of Tommorrrow, is character from dc's Arrow and the flash,nd yet this show is nothing like ay him so those slighty Kiddy ones"like Daredevil. My god they must pay him so match as his stuntman does everything except look dumb(the bling look, sorry but it looks likes he runs on batteries heal time and occasionally they take the batteries out. But he's a good actor. And watch Jessica Jones, the door opened and boom KillGrave is her arch enemy played by the longest running SOTTISH DR.Who. And a lot of the up loaders have neflix. Cookie told me to tell her if i wanted any shows. DC, legends, The Flash Arrow Supergirl, shield , Scorpio which i think you'd appreciate,and you mentioned your age, sure yo'll like it and you/me will have a whole lot to watch. And i'm assuming you've seen the nurse in Irin Fist, well she is in ever marvel show as it all takes place in "Hellsa Kitchen" She's in Daredevil a lot, and she is HOLY SHIT in daredevil if you've seen the end. Don't worry I haven't ruined anything comes along. Mention it to cookie, and i will so….. so let me know when your going to ask her and a couple of days i'll ask her and be honest that me and you are both interested.ceers Sammie!
marvels defenders starts 18/08 on netfix will it be here as well?
As i have done nothing to you.Piss off and i am well aware that it is an s but can't be bothered to correct my typing thank you very much. I have six degrees from Liverpool university which is about four than you could ever get, and my iq is so high it drowns me and i have a low eq so these little trivias of yours are, boring, uneccesary and purely an attempt tp paint me as something i am not. Now go spam someone else as seen as the only leg to stand on was "a" letter!And at no point did i say i had studied British history, you just made that up. Desperate a little? Shoo
If i'm not british, why was i born in Manchester, raised in Lancashire and got my degrees in Liverpool. I have more qualifications from Univercities than you have fingers and i'll just ignore your pathetic British and Irish Its the same, as anyone who even spoke english would tell you that that sentence cannot even be said in English. The U.K. is made up of four countries, Scotland, England, Wales, and Northern Island. And under that flag they are one nation slavicnobody. Now go away and find someone else to "attempt" to pick on, your so……generic…..
As usual for a great show the Americans have imported a british actor to play the lead detective. This one should be good. Nothing at all like the walking dead, but a british actor that most americans don't even know Rick Grimes is English. The best training and the most realistic talent. Go Mr. Mercedes!!!
Yes, enlisted english lead actor and all the hallmarks of a continous show, where, depending on the writers we might start rooting for the bad guy1 I dunno, but what i do know is, i am WATCHING THIS SHOW. Great catch sammie!!!
what do you think?
That was meant to be 2000 people stuffed in a club, but we all make typo's when laughing so hard and typing!
And just you, lost soul who thinks he's the devil, just you can call me Radi, i will embrace you and consume you whole until not a bone or a drop is left! Bow before me….
Satan man, you are as funny as shit, i mean i giggled all the way through your sermon , it was a great one and you should keep them up just for our entertainment, ha ha. And i'd rather have 2000 people stuffed in a clue offering themselves than e EVER want to be a you tube freak. My sweat is real, do you taste it Satan, my blood is hot, do you want to feed? So many several times a week come to lay down at my alter but all you can thnk of is someone who doesn't even masturbate. I have no desire, they line up as i choose who to kiss next before my voice fills the huge room and they mingle amonst the fluids, giving all up to me. But unfortunately i'm typing to no one, your not there Satan, your just not there, but my fans are, begging for me to bite, and taste their hot energy, the blood that keeps them moving. But i can't see you Satan……I just can't see you. Ha ha ha ha……..doink!
I don't know why this brilliant series is even advertised as being on the site as not a single season has any episodes uploaded except the last season, which would probably just confuse the hell out of a lay person who's interested in science!!!!
Can ANYONE put this Arrow ?episode? up i any other format, vidzi stopped working for me months ago, as has thevideome, which i think must just bounce everyone around to press to play constantly and never stops. It used to be my favourite format but now its just some strange advertising ploy that i assume changed on everyone at the same time???? I don't know, i just know that thevideome is no longer taking me any episode ever. Thanks to anyone who can upload this in any other format! Radi
NoFucksGiven, has retreated back into the amniotic sack and is trying another go at rebirth hoping that this time when his mother shoots him out as fast a she can his head won't hit the floor and cause the permanent brain damage he is suffering from. Its got to be hard when your iq is below 53 and you keep trying to fit triangles into squares,……its sad but i think we should all reach deep into our pockets and help those less fortunate than us. NoFucksGiven deserves a semi normal life where he can liquids his own food and occasionally go to the park with supervision. Please send your donations to "NoFucksGiven blessed hearts money drive.com" Every little counts.
Good for you , i think trains are lovely!!!! Really
And is that it, one child attempts an attack against me and falls on his face spilling his precious pills? Thought so!
And we have a winner, mr nofucksgiven is exactly what his name says, he doesn't give a shit except if he can try and hurt someone1 Well thats one out of thousands anyone else? Oh and Nofucks given, under 30 low educational standard and a need ro try and blame people like myself for his lack of size1 Were those the pills i need? Because i come o naturelle and have no penis envy which you obviously do, but please do explain these pills i need to take or are you just assuming the role of human garbage, and when you've spoken to everyone on this site about me, let me know as it is impossible. Of course your Mr Impossible man. I see now the babe that still suckles at the teat. I wouldn't bother trying to out talk me in public hoping you'll gain anonymity by bringing down the big bad wolf. For i shall PUFF and i'll PUFF and blow your whole godamn house in to October. Pissant. And don't tell me what to do because you will only provoke me to haunt yo in your weak scared little dreams!!!!! Yours, many fucks given. I don't need a blog i have a 2000 strong audience that bow before me at my every concert, what you got but four inches?
OK,if anyone out there thinks i'm psychotic please send me a msg saying so, don't worry i won't reply, or bother you, but it would be good to know if someone has been lying to me or not that people are apparently contacting one specific person(can't imagine why that person) and calling me psychotic. So lets have a tally, all who think i'm psychotic, say so, or we just have a member telling me lies. After all apparently lots of people went straight to that person and called me psychotic……So its either a true belief that people have chosen to tell one person or its a simple stupid lie. Phychotic? More like high functioning sociopath!!! Radi
Oh why don't we all get on. We've been cruel enough to Jocanus, I humbly beg his apology. But the only reason we behave this way is because others did it to us, to me about my iq, to others about other thing. And yourlordsatan, your an idiot man. Come on one of my degrees is in theology, and i can guarantee you that there IS NO HELL, NO SATAN, and your small mindedness is pathetic, as is those (and they know who they are) who find ANYTHING about you amusing, this is simply because they are extremely stupid and rascist, which their race has been practising for over a hundred years now. And all that left is a bunch of blonde blue eyed imbecile's who will die out someday. And Jocanus, if you will have me, i hope you accept my apology and i will begin following you now, AS LONG as you hsvr no rascist followers or people you follow. Stop bitching at people, isn't their enough death out there to at LEAST NOT BE SO STUPID AS TO STOOP TO CYBERBULLYING! Radi, over and out
oh no,no no no no, Satan is just insane. There is no intellect there. And your shame is feigned. Lying won't get you out of this ditch, shutting up, well that would help…..a little
Completely correct Jocan, or Anus, either way we definitely leave you in a cloud of smoke as we leave you still trying to start your motor. I can't speak for the other chap but here people are malicious, cruel and will break your mind and heart in a New York minute rather than try and help you. People on this site are full of s%*t and couldn't care less about your problems. If you wanted a helping hand this is not the arena for you. You will be intellectually smashed by those of us with far too high iq's for our own good, and you will be left in tatters on the floor crying in your own blood. They did it to me, and they still do so i just had to switch personalities to protect myself. Don't cry J, there there. Oh and Cutiepie is one of those people smashers, she just told you whatever suited her, thats what she and her followers are. The one that watch you piss yourself before the Arena gates open, and the gladiators are theirs too. Carefull who you listen too in the future. Well too late now...
How about you you keep the extreme profanities to yourself layow. If we wanted that we'd put a porn channel on so say your piece and when comes to extreme swearing put a sock in in it. NOW
In respect to what Wittenfan wrote, this i will stake my life on; ant American tv show or film that was originally Korean production, throw the American one away and watch the Korean one instead. They are always works of cinema par exxelance, and the American versions are just a PATHETIC attempt at making money, but have almost zero talent when it comes to acting, lighting, props and location and are just works of art that you could hang on a wall and stare at all day. The American attempts in retrospect are used pieces if toilet paper, IF you had hemmaroids. Can't spell that work as i am not used to looking up my own ass.
You said it, Splitfoot. People you do know that everything we are doing watching here s illegal, by FEDERAL LAW, right…..duh do sum awooga awooga!!!


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Like so many new retirees, Barbara Serafin asked herself, "Where am I in my life? What can I do now?"
Like so many new retirees, Barbara Serafin asked herself, "Where am I in my life? What can I do now?" Her answer came when she attended a lecture on "Our Role in Social Justice."
The speaker suggested several opportunities and asked participants to choose one that resonated most with them. Serafin chose homelessness, as did three or four others.
They became the nucleus of what is now the Brunswick County Homeless Coalition, with the mission of advocating for the homeless in Brunswick County, educating the community about their needs, and partnering with other organizations to provide those services.
As president of BCHC, Serafin no longer wonders what she can do. She and the other 30-plus core members of BCHC are driven by a passion to reduce the number of homeless people in the county and provide the help, services, and mentoring they so desperately need.
In a recent interview, Serafin, a Carolina Shores resident, talked about the organization's goals, where they are now, and what they hope to accomplish in the future.
Q. How long has BCHC been existence?
A. We celebrated our first anniversary last November. And coincidentally, we had already scheduled our first annual "Hunger and Homeless Banquet" on Nov. 10 before we learned that was the first day of "National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week." So we were able to participate with communities all over the country in a national effort to raise awareness and encourage support for eradicating homelessness.
Q. What are your goals?
A. We have seven goals, the three most important of which are to educate the community, increase collaboration and partnerships with existing and new resources, and advocate for transitional and permanent housing for individuals and families leaving overnight shelters. Right now we have to send those folks to the shelters in either Wilmington or Horry County, S.C. We are also researching several possibilities and partners to establish a day shelter here in Brunswick County.
Q. Can you give me an example of what you mean by "partnering with other resources?"
A. Yes. We work very closely with Streetreach in several programs. For example, they have organized an interfaith night shelter program where various churches host the homeless on a rotating basis during the months of November through February. We encourage the homeless to avail themselves of this resource, and many of our volunteers assist in this program. We have also partnered with the United Way of the Cape Fear Area in their "Circles of Support" mentoring program. This is a program for formerly homeless individuals who have recently found housing, and need training in money management, organizational skills, job search, etc., as well as a social support network. Eight BCHC members passed the training and are serving as mentors to help these individuals get back to a productive life.
Q. What are your goals for the future?
A. Further down the road, we hope to be able to offer transportation so these people can get to doctors, food pantries, shelters, and the other resources that are available, but not easily accessible without transportation. We are exploring various possibilities for acquiring a van, but right now we don't have the resources to pay for it.
Q. If someone would like to be a part of your effort, or donate to your organization, who should they contact for further information?
A. They can call one of our volunteer coordinators, Ro Schwenk at 579-8736, or Lynn Yencik 575-8175. Or visit our website at www.BrunswickCountyHomelessCoalition.com. Or they are welcome to come to one of our monthly meetings. We meet at 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at St. Brendan the Navigator Roman Catholic Church, 5101 Ocean Highway West (U.S. 17) in Shallotte.
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A Guide To Song Forms – AAA Song Form
Mahesh posted a blog entry in Songstuff StuffFollowing up on the previous blog post about song form overview, let us dive deeper into one of the most basic songforms used in popular music - strophic songform. The strophic song form may also be referred to as the "AAA" songform or the One-Part songform. This means to say that the various sections of the song would follow a common theme or structure throughout. Many classical songs from the 17th century follow this structure though the strophic form has been dated back to much earlier when poems were set to music. The following article gives insight to this song form, its structure and examples to go with it. It also includes a few tips to keep the songs written in this manner a little more interesting. http://www.songstuff.com/song-writing/article/song-form-guide-aaa/ Be sure to share and like the article if you find it useful. If you have any questions, feel free to discuss it on the Songstuff Community Forums.


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"Bells and Rails" (Theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHgmRVZY4us&feature=related )
Chapter 33: New Doubts
[Theme that plays: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmctWnCjcH8 ]
{Chicago, Hotel, 3:00PM, Karla's Room}
"Karla, we did awesome work." Said Justice.
"Yes, we finally have the money all to our selves." Said Karla.
"Let us celebrate with champagne, I'll go get it." Said Justice.
Justice goes into the kitchen and gets two wine cups and pours champagne in both, he then gets a little bag of venom from the cabinet and pours the venom into champagne and mixes it well so Karla won't notice.
"Here Karla." Said Justice as he comes out of the kitchen.
"Thank you." Replied Karla and drinks it, Justice makes a smirk.
He then thinks in his mind, "The venom won't kill her in the moment, but at night, she'll be out of this world."
"Well, Karla, I'm going back to my room, tomorrow we'll go back to LA, ok?" Asked Justice.
"Yes, of course." Replied Karla.
Justice leaves to his room.
{Beatrice's Suite, Hotel, 3:30PM}
"Beatrice, we have to make sure, Justice gives us the money no matter what." Said Zatron.
"I know, he said he'll give it to us, so don't worry." Explained Beatrice.
Justice comes in.
[Theme ends]
[Theme that plays: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0m0OY2MOvI&feature=related ]
"Here, is your side of the pay *gives a bill of 10,000 $*" Said Justice.
"What?, we deserve more then that." Exclaimed Zatron.
"Well to bad!" Yelled Justice.
"Take it if you want, I'm not giving you any more." Added Justice.
Zatron gets angry.
"You bastard, you lied to us." Yelled Zatron.
"No, I did not, I gave you what we agreed, don't even think about alerting police, because both of you would go to jail for assisting me, so if I were you, I'd shut up." Said Justice, and leaves the room, slamming the door close.
"SEE? I TOLD YOU, BEATRICE!" Yelled Zatron.
"Well, there isn't anything else we can do but just use what we have now." Said Beatrice.
[Theme ends]
[Theme that plays: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uvGkeqNSw4 ]
"NO, we have to get revenge somehow, wait, I got it!" Said Zatron.
"What are you thinking?" Asked Beatrice.
"Lets tell Chain Vintoban, what kind of swine his cousin is." Suggested Zatron.
"About the framing many years ago?" Asked Beatrice.
"Yes, that and about his fortune." Said Zatron.
[Theme ends]


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Even if it's after years, and they have been with many people in that time?
(Note, they were friends to begin with)
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I'd have no problem in ending up together with first chick I banged but not till I loose my prime aka not till I turn like 36 or 42 or shit lol00|00|0
You're already going bald Bruh. You lost your prime. :|
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it can happen but it takes two to tango. IT can't' be a one sided love or self pitty love.00|00|0


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