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New London — The state Department of Education has put on hold its review of Terrence P. Carter's application to become a certified superintendent until the Board of Education's investigation into his background is complete.
On Tuesday, The Day reported that at least 10 paragraphs of Carter's application for the superintendent job in New London contain material apparently copied from other sources without attribution.
"In light of these developments, this office has determined that we will defer the processing of your pending application for superintendent until such time as the New London Board of Education completes its investigation," Nancy L. Pugliese, chief of the Bureau of Educator Standards and Certification, wrote in a letter to Carter dated Tuesday. "At that time, we may move forward with our review of your pending application."
In some cases, entire paragraphs of Carter's March application are exactly the same as writings that previously appeared in other publications.
In the application, Carter claims to have developed a number of programs or initiatives at his previous job as director and chief academic officer of Chicago's Academy for Urban School Leadership, including the creation of an Office of Advancement.
But the academy's website contains no references to an Office of Advancement, and a spokeswoman for the organization on Tuesday would not say whether the office and other programs Carter takes credit for actually exist.
"Because this is all very closely tied to Terrence Carter, it is a personnel matter and I can't answer any of your questions," Deirdre Campbell, the spokeswoman, said.
The section of Carter's application in which he claims to have created the office appears to have been largely copied from a 2013 Pittsburgh Business Times article about a Pennsylvania school district creating its own Office of Advancement.
Campbell did confirm that Carter is no longer employed by the Chicago-based nonprofit organization.
Carter, whom the city's Board of Education unanimously appointed as its next superintendent on June 12, has been under fire since news reports indicated that he had misrepresented himself - or allowed others to misrepresent him - as having a Ph.D. for more than five years before he completed his doctorate. In addition, Carter has twice filed for bankruptcy in the last 15 years.
The state Department of Education last week asked Carter to withdraw himself from consideration for the New London superintendent's job. Carter has declined to do so, and the state Department of Education reiterated its request on Tuesday.
After a closed-door session in which it questioned Carter last week, the Board of Education voted unanimously to launch an independent investigation into Carter's academic record and financial background, and to defer any action on his contract until the inquiry is complete. That probe is expected to take about 30 days.
Carter's attorney, Bill McCoy, declined to comment Tuesday when asked if Carter denies that portions of his application were copied directly from other sources without attribution.
"He is fully prepared to discuss any of these issues during the course of the investigation the school board is indicating they are going to have," McCoy said.
But the vice president of the Board of Education said Tuesday she has seen enough and thinks the board should call off its investigation and begin the process of finding a different candidate for the job.
"I know I would just stop. We already have enough information that I feel I already know how I'm going to vote," Elizabeth Garcia Gonzalez said. "I just feel we should stop and seek another candidate."
Garcia Gonzalez said she is disappointed with the way the board's superintendent search has turned out and thinks the search firm hired by the board, McPherson and Jacobson, could have put more effort into scouring Carter's background.
"I know individuals have stated the Board of Education should have done the same thing. Fine, but we hired a consultant to do that, too," she said. "Everyone has the right to be upset, I just feel like we need to move forward and do what we can to select an individual that can work as an interim superintendent and see what happens from here on."
The other six Board of Education members either declined to comment or did not return calls or emails seeking comment Tuesday.
Steven J. Adamowski, the special master appointed by the state to oversee the district, did not respond to a request for comment.
Carter did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
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"Investigators are currently taking exhaustive measures to study the personality of the accused and establish the motives for her crime," spokesman Vladimir Markin said in comments carried by state news agency TASS.
The suspect, 38-year-old Uzbek national Gulchehra Bobokulova, faces up to 20 years in prison on the charge of murdering a young child.
She is believed to have long suffered from schizophrenia and is undergoing a psychological evaluation, Markin said.
Bobokulova was caught on Monday waving around the child's severed head near a metro station in north-west Moscow.
Clad in a black burka, she yelled "Allahu Akbar" ("Allah is great") before being captured by police.
Bobokulova has given the authorities various reasons for killing the child, including that "Allah commanded" her to do it.
Authorities found the rest of the child's body in the family's burned-out apartment after extinguishing a blaze that Bobokulova is believed to have started.
Muscovites have been laying flowers and children's toys outside the metro station October Field, where Bobokulova was detained.

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How do i do cheat codes on nikos phone and what is a d-pad?
How do i do cheat codes on nikos phone and what is a d-pad?
james2564 - 8 years ago
Top Voted Answer
Here are the cheats:468-555-0100Change weather
486-555-0150Get a different selection of weapons
486-555-0100Get a selection of weapons
267-555-0150Raise wanted level
267-555-0100Remove wanted level
362-555-0100Restore armour
482-555-0100Restore health, armor, and ammo
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predator4536 - 8 years ago
Just type the number in with the key pad then if you want to use it again go to cheat in the phones menu .
gamingman619 - 8 years ago
Press up two times and tipe in the cheat code
Gray2009 - 8 years ago
first press up on the d-pad(arrow keys),when up again,enter the numbers n TADAAA....ding wow is that a police chopper.u only need to enter it once then it will be saved in your phone in the CHEATS menu..1 last thing ....have fun with the police chopper..
godlike426 - 8 years ago
You can press the up button 2 times to press numbers or after geting the gift mobile from playboyx if the codes were used 1or 2 times in the first badger company then whiz company mobile cheats will be on whiz companys mobiles menu it will be written cheats and you can press the codes and it will occur
sadmanr10 - 8 years ago
A "d-pad" is the pad on the left of the controller that you use to press up, down, left, and right. press up 2 times and enter the cheat.
rickput - 8 years ago
A "D-PAD" is the left side of the PS3 controller those arrows(left,right,up,down) and 4 cheats press the up arrow on the D-PAD twice and tipe in the cheat desired.(Some of them disable trophies)
predator4536 - 8 years ago
Ok press up on the phone then type in the cheats phone number and it should say cheat activated and very one said the dpad so you probley no what that is also i advise you to get make a copy of your profile one for cheats and one not for cheats because cheats disable trophies
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Press up on the main menu of the phone, and 1-0 should come up. Type in the selected cheat, than press the green phone on the top left. Then there will be a 'cheats' section above the 'SIX-AXIS Tutorial'. Then you can go to that section and click the wanted cheat without having to type it in again.
LegendofEVN - 8 years ago
The D-Pad, is on the left side of your controller, is has four arrows, up,down,left and right
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Would anyone be interested in starting a CT SpiceCorps? I am in Fairfield County.
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Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
Your too late, you guys are already a part of the SpiceCorp NY group. But there was not enough interest for a Connecticut Branch meeting - even when combined with your Westchester neighbours. Katie M. and I are both in the lower Hudson and this would be our closest group.
The Connecticut Branch has been requesting interest of a month or so now and we've only heard from like one person :(
If you think that you might be able to get some interest then we will post afresh in the SpiceCorp NY forum.
The SpiceCorp NY meeting was last night in Manhattan, you just missed it. The NJ and NYC branches of the group have been very vocal but Connecticut and Long Island pretty much silent.
May 21, 2009 at 5:37 UTC
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I guess Long Island can join Spice Works NY.
May 21, 2009 at 5:48 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
Long Island was always in NY. No one from that Branch area responded though so they didn't even get a branch meeting.
May 21, 2009 at 5:54 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
This is the Connecticut Branch thread in the Connecticut Group: http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/35205
As you can see, only one responder and that was very recent. 50% of the threads in the Connecticut group were about SpiceCorp NY Connecticut Branch. The CT group appears to be relatively silent overall :( We've had a bit more interest from the Hudson Valley people.
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In a strange, warped Zone, two soldiers floated still on nothing.
"Shoutmon X4C, you have failed our world." Said one of the figures.
"Leopardmon-San, I will kill you if I must. I'm serving the greatest mind in this world and nothing will stop me." Said the other figure, seemingly Shoutmon X4C.
"You respect me by calling me by my Knight's Name,"
"I guess I'm too used to old times!" Shoutmon X4C joked.
"However, you disrespect the Digital World by joining this one true evil. If anyone dies here, it will be you." Leopardmon readied his sword.
"I won't take blasphemy of my Lord!" Yelled Shoutmon X4C. He moved his hands away from the large, black V on his chest and called, "CHAOTIC VICTORISE!"
The V suddenly glowed a deep purple and blasted out twice the size of Shoutmon X4C. Leopardmon put his sword back and held out his hand.
"Dark Mecha Zone Code Crown! Transport!"
He then disapeared into a green circle, which exploded violently when the Chaotic Victorise hit it, causing considerable damage to Shoutmon X4C.
Chapter 1 - Loweemon is Knighted
"Where could he be?" Pondered BlackwarGreymon who was standing in a wasteland with a grey city far behind him. This BlackWarGreymon was slightly unusual, instead of a right claw, there was a large gun.
A green portal then opened right infront of him. A very tired Leopardman flew out and landed.
"Leopardmon-San! Are you alright?" BlackwarGreymon asked, holding Leopardmon upright.
"I'm fine. I just had a fight with Shoutmon X4C. The traitor."
"He's been so much stronger since he joined the Dark Titan."
"Indeed he has, BlackwarGreymon-San. Now, don't worry about me, we need to get to Dark Mecha City."
"Yes, Leopardmon-San."
The two walked into the city, many were waiting, a huge parade route ahead of them. The Digimon in the crowd were mostly run down and dirty Machine Digimon, many Hagurumon included. BlackwarGreymon and Leopardmon stood in the middle of the road. The Digimon cheered.
"Someone in our city! Knighted! It's been years since that last happened!" Said one Hagurumon to another.
"Quiet! They're about to Digi Xros!" Said another.
Leopardmon raised his hand.
"Digimon of Dark Mecha City," the crowds cheered. "We are here today to knight one of your heroes. As you know, to do so, we must become one." The crowds cheered even louder.
"Leopardmon!" He called. "BlackwarGreymon!" BlackwarGreymon called.
The two became engulfed in a black light and flew past eachother, making a cross shape, then colided. From the bright light caused by the colision, a much mightier shape was formed.
"DIGI-XROS!" They called.
"Leopardmon X2BW!" The new Digimon proclaimed.
The crowds went absolutley wild.
"Bring forth the candidate!" Boomed Leopardmon X2BW in both Leopardmon and BlackwarGreymon's voice.
Hoisted on a chair by Andromon and heavily surrounded by Guardmon, a Loweemon was sitting patiently, he then jumped down onto the ground and kneeled on one leg, looking down. The crowd fell silent in suspense.
"Loweemon, you have been nominated by the Digimon in your fair city, where we once lived also. By being knighted by us through your people's vote, you must leave this city and only return when absolutley needed. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Leopardmon X2BW-San."
"You will become a part of the Dark Plot Army. You must not betray us, or you will be severley punished. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Leopardmon X2BW-San."
"So, with this sword, I hereby knight you, Loweemon, into Loweemon-san." Leopardmon X2BW gently touched both Loweemon's shoulders with his sword. The crows went as wild as ever. Loweemon stood and raised his arm.
"I will serve the Digital World with courage, love, reliability, light, hope, kindness, sincerity, knowledge and friendship." The crowd then disbanded to leave the warrior to his private meal with his new teammates. Several Hagurumon remained to watch him enter the dining hall.
"It has that ring to it dosent it?"
"Indeed it does."
Leopardmon X2BW turned his head and smiled at the Hagurumon. One of them fell over in shock.
"Leopardmon X2BW-san just smiled at us!" One said, hoisting the fallen over.
"Who knows? We might join him eventually." The other said, helping to lift up the fainted Hagurumon.
Chapter 2 - New Recruits and The Adventure's Beginning.
The three Digimon moved into a small building and sat at a large table that filled up the center of the room. Lots of food and wine was set out on it.
"Let me be the first, Loweemon-San," began BlackwarGreymon, "to welcome you to the Dark Plot Army."
Leopardmon raised his wine glass.
"A toast!"
"Cheers!" Replied BlackwarGreymon.
"Thank you" said Loweemon, gratefully.
A few hours later, they were all stuffed.
"We'll be leaving immediatley." Told Leopardmon, standing up.
"Already?" Questioned Loweemon.
"Of course, the Sandstorm Zone awaits us. We need to get the Code Crown so we can then transport to the Frozen Lake Zone." BlackwarGreymon explained.
"To then get the Code Crown of that area?" Replied Loweemon.
"But of course. We need them all to restore peace once more." Continued BlackwarGreymon.
"Speaking of the Code Crowns," Started Leopardmon with a sigh. He held out his hand, a damaged and cracked Code Crown rose from it, "The Dark Mecha Zone Code Crown has been seriously damaged thanks to Shoutmon X4C. We wont be able to use it, and probably not fix it."
"We'd better get going." Ended BlackwarGreymon.
"Of course..." Said Loweemon.
Just at the edge of the city was a very large desert, drenched with a sandstorm, but only the desert. Even the closest part of the city was completley sand free. Just as the trio were about to enter, a group of around 30 Hagurumon came up to them.
"Don't leave!" One said.
"Yeah, we'll come with you!" Said another.
"Hmm...how can you come in useful?" Asked Leopardmon.
"We can attach together, I guess you could make some equipment with us.
"Sounds good, Leopardmon-San." Remarked BlackwarGreymon.
"Alright, you all have temporary Knightship as 'Hagurumonz'"
The small group cheered and proceeded to follow their new leaders.
A few minutes into the Desert, a lump of sand infornt of Leopardmon started to shake, out of it came a yellow mace. "Aha! Ankylomon-San!" Remarked Leopardmon.
"Glad I found you!" Came a noise from the sand, Ankylomon.
He then came out of the sand and revealed himself.
"And I see you have Loweemon-San! Oh? And some Hagurumon-Sans?"
"We're temporarily Hagurumonz, sir!" One said.
"Ah, very good."
"Nice to meet you, Ankylomon-San!" Said Loweemon, carefully shaking his mace tail.
Ankylomon, another member of the Dark Plot Army, was out in the Sandstorm Zone looking for the Code Crown.
"So, have you found it?" Asked BlackwarGreymon.
"Not quite. I have alot of hints as to where it is, however."
"Always better to be closer than nowhere atall!" Smiled Leopardmon.
Just as he made this remark, a large shadow covered the Dark Plot Army and then went towards the Dark Mecha City, it then started to drop bombs and destroy buildings in the city.
Chapter 3 - Invasion of the Airship, BaraBrimpmon!
"I think I know what that is." Recalled BlackwarGreymon.
"What?" Asked Ankylomon, turning around.
"It's BaraBrimpmon. The Digi-Xros form of Brimpmon and a Weapon Digimon. If it's attacking the city, that's a bad sign."
"Then we better go in it." Said Leopardmon.
"But, Leopardmon-San," objected Loweemon, "It'd seem me, Ankylomon-San and Hagurumonz can't fly." The Hagurumonz started to get giddy.
"Well, it'd seem they have an idea. Time to put it in action!" Said Leopardmon with a smile on his face. He raised his arm, a small light came out of it.
"Hagurumonz!" He called, 15 of the 30 gathered.
"Ankylomon-San!" He continued.
"DIGI-XROS!" He shouted, clenching his open hand to a fist, the light just coming out of his hands.
The Hagurumonz started to fit together, forming a large platform. Their lines disappeared, just making a grey platform with a yellow line of the outside, with a few spare Hagurmonz on the outside. Ankylomon stood on the platform.
"Ankylomon + Haguruplatform!"
The same device was made, with Loweemon standing on top.
"Loweemon + Haguruplatform!"
"Alright boys, let's fly!" Said Leopardmon, opening his wings and flying to the giant airship.
"See ya in the skies!" Continued BlackwarGreymon, utilizing his jetpack.
The Hagurumonz on the side of the platofrm started to spin raipdly, causing it to float upwards, they then took to BaraBrimpmon themselves.
The inside of the ship Digimon was alot smaller than they thought, infact, it was just the one, big area. At the front, steering the ship was a human. He stood tall with long, brown hair and wore a blue jacket and jeans. He turned around.
"And who are you?" He asked
"We're the Dark Plot Army. Just who are you? And why are you attacking the city?" Leopardmon asked.
"My name is Raiko, General of the Fuhzi Army." He gripped onto the Dark Blue Xros Loader in his hand and held it upwards, "And you are intruders, so, MetalGarurumon, ExVeemon, release!"
Out of the Xros Loader came two Digimon, MetalGarurumon and ExVeemon. Raiko held the Xros Loader again.
"MetalGarurumon, Exveemon! DIGI-XROS!"
MetalGarurumon's Armour then started to split up into parts, and coat itself onto ExVeemon, who now held a cannon for an arm. The combinied Digimon shouted it's name;
The Digimon stood, awaiting it's foes move. Leopardmon raised his hand,
"Leopardmon! Ankylomon-San! Hagurumonz!" He put his hand down quickly, "DIGI-XROS!"
The Hagurumonz formed a circle joining together, which then turned into a grey shield with a yellow outline, Leopardmon held it in his left hand. Ankylomon's body and head then dissapeared into his tail, which became bigger and replaced Leopardmon's right arm
Chapter 4 - Leopardmon X3 vs ExVeemon X2: Battle to Save the City!
The two Digimon faced eachother, Leopardmon X3 ran towards his foe.
"MACE PUNCH!" He called, whacking his opponent in the chest.
"Pretty good," remarked ExVeemon X2, he raises his cannon, "But can you take an EX-GARURU CANNON?!"
A blue energy formed inside the cannon and shot out in a ball, with a line of it on the front in the shape of an X. It hit Leopardmon X3 hard, sending him flying backwards, he got up immediatley and readied his mace.
"LUNGING MACE!" He yelled, flying in to hit his foe's face.
This got him powerfuly, knocking a bit of his armour off.
Watching the intense fight, Blackwargremon perked up slightly.
"Loweemon-san" He said, getting his teammate's attention
"Yes, Blacwargreymon-san?" He repiled
"Make sure nothing goes wrong, I'm going to try and find a way to stop BaraBrimpmon."
"You got it!" Nodded Loweemon.
As Blackwargreymon flew off, ExVeemon X2 ran towards Leopardmon X3,
"WOLFARMOUR ELBOW!" He called, thrusting his elbow towards his foe.
Leopardmon X3 quickly raised his HaguruShield and blocked the hit, he then pulled it away quickly to make ExVeemon X2 fall over. Leopardmon X3 was abut to whack his foe's face when he heard a call from behind him,
"SHADOW METEOR!" Yelled Loweemon, striking a foe that nearly sucker attacked Leopardmon X3.
The Digimon was Peacockmon, Raiko had released it when Leopardmon X3 was distracted.
"I surrender this battle." Said Raiko calmly, yet quickly.
Leopardmon X3 split back up into Leopardmon, Ankylomon and the Hagurumonz.
"Alright, then we claim victory." Ankylomon said.
Raiko then smirked,
"I surrender, of course, to start a new battle!" He said slyly, holding up his Xros Loader.
"ExVeemon X2! Peacockmon! DIGI-XROS!"
Peacockmon latched itself onto ExVeemon X2's back, who now had control over it's wings.
He flew outside of the blimp.
"I saw BlackWargreymon fly out, you can't fool me!"
Chapter 5 - Battle Outside the Blimp! Blackwargreymon VS ExVeemon X3!
Blackwargreymon immediatley spotted his opponent fly out the airship.
"DRAGON CANNON!" He called, firing a dark pink blast from the cannon that is his right hand.
The blast hit ExVeemon X3, knocking him into BaraBrimpmon.
"So much for a battle." Remarked Blackwargreymon, who flew off.
He was then hit by many light blue diamond shaped crystals, launched from ExVeemon X3, who didn't seem at all weakened.
"SHINING FEATHER STORM!" ExVeemon X3 yelled, sending another flurry of his feathers at Blackwargreymon.
He swiftly dodged them and let out another Dragon Cannon, which hit ExVeemon X3 again, but with no damage.
"Barely a scratch." Laughed Raiko.
Leopardmon then reached his hand out to DigiXros.
"Oh no you don't!" Said Raiko, stopping him by blocking Leopardmon's hand with his Xros Loader, which interfeared with Leopardmon's concentration.
Blackwargreymon was clearly struggling against his overpowered foe.
"End this!" Raiko commanded, "Unleash your best attack!"
ExVeemon X3's wings started to glow a deep blue, then white, and his cannon started to collect energy.
Four large balls of energy fired towards Blackwargreymon and hit him, but nothing happened. They then started to flash white and all exploded. Blackwargreymon fell, and Leopardmon went to catch him.
"So that leaves you lot." Raiko said to Ankylomon, Loweemon and Hagurumonz.
"See ya!" A said, being whisked away by ExVeemon X3 and started to laugh evilly.
A red light then started flashing and Digimon suddenly appeared and started to fly out the ship.
"SELFDESTRUCT CRASHLAND!" Called BaraBrimpmon loudly, slowly falling towards the city.
"How will we get out?" Worried Ankylomon.
"We can't fly!" Said Hagurumonz.
"But I can!" Said a voice from outside.
The Digimon looked over the egde and saw a very large platform-like grey Digimon with about a dozen rockets on it's back.
"Boosetlymon-san!" Called Ankylomon happily. "Everyone jump onto him!"
"Looks like I came just in time!" Boosetlymon said.
Ankylomon, Loweemon and the Hagurumonz boarded him, with plenty of room to spare. A cockpit appeared over them and Boosetlymon flew off at an incredible speed. But behind them, BaraBrimpmon crashed into the Dark Mecha City and exploded, destroying it all.
"Holy-" Shouted Loweemon.
"Our home!" Cried the Hagurumonz.
"Guys, look!" Said Loweemon, holding the Dark Mecha Code Crown.
It glowed and suddenly began to repair itself, leaving a new image on it too.
"It says...Dust Zone?" Read Loweemon.
The Code Crown then dissapeared in a flash, but outside, another flash could be seen.
"The Sandstorm Zone Code Crown!" Exclaimed Ankylomon.
Boosetlymon landed and Ankylomon jumped out to pick it up.
"I got it!" He said, before two figures dropped onto him.
A few minutes later, the three woke up on the platform of Boosetlymon, who was flying aimlessly.
"They awake!" Called Loweemon.
The other two were Blackwargreymon and Leopardmon, who had crashed into Ankylomon. They looked extremely weak and beat up.
Watch my blog for the next chapter! Chapter 6 - New Rival in the Frozen Lake Zone; Girl With the Yellow Xros Loader!


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Pretty much as stated above, what do girls see first in guys? Attractiveness? Personality? Humor?
What do girls see first in guys?
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Before I even talk to a guy, I'll notice how tall he is, then his smile. Personality makes or breaks it... He could be super duper attractive, but a complete douche and I wouldn't be interested. On the other hand, he could be average looking, but after a few minutes of talking and he's really nice, he's way more attractive.00|00|0
When I look at a guy I notice his smiles & his appearance, then as I get close I notice their fragrance then the personality.00|00|0
how tall they are.. then smile... then personality :) (if your a douche I can usually tell within the first 5 minutes of talking and won't be interested...)00|00|0
Attractiveness. I mostly see a smile firstly, if he has a great smile then he is instantly that much more attractive. Then personality, within the first few minutes of talking to a girl, many will have already made up their mind about you. Then, humour. If a girl is interested enough to keep talking to you then humour is definitely an plus. I love guys who can make me laugh :)00|00|0
Attractiveness, and of course everyone has different taste. I'd say that looks pull you in, and personality keeps you.00|00|0
What I see first is the way he looks at me. My last crush was shorter than me, no Brad Pitt, and not a top model, but he looked at me like I was everything to him.00|00|0
How attractive they are, and their smile :)00|00|0
Honesty, I see attractiveness first. But IMHO, allguys are hot, so in this order starting with most noticeable: attractiveness, humor, maturity, intelligence, then you start to notice if they're kind of- for lack of a better term- silly.00|00|0
Face and then smile.00|00|0
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About 30 runners for the week made the 180-mile run from Tallahassee to Lecanto an hour at a time to bring awareness to the disabled people who need help. The runners left the state capital Monday, July 10, and finished Saturday, July 15, at the Key Training Center.
Friday marked the 42nd year that volunteers have "Run For The Money" to raise awareness there are disabled people in our country who are not getting the help they need.
State Rep. Matt Caldwell stopped in Chiefland Friday afternoon where he spent the day with Ken Griner on the cattle ranch, he worked with a logging crew and then went to the Suwannee Lumber in Cross City where he toured the mill to try to gain an understanding of issues they are dealing with.
The day was part of his statewide campaign for Commissioner of Agriculture. The election is still 13 months away.
There are specious assertions in Liberty Counsel's article that must be addressed.
Courts have ruled repeatedly that the 10 Commandments monument, when placed on Government property is not private speech, but becomes government speech as any reasonable person would perceive it to be. Much the same as any signage placed on a property is perceived to have the full endorsement of the property owner.
By REBECCA GALLAGHER
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By CHS Class of 1964
Members of Chiefland High School's Class of 1964 recently reunited at Bett's Big T Restaurant.
The celebration on June 12 included four classmates from out of town, including Charles and Linda McLendon from North Carolina; Jackie Cheely and Roy Pickett from Arkansas; Janet Hudson and J.L. Watson from Georgia; and Bert and Mary Jane Farnell from Texas.
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Citizens of the Gulf Hammock area feel like their area is falling through the cracks when it comes to locating homes for delivery or emergency services, and when it comes to the latter, they're worried it could prove fatal.
At the Gulf Hammock Church of God Thursday, July 13, around 30 Gulf Hammock residents met with a handful of county representatives to air out their worries over how the area is represented on mapping systems as well as how it's handled through the postal system.
Submitted by members of the CHS Class of 1964
The celebration on June 12 included four classmates from out of town, including Charles and Linda McLendon from North Carolina; Jackie Cheely and Roy Pickett from Arkansas; Janet Hudson and J.L. Watson from Georgia; and Bert and Mary Jane Farnell from Texas.
A 60-year-old Chiefland man was killed July 9 in a single car crash.
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The vehicle drifted off the paved portion of the roadway with the right side. The man attempted to correct himself by turning to the left. As the vehicle reentered the roadway, the driver oversteered to the right, causing the vehicle to rotate in a clockwise direction before leaving the roadway, overturning and coming to rest on its roof.
The situation is lining up nicely for Brian Norris Jr.
The Chiefland senior is reunited with a group of seniors and a head coach that went undefeated in junior varsity ball his freshman year, and he's looking for another special season to go out on before hopefully moving on to play at the college ranks.
The Clover Squares Square Dancing Club holds its dancing each Wednesday in the spacious Williston Crossings RV Park Clubhouse, just off Highway 27 in Williston.
Each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., the club offers square dancing lessons, the fee for adults is $5 and children are free. Kids of all ages are invited to dance in the squares for free.
The hour-long lessons offer a fun-filled evening the entire family can enjoy. Seasoned dancers or "Angels" are paired with novices and a square is formed with four couples.
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Almond-Dill Chicken Salad (Lowfat and Very Low GI)
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Recipe by Treewoman
From "The Good Carb Cookbook", posted for safe-keeping. Note: you can substitute 3 (6oz) cans of chicken breast (drained) for the fresh chicken. Cook times = refrigeration time.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 cups diced cooked chicken or 2 cups cooked turkey breast
- 8 ounces water chestnuts, drained and coarsely chopped
- 1⁄2 cup thinly sliced celery
- 1⁄2 cup toasted sliced almonds
- 1⁄4 cup sliced scallion
- 1⁄3 cup fat-free mayonnaise or 1⁄3 cup light mayonnaise
- 1⁄4 cup nonfat sour cream or 1⁄4 cup light sour cream
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill weed or 1 teaspoon dried dill
- 1⁄8 teaspoon white pepper
Directions See How It's Made
- Place the chicken, water chestnuts, celery, almonds and scallions in a large bowl and toss to mix well.
- Put the mayonnaise, sour cream, dill and white pepper in small bowl and stir to mix well.
- Add the mayonnaise mixture to the chicken mixture and toss to mix well. Stir in a little more mayonnaise if the mixture seems too dry.
- Cover the salad and chill for at least 2 hours before serving. Use as a sandwich filling, serve over a bed of fresh greens, or use to fill a cantaloupe or avocado half.


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Sokka and Suki's House
Sokka was moving at an incredible pace dashing around his house. He threw various pieces of clothing, some food and other basic supplies into a large bag that he threw over his shoulder.
"Sokka! Sokka!" yelled Suki, increasingly loudly until her husband paid attention.
"Look, I'm sorry Suki, but I have to go," he said back frantically, checking his sword and boomerang. "I know this is a little awkward and everything, but if Yue needs my help, I have to do it."
"I know," said Suki, grabbing his arms to calm him down and stop him from fidgeting. "What annoys me is the fact that you think you're going without me!"
Sokka was stunned. "But, I thought you'd be all upset because..."
"You may have loved Yue once upon a time, but I'm your wife, so do not think you are trekking all the way across the world without me!"
"But, the girls..."
"They can manage."
"But, what if...?"
"Ty can handle anything that comes up, so there's no need to worry."
Sokka smiled. "Thanks for understanding."
"Anytime," Suki answered. "But when you do talk to her, remember who you're married to."
Sokka laughed. "Okay. I promise. Are you ready to go?"
"Let me talk to Ty for a minute and I'll be there. Go prep the ship."
Sokka nodded and ran off, leaving Suki in their home. He ran out of the front door, through his garden and towards the rear of the island. On the very edge of Kyoshi Island, next to the sheer cliff face that dropped into the ocean stood a small little house. There were boxes of equipment and tools inside as well as a hole with a ladder leading downward. Sokka ran inside and looked down the hole; the ladder down the cliff was all still intact and at the bottom of it floated a fully operational Fire Nation ship.
"There's my girl," he muttered to himself.
In the Living Room
"Jeez, kid! I bring ya all the way 'ere and all ya do when ya get here is mess up my chances of gettin' a master!" yelled Wuoyan, pacing around Suki's living room.
Liang sat on the sofa. "I'm sorry, Wu, but I promised I'd deliver that message."
"Don't call me Wu! My mother calls me Wu!"
"Look, I'm sorry Wuoyan, okay? I had to do it. It was important."
"What? To deliver a message from the blimmin' moon! Yer crazy!"
"I'm not crazy! She asked me to come here..."
"Oh? The moon's a girl now?"
Suki came into the room. She was in a dark green traveling robes with a host of weaponry tied to her belt, including a sword and her war fans. "Yes, she is," she said to Wuoyan, who had an incredulous look on his face. "I've never met her, but she and Sokka were very close before she became the moon spirit. You said she asked to meet him where they first met, so we're going to the North Pole."
"I guess I'm not gettin' trained," said Wuoyan, hanging his head.
"Of course you are, you're coming with us. Training happens en route. Get your stuff and let's go," Suki said, turning on her heels.
Wuoyan checked his knives as he and Liang followed after her to the small boathouse on the cliff's edge. When they arrived, Suki showed them the ladder and quickly motioned Liang down it. The Earth Kingdom boy gulped as he started to shuffle slowly down the ladder, one rung at a time.
"That's a Fire Nation navy ship," said Wuoyan. "Why do you 'ave one?"
"We liberated it during the War. Sokka and I use it to go visit our friends across the world without having the deal with the Unagi."
"Fair 'nough, I 'spose," muttered Wuoyan as Liang reached the bottom of the ladder and he started to descend, considerably faster than Liang did.
Liang stepped onto the metal deck of the ship. Sokka stepped out of the cabin of the ship; he was now garbed in full Water Tribe armor, except the helmet. Liang thought he looked every inch the swordsmaster that Wuoyan had been searching for. "You ready to go, Liang?" he asked.
"Yes, sir. Whenever you are."
"Good... Listen, thank you for delivering that message."
"I'm just glad she was real. I was beginning to think I was going mad."
Sokka laughed and clapped him on the back. "Not yet. Though I'll do my best."
Wuoyan hit the deck from descending the ladder. "I've never bin to the North Pole. I'm kinda excited."
His new master was serious in tone despite the smile on his face. "Don't think the journey will be easy, Wuoyan, you've got a lot of training to do on the way."
"You got it, boss."
Suki slid down the ladder on the edges without touching a single rung, and landed gracefully on the deck. "There's no time to waste. Let's go."
Onboard a Ship in the Northern Sea
Captain Hydros grasped the wheel and span it to the left energetically. The sail above him went taut and quivered as the wind caught it and the whole boat began to shift under his command. He smiled broadly as the sea air rushed against his long black hair and black sideburns.
"Captain!" yelled his first mate as he rushed towards him. "We're heading towards a large current; it'll no doubt push us off course!"
"Don't worry," said Hydros, still smiling. "You're forgetting we have a full moon for the next three days. I should be able to bend us through it, though just in case, get the other waterbenders on board ready to go."
"Yes, sir!" said the first mate, before heading to retreat back below deck, but Hydros stopped him. "How's our guest?"
"Seasick, sir."
Hydros laughed. "Typical. No one from Fire Nation stock will ever have sea legs. Take the wheel, I'd like to talk to him."
His first mate took the wheel obediently and Hydros went below deck. In the cabin area, in one of the hammocks set aside, lay a young man in official red Fire Nation robes, but his face was as green as an Earth Kingdom uniform.
"You all right, Dre?" said Hydros sharply.
"Yeah, sorry Captain," said the young man.
"We'll have you home soon. Bet you're sick of the cold back North, huh?"
Dre's face went dark. "There's nothing for me at home anymore. I'm just going back to bury my sister, then it's back North to do my job."
Hydros nodded approvingly. "I can respect that, and if the word of a lowly ship captain means anything to you – you make a damn good ambassador."
Dre smiled briefly, but immediately stopped and leaned over the bucket he had near his bed. Hydros laughed. "I'll leave you to it then."
Dre mumbled something that sounded like 'OK' in between his retches and Hydros retreated back to the upper deck.
"Captain!" yelled a crewmember running up to him. "We were just coming to get you. We just got a messenger hawk from Ba Sing Se."
"Let's see it," said Hydros and the crewmember thrust the paper into his hand. Hydros scanned it down and his eyes widened as he read the instructions on it. He looked back to the crewmember. "Tell everyone on board. We have been given explicit instructions to sink any Fire Nation ship not heading directly towards the Fire Nation. We're to assume they are the hostile group respinsible for the bomb that destroyed Dre's house and killed his sister. I want lookouts on every side of the ship at all times. We see such a ship; we sink it."
"Without any warning, sir?"
"No. What's the matter, sailor? You scared?"
"I remember the war, sir. I don't want there to be another one."
"There won't be a war. These instructions come from the Fire Lord himself. Now, go! Spread the word! Establish the lookouts! Go!"
The Deck of Sokka and Suki's Ship
Wuoyan was bent over with his hands on his knees and panting like a dog. His knives were still in their scabbards. Sokka stood on the deck as well about twenty feet in front of him looking perfectly fine and without a single bead of sweat on his forehead. In between was thin piece of piping that was suspended about two feet in the air by two steel stands that it was bolted to on either end.
"I thought..." panted Wuoyan in between long, deep breaths, "...you were goin' to be teachin' me 'ow to fight, not to walk a friggin' tightrope!"
Sokka's voice was calm. "Balance is key to a swordfight. You lose your balance and you've lost the fight. So, walk across the pipe, without falling off this time!"
"But you're blimmin' wife is goin' fast over the biggest waves around! The boat's rockin' like crazy!"
"I know she's rocking the boat, I told her to! Now walk the pipe, Wu!"
"Don't call me Wu! My mother – " Wuoyan yelled, but Sokka interrupted.
"Calls you Wu, I know. Walk the pipe!"
Wuoyan growled in frustration, but jumped onto the pipe and began to carefully walk across the thin pipe. It was less than two inches wide and Wuoyan progressed slowly and steadily. The whole boat rocked and Wuoyan shook wildly on the pipe and almost lost his footing, but he recovered and finally made it to the end.
"Yes!" roared Wuoyan, thrusting his fists in the air.
"Well done, seventh time lucky," said Sokka. "Do it again."
Wuoyan walked the pipe again, a little faster this time. Again, when he reached the end, Sokka told him to do a third time, and then a fourth. He got faster and faster every time he did it. But, on his fifth walk across the pipe, Sokka suddenly slashed at him with his sword. Wuoyan barely dodged it and jumped off the pipe, ready to dodge another blow and reached for his knives.
"No!" yelled Sokka. "Stay on the pipe! And keep your knives away!"
Wuoyan growled but jumped back onto the pipe and began to dodge Sokka's sword strikes deftly, all while trying to retain his balance. He slipped off a couple times, but Sokka's black sword never touched him.
As suddenly as he began, Sokka slipped his sword back into its scabbard. "Well done. Go take a break," he said and his newest student smiled to himself proudly and went to grab something to eat.
Sokka smiled as Wuoyan left, but his face turned dark as soon as the boy was out of eyesight and he looked towards Suki as she steered the ship.
"Sails on the horizon, Sokka. Looks like Northern Water Tribe," she said, staring straight at it with a worried look on her face.
"Why are you worried? We're on good terms with Arnook."
"Because they just changed course. They're coming straight for us."
Captain Hydros' Boat
Captain Hydros was barking orders to his crewmen. His first mate was on the wheel and he was quickly walking to the very front of the ship. "Benders! With me! Warriors down under! They may be after the ambassador and I want him safe!"
The Fire Nation ship wasn't changing course and was coming closer; a pillar of steam heralded its path. Hydros stood on the very bow and yelled out to his men: "Alright, everyone! You've all received your orders – we will sink this ship for the ongoing peace of our world! I know some of you are scared that all we're doing is starting another war, but we're not! We are preservers of the peace! The last defense between the so-called Cult of Sozin and our beloved North Pole! So we sink that ship! You hear me? We sink that ship!" He punched his fist in the air for the last word and his crew cheered and punched the air with him.
Hydros turned on his heels and looked at the enemy ship darkly; his long hair whipped past his shoulders. "You know the drill, benders! Attack!"
Then, he leaped forward and brought his arms up into the air. Four men behind him did the same thing and five long pillars of ice erupted from the water and shot towards the enemy ship.
Back on Sokka and Suki's Vessel
The pillars of ice broke off into dozens of pointed icicles that flew towards Sokka's ship. "Waterbenders!" he yelled, ducking low to avoid the shards of ice.
"Why are they attacking us?" screamed Suki, who avoided the big chunks of ice behind the ship's wheel.
"Because we stole all their cheesecake!" Sokka yelled back sarcastically and his wife rolled her eyes in response.
Wuoyan and Liang burst out of the below deck area. "What the 'eck is goin' on?" cried the older boy.
"Get down boys!" shouted Suki. Wuoyan dived to avoid the flying icicles and dragged Liang down with him. They hit the deck hard.
Wuoyan growled and stood up quickly, drawing his knives. He snatched a large of ice out of air and poured heat into it. It melted in his fist. He smiled broadly at Liang as the younger boy looked up at him. Dozens of icicles shot over the deck and most melted into water and clouds of steam as they hit the waves of heat that came off Wuoyan as he practiced his unique form of firebending. But, a big chunk of ice flew quickly and got past Wuoyan's wall of heat hitting him squarely in the side of the face. The boy was knocked unconscious instantly and fell motionless to the metal deck. Liang ran over to him and shook his shoulders trying to wake him up.
Sokka drew his sword and jumped onto the edge of the ship. The icicles flew at him, but he dispatched all of them with quick and accurate slices of his blade.
"Stop! We're Water Tribe!" he yelled as loud as he could. "Listen to me! We're Water Tribe! Stop!"
The other ship was getting closer and closer now. Sokka could see the figures on its bow, dressed in dark blue and making the waterbending motions he'd seen his sister make so many times. They must have seen him too as mist began to rise from the ocean, covering the Fire Nation ship in a murky cloud and obscuring Sokka's vision. Then, a huge pillar of swirling water erupted from the ocean and hit Sokka hard sending him flying across the deck and over the side of the ship, shouting as he went. Suki saw him get hit and flipped out from behind the wheel and grabbed his hand as he went over the side to stop him from plunging into the ocean below.
"Hold on!" she shouted.
"Sounds like a good idea!" her husband shouted back to her as he hung helplessly over the edge of the boat.
Liang looked up. The mist was hanging low over the ship; he could barely see ten feet in front of him. Wuoyan was unconscious and he'd just seen Sokka get hit by a gush of water and disappear into the mist. He could feel his hands shaking; he'd never been this scared in his entire life. He stayed low even though the flying icicles had stopped coming and he crawled slowly towards the bow of the ship. The metal deck was cold beneath his fingers, freezing cold. Then, ten feet in front of him, he saw thin tendrils of ice creeping closer to him. As they crept forward, the cold froze the metal of the deck and the whole ship creaked as the frost came straight for Liang.
The young Earth Kingdom boy's eyes widened. The frost was coming for him. The words of his old boss back in Ba Sing Se rang in his ears. "The frost will come, young one, and when it does, look it dead in the eye," he heard Iroh say in his mind. Liang shook his hand and called himself crazy, but then he saw the ice creep around Wuoyan's body and he steeled himself.
"You can do this," he muttered to himself. "C'mon, Liang... Three... two... one... Go!" he yelled to egg himself on, and then he jumped to his feet and ran to the bow of the ship, shouting in fear as he went. Although Liang didn't notice, the frost retreated from where his feet fell and as he shouted, the mist eased and it became easier to see.
He stood on the bow and looked out into the ocean, the other ship was close now, Liang could see the faces of the men that were attacking them. The one in the middle looked right at him. Through the weakening mist, a man with long black hair and sideburns looked at him and Liang looked back. They held eye contact for a second, but then the man with sideburns bared his teeth and punched the air in front of him with his fist. Water spiraled out of the ocean, turned to ice and shot towards Liang in one swift and dangerous motion.
Liang screamed, closed his eyes and threw his arms in front of his face, ready for the massive pillar of ice to collide with him. But, it never came. He opened and saw that the ice had split inches in front of his face. The one large pillar of ice had separated into two just where he was standing so that it never even touched him.
He breathed and lowered his arms slowly and as he did, the whole of the ice pillar melted into water. He stared at his own hands and looked around the ship, the frost was retreating away from him, even the water on the deck was skulking away from where he stood. He looked back at the man with the sideburns, whose eyes were as wide as Liang's as they stared at each other.
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Two modes of plant immunity against biotrophic pathogens, Effector Triggered Immunity (ETI) and Pattern-Triggered Immunity (PTI), are triggered by recognition of pathogen effectors and Microbe-Associated Molecular Patterns (MAMPs), respectively. Although the jasmonic acid (JA)/ethylene (ET) and salicylic acid (SA) signaling sectors are generally antagonistic and important for immunity against necrotrophic and biotrophic pathogens, respectively, their precise roles and interactions in ETI and PTI have not been clear. We constructed an Arabidopsis dde2/ein2/pad4/sid2-quadruple mutant. DDE2, EIN2, and SID2 are essential components of the JA, ET, and SA sectors, respectively. The pad4 mutation affects the SA sector and a poorly characterized sector. Although the ETI triggered by the bacterial effector AvrRpt2 (AvrRpt2-ETI) and the PTI triggered by the bacterial MAMP flg22 (flg22-PTI) were largely intact in plants with mutations in any one of these genes, they were mostly abolished in the quadruple mutant. For the purposes of this study, AvrRpt2-ETI and flg22-PTI were measured as relative growth of Pseudomonas syringae bacteria within leaves. Immunity to the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Alternaria brassicicola was also severely compromised in the quadruple mutant. Quantitative measurements of the immunity levels in all combinatorial mutants and wild type allowed us to estimate the effects of the wild-type genes and their interactions on the immunity by fitting a mixed general linear model. This signaling allocation analysis showed that, contrary to current ideas, each of the JA, ET, and SA signaling sectors can positively contribute to immunity against both biotrophic and necrotrophic pathogens. The analysis also revealed that while flg22-PTI and AvrRpt2-ETI use a highly overlapping signaling network, the way they use the common network is very different: synergistic relationships among the signaling sectors are evident in PTI, which may amplify the signal; compensatory relationships among the sectors dominate in ETI, explaining the robustness of ETI against genetic and pathogenic perturbations.


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This past weekend I had gotten some apples when I went shopping for the week so I could make an apple pie for my hubby and the kids.
I had left over apples and I must admit I kept thinking man I want some apple pie and it just happened that they were going to air one of the kids and I's favorite little movies which is Charlie Brown's -Great Pumpkin. So of course I knew I had to make a little dessert to watch.
Of course what pops in my head... apple pie. I thought but how can I have this apple pie w/out the guilt and broke down what I used to make the regular apple pie.
On Weight Watchers I checked to see different recipes for a lighter version of apple pie and I came up with a light recipe that would only have 3 ingredients and it was zero points!
Here's what you'll need :
- 5-6 Apples (mine were small so I used 6)
- 1 tablespoon Cinnamon
-2 Tablespoons of Can't Believe it's Not Butter (spray)
(I also added a dollop of fat free whipped cream as well)
Sit down and start peeling. For me I like to peel watching a little bit of TV w/the kids as I must admit peeling isn't all that fun but I get it done so I can get to my next steps!
After you get them peeled cut them up into small pieces and set aside. Mix together the butter and cinnamon.
Once you get that done mix together the apples and the mixture make sure you incorporate them well so all the apples are covered. Now bake for 30 minutes in a 350 oven.
Now when they come out they will look like this :
When I took them out my daughter ( 8 year old one ) told me mom "they smell SO good but why do they look like potatoes weren't you making a dessert?" I kind of had to agree and giggle along with her.
I portioned the apples out into 4 little bowls of happiness. I added a dollop of fat free whipped cream
The kids really loved it! This is such a simple way to enjoy apple pie w/out the guilt. I most definitely will be making it again this weekend.
If you try it out I'd love to hear what you think!
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Scooby-Doo! Original MysteriesEdit
Season oneEdit
He walked into the Old Documents room and said he would like to examine The Art of Writing, also mentioning that his name is Mr. Walam. This made him a suspect. (Storytime For Spooks)


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United Parcel Service (UPS) investors aren't happy about Amazon (AMZN) developing its own delivery service. In fact, they're very worried about it. Sure another delivery company (no matter how small) is never good for business. But investors are blowing the Amazon threat out of proportion. There's a strong bear case for UPS, but the main drivers revolve around macroeconomic headwinds. Amazon's possible transition from customer to competitor is not a real factor.
Why? Because Amazon only represents a very small part of UPS revenue.UPS data by YCharts
Recent tensions between UPS and Amazon have created a semi-hostile relationship. UPS couldn't handle the costs incurred from delivering Amazon's packages. In response, they jacked up their prices and Amazon threw a fit. Amazon relies on relentless cost cutting to stay afloat with their razor thin margins. Bezos' intention is to ruthlessly undercut any and all competitors. In response to UPS' price hikes, Bezos decided to start taking deliveries into his own hands.
Amazon has been experimenting with trucks, planes, drones, and even Uber-style metro services capable of deliveries in a few hours. One could speculate that Amazon is in position to disrupt the delivery space in a classic tech company fashion. This gives rise to the anxieties and fears in UPS investors. If Amazon can deliver its own stuff, then why does it need UPS?AMZN data by YCharts
Let's say for argument's sake that Amazon does decide to deliver its own packages.


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I developed liking for a guy initially this year. Obviously due to the fact that he had been complimenting me, i even noticed him staring at me secretly. With the passage of time, my feelings developed as well. But the guy never said anything like that to me whether he likes e or not. I do like him but I also never said anything like that to him. Few days back I chatted with him and he was like "I heard your friends are not going on that political protest" I replied "yes you heard right", he replied "and you won't go with anyone else except your friends, right?" I felt as if he was asking me out in a way.. Is it so? During chat he also said "you don't know other aspects of my personality", I replied, "You also don't know certain things", he said "Lolz... I know a lot of things.. Even i am aware of those whom you think I dont know..." please tell me what is this all about? any likeness/interest from his side?
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