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He was the sexiest guy she'd ever met. And that was about all Jess Baxter knew about her newest tenant. Rob Carpenter was a master at dodging questions...and igniting her desires. With just one of his searing kisses, Jess was hotter than the Florida sun. Then the murders started - all women who looked like her. And the profile of the killer matched Rob... Was he an innocent victim - or had his burning kisses only been a smoke screen? One thing was certain: Rob Carpenter was no ordinary man.
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"No Ordinary Man contains many of the key literary ingredients, including sizzling hot romance and a high-stakes, high-suspense plot, that have made the author's Navy SEAL books a fan favorite." (Booklist)
Hard to tell.... probably nothing. It's just not a good book.
I will try the same author as she had written some fantastic books, but this is unfortunately not one of them.
Not really...
Both lead characters, actually. There is just nothing interesting about either of them.
Flat and boring. Also, fuels a dangerous myth that dysfunctional men from violent homes make great romantic partners.
"Not like her other books, plus narrorates was flat"
Where is the addicting "page turner" from Brockmann in this book? I could easily put it down.
Another author.
Wayyy. Narrator was flat. A few voices were just silly, plus her Michigan accent kept popping in and out.
80% of the denials of I can't tell you. Just didn't hold up.
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Hello , why not upgrading with the new Box2D ?even if i integrate successfully the new Box2D into cocos2d , all the examples failwhat is the status with this ?the implementation is very easy , is there any problem that the cocos2d-x maintainers see that i don't ?
The newest stable box2d version is 2.3.0, we have already upgraded box2d to this version in cocos2d-x 3.0 alpha 1 version. the issue link is http://www.cocos2d-x.org/issues/3296you can check that.
I wonder if it would be possible to port those changes back to v2.2 which is the stable release for people who are using Cocos2d-x for game development?
Meir — how old is the version that is in 2.2? Are you having a specific issue with it?
Box2D version is 2.2.1 in 2.2.I don't think we need this, We need to keep v2.x stable, people who use it can upgrade their engine to newer 2.x version without any change and without face more bugs, if we upgraded Box2D version in v2.x, we wouldn't keep it this way.I think you can do it by yourself, or, if you are developing a new game, v3.0 is a better choice, and it includes a physics integration.
Bo yo, thanks for your replay ,The latest box2D 184.108.40.206 contains the files :and the Dynamics\Joints\b2MotorJoint.cpp[h] and in the cocos2d-x they are missing .
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Disagree relative to using an alpha product for a new game, but that's my personal experience with game development.
I agree relative to keeping v2.x stable and ensuring people who upgrade to 2.2.1 face as few bugs as possible.
I am not very knowledgable about the differences between Box2d 2.2.1 and 188.8.131.52, so I was only asking as a novice user.
Meir, Sorry, I checked v3.0 prealpha1, box2d was upgraded after this release.Cory, Beta version of cocos2d-x 3.0 is coming soon.I think you can upgraded it by yourself, it's very easy. or you can get newest code from github, or you can wait for next release.
Meir, Sorry, I checked v3.0 prealpha1, box2d was upgraded after this release.
bo yu ,yes im upgrading by my self . just for your knowledge the box2d 22.214.171.124has many bugs fixes and new stuff that are very useful.
Meir,Thanks for sharing, I will try it.We also made a physics integration in v3.0 base on chipmunk, I'll really appreciate it if you can try it and give our some suggestion.

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As a result of the raised expectations and Amazon's announcement Friday that the company has "expanded its licensing agreement with Comcast-owned NBCUniversal adding, to its Prime Instant Video feature, "hundreds of popular and award-winning TV episodes, including prior seasons of Parks and Recreation, Parenthood, Friday Night Lights, Heroes, Battlestar Galactica and more..." Amazon's stock hit a record high ($246.87/share)
Rumors from Staples
At first (on July 23), it was Demos Parneros, president of U.S. Retail for Staples Inc, who was reported by Reuters' Alistair Barr (paraphrased -- not an actual quote) to have said, in Reuter's words:
' Amazon is to introduce up to five or six tablet SKUs, or stock-keeping units ... The tablets will be different sizes, including a 10-inch model, Parneros said. Amazon spokespeople declined to comment on the company's plans. 'And, with that, the news sites began reporting that there would be 5 or 6 tablets, when actually "stock keeping units" are more often variations on a basic model.
That can mean, for example, that a Kindle Fire could be sold in configurations of 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB of storage with 8GB or 16GB of RAM and you'd have 4 to 6 "tablet SKUs" already. Add that they might even add 3G capability as an option to one or two of those and you have more tablet SKUs.
People are expecting they'll keep a basic Kindle Fire model with a configuration close to the one we have now (maybe at $149) and add an upgraded one with the heavier specs we've discussed for a few months.
However, Barr also reported that Parneros mentioned there will be a 10-inch model. We don't know exactly what he said though. A 10" version had not generally been expected until closer to the holidays or even early Spring 2013, but they might announce the plans and timetable at the coming press conference. Or they could surprise us with one. Personally, I like the 7" or even 8.9" form factor but then I already have a 10" tablet (Samsung) that I don't use nearly as much as I use the Kindle Fire, though I do like it. It's just not as practical for carrying outside and is not as comfortable to hold for extended reads. The 7" one is more like carrying a book (and easier on the eyes when reading books).
More rumors from Staples
1. While re-reading a CNet story I'd recommended the other day, I noticed a comment from someone identifying himself as a Staples employee. This reminded me of having seen and reported a comment at Engadget.com in April 2010 from a Best Buy employee who reported seeing cases for Kindle on the truck, before there had been verification Best Buy was to be a seller and while it took those Kindles quite some time to show up at Best Buy they eventually did. At that time, it seemed odd to think of Kindles selling there, for some reason.
The CNet story commenter (ss5joshua) this week said the following:
' I work at Staples, and our store is getting a reset in two weeks. Part of the reset is taking out the two endcaps that the Kindles are currently using (one for the standard E-Readers, the other for the Kindle Fire) and giving them a 20' display on the first aisle of the technology department. I figured four devices wouldn't be able to take up that much space :P 'A 20' display IS quite large, especially compared to the current two endcaps. So there may well be quite a selection in store, so to speak, for us. They may also have opted to stock up on much more in the way of accessories.
That commenter's info does seems plausible though.
2. Another one I noticed is just a wish and a question and probably has no basis in fact at this time, although many have wished we'd heard anything about a color e-Ink model. We'd be lucky to get a front-lighted b&w model, and I think it's important they do that. Users of the Nook Glowlight have shown they don't care that much about any resulting loss in contrast due to the added layer. (I hope Amazon keeps at least one e-Ink model without the light, as I love the contrast of the Pearl screen the way it is.)
But the commenter (paulej) links us to the Eink company's page on their Triton or Color Active Matrix technology. The color is, as always with these e-Ink devices, very muted and not to be compared with LCD devices' vivid colors, but they may be good for understanding color charts, graphs, and other illustrations in textbooks that can also be read in bright daylight.
HOWEVER, again, I've seen *zero* rumors credited to the usual chatty "supplier" sources when orders are involved) and then proudly described to reporters in Taiwan. There's just been no inkling (pun intended) of that, and it's not something that could likely be hidden either However, it might be possible for next year's batch. In demos of this technology, which also involves a second layer, there has been a reported loss of contrast seen. Imagine a third layer to shed front-light on a 2-layered color e-Ink device.
But the many possibilities will keep us guessing for the next 13 days.
That same Reuters article -- the section on Lab 126 growing
The Reuters article had a substantial section on what the Lab 126 staffing growth indicates.
They had 500 employees listed on Linkedin when Amazon launched the KFire and that's
up to 865 as of mid-July, including 792 of them in the San Francisco Bay Area.
An emphasis has been on hiring hardware and software engineers who have experience with cellular products and one post involved responsibility for "adhering to carrier requirements," so it's pretty obvious Amazon has been working on mobile technology involving cell/smartphones.
The postings of jobs is anything but private, and they quote this also: ""Prior wireless or related field test experience that covers smart phones or smart devices a plus..." The hiring of experienced managers in this field is telling also.
One (of two hired from Microsoft's Windows-Phone area) is, Reuters says, director of product management for Kindle Cross Platform and blogged his good luck in getting to work on a product he really loves, before and after joining Amazon, and adds:
' I can't really say much about some of the things on which I am working. I can say that the goals of some of the teams are huge. Huge." 'He also mentions something he was told by an Amazon senior VP during the recruitment process:
' He said, "the goal of Kindle was to enable a system to allow someone to buy any book ever published, and have it delivered anywhere in the world in 60 seconds. It's time to think bigger." '
Maybe we'll get a hint of that.
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Latest content added for Digital Library Partner: UNT Music Libraryhttps://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/partners/UNTML/browse/?sort=date_a&display=list2014-12-11T12:57:50-06:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing Digital Library Partner: UNT Music LibraryLe istitutioni harmoniche2010-07-07T10:17:31-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc25955/

This is a 1562 copy of "Le istitutioni harmoniche," one of the most influential music theory treatises written by Gioseffo Zarlino. The first edition appeared in Venice in 1558. The treatise, divided in four parts, includes theoretical and practical elements of music. The first two parts discuss philosophical, cosmological and mathematical aspects of music, Greek tonal system and tuning. The third and fourth parts cover the rules of counterpoint and modes, respectively. This copy bears a dedication to Vicenzo Diedo. It contains a table of contents per chapter and list of corrections. Several handwritten annotations appear on the t.p. ink: "coll: cochi nuoi soc: Jesù;" "exdono Joannis Jerary;" and "Inscriptet catalog."
Il primo libro de madrigali a cinque voci2014-12-11T12:57:50-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc463618/

This partbook contains the "quinto" part for "Il Primo Libro de Madrigali a Cinqve Voci, con Tre Sesti, et Tre Dialoghi a Otto, Nouament e da lui Composti, & per Antonio Gardano dati in luce." Carli dedicated his First Book of Madrgials "all' Illustrissimo Signor Conte Alfonso Gonzaga Conte di Nuuolara." A table of contents at the end of the partbook lists the madrigals alphabetically in three categories: five-voice pieces, six voice pieces, and eight-voice dialoghi.
Prattica di musica, utile et necessaria si al compositore per comporre i canti suoi regolatamente, si anco al cantore per assicurarsi in tutte le cose cantabili2010-07-07T10:17:31-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc25960/

This book is the first part of Lodovico Zacconi's "Prattica di musica," published in 1596. The contents of this book are divided in four parts covering: the history of music, definition of musical terms, introduction to musical notation, modes, time and prolation, rules of counterpoint, musica ficta, classification of musical instruments, and proper manner of singing polyphonic works and musical ornaments. A second part, "Prattica di musica seconda parte," was published in Venice in 1622. The library's copy contains the following pagination errors: leaves 30, 67, 124, 130, 134, 188 were numbered incorrectly as 29, 140, 130, 122, 130, 194, respectively. There are two leaves numbered 50, each containing the parts for the alto, bass and tenor with underlaid text "Beatus author seculi" and "Residuo." Each leaf is preceded by another leaf that contains the singing parts for the cantus, quintus and tenor. These are two versions of a polyphonic setting, in duple time and triple mensuration, respectively. In the second example, the words Gloria tibi domine" appear under the cantus and quintus.
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This tenor partbook opens with several dedications followed by a letter of commendation for the entire set of Newer Kirchen- und Hauss-Gesänge. Songs are listed topically in the Register.
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Although Sacrati's La finta pazza (1641) was immensely popular and influential, the opera has received little discussion in modern scholarship, due in large part to the absence of the music (even the number of extant copies of librettos is very small). Since Lorenzo Bianconi discovery of a score that was used for traveling productions, the opera has received increasing attention.
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Thesée, which premiered at the court theater at St. Germain-en-laye on January 11, 1675, was Jean-Baptiste Lully's third tragédie lyrique created in collaboration with librettist Philippe Quinault. As in most of his libretti for Lully, Quinault combines a plot based on a classical source (an episode from Ovid's Metamorphoses) with references to contemporary events. The Prologue alludes to Louis XIV's personal leadership in the military engagements in the Alsace (along the French/German border). The juxtaposition of Venus' entreaties for pleasure with Mars' call to arms reflects a period of unease during which the French armies were in retreat from the armies of the Elector of Brandenburg. This resulted in the unique joining of songs of love with songs of war and victory.
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Isis, which premiered January 5, 1677, at St. Germain-en-Laye, was the fifth of Jean-Baptiste Lully's tragédies lyriques written with librettist Philippe Quinault. The plot is loosely adapted from one of the episodes in Ovid's Metamorphoses. In many of its essentials, the plot of Isis resembles that of Lully's previous opera, Atys. In Isis, the nymph Io, daughter of the river Inachus, is promised in marriage to Hierax, just as the nymph Sangaride, daughter of the river Sangar, was promised to Celoenus. Like Sangaride, Io is pursued by another love and yields to this love in spite of her feelings of guilt. Like Sangaride, Io has a goddess as a rival and is vulnerable to her jealousy. Lully's contemporaries interpreted this story as representing the volatile situation between two of the King's mistresses. The subsequent scandale of the premiere ended the collaboration between Lully and Quinault for a time, and led to the dismissal of a number of members of Lully's artistic circle.
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Libretto of the opera "Isis," by Philippe Quinolt. The music of the opera was composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully's and premiered on January 5, 1677 at St. Germain-en-Laye. The libretto is a loose adaptation of one of the episodes in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The plot resembles that of Lully's previous opera, Atys. It is set in pastoral and divine realms. In the opera, Jupiter courts the nymph Io, and jealous Juno imprisons her under the hundred watchful eyes of Argus. The god Mercury helps Io to escape and turns Hiérax, Io's former lover, into a bird when he tries to interfere. Then, Juno orders a Fury to torment Io. After a series of tortures, Io invokes Jupiter who interferes with Juno promising he will be faithful to her in exchange of her sparing Io. Juno then transforms Io into the Egyptian goddess Isis. On the title page for this opera, there is a lithograph illustration of the god Apollo holding a lyre and the goddess Euterpe playing a stringed instrument that resembles a guitar. It also depicts the fleur de lis, and on the background, an allegorical image Louis XIV, the Sun King.
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Although not the first of the Jean-Baptiste Lully's tragédies lyriques, Bellérophon was the first of Lully's opera scores to appear in print. The Ballard first edition was printed in 1679 to accompany the premiere, on January 31 of that year, at the Palais Royale. Bellérophon was the second of two operas (the first was Psyché) created by Lully without librettist Philippe Quinault after the scandal associated with Isis that led to Quinault's temporary dismissal as royal librettist. After an extended illness during which he did not compose, Lully collaborated with Thomas Corneille and Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle for the second time to create one of his most unqualified successes. Following the first performance in January 1679, Bellérophon played for nine months at the Palais Royale.
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Libretto of the opera "Proserpine," by Philippe Quinolt; the plot is based on the story of the abduction of Proserpine and her descent into Hades, and also on Ovid's Metamorphoses, its original source. In the plot, Cerés, the goddess of the earth, summons the nymph Aréthuse to guard her daughter Proserpine. Aréthuse protests, and tells Cerés of her love for Alphée, the river god, but the anxious mother warns her she should not let her own feelings interfere with the assigned task. Alphée assumes that Aréthuse abandoned him to look after Proserpine. Taking advantage of the situation, Ascalaphe, Pluto's envoy, encourages Alphée's belief in Aréthuse's supposed infidelity; then, persuades both Alphée and Aréthuse into letting Pluto watch over Proserpine. Alphée and Aréthuse agree and as the lovers' attention wanders, Pluto seizes Proserpine and abducts her. Cerés learns of her daughter's abduction and in despair decides to withhold her gifts that give earth prosperity. When Alphée and Aréthuse finally reach Proserpine, they find that she has already eaten of the grain and tasted the fruit of the underworld, which condemned her to Pluto's control. Proserpine begs Pluto for mercy, but the love-stricken god refuses to free her. Pluto summons his judges and three furies, who support his claim to keep Proserpine with him, even at the cost of bringing devastation to earth. As Cerés laments, Alphée and Aréthuse approach to tell her that Proserpine is held by Pluto and that she is now the queen of the underworld. Cerés calls Jupiter and demands the return of daughter. Mercure descends and tells Cerés that the gods heard her plea and reached a compromise to allow Proserpine to be Pluto's wife and queen, while spending several months of each year with her mother. The title page contains a lithograph illustration of a winged young Pluto wearing a crown and ridding a horse chariot while holding a two-pronged spear. It includes an engraved frontispiece titled, "Proserpine" by Jean le Pautre.


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Montana travels to Texas A&M for first-round NIT game
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - After a heartbreaking loss in the Big Sky Conference Tournament championship, the University of Montana men's basketball team has to regroup to take on Texas A&M in the first round of the NIT.
The Griz (20-12) planned to leave Monday to travel to College Station, Texas, where they'll play the Aggies (20-11) on Tuesday. The game tips off at 7 p.m. Mountain and will be televised on ESPNU.
The Griz played three close games in the league tournament and fell 69-65 to Eastern Washington in the title game after leading by nine points with four minutes to play.
Coach Travis DeCuire says he's hoping the team will be able to play more relaxed against the Aggies.
Texas A&M took top-ranked and unbeaten Kentucky to double overtime in January, but lost four of its last five games. Montana has won nine of its last 11 games.
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The way Matt Dunigan saw it, only two men could add instant credibility to his Calgary Stampeders.
"Dave (Dickenson) and Khari (Jones)," said Dunigan yesterday, minutes before the latter was introduced as the club's new starting quarterback.
"We looked at everybody but those guys have set the bar way up here," he added, holding his left hand above his head.
With one simple trade, the Stamps coach-GM managed to save face and perhaps prevent thousands of season-ticket cancellations by adding the most important ingredient his team has been missing the last four years -- a proven CFL quarterback.
It doesn't matter he had to rip the heart out of his defence by trading Joe Fleming, or that he got little in return for solid Canadian starters Scott Regimbald and Wes Lysack. Truth is, the season is over and Dunigan knew both Regimbald and Fleming likely wouldn't have re-signed here next year anyway.
The most important thing is the players and the fans, who are starting to abandon the club, were finally given something they haven't had in years -- hope.
Hope that, by landing a legitimate starting quarterback, the Red & White will have a shot at finally turning the team's fortunes around. The move, combined with the possibility recent NFL castoff Joffrey Reynolds may be able to provide a legitimate rushing attack, gives Dunigan two major selling points he's sure to advertise heavily throughout the winter.
"The defence we built last winter won't miss a beat and certainly the potential on offence has improved over the last two weeks," said Dunigan, who can finally make suggestions the team is moving forward without being mocked by fans, the media and players alike.
"Hey, if you could have gone into the season with Dave Dickenson or Khari Jones, it would've created a huge amount of excitement.
"With four games left, acquiring Khari deserves that same type of response."
Despite Casey Printers' ascent to star status, Dickenson, bothered by knee problems, wasn't about to be made available by Lions boss Wally Buono for obvious reasons. Nor did Dickenson have any desire to come here under the current ownership.
Conversely, Jones said yesterday "it was time" to get out of a pressure-cooker in Winnipeg, where he transformed the club into a Grey Cup contender in each of the last three years when he won more games than any other CFL pivot.
A shoulder injury that limited Jones' play and effectiveness this season has caused a quarterback controversy in Winnipeg and made it easier to trade the two-time all-star, whom the Bombers signed last spring to a three-year deal worth around $1 million.
Jones, who has missed the last four games, started throwing again last week and is expecting to make his Stamps debut Oct. 16 at McMahon Stadium against Toronto.
Given the Stampeders' record with four games left, Jones' performance that night will be meaningless.
Dunigan should instead consider letting Michael Souza prove his relative worth to the club while Jones heals and familiarizes himself with the playbook and surroundings.
What matters most is next year.
While most of the Stampeders' free agents decided long ago they'll be leaving this circus for greener pastures, some of them may think again since the most important position on a CFL club has been filled by the 2001 CFL MVP.
The club's laughable offence has a radical new look thanks to a dependable pivot.
The irony of it all is the durable, versatile Jones was a prominent figure in the last moment of glory experienced by Calgary football fans, as he was the one Fleming sacked on the final play of the Stamps' 2001 Grey Cup victory over the Bombers in Montreal.
Make no mistake, Jones and the Stamps are a long way from returning to the big game. But suddenly the idea of challenging for a playoff berth a year or two down the road is not so far-fetched.
At least it's not as outrageous as thinking Marcus Crandell can get you there.


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Yes, storing your primers in a cool and dry environment means you don't store them where they will get flooded.
I and many others have use primers stored in their original containers, within a detached garage, subject to 115*F in the summer and cool damp winters and they performed as expected every time and they were stored for years under those conditions.
Recovering primers from a flooded basement - well, sometimes it's just best said "Houston, we have a problem".
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Cinco De Mayo Pub Crawl Santa Monica
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Cinco De Mayo Pub Crawl
World Famous Cinco De Mayo Pub Crawls - Santa Monica Edition
Time to put those on your Sombreros and head out to the World Famous Pub Crawl. Over a dozen or more Venues in all along Main Street with some mind numbing drink specials.
The Deals:
$3 Draft Cervezas
2-for-1 Margarittas
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Here is how it works:
1) Buy your ticket for the day you want to go or don't be afraid of the 2-day pass, it's the best deal in town.
2) Check-in at the 31 Ten lounge during the following times:
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3) At that point, you will be given a map with the bar locations and when they're participating in the drink specials.
Here are the Dates:
5.5 | Noon - 2am - Saturday - All Day & Night Pub Crawl (Registration closes at 7pm)
- Wear Sombreros and Surrongs, Viva la fiesta BABY!
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A man has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for the beating death of his boss, a prominent San Diego architect who had taken his staff out for drinks before he was killed.
U-T San Diego (http://bit.ly/1xOL7Rc) reports that Higinio Salgado was sentenced Tuesday after his April conviction for second-degree murder.
Judge Joan Weber called the killing "senseless and disturbing."
Salgado was among employees who went out for drinks in 2013 with Graham Downes, an architect who designed high-profile restaurants and hotels.
Prosecutors say Salgado became angry when the name of a former employee came up and began shouting that the man "better not" take his job. That led to a confrontation outside Downes' house between the two men that ended with Salgado pummeling Downes to death.
Information from: U-T San Diego, http://www.utsandiego.com


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Two weeks ago I saw a bunch of them jumping 5' in the air, they are awesome! And Hanna, i wouldn't worry about dolphins, they're like the dogs of the sea (man's best friend). They have saved people's lives countless numbers of times. One that comes to mind is that guy who got attacked by a great white in Cali a couple years ago, as he was struggling to get away from the shark, a pod of dolphins came in and made a barrier between him and the shark, while another one helped him to shore. My girlfriend went to FLA a couple weeks ago and swam with dolphins, I'm so jealous, def need to put that on my bucket list.
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Ugly mixed babies
So I was in another group and there is a post going around asking if people have a problem with mixed babies. Most of the mommas had nice things to say but then some of them were horrible!!! And then there were some that said horrible things about none mixed babies to defend mixed ones.....so basically it was a cluster f***. So because I ACTUALLY believe that regardless of race, all babies are beautiful and all those bitches should be ashamed of themselves for hating something about a child that they had no say in....I think we should show off our beautiful **I mean "ugly" babies!! White, black ,spanish, asian, mixed....doesn't matter show them off!!!
My little ginger girl :)
Quoting bchic24:
He's adorable!!!Quoting sexy_lette612:
My DS at the dentist today . he is white native American and Filipino
Oh my goodness! She is gorgeous!
Quoting honeyb690:
my baby is mixed
Quoting bchic24:
OMG that's so sweet!! I can't wait to have a second baby so we can get shots like this! They are adorable momma!Quoting kittiecat88:
Both of my children are mixed and they're PRECIOUS!!!!!!
She's beautiful! My 2 small cousins have some of the reddest hair I've ever seen! I love it!
Quoting dbush0584:
My little ginger girl :)
Quoting littlesmom3:
Link it?
My little mutt:)


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->I'm assigned to three different Japanese middle schools. The grade levels are ichinensei,\\
ninensei, and sannensei. These translate to "1st years," "2nd years," and "3rd years," and are\\
equivalent to American 7-9th grades. So the kids are about 12-15 years old. The ichinensei are\\
just beginning to learn English. So this means they know nothing. Well, they know "Good\\
Morning" and "I go to school by bike" but that's about it. Some of them don't even know that.\\\
You know what's kind of funny though? Some kids can't yet say "Good morning" but damn near all\\
of them can ask if I have a [[BlackIsBiggerInBed big dick]]. Or "bigu dikku" in [[GratuitousEnglish Engrish]].
'''''Gaijin Smash''''' (now '''''[[http://gaijinchronicles.com/ Gaijin Chronicles]]''''') is the story of Jeffrey "Azrael" Windham, an African-American who moved to Japan as part of the JET teacher exchange program. It originally started as a blog called ''I Am a Japanese Schoolteacher'', about his experiences teaching English at two middle schools in a Japanese town, but has since moved to its own domain and going further into his experiences as a foreigner in the Land of the Rising Sun, even after he moved on from that job.
The term Gaijin Smash is about the "ability" foreigners -- especially ''large'' foreigners -- in Japan seem to have that allows them to often ignore certain customs (and at one point, jump a train turnstile without paying) through sheer force of will and/or RefugeInAudacity (doubly so for Az, given that he's seen as a ScaryBlackMan by default).
In June 2010, the blog switched names to the "Gaijin Chronicles". It has been going through ScheduleSlip, as there was a hiatus of ''four'' years from [[http://gaijinchronicles.com/2012/01/06/happy-2012/ January 2012]] to [[http://gaijinchronicles.com/2016/02/06/im-back/ February 2016]]. Updates will likely remain scarce.
!!''Gaijin Smash'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* ArchEnemy: "Watson". Kid spends three years of his junior high school life pretty much constantly attacking Az's butt/penis whenever possible; when Az questions him on this, he responds "Honestly, does it even matter at this point?"
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: After a girls' dodgeball game Az was watching unexpectedly turned from timid to violent, he said if he was in a house and had the choice of facing "a group of Japanese girls in K-Groove [[Series/TwentyFour Jack Bauer]] berserker mode" downstairs or "[[Franchise/ANightmareonElmStreet Freddy Krueger]], [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason]], the masked guy from the ''Franchise/{{Scream}}'' movies, Franchise/{{Predator}}s, Franchise/{{Alien}}s, and Music/CelineDion singing the ''Film/{{Titanic|1997}}'' song" upstairs, hed go upstairs and take his chances, because hed actually have a remote chance of coming out of it alive.
* AssShove: Kancho, a practice Az despises and has had to develop "[[SpiderSense Kancho-Sense]]" to avoid when one of kids he teaches tries to spring it on him unexpectedly.
* ButtMonkey: Az's opinion of himself. "[[CosmicPlaything I am officially Gods court jester or something]]."
* ComicSutra: "The Octopus", which [[TakeOurWordForIt Az prefers not to describe]] save that it results in some [[GroinAttack unintended and unwelcome bleeding]].
* CompensatedDating: As Azreal notes, it's not unusual to see a teenaged girl walking down the street with an older man on one arm and a handbag she clearly can't afford by herself on the other.
* CoolVsAwesome: One English class where Az asks his students to roleplay ends up with "UsefulNotes/BarackObama" meeting "[[Series/TwentyFour Jack Bauer]]". All parties agree this is something that needs to happen in RealLife.
* CutenessProximity: Ultimate Sweetness has this effect on the adults at the school around her, including on Az.
* DirtyOldWoman: The ObaSan Az meets have reached a stage of life where Japanese politeness is [[ScrewPolitenessImASenior no longer the limiting factor it once was]] and are much freer about speaking their mind, which for some of them includes rather frank assessments of someone's sexual desirability.
* FunnyForeigner: As of November 2009, Az has done some sketch comedies on Japanese programs that require one of these.
* GroinAttack: It's bad enough that Az's kids have heard of the "black guys/big penises" stereotype. At least a couple of the more adventurous ones try to ''grab'' his trouser snake.
* HospitalHottie: Hot Nurse.
* IHaveToWashMyHair: [[http://gaijinchronicles.com/2009/01/08/japanese-people-say-the-darndest-things-version-xp/ Discussed.]]
* ImTakingHerHomeWithMe: Az [[http://gaijinchronicles.com/2005/08/16/the-light-and-darkside-of-the-force/ jokes]] that one of his students is so adorable he'd want to kidnap her. Fortunately his fellow teachers don't take it too seriously, he even comments that if he did, the police would just find them having a tea party and nothing else.
* ItMakesSenseInContext: [[http://gaijinchronicles.com/2005/03/21/requiem-for-a-legacy-part-1/ "You are a 12-year-old Japanese boy being held]] ''[[http://gaijinchronicles.com/2005/03/21/requiem-for-a-legacy-part-1/ off the ground]]'' [[http://gaijinchronicles.com/2005/03/21/requiem-for-a-legacy-part-1/ by a large black man who is bound and determined to penetrate your ass."]]
* {{Kawaiiko}}: Ultimate Sweetness. Az claims it's something like [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins penguin-suit]] [[Manga/AzumangaDaioh Chiyo-chan]], times ten.
* LikesOlderWomen: Azrael
* MarshmallowHell: Az [[http://gaijinchronicles.com/2005/03/02/you-will-love-me/ gets one of these]] from behind from one of his 15-year-old students. Unfortunately, he makes the mistake of turning his head to see what's pressed up against it.
* {{Meganekko}}: Ms. Americanized is a subversion. She ''looks'' like a Meganekko, but she's pretty much the opposite of a ShrinkingViolet, having gained her nickname in part from being outspoken and vulgar even by American standards.
* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Happens occasionally.
-->[[http://gaijinchronicles.com/2010/06/10/line-theory// "Ysee, the Japanese LOVE lines.]] Like, if you could make the concept of lining up into a human being, otaku guys would marry the DS game which simulates lining up for things."
* MightyWhiteyAndMellowYellow: Azrael discusses this trope once. He believes that part of the perception of this is that Japanese in general approach foreigners with fewer of the cultural constraints that come between them, and aggressively compared to how foreigners approach each other.
* NeverMessWithGranny: Many, many examples. According to Az, they are the most powerful force in Japan. Especially if that Mount Fuji story is anything to go by.
* NiceGuy: Well...
* TheNicknamer: Az himself. See OnlyKnownByTheirNickname. His real first name is known (it's Jeff), but almost never used.
* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: You could almost make a drinking game out of it, though usually reserved for "Japan's weird did you know that?" entries.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: The pic in [[http://gaijinchronicles.com/2005/03/18/graduation/ this article]], taken with the same girl from the MarshmallowHell incident above.
* OccidentalOtaku: Subverted; Azrael had/has some otaku-ish interests, but he either grew out of them or has to be discreet about them. At one point (after getting married), he mentions that he has to sneak out of the house to see the ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' movies.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: With the exception of Moeko, pretty much everybody, for anonymity's sake.
* OverprotectiveDad: Ever since finding out he will be having a daughter, Az has been figuring out how to smuggle rocket launchers into Japan just in case.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: [[http://gaijinchronicles.com/2005/11/08/just-another-wednesday/ Ultimate Sweetness and her best friend.]]
* TakeOurWordForIt: "The Octopus."
* TitleDrop: "Gaijin Smash" refers to a foreigner flagrantly going against the rules (cutting in line, jumping a turnstile...) and getting away with it thanks to the Japanese fear of confrontation, yelling "Gaijin SMASH!" optional.
* ScaryBlackMan: How quite a few Japanese people react to Azrael (especially kids). He occasionally uses it to his advantage.
-->'''[[http://gaijinchronicles.com/2007/03/06/pump-it-up/ Azreal:]]''' As Ive stated numerous times, Im a big black guy. 63 (190 cm or so), 200 pounds. The Japanese take one look at me and see a man who can break them in half. I wouldnt necessarily say that this is a Japanese thing, a lot of cultures will think twice before picking a fight with a black dude twice their size.
* {{Shipping}}: Apparently every mention of Mrs. Americanized results in readers encouraging Az to hook up with her, which exasperates him.
* VerySpecialEpisode: [[http://gaijinchronicles.com/2006/12/12/bullying-another-look/ Bullying Chapter.]]
* WorthyOpponent: Watson, when he finally graduated. [[http://gaijinchronicles.com/2006/04/04/watsons-last-stand/ Good luck, kid.]]


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The SEC presidents voted to cut the football scholarship number each year to 25, down from the 28 the coaches wanted, during the final day of league meetings Friday.
DESTIN — The SEC passed sweeping reform Friday designed to eliminate oversigning in football and give programs a comprehensive plan to follow for more effective roster management.
The league will ask the NCAA to adopt its new legislation, which includes reducing the annual number of prospects a school can sign from 28 to 25.
"I'm delighted where the conference is today, taking on a whole system of roster management," Florida president Bernie Machen said. "It's truly a 12-month proposition with all types of dimensions.
"I don't think any other conference is looking at the whole picture the way we are. It gives us assurance that we're treating our student-athletes as closely as we would the other students in our university.
"I'm very pleased that the league is where it's at today. I'm proud of the steps we've taken in a leadership role nationally."
SEC commissioner Mike Slive said the league presidents voted unanimously to pass five proposals concerning roster management.
"Signing isn't an exact science," Slive said. "Rather than just oversigning, we sat down and developed a concept called roster management, which is a much better way of thinking about how you deal with the issue.
"Just talking about oversigning is taking a photograph of just one thing. Roster management is a concept that is in effect all the time."
The roster management proposals adopted by the SEC are:
Reducing the scholarship ceiling from 28 to 25 prospects. Additionally, the league has done away with back-counting, meaning a junior college player who signs in December would count toward the number in the February signing class.
Eliminating the graduate-student exemption to the rule the league has had in place for years whereby a student-athlete must have two years of eligibility remaining to transfer to an SEC school. Without the exemption, Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli would not have been allowed to transfer to Ole Miss last fall.
An SEC school cannot sign a prospect to an SEC financial-aid agreement until that prospect is enrolled in school and a full-time student attending classes. "It's a way of dealing with early enrollees," Slive said. "It would not permit other institutions to talk to you. We want to know that our prospects are coming to our institutions."
The conference will oversee the administration of medical hardship exemptions. The league will review each case and decide the outcome.
Prospects attending summer school will count against the 25 scholarship total that year.
Many of the league's football coaches were opposed to the league's proposal to cut the yearly scholarship total to 25 from 28. The 28 total had been in effect for only two years (and one signing class).
"Every group had an opportunity to weigh in on that," Slive said. "That vote (by the presidents) was unanimous in the SEC.
"It's been two years (with the 28 ceiling). We had enough experience with it. When we began to look at roster management, and talking about what we felt was fairest to the prospects, this makes the most sense. There was a lot of discussion, a lot of debate. In the final analysis, this is a unanimous approach to roster management."
While some football coaches won't be happy with the scholarship reduction, the league's basketball coaches got what they were proposing at the spring meetings.
The athletic directors voted to accept the proposal by the basketball coaches to eliminate the two divisions. That will begin this upcoming season, with the top four teams in the final standings receiving byes in the SEC Tournament.
"In the coming year, we will play one division," Slive said. "The schedule is already done. We'll put together a committee of athletic directors and coaches as soon as we get home to decide on how to schedule the season (after this year).
"The target is to have it resolved by December."
The league schedule is expected to increase from 16 games to 18.
NOTES: The SEC announced it will distribute about $220 million to its 12 schools. The average payout will be a record $18.3 million per school. Last year, the league distributed $209 million. … The league also voted Friday to prohibit football coaches from being involved in seven-on-seven events on campus or elsewhere.
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A MAN is facing jail after he outed his former lover as being infected with HIV on Facebook.
Robert Alexander posted the woman's name, address and photograph on the social networking site - branding her promiscuous and captioning the picture "HIV riddled LOL".
He then claimed she slept with men without telling them of her condition - and even "deliberately set out to infect others with it".
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When he was arrested Alexander said he was angry with the woman and wanted charges pressed against her.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard Alexander had been a school friend of the woman, who was not named, and they had become friends on Facebook in 2012.
They began sending private messages to each other daily in February 2013 and started a relationship in April last year. They broke up three months later.
Fiscal depute Charmaine Gilmartin said: "They had sex and she was HIV positive and on medication. He became aware she was infected with HIV and she states she advised him of this."
Alexander disputed this, saying he did not find out until later and that he had reported the matter to the police.
Ms Gilmartin continued: "On February 9 a Facebook friend posted 'how funny is it when you hear someone getting hitched - then you are, like, shouldn't I have got an STD test'.
"Nine people liked it and four people posted comments. He posted this was like the complainer having sexual intercourse and not disclosing that she had HIV. He then posted 'HIV riddled LOL'.
"He added a further comment naming the complainer and again stating that she was HIV positive and slept with men without telling them of her HIV status."
He then posted stating her full name and where she lived.
"A friend of the accused saw the postings - she was also a friend of the complainer," said Ms Gilmartin. "The complainer was horrified and requested screenshots of the postings. She was upset and angry and concerned about the effect on her employment and didn't want members of her family who didn't know about her condition to find out."
Alexander, 50, of Lawton Place, Dundee, pleaded guilty to a charge of behaving in a threatening and abusive manner
Defence solicitor Ross Bennett said he would reserve his plea in mitigation for a later sentencing date. Sheriff Kenneth McGowan deferred sentence until next month for social work reports. He said: "This is an unusual case."


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Live Commentary
What a thrilling end to a pulsating match. There was no floruish of golden chances at Stamford Bridge but the game had an electric atmosphere nonetheless and it was fitting that it ended dramatically. How do you feel about Manchester City's first Premier League loss of the season? Are Chelsea back in the title race? Has Lampard's goal shown he deserves a starting place or not? Let us know in the comment section. That is it from us this evening, thanks for reading.
90' + 4'Full-time whistle blows and the Chelsea players, fans and their manager are understandably elated. Manchester City looked so promising with Balotelli's early goal setting the tone for the match. Meireles' equaliser midway through the first-half changed the face of the game though and the second half was all Chelsea. Clichy saw red for a second yellow with a third of the game remaining and Mancini's players were chasing shadows for the remainder of the match. Lescott's handball allowed substitute Lampard to hammer home from the spot and give Chelsea 2-1 win on Monday night.
90' + 2'Ambitious shot from 40 yards from goal on the right wing from Drogba. The striker turns three City players and pelts the ball over the bar with his next touch.
90'We enter the 90th minute and Chelsea have hold of the ball. The City players look frustrated and it is hardly surprising - they started the game so well. 4 minutes of stoppage time to play.
88'SubstitutionDaniel Sturridge John Obi Mikel
87'I hate to gloat, but I kind of predicted Lampard's impact, although I am sure so many of you also did. But Mystic Miles has a ring, does it not? Manchester City look a little rejuvenated after conceding their second goal of the game, but it could be too little, too late. Sturridge comes off for John Obi Mikel as Villas-Boas tightens up in midfield as injury time approaches in west London.
85'SubstitutionJoleon Lescott Edin Dzeko
85'Edin Dzeko has been sent on by Mancini in place of Barry, as the Italian desperately looks for a late equaliser at Stamford Bridge. For Chelsea, Ramires - who has played a blinder in this second-half - comes off for Florent Malouda.
84'SubstitutionJuan Mata Florent Malouda
82'Penalty Goal Frank Lampard
82'Penalty scored by Frank Lampard! 2-1 Chelsea! There's a brief discussion between the Blues players but Lampard resolutely insists it's his. The substitute absolutely slams the ball down the centre as Jo Hart dives to his left-hand side, and the home side take the lead! The penalty was given, by the way, for a handball by Joleon Lescott.
81'Penalty to Chelsea!
80'Another venture forward for City comes to nothing. Barry - who has been a peripheral figure tonight - slides the ball into the centre towards a Chelsea players feet, much to the distress of Balotelli who is stood 10 yards behind him in acres of space. At the other end less than a minute later Ramires gets a shot off just inside the box but the deflected effort bobbles at a manageable pace towards the grateful arms of Joe Hart.
78'Yellow Card Didier Drogba
78'Drogba slides in recklessly from behind on Zabaleta and sees yellow for his actions.
77'Chelsea are hitting dead ends with every attack. This time Sturridge's whipped high ball into the box is cleared by Kompany just inside the box. City show no intent to attack, however, and every time they work their way up the pitch they look resigned to losing the ball quickly to the home side.
75'SubstitutionDavid Silva Nigel De Jong
75'Barring a miraculous late revival, Manchester City are playing for the draw in London now. They were unconvincing after the break but have looked even more so since Clichy's sending off. Mancini makes a defensive substitution by bringing on Nigel de Jong for David Silva with 15 minutes remaining.
74'Yellow Card Ramires
73'SubstitutionRaúl Meireles Frank Lampard
73'Lampard's arrival is imminent I hasten to add. I mentioned near the start of this LIVE! commentary that he is a born match-winner. Villas-Boas' will be hoping he proves my point this evening as he comes onto the pitch in place of Chelsea goalscorer Raul Meireles.
71'Our reporter at the game, Wayne Veysey gives us a quick update: "The atmosphere is far livelier in the second half as Chelsea begin to dominate and make home advantage count. Clichy deservedly saw red and Kompany and Yaya Toure are also skating on thin ice after picking up bookings for rash tackles. The game is on a knife-edge now."
68'The home fans at Stamford Bridge are sensing a win is theirs for the taking now. Chelsea are seeing plenty of the ball and putting plenty of crosses into the penalty area, but the final touch is still evading them. Can City hang on?
65'Kolo Toure has been sent on by Roberto Mancini as the Manchester City manager targets a recovery and retaliation from his squad. Milner will likely return to midfield. Sergio Aguero is the player sacrificed to throw another defender onto the pitch, and the striker looks glum but accepts his substitution without any fuss.
64'SubstitutionSergio Agüero Kolo Toure
64'Yellow Card Oriol Romeu
63'James Milner is shifted into right-back for now, with Pablo Zabaleta moved onto the opposite flank to cover temporarily for the away team in the aftermath of that red card for City's left-back.
61'Well, Chelsea really are in pole position now. With a man advantage the home side will no doubt be roared on by their fans as we enter the final third of the match.
58'Yellow/Red Gael Clichy
58'It is not a malicious tackle but Gael Clichy is sent off for Manchester City after bringing down Ramires on the edge of the box. His second yellow card of the evening is deserved too, after sticking out his leg unnecessarily to halt the Brazilian's progress. Mancini's side reduced to 10-men - will we see a reaction?
57'In a rare second-half City attack Silva attempts to ghost through three Chelsea defenders but is unsurprisingly thwarted in his efforts. Vallas-Boas will be delighted with the home side's reaction after half-time, but can they keep the pressure up on the visitors?
54'The Chelsea fans love this: Mata sprints down the left past the halfway line before pausing briefly and nutmegging City captain Kompany and continuing his run goalwards. A few seconds later he is deemed to have been fouled and play is halted, much to the disgust of the Belgian centre-back. You get the feeling his anger was half towards himself for the nutmeg!
52'Quite how Toure is without a booking is beyond me! The former Barcelona star attempts to rake his studs down Ramires' calf as the Brazilian uses his pace to turn past him. Referee Mark Clattenburg is obvilious to the City midfielder's indiscretions, however.
50'It has been all Chelsea since play restarted. The crowd are far more cheery than they were this many minutes into the first half.
48'A free-kick is whipped in from the wide right and the ball falls to Sturridge's feet, with the English striker powering his several inches over the bar with his right foot.
47'Yellow Card Gael Clichy
46'The City players are back out on the pitch, as are the Chelsea players too now. Only a few moments until the final 45 minutes kicks off.
A quick reminder of how the table will look if the scores remain the same: Chelsea will move up a place to fourth, knocking Arsenal down to fifth in the process. Man City will remain top but their lead over Man United will be restricted to three points.
He may not have been omnipresent for the hosts so far, but Drogba has had an unmistakeable swagger when he has the ball at his feet. At the opposite end of the pitch it has been Aguero who was giving defenders nightmares. Balotelli's cool finish for the City goal was admirable but it was the former Atletico Madrid striker who made the goal with a twisting turn past Blues skipper Terry and delicate ball with the outside of his boot to his fellow forward. Who do you think will be the most prominent attacking threat in the 45 minutes?
Is the game living up to its billing for you? It could certainly not be described as lifeless - both top flight teams clearly want to leave Stamford Bridge with all three points this evening.
With game tied at 1-1 you would wager Villas-Boas will go into the dressing room at half-time the happier of the managers. Mancini will not be too disappointed but they looked so electric at the start of the match that it was almost a shame to see their head of steam evaporate as Chelsea got back into the match.
A half-time report from Goal.com's reporter at the match, Mr Wayne Veysey: "Honours are even at the end of a lively opening period, which began with Man City looking irresistible and Chelsea extremely shaky. But the home side hung in there, survived a stonewall penalty appeal when Silva was upended and ended the half in reasonable fettle. Conditions are tough, with a strong, icy wind complementing the driving rain. Expect more mistakes after the break."
45' + 2'That is the half-time whistle! Chelsea went 1-0 down in only the second minute when Mario Balotelli made a mockery of their defence and calmly slotted in to give Manchester City the lead. However, despite regularly troubling the home side's goal, the visitors were unable to fashion another clear-cut chance and 34 minutes in Raul Meireles put Villas-Boas' team level from former Citizen Daniel Sturridge's cross.
45' + 1'A foul by Meireles gives City back possession. The ex-Liverpool player needs to be careful as he is alreay on a yellow card.
45'Chelsea have control of the ball as we enter two minutes of stoppage time.
43'With half-time apporaching it is difficult to say which side is on top. At the moment it is 2 minute snippets of possession for either side as they take it in turn to try and take the lead at Stamford Bridge.
41'Yellow Card Vincent Kompany
41'Silva and Milner have swapped flanks since the start, with the former Valencia winger now facing Bosingwa on Chelsea's right.
39'Yaya Toure and Balotelli play a elightful one-two before the Italian switches play to the left. Aguero is put through by teammate David Silva but the Argentinian is offside.
37'The home side have deepened their defensive line significantly since the start of the game. As a result they appear to be dealing with their opponents runs much better.
36'Yellow Card Raúl Meireles
34'Assist Daniel Sturridge
34'Goal Raúl Meireles
34'Chelsea have pulled a goal back! It is 1-1! John Terry lashes the ball aerially to Daniel Sturridge on the right wing. The former City forward fools Clichy into thinking he will take the ball on the defender's inside, but he turns towards the byeline before dinking it into the box where Raul Meireles is waiting to slam the ball into the back of the net!
34'Another snippet of info from Goal.com's man at the stadium: "AVB and Mancini are both animated, fidgety figures down on the touchline, just in front of the press box. With the rain continuing to belt down, their matching black trenchcoats are both sopping wet. Nevertheless, both are keen to relay tactical instructions to their players, with Sturridge twice being singled out by his manager for words of advice/encouragement."
32'Silva took a slight knock and nows he is the player who is on the floor. It looks like he will also be fine to continue in a match that is being broken up somewhat by this pauses in play.
30'Chelsea fans will be delighted to hear the Ivory Coast international is back on his feet. He is hobbling a little but he should be fine. The game remains 1-0 as we enter the 30th minute.
28'After a lightning quick goal and frantic first few minutes, the game's pace has calmed considerably. Drogba has another shot on goal with his right foot in front of goal - 30 yards or so out - but the former Marseille man shoots wide of Hart's right upright. He seems to have injured his planted leg and is receiving medical attention on the pitch.
25'Drogba collects the ball on the right-hand edge of Joe Hart's box and runs at the Man City back-line, putting the ball onto his left 15 yards out from goal and shotting low and wide of the near post. The England shot-stopper seemed to have the goal covered mind, but the Ivorian is making his presence in the game known nonetheless.
23'Now Chelsea are struggling to put . They are visibly rushed as they look to grapple a hold on the home match. A penetrating run from Milner leads to a cross from the versatile midfielder, before crossing it deep to the far post but Aguero's shot s stretched and goes way, way over the bar.
20'Yaya Toure comes in from behind and Juan Mata eventually falls to the floor and a foul is called. The Ivorian kicks out (softly, I must add) at Mata's right leg and the powerful midfielder is lucky to come away from the situation without a booking.
17'Balotelli fires a free-kick high, wide and not very handsome. The striker is evidently brimming with confidence and he is proving to be a handful for the Chelsea back-four.
16'Wayne Veysey with another update from the Bridge: "We've got driving rain and hail here at the Bridge, coupled with a strong wind, which is making for difficult playing conditions and for perhaps a few more mistakes than might otherwise have been expected. City look deadly every time they attack. The away fans have not quite taken their full ticket allocation in the away end but are in good voice, gleefully their manager with chants of 'Mancini, Mancini'."
14'Silva is just about to shoot inside the box but Bosingwa's outstretched leg appears to bring him down to earth. The referee, Mark Clattenburg, is having none of it and play continues with Chelsea back on the ball.
12'At the other end, Aguero has a shot on goal, firing wide of Cech's left post at waist hieght after turning Bosingwa in the box after a mazy, pacy run. Plenty of action early on.
10'Meireles has a shot from 30 yards out after a lengthy spell of passing from Villas-Boas' men, but the Portuguese midfelder sees his shot deflected over.
8'Goal.com's man at Stamford Bridge, Wayne Veysey, reports: "No sign of the Chelsea players flocking to AVB to commisserate with the Chelsea manager in the new spirit of togetherness the Portugese is trying to engineer after goals. Instead, there are quizzical looks among the home side after Aguero's delightful defence-splitting pass was gathered by the on-side Balotelli, who nonchalantly rounded Cech and tapped into the net. Questions will inevitably be asked about the highness of the Chelsea defensive line."
6'The home fans are - unsurprisingly - muted in the aftermath of that goal.Chelsea have, however, seen more possession since the visitors went 1-0 up and are looking to worm their way back into the tie.
3'Goal for Balotelli! The Italian striker has scored in eight successive starts! The game had began quietly but Aguero twisted away from John Terry and slotted the ball through to the 20-year-old forward who had beaten the offside trap. He sprints away from Ivanovic and knocks it past Cech who runs to challenge him and slots the ball into an open goal. 1-0 Man City!
2'Assist Sergio Agüero
2'Goal Mario Balotelli
1'Manchester City, playing in black and red vertical stripes, get the game under way at Stamford Bridge.
Under 5 minutes until kick-off. Who will make the difference tonight? Can Didier Drogba carry his form over from last week's 3-0 win against Valencia? Will John Terry be able to successfully marshal his defence to negate the threat posed by Balotelli, Aguero and David Silva? Or will Mancini's men claim another scalp and extend their lead at the top of the table?
Are you sceptical that City have really been THAT good this season? Well, their 38 points from the first 14 matches is the most picked up in the English top flight since Liverpool in the 1990-91 campaign. They were underwhelming on the European stage, yes, but I imagine the prospect of toppling their rivals Manchester United as Premier League champions was always the top target at the Etihad Stadium.
A decade ago it was Chelsea fans who saw their club suddenly have a mega-rich owner, nowadays City are the side you associate with vast wealth. Chelsea are hardly money minnows though: £50 million for Fernando Torres is proof owner Roman Abramovich is willing to dig deep in his pockets when he wants to. Hopefully the match being nicknamed 'El Cashico' will live up to its pre-match hype.
The last time these two titans clashed (in the aforementioned two goal victory for the London team) there were 7 yellows brandished by the referee Chris Foy. A full-blooded affair could once again be on the cards, and with Mario Balotelli on the pitch you just never know what might happen!
This fixture last season finished 2-0 to Chelsea with Brazilian duo David Luiz and Ramires on the score sheet. However, the Citizens are arguably more of a force to be reckoned with this season and have been in incredible form in their domestic games – they remain the only unbeaten club in the league.
Lampard would have made his 350th Premier League start for Chelsea if Villas-Boas had recalled the England midfielder into his starting line-up. Much has been made of his fall from favour in 2011 in the eyes of Three Lions coach Fabio Capello and, subsequently, his club coach Villas-Boas too. But you cannot deny the man is a goalscoring threat and if he does enter the fray tonight you would put money on him making his mark on the match.
The Stamford Bridge boss has already conceded his squad will be realistically out of the running if they do not come away from the game with at least a point. The Portuguese coach has eased fears he would be sacked after securing three 3-0 wins in four matches, but a loss tonight will surely pile the pressure right back on him.
So which manager do you think will come out on top tonight? Villas-Boas may have navigated his side through the Champions League group stages unlike his adversary Mancini, but the 34-year-old coach will have his work cut out for him tonight against an attacking City line-up. Gone are the days when Mancini lived up to the Italian stereotype of playing defensively – his squad have notched up an eye-watering 48 goals in 14 Premier League games so far this season.
Of course, that last sentence could come back to haunt me. Trips to London this campaign have proved fruitful for Mancini's men on all but one occasion – Fulham held them to a 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage. Their most impressive triumph came in a 5-1 walloping at Tottenham's ground, but wins at the Emirates Stadium (in the League Cup) and QPR have proven the capital of no concern for the Citizens.
Mario Balotelli and Sergio Aguero will provide the firepower for the visitors, with four changes implemented from their 5-1 victory over Norwich City last weekend. Samir Nasri and Edin Dzeko are notable absentees from the 11 players which Roberto Mancini has picked for what will likely be a tough tie at Stamford Bridge.
Just the one change in the home side's starting line-up as right-back Jose Bosingwa steps in for suspended centre-back David Luiz – Branislav Ivanovic will undoubtedly shift into the middle from full-back. Manager Andre Villas-Boas has once again chosen to omit high profile pair Frank Lampard and Fernando Torres. But could they make an impact from the bench?
Manchester City: Hart; Zabaleta, Lescott, Kompany, Clichy; Milner, Barry, Y Toure, Silva; Balotelli, Aguero. Subs: Pantilimon, Savic, K Toure, De Jong, Nasri, Johnson, Dzeko.
Chelsea: Cech; Bosingwa, Terry, Ivanovic, Cole; Romeu, Ramires, Meireles; Sturridge, Drogba, Mata. Subs: Turnbull, Ferreira, Mikel, Malouda, Lampard, Kalou, Torres.
Hello, good evening, and welcome to Goal.com's live commentary of Chelsea v Manchester City. My name's Miles Chambers and I will be keeping you all up to date with what's happening in this clash between two major pre-season title contenders. Line-ups coming right up.


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After growing up in the Rochester area, Dr. Mustafa pursued his undergraduate studies at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and attended medical school at SUNY Buffalo. He then completed his internal medicine training at the University of Colorado and stayed in Denver to complete his fellowship training in allergy and clinical immunology at the University of Colorado, National Jewish Health, and Children's Hospital of Denver.
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Dr. Allison Ramsey earned her undergraduate degree at Colgate University and her medical degree at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. She completed her internal medicine training at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and remained at the university to complete her fellowship training in allergy and clinical immunology. Dr. Ramsey is board certified in internal medicine and allergy and immunology. Her professional interests include the treatment of drug allergy and eosinophilic disorders. She also enjoys teaching medical trainees. She is a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, the New York State Allergy Society, and the Finger Lakes Allergy Society. In her personal life, her interests include exercise, especially running and horseback riding; and spending time with her husband and two children.
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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.
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Neoproterozoic "Snowball Earth" is arguably one of the most fascinating times in Earth history (e.g., Hoffman and Schrag, 2002): geologic and paleomagnetic evidence (e.g., Evans, 2000) suggests the presence of ice at low latitudes (but not without controversy: Allen and Etienne [2008], Eyles and Januszczak [2007]). Recent interest in Snowball Earth can be traced to Hoffman et al. (1998), who sparked interest in this concept which led to a multitude of publications (at the time of this writing, Hoffman et al. [1998] had been cited by 1751 scientific articles).
Most workers think that there were two snowball glacial events, the Sturtian (ca. 710 to ca. 670 Ma; Fanning and Link, 2004; Rooney et al., 2014) and the Marinoan (ending at ca. 635 Ma). In many sections, glacial deposits, some of which contain iron-rich sediments (e.g., Young, 2002), appear to immediately overlie carbonate platform sediments, and are themselves directly overlain by carbonate deposits (usually called "cap carbonates"). Cap carbonates display a pronounced negative carbon isotopic signature (see Halverson et al. [2010] for a comprehensive review). The origin of the δ13C excursion is, of course, debated (e.g., Shields, 2005). Other geochemical proxies have been measured in preglacial units and the postglacial "cap" carbonates, but this discussion will focus on the record of life itself before, during, and after Snowball Earth times, to see what fossils can tell us about their environments.
The Snowball Earth events are clearly interesting from a climatological point of view, but a survey of the literature suggests that it is the biotic response to such extreme events that captures much of the imagination of scientists and the public. Nearly every Snowball Earth–related publication mentions the effects that a global glaciation would, could, or should have had on life. If Earth experienced a global glaciation, how did life survive (especially eukaryotic life)? What was the biotic response to such extreme glaciation? Is there a relation between the origin of animals and Snowball Earth, etc.? Conversely, one might ask, given our knowledge of the limits of life, can paleontological evidence constrain the environments during Snowball Earth? There are vanishingly little paleontological data, as compared to, for example, carbon isotopic data on cap carbonates. The life forms present in the time bracketing the Snowball Earth intervals were predominantly microscopic and soft-bodied—not a good prospect for fossilization. Corsetti et al. (2006) reviewed the paleontological record for Snowball Earth, showing that few fossils were known from within the glacial deposits. Most data originated from immediately prior to, or after, the extreme glaciation. With a few notable exceptions, the situation remains similar today, with very little data originating from within the glacial deposits themselves. Therefore the paper by Ye et al. (2015, p. 507 in this issue of Geology) brings important new paleontological evidence to our understanding of Snowball Earth.
Fossil Data Bracketing the Glacial Intervals
Organic-walled microfossils, predominantly from shales were relatively diverse by Proterozoic standards before the Sturtian glaciation (see Riedman et al., 2014, and references therein), including ornamented acritarchs (organic walled microfossils considered by most to represent eukaryotes). Diversity declined to include simple leiosphere forms (unornamented spheres that may have eukaryotic or bacterial affinities) before the Sturtian glaciation (Nagy et al., 2009; Riedman et al., 2014), with this decline therefore decoupled from the extreme conditions hypothesized during the glacial events. The simple leiospheres occur below and above the glacial strata, thus seem to have "survived" Snowball Earth (e.g., Grey et al., 2003; Moczydłowska, 2008; Riedman et al., 2014, and references therein). In sum, the microbiological data would suggest a somewhat underwhelming response of the biosphere to presumed extreme conditions during Snowball Earth, but the fossil record itself is somewhat underwhelming.
In a potentially exciting development, Maloof et al. (2010) reported sponge-grade body fossils from pre-Marinoan strata in Australia. The presence of sponges before the Marinoan glacial interval implies that sponge-grade animals survived a Snowball Earth, and biomarker data (Love et al., 2009) may support this view. The appearance of fossil sponges at this time is consistent with molecular clock estimates of the divergence of major eukaryotic clades (Sperling et al., 2010; Parfrey et al., 2011), but the find awaits further confirmation.
Biomarker Data from Glacial Strata
Complex organic molecules produced by and/or attributable to certain clades—biomarkers—can be preserved in ancient sediments (but see Rashby et al. [2007] for a cautionary tale). Olcott et al. (2005) reported extractable biomarkers from the synglacial Vazante Formation (Brazil), and concluded that they indicate a complex and productive ecosystem at this locality during Snowball Earth, comprised of photosynthetic and heterotrophic bacteria as well as eukaryotes. The geologic age of the unit was questioned by Azmy et al. (2008), then defended by Marshall et al. (2009), thus remains somewhat controversial. Love et al. (2009) found 24-isopropylcholestanes within Marinoan-aged glacial strata in Oman, interpreted as hydrocarbon remains of C30 sterols produced by marine demosponges, indicating the presence of the Metazoa during a Snowball Earth event (but see Antcliffe [2013]… nothing related to Snowball Earth appears to be uncontroversial!). Thus, sponge-grade metazoans may have survived during Snowball Earth, consistent with molecular clock estimates and potential fossil records.
Fossil Data from Glacial Strata
Until the report of benthic macroalgae from shales bracketed by diamictites of the Nantuo Formation in South China (Ye et al., 2015), the syn-glacial fossil record was sparse and microscopic. Filamentous microfossils were described from dropstone-laden shales (Abu Mahara Group, Oman,) including forms that exhibit a false-branching habit reminiscent of multi-trichomous cyanobacteria (Butterfield and Grotzinger, 2012). Syn-glacial deposits of Sturtian age (Australia, Svalbard) contain dominantly simple leiosphere acritarchs (Riedman et al., 2014), similar to the taxa directly below and above the glacial units. Other fossils have been reported, but the context of the syn-glacial microbiota from the Kingston Peak Formation (Corsetti et al., 2003) has recently been questioned (Macdonald et al., 2013), and other structures from syn-glacial strata are considered by some dubiofossils (e.g., Bavlinella, discussed in Butterfield and Grotzinger [2012]).
Given the productivity of modern ice margin environments (e.g., Perrette et al., 2011), and the propensity of microbial forms to survive freezing and thawing, it is not a stretch to envision a microbial biosphere surviving an extreme glaciation—possibly even photosynthetic microbiota, given our knowledge of microbiota in ice-covered Antarctic lakes (e.g., Andersen, et al., 2011). The filamentous microfossils with possible cyanobacterial affinities would suggest photosynthesis did take place during Snowball Earth, but the leiosphere-dominated assemblages (Riedman et al. 2014) carry less certain information, other than that marine microbial life was present in the water column during Snowball Earth. Ye et al. (2015) provide the most convincing evidence to date for photosynthesis during glacial times, and by large, benthic eukaryotes, no less—a form that would likely have required significant light and open water to survive versus microbial forms.
Although still sparse, the emerging picture of Neoproterozoic Snowball Earth painted by the fossil record is one of a relatively complex ecosystem that likely required times of open water and less extreme conditions than typically conjured when pondering Snowball Earth. Simply stated, benthic macroalgae need light and space (open water) (Ye et al., 2015). As filter feeders, the record of sponges (Maloof et al. [2010] and Love et al. [2009]) would suggest a complex food web, as well. It is important to remember that the fossils represent organisms living in the environment, and if we understand how to interpret their environmental requirements, we can use these fossils to inform us on the environmental settings during Neoproterozoic Snowball Earth, and help guide climate and geochemical modeling to understand the Earth system during such interesting times.


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By: Theriot, Russell F.
Publication info: 1992.
Holding Institution: University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries
Subjects: Dissertations, Academic Effect of water levels on Forest Resources and Conservation Forest Resources and Conservation thesis Ph. D Forests and forestry Plants South Atlantic States UF
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Seasonality and human mobility along the Georgia Bight : proceedings of the Fifth Caldwell Conference, St. Catherines Island, Georgia, May 14-16, 2010. (Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History, no. 97)
By: American Museum of Natural History. - Andrus, C. Fred T., 1967- - Bergh, Sarah G. - Caldwell Conference (5th : 2010 : Saint Catherines Island, Ga.) - Cannarozzi, Nicole R. - Carroll, Gwendolyn Denise. - Colaninno, Carol E. - Culleton, Brendan. - DePratter, Chester B. - Hollenbach, Kandace D. - Jones, Douglas S. - Keene, Deborah Ann. - Kennett, Douglas J. - Lambert, Charles W. - Moak, J. W. - Quitmyer, Irvy R. - Reitz, Elizabeth Jean, - Saint Catherines Island Foundation. - Saul, Bruce M. - Scarry, C. Margaret. - Thomas, David Hurst. - Waselkov, Gregory A. - Wing, Elizabeth S.
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Subjects: Atlantic Coast (South Atlantic States) Food supply Georgia Indians of North America Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric Saint Catherines Island (Ga.) South Atlantic States
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