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Dodgers, SF Giants fans display sportsmanship
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Published 4:00 am, Monday, April 11, 2011
Raul Rodriguez was wearing his blue-and-white Los Angeles Dodgers poncho, tailgating with his buddies from Sacramento in a parking lot near AT&T Park on Monday when a woman introduced herself and then hugged him.
She was Rene Eisaman, a cousin of Giants fan Bryan Stow, the Santa Cruz paramedic who was beaten outside the Giants' season opener March 31 in Los Angeles and remains in a medically induced coma. Several other Dodgers fans said Eisaman hugged them, too.
"I just wanted to welcome them and shake their hand," said Eisaman, who traveled from her home in Missouri to visit her cousin in Los Angeles. "This is about sportsmanship."
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Her gesture, heartfelt and personal, was made in a dirt lot far from the higher-than-usual number of TV cameras that came for a Monday night game in April.
But at this first Dodgers-Giants game in San Francisco since the attack, it was one of many gestures large and small intended to ensure that passions from this generations-old rivalry don't continue to spill over from the field.
There had been online threats of Bay Area retribution for the attack on Stow, and San Francisco police had a "World Series-level" presence in and around the ballpark, which could continue indefinitely, police Lt. Troy Dangerfield said.
Commander Greg McEachern said there were a handful of arrests for public intoxication but none for assault.
Oh, there were "Beat L.A." chants echoing through the concourses from the moment the fans poured into the stadium, and just a few wearing Dodger blue said they felt uneasy.
But when Giants fan John Pecora offered to give him $5 for a beer in the parking lot, Dodgers fan Frank Castillo pulled one out of his ice chest for nothing. "Ah, we're all fans here," he said.
The teams tried to tamp down any retributive feelings in an unusual pregame ceremony. With Stow's family and friends watching, both teams gathered on the pitcher's mound for a handshake.
Instead of giving former Giants infielder Juan Uribe his World Series ring in private as planned, Giants management presented it to him on the field as his former teammates hugged him and fans gave him a standing ovation. (They also cheered lustily when he struck out in his first at-bat.)
Then one player from each team addressed the fans at the park and those watching on TV.
"When the last out is made, that rivalry ends on the field," Giants reliever Jeremy Affeldt said, "so please respect that."
As he ran through the lower concourse holding a beach towel that read "Beat L.A.," Joey Perez, 28, of San Bruno said he didn't expect any violence "but you don't know about the younger generation. They don't know that it's about the game."
Inside and outside the stadium, Stow's co-workers at American Medical Response collected cash to help pay for his medical expenses.
"One woman came up behind me, put something in the can and whispered, 'We're so sorry. We're so embarrassed,' " said Judy Stark, a company worker. "She was a Dodger fan."
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Mary P. Seamans married Jesse Ditson at Mt. pleasant, Iowa on March 24, 1880.I think they may have met in Kansas and returned to Iowa for the wedding.It is possible that Mary or May Seamans may have come from Kansas as Jesse lived there before he married her and also after.The wedding in Iowa may have been for the benefit of his family as he was from Iowa.Jesse's brother Peter Ditson married Alma Dora Seamans, sister to Jesse's wife in Larned Kansas on Sept. 7, 1893.
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Housing project Buffalo's East Side to cater to LGBT homeless
A vacant building on Cherry Street will be redeveloped as a housing project over the next few years, following the sale of the property to Evergreen Health Services, a medical and social support group primarily catering to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, as well as patients suffering from HIV or AIDS.
Evergreen bought the five-story, 75,000-square-foot building, which sits between Spring and Hickory streets, for $750,000.
The building was most recently owned by Sonic Blinds and was built in the late 19th century for a trunk-manufacturing company.
Justin Azzarella of Evergreen said the company and its development team – which includes LPCiminelli, Preservation Studios, Southern Tier Environments for Living and SWBR Architects of Rochester – is applying for historic and low-income tax credits in the fall.
If Evergreen is awarded the tax credits, Azzarella said, the housing should be ready by 2016; if not, it would be delayed by another year.
The housing will be open to all homeless people, but many of the tenants will come from Evergreen's current clients and identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Discrimination and intolerance have led the LGBT population to disproportionately suffer from homelessness, Azzarella said.
"Particularly for younger folks in the LGBT population, they may be leaving home at a young age because they haven't had a safe environment at home," Azzarella said.
The building will be called The Evergreen Lofts and will house 50 apartment units, Evergreen officials said. Tenants will have access to the company's many medical and social services. They will pay some of their rent, and the rest will come from state or federal subsidies – similar to the Section 8 voucher program.
Azzarella said people who are transgendered are especially at risk for homelessness. He gave the example of a male who identifies as a female.
"When they go in to register at a local shelter, they're told that they have to be in the men's area," Azzarella said. "And it can just make for a difficult situation."
The Evergreen Lofts will serve as a "Housing First" apartment complex, marked by a philosophy of placing homeless people directly into stable housing rather than guiding them through a step-by-step program designed to address other issues before finding housing.
Evergreen's affiliates include Community Access Services of Western New York, which works to treat HIV and AIDS, and The Pride Center, which seeks to make the Buffalo area a safer place to live for the LGBT population.
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A breakout season and a strong home stretch were not enough to earn Ryan Potulny and Marc Pouliot new contracts.
On Monday, the Edmonton Oilers announced they issued 10 qualifying offers to restricted free agents, and Potulny and Pouliot were not among them.
The Oilers issued offers to Gilbert Brule, Andrew Cogliano, Jeff Deslauriers, Devan Dubnyk, Colin Fraser, Sam Gagner, J-F Jacques, Ryan O'Marra, Theo Peckham and Liam Reddox.
Potulny, 25, scored a career-high 15 goals last season with the Oilers. Two years ago, he scored more goals than anyone else in the organization, netting 38 with the club'sAHL affiliate in Springfield.
Originally a third-round pick of the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2003 NHL Entry draft, the native of Grand Forks, N.D., was acquired by the Oilers in a trade for defenceman Danny Syvret.
Potulny finished third in goals behind Dustin Penner (32) and Brule (17) after having started the season with the team's AHL affiliate in Springfield.
Pou l i o t , meanw h i l e, appears to have exhausted the Oilers' patience with him.
He had been in the team's system since getting drafted by the club in the first round, 22nd overall, of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
A former junior star with Rimouski, Pouliot was never able to regain the form that saw him collect 114 points in his final year with the Oceanic, playing on a line with Sidney Crosby.
Pouliot, 25, was hampered by injury last season, needing surgery to get over a sports hernia.
He scored seven goals and added seven assists in 35 games with the Oilers upon his return.
The previous season, the native of Quebec City scored eight goals and collected 12 assists in 63 games.
NHL teams had until Monday to make qualifying offers to their restricted free agents in order to retain their rights. Those not tendered offers become unrestricted free agents on July 1.


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Music scene's flat, say Vinyl stars
Cult actor Phil Daniels bemoaned the state of rock and roll as he attended the gala screening of a new Britflick about the music industry.
Phil stars in Vinyl, which is inspired by the true story of The Alarm frontman Mike Peters, who stuck two fingers up to the ageism in the business by pretending his songs were by a teenage band.
Asked what he thought of the current punk scene, former EastEnders star Phil said: "At the moment I don't think there is much of one is there. X Factor's taken over. It's quite nice to have a film like this where music's a bit freer. I don't rate any band at the moment."
Phil, who voiced Blur's Parklife in 1994, added that the Britpop band is the only one he likes.
Describing the making of the low-budget comedy, which was filmed in Rhyl, north Wales, the Quadrophenia star said: "It was great to do. It was a load of friends getting together and making a film and we had a lot of fun."
Keith Allen, who plays his bandmate Minto, also attended the screening in London's Leicester Square.
"The music industry is so fractured, it's not the music industry that I remember," he said.
"You know, it was a virtually Stalinist organisation that exploited young talent... actually no, it's exactly the same," he joked.
Keith added that things had changed in the music industry since Peters carried out the hoax in 2004.
He said: "I think what is interesting and very significant is that Mike Peters probably wouldn't do that today."


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And in an era of stubbornly elevated high school dropout rates, the chance to enter college through the back door is attracting growing interest among students without high school diplomas.
That growth is fueling a debate over whether the students should be in college at all and whether state financial aid should pay their way. In New York, the issue flared in a budget battle this spring. ...
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Save Me (2008)
A film that stands the best chance of winning the hearts and minds of those who now embrace the gay 'recovery' movement.
The Lucky Ones (2008)
The annoyance of its Screenwriting 101 script is hard to overcome, but
The Lucky Ones
just about works in spite of itself, as an actor's showcase.
Choke (2008)
Incorporates Freudian psychodrama, twisted romance, and national satire while giving redemption the Heimlich maneuver.
Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
It's too easy to hold the film's at arm's length and scoff at Sparks' cynical repetition of psycho-romance clichés and meteorological metaphors.
What Happens in Vegas (2008)
Another predictable romantic comedy, one that insists that spending time locked into an unhappy marriage doesn't breed contempt, but sows love.
Hamlet 2 (2008)
It's Coogan's show, in a grotesquely overstated performance that makes sense for the character but isn't always easy to watch.
A clear-headed and comprehensible picture of American fiscal policy, but one that's not in the least boring.
In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2008)
The confluence of events allows the film to arrive somewhere that may not be original, but feels honest...at other times, the film seems to be chasing the same old indie dragon of quirky escapades that can be shot on the cheap.
A Man Named Pearl (2008)
One of those hidden treasures of the art house that it's your duty to seek out.
Fly Me to the Moon (2008)
Only the 3D process helps to dispel the impression that what you're seeing lacks wit and is completely generic in terms of characters and 'humor.'
Maximum Risk (1996)
The energetic action isn't quite enough to overcome an undernourished story.
Man on Wire (2008)
Engrossing...the great irony of the story is its triumph of the visionary individual over authoritarian bureaucracy.
Bottle Shock (2008)
As for the inevitable fudging of fact, it doesn't bend the true story to its breaking point—on balance,
Bottle Shock
is an entertaining tour of wine country.
Brideshead Revisited (2008)
No classic, but it does hold interest, in part by dealing honestly with the intriguing religious themes and in part for its fine cast.
My Winnipeg (2008)
Despite the film's incredible specificity as one man's take on one city, the wistful
My Winnipeg
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Step Brothers (2008)
The film's funniest moments come early...But the more outlandish the joke (a.k.a. little kids pick fights with the men), the less purchase McKay finds, as our investment in the film's reality checks out.
American Teen (2008)
More of a marketing sensation than a cinematic one...a documentary shouldn't feel this packaged.
Meet Dave (2008)
Eddie, it's time to start thinking big again.
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)
May not be the definitive doc for which Thompson's fans may be hoping, but it is a worthy contribution to the ongoing popular legend of a distinctive American personality.
Hancock (2008)
The second half gets so worked up over itself that
becomes nearly unrecognizable as the movie we were all enjoying twenty minutes earlier.
Finding Amanda (2008)
Doesn't have a nuance in it, but it's pretty consistently amusing in its latter-day Woody Allen way. For most of the way, its morals are happily, believably wrong, but all bad things must come to an end.
Savage Grace (2008)
Disturbing in the extreme,
Savage Grace
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The Edge of Heaven (2008)
Thomas Wolfe wrote, "You can't go home again," but the new film from Fatih Akin explores a number of ways one can.
The Love Guru (2008)
Hello, police? I'd like to report a mugging. Oh, it was horrible, horrible! Yes, I'm safe now. The mugging took place in a movie theatre, but I fear the mugger will strike again!
The Happening (2008)
It's engrossing one minute and stupefying the next, off and on, off and on, for ninety minutes.
The Promotion (2008)
The Promotion
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When Did You Last See Your Father? (2008)
Tucker delivers a stroke of casting so perfect it might seem obvious: Oscar winner Jim Broadbent as the father and Colin Firth as the son.
Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (2008)
May be the most entertaining and provocative hybrid of personal essay and American social-satiric documentary since
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You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
Methinks the kids to whom this superhero movie will most appeal won't be able to separate the stereotypes from the political wishful thinking.
The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
You'll forget this one ten paces from the theatre.
The Fall (2008)
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Sex and the City (2008)
King whips up enough quips and emotional moments to treat the faithful to a sort of moviegoing spa.
The Strangers (2008)
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Le voyage du ballon rouge (The Flight of the Red Balloon) (2008)
All suggestion and no imposition, a subtle meditation on how we position ourselves in space and to what end.
Mio fratello è figlio unico (My Brother Is an Only Child) (2008)
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Young@Heart (2008)
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88 Minutes (2008)
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In about, ooh, 75 words' time, you will be meeting the new Cut Copy single, which takes the pittering drums and swirling synths of mid-80s electro-pop and essays something not very good. Giorgio Moroder will probably be mentioned at some point. Crystal Castles, being clearly altogether smarter, however, take the same materials and come up with something quite bewitching, a haunting, kinetic rush of spectral disco that is one part love scene in a Michael Mann film, two parts S&M dungeon soundtrack, and several million parts chuffing ace.
The Voluntary Butler Scheme, Trading Things In (Trifle Recordings)
One can't imagine that a scheme for voluntary butlers would be very popular - what's in it for them, really? - but the early signs are that Rob Jones, he who is the VBS, could be very popular indeed among the same fans of summery, slightly odd, quintessentially British pop who go for Jim Noir. Trading Things In calls to mind the pristine, bright textures and chuck-it-all-in instrumentation of maverick popsters the High Llamas, while The Eiffel Tower & The BT Tower throws in some Dexys-style brass for good measure. Parp on, good man, parp on.
Cut Copy, Hearts On Fire (Modular)
Sadly - in fact, very sadly - this is not the soft-rock classic of the same name by John Cafferty, which cineastes will know accompanies Rocky Balboa's rustic training-camp preparation before his fight with Ivan Drago in Rocky IV. Magnificent. This Hearts On Fire is merely a vaguely diverting, forgettable bit of poker-faced electro-lite with a whiff of Giorgio Moroder (see, told you!) about it, which loses points by utilising the "double whoop" sample from Lyn Collins' It Takes Two about 10 years too late. Or maybe five years too early.
Fleet Foxes, White Winter Hymnal (Bella Union)
Hilariously, when I put the promo copy of this single into my iTunes, it brought up the track name of The Twist by Chubby Checker. White Winter Hymnal is an enchanting, and indeed peculiarly Christmassy, wash of multiple-part harmonies - that sounds so much like late-60s Beach Boys that you expect Brian Wilson to show up at the end. It suffers from a lack of structure and direction, but sometimes, as Chubby might concede, it's not the destination but the quality of the journey.
Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong, Lucio Starts Fires (Mercury)
Sadly - yes, prepare for more disappointment - not a hymn to the pyromaniac tendencies of the buck-toothed Bayern Munich and Brazil footballer, which would have been a relatively unexplored thematic cul-de-sac in pop music. Instead, Lucio Starts Fires is pretty aggregational, scratchy guitar pop that boldly makes the visionary decision to sound a lot like the Libertines. Which would be acceptable had you not appeared in the pages of this very tome blathering on about how you're a combination of the Beatles, the Wu-Tang Clan and the Holy Ghost himself. I'm paraphrasing there, you understand.


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This time we decided to start a little larger project that we will work on over several dojos. This lead to more design discussions and less coding than usual but hopefully it'll pay off the next time. Interestingly enough we did one mistake that I think is common when doing TDD; focus too much on low level details. In the retrospect we decided to continue next time by adding more tests at a higher abstraction level. That will hopefully help us make better design decisions than starting with the smallest building blocks which was what happened today.
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VICTORIA'S hospital waiting lists are likely to rise if the federal government's cuts to hospital funding remain, Premier Denis Napthine has confirmed.
But the premier ruled out reductions in services or an increase in state taxes to deal with the looming funding shortfall.
The Abbott Government's first Budget says there would be a reduction in federal contributions to education and health, worth about $80 billion across Australia.
Victoria stands to lose about $20 billion as a result, with most of the money to be removed from 2018 onwards.
Dr Napthine told 3AW the Victorian Government had three years "to absolutely shake the Federal Government from their top to their bottom so that they understand their responsibility to meet their share of public hospital payments".
The premier confirmed Victoria's elective surgery waiting lists would go up if the cuts forecast in the budget remain.
"If these longer term cuts stand, yes it will have a significant impact on public hospitals," he said.
The Premier also attacked what he called a "hidden landmine" in the federal Budget — a $300 million reduction in concession funding that will hit Victorians to the rune of about $75 million.
Dr Napthine said his government would fix the problem with state money.
"It was done without consultation, without notice, which will hurt the Victorian community and if we weren't in a strong budget position this would be devastating to low income families,'' Dr Napthine.
Dr Napthine said he did not support an increase to the GST, and ruled out a state tax hike.
"We will not be cutting services to Victoria, and we are not going to increase taxes," he said.
The premier spoke to the Prime Minister directly about his concerns.
"I had a long and strong conversation with Tony Abbott,'' he said.
"Feral might not be the right be word but I am absolutely angry, I am frustrated and I am absolutely on the front foot on these matters."
He would not say whether Mr Abbott had broken promises, but said: "He has made decisions that will hurt Victoria".
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This year's South Ayrshire Youth Forum Awards have seen a fantastic 204 nominations leading to 44 finalists.
Every year, these awards recognise, celebrate and reward the achievements of local young people aged between 14 and 25 years who live in South Ayrshire and go out of their way to help people in and around their communities. Finalists in previous years have inspired all age groups with their talent and generosity.
A judging panel made up of experienced youth workers and colleagues from NHS Ayrshire & Arran and the voluntary sector assess all the nominations. The finalists are then invited to attend the awards ceremony on 3 December 2015 at Troon Concert Hall, where the overall winner will also be announced.
This year's finalists in the 15 categories are:
EntertainmentGillian CalderRobbie AlexanderJames Harper
SustainabilityCarrick Academy nature ClubSheree Armstrong
Personal Achievement in SportErin RobertsonLewis McMillanGavin Drysdale
Helping the Community in SportRoss DewarLouis McIntosh and Fraser PatersonRebecca Martin
DemocracyCodie HodgeKai GreenOwain Bevan
CitizenshipJodie CarsonAyr Academy Young Consumer TeamJessica Hartshorn
HealthPrestwick Academy Sun Safety Ambassadors Joe AndrewsFiona Malcom and Shirley Ross
VolunteeringSean LoweSophie CarsonTaryn Wann
Community InvolvementScott SutherlandLochside Girls GroupOlivia Robson
Learning and DevelopmentJordi SergioKieran GrayOutstanding members of PATA
Unsung HeroNoleen TaylorEloise LawlerErin Faddes
ArtDylan WelshKirsty SciurbaLorna Romanenghi
SAYF Member of the YearCraig HamiltonCodie HodgeKirsty McCahill
Paid Staff AwardAnn ShawBrian CooperMarion Hutchison
Volunteer Staff AwardRay CampbellWilliam McEwanAnn-Marie Onofrio
Councillor Margaret Toner, Lifelong Learning Portfolio Holder at South Ayrshire Council said: "These awards are an ideal way to celebrate the achievements of young people who are making such a difference to the lives of others. Their accomplishments could be through entertainment, volunteering or artistic talent; the categories are different but the passion, dedication and commitment of these young people remains the same.
"I look forward to the South Ayrshire Youth Forum Awards every year, as it gives us the opportunity to celebrate all that is good in young people across South Ayrshire.
"This year, once again we have had a fantastic response and the judges have their work cut out trying to establish a winner from high-caliber finalists.
"I would like to congratulate everyone who has been nominated, you have been recognised by others and this is a real achievement. To the finalists I pass on my best wishes for the award ceremony"
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U.S. to Close 3,700 Post Offices
Your local post office may soon be a relic. The U.S. Postal Service has declared that as many as 3,700 post offices will be closed across the country, following an announcement in January that the service had suffered net losses of $8.5 billion in fiscal year 2010, a huge spike in comparison with the $3.8 billion lost in the previous year. "The Postal Service of the future will be smaller, leaner, and more competitive, and it will continue to drive commerce, serve communities, and deliver value," said Postmaster General Patrick Donahue. Closings are slated to begin in the next four to six months.


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Beta patch 15 was deployed a couple days ago but seems to have been creating some issues (and this comes on the heels of beta patch 14 that was released only a week 1/2 earlier). This prompted the servers to be down for almost 48 hours. The issues appear to be mostly resolved and the servers are holding steady so we can get back to testing. Here is what the most recent patch did:
- All characters have been wiped. Please note that this wipe will also affect gold, items, auctions, achievements, followers, and artisans.
- Battle.net Authenticators have been enabled for the Diablo III beta test. If a Battle.net Authenticator is attached to your Battle.net account, you will be required to enter an authentication key to log in.
- The gold auction house for Hardcore characters is now available for testing
- A new quest selection feature has been added
- Accessed from the main character screen, this feature will allow players to select which stage of a completed or in-progress quest they wish to start at when resuming a game
- The costs of the first and second Shared Stash tabs have been increased
- First tab cost increased from 50,000 gold to 100,000 gold
- Second tab cost increased from 150,000 gold to 200,000 gold
- The levels at which character skills and skill runes unlock have been adjusted for most classes
- Treasure Goblins now drop slightly better loot and less junk (slay them all!)
- Active Skills
- Dashing Strike
- Now converts to Basic Attack if you are out of Spirit
- General
- Mana costs for all skills have been adjusted
- Active Skills
- Corpse Spiders
- Weapon damage decreased from 24% to 16%
- Firebats
- Weapon damage increased from 100% to 150%
- Haunt
- Weapon damage increased from 360% to 575%
- Poison Dart
- Damage Over Time (DoT) reduced from 50% to 40% weapon damage
- Soul Harvest
- Now displays how many targets are affected on the ability's stack count
- General
- The non-hired version of the Templar has had its damage reduced and will now deal approximately the same amount of damage as the hired version
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TIMID last week after being called a dirty netball side by New Zealand stalwart Irene van Dyk, West Coast Fever rediscovered their inner mongrel with great reward.
The Fever dominated from start to finish in Perth, Caitlin Bassett shooting 47 goals from 55 attempts as her side downed the NSW Swifts 71-51.
The Fever had built some momentum heading over to Adelaide last week following a home win over the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic.
But, with Magic star van Dyk's post-match allegations of foul play seemingly ringing in their ears, Norma Plummer's charges slumped to a 26-goal loss to the Thunderbirds.
Plummer was thrilled with today's response at Challenge Stadium.
"The team had played magnificent against Magic, but we didn't get any kudos because of all the publicity," Plummer said.
"The players did take it to heart and they are a young group so they needed to experience those feelings because they will know not to fall in the hole again.
"Thunderbirds were on song so it was a good lesson for our kids not to be intimidated and stand up.
"Some of my young ones had to learn that you are friends before and after, but not during.
"I thought we did a fantastic job today against the Swifts and Ash Brazill was outstanding before hurting her ankle. It looks like she could be out for three weeks.''
Plummer said the Fever needed to back up the win next Sunday against the Melbourne Vixens at the Perth Arena.
"We are really looking forward to it," the former Australia coach said.
"We are coming up against a really top side and we are going to have to work hard because you have to have a lot of respect for the Vixens."
Swifts coach Lisa Beehag was happy to have the bye after a tough start to the season that featured two games in New Zealand and a trip to Perth.
"When we first saw the schedule we were like 'Oh my god' because we were doing all the longest trips in the first six weeks," Beehag said.
"We were very much aware of that and we put in place what we hoped would be protocols that would take away from the tiredness and things like that, whether or not we got it right is another thing because they did look flat out there.
"I look at the length of the competition and wonder why the games couldn't be spread a little more, but that's what we were given and it was about putting up with it.
"The bye now comes at a perfect time."
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Children invited to advent activity day with a Scottish twist
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12:00pm Wednesday 21st November 2012
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SPORRAN making and Celtic crafts will help families celebrate the start of advent in true Scottish style.
Children are invited to join a Scottish advent activity day at the Church of the Holy Innocents, in High Beach, on Saturday November 24.
Youngsters will have the chance to create their own Celtic table decorations, candle holders, Santa sacks and photo frames.
Crafts will cost £1 each or £5 for all and a buffet meal will also be on offer.
Activities will run from 11.30am to 3pm. For more information contact Rev Gill Hopkins on 01992 760492.
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FOXBORO --Patrick Chung wants to prove Bill Belichick right. Becauseon Tuesday, the Patriots coach had some high praise for his third-year safety,calling him the hardest working player on the entire team.
Patrick is one of our young players thats really workedhard, said Belichick. Really diligent worker. You really cant outwork Chung.Hes here early, he stays late, hes in top condition, he can play all theplays that you need him to play.
Hes been a very productive force in the kicking game.Defensively, I think theres still room to grow with him. He works hard at itand I think hes had a good camp. Hes had two solid years behind him."
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By Lee Ann Kinzer and Maria Parisi, Habitat Stewards
Monarch Viceroy, Mourning Cloak, Painted Lady, Dreamy Dusky Wing — surely no other creatures are so fancifully named, nor as beloved, as butterflies. Some 700 butterfly species are found in North America (about the same as the number of bird species). With careful planning of home gardens and public spaces, we can observe them close up and help assure them the environments they require. If the idea tempts you to want your own butterfly garden, begin with the hints that follow, then consult the suggested web sites for details and you'll be ready to dig!
Research — Begin by researching the butterflies that live in or migrate through your area. Selecting plants for butterflies that are not local to your home may result in a beautiful garden, but not a butterfly habitat.
Pesticides — The purpose of pesticides and herbicides is to control unwanted insects and plants. They may affect butterflies and caterpillars exactly as they affect the harmful insects at which they are aimed. Minimizing use of these products is important for a butterfly garden.
Plant selection — Butterflies are sensitive environmental indicators. Their recent decline in numbers is attributable to habitat loss and alteration. Careful selection and use of plants in gardens, especially in urban areas, can mitigate some of the loss.
When choosing plants, consider the butterfly's four distinct life stages: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis) and winged adult. Many caterpillars are highly selective in their food choices, and adult females are adept at finding the right ("host") plants on which to lay their eggs and for the caterpillars to feast upon. Some butterflies overwinter in our areaand others migrate, so food is needed from early spring through late fall.
Habitat gardeners tend to prefer native plants for butterfly gardens, partly because these have evolved in concert with butterflies to provide their "natural" food and partly because they are often more easily established and maintained. Most butterflies are attracted to a wide range of "nectar plants" in their search for food. They do, in fact, have flower color and type preferences. In general butterfly preference for color is first purple and pink, then yellow, finally white. Flat, daisy-like flowers usually offer a better resting place for nectaring.
Garden planning — Plant in masses. Butterflies can more easily spot large areas of color. Plan for a variety of plant heights, from low to tree height. Don't rush to tidy up your garden—you may remove pupae or hibernating adults that are hidden among the dead leaves and twigs.
Sun and shelter — Flowering plants require sun, and so do butterflies. They can fly well only when their bodies have been warmed to temperatures of 85 to 100 degrees F. Flat stones and plants with horizontal, outreaching branches or flowers provide needed basking spots. Eggs and caterpillars may develop up to 50 percent faster in warm sites, actually increasing the number of butterflies. Shelter from cooling wind is also important.
Additional elements — Mud puddles or wet sandy areas may attract groups of butterflies (mostly males) to drink or to engage in "puddling." Some butterflies are attracted to carrion, animal scat or urine, or rotting fruit. Any of these could be hidden at the margins of planted areas; fruit, however, may attract raccoons.
Be patient — It may take more than one season for butterflies to find you.
For more detailed information on butterfly attracting plants, visit Green Spring Gardens Park on the web for the Plant Information Sheet titled Using Native Plants to Attract Butterflies and Moths. Also check the Washington Area Butterfly Club's website for more resources, including dates and places of native plant sales, events such as butterfly gardening classes and a list of local public butterfly gardens.


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Time is running out to claim a Powerball ticket worth $1 million. West Virginia Lottery Director John C. Musgrave announced Wednesday that a ticket from a Powerball drawing worth $1 million was sold in Beckley in March and will expire September 12, should it go unclaimed.
The ticket matched five numbers and only missed the Powerball. It was purchased at the Little General Store on Robert C. Byrd Drive in Beckley. The winning numbers for the Saturday, March 16, 2013 drawing were: 3-7-21-44-55 and the Powerball number was 16.
West Virginia Lottery tickets expire 180 days from the draw date, according to a news release from the West Virginia Lottery. Therefore, if the ticket is not claimed at West Virginia Lottery Headquarters in Charleston by 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, it will go unclaimed. All unclaimed lottery prizes are placed in the West Virginia Lottery's unclaimed prize fund and returned to players in the form of prizes for games.
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An Amazing Fact: During his reign, Emperor Qin Shi Huang was obsessed with eternal life, dispatching entire armies to search for an "elixir of life" that would allow him to live forever. Preoccupied with eternity, Huang began working on his burial city when he was only 13 years old. He filled vast underground caverns around his tomb with more than 8,000 full-size Terracotta soldiers, horses, and court officials to guard his gravesite. Construction of this massive mausoleum, which is still only partially excavated, is believed to have taken 700,000 workers 38 years to complete! Tragically, Huang died when he was just 49 years of age—likely due to mercury poisoning from swallowing a bizarre metallic concoction his doctors said would help him live longer.Dear friends,The longing for eternal life is very real in China!
And it's burning in the hearts of people like "Mei Ling," who found our Bible studies and prophecy videos on our Amazing Facts Chinese Internet site. (To help protect her, I won't use her real name.)
She emailed us with questions about the Bible, the end times, and the Sabbath. She wrote, "I know the Sabbath was changed in history … and also that those who keep the Sabbath in the last days will suffer persecution. Isn't that right?"
We said, "Yes." She said, "I am not afraid of persecution; I just pray that I will be faithful. I know that death of body doesn't matter." We agreed and told her, "God promises eternal life to those who obey His truth. We must follow God and His Word."
She wrote back, "Your words have made me more determined to follow God's teaching!"
Wow! I'm always amazed at the dedication of believers in China, dear souls who are willing to endure all kinds of persecution for the sake of Christ. I'm so glad you and I can be a part of helping "Mei Ling" grow in her walk with God. This is happening all over China today because of your generous support of Amazing Facts.
The Last FrontierTruly, China is the last great frontier of mission work in our world … a country in which more than 60 percent of its 1.3 billion people are atheists!
Persecution of Christians in China is still very real. One member of our team was beaten by police and had his boxes of Amazing Facts books confiscated. Of course, we are also restricted from open evangelism through television and radio. Yet despite a repressive government, as the apostle Paul said, "The word of God is not bound" (2 Timothy 2:9).
And I firmly believe there will come a time soon when the doors will open up—and the Chinese government will allow Christian TV, radio, and public evangelism. When those doors do open, I want us to be ready!
Many believers in China are right now desperately looking for tools and resources to help them grow in the faith. Although they cannot get Bible teaching on the radio or on TV, they can watch and listen to our programs on the Internet and through DVDs and books!
That means we have a great open door for us to reach tens of millions of people with the truth of God's Word about Jesus and the end times.
If present trends continue, our Amazing Facts website at qimiaozhenxiang.com will receive one million visits from hungry hearts in China this year. They are already downloading everything they can get their hands on—Bible studies, videos, and the Final Events documentary.
Faithful Souls Standing for TruthAnd make no mistake: The people we are hearing from are very serious about their faith—they have to be! For these brave believers, taking a stand for their faith can literally be a matter of life and death.
After our first contact with "Mei Ling," she called us to say, "I can't find a church in my area that keeps the Sabbath. I'm very sad and don't know what I should do."
We prayed with her and told her about more resources online, such as the Final Events video, which would give her a good understanding of the future. A few days later, she said, "I didn't go to church on Sunday. My house has a hair salon. Can we close the doors on Sabbath and study together at my home?"
We replied, "Of course you can close shop on the Sabbath—read your Bibles, pray, and watch videos on our website! God loves you and will bless you." The next Sabbath, this faithful dear lady and a small group of believers gathered in that little salon to fellowship, study, and worship! What an amazing testimony of courage and faith in action!
Missionaries TogetherThis wonderful story reveals the real impact that your support of Amazing Facts is having on so many lives of people who need us. Because of your help, we are able to have a small team be there for them on the ground and also through video resources, the Internet, printed material, and, of course, in many other countries on television and radio.
None of this would be possible without you.
But today, the spiritual need in China is enormous and dire. Suicide has rapidly risen there to become one of the leading causes of death among the despairing young people of China. Why? Because there is no hope in atheism! No hope of eternal life. No hope for a better or meaningful life here on earth—without Christ!
THAT is why so many are seeking something better today. They know there MUST be a better life, a better hope, and even eternal life!
What they don't know is that this abundant, eternal life is only offered through Jesus! In short, the need is great … and it is growing … and Amazing Facts needs your help to be able to respond to this need and meet it.
The government of China is very restrictive. They have done everything possible to keep their doors closed to the gospel. But doors have a way of opening … and I believe that the door to the gospel in China is about to open in a manner we have not seen in our lifetimes. It is only a matter of time!
And when that day comes, we must be ready to charge through those doors—with a trainload of materials and programs. So we are already translating our online programming into Mandarin, but we need to do so much more. We need to translate more of our television programs and books and increase our efforts to produce more Mandarin resources on topics such as marriage, suicide, and smoking.
So your financial support today will help us get these urgently needed tools for salvation and spiritual growth into the hands of millions of people in China—people just like "Mei Ling"—who are desperately looking for help and the truth and the way to eternal life. You can help us prepare for a great harvest … perhaps the greatest we have seen in the history of Amazing Facts.
The ancient Chinese quest for eternal life is still strong today … and with your help, Amazing Facts will be there with the answers that offer the truth to the seeking and the hurting. Thank you so much for being part of this wonderful work. We really need to hear from you this month.
Pastor Doug Batchelor
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Just before they land on the planet, Shayera is clearly seatbelted in but she gets up and stands to speak to Vigilante.
When Vigilante considers shooting the "stalking horse," you can see his right hip and the holster there is simply floating on his hip. The hip straps that we see before and later are gone, as is the strip going from the belt to the holster.
When the Thanagarian with the red beard confronts Paran Dul about going back to join the Thanagarian resistance, instead of trying to kill Shayera he says that Shayera is better trained than the five of them put together, but in prior scenes seven Thanagarians are shown.
Shayera drops her mace into the jungle during a confrontation. However, despite the desperate escape, she has it at the end of the episode.
Green Lantern: Mari, are you crazy? Do you know what I could do to you with this ring?
Vixen: Promises, promises.
Green Lantern: Sending my girlfriend and my ex on the same mission?
J'onn: Difficult as it may be for you to believe, I don't take your love life into consideration when I make command decisions.
Shayera: No, no, no! Reset your hyper-drive vectors!
Vigilante: Nobody likes a backseat driver, ma'am.
Shayera:You need another 20 hours of flight time before you're certified.
Vigilante: Some of us are already right certifiable.
Vixen: Men have fragile egos. To get what you want, you have to know how to talk to them.
Shayera: I don't do that.
Vixen: So I've heard. But maybe you ought to learn.
Shayera: Can you even see what you're shooting at?
Vigilante: Nope - just keepin' them honest.
Paran-Dul: Shayera Hol!
Shayera: Paran-Dul?
Vixen: Friend of yours?
Vigilante: Birds of a feather...
Paran-Dul: Did you really think you could get away with betraying the entire Thanagarian empire?
Vigilante: Hold up. I thought we were the ones she betrayed?
Vixen: Sounds like she betrayed everyone, cowboy.
Shayera: Maybe I should let them take me.
Vigilante: Like horse hockey! Pardon my French...
Kragger: We're here to kill Shayera!
Paran-Dul: Calm down, Kragger. Calm down.
Kragger: We're killing her though, right?
Vigilante: Hey, Vix, ain't this supposed to be your territory? Use some of your animal tricks to give us a leg up.
Vixen: What makes you think I know anything about the jungle? I live in a loft in Chelsea.
Shayera: We'll do it my way.
Vixen: You're still loyal to (the Thanagarians), aren't you?
Vigilante: She ain't loyal to nobody.
Kragger: I'm supposed to believe you would give me your teammate? I'm brain-damaged, not stupid.
Vigilante: Con-sarn ding-busted horse-thievin' alien control panel which can't nobody work proper!
Vigilante: You folks mind? Doomed driver up here!
Vigilante: You okay?
Vixen: I will be if you let me drive.
Vixen: And (John's) such a marine. You should see his underwear drawer. He folds his socks!
Shayera: I have seen his underwear drawer.
This episode aired after "Question Authority" in the UK. On the American DVD release, it is on the menu after "Question Authority," even though the internal liner lists it as before "Question Authority."
Hector Elizondo and Elizabeth Peña reprise their roles as Kragger and Paran Dul from "Starcrossed." Gina Torres reprises her role as Vixen from "Wake the Dead."
Other heroes that appear without dialogue: Crimson Fox, Blue Devil, Nemesis, Ice, Waverider, Obsidian, Zatanna, Dove, Hourman, Vibe, Gypsy, the Question, Rocket Red, and Red Tornado.
On first airing, clips at the end are from "Question Authority."
First aired on YTV April 29th, 2005. On that airing it contained several errors in commercial breaks (interrupting in the opening credits and in the middle of dialogue). The errors were fixed in the repeat airings.
Working title: "Mystery in Space". The title was changed because the producers wished to avoid confusion with the comic book title Mystery in Space. They didn't want people to think the main character of those comics, Adam Strange, was going to appear. According to Bruce Timm, the character rights were off-limits.
Hawkgirl switches to a yellow tanktop and pants for this, her first field assignment that we've seen, as opposed to the white outfit she has worn since returning to the League.


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On this edition of "I Mustache You A Question," I spoke with Twihards camped out in front of LA Live for the advanced screening of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part Two.
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A Different Kind of Pretty
Narcissa was hiding. She wasn't hiding out of fear, exactly. She was just...hiding. She was hardly in the mood for one of Lucius' lavish parties this evening, especially one where she was surrounded by Death Eaters and even worse - aspiring Death Eaters, so she sneaked away as soon as her husband was distracted by conversation with a Ministry sympathiser.
Now she sat in a shadowed nook on the second floor landing, tucked beneath the spiral staircase. She was camouflaged in the shadow, draped in off-the-shoulder black satin, and could still see over the balcony to the soirée below. Not that she was terribly interested, but it was amusing to watch her husband kowtow and scowl accordingly.
And flirt.
She sneered and poured another lug of wine into her glass. If nothing else good came out of this night, there was the excellent sweet elven Riesling. She'd grabbed two bottles to fortify her concealment. Lucius was currently dancing with Eleanora Yaxley as if she was a prize to behold. Narcissa scoffed to herself. The Yaxley witch was a positive trout.
She was wiping a spill of wine from her décolletage with her hand when hips invaded her space. "Shove over, Billy-no-mates!"
"What the -" More wine sloshed over the rim of her glass as Bella settled on the cushioned bench beside her. "Bella!"
"Yep." Bella reached rudely between Narcissa's legs for the open wine bottle. "In vino very tits, Cissy!" She cackled.
"Shhh!" Cissa pressed urgent fingers to Bella's sultry lips. "Shut it if you're going to stay here. I'm hiding!"
"Oh!" Bella made a goofy, chastised face and settled back into the shadows beside her sister. "What the devil are you hiding from then? Nothing down there but smarmy tosspots and their slag wives. Well... And your husband. Of course." She looked away guiltily.
"No..." Narcissa sipped her wine. "You had it well covered the first time."
Bella gave a sympathetic if slightly tipsy frown. "You aren't upset about Eleanora Yaxley, are you? She's an absolute charity case. Even Lucius wouldn't fall into that clown pocket." Cissa couldn't help her smile. Bella had a knack for making her laugh. "Not to mention she's cheap as chips. Cissy?"
"How did a schmoozing schmuck like Lucius Malfoy end up scoring sex on legs like you?"
Narcissa shrugged. "Luck?" She glanced at Bella. "You scrub up well enough, Belle."
"Meh." Bella drank uncouthly, straight from the bottle. Wiped her mouth with her arm. "A polished turd is still a turd."
"Really, sister." Cissa brushed slightly sticky fingers over Bella's slightly sticky arm. "Red is quite diabolical on you."
"You know I love it when you get catty and use the ol' Queen's English, Cissy."
"Don't talk about Lucius that way."
Bella paused for a full second before bursting into raucous laughter. "Oh, Cissy!" She nudged the Malfoy witch harshly. "You're a right card, when you've a bit of plonk in you. And you look quite the crumpet tonight, yourself, if I may say."
Narcissa threw a look of 'I know' toward Bella. "You may," she drawled.
"Ohhhh, if I may say, then I may and if I mayn't then I may say it anywaaaaaaay!" Bella sang.
Narcissa's head fell into her hand. "You've no concept of keeping a low profile, have you?" Bella chuckled and leaned against her elbow. She was still humming her tune when Narcissa caught sight of a new face in the crowd. "Why there's your better half, Bella. Looking particularly strapping."
Bella snorted. "Better than a crucio in the twat, perhaps."
Narcissa's brows rose. "Really?" She was watching Rodolphus Lestrange exchange a firm, masculine handshake with her husband, briefly entertaining a vague fantasy of being naked between them.
"Quite," Bellatrix pouted. "A true pillow-biting piss-arse. Campier than a row of pink tents, I tell you."
Cissa shook her head sadly. "Are you certain?" At Bella's mournful nod, she tisked. "What a damn shame. I'm sorry, sister."
"Why? Because my husband would rather make a human trumpet out of your husband than shag me?" She blew a loud raspberry. "I could give a tinker's damn. Besides, I'm thinking to fulfill my baser desires elsewhere lately."
An odd curl of something like jealousy sprang up in Narcissa's gut. Tightening, it coiled. She tried to ignore it - and to ignore the way her sister was looking into the crowd below like a hungry thing - but it was a pervasive feeling. And Bella did look lovely. Lovelier than she should have for a sister and a maniac, to boot.
Always a study in dramatic contrasts, this evening was no exception. The red of her satin dress offset the silver pale of her skin and the true black of a few errant curls that had escaped her snood. When her eyes were fascinated, they were dark pools into which a person could simply slip...
Narcissa took a deep, gathering breath. She digressed. And that niggling jealousy still lingered, taunting her with fine cat's claws. "Who?" She couldn't prevent the question, or the disciplined purse that snagged her lips.
"Huh?" Bella's 'I wasn't paying you a niffler's bit of attention' face turned to her.
"I said...who." Cissa's wand popped open the other wine bottle for herself. A more than healthy swig.
"Who what?"
A frustrated sigh. Completely clueless. "Who were you thinking would fulfill your baser desires?"
"Ohhhhh!" Bella chortled, again nudging her suddenly cantankerous sister who was in the midst of a wine sip and promptly sprayed herself. ("Dammit, Bella!") "I didn't know what the hell you were on about for a moment there, Cissy." She loosed a musical sigh and chugged from her own appropriated bottle. "Mmm. I didn't really have anyone in mind, actually. Just on the prowl." A suspicious or curious eye flashed at Narcissa. "Why d'you wonder?"
Narcissa was looking down, waving her wand over wine-moistened portions of her frock. "I was just... It doesn't matter."
Bella regarded the other witch thoughtfully for a moment, seemed to dismiss a notion, then pulled her own wand. "Here," she said. A flick, and Cissa's frock was a bright cerulean blue.
"Oh, belt up. You look ridiculous in all that black. Like you're practicing for widowhood." A snort. "Not that I'd blame you. Right well I could arrange it."
Cissa's eyes bugged. "But -"
Half facetious the digress or not, the Bella pendulum swung subjects.
"Besides. That blue suits you. Brings out your eyes." Narcissa blinked and Bella grinned. "Don't sit there as if you've no idea you're gorgeous." She looked back at the crowd. "You know you're the pretty sister."
"Oh, stop it." They drank quietly for a while before Narcissa spoke hesitantly. "You're pretty too, Bella. Just...a different kind of pretty."
"Oh?" Bella was intrigued. She bit her tongue in that way that hinted hot, heavy mischief and leaned into Cissa's space. "How so, Cissy?"
This time, Narcissa shoved back until an adolescent tussle briefly broke out in the nook. Then she was laughing. "Quit, you harpy! Ouch!" A pinch above her bum had her forgetting her own call for quiet. Undaunted and affronted, she rightly punched Bella's thigh.
Bella cackled again, pulled a shank of loose white hair. "You minger, I'll pull my bloody wand and put said to this for the evening." Cissa slapped the hand away from her hair but surrendered, settled a few extra inches away from her tormenting sister. "Now." Bella reached behind her own neck, fussing at something. "Tell me how gorgeous I am." A tiny click was heard before her hair literally exploded from its fastening.
Curls attacked Narcissa's shoulder even with the extra inches betwixt them. A wave of spicy dragon's blood wafted. Briefly hypnotized, she reached up and situated the hair behind Bella's bare shoulder. It took her a few seconds to speak.
"Well...you're the exotic one, aren't you? You always were, even when we were girls. It was you all the boys wanted - even the ones my age." Narcissa looked into the crowd, away from her sister's suddenly soft face. Below them, Lucius seemed to be looking for someone... "You had - have - the dark eyes. The dark curls. The...you know...bosoms." She drank for fortification. "And I suppose something more than all that...you always had the strength, Bella. The sheer bloody gumption. You were always so confident and so...sexy." She blushed.
Bellatrix was rarely speechless. If she was indeed speechless, she usually at least had a screech or a cackle to express her emotion. But at this shadowy moment - with her sweet sister laid bare beside her - she was speechless.
So she drank. And she too, looked into the crowd below. Narcissa shifted, made to rise. Unthinking, Bella gripped the delicate wrist and tugged her back to her seat - this time closer. Their hips touched. Red Satin vs. Blue Velvet.
Quiet. Frozen as if somewhat afraid of each other, the sisters stared into the crowd below together. Bella's hand remained wrapped round Cissa's wrist. It was tension and trembling before the darker witch spoke. "I always thought it was you," she murmured.
Bella cleared her throat. Spoke a little louder and faced her sister finally, frankly. "I always thought you were the pretty one. The princess. The...the alabaster statue of perfection. With your...porcelain skin and your...fairy wing body. The way you always talked so proper and your...your pink lips where the bottom one always poked out a bit more than the top one and..." She broke off. Shook her head as if to clear cobwebs. "And so fucking smart, you were. And maybe still are. I don't know. You did marry Lucius Malfoy."
Narcissa was too busy quivering - processing - to enjoy the joke at her expense. She'd never heard such honesty - such poesy - pour from her sister's lips. Or anyone's, really. And she'd certainly never felt so beautiful. So she just stared, waiting for the madness to re-mount, for the cackle and the nudge.
But it didn't come.
Instead, Bella looked down to where their bodies touched. To the juncture of their hips where their hands still twined. "Anyway...I believe your husband is looking for you."
Narcissa swallowed. The muted light in their shared alcove created a glowing outline on her sister's sharp features. Highlighted the deep differentiations between her eyes and nose, nose and lips, lips and chin. She was like a puzzle piece - cut to fit seamlessly within the grooves of another puzzle piece. And Cissa wondered... "He won't find me."
Bella's face turned. "What?" She whispered. (Unconsciously, together, they licked their lips.)
"I said he won't find me," Narcissa whispered back.
"Yes, oh."
And the word - the shape of the word on the lips of the sisters - was perfect. As was the silver light, the loose shank of white and the scent of dragon's blood warming. Just a few scant inches bridged both boldly and hesitantly and they were kissing.
Perfectly natural, all; the light, the white, the scent of dragon's blood warming and the lips of the sisters meeting. One of them moaned but it didn't matter who. Narcissa, however, was surprisingly the first to move - to touch. Her hands fluttered then hovered, one uncertainly over the curve of a red satin waist, the other certainly - eagerly - diving into an immeasurable amount of riotous black curls.
They shifted this way and that, as kissers are apt to do. Growing exponentially more comfortable and crass. Bella was a puller - awkwardly trying to fold her body into her sister's as they tasted the wine on each other's tongues. Cissa was a pusher - so fervent in her feelings she had to press her sister into the wall for leverage. And there simply was absolutely not enough space in their nook...
Also surprisingly, it was Bella who broke their connection first. She literally ripped her lips from Narcissa's and practically stumbled from their bench, gasping for air and looking more unsurprisingly mad. Narcissa, tensed as if for attack, watched her sister warily, rubbed at her swollen and tingling lips.
"Fuck," Bella breathed. She shoved a hand into her hair, revealing wide and shocky eyes. "That was... Whew." An uncharacteristic and embarrassing bout of giggles set in and she hid them behind her hands. "Cissy!" She squealed.
"Shhhhh!" Narcissa waved roughly. "What?" She hissed, trying to control both volume and emotion.
Bella performed an odd and excited dance. "We snogged!" She blurted.
Narcissa - heart still hammering in her chest and knickers quite literally soaked - let her head fall into her waiting hands. This was obviously a mistake. "Yes, Bella," she murmured. "Let's just..." She rubbed her face tiredly. "We've had quite a bit to drink, so -"
But Bella tugged one of Cissa's hands free, causing her to tumble nearly off the bench. "Cissy." Her tone was quite serious.
"Yes, Bella?"
"Let's go find a better hiding place." She pulled at Narcissa's arms insistently.
"Bella, are you suggesting -"
But Bella ignored the mild panic on her sister's face and simply jerked her gracelessly from their nook. "Come on, Cissy. My room."
"Oh!" But the lighter sister hardly resisted. Their heels clicked a prancing staccato on the shiny marble floors of the manor, pattered up the stairs to the third floor. They were breathless skittering around columns and corners, deeper into the bowels of the house until they reached the lair of Bellatrix.
Narcissa hadn't ventured into Bella's space before now - had knocked on the heavy door, yes - but never had she crossed the threshold. She felt nervous, excited, a conglomeration of emotions she hadn't experienced since her wedding night. And Bella's room was a surprise, indeed.
"Lux," Bella breathed. The gilded sconces on her walls flared to life, illuminating a deep red embossed wall-covering and a plush Persian rug. She turned expectantly to her sister, smirking at Narcissa's expression. "Surprised?"
Narcissa was speechless, brushing her fingertips across the thick velvet duvet on an ornate canopy bed. "I...I suppose I expected something less -"
"Ostentatious?" Bella was leaning against her own door, watching her sister with hooded eyes. "Extravagant?"
Almost guiltily, Narcissa nodded. "But I don't suppose I should be so astonished." Slowly, deliberately, she pulled an elaborate fastener from her hair, sending it tumbling over one shoulder. She glanced over the other shoulder at Bella. "After all, you've exhibited a rather soft side this evening...all that red satin."
Bella walked toward her sister with measured, unhurried steps. "When I was in Azkaban," she began, "there was no color. No warmth." One hand stroked the curve of Narcissa's hip, while the other caressed the fall of her silky hair. "No softness." She gasped when Narcissa nuzzled and kissed her neck. "No pleasure. Oh, Cissy... That feels lovely." She relaxed under the tender attentions, smiled lazily when she felt the red satin being peeled from her body.
"Were you lonely, Bella?" Narcissa whispered. "Did you miss me? Your family?" She maneuvered her sister's suddenly boneless body to the lush bed.
"Mmmm." Bella thought, sought words to express her feelings and watched Narcissa disrobe in the golden light. "I missed you, Cissy. But then the cold just ate me up. And all I knew was loneliness."
"Oh, Belle!" Cissa's voice cracked, choked with emotion. She stepped from a pool of red satin versus blue silk and slid into a pool of cool, pale arms and long, stubbled legs. Again their lips met, Bella's tasting of wine and Narcissa's of sentiment. Their tongues teased and fingers tangled in locks dark and light. They rolled like playing children.
"Is it because we lost each other so long?" Narcissa's question was strained, hissed over the pleasure of Bella's exploring fingers.
"What are you talking about?" Bella flipped them so that she straddled her sister's hips.
"This." Narcissa cupped Bella's heavy breasts, plucked at the hard mauve nipples.
Bella grinned and reached behind herself, stroking Narcissa's hot, wet cleft. "You think we're making the beast with two backs right now because I was locked away for so long?"
"Ah! It's possible," Cissa gasped. Her own fingers split Bella's ripeness and mined for pleasure.
"Ugh!" Bella grunted. Her head turned. Curls and shadows of curls cast rivulets of darkness across her snowy skin. She fucked her sister's fingers; her fingers fucked her sister in return. "It's also possible we're simply demented," she whispered tightly.
"I suppose." Narcissa had entered a state of Nirvanic bliss. While her body relaxed to accept, it tensed for some ultimate glory. The juxtaposition of sensation was strange and
galvanising. Bella was a graceful blur, rocking and jolting and heating Narcissa's cunt with a demanding curiosity.
Cissa was determination. Overcoming a haze of sex, she pushed up, scissored her legs closed around Bella's hand and smoothly flipped them. They moved like ballerinas imperiused by desire. Jerked like puppets with strings of lust. They were liquid one second and desperate the next. They were poetry and cacophany.
"Mmmm." Bella moaned and Narcissa's breath caught. Perched upon a muscular thigh, she stroked the darker witch's body with wonder. A riot of curls spread over pillow and heaving breast. "Cissy...please."
The word rarely passed those swollen lips and Narcissa fell upon it. Kissed and ate it. The word tasted of trust, of submission and Bella looked those concepts. Her eyes were wet slits glittering in flame flicker and her face conveyed the closest thing to fear that had ever been there.
Fear of what? Cissa wondered, maneuvering between Bella's legs. Fear of losing control? Bella's cunt was clinging. Amazing. Narcissa had to push hard to bury knuckle deep and Bella curled, teeth gritted. Animal. "Hard, Cissy!" She spat. "Harder!"
The fingers curled around Cissa's forearms were certainly hard. "I don't want to hurt you, Belle." But already her palm slapped loudly, wetly, meeting Bella's manic thrusts.
Bellatrix undulated snakelike up and into her working sister. She licked from hanging jaw to blonde temple. "Fuck, Cissy! So good." A whine. But even in her contortion she laughed, threw her head back. "You can't hurt me."
So Narcissa bit the exposed throat, felt the vibrations of the groans in her own throat, and hammered the heel of her hand against Bella's distended clit.
Bella howled. Curled again - her body into her sister and her fingers into her sister's hair. She wrenched the silky strands until there was a cry and an ear pressed to her lips. "That's it, you bitch," she growled, mindless. "I love you!"
And balance was lost to the overwhelming moment - a clench of muscles and the tumbling of two sisters joining each other in a moment of pain. Slick fingers gripping hips, slipping over satin skin as Bella dipped over milky stomach. "Oh, Cissy," she hissed, kissing.
Narcissa looked down at the sinister locks splashed across her abdomen. Dread. Anticipation. Want. Then the serpent's tongue parting the swell and she lurched. Shuddered. "Bella!" A muffled chuckle. Hands moving her hands. Curls in her fingers. She clutched as if they could save her from a demise. "Oh hell, Bella!"
The pleasure... The intensity of every swipe, suckle, pinch, pluck and suck. Cissa breathed filth. The words her husband huffed - never herself. "Shit, sister! There. Gods. Fuck, Bella. Please, give me your fingers!" She gasped, groaned when the wish was granted. So close... "So close, Belle! Make me come!"
She was sure her toes would cramp from curling. Her throat would burn from screaming. The rope snapped and the sails fell. Fluttered and billowed down, down... Then the lapping of the waves on the side of the ship as the sisters caught breath and calmed.
Bella extracted Cissa's hands from her hair where they'd heavily embedded. Narcissa stretched the leg that had nearly snapped her sister in twain. Sensitized but not spent, they wiggled and crawled and settled into plush.
Bella made a prolonged shallow spitting noise before finally relenting and plucking a hair from her lip. She shrugged at the coarse curl before depositing it on her sister's stomach.
"Ugh!" Narcissa swatted at her belly with a grin. "Disgusting!"
A light cackle. "I'll say," Bella agreed. She licked her lips and Cissa rolled half atop her. "You taste incredible, Mrs. Malfoy."
Cissa pinkened prettily, but curled her lip at the address. "I'm glad you think so, Mrs. Lestraaaahnge." She heavily accented the French pronunciation and Bella punched her ribs playfully.
"Cow." They kissed. When they parted, Bella flicked at Cissa's fringe. "I'm glad I stumbled across your hiding place tonight, sister."
"Me, too." Cissa bit her lip. "Could I hide here for the rest of the night?"
Bella grinned. Licked her teeth for all the world like a wolf. "I suppose." She stroked Narcissa's cool skin sweetly, then pinched her arse. "You'll have to have a bath, though. You're disgusting."
"Fuck you!" But Cissa chuckled as she sat up. She stretched, looked back at Bella. The other witch looked reamed. Lovely. "I imagine we both make a pretty sight right now."
"Yeah." Bella stared at her sister's half-shadowed profile. The fall of blonde and black tumbling into tangle. She stroked the graceful bumps of spine, watched big blue eyes shutter like butterflies. Her breath caught. "A different kind of pretty," she whispered.
Narcissa's eyes opened. The sisters smiled.
AN: This one as ever to my Cissatrix muse Greyella - and a huge note of thanks to her for several of the more poetic lines herein this piece. I lack her...art. But I have droves of deviance! And a crunchy comedy cookie goes out to NarcissaNerea there toward the end. I'm sure she caught it. Colonel Mustard made me do it! And thanks always to the SilverTonguedSlytherin for a very thorough and enlightening Britpick.


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Dating back hundreds of years ago in England, cricket is an old sport — much older than baseball, for example. Originally, matches would last for days and include breaks for meals and afternoon tea. The sport spread to such places as India and Australia because the British had control over many countries from the 1700s to the 1900s. A lot of the players on the Maryland youth teams have family ties to India, where cricket is very popular.
"I'm from here, but I'm still an Indian," said Abhinav Samuel, 8, who will be a third-grader at Cherokee Lane Elementary in Adelphi and who plays for the Germantown Kids Cricket Club. "I like cricket because it's the first sport I ever knew. My dad taught me."
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Work on a transmission line will leave at least 1,300 households without power along Turnagain Arm in Southcentral Alaska early Saturday, according to regional utility Chugach Electric Co.
Chugach spokesperson Sarah Wiggers said work was scheduled 3:30 to 6:30 a.m. Saturday.
"The outage is necessary to make emergency repairs to a transmission structure in Powerline Pass. A project currently under way to rebuild a 15-mile section of the 115-kilovolt transmission line in Turnagain Pass prevents energizing the communities from generation on the Kenai Peninsula," Wiggers said in a statement sent to local media announcing the outage.
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TreaZon, the self-proclaimed "relevance of Cleveland," proudly unleashes his brand new IM King-presented project, Breathe Life 2.
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Breathe Life 2 includes features from frequent collaborator ThreatZ, in addition to Nero, QuESt and Dasanto. Production is supplied by Numonics, Oh!, Charlie Hilton and more.
Fans can also check out TreaZon's previous albums: TreaZon - Reality Escape


text: THe government has acknowledged that high levels of violent crime in South Africa are having a significant negative impact on the country's economy.According to government's green paper on policing, drawn up by the police civil secretariat and which had just been released, violent crime was preventing South Africans from participating socially and economically in the country.In addition to the about R68bn in tax money spent annually on the South African Police Service (SAPS), violent crime was costing the country dearly due to loss of productivity and foreign investment, the document stated.Dr Johan Burger, senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), said he was pleased to hear government recognise the facts."Crime in South Africa is a blanket of fear that has an inhibitory effect on everything."Democratic Alliance spokeswoman Dianne Kohler-Barnard, said government's acknowledgement of the problem was a watershed moment.However, chairperson of the acting parliamentary portfolio committee on police, Annelize van Wyk, said government had been aware of the impact of crime on the economy for a long time.


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2 water bottles from Poundland
My wife is gettin well hacked off with me goin in there now!!!! hehehe
She-who-must-be-obeyed sent me to the local gocery shop to pick up some whole milk and diapers for Mr. Smellypants, so naturally I also picked up this posh little stainless steel, cooking mug with integral litre measure. And thats how much it takes. Going to hack saw the handle off as it just takes up space, and use the handle for the Trangia style kitchen set I have instead.
Victory awaits the one, that has everything in order - luck we call it
Defeat is an absolute consequense for the one that have neglected to do the necessary preparations - bad luck we call it
(Roald Amundsen)
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Yup they should never let us out on our own!!!
Damn, my missus is gonna have a fit. I just got one of them Glogg Wide Necked 1 litre stainless bottle, a Tatonka Stainless Steel Handle Mug, and I know is not very bushcrafty like, but it do give me something to do, I got a Hohner Pro Harp in the scale of E, errrr, that's a harmonica by the way. I been playing since I was 11 years old, and I was getting a bit fed up of just having my old trusty Hohner on a D. I'm actually not that good at playing.
Just ordered a Snugpak underquilt and a DD 3x3 from RVops. Never ordered from them, will see how good they are.