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i'm 18, and on the last days of high school there was this bully who used to mess with me, a black kid named rick who always picked on me. as i was leaving he said 'my dad just got out of prison, he might decide to make you his little bitch' he laughed and i said 'whatever, i dont think so' and walked home. little did i know his dad, at about 6 6', was watching us from the car.
i got home, took off my sandals and started smoking some hydro, about 3 bowls later, i was feeling good....
then the phone rang.
'hello?' i said
the deepest voice ive ever heard answered 'this is big willy. im rick's father. so i saw you two today, i heard you say you dont think i could make you my little bitch is that right?'
i was terrified stiff, and paranoid
he barked at me 'i just got out of prison for 10 years, i loove fuckin little white boys like you in the ass, youre a little bitch just like every one of them who gave up that little ass to their big black master. well you looked real cute today with your long hair and your little flip flop sandals. im coming over now, to teach you not to run that mouth again, and were gonna find out whos the little bitch and whos the big man. youre high arent you?'
i confessed 'yes'
'good youll be nice and scared then while you wait for big daddy, now do as i say i now your home alone all night. strip naked, put your long hair in little pigtails, unlock your front door. wait in your bedroom. close the door but dont lock it. you understand me little boy?'
i did as i was told, and i waited, naked and in pigtails like a little girl, smoking again since it had been a few minutes and i was scared to death. 5 minutes after i finished, feeling very very naked all of the sudden, i heard the front door open. he locked it behind him. then my door opened, and in he came. muscles all over and 6 feet tall about 50something, i felt so tiny. he locked my door behind him and said 'on your knees little ho' and down i went. he started petting my pigtails like i was a girl, and pulling them a little. he said 'im gonna pull on these while i fuck you in the asshole. and damn you got a at little ass!'
he squeezed it, spanked it, rubbed his fingers over my hole, as i jumped and he laughed. 'now before i fuck the lining out of your little white ass, come here and give big daddy a little kiss on the cheek.' i blushed and he pulled me over to him on the bed and i sat on his lap, and leaned forward, and gave him a kiss on the cheek. he laughed, and said 'again. a few times, give me sugar' and i did, pecking him on the cheek.
then he grabbed me and slammed me down on my bed, and started rubbing vaseline on his hand, then on my asshole with my cheeks spread by his other hand. his hands were so big and strong, and rough. he lubed my asshole, and all of the sudden he was naked.
WOW! his dick mustve been 9 inches! long black and hard, ready for me.
all of the sudden he pressed my head down onto the bed with one hand and with the other one, started spanking me as hard as he could. it hurt so bad and when i squirmed the spankings got harder! finally he took his hands off me.
in one sudden motion he grabbed my hair, pulled my head back with my nose in the air and stuck his big black cock straight up my ass. i felt like a naked ragdoll, jerking around on his pole. as he buried his dick even deeper into my ass all i could think was how quickly this man made me his little bitch just like he said he would, i was naked wearing nothing but pigtails and he had his dick digging deep into my 'bubbleass' as he called it while he spanked and fucked me at the same time. ive never felt so helpless, so small, so ... penetrated! WOW was his dick fucking huge, i could feel every inch inside my butt as my muscles tightened around it. he liked that.
after fucking me for a while bent over, he ordered 'all fours on the floor little ho' i did it, and he started fucking me again, my pigtails bouncing up and down while he built friction in my asshole, as his dick started investigating deeper into me, he pressed my head into the floor on the side of my face, with my ass way up in the air. i felt so humiliated! i didnt think it could get any worse but he had all kinds of ways of 'owning me' as his bitch. he fucked me faster, pounding my ass. he then said 'i wanna cum up in that ass, get you pregnant bitch, lay on your back' as i laid back he quickly lifted my ass up and grabbed my ankles. he said 'i wonder if i could press your feet up to your ears?' i begged him not to, but he put my feet in the air and started shoving that dick back up inside me, harder and harder, till finally it felt like he turned a hot water hose on up my ass!! it went on for what seemed like a whole minute, hot and wet up into my bowels, emptying his cum into me.
when that was done he pulled out, and got me back up on my knees.
he started slapping me in the face with his cock again and again. finally he quit for a second and said 'now suck on my big black balls, worship your african master'
oh i made sure his big black balls were clean and massaged with my teenage mouth. i felt like such a little slut, as i focused on licking his nuts like a kitten. id put a mouthful in my mouth and suck it, next was the big black pole that had taught me to obey like a good little bitch. i made sure to show how good i was now.
he grabbed one tail in each hand and pulled as hard as he could while i sucked like my life depended on it.
'so now that your mouth is full of big daddy's dick, are you my little bitch now?'
i hummed with my mouth full 'yes sir'
'and youre gonna be a good little ho?'
'you know big daddy's gonna be back to pay you a visit. maybe next time ill dress you up like a real little bitch and invite grandpa and ricky. i think theyd both love that.... ah!, give me your face bitch, lift your chin up!'
i knew what was coming and i opened wide and presented my face.
in seconds i got hosed down with his powerful cum, soaking my face and gulping down my throat. he slapped my face with his cock harder than ever, 1!2!3!4!5! he had completely owned me!
in a few hours he had fucked me in every degrading position possible, came inside me, and all ver my face, made me worship his balls, and spanked and slapped me.
he grabbed my chin and said
'so next time my son says his daddy's gonna make you his little bitch what are you gonna say?!'
i replyed 'yes sir i already am.'
he then told me he'd be back again very soon, and 'your little ass aint seen nothin yet! next time im really gonna tear that ass up!'
i came home from school, hadnt seen rick in a couple of days strangely. as usual i took off my shoes and socks and started smoking my bowl. after the 4th bowl, i was so high that it took me second to realize the phone was ringing. i picked up; 'hello?'
'hello little boy this is grandpa. i heard how you talked back to my grandson and im gonna straighten your little white ass out!'
i was scared again, he sounded very scary!
'sir, big daddy already punished me for that all night last week'
he was pissed 'oh i know you didnt just talk back to me you little ho you gonna learn to shut your bitchy little mouth and open up your fat little ass!'
i heard my door slam open and closed, and i stood up and pulled off my clothes and waited for grandpa, trembling and naked.


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Week 11 Two Start Pitchers
Are you two-start pitcher streaming? If not, you're likely missing out on a great opportunity to increase your weekly strikeout total, win total, log more innings pitched, and potentially lower your team ERA and WHIP in head to head leagues that allow daily lineup changes.
Some leagues don't allow such activity by limiting the number of player adds you can make each week. However, if you can find a loophole in your league settings and add/drop pitchers all season long – you're going to have a great chance to win the whole thing come September!
For the fourth consecutive season, we will be tracking two start pitchers to make sure you always win your pitching categories. That way, if you're still waiting for Wandy Rodriguez to get back into the rotation – you can add someone who can help you right away.
Fantasy Baseball Dugout's exclusive two start pitcher rankings for Fantasy Baseball Week 11 start after the jump!
2011 Week 11 Fantasy Baseball Two Start Pitcher Rankings
Below you will find each projected two start pitcher for fantasy baseball week 10 broken down into four categories – must start, would start, could start, and don't start.
Must Start Two Start Pitchers:
- Yovani Gallardo, Milwaukee Brewers
- Cole Hamels, Philadelphia Phillies
- Dan Haren, Los Angeles Angels
- Alexi Ogando, Texas Rangers
- C.C. Sabathia, New York Yankees
- James Shields, Tampa Bay Rays
- Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
Would Start Two Start Pitchers:
- A.J. Burnett, New York Yankees
- Trevor Cahill, Oakland A's
- Matt Cain, San Francisco Giants
- Josh Collmenter, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Gavin Floyd, Chicago White Sox
- Jaime Garcia, St. Louis Cardinals
- Jair Jurrjens, Atlanta Braves
- Justin Masterson, Cleveland Indians
- Ricky Nolasco, Florida Marlins
- Wandy Rodriguez, Houston Astros
Could Start Two Start Pitchers:
- Bronson Arroyo, Cincinnati Reds
- Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland Indians
- Ryan Dempster, Chicago Cubs
- Hiroki Kuroda, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Jonathon Niese, New York Mets
- Bud Norris, Houston Astros
- Carl Pavano, Minnesota Twins
- Mike Pelfrey, New York Mets
- Jason Vargas, Seattle Mariners
- Carlos Villanueva, Toronto Blue Jays
- Tim Wakefield, Boston Red Sox
- Randy Wells, Chicago Cubs
- Randy Wolf, Milwaukee Brewers
Don't Start Two Start Pitchers:
- Alex Cobb, Tampa Bay Rays
- Phil Coke, Detroit Tigers
- Aaron Cook, Colorado Rockies
- Danny Duffy, Kansas City Royals
- Zach Duke, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Chris Jakubauskas, Baltimore Orioles
- Jeff Karstens, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Paul Maholm, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Yunesky Maya, Washington Nationals
- Dustin Mosely, San Diego Padres
- Chris Volstad, Florida Marlins

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Harris: WVU's Smith for Heisman? Not so fast
The low-key Heisman Trophy slogan for West Virginia senior quarterback Geno Smith — courtesy of coach Dana Holgorsen — should go something like this:
"Don't believe the hype. In Geno we trust.''
It makes sense. Holgorsen doesn't want to downplay Smith's Heisman chances, but he also doesn't want to detract from the rest of the team. Despite the desire to promote his star player, Holgorsen must consider the big picture.
This is the Mountaineers' first season in the Big 12 Conference. WVU was picked to finish second in the league by reporters who cover the league, so Smith isn't the only story in Morgantown.
"Ultimately, it's how many games you win and (Smith) going into his senior year,'' Holgorsen said. "Geno's going to be remembered for how many games you win.''
Which is why Holgorsen made the decision after meeting with members of WVU's sports communications staff not to go overboard with Smith's Heisman candidacy.
"Obviously we felt like Geno is definitely a Heisman Trophy candidate. But so is (WVU senior wide receiver) Tavon Austin. And so could some of our other players before it's all said and done,'' director of football communications Mike Montoro said. "Coach is a big proponent of team, not individual. He felt that if the team is successful, Geno will be right there when the year is over.''
So there will be no official Geno Smith for Heisman campaign at West Virginia. No weekly mailings with clever catch phrases or personalized gifts for Heisman voters. There are plans for a weekly conference call with members of the national media and plenty of raw data and video highlights detailing Smith's weekly accomplishments.
Besides, how much more info do you need to realize that Smith is one of the best quarterbacks in the country?
"They don't have to do as much as they used to,'' ESPN's Beano Cook, sectional representative for Heisman voters in the Mid-Atlantic region, said about West Virginia's somewhat casual approach toward promoting Smith. "Because of television, you see everybody now. I don't think Smith's the favorite going in, but he could win it. I think (USC's) Matt Barkley's the favorite. If the (Mountaineers) have a good year, and they're supposed to, Smith has a shot.''
As a junior, Smith passed for a school-record 4,385 yards and 31 touchdowns. West Virginia went 10-3, won the Big East championship and routed Clemson, 70-33, in the Orange Bowl. Smith established Orange Bowl records for passing yards and total yards, and he was responsible for seven touchdowns in the blowout.
Barkley threw for 3,528 yards and 39 touchdowns last season, so there's not much to choose from between the quarterbacks, other than perception.
Holgorsen isn't worried about perception. His focus is winning every game and letting Smith's performance take care of itself.
"I don't want to put too much pressure on him. He puts enough pressure on himself, but he has improved everything,'' said Holgorsen, whose reputation as a quarterback guru won't hurt Smith's Heisman chances. "His footwork is better, his arm strength is better, his quickness is better, his release is better, his accuracy is better. He's really improved his game, and it shows out there.''
Holgorsen will talk more about Smith during the season, of course, but he won't go out of his way just so he can hear his own voice.
Truth be told, Smith doesn't want him to.
"I couldn't care less,'' Smith said. "I don't know where my Orange Bowl (MVP) trophy is. My parents have all my trophies. Personal awards are ego boosters, and I'm not an egotistical guy. I will endorse Tavon Austin (for the Heisman) because I think he's definitely the most electrifying player in the country with the ball in his hands.''
Modesty will get Smith nowhere in the Heisman race. But his numbers can take him anywhere.
John Harris is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Ohio Association of Realtors reports that the number of single-family homes and condominiums put under agreement in September rose for the 17th consecutive month compared to the results from the prior year.
"The Ohio housing market continues to steadily make gains in its recovery efforts from the economic challenges that confronted the sector four-plus years ago," said Robert U. Miller, president of the Ohio Association of Realtors. "The fact that the number of homes put under contract in September increased for the 17th straight month is a clear indication that we're making progress in establishing a solid foundation for a stable, sustainable and growing housing market throughout the Buckeye State."
Ohio's September pending home sales index of 128.5, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, rose 12.2 percent from the September 2011 index score of 114.5.
An index of 100 is equal to the average level of contract activity during 2008, which marked the end of five consecutive record years for existing home sales and the onset of the recession. Activity levels in 2008 are reflective of a historically healthy, balanced market. The September 2012 pending sales index of 128.5 marks a 28.5-percent increase from the benchmark September 2008 index of 100. Additionally, the current results also best the PHSI marks posted in Ohio in 2009 (116.0) and 2010 (82.1).
A pending sale, or a sale "under agreement," is when the buyer and seller agree on terms of the sale of a home and have a signed purchase and sale agreement, but have yet to close and be recorded as such. The tracking of pending sales provides reliable information about where the market is heading in coming months.


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Titling his talk " Combining People and Organizational Development – what really works," he took delegates on a journey designed to let them easily identify issues that they meet in their
day-to-day work. As part of that, he told the AHRMIO delegates that most great
managers operated from a basis of some simple, fundamental ideas that governed
their framework for managing.
the fog we all live in." Using the example of Lou Gerstner, the legendary head
of IBM at its most vulnerable time, "One of his leading ideas when making
change was to focus on the top 200 people in the organization….It is said that
he called those 200 people into a room and said, "there are a third of you here
that are with me, a third who are waiting to see what happens and the rest of
you who don't buy into these changes and won't be around to see what happens."'
Then he added, "Of course, as we all know, in any situation like this the majority
are made up of those waiting to see what happens!"
these always have an edge because all the people are able to work well
together. "If your organization has that culture, you need to capture that
succeeded. Successful companies like
Nokia had a policy of developing people through challenge by giving them three
or four times the challenge they think they can take and seeing if they
dealing with change," he counseled" is finishing the change process. Lot of organizations, lots of people, are very good at
starting change, but few finish it."
Are You Challenged ?
Then Evans asked, "How much challenge is their in our workplaces, how challenged do people feel in your organization?" He then challenged the audience to discuss this amongst themselves. What came
out of that was a thought that, of course, you give the challenges to the
people who you feel are most likely to succeed. And that means that they
develop even more. And, as Evans pointed out, if you aren't one of those people
you just won't progress in your career, because you'll never get asked to meet
the challenges that occur. This can
therefore be a very biased approach.
There was a policy in some organizations to "turn them around or turn them out." Meaning that if people didn't make the grade, it was better to move them out of the business. This, as several members
of the audience observed, wasn't always an option in international organizations,
where you just had to put up with these people.
Responding to that, Evans said that one thing that we didn't do well enough was talk to these people and try and find out the reasons for their non-performance. However one delegate reminded his
conference colleagues that non performance was an ongoing problem. He said, "This
is our own fault, we don't hire dead wood, we create it!"
Sharing a Secret
INSEAD's Paul Evans shared a thought about management success. He said he had met with a leading Brazilian entrepreneur who was asked the secret of his success. "Was it
because he was able to smell opportunities and capitalize on them?" "No, that
is not the answer," he replied. "The secret of success is to resist getting
involved and think instead 'where can I find someone who would be much better
than me at making this opportunity work and bring them on board to do it."
Don't Forget Acceptance
Paul Evans reminded the audience that one of the things that too many of us forgot was to get acceptance for change. "We all spend time on the quality of the analysis in the planning phase, but we
don't take the time to make sure the idea is being accepted by the business."
And he used the equation Q x A = E, where Q is the quality of the planning, A is the acceptance of the decision and E is the effectiveness or execution.
To get people fully involved he suggested that we needed to be mindful of what her termed the "Five E's of the change process, if you want to make sure you get people fully engaged. These were :
Engagement (allow the people to be heard), Exploration (look at different
options), Explanation (learning from experiences), Expectations and Evaluation
(learning from experiences). It was this last one, Evaluation, that Evans said
too many people forgot, so they didn't really learn from the experience.
He also referred to the "tipping point of change", where you had to manage the process all the way through to make sure you finally had everyone supporting the new idea or project.
Key Insights
Finally, Evans asked the audience to share with him some of their insights into change and how to deal with it. Mostly the responses were rather negative. Said one participant, "The real
problem with us is that senior management has already made its mind up about the
change and how it will take place, we are not really consulted." Said another,
"My thought is that change seems to be constant. So people who expect the
changes to stop are often angry that this isn't the case." And she went on to
say that in her opinion change was more like a circle – never ending – than a
line with a start and end point. She felt that people needed to change their
mindset to cope with this new reality.
Evans responded to this by saying that, in his view, smart managers take the trouble to talk with people all around an organization before they make changes. "They don't make public commitments
until they have talked with people, until they have worked it out." He added,
"They explain their vision and are also open to be challenged on it."
While this seemed like a sound idea to most of the participants, it was clear from looking around the room that this wasn't always the way decisions to change are made, at least in the world of
international organizations.
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Aventura, Florida (September 25, 2009) – The Aventura Hospital and Medical Center diabetes self-management education program in Aventura has been awarded continued Recognition from the American Diabetes Association. The program offers high-quality education services to the patients it serves.
The ADA Education Recognition effort, begun in the fall of 1986, is a voluntary process which assures that approved education programs have met the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education Programs. Programs that achieve Recognition status have a staff of knowledgeable health professionals who can provide state-of-the-art information about diabetes management for participants.
Self-management education is an essential component of diabetes treatment. One consequence of compliance with the National Standards is the greater consistency in the quality and quantity of education offered to people with diabetes. The participant in an ADA Recognized program will be taught, as needed, self-care skills that will promote better management of his or her diabetes treatment regimen. All approved education programs cover the following topics as needed: diabetes disease process; nutritional management; physical activity; medications; monitoring; preventing, detecting, and treating acute complications; problem solving; psychological adjustment; and preconception care, management during pregnancy, and gestational management.
Assuring high-quality education for patient self-care is one of the primary goals of the Education Recognition program. Through the support of the health care team and increased knowledge and awareness of diabetes, the patient can assume a major part of the responsibility of his/her diabetes management. Unnecessary hospital admission and some of the acute and chronic complications of diabetes may be prevented through self-management education.
"The process gives professionals a national standard by which to measure the quality of the services they provide," commented Judy Newman, Director of the Diabetes and Wound Care Center at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center. "It also helps consumers to identify these quality programs."
For more information about the Diabetes Self-Management Education Program at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, contact Judy Newman, Director of the Diabetes and Wound Care Center at 305-682-7989 or visit our website at www.aventurahospital.com.
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Aventura Hospital and Medical Center is a 407 acute care medical/surgery facility providing award winning inpatient and outpatient diagnostic, medical, surgical, cardiovascular and cancer services to the communities of northeast Miami-Dade and southeast Broward counties since 1965. Always on the cutting-edge of healthcare technology, Aventura Hospital was the first in Dade County to install the da Vinci S HD Robot and the Elekta Synergy S. The Aventura Hospital and Medical Center is fully accredited as a Cycle II Chest Pain Center, and the Stroke Program was the first in Dade County to earn The Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center Certification Program Gold Seal of Approval for healthcare quality. The 24-hour Emergency Room consistently maintains an average wait time of less than 10 minutes, and the Cardiac Catheterization Lab's average STEMI time of less than 60 minutes fulfills the standards set forth by Miami-Dade County EMS. Staffed by more than 700 physicians representing over 50 specialties and 1,300 employees, the hospital meets the healthcare needs of its neighboring communities through continuous program enhancement and service excellence.


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Extracting Valuable Data from Classroom Trading Pits
Edward Chamberlin, who initiated classroom market experiments, used the results of these experiments to argue that competitive equilibrium performs poorly in explaining the outcomes of real markets. Vernon Smith altered the design of Chamberlin's experiment to increase the amount of price information available to traders and in classroom experiments with this design found that trading outcomes were close to those predicted by competitive theory. This paper examines results of classroom trading experiments using the design found in Experiments with Economic Principles, an introductory economics text by Ted Bergstrom and John Miller. The procedure in this experiment is intermediate between that of Chamberlin and that of Smith. We have collected data on transaction prices and quantities from a large number of classroom experiments using this design. We compare the experimental outcomes with the predictions made by competitive equilibriumtheory and by a simple profit-splitting theory. Evidence suggests that neither theory is entirely successful, though in the first rounds of trading there seems to be a significant amount of profit-splitting and as traders become more experienced, outcomes are closer to those predicted by competitive theory.
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- Vernon L. Smith, 1962. "An Experimental Study of Competitive Market Behavior," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 70, pages 111-111.
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Incredible Rainbow-Colored Bark!
The Rainbow Eucalyptus tree is named for its fantastic bark which appears as if it's been painted into place! It's a riot of colors in a fast-growing package that you have to see to understand.
The canopy of the Rainbow Eucalyptus is wide and dense, offering lots of shade, but the bark is the star of the show. Every time you peel away the bark, new colors are revealed!
Enjoy a brilliant lime at first... and then to shades of orange, brown, purple, red, blue, pink and maroon. The trunk becomes streaked with the various colors and looks as if it has been painted in a rainbow of hues. Enjoy the attention!
This ever-changing rainbow of bark is fascinating to watch. No two patterns are the same and no two trees will ever look identical. When growing in ideal conditions in the wild it can gain 5 to 8 feet in a single year! It can also be intentionally kept smaller with pruning and water restriction.
Your Rainbow Eucalyptus is fairly tolerant of dry conditions, choosing to limit its growth rather than wither. It will need full sun and plenty of space. These trees are very disease resistant!
The Rainbow is not a typical eucalyptus tree. It doesn't have the typical eucalyptus leaf structure or fragrance- but it does posses the unique, colorful trunk.
Given these conditions, you will see a bloom of beautiful white flower clusters in the spring and fall. They are small and on a full-sized tree, rather inconspicuous but still very pretty if you take the time to look.


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Casa Canali Ledro, Casa Canali is a self-catering accommodation located in Ledro. The apartment will provide you with a TV, a seating area and satellite channels. Complete with a microwave, the dining area also has a refrigerator and kitchenware. Private bathroom also comes with a bidet. You can enjoy garden view from the room. Extras include a barbecue, a sofa and an outdoor seating area. At Casa Canali you will find a garden and barbecue facilities. Het pand biedt gratis parkeergelegenheid. De luchthaven Verona ligt 53 km van het huis. (Casa Canali Ledro hotels boeking).


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After years of studying the history of Mormonism, I finally resolved to read the tradition's founding scripture in short order: the Book of Mormon in fifteen days. Because of its large print and easy-to-read format (I'm not quite as old as that makes me sound), I chose Royal Skousen's The Book of Mormon: The Earliest Text (Yale, 2009) for the task. I've also kept David Hardy's Understanding the Book of Mormon on hand as a reference guide.
2 Nephi. Lehi blesses his children, die. Dark skin = God's curse, emphasis upon free agency, allusions to Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon, almost constant prophecies about Christ. Interesting that quotes from Isaiah are in the KJV. 2 Nephi 2 my favorite passage in BOM.


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Earlier today, Rachel and I were talking music. I've recently discovered that Rachel has pretty much my exact taste in music, but is also aware of a much larger list of musicians than I am. She's the workplace music soulmate I've been missing ever since Chasya left us for grad school. She pointed me to a list of bands she loves that I should check out, which I decided to make my weekend reading background music playlist.
Toward the end of the week, when I have a big reading weekend planned (i.e. when life isn't planning to intrude on my desire to curl up with a bunch of books and manuscripts), I start to get excited about the ritual of it. If I'll be reading at home, there's preparation that needs doing. For one, I need to know the order in which I'll be reading things (so that I can disregard it later, oftentimes). My Kindle and any books that will take part in our day together need to be stacked upon the coffee table in my living room. Coffee, of course, must be brewed. I will have to take the French press with me into the living room, even though pouring another cup will mean going to the kitchen to get milk anyway. I'll begin my reading with coffee in the morning, but transition to tea by early afternoon. Perhaps at lunchtime, there'll be a stroll about the neighborhood or quick bike ride, just to avoid losing my mind, or an errand to run. Then, sufficiently wired from caffeine, in the late afternoon or early evening, it shall be time to break out the red wine. If I can patiently make it through the day from breakfast through dinner—the reading compelling enough, the body not so fidgety, the soccer games of my favorite teams not beckoning me to distraction—then it's probably time, before bed, to settle down with the thing I've most wanted to read, the one that I've been promising myself if I am good about reading the others without calling up a friend to make plans or watching TV or going for a bike ride. And along with that dessert of a book, it's probably time for a stiff drink of some kind (varying with weather and book). Then, drained mentally and sleepy from the booze, it'll be bedtime, eventually.
The reading will be done on the couch, because I lack an awesome reading chair like Michael's, with liberal use of ottoman (of which I now own two—one bench-like, the other smallish and square). There will be music, of course, as I mentioned—this weekend, Rachel's favorite bands, but always something that I like enough to not feel the need to constantly DJ but don't know well enough to know the words. I read best with minor distraction from background noise, because total silence makes me look for something with which to distract myself, oddly. Probably, given the weather, the windows will be wide open, with a cozy blanket close by for later in the evening, when it would be smart to close the windows but the chill is helping to keep me alert. And of course, the clothes, they shall be comfy.
What about you? Do you have reading rituals? When you prepare yourself to really hunker down for a good spell with the written word, do you do things differently than you would to read on the morning commute or before bed or when just picking up the paper casually? What helps you really immerse yourself in the worlds others present to you?


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Melissa Levis is just like you. She's a working mom in New York City raising her 8-year-old son, Monty, dealing with the same worries and concerns as every other parent. The only difference is she's a rock legend amongst children. Levis, leader of Moey's Music Party, has turned her passion for music and motherhood into a career that has bestowed her a Parents' Choice Award, not to mention some serious playground cred. With three albums under her belt, Levis is no stranger to having the spotlight turned on her.
1. How do you steal away for some me-time?I love running errands at Duane Reade so I can read magazines while in line.2. What do you look forward to most about your child growing up?Everything. My husband and I are completely smitten by him—he is a marvel and we love discovering more about him each day. My favorite thing about motherhood is watching my son grow, seeing life through his eyes.3. What's the most important lesson your child has taught you?To sit still and be present when we get to be together, be it doing homework, eating meals, watching movies. Don't multitask on my iPhone when I get the time to just enjoy him.4. What's been the most surprising thing about parenthood?How little you sleep for the first five years.5. Is there one thing you thought you'd never do as a parent that you find yourself doing?Hmmm. I never thought I'd give my kid a pacifier, and after the first night home with an infant I ran out and bought five. Other than that, I think I'm the mom I hoped I'd be!6. What's the best marriage advice you have for our readers?Everyone needs a little space.7. Best kept secret for parents?Central Park has amazing free programming all summer long.
8. Have any special family traditions?We have a very special Friday night tradition. We light the candles and say the traditional Jewish blessings, then we each go around the table and share something we liked about our week, something we didn't like, and something that was new. My husband always surprises us with a dessert from a Hungarian bakery, and then we watch a movie snuggled up in bed. 9. What advice do you have for other working parents?The toughest part of being a working parent is simply finding the time for everything. It's such a juggle and my hat is off to all parents, working out of the home or staying home full time. What works best for me and my husband right now is trying to schedule as few things as possible and to stay home as much as we can playing cards with our son on the weekends, going out for family dinner every Sunday, and heading outside together on these gorgeous NYC days (in the winter we went ice-skating).10. If you weren't a musician, what would you be doing?Helping my parents run our family inn, the Wilburton Inn in Manchester, Vermont.For more on this NYC rocker mommy, pick up Levis's new album "The Princess Revolution," which focuses on empowering girls and redefining what it means to be a modern-day princess, or her Parents' Choice Award-winning CD/DVD Happily Ever Moey! A Fairly Tale Lark in Central Park, which puts a modern musical spin on 15 classic children's stories, including "Snow White," "Goldilocks," and "The Little Red Hen."
This summer, you can also catch her performing around New York City (at press time, upcoming shows were scheduled at Bryant Park in Manhattan and Albee Square and Fort Greene Conservancy in Brooklyn), stop by one of her classes in Central Park (starting June 6), or book her for your own child's birthday party.
For more information, visit moeysmusicparty.com.
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While surfing the web, we've all encountered pages that take a long time to load. Sometimes Internet backlog causes slow load times. At other times, the slowness is caused by bloat.
If you have bloated pages on your site, there are several good reasons not to ignore them.
Users Abhor Bloat
Bloated pages can ruin user experience. Site visitors want to accomplish their task and move on as quickly as they can. Research studies suggest Web surfers may make an evaluation of a page in less than one second.
The Web version of the 8-second rule indicates your page better load in eight seconds or less or the user will bail on you.
Today, the 8-second rule is obsolete.
- The new rule is that pages must load in five seconds or less.
- Not everyone has high-speed Internet connections. Plenty of people still surf with modem connections.
In addition to caring about how users perceive your site, think of how bloat can affect search engine ranking and linking. The user you lose may have been a potential linker.
Bloat Raises Ranking Issues
I've talked to a number of Google engineers about problems caused by bloated pages. Googlers working on the Web spam team or search engine crawling and indexing have also addressed the issue at public events.
The example I normally discuss with them is a page with 3,000 lines of code with all types of JavaScript over it. CSS is embedded on the page, and the page's actual unique text is way down in the file past line 2,000. I then ask if this type of situation is potentially a ranking issue.
Twice, the answer has been that cleaning up these scenarios and moving the unique text toward the top of the page would indeed result in better crawling, indexing, and ranking. One of the most notable proponents of this strategy was Dan Crow, of Google's crawling and indexing team. Jonathan Hochman saw Dan speak at the SEMNE event in July 2007. Here is an excerpt from the article Jonathan wrote for Search Engine Watch on this topic:
"What can we do to get more pages indexed? I've always suspected that streamlining HTML code is a good way to facilitate indexing. Reducing code bloat helps pages load faster and use less bandwidth. I asked if it would help to move JavaScript and CSS definitions to external files, and clean up tag soup. Dan's answer was refreshingly clear. "Those would be very good ideas," he said."
I had a similar experience speaking with Shiva Shivakumar, Google distinguished entrepreneur and director of the Seattle-Kirkland R&D center. He told me in direct terms that streamlining code can have a direct impact on rankings.
When I interviewed Google search evangelist Adam Lasnik, he indicated there were numerous reasons for cleaning up code, but improving SERP rankings in Google would not be one of them. At best, the view from Google seems somewhat contradictory.
Yahoo! announced the robots-nocontent tag back in May 2007. The no-follow tag tells the Yahoo! crawler which portions of the page represent unique content. The Yahoo! tag alone makes cleaning up your code and page size worthwhile. If there were no potential ranking issues, it's doubtful the new tag would have been created.
Bloat Weights Down Web Analytics
One of the things we looked at in our recent web analytics study was the impact of JavaScript placement on a Web page. Putting the JavaScript for your analytics package at the end of your HTML just before the closing BODY tag is a best practice. However, slow loading pages increase the possibility a user will leave your site or click on another link before the analytics JavaScript executes,
We decided to see how much data you might lose. We took one direct measurement and found that a 1.4 second delay results in an error of two to four percent. We also did another analysis, admittedly less than mathematically precise, that indicated a delay of about 3.3 seconds resulted in a measurement error of more than 12 percent. That's logical because the longer the delay, the more time a user has for deciding whether to leave the page before the analytics JavaScript executes.
Clean, Reduce, Resize
There are plenty of reasons to clean up your code and lower the size of your page: better user experience, improved search engine interactions, and more accurate analytics. What's the right size for a page? A 100 Kbyte file can take 14 seconds to download on a modem. The same page may take about 2 seconds or so to load via cable modem provided the Internet doesn't introduce other delays into the load time.
Score a couple easy wins. Move JavaScript and CSS into include files. Check, clean, and streamline your code.
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First image of Season 2 Ash Vs Evil Dead Released
Filming has been underway for the upcoming second season of Ash Vs Evil Dead, and the first image from filming has been released!
The image above is very Ash Williams as you see him cutting open a keg with the chainsaw appendage.
Season 2 will see the Bruce Campbell (Ash), Lucy Lawless(Ruby), Ray Santiago(Pablo), and Dana DeLorenzo (Kelly) reprising their roles.
Lee Majors(The Fall Guy, Six Million Dollar Man, Raven) will be joining the show playing the role as Ash's father. Joining Majors will be Evil Dead series member Ted Raimi who will be playing Ash's childhood best friend Chet Kaminski. Rounding out the series newcomers will be Michelle Hurd playing Ash's high school sweet heart


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Stepping on a trapdoor.
Pushing a wooden door open!
I love this sound and have used it in a short dance film called Faraday's Cage (not yet completed). The link to the film's website is here - http://www.faradayscage.com - and the link to the attribution page is here - http://www.faradayscage.com/attribution.html
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London (Jul. 9)
A leaflet surreptitiously distributed in Germany is described by a reader in a letter to the editor of the News-Chronicle here.
"When I was in Passau railway station, a leaflet was surreptitiously put into my hand," he writes. "On one side were two quotations from speeches made by Hitler, the first in 1933—
" 'Germans give us four years and then judge for yourselves.'
"And the second in May of this year—
" 'No colonies, no raw materials, no capital, no foreign credits, only heavy burdens, sacrifice, taxes and little recompense.'
"There followed question marks—'What will Hitler say in 1937?'
"On the other side was depicted a blindfolded donkey—the worker—with the words: 'Are you still for the NSDAP?"


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Highly Interactive Tree-view Edit
Johnny Zhou & Juho Kim
CS349W - Autumn '08
What is the interaction?Edit
We've all seen and become second-naturedly familiar with the typical DHTML tree-view navigation found in many existing web applications, exemplified by http://www.treeview.net/. This typical tree-view allows the user to expand and collapse nodes in a practical and familiar, but very limited manner. These traditional tree-views are used primarily for navigation around a website, whether it's within a navigation sidebar or a site map, which hardly anybody uses. However, in today's Web 2.0 world emphasizing dynamic and rich user interactions with web pages, the traditional 1990s rudimentary tree-view is well overdue for an upgrade.
Motivated by existing tree-view interactions, Highly Interactive Tree-view was designed to provide more interactions and direct manipulation features as well as on-the-fly editing of the tree (Screenshot shown on the right). In order to visualize the tree in more interactive way, pixel-level access to the HTML element is necessary, since we do not want any external plugins installed to interact with the tree. The tree-view is built on the HTML canvas element, which has recently become standardized. Traditional HTML rendering lacked support for pixel-level access, but the canvas changes that completely. With the help of canvas element, Highly Interactive Tree-view provides a means for advanced desktop-like drawing and animations inside your browser window without the need for plugins such as Flash or SilverLight.
Our tree provides the following features new to the realm of tree-views:
- Fundamental expanding/collapsing of nodes
- Parses an input XML file used to populate the data of the tree
- Every node in the tree is draggable around the page arbitrarily.
- Node size dynamically adjusted to fit the amount of the node label
- Real-time connection line-rendering between parent and child nodes
- Visual cues as to which nodes are expandable and which are leaves
- Cursor changes depending on context - e.g. 4-way arrows for drag and drop, zooming indicator when tree is being zoomed, and hand on mouse hover
- Zooming and panning of the entire tree
- Overloaded mouse-click functionality
- Static left-click expands and collapses a node.
- Left-click and drag moves a node or pans the entire canvas.
- Static right-click on the node opens a URL associated with the node.
- Static right-click on the empty space fits the tree within the current canvas size.
- Right-click and drag zooms in or out on the entire tree (up zooms in, down zooms out)
- A supplementary section displays the relevant data from each node in the XML input file
This new style of a tree-view is very well suited for a novel way of navigation within a web application. The fact that each node can store any kind of text information as well as links or URL, it can replace lists and categories that are link-based. It is flexibly applicable for managing interactive bookmarks, a sitemap, or table of contents for HTML tutorials. Finally, it can certainly be used for generic tree displays of arbitrary data and linkage, such as DOM tree or hierarchical diagram.
How is the interaction implemented?Edit
The application takes an XML file as an input, and processes and visualizes the tree with treeview.js, making use of HTML canvas element and Processing.js library. The data that represents the tree is parsed from an input XML file with an appropriate schema, whether locally in relation to the web server or from any arbitrary URL. The rest of the interaction is purely JavaScript-based, leveraging the Canvas HTML element that has been standardized in HTML 5 and is supported by the latest Gecko and Webkit rendering engines. We utilize one existing JavaScript library, processing.js. Processing.js is a pure JavaScript port of the open-source Processing language (www.processing.org), which provides a great foundation API for bitmap drawings, visualization tools, animations, and interactions. It is an interesting approach in a sense that strictly-typed Processing language is almost perfectly ported on typeless Javascript. It gives us the API for implementing the shape and text drawing facilities used in the tree. The Processing.js API provides an override-able function draw() which is looped over repeatedly based on the set frame-rate. The vast majority of the rendering tasks of the tree-view is done within this function.
The highly-interactive tree-view starts off by parsing an inputted XML file and recursively building corresponding JavaScript objects representing each of the nodes of the tree. Each node is stored as a JavaScript object containing all of the necessary member data, including label, URL, and an array of child nodes. This structure gives us a nice way of iterating recursively through all of the nodes in the tree for whatever action we want to accomplish on the tree. Because the XML file input can provide any arbitrary data for each node, each object also contains pointers to that data, for use determined by developers using this tree. After XML parsing is complete, root node in the page is rendered.
With an XML parse tree, the application registers appropriate event handlers for each appropriate element, including mouse-down, mouse-up, and mouse-drag. User interaction is determined by detecting the type of event, mouse button used, position of the cursor, and whether a certain node has been selected or not. On a left-click, the node is expanded, and we calculate the appropriate fan-out positions of all child nodes, display them by making them visible, and connect them to the parent with a drawn line. On a left-click followed by dragging, the selected node is repeatedly moved and redrawn in real-time based on the difference between the current mouse position and its original position upon first being clicked. Of course, we also redraw the line linking the node to any children or parents as well. When a node is then collapsed, all ancestor nodes and connections are made invisible and inactive, but state is still maintained, so that expanding the node again will display all ancestors nodes in their last positions. When the user mouses over an expandable node, its color changes to notify the user that it is indeed expandable. Zooming is mapped to right-click drag behavior, and is accomplished via the processing.js scale() function. We recalculate the width, height, and position every time zooming behavior is detected. Panning the tree is accomplished via left-click and drag on empty space on the canvas. On mousedown, we determine if the user clicked on an empty space, and just like we did for dragging and dropping a particular node, we iteratively drag and drop all of the active nodes and their corresponding line links.
There are other interactions not mapped to specific mouse events. We provide functions for expanding and collapsing all nodes, as well as an auto zoom-to-fit feature that places all visible nodes in a clean and fitting manner on the canvas, without any overlap for example. This is done via some simple looping computation that determines the best fit for each visible node based on the current size of the canvas and the number of nodes visible on screen. For convenience, zoom-to-fit is associated with right-click on the empty space. Additionally, we resize each node if the text it contains is longer than the box itself. The canvas element provides a function, mozMeasureText(), that returns the width in pixels of the text drawn, which we used to determine the appropriate size of the containing node box.
How is this interaction encapsulated as a reusable component?Edit
<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="lib/processing.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="lib/treeview.js"></script> </head> <body onload="displayTree('data.xml')"> <canvas id="canvas"></canvas> </body> </html>
A sample XML file defining the tree is shown below:
<node> <label>...</label> <url>...</url> <arbitraryData>...</arbitraryData> <children> <node>...</node> <node>... <children> <node>...</node> </children> </node> </children> </node>
Each node in the XML file is required to contain the label, url, and children elements. But beyond that, the developer is free to add any arbitrary elements to each node, and use them accordingly in a page. The Treeview API provides access to each of the tree node objects and any arbitrary data encapsulated in the node. It is very easy to hook into and moreover, is highly customizable. We provide a wide array of API calls for customizing the look and feel of the tree, including but not limited to getting and setting node width/height/color, canvas width/height/color, mouse hover/active color, border/line color, etc. These, amongst others, give the second-party developer a wide array of options for specifying how the tree should look.
In order to maximize reusability, we opened a project website hosted by Google Code to help anyone interested in applying Highly Interactive Tree-view. The website, located at http://code.google.com/p/interactive-treeview/ includes getting started tutorial, examples, XML tree format definition, and the complete API reference. Source repository can be accessed publicly to facilitate customization, distributed in MIT License.
How will this tree integrate with the server-side part of the web application?Edit
The visual aspects of the tree are entirely browser-based. An XML file, however, provides the data representing the tree. This XML file could be at any arbitrary location on the web, or it could also sit on the same machine as the web server. The server-side, henceforth, would provide the data representing the tree, as well as potentially serving the linked-to pages and other arbitrary data associated with each node. For very large XML files and their corresponding trees, there is clear potential for building the tree on-demand, that is, via dynamic AJAX requests. Instead of pre-populating every node in the tree, we can load the necessary loads from the server as they are expanded.
Because this application is entirely JavaScript based, essentially any existing web framework ranging from other JavaScript libraries to full web application frameworks such as Rails can use it right out of the box. Any web applications based on server-side framework can easily add tree-view to the front-end, much like a component.
Analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses and PracticalityEdit
This highly interactive tree-view is a novel way of displaying any generic kind of tree structure in a browser. It provides the user very clean and intuitive ways of interaction with the tree, as well as utilizing the data associated with each node. The interaction is entirely browser-based, and the tree data is fed by an input XML file from an arbitrary source. Our tree provides a desktop-like real-time direct manipulative interface for what was once a boring and mundane DHTML tree-view. The tree is perfect for modern site maps in large web applications, as well as a navigation pane in the main application itself. We've been accustomed to linear navigation links, but we can certainly extend this with the highly interactive tree-view to provide the user with a more intuitive and user-friendly navigation interface for any large website. As seen from the screenshot on the right, Amazon category system can be visualized in a Tree-view, providing more interactive navigation. It is very easily reused and customized with arbitrary data, requiring only a simple empty canvas element and a single function call. Each node in the tree can contain any additional data beyond the label and child nodes, and our API provides access to the node objects, and thus there is great flexibility for the effects of selecting a node in the tree.
All in all, the highly interactive tree is a very practical second-generation version of the traditional linear tree-view. It is well suited for all kinds of navigation tasks, as well as a generic tree display of any arbitrary data. Its weaknesses are limited, and it is very simple to reuse and customize, and is built upon standardized browser facilities found within the latest rendering engines. It is a new generation tree-view that brings the interaction on par with Web 2.0 trends, involving intuitive direct manipulation and tangible interactions.


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Arden Theatre Company Presents August: Osage County, Closes 10/30
Arden Theatre Company kicked off its 2011/12 main stage season with the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning August: Osage County by Tracy Letts. Directed by the Arden's Producing Artistic Director Terrence J. Nolen, this epic play will close on the Arden's intimate F. Otto Haas stage October 30, 2011.
The Arden continues its tradition of presenting great American family stories, like those of O'Neill, Miller and Williams, with this fiercely funny play by Tracy Letts. Describing his desire to direct August: Osage County, Nolen says "If All my Sons is a string quartet, then August: Osage County is a symphony." Today's new plays often call for a minimalist set and small cast. August: Osage County broke away from these trends when premiering in 2008, requiring a three story home to be constructed on stage, a classical three act structure, and a cast of thirteen.
Each of these characters is fully developed and alive, with his or her own transformative journey to take during the show. The play's creation under the Steppenwolf Theatre model fed the success of August., in which the actors who originated the roles had been collaborating with each other for years. Likewise, the all-star Philadelphia cast of the Arden's production have worked together on an ongoing basis at the Arden and theatres across the region, developing strong relationships and deep trust in one another's work.
The actors comprising the August: Osage County ensemble are led by Carla Belver (All My Sons, Death of a Salesman) as the matriarch Violet Weston and her daughters: Grace Gonglewski as Barbara (A Moon for the Misbegotten, Rabbit Hole), Kathryn Petersen as Karen (Arden debut), and Corinna Burns as Ivy (A Prayer for Owen Meany). Other actors returning to the Arden include David Howey (The History Boys) Eric Hissom (A Moon for the Misbegotten, Our Town), Anthony Lawton (The Threepenny Opera, Romeo and Juliet), Mary Martello (The Threepenny Opera, Candide), Paul L. Nolan (A Prayer for Owen Meany) and Kevin Bergen (A Prayer for Owen Meany). Appearing on the Arden stage for the first time are Philadelphia actor Charlie DelMarcelle as Little Charles, New York based actor Elena Araoz as Johnna, and Dylan Gelula, a current senior at Lower Merion High School as Jean.
Playwright Letts was introduced to Arden audiences this past spring with Superior Donuts, in an acclaimed production directed by the Arden's Associate Artistic Director Ed Sobel. Sobel served as the dramaturg on the original and Broadway productions of both Superior Donuts and August: Osage County, and returns as dramaturg on the Arden's production. Past plays by Letts also seen in the Philadelphia area include Bug, Killer Joe (both at Theatre Exile), and Man from Nebraska (People's Light and Theatre). Also a powerful actor, Letts has recently appeared onstage in American Buffalo at McCarter Theatre and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf at Arena Stage in a production slated for a Broadway transfer this fall.
A major element of the Arden's interpretation of the play is a sense of intimacy between the audience and the action that unfolds onstage. The play will be staged in a thrust configuration, so that the audience feels as though they are physically a part of the Weston household. The creative team tasked with this challenge includes Scenic Designer Dan Conway (My Name Is Asher Lev), Lighting Designer Thom Weaver (Barrymore nomination for Blue Door), Costume Designer Alison Roberts (Superior Donuts, A Moon for the Misbegotten) and Sound Designer James Sugg (Romeo and Juliet, My Name Is Asher Lev)
The final dress rehearsal of August: Osage County on Wednesday, September 28 at 8pm is open to the public as a Pay-What-You-Can performance, with all proceeds collected donated to WHYY who serves the community by contributing to the quality of life through education, information, entertainment and inspiration.
August: Osage County previews begin on Thursday, September 29. Preview performances run September 29, 30, October 1, 2 and 4. Opening night is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 5, 2011. Closing is set for Sunday, October 30, 2011.
Single ticket prices are $29- $48, with discounts available for seniors, students, military and educators. Groups of 10+ enjoy significant discounts; please inquire about group rates. Call the Arden Box Office at 215.922.1122, order online at www.ardentheatre.org, or visit the box office at 40 N. 2nd Street in Old City, Philadelphia.
The Arden is wheelchair accessible and provides assisted listening devices and large-print programs at every performance. Open Captioned and Audio Described performances will take place on Friday, October 21 at 8pm and Saturday, October 22 at 2pm. Reservations are required for accessible seating and may be made by calling the Arden's Box Office at 215.922.1122.


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The Naked Apron Alliance (裸エプロン同盟, Hadaka Epuron Dōmei) is a group made up of members of the Student Council and the Candidate Student Council. The alliance is led by Misogi Kumagawa; it was created to be the third force in the fight between Zenkichi Hitoyoshi and Medaka Kurokami, with the goal of stopping the two of them from fighting each other.[1]
Though Kumagawa originally intended only to be a spectator to Medaka and Zenkichi's fight, he was moved to intervene after witnessing Mogana Kikaijima's distress about the conflict between her friends.[2] Their numbers are bolstered by the members of the Candidate Student Council, after which Kumagawa officially gives the group its name.[3] The candidates are given the task of observing Zenkichi and reporting back to Kumagawa.[4] Kumagawa also plans to bring the committee chairmen into his ranks.[5] At the end of the game of Bloody Seven with the chairmen, the Naked Apron Alliance loses, and their members are divvied up among the committees. However, this was also part of Kumagawa's plan, as it allowed his group to infiltrate the committees from below.[6]
Kumagawa drafts a general strategy for the alliance which he calls the "Shinsengumi Formation" (named for Kumagawa's interest, not the group of losers). The strategy is basically a war of numbers; the members will only fight in groups and only when they have the numerical advantage. This plays on the weakness of main characters, who are strong in a jam, but weak in a mixed fight. Since Najimi Ajimu intends to make Zenkichi a main character, the Shinsengumi Formation should work on both Zenkichi and Medaka. Noted to be cowardly by Shori Wanizuka, the alliance's goal is not to win but to put a stop to the fight.[7]
Notable Members
- Leader: Misogi Kumagawa
- Mogana Kikaijima
- Suishou Kibougaoka
- Ima Takarabe
- Kiki Kikitsu
- Shori Wanizuka
- Tsugiha Yojirou
|Election Management Committee • Public Morals Committee • Student Council
|Athletics Club • Art Club • Boxing Club • Broadcast Club • Judo Club • Kendo Club • Orchestra Club • Shogi Club • Swimming Club
|Flask Plan • Naked Apron Alliance • All Jokers


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Following up a stunning cover, photographer Ruben Vega captures Anouck Lepere in an alluring cover shoot for Telva's October issue. Sporting Louis Vuitton fall garments and accessories styled by Carla Aguilar, Anouck captivates in five retro inspired ensembles.
Poppy Delevigne by Ruben Vega for Telva Magazine September 2010
Ruben Vega shoots Poppy Delevigne for the September edition of Telva Magazine wearing monochromatic wardrobe featuring designs from Mango's latest collection. Styled by Carla Aguilar, Poppy shines in the dynamic studio shoot.


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BUDDING artists can learn how to use an electronic tablet to do more than just tweet and play games next month when a free iPad painting workshop comes to Newport Market art gallery.
From 2pm to 3pm on February 8, Joseph Connor, a former design engineer turned internet entrepreneur and part-time artist, will demonstrate how to paint using your fingers on an electronic tablet in conjunction with the launch of the Land and Scapes art exhibition at the gallery.
Owning or bringing along a tablet on the day is not strictly necessary, said Mr Connor, from Allt-yr-yn, who has featured in numerous magazines and radio programmes in the UK and USA, and is also running a course on iPad painting at the V&A in London in March.
"I aim to inspire a new generation of artists who render art 'en-plein air' (in the open air) using a mobile digital device and share it immediately via social media," said Mr Connor on his website. This I feel will create a greater emotional connection with open spaces and solicit the feedback necessary to motivate the creation of more art outside, among the young and fellow technophiles."
He added: "It's incredibly rewarding to get outside and paint. I have got children and getting back into painting happened when teaching my daughter how to paint. I aim to get as many people outside as possible."
The exhibition at Newport Market's gallery, which has been specially adapted for fairs and special exhibitions, runs until February 23.


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Tbilisi, Georgia, Jan. 10
By Nana Kirtzkhalia - Trend:
Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Garibashvili met with the leadership of the country's armed forces.
The meeting was attended by Georgia's Defense Minister Irakli Alasania, Deputy Defense Minister Alexi Batiashvili, Chief of General Staff Vakhtang Kapanadze and other representatives from the armed forces leadership.
During the meeting the PM was familiarized with the situation in the Georgian armed forces and plans for 2014, according to the press service of the government office.
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Bungalow 5 Maya Lamp in Green
$ 591.00
This porcelain lamp has a solid background color with open cartouches featuring delicate, painted scenes. Shade sold separately.
- Maya Collection
- Color: Green, Multi-Colored
- Hand Painted Porcelain
- Silver Cord and Silver Leaf Wood Base
- Overall: 7.25" w x 7.25" d x 28" h


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A survey commissioned by the Federal Communications Commission has found that nearly one in five American consumers have been subject to sudden and unexpected rises in their monthly cellular phone bills.
FCC looks to prevent mobile service 'bill shock'
The FCC survey, which was conducted by research firms Abt/SRBI and Princeton Survey Research Associates, found that 17% of U.S. cell phone users said that their cell phone bills had "increased suddenly from one month to the next" even if they "did not change the calling or texting plan" they subscribed to. The survey interviewed a total of 2,463 mobile phone users living in the United States.
A plurality of those who saw their bills unexpectedly increase reported that the amount of the increase was relatively small, between $1 and $24 per month. However, 23% of those who saw their bills unexpectedly increase experienced very large increases totaling more than $100 in a month.
What's more, the vast majority of those who saw sudden bill increases said that their carrier made no effort to contact them to talk about the jump in their bills. Only 14% of users said that their carrier tried to contact them when they were about to exceed their monthly voice, SMS or data usage, while only 10% of users said their carrier contacted them after their bill suddenly increased.
The FCC survey also found a great deal of confusion of wireless early termination fees, as only 47% of cell phone users whose plans had early termination fees did not know how much money they would have to pay if they cancelled their contracts early. The FCC said that one reason for this confusion is carriers' billing practices, as "only 36% of cell phone customers who are familiar with their bills said that they include 'very clear' information" on early termination fees.
Joel Gurin, the chief of the FCC's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, says he hoped the survey results would entice carriers to do a better job of informing consumers of when and why they might experience sudden increases in the amounts they owe.
"Several carriers are taking steps to make their fees and billing more transparent, and we would like this to become a universal practice," he said. "We're confident that we will be able to work with both wireless carriers and public interest groups to help consumers avoid these unwelcome surprises."
The CTIA isn't having any happy talk about cooperation, however, as the wireless association immediately shot back at the FCC's survey today by calling it "a missed opportunity to educate consumers."
"Nowhere mentioned in the documents is there any information for consumers about how they can better manage their wireless usage," said CTIA president Steve Largent. "Carriers go to great lengths to keep their customers satisfied and informed."
The FCC has been sparring with carriers over early termination fees since last year when it launched a general inquiry into the utilization of the fees in general, as well as a specific inquiry that asked Verizon to justify doubling ETFs for its customers. In justifying its inquiries into ETFs, FCC cited concerns that the fees "have an important impact on consumers' ability to switch carriers" and said the commission must make sure that "consumers fully understand what they are signing up for… when they accept a service plan with an early termination fee."
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This story, "Cell Phone 'Bill Shock' Hits a Nerve, FCC Says" was originally published by Network World.


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Loren Gunderson, 89 year-old resident of Upsala, MN passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at St. Otto's Care Center in Little Falls. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Upsala with Rev. Trisha Jorgenson officiating. Burial will take place in the Elmdale Lutheran Cemetery in Elmdale. Friends may call from 4:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday and from 10:00-11:00 a.m. on Saturday at Gethsemane Lutheran Church. Funeral arrangements are with the Shelley Funeral Chapel.
Loren was born on July 4, 1923 in Swan River Township to the late Knute and Minnie (Nelson) Gunderson. He was raised on the family farm north of Elmdale and attended District 25 County School, north of Elmdale and then the Little Falls High School until 10th grade. Loren drove truck for Elmdale Shipping Association and also worked for Consolidated Breeders. In 1950, he purchased a farm half-way between Upsala and Elmdale. Loren was united in marriage to Helen Johnson on January 25, 1951 in Minneapolis. The couple dairy farmed and raised pigs until his retirement in 1989. Helen passed away on September 3, 1990 and Loren married Delores Knoll on July 11, 1992. The couple moved into Upsala and he continued to help out on the family farm by driving tractor and giving "advice." He was a volunteer driver for Morrison County Social Services for 20-years. Delores passed away on July 3, 2001. Loren enjoyed going to town for coffee, attending auctions, going to Bowlus for a "Loren" burger, and sitting outside the shop on his special tractor seat watching the activity on the farm. He took great pride in his grandchildren whom he loved very much.
Loren is survived by children, Ruthie Frie and husband Elmer of Upsala, MN; Lee and wife Cheryl of Dawson, MN; Keith (Charlie) and wife Beth; David and wife Patricia, Alan (Fred) and wife Tina, all of Upsala and sister, Ardis Borgstrom of Little Falls, MN; 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Loren was preceded in death by parents, Knute and Minnie (Nelson) Gunderson; wives, Helen and Delores; daughter, Lois Gunderson; brothers, Glen and Wesley Gunderson; and sisters, Shirley Lautt and Carol Hewitt.
The Family of Loren Gunderson greatly appreciates your expressions of sympathy during this difficult time. Thank you for your kindness. No thank you cards will be sent.


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Campus Watch Archives
April 14, 2004
E. William Doty Fine Arts Building, 2301 Trinity
Occurred between 4-12-04 at 9:00 p.m. and 4-13-04 at 9:00 a.m.
Criminal Mischief: Several pieces to a china tea set were broken when they were left in a secured 1st floor custodial closet. Loss value: $200.00.
Guadalupe and 24th Street
Occurred on 4-13-04 at 11:14 p.m.
Public Intoxication: A UT student was found "stumbling" in the roadway. The student was found to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage to the point he was a physical endangerment to himself.
Main Building, #1 South Mall
Occurred between 4-6-04 at 5:00 p.m. and 4-13-04 at 11:00 a.m.
Theft: A 2" by 1" crystal bear figurine was stolen from a desk in a 3rd floor office. Loss value: $10.00.
Perry-Castañeda Library, 101 East 21st Street
Occurred on 4-13-04 between 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Theft: A brown leather wallet containing various credit and identification cards was stolen from an unattended 5th floor study cubicle. Loss value: $5.00.
Sid Richardson Hall, 2300 Red River
Occurred on 4-13-04 at 9:55 a.m.
Harassment: An unidentified subject placed a telephone call to a UT staff member's 3rd floor office. The caller became upset when the staff member asked if he was a solicitor attempting to sell products. The caller began to use lewd and offensive language. After hanging the telephone up, the UT staff member used the star 57 feature (*57) on his office telephone to trap the telephone number of the caller.
Walter Webb Hall, 2500 Guadalupe
Discovered on 4-14-04 at 2:08 a.m.
Graffiti: A white ink gel pen was used to draw symbols on a metal fence located on the west side of the building. Removal cost: $40.00.


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British woman fails to win anything from fourth husband.
A woman, Susan Crossley, on her fourth high-profile divorce got none of this husband's dinero. The comely British woman has grossed £18 million (about $36 million American) on her first three divorces. The UK is known as the divorce capital of the world for a reason. Mrs. Crossley, who had been married to Mr. Stuart Crossley for only 14 months, abandoned her claim because of an airtight prenup. Evidently, Stuart Crossley's side insisted on a Massey Prenup (see Intolerable Cruelty).
Mrs. Crossley felt that the prenup was invalid because Mr. Crossley had neglected to disclose all off-shore holdings. But in the courts this December, a trio of Lord Justices threw out her petition saying that her prenup takes precedent over other claims. This is a bit of a turnaround in the way that divorce has worked in the UK. Lord Justice Thorpe was dismayed that, "very rich people are demanding full scale trials," and stretching the legal system to its limits. And he telepathically added, 'I'm looking at you, Heather Mills.'
Bummer for Mrs. Crossley, pretty good deal for justice. I'm not saying she's a gold digger…


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Young at Heart will meet at noon Jan. 28 for a lunch catered by Guido's.
Because of the Jan. 21 Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, the group is meeting on the fourth Monday of the month instead of the usual third Monday.
Reservations and payment are due by Jan. 21.


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Punk-rock fest at Gorge was, like, real, man
Published 10:00 pm, Sunday, July 11, 2004
In its 10th year, the traveling punk-rock road show that is Vans Warped Tour has been dubbed "punk-rock summer camp," and camp was officially in session Saturday when the tour made its stop at The Gorge.
Featuring mostly punk-rock artists and a few hip-hop acts, Warped Tour is a place where bands with names such as The F-Ups and Stole Your Woman are commonplace and mohawks, studded belts and black leather are the fashion du jour.
Ticket prices for Warped are kept inexpensive in order to make the event accessible for younger audiences, hence the summer-camp moniker. Admission to this year's tour cost $31.25 without service charges, and the event featured more than 60 artists on 10 stages.
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Each band's set was limited to 30 minutes, and the main stage was divided in two by a stack of amplifiers. When one band finished a set on its half of the stage, another started its performance, creating non-stop punk rock.
One of the veteran acts on the main stage, Bad Religion, turned in the most impressive performance of the day. For the first half of its set, the band focused on newer songs and the latter half included older material, making for an enjoyable half-hour. Other artists who delivered impressive sets on the main stage were emo-punks Thursday, progressive-rockers Coheed and Cambria and newcomers My Chemical Romance.
The hip-hop group Atmosphere drew one of the largest crowds for a non-main-stage act. The group's MC, Slug, looks more like a white-bread punk than a bona fide hip-hop star. With personal lyrics, vulnerable delivery and a charismatic stage presence, Slug showcased the potential to become bigger than that other white rapper who is a Warped alumnus, Eminem.
Lillix, an all-girl quartet, appeared more like Avril-wannabes than punks. They seemed uncomfortable on stage and looked out of place on the testosterone-powered tour. Their awkwardness on stage might have been what caused them to butcher a cover of The Romantics' "That's What I Like About You."
Lillix wasn't the only band to play cover songs. Alkaline Trio performed Billy Idol's "White Wedding," and Yellowcard, a band whose punk credibility is in question because of its multiple appearances on MTV's "TRL," performed parts of Foo Fighter's "My Hero."
It wouldn't have been a day of punk without a political message. Nearly every band on the main stage made a statement, all of which were rants against President Bush. The most pointed comment came from NoFx singer Fat Mike. In the middle of his band's set, he sang: "I wish Dick Cheney would have a heart attack. I wish everybody would come home from Iraq."
Celtic punk septet Flogging Molly performed after NoFx. The band had an unusual arrangement of instruments on stage, including a flute, an accordion, a banjo and a violin. That might mark the first time an accordion player has graced the main stage of Warped.
Flogging Molly had fans dancing jigs with its brand of Irish-influenced punk, which would make the perfect soundtrack for a night of pub-crawling and barroom brawling. The group's highly danceable set made Flogging Molly the ideal band to perform before headliners New Found Glory took the stage.
The headliner performed well but did little to distinguish itself from other bands on the bill. New Found Glory's set was the lone dismal mark on what otherwise was a fun day at camp, suggesting perhaps that the relatively young band might benefit from a few more days at punk-rock summer camp itself.


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I am writing my final blog to you from Shanghai after having said goodbye to Beijing yesterday morning. The last week was as packed as ever trying to cram lots in before leaving Beijing behind.
Last weekend we had an early start as we were off to the Mutianyu part of the Great Wall. After power naps on the mini bus we arrived about 2 hours later and made our way up through the trees to the wall Beijing there was the option to get a cable car up but we decided to brave the heat and admire the scenery from the ground instead! A few of us walked the whole length of the wall and past the last tower of the restored section to the non-restored part Beijing it was good to have experienced the two elements. This part of the wall also had a toboggan ride down which was potentially the highlight of the weekend!
My last week at work was pretty quiet. Unfortunately our supervisor had to visit the company's other office in Inner Mongolia so we didn't get to have our meeting with him to discuss the progress of our tasks. We were continuing what we had done last week, contacting investors and also now taking further steps to provide more information to those who were interested. We were still taken to lunch with the company everyday and although our other colleagues' English was limited, they were very keen to practice with us! Our supervisor called us on Friday and told us that he was sorry he wasn't able to make it back to Beijing to say goodbye to us but that we could have Monday and Tuesday off work to make sure we had seen everything in Beijing we wanted to. When we left we were given gifts by the company to say thank you and good bye.
We went to Wangfujing snack street Beijing renowned for its weird and wonderful food – last Monday evening to see what delights they had to offer. We were faced with scorpions, spiders, snake, monkey, cat.. the list was endless! I was only brave enough to try snake however some of the other interns were a little more adventurous. It was also our last Juicy on Wednesday night following the networking event that CRCC had put on for us – a very sad night for us all. The following evening we went to have drinks at Atmosphere Beijing a bar on the 80th floor of the tallest building in Beijing, however vertigo set in and I couldn't quite bring myself to go right to the window but the views of Beijing at night were incredible.
Before we knew it our last weekend in Beijing was upon us. After spending Saturday afternoon walking round the hutong area, eating dumplings and relaxing by the lakes, following the success of the KTV organised by CRCC a few weeks ago, a group of us decided to go back ourselves and had another tuneful night Beijing I don't think the staff knew what had hit them. On Sunday we visited the Temple of Heaven and did some last minute shopping at the Pearl Market nearby.
Having been given Monday and Tuesday off work I decided to go to the 798 Art district. Although not having realised the majority of the galleries were closed on a Monday it was still cool to wander round and see all the different sculptures that lined the streets. Monday night was the leaving drinks for everyone which was a great opportunity for all of the interns to have a last night together as the bar it had been organised at was occupied mainly by us! We all headed to a club in Sanlitun afterwards and as per usual, ended the night with a McDonalds. I spent Tuesday packing and making sure I had everything organised for my extra travelling. In the afternoon I went to meet my roommate after she'd finished work and we went to a german brewery and sat and drank beer for hours before heading back to get ready for our last meal with everyone. We went to the same restaurant as CRCC Asia took us to for our welcome dinner and ordered enough food to last a lifetime but managed to plough through it and ended up having a really great last night.
It was sad to say goodbye to everyone but I'm sure many of us will keep in contact. I've had an amazing month in Beijing and am glad that I still have some time left in China Beijing I'm leaving Shanghai tomorrow evening to go to Xian and then Pingyao before flying back to the UK next week. I hope that my blogs have been a good insight to what your internship in Beijing could be like – you are guaranteed to have an incredible time!


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Several Ashland schools' music ensembles have concerts planned this holiday season.
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The Met's unforgettable production of Verdi's ancient Egyptian drama.
The Met's unforgettable production of Verdi's ancient Egyptian drama stars Liudmyla Monastyrska as the enslaved Ethiopian princess caught in a love triangle with the heroic Radamès, played by Roberto Alagna, and the proud Egyptian princess Amneris, sung by Olga Borodina. Fabio Luisi conducts.
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Lamar Odom Busted for DUI
Lamar Odom has been released from the Van Nuys Police Department after spending the night in jail, arrested on suspicion of DUI early Friday morning.
California Highway Patrol Sergeant Denise Joslin tells Celebuzz that Odom was pulled over by on Highway 101 in Sherman Oaks around 3:30 a.m. He wasn't speeding, rather Joslin say it was how slowly he was driving (50 mph) that initially raised their suspicions. Odom did not respond to officers and drove another three exits before coming to a stop.
It was then that we're told Odom failed several field sobriety tests and was arrested. He refused to take a breathalyzer test.
The arrest tops off a difficult week for the basketball star, who was reported to have been missing on Sunday. Though his reps insisted he was "fine," he was not seen until Wednesday, when he was photographed at a Taco Bell in the San Fernando Valley. It was recently revealed that the L.A. Clippers don't plan to re-sign Odom for the upcoming season. Several outlets have also speculated that Odom has a drug problem, which is to blame for his strange behavior of late and that wife Khloe Kardashian recently tried to stage an intervention for him. Jezebel even went so far as to speculate that, hindsight being 20/20, there have been signs all along:
Odom's reported addiction to crack suddenly puts the last few years into a completely different perspective. Like how he's been traded so frequently with little explanation. Or how for this entire season of the show — for which he was included on the $40 million deal the family made with E! — Odom has mostly been absent, and when he does show up on camera, he's noticeably not mic'ed. Or how Khloe & Lamar was "put on hold" — with a rep stressing that it was on indefinite hiatus but not cancelled — in 2012 despite its first two seasons being ratings successes.
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$1,989,500 173 acres 0 County Road 160, Alvin, TX 77511 - Brazoria County
Dbl Corner 173+ Acres w/~7089 ft Rd Frontage near TX-35 & TX-6
Price Drop! Prime Development for Small Acreage Lots Per City of Alvin! See Docs for Possible Schematic of Lot Layout for Residential Development! Double Corner 173+ Acres w/~7089 ft Road Frontage near TX-35, TX-6 & Proposed Grand Pkwy/TX-99. Minutes to Alvin Schools, Community College, Sports Complex, Skate Park, Pool/Spray Park & Dog Park. 40 miles to Hobby Airport, Galveston Beach, Freeport, Houston Downtown & TX Medical Center via TX-35, I-45 & TX-288. Appointment Required Due to Cattle! Alvin ETJ! AG Exempt! Well & Septic Need to Be Installed! Owner Financing Available! See Restrictions in Docs & View Drone Video! Horses Ok! Also Available Subdivided into 30 & 40 Acres! Contact Capital Farm Credit for Loan!
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