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Author has written 18 stories for iCarly, Phil Of The Future, How to Rock, Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures, My Babysitter's a Vampire, and Latest Buzz.
My Top OTP's
Co #1. KEELY TESLOW and PHIL DIFFY are FUNDAMENTAL! PHEELY! (Phil of the Future)
Co #1. KIM POSSIBLE and RON STOPPABLE are FUNDAMENTAL! K/R! (Kim Possible)
This post is something Phil of the Future fans will enjoy. If you are curious it's a link to the picture that i have an icon of here right now of Raviv and Aly out to lunch on Feb 1, 2010. Theres another picture from a few days earlier of Aly, J.P. Manoux, and Fred Savage. Another POTF reunion of sorts. Also a couple DMs from J.P Manoux saying he loves the POTF pics I tweet and how POTF was so much fun.
The 2nd one is JP Manoux saying how Phil and Keely were meant to be.
The 3rd one is JP Manoux giving me a shout out.
Here are the messages i exchanged with one of the co-creators of Phil of the Future. Doug Tuber.
"I really enjoyed that show and wish it had continued. It was a great cast and crew and a terrific time." - Doug Tuber
"Tim and I were hired to write the Disney Channel 'Phil' movie which ended up never being produced, though we did write a very detailed and funny and romantic outline. I wish Disney had made it, because it would have been a nice ending to the show that i really felt was special to me (And others like yourself)" - Doug Tuber
"We had to fight hard to cast Keely (Alyson) and Phil (Raviv). Neither of them had done much acting, but I new they had a special chemistry together and that it would show on the screen. We had planned that they would end up together as more than friends (without being too too sappy)." - Doug Tuber
Aly mentions Raviv in an interview. They asked if she was still close or did she still see her Phil of the Future cast mates.
She for some reason brought up that they were not dating and never have dated which was funny since the question didnt ask that. :D
Pheely is my heart. They will always be together. There will be no breaking up or anything with any of my OTP's in my fan fictions. :)
I'm a PHEELY FUNDAMENTALIST! I'm a KIM/RON FUNDAMENTALIST!
While, I have never been big into real life pairings. I can't help but love Alyson Michalka and Raviv Ullman. Their friendship is just so amazing and adorable, it's hard not to think they would be that way as a couple as well.
My Phil of the Future story "Beside You In Time" is now on hiatus for the time being. As well as the stuff that was slated for after the completion of "Beside You In Time".
All these following stories are still on horizon. As well as the completed "Beside You In Time".
Phil of the Future fan fictions after "Beside You In Time". A Series of one shots that take place after "Beside You In Time" concludes.
1. Phil Diffy and Keely Teslow Engagement – Phil employs the help of Curtis to pick out an engagement ring for Keely. Keely and Pim have a girls day out. Phil proposes to Keely. Title – "Love Of My Life".
2. Phil Diffy and Keely Teslow Wedding – The big day for Phil and Keely approaches. Who will be the best man? Who will be the maid of honor? The Wedding Reception. Keely Teslow becomes Keely Diffy. Title - "Till The End Of Forever".
3. Phil Diffy and Keely Diffy Honeymoon – Where will Phil and Keely go on their Honeymoon? Will it involve time travel? Title – "Wonderwall".
4. Phil Diffy and Keely Diffy Pregnancy – Keely is pregnant. What will Keely have? A Boy? A Girl? Both? Hmm. This one shot will document the pregnancy and birth. Title – "We're In This Together".
Multi Chapter Story After The Series Of One-Shots
5. The Life and Times of Phil and Keely Diffy – A story that will document the remaining life of Phil and Keely. Title – "The Life And Times of Phil and Keely Diffy".
The story im beginning to work on now is a Phil of the Future/That 70s Show Crossover that will be titled "Back To The...70's."
The summary will be as follows...
"The Diffys travel back in time with Keely and the time machine breaks down again which happens to be during Jackie/Hyde's happiest times as a couple."
As you can see Jackie/Hyde is one of my OTP's and im sort of obsessed with them again right now thats took my mind away from Phil of the Future for a bit and therefore my story updates here have been less and less. Now i still love Pheely and Phil of the Future is still the best show of all time. I'm however not going to finish a story just to finish it. I don't want a rushed finished product. I want to be 100% in a certain frame of mind when im doing my Phil of the Future stories.
I have always wanted to do an That 70's Show fanfiction and well this idea hit me like a ton of bricks a few days ago. I can do a Jackie/Hyde story that i have been wanting to do for a long time and get my Phil of the Future juices flowing again at the same time.
Thanks for all your patience in regards to my other stories being put on the back-burner for the time being. I promise they are not dead.
I'm hopeful that my readers will give this story a chance. Regardless if you are a Phil of the Future fan who isnt a fan of That 70's Show or a That 70's Show fan that has never even heard of Phil of the Future. The brilliant CraftyNotepad recently has made me see there are a lot of similarities between the show. He got me extremely pumped for this fiction. The first chapter should be up in a week or two and then expect it to be consistently updated. I have a lot of what i want to do planned out but there are a few things i don't know how im going to do as of yet. I want the That 70's Show gang to know the Diffy's are from the Future as well as Keely. But at the same time how do i make this realistic. I mean it bothered Lloyd enough that just Keely even knew they were from the Future. Imagine if Jackie, Hyde, Donna, Eric, Fez, Kelso, Red, Kitty, and Leo all knew about them? I mean Leo would probably forget but as far as the rest i don't know how im going to do that. So once i get that figured out i will begin.
A few people have inquired about why i don't have any Kim Possible fan fictions. Well, It's quite simple. Bob, Mark, and Steve gave us great closure. They have also made it clear Kim/Ron are meant to be together forever. I feel no urge to expand on it any as of now. I mean they got happily ever after. I'm focused on my Phil of the Future fan fiction and getting that back on track. Phil of the Future didnt give Closure. It was screwed by the network and a lot of things were left hanging. That type of stuff bugs me and that's why my fan fictions besides one iCarly fic consist of only Phil of the Future. We didnt get closure. Doug Tuber one of the creators has helped ease that a little by saying Pheely was meant to be from the start but still we were left hanging unlike Kim Possible where we got closure. While i would love for there to be more Kim/Ron recent Kim/Ron fan fictions as of now there are still way more Kim/Ron stories in that fandom then any other so while it's in no worry of getting took over i have no reason to add to it. Brilliant authors like Commander Argus (RIP) and MrDrP and Cloudmonet have perfectly extended the series among others. So this is why I have not done any Kim Possible fics as of now. I'm not saying it will never happen, Just not on the radar anytime soon.
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This tutorial is now obsolete. A new and updated version is available at Searching and Downloading OpenStreetMap Data (QGIS3)
Getting high quality data is essential for any GIS task. One great resource for free and openly licensed data is OpenStreetMap(OSM) . The OSM database consits of streets, local data as well as building polygons. Getting access to OSM data in a GIS format is integrated in QGIS. This tutorial explains the process for searching, downloading and using OSM data in QGIS.
Search for London in OSM database, browse and select a part of the city, and extract all pub locations as a shapefile.
If you do not see any data - make sure you are online - as the basemap tiles are fetched from the internet. You can also use the Pan tool to move the map canvas slightly, which will trigger a refresh of the basemap.
.osm extension is an text file in the OSM
XML format. We first need to
convert it into a suitable format that is easy to consume in QGIS. Go to
Now that we do not need the OSM Place Search functionality, you can click the close button to remove it from the main window. If you need to use it again, you can enable it from(Windows) or (Linux).
london.osm as the Input XML file.
Name the Output SpatiaLite DB file as
london.osm.db. Make
sure the Create connection (SpatiaLite) after import button is
london.osm.db file contains all feature types in the OSM database -
Points, Lines and Polygons. GIS layers typically contain only one type of
feature, so you need to choose one. Since we are interested in point
locations of pubs, here you need to choose Point (nodes) as the
Export type. You would choose Polylines (open ways)
if you wanted to get the road network. Name the Output layer
name as
london_points. GIS data has 2 parts to it - location and
attributes. We are also interested in the name of the pub - not just
its location, so we need to export that information as well. Click on
Load from DB under Exported tags section. This will
fetch all attributes from the
london.osm.db file. Check
name and amenity tags. See OSM Tags to learn more about what
each attribute means. Make sure the Load into canvas when
finished is checked, and click OK.
london_points loaded in QGIS. Note
that this contains ALL points in the OSM database for the viewport.
Since we are interested only in pubs, we need to write a query to select
only those. Right click on
london_points layer and select
Open Attribute Table.
london_points layer
and choose Save Selection As....
london_pubs.shp. Leave all other options as they are and
make sure the Add saved file to map option is checked. Click
london_pubs in the QGIS canvas. Uncheck
london_points layer as we don't need that anymore.
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Anthony Haynes writes: It is with great sadness that we have to announce the untimely death of Tony Walsh.
Tony was a long-term Associate of ours who played the leading role in the provision of psychometric and assessment services.
We will publish a tribute to Tony shortly. In the meantime, our thoughts are with Sheena, his wife, and all his family and friends.


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GIGABYTE Roughing Up ASUS Some More
Dem's Fighten' Words!
Published Tue, Jul 10 2007 8:30 PM CDT | Updated Mon, Oct 19 2020 8:08 PM CDT
GIGABYTE have taken another stab at ASUS, distributing results of a thermal temperature test between their own P35-DQ6 motherboard and ASUS's competitor in the P5K Deluxe.
Focusing on the same hotspot areas with each board, these supposed accurate results clearly show that the P35-DQ6 runs significantly cooler across the board due to lower R(ds) on the MOSFETs, a Ferrite core choke, all-solid SMD capacitors and also a virtual 12 phase power design.
Images and details of exactly how these results were obtained is non-existant. Given that, along with the fact that GIGABYTE would never turn around and conclude that the ASUS board is in fact the superior / better cooling board, it's almost needless to say these results are to be taken with a grain of salt.
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Medical Marijuana, Inc. expands into Venice, California by signing "99 High Art Collective," which will begin to implement Medical Marijuana, Inc.'s tax remittance card in 4th quarter 2009.
"The high energy marketing efforts of our Agents are building major momentum, moving us full steam ahead, as we now have 13 Cannabis Collectives who have agreed to use our Tax Remittance Card," says Rob Griffin, Chief Operations Officer of Medical Marijuana, Inc.
Medical Marijuana, Inc. is the first public company to recognize the vast and unequaled opportunities that exist in the rapidly expanding Medical Marijuana market. The scientific recognition of marijuana as a powerful medicine has brought marijuana to a new status, and opened the door for investment and opportunity.
Tax Collection
The Stored Value Platform System will provide verifiable solutions to manage the difficult task of revenue and taxation collection. The "Point of Sale" (POS) system will recognize the dispensary's tax ID number, state and local tax rates and then provide "Automated Clearing House" (ACH) settlement of the taxes to the proper financial institutions. The customers of the dispensary are issued a plastic debit card or medical revenue card. The ease of access to certifiably secure transactions lessens the risk of loss at each level of the transaction.
Internal Management
All collectives/dispensaries in the U.S. are cash businesses. This presents a number of challenges. Dispensary owners risk employee theft and possible competition for sales with unsupervised employees. Our stored value card also eliminates the risks of carrying cash. For the investor looking to open more than one dispensary, this card allows him the ease of mind of knowing all transactions are accounted for in all of his locations.
Medical Marijuana, Inc. is developing a suite of solutions to deliver an efficient and secure infrastructure for the Medical Marijuana Industry that will provide the tools to industry operators to effectively manage their businesses with the confidence that they are in full compliance.
About Malibuddha, Inc./"99 High Art Collective" and Their Grand Opening
High Art, High Love, High Quality Medicine. A Cutting Edge Art Gallery Opens Up In Venice Beach With Light Paintings of Psychedelic Pioneers By Dean Chamberlain. Breaking away from the typical gallery model, "99 High Art Collective" will open its doors on July 3rd, 2009, not only as a high art gallery, but also as a Medicinal Cannabis dispensary with world renowned artists, and according to their proprietor and patients, "…very high quality art, love and organic medicine."
"The '99 High Art Collective' is honored to align itself with great luminaries in art, society and health," says co-proprietor, Sam Boyer. The premiere exhibit for the "99" grand opening will be "Portraits of Psychedelic Pioneers," by renowned Venice Beach artist, Dean Chamberlain. The Chamberlain exhibit will run for three months and features light paintings of psychedelic pioneers including Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Albert Hoffman, Terrence McKena, and Laura Huxley.
A portion of art sale proceeds will go to benefit MAPS, The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, who have supported medical marijuana research since 1986.
The "99 High Art Collective" proprietors are hopeful that their new "hybrid" gallery/collective will inspire people and heal them. "We believe that art and healing are inseparable," says artist, activist and 99's name sake, Yvonne, aka 99. "Our vision is to bring healing and art together in an environment that will inspire people to reach higher levels of health, consciousness, compassion, and love. We're doing this so people like my mother, who needed medical marijuana, can feel good, inspired and safe."
Grand Opening of the "99 High Art Collective" and the Dean Chamberlain exhibit, July 3rd, 2009, 6-11 pm at 1108 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice Beach, California, 90291, followed by a V.I.P. after party from 10-4 am at the Stronghold Speakeasy at 1625 Abbot Kinney Blvd. For V.I.P. after party tickets and info visit www.99collective.com.
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|Serbian Matryoshka
Did you know I have three different shopping venues and experiences available for my work?
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For a personal shopping experience visit my AmyPerrotti.etsy.com. Here you can order a variety of different sized prints directly from me. I fulfill each print order by printing the drawings myself and hand signing each print. Also, I include a free ACEO print with a hand written thank you note on the back. Here are some of my Etsy items:
|Tunisian Girl Matryoshka art print
|Cuban Violet Matryoshka coloring sheet PDF
Also at AmyPerrotti.etsy.com I offer down loadable files such as; coloring sheets, party kits, invitations and thank you notes, favor boxes and toys too! For Example:
|Matryoshka Party Kit Printable PDFs
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My zazzle.com/amyperrotti shop offers merchandise featuring all my Matryoshka drawings as; postcards, cards, postage stamps, and tote bags. Zazzle.com is responsible for fulfilling all of these orders. Here are some examples:
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In addition to my Matryoshka drawings, occasionally I do other types of designs and drawings. At spoonflower.com/profiles/amyperrotti you can find a variety of my designs on fabric, wallpaper, and gift wrap. Spoonflower.com fulfills all the orders. Here are some examples of the designs:
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First Screens of Etrian Odyssey IV Surface
Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu has hooked fans up with the first screens of Etrian Odyssey IV. This comes just after the game's reveal yesterday and a Nintendo Direct Broadcast which took place this morning. The included images are just some of the assets shown for the game during the broadcast. Atlus is apparently very happy to show off the game and they should be; it looks amazing. The gorgeous anime art style has returned and for the first time in the series the developers have crafted full 3D models for the monsters. The images also give us our first look at the game's swordsman job. Hit the break to check out the screens and art. Etrian Odyssey IV launches in Japan on July 5th.


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Section 13 is a 640-acre area of Lubrecht Experimental Forest managed by College of Forestry and Conservation (CFC) students. The Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society collaborates with the other CFC clubs to make decisions on the management of Section 13. Section 13 is open to all students for recreation and biology/ecology projects. It is a great resource for education and job skills. We are open to any ideas or projects that students may have in mind. The Section 13 manager's job is to assist students in projects and to be a liaison between Lubrecht Forest and student groups.


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Dean takes a few months to work things out for himself. First he's disgusted at himself, then he's angry at Sam, then he switches back. All the while he's tracked down the Impala, made contact with Dad, and wasn't that a fun conversation. Not. He tries to hook up a few times at dives where he's pool-sharking, but either he's lost his mojo, or his heart isn't in it. Either way, he's frustrated. And lonely. He doesn't call Sam, almost does several times, but he stops himself. It's too much, too soon, he can't even imagine what he'd say. He doesn't want to imagine that Sam wouldn't want to talk to him.
The words that Sam had said, that had seemed to ring and ring through his body as the spell finally broke, they've been playing on an endless loop in the background of whatever he's doing. He analyzes it over and over again. What did Sam really mean? It must have been true for the spell to have been broken. But what is he supposed to do with this knowledge now? His brother loves him, like that. And wants him to be in his life. He keeps picturing Sam's face in that moment of confession, how he'd never seen his brother happier, and it wasn't just his 'O' face either. Sam was really, truly happy. And hadn't that been what his life was all about? Keeping Sam safe and making sure he was happy, that's what he's acknowledged as his prime directive.
Finally he's realized this isn't something he can decide on his own, and it's not a topic for discussion in email or on a phone call. Way too important to risk that. So, he gathers himself together and swings by Stanford to tell Sam, that he's on board with it. He's happy to anticipate what Sam's reaction will be. But he sees him walking across the quad with a beautiful, leggy, blonde. He shadows them for a little while, and they look good together. Sam looks happy. Not as happy as when he'd been inside Dean, together on that bed, looking down at him, declaring his love and all that jazz. No, not quite that happy. But maybe happy enough. And Dean decides he doesn't want to screw that up for his little brother.
He should have just left right then and there. Gotten out of Dodge, headed for the beach or headed back towards Vegas or something. But no. Like the idiot he knows he'll always be, he decided to have one drink before hitting the road. The dive bar he chose was pretty far from campus, but then everything pretty much is. He's sitting there alone, perched on a barstool, sipping down a California micro-brew that tastes vaguely lemony, staring at himself in the backbar mirror when he sees him. Sam, walking in with a small group of people, the leggy blonde next to him like she was earlier today. Dean watches as his little brother steers everyone to a table and then jumps up to order at the bar. He sees Sam approaching, step by step he comes closer and he repeats to himself that his decision is made. He's going, he's leaving, it's better this way, for Sam. All for Sam. He ducks his head down, pretending to look at his new cell phone, until he feels his brother's hand on his shoulder.
"Did you really think I wouldn't see you?"
"Hey, Sam. I just…uh…didn't want to interrupt you with your friends, especially that hot blonde," Dean says, knowing how completely lame that sounds as soon as the words leave his mouth. He makes a rude leer at the table Sam's friends are sitting at.
"Really? That's all you're gonna say? Not a word for all these months. After all this time, that's it?" Sam's hand tightens on his shoulder until it's almost hurting. Dean meets Sam's eyes in the mirror and finds he can't speak. "You asshole," Sam spits.
Sam's hand drops, and so do his eyes. He signals the bartender over. "Hey, we need a pitcher and six glasses over there," Sam says, pointing at the table where his friends are all laughing at someone's joke. He throws a twenty on the bar and stalks back over to the table, sliding into the booth bench next to his girl on the end.
Dean sits on his barstool, feeling like he should just slide off and melt into the sticky mess on the floor. The night cleaning staff can mop him up and pour him down the drain. What's the point now? He looks at himself in the mirror once again, sucking his pint glass dry. He looks empty, as drained dry as his beer glass. Just knowing Sam was his brother used to fill him up. Just knowing Sam loved him in some way was what mattered. Before everything else. Now who the hell knows what his brother even thinks. He'll probably never get to ask him. He orders another beer, with a whisky chaser this time. Might as well get too drunk to drive, because why the hell not?
He drinks and watches, watches and drinks. Soaks in all the booming laughs that are Sam's, can only be Sam's, because no one laughs like that except his little brother. He can hear how forced it is, that Sam's trying to show him he's having a good time even though his asshole of a brother is crashing his party. What did he think he was going to accomplish even coming here? What, was he going to drag Sam off like some caveman, you come with me, we go hunt? Sam's definitely gotten past all that now, past him, wanting him, needing him, loving him. Obviously, look at the way he's got his arm around that beautiful girl. How she's looking up at him with those eyes filled with who knows what, it's hard to see from this far away, and he's had too many shots of whisky by now.
He orders another and is actually looking at his phone this time to check and see if there's a message from Dad. Hoping to be rescued from this self-created train wreck by some other poor bastard's need for a hunter's rescue. That's when he feels the hand on his shoulder. But it's not as heavy as Sam's. He looks up and sees it's the girl, the hot blonde, Sam's girl. She's standing there, next to his barstool, with her hand on his shoulder like she knows him. Or wants to.
"Hey sugar, what's up?" Dean asks, mildly alarmed at the slight slur in his voice.
"You're the guy, right? Sam's guy?" the girl asks, her face friendly, but intense.
"I'm nobody's anything, not anymore," Dean says, slamming that door before she can get it open.
"Dude, cut it out. He really misses you. This is the first time we've gotten him out of the dorm in two whole months," the girl says, looking at him like she's seeing right through all the bullshit, right down to the man who screwed his little brother.
"He's not mine. Like I said, sweetheart, I don't know what you're talking about," Dean says, turning away from her to get her hand off his shoulder, the weight of it suddenly oppressive.
She doesn't give up though, just tightens it almost as tightly as Sam had a while ago. "Listen, buddy. Sam hasn't been the same since you and he got together. He came back from vacation, and he was completely different. Like he'd filled in his missing piece or something, but then someone took it all away. I know I've only heard his side of things, but the thing between you two, well, it sounded like it was a long time coming. Something he'd always wanted. And you gave it to him and then split. Not cool, dude. Just talk to him, okay? He needs you."
"What's it to you anyway? You're his girl, right?" Dean asks with nasty venom.
"No, it's not like that. Not at all. We love each other, but just as friends. I gave up on that a while ago. He's got no room in his heart left, you've been taking up all the space, buddy." She squeezes his shoulder briefly then lets go and walks back to snuggle into Sam's side. Sam pulls her in close and laughs uproariously at something one of his buddies shouted.
Dean watches all of this blearily from across the room, hoping that Sam will at least make eye contact. But nothing. He orders another whisky shot and tosses it back. When the glass is empty he stands, unsteady, unsure of his next move. He looks one last time at Sam, and is surprised to see his brother's glaring eyes tracking his motion. Dean motions with his head towards the door and raises his eyebrows, then stumble-stalks outside.
The cool, California air, finally moist with the night's fog feels good after the closeness of the bar. He leans up against the Impala's front fender, waiting to see if his brother will come out or not. He's just about to give up and drive in search of a place to crash when the bar door opens and closes. A tall man's outline is silhouetted briefly in the warm spill of light from the bar. The wide shoulders and long hair unmistakably Sam. Dean tightens himself up at his brother's approach, battens down the hatches for the coming storm. Wraps up his heart in the Faraday cage that will allow for no incoming signals to reach it.
Sam leans up against the Impala's fender next to him, not touching, but close enough to be able to easily. "Jess told me, what you asked her. About she and I being a couple. Is that why you…?" Sam asks, trailing off at the end like he's not sure why he's even asking.
Dean nods, not wanting to say anything more about it.
"I looked for you, man. For weeks. But I finally had to come back here, that was all I had left since you ditched me. Figured you'd come back once you'd had some time. Or you wouldn't, if you couldn't deal. Well, I hoped you would."
Dean doesn't say anything, just marvels at how well his brother knows him. It shouldn't be a surprise. They know each other as well as any other two people ever could. Sam's always been the more perceptive of the two of them. But he can't answer, or speak up for himself or his actions.
"Is this you, coming back because you had enough time to figure things out?" Sam asks with a restrained hopefulness that just kills Dean to hear.
"Sammy, I…" Dean finally says, each word feeling like shards of broken glass cutting up his insides.
Sam interrupts him. "Don't say you're sorry. I get it. I shouldn't have just said it like that. Not when you weren't even yourself."
"That's not why I left, Sam, I couldn't believe I did that to you."
"Did what?"
"That just because I had amnesia or whatever from that spell the freakin' witch had put on me, I let myself do that to you."
"You didn't do anything to me, Dean. If anything, I took advantage of you. What are you even saying?"
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that. That's what I'm saying. I shouldn't have let it happen in the first place."
"So, what I told you, right before you left, that's not why you're here?" Sam asks in a low, pained mumble.
"Naw, I know you didn't mean all that, heat of the moment in the middle of hot and heavy sex, people say all kinds of stuff. I'm not holding you to it, if you're worried about it."
Sam stands up with his hands clenched into fists, knuckles gone white; Dean has a chance to glance at his face and is terrified by the sudden rage, then he's getting clocked with a fist to his jaw. He wasn't expecting a punch like that, and he's unsteady with all the whisky so he goes down, crumpling against the side of the Impala.
"You are so screwed in the head, dude. You still can't even accept it? I love you, you freakin' idiot. Don't you get it?"
"Hell of a way of showing it, Sammy," Dean says, rubbing at his jaw.
"So why the hell did you even come here then? Huh?" Sam asks, arms crossed and chin jutted out.
Dean looks up at him from his spot against the side of the Impala, briefly considers trying to stand up, and decides he's better off farther away from Sam's fists. "Just wanted to check up on you."
"That's it? Really? Last chance, dude," Sam says, jaw tightening and flexing.
Dean bows his head and looks at his hands laying there in his lap. Empty. But they're the ones that had held Sam, had felt every inch of his skin, had loved him. He can hear the deadline seriousness in Sam's voice, he means it, this is his last chance to say it or not. Everything that means anything to him is standing right there in front of him with his arms crossed, practically breathing fire out of his nose. "All right, you got me, I came to see if you really meant all that stuff, or not."
Sam blows out a breath with a heavy sigh, it sounds almost like a baby elephant trying to trumpet and sinks down to the side of the car next to Dean. "Yeah, I did. I meant every word. Of course I did. I wouldn't ever say something like that if I didn't. Don't you know me?"
"I didn't know you, not like that. And I didn't even know myself, then all of a sudden the spell or whatever was gone, and I did. All at once, it all came crashin' in on me. It was hard to wrap my head around. I'm sorry I left like that."
"I'm sorry too. That I didn't figure it out, that you really had amnesia, until after we'd gone to bed the first time. I seriously feel like I took advantage of you. I felt sick about it, man. But I'm really sorry that you left, and that you thought for one second that it was just some lies I was laying on you while we were in bed."
"Sammy, it's what saved me. From the curse thing. You telling me that, while we were, uh, you know."
"Really? A true love's fuck curse? That's a thing?"
"Apparently. And if you hadn't gone there, and done and said that, I'd still be a mortician in Modesto."
"It does have a certain ring to it, alliteration and all," Sam says with a one-sided grin. "So, you forgive me for taking advantage of you, while you weren't you?"
"Yeah, of course. I mean, as I remember it, I came on pretty damn strong, and I know I'm irresistible and all," Dean says with his own grin matching Sam's.
"So, you wanna come back to my place? We can find some ice for that," Sam points at the darkening bruise on Dean's jaw.
"Sure, sounds good, but you're drivin'," Dean says, tossing Sam the keys.
"You were a mortician, Dean. And you seemed pretty damned good at it, I watched you a couple times, especially the handling the sad people stuff, you were great with them," Sam says as he steers them out of the gravel parking lot.
"I was just channeling you, Sammy. You're the one that's good with grieving widows and stuff," Dean says, leaning against the window and looking his fill of Sam driving his car.
"That's bullshit. You were great, really great. I was surprised, actually. I think you could do it, for real, if you ever wanted to go legit, you know."
"Go legit?"
"Yeah, like if you want to take a break, settle down for a while,"
"You mean, settle down, like here?"
Sam just looks at him like he's the stupidest person on Earth.
"You want us to what, move in together or something?"
"Yeah,…uh, I do. I mean, if you want to. I think it'd be…well it'd be good."
"I'll think about it when I'm not drunk, okay?"
"Sure, yeah, plenty of time for thinking," Sam says, sounding a little disappointed.
"That wasn't a no, by the way," Dean says with a smirk.
"I know, I heard you," Sam says, looking guilty.
"Nothing to be guilty about, Sam, why're you makin' that face?"
"I'm asking for too much. I know I am. I'm sorry, I'll stop. I'm just glad you're here, okay?"
"Okay, okay. Me too, and you're not asking for too much. I just need some time with the idea, that's all," Dean says.
Sam nods and shuts up. Dean can see that his mind is still racing though, judging by the expression he's got on his face and how his hands are clenching and unclenching nervously on the steering wheel. Dean doesn't say anything, just watches his brother fret and drive, until he's being awoken and Sam's pulling him out of the car and wrapping his gorilla arm around his waist, hustling him up the stairs and into a small dorm room. Dean crashes down onto one of the beds. Gotta be Sam's bed it smells like him, smells like Sammy is the last thought he has for a while.
He wakes up a little when Sam puts an icepack on his jaw and runs his hands through his hair. Just enough to grab Sam's hand that's in his hair and hold onto it, until he falls back into blackness. Of all nights why did he have to drink so much?
In the morning he wakes up to Sam's face a few inches from his, eyes wide and bright and brimming with happiness. He can feel that Sam's wrapped his whole body around his own to make them fit in the small bed. "G'mornin," he finally manages to say.
Sam leans forward and brushes their lips together. "Good morning," Sam says in what sounds like a thunderous pronouncement. "Sorry, I'll be quieter," he whispers when he sees Dean's wince.
Dean wants to just go back to sleep, and avoid going through with the hangover, but what he wants more is to be here, with his brother, finally in his arms. "Thanks, Sammy," he says, snuggling back into Sam's side and closing his eyes, hoping Sam will do the same, and not make him get out of this perfectly wonderful, warm bed quite yet.
Sam starts getting antsy, legs twitching, arms fidgeting, until he finally starts unwrapping himself and making a move to get out of bed. Dean peeks one eye open and asks in a low growl, "Where ya goin'?"
"Just down to get some breakfast. I'll bring some back up. You want some coffee, right?"
"Yeah, that'd be awesome, thanks," Dean says, turning over to flop in the warm spot that Sam's left in the bed, inhaling the scent of his brother left behind. He of course isn't able to go back to sleep, since that smell reminds him that he's going to have to be coherent enough to talk to Sam, and soon. He groans as he hoists himself up off of the small bed, and then scrambles around the room looking for shower supplies. He snags Sam's soap and towel and heads out the door to take a quick shower before Sam gets back. He's toweled off his hair and is sitting at Sam's desk, looking out the window at the quad below.
Dean grunts, acknowledging the coffee that Sam sets on the desk in front of him.
"See you found the shower. Feeling any better?"
Dean takes a sip of the coffee and grimaces at the heat. "So you really think I could do that, for like a job?" Dean asks, continuing the conversation they'd started and not finished last night.
"What? Be a mortician? Yeah, of course," Sam answers through a mouthful of granola and yogurt.
"Gross. Wonder if I have to go to school or anything?"
"Yeah, my friend, Ross, I was talkin' to him down in the cafeteria just now. His dad's brother is one, went to school up in San Francisco for a couple years. You apprentice and learn all the stuff you probably already know, I bet it'd be easy for you."
"Huh. I always figured I'd be like a mechanic or something, if I ever stopped hunting."
"When did you ever picture that?"
"Uh, kind of recently. I was in the South, in Missouri, talking to a friend of mine. She uh…asked me what I'd do if I wasn't huntin', so I started thinkin' about it."
"A friend, huh?"
"Yeah, a friend, let's just leave it at that."
"Fine, fine. Ross said he'd find out about the mortuary school if you want," Sam says.
"Where am I supposed to live while I go to school, huh? Assuming they'd even take a guy with just a GED and some experience that I can't actually claim under my own name," Dean asks.
"We can get a place, off campus, maybe you can even take the train up to school. San Francisco is pretty close."
"You really want to live together? You think we could?" Dean asks, just the thought of what Sam's asking waking him up more completely than coffee ever could.
"I want to try. would you at least do that for me? For us?" Sam asks, and Dean can see he's trying to control using the puppy-eyes, that means this is for real and for serious.
Asking something like that means that this is the real deal, for them at least. Dean does the only thing he can do to stall for time, respond with a big-brother teasing question instead of an answer. "So, there's an us, then?"
"Yeah. I mean, there is if you want there to be. You do, right?"
Dean drains his coffee and sets the mug on the desk, he takes the bowl and spoon from Sam's hand and puts them next to the mug. Then he folds himself down over a surprised Sam, who pulls them back down onto his bed. Dean kisses his answer into Sam's lips, trails the answer along with kisses along his jaw, whispers the answer into his ear while nibbling on his earlobe.
The answer is yes, of course it's yes, what else could it possibly ever be?
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I'm very passionate about raising awareness of EHS or Electro Hyper Sensitivity. In the EU it's a recognised disability and in certain European countries wifi has been banned in schools. Unfortunately the UK has a long way to catch up. Many people have been encouraged to believe EHS is psychosomatic, despite a lot of evidence to the contrary which gets pushed aside by companies wanting to make good profits. Anxiety and fear around the symptoms does make EHS worse obviously, as does anxiety fear around pretty much everything…
There's a lot of good advice out there on ways to get the best out of technology and maintain your health, so I'm not anti tech. Without it I wouldn't be able to share my poems with you through this lovely website! But it's equally important to not blindly believe everything we hear. Making ourself aware of how these invisible fields interact with our bodies, what the affects are and managing our exposure helps us to keep our bodies healthy in the long term. Prevention they say is better than cure. I'll be writing a blog on this at some point about my personal experience with smart meters as an EHS sufferer. It wasn't pretty.
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10 Horror Films You Can Watch For Free Online This Halloween
Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Norman Bates, and Jon & Kate are just some of Hollywood's most horrifying characters. One of the best things about Halloween is that it's a perfect opportunity to grab some friends and settle in for a good old fashioned scare in front of the TV, or increasingly, the computer monitor.
Although we still think the cineplex is the best way to get your big-league scare-on, the Internet is a full-on treasure-trove of excellent scary content. While it's true you can buy and download movies online, more and more often, streaming services are offering ways for film fans to tune in to great content for free.
Here are ten of our favorite horror movies to watch for free online this Halloween. Some of these services might only work in the US but if you know of any great content accessible to international fans, please let us know in the comments (legal content, only, please!).
1. Dawn of the Dead (2004 version)
Although most horror remakes pale in comparison to the original, Zack Snyder's remake of the George Romero classic actually works pretty well. The film offers good scares and great effects and while it doesn't totally capture Romero's awesomeness (and, really, what would?), it's a very solid horror flick.
You can watch "Dawn of the Dead" on Hulu and check out the trailer below:
2. Night of the Living Dead
George Romero's groundbreaking 1968 black and white horror film, "Night of the Living Dead" revolutionized the horror industry and started the whole wave of splatter films that would come to define horror in the 1970s. It's a classic that still holds up today (even if we are now accustomed to bigger scares) and features Romero's trademark humor and wit.
The film is in the public domain, thanks to the original distributor's failure to include copyright marks on the film prints. As such, you can download and watch the film for free at the Internet Archive.
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3. The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2005's "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" isn't a straight horror film, but it does have some great seat-jumping moments. Backed by a stellar cast (Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, and Jennifer Carpenter), the film is very engaging. The fact that it was inspired by a true story adds a whole other dimension to the horror.
You can watch the film for free on Hulu and check out the trailer below:
4. Bram Stoker's Dracula
Although some might argue that "The Godfather Part III" is Francis Ford Coppola's most scary film, the intentional scares are present in 1992's "Bram Stoker's Dracula." The most successful film adaptation of the classic Dracula story to date, the film stars Anthony Hopkins, Winona Ryder, and Gary Oldman.
You can watch the film on Hulu and see the trailer here:
5. The Blob
If you like campy, gory, B-movie horror, you need to check out Chuck Russell's 1988 remake of "The Blob." With a tagline like "Terror Has No Shape" you know you are in for some good, cheesy, horror fun.
You can watch the film for free at Crackle.com and check out the trailer here:
6. Ghostbusters
OK, so "Ghostbusters" really isn't what you would call a horror film, but it has ghosts and ooze and Bill Murray. Plus, they always played the theme song during the Halloween Parade at my elementary school. While it may not technically be horror, it is a Halloween tradition.
You can watch the hit movie online at Crackle.com and check out the trailer here:
7. The House on Haunted Hill
B-movie horror legend Vincent Price stars in the 1959 classic, "The House on Haunted Hill." It's about an eccentric millionaire who invites five people to his haunted house party. If they can stay the night, they get $10,000.00. Of course, as the night progresses, people get trapped and die. Pure B-movie gold.
You can watch the film on YouTube and check out the trailer here:
8. The Last Man on Earth
Another Vincent Price film, "The Last Man on Earth" is about a man who is the sole survivor of a deadly plague. However, he's not as alone as he thinks — at night the bodies of the dead rise up, thirsty for his blood! The film was remade as "The Omega Man" starring Charlton Heston, but the original Vincent Price version is better.
It's also in the public domain, so you can download it for free at Archive.org and watch the trailer here:
9. Nosferatu
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5. December 20, 1981 Baltimore 23 New England 21
The "bookend season" for the Baltimore Colts resulted in a 2-14 record. Wins in the first and last game against the New England Patriots by a total of three points were the only bright spots. In between, the Colts set six NFL records.
1. Most Points Allowed, Season, 533
2. Worst Point Differential, 16-game season, 274
3. Most First-Half Points Allowed, 16-game season, 307
4. Most Touchdowns Allowed, Season, 68
5. Most First Downs Allowed Season, 406
6. Fewest Punt Returns, Season, 12
Few observers were impressed by the Colts' win. No one knew at the time that the Patriots, like the Colts, were destined for a 2-14 season. But the Patriots had a reputation for failing to salt away weaker opponents. "The Patriots are considered by more than a few observers to be the collective head cases of the National Football League, finding one way after another to blow the 'gimmie' games," wrote one AP columnist.
1-14 met 2-13 for the right to select DE Kenneth Sims from the University of Texas. The Patriots were six point favorites on the road. Other than the 1976 first year Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Baltimore Colts may have been the worst team in NFL history.
New England committed four turnovers, including three interceptions by backup, Tom Owen. Baltimore QB Bert Jones was 17 for 28 for 267 yards and three touchdowns. The Colts offense had one decent game when they didn't need one. They finished 26th out of 28 NFL teams on offense, and 28th on defense. They were "out tanked" by the Patriots.
Naturally, the Colts won the one game they probably should have lost, a sloppy 23-21 affair marked by numerous penalties and turnovers. The Colts offensive line played well, Dickey and McMillian had great games, and Glasgow recorded a drive-killing interception that appears to be the team's only clutch defensive play of the season. But the few fans who saw the game -- "Office Christmas parties would draw more people," Ken Denlinger quipped in the Washington Post about a crowd estimated in the 18,000 range -- probably weren't dazzled by heroics. They were bewildered by a Jones third-down scramble that ended when the quarterback went into his slide just after the down marker ... the wrong down marker, because Jones was still eight yards shy of a first down."We had a helluva start and a helluva finish."
Following the 1981 season, the Colts traded QB Bert Jones to the Los Angeles Rams for the number four pick in the 1982 draft. Baltimore selected Art Schlicter from Ohio State. The Colts gave Schlichter a $350,000 signing bonus, much of which he wagered away before the league suspended him.
4. January 4, 2014 Indianapolis 45 Kansas City 44
"One for the ages," said Pagano, Indianapolis' coach. "I think somebody said that it was the second-largest comeback or whatever in the history of whatever. I guess 21 wasn't large enough at half, so we thought we'd give them another seven, you know, just to make it interesting."
Indianapolis became only the second playoff team to rally from that big a deficit. Buffalo rallied from 32 points to beat Houston 41-38 in January 1993, though that one required overtime.
If things weren't bad enough in the first half where the Chiefs led 31-10, they got worse for the Colts on the first play of the third quarter. Kansas City S Husain Abdullah intercepted Colts QB Andrew Luck at the Indianapolis 18 yard line. Three plays later, the Chiefs led 38-10.
The Colts edged closer on a 10 yard TD run by RB Donald Brown, and a three yard TD pass from Luck to Brown making the score, 38-24. The Chiefs were unable to move the ball and punted. Colts QB Andrew Luck was intercepted again by S Husain Abdullah at the Indy 28. This led to a Kansas City field goal. The Colts were able to cut the lead to 41-31, on an Andrew Luck 12 yard TD pass to TE Coby Fleener.
Following a Kansas City punt, Indianapolis marched 90 yards in 12 plays. The drive was capped off when QB Andrew Luck recovered a Donald Brown fumble, and ran it in from the five yard line for the TD. The no huddle had worked brilliantly for the Colts, and they trailed, 41-38. The Chiefs would only need three minutes to tack on a 43 yard Ryan Succup field goal to increase the lead to 44-38.
Indianapolis would need just four plays to take the lead. A 64 yard bomb to WR T.Y. Hilton from Andrew Luck tied the game, and K Adam Vinatieri converted the extra point for a 45-44 lead with four minutes 21 seconds to play.
Kansas City drove from its own 20 yard line to the Indy 43. The Chiefs had a fourth and 11 pass from QB Alex Smith intended for WR Dwayne Bowe fall incomplete at the two minute warning. The Colts ran out the clock. In one of the highest scoring games in NFL playoff history, no points were scored in the final four minutes.
The Colts would have possession for only 22 minutes 27 seconds, but they were able to hold the Chiefs to just a field goal in the fourth quarter for the miraculous comeback win. QB Andrew Luck kept both teams in the game with 29 for 45 passing for 443 yards, 4 TD's and three interceptions. Luck also carried seven times for 45 yards. This overshadowed the fine performance by Kansas City QB Alex Smith who completed 30 of 46 passes for 363 yards, 4 TD's, no interceptions and a QBR of 118.2.
3. October 6, 2003 Indianapolis 38 Tampa 35 (OT)
The game marked the return to Tampa for Colts head coach, Tony Dungy. Tampa Bay had the top ranked defense in the league, including six 2002 All-Pro selections. The reigning Super Bowl champs had just shut out the Philadelphia Eagles the week previous, 17-0. The Bucs acted like the '85 Bears. DT Warren Saap was used at TE against the Eagles, catching a 14 yard pass. Warren emphatically signaled for a first down. Philadelphia fans were insulted, but silenced by the Buccaneers.
Tampa Bay opened a 21-0 first half lead. QB Brad Johnson tossed a 74 yard TD to WR Keenan McCardell. On the ensuing series, Colts S Mike Doss intercepted a pass from Brad Johnson. During the return, Doss fumbled and McCardell picked up the ball and raced 57 yards for a defensive TD.
With just over four minutes to play in the fourth quarter, the Bucs led the Colts, 35-14. On the kickoff, Colts WR Brad Pyatt returned the ball 90 yards setting up a short score for Indianapolis. Following the TD, an onsides kick was recovered by the Colts leading to another score with two minutes 29 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. A second onsides kick was unsuccessful, but an unsportsmanlike penalty on the Bucs would force the Bucs to punt.
Indy QB Peyton Manning marched the Colts 85 yards in just five plays. A second unsportsmanlike penalty aided the drive. Tampa attempted a field goal from 62 yards at the end of regulation, but it was wide. The first half had ended on a missed field by Martin Gramatica from 60 yards.
In overtime, the Bucs moved into Colts territory at the 41 yard line. On fourth and inches, they played it safe and punted. A 15 play drive got the Colts to the Tampa 22 for a 39 yard field goal. Colts K Mike Vanderjagt missed, but Bucs DE Simeon Rice was penalized for leaping. Vanderjagt's second attempt hit the right upright, but bounced through for the 38-35 final. Vanderjagt would finish the year, 37 for 37.
2. January 21, 2007 Indianapolis 38 New England 34
New England had won seven of the past 10 meetings between the teams,including two wins in the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. This AFC title game was eerily similar to the 1977 regular season finale in Memorial Stadium. Each time, the Patriots had opened a 21-3 lead. Both times, the result was the same.
In the 1977 AFC East, the Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Colts and New England Patriots were in a battle for the division crown. Under the playoff format, a three way tie would eliminate Baltimore. In Week 13 in the closing seconds, the Colts allowed a 2 yard punt block TD by Detroit Lions WR Leonard Thompson on P David Lee for an intentional, 13-10 loss. This loss eliminated the Dolphins, and the Colts beat the Patriots in Week 14 in a hotly contested battle, 30-24 for the division crown. There was no such thing as wildcard teams at that time, and New England would not forget this maneuver by the Colts.
The game featured an interception TD return by the Patriots CB Assante Samuel, an 80 yard kickoff return by Ellis Hobbs and two successful fourth down attempts. OG Logan Mankins would also recover a Laurence Maroney fumble in the end zone for a TD. The Colts would get TD's from DT Dan Klecko on a one yard pass from QB Peyton Manning, and C Jeff Saturday on an end zone fumble recovery.
The Colts took the lead 38-34 with one minute two seconds to play on a three yard run by Joseph Addai. The key moments in the seven play 80 yard drive were the roughing the passer penalty, and the fumble recovery in midair by WR Reggie Wayne following his catch from Peyton Manning.
New England was able to move into Colts territory at the 40 yard line before QB Tom Brady's pass was intercepted by CB Marlin Jackson.
This was the best win in Indianapolis history. "Sick and tired of being tired at the end" no longer rang true.
1. December 28, 1958 Baltimore 23 New York 17 (OT)
The Baltimore Colts were 5 1/2 point favorites in the first nationally televised NFL Championship Game. 45 million people watched the contest. The blackout rule did not allow the game to be shown in New York City. The game has since become widely known as "The Greatest Game Ever Played".
There were 10 players and coaches from the New York Giants who were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Vince Lombardi was the Giants' Offensive Coordinator while Tom Landry was the Defensive Coordinator. Baltimore contributed seven players and coaches to the Hall of Fame, including head coach, Weeb Ewbank and QB John Unitas. John was voted the greatest player in the first 50 years of the NFL.
Two fumbles by Giants RB Frank Gifford deep in his own territory had given the Colts at 14-3 lead at halftime. New York replaced the ineffective starting QB Don Heinrich with Charlie Conerly(#42). Charlie led the Giants to two second half touchdowns, including a 15 yarder to Frank Gifford for the 17-14 lead.
With two minutes to play in regulation, rather than go for the first down on fourth and inches from its 40 yard line, New York punted. Baltimore moved into field goal range after QB John Unitas completed three straight passes to WR Raymond Berry for 62 yards. A 20 yard field goal by K Steve Myhra sent the game into overtime tied at 17.
In overtime, the Colts drove 80 yards in 13 plays. A 12 yard pass from Unitas to Berry brought the ball to the Giants eight yard line. There was a one yard run by RB Alan Ameche to the seven. An incomplete pass on the right sideline,and a six yard pass to TE Jim Mutscheller brought the ball to the one. Alan Ameche scored on the one yard run for the 23-17 OT final. QB John Unitas had thrown the ball three times inside the 10 yard line. There were gambling questions raised, but they were never answered.
As Unitas later stated, the players had never heard of overtime before the game. "When the game ended in a tie, we were standing on the sidelines waiting to see what came next. All of a sudden, the officials came over and said, 'Send the captain out. We're going to flip a coin to see who will receive.' That was the first we heard of the overtime period."
During overtime, when the Colts were on the eight-yard line of the Giants, someone ran out onto the field of Yankee Stadium, causing the game to be delayed; rumors have stated that it was actually an NBC employee who was ordered to create a distraction because the national television feed had gone dead. The difficulty was the result of an unplugged TV signal cable, and the delay in the game bought NBC enough time to fix the problem before the next play.
The first player from the Colts inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame was DT Art Donovan Jr. in 1968. Art was the son of the famous boxing referee who officiated at twenty Joe Louis fights, including both Max Schmeling bouts.
Art Jr. attended Mount Saint Michael Academy in the Bronx. He received a scholarship to the University of Notre Dame in 1942 but left after one semester to join the United States Marine Corps, where he spent four years during World War II. He was stationed in the Pacific Theatre and took part in some of the conflict's fiercest engagements, such as the Battle of Luzon and the Battle of Iwo Jima. His earned citations, which included the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal, and would later earn him a place in the U.S. Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame, the first pro football player so honored. After the war, he completed his college career at Boston College.
Donovan would appear on the David Letterman Show 10 times. Art told stories about playing football without a helmet, and playing in a game with a broken leg and having to lay down on each play so the opponent had nobody to block. He promoted his book, Fatso: Football When Men Were Really Men.
Letterman wore Donovan's No. 70 Colts retired jersey in the famous Super Bowl XLI commercial with Oprah Winfrey and Jay Leno.
I'm a nobody, like you or anyone else. I was lucky enough to play football, and everyone liked me. That's it."
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Will Neil's new book be a 'beast'-seller ?
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Saturday, 17 January 2009
Kent Online cover the sheep attacks.
The latest feature (with video) from KENT ONLINE concerning the distressing sheep attacks from dogs across Kent which are pushing local farmers to breaking point.
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Friday, 16 January 2009
Neil's article on mystery cats of Philadelphia.
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More sheep savaged...
Canterbury is the latest area to be plagued by rampant, marauding dogs, said to have been responsible for the death of several sheep in the Downs Road area, and also causing traffic chaos as police were forced to shut off roads in the hunt for the animals. KENT ON SUNDAY has the story...
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Monday, 12 January 2009
Neil to appear on White Noise Radio
Neil will be appearing on WHITE NOISE RADIO on Friday 16th January 2009 from 10:00 pm to discuss a year of mysteries.
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Lookin' for beasts on the bike...
Cycling 4x4 webiste mentions Neil's website and research, and the possibilities of cycling through the Kent countryside and seeing a strange animal.
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Wednesday, 7 January 2009
Mystery behind death of more than 40 sheep!
KENT ONLINE reports on the death of more than 40 sheep...and an ostrich, in the Ulcombe area. The attacks began around November 2008, but no marauder has been caught, leaving locals baffled, and police combing the area and conducting nightly vigils.
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Tuesday, 6 January 2009
KENT ONLINE interviews Neil Arnold and looks back over 2008 at the statistics regarding 'big cat' sightings across the county with Thanet, Sheppey, Maidstone/Medway and the outskirts of London featuring heavily.
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