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Perfect (Part One of Perfect/Broken), A Chronicles of Narnia Fanfic
A/N: I was not happy with the ending of the Dawn Treader movie because I felt that there were too many loose ends left. This is to try to give some closure and tie up those loose ends. Also, I wanted to get inside of Edmund and Lucy's heads for a while because this is not done much in the movie either. This is part one of a two part story. This story is in Edmund's Point of View.
Disclaimer: I don't own Narnia or anything in it. All rights belong to C.S. Lewis. Movie rights belong to Walden Media and Disney.
No one understood, especially not her. She was always the believer, always the perfect one. She forgave quickly, loved much, and held every quality that any perfect person should have. We always looked up to our brother Peter, but maybe we should have been looking up to Lucy instead. Peter was a natural leader and a gentle big brother, but Lucy, Lucy was just too perfect in every way. She never blinked an eye when she trusted Aslan. She flew through anything that could have even come close to drawing her astray.
I clenched my fist unconsciously as my thoughts began to drift inevitably to my failures. There were so many of them. Sometimes I think I might drown in them. Maybe Aslan made a mistake by saving me. Maybe I was better left a dead traitor. I'm sure my siblings would have ruled just fine in my place. Sometimes I wondered how they could even look at me, or worse still, what did they see when they looked at me. I still see glimpses of hurt in their eyes, and it was getting harder and harder to bear. Maybe they will never get over my treachery. After all, even Lucy, the perfect one, sometimes gave me that look despite being the quickest to forgive and still love me after what I've done. I snorted and shook my head sadly. Maybe she put on a front. She probably was secretly disgusted with me.
"Edmund?" I heard Lucy quietly question. "What's wrong? Are you all right?"
I turned to look at her, mildly surprised that I did not hear her enter the room that Eustace and I shared. Eustace had offered to go buy groceries earlier and Lucy had graciously accepted his offer to help. He was being incredibly nice and polite since he got back.
"I'm fine," I replied automatically. I shifted my eyes away from hers because that look was in them again. That hurt look. Maybe I could never do anything right. I always seemed to hurt her whether I wanted to or not. I was never the older brother she could look up to. I was the older brother who had betrayed my sweet innocent baby sister. How much more horrible could it be? Oh perhaps the fact that I unknowingly betrayed her again and again, endangering her life countless times. Some older brother I was.
"I know you're lying Ed, I can always tell." Her voice broke through my thoughts. I looked up at her sharply.
"I said I'm fine!" I snapped. When would she ever take the hint that I was no good for her? What if I somehow tarnished her perfection? I could hardly bear to live with myself as it was. I watched her face fall and her nose scrunch up the way it always did when she was trying not to cry. She had been overly sensitive since we left Narnia for good. Even Eustace noticed and took care to not upset her. I don't think any of us missed Narnia as much as she did.
I wanted to apologize. I did not mean to upset her; after all she had done nothing wrong. She was blameless. I was the one who deserved to be suffering, not her. Before I could open my mouth to apologize, she took a deep breath and repeated her question even more quietly if that was possible.
"What's wrong Ed?" I saw her trembling as she bit her lower lip. She seemed to be forcing herself not to cry. I stared unseeingly at the bedroom wall as I thought of how to answer her. There had to be some silly explanation I could use to make her go away and not hurt her further.
Suddenly I had the insane notion to actually tell her what was on my mind. I dismissed that thought as soon as it came. I could not imagine my sins laid bare before her, even though she knew most of them. She did not need to be reminded of my failures or told of my daily torment. I did not want her to know how flawed I really was. I did not want to face her, to hear her finally admit that I was beyond anyone's love, beyond anyone's grace. Maybe I deserved that.
I could not hold back the mental onslaught of my sins and the images that often accompanied as they came rushing through my head. I squeezed my eyes shut tightly, willing and praying the mental torment to stop, but knowing every second I deserved such torment. It was then that I felt her arms encircle me and she pulled me close to her.
I laughed bitterly. Here she was again, Lucy the comforter, Lucy the nearly instant forgiver, forgiving and comforting me when all I ever did was hurt and disappoint her. "Edmund?" she questioned uncertainly.
I looked up into her eyes with a bitter smile. "Why are you always perfect?" I questioned softly. I felt her arms tense around me, but she did not pull away.
"What do you mean?" she asked somewhat bewildered. I instantly regretted my words, but there was no going back now. I suppose this day was as good as any to receive condemnation from my baby sister.
"You always know what to say, what to do. You always believed when everyone else didn't, and you were right. You never even came close to giving in to the things the rest of us were tempted by. You always saw Aslan even when we didn't. You were always perfect."
I paused and took a deep breath before continuing on. "I've never been like you or the others. I betrayed you all to the White Witch, more times than you know. I actually lost count it was so many. I lied to you all countless times. I never argued with Peter about following Aslan when I knew we should have at the gorge. I never tried to stop the taking of Caspian's castle when I knew it would not work well in our favor. I was so blinded by wanting to be acknowledged and followed instead of always being in the shadows that I fought Caspian over a river that turned things to gold."
Unbidden tears filled my eyes. "Why couldn't I just have been perfect like you? How much blood must be shed, how many lives must be lost, how many people must I hurt before I learn? Maybe I'm just a lost cause Lu. I know I certainly don't deserve to be your brother. I always hurt you; I always disappoint you." I lowered my head to her shoulder, hiding my face from her. I didn't want to see her shame and disappointment. I silently waited for the blow to come, for Lucy to run off disgusted or finally affirm what I knew all along: that my sins were too great.
I looked up at her startled when I felt something wet strike my cheek. Lucy was crying softly. The moment their eyes met however, she began sobbing. I didn't really know what to do. This was definitely not the reaction I was expecting. I did not comfort people often; therefore I had trouble doing it. Peter was always way better than me at things like this.
Seeing her sobbing like she was, I knew I just couldn't sit there idle. I slowly reached forward and wrapped my arms around her, much like she had just done for me and gave a gentle but insistent tug forward. I felt Lucy resist slightly and draw in a sharp breath. I wondered what I had done wrong again; maybe I was supposed to do something else for her? She met my eyes again for the briefest of moments before practically throwing herself into my chest, sobbing uncontrollably.
I slowly and somewhat awkwardly rubbed her back as I tried to mimic what Peter would do in this situation. Lucy's grip on the front of my shirt loosened and she shifted so that she could put her arms around me. In a few minutes her sobbing lessened and she took a few deep shuddering breaths before looking up again.
She tried to sit up, but I held on tightly to her. She was still crying, and Peter never let her go before she stopped crying. She didn't resist and instead laid her head back against my chest. "Oh Edmund," she murmured, "I'm not as perfect as you may think."
I waited, still stroking her back, for her to continue. I could not think of a thing in the world that Lucy had done wrong. "There were so many times I doubted. So many times where I let my fears guide me instead of my heart." Lucy could be quite hard on herself sometimes. I wished that my list of sins only included secretly doubting and fearing.
"You are not the only one at fault Edmund," she said closing her eyes momentarily. "I could have followed Aslan at the gorge despite Peter and Susan not believing me. I was simply too scared to go by myself. I should not have given into my fear." She opened her eyes and looked up at me. "I too knew that Peter should not have led a takeover of Caspian's castle, but I didn't do enough to stop him. I doubted myself, that my judgment was somehow wrong. After all, I figured Peter knew what he was doing, even if his plan made no sense. If I was being honest with myself though, I knew it would not please Aslan to act without him, and that should have been enough to get me to try harder to stop him. I didn't though." She said sadly.
"You can't really blame yourself Lu," I said with a sigh. "If I were in your shoes, I would have been afraid too. I could have gone against Peter and Susan and helped you get to Aslan, but I didn't. I had no excuse either, because I wasn't really afraid. I guess I thought that I had no right to argue with Peter, even though in that case I probably did." I paused for a moment. "As for Peter's decision to take Caspian's castle, I don't think that anything you would have said would have changed his mind. I don't know if I could have knocked some sense into him, but I didn't even try. You at least tried to make him see reason. You are not as much at fault as I am. I could have taken the chances you kept offering me to agree and follow your lead, but I didn't. I am so sorry Lu." She squeezed me gently.
"Still Ed, it doesn't change the fact that I am partially at fault for everything that happened." I sighed again.
"But you never knowingly betrayed your family and Narnia," I said softly.
"No," she replied, "but I almost betrayed myself."
I was confused and intrigued by her answer. "What are you talking about? I don't remember anything wrong that you did, unless it happened when I was with the White Witch." Lucy shook her head.
"No it was in our last time to Narnia aboard the Dawn Treader, but it started long before that. Remember when I asked you if I looked anything at all like Susan before we left for Narnia?" I thought for a moment and realized that I did remember and that I didn't answer her at the time.
"Yes, I remember."
"That question meant more to me than you thought it might have at the time. Ever since our first trip to Narnia and we grew up, Susan was always the one who got all of the attention. She was the one with all the suitors, the one people praised for her beauty beyond compare. Nobody noticed me, not when she was around. It was the same way when we got back, everyone fawns over Susan, but no one notices me. I know I am younger than her, but I wondered if I was not beautiful enough to be noticed. No one ever told me I was beautiful. They only tell Susan how beautiful she is. I began to wish that I would grow up and look just like Susan, that people would praise my beauty and notice me too." She looked up into my eyes. "I almost lost myself to that wish."
I stared at her surprised. I had no idea that she had been worrying so much about her beauty. Thinking back, I saw countless signs that pointed to what she was saying. How stupid and blind could I be? I had no idea she was struggling so much.
"Remember when I was on the island with the Dufflepuds and they took me?" her voice broke through my thoughts.
"Yes," I replied softly. How could I forget? I was frantic with worry for her. Maybe I never told her, but even though I was not the brother she deserved, I loved her a lot. It was impossible not to love Lucy. That is why all this talk of her not being beautiful was absurd. Everyone loved her and she didn't even realize it.
"Well, when they told me to go recite the spell that made all things visible, I had to find it in the spell book. There were so many spells, spells to cure ailments, spells for snow," she giggled through her tears. "I really liked that one, the whole room filled with snow."
I almost smiled. Lucy always loved snow. Her voice turned hard. "But then I found a spell for beauty. It made you into the beauty you wanted to be." She clenched my shirt again in her hand. "There was a magical mirror beside the spell that showed you what you would look like if the spell was cast. You had to recite half of the spell though. I recited it and looked in the mirror in the book. I would have looked just like Susan, an exact copy of her. At first I thought it was her, but then I realized it was me. Even though I knew how wrong it was, I tore the page for the spell out of the spell book so that I could recite it later."
I listened trying to comprehend what she was saying. Lucy, my sweet, lovable sister stole a spell out of a spell book with the clear intent of using it because she was jealous of Susan? That just didn't fit Lucy.
"Everything went crazy for a few moments," she continued, unaware of my thoughts, "wind came gusting in from nowhere and blew the spell book pages really fast. I thought I heard a lion roar and the candles suddenly went out. Then I heard Aslan call my name. It sounded like he was right over my shoulder. I turned, but he wasn't there. I still took the page Edmund, I know Aslan was trying to stop me, but I took it anyway. I hid it under my tunic."
She began sobbing again and I held her tighter trying to digest what she was saying. Even after Aslan's warning, she still took the page? It was hard to believe Lucy would do that. She always listened to Aslan, didn't she?
"Coriakin tried to warn us we all would be tested remember?" I remembered well. My testing almost caused their downfall again, but this time I had fought and resisted the White Witch. "He stared at me the longest, if you remember. I think he knew what I had done and was giving me another warning. I still didn't listen Ed."
Now that she mentioned it, I did remember Coriakin giving her a long look. I had been so engrossed in our quest that I didn't think much of it. I couldn't believe that Lucy had hid her feelings so well, normally she was much easier to read.
"That night on the Dawn Treader when I came into your and Caspian's cabin because I couldn't sleep, that was the night I was tempted." I remembered her face when I woke up from my waking nightmare of the White Witch. She looked downright awful. I had understood that she probably was having bad dreams and told her as much, since Caspian and I were having them too. She had nodded, her face pale. I had no idea what her temptation was until now.
"When I went to bed that night, I had laid awake until Gael had fallen asleep. I then took out the page and was going to recite it. Somehow I had fallen asleep staring at the page and I dreamt I was in the ship's cabin, with golden sunlight shining in the windows. There wasn't a storm anymore. I walked up to the mirror in the cabin and saw my reflection change so that I looked just like Susan. As I watched my reflection, my dress changed into one Susan would wear in America and the mirror opened up to the party Susan told us about in her letter. All of these handsome men greeted me and I was introduced to the entire party as Ms. Pevensie. Everyone clapped and I heard people whispering to each other over my beauty."
She looked up at me. "You were there and greeted me by calling me your beautiful sister. You took my arm and then Peter showed up and took my other arm." She turned to stare at the wall unseeingly. "There was a photographer there and he asked us if we wanted a picture together. Peter said that our mum would love it because all of her children were together in one picture. I didn't understand. I asked them what about Susan, then I thought maybe I was Susan, so I asked where Lucy was. It was all so confusing to me, I didn't know if I was actually Susan or Lucy. Peter asked me who Lucy was and you didn't know about Narnia when I asked you about it. I then struggled with you both because you wouldn't let me go and then I found myself back in the cabin with Aslan."
She looked back up to me with tears in her eyes again. "Oh Edmund, it was awful and I told Aslan so! I didn't exist in that world I saw." She averted her eyes. "Aslan told me that I doubted my worth. He said that if it wasn't for me, none of us would have gone to Narnia, because I discovered it. He reminded me that I had my own place and worth in this world Ed, and I forgot all about that because I was so jealous of Susan."
I sat there stunned as she spoke. I almost lost my little sister to her jealousy of our older sister? She honestly didn't see how special she was? I sighed and shook my head slightly at the thought before looking down at Lucy. Her face paled considerably as she gazed at me. What was wrong with her?
"Lu," I said slowly.
"Oh Ed, please don't say it!" she cried sitting up and pushing away from me. Say it? Say what? I wondered. "I know it was the wrong thing to think in the first place; I know I shouldn't have done it! I am so sorry!" she said as she began sobbing again into her hands.
Startled, I realized that she had mistaken my head shake and sigh as one of disappointment. "Lu, I wasn't going to say that at all."
Her sobbing didn't lessen and I wondered what to do. Why couldn't I be better at this like Peter was? I tried to stop that thought. Apparently, thoughts like that could get people into trouble as it certainly had in Lucy's case. I tried again. "Lu, what I meant to say was that I was surprised you didn't think you were beautiful and special yourself."
Slowly, Lucy looked up at me, her eyes conflicted. Didn't she believe me? I wondered. But then again, no one had told her something like that before, so it probably would take more than telling her just one time for her to believe it. I thought for a moment still looking at her. "Didn't you believe Aslan when he said that you were special?"
"Y-yes," she stuttered, "but He loves everyone and thinks everyone is special. I guess sometimes it's hard to believe when no one else tells you too."
My heart clenched painfully. I knew the feeling all too well. To think that she had those feelings and she wasn't even a traitor like I was. I couldn't believe that I didn't see the signs in her before. She would have never had to go through what she did if I had just seen.
"Lu, I'm so sorry. I never knew you thought about yourself like that. You are beautiful in more ways than you know."
Lucy smiled through her tears and leaned back against my chest, putting her arms around me again. "Thank you Ed," she whispered. A few moments passed before she took a deep breath and continued her story. "Well I woke up in the middle of the night with the page still in my hand," she said, "I immediately got up and burned it in the cabin's fireplace. Right after that, I went to see you because there was no way I was going to get back to sleep." She gave me a squeeze. "No offense Ed, but when you woke up you looked awful, like you had seen a ghost."
I did not want to tell her that it was because I had. I kept seeing the White Witch, no matter what I did; I could never seem to escape her. I tried not to dwell on that thought. "You didn't look much better," I joked weakly. She gave me a small smile before looking up at me sadly.
"What is really bothering you Ed? It isn't really about me is it? You should know by now that no one is perfect, not even me." I gave her a small hug. I felt horrible for wallowing in my own self pity and not even realizing that she needed me. Worse off, I had accused her of being perfect, while she was struggling. Add that to the list of my sins. I already had so many.
She must have sensed the change in my mood, because she pulled away slightly to look directly at me. "Ed?" she questioned softly as she placed a gentle hand on my cheek. I didn't know why, but something inside me broke and I realized, horrified, that I was starting to cry. I hadn't cried in so long. Lucy just held me tightly, whispering gentle words. It made me cry even harder. I didn't deserve her tenderness, her love.
"Why can't any of you just say it?" I sobbed into her shoulder.
"Say what Ed?" she asked gently.
"Say that you are still disappointed in me. Say that I don't deserve to be your brother. Say that it was better that I had died a traitor, because that is what I am. Say that Aslan shouldn't have died in my place because I deserved to die instead." Lucy's gentle grip tightened immediately until it was almost painful.
"Never Ed," she whispered with such ferocity that I was taken aback, "Never would I say that you are a disappointment or that you are not worthy of being my brother. And, never, ever would I say that you should have died."
"But none of you can bear to look at me!" I cried. "I am so sick of seeing you all look at me like it pains you just to see me here, that I am too much of a disappointment to you!" Lucy sat back and nearly shook me tears streaming down her face.
"Honestly Ed, is that what you think? That we are so hurt and disappointed in what you did that it pains us to look upon you? You don't understand!"
"There's nothing to understand!" I nearly shouted interrupting her.
"Yes there is Ed! You don't understand what we see when we look at you." This time I didn't interrupt her. I simply waited for her to voice the truth: that my treachery had cut too deep; that I had hurt my siblings too much.
"All we see when we look at you Ed is you lying in the grass dying before our very eyes. We see your struggles as you try to pretend that you are alright, when you have done nothing but suffer. We see our brother hurting, both back then and now." She titled my head and forced me to meet her eyes. They were so full of emotion. "We do not look hurt because we cannot stand to see you Ed; we are hurt because we knew what it was like to almost never be able to see you again. We are hurt because you are hurting and we don't know how to help you. We are deathly afraid of losing you again because we love you too much to ever want to lose you."
I stared back at her in stunned silence. It seemed too difficult to process that my siblings were hurting because they were afraid of losing me? How could they not be disgusted with me? How could they forgive my treachery? Lucy spoke up seemingly able to read my thoughts.
"I know you may not understand Ed, but you are our brother. We may not like what you did, but we know you were sorry for it and you have spent your whole life trying to repay a debt that has already been erased, sins that have already been forgiven. We forgave you because you are our brother and we love you." She smiled. "And Aslan forgave you and gave his life for you because he believed in you and loved you too."
"It's not that easy Lu," I said sadly, "I cannot escape from her no matter what I do or where I am."
"You mean the White Witch?" she asked. I simply nodded. She sighed softly. "Did you ever think the reason that you cannot escape her is that you cannot seem to let her go?"
I gritted my teeth angrily. "You think I like being tortured by her in my life and in my dreams? Why would I not want to let her go?"
"You are letting her still have control over you Edmund because you cannot forgive yourself." Lucy replied calmly. "You have spent every day since her death feeling guilty and unworthy of being alive, and in doing so, you couldn't let the past be past. By clinging to it, you also cling to her. If you try to move on from the past and forgive yourself, you may find that her hold on you lessens too."
I didn't know what to think, could the answer really be so simple and yet so hard? How could I find it within myself to actually forgive myself? I didn't know if I could do that. I did want the power that the White Witch still had over me to be gone, but I didn't think I was strong enough to forgive myself. "I don't know Lu, I don't think I can forgive myself that easily. So many people suffered and died because of me. How can I forgive myself for that?"
Lucy looked towards the window in the room. "I asked Aslan once if I had followed him at the gorge if things would have turned out differently. He told me that we could never know what could have happened." She turned back to me. "But I do know Ed what did happen. What did happen is that Narnia had a king that knew how to handle and fairly treat disputes because you truly understood the meaning of justice. Narnia had a king that knew what it meant to extend mercy because mercy was first extended to you. Narnia had a king that knew how to forgive and earn the trust and respect from his subjects. Narnia had a king that showed the people that redemption was possible and that good can always overcome evil.
You were a living reminder Ed of everything good that could come out of bad. Our subjects didn't look at you and see a traitor, or else they would have never followed you. Our subjects looked at you and saw their living, redeemed, merciful and just king." She smiled again. "I can guarantee you that Aslan saw the same, and that is why he did what he did. He died not only to spare your life, but he died to make you the king he knew you would become. Peter, Susan, and I would never have been able to rule like you did Ed, because we never experienced what you did. It was your experiences that made you the amazing king that you were and still are." She closed her eyes still smiling. "Once a king or queen of Narnia," she recited.
"Always a king or queen of Narnia," I finished softly. She opened her eyes and gazed at me. She looked more happy and alive than I had seen her since we had returned from Narnia. I smiled. I couldn't even remember the last time I had smiled, but I smiled. Lucy looked positively elated. I sighed, the lingering wisps of the smile still on my face. "It is still hard Lu, but I'll try to remember all of that. It is so easy to remember the wrongs instead."
"You don't have to forget the wrongs Ed, just don't dwell on them. The only reason you should remember them at all is to remember the type of person that they helped you to become."
I nodded. "I will try that Lu, and I'll work on forgiving myself too, but it won't happen overnight."
Lucy looked at me, her eyes pleading. "I don't expect it to, but I do want you to try, please! I don't want to see you hurting anymore." Overcome by her love, understanding, and forgiveness, I leaned forward unexpectedly and pulled her into a hug earning a startled gasp from her.
"I'll try," I promised. As she pulled back with a smile on her face, I remembered the earlier part of our conversation. How could she ever think that she wasn't beautiful? When Lucy smiled, the entire room became happier. I would make it a priority to remind my little sister just how amazing she really was, starting right now.
"For future reference," I stated in a reprimanding tone that immediately caught Lucy's attention, "you should know that if anyone deserved to be a queen in Narnia, it was you. You may think Susan is beautiful, and she is in her own way, but she could never compare to your joy, your kindness, your compassion and love for others. That makes you more beautiful in spirit than she could ever be. I know that of all of us, the Narnians favored you most, and spoke of you often. You should never forget that, especially if you find that you start to feel jealous of Susan again."
Lucy smiled joyfully. "Oh Edmund, I will do my best not to forget, thank you!" I chuckled earning an even wider smile from Lucy if that was possible.
"Don't worry, I'll remind you if necessary."
She giggled. "I too, will remind you not to think so hard when you start to dwell on things in the past again."
I snorted, but also smiled. "I know."
Eustace hollered up the stairs that he was home just then. Lucy smiled at me and we both stood. She gazed at me for a moment before giving me one last hug and bounding out of the room to go help Eustace put away the groceries. I watched her go with a smile, enjoying seeing her happy after her being so upset.
I made a silent promise to Aslan to try to move on without guilt and live the life I knew he wanted me to live. I also thanked him. I had never really expressed my thanks to the great lion for what he had done for me, mainly because I had felt undeserving and could not comprehend such a sacrifice on my behalf. I still could not; I just hoped that Aslan knew I was grateful and thankful. Somehow, I felt that Aslan probably knew without words ever needing to be expressed. I smiled again before slowly following after Lucy.
May peace be with you, son of Adam, came the great lion's voice in my head. I closed my eyes briefly and nodded.
"Thank you," I whispered. Even though Aslan was not here with me, I just knew that he would hear me. I descended the stairs, following Lucy's laughter with my heart lighter than it had been in years. Somehow I knew everything would be okay.
"If anyone has caused grief, he has not so much grieved me as has grieved all of you. . .The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient for him, Now instead you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed with excessive sorrow. I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him." 2 Corinthians 2:5-8 NIV


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Every year in late June through the end of August, sports fans, with the exception of die hard baseball fans, experience what could be described as a sports "Dead Zone". With the end of NCAA Basketball in March and the NBA finals in June, NFL is still months away, and college football doesn't start until September. OUCH! So we will just sit around and watch reruns on ESPN Classic, Sunshine and FSN dreaming of endzones and pigskins. Baseball is fine for playoffs, but the regular season is Boring, with a capital B. Tennis and golf are OK, but nothing to get your blood pumping every day. We need longer football seasons. No! We need two football seasons. 🙂 The crazy thing is how long the NHL season runs, yet I don't even watch.
The Summer Sports Dead Zone
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13 responses to "The Summer Sports Dead Zone"
Yeah, and it doesn't get any better if your baseball team (the Reds) blow. I find myself browsing NFL forums and getting excited at the smallest cuts or signings in the NFL during this time. I can hardly wait until training camp starts this month.
54 days until football . . . : (
Watch Arena Football dude.
I do, it's just not the same . . .
I root for the Marlins, and even if they had a winning percentage over 700 it is still hard to get excited about one game. One game in baseball means nothing until the end of the year. Basketball is exciting enough to watch one game and enjoy it. Football is just great, and even preseason is good. Arena football is fun if you attend, but it's not so great for watching start to finish.
Arena football is okay on TV, but nothing beats the cold hard hitting of the NFL. Baseball games are long, boring, and meaningless until the playoffs, and NBA games are 1 on 1 with four guys standing around unless you're watching an elite team.
Like I said, 54 days until my giants kill the redskins on a thursday.
Also, hockey is great to watch. The playoffs this year were amazing.
Hockey is fun, but the closest team (Florida Panthers) is now playing in Ft. Lauderdale. I live just south of Miami, so that's more than a 1 hour drive. The games are not broadcast very much. I find it not to be exciting on TV unless it's the playoffs or an important game.
I love football, and I'm disappointed that they moved the Hurricanes to Dolphin Stadium (old Joe Robbie Stadium) on the Miami-Dade/Broward county line. That is almost an hour north. I will watch two lousy teams that I'm not even interested in play football.
Here's the thing with Hockey, unlike football, where arguably watching it on tv is better than being there (angles, replays), being at a hockey game is a completely different and amazing experience. The sounds alone, and the fact it's much easier to follow the puck.
I've been to about 5 fights in which Hockey games broke out, and yes, it was awesome. I prefer to attend football games than to watch on TV, but I do like the replays on TV. The experience of being at a big game (and I have been to a bunch of big games, especially college games) is only understood by being there. Just talking about this is getting me excited!
that joke is way too old, and hockey was great this year. If you have good tickets to a football game, it's good, but otherwise see it on TV for the replays and angles.
Arena football is minor league football….
Kinda. NFL Europe was officially minor league football, but you see very few NFL players comparatively in the AFL. On the other hand, AFL is to the NFL as ABA is to the NBA.

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By Lisa MessingerFood and Cooking at Creators SyndicateKishka or kasha? Let my confusion lead you to a possibly new-found, yet old-fashioned, delicious family meal. I was trying to remember the difference between the two. I hadn't heard either of those words in a while, not since my Hungarian grandmother used to whip up some Eastern European specialties decades ago.I misremembered "kasha" being the greasy innards of a sausage casing, seasoned to the hilt. When I saw a "kasha knish" advertised at my local deli counter, I was in a devilish mood and very hungry and, therefore, wanted that childhood oil-fueled memory inside the pastry of the knish. I definitely wanted it more than my usual plain potato knish and even more than the slightly greasy meat in knishes that virtually every deli sells.When I got home and heated up the kasha knish as an appetizer to my solo meal while my husband worked, I was not quite disappointed in its flavor, but knew there was something off about my memory. Where was that lovely grease? Why did this look like ground beef, but not quite taste like it? Why was it so mild? Suddenly, the word "kishka" popped into my mind.I then remembered there are two words: "kasha" and "kishka." I quizzed myself, vaguely remembering both from years ago. I zoomed to my computer to look them up. Buckwheat? Kasha is buckwheat?That's the elusive grain (well technically an Asian plant that many refer to as a grain) I've been reading about that is a health powerhouse and wanting to find in the health food store to include in my usual "superfoods/whole foods" diet. I was all set to cheat with the innards of a sausage casing (that is indeed part of the definition of kishka, a beef casing stuffed with matzo meal, onions and other ingredients, and, which translated from Russian, stems from the word "intestine"), but somehow ended up chowing down on a whole grain within my otherwise rich deli meal. Suddenly, I was double-plastic bagging the leftover mound of kasha like the remains of a science experiment. I'd save it and add a bit in the next day or so to some of my other "superfoods." I even improved the wildly less-than-superfood deli cold macaroni salad (made with just about the hugest elbows I'd ever seen) by immediately sprinkling some of the now room temperature kasha on top of it. It turns out kasha, which I'd had as a kid but never knew was buckwheat, is generally defined in the United States as buckwheat groats, however can be made from any grain, and in Slavic countries loosely means any porridge. In the United States, it's mainly, once seasoned or buttered, a tasty side dish or vegetarian entree that's also as easy to prepare as rice and other more common grains. And its stats, as the health food nuts have been long raving over buckwheat, are quite impressive:Roasted and cooked, a cup of kasha buckwheat has about: 150 calories; 30 grams of carbohydrates, just 2 grams of sugar and 7 milligrams of sodium, and, like most grains, virtually no fat and cholesterol. The big story, though (in addition to having less calories and carbs than rice) is the cup of buckwheat kasha has about 6 grams protein, putting it in the league of super-hyped "super-grain" quinoa, which at more calories, carbs and fat per cup, has about 8 grams of protein and is known as the one grain that's got all the amino acids of complete proteins like meat. Kasha also has 5 grams of fiber slamming rice and in an equal amount to quinoa. The buckwheat also has 148 milligrams of potassium, compared to zero in quinoa or the 450 milligrams found in a high-potassium food like a banana. All that good news, as well as the tasty slightly nutty flavor and meat-like texture and appearance (especially when combined with beef or vegetable broth), has had me whipping up old-fashioned easy specialties like the ones below and putting --- on purpose this time --- the kasha knish at the top of my next deli shopping list.If you feel like tasting kasha without cooking it yourself or going to a delicatessen, there are supermarket products, like Manischewitz brand frozen kasha with bowtie noodle product.Interesting fare like that below proves food preparation can be easy, nutritious, inexpensive, fun - and fast. The creative combinations are delicious proof that everyone has time for creating homemade specialties and, more importantly, the healthy family togetherness that goes along with it!Another benefit: You effortlessly become a better cook, since these are virtually-can't-go-wrong combinations. They can't help but draw "wows" from family members and guests.ROASTED BUCKWHEAT KASHA WITH ROAST BEEF
8 ounces uncooked buckwheat 1/2 teaspoon salt2 cups boiling waterSauteed or fried onions and/or mushrooms, to taste (optional)1/2 can cream of mushroom soup1 pound cooked roast beef, cut into chunks
2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 medium onions, chopped 1 cup bowties, cooked (farfalle) Reserve 1 cup pasta water, for tossing Cooked buckwheat kasha (instructions follow) Salt, to taste Freshly ground black pepper, to taste 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves, for garnish


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Do Workplace Surveillance Systems Provide More than Safety? Research Says, Yes.
Unquestionably, one of the most valuable tools in crime prevention in the workplace is a quality video surveillance system. Video systems also increase customer and employee safety and can be very helpful in uncovering the course of disputed events.Read More
5 Smart Ways to Use Automation in the Workplace
It is hard to believe, but it was not that long ago that home automation was just a dream and something you would see conceptually in "the home of tomorrow". Now you can't go long or far without hearing about or having your life somehow impacted by home automation. It is so much a part…Read More
Should Small Business Security Systems Be Monitored?
As you investigate security system options for your growing business, one of the questions that is likely to surface is whether or not your system should be monitored. On the surface, unmonitored systems are convenient and cost effective, something that is attractive to any business owner. But there are other considerations and the nominal cost…Read More
Tips for Complying with Privacy Laws While Using Video Surveillance
The affordability of advanced technologies has made video surveillance systems so commonplace that we hardly take notice of them. Nearly everyone recognizes and appreciates the benefits of their use, such as increased safety; and a reduction in theft, vandalism, and violence. However, there are privacy concerns that must be considered when using them. These laws…Read More
204 Mass Shootings in 204 Days, Reports Washington Post
You may have read the recent astonishing Washington Post article reporting that there had been 204 mass shootings 204 days into 2015. The report cites information gleaned from Mass Shooting Tracker, a crowd sourced which tracks the number and location of all gun-related events where 4 or more people are killed or injured. The article…Read More
How Churches Get Security All Wrong
Churches typically think about strife existing outside the church walls and concentrate on helping solve problems that exist in the community and in the world. This is because violence happened somewhere else. Unfortunately, things have changed dramatically over the last few years. A 2013 USA Today article about church security recently noted that "the number…Read More
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Lance Stendal is President of Omega Public Adjusters, Vice President of Omega Property Management (www.omega-mgt.com) and an Association Manager with more than 15 years of homeowner association management experience. He is a public adjuster licensed in Minnesota, a licensed real estate broker in Minnesota, and a Certified Manager of Community Associations. Lance uses his experience and education to protect and enhance the associations he works with. Prior to joining Omega Management in 2001 and founding Omega Public Adjusters in 2015, he co-founded the college marketing firm Campus Media Group, which is celebrating its 20th year in business.
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Episode 070: Nona Jones on Social Leadership
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The social distancing we are experiencing in the Spring of 2020 has caused individuals and organizations to lean into digital communication like never before. Businesses and churches are sensing an urgent need to ramp-up their ability to effectively use social technology and build community online. In this impactful GLSnext Event session, recorded in February 2020, Facebook executive Nona Jones provides timely instruction about the key mindset and tactics you will need to build meaningful social relationships on digital platforms.


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We love stories here. We also love words. Sometimes we make up our own words. Like Kinderwurst. It means child sausage in German. But when we looked it up it was a real thing. Germans are scary people.
The Stalking Sunbear is what happens when you let your love of words go too far. That and sausage-children.
The Stalking Sunbear
The rapping on the door at three in the morning wasn't unexpected. Or if it was, only in the way of a sudden spring rain. There had been a rising, a cool certainty, but no indication when it would break.
She stood in the portico, arms crossed around herself in the dusky cool of the night air.
It was never really dark here in the city, just a twilight break between the sun's crossings. "I thought I'd surprise you," she said, head down, a dubious pitch.
She didn't know I looked forward to these visits. She didn't know the cabinet I paced to, the door that hid the things I kept for these visits, black spiced tea and pirouettes, kept fresh for her. She didn't know the cups I pulled out, mismatched solitary survivors of three sets of dishware purchased since college. Continue reading "DAKKA PRESS presents: THE STALKING SUNBEAR"


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Our company has just named some new software using a regular English word. My fingers are determined to misspell this word. Unfortunately, the misspelled word is also a place name that is in the OpenOffice.org standard dictionary, so the misspell is not even being highlighted. Until my fingers bend to my will :), I'd at least like some visual clue that I have mistyped the word, again.
I would have expected something along the lines of http://voices.yahoo.com/how-modify-standard-dictionary-openoffice-6263924.html, but when I select the standard dictionary and click the Edit... button, I get a blank list. In the enclosed list it indicates that I should be able to type in the word I want then click the Delete button, but when I try that my Delete button remains inactive.
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I made a very dumb mistake tonight. I had been getting bad cards and a nitty image, so I assumed an opponent's reraise was to chase me off when I should have pegged him for a made or monster hand. Instead, in a 5-handed game, I called with A9s. Flop came JXX and I decided to represent top pair with all-in. He had pocket jacks.
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Pecunio ICO
Pecunio is a decentralized blockchain based platform that intends to bring the world an innovative idea to concentrate investments on blue-chip assets.
|ICO Name
|Pecunio is a decentralized blockchain based platform that intends to bring the world an innovative idea to concentrate investments on blue-chip assets.
|Website URL
|White Paper URL
|ICO Launch
|2018/03/19 05:00
|ICO Closing
|2018/04/19 05:00
|Token Platform
|Coin Price
|Funding Cap
|$ 45,000,000
|Coins Offered
|30% of the total token supply
What Is Pecunio?
Pecunio is a decentralized blockchain based platform that intends to bring the world an innovative idea to concentrate investments on blue-chip assets. Pecunio is regarded as an ultimate solution to crypto spending issues. It also provides a process through which crypto assets are managed more conveniently and in a secure way. The platform also takes pride in making people access new and exciting cryptocurrencies following a more simplified way. Now it is very easy for everyone to access the crypto market via an immaculately user-friendly interface.
Pecunio is a blockchain based decentralized network that enables people to access a wide range of cryptocurrencies, make investments in them, transfer funds from and to their wallets etc. and all this can be done using the same Pecunio platform. It intends to develop a system where investments can be concentrated on blockchain based blue-chip technology. It also provides support to startups by counseling them and providing them with its expert advice and consultancy services. The platform makes people enjoy the safe encrypted environment for communication and a secured transferability of funds due to cold-storage Pecunio wallets following a wallet management mechanism that also helps in preventing the loss of the key.
How Does Pecunio Work?
Pecunio provides a system through which people are able to view the history of their transactions on the Pecunio exchange. Moreover, the option to transfer funds to your wallets, withdrawal of funds, investing in Pecunio products, as well as major cryptocurrencies, is also made possible by the Pecunio system. The Pecunio system also specializes in helping various blockchain startups by providing their consulting services all across the globe. The platform offers great protection to people's crypto investments and is considered way ahead in technical, legal and financial competencies as compared to other blockchain networks.
Earn Pecunio Tokens
Pecunio has just finished the pre-sale phase of its token sale on February 21st, 2018. People who are interested to buy Pecunio tokens could have earned Pecunio tokens by participating in the pre-sale of the ICO. However, it still not so late. The ICO main token sale is yet to be conducted. Those who couldn't contribute in the pre-sale of the ICO can participate in the crowd sale of the ICO to earn Pecunio tokens.
Buy Pecunio Tokens With E-wallets
Like every other ICO, Pecunio is also based on ERC20 tokens. These tokens are also known as Ethereum. Ethereum is stored in electronic wallets. Therefore, people who wish to buy Pecunio tokens also need to open an e-wallet account. Many exchanges around the world offer free cryptocurrency e-wallets, however, at Pecunio, an external e-wallet is not required because the platform has got one of its own. People who buy Pecunio tokens can store their Pecunio tokens in Pecunio e-wallets.
The ICO Distribution
As per the information available on the official website of the ICO, the ICO plans to hold its token sale on March 19th, 2018. It is expected that the ICO will last for about a month. The ICO will end on April 19th, 2018. There will be a total token supply of 100,000,000 PCO out of which 30% will be made public so people can subscribe them. The ICO will observe a hard capping of $ 45,000,000 US. The starting price of the ICO is expected to be 1.5 USD. The platform supports bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin and national bank money as its accepted form of currencies.
Token Distribution
The ICO plans to distribute its tokens under following proportion;
- 30% tokens are planned to be made available for the public to subscribe them
- 20% of the total tokens are planned to be distributed to the founding members of the ICO
- 20% of the tokens are planned to be distributed amongst the early investors and financial backers of the ICO
- 15% of the total tokens are planned to be distributed as a capital reserve for salaries, angel investments, and incentives
- 10% tokens are planned to be kept aside for future employs, these tokens will also be locked for a period of 12 months
- 5% tokens are planned to be distributed to advisory members of the ICO, these tokens will also be locked for 3 months
Funds Allocation
Some ICOs present the prospected usage of funds collected through ICOs, while some do not. Pecunio also has not shared any such information. Therefore, we are not able to provide you with the information concerning the usage of funds collected through the ICO.
Bonus Offers
Like other reputed ICO, Pecunio also planned to offer some bonuses to its early investors. However, the offer was made available only for the participants who contributed in the pre-sale phase of the ICO that was held in-between February 1st, 2018 – February 21st, 2018. There was 25% bonus available for early investors. However, 40% bonus was also reserved for angel investors who contributed even before the pre-sale of the ICO.
Team Members
The ICO has following team members;
- Reinhard Berger is the CEO/CFO of the Company
- Christian Thurner is the Head Operating Officer at Pecunio
- Oama Richson is the Lead Communication Officer at Pecunio
- Dominik Berger is the Lead Marketing Officer at Pecunio
- Michael Neuhofer is the Head Technician at Pecunio
- Melanie Schauer is the Social Media Researcher at Pecunio
- Heinz Laubert is the Angel Investor of the Company
- Denis Skrinnikov is the Media Expert for Blockchain at Pecunio
- Gabriele Bernasconi is the PR Manager at Pecunio
- Mauro Presicce is the Chief of Research at Pecunio
- Jitendra Rathod is the Content Manager at Pecunio
- Matteo Bormetti is the Influencer Marketing Head at Pecunio
- James Vince is the Cryptography Expert at Pecunio
- David Drake is the advisor to the Company
- Douglas C. Anderson is also an advisor to the Company
- Christos Stergiou is another advisor to the Company
- Stuart Oden is yet another advisor to the Company
Invest In Pecunio
After a careful review of the ICO, we hereby conclude that Pecunio seems to have a quite realistic objective that is going to benefit people on a larger scale. The team behind the ICO also seems quite competitive. The ICO has a sound plan to raise funds and realize its objective. We, therefore, express our satisfaction on the ICO and suggest people should try to invest in Pecunio for once at least.


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Meet Sidney Nolan
Yvonne Mes; Sandra Eterovic (Illustrator)
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A picture book series about the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australia's history, including iconic painter Sidney Nolan.
Sidney Nolan is one of Australia's most admired and recognised visual artists. This is the story of how he developed his iconic Ned Kelly series of paintings, brought modernist art to Australia and took Australian art to an admiring international audience.
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Intel to delay launch of three 45nm quad-core CPUs on poor AMD performance
Monica Chen, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES
Intel has recently adjusted its product strategy and will postpone three 45nm quad-core CPUs that were originally scheduled to launch in January next year, according to sources at motherboard makers.
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Wisconsin - Educator Performance Evaluation: Educator Evaluation Policy
Educator Evaluation Policy
Policy Type:Rule
Year Adopted:2015
Wisconsin created the Educator Effectiveness System to improve support, practice, and outcomes. It serves as a roadmap to assist teachers in moving professional practice from Point A to Point B, through a fair, valid, reliable, and manageable process using multiple measures across two main areas: educator practice and student outcomes. 50% of this evaluation should be based on student performance measures.
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Stone Park's drive-through holiday lights display is underway again this year. The scenic light display features over a million lights and more than 100 holiday themed light displays.
Christmas in Lights
November 26 through December 26, 2019
Hours: 5:30pm to 9:00pm
Santa in the Clubhouse
Nov 28, 29, 30 and Dec 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Bring your camera or phone to take your own pictures!
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For questions, please call 314-769-2283.
Stone Park is the premier event facility located in the Northern Ozarks. Our grounds are a beautiful 300-acres near Bonne Terre Missouri. This first class facility, with its expansive traditional and modern designs, provides you with an elegant and unique setting, making it a perfect setting for your perfect day.
Our venue has the ability to host 10 to 1000 or more guests at a variety of locations. Beautiful wooded areas and the Stone Park Grotto make for outstanding photography. The Stone Park Club House and the Cave House make for elegant receptions. And of course Stone Park is famous for its first class accommodations.
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President Barack Obama closed out the third night of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday with a rousing and incredible speech that recalled all of the greatest elements of his first presidential campaign in 2008. The president spoke at length about the greatness of America in his speech, before delving into why he believes that Hillary Clinton needs to be the country's next president.
Here are just a few of the speech's most inspiring moments.
"America's promises do not come with a price tag. We meet our commitments. And that's one reason why almost every country on Earth sees America as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago."
"By so many measures, our country is stronger and more prosperous than it was when we started. And through every victory and every setback, I've insisted that change is never easy, and never quick; that we wouldn't meet all of our challenges in one term, or one presidency, or even in one lifetime."
"America has never been about what one person says he'll do for us. It's always been about what can be achieved by us, together, through the hard, slow, sometimes frustrating, but ultimately enduring work of self-government."
"This year, in this election, I'm asking you to join me—to reject cynicism, reject fear, to summon what's best in us; to elect Hillary Clinton as the next President of the United States, and show the world we still believe in the promise of this great nation."
"America isn't about 'yes he will.' It's about 'yes we can.'"
"America is already great. America is already strong. And I promise you, our strength, our greatness, does not depend on Donald Trump. In fact, it doesn't depend on any one person. And that, in the end, may be the biggest difference in this election—the meaning of our democracy."
"The America I know is full of courage, and optimism, and ingenuity. The America I know is decent and generous."
"Don't boo. Vote."
"Tonight, I ask you to do for Hillary Clinton what you did for me. I ask you to carry her the same way you carried me. Because you're who I was talking about twelve years ago, when I talked about hope—it's been you who've fueled my dogged faith in our future, even when the odds are great; even when the road is long. Hope in the face of difficulty; hope in the face of uncertainty; the audacity of hope."
"I can say with confidence there has never been a man or a woman—not Bill, not me—more qualified than Hillary Clinton to serve as president of the United States of America."
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The CrossFit Hyannis goal for Hope for Kenya is to raise $3500, enough to build a water cistern in rural Kenya. We currently have raised $1140- thank you to all those who have donated thus far!!! One of our members, the amazing Joe Murphy, has said he will donate $1000 if we get to $2500!!!! Please consider making a donation- there is no amount to0 small (or too big). Check out the Hope for Kenya website for more info and/or to make a donation, you can also make a donation at the gym. "When Water Comes to You" is another great article about the Hope for Kenya project and it's impact on empowering, liberating, and educating the women of the Kasemeni Division of eastern Kenya. As Coach Glassman (Founder and CEO of CrossFit) says, "Every little girl is as important as every little boy. This is CrossFit making a stand for women's rights." Thanks for everyone's help and continued support!!!


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BUMC Celebrates 14th Annual John McCahan Medical Campus Education Day
More than 100 enthusiastic faculty, staff, trainees and students from MED, SPH, GMS, GSDM and BMC attended the 14th Annual John McCahan Medical Campus Education Day on May 29 in Hiebert Lounge.
Karen Antman, MD, BU Medical Campus Provost and School of Medicine Dean, opened the event, emphasizing the important roles educators play in education and research institutions such as ours. Drs. Bruce Birren and Aza Allsop led the keynote lecture, "Implicit Bias & Microaggressions: How our brain takes short cuts," which explored the neuroscience underlying implicit biases, microaggressions and other well-intended human behaviors that result in negative or even hurtful impacts on others. As examples of microaggressions were presented, attendees actively shared and exchanged their marginalized experiences and what microaggressions looked like in their surroundings, but more importantly, also offered ways to minimize unintended microaggressions by being more cognizant of our own behaviors.
The keynote lecture was followed by four workshops to inform educators about exam resources available at the BU Medical Library, how to design instruction to optimize cognitive load and retention, the clinical reasoning process for diagnosing patients, and how faculty can improve trainee feedback.
McCahan Day also featured the Dean's Panel, which highlighted educational innovations being implemented in each school on the Medical Campus, with Drs. Fadie Coleman (GMS), Yvette Cozier (SPH), Yoshiyuki Mochida (GSDM) and Ann Zumwalt (MED) representing their respective schools. Each school also recognized outstanding faculty educators. This year, MED presented the BUSM Educator of the Year in Clinical Sciences (to Leon Castaneda, MD, MDiv) at Kaiser Permanente via Zoom in real time, marking the first year to incorporate teleconferencing technology.
The event ended with three oral presentations that were selected as Best Abstracts in the categories of Faculty, Student and Resident/Fellow as well as a stimulating poster session. All abstracts presented at the event, along with a list of additional resources on microaggressions, can be found online at https://www.bumc.bu.edu/jmedday/.
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Luján Statement on Impeachment Inquiry
Nambé, N.M. – Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on an impeachment inquiry:
"I support moving forward with an impeachment inquiry, which will continue to uncover the facts for the American people and hold this president accountable.
"This is not a position I've reached lightly.
"The Trump presidency is creating grave national security concerns. Our country's intelligence agencies have confirmed that the Russian government attacked America during the 2016 elections. Numerous experts have warned that these attacks are ongoing to this day. And when faced with this evidence from his own government, President Trump has failed to act. Not only has he ignored the warnings that our Democracy is being targeted, but he has also actively encouraged Russian interference.
"When Special Counsel Mueller released his report, I read it in full. I was alarmed by the Trump campaign and the Trump White House's brazen disregard for the rule of law. The report detailed sustained and frequent attempts by the Trump campaign to establish ties to the Russian government and an eagerness to benefit from hacked information stolen from our fellow Americans. The Special Counsel also detailed ten different attempts by President Trump to obstruct justice during the investigation. This would be unacceptable behavior from any president.
"President Trump's lack of action is jeopardizing our elections, national security, and Democracy.
"What is evident is that President Trump is abdicating his responsibility to defend our nation from Russian attacks and is putting his own personal and political interests ahead of the American people."
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Global business and tourism depend heavily on the efficient operation of airports and movement of passengers, baggage, and cargo across many areas. With increasing demand and connectivity requirements for airports comes the need for more sophisticated simulation and modeling tools to validate design assumptions.
Furthermore, airport design and planning decisions have significant impacts on policy and major capital improvement decisions, which can be supported by simulation and modeling tools at many levels.
ACRP Synthesis 98: Simulation Options for Airport Planning is the result of the collection and analysis of information on current industry practices and on applications of simulation tools for airport planning and design. Credible simulation projects can help airport administrators, designers, engineers, and planners estimate the impact of planned changes on passenger traffic, aircraft traffic, roadway traffic, baggage movements, and other subsystems such as bus and train links and aircraft ground support operations.
The toolsets and processes used to analyze and simulate airport operations have changed significantly since the 1980s, when analysis techniques were limited to general purpose queuing and network analysis concepts or purpose-built simulation tools. These tools have become much more sophisticated and accurate in emulating real-world aircraft, passenger, and vehicle dynamics.
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|Chapter 3 - Industry Perspectives of Simulation Tools for Airport Planning and Design
|Chapter 4 - Simulation Tool Application Guidelines
|Chapter 5 - Simulation Tool Characteristics and Capabilities
|Chapter 6 - Conclusions and Future Research
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|Appendix A - Survey Questionnaire
|Appendix B - Sample Simulation Study Inputs and Outputs
|Appendix C - Simulation Model Characteristics
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Currently, we are using a hardcopy-handwritten form to capture all the reagents information (eg. lot no. and expiry date) and attach this form to a sequence report.
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Lewis n' Clark is teaming up with The Flame Catering and Banquet Center to provide you with a romantic evening of DINNER & DANCING – Summer Lovin'!
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July 20th, 2018 at The Flame at 2301 Neuse Blvd.
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Met a kinda cute and very funny guy in line, he was homeless & sleeping in somebody's car as his fortunes had been rather like a roller coaster at the bottom lately, I guess beach towns attract alot of drifter kids like that. Since he seemed bummed at missing the show Megan and I each chipped in $6 and bought Joey a ticket & he was very grateful & really enjoyed it!
The show was great until the end when things kinda fell apart.... during "Never Die" the strap broke on Nick's guitar - I could see a piece of metal flying off it on to the stage and could only thing "oh shit, that's not good" - he tried to play it but that didn't work so he ended up finishing the song without it & I could tell he was pretty upset so I was kinda surprized they did an encore but they came back & did "Under Saturn's Shadow" (with his other guitar)
Ghost Tigers Rise
True Romance
When Night Comes Down
Through the Darkness
Cupid's Victim
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Rose of the Devil's Garden
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Power of Moonlite
Santa Carla Twilight
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They are currently seeking a Microsoft Dynamics Developer to join their team in Liverpool on a contract basis, initially for three months and with the possibility of extension.
The Microsoft Dynamics Developer will provide extensive Dynamics CRM design, build and test capabilities to ensure effective day-to-day running, working closely with projects, business teams, analysts and user experience specialists to identify, build and continually improve solutions.
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As expected, America Online today shipped a new and improved version of its Windows client software, as well as launching a new pricing program for heavy users of the service.
Version 3.0 of the AOL client software adds the ability to view and navigate pages while graphics are downloading; the ability to add hyperlinks to email messages; support for HTML 3.0; a redesigned interface; and applets capabilities that allows the AOL client to be updated through small software add-ons as new features become available.
A Macintosh version of the AOL 3.0 software with a similar feature set is expected in the fall.
AOL today also launched its 20/20 pricing plan, first announced last May. The program gives consumers 20 hours of online time for $19.95 per month, plus $2.95 for each additional hour.
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|Elah Adonijai
I hate the idea of cutting a movie in two. But I'd be up for a movie twice the size. Hell, if kids can read an 800+ pg. Harry Potter book, they can hang in a 3-4 hour movie.
"Patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer i beg to submit that it is the first." - Ambrose Bierce
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Yeah, twice the size would be a better option...I mean look at the length of LOTR, why not do the same thing for Harry?
I was just disappointed, because what was there in the last movie was SO well done, and it made me wonder what they would have done with what they cut...
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|Hi everybody!
The movie for book 5 probably will be the same length as a Lord of the Rings movie. This is because it has 800+ pages, and Lord of the Rings was around that size, right? So book 5 is bound to be around the same length as a Lord of the Rings movie.
i was just thinking that rowling could do a matrix on us, and say that harry isnt the chosen one and that he' gonna die anyway, which is an angle that i dont think we looked at ( if we have asorry 4 bringing it up again) the propechy is androgynous and could mean many things so we cant be sure...
wot do u lot think
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By "androgenous" do you mean the killer of Lord Tommort might be Ginny?
That is a very outside chance. Neville (sharing the birthday and all) is a strong contender though.
androgynous may not be the right word. the word i mean is one which means something can have more than on emeaning, which is wot i think. maybe nobdy has the power to stop tom riddle,unless....
unless every student in hogwarts attacks at the same time, and as u cant apparate in hogwarts.....
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|Hi everybody!
I think that at the final battle, all of Dumbledore's Army. When they fight the Death Eaters and Voldemort, they will have to do some sort of continuous spell to weaken Voldemort, thus allowing Harry to battle him with a better chance of winning.
I think the word Infentisamal was looking for as "ambiguous".
Dumbledor said that Tommort chose Harry by nominating him as a target. Of course, he also bound Harry's fate to his. So, while Harry is instrumental to Tommort's prospects, it may be someone else, (Neville?) who kills Tommort.
So, yes, in that respect, there is ambiguity.
thats the word
of course there could be no one to kill the dark lord.
james potter-gone
lily potter-gone
the weasely's-alive but bill "damaged", percy outside family vulnerable
hogwarts-fate unknown
ginny,ron, hermione-extremely vulnerable
pettrigrew- owes adebt to harry, so will do something soon
a lot of things in harry's life are gone. my guess is voldy is gonna destroy those who are closest to harry, to hurt harry. my other guess is that how the hell uis harry gonna find the locket (if it is not destroyed and in grimmauld place, in tha case how long will it take to realise that) the cup, the snake, something of ravencalws/ gryffindor ( though i highly doubt it will be godric's) and kill voldermort. someone/thing has gotta help him (perhaps regulus, but i doublt it, isnt he dead, maybe aberforth)
sorry this is so long but i guess i havent thought about things for so oong and rereading the book brings fresh i deas. tell me wot you guys think.
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Okay, harry probably wont go back to school because 1) DD died. The only people he really has at the school would be Hagrid, Hermione, and Ron. he could go become a auror, hunt Voldemmort down, kill him but will also kill himself while killing voldemort. Didnt JKR say a main character was going to die in the next book.....probably Harry or Ron and Hermione
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One question that I keep wondering about is why haven't the Death Eaters gone after the Dursleys?
With the Dursleys gone, wouldn't the spell that protects Harry while he lives with them no longer be in effect?
She was not quite what you would call refined.
She was not quite what you would call unrefined.
She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot.
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I think the spell protects both Harry and the others from harm, until he is 18. Of course, as seen in #5, Dementors are immune to that spell.
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This is correct, except one thing is wrong. When Harry turns *17* is when the spell will wear off. Remember that they reach adulthood at 17 in the wizarding world.
and anyway even if the dursleys were dead, the protection lives on in harry's blood so he would still be protected. and i reckon the dementors were abe to attack him because 1) it was by the ministry (stupid ***** umbridge, i h8 her soo much) and 2) he was outside the house so vulnerable.
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Kreacther/Black's house elf probably knows the whereabouts of the locket, as he was collecting momentos from the house. I think it's iffy that he'll know the significance of the locket.
As far as all that is "gone" from HP's life, that's probably Voldy's strategy. Isolate him, take all that mean something to him. That will leave him alone and vulnerable.
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Originally posted by Infinitisemal
I don't exactly agree with this 100%. True, the magical bond of love is found within Harry's blood, he had to live with the Dursley's for a certain period of time each year in order for Harry to have the bond run thru his veins. In the seventh book, he has to go home for only a certain period of time and then that would be his last time having to go there. So, for the first 17 years of his life he had to live with the Dursley's to stay alive. After that, he is on his own. Oh, and Happy Holidays to everyone.
yeah i guess. maybe he will become secret keeper for 12 grimmauld place and live there is protection
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|Hi everybody!
Yeah, and he will join the Order of the Phoenix in the next book as well. All the meetings will be held there as well.
Okay so since voldyis killing everyone close to harry, what do you think is going to happen to the wealseys? they arent protected and so voldy could easily kill them or hold them hostage or something.
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United Way's Education Goals:
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