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Moved to LivinLaVidaLowCarb.com/Blog: Study: Very High-Fat, Nearly Zero Carb Diet Effectively Treats Neurological Diseases

Monday, October 20th, 2008

Array-ne The illegal immigration amnesty bill of 1986 failed almost solely for one reason: the near impossibility of employers to reasonably verify the authenticity of the documents presented to them by prospective employees. Although I believe this to be a good idea, it is nowhere near as important as assisting employers in authenticating ID. As matter of fact, I strongly suspect that perhaps 90% of the illegal alien problem can be resolved merely by helping employers to comply with the law.
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lose, and we’ll show you the door.For, as much of a renaissance as these playoffs have provided Oilers like Mike Peca and Dwayne Roloson (both of whom had rather dismal seasons), MacTavish has truly been the one to rise from the ashes during this run.With his team now one win away from advancing to its first Stanley Cup finals since the franchise’s last championship in 1989-90, MacTavish has cemented himself in this organization for years to come. Given that his contract expires whenever this magical run ends, a shiny new three- or four-year deal is coming this offseason, along with endless praise from the City of Champions’ fans and media.For all the fun made of the Oilers clinging to their now-distant dynasty, it’s been two key cogs from that 1990 win — MacTavish and GM Kevin Lowe — who have led them back to that point yet again.
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-ne I get a lot of hits from people looking for answers to various ferret questions. Why is my ferret going bald?There’s an outside chance there’s a skin disorder or parasite, but the most common cause of alopecia in ferrets is an adrenal tumor of some kind. Why won’t my ferret use the litter box?It’s possible the box isn’t clean enough to suit your pet. There have been cases of ferrets eating litter, and I’m sure you can imagine what might happen internally when clumping litter is swallowed.Put a box on every level of your pet’s cage. If you have more than one ferret, I’d suggest one box for each ferret to get a rough idea of the number of boxes you need.Also, my experience over the years with many different ferrets is that the best of them only use the box 80-90% of the time. For older kids, maybe over the age of eight or so, who can read up on ferret safety and health, and who have parents on board with the idea, ferrets could be amazing pets. Both ferrets and small children can play rough, and without close supervision, there’s too much chance of a ferret being seriously injured, or a child bitten by a mishandled ferret. (Of course, that’s probably true of just about any pet you might envision.) Also, small children can’t be counted on to close doors and windows, and a ferret who gets outside will not live long unless he’s rescued.Yes, we’re doing it, but it’s not easy. I am thisclose when Liam is petting ferrets, and now that he can really run, I shy away from letting him in the room with the ferrets unless there’s another adult right there, too.
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-ne Problogger’s Darren is inviting bloggers to a group writing project on Habits of Highly effective Bloggers. When your readers visit your blog thrice a week, there should be a new content each time he is there.Effective Blogger are thorough: Effective bloggers do a very thorough research and write only after they have crossed checked facts before clicking the publish button. They are also known to hang around in social networking sites.Effective bloggers are witty: I mentioned that effective bloggers chose and write about a niche, but there are quite a number of generalist bloggers too, and a few things which I have found to be common amongst the generalist bloggers are that they are witty and they are interesting, but then this is true with most effective bloggers and I don’t know if witticism can be formed into a habit. Interactivity is necessary during the traffic building early time of a blog, but more effective bloggers tend to spend their time writing valuable content, which leads to another habit.Content: Content, content and content.
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-ne Dr. Theodore VanItallie shows a very low-carb diet does a lot of goodThis USA Today story underscores yet new evidence demonstrating several amazingly positive benefits of a very low-carb, high-fat diet including in the treatment of Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Lou Gehrig’s disease, epilepsy and even brain cancer.Lead researcher Dr. Theodore B. VanItallie, from the St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York, believed that a hyperketogenic diet would serve as an excellent natural remedy for Parkinson’s disease because the excess ketones in such a diet consisting almost entirely of fat would trick the body into healing itself without the use of drug therapy.If you think the Atkins diet is restrictive having at the bare minimum a 20/40/40 ratio of carbohydrates, fat, and protein, then this ultra-low-carb diet used by Dr. VanItallie that he had his study patients on was insane because it contained — hold on to your hats — a 2/90/8 diet! A severe ketogenic diet has been used for nearly 90 years to treat epilepsy patients, mostly children, to reduce the number of seizures they have.Not surprisingly, the medical community isn’t so quick to embrace this extreme of a low-carb diet. Try telling that to THIS GUY who is eating the ultimate ketogenic diet — ZERO CARBS!And, of course, a dietician in the story is so concerned about all that fat causing heart-related health issues and that eating so much fat is so unhealthy and undesirable for people to stick with. How cool is that?!Next up for Dr. VanItallie is yet another new Parkinson’s disease study that takes the best elements of the 90 percent fat diet and mixes it with a modified version of the Atkins diet.
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I don´t think you´re ready for this hammy: Condor night was a rageing success

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

Array-ne Last august (2004) I spoke to a german lady that has been living in Las Vegas for over 10 years now. First time I was there, being the stubborn guy that I am, I didn’t want to walk around with such a silly bottle, because I’m a big guy and I can stand the heat.
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-ne It’s been almost a year since I was abruptly struck in the head with a quorball thrown by Patrick Hunter. I’ve made a decision about my future and let’s just say I’m gonna need a lot of moral support and shellfish.
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I’ll post the news story I wrote on this later, which willprovide more details.I will add now, as a preface to a letter I received just now from anIraqi who asked me to pass it on to the American people, that the jurymade the following recommendations:“The recommendations made by the jury included the demand for animmediate, unconditional withdraw of all occupation forces, thegovernments of the coalition to pay full compensation to Iraqis for anyand all damages, and that all laws, contracts, treaties and institutionscreated under the occupation that Iraqi people deem harmful or un-usefulto them be banished.Other recommendations included immediate investigations of crimesagainst humanity for Mr. George Bush, Tony Blair, and every otherpresident of countries belonging to the coalition. Thisencourages all soldiers to kill thoughtlessly without any threat of trial.We have seen our Holy Quran desecrated by soldiers, but you continue tosay your soldiers do not do what the Mogul and Barbarians did in thelands they occupied.Your soldiers did many immoral acts but your government leaders havedone even more.We, the Iraqi people, do not put the responsibility of this on yourshoulders because you are a people and not your government. But when thepeople have a decision in the fate of their country and decide to go ina direction which only benefits the government, this means that thepeople are satisfied with their governments’ actions.When you elected Mr. Bush for the second time, this was a declarationfrom you of being satisfied with all his acts in violation of theholiness of a state which shares a place with yours in the UnitedNations Security CouncilHas the age of occupation returned back to a place where agreements andtreaties and international laws which forbid aggression are useless?When the people who chose to defend their land and reject the occupierare then described by your government as a terrorist? In this wayyou will realize what Iraqis suffer.I am an Iraqi who bears no grudge against any person all over the world.We simply wish that other people may realize our suffering now,especially the people who do not support their thoughtless governmentsand their aggressive acts. The covert Pentagon units, operating under an above top secret carve out program called Task Force 121(TF 121) (at last report), and drawing from special operations personnel in the Army’s Delta Force, Green Berets, the Navy SEALS, British Special Air Service (SAS) and Special Boat Service (SBS), and various ex-U.S. and foreign intelligence and Special Operations (including British SAS, Israeli Sayaret Mat’kal, and South African Recce Commandos) personnel hired from shadowy private contractors, are now being linked to illegal kidnapings, posing as U.S. law enforcement agents (including FBI agents) and journalists, and assassinations of foreign political leaders. One of these worst-case analyses neglects to factor in the increased toxicity of Pu-238 relative to Pu-239 and also the increased risk of inhalation due to smaller lethal particle size, so its estimates have to be multiplied by 247 for the isotope, and again by at least 6.25 to account for reduced falling rate of a particle 1/247 the weight and 1/6.25 the diameter.http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/d1v/pu238.htmFormer MI5 agent David Shayler, who previously blew the whistle on the British government paying Al Qaeda 00,000 to carry out political assassinations, has gone on the record with his conviction that 9/11 was an inside job meant to bring about a permanent state of emergency in America and pave the way for the invasions of Afghanistan, Iraq and ultimately Iran and Syria.http://prisonplanet.com/articles/june2005/270605insidejob.htmProject managers say that most if not all of the new plutonium is intended for secret missions and declined to divulge any details.http://www.iht.com/bin/print_ipub.php?file=/articles/2005/06/26/news/nuke.phpSix months after the Asian tsunami, a leading international charity says the poorest victims have benefited the least from the massive relief effort. He’d go to jail but the city government can do it to elderly people and the Supreme Court backs them up every inch of the way….Support these brave residents in their stance against the New London city Mafia government and the New London Development Corporation.
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Basically the night started with tequila shots and ended in the following: Naz dancing on a couch in the bar, Mark wearing his shirt on his head and throwing dishes of peanuts in my face on a fairly regular basis, me making out with Naz´s 37 year old co-worker, Sarah going to Argentinian prison.
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Running Minnesota: NORM PURRINGTON

Friday, October 17th, 2008

Array It took me 5 years to get a job as a programmer – and 2 years later I gave it up.3. I’m not planning to do a degree in my 40s, but who knows what will happen in the next 2 years ?5. I read very fast – without any interruptions, I can read 100 pages of fiction in an hour.7. I spent the first 6.5 years of my life living in different countries because I’m an Army brat.10. My favourite living fantasy author for adults is Juliet E McKenna.16. I’ve read The Lord of the Rings nearly 30 times in 23 years.17. I once read it three times in the same year,18. My black cat, Shade, lives with my parents and brother in Gloucestershire.22. My sister lives in Bristol.23. I’ve spent the last 31 years living in two adjoining English counties: Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire.34. I’ve been living in Oxford for 5 years but still consider Gloucestershire my home.35. I suffered from depression for 2 years when I was in my early 20s.36. I have to read for at least 10 minutes before sleeping, no matter how late I get to bed.38. I’ve visited Scotland and Wales, and lived in Northern Ireland, but never set foot in the Republic of Ireland.50. I would like to live in Middle-earth.51. I love the films of Julia Roberts, Judi Dench and Johnny Depp.60. I used to read the dictionary and the encyclopaedias for pleasure when I was a young child.86. - I learn by reading books; Despite living in Hong Kong, I can’t stand the heat.92. I live in a book-filled attic.98. I used to do amateur drama when I was in my teens/late 20s, and once gave a performance of a Christmas play whilst suffering from laryngitis !* * * * * *I have to confess to shamelessly stealing this idea from Mother Reader !
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It’s true that Howard Dean forgot to lock John Kerry up in the cupola like he was supposed to do, but that aside, I’m rather surprised that Democrats are even considering the possibility of winning, since according to so many of them, all U.S. vote-counting is actually controlled from a single Commodore 64 down in Karl Rove’s rumpus room.
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To find out more about them, you might like to check out a copy of Low GI Eating Made Easy which has a whole section on the top 100 low GI foods you can tuck into without worrying about brands.The latest GI values from SUGiRSFiona AtkinsonThese super tasty breakfast cereals now on the shelves in Australian supermarkets had to be kept under lock and key during GI testing reports Fiona Atkinson from the SUGiRS team.Vogel’s Café Style Fibre-Rich Muesli GI 48Vogel’s Cluster Crunch Classic GI 50 Vogel’s Cluster Crunch Honey Hazelnut GI 43 Wild Oats Cluster Crunch Hazelnut Chocolate GI 43 For nutrition and product information from the manufacturer, check out www.vogels.com.au for the Vogels products and www.specialtycereals.com.au for the Wild Oats product.For information on nominal serve sizes, available carbohydrate and glycemic load, check out the GI database at www.glycemicindex.comGI Symbol Program NewsAustralian health bread specialist, Country Life Bakery has created a low GI gluten-free loaf. This ground-breaking product will be welcomed by all those in Australia who need to eat a gluten-free diet and keep their blood glucose on an even keel.Country Life Low GI Gluten-free Bread GI 40For nutrition and product information, check out www.countrylife.com.auAnd four more delicious breads from Goodman Fielder carry the GI symbolVogel’s Rye with Sunflower GI 47Vogel’s Soy Linseed with Oats GI 49Vogel’s Seven Seed GI 50Vogel’s Original Mixed Grain GI 54What does the GI symbol mean?The GI symbol on a food is a guarantee that the stated GI value is reliable and that the food is a healthy choice in its food group.
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-ne All Climate is Global 2….While some claim that local effects will overwhelm global changes in climate, the net global effects of such changes will not be all in the same direction and should on the whole cancel out. Global vegetation carbon increases by about 10 GtC despite the large losses in South American, but global soil carbon decreases by about 155 GtC. The carbon loss in the Amazon basin of about 50 GtC accounts for 23 ppmv of the total CO2 increase of 600 ppmv over the 21st century, or about a third of the total terrestrial carbon reduction of 145 GtC.An important outcome of such models is that global CO2 increases much faster than in climate models alone. (eds.) Tropical forests and global atmospheric change, (Oxford University Press, Oxford), 191-198.Gash, J.H.C., Huntingford, C., Marengo, J.A., Betts, R.A., Cox, P.M., Fisch, G., Fu, R., Gandu, A.W., Harris, P.P., Machado, L.A.T., von Randow, C.
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-ne würde mal darauf setzen das es in 2007 und 2008 den ersten streßtest in sachen geplatzter lbo geben wird.i would bet that the stress test for lbo deals will come 2007/2008 whne the credit market maybe is drying up.make sure you also read this piece about the excess in private equity from business week/unbedingt lesen!http://immobilienblasen.blogspot.com/2006/10/private-equity-excess-business-week.htmlhttp://immobilienblasen.blogspot.com/2006/10/dangerexplosive-loans-another-credit.htmlhttp://tinyurl.com/yzf9mfNov. 1 (Bloomberg) — After Weetabix Ltd., the maker of Britain’s best-selling breakfast cereal, fired 7 percent of its workers and canceled the employee bus service to free up cash for debt from a leveraged buyout, the Kettering, England-based company borrowed 130 million pounds (49 million) so it could enrich owner Lion Capital. The payments have helped the firms recoup 86 percent of their investments within two years, according to Fitch Ratings.LBO firms, which typically borrow two-thirds of the money they pay for acquisitions, used to wait three to five years before profiting from selling shares in their companies.Hertz BondsThe debt of companies owned by buyout firms has risen to the equivalent to 5.4 times their cash flow, the most ever, S&P says. Investors would have gained 1.3 percent in an index of similarly rated debt,Adding LeverageThe combination of borrowing for dividends and delaying stock sales has triggered five times more downgrades than upgrades, according to Lehman Brothers.They’re choosing to pay out a dividend, add more leverage and forestall what’s typically a good event for bondholders in an IPO,” said Paul Scanlon, managing director for U.S. high-yield and bank loan assets at Putnam Investments in Boston, which owns Hertz bonds in its 2 billion of funds.
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I started my adult running when I was 39 and started getting serious with racing when I turned 40.I had a business partner who challenged me one day to run a mile race against him. I ran about 6-flat and then after training for a year I ran like 5:05. I usually run 4-8 miles per day with a longer run on the weekend. I don’t get anal if I’m shooting for 50 miles and I only get 35 or if things are running well and I get in more than I need.What changed this spring?This spring I decided to do the FIRST program where you only run 3 days a week, but with intensity. (Note: Norm ran 3:23 at Grandma’s this spring after running 3:12 in 2005).Do you run everyday?Almost. From middle of December till TCM for the last 10 years I’ve probably run 25-30 times a month.What do you do for speed work?My races are my speed work. So I just let my races be by speed work.Can you describe your racing?I generally run 20-30 races a year from 1 mile to marathon. It’s a lot more fun if you do it most weekends as opposed to keying on 2 or 3 races.What would you consider your favorite distances?I don’t run real well in 5-10K races and I run out of gas in the marathon. I had a really good year in 2004, running 3:03 and 3:04 marathons and it was just kind of starting. I know how to heal from injuries but do not know how to follow my own advice.What are your racing goals for the future?I hope to continue running and racing for many years. I wanted to run a sub-3 hour marathon in my 60’s but have not reached that goal.I have a grandson who’s 12 that I’d like to run a marathon with, but he’d better start training pretty soon.Do you prefer running alone or with friends?Almost all of my training is done alone, with occasional runs with my son, Scott and my neighbor, Tom Prentice. My current competition with Jim Graupner and Jared Mondry is as good as it gets.What are a couple of your fondest running memories?2 years ago I went to Boston and ran with my son Scott. All three of us ended up running our fastest time for the year on that day.What piece of advice would you give to runners just starting out?Don’t get so tied up in the competition that you cease to have fun running.
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Matt’s Movie Match ©: Answer to Puzzle #91

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Array I subscribe to the following magazines: The New Yorker, New York, Vanity Fair, Oxford American, Harper’s, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, and the Atlantic.94. My dream home would be a little tiny loft where everything has a place and there is no clutter, located in a vibrant city center with ample public transportation.93. Every other boy at Wonder Boy’s school has a shirt that reads, Speling is My Favurit Subjekt, or I Hate Homework, and I find them unspeakably vile.92.
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Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. This I declare of the LORD: He alone is my refuge, my place of safetylink

A spooky goth / scooby doo pub where the toilets are hidden behind a book case - this might be novel for a visitor but I realy pitied the staff who have to direct people every 3 minutes. 91 was my compere duty at the chilli and 92 was back at cool fun in durham, where I tried to keep my spanish accent through the trousers song and keep it up while I did some stand up and dangerous animals. - It’s pretty tough to do Spanish - irish - spanish - bob dylan -spanish.
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Uma Thurman - “Mad Dog and Glory”2. David Carradine - “The Long Riders”
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Fragile Freddy’s: Other Teams Who Play Baseball

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Array-ne NVIDIA released its first graphics chip with DirectX 10 support (GeForce 8800) in the beginning of November 2006, This high end range model does not have any true competition, since AMD until know have released not released the R600….Good news, since NVIDIA launched today the GeForce 8600 , this new graphics chips series belong to the medium range. Anisotropic filtering 8x: the first GeForce 7600 GT, the second GeForce 8600 GTS Other update introduced by the Lumenex engine, the possibility of applying an anti-aliasing 8x, whereas GeForce 7 are limited to 4x, and coupling anti-aliasing and effects returned HDR, was technically impossible to realize with GeForce 7. NVIDIA GeForce 8600: The new DirectX 10 card Impossible to speak about GeForce 8 and Lumenex engine without talking about the compatibility of GeForce 8600 and its DirectX 10 support. DirectX 10 NVIDIA demonstration NVIDIA GeForce 8600: Pure engine The GeForce 8800 has the same integrated video engine as GeForce 7, the GeForce 8600 family benefits from the second generation of engine PureVideo HD. Chip NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT According to the information communicated by NVIDIA, GeForce 8600 GTS consume a maximum of 71 Watts against 43 Watts for GeForce 8600 GT. We also note that the consumption between GeForce 8600 GT and GeForce 8600 GTS system is very thin : Total system power consumption GeForce 7600 GT 186w GeForce 8600 GT 194w GeForce 8600 GTS 198w The chips GeForce 8600 has the specifications 1.1a standard interface , PCI-Express 16x . GeForce 8600 GT GeForce 8600 GTS GeForce 8800 GTS GeForce 8800 GTX Interface PCI-express 16x PCI-express 16x PCI-express 16x PCI-express 16x Thec Process 0,08µ 0,08µ 0,09µ 0,09µ Transistors 289 Million 289 Million 681 Million 681 Million RAMDAC 2 X.400 MHz 2 X.400 MHz 2 X.400 MHz 2 X.400 MHz T&L DirectX 10 DirectX 10 DirectX 10 DirectX 10 Stream Processors 32 32 96 128 ROP Units 8 8 20 24 Installed Memory 256 MB 256 MB 320 MB or 640 MB 768 MB Memory Interface 128 Bits 128 Bits 320 Bits 384 Bits Band-width 22,4 Gb/S 32 Gb/S 64 Gb/S 86 Gb/S GPU Frequency 540 MHz 675 MHz 500 MHz 575 MHz Stream Processors Frequency 1190 MHz 1450 MHz 1200 MHz 1350 MHz Memory Frequency 700 MHz 1000 MHz 800 MHz 900 MHz Gigabyte NX86T256D Gigabyte forward to us one of the first graphics card based on new GeForce 8600 GT. We used here the driver ForceWare 158.14 for GeForce 8600 , 101.41 driver for GeForce 7 and 101.70 driver for GeForce 8800 GTS.On this platform, we could test the following card: GeForce 7600 GT, GeForce 7900 GS, GeForce 7900 GT, GeForce 7950 GT, GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB, Radeon X1950 Pro and Radeon X1950 XTX. GeForce 8600 GT succeeds in posting better performances that GeForce 7600 GT and GeForce 7900 GS. GeForce 8600 GTS shows 21% better performance than GeForce 8600 GT, this last being slightly slower than GeForce 7600 GT. In 1280×1024, GeForce 8600 GTS is 60% faster than GeForce 7600 GT what enables it to precede the GeForce 7900 GS and GT. Splinter Cell Chaos Theory v1.05 The agent Sam Fisher places the new GeForce 8600 behind GeForce 7900 but here the GeForce 7950 GT finishes third once again, in withdrawal with Radeon X1950 XTX. GeForce 8600 GTS is faster than GeForce 7600 GT but slower than GeForce 7900 GT and GeForce 7950 GT which one has similar price, and even lower than the new card. If GeForce 7950 GT preserves an unquestionable advantage over the GeForce 8600 GTS, this last is with equality with GeForce 7900 GT. GeForce 8600 GTS have good performance here , preceding their elder family GeForce 7 and equalizing GeForce 7950 GT. we note that Gigabyte GeForce 8600 GT is faster here than GeForce 7600 GT, a good point!Half Life 2 Lost Coast - AA4x - AF16x We close this tests series with Half Life 2 tested here with functions filtering and anti-aliasing. Definitely faster than GeForce 7600 GT and preceding the 7900 GS, GeForce 8600 GTS is not able to fight with GeForce 7950 GT or Radeon X1950 XTX from ATI.
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-ne This afternoons regular shooting practice was livened up by a little friendly competition between our club and the Police. After a little intimidation and trash talking from us regulars the event got under way.Blindfolds were used for the Police, not that sight would have helped them, the rifles used at the club are adapted to use sound to indicate when you are on target. Scoring was out of 100 points per shooter, based on 2 targets with 5 shots on each with a max 10 points per shot.
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Jake Taylor: I play for the Indians.Chaire Holloway: Here in Cleveland? I didn’t know they still had a team!Jake Taylor: Yup, we’ve got uniforms and everything, it’s really great.Long gone are those days when that joke even remotely applies.The Indians are good. We say this not just because they took 10 of 18 from the Royals this year and Kelly Shoppach sent Alex Gordon to the hospital yesterday with a line drive, or that they’re tied with the Red Sox for the most wins in the Majors with 96. (Okay, partly because of those 96 wins.) We say it because they’re an incredibly balanced team, ranking in the top five in the American League in home runs, on-base percentage, OPS, team ERA, WHIP and K/BB (and tied 7th in strikeouts), and have a 1-2 punch of Sabathia and Carmona that’s as good as any in baseball, as they embark on their postseason journey by hosting that other New York team.Yankees fans have been dreading an opening round matchup against the Angels for weeks, but as Cranston mentioned recently, they’re in for a big surprise if they think they can manhandle the Indians like they did in the regular season.No one knows this better than our final AL Central Wrap writer, a man known on his website as Mr. Dees (which reminds us of the Outkast lyric, We luv deez hoez, ha ha ha ha! We luv deez hoez). A longtime Indians fan — his first game was at Municipal Stadium, and his lasting memory was missing out on a foul ball — who estimates he’s watched about 100 games this year on mlb.tv (and 8-10 in person), Dees currently lives in Chicago and teaches middle school history at St. Mary’s in Lake Forest.Why is he here? It’s true Mr. Dees has not appeared on this blog prior to today, but his respect for the Royals endears him to us. In all honesty, he says, the Royals are always a thorn in the Indians side. Case in point: last Saturday. The Indians needed to keep winning in order to gain home-field advantage, and Joey Gathright beats us in the 8th inning. Any true Indians fan respects the Royals because they play hard. Also, we will never forget Grady’s lost ball in the sun during the last week of the 2005 season. That play started the 1-6 swoon that knocked us out of the playoffs.” Without further ado…YOUTH SERVES UP AL CENTRAL CROWNBy Jeff DeesAsk any baseball prognosticator in March what the key to the 2007 season would be, and the answers wouldve ranged from Jhonny Peralta to Grady Sizemore to C.C. Sabathia. But no one could have ever foreseen the emergence of a shortstop named Asdrubal Cabrera. No, that shortstop wasn
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Better offensively than Mientkiewicz, better defensively than Giambi.Meet an Indian – Asdrubal Cabrera – 2B – .354 OBP in 45 games for the 21 year old who replaced the disappointing Josh Barfield.Curiosity - Will the Indians try to get Trot Nixon into the lineup for Game Three against Roger Clemens.Chicago Cubs at Arizona DiamondbacksThis should be a fascinating series. The Cubs’ big three of Soriano, Lee and Ramirez need to hit.Meet a Cub – Carlos Marmol – RHRP – 1.43 ERA, 96 K in 69 1/3 IPMeet a Diamondback – Chris Young – CF – 32HR, 27 SB but a disappointing .295 OBPCuriosity – Two of the best in the NL; VERY good pitcher.Meet a Phillie – Greg Dobbs – PH - .864 OPS as a pinch hitter in 56 pinch hitting appearancesCuriosity – Despite being a home run park Coors Field has a spacious outfield.
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Shelmet’s Daily Comic Picks: The Haul from 5/11/2005

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Array-ne Yeah, so I got another 1:05 in track yesterday…i mean, i won, but i really want to beat that more than anythingand then kat got me lost today while we were at track…she’s great for extreme tag, but not for remembering cross country trails ;)i went to zach’s game after that but i didn’t get to see him play, it kind of sucked really…i hope i can get to see him play sometime…cuz i only got to see him once beforeok, and i officially HATE mrs.
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-ne UPON READING ALL OF CHRIS OFFUTT’S BOOKSI get it real bad.Thirst for whiskey, stranger’s blood.I want to carry a guntucked into my belt.But I’m just a wannabe.Sensate life in green;skin and breath, warmth and coolness.Sore hands, tired eyes.Home never lasts there,but here it lingers, vividand bright, yet still gone.
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it was so0o0o0o0o0o0 much fun but since the family go-carts weren’t workin , we got to ride the wild woody ,the one go-cart track thingy were u can only be 14 to ride on it ….. buh bi !:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)Sara P.S - i know funnest is not a word , i made it up …..
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-ne Eddie had no family left to pay for his funeral. The park owner payed for it of what was left on Eddie’s last pay check.
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Well, here are the ones that I bought today:Astonishing X-Men #10Conan and the Jewels of Gwahlur #2Desolation Jones #1Elsinore #1Excalibur #13Fables #37Green Arrow #50Green Lantern Rebirth #6JSA #73Majestic #5Man with the Screaming Brain #1Marvel Team-Up #8Nightwing #108Outsiders #23The Punisher #21The Punisher: The CellRann-Thanagar War #1Ultimate Spider-man #77X-Men The End Book Two: Heroes & Martyrs #3Now here is the list of the free stuff I snagged:Alternative Comics Presents: Free Comic Book Day 2005Amelia Rules!
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No Digas: Gramo de meteorito cuesta 65 veces mas que oro

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Array Victor Hugo em seu clássico, Les Miserables, descreve a batalha e atribui a derrota as chuvas intensas que tinham ocorrido na região (como as que assolam Porto Alegre e região metropolitana atualmente), isto teria prejudicado o deslocamento e posicionamento dos canhões.
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Colecionei com a ajuda de amigos algumas frases lapidares, segue abaixo:Nunca perca a LOÇÃO do tempo;Eu sou MEIGO no assunto;Há MALAS que vão para BELÉM;Matei dois coelhos com uma CAIXA D’ÁGUA;Este assunto não é para a tua CALÇADA;Ele é um bode RESPIRATÓRIO;A fala do deputado é pura CEBORRÉIA;Hoje é a data MAGDA do país;Ele está muito EXITADO;Não quero me GAMBÁ, mas MOLÉSTIA à parte ….;Ele CHUPOU o pau da barraca;As duas ruas se juntavam formando um GARGALHO.Powered by ScribeFire.
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A França teria detectado um grande número de satérites americanos e britânicos sobre o país recentemente.O governo Francês preocupado com esta questão proibiu o uso de celular Blackberry por seus servidores governamentais, a justificativa é que estes aparelhos utilizam servidores nos EUA e Grã Bretanha e poderiam ser vulneráveis e capturados pela Agência de Segurança Nacional americana.Ou seja, com Sarkosy ou sem, amizades à parte, o importante mesmo é poder e dinheiro.
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Por favor, digite o que você vê escrito na imagem acimaAo postar comentários em blogs volta e meia me deparo com o dilema de ter de digitar uma senha para validação.
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Experto en encontrar trozos de asteroides, llegó a vender un trozo de piedra lunar encontrado en Agadir (Marruecos) por 1.14 millones de euros.Ante este lucrativo negocio, al igual que Farmer, unas 50 personas en todo el mundo se dedican a localizar, comprar y vender meteoritos a través de internet o en ferias de minerales.José Vicente Casado, empresario y miembro de la Asociación Leonesa de Astronomía, posee uno de los mejores colecciones de meteoritos de España con 200 ejemplares, que alquila temporalmente a museos u otras instituciones.
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Suprita Kaur Singh: things that make me smile!

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

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Seriously, more people should listen to JR Ewing. Huh?There are some peeps who’ve been posting their favorite tunes of the 90’s, well for the lack of actually wanting to sit down and write something well thoughtout, here’s my list, enjoy!1. De La Soul: Ego Trippin’34. Face To Face: I Won’t Lie Down41. Ras Kass: Soul On Ice (Diamond D Remix)That’s all I have for now. These will probably change tomorrow, so don’t bet on me doing another list like this…but if I do, I’ll break it up into genres.
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Let us contact his top 4 sponsors and demand that they stop sponsoring a man who publicly has advocated for a terrorist attack on the United States.According to his website, his corporate sponsors are:· Equifax· Life Quotes, Inc.· EmigrantDirect.com· Tempur-PedicEquifax is one of the Big Three credit reporting agencies. Why does CNN continue to give Coulter a platform to air her outrageous statements?On other occasions, Coulter has accused the Democratic Party of support[ing] killing, lying, adultery, thievery, envy, written that the only question about Bill Clinton was whether to impeach or assassinate, and said that her only regret about the Oklahoma City bombing was that Timothy McVeigh did not go to the New York Times building. After Hurricane Katrina, Coulter appeared on Fox News and made several false statements pertaining to the hurricane and the relief efforts taking place in its aftermath.It’s time for CNN to stop helping Ann Coulter to spew her false and offensive bile to the American public.Take Action! Contact CNN and let them know that Coulter’s hate and misinformation don’t belong on network news.Ann Coulter QuotedReporters and liberals want it to be against the law to be a Republican, and they would like us in Guantánamo [9/29/05]I think a baseball bat is the most effective way [to talk to liberals] these days [10/6/04]Im not blaming the Democrats for 9-11 alone. paper dropped Coulter’s column to keep conservatives out [9/1/05]Coulter falsely claimed majority of Hispanics voted in favor of California’s Proposition 187 [8/5/05]Coulter falsely claimed NY Times op-ed outed gays [3/4/05] Contact CNN and let them know that Coulter’s hate and misinformation don’t belong on network newsFinally, there is Bob Novak. Going back to my 40th issue:Call or FAX or email CNN demanding that Bob Novak be fired for his treasonous collaboration with Karl Rove:Phone: (404) 827-1500Fax: (404) 878-0891Address: One CNN Center, PO Box 105366 Atlanta, GA 30348http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form1.html?39And write to your Congresscritters demanding, in the name of national security, an independent investigation of their treason.Here is a sample letter:Why does America allow treason to go unpunished?
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Teacher’s 9/11 boastsBy SIMON HUGHES A TEACHER whose brother was a suicide bomber told pupils after 9/11: “I am on Osama Bin Laden’s team.” Parveen Sharif, 37, asked other schoolkids: “Hands up everybody who has got relations in New York?” She added: “Well they’re dead.” Parveen was acquitted yesterday of sending an email inciting her brother Omar, 27, to carry out a suicide bomb attack. We did not want this woman back.” http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005550268,00.html Yesterday Parveen and brother Zahid were also cleared of failing to tell authorities Omar planned a suicide outrage in Israel — the first by British Muslims.
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Laughing for absolutely no reason at all.22. Having someone tell you that you’re beautiful.23. Making new friends or spending time with old ones.29. Having someone play with your hair.31. Holding hands with someone you care about.39. Watching the expression on someone’s face as they open a much desired present from you.41. Getting out of bed every morning and being grateful for another beautiful day.43. Getting a hug from someone who cares about you deeply.45. Getting flowers for no apparent reasons at all.47.
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!!!الساعة 6: من غير عنوان

Monday, October 13th, 2008

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此時此刻,我不在維園,無法參予六四的悼念活動。但我深信,很多人都會和我一樣,儘管人到不了現場,但心從來不死。這個中國民主發展過程中的慘痛教訓,身為中國人又豈只不能忘記,更應好好反思。放下手上的工作,寫下這麼一小段,只因自己對不能親身前往心中有愧,不能安心。算是自己的一個小小的表態。2007年6月4日晚上9時

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κάτι.ΔΙΔΥΜΟΙΥπάρχει πιθανότητα να κάνετε ορισμένες αρνητικές σκέψεις για τον σύντροφοσας που είναι αδικαιολόγητες αφού θα σας δοθεί η ευκαιρία να κάνετε έναεποικοδομητικό διάλογο μαζί του και θα διαλυθούν οι υποψίες σας.ΚΑΡΚΙΝΟΣΜάθετε να ακούτε τις συμβουλές του προσώπου που αγαπάτε και μην είστε εγωιστές γιατί καμιά φορά μπορεί να σας δώσει τις σωστές λύσεις για προβλήματα που σας απασχολούν.ΛΕΩΝΘετικές οι προβλέψεις για τον ερωτικό σας τομέα αφού αυτή την εβδομάδα θα ξεκαθαρίσετε αρκετά πράγματα με το ταίρι σας και θα πάρετε σημαντικές αποφάσεις για μελλοντική σας πορεία.ΠΑΡΘΕΝΟΣΑλλιώς είχατε σχεδιάσει κάποια πράγματα που αφορούσαν τα συναισθηματικά σας και αλλιώς θα σας βγουν αφού είσαστε σε μια φάση της ζωής σας που δεν μπορείτε να κάνετε τις αλλαγές που θέλετε.
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昨日からの好天日和を幸い、麦刈りを始めました。今年のアオバ小麦の出来は上々。パン用としてたっぷり1年分は確保できそうです。梅雨に入る前に刈り取って、乾燥させ脱穀しないと大変なことになります。いつだったか、雨続きで結局ほとんど穫れなかった年もありました。このまま天気がつづけば、2〜3日で脱穀できるでしょう。刈るときにもっともやっかいなのは、麦に巻き付いている雑草、カラスノエンドウという蔓科の草を1本1本取り除く作業です。普段から雑草とりをまめにやっていればいいのですが、自称手抜き自然農法でとんとほったらかしだったものですから、今になってツケがまわってきたのです。青空の下での麦刈り、こどもたちも手伝って、とはなかなかいかないけれど、一緒に遊んで、本当に気分最高の一日でした。でも、田んぼの方は雨がないと困るのです。まだ稲苗は10センチくらい。水がなくなるとピンチです。ということで、この時節はとても複雑な心境になるのです。今年の春は、思っていたほど暖かくならず、とくにこの山間部は鴨川でも水が冷たいところで有名らしく、先日知り合った地元のおじさんから言われたほどですが、そのせいか苗の成長が芳しくありません。稲の苗を全滅してしまったとある友人は言っていました。でも6月ですから、そろそろ夏日のような日がつづくでしょうからだいじょうぶでしょう。先週末、たった3日間のあわただしい旅でしたが、ハワイの伝統ヒーリング、ホ・オポノポノのクラスを受けにロスアンゼルスまで行ってきました。この3月にハワイで会ったヒュー・レンさんのクラスがあるというので急遽行くことにしたのです。あれからレンさんに言われたことが頭を外れず、これはもう一度レンさんに会って確かめないとどうしようもないと思っていたからです。会場はロスアンゼルス郊外のカラバサスという高級住宅地にあるヒルトン・ガーデンというホテルの一室でした。朝10時から午後5時まで、緊張感あふれる二日間のクラスでした。参加者は約50人、なんとなくスピリチュアルな世界の人たちが集まったという雰囲気です。日本からくる人はいないだろうと思っていたら、ベティさんというハーフのひとが友人から勧められたといって来ていました。レンさんはすぐ僕に気づいて「よく来たね。ありがとう」ととても喜んでくれました。気が詰まるような、非常に内容の濃い、そして驚きと意外な二日間が終わって、本当に来てよかったと思いました。教えてもらったことをどこまで実践できるか、わかりませんが、非常に重要な意味深いメッセージが託されていることは感じています。クラスの最後に、レンさんにお別れのあいさつを言う際、前から気になっていたことを訊ねました。「3月に会ったときに蘭が私に見えると言っていましたが、それはどういう意味なんですか」「あれは、うす紫という色を象徴しているんだよ。優雅さという意味だ。とても崇高なものだ。君は大きな責任を負っているんだよ」その責任をどうとるのか?そして、なにに対する責任なのか?まだまだ真理への探究の道のりは険しく先が長いです。
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Nel corso dell’incontro verranno esposti e diffusi i risultati di una ricerca - cofinanziata dalle Regioni Basilicata e Puglia, dalla Provincia di Potenza e dall’Università di Foggia - con una serie di comparazioni con Belgio, Francia, Germania, Inghilterra e Spagna.La giornata verrà aperta dai saluti del sindaco di Melfi, Alfonso Ernesto Navazio, e del Direttore del Dipartimento Scienze Giuridiche privatistiche dell’Università di Foggia, Marco Miletti. A discutere della ricerca saranno: Carlo Chiurazzi, Assessore al Lavoro della Regione Basilicata, Marco Barbieri, Assessore al Lavoro della Regione Puglia, Giovanni Battafarano, Capo Segreteria Tecnica del Ministero del Lavoro, Franco Liso (Università di Roma), Bruno Veneziani (Università di Bari), Antonio Imbrogno (Confindustria Basilicata), Enrico Gambardella (per Cgil, Cisl e Uil di Basilicata).
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Estava meio cansada e sem ânimo nenhum pra ir ao centro acompanhar os festejos, então fiquei em casa o dia inteiro.No centro de Halmstad, o casal real - rei Carlos Gustavo, ;) , e rainha Silvia - desfilou pelas ruas, andou de barquinho e recebeu convidados de honra para um almoço no único castelo local.
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برضه هغنىاصل الغنى احساس مش عادى ..بيخليك انسان مش عادى فاكر مرة وكنت صغير كان فى شرعنا شجرة توووت توت توت وانا واصحابى حسين وعليوة كنا فى طعم التوت بنموت هوبا طلعنا فوق الشجرة …جانا صحبها بالنبوت يضرب يضرب .واحنا بنهربوفى عز ما كانو صحابى بيبكو من غير صوووت..كنت بغنى انا لازم اغنى منا لازم اغنى لازم اغنى لما فى يوم يملانى اليأس …………..الاغنية دى انا ملقتهاش عندى على الجهاز ولكنها ديما لما بكون مكتأب بتيجى على دماغى وبتشتغل توماتيكى توماتيكى لو حد زيى بيحب الاغنية دى يبقى يقولى !!!هنشمى على نصيحة فؤش ونقول ان لازم اغنى علشان العملية تبقى كويسة والدنيا تبقى عال العال حولت يا عم فؤاد انى اغنى بس صوتى وحش وكمان مفيش فى شرعنا شجرة توت ولا حتى شجرة جميز !!!!طيب ينفع اعمل اى حاجة تانية غير الغنا !!مينفعش اتحزم وارقص مثلا او أعمل اى شىء تانى!!يووووووهتفتكرو اعمل ايه غير الغنا !؟؟!؟!؟!مع ان كده كده فى زمنا ده كله بقى يغنى على كله وغصب عن عنينا بنغنى على ….والسميعة كتير اوى والحدق يفهم …ويغنى هع هع هع نداء للأخوننا المدونين الشعراء حد يبدلنا كلمة لازم اغنى الى فى الغنيوة دى بأى لازم تانية بس تكون ماشية مع بقيت الكلمات واللحن علشان محدش يزعل مننا ويقولو انى بوظت الغنيوة وبعد كده محدش يعرف يغنيها !!!ما علينا الاغنية حلوة اوى وممكن تحتجها فى وقت ما نصيحة لو متعرفهاش اسمعها http://www.6rbtop.com/song.php?album_id=283&artist_id=240…………………..تيجوا نغير الموضوع احسن ..اها احسن برضه!!احب من هذا المكان ان اشكر اى حد سأل عليا وبعتلى ميل او اتصل بيا او حتى ادانى رنة انا فرحت جدا بده وشكرهم جدا على شعورهم الرقيق ده ونردهلكم كده فى شوية اكتأب هع هع هع هع :Dعلى فكرة انا برحب بأى صديق او حد يضيف اميلى عنده لأن فعلا الفترة دى مفتقد الاصدقاءاصحاب عمرى كل واحد مشغول فى حالة وفى مصلحه وزى ما بيقولو الدنيا تلاهى وملاهى فعلاشان كده دى دعوة صريحة لأى صداقة جديدة من اى حد فى الله الاميل هتلقيه على يمين المدونة وانت داخل او فى البروفيل بس الى هيضفنى بقى معلش موعيدى بيخة شوية من 3 الصبح لحد 6 صباحا دى مواعيدى الرسمية عارف انى صدعتكم شوية وانكم مش هتخرجوا بأى افادة من الرغى ده بس عشمى برضه انكم تستحملونى علشان انا كنت محتاج الخطوة دى اوى انى افضفض واكتب اى شىء…………بالمناسبة كنت عايز اشكر شوية ناس كده على وقفتهم جنبى سواء مباشرة وغير مباشرة الناس دى مدونين بحب اقرا مدونتهم جدا وبحترم عقولهم جدا جدا مع ان معظمهم بل اغلبيتهم معرفهمش شخصيا بس فعلا بكتابتهم فى مدونتهم كانو بيسعدونى اوى وببقى فرحان جدا انى متابعهم وكأنى انا الى كاتباعزرونى لو قلت اسم البلوج ومقلتش اسم صاحبه لأنى هقلهم كده من دماغى طوالى ولأنى معرفش اسامى اصحاب بعض البلوجالترتيب على حسب الزاكر مش اكتر مدونة اسكاى لايت للمعلمة المدونين ياسمينمدونة ساعة غروب للرقيقة رضوى مدونة اخف دم للأخ الاكبر والصديق اشرف توفيق …فاكهة المدونينمدونة صحفية مع ايقاف التنفيذ وكلمة سر المتألقة شيماء الجيزى مدونة اميرة البلطجية للمش بلطجية خالص اميرة مدونة انسانة …..لصاحبة القلم الرصاص!!مدونة اى حاجة بقى ….مدونة حاجة صغنونة…للونكى مدونة خمسة فضفضة المدونة الكارثة طهقان وطهقانة مدونة انا وانا مدونة كلبوزة لكن سمبتيك …الممتعة ……………والله ناس كتير بحرص على زيارة مدونتهم ومش متزكرهم دلوقتى بس الى كتبتهم دول اكتر ناس بحييهم واشكرهم لأنهم فعلا امتعونى الفترة الى فاتت دى وسعدونى بشكل غير مباشر على انى احاول اكتب تانى وبشكر خصوصا لأنها من الاسباب المباشرة اختى العزيزة رضوى صاحبة مدونى ساعة غروب على وقفها وسؤلها الدائم فى هذا الوقت العصيب …………هع هع هع هع انا حاسس انى قلبت على القاة التالتة من كتر التهانى والشكر ده يبلا ده دين ولازم اسدده واشكر اصاحبه والله نسيت انا كنت بتكلم فى ايه قبل موضوع الشكر ده ما علينا انا لازم اقوم علشان الجرس ضرب من تلت ساعة تقريبا وكان لازم اقوم الساعة بقت 6 وتلت اخر شكر بقى اشكر اى مخلوق استحملنى وقرا الكلام الـــ…..الى فات ده وربنا يخليكوا ليا يا احلى اصحاب فى الدنيا تحياتى وسلام عليكم *ملحوظة اعزرونى على اى خطأ فى الكتابة لأن انا سهران وتعبان قوى ومش قادر اراجع الى اتكتب واصلحه ولو رجعت مش بعيد الغى البوست خالص ومنزلوش استحملونى تحياتى وسلام

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A Chick With Bipolar Disorder: 85 Things About Me

Monday, October 13th, 2008

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В Москве на репетиционных базах 85% групп играющих металл, 5% делают вид что эмо, 5% панк.
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SOUL FOOD 852007-03-03part 1MARCOS VALLE : mentira (Odeon)EDSON FREDERICO : tava mas nao tavaFrom Brazilian Beat Brooklyn (Mr Bongo)EMILIO SANTIAGO : amigo de Nova York (Universal)FUNK N’ LATA & IVO MEIRELES : baile funk medley (Mr Bongo)MR SACHA : free to think (Acix)KEZIAH JONES : shuffering &
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Their oponents averaged a 29.1 OR% in conference play.– We scored 1.17 pts/poss, our third-best performance against conference foes this year.– From the Technician:But I had heard the stories – bad language, commander-like orders and motivation skills like none other.The stories couldn’t have been any more accurate.At the 15:53 mark in the first half during the game’s first official timeout, Krzyzewski went to work.“You’re not doing s*** David,” he told sophomore forward David McClure. We love the fact that you all hate Duke, because the best program in the country for the last 25 years and possibly the best program over a 10-year period in HISTORY is bound to be hated.
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The Meaning of Love 6. People Are People 11. Just Can’t Get Enough (Schizo Mix)Link tipo DiretórioDownload aqui*

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I faint when I’m stressed or break out in hives. I’ve never won lotto, but I did win 00 when I gambled in West Virginia. I don’t think I’ve ever won a raffle.11. Now I’m a 6pm – I’ve dislocated my collarbone, but I’ve never broken a bone.14. I would like to have board games because I think a social person should have some, but who would I play with? I don’t allow people into my home.15. Not like in the romantic sense although I’m sure he’d like to bone me, but hey, no job, no insurance, no meds. I’ve never been married. Cuz I’m a f*cking married man magnet. I’m honest. I’m not a fake ho.21. I truly think The Man sends subliminal messages while I sleep.26. In the 6 years that I’ve lived in new york, I’ve lived in 12 different places. I think I deserve things just because I’m me. I think I’m special-er.33. I’m not a label whore. I really think you act weird when there are toxins in you. That’s why I’ve never watched horror movies- too much going on in my own head, why add more? Also, I think that’s why I’m fascinated with Law & Order, CSI and the like. After a lifetime of caring about other peoples feelings, I love that lately, I just don’t give a sh*t.43. I know that angels hang out with me, and I know that some people have tried to send demons to me, but I repel them.44. I’ve never been in a fight. To be honest, I’m afraid I might kill the person and spend a lifetime in jail because the jury wouldn’t believe beyond a reasonable doubt that it was self defense.47. I’m really not the cooking, baking domestic type. I wish I could punch some people in the mouth and make them spit their teeth like chicklet gum.52. I am evil when I’m manic. I’m good for stomping my foot and sitting down wherever I am and refusing to move until I have my way. I’m very strategic with my revenge. I think for hours and days on how exactly I can bring the person the most pain. When I’m bad, people pushed me to do it, so they get the bad karma, not me.57. I’m gonna be 30 and it seems old.58. I hate people who clip their nails in public.65. I’d like to buy random people braces, contacts, houses, cars, and hair.70. I’m “black” I hate when people walk slowly.74. I think itches are a sign of cooties and toxins.78. I’m asexual right now. I hate when people applaud in a movie theatre.83. Sometimes I think I’m better than people.
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