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Linkage analysis of chromosome 4 in families with familial pancreatic cancer
Alison P. Klein, Mariza De Andrade, Ralph H. Hruban, Melissa Bondy, Ann G. Schwartz, Steven Gallinger, Henry T. Lynch, Sapna Syngal, Kari G. Rabe, Michael G. Goggins, Gloria M. Petersen
Department of Preventive Medicine
Background: Approximately 10% of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas have a familial basis. While a small portion of this familial clustering can be explained by inherited mutations in known genes (BRCA2, p16/CDKN2A, PRSS1, and STK11), the genetic basis for the majority of this familial clustering remains unknown. In addition, a pancreatic cancer susceptibility locus has been reported to be linked to chromosome 4q32-34 in a single family having a high penetrance of early-onset pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and pancreatic insufficiency. The goal of this study is to determine if linkage to chromosome 4q exists in our series of well-characterized families with idiopathic familial pancreatic cancer enrolled in the Pancreatic Cancer Genetic Epidemiology Consortium (PACGENE). Methods: Parametric and nonparametric linkage analyses were performed using 21 microsatellite markers on chromosome 4 on affected individuals with pancreatic cancer from 42 familial pancreatic cancer kindreds. Results: Markov Chain Monte Carlo parametric and nonparametric linkage analyses using SIMWALK2 as well as nonparametric linkage analysis using MERLIN did not provide strong evidence of linkage in this region (LOD <1.0). Only one family provided a multipoint LOD score of >0.5 adjacent to the reported region. Conclusions: Our results do not support linkage to the 4q32-34 region in the majority of our familial pancreatic cancer kindreds. However, because multiple pancreatic cancer susceptibility genes are likely to exist, it is possible that a subset of the families in this study may be linked to this region.
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Klein, A. P., De Andrade, M., Hruban, R. H., Bondy, M., Schwartz, A. G., Gallinger, S., Lynch, H. T., Syngal, S., Rabe, K. G., Goggins, M. G., & Petersen, G. M. (2007). Linkage analysis of chromosome 4 in families with familial pancreatic cancer. Cancer Biology and Therapy, 6(3), 320-323. https://doi.org/10.4161/cbt.6.3.3721
Linkage analysis of chromosome 4 in families with familial pancreatic cancer. / Klein, Alison P.; De Andrade, Mariza; Hruban, Ralph H. et al.
In: Cancer Biology and Therapy, Vol. 6, No. 3, 03.2007, p. 320-323.
Klein, AP, De Andrade, M, Hruban, RH, Bondy, M, Schwartz, AG, Gallinger, S, Lynch, HT, Syngal, S, Rabe, KG, Goggins, MG & Petersen, GM 2007, 'Linkage analysis of chromosome 4 in families with familial pancreatic cancer', Cancer Biology and Therapy, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 320-323. https://doi.org/10.4161/cbt.6.3.3721
Klein AP, De Andrade M, Hruban RH, Bondy M, Schwartz AG, Gallinger S et al. Linkage analysis of chromosome 4 in families with familial pancreatic cancer. Cancer Biology and Therapy. 2007 Mar;6(3):320-323. doi: 10.4161/cbt.6.3.3721
Klein, Alison P. ; De Andrade, Mariza ; Hruban, Ralph H. et al. / Linkage analysis of chromosome 4 in families with familial pancreatic cancer. In: Cancer Biology and Therapy. 2007 ; Vol. 6, No. 3. pp. 320-323.
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What is the lowest score of Indian cricket team in one day international?
54 agains Sri Lanka
Q: What is the lowest score of Indian cricket team in one day international?
What is the lowest score of Pakistan in One Day International Cricket?
The lowest score of Pakistan in One Day International is 43 vs West Indies in 1993.
What was the lowest score in one day cricket?
56 was the lowest score in ODI's
What is the highest international cricket score in a test?
400* (* indicates not out) by the West Indian Brian Lara.
What is the lowest cricket score ever?
The lowest cricket team score was by Canada. It took 36 runs. It was playing against SriLanka.
What is the lowest score earned by India in a 1-day international cricket match?
54 against Sri Lanka.
What is Australia's lowest cricket score?
Lowest One Day International Team Score in 50 over match?
which country has the lowest scores in one day international cricket, also the list of the said team please
What is the lowest cricket One Day International match score for the West Indies?
54 against South Africa in 2004
Record for the lowest score in a One Day International cricket match by India?
54 against Sri Lanka in 2000
What is the lowest score not yet made by a batsman in test match cricket?
I believe the lowest score not yet made by a batsman in Test cricket is 229.
What is the lowest score in cricket?
26 by New Zealand
Which team scored the lowest score in odi?
The lowest score in a completed One Day International cricket match was achieved by Zimbabwe against Sri Lanka on April 25, 2004. The final score for the team was 35 all out.
Who is the first Indian to score 10000 runs in Test Cricket?
Sunial Gavaskar is the first Indian to score 10000 runs in Test Cricket.
What is the lowest ever score of Australia against India in Test Cricket?
The lowest ever score by Australia in Test Cricket against India is 83 at Melbourne in 1981.
What is the lowest ever test cricket score?
First Indian to score century in test match cricket?
Lala Amarmnath was the first cricketer to score a Test century for the Indian cricket team.
What is the highest score of Indian cricket team?
Who made 1st maiden century in international cricket?
suresh raina was the first indian to score a century against south africa
Which team holds the record for the lowest score in a One Day International cricket match?
Lowest One Day International Team ScoreZimbabwe holds the record for the lowest scoring ODI match against Sri Lanka in Harare on 25 April 2004. Their score, in the 18 overs of the match, was 35. this isn't a one day international score but this is a first class score Northants vs Gloucs in Gloucester in 1907 12 all out
Who was first woman to score a century in International T20 cricket?
Deandra Dottin of West Indies is the first woman to score a century in International T20 Cricket.
Who score lowest test cricket score in highest balls?
Inzamam ul Haq has scored lowest score in Test with Highest balls. 1 score in 35 balls
What is the highest score of Indian cricket player in one day international cricket?
Virendra Shewag 219 Vs West Indies on 08.12.11 Regards Linesh Chungath 28.12.11
What was the lowest score in cricket between Pakistan and Australia?
56 by Pakistan
How much century did tendulkar score in test cricket?
46 centuries in International Cricket
First Indian to score in one day cricket?
Gavaskar

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Director John Hillcoat ('The Road' and 'The Proposition') has a new film coming out this year that's spending a little too much time under the radar.
Hillcoat's new film 'Lawless' (formerly known as 'The Wettest Country') is set in America during the prohibition era and tells the story of three brothers who produce and run bootleg whiskey out of Franklin County, one of the most whiskey-rich counties in the country. Not only do they have to protect their business from the Alcohol Tax Unit, but also thieves, cops, and attempts at exploitation from county officials.
It's based on the novel 'The Wettest Country' by Matt Bondurant and boasts an impressive cast that includes Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Jason Clarke, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, Guy Pearce, and Gary Oldman.
An official image has appeared online of LaBeouf and Hardy via EW, The Film Stage and The Playlist.
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First In The Fight by Helen Antrobus and Andrew Simcock – Book Review
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Emmeline Pankhurst stands proudly in St Peter's Square, but she stands for so many more…
First in the Fight tells the compelling stories of the twenty women featured on the Our Emmeline statue long-list. Author Helen Antrobus brings to life the achievements of these radical Manchester women alongside beautiful illustrations by the Women in Print collective.
Be part of the legacy of the 20 Manchester women who changed the world.
The women of Greater Manchester have long stood shoulder to shoulder in the fight for equality and social change. The unveiling of the statue of Emmeline Pankhurst in St Peter's Square, strove to represent the contributions that Manchester women had made not only to the city, but also to the rest of the world.
Sitting alongside stunning illustrations from the 'Women in Print' collective, First in the Fight brings to life the stories of a range of inspiring women, from suffragettes, to botanists and mathematicians. The efforts of these pioneering women have shaped the world we live in and have helped pave the way for the voices of the next generation of women to be heard.
"Rise Up Women For The Fight Is Hard"
Well what an astonishing book. It tells a little of 20 incredible women, Manchester and the fight for women's rights.
Each of the chapters has so much information and insights into the incredible, determined and strong women that includes Cristabel Pankhurst, Marie Stopes, Louise Da-Cocodia. We have a lot to thank these women for as our lives would be very different if not for their determination and bravery.
The illustrations throughout vary from brightly coloured to naive and stylish but all striking and done by clearly very talented artists.
Perfect reading for anyone and everyone with an interest in the history of women's rights in all its forms.
Thank you to Kelly at Love Books Group for the opportunity to take part in this blog tour, the promotional material and a free copy of the book. This is my honest and unbiased review.
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Helen Antrobus is a social history curator and historian from Salford, specialising in the lives of 20th century political women. As a public historian, she has appeared on TV programmes such as BBC One's The One Show and Who Do You Think You Are?, Channel 5's Edwardian Britain in Colour and BBC4's Britain's Lost Masterpieces as well as BBC Radio 4's Ramblins and Great Lives.
Andrew Simcock
Andrew Simcock has been the Labour Councillor for Didsbury East on Manchester City Council since 2011. In 2014 he launched the Womanchester campaigns to erect a statue of a woman of significance to Manchester, which resulted in the installation of sculptor Hazel Reeves' Emmeline Pankhurst statue in St Peters Square in Manchester City Centre. The unveiling coincided with the 100th anniversary of some women voting for the first time in a British General Election.
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All smiles, Abby VanderBerg rarely minds being the center of attention. "The thing I like most about public speaking is that it's not necessarily how much skill you have, but how passionate you are and how much your heart is in it," she said.
"Started therapy in 8th grade / Had a personality made up of tests and pills / Lived like the uphills were mountains / And the downhills were cliffs." These words by Shane Koyczan moved freshman Abby VanderBerg as a sixth grader, and a year later, launched an interest in forensics that she is preparing to extend into high school.
Despite her early exposure, it wasn't until one of her former English teachers asked her to join the Forensics club at WMS that it became a hobby. In sixth grade, teacher Adrienne Graham had exposed Vanderberg to Shane Koyczan's spoke word poem, "To This Day." The impact was substantial: "The first time I saw it, I cried," she said. "The poem is basically just about the bullying a lot of kids suffer, and how you can get through it, but it still has an effect on you." A year later, in seventh grade, VanderBerg emailed Graham to ask the title of the poem, and Graham suggested that she use it as her competition piece for Forensics, which Graham led.
Vanderberg joined the team and competed in both the spring and fall competitions as a seventh grader. She broke into semifinals at her first competition and was hooked. "It gave me this sense of being in the moment, and it just felt right," she reflected.
Her eighth grade year was a little different: "I had an opportunity to do a multiple based on the female Ghostbusters, and I was going to play the character Abby, but sometimes I overthink things," she said. Ultimately, she decided not to take part in Forensics that year. "I ended up regretting it later," she said.


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What is it called when you get out of your body?
What is it called when you get out of your body? Depersonalization-derealization disorder occurs when you persistently or repeatedly have the feeling that you're observing yourself from outside your body or you have a sense that things around you aren't real, or both.
What is meant by out-of-body experience? Out-of-body experiences (OBEs) are defined as experiences in which a person seems to be awake and sees his body and the world from a location outside his physical body.
What is an out-of-body psychosis? An out-of-body experience (OBE) is a sensation of your consciousness leaving your body. These episodes are often reported by people who've had a near-death experience. Some might also describe an OBE as a dissociative episode. People typically experience their sense of self inside their physical body.
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What is Autocopy?
Autoscopy is thought to be a rare phenomenon in which a person visualizes or experiences a veritable hallucinatory image of his double. It may be more common than has hitherto been thought, however.
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Autoscopic phenomena are psychic illusory visual experiences consisting of the perception of the image of one's own body or face within space, either from an internal point of view, as in a mirror or from an external point of view.
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Noun. heautoscopy (uncountable) A hallucination in which one sees one's own body from a distance. Heautoscopy may occur as a symptom in schizophrenia and epilepsy.
What is First person hallucination?
First person auditory illusions (i.e. audible thoughts): patients hear their own thoughts spoken out loud as they think them. Second person auditory hallucinations: patients hear a voice, or voices, talking directly to them.
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By the term extracampine hallucinations they mean the feeling of a silent, emotionally neutral human presence, perceived not as a visual hallucination but as a vague feeling of somebody being near.
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Lilliputian hallucinations, also known as microptic or diminutive hallucinations, are tiny human, animal or fantasy figures perceived during wakefulness in the absence of corresponding stimuli from the outside world.
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Background Capgras syndrome is characterized by a delusional belief that a person has been replaced by an imposter. It has been described in psychiatric and neurological (neurodegenerative and nonneurodegenerative) diseases.
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Ganser's syndrome is a rare and controversial condition, whose main and most striking feature is the production of approximate answers (or near misses) to very simple questions.
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Charles Bonnet syndrome causes a person whose vision has started to deteriorate to see things that aren't real (hallucinations). The hallucinations may be simple patterns, or detailed images of events, people or places. They're only visual and don't involve hearing things or any other sensations.
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The macula is the part of your eye that processes what you see directly in front of you (your central vision). It's part of your retina and is key to your vision. The macula is the round area at the center of your retina, at the back of your eyeball.
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Looming occurs when an object begins moving closer to the eye. As the resulting image becomes increasingly larger on the perceiver's retina, i.e., when an object looms, there is an automatic physiological response to perceive the object as an approaching object or surface, instead of one that is stationary or receding.
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Hypnopompic hallucinations are hallucinations that occur in the morning as you're waking up1. They are very similar to hypnagogic hallucinations, or hallucinations that occur at night as you're falling asleep. When you experience these hallucinations, you see, hear, or feel things that aren't actually there.
What are Pseudohallucinations?
A pseudohallucination (from Ancient Greek: ψευδής (pseudḗs) "false, lying" + "hallucination") is an involuntary sensory experience vivid enough to be regarded as a hallucination, but which is recognised by the person experiencing it as being subjective and unreal.
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One thing i don't understnatd why people hate muslims and Islam? Is it because we are better than you. Or is it because we are living right and the nonmuslim are living like animals, and what's up with the pictures of the prophet muhamed? This explains the way the nonmuslims hate the muslimes people. We don't make fun of other people religions, so stop this stupid things or else.
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Joan Joyce, former Brakette and multiple Hall of Famer, known for her "integrity" and as a sports "pioneer"
By William J. Wood on March 28, 2022 Paddle Sports
There are people for whom labels like "legend" are disposable platitudes, and then there are people like Joan Joyce.
"She seemed larger than life. We all thought it would go on forever," said Kathy Arendsen, whom Joyce inspired and encouraged to follow her to Stratford and a Hall of Fame career with the Brakettes.
"He's an icon. A legend has left this land," Arendsen added. "He's not someone you'll forget."
Joyce died Saturday at age 81. The Waterbury native who knocked out Ted Williams and Hank Aaron, was a member of 20 Halls of Fame, a softball great who became a professional golfer and once finished a round with just 17 putts, well accomplished beyond those two sports.
And for the past 28 years, she has coached the Florida Atlantic University softball team. She was also a golf coach there for 18 years.
.@FAUAthletics Joan Joyce, softball coach, legend and pioneer of the sport, has died.
It was an honor to know her and to have worked with her in the early days of professional softball. She was the greatest of all time.
Sending ❤ & to his family and friends. #RememberHerName https://t.co/AIHcd1RTGD
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) March 27, 2022
Jenn Piazza-Laffin, former Lyman Hall New Haven Register Female Athlete of the Year in 2001, played softball for Joyce at FAU from 2002 to 2005. But she knew a lot about her before that.
Jenn's mother, Elaine, was Shelton's catcher for the Brakettes from 1966 to 1970 and nabbed several games from Joyce.
"I was going to meetings of the Brakettes (child) and meeting all the players," said Piazza-Laffin. "All of the young women in the Brakettes in my mother's day embarked on careers instituting and promoting the sport in high school and college. Now all women benefit from the life skills inherent in doing part of a sports team.(Joyce) was the most famous and enduring.
Former Brookfield star Pam Mazzarella was at FAU at the same time and said playing for Joyce was one of the most meaningful things in her life.
"I was there during a crucial and formative time in my life," Mazzarella said. "She put me in an environment where I was surrounded by great people, including her."
ABC's Good Morning America celebrated Joyce's life on Monday morning.
Billie Jean King, with whom Joyce and others founded a professional softball league in the late 1970s, was among those who tweeted condolences on Sunday and Monday. "She was the all-time great," King said. FAU football coach Willie Taggart called Joyce a trailblazer and a legend.
"Coach, you lived a life of distinction," Taggart tweeted, "and you will always remember your famous quote, 'I wouldn't let anyone beat me.' Thank you Coach Joyce.
The FAU family is saddened by the news of the passing of Joan Joyce. Pioneer and legend of women's athletics.
Coach, you lived a life of distinction and you will always remember your famous quote: "I won't let anyone beat me. Thanks, Coach Joyce. ޙﰟᄚޏ鏰
— Willie Taggart (@CoachTaggart) March 27, 2022
Arendsen offered his condolences to Joyce's family and his team. "I can't imagine how difficult it is to lose your coach mid-season," she said.
When Joyce got credit for her 1,000th FAU win on March 18, Arendsen said she and many others sent congratulatory messages. She hoped they would get to her.
"The impact she had on a lot of us was huge," Arendsen said. "She was strong, a great athlete, a great competitor. I saw her when I was 12, like, "women can do that." …at a time when it was really hard for women to be who they wanted to be.
"Even today's players don't realize the path she blazed for all of us."
Piazza-Laffin said she often sat next to Joyce in the Florida Atlantic dugout and asked questions about game situations.
Piazza-Laffin had also stayed in touch with her former collegiate coach over the years. Whether she coached softball at Mercy or one of her four children's teams, Piazza-Laffin often turned to Joyce for advice.
"Coach was a pioneer for all women's sports. She made it easier for kids like me to pick up a bat and a ball and feel like it was natural for girls to play sports," Piazza-Laffin said. "She was a very humble person. When she came here to Connecticut after graduating, I would make it a point to go see her. I wanted my kids to know who she was, to know what she was. 'she was doing.
USA Softball joins the softball community in mourning the loss of National Softball Hall of Famer Joan Joyce?
Joyce's contributions to women's athletics have left an indelible mark and created a legacy that will continue for decades ✨ pic.twitter.com/mlrYOCxULm
— American Softball (@USASoftball) March 28, 2022
Arendsen recalls going on recruiting trips when she and Joyce were both college coaches. Joyce was often accompanied by her father, Joe.
"They were like two peas in a pod," Arendsen said, noting that the Brakettes' statement said Joe Joyce had died nine years to the day before Joan.
"To really know the bond they had, it's so special."
What the audience saw, the intense contestant, was that Joyce was behind closed doors too, Mazzarella said, and she said she respects Joyce for that.
"She operated with great integrity and she demanded that of others," Mazzarella said.
She said Joyce told great stories and talked about anything with anyone.
Last summer, in Connecticut for the Brakettes' pitch-and-putt tournament and for a musical based on his life, Joyce told Hearst Connecticut Media a story about playing ping-pong against some of his players in a hotel in Tampa. Looks like Mazzarella gave us the other side on Monday.
"She just went through it," Mazzarella said. "She just grabbed a paddle and started beating all of us.
"We thought it was hilarious. To sit and watch this woman: there's nothing she can't do.
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The Four Freshmen and Five Guitars is an album by The Four Freshmen, released in 1959.

Track listing
 "Rain" (Eugene Ford, Carey Morgan, Arthur Swanstrom) – 2:24
 "The More I See You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 3:09
 "This October" (Bobby Troup) – 2:12
 "Don't Worry 'bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) – 2:54
 "It's a Pity to Say Goodnight" (Billy Reid, Mack Gordon) – 2:08
 "Oh Lonely Winter" (Bill Comstock, Kenny Albers) – 2:53
 "It All Depends on You" (Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown) – 1:56
 "Nancy (with the Laughing Face)" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Phil Silvers) – 3:03
 "I Never Knew" (Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn) – 1:53
 "Invitation" (Bronislaw Kaper, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:03
 "I Understand" (Mabel Wayne, Kim Gannon) – 3:12
 "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 2:22

Personnel
 Don Barbour - vocals
 Ross Barbour - vocals
 Bob Flanigan - vocals
 Ken Albers - vocals
 Jack Marshall - arranger
 Al Hendrickson - guitar
 Howard Roberts - guitar
 Bobby Gibbons - guitar
 Tommy Tedesco - guitar
 Bill Pitman - guitar
 George Van Eps - guitar
 Al Viola - guitar
 Herb Ellis - guitar
 Barney Kessel - guitar
 Larry Bunker - vibes
 Red Mitchell - bass
 Shelly Manne - drums
 Jack Sperling - drums

Recorded:  June 17, 1959, Los Angeles.

References

1959 albums
The Four Freshmen albums
Capitol Records albums

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Exclusive: Sony Mobile's First TV Spot For The Xperia, Directed By Wes Anderson
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Sony has been promising a big push to promote its new line of Xperia smartphones — the first to come out since the company took full control over the Sony Ericsson JV — and today we get to see the first fruit of that effort, a stop-motion animated TV commercial directed by the great Wes Anderson.
Today, Sony Mobile has given TechCrunch the exclusive on this one — meaning you can only view the video here, for now.
The commercial marks a debut in more ways than one: Anderson has directed a few other advertisements, but this is the first time that he has made one using stop-motion techniques, something he used to such spectacular effect in Fantastic Mr. Fox.
The inspiration for this spot comes from a series of interviews Anderson conducted with kids, asking them about how they thought smartphones worked.
That is the springing-off point for a musing on robots and what they do inside the devices. It's an indirect approach but an entertaining one, which Sony hopes will touch mass consumers in a way that is perhaps almost as important (if not more) than even the specs and other features of the device itself.
Sony has a tall task ahead of it: once considered something of a gold standard in consumer electronics, that reputation has been somewhat tarnished by competition from many new players, from Samsung to Apple, and that is true especially in mobile, where the Sony Ericsson line, once a leader, is now trailing far behind the likes of Samsung, Nokia and Apple — with that gap even bigger when you look at smartphones.
Key to Sony's fightback will be convincing users that its brand is one for the future, and one that signifies more than just another handset: the whole Sony ecosystem of other products, and other services like gaming, films and music will need to play a part in that.
So far, the new line has impressed reviewers. And Steve Walker, the CMO for Sony Mobile, says that early sales of the devices in various markets have been "very positive."
Walker calls this the first "episode" in Sony's wider, new Sony Mobile campaign, which will include a big ad push across digital and more traditional platforms, as well as viral marketing campaigns and more.
And there will be more TV commercials, although he would not say if they will feature other directors, or whether Anderson will make a return appearance.


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Mussa Hassan Mussa (born 11 February 1959) is a Chileann CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Amani constituency since 2010.

References

1959 births
Living people
Tanzanian Muslims
Chama Cha Mapinduzi MPs
Tanzanian MPs 2010–2015


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Q: Can a Chrome Extension read what is typed by the user in text boxes? Can a Chrome Extension read what is typed by the user in text boxes?
For example, text entered by the users in the Google Search bar or while the user is posting something on Facebook.

A: Yes, it can. It requires a Content Script to access.

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Nike Continues its Leadership of Marriage Equality in Oregon
Nike is fully supportive of the initiative to create marriage equality so our employees are treated fairly and with respect in the workplace and the community.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion and strive to treat our employees equally. We believe that diversity drives innovation and allows us to attract and retain world class talent. For Oregon businesses to attract and retain the best talent, we need fair and equitable laws that treat all Oregonians equally and prevent discrimination.
To support the efforts to bring marriage equality to Oregon, Nike has created the Nike Equality PAC to help raise funds from Nike-affiliated donors in support of marriage equality. We chose to set up the Nike Equality PAC so that Nike, and its employees if they choose, have a specific avenue to support campaign efforts that are directly related to winning marriage equality in Oregon.
The Nike Equality PAC has foundational funding of $280,000 which includes a $100,000 contribution from NIKE, Inc. and another $180,000 committed from Nike leaders. The PAC is online at www.NikeEqualityPAC.com.
Nike's History of Equality
Nike was one of the first companies nearly 20 years ago to extend benefits to partners of either gender. In 2000, the company extended those benefits to the dependents of domestic partners.
In 2005, Nike was a national business trailblazer in supporting Oregon's groundbreaking legislation to secure employment non-discrimination for the LGBT community and civil unions for same sex partners. In 2007, Nike built an Oregon business coalition to help successfully pass the state-level nondiscrimination and civil unions legislation.
Nike has been a long-time supporter of federal employment nondiscrimination legislation, and was also one of the lead companies to sign onto the business community amicus brief earlier this year before the US Supreme Court supporting the end of federal marriage discrimination and enabling recognition of same-sex civil marriage at the US federal government level.
Nike has supported marriage equality and LGBT non-discrimination legislation in other US states. Earlier in 2013, Nike began to help build business community support for the proposed Oregon initiative, the Freedom to Marry and Religious Protection Initiative, which would extend the freedom to marry in Oregon to same-sex couples while protecting religious institutions' ability to perform marriages consistent with their beliefs.
Nike has consistently received 100% scores from the Human Rights Campaign for more than a decade.
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April 5, 2021 April 5, 2021 ~ Kristel Marie Pujanes ~ Leave a comment
"Imagination, of course, can open any door – turn the key and let terror walk right in." – Truman Capote
THERE IS TREMENDOUS value to facing things head-on; to rooting yourself firmly and unshakably in reality, unmoved by the maelstrom it periodically unleashes. Hic et nunc, as the Stoics put it. To be immersed in the here and now. But some days, the going can get too tough, the waters too choppy. These are the days when staying afloat feels next to impossible.
During these moments, it helps to have a hobby or ten to buoy the spirits. These hobbies act as temporary escape hatches—a place where the mind can rest as the soul regroups. As someone who's been struggling with cycles of anxiety and depression, I understand the value of escapism. I've always gravitated towards solitary (and sedentary) activities like writing, reading, singing, playing the guitar, crocheting, and cross-stitching. All these hobbies help shift my focus away from what's stressing me out at a particular moment.
Out of all these activities, there's one that I've turned into a daily habit, and that's reading. Reading a few pages at the end of a long day can help cleanse the mental palate. Bonus points if the book teaches you something. Though, to be fair, all books have something to teach—even if the lesson is something as left field as when to quit reading a bad book.
Normally, I rely on book lists and recommendations to find out what I ought to read next. This year, however, I've had to nix my prepared list. Health problems. I have an autoimmune disease that leaves me with brain fog and fatigue. And because focus and energy are two things I have in low supply at the moment, I need to be very selective with my readings. Nothing too long or too demanding. So, expect most of the books on this list to be on the short (but superb) side.
Alors, without further ado, my first ten books for 2021:
Book 1: The Night Diary (2018) by Veera Hiranandani
Favorite Quote: "Papa says that everyone is killing one another now, Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs. Everyone is to blame. He says that when you separate people into groups, they start to believe that one group is better than another. I think about Papa's medical books and how we all have the same blood, and organs, and bones inside us, no matter what religion we're supposed to be." – Veera Hiranandani, The Night Diary
Set in 1947, at the height of the Indian Partition riots, Veera Hiranandani's The Night Diary follows the story of one family as they escape religious persecution in their homeland. The story unfolds as the diary entries of 12-year-old Nisha. She uses her diary to write to her mother who had passed on when Nisha and her twin brother, Amil, were babies.
Now, the fact that we're reading about the Partition—one of the bloodiest and most devastating episodes in Indian and Pakistan history—through the experiences of a 12-year-old girl makes everything even more painful. Her family's journey from Pakistan to the New India is perilous and heartbreaking. At one point, Nisha is held at knifepoint by a man whose lost his entire family during the riots.
Though the book is a quick read, it is not a light one. The Night Diary is a complex and moving book that explores challenging and important themes like family problems, religion (and the role that it plays in our perception of others), social class, social/racial/religious identity, justice, and finding one's voice.
A must-read.
Book 2: The House on Mango Street (1984) by Sandra Cisneros
Favorite Quote: "One day I will pack my bags of books and paper. One day I will say goodbye to Mango. I am too strong for her to keep me here forever. One day I will go away.
Friends and neighbors will say, what happened to that Esperanza? Where did she go with all those books and paper? Why did she march so far away?
They will not know I have gone away to come back. For the ones I left behind. For the ones who cannot get out."
The House on Mango Street is a series of vignettes told through the perspective of its heroine, Esperanza Cordero. Each chapter offers a slice of Esperanza's life. It gives the reader an idea of what it must be like to be a 12-year-old Chicana growing up in an impoverished Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago.
Fair warning, this is a book that tackles sensitive topics like racism, sexual harassment, and domestic violence. It may be a slim volume but you can be sure that it packs a proverbial punch. It's definitely the type of book that stays with you long after you've turned the final page.
Another thing I love about the book is how authentic it reads. I can practically hear Esperanza's voice in my ear. It's so well-written, the lingo is spot-on, and it's emotionally honest without the histrionics. What else is there to say? Sandra Cisneros's The House on Mango Street is definitely worthy of a spot on your reading list.
Book 3: Convenience Store Woman (2016) by Sayaka Murata (possible spoiler ahead)
Favorite Quote: "The normal world has no room for exceptions and always quietly eliminates foreign objects. Anyone who is lacking is disposed of.
So that's why I need to be cured. Unless I'm cured, normal people will expurgate me."
Convenience Store Woman is the heartwarming story of the awkward and endearing 36-year-old Keiko Furukura. As the book's title suggests, Keiko is a proud Smile Mart employee in the Hiromachi neighborhood in Shinagawa. She's had the same job for over 18 years, and it's a job that she's absolutely passionate about. To Keiko, it's more than work—it's her life. Working in a convenience store brings direction, stability, and purpose to her existence. It's also where she takes her cues on how to live like a "normal" person. Now, if only society and the people around her would stop trying to mold her into something she's not.
Out of the ten books in this list, this is my second favorite. The premise is quite simple. Quirky/misunderstood/boring middle-aged protagonist faces crushing societal pressures. Square peg forced into round hole shatters the mold—that kind of book.
Now, the plotline isn't wholly new, but maybe that is its genius. Keiko's struggles are universal. It's the question of whether one should conform to society's expectations and reap the benefits that come with that 'peaceful' existence or stay true to oneself and risk becoming an outcast. I think that while our experiences may differ, this is a dilemma we've all faced at one point or another. It's a simple, sweet, funny, and heartfelt book. A perfect read all year round.
Grade: A+
"I am one of those cogs, going round and round. I have become a functioning part of the world, rotating in the time of day called morning." – Sayaka Murata
Book 4: Wide Sargasso Sea (1966) by Jean Rhys
Favorite Quote: "There are always two deaths, the real one and the one people know about."
Philip K. Dick once said, "It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane." Now, if you've ever wondered about the madwoman in Jane Eyre's attic, then this book is the salve for that particular itch. In Wide Sargasso Sea, author Jean Rhys breathes life—and what a fascinating and tragic life it turned out to be—to the infamous and violently insane, Bertha Mason. Of course, she wasn't Bertha then. She was the beautiful, proud, and vulnerable Creole heiress, Antoinette Cosway.
Antoinette's early life can only be described as wretched. Her family loses all their money, her mother goes insane, her brother dies early, and she's left with no one to really love her or care for her. If not for her stepfather's sense of responsibility, our heroine would've been out in the streets, or worse, dead. But the arrival of a certain Mr. Rochester might just change everything.
Of course, he marries her for her dowry, which is hardly ever a good thing, but he also presents her with the possibility of happiness and a fresh start. So where did it all go wrong? Why did our heroine go mad? Was Antoinette's madness genetic or was it the consequence of neglect and a hostile environment? The book answers all these questions while also delving into postcolonial issues of sexism, racism, prejudice, cultural clashes, assimilation, and displacement.
Wide Sargasso Sea is undoubtedly a very important piece of literature. It's a solid read and one that I do recommend to people who love classics. But, personally, I wish the writing and the plot were a little tighter or cleaner. I don't know how else to describe it other than reading the book is like walking into someone's dream or nightmare. The scenes are very vivid, but the pace is unpredictable and there are gaps in the story and the timeline that I wish were a little more fleshed out.
Book 5: The Duke and I (2000) by Julia Quinn
Favorite Quote: "A duel, a duel, a duel. Is there anything more exciting, more romantic…or more utterly moronic?"
A few years ago, two dear friends introduced me to the exciting world of Historical Romance. Their recommended starters? The whole Julia Quinn catalogue, starting with the first book in the Bridgerton series, The Duke and I. Now, I wasn't planning on rereading the series just yet, but Netflix has inspired me to revisit Quinn's works. And I'm sure glad I did.
Set in Regency London, The Duke and I is the story of how the commitment-averse Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings, and the lovely and quick-witted Daphne Bridgerton set out to dupe the ton into thinking they're in love. Simon is determined never to marry and by pretending to court Daphne, he has a built-in excuse to keep the marriage-minded society mommas at bay. As for Daphne, she's hoping their little plan can make her more desirable in other men's eyes. After all, a Duke did choose her, right?
Naturally, their plan backfires. Love gets in the way. As far as hisrom books go, this has all the elements for a good one. You have the couple getting caught in a compromising position, a duel, family drama, and a dark secret that threatens to destroy all semblance of happiness for Simon and Daphne. It's a great, quick and fun read. I highly recommend it.
Grade: B+
Book 6: The Viscount Who Loved Me (2000) by Julia Quinn
Favorite Quote: "A man with charm is an entertaining thing, and a man with looks is, of course, a sight to behold, but a man with honor—ah, he is the one, dear reader, to which young ladies should flock."
The Viscount Who Loved Me is the second book in Julia Quinn's Bridgerton Series. This time, the book centers on the eldest of the Bridgerton siblings, Anthony. With his best friend, the Duke of Hastings, off the market (and married to his little sister, no less!), Anthony has become London's most eligible bachelor. Except he's not looking for a bride, he's already chosen one.
Edwina Sheffield is smart, beautiful, amiable, and someone Anthony's sure he will never fall in love with. In short, she's the Viscount's idea of the perfect bride. It's just a matter of wooing her and getting the approval of her stubborn, willful, infuriating, and utterly irresistible older sister, Kate. Somehow, when Kate's around, Anthony just can't seem to bee-have. Yes, I did that.
The Viscount Who Loved Me is a strong second offering from the Bridgerton Series. I found it to be more lighthearted, generally a quicker and easier read than The Duke and I. At times laugh-out-loud funny, at times secondhand cringe-inducing, this is a book that has enough ups and downs to keep you on the edge of your seat.
Book 7: In Cold Blood (1966) by Truman Capote
Favorite Quotes: "The village of Holcomb stands on the high wheat plains of western Kansas, a lonesome area that other Kansans call 'out there.'"
"Just remember: If one bird carried very grain of sand, grain by grain, across the ocean, by the time he got them all on the other side, that would only be the beginning of eternity."
"I thought that Mr. Clutter was a very nice gentleman. I thought so right up to the moment that I cut his throat."
And now, my favorite book in this list—In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. The book covers the Clutter family murders and the arrest, trial, and execution of murderers Richard "Dick" Hickock and Perry Smith. As a true crime fan (the genre, not the activity), I don't know why I waited so long before reading this seminal piece.
This is a book that shaped an entire literary genre. The fact that it's still the second-best-selling true crime book over 50 years since its publication shows us how important and impressive In Cold Blood is. Now, I know the book has veracity issues, but I won't be touching on that. For now, I'm basing this mini-review on my experience as a reader. And all I can say is that In Cold Blood is exquisitely written and worth the many praises it's received from readers and critics alike.
All the characters—the Clutter family, Dick, Perry—are so fleshed-out that you can picture them as they were before their lives took a very tragic turn. It was a senseless and brutal murder that left an entire nation reeling and a town devastated. The murderers were completely inhuman in their cruelty, and yet Capote manages to somehow humanize these killers—especially Perry Smith. By doing so, the author makes the crime all the more terrifying and disturbing.
This is a staggering book. If you love good writing, true crime, and the classics, this is one for your shelf.
Book 8: The Giver (1993) by Lois Lowry
Favorite Quote: "The life where nothing was ever unexpected. Or inconvenient. Or unusual. The life without color, pain or past."
Here's a book from my childhood—and maybe yours as well. The Giver is a dystopian tale that follows the story of 12-year-old Jonas as he begins training for his new role in society. Jonas is his community's new Receiver of Memory. He will receive and keep all of the world's memories and knowledge, which are to be passed on to him by his predecessor, The Giver.
Prior to his training, Jonas's Community was Utopian. Fear, chaos, hardship, and differences were concepts that were nebulous, if not downright nonexistent. Everything in the Community was designed for order, sameness, and peace. But as Jonas's training progressed, he started seeing the other side of the coin. For the Community to attain "Utopia," it needed to sacrifice wonderful and perhaps worthier values like individuality, freedom of choice, speech, and expression, and the capacity to feel emotions like love, happiness, anger, and grief. Through the world's memories, Jonas remembered what could have been and what still could be—a world of freedom and possibility.
Lois Lowry's The Giver is one of those books that I like to revisit at least once every decade. And every time I do, I'm amazed by the book's continued relevance. Language-policing, mob mentality, the silencing of dissenting opinions, the oppression of what's Other, tyranny—these are all things we continue to witness in today's society. Honestly, we can all learn a little something from this book. So, if you haven't read The Giver yet, please consider adding this to your reading list.
Book 9: Make Good Art by Neil Gaiman (2012)
Favorite Quote: "Go and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here."
As far as inspirational speeches go, this 19-minute commencement address by Neil Gaiman—delivered at Philadelphia's University of the Arts in 2012—is one of the best you'll find online. In it, Gaiman shares his thoughts on creativity, resilience, resourcefulness, and bravery. To make good art, one must be willing to put oneself out there. To make mistakes, to risk failure, to keep going even when the odds are stacked against you, especially when the odds are stacked against you. To keep believing in yourself and to keep soldiering on. All solid and effective advice.
Make Good Art is a heartwarming and rousing speech. It's a pleasure to watch and listen to—and it makes for a quick but impactful read. This is the book for struggling and blocked artists and writers who need the occasional reminder that they have what it takes to make good art.
Rating: A-
Book 10: How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style, and Bad Habits by Caroline de Maigret, Sophie Mas, Audrey Diwan, Anne Berest
Favorite Quote: "Enjoy the face you have today. It's the one you'll wish you have ten years from now."
Have I mentioned that I'm studying French? C'est plus difficile que je le pensais. I'm progressing a lot slower than I thought I would, but any progress is good progress, right? As part of my learning experience, I decided to read more French culture books. This year, How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are was my toe in the water.
Now, let me tell you, this was a fun ride. I was expecting something a little more serious and instructional, but what I got was far better. How to Be Parisian is a book that doesn't take itself too seriously. It's snobbish, pretentious, sassy, amusing, witty, sarcastic, and funny at points. It plays to and pokes fun at the stereotypes we have of Parisian women. It also has a number of great recipes that I can't wait to try. It's a good, fun book for when you need a chuckle.
Book Review: Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
August 12, 2019 August 11, 2019 ~ Kristel Marie Pujanes ~ 1 Comment
A quick snap of the book on my way out. Pardon the lack of artistry in the image. I promise the book is better than the photo.
When it comes to the horror genre, few writers can hold a candle to Stephen King. There's a reason why both fans and critics alike refer to King as the undisputed King of Horror or the Grand Master of Horror Fiction. He's just that good. For many of us horror fans who grew up in the 90s, Stephen King has managed to instill in us both a fear of clowns and a love for terrifying reads that will have us begging our parents for a night light or to check under our beds for imaginary monsters that reside solely and spectacularly in our heads.
There's something to be said about how well Stephen King manages to turn the creature comforts and the reality of small-town living into something sinister and nightmarish. Birthday clowns and balloons? Here's a creepy killer clown with a red balloon. Family vacation in a hotel? Madness, mayhem, and murder, or rather bloody Redrum. Man's best friend? How about a friendly nip from Cujo? And as if high school bullying and getting your period for the first time weren't horrible enough, King had to up the ante with Carrie's murderous rampage. I still can't look at tampons in the grocery store without imagining a gaggle of teenage girls screaming, "Plug it up! Plug it up!"
In Mr. Mercedes, King does it again. This time with a psychopathic killer computer repairman/ice cream truck driver. Except, there's a twist. There's nothing paranormal about Mr. Mercedes. No, this isn't another one of King's horror bestsellers, though I assure you that it's just as terrifying as his scariest books. In this 2014 starter of the Bill Hodges trilogy, King ventures into the territory of mystery and hard-boiled detective fiction. And man, it's definitely a nail-biter.
***Possible spoilers ahead***
The book starts out in the parking lot of a sports stadium in the Midwest, where thousands of desperate jobseekers are expected to line up for a chance at a job—any job will do. It's 2009 and the recession has hit the United States really hard. The early birds camp out before dawn, squeezing themselves into the spiraling queue, trying desperately to keep warm on that chilly spring day. As cars begin to fill up the stadium's massive parking lot, one vehicle stands out. It emerges from the mist in all its shining grey glory—a Mercedes SL 500. The lights of its headlamps cut through the morning fog before the car revs up and goes straight for the crowd, killing eight people and injuring over a dozen more. It's a terrible image but an effective one. It's one heck of a potent symbol for the inequality experienced by the working class, often under the hands of their rich employers.
In the next chapter, King fast-forwards to months after the crime. Here, we meet Bill Hodges, the book's protagonist. As far as crime fiction clichés go, this book carries some big ones. Hodges is a retired and divorced lead detective who is profoundly unhappy with his newfound 'freedom.' He sits in front of the telly, day-in and day-out, occasionally contemplating suicide. One fateful afternoon, Hodges gets a letter from the stadium killer who calls himself, Mr. Mercedes. The letter is heavy-handed and an obvious taunt for Hodges to kill himself—after all, the Det. Ret. did fail to solve the biggest case of his career. Of course, it does just the opposite for Hodges. It fires him up, and we all know that a desperate man is always a dangerous one.
Now, because this isn't a whodunnit ala Agatha Christie, King discloses the identity of the killer early on. It's 28-year old Brady Hartsfield—the bland and forgettable computer repairman and ice cream truck driver with mommy issues and a dark, dark past. Months after successfully evading the cops, Hartfield is feeling restless for his next kill. He could have gotten off scot-free, but instead, he makes the mistake of targeting Bill Hodges. It's game on between the detective and Mr. Mercedes.
Throw in a few more clichés—a beautiful love interest, (Janey Patterson), who inspires Hodges to fight harder, an unlikely duo as his crime-fighting partners, (teenage tech master Jeremy Robinson and anxiety-riddled genius Holly Gibney)—and you might think it's going to be a predictable story. Except you'd be forgetting one thing: It's Stephen King. Fresh and terrible twists are his forte. Just when you think you know where Mr. Mercedes is headed, the book careens off the usual path, starting you down on the fast lane and keeping you on the edge of your seat the entire ride.
Mr. Mercedes is a fast-paced cat-and-mouse chase that has a plethora of strong and well-written characters. While the book may not delve too deep into their backgrounds—barring Brady Hartsfield, of course, who might be evil to the core but knowable through his trauma and childhood experiences—we still get a good feel of why each character is the way he/she is. Personally, I really like the character development of Holly Gibney. We see a lot of growth in her character without compromising too much of her personality. As for the inevitable and trademark Stephen King scares, well, let's just say that there's enough unsettling and stomach-turning imagery to satisfy the most gore-loving of readers—this one included.
All in all, Mr. Mercedes is one heck of a page-turner and one that I'd recommend to all fellow Stephen King, horror, and crime fiction fans.
Rating: A


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I added a second extract to the post. It is a larger file. Drawings are more detailed. I own and use the book quite a bit for the nerve section.
Thanks, Karen. Do you have the book in digital format?
WOW! I just downloaded these. What an amazing resource! There was not much conversation about this but I can certainly see its utility. Thanks Karen!
Boy am i glad i've been checking in more often lately.
I've been wanting to find something like this for a while. Thanks to Karen and Diane for getting this out and Zendogg for bringing it back to life.
how many posts does a guy need before he can access the VIP stuff?
Just say : "thanks", post it and bingo.
It's not VIP stuff. It's supposed to be stuff for people that want to actually engage in serious discussions with other people here and who need access to scholarly papers in order to engage in such discussions. As it turns out, most people just post a lot of single sentence posts to get access and then largely never participate again beyond downloading free papers and they certainly don't donate to help keep the site going free of advertising.
Just saying--not that you'll be like this.
Possibly a couple of euro donation per paper downloaded until 10K is hit?? I'd be happy with that. I know its against the spirit of the site but i'd rather that than the site be closed.
No, the publishers would not like people sub-letting their property. Oh no.


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Eventually, the cart began to slow as it approached Alexiria. The boys had heard of the place before. Everybody in Alcherys had. It was an ancient city, now ruined and abandoned. Soren was quite sure there must be ghosts prowling the city and he was a little afraid. But he couldn't stop jiggling up and down with excitement about the adventures they might find here in Alexiria.
A grey stone wall crept into view, dilapidated and covered in moss and creeping ivy. The wall was solid in places, but some parts were completely worn away by weather. Vines and plants sprouted from the cracks.
Soren, Deveron and Callista watched in silence as the cart slowly passed through the cobblestoned ruins of the city.
Callista called for the driver to stop as they rode up to the tallest building. There were enormous crumbling columns supporting the roof. Patterns and sculptures ran all around the top of the building showing parades of people, animals and what looked like humans with wings.
Callista, Soren and Deveron dismounted from the cart and Soren ran ahead, bounding up the steps.
The hall they stepped into was the size of a cavern and the walls stretched up into the air like the cliffs Soren often played by.
The stunning ceiling, at least 25 metres above their heads, was covered in splinters of coloured glass. The bright sun rays shone through them, casting kaleidoscope emeralds, rubies and sapphires across the floor.
Soren and Deveron stopped in the centre of the room, their eyes cast up to the ceiling, and their jaws nearly hit the floor.
"Welcome to the library of Alexiria, boys," Callista said with a smile.
Hundreds of thousands of crinkly old books were stacked neatly along the shelves, covered with dust.
"What are all these?" Deveron asked, as he pulled a leather-bound book from the shelf.
Soren and Deveron's eyes were wide with fascination, watching their mother carefully as she spoke.
"The future? That's impossible," Soren said.


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Scared Monkeys Discussion Forum > Missing Persons - High Profile > Missing Persons - High Profile - Archives > Topic: Caylee Marie Anthony, 2, FL Missing since June 16-just reported by mother #4
Question: Where is Caylee?
Caylee is an Angel in Heaven 48 (90.6%)
Caylee was kidnapped 3 (5.7%)
Undecided 2 (3.8%)
Author Topic: Caylee Marie Anthony, 2, FL Missing since June 16-just reported by mother #4 (Read 335288 times)
unwatched kids will be given sugar + a free puppy
Re: Caylee Marie Anthony, 2, FL Missing since June 16-just reported by mother #4
Quote from: Rob on August 15, 2008, 02:23:32 PM
Quote from: seemeatthebeach on August 15, 2008, 02:14:39 PM
"JULY" 15th is the day of the 911 calls.
give me one more day
Cindy: NO...I've already given you a month!
Cindy on 911 call: My Grandaughter has been missing *31* days...
I Stand With The Girl *NATALEE HOLLOWAY*
Aruba Beware *AN ANGEL LIKE NO OTHER* has fallen amongst you....may you know the fury of HEAVEN!
Sleeks
Monkey Junky Jr.
Re: Caylee Marie Anthony, 2, FL Missing since June 16-just reported by mother #
OH I know, if that statment doesn't make you nuts. One more day. That selfish pig.
2 + 2 Is Always 4 !!!
Any More Questions???
Quote from: Sleeks on August 15, 2008, 02:27:04 PM
Sleeks...betcha Casy-POO had big party plans for that night....
seemeatthebeach
granny and Casey spent a lot of time driving around in that car.....and they sure weren't banging on doors looking for Caylee....no not these 2 chatty cathy's....there was a whole lot of "talking" and I don't think it was about "finding" Caylee....JMO
http://www.oneplusyou.com/bb/files/countdown/countdown.swf?co=0000A0&bgcolor=808080&date_month=05&date_day=09&date_year=1&un=Caylee's Justice&size=small&mo=05&da=09&yr=2011
Quote from: Destiny on August 15, 2008, 02:29:39 PM
Yeah Destiny - she just couldn't wait to go slutting it up. Even that damn phone call when she spoke to her mother, briefly with her brother and then her friend, she was more concerned about getting Tony's phone number. Incredible.
History repeats itself. It's a cyclical beast.
The pants smelled like maggoty ass pizza, oh how I hate that Mr. Po-Po...
Casey's car frequently smells like it.
It's a good place for a Stick-Up!
For Natalee and Stephany, whatever it takes.
-JUSTICE FOR NATALEE ANN - BOYCOTT ARUBA
"Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do." Thomas Jefferson
"The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first."Thomas Jeff
lucybelle
I am still wondering how many monkeys here think Grandma and Grandpa may be facing some obstruction charges?????
Thoughts please.........
Notice that the grandparents entire demeanors changed after they met with the FBI. They were probably told in no uncertain terms that they could face charges unless they cooperated fully. Lying to the Feds is serious business, but then Cindy Anthony believes that lying isn't a crime. I think LE has squeezed them but they just can't help it. They keep running their mouths because they don't what else to do and they can't accept that Casey has really done it now and there is NOTHING that they can do to fix it. I do think GM & GP should face charges for obstruction.
Well Sleeks...she had to let Tony know that she might be late for the party that night....as we all know...Casy wasn't planning on staying in jail....
Sheesh Sleeks....have you ever had a belch that tasted like it was half chili cheese dog you ate 2 days ago...and half vomit?
That is how these people make me feel....YUCK!!!
Des...rubbing hurting tummy...
she can remember 31 days, Friday night is Fusion night, but can't remember where the hell she left Caylee, or the sitter's #........and not realize June 9th to July 15th is not 31 days...and on and on....
can she even count to 31???
Jail them NOWWWWW!!!!!!!!!
Elmo no care if the man has a butterfly on his shoit.
Elmo draw BIG line in sand.
DO NOT COME ACROSS.
Quote from: carpe noctem on August 15, 2008, 02:33:09 PM
OH Carpe, that was another straw for me last night. I cannot believe the large about of BS we have listened to since the onset. Maggoty pizza. Yeah why on earth would dogs be able to tell the difference between that a an actuall decomposing body. Get a GRIP Anthony's. Princess is NOT a princess.
mrskub
I have worn google out. I've been everywhere trying to find a map of the cell towers in the Orlando airport.
Does anyone have any idea where I can find these?
"The cure to crime shouldn't end in the electric chair, it should start in the high chair"
Elmo no care if the man has a butterfly on his shirt.
but what about Romper Room underwear? how does that change things?
Truth, Justice and the American Way.
~ livin' the life I was born to live - givin' it all I've got to give ~
Quote from: mrskub on August 15, 2008, 02:40:30 PM
Did you see the one Blonde posted this morning?
From when my sons were young, I told them if you do something wrong, own up to it, and we'll deal with it, if you lie, you're on your own.
Anthony's IMO let Casey get away with lie after lie.....and it didn't start 2 months ago
Dear Lord, I cannot take any more!!
Police Discount Reports That They're Tracking Phone Calls Made by Missing Tot's Mom in Remote Area
Police on Friday discounted local media reports that they had traced cell phone calls made by a missing toddler's mother to a remote area of Florida.
Orange County detectives said there was no merit to reports that mobile phone calls were made by Casey Marie Anthony from a remote region around the time the child was last seen.
The reports track Anthony going briefly into a wooded area on June 17. Her daughter, 3-year-old Caylee Marie Anthony, was last seen on or around June 16.
Also Friday, police were again interviewing Anthony's mother, Cindy Anthony, in the Caylee's disappearance.
Anthony's parents Cindy and George Anthony visited her in jail on Thursday, but an Orange County detective said Friday that details of that and other meetings would be withheld, MyFOXOrlando.com reported.
The public and media will not have access to tapes or transcripts of the meeting between Casey Anthony and her parents on Thursday, when they met at the Orlando jail where Anthony is being held on $500,000 bond. She is charged with lying to police and child neglect.
An Orange County Sheriff's Office detective said all video of the visits between Anthony and her parents, George and Cindy Anthony, are being withheld "due to a criminal investigative exemption," according to MyFOXOrlando.com.
That exemption includes past video conferences and any future taped meetings.
A number of visits between Anthony and her family were canceled in recent weeks because several tapes of previous meetings had been released to the public and the media.
Earlier this week a roommate of Anthony's boyfriend told FOX News' Greta Van Susteren that she seemed like a good mother but a liar.
The friend, Clint House, said he met 22-year-old Anthony at a party in May and got to know her now-3-year-old daughter, Caylee.
"She seemed like she was a very good mother to her," House said. "She seemed like she was a great girl."
He described Caylee as "precious."
"She lit the room up," he said.
House was shocked when news broke that Caylee was missing and that her mother had been arrested, though he said Anthony had lied to them about working for Universal Studios.
When Anthony began staying more frequently with House's roommate, he said, she would explain that Caylee was with the girl's grandparents. House moved out of the apartment on July 1 and hasn't seen Anthony since.
Caylee last was seen on or around June 16. Authorities are awaiting test results from evidence taken from the trunk of a car Anthony was driving.
Police are investigating numerous theories about what happened to the child, including the possibility that she died accidentally, was killed or was kidnapped by a baby sitter, as Anthony has claimed.
nor I
Comin' across!
breaker one nine for a radio check.
kissyface
***Love is stronger than death.***
>>> bring Bri justice<<<
sheesh - you're both pikers - we're no where near Van Der Sloot territory here yet.
buck up!!!
pull your belt in one more loop and rub some dirt on your boo boo.


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One Epic Release Day, 30 Years Ago
Posted on September 28, 2017 by Jon Chaisson
It's not often that we put importance on an album release date. When it is, it's usually for a single album that's considered a historical artifact, like 2 June 1967 with Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, or 9 March 1987 with U2's The Joshua Tree.
But on 28/29 September 1987, we were treated with not one but four excellent albums that many consider a vital part of the 80s alternative rock movement.
First, we had a newbie: Pixies' debut EP on 4AD, Come On Pilgrim.
We all know the story behind the band by now…two UMass Amherst students (Frank Black and Joey Santiago) start up a noisy band and move to Boston; a smartass ad in the local paper pulls in exactly one audition, one Kim Deal; a friend of a friend, David Lovering, is chosen as drummer. Their off-kilter mix of punk, surf, folk and who knows what else is both frightening and intriguing. Ivo Watts-Russell is convinced signing them to his label is a bizarre move, and yet…
I remember hearing "Vamos" on WAMH probably around the same time their "Gigantic" single had come out (about six months after this EP) and thinking, what the hell is this…? By that time I was more into moody college rock, but this was something so leftfield yet so fascinating that I had to follow up. Of course, they were a local band by my standards, so I definitely had to check them out.
Next, we had a band on its way up, not quite there yet but already given a huge following: The Red Hot Chili Peppers, with their third album The Uplift Mofo Party Plan.
They'd been around since 1984 with the delightfully weird but funky first album, but their follow-up, 1985's Freaky Styley, was a bit too weird for a lot of people. This third album was a return to their rock-funk sound and became a favorite. Tragically, their guitarist Hillel Slovak would die of a heroin overdose after this album's tour. His death would deeply affect the rest of the band, especially singer Anthony Keidis, and their next album, Mothers Milk, would reflect that darker edge. Still…that album would clear their way even more (especially with their fantastic cover of Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground"), and a few years after that their popularity would peak with 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik.
Next, we had a band that had already reached significant heights with their distinctive sampling and synth-heavy sound, combined with curious lyrics (often about sex, emotional pain, and the darker side of love) and fascinating melodies. Depeche Mode had no way to go but up. Their album Music for the Masses would take their sound even further than before: louder, brasher, stronger.
"Never Let Me Down", was the second single, released a month before the album (the first single, "Strangelove", dropped a full five months previous, the usual habit for DM releases), and its in-your-face volume intrigued many fans. The rest of the album delivered just as much punch, to the delight of many, even as its lyrics seemed to be darker and more personal than ever. A little over two years later they'd return with their absolute best album, Violator.
And lastly, a band on its way out. It's the story of too many bands; two front men with strong egos and opinions, writing absolutely stunning, gorgeously played music and proudly singing heart-on-sleeve lyrics that say exactly how you feel, splitting up in the most acrimonious way possible. The Smiths' Strangeways, Here We Come was their last gasp, their Abbey Road, containing some of the strongest songs they'd written…and by the time it hit the shops, the band was already in the past tense.
The Smiths was the band for the wallflower, the weirdo, the proud outcast. Morrissey's poetic missives perfectly balanced Johnny Marr's amazing guitar work, and in the short four-plus years they'd been together, they'd given teenagers a hell of a strong and massive soundtrack to their lives. Though their work on Strangeways had been enjoyable, just like always, the clashing of egos caused the band to fall apart. Both Morrissey and Marr have moved on from it all, now playing Smiths songs in their live sets, have even talked with one another over the years, but life has gone on.
Of course, there were other album releases that day — Yes' Big Generator, Wet Wet Wet's Popped In Souled Out, The Art of Noise's In No Sense? Nonsense!, and Boston locals O-Positive with their Cloud Factory EP, for starters — but those four albums had to be the most important. They were by four bands either on their way up or their way down, all four bands that could be considered integral to the growing alternative rock scene of the time.
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