Tim Buchanan, a 54 year-old veteran detective from South Carolina had a heart attack just minutes after his father-daughter dance at his daughter’s wedding over the weekend.
Tim died a couple of hours later in Costa Rica where the wedding took place. Tim’s wife wrote on a Facebook post :
“You never know when the last time will be the last time!….He was the most beautiful soul I have ever known and I will never be the same without him. I know he loved me and our family. I am so very grateful for this image of us that our dear friends Kelly Rae Stewart and her husband snuck during our daughter’s wedding yesterday. Little did I know just a few hours later we would lose him.”
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We always suggest to begin preparation for a wedding with definition of the general concept of a celebration and, as making, – to define what has to be registration in the flowers of a wedding. Plants on a celebration emphasize identity of newlyweds, the atmosphere and the scenario of a wedding.
Our creative team always very much shows consideration for this stage because for us it is important to realize your ideas and to help you to choose the concept of a holiday suitable for you, we always above all consider desires of the groom and the bride. At this stage we with you choose scale and a subject of registration, and also the main objects of registration.
Exquisite, fresh flower corsages make a very distinctive finishing touch for the perfect outfit. Take a look at our enviable selection, perfect for weddings, and increasingly popular as ultra- stylish prom flowers too. The traditional lapel-style corsage or buttonhole is a familiar sight for bridesmaids, ushers and other important wedding guests, adding an attractive and colorful adornment to a wedding outfit. Our range of hand-made corsages features gorgeous colors, flower varieties and designs including fashionable wrist corsages and delicate boutonniere.
When we have decided on a theme and flowers, now we need to solve perhaps one of the major questions — a bridal bouquet. The main thing for us is your wish. The bridal bouquet has to correspond to the general theme, style and color of a wedding dress, and most importantly, it has to be pleasant to you. We are always ready to give you a hand with that. We also suggest to make an additional bouquet, which you will be able to throw to bridesmaids, and to keep the wedding bouquet for yourself to remember that magical day.
Charming and attractive fresh flowers always create an amazing vibe as they don’t only draw attention, but also create a special scent in the air… It’s something you may feel just by entering the room. For this reason, floral decoration is getting more and more admirers at any type of party – from a chamber wedding to a great banquet or corporate meeting. Let your guests or clients enjoy a unique atmosphere by decorating with bright and sweet-scented flowers!
Wedding arches add elegant touches to wedding altars. Even in localities such as on a beach or in a garden without an official altar, a wedding arch can define and focus the wedding ceremony. Appropriate decoration of the wedding arch can carry the overall color theme of the wedding. A wedding arch not only creates a wonderful space under which to say your vows but also provides an ideal frame for your photographs. The flowers that adorn the wedding arch can create that extra touch of sophistication to match the theme of the wedding.
Weddings symbolize the eternal love between two people after a mutual decision to share a lifetime together and celebrating that milestone amongst family members. Of course, you’ll want your wedding guests to be wowed by your choice of color, theme and wedding decorations. Our purpose, priority and dedication is to make your wedding decorations, exactly what you want and better than you imagined them to be! We will work hard to transform your venue into a paradise that honours your style, imagination and budget. We provide free consultation.

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EAA offers free airplane rides to youngsters
Free airplane rides will be offered to children ages 8-17 Saturday at Capital Airport in Pewaukee by the Experimental Aircraft Association.
The free rides will take place between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. during the EAA Chapter 18 Milwaukee Young Eagles rally, according to a news release.
Pilots at the event will explain more about their airplanes, allowing young people to discover how airplanes work and how pilots plan for safe flights.
After the flight, which lasts about 20 minutes, each young person will receive a certificate making him or her an official Young Eagle.
The child's name will then be entered into the "World's Largest Logbook," which is on permanent display at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh.
The Logbook is also accessible on the Internet at www.youngeagles.org/, where information is also available on future Young Eagles rally dates and locations.
Those interested in attending the flight rally are asked to go to the main building at Capital Airport, 21500 Gumina Road, Pewaukee, to register starting at 9:30 a.m.
A parent/guardian signature is required on the registration form, and the event will be held weather permitting, according to the release.

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Business report design
- Status: Closed
- Prize: $100
- Entries Received: 10
- Winner: PabloSabala
We would like the design done for an evaluation/review report.
Content provided in the word document. Please use the additional photos and quotes as needed provided in the separate document. We would like a professional looking document created which integrates photos, logos and quotes throughout the document. Pleast take this content and add some artistic flair to make it stand out to potential readers.
the website for the company is www.foodsecuritynetwork.com.au. It is a gardening program with a social justice focus.
“Pablo was fantastic to work with. He was very easy to communicate with and responded in a timely manner. It would be a pleasure to work with him again. ”

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Create Your Macrobiotic Legacy
We are excited to offer you the chance to make a lasting impact on the world.
The George Ohsawa Macrobiotic Foundation and East West Center for Macrobiotics are working to make all macrobiotic literature available in book form and as PDF downloads. The project will include popular out-of-print GOMF titles and other books (as we obtain publishing rights) that are considered the core macrobiotic literature.
To make macrobiotic books available for generations to come, your financial help is needed. Contributions may be made for individual books in the suggested amounts listed, or in any other amount. Scroll down for complete list of out-of-print books.
- Acupuncture and the Philosophy of the Far East by George Ohsawa ($500)
- Atomic Age and the Philosophy of the Far East by George Ohsawa ($1,000)
- Jack and Mitie by George Ohsawa ($1,000)
- Rice and the 10-Day Rice Diet by Herman and Cornellia Aihara ($500)
- Vitamin C and Fruit by Neven Henaff and George Ohsawa ($500)
We will list your name in the book if requested, as follows:
"This book is made possible by a generous donation from ___________________." or "This book is made possible in loving memory of _______________________." Please make your request when paying.
Contributions in any amount will be greatly appreciated.
Books Deserving of Preserving provides an overview of the project and a complete list of the books currently in the works.
You may wish to help the project in some other way. Already Alice Salinero has electronically retyped many of the books, Kathy Keller is editing books, and Carl Campbell has agreed to design new covers. Let us know if you have special skills to offer.
Donations made to G.O.M.F. are not tax deductible, but donations to East West Center for Macrobiotics are tax deductible.
To donate to this cause, please use one of the following options:
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The following titles are out of print. However, since we own the copyrights, we can make photocopies for the prices listed. We will substitute a book if we have one.
See above if you would like to help get any of these titles back in print.
Acupuncture and the Philosophy of the Far East—Ohsawa; $10.00
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Book of Flowers—Ohsawa; $10.00
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Vitamin C and Fruit (But I Love Fruits)—Ohsawa, with Henaff and deLangre; $5.00

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Invest in Guangzhou Fuhe Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
Business started operating independently
Due to the need of government land, the factory was relocated to Huangtian community, Xixiang street, Bao‘an District, Shenzhen City (the original industrial park was used to construct Zhongshan University Campus)
The factory has entrusted Hong Kong Lifeng to check and accept the factory through Wal Mart (main inspection system and social responsibility & anti terrorism)
Create brand: jr-ma
Application for company name change (Shenzhen Jieruiyou Electronics Co., Ltd. officially changed to Shenzhen Jieruiyou Energy Technology Co., Ltd.)
Established Boyi Times (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.
Established Shenzhen Jieruiyou Electronics Co., Ltd.

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Posted: Sun, 22nd Feb 2009, 4:38pm
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Hey everyone...i've got a decent request
Now anyone whose played the game Fallout 3 knows about the V.A.T.S.
Now i need an effect that can mimic that, like the green highlited areas, the percentages to hit, the enemies name, etc...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na-iHd6i-DYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIv-gt-1XSw
If theres a way to already accomplish this without a new preset, please let me know
Thanks in advance
Posted: Sun, 22nd Feb 2009, 5:27pm
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Can't be done in a preset. Which is to say, I suppose it could be done using a neon light to draw each letter and sha;pe, but it would be a silly way to do it. You want to create an image of the overlay you want, and import that.
Posted: Sat, 28th Feb 2009, 8:55am
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just use the matrix view preset and overlap where you want,then maybe you could use the grading on the preset
hope i helped
Posted: Sat, 28th Feb 2009, 6:42pm
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I think this is what Axeman already said but i'm not sure.
Use a photo editer... photoshop, corel, or gimp.
Render a single frame or more if you need too in your fx home product as a png. or targa I believe.
Take that single image or however many you rendered and open them in your photo editer.
Creat a new layer which will have an alpha channel.
Select the alpha channel layer and draw on that. you'll be able too see the background layer underneath for accurate drawing.
You'll have to do this one at a time but draw the individual body parts that are being "scanned" or "targeted" hand, arm, leg, torso or head.
delete the background layer that you rendered from your fx home product.
You can do your grading in the photo editer or in your fx home product to get that edge detection and night scope efect.
save your work then start on your next body part.
When you're finished you can import them all into your fx home product and put ot all together.


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When you have a chicken korma in a restaurant, it tends to be sweet, sometimes with raisins and quite pale. I am not a big fan of that style of korma and once you have tried my version you may well prefer mine, too. The simple spices used in the sauce lend the chicken a lovely warmth, while you get a beautiful creaminess from the cashews, white poppy seeds, and onions, resulting in a deliciously delicate curry. Serve the chicken korma with chapattis or naan, or with rice.
Note: Don't substitute black poppy seeds here; they have a different flavor and would darken the color of the dish. The creamy white poppy seeds contribute a rich feeling to the dish. If you can't find them, add an additional tablespoon of cashews.
Heat the oil in a pan and add the cinnamon. Once it starts to sizzle, add the onions with the green chile and cook over a medium heat for 5 minutes until they start to color.
Add the garlic, ginger and cashew nuts and cook over a medium heat for 5 minutes until lightly golden. Stir in the poppy seeds and then pour in the measured water.
Transfer the mixture to a blender and blitz until smooth, then return to the pan.
Stir in the salt, ground spices and measured boiling water then add the chicken pieces. Cover and cook over a medium heat for about 10 to 15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
Add the cream and cilantro, then serve.

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Lead drug being developed by partner Sierra Oncology
Encouraging preliminary efficacy data on SRA737
It has two other preclinical treatments – one for autoimmune disease the other for cancer
Sareum Holdings PLC's (LON:SAR) most advanced programme was developed in collaboration with the Institute of Cancer Research and the CRT Pioneer Fund. It is undergoing two Phase II clinical trials conducted by licence partner Sierra Oncology. There are a further two trials planned. The drug developer has two other preclinical discoveries - focused on autoimmune disease and cancer.
This is a checkpoint kinase 1 inhibitor, a type of drug that controls a cancer cell's response to DNA damage. It is currently undergoing two Phase II clinical trials in patients with advanced cancer – one as a monotherapy and another in combination with low-dose gemcitabine, which is one of the most commonly commonly-prescribed chemotherapies. Preliminary efficacy data from a phase I/II clinical trial carried out by Vancouver-based Sierra Oncology, which licensed the drug candidate in a deal worth up to US$328.5mln plus royalties, was encouraging. Most eye-catching among the headlines was the impact SRA737 had in harness with gemcitabine in patients with anogenital cancer, where the response rate was 30%.
What else is in the pipeline
Sareum's SDC-1801 and SDC-1802 drug candidates, which are respectively being developed to treat autoimmune diseases and cancers are progressing through pre-clinical development and should undergo first in-human clinical trials in 2020. Both Sareum programmes have progressed well since being chosen in September 2018 for further development. Data items arising from some of the development work are being prepared for submission to a peer-reviewed publication and a conference presentation.
What the boss says:
Dr Tim Mitchell, chief executive of Sareum, said in a June 13 portfolio update: "We believe there is a clear opportunity to generate significant value for our shareholders over the next 12 months, given recent progress with both our clinical and preclinical programmes.
"The potential for our two preclinical TYK2/JAK1 inhibitors in autoimmune diseases and cancer is gaining increasing clinical validation and we are convinced that SDC-1801 and SDC-1802 represent strong and well-differentiated candidates to address diseases within these areas.
“We are focused on advancing these exciting preclinical candidates towards human trials as quickly as possible, aiming for first-in-man studies to begin in 2020.”
In a June 27 update on SRA737, he said: “The clinical results presented with SRA737 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the identification of a route to market in a cancer indication with high unmet need, together with preclinical work highlighting it in combination with other leading therapeutic modalities, clearly demonstrate the value that could be created through the further development of SRA737. We are confident that these qualities of SRA737, based on the excellent work done to date, will be recognised and that Sierra will be successful in securing the strategic options it is seeking.
“We are confident that these qualities of SRA737, based on the excellent work done to date, will be recognised and that Sierra will be successful in securing the strategic options it is seeking.”

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Sam spearheaded a new article in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces on the design of hybrid energy storage devices combining a multivalent metal, such as Mg or Zn, and a carbon electrode, in a multivalent electrolyte. The resulting rocking-chair supercapacitor overcomes some of the issues with energy density of conventional supercapacitors, which operate through the depletion of the electrolyte salt. Nice job, Sam!
Monthly archives: December, 2016
A new article by Chunjoong and Young-Sang, Cabana group Alumni, has been selected as Editor’s Choice by the The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, a peer-reviewed journal published by the American Chemical Society (ACS). The article employs optical and X-ray microscopy to visualize the propagation of electrochemically-reacted domains in a battery electrode without any conductive additives. Additive-free electrodes present opportunities to increase the energy density of a battery, as well as constitute valuable model systems to increase our understanding of the kinetics of electrochemical reactions in solids. Under ACS Editors’ Choice, the article is sponsored for immediate, free open access by ACS due to its potential for broad public interest, an honor given to only one article from the entire ACS portfolio each day of the year.
Congratulations, Chunjoong and Young-Sang!
Gene Nolis was just awarded the UIC Provost’s Award for Graduate Research. This competitive award financially supports research by graduate students at UIC. Congratulations, Gene!!!


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The heart-stopping conclusion to the internationally bestselling Engelsfors Trilogy
Praised by Lev Grossman as “stunning . . . and very, very wicked,” The Circle, Book One of the Engelsfors Trilogy, introduced six teenage girls with supernatural powers who became the Chosen Ones, destined to fight against the ultimate evil. By the end of the second book, Fire, only four girls remain – the last defense against the mysterious, demonic forces that have been plaguing Engelsfors.
The Chosen Ones have no chance to recover, and no choice but to rally together to try to prevent the apocalypse – even while their personal dramas threaten to tear them apart. Meanwhile, Ida may be dead, but she is by no means gone. Stuck between the living and the dead, she must find a way to aid her fellow Chosen Ones from beyond the grave.
The final installment of the Engelsfors Trilogy – an international sensation with rights sold in twenty-nine countries – The Key combines thrilling action and dark magic with all the passion and drama of teen life.
Mats Strandberg - Sara B. Elfgren - The Circle
Only together can they survive. Engelsfors. A beautiful name for a scrubby little town in Sweden where six girls have just started high school. They have nothing in common -- except they are all hunted by an ancient evil. The autumn semester has just started when a student is found dead in one of the school toilet cubicles. Everyone suspects suicide. Everyone except those that know the truth. One night, when a mysterious red moon fills the sky, the girls meet in the park. They don't know why or how they were brought there but they learn that they need each other in order to survive. They are told that they are witches. An ancient prophecy states that they are The Chosen Ones. From this day on, high school is a matter of life and death. They must learn how to work together despite their differences and they have to master the forces that have awakened within them. Time is running out. Something is hunting them and if they don't find it and defeat it, it will kill them.
Mats Strandberg - Sara B. Elfgren - A kör
Boszorkányok pedig vannak Engelsfors apró, festői kis város Svédországban. Az itteni középiskola elsősei között van hat lány, akik különböznek a többiektől. Semmi közös nincs bennük, csupán az, hogy mindegyikükben természetfeletti erő lakozik. Épp hogy elkezdődött a tanév, amikor egy halott fiút találnak az iskola egyik mosdójában. Mindenki öngyilkosságra gyanakszik, kivéve a hat lányt. Egyedül ők sejtik az igazságot. Egyik éjjel, amikor a hold kísérteties vörös színre festi az eget, a lányok találkoznak a parkban. Maguk sem értik, mi vezette őket oda, csak azt tudják, szükségük van egymásra. Boszorkányok lettek. Egy ősi prófécia szerint kiválasztottak. A rejtélyes gyilkosság óta a gimiben már élet vagy halál a tét. És a lányoknak még sok mindent meg kell tanulniuk saját erejükről is. Pedig fogytán az idő, mert valami vadászik rájuk, és ha nem találják meg, nem pusztítják el az ismeretlent, akkor ők halnak meg... Kiállhatatlan szülők, iskolai gondok, barátság, szerelem, varázslat és halál tölti be az ifjúsági _Engelsfors trilógia_ első kötetének lapjait. A fiatal svéd szerzőpáros első közös könyve hihetetlen sikert aratott, és már huszonegy nyelven olvasható.
Mats Strandberg - Sara B. Elfgren - Eld
De utvalda ska börja andra året på gymnasiet. Hela sommarlovet har de hållit andan i väntan på demonernas nästa drag. Men hotet kommer från ett håll de aldrig kunnat förutse. Det blir alltmer uppenbart att något är väldigt, väldigt fel i Engelsfors. Det förflutna vävs ihop med nuet. De levande möter de döda. De utvalda knyts allt tätare till varandra och påminns återigen om att magi inte kan lindra olycklig kärlek eller laga krossade hjärtan. Eld är andra delen i Engelsforstrilogin.
Mats Strandberg - Sara B. Elfgren - Kulcs
A Kör boszorkányaira egyre több megpróbáltatás vár. Van-e értelme, hogy megfogyatkozva tovább küzdjenek a világ megmentéséért? Maradt-e még esélyük a démonokkal szemben? Találnak-e új segítőket elvesztett barátaik helyett? Erőt ad-e vagy csak gyöngíti őket a szerelem? Vanessa, Anna-Karin, Linnéa és Minoo mind nehezebben cipelik a Kiválasztottak emberfeletti terheit. E világi és túlvilági ellenségeik állandó, halálos veszéllyel fenyegető jelenléte sokszor eltörpül a közöttük elmélyülő ellentétek, az önmagukkal megvívandó harcok félelmetes árnyaihoz képest. Akadnak olyanok is, akik szerint másnak kell az engelsforsi diáklányok helyébe lépnie, hogy teljesítse a lehetetlennek tűnő küldetést. Mert valakinek be kell zárnia a démonok világába vezető átjáró kapuját, hogy megakadályozza az apokalipszis eljövetelét. Mats Strandberg és Sara B. Elfgren letehetetlenül izgalmas trilógiájának befejező részében, a Kulcsban, életük legsötétebb helyeire jutnak el a fiatal hősök - valódi pokoljárás-történet az övék. Csupa szürke és fekete. Vajon mi az ára, hogy pont kerüljön a hátborzongató történet végére?
Mats Strandberg - Sara B. Elfgren - Nyckeln
Det har gått drygt en månad sedan tragedin i Engelsfors gymnasiums gympasal. De utvalda får ingen tid att återhämta sig innan deras värld vänds upp och ner igen. Frågor besvaras. Hemligheter avslöjas. Lojaliteter prövas. Tiden håller på att rinna ut och till slut kan De utvalda bara vara säkra på en sak: Allt kommer att förändras.
Emily Horner - A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend
For months, Cass Meyer has heard her best friend Julia, a wannabe Broadway composer, whispering about a top-secret project. Then Julia is killed in a sudden car accident, and while Cass is still reeling from her death, Julia’s boyfriend and her other drama friends make it their mission to bring to fruition the nearly-completed secret project: a musical about an orphaned ninja princess entitled _Totally Sweet Ninja Death Squad_. Cass isn’t one of the drama people. She doesn’t feel at home with Julia’s drama friends, and she doesn’t see a place for her in the play. Things only get worse when she finds out that Heather Galloway, the girl who made her miserable all through middle school, has been cast as the ninja princess. Cass can’t take a summer of swallowing her pride and painting sets, so she decides to follow her original plan for a cross-country road trip with Julia. Even if she has a touring bicycle instead of a driver’s license, and even if Julia’s ashes are coming along in Tupperware. _Totally Sweet Ninja Death Squad_ is a story about friendship. About love. About traveling a thousand miles just to find yourself. About making peace with the past, and making sense of it. And it’s a story about the bloodiest high school musical one quiet suburb has ever seen.
Gena Showalter - Unraveled
For once, sixteen-year-old Aden Stone has everything he’s ever wanted: A home. Friends. The girl of his dreams. Too bad he’s going to die… Since coming to Crossroads, Oklahoma, former outcast Aden Stone has been living the good life. Never mind that one of his best friends is a werewolf, his girlfriend is a vampire princess who hungers for his blood, and he’s supposed to be crowned Vampire King – while still a human! Well, kind of. With four – oops, three now -- human souls living inside his head, Aden has always been “different” himself. These souls can time travel, raise the dead, possess another’s mind, and, his least favorite these days, tell the future. The forecast for Aden? A knife through the heart. Because a war is brewing between the creatures of the dark, and Aden is somehow at the center of it all. But he isn’t about to lie down and accept his destiny without a fight. Not when his new friends have his back, not when Victoria has risked her own future to be with him, and not when he has a reason to live for the first time in his life…
Marni Bates - Awkward
Mackenzie Wellesley has spent her life avoiding the spotlight. At Smith High, she's the awkward junior people only notice when they need help with homework. Until she sends a burly football player flying with her massive backpack and makes a disastrous - not to mention unwelcome - attempt at CPR. Before the day is out, the whole fiasco explodes on YouTube. And then the strangest thing happens. Suddenly, Mackenzie is an Internet sensation, with four million hits and counting. Sucked into a whirlwind of rock stars, paparazzi, and free designer clothes, she even catches the eye of the most popular guy at school. And that's when life gets really interesting...
John Green - Looking For Alaska
Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award An ALA Best Book for Young Adults An ALA Quick Pick A Los Angeles Times 2005 Book Prize Finalist A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age A 2005 Booklist Editor's Choice A 2005 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year Before. Miles "Pudge" Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave "the Great Perhaps" even more (François Rabelais, poet). He heads off to the sometimes crazy and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed up, and utterly fascinating Alaska Young. She is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge into her world, launches him into the Great Perhaps, and steals his heart. Then... After. Nothing is ever the same.
Karuho Shiina - Kimi ni Todoke 1.
Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine...for a horror movie. With her jet-black hair, sinister smile and silent demeanor, she's often mistaken for Sadako, the haunting character from Ringu. Unbeknownst to but a few, behind her scary façade is a very misunderstood teenager. Shy and pure of heart, she just wants to make friends. But when Kazehaya, the most popular boy in class, befriends her, she's sure to make more than just that--she's about to make some enemies too!
Ikeda Takashi - Whispered Words 1.
Sumika and Ushio are best friends. Athletic Sumika has a secret that she cannot confess ―she's in love with Ushio, who only loves girly girls. When they and their crossdressing male classmate Masaki are drawn into a crazy, mixed-up love triangle, many Whispered Words remain unspoken.
Ikeda Takashi - Whispered Words 2
Sumika and Ushio are best friends. Athletic Sumika has a secret that she cannot confess - she's in love with Ushio, who only loves girly girls. When they and their crossdressing male classmate Masaki are drawn into a crazy, mixed-up love triangle, many Whispered Words remain unspoken.
Ikeda Takashi - Whispered Words 3.
Sumika and Ushio's true feelings have finally been revealed, but they are torn between their ideals and reality. The sincerity of their feelings remains, but sudden upsets in their lives introduce even more conflict into their already turbulent relationship. This volume concludes their intricate and subtle love story, and it races towards a truly inspirational finale!
Kanae Hazuki - Say I Love You. 3.
Mei Tachibana has spent her 16 years without making either a boyfriend or friends. One day, she injures the most popular boy in school, Yamato Kurosawa, because of a misunderstanding but for some reason it seems that he takes a liking to her and one-sidedly claims that they’re friends. Furthermore, he not only protects Mei from a stalker, he does it with a kiss…?!!
Morinaga Milk - Gakuen Polizi 1.
UNDERCOVER LOVER! All her life, Sasami Aoba has dreamed of being a champion of justice, but if she can’t be a magical girl, she’ll be the next best thing: a cop! Aoba is a Polizi, an undercover officer assigned to Hanagaki Girls’ High School. But when she arrives on the scene, she discovers that Hanagaki is a perfectly peaceful school with no crimes to solve, and that her new partner, Sakuraba Midori, is a stern, by-the-book Polizi who has no patience for Aoba’s novice antics. Will Aoba and Midori become friends, rivals…or something more? An all-new yuri series from the creator of Girlfriends and Kisses, Sighs, and Cherry Blossom Pink!
Kelly Creagh - Enshadowed
The second book in a modern gothic romance trilogy channeling the dark brilliance of Edgar Allan Poe.While Varen remains a prisoner in a perilous dream world where the terrifying stories of Edgar Allan Poe come to life, Isobel travels to Baltimore to confront the dark figure known throughout the world as the Poe Toaster. This man, the same man who once appeared to Isobel in her dreams and abandoned her in Varen’s nightmare world, holds the key to saving Varen.But when Isobel discovers a way to return to this dream world, she finds herself swept up in a realm that not only holds remnants of Edgar Allan Poe’s presence, but has also now taken on the characteristics of Varen’s innermost self. It is a dark world of fear, terror, and anger.Varen is changed. And now Isobel must face a new adversary—one who also happens to be her greatest love.
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DOTING & DOUBTING It seems like just yesterday, Mei was a prickly loner who never spoke to anyone in her high school class. Now, popular boy Yamato has started calling Mei his girlfriend! She's not sure how she feels about that… but she'll have to decide quickly, because this kind of social earthquake is sure to stir up jealousy, and soon Mei faces rivals for Yamato's affections — and her own!
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Tales of Foster High - Sequel to The End of the Beginning Kyle Stilleno used to be the invisible student. Brad Graymark used to be the baseball star. Then they fell in love and Brad outed them both with a spectacular public display of affection, and now everything is different. After spending a few days lying low, Kyle and Brad are going back to school. It's time to face the music and see how Foster High deals with their growing romance. But the school's reaction-and the staff's hostility-are not what they expected. Everyone they know seems to be allied against them. Isn't there anyone they can count on to defend their happiness?
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"A romance of warmth and humor with an uncanny ability to dodge the excesses of the genre while exploiting all the joys it has to offer." —Anime News Network Ryuji Takasu thought that his ill-fated luck had turned around now that he was in Junior High and sitting next to the girl of his dreams, Minori Kushieda. Ryuji was wrong; for after he unwittingly crossed the most feared and fearsome girl in school, Taiga Aisaku, everything went off the deep end! It’s taken time, but Ryuji and Taiga have slowly found some common ground and can at least tolerate each other. The problem is everyone in Ryuji’s class is now convinced that he and Taiga are dating—even Minori! To make matters even more embarassing, Minori has given Ryuji and Taiga her blessing. How’s Ryuji ever going to win Minori's heart now?! A must-have for fans of over-the-top high school comedies like School Rumble and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
Cathryn Constable - The Wolf Princess
Alone in the world, Sophie dreams of being someone special, but she could never have imagined this. On a school trip to Russia, Sophie and her two friends find themselves on the wrong train. They are rescued by the beautiful Princess Anna Volkonskaya, who takes them to her winter palace and mesmerises them with stories of lost diamonds and a tragic past. But as night falls and wolves prowl, Sophie discovers more than dreams in the crumbling palace of secrets.


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Northwest Ohio Community Shares held its seventh annual Share-a-Glass event on February 23, 2017 at Toledo Bikes (1114 Washington Street, Toledo) to celebrate and honor individuals and workplace organizations that make the fall workplace giving campaign possible.
We chose Toledo Bikes because they honor our beloved Dr. Bob Brundage – who rode his bike everywhere – with the “ghost bike” that graces the wall of their shop. Toledo Bikes is a nonprofit dedicated to keeping bicycles out of the waste stream and putting them into the hands & feet of those who need them. They honor our beloved
“Founded in 1997, Northwest Ohio Community Shares is celebrating its 20th anniversary year. At the outset, our federation was comprised of nine local charities. Like the agencies we represent, Community Shares began as a grassroots effort that challenged the structure of giving. Just as in 1997, we are structured to be led by our member agencies and believe in giving donors direct control over which charity receive their support,” said Pam Pullella, Interim Executive Director.
According to Board Chair, Steve Wagener, “We find that donors want the choice to give their dollars to organizations that they care about most. We help local agencies do great things in our community.”
During the awards ceremony, the 2017 Brundage Award was presented to Patrick Tansey, a two-time finalist for the Jefferson Awards. The Brundage Award honors an individual who exemplifies the best of the volunteer spirit and works on issues addressed by Community Shares’ member agencies. Mr. Tansey, a valuable member of Community Shares for a number of years, is also the founder of the Collingwood Arts Center and can be found there almost every day. In addition to being a long-time volunteer with the Children’s Theatre Workshop, Mr. Tansey also provides math tutoring weekly through a local program for women, helping them to get their GED.
The 2017 Workplace of the Year Award was presented to the Toledo Lucas County Public Library and honors their support of donors to make independent decisions about philanthropy, the amazing people we have worked with and their generous support of our member agencies.
The 2017 Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Greg Mahlman. This award honors the people who volunteer with our member agencies and celebrates their dedication and service. The nominees for this award were Greg Mahlman (Mountain Mentors), Natalie Gray (Arts Commission) Kay Costales-Swift (Toledo Repertoire Theatre), Sally Moore (Scrap4Art), and Danielle Stamper (EqualityToledo).
The 2017 Agency of the Year Award – which recognizes a member agency’s participation, dedication and commitment to our values and goals – was presented to FOCUS. FOCUS has been with Community Shares since the beginning in 1997. Founded in the traditions of faith and service, FOCUS has continually promoted hope and dignity.
During the fall campaign, Community Shares provides additional choices for charitable giving in workplace campaigns. Those funds are distributed among the 26 nonprofit agencies in the federation. The main goal of Community Shares is to provide increased funding and community exposure for its member organizations. Member agencies address pressing needs facing our community in health and human services, education, the arts, the environment, animal welfare, and social justice and equality.


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- A host of activities take centre stage in harbour phase of MILAN-2024
- Jana Sena has strong idealogy of social justice and fights for people, says Reddy Appalanaidu
- India should raise voice of farmers at Abu Dhabi
- 438 TIDCO houses distributed to beneficiaries
- PM Modi lays foundation stone for permanent buildings of IIT, IIITDM
- IT Minister sends ‘mudda pappu’ to Lokesh as a return gift
- Sri Satya Sai District Collector directs officials for Strict implementation of election rules
- 50 women provided with free cooking gas connections under BJP Ujjwala scheme in Gajuwaka
- Vijayawada: GENF-2K24 witnesses enthusiastic turnout
- 177 social media accounts on farmers’ protest ‘blocked’
Post-mortem held for 16 victims amid tension
Kurnool: Post-mortem was performed at Kurnool General Hospital on Sunday morning for the bodies of 16 people who died when a bus hit Tata Toofaan vehicle at Veldurthi crossroads on Saturday,
Kurnool: Post-mortem was performed at Kurnool General Hospital on Sunday morning for the bodies of 16 people who died when a bus hit Tata Toofaan vehicle at Veldurthi crossroads on Saturday, amid protests by the kin of the deceased and Mala Mahanadu activists.
Mala Mahanadu activists staged a demonstration at the mortuary of the hospital demanding compensation of Rs 50 lakh each to the family of the deceased and employment to one member of the family. Tense situation prevailed at the hospital on Sunday morning owing to protest but police were deployed in large numbers.
It may be recalled that 15 persons, all residents of Ramapuram village in Vaddepalli mandal of Jogulamba Gadwal district in Telangana had lost their lives in the accident. One more person travelling on a bike also died and the pillion rider suffered injuries in the mishap.
The 15 residents of the Ramapuram were returning from a village at Dhone after finalising a marriage proposal when the bus belonging to SRS Travels hit their van. All the passengers of the van, including the driver died.
The police with the help of locals shifted the dead bodies to mortuary of Kurnool General Hospital. Post-mortems were held in the early hours of Sunday on all the 16 bodies. After post mortum, the officials have arranged vehicles for shifting of the bodies to Ramapuram village where mass funerals were held.
Mala Mahanadu leaders, who were present at the hospital premises, obstructed the transportation of bodies. Prior to obstruction, police managed to shift three bodies in 108 ambulance but the vehicle was stranded at Shanthi Nagar in Vaddepalli mandal of Telangana state. Around 200 people staged a stir on Raichur road demanding concrete assurances to the deceased family members by the Telangana government.
Mala Mahanadu state leader Mala Sreenu, speaking to media on the occasion at Kurnool Government Hospital mortuary, demanded the Telangana government to pay Rs 50 lakh ex gratia besides a to one member in a family. He condemned the hasty manner in which post-mortems were performed and questioned how could it be done without any specific assurance from either Telangana or AP governments.
However, after an hour the agitating leaders relented after the assurances given by the officials of AP and Telangana that the family members would be rendered justice. Mala Mahanadu leadres also demanded filing of criminal cases against the SRS Travels to which the bus that caused the accident belongs.
Early in the morning of Sunday, former MLA of Alampur Abraham and Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS) founder president Manda Krishna Madiga and TRS leaders visited mortuary and consoled the family members. Krishna Madiga speaking to media demanded Rs 25 lakh ex gratia and a job to the kin of victims.


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In “Beckett,” John David Washington plays a guy who keeps stumbling into trouble. He’s an ordinary man, or so we’re to believe. This conceit, though, is soon torpedoed both by a story that grows more implausible with each passing second and by his character’s gift for self-preservation. Especially impressive in this respect are his legs, which pump like pistons as he sprints through bullets and other dangers that keep getting in his way.
In genre terms, “Beckett” is a thriller, if one that’s light on thrills. Mostly, it is a Running Man Movie. Men and women have been running — literally or metaphorically, on foot or by car — as long as movies have been around. Sometimes, the runners seem directionless (and go in circles), yet even when they don’t know their final destination (Mexico? Canada?), they adhere to a few rules of the road. They tend not to respect borders or boundaries, including those of genre, and rush in wherever they can, in comedies, noirs, westerns, you name it. Invariably they head toward danger.
When you first meet Washington’s character, Beckett, he’s traveling on the Greek mainland with his girlfriend, April (Alicia Vikander), where they’re poking around some ruins in what seems to be off-season. (A negligible presence, Vikander seems to have been cast because she’s a name.) Beckett, who works in tech, doesn’t seem interested in the scenery; his eyes and attention are fixed on April. Their smiles and coziness are stiff and unpersuasive, as is the dialogue. But the two of them are pretty and like to smooch, and it’s agreeable or at least pleasant enough watching movie people nuzzle each other.
Something happens and Beckett is soon alone and on the move, crossing a land that resembles an obstacle course. Filled with enigmatic villains, good Samaritans, Mediterranean scrub and little else (not even racial prejudice), the Greece that Beckett traverses is a destabilizing, putatively exotic backdrop for our hapless hero. In shrewder hands, this could read as a critique of the tourist-board shilling of certain movies. Here, however, the absence of blue seas, charming goats and dimensionally rendered locals seems like indifference, to the point that it’s hard not to think the country’s appeal rests entirely in the tax breaks it grants filmmakers who shoot there.
The story is at once overstuffed and underdeveloped, fusing personal tragedy with political intrigue. For reasons that never make much sense, people with guns are chasing Beckett, whose primary distinction is his ability to evade capture. So he runs and keeps on running as he wades through water, crosses lonely roads, scampers down dusty hills and hitches a ride with an earnest activist, Lena (a wasted Vicky Krieps). Yet another of those improbable female guardian angels that moviemakers adore, Lena is soon swept up in Beckett’s adventure, helping him piece together the ragged narrative pieces.
For the most part, Beckett clocks miles and looks trapped, which certainly makes him an empathetic (or at least a relatable) figure. But the easy compassion you feel for characters in distress goes only so far. You need something else to bind you to them, whether it’s mystery, charisma, an oddball personality or, well, just the filmmaking. The actors need the very same. Washington is a likable actor and easy on the eyes, but the character is unproductively one-dimensional and so is the performance, which remains reactive and opaque. Here, at least, he can’t turn an underconceptualized character into one whom you either care about or want to watch gasping and grimacing for several hours.
The director Ferdinando Cito Filomarino, making his first feature in English (from a script by Kevin A. Rice), keeps the pieces in motion but doesn’t create a sense of urgency of the kind that sustains a feature-length chase. That’s too bad. It’s especially disappointing given some of the talent behind the camera: the music was composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto and the cinematographer, costume designer and editor all worked on the art-house release “Call Me by Your Name.” Filomarino served as the second unit director on that movie, which presumably explains why its director, Luca Guadagnino, signed onto this one as a producer. Maybe it’s time for someone here to cut the cord.
Not rated. Running time: 1 hour 48 minutes. Watch on Netflix.
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Huehuetenango MAM - Guatemala - Espresso - Washed - 250g
Expect a round and smooth cup with notes of dark chocolate and caramel with a silky texture reminiscent of maple syrup. Great on its own or pairs nicely with ice cream or milk/m*lk!
75% of the population in Huehuetenango are made up of the indigenous people of Maya or MAM. For thousands of years, they have been farming using their traditional methods that include farming a variety of crops, using organic waste products from their sheeps as fertilisers, turning the land and allowing rest period for the soil to recover.
The hot air from the west and cool air from the north helps create a microclimate that enables coffee farming at high altitude without frost. The result is this spectacular coffee with lively character.
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After Na’Vi’s shocking win against Team Secret in a best of 3 on March 19th, 2016, I couldn’t help but think that Na’Vi might start to make a name for itself again.
After losing their first game to Secret, it didn’t seem too bright for Na’Vi as Secret was considered better, but there was still a chance. Na’Vi put up a good fight throughout the game but after one lost Roshan pit fight, it greatly went into Secret’s favor and in the end, Na’Vi lost. The second match started of relatively even for moth teams, but Secret probably was a little more in control. Slowly, Na’Vi started to gain a lead. The had some great pick offs and managed to get some good farm in too and eventually, Na’Vi pulled of a win. With the score now 1-1, it seemed like Na’Vi had a chance to win it, but Secret is a good team and of course, many people thought they would still win.
The third and final match is really what made me think about Na’Vi. At the start, Na’Vi drew first blood gaining a small lead but the kept that lead. The kills slowly rose and then the match quickly snowballed into Na’Vi’s favor. Everyone on Na’Vi had great execution in each of their plays and showed the world that they are still a good team. At the end, Dendi and Ditya Ra’s combined net worth was about Secret’s total net worth. They played so well and it payed off for them. Beating Secret was a great feat for Na’Vi and I am expecting to see more of them.
After the match, Na’Vi did go on to play EG in the next round and lost. I was a little discouraged at this point but since EG is such a good team, it made sense that they won. I do believe that Na’Vi is going to become better but it is going to take some time.
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Today Apple announced that their highly anticipated operating system, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, would be hitting Apple retail stores, Apple Authorized Resellers, and Apple's online store this Friday, August 28. The operating system, version 10.6 of their Mac OS X software, will cut the size of the install space by half, include over 1,000 improvements over Mac OS X 10.5, and will support 64-bit processors. Additionally the system will incorporate built-in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 support for the first time on the Mac platform.
The new OS will be offered for $29 (single license) for current OS X 10.5 users and $49 for a five license family pack. First time OS purchasers will have to pay $169 for a single license and family licenses will be $229. The Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server will also be available this Friday for $499.
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LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A V Australia flight scheduled to depart Los Angeles International Airport for Sydney was cancelled Wednesday night after the pilot aborted takeoff.
Flight VA02 was in the early stages of its takeoff when, as a precautionary measure, the pilot chose to return to the terminal due to an issue with the performance of the left hand engine, a spokesperson for the airline told CBS2.
“Safety is always our highest priority,” the airline said in a statement. “Our flight crew are highly trained and have rehearsed procedures in place to address such instances.”
The aircraft, which was scheduled to depart at 10:20 p.m., had 305 passengers onboard.
Guests were provided hotel accommodations near the airport while engineers examined the aircraft.
No injuries were reported.

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Salt Lake City combines the amenities of a major metropolitan area with the friendliness of a small, western city, Salt Lake City is an ideal location for group travel. A beautiful, safe, and vibrant city, Salt Lake combines unparalleled access to natural recreation, a bustling economy, dynamic nightlife, remarkable history, warm hospitality, and Utah's Greatest Snow on Earth.™
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AMIEs Chicken MACARONI Salad. Easy and Simple Chicken Macaroni Salad at Home. Chicken Macaroni Salad (Gluten-Free Option)Sunny Side Ups. Macaroni salad is a type of pasta salad, served cold made with cooked elbow macaroni and usually prepared with mayonnaise.
With a little sweet surprise from raisins and pineapple tidbits. Perfect as a side dish or even as a snack. Making this chicken macaroni salad has made me feel all nostalgic. You can cook AMIEs Chicken MACARONI Salad using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of AMIEs Chicken MACARONI Salad
- Prepare of macaroni noodles (pasta).
- It’s of carrots, finely chopped (boiled for 15 minutes).
- You need of boiled chicken meat (flaked).
- You need of mayonnaise.
- It’s of pineapple tidbits, drained.
- You need of white onion, finely chopped.
- Prepare of raisins.
- It’s of cheddar cheese, diced.
- It’s of sifted white sugar.
- You need of salt and ground white pepper.
Filipino Chicken Macaroni Salad favorite Filipino food during Christmas, New Year and Birthday occasions. This is a macaroni salad that everyone seems to love. I like this version of macaroni salad because it is simple to prepare and it tastes good. You can either enjoy it by itself or have it with other yummy Filipino dishes.
AMIEs Chicken MACARONI Salad step by step
- Cook the pasta according to package instructions. Drain and let it cool in a large bow. Combine all ingredients to the pasta, mixing gently until well blended. Add the cheese and mix well. Refrigerate for 2 hours or more before serving.
- Taste test a small portion and add more sugar and salt if desired..
- Serve, share and enjoy!.
Another yummy version that we enjoy having is Christmas Chicken and Ham Macaroni Salad. You might want to check it out too. This chicken macaroni salad is super easy to make and is great for any occasion. Chicken Macaroni Salad is one of the common salads that is usually accompanied together with roast, barbecued or even fried meats, it usually served cold and made with elbow macaroni pasta dressed with mayonnaise. Other ingredients such as flaked chicken or tuna, carrots, celery, raisins.
Thank you sister ida for sharing Easiest Way to Make Delicious AMIEs Chicken MACARONI Salad, hopefully it's useful for us all, please feel free to practical for social gathering or daily parties. For friends who want to share recipes are welcome, and those who request are also allowed. Don't forget to share this recipe via your social media, maybe Facebook, Twitter, IG or WhatsApp


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Two nights ago, the Goonfather came home from work, excited.
“I want to let you hear something!”
“It’s the most irritating tune in the whole world!!”
I narrow-eyed him. “If it’s irritating, why are you so excited? And I don’t want to hear it.”
“No, no, you must hear it. It’s one of those, when you’re forced to listen to it over and over again, you start to love it.”
And then he played it and I went OMG WTF is wrong with you?
He said his Filipino colleague has it for his ring tone, and his phone rings like all the time, so the whole department is forced to hear the tune all day.
Apparently, the song is all the rage in the Philippines and it comes with a dance.
“I show you!!” enthused the Goonfather.
“OMG no.” My face turned as pale as a bleached egg as I looked at him pleadingly not to initiate me into his newfound religion.
“Here!!!!” he said.
The Goonfather grinned. “It’s the Papaya Dance!”
I exploded. “Why the orange fizz soda are you watching a bunch of scrawny, half-naked boys wiggle in front of a webcam?”
“It’s funny! Hahahahaha! My colleague was dancing it in the office and playing his ring tone and irritating the hell out of everyone.”
He then started opening up a zillion tabs on his browser to download more Papaya Dance videos. YouTube is apparently flooded with them. There are 1,700 results when you search “Papaya Dance”.
I exploded again.
“Why are you not searching for Edison Chen Gillian Chung sex scandal pictures and videos like all other normal males in the whole world are doing right now?!!”
I gaped at him.
“You have not heard of the Edison Chen Gillian Chung (and apparently Cecilia Chung too) sex scandal??!!!”
He got up and started doing the Papaya Dance, winking at me suggestively.
“What is wrong with you??! OMG DON’T DO THAT!!!”
“Oh yeah, I think I heard before. Some actor is it?”
I took a deep breath and counted to three.
“I can’t believe you know of some stupid papaya gig but you don’t know the Edison Gillian sex scandal. It’s everywhere on the Internet right now!! You can’t go on the Internet and not see it!!”
“Who cares about some stupid actors having sex?”
He finished dancing and played the next Papaya Dance video on his browser.
The crazy Papaya tune filled the room once again.
32 thoughts on “Papaya Boys: 1; Edison-Gillian sex scandal: 0”
Good man, the Goonfather. The world should clone a few more of him, and then these so-called celebs will be pay real wages instead of the kind of outrageous wages like millions a year along with all other real actors… and the paparazzi will be out of business.
Only in Xizor2000’s fantasy world…. * sigh *
LOL! Papaya dance! ROFL
actually i dont find the music annoying or wad… but the dance sure is funny!
Hahaha, I’m imagining Goonfather doing the Papaya Dance, winking at you suggestively, and your shocked face.
Sis, show GF that thing I showed you, that will traumatise him somewhat for you to stop him doing the papaya dance. =P
So the Goonfather’s colleague if a Filipino… hahaha! Now that’s cool. Post video of the Goonfather doing the Papaya por favor! :D
Hahaha, I have that ringtone too! And the Goonfathers colleague a Filipino, cool. Post video of the Goonfather doing the papaya por favor!
Oh shoot, what’s happening to the comments system. :D
Gosh, reminded me of Lemon Tree. LOL!
FYI, this is the culprit: http://youtube.com/watch?v=6MqvwHg-_ns#
hahaha traumatising music and dance.
Chin2 – Jung Hwa Ban Jum
Army of Haruhi
ok lets join the imperial!
strange dancers dances, knock urself out :D
Papaya dance soooo cute and groovy! Even i also want to jiggle to the music!!!
Do I hear the “Macarena” being played in the background? Or before that the “Birdie Song”? There seems to be something about an incredibly annoying tune combined with an incredibly stupid dance that switches off the reasoning part of the human brain.
actually the song is really nice. give me the groove while i program
Let’s put the Papaya Goonfather on YouTube!!!
I doubt the goonfather will want to be on youtube lol..
now we know exactly what to do during half time. WHOOT! all the bloggers together now….
That papaya thing is already a little old, here’s one that is gaining popularity in the country — there’s a dance version of this song too, heheheh.
there should be a site with timer on it.. so you’ll know how long that thing been playing in your head.. but i forgot where..
hmm.. this should be the link of that site..
but its down.. i think..
should check it back latter.. :)
OMG! Chocolate Rain all over again!!
that caramell dansen sound addictive too :D?
this is my version of ‘that’ dead site..
kinda mismatched the timing.. but ohwell.. :D
oh wait.. ‘that’ site.. is not down..
btw after the flash loaded u can reload the site..
cos it would use the flash on your browser cache..
so the timing would matched..
Looks like 2 girls with chicken pox. Hehehehe.
Goonfather… classic as usual. LOL!!!
Well, with a girl like you beside him, why would he want to give a damn about ugly Gillian Chung?
“Who cares about some stupid actors having sex?”
That’s the kind of response we could have more of.
Every time I see this I laugh my ass off!!!
wow, papaya dance, wow.

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Israel and Iran 'hold negotiations over Syria in adjacent hotel rooms with a mediator passing messages between them'
- Iran and Israel fired a series of deadly missile strikes at one another this month
- Iranian troops in Syria reportedly fired 20 missiles at targets in the Goal Heights
- Israel responded by launching a deadly barrage against Iranian troops in Syria
- The nations reportedly met in a hotel in Amman, Jordan to discuss the conflict
- A Saudi website reported they used adjacent rooms with a Jordanian mediator
The two nations allegedly sent representatives to stay in a hotel in Amman, Jordan in next door rooms.
Jordanian officials then acted as mediators - passing messages between the two embattled parties - according to reports in Saudi wesbite Elaph.
Although unconfirmed, the report suggested that Iran had reportedly pledged to stay out of fighting in southwest Syria between Syrian forces and rebel groups.
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An image released by the government in Syria shows Syrian air defence systems intercepting Israeli missiles over Damascus' airspace
An Israeli soldier stands next to signs pointing out distances to different cities, on Mount Bental, an observation post in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights earlier this month
An Israeli Iron dome system is seen deployed near the Israeli-Syrian border in the Golan Heights in response to the perceived Iranian threat
While Israel said it will not intervene in battles near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights or the Israel-Jordan border unless Iranian troops were involved.
Iran's ambassador to Jordan, Mostafa Moslehzadeh, was said to have represented his country at the bizarre negotiations - while several unnamed Israeli officials were in the next door room.
One participant told Elaph that the Iranians 'arrived at a quick agreement' over the contested area near the Golan Heights.
Israel and Iran have been at loggerheads since US President Donald Trump controversially backed out of the Iranian nuclear earlier this month.
The two nations have been engaged in a series of heated battles on the border with Syria as Iranian troops fired several rocket salvos at Israeli military targets in the Golan Heights.
US-backed Israeli troops then reined down a furious missile attack on several Iranian outposts in Syria - reportedly resulting in hundreds of casualties.
According to Elaph - the negotiations were organised by Iran in response to the recent stream of casualties inflicted by Israel on its troops in Syria.
Meanwhile Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that only Syrian government troops should have a presence on the country's southern border with Israel.
Israel carried out the raids after it said around 20 rockets were fired from Syria at its forces in the occupied Golan Heights at around midnight. Pictured, cows graze near Merkava tanks in Golan Heights
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country's strikes on Iranian targets in war-torn Syria were an 'appropriate' response after the Islamic Republic 'crossed a red line' by striking military positions
ISRAEL-IRAN TENSIONS ON THE RISE AFTER SUSPECTED MISSILE ATTACK IN SYRIA
An image grab taken from the Syrian TV channel, Al-Ekhbariya Al-Souriya, on April 30, 2018 allegedly shows the scene of missile attacks targeting central Syria the previous night
Missile strikes on central Syria killed 26 pro-regime fighters, most of them Iranians in a raid that bore the hallmarks of Tehran's arch-foe Israel.
The Syrian regime, which denounced a 'fresh aggression' after the strikes, meanwhile continued to flush out armed groups from the capital with more deals to transfer fighters to the country's north.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group, missile strikes hit two military targets in Aleppo and Hama provinces.
The strike on Hama province hit a base known as the 47th Brigade where pro-regime fighters are stationed. Both hits destroyed surface-to-surface missiles, the monitor said.
'At least 26 fighters were killed, including four Syrians,' in the Hama strike, said Rami Abdel Rahman, who heads the Britain-based monitoring organiZation.
'The others are foreign fighters, a vast majority of them Iranians,' he told AFP. 'Given the nature of the target, it is likely to have been an Israeli strike.'
Israeli Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz told army radio that he was 'not aware' of the latest strikes.
But, he said, 'all the violence and instability in Syria is the result of Iran's attempts to establish a military presence there. Israel will not allow the opening of a northern front in Syria.'
Israeli media reported that the security cabinet was due to hold an emergency session.
The latest strikes came amid heightened tensions in Syria after Damascus and its ally Iran accused Israel on April 9 of conducting deadly strikes against a military base in the centre of the country.
At least 14 soldiers, including seven Iranians, were killed in the strike on a military base in Homs province.
Days later, on April 14, the United States, France and Britain bombarded several Syrian regime military positions in response to a suspected chemical attack on the rebel stronghold of Douma which killed dozens, according to rescue services.
Syria remains technically at war with neighbouring Israel, which is concerned at the growing presence of Iranian forces and those of Tehran's Lebanese ally Hezbollah on Syrian territory.
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman vowed in an interview to strike at any attempt by Iran to establish a 'military foothold' in Syria.
Iran has forces deployed in Syria to support the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, as well as supervising the involvement of several Shiite militia groups it sponsors, some of them from other countries such as Iraq or Afghanistan.
There was no immediate comment from Tehran on the strikes, but the reformist-linked ILNA news agency quoted a security official who did not deny the strike and said any reports on the military situation in Syria should come from Damascus.
'The Syrians must announce the statistics as they are responsible. We are present in this country at the request of the government of Syria,' said Hossein Naghavi Hosseini, spokesman for parliamentary national security and foreign policy commission.
The Syrian government has focused its efforts in 2018 on securing the capital Damascus, the heart of which was spared the worst of the seven-year-old conflict but was long surrounded by rebel-held pockets.
Backed by massive Russian military support, the regime took full control of the Eastern Ghouta enclave.
The sprawling semi-rural area east of Damascus had been home to thousands of armed Islamist and jihadist fighters, who were besieged for years but sporadically fired rockets and mortar rounds on the capital.
Pro-regime forces are now battling jihadists from the Islamic State group and other armed groups in southern neighbourhoods of Damascus.
After days of air strikes and heavy fighting, state media reported that those areas would be evacuated under deals similar to those that emptied other enclaves around Damascus in recent weeks.
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Today is my anniversary.
27 years of wedded bliss.
Maybe not always bliss, but my DIY hubby never fails to make me laugh.
Even when I don’t want to.
For our Valentine’s Day anniversary I made him this wired photo frame.
And he painted our bedroom. Win-win.
Okay, maybe I’ll throw a pizza in the oven, too. It’s rather exhausting painting and playing in the snow!
Here’s everything you need for this project. I used some yard sale frames but any old frame will do.
Complete details are in this quick 7 minute video below.
See more of the Crafty Hangouts Wedding DIY Ideas here.
Need more wedding and anniversary ideas? Here are wedding pom poms, frugal tips for a DIY wedding for under $5000, photo booth fun, party ideas and even a treasure box for money gifts! If you need a punch recipe for any occasion this is the one!
Disclosure: I was provided with product from DecoArt to use for my project but all opinions are my own.


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Currently in my final year majoring video game design. Learning mostly 3D at the moment and its really Fun. I really cant wait to gain more experience and learn new things, and then being able to make my designs into 3D models!
So far I'm two weeks in of school; Going onto my third week now. So far its been really fun.
After not looking at my artwork here for a bit, I've come to realize I need to improve a lot more, I am really unsatisfied with what I've done lately, almost to the point I don't even want to look at it. I really want to improve from where I am now.
I don't know what to do really. I guess I'm at that underpass where I can't decide what to make, where to focus, and where to go with my art. I always look back at my roots of inspiration In hopes to regain that spark and drive that got me started in the first place. Always trying to surpass and find myself as an artist. A journey which can go on for a long time, but I'm willing to keep finding my growing paths.
What I also enjoy is when the honest words from people who see my work see the errors and faults and comment about them, And I thank you for that. Really I wouldn't improve or get better with out it ( as my professor would say).
I also thank the people who enjoy my work and support me, as you are a major reason to why I keep going besides for myself. At the moment I'm working on a painting, but I sorta just wanna start from scratch again, as I really am not satisfied with it, its for an assignment but I think i could make something better. Well I'll keep practicing and training as hard as I can. I draw almost everyday in my sketchbook whenever I go to school and back home. I will one day surpass my inspirations and hope one day I'd level with them as a friend, and draw or make a game together. Till then, I'll keep the line flowing.

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Lower Dens released a heavenly, lulling cover of “Maneater” by Hall & Oates as a part of amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research’s upcoming charity album The Time Is Now. In their new version of the song, Lower Dens transforms the upbeat ’80s tune into a modern, synthetic lullaby carried by lead singer’s Jana Hunter’s celestial vocals.
The Time Is Now also features a number of other covers of ’80s tracks by contemporary artists, like New Order’s “Bizarre Love Triangle” performed by Scarlett Johanson’s band Sugar for Sugar, and others by Phantogram, Metric, and Aloe Blacc.
Listen to “Maneater” below. The Time Is Now is out October 7 via Republic/Mass Appeal.


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Ohio State Map Printable – free printable ohio state map, ohio state map printable, ohio state university map printable, Maps is surely an essential source of major information for traditional examination. But what is a map? It is a deceptively straightforward concern, until you are required to present an answer — it may seem much more tough than you imagine. Nevertheless we encounter maps every day. The multimedia uses these people to determine the position of the most recent overseas crisis, many college textbooks incorporate them as images, therefore we check with maps to assist us get around from spot to position. Maps are really very common; we tend to take them as a given. Yet occasionally the common is much more complicated than it appears.
A map is identified as a counsel, normally over a level area, of the total or component of a region. The task of a map is usually to illustrate spatial interactions of specific features the map seeks to symbolize. There are several varieties of maps that make an attempt to signify particular things. Maps can display politics restrictions, populace, physical features, organic sources, roads, climates, elevation (topography), and economical activities.
Maps are produced by cartographers. Cartography refers equally the research into maps and the procedure of map-generating. They have progressed from basic drawings of maps to using personal computers as well as other technological innovation to assist in producing and mass creating maps.
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Is a Globe a Map?
A globe can be a map. Globes are some of the most precise maps that exist. The reason being the earth can be a three-dimensional object that is certainly in close proximity to spherical. A globe is definitely an precise representation from the spherical shape of the world. Maps drop their accuracy as they are really projections of an element of or perhaps the overall The planet.
Just how can Maps represent truth?
A photograph displays all physical objects in the perspective; a map is an abstraction of actuality. The cartographer chooses merely the details that is necessary to fulfill the purpose of the map, and that is certainly suitable for its size. Maps use signs such as details, lines, area patterns and colors to express information.
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By Christian Howes. DVD. Performance, Jazz. DVD. Arkadia DVD #72005. Published by Arkadia DVD (HL.320959).
ISBN 1423491351. UPC: 884088513092. 5.25x7.5 inches.
Christian Howes brings his explosive jazz violin sound to this full length concert DVD. Lauded as Downbeat Magazine's #2 rising star, up-and-comer Christian Howes has wowed fellow performers and audiences alike with his explosive violin stylings, uncanny improvisations and a remarkable stage presence that has caused him to be called the “Jazz Paganini.” This exclusive DVD showcases Christian's expansive electric violin sound, live and up close, for a remarkable viewing experience that is as kind to the eye as it is the ear. Bonus features include biographies, picture gallery, bonus music, alternate “broken voilin” ending, and more. Songs include: I've Found a New Baby • Pent Up House • Waltz for Katherine • Christian Violin Interlude • Song for My Daughter • Madrid Blues • Nuages • Adio Nonino • I've Got Rhythm • Conejiltrami. 1 hour.


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This might just be the easiest and most foolproof way to grow indoor plants: in glass bottles filled with water!
I love to bring nature into our home in every possible way, however, it is not always easy to keep our growing number of indoor plants well watered, especially when life gets busy!
After growing many indoor plants without soil successfully for the last few years, I am excited to share with you this simple method to grow house plants that works wonders!
We will look at how to grow indoor water plants, names of plants that grow easily in water, and lots of helpful tips. If you are drooling over all the gorgeous propagation stations with glass bottles and healthy houseplants in water, let’s begin!
Can you grow plants in just water?
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Many plants can be propagated easily from stem cuttings in water. A lot of them will continue to grow and thrive in water filled vases and bottles. In fact it is one of my favorite ways to grow plants! Look at how happy and healthy these plants are!
After growing a lot of plants in water, I have found the easiest to be any kind of Pathos, or Sansevieria / Snake Plant cuttings like in this tutorial!
What do you need to grow indoor water plants?
Glass bottles make it really easy to see when plants need more water. Once a month or two, I sprinkle a little All Purpose Organic Plant Fertilizer in the water to feed the plants.
What kind of plants can grow in water?
Many popular indoor plants will grow in water without soil. Dieffenbachia, Spider Plant, Pathos, English Ivy, Wandering Jew, Tradescantia / Purple Heart, Sanseveiria / Snake plant, ZZ plant, and Monstera deliciosa are some of the easiest houseplants to grow in water.
You can even grow vegetables and herbs in water, check out some of the best kitchen scraps to regrow!
Some plants can grow short term in water. It is best to either transplant them in soil after a few weeks or months, or start fresh new cuttings in water.
These short term water garden plants include Sweet Potato Vine, Begonia ” Dragon Wing”, Coleus, and Fiddle-leaf Fig.
Begonia is one of the few flowering indoor plants, it flowers 9 months of the year! This Begonia loves a bright location out of direct sun.
Spider plant is one of the best air purification indoor plants according to NASA, it’s also one of the easiest. The beautiful variegated foliage is great for brighten up our homes.
Many cultivars of small leaf ivy plants are great for indoor gardens. “Glacier” has white and green patterns on the leaves, so does Epipremnum aureum “Jade and Pearl”, aka Jade & Pearl Pathos.
Native to Central America, Wandering Jew plants are absolutely stunning with deep purple foliage. The purple intensifies if the plants get a little bit of morning or evening sun.
Sweet Potato Vine is a vigorous grower that comes in shades of chartreuse or purple, it can drink up the water faster than any other plants here. So give it a big jar.
A Sweet Potato stem cutting will root in water in as little as two days! Because it is so vigorous, I found that it does better in soil long term, You can always grow fresh cuttings in water for some colorful accents.
The beautiful foliage plant in the front left is Coleus, native to south east Asia and Malaysia. Super easy to root, and so many color variations to choose from.
I discovered how long these beauties can live in water while trying to propagate Fiddle Leaf Fig from cuttings and even a leaf, which you can read all about it here.
Although the long term goal is to plant your Fiddle Leaf Fig tree in a big pot, it does not hurt to have some cuttings growing in water for 3 to 6 months, right?
Among these 12 easy care houseplants that also clean indoor air, more than half of them will grow in water.
Happy growing! See you next week!


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Despite the Coronavirus pandemic, China enters 2021 as a stronger, more influential power. While countries worldwide are sliding into recession, China has bounced back to moderate economic growth. In November, exports increased by a record-breaking 21 percent year on year, showing that global demand for products ‘made in China’ even increased during the crisis. Increasing normality in everyday life in China post Covid-19 is appearing to encourage state and Communist Party member Xi Jingping to become more assertive. In the diplomatic arena China has started throwing economic punches towards states that have criticised its Hong Kong policy or its approach towards trade with Australia. This will likely continue into 2021 as the nation looks to further expand its influence in the south east Asia region
China’s Aggressive Approach:
The Lowly Institute’s Richard McGregor contends that rather than a self-assured poise, China’s international behaviour in 2021 will continue to veer in the direction of bullying, fuelled by insecurity. This is due to Xi’s view that China is an existential struggle against implacable foreign enemies set on destroying China. Australia will be one of the main states to face this treatment this year – dialogue on the leader and ministerial level have already been refused and more exports will be targeted (following on from coal and wine). Propaganda campaigns have also been deployed such as the controversial tweet by the Chinese foreign ministry displaying a provocative fake image of an Australian soldier, serving in Afghanistan.
ASEAN’s Approach Towards China:
The ASEAN members are likely to suffer more from the economic, strategic and military rivalry which will continue to play out between the United States and China. ASEAN members will carry on welcoming American military presence and dominance in the region to counter China’s growing influence. However, they know that conflict between the two superpowers would be disastrous for them. South East Asian diplomats will thus not openly support the anti-China rhetoric which would likely be continued by the new Joe Biden administration.
Importantly, China is the geographic neighbour of most ASEAN countries and is too powerful to turn against. It is by far South East Asia’s biggest trading partner and its second biggest investor, after Japan. ASEAN’s future prosperity will consequently be as bound to China as its supply chains are.
The ASEAN members in 2021 will therefore carry on pursuing a hedge, balance and bandwagon approach towards the US and China. Bilihari Kausikan, Singapore’s top former diplomat, argues that ASEAN members have a knack of doing all three and that they would pursue this tactic despite the tough challenges it brings. For instance, in the Philippines, President Duterte will keep wooing Mr Xi over Chinese investment, while simultaneously attempt to improve military ties with the US. ASEAN members will likely do more to protect themselves from China’s aggressive diplomacy, by inviting Japan, South Korea, Australia and India to build greater resilience into supply chains that are currently heavily exposed to China, which would add greater regional security protection. Hedging, balancing and band wagoning rests on one big assumption: that neither America nor China actually intend on decoupling their two economies entirely and thus it comes with big risks (although this complete uncoupling is unlikely to occur).
Carrot and Stick?
There is some evidence that China is beginning to appreciate, in some instances, that its bully boy approach towards other states is counterproductive, and that making greater use of ‘carrots’ rather than ‘sticks’ can be more effective, could have interesting implications for 2021. An example of this new strategy is China’s new vaccine diplomacy in South Asia. Countries in this region, such as Indonesia, have been hit hard by COVID-19. But last week, Jakarta received 1.2 million doses of a vaccine manufactured by a Chinese pharmaceutical company, Sinovac. China is describing this effort as a “Health Silk Road”, with more pledges to provide billions in aid and loans to mostly developing countries to help them recover from the pandemic this year.
However, China will continue to economically punish Australia, through higher tariffs to remind the greater southeast Asia region of the benefits of staying in Beijing’s good books, as well as costs of crossing it. Australia’s neighbours such as Indonesia and Malaysia have been notably quiet on this, and this will likely endure in 2021.
China will look to further disrupt ASEAN member solidarity by continuing to drive a wedge into the organisation by turning Cambodia and Laos into client states.
Finally, Mr Xi’s claims to speak for all ethnic overseas Chinese populations, including the 30 million South East Asians of Chinese ancestry, may increase the risk of nativist politicians using anti-China feelings to whip up racial hatred in countries with either significant or majority Han Chinese populations, such as Singapore or Malaysia. This could leave several ASEAN members such as these in a serious predicament and undermine their hedge, balance and bandwagon approach towards China and the US.
“The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and may not reflect the opinions of The St Andrews Economist.”


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While prenatal ultrasound imaging detected fetal abnormalities among most infants with intrauterine exposure to Zika virus, a few had abnormalities that were only seen during postnatal imaging, researchers found.
In a cohort of 82 pregnant women, where the large majority of fetuses had normal prenatal imaging results, three cases of fetal abnormalities were detected with MRI scans, of which two were seen in prenatal ultrasound scans, reported Sarah B. Mulkey, MD, PhD, of Children's National Health System in Washington, D.C., and colleagues.
Postnatal ultrasound detected mild brain abnormalities in seven of 57 examined infants with normal prenatal imaging, the authors wrote in JAMA Pediatrics.
An accompanying editorial by Margaret A. Honein, PhD, of the CDC, and Denise J. Jamieson, MD, of Emory University, both in Atlanta, provided some context, stating that early in the 2016 Zika outbreak, "investigators expressed optimism about the potential benefits of fetal brain MRI, remarking that 'the superior soft-tissue resolution of fetal brain MRI might be more sensitive to developmental and encephaloclastic changes, thereby expediting the detection of evolving brain anomalies.'"
The editorialists cited current CDC guidelines, which recommend that pregnant women with potential Zika virus infection should consider serial ultrasounds every 3 to 4 weeks of pregnancy. They added that given that prenatal ultrasound identified most brain abnormalities, "the additional cost, stress, time, and discomfort for the patient, as well as limited accessibility of MRI for patients who are pregnant, should be considered in making individualized decisions about how to monitor fetal growth and neuroanatomy during pregnancy."
Mulkey and colleagues examined 80 from Colombia and two from the U.S. who at least met clinical criteria for probable Zika infection. They received one or more MRI and ultrasound examinations during the second and/or third trimester, and infants had a brain MRI and cranial ultrasound postnatally.
Overall, women's mean age was 24; 81 of 82 women had clinical evidence of Zika virus infection during pregnancy, and the first 52 cases tested positive for Zika infection. There were 80 live-born infants, including 75 born at term.
Of 82 fetuses examined, three had MRI abnormalities consistent with congenital Zika infection, one of whom had normal fetal ultrasound, the authors said. Two of the cases showed heterotopias and malformations in cortical development, and one showed parietal encephalocele, Chiari II malformation, and microcephaly.
In 79 fetuses, brain biometry and sulcal maturation were normal per fetal ultrasound and MRI. The authors noted that the three cases of severe fetal MRI abnormalities had no postnatal MRI or ultrasound, meaning "all infants with postnatal imaging had normal results of fetal studies."
Of these 79 cases, 53 underwent postnatal brain MRI, and "mild abnormalities" were detected in seven of these cases.
There were 57 infants who underwent postnatal cranial ultrasound, which "detected changes in 37% of the infants, which were not well recognized on postnatal MRI," they said. These changes included lenticulostriate vasculopathy, choroid plexus cysts, germinolytic/subependymal cysts, and/or calcification.
"In our study, we detected mild brain abnormalities on postnatal neuroimaging for babies whose imaging was normal during pregnancy. Therefore, it is important for clinicians to continue to monitor brain development for Zika-exposed infants after birth," Mulkey said in a statement.
The authors' initial hypothesis was that fetal MRI would detect Zika-induced brain abnormalities earlier than ultrasound. They found that "overall, MRI and [ultrasound] were complementary and in combination provided a more complete evaluation of the fetal and neonatal brain" after Zika exposure in utero.
"Fetal MRI study findings were either strikingly abnormal or did not show the spectrum of anomalies we had anticipated," they wrote. But the authors concluded that postnatal imaging "can detect changes not seen on fetal imaging," which supports the CDC's recommendation for a postnatal cranial ultrasound in these infants.
Limitations to the data included variation in timing of maternal infection and symptoms, testing for Zika, MRI and ultrasound timing, fetal MRI technique, and incomplete postnatal imaging.
The study was supported by the Ikaria Fund and the Children's National Health System.
Mulkey disclosed support from the Thrasher Research Fund and the National Institutes of Health National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences.
Honein and Jamieson disclosed no relevant relationships with industry.
Source Reference: Mulkey SB, et al "Sequential Neuroimaging of the Fetus and Newborn With In Utero Zika Virus Exposure" JAMA Pediatr 2018; DOI:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.4138.
Source Reference: Honein MA, Jamieson DJ "Revealing the Effects of Zika -- Detection of Brain Abnormalities and Other Disabilities Associated With Congenital Infection" JAMA Pediatr 2018; DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.4164.