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So the Republicans are trying to shut down the government to damage their own states so that they make the Democrats look bad before the election… Is that the game plan they’re going with?

Here is the full list of Republicans who voted against the stopgap bill to prevent a government shutdown in September 2024:

Indiana: James R. Baird, Jim Banks, Rudy Yakym III, Victoria Spartz

Ohio: Troy Balderson, Warren Davidson, Jim Jordan, Max L. Miller

Florida: Aaron Bean, Gus M. Bilirakis, Kat Cammack, Byron Donalds, Matt Gaetz, Anna Paulina Luna, Cory Mills, Bill Posey, Michael Waltz, Daniel Webster

Texas: Michael Cloud, Tony Gonzales, Lance Gooden, Morgan Luttrell, Nathaniel Moran, Chip Roy, Keith Self, Randy Weber Sr., Beth Van Duyne, Roger Williams

Arizona: Andy Biggs, Elijah Crane, Paul A. Gosar, Debbie Lesko, David Schweikert

North Carolina: Dan Bishop

Colorado: Lauren Boebert

Illinois: Mike Bost, Mary E. Miller, Darin LaHood

Oklahoma: Josh Brecheen

Tennessee: Tim Burchett, John W. Rose, Andrew Ogles

Missouri: Eric Burlison

Georgia: Andrew S. Clyde, Mike Collins, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Richard McCormick

Utah: John R. Curtis

South Carolina: Jeff Duncan, Russell Fry, Nancy Mace, Ralph Norman, William R. Timmons IV

Kansas: Ron Estes, Tracey Mann

Mississippi: Mike Ezell, Michael Guest, Trent Kelly

Iowa: Randy Feenstra

Minnesota: Brad Finstad, Michelle Fischbach

Idaho: Russ Fulcher

Virginia: Bob Good, H. Morgan Griffith

Wyoming: Harriet M. Hageman

Maryland: Andy Harris

Louisiana: Clay Higgins

Pennsylvania: John Joyce, Scott Perry

West Virginia: Alexander X. Mooney

California: Tom McClintock

Kentucky: Thomas Massie

Montana: Matthew M. Rosendale Sr.

New York: Claudia Tenney

Wisconsin: Thomas P. Tiffany, Derrick Van Orden

New Jersey: Jefferson Van Drew

Alabama: Barry Moore, Gary J. Palmer

Arkansas: Bruce Westerman

Why is this important to me? I would have been out of a job. Government contractors would rather cut you and rehire you for less pay or benefits. Also, if I miss 1 or 2 paychecks I will be homeless.

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Hi! I was hoping you could share your fave fcs from ages 50-70? If they have resources that's awesome, but if not I can work with that too! 💜 Tysm!!

Those that have spoken up for Palestine, bolded have resources!

Juliet Stevenson (1956)

Peter Capaldi (1958)

Shobu Kapoor (1961) Indian.

Kamel El Basha (1962) Palestinian.

Sabrina Ferilli (1964)

John Cusack (1966)

Cynthia Nixon (1966) - is queer.

Michael Greyeyes (1967) Plains Cree.

Benedict Wong (1971) Hongkonger.

Waleed Zuaiter (1971) Palestinian.

Gabrielle Union (1972) African-American.

Poorna Jagannathan (1972) Indian.

Haifa Wehbe (1972) Egyptian / Lebanese.

Omar Metwally (1974) Egyptian / White.

Maxine Peake (1974) - is queer.

Tobias Menzies (1974)

Itziar Ituño (1974)

Mahershala Ali (1974) African-American.

also:

Lindsay Duncan (1950)

Luis Guzmán (1956) Puerto Rican.

Kristin Scott Thomas (1960)

Elaine Miles (1960) Cayuse and Nez Perce.

Michelle Yeoh (1962) Chinese Malaysian.

Rena Owen (1962) Ngāti Hine and White.

Alexandra Billings (1962) European, African-American, Unspecified Native American - is a trans woman.

Ming-Na Wen (1963) Macanese, part Malaysian.

Anna Chancellor (1965)

Steve Toussaint (1965) Afro Barbadian.

Michael Imperioli (1966)

Zahn McClarnon (1966) Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux and Irish.

Jason Scott Lee (1966) Kānaka Maoli and Chinese.

Diana Lee Inosanto (1966) Filipino, Irish, Chinese, Spanish, and French.

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (1967) Nigerian.

D.B. Woodside (1967) African-American.

Byron Mann (1967) Hongkonger.

Kelly Hu (1968) Kānaka Maoli, Chinese, White.

Lucy Liu (1968) Chinese.

Daniel Craig (1968)

Ángeles Cruz (1969) Mexican [Mixtec].

Naveen Andrews (1969) Malayali Indian.

Benjamin Bratt (1963) Peruvian [Quechua] / White.

Aaron Pedersen (1970) Arrernte and Arabana.

Lee Byung-hun (1970) Korean.

Manisha Koirala (1970) Nepali.

Eve Best (1971)

Will Yun Lee (1971) Korean.

Daniel Sunjata (1971) African-American, Irish, German.

Rick Yune (1971) Korean.

Carla Gugino (1971)

Sandra Oh (1971) Korean.

Deborah Mailman (1972) Te Arawa, Ngāti Porou, Bidjara.

Arjun Rampal (1972) North Indian and Dutch.

Khary Payton (1972) African-American.

John Cho (1972) Korean.

Adam Beach (1972) 7/8 Saulteaux and 1/8 Icelander.

Idris Elba (1972) Sierra Leonean / Ghanaian.

Clemens Schick (1972)

Laverne Cox (1972) African-American - is trans.

Andrew Lincoln (1973)

Kim Seo-hyung (1973) Korean.

Adrian Holmes (1974) African-American.

Sendhil Ramamurthy (1974) Kannada and Tamil Indian.

I'd also consider checking out my age diversity tag too!

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Now, I’ll give you the match-ups to see who’s fighting who in the Paradox Dex-Holders Au:

Koraidon (Red) vs Blaine, Erika and Will

Miraidon (Green) vs Giovanni, Agatha and Chuck

Scream Tail (Blue) vs Koga, Karen and Sabrina

Iron Thorns (Yellow) vs Brock, Misty and Lt. Surge

✨Great Tusk (Gold) vs Whitney, Falkner and Bruno

✨Iron Treads (Silver) vs Pryce, Clair and Lorelei

Sandy Shocks (Crystal) vs Bugsy, Morty and Lance

Iron Valiant (Ruby) vs Norman, Wallace and Juan

Roaring Moon (Sapphire) vs Winona, Brawly, Phobe and Zinnia (yes, epic Salamence battle that’s gonna last 30 seconds)

Brute Bonnet (Emerald) vs The entire Battle Frontier, the rest of the gym leaders and elite 4

Iron Hands (Diamond) vs Roark, Aaron and Byron

Iron Bundle (Pearl) vs Crasher Wake, Flint, Lucian and Bertha

Flutter Mane (Platinum) vs Gardenia, Maylene, Fantina, Candice, Volkner and Cynthia (yep, have fun)

Iron Moth (Black) vs Cheren, Skyla, Drayden, Marshall and Bianca

Slither Wing (White) vs Shauntal, Roxie, Burgh, Alder and Grimsly

Iron Jugulis (Blake) vs Iris, Lenora, Marlin, Brycen and Elesa

Unfortunately, despite outnumbering the unknown Pokémon, it was able to clobber the teams with very little effort, those that were able to take hits weren’t able to deal enough damage back or the attacks missed……………..

Now, these aren’t the best matchups, but it’s the best I’ve got.

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A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who knows where to find the bird. Not to worry — the Rescue Aid Society’s top agents, heroic mice Miss Bianca and Bernard, fly to Australia to save the day. Accompanying the fearless duo are bumbling albatross Wilbur and local field operative Jake the Kangaroo Rat. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Bernard (voice): Bob Newhart Miss Bianca (voice): Eva Gabor Wilbur (voice): John Candy Jake (voice): Tristan Rogers Cody (voice): Adam Ryen McLeach (voice): George C. Scott Frank (voice): Wayne Robson Krebbs (voice): Douglas Seale Joanna (voice): Frank Welker Chairman / Doctor (voice): Bernard Fox Red (voice): Peter Firth Francois (voice): Ed Gilbert Faloo / Mother (voice): Carla Meyer Nurse Mouse (voice): Russi Taylor Radio Announcer / Airplane Captain (voice): Peter Greenwood Baitmouse (voice): Billy Barty International Mice (voice) (uncredited): Mickie McGowan Film Crew: Director: Hendel Butoy Director: Mike Gabriel Screenplay: Jim Cox Screenplay: Karey Kirkpatrick Screenplay: Byron Simpson Story Supervisor: Joe Ranft Characters: Margery Sharp Producer: Thomas Schumacher Original Music Composer: Bruce Broughton Editor: Michael Kelly Animation: James Baxter Animation: Anthony DeRosa Animation: Larry White Visual Effects: Scott F. Johnston Layout: Bill Perkins Animation: Johan Klingler Special Effects: Rob Bekuhrs Title Designer: Dan Perri Associate Producer: Kathleen Gavin Casting Director: Mary V. Buck Casting Director: Susan Edelman Art Direction: Pixote Hunt Animation: Vera Pacheco Animation: Aaron Blaise Movie Reviews: CinemaSerf: Now the RAS are clearly not a very global organisation as they have to parachute in (via albatross) “Miss Bianca” and “Bernard” all the way from New York to Australia in search of the missing nine year old “Cody”. What’s happened to him? Well, he happened upon a trapped golden eagle high on a cliff top and released her. Whilst earning her undying affection, he also succeeded in earning the enmity of the bird’s hunter “McLeach”. This man, and his hapless hench-salamander “Joanna” already have a fair amount to species in their underground collection so it now falls to our determined mice and the young boy to free these critters and keep “Marahute” and her three eggs safe from this nasty poacher and his hungry pal. I quite enjoyed this. It plays a little too much to Aussie stereotype now and again, but there is plenty of fun in the adventure with some amiable characterisations – I liked “Joanna” and the rather grumpy koala – as we tear along for a quickly paced and enjoyable sequel to the 1977 story (who knew mice lived that long!?). Nope, you won’t remember it for long – but it passes eighty minutes enjoyably enough.

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Minnesota Twins-Los Angeles Angels Series Preview

4.26.24-Bailey Ober RHP (1-1) 4.91 ERA Vs. Patrick Sandoval LHP (1-3) 6.75 ERA

4.27.24-Chris Paddack RHP (1-1) 5.57 ERA Vs. Jose Soriano RHP (0-3) 3.43 ERA

4.28.24-Pablo Lopez RHP (1-2) 4.39 ERA Vs. Reid Detmers LHP (3-1) 2.12 ERA

The Twins At A Glance- The Twins may have turn the tide on their season with a four-game sweep over the White Sox this week. They are inching closer to .500 and head to Anaheim for a three-game series with the Angels this weekend. Eddie Julien may have broke out of a slump with two homers on Thursday afternoon. Ryan Jeffers has a four-game hitting streak, where he is hitting 5-for-12 (.417). Trevor Larnach is hitting 5-for-10 with a homer and three RBI over his past three games. Byron Buxton went 4-for-8 in the White Sox series and it looks like his swing is back. Bailey Ober was pushed back to start on Friday night. Brock Stewart has thrown 11 1/3 scoreless innings to start the year. Justin Topa struck out the side in his first rehab assignment outing with the Saints. Jhoan Duran should pitch on Friday if the Saints play. Carlos Correa could return for the White Sox series next week without a rehab assignment.

The Angels At A Glance- The Angels have gotten cold after a (9-9) start. They have lost six of their past seven games and continue a long nine-game homestand against the Twins this weekend. The Angels made a few moves over the winter. They traded for Evan White, signed Zach Plesac, Aaron Hicks, Luis Garcia, Adam Cimber, Miguel Sano, Ehire Adrianza, and resigned Matt Moore. Jo Adell is off to a good start and is hitting .316 on the young season. Miguel Sano has been playing well in his return to the big leagues. He is hitting .271 with five RBI. Mike Trout leads the team with ten homers. Taylor Ward has a team leading twenty-three RBI. The Angels have a below average rotation with a combined ERA of 4.47. The bullpen ERA is fifth-worst with a 4.88 ERA. The Twins will miss Tyler Anderson, who has pitched well so far. They will see Reid Detmers, who has a 2.12 ERA in five starts. Carlos Estevez has locked down four saves. Carson Fulmer has given up one run over 8 2/3 innings of work. Matt Moore, Luis Garcia, and Adam Cimber have been solid out of the bullpen as well.

What To Watch For- The two teams split six games against each other in 2023. The Angels took two of three in Anaheim in mid-May and the Twins took two of three from the Halos in September when they clinched the division. Bailey Ober, Chris Paddack, and Pablo Lopez have never faced the Angels. Patrick Sandoval is (1-2) with a 2.95 ERA in three starts against the Twins. Jose Soriano has one scoreless inning against the Twins in his career. Reid Detmers has a 5.52 ERA in three starts against the Twins. Carlos Santana is 4-for-11 with three doubles and a homer off Detmers in his career. The Twins will face two left-handers, so we'll see lots of Manny Margot, Austin Martin, and Carlos Santana. The Twins get an easier series against the Angels this weekend.

-Chris Kreibich-

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ABC NEWS ANNOUNCES SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE 2023 STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND THE REPUBLICAN RESPONSE

‘World News Tonight’ Anchor David Muir Leads Coverage From Washington, D.C., With ABC News’ Powerhouse Political Team

ABC News Live Will Have Dedicated State of the Union Coverage Throughout the Day

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ABC News presents special coverage of the 2023 State of the Union address by President Joe Biden and the Republican response by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, airing Tuesday, Feb. 7 (9:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. EST), on ABC, and streaming on ABC News Live. 

“World News Tonight” anchor David Muir will lead primetime coverage from Washington, D.C., with ABC News’ powerhouse political team, including “ABC News Live Prime” anchor Linsey Davis, chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl, chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz, senior White House correspondent Mary Bruce, senior congressional correspondent Rachel Scott, chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas, senior national correspondent Terry Moran, “Nightline” co-anchor and chief national correspondent Byron Pitts, political director Rick Klein, and ABC News contributors Chris Christie and Donna Brazile previewing the speeches, providing analysis and reporting on news and developments. Correspondents will also report during coverage on ABC News Live. 

Muir will anchor a special edition of “World News Tonight,” and Pitts will anchor a special edition of “Nightline” from Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 7.  

“Good Morning America” and “GMA3: What You Need to Know” will have special pre- and post-coverage of the State of the Union.  

ABC News Live will have comprehensive coverage throughout the day, with Davis anchoring a special edition of “ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis” from Washington, D.C., as well as a late-night recap following the State of the Union address. Moran will anchor a 30-minute special ahead of the address. 

ABC News Digital will provide in-depth coverage of the State of the Union address, including an up-to-the-minute live blog with the politics team from FiveThirtyEight, key takeaways focusing on main themes and an analysis of the speech’s political implications.  

ABC News Radio will offer live anchored coverage of the address on Tuesday evening, including a one-hour preview show at 8 p.m. EST, anchored by senior investigative reporter Aaron Katersky and White House correspondent Karen Travers with insight and analysis from multiplatform reporter Elizabeth Schulze on Capitol Hill and the powerhouse political team. ABC News’ flagship daily podcast “Start Here,” hosted by Brad Mielke, will have reactions and analysis from its team at the Capitol. 

ABC NewsOne, the affiliate news service of ABC News, will be providing reports from Capitol Hill with multiplatform reporters Faith Abubey and Ike Ejiochi. Klein will be providing analysis. NewsOne provides news content and services for more than 200 ABC affiliates and international news partners. 

For more information, follow ABC News PR on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 

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Mobile Masterlist

Welcome to my mobile masterlist! Here you’ll find the list of celebs and fandoms I write for. If you’d like a specific imagine, preference, or drabble, feel free to send in your request.

*Note: I don’t write any NSFW or smut stuff, so please don’t ask.

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This day in history

#20yrsago Creative Commons Emerging Tech conference demo with Lisa Rein, Matt Haughey and Aaron Swartz https://memex.craphound.com/2002/05/16/creative-commons-demo/

#20yrsago Creative Commons is live https://web.archive.org/web/20020602032039/http://www.creativecommons.org/

#15yrsago Amazon to launch DRM-free music service https://web.archive.org/web/20070518145626/http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070516/20070516005337.html

#10yrsago Reflections on the acquittal of Byron Sonne https://web.archive.org/web/20120519073309/http://www.openfile.ca/toronto/toronto/text/byron-sonne-found-not-guilty-all-charges-has-plans-future

#10yrsago How Mitt Romney “created jobs” https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/President/2012/0119/Is-Mitt-Romney-really-a-job-creator-What-his-Bain-Capital-record-shows

#10yrsago Clay Shirky on the relationship between physical space and creativity https://vimeo.com/41492835

#10yrsago Unpacking privilege: straight white male is the lowest difficulty setting in the game of life https://whatever.scalzi.com/2012/05/15/straight-white-male-the-lowest-difficulty-setting-there-is/

#10yrsago Police loom over Byron Sonne’s victory party https://twitter.com/_fx_/status/202638857248837632

#5yrsago The strange, mutating story of “willpower” and what we think it might be as of right now https://nautil.us/against-willpower-5776/

#5yrsago America’s top cop-killing domestic terror threat is far-right “sovereign citizens” and militias https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/15/sovereign-citizens-rightwing-terrorism-hate-us-government

#1yrago Who owns the covid vaccines: Socializing risk and privatizing gain for fun and profit https://pluralistic.net/2021/05/16/entrepreneurial-state/#patient-zero-money

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Aaron was Tom Riddle Fancast

As much as I admire the dedication of many fans in Harry Potter fancasts I can't stop thinking about how ironic it is that Aaron Taylor-Johnson was initially a very popular fancast for Tom Riddle, before being used for James Potter.

Now let's face it, Aaron is Byron

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Aaron Byron Kirkham

For the first time, she realised that the boy must have been Mr Ellis's classmate, as he wore the same school uniform --grey pants, white shirt and grey necktie. But he had Aaron's square facial features and sandy blond hair. Even his eyes were the same shade of brown

Without realising it, she began walking up to the boy, as if in a trance.

The boy beamed. "Kirkham. At your service."

Aaron Kirkham was Madeleine Woolaham's fiancé, and one of the two friends she had in the 19th century.

The oldest and heir of a wealthy bourgeoise family, Aaron has always stuck out among his siblings when it came to Byron Kirkham's feeble affections. Because Aaron is intelligent, responsible, a good older brother and son, and Kirkham Textiles will certainly prosper under his guidance.

By all means, Aaron is the epitome of male desirability. Only he has a problem: his attraction towards men. His valet, in particular.

Not that Aaron sees that as a problem. No, he refuses to accept his homosexuality as anything but a part of himself that, if not respected, should be virtually worshipped by himself. Although of course, this must be done behind closed doors.

Becoming engaged to Madeleine Woolaham and finding out about her homosexuality was seen as a gift to him. Now not only could he and Sydney be together, but could also help Madeleine.

That desire to help promptly morphed into brotherly love that left Aaron utterly devastated by her supposed death.

Society saw him as a man in love overcome by grief, and Aaron never dared correct them: he used that as his excuse never to marry. After all, marriage had become a symbol of friendship to him, and he mourned his fiancée for years.

Even if his story with Madeleine Woolaham wasn't over.

Aaron is a handsome, tall boy. He's blonde, and pale-skinned.

As a member of London's high society, his wardrobe needs to be spotless --and indeed it is. Fashion has never been Aaron's chief concern, so he doesn't mind the stiff suits he has to wear.

Aaron is very intelligent and responsible; a loving son (to his mother) and sibling, particularly to his brother Camille and his sisters. And unlike what would have been expected from someone living in such a repressed time, Aaron's also unashamed of being himself and loving men. In Sydney's words, he is awfully oblivious.

Aaron is gay.

Aaron was born the 8th of January of 1848

He was named 'Aaron' after his paternal grandfather, and 'Byron' after his father

He is the oldest of eleven children

Aaron's brother Wilford is, physically, his split image

Aaron inherited Kirkham Textiles at the age of twenty-five after his father got sick with a mysterious sickness (syphilis) that eventually killed him

That same year, on Christmas Eve, Aaron and Sydney unexpectedly adopted an orphaned baby left on the streets. They named him Daniel, and Aaron was the only one legally recognized as his father

After Madeleine's death, Aaron formed a close friendship with Genevieve McLelland

Aaron and Genevieve often wrote letters to each other up until their deaths

Kirkham Textiles prospered with him as it's leader

Aaron's home became a safe heaven for queer people, as these were the people Sydney employed

His brother Camille lived with him until 1877, when he married his best friend. Aaron knew of his brother being transgender and wanted him to live in accordance to himself

After his father's death, Aaron urged his mother and sisters Annabell and Constance to move in with him

Although he despises the Woolahams, the youngest of them, Marcus, has long been a friend of his

Marcus and Camille's marriage sought to imitate that which Madeleine and Aaron wanted for themselves

He never took off the engagement band Madeleine gifted him, as if was a reminder of his 'dearest sister'

Aaron died the 29th of December of 1929, at the age of eighty-one

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NHL Expansion Draft 2021: Full list of players available for Seattle Kraken

The NHL announced the protected lists for the 30 teams involved in the NHL Expansion Draft. (Vegas is exempt.) With the names of those protected come the guys who could be snatched up by the Seattle Kraken. There are a number of big names that have everyone trying to figure out just what general manager Ron Francis will do. Will he take Canadiens netminder, and future Hall of Famer, Carey Price and his hefty cap hit? Is Vladimir Tarasenko the sniper he needs or is his health a big question mark? There's also a number of guys who would fit in nicely but are free agents and the chances of signing them are not high (i.e. Alex Ovechkin).  EXPANSION DRAFT: Date, time, rules & more for Seattle Kraken team selectionRegardless of what Francis, coach Dave Hakstrol and Co. end up doing, there's a good chance the Kraken will be a playoff contender in just their first season. For now, let the intrigue and the guessing WWRFD (that's: what will Ron Francis do?) begin. Here's a look at every player they can pick.

List of players made available by all 30 NHL teams

Anaheim DucksAndrew Agozzino (F) David Backes (F) Sam Carrick (F) Chase De Leo (F) Ryan Getzlaf (F) Derek Grant (F) Danton Heinen (F) Adam Henrique (F) Vinni Lettieri (F) Sonny Milano (F) Andrew Poturalski (F) Carter Rowney (F) Nick Sorensen (F) Alexander Volkov (F) Trevor Carrick (D) Haydn Fleury (D) Brendan Guhle (D) Jacob Larsson (D) Josh Mahura (D) Kevin Shattenkirk (D) Andy Welinski (D) Ryan Miller (G) Anthony Stolarz (G)Arizona CoyotesDerick Brassard (F) Michael Bunting (F) Brayden Burke (F) Michael Chaput (F) Hudson Fasching (F) Christian Fischer (F) Frederik Gauthier (F) John Hayden (F) Dryden Hunt (F) Andrew Ladd (F) Lane Pederson (F) Tyler Pitlick (F) Blake Speers (F) Tyler Steenbergen (F) Jason Demers (D) Cam Dineen (D) Alex Goligoski (D) Jordan Gross (D) Niklas Hjalmarsson (D) Ilya Lyubushkin (D) Dysin Mayo (D) Aaron Ness (D) Jordan Oesterle (D) Vili Saarijarvi (D) Josef Korenar (G) Marek Langhamer (G) Antti Raanta (G)Boston BruinsAnton Blidh (F) Paul Carey (F) Peter Cehlarik (F) Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson (F) Taylor Hall (F) Cameron Hughes (F) Ondrej Kase (F) Alex Khokhlachev (F) Joona Koppanen (F) David Krejci (F) Karson Kuhlman (F) Sean Kuraly (F) Curtis Lazar (F) Greg McKegg (F) Nick Ritchie (F) Zach Senyshyn (F) Chris Wagner (F) Linus Arnesson (D) Connor Clifton (D) Steven Kampfer (D) Jeremy Lauzon (D) Kevan Miller (D) John Moore (D) Mike Reilly (D) Jarred Tinordi (D) Jakub Zboril (D) Callum Booth (G) Jaroslav Halak (G) Tuukka Rask (G)Buffalo SabresDrake Caggiula (F) Jean-Sebastien Dea (F) Cody Eakin (F) Steven Fogarty (F) Zemgus Girgensons (F) Andrew Oglevie (F) Kyle Okposo (F) Tobias Rieder (F) Riley Sheahan (F) Jeff Skinner (F) C.J. Smith (F) Will Borgen (D) Brandon Davidson (D) Matt Irwin (D) Jake McCabe (D) Colin Miller (D) Casey Nelson (D) Michael Houser (G) Carter Hutton (G) Dustin Tokarski (G)Calgary FlamesByron Froese (F) Glenn Gawdin (F) Justin Kirkland (F) Josh Leivo (F) Milan Lucic (F) Joakim Nordstrom (F) Matthew Phillips (F) Zac Rinaldo (F) Brett Ritchie (F) Buddy Robinson (F) Derek Ryan (F) Dominik Simon (F) Mark Giordano (D) Oliver Kylington (D) Nikita Nesterov (D) Alexander Petrovic (D) Michael Stone (D) Louis Domingue (G) Tyler Parsons (G)Carolina HurricanesMorgan Geekie (F) Steven Lorentz (F) Jordan Martinook (F) Max McCormick (F) Brock McGinn (F) Nino Niederreiter (F) Cedric Paquette (F) Sheldon Rempal (F) Drew Shore (F) Spencer Smallman (F) Jake Bean (D) Jake Gardiner (D) Eric Gelinas (D) Jani Hakanpaa (D) Dougie Hamilton (D) Maxime Lajoie (D) Roland McKeown (D) Joakim Ryan (D) David Warsofsky (D) Antoine Bibeau (G) Jeremy Helvig (G) Petr Mrazek (G) James Reimer (G) Dylan Wells (G)Chicago BlackhawksRyan Carpenter (F) Brett Connolly (F) Josh Dickinson (F) Adam Gaudette (F) Vinnie Hinostroza (F) Brandon Pirri (F) John Quenneville (F) Zack Smith (F) Calvin de Haan (D) Anton Lindholm (D) Nikita Zadorov (D) Collin Delia (G) Malcolm Subban (G)Colorado AvalancheTravis Barron (F) Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (F) Matt Calvert (F) J.T. Compher (F) Joonas Donskoi (F) Sheldon Dries (F) Vladislav Kamenev (F) Gabriel Landeskog (F) Ty Lewis (F) Jayson Megna (F) Liam O'Brien (F) Brandon Saad (F) Miikka Salomaki (F) Kiefer Sherwood (F) Carl Soderberg (F) T.J. Tynan (F) Mike Vecchione (F) Kyle Burroughs (D) Dennis Gilbert (D) Erik Johnson (D) Jacob MacDonald (D) Patrik Nemeth (D) Dan Renouf (D) Devan Dubnyk (G) Jonas Johansson (G) Hunter Miska (G)Columbus Blue JacketsZac Dalpe (F) Max Domi (F) Nathan Gerbe (F) Mikhail Grigorenko (F) Ryan MacInnis (F) Stefan Matteau (F) Cliff Pu (F) Kole Sherwood (F) Kevin Stenlund (F) Calvin Thurkauf (F) Daniel Zaar (F) Gavin Bayreuther (D) Gabriel Carlsson (D) Adam Clendening (D) Michael Del Zotto (D) Scott Harrington (D) Dean Kukan (D) Cameron Johnson (G)Dallas StarsNick Caamano (F) Andrew Cogliano (F) Blake Comeau (F) Justin Dowling (F) Tanner Kero (F) Joel L'Esperance (F) Adam Mascherin (F) Matej Stransky (F) Taylor Fedun (D) Ben Gleason (D) Joel Hanley (D) Niklas Hansson (D) Julius Honka (D) Jamie Oleksiak (D) Mark Pysyk (D) Andrej Sekera (D) Sami Vatanen (D) Ben Bishop (G) Landon Bow (G) Colton Point (G)Detroit Red WingsRiley Barber (F) Kyle Criscuolo (F) Turner Elson (F) Valtteri Filppula (F) Sam Gagner (F) Luke Glendening (F) Darren Helm (F) Taro Hirose (F) Vladislav Namestnikov (F) Frans Nielsen (F) Bobby Ryan (F) Evgeny Svechnikov (F) Dominic Turgeon (F) Hayden Verbeek (F) Alex Biega (D) Dennis Cholowski (D) Danny DeKeyser (D) Christian Djoos (D) Joe Hicketts (D) Dylan McIlrath (D) Marc Staal (D) Troy Stecher (D) Jonathan Bernier (G) Kevin Boyle (G) Kaden Fulcher (G) Calvin Pickard (G)EXPANSION DRAFT: Full list of players protected by all 30 teamsEdmonton OilersTyler Benson (F) Alex Chiasson (F) Adam Cracknell (F) Tyler Ennis (F) Joseph Gambardella (F) Seth Griffith (F) Dominik Kahun (F) Jujhar Khaira (F) Cooper Marody (F) James Neal (F) Alan Quine (F) Patrick Russell (F) Devin Shore (F) Anton Slepyshev (F) Kyle Turris (F) Bogdan Yakimov (F) Tyson Barrie (D) Oscar Klefbom (D) Slater Koekkoek (D) Dmitry Kulikov (D) William Lagesson (D) Adam Larsson (D) Kris Russell (D) Mikko Koskinen (G) Mike Smith (G) Alex Stalock (G)DUNCAN KEITH: Oilers add three-time Stanley Cup championFlorida PanthersNoel Acciari (F) Patrick Bajkov (F) Juho Lammikko (F) Ryan Lomberg (F) Brad Morrison (F) Aleksi Saarela (F) Frank Vatrano (F) Lucas Wallmark (F) Alex Wennberg (F) Scott Wilson (F) Lucas Carlsson (D) Kevin Connauton (D) Tommy Cross (D) Radko Gudas (D) Noah Juulsen (D) Brady Keeper (D) Brandon Montour (D) Markus Nutivaara (D) Ethan Prow (D) Anton Stralman (D) Philippe Desrosiers (G) Chris Driedger (G) Sam Montembeault (G)Los Angeles KingsAndreas Athanasiou (F) Michael Eyssimont (F) Martin Frk (F) Carl Grundstrom (F) Bokondji Imama (F) Brendan Lemieux (F) Blake Lizotte (F) Matt Luff (F) Drake Rymsha (F) Austin Wagner (F) Mark Alt (D) Daniel Brickley (D) Kale Clague (D) Olli Maatta (D) Kurtis MacDermid (D) Jacob Moverare (D) Austin Strand (D) Christian Wolanin (D) Troy Grosenick (G) Jonathan Quick (G)Minnesota WildWilliam Bitten (F) Nick Bjugstad (F) Nick Bonino (F) Joseph Cramarossa (F) Gabriel Dumont (F) Marcus Johansson (F) Luke Johnson (F) Victor Rask (F) Kyle Rau (F) Mason Shaw (F) Dmitry Sokolov (F) Matt Bartkowski (D) Louie Belpedio (D) Ian Cole (D) Brad Hunt (D) Ian McCoshen (D) Brennan Menell (D) Dakota Mermis (D) Carson Soucy (D) Andrew Hammond (G) Kaapo Kahkonen (G)Montreal CanadiensBrandon Baddock (F) Joseph Blandisi (F) Paul Byron (F) Phillip Danault (F) Laurent Dauphin (F) Jonathan Drouin (F) Michael Frolik (F) Charles Hudon (F) Corey Perry (F) Michael Pezzetta (F) Eric Staal (F) Tomas Tatar (F) Lukas Vejdemo (F) Jordan Weal (F) Cale Fleury (D) Erik Gustafsson (D) Brett Kulak (D) Jon Merrill (D) Gustav Olofsson (D) Xavier Ouellet (D) Shea Weber (D) Charlie Lindgren (G) Michael McNiven (G) Carey Price (G)Nashville PredatorsMichael Carcone (F) Nick Cousins (F) Matt Duchene (F) Mikael Granlund (F) Rocco Grimaldi (F) Erik Haula (F) Calle Jarnkrok (F) Ryan Johansen (F) Sean Malone (F) Michael McCarron (F) Rem Pitlick (F) Anthony Richard (F) Brad Richardson (F) Colton Sissons (F) Yakov Trenin (F) Frederic Allard (D) Matt Benning (D) Mark Borowiecki (D) Erik Gudbranson (D) Ben Harpur (D) Josh Healey (D) Tyler Lewington (D) Connor Ingram (G) Kasimir Kaskisuo (G) Pekka Rinne (G)New Jersey DevilsNathan Bastian (F) Christoph Bertschy (F) Brandon Gignac (F) A.J. Greer (F) Andreas Johnsson (F) Ivan Khomutov (F) Nicholas Merkley (F) Brett Seney (F) Ben Street (F) Marian Studenic (F) Will Butcher (D) Connor Carrick (D) Josh Jacobs (D) Ryan Murray (D) David Quenneville (D) Colby Sissons (D) P.K. Subban (D) Matt Tennyson (D) Colton White (D) Evan Cormier (G) Aaron Dell (G) Scott Wedgewood (G)New York IslandersJosh Bailey (F) Cole Bardreau (F) Kieffer Bellows (F) Casey Cizikas (F) Austin Czarnik (F) Michael Dal Colle (F) Jordan Eberle (F) Tanner Fritz (F) Joshua Ho-Sang (F) Ross Johnston (F) Otto Koivula (F) Leo Komarov (F) Kyle Palmieri (F) Richard Panik (F) Dmytro Timashov (F) Travis Zajac (F) Sebastian Aho (D) Braydon Coburn (D) Andy Greene (D) Thomas Hickey (D) Mitchell Vande Sompel (D) Parker Wotherspoon (D) Ken Appleby (G) Cory Schneider (G)New York RangersColin Blackwell (F) Jonny Brodzinski (F) Phillip Di Giuseppe (F) Gabriel Fontaine (F) Julien Gauthier (F) Tim Gettinger (F) Barclay Goodrow (F) Anthony Greco (F) Ty Ronning (F) Anthony Bitetto (D) Brandon Crawley (D) Tony DeAngelo (D) Nick DeSimone (D) Mason Geertsen (D) Jack Johnson (D) Darren Raddysh (D) Brendan Smith (D) Keith Kinkaid (G)EXPANSION DRAFT FRENZY: Ryan Ellis, Jared McCann, Barclay Goodrow among players swapped before trade freezeOttawa SenatorsAvailable Vitaly Abramov (F) Michael Amadio (F) Artem Anisimov (F) J.C. Beaudin (F) Clark Bishop (F) Evgenii Dadonov (F) Jonathan Davidsson (F) Ryan Dzingel (F) Micheal Haley (F) Jack Kopacka (F) Zachary Magwood (F) Matthew Peca (F) Logan Shaw (F) Derek Stepan (F) Chris Tierney (F) Josh Brown (D) Cody Goloubef (D) Mikael Wikstrand (D) Joey Daccord (G) Anton Forsberg (G) Marcus Hogberg (G) Matt Murray (G)Philadelphia FlyersAndy Andreoff (F) Connor Bunnaman (F) David Kase (F) Pascal Laberge (F) Samuel Morin (F) German Rubtsov (F) Carsen Twarynski (F) James van Riemsdyk (F) Jakub Voracek (F) Mikhail Vorobyev (F) Chris Bigras (D) Justin Braun (D) Shayne Gostisbehere (D) Robert Hagg (D) Derrick Pouliot (D) Nate Prosser (D) Tyler Wotherspoon (D) Brian Elliott (G) Alex Lyon (G) Felix Sandstrom (G)Pittsburgh PenguinsPontus Aberg (F) Anthony Angello (F) Zach Aston-Reese (F) Josh Currie (F) Frederick Gaudreau (F) Mark Jankowski (F) Sam Lafferty (F) Sam Miletic (F) Evan Rodrigues (F) Colton Sceviour (F) Brandon Tanev (F) Jason Zucker (F) Cody Ceci (D) Kevin Czuczman (D) Mark Friedman (D) Jesper Lindgren (D) Andrey Pedan (D) Marcus Pettersson (D) Juuso Riikola (D) Chad Ruhwedel (D) Yannick Weber (D) Casey DeSmith (G) Maxime Lagace (G)San Jose SharksRyan Donato (F) Kurtis Gabriel (F) Dylan Gambrell (F) Jayden Halbgewachs (F) Maxim Letunov (F) Patrick Marleau (F) Matt Nieto (F) Marcus Sorensen (F) Alexander True (F) Christian Jaros (D) Nicolas Meloche (D) Jacob Middleton (D) Greg Pateryn (D) Radim Simek (D) Martin Jones (G)St. Louis BluesSam Anas (F) Sammy Blais (F) Tyler Bozak (F) Kyle Clifford (F) Jacob de la Rose (F) Mike Hoffman (F) Tanner Kaspick (F) Mackenzie MacEachern (F) Curtis McKenzie (F) Austin Poganski (F) Zach Sanford (F) Jaden Schwartz (F) Nolan Stevens (F) Vladimir Tarasenko (F) Nathan Walker (F) Robert Bortuzzo (D) Vince Dunn (D) Petteri Lindbohm (D) Niko Mikkola (D) Mitch Reinke (D) Steven Santini (D) Marco Scandella (D) Jake Walman (D) Evan Fitzpatrick (G) Jon Gillies (G) Ville Husso (G)Tampa Bay LightningAlex Barre-Boulet (F) Blake Coleman (F) Ross Colton (F) Yanni Gourde (F) Tyler Johnson (F) Mathieu Joseph (F) Boris Katchouk (F) Alex Killorn (F) Pat Maroon (F) Boo Nieves (F) Ondrej Palat (F) Taylor Raddysh (F) Gemel Smith (F) Otto Somppi (F) Mitchell Stephens (F) Daniel Walcott (F) Luke Witkowski (F) Andreas Borgman (D) Fredrik Claesson (D) Sean Day (D) Cal Foote (D) Brian Lashoff (D) Dominik Masin (D) Jan Rutta (D) David Savard (D) Luke Schenn (D) Ben Thomas (D) Christopher Gibson (G) Spencer Martin (G) Curtis McElhinney (G)MORE: Maroon fourth player to win three straight Stanley Cups with two different teamsToronto Maple LeafsAvailable Kenny Agostino (F) Joey Anderson (F) Adam Brooks (F) Pierre Engvall (F) Nick Foligno (F) Alex Galchenyuk (F) Zach Hyman (F) Alexander Kerfoot (F) Kalle Kossila (F) Denis Malgin (F) Jared McCann (F) Riley Nash (F) Stefan Noesen (F) Nic Petan (F) Scott Sabourin (F) Wayne Simmonds (F) Jason Spezza (F) Antti Suomela (F) Joe Thornton (F) Zach Bogosian (D) Travis Dermott (D) Ben Hutton (D) Martin Marincin (D) Calle Rosen (D) Frederik Andersen (G) Michael Hutchinson (G) David Rittich (G)Vancouver CanucksSven Baertschi (F) Justin Bailey (F) Jay Beagle (F) Travis Boyd (F) Loui Eriksson (F) Jonah Gadjovich (F) Tyler Graovac (F) Jayce Hawryluk (F) Matthew Highmore (F) Lukas Jasek (F) Kole Lind (F) Zack MacEwen (F) Petrus Palmu (F) Antoine Roussel (F) Brandon Sutter (F) Jimmy Vesey (F) Jake Virtanen (F) Madison Bowey (D) Guillaume Brisebois (D) Jalen Chatfield (D) Alexander Edler (D) Travis Hamonic (D) Brogan Rafferty (D) Ashton Sautner (D) Josh Teves (D) Braden Holtby (G)Washington CapitalsDaniel Carr (F) Nic Dowd (F) Shane Gersich (F) Carl Hagelin (F) Garnet Hathaway (F) Axel Jonsson-Fjallby (F) Alex Ovechkin (F) Garrett Pilon (F) Brian Pinho (F) Michael Raffl (F) Michael Sgarbossa (F) Conor Sheary (F) Zdeno Chara (D) Brenden Dillon (D) Nick Jensen (D) Lucas Johansen (D) Michal Kempny (D) Paul LaDue (D) Cameron Schilling (D) Justin Schultz (D) Craig Anderson (G) Pheonix Copley (G) Zach Fucale (G) Vitek Vanecek (G)Winnipeg JetsMason Appleton (F) Marko Dano (F) Jansen Harkins (F) Trevor Lewis (F) Skyler McKenzie (F) Mathieu Perreault (F) Paul Stastny (F) CJ Suess (F) Nate Thompson (F) Dominic Toninato (F) Nathan Beaulieu (D) Jordie Benn (D) Dylan DeMelo (D) Derek Forbort (D) Luke Green (D) Sami Niku (D) Nelson Nogier (D) Tucker Poolman (D) Mikhail Berdin (G) Laurent Brossoit (G) Eric Comrie (G) Cole Kehler (G) Read the full article

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BLACK LIVES MATTER. NO JUSTICE NO PEACE.

white silence is VIOLENCE..

they are more than just a hashtag.

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Male English Names and Meanings

A correctly chosen name has a strong positive effect on the character and fate of a person. It actively helps to develop, forms positive qualities of style and condition, strengthens health, removes various harmful programs of the memory. But how to choose the perfect name?

 The meaning of the name has no real effect. For example, the meaning of Agshin is brave, strong. It does not mean that the young man will be strong, and those who have other names will be weak. The name can block his heart centre, and he will not be able to give and receive love. On contrast, another boy will help solve problems of love or power and achievement of goals. The third boy may not affect. Moreover, all these children can be born on the same day. And have the same astrological, numerological, and other characteristics.

 The mystery of a man's name is shared by a unique smell primarily in a person, and not in the grammatical meaning and characterisation of the name. If this name destroys the child, then it would not be beautiful, sweet with the surname. It would still be harm, destruction of character, a complication of life, and aggravation of fate.

 Below are beautiful male English names. Try to choose some that are most suitable for your child. 

 List of male English names for letters A, B, C & D:

A:

Aaron - high mountain

Ab - father of the light

Abbot - father

Abel - father of many

Abell - shepherd

Abner - father of light

Abot - father of

Abram - father

Abran - father of many

Abraham - father of many

Absalon - my father - world

Averill - fighting boar

Adam - the land of

Addison - son of Adam

Aden - fire

Addison - son of Adam

Adlay - Jehovah the righteous

Adney - nobleman island

Adolf - the noble wolf

Adrian - from Hadria

Adair - the rich spear

Asia - eastern

Azelstan - the magnificent stone

Able - the shepherd

Ak - oak grove

Akey - number one

Akerley - oak grove

Alastair - defender of humanity

Alwar - elf army

Alfven - a friend of an elf

Alvis - all-wise

Algar - spear of an elf

Algernon - with a mustache

Aleister - defender of humanity

Alec - defender of humanity

Alexander - defender of humanity

Alain - beautiful

Alester - defender of humanity

Algeria - Elf Spear

Alik - Defender of Humanity

Alexander - Defender of Humanity

Allan - handsome

Allen - beautiful

Allister - defender of humanity

Alton - old city

Alf - elf

Alfonzo - noble

Alford - old river ford

Alfred - elf council

Albert - bright nobleness

Aldina - an old friend

Alpin - white

Altair - pilot

Alfred - elf council

Alister - protector of humanity

Ambi - immortal

Ambrose - immortal

Amedeus - loving god

Amias - from Amiens

Amory - loving

Amos - bearing, carrying

Amyas - from Amiens

Anakin - kind, merciful

Angel - Angel, messenger

Anges - one, the only choice

Anderson - son Andrew

Angelelli - angel, messenger

Ange - angel, messenger

Anskom - stone valley

Anson - son Agnes

Antwan - invaluable

Antoine - invaluable

Arden - eagle valley

Arik - ruler

Aryl - lion of the god

Arin - peace

Arkell - helmet, protection of the eagle

Arly - the forest of the eagle

Arman - brave, hardy man

Arn - the power of the eagle

Arne - control of the eagle

Arni - eagle power

Arnold - control of the eagle

Arran - high mountain

Arrin - high mountain

Arron - high mountain

Arthur - man - bear, warrior, eagle Thor

Archie - genuine courage

Archibald - true courage

Ancelet - noble from birth

Aselin - small nobleman

Acer - number one, first

Aston - eastern settlement

Afton - Sweet Afton

Affton - sweet Afton

Achill - painful

Ash - ash

Asher - happy

Ashton - ash colony

  B:

Bad - friend

Buddy - friend

Baz - king or basil 

Basil - king

Byron - in cowsheds or covered barnyards

Bayard - red-brown or bright sunset

Buck - a courageous young man

Baxter - baker

Balder - prince

Baldrick - brave ruler of

Bambi - child

Baptist - Baptist

Bardolph - the gorgeous wolf of

Baria - king or basil 

Barclay - birch forest

Barnabas - son of a preacher

Barney - son of a preacher and bold as a bear

Barnaby - son of a preacher

Barrett - bargainer

Barry - blond

Bart - son Talmey

Bartolomei - son Talmey

Bassett - a little short, low

Baster - the destroyer

Butch - the butcher

Bevan - the son of John

Beverly - the beaver

Bevis - the bright

Babe - the baby Ruth

Bailey - the assistant to the sheriff

Bailie - deputy sheriff

Ben - son of the south, or blessed

Benjamin - son southern

Benji - son southern

Benedict - blessed

Benet - blessed

Bennett - the sacred

Bennie - the south and the son of Benedict blessed

Benson - son Ben

Bentley - cleansing

Benton - grassy meadow

Beauregard - a beautiful perspective

Berndt - a fortified settlement

Berenger - a spear of a bear

Beret - a merchant

Bernie - as brave as a bear

Berry - blond

Bertie - bright

Burton - fortified settlement

Bertrand - bright raven

Beavis - radiant

Bill - helmet

Billy - helmet

Biersch - bush

Beef - punch

Blaine - small yellow-skinned

Blize - cheerful, happy

Bliss - joy, happiness

Blaze - sizzling

Blake - black

Blaine - slightly yellow-skinned

Blair - battlefield

Bob - famous

Bobby - famous

Baldwin - brave friend

Bollard - bald, rounded like a ball

Beaumont - beautiful Mount

Boniface - good fortune

Boris - fighter, warrior

Bradley - wide wooded area

Braden - salmon

Brian - strength

Brion - strength

Branden - hill covered with broom

Brannon - covered hill broom

Brayden - salmon

Brennan - Prince

Brent - hill

Brenton - burning city

Brett - Breton

Briard - rosehip

Brion - strength

Brice - colorful, spotted, variegated

Brisko - birch forest

Britton - from Great Britain

Brigham - house near

Broderick bridge -

Brody's dream - dirty place

Broz - immortal

Brock - badger

Bront - thunder

Brody - dirty place

Brooke - stream, Feed

Brooke - brook, stream

Brooks - from the creek

Bruno - brown

Brutus - hard

Bryant - the power of

Brady - chested

Bradford - wide ford

Braden - salmon

Brady - chested

Bram - father of many children

Brutus - multi-colored, spotted, motley

Buz - contempt

Booker - bookbinder, scribe

Bew - handsome

Bailey - sheriff's assistant

  C:

Chad - fighting

Chaz - man

Chuck - man

Chucky - man

Charlie - man

Charlton - settlement of free peasants

Charles - man

Chase - chasing, hunter, hunting

Chandler - candle merchant

Chance - chance

Cherokee - name of native Americans

Chip - man, a follower of Christ

Chunky - report keeper, secretary

Chauncey - report keeper, secretary

  D:

Dee - shortening of longer names starting with "Dee"

Deacon - serving

Digby - ditch around

Diggory settlement - lost, lost

Digory - rejecting, lost

Dison - son Dew

Dick - powerful and brave

Dicky - powerful and brave

Dicky - powerful and brave

Dil - big sea

Dylan - big sea

Dilbert - having some specific meaning

Dimer - judge

Dean - Dean, spiritual observer

Diner - man, warrior

Dirk - king of nations

Dob - of ad hoc

Dodge - a famous spear

Dolph - a noble wolf

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Cleveland Indians-Minnesota Twins Series Preview

8.28.23-Xzavion Curry RHP (3-2) 3.51 ERA Vs. Kenta Maeda RHP (3-7) 4.22 ERA

8.29.23-Gavin Williams RHP (1-5) 3.52 ERA Vs. Pablo Lopez RHP (9-6) 3.69 ERA

8.30.23-Tanner Bibee RHP (10-3) 3.01 ERA Vs. Sonny Gray RHP (7-6) 3.06 ERA

The Indians At A Glance- The Indians have fallen off the map in August with an (8-15) record. They sit six games behind the Twins for first place in the American League Central and took two of three games from the Blue Jays in Toronto over the weekend. The offense broke out with eighteen runs against the Blue Jays. Gabriel Arias has four homers and ten RBI, but is only hitting .186 in August. Andres Gimenez has been one of their more consistent hitters with a .267 clip in August. Kole Calhoun has been a welcome addition to the ilneup with a pair of homers and nine RBI. The team even picked up Ramon Laureano to help bolster their outfield. The Indians sorta waived the white flag when they traded away Josh Bell, Aaron Civale, and Amed Rosatio at the trade deadline. Noah Syndergaard was designated for assignment on Sunday as well. The Indians starting rotation is trying to keep them in it with a 4.01 ERA, which is seventh-best in baseball. The bullpen owns a 3.53 ERA, which is fifth-best in MLB. Emmanuel Clase has been better with a 3.12 ERA in August. Enyel De Los Santos, Eli Morgan, and Trevor Stephan have become solid righty options out of the bullpen.

The Twins At A Glance- The Twins rebounded after a tough few days in Milwaukee with three wins over the Rangers. They sit six games over the Indians for first place and a series win or sweep would almost put this divisional race on ice. Donovan Solano is on fire with a .339 average in August. Ryan Jeffers has five homers and fourteen knocked in this month. Max Kepler has been hot with six homers and eleven RBI. The Twins are hitting .254 in the month of August. The team might be getting healthier. Byron Buxton will run the bases on Monday and take live at-bats in batting practice before deciding on a rehab assignment. Alex Kirilloff could begin a rehab assignment later this week. Jorge Alcala will throw a simulated game on Tuesday. Nick Gordon was shagging flyballs during batting practice on Friday. Pablo Lopez has been very good with a 1.80 ERA in four August starts. Sonny Gray has a 2.48 ERA this month. The bullpen has been shaky lately and did the job on Sunday.

What To Watch For- The Indians are (4-3) against the Twins in 2023. The Tribe won two of three in Cleveland in May then split a four-game series in early-June at Target Field. These six games are huge for the Indians with five weeks left in the season. Kenta Maeda is (3-1) with a 2.51 ERA in five starts against the Indians. Pablo Lopez is (1-0) with a 4.50 ERA in two stats versus Cleveland. Xzavion Curry has one career inning against the Twins, Gavin Williams has never faced the Twins, and Tanner Bibee allowed three runs over five innings on June 1st against the Twins. Sonny Gray is (6-5) with a 3.66 ERA in seventeen starts against the Indians. This next week of games could determine the American League Central. Unless, the Indians win both series then the Twins can take a stranglehold on the division.

-Chris Kreibich-

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No Easy Answers - The Truth Behind Death at Columbine

CAPÍTULO 3: NORMANDY

  Bem antes de Eric Harris entrar em cena, Dylan Klebold era meu melhor amigo.

  Nós nos conhecemos na Normandy Elementary School. Foi o primeiro dia da primeira série, uma época em que a escola era algo novo e inexplorado. Nós éramos jovens, de olhos arregalados, nervosos e animados para enfrentar esta nova grande aventura. A escola, afinal de contas, é um dos primeiros passos que você dá sem seus pais bem ao seu lado.

  Dylan era um garoto tímido. O primeiro dia de escola, ele praticamente manteve para si mesmo. No entanto, meus pais sempre me ensinaram a dar uma chance a novas pessoas. Então parecia natural ir até Dylan e dizer olá.

  Uma vez que eu o persuadi a sair de sua concha, descobri que Dylan e eu éramos bem parecidos. Por um lado, nós dois éramos fãs obstinados dos videogames. Nós dois éramos proprietários do Nintendo Entertainment System, a vanguarda dos videogames em 1987. Tornamo-nos amigos imediatamente.

  Nosso círculo de amigos incluía um bom punhado de garotos na primeira série. Naquele ano, ninguém pensou em “atletas” e “nerds” e em outras panelinhas sociais que se tornariam divisores mais tarde. Dylan e eu éramos amigos de Kevin Hofstra, que cresceria para ser o capitão do time de futebol de Columbine. Na primeira série, amigos são amigos.

  Como a maioria das pessoas, minhas memórias da primeira série não são exatamente cristalinas. Mas eu me lembro como uma época em que eu me sentia como pertencente à escola.

  Os pais de Brooks, Randy e Judy Brown, se importavam muito em criar seus filhos em um bom ambiente. Randy trabalhava no setor imobiliário e comprou uma casa no Distrito Escolar do Condado de Jefferson, que lhe disseram ser "um ótimo lugar para criar uma família".

  Os Browns tinham dois filhos, Brooks e seu irmão mais novo, Aaron. No início, ambos pareciam muito felizes na Normandy Elementary School; de fato, Brooks falou com seus pais sobre a Sra. White, sua professora da primeira série.

  "Sra. White foi maravilhosa", disse Judy Brown. "Ela realmente cuidava das crianças como se fossem suas. Brooks a amava".

  Judy também relembrou o ambiente positivo que White criou para seu filho e seus colegas de classe. "O que mais me lembro sobre Brooks daquela época", continuou ela, "é que, de manhã, eu o deixava e as outras crianças gritavam: 'Brooks! Por aqui! Por aqui!' Todos gostavam dele; ele era o grande garoto que todos queriam brincar, e ele era legal com as outras crianças. Ele amava sua professora e amava a escola.

  "A próxima série", disse ela, "foi onde as coisas começaram a mudar".

  As pessoas me perguntam o que eu mais me lembro sobre a escola primária com Dylan Klebold. Infelizmente, minha lembrança mais forte é que nós dois nos ajoelhamos no chão do banheiro da Normandy Elementary School, chorando histericamente enquanto nos revezávamos esfregando o casaco enlameado de uma menininha com uma escova de dentes.

  Tudo começou durante o recesso. Estávamos do lado de fora, brincando na neve que restara de alguns dias antes. Enquanto corríamos, eu encontrei um grande pedaço de gelo que estava começando a derreter, mas ainda estava bastante sólido para brincar.

  "Ei, Dylan!" Eu disse. "Venha aqui!" No momento em que Dylan chegou, eu já estava pulando e deslizando no fragmento lamacento. Dylan juntou-se corajosamente, nossos pés esmagando pequenas teias de aranha no gelo enquanto se dobravam sob nosso peso.

  A bota de Dylan bateu em um canto do gelo e fez todo o fragmento deslizar. Ele caiu em uma poça embaixo, que jogou uma boa quantidade de água lamacenta no ar. Uma garota da nossa turma estava de pé por perto, usando um casaco novinho em folha que seus pais acabaram de lhe dar; a lama deixou uma listra marrom irregular bem na frente dela.

  Foi um acidente. Nós não pensamos que o gelo iria fazer isso. Mas nossa colega de turma deu uma olhada em seu casaco arruinado e começou a gritar.

  A professora da segunda série imediatamente correu para avaliar o que estava acontecendo.

  "Foi um acidente", tentei dizer. "Nós estávamos apenas brincando com um pouco de gelo, e ㅡ"

  "Vocês não tem nenhum respeito pela propriedade de outras pessoas?" Eu me lembro da professora gritando com a gente. "Vocês não tem? Vocês dois estão vindo comigo agora."

  Dylan e eu sabíamos que estávamos em apuros, mas, ao mesmo tempo, não entendíamos por que a professora estava tão zangada. Não era como se tivéssemos jogado a lama na garota, ou roubado o casaco dela e rolado no chão. Talvez tivéssemos sido um pouco descuidados, mas isso é tudo. Ainda foi um acidente.

  Nós tentamos fazer com que a professora nos escutasse, mas ela nos mandou ficar quietos enquanto levava o casaco da menina para o banheiro.

  Nós dois estávamos chorando quando ela nos colocou na pia, molhando uma escova de dentes.

  Ela colocou o casaco nas mãos de Dylan. "Eu quero isso limpo!" Ela ordenou. "Vocês dois vão ficar aqui e esfregar a lama, e vocês não vão sair até eu dizer que você está acabado!"

  Sufocando nossas lágrimas, pegamos a escova e começamos a trabalhar. Descobrimos rapidamente que usar uma escova de dentes na lama não era muito eficiente - mas não tínhamos escolha. Nós dois continuamos a chorar, nossas orelhas vermelhas arderam de pelo constrangimento dos gritos, do olhar malévolo da nossa professora, das pessoas que olhavam para nós enquanto trabalhávamos.

  "Não está saindo!" Dylan continuou dizendo, esfregando o mesmo lugar pelo que parecia ser a 500ª vez.

  "Temos que conseguir", lembro-me de dizer em resposta. Eu apenas continuei repetindo isso. "Nós temos que conseguir."

  Judy Brown visitou a escola naquele dia para deixar algo para o filho durante a hora do almoço.

  "Eu estava no corredor e corri para a professora e ela estava com o rosto vermelho de raiva", lembra Judy. "E eu disse: 'O que está acontecendo?' Ela disse: 'Seu filho e Dylan arruinaram o casaco dessa menina. Ele está no banheiro agora, tentando limpá-lo." Perguntei quando isso aconteceu e ela disse que já tinha passado uma hora. Ela foi buscar Brooks para que ele falasse comigo, e quando ele saiu, ele estava chorando.

  "Então, eu a levei de lado e disse: 'Você sabe, você está indo longe demais com isso'", continuou Judy. “Eu conversei com Brooks e ele disse que queria ficar na escola, que tudo estava bem. Bem, fui buscá-lo depois da escola e adivinhe? Ela os fizera ficar lá o dia todo, e agora também os mantinha depois da escola. Ela não ia deixar passar. Essa professora estava fora de controle, e foi por causa da lama."

  Até hoje, Judy está irritada com o tratamento de seu filho e colegas de classe na segunda série, e não apenas por causa do incidente no banheiro. "Ela esperava que essas crianças fossem perfeitas", diz ela hoje. "E as crianças não são perfeitas. Mas ela não teria nada disso. Ela absolutamente aterrorizou meu filho."

  Esfregar um casaco no banheiro pode não ter sido uma coisa tão má por si só, mas era uma espécie de cereja no topo do bolo. A segunda série, desde o início, foi completamente diferente da primeira série. Para Dylan e eu, foi a primeira vez em nossas vidas jovens que nos sentimos como se um adulto nos odiasse.

  A professora destacava as crianças que ela pegava cutucando seus narizes em sala de aula, e abertamente zombava deles na frente de todos. Ela gritava conosco, especialmente com os meninos, por quase qualquer infração. Alguns professores são mais agradáveis ​​a estudantes meninos ou meninas. Ficou claro onde estavam as preferências dessa professora.

  A professora também assustou muitas crianças com uma história inoportuna sobre as abelhas. Nossa turma do segundo ano se encontrou em uma estrutura temporária do lado de fora do edifício principal da Normandy. Um enxame de abelhas estava nas árvores próximas, por isso não era incomum ver os insetos zumbindo ao redor enquanto caminhávamos a cada dia.

  Um dia, nossa professora escolheu ler para nós um livro chamado A Taste of Blackberries. Foi um vencedor do Prêmio Newberry, que é provavelmente por isso que ela escolheu. Ainda assim, nos assustou, porque envolvia uma criança que morre de uma picada de abelha.

  Durante meses depois, Dylan e eu estávamos com medo daquele enxame de abelhas, e não éramos os únicos. Uma das meninas estava apavorada porque era alérgica a abelhas. As crianças tinham tudo, desde a apreensão até o terror absoluto em seus rostos enquanto caminhavam para a aula todos os dias, observando esses insetos com o canto do olho.

  Algumas vezes contei aos meus pais sobre o que estava acontecendo na escola. Foi a primeira vez que lembro de ter ouvido meu pai usar a palavra "puta". Meus pais tentaram reclamar com o diretor sobre a professora; no entanto, nada foi feito.

  Então, quando veio a chance de deixar a Normandy Elementary e participar do programa acelerado em outra escola, Dylan e eu não expressamos nenhuma objeção.

  No final do segundo ano, Dylan e eu nos juntamos aos Escoteiros, construindo carros Pinewood Derby e tendo "reuniões de covis" todos os meses. Foi em uma dessas reuniões que meus pais conheceram a família Klebold.

  Tom e Sue Klebold eram o tipo de pais que faziam dos filhos uma prioridade. Além de Dylan, eles tinham um filho mais velho chamado Byron, e os Klebolds tinham o hábito de participar de todas as atividades em que seus filhos estavam envolvidos. Se Dylan e Byron estivessem envolvidos em atividades diferentes na mesma noite, então um dos pais iria para a atividade de Dylan e a outra iria para ver Byron. Eles estavam sempre envolvidos na vida de seus filhos. Até hoje, quando ouço pessoas perguntando coisas como “Onde estavam os pais?” quando se trata de Columbine, eu me encolho. Os Klebolds eram excelentes pais para Dylan e Byron.

  Foi Tom Klebold que lutou para garantir que Dylan entrasse no programa de aprendizado acelerado em primeiro lugar. Ele tinha tecnicamente passado alto o suficiente, mas os organizadores estavam preocupados que não houvesse alunas suficientes e fizeram o corte. Então, quando o Sr. Klebold ouviu que Dylan ia perder o seu lugar, ele entrou em cena. Seu filho não teria negado o que ganhou por causa da política, disse Klebold, e ele garantiu que os administradores corrigissem o problema.

  Os Klebolds originalmente vieram de Ohio. O Sr. Klebold trabalhou na indústria de petróleo e gás; seu trabalho o levou primeiro a Oklahoma e depois a Lakewood, Colorado. Pouco depois de Dylan nascer, os Klebolds vieram para Littleton. Logo, o Sr. Klebold começou a trabalhar no negócio de administração de hipotecas, enquanto Sue trabalhava com alunos deficientes no Arapahoe Community College.

  Os Klebolds e meus pais se davam bem, e minha mãe e a sra. Klebold se tornaram grandes amigas. Eu sempre os via juntos, ou quando Dylan ficava na minha casa ou quando eu ia até a dele.

  Os Klebolds desencorajavam a violência de qualquer forma. Dylan me disse uma vez que ele não podia ter nenhuma arma de brinquedo na casa. À medida que envelhecemos, sua mãe se preocupou com o nível de violência nos videogames que estávamos jogando.

  A amizade de nossos pais foi um bônus para Dylan e eu; tornou mais fácil para nós passarmos tempo juntos. Nos fins de semana nas casas um do outro nós jogávamos jogos de tabuleiro, construíamos castelos de blocos de Lego, e lutavamos entre nós no Nintendo. Dylan era um mestre no jogo Ninja Gaiden; eu nunca consegui acompanhá-lo.

  Nós também descobrimos as alegrias de caçar lagostins no riacho perto da minha casa. Dylan viria, e nós pegaríamos alguns frascos e iríamos até o riacho. Quando pegamos alguns lagostins, nós os colocamos em nosso terrário e os guardamos por algumas semanas. Às vezes nossas mães nos levavam juntos ao parque; os adultos se sentavam em bancos e conversavam enquanto Dylan e eu perseguíamos sapos.

  Minha mãe tem uma foto de Dylan e eu no Capitol do estado, no centro de Denver.

Eu estou apontando para o prédio, e Dylan está de pé ao meu lado, rindo. Nós éramos os poderosos da terceira série na cidade grande e estávamos prontos para conquistar o mundo.

  Eu não poderia ter pedido um amigo melhor na escola do que Dylan Klebold. De fato, minha mãe ainda tem um desenho de nós dois que eu fiz na aula; por baixo, eu escrevi em gis de cera: “O que mais me assusta é se Dylan se vangloria de não ser meu amigo”.

  "Dylan era o garoto mais doce e fofo que você poderia conhecer", disse o pai de Brooks, Randy. "Ele era realmente tímido, e levaria quinze ou vinte minutos para se animar conosco toda vez que aparecesse, embora conhecêssemos ele e estivéssemos próximos a ele. Depois que ele se animou, ele estava bem."

  Judy Brown se lembra de Dylan Klebold como "uma criança sensível e carinhosa" que se preocupava muito com o que outras pessoas pensavam - talvez muito para seu próprio bem. Ela reconheceu o modo como Dylan parecia internalizar o que o estava incomodando, em vez de ser aberto sobre isso. Foi um problema familiar.

  "Eu criei meus filhos para serem extrovertidos, porque eu era introvertida quando era mais jovem e nunca quis que eles passassem pelo que passei", disse ela. “Quando eles eram pequenos, eu os levava para os parques e eles conversavam com os adultos que viam. Eu sempre dizia a eles - e talvez eu não devesse ter dito muito isso a Brooks - "Alto e orgulhoso". Eu queria ensiná-los a falar.

  "Isso foi apenas algo que Dylan nunca pôde fazer", disse ela. “Eu costumava ser do mesmo jeito, nunca dizendo a ninguém o que estava me incomodando. Já... Como Dylan ficou mais velho, ele nunca disse a seus pais que foi provocado. Nunca. Ele manteve tudo dentro."

  O programa de aprendizado acelerado para estudantes nas Escolas Públicas do Condado de Jefferson é chamado de CHIPS, ou "Challenging High Intellectual Potential Students" (Desafiando Alunos de Alto Potencial Intelectual). Sua intenção é levar as crianças avançadas ao próximo nível. As aulas aconteciam não na Normandy Elementary, mas na Governor's Ranch Elementary a alguns quilômetros de distância. Nos prometeram aulas de aprendizado avançado, viagens de campo regulares para pontos educacionais em todo o estado, e uma educação que nos colocaria bem à frente do resto do bando quando chegássemos ao ensino médio.

  Dylan e eu entramos. Entraram também alguns dos nossos amigos da Normandy. Nossos pais nos parabenizaram. Eles estavam orgulhosos de ver seus meninos testarem alto o suficiente para passar para o próximo nível - e também nos sentíamos muito bem com isso.

  O que não sabíamos na época era que a admissão no CHIPS baseava-se tanto em política quanto em habilidade. Algumas crianças entraram porque passaram alto o suficiente no vestibular; outras crianças entraram por causa de quem eram seus pais. Naturalmente, os pais no Condado de Jefferson queriam poder dizer que seu filho estava no "programa acelerado", e alguns pais tinham amigos no distrito escolar, ou estavam em condições de puxar algumas cordas.

  Como resultado, o programa CHIPS não era um grande grupo de garotos acelerados que estavam lá para melhorar. Em vez disso, o que você tinha era um grupo de garotos que ganharam por seu destaque, outro grupo de garotos que não - e todos eles tentando unir os outros, cada um tentando provar que ele ou ela não era uma das crianças do "passe livre".

  Se você fez um projeto de aula, você tem que protegê-lo de crianças que poderiam esmagá-lo quando você estava de costas. Quando as crianças batiam umas nas outras na parte de trás da cabeça durante a aula, a professora olhava para o outro lado. Quando as crianças perceberam que a disciplina no CHIPS era inexistente, elas foram à loucura.

  Encontrar amigos dentro do programa CHIPS era praticamente impossível. Em total contraste com a atmosfera amigável que tivemos na Normandy, os colegas da CHIPS não eram amigos; eles eram concorrentes, e foi uma batalha para garantir que ninguém ficasse muito à frente de ninguém. Há uma teoria sobre "caranguejos em um barril": quando muitos caranguejos ficam presos juntos em um barril, de vez em quando um deles consegue passar por cima dos outros e chegar ao topo. Quando isso acontece, os outros caranguejos agarram e puxam para baixo. As aulas no programa CHIPS funcionavam da mesma maneira.

  Olhar para as outras crianças no Governor's Ranch para amizade também não funcionou.

Todos os dias no recreio, as outras crianças sabiam quem eram as crianças da CHIPS. "Oh, ali estão as crianças inteligentes", eles zombavam. Eles odiavam até nossas entranhas. Dylan e eu tivemos nosso primeiro gosto de bullying nos playgrounds do Governor's Ranch. Não seria o nosso último.

  Fomos colocados em uma turma que tínhamos pensado que consistiria em crianças inteligentes e professores que se importavam conosco. O que obtivemos foi o oposto, e nos sentimos desapontados e feridos.

  Eu podia sentir a experiência me deixando mais malvado. Na primeira e segunda séries, nunca entrei em brigas de socos; agora eles eram quase comuns. Eu até brigava com meu irmão mais novo, Aaron, que tinha duas séries abaixo de mim. Eu estava gastando todos os dias me defendendo de valentões no playground e sabotadores na sala de aula, e minha agressividade estava fervendo.

  Dylan também estava mostrando sinais disso. Um dia, ele e eu brigamos no playground. Ele disse algo que me deixou com raiva, então eu o empurrei. Assim, ele pulou em mim e começou a dar socos; nós rolamos, travados juntos, até que os professores nos separaram e nos mandaram para o escritório do diretor.

  Essa briga foi a primeira vez que vi o temperamento de Dylan. Como Dylan internalizava tanto as coisas, ele deixava sua raiva crescer dentro dele até que uma pequena coisa finalmente extravasava. Quando isso acontecia, era como uma explosão.

  O engraçado era que nós nem estávamos tão bravos um com o outro; ainda éramos amigos íntimos, ainda dormindo nas casas um do outro. No entanto, a experiência do dia-a-dia da escola nos deixava perplexos, a ponto de estarmos prontos para atacar uns aos outros como os nossos torturadores estavam.

  Eu não confiava mais na autoridade. Eu não confiava em meus colegas de classe. Eu estava tendo problemas até mesmo em confiar em meus próprios amigos. Minha raiva transbordou em tudo na Governor's Ranch, até que finalmente tive que enfrentar uma verdade desagradável: odiei a escola e tudo a respeito, e não queria mais estar lá.

  Eu tinha sido um estudante de nota A na primeira e segunda séries. Agora, quando minhas notas começaram a deslizar, meus pais puderam ver que algo estava errado. Quando me perguntaram o que era, eu lhes contei tudo o que estava acontecendo.

  No começo, eles pensaram que eu estava tendo problemas para me ajustar, mas logo perceberam que o problema era mais profundo. Eles começaram a procurar alternativas.

  Acontece que Byron Klebold estava frequentando uma escola próxima chamada John L. Shaffer Elementary. Os Klebolds recomendaram a escola para meus pais, observando que ela tinha uma das melhores notas do estado e que Byron estava muito feliz por lá.

  Quando meus pais me tiraram da Governor's Ranch no final do ano, fiquei emocionado. Eu fui o único desistente do programa da terceira série do CHIPS e estava orgulhoso disso; eu comecei de novo em uma nova escola.

  Dylan, no entanto, ficou para trás. Às vezes eu me pergunto por que ele nunca quis ir junto, considerando que seu irmão estava lá e ele estava tão infeliz com o CHIPS. As possibilidades são, ele sabia o quanto isso significava para seus pais para vê-lo no programa de estágio avançado.

  Ele não queria decepcioná-los.

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