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[winchestergirl2]

Dark Angel | 2×11 The Berrisford Agenda | Part 2 (Part 1 here)

[centuriesrpg]

I'm pretty sure you have stardust

running through those veins

[famousborntoday]

John Charles MacKenzie is a Canadian actor. He is best known for portraying Skip Fontaine on the HBO series Vinyl (2016) and Reagan "Normal" Ronald on the Fox s...

Link: J. C. MacKenzie

[gunnerfc]

Mackenzie Arnold NSFW Alphabet (18+, minors DNI!)

A: Aftercare

Gets you anything you need and will help you clean up before you two relax after sex

B: Body Part (their favorite body part of themselves and their partner)

Mackenzie’s favorite body part is her hands, she’s a goalkeeper, she has to have good hands and she knows how to make you cum so hard with just her fingers

Her favorite body part of yours is your chest, she’ll leaves marks all over your chest and she finds it really attractive how no one else can see them but she knows they are there and she can’t stop smirking every time she looks at your chest

C: Cum (anything to do with cum)

It drives her crazy feeling you suck her fingers off after she made you cum

D: Dirty Secret 

She has multiple videos of her fucking you that she rewatches all the time when you’re apart and you always know when she watched them because she’ll text you asking if you’re free

E: Experience (Are they experienced? Do they know what they are doing?) 

She’s experienced!

F: Favorite Position 

Mackenzie has a few but her favorite is a tie between you sitting on her face or you bent over something

G: Goofy (Are they more serious in the moment, or are they humorous?)

She’ll make some jokes here and there in the build-up but in the moment, she’s serious and only focused on how she’s making you feel

I: Intimacy (How intimate are they during the moment?)

Mackenzie is very intimate with you even though she can be quite rough

J: Jack off (Masturbation HC) 

She’s not going to tell you not to or anything, but she knows it won’t feel the same as when she’s the one making you cum

K: Kink (One or more of their kinks) 

Praising, she loves giving you praise but she also loves hearing you tell her how good she’s fucking you

L: Location (Favorite place to have sex)

She prefers the privacy of your apartment but there are times when she just doesn’t care and you two end up fucking in a bar bathroom

M: Motivation (What turns them on?) 

When you praise her, any time really but especially when she has a really good save in training or a game

N: No (Something they wouldn't do)

Mackenzie isn’t sharing you with anyone, she hates the idea of people flirting with you when you go out, there’s no way she would let someone else make you cum

For her to even consider a threesome, it would have to be with someone she really trusted and knew would be respectful (so someone like Alanna)

O: Oral (Preference on giving or receiving)

Giving, she’ll give you back-to-back orgasms before she switches to something else

P: Pace (Fast & Rough? Slow & Sensual?) 

It changes but for the most part, it’s fast and rough

Q: Quickie (Thoughts on quickies) 

They happen sometimes when neither of you can wait, but Mackenzie prefers being at home where she can have more time

R: Risk (Are they open to experimenting) 

She’ll try whatever you want to try

S: Stamina (How many rounds) 

You two go for a couple of longer rounds

T: Toys 

Just one strap but it’s used all the time

U: Unfair (Do they like the tease)

She loves to tease you, either with her words or her actions

V: Volume (How loud are they? What sounds do they make) 

Not loud at all, you’re definitely the loud one between the two of you

W: Wild Card (Random HC)

She got caught staring at your chest during training one time and played it off but she was smirking to herself because she knew under your training top were loads of hickies

Y: Yearning (How high is their sex drive?)

It’s on the higher side

Z: ZZZ (… how quickly they fall asleep afterward)

You two are usually up for a little bit after sex and fall asleep around the same time

[sgiandubh]

Jottings: Season 7, episode 7. If my Latin serves me, that must mean star traveler

Finally made it. Ticked that box. Doubled Cape Fear. I deserve an ice cream, I suppose.

To be honest, I was expecting way worse. And it ends much better than it started, despite SS moaning like a banshee, despite the chopped editing, despite that finger-in-mouth failed transplant (I shall not thank thee, Vanessa Woman) and despite an almost unreadable storyline for us, show-onlies.

A few words on this season's Lallybroch set. I know the Eighties were dubiously fond of shrieking orange shades, diarrheic golden browns and horribly impractical furniture, of course. But am I the only one that feels modern-day Lallybroch is tacky and kitschy AF, as compared to the wonderful, really perfect J&C& the Murrays' timeline? I also find it disturbingly confusing, a failed hybrid between a Texas ranch and a Brittany gentilhommière. To bear the shock, my gaze needs the active help of details with a story and a destiny, such as the Jacobite 'Nemo me impune lacessit' saltire I've noticed ever since Mrs. Graham was reading Claire's teacup, in season 1 - now almost an afterthought. Therefore, the overall result feels like J&C's shrine has been colonized by anachronistic hipsters, not to mention that horrible caravan. There is a complete lack of coziness to a space that did not have the time to become a real home. That only makes things worse when #Broger try their best at mimicking a functional, credible marriage, sex included.

Let's be done already with the Phil Collins moment. And go tell it on the mountain that, despite the multiple warnings received recently, my reaction somehow managed to surprise myself. Reader, I HOWLED, which is beyond redemption and potentially much more cruel than a heavy disappointment. The hydraulics were shaky. The afghan was mustard. She was indescribable and he was elsewhere. I shall only add that my brain refused the connection with In the Air Tonight and went instead for I Can't Dance. If there is any truth in that old symmetry between dancing, driving and canoodling - go figure. Enough said.

The two people who totally slayed this episode were Buck Mackenzie and Vandervaart - I know, indulge me, I am a poor woman of feeble mind. I do not intend to insist on young William, simply because I don't think it's savvy to shamelessly fangirl two days in a row. He shines in that very difficult battle scene, and yes, it reminded me of Culloden J sans the kamikaze touch. And yes, by the end of Saratoga 1.0, William is easily ten years older: the whole world's burden weighs on his shoulders and there is a taste of ashes to that Pyrrhic victory.

Spoiler: [looking at Jemmy's toy plane] Of all the things I have seen... have you been inside one? (...) My Jeremiah would love this. Buck is phenomenal. He is versatile enough to seamlessly transition from a hungry animal to the 18th century lawyer to the unwanted, macho cousin-ancestor to the father who misses his children, all of this in less than an hour. And even if I shall never forgive Herself for not bringing You-Know-Who through the stones, this could be as good as it gets, in terms of a second-best narrative solution. Still, unfair, Herself. Unfair to bits.

Spare the cosmic booing in the air these days, the J&C/S&C PDA issue has also been debated at length, in quite tired terms, to be honest. What I did see was a couple sure of itself and completely at ease with one another. And if you think S&C were nowhere to be found, think again about C's chuckle just after J cheekily tells her she needs spectacles, with a very 21st century flirty-coffee-in-town attitude that is not J.

I believe the next and last episode is on August 11th. That should be the one with the blue light mojo, right? Right.

I can't wait.

Credit given again to @flllk. Of course.

[qbdatabase]

I’m sorry to ask, but are there any gay pirate books? I love a good lady pirate book, but I’m really struggling to find mlm/nblm pirate books :/

YES! and this is a super fun ask to answer, don't worry :)

MLM / NBLM Gay Pirate Books

(YA) The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

(YA) These Rebel Waves by Sara Raasch

Kidnapped by the Pirate by Keira Andrews

Young Men in Love by Joe Glass (MM anthology, includes a pirate story)

Sailing by Orion's Star by Katie Crabb (can only confirm it has pirates and mlm characters)

(YA) The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa (M/NB)

bonus Gay Mermaids

Walking on Water by Matthew J. Metzger

(YA) In Deeper Waters by F. T. Lukens

(YA) Seven Tears at High Tide by C. B. Lee

(YA) Out of the Blue by Jason June (M/NB)

full notes on representation and publishing info at qbdatabase.com

[eldritchboop]

The Vikings & Norse Mythology Book Collection

The Lost Book Archive charges $15 for this collection. If you found this roundup helpful, please consider donating to the Internet Archive instead.

Mythology by Edith Hamilton (1942)

The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson (1941) (Ed note: this is a rental; I cannot find a public domain version)

The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson (1954)

The Prose Edda: Tales by Norse Mythology by Snorri Sturlusson, Jesse Byock (1220)

East o' The Sun and West o' The Moon - P. C. Asbjornsen (1921)

The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes (Unknown)

The Poetic Edda - H. A. Bellows (1923)

Germania by Tacitus Tacitus (AD 98)

Myths of Norsemen: Retold from the Old Norse Poems and Tales by R.L Green (1960) (Ed note: this is a rental; I cannot find a public domain version)

Myth and Religion of the North: The Religion of Ancient Scandinavia by E.O.G. Turville-Petre (1964)

Myths of the Norsemen from the Eddas and sagas by H. A. Guerber (1908)

The Story of Rolf and the Viking's Bow - A. French (1904)

An Elementary Grammar of the Old Norse or Icelandic language - G. Bayldon (1870)

The Road to Hel: A Study of the Conception of the Dead in Old Norse Literature (1968)

Heimskringla: The History of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson (1230)

In the Days of Giants; a Book of Norse Tales by A. F. Brown (1902)

Asgard Stories - Tales from Norse Mythology - M. H. Foster (1901)

The Children of Odin - P. Colum (1920)

Norse Mythology Or The Religion Of Our Forefathers Containing All The Myths Of The Eddas By: R. R. Anderson (1875)

The Nine Books of the Danish History of Saxo Grammaticus Vol. 1 and 2 - S. Grammaticus (1905)

A Handbook of Norse Mythology Hardcover by Karl Andreas Mortensen (1913)

The Perfect Wagnerite - a commentary on the Niblung's Ring - B. Shaw (1912)

The Nine Worlds - Stories from Norse Mythology by M. E. Litchfield (1900)

The One-Eyed God: Odin and the (Indo-)Germanic Männerbünde by Kris Kershaw (2000)

The House of the Wolfings and all the Kindreds of the Mark - W. Morris (1888)

Bulfinch's Age of Fable or Beauties of Mythology (1855)

Asgard and the Gods by W. Wagner (1902)

Teutonic Myth And Legend - D. Mackenzie (1921)

Teutonic Mythology Vol. 1 by J. Grimm (1835)

Teutonic Mythology Vol. 2 by J. Grimm (1835)

Teutonic Mythology Vol. 3 by J. Grimm (1835)

Teutonic Mythology Vol. 4 by J. Grimm (1835)

Beowulf and The Fight at Finnsburg by F. Klaeber (1922)

Beowulf; an introduction to the study of the poem with a discussion of the stories of Offa and Finn by R. W. Chambers (1921)

The Kalevala - The epic Poem of Finland Vol. 1 and 2 - J. M. Crawford (1904)

Manual of Mythology - Greek and Roman, Norse, and old German, Hindoo and Egyptian mythology - A. S. Murray (1875)

Laxdaela Saga - translated from the Icelandic by Muriel A.C. Press (1899)

Myths of Northern Lands, narrated with special reference to literature and art by H. A. Guerber (1895)

The Heroes of Asgard - Tales from Scandinavian Mythology by A. Keary (1908)

Norse stories retold from the Eddas by H. W. Mabie (1900)

Kalevala, the land of heroes Vol. 1 & 2 - W. F. Kirby (1907)

The viking age the early history, manners, and customs of the ancestors of the English speaking nations Vol.1 by P. B. Du Chailu (1889)

The ethical world-conception of the Norse people by A. P. Fors (1904)

The Heimskringla or, Chronicle of the kings of Norway Vol. 1 - S. Laing (1844)

The Heimskringla or, Chronicle of the kings of Norway Vol. 2 - S. Laing (1844)

The Heimskringla or, Chronicle of the kings of Norway Vol. 3 - S. Laing (1844)

Viking Tales - J. Hall (1902)

[maximiliano-aedo]

What could've been Animaze ..iNC during the 2010s

Talent pool (Note: any voice actor marked with * is union-only):

Steve Blum*

Mary Elizabeth McGlynn*

Crispin Freeman*

Kari Wahlgren*

Johnny Yong Bosch

Yuri Lowenthal*

Dave Wittenberg*

Roger Craig Smith*

Laura Bailey*

Travis Willingham*

Cherami Leigh

J.B. Blanc*

Sam Riegel*

Liam O'Brien*

Amy Kincaid*

Troy Baker*

Matthew Mercer

Joe Romersa*

Fleet Cooper*

Dyanne DiRosario*

Jennifer Love Hewitt*

Brian Hallisay*

Spike Spencer

Amanda Winn Lee*

Jaxon Lee*

Kyle Hebert

Ben Pronsky

Bob Buchholz

Richard Cansino

Murphy Dunne*

Carolyn Hennesy*

Jerry Gelb*

Adam Sholder

Ezra Weisz

Cristina Vee

Bryce Papenbrook

Michael Sorich

Richard Epcar

Ellyn Stern

Tony Oliver

Kirk Thornton

Lexi Ainsworth*

Aria Noelle Curzon

Grace Caroline Currey*

Michael Forest

Erik Davies

Adam Bobrow

Joshua Seth

Junie Hoang*

Kirk Baily*

Tom Fahn

Jonathan Fahn

Dorothy Elias-Fahn

Melissa Fahn

Stephen Apostolina*

René Rivera*

Deborah Sale Butler

Kevin Brief

Michael Gregory*

Riva Spier*

Cassandra Morris

Erica Mendez

Erika Harlacher

Erica Lindbeck

Marieve Herington

Kira Buckland

John Rubinstein*

Kim Matula*

Brittany Lauda

J. Grant Albrecht*

Michael McConnohie

Steve Bulen*

Dan Woren

Derek Stephen Prince

Wendee Lee

Edie Mirman

Jason C. Miller

Taliesin Jaffe*

John Snyder

Robbie Daymond

Ray Chase

Kaiji Tang

David Vincent

Christina Carlisi*

Christopher Corey Smith

Cindy Robinson

Rachel Robinson

Jessica Boone

Lauren Landa

Megan Hollingshead

Jalen K. Cassell

Doug Erholtz

Michelle Ruff

Gregory Cruz*

John Bishop*

Matt Kirkwood*

Lara Jill Miller*

Carol Stanzione

Steve Staley

Dave Mallow

Mona Marshall*

Darrel Guilbeau

Robert Martin Klein

Robert Axelrod

William Frederick Knight

Lex Lang

Sandy Fox

Joey Camen*

Randy McPherson*

Jad Mager

Richard Miro

Milton James

Anthony Pulcini

Douglas Rye

Patrick Seitz

Keith Silverstein

Jamieson Price

Skip Stellrecht*

Stoney Emshwiller*

G.K. Bowes

Alyss Henderson

Patricia Ja Lee

Peggy O'Neal

Carrie Savage

Melodee Spevack

Jennifer Alyx

Julie Ann Taylor

Sherry Lynn

Brad Venable

Christine Marie Cabanos

Greg Chun

LaGloria Scott

Steve Kramer

Melora Harte

Rebecca Forstadt*

Kyle McCarley

Mela Lee

Karen Strassman

Faye Mata

Laura Post

Kayla Carlyle*

Brina Palencia

Connor Gibbs

Brianne Siddall*

Barbara Goodson

Loy Edge

Jay Lerner

Jennie Kwan

Max Mittelman

Jessica Straus*

Alexis Tipton

Fryda Wolff

Michele Specht

J.D. Garfield

Debra Jean Rogers*

Julie Maddalena

Carrie Keranen

Tara Sands

Matthew Hustin

Cody MacKenzie

Bridget Hoffman*

Colleen O'Shaughnessey

Grant George

Jessica Gee

Jeff Nimoy*

Peter Lurie*

Brian Beacock

Paul St. Peter

Chris Jai Alex

Dan Lorge*

Ewan Chung*

Steve Cassling*

Philece Sampler

Stephanie Sheh

Sam Fontana

Ben Diskin

Juliana Donald*

Michael O'Keefe*

Christina Gallegos*

Tara Platt

Keith Anthony*

Beau Billingslea

David Lodge*

Kim Strauss

Eddie Jones*

William Bassett*

Kim Mai Guest*

Caitlin Glass

Hannah Alcorn

Ron Roggé*

Camille Chen*

Ethan Rains*

Yutaka Maseba*

Joe J. Thomas

Michael Sinterniklaas

Erin Fitzgerald

Joe Ochman

Marc Diraison

Xanthe Huynh

Brianna Knickerbocker

Dean Wein*

Michael McCarty*

[alldancersaretalented]

KAR Nationals Statistics

Amount of Titles won by studios: (Top 10)

Triple Threat Performing Arts (24)

The Element Dance Center (21)

Rising Stars Dance Academy (18)

Yoko's Dance, C&C Dance Co (14)

Cutting Edge Dance Center, WCSA, OCPAA (13)

Soul Shock Dance Company @ PDC (12)

Starz Elite Dance Center, Avi's Dance Project, South Carolina Dance Company (11)

Karen's School of Dance, Creative Dance (10)

Signature Dance Academy (9)

Studio J Dance Company, Gotta Dance Academy, GTB Australia, Studio 84, Dance Deluxe, Acapriccio Dance Company (8)

Most titles won by an individual:

4 Titles:

Nick Farris (Performers Edge Dance Company)

3 Titles:

Alexander Mateo (Rising Stars Dance Academy)

Brooke Shaw (WCSA)

Crystal Huang (Yoko's, The Rock Center For Dance)

Damian Seymour (Nancy's School of Dance)

Diego Gonzales (La Bella Dance Company)

Dylan Rogers (Michelle's Academy)

Jennilee Soares (Rising Stars Dance Academy)

Josh Escover (Lana's Dance Studio)

Justin Renaud (Yoko's)

Lauryn Martin (The Element Dance Center)

Macy Waters (Ashley's Dance Company)

Mia Barone (South Tulsa Dance Company, Creative Dance)

Michelle Cheng (OCPAA)

Olivia Beauchamp (Dance Expressions, Viva Dance Co

2 Titles:

Alex Dominguez (Art In Motion Dance Academy)

Andrew Van Allen (And A 5678 Studio of Dance)

Ansley Hare (Soul Shock Dance Academy @ PDC)

Audrey Stone (Avi's Dance Project)

Avery Wyatt (Ashley's Dance Company)

Berlynn Gonzales (Avi's Dance Project)

Brandy Baker (WCSA)

Brendan Farris (Performers Edge Dance Company)

Brooke Wendel (Cutting Edge Dance Center)

Calvin Biesecker (Starz Elite Dance Center)

Carter Cliff (GTB Australia)

Chris Critelli (TJE Dance Force)

Christian Harmston (Starz Elite Dance Center)

Christina Crocker (Avi's Dance Project)

Coco Backshell (Triple Threat Performing Arts)

Darius Stokes (Candy Apple's Dance Center)

Diego Moreno (Triple Threat Performing Arts)

Easton Kinsey (Acapriccio Dance Company)

Easton Bright (Joni's Dance Centre, BC Dance)

Easton Mahoney (The Dance Connection)

Ellary Day Szyndlar (Yoko's)

Emmy Cheung (WCSA)

Ethan Huang (Yoko's)

Gavin Davis (Dance Deluxe)

Giuliana Damato (The Dream Center Dance Aca.)

Isabel Jones (Triple Threat Performing Arts)

Isabella Rayborn (A Touch of Class Performing Arts)

Jack Schofield (Elite Academy of Dance)

Jacob Piattoni (Cutting Edge Dance Center)

Jayden Marquez (La Bella Dance Company)

Jaylaen Higgins (Yoko's Dance)

Jayse Gillott (Forever Dance Lake Tahoe)

Jessica Sutton (Avi's Dance Project)

Joey Mato (TJE Dance Force)

Jolie Bermas (South Caroline Dance Company)

Julian Bargas (Studio J Dance Company, The Stage Dance Academy)

Justin Pham (The Element Dance Center, Murrieta Dance Project)

Kadin Mestas (Denver Dance Starz)

Kairi Devera (Triple Threat Performing Arts)

Kamryn Smith (Soul Shock Dance Company @ PDC)

Kayla Chan (Triple Threat Performing Arts)

Kelsey Young (The Dance Connection)

Kianna Gachett (Cutting Edge Dance Center)

Kyler Durrence (Centre for Performing Arts)

Lana Baird (Just Dance!)

Lance McDougal (Studio J Dance Company)

Lauren Shaw (WCSA)

Mackenzie Belanger (Karen's School of Dance)

Maddux Ellison (Cutting Edge Dance Center)

Madeline Underwood (Starz Elite Dance Center)

Mariah Humphrey (The Element Dance Center, Signature Dance Academy)

Mary Smith (Prestige DSOD Copped Dance Company)

Morgan Perschy (Triple Threat Dance Company)

Nathan Pringle (Triple Threat Performing Arts)

Pablo Cabrera (Rising Stars Dance Academy)

Paisley French (Tammy Jo's Studio, The Studio of Dance Kentucky)

Rachael Reese (Creative Dance)

Reese Gabran (Jordan Center Dance)

Sabrina Huang (Gravity C Dance LLC, Academy of Ballet Arts)

Sari Thaler (Rising Stars Dance Academy)

Scarlett Adlam (JEM Dance)

Sophia Laufer (The Rage)

Susie Miller (Soul Shock Dance Company @ PDC)

Taylor Valadez (The Element Dance Center, Just Plain Dancin')

Vanessa Soto (Dance Deluxe)

Vaughn Ramirez (360 Dance)

Zeb Hanson (Studio 84)

Zoey Guillette (South Carolina Dance Company)

[jjackfrost]

1, 3, 13

How many books did you read this year? 24 ! reading the 25th rn. (booktube has poisoned me into thinking this isn't a lot, but i had a lot more fun reading when i didn't pressure myself into reading more like i did last year lol)

3. What were your top five books of the year?

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (reread - it was my fav last year as well lol. This is my FAVORITE BOOK EVER.)

The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler (THIS IS VERY CLOSE BEHIND PHM. THIS IS THE REASON I CANT STOP THINKING ABOUT OCTOPUSES)

Our Hideous Progeny by C. E. McGill (this book means so much to me, please read it. ESPECIALLY if you like frankenstein. AND dinosaurs.)

Dracula's Child by J. S. Barnes (a sequel to Dracula that I did not expect to like as much as I did. He's currently writing a sequel to Frankenstein too and I'm like pissing myself)

Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley by Charlotte Gordon (talked about this in the previous ask. It's a biography, about what it says on the tin. It's so good)

13. What were your least favorite books of the year?

I thought I didn't have many books I super didn't like but then I went on a rant about one of them so I guess I do

The Space Between Us by Doug Johnstone seemed on first glance to have all the ingredients to be a favorite of mine, but it completely failed to make me care about the characters, and the sci-fi aspect of it was pretty underwhelming. Also, the run-on sentences were horrible. Ig it was a style thing, but I hate that so much lol.

The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery was on of the four octopus-related books I read this year after falling under The Mountain in the Sea's spell (The Space Between Us is also one of them, though the octopus in that one isn't really an octopus). It is a non-fiction book about Sy Montgomery learning about octopuses. The beginning was promising, where she first goes to the aquarium to meet an octopus called Athena, and she gets to hold Athena's arms and stuff - but then this just keeps happening. Athena dies and is replaced by another octopus, who Sy holds hands with for a bit, and then that octopus gets sick and is replaced by another octopus, and they hold hands a bit more. Then, maybe I didn't like it as much because it had a lot to do with other animals and learning how to scuba dive, which probably is interesting for other people, but my one-tracked mind was only there for the octopuses, so I just found it tedious. And then even when it was about octopuses, it always felt more like Sy was writing like "wow this is so amazing for ME," like about how it made her feel, and not so much about the actual octopuses ?? And there was something really uncomfortable about reading about them keeping an octopus in a bucket for several months because they were waiting for the other octopus to die, WHILE talking about how incredibly intelligent octopuses are like...isn't this just animal abuse at this point? They BRIEFLY mention the ethics of aquariums and capturing wild octopuses for no reason except to put them in an exhibit, not to rehabilitate them or anything, but it feels like the problematic aspects of this just kinda gets brushed away..... Anyway, didn't do it for me, and by the third time she writes "octopus time" (describing how time seems to flow differently while she's over the aquarium holding the octopus' arms) I was just kinda annoyed lol. Anyway, rant over

Autonomous by Annalee Newitz. This book isn't actually on the bottom of my list because I ranked it both by how much I enjoyed it, just pure entertainment value, and how much I admired the work that went into it. The Soul of an Octopus and The Space Between Us are at the very bottom, but there's still four books between them and Autonomous (The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee, The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness, The Unexpected Return of Josephine Fox by Claire Gradidge, and Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater). The reason I'm talking about Autonomous and not any the ones I ranked lower is because I did find the book compelling and entertaining like 80% of the time -- meanwhile, those other books were just fine. They were okay, the didn't really make an impression. I didn't dislike them, there were just other books I enjoyed more. THE THING IS. Autonomous did something so fucking weird at the end that it kind of ruined the whole book for me?? Like, please message me if you've read this in case something has just gone over my head, because like I swear to god there's a character who is gay but refuses to acknowledge it and instead says some really homophobic shit, who never comes to terms with his sexuality and instead puts the label Woman on the genderless character he has a crush on (who knows this isn't correct, but this character is kinda like, "well if it makes him like me then I guess I don't mind," which could have been interesting to explore if it weren't at the end of the book and it never goes anywhere??) and that's just how it ends? Huh????

Anyway, this became a lot longer than I thought it would, hope that answers the questions LMAO

[winchestergirl2]

Dark Angel | 2x11 The Berrisford Agenda |Part 1 (Part 2 here)

[rpg-material]

Masterlist - Female Faceclaims

Started: 22/11/2023

Last updated: 11/01/2024

A-B-C

Alexandra Daddario

Alycia Debnam-Carey

D-E-F-G

Danielle Campbell

H-I-J-K

India Eisley

Jenna Ortega

Kathryn Love Newton

L-M-N

Leni Klum

Mackenzie Foy

Natalie Alyn Lind

O-P-Q-R

Renata Valliulina/Ri

S-T-U-V

Sabrina (Annlynn) Carpenter

Sophie Mudd

Thomasin McKenzie

W-X-Y-Z

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Bryce, Jordan, Jude, and 200+ More of the Best Gender Neutral Baby Names

There are plenty of reasons you might want a shortlist of gender neutral baby names. For instance, if you're not finding out the gender of your baby before their born, but you want to have a name decided on ahead of time - picking a name that works for any gender is the perfect solve. Or maybe you just prefer gender neutral names to baby names that are more traditionally masculine or feminine (although, of course, we love using a baby boy name for girls!) Gender neutral baby names cut across categories. You can find gender neutral names amongst Victorian-era baby names, trendy names, and more unique picks, which means you can find the perfect gender neutral baby name no matter what "vibe" of name you're going for. And to get your creativity going, we rounded up more than 200 unisex names that will suit your baby no matter what. Ahead, find some of our favorite gender-neutral names for babies, from A to Z. A * Adair * Adan * Addison * Ade * Adrian * Aiden * Ainsley * Alby * Alex * Ali * Amari * Andy * Angel * Ari * Ariel * Aries * Ash * Asher * Aspen * Atlas * Aubrey * August * Austen * Avery * B * Baker * Bailey * Bali * Banks * Bellamy * Beckham * Berkeley * Billie * Blaine * Blair * Blake * Bobby * Bowen * Brett * Briar * Brighton * Briley * Brinley * Brooklyn * Bryce * C * Caelan * Cairo * Camden * Cameron * Campbell * Carey * Carson * Carter * Casey * Cassidy * Celyn * Chandler * Charlie * Chris * Cody * Colby * Cole * Collins * Corey * Cove * D * Dakota * Dale * Dallas * Dana * Dane * Darryl * Declan * Delta * Devin * Dorian * Drew * Dylan * E * Easton * Eli * Elliot * Ellis * Ellison * Ember * Emerson * Emory * Evan * Ezra * F * Fallon * Finley * Florian * Flynn * Frances * Frankie * G * Gabriel * Gale * Glenn * Grayson * Grey * H * Harley * Harper * Hayden * Hunter * I * Indiana * Indigo * J * James * Jamie * Jayden * Jaylen * Jesse * Jordan * Jude * Julian * Juniper * Justice * K * Kaden, * Kai * Keegan * Kelly * Kendall * Kennedy * Kerry * Knox * Kyle * L * Lake * Landon * Landry * Lane * Lee * Lennon * Lennox * Lincoln * Linden * Logan * London * Lou * Lucian * Lumi * M * Mackenzie * Madison * Marley * Mason * Max * Maxwell * Micah * Milan * Mina * Monroe * Montana * Morgan * N * Nash * Nevada * Nico * Noah * Noel * O * Oakley * Ollie * Ore * Ozzie * P * Palmer * Paris * Parker * Pat * Perri * Peyton * Piper * Phoenix * Q * Quinn * R * Reagan * Reed * Reese * Reign * Remy * Rey * Riley * River * Roan * Robin * Rory * Roux * Rowan * Royal * Rudy * Ryan * Ryder * Rylan * S * Sage * Salem * Sam * Santana * Sawyer * Saylor * Scout * Seven * Shannon * Shawn * Shiloh * Skylar * Sloane * Spencer * Sterling * Stevie * Sunny * Sydney * T * Tanner * Tatum * Taylor * Terry * Theo * Tony * Tory * Tracy * Tyler * U * Umber * Unique * Uri * V * Val * Vesper * * W * Wallace * West * Winter * Wrennyn * Wyatt * Wynne * X * Xoan * Y * Yael * Z * Zion https://www.popsugar.com/family/Gender-Neutral-Baby-Names-34485564?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

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Acknowledgments

Special Thanks to the Following:

NUTGAP coordinated by Dr. Gerardo Mackenzie and Dr. Diane Beckles, Dr. Carole Hom, Bryshal Moore, Rosa Fragello, all presenters/faculty & staff of UC Davis and allied outreach, & UC Davis Nutritional Biology Department

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Outline of The Role of Ascorbic Acid on Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Introduction

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma(HL) is a blood cancer affecting the lymphatic system

Tumors are mainly characterized by formation of Reed-Sternberg cells (H-RS)

HL has hyperactivation of the NF-kB pathway, which H-RS cells depend on for growth and survival

Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) acts as a antioxidant, yet in highdoses reached by IV, can act as a prooxidant which selectively kills cancer cells

Objectives

To investigate mechanisms describing how Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) kills Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

To visualize growth suppression & apoptosis (cell death)

Methodology

Cell Culture/Stock

Cell Proliferation

Immunohistochemistry

Antibody Probing

Cell Viability Assays

Image J Quantification

Results

Fig 2. Immunohistochemistry staining for PCNA and Bcl-xL were performed in L540 xenograft sections. Photographs were taken at 20x magnification )Below). Results were expressed as percent of PCNA+, and Bcl-xL+ area (mean ± SD) per 20x field.

Fig 1.Tumor Growth progression following treatment with Ascorbic Acid (AA)

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Fig 2. Images of Xenograft staining sections up close for PCNA and Bcl-xL

PCNA (+)

PCNA (-)

Bcl-xL (+)

Bcl-xL (-)

Conclusions

Tumor growth was inhibited when treated with ascorbic acid by a rate of 59%

Bcl-xL percent area showed no significant difference in staining when compared to control group

PCNA percent area showed no significant reduction in comparison to control group

L540 cells were revived, but were not viable for future experiments

Future Research

Determine the efficacy of Ascorbic Acid when combined with other chemotherapeutic drugs

Test if Curcumin (a tumeric bioactive) can effectively be combined with Ascorbic acid

Test Curcumin + Ascorbic Acid

Evaluate detailed mechanisms of action using HL L540 cells (using Western Blot)

References

1. Böttger F, Vallés-Martí A, Cahn L, Jimenez CR. High-dose intravenous vitamin C, a promising multi-targeting agent in the treatment of cancer. J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2021 Oct 30;40(1):343. doi: 10.1186/s13046-021-02134-y. PMID: 34717701; PMCID: PMC8557029.

2. Guorgui J, Wang R, Mattheolabakis G, Mackenzie GG. Curcumin formulated in solid lipid nanoparticles has enhanced efficacy in Hodgkin's lymphoma in mice. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2018 Jun 15;648:12-19. doi: 10.1016/j.abb.2018.04.012. Epub 2018 Apr 18. PMID: 29679536.

3. Mackenzie GG, Queisser N, Wolfson ML, Fraga CG, Adamo AM, Oteiza PI. Curcumin induces cell-arrest and apoptosis in association with the inhibition of constitutively active NF-kappaB and STAT3 pathways in Hodgkin's lymphoma cells. Int J Cancer. 2008 Jul 1;123(1):56-65. doi: 10.1002/ijc.23477. PMID: 18386790.

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Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves … and all the wrong guys. Now they’re willing to risk it all to find out if there’s more between them than just the law. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Jack Foley: George Clooney Karen Sisco: Jennifer Lopez Buddy Bragg: Ving Rhames Maurice ‘Snoopy’ Miller: Don Cheadle Glenn Michaels: Steve Zahn Marshall Sisco: Dennis Farina Adele Delisi: Catherine Keener Kenneth: Isaiah Washington Richard Ripley: Albert Brooks José ‘Chino’ Chirino: Luis Guzmán Moselle: Viola Davis Bank Employee: Jim Robinson Bank Customer: Mike Malone Bank Teller: Donna Frenzel Bank Cop: Manny Suárez Bank Cop: Keith Hudson Lulu: Paul Soileau Pup: Scott Allen Parking Lot Woman: Susan Hatfield White Boxer: Brad Martin Himey: James Black Daniel Burdon: Wendell B. Harris Jr. Library Guard: Chuck Castleberry Shock Lock FBI Man: Chic Daniel White Boy Bob: Keith Loneker Old Elevator Lady: Connie Sawyer Old Elevator Gent: Philip Perlman Raymond Cruz: Paul Calderon Officer Grant: Gregory Alpert Ripley Personnel: Mark Brown Ripley Receptionist: Sandra Ives Ripley Guard: Joe Hess Waitress: Betsy Monroe Philip: Wayne Pére Andy: Joe Chrest Third Ad Guy: Joe Coyle Midge: Nancy Allen Ray Nicolette (uncredited): Michael Keaton Hejirah Henry (uncredited): Samuel L. Jackson Federal Marshal: Stephen M. Horn Airport Patron (uncredited): Oscar A. Diaz Waitress (uncredited): Jennifer Dorogi Airport Passenger (uncredited): Deborah Smith Ford Xenon Light Guard (uncredited): Mike Gerzevitz Flight Attendant (uncredited): Thelma Gutiérrez Bank Manager (uncredited): Wayne V. Johnson Bank Patron (uncredited): Pati Lauren Shopper (uncredited): Sherrie Peterson Gas Station Attendant (uncredited): Ronnie Stutes Film Crew: Director: Steven Soderbergh Producer: Danny DeVito Executive Producer: Barry Sonnenfeld Novel: Elmore Leonard Screenplay: Scott Frank Executive Producer: John Hardy Producer: Michael Shamberg Producer: Stacey Sher Original Music Composer: David Holmes Director of Photography: Elliot Davis Editor: Anne V. Coates Makeup Artist: Bill Corso Digital Compositor: Sean MacKenzie Second Assistant Director: Trey Batchelor First Assistant Director: Gregory Jacobs Second Second Assistant Director: Michael Risoli Supervising Sound Editor: Larry Blake Set Dresser: Mike Malone Casting: Kathy Driscoll-Mohler Casting: Francine Maisler Production Design: Gary Frutkoff Art Direction: Philip Messina Set Decoration: Maggie Martin Costume Design: Betsy Heimann Makeup Artist: Margot Boccia Key Hair Stylist: Bonnie Clevering Makeup Artist: Anita Gibson Key Makeup Artist: Katherine James Hairstylist: Deborah Mills-Whitlock Hairstylist: Waldo Sanchez Makeup Effects Designer: David LeRoy Anderson Hairstylist: Mary L. Mastro Makeup Artist: Mark Shostrom Unit Production Manager: Frederic W. Brost Production Supervisor: Pat Chapman Post Production Supervisor: Caitlin Maloney Production Supervisor: Mary Morgan Additional Second Assistant Director: David M. Bernstein Second Second Assistant Director: William D. Robinson Set Dresser: Shane L. Ashton Set Dresser: Tristan Paris Bourne Art Department Assistant: Andrea Brody Leadman: Jon J. Bush Set Designer: Lauren Cory Set Designer: Keith P. Cunningham Standby Painter: Chuck Eskridge Property Master: Emily Ferry Set Dresser: Harry Frierson Construction Foreman: Gary Gagliardo Paint Coordinator: Hank Giardina Construction Foreman: William Gideon Props: Brett Gollin Assistant Property Master: Otniel Gonzalez Set Dresser: L. David Gordon Props: Charles Guanci Jr. Art Department Coordinator: Blair Huizingh Set Dresser: James E. Hurd Jr. Paint Coordinator: Steven Kerlagon Set Dresser: Alexander Kirst Set Dresser: Chris Patterson Leadman: David C. Potter Set Designer: Mary Saisselin Construction Coordinator: Chris Snyder Assistant Property Master: Joy Taylor Painter: Mark Woodworth Carpenter: John Blanchard Set Dresser: Kurt Braun Painter: Tammy DeRuiter Greensman: Michael ...

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37 Lost Books on Ancient Mesopotamia

The Lost Book Project is charging $12 for this collection. If you found this roundup useful, please consider donating to the Internet Archive instead.

The Epic of Gilgamesh by A. George (1999)

Enuma Elish: The Seven Tablets of Creation by L. W. King (1900)

Ancient Iraq by G. Roux (1964)

History Begins at Sumer: Thirty-Nine Firsts by S. Kramer (1956)

The Code of Hammurabi by Hammurabi (1905)

The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character by S. Kramer (1963)

Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization by L. Oppenheim (1964)

The Ancient Near East - An Anthology of Texts and Pictures by J. Pritchard (1958) Babylonian Magic and Sorcery by L. W. King (1896)

The Sumerians by C. Leonard Woolley (1920)

The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by A.H Sayce (1901)

Babylonian and Assyrian laws, Contracts and Letters by C. H. W. Johns (1904)

The Richest Man in Babylon by G.S Clayson (1926)

A history of the Babylonians and Assyrians (2nd Edition) - G. S. Goodspeed (1902)

Assyria, its Princes, Priests, and People - A. Sayce (1885)

The teachings of Zoroaster, and the philosophy of the Parsi religion by S. A. Kapadia (1913)

An old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic by M. Jastrow (1920)

Assyrian and Babylonian Religious Texts;  Prayers, Oracles, Hymns. Copied from the original tablets by J. A. Craig (1895)

Babylonian and Assyrian literature - comprising the epic of Izdubar, hymns, tablets, and cuneiform inscriptions - E. Wilson (1901)

Babylonian Boundary Stones and Memorial Tablets in the British Museum Vol. 1 by L. W. King (1912) Babylonian Boundary Stones and Memorial Tablets in the British Museum Vol. 2 by L. W. King (1912)

Chaldean Account of Genesis - Containing the Description of the Creation, the fall of man, the deluge, the tower of Babel, the times of the patriarchs, and Nimrod - G. Smith (1876)

Cuneiform Parallels to the Old Testament by R. W. Rogers (1912)

Discoveries Among the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon - A. Layard (1853)

Myths & Legends of Babylonia & Assyria - L. Spence (1916)

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by D. A. Mackenzie (1915)

The Babylonian Legends Of Creation by E. A. Wallis-Budge (1921)

The Chaldean Account Of The Deluge by G. Smith (1873)

The Code of Hammurabi by P. Handcock (1920) The Code of Hammurabi, King of Babylon about 2250 B.C. by R. F. Harper (1904)

The Devils and Evil Spirits of Babylonia Vol. 1/2 (1903)

The Law of Hammurabi and Moses; a sketch by H. Grimme (1907) The Religions of ancient Egypt and Babylonia - A. Sayce (1902)

Reports of Magicians and Astrologers of Nineveh and Babylon in the British Museum - Vol 1 - R. Thompson (1902) Reports of Magicians and Astrologers of Nineveh and Babylon in the British Museum - Vol 2 - R. Thompson (1902)