There is a budding story that is slowly growing right now as the 2015 NBA Draft draws near. And its main protagonist is a guy named Kristaps Porziņģis. Kristaps Porziņģis who? Porziņģis is a 7-foot-1 center-forward from Latvia who has good length and athleticism‚ runs the floor‚ protects the rim with his long arms and quick lateral movement‚ and finishes strong above the rim. To exaggerate‚ he has the speed and agility of a rookie Kevin Garnett and the outside shooting touch of a young Dirk Nowitzki
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was not shy‚ and‚ notwithstanding the fact that studies are not the most favorite subject for a child her age‚ I expected her to answer straightforwardly. Which‚ she did. However‚ she looked so eager to reply‚ that I could not fathom her enthusiasm about such a dull topic. All my instincts woke up! Her excitement was either a childish act‚ or was triggered by some very pleasant and very real event which must have taken place during the course of the past week’s studies. As for Dame Chaboix‚ encouraged
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what remains of our previous shamans room and as I glanced around the room I saw a few piles of junk‚ a decaying corpse‚ and a black crystal. Looking back on it I wish I hadn’t immediately ran for that crystal but what’s done is done and bitching about it now doesn’t help the situation at all. I crossed the room with all the haste my stubby little legs could give me and scooped the crystal up and into my hand. I felt a stinging sensation that started in my toes and slowly crept its way up my legs
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Geyser: definition. A geyser is a hot spring that periodically erupts‚ throwing water into the air accompanied by steam. The word geyser comes from Geysir‚ the name of an erupting spring at Haukadalur‚ Iceland; that name‚ in turn‚ comes from the Icelandic verb geysa‚ "to gush" or “to spout”‚ the verb itself from Old Norse. How it works. Generally all geyser field sites are located near active volcanic areas‚ and the geyser effect is due to the proximity of magma. Surface water works its way down
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with himself. "You don’t live on campus." "Right. We don’t both live on campus‚ so it’s long distance." Cooper rolls his eyes. "You two are both helpless. So‚ you’re at the off-Broadway production...." "Yes." Kurt tries to remember what made-up story he’s telling. "So‚ I had just come out with the rest of the cast at the back of the theater‚ and Blaine thrusts his playbill at me and asks for my autograph. I told him…that…I wasn’t anybody and he didn’t really want my picture. I mean autograph."
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A little girl wandered through the child-filled streets in her fairy costume. Her short dirty blonde hair fell on either side of her rosy cheeks which showed the purest of innocence. Just like every other Halloween night her green eyes sparked with excitement. Her name was Bianca‚ Halloween is the one thing she looked forward to all year round‚ seeing the houses decorated‚ feeling the breeze of fall brushing against her body and the wondrous scent of candy‚ all these things brought joy to her. Every
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land once again‚ even for just one night. They set up a camp and lit a fire‚ none talking as each slowly fell asleep. The long trip had run its course on the remaining men‚ leaving them with no hope‚ giving them no voice. There was nothing to talk about these days‚ with no hope
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Reading the story “The Chase” took me back to an event I feel if I had to judge anything that grossly affected my life this event without a dough takes the cake. Picture this am twelve years old and it is the first day of summer. It is the day my friends and I waited for all winter‚ opening season for swimming. Each day my friends and I took the long anticipated walk to the local swimming area “Lake Sona Vista”. This was the recreation area the black families who lived in Hartsville‚ South Carolina
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(She was one of the freshman girls‚ and hadn’t learned to avoid them yet.) She’d had three gin-and-tonics and Aaron kept staring at her boobs‚ so she only felt a little sorry about slapping him at the time. (And if he was trying to sleep with her‚ introducing her to an incredibly frustrating card game was the wrong way to go about it.) "This is worse than Calvinball‚" she’d fumed. "Penalty for speaking. Calling a P of O. What the hell is Calvinball?" he’d asked. "I’ll tell you some other time‚" she’d
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for their daughter for a long time. Estevan was an English teacher who lived in Guatemala with his wife and child‚ up until fifteen years ago. The reason for the sudden move was far harsher than Aurora would’ve liked. The letter continues with the story of how the government had persecuted their family because they had been part of a teachers union. The next part of this letter began to turn Aurora’s stomach. Their three year old child had been taken from them by kidnappers. This child’s name was
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