text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Sokcho - Seoraksan Info. Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Sokcho - Seoraksan Info. Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Travel Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message absolutmikeJoined: 28 Jan 2007 Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:47 pm Post subject: Sokcho - Seoraksan Info. Visited over the weekend, here is a recap of current prices/information. Arriving at Intercity Bus terminal (near City Hall, not near Emart) you can catch a taxi anywhere. Or walk 2 blocks towards the sea, turn right and you will come to a bus stop. Tourist info outside the terminal, they speak different languages. Only place in Sokcho I could find an English map. Bus Fare 1,100 won, no cards. Cash only, have the correct change or you will get 900 won back in coins if you put in 2,000 won. Bus 7 & 7-1 both go to Seoraksan. Seoraksan park entrance 2,500 won. Seoraksan Cable Car 9,000 won - get your ticket inside of the park, follow the signs. There was a 90 minute wait to go up the cable car even on a rainy day. Lots of hotels, motels, etc. in the area, nothing was full. We stayed at Seorak-dong, a few bus stops away from the entrance at the Goodstay Smile Resort. Good price, near the bus stop. It has an outdoor deck next to a mountain stream. The owner's son speaks English. In Sokcho. Lighthouse Observatory - free Expo Tower 1,500 won. It's open at night as well, for a night view. Bike rental at 7 Eleven (next to Expo Tower) 4,000 won per hour, they also have small electric scooters for 10,000 won per hour. No deposit. There are other bike rental locations, we rented at Expo Tower because we were already there. Supermarkets Emart near Expo Tower (Emart's prices were high on any 'beach or summer related' items) CS - a few blocks from Emart (look for the building with a white dove picture) Food Korean restaurants and seafood everywhere McDonalds - new? in front of Expo Tower, near Emart Popeyes - inside of Emart Pizza Hut & Dominoes on the main road kind of near Jungang market Dunkin Donuts & Baskin Robbins on the main road near Jungang market The beaches were not crowded at least the 1st weekend of July. Lots of different beaches in and around Sokcho to explore. Watch the prices in coffeeshops & restaurants near Jungang market. 2 different coffee shops and 1 restaurant tried to charge higher prices vs. what was on the menu. Maybe they assumed we couldn't read Korean? Take sun screen with you. The prices in Sokcho were grossly inflated. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Travel Forum All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Forums:----------------FAQJob-related Discussion ForumGeneral Discussion ForumOff-Topic ForumTravel ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumBuy/Sell/Trade Forum You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group TEFL International Supports Dave's ESL Cafe


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The oldest squadron of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), 322 Squadron, celebrated its 70th anniversary yesterday with its original mascot, Polly the Parrot, albeit stuffed. Also know as Polly Grey, the parrot died in 1947 but was lost until her photo was found on the Internet in 2011 and was handed back to the squadron yesterday.
Dutch Ministry of Defense photo
The squadron was formed by Prince Bernhard in 1943 and flew Spitfires, and one of its missions was intercepting German V-1 flying bombs. After World War II, it was deployed to the Dutch East Indies and New Guinea.
Dutch Ministry of Defense photo
Between 1964 and 1981, it flew F-104 Starfighters, which has a certain irony given that its founder was forced to give up all publc offices, including inspector-general of the armed forces, stripped of military honors and forbidden to wear a uniform because of the Starfighter affair.
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Since then, it has operated F-16s, including over former Yugoslavia, Libya and Afghanistan, where four of its aircraft are currently deployed.

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Jorge Lorenzo won the final round of the MotoGP championship in Valencia but it was Marc Marquez who claimed the championship in an enthralling race at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit.
The 2012 champion needed to win with Marquez no better than fifth but it never looked in doubt for the Spaniard who coped with all the mind games Lorenzo could throw at him and claimed an incredible first championship in his rookie season.
At the start, Marquez dropped back to third from pole as Lorenzo made another fast start with Dani Pedrosa in second. Valentino Rossi was up to fourth.
The opening few laps were characterised by Pedrosa harrassing Lorenzo, passing the Mallorcan on several occasions with the Yamaha coming straight back past. However, Pedrosa was not allowing the 2012 champion to settle with Marquez watching behind in third.
The slower pace of the leading Yamaha was allowing the riders behind to stay close unsettling Marquez as the young Spaniard realised any mistake would be catastrophic for the title race.
The leading duo continued to duke for position with a number of bold move from both Lorenzo and Pedrosa, however it was all clean enough.
Then came a key moment as Pedrosa battled with Lorenzo. Jorge forced the Honda rider wide, allowing Marquez through to the lead but dropping Pedrosa down the field.
Lorenzo then moved back ahead of Marquez and once again dropped the pace, allowing those behind to close up before upping the pace as he played mind games with the Honda rider.
Pedrosa recovered from his moment with Lorenzo as he moved back up to third, passing Alvaro Bautista and Rossi on the track as Cal Crutchlow crashed.
From that point on, Lorenzo ran a strong pace at the front with Marquez holding second ahead of Pedrosa as the chasing riders dropped back.
Lorenzo was comfortable out front but Marquez was even more at ease as he closed in on a historic first world title.
Pedrosa did close up and pass his teammate in the final few laps, however third was more than enough for Marquez and as Lorenzo won the race, the 20-year-old crossed the line to break a whole host of records, becoming the youngest ever MotoGP champion and the first rookie to win the championship in his first year since Kenny Roberts in 1978.
Marquez is a deserving champion and this will be only the start of his success as he can only get better in the future.
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Rainbow View Injured, Out of Beverly D.
Augustin Stable's Rainbow View, the morning-line favorite for the $750,000 Beverly D. Stakes (gr. IT) for fillies and mares Aug. 21, has been scratched.
Augustin Stable's Rainbow View, the morning-line favorite for the $750,000 Beverly D. Stakes (gr. IT) for fillies and mares Aug. 21, has been scratched.
Tuscan Evening's sad demise earlier this month has left the $750,000 Beverly D. devoid of any obvious favorite on Arlington Million day Aug. 21 at Arlington Park.
Tuscan Evening remained unbeaten in six graded stakes in 2010 when she led Eclair de Lune all the way in the $150,000 Modesty Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the Arlington Park turf July 17.
Tuscan Evening puts her 2010 unbeaten record on the line in the Modesty Handicap and Woodford Reserve Turf Classic winner General Quarters tops an 11-horse field in the Arlington Handicap (gr. III) at Arlington Park July 17.
Simply Splendid remained perfect in two starts on the turf this season, courageously holding off Miss Keller in the final yards to win the $300,400 Nassau Stakes (Can-IIT) by a half-length June 5 at Woodbine.
Augustin Stable's multiple group I winner Rainbow View will carry high weight of 125 pounds as the 4-year-old filly headlines the June 5 Nassau Stakes (Can-IIT) at Woodbine.
Deserving favorite claims Gallorette Handicap (gr. IIIT) for Augustin Stable and trainer Jonathan Sheppard.
Payton d'Oro, who won last year's Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (gr. II) at Pimlico as part of a four-race win streak, will be gunning for her second straight win when she faces nine disaffers in the May 15 Gallorette Handicap.
European trainer John Gosden hopes to stun the racing world with Rainbow View in the Ladies Classic Nov. 6, like he did with Raven's Pass in the Classic last year.
Godolphin's Music Note was third in the Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic last year. Careless Jewel, second choice at 2-1, is on the rail.
Rachel Alexandra isn't coming and Zenyatta is leaning to the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I). However, anyone who believes that doesn't leave much for the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) needs to think again.
The Breeders' Cup World Championships success last year of five European-trained horses at Santa Anita Park really made everybody sit up and take notice. There were a record 31 European-trained raiders in 2008 and the number is set to be matched or even surpassed this year.
Lahaleeb produced the biggest upset in the 54-year history of Woodbine's E.P. Taylor Stakes (Can-IT) Oct. 17 when she came from off the pace in the stretch to win the $964,356 test for fillies and mares at odds of 44-1.
Coming off a group I win in Ireland, Rainbow View can sew up a starting berth in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT) next month with a victory in Woodbine's $1 million E.P. Taylor Stakes (Can-IT) on the turf Oct. 17.
Rainbow View registered her first victory of the season as she rolled to a two-length win over Heaven Sent in the Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron Stakes (Ire-I) at Leopardstown Sept. 5.
Midday emerged from the fog and gloom to capture her first group I victory, drawing off to a commanding 2 1/4-length win in the Blue Square Nassau Stakes (Eng-I) at Goodwood Aug. 1.
Stanjames.com One Thousand Guineas (Eng-I) heroine Ghanaati demolished a stellar field to capture the Coronation Stakes (Eng-I) at Royal Ascot June 19.
The 2009 renewal of the Investec Oaks (Eng-I) has attracted 10 starters at the final 48-hour declaration stage. Run over 1 1/2 miles at Epsom Downs on Investec Ladies Day June 5 and worth about US$573,695), this year's contest promises to be a high-class renewal.
A dozen 3-year-old fillies have reached the six-day confirmation stage for the 2009 Investec Oaks (Eng-I) on June 5 at Epsom Downs, led by Sariska and Rainbow View.
Sometimes a change of scenery and a stiff drink are all a girl needs. That was at least partially the case for Forever Together, who was named 2008 champion turf mare.
Zarkava was the big winner at the at the 2008 Cartier Racing Awards in London's Grosvenor House Hotel Nov. 17, collecting both the Horse Of The Year and Cartier Champion Three-Year-Old Filly awards.
MAHUBAH'S CORNER, by Avalyn Hunter <P>Dynaformer has sired grade I winners on dirt and turf, classic winners on both sides of the Atlantic, and produced a three-time steeplechase champion. The son of Roberto now expands the bounds of his proven versatility further with Rainbow View, a juvenile filly who could become a champion on two continents.
Rainbow View remained perfect with a dominating 2 1/2-length victory in the Meon Valley Stud Fillies' Mile (Eng-I) at Ascot Sept. 27. The victory was one of two group I wins on the day for trainer John Gosden and jockey Jimmy Fortune, who also teamed up to capture the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored by Sony) (Eng-I) with Raven's Pass.


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During Summer 2010, CIS supported three summer projects under a new faculty technology grant program, Teaching with Technology, which was a pilot run in conjunction with the Dean of Faculty's Office. In this article, we introduce one of the projects, ODE Architect in the Cloud, led by Dr. Robert Borrelli (PI, Mathematics Prof. Emer.) and Dr. Jeho Park (CIS, Scientific Computing Specialist). The project aimed to demonstrate the possibility of running ODE Architect in a remote virtual computing environment.
ODE Architect (ODEA) is a legacy software package that first appeared in 1998 under support of the Consortium of ODE Experiments (C*ODE*E) and the National Science Foundation. Although it is a 12-year-old program, it's known to provide a useful teaching environment for college level Differential Equations classes. But, like most legacy software, it has serious incompatibility issues under modern Operating Systems. As the ODEA package is bundled with the book, Differential Equations, which is being used in a couple of Differential Equations classes at HMC and Pomona College, the incompatibility issues are a current problem for HMC students and faculty who wish to try the software along with the text.
Prof. Borrelli, CIS , and Wiley & Sons, Inc. (the publisher of the book and the distributor of the software package) collaboratively worked to setup a virtual machine environment for the ODEA package. CIS put the virtual machine in a cloud computing facility called CloudShare in order to provide an on-demand access to the virtual machine over the Internet. The beauty of their service is that pre-configured virtual machines can be shared and accessed using a browser, and moreover it is free to try. So, as a result of the project, the requirements for running the ODEA tool kit became a browser and the Internet, i.e., no more hair-pulling about incompatibility issues!
CloudShare generously offered HMC an extended number of invitations which can be used for our faculty and students during the fall semester. Please use the form here to request an invitation from CIS to the ODE Architect in the Cloud environment. For those who wish to try it, we encourage you to read the account setup instructions at http://tinyurl.com/odearch. (Their registration process is kind of tricky.) Once you setup the CloudShare Pro trial account, you get access to the pre-configured remote virtual machine through your browser using a Java applet. Currently the Java applet is compatible with most browsers in Windows, but only Firefox in OS X and Linux.
For all other ways to use the cloud computing environment, please refer to this QuickStart Guide and CloudShare.com website at http://cloudshare.com. They have an FAQ page at http://www.cloudshare.com/Products/CloudShare-Pro/FAQ.aspx, and community forum at http://community.cloudshare.com. Again, to request an invitation to the ODE Architect in the Cloud environment, fill in the form at http://tinyurl.com/odearch-form.


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Wondering what to do with your motley mish-mosh of hard-boiled delicacies now that Easter is over? Well no more! It's Egg Salad Week!!! Make some egg salad (but only if you've been refrigerating your eggs!), and while you're at it, read on to learn more than you ever thought you could about the egg-zilarating, egg-stravagant, sp-egg-tacular EGG!
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*The oldest dinosaur eggs ever found are about 200 million years old.
* Since 1955, the Waffle House has served over 1,527,602,959 eggs.
* All penguin species, except the King and Emperor, lay two eggs.
*Fresh eggs will sink in water while stale ones float (do not eat the floaters!)
* Chickens lay different colored eggs, including shades of white, brown, pink, blue and green.
*If you leave an egg soaking in vinegar for one day, you can take it out and bounce it! The reason is the vinegar (or acetic acid) reacts with the shell (or calcium carbonate) and carbon dioxide is released as bubbles, taking the calcium along with it.
* An egg's shell has over 17,000 pores.
*Egg yolks are one of the few foods that naturally contain vitamin D.
*In ancient Rome, meals often began with an egg course. The Romans crushed the shells in their plates to ensure no evil spirits could hide there.
*Eggs (especially rotten ones) and other foods have been thrown in protest since the time of Vespasian nearly 2,000 years ago. Eggs were chosen because of their less than lethal – and messy – nature, as well as ease of procurement.
*The ovum (or egg) is the largest cell in the human body and can usually be seen with the naked eye.


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Akvelon Inc., a company that specializes in CRM solutions, is announcing its latest update to Global Search. The new version, Global Search v.2.5 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 includes features that have been specifically created in response to recent customer feedback. Key enhancements include support tools for searching content of an attachment, display related entities specific to many-to-many (N:N) relationships, and the option to locate records by lookup fields.
With Global Search v.2.5, it is now possible to locate records by lookup field and then open records by clicking on the appropriate link. With just one click, users can jump from any one, unique record to other related records.


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As ESPN reported, USC quarterback Matt Barkley will throw at his Pro Day in LA, rather than Indy. He'll be an interesting player to track.
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What I've gotten from scouts/execs on Barkley varies WILDLY. But all think his intangibles are off-the-charts, has a shot to help himself.
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Best: Aikman-like qualities. Worst: He's Kellen Moore. RT @JetsFan512 @AlbertBreer List the best thing you heard and worst thing you heard.
Interesting what staying for your Senior year will do for your draft stock.
I think if Barkley threw next to guys like Wilson, Glennon and Bray, his lack of arm strength would become increasingly evident.
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Sounds like he has vaginitis
Not throwing at the combine shouldnt effect him. He has 2 good WR at home he will be throwing to. For guys like Glannon who doesn't have good WR at home this is well more of an opportunity. For Barkley even if he looked great it still wouldn't improve his stock. We already know he can make all the passes it is not well needed.
Great intangibles. Hmm sounds like another USC QB I know....
I bet you Sanchez (Leinart too) has hurt Barkley's stock.
Stay away from all of these 'top rated' Qb's in this draft. The teams that take any of these guys in the 1st round will be sorry.
Maybe it's just me, but I consider the QB workouts at the combine to be the most useless anyway.
You're watching these guys throw under zero pressure to receivers who are totally uncovered.
Barkley and Sanchez should never be compared. They went to the same school, are both right handed and are the same height... But that is the end of it.
Barkley is a 4 year starter, threw 116 TDs and completed 60% of his passes all 4 years. He's a leader and has overcome adversity playing at USC while they were on probation.
He has nothing to gain by throwing at the combine and his shoulder is still not 100% so this is a no brainier.
I remember when teams were interviewing him all they could talk about were his intangibles. My point is, how did that work out for us?
I hardly call it a traditional west coast offense given the disparity of talent the typical USC QB has at his disposal vs the defenses he faces.
My thoughts anyway...
On a side note, I think they should change the combine and have 1 on 1 drills like they do at the Senior Bowl. Nothing crazy, still in shorts, but at least it offers some competitive match ups.
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It's Hard To Be Alone With The Truth…But You Don't Need To Be
When you know the truth about our predicament and have no one to talk with about what you know, it can be painful. Sometimes when we are surrounded by people who prefer to remain oblivious, we begin feeling crazy and tend to doubt our own truth. Often, this makes it even more difficult to move ahead and prepare for an uncertain future, doing the things we know we need to do. If this describes your situation, consider life coaching. Ask me about Discount Life Coaching Packages. Email me at: firstname.lastname@example.com


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The lights are on
Did you miss any of the big stories this week? Want to find out how the pieces fit together? You're in the right place. This is the News Informer Recap.
"Always On" is the latest buzz word in gaming.
Arguably the biggest story of the week was the departure of embattled Microsoft designer Adam Orth. Orth stepped into the spotlight due to impolitic comments regarding rumors that the next Microsoft console would be "always on" (the newest buzz word in the gaming world). While his statements definitely didn't strike the right tone, the bigger surprise was his adamant defense of gaming hardware that is rumored to require a constant internet connection.
The question that has been asked by pundits and consumers alike is simple. "How could Microsoft think that this is a good idea?" The answer is a bit more complex. Any team focused intently on a project is subject to a greater amount of internal communication. The world becomes sealed off, and as the affirmations and reassurances on the inside grow louder, it becomes harder for external voices to be heard.
Everyone looking in from the outside sees the problems, and I've heard it asked why external parties seemingly have better perspective. It's extremely difficult to tell you're in a snow globe when the blizzard is coming down. It takes something of such enormous magnitude to crack the glass.
Given the community outcry to Orth's statements and the threat of relying on internet connections that are spotty even the most urbanized areas of our country, Microsoft might just be rethinking their strategy… if it actually did include "always on," which is still just a rumor.
Also in the realm of speculation is that Microsoft is planning to pull back the curtain on the new hardware at the end of May, and that the new console might integrate directly with televisions and set-top cable boxes.
EA lays off mobile staff at EA Montreal.
Also this week, EA shifted gears in their Montreal operations, laying off a number of employees in their mobile division. This comes after layoffs at Visceral Montreal in February. When those cuts took place, EA claimed that EA Montreal was a "key development studio." Much has taken place since that statement was made, most notably the resignation of CEO John Riccitiello. It wasn't a terribly good few days for EA, who also took home their second consecutive "Worst Company in America" award in Consumerist's annual poll.
Departures at Irrational Games and Twisted Pixel.
A couple of key personnel have left studios this week, with Irrational Games' Rod Fergusson departing now that Bioshock Infinite has been shipped. Just yesterday, Dan Teasdale of Twisted Pixel (and the absurdly amusing Super Drake Tracker 2000 EX Kickstarter campaign) announced that he is moving on to another opportunity.
BioWare Co-Founder Shoulders Responsibility For Creative Output Under EA
In a conversation with GamesIndustry International, Dr. Greg Zeschuk spoke about BioWare's acquisition by EA. One of the most interesting statements was his assertion that the publisher never imposed itself creatively on the studio.
Game Developer Magazine's Last Issue In July
After 19 years of publication, respected trade journal Game Developer Magazine will cease publication. This was the result of reorganization at parent UBM Tech, who also made concurrent changes at Gamasutra.
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Nice job, dudes.
This is great please keep it up Mike!
Nice summary.
So many people in the industry keep "Moving on" these days. I wonder if this is a new trend.


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Mar 14, 2012
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- A Saudi national has been arrested on charges ofthreatening to blow up the White House.
Feb 24, 2012
TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel's military has sought to compensate for a steadydecline in conscription by recruiting Orthodox Jews.
Feb 07, 2012
NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran, concerned over abductions, has banned land travel inSyria.
Jan 17, 2012
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Iraq has been detaining hundreds of foreigncontractors, including those hired to protect the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.


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We made it back from Philadelphia last night. I did four batches of laundry today. How is it that we were only gone three days and I still had four batches of laundry?
I enjoyed my visit to the American Swedish Historical Museum. I had great intentions to take a picture, but for various reasons, it didn't happen.
At my lectures, I have noticed themes in the questions people ask. There is one question in particular that I get asked about two-thirds of the time when I give my "book lecture." Yesterday, I just focused on my Swedish "journey taker" or immigrant, Karsti Nilsdotter Karsti left Sweden alone at age seventeen to come to America. At some point during my story of her immigration, someone in the audience usually raises their hand and asks some version of this question, "How did Karsti pay to come to the US?" or, more generally, "How did our ancestors pay for the ship voyage to America?"
I thought I would answer that question here. First, keep in mind that while we often think of the "tired" the "poor" and the "huddled masses" (from Emma Lazarus's famous poem) coming to the US, the poorest of the poor, generally, did not come. They couldn't afford it. In the 1700s, some of the poorest, particularly from the German states, came through the redemption system, where they basically sold themselves into servitude. This had long since come to an end by the mid to late 1800s, when my "journey takers" made their voyage across the ocean. For many immigrants, crossing the ocean was a huge effort that sometimes took years of planning and saving. Sometimes immigrants sold all they had to pay for the voyage, essentially arriving in the US with next to nothing. (The Irish were a special case, as during the potato famine of the 1840s, they really were the "huddled masses" arriving in the US in desperate conditions. Often, landlords paid to send these immigrants to North America- basically, just to get rid of them. You can read more about it here.)
Karsti came after joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or LDS Church. The LDS Church had a program that helped its members to make the trip to "Zion," or what would become the state of Utah. This program was known as the Perpetual Emigration Fund (or PEF). Converts could borrow money from the Church. Careful records were kept, and these members were expected to pay the money back in full. The money they put back into the system was then used to bring other members over. You can read more about it here.
Of course, immigrants outside the LDS Church received financial aid to make the trip. Some received aid from other religious or benevolent society groups. Others received aid from family or friends.
Karsti did not receive aid from the PEF. Records indicate that she paid for the trip independently. I have a theory on how she was able to do this. By the time Karsti immigrated, she had lost both of her parents. Her father had passed away a couple of years earlier when Karsti was 14. Karsti probably received a portion of his inheritance when her father died. I assume she used this to fund her journey to Utah.
On an unrelated note, my computer crashed while we were in Philadelphia. It has been on its death bed for a while (although it is only two years old), so I had been careful to keep back-ups. In fact, just a couple of weeks earlier, I had invested in an external hard drive. I am currently typing on my husband's old computer while I decide what to do. A computer crash is always a pain, but I am very glad I had recent back-ups, or it would have been a lot worse. If you don't have your files backed up (in more than one place), do it tonight!


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Submission + - Microsoft Buys Netscape In AOL Patent Deal (allthingsd.com)
inode_buddha writes: It's part of the $1 billion AOL patent deal, and it's something that would have made many minds explode back in the 1990s. It still makes my mind explode today. Marc Andreesen points out that MS now has a significant chunk of the old Netscape. What are the ramifications for Mozilla?


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Samsung has begun rolling out an update to the Galaxy Gear that will bring over Tizen, the company's in-house OS, to the smartwatch. The update carries software version 2.2.0, and while the entire OS will be replaced, most users won't notice any visual differences. However, quite a few improvements and new features are to be had - improved performance and battery life, features such as an standalone music player (you can store music on the watch itself), customizable shortcuts for tap input, voice commands in the camera, among others.
I'm still waiting on the Tizen phones Samsung has been promising for years. Even though it's essentially 'TouchWiz OS' (in other words, cringe-worthy), it's still an alternative operating system I would love to play with.
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The shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, started protests across the country. Many were outraged that a night watch patrol could kill a teen in a hoodie, because he felt "threatened". But the drama continued with today's announcement that attorney's for the shooter, George Zimmerman, have now quit the case.
After defense attorney's Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig lost contact with George Zimmerman for two days, they decided to resign. In a press conference they stated, "We can't represent him unless he comes forward and asks us". They went on to say, "We have a pretty good idea where he is, but Zimmerman is not answering the phone". It appears they believe he is still in the United States, but just not in Florida. Seems natural for him to run and try to hide under a rock, with all this unwanted publicity. The strange thing is…the attorney's never actually met with him. Say what?
What an incredibly senseless shooting and outcome. This goes to show…if we put guns in the hands of untrained citizens and give them authority to shoot based on "feeling", things can go really wrong.
While it is tragic to lose the life of an innocent teen, it is also disheartening that a "regular guy" lost his normal life with one bad decision. We all judge but should be reminded…one wrong move and we are all a step closer to destruction. It would not be surprising if Zimmerman ends up in a mental institution from a breakdown.
And yes, Zimmerman has set up a website to get donations for paying attorney fees. Will you donate to his cause? Sorry…but no plans on my end to throw cash his way. No Grand Jury coming to save him either…that plan was rejected.


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Day By Day January 18, 2013 – Not Keeping up with the JonesesPosted by Flap in Day By Day, tags: Contract With America, Day By Day, Newt Gingrich
Chris, it looks to me that the House GOP Leadership would rather revert to the GOP of Rep. Bob Michel rather than fight a principled battle.
The Democrats controlled the House for forty years until Newt Gingrich had the intestinal fortitude to devise the Contract With America.
Think it is time for a new contract?
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Each week, thousands of Christians gather for prayer and discussion at Liberty University's cavernous Vines Center in Lynchburg, Va.
One Monday morning in January, they listened to husband-and-wife film producing team Mark Burnett and Roma Downey pitch their new movie, "Son of God."
About 10,000 students and faculty members watched as the pair behind the hit History channel miniseries "The Bible" showed clips from the film and discussed its religious significance.
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"Yes, it is a movie, but it is more than a movie," Burnett told The Times. "This is an evangelizing tool."
The Jan. 20 visit was part of a months-long campaign that saw Burnett and Downey visit more than 30 religious organizations to promote their film, which is being distributed by 20th Century Fox and premieres on 3,254 screens nationwide Friday.
"They've been on the road seemingly for months," said Chris Aronson, president of domestic distribution for 20th Century Fox. "It is really a remarkable achievement, what they've been able to do with their tenacity and dedication to the project."
The effort appears to be paying dividends.
Across the country, churches and other groups have rented out multiplexes where "Son of God" will be shown, free of charge, to their parishioners. Other organizations have bought tickets by the thousands and donated them to churches to disseminate to their flocks.
Locally, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles is giving away 8,000 tickets donated by an anonymous individual. The megachurches of high-profile pastors Rick Warren and Joel Osteen are also distributing free tickets.
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Burnett is the successful producer of the hit television series "Survivor," "The Apprentice" and "The Voice," among others. Downey is best known as the co-star of the long-running faith-based TV program "Touched by an Angel."
Their efforts could lead to a sizable opening weekend for "Son of God," which tells the story of the life of Jesus Christ and is culled from footage shot for last March's "The Bible."
It is also the first film to be released in what Rentrak box-office analyst Paul Dergarabedian has termed "the year of the Biblical movie." Paramount Pictures' "Noah" will open March 28, and 20th Century Fox's "Exodus" comes out Dec. 12.
If the films are successful, Dergarabedian believes, "this could be an untapped marketplace that could provide dividends for years to come."
Financed by Burnett and Downey's LightWorkers Media and Hearst Entertainment & Syndication, "Son of God" is expected to gross $15 million to $25 million, according to those who have seen pre-release audience surveys.
An opening in that range would put the film far off the pace of 2004's "The Passion of the Christ," which had a domestic debut of $83.4 million and went on to gross $611.9 million worldwide.
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But executives at Christian organizations said that the outreach done by Burnett and Downey and the ambitious preselling of tickets — hundreds of thousands have been sold — exceed efforts made to promote "The Passion" a decade ago.
Compassion International, a Christian relief group, didn't mount a ticket giveaway for "The Passion" but is doing so for "Son of God" — and in a major way. The group has purchased 225,000 tickets to screenings in 40 cities including Los Angeles. The tickets are being donated to churches, which are distributing them.
"Everything we do is about Christ, and we feel like this was a perfect opportunity for us to further the message of our savior," said Tim Glenn, communications director for Compassion International, which sponsors needy children around the world.
Arenas Entertainment, a Los Angeles company that specializes in entertainment and film marketing to Latino audiences, has been working with the archdiocese to arrange the free, local screenings and disseminate tickets.
"Son of God" will be shown at theaters in downtown L.A., South Gate, Van Nuys and Oxnard. Santiago Pozo, Arenas' chief executive, said that 30 showings would be in Spanish and 10 in English.
Archbishop José H. Gomez, who saw the film at a private screening in November and served as a consultant to Burnett and Downey, selected the theaters where the free showings would take place.
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Burnett is proud of the Spanish-language version of "Son of God," which he said was created with top actors in Mexico, including Eduardo Verastegui, who provides the voice of Jesus.
Pozo expects Latino audiences to attend in big numbers, especially older people who may not speak English.
"Abuelita is saying to her grandson, 'Take me to this film,'" Pozo said. "What they have tried to do is open the movie to an audience that doesn't normally go to the movies."
Aronson said the Spanish-language version of the film is showing in 165 theaters across the country, significantly more than for a typical movie. He said that for most films, about 10 theaters screen a Spanish-language version.
"Son of God" was born out of the 10-hour "The Bible" miniseries. Burnett said that early in the filming of the TV program, he and Downey were reviewing dailies and were astounded by the footage.
"Roma said to me, 'This is so good, we should be making a big feature film,'" Burnett said. "We decided we could, so we did."
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Once the decision was made, Burnett said, the production was beefed up to include some cinematic shots — including some requiring a helicopter — that would lend themselves to a feature of epic proportions. The film, budgeted at an estimated $22 million, includes footage that was used in "The Bible" as well as other material that was shot while making the miniseries but not previously aired. Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer provided the score.
When it came to finding a distributor, Burnett and Downey considered several options, but 20th Century Fox had an inside track because its home entertainment division released "The Bible" on Blu-ray and DVD.
After Burnett and Downey's appearance in Lynchburg, Liberty officials decided to rent out a Regal multiplex across the street from the campus, and the school is giving away about 2,000 tickets to opening-night showings of the movie.
Johnnie Moore, Liberty's senior vice president of communications, said the screenings are being done at a cost of "tens of thousands of dollars" to the school, which was founded by the late evangelical pastor Jerry Falwell.
"Son of God" will be shown on all 14 screens at once at midnight.
"We did that on purpose," Moore said, "because our students think it is cool."
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Oxley Local Area Command police were called to a Nundle address on Sunday night, after reports of a domestic disturbance.
Police allege a 16-year-old boy stabbed a 35-year-old man in the chest several times and a 43-year-old female in the left hand.
The teenager was arrested at the scene and taken to Tamworth Police Station for questioning.
Detectives later charged the boy with two counts of recklessly inflicting bodily harm.
Bail was refused.
The man was transferred to John Hunter Hospital at Newcastle where he is believed to be in a serious condition.
The woman, who suffered several stab wounds to her hand is awaiting surgery and remains in a stable condition at Tamworth Base Hospital.


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Posted 08 March 2006 - 10:27 PM
First time poster here. Though I'm not new to the SubaruVanagon thing. I completed my conversion 6 years ago and this is the first trouble I've had. As a matter of fact, I haven't posted to the SubaruVanagon Yahoo Group in a while. The conversions are more refined now a days than mine so I don't have much to add. And, my conversion has been so reliable I haven't had to post much:-)). It's an 84 Westy Wolfsburg that I got for a song with a busted tranny (how's that for reversed). I didn't even bother with the wasserleaker. Went straight for the conversion.
BUT, I'm having trouble now. I've got a miss at idle and under load that I can't seem to diagnose. I've cross posted to the Yahoo group in the hopes that someone will be able to help me.
Here's the summary:
Symptom: Miss at any engine speed below about 3500 rpm. Lopes while idling cold or hot. Can't isolate it to a cylinder with either a plug wire or injector connection. Will even die at first start while idling. I've replace the coil pack and plug wires and regapped the plugs and replaced the fuel filter.
When that didn't fix it I cobbled together a fuel pressure gauge. I don't have much faith in the accuracy of the gauge but it seems to be in the ball park. Sustained pressures of 38 psi. Pressure goes up to about 42 psi with the vacuum connection to the control pressure regulator removed and when it almost dies while idling.
A vacuum test showed a narrow vibration at idle but within spec that disappears as throttle is applied. If I pinch the fuel return line closed it jumps instantly to over 100 psi, so I don't suspect the fuel pump. No obvious vacuum leaks. I sprayed carb cleaner around the intake manifold with no change.
In test mode I get the following codes:
12 Starter switch remains on (expected)
14 fuel injector
15 fuel injector
17 fuel injector
23 air flow sensor (could this be caused by the miss?)
33 Speed sensor (tried 3 different ones and can't find one it likes)
35 purge control solenoid (expected with the above)
I'd appreciate any help. It's been warm here so I REALLY need to get my bus fixed. Time to Camp and Sail!
Should I cross post this to another discussion? If so, how?
84/90 Westy/Soob
Jackson, MS
Posted 09 March 2006 - 12:16 AM
If you have a CEL plug the green's together and report findings.
I suspect the air flow meter. When they are flaking out they cause a lack of idle. What kind of air filter setup are you using?
Posted 09 March 2006 - 08:42 AM
I'm using the KEP intake system.
Posted 10 March 2006 - 09:40 AM
Either way those are all the codes since the battery was disconnected, not necessarily current problems. I would disconnect the battery and drive it for 3-5 minutes and see what "new" ones come up.
Posted 10 March 2006 - 02:29 PM
I don't have a CEL. (No smog requirements here). I use the LED on the ECU to check the codes. Is this giving me test mode codes or read mode codes?
Update. Cleaned the throttle body (dirty) and tried to adjust the idle with the IAC. Still missing. At warm idle the o2 sensor was reading .7-.82V .
Also sprayed carb cleaner around the intake/head interface. No change in idle. Varified fuel pressure readings (o.k.).
Posted 10 March 2006 - 02:53 PM
Posted 11 March 2006 - 08:07 PM
Is there any way to check the AFM?
Not that im aware of, I typically just stick another one on to rule it out. The K&N cone filters have been known to cause some problems with them.
Posted 19 March 2006 - 06:50 PM
16: I disconnected it momentarily to check for a miss.
35: Purge Control; I've always gotten that one.
So what's the next move here? AFM or am I looking at a compression test?
Thanks for any suggestions.
Posted 28 March 2006 - 04:43 PM
Another update and Uh-Oh.
I replaced the air flow sensor with one from the junkyard. Same thing. Miss throughout driving range.
Disconnected the battery cable overnite.
Added some Iso-heat water remover. And drove about 15 miles. Seems better but still not good. Still misses at idle and has a miss under load below 3000 rpm.
On another note. I've been reading alot. Too late. I've commited a cardinal sin. I fussed with the throttle stop screw and used a carb cleaner on the throttle body. Of course the idle is too high (1500+). I've also tried to reset the throttle position sensor.
AND to top it off, my mother hit a deer with my other vehicle so I need my bus back ASAP.
Junk yards here are asking $100 for a throttle body. But I don't think that's the source of my problems. I can live with a high idle until I can find one at a reasonable price. I am worried about the miss.
Any further suggestions?
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Rimelands: Hammer Of Thor in Review – Post-apocolyptic Treasure Hunting
When it comes to RPGs I prefer turn based to real time combat, and while 3D looks spiffy I'd much rather see nicely rendered 2D images. If it needs to be 3D, then more of an isometric or top down perspective is the way to go. A world with a well developed history is a bonus, and quests and NPC interaction are basically a must. As it turns out, Rimelands: Hammer of Thor has all of this in spades, and what at first glance appeared to be "big whoop, another RPG" is now turning into "hey, this is a pretty nice RPG".
Rimelands feels a bit like Fallout at first in terms of plot, but instead of some altruistic motive like trying to help people, it seems that you're basically a treasure seeker. Sure your grandma has some ulterior motives, but since she won't share the details you just have to trust that all will be revealed in due time – and it will. You'll learn about events past, present and future through plenty of NPC interaction and books that you find throughout your journeys. That pretty much covers a fleshed out world.
So how about quests and combat? No need to worry in that department. You have your main objective of helping your grandmother, but along the way folks will ask you to do other things as well. And all of these quests will be highlighted with plenty of combat. Fighting is interesting because while most RPGs use some sort of dice mechanic behind the scenes to control the outcome, in Rimelands you actually get to see the dice. Each combatant throws a certain number of dice depending on stats, and a simple calculation of skulls minus shields determines whether an attack was a success or failure. What's cool is that once per round you can use a mana point to re-roll any non-favorable dice.
Also, while not as complex as many RPGs, there is character customization in the form of three 'specialties" – barbarian, assassin and shaman. In general this helps build melee, ranged and magical skills respectively. The beauty of the system is that every time you go up a level you can pick a new path to follow, so you can either have a very specialized character or a more well rounded one depending on your preferences. The other really neat feature is the ability to build your own weapons with blueprints that you find. You get materials from deconstructing other items you find on your journeys (at a price, of course), but once you've got the materials you can build the equipment on your own.
Sounds perfect, right? Well, the save system is rather annoying. I'm not sure what triggers a save, though I suspect it's any time a new area is loaded, but I'd much prefer the good old fashion "click a button to save" method. Also, while not detrimental to the overall gaming experience, the fact that you see the "loading…." screen as much as you do gets a bit frustrating. I guess that's the trade off for some slick visuals, though.
Speaking of which, the presentation of the world of Rimelands is top notch. It's rendered in 3D but uses a Diablo like perspective that works really well for this type of game. The characters look good, though admittedly it's kind of weird playing an RPG that's not full of ogres and dragons and stuff. I do wish there was a bit more variety in the locations, however. Every vault so far basically looks the same, and while it looks good, I want to see something else.
The audio isn't quite as spectacular. The sound effects serve their purpose, but the screams of the characters could actually get kind of annoying if they were played with more frequency. The music is decent enough but very subtle, really taking to heart the concept of "background". The audio's certainly not intrusive, but it doesn't wow me either.
I have several RPGs sitting on my device waiting for me to play them, and others that I've purchased and subsequently removed from my device for lack of time or interest, but Rimelands is the first one in a while that I've really gotten into. I won't say it's full of revolutionary new features; rather it takes the best of old school from both computers and pen and paper and combines those attributes into a captivating game. This is what a certain mega popular Square-Enix release should have been.
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load home page at startup not work
only user agent string of Firefox and Seamonkey are included (MSIE and Opera are lost), is this a defenitive changed or we forget include it?
# K-Meleon Macros (http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php?id=MacroLanguage) # ---------- Correct a bug of K-Meleon 1.5b2 ----------------------------------- # # Dependencies : none # Resources : - # Preferences : "kmeleon.general.homePage", "browser.startup.homepage" # # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _Startup2Homepage{ setpref(STRING,"kmeleon.general.homePage",getpref(STRING,"browser.startup.homepage")); } # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $OnInit=$OnInit."_Startup2Homepage;"; # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $macroModules=$macroModules."Homepage;";
Proxy - you have to set it up under Edit-Preferences (and Save it), then you have to go over to Tools-Proxy- and check it off.
Edit-Preferences-Privacy no longer allows you to see the Cookies accumulated. The button to do so is missing. You can still block cookies by going to Privacy-Permissions-Cookies, but as far as I can see, there is no way to bring up the cookies and see them as in the previous 1.5b.
You still have to go into about:config to set the favicons values to true, if you want them to display in IconCache.dat
Change also the default value which isn't very exciting, to what you want
As to favicons - at least on my system in order to display some favicons so that they will be stored in IconCache.dat, you have to go into about:config type favicon into the Filter so that it brings up the values:
and default them to true. I have found that on some sites favicons will not appear in the url bar or on tab buttons when they are are defaulted to false. In turn, when they do not appear in those locations, the favicon is not stored in IconCache.dat so that it can be displayed next to bookmarks
When "Hide" is checked and "Attach" is un-checked and I have several tabs open I cannot see the tabs because there is no tab bar. There is a drop down list at the far right end of the button bar. The tab buttons are beside the throbber.
In almost all previous incarnations of K-M when one clicked on an underline text in Google with the Scroll button on the mouse, this would start a new tab (or layer) and then the focus would be directed to new tab in the foreground. 1.5Beta2 brings it up in the background. Why the change?
Did you know that you can drag toolbars around? They just have to be unlocked...
George Hall
The reason for the HomePage bug is there is a bug in kmprefs in K-Meleon 1.5.0b2 and
there is a bug in i10n.js.
The bug can be fixed by replacing the kmprefs of K-Meleon 1.5.0b2 with the kmprefs from K-Meleon 1.5.0beta.
i10n.js can be fixed by adding pref("kmeleon.general.ho"resource:///readme.html"); to it
Adam Lau
Menu bar as a toolbar does not not stay in position between program starts. Always seems to position itself before the URL bar. Fix?
Did you know that you can drag toolbars around? They just have to be unlocked...
I guess I don't know how to do that. I have "Enable customizable toolbars" checked but I cannot find any part of the tab buttons area to grab in order to move it. Must be something else that I am supposed to do that I have not done.


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Santa Claus visited one homeowner a month late this season. But the jolly old elf was arrested.
The Troy Police Department expects to arraign a man who introduced himself as St. Nick during a recent break-in. The homeowner told police that she woke up to a strange man inside her home on the 1000 block of VanCourtland. When she asked him who he was he said �Santa Claus,� grabbed a set of keys and left the home, police said.
He was arrested � �thanks to some good police work� � by a Troy officer on Sunday, who spotted the suspect near a bus stop on Maple Road.
Before the officer could even stop him to talk to him, the man took off, said Troy Sgt. Andy Breidenich.
�He wasn�t dressed in red or white, but the officer knew right then that he was chasing the suspect� because a dispatch call went out earlier that night to all patrol officers to be on the lookout for the man, Breidenich said.
One thing the officer can�t wrap his head around is why the man referenced the holiday character.
�He might�ve said it as a diversionary tactic, or a weak attempt at humor as he was robbing the homeowner,� Breidenich said.
The man was later found to be a parole absconder. Troy police are still investigating and expect to arraign the man soon, Breidenich said.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service is moving aggressively this holiday season to start a premium service for the Internet shopper seeking the instant gratification of a store purchase: same-day delivery. Teaming up with retailers, the post office will begin the service in San Francisco on Dec. 12. If things run smoothly, the program will quickly expand next year to cities such as Boston, Chicago and New York. It follows similar efforts by Amazon.com and Wal-Mart Stores. The program seeks to build on the Postal Service's double-digit growth in package volume. The retail market has seen a broader demographic shift in which Internet shopping has become a norm, and more people are moving from suburb to city, where driving can be less convenient. The price is expected to be roughly $10.


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|2008-06-27, 14:06
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I'm sure it hurts more to be kicked than to be punch. To me a character that only uses their legs either show a style of fighting or supremacy, beating someone without using the rest of your body is rather a taunting experience, I would label it Mokas handicap against most of her opponents.
p.s this thread sure has gone more rowdy since I last check, now there's a Mizore club floating around : heh:
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As for the club. It's our Mizore fan club anyone join in!
|2008-06-27, 15:49
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Don't look at in a power sense. Moka's thrust with her hand is like a blade through butter. Throughout the manga in any situation where moka was thinking of finishing the person it was with a thrust of her hand. Its the only time she's ever to manage to cause actual fatal dmg. Thats why i think she holds back on throwing punches. Cause its probably just as lethal as a blade.
|2008-06-27, 16:02
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Moe Land
Age: 37
Good point there. It might be also a martial arts technique I've seen some martial arts anime using that move which pierces through an opponents body.
Wonder if Ruby can take that? I think not since it goes through flesh. XD
|2008-06-27, 16:26
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Location: Orlando
I can see why Inner Moka just uses kicks - she doesn't want to kill her opponents, just break their pride and their will to cross/fight her ever again. Even against Kokoa, who's nearly as powerful as herself, she still used kicks against her. Killing them would just create more problems between the vampires and other youkai and she doesn't want that. Being a vampire is the main reason why she didn't have many friends to begin with - everyone's too scared of their strength.
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Location: Seattle
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I'll have to agree, it is harder to kill with kicking... I mean how often do you hear someone dying from getting kicked? Its a lot easier to kill with your hands than your feet.. unless you're stepping on their throats of course. Kicks are more powerful but less precise, so only make great knockback/out moves.
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Inner Moka is power hitter non the less. If she needs to go to the extent to kill she can. I am just wondering in the end theme why was she fighting all the girls and was keeping Tsukune to herself? To suck his blood I guess....Her inner thoughts perhaps?
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#1 Akashiya Moka Fan
Blood is the obvious reason, but as has been discussed multiple times, both sides of Moka are in his harem (and despite you Mizore people, both sides are also the leads of his harem)
also, for the 'pride' weakness- you'll find that in any anime/manga, pride is the downfall of a character. Lelouch of Code Geass is probably the most recent example, but there's plenty more. Heck, in FMA Pride was one of the baddies as a Homoculus. I'm wondering about the day that Inner's pride gets the best of her (since, if you'll notice, Vampires are noted to be among the strongest youkai, but I don't believe it's ever been stated that they're Top Dog... after all, werewolves are also claimed to be up there [or this could've just been Gin promoting himself], so if the author ever decides to bring in an ever stronger youkai...)
but if she was gotten, why do I see Tsukune going Vamp/Ghoul mode to save her?
and as for non-canon characters like Kyero- once I actually start on the next chapter of fanfic, there will be a character who defeats InnerMoka (I'll post it for y'all to see), but that one's weakness will hopefully be out of left field
... just as long as I keep my personal creation out of this stuff, as we don't need a near-god being showing up and beating the crap out of ALL of them.
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Fourth of July commemorations have come and gone, at least twice in the Houma-Thibodaux area.
Fourth of July commemorations have come and gone, at least twice in the Houma-Thibodaux area. Still, more than a month into the 2013 hurricane season, no storm has yet threatened our part of the Gulf Coast.
"Evaporate!" Anyone who has taken note of our near sea level terrain and the continued loss of the coastal marshes that once offered a buffer against storm surge knows that serious threat of the "big one" will call for evacuation, and not just to a coastal shelter, but well inland.
Even if the physical damage to your residence is no more than loss of electric service, it could be a week or more before essential lighting and air conditioning is restored. Our summer humidity makes sleeping indoors impossible without AC.
Our island: A smart evacuation destination would be somewhere in the northern half of Louisiana or Mississippi. But first, Terrebonne and Lafourche residents must get off the "island."
We don't think of ourselves as islanders, but since we must cross either the Mississippi or the Atchafalaya to reach significantly higher ground, it really amounts to living on an island with limited crossing possibilities.
Few locals would try to evacuate eastward. All the routes on the other side of the Mississippi will be jammed with fleeing New Orleaneans.
The alternative westward and northward routes have the Atchafalaya to contend with.
There are two bridges at Morgan City, one more near Butte LaRose where Interstate 10 crosses, another on U.S. 190 at Krotz Springs, still another on La. 1 at Simmsport, with a final crossing on narrow La. 15 where the Atchafalaya leaves the Mississippi. The La. 10 crossing at Melville won't do, it's a toll ferry.
Unless I misread the map, there are no other bridges, meaning all escapees must use these.
Complicating matters, La. 182 and U.S. 90 share a single bridge across the Wax Lake Atchafalaya outlet. Only after that point, east of Franklin, can motorists begin looking for alternates to the heavily traveled and sure to be crowded four-lane U.S. 90.
Get that map! The bridge situation makes sense only if you can refer to a genuine Louisiana "Official Highway Map" or another of similar size and detail. They are available at Louisiana visitor centers or parish welcome centers like the ones near Gray and Raceland.
Test run: Unfortunately, what you see on the map, even a good map, may be deceptive. Road work, frequent stops, narrow lanes, lack of route marking signs, no shoulders and absence of services may turn an "ideal" alternate into a driving nightmare.
And unless you can find someone who has driven the route recently, the only way to know whether you should risk using it for evacuation is to drive it yourself. Make it a Sunday afternoon adventure and enjoy discovering just where the route really takes you.
Evacuations typically come at inconvenient times and with the pressure of arriving somewhere safely as the storm plows ashore. The evacuation itself is no time for your first encounter with a completely new route.
Destination: Remember, unless you have a "reserved" haven with a friend or relative, evacuation also means competing for lodging at some hotel or shelter. Don't wait to work out those details too.
Responding? Contact Bill Ellzey at 381-6256, at email@example.com, email@example.com, or c/o The Courier, P.O. Box 2717, Houma, LA 70361.


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DAVIE, Fla. -- Barry University's volleyball team won the opening two sets, but let the momentum slip away in a 15-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-22, 15-13 loss to North Alabama Friday in the South Region Crossover at Nova Southeastern.
Barry (10-10) will try to salvage the weekend with a win over West Alabama at 4 p.m. Saturday in the second region match against the Alabama schools.
The Buccaneers trailed 17-9 in the fourth when Alicia Guerrero put away a kill and then served up six straight points to bring Barry within a point. The Bucs went ahead 19-18 on Mima Hajdukovic's kill on a setup from Mariana Lisboa.
North Alabama later crept back ahead 23-20 on Taylor Chapman's kill in a set that proved to be series of runs. Kills by Jayla Trombley and Tania Torres kept the Buccaneers alive, down 24-22. But Priscilla Massengale's kill sent the match to a fifth set as the Buccaneers dropped the second straight set.
Barry took a 10-7 lead in the fifth set when Lisboa put away her second straight kill. But North Alabama tied the match at 11-11 on Hope Rayburn's kill. Hajdukovic managed to keep the score tied at 12-12 with a kill of her own, but North Alabama never let the Bucs seize control the rest of the way.
It marked the second straight fifth-set loss for the Bucs, which had won their first three marathon-match encounters this year.
Torres had 20 kills and four blocks. Hajdukovic had 10 kills, 40 assists, two aces and two blocks and eight digs. Cielena had 10 kills and three blocks.
Jasmine Serna had 29 digs for the Buccaneers.
Barry hit .204, while North Alabama had a .154 attack percentage. The Bucs hit .346 in the first set, while the Lions were held to .000 after committing nine errors and putting away nine balls for winners. Barry had an 86 percent sideout clip, converting 13 of 15 change of serve opportunities in the first set -- a dominating beginning to the match.
The Buccaneers outblocked the Lions, 7-3, with Torres stuffing North Alabama's hitters on two solo attempts, and Cielena delivering one on her own.
Cielena hit .529.


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For a high-flying farce, "Boeing-Boeing" spends a lot of time taxiing along the tarmac.
In fact, French playwright Marc Camoletti's comedy -- currently in a revival at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace -- really doesn't take off until late in the first act, when the slapstick that fuels the superior second half of this 1962 sexcapade finally kicks in.
"Boeing-Boeing"★ ★
Location: Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, (630) 530-0111 or drurylaneoakbrook.com;http://drurylaneoakbrook.com
Showtimes: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, 1:30 and 8 p.m. Thursday, 8:30 p.m. Friday, 5 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday; through Aug. 4
Running time: About two hours, 15 minutes, with intermission
Tickets: $35 to $49; discounts available for seniors and students; lunch/dinner packages $50-$74
Parking: Free in adjacent garage
Rating: For adults, references sexual situations
The subsequent silliness, deftly executed by co-stars Stef Tovar and Dan Cantor, helps redeem this so-so farce about a man juggling three fiancees in 1960s Paris.
Piloting this breezy, bright production is Dennis Zacek, who has on board a top-flight cast of comic actors in Tovar, Cantor and "Saturday Night Live" alum Nora Dunn.
Zacek, longtime artistic director of Chicago's Victory Gardens Theater, knows his way around a farce, as evidenced by his irrepressible, highly entertaining 2012 Fox Valley Repertory revival of "Moonlight and Magnolias," which also featured Tovar.
However, Camoletti's play (in a translation by Beverly Cross and Francis Evans) is the theatrical equivalent of a puddle jumper: adequate but not very impressive.
Propelled by standard farce conventions -- illicit affairs, mistaken identities, unexpected arrivals -- "Boeing-Boeing" occasionally strays off course with aimless, unfunny conversations about sauerkraut, towns named Aix and power dynamics within romantic relationships, a cursory point that lacks satirical punch. Fortunately, second act high jinks offer some redemption for "Boeing-Boeing," which closed after 23 performances in its 1965 Broadway debut. The 2008 Tony Award-winning Broadway revival lasted eight months, and the London production of "Boeing-Boeing" ran for seven years. Make of that what you will.
As for Drury Lane's revival, it certainly looks dapper. The action unfolds in a swank apartment, a study in minimal 1960s chic by set designer Sam Ball that comes with half a dozen slammable doors, de rigueur for farce. The furniture, which includes a Barcelona chair, is made of white leather and Lucite, and the walls are butter-colored, the perfect backdrop for Christine Pascual's costumes: period flight attendant uniforms (pillbox hat included) done in primary colors and paired with matching travel cases.
The apartment belongs to Bernard (Tovar, a most disarming rascal), an American architect living the 1960s version of the bachelor's dream. In his fabulous Paris apartment, he romances three air hostesses -- per 1960s parlance -- at the same time. For the commitment-averse Bernard, a different woman coming, going or en route every couple of days amounts to the perfect life: one that offers all the benefits of marriage, with none of its drawbacks.
Romantic variety comes in the form of TWA attendant Gloria (Kara Zediker), a take-charge American with a surprisingly unsentimental view of marriage; Italian spitfire Gabriella (Dina DiCostanzo) of Alitalia; and a perky, passionate German named Gretchen (Katherine Keberlein), who works for Lufthansa.
A master flight schedule helps Bernard keep track of his mistresses, as does his long-suffering housekeeper and cook Berthe, played with deliciously deadpan disapproval by Dunn. Also helping Bernard navigate his increasingly turbulent love life is childhood friend Robert (the adorkable, highly amusing Cantor), a tweedy Wisconsin transplant who quickly embraces Bernard's philosophy of romance.
The performances feel a bit self-conscious initially. That changes once the show reaches cruising altitude, and the characters relax into their roles.
Tovar and Cantor are particularly adept at physical comedy. And Tovar is without peer when it comes to playing perpetually agitated, near apoplectic characters.
Unfortunately, "Boeing" doesn't measure up to his talent. If only it were a Dreamliner instead of a prop jet, imagine how high he, Zacek and the rest of Drury Lane's crew could have soared.


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Who said the NCAA can't respond in a timely fashion when it is under savage daily attack and facing several lawsuits that could put college's governing body out of business?
Only days after Connecticut basketball star Shabazz Napier complained that he sometimes went to bed hungry, an NCAA Legislative Council on Tuesday approved a rule that will provide unlimited meals and snacks to "student-athletes."
This even applies to walk-on players. The NCAA provision is in addition to the meal plan already provided to scholarship athletes. In the past, players received three meals a day or a food stipend.
"Today we took action to provide meals to student-athletes incidental to participation," said Mary Mulvenna, America East Conference associate commissioner. "I think the end result is right where it needs to be."
Of course, nothing just gets rubber-stamped in the NCAA. The rule still must be approved by the Division 1 Board of Directors when they meet April 24.
The Council also voted to:
-- Require strength and conditioning coaches to be certified from a nationally accredited certification body.
-- Reduce the penalty for a first positive test for street drugs during championships.
-- Require football players to rest for at least three hours between practices during the preseason.
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A 63-year-old Ardmore man says depression motivated him to burn his mother's southwest side residence Monday night.
Fire Marshal Clyde Ellis, Ardmore Fire Department, arrested Robert Heartsell at the scene of the 9 p.m. blaze that destroyed the house, located at 1101 Hailey St. Heartsell was taken into custody without incident after admitting he set the fire.
"He got depressed because he said they were about to sell the house out from under him," Ellis said, explaining the motive. "His mother had a reverse mortgage and had passed away. The house was going up for auction this week."
Heartsell attracted the attention of police, who noticed him standing unusually close to the scene while watching the structure burn. Ardmore Police Department reports state the local man, who "appeared to be intoxicated," admitted to Officer Kevin Kropp, APD Patrol Division, he was the sole resident of the blazing house.
The fire marshal said as the investigation expanded it was discovered Heartsell had been living inside the residence for several weeks without any utility services. And it was also discovered the burning of his mother's house wasn't his first arson rodeo.
"He was arrested and convicted of a 1999 first-degree arson," Ellis said. "In fact, Chief (Cary) Williamson, who was an investigator back then, was the one who arrested him."
Heartsell was booked into the Carter County Detention Center. Tuesday, a first-degree arson charge was filed against him in Carter County District Court, and he made an initial appearance before Special District Judge Thomas Baldwin. Bond was set at $10,000. A preliminary conference, which will determine the direction of the case through the judicial system, was set for Sept. 2.
Late Tuesday afternoon, CCDC jailers confirmed Heartsell remained incarcerated pending the posting of bond.


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Tonight we will be treated to a performance from last year's XFactor runner up Josh K. and a new song by Alicia Keyes.
Simon blabbering on that no one is safe, they watched the show back last night.. and he is worried about his acts going home.
Enough with the chit chat:
1st person eliminated: Paige Thomas
Wow, that was rather shocking!!


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1. Do you think the majority of the people came to the party to celebrate with Bella or just to see the inside of the Cullen's house?
2. Were you as surprised as Bella was that Jacob came to the party? Would you have asked him to leave?
3. Do you think Jacob's gift of the bracelet was more of a reminder to Bella or to Edward about his friendship and devotion to her?
4. How did you feel about the alliance that was formed between the wolves and the vampires? Was it something you had expected for a while or were you surprised?
5. Did you think the alliance was going to work or did you have concerns over their ability to actually work together?


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Investigators announced Thursday the arrest of 27-year-old Robert Drown from West Virginia. Police say he is responsible for the murders of Jennifer Ison and her daughters, Shannah and Marissa. The three victims were found dead in their burned Carter County mobile home May 9th. Police say they were murdered before their house was set on fire.
Police say Drown was a registered sex offender in Ohio and West Virginia. KSP investigators say Drown was non compliant. He's now charged with three counts of murder, one count of arson, rape of a person under the age of 12 and burglary. State Police say they are working to have Drown extradicted back to Kentucky.
Drown did apparently know Jennifer Ison, who police say he had a limited relationship with. Police say he strangled the girls' mother. Ten year old Shannah died of blunt force trauma. Police say little three year old Marissa died in the fire.
Ap Story: W.Va. man charged with murder in fire that killed 3
HITCHINS, Ky. (AP) - State police have charged a West Virginia man with murder in the deaths of an eastern Kentucky woman and two children found dead in a house fire.
Robert L. Drowns, 27, of Kenya, W.Va., was being held Thursday in the Western Regional Jail in Barboursville, W.Va. Kentucky State Police obtained a warrant Wednesday charging Drowns with three counts of murder, first-degree arson, first-degree rape and first-degree burglary.
Drowns was charged two weeks after law enforcement found the bodies of Jennifer Ison, 31, Shannah Ison, 10 and 3-year-old Marissa Ison inside their mobile home in Hitchens, which had been set ablaze.
West Virginia State Police served the warrant on Drowns at the jail, where he was already in custody on charges of noncompliance with the sexual offender registry.
A neighbor notified authorities of the blaze shortly after 4 a.m. on May 9. When Hitchins volunteer firefighters reached the scene, the three-bedroom home was engulfed in flames, police said.
Ison, 31, was a registered nurse in the labor and delivery department at Cabell Huntington Hospital in nearby West Virginia. Hitchins is about 27 miles west of Ashland.
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At a time when most economic reports are troubling, in large part because of the notable dislocations caused by the harsh winter weather, the situation on the inflation front continues to be stable.
On point, after the report of a modest 0.2% increase in the Producer Price Index for January issued yesterday morning, the U.S. Labor Department followed up that benign metric with data indicating that the companion Consumer Price Index came in with an increase of 0.1% for last month. That gain matched expectations. In December, the CPI inched up by 0.2%.
Moreover, during the past 12 months, the CPI rose just 1.6%, clearly attesting to the fact that there is no inflation problem on our shores at this time. In fact, we may not have enough inflation, as the 1.6% overall 12-month rise is below the Federal Reserve's preferred target of 2.0%. Meanwhile, the threat of deflation, or actually falling prices, while not an immediate concern here, in our view, is rearing its head in France, with that nation this morning reporting a drop in consumer prices for the latest month.
Meanwhile, increases in the indexes for household energy accounted for much of this muted inflation increase, as the electricity index posted its largest rise since March of 2010--almost four years ago. The indexes for natural gas and fuel oil also rose sharply. These gains more than offset a decline in the gasoline index.
Also, the index for all items less food and energy rose by just 0.1% in January. In doing so, this so-called core inflation rate likewise remained under control. A 0.3% increase in the shelter index (i.e., rent) was the primary contributor to that moderate rise in core prices last month. Over the past year, the core CPI has risen by 1.6%, as well. As to food and energy by themselves, prices for the former were up by 1.1% over the past year, while energy costs were higher by 2.1%.
Taken as a whole, this was a benign report, as were the data on producer prices issued yesterday. If anything, inflation may be too tame. Hopefully, the serious threat of deflation across parts of Europe does not extend to our shores. At this time, as noted above, we do not expect that to happen.
At the time of this article's writing, the author did not have positions in any of the companies mentioned.


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Dr Mike Mortimore, a member of IUCN's Commission on Ecosystem Management, outlines his vision for the world's drylands and what's needed to achieve it.
Drylands, far from being remote and uninhabited, occupy huge areas of the world's land surface. They contain major cities and produce vital food commodities, livestock, and other ecosystem services.
We have an opportunity to reduce widespread poverty and achieve sustainable ecosystems in our drylands, by better supporting dryland peoples to manage them sustainably. If we fail to achieve the Millennium Development Goals in the drylands, because of their great extent and population, we shall fail globally.
Drylands provide soils, nutrients and plants needed to support agriculture and livestock-keeping as well as a range of secondary products such as timber, fish, medicine and raw materials which are commercially valuable. These commodities can be further developed to enhance rural incomes, benefiting poor peoples' livelihoods, provided that access to them is not impeded. But governments commonly fail to fully recognize the contribution made by drylands to national economies.
Governments also need to face the fact that climate change will not affect all drylands equally and may have both negative and positive impacts. Drylands have always had to adapt to uncertainty and variability over time.
Dry forests, grasslands and intensive cultivation sequester significant amounts of atmospheric carbon given the enormous areas of dryland in the global ecosystem. Under the Kyoto Protocol the North, through its carbon markets, can pay dryland right-holders for sequestration services, but such payments may have profound and little known side-effects.
Better-off rather than poor people may benefit more as they can more easily acquire additional land, even under legislation that overrides customary tenure.
Secondly, empowerment, not dependency is generally agreed to be the prime goal for smallholders in natural resource management policy. To exchange a farming or stock-raising enterprise that is autonomous – though poor – for a pattern of dependency on external credits or subsidies is inconsistent with this.
Thirdly, the snares that await the administration of such schemes including transaction costs, corruption and control issues, have scarcely been explored.
In the arid subzone between the farming regions and the desert, pastoralism has been shown to be the most rational, efficient and sustainable land use system. Yet some governments continue perversely to frown on the mobile lifestyle of nomadic groups. A polarization between pastoralists and their advocates on the one hand and policy makers set on sedentarization on the other is counterproductive and a fresh approach is needed.
My vision for the future is that the marginalization that has befallen drylands and their peoples will be reversed in favour of increased economic opportunity, strengthened autonomy and empowerment in natural resources management, supported by the best knowledge that science, in partnership with indigenous capabilities, can provide. Drylands will be better integrated into national economies and access of dryland peoples to employment, education, health, and financial resources will not be impeded.
Dr Mortimore is a geographer and taught at universities in the north of Nigeria before undertaking research consultancies including for IUCN.


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Mother Teresa: anything but a saint...
In the paper, they lay out some all-too-familiar charges against Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu.
The missions have been described as "homes for the dying" by doctors visiting several of these establishments in Calcutta. Two-thirds of the people coming to these missions hoped to a find a doctor to treat them, while the other third lay dying without receiving appropriate care. The doctors observed a significant lack of hygiene, even unfit conditions, as well as a shortage of actual care, inadequate food, and no painkillers. The problem is not a lack of money—the Foundation created by Mother Teresa has raised hundreds of millions of dollars—but rather a particular conception of suffering and death: "There is something beautiful in seeing the poor accept their lot, to suffer it like Christ's Passion. The world gains much from their suffering," was her reply to criticism, cites the journalist Christopher Hitchens. Nevertheless, when Mother Teresa required palliative care, she received it in a modern American hospital.And...
Mother Teresa was generous with her prayers but rather miserly with her foundation's millions when it came to humanity's suffering. During numerous floods in India or following the explosion of a pesticide plant in Bhopal, she offered numerous prayers and medallions of the Virgin Mary but no direct or monetary aid. On the other hand, she had no qualms about accepting the Legion of Honour and a grant from the Duvalier dictatorship in Haiti. Millions of dollars were transferred to the MCO's various bank accounts, but most of the accounts were kept secret, Larivée says. "Given the parsimonious management of Mother Theresa's works, one may ask where the millions of dollars for the poorest of the poor have gone?"The summary goes on to point out just how warm and fuzzy Western media were with her and how "the media coverage of Mother Theresa could have been a little more rigorous." All of this is essentially echoing charges against the now-beatified Teresa levelled by Christopher Hitchens.
Those on the other side have wasted no time trying to discredit the paper. Over at Science Codex, an unnamed blogger has already posted Atheists in the humanities tear into Mother Teresa again. Facts and references be damned, it's those darned atheists in the humanities.
Despite atheists criticizing her, Mother Teresa gained an image of holiness and infinite goodness. According to the three academics, her meeting in London in 1968 with the BBC's Malcom Muggeridge, an anti-abortion journalist who shared her "right-wing Catholic values" - being against abortion - was crucial. Further revising history and even telepathically knowing the motivations of people they never met, they declare Muggeridge decided to promote Teresa. In 1969, he made what they call 'a eulogistic film' of the missionary, promoting her by attributing to her the "first photographic miracle," when it should have been attributed to the new film stock being marketed by Kodak.This Muggeridge fellow is not invited to my dinner party. He, like Mother Teresa, saw nothing in this world more beautiful and noble than human suffering, than misery. For me, this makes him and her both enemies of humanity.
As for the miracle, Hitchens had refuted it repeatedly. The camera man himself couldn't understand why Muggeridge was so impressed by the performance of a new kind of film from Kodak in dimly lit rooms. Not a miracle, technology.
The miracle in question was "a photographic miracle" of "divine light" which brilliantly illuminated BBC cameraman Ken Macmillan's footage of Mother Teresa's dimly lit Home for the Dying, but which Macmillan attributes, instead, to a new and better variety of filmstock recently shipped from Kodak. "It is the first unarguable refutation of a claimed miracle," Hitchens wrote, "to come not merely from another supposed witness to said miracle but from its actual real-time author."But go ahead and refute until you're blue in the face. Some people are no interested in having their illusions broken.
I may just pick up a copy of this article myself. It's nice to hear more scholars standing up and pointing to the ugly facts when it comes to this woman and the suffering she so lovingly cherished in this world - the suffering of others that is.


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My name is Larry Chan. I'm an endocrinologist at Baylor College of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. At our institution, diabetes research is conducted in multiple departments, divisions, and centers. At the basic level, we have developed a new gene therapy in which researchers are able to induce the formation of new islets, the insulin production factory in the body, in the liver of diabetic mice. These islets produce enough insulin to completely reverse diabetes in these animals. The next step in this research would be to develop a therapy capable of protecting these newly formed islets from autoimmune attack, a necessary step before we can translate the therapy into a cure for type 1 diabetes in humans.
Through the Behavioral Medicine Research Center, we're conducting a clinical research program to look at the long-term health effects of weight loss in men and women who are overweight and have type 2 diabetes. Researchers are able to observe the impacts of lifestyle counseling, changing patients' diets, and a diabetes education and support program on patients' long-term health.
Through our underserved populations in the Harris County Hospital District, we're investigating novel forms of diabetes characterized by severe defects in insulin secretion by the pancreas. These studies are helping to reclassify diabetes and identifying new causes of dysfunction of the pancreatic islets.
The Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor is participating in an NIH-funded study to determine if making changes to cafeteria food options and physical education programs, as well as promoting healthy behaviors will lower the risk of type 2 diabetes.
At the Huffington Center on Aging at Baylor, researchers are also looking at diabetes as it relates to aging and the elderly population. Through these efforts, Baylor considers type 1 and type 2 diabetes from diverse research disciplines that cover all stages in life.
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