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(By Delegates Perry, Moore, Reynolds, Hall,
Walters, Hartman, J. Miller, Azinger
and Ashley)
(By Request of the Division of Banking)
[Introduced January 27, 2011; referred to the
Committee on Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §31A-2-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Commissioner's Assessment and Examination Fund; allowing the Commissioner of Banking to assess state banking institutions quarterly rather than on a semiannual basis by establishing additional assessment dates on April 1 and October 1; and providing that the Commissioner of Banking shall prepare and send bank assessments by March 15 and September 15.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §31A-2-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted, to read as follows:
§31A-2-8. Commissioner's assessments and examination fund; assessments, costs and expenses of examinations; collection.
(a) All moneys collected by the commissioner from financial institutions and bank holding companies for assessments, examination fees, investigation fees or other necessary expenses incurred by the commissioner in administering such duties shall be paid to the commissioner and paid by the commissioner to the Treasurer of the state to the credit of a special revenue account to be known as the "commissioner's assessment and examination fund" which is hereby established. The assessments and fees paid into this account shall be appropriated by law and used to pay the costs and expenses of the Division of Banking and all incidental costs and expenses necessary for its operations. At the end of each fiscal year, if the fund contains a sum of money in excess of twenty percent of the appropriated budget of the Division of Banking, the amount of the excess shall be transferred to the General Revenue Fund of the state. The Legislature may appropriate money to start the special revenue account.
(b) The Commissioner of Banking shall charge and collect from each state banking institution or other financial institution or bank holding company and pay into a special revenue account in the State Treasury for the Division of Banking assessments as follows:
(1) For each state banking institution, a semiannual quarterly assessment payable on January 1, and April 1, July 1, and October 1 each year, computed upon the total assets of the banking institution shown on the report of condition of the banking institution filed as of the preceding June 30 and December 31, respectively, as follows:
Total Assets
But Not
Over Over This Of Excess
Million Million Amount Plus Million
$ 0 $ 2 $0 .001645020 0
2 20 3,290 .000205628 2
20 100 6,991 .000164502 20
100 200 20,151 .000106926 100
200 1,000 30,844 .000090476 200
1,000 2,000 103,225 .000074026 1,000
2,000 6,000 177,251 .000065801 2,000
6,000 20,000 440,454 .000055988 6,000
20,000 40,000 1,224,292.000052670 20,000
(2) For each regulated consumer lender, an annual assessment payable on July 1, each year, computed upon the total outstanding gross loan balances and installment sales contract balances net of unearned interest of the regulated consumer lender shown on the report of condition of the regulated consumer lender as of the preceding December 31, respectively, as follows:
Total Outstanding Balances
But Not This Of Excess
Over Over Amount Plus Over
$ 0 $ 1,000,000 800 - -
1,000,000 5,000,000 800 .000400 1,000,000
5,000,000 10,000,000 2,400 .000200 5,000,000
10,000,000 - 4,200 .000100 10,000,000
If a regulated consumer lender's records or documents are maintained in more than one location in this state, then $800 may be added to the assessment for each additional location.
In addition to the assessment provided in this subdivision, the commissioner shall charge and collect from each regulated consumer lender the actual and necessary costs and expenses incurred in connection with any examination of a regulated consumer lender.
(3) For each credit union, an annual assessment as provided for in section eight, article one, chapter thirty-one-c of this Code as follows:
Total Assets
But Not This Of Excess
Over Over Amount Plus Over
$ 0 $ 100,000 100 - -
100,000 500,000 300 - -
500,000 1,000,000 500 - -
1,000,000 5,000,000 500 .000400 1,000,000
5,000,000 10,000,000 2,100 .000200 5,000,000
10,000,000 - 3,100 .000100 10,000,000
(4) For each bank holding company, an annual assessment as provided for in section eight, article eight-a of this chapter. The annual assessment may not exceed $10 per $1 million in deposits rounded off to the nearest $1 million.
(c) The commissioner shall each December, and each March, June, and September prepare and send to each state banking institution a statement of the amount of the assessment due. The commissioner shall further, each June, prepare and send to each regulated consumer lender and each state credit union a statement of the amount of the assessment due. The commissioner shall annually, during the month of January, prepare and send to each bank holding company a statement of the amount of the assessment due.
State banking institution assessments may be prescribed every six three months, not later than June 15, and September 15, December 15, and March 15 by written order of the commissioner, but shall not exceed the maximums as set forth in subsection (b) of this section. In setting the assessments the primary consideration shall be the amount appropriated by the Legislature for the Division of Banking for the corresponding annual period. Reasonable notice of the assessments shall be made to all interested parties. All orders of the commissioner for the purpose of setting assessments are not subject to the provisions of the West Virginia Administrative Procedures Act under chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
(d) For making an examination within the state of any other financial institution for which assessments are not provided by this code, the Commissioner of Banking shall charge and collect from such other financial institution and pay into the special revenue account for the Division of Banking the actual and necessary costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith, as fixed and determined by the commissioner. Banks that provide only trust or other nondepository services, nonbanking subsidiaries of bank holding companies that provide trust services, nonbanking subsidiaries of banks that provide trust services and any trust entity that is jointly owned by federally insured depository institutions may be assessed for necessary costs and expenses associated with an examination pursuant to this subsection.
(e) If the records of an institution are located outside this state, the institution at its option shall make them available to the commissioner at a convenient location within the state or pay the reasonable and necessary expenses for the commissioner or his or her representatives to examine them at the place where they are maintained. The commissioner may designate representatives, including comparable officials of the state in which the records are located, to inspect them on his or her behalf.
(f) The Commissioner of Banking may maintain an action for the recovery of all assessments, costs and expenses in any court of competent jurisdiction.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow the Commissioner of Banking to assess state banks on a quarterly rather than semiannual basis.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.


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None. Difference would be understood in context.
Student or Learner
In pronunciation, what is the difference between "disgust" and "discussed"?
None. Difference would be understood in context.
I hear a very subtle difference. For me the difference is "dis-cussed" and "dis-gussed". Other people also seem to notice a difference:
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Kids do stupid things all the time. Some, like Justin Bieber's haircut, are no big deal. But setting fire to the Buffalo Bayou Partnership's boats - as a pair of bike-riding boys are believed to have done last week - cuts deeper.
The little arsonists' attack Tuesday only did slight damage to the good ship Bio Vac; the one-of-a-kind floating contraption is already back at work sucking trash out of the water. But the Osprey, a $50,000 pontoon boat, burned to an unusable crisp.
That hurts because the Osprey had an important job: Its tours were all about teaching Houstonians to love their bayous. The slow-moving rivers are our city's best natural feature. And for far too long, we've abused them.
Since 1836, when the Allen brothers first paddled up Buffalo Bayou, Houstonians have used the bayous as dumps. As late as the 1970s, some of the city's sewage-treatment plants discharged directly into the water. To compete in what was called "The Reeking Regatta: The World's Smelliest Canoe Race," you had to be brave, crazy or both.
Mid-century engineers saw the bayous as potential drainage ditches yearning to be straightened and paved, "channelized" to hustle floodwater out to the sea. That fate befell far too many; even Buffalo Bayou narrowly escaped.
Since then, we've come a long way. The water still isn't as clean as it should be, but it sure doesn't reek as it once did. And the latest flood-control practices embrace letting the bayous meander, much as they naturally would. Straightened and paved is out; pretty turns out to be more efficient than ugly.
How much have the bayous improved? On the Osprey's tours, Houstonians and their visitors could see for themselves - and could see, too, what those cleaned-up waterways have to offer. Wildlife! Scenery! History! Recreation! (All things this city isn't exactly known for.)
Those tours left riders feeling protective of the bayous and wanting to see them improved still more. And that's important. Because as much as our bayous have already improved, they still have a long way to go. If we get them right, we'll vastly help not just our environment, but our quality of life.
And that's why we're so mad at the stupid kids who set fire to the Osprey. They weren't just burning a boat. They were torching their own city's future.
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The alligator, his leathery snout breaking the water's surface, casts a menacing look as our boat glides slowly by. He's so near we could touch him, but we're not that crazy.
At the moment, we're safe in an airboat, a flat-bottomed craft powered by two ear-splitting Cadillac engines spinning an airplane-sized propeller.
Airboating is a time-honored Florida tradition, a refreshing change from sunning on tourist-clogged beaches or fighting your way through oversized amusement parks.
It's a thrilling way to see a unique chunk of South Florida wilderness — the Everglades.
To see a slice of this amazing slow-moving river we board the covered boat with a half-dozen others visiting Everglades Holiday Park in the western reaches of southwest Broward.
Our captain, Mike Reinhardt, is on an elevated seat behind his passengers, pulling levers that control the craft's direction.
We begin our journey slowly, along a canal where gators float amid the cattails and sawgrass. But then Reinhardt revs the engine and suddenly we're skimming over the murky swamp.
No seat belts. No speedometers. No posted speed limits.
It feels like we're flying, the 50-mph ride as exhilarating as a roller coaster. Only wetter as water sloshes into the boat, soaking our feet.
Wind whips our face while the engines' roar blocks out any coherent thought. (Reminder to self: Next time bring earplugs.)
'Swamp chickens' You don't have to race across the Everglades to appreciate all it offers. It's just as awesome when Reinhardt slows things down and we take a good, long look.
An airboat's real advantage: It takes people to places hard to reach any other way. It maneuvers narrow canals and roams wide marshes, home to an array of plants and animals.
The Seminole Indians, who once made the Everglades their home, called it Pa-hay-okee, meaning grassy waters. Nature lovers call it a national treasure because there's nothing else like it in the world.
In this flat, watery wilderness, we glide by pond apple trees and sable palms.
Look at this extraordinary swamp as a bird watcher's mecca, with birds winging through trees and wading in shallow streams. Birds flock here in the winter because it's a hospitable place, a nice place to stop before heading farther south.
We see purple gallinules stalking silently through the reeds.
They're known as "swamp chickens," Reinhardt says. That's because their feet aren't webbed and they're not adept at flying.
The airboat continues its trek and we pass a trio of silent fishermen, maybe angling for bass or bluegill.
Nearby a blue heron stands motionless, as if posing. And we cruise past more gators, soaking up the sun.
"Keep your body parts inside the boat," Reinhardt jokingly cautions. "You want to return home with everything you came with."
River of grassAlong the way, we savor the view. Cotton-white clouds dot an azure sky as we float on this slow-moving river, which stretches 50 miles wide but is only a few inches deep in places.
The water flows south from Lake Okeechobee into the Florida Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
Back in the '40s, pioneering conservationist Marjory Stoneman Douglas called this watery wonderland — with forested islands and mangrove waterways — a river of grass.
Florida's earlier residents, the Seminoles, first maneuvered the Everglades in their dugouts. They hunted gators for their tender white meat and tough hides. They gigged frogs and gathered tasty swamp cabbage, buried deep inside the heart of the sable palm.
But dugouts weren't fast or efficient enough for those who came later. Eventually, Florida's backwater hunters and fishermen cobbled airboats together using propellers fitted to flat-bottom boats, powered by aging car engines.
Today's airboat rides remain a hit with tourists and locals alike, and it's no wonder. If you look carefully and listen closely, you see the real Florida — naturally.
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Deep in the president's new budget is a plan that could transform public housing in the nation by allowing housing authorities to increasingly set time limits or work requirements for participants.
Currently, government housing benefits are generally open ended. Unlike welfare—which has a five-year limit—federal housing programs allow low-income Americans to receive rent vouchers or live in government complexes for decades………………………………………..Full Article: Source


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Rosh Hashanah: The Tipping Point
Make this Jewish new year extraordinary.
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(58) yehuda, September 24, 2014 2:44 AM
I agree but..
Very inspiring video and moving about the power of our actions and how we can change the world- but why does eveyone on it have to be Jewish or Jewish context? The message is the same, but there are so many inspiring deeds by people of all backgrounds that I feel its a bit unneccessary to focus solely on the life changing enacted by Jewish people
(57) Nancy, September 22, 2014 1:23 PM
(56) Jaya, September 12, 2014 2:07 AM
The tipping point !
(55) Joan Katzman, September 9, 2014 5:52 PM
Tipping the Point video
Why would anyone be surprised? The Jews, especiially the Jews of Israel, are like no others. "Who is like you, Israel". Nowhere in this world is there a People who have accomplished the difficult, the awesome, the heroic. "WHO IS LIKE YOU, ISRAEL". May G-d protect, bless, and shield ISRAEL and the amazing Jewish People.


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Transfer news: Miralem Pjanic plans to remain at Roma, according to his agent
Miralem Pjanic is not attracting interest from Barcelona and plans to stay at Roma, says the midfielder's agent.
Last Updated: 21/06/13 9:14am
The Bosnia international has been strongly linked with a move away from Italy this summer, with Tottenham Hotspur among those reported to have been monitoring his situation for some time.
Barca are the latest side to be linked with an approach, with it suggested that the Catalan giants are prepared to part with €11million (£9.4m) for Pjanic's services.
The 23-year-old is, however, prepared to remain in Serie A for now, with Roma hoping for an upturn in fortunes under new coach Rudi Garcia.
He is not expected to push for a move away from the Italian capital when the transfer window re-opens, with the former Lyon man happy in his current surroundings and turning a deaf ear to the ongoing rumours regarding his future.
"Miralem is concentrated solely on Roma," Pjanic's representative, Michele Gerbino, told calciomercato.it.
"He is very happy with the Giallorossi and has the utmost respect for the club, so I am convinced they will continue together with reciprocal satisfaction.
"As for the interest from Barcelona, I haven't heard anything about that and have personally not received any calls.
"There are no imminent meetings with Roma either, as we must first give the new coach time to arrive and get to know the players."


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Jan 22, 2013 NPR
Every living thing is a pulse. We quicken, then we fade. There is a deep beauty in this, but deeper down, inside every plant, every leaf, inside every living thing (us included) sits a secret.
There's a mathematical formula buried deep in living things that tells us — all of us, dandelions, gorillas, sea grasses, elm trees, buttercups — when it's time to die. Scientists think there is such rule.... http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2013/01/22/169976655/nature-has-a-formula-that-tells-us-when-its-time-to-die?ft=3&f=111787346&sc=nl&cc=es-20130127


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1610s, from French intégration and directly from Latin integrationem (nominative integratio) "renewal, restoration," noun of action from past participle stem of integrare (see integrate). Anti-discrimination sense is recorded from 1940 in a S.African context.
integration in·te·gra·tion (ĭn'tĭ-grā'shən)
The state of combination or the process of combining into completeness and harmony.
The organization of the psychological or social traits and tendencies of a personality into a harmonious whole.
A physiological increase or building up, as by accretion or anabolism.
A recombination event in which a genetic element is inserted.
In calculus, the process of calculating an integral. Integration is the inverse of differentiation, since integrating a given function results in a function whose derivative is the given function. Integration is used in the calculation of such things as the areas and volumes of irregular shapes and solids. Compare differentiation.
The free association of people from different racial and ethnic backgrounds (see ethnicity); a goal of the civil rights movement to overcome policies of segregation that have been practiced in the United States.
Note: Those favoring integration of schools by such forceful means as busing or affirmative action have frequently argued that integration of schools will lead to integration of society as a whole. (See separate but equal.)


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ygmir wrote:Ugly Dougly wrote:How do you cut up a 55-gal barrel without a welding rig?
although, I have a plasma torch, and regular torch, you can use a sawzall or jig saw with metal cutting blades, as well.
I've found barrels chew up cutting wheels......
Yes! Quite accurate. I should have thought of jig saw as that is how I am going at putting a chimney on my double barrel stove. Well done!


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|2012-11-21, 11:00
|Link #41
A random passerby
Join Date: Jul 2012
Age: 26
1) Innocence (Sword Art Online OP2)
2) Aurora (Gundam AGE OP4)
3) The Everlasting Guilty Crown (Guilty Crown OP2)
I think that last one was a 2012 OP, not sure since I didn't watch the show until after it had finished airing.
1) Overfly (Sword Art Online ED2)
2) White Justice (Gundam AGE ED2)
Honestly I'm not the biggest fan of endings, normally unless I really like it I'll just skip the rest once the ending starts, so I can only name two because of that.
|2012-11-21, 12:16
|Link #42
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: UK
My listies:
1. To The Beginning (Fate/Zero OP 2)
2. Dreamer (Tari Tari OP)
3. Youthful (Chihayafuru OP)
if Chihayafuru doesn't count, then
Alt 3. Borderland (Jormungand OP)
Spoiler for Videos:
Honorable mentions:
SAO OP1, Hyouka OP1, Arcana Familia OP, Binbougami OP
1. Wareta Ringo (Shinsekai Yori ED)
2. Shiokaze no Harmony (Tari Tari ED)
3. Glitter (Fairy Tail ED 11)
Spoiler for videos:
Honorable mentions (ED choices were much tougher):
Fairy Tail ED 13, Rock Lee Spinoff ED 3, Binbougami ED, Accel World ED 1, TANKEN DRILAND!!!! ED
|2012-11-21, 13:00
|Link #43
The Voice of Reason
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Netherlands
Age: 41
So many good ones to choose from.
In no apparent order:
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|2012-11-23, 06:16
|Link #44
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Age: 26
These are taken into the utmost precaution, with the OP's request to consider animation quality, conjunction to the series and the song itself. This list would be very different without one or more of these requisites.
1. Hayate no Gotoku! CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU (OP) - CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU
2. Hyouka (OP2) - Mikansei Stride
3. Kokoro Connect (OP1) - Paradigm
Spoiler for Honourable Mentions:
Spoiler for Other Likes:
As such, openings this season were not as strong as the endings for me. Hayate easily wins it overall, as the animation might actually tell a better story than the corresponding series and is what I look forward to the most from it each week. Hyouka's OP2 takes second place, mostly for the music itself but also for the creative direction of the animation. Finally, Kokoro Connect and "Paradigm" take third. The song is very memorable to me, and the "rainbows and friends" motif is very charming.
Honourable mentions include "Ichiban Ippai" from the K-ON movie, which has easily become my favourite K-ON song of all time. The opening sequence in the movie is classic K-ON, bringing about everything cuddly and adorable that I loved. For a dash of colour and fun have a look at Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun's opening, which perfectly fits the show's quirky nature. Coming in third here is Sword Art Online's first opening, which portrayed how badass the series used to be. Unfortunately, the series has degraded since those times, but I'll never forget hearing the full version live before its actual release.
Other likes start with Little Busters!. Taking the already fantastic opening from the visual novel it was based on, the animation version strikes once more with a new mix that it simply amazing. Chuunibyou, one of my surprise series this season, is here as well. The opening, while not being as memorable as its awesome ending, is charming and can make me laugh each time I see it. Robotics;Notes follows behind with "Junjou Spectra", the techno-rock sounding intro that gets you pumped for the show itself, which ironically hasn't matched the epic levels quite yet. Catching a short glimpse of the opening sequence for the recent Madoka movie, I felt it was necessary to include the song that surpassed even "Connect", "Luminous". ClariS just keeps getting better, and this song is just marvelous. I added Yuru Yuri S2's opening. Not to the show's own fault is the animation devoid of a story- it's just the nature of the series itself. The song itself is quite fun, and I stayed each time to listen to it. Finally, Ano Natsu's opening is a very nice tune that has an awesome accompanying animation. Kept watching it through each episode.
1. Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai (ED) - INSIDE IDENTITY
2. Shin Sekai Yori (ED) - Wareta Ringo
3. Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun (ED) - WHITE WISHES
Spoiler for Honourable Mentions:
Spoiler for Other Likes:
Now look at the endings! This is where the year excelled for me personally, and I can thoroughly say that I'm impressed. Chuunibyou strikes again, this time taking first place on my pick with "INSIDE IDENTITY". This sequence is not only pulse-pounding awesome, but KyoAni had good fun with the animation and I love watching it move. The mysterious Shin Sekai Yori takes second, with one of the most creative and visually pleasing endings I've ever seen. Each visual plays out to the changes in the music's tempo and dynamics, and it all works together beautifully. Finally, we have my second surprise series of Fall, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun. Just in time for the winter holidays, this jolly tune is animated entirely on what appears to be the same material my personal sketchbook uses, and it creates a charming contrast from the clean lines in the show itself.
Boy, how I wish the honourable mentions could be included in the main 3. However, with the ending to THE iDOLM@STER Shiny Festa and its 3 OVAs, the content of the OVAs themselves were average at best, so I just couldn't. The song however is a joy to the ears, and if you play the game of the same name, it brings about a whole new colourful experience that can't be forgotten. K-ON's movie is here again, and the ending was simply stunning. In conjunction with the movie's theme of London, the subtitling groups were kind enough to add that little splash of British themed TV subtitles and the good ol' BBC logo in the corner. Aside from that, the ending itself holds a mountain of its own merits, ranging from being adorable to just plain badass. It kills me to put Kokoro Connect's first ending here, since it hit strong for me when I first experienced it. This is a song that matches its atmosphere well, and always comes in right when it needs to.
So many other likes. Hyouka's first ending took me by surprise the first time, but it has an airy nature to it that quickly grew on me. Rinne no Lagrange S2's ending even manages to top S1's "HELLO!" for me, with nothing more than its catchy rhythms and adorable visuals. Coming in again is Kokoro Connect and its third ending "Salvage". Tossing aside the less fitting and tamer second ending, the show returns to the tense nature that drew me to it in the first place. Sword Art Online is here again, with its first ending. It's a song that took me a few times to fully appreciate, and the animation is plain but matches the song quite well. Season 2 of Yuru Yuri comes back again, and when I first started up this series I had no idea I'd like the ending even more than the opening. Doing what it does best, this ending sequence is downright cheery and never fails to put a smile on my face. Little Busters once again with "Alicemagic", another reimagining of what came from the VN. The animation itself is quite bland, but the song remains evergreen. From another series I am absolutely loving at the moment, Psycho-Pass has an ending that proudly portrays everything badass about the series itself. Strong visuals and a very memorable track seal the deal on this one. Robotics;Notes once more with a song that plays out to the cheery side of the series. The animation, whilst being far from extraordinary, is simple and works quite well. From a series that I picked up just recently, Sakurasou's ending theme is a colourful mishmash of visual flair and creativity. The song itself is quite memorable, and the animation is very respectable towards the characters' artistic natures. Finally, Ano Natsu surprised me with a calming song that comes so very close to AnoHana's amazing ending sequence. The effects are still potent and awesome.
Overall, great year for an anime lover, and an even greater year for my ears, which are comfortable nestled in my studio headphones and experiencing some of my favourite songs to date.
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|2012-11-23, 08:12
|Link #45
Keep on keeping on
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: The pale blue dot...
My choices:
OP Theme
1. Fate/Zero OP2 - To The Beginning
2. Aquarion EVOL - Kimi no Shinwa ~ Aquarion Dai Ni Shou
3. Sakamichi no Apollon OP - Sakamichi no Melody
Honorable mentions:
> Sword Art Online OP1 - Crossing Field
> Uchuu Kyoudai OP1 - Feel So Moon
> Hyouka OP2 - Mikansei Stride
> Guilty Crown OP2 - The Everlasting Guilty Crown
ED Theme
1. Shin Sekai Yori ED1 - Wareta Ringo
2. Sword Art Online ED2 - Overfly
3. Gundam AGE ED3 - White Justice
Honorable mentions:
> Psycho-Pass ED1 - Namae no Nai Kaibutsu
> Code : Breaker ED1 - Shiroi Karasu
> Code Geass : Boukoku no Akito ED1 - More Than Words
> Fate/Zero ED2 - Sora wa Takaku Kaze wa Utau
|2012-11-24, 05:03
|Link #46
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
1. Eureka Seven AO OP 1 - "Escape" by Hemenway
2. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure OP1 - "JoJo ~Sono Chi no Sadame~" by Hiroaki "Tommy" Tominaga.
3. Tsuritama OP - "Tsurezure Monochrome" by FUJIFABRIC
Honourable mentions:
Shin Sekai Yori OP, technically the anime doesn't have an opening but it does have a recurring track that's used as an opening in the early episodes. I would have definitely voted for it if it was used in a normal opening.
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1. Shin Sekai Yori ED - "Wareta Ringo" by Risa Taneda
2. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure ED - "Roundabout" by Yes
|2012-11-24, 10:39
|Link #47
♪~Deculture~♪ (✿◠‿◠)
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Various Pocket Dimensions
Age: 24
Pretty good year for OPs/EDs...or at least what I got around to seeing.
1) Fate/Zero OP2 - "To the Beginning" by Kalafina
2) Uchuu Kyoudai OP1 - "Feel So Moon" by Unicorn
3) Nisemonogatari OP3 - "Platinum Disco" by Yuka Iguchi
Honorable mentions:
Eureka Seven Ao OP1 - Escape
Haiyore! Nyaruko-san OP - Taiyou Iwaku Moeyo Chaos
Nisemonogatari OP2 - Marshmallow Justice
Tonari no Kaibutsu - Q&A Recital!
Tari Tari - Dreamer
Dog Days' - FEARLESS HERO
Hyouka OP1 - Yasashiya no Riyuu
1) Fate/Zero ED2 - "Sora wa Takaku Kaze wa Utau" by Luna Haruna
2) Shin Sekai Yori ED - "Wareta Ringo" by Risa Taneda
3) Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon II ED1 - "Kanashimi wa Dare no Negai Demo nai" by Aira Yuuki
Honorable mentions:
Hyouka ED2 - Kimi ni Matsuwaru Mystery
Accel World ED1 - Unfinished
Highschool DxD ED - STUDY x STUDY
Tasogare Otome X Amnesia - Calendrier
Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon II ED2 - Sora no Uta
Last edited by FlavoryFantasy; 2012-11-25 at 16:25. Reason: added another honorable mention(s), fixed some minor but annoying typo(s).
|2012-11-24, 12:16
|Link #48
God General
Graphic Designer
1. To The Beginning by Kalafina (Fate/Zero OP2)
2. No Pain, No Game by Nano (Btooom! OP1)
3. Crossing Field by LiSA (Sword Art Online OP1)
1. Memoria by Aoi Eir (Fate/Zero ED1)
2. Video Muyou by Nagi Yanagi (Ano Natsu de Matteru ED1)
3. Alicemagic ~TV animation ver.~ by Rita (Little Busters! ED1)
Special mentions
Little Busters ~TV animation ver.~ by Rita (Little Busters! OP1)
Oath Sign by LiSA (Fate/Zero OP1)
Innocence by Aoi Eir (Sword Art Online OP2)
V.I.P. by SID (Magi OP1)
Yasashisa no Riyuu by Choucho (Hyouka OP1)
Mikansei Stride by Kodama Saori (Hyouka OP2)
The Everlasting Guilty Crown by EGOIST (Guilty Crown OP2)
Abnormalize by Ling Tosite Sigure (Psycho-Pass OP1)
Dream Riser by Choucho (Girls and Panzer OP1)
Kings by Angela (K OP1)
Chase the World by May'n (Accel World OP1)
Burst the Gravity by Altima (Accel World OP2)
Junjou Spectra by Zwei (Robotics;Notes OP)
Anamnesis by Annabel (Another ED1)
Unite by Sachika Misawa (Accel World ED2)
Days of Dash by Suzuki Konomi (Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo ED1)
Ao Sora by May'n (Btooom! ED1)
Overyfly by Haruna Luna (Sword Art Online ED2)
Salvage by Rekka Katakiri (Kokoro Connect ED3)
Namae no nai Kaibutsu by Egoist (Psycho-Pass ED1)
Umikaze no Brave by Fumika (Robotics;Notes ED1)
lots of good songs this season
I've probably missed a lot of good songs too
but this is the only ones I can remember and heard this year
|2012-11-25, 15:19
|Link #49
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: My cozy room
-Haiyore! Nyaruko-san OP - Taiyou Iwaku Moeyo Chaos
-All three Nisemonogatari OP's
-Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb - Open Canvas
-Yuru Yuri♪♪ OP - Yes! Yuyuyu Yuru Yuri
-Haiyore! Nyaruko-san ED - Zuto Be with you
-Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon II ED - Sora no Uta
-Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo ED - DAYS of DASH
-Yuru Yuri♪♪ ED - 100% Chu~Gakusei!
Sort of a lacking year for me in terms of OP's and ED's. I was sort of busy so I missed out on a lot of winter/spring season shows, maybe that's it. I have a weird taste in music too so maybe that's overflowing into my anime music. Ah well.
|2012-11-25, 23:02
|Link #50
Join Date: Sep 2012
Best OP by far:
|2012-11-28, 23:39
|Link #54
Spherical Cow
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: In a vacuum
Age: 29
I'll pick one from each season and one extra... (Winter->Spring->Summer->Fall)
Aquarion Evol - "Kimi no Shinwa ~ Aquarion Dai Ni Shou" by Akino
Tasogare Otome x Amnesia - "Choir Jail" by Suzuki Konomi
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere II - "Zone//Alone" by Chihara Minori
Oda Nobuna no Yabou - "Link" by Aimi
Jormungand II - "Under/Shaft" by Kurosaki Maon
Shakugan no Shana Final - "One" by Altima
Eureka Seven AO - "Stand by Me" by Stereopony
Kokoro Connect - "Salvage" by Katakiri Rekka
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere II - "Kanashimi wa Dare no Negai Demonai" by Aira Yuki
Chuunibyou - "Inside Identity" by Black Raison d'etre
Tasogare Otome x Amnesia - "Requiem" by Hiiragi Nao
Aquarion EVOL - "Pride ~Nageki no Tabi~" by Akino
With tons and TONS more special mentions really...
|2012-11-29, 15:49
|Link #56
Join Date: Nov 2012
Pretty much had to watch all of the previous season's OPs and EDs that I watched before to decide properly...
Kibou ni Tsuite - AKB0048
Chase the World - Accel World OP1
Burst the Gravity - Accel World OP2
Yume wa Nandomo Umarekawaru - AKB0048
Koi no Beginner Nan Desu - Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? of the Dead
Futuristic Player - Saki Achiga-hen Episode of Side-A
I'd also have many to call special mentions, so I won't type them.
|2012-11-30, 02:06
|Link #57
Lolli for loli :D
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Political Philosophy: Ethicist Peter Singer Tackles Election Issues at Stevens
Whichever candidate has your vote, we can all agree that the welfare of every American will be affected in one way or another by the upcoming U.S. Presidential election.
With less than three weeks to go until the decision, the Stevens community pondered a myriad of issues facing the nation, all from an ethical perspective.
Peter Singer, who is widely recognized as one of the most influential contemporary philosophers in the world, spearheaded the discussion. He offered his own eye-opening views into the morally correct courses of action in critical areas such as tax law, healthcare policy, abortion and foreign policy and gave insight into how the election may determine whether America follows a moral path.
Singer came to Stevens as part of a seminar hosted by the Stevens Center for Science Writings (CSW), a unit of the College of Arts & Letters (CAL), which brings prominent writers, scientists and scholars to campus to discuss science-related issues.
Holding joint appointments at Princeton University and the University of Melbourne in Australia, Singer is renowned for his writings on the ethical dimensions of animal rights, abortion, euthanasia, poverty, globalization, healthcare and other issues. Among his famous books are "Animal Liberation," which helped inspire the modern animal rights movement, "Practical Ethics," which analyzes why and how living beings' interests should be weighed, and his newest release, "The Life You Can Save," which argues that affluent people should do much more to help alleviate poverty around the world.
"CAL gives students grounding in the humanities and social sciences," said CSW Director John Horgan. "Students wrestle with questions like, 'What does it mean to be a moral person? By what rules should we live if we want to be good, happy people?' Peter Singer has also wrestled with these questions. He epitomizes the engaged, activist intellectual. For all these reasons, I asked Singer to visit us to talk about ethical issues in the current Presidential election."
Singer analyzed many issues shaping the election through the lens of his famous philosophy, utilitarianism, which holds that the goal of ethics should be minimize suffering and maximize wellbeing. He said many Americans do not frame their vote in that context, as evidenced by the second Presidential debate, in which the Town Hall participants primarily asked questions about what each candidate can do for them, personally.
"I was disappointed by the debate," he said. "What the candidates can do for you – i.e. Can you ensure I will be able to get a job? Can you promise I will pay less for gas? – should not be the only thing you think about when you vote."
Singer thinks taxes, in particular, are thought of in self-interested terms. While both candidates are trying to convince the middle class that their taxes will come down if they are elected, Singer believes what sets them apart are their views on tax cuts for the wealthy, which he does not support. He believes tax cuts for the wealthy are unneeded, would make it more difficult to reduce the deficit, and would ultimately hurt many more Americans than they would help.
Regarding healthcare policy, Singer cited statistics that showed that the U.S. spends much more on healthcare than many other nations, but has worse outcomes. He called ours a "crazy system" in which uninsured people are denied basic preventative care, but then allowed last minute, very costly emergency care when they end up in the hospital.
"There is something seriously amiss about healthcare in the United States," he said.
Singer's philosophy supports legislation that would bring about universal healthcare – or at least greatly reduce the number of uninsured – and also makes the healthcare system more efficient. He believes Obamacare is a step in the right direction, but not perfect.
Singer also described his philosophy on the controversial issue of abortion. Like many activists, politicians and regular voters, he pondered the basic question about whether a fetus is alive. He said yes, it is alive, but then strayed from the usual conclusion that therefore abortion is wrong. Instead, he said fetuses are scientifically human, but they are not self-aware and they cannot plan their futures – therefore, abortion in some cases can be justified.
Unlike so many who debate the pro-life, pro-choice issue, Singer was also interested in a separate question: who should decide if abortion should be legal? Although he agrees with the premise of the Roe vs. Wade decision legalizing abortion, he ultimately believes abortion rights should be state-by-state decision, so in some ways he supports the movement to overturn it.
"I'm a bit torn because I don't think the legality of abortion should be something the Supreme Court decides, but I would regret overturning Roe vs. Wade for the impact it could have on women, especially poor women with restricted travel," he said.
Another issue Singer discussed was foreign policy – specifically if America should take preemptive military action to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Singer does not support violence at this state, saying Iran does not pose an immediate threat and America does not have enough knowledge about its nuclear capabilities or production plans.
Whether you agree or disagree with his positions, Singer's talk brought rational thinking to some of the hottest and most controversial topics of this Presidential election.
"He is clearly motivated by compassion, and the desire to make the world a better place, but he appeals to reason rather than emotion, a rare trait these days," Horgan said.


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Daily Links, May 10: In which everyone is a little suspicious of everyone else.
President Obama's news yesterday [1] that he personally supports same-sex marriage has prompted many reactions from faith leaders [2]. Read here [3] for what Cardinal Dolan has to say about the matter. The Guardian has an excellent graph representating current gay rights broken down by state [4].
And though we now are clear on Obama's views on same-sex marriage, apparently people are still not convinced about the president's true religion [5]. (Sigh.)
We didn't have to wait long for an answer to Scott Alessi's hypothetical question [6] of who would be the next group to come under scrutiny from the Catholic Church. Congrats if you guessed it would be the Girl Scouts [7]! According to a letter from the bishops' conference, the Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth will investigate the Scouts' "possible problematic relationships with other organizations" and various "problematic" program materials.
Remember the Vatican conference on stem cell research that was canceled [8] in March? Apparently members of the Vatican's bioethics advisory panel are calling for its board to resign [9] for inviting controversial speakers to the conference. The letter suggesting resignation expressed concern that the Pontifical Academy for Life is "losing its full and pure commitment to the truth and its enthusiastic service to the unreduced magnificent church teaching on human life in its whole splendor."
On our blog today, we asking questions as well: Does cutting public transit also cut access to church? [10] And, are Democrats going to become the new pro-life party? [11]
How is a ban on contraception likely to affect college students [12]?
In order to help its struggling economy, Portugal (after consulting the Vatican) has decided to stop having holidays [13] for Corpus Christi and All Saints' Day. Apparently, some are left wondering how exactly this will help boost the economy.
And for some fun news and pictures not related to the church or involving suspicion: The Olympic torch was lit today [14]in Olympia, Greece! It will travel throughout Greece this week before beginning its official journey to London for the Summer Games.


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Top Picks | Top 10 Wyoming Camping Spots
Top 10 Camping Destinations in Wyoming
01Spend a few days skiing at the three world class ski resorts in Jackson Hole.
02Whitewater raft down the stunning rapids of the Snake and other rivers.
03Bike through the pristine wilderness landscape of Grand Teton National Park.
04Hike along the 1,500 miles of trails in Bighorn National Forest.
05Take a hot air balloon ride from Jackson Hole, over the state to see the beautiful scenery.
06See the petroglyphs and pictographs at Medicine Lodge State Archeological Site.
07Experience the many thermal areas of Yellowstone National Park, including Mammoth Hot Springs and Norris Geyser Basin.
08Visit the largest steam locomotive in the world, the Big Boy Steam Engine in Cheyenne.
09Go ice fishing at Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, and enjoy the views of the sheer cliffs towering over the Bighorn River.
10Enjoy all of the western fun and culture during Cheyenne Frontier Days, with the rodeo, parades, music and food.
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Places to Eat in Florida
MiamiAzul, 500 Brickell Key Dr, Miami, delicious blend of European, American and Asian influenced cuisine
Joe's Stone Crab, 11 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, serving delicious stone crab
Top Picks | Places to Go In Virginia
Virginia Camping | Top Places to Go in Virginia
01Belle Isle State Park
Located in Northeastern Virginia, Belle Isle State Park has diverse habitats and wildlife. With about seven miles of riverfront on the Rappahannock River as well as bordering Deep and Mulberry creeks, this is an excellent destination for recreation and wildlife viewing. Belle Isle State Park features tidal and non-tidal wetlands, marches, upland forests and more. While exploring these diverse habitats, visitors have the opportunity to see blue herons, hawks, bald eagles, white-tailed deer, squirrels and much more.
02Chippokes Plantation State Park
This is a fantastic historic working farm, one of the oldest in the country. Located in Surry County along the James River, this park is a fascinating historic and recreational destination. The plantations's boundaries are the same as they were in the 1600s. There are a wide variety of gardens for visitors to explore, including formal gardens around the mansion and more. Visitors can also stop and explore the Chippokes Farm and Forest Museum to learn about the history of the plantation.
03Chincoteague and Assateague Islands
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island located in Virginia and Maryland, is a bird watchers paradise. It was established in 1943 as a refuge for birds, primarily snow geese, but it is home to many species of birds and wildlife. It is also home to the famous Chincoteague Ponies. In addition to being close to the wildlife refuge, Chincoteague Island has many of its own charms. Visitors can enjoy their vacation exploring the beaches, marshes and forests of the wildlife refuge or exploring the local shops on Chincoteague Island. Scenic Chincoteague has many opportunities to hike, bike and boat, you can also go crabbing or clamming. The town also offers pony rides on real Chincoteague Ponies.
04George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
The George Washington and Jefferson National Forests are a great destination to enjoy some outdoor recreation. These National Forests extend across Virginia and into West Virginia. Visitors to the forests can enjoy mountain biking, fishing, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and lots of hiking. Within the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests there are over 2000 miles of trails.
05Prince William Forest National Park
Located just 35 miles south of Washington, DC in Northern Virginia, Prince William Forest National Park is an excellent hiking destination in Virginia. This park protects some of the beautiful natural lands in Northern Virginia. Visitors to Prince William Forest National Park can enjoy hiking along the 37 miles of hiking trails, which comprise one of the largest trail networks in the area. One great hiking option is the trail along South Fork Quantico Creek. Visitors can also enjoy biking, fishing, wildlife viewing and much more.
06Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah National Park is 105 miles long, and it stretches from Front Royal to Waynesboro-Charlottesville. The Skyline Drive, the scenic drive through the park, is a fabulous way to enjoy the beautiful park. Shenandoah's visitor centers have plenty of fascinating exhibits, and the park has plenty of hiking opportunities. There are over 500 miles of trails, and much of the parks 196000 acres are open to backcountry camping, nature viewing and more. Old Rag Mountain is also in Shenandoah National park, which happens to be a very popular, challenging and dangerous hike, great for the more adventurous hikers.


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Say "Talaq" three times and you're done!
A muslim woman told her friends that her husband said "talaq" ("divorce") three times in his sleep and when local islamic leaders heard that they said that the man's words constituted a divorce under islamic law.
The couple, married for 11 years with three children, were told they had to split.
Oh..they do make life easier, the Muslims!
I wish three talaqs were enough for my wife!
source CNN


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Mississippi State and Virginia are rather similar from a starting pitching standpoint. Neither team has overly dominant starting pitchers, but both clubs have starters that know how to pitch.
Starting with the Bulldogs, that rotation is led by right-handed pitcher Kendall Graveman. Graveman will get just a hair over 90, but the big thing with him is his pitchability, command and mixing of pitches. Graveman pounds the strike zone and has a 2.94 ERA in 98 innings of work.
Left-handed pitchers Luis Pollorena and Jacob Lindgren finish out the weekend rotation. Both Pollorena and Lindgren are 90-plus throwing lefties, but like Graveman, the key to their performances are command, with Pollorena struggling with it at times.
Pollorena has a 4.32 ERA in 77 innings, along with 59 strikeouts and 35 walks, while Lindgren, who could be a very solid prospect next summer, has a 4.18 ERA in 56 innings of work.
For the Cavaliers, Scott Silverstein spearheads the weekend rotation. Silverstein is a 90-plus throwing arm and has a 2.86 ERA in 88 innings of work. He also has struck out 69 and walked 25, while teams are hitting him at a .261 clip.
Meanwhile, keep an eye Nick Howard and Brandon Waddell. Howard has a 3.38 ERA in 61 1/3 innings of work, while Waddell is one of the better freshman arms in the country. Waddell can touch 90 with his fastball, but also utilizes a good changeup. Waddell has a 3.80 ERA in 85 1/3 innings of work, along with 81 strikeouts and 21 walks.
The bullpens are the strengths of these two clubs entering the weekend.
The Cavaliers, before the season, opted to put talented left-handed pitcher Kyle Crockett in the bullpen instead of the starting rotation, and that move certainly has paid off. Crockett, who has a 90-plus FB, reminds you of Danny Hultzen from a motion standpoint, and has a 1.68 ERA and 12 saves in 53 2/3 innings of work.
The Cavaliers have plenty of other arms to watch, too. For instance, David Rosenberg earned a win last weekend against Elon and has a 1.19 ERA in 30 1/3 innings of work, Josh Sborz has a 1.84 ERA in 49 innings, and Austin Young, another rising arm, has a 2.25 ERA in 32 innings.
Also keep an eye on veteran right-handed pitcher Whit Mayberry. Mayberry has appeared in 22 games and has a 2.45 ERA in 51 1/3 innings of work.
For Mississippi State, pitching coach Butch Thompson has absolutely no problem mixing and matching the entire contest. The State bullpen obviously is led by husky and hard-nosed closer Jonathan Holder, who tops out at 93-94 with his fastball along with a filthy breaking ball.
Chad Girodo has been a workhorse for the Bulldogs this season and was terrific last weekend. He has a 1.10 ERA in 41 innings of work, while Ross Mitchell has a 1.41 ERA in 83 innings, Ben Bracewell has a 1.48 ERA in 20 innings, Trevor Fitts has a 2.28 ERA in 23 2/3 innings and Myles Gentry has risen to the occasion in some huge spots this spring, and has a 3.69 ERA in 31 2/3 innings of work, along with a .200 opponent batting average.
Mississippi State had one of the nation's elite pitching staffs last season, but didn't have the offense to get to the College World Series. This season, the Bulldogs still have a solid pitching staff, only this time, the offense is significantly better than last year's club.
The Bulldogs enter the weekend hitting .293 as a club with first-round pick Hunter Renfroe leading the charge. Renfroe is an elite defender with a huge arm in the outfield, but he's also an elite hitter, taking a huge step forward at the plate this season. Renfroe is hitting .352 with 15 homers and 58 RBIs.
Shortstop Adam Frazier has a good bounce in his step and is hitting .344 with 33 RBIs, while designated hitter Alex Detz and second baseman Brett Pirtle have been consistent, with Pirtle rising up the past few weeks. Pirtle is hitting .310 with two homers and 31 RBIs.
C.T. Bradford and Sam Frost also are worth watching this weekend, while first baseman Wes Rea is a potential game-changer for MSU. Rea is only hitting .276 on the season, but has impressive power with six homers and 35 RBIs.
As for the Cavaliers, Virginia head coach Brian O'Connor thought his club might be solid at the plate this spring, but I'm not sure even he expected the club to be this productive, entering the weekend with an impressive .313 batting average.
Mike Papi has been a big-time hitter for the Cavaliers this spring. Papi is a pure hitter for the Hoos. In addition to hitting .393 with six homers and 55 RBIs, he has a good eye at the plate, too, with 43 walks and only 22 strikeouts this season. Papi has an incredible .527 OBP.
Shortstop Brandon Cogswell won't start this weekend because of a broken finger, but should see some action according to O'Connor. Cogswell is hitting .346 with 22 RBIs, while Joe McCarthy has earned rave reviews from opposing coaches and is hitting .333 with four homers and 50 RBIs.
Others to keep an eye on include two-way player Nick Howard, athletic Brandon Downs, versatile outfielder Derek Fisher and Reed Gragnani.
Howard is hitting .318 with nine homers and 58 RBIs, Fisher is hitting .306 with seven homers and 47 RBIs and Gragnani, a veteran, is hitting .301 with three homers and 48 RBIs. I'd also keep an eye on Jared King, who enters the weekend with a .287 average.
As you can see, the Cavaliers have a lot of depth from an offensive standpoint.
The Cavaliers were very stable with Brandon Cogswell at shortstop, but with he still out with an injury (at least in the field), Virginia once again will have to shift things with Nick Howard moving from third base to shortstop.
As with Mississippi State, the Cavaliers have a very athletic outfield with Brandon Downs leading the charge, while State has a very good outfield with Demarcus Henderson and Hunter Renfroe leading the way. Renfroe also has a plus arm from the outfield.
In the infield, I give Mississippi State the edge. Shortstop Adam Frazier has a nice bounce in his step with fantastic instincts, while second baseman Brett Pirtle has played exceptionally well over the past few weeks.
We typically know what to expect from Mississippi State, but it'll be interesting to see what the Cavaliers do defensively this weekend.


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From FamiLAB Wiki
List of equipment we dream of having in the space.
- Oscilloscope
- Micro-controllers, Programmers, Prototyping kits
- Polygraph Machine
- 'Helping Hands', Lots of clamps
- ~$100 on Basic Electric Components
Computers, Networking & Data Storage
- Centralized Database Hub - Set up collectors from all sorts of sources
- Portscan database (Like A Search Engine of TCP/IP!)
- Computer in rack panel with pullout drawer - interesting design idea
- IRL field manual to computer security - help John Doe improve his security.
- Radio Equipment
- Ham Radio
- Ham Relay Station
- Ham BBS
- VoIP phones (SIP/IAX for Asterisk hacking)
- DECT phones (we could start a local network)
- X-Ray Imaging
- Telescope, Microscope Imaging and Recording
- Multiple Viewpoint Images 3D Point Inference
- Scanning Tunneling Microscope
- Bulk Scanners
- Large Format Printer
Shop Tools
- CNC Machines
- Laser Cutter
- 15" Bandsaw
- Chem Supplies
- Mass Spectrometer
Facility Systems
Art Equipment
- Potter's Wheel
- Kiln
- Darkroom equipment (can share space with the server room?) (black duct tape, a developing tank, reels, and chemicals, a bathroom would be nice :)
Metalworking Equipment
- Blowtorch
- Foundry / Metalworking Furnance (May be able to share purpose with Kiln)
- Crucibles
- Vacuum Table
- Safety Equipment (Leather Apron, Leather Gloves, Face Shield, Tongs, etc)
- RFID Hack Stuff
- Magstripe Tools
- Peltier Coolers
- Cesium Time Clock
- Methods/Procedure of Verifying Scientific Claims
- DNA sequencer ($90-$500 ?)


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- Facebook makes up 59.5% of news consumed online
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Skip to comments.Jamie Foxx, Cedric the Entertainer to attend Trayvon Martin peace walk, family attorneys say
Posted on 02/07/2013 9:57:29 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
An Academy Award-winning actor and a famed stand up comedian will attend a weekend event in Miami in remembrance of Trayvon Martin, a law firm representing the slain teen's family has announced.
The Tallahassee-based Parks & Crump firm announced that Jamie Foxx and Cedric the Entertainer will attend the "Day of Remembrance Community Peace Walk and Forum," which is being hosted by foundation created by the teen's parents.
The event, which starts 10 a.m. Saturday at Ives Estate Park in Miami, will focus on "motivating youth on peaceful conflict resolutions instead of gun violence," the firm said in a statement. The following evening, the foundation plans to hold a remembrance dinner at the DoubleTree Miami Airport Hotel's convention center.
Foxx won an Oscar for his role as Ray Charles in the 2004 biopic "Ray," and is also a singer-songwriter and comedian. Cedric the Entertainer is famed for his stand up comedy, as well as numerous roles in television and movies.
Trayvon was fatally shot by George Zimmerman in a Sanford townhouse community on Feb. 26. Prosecutors say Zimmerman, who is charged with second-degree murder, profiled and killed the teen. Zimmerman says he fired in self defense.
(Excerpt) Read more at touch.orlandosentinel.com ...
Support Feral Punk Week in your hometown.
Bravo Foxtrot Delta.
Jamie Foxx is as useless as tits on a boar.
Django Unbrained.
Trayvon Martin HoodRat Day..
Another "peace walk"? Every peace walk article on FR turned into a whitey bashfest. No thanks. I'll just eat my Skittles.
Where are the Skin Heads when you really need them?
good one
Any one making a guess on the amount of property damage incurred by this "Peace" march?
I wonder if Crump and Dee Dee be there?
Someone in FL please start a counter march in favor of George Zimmerman day.
Will racist Congresscritter Fredericka Wilson be there:
"Today, Trayvon Martin would have celebrated his 18th birthday. We all know the tragic circumstances surrounding his murder: Trayvon was racially profiled, chased, made to fight for his life, and ultimately murdered. Yet we as a nation have yet to take substantive action to stop such a heartbreaking incident from happening again."
Will they be there???
If not -- then why not???
I hope they put their money where their mouth is.
It was just yesterday in a GZ thread that I wrote about the "unbelievably vast and uncompromising network of fascists" allied against GZ. In addition to the corrupt Florida legal system, he's battling every black racist entertainer, every black racist politician, every black racist "community organizer" and their organizations, every black racist "preacher" and their organizations — and that's just a start.
It's a low information voter parade.
I got $10 that says violence breaks out at the Peace Walk.
How often do you think about race? Oscar winner Jamie Foxx says that he thinks about it all the time. He stars in Quentin Tarantino's slavery revenge film "Django Unchained," which debuts on Christmas. Promoting the film in a Vibe magazine interview, along with co-stars Kerry Washington and Leonardo DiCrapio, Foxx said that black people are always sensitive about race.
"I come into this place to do a photo shoot and they got Ritz crackers and cheese," he said. "I'll be like, ain't this a b-—h. Y'all didn't know black people was coming. What's with all this white s—t? By the same token, if there is fried chicken and watermelon I'll say ain't this a b—h? So, no matter what we do as black people it's always gonna be that. Every single thing in my life is built around race." Foxx added that while he contemplates race often, he doesn't always voice his thoughts.
I'm not sure I like the example Foxx used, but I think he has a point. If you're a person of color in the United States it can be quite difficult to determine if someone is treating you a certain way because of race. If I feel that someone is being condescending or dismissive of me, I do wonder if the behavior is race-based. Like Foxx said, however, I don't verbalize these thoughts and I don't think most black people do unless the behavior is blatantly racist or they've been repeatedly slighted.
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It's been 30 years since Britain and Argentina went to war over the Falkland Islands. The British won, leaving the islands off the coast of Argentina in British hands. While the war may be over, tensions between the two countries about who owns the Falklands have risen in recent months. Host Robert Siegel talks with professor Mark Jones of Rice University for more.
Tensions Bubbling Again Over Falkland Islands
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An MBA graduate from Lindenwood University was recognized June 6 at UMB Bank in St. Louis for winning the second annual Intercollegiate Investment Contest; the university received a $10,000 prize for winning the contest, which spanned 28 months, starting in 2005.
Each participating school was "given" a hypothetical $1 million, with which they were instructed to put together an investment portfolio. Ed Morris, dean of the university's Division of Management, used the contest as a project for his Investments II class in the fall of 2005, and the class chose the student portfolio of Brad Nowak for the school's entry.
During the contest period, Nowak's entry grew by 46 percent to $1,468,129. During the same period, the Standard and Poor's Index 500 grew by 5 percent. Nowak, who has since graduated from Lindenwood, is employed by the Boeing Company and lives in Washington, D.C. The school was notified of the contest win in March.
The other schools in the 2005 contest were Greenville Christian College, Harris-Stowe State University, McKendree University, St. Louis University, University of Missouri–Columbia, University of Missouri–St. Louis, and Principia College. Principia College organized the contest, but UMB Bank has administered the contest so Principia can also participate. Lindenwood did not take part in the contest the first year but has entered the 2006 and 2007 contests.
"I think this is a wonderful testament to the abilities of our students and to Brad Nowak in particular," Morris said. "I can't express how proud I am."
Morris said the $10,000 prize will be used to name a classroom in Nowak's honor in Lindenwood's Harmon Hall, which will house the university's School of Business and Entrepreneurship following renovations that are scheduled to start in 2008.


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Needless to say Christmas is over, but for some it might feel like it's still here, however in a different way. Instead of giving, some people use this time of year to steal the identities of others. For identity thieves the tax season is a prime time. Although what they steal equals a great deal, what they get cost victims even more in time and money.
John O'Hara is the Chief Executive Officer for the Better Business Bureau in Mississippi, when it comes to taxes and taking precautions, he says the same guidelines apply across the country.
"Be careful of who's handling your tax information, your W2's, and your returns."
According to O'Hara, it's important to limit the number of people who have access to your personal information, such as your social security number on your W2 form.
"If you get information that you may not need for your tax return just don't throw it in the trash," says O'Hara. "Make sure that it is shredded. Make sure that you put it up, and make sure that you just don't hand it over to somebody."
When it comes to filing taxes, O'Hara says the location where you file is very important.
"We tell people to file early. File electronically. Make sure that it's a secure site. Don't do it at one of these kind of public access websites for tax preparers. Last year I can remember going into some coffee shops and seeing people filing their taxes. Hopefully, they weren't electronically submitting that because people understand that, people who shop on-line. Identity thieves know that people are using public access areas that aren't secure, and they can steal your identity."
Also, he says it's important for people to make sure that the person preparing their taxes signs the form.
"If they fill out your taxes, they're supposed to sign the form as well so they have some skin in the game, and not just yourself."
The Better Business Bureau is advising people to make sure that the person who prepares his or her taxes is registered to do so. This information can be checked with the Better Business Bureau or IRS. Also, agency officials advise residents to negotiate the price before having their taxes filed.


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PRINCETON, N.J. – Harvard senior quarterback Colton Chapple (Alpharetta, Ga.) has been named the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week following a remarkable performance on Friday against Holy Cross. Chapple's honor marks the third-straight week that a Harvard player has earned top marks with running back Treavor Scales earning the honor in the first two weeks of the season.
Despite a downpour at Harvard Stadium, Chapple guided the nationally-ranked Crimson to a dominating 52-3 win over Holy Cross. Chapple completed 13 of 18 passes for 260 yards and four touchdowns while also rushing for a score – all in the first half as Harvard set a modern era record for points in a half with 49.
Chapple is currently third in the nation in passing efficiency.
Junior wide receiver Ricky Zorn (Dallas, Texas) earned a spot on the weekly Honor Roll after making his first career start and catching six passes for 99 yards and a touchdown.
Harvard is back in action this Saturday, Oct. 6, when the Crimson hosts Cornell in a 1 p.m. contest. The game can be viewed live on GoCrimson.com
Harvard's 2012 Weekly Honors
Colton Chapple – Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 1)
Norman Hayes – Ivy League Honor Roll (Sept. 17)
Treavor Scales – Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 17, Sept. 24)
– New England Football Writers' Gold Helmet (Sept. 26)
Ricky Zorn – Ivy League Honor Roll (Oct. 1)


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- Europa League
Terry sets sights on Europa League glory
The Europa League is live on ESPN this season. Click for details on how to subscribe.
John Terry claims Chelsea's aim for the rest of the season is to secure Europa League glory.
A season of major change at Stamford Bridge has seen Chelsea, as defending champions, crash out of the Champions League at the group stage and fall off the pace in the Premier League.
The FA Cup and Europa League are Chelsea's only chances of silverware this term and ahead of the trip to Sparta Prague on Thursday, captain Terry has made it clear that defeat is not an option.
The 32-year-old, who is hopeful of shaking off his knee problem to play, said: "We're now in the Europa League and there is one message - we have to go and win it. It's as simple as that.
"We have to make sure that we're switched on in European weeks because games will be coming on Thursdays and Sundays, which is a different situation for us.
"We must make sure that after those European matches we come back and win our League fixtures because, a lot of the time, we are going to be a game behind the teams around us by the time we play."


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IAS: Social and Political Talks Online as Web Casts
July/August 2012
This conference has one of the highest profiles for public speeches on policy and many sessions are online and available as podcasts.
If you can be moved by carefully chosen words that elevate human rights with the dignity they deserve, focused on strategies for change, then take time to listen online or by podcast.
When available, IAS webcast links are to the individual talk, rather than to the whole session (this occurs for Kaiser Foundation webcasts). More than 80 sessions are available. Most focus on social issues, policy and human rights and vary from 1-2 hours for sessions and vary from 5 to 30 minutes for individual speeches.
Links to web casts of a few highlights are included below.
Opening Programme
The audtiorium was filled for this diverse and moving programme.
This included Elly Katabira (departing IAS president) and Diane Havlir, the co-chair for the conference, the Gay Men's Choir (Washington) and 24 year old Annah Sango from Zimbabwe talking about her hopes as an HIV positive woman.
Also, Jim Yong Kim, current president of the World Bank (and the first to address the AIDS conference) and former director of HIV/AIDS department at the WHO, talks about why an end to AIDS should be more a reality now than "3x5" was in 2002, and how the World Bank has a commitment to ending AIDS and poverty.
Michel Sidibe (UNAIDS)
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (IAS)
Virologist, advocate and IAS president for the next year, who speaking on her 2008 Nobel laureate for medicine for her role in discovering HIV, said "it does not belong to me but to all of us."
And outlining key issues for the next year:
Bill Clinton
Plain-speaking assertion that continued treatment roll-out is both achievable and affordable from one of the key movers behind price reductions for first and second-line ART.
Phill Wilson
HIV positive U.S. activist, highlighting the complexity of HIV healthcare in the U.S. where young gay men especially if they are black continue to have high rates of new infections and still have their lives cut short: 60% of black MSM are likely to be HIV positive by age 40.
AIDS Activism Today: Reigniting the Spark
This webcast included activists, many of who are HIV positive talking about human rights issues and activism in very different circumstances: Alexei Kurmanaevskii talking about drug users and the fight for access to treatment in Russia. Khavtini Slamah in a web link from Malaysia because the U.S. denied visa access to sex workers talking about the sex worker activist response. Gina Brown talking about AIDS activism in the U.S. and this links with the civil rights and women's movement.
Anthony Fauci
Overview of the scientific advances and implemented global programmes for treatment and prevention that give hope for eliminating HIV. (17.5 minutes into session)
Hilary Clinton
[Talking over a protest against U.S. trans-pacific trade deals that limit access to generic drugs]:
An essential talk to understand the changing U.S. political approach to HIV, notably different to an "emergency" response (the "E" in PEPFAR). "If we want to save more lives we have to go where the virus is [...] And that means science should guide our efforts." Political and personal. (78 minutes into the Turning the Tide session).
Rolake Odetoyinbo
In a session of on women in leadership that included a video message of support from Aung San Suu Kyi and an address by Laura Bush, Rolake, 50 minutes in, is the one not to miss.
Naomi Akers
Five minute personal contribution on why sex work is work, the differences between legal and illegal settings and lack of rights.
Anna Zakowicz and Ian McKnight
Activists from Poland and Jamaica giving their perspectives in the closing session. In the call for universal treatment they challenged pharmaceutical companies: "Why are you not in the Medicine Patent Pool? Why are you restricting access to generic medications? Why are you wining and dining doctors at this conference when people are dying of AIDS on the streets on the streets of Harare, Soweto and Islamabad." And to the U.S., "Why are you, on the one hand providing treatment through PEPFAR while only the other hand you are denying treating by supporting free trade agreements that block access to low cost generics."
Sharon Lewin
Also in the closing session, Sharon Lewin with a promise that all delegates will be welcomed to Melbourne in 2014, including former and current sex workers and injecting drug users. U.S. entry restrictions had prevented these delegates from countries outside the U.S. from openly attending the conference -- and this was highlighted in many presentations.
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The older he gets, the more he looks like his dad.
The older he gets, the more he looks like his dad.
Definitely one of my favorite str8 dads! LOVE HIM!
OK, all very nice, but this ^ got me wondering whatever happened to Peter Deluise. Answer?
^ damn, he is! woof!
I wish there was a naked picture of him
He got a hairy chest oh gosh ....
i don't know but i want to know !
Found this
David is really hot, would like to see more hot pics of him
One of the hottest men alive today
Yes he is
Does anyone have any butt shots of him from any movies or series he has done????
Very nice shots
Found some of these on his instagram
Very nice shirtless pics of David
**eek! Looks like a kid that's losing his hair and has grown some stubble.
Definitely not in either the 'Daddy' or 'Bear' category.
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2011 Softball
Beavers rally for sweep at The Mount
Bluffton comes back from 6-1 deficit in sweep at MSJ
March 26, 2011
Game 1 Box Score I Game 2 Box Score
CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Bluffton University softball team fell behind 3-0 in game one and 6-1 in game two, but the Beavers rallied to take both contests at the College of Mount St. Joseph on a cold Saturday, March 26, 2011. Bluffton improved to 10-7 overall and 3-1 in the Heartland Conference, while the Lions fell to 2-13 on the season and 0-2 in the HCAC.
Two walks, a Bluffton error and three MSJ singles added up to a quick 3-0 lead for the Lions after the first inning of game one. Freshman Natalie Nikitas (Jeffersonville, Kentucky) answered with her first collegiate home run in the top of the second, making the score 3-1.
The Beavers put up three runs of their own in the third inning to go ahead 4-3. Chelsie Osborne (Chillicothe/Waverly) opened with a single to left field. One out later, Ashley Manusos (Spring Grove, Ill./McHenry Community East) and Emily Manahan (Columbus/Bishop Watterson) ripped back-to-back RBI two-baggers. Shelby Wade's (Delaware/Buckeye Valley) single to center plated Manahan for the go-ahead run.
A five-run fifth gave the visitors a 9-3 lead over the Lions. Meagan Price (Toledo/Springfield) singled home pinch runner Allison Radomski (Fairfield/Cincinnati Christian) before Osborne belted her first career grand slam as the Beavers tallied five runs on just two hits and two MSJ errors.
MSJ scored a pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the fifth, but the Beavers tacked on an insurance tally in the seventh when Shelby Erford (Paulding ) singled home Maggie Armstrong (Vevay, Ind./Switzerland County) for the 10-5 victory.
Osborne paced the winners with three hits, two runs scored and four RBI, all on her grand slam. Price, Erford and Armstrong all finished with two safeties with Armstrong scoring twice. Kayla Owens (Cincinnati/McAuley) survived the rocky start in improving to 4-5 on the season. She allowed five runs on nine hits with three strikeouts in seven innings of work.
Meagan Price scored on a wild pitch to start game two, but the home team answered with a Casey Brookbank grand slam in the second and two more runs in the third as MSJ opened a 6-1 lead over the Beavers.
Erford and Manusos both scored in the top of the fourth, cutting the deficit to three runs midway through the game. Another Beaver tally in the fifth made the score 6-4 with two innings to play.
With one out in the seventh and the Beavers still trailing by two runs, Maggie Armstrong reached on one of MSJ's four errors in the contest. Three straight walks pushed pinch runner Tiffany Buckmaster (Lima/Bath) across the plate. Osborne drove home Radomski and Meagan Price with a base hit to center, making the score 7-6 in favor of Bluffton. Game two starter Stevie Cuttitta (Columbiaville, Mich./Clio) set the home team down in order to give the Beavers an unlikely sweep over MSJ.
Bluffton managed just three hits in game two, compared to nine for The Mount, but the Beavers took advantage of four errors, a hit batter and four free passes. Price and Radomski both scored twice in the victory. Stevie Cuttitta improved to 3-1 on the season despite allowing six runs on nine hits in seven innings in the circle. She fanned five and allowed just one walk.
The Beavers welcome Adrian College for their home opener on Thursday, March 31. The first contest is slated for 3:30 p.m.


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|Crime . Comedy . Drama
Megan suspects foul play when a young philanthropic socialite dies; the investigation is interrupted by Kate's personal life.
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Watching her construct a self from a handful of jagged fragments is a seductive pleasure.Miami Herald Full Review
Body of Proof would be interesting enough if it were just "Quincy" with better legs. Add the other elements and you have something worth checking out.New York Daily News Full Review
With the second episode, though, the whole tone improves: Delany's performance seems to have caught some of the coppery warmth of her hair, and we spend more time with a good ensemble. [4 Apr 2011, p.49]People Weekly Full Review
For now, though, Delany is enough to hold our attention. With a deft touch, she blends just enough warmth and vulnerability with the sass and smarts to make it all palatable.San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times Full Review
Body of Proof is, in other words, a mash-up of half the popular mystery series on TV right now: a little bit "Castle," a little bit "Bones" and a whole lot "House." How effective you find it depends almost entirely on how you feel about Delany.Hitfix Full Review
The show will thus ultimately sink or swim on its protagonist, and while it's a long way back to her TV-medicine internship on "China Beach," Delany can still make scrubs and dialogue about fatal drug combinations and post-mortem wounds sound surprisingly interesting.Variety Full Review
Delany can be both captivating and infuriating as the know-it-all medical examiner, but she always holds the screen.Boston Herald Full Review
While Delany's obviously too good for her show, the later episodes offer at least some evidence it might be able to rise a little closer to her level.USA Today Full Review
From the few episodes I've seen so far, Body of Proof is just ordinary enough to be a success. There's nothing in it you haven't seen several hundred times before: a blend of CSI science, Bones banter, Mentalist uncanny acuity, House haughtiness, Rizzoli & Isles eye candy.TV Guide Magazine Full Review
It's well made and enjoyable enough, but it follows convention so closely that it doesn't give Ms. Delany, an actress with range and great presence, a chance to riff on the genre.The New York Times Full Review
Body of Proof doesn't break any new ground as a procedural and has more than enough hokey moments to make you look elsewhere. But as a case study of how and why star vehicles get made, this is textbook.The Hollywood Reporter Full Review
Delany is as likable as possible in an extremely unlikable role. But the writing is a bit too tidy, and Delany's smarty-pants approach gets old in the first 10 minutes.Chicago Sun-Times Full Review
The problem with toning her down is that it means diluting the only thing that distinguishes Body of Proof from all the other crime procedurals, and what's left is a generic show with an above-average star.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Full Review
Body of Proof feels like a show that has nearly been nibbled to death by network ducks. You can almost see the TV executive Post-it notes on the screen.Newsday Full Review
Despite all the show's flaws, she makes some quieter emotional moments work, thanks to her undeniable presence and skills. The by-the-numbers vehicle that has been constructed around her isn't worthy of her talent, however.The Huffington Post Full Review
It's too bad Body of Proof is so unambitious and, at times, clumsy, as it goes through the motions of solving murder mysteries. If the writing were fresher, Delany might have a better chance of finally creating a dynamic and successful drama.Boston Globe Full Review
Murphey and the writers will have to do a lot of heavy lifting for Body of Proof to transcend its immediate predictability. There's only so much Delany can do with a cardboard show.Los Angeles Times Full Review
Yet another medical-mystery-forensics drama set in a large American city.PopMatters Full Review
The always-appreciable Dana Delany does her level best to lift Body of Proof, a paint-by-numbers morgue drama premiering Tuesday night on ABC, from its stale premise and up to the level of a beautifully-flawed-character study, something more akin to Julianna Margulies's legal procedural, "The Good Wife."Washington Post Full Review
This particular M.E., who's a bit of a Sherlock Holmes type, tags along with police on their investigations and isn't shy about interrogating suspects. Or even accusing them. Which can be kind of annoying. And not just to the cops she's upstaging (who include Sonja Sojn, of "The Wire").Philadelphia Daily News Full Review
Body of Proof for the most part plays dead within the realm of plausible crime-solving, interesting characters and assumptions that Delany's once-promising career would do more than wither on this vine.Uncle Barky Full Review


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luiy's curator insight, March 8, 2013 6:04 AM
This may lead to two different (non-exclusive) scenarios that enforce a broader trend in which people sort themselves out geographically, that is: people are more and more keeping in touch with people who share a similar identity or particular goal. Citizens may use digital media as 'filters' that allows them to find the spaces where they are likely to meet people who are similar to them. Institutions may use these same technologies to target particular audiences and make places more attractive to them, or even to exclude access to those who do not belong.
luiy's curator insight, March 8, 2013 6:01 AM
Megacities are our future: There are more than 20 megacities in the world today and by 2025 there will be around 30 of them. They are home to more than 10 million people and sprawl for hundreds of kilometers. Their projected rapid expansion by the middle of this century will drive our economies and shape our lives. But they are not carefully designed superstructures; instead, they are aggregations of building developments that spread like weeds over already stressed infrastructures. Megacities offer the greatest opportunities and challenges for humankind in the 21st century as they exist at the interface where urban systems meet technology to support human development.
With the appropriate infrastructures supporting them, combined technologies can form qualitatively new kinds of engagement between buildings and the megacity environment. An exploratory project between Astudio architects and AVATAR examines the potential for upgrading the environmental performance of entire buildings in situ. The structural bones of buildings are kept in place and pruned as fit for purpose frameworks, without having to displace existing inhabitants, which are then re-wrapped with living facades. These are the next generation of functional vertical gardens that are colonized by microorganisms and life-like chemistries that assist with the lifecycles of buildings being able to process waste and make biofuels using local resources.
Architecture does not need to be limited by inert surfaces, which create a barrier between people and the environment but could directly engage the surroundings through active interfaces which act as vast synthetic soils. These might be maintained under surveillance by smart microfluidics monitoring systems and robotic gardeners. A taste of these dynamic geotextiles can be experienced in the architectural installation Hylozoic Ground, a finalist for the Katerva Award insustainability. This jungle-like technology is a prototype for living building surfaces that combine cybernetics with smart chemistry. The immersive, evolving technology offers a responsive framework for a new kind of architectural experience that senses people and the environment and whose principles may be applied in other contexts, such as gardens. Hylozoic Ground could even offer its inhabitants positive emotional experiences similar to being close to nature.
The grand vision of achieving positive human development in the 21st century will require effective coordination between disciplines, institutions, cultures, and geographical regions. The pressing concerns that affect us all are many and varied—and would require humanity to perform at its very best to secure a long-term partnership with this unstable earth that is our home.
What are the challenges to developing and implementing a global vision of positive human development?
How can developed countries best transfer knowledge to the Global South?
How can combined technologies in cities help address significant social inequalities?


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A truly lovely day
Valentines Day with Alice and Jasper. =]
A little late. Whoops. Anyways, enjoy! =]
1. I wish I had some chocolate right now.
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I truly loved Valentine's Day.
Edward never could understand why Jasper and I regarded it with such high admiration, and even Emmet and Rose considered it merely a day to once again show their exuberant love.
But for Jasper and I, Valentine's Day was the time when our worlds, already intertwined, became indisputably tangled into one eternity.
It really began while we were still nomads, yet nomads with a destination. We were running across desolate plains as usual. His golden brown hair was disheveled by the wind, as if our father was affectionately ruffling his hair for a job well done. Not that we had our father yet – Carlisle was still 833 miles away.
For me, days passed by seamlessly. The sun was out, and we shined. The sun went down, and we glowed in the light of the moon. That was the only time I could tell, and it was the only time I needed.
"Alice, this is the most open place we've been," Jasper said, his face peacefully turned up to the sun-filled sky. He cracked one eye open and glanced at me. "Wouldn't you agree, ma'am?" I had to laugh at that southern drawl, still extremely evident.
"Of course," And although I really only said it to agree with him, I had to admit the truth of it. The wide prairie we'd been traveling through for the past two days was wide and endless, with no human's nearby. The prairie dogs that burrowed in the ground were captivating to watch, and Jasper's skin sparkled with such beauty that I couldn't bear it if we had to hide on a sunny day.
"Really, Alice," He said, wrapping an arm around my waist and using one finger to tilt my face up to the expanse of blue.
"Yes, it is," I said simply. Standing on my toes, I turned my face into his for a kiss. His marble lips were pleasantly warmed by the sun, and his body pressed into each curve of mine.
"I truly hate to say this," He said once I had released him, "But we need to find a town soon. By tomorrow, actually,"
I raised one perfect eyebrow. "Why?"
He fidgeted. His nearly gold eyes glanced back up at the sky. "I just need to. And I'm sure you'd love to shop, or something. I can get you money."
"Shopping?" I hadn't been shopping for awhile…I'd only gone twice since Jasper and I finally met in Philadelphia. "Alright, then,"
Jasper smiled widely. "Could you try and hide the future from yourself? Please?"
"Well why would you want that?" I asked, confused.
He sighed, the sound like music to my ears. "Just try, please?" His lips were in the slightest pout, making his already good-looks irresistible.
"Okay…except I can see that we'll be busy soon. Would you mind if I tried to see what we'd be busy doing?" I said slyly.
"Why waste the time?" Jasper asked, and his sweet lips returned to mine.
Once we reached a town the next day, Jasper took a deep breath, steadying himself for human interactions. The sky was covered in clouds, and the weather forecast was cloudy until midday two days later.
"You go on into that boutique, alright?" He told me, his eyes holding a mischievous glint.
I sighed happily. "Sure thing, Jazz,"
Somehow he had acquired some money, and handed a few bills to me.
Kissing him delicately on his scarred cheek, I headed into the small store he had pointed out, which was the largest in Tuskeego, Iowa. After looking around for a moment, I was surprised to find that, although the miniscule size, the store was full to the brim with the latest fashions. It even had some large sums on the price tags. What can I say; the money makes it seem even better.
I took my time, trying on nearly each piece of clothing in the store at a human pace. I could only take so long, though, so I paid for my things and carried the three bags outside.
I sat on a bench on the side of the dusty road and watched the human's mill about.
Something was different about today, something that caused the human's to laugh and giggle and hold hands and kiss more than I had recalled they did.
Jasper sat down beside me with a plastic bag in one hand. The appearance of him was so sudden, I literally was looking next to me, glanced away, and when I looked back there he was, his fair hair rippling in the light breeze.
"How was your shopping?" He asked politely.
"It was fun; I have to go more often," I chattered. I continued to tell him about each article of clothing and why (or why not) I had chosen to buy it.
Jasper just sat patiently and listened with interest, nodding and frowning at all the right times. When I told him about a particularly nasty green skirt I had tried, he merely laughed and said "I'm sure it looked mighty fine on you, honey,"
My voice died after awhile, and we sat together peacefully. The day began to fade into night; reds and oranges swirled in the horizon.
Jasper pulled something out of his plastic bag; a large red heart and a tiny black box. He handed the red heart to me, mumbling something about not being able to eat chocolate, so he gave the ones nestled inside to a passing child.
I laughed. "Thank you, Jasper. To what do I owe this lovely heart-shaped box?"
He looked at me like I was crazy. "Darlin', it's Valentine's Day. Will you be mine?"
I smiled widely. "Of course!" I clutched the heart to my chest, hugging it tightly. Who knew that such a trifle, human thing could mean so much? It was simple, probably cheap, and pointless – yet I loved it.
Jasper cleared his throat. "I also wanted to ask you something," He stood up from the bench, and kneeled before me.
I gasped, my hands fluttering to my mouth.
"Will you do me the honor of marryin' me?" It didn't get any better than hearing those words in that southern twang I adored.
I couldn't help the squeal that escaped me. I jumped up and grabbed Jasper's hands, which held the tiny black box open, a silver band adorned with a single diamond resting inside.
"Yes! Yes, yes, yes, YES!" The box and ring slipped to the ground. His hands wove around me, clasping me to him as I locked my lips with his.
It was a good thing that there were no more humans wandering the streets.
When we went back to running, and the sun came out again, we weren't the only things that threw sparkles. The elegant ring encircled my finger, cascading shimmers all around us.
Love really is in the air on Valentine's Day.
Jasper said so.
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