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The Shadow of Evil, Gyaos.
— Inscription from the obelisk found on Gamera's atoll (Gamera: Guardian of the Universe)
Gyaos (ギャオス is a bat-like Gyaosu)kaiju that first appeared in the 1967 Gamera film, Gamera vs. Gyaos.
Gyaos is considered to be Gamera's arch-enemy, and has more film appearances than any of his other enemies. In the Showa series, Gyaos was Gamera's second foe, and emerged from an underground cave to feed on humanity. Gamera battled the creature in several encounters, finally destroying it by pulling it into the crater of an active volcano. However, Gyaos wasn't the only creature of its kind, as multiple silver Space Gyaos were a frequent nuisance on the alien planet Terra in the film Gamera vs. Guiron. The Terrans' guardian monster Guiron fought and brutally killed one Space Gyaos by chopping it apart with its nose blade. In Gamera: Super Monster, Gyaos was one of the monsters controlled by the sinister space criminal Zanon, which he used to menace humanity and try to defeat Gamera.
In the Heisei trilogy of films, Gyaos was reinvented as a perfect organism genetically engineered by the ancient Atlanteans. Gyaos began reproducing out of control and turned on their creators, who created Gamera as a last-ditch effort to stop them. Gamera succeeded in killing most of the Gyaos, but clutches of their eggs survived into the modern day, where changing environmental conditions brought on by human activity caused them to hatch. Gamera reemerged as well to battle his ancient foe, and successfully killed three Gyaos that appeared in Japan in 1995. However, countless more Gyaos would appear in 1999 as a result of Gamera depleting the Earth's mana in order to destroy Legion. These evolved Hyper Gyaos began overrunning the world, with Gamera desperately trying to defeat them. After Gamera defeated the creature known as Iris, an ancient demonic beast genetically related to Gyaos, a swarm of thousands of Gyaos descended on Japan to attempt to destroy Gamera once and for all.
In the most recent Gamera film, Gamera the Brave, a flock of four Gyaos attacked a Japanese village in 1973, but were attacked by Gamera, who was forced to self-destruct in order to kill them. A new monster called Zedus was eventually spawned by feeding on the corpses of Gyaos, and did battle with the reincarnation of Gamera three decades later.
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In Gamera vs. Gyaos, Gyaos' name comes from the onomatopoeia for its roar according to the film's protagonist, Eiichi. The majority of English-language media prior to the release of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe spelled the monster's English name as Gaos, without the "y." The silver spacefaring Gyaos in Gamera vs. Guiron are known as Space Gyaos. In Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, Gyaos are sometimes referred to as Gyaos Birds, although the character Mayumi Nagamine insists they are not birds at all. The singular Gyaos in the film which evolves and grows to 85 meters in height is known as Super Gyaos (スーパーギャオス, while the even larger evolved Gyaos from Sūpā Gyaosu)Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris are called Hyper Gyaos (ギャオス・ハイパー, though neither name is ever spoken onscreen. The Gyaos in Gyaosu ・ Haipā, lit. Gyaos Hyper)Gamera the Brave are called Original Gyaos (オリジナルギャオス according to supplementary materials for the film. Orijinaru Gyaosu)
In each of its appearances, Gyaos resembles a giant pterosaur or bat-like creature, with a flattened, arrow shaped head, leathery wings with three claws on each, taloned feet and a flat tail.
In Gamera vs. Gyaos, Gyaos' skin is dark brown with orange-red markings across his chest and wings, while its eyes are bright yellow. Gamera vs. Guiron introduced the Space Gyaos, which possesses silver skin with dull reddish-purple markings and amber-colored eyes.
In the Heisei trilogy, Gyaos was given an updated appearance for each film it appeared in. The Gyaos in Gamera: Guardian of the Universe had a more streamlined appearance, with larger wings and a longer neck, along with brownish-red skin. The singular Gyaos which evolves into Super Gyaos develops a slightly more muscular body along with red eyes. In Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris, a new type of Gyaos, Hyper Gyaos, was introduced. While sharing similarities to its earlier forms, Hyper Gyaos has a much more draconic appearance, with larger wings and rough, reddish-brown skin. Hyper Gyaos is also considerably thinner than previous incarnations, with elements of its skeleton such as its ribcage protruding from underneath its skin.
The Original Gyaos in Gamera the Brave are very thin and sleek, with blue skin that is so tight on their bodies that it renders their bones visible underneath. They have pointed snouts and a more decorative pattern on their head crests.
Gyaos are feral, bloodthirsty creatures with no regard for other life whatsoever. In the Showa series, Gyaos feeds on blood, and typically consumes it in large quantities by preying on humans. In the Heisei trilogy, Gyaos feed on any meat they can find, be it living or dead, though their preferred prey seems to be humanity. In the trilogy, Gyaos consumes food in massive amounts, which allows it to grow in size very quickly. Gyaos can quickly wipe out an entire village population due to its ravenous appetite. While Gyaos typically move together in flocks and will cooperate in combat, juvenile Gyaos will resort to cannibalism if left unattended in their nest, eating each other until only the strongest and most vicious individuals are left.
In the Showa series, Gyaos has no definitively explained origin, and is discovered living in a large cave. In Gamera vs. Guiron, it is revealed that there are multiple silver space-faring Gyaos, suggesting that Gyaos may be an extraterrestrial species, or that there are multiple species of Gyaos specific to other planets.
In the Heisei trilogy, Gyaos are the result of genetic engineering by the ancient Atlanteans in order to create a genetically perfect organism, possibly as a weapon. However, the asexually-reproducing Gyaos began breeding out of control and turned on their creators. The Atlanteans created Gamera as a last-ditch effort to stop the Gyaos, but their civilization was ultimately destroyed by the Gyaos. While Gamera successfully destroyed most of the Gyaos, several clutches of their eggs survived into the present day and were able to hatch due to human activities causing a decrease in the Earth's levels of Mana. The official prequel graphic novel for the trilogy, Matt Frank's The Last Hope, explains that the Atlanteans created Gyaos to defend their capital city from gigantic serpents called Garasharp. However, once the Gyaos defeated and fed on Garasharp, they developed a taste for human flesh instead, and turned against the Atlanteans.
Showa Series
Gamera vs. Gyaos
Gyaos appeared in Japan from a large cavern, and feasted on blood, principally that of livestock and humans. Soon, Gamera confronted Gyaos, and after a battle Gyaos fled while Gamera slept in the ocean to recover. It was soon learned that light causes Gyaos' skin to shrink, so the light of the city stadium of Nagoya kept Gyaos at bay. Gamera soon returned to finish Gyaos off and, after a battle in the air, Gyaos cut off its own foot to escape from the sun.
Humanity developed a plan to place artificial blood on a rooftop in Nagoya to keep Gyaos drinking the blood for so long that the sun would come up and kill it. But Gyaos proved more cunning than originally thought and used a strange fog attack to protect itself from the sun. The next plan was to lure Gamera to Gyaos' lair in the forest by setting the forest alight. Gyaos used its fog attack to put out the flames, but Gamera arrived and eventually defeated Gyaos by throwing the beast into a volcano.
Gamera vs. Guiron
A swarm of silver Space Gyaos (宇宙ギャオス had attacked the planet Uchū Gyaosu)Terra, an undiscovered planet in our solar system, being kept at bay only by the Terrans' guardian monster, Guiron. A Space Gyaos arrived near Guiron and tried to attack with its laser beam, but it was reflected by Guiron's bladed face, and instead sliced off Space Gyaos' right leg. Gyaos flew into the air in order to continue the fight, but in a swooping maneuver Guiron sliced off Space Gyaos' wing. With its prey grounded and immobile, Guiron cut off Gyaos' other wing before decapitating it and slicing its body into disc-like chunks before deciding that Space Gyaos was not fit to eat. After Gamera had killed Guiron, the planet was seemingly abandoned to the Gyaos.
Gamera: Super Monster
The space criminal Zanon revived Gyaos along with Gamera's other foes in an attempt to stop Gamera from interfering with his plans to conquer the Earth. However, Gamera once again destroyed Gyaos by dragging it into the crater of a volcano,
Heisei Series
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Three Gyaos appeared on an island archipelago on the coast of Japan, where they wiped out an entire village on Himegami Island, eating every human being they could find. Ornithologist Mayumi Nagamine and police inspector Tsutomu Osako were sent to the island to investigate, where they saw the three creatures up close. Together with the JSDF, Nagamine and Osako formulated a plan to lure the Gyaos to the Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka, using hunks of raw meat. By nightfall, the three Gyaos arrived at the stadium and descended. Soldiers then opened fire on the Gyaos with tranquilizer darts. Two of the Gyaos were sedated and captured, but one escaped. The Gyaos tried to fly over the ocean, but was suddenly swatted into a nearby refinery and destroyed by Gamera, who proceeded toward the Fukuoka Dome. The two Gyaos awakened and used their sonic beams to cut free of the cages restraining them. The Gyaos flew out of the stadium, avoiding Gamera, and retreated.
The two Gyaos later attacked a village in the Japanese countryside, but were intercepted by Gamera. Gamera destroyed one of the Gyaos with a fireball, but the other escaped. When Gamera was attacked by the JSDF near Mount Fuji, the surviving Gyaos attacked him with its supersonic scalpel. Gamera was seriously wounded by the JSDF and Gyaos' attacks and was forced to rest underneath the ocean. Gyaos began feeding on wildlife, livestock, and humans and eventually grew into the 85 meter-tall Super Gyaos (スーパーギャオス. Super Gyaos flew to Sūpā Gyaosu)Tokyo, where it fed on the helpless populace. Super Gyaos later built a nest on the Tokyo Tower and laid eggs. Gamera traveled underground and surfaced in the center of Tokyo to challenge Super Gyaos. Gamera blasted the nest with a fireball, destroying all of the eggs. Super Gyaos and Gamera fought throughout Tokyo, causing major damage to the city. Eventually, the two kaiju took their battle to the sky, engaging in a supersonic dogfight that reached the top of the atmosphere. Gamera and Super Gyaos plummeted down to Earth, and Gamera crashed into a factory which exploded. Super Gyaos stared at the fireball, believing itself victorious, when suddenly the fire was absorbed by Gamera, who stood unharmed. Gamera fired a massive fireball at Super Gyaos, which blasted its head clean off. Super Gyaos' headless corpse then fell backwards and exploded.
Stock footage of Super Gyaos and its battle with Gamera was later shown in Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris, where it is revealed to be the cause of the death of Ayana Hirasaka's parents.
Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion
The Gyaos do not appear in Gamera 2 physically, but they are mentioned and are the subject of a book in the film.
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
After Gamera's Ultimate Mana Blast attack used to destroy Legion depleted the Earth's Mana, thousands of Gyaos began appearing all over the world in new evolved forms known as Hyper Gyaos (ギャオス・ハイパー. The corpse of one Gyaos was found in a village in the Gyaosu ・ Haipā, lit. Gyaos Hyper)Philippines, where it had eaten an old woman's son and grandson. Gamera was reportedly seen in several locations across the planet battling the Hyper Gyaos, causing terrible destruction in the process. One night, two Hyper Gyaos appeared in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, where they battled Gamera. Gamera killed both Gyaos, but at the cost of thousands of human lives, ending humanity's trust in Gamera and causing them to designate him as an enemy. Meanwhile, a powerful creature related to the Gyaos, Iris, was awakened from a shrine in Nara Prefecture and raised by the vengeful orphan Ayana Hirasaka to kill Gamera, who she blamed for the deaths of her parents in 1995. Iris and Gamera battled in Kyoto, with Iris being killed and Gamera brutally maimed. After the battle, a swarm of thousands of Hyper Gyaos approached Kyoto, intent on finishing Gamera once and for all. However, humanity's faith in Gamera had been restored and they were ready to fight side-by-side with him against the Gyaos.
Gamera the Brave
The Gyaos also appeared in Gamera the Brave, called Original Gyaos (オリジナルギャオス, where a flock attacked a small village, only to be stopped by Gamera, who sacrificed himself to destroy the flock. Supplementary materials for the film reveal that Orijinaru Gyaosu)Zedus was later mutated from eating the corpses of Gyaos.
Gyaos appears in the 2015 short first screened at New York Comic-Con to commemorate Gamera's 50th anniversary. Swarms of Gyaos are shown attacking Tokyo ten years in the past, and one of them eats the main character's father. The main character is saved when Gamera smashes through a building and kills the Gyaos by stomping on its neck. Gamera then destroys the incoming swarm of Gyaos with a powerful blast of fire.[4]
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All incarnations of Gyaos are agile capable flyers. The juvenile Gyaos from the Heisei trilogy can reach speeds up to Mach 1, Super Gyaos can reach Mach 4.2, and the Hyper Gyaos can reach Mach 4.5. Super Gyaos and Hyper Gyaos were nimble enough to dodge the majority of the plasma fireballs Gamera aimed at them.
Supersonic Scalpel
Gyaos can generate a powerful beam from its supersonic scream. It is measured at 3 million hertz and can slice objects in half with ease.
The Showa Gyaos has a healing factor, which makes it capable of regrowing its severed foot after only an hour.
Asexual Reproduction
The Heisei Gyaos can manipulate its chromosomes in order to reproduce even without a mate.
The Heisei Gyaos can grow and evolve quickly as long as it continues to eat.
Super Gyaos is able to shrug off missiles and can survive orbital re-entry.
DNA Manipulation
The Heisei Gyaos can manipulate its own DNA to suit its environment. This not only allows it to reproduce asexually but to grow in size and strength and even develop new adaptations. When one Gyaos evolved into Super Gyaos it gained protective lenses over its eyes in order to allow it to be awake during daylight.
In the Showa series, Gyaos could emit a fog-like gas from vents on its chest to obscure the sun and douse flames.
Gyaos possesses an aversion to sunlight, and as such can only be active at night. In the Showa series this weakness extended to the point that exposure to sunlight could injure Gyaos by causing its flesh to dry out and shrivel up. In the Heisei series, Gyaos was blinded by sunlight and was rendered helpless and disoriented if exposed to any light. However, Super Gyaos was able to overcome this weakness by forming shield plates over its eyes.
In the Showa series, the source of Gyaos' Sonic Scalpel beam is through the use of a forked-shaped throat, but it prevents it from turning its head sideways. Space Gyaos was also vulnerable to its own Sonic Scalpel after it was reflected by Guiron.
- Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)
- Gamera vs. Viras (1969) [stock footage]
- Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)
- Gamera vs. Jiger (1970) [stock footage]
- Gamera: Super Monster (1980) [stock footage]
- Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)
- Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion (1996) [mentioned; photograph]
- Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
- Gamera the Brave (2006)
- GAMERA (2015) [short]
Video Games
- Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995) - Nintendo Game Boy
- Gamera: Gyaos Destruction Strategy (1995) - Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- Gamera: The Time Adventure (1995) - Bandai Playdia
- Gamera: 2000 (1997) - Sony PlayStation
- CR Gamera (2009) - Pachinko
- Gamera: Battle (2012) - iOS
- Monster Gear (2015) - Android, iOS
- City Shrouded in Shadow (2017) - Sony PlayStation 4
City Shrouded in Shadow
Gyaos is featured in the survival RPG City Shrouded in Shadow developed by Granzella and Bandai Namco for the PlayStation 4. Flocks of Gyaos fly around the city and antagonize the player and other NPCs. On the second part of the game's tenth stage, Gamera appears to battle the Gyaos.
Gyaos in Monster Gear
Gyaos in City Shrouded in Shadow
- Manga Boys Special Edition: Gamera (1995)
- Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe (1996)
- Gamera vs. Barugon (2002)
- Gamera 2006: Hard Link (2006)
- The Last Hope (2017)
Manga Boys Special Edition: Gamera
Gyaos appears in this 1995 manga illustrated by Hurricane Ryu Hariken, along with several other kaiju. Eventually, Gyaos merges with all of Gamera's other foes from the Showa era into a chimera-like creature called Powered Gyaos, which is defeated by Gamera.
Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe
Isssue #1
After the battle between Gamera and Super Gyaos, Dr. Greta Karbone illegally obtained a sample of Gyaos' DNA. On her private island in Guanajota Mexico, she and her assistants Gusano and Carlos worked to create an army of Supermonsters, which included a cloned Gyaos. However, Gyaos quickly grew too big for its incubation jar and escaped. It ate Carlos before flying through the roof and escaping into Guanajota Harbor. Gyaos lived for some time on whatever humans it could find, such as lone fishermen, before entering Guanajota. As soon as it landed it began to wreak havoc. It had destroyed many structures, and the city was aflame before Gamera arrived. Gamera hit Gyaos with a fire blast from behind. On turning to see its aggressor, Gyaos returned fire. Gyaos then leaped upon Gamera, who used one of his tusks to stab Gyaos' ankle. Not swayed by the attack, the two monsters prepared their next attacks as the people fled the ruined city.
Isssue #2
Gyaos charged at Gamera with a headbutt, but Gamera grabbed Gyaos' shoulders and lead it into a roll that Gamera used to slam Gyaos into the water. Gyaos managed to get back up, but it then saw Gamera blasting through the air toward it. Gamera tackled Gyaos so that it fell backwards into a tanker ship in the harbor, and then blasted upward and spat his fire blast at Gyaos, igniting the oil in the tanker and bringing the entire Guanajota harbor to a boil. Gamera sustained the blast on the harbor, and the helpless Gyaos clone was effectively obliterated.
Gamera vs. Barugon
In Kadokawa's manga adaptation of Gamera vs. Barugon, set between the events of Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion and Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris, Gamera battles a Gyaos after defeating the Mother Legion.
Gamera 2006: Hard Link
In the spin-off manga to Gamera the Brave, Gamera's battle against the Gyaos in 1973 is gone more into detail within the "Special Link" chapter.
Gamera is being attacked by four Gyaos' sonic beams. Gamera kills a first Gyaos with a point-blank fire blast and then stomps on its head. The remaining three Gyaos keep firing at Gamera, but Gamera gets in his shell and charges up a fire blast which he fires at one of the Gyaos. Another Gyaos comes in and bites Gamera's arm, and Gamera throws it to the ground and fires at it, killing it. The two remaining Gyaos hover about, and Gamera fires another fire blast at one of them. From the smoke the Gyaos flies toward Gamera and unleashes a flurry of beams. Gamera punches it to the ground. However, the Gyaos continues its onslaught of beams just as the other Gyaos turns out to have survived and flies over to Gamera. Gamera begins spurting blood, and the two Gyaos feast on Gamera's entrails. Gamera, acknowledging he's been defeated, triggers his Fireball Ejection Suicide, killing both him and both Gyaos.
A Gyaos corpse recovered by the JSDF
- Main article: Gyaos/Gallery.
- The production team of the Heisei Gamera trilogy decided on Gyaos as an opponent, as they believed that Gyaos was Gamera's most famous foe, having appeared in at least three of the Showa Gamera films. Originally, this role was set for Barugon (at least for one of the films) as shown within the manga adaption.
- Gyaos is the only enemy monster in the Gamera series to appear in more than one film, not counting stock footage.
- Counting stock footage and photographs, Gyaos have appeared in every Gamera film since Gamera: Super Monster, and have also appeared in the 2015 50th anniversary GAMERA short.
- Gyaos' roar was later altered for the The Return of Ultraman kaiju, Earthtron, and also reused for a giant snake in the 1968 Daiei film The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch.
- Hajime Isayama stated that he was influenced by the Gyaos from Gamera: Guardian of the Universe when creating the man-eating Titans for his popular Attack on Titan manga series.[5] Ironically, Shinji Higuchi, who oversaw the special effects for Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, later directed a live-action film adaptation of Attack on Titan in 2015.
- Gyaos was the first known kaiju to be portrayed onscreen by a woman. Yumi Kameyama was chosen as the suit actress for Super Gyaos in Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, as director Shusuke Kaneko wanted the creature to appear more streamlined and feminine.
- Gyaos' skull makes a brief appearance in Pacific Rim Uprising, during the scene where Hermann Gottlieb examines PPDC records in search of a match for the image Mako Mori transmitted.
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Producer Edward R. Pressman will receive the Independent Producer Lifetime Achievement Award at the first edition of the International Showbiz Expo (ISBE), to be held in Abu Dhabi from Oct 20-22.
Organised by event management company MCI and Singapore-based Xeitgeist Entertainment Group, the event is focused on the growing markets of Asia, India and the Middle East. It plans to cover all aspects of the entertainment business from film, TV and exhibition to theatre and digital media.
The organisers said ISBE had been deliberately timed to take place before the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, which this year takes place Oct 23-Nov 1. It expects to draw around 2,000 industry professionals and young creatives with the dual aims of encouraging both learning and business.
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Are you dreaming about paragliding? Nowadays people have several options to fulfill such a dream – much more than in the near past. Let's instead of that see whether Paragliding or Skydiving in Johannesburg is the right sport for you.
What Is Paragliding?
Paragliding in Johannesburg is a recreational activity, considered an extreme sport, practiced by using an engine-free aircraft. The aircraft used in paragliding are extremely simple and they are often called just "wings". A typical paraglider consists of a fabric wing and a harness. There is no cockpit like in the "real" gliders neither a hard wing like the ones that hang gliders have. Exactly this however is one of the important reasons for the raising popularity of paragliding – paragliders are affordable and don't take much space. You can even put one in a large backpack, which certainly can't be done with a glider.
Paragliding vs Skydiving – Which is For You?
Skydiving however also have its advantages. First, you don't need to run – the airplane does the job for you and you can concentrate entirely on the activity you wanted to do in first place. Second, in skydiving you can reach higher altitude – often the jumps start at 12,500 feet – 14,500 feet above the ground level. You can't go as high in paragliding unless you have some really high mountains near you. And third, the feeling of the free fall before you open the parachute is something that can't be compared to anything.
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The queen of my heart is finally back with her latest album Aphasia (Which means unable to speak). This time, it features ten songs composed by herself and written by lyricist Xiao Han entirely, to create something which is unlike anything Tanya has ever done before. Given the quality of the works Miss Chua has previously produced, I'm sure this latest album of hers is no exception.
Working together with a multinational creative team who bring influences from both Eastern and Western cultures, this time Tanya wants to put aside all the love songs and focus on creating music that is tied intimately to modernity and how technology has caused us to close off our lives and our emotions from the rest of the world.
Tanya says "This album doesn't have angels anymore, just devils, everyone has unknowingly walked into a cold world, losing interactions and communications between people."
Her words were in reference to her last album "Angel vs Devil", reflecting on a poignant link between the huge turnabout change in her music since we last heard from her.
In doing so, Tanya experiments with experimental electronic music to try and reflect upon the growing distance and disconnectivity we feel. In other words, Tanya's latest album represents the cold reality we live in, where we've lost our voices through a disinterest in interacting with others and a reliance on technology.
Feeling depressed, yet intrigued like I am? Check out her first two singles below. The album is out in stores now.
Tanya Chua-Aphasia
Tanya Chua-Strange Species
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Small but one of my favorites!I think this is really worth it. It's a cheap price but it packs a punch! Always gets the job done and is compact to travel with!
Last a long time (I've had mine for over a year)
Last a long time (I've had mine for over a year)
Only one setting
Whole toy vibrates.
Whole toy vibrates.
It's defintiely best used for clitorial stimulation. It is quite powerful despite it's size, so if you're a sensitive pal I don't recommend it. I have a hitachi as well, but when I get too stimulated from that and take a break, I work my way back up to that with this guy. Super small, so it can be used discreetly plus it's pretty quiet! Virtually soundproof under some covers!
Material / Texture
Material is great. No smell, feels smooth and nice on your skin. Taste is a little metallic after all there are metals bits on the top. Texture of the metal nubs really helps work it into your clit.
Design / Shape / Size
It's very small which is great, but not too small that it won't cover the desired area. Very easy to hide and discreet in a purse. If you don't know yourself downstairs too well I might say this is for an advanced user.
Functions / Performance / Controls
Vibrations are located at the top with those metal bits but the whole thing vibrates. It is definetely a five buzz product. It only has an on and off switch so if you need a slow build up this might not be for you. It's not waterproof, sadly. Controls are convenient, but it could use a little help to stay on if you don't really twist it fully. It has an average battery use, but you can tell a difference in power once the batteries have worn down.
Care and Maintenance
Easy to care for, just use Eden Fantasy's clean up wipes and you're all set. I store it in my regular drawer in it's original packaging.
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Dear Whoever Has Been Throwing Away the Pumpkin Innards, 10/29/2011
We all know that nasty muck that accumulates as we scrape it out by the handfuls as we carve those ridiculous faces into our pumpkins. That nasty gooey stuff kids are so squeamish to pull out of the pumpkin.
Those seeds and pulp we always throw away are useless, right? Right? WRONG! You can roast them(the seeds anyway) and make a yummy snack and it tastes pretty good and they're actually good for you.
- Rinse pumpkin seeds and separate them from pulp and strings(easier to do before pulp dries)
- Place seeds, a single layer, on an oiled baking sheet, stirring to coat.
- Sprinkle with salt and pop into the oven at 325 degrees F. until toasted, about 25 minutes, checking and stirring after 10 minutes
- Add whatever spices you want or leave them plain and salty(my preference)
- Let cool and store in an air-tight container
Pretty simple, right? Right? Right. Then try it. It's okay, I promise if you don't like them you could always go back to throwing them away along with that nasty pulp. By the way the pulp is useful for something too……turtle food! Turtles and tortoises LOVE veggies of all sorts and their nasty innards most of us don't eat. But before you go feeding them to the neighbor's turtle check around and see if it's poisonous to the turtles. Cause I like turtles and I know that apple seeds are deadly to turtles but turtles love apples.
So try something new and bake some pumpkin seeds and be nice to the turtles! -eshy


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Veil of the Deserters by Jeff Salyards
Jeff Salyards' BLOODSOUNDER's ARC is a fantasy series in the gritty vein: harsh and bloody, though with a bit of humor mixed in. Veil of the Deserters, its second installment, is an interesting blend of political maneuvering and realistic tactical combat in the era of swords and crossbows.
Arki is the historian/scribe for the company of Captain Braylar Killcoin from the Syldoonian Empire. Momentous events have happened in the previous book as CPT Killcoin and his soldiers continue their mission to create chaos in the city of Alespell. For Arki, it's a culture clash; his background as a highly educated archivist gives him a very different perspective on life and death than the members of the Jackal Tower who employ him. Arki must learn that mercy and justice often have no place in the murky, violent world in which he now lives.
Salyards' world-building is fascinating. In describing the nation of Syldoon and how its soldiers are recruited, trained and organized, he paints a complex picture of a country that exists for conflict, victory, and conquest. The penalties for failure are enormous, and the rewards for success seem almost paltry to our eyes. I loved reading about it. It would make an incredible strategy game pitting one tower against another and letting the planning, plotting and talents of the tower commanders lead to destruction or glory.
Captain Killcoin is a prickly, unpredictable commander of an elite group of Syldoon soldiers. Salyards depicts a powerful camaraderie among the soldiers, in events such as the delivery of money by a loyal friend to a newly widowed wife of a Syldoon soldier. The rift between Captain Killcoin's troops and the Memordians, magically talented augmentees assigned to the same Tower, further shows the loyalty that the soldiers have to each other. When even the people who are supposed to support you are a threat to bring you down, you have to learn to trust deep and hard with the people who really have your back.
Veil of the Deserters also chronicles a continued evolution of the world, as the former gods have left. There are many references to why, and there is still even a functional religion with powerful clergy to reckon with. Exactly what the religion's dogma is, and how they fill the void left by the gods, is something of a mystery, and there are still many reminders of what once was. The Godsveil between this world and another is one example. Magical artifacts, like the flail named Bloodsounder that Captain Killcoin wields and suffers tremendous side-effects from, are yet another.
I liked Veil of the Deserters quite well. The characters are salty, rough around the edges, but likeable. The organization and detail of the Empire of Syldoon is well thought out and fascinating. So, even when the story occasionally gets bogged down or the main character makes dumb choices, the story holds the reader's interest. A gritty, harsh world exists between the pages of Veil of the Deserters, and if you can stand some rough language and realistic combat, then it's a very good book indeed.
~John Hulet
I liked this just as well as I liked the first one. Arki makes a great protagonist. Here he learns exactly why he's been hired to be an archivist and he learns that mercy sometimes backfires. The audio version, produced by Audible Studios and expertly narrated by Kris Chung, is highly recommended!
~Kat Hooper


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Silk Arrangements
Debbie's Bloomers has long been known for it's beautiful fresh flowers but our permanent arrangements have always been a popular choice for the discerning decorator. From traditional garden style designs to contemporary Asian inspired arrangements, Debbie's Bloomers has a large showroom of silks to choose from. Plus, we offer custom made arrangements, too.


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Hi folks,
Just wanted to introduce myself.
I reside in Brisbane Australia. My travel has been North America, East and Western Europe, Asia and the subcontinent.
I've hardly touched Africa and South America.
I may get to South America this year time permitting, otherwise I'm going to tour Thailand, Laos and Cambodia.


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India Prints New 1000 Rupee Note 3 Months After Banning it
India is reintroducing the 1000 rupee banknote after withdrawing it just three months ago. Production is already starting but the release date remains unknown.
India is set to reintroduce its outlawed 1000 rupee note, just three months after the government withdrew it as part of currency reforms.
As local news resource, Indian Express reports, production of the new incarnation of the note has already started, although it is as yet unclear when it will enter circulation.
Production would have started in January, a senior government official told the paper, but "has been delayed due to the pressing need to supply Rs 500 notes."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to suddenly withdraw higher-denomination rupee notes Nov. 8 sent shockwaves through India's largely cash-based economy.
Huge queues at banks became a common sight as users fought to find alternative ways of payment, which soon included buying and trading Bitcoin as a backup option.
Following the move, India became a highly active purchasing market, making number two on Purse.io's Bitcoin discount marketplace listings.
Limits on savings withdrawals were also instigated, with Feb. 20 marking a deadline for the limit to be raised to 50,000 rupees ($746) per week.
Earlier this month, India's central bank issued a public warning against the use of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.


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"Have you heard, this new movie, the Batman movie -- what is it, the Dark Knight Lights Up or something? Whatever the name of it is. That's right, Dark Knight Rises, Lights Up, same thing. Do you know the name of the villain in this movie? Bane. The villain in the Dark Knight Rises is named Bane. B-A-N-E. What is the name of the venture capital firm that Romney ran, and around which there's now this make-believe controversy? Bain. The movie has been in the works for a long time, the release date's been known, summer 2012 for a long time. Do you think that it is accidental, that the name of the really vicious, fire-breathing, four-eyed, whatever-it-is villain in this movie is named Bane?"
"Anyway, so this evil villain in the new Batman movie is named Bane. And there's now discussion out there as to whether or not this was purposeful, and whether or not it will influence voters. It's going to have a lot of people. This movie, the audience is going to be huge, lot of people are going to see the movie. And it's a lot of brain-dead people, entertainment, the pop culture crowd. And they're going to hear 'Bane' in the movie, and they are going to associate Bain. And the thought is that when they start paying attention to the campaign later in the year, and Obama and the Democrats keep talking about Bain, not Bain Capital, but Bain, Romney and Bain, that these people will think back to the Batman movie --'Oh yeah, I know who that is.' There are some people who think it will work.Others think -- 'You're really underestimating the American people who think that will work.'"
"The 'Bain Romney' should at least endeavor to match the comic book Bane in at least one way: prove to be a worthy adversary. Bane never asked Batman to apologize--neither superheroes nor super villains nor candidates for president should ever ask for apologies from their opponents if they are to be taken serious."


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At the tender age of 22, I went to a dealer to buy my first car! Such excitement, right? Well, it was exciting until I realized I had no credit which means getting the car I wanted in my price range would be a lot tougher.
The more I write and learn about millennials, the more I see that I am not the only one who does not understand credit. Many millennials don't know how to apply for credit cards, how to check their credit score, or even what a credit score means!
So, for all of you who don't want to be clueless, I've collaborated with U.S. and World News to give you a better understanding of what your credit score is, how to pick a card that works for you, and how to improve your credit!
What's a credit score?
A credit score is a number that basically tells people if you are good enough with your money to get more money. It determines how risky you are to give more credit like loans and mortgages. A score less than 579 is poor and 579-669 is fair. If your score is in this range, it may bey be harder to get credit. If you're score is over 670 it qualifies as good. Anything over 740 is considered excellent! If you're in this range, getting credit will be a lot easier!
To see what your credit score is you can use sites like Credit Karma or Credit Sesame. I use the Karma and I've been seeing my credit improve ever since. It gives you credit card suggestions on how to improve and shows you both the TransUnion and Equifax scores. These are the two companies that calculate your score, but will be different because they report on different things.
Picking a Credit Card
Picking the right credit card depends on a number of things. Your credit score is a large factor because it affects your approval and interest rate. Some cards have rewards while some have annual fees. Your credit will determine which cards you are likely to get. Poor credit scores are unlikely to get approved or may see higher interest rates and annual fees that higher scores don't.
There a few different types of cards you can get. You can have a standard card like a Visa or American Express. Reward cards which give you an incentive to use the cards because you get points, cash back, or miles to use on other purchases. There are also store cards that give you an incentive to shop at that specific store by giving you discounts and special sales. You can read more in depth about card types here and here.
The key to picking a card is to get ones that help you spend responsibly. For example, I have an American Express card through Delta. When I use my card, I get miles to use for travel. I travel 2-3 times a year by plane, so it makes sense for me to have this reward card. If you don't travel, I wouldn't recommend it. See a comprehensive review of reward cards here.
Improving Credit Scores
Having a good credit score is a big concern on most people's mind, but a lot have no idea how to get their score up. Having a good or excellent score will set you up for financial success! You need to know how the score is calculated to be able to improve it. Keep these in mind when trying to improve your score!
- Credit Card Utilization – If you get a credit card and immediately run it up, your score will drop. To be in good standing, you should only be using 30% or less of your limit. So, if you have a $1000 credit limit, you should only have a balance of $300.
- Payment History – How well are you keeping your payments up? This reflects on your score. Talk to the issuer of the credit, if you're having trouble making a payment.
- Derogatory Marks – Keep these off your score! Don't be late on any payment. Again, talk to the issuer if you're having trouble paying.
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- Age of Credit History – Lenders want to see that you have a lot of experience managing credit. So, accounts like student loans work in your favor because they typically take longer to pay. Keep those in good standing and it will help your score!
- Total Accounts – The number of accounts you have is important. But more important is that they are all in good standing. If they are still waiting on a payment from you, it will not reflect well on your report. Only open as many accounts as you can manage.
- Hard Inquiries – This means that someone is looking into your credit, most likely to give you more. You don't want a lot of people looking into your report. It shows that you are just looking for some anywhere. Luckily, these inquires disappear in 2 years from your score.
If you want to learn more about what kind of card is best for you, check out U.S. and World News. Their credit card guide was made to help consumers better understand how this all works!
Continue on if your financially responsible journey and good luck! In what ways have you improved your score? Comment below.


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- ScienceDaily: "New Evidence for First Production of Oxygen On Earth"
What's the connection between fool's gold and the bottom of the sea? University of Alberta's Kurt Konhauser and colleagues have found a dramatic increase in chromium concentrations above the Archaean-Paleoproterozoic boundary. They attribute this increase to a chain of geochemical and biological events ultimately requiring aerobic bacteria to have evolved 2.48 to 2.32 billion years ago, 100 million years earlier than previously thought.1
Chromium does not easily dissolve, and the investigators say a very low pH was required to leach chromium from land. They assume all chromium found in oceanic sediments came from terrestrial run-off.2 The only mechanism by which the early earth could achieve a sufficiently acidic environment to dissolve chromium, they say, depends on the oxidation of iron pyrite by aerobic chemolithoautotrophic bacteria.
Konhauser explains, "The jump in chromium levels was triggered by the oxidation of the mineral pyrite (fool's gold) on land."
Konhauser explains, "The jump in chromium levels was triggered by the oxidation of the mineral pyrite (fool's gold) on land. Aerobic bacteria broke down the pyrite, which released acid that dissolved rocks and soils into a cocktail of metals, including chromium. The minerals were then carried to the oceans by the run-off of rain water. Our examination of the ancient seabed data shows the chromium levels increased significantly 2.48 billion years ago. This gives us a new date for the Great Oxidation Event, the time when the atmosphere first had oxygen."3
The mineral-eating bacteria require oxygen to live. Therefore, the investigators are certain that primitive oxygen-producing cyanobacteria had already evolved and filled the earth with oxygen by the time the high-chromium layers were deposited.
Co-investigator Mark Barley explains, "We live in a unique environment and Earth is the only planet we know that has an oxygen-rich atmosphere . . . vital for complex life. But the Earth's early atmosphere was oxygen-poor in the Archaean prior to the Great Oxidation Event, which happened between 2.5 and 2.3 billion years ago, so it's vital that we understand how oxygen rose. . . . We think we've resolved a major debate about when the bacteria that produced oxygen existed and how long it took for oxygen levels to rise enough to support growth of life."
Barley further explains that there is no undisputed microfossil evidence of cyanobacteria in rock before the 2.3–2.5 billion year mark. However, he's certain they must have evolved by 2.7 billion years ago to produce the oxygen required by the pyrite-eating bacteria.
The investigators see this method as a circuitous way to track the early "rise of atmospheric oxygen."4 They write, "The evolution and activity of microbes is intimately linked with the redox evolution of the Earth's surface, but as demonstrated here, sometimes in unexpected ways."5
Writing that when Paleoproterozoic layers were deposited, "Cr was solubilized at a scale unrivalled in history,"6 the investigators are noting some sort of dramatic change happened at that time. There are many assumptions underlying their interpretation of the data. They accept the extreme age of these deep rock layers derived from radiometric dating based on unverifiable assumptions.7
They also assume the early earth was anoxic because biochemical building blocks of life could not form while exposed to oxygen. (See "The First Atmosphere—Geological Evidences and Their Implications" for information about this anoxic notion.) Yet in order for life to then evolve, they must assume that photosynthetic bacteria (cyanobacteria) evolved and produced an oxygen supply to support life.
In addition to making these untestable assumptions, the investigators ignore some data.
In addition to making these untestable assumptions, the investigators ignore some data. They discount data from rocks near Greenland wherein high chromium content was found in the deeper rock layers dated at 3.7–3.8 billion years. They assume there was contamination by detritus from the land because they cannot imagine how oxygen-producing bacteria could have evolved so very early, so close to the time evolutionists postulate asteroids bombarded the earth and boiled away whatever oxygen might have been around. They also ignore data in which high chromium concentrations are found in deep layers (2.7–2.8 billion years) near undersea volcanic chains, assuming volcanic activity supplied the chromium. They ignore whatever data violates their presuppositions about the timing of events on the early earth.
The Archaean rock layers are believed by many creationist geologists to have been formed early in the Creation week and the Paleoproterozoic about mid-week. Though we cannot be dogmatic about the exact correlation of these layers with the days of Creation week, the absence of fossils in them (other than microfossils in the Paleoproterozoic layers) is consistent with pre-Flood deposition. Explaining a change in mineral composition of succeeding layers does not require evolution of an oxygen-producing life form to supply an oxygen-requiring mineral-crunching life-form that digests enough rock to wash chromium into the sea.
When we consider the dynamic changes taking place as God created the earth and its atmosphere during the first two days of Creation week and dry land (and plants) on the third, a redistribution of the minerals and chemicals within these materials makes sense. Within the biblical creation framework, a "jump in chromium levels" in a particular layer would merely be a consequence of this redistribution. Volcanic material and detritus, for instance, such as that the investigators thought invalidated some of their samples, could have supplied the chromium in the layers they focused on. The Archaean-Paleoproterozoic layers are not a timeline of events occurring billions of years ago, but rather a snapshot of events occurring primarily during Creation Week about 6,000 years ago.
Furthermore, the Bible tells us that God created the early earth as a paradise for the life forms He put on it, especially Adam and Eve. The Great Oxidation Event was not a gradual filling of an otherwise poisonous atmosphere with oxygen by cyanobacteria, but rather the rapid production of an atmosphere able to sustain life in response to God's words, "Let there be . . . ." Read more about the biblical interpretation of the rock layers, both those laid down in Creation Week and later during the Flood, in Dr. Andrew Snelling's book Earth's Catastrophic Past.
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|Also called
|Release date
|26 September 2012 (Update)
|Voice Over
|Official difficulty
|Quest series
| Desert
Signature Heroes
|Fifth Age
Diamond in the Rough, released on 26 September 2012, is one of the two novice quests featuring Ozan in Al Kharid's graphical update. It is available to members only.
Official description
Prince Ali has been kidnapped and it's up to you and Ozan to rescue him. Follow a trail through the desert led by a diamond with rather interesting properties to confront Prince Ali's kidnappers.
|Start point
|Osman in Al Kharid.
|Member requirement
|Members only
|Official difficulty
|Official length
|Medium to Long
|Skill requirements are not boostable unless marked with a [B] for boostable.
|Items required
|Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added.
|Enemies to defeat
Stealing the diamond yet again
To begin, speak to Osman in Al Kharid palace without a follower or pet. He instructs you to speak to Ozan, who is located directly outside the palace, before meeting him in the palace vault. After talking to Ozan, a cutscene will begin with the three of you. Osman will state that he believes that you both intended to rescue Prince Ali when you previously tried to steal the Kharid-ib diamond from the palace.
Osman provides instructions in rescuing Ali Mirza. Once the cutscene is over, Ozan implores you to take the heavy weight (from the Het scales in front of the statue) and to leave once again via the rope.
From the top of the castle, drop down from the roof and return to the bank via the rope Ozan fired during the previous quest. Perform a "parrot drop" into the cart south of the bank, then run to the Shantay Pass.
If you try to use the Al Kharid Lodestone teleport a message will pop up saying "The diamond vault appears to have a teleport block on it." However, you can use the Al Kharid Lodestone teleport once you're out of the vault and on the roof, Ozan will follow you. Do not use an amulet of glory teleport, as this will result in a glitch and you will have to make your way back to the top of the palace.
Into the desert
When you attempt to pass into the desert, the diamond speaks through Shantay and say that it's scared. Shantay will give you four waterskins.
Once in the desert, Ozan asks if you wish to continue (you can ignore the other chat options, or run through them). Confirm and the Kharid-ib will open and make a screeching sound. A sundial appears which guides you to your destination. In order to discover the destination, get the dial to align with the symbol the sundial is associated with. For instance, Het is human, so point the dial towards the human face.
Bandit attack!
Follow the ray of sun south west and a cutscene occurs at the next dial, where bandits ambush you and the diamond speaks through one of them. Dispatch the bandits and their king to continue. The leader of the bandits drops a sundial gnomon which was missing from the Apmeken sundial.
Use the gnomon with the sundial and point towards the head of the monkey, then run north-west after the dialogue with Ozan. There is currently a glitch where you cannot pick up the sundial gnomon by itself and you must have enough free spaces to Loot All as if you try to pick it up individually you will get the text "This item appears to have already been taken." Letting the sundial gnomon despawn and talking to Ozan again allows you to continue the quest, as he informs you that he picked it up.
Once you head north-west to the other sundial, Ozan will talk. Clicking outside of the chatbox will send you back a few steps.
Scabaras strikes
At this sundial location, another gnomon will appear, but this time you and Ozan are stuck in quicksand. Exhaust all the options trying to escape, none will work. You are transported into a small cavern and momentarily stunned, while a critter scurries away with the diamond.
Inside the cavern is the sundial of Crondis. Ozan complains about his injured leg and sends you off to search the tunnels in solitude. Enter any tunnel, and you re-emerge in the room with Ozan. After a few rounds of Ozan joshing about this, it becomes apparent Ozan is sitting on the sundial gnomon. Once again, inspect the sundial (Crondis having a crocodile head) and follow the sunbeam. In the tunnel Ozan once again complains about his injured leg, so you are unable to run.
At the end of the tunnel you arrive in a pitch-black room. Eventually Ozan discovers a torch, revealing that the room is infested with dung kalphites. You must recover the diamond from the dung the kalphites are rolling around by left clicking them. Ozan will aid in slicing open dung kalphites also. If you don't have a suitable weapon, there's a bronze scimitar spawn in the room.
After you have sliced a few of the wrong kalphites, Ozan starts shouting whenever he sees one which is sparkling. You'll find a sapphire, an emerald, a ruby, and then the diamond itself. Picking up the diamond may put you back on the surface above the quicksand, you must go back down to continue the quest. The diamond cannot be picked up using the Loot All option and must be picked up by right clicking it with no other loot on the ground, meaning you must clear all loot from the ground nearby first before attempting to pick up the diamond.
A hole will appear in the ceiling through which Leela will talk to you and Ozan, aiding your escape from the cavern. Navigate the discussion between Leela and Ozan, then point the sundial towards the insect.
Amascut attacks
Follow the sun beam for the final time towards "the lion's mouth": the ruins of the Temple of Amascut. Once here, speak to Lady Keli to initiate a cutscene. Lady Keli demands the diamond. If you refuse, Lady Keli becomes increasingly belligerent, threatening to kill all present if they do not comply. Whether you say yes or no, the diamond inveighs against its surrender through Keli's guards, though you are eventually swayed into delivering it to her. Lady Keli protests at being called crazy and reveals she is Amascut. Before departing, she sets her guards on you, Ozan, and Leela.
They both have a damage cap of 50. Apep yells out "Whirling Dervish!". If you do not run away from him during this attack, you are briefly stunned and knocked back. Avoiding this attack can be made easier by placing the Escape ability on your action bar. Heru may blind you with his shield, but is otherwise a fairly simple fight. Certain forms of passive damage, such as the effect of the blood amulet of fury, will ignore the damage cap.
Prince Ali Rescue
Once both guards are defeated, click on Prince Ali to rescue him and initiate another conversation. You will be returned to the Palace at the end of it with the prince and Leela, and Ozan goes off to recover the diamond. Osman and Leela will argue and then a cutscene featuring Amascut's plotting with Jabari's complicity plays.
Congratulations, quest complete!
- 1 quest point
- 250 experience
- 250 experience
- 250 experience lamp
- 250 experience lamp
- 1 sapphire, 1 emerald, 1 ruby (if picked up from dung kalphites)
- Access to the Kalphite nursery, where you can obtain Aten (Heru's shield) and Uraeus (Apep's axe) from slicing dung kalphites
- 2 Treasure Hunter keys and 2 Hearts of Ice
- Additional rewards/activities
Players with level 80 (boosts may be used, must be visible) can mine a crack in the room below the quicksand for 20,000 experience and access a secret treasure room, which contains a Scabaras mask and a Was (sceptre). To reach the fissure room, go down the well (north-west of the Kalphite Lair, fairy ring BIQ) and go in the tunnel in the east wall of the Kalphite nursery. Then go through the tunnel all the way to the other side and enter. You will find yourself in the room below the quicksand.
- Music unlocked
- Here Was a Scabaras Mask ( 5) - Gain access to the secret treasure room from the 'Diamond in the Rough' quest.
Required for completing
Completion of Diamond in the Rough is required for the following:
- Icthlarin's Little Helper
- Missing My Mummy
- The Jack of Spades
- Desert Tasks:
- Diamond in the Rough and its sister quest, Stolen Hearts, have elements of the old quest Prince Ali Rescue, which these quests replaced.
- The cutscene in which Osman leaves the player alone with Ozan in the treasure room with the Al Kharid-id, after his cryptic explanation on how to steal the diamond is a reference to the book and film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban where Dumbledore leaves Harry and Hermione alone.
- Ozan's line, "Dung Kalphites. Why did it have to be Dung Kalphites?" is a reference to the line "Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?" stated by Indiana Jones in the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark.
- The player performing a "parrot drop" into a cart of hay is a reference to the Assassin's Creed series, where the protagonist can leap off buildings into carts filled with hay.
- When escaping the Kalphite nursery via the rope Leela lowers, Ozan tells the character to keep what happened in the cave to themselves, using the phrase "What happened down here, stays down here," a reference to the saying, "What happens on tour, stays on tour."
- After escaping the Kalphite nursery, Ozan says to Leela, "It's no Cave of Wonders," a reference to the Cave of Wonders from the 1992 film Aladdin, whose title character was also referred to as a Diamond in the Rough.
- Leela's password, Scheherazade, is a reference to Queen Scheherazade, the narrator of One Thousand and One Nights.
- If you have completed the Missing My Mummy, Leela will tell Osman that she is returning to Senliten, saying "We're doing actual good there."
- The Arabic in the banner roughly translates to "Ozan in 'quest'".
Diamond in the Rough
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When I was a freshman in high school, I used to meet with my guidance counselor. Each meeting would be for about 30 minutes during lunch, after school, or whenever there was some free time for the both of us. Looking back, I'm not really sure why I sought out the meetings. On the one hand, I think it was something expected of me. After all, you have to figure out your whole life plan in high school, right? At the time I had some high ambitions to become a doctor and I needed all the help I could get. On the other hand, my counselor gave me practical step-by-step advice to achieving my goals. Interestingly, he told me the same thing over and over again: get an internship.
During the spring of my sophomore year, I decided to follow my counselor's internship mantra and do some searching. Not really knowing where to look, I turned to Google. I typed in searches for "medical high school internships" and "high school internships in the Bay Area." I wouldn't say I was obsessive, as it was something I would just spend a few hours doing every day. Eventually, I stumbled upon a few pages showcasing some amazing opportunities. Stem cell research at UCSF? Cancer research at Stanford? Can high schoolers really do something that cool? The simple answer: yes.
In summer 2010, I participated in the Stanford Institute for Medical Research (SIMR) summer internship held at the Stanford School of Medicine. My hope was to see if I would one day want to pursue a MD/Ph.D as a physician and lab researcher. Of the various fields, I was able to work in my first choice within cancer biology research. Each day I spent about eight hours working with a Stanford graduate student on my own project that supplemented the research lab. Over the course of ten weeks, I learned various lab techniques and important safety measures. Weekly I attended mini-lecturers and discussed with peer interns during "research paper club." My experience culminated with a final research presentation, which I had to give in front of prominent Stanford medical research faculty. Throughout my summer, I made some friends - some of which I still am close with to this day. The most valuable lesson I learned from my internship, however, was this: medical research was not my life's calling.
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Critical MS vulnerabilities could pose spyware threat
Security experts explain why Windows administrators should deploy two of Microsoft's 10 newest patches without delay.
Of the 10 Microsoft security bulletins issued last week, experts recommend that administrators address vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer and Server Message Block as quickly as possible.
A third vulnerability, in HTML Help, was also rated critical.
"This month is kind of wake up call," said Chris Andrew, vice president of product management
Tina Bird, security architect for InfoExpress Inc., in Mountain View, Calif., and a moderator for the Patchmanagement.org newsgroup, said that the message block vulnerability was alarming, comparing the potential threat to previous attacks in which users were infected without taking action.
"The thing that made the Blaster worm so devastating was that the vulnerability that was being taken advantage of is something that you could get to on the network, no matter how your machine is configured," she said. "It didn't require any sort of user interaction or authentication. Networking protocols are the way that those vulnerabilities get hit."
Microsoft also released a critical patch for the Server Message Block (SMB), MS05-011, in February.
So far, the patches have been working smoothly, Andrew said.
"We haven't had any issues in our testing," he said. "We do go through and test all of the individual vulnerability fixes and so far, nothing bad to report."
Andrew warned that the Server Message Block vulnerability, combined with the Internet Explorer image processing vulnerability, could be used to get a worm inside a customer's network. While the IE vulnerability could allow users to bring unwanted things into the network, it was "just a matter of removing them," he said, unless the attack was combined.
"I think the biggest threat is the SMB vulnerability because that really is a server-to-server transfer, and there's the possibility of a worm-spread there," Andrew said.
Bird also thought that the IE and HTML Help vulnerabilities could cause problems if exploited. Microsoft warns that the IE vulnerability could allow remote code execution.
"They call their IE bug remote because it's pretty easy for someone to get them without having to be logged on to the machine," she said. "It's something to be concerned about. Spyware gets installed through bugs in IE. On the other hand, an IE bug isn't going to lead to Blaster."


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Higher Education Work Based and Learning Visits
Work based and learning visits take place to evaluate how you are performing, to identify and evaluate the opportunities being given, help with any problems, further information is listed below in more detail.
Why we do placement visits
- To evaluate the way in which the student is performing in their placement.
- To Identify and evaluate the opportunities being given to the students
- To encourage the student if they are underperforming or have encountered any problems. The visit is the ideal opportunity for the student to review their performance and to be prompted to take action if progress is not satisfactory.
- To negotiate on behalf of the student with the placement organisation if the expected opportunities are not being provided or if any other problems have occurred. Many students lack the confidence to embark on such negotiations without back-up from the university and the visit offers a good opportunity for the placement organisation to assess how they are dealing with the student.
- To ensure that the student does not feel isolated on placement and make them feel they are still a part of the university.
- To ensure that the institute is exercising its duty of care by seeing that the student is working in a safe environment and has been given all necessary health and safety training and information.
- To negotiate with the placement organisation for further students to be placed in subsequent years.
Placement hours must be complete by the end of the programme and students must have had visits in order to complete not only the module but the Foundation Degree, therefore it is imperative that students keep up to date with this and communicate with the Placement Co-ordinators.
When do the visits take place?
The first visit within the first few weeks of placement, the second visit should take place around 6-8 weeks before the end of the placement.
What does the visiting tutor do?
Contact the student early in the placement to arrange the first visit once information has been received from the student and the placement has been authorised, i.e Authorisation Form. The aim is to identify if the student is settled in the organisation and how the student will develop during the placement. The placement officer will see you and your mentor (who will have been allocated, who also must hold a suitable position in the organisation to mentor you). The visit will also identify the Learning Outcomes that need to be achieved during placement.


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The composition of the Supervisory Board reflects the interests of the Company and must ensure effective supervision of and advice to the Management Board. Consequently, when determining its composition, the Supervisory Board focuses particularly on the knowledge, skills and specialist expertise required to duly carry out these tasks. Additionally, the Supervisory Board believes that as a whole, its composition should comply with the principles of diversity. In this connection, the Supervisory Board is aiming in particular for an appropriate degree of female representation in compliance with the provisions of the German Act on the Equal Participation of Women and Men in Executive Positions in the Private and the Public Sector.
In line with this, the Supervisory Board laid down a target for the share of women in the Supervisory Board of 16.6%. When examining potential candidates, the Supervisory Board should include qualified women in the selection process and take them into account appropriately when proposing candidates. Where multiple candidates are considered to be equally qualified, the Supervisory Board shall examine whether a female candidate should be preferred in order to facilitate an appropriate degree of female representation. The Supervisory Board considers this level of female representation to be appropriate with regard to the composition of the Company's other managers and in view of other companies in the industry.
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See You In The Streets: Art, Action, and Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire / Ruth Sergel
Review Date:3 Aug 2017
On 25 March 1911, a fire broke out on the eighth floor of the Asch Building in Greenwich Village, New York, and quickly began to spread. This floor, as well as the ninth and tenth, housed the Triangle Waist Company, a sweat shop producing ladies' blouses.
Review Date:2 Feb 2017
This book deals with the history of the city of Ravenna, near Italy's north eastern coast, in the period between the fifth and the 11th centuries AD. It comprises an excellent introduction by the editors and 15 chapters of varying lengths. It is well illustrated and has a very useful index, not always the case with edited volumes.


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The Wood County Throwdown will include chefs and cooks from area senior centers, assisted living facilities, retirement communities and long term care facilities. The talented chefs and cooks will challenge each other to a three-course food throwdown.
Attendees will get the chance to sample a variety of courses, including appetizers, main courses and desserts. Appetizers will be served at 11:30 a.m., followed by the main course at 12:30 p.m. and dessert at 1:30 p.m.
Local chefs and cooks participating in the throwdown include James Price of Sterling House of Bowling Green; Joseph Hrabovsky of the Wood County Committee on Aging; Adam Foltz of Grand Rapids Care Center; Randy Urbanowicz of Spring Meadows Extended Care Facility; and Anne Hodulik of Bowling Green Manor.
The Wood County Throwdown champion will be decided upon by celebrity judges, including Doris Herringshaw, Wood County Commissioner; George Kamilaris of Georgio's Café International; and Fred Lefebvre of The Morning News on 1370-WSPD.
Attendees will vote for their favorite as well. That cook or chef will receive the People's Choice Award.
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Only advanced tickets will be sold for this event. Tickets are $5 and are available at all seven Wood County senior centers. For more information, please contact the WCCOA Program Department at (419) 353-5661, (800) 367-4935 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. This event is open to all ages.