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PFA 9002 Turn and tilt unit back-to-back
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Friday could be a pivotal day for President Obama.
The president will deliver a long-anticipated speech on new policies for National Security Agency surveillance policies, seeking what he calls a balance between national security and personal privacy.
The speech concludes a months-long review of NSA policies, spurred by news leaks from former contractor Edward Snowden about the scope, reach, and possible abuses of spying programs.
NEWS: Obama faces criticism ahead of NSA speech
Obama wants intelligence agencies to use new technology "in a way that optimally protects our national security while supporting our foreign policy, respecting privacy and civil liberties, maintaining the public trust, and reducing the risk of unauthorized disclosures," says the White House schedule.
A major topic will be the handling of a massive amounts of phone and Internet metadata that is collected and stored by the government. Obama is reportedly considering new rules for government access to this information, which is gathered in an effort to detect possible terrorist activity.
Obama may also recommend the appointment of a public advocate the special court that oversees the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and approves warrants for snooping.
The president may also call for new rules on surveillance of foreign leaders.
The speech will not end the NSA debate.
Obama is expected to ask Congress to sign off on some of his proposals. The surveillance programs are also the subjects of multiple lawsuits, and the security-privacy issue could wind up before the Supreme Court.


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Some in Greece believe entrepreneurs can help save the Greek economy in ways bailouts and austerity programs cannot by selling to the world what only Greece can offer — the Aegean diet.
CHIOS, Greece — Four years ago, Evangelos Xydas decided to leave his job at a hotel to open a small specialty food company on an orchard on the Greek island of Chios.
He knew he was taking something of a risk given that Greece was entering an economic downturn and debt crunch that would make it the epicenter of the current European financial crisis. But the hotel offered work only in the summers and was vulnerable to the ups and downs of the tourism industry.
"This is year-round work," he said, leaning against a lemon tree in a courtyard in the village of Kambos.
Today his company Citrus produces 120 products, including delicacies such as almond delights and smoked feta. And some in Greece believe entrepreneurs like him can help save the Greek economy in ways bailouts and austerity programs cannot by selling to the world what only Greece can offer — the Aegean diet.
That means focusing on specialties that have been part of the Greek culture for millenniums, including olive oil, citrus products and mastica, an evergreen resin used to make strong drink and other products.
Inspired by the global success of Greek yogurt brands such as Fage, Athenians are leaving urban life, where opportunities are getting scarce, and moving to rural towns and island villages to start an agrarian lifestyle as farmers, factory workers and food entrepreneurs.
Some believe Greeks haven't aggressively pursued an unmet global demand for their food and drink. Derided by northern Europeans for an alleged lack of ambition and work ethic, Greek Mediterranean culture is prized in the minds of many as simple, healthy and pleasant.
Food and agriculture are two of five Greek industries consulting firm McKinsey & Co. highlights as having greatest potential for future growth.
The firm predicts food manufacturing and agriculture in Greece could go from $27 billion in revenue and 710,000 jobs in 2010 to $42 billion and 970,000 jobs by 2020.
That has potential to make a big impact in a small country of 11 million people, more than 25% of them unemployed (a rate that is double among the younger labor force age group of 15 to 24-year-olds). Xydas employs 12 people, up from four in 2008.
"We didn't grow but we didn't see revenues go down — so we feel good about it," he says, giving a tour of the kitchens where workers are rolling out massive sheets of dough to make almond cookies. "We think our future will follow Greece's future."
Xydas had to drop prices 20% in 2012. And the kitchen is operating at 70% capacity. But he says he plans to expand capacity so he can export to other countries.
This orchard, like others in estates in Kambos, was planted by Genovese settlers from Italy in the 14th century. Oranges from Kambos were once sold as exotic delicacies, wrapped in gold-embossed paper and exported to Europe.
But Chios' merchants withered with the invention of the telegraph, which improved communication between the United States and Europe and led to an influx of citrus products from America to Europe.
Chios' oranges became commodities rather than luxury goods, and many of the roughly 200 citrus estates became hobby groves. Xydas and others are trying to revive the industry.
Chios Fruits was begun in 2009 by Chios Citrus Cultivators, an association of growers who bought a juice factory from a shipping family and modernized it to make premium juices marketed as coming from the one and only Kambos orchards.
Ariousios, a winery, opened near the Amani village in Chios in 2008 with modern wine-making facilities and tasting rooms. Four years later it is producing 150 tons of wine per year and plans to expand its production to 300 tons per year.
Farmers and industry associations for dairy, yogurt and olives, are jumping on the trend as well.
Greeks here also see a big chance to market mastica, the sap from the Pistacia lentiscus. The small evergreen grows almost exclusively on the southern coast of Chios, and its resin has been used for centuries in foods, soaps, chewing gum, medicines and liquor.
Ancient Greeks are said to have chewed a gum derived from the tree's bark, and the Chios Mastiha Growers Association is working to find markets for the product worldwide.
Ilias Nik. Smyrnioudis, a production manager for the association, said more Greeks are moving back from Athens to cultivate the mastic trees of Chios, and that mastic production has been steadily increasing 15% a year and is up to 150 tons annually.
The association aims to expand exports in the Middle East for its gum. It's funding medical research that purports to show that mastica is good for the digestion and dental health. And it's expanding product lines in mastic soaps, sweeteners, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and as an ingredient in foods and liquors.
MastihaShop boutiques have opened in New York, France, Saudi Arabia and Cyprus, and others are being considered for Dubai and London.
The store, in which the association is part-owner, "is designed to make mastica known around the world," Smyrnioudis said.
McKinsey says world markets are primed for the foods of Greece, so it may just be a case of improving capacity as well as better marketing and distribution to grow an economy that has been in recession for years and hampered by growing public sector employment over private.
"Local conditions (weather, soil) contribute to the production of very flavorsome products of high demand in international markets," says Peggy Velliotou, a partner at KPMG in Athens.
Greek food companies such as Vivartia, dairy company Fage S.A., and mineral water company Souroti say they are forecasting strong growth. Greek Yogurt in particular is growing much faster than other yogurt brands, so much so that some say their brand is being subjected to competition from knockoffs. Fage has sued U.S.-Turkish rival Chobani to bar it from using the "Greek Yogurt" label in its marketing.
Seeing the trend, food entrepreneurs in Greece are developing wine, beans, pea lentils, chickpeas, even snails.
"Small entrepreneurs, farmers, and co-ops are and will be a key part in the recovery and growth of this industry," Velliotou says.
Gregory Antoniadis, president of the Greek Olive Oil Packers Association, said olive farming in Greece generates $1.3 billion of income in rural areas and has an effect on 350,000 farming households. But one problem is that nearly 150,000 tons of the highest-quality extra-virgin Greek olive oil is exported annually to Italy and Spain where it is remarketed as Spanish or Italian olive oil.
"Greece is the third-largest olive oil producer worldwide and exports 60% of its output to Italy in bulk, yet in doing so allows Italy to capture an extra 50% premium on the price of the final packaged product," the McKinsey authors noted.
Antoniadis' olive organization is stepping up marketing in the Americas, North Europe, Russia and China to take a greater share of the high-quality olive oil market. He says they have seen annual growth of about 15%. The group doubled its exports in the past seven years and aims to double them again in the next five years.
"We have quality in excess but a gap in marketing," he says. The key he says is not expanding production but hiring marketers to brand more of the product as "Greek Olive Oil" rather than selling it to Spain and Italy.
"As a society, we did not capitalize on the benefits of entrepreneurship and globalization — quite a few of us relied on the state or European Union support and lost touch with what was happening in the markets," Antoniadis said.
The painful economic situation may help Greeks "restructure our economy, regain competitiveness and re-establish our entrepreneurial mindset," he said.
"We shouldn't forget that this nation has based its economic existence and prosperity along the centuries by being good traders, sailors and visionary entrepreneurs."


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Amazon nabs the top spot for online cosmetics sales
One of every five beauty purchases online is made via the Amazon marketplace, according to a new report.
Amazon nabs the top spot for online cosmetics sales
One of every five beauty purchases online is made via the Amazon marketplace, according to a new report.
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Start with hello, as a retailer would in a physical store, and keep communicating clearly even beyond delivery.
While a growing number of shoppers are choosing the Internet over the mall, their desire for quality products, fair prices, and good customer service remains unchanged. In order to capitalize on the inherent value of customer satisfaction, retention, and loyalty, online sellers must be proactive in their approach in applying tried-and-true retail service fundamentals to the modern marketplace.
Study after study confirms that customer service is a key factor for generating online retail sales and achieving a high rate of return business. In order to keep pace with the competition, it's essential to make customer care a focus of priority. By taking a comprehensive approach to cultivating a more advantageous service experience, you can improve conversion rates, boost repeat patronage, and discover new ways to dynamically grow your business.
1. Start With a Hello
Just about every successful retailer with a physical location makes it a priority to present a welcoming environment for their shoppers, and to make sure visitors are greeted upon entrance; yet it is a practice that's rarely used online. It should be your focus to make sure your shoppers feel welcome when they arrive on your web site, and an effective greeting lets them know that their business is appreciated and that there's someone present to attend to their needs.
Focus on cultivating a welcome experience on your web site that sends the message that you are open for business and eager to help. One strategy to consider is preparing an automated pop-up message that offers greetings, informs shoppers of promotions, and presents a set of options for accessing support. By taking the initiative to make contact with visitors you effectively break the ice, making them more likely to reach out for assistance in the event they require it.
2. Get on the "Sales Floor"
There comes a point when a customer either finds what they are looking for and heads for the checkout, or (for one reason of another) lingers and heads for the door. This is a critical moment where revenues are won and lost, making it optimal to develop a system that monitors your web site for such instances. By pinpointing when customer interaction is optimal through tracking and analysis, you can reduce your bounce rate and cart abandonment, making proactive contact in an effort to address needs and lend support.
A real-time customer service representative is effective in mirroring the personalized attention shoppers receive on the sales floor of a physical location. Study your visitor's experiences and tendencies to learn how and when to approach with the product guidance or logistical support to help usher them through moments of uncertainty and toward final conversion.
3. Harbor a Service-Oriented Culture
To create a successful brand, it's essential to put your finger on the essence of what your business is all about, and ensure that your image is consistently supported through design elements, marketing strategies, and the contact you have with your customers. Create a code of communications cut from the core of your brand mission that emanates throughout your organization.
By providing well-defined protocols for customer interaction and maintaining high standards of product knowledge, company representatives are better prepared to communicate your message effectively. Every point of contact is an opportunity to prove your dedication to customer satisfaction, and display a human element the public is ready to buy into.
4. Go the Distance
For many online stores, the real challenges for winning loyalty start after the purchase is completed. In theory, the hard part is over; however the following sequence of actions are rife with pratfalls and pitfalls that can quickly turn into relationship killers. Strive to stay a step ahead by placing an emphasis on continuing support, clearly communicating information to buyers that guides the experience from purchase through order fulfillment, shipping, and delivery.
Supply the technical proficiency to deliver up-to-date information from representatives as instantaneously as possible, and give the customer the power to efficiently rectify issues on their own. Amazon.com is a top online retailer that's earned a sterling customer service rating by offering features like single-click tracking, pre-printed return labels, and flexible policies.
When one door closes, another opens, so send a communication following a completed transaction to plant the seed for your next sale. Thank customers for their patronage and let them have a voice in shaping their future experiences by participating in an online survey. As an incentive for their feedback, give customers a reason to shop with you again through a customized offer or membership in a loyalty program.
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A group of creditors plans to argue that the city should be forced to establish an independent committee to assess the worth of all of the Detroit Institute of Arts' assets.
DETROIT -- The value of city-owned treasures at the Detroit Institute of Arts will come under scrutiny Wednesday during a bankruptcy hearing, marking the first time in the case that the city's collection is discussed at length in open court.
A group of creditors plans to argue that the city should be forced to establish an independent committee to assess the worth of all of the DIA's assets, including not only works bought with city funds but also those donated to the museum or bought with money from other sources.
The creditors, led by bond insurer Financial Guaranty Insurance, say a city-ordered assessment conducted by New York-based Christie's was insufficient. The auction house estimated the fair-market value of about 2,800 city-purchased works at $454 million to $867 million.
But those works represented only 5% of the DIA's collection — works the city bought directly — and some creditors are expected to fight for the sale of a much greater percentage of museum holdings. In a court filing, the creditors accused the city of trying to shield the art by green-lighting an "inappropriately low" estimate. Some experts have said that all 66,000 works at the museum are worth billions.
RELATED: Mich. nears deal on Detroit pensions, art
Judge Steven Rhodes will hear arguments over the creditors' proposal to establish an independent art committee that would oversee its own valuation of the DIA. Here are some answers to questions about the process.
Question: Is this kind of committee even legal?
Answer: Yes, but that doesn't make it likely Rhodes will allow it. "That seems like an uphill battle," said John Pottow, a University of Michigan bankruptcy law professor. "It would be discretionary."
Q: Will the legality of selling art be decided during this hearing?
A: No. The city will argue that the creditors don't have cause to establish this committee, while the creditors will argue that the city is not properly evaluating its assets for its eventual bankruptcy restructuring plan.
Whether the art can be sold isn't at stake Wednesday. But the issue could arise tangentially. Rhodes said in his eligibility ruling that "one-time" fixes won't eliminate Detroit's fiscal woes, but he hasn't ruled out approving the sale of artwork to resolve the bankruptcy.
The proceeding could provide hints on how Rhodes views the DIA. "I don't think you're going to get anything on whether Steve Rhodes is a Philistine or an art connoisseur or whatever," Pottow said. "But I do think you'll get something on how he feels about how the city is playing its fiduciary role."
Q: Which creditors are fighting the city's DIA estimate?
A: Financial Guaranty Insurance, which insured Detroit bonds and stands to lose millions if the bankruptcy doesn't go its way, is leading a coalition of creditors that includes bond insurer Syncora, union AFSCME Council 25 and several European banks.
Q: Who owns the art?
A:The city owns the artwork and building, but through a 1998 operating agreement with the city, the museum is managed by the nonprofit DIA. This arrangement is unique for a museum of the DIA's size and stature.
Q: Who has the power to sell art?
A: Only Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr can authorize the sale of art. In municipal bankruptcy, neither a judge nor creditors can force the sale of any asset. However, creditors can object to Orr's plan if they think the city is shielding legitimate sources of cash and urge Rhodes to refuse approval. If the judge agrees, he can tell Orr that he hasn't done enough to reasonably monetize city assets and can recommend — but not compel — the sale of assets.
In evaluating Orr's plan, Rhodes can consider the broad impact of any plan on Detroit and its residents, including whether it appears to gut the city economically or its ability to build a viable future.
The DIA has argued that the art is held in public trust and cannot be legally sold under any circumstances, a stance supported by Michigan's attorney general.
Q: Has Rhodes hinted as to how he feels about a possible sale of art?
A: Not really. In announcing that the city of Detroit was formally eligible for bankruptcy in early December, Rhodes said that when deciding whether to sell any asset, the city "must take extreme care that the asset is truly unnecessary in carrying out its mission." Rhodes also said that a one-time infusion of cash from the sale of city assets would not fix Detroit's insolvency, but bankruptcy experts cautioned against reading too much into Rhodes' general comments.
Q: How does Detroit bankruptcy mediator Gerald Rosen's effort to raise foundation funding and state money to reduce pension cuts and spin off the DIA affect the hearing?
A: Talk of such a deal could take some of the wind out of the sails of the creditors' motions, said Nicholas O'Donnell, a Boston-based attorney who specializes in art-related law.
"It makes it hard for the creditors to argue that the city is going about this the wrong way, because it has nothing to do with its monetary value per se but has to do with its civic and cultural value," said O'Donnell. "It also seems unlikely that the judge would go completely in other direction and explicitly urge the city to sell art instead of this grand bargain."


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If you thought this photo of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy drinking coffee through interlocked arms in Abu Dhabi was delightfully awkward, you'll love some of the quotes from the joint press conference of the new Nike teammates. Here are some of the highlights of the chat, in which the golfers try and see who can be more convincing about their blooming friendship and the complete lack of lingering feelings of intimidation or resentment.
Rory McIlroy
"Before this time last year, we would say hello in passing but not really anything else."
Judging by the way Rory said this, I think he meant to say "I" instead of "we" and forgot to add "then Tiger would look through me like I was Hank Haney" after the word "passing."
"I think once Tiger gets to know you and trusts you, I guess, and lets you in, then it's great."
You know what's great? That new Nike commercial. Watch it again.
"We get on really well. We share the same interests."
For Caroline Wozniacki's sake, I hope not.
Tiger Woods
"We've certainly hit it off."
In addition to saying hello in passing, they're also waving it from afar. Baby steps.
"Our relationship has grown and our friendship has gotten better."
Seriously, did they pull these lines directly from a transcript of The Bachelor?
Rory McIlroy
"We are both big sports fans and that's sort of the bulk of our conversations, about sport."
That sounds like every single conversation with husbands of my wife's friends. If those are any indication, the Rory/Tiger chats must be awwwwwkward.
Tiger Woods
"We've just had a good time. Certainly give each other the needle quite a bit. That's always fun."
Rory McIlroy
"It's great to just spend time with him and pick his brain about a few things if I feel I need to."
And the needling. Don't forget the needling.
"I think he respects me for what I've done on the golf course, too."
Tiger nods, while thinking, "just as soon as you win 12 more majors, curly."


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LG has rolled out a digital photo frame that comes with a built-in DVD player for movie and picture viewing anytime.
LG Electronics Australia's Category Manager for Audio Visual and IT, Patricia Cheung said, "The new LG Photo Frame DVD Player's key characteristic is the synergy of a digital photo frame and portable DVD player in one unit making it an industry first. This product is about making leading technology simple to use and providing a convenient way to view photos and DVDs from the one combined unit."
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Update on Emma
October 20, 2010 07:39:46 Posted at October 20, 2010 07:39:46
How's my girl Emma Stone? Well, she's hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend, musical guest Kings of Leon. She's attached to the highly anticipated new Spider-Man, and she asked Paul McCartney to design her tattoo. Emma told Letterman last week that the tattoo is for her mother who is in remission from breast cancer. Full Story
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August 19, 2010 12:00:00 Posted at August 19, 2010 12:00:00
Next week. Macaulay Culkin. And still very, very reclusive and really random with his appearances. Like last year he showed up on WWE. The f-ck? Macaulay was in London last night with brother Kieran for the UK premiere of Scott Pilgrim and the afterparty, a rare sighting. Umm...something about this, he's hot to me. Full Story


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This museum, located in an old school building contains artifacts, memorabilia and hundreds of photographs, which depict lifestyles and the people from the early days of Franklin County. Only 10 miles southwest of Rend Lake. The museum is free to the public but they do accept donations.
Frankfort Area Historical Museum
Only 10 miles south of Rend Lake, the former two story brick Logan School is now a museum featuring area mining history, memorabilia from 1802-1976, a genealogy library, and the Red Geranium Tea Room that serves homemade lunch.
CITY:West Frankfort
Herrin City Library is your community connection to print, video, audio, and online information around the world. Featuring the Herrin History Room, a growing collection of archival information about the City of Herrin and the Williamson County area. We also have some genealogical information about Herrin families. We have city directories and yearbooks for the Herrin Schools. We do have a large collection of Herrin newspapers on microfilm from the 1800s to about 1945.
Veterans Military Museum Depot
The Veterans Museum Depot is a restored C&I railroad depot that is filled with memorabilia from the Civil War to Desert Storm. It has uniforms of all branches of service, a purple heart, horse saddles from World War I, insignia's & patches, gas masks, a World War II communication system and many other items on display. Many young boys of the Rend Lake area left from this very depot to go to war. On the West Frankfort Main Street just 10 miles south of Rend Lake.
CITY:West Frankfort
This replica of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall in Washington is 80% the size of the original. The wall features the names of soldiers who were killed or missing in action between 1955-1975, the time period of the Vietnam War.
Mississippi River Museum & Interpretive Center
Grand Tower is a city rich in history that is inseparable from the history of the Mighty Mississippi River itself. To preserve the history and culture of life on the water dating back to the heyday of steamboats, the museum houses artifacts from this bygone era. For a step back in time and a glimpse of the life experiences along the Mighty Mississippi River, stop by this newly opened museum and explore.
CITY:Grand Tower
Fallen Soldier Veterans Memorial Wall
Located on East Broadway in Johnston City, this memorial wall contains the names of local fallen heroes. A Memorial Day celebration is held in this location every year.
CITY:Johnston City
The memorial is located next to the Heritage Museum downtown. It features plaques citing the names of WWI and WWII Veterans on one side and other wars featured on the opposite side. In a fitting tribute, the Veterans Memorial in downtown Carterville was dedicated on 11-11-11, Veterans Day.
West Walnut Street Historic District
Registered as a National Historic District in May 1975. 54 historic residences are located here. Some homes date to early 1850's, most are early 20th-Century. Homes are private residences and are not open to the public.
Jackson County Historical Center
The museum has expanded, adding about 1,000 square feet to its headquarters building for more exhibit area. Included in its displays is a pump organ, a collection of early cameras, a display of Daniel Grocery Store items, and many textile items, military uniforms, 1850-era Chandler Printer Press and county courthouse records containing hundreds of files available for genealogy study.The museum also has an exhibit of women's vintage clothing ranging from 1865-1970s and continues to add exhibits.
The origin of Memorial Day can be traced to this cemetery, where in 1866 General John A. Logan organized the first post-Civil War service. More than 60 graves of Civil War soldiers are found here.
One of the few remaining Carnegie buildings is seated at the center of Williamson County. Originally built in 1916 and renovated in 1997, the library has the flavor of the early 20th century with the technology of today.
Civil War hero John A. Logan studied law at this home under Senator Willis Allen. Come visit the oldest house in Williamson County.
The library was named for Civil War veteran Robert B. Stinson, who left his estate for the establishment of a library. The building was the work of Walter B. Griffin, who designed it in a Frank Lloyd Wright style.
The Annex Building, built in 1912, is at the very heart of Herrin, Illinois' thriving downtown on Park Avenue. The former Annex Movie Theater was converted into a bakery café and opened on Halloween 2011. The Annex Coffee & Deli is committed to delivering the best coffee house & bakery café experience in a clean and stylish environment which recalls the glory days of the historic building in which it is housed.
Frankfort Area Historical Museum
The former two-story brick Logan School is now a museum featuring area mining history, memorabilia from 1802-1976, a genealogy library, and the Red Geranium Tea Room that serves homemade lunch.
CITY:West Frankfort
This restored railroad depot houses memorabilia from all wars. Outside is a Southern Illinois Miners Memorial dedicated to coal miners of the region.
CITY:West Frankfort
The Presidential Hall of Fame Museum
Former Congressman Ken Gray's collection of over 12,000 items includes campaign memorabilia, photos and documents from former presidents and dignitaries, 1,000 original dolls, videos, four cars driven by the congressman and much more.
CITY:West Frankfort
Opened in June 2011, the Carterville Heritage Museum is a beautifully renovated building showcasing architectural detail of the former 1924 area high school, hundreds of photo and memorabilia. It also serves as a gift shop, offering nostalgic custom-designed t-shirts, retro candy, gift baskets, a few antiques and popular hand-made cards made by community volunteers. It features books on the Tri-C community for sale, covering Cartervile, Cambria, & Crainville.
Family oriented restaurant. Dine in or carry out. Plate lunches, dinners, and specials every night. Historical building dating back to 1927.
CITY:Johnston City
In the late eighteen hundreds there were many thriving communities that were totally dependent on area coal mines. Now there is a Memorial to honor all miners. Dedicated on October 14th, 2000, the Coal Miners Memorial is a tribute to all Southern Illinois coal miners of the past century. The inscription at the base of the statue reads, "In memory of coal miners who gave so much that future generations may benefit with a better life. They labored, served their country, sacrificed for their families and some lost their lives. We honor and salute them so that they will never be forgotten."
The Museum has a collection of over 52,000 objects. It houses an art collection and a collection of prehistoric, historic, and scientific objects. One of the permanent and very popular exhibits is the "W.P.A. Pioneer Dioramas", which were created by local craftsmen employed at the Museum during the Works Progress Administration, 1938-1942. It has six galleries, an archive, Museum Gift Shop, and a 100-seat auditorium.
Franklin County Garage and Auto Museum
Only 5 miles south of Rend Lake, this old 1910 Ford garage has been restored to its original condition and now displays vintage cars, Beatles and Charlie Birger, (the last convicted criminal to be hanged in Illinois) memorabilia.
General John A. Logan (1826-1886) is the most significant nineteenth century native Illinoisian. Creator of Memorial Day, he's named in the state song with Lincoln and Grant. The General John A Logan Museum's mission is designed to interpret the the turbulent life and times of Logan.


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Quins have made two changes to their starting line-up for their hugely-anticipated Premiership clash with Saracens at the Stoop on Sunday.
Harlequins have made two changes to their starting line-up for their hugely-anticipated Premiership clash with Saracens at the Stoop on Sunday.
Among the backs, Seb Stegmann comes in for the injured Tom Williams and in the forwards, Tom Guest starts at blindside, with the dynamic Maurie Fa'asavalu covering from the bench.
With Ross Chisholm unavailable through injury for up to eight weeks, Sevens specialist Ollie Lindsay-Hague is among the replacements from where he will hope to make his first appearance as a senior squad member following promotion from the Academy this season.
Meanwhile for Saracens, Rhys Gill gets his first start of the season while Schalk Brits, Petrus du Plessis, Ernst Joubert, Richard Wigglesworth, Chris Wyles, Joel Tomkins and captain Steve Borthwick also return to the line-up for the match against the reigning champions.
On the bench, John Smit comes into the matchday 23 while there are also first outings of the season for second-row George Kruis, flanker Andy Saull and wing David Strettle after the trio missed the start of the term through injury.
Form: Harlequins, the defending Aviva Premiership champions, have made the perfect start to their defence with five straight wins. Quins have lost just one Premiership encounter at the Twickenham Stoop since Saracens won there in round 22 of the 2010/11 campaign. Saracens have gone 180 minutes without scoring a try – their longest tryless spell for two years. Sarries are winless in their last two games and have not had a three game run without a victory in the competition since March 2010. Harlequins ended a five game losing run against Saracens with their 24-19 win at Wembley Stadium in March, whilst Saracens have won on four of their last five visits to The Stoop.
The teams:
Harlequins: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Seb Stegmann, 13 Matt Hopper, 12 Jordan Turner-Hall, 11 Ugo Monye, 10 Nick Evans, 9 Danny Care, 8 Nick Easter, 7 Chris Robshaw, 6 Tom Guest, 5 George Robson, 4 Olly Kohn, 3 James Johnston, 2 Joe Gray, 1 Joe Marler.
Replacements: 16 Rob Buchanan, 17 Mark Lambert, 18 Will Collier, 19 Charlie Matthews, 20 Maurie Fa'asavalu, 21 Karl Dickson, 22 Rory Clegg, 23 Ollie Lindsay-Hague.
Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Joel Tomkins, 12 Brad Barritt, 11 Chris Wyles, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Richard Wigglesworth, 8 Ernst Joubert, 7 Will Fraser, 6 Kelly Brown, 5 Alistair Hargreaves, 4 Steve Borthwick (capt), 3 Petrus du Plessis, 2 Schalk Brits, 1 Rhys Gill.
Replacements: 16 John Smit, 17 Mako Vunipola, 18 Matt Stevens, 19 George Kruis, 20 Andy Saull, 21 Ben Spencer, 22 Charlie Hodgson, 23 David Strettle.
Date: Sunday, September 30
Kick-off: 14:00 BST
Venue: Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Andrew Small
Assistant referees: Ashley Rowden, Andrew Pearce
Television match official: David Grashoff


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Agilent Technologies Introduces Industry-First Half-Size Mid-Bus Probing Solution for PCI Express®
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 4, 2009
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the industry's only half size mid-bus probing solution for its PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 E2960B Series analyzers. The half-size mid-bus probe is critical for lower link width designs (up to x4) where space constraints make it difficult to design in a full-size debug point. The new probe will allow designers to monitor the PCI Express protocol with a probe that is much more compact, reducing routing concerns and simplifying the board layout. The half-size mid-bus probe supports both 2.5 GT/s and 5.0 GT/s PCI Express data rates.
The PCI Express technology is expanding beyond the computer segment into other industries such as embedded designs in medical instruments as well as communication and military sectors. Traditional PCI Express in the computer system typically has connections through a slot connector with easy probing solutions. However, in these new industries, space and signal access for debugging is a big challenge. Space constraints dictate the test and debug strategy for any given design. Without the right type of probe, designers cannot easily see the protocol exchanges, and debugging becomes much more challenging. The Agilent N5328A half-size mid-bus probe for PCIe 2.0 offers a method to probe these embedded signals effortlessly.
"Our flying leads probe is designed for space-constrained systems," said Jun Chie, marketing manager of Agilent's Logic and Protocol Test business. "In conjunction with our powerful protocol analyzer, the half-size mid-bus probe will allow designers to monitor the PCI Express protocol with a probe that is much more compact. This reduces routing concerns and simplifies the board layout."
At PCIe 2.0 speeds, reliable probing becomes even more important. Without a reliable probing solution and the right form factor, reliable data capture becomes difficult if not impossible. Agilent's half-size mid-bus probe is designed with reliable and consistent signals in mind and includes the following features:
- with its very low capacity loading, it enables insight without influencing the monitored signals;
- soft touch, micro-spring pin technology provides reliable contact to signal pads even when probing uneven or contaminated board surfaces; and
- top-side retention module eliminates the need to access the back of the board.
Agilent understands that probing is key to enable reliable monitoring and debugging of the PCIe 2.0 link. With the introduction of the half-size mid-bus probe, Agilent provides an industry-unique probe portfolio for PCIe 2.0, including the full-size mid-bus probe (straight, swizzle and split styles available), slot interposer probe, flying leads probe and now the N5328A half-size mid-bus probe. Agilent's extensive probing capabilities are combined with a powerful PCIe 2.0 analyzer, with a reliable data capture engine, easy-to-use graphical user interface and a versatile form factor, making Agilent's E2960B Series the leader in the industry for PCI Express 2.0 test and debugging.
Agilent Strategic Product Planner Michael Fleischer-Reumann will present a webcast, "How to pass the receiver compliance test for PCI Express," on June 30. For details and registration please visit Agilent's Digital Webcast Series.
U.S. Pricing and Availability
The Agilent N5328A half-size mid-bus probe 2.0 is available now. Pricing for a full analysis system, including the half-size mid-bus probe, starts at $38,500. More information is available at www.agilent.com/find/pcie2.
High-resolution images are available at www.agilent.com/find/n5328a_images.
More information about Agilent's PCIe test solutions is available at www.agilent.com/find/pciexpress.
A backgrounder on PCI Express technology and Agilent's test solutions is available at www.agilent.com/find/pciexpress_backgrounder.
Agilent's Digital Test Standards Program
Agilent's solutions for digital applications are driven and supported by Agilent experts that are involved in the various international standard committees. We call it the Agilent Digital Test Standards Program. The company's experts are active in the Joint Electronic Devices Engineering Council (JEDEC), PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG®), Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA), Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO), USB-Implementers Forum (USB-IF), Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) Alliance, and many others. Agilent's involvement in these standards groups and their related workshops, plugfests, and seminars enables the company to bring the right solutions to the market when customers need them.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 19,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $5.8 billion in fiscal 2008. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.
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Big East: One More Time, With FeelingThe death of the Big East as we know it hit home last week as 14 teams arrived at the World's Most Famous Arena (Connecticut was ineligible). Next season, the "Catholic 7" will be reportedly joined by Butler, Creighton, and Xavier in a basketball-only conference that has paid to keep the Big East name.
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ATLANTA — When it comes to protecting children from predators, this city has a dark history.
Now, some here fear that without urgent action, Atlanta and its suburbs risk reliving one of the most painful chapters in their history.
Across the metro region for the past several weeks, adult strangers have been trying to lure children into their vehicles. Several of the attempted abductions occurred near schools. In most instances, the children ran away to safety; but in one case, a 9-year-old boy told police he was abducted outside his home, driven around for more than an hour and released unharmed.
Last month, the Atlanta Public Schools started a safety campaign, including robo-calls, letters to parents with safety tips and radio and television announcements, aimed at students who ride the bus or walk to school. A group calling itself the 360 Movement passed out fliers with the description of one suspect and his vehicle near two of the schools where incidents occurred.
"We have to be proactive to prevent this to save our children," Islord Shasun, a member of 360 Movement, told WXIA-TV in Atlanta. "There are crazy, sick people out there."
There are crazy, sick people out there.
His words resonate in a city where, barely two generations ago, a nightmare played out.
The Atlanta Child Murders. The Missing and Murdered Children's cases: Between 1979 and 1981, at least 28 children and young adults vanished from Atlanta's streets, their bodies turning up days or weeks later — strangled, asphyxiated, shot, bludgeoned, stabbed.
Wayne Williams was arrested in 1981 and convicted the following year in two of the murders. He was thought to be implicated in a dozen other slayings, and the city eventually moved on.
But that kind of experience never really leaves you. It became a part of who we are.
"It's definitely in the Atlanta psyche," says William Boone, a political scientist at Clark Atlanta University.
Derrick Boazman, a radio talk show host on WAOK-AM and a former Atlanta city councilman, is among a group of community activists offering a $10,000 reward for information about the incidents.
"There have been at least 12 different instances in the metro area," Boazman says. "We're very concerned."
Layered atop the psychic scars of a dark history is a current reality: Atlanta, home of the world's busiest airport, is one of the nation's hubs for child sexual prostitution.
To be sure, the parental concern seen here now is nothing like the fear that gripped the city during the child murders. Parents were loath to let their children out of their sight, and a child coming home later than expected, especially after dark, could spark pure, chest-caving terror. What had been popular teen hangouts, like the ice-skating rink at the Omni, became all but ghost towns.
I was in college at the time, and one of our journalism assignments was to shadow real-life reporters. Twice I tailed reporters from The Atlanta Journal, and we visited one terrified parent after another as the journalists sought to understand what was happening. Even now, I remember the fear in those mothers' eyes.
One of the lasting legacies of the Atlanta Child Murders was a perception that police, authorities and the media were slow to respond — that no one wanted to connect the killings and investigate them as the likely work of a serial killer until the mothers of some victims demanded accountability. The city seems to be avoiding that kind of foot-dragging now.
Again, no children have been hurt.
And police have not publicly linked the cases.
But this city remembers. And it's taking no chances.
Copeland is an Atlanta-based correspondent for USA TODAY.


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Princes William and Harry were at the Audi Polo Challenge this weekend. Tom Hardy Full Story
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Two days in a row of Tom Hardy. He's at the Child 44 premiere with Noomi Rapace. I said I wanted to see him in a well-tailored suit. He's in a well-tailored suit. Is that working for you? If I say some hair and less beard would help will he show up tomorrow with more hair and less beard? They put together a legacy trailer for Mad Max: Fury Road connecting the old with the new. Full Story
Blonde Jared: new angles
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This is the only new blonde I want to talk about from Paris Fashion Week, even though there's been another new blonde who decided to cockblock the runway. At least Jared Leto's is for a role, you know? Anyway, yesterday I defended it, wondering whether or not it was the outfit – turtleneck, blazer, etc. Full Story
Tom Hardy at TIFF
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Not going to lie… Tom Hardy might have peaked at TIFF too early. It was Friday night and Saturday morning. And he was followed by Cara Delevingne and The Riot Club boys and Eddie Redmayne and Andrew Garfield and my two fried laptops and Mike Tyson just lost his sh-t in our building on a news anchor and suddenly it's Wednesday afternoon. Full Story
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Check out brand new shots of Tom Hardy in costume as a Russian officer on location in the Czech Republic on Sunday with Noomi Rapace shooting a new movie called Child 44. Does he make movies without Noomi anymore? Does Noomi make movies without him, or a lookalike of him (Logan Marshall-Green) anymore? Although he looks really pale and pasty, I don't mind my Tom Hardy in uniform. Full Story
Tom, Charlotte, Noomi: Triangle?
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Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace were at an event in London together last week. I posted those photos but I'm re-attaching them again here because, well, we're looking at them differently now. They've been working together on a movie. They've already worked together on other projects. Full Story
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Tom Hardy, a member of my Five List, was in London last night at a charity event with his frequent collaborator Noomi Rapace. As you can see, Tom looks to have shaved his head again, Bane styles, which... is not my favourite. It is also not my favourite when he makes that face. It's the face he has on in that photo with Rhys Ifans. Full Story
Tom Hardy doesn't know about deadlines
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And what happens to them when he shows up with a puppy. It's a tight morning and I've already wasted too much time obsessing over these. What? Him again. Of course. With that puppy. Or another puppy. (They're changing them up every week, right?) Being all cute and irresistible. Full Story
Tom Hardy: the puppy and the PA
Tom Hardy + Puppy, for the weekend. So it's ok if you f-ck around today, rendered useless from so much cute. And please I don't want to think about the puppy after. Like when the movie wraps and he's all, wait a minute, I was so boss for a few weeks there and everyone cared about me and now why is my life so ordinary? Whose puppy is it anyway? Do we have to wait 'til the junket to find this out? At least give us a name. Full Story
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I am in a rage this morning. There is nothing more infuriating than waking up in a hotel room at 5am to sh-tty internet. Oh no, wait. I know what's more infuriating. What's more infuriating is calling the front desk and being told that, yeah, it's normal, our internet service goes up and down all the time in the same tone of voice you might say good morning to someone. Full Story
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A new trailer for Total Recall has been released. It's better. Not sure if I'm desperate to see it but I might be more...interested? Total Recall opens on August 3, just two weeks after The Dark Knight Rises. It was supposed to go head to head against The Bourne Legacy but as Sarah wrote Full Story


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Alma Lee Edwards, 81, rural Carrier Mills passed away at 7:55 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at her home.
She was born on Feb. 19, 1931, in Williamson County to the late Carrol and Verna West Edwards. She was never married. She lived her entire life in the home where she was born and died. She retired from Smohler Brothers in Herrin and Johnston City. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and was a former Sunday school teacher.
She is survived by her two sisters, Verneice Owen, rural Carrier Mills, Nilagene (Harley) Smith, Harrisburg; nephews and nieces, Carsa Bundren of Marion, David Smith of Equality, Leslie Smith of Harrisburg, Alan Edwards of Carrier Mills and Donna Williams of Marion; great-niece and nephews, Tiarra Osman, Ryan Bundren and Nathan Smith; and a sister-in-law Barbara Edwards of Carrier Mills.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother Ovie Edwards and an infant brother Kenneth.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at the Absher-Nicholson Funeral Home in Carrier Mills with the Rev. John Howat officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery near Pittsburg. The family suggests memorials to Hospice of Southern Illinois in her memory in lieu of flowers.
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Skip to comments.Why Gay Marriage is Not Inevitable
Posted on 12/30/2012 6:21:47 PM PST by DBeers
Election Day was a drubbing for marriage. The ballot initiatives to protect marriage lost by over 4% in Maine, Minnesota, Washington State, and Maryland. Those who support same-sex marriage reportedly spent over $33 million, while those who defend marriage spent just over $10 million.
Many friends have said that same-sex marriage is inevitable. It is not. I have confidence that fence-sitters will enter the fray in support of traditional marriage. As we continue to debate this issue, three important forces can shift the outcome in favor of marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Consider first, public opinion; second, the methods and the message of LGBT activists; and third, reality.
Public Opinion Gives Marriage a Fighting Chance The American public offers differing levels of assent to same-sex marriage, depending on how the survey questions are worded. Psychologically, it matters how questions are asked.
Consider these facts:
1. Data from the New Family Structures Study (NFSS) shows 24% of the young-adult population on the fence, saying theyre not sure when asked whether it should be legal for gays and lesbians to marry in America. Theres more support than antagonism, but not a majority on either side, given the nearly one-quarter who remain on the sidelines.
2. A national post-election survey conducted on Election Day by The Polling Company, Inc., showed that 60% of American voters agree that marriage is between one man and one woman, while only 34% disagree. Another poll two months earlier showed that 57% were in agreement.
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But "Homosexual Marriage?" ain't no such animal...kind of like "bicycle spaceflight" where one would have to call dogs cats and cats dogs while everyone pretends to be stupid so as not to offend the fascists.
The homosexuals have a financial stake in this. Now that homosexuality is accepted, it will become a debilitating disease that requires disability. Just watch. We will not only have to accept them, we will have to pay them.
Dennis Prager says that he tells his Jewish friends to "Preach what you Practice". If there were more of that, there would be much, much, less problems in this country.
No, that won't happen.
What will happen is a most thorough punking of the conventions of sane society.
The Anglican Church in North America, Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ, North American Lutheran Church and Evangelical Presbyterian Church have seen impressive growth; in fact, the LCMC more than doubled in size since the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America voted to redefine marriage.
Homos at work will have an "Anal Bum Cover" (or "An Album Cover" from SNL Jeopardy sans the Sean Connery impersonator) like steel toed shoes in order to prevent on the job injuries;)
The fact that we have fence-sitters suggests a real problem. The fact that its even a close question means we have a problem.
The ground has been eroded from under our feet.
[We will not only have to accept them, we will have to pay them.]
I expect that's already the reality ala the mandate of socialized medical insurance.
Creating sperm from female stem cells must be enormously expensive.
And then of course there are the expenses associated with the pharmaceutical avoidance of the DUE PENALTIES for their perversions - in the form of AIDS drug cocktails etc.
Being an Uber-transhumanist-postgenderist perverter of nature ain't cheap.
You can add the LCMS to your list.
Been there, heard the "Gaaawd is Looove" sermon.
Evidently Gandalf the Gay managed to pull the first few pages of Romans out of the book in the drawer at whatever Seminary this particular parrot in the Pulpit graduated from.
Me: Did he really just say that?
Mrs. TArcher: Yeah, I heard it too.
The Ghost of Richard Nixon: Jeeezus Christ.
There is no "Best Construction" when the Wolves are among the flock.
Got Discernment?
>>saying theyre not sure
Ask them what the socio-biological reproductive fitness of a homosexual couple is.
The answer is clear: ZERO.
There's nothing new under the sun. Faggots have come and gone for thousands of years. This current cultural fascination with All Things Queer, too, shall pass. Personally, I'm hoping for a reprisal of the fire and brimstone solution, but if it just fades into irrelevance that'll be OK too.
Aye, but the list was of breakaways which have sprung up within the past decade. LCMS dates to Martin Stephan settlement in the mid 1800's.
Liberal judges don't.
Homosexual 'marriage' law is about persecuting those that refuse to service homosexual behavior.
I'm convinced that the homos only wanted "marriage" because there weren't allowed to marry. Only a tiny fraction of homos are showing any desire to marry. They only sought it in order to ruin it for the normals.
"In 1824, Martin Stephan began to explore America as a place to practice the faith without harassment. Martin and ten other men formed a "Gesellschaft" or Society for emigration from Dresden to St. Louis, Missouri.[4] He helped organize 700 people and five ships for passage to America in November 1838."
Can't find any fault with that.
My observation, having attended LCMS schools from elementary through college, is that the LCMS has broken away from the LCMS - a process that has accelerated since 2001.
Once upon a time it was an organization whose focus was on empowering individuals to utilize their free mind in interaction with The Word.
Today, that's been usurped in some cases by parrots in the pulpit who are self-evidently more interested in protecting a perch upon the pyramid steps.
And bring up Martin Luther's lesser known work "On the Jews and Their Lies" - and the influence it may or may not've had on MEIN KAMPF? Fahgedabout dat.
Homosexuals do not reproduce....they recruit.
Uh, if they're "fence-sitters" at this point, they've shown themselves pretty much as lobotomized zombies, or they're stuck on the barbed wire. They probably will stay there permanently.
That's not the point. The goal is to disparage real marriage, whether homos partake of it or not.
Gay Marriage will be left as a state issue. What a concept....conservatives should be very happy about that. 10th Amendment in action. Hopefully only blue states will have the evil. I do not want it a federal law ever.
True conservatives realize there are certain things self evident and inalienable that do not come from government -federal or state.
Morally devoid or morally ambiguous RINOs or Libertarians may be very happy with the absurd novelty of homosexual sex couplings; however, we will have to agree to disagree as to what true conservatives will be very happy about. There is that which the Creator established and endowed us with that neither the federal nor the states have the authority to and can legitimately encroach upon, change, or redefine.
I am not happy about it, but I am pissed that abortion was forced on us federally instead of the states deciding....we would have fewer abortions if done this way....but you obviously are not a conservative by any stretch of the imagination. Your would rather have full abortion and gay marriage forced on us through federal law. What a putz!!!!
My memory is quite good and I remember 'debating' you many times in the past on such topics as this. It is a pity for you that you have only the ability to call me names since FR will not tolerate the leftist propaganda you wish you could promote freely.
States rights? ROTFLMAO!!!!
That is not true....we have had many "debates" and I don't call you names normally....however when you bash the 10th Amendment and state's rights, I have a problem with that. Anyway, I will try in 2013 to debate without personal attacks. That is my goal and hope I can do it! I feel lucky that this happened New Year's Eve so I can make this hopeful promise. Happy New Year!!!!
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|2012-05-24, 04:39
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Hey Purdy. Welcome to the thread.
1. Yep, after his bike got demolished in the accident he had, he wanted to buy a new one. He found some super awesome bike (or just the engine?) he wanted to have at all costs and because he lacked the money he proposed to Hilde so he could use their joined assets. Of course he didn't tell her that. He told her he'd swear off women and alcohol but in the end Hilde married him because he would cut "the stupid braid."
Don't look at me, I didn't write it.
2. I don't know what the significance of the music box is yet but what I know is that there is (and has been for years now) an EW novelization, which features said music box. I don't know if Sumizawa wrote that novel (doubt it) but so far he has incorporated it and Preventer 5 the way they originally are, without silly additions like obscure kinships or what have you. For all intents and purposes the music box is probably a memento of Leia Barton which she gave to her daughter before she died or something. Or perhaps they incorporated it to add to her little speech about life being like an endless waltz (I think it plays that song).
Now how and why it ended up in Heero's hands, I have no idea.
3. Nope, "Interlude of the Heart" Part 1 is all we have right now. Part 2 will be available whenever Ace is out and Deacon feels like it. But to be honest, the chapter wasn't that bad. In fact, I find it to be one of the best of the entire novel. Less crazy, more awesome.
4. lol His name can be translated as either Marticus or Martix. I don't have the time right now to summarize all their back stories but as far as I can see the gundam wikia covers the most important aspects.
As for what the significance of all the back story is... *shrug* I guess we'll have to wait and see?
5. I'm very fuzzy on the details because I honestly can't be bothered to care much, so you should probably take the others' word for it but from what I remember it was more fighting between Heero and co. and Relena's followers, which ended in Heero convincing his folks to surrender so that he could be captured and brought to Relena to kill her. And let's not forget that he shed manly tears at the thought of it.
Hope that helps a little.
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Prometheus lineart only next month
|2012-05-24, 15:39
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Perhaps getting stuff ready to stage/step the line art in a domino chain... like next month we get Prometheus's line art with a color image of say Warlock, then following month get its line art with a color shot of Scheherazade, and finally a color shot of Snow White then the grunt suits... just a possibility but it could make sense to do something like that similar to how they did the EW versions of the others for Glory.
There are details according to that of things happening with the Frozen Teardrop stuff from what I can decipher from the meh google translate version... more of the Preventer 5 stuff and Dix's evil plan being partially pointed out from the looks of it.
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I also have a crazy theory that this is actually leading to a Wing Gundam Zero EW 2.0 of all things. If Snow White is similar to Wing Zero, I think Bandai could very well start 2.0's with AU Gundam's simply because I really don't believe they would reuse Wing EW's inner frame from 2k4 on what is a brand new suit in 2013.
Them putting Snow White for last could also help with this because I find it unlikely that Wing Zero would be the first AU 2.0, more it could be Strike would follow after Aegis or Justice as the first and have Zero be the second.
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Anyone else feel bad reading this? It makes Endless Waltz seem pointless considering they did destroy their own Gundams than... They have more Gundams made anyway? It also seems a rehash of the TV series plot with Zechs(Relena now...), Heero going to "Kill" Relena again, a Duo carbon copy, A female Quatre(Fanfics should be pleased shipping "Quatre" with the other Wing boys now), and a Trowa clone....
I feel bad for Wufei, he didn't even get a clone to take up his place in Heero's team of forever young and bishie...
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Oh, trust us. We've been ridiculing it since the first day things took a turn for the strange.
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Doesn't change that she's wearing the mask and took the name Zechs. There was no need for it, yet they made her take up the mantle since apparently Heero must fight Zechs even if Zechs isn't actually Zechs this time.
I'm also not likeing how they handled Hilde and her looming death to try and make Duo's clone seem interesting and maybe have Duo show some emotion. I mean "Father" Maxwell.
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I swear. People whine about this novel for the most juvenile reasons and get information wrong all the time when they whine.
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|2012-05-24, 23:44
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No, they destroyed the Gundams for more reasons than just that. It was the symbol of it as well. Than it turns out that right after they blow up the Gundams and try and aim for a beter future that "New" Gundams were already being worked on and Heero had one already pre-picked for him whether he agreed to or not. Since you know they froze him so he could eternally remain bishie and young while everyone goes grey.
Doesn't change that they are spitting on EW and rehashing the TV Wing plot with Heero piloting a Gundam, must kill "Relena", he must fight "Zechs", and he's teaming up with a Duo and Trowa clone and there's a genderbent Quatre(The fanfic writers must be swimming in this) clone running around.
You say 10+ years than suddenly say Duo is 40? Do you even understand what you're saying and how little sense it makes?
Yes she is, she's the new Zechs. She knows what that mask and name means and she's using it anyway so Heero can have his Zechs to fight. After all, they're trying to rehash everything else from the TV series so why not bring back Zechs even though Milliardo dropped that name and mask ages ago.
The novel could have been something great but it seems to just be a fanfic writers dream gone wild only they lacked the ability to develop a new plot so they just brought back the same old TV plot while dropping all of Heero's growth and literally stopping his ageing as well. And before you complain about others being wrong you should check your facts first. Seriously, Duo 40+ years old in Frozen Teardrop?
|2012-05-25, 00:35
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Reusing common elements isn't rehashing.
if it was a simple rehash Frozen Teardrop wouldn't be met with so much scorn.
Also his Duo 40 plus comment is correct. It has been about 30 Earth years since Heero and Relena were frozen and on top of that Duo is actually aging faster then normal and we aren't given a reason yet, so the 40+ is very much correct.
Trying to claim that Frozen Teardrop is a rehash is pointless as it isn't true, just as it isn't true that it's wrong to bring back the Gundams.
The fact is that we had a Manga that had a halfway built Wing Zero after Endless Waltz not to mention when they inserted AC/Wing into the CC mobile suits being used in the future has been par the course for over a decade now and pointing a finger at FT for doing it is the real short sighted problem.
The novel has issues, that much is obivious. However alot the arguements so far aren't very well thought out in the slightest. The clones are dumb, alot of the back story has severe issues and even some of the present stuff should have been rethought.
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You are overly simplifying things. It wasn't right after. The "new" Gundams already had their frames built but whoever started them. Quatre didn't discover them until sometime after MC16. Around MC18 since it took 6 Mars years to "complete" them. Trowa and Catherine migrated to Mars in First Summer MC14. Remember that time passes differently on Earth and Mars due to distance from the sun. About double the time passes on Earth. Heero was frozen for whatever reason. We will find out when this current arc is finished which is directly showing what lead up to everything. Stop complaining and wait.
How are they spitting on Endless Waltz? How was Endless Waltz a good ending? War ended forever and ever? That is stupid and you know it. Heero is the main character of a Gundam series. He is going to pilot a Gundam. I don't know what you were expecting. Maybe you should look at a different franchise? Heero isn't fighting a Zechs. He is fighting Katherine. Relena isn't Zechs. She isn't seen as Zechs. Stop saying that.
You must not understand math. Frozen Teardrop was said to take place 20-30 years after EW. Duo was around 17 in Wing 20+17=37 which is the youngest he could be. It took over ten years for things to escalate to the point that they needed to make MS. They didn't randomly need MS directly after Endless Waltz. IIRC Quatrine was 5 when she first piloted that suit she stole. She is 9 in the current story. She trained for around 4 Mars years aka 8 Earth years. Now, the original pilots felt they needed to find pilots. They didn't have Quatrine until she was 5 aka 10 Earth years. That right there is 10 years alone. Add in the development time which took 6 Mars years and 12 Earth years. You have a lot of time unaccounted for in which they didn't have Mobile Suits. Endless Waltz was not spat on. They didn't start to immediately build suits. They had over 10 years of peace at the very least before they started building suits.
You obviously don't know what you are talking about. Read the novel before you bash it. It is in no way rehashing the TV Series. In fact, aside from the "clones" people are complaining that it is straying too far from the TV series with Nano Machines, MS Illusions, Snow Whites ice and fire attacks etc
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As far as the story goes... we really don't have much of a story, it's really a lot of useless history/ backstory. But overall, it still feels more like a 15 year old girl writing a fanfic rather then a professional series writer. Many of the aspects of the story are farfetched (even for this series) and other aspects just contradict much of what has already been established for the characters the series and OVA.
However, to be fair to Sumizawa, he isn't really publishing a novel more then he is a script, hence it's hard to follow for the vast majority of people. Script writing and novel writing are two totally different beasts. As a script, Frozen Teardrop it's pretty good and clear. As a novel, it blows chuncks.
And as far as the timeline goes, we can't even trust it because its wrong from the very beginning! Dates and ages aren't corresponding to the information we are being given, which makes FT that much more of a really bad joke... which saddens me (but no one really cares about me being sad).
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Hi ,
After quite some time I'm back , busy with my automation project and one parser development.
Recently I am exploring some java stuff which was ignore knowingly or do not care to understand funda behind it as long as work is getting done. So i thought of sharing some know items one more time to give them special attention.
Duplicate in HashMap : If new object hash code is same as existing member hashcode then if either new object == to existing object or new objects equals() return true then existing object will be updated. So overwite hashcode and equals() if you want to prevent duplicate based on class variable.
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throw ? , what you can throw ? Only objects that are instances of this class (or one of its subclasses) are thrown by the Java Virtual Machine or can be thrown by the Java throw statement
catch ? What you can catch ? Similarly, only this class or one of its subclasses can be the argument type in a catch clause.
RunTimeException : luxury for not required to catch , should not be thrown in first place , go and fix root cause . A method is not required to declare in its throws clause any subclasses of RuntimeException that might be thrown during the execution of the method but not caught
comment / views / enlightment of concepts are welcome.
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Toulon silenced their critics in consummate fashion on Saturday with a five-try 51-6 win over Top 14 rivals Montpellier at Stade Felix Mayol.
The bonus-point result cements RCT's place at the summit of the championship standings for at least another fortnight but raises further questions around last week's shock 41-0 loss to Bordeaux-Bègles, which was suffered with a very similar line-up.
Toulon raced to a 19-6 lead at half time thanks to tries from skipper Joe van Niekerk and second row Nick Kennedy.
Further tries from replacement back Benjamin Lapeyre, centre Matt Giteau and 18-year-old Ivan Roux ensured a maximum haul for the hosts while Jonny Wilkinson contributed 26 points with the boot.
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Toulon head coach Bernard Laporte said his players had responded in the perfect manner.
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Cons: Wilkinson 4
Pens: Wilkinson 6
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Toulon: 15 Vincent Martin, 14 Rudi Wulf, 13 Geoffroy Messina, 12 Matt Giteau, 11 Alexis Palisson, 10 Jonny Wilkinson, 9 Nicolas Durand, 8 Chris Masoe, 7 Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, 6 Joe van Niekerk, 5 Nick Kennedy, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Carl Hayman, 2 Sebastien Bruno, 1 Andrew Sheridan.
Replacements: 16 Jean Charles Orioli, 17 Gethin Jenkins, 18 Simon Shaw, 19 Steffon Armitage, 20 Ivan Roux, 21 Benjamin Lapeyre, 22 Sebastien Tillous Borde, 23 Levan Chilachava.
Montpellier: 15 Martin Bustos Moyano, 14 Yohann Artru, 13 Matthew Carraro, 12 Paul Bosch, 11 Yoan Audrin, 10 Santiago Fernandez, 9 Julien Tomas, 8 John Beattie, 7 Mamuka Gorgodze, 6 Remy Martin, 5 Alikisio Fakate, 4 Hendrikus Hancke, 3 Barry Faamausili, 2 Charles Geli, 1 Yvan Watremez.
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