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No MS Office For iPad Says Microsoft
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All you productivity junkies who were hoping to get Word on your iPad take a knee and gather 'round. It's not going to happen.
When Apple introduced the iPad, a large part of their demonstration was of new versions of their productivity suit, iWork, for the iPad. Three applications were redesigned, and priced at $10 a piece. Applause all around from the Mac fans, but what about us PC dorks?
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Problem is, everyone who does not use a Mac, and many who do, do not use iWork. In fact, most of us never have. We however have been waiting for some indication from Microsoft that Office was going to make its way over to touch-screen heaven. Alas, no.
Now, Microsoft is working on web-based version of some applications that are part of Office, but that will not be ready for several months. And, if they use Flash elements the iPad won't be able to run them anyway, mitigating their usefulness in this discussion.
What it boils down to is this: if you need to have medium powered, non cloud-based productivity applications on your iPad, get used to iWork. People who use OS X seem to like it, so the rest of us can become accustomed as well.
Not to sound alarmist, but given the emphasis that iWork got at launch, is anyone else wondering if Apple told Microsoft to take a hike and stay clear of the iPad?
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Hey all, I looked at source code for fields_for: def fields_for(record_name, record_object = nil, fields_options = {}, &block) fields_options, record_object = record_object, nil if record_object.is_a?(Hash) && record_object.extractable_options? fields_options[:builder] ||= options[:builder] fields_options[:parent_builder] = self fields_options[:namespace] = fields_options[:parent_builder].options[:namespace] case record_name when String, Symbol if nested_attributes_association?(record_name) return fields_for_with_nested_attributes(record_name, record_object, fields_options, block) end else record_object = record_name.is_a?(Array) ? record_name.last : record_name record_name = ActiveModel::Naming.param_key(record_object) end index = if options.has_key?(:index) "[#{options[:index]}]" elsif defined?(@auto_index) self.object_name = @object_name.to_s.sub(%r\[\]$/,"") "[#{@auto_index}]" end record_name = "#{object_name}#{index}[#{record_name}]" @template.fields_for(record_name, record_object, fields_options, &block) end Notice this part: options[:builder] this options hash is no where to be defined. In argument list, there's only a fields_options hash. Reason why this matters to me is because I am trying to override this method in my application_helper.rb in order to extend it.
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Scoring summary for Acer beTouch E30 review
Pros : Looks good, feels good; long battery life; useful keyboard
Cons : Average camera and a sometimes-lacking touchscreen
Verdict : The beTouch may have the looks and performance, but it doesn't seem to know what it wants to be. Is it going to be a BlackBerry rival, or aim for the mainstream market as an Android phone with a keyboard? It doesn't fully achieve either, but does have some appeal
This QWERTY phone from Acer has the look of a Nokia E or BlackBerry, but there the similarity stops. It has a touch-screen and, unlike the BlackBerry Torch, Acer's handset is neat and pocket-sized, thanks to its 2.6inch screen.
First impressions
The beTouch E130 is a very tactile phone - it feels good in the hand with its smooth keys and rear casing. The keyboard is also pretty smooth, though it doesn't quite reach the heights of the BlackBerry Bold. We like the fact that unlike Blackberry's phones, there is a full stop in a lower case position. The 0 too, is underneath the number keys - unlike on Nokia phones, where it sits alongside them. It's easy to read the white keys and even in low light, the backlight comes into play - the only thing is that it makes the secondary characters easier to read than the main ones. Despite these grumbles, the keyboard is a very decent attempt.
To speed up typing, the predictive word system offers a number of suggested words as you type away - just tap on the correct one. The central trackball may seem a little out of date when compared with the optical trackpad of the BlackBerry, but it does the job.
Under the screen you'll find four icons; like other Android devices, there are search, home, back, and menu buttons plus there are end and send keys. It's a little different for an Android phone but works well.
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The touch-screen is not the superior capacitive type; it's a resistive one, so is not as responsive, but is certainly no slouch. It means that there's no multitouch capability - so no pinch and zoom. However, the trackball offers another level of interaction with apps and menus, so it may be that you don't use the touchscreen as much as you would on another Android device.
As is always the case with Android, you need to know which version the handset supports - it's not one-size-fits-all like the iPhone or Windows Phone 7 devices. The beTouch has version 1.6, which is a bit old now, however it still offers a decent speed, although it's lacking features such as internet tethering and the ability to store apps on a removable memory card, rather than built-in memory.
Acer hasn't done much to Android in terms of customisation - but it does have a multimedia screen (which you'll find furthest left on the five home pages). Here it's easy to delve into the photos, video and music that you have on your device.
There is a camera, but at three megapixels it's nothing to write home about - it has no flash and the images tend to be grainy. The display doesn't have the resolution necessary to get a good look at photos or video anyway. Mind you, as it's pretty small, it won't drain your battery too much.
The beTouch E130 may look a bit like a BlackBerry but it can't compete when it comes to email, although it's still not bad. Having said that, being an Android device means it has access to 100,000 apps - something no Blackberry phone could boast.
The Verdict
The Acer beTouch E130 is really a bit of a jack of all trades - not quite being the business device that the BlackBerry Bold is (or boasting such a bright screen), nor being as simple to use as other Android devices. It does look good, though.
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MBCook wrote with a link to a GamePolitics story about another chapter of the Jack Thompson saga. Sheila M. Tuma, a person associated with Thompson's Florida Bar evaluation, has requested that the colorful lawyer 'seek psychological testing and accept a 91-day suspension of his law license.'. Though they attempted to confirm this with the Bar, no one was inclined to give the site a comment. "The e-mail explaining the situation was sent to GamePolitics by Thompson himself. The recommendation comes following issues stemming from Thompson's Bully case last year where there were issues regarding his professional conduct."


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June 30, 2010
Dispatches From Vacationland
Thank you all for your emails and good wishes about the ALA thingy -- all nervous bits are done now, thank God, and vacation commenceth. Met SO, so many wonderful people, especially my kidlitosphere peeps -- The Fabulous Poetry Princesses (who should really begin to investigate a certain poetry assignment, *cough*), Liz from Tea Cozy, and Pam/MotherReader -- and so many exceptional librarians! Woot! I truly wish everyone who wanted to come could have been there; thanks so much for the encouragement and the pushing from some of you (you know exactly who you are, Pam).
Dispatches upcoming (as soon as I get my pictures together) include The Enigma of Jama Rattigan, and The Quintessential Guide to a Happy American Childhood with Charlotte. Truly: getting to know your fellow bloggers is an amazing and amusing thing. It's truly wonderful when it leads to an evening of catching fireflies...
Now, about those shoes!!!! Laurie Halse Anderson (who is truly a gloriously nice person and who gave me some thought-provoking advice from her own experiences) and Nancy Werlin were rockin' their book-related shoes -- obviously Laurie's match her latest book thematically, but Nancy went one step further and ordered hers from Zazzle.com... and used a photo of her book cover to make them!! Must. Try. That. She thinks Mare's head would make a great cover, and I agree. (Of course, in Scotland, no one would know why I had a soldier's head on my shoes, but whatev.)
Pictures to come -- details of the Coretta Scott King event -- coherency will come... soon. Tomorrow I'm out and about in D.C. again, now that the weather has calmed down and the humidity has fallen.
Reporting live from vacationland...
8 comments:
- a. fortis said...
Those ARE the Shoes of Awesome! Can't wait for more dispatches.
- Jennifer Smith said...
It was great to meet you at ALA (at the Coffee Klatch). Your speech at the CSK breakfast was wonderful. If you get a chance, check out the America at War exhibit at the Museum of American History. In the WWII section by the film about the USO Tours, there's a picture of some of the African-American WACS and soldiers and the mail sorting. I was so excited to see it!
I posted a picture of it at: http://twitpic.com/20zyq9 - 6/30/2010 7:37 PM
- Yat-Yee said...
Yes, but where are YOUR shoes of awesomeness?
- Liz B said...
It was so good to FINALLY meet in person!!
- Tess said...
WOW those shoes are amazing!
- Mary Lee said...
"Of course, in Scotland, no one would know why I had a soldier's head on my shoes..."
And of course, in Scotland, no one knows what a ROCK STAR of children's literature you are!
Great to meet (in person) both you and hubby. Have a fabulous rest of vacation. Glad the weather calmed down. Whew! Those first few days were brutal! - 7/03/2010 6:02 AM
- Andromeda Jazmon said...
Glad you are having fun still! Make sure you do everything I didn't have time to do... and I mean EVERYTHING!!!
- Nancy said...
Love the shoe picture! YES, you must get some!
-Nancy W. - 7/20/2010 12:03 PM


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1. Terrible photo Simon!2. Ollie (obscured), Thomas, Jeff (waving), Geof, Lance, Jonty (obscured), Stephen, Dave, Matt (?, with the flag?), Nathan, ? (obscured), Alex3. Thomas and Ollie4. Ollie, Thomas and Dave5. Lance
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Dirschau, Germany - the Birthplace of Leo Stempnakowski:
Dirschau, Germany is now part of Poland and is called Tczew. It had a small castle for defence. Dirchau (now called Tczew) is located forty (40) miles south of Ddansk. Tczew has a population of 61,000 inhabitants (in 2001). Since 1999, Tczew is the capital of Tczew County in Pomerania. Tczew(formerly Dirschau) is now part of the Pomeranian Voivodship (since 1999). It is part of the old West Prussia or Royal Prussia (royalists). It was in the possession of the Branderburgers. From 1975-1998 Tczew was part of the Gdansk Voivodship. The German name of Pommern is from the Slavic Pomorze meaning "by the sea." The ancestral lands of the Slavs lay in the valleys of the Odra and the Vistula Rivers. The Vistula is the longest river in Poland. This area spreads from Kashubia to the Elblag Heights with a varied landscape. Kashubia is part of the Baltic Heights averaging 50-60 meters above sea level. Wiezyca has the highest elevation at 329 meters. Kashubia is covered by large tracts of forests with many kinds of tree, both coniferous and dediduous.
The landscape reminds one of a wildlife preserve. Many mushroom beds.
are found in this area, and it is one source of commerce.
The tri-city area includes: Sopot, Gdynia, and Gdansk. These cities are located near the Morainal Hills. There is a municipal railway that provided mass transit from on city to the other. The Vistula River, the longest Polish River, runs through the entire area and there is a extensive network of canals. This area around the Vistula is the only low lying area and has flooding from time to time. The Vistula enters the Baltic Sea. The Vistula Sandbar separates the Vistula Lagoon from the Baltic. This area of large dunes protects the area from Baltic storms. The town of Elblag is the biggest town on the Elblag River. Between Elblag and Gdansk lies the town of Tczew, Poland. There are roads to Poznan, Bydgoszcz, and Gdansk from this town. Tczew is a part of the Vistula Delta. Tourist attractions in this area are Malbork Castle and Frombork. This area was called the fertile lowlands. The cities of Royal Prussia occupied a special place.
The current population of this city is 61,841. The city is 95% Catholic, according to 1992 statistics. This town as chartered in 1260. From 1400-1450, Danzig became the cultural center of all Prussia, followed by Thorn, Marionburg, Elbing, abd Königsberg (Urban, 147). Tczew became a part of Poland in the late 13th century, but was held by the Teutonic Knights from 1308 until 1466, when it reverted to Poland. The Teutonic Knight, Heinrich von Plötzke was the first to capture Tczew/Dirchau in 1308. It then passed to Russia in 1772 and was changed back to a Polish possession in 1919 and reincorporated to Poland in 1945. Poland is the size of New Mexico.
All of Old Prussia was conquered by the Teutonic Knights and left in desolation, as all inhabitants were massacred or expelled. Until 1525, Prussia was an Ordenstaat, a country owned by the Christian Military Order. Its successor states was Brandenburg (Jones).
"Incorporated in the main in the era before 1454, when they had formed part of the Teutonic State ... in Elbing (Elblag), Dirschau (Tczew), Frauenberg (Frombork), Konitz (Chojnice), Braunsberg (Braniewo) and Hel, they included the only cities in Poland which adopted the law of Lëbeck as opposed to that of Magdelsburg" (Davies, 295).
Those of the Prussian League negotiated tax exemptions and privilages after 1569, together with Cracow and Wilno they sent observers to the Sejm.
These Baltic areas were less affected by economic problems than those of the interior. Royal Prussia (Prussians were originally from the Ulmigeris tribe) was the only province of Poland-Lithuania where the burgher estate could hold its own against the encroachment of the nobility.
The future Visigoths unter Götrijk landed in Rügen and Pomerania.
Eastern Pomerania was first settled permanently by the West Slavic tribes, who were closely related to the Poles. The Oksywie culture was in eastern Pomerania. Western Pomerania centered on Szczecin (Stettin) and was ruled by a native slav dynasty and was contested in turn by the Poles, Danes and Brandenburgers. Boleslaw III Krzywousty was active in this area. He reduced the Pomeranian forts of Nial~ograd (Belgard). Kol~obrzeg (Kolberg). Wolin (wollin), Kamien (Cammin), and Szczecin (Stettin) to submission over a period of years. In 1124, Bishop Otto of Bamberg (1069-1139) was sent to this area to convert the heathens. The Pomeranians were converted to Christianity in 1128.
Pomerania and Brandenburg preferred and deliberately chose German domination to the "hated overlordship" of Poland (Thompson, 433, 446). The Polish Duke of Mazovia summoned the Teutonic Order in 1226 to help him subdue the independent Prussians. Wislaw of Rügen was a Slav prince of the feudatory of Denmark. In 1221 he stated: God forbid that the land should even relapse into its former state, that the Slavs should drive out the German settlers..."
Waldemar the Victorious (1202-1241) was the master of Holstein, Mecklenburg, and Pomerania. The German emigrants entered Pomerania (Barraclough).
The Oder Pomerainians (Eastern) were the first to resist the Polanian monarchy.
The Vistulan Pomeranians were later known as Cassubians. The Vistulan dialects were nearer to that of Polish. Pomeranians extended from the mouth of the Vistula River to the mouth of the Oder River. This area was cut off from the rest of Poland by forests and marshes. Their cultural development was conditioned by the sea. Pomeranians, in general developed a more advanced form of culture than the inland Slavs. There was in the Vistulan Pomerania a ducal family related to the Piasts, because of this it was thought that the Vistulan Pomeranians recognized the Piast hegomony of their own free will. The origins of the Piasts is not clear. The Oder Pomeranians, on the other hand, resisted the encroachment of the Piast monarchy. Vistulan Pomerania was a border country. Across the Vistula was the Baltic Prussian domains, and Gdansk (Danzig) was its chief city. The Vistulans were once ruled by Sarmatian Croatians, who were assimilated by the conquering Slavs. The Vistulan state was under Moravian overlordship in 906. The Moravian Empire was destroyed by the Hungarians (Magyars). East of the Gulf of Gdansk was Old Prussia. Finnish peoples were known as the Wends and Poles as Pruzi (Prussians). The tribes of Old Prussia were devoutly Pagan. In 997, Adalbert, bishop of Prague was killed while trying to convert the Old Prussians. Bruno of Magdeburg was similarly killed in 1009.
Numerous local Polish ducal families of the Vistulan Pomerania had a close relationship with the Piasts and they intermarried.
Gallus states in Chronicon Polonorum records the beginning of the Piasts in the twelfth century. There were said to be three predecessors of Mieszko I. The Piasts all descended from a humble ploughman of the same name. Piast was from Gniezno, and was the humble subject of Popiel. His sons were:
Mieszko I converted to the Christian faith. The Piasts intermarried with the Arpad dynasty. Dobrawa (of the House of Przemyslide) was a Bohemian princess. She married Mieszko I in 965. Some think that Mieszko might have been a widower at the time of this marriage. Gallus thought he had seven wives before 965. Remember polygamy was the rule if you were a pagan. However, the only recorded children were those of Dobrawa. This is because when Mieszko became Christian, the Christian scribes keep records from that point onward. They also recorded his children by his German wife, Oda. Mieszko married Oda in 980. She was thought to be a Saxon. She bore him three sons. Mieszko was married nine (9) times and must have had many more children than were recorded. The Piasts ruled until the fourteenth century. In his will, Mieszko I divided his estate between all his sons, the numbers are not certain. However, only one son was given the power of the State when he died. Dobrawa's eldest son, Boleslaw expelled Oda and his half-brother (her son) from Poland.
Boleslaw was married four (4) times:
Boleslaw Chrobry was thought to be the greatest of all the Piasts to his time. He was a competant military commander, and was well educated.
Mieszko II, the son of Boleslaw and Emnilda married princess Rychesa. Boleslaw was given the Holy lance of St. Mauritius by Rychesa's uncle, Emperor Otto III.
Mieszko's sister, Alelaida married Geizaa of Hungary. Geiza's son Stephen was made a saint.
Mieszko's other sister, Swietoslawa, married (1) Swen Forkbeard in 994/5 and had his sons Harald and Canute. (2) she married Eric of Sweden.
Barraclough, Geoffrey. The Origins of Modern Germany. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1984.
Davies, Norman. God's Playground: A History of Poland. Volume I (origins to 1795). New York: Columbia University Press, 1982.
Dziecioi, Witold. The Origins of Poland. London: Vertus Foundation Publication Centre, 1962
Jones, Prudence and Nigel Pennick. A History of Pagan Europe. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1995
Thompson, C. Feudal Germany.
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Augustus Alt
Baron Augustus Theodore Harman Alt von Hesse-Kassel (1731 – 9 January 1815) was a British soldier and Australia's first Surveyor-General.[1]
Early life[edit]
Augustus Theodore Harman Alt was born to father Jost Heinrich (anglicised to Just Henry), a Hessian, and mother Jeannetta Preston, a Scotswoman, probably in London, but possibly overseas, in 1731.[1] Just Henry entered the service of the Landgrave in Sweden as Writer to Major General Ernst Hartmann von Diemar, with whom he moved to London in 1725 as Registrar. Henry successively became Secretary, Private Secretary, Counsellor, Minister, and, 1760, Privy Counsellor, until his death in 1768. In later life he assumed the title "Baron of Hesse-Kassel," though its provenance is unclear as the title "Baron" was never awarded by the German Emperor. Nonetheless, a grant of arms was later awarded to the family by the British monarch.
Augustus was the third eldest of at least seven children, four boys and three girls, and possibly nine if another reported brother and sister are included.
By 1755 Augustus was Ensign in the 8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot. In 1757 as Lieutenant he accompanied Sir John Mordaunt's expedition to Rochefort, France. From 1760 during the Seven Years' War he served as aide-de-camp to General Henry Seymour Conway, and appears to have liaised with Prince Ferdinand. He ended up at the siege of Kassel in 1762, returning with the regiment in 1763, thereafter assisting it to build roads in Scotland until 1764. During late 1777 he helped raise the 72nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Manchester Volunteers) and served with that regiment at the Great Siege of Gibraltar, being appointed assistant Engineer there by Governor George Eliott in 1779. In 1781, he joined Colonel James Francis Erskine in trying to raise a battalion of Swiss Chasseurs for service with the East India Company. The venture was stopped by the Swiss authorities with Augustus and fellow officers being jailed for several months. In 1785, he was engineer for another thwarted venture with Erskine to assist the Polish adventurer Count Maurice Benyovszky found a settlement in Madagascar.
Surveyor General of New South Wales[edit]
In May 1787, Alt was appointed Surveyor of Lands for Britain's proposed penal colony on the newly claimed Australian continent. Later that year he embarked aboard the convict transport Prince of Wales with the First Fleet under Commodore Arthur Phillip. They arrived at Botany Bay in mid-January 1788 and shortly after moved to Port Jackson, landing on 26 January 1788. On arrival, Alt supervised the Fleet convicts in clearing the ground for the establishment of the first colonial buildings in Sydney Cove.[2]
Soon after his arrival in New South Wales Augustus laid out the settlements of Albion (later Sydney), Parramatta and Tongabby (later Toongabbie), as well as surveying early land-grants and compiling the records of these. Ill health incapacitated him early on and he had asked to be relieved in 1791, although he did not retire from active duty until 1797. He was officially relieved on half-pay in 1802 and succeeded by his deputy, surveyor Charles Grimes.
At first, in his official capacity as he lived in the town of Sydney, then for many years afterwards on a large land grant, 'Hermitage Farm', at Ashfield about seven miles west (and now an inner western suburb). It is said that he moved to Parramatta c1810, or a little later. He died there on 9 January 1815. He had two children, Lucy and Henry, by convict Ann George but never married her. Ann died in 1814. Lucy died as a teenager in 1806. Henry, aged 17, left the colony at the end of 1815 on the ship Northampton bound for China, but nothing further is known of him. Augustus is buried at the Anglican St. John's graveyard, Parramatta, with a table monument giving full, if slightly incorrect, biographical details set down later by his nephew Matthew Bowles Alt, son of Just Alt, long-time rector at Mixbury, Oxon.
- ^ a b Dowd, Bernard T. (1966). "Augustus Theodore Henry Alt". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ Cowell and Best 1989, pp. 20-22
- Cowell, Joyce; Best, Roderick (1989). Where First Fleeters Lie. Fellowship of First Fleeters. ISBN 0731696654.
Further reading[edit]
- Australian Encyclopædia, 1912 (third edition revised 1927). Sydney: Angus & Robertson (p. 53)
- Paul-Alan Johnson, 1988. 'Augustus Alt: The Life of Australia's First Surveyor-General to 1788'. Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, vol.74, pt.1, June: pp. 11–21.
- Mollie Gillen. 1989. The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet, Sydney: Library of Australian History.
- Paul-Alan Johnson, 2008. 'The Planning, Properties and Patriarchy of Surveyor-General Augustus Alt'. Journeys: Journal of the Ashfield and District Historical Society, No. 17. Ashfield, NSW: pp. 25–62.
- See also the sections '1786-1867 Background' and 'Herman Theodore Augustus Alt' in Terry Kass, 2008. Sails to Satellites: The Surveyors General of NSW (1786-2007). Bathurst NSW: NSW Department of Lands, pp. 2–3, 7, 49-59.
External links[edit]
- Reference and article (CC BY-SA) on Alt, Augustus in the Dictionary of Sydney
- David Morgan, 2016. 'Augustus Alt: The Baron', The St. John's Cemetery Project.
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Heine Westenfluss (ハイネ・ヴェステンフルス Haine Vestenfurusu?) is a Coordinator and a ZAFT pilot who appeared in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny.
Personality and Character
Heine was decidedly an optimistic, but realistic, soldier who didn't stand too much on ceremony, and was also quite talkative and ernest in his attempts to raise the morale of his fellow pilots. Despite considering himself an elite, Heine was respected by both superiors and subordinates as a capable pilot and officer. Heine also had a sense of pride in his skills, seen when he tried to continue to assault the Freedom Gundam after it had beaten him, despite his GOUF Ignited being damaged, which ultimately led to his demise. Although Heine was part of Athrun's squad after his transfer to the Minerva, Heine was treated almost as a superior to Athrun by his peers, even by Athrun himself. Athrun and the rest of the Minerva crew were left saddened by Heine's death, demonstrating how much they cared for and respected him. Athrun went so far as to almost once again have a grudge against Kira, whom he blamed for Heine's death (even though Kira was not the one who killed him).
Skills and Abilities
Heine Westenfluss is considered an ace pilot of ZAFT, not only wearing the ZAFT red uniform, given to pilots who have graduated at the top of their class, but also wears the FAITH insignia on his uniform, indicating that he's of the FAITH detachment, to which only the best of the ZAFT elite are allowed to join. Being a member of FAITH also means Heine can issue orders to other non FAITH soldiers as well as plan battle operations, Heine also only reports directly to either Chairman Gilbert Durandal or the PLANT Supreme Council. Heine was extremely skilled in battle using his custom mobile suits, an orange Blaze ZAKU Phantom, and later an orange GOUF Ignited. The depth of his skill was seen during the Battle of Dardanelles, where he fought against the ZGMF-X88S Gaia Gundam, not only holding his own against the mobile suit but even pushing it back despite the Gaia being a more advanced mobile suit than his GOUF Ignited.
Early life
Heine Westenfluss was born in September 19, CE 52 in September City; not much is known about Heine during his upbringing, but what is known is that he joined the ZAFT February 21, CE 68 and attended the military academy where he graduated at the top of his class. Joining the ZAFT military at the age of sixteen and as a red coat, Heine's fellow soldiers already regarded him as an ace. When the First Alliance-PLANT War broke out, Heine was assigned to Hawkins team, and saw combat during the war.
First Alliance-PLANT War
Heine fought in the First Alliance-PLANT War, notably during the Second Battle of Jachin Due where he test piloted the YFX-600R GuAIZ Experimental Firearms Type and used it to fight against Earth Alliance ace Morgan Chevalier. Three weeks prior to the battle, Heine received this new suit and trained extensively to use it effectively, which showed during his duel as he and the GuAIZ fought on par with Morgan and his GAT-01A1 105 Dagger. The two both heavily damaged the others mobile suit, however their battle was interrupted when GENESIS super weapon fired, and Morgan's unit was caught in the blast and was destroyed. Thus Heine ultimately survived the war, and acquired much recognition for his exploits.
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Second Alliance-PLANT War Begins
When ZAFT's New Millennium series of mobile suits came out, Heine, having proven himself as an excellent combatant during the First Alliance-PLANT War, was given a ZGMF-1001/M Blaze ZAKU Phantom in his own custom colors. With the tragedy of the Junius Seven drop and the subsequent declaration of the Second Alliance-PLANT War, Heine and the Hawkins Team were once again called out to the front lines.
Battle of Aprilius One
Heine first appeared in Phase 9 (Prideful Fang) of SEED Destiny, taking part in The Battle of Aprilius One in his orange ZAKU, though Heine himself was not shown. The battle ended in victory for ZAFT, and Heine's performance in the battle has been noted as exceptional, as he destroyed a great number of mobile suits and several battleships.
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Heine is later made leader of his own team; while on a mission with a wingmate they encounter Gai Murakumo and Elijah Kiel of Serpent Tail and the pairs quickly engage in battle. Gai in his MBF-P03 Gundam Astray Blue Frame ends up killing Heine's wing mate, which prompts an enraged Heine to attempt to kill Elijah, though only succeeds in badly damaging his ZGMF-1017 GINN Elijah Kiel Custom, forcing the mercenaries into a retreat. Impressed by his skill, Gilbert Durandal invites Heine to join FAITH, but Westenfluss declines, as he is not obsessed with promotions, though latter accepts the offer, receiving a ZGMF-X2000 GOUF Ignited in his custom colors (this was not shown in the anime, but explains how he received his promotion and GOUF).
Joining the Minerva & Battle of Dardanelles
Heine is officially introduced in Phase 19, where he escorts Athrun Zala, Shinn Asuka, and Lunamaria Hawke to meet Chairman Durandal at Diocuia after the Battle of Gulnahan. After words Heine's team disbands and he joins the crew of the Minvera and latter takes part in The Battle of Dardanelles, with other Minerva pilots, in his orange GOUF. During the battle he fights against Stella Loussier and her ZGMF-X88S Gaia Gundam, where he maintains the upper hand. With the arrival and interference in the battle by the Archangel and ZGMF-X10A Freedom, piloted by Kira Yamato, Heine attempts to stop Kira from further disabling of ZAFT mobile suits, only to have his GOUF's primary offensive functions disabled by the Freedom. Not wanting to be insulted, he attempts a counterattack on Kira when his back is turned, but gets in the way of Stella who also attacks Kira with her beam sabers, resulting in Heine's mobile suit being sliced in half, killing him. His death comes as a shock to the Minerva crew (especially Shinn and Athrun) who mourn Heine's loss.Gundam SEED Destiny: The Edge
Heine also appears in the manga adaptation of Gundam SEED Destiny; while his role and fate remain the same, in this version he was shown to be involved in the Battle of Gulnahan, together with his team. During the battle, the team leader ordered his men not to retreat and to hang in there while Shinn made his way to the "Lohengrin" cannon. After the battle, his team was disbanded. Also, Athrun used him as an excuse to get away from Meer Campbell during the night at Diocuia. The two FAITH pilots later went drinking. During this drinking session, Heine expressed his sadness that one of his men had died in their last battle together; he then said that he did not wish to get used to the feeling of not looking back when one of his own fell, and to march forward until the end of the battle.
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- Heine Westenfluss to Athrun Zala,Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny | " |
- In the heat of the battle against the Gaia Gundam in the Battle Of Dardanelles, Heine shouted "This is no Zaku!!" similar to the line that Ramba Ral used when he was fighting Amuro Ray's RX-78-2 Gundam.
- Heine Westenfluss is voiced by the singer of T.M. Revolution, Takanori Nishikawa, who sang the first opening for Gundam SEED, "INVOKE", as well as the insert songs "Meteor" and "Zips" (in Gundam SEED: Special Edition), the first opening for Gundam SEED Destiny, "IGNITED" and the insert song "Vestige". Heine resembles Takanori in many ways. Both have long blonde hair, both like the orange color, and the name "Westenfluss" is a wordplay of Nishikawa's name, as both Westenfluss and Nishikawa mean "west river"; and "Heine" was a play on his nickname "(Haine)" while he was part of the band "Luis-Mary". The name of his mobile suit, ZGMF-X2000 GOUF Ignited, is most likely a reference to the song he sang for Gundam SEED Destiny, "Ignited".
- Takanori Nishikawa also voice Miguel Aiman for Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.
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The blood service in London and the South-east has appealed to hospitals to review waiting-lists for Group-O patients. Non-emergency surgery where the patient may require a transfusion may have to be postponed after stocks sank to half a day's supply. Marcela Contreras, the region's executive director, has told consultant haematologists and laboratory staff that the move was necessary to ensure an adequate supply of Group O, regarded as a near-universal type for emergency use.
"We are acutely aware that, following several weeks of restricting your supplies, many of you are operating with critically low stocks of Group- O blood and are facing the prospect of taking uncomfortable clinical decisions." Radio appeals for donors have resulted in improvements in stocks but it will be some time before they have recovered to more normal levels. Shortages across the country meant other regions were unable to help.
Details of the "rescheduling" of surgery were revealed yesterday at the first public meeting of the National Blood Authority (NBA), which has, like other quangos, previously met in private. Figures at the meeting show the authority was pounds 109,000 in deficit for the year to March, but that the budget for this year is under serious pressure because of factors including the CJD crisis.
Mike Fogden, the chairman appointed to replace Sir Colin Walker, sacked by the Government in March, has told staff the cost to the service of CJD is likely to be pounds 87m.
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Beschreibung: Herdade do SobrosoLocated in the heart of the Alentejo countryside, overlooking the banks of the river Guadiana, Herdade do Sobroso is set in a magnificent wine estate. Surrounded by vineyards and with spectacular, unbroken views as far as the eye can see, this charming boutique property offers exclusive accommodation and activities in a delightful rural setting.Ideal for relaxing visits to this beautiful, unspoiled region, Herdade do Sobroso offers guests a huge range of activities in and around the estate. These include birdwatching, fishing, photographic safaris, canoeing and horse riding, among many others. As part of a modern winery, the Herdade also organises wine tours and tastings, and these can be combined with traditional lunches, cheese tastings, or even hot-air balloon flights. Herdade do Sobroso has just eleven luxurious rooms and suites, located in the main farmhouse and in the separate Stork House, close to the pool. All rooms are air-conditioned, and feature a range of modern amenities, including Wi-Fi internet connections, flat-screen plasma televisions and mini-bars. Breakfast is served in the elegant dining area and consists of traditional Alentejo bread, croissants, fresh cheeses, jams, honey, home-made cakes, buns, freshly squeezed orange juice and much, much more. Lunches and evening meals are available on prior request. Beschreibung der Zimmer: Herdade do SobrosoDouble/Twin Room:This room features exposed wooden beams and a bright décor. One large double bed or twin beds. Each room is decorated in a different colour - green, yellow, salmon, cream - and have private porches with outdoor furniture and views of the river. Room size 22 sq m. Suite: This room features exposed wooden beams and a bright décor. It includes a canopy bed, a vaulted ceiling, a bathroom with a bathtub and a small room with an Ottoman (which serves as an additional bed). It also has a private porch with chairs and with a view to the river. Maximum 2 adults + 2 children or 3 adults + 1 child. Extra beds are available on request. Room size 23 sq m. Zusätzliche Information: Herdade do SobrosoPets are allowed on request. Charges apply. Baby sitting services available on prior request. Faro airport - 1h45 min / beja airport 40 min / Lisbon airport 2h |
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Ofizielle Kategorie: Country House
Baudatum oder Datum der letzten Renovation: 2008.
Schliessungszeit Hotel: 24 and 25 December
Sprachen: Portuguese, English, Spanish.
Bedingungen für Raucher: There are non-smoking rooms available. No smoking rooms and areasKredikarten akzeptiert: Visa, Euro/Mastercard, Maestro. Schliessungszeit Restaurant: 24 and 25 December. Restaurant open daily for breakfast, from 8:30am. to 11:00am. Lunch, from 13:00pm to 15:00pm. Dinner, 20:00pm. to 22:00pm. Wie Sie uns erreichen: GPS. N 38º 10' 38'' W 7º 35' 43'' Coming from the North: Go straight to Évora. In Évora follow direction IP2 to Beja. Get off in Portel. In Portel follow direction Alqueva / Moura. In Alqueva, after passing the gas station "Alves Bandeira" turn right at the second roundabout where it says "Casas de Campo". From this point to the Herdade do Sobroso is only 9 km. Coming from the South: Go straight to Beja. In Beja follow direction Vidigueira. Before reaching Vidigueira turn in the direction of Moura (it is a big road and you will be driving for 15 minutes more or less). In that road you will find on your right side Herdade do Peso. Once you see it you drive for more five minutes and must play attention to a sign that says Marmelar at your left. Turn there and go straight to the end of the road until you reach a bifurcation, once there turn right towards Alqueva. Herdade do Sobroso will appear on the left side. GPS Koordinaten: 38° 10' 54.78'' N 7° 35' 33.88'' W Nächster Flughafen: Badajoz Airport - 147 km.


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Chronicler Zack Brown reports on the latest news, views, dilemmas, and developments within the Linux kernel community.
Recently, the kernel.org servers were cracked by attackers who were able to gain root-level access. The attackers then inserted trojan horses into the source releases for certain Linux kernel release candidates (-rc releases). This attack caused a lot of work for the kernel. org system administrators and resulted in a number of discussion threads on the linux-kernel mailing list, considering ways to avoid similar security compromises in the future.
In one thread, Junio C Hamano, the Git maintainer, asked the kernel folks if there were any special Git features they wanted, that might increase the security of a Git archive that involved many contributors (e.g., the Linux kernel). He suggested providing the ability to cryptographically sign all pushes, as well as having Git produce more output on certain types of failure modes. Linus Torvalds replied, saying he liked the idea of increased verbosity; but, about cryptographic signatures, he said:
"I realize that cryptographic signatures sound very important right now, but in the end, *real* trust comes from people, not from signatures. Realistically, I checked a few signatures this time around due to the kernel.org issues, but at the same time, the thing that made me trust most of it was just looking at commits and the email messages. The unconscious and non-cryptographic 'signature' of a person acting like you expect a person to act."
"Technical measures can be subverted, and I think we should also think about the social side. Every time somebody mentions a signature,I want to also mention 'human readability', because I think that matters as much, if not more."
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This is frustrating the hell out of me.I can't complete quests using Internet Explorer because the quests are bugged, and they won't permanently save once they're unlocked.I can't complete quests using Firefox, Because it always says the Armor Games log in is down, and it also doesn't save quests if you complete them.I can't complete some quests using Google Chrome, Because some games freeze when I press/hold a key to move or do something. (An example being the game 400 Years where if you hold space to wait, instead of seeing time fly by the screen freezes)Can someone please help me find a way to either fix the freezing issue on chrome, or find a way to fix the quests bug on Internet Explorer and/or Firefox.
Are you logging into the game via website? Try playing the games on AG and make sure you're logged into the site. Sometimes the in-game login feature doesn't work.As for your Chrome issue, try updating Chrome. If that doesn't work, try updating Adobe Flash Player. It seems like something isn't up to par.
Logging into the site isn't the issue, I can successfully do that with all browsers. Firefox is the only one that has a problem connecting to it from the game login.I have the current version of chrome, so updating isn't an option. Same goes for adobe flash player.
That's pretty odd. I can't help you, but I'll get an AG employee and see if he can do anything. The Quests are still fairly new so a lot of the bugs still need to be worked out.
I was actually able to fix this.For some odd reason I had two active flash players under Chrome Plug-ins.I disabled one and now it works fine. Thanks for the help though.
Oh! Great to hear that it works now.
Since this problem has been resolved by the OP maker, the thread can be locked now.Good thinking zatchbell896 and thank you for assisting Sal ! =)
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Scotland probes pub helicopter crash mystery
Scottish authorities were on Sunday investigating what caused a police helicopter to plunge through the roof of a busy Glasgow pub, as emergency services worked to recover the remains of at least eight people killed.
Police said recovery work was difficult because the wreckage of the Clutha pub was still unsafe following Friday night's freak accident, while 14 people were still in hospital with serious injuries.
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Special prayers for the dead will be held at Glasgow Cathedral on Sunday as the nation mourns on what was supposed to be a weekend of festivities for Saint Andrew's Day, Scotland's patron saint.
Witnesses said the helicopter dropped "like a stone" onto the pub where more than 100 people were watching a band play. Three people on the helicopter and five people in the bar are so far known to have been killed.
The first victim whose body was recovered from the scene was named as Gary Arthur, 48, from the Paisley area of Glasgow, whose daughter Chloe plays for the women's first team of Celtic football club.
"Extensive efforts continue to recover the remaining bodies from the scene but due to ongoing safety constraints this is likely to take some time," Police Scotland said in a statement.
The wreckage of the Eurocopter EC135 on the roof remained covered by a tarpaulin more than 24 hours after the accident, with one of the rotors still visible, with a crane also on site.
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Police appealed for anyone with video footage of the crash to send it to them, saying it "may be of help to the team as they investigate the cause of the crash".
Britain's Air Accident Investigation Bureau said it had sent a team to the scene amid reports that the company that leased the chopper to the police had temporarily grounded that model last year.
Bond Air Services found a crack on part of the main rotor and grounded its fleet of 22 EC135s for a month while it carried out checks and reported it to Eurocopter and the European Aviation Safety Agency, the Guardian newspaper said.
Bond was not immediately available for comment.
People inside the bar said they heard a heavy thud before the roof caved in and the air filled with dust and screams. Most were not aware until later that a helicopter had crashed on to the building.
Afterwards pubgoers and passers-by formed a "human chain" to help the wounded while emergency services worked through the night in a bid to recover people from the wreckage.
Throughout Saturday people stood at the cordon 30 metres (32 yards) back from the scene, their hopes fading by the hour for missing friends and loved ones.
John McGarrigle was desperately waiting for news of his father.
"I think he was in there when it crashed," the 38-year-old said, showing journalists a picture on his mobile phone of him standing with his 59-year-old father who had been in the pub.
"I've checked every hospital and there's no sign of him," said his son.
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Scotland Chief Constable Stephen House said the two officers and the civilian pilot aboard the police helicopter were killed along with five people inside the pub. Thirty-two people were injured of whom 18 were later discharged.
"You can imagine the terror of the situation when a helicopter came through the top of the building," House said.
"We are dealing with a very sensitive investigation and operation here. It will go on for many days yet."
The injured had "chest injuries, head injuries, long-bone fractures and lacerations", said Jennifer Armstrong, medical director of the Greater Glasgow Health Board.
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond called it a "black day" and ordered flags to fly at half-mast.
A minute's silence was held ahead of a football match between Falkirk and Rangers.
"But it's also St. Andrew's Day and it's a day we can take pride and courage in how we respond to adversity and tragedy," said the nationalist leader, who just days ago was celebrating the release of a legal blueprint for Scottish independence.
Queen Elizabeth II said her prayers were with the victims while British Prime Minister David Cameron praised the "bravery of the ordinary Glaswegians" who rushed to help.
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A wireless version as planned later in 2009.
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'The Walking Dead' Premiere: A Timeline of Rick's Journey (INFOGRAPHIC)
When Rick woke up in the hospital, after coming out of a coma as a result of gun wounds sustained when he was sheriff, he awoke to a world without his family and full of zombies or "walkers." From then on, things have never been the same.
Where has Rick been since then?
Since then, he's found his family. And as the third season begins, Rick, along with Lori (Sarah Wayne Calies), Carl (Chandler Riggs), Glenn (Steven Yeun), Daryl (Norman Reedus), T-Dog (IronE Singleton), Carol (Melissa McBride), Maggie (Lauren Cohan), Hershel (Scott Wilson) and Beth (Emily Kinney) will make their way from Hershel's farm to find sanctuary at the prison.
Meanwhile, Andrea (Laurie Holden) was saved from Michonne (Danai Gurira) after the group assumed she was a lost cause when the walkers attacked the farm.
To visualize the journey that Rick has taken from the moment he woke up until now as he and our band of our survivors make their way into prison, Celebuzz has created an infographic detailing the where and when of his journey.
Included in the infographic are those characters which have died including both the season and episode number in which they saw their demise. RIP Shane (Jon Berthnal), Dale (Jeffrey DeMunn), Patricia (Jane McNeill), Jimmy (James Allen McCune), Sophia (Madison Lintz), Amy (Emma Bell), Ed (Adam Minarovich), Edwin (Noah Emmerich), Otis (Pruitt Taylor Vince) and Jacqui (Jeryl Prescott)
Take a peek below.
Season 3 of The Walking Dead premieres Sunday at 9 PM on AMC.
Infographic designed by Bobby Bell.
Watch our interviews with the cast and crew at the premiere event below.


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