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For many of us spring means an urge to push aside the dreary winter days by looking forward to gardening. In addition to perusing seed catalogs and visiting garden centers, we also begin clearing debris from flower beds, trimming trees, and inspecting plant stems for new growth.
In education, we think about STEMs of another variety. Our STEMs are an acronym for academics and careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The demand for more workers in STEM fields is abuzz throughout the U.S., and Marshalltown Community College is nurturing our students into STEM fields. Our highly qualified faculty in our biology, chemistry, and mathematics departments teaches our bright students, who will transfer into STEM majors at the universities. Our experienced and committed faculty in our advanced manufacturing and technology programs trains students in preparation for immediate careers in the high-tech industries in our region.
Another way we have enriched our students' STEM opportunities is through partnerships with other colleges and organizations including:
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The IINspire Alliance facilitates an MCC partnership with other colleges to offer STEM faculty professional development through a mentoring network, legislative advocacy, and increased student enrollment in STEM coursework through the development of inclusive instructional strategies. MCC faculty have created a student STEM co-curricular group that shares information about opportunities across the state.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant is a three-year partnership between MCC and ISU to recruit underrepresented minority students into STEM fields. Part of this experience places MCC students with ISU faculty in science labs for a paid summer experience doing research and working with the latest technology. Last year nine MCC students participated and a new crop will be working on science projects this summer.
MCC has one of the longest relationships with First Lego League in the state of Iowa. Each December 35-40 teams of middle school-aged students compete in this day-long STEM-connected activity hosted at the college.
MCC is partnering with Marshalltown, West Marshall, Grinnell-Newburg, and South Tama school districts to support and enhance their Project Lead the Way pre-engineering and biomedical programs. Students enrolled in PLTW pre-engineering courses at their local high school have an opportunity to earn MCC credit.
Just like our gardens, STEM education is growing and MCC is cultivating our students' experiences in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.


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The day the UN declares a Palestinian State is a day of mourning!
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Stand for Israel
(82) Marlene Wein, July 6, 2011 8:22 PM
What would Palestinian statehood mean to Israel?
(81) Genaro, July 6, 2011 4:50 PM
(80) Do Lern Hwei, July 6, 2011 10:16 AM
Get Support From UN Members
I suggest that Israel get support from UN member countries who have problems with seperatists (China, India, countries of the former Soviet Union, Sri Lanka, Philippines etc). Granting Palestinains an independent state will set a precedent for significant minorities to clamour for an independant state for the slightest reason.

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What if Bella died? What if she could come back?
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She was gone. It was an unavoidable fact. She was gone and it was my fault. The one day I hadn't been there to protect her was the one day that she needed my protection the most. I remembered that morning distinctly it was burned into the very fiber of my being.
It was one of the rare sunny days in Forks, so neither Alice nor I could go to school. I had tried to convince Bella to stay home to no avail; her want to stay with me was overridden by her desire to keep us both out of trouble with her father.
It wasn't until 10:47 AM precisely that Alice had the vision. The vision of the freshman going out of control and going on a shootout in the cafeteria, the vision of Bella being the first one to go down. He hadn't made a decision until right before he went on the spree, his original intention having been to take his own life, instead he took the life of the person nearest to me, my Bella.
Now here I was at her funeral, undeniable proof that she was dead was right before my eyes, in her open casket. I saw her lying there lifeless, and I wanted nothing more than to fling myself into the ground with her, to hold her for eternity, but Emmett was there, making sure I didn't do anything rash.
I leaned down over her and gave her one last kiss on her forehead. It was startling to feel how cold she was, as warm as she had once been. "Goodbye my Love. I am sorry I couldn't save you," I whispered.
50 years later
I had not listened to any music in fifty years. My every attempt to die was thwarted by my family, I no longer even responded when asked a question. I knew from their thoughts that they were worried about me. Rosalie was surprisingly sympathetic. She had been beyond furious with me the last time I had been like this, but then it was my doing, this I could not have helped.
Alice felt extremely guilty. As if she could have seen it any sooner, it was not like anyone was that omniscient. Jasper and Emmett were filled with brotherly concern, after the first three years they had given up on trying to cheer me, and had taken to taking shifts, staying with me for long periods of time, and bringing me my meals.
Esme and Carlisle were beyond worried. It hurt me to see them so upset, but there was nothing I could do to ease their pain as nothing could be done to ease my own.
I wished I had done what I had been too stubborn to do. I wished I had changed her, given her what she truly wanted, and what I could now admit to myself I had wanted too.
I shut my eyes, wishing for the thousandth time that I could sleep, that I could dream. I had plenty of pictures, but what were pictures compared to dreams, in dreams she could feel real.
There was a knock on my door. "Just come in," I whispered, I knew it was Alice, but there was something wrong, she was shielding her thoughts from me, a worrisome idea. "What's the matter Alice?"
She seemed undecided on whether or not to tell me her news, "Edward, I've had a rather disturbing vision."
I chuckled darkly, "Disturbing?"
"Yes, Bella was in it," Now she had my full attention, "She was here with us, but we didn't know it. I was almost like a dream; some things were crystal clear while others were unendingly blurry. Edward, do you think it's real?"
I sighed, I couldn't dare to hope, to believe that Bella could be anywhere near me, "I don't know Alice, you could have imagined it."
"Ahhh, but Edward you don't really believe that, now do you?" I sat bolt upright, that was Bella's voice.
"Bella?" I called out scared.
"Turn around," My angel's voice whispered.I turned around and saw the sight I had been longing to see for fifty years, my Bella.
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This is probably going to be the only Advent Calendar themed message I'll be posting on LongLostRelatives.net this season, but it really seemed appropriate because, you see, my cousins happen to be the Clark Griswold family.
My cousins in St. Louis are Christmas Crazy and that includes covering every available outdoor space with Christmas lights.
Here's their web site: http://www.christmas-onthe-hill.com/
But for the news coverage and video of their computerized light system, click here.
It was actually because of their web site that I was able to reconnect with my cousins a few years ago. We now joke that we get together once every 28 years. Happy Holidays, Patricia and Tim!


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Yeah, it's your fault; never previosly having any interest in the topic. I was trying to find all the stuff you were quoting; and all I could find were examples of how Nikon cameras survived rain, mud and snow and jugs of water poured on them, and how four Canon 5DMkII's froze up in the antarctic.
I'm just amazed at how both Tom and Jeff are scouring the internet looking for evidence of Nikon's resilience.
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At a meeting on Friday, for the second time, the East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals granted Howard Schultz, the president of Starbucks, and his wife, Sheri Kersch Schultz, an interior designer, a coastal erosion hazard permit and a variance to allow the construction of a deck and a 2,521-square-foot addition at the first floor and basement levels of their waterfront house on Gracie Lane. The property is just over four acres.
The Z.B.A. first granted approvals on the Schultz's application on April 29, 2011. It expired a year later because construction had not been completed. Because the new application was identical to last year's, the board simply reissued the permit, adding a condition that a variance granted in 1986 allowing for more than 650 square feet of habitable floor area in a caretaker's apartment be removed.
The board's decision was not without contention. In a letter submitted on Sept. 12, an attorney for Donald Kostin of 73 Lily Pond Lane argued that an alternate lot line calculation should be considered, which would require a side yard setback variance.
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Teams Could Seek Compensation Free Agent Loophole
By Mike Axisa [December 24 at 12:12pm CST]
Some executives are already anticipating that clubs will make an effort to find a loophole for free agents attached to draft pick compensation according to ESPN's Buster Olney (Insider req'd). Forfeiting a draft pick for a free agent also means forfeiting the draft pool money associated with that pick, which is very valuable in this age of restricted draft spending.
Olney says teams have already internally discussed a modified sign-and-trade scenario, and he uses the Indians as an example. Since Cleveland has a protected first round pick and forfeited their second rounder to sign Nick Swisher, the next compensation free agent they sign will cause them to lose just a third rounder. They could sign a compensation free agent, then trade that player to another club in a pre-arranged deal, preumably for something deemed a bit more valuable than a third round pick.
The Yankees explored sign-and-trade scenarios with the Diamondbacks for Carl Pavano and Grant Balfour during the 2010-2011 offseason. Michael Bourn, Kyle Lohse, Rafael Soriano, and Adam LaRoche are the remaining unsigned compensation free agents, and there has been a limited market for all four this winter despite their on-field value. Players signed as free agents can not be traded until after June 15th without their written consent, so they would have to be on board with a sign-and-trade scenario.
Read more at http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/#dywtTV86P3dBlTIK.99
A potential free-agency loophole
December, 24, 2012
Dec 24
Nick Swisher tweeted that he's going home, after finishing his four-year, $56 million deal with the Cleveland Indians. But the fact that Swisher attended Ohio State was only part of the reason the Indians pursued him so aggressively. He is a good hitter who consistently gets on base and generates power, and his energy is relentless, an intangible that helps teams get through the natural lulls in the long schedule. The New York Yankees, who won a championship with Swisher in 2009, will miss that element next season.
But the fact is that Swisher appears to have had no other options, because of what seems to be the unanticipated consequences of baseball's new rules; he is among a group of players whose free agency has been sabotaged by the new parameters. And what some executives are already anticipating is that between now and the start of the baseball season, there will be an effort to find a rule loophole for players like Rafael Soriano, Kyle Lohse and Michael Bourn.
As of right now, the Reds will have the 28th and 37th overall selections in the 2013 draft.
It is possible the 28th pick could move up a couple slots depending on where the four remaining qualifying free agents (ie Bourn, LaRoche etc) sign.
Go BLUE!!!
Hoping the Reds take Karsten Whitson. They scouted him heavily when he was in high school.
http://diamondvisits.blogspot.com/ My Minor League stadium review site.
Quick Hits: Qualifying Offers, Swisher, Kennedy
By Ben Nicholson-Smith [January 2 at 4:20pm CST]
All but seven of MLBTR's top 50 free agents have agreed to terms, but there are still dozens of unsigned players at this stage in the winter, as MLBTR's Free Agent Tracker shows. Here are some links from around MLB as the 2013 portion of the 2012-13 offseason gets underway...
Yahoo's Jeff Passan explains the tension between the MLB teams that aim to keep their top draft picks and free agents such as Kyle Lohse, Rafael Soriano, Michael Bourn and Adam LaRoche, who are linked to draft pick compensation after declining qualifying offers. Agent Scott Boras, who represents Lohse, Soriano and Bourn, faces the challenge of finding contracts for these players at a time that some teams are hesitant to engage them.
Dave Cameron of FanGraphs wonders if the next collective bargaining agreement will adjust or even overhaul the current system of qualifying offers to find a balance for all parties involved.
2013 MLB mock draft 5.0 with supplemental, lottery picks
By Dan Kirby on December 29, 2012 7:15 pm in Featured, Prospecting / 3 Comments
28. Cincinnati Reds — Stephen Gonsalves, LHP, Cathedral Catholic HS (CA)
Starring for U18 Team USA, the 6'-5" left-hander went 2-0 in Seoul with 12 strikeouts, four walks and a 0.88 ERA over 16 innings. He has a sinking fastball that can touch 94 mph and also adds a mid-70s curveball that is still developing. As a junior, he had a 1.91 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 79 K/20 BB over 66 innings. He led his team to a second straight state title last season by tossing a three-hitter with eight strikeouts in the championship game. High ceiling with a lot of projection due to his frame.
36. Cincinnati Reds — Keegan Thompson, RHP, Cullman HS (AL)
The 6'-3", 185-pound right-hander had a dominant junior season going 7-2 with a 0.94 ERA and 119 K/5 BB over 67.1 innings. Features a mid-90s fastball, plus curve, a developing change-up and superb command of all three. Was the Gatorade Player of the Year in Alabama as a sophomore and also starred for 2011 U16 Team USA, going 2-0 with 18 strikeouts and only six hits allowed over 14 innings, including tossing a complete game shutout against Cuba in the gold medal game, striking out 12 while also going 4-for-5 at the plate with two RBI. Had seven strikeouts over six innings, allowing one run for 2012 U18 Team USA.
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Why does there need to be a special case for guys like this, especially Bourn?
Bourn was a FA CF in a year where there were many openings for CF. Apparently he priced himself too high. He could've also had a one year deal at 13.3 million.
It just seems that if he drops his asking price enough, no team will care about losing a draft pick. (the odds of a draft pick becoming as good of a player as Bourne is pretty remote).
I think next year, more players are going to accept that one year 13.3 arbitration offer. IMO, Soriano should've accepted the arb offer.
"One person has a more positive outlook [about Dick Williams], and I would guess that was meant as a joke." RedsTeamGo
Nov. 13, 2007: One of the greatest days in Reds history: John Allen gets the boot!
All hail the small-market supplemental picks! That is absolutely huge in a year like this when we're picking third-to-last in the first round because of our awesomeness last season.
Nick Swisher's signing cost Cleveland Indians their No.2 pick in June draft, but they retained their No.1 pick: Hey Hoynsie
Hey Hoynsie: It appears that teams are reluctant to sign the remaining free agent players who are tied to draft pick compensation. Could the Indians benefit from this somehow, either by signing another player or doing a sign-and-trade with another team? -- Steve Alex, Gainesville, Fla.
Hey, Steve : The Indians cannot lose their No.1 pick even if they did sign another free agent who had received a qualifying offer from his former team. That's what they did with Nick Swisher and it cost them their second round pick and the bonus pool for signing that pick in the June draft.
Right now, however, GM Chris Antonetti said he's spent most of his free-agent dollars.
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Some people are Optimists (They see the glass 1/2 full).
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Me, I'm a Realist. 1/2 empty IS 1/2 full.
YW Nathan. That was a good idea you had to start the list.
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Valletta FC won their second successive Maltese Premier League crown thanks to a run of 26 games without defeat which left them six points clear of title rivals Hibernians FC. Home and away wins against the champions were scant consolation for second-placed Hibernians but they at least lifted the Maltese Cup to ensure their season ended on a high.
Champions: Valletta FC
Despite those two defeats by Hibernians, Valletta were champions again after going unbeaten from the end of September until the beginning of May. Victor Schriha's side beat Sliema Wanderers FC 3-0 on 29 April to clinch their 21st title with two rounds to spare and earn a UEFA Champions League qualifying place as a reward. Not surprisingly, captain Michael Mifsud was delighted by how the season had panned out. "I would like to dedicate this first Premier League title with Valletta to my family, close friends and of course to this marvellous crowd of supporters here at the National Stadium," said Mifsud, who scored ten goals in 21 starts.
Cup final: Hibernians FC 3-0 Qormi FC
Premier League runners-up Hibernians made sure they did not to miss out on silverware by beating Qormi 3-0 at the National Stadium. Coach Mark Miller had been dismissed at the end of the league campaign two weeks earlier but caretaker Richard Mercieca guided Hibernians to their ninth cup success thanks to a Clayton Failla penalty and two goals from Jackson Lima.
*European places
Valletta FC – UEFA Champions League first qualifying round
Hibernians FC – UEFA Europa League second qualifying round
Birkirkara FC – UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
*Subject to final confirmation from UEFA
Player of the Year: Jonathan Caruana (Valletta FC)
The official awards may not yet have been announced but one player certain to be in contention is the 25-year-old Malta defender. Caruana is a largely understated figure but his awareness, reading of the game and consistent performances confirmed his status as the main man in the heart of Valletta's defence.
One to watch: Obinna Obiefule (Mosta FC)
The Nigerian forward enjoyed a purple patch at Marsaxlokk FC, before his prolificacy continued with Mosta in January, where he found the net 24 times in 17 appearances to help the Premier League newcomers maintain their top-flight status. The 24-year-old has one of the best scoring records in Europe and with his deadly finishing and lively movement will be one to keep an eye on next term.
Surprise package: Balzan Youths FC
Under the shrewd guidance of coach Ian Zammit, the newly promoted side not only maintained their Premier League status but managed to post a top-six finish.
Leading scorer: Obinna Obiefule, Mosta FC (24)
Relegated: Mqabba FC, Marsaxlokk FC
Promoted: Melita FC, Rabat Ajax FC
Number: 38
Evergreen Valletta captain Gilbert Agius turned 38 in February but kept his place in the starting XI despite a number of new signings. Agius has been named as Valletta's assistant coach for next season after a playing career that has brought eight Premier League titles. He was, notably, a member of the Valletta sides that achieved a clean sweep of five and six honours in 1996/97 and 2000/01 seasons respectively.
"It was not easy at all this season to win the title for the second year running. Competition was fierce and I would like to dedicate this title to a person very much in my heart, my grandfather." An emotional Jonathan Caruana spoke to UEFA.com after winning the title with Valletta.
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|2008-06-13, 07:10
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|2008-06-13, 08:33
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Unfortunately their definition of a desirable man is Nekki Basara.
First gen Meltrans have standards like Max Jenius. (Hey he's Max even his bridge bunnies wanted their way with him.)
To woo them you have to beat them at their specialization.
Max beat Millia in a dogfight, an arcade game and finally a knife fight.
Taking the prize when she's in tears and vulnerable.
Basara did the same thing with their daughter Emillia winning against her in a rock off breaking her into tears then sounding cool saying to there is no winning and losing in singing and her song has touched his heart also. (Damn pick up line is gaurenteed for Meltrans.)
Then there is Chlore ace pilot and commander she tried to resist the seranade in a most tsun-tsun way (with missiles) only to end up dere-dere in fangirl screams for Basara.
Unfortunately UN Spacy failed in culturing an entire Bodol sized fleet of Meltrans (Moruk Leplendis fleet) as they left us alone due to the old directive of not interfering with Protoculture. (Macross Eternal Love Song , year 2037).
It was the same time Vrlitwhai had to kick out two other Zentradi Bodol sized fleets consecutively, Bodol Neld and Bodol Burado.
Moruk Leplendis fleet left for parts unknown.
A decade later UN Spacy learns that idols don't work with Meltrans, you need rock stars.
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|2008-06-13, 18:39
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Well, you have to understand two things to see why things are the way they are:
1) The people now alive are almost all from the SDF Macross, the moon base, and survivors from the two Grand Cannon bunkers. The former were basically exiles due to the heartless puppetmasters who kept them from leaving the ship in the first place, and as a result they ended up being 'the lucky ones' since they survived the holocaust.... one that was both brought on them by the ship they were on, as well as stopped by it. And then they realized that they WEREN'T alone in the universe, and the Supervision Army, if not the Zentradi, would've come on them sooner or later to wipe them out or enslave them.
Basically, the Macross was their lifeline as much as anything - they got the technologies needed to spread out, allies, and also knowledge about the hostile universe they were in. The automatic defense system, IIRC, didn't kill anyone except the Zentradi, due to the way the Macross Cannon's beam had bottled itself up, to the point where people DIRECTLY under the beam (which, must be said, included most of South Ataria's population) were unharmed. The only deaths caused directly by the SDF were the ones from the devastation caused by its landing, the people in Canada who got nuked when the barrier overloaded under Quamzin's relentless assault, and those who died in the anti-UN Spacy brush wars fought between the two groups.
The BIG killers were the Zentradi, and more specifically Quamzin's and Bodole's fleets.
2) There's a good propaganda machine going. Minmay was part of it, and even now 'reports' from the Megaroad-01 come through even though the ship itself was lost along with its heroes some 30 years before. Given some of the anti-UN Spacy revolutions that have gone on in recent memory, they need to keep the propaganda going... and playing up the heroism of the original crew and survivors of the SDF Macross is one way to do so.
The SDF Macross' crew are modern-day legends - especially the dead ones. Focker, Global, and the rest are enshrined in a new mythology of a new Prometheus which saved humans from going extinct... which would've eventually happened anyways, once the Supervision Army stumbled upon Earth and its inhabitants. For all we know, if the Zentradi hadn't arrived, the Vajra would've eventually shown up on Earth's doorstep if the Supervision Army hadn't, and wiped everyone out. Given this knowledge, people would see the original Macross as a good thing... even if the Zentradi who followed it nearly killed everyone.
Hell, they're STILL doing dramas around the original love triangle. If that still captures the imagination (or is seen as useful for doing so) some forty years later...
|2008-06-13, 18:49
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Just a note, it is not confirmed if Global died of old age by the 2050s (although he did survive Space War I). By 2014, he retired an admiral and the man responsible for everything involving colonies post Space War I.
The Supervision Army is shrouded in mystery, although we assume there are a lot of them (and I mean a LOT) still around the galaxy somewhere fighting a proxy war against the Zentradi.
Hope we see them soon.
- Tak (But first things first, more info on the Vajra would be nice)
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And the Zentradi had no interest in Earth. The Commander seems to want Macross on a whim, and is respecting his archivist's warning of avoiding contact with miclones.
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As for the Fold system, you'll notice in later episodes that a fold doesn't take a damned island with it. That was an unexpected accident - the reason they did it there was because they were still close to Earth, and they weren't expecting the fold system to take everything around the ship with it. Saying they should've known better is like saying we should've known that there were no chemical or biological weapons in Iraq, or that the United States should've joined the war against the Axis powers in 1939 because if they didn't, the Japanese would attack Pearl Harbor some years later - the product of hindsight.
As for the Zentradi interest in Earth - Vrlitwhai's fleet had no interest in it. However, there are millions of rogue Zentradi fleets out there. Not all of them were under Bodole's command, or even his influence... which meant that anyone of them could've stumbled across Earth, and done something to it. Ditto the Supervision Armies, especially if they'd detected any trace of Protoculture influence on the planet (which existed before the Macross landed).
The facts we see on screen do NOT support your argument. You've made up half of it, just so you can look superior to the rest of the posters, even after admitting you've not seen most of the series. The facts are as follows:
1) The Supervision Army fleets are everywhere, and they're hostile to any Protoculture-related species, artifacts, and remnants.
2) Earth in the past has been visited by the Protoculture, and the miclones were an end-product of some past intervention by the Protoculture in order to prepare Earth for colonization.
3) The ASS-1 landed on Earth, and there were conflicts between the UN Spacy and anti-UN Spacy forces. According to Macross Zero, the wars were more on the scale of the Balkan conflicts rather than World War III, with the use of reaction weaponry being confined mostly to space.
4) Earth's population is mostly wiped out. Survivors are mostly from the Macross and space habitats. Macross' civilians were basically exiled from Earth, and know this - at first, they feel put upon by a rather ungrateful Earth, only to find that they're the ones who escaped mass destruction as a result of their being banned from disembarking.
5) Earth's continuing survival is still in question, due to rogue Zentradi fleets, two of which visit Earth during the period following the elimination of Boddole Zer's fleet. This doesn't count other encounters that the micloned-allied Zent have with other rogue Zentradi forces, which are wandering the galaxy still. Between them and the Supervision Army (and other threats like the Protodevlin, which were undiscovered until Macross 7's fleet encountered them), there are a lot of threats to human survival. Isolation is not an option.
And as I said earlier, there's a heavy element of propaganda involved. They have to keep that up, especially in the wake of several anti-UN Spacy rebellions after Earth began settling the rest of the galaxy. With the proper type of propaganda, you can keep a lot of things going... including making sure everyone who's still alive feels grateful to the original Macross' crew and mission for ensuring there was a future for humanity in the first place, which is why all these people have been loaded onto colony ships to settle other worlds in turn.
Maybe Gundam SEED Destiny's more to your speed? It's a lot simpler to grasp, story-wise... or G-Gundam? Very simple there, and each Gundam doesn't have the problem of past history to clutter up the storyline, the way it does here.
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He's just trolling, Haess. He's just about admitted as such, previously, so there's no real point in listening him, especially when he doesn't know half of what he's talking about, having never finished the series.
Small dogs bark the loudest.
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Sense says the city would have been wiped out if the cliff had been with large amounts of sea water also being vaporized. I see no reason why an alien defense system would give a crap about the meatbags and their residences if they're in the way of it's targets.
Add the fact he's meddling with demonstratably powerful, but alien technology that had already proven unpredictable twice in the same day, the risks should have been obvious, even if the consenquences weren't as such. Hell, worst case scenario he end's up rendering Earth unhabitable because Macross sponateously explodes. The fact that could have happened should have been all that was needed for him to keep the thing as far as from Earth as possible.
He's either stupid or believes Earth's expendable.
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Point on the Titanic. However, unlike the Titanic, the Macross did play a strong role in saving the world.
And I'd like to see your evidence for the survivors spitting on the graves of everyone who wasn't them - and let's not forget that the Macross refugees had gotten shafted by the UN Spacy govt first.
Regarding Gloval and the Macross, it was mentioned that he was wanting to get back to earth to get reinforcements, restock ammo, and offload the refugees. With offloading the refugees, he then can focus on warfighting solely, and not have to worry about the safety of the civillians on top of military issues. Any ship commander today would do the same thing: offload the civillians ASAP to be able to get back into the fight and not have to worry about them.
Still... your attitude reminds me of a sentence I've heard before: "I've made up my mind, don't try and confuse me with facts!" Though I will admit that "facts" is a rather lacking term when dealing with anime.
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Though I still don't see how using the Fold System like they did makes sense.
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Just to put a correction few if none of the civvies died when Macross folded.
It's those poor souls on the Prometheus and Daedalus that died there.
The Supervision Army's mecha aesthetic wise resemble the Protodevlin Varutan forces only that they are giants and don't use VF's. (Exsedol found the Varutan Supervision Army familliar because of the paint scheme not that they their mecha resemble the VF-14 Vampire)
Thing is after the holocaust people are are starting to disbelive the them and us mentality.
Genetically speaking Zentradi are humans. We just reintroduced them to instincts that was denied to them.
Why do suppose they were so enamored by civilian life?
There has got to be a better way to live than expect a short lifespan by a beam shot.
Thus humans and Zentradi embraced each other. The marriage certificate has been sealed.
In fact humans and Zentradi are not the only beneficiaries.
The Zolans, another miclone race, would have been much ignorant as well of the dangers out there.
Planetary side uncultured Zentradi like Vividas would not have learned of drumming instead of constant duels to the death.
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Now 25 years later a lone fleet admiral in a nearly broken ship does nearly the same thing as Bruno J. Global and people call it the height of awesome [BSG rocks ]. Here it's a near fatal and spectacular SNAFU.
You do know that the Prometheus and Daedalus are not normal carriers. The SCV designation of them means submersible carrier vehical. Which means that if any of their crew had the mind to batten down the hatches in space they'de probably survive. Considering that it didn't take too much work to attach the carriers, it appears likely that the surviving crew had managed to carry out that duty in the emergency.
Did people die in that engagement? Of course they did, and that was just the start. The trigger for that whole drama was the execution of a program both sides had no part of. Just choose what you ant to concentrate on in this show- the escalation of hostilities or the effort and sacrifice made to stop it. Both are I find worth the study and enjoyment even today.
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As for legendary status, I would like to refer you to the United States Marine Corps and the legendary status the Corps has conferred on the Battle of Iwo Jima. Heavy casualties taken, and yet the Corps considers Iwo to be it's Crowning Moment of Awesome. Just because people uphold something as legendary doesn't mean that they spit on the graves of everyone else, Wesley.
And pilots and idols will never go out of style. Both have been around and will continue to be around for a long, long time.
Again, the Fold System was used because Gloval ran out of options. Primary propulsion was off floating away merrily on itself, secondaries wouldn't have been able to move the SDF-1 away fast enough, and so the only option he had was the Fold System - and nobody expected it to drag along Macross City, the island, Promethus or Daedalus with it.
I agree that both ships should have been able to theoretically survive the fold and the vacuum, had they rigged for submarine ops, but given the way things were going... IMO it's doubtful that the crews actually locked down all the hatches in time and got ready to go underwater. In fact in Promethus's case she'd actually be better off above water if she had to run, since her shape is less suited for charging through water compared with Daedalus - plus she can't launch fighters underwater. She may have remained on the surface, her captain having the idea of getting his Air Wing airborne, and simply be a victim of bad luck.
Also, just checking, where was it stated again that the crews of Promethus and Daedalus bought it?
As for Misa being a "dink on Mars", as you put it, well, I guess you haven't been in her position then. Love makes people stupid. All that emotions that Misa stored up and locked away spilled out and resulted in her obsessive need to find Karl on Mars.
And thank you for being honest enough to admit to being ignorant.
BTW, if you want to head over the Nanoha and troll "lolz it's only Magic!", feel free to do so. Kha will embrace you whole-heartedly and recruit you into his Holy Imperium crusade to rid Outer Cadia of realism and tactical thinking for khrack.
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We are here today to tell the truth.
The truth is that Pregnancy Centers provide women much needed and desired pregnancy choices. Abortion clinics on the other hand offer pain and death.
The truth is that, by saving lives, pregnancy care centers are cutting into the business of the city's abortion mills.
The truth is that Bill 371 does not represent a compassionate desire to help women; it represents an ongoing reflection of Margaret Sanger's racist eugenics genocidal greedy desire to eliminate what she caused "undesirables," and to shut down the abortion industry's competition.
The truth is that Life is a Civil Right. Abortion is a Civil wrong! It violates a person's right to life!
The abortion industry knows that when women hear that they really do have choices; that they don't have to give in to the boyfriend or parent telling them to abort; that they do have people willing to help them and their babies make it – it's bad for business.
So with the help of Bill 371, the abortion industry hopes to continue their "business."
In my role as Director of African American Outreach for Priests for Life, I travel across the country, sometimes by car, sometimes by plane, and sometimes on the Priests for Life Prolife Freedom Bus. May I say what an honor it is to work full-time with such a highly organized and effective family of ministries like Priests for Life.
Father Frank Pavone and I, and truly all of the members of the Prolife Movement are truly and deeply grateful for the courage and compassion of Archbishop Dolan here in New York. No thanks to Margaret Sanger, abortion began in this city, and thanks and praise be to God, with the help of leaders like Archbishop Dolan and Fr. Frank, abortion will end right here where it started.
Tonight, you are hearing startling statistics. The abortion camp and some in the media will try to distract you in a quibble over numbers. Is it 39% or 41% of babies aborted in New York? The bottom line is that too many babies are being aborted!
In the 1960s and 70s, we had institutional racism, where discrimination deprived people of education and livelihoods. Today, the racism of the abortion industry literally destroys people's lives. And what they don't kill in the wash, they go back for in the rinse. Along with the actual abortions, they also administer "family planning" products that can later be linked to breast and cervical cancer, miscarriages and premature births, and a whole host of problems for women and their children and families.
Did you know that? Abortion and invasive chemical pregnancy "preventatives" are linked to breast cancer, premature births, cervical cancer and other medical problems. Let's face it, abortion is not a civil right, and abortion is not health care. Abortion is death care!
We're talking about mothers, like me, who give witness in the Silent No More Awareness Campaign and the Rachel's Vineyard healing ministry; about the emotional and physical pain and trauma of abortion's aftermath.
And we're talking about the fathers who have lost their legacies.
We're also talking about the communities that have been deprived of hope for the future – because they have been told that they should destroy their children for their own good.
My uncle, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said, "The Negro cannot win if he is willing to sacrifice the futures of his children for immediate comfort and safety."
Pregnancy care centers are telling women, indeed all women, that we do not have to sacrifice the futures of our children. We do not have to abort babies and our dreams.
Bill 371 is trying to silence the truth. Why don't they post signs outside their offices saying "We kill your babies here?"
Friends, New York's pregnancy care centers are fighting to give women and their families choices and save babies' lives. We have to fight for them.
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Ashley Cole will be nervously waiting by the phone on Monday to see if he has made England's World Cup squad.
England manager Roy Hodgson will name his 23-man party for the World Cup at 2pm.
Before he travels up to Luton, where the announcement is being made at the home of sponsors Vauxhall, he will call 23 players and give them the best news of their careers.
The likes of Steven Gerrard, Joe Hart and Wayne Rooney will be told they have made the cut for a once-in-a-lifetime event - a World Cup in Brazil, the spiritual home of football.
But for Cole, Frank Lampard, and several more experienced England players, they will be much more nervous when they answer the England manager's call.
Hodgson is not looking forward to breaking hearts.
"There's only one downside to this job and it's a major downside," Hodgson said.
"I can only take 23 players. And there are more than 23 I'd like to take with me. It's not the most pleasant part of the job."
All eyes will be looking to see whether Cole has made the 23. Cole is England's most-capped tournament player. The 33-year-old, who has 107 caps in total, has started every game since making his finals bow in the 2002 World Cup against Sweden.
But he may not be part of Hodgson's plans for Brazil thanks to the emergence of Southampton's teenage sensation Luke Shaw.
Shaw, 18, was voted into the Professional Footballers' Association team of year by his peers last month after an impressive season with Saints.
With Leighton Baines certain to go to Brazil, Hodgson will be left to choose between Cole and Shaw, who only made his England debut against Denmark in March.
When asked about Cole's failure to hold down a first-team place at Chelsea this year, Hodgson said recently: "Well the fact that he had not played won't affect me that much."
Hodgson has not ruled out taking all three left-backs, but that is unlikely.
Cole's Chelsea team-mate Lampard, who has 103 caps, will also be a nervous man when Hodgson calls on Monday.
The emergence of Jordan Henderson and Ross Barkley has put pressure on Lampard, who is no longer assured of a first-team place at Stamford Bridge.
Barkley, Shaw, Henderson and Liverpool teenager Raheem Sterling have breathed fresh optimism into England fans' hopes for Brazil.
The young players within the 23 will gain experience looking ahead to Euro 2016 - a tournament where England stand a much better chance of doing well - but Hodgson has warned they will be expected to make an impact at the World Cup too.
"Euro 2016 is in the back of my mind, but not in the forefront," he said.
"If there are young players in the squad it will be because they can do a job now.
"It will then be a bonus in 2016 as they will be experienced and hopefully that will serve us in good stead, but I don't intend to put them in the squad because of 2016."
Hodgson's defensive selection looks pretty straightforward.
The former Fulham manager said in March that his four centre-backs for the World Cup would be Gary Cahill, Phil Jagielka, Phil Jones and Chris Smalling.
Only if Jones is deemed unfit due to a recent shoulder problem will Everton teenager John Stones or Cardiff's Steven Caulker be called up.
Kyle Walker looks set to miss out because of a pelvic problem which has kept him out for two months.
Tom Cleverley and Michael Carrick are in danger of missing out due to their poor seasons with Manchester United.
Daniel Sturridge, Rooney and Danny Welbeck look set to be Hodgson's three main strikers.
Hodgson is a fan of Southampton forward Rickie Lambert, who is fighting it out with West Ham's Andy Carroll for a fourth striker place. Jermain Defoe is sweating on his inclusion after swapping Tottenham for Toronto in March.
Hart and Ben Foster are expected to be first and second-choice goalkeepers. John Ruddy, Fraser Forster and Jack Butland are vying for the third slot.
Hodgson will also name up to seven standby players, who will be drafted in should injuries occur in the warm-up camps in Portugal and Miami.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
U-M student starts "Walk of Shame" shuttle
Michigan senior Kellyann Wargo has started a shuttle service so co-eds don't have have to do the dreaded "walk of shame" the morning after. For $5 bucks, one gets a ride anywhere in A2, a bottle of water and a discount coupon for the Plan B pill.
She's even made a commercial for her service...
Ah, college entrepreneurs.
8 comments:
- Tom said...
She should add a rapid universal cell phone charger to her car. I bet a lot of her clients need it.
- February 16, 2012 8:07 PM
- Dennis said...
Alas, the video is now private.
- February 17, 2012 8:24 AM
- Bigasshammm said...
Condescension included at no extra charge.
- February 17, 2012 10:12 AM
- phil said...
Damn, I'm too late. Video is down. I can only hope and imagine it ends with the two girls naked in the backseat. Right?.....
- February 17, 2012 10:26 AM
- Crock said...
Not to be a trader to my gender - but - ugh, really?
Have some Self respect ladies and you certainly wouldn't need this "service"
- February 17, 2012 1:34 PM
- Dennis said...
There's enough guys here. You don't need to trade genders. :)
Couldn't resist.
I followed the other link Yost included and from there went to her tumblr account. I think she originally intended this as a bit of a joke or at least just for her friends. She put up a mock flier and included he own phone number, not thinking that once you release something on the Interwebs it is darn hard to get it back in the box. One of the interviews she gave mentioned she now gets lots of random calls. I'm wondering if the video also included her cell number.
Apparently Michigan students never figured out that 555-XXXX were not a real numbers and thought all those people on the TV just lived close to each other. :)
- February 17, 2012 2:49 PM
- Dennis said...
Oh, and according to her site, the video is now back up, editing issues resolved.
****Spoiler Alert*****
No naked girls in the backseat making out.
- February 17, 2012 2:57 PM
- JamesD'Troy said...
My first thought; Brilliant idea!
My second thought; And women constantly wonder, 'where have all the good men gone...?'
- February 18, 2012 3:17 AM


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Newell Brown, an assistant coach under Randy Carlyle, was granted the opportunity to take the Stanley Cup for a very special family occasion. Newell and his wife Lori have two children, Erika and Adam. During the playoffs, Erika had graduated from high school back in Ohio, but because duty called, her father was unable to be there to witness his little girl's special achievement.
Instead, Erika was the guest of honour at a family party in celebration of her graduation, with the presence of a special guest the Stanley Cup! "Sometimes, we have to make decisions that affect our family," stated Newell as pictures were being taken in the background. "I wouldn't trade my job for the world, but there are times when the family suffers a bit, so I thought I'd do something special for Erika."
Camp Pendleton provides training facilities for both active and reserve Marines, Army and Navy units. More than 60,000 military and civilian personnel go to work at the base every day. After the Ducks went to war against the Ottawa Senators during the 2007 Stanley Cup Final, it was a chance for Chris Kunitz, Dustin Penner and Scott Niedermayer, along with his two oldest boys, to visit Camp Pendleton, the busiest military base in the United States.
During the initial stages of their Monday, June 18 tour, while getting an overview of the vehicles on site, the Ducks got the opportunity to ride in an amphibious tank that took them out into the ocean. Ducks truly do love the water, it seems.
The boys took the Stanley Cup to the base's canteen, where they allowed those at Camp Pendleton to take pictures of the Stanley Cup, signing autographs as well.
The Hockey News, long considered the bible of the hockey world, had arranged to have photographs taken of the Stanley Cup for an upcoming issue. The weekly publication arranged to have the shots taken around a magnificent beach home that, at one time, had belonged to basketball star, Dennis Rodman. While there, the Ducks arranged to have photographs taken that will end up on next season's tickets.
Afterwards, Kunitz and Penner took the Cup out for a drink, ending up back at Sharky's in Newport Beach.
Changing the pace, in the afternoon, the Stanley Cup tagged along with Anaheim goalkeeper Jean-Sebastien Giguere as he taped an appearance on The Best Damn Sports Show Period. Airing on Friday, June 22, guest host John Cena welcomed NBA Draft prospect Glen Davis as well as Giggy and the Cup. Cena and J-S talked hockey with a special segment on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Afterwards, it was time for hockey to interact with baseball, as Ryan Getzlaf, Brad May, Chris Kunitz, Dustin Penner and Chris Pronger visited their brethren, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Angels, sitting in first place in the American League West, were preparing for their game against the Houston Astros when the Stanley Cup arrived at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The players were very excited to see hockey's championship trophy in their dressing room and made quite a fuss, but no one was more pleased than manager Mike Scioscia.
As the Ducks made their entrances onto the playing field, the public address announcer introduced each player by name. Chris Pronger and Chris Kunitz carried the Stanley Cup, receiving a glorious standing ovation from the Anaheim faithful. Pronger's shoulder is still sore and Kunitz's hand still injured, so while they held the Cup, their teammates took turns throwing out the ceremonial first pitch(es). Getzlaf and May had good stuff as they fired the ball near the strike zone but sadly, Dustin Penner wound, delivered and skidded the ball on two bounces to the Angels' catcher. No one was laughing harder than him, though, although he certainly had competition. Sadly, the boys' enthusiasm didn't translate to the diamond, as the Angels went down to defeat, 9-5, at the hands of the Houston Astros.
Wednesday, June 20 began with the Stanley Cup's visit to the Jewish Community Centre, then on to the Taller San Jose, St. Joseph's Workshop in Santa Ana. Taller San Jose provides young adults between 18 and 28 years of age and lacking in skills and education, the chance to complete their education and develop skills that will allow them to find jobs. The visit by the Stanley Cup was met by a very enthusiastic reception.
From Santa Ana, it was off to tape 'Last Call With Carson Daly' over at the NBC Studios in Burbank. Assistant captain Chris Pronger was accompanying the Stanley Cup. Also on the show was brilliant musical guest, Lily Allen. Daly asked Pronger about his suspension in the Final, and was told that Chris had to turn his back to the TV with the sound down, that it was far more nerve-wracking NOT to play than it ever is on the ice.
The Stanley Cup left California Thursday morning, destination Columbus, Ohio, where it will take part in the NHL Draft. You'll want to read all about this weekend as well as a bird's-eye view of the NHL Awards last Thursday, June 21, so we'll meet you right back here at Stanley Cup Journal.
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Frauds related to such things as identity theft, social media protection, internet scams and phone scams will be addresses by Dodd, who is vice president for the Fraud Division of the Oklahoma Bankers Association and has been recognized in Oklahoma and nationally for her efforts in fraud prevention.
THREE ECU ENTREPRENEURSHIP TEAMS SWEEP SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS AT DONALD W. REYNOLDS GOVERNOR'S CUP COMPETITIONPosted on: 17 April, 2015
East Central University swept all three team awards in the Small Business Division and two ECU individuals – Miranda McNabb and Miles Mitchell – were honored as well during the 2015 Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup Thursday, April 16, at the Chevy Events Center at Bricktown in Oklahoma City.
Team SuiteSeat, led by Mitchell, captured first place. Team Gourmet Grub, led by Stanford Mahlatini, took second and Team Back-Spin, led by McNabb with team member Matthew Butler, placed third.
NEW DR. RANIYAH RAMADAN CENTER FOR UNDERGRADUTE RESEARCH AND LEARNING TO ULTIMATELY BENEFIT ENTIRE ECU CAMPUSPosted on: 17 April, 2015
A new era will be ushered into the learning environment at East Central University with the grand opening of the Dr. Raniyah Ramadan Center for Undergraduate Research and Learning at 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 24.
Event parking is located at the intersection of South Stadium Drive and East 10th Streets.
Posted on: 16 April, 2015
The East Central University Opera Theatre will perform three one-act operas at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday, April 23-24, in the Dorothy Summers Theatre.
The evening will begin with Gian Carlo Menotti's "The Telephone", followed by "A Hand of Bridge" (Samuel Barber) and "Little Red Riding Hood" (Seymour Barab).
The performances will feature students from ECU's music and theatre departments: Melody Dunn, Steve Filkins, Bessie-Mae Soh, Leah Whiten, Keegan Buckaloo, Ashley Tucker and Rebekah Pingleton.
Posted on: 10 April, 2015
The East Central University Theatre Department will present "Woyzeck" at 7:30 p.m., April 16-18, at the Chalmers Herman Theatre in the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.
"Woyzeck," is written by George Buchner around 1833 and translated and adapted by Nicolas Rudall in the version being performed at ECU. It is a story about an army barber, Woyzeck, and his common-law wife, Marie. Woyzeck has been augmenting his army income by signing up for scientific experiments with a local doctor and has been placed on a diet of peas.
Posted on: 10 April, 2015
East Central University's Harland C. Stonecipher School of Business will conduct its 2015 Scholarship and Awards Banquet from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, in the ECU Foundation Hall of the Chickasaw Business and Conference Center. Cost for the banquet, which includes a meal and attendance at the awards ceremony, is $15 per person. The reservation deadline is Wednesday, April 15. For more information or to make reservations contact Julie Bradam at 580-559-5274 or Catie Caton at 580-559-5611.


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Coastal Wind Warning
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Cancellation of
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for New South Wales waters between Port Kembla and Gabo Island.
Issued at 10:52 am EDT on Wednesday 3 April 2013.
Please be aware
Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum
waves may be up to twice the height.
Weather Situation
The trough associated with the cold front moving through the Tasman Sea has
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and Gabo Island
Winds not expected to exceed 25 knots.
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Not an easy schedule, Sept 22 could be the best home game
Oct 13th is the upset game, Steelers are also on a down year
set up for a decent finish, New Years in Miami
Bummed that there's no home game on either side of Thanksgiving. That's a week I come back east with the fam and was hoping to catch a game on either the Sunday before or after the holiday.
I am very happy with all the 1pm games. But the only reason why we got those was bc they league thinks we are going to stink.
No need to analyze the schedule. It is what it is. It's the same thing every year. Some teams that we think are good will suck, and vice versa. Heck, maybe by mid year others will wish they weren't playing the NY Jets. Ya never know.
No matter the schedule, it's how good we are that makes it tough or not.
Brutal looking middle stretch ... Falcons, Steelers, Patriots, Bengals, Saints, then two road games after the bye week. December slate looks favourable (depending very much on how the Phish are doing) but by then we could be playing ourselves out of a good draft spot.


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The former Manchester United youngster is content with life at the Old Lady and sees his future at the club
Paul Pogba has made it clear that he has no intention of leaving Juventus any time soon and declared his happiness with life in Italy.
The French midfielder joined the Bianconeri from Manchester United on a free transfer in the summer of 2012 and has since impressed with a number of fine performances.
The 19-year-old's form has caught the attention of a number of top European clubs, but Pogba is keen to stay put.
"Attention from other clubs? It doesn't interest me. I really like it here and I want to play in this shirt for a long time," Pogba was quoted as saying on the club's official website.
"Personally, I'm happy because in my first year at Juventus, I've already scored five goals."
The midfielder has netted five times in 18 league appearances.


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Monday, December 24, 2012
merry indeed....
mele kalikimaka from our family to yours.
blessed is an understatement.
so grateful for all that i have.
thank you Lord for sending your precious, perfect Son.
have a wonderful Christmas everyone...
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Friday, November 9, 2012
guest blogger on umbrella by the sea
happy fall everyone!
my favorite holiday is fast approaching....
i am starting to get very excited and i hope you are too.
i'm also excited to share with you a guest post
i did in honor of thanksgiving on the cute blog
umbrella by the sea.
click on the link to read about how you can put together a
seasonal display area for your home with things you already have on hand.
hopefully you'll find it helpful and start a new family tradition.
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Friday, June 22, 2012
40 years....tried and true
on may 13th....a very wonderful and momentous event took place.
my parents celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary.
what an achievement to celebrate this day and age.
...and what a wonder considering they
like they ARE 40 years old!
i decided a small cake reception was in order.
i made them a two tier white cake with fresh anthurium flowers.
one tier had lemon curd filling...the other had strawberries and cream.
it turned out just right and it was quite delicious if i do say so myself.
seriously....how cute are they!!!?
the kids blocks put to good use.
mom and dad...
what a incredible example of love, patience, kindness and
long suffering ;-) you are to us!
i am constantly humbled by your generous spirits, helpful nature and
boundless encouragement you pour out on to our family.
God truly blessed me when he gave me the two of you as parents.
here's to many more happy years together.
1 corinthians 13
{the message}
Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn't want what it doesn't have.
Love doesn't strut,
Doesn't have a swelled head,
Doesn't force itself on others,
Isn't always "me first,"
Doesn't fly off the handle,
Doesn't keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn't revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end.
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Monday, April 9, 2012
diy :: easy ruffle backdrop
for some reason when i tell people something i've made was "easy", i get an eye roll or a hysterical laughing fit from them.
i guess i make things that look like they take a lot of effort?
seriously folks, if a project's directions reveal an arduous and and time consuming journey, i simply will NOT make it.
"easy" is a required element for the craft projects i will take time out of my life to complete.
this ruffle backdrop is the epitome of easy.
trust me.
the ruffled backdrops i found on pinterest and other sites were absolutely gorgeous but i had one issue with them.
these talented ladies were making the ruffle strips WITH A SEWING MACHINE.
they were sewing the crepe
into ruffles. with a machine.
what the WHAT???
there is no way i'm sewing
a n y t h i n g
let alone crepe paper.
so...here is how i accomplished the same pretty backdrop in a little less than an hour (the board i used was 36x48) with glue.
this one goes out to all my homies that are sewing impaired, those that do not have a sewing machine or are just plain lazy like me.
so with out further adieu...here are the instructions with purdy pictures to boot.
click on images to make them bigger:
some tips:
~ if you are OCD and need things to be absolutely straight, measure out guide lines with a pen to keep your ruffles on the mark. i just free handed it. there are crooked areas in the purple ombre board i made. it made me cringe a little...but i got over it pretty quick.
~ the ruffles create a camouflage to where you begin and end a crepe streamer cut too short...that means you can use scraps of crepe streamers you were thinking about tossing out. just add them in.
~ when adding your last row that will top off the ruffles, make sure to take your time so the crepe paper doesn't rip.
i love that you can basically add these ruffles to cardboard or anything else that glue will adhere to.
i'm going to add some to an old shutter i found.
have fun ruffle-izing everything!
note that i used a piece of bent and torn cardboard in this tutorial to prove that ruffles make pretty much anything new again.
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Friday, April 6, 2012
purple ombre overload
when a dear friend of mine asked me to make the cupcakes for her daughter's first birthday party, visions of ombre danced through my head.
here in hawaii a baby's first birthday is a very, VERY big deal....so i really wanted to make it special.
i decided a small dessert station would do nicely.
purple is my friends favorite color (understatement of the century) and was used throughout the tea themed party.
i used a simple cardboard tri fold presentation board for the back drop.
i made the ruffles with crepe paper streamers and glue sticks.
tutorial coming soon!
mini vanilla cupcakes with cream cheese frosting.
the cake pops are also vanilla with cream cheese frosting.
a local party supply store had a color coordinated candy section. that's where i found the gumballs i placed in this pretty apothecary jar.
i'm so happy the birthday girl's three layer little smash cake turned out so darling!
i used
4 inch round cake pans
to make the blended layers i piped on one color at a time from bottom to top: dark purple, lavender and white tinted frosting.
each section was about an inch wide.
i then used a toothpick to swirl and blend the colors together.
the three layers inside are also dark purple, lavender and white.
sorry for the poor quality...i took it with my phone.
hau'oli la hanau precious zemmy!
you are a blessing to everyone you meet.
the Lord has placed a bright light for Him deep in your heart.
i see it in your beautiful little face every time i look at you.
shine bright for him little star!
our family loves you and we are so glad we get to watch you grow up.
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birthday party
candy buffet
Thursday, March 15, 2012
birthday "pi"
my sweetie pie husband was born on
"pi" day.
we celebrated with a pie extravaganza.
mississippi mud pie, banana cream pie, pumpkin pie, cherry pie with an oreo cookie crust and chocolate cream pie.
i made them in mini form so we could sample without (much) guilt.
recipes coming soon.
click on the picture to get a better look at everything...
i love you my wonderful husband!
i am so blessed to be your wife.
here's to another sweet year with you by my side.
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birthday party
Monday, February 6, 2012
mini caprese salad bites
raise your hand if you love caprese salad!
a burst of fresh deliciousness in every bite.
it was about 2 1/2 hours before i needed to be at a party with a side dish in hand.
i had a napping babe i did not want to wake just to go to the market.
what ever i had on hand was going to have to suffice.
i felt like i was on a cooking game show.
what could i make that didn't LOOK like i'd totally forgotten i needed to bring something??
thank goodness i had recently picked up a container of cherry tomatoes at costco that was still sitting in my pantry.
i had also purchased a huge bag of mozzarella string cheese for the munch during that costco run.
:: i obviously would have preferred buffalo mozzarella, but hey...beggars can't be choosers. i was on lock down with a napping baby ::
low and behold a friend had given me a very large bunch of fresh basil just the day before.
bite sized caprese salads for everyone!!
the most time consuming part is scooping out the cherry tomatoes.
it took me about 30 minutes to make about 30.
man these lil guys were tasty and a big hit at the party.
Mini Caprese Salad Bites
1 large package of cherry tomatoes
8-10 sticks of mozzarella string cheese or 1 container pearl sized buffalo mozzarella
1 bunch of fresh basil
Kosher salt and pepper
Extra virgin olive oil
Balsamic vinegar
Rinse and pat dry the cherry tomatoes. Remove all stems. The tops of the cherry tomato are usually flat, so I cut off the bottom more rounded portion to get inside the tomato. Use a sharp paring knife cut a thin slice off the bottom. Scoop out the seeds with a melon baller or the paring knife. Discard the seedy centers. Place the tomato cut side down on a paper towel to drain liquid.
Depending on the size of your cherry tomatoes cut the mozzarella sticks into bite size pieces that will fit nicely in to the tomato.
Rinse and gently pat dry the basil. Hand tear generous pieces to go in the middle of each tomato.
I made them large and folded them to fit.
To assemble, line your scooped out cherry tomatoes on a cutting board or cookie sheet.
Season to taste with fresh ground pepper and kosher salt.
Line each tomato with a piece of basil, gently pushing it to the bottom of the tomato.
Top off with a piece of mozzarella.
Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Best served when cheese is at room temperature.
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side dish
Thursday, February 2, 2012
5 months
5 months.
153 days.
220,320 minutes.
a relatively short amount of time to know someone.
i am not able to recall what life was like before you arrived.
maybe i can't seem to remember because you've always been there.
in my minds eye.
in my prayers.
in my future that is now here.
you are asleep on the bed right behind me.
i can hear you breathing.
your chubby arms and legs are tossing about as you try to get comfortable.
you some how figured out you like to sleep on your side with your leg propped up on a pillow just like me.
that makes me smile.
i just turned around to look at you for the 1,254 time today.
you have a sweet little grin on your face.
what exactly does a 5 month old dream about?
your favorite teething toy?
eating real food?
watching the waves at our favorite beach?
i adore you.
you remind me that God the Father gives good gifts.
i breath deep and slow when i hold you.
i was terrified and shocked when the ultrasound tech uttered the words:
"let's get a better look at your little boy."
a boy?
i'm going to have a boy??
are you sure?
i had talked myself into thinking i was pregnant with another girl.
i'm a girl.
i have a girl.
i can handle a girl.
boys on the other hand....yikes.
i don't know how to raise a boy.
but then i realized it wasn't just any boy.
it was you.
sweet, happy, perfect for me, you.
God knew all along i needed a little b in my life.
i love you with all that i am.
thank you for making me realize i don't need to have it all figured out.
i just need to enjoy every. single. day. i get to be with you.
i am grateful Lord for that precious reminder.
to relish this life i have been thoughtfully given.
that You've got "this"....what ever "this" may be.
that you Lord, make me whole.
everything else is just icing on the cake.
you alone are enough.
then you go and place desires in my heart.
You fulfill those desires.
that on this journey to an eternal destination, i get to live this amazing life.
i really don't deserve it.
i am
p o s i t i v e
i have no idea what i'm doing.
how to raise a boy, what to make for dinner tomorrow night, whether or not i sent in the car registration.
i could go on and on.
but i have complete confidence in You Lord that you know exactly what You're doing...
and i'll happily go anywhere with You.
thank you for that.
thank you for the little boy fast asleep on the bed behind me.
thank you for his beautiful sister, her heart of worship and crazy dance moves.
thank you for their amazing father...the handsome, Godly man that calls me his bride.
thank you for everything.
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weekly dose
Monday, January 16, 2012
long time, no blog...
how the heck are you!?
i am good.
super busy as always.
new baby, working, had gallbladder surgery, running after a 3 year old, trying to remember to make dinner.
you know...every day sort of stuff.
the kids are awesome.
lil b is not so little any more.
he is a
the munch is adorable and as sweet as ever.
learning to be mommy's helper.
here are some newer pictures of the two of them.
i am actually able to write this post right now because they are both napping...i've won the mommy lottery today ;-)
hopefully i will be able post more regularly in the near future.
aloha...and happy new year.
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Monday, September 26, 2011
the most handsome lil guy in the whole wide world....
baby b!
7.1 lbs 21 inches long and perfect.
i'm utterly and hopelessly in love!
he's brown like his mommy ;-)
welcome to the world peanut!
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Voters sent a mixed message in Tuesday night's races: It's still a terrible year to be an incumbent, but maybe not as horrendous a year for Democrats as they had thought. That's raising the question: Is this 1994 all over again -- or not?
Politicians in both parties are poring over Tuesday's election results, trying to figure out what they might mean for the midterms in November.
The voters sent a mixed message: It's still a terrible year to be an incumbent, but maybe not as horrendous a year for Democrats as they had thought.
The incumbent backed by President Obama, Sen. Arlen Specter, lost his Senate primary in Pennsylvania, and incumbent Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas was forced into a runoff. But in the special election in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District -- the only general election Tuesday night in which a Democrat and a Republican faced off -- the Democrat won.
A Bellwether For November?
"This is the kind of seat that Republicans need to win if they're going to pick up 40 seats in November," says former Republican Rep. Tom Davis, who used to run his party's House campaign committee.
Davis, like many others, looked at the race between Democrat Mark Critz and Republican Tim Burns as a bellwether for November.
"That's a district that [Republican presidential candidate John] McCain carried -- this is a blue-collar seat, doesn't have a lot of minorities in it. It's tailor-made for a Republican pickup, and Republicans didn't win," he says.
Both parties spent millions on the race. Republican Burns ran on a national platform. He held Tea Party rallies and attacked the agenda set by Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Democrat Critz focused on local issues -- and took home the victory.
And that's the right strategy, says Democratic Rep. Chris Van Hollen, who is the head of his party's campaign committee.
"The Republicans test-drove their November strategy in this special election, and it crashed miserably," Van Hollen says. "To the extent that they've hyped the November elections and said there's going to be a huge wave of Republican wins, it certainly put a dent in their claims."
Republican Voters More Energized
That raises the question that a lot of people have been asking this year: Is this 1994 all over again? Or not?
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who is in charge of recruiting Republican House candidates, thinks this year is a lot like other "wave" elections that changed party control of Congress.
"I think this is a national campaign year, much like '94 and 2006. If you look at the intensity, you look at the generic polling, Republicans are in stronger position today than where they were at this time in 1994," he says.
There's no doubt Republican voters are more energized this year -- and in what McCarthy calls the generic polling, voters are split between wanting a Republican or Democrat, and that's not a good sign for the majority Democrats. But there's something that's very different from 1994, says Democratic strategist Geoff Garin.
"In 1994, when Democrats were last in this position, they really did not engage the race until it was too late, and there was a lot of whistling past the graveyard. There's no Democrat anywhere in America who takes this election lightly," Garin says.
Former Democratic Rep. Martin Frost, who survived the Republican tidal wave that swept his party out of power in 1994, says Democrats have to do something that's very hard to do for a party holding the reins of government: make the election into a choice between individual candidates instead of a referendum on Democratic policies.
"The election is very much up for grabs," Frost says. "The Democrats just need to keep running good campaigns, hope that the economy turns better, and maybe the losses won't be nearly as great as the press thinks they're gonna be."
That's the best outcome Democrats can hope for this year. And, after Tuesday night, they may have some reason to hope.
Pennsylvania's District 12 was the third special election this year in a swing district that Democrats have won. That makes Republican Davis wonder if this will be a wave election like 1994 -- or something else.
"There's a lot of dissatisfaction with Washington. The president's numbers are way down," Davis says. "The question is, what form is it going take on Election Day? It may be, instead of a hurricane, that this is one of these tornadoes that comes around and hits here and then skips a couple towns and lets down somewhere else. In the race in Pennsylvania, the Democrat was pro-gun, he was pro-life, he said he voted against health care. Democrats that can adapt to their surroundings -- maybe they can survive."
Other elections are coming soon -- and they will provide more clues about whether the midterms will look more like a tsunami or a tornado.
Copyright 2010 National Public Radio. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.


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Looks like there will still be something in-game to differentiate between people <2200 and >2200. It doesn't mention what the enchant will do, but I imagine it'll be a weapon enchant or something along those lines.
Maybe even a shoulder or head enchant which gives a glow to your gear.
Sounds good to me!


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Vendee Globe : Stable winds, good speeds for the leaders; Tough for inbetweeners
Wednesday, 05 December 2012
Still with the indefatigable Armel Le Cléac'h on Banque Populaire in the lead, the advantage continues to grow for the pace making pack on the Vendée Globe this morning as they reach fast towards to the Crozet ice gate, the second control designed to keep the fleet north of the worst of the ice threat.
For the second group – that is Briton Mike Golding on Gamesa, Jean Le Cam on SynerCiel and Switzerland's Dominique Wavre – there is a desperate realisation that, despite extreme fatigue brought on by the their toughest 48 hours of the race so far, they must redouble their efforts to stay in touch with the six leaders.
A high pressure ridge was already slowing them early today and they need to find the speed to escape if they are to remain in the same weather system as the pack they are chasing.
Reaching at some 18kts almost directly east towards the target, the Crozet ice gate, Armel Le Cléac'h seems to be on course to reach that waypoint some time tomorrow if speeds remain as high as forecasted. The top four in the 13 boat fleet have managed to maintain high averages in favourable winds of 20-22kts. Le Cléac'h had added another five miles on to his margin back to second placed Jean-Pierre Dick on Virbac-Paprec 3 whose course is just 13 miles to the south of his. François Gabart was not polled on the early morning schedule but is known to be in good shape in second around 20 miles behind Le Cléac'h. And the top four IMOCA Open 60's are still racing within 50 miles of each other.
Alex Thomson, the British skipper in fifth, has never fought shy of trying something different. He has taken Hugo Boss south of the leaders' direct course to try and avoid the worst of what is expected to be a period of lighter winds which could prevail on the approach to the Crozet control gate. Thomson, some 171 miles behind leader Le Cléac'h had only lost a few small miles to the leaders overnight but will hope his lone investment pays off as he passes the gate more towards its eastern extremity.
These have been tough times mentally and physically for the chasing trio, the 'three Musketeers' Golding, Le Cam and Wavre. After a very hard 24 hours in potentially boat breaking, big, unruly seas in which it was hard to stay in control this trio are facing the frustrating prospect of being trapped by a high pressure ridge which had already slowed them this morning to some 13-15kts of boat speed. And already the gap between sixth placed Golding and Thomson has grown to some 360 miles
"Very big waves today. The breeze is up and down between 12 and 24kts. The boat picks up on the waves, goes roaring off and then finishes with a crunch. Everything is shaken to the bone. It's scary. Just seem to be waiting for something to break. With the boat slamming a couple of times a minute it's hard to get weather in, to run routing, hard to don anything at all, even prepare a meal." Noted Mike Golding late yesterday.
If Golding's frustration that what he and his running mates had initially hoped would be compression into the leading pack is now set to be a potentially big loss of miles, for Spain's Javier Sanso these are also testing times. Last night he expressed his hopes that he would finally wriggle free of the light winds which have plagued him and Acciona 100% Eco Powered for days, might finally be gone this morning seem unfounded as he was still making less than six knots and has averaged just 7.7kts over the last 24 hours.
The pleasures of the white heat of unrelenting competition among the leaders are still mirrored almost equally by those enjoying their ride towards the back of the Vendée Globe fleet. In ninth Arnaud Boissières on Akena Vérandas is well into a spell of faster sailing, as are Bertrand de Broc on Votre Nom autour du Monde avec EDM projects who is making nearly 20kts this morning, quickest of the fleet. And Italian Alessandro di Benedetto on his evergreen Finot design has the island of Tristan de Cunha as his next waypoint some 450 miles ahead of his Team Plastique.
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IEnumerator Interface
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)] [GuidAttribute(L"496B0ABF-CDEE-11d3-88E8-00902754C43A")] public interface class IEnumerator
/** @attribute ComVisibleAttribute(true) */ /** @attribute GuidAttribute("496B0ABF-CDEE-11d3-88E8-00902754C43A") */ public interface IEnumerator
ComVisibleAttribute(true) GuidAttribute("496B0ABF-CDEE-11d3-88E8-00902754C43A") public interface IEnumerator
IEnumerator is the base interface for all nongeneric enumerators.
For the generic version of this interface see IEnumerator.
The foreach statement of the C# language (for each in Visual Basic) hides the complexity of the enumerators. Therefore, using foreach is recommended instead of directly manipulating the enumerator.
Enumerators can be used to read the data in the collection, but they cannot be used to modify the underlying collection.
Initially, the enumerator is positioned before the first element in the collection. The Reset method also brings the enumerator back to this position. At this position, calling the Current property throws an exception. Therefore, you must call the MoveNext method to advance the enumerator to the first element of the collection before reading the value of Current.
Current returns the same object until either MoveNext or Reset is called. MoveNext sets Current to the next element.
If MoveNext passes the end of the collection, the enumerator is positioned after the last element in the collection and MoveNext returns false. When the enumerator is at this position, subsequent calls to MoveNext also return false. If the last call to MoveNext returned false, calling Current throws an exception. To set Current to the first element of the collection again, you can call Reset followed by MoveNext.
An enumerator remains valid as long as the collection remains unchanged. If changes are made to the collection, such as adding, modifying, or deleting elements, the enumerator is irrecoverably invalidated and the next call to MoveNext or Reset throws an InvalidOperationException. If the collection is modified between MoveNext and Current, Current returns the element that it is set to, even if the enumerator is already invalidated.
The enumerator does not have exclusive access to the collection; therefore, enumerating through a collection is intrinsically not a thread-safe procedure. Even when a collection is synchronized, other threads can still modify the collection, which causes the enumerator to throw an exception. To guarantee thread safety during enumeration, you can either lock the collection during the entire enumeration or catch the exceptions resulting from changes made by other threads.
The following code example demonstrates the implementation of the IEnumerable and IEnumerator interfaces for a custom collection. In this example, members of these interfaces are not explicitly called, but they are implemented to support the use of foreach (for each in Visual Basic) to iterate through the collection.
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