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Red Sox ascend to top of Rankings
The St. Louis Cardinals have the best record in the Major Leagues, but at this stage of the season, does that necessarily mean they're the best team?
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds are in contention in the same division as St. Louis, the National League Central. Is either team talented enough to take over the top spot based on schedule strength or roster resurgence once injured players get healthy?
The St. Louis Cardinals have the best record in the Major Leagues, but at this stage of the season, does that necessarily mean they're the best team?
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds are in contention in the same division as St. Louis, the National League Central. Is either team talented enough to take over the top spot based on schedule strength or roster resurgence once injured players get healthy?
How about the American League East, where Boston, Tampa Bay and Baltimore are battling it out and the Yankees still own a winning record? What about out West, where the A's and Rangers are dueling again in the AL and the Dodgers are hotter than anyone in the NL?
And what about the biggest question of all: Will everything change come Wednesday, when last-minute non-waiver Trade Deadline deals could throw everything we thought we knew about the 2013 season completely out of whack?
We can only be sure about what we know at this very moment. So to determine who's baseball's best, we have to do so before the rosters might change dramatically.
MLB.com has set up a panel of experts to vote on the top 15 teams each week. The group includes MLB.com vice president and executive editor Carlton Thompson, VP and executive producer Jim Jenks, columnists Mike Bauman, Hal Bodley, Anthony Castrovince, Richard Justice, Matthew Leach, Terence Moore and Tracy Ringolsby, reporters Barry M. Bloom, Marty Noble, Jesse Sanchez and Lyle Spencer, and MLB Network analyst Mitch Williams.
Agree? Disagree? The power to rank the teams is yours.
1. Boston Red Sox
It's crunch time for high-flying Boston, which has been in first place in the AL East for most of the year … and remains there despite Tampa Bay's torrid recent run. Clay Buchholz's lingering injury is a major concern, but locking up heart-and-soul second baseman Dustin Pedroia long-term has created more good vibes. The Sox hope their starting pitching will follow down the stretch.
Last week: 2
2. St. Louis Cardinals
Despite being swept by Atlanta over the weekend, St. Louis is in great shape. The Cardinals have got pitching, with ace Adam Wainwright and emerging star Shelby Miller anchoring the starting rotation. They've got hitting, paced by NL batting leader and MVP candidate Yadier Molina, RBI machine Allen Craig, veteran Carlos Beltran and up-and-comer Matt Carpenter. And they play good defense, with it all starting behind the plate with Molina.
Last week: 1
3. Tampa Bay Rays
Here they are again. This time around, rookie Wil Myers is making a big impact, starter Matt Moore has righted himself after a rough stretch, Chris Archer is pitching like he not only belongs but will belong for a long time and the rest of the roster is doing enough to keep the team humming along.
Last week: 7
4. Oakland A's
Somehow, they keep grinding and doing what they do to not only stay in first place but extend their lead. This year, the ageless might of Bartolo Colon has been a beacon for their starting pitching, having lost Opening Day starter Brett Anderson for much of the year. Anderson could be back soon, and if outfielder Josh Reddick can really heat up in the late months, the deeper A's might go deeper into October than they did last year.
Last week: 3
5. Detroit Tigers
Max Scherzer's historic season continues and has made up for what hasn't been a typically dominant season overall for ace Justin Verlander. Banged-up Miguel Cabrera simply cannot be out for long if this team is to not only hold off Cleveland but make a run in the postseason. After acquiring Jose Veras to shore up the bullpen, this team seems poised to do even more at the Trade Deadline, so stay tuned in Motown.
Last week: 8
6. Atlanta Braves
The grisly right ankle injury to starter Tim Hudson is a tough blow to take for a team that's been in first place in the NL East for much of the season, but the return of Brandon Beachy from Tommy John surgery could help absorb that loss. Evan Gattis is back from his injury woes; the Braves wouldn't mind if his bat heated up again.
Last week: 6
7. Pittsburgh Pirates
The surprise team of 2013 isn't surprising anymore. An emerging Jeff Locke, a rejuvenated Francisco Liriano and a roster that's getting winning contributions from Andrew McCutchen, Starling Marte and Pedro Alvarez plus its role players shouldn't surprise anyone. The recent injury to closer Jason Grilli hurts, but All-Star Mark Melancon should fit right into that role for the time being.
Last week: 4
8. Los Angeles Dodgers
It was too early to bury them, and now it's too early to crown them, but the high-payroll, even-higher-expectation Dodgers are getting it done. Yasiel Puig has been a revelation and Matt Kemp should be back soon. Clayton Kershaw might be having the best season of his career for this loaded club, which seems to keep adding to its newly found division lead.
Last week: 15
9. Cincinnati Reds
Dusty Baker's gang has become somewhat forgotten in a division with the high-flying Cardinals, which might be a good thing. There's still plenty of thunder in a lineup with Joey Votto, Brandon Phillips, Jay Bruce and Shin-Soo Choo, and the starting pitching would be tough to face in a short playoff series.
Last week: 9
10. Baltimore Orioles
The offense has been formidable, with Chris Davis a constant in MVP conversations, Adam Jones continuing to blossom into a five-tool threat, and the rest of the lineup filling in all the blanks. The starting rotation? That's been a big issue for this team, which just got back Wei-Yin Chen and might be looking for more at the Deadline. They've already bolstered the bullpen with the trade for Francisco Rodriguez.
Last week: 10
11. Cleveland Indians
Terry Francona's group has weathered some ups and downs but overall is largely improved and has the makings of a great story. If reclamation project Scott Kazmir and youngster Corey Kluber can continue to provide consistency in the starting rotation, the improved lineup will continue to score runs.
Last week: 11
12. Texas Rangers
There have been bumps in the road of late and manager Ron Washington has been mixing and matching quite a bit with his starting rotation, but the Rangers are hanging in there once again in the AL West. The trade for Matt Garza will help big-time for rotation stability. The team might also be looking to add more before the Deadline.
Last week: 5
13. New York Yankees
The injuries have been many and significant, but Derek Jeter is back (again), the team just traded for Alfonso Soriano, Curtis Granderson just began his rehab assignment, and the team is still afloat in the American League East against all odds.
Last week: 13
14. Arizona Diamondbacks
Kirk Gibson's team held first place for a while until the Dodgers got hot. Now the D-backs will have to regroup and stay in it. Thankfully for them, Patrick Corbin is still pitching like an ace, and the team should get Trevor Cahill back soon to augment a rotation that needs it right now.
Last week: 11
15. Kansas City Royals
Winning six in a row to get to the .500 mark is a good way to end up on this list, and here's skipper Ned Yost's club, which is getting solid work from an improved starting rotation and signs of life from its young offensive core. Starter Ervin Santana has been mentioned in trade rumors, so we'll see how general manager Dayton Moore decides to play it.
Last week: NR
Doug Miller is a senior writer for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @DougMillerMLB.


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If this was a story, the Sabres would be at a critical turning point. Could this be the darkest hour for the Sabres, when it looks like things are at their worst?
The Sabres are 7 points back in the Eastern Conference now, in the 11th spot. And just when you think the Sabres are getting healthy, they take some more hits. Vanek took a puck to the jaw requiring him to finish the Islanders game with a full cage. He should still play, but it's scary. Regehr is likely out for the next four games and Leopold has been battling the flu. Almost as a symbol of the dark times, we also have the MSG/Time Warner cable dispute.
The calls for the Sabres to make drastic changes are getting louder and louder and from more and more sources. The hashtag #darcydosomething has become a very popular tag recently.
The Sabres front office has maintained a calm demeanor and insisted that nothing drastic should be done or will be done. Terry Pegula has reiterated that it's all about injuries and that the Sabres can't really even move anyone until they get back to some semblence of health. From The Buffalo News:
"What everybody is missing is that I've been carrying around 167 man games," he said by telephone Thursday evening. "Forget about the season. I'm talking about the last 25 games. We've had 18 players go down. It's like a merry-go-round every night. You look on the ice and what are your defensive pairs tonight? Hell, who knows? Who's healthy?
"My attitude now is, 'Let's put Humpty [Dumpty] back together again,' " Pegula said. "I want our players to know that I thought we had a pretty good hockey team until all this happened. Let's paste it back together and start a new season."
This was before Friday night's Maple Leafs game win and the loss against the New York Islanders. The team came out guns blazing against Toronto but not quite as energetic against the Islanders. As a start to a new season within a season, it's not wholly inspiring. (Of course, blaming injuries for the losses is starting to get old for fans.)
Next on the agenda is a 5-game road trip that ends before the NHL All-Star break, kicked off by a game against the always tough Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings are 7-3 in their last 10 and looking for a record 15th consecutive home win. Not to mention the Wings are 18-2-1 against the Sabres in their last 22 games AND 10-0-1 in their last 11 games. Oy.
This 5-game road trip will be crucial to the start of the Sabres "new season" and hopes of getting back into the playoff mix. With games against the Red Wings, Chicago, Winnipeg, St. Louis and New Jersey, it won't be a cakewalk. Each of those teams is 6th or better in their respective conference except for Winnipeg who sits at 10th in the East (just above our Sabres). The Sabres have their work cut out for them.
Will the Sabres dig themselves a hole they can't get out of or will they get back in the race? We'll start to find out tonight.
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Hi everyone,
My name is Ashley and I've been homeschooled my entire life. My mother and I are huge supporters of homeschooling, and my experiences have led me to embark on a project that aims to make finding online resources easier for homeschooling families. When I was younger, I loved the fun activities and games my mom would use as supplements to my curriculum, and I'm sure a lot of other kids love them too. The problem is that it's hard to find these things with a simple Google search, and even then you're never sure what you're going to get until you spend ten minutes checking through each site. My goal is to simplify this process.
I plan to create a website that will feature the best educational websites—from virtual tours to learning games to teaching ideas. It won't be a vague, unhelpful list of links. Instead, I'll give you 'microtours,' explaining the fun things that each site offers, complete with pictures and screenshots. That way, you can more easily find what your kids will be interested in, and you'll have a clear idea of what you're going to get before you visit the site. There will also be a commenting feature for each microtour, so you can share your opinions and ideas with other homeschoolers.
I want to take the homework out of homeschooling—doing the research for you so you can spend more time on what really matters: teaching your kids.
I'm posting this to see if this would make it easier for you to see what the internet has to offer to supplement your kids' education. I'm very interesting in hearing your thoughts, suggestions, and questions. I'm doing this for people like you and I want this to be as helpful as possible.
Below you can find a sample microtour I've written.
National Gallery of Art Microtour
Entrance to the Gallery. Image from Wikimedia Commons.
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, boasts a great website with activities and features to delight any art-lover. Let's take a look at some of its features—click the links to go directly to the different parts of the site.
The Educational Resources section is handy for homeschoolers and non-homeschoolers alike. Among other things, you can find volunteer and internship opportunities for local teens, and learn what the gallery offers for local homeschoolers.
From there, you can head to the kids' section. NGA Kids is a vibrant and interactive offshoot of the site and seems ideal for the younger elementary set. Kids can explore nine works of art through simple point-and-click activities, learning about art styles and painting methods along the way. For example, the study of Tissot's Hide and Seek introduces kids to the concepts of light and texture and wraps up with an activity plan—create a mixed-media portrait of a room using textured household items like sandpaper and aluminum foil.
James Jacques Joseph Tissot, Hide and Seek, c. 1877, National Gallery of Art, Chester Dale Fund
The site also features dozens of interactive games and tools to turn kids of all ages into little Picassos. Sea-Saws incorporates animated elements, while Brushter is great for abstract art. Kids can play around with photography, explore a colorful Dutch dollhouse, or create a Rosseau-inspired jungle scene. Scroll down the NGA Kids main page to see them all—each one is followed by a quick description, file size, and age-range recommendations.
Exhibitions in the West Building. Image from Wikimedia Commons.
For older kids (late elementary through high school), the site offers dozens of virtual tours—scroll down to see the full selection. The sculpture collection tour, for example, takes you to an interactive map of the museum's sculpture galleries, and allows you to pick a room and explore its collection, learning about each piece as you go. The accompanying text is even printable!
Screenshot of the sculpture collection tour.
Meanwhile, clicking on topics such as American Painting takes you to a broad overview of eras and styles, followed by dozens of online tours and in-depth studies on various topics. (I found the study on Winslow Homer particularly interesting.) There are tours and studies for all sorts of topics. They all feature text and images like the one below, and are very navigable and user-friendly.
Screenshot of the Winslow Homer study.
Another fantastic resource is the site's free collection of videos, podcasts, and recorded lectures—great for auditory or visual learners. The list of resources goes on seemingly forever and includes musical performances. Each listing is followed by a brief description that can help pinpoint the perfect downloads to keep an artsy kid quiet and entertained for an hour or two. You can also subscribe on iTunes or with an RSS feed to keep up with new releases.
All in all, this site is an interactive and exciting stop for art-loving kids of all ages. It's visually interesting, easy to navigate, and contains hundreds of hours of content and entertainment. Have fun!
Just so you know, the text in bold are meant to be links. I'm not entirely sure how to embed those, but they'll point to the pages in question, so clicking on 'sculpture tour' will take you directly to the sculpture tour. Thanks for you time!
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Developing nanopore platforms for more accurate DNA sequence reading
|(Nanowerk News) Polymer scientist Murugappan Muthukumar at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a four-year, $1.08 million grant from NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) to find new ways to control the process of reading the precise order of nucleotides in DNA chains as they pass through a nanopore. The work should lead to cheaper, faster and more accurate gene sequencing for medical research and health care.
|In present systems, single molecules of DNA often move through the sequencing platform too fast to be read accurately or they may stutter, taking a molecular step back and forward to be read multiple times.
|"We have to somehow guide it, make it behave while it's passing through," Muthukumar explains. "Imagine counting and identifying a large group of active young school children as they're jostling each other through a gate. One kid might be pulling on a friend ahead and actually pull her back through so she is counted twice. It's much easier to count and identify them if they walk sedately and quietly. That's our goal with this research on the DNA molecules. We want to find ways to reduce the randomness of the nucleotides' motion and design molecular brakes to controllably slow the DNA," he adds.
|Designing DNA sequencing platforms requires an understanding at the molecular level of simultaneous effects of the DNA chain's shape, the barriers it will encounter at the pore entrance, electrostatic forces and electro-hydrodynamic flow effects and such variables as pH, salt concentration and electrical charge. The goal of Muthukumar's grant is to bring out a fundamental understanding of this complex phenomenon, based on theoretical ideas and computer modeling.
|Muthukumar, who is the Wilmer D. Barrett Professor of polymer science and engineering at UMass Amherst, is an expert in the physics of electrophoresis-based DNA sequencing platforms, those that rely on the presence of an electric field to move large molecules through a fluid confined inside protein pores and solid-state nanopores. He is working with nanopores about 1.4 nanometers in diameter. For comparison, a sheet of paper is about 100,000 nanometers thick.
|Muthukumar's latest grant is the third award he has received from NIH's NHGRI to tackle these problems. "We have made huge progress by bringing fundamental concepts together to explain the various rich experimental data into a single unifying framework," he notes. "In the end we want to be able to tell manufactures the optimum methods they need to use to reduce noise and improve base-calling, that is, the fidelity of the readout."
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A winner was selected from 56 designs submitted by 19 freelance designers.
We are a startup that will be launching our online experts site soon. It will be similar to justanswer.com and liveperson.com, but will enable consumers to connect with experts via video in real time. The experts can be lawyers, mechanics, online advertising experts, doctors, veterinarians, relationship therapists etc. and they will bill consumers on a per minute basis for their advice. It will also serve as a platform by which experts can offer and extend their services using this online medium.
Most users of the site will be adults, 25+ that require advice on something. the split will be 50/50 male/female and we'll most likely target the US market for launch but eventually will be a global service.
We would like the logo to be more web 2.0 like, crisp, friendly, professional, innovative and clean and would like to see some logos with the use of icons. We particularly like the logos of pando.com, mint.com, LinkedIn, Yedda.com, blip.tv and zoominfo.com. Their will also be a small "beta" note incorporated into the logo for the launch. Perhaps a subtle leveraging of the TV/video/chat aspect of the service could prove to be a good design element, but not 100% necessary. We would also like to use colors (preferably 2) like blue, orange, grey, and/or possibly violet if that works. We were thinking of a tag line like "Experts on demand", or "Great advice without the high price" or "Connect with us", so feel free to incorporate that as you see fit or think of a creative tag line yourself.
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Halfway through the process, officials running the Obamacare program in California said Tuesday they are close to reaching the minimum expected enrollment for subsidy-eligible consumers and have surpassed the half-million mark in overall signups.
Covered California, the Golden State's incarnation of Obamacare, says it enrolled 424,936 subsidy-eligible policyholders from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31. Peter V. Lee, Covered California's executive director, said in a press release that the agency was forecast by independent assessors to reach enrollment at somewhere between 487,000 and 696,000 during the entire signup period, which runs through March 31.
"These impressive numbers for the first half of open enrollment and the continued momentum in January tell us we are on track to meeting, if not beating, those enrollment estimates as we continue to pick up steam," Lee said in a prepared statement.
The agency noted that 500,108 consumers — which includes those eligible for subsidies that those who aren't — signed up for private insurance plans from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31. Preliminary figures show that total expanded to more than 625,000 by Jan. 15, but no breakdown was available for subsidy-eligible individuals.
California has, by far, exceeded any other state in the union for Obamacare signups. Figures released last week from the Department of Health and Human Services showed California accounted for roughly one-fourth of all enrollment in the nation during the last three months of the year.
The state also got 584,000 applicants into Medi-Cal programs, bringing its total enlistment figure to more than 1 million for the October-December period.
California's enrollment of so-called "invincibles," or young adults ages 18-34, was 25% but that's how the state's population breaks down by age group, the agency said.
More than 60% of enrollees picked a mid-level "silver" plan while more than 23% took the slightly cheaper "bronze" option. A cumulative 15% opted for the more expensive "gold" and "platinum" programs.
The most popular insurer was WellPoint Inc.'s /quotes/zigman/362231/delayed /quotes/nls/wlp WLP Anthem Blue Cross of California with 31% of the signups. Non-profits Blue Shield of California and Kaiser Permanente were second and third, with 29.6% and 18.7%, respectively. Health Net Inc. /quotes/zigman/269931/delayed /quotes/nls/hnt HNT was fourth with 16.3%.
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Recently, a man came into Osceola Senior Center with a bag full of stuffed animals.
The man wanted to donate the stuffed animals to Clarke County's Toys for Christmas program.
He thought there might be children who would enjoy a stuffed animal for Christmas if they're not going to be getting a lot of gifts this year.
Dianne Riley, the program's treasurer, asked the man if he wanted his name to be put on the program's donor list.
"Oh no, it's Santa," he said.
According to Riley, many people who donate to the program are like this man.
"They don't want the recognition, but they just want to be a part of doing something to help somebody else," she said.
Toys for Christmas
Toys for Christmas is an annual program that has been in operation in Clarke County since 1969. It was started by local attorney Larry VanWerden.
The program is run entirely by volunteers. Osceola Senior Center lets the program use the space without charge and the outreach office for South Central Iowa Community Action Program (SCICAP) helps coordinated the program.
Last year, the program served 162 families, which meant it served 416 children.
Toys for Christmas aims to buy clothes and toys for each child, and makes sure each child gets the same number of gifts.
Local support
Families are given a food voucher to buy certain food items. They are also given a ham by Osceola Foods.
People may donate money to the program. Local churches also help when collecting toys, donating money, adopting families or sending volunteers.
Local stores, such as Robinsons True Value, give the program a discount for items purchased. The program purchases all its items locally in the county.
This year, the program received $1,120 from Clarke County Development Corporation, as well as a gift card from Wal-Mart Supercenter.
"Some people adopt a family," Riley said, "and then, they'll go and buy the presents and bring them to us, so then, we can distribute them."
This year's distribution dates are Dec. 19 and 20 at the senior center.
Riley said, if the families are able, they should come and pick up the gifts.
Used clothes that have been donated to the program will also be given out on the distribution days.
At the time of the interview Nov. 28, Riley said she had 125 applications for this year, but they keep coming in.
"My guess is we're going to be similar numbers or, maybe, even a few more," Riley said. "Times are hard and, so, we might be getting more than we had last year. We won't know probably till the day we distribute."
There are usually between 40 and 50 volunteers who help shop, wrap and distribute for Toys for Christmas.
Volunteers for the program come in various ages, but Riley said children aren't allowed to wrap gifts because of confidentiality reasons, especially with knowing other children who might be receiving the gifts.
However, children may help their families when choosing gifts to donate and bringing them to the senior center to be wrapped.
"I think that's so special because little kids will come in carrying a bag that you know they'd rather take it home themselves," Riley said.
According to Riley, one reason the program has lasted so many years is because of the need in the county.
"Clarke County is one of the poorer counties in Iowa … the southern tiers of counties are the poorer counties, so I think there's more need here," she said. "And, I think, people are so generous in this particular county. If you need something, you just need to know who to call, because people always will step up and help out, and they want to help their neighbors, especially children."


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True love can last an eternity . . . but immortality comes at a price. On the midnight shift at a hospital in rural St. Andrew, Maine, Dr. Luke Findley is expecting a quiet evening. Until a mysterious woman arrives in his ER, escorted by police—Lanore McIlvrae is a murder suspect—and Luke is inexplicably drawn to her. As Lanny tells him her story, an impassioned account of love and betrayal that transcends time and mortality, she changes his life forever. . . . At the turn of the nineteenth century, when St. Andrew was a Puritan settlement, Lanny was consumed as a child by her love for the son of the town's founder, and she will do anything to be with him forever. But the price she pays is steep—an immortal bond that chains her to a terrible fate for eternity.
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Would you sacrifice everything for a world you barely knew?
A year has passed since Charlotte and Kevin first stepped through the gate into Energo and neither has been able to settle back into their normal lives. Charlotte tries to distract herself from thoughts of Calvin with the antics of James and her growing friendship with Liam. Kevin can't seem to shake his feelings for Samantha as he adjusts to his new identity as a college basketball player.
When they unexpectedly return to Energo, both Charlotte and Kevin must face their fears and become the leaders they were always meant to be.
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IN A GLANCE: Lighting Tree is a well written piece of historical fiction.
After surviving the tragic deaths of her parents, her baby sister, and a harrowing trek across the plains to Utah, it's no surprise that Maggie's nights are plagued by nightmares. But after years of harsh treatment by her foster family and memories that seem to hint at an unthinkable crime, Maggie is forced to strike out on her own to separate the facts from the lies.
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IN A GLANCE: Scary School is a tremendous story about a school filled with all sorts of creatures. Not sure I'd want to actually go to school like this, but I jumped up and down when I got this book in the mail and its for middle grade kids. I mean seriously check this cover out. Why wouldn't anyone not love this cover?
You think your school's scary?
Get a load of these teachers:
"Ms. Fang," an 850-year-old vampire
"Dr. Dragonbreath," who just might eat you before recess
"Mr. Snakeskin"--science class is so much more fun when it's taught by someone who's half zombie
"Mrs. T"--break the rules and spend your detention with a hungry "Tyrannosaurus rex"
Gargoyles, goblins, and Frankenstein's monster on the loose
The world's most frighteningly delicious school lunch
The narrator's an eleven-year-old ghost
Join Charles "New Kid" Nukid as he makes some very Scary friends--including Petunia, Johnny, and Peter the Wolf--and figures out that Scary School can be just as funny as it is spooky
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IN A GLANCE: In one word....EPIC! Stephen Zimmer's Crown of Vengeance is a epic tale filled with great detail and amazing characters all combined to make this one amazing spectacular book!
On a night that begins no different from any other, strange mists engulf Janus Roland, Erika Laesig, Mershad Shahab, and several others going about their lives in a quiet midwestern town. When the mist dissipates, they all find themselves looking up into the bright skies of a new, incredible world.
Without explanation of why it has happened, or any notion of where they are, they embark upon a grand adventure within the fantastical world of Ave. Some find themselves in the lands of the Saxan Kingdom, while others have emerged within the lands of the Onan, one of the tribes in the Five Realms confederation.
Storms of war loom over both Saxany and the Five Realms, as invasion forces mass under the inspiration of The Unifier, a mysterious, captivating figure whose influence has swept across the surface of Ave ever since His rise to power in the Gallean duchy of Avanor. It is a war that will be fought in the skies, upon the seas, on land, and even in places non-physical in nature.
A majestic, epic fantasy that begins many adventures and journeys across a diverse and enthralling world, filled with races and creatures both familiar and new, Crown of Vengeance lights the flame of the Fires in Eden series, bringing to life a bold, far-ranging, and grand new venture within the realms of fantasy literature
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Concert. Let children be children. That's why this gala evening is for adults only. The Göteborg Opera is celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of the World Childhood Foundation by arranging a gala evening.
On Monday 18 May at 18.30, we will roll out the red carpet for H.M. Queen Silvia (the founder of the World Childhood Foundation), H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf, H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria, H.R.H. Princess Madeleine and other guests.
We have for sale a number of exclusive tickets for the gala evening. The tickets will be available from Monday 6 April at 12 noon and cost 1700 Swedish Crowns each. These tickets can be obtained only at the Göteborg Opera ticket office (no sales by telephone). A valid ID card must be shown and you may buy only two tickets per person. The number of available tickets is limited. The entire proceeds from the ticket sales will be donated by the Göteborg Opera to the World Childhood Foundation to help them in their efforts to improve the lives of children who are in danger. Moreover, Stena will donate the same amount as the proceeds from these exclusive tickets.
On stage, you will see artists such as Anne-Sophie Mutter, Peter Jöback, Marie Fredriksson, Katarina Karnéus, Miah Persson, Gerard Powers, Fredrik Zetterström, Mats Persson, Tomas Lind, Annalena Persson and Carolina Sandgren. They will be supported by musical artists, the Göteborg Ballet, Chorus and Orchestra. The conductor for the evening is Pietro Rizzo.
If you are one of the guests, the dress code for this event is dinner jacket or dark suit.
Read about Childhood's work on www.childhood.org
18.30-22.15 (approx.)
Welcome drink
Concert, Part I
Conductor: Pietro Rizzo
Violin: Anne-Sophie Mutter
Soloists: Katarina Karnéus, Tomas Lind, Gerard Powers, Annalena Persson, Mats Persson, Miah Persson, Carolina Sandgren and Fredrik Zetterström.
The Göteborg Opera Orchestra and Chorus.
Refreshments: Plate of gourmet fork food and beverage
Concert, Part II
Artists: Peter Jöback and Marie Fredriksson.
Highlights from the stunningly successful musical Mary Poppins performed by the Göteborg Opera.
The Göteborg Ballet performs Jiri Kylián's acclaimed dance composition, Falling Angels.
The Göteborg Opera Orchestra and Chorus
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October 21, 2004
Voters age 18-24 participate less than any other demographic group in the country.
Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita, a 1992 Wabash graduate, told students during a morning Chapel speech Oct. 21 that he expects the numbers to go up this year.
"A lot more attention is being paid to them," he said. "This election is going to be a litmus test. I don't know if the trend will change but we'll see. We can't tell because we're not, by law, allowed to ask how old you are other than if you're 18.
"There seems to be a lot more groups focusing on 18 to 24 year olds. Will they come to the polls, we'll know on Nov. 3. I assume it's going to be good and it's going to go up."
Rokita urged Wabash students to participate in the Nov. 2 election and talked about the mechanics of registration, residency issues and the impact of the 2000 general election.
"We have better law now," Rokita said. "We have a new concept called provisional balloting. As a last resort if the only alternative was to turn a voter away we let them cast their ballot, not on the machines to be counted immediately, but on a piece of paper so we can go back to the courthouse and can examine whether or not it was a clerical error that the person was taken off."
If the error was clerical, the paper ballot would be counted Rokita said. If a person was at the wrong polling place, or not legally able to vote, their ballot would be discarded.
The controversy of 2000 had a positive impact for Indiana.
"We've been able to get rid of a lot of old equipment," Rokita said. "In 2000, over 50 percent of Hoosier voters voted on what has become the much-maligned punch-card machines – as of today that's fewer than 14 percent and we'll be at zero percent by 2006."
Rokita (pictured above with student Glenn Heck '06) told students they were leaders in changing voting perceptions.
"Our generation has the opportunity to change the culture," the 34-year-old said. "We can mainstream the process of voting back into our lives."
He applauded efforts such as MTV's Rock the Vote campaign.
During his opening remarks Rokita shared his path from Wabash College to the Secretary of State's office. He told students the classical studies he enjoyed at Wabash guide him every day in his decision making.
He joined the Secretary of State's office after practicing law. Sue Anne Gilroy, a Crawfordsville native, was the officeholder at the time. He then sought election in 2002 after participating in the 2000 Florida re-count effort.
Rokita said after the Florida experience he felt more young people needed to get involved and it provided the motivation he needed to run for statewide office.
"The opportunity that came out of 2000, from a people standpoint, is that everyone is watching. We see all the voter registration has gone up and people are taking this a lot more seriously. I'm not scared by that, I think that's a good thing."
Rokita said voter registration has been the heaviest this year since 1996, with more than 200,000 new registered Hoosier voters.


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A 5.1 earthquake centered at La Habra near Los Angeles rolled Southern California Friday evening.
The strong earthquake was felt widely across the region shortly after 9 p.m. PT. The USGS said the epicenter was one mile from Brea, located about 20 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, and three miles from Rowland Heights and Fullerton.
Southern California Edison reported power outages to nearly 2,000 customers following the quake.
The quake triggered a rockslide that closed Carbon Canyon Road in northern Orange County near the center of the quake, the California Highway Patrol and Brea police reported. The rockslide caused a car to overturn, and the people inside the car sustained minor injuries.
Up to 50 people have been displaced due to housing damage, the Orange County Register reported.
Seven water leaks, including a broken water main in Fullerton, not far from the center of the quake, were attributed to the temblor, the Register reported. Other minor structural damage was reported in Brea, La Habra and Buena Park.
The quake was felt as far south as San Diego and as far north as Ventura County, according to citizen responses collected online by the U.S. Geological Survey.
More than two dozen aftershocks rattled the region. The 5.1 quake was preceded by a 3.6 quake an hour earlier.
Police and fire officials said they were looking for any damage. Several people who live in the area near the quake posted pictures on social media showing broken glasses and dishes that tumbled from shelves or cabinets.
Tom Connolly, a Boeing employee who lives in La Mirada, the next town over from La Habra, said the magnitude-5.1 quake lasted about 30 seconds.
"We felt a really good jolt. It was a long rumble and it just didn't feel like it would end," he told The Associated Press by phone. "Right in the beginning it shook really hard, so it was a little unnerving. People got quiet and started bracing themselves by holding on to each other. It was a little scary."
Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully was on the air calling the Angels-Dodgers exhibition game in the sixth inning at Dodger Stadium.
"A little tremor here in the ballpark. I'm not sure if the folks felt it, but we certainly felt it here in press box row," Scully said. "A tremor and only that, thank goodness."
Los Angeles Department of Public Works said it was sending crews to check dams, bridges and other infrastructure for damage.
Callers to KNX-AM reported seeing a brick wall collapse, water sloshing in a swimming pool, and wires and trees swaying back and forth.
"Tonight's earthquake is the second in two weeks, and reminds us to be prepared," said L.A. Mayor Garcetti. "The Los Angeles Police and Fire Departments have conducted an assessment and report no damage in the City."
U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Lucy Jones at CalTech in Pasadena told the Los Angeles Times that the 5.1 quake has a 5% chance of being a foreshock of an even larger quake. "There could be even a larger earthquake in the next few hours or the next few days," she said.
Preliminary data suggest Friday night's 5.1 magnitude earthquake occurred near the Puente Hills thrust fault, which stretches from the San Gabriel Valley to downtown Los Angeles and caused the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake, Jones said.
"It's a place where we've had a lot of earthquakes in the past," she said.
The 5.9 Whittier Narrows quake killed eight people and caused $360 million in damage.
At Disneyland in Anaheim, rides were stopped as a precaution, the L.A. Times reported.
Friday's quake hit a week after a pre-dawn magnitude-4.4 quake centered in the San Fernando Valley rattled a swath of Southern California. That jolt shook buildings and rattled nerves, but did not cause significant damage.
Southern California has not experienced a damaging earthquake since the 1994 magnitude-6.7 Northridge quake killed several dozen people and caused $25 billion in damage.


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Dell Executives to Address Stockholders at July 15 Annual Meeting
Dell executives will address stockholders at its 2011 annual meeting in Round Rock, Texas, beginning at 8 a.m. (CDT) Friday, July 15.
The meeting will feature a presentation by Chairman and CEO Michael S. Dell and Senior Vice President and CFO Brian T. Gladden. The meeting will be conducted online at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/dell2011, which is also accessible through Dell's investor relations website, www.dell.com/investor. Additional investor topics can be found at www.dell.com/dellshares, Dell's investor relations blog, which provides the online community a direct link with the company's investor relations team.
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Letter, A. H. Reeder to Dear Sir [J. A. Halderman]
Author: Reeder, Andrew H. (Andrew Horatio), 1807-1864
Date: August 11, 1856
The former governor wrote this letter from Easton, Pennsylvania, to his former secretary and attorney, J. A. Halderman, in order to secure his services in an effort to retrieve some personal papers and settle some matters of business pertaining to town lots and shares. According to Reeder, "the Sheriff posse at the sacking of Lawrence broke open my trunk and stole the contents. The clothing is probably by this time worn out" and he was not concerned about other contents, with the exception of "some private papers" that someone had informed him could be retrieved. He asked Halderman to get the papers, which included "certificates of stock in Leavenworth, Tecumseh, Lecompton, Lawrence, Easton, Pawnee" etc., and then take care of business matters that were reflected therein--"some obligations for money, leases contracts Receipts & etc." Reeder also asked Halderman "to attend to my Leavenworth lots" and went into considerable detail about these matters.
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: John A. Halderman Collection, #370, Box 1
Item Number: 100276 Number of images: 4
Keywords: Businessmen; Certificates; Douglas County, Kansas Territory; Easton, Kansas Territory; Halderman, John Adams; Jones, Samuel J. (Sheriff); Lawrence, Kansas Territory; Leases; Leavenworth County, Kansas Territory; Leavenworth, Kansas Territory; Lecompton, Kansas Territory; Pawnee, Kansas Territory; Proslavery activities; Reeder, Andrew H. (Andrew Horatio), 1807-1864; Sack of Lawrence, May 1856; Stock certificates; Tecumseh, Kansas Territory; Town shares
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The semi-official Iranian news agency FNA has just published this news item: "Gallup Poll: Rural Whites Prefer Ahmadinejad to Obama." But of course they do! Here's their complete text:
Gallup Poll: Rural Whites Prefer Ahmadinejad to Obama
TEHRAN (FNA)- According to the results of a Gallup poll released Monday, the overwhelming majority of rural white Americans said they would rather vote for Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad than US President Barack Obama.
"I like him better," said West Virginia resident Dale Swiderski, who, along with 77 percent of rural Caucasian voters, confirmed he would much rather go to a baseball game or have a drink with Ahmadinejad than spend time with Obama.
"He takes national defense seriously, and he'd never let some gay protesters tell him how to run his country like Obama does."
According to the same Gallup poll, 60 percent of rural whites said they at least respected that Ahmadinejad doesn't try to hide the fact that he's Muslim.
Needless to say, the news are not real. Rural whites don't prefer Ahmadinejad to Obama (or so I hope!) and there was no Gallup poll.
The FNA copied the news verbatim from an article published in The Onion. Of course, every news article published by The Onion is fake.
It's not the first time that someone believed the fake news of The Onion, but this certainly marks a new low on Iranian news reporting.
While the FNA (Fars News Agency) says they are "Iran's leading independent news agency", Wikipedia cites the CNN and Reuters describing it as a "semi-official news agency with ties to the government" while "the Wall Street Journal has stated the agency is affiliated with the Revolutionary Guard Corps."
I wish the The Onion itself reported on this, causing a timespace loop that could probably destroy the Universe. [FP, FNA and The Onion—Thanks Leah Gould!]
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The small "art buyers" company where my youngest daughter works is having a launch party today.
As it would happen, it coincides - almost- with Valentine's day.
So being the creative crew that they all are (the advertising planet and its satellites are bursting with creatives, to say the least) they decided that the 2 assistants- yes my daughter and her colleague- would create a huge centerpiece for the buffet; or should I say the bar, as they also decided they would serve candy and champagne.
Valentine candy.
What other industry would get away with serving candy at a launch party?
Very outside-the-box. This particular box has the candy on the outside. We get it...
The brief? go for it.
The budget? pretty tight.
Hence creativity needed to be HUGELY inversly proportional to it.
This is the result as of 5:00PM, 2 hours before the "gig".
I say: BRAVO! Job well done.
au revoir.


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The Goose is tied @ the top @ Copperhead, Transitions Championship March 17 2012
Retief Goosen's back is bothering him again, but he's hanging tough at Innisbrook, Copperhead course and tied for the 54-hole lead with Jim Furyk. The Goose had a -6 under round of 65 for his tournament score of -11 under, and Jim had a -5 under 66 to join him at the top of the leaderboard. Retief joked about the last time he was in the media center; "Probably the last time I was in the media center was about 2009. (Laughter) A lot of you guys have aged a lot since I've seen you. It's nice to be back over here, playing well. I love the course obviously. I putt well around it. I see some good shapes around it, and it's always nice coming back to a place where you've won before and like to play." He went on to talk about his back problem, and getting into the Masters; "Well, my back has been the main issue the last year. Really since the British Open, it was pretty bad. Pulled out of the British Open and the PGA. And then took a few months off towards the end of the year, and then started working with Cornell on my back, and he did a great job getting me back on a course playing November, December, January back in South Africa. But the last three weeks, it's really just started getting bad again. So we decided to call it a day. We withdrew from Bay Hill yesterday and I'm going to get the injections done on Wednesday. So hopefully I'll be ready to get going again after the Masters, or maybe the Masters if I play well tomorrow." Dunn/Getty Images Jim was really enthusiastic about his round today; " I got off to a fast start, birdieing four of the first seven and I made two good birdies on par 5s, driving the ball in the rough. Felt good about what I was doing and hit good some putts, and hit a couple others that caught a piece of the hole and just really played solid on the back nine. I didn't get it going quite as fast, and missed about an 8-footer there on 10 for birdie but played well, hit a bunch of greens today and of course I ended up 3-putting last but felt good about the drive I hit and the iron. The iron just caught that, I could see from the fairway and kicked right and caught that ridge. And I kind of guided the first putt, didn't hit a good solid putt like I wanted to. I left it short of the ridge. It was kind of an evil pin, really. That green has changed a little bit since the past. That pin placement didn't exist before this year, and left of the green is no bargain, and right over where I was is no bargain as far as getting down in two. So you really had to hit one up the center of the green there and leave it short of the pin." Sang-Moon Bae and Jason Dufner are just one shot behind and Luke Donald is still lurking around the top of the board at -8 par after an average round of -1 under par, 70, despite starting his day with an eagle from the bunker on the first hole.


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Halloran pleaded not guilty to federal bribery charges last week following an April 2nd arrest on charges he solicited cash to help grease the wheels with Queens County Republican Party leaders to get State Senator Malcolm Smith, a Democrat from Queens, on the GOP mayoral primary ballot.
"Regrettably, I must now focus my attention on clearing my name and restoring my reputation, while I continue to discharge my sworn duties as a member of the New York City Council," Halloran said in a statement.
Halloran maintains his innocence.
"I look forward to having my day in court, where I am confident that I will ultimately be vindicated," he said. "Now is the time I must work to that end."
In his statement, Halloran also thanked his staff.
"For these last four years, our community has been fortunate to have had my incredible Council District 19 staff working hard to resolve issues between the citizenry and their city government," he said. "They continue to work diligently in the people's interest, and it saddens me that these dedicated public servants have suffered along with me."
Halloran will serve out the remainder of his term, and could still face disciplinary action from the City Council for not only the federal charges, but reports that he had an affair with a former staffer and is currently in a relationship with another woman he met while she worked in his district office.
The latter was reportedly at his apartment when Halloran was taken into custody.
Even before his announcement, there were a number of other candidates on the Democratic side looking to challenge Halloran. Paul Graziano, Austin Shafran, Paul Vallone, and John Duane have all filed to run, with other candidates considering entering the primary, including Kevin Kim and Halloran's own former chief of staff, Chrissy Voskerichian.
"Councilman Halloran's decision to not seek re-election is the right one for the people of our district," said Shafran after the announcement. "They deserve a full-time councilman who is focused on working for the people of Queens, not his own legal defense."
And had he decided to seek re-election, Halloran would have faced a challenge from his own party. The Queens GOP has already endorsed a Republican challenger in Dennis Saffran, and it has been rumored that Rudy Giuliani, Councilman Eric Ulrich's chief of staff and a relative of the former mayor with the same name, is considering a run on the Republican line.


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Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai - Character Discussion - Kashiwazaki Sena
The purpose of this thread is to provide a place to discuss all things Kashiwazaki Sena related.
To keep the discussion enjoyable for all Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai fans, please follow the guidelines below and stay on-topic!
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Have some salt
Sena's case is somewhat simple, but a bit sad. She's beautiful and busty, but sadly it causes all her peers to view as a piece of meat. It's almost certain nobody treats her like an actual person. And what's worse, with her being smart too, people really have nothing on her and get jealous, thus the hating starts. The result is a conceited but very capable person that considers herself above the stupid peasants.
|2011-10-31, 18:25
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Rozen Von Keiser
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Toronto Canada
Sena's reason why she didn't have much friends is the most unrealistic to me (probably together with Kodaka and his misunderstandings). I mean cmon even if you have all those boys you cant have every single girl hate you. Infact, getting girl-friends will be as easy specially with all those boys following you. Plus she has the fortune too, who ever said money can't buy you friends probably never heard of how money can still bring friends.
Btw, is Sena's mother also British? Cause if she is then there should be a huge connection to Sena's family with Kodaka's
|2011-10-31, 18:30
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worshipping the pantyhose
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Manila, Philippines
Sena-chan! I'd never look at you as only meat! Now step on me!
Huh wha? What did I just type?
|2011-10-31, 19:30
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Age: 29
@oppaitron: I will step on you if you keep playing the weirdo ,
Anyway, it seems 90% of the forum population eats meat, not suprising, people is usually carnivorous.
Its quite interesting how the ojou-sama type of character become so damn popular maybe to her open mind characteristics that made of her a stylish otaku and gamer.
|2011-10-31, 19:46
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Rozen Von Keiser
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Toronto Canada
Mother of God, you are right! Ojou-sama types are mostly on my bottom list. Specially the:
Blonde (I prefer Yozora's hair style)
Huge knockers (Sena's meat should be in the "a little too big" category) and
Little Miss Perfect at Every dam thing
I don't really pay much attention to ojou-sama types, specially in Harem where they are mostly an annoyance with there trademark "Ohohohoho~desu-wa" (God! Good thing Sena doesn't have this). But then again I don't think Sena is a complete Ojou-sama type. Like some wise man said on other thread, all these characters have multiple different traits in them which made them a little more special.
|2011-10-31, 19:57
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worshipping the pantyhose
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Manila, Philippines
^-- The thing about Sena-chan, she may have those oujosama traits, but she's surprisingly with one very rare trait among oujosama's: she rather quite honest. She says what she wants, and when she's picked on by Yozora, she doesn't take it without a comeback of some sort. Truly a fascinating girl....
There was nothing suggestive about this post! *runs*
|2011-10-31, 20:06
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Rozen Von Keiser
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Toronto Canada
|2011-10-31, 20:32
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A Proud Lolicon
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: In front of my computer
Age: 31
And most ojou-sama type isn't honest, when their pride is on the line. Sena is different if you ask me. She may feel embarrassed and try to hide it initially, but she will come out and say she's lonely when she is. I like girls who can throw their pride aside to say what they want or how they feel.
Pride is what makes a tsundere girl, and I like them for that, but that doesn't mean I'm not appreciated Sena for being honest.
Btw, I see the meat community is going strong.
|2011-10-31, 20:34
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worshipping the pantyhose
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Manila, Philippines
Let's say, for example (I might not do this well in my current state of mind) when Sena wanted to join the club, she burst out saying "I want to have friends too". If that was a girl full of pride, she would probably say something along the lines of "A perfect person like me would be a perfect fit for this club, so let me show you commoners how to really make friends" and then follow that with a "hohoho", which isn't exactly honest
Another example would be the pool segment, Sena asked Kodaka to teach her how to swim. Going by the dictionary definition of Egotistic, when asked why she couldn't swim, she would have said something along the lines of "I'm betting I would swim easily if I tried". Clearly a big difference there, and why I feel she is more honest than prideful or egotistic.
|2011-10-31, 20:57
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~The Radiant Protector~
I haven't seen much of the anime, since Funimation only has the first two episodes out, but I like her so far. She's cute and compaed to Yozora I think she's a pretty nice character.
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|2011-10-31, 21:30
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worshipping the pantyhose
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Manila, Philippines
It's just how she's been portrayed so far doesn't give off a stuck-up prideful snotty attitude compared to other prideful girls.
|2011-10-31, 21:32
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A Proud Lolicon
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: In front of my computer
Age: 31
And just to remind you, we're talking about people who have high pride, aka ojou-sama type, not just "have pride".
|2011-11-01, 14:10
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Crazy One
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Crimson Demon's Realm
Age: 35
Sena-chan a.k.a. Meat should be part of the Ben-to anime and trade places with Shaga since both of them are almost alike at some point. What I love with Sena is she gives her 100% on anything that she gets interested with but at some point gives up if she thinks it's pointless with a good comparison to Maho's attitude (Ro-Kyu-Bu!). I add Sena-chan on my friend zone list for that.
|2011-11-02, 14:35
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Age: 36
This is just my own personal little gripe/hang-up (I'm saying this totally as an anime viewer only, whatever role on the forum I have totally notwithstanding), but I have to say that one of the things that kind of turned me off to this show is the fact that the fanbase constantly refers to Sena as "Meat" too. I totally understand why Yozora did it, and even that Sena has accepted it as her first nickname... but even if this is supposed to be part of her character (and all fanservice shows unavoidably objectify women), I still can't get over the disrespect of talking down about even a fictional character that way. I think that, even from what we've been shown in the show so far, there's actually a lot more going on in her character, and people referring to a large-breasted character as "meat" as some sort of term of endearment or "battle cry" doesn't send a good message about her good points to anyone. Yozora chose that term because it's an insult, and fans of the character referring to her in the same way seems just as insulting to me (and insulting to the intelligence of the show and its fanbase -- it's like we've become savages or something). So my wish is that fans of Sena would refer to her by name, because even as a fictional character, she's a lot more than just "meat". Again, I'm saying this totally as an individual fan, not anything else.
Anyway that's my own personal rant for whatever it's worth. I know everybody's just trying to have fun in the spirit of the show... but yeah. Now back to your regularly scheduled discussion...
|2011-11-02, 15:45
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: UK
Age: 27
I'm glad someone said this because frankly I've never liked that nickname. Thought it was just me.
Anyway, Senna is easily my favourite character but I can't deny it's probably mostly thanks to her being voiced by Kanae Ito. Love that voice.
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Mastering Windows Mobile Crypto API: The Basics
Where to Start...
Encryption and decryption is a pretty wide area, so nobody could cover it in one single article. No doubt, it would take a good heavy book to describe all basics of cryptology theory. Fortunately, for day-to-day tasks you don't need to study this in detail; Microsoft has done the hard job for you. So, here comes Crypto API, which is available in both handheld device and desktop versions. Hence, I won't discuss any specific encryption/decryption algorithm but rather dig in into practical scenarios you might face during application development.
There are two common methods I will overview: symmetric and asymmetric (which is also called public-key). The symmetric encryption technique is "the simplest" one. You have to use the same key to both encrypt and decrypt your data. This key is kept secret. Asymmetric encoding uses two keys: public and private. As in the previous case, the private key is not available outside your application, but the public key can be freely distributed among all target parties in question.
A Bit of Terminology
The following tasks can be performed through Crypto API:
- Generate cryptographic keys
- Export cryptographic keys
- Encrypt/Decrypt the data
- Create digital signatures
- Connect to a CSP
Regardless of the given CSP, data encryption itself is done using symmetric algorithms. Windows Mobile SDK documentation provides a lot of detailed info about Crypto API, so I forward you there for additional explanation. You now will move on to samples.
Enumerating Available CSPs
Prior to doing the coding, you should meet CSP face to face. In other words, you need to enumerate all CSPs installed on the device:
void CEncryptionDlg::OnButtonEnum() { CFile file; if ( !file.Open(_T("\Providers.txt"), CFile::modeCreate | CFile::modeWrite) ) return; DWORD cbName; LPTSTR pszName = NULL; DWORD dwIndex = 0; DWORD dwType; DWORD dwErr; char szInfo[1024]; BOOL bRet = FALSE; strcpy(szInfo,"Providersrn"); file.Write(szInfo,strlen(szInfo)); while((bRet = CryptEnumProviders( dwIndex, NULL, 0, &dwType, NULL, &cbName ))) { pszName = new TCHAR[cbName]; if (CryptEnumProviders( dwIndex++, NULL, 0, &dwType, pszName, &cbName )) { char szName[255]; memset(szName,0,sizeof(szName)); WideCharToMultiByte(CP_ACP,0,pszName,_tcslen(pszName), szName,sizeof(szName),0,0); sprintf(szInfo,"Type %4.0d name %srn",dwType, szName); file.Write(szInfo,strlen(szInfo)); } else { if (ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS != (dwErr = GetLastError())) { TRACE(_T("Error during CryptEnumProvider"), GetLastError ()); } } delete [] pszName; } }
This code snippet enumerates all available CSPs and stores their names in a text file. You can use these names later to identify a specific provider, if you need to.
CSP Providers and Containers
The starting point of any encryption or decryption is obtaining a handle of CSP provider. CryptAcquireContext does all the required job for you. Every CSP provider may have several 'containers' or 'users,' so it's important to specify a correct container name at both the sender and receiver sides to make cryptographic keys exchange successful. A code snippet below tries to get a CSP context and create a new one in case a given container doesn't exist yet:
BOOL CEncryptImpl :: Setup () { // Ensure that the default cryptographic client is set up. HCRYPTKEY hKey; // Attempt to acquire a handle to the key container. if (! CryptAcquireContext(&m_hProv, m_sContainer, MS_DEF_PROV, PROV_RSA_FULL, 0)) { // Some sort of error occured, create default key container. if (! CryptAcquireContext (&m_hProv, m_sContainer, MS_DEF_PROV, PROV_RSA_FULL, CRYPT_NEWKEYSET)) { // Error creating key container! return FALSE; } } // Attempt to get handle to signature key. if (! CryptGetUserKey (m_hProv, AT_SIGNATURE, &hKey)) { if (NTE_NO_KEY == GetLastError ()) { // Create signature key pair. if (! CryptGenKey (m_hProv, AT_SIGNATURE, 0, &hKey)) { // Error during CryptGenKey! return FALSE; } else { CryptDestroyKey (hKey); } } else { // Error during CryptGetUserKey! return FALSE; } } // Attempt to get handle to exchange key. if (! CryptGetUserKey (m_hProv, AT_KEYEXCHANGE, &hKey)) { if (NTE_NO_KEY == GetLastError ()) { // Create key exchange key pair. if (! CryptGenKey (m_hProv, AT_KEYEXCHANGE, 0, &hKey)) { // Error during CryptGenKey! return FALSE; } else { CryptDestroyKey (hKey); } } else { // Error during CryptGetUserKey! return FALSE; } } m_bInitOK = TRUE; return TRUE; }
As you can see, all it does is query a specified CSP/container pair and create new ones if needed.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Quintessential Quintet: Shadow Priest
Gearing her these two days has been suspiciously easy... I had a Relic of Yu'lon waiting for her as she dinged, she did Sha of Anger for boots, Love is in the Air for a neck, and then she got an epic cloak from a dungeon which together with two pieces of JP-gear and some drops from heroics and scenarios made me able to queue for Raid Finder Mogu'shan Vaults today! Where she got a belt. :) It's a bit sad, cause I was gonna woman up and bring my Death Knight as the next character into raid finder, as a tank... I can still do that of course, but it's becoming painfully clear that I'm a bit of a coward when it comes to tanking for strangers. Or non-strangers.
The last two days I've actually seen three 476 epic BOE world drops; the cloak I mentioned earlier, another cloak with agility (saving it for my enhancement shaman) and plate legs. I guess it's a coincidence, but from seeing zero in five months to seeing three in two days makes me wonder if they've increased drop rates.
I actually capped three characters on Valor Points this week! The first two days I played my mage exclusively; in dailies, dungeons and scenarios, to get the buff for the rest of them. I also went and got the last Sigil of Wisdom I needed for Lae, just to find out that her reputation with the Black Prince isn't good enough to progress with the chain anyway. Poor Lae... So I've decided she will be the Valor Point-slave next reset, as she needs to kill more mogu and mantid.
As for leveling I feel done for a while. The only one that is a bit tempting is my enhancement shaman, but after her I'm definitely leaving the rest of them alone. I think.
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Grats on QQ! I really want to level my spriest, but I'm kind of burned out after #6, lol!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks. :-) And you should do it anyway! ;-)Delete
I have a disc priest, whose off spec I keep changing between Holy and Shadow - I don't really understand those two, so it's nice to read someone who does! I have a mage at lvl 88, and her spell rotations make more sense to me - but I'm keen to give shadow a solid try, so will happily read any tips you have.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you for the comment!Delete
I guess with a shadow priest compared to a mage, you get a lot of "free" damage, as far as I see it. If your DOT's are up, you always do damage. And when you cast Mind Flay you channel damage, which is less of a big deal if it gets interrupted than if you get interrupted when casting a long-cast time spell with a mage. Also I like execute-abilites, like Touch of Death, Kill Shot, Execute, Shadow Word: Death. The mage doesn't have that, so if the mob gets low, I still feel like I have to work equally hard to get it down before it gets me down. :)
I'm not a shadow-expert, I just make sure to keep SW:P and VT up at all times, cast Mind Blast and Shadowfiend on cooldown, and use DP when I get three stacks of Shadow Orbs. I also use Mind Spike when it procs, and use Mind Flay as the filler. Haste is best, mastery is worst. Not entirely sure what to do with the level 90 talents though... But it's just an alt, I'll have some fun figuring it out. :)
Grats on 90 number 5. My pally just hit 90... number 6, so I'm one ahead of you.ReplyDelete
I just found this blog today while looking for mog sets for my monk. So I felt obliged to point out that it is in the small print that every shadow priest must have this transmog set.
Cannot Be Tamed just came out with a guide for what to look for in disc priest logs. It is super informative.
My priest is an alt with a shadow/disc spec.Replies
Hiya, thanks for your comment. :) Since I wrote this I've been staying away from the leveling, so I'm still only on 5 and you are safely in the lead. :)Delete
Avatar Raiment is indeed very nice-looking! I want to have it in my collection for sure. I still haven't started transmogging the priest to be honest... Luckily I can hide her in shadowform wehn I visit the Halfhill Market, I don't want her to be known as the realm's fashion clown.


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In a brilliant Sean Faherty ladies football final, Na Fianna used the power of goals to do just enough to get the win in a pulsating contest. They only led for seven minutes, but they were the most important ones.
A brilliant display from keeper Alison Leyden was also critical as she made countless stops to keep her side in the game in the first half and then to preserve the lead in the second.
She was joined in the player of the game category by Maire Dargan from Kerry/Donegal. Shaking off leg injuries in the first and second half, she shot 0-9 over the hour and was unmarkable.
They both contributed to a brilliant outing and showed the young girls that annexed the Feile title in Ireland recently what the next step is for them. They were honored at halftime and received a huge cheer from the large crowd on hand.
In the first half it was all Kerry/Donegal. They went into the break with an 0-9 to 0-3 lead, and it could have been more as Dargan crashed a shot of the crossbar and was also denied by Leyden on another goal attempt.
They had the first three points of the game, with Dargan annexing two as she showed her brilliant form. They had three chances on goal 10 minutes in, with Mairead Tennyson hitting Leyden and then kicking wide.
It was a let off for Na Fianna. Kathryn Sullivan had their first point eight minutes in, and they had to wait a further eight for their second.
Dargan in the meantime had added two points while Kelly Roche also had a score, although that came after the ref overruled the umpire.
Na Fianna attacks were being broken up by excellent play from Fiona Ward, Louise Lilly and Niamh Britton, and their attack added points from Tennyson, Roche and Michelle Dowd as the half came to a close.
Na Fianna did have a third point from Brianna Tierney on a lovely run up the middle, but it left the side trailing 0-9 to 0-3 at the interval.
The game changed completely in the first 10 minutes of the second half. While Denise Dunnion had a point one minute in, when Brianna Tierney was fouled for a penalty two minutes later Na Fianna's Aoife Herbert rifled the ball to the back of the net. She followed with a point from play and the score was now 0-10 to 1-4.
After a Dargan score to again put four between the sides, Emer Considine had a goal reminiscent of Seamus Darby for those with long memories.
Kerry/Donegal went on the attack in the aftermath, but as they crossed the middle of the field Roche was adjudged to have fouled Michelle Brennan off the ball. She was shown a yellow and headed for a 10 minute sin bin. Considine had the sides level a minute later.
Despite the numerical disadvantage, K/D attacked and had two points from Dargan. The second went off the hands of Leyden in a telling fashion.
They also had a screamer from Tennyson go wide while Denise Dunnion had a point attempt come back of the bar.
In a four minute burst Na Fianna made one last burst that effectively won the game for them. Considine had a point to start it on 20 minutes. She followed with another before Ward from K/D received a yellow for a foul wide on the right wing.
Moments later an attack that involved four players ended with Aine Dwyer hitting the back of the net for a 3-7 to 0-13 lead. They were ahead for the first time in the game.
From the kickout they won the ball again and Tierney fired over for the critical two score lead.
Again, despite the numerical disadvantage, Kerry/Donegal put untold pressure on Na Fianna. They had Dargan scores from a free and play while Tennyson again hit the bar with the defense beaten.
With a minute on the clock Leyden made one last brilliant stop to preserve the victory, and time ran out on K/D.
A number of heroes for Na Fianna, but none stood taller than the outstanding keeper Alison Leyden. The number of saves were countless, the handling superb.
Kathryn Sullivan did a lot of good defensive work. Aine Dwyer took her goal well, and Brianna Tierney had an excellent outing -- her running was very hard to handle for the defense.
Eimear Considine and Aoife Herbert played huge parts with the important scores. Considine won a lot of possession.
Kerry/Donegal had their homework done and nearly made it there. Niamh Britton, Michelle McVann and Louise Lilly all had pivotal moments at the back.
Mairead Tennyson had a great outing on the ball, and her runs put the defense back on its heels. Kelly Roche was excellent, with two strong points and a lot of good feeds to Maire Dargan, who was brilliant. The defense tried everything and couldn't slow her down.
The game was a tremendous one for New York ladies football. With the under 14s watching, nine -- yes NINE –American-born players started, and all played huge parts of the brilliance of the final. Contrast that to the senior men's championship.
Now that all the sanctions are in, I count McCullough, Molloy, and Huvane starting for their clubs -- feel free to correct me.
There is something drastically wrong with that picture. More Americans started for New York vs. Mayo than are playing in championship now. The board needs to look hard at this.
Na Fianna: 1 Alison Leyden, 2 Bridget Judd, 3 Cathriona Lynch, 4 Imelda Mullarkey, 5 Stephanie Tierney, 6 Kathryn Sullivan (0-1), 7 Shannon Spillane, 8 Aine Dwyer (1-0), 9 Fiona Dwyer, 10 Kelly McCormack, 11 Brianna Tierney (0-2), 12 Emer Considine (1-4), 13 Aoife Herbert (1-1), 14 Mary O'Rourke, 15 Natasha Barnwell. Subs: Joanne McKenna, Michelle Brennan, Margaret Brady.
Kerry/Donegal: 1 Roisin McCafferty, 2 Niamh Britton, 3 Collette McElligott, 4 Fiona Ward, 5 Michelle McVann, 6 Louise Lilly, 7 Amanda McGovern, 8 Olive McCafferty (0-1), 9 Mairead Tennyson (0-1), 10 Michelle Dowd (0-1), 11Anita McKenna, 12 Collette McGoldrick, 13 Denise Dunnion (0-1), 14 Maire Dargan (0-9), 15 Kelly Roche (0-2). Subs: Cathriona Brady, Deirdre Maher.
Referee: Jim Shannon (Monaghan).
Player of the game: Maire Dargan (Kerry/Donegal), Alison Leyden (Na Fianna).