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"Not… much is actually known about lyssala. Numel looks friendly enough (and so does she, actually) but Team Magma isvery selective about who they're sending out to do their bidding. Rumor has it, these two have a pay grade higher than the Rocket executives and a squeaky clean record that none of authorities can ever really pin on her." Commissioned by the wonderful Pugletto.
Bleach is my first anime (excluding Pokemon) and I will always love it but not the anime. Damn fillers. I prefer the manga, though I'm pretty far behind now.
I do own a Naruto headband and yes I do wear it in public. Naruto is not so much my favorite anymore. I kinda lost the plot in the manga but still it was another stepping stone for me and I still do enjoy it when the new volumes come out.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is one of my all time favorite anime series of all times. Roy Mustang helps of course ;D I read the manga first so naturally, the beauty that is Brotherhood makes me melt. Its probably because I didn't watch the original first, I read the manga, then Brotherhood, then the original.
I ADORE Fairy Tail. Besides the fact the characters are amazing and gorgeous. I love the fantasy element very much of course. I do love anything character driven, and Fairy Tail is one of those series to me ^^ This show is ridiculously emotional, I don't think I have ever cried over anything as hard as I cry over Fairy Tail.
Sword Art Online, while shorter than most series I love, is absolutely wonderful. I knew I'd love it from the moment I learned it was about being stuck in a video game but its more than that. Each character is lovable and the plot thickens at every moment keeping it engaging the whole time. It was so intense towards the end that even I was feeling a physical reaction of distaste and that just doesn't happen. Its very powerful and very lovable!
Rave Master. I totally loved every moment of it. I love all the little things he took over to Fairy Tail ^^ Seriously though. It really is great. Mashima-Sensei is just wonderful (and was a super Troll even back then!) :D
One Piece is ridiculously long and I love it. For sure. I'm so close to being caught up! but I just love the Straw Hat Pirates with all my heart <3 Specifically Zoro. Ahem. And Ace. Robin is my lady. I love her and her morbid humor to bits.
Magi. I love Magi. I think the world is wonderful, and the characters are just lovable and completely intriguing. And hilarious, those derps. I love how the line between right and wrong, good and evil is so blurred. Its a completely different Shounen and I love it. I cannot wait to see what this series has in store!
I'm obsessed with Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, most specifically super amazing Kamina. I also propose an increase in Gurren Lagann FF. Now please. Team Dai Gurren FTW :D
I just love Ao No Exorcist. The animation is just beautiful and I pretty much love everything about it. Rin was my first favorite but I recently fell in utter love with Yuko and just OTP all over Yukio and Shura. The setting, with the school and the kids studying to be exorcists, perked my attention and has been holding on to it the entire time. I prefer the manga, I think it flows so much better, but damn that animation is glorious.
Durarara!! I love it. It's very unique to me, with the always switching perspectives. The cast is rather large so it helps the watcher identify with each person better. I'm not always sure what the overall plot is but I love love the characters. Especially Iyaza and Shizuo <3 They are hilarious. And Vending Machines. Just yes.
Kuroshitsuji is one of my favorite mangas ever; I adore everything that happens, and specifically Baldo, Finnie, and Lau make my life. While the anime is nice, the manga just blows my mind. It is so much more like a dark mystery novel then holy yaoi fanservice. I still can't get over how amazing the manga is.
Rosario + Vampire makes me laugh with all its utter insane fan service. Death Note makes me read too much but L makes me smile. Soul Eater is great, I love the characters and the whole plot (Black Star is the best assassin, well not so much, but still I love him). Air Gear is also quite addicting and I just love Agito/Akito forever. I liked Ouran High School Host Club, I laughed like a mad women at their antics. And Ouran Live is just as funny. Live!Tamaki makes me laugh till it hurts XD. Hetalia is the funniest anime I have ever seen. Ever. I don't care what anyone says. Madoka makes me question every stereotype about magical girl series ever. In the best way possible. Highschool of the Dead is really awesome; fanservice, zombies, and all. Except Rei. Rouroni Kenshin is boss. The end.
Avatar: The Last Airbender (while not anime still) is amazing. But the movie blows. Hardcore. I love my men super angsty and therefore I'm in love with Zuko. The Legend of Korra is also wonderful. I am very excited to see where they take this show! It has a lot of great potential.
Hayao Miyazaki is amazing; he is a huge part of my childhood and my family that I hold dear (Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Castle in the Sky, Kiki's Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds, Pocco Rosso, and Ponyo).
Fantasy books own my heart and soul; I love taking my mind into the realm of fantasy every chance I get. Harry Potter by JK Rowling, Mortal Instruments and Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare, Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien, Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan, Beastly by Alex Finn, Poison, Malice, Havoc, and The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray all by Chris Wooding, Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, The Levithan Series by Scott Westerfeld, The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, and The Dragonlance New Adventures Books (Will always be in my heart; those were some good damn books).
I just love to read period ^^ (The Oath and The Veritas Project by Frank Peretti, Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, Tamar by Mal Peet, and The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot).
I also adore graphic novels. I studied them for a year at school and it opened my eyes to so many amazing books and artists (Blankets and Habibi by Craig Thompson, What It Is by Lynda Barry, Persepolis and Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi, Daytripper by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World by Bryan Lee O'Malley and Bone by Jeff Smith).
I'm an action movie kinda girl. I find the most love in them. (Harry Potter, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, the Pirates of the Caribbean, Inception, The Boondock Saints, The Matrix, The Mummy, Indiana Jones, The Last Samurai, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, Batman Begins Series, Speed Racer (Don't hate. That movie rules), Sherlock Holmes, Transformers, Fast and the Furious, and Shoot 'Em Up).
I've always been a Marvel fan since I was a kid watching the cartoons with my brother. I love the movies (The Amazing Spider-man, Captain America, Thor, The Avengers, Iron man, X-Men 2, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine) and X-Men: Evolution was my favorite show growing up. I haven't read a lot of the comics but I'm starting! (Spider-man: Noir)
Comedy can be great as well (Zoolander, Anchorman, Edward Sissorhands, While You Were Sleeping, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Spaceballs, The Proposal, 17 Again, Fanboys, Easy A,and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby)
I may technically be an adult, but I still love me some Disney and Pixar. (Beauty and the Beast, Tangled, Alice in Wonderland, Mary Poppins, The Lion King, Mulan, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Peter Pan, Cars, The Incredibles, Wall-E, and Up)
But How to Train Your Dragon is for serious my favorite movie. Toothless is adorable. His eel face is amazing and so is pretty much every single thing he does. I have a blanket. And Silly Bandz. And pencils. And listen to the soundtrack all day long. Gerald Butler is a beast Scottish man.
I don't watch much TV (Doctor Who, Bones, The Office, House, Legend of the Seeker, Psych, Arrested Development, That 70's Show (except the last season, which doesn't exist to me), Weeds, 30 Rock, Monk, American Pickers, Pawn Stars, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and Avatar: The Last Airbender).
What did I tell you? I am such a nerd and proud of it <3
Lyssa Ships:
- Roy Mustang/Riza Hawkeye, Edward/Winry, Al/May, Olivier/Havoc -Fullmetal Alchemist
- Kamina/Yoko -Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
- Yukio/Shura, Rin/Shiemi -Ao No Exorcist
- Alibaba/Morgiana, Sharrkan/Yamu -Magi
- Kirito/Asuna - Sword Art Online
- Takahashi/Saeko, Takagi/Kohta- Highschool of the Dead
- Natsu/Lucy, Erza, and Lisanna, Gajeel/Levy, Jellal/Ultear, Cana/Bacchus-Fairy Tail
- Tsubaki/Black*Star, Soul/Maka, Stein/Medusa -Soul Eater
- Katara/Zuko, Sokka/Suki-Avatar: Last Airbender
- Haru/Elie, Julia/Let, Musica/Reina-Rave Master
- Jace/Clary, Simon/Isabelle -Mortal Instruments
- Tessa/Will -Infernal Devices
- Hinata/Kiba, Jiraiya/Tsunade -Naruto
- Luffy/Nami and Boa, Robin/Zoro-One Piece
- Tamaki/Haruhi -Ouran High School Host Club
- Ichigo/Rukia, Matsumoto/Toshiro, Urahara/Yurichi -Bleach
- Booth/Brennan, Angela/Jack -Bones
- River Song/Eleven, Captain Jack Harkness/Everyone, Amy/Rory -Doctor Who
- Black Cat/Spider-man, Tony/Pepper, Thor/Sif, Black Widow/Hawkeye, Jean/Scott, Gambit/Rogue -Marvel Universe/Movieverse
- Jackie/Hyde-That 70's Show
- Link/Zelda-Legend of Zelda
- Tonks/Lupin, Hermione/Ron-Harry Potter


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Bangladesh India relationship growing warmer
Diplomatic relation between Bangladesh and India is as good as expected by the people of two countries. Very recently Indian Foreign Minister said in an interview with a vernacular daily published from Dhaka that the political relation between Bangladesh as deep as desired.
It is a fact that India is a friend and good neighbor of Bangladesh since the independence of the country. As a nation, Bangladesh is grateful to India, as the country was in full support to the war of independence in 1971.
By the time SAARC has emerged in this region, SAFTA and other regional initiatives are also appeared in South Asia with the spirit SAARC. In all regional initiatives, Bangladesh and India were good friends. Despite the friendship, relationships between two sovereign countries become warmer or cool on several issues time to time. It is mentionable that instead of some border dispute and a little debate on trade gap, Bangladesh India relationship never had gone in ice-cool level.
In present days Bangladesh India relation is growing warmer. As stated by Indian Foreign Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee - the expected level of warmness not always prevails in the friendship. Two countries are trying together to enhance the warmness of relationship.
Observers and exporters are saying that today's world is interdependent and interrelated. In an interdependent world order, it is difficult to meet the economic challenges alone for a country. That is why the concept of regional cooperation, trade agreement and economic union has been emerged in the global politics. SAARC is one of the children of this concept, where Bangladesh and India have the same mission to achieve some common objective. And warm relation is a pre condition in achieving the common goals.
Very recently Mr. Pranab Mukherjee visited Bangladesh and assured the government that India will export half a million tons of rice to meet up the deficit of food grain. He was also in a visit when the southern part of Bangladesh was in a misery caused by a devastating Cyclone. On the other hand the Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh was welcomed in India very cordially at the time of his official visit. These high ranking visits are the reflection of the statement of Indian Foreign Minister.
On 14th April, the Bangla New Year, a train service has gone in operation between Dhaka and Kolkata. The people of Bangladesh and the West Bangle have expressed their satisfaction as they got another way of bonds. The name of the train service is MOITRY EXPRESS. Moitory is a Bangla word which contains the meaning of friendship. This train service was also a long pending issue between Bangladesh and India. By this symbol of friendship it is to be believed that the prevailing friendship between the two nations growing warmer.
Presently the train service is carrying passenger from two sides twice a week. Officials of both the countries have stated that after gathering a level of experience, the frequency of train will be enhanced. Observers said, trade between Bangladesh and India is substantially high. Huge numbers of cargo are being handled by the authorities of Land Ports. Train could be a useful way of cargo transportation between Bangladesh and India. Truly, Moitry Express would be more meaningful if it could be able to contribute in trade relation of two countries.
E-Mail author: The author of this article, Kazi Mohoshin Al Abbas, is a Bangladesh based senior journalist writes on issues related to socio-political developments in Bangladesh. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Alaistair Brown knows he's a long-shot to make the Canadian Olympic track team.
Ranked 11th in the country heading into this weekend's 1,500-metre Olympic qualifier in Calgary, the former Lakehead University star said he'd probably have to better his personal best in the event by as much as 10 seconds to earn a spot at the London Games.
It's all about experience for Brown, who is entering med school next fall at the University of Manitoba and not sure how long his running career can continue.
"It's a pretty neat, new experience for me. I've never been to a senior national championship, and especially to go my first year in the Olympic trials is going to be an eye-opening experience. But I've raced against a lot of the guys there before," said Bown, who will also compete in the 800-metre race.
"Maybe not the top guys who are vying for the Olympic spots, but a lot of the guys ranked fourth to 15th I've raced against a ton."
Nate Brannen and Taylor Milne, a 2008 Canadian Olympian, head the list of runners at the trials, scheduled to run from June 27 to 30.
After them, anything can happen, Brown said.
"There's a couple of guys from the 3:37 to 3:41 range, but then after that for the next bunch of guys, there are a lot of us packed together from 3:42 to 3:46 or 3:47," said Brown, who has already shaved 4.5 seconds off his personal best time this season.
"I definitely think I'm in the mix to be in top 10, and that's sort of my goal, to make the final and then finish as high up as possible."
Lakehead track coach Kip Sigworth said he likes Brown's chances for a decent finish.
"With the way he has been running so far this year, Alastair has set himself up to make a run at the final in the 1500-metre, which would be a great accomplishment."
There are three heats at the trials, with the top three finishers advancing to the final, plus the next three fastest runners.
Brown, who finished fifth at CIS nationals in both the 1,000-metre and 1,500-metre races, got a pass into the trials after meeting the qualifying standard of 3:48 at a race earlier this month in Indianapolis. Brown won't be alone in Calgary.
Tess Naroski (1,500-metre), Travis Roske (800-metre), Heather Maxfield (800- and 400-metre) and Hilary Quirion (10-kilomentre) are other local runners at the trials, though the first three will have to early qualify to earn a spot in the heats, which begin on Thursday. All four have ties to Lakehead.
It's what they've been working for the past year.
"The Olympic trials were kind of the focal point of our season. We made all the preparations leading up to them," Brown said.
"So really our races were a little bit longer and a little bit different that what I'd normally race. I raced a couple of 5 Ks, a 10 K, a 15 K on the road, just to get that feel. We started gearing our races toward being the in the best shape we could be at this time."
Brown said the 1,500-metre, which replaced the mile race at the international level, is his best race outdoors, which is why he chose it for the trials.
He doesn't have the endurance for the longer races, and his raw speed just isn't there for shorter races like the 800-metre distance.
"It's kind of the perfect blend of speed and endurance for me, so it's really my event. It's a really fun event. It's the mile."
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Transformers Prime: One Shall Stand (a J!-ENT DVD Review)
July 15, 2012 by Dennis Amith
Possibly the best "Transformers" animated series yet! "Transformers: Prime – One Shall Stand" takes the final four episodes of season 1 and the first three episodes of season 2 and puts them together to make one action-packed, enjoyable story arc featuring Optimus Prime and Megatron in an uneasy alliance to take on Unicron. Also, what happens when Optimus Prime loses his memory and reverts back to Orion Pax? "Transformers Prime: One Shall Stand" is highly recommended!
© 2012 Hasbro Studios. All Rights Reserved.
DVD TITLE: Transformers Prime: One Shall Stand
DURATION: 154 Minutes
COMPANY: Shout! Factory
RELEASE DATE: Ju;y 31, 2012
Directed by David Hartman, Todd Waterman, Vinton Heuck, Shaunt Nigoghossian
Written by Steven Melching, Nicole Dubuc, Joseph Kuhr, Duane Capizzi, Marty Isenberg, David McDermott, Mairghread Scott
Producer: Mandy Safavi, Rafi Ruthchild, Steven Puri
Executive Producer: Stephen Davis, Jeff Kline, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
Supervising Producer: Duane Capizzi
Animation Producer: Therese Trujillo
Music by Brian Tyler, Matthew Margeson
Edited by Michael William Miles
Casting by Lorena Gallego
Art Direction by David Hartman
Featuring the voices of:
Sumalee Montano as Arcee
Kevin Michael Richardson as Bulkhead
Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime
Jeffrey Combs as Ratchet
Tania Gunadi as Miko Nakadai
Josh Keaton as Jack Darby
Frank Welker as Megatron
Andy Pessoa as Rafael "Raf" Esquivel
Steve Blum as Starscream
Ernie Hudson as Agent William Fowler
Markie Post as June Darby
Alexandra Krosney as Sierra
John Noble as Unicron
With UNICRON's awakening, extreme measures needed to be taken. An unlikely alliance formed between AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS to defeat UNICRON, a foe who could spell the end of the Earth. The action unfolds as the AUTOBOTS battle alongside MEGATRON against the evil UNICRON. Enemies became allies, allies became confidantes, and with the Matrix of Leadership, the planet Earth was saved.
Though at immeasurable personal cost, when OPTIMUS surrendered the Matrix, he lost more than the collective wisdom of the PRIME. He lost himself. With the power of the Matrix no longer within him, it would stand to reason that OPTIMUS has reverted to his pre-PRIME state as the historical archivist ORION PAX. MEGATRON manipulates the impaired OPTIMUS into joining the DECEPTICONS. But does the OPTIMUS and AUTOBOTS' true key to salvation lie in the trusted hands of a teenaged boy named Jack?
The award-winning "Transformers Prime", regarded by many fans as one of the best looking and also best written "Transformers" animated series so far, the series is being planned for a third season release for 2012-2013.
While a Blu-ray and DVD release of the first season of "Transformers Prime" has been released, many were kept in suspense as the first season concluded with Unicron the Chaos-Bringer attacking the autobots and in a surprising move, Optimus Prime and the Autobots form an uneasy alliance with Megatron.
But in the process, something bad happened to Optimus Prime. Is he alive?
While a season two will likely be released on Blu-ray and DVD in the near future, for fans who want to know how the storyline involving Optimus Prime/Unicron/Megatron ends, will get to see it in the seven episode arc titled "Transformers Prime: One Shall Stand" which will be available on DVD courtesy of Shout! Factory.
So, what is "Transformers"?
"Transformers", the popular entertainment franchise that many generations have grown up with, may it be playing with the toys or watching the animated series back in 1984, playing the video games or reading the comic books.
Needless to say, since the early '80s, millions have experienced "Transformers", especially in recent years with the release of film trilogy or the animated series which continues to air on television and of course, the many toys that continue to be popular with collectors and also children.
But within the last three years, fans have watched the animated series known as "Transformers Animated" becoming the latest "Transformers" animated series to be showcased on television beginning in 2007 and would last for three seasons through 2009.
Fans knew that there will be a newer version of the series coming out, but the question is what kind of series?
In 2010, the video game "Transformers: War of Cybertron" was released and was a well-received by gamers but also video game critics and it was revealed that the upcoming animated series would be set in the same universe as the video game.
And then by November 2010, Hasbro unveiled "Transformers: Prime", a CG animated television series which would air on The Hub and would first begin with a five-episode mini-series. And with one season having now been completed in 2011, a second season is set to air in 2012.
And it's this latest series that has been creating a lot of buzz among fans and viewers. With the CG animation and slightly darker storyline, the series would go on to win a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation" for background design and color design.
As many fans have waited for a video release of "Transformers: Prime" and because the series is CG-animated, many have hoped for a Blu-ray release. And it appears that Shout! Factory has listened to the fans and are releasing "Transformers: Prime – Season One" on Blu-ray in March 2012. The Blu-ray features all 26 episodes including the 5-episode "Darkness Rising" mini-series.
A quick summary of "Transformers Prime"
"Transformers: Prime – Darkness Rising" would take place three years since the Decepticons have lasted attacked Earth and the Autobots have awaited their return.
One day, Arcee and Cliffjumper went to search for Energon near a rock cliff. But not long after arriving, he is attacked by the Decepticons and in the process, all the Energon is destroyed but Cliffjumper is captured.
Upset about the Energon, Starscream confronts Cliffjumper and kills him.
But by the time Optimus Prime, Arcee, Bumblebee, Ratchet and Bulkhead arrive to help Cliffjumper, they realize they have arrived too late. But now they know the Decepticons are back and they are the only five Autobots that must defend and protect humankind.
As Arcee goes to town to let off steam after her friend Cliffjumper has died, a human named Jack Darby who works at a burger shop sees a motorcycle (which is Arcee) and hopes to purchase one when he makes enough money. And as Jack gets on the motorcycle, he is unaware that Decepticons have arrived and are going after Arcee.
So, now Jack is brought into the fray and Starscream wants both Arcee and Jack dead. But while trying to escape from the Decepticons, two more humans: a young genius named Rafael "Raf" Esquivel and the mouthy foreign exchange student Miko Nakadai see all the action taking place and now their lives are in danger.
Optimus Prime now wants these three to be protected as the Decepticons are after them as they are thought to be assisting the Autobots.
But while Starscream is intent of leading the Decepticons, Megatron, who has been missing for three years, has returned. And this time, he has Dark Energon and plans t use it to raise an undead army of Cybertronians in order to defeat his nemesis Optimus Prime and the Autobots.
Will five Autobots be enough to defeat Megatron or the Decepticons?
And this leads us to the remaining 20-episodes of the first season of "Transformers Prime".
The series takes place after the events of "Transformers Prime – Darkness Rising". Megatron's death has now given Starscream a chance to be leader of the Decepticons, but not many of the Decepticons respect him and thus, hope they can revive Megatron by finding Energons on Earth.
Jack, Miko and Raf continue to work with the Autobots, while Agent William Fowler occasionally calls in the Autobots whenever he is in need of help.
But meanwhile, Starscream and his Decepticons is doing all he can to make sure they get the Energons and to find the secret location of where the Autobots are hiding.
As the Autobots take on various new Decepticons who have shown up on Earth, they quickly learn that there are humans, just as dangerous as the Decepticons known as M.E.C.H., a terrorist organization led by Silas who has been in search of "living technology".
As for Megatron, despite his body being out of commission, he is trying to be revived by his fellow Decepticons, but will the power-hungry Starscream allow it?
And an unforeseen nemesis by the name of Unicron returns.
Which leads us to "Transformers Prime: One Shall Stand"…
Note: If you have watched season one, you may want to skip this summary
At the conclusion of season one, Unicron has been reborn. But as Megatron is powerless to fight against Unicron and Optimus Prime and the Autobots, surely not being strong to take him on by themselves. By joining forces, perhaps they will have a chance in fighting back against Unicron.
But with young Raf being injured by Megatron earlier, will Optimus and the Autobots want to help Megatron?
Unfortunately, they have no choice and thus, both Optimus and Megatron must join forces in order to fight against Unicron. But doing so, comes with a price.
With the Matrix of Leadership being used, Optimus Prime has now lost all memory of being a Prime and his memory has been reset. Thus making him think he is still the Cybertron data clerk, Orion Pax. And because Optimus/Orion have been separated away from the Autobots, Megatron is taking advantage of the situation by telling Orion that he is a member of the Decepticons and that the Autobots are the true enemy.
Meanwhile, the Autobots must find a way to rescue Optimus before he is led astray even further by Megatron!
"Transformers Prime: One Shall Stand" is presented in widescreen format. The CG animation for this film is absolutely wonderful as we can see details on the metal of various robots. You can see scratches on the metal, the reflection of light and also glass windows and the reflection. From Optimus Prime's glass windows on his chest showcasing reflections to Megatron's steel body and also the damage on the overall body of Cliffjumper, I was quite pleased with how this series looks! But also detail is featured in the overall scenery as well.
Bare in mind, having watched "Transformers Prime" on Blu-ray, for videophiles, you will of course see much more detail and clarity when season two is released on Blu-ray (the Unicron season one episodes are now available with "Transformers Prime: Season One").
But overall, great detail and lighting for this TV series on DVD.
As for audio, dialogue is presented in English and Spanish Dolby Digital stereo and dialogue is clear and understandable. The voice acting is terrific and the fact that voice talent Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime) and Frank Welker (Megatron) of the original "Transformers" animated series are back for this series…Fantastic!
"Transformers Prime: One Shall Stand" comes with the following special feature:
- A Look at One Shall Stand – (12:12) Jeff Kline, Duane Cappizzi and Steven Melching talked about the challenges but also the preparation that the writing staff had in creating the story of "One Shall Stand".
- One Shall Rise, Part 2 – (22:06) Sketch animatics from the episodes featured on "One Shall Stand"..
"Transformers Prime: One Shall Stand" comes with a slipcover case.
Is "Transformers Prime" possibly the best "Transformers" animated series yet? I asked this question to "Transformers" fans and I know it's subjective for every fan that has grown up with "Transformers". I grew up with G1 and I know friends who grew up with "Transformers: Beast Wars" and felt that was their best series ever.
But I know I'm among a small group of fans who have grown up with the series back in the '80s and still have admiration towards the various incarnations of the "Transformers" series, still buy the toys occasionally and are passionate about the storyline and how various studios treat the characters and to not stray too far of what fans have come to love about the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons
While the storylines of "Transformers" tends to change from series to series, the storyline of a battle between Autobots and the Decepticons still remains. Especially between Optimus Prime vs. Megatron. And as a father who has a child who is just as passionate as I was growing up with the series, I have to say that for me, "Transformers: Prime" is wonderful series.
By saying that, of course, G1 will always be true to my heart because I loved the amount of characters (especially the amount of toys produced) and several years ago, I gushed about how much I loved "Transformers: Cybertron" because of how many characters were integrated.
With "Transformers: Prime", I admit that I was weary at first because of the few characters featured. Similar to "Transformers: The Animated Series", we had a core group of Autobots and Decepticons but I'm so used to more characters, the merrier.
There is strong sense of quality with the writing for this series and I feel that these later episodes for season 1 and the earlier episodes of season 2 tend to look even better than when the series first started. And as a "Transformers" fan, when you have someone as powerful as Unicron involved, you know these episodes are going to be exciting. Especially when Optimus Prime and Megatron must join forces. That was fascinating but also a story exploring Optimus Prime when he was known as Orion Pax, a data clerk.
There are far too many things (cool things) that happen throughout this seven episode arc and not only is it action-packed and exciting but you really get good character development, especially showing how much the Autobots and their human companions need each other. How strong their bond is!
So, I absolutely enjoyed these episodes! But…and there is a but… this applies to fans who grew up with the original series and the first "Transformers" animated movie, and that involves Unicron. I expected a major battlest against Unicron, something so amazingly difficult and something that was so huge, that it would take many episodes to tell the story. Unicron is way too powerful and while the storyline arc involving Unicron does work for this series, as a longtime fan, I felt the stories dedicated to Unicron was too short and should have been a major threat than he was featured in this series.
Yes, they talk about how powerful Unicron is but the overall confrontation went too quickly that I would have liked. But other than that minor criticism, I enjoyed the episodes featured on this DVD.
As for parents who are wondering, "how old should my child be to watch this series?". Personally, I would say that as long as they older children, 7 or older at least.
For example, the first episode of this arc has the youngest human friend, Rafael, getting injured in battle and could have died. Granted, there is no way Hasbro would have a child be so injured, let alone die in a series targeted towards people of all ages and many young viewers. But there is a scene where Jack's mother, a doctor, had to save Raf's life by giving him medical attention. Other than that, the series is child is pretty much accessible for children. You get the robots fighting with each other, but that's about the extent of how things get in these episodes. Nothing too frightening.
And as mentioned earlier, the CG animation for this series is great! Typically, there are a lot of shortcuts taken on TV series but the creators of the series definitely made sure there was a lot of detail on both the Autobots and Decepticons but also various objects and environments. So, animation for "Transformers: Prime" was much more than I expected for an animated series but I admit, it is the most ambitious "Transformers" animated series yet but the crew managed to pull it off with great efficacy.
And as for the voice acting, the voice acting is wonderful! I was surprised was how many big names they brought in to do voices for the characters. Legendary Optimus Prime voice actor Peter Cullen and legendary Megatron voice actor Frank Welker ("G.I. Joe", "Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends") are back. They are joined by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (of WWE fame and "Fast Five") as Cliffjumper, Steve Blum (Logan/Wolverine for "X-Men") as Starscream and Ernie Hudson ("Oz", "Ghostbusters") as Agent Fowler. But for any longtime "Transformers" fan, the fact that Cullen and Welker are back to do the voices for Optimus and Megatron is fantastic!
It's important to note that this is a seven-episode arc that features the final four episodes of season 1 and the first three episodes of season 2. These episodes are tied together seamlessly, so it seems as if you are watching a movie. But If you want the full collection of "Transformers Prime", season 1 is available on Blu-ray and DVD and when the third season comes out, expect the second season to be released on Blu-ray and DVD as well.
Overall, as a longtime "Transformers" fan, and as a fan who has appreciated every series, "Transformers Prime: One Shall Stand" is an enjoyable DVD featuring the battle against Unicron but also featuring episodes of Optimus Prime losing his memory and reverting back to Orion Pax. Featuring awesome visual CG graphics with a well-written storyline, as a fan and a father, I felt that the creators of this series did a fantastic job in creating the "Transformers Prime" series that will appeal to the new generation of "Transformers" fans but also many of us who are older but are still young at heart.
If you can't wait for the "Transformers Prime" season two box set and want to watch these episodes now (which does make a great commuting DVD for the children during summer vacation), then I definitely recommend "Transformers Prime: One Shall Stand"!
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1853 Hardy Bros founded
1955 Fairfax subsidiary Amalgamated Television Services gains commercial television licence
1956 H&WT launches HSV-7 commercial television station in Melbourne
1956 GTV-9 Melbourne launched by General Television (consortium of The Argus, Syme, Hoyts, Greater Union)
1957 Fairfax-controlled television station ATN-7 goes live in Sydney (initial affiliation with GTV9 Melbourne)
1959 BTQ-7 (Brisbane) launched
1959 TVW-7 (Perth) launched
1960 Packer buys 62% of GTV-9 for £3.76m
1962 CTC-7 (Canberra) launched
1963 coaxial cable links Sydney and Melbourne
1963 HSV-7 and ATN-7 alliance as Australian Television Network (ATN)
1964 Ansett Transport Industries (ATI) buys 49.9% of TVQ-0 Brisbane
1965 SAS-10 (Adelaide) launched
1968 Christopher Skase works as clerk as JB Were & Son brokers
1969 Kirk Kerkorkian buys MGM
1970 ATI buys rest of TVQ-0
1970 Skase becomes finance writer at Sun News-Pictorial
1974 forms Takeovers, Equities & Management Securities (TEAM)
1977 Skase gains 34% and control of Qintex
1978 Qintex sells Launceston store, buys 40% of Lustre Jewellery
1978 Skase buys further 8% of Qintex
1978 Fairfax acquires full ownership of Macquarie Broadcasting Holdings radio group
1979 Qintex buys Hardy Bros for $4.5m, sells stake in Victorian Broadcasting Network
1979 Murdoch makes unsuccessful bid for H&WT
1979 Murdoch gains 50% of ATI and control of ATV-10 Melbourne
1979 AUSSAT established
1980 Kerry Stokes buys CTC-7 (Canberra) from Fairfax
1980 ATI sells TVQ-0 to Ampol Petroleum and Broadcasting Station 2SM
1980 Qintex buys rest of Lustre and 6% of VBN
1981 buys 20% of PML property trust
1982 pays $4.6m for 51% of Pastoral & Industrial Holdings (inc 19% stake in Telecasters North Queensland) and 5% of Mackay and Mt Isa Television
1982 buys 7% of car dealer Nettlefolds
1982 makes unsuccessful bid for Qld retailer Rothwells (later fringe merchant bank associated with Bond)
1983 pay-tv operator Broadcast & Communications (Broadcom) established
The Qintex era
1984 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal forces Qintex to reduce Telecasters NQ stake to 5%
1984 Qintex buys 48% of Wilkinson, Day & Grimes (WDG) timber company
1984 Qintex (through WDG) buys TVQ-0 Brisbane from Ampol for $34m
1984 Qintex buys Broadcasting Station 2SM
1986 Skase forms Qintex America
1986 Qintex America buys 41% of Hal Roach Studios for $33m, with 49% of Colorisation Inc
1986 Qintex launches Sheraton Mirage resort
1986 sells TVQ-0 to Darling Downs Television
1986 News sells stake in Network Ten Holdings to Westfield Capital Corporation subsidiary Northern Star for $840m
1986 Northern Star buys NEW Perth, CTC-7 Canberra and ADS-7 Adelaide
1986 Kirk Kerkorian sells MGM to Turner, buys back studio
1986 Murdoch gains control of H&WT for $1.8bn
1987 Murdoch sells HSV-7 Melbourne to Fairfax for $320m
1987 Fairfax sells Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney 7 stations to Qintex for $780m
1987 SAS-10 becomes SAS-7 (swaps networks from Ten to Seven)
1987 Northern Star buys TVQ-0 Brisbane from Darling Downs Television, establishes TEN tv network
1987 Qintex buys 40% of Princeville Development Corporation (resort in Kauai, Hawaii) for US$57m
1987 sells Princeville Airlines
1987 Stokes and Jack Bendat sell Golden West regional tv network to TEN
1987 Qintex launches 110 foot $6m yacht
1988 Qintex buys further 53% of Princeville for US$59m
1988 Lowy sells Golden West network to Stokes
1988 Qintex opens Mirage Port Douglas resort
1988 buys 38% of Seaworld Property Trust for $51m
1988 buys SAS (Adelaide) and TVW (Perth) from Bell for $130m
1989 makes US$1.2bn (later US$1.5bn) bid for MGM-United Artists
1989 sells 49.9% of three Mirage resorts to Mitsui & Co and Nippon Shinpan for $433m
1989 sells Seaworld stake for $73m
1989 Steve Vizard and Andrew Knight form Artist Services production house
1989 Qintex goes into receivership
1989 Stokes buys Canberra Times from Packer for $110m (inc loan from News)
1989 Steve Cosser buys control of TEN Network (inc 20% stake in three main stations) from Westfield Capital for $22m. Curran Capital Television buys other stations
1990 Westpac bank puts receivers into TEN network
1990 51% of three Mirage resorts bought by Nippon Shinpan
1990 Skase leaves Australia, successfully fights extradition proceedings
1990 Kerkorian sells MGM to Giancarlo Parretti
1990 Packer regains control of Nine network for around $250m
1991 collapse of Qintex and Tricontinental precipitates $3.15bn rescue of State Bank of Victoria
Waning independence
1991 Seven network assets incorporated separately
1992 Asper's CanWest buys control of Ten network for $245m using complicated ownership structure
1992 banks take over MGM
1993 pay-tv operator Australis lists on stock exchange
1993 Seven listed on stock exchange
1994 Seven network joins then withdraws from Optus Vision cable-tv partnership with Nine network and Optus
1995 Kerry Stokes takes 20% stake in Seven Network
1995 Murdoch's News and Telstra launch Foxtel pay-tv joint venture
1995 Packer sells Fairfax stake to News, News takes stake in Nine
1996 Australian Competition & Consumer Competition blocks merger between Foxtel and ailing Australis
1996 Kerkorian and Seven buy MGM from Credit Lyonnais
1996 Golden West network sold to Prime
1997 Optus buys out Optus Vision partners
1997 Seven buys Australia Television (Asian pay-tv channel) from ABC
1997 News sells its 15% stake in Seven for $245m
1998 Australis goes into receivership
1998 TDN-34 (Darwin) launched
1998 Packer gains 25% stake in Foxtel
1998 Seven sells MGM stake for US$389m
1998 Stokes sells Canberra Times to Rural Press for $160m
2000 Seven invests $83m in 3BG joint venture tv production company with Universal Studios
2000 forms Red Heart joint venture tv production house (inc Artist Services) with Granada
2000 Granada increases Seven stake to 10.4%
2000 Colonial Stadium (later rebadged as Telstra Dome) opens
2001 Skase dies in exile in Spain
2001 Seven buys 50% of Pacific Publications, PMP's Australian and New Zealand magazine arm
2001 Red Heart joint venture unwound
2002 Seven buys 50% of Glenn Wheatley's Talentworks promotion business
2003 Seven buys PMP's remaining stake in Pacific Publications, sells 13.9% stake in PMP for $30m
2003 Pacific Publications gains long-term licence to publish Family Circle magazine in Australia and New Zealand
2004 Stokes increases stake in Nylex to 17.45%
2004 Seven sells AOL|7 stake to Primus
2004 Pacific Publications buys Murdoch Magazines from Handbury family for $77m
2005 PMP buys printing assets of Rodney Times Media Group for NZ$12m ($11m)
2006 ITV sells its 11.6% stake in Seven Network for £87m
2006 Seven buys 14.9% of WAN for $343m


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Country music star Kenny Chesney is ready for a 2-night performance in Vegas at The Joint on Friday, April 19th & Saturday, April 20th. Kenny released his first album In My Wildest Dreams in 1994 and sold approximately 10,000 copies. Fast-forwarding to the present, Kenny will be releasing his sixth studio album Life on a Rock later this month; the album single is entitled "Pirate Flag." Kenny has always remained in the country fans spotlight throughout his musical career. He has performed hundreds of concerts, embarked on over ten concert tours and has racked up some prestigious awards coveted by country music artists. Selecting the best of Kenny's songs would be a difficult task as he has had many great hits from each of his albums. Starting with "She Thinks My Tractor is Sexy" from Everywhere We Go (1999) to "Young" from No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems (2002) and "When the Sun Goes Down" from When the Sun Goes Down (2004) then "Don't Blink" from Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates (2007) are just a few best hits of Kenny Chesney. Here's your chance to cross seeing Kenny Chesney live off of your bucket list. Tickets remain on sale.
Deadmau5 at Hakkasan
We have some exciting news! As Spring 2013 kicks off MGM Grand will be introducing Hakkasan Nightclub and Restaurant. This impressive venue will be added to the line up of amazing nightlife destinations in Vegas replacing Studio 54. Adding to the excitement is dance music phenomenon Deadmau5 in a live DJ set for the sophisticated grand opening of Hakkasan Nightclub on April 18th. There will be beautiful people, of course one of a kind signature cocktails and the best music provided by one of the top DJ's in electro house music. What more can one expect from a grand opening in Vegas? The Cantonese restaurant chain Hakkasan is world famous. Hakkasan in Vegas will be a replica of the restaurants found in New York, Miami, London and Dubai among other cities around the world. But it will be getting an up-grade, as this venue will feature its first ever Hakkasan Nightclub. This place is a must-visit as it will certainly attract celebrities and high profile guests from around the world. The entertainment capital of the world is always expanding, renovating, and bringing new sights for its visitors to enjoy. Visit the venue website for tickets and additional information.
Romeo Santos at The Joint
New Yorker native with Puerto Rican and Dominican heritage singer Romeo Santos will be taking over The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel on April 14th and you can be sure he will be showcasing his best Bachata dance moves. Although Romeo produces Merengue and Reggeton music as well, he is best known for being the leading artist to popularize Bachata music with a new creative spin. As the former lead singer of the Bachata musical group Aventura, Romeo performs what is now the new sound of Bachata as he intermixed the genre with Hip-Hop and R&B. The group's #1 song "Obsesion" is still played on the radio and remains one of the best Bachata songs of its time. As a solo artist, he went on to produce chart-topping songs such as "You," and "Promise" featuring Usher. He is a Grammy nominated music artist ready to spread more Latin culture and sounds to the city of Las Vegas. The diversity of music and culture is an amazing thing we have in the states and to experience one of the greatest Latin talents you simply cannot miss this concert! The show starts at 8pm; tickets remain on sale.
Benji Madden at Gallery Nightclub
Benji Madden will take over Gallery Nightclub, Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino on April 13th in a special DJ set. Benji is a guitarist and vocalist for the rock band Good Charlotte which he founded with his brother, Joel Madden. He has several music projects which he has completed with both his brother and the band. He has seven album releases and has provided vocals for a multitude of songs collaborating with fellow musicians such as Three 6 Mafia, Kill Hannah and Sean Kingston. In addition to his music, Benji has appeared in both film and television with his most recent projects being 6 Beers of Separation, Australian Idol and The Electric Company. Benji has also judged for the 10th annual Independent Music Awards (2011), won a boxing match against MTV and VH1 host Riki Rachtman (2010) and launched a clothing line DCMA Collective (2006). Now this multi-talented entertainer will be front and center at one of Vegas' hottest nightclubs to make party goers "go wild" on the dance floor. The party kicks off at 10:30pm; call (702)994-9598 for guest list options.
Fighter Anthony Njokuani hosts the HERAEA UFC viewing party
How many of you have visited the new HERAEA sports restaurant at Palms? Okay, Palms is like one of the top off strip hangouts in Las Vegas. From great nightlife spots to non-stop gaming action to some of the best concerts and hottest pool parties in Vegas, Palms Resort is truly a premiere destination. Now, HERAEA has made Palms its home and the resort is even more so at the forefront of the "must visit" list when planning your day/ night out in Vegas. HERAEA is home to viewing top sporting events from around the world. Catch all the action from NBA, NHL, NFL, MLB and UFC along with other special events. Not to mention, HERAEA boasts luxurious seating, decor and the perfect ambiance for the sports enthusiast who is looking for a more upscale environment. The menu at HERAEA stays true to the "sports bar" theme but offers up a gourmet twist to all time favorites, the hot wing, the slider and the jalapeno popper with its rendition of "chicken lollipops," "little kobe burgers" and "shrimp stuffed jalapenos." To top all of this off HERAEA draws some of the biggest celebrities with most recent sightings of Mikel LeShoure, Mike Bibby and Michael Phelps, so you never know who you will see. On Saturday April 13th, come hang out with MMA Fighter Anthony Njokuani as he hosts the HERAEA UFC viewing party. The event of the hour will be the Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale with Faber vs. Jorgensen which airs at 6pm PST. For $20, you can enjoy a fight night special that includes sliders, wings, chicken fingers, piquillo poppers and french fries. In addition, the restaurant will feature $7 Belvedere cocktails and $20 Heineken or New Castle buckets of beer. Stop by HERAEA before heading to your "night out on the town", believe us, you will not be disappointed.
Show Us Your Best Beyonce
Can you sing like Beyonce? Are you one of her biggest fans? Do you know all of her songs? Do people tell you that you remind them of Beyonce or that you look like her? Do you think that you have what it takes to showcase your skills and persona in front of a crowd? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you owe it to yourself to "Show Us Your Best Beyonce." Come out on Saturday, April 13th, to the Galleria at Sunset, from 2pm-4pm in the food court. Several of Beyonce's fans will enter a contest that showcases their singing, modeling and image (look-a-like) talent. Only the best impersonation of the Pop diva will walk away with tickets to her upcoming Las Vegas concert on June 29th. What better way to kick off the Summer than with a pair of tickets to one of the best concerts of the year. If you think you have what it takes to walk away with the most coveted prize of the afternoon, then come out and show us what you have. There will definitely be a large crowd, so be sure to arrive early so that you do not miss this once in a lifetime opportunity.
Vampire Weekend at Cosmopolitan
Indie rock band Vampire Weekend will perform live at the Boulevard Pool, Cosmopolitan Hotel on April 12th. The band released there debut album Vampire Weekend in 2008 and their music has quickly become well known since that time. Hit singles from the album include "Mansard Roof," "Oxford Comma" and "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance." The album held a top 20 spot on the US and UK charts along with number 24 on Rolling Stone's list of 100 greatest debut albums of all time. As you can see the band made quite an entrance onto the indie rock scene. Now fast forward five years later to today and the band is still going strong, due to drop their third studio album, Modern Vampires of the City in May 2013. In addition, the band had their second studio album Contra nominated for a Grammy Award, performed at various music festivals to include Coachella, SXSW and All Points West and toured throughout the US, UK, Canada and Australia promoting their music while increasing their fan base along the way. The band will only be in Vegas for one night so be sure to grab a pair of tickets before it is too late!
Vanilla Ice Live at LAX
Hey 90′s babies…Do you remember "ice, ice, baby?" If so, then you definitely know who Vanilla Ice is. Vanilla Ice is definitely a legendary hip-hop rapper of the early 90's and on April 13th he will be taking over LAX Nightclub. Reviving old-school hip-hop and transporting us back to a time of grunge-style flannels and big hair, Vanilla Ice is sure to evoke a "deja vu" moment for party-goers. His most popular track "Ice ice baby" really put his name on the music charts, however, he does have other great hits such as "Cool as Ice" and "Play that funky music." To The Extreme was his major label debut album and reports say it became the fastest-selling hip-hop album of all time. WTF – Wisdom, Tenacity & Focus (2011) is Vanilla Ice's most recent album which means there is a chance that he may perform hits from this album for the crowd. In addition, be sure to check out his reality series "The Vanilla Ice Project" on the DIY Network. This Vanilla Ice performance is going to be quite a treat for hip-hop fans. Doors open at 10:30 pm; call (702)262-4529 for guest list information.
The Neighborhood Awards
"Mama, here come that man" and "My rich uncle" are just some of the references to the man that does it all, Steve Harvey. He is a comedian, radio personality, actor, television host and the man behind the Neighborhood Awards. The Neighborhood Awards weekend will kick off on August 9th for 3 days at both MGM Grand and Mandalay Bay resorts. The Neighborhood Awards formerly known as the "Hoodie Awards" will take place on August 10th. The Neighborhood Awards recognizes the accomplishments and contributions of both individuals and small businesses in urban areas across the United States. Individuals recognized include high school teachers, coaches and community leaders. Businesses include barber shops, beauty salons, nail salons, soul food and barbecue restaurants, high schools, churches and car washes. Members of the community nominate and vote on their favorites for a Neighborhood Award. Celebrities come out to present the awards on show night and to pay tribute to the winners. Other events that surround the Neighborhood Awards include The Steve Harvey Morning Show Live Broadcast (August 9th), Neighborhood Awards Interactive Expo (August 9th), The State Farm Freedom Friday Concert (August 9th), Ford Celebrity Blue Carpet (August 10th), Ford Awards After Party (August 10th), The Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation Charity Golf Tournament (August 11th) and The Neighborhood Awards Beach Party (August 11). Tickets for all events are currently on sale. Come out and support this great community event.


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It's not in my name and my friend that I bought it from did not put it in his name either. I was only going to use it for the body, so i was not worried about registering it. The best I can tell you to do is to just call the DMV and give them the VIN#. Tell them you bought the car and want to check the status on the title. Should be easy to get a Green sticker for it. Have you made much progress on the car? Ok because I dont want to run into many problems. Yea I got the body off the pan, today Im goiing to take the pan halfs off...im going to weld in new ones because i found rust on both side but its ok... Im building the motor at my work(http://www.vwparadise.com/) im waiting for my internals to come in. Im still on a tranxaxle hunt though... got my front beam. Its kind of hard to get parts because i want to have the good stuff so i dont run into problems later
Hey, Am I going to run into any problems with the Title of the Bug? Is it even in your name?
Dave, Im comming up on a shock sponsorship with bilstein. What size shock is most significant? I know that there are no coilovers in the 5-1600 class, bypasses I can get a hold of. I just need to know the specs?
Hey Dave, Just wanted to let ya know that the kid (david casas) is a real good kid. Not sure if he told ya but he was one of the kids that was on this years SPEED show called "drag race high." He's got a lot of fire, pretty quiet with a lot of knowledge and willingness to learn. He's a real committed kid and when he says he's going to do something, he does it. Thank you for sharing your expertise with him, you wont be sorry. Thanks again,, Scott
Could you possibly explain the significance and the function of IRS pivots, Torsion adjuster, and truss the torsion housing...? What size chromaly is required for 516? My steel sponsor wantsa to know?
Hey Dave,' Yea we should have spoken more about the technical stuff a little more, but we were in a hurry. Yea, im was just woundering how to go about preping the bug for the real work.suggestions? How was the tranny? Is it seized? Good?
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Read and rate Travel Journal Entries for Kalispell, Montana, United States
Aug 14, 2011 - camped over Kalispell, Montana
August 14, 2011 camped over Glacier Pines in Montana It was a hang around the camper day, I did laundry again as it's cheap here, then cleaned the RV, we ran to the grocery store, this store is cheap up here so we are taking advantage of it before we leave tomorrow, we got Salmon for $3.98 a pound and everything is so reasonable, first time we have seen that in awhile, so tonight for dinner is Salmon on the grill, cabbage, beets and Buddy got himself a couple stuffed mushrooms. Weather today 91.
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Aug 13, 2011 - camped over Kalispell, Montana
August 13, 2011 camped over Glacier Pines Went down town to the local Farmers Market, then went to some more yard sales today and to a swap meet, which ended up not being good, there was only 10-12 stands in there and they charged to get in so we figured it wasn't worth it, checked out a couple local stores. We went to a Mexican restaurant tonight for dinner and it was very good (missed you Judy). Weather today up to 87.
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Aug 12, 2011 - camped over Kalispell, Montana
August 12, 2011 camped over Glacier Pines in Kalispell, Montana We hit some yard sales this morning on our way to Whitefish, Montana, which was a quaint little town and they just happen to be having an arts and craft sale downtown, most everything was very expensive. We had lunch at Piggyback BBQ, (finally some BBQ) and it was good BBQ. We did some shopping on the way home at a few stores, Buddy was able to get a haircut then a stop at the grocery store and done for the day. Weather low 80's.
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Aug 11, 2011 - travel day
August 11, 2011 traveled 38 miles today Glacier Pines Campground in Kalispell, MT Happy 27th Anniversary to us! Woke up this morning to 46 degrees outside, boy I am going to miss this when we have to leave. We moved to a campground with full hookups, figured tanks were getting full, and was about to run out of fresh water plus we were ready for some conveniences. I did laundry and Buddy did some running around and came back with 27 beautiful roses, he is so good to me. We went out for a GREAT Italian Dinner, everything we had tasted to...
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Jul 24, 2011 - Mechanical Problems continue – add "Mechanic" problems, too
Today is Sunday and it look's like we will finally be moving on tomorrow. We have had an ordeal getting the truck fixed. We thought maybe it was going to work out pretty good when the garage called and said the truck was ready on Thursday afternoon. They picked me up and I paid for the work and walked out to my truck. As I am walking up to it, I saw a puddle of antifreeze under it so I walked back in to talk to the manager and tell him I think I still have a leak. As we walked out and looked, he got the mechanic that worked on it and they...
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Jul 19, 2011 - Mechanical Problems
The day started funny. As we were getting ready to leave, I decided to brush off the slide covers. After being under the trees for a week, we had accumulated some stuff on them. When I got up there, one was full of rainwater. For some reason 2 of the sides don't have enough tension or slope to them and this happens. I took a towel and sopped up the water and brushed off the rest of the stuff. Then I found that Carolyn's rear wheel had come off her bike. I don't know what caused that. It was the first time I had to put the wheel on her new...
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Jul 1, 2011 - Hwy to the Sun Hwy-Glacier National Park
The Elk's lodge* here is really great! We plan to drive the "Going to the Sun" highway from here - at least half-way, but the road is still closed at the top for only the 3rd time-ever (built 1920)...too much snow! Work has started on a 80' snow drift above Avalanche Lake. Health report: Charlie's 2+ week-cough is nearly gone & my swollen face (around left eye) is not quite as bad as it was a couple of days ago....both of us need to get well to enjoy the rest of this trip! *Kalispell population is 21,000 - this Elks lodge is beautiful-also...
Jump to full entryJun 30, 2011 - Kalispell in northwest Montana
Our goal for coming to this area was to visit Glacier National Park, but more about that later. Tony found what sounded like a couple of other points of interest in the 101 THINGS TO DO IN THE FLATHEAD magazine so we decided to check them out. The first was called the Montana Vortex. It is a scientific phenomenon that really blew my mind because I couldn't understand it. That is why I'm leaving it to Tony to describe. Sue asked me to cover the "vortex" part of our journey so here goes. Many of you may have heard of or visited Mystery Hill...
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Jun 30, 2011 - Idaho - Here I Come
This morning Diane and I went out for a big breakfast and drank tons of coffee. We talked and talked hating for the hour to come when we would have to say goodbye. When that time finally came, she drove east to do shopping in Cut Bank and I drove west toward Idaho. It rained quite a bit as I drove through the curvy, sometimes narrow, roads so I decided to stop in Kalispell, rest up, and head to Idaho tomorrow.
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Jun 26, 2011 - Montana
June 24 - 26. It's interesting what happens on the journey between our major destinations. Here I was thinking we would have an uneventful drive between Yellowstone and Glacier Parks, just following the road. It turns out there is plenty to see and do. After leaving Yellowstone we stayed the night in Gardiner, just outside the north entrance, and were treated to a stunning sunset and mountain views. Whoever created sunsets and mountain views deserves a permanent gold star on their hand. At Bozeman we stopped at our favourite bakery, Great...
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Jun 14, 2011 - Kalispell, Montana
We have a reservation at a campground in eastern North Dakota for arrival on Monday, but other than that, we are totally wingin' it as we go. Our overnight stopping location becomes identified in the mid-afternoon, after we see where we are & what lies ahead. It is certainly a good thing that there is not a requirement to enunciate or spell the location in which we stop, for if it were, we would have had to have been elsewhere tonight. We again were guests of Uncle Wally, where he sits with a beautiful backdrop of snow-covered mountains....
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Jun 8, 2011 - Back in the U.S.
We have safely arrived in Kalispell, Montana. Coming back into the United States was fast and easy. They only asked a few questions and looked at our passports and moved us on through. We will be having some work done on our patio awning while we are here. We have a bad spring on the awning arm. We really miss having that patio and hope they can find the part fast. I have also added a lot of updates catching up on our trip to Canada, starting about 9 days ago. Please be sure to check back to see all the awesome places we visited. Walking...
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- 1. To perform high quality research in biofabrication
- 2. To serve as an education/training center for developing a biofabrication workforce
- 3. To develop enabling technologies for industrial biofabrication
- 4. To promote national and international collaboration in biofabrication
May 1, 2013 - Palmetto BioPrinter returns from upgrade work at Izumi Intl in Greenville, SC.
March 28, 2013 - ATBC acquires MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer.
March 28, 2013 - Scientific Working Group Meeting, USC, Columbia, SC.
January 9, 2013 - NSF SC EPSCoR/IDeA funds summer undergraduate research program entitled "MUSC REU in Tissue Engineering and Biofabrication". Details here.
November 26, 2012 - Scientific Working Group Meeting, USC, Columbia, SC.
August 30, 2012 - Scientific Working Group Meeting, USC-SOM, Columbia, SC.
July 22, 2012 – Tour of ATBC by South Carolina State University undergraduates belonging to the SC INBRE-supported summer undergraduate research program (mentor Alicia Haire). The tour was hosted by Dr. Scott Argraves and the students had the opportunity to observe the Palmetto bioprinter being operated by Dr. Thomas Trusk.
June 29, 2012 – Jennifer Jackson (student at Voorhees College): YouTube video to promote Biofabrication Research in South Carolina.
June 25-28, 2012 – National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE), Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC.
June 4, 2012 - Tour of the ATBC by Winthrop Math REU Group (Hosted by Dr. Argraves).
May 18, 2012 - Scientific Working Group Meeting, SCRA, Columbia, SC.
March 21, 2012 - Dr. Gabor Forgacs of Univ. of Missouri and Oganovo, Inc. presented "Organ Printing: Where is it heading?" at the Dept. of Regenerative Medicine & Cell Biology in Charleston, SC. A video of the talk can be viewed HERE [H.264 mp4 format, which should run on most devices].
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Former Tinker airman gets 80 years in prison for beating child
An Oklahoma County judge sentenced a former Tinker Air Force Base airman for beating a 1-year-old child in his care.
A judge sentenced a former Tinker Air Force Base airman Wednesday to 80 years in prison for beating a child left in his care.
Oklahoma County District Judge Cindy Truong gave Gabriel Solis 10 years for each of the eight broken ribs suffered by the 1-year-old boy.
"I found what you did unconscionable," Truong said. "The two of you victimized a little boy."
Solis, 31, of Del City, and his ex-wife, Elsa Solis, 30, were arrested in October 2010 after doctors found significant injuries to the child, whose mother was deployed in Saudi Arabia.
Elsa Solis was sentenced Nov. 30 to 35 years in prison for enabling the abuse of the boy, who was hospitalized after vomiting and having a five-minute seizure.
In addition to the broken ribs, doctors found other bones in various states of healing, as well as a lacerated liver, a punctured lung and bruising from head to toe. The boy had a bite mark on his left leg, prosecutors said in court papers.
Before being sentenced, Gabriel Solis read a rambling statement in which he denied injuring the boy, saying he did "whatever he could to bring Nicholas back to life" the night he was hospitalized.
Solis suggested the boy was injured while he performed CPR, adding that his ex-wife might have injured the child "unintentionally" en route to the hospital.
"I believe that Nicholas was properly cared for," said Solis, who was fired in September by the Air Force. "This alleged incident never happened."
Assistant District Attorney Pam Stillings said she found Solis' remarks "repulsive."
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OTTAWA, July 12 (UPI) -- Canada's Supreme Court ruled Thursday legal Internet music downloads don't entitle artists and songwriters additional royalties under copyright law.
The nine judges were unanimous in ruling that such sites as iTunes that charge per download are acting legally and already paying royalties, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
The judges were also unanimous in overturning appeals that online music previews should generate royalties under copyright provisions for research purposes.
However, the court upheld collecting tariffs from streaming music sites under the "communication to the public" right, the report said.
Similarly, in a 5-4 decision, the judges said a video game sold legally over the Internet should not incur additional royalties for music or other artist performances, as it's direct and not communicating with the public.
In another copyright ruling, the judges ruled music embedded in online movies and TV is no longer considered to be separate from royalties on the shows themselves, the report said.
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How do you recognize a baseball superstar who sits out a critical game on Yom Kippur? You make him a member of the Hillel team. Hillel Board of Directors Chairman Randall Kaplan and Baruch College Hillel leader Inna Vernikov presented Los Angeles Dodger player Shawn Green with a Hillel baseball jersey at the recent Jewish Heritage Day at the Mets' Shea Stadium in New York. In his remarks to Green, Kaplan said: "Shawn, on behalf of the 400,000 Jewish college students around the world, it is our pleasure to officially make you a member of the Hillel team. You are not only committed to baseball, you are committed to the Jewish community. By refusing to play baseball on Yom Kippur, even in the heat of a pennant race, you demonstrated your connection to the community and to our tradition. By requesting a trade to a community with a large Jewish population, you acknowledged the centrality of Jewishness to your life. Thank you for continually stepping up to the plate and hitting homers for the team." An All-Star with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1999 and the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2000 and 2002, Green announced that he would not play on Yom Kippur in September 2001, because he considers himself "a role model in sports for Jewish kids." At the time, the Dodgers were in the heat of a pennant race in the National League and Green was a mainstay of the team. Green has been a reliable hitter, fielder and base stealer throughout his career.
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I have broken all the rules. I have two goldfish in a smallish bowl (Spaz and Chester). I change the whole bowl weekly with tap water and feed daily. These guys have lived on my kitchen counter for two years! Spaz is getting kind of big and needs a larger home. I don't want an aquarium, so here's my question...which is more important, depth or serfice area?


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Rates of learning
A 1999 study by Ferrari, Influence of expertise on the intentional transfer of motor skill, examined how expertise affected the learning of martial art students. Four strategies of practice were observed:
- Practice of whole sequence (30%)
- Practice of cumulative sections by adding new sequences to previously learned sequence (20%)
- Practice of overlapping sections (40%)
- Practice of independent sections (10%)
Results showed that both the expert and novice students remembered the same amount of new material. However, the performance or the experts was rated higher. Experts were better at judging how well they learned the material, and they used the learning material in a more sophisticated and efficient manner. While listening to the students talk, the author found that 75% of the novices focused on the difficulty of the task as opposed to 40% of the experts. The talking of the expert's was more general and focused more on learning strategies.
In the study, students were also observed while they watched training videos. The results of the video experiment found that both expert and novice students exhibited the same characteristics while watching the videos:
- Watched the video without physically performing movements (75%)
- Imitated the sequence while video was playing (10-15%)
- Stopped the video and mentally reconstructed the movement (10%)