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A few years back, my mom's family decided to simplify Christmas by exchanging homemade gifts. To add suspense to the gathering, a relative who shall remain nameless cooked up the idea of a Yankee swap: Everyone brings a wrapped gift and picks a number. In order, you either open a gift or "steal" someone else's. (Note: Under no circumstances should highly competitive clans, those with tension simmering just below the surface, or those whose members like an adult beverage or five attempt the Yankee swap. Trust me.) Sure, there were a few duds: my uncle's leopard-print throw pillow, a painted ceramic cat. And my own contribution? Suffice it to say my selfless mother gave it a home (love ya, Mom!).
The most-stolen presents, though, spoke quietly of our family's heritage. My aunt brought a mini-album with my grandparents' 1946 wedding portraits. Mom framed a copy of her dad's WWII citation of honor; another relative did the same with my great-aunt's 1942 poem about Herringer's Original Boosters (that was the moniker for Grandpa and his pals — they were regulars at a Bellevue, Ky, saloon before going to war together). We just settled the last custody suit over that one.
The family history gift ideas on these pages are equally simple and will inspire the same feelings of nostalgia (and cutthroat aggression) among your relatives. Just use our step-by-step instructions to combine the genealogical research you've already gathered with some inexpensive supplies from the local craft store. And we've rated each idea according to skill level, time investment and estimated cost per gift — but they're all quick and easy enough for even the worst procrastinator to construct in time for family gatherings. Then you can sit back and watch the rivalry begin.
Plant a memory
A heritage plant is special for some reason — maybe it's lamb's ear descended from Grandma's garden, Dad's favorite herb or a rooted ivy cutting from a cousin's wedding bouquet. Buy seedlings at a nursery or propagate ones from your garden — see You Grow Girl for how-tos.
You will need
• white cardstock
• fine-tip pens
• scissors
• hole punch
• heritage plant
• small flowerpot
• potting soil
• sheet moss
• raffia or ribbon
•1• Download the decorative tag templates from our Web site. Type the significance of the plant and care instructions (see photo). Print and cut out the tags and punch holes in each. (Shortcut: Buy inexpensive tags from an office supply store.)
•2• Place moss in the bottom of the flowerpot. Add soil and the plant. Water, add more soil if necessary, and cover the soil surface with more moss.
•3• Use raffia to tie a tag to each pot.
Call glass to session
• printed copies of old photographs
• sharp scissors
• large, clear glass gems (available at craft stores)
• clear-drying glue (we used Aleene's Clear Gel Tacky Glue)
large round magnets
•1• Cut your photo larger than the glass gem. Put a small drop of glue on the gem's flat side and spread it around with your finger. Press the gem onto the photo, centering it over the subject's face. Let dry.
•2• Use the scissors to trim the photo as close to the gem as possible. Turn over the gem and glue a magnet to the back of the paper. Let dry.
Right up your alley
time: *
skill level: *
cost per gift: *
Go ahead, brag a little
A small brag book is a nice keepsake and an easy way to share photos. We've jazzed up this one with scrapbooking papers, but if you like the minimalist look, purchase a colored book and just add the label.
You will need
• 6×6-inch spiral-bound blank album (we used one by Canson <www.canson.com>)
• Coordinating 12×12-inch scrapbook papers (cardstock is too stiff for this): two sheets for the covers, another for the inside covers and spine
• solid coordinating cardstock (for label)
• craft glue (such as Aleene's)
• old brush fine-tip archival marker 18 photos
• photo comers
•1• Download the templates from our Web site (you'll also find how-tos for adjusting them for different-size albums). Print the cover pieces onto the matching paper sheets; print the spine and inside cover templates onto the third sheet. Cut out the pieces along the solid lines. Fold in the top and bottom edges of the spine piece where indicated and glue the flaps.
•3• Glue the inside cover sheets in place, positioning each close to the spiral and leaving a narrow border on the other sides. Let dry.
•5• Use photo corners to affix photos to each album page. Write the date and subjects' names beneath each photo.
Wear your heritage on your sleeve
Thanks to iron-on transfer paper, you can put family faces on a myriad of fabric items — most craft stores carry plain ones for this purpose. If you're ambitious, sew a memory quilt with pictures and scraps of clothing from the people in them. Or go slightly simpler with this T-shirt.
You will need
• light-colored T-shirt
• iron-on transfer paper compatible with your printer (we used Epson ink-jet transfer paper)
• large digitized photo (use one with good contrast between the lights and darks)
• digitized family tree (optional)
•1• Follow the iron-on transfer paper manufacturer's instructions for preparing your fabric item. (For example, you may need to wash and dry it first.)
•2• Turn your family tree into a JPG or PDF file (most genealogy programs let you export a report in either format). Then you'll need to flip the tree so the names won't be backward after you transfer the images (the same goes for your photo, if it includes words). You can do this in a photo editor or a viewing utility such as the Adobe Reader or Mac's Preview — choose Flip Horizontal from the Tools menu. Load the transfer paper in your printer, carefully following the manufacturer's instructions so the image prints on the correct side of the paper. Print the photo and family tree onto separate sheets of the paper.
•3• Transfer the photo to the front of the shirt. For most transfer papers, use a hot, dry iron. Press the fabric first — transfers adhere better to a hot surface. Position the transfer printed-side-down on the fabric and press hard with the iron for the specified time (usually 20 to 30 seconds). Slowly slide the iron to the next area and repeat until you've covered the whole transfer. Lift a comer while the shirt is hot. If the transfer looks OK, peel off the paper. Let cool, then transfer the tree to the back.
Share & share alike
Right up your alley
time: *
skill level: **
cost per gift: *
You will need
• blank CD
• digitized photos and documents digitized family tree chart (optional)
• computer with CD burner
• blank CD inserts and labels with design software (available at office supply stores)
• CD jewel case
•1• Choose the photos you want in your slide show, copy the files and put them all in one folder. Determine the order in which you want them to appear and name the photos accordingly: grant_joseph_01 If you want to include a family tree chart, create one with your genealogy software, save it in PDF format (look under File Export) and put it in the same folder.
•2• CDs generally hold 650 to 700MB of data — about 325 2MB pictures. Start your presentation with a title page — something like Smith Family Photos, 1850 to 1950 — then add your tree and one photo or document per slide. (In PowerPoint, select Insert >Picture> From File from the toolbar, find the photo in the browser window, and click OK.) On each slide, add captions with the date and names of people in the photo.
•3• Follow your CD burning software's or your computer manufacturer's instructions to "burn" the slide show on a CD. In Windows XP, just insert a blank CD and a wizard pops up. Click Open Writable CD Folder, then drag files into the folder and click Write These Files to CD. In Mac OS X, insert a blank CD, select the Standard format and drag the files into the CD icon. Drag the CD icon into the trash can to bum it.
•4• You can create CD inserts and labels using an attractive background from our Web site or design them with the software that came with your blank CD labels and inserts. (Your CD burner may have similar software you can use.) Include your CD title and a photo on the insert. Print the labels and inserts, then apply the label to your CDs and place the insert in the jewel case.
Cook up family history
Food equals nostalgia, so a box filled with family recipes is a touching gift. See the December 2004 Family Tree Magazine for help gathering the how-tos for your clan's favorite dishes. Need a shortcut? Buy a recipe box with matching cards and fill them in.
You will need
• wood or papier-mâché recipe box
• acrylic craft paint
• paintbrush
• fine sandpaper (for a wooden box)
• clean cloth
• water-based spray varnish
• photo of your clan's best cook
• 8 ½ x11-inch white cardstock
• craft glue
• old paintbrush
• decorative paper
• index card dividers
• family recipes
•1• Paint the recipe box and let dry. If it's wooden, lightly sand the surface and remove the dust with a damp cloth. Paint the box again. When dry, apply varnish in a well-ventilated area. Let dry.
•2• Photocopy or print your picture onto cardstock and cut it out. Glue it onto decorative paper and trim the paper to leave a ?-inch mat. (To crop the image into an oval, as we did, use the templates on our Web site.) Using an old paintbrush, apply glue to the back of the mat. Press it onto the lid.
•3• If you have old family recipe cards, color-photocopy them onto cardstock and cut them out. To make a set of new cards, download the card template from our Web site, print onto cardstock and write out your recipes. Cut out the cards and place in the box with the dividers.
Right up your alley
time: ***
(plus drying time for paint and varnish)
skill level: **
cost per gift: ***
Make a good impression
Right up your alley
time: ***
(plus driving time)
skill level: ***
cost per gift: **
Besides preserving genealogical information, tombstone rubbings make striking wall art. Don't attempt one on a deteriorating stone, and ask the caretaker for permission. If you already have a rubbing, have it reproduced and frame the copies.
You will need
• several yards of nonfusible cutaway fabric interfacing (rub it firmly between your fingers — if it pills, it's not the right stuff)
• tombstone rubbing wax or black jumbo crayon with the paper peeled off
• masking tape and someone to help hold the fabric
• iron
• old towel
• set of wooden canvas stretchers large enough to hold the finished rubbing, or a large photo frame and mat
• Staple gun
• Sawtooth picture hangers
•1• Cut a piece of interfacing big enough to wrap around the tombstone front. Tape it to the stone's back and have a helper hold it taut.
•2• Rub the wax or broad side of the crayon over the fabric and watch the image appear. Don't let the fabric shift as you work.
•3• At home, place the rubbing face up on an ironing board and lay an old towel on top. Press with a hot, dry iron to set the crayon or wax into the fabric.
•4• Assemble the canvas stretchers into a frame (ours pushed together; some come with metal fasteners you hammer into the corners). Lay the rubbing facedown and center the frame on top. Wrap the top edge of the fabric to the back of the stretcher and staple in the center. Repeat on the bottom edge of the fabric, then on each side, pulling the fabric taut and keeping the design centered. Continue stapling, working toward the corners and alternating sides to maintain even tension. At the comers, fold in and staple the fabric as shown below.
•5• Place the picture hanger in the center top of the frame and hammer it in. For a large rubbing, use two evenly spaced hangers.
Right up your alley
Of course, we wouldn't suggest any family history gifts that are difficult to make (hey, we've been known to procrastinate on occasion, too). But a few of our ideas require just a hair more skill, time and expenditure than others. Our rating system will help you decide which projects are for you.
* Less than an hour
* 1 to 1V2 hours
*** 1 ½ to 2 hours
Skill level
* Easy even if you're all thumbs (and they're tied behind your back)
** A little hand-eye coordination will keep you from gluing your forearm to your face
*** If you still remember cutting, folding and pasting from kindergarten, you're good
Cost per gift
* less than $8
** $8 to $12
*** $13 to $15
Make it your own
At the risk of sounding like Paula Abdul advising an "American Idol" wannabe, may we suggest the following quick projects, customized with your own unique flair?
• Create a pretty recipe card for Grandma's famous toffee cookies and present it alongside a batch on a decorative plate.
• Personalize a photo or document storage box (available from craft stores or online suppliers such as Archival Methods) by affixing a photo to the lid with fancy photo corners.
• Turn a mini-album into a themed book. Suggested topics include family stories, special heirlooms, ancestral homes and relatives' weddings.
• Transform a tote with an iron-on photo. Tuck a book or other stocking stuffer inside.
• Buy a historical map or download one free from the Perry-Castañeda library. Adhere it to a bulletin board and mark the places your ancestors lived with ball-head pins.
Get crafty
Here's where to buy supplies for your family history gifts:
• Archiver's
(877) 867-7857 <www.archiversonline.com>
• Create for Less
(866) 333-4463 <www.createforless.com>
• Hobby Lobby
(800) 888-0321 <www.hobbylobby.com>
• Jo-Ann Stores
(800) 525-4951 <www.joann.com>
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Avalon Theatre
1 Casino Way,
Catalina Island,
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A truly classic movie palace, situated in Avalon on Santa Catalina Island, just 22 miles off the coast from Los Angeles. The Avalon Theatre opened on May 29, 1929. It is located in the Casino Building, built by chewing gum magnet William Wrigley Jnr, and is located beneath the Casino Ballroom. The building was never intended for or used as a casino, but for dancing (which in the era of the 'big bands' attracted the likes of Benny Goodman – the King of Swing' to play here to 2,000 capacity dancers. The outer lobby of the building has eight 'Atlantis' inspired tiled mural panels, the work of John Gabriel Beckman, who decorated the entire Avalon Theatre in an Atmospheric style. There are painted murals on the side-walls depicting a noble savage hunting deer with a bow & arrow, as a few Franciscan monks arrive by galleon surrounded by stylized hillsides. The rear wall has painted murals of birds and monkeys.
Above the rounded proscenium arch is a re-creation of Botticelli's "Birth of Venus", whilst on the asbestos safety curtain is painted "Flight of Fancy Westward", depicting a primitive surfer boy riding the crest of a wave, superimposed on a background of the map of the island. The silver leaf ceiling is made to glow in shades of pink and violet by colored lights hidden behind a low wall surrounding the auditorium.
The Avalon Theatre is equipped with a Page 4 manual 16 rank theatre organ, built by the Page Organ Co. of Lima, Ohio. It is still in working order and is played regularly at film performances on weekends only. Films play daily every evening of the week. The complex is still owned by the Wrigley family who keep the building well maintained.
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Isn't that the address listed?
It shouldn't say Catalina Island. Atlantic City is on Absecon Island. Shouldn't all theaters in Atlantic City be listed as Atlanic City, Absecon Island, NJ, by your rationale? Avalon is the city, CA is the state. Catalina Island is not part of the address.
I sat in the seats last weekend and they are very comfortable and new feeling. I'm sure they replaced the original seats with these at some point and put fewer than original to accommodate the continuously expanding exteriors of the American public. They did a really nice job because the sides of the seats look original, at least on the aisle.
Here is a 1929 interior photo from the LAPL:
A couple links:
Casino Ballroom: avalonball.com
Avalon Theater: View link
A unique and beautiful interior and exterior. I am glad the Avalon theatre is so well maintained.
Hey, does anyone have any further info on the "Silent Movie Festival" mentioned above??
Have only been there once…but loved it. Especially since during the tour, we were privileged with a screening of a Buster Keaton short….definitely the true genius of the Silent Film era.
What is the definition of "atmospheric"?
Considering the ceiling—even minus clouds and a bordering Spanish village—could this be called an atmospheric?
Please come see this beautiful theatre at the annual Santa Catalina Film Festival held every May. This year there are a lot of amazing guests lined up to come.
Go To: www.CatalinaFF.org for more information.
Architect Sumner Spaulding's middle name was Maurice. Walter Webber's middle initial was I.
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What happens when you're the most famous singer on the planet and you get wasted at a music festival?
The same thing that happens to the rest of us: You get kicked out. Rihanna learned that the hard way this weekend.
Rihanna was escorted, along with two hangers-on, away from the Open'er Festival in Poland to wild applause. Security tried carrying the three ladies out upright, but failed, which could mean a few things:
One, they actually didn't drink much and just have a very low tolerance, especially in heat and sun (doubtful). Two, Rihanna takes her own tracks like 'Pour It Up' and 'Cheers (I'll Drink to That)' to heart, even when she doesn't write much for them. Or three, the most likely scenario: The Wanted need to do more research on their own song subjects.
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In the history book of bad ideas, the concept of giving corporations the right to censor the Internet has to rank among the worst ever. But that's what the impact of two bills recently introduced in the US Congress would be if they, or anything like them, were enacted into law, and it's causing a righteous ruckus among free speech activists around the world.In solidarity with major sites like Wikipedia, Boing Boing, and Reddit, the Greenpeace International website will be dark for 12 hours on the 18th of January to protest these two bills specifically, and the idea of empowering internet censorship in general.
If you don't know what SOPA and PIPA are, you should look them up. While touted as efforts to curtail film and music piracy, they have the potential to allow corporations to censor online activism as well.In a nutshell, these bills will enable corporations to effectively shut down websites that they believe are infringing their copyrights and trademarks. All they have to do is file notice (not prove to a court, but simply file notice) that their copyright has been infringed to a service provider, such as the one which registers the name greenpeace.org on the Internet, and that entity has 5 days to take action to end service to the site.If in fact there was no copyright infringement, the service provider is immune from lawsuit by Greenpeace for taking the site down or suspending any other services.In effect, the law says that copyright infringement is so great a crime that corporations can play judge and jury, presume guilt, and possibly infringe civil rights, free speech, and privacy in the defense of their interests.They can demand that search engines and social networking sites block access to the targeted site, and that payment services and advertisers cease doing business with the accused site. A previous provision, that internet service providers block access to the site through the domain name system, has for now been removed: a good thing, perhaps, but not if it means a better chance for the rest of the bill's draconian measures going through.So what's this got to do with online activism?Well, it so happens that trademark infringement is part of the bill as well — and that is an open invitation to corporate abuse of SOPA/PIPA to silence critics.At Greenpeace, we've managed to put some judo moves on some mighty corporations by leveraging their own advertising budgets against them. Whether it's spoofing VW's most expensive superbowl ad of all time, spreading the word about a spoof of the American Petroleum Institute's support for the Keystone XL tarsands pipeline, creating a Kit-Kat ad that illustrates the rainforest destruction inherent in palm-oil production, or putting up a look-alike Apple.com website to push for better e-waste policies, we've rigorously exercised our right to free speech in freely speaking out against corporate abuse of the environment, and won many a campaign victory doing so.We use corporations' own language, their own marketing, their own strength against them -- which is sometimes the only way that an entirely supporter-funded operation like ours can afford to put a spotlight on the negative side of their operations.Thing is, while court case after court case has agreed with us that parody is a protected form of free speech, the corporations at the pointy end of our parodies tend to disagree. Exxon/Esso took us to court in France over alleged copyright infringement of their logo when we launched a campaign against them:Esso said we were in violation of their intellectual property rights. We said it was free speech. The court agreed with us, and in an historic decision, we won. But had that decision been left to Exxon/Esso, we would have been shut down.Nestle's Kit Kat brand famously failed when they attempted to have our spoof video featuring their brand -- and critical of their support for rainforest destruction -- removed from YouTube for trademark violation. Hundreds of our supporters reposted the video on other sites and their own Facebook profiles. Eventually, YouTube's lawyers intervened and the video was restored. Under SOPA, YouTube *itself* could have been shut down for hosting our Kit Kat video. Facebook could have gone dark for hosting supporter samizdat. Greenpeace.org would have gone dark worldwide. And Kit Kat owner Nestle never would have been compelled by our supporters and their customers to revise their policy on palm oil procurement, a move which has struck a major blow to an industry which is mowing down orang-utan habitat in Indonesia to plant palm trees.Which is why you need to oppose SOPA/PIPA. While the Obama administration has indicated they would veto any bill with some of the more draconian measures that have been considered, and SOPA itself has been "shelved indefinitely" we need to send a message, loud and clear, about how far we'll go to stop corporate censorship.If you are a US citizen, write your representative. If you live outside the US, sign this petition. If you want to do more, check out these suggestions from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.More than ever, the networked world is holding corporate interests accountable for their environmental and human rights abuses. Don't let people power be silenced. Stop corporate censorship of the Internet.
Born in 1965 and hailing from South Africa, Kumi Naidoo was Greenpeace's International Executive Director from November 2009 until December 2015.
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The freedom of the internet is a symbol of what democracy & human rights stands for - Freedom of expression in a civilized manner. Website censors...
The freedom of the internet is a symbol of what democracy & human rights stands for - Freedom of expression in a civilized manner. Website censorship, like media censorship, takes away this basic right & prevents the sharing of ideas & ideals which helped bring humanity out of the dark ages & without which internet wouldn't even exist. Censorship is just another step away from this so called democracy & another towards the fashisim which it conceals.
There is no justifiable reason to take down the Greenpeace website regardless of the duration, if nothing else this only shows the government's opposition toward the hope for compassion & an end to suffering of the occupants of the world, & reinforces the governments obsession with destruction, violence & suffering.
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Finally, finally, finally, something I can agree with Greenpeace about! Mostly your campaigns are either misinformed, malicious, lies, or just plain b...
Finally, finally, finally, something I can agree with Greenpeace about! Mostly your campaigns are either misinformed, malicious, lies, or just plain bad, but - even though you are deviating from what your poor subscribers paid you to do - I support you on this one. SOPA and PIPA must be stopped.
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This is beneath the dignity of human.
17 January, 2012 at 18:42
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Thanks very much Kumi, and Greenpeace. ...and for giving myself and others a more comprehensive understanding at what's at stake here. Horrific ...
Thanks very much Kumi, and Greenpeace. ...and for giving myself and others a more comprehensive understanding at what's at stake here. Horrific enough that everytime you watch a 30 second news clip, you get 30 seconds of advertising. A matter of time I suppose for the worms to find their way in. Thank God for Greenpeace, injecting us with the serum of light to defeat these parasites continually attacking the human race
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After all the Esso-Scandals I`ll never buy patrol again from Esso
17 January, 2012 at 22:52
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These corrupt politicians ( who receive huge funds from the bodies lobbying for this) must not be allowed to interfere with the Internet at all. Lets...
These corrupt politicians ( who receive huge funds from the bodies lobbying for this) must not be allowed to interfere with the Internet at all. Lets companies individually deal with their copyright problems but not not legislate and do not give corporations powers at act above the law. I'm sick and tired of America laying down the law to the world. It's time to tell the US to piss off and get back in to its kennel.
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These 2 bills make US Internet environment worst than Communist China.
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Yea, it`s the case of Guatemala, its colocating a publiciti whit logotips of Greenpeace International and making a enemistry to Greenpeace and Named t...
Yea, it`s the case of Guatemala, its colocating a publiciti whit logotips of Greenpeace International and making a enemistry to Greenpeace and Named to Mexico, in NATIONAL PEACE CONTEXT II of Guatemala.
Un grupo de pubicidad pirata invitan al greenpeace international en Guatemala y eso es ilegal; pues nos interrumpe como pais por nuestro intento de amistad en Mexico
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Dennis Baker
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How do we get there from here?
Think globally, and this is a global idea.
7 Billion humans generate vast quantities of excrement.
I believe this excrement is capable of providing all human electrical demands.
Right now hydrogen is perceived as a negative by product, of Nuclear Energy, when it should be the product, as the Pentagon has considered.
reference info
Request for Information (RFI) on Deployable Reactor Technologies ...
The cover sheet and abstract must be submitted by Friday, April 30, 2010 by 4:00 p.m. (Eastern) to the following email address: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=d0792af88a6a4484b3aa9d0dfeaaf553&...
Large scale conversions sites are intended to replace fossil fuel powered electrical facilities
the Primary Source of Carbon Emissions.
Since this is a potential monopoly of a global best practice technology, I can date this back to the following (deleted from the net) submission to the Environmental Assessment Panel
Nuclear Fuel Waste Management and Disposal Concept
Public Hearings
9:00 a.m. - 5:20 p.m. VOLUME 8
3rd Floor Auditorium
4900 Yonge Street
TORONTO, Ontario
Presentation by Mr. Dennis Baker
(Quote from text)
"One direction of research that could be selected by the Atomic Energy Control Board is the transformation of nuclear waste into a useful form of energy.
The radiolitic decomposition of organic materials generates hydrogen gas.
Hydrogen gas is a very useful energy course; burns clean with water as the emission by- product. Humans generate a phenomenal amount of organic waste. The United Nations is very concerned about oceanic contamination by organic waste. Human organic waste could be treated to prevent methane generation, then exposed to nuclear waste to generate hydrogen gas. The potential solving of three issues with one action."
I welcome your guidance.
Dennis Baker
The solution to climate change.
( human excrement + nuclear waste = hydrogen ) The USA discharges Trillions of tons of sewage annually, sufficient quantity to sustain electrical generation requirements of the USA.
Redirecting existing sewage systems to containment facilities would be a considerable infrastructure modification project.
It is the intense radiation that causes the conversion of organic material into hydrogen, therefore what some would consider the most dangerous waste because of its radiation would be the best for this utilization.
I believe the combination of clean water and clean air, will increase the life expectancy of humans.
The four main areas of concern globally are energy, food,water and air!
he radiolytic decomposion of organic materials generates Hydrogen. By using our sewage as a source of energy we also get clean air , clean water, and no ethanol use of food stocks. Eat food first, create energy after.
Simply replacing the fossil fuel powered electrical generating facilities with these plants, would reduce CO2 emissions, and CH4 emissions, to acceptable levels, globally.
This would require a completely new reactor facility capable of converting human waste into hydrogen and then burning the hydrogen to generate electricity on site.
This solution is sellable to citizens because of all the side issue solutions. I ve been able to convince most simply with concept of using nuclear waste to a productive end.
Superbugs ( antibiotic resistant ) apparently are created in the waters sewage is discharged into, which is one more side issue solution.
Anything not converting into hydrogen will potentially be disposed of using Transmutation.
The water emitted from hydrogen burning will have uses in leaching heavy metals from other contaminated site clean ups
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I know the hypothesis that the light speed is constant is retained by experiments. But is there any theory explaining why the light speed is constant no matter how an observer moves relative to light?
My question is, specifically: Suppose an observer $O$ launches a light and $O$ starts to move at the same time with a uniform velocity $v$ in the same direction that light points. Then why $c$ is still the light speed that $O$ will measure rather than $c-v$?


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Zachary Carter NYPD Crimes Tumors symptoms worse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2kfN9T0gNgI really get it now these people are really bad evil people I mean Zachary Carter is covering up how many NYPD crimes in my case in other cases?
I just went through two medical procedures and it doesn't look good what is happening at age 55 these tumors and that's it should be dissipating and they're not it looks like things are getting worse I'm waiting to get the official report I just feel very ill it's also Gastro but I just don't have the energy to go through that and I also worry if I'm suffering greater harm to my brain from lack of sleep so intense or these years and I've been sharing this with everyone because the police corruption is shocking and I was also afraid that my attacker Delita Hooks and her protector nypd criminals who also committed crimes as a group conspiring to have me threatened by corrupt NYPDdetectives were happy to do there would be other victims.... I will talk about that at a later date.
I never received victim services and support because of a corrupt evil doctor in his office those involved in the violence and lies and threats insemination as well as the NYPD and I let possibly Joe Tacopina know if I'm correct he broke laws he should be disbarred and arrested along with everyone Involved in the violence and lies but it's New York City where you can commit murder and walk away and you can steal you can be a criminal and walk away if you know the right people.
Eric Garner did not commit any crime that I saw did you see a video of him committing crime we just hand written lawsuit sure looks to me like he was murdered by reckless thoughtless NYPD Who did nothing when he said I can't breathe 11 times and what is the most reckless of them get 24 hour security and a raise like he's the mayor of New York. Allegedly NYPD the history of violating him according to his hand written lawsuit from Rikers from eight years ago. Eric Garner pro se lawsuit mine make it clear NYPD committed crimes and retaliated against Eric Garner and my case ditto. He and I filed pro se lawsuit under Ray Kelly can you just like the Oscar award-winning film "spotlight" the city so many nyc agencies and NYPD IA DA are covering up crimes
The NYPD are getting away with murder literally and figuratively and they do fixing in favors for rich powerful people for friends or family or just because they can get away with it or the lower crime stats for
It is really important to me that you do not vote for Bill de Blasio and Scott Stringer spend more time covering up crimes therefore complicit like my case and Eric Garner's started under mayor Bloomberg and Ray Kelly and Eric is dead and I'm alive
Please google Dr Fagelman assault any NYPD in the city of New York are as guilty and how many other cases how many other victims the city has Zachary Carter line for ditto his predecessor under Michael Bloomberg and this happened under Michael Bloomberg just like Eric garner's hand written lawsuit and indictment of Ray Kelly in that era.
Where are special prosecutor's I know that I want one for my case how many other victims of NYPD, Internal Affairs corruption are there who want special prosecutors?
It really has to be a memorial wall apology Wall including Dirty DAs crimes all the victims of the NYPD and Internal Affairs and Dirty DA's victims of life and dead.
It would include NYPD victims of corrupt NYPD and corrupt Internal Affairs, corrupt police commissioners that crush any cop that comes forward etc.
It would include NYPD victims of corrupt NYPD and corrupt Internal Affairs, corrupt police commissioners that crush any cop that comes forward etc.
I can't tell you how ill I feel I never got to be a victim and get victim services and victim support because of fixing in favors in retaliation including an MD engage corrupt cops and threatening me and that's a serious crime! All protected so it's time for a special Prosector to look at my case and so many others. Zachary Carter stated he acted within his scope involving redacting documents at the NYPD acted within their scope in the NBA star Thabo Sefolosha's case.
I'm waiting and waiting for Justice and now I'm waiting for medical results and I know that there were tons of tumors that should've been dissipated and that's not good. I suffer intense side effects and I did when I was assaulted almost 5 years ago and it's worse now I didn't think was possible
I alerted the detective immediately that I suffered from a collapsible bladder when I was assaulted and my attacker Knew I had a collapsed bladder.
CCRB kept forwarding my case to the chief of Partman and I believe that's James O'Neill who is now the police commissioner and is so corrupt he keeps Reznick chief Reznick as head of Internal Affairs Dr Reznick was Ned in a lawsuit for calling NYPD whistleblower a rat that is proof proof the police commissioner James O'Neill is corrupt part of the blue wall of corruption and retaliation he is really corrupt along with his predecessors boys club that really runs this corrupt police dept
Mayor de Blasio won't give us a new commission in to police corruption.
He and Scott Stringer don't want you to read Eric Garner's hand written lawsuit from Riker's where Eric gives horrific details of NYPD abuse and flat out crimes like my case but no arrest and the media is blacking it out like the film Spotlight my case and Eric Garner's filed under Mike Bloomberg, Ray kelly and Charles Campisi.
Bratton kept up the vile practices and Eric Garner is dead. Ray Kelly taught me NYPD fix crime like a Las Vegas Casino.
Bratton taught me turn broken windows
back on the NYPD.
James O' Neill flat out lies about
community relations and he keeps
Chief Reznick as the head of
Internal Affairs that called an NYPD
whistle blower a rat so that is proof
Bratton and O'Neill as corrupt as
they come along with Chief Boyce
who is also protecting detectives
that broke laws in my case and
they get off on using Ron Kuby's letter
to pretend their were not a pile up of crimes and they protected a misogynist hate crime I allege Joe Tacopina committed during an open investigation threatening me and using
the word cunt with a fake account.
Tacopina has never contacted me to deny the allegations.
Do not vote for de Blasio and Stringer and the
city is owed a New PERMANENT COMMISSION IN TO POLICE CORRUPTION
For The victims of all these corrupt NYPD, Internal Affairs and so many New York City government agencies CORP COUNSEL New York City government is as guilty as all the agencies a failed us complicit or there's guilty is the employees that were involved in committing crimes on New York City government time
Include all the children killed and gov agencies failed them as well but the wall should focus on Victims murdered, those falsely prosecuted by dirty DAs in bed with NYPD and corrupt cops -- I am a victim of NYPD detectives and their bosses including top cops who dole out retalistion and cook the books to lower crime stats as their NYPD break laws with IA dirt DA protection.
Cy Vance, Michael Bloomberg the largest amount of false arrests of protestors ever in NYC gov history yet another example.
Cy Vance was and is for sale protecting Wall St, 911 Tech Corruption, NYC Gov players, Rudin family greed St Vincent's hospital greed, protected rapists, NYPD criminals, you name it...Google DNA Cy VAnce Intern, Google NYDN Cy VAnce Jeffrey Espstein, Google NYDN NYPD Chief Chuck Dowd.
I'm so traumatized and so exhausted I can't even talk right now and voice dictate anymore so just listen to what I have to say
Thank you
Zachary Carter NYPD Crimes Tumors symptoms worse, NYPD Apology Wall to Victims
Zachary Carter NYPD Crimes Tumors symptoms worse, NYPD Apology Wall to Victims


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 48 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
We are a healthcare focused data services company with a Flash based business intelligence solution. We are incorporating a new component into the tool, which is a reference library. We need your help designing an interface that will have a logical, intuitive layout and will be visually appealing, We have awarded winners in three previous contest to design other aspects of the solution, and we look forward to seeing some great designs and awarding another winner.
We are a healthcare focused data services company, and while we have a good number of very talented web programmers and database analysts, we do not have a top flight graphical designer who can create knock-your-socks-off site design mockups and user interface (UI) schemes. We have awarded winners in three contests in the recent past and fully expect to award a winner in this contest. The winning design will be integrated into our flash based web application, but we do not need code written as part of this deliverable, we just need your design help.
Treo University is a reference library that will be integrated in our business intelligence solution. It contains all sorts of reference material that provide context for our users. It will include user documentation, reference guides, report guides, glossaries, etc. that will enable our users to better understand and interpret their data. We would like a design that is:
- easy and intuitive to navigate through the hierarchy of content
- visually appealing
- consistent with other areas of our Flash based application, such as the report libraryWe will continue to add content as our site grows. For now, here is a screenshot showing some of the content in an html mock up of TreoU.
The content in each branch typically includes:
- a brief introduction, ranging from one sentence to a couple paragraphs
- one or more attachment(s) such as case studies, user guides, glossaries, etcWe have provided a link to our site here, where you can see a TreoU demo in a simple HTML page with a tree control. On the page, just click on the plus (+) sign by 'PPA Demo' to see the topic areas:
The attachments (pdf's) on this demo site are not live, so you cannot open them. In our final design, clicking on a pdf will just open it in a new Adobe Reader window.
We are also providing a couple screen shots of our Flash application interface. This is where TreoU will be integrated. We are looking for you to provide the design for presenting this information in the application. The circled Treo University tab is where this design will be placed.
Here is a screen shot of the Report Library interface:
All this information can be found in a pdf on our web site:
Please ask questions if we have not been clear on anything.
A design for TreoU that is:
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- breadcrumbs for navigationAs a deliverable, we will be looking for images that show the layout and position of the interface and any graphics you design for the interface. Adobe illustrator or other formats are ok.
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Screen Rant's Kofi Outlaw Reviews Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is all but impossible to review in the traditional sense. It's not a standalone film (rather the second half of the Deathly Hallows tale), while also serving as the closing chapter to a movie franchise that has spanned eight films over the course of a decade, and become part of a worldwide phenomenon. As such, it's more fitting to call it "a cinematic event," rather than your run-of-the-mill movie release.
So, taking that all into account, it's easy to see why the majority of moviegoers will be headed to the theater to see Deathly Hallows: Part 2 with little regard or care for what critics have to say about it. Still, the film must be reviewed, so the two big questions to address are: does this chapter end the series on a strong note? And is Deathly Hallows: Part 2 a good movie in its own right?
The answer to both questions is a resounding YES.
By now the story should be familiar, but in case it isn't: Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) has gone through life living in the shadow of that faithful night when the dark lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) murdered his parents and set the wheels of destiny spinning. All of Harry's adventures with his friends Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) have led to a final quest, with the three young wizards searching for the splintered shards of Voldemort's soul (Horcruxes), which are the key to the dark lord's immortality.
However, Voldemort knows that Harry is aware of his weakness, and so the dark lord - in possession of a seemingly invincible wand - launches a final salvo against "the boy who lived," his friends, allies and Hogwarts, the school that Harry has called home. At the end of the battle, only one of the fated pair will walk away.
In my Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 review, I said that one issue with that film was the static nature of the narrative, which saw our heroes engaged in a lot of "down time." It was a necessary sacrifice, I knew, because properly setting the stage for the epic final showdown required quieter, more meditative moments of character and thematic development. One could then expect that Deathly Hallows: Part 2 would be a non-stop action thrill-ride - and while the movie definitely moves at a very brisk pace, and features many epic moments, I was actually pleasantly surprised by how wonderfully understated it actually was.
From the directorial style of franchise veteran David Yates to the melodic score by composer Alexandre Desplat, Deathly Hallows: Part 2 wisely remembers that while it is a movie, it is also the final link in an epic chain. As such, the film doesn't make the mistake of being too overstated or assaulting you with mind-numbing arbitrary action, ear-shattering sounds or overly-dramatic music. When the battle at Hogwarts rages, Yates favors more picturesque photography - shots of bodies lying to and fro, familiar structures being destroyed, or characters we know engaged in battle, the focus squarely on their desperate, defiant, or despairing expressions. The music, while still containing familiar traces of epic Potter melodies past, also allows for a lot of quieter, more contemplative tunes, which enhance the resonance of all that is happening onscreen.
The filmmakers thankfully remember that we've journeyed so far with these characters - through the books into the movies as well as throughout the movies up to now - and so they trust that we, the audience, will understand the poignancy and meaning of the events that are unfolding. This frees Yates and his team to present the subtle emotion and larger iconography of the story, rather than just the arbitrary thrill of elaborate action scenes, or the manipulative tricks of hammy dramatics.
This same understated approach also works for the actors. By now, most people will be so deeply invested in these characters that they can pick up on the subtle nuances of their behavior, choices, expressions and banter, sparing the need for everything to be so pronounced or obvious. Watching Radcliffe, Watson and Grint is just moving, given where they began this franchise and how they've matured as young people, characters and actors since those early years. The trio close off their roles "brilliantly," with Radcliffe in particular showing why he will likely have a long career that extends well beyond this franchise.
Even Ralph Fiennes is given a bit more to do this time around, as Voldemort shows more depth than we've ever seen from him. With every Horcrux that is destroyed Voldemort's immortality wanes, and Fiennes manages to let a wonderfully understated bit of humanity and vulnerability escape the dark lord's evil persona - which is still pretty evil in this movie, I might add. The same goes for franchise staples Professor Snape (Alan Rickman) and Professor Dumbledore (Michael Gambon); they aren't major players in this film, but both manage to add serious depth to their characters with what little screen time they have - which is a big feat after so many installments.
If there is one thing to criticize about Deathly Hallows: Part 2, it's that a lot of the secondary characters and subplots are clearly shortchanged in the finale. Fans of the Harry Potter books have always been critical about what the films have left out - especially starting around the fifth film, Order of the Phoenix, when Yates took over directorial duties. Having only read the first two books myself, I have always been in the camp of people who weren't all that bothered by the streamlined narratives of the films, since they still seemed to tell a captivating story.
However, there are several events in Deathly Hallows: Part 2 that certainly felt diminished, since I had never really had the opportunity to explore or become invested in those aspects of the story. You could tell who in the theater had read the books, since their squeals of joy or sadness clearly marked moments where they understood things on a level the rest of us didn't. Still, even in those instances, Yates does a fair job of keeping Harry and his emotions at the nexus of things, so that even if we don't feel the impact of certain moments or developments, we can see and understand that he feels it.
As for the 3D: This film is a quality post-conversion 3D job, I'll give it that, but it's a post-conversion 3D job nonetheless. It doesn't detract from the film - but for me, it didn't really enhance it, either. The movie would be just as good in 2D - just like the rest of the films in the series have been.
In the end, by the time we get to the famous epilogue, it's hard not to feel emotional. How often do you truly witness the end of an era, and how often does that feeling come while you're watching a movie? Only a few times in a lifetime, I would bet - and this is certainly one of them.
If you've already seen the film and want to talk about various plot details without ruining it for others, head over to our Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 spoilers discussion.
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There must be a pitstop because usually bringing the gnome to the pitstop involves some sort of prize....and if memory recalls every single time we've had a gnome in an episode it's been a NEL..i think..
Just curious why some of you think this is a TBC? TBC to where? as in keep on racing to where?
and then we have a big sun/diffence in these two screencaps, again I can't find this place
so who thinks that the blondes are actually gunna get into a car crash?
I don't think we have a big difference in the shadow at all. The camera angle changes the depth perception so that in the wide shot we just see more of the building shadow. Note the shadow on the roof behind them; there is no shadow change of any significance.
I went looking for those fence posts in the park earlier and had no luck either.I wonder if that just isn't a random residential garden. Ron/Christina are standing at the front corner of that site.
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"The Forerunners' existence and unexplained disappearance are the central mysteries of the Halo universe, and Bear's series, due to begin with the release of the first book in 2010, would seem to offer the answers Halo fans have been seeking since the release of Halo: Combat Evolved in 2001. But would the Microsoft Halo team (which is helmed by ex-Bungie Halo guru Frank O'Connor), really allow the biggest secrets of Halo to be revealed in a book series first? Or does this announcement point to a direction the Halo videogame series may soon take? "
Sounds like we may know the direction MS is taking with the next Halo games.
New Halo novels on the way
Started By vtancredi, Apr 09 2009 09:02 AM
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Posted 09 April 2009 - 09:02 AM
Posted 22 April 2009 - 10:43 AM
So apparently this guy Bear is the premier Sci-Fi writer. Huge win for Frankie and MS. Hopefully they don't write the back story themselves and consult bungie, McLees, and the Halo Story Bible.
Posted 11 August 2009 - 11:19 AM
Awesome! I can't wait. I'll be counting down the days to the release of the first book, first time that's ever happened.
Posted 24 August 2009 - 06:00 PM
Sounds cool. I don't particularly care if the 'secrets' of the forerunners are revealed in a book series, as long as they are revealed :tongue:
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Posted 17 December 2009 - 01:27 PM
100% agree. I can't wait for this novel, though there have been no new details surrounding its release. I was hoping for an early release in 2010, but the lack of news has me kind of down.
Sounds cool. I don't particularly care if the 'secrets' of the forerunners are revealed in a book series, as long as they are revealed :tongue:
Posted 17 December 2009 - 03:37 PM
Has anyone on these forums read anything by Greg Bear?
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Posted 18 December 2009 - 10:58 AM
Has anyone on these forums read anything by Greg Bear?
I guess the site isn't dead after all! I was expecting to see a 404 message...
I haven't read greg bear but he's been recommended to me several times. One of these days...
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Foster parents deserve greater level of appreciation
emma margraf I've been thinking a lot about mass production. There are different kinds, right? One kind is effective and human, the other is mechanized and empty.
I used to be a really good barista at a resort town coffee shop and I'd line up 10 cups in a row and drop shots of espresso, milk, foam, and chocolate in various of the cups, then call out the names of the people who ordered them in rapid fire succession. I knew the customers at that store well.
The mass production I learned there was an effective strategy mixing time management techniques with individual attention. I learned to steam large quantities of milk and pull espresso shots quickly and in the ways customers liked most. I had a lot of incentive – it made for big tips.
Years later, I have two jobs. At one of them I've not gotten a raise in the five years despite the fact that everyone agrees I do it well. It's also a job where I'm under constant scrutiny – there are binders full of regulations to abide by under threat of discipline. There are four to 10 professionals I'm responsible to at any given moment, and those people change regularly and ask to be caught up to speed on everything I've done in the past five years immediately. The better you do at the job, the less support you are offered.
This is foster parenting.
One of those professionals was at my house recently inviting me to their foster parent appreciation party – it's a luau. At the risk of sounding ungrateful, I asked her if there were presents involved. No, she said, "but there's punch!"
Western Washington is thousands of foster placements short of fulfilling its need. There is a particular need for foster parents to raise teenagers in care, who get sent to group homes in Idaho and Spokane with regularity because of a lack of options.
According to OSPI, foster children drop out of high school at a higher rate than any other category. The kids in care are on a mass production line with little room for individual or outside of the box thinking – so they drop out.
Every day I hear negative words about foster care, and that's fair. There are a lot of foster parents who are in over their heads, underqualified, and stressed out – and that leads to mistakes. Not enough educated people with resources sign up to be foster parents.
But I can't help but wonder what would happen if this work were incentivized and attracted professional people who could line up all the children and give them exactly what is going to work for them.
At my other job, I am the development director for SideWalk, which has a growing number of clients who've moved from the streets to their own homes with our help. When they exit the program, I ask them why they were successful and they universally tell me that they are grateful to us; we treated them like people. We worked with them in a way that was relevant to who they were.
For some of them, that's the first time they've felt this way in years. SideWalk operates on a simple truth, that housing ends homelessness. SideWalk is a bunch of people finding housing, together.
Foster parenting could be simple as well. If the job of being a foster parent were treated like the valuable and high stakes job that it is, more people would sign on. If the job of a foster parent were treated like the valuable and high stakes job that it is and more people were directly asked to do it, foster children would be safe, happy and graduating from high school.
Mass production. At any given time there are between 300 and 400 foster children in Thurston County. In a town our size, we should have plenty of room for them. You ask everyone, and you create a production line that leaves room for people. When you ask everyone, the expectations in these children's lives will raise.
It's foster parent appreciation month, which I guess is why I'm being invited to ice cream socials and luaus with punch. For a group of people raising the most traumatized children in our community, this level of appreciation seems like a drop of water in the desert.


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DOVER -- Children and their families are invited to ring in 2013 a little early at the Children's Museum of NewHampshire's annual daytime Family New Year's Eve Celebration on Monday, Dec. 31.
This festive family event, sponsored by Federal Savings Bank, runs from 10 am - 3 pm and includes three special "countdowns to midnight" at 11 am, 12:30 pm and 2 pm. At each countdown, a glittering ball drops 30 feet from the rafters of the museum as everyone counts down the last 10 seconds of the year. Noisemakers and confetti create an atmosphere like Times Square as "Auld Lang Syne" is played and ginger ale is served for the first toast of the New Year.
Visitors are also invited to make their own sparkly party hats with holiday wrapping paper and tinsel, and write their New Year wishes on mini flying blimps that are launched into the air at each countdown.
"We have been hosting this family event more more than 20 years and it continues to draw hundreds of families to the museum," explained Heidi Duncanson, Director of Marketing for the Children's Museum of NH. "Kids hear about all the excitement that happens at midnight on New Year's Eve and they naturally want to be part of it. We create that party atmosphere early in the day so kids can go to bed feeling like they've celebrated a 'real' New Year's Eve. It's a great way for different generations within a family to ring in the New Year together."
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The trade magazine Harpers reports that wine growers in Rioja are becoming frustrated with what they feel are the restrictive regulations imnposed by the Consejo Regulador.Javier Ybáñez, Export Manager for Marqués de Riscal says the company would like to experiment with Merlot and Syrah, but under the existing rules, would not be allowed to brand the wine as Rioja. 'The Consejo Regulador tries to protect the growers, which is 100% right, but I think it's too restrictive because it's our risk if we want to try another variety. I know you have to protect the Rioja image, but the Consejo doesn't offer the opportunities to see if the Merlot grape can work here. Identity is one thing - experimentation is another.'Marqués de Riscal hopes to open it's new £40m Frank Gehry-designed 'city of wine' in September 2005.


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I'll be back tomorrow for my last full day before Mr. Leitch returns from his South American adventure. And by "South American adventure" I mean "sex with a housekeeper".
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| Mission: Defeat Your Rival!
First broadcast
English themes
Japanese themes
Mission: Defeat Your Rival! (Japanese: 熱闘!ライバルバトルを勝ちぬけ!! Fierce Fighting! Win Out in the Rival Battle!!) is the 104th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 761st episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on November 29, 2012 and in the United States on March 16, 2013.
|Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.
The Unova League qualifying round between Ash and Trip continues, with Trip's Serperior appearing to have victory—and Pikachu—all wrapped up! But Ash is determined not to let his rival knock him out of the competition, and a combination of Iron Tail and Electro Ball turns the tables, allowing our hero to move on to the main event!
And so it begins with Cameron vs. Bianca as the first match of the day. Cameron's Samurott immediately goes on the offensive against Bianca's Escavalier, and though Bianca maxes out Escavalier's defensive power with Iron Defense, a successful double Razor Shell from Samurott still gets through, and Escavalier is out.
Bianca calls up Emboar, which seems like a strange choice—as a Fire type, it's at a disadvantage against the Water-type Samurott. But Bianca's strategy is sound—Emboar uses Attract, and Samurott is immediately smitten! With a couple of powerful Fighting-type attacks, Samurott is down for the count. Cameron then calls on his beloved Riolu, who proves to be quite a powerhouse despite its small size. Its speed, dexterity, and expert timing—combined with moves like Copycat and Vacuum Wave—are enough to finish Emboar off, and Cameron claims the first win in the Unova League's main event!
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Iris and Cilan continue worrying about Pikachu now that he has taken several hits and is probably close to the edge, but Ash is not willing to give in, so he commands a Thunderbolt. However, Serperior is commanded by Trip to stick his tail into the ground. The ground absorbs the Thunderbolt's electricity and negates all damage, making Ash take on a surprised look. Trip then commands Serperior to squeeze Pikachu with even more force, and Pikachu's head turns blue making him look like he will faint at any second. Ash declares that he can't lose to Trip again, and proceeds to flashback to his previous battles against him; Pikachu failing to defeat Snivy on his first day in Unova, his own Snivy losing to Trip's Frillish at the Battle Club despite the type-advantage, Tepig tying with Vanillish again despite the type-advantage, and, despite evolving and once again having the type-advantage, Pignite falling against Serperior at the Junior Cup. Ash knows that if after all this time he still can't win against Trip then his whole Unova journey will have been a waste.
Later, Bianca, Virgil and Cameron are all shown to have won their qualifying round battles. Bianca's Emboar beats Mikael's Watchog with a combination of Arm Thrust and Hammer Arm, Virgil's Vaporeon beats Ultimo's Crustle with Hydro Pump, and Cameron's Ferrothorn beats Kendrick's Eelektross by firing Pin Missile into its mouth.
Meanwhile, Pikachu is still being Wrapped by Serperior. Iris and Cilan try to encourage Pikachu to do something by cheering him on, just as Stephan, Bianca, and Cameron all greet them. They all immediately notice that Ash appears to be losing, and they all cheer Pikachu on. After much struggling, Pikachu eventually passes out. Knowing this is his chance, Trip commands Serperior to smash Pikachu into the ground. However, Pikachu regains consciousness in the process, just as Ash gets the idea that Pikachu can use Iron Tail to cushion his landing. He then commands this, and Pikachu pulls it off, freeing himself from Serperior's grasp. Pikachu then attempts to attack Serperior with another Iron Tail, but Serperior overpowers him with Dragon Tail. Feeling confident that he will emerge victorious, presumptuous Trip says "You've battled well, but it's over now." to Ash who responds negatively. Ash quickly comes up with an idea and immediately puts it into action; he commands Pikachu to use a combination of Iron Tail and Electro Ball, and Trip commands Serperior to intercept with Dragon Tail. As both Pokémon execute their attacks, a huge explosion billows.
After the smoke clears, Pikachu looks extremely weak, but takes a quick look at Serperior and starts jumping for joy. After seeing this response, Trip's confused look turns into a shocked one when he sees that his Serperior has been defeated. Everyone in the stands begins to go crazy, especially all of Ash's friends since Pikachu defeated such a strong Pokémon against all odds and gained Ash access to the next round. In the next scene, Ash enters the Pokémon Center and sees Trip. He goes to ask him if he is leaving, and Trip points out that he still has a long way to go to defeat Alder if he doesn't go out and train. He and Ash then agree that they should both give it their all, and they shake on it as Trip leaves.
As day turns to night, Ash, Cilan, Stephan, and Cameron are all relaxing in the sauna room of their hotel, and Ash is commended by his friends for battling like a champion against Trip. In the next scene, Ash's Pikachu and Oshawott are both relaxing in a hot tub. Cameron's Riolu comes along and splashes Oshawott and Pikachu with hot water upon entering the tub, making it and the latter start having a splash fight. However, Riolu takes it a bit too far and provokes Pikachu to use Thunderbolt. Riolu quickly gets out of the water, but Oshawott gets hit by the electricity and becomes badly injured. Ash, Cameron and Stephan hear Oshawott's cry and run into the other room to see what happened. When Ash sees the Sea Otter Pokémon unconscious, he becomes worried about him.
The next day, the main event of the Vertress Conference begins, and the two sides (Bianca and Cameron) get ready to start their battle. Ash, Iris, Cilan, Stephan, and Virgil are all watching in the stands, and are conflicted since they are watching a battle between two of their friends and don't know who to cheer for. Cameron doesn't know which of his Pokémon to start with, so he smacks himself with his headband to give himself an idea. After, he sends out his Samurott. In response to this, Bianca chooses Escavalier.
Samurott starts off with a Hydro Cannon, but Escavalier dodges and uses Iron Defense. Samurott tries for another Hydro Cannon, but Escavalier does the same thing: dodging and using Iron Defense. Samurott then uses a Razor Shell, but Escavalier yet again dodges and uses Iron Defense. Everyone watching in the stands becomes confused at this since Bianca can't win on defense alone. However, Bianca does finally take offense and have Escavalier use Fury Attack. Samurott demonstrates her defensive skills and counters with Razor Shell, finally striking Escavalier on the head. However, it appears to have taken minor damage given its maximized defense. Cameron begins worrying that Escavalier's defense will be too tough to handle, so he again smacks himself with his headband for an idea. He then realizes that even the strongest defense is susceptible to internal damage, so he has Samurott use a double Razor Shell. Escavalier dodges the first one, but takes a direct hit from the second one and begins shivering.
After a short while, Escavalier, despite having maximized its defense, faints. Cameron praises Samurott for breaking through a tough barrier, and Bianca recalls Escavalier and immediately sends out her Emboar. Iris becomes surprised at this since Fire-types like Emboar are weak to Water-types like Samurott.
Cameron has Samurott use a combination of Aqua Jet and Hydro Cannon, which both land and cause Emboar massive damage. Ash then looks disappointed since he wanted to see Cameron's Riolu in action, but most likely won't since Samurott is very close to defeating Emboar at this point. However, Emboar is commanded by Bianca to use Attract, and Samurott becomes infatuated right on cue. Knowing this is her chance, Bianca has Emboar go in for a combination of Arm Thrust and Hammer Arm, which both land, knocking Samurott out despite her type advantage.
Everyone in the stands becomes impressed that Emboar was able to beat a Water-type, and Bianca praises him for the same reason. Cameron recalls Samurott and picks Riolu as his second Pokémon. Ash is no longer disappointed now that he does get to see Riolu battle, and Bianca initially has a hard time working up the nerve to battle a Pokémon as adorable as Riolu. However, she pulls herself together and gets ready to finish it.
Bianca commands an Arm Thrust, but Cameron commands Riolu to dodge. Emboar then goes in for a Hammer Arm, but Riolu shuts Emboar's attack off with Circle Throw, and everyone watching the battle becomes impressed at Riolu's battling skills. Emboar gets up, but is immediately hit by two of Riolu's Force Palms in a row, landing on his stomach. However, this gives him an opening to grab Riolu's leg and chuck it across the battlefield. After recovering, Riolu dodges Emboar's Flamethrower and uses Copycat. After completing this, Riolu fires Emboar's Flamethrower right back at him. As Emboar is beginning to look like he's on the brink of defeat, Cameron commands Riolu to use Vacuum Wave, which lands and creates a violent explosion. As the smoke clears, Emboar is revealed to have fainted, making Cameron the winner of this battle.
Bianca recalls Emboar and starts to cry because of her loss, while Cameron and Riolu are jumping for joy because of their victory. Everyone in the stands commends the two for a great battle, and Ash informs Pikachu that they will both beat Cameron when it comes time for them to battle.
Major events
- Ash defeats Trip, advancing to the second round.
- Ash and Trip make peace with each other.
- Virgil, Bianca, and Cameron defeat Ultimo, Mikael, and Kendrick, respectively, advancing them to the second round.
- Cameron defeats Bianca, advancing to the third round.
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the timeline of events.
Pokémon debuts
- Ash
- Iris
- Cilan
- Nurse Joy
- Trip
- Bianca
- Stephan
- Cameron
- Virgil
- Freddy O'Martian
- Mikael
- Ultimo
- Kendrick
- Katharine
- Dino
- Antonio
- Emmanuel
- Flora
- Geraldo
- Ramone
- Manning
- Kenton
- Russet
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Axew (Iris's)
- Oshawott (Ash's)
- Pignite (Ash's; flashback)
- Snivy (Ash's; flashback)
- Tepig (Ash's; flashback)
- Audino (Nurse Joy's)
- Serperior (Trip's)
- Snivy (Trip's; flashback)
- Frillish (Trip's; flashback)
- Vanillite (Trip's; flashback)
- Emboar (Bianca's)
- Escavalier (Bianca's)
- Riolu (Cameron's)
- Ferrothorn (Cameron's)
- Samurott (Cameron's)
- Eevee (Virgil's)
- Vaporeon (Virgil's)
- Watchog (Mikael's)
- Crustle (Ultimo's)
- Dwebble (Ultimo's)
- Eelektross (Kendrick's)
- Tranquill (Ramone's)
- Minccino (Katharine's)
- Sandile (Antonio's)
- Foongus (Flora's)
- Blitzle (Trainer's)
- Deerling (Trainer's; ×2)
- Pidove (Trainer's; ×2)
- Patrat (Trainer's)
- Woobat (Trainer's)
- Gothitelle (Trainer's)
- Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster: Preview of upcoming episodes and the Unova League Pokémon World Tournament download*/Samurott*.
- This episode marks Ash's first and only victory against Trip.
- Trip's Serperior's use of his tail as a lightning rod for Pikachu's Electric attack is similar to the tactic used by Jeanette Fisher's Bellsprout in The Fourth Round Rumble.
- Cameron's Samurott is revealed to be female in this episode.
- This episode was followed by a brief teaser for Best Wishes Season 2: Episode N.
- Iris narrates the preview for the next episode.
- This episode marks Trip's last physical appearance.
- In one of the crowd shots, Woobat's wings are colored blue like its body, instead of black.
- When Kendrick gives his Eelektross a command, he says "Crunch Claw", when he should have said Crunch.
- In the Italian dub, the names of the moves Thunderbolt and Flamethrower are switched around: Bianca commands her Emboar to use Thunderbolt, and Ash commands his Pikachu to use Flamethrower.
Dub edits
In other languages
|Mandarin Chinese
|Missie, versla je rivaal!
|Tehtävä: Voita kilpailijasi!
|Der Rivale darf nicht gewinnen!
|Αποστολή: Νίκησε τον Αντίπαλο Σου!
|Missione: vincere a tutti i costi!
|뜨거운 시합! 라이벌 배틀에서 승리하라!
|Oppdrag: Beseir din rival!
|Misja: Pokonać rywala!
|Brazilian Portuguese
|Missão: Derrote o Seu Rival!
|Задача: одолеть соперника!
|European Spanish
|¡Misión: Derrotar a tu rival!
|Uppdrag: Besegra din rival!
|การต่อสู้ที่ดุเดือด! เอาชนะคู่แข่งให้ได้!!
|Trận đấu sôi sục! Phải giành chiến thắng trước kình địch!
|This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.


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Hi Lars,
Thanks for your input. Definitely some food for thought which is just what I was hoping for.
By heritage I was really thinking of re-editions by manufacturers of past lines - think Omega Seamaster ploprof.
An interesting thread and it is going to be exciting to see how the collection will evolve. I was about to reply after the 2 first posts, writing that you definitely should include some vintage in the collection, but I see that you have closed that gap with post 3.
6 watches isn't much for a themed collection, unless you stick to one brand or one type of watches, so my suggestions below is based on watches that can "speak for themselves". it is not a full list but hope fully it provides a little food for thoughts.
Vintage + tool
to me watches are mostly about vintage - from a time where precise time keeping was a result of craft man ship and technical solutions. Lets face it; the best time keeper I have is my iPhone loaded with an app that is connected to 4 ntp servers, which in turn are connected to atomic clocks. Further I like the idea that the watch served a real purpose; worn by a diver/pilot/soldier and used as a tool of the trade. It is a bit too easy to lead you down the military road in this category (thats where my own interest lies), but they for sure fit the bill for both vintage chronograph and divers. Vintage divers are maybe difficult to keep waterproof so it might not count for a diver in your list above. If not military, take a look at the vintage chronograps: Mathey Tissot type 20, Brietling Co-pilot, Universal Geneve Compax (Space and Nina Rindt), and the Omega Speedmaster of course. For the divers some vintage Doxa Sharkhunters, Aquastar Deepstar or anything that Cousteau wore and obviously there is the vintage Rolex path. Vintage without "tool" elements, are fast going to be dress watches and size below 38mm, which by todays standards feels small.
when I hear GMT I think of Rolex - either the Master or the Explorer. But with your choice of a Bremont I wonder if it is a signal of "the desire of having high quality without flashing it"? GMT could also be a Glycine Airman, which is very tool-ish and available in both vintage and contemporary, or maybe a Bulova Accutron Astronaut with a turning fork movement. the two last are true 24 hour watches btw.
I'm not sure what the heritage category covers. Is it homage, re-editions or both (or neither?).
Anyway there should be room for a simple black dialed watch be in all collections; e.g. IWC XI, Omega RAF '53, Smiths, or a homage to those.