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Pyongyang building collapse underlines North Korea's news blockade
The revelation by North Korean state media on Sunday that Pyongyang suffered a major construction accident underlines how strong the regime's grip on information flow remains, despite cracks appearing in recent years.
The accident occurred on Tuesday, according to the domestic media reports, but the world didn't hear anything about the incident until those first reports were published on Sunday. By then, the rescue efforts had been completed and, apparent from images, the site had already been cleared of all debris.
The reports were unclear about the exact accident and number of casualties, but it appears likely an entire apartment block collapsed causing many tens of deaths.
It's highly unusual for North Korean to acknowledge such accidents, so the reports and admissions of guilt probably mean a sizable portion of the population already knew about it — at least in Pyongyang — and the government is trying to put a cap on gossip and complaints.
So, if that's the case, it's perhaps surprising that word of the accident never left the country.
The government goes to great lengths to control the flow of information, both within the country and across its borders, but in recent years, North Korea's information blockade has appeared to become a little more porous.
It's becoming more and more common to hear unconfirmed reports of executions, acts of dissatisfaction against the government, wrinkles in the domestic economy and the like through leaks typically facilitated by Chinese cellphones used a few kilometers inside North Korea.
Such stories are impossible to prove or disprove and often get picked up by mainstream media outlets, especially if they appear to confirm widely-held beliefs about North Korea.
Late last year, for example, it was widely reported that Kim Jong Un's former girlfriend, Hyon Song Wol, had been among a number of people executed for the particularly salacious crime of appearing in a pornographic video.
"According to sources, both the Japanese and South Korean governments have confirmed the veracity of the report," reported Japan's Asahi Shimbun at the time.
Except it appears to have been completely false. Last week Hyon was shown on national television praising Kim Jong Un while speaking at a meeting of performers in Pyongyang.
It's possible of course that the footage was old, but highly improbable that anyone who had been disgraced or executed would be shown on television praising the leader, so it's safe to assume Hyon is very much alive.
The degree to which North Korea's domestic affairs are opaque was most vividly demonstrated in late 2011, when leader Kim Jong Il died. The government managed to keep a lid on the news for several days and the announcement of his death, again in the domestic media, appeared to come as a surprise to foreign governments.
Getting information into the country on a timely basis is possible with shortwave radio, despite North Korean efforts to jam the broadcasts, but there's only so much international news the North Korean audience wants. What would be truly valuable would be the broadcasting of uncensored domestic news back into the country, but that requires the information to get out in an accurate and timely manner and that, as the building collapse suggests, is still a long way from being realized.
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People say you can't change the past. But even still, if there's a possibility, it's worth a try, right?
- —Ellone
Ellone (エルオーネ, Eruōne?) is a non-player character in Final Fantasy VIII who is pursued by evil sorceresses who wish to exploit her mysterious powers over time. In Japan, published Final Fantasy VIII materials spelled her English name as Ellione.
Ellone's look and overall clothing style don't change much over the years. As a child she wears a blue short-sleeved dress with a white collar and yellow shoes, while her attire as an adult consists of a blue sleeveless top with a bigger white collar, paired with a white, below the knee skirt and similar yellow shoes. She wears a green shawl and maintains her hair trimmed above the shoulders and has brown eyes.
Ellone's dream is to have her family reunited, and she uses her unique powers to achieve this. When she discovers she cannot change the passage of time, she learns to accept the present and despite being hunted her entire life for her unusual ability to send a human's consciousness back in time, Ellone maintains a childlike innocence about the world, even as a young adult.
Ellone was born in the village of Winhill on the Galbadian continent, about four years before Laguna's Winhill days, making her at least five years older than Squall. Ellone lived with her parents next to the town square, next door to the town pub, but when she was two, the Sorceress War broke out between Galbadia and Esthar and Estharian troops raided Winhill.
Esthar's leader, Sorceress Adel, was searching for an heir, and the soldiers demanded the village hand over all of its young girls for consideration. Ellone's parents refused to hand over their daughter and were gunned down for their rebellion. Ellone escaped the Estharians' clutches, and once the soldiers had departed, she was taken in by her next door neighbor, Raine.
Ellone and Raine enjoyed a peaceful life in Winhill and Ellone accepted Raine as a mother figure. Their makeshift family was not completed, however, until Laguna Loire, a Galbadian soldier, washed up on a beach near Winhill after being critically wounded in a battle. Raine took him in and in under six months nursed him back to health. Eternally grateful, Laguna remained with Raine, repaying his debt to her by helping her raise Ellone and patrolling Winhill in a daily effort to keep its residents and streets safe and monster-free.
Ellone bonded with Laguna, calling him "uncle" and following him everywhere. Laguna was similarly taken with the little girl, and enjoyed playing and joking with her. Ellone encouraged Raine and Laguna to develop their relationship, and they fell in love and married. Their family was torn apart when Sorceress Adel's soldiers returned to kidnap Ellone, this time succeeding and taking her away to Esthar to become Sorceress Adel's successor. Laguna, along with his friends Kiros and Ward, departed for Esthar to rescue Ellone, Laguna never learning Raine was pregnant with his child before leaving.
Once in Esthar Laguna, Kiros, and Ward joined forces with a resistance group against Adel and Laguna enlisted the help of Estharian scientist Dr. Odine to build a special cryo-containment device to bind the sorceress's powers and place her in suspended animation. The resistance placed the device inside a building outside of the capital, which would later become known as the Sorceress Memorial. They lured Adel to the site using a holographic projection of Ellone. Laguna and Ellone reunited, Adel's frozen body was shot into outer space.
With the threat of Adel removed, Laguna hoped he and Ellone could return to Winhill. The Estharians begged him to stay and unaware of Raine's condition, Laguna agreed, and sent Ellone home to Winhill ahead of him, promising to follow when his work was finished. Ellone returned to witness Raine's baby being born, who was named Squall, but Raine died shortly after.
The people of Winhill sent both Squall and Ellone to Edea Kramer's orphanage where Ellone—who was older than the other children—helped care for them like an older sister earning the nickname "Sis". Although Squall had no recollection of his mother or his hometown, he was drawn to Ellone, and became more attached to her than the other children.
One day a dying Sorceress Ultimecia and a teenage Squall appeared out of a time warp. Mortally wounded, Ultimecia transferred her sorceress power to Edea, who was a sorceress herself, albeit she tended to conceal it from the world. Squall told Edea he is a SeeD, a concept he claimed was started by Edea herself, before disappearing back into the time warp. Puzzled by these events, Edea concluded the orphan boy Squall will one day become a SeeD and defeat a powerful sorceress. For this prophecy to come true, she must ensure the SeeD organization is founded to train Squall to become strong enough to one day meet his fate.
Because SeeD was to be an anti-sorceress force, Edea's husband, Cid Kramer, was reluctant to go with the plan, fearing the SeeD might one day want to fight Edea. Edea and the orphans who were not joining the Gardens went into hiding on the White SeeD Ship, and Ellone and Squall were separated. The orphans who joined Edea and Ellone on the White SeeD Ship would become the White SeeD to ensure Edea and Ellone's safety; Ellone herself needed protection as Dr. Odine was keen to have her back for his studies. Whisked away under utmost secrecy, Ellone did not have a chance to say goodbye to her younger brother who grew up believing she had intentionally abandoned him.
Ellone remained with the White SeeD for many years. Although grateful to those who had taken care of her, she wondered how things might have turned out had Raine lived and Laguna returned to Winhill in time. One day, twelve years after Balamb Garden's construction, Edea was possessed by Ultimecia and she left the White SeeD Ship to pursue a political career in Galbadia. Ellone, with a number of White SeeD, embarked to Balamb Garden to tell Cid of this turn of events. While in Balamb Garden she comes across a wounded Squall in the infirmary, but he no longer recognizes her.
Ellone comes up with a plan to use her power to prevent her own kidnapping, thus stopping Laguna from leaving Winhill and abandoning Raine, and sends Squall's consciousness back in time to inhabit Laguna's past in a dream world. Although unsuccessful at changing the past, Ellone comes to learn how much Laguna had loved her by viewing the past through his eyes. Ellone's attempt to change the past teaches her an important lesson—people may not be able to change the past, but they can make the most of the present. Determined to regain her family, Ellone returns to the White SeeD Ship only to escape again at earliest opportunity, fleeing to Esthar on board an Estharian ship in search of Laguna.
Ellone follows Laguna to the Lunar Base Space Station where she tells him he has a son. Squall follows her to the base, desperate to find a cure for a comatose Rinoa Heartilly. Squall, who has recovered his childhood memories, begs Ellone to send his consciousness into Rinoa's past to see what has happened to her and prevent it. Ellone sends Squall into Rinoa's most recent past and helps him uncover the secret to her strange behavior: Rinoa has become a sorceress and been possessed by Sorceress Ultimecia from the future. As the Lunar Cry begins the space station is destroyed and Ellone and the staff evacuate on an escape pod, which lands on the coast of Esthar. The pod is found by Galbadian forces and Ellone is taken captive within the Lunatic Pandora.
Squall and his friends meet with Dr. Odine and Laguna and learn Laguna is the president of Esthar, which is why he was unable to get away and reunite with Ellone for so long. As explained to Squall and his friends by Dr. Odine, in the future, Sorceress Ultimecia is using an invention of his called "Junction Machine Ellone" to send her consciousness into the past to possess past sorceresses to achieve time compression to become a godlike being. The junction machine mimics Ellone's powers and was created by Dr. Odine as a result of experimentation done on her brainwaves when she was held captive in Esthar as a child. The machine has limits to how far back it can send Ultimecia, and so she wants Ellone to use her power to travel even further back in time. Odine uses this knowledge to design a plan to stop Ultimecia: Squall and his SeeD partners have to do away with Sorceress Adel, forcing Ultimecia to possess the only sorceress left in the present, Rinoa.
Squall and his friends infiltrate Lunatic Pandora and save Ellone and kill Adel. Once Rinoa is possessed, Ellone sends both Rinoa's and Ultimecia's consciousnesses as far back in time as she can. Ellone pulls Rinoa back to the present and sends Ultimecia back to the future, halting the time compression (if only temporarily), allowing Squall to reach Ultimecia and defeat her. Laguna returns to Winhill, visiting Raine's grave, and Ellone's family is finally reunited: with her "uncle" back in Winhill and Squall—her brother in every way apart from blood relation—looking over them from Balamb Garden.
'Connect' is just what I call it. It's when I use my special power. Oh, I know... I must be asleep. That's why I can't control it.
- —Ellone, to Squall, at the end of the fourth Laguna sequence
Both Adel and Ultimecia seek her for her unusual powers that allow Ellone to connect with the consciousness of someone she knows, and send their consciousness back in time to experience the events of someone else she knows. She can also communicate with others in the present through telepathy. When Ellone links herself mentally to another person, she calls it "connecting" and when she severs the mental link, she calls it "disconnecting".
Ellone can use her power consciously, but it can activate while she is asleep, and she is unable to disconnect until she wakes up. Ellone can only link her mind with those in the present, but once she sends their mind back in time both she and the person she connected to can experience the past. When Ellone connects with someone, the subject falls into a sleep-like state. They experience the events of the past, which they may interpret as vivid dreams. The individual in the past, whose actions are being experienced, may be aware of those in the present, hearing their voices as indistinct buzzing. The person viewing the past is only a passenger and Ellone believes they cannot directly influence the person in the past.
At one point, Ellone sends Squall's mind back in time to experience Rinoa's final minutes and he speaks to her and gives her the strength to survive a bit longer. The Junction Machine Ellone allows the user to control the person in the past, as Ultimecia does to control Edea and Rinoa. It is unknown if this is due to Ultimecia's own magic, or the Junction Machine Ellone being stronger than Ellone.
The Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania'[1] explains that Ellone's ability to connect to the mind of another is the same kind of process as when a person junctions a Guardian Force; one's consciousness can't be connected to another without an intermediary with a special ability—a Guardian Force, Ellone herself, or the Junction Machine Ellone.
The Dissidia 012 character file for Ultimecia refers to Ellone as a sorceress, but this is an erroneous translation, as the Japanese profile merely refers to her as one with power over memories.
Triple TriadEdit
- See also: Triple Triad
Ellone possesses Laguna's rare Triple Triad card. The card can be won from her while aboard the Lunar Base. This may prove to be a challenge as the Lunar Base uses almost all the card rules found across regions; this can be made easier if the player by chance abolishes the Random rule.
"Ellone" may be derived from "Elona". [view · edit · purge]Elone is a variant of Hebrew "Alona" and Hungarian and Greek "Ilona". It means "oak tree" and "light".
- The quote "You're my only hope", a line Ellone speaks to Squall, may be an allusion to Star Wars where Princess Leia says the same line in a recorded message meant for Obi Wan Kenobi. It is unknown if this is an intended allusion, but Final Fantasy VIII already has multiple other allusions to Star Wars.

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Top 10 Quotes From Bones Season 7, Episode 7: "My Mucosal Plug Is Superb"
Bones Season 7, Episode 7, "The Prisoner in the Pipe" was chock-full of quotes about mucus plugs, lactation and relaxed uterines. In other words, reading these out loud is the only birth control you'll ever need.
Check out the top 10 quips from this week's episode and warning: These bad boys come with side effects including but not limited to feeling like a super genius.
10. Brennan (Emily Deschanel) real-talks: "At this stage in my pregnancy, my IQ may be 8 to 10 points lower than normal."
Does this mean she's a mere mortal like the rest of us?
9. Booth (David Boreanaz) compliments his favorite lactation specialist: "She's so good I bet she could teach me how to lactate."
What a beautiful image.
8. Brennan admits her shortcomings: "Well, I want to be cool… But I can't."
She just needs a few lessons from Angela's (Michaela Conlin) dad!
7. Brennan chats about the Bible: "Whoever wrote that really knew how to manipulate an audience."
High fives all around, three wise men!
6. Daisy (Carla Gallo) sprinkles rose water on the victim's bones: "So when Dr. Brennan's working, she will be relaxing… Uterinely."
Nothing better than a relaxed uterus, right ladies?
5. Brennan gets jazzed up about the case: "The deceased could have become trapped in the sewer and then decomposed, which I have never seen but I'd certainly like to."
She's almost as excited as a Twilight fan-girl, except with less glitter and more blood.
4. Daisy wants to make babies: "Oh Lance, we need to make one of those."
Sweets (John Francis Daley): "Uh… We'll talk."
Read: Never gonna happen.
3. Booth complains to an unsuspecting waitress: "In this country there is a line between coffee and foamy crap. And when that line gets blurred people... They just become animals."
We'd hate to see what would happen if Booth accidentally wandered into a Starbucks.
2. Brennan brags: "I don't mean to be boastful, but my mucosal plug is superb!"
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1. Daisy sexes up Sweets: "Your nose is growing, Pinnochio."
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I once again experienced one of my personal pet peeves on my latest trip through the drive-thru at a fast food joint. You've likely experienced this yourself…
I pull up to the microphone and am promptly greeted by a cheerful voice welcoming me and asking if I'd like to try their latest feature item or special. "No thank you" I say and then I'm greeted by an entirely different, and notably less friendly, voice. Darn it! Duped again.
Whoever started this trend, or anyone that helps perpetuate it, should be looking for new career opportunities.
I understand the motives behind this tactic. Every customer should be greeted promptly. They should be greeted with a clear, friendly and welcoming voice. The restaurant should also be trying to sell their latest feature or special. The recorded greeting accomplishes all of these goals. Then reality kicks in and destroys everything.
If you can't trust your employees to deliver the proper experience over the drive through speaker, using a pre-recorded greeting should not be considered a good alternative. This fails for several reasons:
The first place I remember this happening was at Kentucky Fried Chicken, but several others have done the same to me. Raising Cane's does NOT do this – their drive thru personnel always greet me with a cute jingle and keep the energy up throughout the order.
It is important to be genuine with your brand. If you can not be confident your employees can deliver the proper experience, address that issue head on. This isn't an area that should be solved with technology.1 comment - add yours
At my place of work, we have a fun tradition of "Friday Breakfasts" together, with breakfast responsibilities rotating through the employees. We have around 20 employees, so this is not as daunting as it might be to supply breakfast for all employees as say, someone at IBM.
For some employees, "Friday Breakfast" responsibilities mean swinging by Panera Bread for bagels, or hitting the local grocery for a box of donuts. Other employees really get into this tradition and deliver more than breakfast. Last Friday, we were treated to menus printed on card stock and cut into narrow cards. These menus arrived on Thursday morning with instructions to circle the ingredients you would like on your cooked to order omelet, along with bread choices, meat choices, and hash browns. Breakfast was served on china with stainless flatware.
While the food was good, it wasn't the taste of the food that made the experience. It was the details that went into the service that set this breakfast apart – the menus, the flatware, and the team of 3 people that helped prepare the food, including a runner that personally delivered your breakfast to your desk and picked up your plates 30 minutes later. These are the memories that will be remembered from last Friday's breakfast.
Last night, I had the opportunity to enjoy a dinner at one of Roy's Hawaiian Fusion restaurants. Dining alone, I was asked if I'd like a seat in the bar area, a regular table, or a kitchen side seat. I opted for the kitchen side seat as that sounded like a great experience. The hostess struck up a conversation with me while escorting me to my seat. No fewer than 3 people greeted me by name within the first 2 minutes after being seated: one for my beverage order, one bringing me a plate of Roy's Edamame to enjoy, and one delivering a complimentary appetizer. My waiter and one of the chefs in the kitchen followed within the next 2 minutes. I was seated in front of the salad and sushi prep lines, and they greeted me and struck up polite conversation with me as well.
I love cooking and have worked in a kitchen under a Culinary Institute of America trained chef, so I really enjoyed watching the kitchen work together at Roy's. Every one of the 7 people in the kitchen worked together, with simple vocal queues and gestures to let the others know what was needed and what they were doing. Simple statements like "behind you" or "knife" helped orchestrate their movements about the kitchen. Every person took a high degree of attention to detail to deliver not just food, but an artistic presentation and extraordinary service.
As I was walking out of the restaurant, taking my time and looking around to take in every detail of the place, I was noticed and approached by someone who asked if I was looking for the washroom. Every person at Roy's was focused on delivering an unforgettable experience. They weren't simply serving food and they all knew it.
Coming off the experience from last week's Friday Breakfast, my mind was spinning with ideas for my next turn. I won't share my plans as they are still being developed, but I will definately be focusing on the presentation and delivery of an experience…No comments - add yours
It's the morning of the block party, and I'm sitting in the driveway, tending to the grill. I love to BBQ. I did not like BBQ sauce or much of anything as a kid, and being raised in Columbus, it's not like I grew up on the stuff. But I just love it.
I think it's simply the length of time it takes. That may sound odd, but in a world where most of my time is spent in quick decisions and projects that were due "yesterday", smoking a pork shoulder all day is extremely relaxing.
Today's adventure is a whole pork shoulder roast – more than 15 pounds in all. It started 2 days ago with splitting the shoulder in two, and putting on the first coat of dry rub – fresh ground pepper, turbinado sugar, paprika, some kosher salt and a little dry mustard. The grill was fired up late last night, and the pork was placed on the grill at 11:30 PM.
My daughter tried staying up with me to tend to the grill to make sure I hold a steady temperature between 200 and 225 degrees Farenheit. We passed time playing Guitar Hero 80's edition in cooperative mode, trying to get 5 stars on every song in expert mode. We got pretty far along until she could no longer stay awake – around 1:30 AM. I made it until around 4 AM, then resorted to setting the alarm to go off hourly to monitor the grill.
I've got a couple temperature probes running right now – one to measure the temperature inside the grill, and the other monitoring the temperature of the meat. I just dropped below 200 on the air temp, so I threw another piece of wood in the firebox.. The temperature is up to 210 now, but climbing quickly – telling me I've got fire and not smoldering wood. Time to close down the vents a little to choke the fire out and get a good steady temperature going. Leveling out now at 222 now. Perfect. Internal temperature of the pork is at 154 and it's 11:30 AM now. Looking right on target for serving at 6 PM tonight.
While I've got 2 thermocouples going right now, I'd love to have 4: one monitoring air temperature coming out of the firebox, one around the meat, one monitoring exit air temperature, and one monitoring the meat temperature. I guess that's just the techie in me wanting to collect all that data. I found this site that sells a system with 3 thermocouples and a built in web server – very cool, but too expensive for this hobby. GeekWithFire.com – now that looks promising, except it only runs on Windows, and every computer in my house runs Linux. Perhaps I'll just have to build my own.
One last check on the temperatures: air temp is at 224, meat temp 157, at 11:53 AM. And it's a beautiful day to be sitting outside BBQ'ing!1 comment - add yours
A very interesting thing happened tonight. My 13 year old daughter was logged into a Moodle account being used by the school district. Her English class added a course to the system and the kids were introduced to the system today.
I was impressed to see the school district using a tool like Moodle to help manage courses, but was more impressed when I saw HOW they were using it, WHAT the kids were saying, and how QUICKLY it was adopted.
Since her class just started on this today, there was only item in the system: a forum discussion topic for the book Flowers for Algernon. The teacher started the discussion with "Should doctors tamper with intelligence?" While this topic only started today, and the kids were only exposed to this tool for the first time today, there are already close to 40 posts on the topic. Not only is the number impressive, but the quality of the posts is amazing. From logical analogies using cancer and smoking as instantiations, to discussing the interpretation of "tamper", to debating if a possible patient could make a competent decision for themselves, and the social impact if doctors were able and allowed to tamper with intelligence, it was amazing to see the quality of thoughts and ideas.
I have been impressed before with how much better kids seem to collaborate on projects in the classroom than we often do in the workplace. This time I was impressed by the level and quality of independent thought being expressed. The kids also quickly adopted a new technology to them, and will learn a great deal more through this online debate and exchange of ideas.
If this small sample is any indication, we have an impressive generation learning to discuss and debate topics using online forums at an early age. I'm excited to see what this generation brings to the world.5 comments - add yours
I've been thinking about Twitter a lot lately, trying to better understand it and explain it to others. Very often I hear people that don't use Twitter saying "I don't get it." I usually tell them it is like instant messaging, except you are IM'ing to the world and you can choose who you listen to. The next question is usually a variant of how or why do people use Twitter.
I'm starting to classify the different types of Twitter users based usage patterns. Here's what I've got so far:
People don't typically stay confined to one of these roles. We are all human and have the right to change! If I'm at a sporting event, I'm typically a play by play announcer, and sometimes provide color commentary. When I'm tweeting from work, I'm more color commentary and some diarist. During home time, I'm predominantly a diarist.
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A woman and man are dead following a deadly fight that led to an officer involved shooting in Southwest Fresno.
Fresno Police were called to apartments on El Dorado around 12:00 p.m. Monday. A man and woman were fighting and had thrown a 3-year-old child out the window. The quarrel sparked a neighbor to call 911.
Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer says officers arrived within three minutes of the call. They heard a woman screaming from the home, Dyer says.
"They also heard a male make a comment that he has a knife and that he was going to stab her," Dyer says.
Dyer says his officers had to force their way into the home and meanwhile the screaming had stopped. Once inside officers saw a 45-year-old woman on the ground with multiple stab wounds, according to Dyer.
"There was a confrontation between the male who had been armed with a knife and one of the officers fired four rounds striking the suspect," Dyer says.
The 47-year-old suspect died.
Chief Dyer says the officer that shot the suspect is a veteran with the department and will be put on paid administrative leave, which is standard, during the investigation. The officer will also receive counseling.
"What he just went through is extremely traumatic," Dyer says, " Unfortunately, within less than a minute of the officers arriving this female was killed and the officers did everything they can to intercede but it was very apparent that this male suspect was determined to kill this female and he did."
The 3-year-old boy is ok. After leaving the apartment he was kept at the apartment office building, police say. Police have not released if the child is related to the victim or suspect.
Police have not released the name of the suspect but they say he was arrested earlier this year on domestic violence involving the same women. Chief Dyer adds that he was also on parole for assault with a deadly weapon charge from 2001. Dyer says that incident also involved domestic violence with a different woman.
Dyer says the couple was romantically involved but they aren't sure if they were dating at the time.
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After making $90 million in budget cuts and holding secret negotiations with creditors, the Stockton City Council finally gave up and filed for bankruptcy.
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Frand Colli said, "This was a great town to live in when I was growing up, it was thriving with lots of commerce. But now when I walk around the city I see lots of boarded-up businesses. The city has put itself in a box with no way out. Bankruptcy is the only way. Unfortunately, the same people making this decision are cut from the same cloth that put us here in the first place.
I'm relocating. It's a crime-ridden, out-of-control situation. The main problem here is crime – I live in a nice area but even this morning I heard gunshots. Police officers are leaving the force because it's too dangerous for them and they can make better money elsewhere.
When people lose their jobs and their homes, of course, the crime rate shoots up. My heart breaks and my blood boils when I read the crime reports. Senior citizens being beaten and robbed on a daily basis. Home invasions. I refuse to let my adult children visit me here – I go to them. That's how bad it is. We need protection more than we need bankruptcy."
Marcus Trull said "It's just gotten worse and worse every year. There are more hookers all the time walking along this street in front of these businesses, and just last month my mom's car was stolen and all the cops did was take a report over the phone. Whatever they can do to make things better, do it."
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The mario is so funny
That's me on the left at 0:16 :)
the only costume i thought was awesome was the Day Z survivor.
looks like fun. is it ok though that i only knew Wario (or was it Warluigi?), Booker, Elizabeth and the Assassin's Creep? and of course the java (and any other star wars character)
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Pace University – Lenox Hill Hospital and D'Youville College : Once again, we have multiple Institutes tied in for the same rank and score. Both these universities have a rank of 62 and a score of 2.9. The former institute is located in New York City, while the latter is in Buffalo. Pace University – Lenox Hill Hospital has both Certificate and the Master's level of the Physician Assistant programs. Direct your queries regarding Pace University to email@example.com. D'Youville College, on the other hand, does not offer the Certificate programs, but instead, gives the students an option to complete their Physician Assistant program as a Master's Degree or a Bachelor's and Master's Degree combined. Contact them at (716) 829-7713 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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York College – CUNY : Ranked at 94 with a score of 2.6, this college is located in Jamaica, Queens. It is the only the second one from our list so far, that offers the Physician Assistant programs at a Bachelor's Degree level among its 40 other major disciplines. Contact them at (718) 262-2823 or at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit their website for more info.
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The Digital Video Lab has a teaching station, Extron control system, projector and 12 video-editing workstations with Final Cut Studio, Adobe CS5,and iLife. This space is used for classes as well as individual work during non-class hours.
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Studio cameras and microphones along with a camera mixer/switcher in a spacious 24' x 28' studio with a 15' ceiling and lighting grid, and floor lighting provide a versatile studio for the production of video programming. Chromakey blue and green curtains allow for unlimited backgrounds.
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Bay Bridge: How will it do when the Big One hits?
We all remember the scary images of a section of the Bay Bridge upper deck collapsing like a trap door 20 years ago when the Loma Prieta earthquake shook the Bay Area.
Now we can see how the new East Span of the Bay Bridge is expected to perform in a big earthquake. Caltrans has posted a computer animated video on its Web site – baybridgeinfo.org – depicting how a major earthquake will affect the new East Span, which is scheduled for completion in 2013. Read the rest of this entry »
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Feedback's insinuation regarding the label on a mug is completely unjustified (11 September). Some utensils have a chemical composition which means they heat up faster in a microwave than the food inside them. Many is the time I have put a mug of coffee in the microwave, only to find that the mug is too hot to touch and the contents lukewarm.
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The height of mountain Fuji (3775 m) also dictates to us the pace at which we must travel. On this climb our guide will train you in proper climbing techniques and monitor team participants acclimatisation. We have allocated four days for this expedition and we expect to use day one as a training day, day two to climb to about stage 8 or about 2900 m. Weather permitting day three will be our summit day and just like our summer hike, our aim is to reach the summit by sunrise. This loose timetable is of course dependent on both the weather and snow conditions and the progress of the participants. If time permits, day four will see us hike and ski back down the old trails through the ancient forests at the base of mountain Fuji to the Sengen shrine, the home of the deities who guard mountain Fuji.
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Day 1: Meet at Kawaguchiko Station approximately 9:00 a.m. for bus trip to 5th station. Luggage to be stored in hotel and begin climbing practice on the mountain (note: depending on group, can be met in Tokyo or Osaka for transport to mountain base).
Day 2: Depending on group skills, fitness, weather and snow condition, climb to the 8th stage for practice climb and ski.
Day 3: Ideally this will be our summit day. Depart pre dawn and climb to the summit. Then return to the 5th station on skis.
Day 4: Extra day in the event of bad weather on day 3 or to ski/walk through the pine forests to the Sengen shrine. Evening transfer to Kawaguchiko station. Own arrangements.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa - With a touch of autumn in the air, a cleanup along the Iowa River in Johnson County Saturday.
About 70 volunteers worked along side city employees in Iowa City -- getting out onto the water in canoes -- for the city's third annual Iowa River Clean-Up Event.
The morning consists of a canoe trip but not one for leisure and a picnic. Nearly ten miles to clear the river of the trash that has built up throughout the decades.
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Bestway Parcel Service, Inc. filed as a Domestic for Profit Corporation in the State of Florida and is no longer active. This corporate entity was filed approximately thirty years ago on Monday, October 14, 1985 , according to public records filed with Florida Department of State.
Larry McIntire served as the President and has interests in other corporate entities including Gulf Coast Scholastic Shooters, Inc. located in Sarasota, FL Larry's past corporate affiliations include The McIntire Company, Savoy Capital Management, Inc. , and Map-Savoy Wealth Management, Inc.
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Philippians 2:1-11
In your life with Christ, have you ever felt comforted? Have you ever felt the Spirit stir your heart? Any affection well up in your heart for Jesus?
I think your answer if you're a sister is most likely – YES. YES. AND YES.
In this passage, Paul pulls out a beautiful if/then statement. If we've experienced any of those things ever before: here is his request of us. Please, as believers – since you have the same mind (that of Christ), the same heart (redeemed + transformed by the blood of Jesus) – love one another. Don't be selfish or think of yourself first, put other people ahead of yourself, and for Jesus' sake – be humble.
Right here, Paul sounds to me how I sound when I leave my kiddos playing for a quick minute to make the coffee while they're having a rambunctious morning. "Come on you guys! For the love! Please! For just one minute – don't fight each other to the death!"
It sounds a little silly till I remember it's really a needed statement for us to hear. Moreover, it's not only so important because it helps us function as a family. It's crazy important because we want to be more like Jesus. And what did He do? He (being fully God) didn't consider Himself equal with His Father and humbled Himself to come to earth as a servant. While here, He poured Himself out to the point of death for us, for the glory of His Father, for the Kingdom of God to advance.
So as we walk away from the word today, let's heed that warning. For the love of the One who loved us all the way to earth, all the way to the cross, for His sake – let's love one another today.
Father, through the redemption of your Son, Jesus, in us and by the power of the Holy Spirit that is alive and active, teach us to love one another. Help us to consider others better than ourselves and remember we have the same heart & mind, Yours. Not just so we can get along better, but so Your Kingdom will come on earth as it is in heaven. Thank you.


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Oscars 2013: A rare win for James Bond
Well, it almost makes up for how short the 50th-anniversary tribute was. Almost.
A tie in the Oscars is rare enough. A victory for a James Bond movie is even more rare, but it happened Sunday (Feb. 24) as the Daniel Craig-starring "Skyfall" shared the honors for best sound editing with "Zero Dark Thirty" in the 85th Academy Awards.
And it was just nice to hear the orchestra strike up the title song from "Skyfall," though Adele also is singing it live for the first time.
Agent 007 actually was a winner in the sound categories once before, for sound effects for "Goldfinger" in 1965. A year later, "Thunderball" won for best visual effects -- remember Sean Connery in the flying jet pack? -- and despite other nominations since, that was it. Until now.
As Bond marks his 50th movie anniversary, then, it's weirdly appropriate that it's taken him almost that long to claim an Oscar again.
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Location: Shipka is a real cultural centre of the Bulgarian lands. The town is situated just 5 km from the beautiful rose town of Kazanlak, in close vicinity to Koprinka Dam and the valley of the Thracian Kings. The beauty of the area, the good climate and fresh mountain air of Shipka ensures relaxing holidays throughout the whole year.
Sightseeing: One of the most popular attractions and a symbol of the town is the Russian Church of Shipka. In honour of the perished Russian soldiers and Bulgarian volunteers in the Russian Turkish war of liberation a large beautiful monastery Nativity was built at the foot of Stara Planina above the town of Shipka.
The monastery was constructed in period 1885 1902 and the land property was granted by local people.
The monastery church Nativity is very impressive. It is real masterpiece of architecture and was declared as a monument of culture. The temple was built in the Russian cathedrals traditional style from 17 century. The golden domes are shining far from the distance and the versicoloured inlays are like alive. There is 53 m long bell tower with 17 bells. The biggest one weights 12 t. The visitors can see 24 marble plates with the names of 18,491 Russian and Bulgarian soldiers who gave their life in battle at Shipka and Kazanlak.
Vicinities: The famous Golyamata Kosmatka Mound, Shipka Peak, Shipka Monastery, the valley of the kings with numerouus mounds, tombs and sanctuaries of Thracian origin, as well as Koprinka Dam are situated in the surrounding areas of the beautiful town of Shipka. Rich in history, mysterious and charming, Shipka awaits you!
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Ever since she hit the big screen in 2007′ s Superbad, Emma Stone has been an actress on the rise. The 2010 movie Easy A, about a good girl who suddenly gets a bad reputation, could easily have been just another trashy teen comedy. But Stone helped make Olive a smart, funny and deeply felt character. The tiny $8 million film went on to earn $75 million.
Stone has since graduated to much bigger films. She plays Peter Parker's girlfriend in the new Spider-Man series, and one could argue she's as much of a draw as Andrew Garfield, who portrays the web-slinger. Case in point: Stone makes our Celebrity 100 list this year, Garfield doesn't.
The Celebrity 100 is a unique endeavor for Forbes. Instead of just measuring net worth or income, the list is based on earnings (between June 2012 and June 2013) and fame, which we quantify based on mentions in print and on TV and radio, social networking power and marketability.
Stone debuts on our list this year in 84th place. We estimate she earned $16 million in the last 12 months. Most of that is Spider-Man money. The blockbuster earned $752 million at the global box office and a sequel is already filming. Stone also makes bank as one of the faces of Revlon Revlon cosmetics.
There are 19 new celebrities on our 2013 list. For the full Celebrity 100 check back at Forbes.com on Wednesday. In the meantime, here's a sneak peek at some other newcomers.
Louis C.K.
The mastermind behind the Emmy-winning Louie is a risk taker who has transformed the comedy business with his new, lucrative ticket-distributing platform. Last year, he sold digital downloads of his comedy special directly to fans on his website, grossing $4.5 million in sales in just 45 hours. He took the same approach this year by charging $45 for a ticket to his show. Though C.K. admits cutting out the middlemen earns him less, it's proven that his fans will only love him more.
Neil Patrick Harris
The artist formerly known as Doogie Howser makes his debut on the list thanks to the huge success of How I Met Your Mother and his correspondingly growing paycheck. The upcoming ninth season of the CBS CBS sitcom will be the show's last, but NPH need not worry: he's a triple-threat, having hoofed it on Broadway and crooned onstage as four-time host of the Tony Awards. He also makes good money off of movies like The Smurfs franchise.
Kunis debuts on our list this year thanks to two huge films: Ted and Oz: The Great and Powerful earned a combined $1 billion at the global box office. Kunis, who got her start on That '70s Show in 1998, is now firmly established as one of the most sought-after actresses. Expect her quote, which is currently modest by Hollywood standards, to climb accordingly. Despite her busy movie schedule she still finds time to voice Meg on Family Guy.
Amy Poehler
Comedienne Amy Poehler debuts on the Celeb 100 this year thanks to the continued success of NBC's Parks & Recreation and a million-dollar book deal with publisher It Books for what's described as an "illustrated, nonlinear diary full of humor and honesty and brimming with true stories, fictional anecdotes and life lessons." Poehler's first foray into publishing continues the trend of lucrative deals for female comedian including Tina Fey, Mindy Kaling and Lena Dunham. Parks & Rec is currently the highest-rated sitcom on NBC and was renewed in May for a sixth season.
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Faculty and student researchers at Eastern Connecticut State University's Center for Early Childhood Education (CECE) have announced the results of the 2013 TIMPANI toy study. Two toys tied this year, both receiving the highest ratings of all toys studied: Magna-Tiles by Valtech, LLC, and My First Railway by Brio. Study findings were announced at the annual meeting of the National Association for the Education of Young Children and at a press conference on Eastern's campus on December 4th.
The TIMPANI toy study is an annual empirical study that looks at how young children in natural settings play with a variety of toys. Each year, nominated toys are placed in preschool classrooms and videotaped using remote cameras. Researchers use a scientific instrument to determine which toys best promote children's development in three areas: thinking and learning, social interaction and cooperation, and self-expression and imaginative play.
The 2013 study marks the fifth year that the CECE has studied toys, and trends suggest that basic, open-ended toys seem to inspire the highest levels of play. According to principal investigator Dr. Jeffrey Trawick-Smith, "The high-scoring toys tend to be fairly simple toys that are not too realistic, and they don't have a lot of gadgetry or computer chips. They are often the ones we played with when we were growing up. In addition, construction toys have done very well in our studies over the past five years. They tend to inspire a lot of problem-solving as children figure out how to construct different objects, but we also see a fair amount of pretend play and social interaction."
In addition to providing useful information to parents and teachers about toys, the TIMPANI toy study provides opportunities for a number of Eastern Connecticut State University students to participate in research. Undergraduate students Chamari Davis and Cassie Savalli were responsible for conducting videotaping for the study, coding footage, and helping to analyze the results. They also co-presented the results at the NAEYC conference with Dr. Trawick-Smith and CECE Program Coordinator Julia DeLapp on November 22nd.
For more information about the TIMPANI Toy Study, and to watch a video of children playing with toys studied, visit www.easternct.edu/cece/timpani.html
12/5/13 update: See TV news coverage of this story at http://www.wtnh.com/news/windham-cty/study-on-how-children-play-with-toys
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12/11/13 update: Read Dec. 10 editorial in the Norwich Bulletin: http://www.norwichbulletin.com/article/20131210/OPINION/131219995/10309/OPINION
12/13/13 update: Read New Yorker article about the influence of STEM-oriented toys that includes interview with TIMPANI researcher Jeffrey Trawick-Smith: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/currency/2013/12/can-toys-help-create-future-engineers.html


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SPACE explorers of the future won't be brave heroes like Yuri Gagarin and Neil Armstrongthey are more likely to be autonomous robots capable of thinking, learning and seeking out new environments. So say researchers at electronics company Raytheon Systems and the University of Texas at Dallas.
The researchers have developed an electronic neural switch for an artificial nervous system (ANS) they are planning. In about a decade they hope the electronic system will mimic the actions of the human brain and its extended communications network, and so make possible an autonomous robot that can take in information from many sensors and make its own decisions.
"What we've done is take a biological approach to building such an autonomous machine," says principal researcher Larry Cauller, a neuroscientist at the University of Texas. In a biological nervous system, each neuron interacts with thousands of others. But today's computer processors can only be ...
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Price: $14.98
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- Number of Discs: 2
- Run Time: 237 Minutes
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Art Jeffries, a renegade FBI agent, combats ruthless Federal agents to protect Simon, a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code. He can read MERCURY, the most advanced encryption code, as easily as other kids read English. This ability renders the new billion-dollar secret code vulnerable, especially if enemies of the United States should learn of Simon's abilities and capture him. Program Chief Nick Kudrow orders the "security threat" eliminated, but Kudrow hasn't counted on Jeffries getting involved. As they are trailed by deadly assassins, Jeffries quickly realizes that no one can be trusted. Now time is running out and he discovers his only hope of survival is using Simon's special ability to bring their adversaries to justice.
The Jackal
Bruce Willis is a ruthless assassin has been hired to eliminate someone at the very top of the U.S. government. Constantly changing his identity and location, he is known only as the Jackal. Everything about this hit man, including his sinister timetable, is a secret. Aware of the Jackal's presence but uncertain of his purpose, the FBI's Deputy Director faces the biggest challenge of his career. In order to track down this cold-blooded killer, he and a by-the-book Russian intelligence officer enlist the aid of an imprisoned Irish terrorist. These unlikely allies enter a global race against the clock to stop the mysterious mercenary before he can complete his deadly assignment.
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… another one bites the dust.
Thursday night marked our first new boss kill since we took our initial and (until this week) only trip to the Bastion of Twilight. Having dealt with Halfus and the dragon twins on Tuesday, on Thursday we extended the lock and went to play with the Twilight Ascendant Council.
Reading the ability list/fight guide on wowpedia was more than a little intimidating. Handily, another guildie who also raids hordeside had already done the fight and was happy to talk us through it. As it turned out, it was a lot more complicated to explain and read about than it was to actually do the fight, so we were able to make the kill on our fourth attempt. We then spent a little time playing with Chogall, who has a couple of requirements we weren't really prepared for, and ended the raid having learned a bunch about what we needed to do.
What makes this kill particularly pleasing is that it's the product of only our second joint raid with another guild.
It's a fairly common situation, I understand: between people amazingly choosing to go on holiday or to be busy at work rather than raiding, and a little bit of burnout in the ranks, we've been struggling to (read: failing to) assemble enough people to raid. Thankfully, in a "we need to recruit" thread I'd posted on our forums, the many-alts-person I previously mentioned suggested that I speak to the GM of the other alliance raiding guild she's a member of (!) as they were experiencing similar difficulties and perhaps we could help each other out. So our past two raids have been made possible by borrowing a couple of people from this other guild to fill empty spots, and hopefully we can do the same for them in their times of need.
Perhaps the seemingly imminent patch 4.1 will be a shot in the arm, and encourage people to log in again. In any case, if you're looking for a relaxed raiding guild on Darkmoon Faire EU, are happy with a certain degree of fumbling about and don't mind the cake, send me a mail or /w Theanorak in game.


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Medieval times are very popular at present with shows like "Game of Thrones" and "Merlin" on television and in the movies. Design Toscano has many medieval items and knight statues for you to design your home with. One of the best knights is the Knights of the Castle Great Wall Sculpture – Knight with Halberd. This knight is mounted on your wall surrounded by a wooden fortress wall, with his halberd, guarding your space. He is another Design Toscano exclusive.
Every Knight and Lady needs a castle to return home to and to be protected by. Not many people have seen a castle as a table but among our Gothic tables we have Lord Langton's Castle Glass-topped Sculptural Table. Imagine seating your guests next to this wonderful and functional castle sculpted in great detail. The glass top has room for several drinks and other items.
Nothing says medieval more that chess pieces and if this is your décor you probably have a medieval chess set. In our marble busts for sale area, we have the ultimate wall sculpture to complement your theme. This is our Checkmate Knight and King Wall Sculpture Set. A great wall sculpture depicting the knight and king of chess set fame in a large wall pieces done in resin with an antique finish.