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A Hijabi's LONG Black Dress by Sania Siddiqui
Posted on Feb 21, 2013
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This week's guest blog post comes from Sania Siddiqui from New Jersey. She's a 22 year old graduate student at Rutgers studying social work in addition to being newly married! "I created my fashion blog [Simply Covered] in attempts to help Muslim women integrate fashion into their wardrobe while maintaing the key element of modesty." says Sania. More of her posts can be found on her blog and on her instagram @sanias.
Flipping through fashion magazines, you always find "The Little Black Dress"—every girl should have one! But what about girls who cant wear the LBD? Worry not because we have our own black dress: the Long Black Dress! Whether it's a black maxi, black abaya or even a black skirt, it is your best friend. It endures every season and is versatile enough to be worn to any event! I wear them to the beach, lunch with my friends, dinner with my husband or local community events. Here a few different ways you can utilize the Long Black Dress throughout the year.
1) Floral Fun
Here I paired a jean shirt with a black maxi skirt and a fun floral hijab. I would definitely wear this out to brunch with my friends. Maxi skirts can be made casual with a jean shirt or a graphic tee and cardigan. For a night look, try a chiffon blouse with a blazer and some heels.
2) Summer Brights
This was my staple look this past summer and definitely will be again this coming spring and summer. Here I paired a black maxi with a crop top! Forever 21 has an abundance of them in so many different colors and prints. This look can be worn with a pastel or sparkly cropped sweater. The best part about this look is it's extremely comfortable!
3) Vested Abaya
These days I am loving vests! Although I am wearing a maxi dress with a long sleeve tee underneath, it can easily be replaced with a black abaya. You can wear all types of vests like a jean vest, leather vest and if you want to really be bold, a fur vest! All black and a cream fur vest with a pop of colored accessories would look great for a night out!
4) Bold Blazer
It may seem as if I am wearing a skirt but I have actually paired this blouse with a black maxi dress. I added a blazer to give the look some structure. Blazers, in all colors and prints, can be found at Forever 21, H&M, Zara and Urban Outfitters. Printed blazers are really in for Spring 2013 and are a perfect match for a black maxi or abaya.
5) Comfy Casual
It is definitely hard to wear long dresses and skirts during the wintertime especially when it is so cold. This is a perfect way to wear your Long Black Dress and still stay warm. Oversized sweaters and cardigans can be worn with dresses too, not just jeans. Since the rest of the outfit is neutral, I accessorized with a printed scarf and neon bag for some character. I throw this outfit on while running errands or for a day of shopping.
I hope after this post you invest in your own Long Black dress, whether it's a maxi dress, a skirt or an abaya. It is my go to piece and hopefuly it'll be yours too!
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In this blogpost I will talk in detail about how I came up with the idea for my character John Valentine and the idea to write my very own Resident Evil 6. How the idea started, what the influences and inspirations were and why I am not shying away from playing with the main chars of the franchise.
Even though my RE 6 is a fanfiction by definition, I AM treating this 100 % like canon and like a real Resident Evil 6. So this character I created to me is totally canon just like Alex wesker is canon even though we never heard of him/her prior to RE 5. I am basically treating it like RE 6 introduces the revelation and the character of John. Like RE 6 could introduce a family member of Jills or Leons or one of the parents of Chris and Claire. The idea of John was born out of 3 things:
1. I really LOVE Jill, so by creating a character who is in love with her and would do everything for her I could express that love towards that character.
2. bc I love Jill, it bothered me that we never knew who that mysterious guy on the photograph on her desk in the STARS office was. It obviously was NOT chris (Claire would have recognized him) so I was haunted by the questions "who was that guy" and "why didnt Jill even attempt to make sure he is safe when Raccoon City was infested with the T-virus? Why didnt she try to escape TOGETHER with him?"
I only came up with three possible answers to that: Either he was a family member who lived outside of Raccoon City, he was a boyfriend of hers who lived outside of Raccoon City OR it was either a boyfriend or family member who she had lost. And that last concept I liked the most cause it was the most dramatic.
3. I wanted to create a really cool fighter who would have similar abilities like Wesker (cause I just love Weskers style in RE 5) but who isnt THAT powerful bc I didnt want to undermine how special the Wesker children were. I am also a big fan of Devil may Cry and I thought it would be mightily cool to have a guy in a coat who fights off Zombies with guns and swords and skills beyond a normal human being. I also LOVE katana swords, they are my most favorite weapons ( I collect katanas myself). So the character became an amalgamation of all of these elements: he was wearing a black coat (due to the story that came out of this I later also gave him a black mask), had superhuman skills like advanced speed, strength and healing (above the level of every human but not on the level of Wesker) and as weapons he used 2 katana swords and two golden pistols. The two golden pistols I chose bc I loved it when Nicolas Cage was using them in the movie Face/Off. That was such a cool image. For the image of firearms and katana I was inspired by the DC Comics supervillain Deathstroke who is a former soldier and later possesses superhuman speed, strength, healing, wears a mask and uses guns and katana as weapon. Which was a great image for my character.
It also gave me the idea to make him a former soldier which then worked very well with combining him with Jills past since she used to be in the military as well. First I considered making him her lost brother )to explain him as the guy from the photograph) but I thought this wasnt very original since we already had the brother/sister thing with Chris and Claire. I didnt want to copy that. And bc I have so much love for Jill it was much more emotionally exciting and satisfying to me to make him her long lost love. Besides stuff like this - cliche or not- always makes for great emotional storytelling. Thats also why I made him her fiance. Losing your boyfriend is bad but losing the man you wanted to marry? Now that REALLY hurts.
So then I had the basic concept: Jills lost love, former soldier who then comes back with superhuman skills and kills zombies and BOWs in the coolest way possible with golden guns and katanas. But then I thought, how cool it would be to not just link this character to Jill emotionally but to Chris and Claire,too (My other two favorite chars) ? Making them their older brother made the most sense to me. And it gave a new dynamic to the Chris and Jill relationship. Thats why Chris always cared so much about her from the start: she was his brothers love. Thats not the only reason he cares about her ofc, he is really close to her we all know that but I thought this is why she is even more special to him. She is also the only thing he has left from his brother. Thats also why in all those years there was never anything romantic between Chris and Jill. She still loved John and Chris would never think of disrespecting his brothers memory like that. Jill was his friend, partner and like a sister to him - and she would have been his sister-in-law if John hadnt "died". But to Chris Jill always has been his sister-in-law. It would make this story emotional and dramatic for all of my favorite chars. Then I had to come up with some details. Why did John die? How did he come back? Why does he have these new powers? And I didnt want to copy Wesker too much so I decided that John didnt really actually die, Umbrella just made everyone believe he did and then kept him for themselves. Then I came up with the idea that John basically could be a second Lisa Trevor. Umbrella uses him to experiment with progenitor and t-virus but I did not want to copy Lisa Trevor so i decided that with John the outcome would be vastly different. he did not mutate at all, instead I made his DNA absorb the viruses giving him a superior DNA. And then it hit me that this was the PERFECT idea for explaining the origin of the experimental virus that Wesker injected himself with in RE 1. This virus was derived from Johns new superior DNA. It contained both t and progenitor virus, thats why most Wesker children died of it. And it explained Weskers superpowers who were similar to Johns just a lot more powerful (because the virus was a highly advanced version of Johns DNA). It all made sense to me. And ofc the irony of it was just too awesome. Weskers great power came from the dna of Chris and Claires brother and Jills love. I thought that this was just so damn cool. And then once all of this was established the story automatically evolved from there.
Ofc I was aware I was playing with almost all of the main characters of the series here. That it was bold. But I didnt care. Its those characters after all that I love and that make me so invested in the RE-series. I always wanted to tell my story with these characters bc thats what excites me. And this was supposed to be Resident Evil 6 after all.
But from the very start I always wanted it to be canon cause I hate non-canon stuff. I hate it if people go against the rules or established facts and events of the story. I know most fanfictions do that bc its just fan-stories but I never wanted that. I wanted it to be canon. And so I am working hard that it doesnt go against established canon. What I WANT to do however is to reveeal and include new things that fits in the canon, that changes the story retroactively in a way that you see events differently now (Much like RE 5 did), that it becomes bigger and expands, especially on a dramatic and emotional level. But I am very adamant about not going against established canon and trying to use whatever loopholes I can find (i.e. things that have never really fully explained or detailed) to include and reveal new stuff. and combining this with the story of the main characters and getting them emotionally involved with it and revealing new things about them - thats exactly why this excites me and why I am doing this.

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LAKELAND, Fla. - Publix Super Markets, based here, has plans to open about 57 new stores in 2004 and is intending to spend roughly $500 million on remodeling, expansion, and information technology costs, according to the Lakeland, Fla. Ledger.
LAKELAND, Fla. - Publix Super Markets, based here, has plans to open about 57 new stores in 2004 and is intending to spend roughly $500 million on remodeling, expansion, and information technology costs, according to the Lakeland, Fla. Ledger.
Last year Publix opened 78 supermarkets, closed 18 stores, and expanded or remodeled another 80 stores. In the late 1990s Publix grew by an average of 37 stores per year. Now a major expansion plan is in under way.
The additions in 2003 and plans for this year show that the company is sticking to its 2001 expansion plan, which called for 340 new stores in the next five years. At that time the plan was announced, Publix had 648 supermarkets in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina.
According to a SEC report, Publix operated 801 supermarkets by the end of 2003, compared with 741 at the beginning of that year. Another three have opened already in 2004. The new stores resulted in an increase in square footage of 3.2 million, or 9.4 percent, since 2002. By the close of 2003 Publix operated 600 supermarkets in Florida, 148 in Georgia, 34 in South Carolina, 12 in Alabama, and seven in Tennessee. There were 13 stores under construction in Florida, nine in Georgia, seven in Alabama, and one in South Carolina. The company additionally ran four convenience stores.
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Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping in the Human Brain
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers a good tissue contrast and the ability to visualize many disease related morphologies. The work presented in this thesis investigates the study of underlying structure of the brain using quantitative methods with a special emphasis on quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM). Magnetic susceptibility reflects the interaction of a material to the magnetic field and measures in biological tissues the magnetic susceptibility of inclusions. The reconstruction of QSM requires further processing steps as the magnetic field produced by the sources needs to be disentangled from the orders of magnitude bigger background field. The produced field also depends not only on the shape and the orientation, but also on the anisotropy of susceptibility and the microstructural compartmentalization of the biological source. For this reason, reconstruction methods need to be capable to calculate accurate values for different brain regions as well as applicable in the everyday clinical diagnosis. Within the framework of the thesis a data acquisition protocol based on a multiple-echo gradient echo sequence as well as a post-processing protocol was implemented. One of the processing steps, the background removal method, was applied to preserve the brain regions close to the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). This method outperforms state of the art methods in this regions but is computationally intensive. Different brain regions were studied using quantitative methods with special emphasis on the QSM. A new method, modulated closed form solution, with extremely fast computational time is proposed. The comparison with other single orientation methods revealed similar results and the highest correlation to the state-of-the-art method (COSMOS) in the deep gray matter. The R2* maps calculated from the same dataset are also able to distinguish the deep gray matter structures with a similar quality. However, QSM shows a higher sensitivity in early stage multiple sclerosis lesions as well as white matter-gray matter structures. In the human cortex the obtained cortical maps show enhancement of primary sensory cortex, which is known to be highly myelinated, on three evaluated quantitative contrasts R1,R2* and susceptibility. The contrasts based on the relaxation rates, R1 and R2*, show a monotonically decrease from the white matter to the CSF imitating the decrease in iron and myelin. The susceptibility behaviour is more complex as iron and myelin content introduce an opposing sensitivity, allowing to study iron and myelin content when combining the three contrasts. The microstructural organization of white matter influences the R2*, R2 as well as field map from which QSM is calculated. This structure leads to an orientation dependence of the studied contrasts and for QSM the spherical assumption is not valid anymore. Therefore a new QSM method is introduced, which includes the Lorentzian correction in white matter. Main fibres such as forceps major and minor were analysed for the three different quantitative contrasts. The anisotropic component associated with susceptibility is similar for the relaxation rates whereas the isotropic component of R2* shows a higher variability. The resulting deep gray matter structure of the new QSM method remained similar to the state-of-the-art method when comparing the isotropic component but calculates physically meaningful susceptibility maps with improved contrast between known fibre bundles.
Keywords: MRI ; magnetic resonance imaging ; QSM ; quantitative susceptibility mapping ; apparent transversal relaxation rate ; longitudinal relaxation rate ; transversal relaxation rate ; human brainThèse École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne EPFL, n° 7050 (2016)
Programme doctoral Physique
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Jury: professeure Cécile Hébert (présidente) ; Prof. Rolf Gruetter, Dr José Pedro Rebelo Ferreira Marques (directeurs) ; Prof. Jean-Philippe Thiran, Prof. Yves Wiaux, Prof. Christian Langkammer (rapporteurs)
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- 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin
- 1 3⁄4 cups papaya nectar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons grated lime rind
- 1 (8 ounce) carton plain nonfat yogurt
- 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice, drained
- 1⁄4 teaspoon coconut extract
- 1 medium mango (about 3/4 pound)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
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- Sprinkle gelatin over papaya juice nectar in a medium saucepan, and let stand for 1 minute.
- Add sugar and cook papaya mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, until gelatin and sugar dissolve. Remove mixture from heat and stir in lime rind. Chill mixture until consistency of unbeaten egg white.
- Add plain yogurt, pineapple and coconut extract, stirring well. Spoon ½ c pudding mixture in 6 individual dessert bowls; set aside.
- Peel and slice mango, brushing each slice with the lime juice. Arrange slices evenly over pudding mixture. Serve chilled.


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Florida is known for its big bass, and there are a number of techniques that consistently produce fish over 8 pounds. Live bait is one. Sight fishing for spawning bass with soft plastics is another, and both can be deadly.
But for those who just want to "chunk-and-wind," consider this — one of the largest bass ever caught in Florida (18.9 pounds) ate a buzzbait in a St. Johns River grassbed a decade or so ago. That wasn't a fluke. Just last year, a 16 1/2-pound bass was taken on a buzzbait from a small lake near this writer's home.
Buzzbaits may be an underappreciated trophy bass technique in the Sunshine State, but they do draw big bass. In fact, during the 15 years I've spent as a St. Johns River bass guide, buzzbaits have brought in more bass over 8 pounds than all other artificial lures combined.
Backing up your buzzer
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While surface buzzbaits are great tools for catching fish, there are times when all they will do is cause a fish to reveal its location. It may be discouraging to watch a big bass blow up and miss a buzzer, but with the notoriously finicky Florida bass, it is not at all uncommon. A prepared angler, however, can still score.
"One of the coolest patterns I've ever gotten on in my life was down in Okeechobee," Grigsby remembers. "I had giant bass — 6- to 10-pound fish — just 'exploding' all over buzzbaits in this one section of grass. I could go down that grassline and guarantee I would get three or four monster boils from big fish. But not one of them would take the bait. All they would do is knock it out of the water. My pattern was to get the big blowup with the buzzbait, then snatch that lure out of the water and immediately throw a plastic worm into the boil and catch the fish.
"What is really neat about bass in grass," he says, "is that when they blow up on a buzzer and miss it, they usually stay there for a brief period of time. That doesn't happen a lot with fish in more open water, which immediately go back to whatever cover they came from. But if you keep a 'comeback rod' handy and can get a weedless bait like a worm, soft jerkbait or big tube right into the center of that boil quickly, you can catch that fish. I never fish a buzzbait in grass without having a soft plastic lure rigged on a rod and right at my feet."
That's good news for anglers who love a quick moving lure and relish a rousing surface strike. But for those who may have honed their buzzbaiting skills on Northern waters, success in Florida often requires an adjustment. Florida bass are known for their discerning nature. And when it comes to surface presentations, they can be a lot more discerning than many might suppose.
"Some bass go crazy over a real big, noisy buzzbait," says veteran pro and TV host Shaw Grigsby. "Spotted bass, especially, will climb all over the loudest bait you can throw, and a lot of northern largemouths will do the same thing. But Florida bass aren't that aggressive. They prefer a softer presentation under most conditions, and how that bait is presented can be very important."Finessing a buzzbait
A staggering array of buzzbaits is available on today's market, and they range from petite 1/8-ounce models up to those sizes that produce a surface disturbance closely resembling a frightened duck. Some even include metal arms that strike the rotating blade for additional sound. All will work at times. Grigsby is convinced that in Florida, at least, less can be best."I've caught bass on big clacker buzzbaits in Florida," he notes, "but the fish have got to be really active and aggressive for those to be effective. The vast majority of the time, a quieter buzzbait with just a 'squeaker' (a rivet on the blade arm that squeaks on the retrieve) is more effective."
Grigsby's "talk softly" philosophy also extends to the size of the lure he selects. While a 3/8- or 1/2-ounce buzzbait is considered standard size by many anglers, he seldom goes that big unless the bass are extremely active, or a surface chop dictates a larger blade.
"It has been my experience that a 1/8-ounce safety-pin type of offset buzzbait is the most consistently effective size in Florida," he states. "It comes through grass very well; it makes enough noise to attract them, but not enough to repel them. This is especially true if there is very little ripple on the water. If I need a little more surface disturbance because of wind, stained water or just an aggressive bunch of fish, I'll go to the Strike King Titanium Elite Buzzbait or their Pro-Glo Pro-Buzz in a 1/4-ounce size. They may seem small, but they'll draw as many big fish as the larger models, and a lot more strikes from smaller fish as well."
One problem with smaller-sized buzzbaits is that a big bass may engulf the entire lure and have the blade and blade arm interfere with the hook-set. While smaller may be better when it comes to getting strikes, there is nothing wrong with an angler stacking the odds in his favor.
"Little baits don't always hook as well as the larger models," Grigsby admits, "so I never fish one without a trailer hook. In fact, a lot of times I will string two or even three trailer hooks behind the bait. (He likes Eagle Claw No. 254s and Strike King hooks.) I've had big bass come up and suck in a 1/8-ounce buzzbait so quietly that I never saw or heard the strike. The bait just disappeared — I felt the weight, and the fish was stuck on the third trailer. Those extra hooks can be real important."
When it comes to selecting lure colors, he is ambivalent on blades.
"I don't think the blade color makes much difference at all," he explains. "On my TV show we have shot underwater video of buzzbaits on the surface, and with the water disturbance produced by the blade, all you see are bubbles and splash. The color of the blade gets lost in all that. I'll fish whatever color blade comes with the bait."Skirt and head color, however, is a different matter. In fact, one could say the issue is so sharply defined as to leave no room for shades of gray — it's as stark as black and white.
"White is a key color," he says. "It's something bright that they can easily see. Black can also be a very strong color, and that can sometimes make a big difference. I have fished a spot with a white buzzbait, not gotten a hit, and then turned around and fished it again with an identical buzzbait in black and had fish crawl all over it. It does pay to experiment with those two, and there are times when a chartreuse bait will also be a good bet. But beyond that, I don't see much reason to stock a lot of buzzbait colors. Once you have those basic colors and sizes, the presentation becomes the important part."Read the grass
"Any place — anywhere in the country where you catch bass on buzzbaits — there is some form of cover holding that fish," declares Grigsby. "It may be submerged cover that is not readily visible, or it may be emergent cover that is. But there will be something there to hold that fish, because bass don't often bite a buzzbait very far away from some type of fish-holding cover. Buzzers are basically an ambush/reaction lure."
What separates Florida from much of the rest of the country is the wealth of aquatic vegetation in the 2- to 6-foot-depth range. It is premier bass-holding cover; it provides shade, cooler water temperatures, oxygen and prey. A bass can ambush any forage item that wanders into range, from any direction, and from virtually any place in the grass. The amount of area that needs to be covered can be staggering.
"It's not like fishing isolated cover in areas to the north," Grigsby notes. "This isn't a situation where you bang a buzzbait down one side of a stump and don't get bit, and then hit the other side and get a strike. Target areas in grass are not that clearly defined. You do need to cover a lot more water. But there are high percentage target areas in any grassbed — even those that look like one big monoculture mass. Once an angler gains experience and starts really 'looking' at the grass, they become evident. And those are the areas I want to hit."
Regardless of whether the grass is submerged (like eelgrass, peppergrass or hydrilla) or emergent (like reeds or Kissimmee grass), there will be open holes, cuts, extending points or other "differences" that not only stand out to the angler, but to the bass as well. Another high percentage target is an area where submerged vegetation meets emergent grass. All of these are worthy of attention, and Grigsby wants to make certain he gives them his best presentation."The longer bass get to look at a buzzbait, the less likely they are to hit it," he states. "I think one of the key factors in a buzzbait presentation is to plan the retrieve so the bait is visually shielded from the bass until it enters the strike zone. The bass will hear the commotion the bait makes, but it won't acquire it visually until it enters the strike zone. That can be tough to do sometimes, especially if you are just throwing over a large area of submerged grass. You really can't see what is down there nor how the bass are relating to it. But in a lot of situations, you can exercise some control over that."One obvious situation is where open pockets, cuts or points exist within an area of surfaced grass. The grass will shield the bait until it reaches the opening, or edge.
"I like to try to keep the sun in my face when I am working an edge situation," he explains. "Bass often lie on the shady side of a grass edge, open pocket or another object because it helps camouflage them. If I'm casting into thicker grass on the sunny side and retrieving the bait to the shade, I have that shielding effect."Wind can also be an aid. Bass often face into a wind or current, and keeping the wind at one's back will bring the bait from the blind side.
"Sometimes you just have to cast randomly and cover a wide area," Grigsby says. "But anytime you can identify a potential strike zone and keep the bait shielded from the fish until it gets there, you've increased your chances of a hit."
While a subtle sounding bait and a careful presentation are keys to success, Grigsby has a few more refinements in his bag of tricks.Fine-tuning"I can't remember catching very many bass on a high-speed retrieve," he explains, "and I think a lot of anglers fish a buzzbait too fast. The retrieve that works best for me is a slow one that just keeps the bait on top. I want to hear the blade squeak and see the water gurgle. But at the slowest speed, it will do that. I like a steady retrieve, with just an occasional short twitch thrown in."Slower also seems to be the right option for rods used with buzzers."I miss more strikes on graphite rods than I do on glass rods," Grigsby notes. "I think it's because I feel the strike, or maybe just the water disturbance as the bass blows up on the bait. It causes me to pull the trigger too soon. Because of that, I went to a Quantum 706 Tour Edition fiberglass crankbait rod. The 7-foot length gives me plenty of hooking power with the 20- or 25-pound Stren line I use, and that softer rod action delays my hook-set just enough to let the bass get the bait."Lastly, Grigsby notes that one can have too much of a good thing.
"You can overbuzz a spot and turn the fish off to buzzbaits," he states. "You'll catch fish the first day, fewer the second and darned few the third. They say bass have small brains and not much memory, but I'm here to tell you they remember buzzbaits real well! If I have a good buzzbait spot, I want to hit it at the prime time, and not more often than once every four or five days.""Subtle" and "buzzbaits" aren't words normally used in the same sentence, but they're a winning script for Florida anglers.


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I wore loose skirts and dresses when I rode my bike to places or just carried clothes
Have you a shower in work to change when you get in
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Kevin: Last week Jerry had a really funny fella telling us about a new product called FiberFix that is supposed to be one hundred times stronger than Duct tape. Well, you knew someone would decide to test it themselves; in this case it's a Canadian "Prepper" who does an independent test. Watch & see how it goes.
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Sunday, September 23, 2007; 1:32 AM
NEW ORLEANS -- An hour after city officials opened shelters, warned of possible power outages and urged calm ahead of a threatening tropical depression, the system moved inland hundreds of miles away, and forecasters canceled the tropical storm warning that had authorities on alert.
Under partly cloudy, pale-blue skies Saturday, some in this city devastated by Hurricane Katrina two years ago wondered if it was a bit much.
"I can understand them taking precautions and all," Gus Paschos said over coffee at a French Quarter shop. But he said the preparations and news coverage surrounding the unnamed storm system were "ridiculous."
"People are overly sensitive since Katrina," he said. "People are scared."
After the storm and levee breaches that left 80 percent of New Orleans underwater, all levels of government were criticized for their preparation and response to Katrina.
For several days this week, weather reports on local newscasts keyed on an area of low pressure that, on Friday, became Tropical Depression No. 10 _ and, potentially, the region's first major brush with tropical weather since hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which hit in August and September 2005, respectively.
The system also developed the week after Humberto morphed from tropical depression to hurricane within just 18 hours. Humberto affected parts of the state after making landfall in Texas and "served as a wonderful lesson," said Mark Smith, a spokesman for Louisiana's office of emergency preparedness.
"When it boils down to safety, or we believe there's the possibility that Louisiana may be impacted, we have to start getting things ready to move," he said, noting that models had shown the more recent system also affecting Louisiana.
While the system wasn't predicted to strengthen beyond perhaps a weak tropical storm, local officials expressed concerns about the safety of the thousands of people still living in federally issued trailers. Several parishes declared states of emergency as a precaution. The potential for strong winds prompted the city of New Orleans to open three shelters until any threat had passed.
By Saturday, forecasters said the main threat was heavy rainfall, possible in parts of the Florida Panhandle and southwest Alabama.
City spokesman James Ross said while there's no "foolproof plan" for making decisions about emergency preparedness, "our highest responsibility is to ensure that our residents are never in harm's way when it can be prevented."
Ross said the events allowed for "an excellent trial of our preparation and ability to work effectively with our partners."
Smith urged people to remain vigilant; hurricane season runs through November.
In the Pacific, a weakening Tropical Storm Ivo had top sustained winds of about 45 mph and could make landfall as a tropical depression in Mexico's Baja peninsula late Sunday, authorities said. Mexico issued a tropical storm watch Saturday for about 100 miles of Pacific coast on the extreme southern tip of the Baja peninsula.


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Carmel removing ducks from reflecting pool
The City of Carmel recently spent nearly half a million dollars to repair damage to the Veteran's Memorial reflecting pool at City Center. It reopened to the public just before the Fourth of July, but now another problem is plaguing the public area: birds.
Naturally, the reflecting pool is a popular place for ducks and geese to congregate, and many residents love feeding the birds in the water. But the numbers of birds have become overwhelming, leading to large amount of bird waste covering the sidewalks by the end of each day.
"It's a matter of disease," Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard said. "We're cleaning these areas daily but it's quite a lot."
As a result, crews have been out to remove the birds, with the city spending nearly $24,000 so far to take care of the issue. Brainard said they would not be euthanized or harmed but that relocation is necessary due to the mounting problem.
"We're spending a lot of money on cleanup, so we're trying to remove the ducks and geese humanely," he said. "We are trying to encourage them to locate elsewhere."
In addition, the baby ducks that go into the pool have a hard time getting out due to the steep drop. This leads some to drown and passersby to see dead ducklings floating in the water. Some residents have taken the extreme measure to jump into the water to save these baby birds. Others have constructed makeshift ramps to help get them out. Brainard said the city has agreed to allow the ramp but doesn't want to encourage the pond to be a breeding area.
"We've left a ramp in the reflecting pool but we want to make sure they don't nest there," he said.
One Carmel resident, Ryan Twilla, expressed disappointment with the ducks being removed. He also expressed concerns about the ducklings being trapped in the pool with no way to exit.
"My son and I feed the ducks and geese a few times a week and it brings him so much joy," he said in an email. "I don't understand who wants to go to a park where all of the wildlife has been removed."
Brainard said there are other places to feed the ducks.
"We have plenty of parks and ponds, and this area wasn't meant to be a nature area," he said.


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Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, who is suffering from dengue, is recovering at a hospital in Mumbai. He has thanked his well-wishers for their support which he says has helped him tide over his weakest hour.
The ailing actor reached out to his friends and fans via Twitter. "Your love and blessings have helped me fight this illness. Thank you all for the warmth and wishes that helped me tide over my weakest hour," he tweeted.
The 28-year-old was admitted to a suburban hospital on September 27 following high fever. Doctors diagnosed it to be a case of dengue. He is likely to be discharged from the hospital today but is advised to rest for 15 more days.
"Ranveer Singh is on the road to recovery. However, doctors have advised complete rest for the next 15 days," said a source.
Ranveer was shooting in Durgapur, near Kolkata, for Gunday when he began to suffer from high fever. Despite the condition, he continued to shoot as per the schedule to avoid any inconvenience and loss to the production.
Ranveer''s illness delays the dubbing and music launch of his upcoming movie Ram Leela. And this incident will also push the shooting dates of Gunday and Kill Dill.
Ram Leela has already created a buzz with its trailer. Ranveer is paired with actress Deepika Padukone in the movie, which has given him an ample chance to show off his chiselled physique. Ram Leela will hit the theatres on November 15.
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An Engine is a thermal device that converts heat energy into mechanical energy. Mechanical energy is principally derived in the form of torque on the output shaft of the engine and is utilized for necessary driving works.
Energy input to an engine is 'heat'. Heat so used by the engine is derived from different sources, such as: (i) Solid fuel, (ii) Liquid fuel, (iii) Gaseous fuel, (iv) Nuclear fuel. Energy input system of the engine ensures efficient release of heat from the fuel. For the case a chemical fuel (solid/liquid/gaseous), combustion is the process that is to be carried out to liberate heat from fuel through an exothermic reaction. For nuclear fuel, a nuclear reaction is to be carried out in a nuclear reactor so that energy is liberated from atoms through nuclear chain reaction in which 'nuclear binding' energy is released as a result of re-arrangement of atomic particles.
Depending upon where the combustion process is carried out, (that is, outside the engine or inside the engine), the engine is classified as External Combustion Engine (ECE) and Internal Combustion Engine (ICE). For an ECE, combustion is carried out externally in a furnace and heat is utilized to produce working fluid, such as, generation of steam from water in a boiler by heating, heat being produced by burning coal. Here, steam is the working fluid that is taken to drive a steam engine. ECEs have applications in the field of industrial electric power generation. In the ICEs, combustion of fuel is carried out in a space or chamber inside the engine itself. This space/chamber is called the combustion chamber. Metered and atomized fuel is burnt in compressed air taken in combustion chamber and the hot gas so produced, called the flue gas with heat energy is the 'working fluid' that is directly used to stroke a piston or rotate a turbine wheel. ICEs are compact, all sections being integrated into single unit and hence, they have got wide-spread application in industries, locomotives and aircraft. They are in the form of piston engines and gas turbine engines.
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Is your car ready for the winter? Do you find it fun or scary driving in the snow?
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Probably not, I got snow capable tires like the middle-end of last year that are probably not even useful at this point anymore. And my car has like, no weight to it. So I slip and slide everywhere if I go faster than 15mph even in the lightest snow conditions.
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oh man. Get some all season tires if you dont want the expensive winter ones. What car do you have? is it manual or auto?
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I mean... it's not winter capable. And I live in Michigan. It's no Canada, but it's still snowy as fuck the majority of the year. So that's pretty much what is wrong with it lol. Even with my all season tires I spun out on the highway last year, and that was going like maybe 20-25mph max.
So yeah. It's just shit.
i live in Ontario, bottom part of it. I know how the snow feels lol. Oh man :O dang spinning out on the highway must have been scary. I say buy Winter Tires. it will help you so much more. Yesterday i was in my camaro and it snowed here and amost crashed into a tree lmfao. I still have summer tires on it. Going to have to find a junk car for the winter to drive
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All set!
Don't like getting stuck other wise it's kinda fun. I've had my parked car blown down the street because of a little wind and ice, been driving at like 10kph and had my car spin around in circles till it hit the sidewalk. Been stuck on a perfectly flat surface with nothing but Ice on the ground lol... Winter driving can be fun :) If not a little nerve raking at times10|10|0
nerve raking yes lol and also fun. It tests you as a driver aswell.


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While I was thinking of what will happen in the episode Little Miss Perfect, I thought of an interesting possible blindside scenario for the next episode:
Seeing that Malcolm & Denise have voted against Tandang, we might see a scenario where they might be targeted first seeing that he has the HII (Hidden Immunity Idol) before targeting the reutrnees and Carter.
We might also see with Lisa that staying with the Tandang -- as tempting it would be to have them in the FTC (Final Tribal Council) -- is emotionally draining and might create an alliance with Penner and his ally Skupin (who both know about Lisa's secret as a former child star) who is more stable enough to create an alliance with but could still make her the winner if those 2 are in the FTC (Jeff Kent would proably have no choice anyway).
These 2 possible scenario could mean one thing: the possible start of the fall of the Terrible Trio (Pete, Abi and Artis).
They now have the majority agains the 3 to remove them and flush Abi's HII, but there is one problem: what if Lisa didn't go with the plan and opted to stay Tandang? They cannot use a concrete split vote without Lisa, and if Lisa doesn't probably Skupin won't (in which he supposedly might be in a good position with Penner as an alliance mate to improve his standing). Well, there is one answer: Target the third wheel of the alliance without them expecting.
This could possibly be the scenario:
1. Concerned: Penner, Skupin, Carter, Denise and Malcolm. Plan: Knowing that Malcolm & Penner could possibly next in the chopping block, they create an alliance to vote one of the Terrible Trio. Now, they only have enough votes to remove one of the others, BUT there is a possible chance that the HII would be given to the person that is targeted by the 5. So, they need to target the least expecting person from the Terrible Trio alliance: Artis, as there is only a slim chance that it would be given to him if the plan is executed quietly (Pete is a threat and Abi is the owner so Artis is the safest bet).
2. Concerned: Penner, Skupin and Lisa. Plan: Now, to make an illusion that a vote split would occur, and seeing that Lisa could go with Skupin out of the Terrible Trio alliance, Skupin & Penner could convince Lisa to go with them (and possibly create sub-alliance with Carter) and create a split vote between Abi and Pete (Lisa's choice). Lisa's choice could be with Malcolm and Carter's "choice", while Skupin, Penner & Denise "choice" would be the other. In reality though, the 5 concerned in (1) would STILL vote against Artis, and to flush the HII they could feel the TC environment that a split vote would occur between Pete & Abi and say that one of the four (Terrible Trio & Lisa) would join in the plan. Abi, possibly to save herself from the split, uses her own HII supposedly negating her votes. When the votes are read, they would be surprised that Artis got the majority of the votes, making it 5-3-1. The HII is flushed and one non-threatening member of the power alliance is eliminated with Pete still having target on his back. In a remote chance that Artis was given the HII and in effect Malcolm uses his for himself or whoever the target is, Lisa's lone vote would be the deciding one, and if Lisa joins with the Terrible Trio in voting that means all votes are nullified meaning that Abi and Malcolm would be immune and the majority would vote out Pete/Artis in the revote.
If Lisa joined with the majority, that means that she could be trusted on some level to go against the remaing Terrible Trio members, and if she doesn't it just means that she could be the next potential target.
Of course, after this Malcolm's HII is still in play, and it would be quite dangerous if Skupin, Penner, Carter and Lisa (if she joins with them) would target his HII next after making an alliance with him and Denise and they might get a bad rep amongst the Jury if they do it. There is one dangerous but probable plan that would flush both existing HIIs currently in play and would probably be one of the most epic blindsides if it happened.
This could be the scenario:
1. Concerned: Penner, Skupin, Carter and Lisa. Plan: Seeing that Malcolm and Abi has the HII, the 4 could create a sub-alliance that would target both HIIs. The plan would be the same as (1) but now Lisa is sure to be part of Step 2 and now Lisa knows about the faux split-vote plan BUT Denise & Malcolm musn't know that Lisa knows about it .
2. Concerned: Skupin & Lisa. Plan: Now, Skupin says to Lisa that within the non-Terrible Trio alliance there is a sub alliance that doesn't include Denise & Malcolm. Skupin says to Lisa that she must tell the Terrible Trio that she was invited to a split vote between Abi & Pete, but thinks that they would target Artis because they have the numbers (Skupin flipped) and that Artis is the least likely person to be eliminated, and try to convince that they must use the Tandang HII on Artis so that their plan would be nothing. The 6 will be probabaly shocked (Denise & Malcolm and the ones that are the only truly shocked though) that Artis was the HII target, meaning that Malcolm (who is a possible target) has to use his HII. Now, Lisa's lone vote would be the deciding one, and seeing that she has the supposed security of the 3 joins with the majority's plan, votes against Pete or Abi.
The 2 HIIs are supposedly eliminated by now and Malcolm & Denise would suspect that someone heard/told that Artis would be the real target. Now, at the next TCs they could eliminate the remaining Terrible Trio members THEN at F6&5 the 4 would target either Malcolm and Denise. The danger here is that at F8 Malcolm and Denise may sense that the other non-Terrible Trio might be plotting behind their backs, but the remaining members of the Terrible Trio would be more welcome in joining the 4 in voting out Malcolm or Denise if one of the 4 would be targeted by Malcolm or Denise. If they were successful though they could just continue picking out the others as they have the majority. Of course whoever wins the upcoming Immunity Challenges could mess the plans up so they have to make sure that Lisa, Carter, Penner or Skupin get the Immunity in the following episodes.
So that is my blog entry for today. Hopefully tomorrow it would be another unpredictable yet logical episode. Zjzr out.


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The Baseball Prospectus Prospect Tracker has returned!
The version we released last week was initially developed with internal users in mind, and the traffic it generated upon public release crippled the server it was pulling data from, necessitating a rewrite. While it wasn't fun to have to take down a product so many of you were enjoying, the upside is that the new version of Prospect Tracker was able to be written as a public product from the start, resulting in cleaner and more intuitive interfaces.
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There is a curious symmetry between the doubles & triples in hitting stats. Might want to check that coding ;-).
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Where will we be able to find this going forward on the site? Can't wait to se it regularly.
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You know what they say about the rule of thirds; it's present in writing and drawing and photography. You also know what they say about third time lucky, yes? Well, I'm back once again to try out for the Review Squad.
Sep0815 is probably more well known on the wiki as being one of the most prolific commenters, leaving thoughtful feedback on many of the active stories we have on here, but did you know that he has his own story, too? Today, I'm reviewing his fanon, A Tale of Rebels.
This is an OC story that follows a group of young adults as they work within the Liberation Alliance against Yi Ming, the Emperor of the Earth Continent. The reader follows seven people within the Liberation Alliance as they work together to bring peace to the Earth Continent.
Plot = 8.9: This section deals with the plot overall; the individual details will be explored in the following categories.
Now, I didn't read the main page when I started this story. I just jumped straight into it, and so was immediately thrust into a world I didn't understand, but was excited to learn about. By the end of the first chapter, I felt a little confused. There was an Air Nomad general, a group of children(?) and Sanqok, the main character. Sep did a wonderful job setting up the characters (which I will elaborate further on later), however I found it difficult to attain complete immersion when I kept wondering about the world. When is this set? How old are the characters?
That being said, it's clear that Sep has a plan, and even from the early chapters the reader can see all the puzzle pieces (although we can't yet start putting them together). The deduction here simply comes from knowledge that the author assumes the reader will have (usually from the mainpage, or in conversation/interviews/word of mouth etc.). Because of this assumption, some details that were important tended to be glossed over, such as the answers to the questions above.
Characterisation = 6.5: I spent a lot of time umming and uhhhing about this category. As the wiki's resident Toph
stalker lover, I found the personality and characteristics of Noki to be a little too similar to comfortably call her an 'original character'. Certain scenes and lines she was in was almost exactly how Toph would speak or act: 'Noki rolled her eyes, sighing, and spoke, "I may be blind, but I still can feel the stupidity in your grin, you know?"', and the scene in chapter five where she is swept away into a river is too similar to the scene in the Serpent's Pass. It is for these reasons in particular that bring the score down; the deduction here is simply for unoriginality with the characters. Other than that, as people, the characters seemed fairly well-developed. As actual characters in this story, I found them to occasionally be a little purposeless, and I found myself questioning their actions as I couldn't understand why they would do something.
Another character that was hard to pinpoint was Zoruka. For a character who was so heartbroken at the violent murder of her father (by her husband), she didn't seem nearly as fazed in joining his campaign. Usually when someone's parent is killed, the child doesn't work for their murdered, and certainly doesn't enjoy it; she took to the job of Grand Secretary with surprising ease. She feels like a completely different character in chapter five compared to chapter three, and this kind of change isn't really shown—or justified—in the intermediate chapter.
Action = 7.9: Right from the first chapter, we get some action. It was an excellent chance for Sep to introduce the character of Sanqok, as it seems as though he will definitely have use for his waterbending and swordsmanship. The execution of the action was very sudden and somewhat disjointed. The reader is told that there is a gust of wind, or a swiping sword, but we really don't get the visuals of what is being done, nor the effects. Does the earthbender stamp their foot down with a resounding slam, forcing the earth beneath their toes to crack in terror as with a feral snarl, the bender swings their hands up, the earth given no choice but to obey, knocking over everything (and every person) in its path in a desperate attempt to follow the bender? Or does the bender just kick a rock at his opponent that hits their stomach?
Punctuation/formatting = 7.0: The punctuation is reasonably well-done here, however there is a reduction in score. This comes from two things; the first is dashes.
Overuse of dashes breaks up the sentences and makes it harder to follow (especially when several dashes are used in the one sentence); when a function word (at, the, on, to, etc.) or parenthesis could be just as, if not more helpful, it's generally preferred. Commas can also help, however I've noticed that they do tend to slip into the writing where they aren't needed. This can be avoided by using linking words (and, or, because) or punctuation (a semicolon ';' or colon ':'). It is primarily because of the overuse of this grammatical tool that the score is reduced so much, although I can already see in the later chapters that the usage is less common.
The second is the formatting, which comes in two parts. Sep is usually really good at formatting his paragraph breaks, however I noticed in a few instances that he had accidentally had two different speakers on the one line. The second is that he has a habit of, with any like of dialogue that ends in a full stop, question, or exclamation mark, to also add a comma after the closing speech marks. This isn't needed, and is actually incorrect in English rules of dialogue. However, it didn't detract from the rest of the story.
Aside from these, his grammar and formatting is generally really good. I didn't see any of the common errors, and the ones I pointed out really are more to do with the style of the author; there is nothing technically wrong, remember that, however it can make it harder for some people to read it.
Believability = 8.0: An uprising of some sort in the Earth Kingdom is a perfectly believable plot, and not one I've come across in this time frame. The characters are believable, and so are the actions they take, however only on a small scale—as individuals. It could be that the audience just doesn't have all the information yet, but even so, it should be more explicitly stated why the Earth King is the way he is—why he does what he does—and, on the other hand, exactly why the Liberation Alliance is so keen on overthrowing him. The audience is given a huge paragraph of dialogue in the fourth chapter as a reason is given, however this seems more like a personal reason of the character. We get very little history, and it is details such as that which are important. The causes need to be stated for there to be an effect.
Organisation = 6.5: The reason for this reduction is honestly because of the way the story is introduced. It's easy to follow what is happening to the characters on a small, short-term basis, however the larger picture isn't defined clearly in the story, which can be distracting. It's hard for a reader to fully submerge themselves in the story when there are questions on their mind that they aren't getting answered. As I mentioned above, I didn't read the mainpage; I wanted to see how the author managed to introduce everything in a clear manner.
The other thing I noticed was the passage of time. The scenes jump around, and there is a year between the fourth and the fifth chapters, however the characterisation does not reflect this; Sanqok in particular is just as chummy with the other members of the Liberation Alliance as he was when they fit met each other.
Total score = 7.46
My advice: A beta reader or editor would not go amiss, especially if grammar is not your strong suit. There are plenty of users willing to help; all you have to do is ask.
Also, work on that description. From the way you introduced the characters, I know you're capable of it. It's just the action and scene transitions that let you down in that department. I know you're capable—just keep writing!
Why I enjoyed this story: Honestly, I enjoy any well-written OC story, and this was no exception. The characters, one of the most important aspects of an OC story, were strong and well-crafted. The plot wasn't so complex that I forgot about what happened in the previous chapter within ten minutes of finishing it, however the story has enough levels and intrigue that are sure to keep anyone interested.
The story is absolutely filled with historical references, and one of my favourite parts was just how well the main characters interacted. This story is about them, and their conversations and actions towards each other really made this story come alive


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Phoenix Estates factory
Madhukar looked through a telescope from a tower of his factory. He could see the armies of the Fire Nation and the Earth Kingdom camped out just outside of town. "Mohandas, get those tanks ready. We're going to have a fight on our hands. Tell commander Jaal to get his army ready."
"Yes, sir," Mohandas responded. He then left to prepare the forces in the town for the coming battle.
Fire Nation-Earth Kingdom camp
"What will I use when I fight?" Grain asked. He had never been required to fight since the landing in the south, and because of that, he had not required a weapon. However, he was fighting today, and since there was no sand nearby, he knew he would need a weapon.
"How 'bout a spear?" Blade asked, as he and Grain walked through the camp. "There's plenty of those to spare," he continued.
"I'd rather a weapon I can use," Grain said.
"Liiike?" Blade asked, as he put emphasis in the 'i' in like.
"Ooh, I have an idea. If I could get some hour glasses, I could throw them into the enemy, and expand the sand in them, causing glass to fly everywhere and hurt our foes," Grain said. Blade looked at his friend, questioning why he had suck a strange mind.
That Night
Saif slept in his tent calmly, not expecting anything to happen. He was prepared for the attack that he would lead the next morning, when he suddenly woke up and heard shouting. "Attack attack, the Phoenix Estates are attacking us!" Saif leaped up and pulled his sword out of its scabbard and to his side. He swung it as he ran out of his tent and prepared to face the Phoenix Estates. Several tanks were charging through the camp. He saw that Toph had also come out of her tent, and was using Earthbending to stop the tanks that were attacking the camp. Each tank could fire a shaft from a ballista mounted on its roof, and towed a wagon large enough to hold three komodo rhinos.
"Protect the airships," Saif ordered. He knew that this attack would lower morale, and that the only advantage he would have over the Phoenix Estates would be the airships. He ran towards them, when he saw two tanks headed towards the airships. He started to run, when he heard Toph call to him.
"Saif, forget the airships, you need to help Aknur and Pallav with the Phoenix Estates troops."
"Phoenix Estates troops," Saif said, surprised at what Toph had said.
"Yeah, you know that army that ran when we were at the valley, we'll this is where they ran to," she called back.
"Where are Ila and Kun?" Saif asked.
"Over by the airships," Toph responded.
"Where are Aknur and Pallav?" Saif asked.
"There, go," Toph said, pointing to where Aknur and Pallav were fighting. Saif ran to aid them. He saw Aknur and Pallav commanding a group of archers, while several soldier armed with close combat weapons received cover fire from them.
"So, how're you doin?" Aknur asked a woman.
"As fine as someone can be in a battle," Quiver responded. Saif ran past the archers, swinging his sword.
"Aknur, focus," he said as he ran past the archer he commanded. Saif continued to run forwards to the front lines, where he saw a man about ten years younger than him fighting off three Phoenix Estates soldiers with his twin hook swords. Saif aided the man, and took one of the swordsmen off his ally's hands.
Hammer swung his twin weapons at a pair of Phoenix estates Firebenders. He knocked them out, and moved on to the next few. "Ka-Boom, how's it comming along?"
His friend worked on igniting his explosives, and giving them to his pet octoparrot. "Okay Polly, fly over the Phoenix Estates army, and drop these on them."
"Raak, fly over army, raak, drop on them, raak," the animal responded. The octoparrot then flew off carrying several bombs. He then dropped them all at once, causing a massive explosion. Ka-Boom then threw some of his explosives himself, and this finished off the rest of the troops his allies were currently facing. Several shots from the archers Aknur and Pallav commanded found their way to some other enemy soldiers. Suddenly, a small tornado of sand appeared. The enemy soldiers then ran off in fear of both what had created the tornado and of enemy soldiers.
Kumaro ran through the camp to the airships, hoping to find them still in tact. He had his twin dao swords out, but wasn't firebending with them because he knew that there was a chance he would be seen by the Phoenix Estates troops. He ran between two rows of tents, and once he had exited the rows, he turned to see Ila, Kun and Haruka attacking two tanks. The six komodo rhinos that had made it out of the tanks may have been able to defeat the Earthbenders, but they were attacked from above by Atenar and ten other pilots. One man who had once been operating the miniature ballista on top of a tank took out a sword. Kumaro ran towards him, but another person beat him to the enemy. Hari's twin blades struck the soldiers single one, driving him back. Kumaro looked for some other way to fight as the battle continued.
The Next day
Zysor flew the two airships that were still flyable through the sky and over the factory. One of them had been damaged, and would need repairs that would take a day or two. Since the attack had lowered morale and injured many, there were not enough people to seal off the town and capture the enemy forces. Zysor watched as the airships flew over the town. "Bombs away," he calmly ordered once they were over the factory. There were about four tanks that remained, but they were too far down to pose a threat to Zysor's airships. After Zysor attacked the factory, the soldiers in the tanks gave up, and fled, following the foot soldiers that had already done so.
Central Fire Nation
Mai and Katara looked out the windshield of the airship's bridge as they flew over a charred field. "What happened?" Katara asked.
"I don't know," Mai said. They looked down on the field, which had been destroyed by The Phoenix Estates. I don't think we should march our troops through that field," Katara said. "There's something ominous about it."
"I agree with the Avatar's wife," the airship's captain said. There were murmurs of agreement among the crew.
"Okay then, if you all say so," Mai said. "But this'll mean taking twice as long to go around the field," she added.
"We're okay with that Fire Lady Mai," the captain said. He then prepared to send a messenger hawk to the ground forces, telling them to go around the field.
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Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) is celebrating a milestone of 28 million customers. This success of Honda Two Wheelers is attributed to the outstanding performance of Activa-India's largest selling 2Wheeler.
Over the years Honda has increased the production in the country in a very brisk rate. its network across India along with the introduction of technologically advanced products across various categories catering to different types of customer demands specific to the regions.
Honda's latest two wheeler crossover, the Navi has clocked 50,000 units in just six months. Honda has also recently introduced the much awaited stylish & high quality utility box to provide for the convenience of storage to NAVI riders. It is available as an additional accessory option.
Honda has seen a commendable jump in sale over the past few years. Adding smiles at a faster pace where the 1st million came in 44 months of operation commencement in India.
The kind of response Honda received from Indian customers that it took only 9 months of operation in India to reach a milestone of 4 million customers.
President & CEO, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India, Keita Muramatsu said, "India is the fastest growing economy in the world and one of the most important markets for Honda. With this vision of growth, today we have achieved a new milestone for our business in India.
He added, "The journey to the 28 million milestone has been phenomenal. We are deeply humbled by the faith and trust that our customers have reposed in brand Honda. We thank our valued customers, business partners, associates, and all our colleagues at Honda for this remarkable feat."
Honda 2Wheelers India is setting the pace of industry with its impressive 24% growth compared to the 13% growth of total 2Wheeler industry with it's exemplary performance in the first half of fiscal 2016-17.
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It's been a couple of years, but it's finally going to happen! William (The House on Haunted Hill, The Fair-Haired Child) Malone's long awaited flick Parasomnia is set to hit DVD in a few months!
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