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Buillding My Vision: Blood, Sweat and Tears. Literally.
It all started with a painting. A painting by this lady who doesn't paint anything but walls… a painting by this lady that had the perfect career as Leadership Consultant. A nicely balanced life: mother to a toddler, professional fulfillment and 'earnings' that contributed to the bottom line of the family. Perfect… and fairly 'easy'. And then… the painting.
When I couldn't think of a meaningful gift for someone who was turning 40 –who was struggling to comprehend his own truth and spiritual North Star … I decided a painting with an inspiring message would be the gift. And so, this non-painter projected images onto a canvas… traced…. and painted. Not a big deal. The card that accompanied the painting, and its message, that was the true gift. It read: 'There is truth in many things, and the golden thread is love'. This is what I was attempting to represent in my non-original abstract. And then, of course, I had to 'name' my painting… as it was my first, and perhaps last … so, I extracted and named my simple work 'Many Truths'. This spontaneous act set into motion a convergence of events that became the foundation for Many Truths, the Social Change business that I founded three years ago and am just launching in the first quarter of 2010. Nobody said it would be easy. Moving mountains is big work. More of this story:
I started moving through time and space with these words reverberating. I realized that Many Truths was not just about truth and love, but about, fundamentally, who we are. Who we are as people – as human beings sharing one diverse world. We all have a story, a reason for being where we are and for believing in what we believe – yet, it is these 'many truths' that provokes judgment 'against' each other… consistently. It is these very realities that separate without exploration or explanation and are too often void of understanding and compassion. My own experience became visceral, differentiating, and incredibly more compassionate. So, up on my soapbox I climbed, feeling impassioned to share this experience and lens with the world. I claimed Many Truths as my mission and legacy, and the journey began.
Long and arduous are two words that quickly come to mind. Crazy comes to mind too. Did I mention insanity? Anyway, so it goes…
Right out of the gate on my journey plenty of naysayers surfaced. After all, on some levels who in their right mind would abandon a career, choose to lose balance, incur a massive debt of opportunity cost to create a business around this notion of 'many' truths when 'truth' is such a sacred, debated, vulnerable and singular concept? Clearly, me. Every time I was challenged, my internal response was "exactly", and I gained momentum and commitment to my vision.
In these three years (I am humbled to even count them), I have built two full iterations of my business. Iteration one, which I fully intended to be my final version, was built on a shoestring. I chose to use jewelry as my vehicle with a symbol to represent the message of Many Truths. Considering I am not a jewelry maker or an artist, I had my work cut out for me. My journey took me from NYC to LA and back again. I ventured deep into the woods of Austin spending two days with a friend I call 'Einstein in a shack' in my attempts to create a symbol. I was thinking a new peace sign. I chuckle, only because I am often seen as an idealist, a grandiose dreamer – yet someone crazy enough to always think 'she can'. So, I did. Well, sort of.
The business was born. It was alive in the world. And, at some level – it was a success. Orders came in, charitable work was completed, and people were inspired. I received interest from the media. Hooray! Or then, maybe, not. It was only by holding this business in my arms, as one would a newborn, that I really got to know it. I saw its vulnerabilities and limitations. I was evangelizing, but not providing the tangible experience to the audience. I was using a vehicle that was cost prohibitive and would not allow most everyone to participate. Wow, an unexpected epiphany. So much invested… sweat, tears, time, and cost – and yet, 'good enough' wasn't good enough to accomplish the mission – to have a chance at creating meaningful social change.
Remarkably, it was near this very moment of contemplation that a life changing event occurred. I was bitten in the face by a dog. That, of course, had its own significant drama – and I knew… again viscerally, that my life would be forever changed. And it was, just not in the way I anticipated. I healed from my wounds. I healed from my fear, and the universe was kind enough to compensate me some for my injury. And it was that, that became my tipping point. Every dollar received, not one of which I fought for, went into my business. For the first time I was able to invest and to create an exceptional business including all the factors that were missing. I am proud and confident in what is to come. Many Truths will provide a meaningful online experience and a physical 'badge' in the form of a wrist thread that represents our shared humanity. One Thread, One World, Share it – our mantra, our vision. Iteration two is ready to be born.
It is all a continuum, there is never a final. Pushing through the pain. Having faith in the unknown. Knowing every challenge is a gate to learning. The chapters of my story are only the preface. The book is still to be written – and I hope its epilogue is very long in coming. My scar is my badge of courage. I am proud of it. Walk with us: www.manytruths.com. Coming soon…..
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Haiti in Chaos After Earthquake
Pat Robertson is Going to Hell
Rescue Dogs Sent to Haiti from Around the World
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Haitian Earthquake Has Destroyed the Capital City Mercy Corps
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Russia has apparently launched what may be its first criminal case against a spammer, according to a leading Russian gialy newpaper. Kommersant reports that Russian authorities have raided the home of Igor Gusev, who is the general director of a company called Despmedia, a partner company of Glavmed.com. Gusev is accused of operating a spam network that largely distributed messages advertising the male potency drug Viagra. Although the response rates for medication spam is very low, sending out a huge volume of messages apparently generates enough response to make the effort worthwhile: according to Kommersant, Despmedia has pulled in over $120 million, some $2 million of which went straight into Gusev's pocket.
An attorney for Gusev told Reuters a criminal case had been opened against his client, but that Gusev was not involved.
In recent years Russia has been a haven for spammers, botnet operators, identity thieves, and malware developers, and other denizens of the Internet's seedy and criminal underbellies. As is the case of Despmedia, some of these outfits run operations that can pass as legitimate enterprises: Despmedia is apparently a (very enthusiastic) affiliate partner for Glavmed.com, which specializes in selling drugs online. Despmedia has been operating at since at least 2007. It's not known at this time if Despmedia participated in distribution of malware, phishing attacks, or other scams or online criminal activity.
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The Section II portion of the basketball season is now complete and I thought it is time to look back to my playoffs predictions.
I took some chances on the boys' side of the ledger and only managed to pick 2 of 6 correctly.
The girls' side treated me much better as I picked 5 out of 6.
Of the five classes I picked incorrectly, three lost in the final (No. 1 Albany Academy in Class A boys', No. 4 Broadalbin-Perth in Class B boys' and No. 4 Voorheesville in Class CC boys'). The other two fell in the semifinals (Big 10 No. 1 Amsterdam in Class AA girls' and No. 2 Argyle in Class D boys').
Here is my bracket breakdown.
Class AA
Winner: No. 1 Big 10 Bishop Maginn
My selection: Bishop Maginn — Thought it would come down to a Maginn-CBA final and that is how it played out with the Golden Griffins, led by senior star Shimeek Johnson, advancing to Saturday's regional showdown against Section III champion Henninger.
Class A
Winner: No. 2 Bishop Gibbons:
My selection: Albany Academy — The Cadets breezed through the first two rounds of the playoffs before running into a determined Bishop Gibbons squad in the title game. The Golden Knights played better from the outset and never wavered in posting a 65-48 win Wednesday night.
Class B
My selection: No. 4 Broadalbin-Perth
Winner: Hoosic Valley — The top four seeds advanced to the semifinals in what proved to be a pair of outstanding games. Broadalbin-Perth knocked No. 1 seed Ichabod Crane in the semifinals and Hoosic Valley edged Fonda. The title game was close throughout before Hoosic Valley senior standout Pat Lanoue made a couple of big shots to propel the Indians to the title.
Class CC
My selection: No. 4 Voorheesville
Winner: Mechanicville — The No. 3 and 4 seeds advanced to the title game as Mechanicville beat Cambridge (48-46) and Voorheesville beat Schenectady Christian (54-44). The championship game proved to be the another example of Mechanicville delivering down the stretch and their opponent having things taken away from defensively. The Red Raiders' 42-37 title victory seemed fitting as coach Joe Loudis is set to be inducted in the New York State Basketball of Fame later this month.
Class D
My selection: No. 2 Argyle
Winner: Northville — The Falcons lost three straight entering the playoffs, but beat No. 2 Argyle and No. 4 St. Johnsville to capture the title.
Class AA
My selection: No. 1 Big 10 Amsterdam
Winner: Shenendehowa — The game of the tournament turned out to be Bethlehem's 51-45 semifinal triumph over Amsterdam. The Rugged Rams suffered another crushing defeat at Hudson Valley Community College. They entered the contest ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 24 in the nation by USA Today. Shenendehowa defeated Catholic Central, Albany and Bethlehem (for the third time) and will play Section III champion Corcoran Saturday afternoon at HVCC.
Class A
My selection: No. 1 Averill Park
Winner: Averill Park — The Warriors had no trouble claiming the school's second title in three years with a sophomore-dominated squad. Averill Park avenged a 2007 semifinal loss to Holy Names in the same round this season before routing Mohonasen in the championship game.
Class B
My selection: No. 1 Hoosic Valley
Winner: Hoosic Valley — The area's best team did not disappoint in the playoffs. The Indians held their first two playoff opponents under 10 points before engaging in a classic semifinal struggle against 2007 Section II Class A champion Ichabod Crane. The Indians emerged with a 39-37 victory over the Riders and then beat No. 2 Cohoes in the title contest.
Class CC
My selection: No. 2 Watervliet
Winner: Watervliet — The Cannoners claimed their second straight championship based on defensive prowess and timely shooting. Led by the inside tandem of Chanessa Blakemore and Paige Colfer, Watervliet met Colonial Council rival Mechanicville in the title game and the Cannoneers beat the Red Raiders for the second time in three meetings to advance to the Class CC/C playoff.
Class C
My selection: No. 2 Maple Hill
Winner: Maple Hill — The Wildcats captured their second straight Patroon Conference title with a 16-0 record and advanced to the title game against No. 1 Schenectady Christian. Maple Hill did an exceptional job holding down 6-foot-1 center Sarah Child and posted a 30-19 championship win.
Class D
My selection: No. 1 Argyle
Winner: Argyle — The Scots had not trouble earning the title, led by the tourney Most Valuable Player Heather Salerno. Argyle pounded No. 3 Sharon Springs in the title game.


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These dates are not established by the Housing and Residence Life department but are determined by the senior administration of the University. Please contact the Housing and Residence Life office at (864) 294-2092 if you have any questions regarding the Early Arrivals process. Who is granted permission to return to campus early? Only groups or individuals whose functions are institutionally requested and operationally necessary enough to require arriving early, and whose leaders make prior arrangements areallowed to do move-in prior to the published move-in dates. These students are typically required to return early to campus for University sponsored practices, planning meetings, rehearsals, or games. All groups must request and be granted permission to be early arrivals according to the Early Arrivals Group Guidelines. Please note: Arriving back to campus housing early is a privilege and is not guaranteed. The University does not officially open for the academic year until the dates published within the academic calendar. Students returning early should be aware that campus dining facilities may not yet be open and campus programs will not yet have started. The University is therefore not prepared for or responsible for providing dining or other necessary support, or entertainment options for students who are permitted to arrive early. Group Information | Individual Information Early Arrivals Group Information In order for a group to receive permission to move in early, the group coordinator must submit a request to Mr. Ron Thompson, Director of Housing and Residence Life, for review. Given the amount of requests as well as the campus housing summer maintenance and renovations schedule, group coordinators should understand it is not possible to arrive any earlier than the date for which they are approved. The group coordinator is required to provide Housing and Residence Life with an accurate electronic roster of all students who are part of the approved early arrivals group. Once students are approved as members of an Early Arrivals group, the group coordinator will notify students regarding the specific date, time, and location they may check in and receive their keys. Group coordinators are expected to take responsibility for ensuring that their group members have been informed of the official arrival date and should confer with Housing and Residence Life regarding any changes to a student's official arrival date.Students who are unable to check in during the date and time designated for their group must contact their group coordinator. Their group coordinator will work with the Housing and Residence Life Office to determine whether or not their needs can be accommodated. Housing and Residence Life makes every effort to accommodate the desire of students in Early Arrivals Groups to move directly into their fall assignments. However, group coordinators and students should realize this is not a guarantee. Due to annual summer maintenance and renovation schedules, as well as summer camps and summer conferences, there may be cases where it is simply not possible to place students directly into their fall assignment on their specific early arrival date. In this event, students will be placed in a temporary housing assignment until their rooms become available. Back to top Individual Early Arrivals Information Please note that no individual student will be given permission to arrive on campus prior to the dates published on the official Academic Calendar unless they are a resident already living in campus summer housing or a student who is part of a Furman group required to be on campus prior to that date. Individual students will only be granted permission to move in early if a university administrator requests their early arrival for a reason(s) that/which is/are clearly operationally necessary. Students and families are expected to make travel arrangements based on the official check-in dates listed on the Academic Calendar and may make use of the nearby off-campus hotels prior to these official check-in dates. Requests for individual early arrrivals must be received no later than 14 business days prior to the requested arrival date and should provide a detailed reason why an individual should be permitted to move into their room early. Students who are part of an approved Early Arrivals group who are requesting to arrive earlier than that group's previously approved arrival date should refer to one of the nearby off-campus hotels to arrange for a room prior to their designated arrival date. Back to top


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Example DegreeMajor Code: AS44Associate in ScienceArea of Concentration: Sport Management
This is ONLY an EXAMPLE. If you intend to transfer, check early with your transfer school and Counseling to ensure you're meeting ALL requirements. Transfer schools may vary in their requirements.
Mathematics3 Humanities and Fine Arts9 Additional College Requirements5-9 Physical & Life Sciences/Mathematics3-6 Non-Western and Diversity Area of Concentration/Elective Requirements****14-18
- College Requirements
- General Education Requirements37
Social and Behavioral Sciences*9 Physical and Life Sciences7
- HED100 Personal Wellness3
- BIO270 Anatomy and Physiology I***4
- Recommendations include:
- BIO272 Anatomy and Physiology II***4
Assessment required.
* Students planning to attend Aurora University should take ECN121 and ECN122.
** Students planning to attend Aurora University or Northern Illinois University should also take the CHM101 lab course.
*** Students should complete the BIO270 and BIO272 sequence at Waubonsee prior to transfer.
**** Aurora University requires students to minor in Business Administration. For electives students should take ACC120, ACC121, BUS100 and BUS210.
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Fool.com: Inside a Toxic MBS Pool
I contend that Paulson & Pals will be forced to pay NOT fire-sale prices for mortgage-backed securities like the disastrous one shown above, but rather, they'll be paying premium prices in order to recapitalize the banks (both domestic and foreign).
I will be shocked and awed if the American taxpayer, over time, does not lose hundreds of billions of dollars in this venture.
(Yeah, I'm an admitted cynic.)
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For optimal performance of MERLOT functionality, use IE 11 or higher, or Safari on iOS mobile devices
I'd love to use this app in my classes, and hope its ease of use is improved from previous ratings. I find the site helpful for teachers to assess students in innovative ways using technology. Its content is good, and it looks to be an effective tool for teaching and learning. I will have to actually try the app to determine its ease of use. After I do this, I may adjust my rating accordingly.


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It's the Winter Blues 20% Off Sale! Jan 23rd at 1pm – Jan 25th 11pm PST! The sky is grey, the sun is but a memory, and there's no end in sight. Let's cheer ourselves up with a weekend sale, cold drinks and tlayudas! You can hit the sale here, but you'll need to come over for dinner.
Friday / No.3
This week has felt ever so cold. A seemingly impenetrable fog bore down on us for days, and though the thermostat registered a fairly mild temperature, the damp made me feel chilled right through. Despite the gloominess of endless fog, there is something romantic about living in a perpetual cloud. This sort of weather certainly lends itself to bundling up in wooly things, warming my hands around hot, steaming cups of tea and going to bed early with a book.
I am a great lover of A.P.C.'s classic cuts, fine fabrics and muted shades. This sweater is luxe baby camel wool, with pockets to keep my chilly hands warm between cups of tea. I think I may need another one in the other color. One to wear and one to wash, until the sun returns!
My husband gave me an assortment of David's Teas at Christmas, and while I have a hard time choosing a favorite, I'm rather fond of the Buttered Rum flavor… because despite what they say, it's not always 5 o'clock somewhere, and this booze-free, yet authentically flavored tea is safe for drinking with breakfast and at PAC meetings.
So, I'm sure you, me and everyone else, made a resolution this year to drink more water. I notice a huge difference in the way I feel when I'm properly hydrated, but apparently this isn't enough motivation for me to actually drink water more often. Now, I have the option of drinking from an aesthetically pleasing copper cup, and I think it might be just the thing I need to stay on top of my water intake. These copper cups are for making Moscow Mules in, but as I mentioned above, it's good to drink non-alcoholic stuff once in awhile, too. These cups keep my water cold for a long time! (I know this because I keep forgetting to drink it.)
I've been trudging through Apartment Therapy's January Cure and getting the house in order. I say trudging, but really, it's such a joy to take care of my home. I can't focus on working when things aren't tidy, or if there are dishes piled up from breakfast. It sounds a bit neurotic, I suppose, but it just feels so good when the house is clean, orderly and clutter-free. Maybe because it's such a rare delight, ha! Housework doesn't have to be drudgery. For me, I need cleaning products that smell great to keep me happy. Murchison-Hume's line of household cleaners have the gorgeous, bright scent of white grapefruit, and are versatile and powerful products. I have been known to stand in my clean bathroom with my eyes closed and inhale deeply for minutes at a time.
As I sort through drawers and cupboards, it's great to have attractive and sturdy storage options. We have so many little craft bits, sewing notions, and art supplies that were getting very difficult to sort. I really liked these boxes from Ikea. They are so bright and fun, come in multiple sizes, and really make organizing all those little things a bit more enjoyable.
I've mentioned my love for Ólöf Arnalds in the past, and I was so excited when her newest album came out last year. Palme has been the soundtrack of my week. I wish I had a fabulous elf-like vibrato, and I love trying to sing along, but I can't hit those high notes without hurting myself. Or others. Even the dogs gave me the side-eye.
This year, I have a very lofty goal of trying to read (and finish) 52 books. That's one a week. It shouldn't be so hard, right? But it is. I usually only make time to read right before bed, at which point I'm so fatigued that I barely get more than a few pages in before I fall asleep. Can anyone relate? Well, I've dusted off the old library card, and this week, I'm in the mood for some Haruki Murakami. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage is my pick this week, and I've only just started to tuck in. I have yet to meet a Murakami book I didn't love. Will I be able to finish it in the allotted time frame? Will I forgo my much needed beauty sleep in order to read an entire book in one week? Can I channel some of that ancient energy that somehow got me through University without so much as a wink of slumber? This remains to be seen.
Have a great weekend, one and all!


text: Las Vegas Personal Injury Lawyer Law Offices of Steven M. Burris Facing the grim reality of a devastating injury can be acutely overwhelming. Expenses begin to multiply, increasing the anguish. Responsible parties may refuse to accept blame or insurance companies may offer inadequate compensation compounding the difficulties of an already stressful situation. For more than 30 years, the Las Vegas personal injury attorneys at the Law Offices of Steven M. Burris has aggressively fought for individuals who have been significantly harmed by another's negligence. When others have pushed your claims and needs aside, our firm takes your case as seriously as you do. We can provide the experienced and highly regarded legal counsel and formidable representation you need and deserve. Highly Recognized Legal Skill When you are fighting unscrupulous insurance companies or uncooperative corporations, you need an attorney who has the highly recognized legal skill to work for your full and fair compensation. The personal injury lawyer at the Law Offices of Steven M. Burris has been recognized repeatedly by his peers and other legal professionals for his keen legal counsel and courtroom ability. Some of the accolades he has received include: AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating™ from Martindale-Hubbell® Badger Award: Highest honor given by the Nevada Trial Lawyers Association / Nevada Justice Association Selection for inclusion in the Mountain States and Nevada Super Lawyers® listings Catastrophic Injuries Require Just Compensation The aftermath of a serious accident can have sizable consequences. The Las Vegas personal injury attorney at the Law Offices of Steven M. Burris can aggressively pursue your right for reimbursement for your damages and losses. Whether you have been the victim of a car accident, hospital malpractice or environmental toxins, he can be the zealous advocate required to hold responsible parties liable for your pain and suffering. Insightful Assessment of Your Personal Injury Claim Personal injury claims are often complex, involving multiple parties and complicated legalities. The firm can assess your claim, identify available options and construct an effective legal strategy. Most personal injury cases have strict timetables for maximum compensation. If you are a serious accident victim in Nevada, including the cities of North Las Vegas, Henderson, Pahrump, and Boulder City, don't delay! Contact the Law Offices of Steven M. Burris today to request a free case evaluation!


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Google is a huge Obama supporter.
Obama will be pushing to get that ended; he wants that money.
Why not? If it legal. However, if its not legal shoot the Bass Turds.
I've only seen Eric Schmidt profess that 'he' would be willing to pay more in taxes, not that he advocated for other people for paying higher taxes. He could have, I might have missed that one.
Good for them.
Google pays taxes here in the US. This article is about how they avoid paying taxes on their overseas earnings, primarily in Europe, which is why it says the UK, France, Italy, etc., are investigating.
The original Bloomberg article (which your's links to) had a lot more info in it. Even had fun terms in it like "Double Irish" and "Dutch Sandwich". Those are tax-avoidance strategies, regardless of how they sound...
We've seen the rise of the samizdat in the USA —that's us. Now we see the slow but sure institution of a nomenklatura system, here:
Talk up the merits of high tax, and as an insider, you avoid penalty and censure.
And if you're a loaded-to-the-gills privacy invader, just stash your loot abroad, tax-free, as you fund re-election of a dictator and land your enormous private jet at a NASA facility.
The topper? Rollerblade around your HQ, spouting BS like, "Don't be evil".


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Pokémon GO Trainers discovered an Easter egg that lets their Buddy Pokémon Pikachu ride on their shoulder, but it's no walk in the park.
The game's latest update (Version 0.37.0 on Android and Version 1.7.0 on iOS) introduces a Buddy Pokémon feature. Simply, Trainers can choose one of their Pokémon to be their walking partner and, by reaching a certain distance, can earn Candy for their Buddy Pokémon.
The clever Trainers from Reddit's own TheSilphRoad learned that walking at least 10 km (6.2 mi) with a Pikachu will let them shoulder the chubby Electric-type Mouse Pokémon. Normally, Buddy Pokémon are displayed on the ground near the Trainer's feet while viewing the player details screen.
While Nintendo News cannot confirm if this Easter egg trick works for other Buddy Pokémon, one Reddit user said, "All the small Pokémon get tired after long walks. You have to carry them after 10 km." If true, Weedle, Caterpie, Pidgey, and other similar sized Pokémon can also take a ride on Trainers' shoulders.
Another known Easter egg that Pokémon GO players can use involves renaming their Eevee to various nicknames based on the original anime series. Doing so correctly can produce evolutions for Vaporeon, Flareon, or Jolteon.
The new Pokémon GO update still has not rolled out for all players, but it is expected to go fully live "soon," according to Niantic Labs.
Follow Nintendo News on Twitter, Facebook, and Google Plus for the latest Pokémon GO news coverage.


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There are certain looks only pop stars can get away with. One of those impossible-to-pull-off styles is a flesh-colored, sequin-encrusted bodysuit. The most iconic nearly-nude illusion look comes from, of course, Britney Spears in her "Toxic" video (and even earlier, at the 2000 Video Music Awards). Since everything eventually comes back in style, though, it's not shocking that two other famous divas have channeled Spears circa 2003.
Last year, Jennifer Lopez rocked a nude onesie adorned with strategically placed sparkles while performing on American Idol (last week she wore a more covered-up version); most recently Katy Perry donned a similar ensemble during her performance of "Wide Awake" on Sunday's Much Music Awards.
It's safe to say that all of these ladies' bodies look a-maz-ing, but we want to know who you think wore it best. Tell us: Did Katy and J. Lo do it better than Britney — the original? Vote in the poll below!//static.polldaddy.com/p/6323981.js Take Our Poll
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Share Your DREAM Friday – With Special Guest Dreamer Sarah Hilton!
The GREAT Edward here,
Welcome to this weeks installment of…
Share Your DREAM Friday!
It is an honour and a blessing to share with you this weeks Special Guest Dreamer, my Coach and good friend Sarah Hilton.
Sarah is an amazing woman with a vision, passion, and big heart for helping others identify and live their dreams. She is a coach and world class professional speaker who works with many to grow their business and life to a new level of success.
Julie and I got to know Sarah over the past year through our daughters who danced at the same school. We would hang out and chat in the lobby while we waited for them to finish. When she mentioned the dream project idea that she had I knew at once that it was for me and I needed to do it. Julie and I decided to do this together and jumped in with both feet. We blogged about our progress and activities towards our dreams and WOW what a journey it has been. Our life's have transformed in ways that I could not have imagined even just a few short months ago. It was during this time that Share Your DREAM Friday was born. Thank you Sarah for the opportunity to allow this to happen in our lives.
As the first round of the Dream Project comes to an end… we will celebrate the dreams of those who participated on September 30th, 2010 at the London City Music Theatre @ 7:30 pm.
Come and see dreams fulfilled and pick up the tools that will allow you to live yours too!
Please join me in celebrating Sarah as she shares her dream with us.
Sarah Hilton – Share Your DREAM Friday
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Think back to those childhood days of pretending to be a firefighter or doctor, and those teenage years of buying your first car, and finding your first job. Are you where you had wanted to be, do you travel to the ends of the earth to live the life you dreamed of? I gave this question some serious thought about 3 years ago. And my answer was that I spent too much time complaining what wasn't going right instead of living the life that was there in front of me. June 3rd, 2007 my first night at Toastmasters (an organization to assist people to speak for success) was the night that I took the personal pledge to live my dreams and discover the life that I was missing.
I wanted to speak out on mental health so that society could understand that mental illness was like any other illness. It was Toastmasters that gave me the confidence to start my business and share my message; it was a World Class Champion Speaker that coached me to not only speak out, but to coach others to speak for success. I live my dream of speaking and sharing a message of hope, and built my business that would best fit my most important love, my family.
My dream journey continues as I take the stage with The Dream Team, a group of incredible individuals that trusted in a process which led them to a dream destination. From flying to writing, from running to speaking this dedicated group of individuals will be celebrating their dreams and you the audience will hear the process to which you too can live your dream life.
I am elated, to be a part of the "dream movement" at a time in life where people have decided to get off the couch and get into the circle of dream makers. The Dream Project can start your journey; it is up to you to use the processes to continue to dream.
I want to hear your dreams, I want to meet you fellow dreamers so that we can build this dream movement which will create happiness, health and hope for our peers and our younger generations.
Thank you Ed for opening your piece of the dream movement with Share Your Dream Friday's, thanks Dream Team for showing the world how daring to dream can lead to a dream destination.
Come dream with me,
Your coach and leader of The Dream Team.
Sarah Hilton
WOW! Thank you Sarah for sharing your dream with us all.
Come and see how dreams are fulfilled!
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6 Questions with George Ford Creator of Addanac City
Addanac City is a daily comic that I have always admired. George has hit over 1,000 strips creating 5 comics a week, which is something we could never do. If we're lucky, we'll get to 300. Addanac City contains a huge cast of characters that George uses to serve each strip's purposes. In some strange way, my character even exists in their world due to a guest strip that he did for us awhile back. With this variety, George is able to make Addanac City a different comic each day or week. George's work ethic is one to be admired and is admired by many other web cartoonists.
The OG: You've been drawing since you were 3 years old and eventually went on to do comics for your local newspaper. What do you like about publishing your own comics versus being published in someone else's paper?
George: I love the creative freedom of publishing my own stuff. I don't have anyone leaning over my shoulder making suggestions that are irrelevant, inconsequential, or just downright unnecessary to me.
I feel that I have a lot of funny things on my mind that the rest of the world could enjoy and be entertained by. I hate having to ask someone else for permission to reveal these things.
The bright side of working for a publisher is that you don't have to be concerned with the footwork, hand-shaking, and politics that go along with having a book or comic published. You can concentrate strictly on the creative side of things and, for me, that's the part I love most.
I used to reveal to folks that it would only take me 2 weeks to create a 24-page ADDANAC CITY comic book, but it take me an additional 6 weeks to get all of the advertisements, printing costs, paper fees, and packaging aspect complete.
If all I had to do was write and draw? Sheesh…I'd probably put a new book out every week. J
The OG: You have a lot of characters is Addanac City. Where do they come from and how do you choose who to use in each of your comics? Also who is your favorite to write?
George: Within the past couple of years, I've started setting up AC to be like any other city in the world, maybe even like the city or town YOU live in. AC is now filled with thousands of people, but you've only met maybe forty or fifty of them (at best).
I love to observe people (especially when they don't know I'm watching), and you'd be surprised to know how much alike we all are when you break it down. We all love to point the finger at someone else's foibles.
We all love to be right and have the last word. We all have one or two secrets that would destroy us if anyone ever found out about them.
Annnnd, no matter how much we try to play it off, we really don't know what we're doing in life any more than we did when we were kids. We're just the shaving and driving version of those same lil' tykes who thought lighting farts was cool and Jovan Musk was nifty-smelling.
Those are the people I'm inhabiting ADDANAC CITY with. Those are the people I'm creating the strip for. I want my readers to see themselves in any of the characters I showcase.
As far as how do I choose which characters to use for certain strips, depends upon what the subject of the comic is sometimes. With so many people and occupations to choose from, I'm not worried about running out of ideas like AC was merely some one-trick pony. I can come up with doctor jokes, lawyer jokes, mechanic jokes, relationship jokes, old folks jokes…..there's always a character in AC that can match up to make a certain joke hysterical.
Right now, I'm having a huge ball writing Dr. Proctor. He's my current favorite. He's like the car salesman of medical practitioners. He's a lovable sleaze ball, and no matter how much he messes up, you really can't stay mad at him for long.
The OG: You have been doing Addanac City since 2008 and have created over 1000 comics. How do you come up with comics 5 days a week for that long without running out of ideas?
As I've stated previously, I've expanded the world of ADDANAC CITY so that I have more concepts to choose from. The hard part I'm facing now is not having enough time to use all of the ideas I've been coming up with.
I want to finish up Uncle Jack's government conspiracy tale against the Voodoo lady. I have a story showing up soon where one my main AC characters gets sick to the point where…maybe you won't see them anymore. I also have some more bombshells ready to explode as far as who's related to who, and what kind of secret history other characters have with each other. And of course, there are lots of folks who want revenge on each other.
I'm also trying to decide between three summer mega-comic ideas to use soon. I'm leaning towards The Official Origin of Addanac City, where we finally find out why that town has the same dumb name as Hank's family. They're not exactly the Kennedy's in social stature, so why the name? You'll probably see that around May this year (unless an even better idea pops up outta my head).
The OG: With you having a lot of web comic fans out there how does your family feel about your web comic fame? Or do you pretty much keep them away from Addanac City.
George: My kids don't seem to care one bit about my webcomic series. My stepdaughter has friends who read it faithfully, but to her, it's just something "dad" does between crates of Budweiser and Red Bull. J/k I suppose if anything I do ever gets on TV or in the movies, then it becomes real. Or if my comic is ever responsible for Justin Beiber coming to sing at her birthday party, then I'll get more props than I'll ever need. J
As far as reading AC goes? I don't mind if my kids read it. Some people think that the series is raunchy or nasty, but name one instance where it's blatantly nasty. All of my perceived raunchiness is based upon how nasty your mind is. If you don't have a penchant for subliminal adult humor, then you may not get the joke I'm telling that day.
I'll read a few strips to my son and he doesn't get all of them because the adult humor is over his head. Even my own mother, who reads AC every single day, has bypassed certain innuendoes that I was expecting her to tear my head off for.
She has no idea why I cackle loudly every time she mentions Phil McHunt's name. That one may never become clear to her (at least, I hope not). 🙂
The OG: Before the Gentlemen gained a couple extra writers I pictured in my head ending the Gentlemen for good. I imagined and wrote the characters deaths in my head. Have you ever thought of how the end would happen for your characters ever or are they like the Goonies and they'll never die?
George: I've contemplated some kind of disaster-movie ending for my series, sorta how they did Hogwarts in the last Harry Potter flick, but that's years and years down the road. I've imagined what it would be like if someone else besides Hank was the anchor-point for the series. Suppose the whole shebang starred Esteban and his zany antics?
Anything can happen around here, and is long as I'm in control making the decisions, there's no telling what you may witness, but I'm gonna try my darnedest to make sure it's funny.
The OG: Who would win in a fight Dennis the Menace or Wolverine?
George: Dennis, of course. He's got that nifty slingshot and Joey as a partner. Plus, "he's the best there is at what he does, and what he does ain't pretty". J


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View Thread: windows 8 sold 60 millions up today.
16 hours ago, cbae wrote
Yeah, because 90 million units sold means that zero got into consumer hands. *rolls eyes*
60 million, and spare me the strawmen argument. I'm obviously not saying no one is using Win8, just that using MS's numbers for shipped obviously isn't that accurate if we're seeing a historical decline in PC sales for pete's sake. Duh.
Absolute sales disaster? Perhaps not. Meeting the goals of Win8? Can hardly say that either. It was to at least steam this tide, or ameliorate it with tablet sales. Do you think Surface RT is flying off the shelves?
In related tablet news, Samsung is cancelling its ATIV RT tablet for the US market, as there's "no demand".


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Port Dalhousie's piers are in worse shape than Fisheries and Oceans Canada originally anticipated and there's no quick fix.
Results of engineering investigations finalized earlier this year found severe deterioration, department officials said Thursday during a technical briefing for the media.
"Unfortunately, we do need to keep them barricaded because they do pose a risk to the public," said Mike MacDiarmid, senior project engineer for the ministry's Small Craft Harbours.
The piers — built in the 1870s on a timber crib base similar to a wooden box filled with stones — have sections of pedestrian walkway that aren't being held up by anything.
Parts of the underwater timber boxes have rotted away and rocks inside have spilled out, leaving nothing to support the concrete above it.
MacDiarmid said dark sections seen in side scan sonars are literally holes where there should be rock and timber.
The big concern, he said, is not that there will be a localized failure with part of the deck falling down, but that the whole thing will tip into the lake.
"They were in a lot worse condition than we originally anticipated," MacDiarmid said at the briefing held at St. Catharines City Hall.
Money still has to be found for a fix and public consultations held.
Sections of the east and west piers were closed on April 16, 2015 by Fisheries and Oceans Canada after an engineering inspection found safety issues.
A report commissioned by the department found there were no viable short-term repair solutions to stabilize them.
The report listed long-term options for what to do with the piers ranging from $23 million to $33 million. They include piling rock along the sides to prevent the piers from failing, which would allow pedestrian traffic but make it impossible for boats to moor.
A second option is to decommission the piers and turn them into rubble break walls which couldn't be used by pedestrians or boats.
The $33 million option was the only one that allowed both pedestrians and boaters. It would see the piers encapsulated with steel sheet piles.
MacDiarmid said fixing the piers with the steel sheet option will take a minimum two years.
Andrea Cyr, associate regional director general for Fisheries and Oceans, said the $23 to $33 million figures are early cost estimates only.
"That cost far exceeds our funding available in Small Craft Harbours' budget," she said.
She said the department is looking at ways to find additional funding and is working with the city to assess repair options.
Fisheries and Oceans has plans to hold public consultations in St. Catharines later this year.
Cyr said they want to hear what the community's priorities are for the piers, recognizing it's a cost to Canadians and local taxpayers.
After the consultations, the department will choose an option and go through the design process. It will then have to find funding, which may not all come from the department.
The solution could be a hybrid of the options.
Cyr said the two piers can be treated differently or sections can be different.
"It really becomes a hybrid of options that are really the most cost effective options to meet the desires of the community," she said.
She said consultations should happen in the next few months and they don't intend to put it off.
Mayor Walter Sendzik said it's going to be a long process as the design work alone will require an environmental assessment.
He told the fisheries officials at the briefing it will be important to establish a timeline for the project for the public.
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St. Catharines Liberal MP Chris Bittle, reached later, said the Small Craft Harbour budget was significantly cut by the previous government.
He said the current government has acknowledged the significance of the piers to the community. He's met with the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans on the issue and has mentioned it to the Prime Minister. He said the department has been working with the city to move the project forward.
"It will be up to me to work with different minsters and work with the government to ensure that this project remains a priority and that it receives the funding required to get it fixed," Bittle said.
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"Even our ex-pats are concerned about it and I know knocking on doors it remains a significant issue, not just for residents of Port Dalhousie but across the city," Bittle said. "It is important it remains a priority for me and now we have to get to work."
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans owns the Port Dalhousie piers and the city leases and manages them. The piers are on the federal government's list of harbours to be divested as they don't support commercial fishing.
Port Dalhousie Coun. Carlos Garcia, who attended the briefing, said as far as he's concerned there's only one option — the one which allows for pedestrian traffic and mooring to continue.
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So I have neglected to post any real pictures of my newest cosplay- Luna Zhiri the tiefling devoted cleric. She's the last cosplay of the year and I even won a little prize in the LBCC cosplay contest with her!
This character is a combination of my favorite aspects of Dungeons and Dragons. She's my favorite race, tiefling, and she's a healer- my favorite role to play. I used the Neverwinter MMO character builder armor as her outfit. The armor in that game is so pretty and inspirational (and its free to play!) If I had more time I would write a short story to describe her history. Hopefully once my D&D group starts up our Friday games again I will have the chance to play her and develop her character more. Until then, here's a gallery of my Zhiri cosplay!
Taken by Kimihiro-Kun
Taken by: Casey Kwock
Taken by Kelson
Taken with my family camera:
Taken at the Fearnet booth (crooked because I had to scan them in!):
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Reim/Liam will make a contract with Mad Hatter now that the world's been saved.It feels right that he have that chain next. They were very good friends, and since Barma destroyed the Barma key to the abyss, his contract with March Hare is gone. With Break dead, Mad Hatter is without a contractor and Reim/Liam without a protector. I think that chain should protect him well.
- No. Mad Hatter never had any will. It has no mind or awareness, and I think upon the death of its contractor it dissipates, goes back to being part of him, like the theory lower down suggests. Either that or Reim goes to the abyss for a new Chain and finds Break waiting for him, wearing that hat and the ragged cape.
It's all Gil and Vincent's fault, and this is the sixth and last time the world has been resetWe know time can be undone and history redone in Pandora Hearts. What if in the original reality, a Gil who's become Glen wished that someone had stopped him from taking Glen's Chains, because he isn't fit for it, and can't live without his little brother. Then a reality like the story as it is now happens, and Vincent succeeds in wishing himself out of existence. In the reality following that one Gil wishes to have never been born, because he's so alone. Now, people wishing themselves out of existence only works for the reset after that wish, so once Gil resets it so that he was never born, Vincent wishes to have had someone to protect him. Just one person who cared if he lived or died. In the reality following that one Gil wishes that Jack had never met Miranda, so she couldn't make Vincent open the door to the Abyss. Then Vincent wishes that someone saved him and Gil from the streets when they were children, so Gil would still be alive. I know this wish is a bit odd, but it's a domino effect: because if Jack hadn't met Miranda he would not have been alive to save them. Then it comes back to the reality of the first wish, and the story we know. And every time the world resets it becomes more cracked. In the original reality there were no Black Winged Chains, or chains holding the world together, just one solid whole and some moderately powerful chains held by the Glen. But that whole cracks with every reset, and with every one of those powerful wishes, a Chain is born. A Black Winged Chain. Raven first, born of Gil's wish that someone stopped him, and then the others in any order following. Every time there was a Tragedy, it was that new chain that Jack made his contract of destruction with, since Chains that can hold the world-chains together should logically be able to break them as well. But the thing that makes this final reset different, instead of another Black Winged Chain being born of the reset, a rabbit was born instead. and because that rabbit is who he is, Oz the lovable, this time it will work out.
Oz will become the new Will of the AbyssThe Will is the Will because the core is fused with her, and Alice wants it out of her sisters body, as of the most recent chapters. The presence of the Core is making white Alice's body break down because its too much power for her frail shell as the Core itself put it. Oz became B-Rabbit when the Will needed something that she could give the power to sever the chains that bind the world together, and since he had been at the heart of the Abyss for so long he could hold that power without breaking. The Core refuses to get out of the Will's body because she's the company Lacie left behind and it doesn't want to be lonely. Lacie originally left one of Oz's bodies behind to keep the Core company. Oz will offer himself to the Core because that what he was for in the first place, and he won't be destroyed by the Core's presence.
Mad Hatter is actually part of Break!Remember when Gil first met Break? Remember what Break was wearing? A hat and a raggedy black cloak/ cape thing. Now what does Mad hatter look like? Look familiar?
- Yeah! I've had the same thought. Besides, it would make sense that for the Will to ceate a chain that destroyed things of the Abyss, she would have to work with something not of the Abyss for the base of it. She used Break's soul to create Mad Hatter.
Gilbert will eventually form a contract with Oz, the B. Rabbit.Now that Gilbert is revealed to be a Baskerville, having a contract with Oz would not condemn him. But since he's already with the Raven, he might need to become Glen to do that... Because Pandora Hearts is somehow always the reverse Black Butler.
- Jossed: Given the story of events, this is unlikely as Oz is technically Jack's chain, as a soul in Jack's body.
- As of retrace 102 it isn't so Jossed. The contract with Jack is over and Oz is no longer in that body. To get him back Alice and Gil will probably both make contracts with him, because like Humpty Dumpty, B-rabbit originally had more than one body.
Sharon is Jack's sisterShe says so in retrace XV: "Mister Oz and you are too alike, brother Jack". This would mean she has been playing a double game all along. It would also explain why she vowed to stay by Oz's side as soon as she met him: she was making that promise to Jack. It also becomes hilarious in hindsight that on retrace V, when Break told Oz not to trust Alice, he answered that Break, Raven and Sharon were hiding a lot more than Alice. To complete this, she is probably going to reveal this soon, as Jack's true motives have finally been exposed.
- That was a mistranslation, it was supposed to be "brother Xerx".
The Abyss is actually the Sea of Chaos
- Think about it, it is a formerly golden paradise, but now a place of nightmares, and the first half of the incantation to summon the power of the Sea and L-sama was: darkness beyond blackest pitch, deeper than the deepest night, thou who shines like gold upon the sea of chaos. and the other incantation began with the phrase, Lord of Dreams that terrify. What does that sound like? The Abyss!
Break, Levi and Zwei (or a variation) are relatedThink about it. It makes sense.
- It probably wouldn't ever come up, but it could very well be that Levi is an ancestor of them both. Likewise, Zwei could be a great-great-great-grandchild or great-great-great-grandniece of Break, since he stated the Regnards were a House that produced knights. He could very easily have surviving relatives.
- Jossed. At least Zwei being a great grandniece of Breaks is Josssed. Zwei lived in Sablier, and knew Vincent. Zwei predates break. B
- It probably wouldn't ever come up, but it could very well be that Levi is an ancestor of them both. Likewise, Zwei could be a great-great-great-grandchild or great-great-great-grandniece of Break, since he stated the Regnards were a House that produced knights. He could very easily have surviving relatives.
When Vincent encouraged Gilbert to make a contract with the Raven, it was part of a plan designed to prevent Glen possessing Gilbert's body.Specifically, if Gilbert has a contract with the Raven, it means that it won't be possible for it to be transferred to his body. Thus, Glen won't be able to possess him. Either that, or Miranda Barma was playing Vincent for a fool.
Elliot is going to be the one who is possessed by Glen.First off, he "composed" Lacie, second, he's a Nightray, who have an ambiguous background as far as black and white good verses evil and third, those nightmares? Yeah. Just flashes from the past.
- Brilliantly deconstructed in Retrace LVII. It was actually Leo who composed Lacie, and Elliot's nightmares were actually of when he murdered his brothers to protect his servant. Elliot is really a contractor of Humpty Dumpty, which is a Chain that was specifically designed to protect the current Glen. Humpty tampered with his memories, making him really believe that he composed Lacie, that there was a 'Headhunter' murdering his family, and that he didn't have a seal on his chest.
- And Jossed. Glen's current vessel is actually Leo. And there really was a headhunter all along, and his name is Vincent Nightray.
Oz is The Wizard of Oz.Because y'all are taking this way too seriously. (Also, Oscar is Hohenheim.)
- Also, similar to Hohenheim, Oscar had an ailing wife.
- FINALLY, someone agrees with me!!
- You know what happens when the glasses come off, the hair is brushed, and the clothes are tighter...
- His eyes really are pretty after all.
Gilbert is/was/will be the Big Bad.Yeah, I know, it's PoisonOak, but it's just an idea that I got while rereading some of the old chapters. Vincent is constantly talking about how he does everything for Gil, especially in the flashbacks to Sabrie. Gilbert has no idea what he's talking about... but Gil has also lost his memory. What if Vincent really was/is doing everything for Glibert, in the sense that Gilbert actually told him to do all this before whatever caused the memory loss? If this is true, he will at some point regain his memory and resume his place as the Big Bad, Light style. I'm admittedly not caught up with the current story line, so if there is anything that has happened in the later (or earlier) chapters that debunks this theory, please by all means send it the grave.
- This other troper also strongly believes he, not Vincent, was the one who killed "Alice" in the past - but that part is still very fuzzy.
- Jossed: Jack Vessalius is the Big Bad Magnificent Bastard behind all this, manipulating every detail from the past.
When Break is reborn in a century, his name will be Edward ElricThink about it! They both challenged the sun, pit themselves against the laws of nature, and even in their failure managed the impossible. Besides, what was it Edward cried to Truth as he bound Al's soul to the armor?
- No... No! You can't take him too! He's my brother! Take my arm! Take my leg! Take my heart, anything, you can have it! Just give him back! He's my little brother! He's all I have left!
- You want this right eye of mine don't you? If that is what you desire, I shall give it to you! Be it my arms, my legs... I grant you whatever your heart desires!
Leo is the Head Hunter/original contractor with Humpty Dumpty.He's the oldest child we've seen from the orphanage, he has more access then most people to the Nightray household, and there's certain lapses of memory that Elliot can't account for. The reason Elliot isn't dead yet is because Leo is attached to him, and is disregarding whatever reason he has to kill everyone else. There's also the fact that Elliot has commented on his eye color, something that we have never seen. Two other character with "unusual" eye color are Barma and Isla, who are both from another country. We know that Isla has connections to both Leo and the Headhunter; could it be that Elliot has been a plant the entire time?
- As of Retrace LVII, this has been proven wrong. Elliot is the 'Head Hunter', and Humpty Dumpty's contractor.
- Retrace LXI also shows that Vincent has been the true Head Hunter all along, and Humpty Dumpty was just a copycat.
Vanessa is Celty Strulson.So Vanessa loses her head. So I'm thinking she doesn't actually die and instead moves to Ireland where she spends some time as a Dullahan. Because, you know, her body and her head are no longer together. And changes her name to Celty Strulson so that no one who knew her as Vanessa Nightray would know.
The power of March Hare will resurrect ReimAs of now, we haven't seen the power of March Hare before. And even Break have specifically said that that Chain is not specialized for battle. Then what it's specialized in? Healing! We all know that in the original story, March Hare is partner/friend/lover to Mad Hatter. And to elaborate; March Hare's power can only be triggered if there is Mad Hatter nearby. So in way or the other, with the help of Break, Reim will be alive again and fangirls will rejoice.
- I am so waiting for this to happen. Bonus points if it happens in the middle of the fiery hell that is Isla Yura's staging
- Aaaand as it turns out Reim wasn't dead at all. March Hare induces 'false death'. Not quite a 'resurrection', but hey, at least Reim's back!.
Alice was once Lacie.Just bear with me guys, this theory is as random as they come: We know that Lacie was sacrificed to the Abyss long enough before for Alice not to know who she was, before Jack told her. It can be said that the Will of the Abyss more or less makes the Abyss "stable"( or as stable as it can be. I got the impression that before the Tragedy, there was nobody to actually control the Abyss, so it was actually wilder than what it is now, it's time-bending, soul-twisting abilities included. I also remember that it was said once in the manga that the people who got stuck in the Abyss would eventually become Chains themselves. You may see where I'm going with this. Somebody (probably Glen) tried to bring her back, but by that time, the Abyss had already gotten to her, deforming both her appearance and mind, although not completely. And what we have when the "Chainification" is left halfway done? BAM! Split personalities! That would explain why Alice didn't change all that much physically (giant rabbit form notwithstanding) from human to chain, her body was already previously modified. And thanks to the Abyss not having someone in charge, it went bananas with her mind, wiping her mind clean of her previous memories, leaving a teenager body with the mentality of a little child. Somehow, she and her "chain-half" became deeply bound to the Abyss, which turned her into a valuable asset to have. But her resemblance to Lacie was so disturbing to the Baskervilles that they put her into that tower, to avoid having any sort of contact with "such a mockery of that person".
- If that's so, then it's also possible that B-Rabbit!Alice is the Lacie Glen wants back. After all, the present Alice is rather different from both black and white Alices of 100 years ago. It's possible that the present Alice was the result Glen wanted.
- Jossed. Alice is Lacie's daughter, cast out of the Abyss after Lacie gave birth to her there. And the Will of the Abyss is Alice's twin sister. She was never cast back into the real world, but their link gave them the power to switch places. Both of them are the result of an experiment by Levi, the Glen before Oswald, who impregnated Lacie before she was cast into the Abyss for being a Child of Misfortune in order to see whether the child would give the "core of the abyss" a form and a will. He got what he wanted. Yes, chapter 69 was just about the biggest Info Dump yet. And it works.
Break is going to end up losing his other eye.Vincent uses his scissors on Break, because he's getting in the way of something, and he thinks that'll keep Break out of the action. He then proceeds to get thoroughly pwned by Break, who was already used to fighting without being able to see. Sure, maybe this particular set of circumstances isn't that likely, but if it happens, it'll be an automatic CMOA.
- Unlikely now that Break has gone completely blind in his remaining eye. It would be of no benefit for anyone to remove an eye that no longer works.
- Jossed: Break has finally died as of Retrace 92, without losing his other eye.
- Unlikely now that Break has gone completely blind in his remaining eye. It would be of no benefit for anyone to remove an eye that no longer works.
Leo is going to disappear after this arc.Because he just wouldn't be able to deal with Elliot knowing about Humpty Dumpty, he'll run off and probably get found out by the Baskervilles or something as Elliot contemplates suicide.
- You were sort of right. Elliot does disappear. As in, he dies.
- As for Leo disappearing, he does get taken away by Vincent in Retrace 61. Not that this stops him from appearing the next chapter, though.
Elliot is going to have a much smaller part after this arc.Because his seal is growing ever-so-close to being full.
- Retrace LIX makes this... *cough* most likely.
Emily is the one behind everything.Emily is the one pulling all the other characters' strings to achieve her own ends, which have not been revealed yet.
Leo is the reincarnation of Lacie.We also obviously have to assume Leo is female. Elliot is either Glen or just in some way reminded her of Glen and she wanted to jog his memory by writing the sheet music about herself.
- Except Leo actually is the reincarnation of Glen.
Lotti is in some way related to Lacie.The letters in 'Lacie' can be rearranged to spell 'Alice'. This was originally used in Alice in Wonderland, during the March Hare's tea-party, where the Dormouse tells a story about three girls living down a well called Elsie, Lacie and Tillie. This was a reference to the three girls who Carroll originally told the story to. Elsie was a reference to Lorina Charlotte (note the initials) Liddell, the eldest of the three sisters. Since Lotti was possibly named after her, it could mean that she has some connection to Lacie...
- Lottie being related to Lacie in a familial sense is very unlikely with the revelation that Lacie is Oswald-Glen's younger sister, and the two have been together since they were children. Lottie may be a Baskerville, but it would be incredibly odd for her to be Oswald-Glen's servant if she were related to the two of them unless neither party knew about it.
Elliot and Leo are Peppermint Patty and Marcie.And Break is Snoopy, Gilbert is Charlie Brown, Ada is Sally and Alice is Lucy.
The Will of the Abyss will kidnap Oz.She came pretty darn close to doing so around the start of the manga, and we know that she had the hots for Jack, whom Oz is the reincarnation of. I think that it would be a really good story arc, or even Grand Finale scenario, for the Baskervilles to attempt to earn the Will of the Abyss's favor in exchange for Oz. Naturally, his friends from Pandora come to rescue him, but only after he's gone through a few rounds of Break the Cutie and Mind Rape.
- Unlikely now that it's been revealed that Oz is not the reincarnation of Jack but rather the chain B-rabbit who is using Jack's body. Retrace 76 also reveals that the Will hates Jack for what he did to her and her sister and willingly had her own memories shattered so as to never be able to help him again. The suspected Break the Cutie and Mind Rape do occur, however, courtesy of Jack himself.
Jack will at some point be nicknamed Jack the RipperDefinitely out there, but it would be a hilarious reference to Lewis Carroll being a Jack The Ripper suspect.
Jack caused the Tragedy of Seblier and Glen was trying to stop himWith the current reveal in the latest chapter, it threw the whole plotline and what we knew on its head. Such as revealing that Gil wasnt really Jack's servant, but he was actually GLEN's. My reasoning now is that what if Jack had been lying to us from the start and that it was instead jack himself that caused the Tragedy in a big gambit to keep him and Lacie together? this could further be supported if perhaps Lacie is related to Glen, such as his daughter or younger sister and had protested their relationship. after all, Jack seems to be 100 times worse the yandere for Lacie than Oc is for Alice. Similarily, the reason [[spoiler: Glen's body is in all of the crystals was part of a gambit to seal Jack away due to that yandere nature that was threating to destroy everyone and everything. Oz's father could even be part of a gambit to release Jack and restart it all over again so Jack could have his Dystopia with Lacie. Also, it could be revealed that if all of Glen's body is destroyed, JACK would be released back into the world]].
- Confirmed as of Retrace LXXIV.
Lacie is Alice and the Will of the Abyss combinedWe arent told much, but from the looks of it the Will of the Abyss and Alice DID at one point seem to share one body, and despite the fact that he may be lying about everything Jack DID say that until she was killed, Alice had been human. What if the shock of death had split 'Lacie's soul in two, one becoming our Tsundere Alice and the Mind Fuck Will of the Abyss? Also, in order to set free the Will of the Abyss like what Breakk seems to be planning to do to fulfill her 'wish', Alice and the Will of the Abyss may have to rejoin, which may return the Abyss to its 'former glory' as the Baskervilles seem to try to be planning.
- Jossed. Alice and the Will of the Abyss are Lacie's twin daughters, born after Lacie was cast into the Abyss as part of a Baskerville tradition because she was a Child of Misfortune.
The Mock Turtle, Duchess, Twins and Knitting Sheep will figure in sometimeThe series has stayed very close to the books, if we're going with the idea that Oz is Alice and Alice is the Red Queen. Every character has fit in somewhere with the original. Therefore, since these five haven't appeared (to my memory) they will be in some way important!
- We already have the twins in the form of Echo and Zwei as split personalities, as well as the chain Doldum. As for the others, we are still in the wait.
- Sharon is the Duchess, as I heard it.
- This is probably unlikely given her personality, but in recent chapters there is a chain that resembles a humanoid pig in a dress that attacks with a butcher's knife which seems to fit better (since the Duchess tends to be portrayed as extremely ugly, and her baby turns into a pig)
Vincent will fully fall in love with AdaAnd give up his homicidal tendencies and team up with Oz and Gil. Recently it shows signs that he actually DOES have feelings for her, so it is possible. Either that, or he will have a Heel Face Turn as will all the Baskervilles in order to turn against Jack due to the sudden realization that they had been destorying GLEN's body.
- I support Vincent falling for Ada, and I have a reason for it aside Shipping Googles. Vincent sisnce to get along better with those considered "weird" as he was a weirdo before; that's how he met Noise/Echo. And while in his plan to corrumpt Ada he discoveres that Ada is a Nightmare Fetishist, so someone "weird" as well, but that still can radiate light and light up his darkness. Ada defending him despise her lack of any strength just started to cement it.
There are actually several timelines because people keep asking the Will of the Abyss to change past eventsWe know because of Break's backstory that it is possible to change the past, with unpredictable consequences. After Retrace LXV, it's possible that the timeline has been altered twice: the original using this chapter's Jack-centric storyline, the second the one where Oswald is Glen, as we previously had seen in flashbacks, possibly caused by Jack, the third caused by Vincent in order to save Gil's life when he dies during the second timeline.
Leo isn't Glen's next bodyGil is. That's why he wasn't easily killed when he was shot. Leo's just a kid who was in the wrong place at the wrong time and happened to be insane.
- How did it happen that Glen's silhouette appeared to him in Chapter 58, though? Also, even Jack said that Leo's still alive shortly after skewering him with B-Rabbit's chain.
- Jack could have lied. Easily. He could have been lying all along. We don't see afterwards... at least, not yet.
- Retrace 70 has confirmed that Leo really does survive getting impaled with B-Rabbit's chain.
- Jossed by Retrace LXXIV through having Gilbert shoot Oz unwillingly as an immediate response to Leo's command.
- How did it happen that Glen's silhouette appeared to him in Chapter 58, though? Also, even Jack said that Leo's still alive shortly after skewering him with B-Rabbit's chain.
Oz is Jack's sonThink about it. If a pregnant woman is sacrificed to the Abyss, it basically rejected the baby and sends it back out. In Lacie's case, with twins, it only rejected one, and the other became the Will of the Abyss. What if Jack impregnated a woman and got her thrown into the Abyss by Glen? The child that was rejected was Oz, but since the Abyss isn't reliable with time, he was sent back out during the current time period. Zai knew this, abandoned his child somewhere and took Oz back with him, claiming it to be the child. Oz's crime being his very existence is because he's a child born of the Abyss.
- Jossed by Retrace LXX: Oz. He is not Jack's son. He is, however, Jack's Chain.
There's a lot more about Break that we don't knowSuch as: why wasn't he considered a "Child of Misfortune"? Is it because he's albino? In the world Pandora Hearts is set in, it seems odd that they'd just let that slide. I mean, we know about the Red-Eyed Ghost thing, but that's not quite the same as a "Child of Misfortune". Something tells me we'll hear more about this.
Oz's father kind of had a point, though he's still a dick.Now that he's popped up again, this troper's money is on Zai having known from the start that Oz was not, in fact, totally human. It's even possible that because Oz is actually Jack's body with the B-Rabbit's soul, he's even more of an abomination than any other character in the series in a literal sense (while the metaphorical title goes to Isla Yura). If Zai really is a fully-fledged member of the Baskervilles, then there's no reason that he would not consider Oz to be a monster.
- As of Retrace 77, this seems to be correct. He was at least aware of Oz's true nature, and was confronted by Oz/Jack when they returned from the Abyss for the first time.
- And Retrace 78 confirms this. After being rejected by the Abyss, Jack was trapped in an endless cycle of reversed aging to infancy and back again. Over time, his soul was eroded until only Oz remained in control of the body. He asks Zai to adopt him as his son when he reaches infancy again, since his own son is going to die after being born. Little surprise that Zai hates him.
Break is not really dying.Instead, he is slowly being turned into a Chain like all previous Glen Baskervilles. We've been told that former Glens eventually experience this because of the unusual amount of energy from the Abyss that they are exposed to because of multiple contracts and their unique nature. We've also been told that Children of Misfortune are similar to the Glens, sharing a special connect to the core of the Abyss. From the fate of Revis Baskerville, we know that their bodies wither and rot from the inside out during the process of being turned into a Chain.
Levi is The Man Behind the Man.He was the one who set in motion the majority of events leading to the Tragedy. He allowed Jack to visit whenever he liked, encouraging his obsession with Lacie. He impregnated Lacie as an experiment, in order to create a host for the Core of the Abyss. And he was the one who informed a grieving Jack about the chains that protect the world from being swallowed by the Abyss.
Jack is an even bigger asshole than we thought.Not only did he turn Oz into a Nigh Invulnerable Chain and have him destroy pretty much everything, but he also imprisoned Oz's soul inside his body. His thinking was that one day Oz would regain his powers as B-Rabbit, and (rather than give Oz the chance to be free of him and then refuse his contract when Jack called for him again) he would be forever tied to Jack, with no escape even in death. 'Cause, let's face it, Jack would do that to Oz.
- Retrace 78 indicates that Jack had no intention of doing that, and indeed had no idea that it had happened at first. In addition, Jack isn't the one who turned Oz into the most powerfu; Chain - the Will of the Abyss did so that he would be able to grant Jack's wish.
The Will of Abyss isn't the cause of the distortion, the Core of Abyss is. The Core is also God, though an odd oneOk, this is going to be long, so bear with me. The Core of Abyss is the mind of Abyss, the creator of the world and therefore god. But it is, to borrow a term from the Cthulhu mythos, a blind idiot god, not in the sense that it's some horrible abomination, but in the sense that it is barely aware, with an undeveloped mind. It's more a primal force than anything else, and created the world simply because that's what its nature is. One basic desire it had even from the start was the desire to exist, and this influenced both the world and Abyss. Abyss would give life to things without them, and life developed in the human world as well. In addition, the Baskervilles, special messengers chosen by Abyss, were created in order to protect it. None of this was a conscious decision on the part of the Core, simply a consequence of its ability to influence reality. At some point, one of the previous Glens interacted with the Core, and this caused the Core's mind to develop more. But since the Core has an unstable, undeveloped mind, any additional emotions or thoughts it gains have potentially horrible effects on the world. The darkness that used to exist at the heart of the Abyss was the result of this. The Core simply gained a new feeling, loneliness, and as a result a destructive all consuming darkness took over part of the Abyss, and the world was probably destabilized as well. Realizing how dangerous interacting with the Core was, the Baskervilles banned anyone from approaching it except for Glen, and only then in extreme circumstances. [ Unfortunately, because the Core was now lonely, people in the world began to be born with red eyes, people with the ability to touch the Core. Because the Core wanted to interact with people. The Glens, fearing what further interaction with the Core would bring about, decided they had no choice but to throw such people into the darkness of Abyss where they would be destroyed and removed from the cycle of souls, to ensure that no further destabilization of the Core occurred. But then something unexpected happened. Someone was born who was both a child of ill omen, and a Baskerville: Lacie. Maybe the Core was growing increasingly lonely, and this was the result. And since Levi was more interested in his experiments than upholding his duty as Glen, he let Lacie go to Abyss. There, she sensed the presence of the Core and began to interact with it, the thing every Baskerville (aside from Levi) feared the most. Fortunately, her initial interactions did not have a drastic effects. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to completely remove the Core's loneliness, as she always had to leave, and at first at least, Oz wasn't much of a companion. When Lacie was cast into the darkness and destroyed, though, several things happened. First, the Core merged with White Alice, and thus was no longer lonely, because it was now literally as close to someone as it was possible to be, at all times. Thus, the initial distortion caused by Glen disappeared. But, the Core was sad that Lacie was gone forever, and so it gained sadness now. More distortions were created, and a different type of darkness consumed all of Abyss. This explains why the heart of the Abyss, where the Core dwells, used to have a darkness that destroyed everything, but doesn't seem to anymore. After all, that's where the Will of Abyss dwells now, but we saw from when Break showed up there that it wasn't much different from the rest of Abyss, and Break wasn't being consumed, simply transformed into a Chain like he would elsewhere in Abyss, albeit quicker. If this theory is correct, Oz, someone whom the Core knew even before merging with White Alice, is going to be very important in finding a way to fix things.
Jack Vessalius was given APOTOX4869 and that's why he can't stay as an adult for so long.Not only does Jack shrink again and again to the age of a child, it happens over and over, which implies that he can't stay as an adult. Also note how he goes under a fake identity and pretends to be someone else. Also, Oz is a lot more like Shinichi than we think, what with the lying to protect people you love thing, the self-sacrifice concept, etc. Every time he takes over Oz's body, he can only stay there for a short period of time and he seems sweaty, just like a certain detective. The only difference is that the Core of the Abyss was pissed at Jack and gave him it to teach him a lesson.
Alice is really Suzie Salmon reincarnatedShe was murdered as a child and died at age thirteen. Also, she has an older sister who mourns her loss. Her friendly neighbor Jack, was really evil and tried to murder her. Only this time, Suzie has power over Mr. Harvey (who is Jack reincarnated).
Tales of the Abyss and Pandora Hearts take place in the same universe.They both have the same title and have to do with the Abyss.
The Vessailus Key of the Abyss is hidden inside the cameraWhy else would Oscar freak out about Oz snatching it when he was little?
- Jossed. The key is actually Oscar's wife's engagement ring.
Lacie is actually Sebastian.If anyone have been following Black Butler and Pandora Hearts at the same time, you will notice that the chapter which Lacie shows her face in Jack's flashback is in the same issue as the chapter which Sebastian had his long flashback on his meeting with Ciel. Lacie, a mysterious ravenhead, who's a Child of Misfortune, with red eyes meets Jack and changes his whole world. Sebastian, a mysterious ravenhead demon with red eyes appeared to Ciel and changed his whole world. And it all happened within the same issue of G-Fantasy, the magazine from which both mangas are released. This have to be planned.
Vincent is Kayo Sudou.Come on, I'm the only one who noticed it? Two yanderes who happen to use scissors, in crazy-dark Mind Screw series. And MA, in Kayo's original body, appears to possibly have heterochromia(or its just a weird shading). And Kayo is the only sinner who didn't die at the end of her song...Or they're reincarnations. Whatever it is, Vincent is Kayo, or something related to her. Because I cannot deny that there has to be some connection.
Mad Hatter was originally Roman Sinclair.Just to make things even a tiny bit sadder. Or sweeter. After his youngest daughter slaughtered the rest of the Sinclair family with her Chain, Roman was the last one standing. The Chain wounded him, but not fatally- it couldn't, because his daughter's incuse completed its revolution and she was now being dragged down into the Abyss. Roman rushed to her side, causing him to be sent to the Abyss as well. The two of them found themselves in the Intention's room, just like Break had. The daughter at this point was out of her mind and mistook the Intention as just another human to feed her chain. Naturally, the Intention put an end to her quickly, and noticed that Roman was still alive and kicking. "Yes... you will be a fine one..." Roman spent the last of his days wandering the Abyss and harboring a deep grudge against the Intention for killing his daughter, and in turn the rest of his family, as well as the existence of the place and creatures she commanded in general. He vowed, though he was doomed to roam this hell and die/become a Chain, that he would remain true to himself until the end. He found that his fate was to be the latter, and so clung to his conviction of opposing everything of the Abyss. These feelings allowed him to become the extremely powerful Abyss-terminating Chain known as Mad Hatter. Enter Kevin. By this time, Roman was accustomed to being Mad Hatter and reigned in the Abyss for many years as a terror among terrors. Even so, not once had he made a single contract prior. He rejected anyone who tried, finding them unworthy somehow. But then Kevin, his loyal, warm-hearted knight Kevin appears suddenly before him after an endless eternity (ever since,in his view, the knight disappeared mysteriously four years before his daughter made a contract. He assumed that he had been too hard on him and that drove him away.) Mad Hatter peered into Kevin's eye and saw that the glimmer has faded, the gentle nobility corroded, and the warmth now a quiet, cold sorrow. The Chain saw that whatever happened to his young former knight had broken him, and that there was no way he'd refuse him now. The Mad Hatter spent a destructive, lonely existence in the darkness. But now there was a chance to gain a part of his old life, his heart, and his light back, and to thank the person who had so dutifully served and cared for his family by serving him in turn. Even if that person would never know it.
The form of Chains depends on the person they once were.Either on their personality or past actions, or both. For example: - Leon was once a warrior, "brave as a lion" as he'd often been called. - March Hare was a timid, frail person who was once in a deadly conflict, but he saved himself by pretending to be dead. - Bandersnatch was a free spirit, a rogue who worked in the shadows. Perhaps they were a bounty hunter as a human, or a thief who stole only for themselves and the ones they cared about. - Equus was a skillful, suave courier and spy. Like Bandersnatch, she worked in the shadows anonymously. - Albus was the Commander of the king's royal army. He manipulated his way into that high position, but he was once a noble warrior who cared deeply for morals. But war had hurt and changed him, and he then he found it fit to do whatever it takes, no mater how abhorrent, to defend everything he held dear. He believed that the Intention could grant him a wish, seeking her out even after he became a Chain. - Duldum was a girl who suffered from bipolar disorder. She was friendless due to her strange, sporadic behavior and was lonely for most of her life before becoming a Chain. She seeked desperately for a person who could stay with her, understand her, and as a Chain, found that person in the form of Noise (and later Echo.) - etc.
The Rainsworth's key is Rufus' golden fanRufus and Cheryl interchanged keys as an alliance and a sign of trust. The Rainsworth women are known for their Paper Fan Of Dooms so it's likely that their key is a fan too.
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After a long break, due to some personal issues, I return with a short edition of the PVDcast. On this installment, I recap the Survivor Series PPV event, give my honest opinion on TNA's new TV deal and discuss the possibly of Mick Foley's daughter wrestling? I even share an Orlando's Fav that is truly an unusual one! Come on! Give it a listen because you know you want to!
Monthly Archives: November 2015
Episode 81 – Joel Cramer
On this edition of the PVDcast, I'm talking comics with Columbus resident and independent comic book creator, Joel Cramer. His creation, "The Adventures of Honzy and Joel", is a delightful, family-friendly tale about two friends, who run a detective agency in a unusual alternate reality. Joel and I discuss the creative process behind this book, the origins of many of his characters and the upcoming web-comic, "Life with Honzy". Joel even talks about what could be the most adorable T-shirt ever! Check out Joel's creations by going to his website: http://www.joelcramercomics.com/.