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Ivory Black is very lightfast and has good permanence, though it is considered the least permanent of the major black pigments.
Ivory Black has no significant hazards.
Ivory Black is a carbon based black first named as Elephantium, and described in the 4th century BCE as produced by heating ivory scraps in clay pots to reduce the ivory or bone to charcoal. The deviation in names is because the more expensive varieties of this pigment were made by burning ivory, and the less expensive ones by burning animal bone. In the 19th century, the name Ivory Black was finally permitted to be applied to Carbon Black pigments made from bone. True Ivory Black is rare in modern times due to the protection of ivory, and the synthetic variety produced today was discovered in 1929. Bone Black is produced as an industrial pigment.
Animal Black, Blue Black, Bone Black. Paris Black is an inferior grade of Ivory Black. Incorrectly labeled as Frankfort Black.
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Sepia is not considered toxic. Cuttlefish are caught for food throughout the Mediterranean region and East Asia. The dye is often used as a natural food colorant.
Sepia was originally derived from the ink sac of the cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), found in Mediterranean waters. Methods for extracting this natural ink and turning it into a concentrated pigment became common in the early 19th century. Today the color name is usually applied to more lightfast synthetic pigments, and the natural pigment is rare.
The ink was used to color early black-and-white photographs. The name sepia has endured as a synonym for photographs colored by this process, and even for modern digital photos that are converted to sepia tones.
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Client Infographic: Top 20 Marketing Automation Software Solutions
Designed here at InfoNewt for Capterra, the new infographic: The Top 20 Marketing Automation Software Solutions explores the relative Popularity of different software companies playing in the Marketing Automation arena.
In this design, I used a pie chart to represent the total Popularity of the Top 20 solutions, and connected the related company logo to each slice as appropriate. It was a specific design choice to list the rank number, but not the specific percentage of each slice. Because the data was gathered and combined from a number of different sources that can change daily, the results needed to be informational at a general level and valid for a longer period of time. Visually, you can quickly and easily understand the relative popularity, but the specific value isn't relevant to any purchase decisions.
An infographic product comparison is a great way to help buyers cut through the clutter and add value. There are currently 184 software solutions listed in the Marketing Automation category directory, so buyers need some way to compare products and make an informed decision.
Capterra is the authority when it comes to finding software solutions for businesses, and they've done some great work gathering data and measuring the relative popularity of different software categories. Although popularity doesn't necessarily mean the software is right for your business, it is a really good indicator that the solution is working successfully for many businesses and may be worth a closer look. A better indicator than just total revenue or trying to rate "the best."
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Last night we completed this week's Kara run for my group. It took us just under 6 hours total and we one-shotted everything front to back except Prince and a silly wipe on Netherspite (healers stay out of the black holes!). On our Nightbane kill I was fortunate enough to pick up [item]Shield of Impenetrable Darkness[/item]. This upgraded my [item]Crest of the Sha'tar[/item]. I slapped [item]Formula: Enchant Shield – Major Stamina[/item] onto it for good measure.
I am pretty happy with my current gear. I have my eyes on [item]Shermanar Great-Ring[/item] and [item]Gilded Thorium Cloak[/item], not to mention eventually getting the Tier 4 items at some point.
We'll be making our first attempts on High King and Gruul within the next week or two. I feel we are ready, but unfortunately we don't quite have the roster to hit up 25 mans yet. Considering we've only really started hitting Kara around the first of June, I'd say we've come a long way.


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According to a provision in the landmark Sun-Microsoft settlement, Microsoft can sue OpenOffice.org (as the application suite is now known) users and developers over copies of OpenOffice.org installed after April 1, 2004. The agreement between Sun and Microsoft was made public as part of Sun's SEC filings earlier this week. While OpenOffice.org users would be fair game, users of Sun's StarOffice suite upon which OpenOffice.org is based are specifically protected from legal action by Microsoft.
The issue at stake is whether OpenOffice.org violates any of Microsoft's patents. The open source suite offers its users the ability to open and save documents in Microsoft Office-compatible formats, and Microsoft apparently feels that some of that functionality (as well as other OpenOffice.org features) infringe on its intellectual property. If so, should new OpenOffice.org users live in fear of a lawsuit? Probably not. A monopoly such as Microsoft needs to wield the patent-enforcement bat with care, especially when such a move could cripple the competition. Intellectual property lawyer Tom Moore notes that
Because of its own legal wrangling with the U.S. Department of Justice, [Microsoft] needs to be even more careful than most in bringing patent lawsuits. "There's the concept of 'patent misuse' that could come into play," he said. "When a patent holder is a monopolist, they need to move a little more carefully than does the usual patentee."
The timing of the news is unfortunate for Microsoft, which plans to exhibit at the OpenOffice.org Conference 2004 in Berlin next week. By attending the conference, Microsoft hopes to learn more about OpenOffice.org and "to discuss important topics related to open standards," according to a Microsoft spokesperson. Chances are they will get an earful from developers at the conference over their implementation of XML support in Office 2003.
Some analysts question whether Sun's support for open source software is waning. Giving Microsoft free reign to go after OpenOffice.org users after April 1 may mean that Sun has decided to distance itself from OpenOffice.org, even as it bases future versions of StarOffice on the source for OpenOffice.org. Sun denies this, pointing out that Microsoft has always been free to file suit, and that their support for the open source productivity suite will continue. Given Sun's recent open source moves such as opening up Solaris 10, it's unlikely that Sun is backing away.
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Back in the '60s, straight-axle cars started popping up at dragstrips all over the country, as racers found using this trick helped get weight on the poor gripping rear tires of the time so they'd hook up, helping them go faster. As tire technology improved, the need for this radical suspension setup faded away, and the straight-axle gassers they were bolted to with them.
Flash forward about 50 years, and the nostalgia craze for the golden age of muscle cars and drag racing started bringing vintage styles and methods back to life. And one of those resurrected was the straight-axle gasser clip. The front end sitting a mile high, skinny front tires, and fenderwell headers sticking out the side is one way to get a nostalgia junkie giddy like a schoolgirl.
To meet this demand, Chris' Hotrodz (CHR), in partnership with Dave Kiff and Pacific Tool & Gauge, came up with a weld-on gasser clip for Tri-Five Chevys, but it has the flexibility to fit other models as well. Even though it requires a little more fabrication than others on the market, that extra fabrication gives the CHR kit enormous advantages over its competitors, with enough installation flexibility to make sure everything will fit even if the original frame has been previously modified.
To get a feel for how good the CHR stuff really is, we contacted CHR's Chris Darland and arranged to check out an actual installation. There were actually two installs going at the same time, so we went back and forth between two different cars to get our photos. So, don't be alarmed if it looks like the Tri-Five we're working on changes during the story.
To get started, and before removing anything, set your car up on jack stands at the ride height and angle you want it at AFTER the gasser front clip is installed. Once that's accomplished, the real work begins.
And if you're a big fan of gassers and love seeing them in action, check out www.atrmovie.com. Every car in the movie features a Chris' Hotrodz gasser front clip.


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No, this isn't actually a blog about the blog by the name "Forever a Noob", however the title and content of this post is definitely inspired by the aforementioned blog's title.
Get on with it Gnome, you are rambling…. actually delirious is probably a better word.
I was just thinking, while listening to the TwistedNether podcasts, about how I always assume that everyone knows so much more about the game than I do (OK, with the exception of the 9 million people that don't read or intend to improve upon their abilities beyond the talent selection screen.. assuming they know it is even there). Now, don't get me wrong, I am not trying to say I know it all… in fact, rather the opposite.
It occurs to me that the ones "holding", or more importantly spreading the knowledge, are also the ones that are able to acknowledge that they have gaps in their knowledge, or… are Forever a noob.
From that starting point of "I have gaps in my knowledge, and I am prepared to fill them", one moves onto "I have questions I need answers for, and I am prepared to ask them".
The thing is, where do you ask these questions?
I am a recent convert to the WoW Blogsphere, yet I expect that the readership is minor in comparison to other resources – and from an ex-outsider's perspective, they feel more like one-way lecture halls, than group-discussion seminars, or think tanks.
So where else would one go for assistance?
The obvious choice is the Official Forums, but it becomes readily apparent that anyone asking a noob-like question, even if a good one, just badly formed, or perish the thought, grammatically incorrect, is TROLL FODDER. Even long time and knowledgeable posters have had their spirit crushed by the weight of the official forum trolls.
So then where else?
Well, I found it suprisingly difficult to get noobish advice for my Mage. Most wiki's seem half formed or out of date. Most forums are full of the Frost vs. Fire debate etc. But there was one gem in the rough. One forum that turned my underpowered Mage into Gnome bursting with firey goodness.
I introduce you to the UnOfficial World of Warcraft Forums, and Particularly the Mage Forums.
Want to know how bad a Mage I was, yet when I posted my noob pleading for help post, I was handled with kidgloves my the likes of Twoflower, Rgirty, and Malentra. Well check out my first post here Help with underpowered mage… Don't reserect it.. it's old, but you will get a feel for the nature of the folk here, and how a sensible question will be met with a sensible and knowledgble answer.
A couple of other threads I still have bookmarked, that may be of interest to Mages, though they may be getting a little long in the tooth.
Anyway, I just thought I would share an awesome resource, and my coming-of-mage forum post with you.
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Another year, another summer approaching (at least in the northern hemisphere), and the good news that everyone has was waiting to hear is that Google officially announced that Google Summer of Code will be happening once again in 2012. Great job again Google! :-)
Having really enjoyed our experience as a successful mentoring organization in Google Summer of Code 2009, Google Summer of Code 2010 and Google Summer of Code 2011, The Honeynet Project is very pleased to announce that we have once again been accepted as a mentoring organization for GSoC 2012 (note the changed URL for the official GSoC 2012 site).
The first GSoC 2012 deadline was Friday March 9th, which was the deadline for interested mentoring organizations to submit their org application, then March 16th, when Google officially announced which lucky organizations were selected to participate in GSoC 2012. You can read more about GSoC 2012 in the offical GSoC FAQ.
Potential GSoC students and other interested parties could find our list of project ideas. As in previous years, this list of proposed project ideas is not definitive, and we were/are also open to receiving and mentoring interesting and novel project ideas from students too. For the first time this year we also hope to post a public survey to allow any to suggest project ideas too. So if there is a research topic you are interested in working on this summer, please suggest it, or get in touch to discuss it further. To avoid disappointment and missed deadlines, if you are applying to GSoC this year, please make sure you submit your student application well in advance and don't leave it to the last minute!
The third and fourth milestones were student applications and acceptance. GSoC 2012 student applications began on March 26th at 19:00 UTC and closed on April 6th at 19:00 UTC.
On Monday April 23rd Google officially announced the list of the lucky 1211 students accepted to participate in GSoC 2012
You can find our GSoC ideas page and list of 15 accepted GSoC 2012 student projects here:
* GSoC 2012 Project Ideas
* GSoC 2012 Accepted Projects
If you want to get an idea of the kind of projects ideas we proposed and the accepted projects we ran during GSoC 2009-2011, you can view these here:
* GSoC 2009 Project Ideas
* GSoC 2009 Accepted Projects
* GSoC 2010 Project Ideas
* GSoC 2010 Accepted Projects
* GSoC 2011 Project Ideas
* GSoC 2011 Accepted Projects
To get a feel for how previous successful GSoC student projects are advancing our knowledge and capabilities and generating benefits in the read world, see:
* https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/android-reverse-engineering-toolset-debuts-110111
* http://www.scmagazineuk.com/open-source-malwr-analysis-tool-launched/article/224621/
* http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability-management/167901026/security/news/231600597/new-free-tools-simplify-analysis-of-android-malware.html
* https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=11521
* http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability-management/167901026/security/vulnerabilities/231601546/free-honeysink-tool-captures-botnet-traffic.html
* http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability-management/167901026/security/news/221901483/free-tool-paints-picture-of-stealthy-attacks.html
* http://www.darkreading.com/database-security/167901020/security/news/221300001/new-honeypot-mimics-the-web-vulnerabilities-attackers-want-to-exploit.html
You can also find a copy of a recent presentation by our Chief Research Officer David Watson on our achievements during GSoC 2009 and GSoC 2010 here, which hopefully provides a good introduction to the Honeynet Project and our collective activities in recent GSoCs. You can also read/watch David's presentation at our last public workshop in Paris from March 2011.
If you have any questions, please drop by in our new #gsoc2012-honeynet IRC channel on irc.freenode.net and say "hi" (note you may need to idle there for a while before you get an answer to a specific question, as our members do have to sleep and come from timezones all over the world, so please be patient while we focus on geting our org application ready for the application deadline).
You can also find out about our recent Honeynet Project Annual Workshop 2012, which was held in Palo Alto, California on March 19th. Many of our members, mentors, org admins and previous GSoC students attend, and we hope to be able to meet at least a few potential students there and discuss ideas with you.
We still have our public mailing list for interested prospective GSoC students to get in touch and discuss project ideas for GSoC with the Honeynet Project - see https://public.honeynet.org/mailman/listinfo/gsoc for details. Please sign up if you have any questions about getting involved with the Honeynet Project in GSoC 2012.
Our GSoC 2012 organisational administrators are:
So with East Coast/West Coast US, Europe and Australia covered we can hopefully offer students and mentors round the clock support again this year!
GSoC is not the only way you can become involved in the with honeynet technologies and open source software - check out our current or historic series of forensic challenges. Or learn more about the practical, real world application of honeynet technology in our popular series of "Know Your Enemy" whitepapers, which now include projects and tools output from previous GSoCs students or mentors such as PicViz, Glastopf, Qebek or Conficker.
Feel free to contact us at https://public.honeynet.org/mailman/listinfo/gsoc or [email protected] at any time.


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Penn State Football
Penn State football drops from No. 3 to No. 13 on Forbes' most valuable list
Penn State has tumbled down Forbes' list of most valuable college football teams from No. 3 last year to No. 13 this year.
Forbes put Penn State's value at $79 million this year, which was down 21 percent from $100 million last year.
Forbes said Penn State spent nearly $11 million in new expenses that were from the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal.
Penn State's football revenue was $66 million, and it made $36 million in profits.
Penn State's value fell more than any team on the list, which had the Texas Longhorns at No. 1, Big Ten foe Michigan Wolverines at No. 2, and Notre Dame's Fighting Irish at No. 3.
Penn State's athletic department is responsible for paying the $60 million fine imposed by the NCAA. The first payment of $12 million is expected to be made Thursday.


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Maybe you don't know yourself as well as you thought or, perhaps more accurately, you are your own source of surprises. Before Vietnam I would tromp around loudly declaring, "All I want is travel! I have permanently itchy feet!" and a host of similar yet colorful varieties of this. I remembered how it used to be on any given trip, the thrill of the journey, the dirt that didn't matter, the tranquil uncertainty of choosing left over right for no reason. It was this feeling of controlled falling I craved, and the lessons and adventures that were inherent. Hanoi would only be a juncture in my grand scheme, for the whole point was unrelenting, intrepid exploration across the Asian continent and beyond.
It's been five months and I haven't left Hanoi, save for one hour outside, twice. And I don't feel that pressure building up, the one that tells me I should be heading somewhere newer, the same one that presses on you as you're running towards the edge of a cliff about to plunge into a turquoise sea. Rather, Hanoi is a winding finite place with surprises everywhere like a dense Easter egg hunt, and it has kept my restless soul from boredom longer than anticipated. Navigating similar roads everyday, I feel at peace; this traffic, this maze but a game. Being able to give directions and recommend street food fills me with immense pride. I enter classrooms and I'm greeted with the familiar shrieks of kids whose aptitude for learning English constantly impresses. In these routines I feel the delight that my small students show when they run up to me with a drawing of a ship or an elephant that is particularly on point.
But every Easter egg hunt has an end, and I'll be gone from Hanoi in October. In the meantime things will be business as usual, and this means ignoring the lofty abstracts of plans and time and dealing only with tangible goals and problems. Where should I fix my bike? What should I do about the student who clings to my legs like a hyperactive monkey? What neighborhood haven't I explored? When will I go? What food haven't I tried yet? Where can I find it? Unlike at home where everyone asks me what I plan to do that day, that week, that year, here it seems none of us have a past or a future; we're just enjoying Hanoi together until the eggs run out.
Every night along the lake the women come out with their carts of drinks and snacks. The straw mats are rolled out and flattened, the lanterns lit. If you find the good spot, you're next to stairs that lead straight into the water, black like sloshing oil. Some groups gather around the light and talk politics while spitting sunflower seeds into the water, others are silent as they lean on each other and look onto a mellow humming cityscape. It's one of the many places in Hanoi where I forget before's and after's, for there are mats to lie on and stars to count.∗


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There's a BOGO Sale on Companhia Siderurgica Nacional
With the global economy still wallowing in a malaise from which it has yet to recover, it's not surprising that Companhia Siderurgica Nacional , one of the largest vertically integrated steel companies in the world, let alone Brazil, is languishing. Even the once seemingly bulletproof economy of its home country could barely muster 1% growth last year, and 2013 isn't looking too promising, either. Economists believe Brazil will be lucky to see 3% growth this year, a target below even the modest 4% GDP growth rate pegged by the government.
Since CSN derives around 63% of its revenues from Brazilian markets and another 15% from Europe -- which itself suffered a near 9% decline in demand for steel last year, according to ArcelorMittal -- the fact that CSN's stock is down 51% from its 52-week high isn't surprising. What might raise an eyebrow, though, is the high opinion of it still held by investors. Motley Fool CAPS shows that the steelmaker maintains an above-average four-star rating with 96% of the 924 members weighing in on it believing it will be able to outperform the broad market averages.
According to the World Steel Association, global steel consumption is expected to rise 3.2% this year and even ArcelorMittal is looking for steel sales to rise 2% to 3% with iron ore sales up as much as 20%.
Even so, the real fulcrum for CSN's growth will be Brazil because of its outsized contribution to revenues and there are indications beyond its GDP that it is under way.
There's still weakness, of course, as global capacity slipped to 71% in January from 75% a year ago, according to the world steel group, but the government announced a $66 billion 25-year stimulus program last summer that will be invested in the country's road system and railroads. Some 60% of that money will be spent within the next five years.
Cliffs Natural Resources has grown from a domestic iron ore producer into an international player in both the iron ore and metallurgical coal markets. It has also underwhelmed investors lately, especially after its dramatic 76% dividend cut in February. However, it could now be looked at as a possible value play due to several factors that are likely to remain advantageous for Cliffs' management. For details on these advantages and more, click here now to check out The Motley Fool's premium research report on the company.
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When can we–and I mean "we, as a society" (five dollars to those who caught the Friends reference) stop glorifying bad behavior? Geez Louise. Casey Anthony was acquitted in the death of her two-year-old daughter Caylee, but it seems like the former party girl, who has been in seclusion, is trying to revamp her image. Barf. Gag. Vomit.
A source close to Casey tell RadarOnline.com, "She loves being notorious. One day she said, 'I need to work on my brand,' which is so strange for me and so foreign from what she should be doing. I said, Casey, what brand? You're not selling anything. You're a lost girl who got in a lot of trouble.'" To said anonymous insider, I say, why are you still friends with her? Credibility? Not so much.


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The London branch of international firm Gensler has released concepts for a floating new aviation hub on The Thames which it asserts can be completed within the next ten years. The groundbreaking scheme would be the first 24/7 airport in the United Kingdom and the largest floating airport in the world.
Speaking on the unveiling this afternoon, Chris Johnson, Managing Principal at Gensler and Creative Director for the airport said: "This is a once in a century project that will build on the capital's reputation for innovation and creativity and provide a new symbol of national pride. This is a fantastic opportunity to rethink the problems created by a redundant 20th century airport model and provide a genuine 21st century airport that creates a new standard for the world, minimising nuisance and maximising environmental benefits."
Gensler is presenting the project as part of a wider development including existing airport Heathrow, suggesting the development of a new eco-city on its premises under the title 'Heathrow Gardens'. The design team proposes utilising the existing infrastructure onsite to provide homes for 300,000 residents and employment opportunities for more than 200,000 workers.
Project Director, Ian Mulcahey furthers: "This will be a 'national' infrastructure project that can inject new pace and dynamism into our economy. The airport can be quickly manufactured in the ship yards and steel works across the UK and can be floated by sea and positioned in the Estuary. This isn't a London Airport; it is a Global Airport, designed, manufactured and built in the UK."
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The beach was a big part of my life growing up. My mum loved the beach & took my brother & I any chance she had. I love the feet of the sand in my toes and bobbing up and down in the waves. The ocean has that way of making you feel really small. It immediately commands your respect and attention and you have to work with it to make sure you stay safe. I'd been looking forward to introducing Lulu to the beach. I want her to have the same love and respect for the ocean that mum & I do.
As expected she was a little hesitant at first, but over the past weekend two other little girls (both 2 years old) were staying with us and seeing them play and enjoy the water made Lulu realise that it wasn't scary and that she did really want to be wading her feet & running in & out of the shallow water like they were. The running she can't do but wading her feet, we can certainly help her with that!


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Gundam Wing: Frozen Teardrop and Endless Waltz: Glory of the Defeated (2010 projects)
A new novel by Gundam Wing Head Scriptwriter Katsuyuki Sumisawa is about to start serialization in Gundam Ace.
Related Links:
Announcement of Project in Gundam Ace - http://ngeekhiong.blogspot.com/2010/...undam-ace.html
Promotional Blurb - http://ngeekhiong.blogspot.com/2010/...composite.html
Any additional information to facilitate discussion would be much appreciated.
A new manga has also been released. "Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz: The Glory of the Defeated" is a separate manga from Frozen Teardrop.
Story: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
Art: Tomofumi Ogasawara
All summaries featured here are not final or to be taken as 100% accurate. Thus, they should be taken with a shaker of salt.
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Would that be a manga version?
I guessing that it would have to be set after the series but before Endless Waltz.
Based on AboutGundamWing.com's timeline, Blind Target takes place during Spring AC196 and Battlefield of Pacifists take place in Summer AC196. So I'm guessing that the serialization would take place in the fall.
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wingzerosnuggles, you've got some glaring issues with your initial post. I'll clarify.
First, Yoshiyuki Tomino does not consider Gundam Ace canon. Canon is not even a Japanese word. Even if he did consider it official, his word means nothing. Sunrise has more or less mandated that if it isn't animated (a la series, movie or OVA), then it isn't official. There are varying degrees of "gray" that manga and games fall in, but for the most part they aren't recognized as official.
Second, Newtype and Gundam ACE are two separate publications. Ngee Khiong mislabeled the Gundam Wing pages as coming from Newtype when they are from Gundam Ace.
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Oops, sorry. Goes to show how accurate Wikipedia is. @_@
That's where I got the bit about Tomino:
Gundam Ace is considered canon by Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino.
But thankies for the correction!
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Washu: I don't think so. mike_s_6 mentioned that Dorothy's ESUN president:
ESUN is definitely a post-EW thing.
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The Earth Sphere Unified Nation was formed at the end of the television series. In Endless Waltz, we see the President and his grand daughter taking talking about Mariemaia and what not.
Interesting to hear that the original project was scrapped. Apparently it was going to have some viewpoints of Treize and what not.
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Ah right...forgot about that. Relena was VFM during Episode 49.
And whoa... since Kathy's carrying the Po surname and is Wufei's subordinate, I'm assuming Wufei's not the baby daddy. Well, that's one ship sunk. xD
Also, Dorothy's middle initial is T? *immediately thought of Tiberius as in James Tiberius Kirk*
Looking forward to what that mysterious data is.
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Thank you so much Deacon Blues!
I know Autumn AC195 pertains to that time Heero masqueraded as Duo at a school.
Relena and elderly people?
So Heero becoming a popsicle was Dr. J's plan?
WTF?! Is Heero the Sleeping Beauty? I wonder how he'd feel about being called "Aurora Princess." Seriously, Sumisawa... T_T Or is the "Aurora Princess" referring to Relena? *shrugs*
And did Duo really become a priest? OMG, is Hilde the baby mama to that boy?! Typical of him to name the kid after himself. xD *evilly hopes this permanently sinks 1x2 canon theorists*
Meehlimo: I'm guessing it's about as canon as all the other sidestories (Blind Target, Battlefield of Pacifists, The Last Outpost, etc.) Semi-canon, I guess. The only sidestory that got canon status was Episode Zero since it's a prequel (also by Katsuyuki Sumisawa who's writing Frozen Teardrop and head writer for the TV series) that was meant to be animated but something went awry and we ended up with two recap episodes instead (27: The Locus of Victory and Defeat and 28: Passing Destinies).
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Well, I only assumed it from this post:
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...But I doubt it...=_='
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"Frozen capsule" could be use when travelling to Mars,considering Mars were pretty much far..far...away from Earth. If the story take place at Mars,that means Zech would be there..(as Zech goes to Mars with his girlfriend...)
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Lugia: Well, you never know. After all, Sumisawa was also a scriptwriter on both Yakitate!! Japan and Inu-Yasha: The Final Act. Both Sunrise projects thought the former is a comedy and the latter is shounen with romance. That might have influenced his writing.
RAVNEN: At the end of EW, we saw Zechs and Noin in a shuttlecraft though. No capsule usage for them.
Rising Dragon: At this point, anything's possible. xD
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In conjunction with the exhibition Louis Kahn: The Power of Architecture , the Museum has partnered with Woodbury University School of Architecture in San Diego to present twenty architectural photographs depicting one of Kahn's most renowned works, the Salk Institute in La Jolla. The images were created by Anne Garrison's architecture students at Woodbury and the variety of scenes exemplifes the visual richness of the Institute. Situated in the gallery adjacent to Louis Kahn, this installation creates a dialogue with the retrospective exhibition, allowing the visitor not only to come away with a rich appreciation of the artist, but also to see through the eyes of the Louis Kahns of tomorrow and, perhaps, find a fresh perspective. In addition to the photographs shown in the gallery, Anne Garrison will be leading two architectural photography workshops in iconic Balboa Park on November 19 and December 10.
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Mumbai:Bollywood beauties who love to climb the social ladder always court controversies. Instead of killing them, they love to add masala to it. They don't care when people call them an "attention seeker". They know how to stay in news. They have no qualms resorting to publicity stunts as long as it serves their purpose.
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America For Me
October 1st, 2001
I respectfully submit this song for the Folk Den, in honor of all Americans, in the face of this great tragedy.
Among the famous [C] palaces and [D] cities of [G] renown
To [Am] admire the crumbly [D] castles and the [G] statues of the [Em] kings, —
But [C] now I think I've had enough of [D] antiquated [D] things.
So it's [Am] home again, and home [D] again, [G] America for [Em] me!
My [C] heart is turning [D] home again, and there I long to [G] be
In the [Am] land of youth and [D] freedom [G] beyond the ocean [Em] bars
Where the [C] air is full of [D] sunlight and the flag is full of [G] stars!
Oh London is a man's town, there's power in the air
And Paris is a woman's town, with flowers in her hair;
And it's sweet to dream in Venice, and it's great to study Rome;
But when it comes to living there is no place like home.
I like the German fir-woods, in green battalions drilled
I like the gardens of Versailles with flashing fountains filled;
But, oh, to take your hand, my dear, and ramble for a day
In the friendly western woodland where Nature has her way!
I know that Europe's wonderful, yet something seems to lack:
The Past is too much with her, and the people looking back.
But the glory of the Present is to make the Future free, —
We love our land for what she is and what she is to be.
Oh, it's home again, and home again, America for me!
I want a ship that's westward bound to plough the rolling sea,
To the blessed Land of Room Enough beyond the ocean bars,
Where the air is full of sunlight and the flag is full of stars!
~Words by Henry Van Dyke / Music by Roger McGuinn~
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We cruised at FL290, flying at Mach 0.88. We burned a whopping 27,000lb of fuel on this flight, but the sole aim was to set a record.
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Ok, I have a question for any ex-thologians, current theologians, recently de-converted Christians or anyone else with thoughts on the matter. It comes from an interesting situation.
On the weekend, my 60 year old mum went skydiving. Pretty proud of her courage, but she was a bit anxious leading up to it and in her typical fashion, took it to the melodramatic length of writing us all notesd to read in case she died. We all said "thanks for the lovely thoughts but don't be silly" and of course the jump went fine and she loved it.
However it did get me to thinking.
In her note to me she said some very nice things about being proud of me, and her love for both me and my wife, but also that her biggest hope in life was that I come back to faith, and "return to believing that god is love and welcomes you with open arms"... or something like that.
Of course, one cannot believe that which oine knows to be false, even if one wanted to. It goes against the nature of the human mind. And even if i could, I would consider it the biggest tragedy in my life if I suffered a brain injury that caused me to believe such dangerous and silly nonsense again. I am free of that (and have been these last 10 years) and can and will never return to such an infantile world view.
So I am certainly going to dissapoint mum in that regard, although I do not want her, when it is eventually her time, to leave this one life we have feeling anxious about my eternal soul. Like I said, the simple thing would be to, when she is getting closer to the end of her life, pretend that I have become a Christian again, but this would go against everything I value and hold to be important. However, neither do I want to be calous and just say "Mum, I'm never going to believe and that's it" which will leave her with an ongoing anxiety up till the end f her life that her son will be in hell for eternity.
So I have come up with a plan.
I need to cure my mother of her fear of hell.
I have no desire to try to de-convert her, to destroy her faith, or convince her that I am right about the non-existence of god. her faith works for her and as long as it's not hurting anyone else, that's fine. It gives her comfort, but part of it also causes her pain as it has convinced her that my not sharing her belief has eternal consequences. So I do need to tear down that part of the belief, so that she can be at peace about my atheism.
The fear of hell is one of the most ingrained and damaging components of Christianity. It has been used to control people for centuries and has caused many otherwise intelligent people to relinquish their intellectual honesty and, white knuckled, hold onto unjustified beliefs for der life - beliefs that they really do know deep down have no basis.
It also causes huge distress in those who believ it about their loved ones who do not. In all these ways and many more as well, the teaching and belief in hell is one of the most insidious and nasty elements of Christianity, not to mention something that would make god, if he did exist, a sadistic, childish, petulant and nasty dictator.
But many many committed Christians, people who have faith that does provide them comfort and eace, do not believe in the now somewhat medieval view of hell. Unfortunately, my mother's brand of evangelical fundamentalism does believe in a literal hell as a place of eternal torture and suffering.
So I would like to talk to my mother about her belief in hell, encourage her that for her own peace of mind she would be well served to read soem books by trusted Christian authors who challenge the notion of hell, and come to an understanding that the doctrine of hell is not needed for her faith, and is indeed the antithesis of the loving god in whom she professes belief.
Of course, I could outline to her that facts that a belief in hell was not something that has been existent from the start in the Judeo-Christian tradition, and in fact developed slowly and crystalised quite late in the history of monotheism. I could point out that Jesus almost certainly did not have a belief in hell in the same way that she does, but she would dismiss that as the scepticism of a non-believer, and shut her ears to the facts the same way that she chooses to remain ignorant of the basics of evolutionary biology or the development of the documents that now constitute the bible.
So I need to be able to direct her to thinking about hell, that comprehensively destroys the notion of eternal suffering and torture, from inside her own sphere of belief.
If people have suggestions of Christian authors who write well on this topic, or have their own ideas about arguments that can cure Christians of hell fear, I would be most appreciative.
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The week in review
Biggest school board shaker: The job could become elected, after a citizen petition wins certification on the November 8 ballot, according to an August 9 release from City Councilor Rob Schilling.
Biggest debunking: A UVA School of Medicine study demolishes the popular theory that echinacea prevents or treats colds. Dr. Ronald Turner led the study, which appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Best biotech job maker: Princeton's BioMeditech Corporation will build a $7 million facility at UVA Research Park and bring 115 jobs in the quest to test male fertility.
Best truck-driving job maker: Wisconsin-based Schneider National plans to hire 100 drivers in Central Virginia and offers signing bonuses and salaries starting at $34,500 up to $115K for owner-operators.
Biggest benefactor for Meadowcreek Parkway: Senator John Warner snags the $27 million needed to pay for the grade-separated interchange at the U.S. 250 bypass and McIntire Road. [See Hotseat on page xx.]
Best news for leadfoots: VDOT raises the speed limit to 60 mph on parts of U.S. 29, including strips in speed-trap-infested Greene and Madison counties.
Worst news for leadfoots: The Albemarle Supervisors ask VDOT return the limit on U.S. 29 south of I-64 to the Nelson County line to 55 mph, WINA reports.
Most dramatic change of heart: Vampire mask-wearing Kurt Kroboth, who pleaded guilty in May to the attempted murder of his wife, asks to change his plea, citing a misunderstanding, Liesel Nowak reports in the DP. His lawyers, Fran Lawrence and Rhonda Quagliana, have asked to be taken off the case because they'll be called to testify.
Most intriguing quote: "The desire to withdraw the guilty plea... has caused some stress in the relationship," Lawrence tells Nowak. Kroboth wants the attorneys to continue to represent him.
Most grown up: Fifteen-year-old Kevon Jackson will be tried as an adult for stabbing a 14-year-old boy in Friendship Court June 19 over a girl.
Latest in the Covenant hit-list story: The 16-year-old boy charged with threatening to "Columbine" fellow students pleads guilty to two felony counts of conspiring to communicate a threat and one misdemeanor assault charge July 27, according to another Nowak article in the Progress. A 15-year-old girl was also charged after telling five students, "You can die."
Biggest scam: Shady contractors fleece an unnamed 76-year-old retired UVA prof out of $65,000 through nonexistent or shoddy repairs.
Longest days: Congress extends daylight savings time. Beginning in 2007, citizens will spring back the second Sunday in March and fall forward the first Sunday in November.
Most perplexing story: The headline in the July 27 Progress– "80 Hikers lose way in heat"– details how middle school students ages nine to 13 were lost for hours on Observatory Hill in the scorching heat without food or water and 30 were taken to the emergency room.
Biggest relief: The students weren't hiking, and they weren't lost. Two had asthma, and a couple felt ill in front of the water tower on their way up O-Hill, so as a safety precaution, rescue workers whisked the whole group to the ER.
Best taste of home: The 60 Saudis studying at Virginia Tech this summer are learning in classrooms separated by gender, according to the AP.
Worst television appearance by a former Virginia congressional candidate: Faux-newsman Stephen Colbert runs comedic circles around one-time 7th District congressional hopeful Ben "Cooter" Jones August 3 on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, mocking Jones' boycott of the The Dukes of Hazzard movie and his contention that it abandons the "good clean fun" spirit of the original television series in which he starred.


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Another reason why those who have adopted a character type of ignorance cannot be happy is because almost all forget the reason why they are in this world. Human beings are being tested to see whether they will appreciate the intelligence, power and other superior qualities of Allah, or become oblivious to these truths, become caught up in this world. Allah reveals to us the purpose of this life:
He Who created death and life to test which of you is best in action. He is the Almighty, the Ever-Forgiving. (Surat al-Mulk, 2)
For this reason, Allah has permitted human beings a limited lifespan. From the time they reach the age of maturity onward, they are responsible for everything they believe and do. Each will be examined in the Afterlife about whether he followed his conscience which was continually dictating to him what is right and what is wrong. Because what a person's conscience dictates is correct, if he does not obey it, he follows the desires of his lower-self instead. The lower-self constantly commands a person to do what is wrong. So, there is a constant battle trial taking place within a person, determining whether he or she either acts on the side of his lower-self, or on the side of his conscience.
This trial takes place at every moment of his life. It takes place in school, at work, at home, in the street; while he is alone, or in public; it goes on when he is sick or well; and even if he goes to the other end of the world, he will be tested there too. There is no moment when he is not tested. In the Afterlife, he will come face to face with everything he has believed, said and done. He will certainly be recompensed for the good and the evil he had done; everything will receive its due reward and, finally, all will be sent to the place they deserve.
Forgetting that everything that happens in this world has been foreordained as a trial hinders one from submitting Allah. In a society of ignorance you often hear such complaints which indicate a corrupted moral understanding: "Why did this happen? I wish it wasn't this way" " Things aren't going well," "I'm ruined," "Everything's going wrong," "If I hadn't done that, I wouldn't be in this situation." But, the basis of them all is a lack of submission to Allah.
Anxiety and malcontent are clear results of this lack of submission. Because they do not consider the reasons behind that which happens, people complain when the even smallest obstacle impedes their way. As a result, they are always mired in false concerns. However, human beings must be satisfied with every moment Allah has created for them. Even if things seem to be going wrong, they must behave morally and be determined to remain faithful to Allah. Most importantly, they must not forget that the purpose of their creation is to be tested by all these circumstances. Those who live according to the high morals commanded in the Qur'an, are happy and content because they know that the patience they show in all their adversities will be turned in their favor in the world to come.2012-01-21 14:27:45


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Friday, July 13, 2012
On Buying and Selling, and Salient Questions
"Will they be buyers? Or will they be sellers?"
This binary concept is beyond prevalent throughout the discourse around sports. It's the dominant worldview that drives so much of the narrative construction throughout the world of sports.
You're either going for it, or you're rebuilding. You're selling success, or you're selling hope. You're showing the fans, or you're bailing out. You're proving to your players that you're serious, or you're moving them out of town. Win now, or tear down.
It's little wonder, since this simplified approach allows for the creation of dichotomies, in which the two opposing views are given the illusion of "equal time" by reporters, while commentators are allowed to stake out a position and defend it vehemently.
So on that level, it's great. It's just too bad that in reality, it's a load of hooey.
For Blue Jays fans, we're already seeing these false dichotomies manifest themselves. Stephen Brunt indulged in the "either/or" discussion – yet again – on the back page of the July 2nd edition of Sportsnet Magazine. José Bautista's remarks about wanting the team to "go for it" to ESPN have led to people analyzing every emergency injury substitution on the roster through the lens of "What Will José Think of This". The Jays sign Edwin Encarnacion to an extension, and the analysis leans into the questions of whether this means the Jays are not sellers after all, and whether if it might mean they are buyers.
This is the sort of discussion that is fine for idle chat over cold brews on a patio or at the end of the dock. But while you're assuming those stances and taking those positions in your arguments, recognize that the last person that you would want to be engaged in such a thought process is Alex Anthopoulos.
More than any other sport, baseball is a sport which is labour intensive. Teams don't just load up or tear down all at once, or turn over half their roster on an annual basis. Each franchise likely has 70 to 80 players in their system that they seriously consider as a potential major leaguer. Filling those spots is an arduous task, and assessing a team's level of talent and how that will play out over the course of the next thousand days is a process that should probably be isolated from the vagaries of the annual championship season.
If you read that last statement to mean that this season doesn't matter…well, you're not far off.
This is especially the case when a team's roster is plundered by the misfortune of multiple injuries to key contributors, and yet the team remains tantalizingly close to contention. The second Wild Card berth is just 2.5 games away, after all. Wouldn't a Matt Garza help keep them in the mix? Wouldn't a Ryan Dempster help them compete for a shot at the playoffs?
Ultimately, though, shouldn't the question be: Is it worth it to deviate from the roster development plan in order to salvage something out of this one season? Especially if it creates roster holes in the future?
It's been a long time since the Blue Jays were this close to a post-season spot this late in the season, and Toronto sports fans are beside themselves with a strange mix of desperation, anger and exasperation that comes from rooting for a collection of hometown teams that have underwhelmed for much of the past decade. But the upside of the 2012 season seems like such a rusty prize that it hardly seems worth it to move valuable human resources for the shot at a shot at shot at a remote spot at the October tournament.
This might look to you like an argument for the Jays to sell. Which brings us back to how indelible the false dichotomy is. But that's not the argument at all. Ultimately, a smart franchise – and we'd all like to see the Blue Jays qualify as that, wouldn't we? – should not be defining themselves as either buyers or sellers, but should be at all times view themselves as both.
In recent years, the Jays have shown this propensity for going against the grain, adding key major league pieces like Yunel Escobar and Colby Rasmus while better fitting the description of "sellers". These were young, long-term and controllable solutions at areas of need that might help in the short term, but would also play important roles for the coming three or four seasons. If the Jays are hanging in the race in spite of the long list of faulty arms, it's because of those sorts of moves.
The question that ultimately keeps emerging when it comes to the Jays is "when?" Are they ready now? Or do we have to wait even longer? Why not this season? The nature of the game awarding championships on an annual basis creates this urgency, which is completely understandable.
On the other hand, "when?" is not a question that we should hope is rattling around the cranium of Alex Anthopoulos. That question creates the imperative of wanting to answer "now!" And "now" makes people do crazy things for immediate gratification.
The wiser questions for the man with his hands of the levers of the good ship Blue Jays are both "how?" and "who?"
How do we build this team into one which doesn't merely battle for an outside shot at a one-game play-in to the playoffs? Who on our roster now is really going to be a contributor with that next-level team? How do we develop our guys so that they reach that level? Who can we find to fill the holes left by those who won't achieve what we expect of them? It's a much more complex set of questions, with answers that are in constant flux. But these are the salient questions.
This team might well becomes what we all hope it will: A perpetual contender. But if that is truly the goal, we'd all do well to take our eyes off our watches and fix our gaze on the horizon. Let's focus on the destination, not the time of arrival.
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The "going for it" paradigm is mistaken, but it is mistaken in both directions: since you can't assume it is all going to come together in any given year you need to acquire talent when it is available and not defer to some time down the road "when we're ready to compete."
I was glad to see Bautista's comments and don't believe they are directed at AA but rather at ownership. An increase in payroll would allow this team to be more competitive both this year and next, and a commitment to that level of payroll would keep the competitive onwards into the future.
AA has done an excellent job overall with the resources he has been given. But the question I come back to is the following: can the Jays be a perpetual contender while relying primarily on internal development and secondarily on trades while at the same time refraining from adding A level talent through free agency? ... I don't believe so.
- July 13, 2012 at 12:32 PM
- kharron said...
True 'Dat.
- July 13, 2012 at 12:34 PM
Would not a wise course be, as an example, ask brewers for permission to negotiate a contract extension for Grienke, prior to a trade. The Brewers could ask for more back in a trade and Jays would gladly give more for an asset that could help this seasons and seasons to come. Plus by negiotiating an extension prior to free agency may save some money.
- July 13, 2012 at 12:50 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Well Mike, I disagree.
I think that you can add talent through free agency, and maybe even splurge here and there, but ultimately, the real core of your team is going to come from your system or through trades.
The problem is that teams get ahead of themselves and think that the best arm or bat on the market is the best option for putting them over the top...when it turns out, it's just Jaret Wright. Or Jayson Werth.
- July 13, 2012 at 2:15 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Why would Greinke do something that is going to result in less money and less choice for him?
Sign and trades won't happen in baseball because there is no salary cap, and these mechanisms only work as a manner of circumventing the cap to get the player more money.
- July 13, 2012 at 2:17 PM
If you apply that same logic to players on their own team then why would anybody sign an extension. It limits their choice and money.
If what you say is true everybody would hit free agency.
For Grienke, if he were negotiating a deal with the Brewers it most likely would be for less money then he would get on open market and would dealing with only one team.
I'm not saying it isn't a long shot but what's the harm...ask for permission...see what he is open to? If he set on testing the market ohh well, nothing lost.
- July 13, 2012 at 2:29 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Players can choose to extend with a team, and they are usually trading off some security for some money. But generally, those extensions don't come that cheap.
Also, Greinke's not going back to Milwaukee. Because he doesn't want to. He's the sort of guy who needs to hit the market.
When you say it's a long shot, I'm telling you that it's not even really worth discussing. If you want to trade for Greinke, you do it, and you throw your hat into the ring with everyone else for his services at year's end...which is why his value on the trade market will be depressed.
- July 13, 2012 at 2:58 PM
I see your Jaret Wright & Jayson Werth and I raise you a Manny Ramirez & CC Sabathia.
- July 13, 2012 at 3:18 PM
Exactly. I think the Jays will get a "filler" type of guy like Guthrie when prices come down but also should be looking at filling the hole created by Drabek and Hutch's injuries in terms of young, controllable pitching talent. We can't afford to have both Hech and Gose in the lineup next year and both are redundant to current starters. However, we could use one of those starters, preferably Escobar, along with Gose to pick up a young controllable SP. The dream pickup would be Trevor Bauer but the point is to swap MLB ready position talent for MLB ready pitching talent.
- July 13, 2012 at 4:46 PM
Jays play 70 of their remaining 76 games vs. .500 teams or better...
meaning that our chances of making it this year with our patch-work pitching staff is very slim. I would like to see the team stand-pat, make upgrades for now AND the future, or just the future, but in any case, not selling our chances for the long-term future in any way, shape, or form. This year is almost as good as a write-off IMO, we still have a shot, it's a good developmental year, but realistically, the odds are Long (for this year). Next year is shaping up to be, dare-I-say, contention, with 1 or 2 more SP's.
- July 13, 2012 at 9:53 PM
- bakatron said...
i can see us trading for upton in the off season and losing either hech or yunel in the process. i cant see us adding impact starting pitching through free agency in anyway...
...not because AA and Beest don't want to...
...it's because Rogers is Cheap!
- July 14, 2012 at 1:22 AM
- Ron Brown said...
Great post!
- July 14, 2012 at 3:14 AM
What a load of bullshit! And I see you are still incapable of pontificating without making grammatical and spelling errors!
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During the "New Math" movement of the 1960s, a team of mathematicians developed a new structure for elementary mathematics. Instead of having a single subject, namely, school arithmetic, as its central core, this new structure instead had eight "strands" that were supposed to tie together elementary mathematics content. The strands structure has persisted to this day. In an article in the November 2013 issue of the Notices of the American Mathematical Society, Liping Ma argues that the strands structure has significantly weakened U.S. school mathematics.
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