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It is bad enough that Fukui Prefecture was chosen to be the nuclear industry's beachhead back into mainstream life in Japan. The Ooi reactors restarted last week despite a public majority against restarting any nuclear facilities until the safety of Japan's nuclear industry was assured. PM Noda provided his personal assurances which, while it did nothing to change the public's negative opinion of the move, gave the nuclear industry the perfect cover to resume operations.
On the heels of the Ooi restart comes word now that the ill-fated, costly, and controversial Monju Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) will resume "test" operations beginning in July.
From Asahi Shinbun Fukui local version on June 22, 2012:
Monju to be restored next month [July]
Fast breeder "Monju" (in Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture), whose operation has been suspended due to numerous problems, is expected to be fully restored in mid July. Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) showed the restoration work to the press on June 21, demonstrating the equipment, newly installed after the accident [of the IVTM dropped inside the reactor], operated normally.
At Monju, the In-Vessel Transfer Machine that is used to replace nuclear fuel fell inside the reactor in August 2010, and the test operation was halted. The plan was to restart the operation by the end of March this year, but the restoration work has taken longer.
On June 21, as the workers at JAEA and the plant manufacturers looked on, two personnel from the Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization (JNES) confirmed the newly replaced IVTM worked. They will confirm the operation of the electro-magnetic brakes attached to the control rods, and the test operation is set to resume in mid July.
Monju's operation has been nothing but "test operation" for nearly 20 years (the reactor achieved criticality in April of 1994), and for the most part it has been idle because of seemingly endless problems. The biggest of all was the leak of liquid sodium coolant that resulted in fire at the plant in December of 1995, but what was at issue was not so much of the fire incident itself. The Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation, who was running the plant at that time, downplayed the accident and hid the information of the accident.
More than anything else, the loss of credibility was what stopped Monju operation until March 2010, when the NISA deemed the reactor was "appropriately safe". The governor of Fukui set about restarting the plant. It reached the criticality in May 2010, only to have the IVTM dropped into the reactor 3 months later.
While many people are now concerned about their run-of-the-mill neighborhood nuclear facilities, FBRs are a different breed, an experimental technology that has been defunded in the US and ultimately abandoned (though Obama has restarted plans for a new generation FBR). The problems with the FBR are that the technology has yet to be proven, the developmental costs are unsustainable, and even minor problems result in long-term shut downs, all problems experienced at the Monju facility.
"The problems (with fast breeder reactors) … make it hard to dispute Admiral Hyman Rickover's summation in 1956, based on his experience with a sodium-cooled reactor developed to power an early U.S. nuclear submarine, that such reactors are 'expensive to build, complex to operate, susceptible to prolonged shutdown as a result of even minor malfunctions, and difficult and time-consuming to repair.'" Plagued by high costs, often multi-year downtime for repairs (including a 15-year reactor restart delay in Japan), multiple safety problems (among them often catastrophic sodium fires triggered simply by contact with oxygen), and unresolved proliferation risks, "fast breeder" reactors already have been the focus of more than $50 billion in development spending, including more than $10 billion each by the U.S., Japan and Russia. As the IPFM report notes: "Yet none of these efforts has produced a reactor that is anywhere near economically competitive with light-water reactors … After six decades and the expenditure of the equivalent of tens of billions of dollars, the promise of breeder reactors remains largely unfulfilled and efforts to commercialize them have been steadily cut back in most countries."
For the Japanese nuclear industry, however, high costs and extraordinary safety risks mean nothing. Oddly, a subcommittee of the Japan Atomic Energy Commission disagreed with the industry's optimism just this past January.
A panel of experts reviewing the nuclear fuel cycle policy in light of the Fukushima crisis has agreed that while a fast-breeder reactor has advantages, from a technology viewpoint it can't be considered a realistic option for the next 20 to 30 years.
Prior to that report (December 2011), Kyodo reported that the government would not fund a test run of the Monju reactor in 2012.
The government will not earmark funding for a test run of the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in the fiscal 2012 budget following a Diet panel's call to cut spending on the project and its nuclear fuel cycle program, Masaharu Nakagawa, the science minister, said Tuesday.
Nakagawa, who is minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, told a news conference that the government "will exclude (spending on the Monju test run) after various views" were expressed in the Diet on the project earlier this month.
Nakagawa said if the government decides to continue the reactor's development next year it will "flexibly" secure spending for a test run in a supplementary budget.
Apparently, the nuclear industry has since explained to these scientists, politicians, and bureaucrats that the reactor will be restarted in 2012 and that the government would have to "flexibly" secure the funds for it. It seems that the Fukui population is destined to be test subjects for all kinds of nuclear activities. Let the protests begin.


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The African in America and the African American? Feud ,Stereotypes of Africa and the lost identity of the African American. Why?
People can still tell that I am an African by the sound of my name and accent even though i have been living in America for close to 10 years. Ever since i came to the states whenever I am around people, they begin to ask questions about Africa. For example, someone asked me "did you walk around naked in Africa?" Another person asked me "did you live in huts at Africa?" and the funny thing is majority of them tend to be African Americans who disclaim their ancestry linking back to Africa. Even majority of my Caucasian friends have a better appreciation of my culture and roots. I want to know why this has come to be?
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Gu EJan 16 2013: Its a shame that you have had to address idiotic questions like the ones you've listed. I am also American, and happen to also be African- more specifically Somali heritage. I too have received stupid questions, but I have always known how to distinguish between those who are ignorant (a result of whatever reason, be it poor education, no socialization with people like me etc.) and hurtful stereotyping (subtle or blatant racism).
The fact that you had such questions come from Black Americans (non-African immigrants) is most likely a reflection of your geographical location. Unlike you, I got questions like those from people who were largely White or Arab, and Asian. The Black Americans I encountered always demonstrated an interest and some knowledge of the continent - similar too other Whites. I believe it comes down to a combination of social experience + quality of education + an individual interest to learn about peoples, cultures and places other than your own.
There is essentially a significant difference between what I consider somewhat harmless ignorance and pure lazy stereotyping + racism. No need to be offended by questions. Just laugh and educate them (oh and, yes, you can laugh because lets face it, dumb questions like those are funny).
Now in response to the comments below regarding "self-segregation" along race or ethnicity, I want to warn everyone that we must be careful in our attempts to assess what such observations mean. Just because some people choose to socialize with people of their race more than others, does NOT immediately suggest a conscious effort to self-segregate. Instead this can also be a reflection of seeking out people with cultural similarities and/or personality traits/interests. Then again, I am not ignoring the very real instances where people do self-segregate due to race, and race alone.
NEVER generalize. I have very often seen Whites self-segregating when they are the minority abroad.
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Guilds are a great way to connect to a community and make new friends. Each guild has its own chat channel and list of members to see who's available to play with. Members cooperate to purchase additional upgrades such as leveling bonuses, shared item vaults, and the ability to throw parties.
You may join a guild or start your own!
— Guild interface
Guilds are formal groupings of players that enable them to play together more effectively and reward them for doing so.
[edit] Creation
To create a guild, open the guild panel (G) and click on the "Create Guild" button. You will be asked to enter a guild name (up to 31 characters) and a tag of up to four characters. Alternatively, speak to a Guild Registrar in any of the major cities. It costs 1 to create a guild. You will be unable to create a guild while representing another, so you must Stand Down before creation.
[edit] Membership
Guild membership is administered at the account level, and an account can hold membership in up to 5 guilds. Joining a guild requires an invitation sent from an existing member of the guild. Your open invitations can be found on the front tab of the guild panel, on the left, under "Invitations."
- To accept an invitation to join a guild, select the guild in the "Invitations" list, then click the "Join Guild" button at the bottom of the window.
- To leave a guild, select the guild from the "Account Guilds" list, then click the "Leave Guild" button at the bottom of the window.
- If you are currently representing the guild (see below), you will need to click "Stand Down" first.
Guild membership is not limited to a single world — a guild can have members from any server, whether in the US or EU. However, the guild's influence pool and upgrades (including the Guild Vault) are specific to each world, just like a social club would need to acquire separate furniture for each of its branch offices.
Initially, each guild is limited to 50 members. You can purchase the following capacity upgrades by speaking to a Guild Registrar in any of the major cities or WvW:
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[edit] Representation
While guild membership is at the account level, guild representation is at the character level, providing access to guild chat, the guild bank, and any active guild upgrades. In addition, influence generated by activities accrues to the guild currently represented by the character.
To represent a guild, open the guild panel. On the left, under "Account Guilds," will be a list of all guilds your account is a member of; select one and then click the "Represent" button at the bottom of the window. You must do this individually for each character, since joining a guild does not automatically require you to represent it. Similarly, newly-created characters will not represent a guild until you select one for them.
To end a character's representation of a guild, choose Stand Down; the character will still belong to the guild, but not be able to use any of that guild's perks.
[edit] Member ranks
Each guild can organize members into ranks; up to 10 ranks can be created, and the titles and the permissions of each rank can be customized. To change a member's rank, open the guild roster, and right-click their rank icon. Use caution when editing ranks or promoting people; it is possible to accidentally remove leadership privileges from your rank.
The default ranks and their permissions are given below.
|Edit Ranks 1
|Create, delete, and edit the properties of ranks lower than this one.
|Edit Guild Emblem
|Change the appearance of the guild emblem as it appears on all armor ,[sic] flags, banners, and objects.
|Claim/Unclaim WvW Forts
|Allowed to change which fortified area is being held by the guild in World vs World battles.
|Queue Upgrades
|Add or remove upgrades in the queue[sic]
|Modify Upgrade In Progress
|Speed up or cancel upgrades in progress.
|Activate Built Upgrades
|Activate consumable upgrades that have finished building. This will consume the item and another will need building before it can be used again.
|Mission Control
|Use consumables that activate guild missions and interact with items in the world to kick off guild challenges.
|Admin Lower Ranks 2
|Invite new players to the guild. Promote, Demote, Kick current members only from lower ranks.
|Edit Message of the Day
|Edit the message of the day which is broadcast to all guild members.
|Display Guild Emblem
|Members in this rank are trusted enough to show the guild emblem on their equipment.
|Guild Stash Deposit
|Browse and Deposit Items and funds into the small Guild Stash.
|Guild Stash Withdraw
|Withdraw items and funds in the small guild stash.
|Treasure Trove Deposit
|Browse and Deposit items and funds in the larger guild Treasure trove.[sic]
|Treasure Trove Withdraw
|Withdraw items and funds in the larger guild Treasure trove.[sic]
|New Members Here3
|New members will start at this rank. This permission can only exist on one rank.
- 1 Be careful administering your own rank, since you can accidentally remove privileges preventing you from further administration.
- 2 This setting is required to invite new members. Leaders are able to demote others with the same rank.
- 3 Specifies the rank that new members are assigned when they join.
[edit] Upgrades
- Primary article: Influence
Members earn influence for the guild that their character represents by being present and participating in activities. The more members that participate together, the faster the guild gains influence, which can be used to purchase upgrades for the guild in four categories:
- Architecture — Purchase shared storage and increase the number of upgrades the guild can work on at once.
- Art of War — Buffs used in WvW
- Economy — Buffs to increase members ability to earn karma, find magic items, or gather materials.
- Politics — Emblems, influence buffs, guild armor, and party items.
[edit] Guild Vault
- Primary article: Guild Vault
Guilds can create a Guild Vault using Influence, providing 50 storage slots shared by all members of the guild with sufficient privileges. Additional upgrades can be built that increase this space to 250 slots. The Guild Vault is accessed by speaking to a Guild Banker, located near Banks in major cities.
[edit] World versus World
- Primary article: World versus World#Guilds
Under the Art of War category, guilds can build upgrades that provide bonuses in World versus World. These bonuses become active when the guild claims an objective (supply camp, tower, or keep) and are granted to all allied players defending that objective.
[edit] Guild emblem
Under the Politics category, guilds can build a "Guild Emblem Template" upgrade that allows members with the appropriate permission to create or modify an emblem for the guild by speaking to a Guild Registrar. Emblems consist of a two-color symbol overlaid on a single-color background pattern.
After an emblem is created, it will display in the guild panel and on any objective claimed by the guild in WvW. After building the Guild Armorer Contract or Guild Weapons Contract upgrades, members can purchase armor or weapons, respectively, that will also display the guild emblem.
- The gallery of guild emblems shows all available symbols and backgrounds.
- The emblem shown on guild armor or weapons is determined by the guild the character is representing. If you are not representing a guild, then no emblem will be shown.
[edit] Guild Missions
- Primary article: Guild mission
Added in the Flame and Frost: The Gathering Storm update, these missions are unlocked with Influence and require co-operation of all guild members to complete. They allow members to earn Guild Commendations and the guild itself to earn Guild Merits.
[edit] Disbanding
If there is only one member in a guild and that member leaves, the guild will be disbanded. A guild with the same name can be created immediately afterwards.
[edit] Notes
- There is no limit to the number of people assigned to each rank; you can have several people with all the privileges of leadership. Any of these players can demote any other.
- You can only create 2 guilds per week. Meaning that if you disband twice in the same week, you'll have to wait until one week passed since the moment you disbanded that week.
- As of the September 2014 Feature Pack, guilds are global and shared regardless of the world you are on. All merits, influence, and vaults were merged and are now shared across worlds.
- Before the September 2014 Feature Pack, creating a guild costs 1 .
[edit] Trivia
- During the first and second beta weekend events, guild creation was free.
- There are no Guild Halls and the company is not actively working on them,[1] but they do plan to have them some day.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ As we have said in the past, we do plan to have guild halls one day, but it's not a feature we're currently actively working on.Regina Buenaobra, on the Official Forums
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Kristen Stewart took a break from her Balenciaga allegiances this weekend at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in L.A. to rock a shorts set from London-based designer Osman Yousefzada. But while the leggy look caused plenty of attention on the red carpet, we couldn't stop staring at her hair. The starlet and her mane man, celebrity stylist Adir Abergel, came up with a tousled fishtail braid that was secured with a clear elastic band and pulled apart through the lengths to add a certain level of deconstruction to Stewart's look, which is never prim, proper, or too perfect. It even looked good after she got "slimed" onstage, as is customary at these events. Thoughts on the woven technique?
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I've temporarily got around it by inserting a connector fitting on each pipe passing through the floor, which makes the pipe visible, but I'd really like to get to the cause of the issue. I'm running Revit 2013 and have recently installed an update as well.
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When people break up, according to Facebook updates
For his book The Visual Miscellaneum, David McCandless, along with Lee Byron, had a look at breakups on Facebook, according to status updates. They looked for the phrase "we broke up because" in status updates, and then graphed the frequencies over time. Why they couldn't just look at updates to relationship status, I'm not sure.
Notice the peak leading up to the holiday season and spring cleaning. Then there's the people who think it's a funny April Fool's joke to say the broke up with their significant other.
Finally, there's the highlight of Mondays, which you might lead you to believe that people like to call it quits during the beginning of the week. My hunch though is that it happens towards the end of the week, people use the weekend to be sad, and then talk about it on Facebook.
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My hunch was that the weekend was used to get laid one last time and that's why the break -up took place on Monday.
My thoughts on this are a) aren't Mondays just the most likely time you'd mention on facebook that you'd broken up with someone at the weekend? And b) On another site they said they'd scraped Facebook for various phrases, not just "we broke up because". One of which was "break up" – as in "we're spending spring break up at her parents" or similar. Might help to explain the size of that spike.
Also, I too wonder why they didn't just search for the relationship status updates. Would seem to be a fairly standard phrase that's easy to grab.
I think they didn't use the relationship status because it's much more complicated to know the exact time of a relationship status change than a status update using Facebook public APIs.
Using these APIs, you can easily grab all status updates, and the date they were posted is given to you. But you can only know the relationship status, you don't have any information as when it changed for the last time. Of you want to have this information, you'll have to get the information every day and check up for changes manually.
The "monday phenomenon" seems to occur in April and May, but not in the summer. My hypothesis is that younger people account for a larger percentage of break ups as well as students are effected by the summer schedule. I'd love to see some age frequencies.
I wonder if the holiday peak is due to people not wanting to bring a soon to be ex home for the holidays or just a reflection of people thinking more about their lives and happiness before the end of the year. Probably both I guess.
What are the odds of doing multiple graphs like this but for different age groups?
Any ideas as to what is happening in mid-March to diminish the amount of breakups? The first blossoms of Spring? (If so, then the rising amount of break-ups from Christmas to mid-March could well be an indication of Seasonal Affective Disorder.)
I would like to see the graph normalised for total status updates per day. I for one don't change my facebook status on Christmas day but often do it when I arrive at work on Monday morning.
The Monday phenomenon makes perfect sense – it is due to what happened over the weekend, typically the time that couples get together – an infidelity, bad date, a bad habit that was finally the last straw, or just a realization of weariness and monotony after getting together. The weekends are also when singles that have a "night with the girls/boys" might run into a new Mr/Miss Right and then clear the path on Monday.
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New Single from WATERS.
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#SUDS2014 TICKETS ON SALE as of right now go go go go go. $3 at the CAC. Also, I will be DJing, so if anyone has any stage-name suggestions, I feel like I need one?
"Ass Crack Bandit" full song.
Johnny Flynn - Kentucky Pill
I'm running for my old playmates
I'm running through the town
Um amaze.
Johnny Flynn at The Crocodile (Seattle) this Friday (31 January). All-ages. If anyone wants to go, text me too!
For Fans Of: Spoon
This is literally the singer from Spoon, so get some.
Clean My Room - Sonofabitch
What I love about this song is everything.
"Gay Pirates" by Cosmo Jarvis
But I'm yours you know
And I'll love you still in hell
I realise it may be tempting to skip and go past this song since it has a silly title, but I promise it's actually proper and amazing.
Kent - Dom Andra
Award for catchiest tune I can't understand. That whistling.
Let's throw in a little Swedish music up here. People should get to hear this if they want.
Further recommendations from that album: "A Fever" | "Second Cut" | "The Fight Of Her Life" | "January, Taken" | "Satan's Tool"


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This post by Panic Engineer Steven is an excellent, not too techie, description of security issues facing OS X and Apple's answer for it in 10.8: Gatekeeper.
"Although security is a vital feature for Apple, developers, and users alike, being unable to run unsigned code cuts a lot of really great things off at the knees. You wouldn't, for example, be able to just download and run an open source project unless it had been submitted to and reviewed by the App Store. Highly disruptive software (think Napster or BitTorrent) may have not been able to exist on the Mac platform since it would have been likely to run afoul of Apple's App Store guidelines. Major vendors such as Adobe and Microsoft might have withdrawn their support for the platform, being unwilling to cede 30% of their revenue to App Store distribution.
So, for a while, there was a great deal of consternation among Mac developers, including this author, that this might be the route Apple would take. In recent years, Apple has shown a trend of following the most hardline possible stance that will benefit users and Apple, often at the expense of developer freedom, and gradually backing in certain affordances (push notifications, for example) as user-impacting problems became evident. So it seemed feasible that we'd wake up one day and Apple would decree that all Mac apps must be sold through the App Store.
But instead, Apple went to considerable effort and expense to find a middle ground."
"Documents In The Cloud is unique. It'll get compared to Dropbox, but the two are nothing alike. Dropbox is a conventional file system, extended to a remote server. In Documents In The Cloud, Apple's created a new way of defining files and data, conceived from the ground up as a cloud service.
It redefines the concept of a file system. It also refines Apple's whole product line. The iPad will seem less like an accessory and more like a primary computer once Documents In The Cloud becomes fully armed and operational; it encourages the user to forget about location and just assume that your iPhone, your iPad, and your MacOS are the exact same machine in three separate guises."


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RMR: Remember the Little Things
Will your customers stay or go? You decide.
When it comes to cultivating monitored accounts and making customers "sticky," the little things really do matter. In the case of growing monitored accounts, those little things (literally) are sensors. Unfortunately, sensors often take a back seat in terms of visibility when it comes to the connected home. Fancy touchscreens and Z-Wave devices get all the glory, but it's important to remember that sensors play a key a role in customer safety—and in expanding their system.
To differentiate offerings in the midst of growing competition, dealers must engage their customers about how they can affordably extend home automation and security to the dwelling's exterior and spaces that are typically overlooked.
The convenience of a connected home should be a standard expectation for any homeowner looking for a security system. However, if the homeowner is unaware of what a connected home can offer in improved lifestyle and peace of mind it is up to the dealer to present all the possible scenarios before his competition does. That's the first step in developing a sticky customer.
Extended offerings can be especially useful for customers with seasonal properties or in swimming pool areas, storage facilities and attics. Here are a few practical suggestions for using sensors to expand customer systems and protect property.
Swimming Pool Areas
In addition to traditional pool alarms that sound when a person falls into the water, security sensors added to access doors and gates leading to pool areas can be an important layer of extended protection. Installation is fast and many of these systems are intuitive and easy to understand. For example, when pool access doors are opened, the system can trigger an alert within the home or send a text to a mobile device that notifies the homeowner. In fact, in many towns and cities it is mandatory that properties with pools pass an inspection that proves primary and secondary access points are armed with perimeter sensors. Many times, this standard for sensor alerts are required in addition to fences or gates that enclose a pool area.
Garages, Sheds & External Property Protection
Weather-resistant, wireless transmitters offer excellent detection and added security for valuable property stored in tool sheds and garages. They also provide security for property such as external air conditioning units. A recent rise in theft of the valuable copper has made outdoor wireless transmitters popular with homeowners. These transmitters contain added built-in security that allows installers to wire, loop and secure an air conditioner condensing unit from being tampered with or removed from its location. If the wires are cut or tampered with, the transmitter informs the system and an alarm is tripped to notify homeowners and scare off potential thieves.
Wireless motion detection is another useful control that is easy to install and is a simple solution for increased outdoor security. Wireless motion detectors that align with a central security system keep users aware of activity in areas of the yard that may not be easy to see from the house or around the perimeter of garages and sheds that store expensive equipment, such as ATVs or lawn mowers. These sensors send signals to a central system when outdoor wireless motion detectors pick up unusual or unexpected activity. Solutions such as this keep homeowners aware of activities, like a package delivery or a car entering a driveway at odd hours of the night. They can be customized to send an awareness alert, or set off an alarm. Advances in the latest products also help make them immune to picking up activities set-off by animals that may be just be wandering by.
Flood and High Temperature Sensors
Flood sensors installed in basements, near washing machines or in bathrooms can detect flooding in the initial stages, providing immediate alert of a possible issue. Early detection cuts down on flood risks and helps minimize water damage and associated repair costs insurance may not cover.
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I understand your pain...
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People always say to me, "Hey, can I try on your glasses?"
"Sure," I say, "but you'll just say something like, 'You're BLIND, man!'..."
But they always assure me they won't, after which I had over my glasses and fake amazement when they say,
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- itazura na kiss [jdrama] *ongoing | ??
- kazoku game [jdrama] *ongoing | wednesdays
- flower boy next door [kdrama] *completed
- heartstrings [kdrama] *completed
- itazura na kiss (yes uhuh)
- tonari no kaibutsu-kun
- suki-tte iinayo
any animes like kimi ni todoke or lovely complex?
drama reccs are appreciated too. summaaaah!
just wanted to use this jokwon gif keke
It's annoying to wait, your life is already over… You die here. It was good while it lasted. We killed some boredom, didn't we?
Just a reminder that Yagami Light dies on 01/28/2013 in the anime.


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Fendi Suede Studded Platform Sandal Price: $910.00 Black. Copper-tone studding on sole and heel (see below). Peep toe. Buckled ankle strap. Platform sole. 4" chunky heel. Made in Italy.
Jersey Halter Dress Flowy, modal jersey meets an elegant and figure flattering silhouette, this piece is a must have.
Jimmy Choo zebra pony hair 'Malena' medium satchel retail value: $2,775.00 bluefly: $2,220.00 you save 20% A beautiful zebra print bag like this one from Jimmy Choo will definitely get you noticed for your chic taste in accessories * Color: Zanzibar (Ivory/ Brown/ Grey) * Zebra printed pony hair with snakeskin accents and brushed goldtone hardware; fur origin: England * Zip pocket and enamel logo plaque along front * Zip top closure * Pin-close straps with d-rings at sides * 21'' double handles with 7'' drop * Faux suede lining with zip and patch pockets * Measures 14'' at widest x 9¾'' tall at center x 7½'' deep; weighs 3½ lbs. * All measurements are approximate * Dyed Pony Hair / Leather / Watersnake; Imported; style#301376801
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Chloe tan lambskin 'Patchwork' satchel retail value: $2,125.00 bluefly: $1,700.00 reduced: $1,529.99 This supple lambskin satchel from Chloé is perfect from its extra roomy interior to its fabulous patchwork exterior- you'll wonder how you lived without it. * Color: Antelope (Tan) * Soft and supple patchwork lambskin with goldtone hardware * Strap at side with silvertone plate * Zip top closure with logo signed large pull tag * 15½'' thick rolled handles with dome details and 5'' drop * Canvas lined with side zip pocket * Metal feet at bottom * Measures 14'' at widest x 9'' tall at center x 7'' deep * 2½ lbs. * Leather; Imported; style#210019100
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Floor Length Hand Gathered Asymmetrical Dress Look eye-catching in this one shoulder crinkle chiffon gown. In a Grecian one-shoulder with folds of hand-tucked fabric for a dramatic, rich look.
Beryl Ruffle Skirt Price: $199.00 Ethereal tiers of soft, flowing ruffles for a romantic, feminine skirt in airy silk georgette.
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN Style: 198951 Our Price: $690.00 This sassy satin pump breaks way to a night on the town! Fuschia satin with black patent accents. These accents frame the beauty of this shoe and the patent ankle strap keeps it edgy. 5" black high gloss heel and 1" satin covered platform.
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The Muslims Are Coming (2012)
The most popular movies among NYTimes.com readers.
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September 29th, 20136:55 pm
As an American who will and have defended our country, I find it refreshing that average Muslims of these United States of America are finally telling the their fellow citizens that they have nothing to do with terrorism, not to mention that they are the ultimate enemy of these terrorists since Muslims are by far the victims of terrorism. Bravo to the maker's of this film, it's hilarious since it exposes the ignorance of everyday folks due to media's brainwashing .
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"Johnson suggested that as non-white peoples being oppressed by Southern whites, they should empathize with black slaves. In reality, his suggestion would have greatly offended Cherokee leaders, whose claim to civilization had become about not being black. In an 1829 article in the Cherokee Phoenix, Elias Boudinot wrote that "Indians…are red, not black, and therefore cannot be treated with gross injustice like negro slaves." Cherokee leaders used an emerging racial hierarchy to distinguish themselves from all blacks. In the end, Johnson did not directly condemn the ownership of slaves by Cherokees, but he criticized them for their willingness to support the institution through publication. He felt that they unwittingly assisted white slaveholders who wanted them removed to western lands."
Cherokee Slaveholders and Radical Abolitionists: An Unlikely Alliance in Antebellum America" by: Natalie Joy
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It is impossible to say to which human family we belong. The larger part of the Native population has disappeared, Europeans have mixed with Indians and the Negroes, and Negroes have mixed with the Indians. We were all born of one mother America, though our fathers had different origins, and we all have differently colored skins. This dissimilarity is of the greatest significance.
— Simon Bolivar at the Congress of Angostura in 1819.(via Black Indians by William Loren Katz)
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If you know I have a history, you will respect me," a Black Indian student told a conference of New York teachers two decades ago. Her words still ring true. Those who assume that a people have no history worth mentioning are likely to believe they have no humanity worth defending. An historical legacy strengthens a country and its people. Denying a people's heritage questions their legitimacy.
— William Loren Katz, Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage, pg.10. (via jalwhite)
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Another tiger attack
Three tigers attacked a worker at an exotic animal park in southwestern Missouri on Monday — the state's second tiger attack in as many days. Born Free USA united with API has long decried the dangers of keeping exotic animals in captivity.
Missouri sees second tiger attack in as many days
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Staid, practical Kathryn Goodale Bright takes her sisters' advice and enters the Great Continental Race for excitement as much as the prize money. Unable to do it alone, she reluctantly asks her late husband's protégé, Lord James Bennett, for aid.
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"A maintenance schedule is a very important part of escalator safety," states Frank Intrieri, Jr., director of inside sales for Goodway Technologies Corp., Stamford, Conn. (www.goodway.com), manufacturers of a wide range of tube/pipe cleaners, duct cleaners, vacuums, floor machines, high-pressure washers and other maintenance-related equipment.
For escalators, Intrieri says, a standard floor buffer machine will not do the job, because the bristles spin in a circle. Instead, "The best way to maintain escalator safety is to clean the treads daily, preferably with a rotary brush machine that has nylon bristle brushes that are not too stiff." The rotary brush machine uses two stationary brushes that spin on an axis, with the machine operating at moderately low 400 to 500 rpms.
You should direct staff to position the machine flat on the floor at the bottom of the escalators, where the bottom tread is level with the floor. "The brushes should remove dirt and other debris that have accumulated there over the course of the day," explains Intrieri. "Then move the treads down one at a time."
If you're cleaning an escalator for the first time, or if the cleaning schedule is less frequent, such as once a month, then you will need something more aggressive, such as a light carbon steel brush, which is much stiffer than nylon and will provide a deeper cleaning of any grime that may be embedded in escalator treads.
"The machine should have some type of filtration," he adds, "such as a permanent cloth bag with a disposable paper bag inside that collects dirt and debris and can be discarded after each use."
When it comes to cleaning and maintaining stair treads, the first cleaning after installation is particularly important, according to Phyllis Gagnon, director of marketing for Burke Mercer, San Jose, Calif.
"Our treads, like those of some other manufacturers, are coated with a mold release, which allows the treads to come out smoothly from the molds when they are manufactured," she explains.
According to Gagnon, mold release is a slick material that allows the finished product to break free of the manufacturing mold smoothly. Because the finished product is slick from the mold release, the material needs to be removed from the treads to prevent possible slip and fall accidents.
Burke Mercer recommends a cleaning product called Profi, manufactured by Taski (www.taski.com), for cleaning mold release from the treads. Next, the treads should be polished with a mild detergent, then buffed to bring out a protective coating of wax within the product that helps prevent damage over time.
"The treads should then sit for at least 48 hours before being used," she says.
For subsequent tread cleaning, stay away from harsh chemicals, which can damage the treads. Treads should be cleaned more frequently in facilities in northern climates, where salt and cinders are used during the winter for snow and ice treatments outside. "The salt and grit can damage the treads over time," she states.
In addition, if the treads are exposed to direct sunlight, excessive heat, or excessive cold, they can crack over time or become frayed or dislodged, which can pose safety hazards. "As such, check the treads on occasion to make sure there is no damage," she continues.
Finally, it is important to check the nosings-the strip of material that runs along the top edge of a step-regularly. "If they were not installed improperly, they can become damaged or loose," she concludes, possibly leading to a serious slip and fall accident.
Marble and Natural Stone Outdoor Walkways
Outdoor walkways or entranceways built of marble or other natural stone surfaces should be cleaned daily, according to Intrieri. The more these walkways are cleaned, the longer they will last. Failure to maintain a daily cleaning schedule can lead to a build up of grit, which can damage the surface.
He recommends the following procedure:
Concrete Outdoor Sidewalks
Cleaning concrete sidewalks is important in order to remove dirt, grime and other hazards that can cause pedestrians to slip or trip.
"The best way to clean concrete and not worry about environmental runoff problems is to use a hot water pressure washing system and biodegradable soap," suggests Dave Meredith, safety manager for Trans-Clean Corp., Stratford, Conn. Trans-Clean (www.trans-clean.com) does building, sidewalk, driveway and parking lot cleaning and restoration work.
Meredith recommends using neutral soap with a pH between 6 and 8. When cleaning the concrete, look for underlying problems that could cause slips or trips in the future.
"Uneven sidewalk sections are the most common problem, and these need to be replaced," he states. Also, look for holes or craters in the sidewalk, as well as broken concrete or other large cracks. "The washing can uncover some of these holes and cracks," he explains. Once identified, these also need to be patched or otherwise repaired.
You might also consider applying a concrete sealer to extend the life of the concrete, which will help to reduce the future frequency of cracks and holds. "You can clean over the sealer, but it must be reapplied every seven years or so," he concludes.
In conclusion
As noted in the introduction, hard surface and carpeted floors tend to receive the most attention from facility managers when it comes to cleaning with public safety in mind. However, it is also important to remember the other areas of your facility where the public travels; areas requiring just as much, if not more, maintenance in the continuing effort to prevent slips, trips and falls. As such, when you're involved in cleaning and maintenance, don't forget the escalators, stairways and outdoor walkways.


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Weather The weather is usually pleasant at this time of year with daytime temperatures reaching
20-25 degrees Celsius, similar to the Rhodes Moonraker Tour in 2010. As the summer weather pattern isn't
established at this time of year, wet and cooler conditions are possible. Winds are generally light but
could reach F5.
The member price of the trip is £240 which includes yacht charter and rental of outboard engines for the tenders.
Not included in the event price are flights, transfers, victualling, transit logs, end of charter cleaning, meals ashore, diesel, mooring fees, any shore accommodation and any personal expenditure.
The payment schedule is as follows:
The Club's standard terms and conditions apply. Full details can be found here but in summary:
flights cost around £160 return. Direct flights are available from Monarch Airlines and Easyjet.Do not book flights until advised to do so by the event organiser.
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Since 1992, That's Amore has been serving Metropolitan Washington with the finest quality Southern Italian Cuisine.
All of our dishes are prepared to order, using only the finest FRESH ingredients. Every entrée is prepared "Solo" in individual portions or "Famiglia" in family portions enough for 4 or 5 to share.
Great FRESH Fish and Seafood, Steaks, Veal, Poultry, and Great Salads AS WELL as Great Traditional Pasta Dishes. Great Wine selection of Italian Specialty Wines as well as Domestic Favorites.
Great lunch menu, reasonably priced….great place for any business luncheon. Our entire menu is available for carryout. Why not take home one or two of our Famiglia portions tonight and feed the whole gang!
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What's hard to believe is that in this civilized country, people condone the treatment of newborn calves to produce veal: tying newborn calves up so they can hardly move, force-feeding them antibiotics - just for starts. I am a meat-eater but I NEVER purchase veal.
Veal Scaloppine with Mushroom Marsala Sauce
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karenfar Posted: 02/25/09
Great recipe and so easy and quick to make.
1812toni Posted: 01/07/09
I liked this dish so much I prepared it twice in a week for different guests. I served it with broccoli and mashed potatoes. Hard to believe such a simple recipe could produce such a wonderful dish!
Leareth Posted: 02/03/09
My family loved this meal! both my children are picky eaters so it was fantastic to have everyone happy to eat dinner, something that we experience rarely. I didn't have the cream and used a little flour for thickness instead, it turned out so nice that I am not sure if I will ever try it with the cream. We will definitely be eating this easy made dish regularly. Thanks
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I made this for my boyfriend, it was awesome, he is already complaining because I haven't made it since. It is very easy to make. I did add more marsala then recipe called for.
sandra97 Posted: 12/08/09
I agree with the last comment regarding veal. I NEVER purchase it either. But this looks like a good recipe so I plan to use chicken instead.
jlberry00 Posted: 09/29/10
Made for my family tonight, but substituted chicken for veal. It was amazing! Chicken was tender. Plenty of sauce even for dressing the mashed potatoes.. Will add to our favorites!
norahlu Posted: 01/25/14
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Call me heartless, but a new dog's cheaper than the collar.
I keed, I keed!
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OK ,had to look that one up. Literally. A quote from a hand puppet from Conan, that gets turned into a rap song by a guy who names himself after a character in LOTR's?
Maybe if these collars had the ability to be shock collars as well? Then maybe you can make your dog jump like they did have someones hand up the back like Triumph :)
For any dog owners, this is a good idea. Also, Is Lo-jack even still around? Really, all they need is one simple text (found), and GPS.
That way when they turn into Runners, it wont be "Last Day" :)
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That's Old School Geek right there :)
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I would like that shipping tracker in packages now placed in to the shippment of the sweepstakes :P
I'm surprised LoJack didn't offer this service first.
I thought AT&T was having some issues with their network because it was being bogged down by all the data of the iPhone users. I hope they fix this before they add more products that will connect to that very same network.
I wonder how long it will be before even two-legged creatures find themselves required to wear such collars ? O brave new world, That has such people in't !...
Ryu AT&T is having issues with their network being clogged up by us iphone users -.- lol, the connection is so slow so if they keep adding thing they will profit if these people don't know and jump to them and buy the product and make it even slower they already had a few more smartphones added to their slow internet collection (being the company with the most smartphones! ) :(
I have a feeling that these devices actually transmit very little data over AT&T's network. So even if there were millions of these devices in play at the same time, the additional load on AT&T's network will be minimal. I'll bet, bandwidth-wise, one iPhone eats up many times what a dog collar or pill reminder does, probably several hundred times...
Finally the perfect device to throw under the seat of my ex-girlfriends car.
I the OP, one of the things mentioned was an in-car entertainment system. If that means streaming movies and shows over their network via Netflix, I would think that there would be a lot of data transfer.
This seems to be a lot more practical than surgically installing a tracking device inside the animal, especially since that really breaks the bank. Having a cell phone styled collar, on the other hand, is an efficient way to locate your dog, because the collar is literally a phone that is part of your service plan.
I wonder if de la Vega is related to Zorro by any chance =D
The only potential risk I see with this product, and all the products that AT&T wants to launch is battery life. How long will the dog's collar last between each charge, and what are the potential risks of ruing the battery if the dog somehow damages it through water exposure.
But I'm fairly certain they have a team of R&D Engineers working on that problem.
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The Disney Infinity Sidekicks 3 Character Pack includes Mike Wazowski, Mrs Incredible and Captain Barbossa.
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The Vermont State police mobile command center looked out of place pulling down a quiet suburban street in Essex Friday morning. Investigators are looking for any clues into the mysterious disappearance of Bill and Lorraine Currier. And police aren't saying much.
"Again, we're preserving details for the obvious reason we want to preserve the integrity of the investigation, verify information as it comes along with details that are not public," Essex Police Capt. Brad LaRose said.
The biggest break-- the couple's dark green Saturn sedan has been located in Vermont. Police are not releasing a specific location or saying if anything in the vehicle indicated foul play.
"We need to process the vehicle," LaRose said. "It will take us some time to secure a warrant and we want to preserve that area as much as we can."
Inside the couple's home, however, police say there are some troubling details. The couple seems to have left in a hurry and without critical daily meds. The window to the garage is broken and they're not answering their cell phones.
"I'm nervous. I don't know about everyone else on the street," Jennifer Roberge said.
Roberge lives down the street from the Curriers. She says she wishes she paid closer attention to her dog's behavior the night the Curriers may have disappeared.
"Very unusual," Roberge said. "When she was in the house she kept going to the door and she was just acting really weird."
Police think the Curriers vanished sometime between 5 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. Thursday. By all accounts they were a typical couple; neighbors said they kept to themselves, maintained their home, had family gatherings and allowed neighborhood kids to play in their pool.
"Nothing adds up," Roberge said. "It's weird. I never thought anything in this little neighborhood would happen like that."
Neither did Bill Currier's employer at the University of Vermont.
"Obviously this whole thing is really troubling and scary for all of us here," said Ruth Blauwiekel, a veterinarian at UVM.
Bill Currier has been a contracted animal care technician with UVM since 1986, making a living caring for lab animals. His boss says not showing up for work is completely uncharacteristic for the man she describes as "quiet and unassuming."
"He just sort of went about his business and did his work well and I don't think anyone saw anything like this happening," Blauwiekel said.
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Police would not comment on why the couple may have vanished; whether this may be a domestic, or robbery gone wrong, or if anything was missing from the home. But we'll continue to follow the developments as they unfold.
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I have a clematis macropetala which is about six years old which looks as though it is suddenly dying in as much as all the leavego have gone brown. I can see no sign of disease and all the plants around it are flourishing. It is planted against an east facing fencI with shaded roots which are also covered in a layer of gravel
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