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By the standards of many bloggers, I don't write a lot of posts. What I do is write, then re write the same post, repeatedly. Last month, I (and a few others like me) discovered a very odd and unfortunate behaviour in post editor - repeated loss of post updates, for posts updated repeatedly.
Yesterday, I worked a lot on my article about the Blogging Infrastructure. I even linked it, both ways, with my Beginning Blogging post, and I believe a bit more. And this evening, I had in mind still more updates.
But I got an unpleasant surprise, as I prepared to update the article.
I know I updated this post, and there should be more detail here! OK, maybe I made a mistake, so I guess I'll update it now.
Whoa! Here we see even less than above!
So, it looks like we are seeing a repeat of last months episode.
For this post, I'm going to try and finish to some degree. No repeated postings here.
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2010-04-22, 17:25 | Link #41 | |
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Somehow I wish that Gaara would be a murderouse killer again...
2010-04-23, 10:10 | Link #51 | |
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That means it would only work when there was an eclipse, so what could gaara possibly do? I'm not getting your question here. |
2010-04-23, 10:40 | Link #52 | |
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What s/he doesn't realize is that Gaara wasn't there in the first place. And then the room got destroyed. And why would he go in the first place. He seemed to trust Naruto to deal with it. He had Kage business to attend to. He also wouldn't have known that the hole was there or that moonlight was needed for the ritual. |
2010-04-23, 22:28 | Link #53 | |
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its kinda wierd that first movies of both naruto 1 & 2 were cool; second of both sucked and third of both are ok (comes down to personal preference i suppose). wonder whats fourth gonna be like... |
2010-04-23, 22:57 | Link #54 | |
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Movie was decent. I understood that people are scum etc, I don't need it beaten into my head. Shino's really powerful and Tenten is just scary. The Naruto vs Gaara fight was cool but then ending was meh. One punch shouldn't be enough to crack Gaara's armor. It was a good way to spend an hour or so. |
2010-04-23, 23:37 | Link #55 |
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OMG, i've never seen such terrible script writing, and such directing. When you have a movie budget, the animation should never look slow or feel poorly animated. The whole storyboarding for the fights were just god awful, there were probably like 7-8 ways you could have arranged that animation to produce a more coherent story and better fights. Seriously this was just so cheesy and bad that it doesn't even compare to cartoons from the 90's like Timothy the Giant tooth.
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Seriously though, she is playin the romantic interest that naruto wannabe haremmiester has been building. |
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You'll notice that kyuubi apears in every second Naruto movie...
Naruto movie 1: Kyuubi apears. Naruto movie 2: No kyuubi . Naruto movie 3: Kyuubi apears. Naruto shippuuden 1: No kyuubi Naruto shippuuden 2: Kyuubi apears. Naruto shippuuden 3: No kyuubi I can only espect there will be some kyuubi action in Naruto shippuuden movie 4.
2010-04-24, 12:25 | Link #59 | |
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Not a bad movie. Though think the script could have gone without repeating the same lines over and over again. They can assume we've watched the series and have already heard these lines multiple times.
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This movie was pretty bad. I actually skipped the Naruto/Gaara fight because I was getting really bored with the one-dimensional plotline. I didn't like Naruto here because of his usual lack of faith in other people's decisions, but I guess I couldn't really root for the people trying to stop him, as Kakashi's plan was absolutely retarded.
I did like how the very end turned out, pretty much because of one or two moves. Also, the bit where the villain was confronted by visions of villagers was funny; it was like the ghosts of people not dead just there to raz him. He also asked Kakashi where he went wrong, as if he'd had good intentions somehow. That was bad, but funny-bad so it's ok. In that vein, I kind of missed there not being a new girl or a solar eclipse Rasengan. (Hard to top the one there was though) But is it really so hard to write a plot that isn't crap? Or dialogue that it's wrenchingly bad? |
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Toledo Councilman Betty Shultz, the longtime officeholder who switched to the Republican Party last week after nearly three decades as a Democrat, said during a taping of The Editors television show that she did so because she felt she was being punished for exercising her independence.
It started years ago, she told Thomas Walton, vice president-editor of The Blade and host of the program, after she refused to support Democrat Peter Ujvagi for the post of president of council. Mr. Ujvagi, supported by his party leaders and other Democrats, won the position anyway, and then took action to isolate her, Ms. Shultz said.
The council president makes committee assignments and plays a major role in setting council's agenda. The 12 members of council elect their leader.
"The decision had been made to cut me out of the flow of information," Ms. Shultz said. "I couldn't make informed decisions."
Ms. Shultz acknowledged that her support for Democrat Ray Kest - who ran against endorsed Democrat Jack Ford - in the 2001 Toledo mayoral contest also might have soured her relationship with party leaders, but she reminded Mr. Walton that she tossed her support to Mr. Kest well before Mr. Ford entered the race.
In the week since her decision was made public, Ms. Shultz said she has heard plenty from citizens, but that there have been "four or five positive [responses] for each negative" one.
"I choose to believe that there are many relationships that have not been damaged," she said.
Council is dominated by Democrats, even with her defection from the party. Since she crossed the aisle, there are now nine Democrats and three Republicans. She said, though, that she could not stand by and watch those in the majority continue to meddle in affairs not germane to their jurisdiction. She criticized council's decision to take a stance on the war against Iraq, and in the disposition of the Lathrop House, a structure in Sylvania that some say was a stop on the Underground Railroad.
The owner of the house, St. Joseph Catholic Church, had wanted to demolish it to make way for other construction, but the city of Sylvania has intervened. Ms. Shultz said that it is none of Toledo council's business to weigh in on the matter.
Toledo council passed a resolution urging preservation of the house.
Ms. Shultz, one of four councilmen to vote against the resolution, said "the final straw" in her decision to jump to the GOP came in the aftermath of that vote, held late last month, when she heard that other Democrats had aired "the accusation that I was discriminatory" against African-Americans.
Ms. Shultz told Mr. Walton she also felt Democratic Party Chairman Paula Ross was miffed at her refusal to run against Lucas County Auditor Larry Kaczala in the 2002 election. Ms. Shultz said she believed Mr. Kaczala was doing a good job and that, politically, she did not think he could be defeated last year.
Ms. Shultz was first elected to the Washington Local school board in 1975, and moved to city council after her election in 1993. She is the longest-serving elected official in Lucas County now in office.
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Meet the Cook: Several years back, my sister-in-law brought this recipe on a family camping trip and we fixed it for an outdoor potluck. It was so delicious that I asked if I could have a copy to take with me. It's become a summer standard for us.
Making this dish is a team effort...I put the ingredients together, and my husband handles the grilling. We grow four kinds of wheat and canola on our farm, and we are the parents of four children - ages 18, 17, 15 and 11.
-Lisa Hector, Estevan, Saskatchewan
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- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1-3/4 pounds beef tenderloin, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 3/4 pound cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 pound whole fresh mushrooms
- 2 large green peppers, cubed
- 1 large red onion, cut into wedges
- Hot cooked rice, optional
- In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first five ingredients. Set aside 1/2 cup for basting and refrigerate. Add beef to remaining marinade; turn to coat. Seal bag; refrigerate for 1 hour, turning occasionally.
- Drain and discard the marinade. On metal or soaked wooden skewers, alternate beef, tomatoes, mushrooms, green peppers and onions. Grill, uncovered, over medium heat for 3 minutes on each side. Baste with reserved marinade. Continue turning and basting for 8-10 minutes or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a meat thermometer should read 145°; medium, 160°; well-done, 170°). Serve meat and vegetables over rice if desired. Yield: 6-8 servings.
Originally published as Teriyaki Beef Kabobs in Country Woman
July/August 1997, p31
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"quick, easy, and delicious! I wouldn't change a thing! Will be making this often during summer grilling season. Guaranteed to impress!"
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"I use this as a marinade for steaks and everyone who has tried it loves it. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe :)"
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"even the kids liked this one"
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Konrad Zuse (1910-1995)
Erfinder und Erfindungen
Inventors and Inventions
First Programmable Binary Computer
I remember mentioning to friends back in 1938 that the world chess champion would be beaten by a computer in 50 years time. Today we know computers are not far from this goal. - Konrad Zuse, in the 1980s
Biographie - Biography
At the age of 28, Konrad Zuse invented the world's first mechanical binary computer, the Z1, in Berlin (1936-1938), and he did so in the kitchen of his parents' home, much like the founders of Apple Computer many years later.
Konrad Zuse was born on June 22, 1910 in the Wilmersdorf district of Berlin (Berlin-Wilmersdorf). His father, Emil, was a mid-level official in the Prussian post office. His mother, Maria Crohn, was a housewife who came from Pomerania (Pommern) in eastern Prussia. Two years after his birth the family moved to Braunsberg, East Prussia, where young Konrad attended school and displayed talents in both basic construction and drawing.
In 1923 Emil Zuse was transferred to Hoyerswerda (today in Saxony/Sachsen) to run the local post office. Konrad graduated from the Reform-Realgymnasium (secondary school) in Hoyerswerda in 1928 and applied to enter the Technical College (Technische Hochschule) in Berlin-Charlottenburg to study engineering. During this time Zuse's family moved to Berlin-Kreuzberg. As a student Konrad earned money doing advertising graphics for automobiles. In 1935 he graduated as a Diplom-Ingenieur in structural engineering and was hired by the Henschel-Flugzeug-Werk (Henschel Aircraft Works) as a structural engineer. He was constantly looking for ways to reduce the time and drudgery of calculating structural designs, which led him to develop his first calculating machine (Rechenmaschine) or computer (Rechner). Soon he quit his job at the Henschel aircraft plant to devote all his time to invention and refining his new computer.
In 1939 the Second World War began and Zuse was drafted into the army. But within six months German authorities decided the war effort would be better served with Zuse back in engineering. He was soon working at Henschel once again, but in his free time he continued his computer work.
Die Rechenmaschine Z1
Among the remarkable features of Konrad Zuse's first computer, the Z1 Rechenmaschine had a keyboard for data input and flashing lights to indicate results. A restored but non-functional Z1 is on display in the German Technology Museum (Deutsches Technikmuseum) in Berlin. His Z1 design principles would not be formulated in the U.S. until 1940 by John von Neumann (1903-1957).
Zuse's Z2 (1940) was the first fully functioning electromechanical computer. A more advanced, programmable Z3 followed the next year. A replica of the Z3 and the original of a later Zuse (TSU-sa) computer, the Z4, can be found at the Deutsches Museum in Munich. The Z4 was developed between 1945 and 1949. The Z3 of 1941 is considered the world's first programmable computer and predates the ENIAC in the U.S. by many years. Unfortunately, it was destroyed in the war. Had it not been for the adverse war conditions and the lack of material support in Hitler Germany, one can only imagine what else Zuse might have produced. The Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum für Informationstechnik Berlin (ZIB), founded in 1986, is a working memorial to the German inventor of the computer. (See link below.)
The Computer Museum History Center in Mountain View, California issued the following statement in 1998, when it made an exception to its bylaws in order to honor Zuse: In 1941, Konrad Zuse created the first fully-automated, program-controlled, and freely-programmable computer for binary floating-point calculations, and later, the basic programming system, Plankalkül. His contributions were so striking, and made under such adversity, that the History Center has made an exception to its usual practice and named him a Fellow posthumously. - If all goes as planned, there may soon be a new museum in Berlin devoted solely to Zuse. Supporters are hoping to get a large donation from Bill Gates to help things along. (See the Konrad-Zuse-Computermuseum in Hoyerswerda.)
Konrad Zuse After 1945
Only months before the end of the war, Zuse married Gisela Brandes on January 6, 1945 in Berlin. The couple would eventually have five children. A short time after their marriage Zuse and his wife fled Berlin to Hinterstein in the Allgäu region, taking along his almost completed Z4 computer, and somehow managing to demonstrate it before scientists at the Aerodynamic Test Facility in Göttingen on their way to safety in Hinterstein.
Right after the war Zuse supported his family through his art, while developing the world's first universal algorithmic programming language named Plankalkül. You could also call Zuse the world's first founder of a computer startup company. In October 1946 he established the Ingenieurbüro Hopferau. According to son Horst Zuse, the venture capital came from a contract with IBM and the rental of the Z4 computer in Switzerland. In 1949 Zuse founded Zuse KG in Neukirchen. In 1950 the Z4 became the first, and for a time the only, programmable digital computer in practical use in Europe (at the ETH Zürich). It was followed by the more advanced Z5 in 1952. Today Horst Zuse, the eldest of Zuse's five children, is a professor at Berlin's Technische Universität, the new name of the technical college from which his father graduated in 1935. (See Horst's Web site below.)
The Z11 in 1955 was Zuse KG's first mass-produced computer. It was sold primarily to optical companies and universities. In 1957 the Z22 became the first computer to use magnetic storage. Before its purchase by Siemens in 1966, Zuse KG manufactured 251 computers. As for Zuse's prediction that a computer would one day beat the world chess champion, that happened just two years after the inventor's death. In 1997, the IBM supercomputer known as "Big Blue" defeated Garry Kasparov in a six-game match.
Zuse Links
- Konrad-Zuse.de
Konrad Zuse's son, Dr.-Ing. Horst Zuse, has a nice Web site in German and English offering information and links concerning his father. You can even order a CD of the "Konrad Zuse Multimedia Show, Version 2005." - Konrad Zuse und seine Rechner
Professor Dr. Friedrich L. Bauer schreibt über Konrad Zuse. TU-Berlin. - Konrad Zuse: Erfinder
DHM site with Zuse bio in German. - Konrad Zuse - Internet-Archiv
The Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB) Web site and pages devoted to Zuse, "Inventor of the first freely programmable computer." In German or English.
A nice illustrated feature on Zuse from the About Guide site for Inventors.- Konrad Zuse
Read about Zuse and his Z1 through Z4 computers developed in Germany in the 1930s and '40s. - Konrad Zuse
English or German information about Zuse and his computers, as well as Artwork by Zuse. Photos of the Z3 computer. - Konrad-Zuse-Computermuseum
This museum in Hoyerswerda, where Zuse lived as a young man, has an excellent Web site with a bio and other information about Zuse and his computers (with photos). - Deutsches Museum - Zuse Z4 (Foto)
"Ganz im Zentrum der Ausstellung stehen die historischen Maschinen von Konrad Zuse Z3 und Z4. Die im Krieg zerstörte Z3, die 1941 erstmals voll funktionsfähig war, gilt als erstes frei programmierbares vollautomatisches Rechengerät überhaupt."
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+TouchGrind is good game for anyone who likes skateboarding or fingerboarding, but it could use a little work to make it a great game. Pick a board and either practice your moves in your backyard (Warmup); practice tricks and attempt your single-trick high score at the main park (Jam Session); or go for the high score in a timed format at the main park (Competition). TouchGrind lets you use two fingers on your touch screen to control your board for turning and performing tricks. An easy-to-understand How To section helps you get used the controls. The physics are very good, so it requires good timing to pull off successful tricks.
You're limited to two courses--the backyard beginner area and the main skate park--but there are several ramps and rails you can perform tricks on, so it doesn't become boring quickly. We like the overall feel of the game, but the camera view might be too close; you can't easily see when obstacles are coming up off-screen. Indicators at the side of the screen give you a hint when a rail or ramp is getting closer, but it might be more enjoyable with a little more time to set up for a trick.
Overall, TouchGrind is a fun game for anyone who likes skating. Featuring great sounds, realistic physics, and plenty of challenges along with the ability to unlock boards as you reach higher scores, people who like skateboarding will be willing to pay the cost.
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+The innovative finger controls together with true physics simulation let you pull off tricks like ollies, shuvits, kickflips, heelflips, impossibles, 5-0, 50-50, crooks, smithgrinds, boardslides, tailslides, darkslides etc in endless combinations.
Built on experience from the massive hits Labyrinth and iPint, Illusion Labs now brings you this killer game that will keep you boarding for hours and hours.
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There will be two presentations:
1) Functional requirements for bibliographic linked data: the FR family and the Semantic Web (Gordon Dunsire, Scotland)
Abstract: This presentation describes the development of representations of IFLA's Functional Requirements family of bibliographic metadata models in the Semantic Web's Resource description framework (RDF). The entities and relationships defined in Functional requirements for bibliographic records (FRBR), Functional requirements for authority data (FRAD), and Functional requirements for subject authority data (FRSAD) are expressed as RDF classes and properties which can be used as the bases of "triples" for library linked data. Issues discussed include the assignment of identifiers, labels, definitions, scope notes, and semantic constraints, and how the process is feeding back into the development of a consolidated Functional requirements model by the FRBR Review Group. The presentation also discusses the impact of this work on related standards and the creation of linked data from legacy bibliographic records.
Speaker bio: Gordon Dunsire is a freelance consultant. His previous position was Head of the Centre for Digital Library Research at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. He has a background in cataloguing and systems librarianship, and is a member of the FRBR Review Group and ISBD/XML Study Group which are developing Semantic Web representations of IFLA standards. He is also a member of the MODS Editorial Committee. He is a member of the W3C Library Linked Data Incubator Group and co-Chair of the DCMI RDA Task Group.
2) GLIMIR (Global Library Manifestation Identifier) (Richard Greene, OCLC)
Abstract: GLIMIR stands for Global Library Manifestation Identifier. OCLC is building on its work with record matching and FRBR Work set creation to identify and establish GLIMIR links among records for manifestations within FRBR works. The initial implementation will be to address parallel records and reproductions but the model can be useful for establishing other relationships. Much of the attention given FRBR has been at the Work and Expression level but there is a wealth of information within bibliographic records that can be utilized to establish relationships between manifestations. The presentation will describe the work to date on GLIMIR, plans for implementation, implications for FRBR Work sets, and some future possibilities.
Speaker bio: Rich Greene is a Senior Consulting Database Specialist at OCLC working in the Batch Services Division. Prior to OCLC, Rich was a cataloger at the State Library of Ohio for several years. In his 30+ years at OCLC, Rich has also worked in quality control and was instrumental in the implementation of AACR2, batchload, enhance, duplicate detection and resolution, CJK and microenhancer and Connexion implementations, as well as representing OCLC at MARBI for more than 30 years. Rich was the founder and first chair of the ALCTS FRBR IG.
The FRBR IG is calling for volunteers to run for Chair-Elect for 2011-2012 who will then serve as Chair of ALCTS FRBR Interest Group in 2012-2013. Please express interest to Judy Jeng, Chair of FRBR IG, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Have these been posted I can't find them. I was particularly interested in Gordon Dunsire's slides
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Dear Deann,
As Gordon has announced, he has posted his slides presented at FRBR IG on his web site. Please read his comments posted on this ALA Connect in which there is a link. Click the hyperlink FRBR IG. I can open it without any problem.
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Hey, change is scary. I get that. But have you thought about it this way? Cross-category markets (like NA, which bridges the gap between YA and Adult) promote reading in both categories. It broadens horizons. It blends readerships. Win, win!
As for bookshelves, there are three schools of thought here:
- NA could comfortably fit into the adult category. It'd be harder to find, but at least it'd have a home.
- Same thing with YA.
- Four words: E-book Revolution. No shelves.
I wear artsy glasses, too! Only when I'm on the computer, though.
…What was I saying? Oh, right. Are you assuming these market categories are strictly targeting a demographic that small? Believe me, these books are not written with only college-aged readers in mind. What about the "adults" who remember and relate to that stage of life? What about the curious teens, looking forward to their first taste of freedom? You don't have to be 18-26 to enjoy these books.
Let's try a different angle.
Show of hands, who likes The Lion King? It's rated 'G' and, according to the Motion Picture Association of America, contains, "…nothing in theme, language, nudity, sex, violence or other matters that, in the view of the Rating Board, would offend parents whose younger children view the motion picture. " Do you have to be a kid to enjoy this movie? Of course not. The category—or in this case, the rating—is simply telling you what to expect. Same with NA (and YA, for that matter). :)
…Did you know my background is in marketing? :) I promise, I'm not [that] evil. This niche was formed because there was a gap in fiction. Traditional categories overlooked an important stage of life, and readers demanded its representation. NA, like other market categories, benefits the reader.
My NA paranormal romance, STRENGTH, is coming 03/07/13 from Sapphire Star Publishing. Last week, Victoria announced a deal with Curiosity Quills, and Juliana signed with Lyrical right after.


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- For the corrupted future form of Nozdormu , see Murozond.
Nozdormu {{#set:NPC faction=Neutral}}
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Title | The Timeless One, The Timeless, The Lord of Time, Lord of the Centuries, Master of Time, Dragon of the Ages |
Gender | Gender::Male |
Race | race::Bronze wyrm (Dragonkin) |
Level | NPC level::?? Boss |
Affiliation | Bronze dragonflight, Dragon Aspects, Wyrmrest Accord |
Occupation | Dragon Aspect of Time, Lord of the Bronze Dragonflight |
Location | WotLK Briefly appears at the Bronze Dragonshrine, Dragonblight Pilt:Icon Cataclysm 18x18.gif Mount Hyjal; End Time |
Status | Mortal,[citation needed] (formerly Eternal),[citation needed] Active |
Relative(s) | Soridormi (prime consort), Anachronos (son, heir) |
Alignment | Lawful neutral[1] |
Nozdormu is a slim and sinuous bronze dragon, with scales of a metallic golden-brown color, and can arrange sand to conform to his body, cementing into one definite form. His eyes are made from gemstones, the color of the sun. He moves with a speed and grace belied by his monstrous form. Curiously, his position seems to change from moment to moment, as though its location in space were constantly in flux.[2]
Nozdormu the Timeless is one of the five Great Aspects empowered by the titans to watch over Azeroth. He fought against the demons during the War of the Ancients. Following this intervention, he retreated into seclusion, immersing himself in his duties. He emerges only infrequently, when events require his direct presence. He intervened in the defeat of Deathwing at the hands of Krasus and his allies, one of the few times he has been seen in the skies of Azeroth.
Nozdormu is tasked with ensuring that the flow of time occurs normally, without interruption, and that events happen as they are fated. To accomplish this mission, Nozdormu knows much about the nature of time. He uses his abilities and powers to prevent others from discovering these same secrets. Should a sorcerer or other mortal being begin to delve too deeply into magic that alters or affects time, Nozdormu always steps in to remove the threat, one way or another. Nozdormu is closely associated with time itself and is the very soul of patience. He has few worshippers, save perhaps among the night elves who wish to become once again timeless themselves. He pays no attention to those who venerate him, neither accepting nor disapproving of their efforts. Nozdormu lives in the Caverns of Time, a closely guarded complex located deep in the Tanaris Desert. Those who venture there and get past the bronze dragon sentinels rarely emerge unchanged. Some age, or become so youthful they are but infants. Others are lost in time and return decades or even centuries later. There are even legends of some who leave the caverns before they even enter![3]
Nozdormu is difficult to defeat because of his ability to look into the corridors of time and repeat events if they do not progress as he feels they should. He is extremely wise and uses his insight to determine the best course of action before proceeding. Should this fail, he simply tries again as necessary, or uses his power to avoid the encounter entirely. Nozdormu can take any form he desires, as though constantly under the effects of a shapechange spell. He frequently takes on the role of a humanoid creature and travels incognito as a simple commoner or peon. When doing this, the only consistent trait he displays is the absence of any need to hurry. [4]
Nozdormu has both a power and a curse: he knows when and how he will die. Until that time comes, he cannot perish.[5]
The Ordering of AzerothEdit
Unto you is charged the great task of keeping the purity of time. Know that there is only one true timeline, though there are those who would have it otherwise. You must protect it. Without the truth of time as it is meant to unfold, more will be lost than you can possibly imagine. The fabric of reality will unravel. It is a heavy task--the base of all tasks of this world, for nothing can transpire without time. - Blessing of the Bronze Aspect by Aman'Thul
When the titans left Azeroth, they charged the greatest species of the world with the task of watching over Kalimdor. Of all the dragonflights, five of them held dominion over their brethren. These were the blue, red, black, green and bronze flights. Aman'Thul, the Highfather of the Pantheon, bestowed a portion of his cosmic power upon the massive bronze dragon Nozdormu. The Highfather empowered him to guard time itself and police the ever-spinning pathways of fate and destiny. The stoic, honorable Nozdormu became known as the Timeless One. He had also been granted by his creators with the knowledge of his own demise. That had been given as a lesson, so that he would never think his power so great and terrible that he had to answer to no other. Nozdormu knows exactly how and when he will perish.
The War of the AncientsEdit
Pilt:WoW-novel-logo-16x62.pngShortly after the end of the Third War, the human mage Rhonin was called away, once again, by his friend and mentor, the dragon-mage Krasus of the Kirin Tor. Nozdormu, trapped between different times, had barely managed to contact Krasus and draw his attention to a strange anomaly in the mountains of Kalimdor. Krasus convinced Rhonin to travel with him to Kalimdor to investigate. Meanwhile, the orcs Broxigar and Gaskal were sent by their Warchief Thrall on a similar mission, having caught wind of the strange event taking place nearby. Once there, Krasus, Rhonin, and Brox discovered a 'hole' in time. They were pulled in and ended up 10,000 years in the past, just before the first invasion of the Burning Legion.
The events of the War of the Ancients are further described in the War of the Ancients Trilogy. During the conflict, Nozdormu's interests were represented by his Prime Mate, Soridormi. At the end of the war, Nozdormu escaped after the timeline had been set right and assisted the other Dragon Aspects with the creation of the World Tree, Nordrassil. Nozdormu placed an enchantment upon it to ensure that as long as the colossal tree stood, the night elves would never age past their prime. Afterward, he had a brief conversation with Krasus, where he thanked the him for his assistance, and agreed to temporarily watch over the clutch of blue dragon eggs the dragon-mage had saved. This marked one of the few (if not the only) times the Aspect had allowed the timeline to altered, in the belief that a few blue dragons would be better than no blue dragons and then apologised for the wrongs he would commit in the future.
The Second WarEdit
Pilt:WoW-novel-logo-16x62.pngDuring the Second War, the orcish warlock Nekros managed to get a hold of the Demon Soul. He used it to enslave Alexstrasza, the Queen of the red dragonflight, and force her brood to serve the orcs. It was eventually destroyed at Grim Batol by the mage Rhonin, who had obtained a scale from Deathwing himself (Since Deathwing was the only dragon not to add his power, his matter was the only thing that could harm the object). Nozdormu, convinced by Ysera (who had been appealed to by Krasus) to help, finally aided the other Aspects in chasing off Deathwing after the Demon Soul was destroyed.
The Third WarEdit
Nozdormu had no real involvement in the second invasion of the Burning Legion, but he did make a choice that affects the world still today. When the mortal races banded together and made a last stand at Mount Hyjal, the World Tree was sacrificed to destroy Archimonde, the night elves once again became mortal. The druids, led by Fandral Staghelm, created a new World Tree off the coast of Kalimdor and named it Teldrassil, however, this tree did not receive Nozdormu's, or any other Aspect's, blessing.
World of WarcraftEdit
Burning CrusadeEdit
TBCNozdormu is currently away on a quest, and his whereabouts are unknown. Ruling the Bronze flight in his stead are Anachronos (leader of the Brood Of Nozdormu), Prime Consort Soridormi (leader of the Scale of the Sands), and Andormu and his sister Nozari (leaders of the Keepers of Time).
Wrath of the Lich KingEdit
WotLKThough absent for most of the plot, Nozdormu is seen briefly at the Bronze Dragonshrine during the quests N [75] Mystery of the Infinite and N [80] Mystery of the Infinite, Redux, where he appears in a ghost state in conflict with the Infinite dragonflight.[6]
Like Ysera, Nozdormu currently uses a generic dragon model which is assumed to currently be a placeholder.
Nozdormu also appears as the backdrop for the 'Statistics' tab of the Achievements window, if you look carefully.
CataclysmNozdormu attends The Nordrassil Summit with the other aspects, Thrall, and Malfurion Stormrage. This is the first time he has been shown with a humanoid form, though his eyes are blue rather than gold. He is especially important in the End Time instance in Patch 4.3.0.
- End Time
In End Time the final boss is named Murozond, the Lord of the Infinite and future version of The Aspect. Nozdormu assists players in this encounter with his future self by giving a buff that increases casting and movement speed by 40%. Players are able to use the Hourglass of Time to help defeat Murozond, enabling them to turn back time a finite number of times during the encounter.
- End Time
- N [85D] MurozondPilt:Quest Avail 16x16.pngPilt:Quest Complete 16x16.png
- N [85D] The Well of EternityPilt:Quest Avail 16x16.png
- B [85D] The End TimePilt:Quest Complete 16x16.png
Memorable QuotesEdit
- "Korialstraszzzz... You dare disturb my resst? You dare disssturb my peace?"
- "Ssso much to gather, ssso much to catalog-" (Before Malygos mocks him)
- "Even Deathwing will pass into time... even he will eventually be part... of my collection..."
- "Just in Time..."
- "We musssst not let him ssssslip away!" (when Deathwing flees)
- "Enough babble! Let ussss be done with thisss!" (ready to aid Rhonin, Vereesa and Falstad)
- "We're wassssting time... Precioussssss time."
- "Compared to all elssse that has happened, it isss a sssmall change to the time line and one of which I approve. The bluesss will fly the skies again, even though their numberss will not be great even after ten thousand yearsss. But better sssome, than none."
- "I know what you hide from her, from usss. It is my fate and curssse to know such things and be unable myssself to prevent them. Know that I now asssk for forgiveness for the wrongs I will caussse you in the future, but I mussst be what I am destined to be... as Malygos is." (speaking to Krasus, and most likely referencing Malygos's future war on magic)
- "My daughter is Varania Sorrowstar, Princess of the Bronze Flight!"[citation needed]
The Lord of the Infinite Dragonflight is named Murozond. Murozond is an anagram of Nozdormu.
Patch changesEdit
- Cataclysm Patch 4.3.0 (patch date::29-Nov-2011): Added to instances; quests added.
- Cataclysm Patch 4.2.0 (patch date::28-Jun-2011): Humanoid form revealed.
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External linksEdit
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At 12:55 a.m. EST on November 7, Governor Mitt Romney took the stage in Boston, MA to concede the presidential race to President Barack Obama. He kept his concession speech short, clocking in at just under 5 minutes, and urged his supporters to pray for Obama's success over the course of his second term. The transcript of his speech, in its entirety, is below. We'll add video when it's available.
"I have just called President Obama to congratulate him on his victory. His supporters and his campaign also deserve congratulations. I wish all of them well, but particularly the president, the first lady, and their daughters. This is a time of great challenges for America and I pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation.
"I want to thank Paul Ryan for all that he has done for our campaign and for our country. Besides my wife Ann, Paul is the best choice I've ever made and I trust that his intellect and his hard work and his commitment to principle will continue to contribute to the good of our nation.
"I also want to thank Ann, the love of my life, she would have been a wonderful first lady. She has been that and more to me and to our family and to the many people she has touched with her compassion and her care.
"I thank my sons for their tireless work on behalf of the campaign and thank their wives and children for taking up the slack as their husbands and dads have spent so many weeks away from home.
"I want to thank Matt Rose and the dedicated campaign team he led. They have made an extraordinary effort, not just for me, but also for the country that we love.
"And to you here tonight, and to the team across the country, the volunteers, the fundraisers, the donors, the surrogates: I don't believe there has ever been an effort in our party that can compare to what you have done over these last years. Thank you so very much. Thanks for all the hours of work, for the calls, for the speeches, the appearances, for the resources, and for the prayers, you gave deeply from yourselves and performed magnificently, and you inspired us and you humbled us. You've been the very best we could've imagined.
"The nation, as you know, is at a critical point, and a time like this we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. Our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people's work. And we citizens also have to rise to the occasion. We look to our teachers and professors. We count on you not just to teach but to inspire our children with a passion for learning and discovery. We look to our pastors and priests and rabbis and counselors of all kinds to testify of the enduring principles upon which our society is built: honest, charity, integrity, and family. We look to our parents, for in the final analysis, everything depends on the success of our homes. We look to job creators of all kinds, we're counting on you to invest, to hire, to step forward. And we look to Democrats and Republicans and government at all levels to put the people before the politics.
"I believe in America. I believe in the people of America, and I ran for office because I'm concerned about America. This election is over but our principles endure. I believe that the principles upon which this nation was founded are the only sure guide to a resurgent economy and to renewed greatness.
"Like so many of you, Paul and I have left everything on the field. We have given our all to this campaign. I so wish, I so wish that I had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction but the nation chose another leader, and so Ann and I join with you to earnestly pray for him and for this great nation. Thank you and God Bless America. You guys are the best. Thank you so much."


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Join the openSUSE Project for a day of fun and FOSS at the LinuxWorld Expo! On Wednesday, August 6th, the openSUSE Project will be holding its first "openSUSE Day" in North America, in conjuction with the LinuxWorld Expo at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
We'll have a full day of presentations about the openSUSE Project, KDE, GNOME, the Linux kernel, the openSUSE Build Service, and much more.
Come by and learn all about openSUSE, pick up an openSUSE 11.0 DVD and some of the fabulous door prizes — including openSUSE t-shirts, caps, and other big prizes.
The schedule runs from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., including an openSUSE Birds of a Feather at 4:15 p.m. See the full schedule on the wiki at: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Day_at_LinuxWorld_Expo. (Schedule subject to change.)
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I have been told I have a nodule in my right breast. I have also been told it appears irregular in shape and is radiating. Is it likely to be cancerous?
From your question, I am assuming that this nodule was detected on a mammogram. Unfortunately with the limited information one cannot predict the chances that this nodule is malignant or not. You will definitely need to undergo further testing in the form of further imaging (repeat mammogram with special views and ultrasound) and depending on those results biopsy of this lesion may also be necessary.
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Japan's Finance Minister Rocks Gangster-style for G-20 Trip
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The 72-year-old Mr. Aso, who is also a former Japanese prime minister, is known to be a natty dresser. Local media once reported that he even stitched lead weights in the hem of his trousers, so his pants can rest just so.
In the month and a half since Shinzo Abe became prime minister, Mr. Aso has already emerged as one of the cabinet's more colorful figures. His stylish wardrobe is matched by a quick wit and an outspoken manner that periodically veers into gaffes.
Mr. Aso's OG (original gangster) outfit Friday started trending on Twitter with "Mafia" and "Aso-san" popping up on the top trends list in Japan. He even got a thumbs-up from a Vogue Japan editor Mayumi Nakamura who called his travel gear "super cool."
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Scott B and Beth B, successful makers of short, experimental films made The Vortex an attempt at a "camp" film with a pessimistic "noirish" atmosphere. The detective Lunch (Lydia Lunch, a popular underground musician and poet) investigates a band of corporate businessman who seek government defense contracts through real "corporate wars" and the manipulation of politicians. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi
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no amount of marketing money would make a name like GIMP gain wide acceptance.
So... you're saying I should reevaluate my KDE Ultimate Network Tool then?
no amount of marketing money would make a name like GIMP gain wide acceptance.
So... you're saying I should reevaluate my KDE Ultimate Network Tool then?
1) Make selection
2) Open "Image" menu in main menubar
3) Click "Crop to Selection"
It's even easier than that these days:
Done in two. I have no idea why OP is having such a difficult time.
At my local grocery store, they sell three different types of bananas: "standard" (49c/lb), organic (79c/lb) and fair trade (89c/lb). Without some form of labelling, the cashier cannot distinguish between the types.
Of course, the self-checkout lanes make this entire argument almost moot...
You know, I used to think it was solely an OpenOffice.org issue, and while the application certainly could be snappier and less bloated in some areas, I don't think it's nearly as bad as people make it out to be.
As the only Computer Science teacher at my high school, I often inherit lots of older hardware. The other day our local technician gave me three old Celeron 600MHz laptops that he was just going to throw in the trash. I decided to turn them into workstations for my students who did not have easy access to computers at home. As they were slow machines, I set them up with a basic Ubuntu install running IceWM -- it runs quite snappy, and is a bit more user-friendly than say DSL.
I considered installing AbiWord for a word processor, but chose OO.o mainly because we have it installed on the school servers anyway. The result? It takes about 6-7 seconds to load up, and responds quite well. As a point of comparison, the 2GHz Pentium 4 machines running XP and Word in our department office launch Word in approximately 5-6 seconds, so it's pretty much on par.
I know that OO.o is a beast sometimes, but my experiences have been fairly positive.
I know you were going for funny, but in reality Jeopardy never uses one(or two)-word answers.
They often do, but they're typically framed within a narrow, specific category. For example, the category might me "National Drinks" or some such thing. Typical Q/As might be Japan (Sake), Russia (Vodka), and so forth. Jeapoardy! also has a few other categories (anagrams, for example) that frequently use one or two words.
If you are sick on a Friday or Monday...
I frequently hear this argument, but it presupposes a truly "random" sick day. I suspect that the dates are indeed biased, with more people being "sick" on a Monday or Friday. I know that would certainly be my choice.
Somewhat related, it's like flipping a coin 999 times and coming up heads each time. What is the probability that it will come up heads again? If it was truly random, the probability would be 50%. More likely, however, the coin is weighted on one side and biased toward heads. Bias is definitely a factor.
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Author Notes: The Southside is a fantastic cocktail to exhibit the transformative power of mint. At its heart it's basically a fresh gin gimlet with some mint in the shaker. Its origins can most likely be traced to the Southside Sportsman's club, a toney gentlemen's club operating on Long Island in the 1860s. The club was famous for its juleps and soon started turning out variations, including its now eponymous cocktail. —Erik Lombardo
Makes 1
- 2 ounces gin
- 1 ounce lime juice
- 3/4 ounce simple syrup (1:1 sugar:water by volume)
- 4 to 6 mint Leaves
- Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. For a variation, add 2 wheels of cucumber to the shaker and you have an Eastside, or serve tall in an ice-filled hiball topped with soda for an Eastside or Southside Rickey.
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bean Uses of BeansBecause seeds contain much protein, beans are useful as a meat substitute and in different parts of the world are a characteristic item—often a staple—of the national fare. Baked beans, cooked for hours with pork or molasses or both, are a traditional New England dish. The Greeks and Romans used the broad bean for balloting—black seeds to signify opposition and white seeds agreement. This custom lingered in England in the election of the king and queen for Twelfth Night and other celebrations and was taken to the New World colony at Massachusetts Bay, where Indian beans were used. Sections in this article:
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"Venkman" asks:
Will there be an open mayoral race in Boston in 2012? Will there be a race at all?
"Alan B." asks:
You have alluded to the Boston Mayor's Race in 2013 in a few posts, but would you be willing to put in percentages what you think the chances of Mayor Menino running for a sixth term are? And could you provide reasons and or evidence to support the percentage?
And "Tom O'Gara" aka "tomopants" asks via Twitter:
In a question you probably get everytime, does Menino run again? Is there a scenario where he ever calls it quits?
On Twitter I responded that a scenario where Menino calls it quits would involve "alien and/or demon possession." Perhaps that was too curt.
I know that a lot of people really think that Menino has decided this is his last term. The last campaign took a lot out of him, and -- to answer part of Venkman's question -- he will definitely get at least as serious a challenge in 2013, and he'll be four years older.
Personally, I don't buy it. Menino is the mayor and the mayor is Menino; it's who he is. He loves the job. And I think that every time he thinks he doesn't love the job as much any more -- when his health is poor, or when people he liked working with leave -- he finds new reasons to love it.
So if I had to put a number on it (thanks a lot Alan B.), I think it's an 80% likelihood he runs again.
But, as I said above, I have no doubt that he'll get another serious challenge. And he might even lose. But please don't ask me for a percentage on that yet.


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"If the yaw damper fails, this has the potential of pushing the rudder further than the pilots intended it to go, which could cause control problems."
Jim McKenna
"You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'"
George Bernard Shaw
"Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential"
Winston Churchill
"One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest."
Maya Angelou
"It's not what I do, but the way I do it. It's not what I say, but the way I say it."
Mae West
"I'm not a prophet or a stone aged man, just a mortal with potential of a superman. I'm living on."
David Bowie
"Human potential is the same for all. Your feeling, "I am of no value", is wrong. Absolutely wrong. You are deceiving yourself. We all have the power of thought - so what are you lacking? If you have willpower, then you can change anything. It is usually said that you are your own master."
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After you have taken accordion lessons you will want to expand your repotoire of songs. Accordion sheet music will enable you to learn new songs to keep you interested in playing your accordion. There are several places to buy accordion sheet music on the internet and we will try and collect them and bring them to you here so you can find the cheapest places to buy. As your ability in how to play the accordion grows you can try more and more difficult songs to learn.
If you want to learn to play the accordion you will need to practice often and regularly. It is not a simple instrument to play and is unlike most other instruments as well. You will need to master several different techniques in order to play the instrument effectively. Learning to play without a teacher is a difficult task but finding a good teacher nearby who charges a reasonable rate can be quite difficult as there are not many accordion instructors around.
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A too-big western shirt of Todd's destined for the Goodwill but before it got stuffed in the bag, it called out to me, begging to be made into a skirt for Princess.
And I knew it had to have a yoke. It just so happened this western shirt had the perfect yoke on the back.
I think it might be one of my favorite refashions ever.
There isn't even a hem. I ended up just tucking the bottom of the shirt under and tacking it in a few spots to keep it in place, creating a semi-bubble look.


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Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, by a family of musicians.
Mars' debut studio album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010), peaked at number three on the Billboard 200, anchored by the worldwide number-one singles "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade", as well as by the hit single "The Lazy Song". The album was nominated for seven Grammy Awards, winning Best Pop Vocal Performance for "Just The Way You Are". His second album, Unorthodox Jukebox (2012), peaked at number one in the United States. The album spawned the international hit singles "Locked Out of Heaven", "When I Was Your Man" and the moderate hit success "Treasure". Bruno Mars has also released hit songs including 'Marry You' and 'It Will Rain'.
Bruno Mars voices Jewel's childhood friend, Roberto, in Rio 2.
- Bruno: "I like that Roberto has a good heart. He's a genuine dude and he really has love for Jewel – genuine love. They grew up together, so they have a bond that's pretty special."


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Here are some notable stock moves in the U.S. stock market on Friday.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. JBHT, -0.59% shares closed 6.5% higher after the trucking company reported strong gains in quarterly earnings late Thursday. J.B. Hunt earned $78.2 million, or 65 cents a share, in the third quarter, up from $68.7 million, or 57 cents a share, in the same period a year earlier. See J.B. Hunt Q3 profit rises by double digits
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals LXRX, -0.14% shares rallied 13% after positive results from a study of an investigational new drug.
Shares of Stratasys Inc. SSYS, +0.21% gained 5.5%. The manufacturer of three-dimensional printers and 3D production systems is completing a merger with Objet Ltd.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AMD, -0.65% shares closed down 14%. Late Thursday, AMD warned of a revenue shortfall for the third quarter tied to "weaker-than-expected demand across all product lines." As revised, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based chip manufacturer now forecasts a revenue drop of about 10% from the second quarter, far steeper than what management had previously projected, and a lower gross margin. Standard & Poor's also warned on Friday that it may downgrade AMD's BB- credit rating as a result. Read more on AMD's lower revenue outlook
Alpha Natural Resources Inc. US:ANR shares declined 7.8%. Nomura analysts on Friday cut Alpha to neutral from buy, noting significant earnings risks than previously thought. "Despite restructuring benefits and curtailment of higher cost, loss-making capacity, we still see ANR generating significant losses over the next several years," said Curt Woodworth and Purdy Ho in their report.
Walter Energy Inc. US:WLT shares also fell 5.7% after Nomura's Woodworth and Ho slashed the company's earnings per share estimate to $1.15 from $3.15 in 2012 and $1.10 versus $4.85 in 2013.
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MarketWatch's Polya Lesova joins the Markets Hub to discuss what investors can expect from the week ahead as some of America's biggest companies report earnings.
Liquidity Service Inc. LQDT, +0.00% shares fell 6.5% after media reports that Bank of America Merrill Lynch cut the online auctioneer to neutral and cut the price target to $46 from $62.
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Shares of Stillwater Mining Co. SWC, -0.06% lost 7.3%. The only U.S. producer of palladium and platinum on Thursday priced $345 million of convertible senior notes which it will use to pay off maturing debt and for general corporate purposes.
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INTC: Intel Corp. INTC, -0.31% shares slid 0.9%. The chip maker hit a 52-week low earlier this week as Bernstein Research cut its rating on the stock to underperform from market perform.
GNW: Shares of Genworth Financial Inc. GNW, -2.24% moved 0.4% lower. Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Thursday cut Genworth's credit rating to BBB-, one notch above junk status. "We are lowering the counterparty credit rating by one notch to reflect the low earnings level for the organization and the difficulty it will face expanding margins globally in the weak economy," said S&P credit analyst Jeremy Rosenbaum.
WDAY: Shares of Workday Inc. WDAY, +1.82% which debuted on the market Friday, surged 74%. The stellar performance of Workday demonstrates intense market interest in vendors of cloud-based software applications. Read more on Workday's IPO
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JPM: Shares of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. JPM, -0.11% fell 1.1%. J.P. Morgan reported third-quarter earnings of $5.71 billion, or $1.40 a share, compared with $4.26 billion, or $1.02 a share, a year ago. See details on J.P. Morgan's Q3 earnings
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Local Republicans are taking markedly different approaches to their highest profile fundraising events of the year. In Palm Beach County, they're going big and formal. In Broward, they are making a sharp turn to the right.
First up is Chris Christie in Palm Beach.
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South Island Update - New Zealand
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Greetings Boys and Girls! It's time for the South Island update. Where oh where do I begin. First,let me start by saying these pics may be a little less "exciting" than the last set. There were no drag queens involved in the making of the South Island tour. The South Island trip was actually a bit quiet actually and involved a lot of one day trips as we raced down to Queenstown toward the bottom end of the island.
South Island New Zealand is the larger of the 2 islands yet 2/3rds of the population live in the north. The south is what a Texan would call "Gods Country" and is full of farms, sheep and manly occupations. Forestry, farming and mining are the main trades here along with tourism and adventure sport. The Southern Alps stretch the length of the island and hold some of the most intensely beautiful landscapes around. Pick an ecosystem anywhere in the world and you will find it represented here in NZ.
One of the other natural wonders of the South Island is the Monteith's Brewery, a must visit on any S.I. tour. As you can see from the above pics, even rachel enjoyed the most educational tour and by the end of the trip she became a Monteith's girl....
Further on south,through tiny towns and some inclement weather we finally rolled into Queenstown, adventure capital of the world. Having been here a few years ago I had the opportunity to experience the thrills first hand and now it was time to share them with 'the little lady'. One can not leave the New Zealand with out experiencing the thrill of the bungy jump! Now, Mamma Keane, I know I promised to keep your little girl safe and I am. No, really I am I promise! It's very safe and she was attached to me so what could go wrong. Obviously since Rachel was able to do an update all turned out peachy.
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After that we zipped up the east coast to Christchurch where we spent our last few days at, of all places, an SCA event. Wonder of wonders, I even ran into a few folks I knew from back home so it's now official. There seems to be no place in the world that I can go that I will not eventually run into someone I know. Sorry Rach. Fun was had and I got my fighting fix in but good. Even got a bruise or two to take with me.
Now, we're back where we started in Auckland, searching out a pub that will be showing the super bowl and biding our time until our flight to Australia on Feb 8. Who knows, might even do one more wee bungy jump, just to prove it's safe... This will probably be the last update from the land of the Kiwi but fear not gentle reader! The adventures of Scott & Rae Rae are only just beginning! Trust me when I say that things won't even begin to get interesting until we reach S.E. Asia. :)
Here's a little piss on us!*
(* this is Kiwi slang for 'have a beer on us'. You foul minded people you!)
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- Decent Linux/Win/Mac box with 2GHz, 2G RAM and Java 6 or better.
- Apache CouchDB 2.0 or higher (not officially released)
- Code Recommenders Team Server 0.4 or higher
Apache CouchDB
- Download CouchDB developer preview from couchbase.com.
- Install CouchDB.
- Start CouchDB.
- Ensure that CouchDB's welcome page comes up.
- Change os_process_timeout config parameter from '5000' to '10000' or higher. The exact value depends on the power of your machine and the data you process.
Code Recommenders Team Server
- Download Code Recommenders latest team server (org.eclipse.recommenders.server-linux.gtk.x86_64.zip) from here. Note, the server platform is build-independent although the name suggests something different.
- Unzip org.eclipse.recommenders.server-linux.gtk.x86_64.zip to any directory on your local disc. This directory is referred to as $SERVER_HOME from here on.
- Start the server by executing $SERVER_HOME/start.sh (you may set the x-flag to execute the script). The server now starts with a OSGI console.
- In the console enter "initCouchdb". This creates and initializes all databases on the local Apache CouchDB instance.
You are done. The base system is up and running for/on localhost. To gracefully stop the server you should enter "close" in the OSGi console.
If you want to run the server as a background daemon, starting and stopping is a bit trickier. To start the server enter:
nohup ./start.sh &
To stop it enter:
kill <pid of system process>
To find the correct pid you can look at all processes or use some shell magic to filter the list
ps a | grep java | grep eclipse.osgi | cut -d\ -f1
Server Configuration
Extdoc Platform
Database needs to be filled. Next, the generators have to be executed on the server's osgi console.
Calls Code Completion
Database needs to be filled. Next, the generators have to be executed on the server's osgi console.
Code Search
In $SERVER_HOME/configuration/config.ini, the code search server url has to be modified to point to your actual service that offers the source code files.
Next, a search index has to be created, summaries need to be published in CouchDB, and a source zip file has to be pushed on the server. This is yet not automated.
NOTE: baseurl MUST be fully qualified including the port number. Apache HTTPD proxy rewrites all incoming URLs and unescapes all slashes used for type names and thus results in 404 when using code search. (codesearch/source%2FLorg%2FMyclass --> codesearch/source/Lorg/Myclass --> 404 since this url identifies a non-existant reosurce).
TODO: this should be simplified. Every installation needs to change the baseurl. Is there a simple way to figure out under which IP/name the JAX-RS webservice was queried?
TODO: create an upload interface for code search to ease creating a code search database.
Client Configuration
Update your clients to use the new server instead of Code Recommenders' default server by changing the following urls in Preferences>>Code Recommenders:
- Code Search: http://your-team-server:29750/codesearch
- Extdoc: http://your-team-server-name:5984/extdoc (note: port is CouchDB port for extdoc!)
- UDC: http://your-team-server:29750/udc
See Recommenders/TeamServer#User Friendly URLs to see how to get rid of the port numbers.
Building Models
All data is stored in CouchDB or on local disk in $SERVER_HOME/recommenders/ (actually we use the working directory, i.e. $WORKING_DIR/recommenders, which should be the same in most cases).
To generate new models, enter the OSGI console of your server and enter "generateModels". That's it. After generation passed, your clients will automatically download the latest models.
TODO: Point to a crowd-sourcing page and explain that data needs to be uploaded by the clients into the team server.
TODO: explain how to set up a cron-job to generate new extdoc and calls models on a nightly basis.
Optional Configuration
User Friendly URLs
Code Recommenders server is per default started on port 29750. You may override this by editing $SERVER_HOME/configuration/configuration.ini or by using an existing Apache HTTPD server as proxy. How to use an existing Apache HTTPD as proxy is shown below:
In /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/proxy.conf add:
<IfModule mod_proxy.c> [...] ProxyPass /udc http://localhost:29750/udc ProxyPassReverse /udc http://localhost:29750/udc ProxyPass /extdoc http://localhost:29750/extdoc ProxyPassReverse /extdoc http://localhost:29750/extdoc # it is important to use the keyword "nocanon" otherwise %2F from the URL # are unescaped and incorrectly interpreted as a path by the webservice ProxyPass /codesearch http://localhost:29750/codesearch nocanon ProxyPassReverse /codesearch http://localhost:29750/codesearch </IfModule>
Additionally it is important, that AllowEncodedSlashes is enabled in your virtual host:
<VirtualHost *:80> ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost DocumentRoot /var/www # to allow %2F in urls AllowEncodedSlashes On ... </VirtualHost>
The location of this virtual host directive depends on your apache configuration. On a fresh ubuntu install it is typically found in /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.
Next, enable the required modules and restart the server:
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Just as it looked as if mortgage rates were easing to spur the spring housing market, they reversed course, according to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac.
After falling the past two weeks, the 30-year fixed-rate average rose to 4.33 percent with an average 0.6 point. It was 4.27 percent last week and 3.4 percent a year ago. The 30-year fixed rate has bounced around between last week's low of 4.27 percent and a high of 4.53 percent since the first of the year.
The 15-year fixed-rate average jumped to 3.39 percent with an average 0.6 point. It was 3.33 percent a week ago and 2.61 percent a year ago.
Hybrid adjustable rate mortgages were unchanged. The five-year ARM average was 3.03 percent with an average 0.5 point, the same as a week ago. It was 2.58 percent a year ago.
The one-year ARM average was 2.44 percent with an average 0.5 point, same as it was a week ago.
"Mortgage rates edged up following the uptick in the 10-year Treasury note late last week," Frank E. Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist, said in a statement.
"Existing home sales were essentially flat with a 0.2 percent decline in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.59 million. However, new home sales fell nearly 15 percent in March to an annual rate of 384,000, well below consensus."
Meanwhile, mortgage applications declined, according to the latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
The Market Composite Index, a measure of total loan application volume, fell 3.3 percent. The Refinance index dropped 4 percent, while the Purchase Index sank 3 percent.
After showing its first gain in more than two months last week, the refinance share of mortgage activity fell back to 51 percent of all applications.


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"If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it."
Toni Morrison
"The decision to kiss for the first time is the most crucial in any love story. It changes the relationship of two people much more strongly than even the final surrender; because this kiss already has within it that surrender."
Emil Ludwig
"It is not enough that one surrenders oneself. Surrender is to give oneself up to the original cause of one's being. Do not delude yourself by imagining such a source to be some God outside you. One's source is within oneself. Give yourself up to it. That means that you should seek the source and merge in it."
Ramana Maharshi
"Our lives a series of defining moments, strung together by passing time. Surrender fully to this moment, because it is not the moment itself that defines us, but how we choose to live in it."
Jill Anzinger
"There's something very sexy about being submissive. Because your guard is down, you have to totally surrender to something like that."
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"No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance."
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Friedman: Pakistan or India for Egypt?
Published 8:15 pm, Saturday, December 15, 2012
Three weeks ago, the prime minister of India appointed Syed Asif Ibrahim as the new director of India's Intelligence Bureau, its domestic intelligence-gathering agency. Ibrahim is a Muslim. India is a predominantly Hindu country, but it is also the world's third-largest Muslim nation. India's greatest security threat today comes from violent Muslim extremists. For India to appoint a Muslim to be the chief of the country's intelligence service is a big, big deal. But it's also part of an evolution of empowering minorities. India's prime minister and its army chief of staff today are both Sikhs, and India's foreign minister and chief justice of the Supreme Court are both Muslims. It would be like Egypt appointing a Coptic Christian to be its army chief of staff.
"Preposterous," you say.
Well, yes, that's true today. But if it is still true in a decade or two, then we'll know that democracy in Egypt failed. We will know that Egypt went the route of Pakistan and not India. That is, rather than becoming a democratic country where its citizens could realize their full potential, instead it became a Muslim country where the military and the Muslim Brotherhood fed off each other so both could remain in power indefinitely and "the people" were again spectators. Whether Egypt turns out more like Pakistan or India will impact the future of democracy in the whole Arab world.
Sure, India still has its governance problems and its Muslims still face discrimination. Nevertheless, "democracy matters," argues Tufail Ahmad, the Indian Muslim who directs the South Asia Studies Project at the Middle East Media Research Institute, because "it is democracy in India that has, over six decades, gradually broken down primordial barriers — such as caste, tribe and religion — and in doing so opened the way for all different sectors of Indian society to rise through their own merits, which is exactly what Ibrahim did."
All of Egypt today needs to go on a weekend retreat with a facilitator and reflect on one question: How did India, another former British colony, get to be the way it is (Hindu culture aside)?
The first answer is time. India has had decades of operating democracy, and, before independence, struggling for democracy. Egypt has had less than two years. Egypt's political terrain was frozen and monopolized for decades — the same decades that political leaders from Mahatma Gandhi to Jawaharlal Nehru to Manmohan Singh "were building an exceptionally diverse, cacophonous, but impressively flexible and accommodating system," notes the Stanford University democracy expert Larry Diamond, the author of "The Spirit of Democracy: The Struggle to Build Free Societies Throughout the World."
Also, the dominant political party in India when it overthrew its colonial overlord "was probably the most multiethnic, inclusive and democratically minded political party to fight for independence in any 20th-century colony — the Indian National Congress," said Diamond.
Then there is the military. Unlike in Pakistan, India's postindependence leaders separated the military from politics. Unfortunately, in Egypt after the 1952 coup, Gamal Abdel Nasser brought the military into politics and all of his successors, right up to Mubarak, kept it there and were sustained by both the military and its intelligence services. Once Mubarak fell, and the new Brotherhood leaders pushed the army back to its barracks, Egypt's generals clearly felt that they had to cut a deal to protect the huge web of economic interests they had built.
Yes, democracy matters. But the ruling Muslim Brotherhood needs to understand that democracy is so much more than just winning an election. It is nurturing a culture of inclusion, and of peaceful dialogue, where respect for leaders is earned by surprising opponents with compromises, not dictates. The Nobel Prize-winning Indian economist Amartya Sen has long argued that it was India's history of dialogue and argumentation that disposed it well to the formal institutions of democracy. More than anything, Egypt now needs to develop that kind of culture of dialogue, of peaceful and respectful arguing — it was totally suppressed under Mubarak — rather than rock-throwing, boycotting, conspiracy-mongering and waiting for America to denounce one side or the other, which has characterized too much of the postrevolutionary political scene. Elections without that culture are like a computer without software. It just doesn't work.


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Teresa Cevallos' experiences as a Registered Nurse have prepared her well for the challenges and opportunities she faces as Director of Health Services at Hood College's Health Center. Teresa is a graduate of George Mason University and served as a Nurse Corps Officer in the U.S. Navy.
Her 35 year years of experience has included work in University and Community Hospitals, as well as Community and Public Health settings. As a member of the American College Health Association, Teresa enjoys pursuing continuing education opportunities, and keeping current with key trends and concerns faced by college health professionals. She strives to support student academic success by providing nursing care at the individual level and health education and outreach.
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DeDe Trapp is well qualified to provide the Hood Campus with compassionate and skilled nursing care. She is a graduate of University of Maryland College Park 1989, as well John's Hopkins University School of Nursing in 1995.
She has worked the spectrum of health care settings to include; obstetrics, pediatrics, gerontology and community nursing. She is also an adjunct faculty member for Towson University's Nursing Program-Hagerstown Campus. She prides herself on empowering the Hood Community on the benefits of making positive, educated decisions regarding their health and well being.
MD,Board Certified in Internal Medicine
Dr Pierce, Class of 1979, graduated from Hood with a degree in Environmental Science. After teaching High School Science for 8 years she attended the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine/Primary Care residency at George Washington University Hospital.
Dr Pierce has been serving the health needs of the Hood Community since 1996. She enjoys the diversity and energy of the college population. She is in private practice with Internal Medicine Associates and is an attending physician at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was honored in 2006 to be named one of Frederick's "Top Docs" by a Frederick News Post Survey.
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Kelly Watson received her associate nursing degree from Frederick Community College in 1988 and her BSN in 1995 from the University of Maryland. She earned a Masters Degree in Nursing from Maryland in 1996.
Kelly is a nurse practitioner and her certification is in adult and geriatric care. She has practiced in primary care since 1997 and began working at the Hood Health Center in 1999. In her free time Kelly enjoys horseback riding.


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The Bay Area Gay Spirit/Flesh and Spirit Queer Men's Drum Circle usually meets monthly at members' homes around SF Bay. Open to all interested queer/LGBTQ men regardless of drumming experience. No charge or donation requested. Please bring an open heart, something for the potluck and any drums, rattles, etc. you have. We have some extra percussion instruments on hand for those who have none.
Originally founded by two gay shamans over 20 years ago, the group nowadays involves a bit of ritual, drumming as meditation and healing and heart sharing. The primary focus is on rhythm.
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Typically, people gather to drum in drum "circles" with others from the surrounding community. The drum circle offers equality because there is no head or tail....The main objective is to share rhythm and get in tune with each other and themselves. To form a group consciousness.....a new voice, a collective voice, emerges from the group as they drum together.
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Tiago Splitter tried to throw down a monster dunk during the fourth quarter of Game 2 between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs.
The only problem? LeBron James was guarding the gate to the rim.
King James skied up for an unreal block on Splitter, stopping him dead cold in his tracks.
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Dingo Stew Funk
Improperly droppin' these mockeries of what MC's-
are poppin' these days seems wasteful like a shoppin' spree, I'm not to be confused as a loser, I'm hot property, I'd probably snooze if your boo was nude on top of me, But honestly I'm not the G you'd stop to greet or wanna be, my policy of gloating, see it's totally involuntary, to warrant these abhorrent deeds I'd have to be a scholar, me- I'm just a squalid feen who follows where the dollars lead, I'm horribly obscene like a foreign breed of noxious weed, intolerably perverted like a virgin who's an octogene, my properties when properly professed and preached in prophecies- would prove purists prudent in proffering philosophies, a profusity to be reduced to to nuisances like gossip queens, toss their dreams aside as their pride is squashed impossibly, my ferocity though what it seems is not achieved incongruously, I've got to reach velocities beyond the bonds of strong and weak. |
multies more bananas than a soviet chopper cache
'I've got to reach velocities beyond the bonds of strong and weak.'
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m84cxoC3gH1r519v2.gif does that even make sense |
I actually forgot to write down the line I came up with after I got home from my swim too, and then forgot about this rhyme again for a few more weeks. Then the other day I decided to post it up and had to try and remember what the last line was. I think the one I wrote here is about the same as the one I'd previously come up with. The other line that I wrote knowing it didn't make sense is "intolerably perverted like a virgin who's an octogene". I thought an octogene was somebody in their 80's. But that's actually an octogenarian. An octogene is something else. I don't even remember what. I found that out when I wrote the line but left it anyway because I didn't give a fuck. lolz. |
hahahaha btw is the beginning inspired by decks verse on triumph. its got the same rhyme scheme
Nah dude. Not inspired by Deck's verse at all. Although I certainly did realise the similarity after I wrote it. When I was writing the verse I was actually thinking of a line which had "Socrates philosophies" in it, and I scrapped it because it seemed too much like biting Deck.
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