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I recently remarked to my brother that Akira and Lone Wolf and Cub (and similar works by the creators of those works) were the only mangas (I'm going to pluralize it with an "s" because that's how we fucking indicate pluralization in English) I'd ever read that weren't retarded. Further review reveals that assertion as impulsive and over-general, as I really enjoyed the 3 volumes of Hiroshi Hirata's Satsuma Gishiden that Dark Horse bothered to publish, and I've died laughing at the 4 volumes of Cromartie High School that I've read. Still, with as many comics as I read and how little of it is Japanese, it seemed like I must have been missing some good stuff.
I surfed around, consulted "best-of" lists, and did that sort of nonsense and came up with a list of works that I want to check out. Then I downloaded or checked out the first volumes of these series from my local library and read them. Here are the opening volumes that I thought were great and convinced to read the rest of the series (which I will do in the future).
Uzumaki by Junji Ito, 1998
You won't need a Japanese-English dictionary to figure out that uzumaki means "spiral". The things are everywhere in this story and inspire major obsessions and eventually supernatural happenings. The characters are flat as hell but the events are creeeepy.
The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu, 1972
An entire school is suddenly teleported to a hostile wasteland and everyone. Barely any time passes before kids started gettin' fatal.
Parasyte by Hitoshi Iwaaki, 1990
I actually read some of this series back in the 1990z when Tokyopop was serializing it in some wacky magazine my brother was buying. Anyway, I think of Parasyte as a horror version of the 1960s Spider-Man comics. A run-of-the-mill teenage boy is randomly gifted with an incredible power. However, this gift is a parasitic alien with a mind of its own that really enjoys eviscerating its alien peers.
Biomega by Tsutomu Nihei, 2004
This is really the most cliche of the mangaz that I'm covering in this post, as it's mostly brainless with stupid fashions and wussy heroes. However, the whole atmosphere is so gripping and several wide-lens type landscape shots are so epic that I was sucked in (also, there is a bear sleeping in a bed). A lame android rides around on his motorcycle avoiding zombies and firing RPGs at nuke missiles.
Eden: It's an Endless World by Hiroki Endo, 1998
The story takes place in your basic, near-future, post-apocalypse but with a multi-generational twist. The character development and long stretches between major events almost give it a "slice of life" feel.
20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa, 1998
The story jumps back and forth in time, showing the same group of males as pre-adolescent boys and then as early middle age men. In the past, the boys hang out and have fun while in the present, a cult gets busy and starts a murder mystery.
Children of the Sea by Daisuke Igarashi, 2005
Full of beautiful depictions of the ocean and shoreline areas, as well as the animals one might find in those areas. Also, there are some kids that are kinda magic in water or something and a girl gets kicked off of her handball team.
Well, if I included a premiere volume in this post it means I think it was overall excellent and worth your time and, most importantly, I intend to read the remaining volumes in the respective series. There were definitely some first volumes that I didn't get into but I'm just keepin' it positive here. Also, there are several others that I haven't gotten to yet and I'll give a full report when I have!


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I've mentioned before about all of the other writers that I adore. Well that is why I am really excited to be involved in a fun new project with a large group of them.
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An unexpected benefit of posting the Stephens family history information on this site has been the input from people who are related to us and discovered our family history using Google or some other search engine. They have contacted us with their stories and pictures. For everything you've ever wanted to know about the Stephens geneology and family history, look here. Bill's father Howard was a commercial photographer for much of his life and dabbled in lots of creative photo techniques, many of which are described here.
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David Heyman, left, and Alfonso Cuaron, third from right, producers from "Gravity," and from second left, Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner, Steve McQueen and Brad Pitt, producers from "12 Years a Slave," pose with the Darryl F. Zanuck awards for outstanding producer of a theatrical motion picture at the 25th annual Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards.
(Photo: Jordan Strauss Invision for Producers Guild)
It was confirmed a little before 1:00 am EST that this Oscar race for Best Picture is tighter than anyone has ever imagined! The Producers Guild Award has served as a reliable barometer in the past seven years, which film would be crowed Best Picture at the Oscars. However, in the first time in PGA history, there was a tie! As I was watching the twitter feed due to the ceremony not being broadcast on TV or on the Internet, we all relied on Twitter, and when the first tweet announced that it was a tie, a mini-midnight pandemonium set in around the world for those who were up at that hour to care! The first film named in the tie was Gravity, and I was happy for Gravity and Alfonso Cuaron, but I was on edge in hoping that the second film announced would be 12 Years a Slave - to keep its Oscar hopes alive!
Moments later, 12YAS was announced as the second winner in this unprecedented tie! Amazing, and what a relief! In the days building up to the PGAs last night, many pundits speculated that American Hustle was in position to win the PGA. Why on God's green earth would they think that? Well, because AH has been doing well at the GGs, the Critic's Choice, and winning the SAG ensemble award for having so many A-list pretty superstars in the film. So to my and many others on my tweet feed's relief, two beloved, but very, very different films came out on top.
What's next? The Director's Guild Awards on Jan 25th will be a confirmation of sorts for the best director. Most people strongly believe it will be Cuaron, but quite a few feel it will be McQueen. You have one director who created a sci-fi wonder and visual effects marvel with Gravity, and the other director is a contemporary film-maker genius with 12 Years a Slave. The winner of the DGA has gone on to win the Best Director Oscar 95% of the time.
What does this PGA split mean? Well, it means that Gravity and 12 Years a Slave are the likely candidates that are coming in at Numbers 1 and 2, on the preferential ballots of voters. In this instance, say that there are 500 voters. There is a case where 250 give Gravity the #1 spot on their ballot, and 12YAS #2. And the other 250 give 12YAS the #1 spot on their ballot, and Gravity the #2 spot. So when the votes are tallied of the total 500, it is an unprecedented tie! Oddly enough, the preferential ballots are suppose to avoid ties, but then again, this awards season is crazy and so many people love both of these films. However, the threat of American Hustle benefiting from the conflict between Gravity and 12YAS is that these two films may cancel each other out, and allow American Hustle to win. In this unlikely scenario, this would be a travesty of course, so, I'm rooting for 12YAS. But the reality of the situation, here are the probable scenarios for Oscar night:
Cauron - Director, 12YAS - Picture * (most popular prediction)
McQueen - Director, Gravity - Picture
McQueen - Director, 12YAS - Picture
Cauron - Director, Gravity - Picture
These scenarios are in order of the current popular speculations that I have been reading. I'm not factoring in Hustle, or Wolf of Wall Street because I don't see those film or those directors winning - the race is Cauron/McQueen, and Gravity/12YAS. I love both films, and I love and respect both directors. We'll just see what happens on March 2.
Watch a short video of the PGA red carpet featuring Steve and Brad - USA Today.


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It's almost too easy to get swept up by the inventiveness of Graeme Patterson. Moments of scaled-down architecture overtake pieces of furniture, which then become the settings for tiny films, which in turn are carefully reinstalled back into the architecture. The intricacy of this, laid out with a good dose of Wes Anderson–like nostalgic whimsy, makes it difficult not to want to instantly hand over your approval.
Yet with "Secret Citadel," a touring exhibition that will move from Hamilton to Halifax to Montreal over the next year, something even heavier, more crucial, has been achieved. Patterson is as playful as ever, yet the real strength of "Secret Citadel" is in its capacity to be aching, resonant, even subtle.
This exhibition focuses on a quartet of formidable interrelated sculptural installations. In one, a mountain conceals a secret workshop that has attached itself umbilically to a pair of suburban homes. In another, a small, multi-roomed gymnasium lies underneath a life-size set of bleachers, while in the others, a summer camp bus collision stretches over a twin set of bunk beds and a two-storey tavern perches on top of a functioning player piano.
Each environment forms a chapter in a semi-autobiographical story of two youths (told via an integrated series of stop-motion videos) as they transition from a creative childhood friendship into competition, rivalry and ultimately adult estrangement. To amp it up even further, Patterson portrays his two protagonists as an anthropomorphized cougar and bison.
While it may sound too sprawling a concept to succeed, it somehow maintains focus. Patterson took five years to complete the works, and what seems the most valuable part of his effort is the commitment to mine a single tiny stream of his own past—as if he wants to prove that the slighter the memory, the greater the mythic charge and psychological nuance there is to be extracted.
Patterson's films pay close attention to the monotonous, semi-conscious actions of the boys, be they bouncing on trampolines, swivelling on chairs, wrestling or burning toys. Occasionally these banalities are juxtaposed with Jungian episodes of forest battles, or fantasized murders at an archery range. No moment is necessarily greater than the other; epic or banal, everything is fraught and urgent and critical when you're young and trying to sort through emotional attachments.
The exhibition concludes with Player Piano Waltz (2013), the most compact and intense of the four sculptures, yet whose actions are the most muted. Instead of repetitious play or swells of masculine ambition, there are only microscopic gestures: riding an elevator, throwing darts, sitting in a daydream. It is one thing to watch humans being lonely in a bar; when it's a cougar in a shabby orange blazer and tights, it's surprisingly devastating.
This is a review from the Spring 2014 issue of Canadian Art. To read more from this issue, view its table of contents. To read the entire issue, pick up a copy on newsstands or the App Store until June 14.


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22 hours from now, more or less, 2011 will be kicking in and looking back how my 2010 turned out to be..I realized how exciting were my adventures in life and how blissful I am right now..
2011 is another chapter in my life that I would be excited to face… There are things that I wanted to do and things hat I wanted to change still I have to remind myself constantly that writing them down won't be the last thing that I should do.. I must work hard and make them true since all the things that i want would become possible if I'll make them true. It is now in my hands to realize these things and make 2011 exciting, fun and fruitful.
So..these are my list of the things that I will/must do/change/have for 2011
1. SPEND WISELY- I really need to have savings and save up for the rainy days..At the same time, I might buy those things that I really want if I have much money and only spend on those things that are far more important.
2. LOSE WEIGHT- I know that over the years, I had been trying out a lot of ways to lose weight but I was very unsuccesul..I am actually not getting younger so I must do this for my own health since my family has a history of hypertension and diabetes,,T_T
3. BALANCE MY TIME PROPERLY-Studying and working at the same time is kinda hard especially when it comes to time management..there are time that I have to sacrifice the other one since overlapping is not really possible. My work and schooling are the two important things right now and I have to manage my time so i can still have spare times for other stuff.
4.FINISH MY SP-MY SP(Special Problem) is equivalent to a thesis and very crucial for my studies. if I cannot finish it.I cannot graduate so I must work hard for it so that i can still graduate and be part of the academic elite..hahaha
5.BE OPTIMISTIC- Having a positive outlook in life is rewarding and very much helpful especially on how do we deal with the things and problems that we encounter.. I need to take life positively and move towards in reaching my goals and dreams
6. TRAVEL- If my financial status permits me to travel, then I would love to see and explore other places..i can take it slowly and work hard for it. My main goal is travel and stay in South Korea for a longer time( I am hoping that the tension between the North and South will take a positive path).
7. LEARN JAPANESE AND KOREAN- I really wanted to learn the languages because of my addiction with KPOP and Japanese anime..I wanna listen and watch without relying on translation and English sub.
8. BE NICER- I really need to become nicer especially toward other people.I'm compassionate but I have a terrible attitude*ugh*


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Walking Trails / Bird watching
On the farm and within the plantations - Wild antelope are often sited - mainly duiker, bushbuck, reedbuck and the occasional bush pig can be seen. Over 100 species of bird found on the farm.
Mountain bike riding
On the farm and in the timber plantations.
Trout fishing
On the farm enjoy fly fishing in our peaceful and tranquil surroundings.
Things to do within close proximity to The Lodge @ Curry's Post
The Lodge @ Curry's Post is centrally situated for a trip along the Midlands Meander routes or further a field to the historic battlefield sites and majestic Drakensberg Mountains.
Please note that all the facilities below do not take place at The Lodge.
The Lodge is well located amidst numerous well appointed golf clubs - Boschoek, Howick Golf Club, Mooi River Golf Club, Sakabula Golf Club and a number of other in the Pietermaritzburg area.
Nature Reserves
Only a short distance from The Lodge, are a number of Nature Reserves, which can be traversed by vehicle or on foot. Umgeni, Midmar, Karkloof, Kamberg, Loteni, and a short drive away Weenen.
Water sports
We are close to Midmar and Albert Falls Dam's, which provide unbeatable facilities for yachting, water skiing, paddling and other water sports, the most famous being the annual Midmar Mile in February of each year.
History & Culture
The Howick, Karkloof and Nottingham Road areas provide numerous historical and cultural sites for those people interested in browsing through museums, viewing famous waterfalls and historical buildings. A little further a-field toward Escourt and Ladysmith (40 min drive) one can spend the day touring the historic Battlefield Route.
Micro light and helicopter trips
Trips can be arranged from either the airfield at The Lodge or alternatively from the Howick Airfield.
Canopy Adventures
An exhilarating 3-hour canopy adventure over the roof of the Karkloof forests can be arranged. Visit www.karkloofcanopytour.co.za for more info.


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VENICE BEACH - Tom Cruise had just finished having dinner at The Shaped Like a Boot Italian Restaurant when he was greeted by Fajita San Guacamole with Hollywood Innuendo.
Cruise has always liked Miss San Guacamole because she has never made him seem like a controlling jerk like some of the other entertainment news media groups have.
In fact Tom recently filed an $18.9 million lawsuit against the supermarket tabloid Just Saying, after the publication printed a story insinuating that he and John Travolta had been spotted playing leap frog in the nude on an isolated beach near El Segundo.
Tom stated emphatically that he hasn't been in El Segundo in years and then added that he has never liked playing leap frog, and especially not in the nude, and certainly not with Johnny Travolta.
He was then asked about the recent rumors that apparently started in either Avocado Heights or Hacienda Heights that he dated Chelsea Handler last week.
Tom started coughing. He started to turn red and actually resembled a huge California strawberry.
After he composed himself he said that he would not get anywhere near Ms. Handler, who he compared to another comedian that he cannot stand Lisa Lampanelli.
Cruise said that Handler and Lampanelli are two of the foulest mouthed females that he has ever known and that includes the likes of Naomi Campbell, Madonna, and Los Angeles Laker Girl Vontavia Waldentucker.
To view some explicit photos of half a dozen of the Laker Girls go to www.rahrahrahgirls.hot.


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Bestall, J C, Paul, E A, Garrod, R, Garnham, R, Jones, P W and Wedzicha, J A (1999) Usefulness of the Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea scale as a measure of disability in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thorax, 54(7), pp. 581-586. ISSN (print) 0040-6376Full text not available from this archive.
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Over time, the muscles and tendons may become inflexible and prevent the toe from straightening. Many people with hammertoe develop painful blisters, corns, or calluses as a result of the bent toe rubbing against shoes. Chronic hammertoe can also cause other bones in the foot to move, which may result in an irritated or pinched nerve.
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Space... the final pigly frontier!
Pigs from all places, all colours, even blue pigs!
Happy pigs, angry pigs, magic pigs, even most distinguished pigs! All falling into the great pigsty in the sky, kidnapped by evil aliens...
You have to group identical pigs to send them off before the all place blows up and you become fried bacon...
You have limited time to get them away, so hurry or you'll lose all your 3 sausages!
Just save as many pigs as you can and become the hero of the great pig nation- PIGS IN SPACE!
May the Pig Force be with you!
With the same gameplay of Towers, Pigs In Space improves on Towers with new tiles with special meaning and increasing dificulty by the way Pigs In Space brings new blocks to the game board.
Again, the game is available in two versions: the free and the paid version. The free version is available at the following address in the android market: PigsInSpace free. The paid version can be downloaded from the here: PigsInSpace paid.
The free version of Towers has publicity. To get rid of publicity get the paid version of Towers with more levels and more functionalities.


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ASSAULT CHARGE: Dappy denies beating up a man (PA)
UK RAPPER Dappy has rejected claims he assaulted a man outside a nightclub in Chelmsford, Essex.
The 26-year-old, whose real name is Costadinos Contostavlos, will go on trial for attacking the man in an incident which took place in February 27 at the venue called Chicago's.
Dappy has pleaded not guilty to one count of assault by beating.
The former N-Dubz star, who lives in St Albans, was last year convicted for being involved in a fight at a petrol station with other men and was given a suspended sentence.
If convicted of the latest charge, Dappy could be jailed.


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Learn to ready your dog's body language to better understand them. By Kristin Crestejo
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Learning to Read Critically in Educational Leadership and Management (Learning to Read Critically series)By: Mike Wallace (editor), Louise Poulson (editor)Paperback
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Description`In Learning to Read Critically in Educational Leadership and Management, Mike Wallace and Louise Poulson provide students with an eminently usable text. Although the theoretical underpinnings and conceptualizations of leadership issues invariably differ, this book provides a lucid guide to plumbing their ambiguities' - Educational Review `This is a book that should be regarded as essential reading for those students following courses in education and social policy, particularly as masters level '- International Journal of Educational Management `I bought this book just a few days ago and I was surprised to realise the simple and yet scientific way it is written! I have started my postgraduate studies in Educational Management and this book will definitely make things easier! I would like to cordially thank Professor Wallace and Mrs Louise Poulson for this book which will help the majority of the students who enter the "labyrinth" of postgraduate research and surely need a kind of instruction manual to start! ' - Amazon Review `One of the most useful books that I have come across for my students' - Professor Les Bell, Director of Doctorate of Education, University of Leicester `Very impressed with the first chapter. Have recommended it to our research department for use with our graduate students. Thorough and practical' - Philip Hallinger, Executive Director of the College of Management, Mahidol University, Thailand This unique book combines the teaching quality of a text with exemplary reports of small-scale and larger research studies, as well as a literature review by leading academics. Part One shows how to develop as a critical reader and self-critical writer of literature; and how to apply these insights in planning a written assignment, dissertation or thesis. The book provides a framework for the critical analysis of any text, and shows how to incorporate this in a literature review. Part Two presents accounts of leading-edge research, offering insights into key issues in the field of educational leadership, management and administration. The reader is invited to practice literature review skills by applying the critical analysis questions to any research report. Readers can use the models of good research practice presented here in their own design of an investigation for a dissertation or thesis. Part Three shows how a high quality literature review may be constructed and addresses a key issue in the field. Contributors include: * Sharon Kruse . Karen Seashore Louis * Kenneth Leithwood * Phillip Hallinger and Ronald Heck * Derek Glover and Rosalind Levacic * Ray Bolam This book will be useful to postgraduate students on research-based masters and doctorate courses in educational leadership, management and administration. It is relevant for students doing research training in the social sciences and humanities. It is can also be used as a teaching resource by supervisors of masters and doctorate level students. This series, edited by Mike Wallace, supports research-based teaching on masters and taught doctorate courses in the humanities and social sciences fields of enquiry. Each book is a 'three in one' text designed to assist advanced course tutors and dissertation supervisors with key research-based teaching tasks and aims to: * develop students' critical understanding of research literature * increase students' appreciation of what can be achieved in small-scale investigations similar to those which they undertake for their dissertation * present students with major findings, generalisations and concepts connected to their particular field.
About AuthorMike Wallace is a Professor of Public Management at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University. He is an Associate Director of the Advanced Institute of Management Research (AIM), responsible for research capacity building in the management field. He is also the Economic and Social Research Council's Strategic Adviser for Researcher Development. Mike is series editor of the Sage Learning to Read Critically series of books. His own research on managing change in the public services is reported in many books and academic journals.
ContentsPART ONE: BECOMING A CRITICAL CONSUMER OF THE LITERATURE Critical Reading for Self-Critical Writing - Mike Wallace and Louise Poulson Designing and Writing about Research - Louise Poulson and Mike Wallace Developing a Critical Frame of Mind PART TWO: MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF REPORTING RESEARCH Local School Management - Bill Mulford, Lawrie Kendall and Diana Kendall Does It Make a Difference? Investigating Effective Resource Management in Secondary Schools - Derek Glover and Rosalind Leva[ac]ci[ac]c The Evidence of Inspection Reports Understanding and Contributing to School Improvement in Thailand - Philip Hallinger and Portkasem Kantamara A Research and Development Project Heads of Secondary School Subject Departments and the Improvement of Teaching and Learning - Ray Bolam and Chris Turner Evaluating Technology and Instructional Innovation - Sharon Kruse and Karen Seashore Louis When Clear Findings Are Not Evident International Development Education - Stephen Gough Managing Change in Caribbean Countries Transformational Leadership Effects on Student Engagement with School - Kenneth Leithwood and Doris Jantzi PART THREE: MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF REPORTING A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Understanding the Contribution of Leadership to School Improvement - Philip Hallinger and Ronald Heck
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This Wednesday morning, they updated the audience on the story of Marine Cpl. Kelsey De Santis' date with Justin Timberlake. I won't bore you with the details, but the premise of the story led them to the topic of emotional blackmail, and how these type of requests from us 'little' people to celebrities could easily get out of hand, and where do you draw the line? Agreed.
It was then that the guys read an email from a listener whose mother was in need of a kidney transplant. This woman asked Eric Zane if she would go on a date with her mother, to raise awareness of her mother's need for a kidney. And he jumped all over that and said, "Of course... not." In a few short minutes, the conversation quickly transitioned into kidney donation, and that's when I got a little bit excited.
I have their call-in number on my phone, for that one time in my life that I think I'm actually going to have the balls to call in and spew my opinion to the national audience about flatulence, pornography, animal abuse, or any number of the intelligent topics they cover. I took a deep breath, hit the call button and prayed they wouldn't pick up. They picked up, and then I peed my pants.
Within 15 seconds I was on the air. Honestly, I don't even remember too much of what I said, and I'm thankful that I will never have the opportunity to hear myself. I do remember expressing my thoughts on being a living kidney donor and sharing with them the opportunity that I was blessed with and how easy this is for the healthy segment of this population to consider being a part of. I explained that I was a non-directed donor, that I recently met my recipient (btw, that blog post is around the corner), and how terrific and healthy I still feel.
|Producer Joe, Free Beer, Eric Zane, Hot Wings and Steve
And so, within a minute I was on and off the radio. This made my day. For two reasons: I got to talk to my radio guys, and, they let me share my story and bring this very important issue to the airways. You can't imagine how much this meant to me. Best part of all is that they were nice to me. I expected them to deliver sarcasm at their best. Nope. See, they do like me.
The conversation continued for a short bit, and they took several more calls on this. I was so happy that this was being discussed on national radio. But, I was even happier to see the positive feedback offered by their listening audience. They were as surprised as I was, getting a slew of emails from listeners expressing genuine interest in being a candidate to donate their kidney to Kelley's mom. Success!
Much to my surprise, Thursday brought even more interest in the topic, and again, my guys delivered. More listeners called in to express interest in the show then added Kelley's blog link to their site, for those that were requesting more information on the recipient's story. I quickly shot an email to the show and added that they need to explain to the listeners the seriousness of this process and that's it not to be taken lightly. Free Beer read my email on the show and pointed the listeners to the National Kidney Registry, should they want to learn more about how to become a donor. Once again, I peed my pants. Success, part deux!
I think I'm still riding on the high of this experience. Never in a million years did I imagine that two of my favorite things in the world would come together as one. I have since emailed Kelley, and shared with her my own personal journey, and promised her I would contact her again soon to give her some contacts. Kelley's story is just one of 80,000+ right now.
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Former Manchester United defender Danny Higginbotham claims Cameron Borthwick-Jackson can challenge Luke Shaw for a place in the starting lineup, if he continues to impress for the Red Devils. The left-back came up through the ranks of Red Devils' youth setup and made his first team debut after replacing Marcos Rojo during his side's 2-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion in November.
Shaw suffered a double leg fracture in the Champions League tie against PSV Eindhoven last September and Louis van Gaal used Marcos Rojo, Ashley Young and Matteo Darmian in the left-back position, following Shaw's injury. The Argentine international and Young are at United's treatment room and injury to Antonio Valencia has forced the Dutchman to field Darmian in the right-back position.
The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager fielded Borthwick-Jackson in the full-back role and he impressed for United in their last three fixtures against Liverpool, Stoke City and Chelsea. Higginbotham is hopeful that Shaw could regain his earlier form when he makes a return from his injury.
"I think that is the aim [to challenge Shaw for a place in the starting XI]. Most clubs if they can, want to add two good players in one position," Higginbotham told IBTimes UK.
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Higginbotham on Shaw's chances of making it Euro 2016
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Van Gaal placed Shaw under an individual training and fitness regime last summer in order to end the injury woes he had in his debut season at Old Trafford. This forced him to sit out of the European U21 championship and when asked Higginbotham if United should suggest Hodgson to leave the left-back out of the national squad for the Euro's, he said: "His performance when he gets back with Manchester United will determine if he will go to the European championship."
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by Howard Chaykin
Star*Reach Comics, Issue No. 1,1974
April, 1974. If your car radio, or your portable radio, or your clock radio, or the radio in your stereo was on, or if you were watching Soul Train, then you were hearing the song 'MFSB' (Mother, Father, Sister, Brother) by the band TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia).
TSOP was comprised of the musicians in the Gamble and Huff studio in Philadelphia; the backing vocalists were the members of The Three Degrees.
Also in April of '74, the very first issue of a black and white comic book devoted to sf and fantasy is released. 'Star*Reach' was independently published by Mike Friedrich; eighteen issues were released from 1974 - 1979.
It was a path-breaking endeavor on the part of Friedrich; he sought work from up-and-coming talent, offering them a forum to publish material without editorial constraints. The Star*Reach books thus occupied a sort of middle ground between the territory of the underground comix, and the mainstream publishers like DC and Marvel.
Since in the mid-70s there was no mechanism by which independent comic books could be included in the existing newsstand-based, 'rack jobber' distribution networks, Friedrich sold the books through the growing network of small 'direct sales' comic shops, who acquired their inventory from specialized distributors like Phil Seuling's Sea Gate Distributors.
This first issue of Star*Reach featured the debut of Howard Chaykin's 'Cody Starbuck' character, who would appear on a sporadic basis in later issues of Star*Reach, and then, in the 1980s, in Heavy Metal magazine.
Despite the underwhelming quality of the reproductions of Chaykin's artwork printed in black and white and graytone on mid-70s comic book paper stock, 'Starbuck' retains its imaginative visual qualities, including the unconventional arrangement and placing of panels, and the use of varied background textures and inking techniques to give the artwork a cutting-edge sensibility simply not present in mainstream comics until the advent of Jim Starlin.
Chaykin is also inventive in having a lead character who is hardly the square-jawed, morally upstanding hero of traditional sf comics. Instead, Cody Starbuck is a space pirate, cynical, self-serving, and not inclined to turn the other cheek when confronted.
Taken as a whole, this inaugural episode of the Cody Starbuck franchise reflects an approach to visuals and plotting that belonged more in the camp of 70s Western European sf comics, an approach that prefigured the works soon to be showcased in the French magazine Metal Hurlant.
Summing up.....when I compare the sixteen pages of 'Cody Starbuck', which now are 41 years old (!) I find them more interesting and rewarding than much of what makes up contemporary sf comics: Manhattan Project, Saga, and Black Magic, among others. There is a visual flair, and a sense of fun, about 'Starbuck' that is entirely absent from these modern-day productions..........


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The clubs are playing their last songs of the night and the masses are slowly making their way home through the cold streets back to their warm awaiting beds. But some couples are just getting started, the last thing on their minds is rest. Instead a mutual need for a passionate and rampant play with each others hot bodies is what is on the cards, as their clothes are discarded on the floor in readiness for a "Late Night Fucking".
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Body recovered from Mississippi near Brooklyn Park
BROOKLYN PARK – Hennepin County authorities say a man's body recovered from the Mississippi River over the weekend appears to have been there for some time.
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The body was taken to the medical examiner's office for identification.
Deputies say the discovery was unrelated to an earlier call of a pontoon boat in distress. The boat was found but it wasn't in danger.
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There are apparently people who are interested in being the head coach of the Browns.
One of them is talking to them again today.
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Bills defensive coordinator Mike Pettine's second interview with the Browns is scheduled for tonight.
While other candidates have already taken their names from consideration, including Broncos offensive coordinator Adam Gase today, Pettine seems willing to accept the job.
According to Tim Graham of the Buffalo News, Pettine "wants the job badly."
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I have noticed something about yard sales at different times of the year. In the spring, prices are higher, there are more shoppers, and the stuff is generally a bit nicer. In the fall, prices are lower, there are less shoppers, and the things arent quite as nice (across the board). Generally, the people in the spring are your 'early birds' and more organized then the fall procrastinators, and they take care of their things accordingly. The spring sales want to make money, the fall sales want to GET RID OF STUFF!! What I love is to hit those few procrastinators that actually have nice stuff, but are still willing to sell them cheap!
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When Peyton Manning met with the media prior to this weekend's AFC Championship game, he was asked about one of the hottest topics of recent weeks: his use of the word "Omaha" when calling plays at the line of scrimmage.
His answer was perfect.
Even though Manning is not the first quarterback to use "Omaha," he was asked by a reporter about his apparent obsession with the city. Manning, at first looking confused, asked if the question was one submitted by a fan, suggesting it was silly and amateurish.
After that, Manning went on to offer a funny explanation without actually answering the question ... which was actually the perfect answer:
"I've had a lot of people ask what 'Omaha' means. Omaha is a run play but it could be a pass play, or a play-action pass depending on a couple things — the wind, which way we're going, quarter, and the jerseys that we're wearing. It varies, really play to play. So there's your answer to that one."
While "Omaha" typically means that the snap is about to happen, the call probably also has other uses for Manning and the Broncos, and there is no reason why he should give that information away.
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Amelia--just out--with Hillary Swank and Richard Gere..Sweeping biopic/romance that chronicles aviator Amelia Earhart's fabled accomplishments in the air as well as her troubled personal relationships.
Capitalism: A Love Story. Say what you will about film maker Michael Moore...he knows how to stir things up and get you thinking. Here he takes on nothing less than our sacred cow--capitalism--and why it's not good for adults, children, or pets.
Zombieland--Could be the most pleasant surprise of the year, even though there's nothing pleasant about snarling, drooling zombies (just ask anyone who's had to deal with the DMV). Woody Harrelson heads up a talented cast working with a script that is pure genius--with a jaw-dropping surprise that no reviewer is going to reveal...ya gotta see it!
My Life In Ruins-- For anyone who enjoys a good light-hearted romantic comedy. Nia Vsrdalos (of My Big Fat Greek Wedding) is a personality challenged tour guide herding quirky tourists around Greece and trying not to fall in love...


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Hey everyone, want to join in the members' blog hop this month?
We are a little low on numbers and we'd love YOU to join in on what is always a highlight of every month.
Originally, we'd tied it in to Challenge #1 (here) and don't forget that this can include any project you've wanted to create but not got round to yet.
But now, we've decided to open it up to anyone who wants to share any Counterfeit Kit creation!
Any of the challenges from this month, or even just a page you've made with this month's kit would be perfect as your contribution to the hop. This is YOUR hop and we'd love to see more of you jumping on board (pun intended!) and sharing what you've done with your September Counterfeit kit.
We've extended the deadline for signing up so come on, the more the merrier!
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Irish Voice Honors Fr. Leahy, Five Others
University President William P. Leahy, SJ, and five other members of the Boston College community have been named to the Irish Education 100, an annual list produced by the Irish Voice newspaper that showcases educators, writers, inventors, researchers and entrepreneurs who have "made their own unique contributions to making the world a better, smarter place."
Also honored were: Sullivan Artist-in-Residence Seamus Connolly, director of Irish music programs; Mike Cronin, academic director of Boston College-Ireland, the Dublin outpost for the University's Center for Irish Programs; School of Theology and Ministry Professor Thomas Groome, a leading authority on religious education; Adjunct Associate Professor of English and Irish Studies Program faculty member Joseph Nugent, who has pursued innovative research projects on James Joyce; and Associate Professor of English and Irish Studies Program faculty member James Smith, who has chronicled the plight of Irish women and girls in the Magdalen Laundries.
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Wow! It seems like so much longer, doesn't it? Well maybe just to me. But it's been a loooong three years, I can tell you that much. Haha~ I really don't have anything special to say other than that I'm surprised! I really didn't think things would go on this long. Well, it's been pretty fun, right? So let's see how much longer we can ride out on that fun~
August 2010
Dreamusic presents Anime Euro Best ~School Edition~
Swing Holic – You May Know "Dream" Lyrics
This was one of my favourite things from C78. The other PVs were really good, course. But this is the only one I thought was outstanding. It fleshed out characters I would have never thought twice about and made me feel for them. The song is from an earlier Swing Holic release (Vol. 5) and I couldn't find the lyrics (because the song is really quite Engrishy) so I copied them down here. Enjoy~
You May Know "Dream" (A~YA feat. Swing Holic) Lyrics:
Disko Warp Presents Anime Love Hardcore
[c78] Alternative Ending – Mavis
[c78] ALBATROSICKS – PARAMOUNT FEVER!!!!!!!!!!11111
ALTERNAIT – the 東方 set + UMG7
I'm honestly at a loss for words right now. I've often begged for some more ALTERNAIT stuff and then I see this? Well needless to say I was skeptical and then overjoyed. Even if I'm not a big fan of Necrofantasia (read: I'm really sick of this song). I debated whether the album was long enough to warrant a review. So let me just go on about it right now.
Oh… my god. Just… wow. It's everything I've ever wanted. I swear to god. I don't even care that I hate Necrofantasia because ALTERNAIT is so amazing. Man, I can just imagine a Touhou Motion Graphic by ico, ALTERNAIT, C*C and everything (if you tell me there is one, I'll just die). The ALTERNAIT remix isn't that good, I must admit. Even I, who adore ALTERNAIT in every way, have to admit it's not that great. 東方曲遊戯 is awesome though. To say nothing of the first track that I'm obsessing over.
Also, there was UMG7 which I posted about earlier. I'm impressed. It's so nostalgic of the older songs. PV wise not so much (a little, actually I noticed) but the song is. The PV was all kinds of cool too. Jessica, as usual, looked cool, Shannon looked bat-shit insane, Dlanor had a small part but looked cool in hers, Erika didn't come off as crazy but rather… sympathetic? Well I felt that way. Disappointing to not see her in a wedding dress but the end was all kinds of badass. Now that I've read (lol not that I've played) I kind of miss Erika because Lion-yaoi-bait is not nearly as fun.
Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets
Ah. Slowpoke, slowpoke, slowpoke. Am I always that last person to find everything out? Well as I always say, I can't be the last to find everything out and hopefully by posting such info, others will come to find out after me. In this case, I find this to be a quite interesting little discovery for god knows what reason. Anywho~
It turns out the group behind the Highschool of the Dead OP was actually a doujin group before doing the OP. They've actually done three Touhou albums! I don't know why this amazes me so much! I'm sure they're not the first but it seems very… wow! To think a Touhou-centric doujin group would hit it big like that! If you'll recall, IOSYS did the end for Penguin Girl too. However, that aired on Niconico so it's less credible.
(The vocalist for the group (including the OP?) was actually on this album (track 8). However, because I'm such a lousy reviewer even I can't tell what I thought of her vocals)
You can find their original site here as well as their Geneon Records site here. As well, you can look up additional information on their albums over here.
Comiket 78 Previews and Anticipation
I wasn't going to do this. I always plan that I will but I never do. However, given my free time and how excited I am, I suppose it's better to do this here than spamming twitter.
Let's start with the big one: PARAMOUNT FEVER!!!!!!!!!!11111 (the 1's are actually apart of the name; I keep feeling the need to clarify that)
That's right, the newest Albatrosicks album. Seems like it took forever, doesn't it? It was only a year but still. It felt like forever. More so, given the fact that Star Cracker wasn't their best work. This, however, looks a lot more promising. I listened to a few tracks (pretty much all of them but I didn't want to ruin it for myself by sampling them all) and it seems like more of what we started off with. Which sounded awesome. A lot less Quim? It sort of sounded like that. Also, who's the third girl on the cover? I can't place her exactly. Huh. Well no PV this time but there's still a couple days. Star Cracker didn't have a PV either, if you'll recall. (It had the monologues though)
The next one I'm looking forward to is the one I look forward to every Comiket.
The new Motion Graphic! I'm not too impressed with the song this time around. It sounds a lot more generic and sounds like it's missing the same emotion and feeling the original songs had. However, I haven't heard it entirely yet so I'm really in no place to judge. Also, there have been other times when I judged harshly right off the bat. This will feel relevant to us too because most of us in the western fanbase have just finished EP6 within the last few months. So. Yeah. Yay relevancy!
Another Umineko one I'm looking forward to is Millenary for うみねこのなく頃に散 which is alone the lines of Observer -witch who lives- because, well, there both by Pre-Holder! You can hear the crossfade here.
Haha, this one I mostly want to listen to because the PV was hilarious. It was actually pretty catchy too. That Yuka isn't even trying though.
I haven't listened to any Frontier Create stuff though so I'm not sure to expect a drama album or an entire music album? Huh, well. Mostly I just want to hear cause of the video, like I said. That ExKeine is really cute too!
I'm no Angel Beats fan. Some know this. Many do not. However, this is just too amazing.
I don't normally listen to TAMUSIC (yeah boo whatever) however I was curious and so now I can't wait for this album. While I may dislike the show (and one character in particular… a lot) I like the music. Really though. I couldn't think of a better circle to pull this off. You can give the crossfade a listen here.
That's it for now. I have a list going on of albums I liked the CF of and would probably forget when Comiket rolls around. There's still some time left before C78 so this may end up getting updated, hopefully.
Deco*27 – パラヴレルワールド
I'm a major Deco*27 fan. I'm a super major GUMI fan. Ergo, this happened when I saw the crossfade for this album.


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Sorry for not posting for a couple of dayes, but as I mentioned earlier there is so much to do now a dayes… So today I am off to Kristiansand to visit my parents for the holidays (my brother is away which kind of sucks as it gets a bit borring without him around).
Still, I can't wait for some shopping in Kristiansand as they have really good stores and great sellection. And I am hoping to do some 'Street style' now when I have time.:)
More on: http://aportablepackage.blogspot.com/2011/12/kristansand-baby.html


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December 2013
Why you need a REAL backup solution
December 17th, 2013
Services like Dropbox and Google Drive are great for syncing data across all of your devices. Unfortunately, many businesses rely on syncing services for backup and disaster recovery without realizing that the products aren't meant for those tasks.
If you're relying on a Dropbox-like service for backup and disaster recovery you may be in for an unpleasant surprise when a disaster does happen.
Backups include everything
True backup solutions are automatic and all-inclusive. Backup software grabs everything on your system, requiring you to exclude things you don't want backed up, instead of having to include all the data you want backed up in a particular folder,
Backup solutions copy all your data on a set schedule, ensuring you're covered on every front. If you're having to pick and choose which data you want backed up, you're guaranteed to miss something and that will be the data you need when an event occurs that makes you lose data.
Backups are robust
Backups allow you to go back to a specific point in time. This functionality has recently been added to Dropbox, but is not very robust and only works for files.
If your computer or server was running fine yesterday, but is broken today, you could restore it to functioning order with a backup. That's not an option with a syncing service like Dropbox. Similarly, if you have a server that goes down and need to get it back to an exact working configuration, you may be out of luck.
Getting the best of both worlds
Luckily, you can have both the convenience of Dropbox with the functionality of backup and disaster recovery via the hybrid cloud. We offer a storage vault solution that uses a local device to host and sync data to client computers and then syncs to a remote location. Compared to a stand alone traditional backup or syncing solutions you wind up with several benefits:
- Just like Dropbox, your data is available anywhere you need it to be.
- If you're onsite, you get faster access to your data than going straight to the cloud.
- You get point-in-time restores for entire computers and servers, not just data stored in a particular folder.
- The process is automatic and inclusive. You don't have to worry about employees saving their data in the right place.
- Smaller offices can use the vault appliance as a small business server for file sharing and other services.
If you'd like to learn more about the hybrid cloud and how it can be used for backup and disaster recovery, give us a call.
Losing control of mobile devices?
December 3rd, 2013
Managing cell phones and tablets has become a huge issue for small businesses. Mobile devices issued to employees are difficult to keep track of and expose companies to a number of security and HR issues.
Large companies can afford to purchase expensive management software and dedicated staff to handle mobile hardware. Small companies obviously don't have the same resources, which usually means they don't manage the devices at all.
So what can you do?
If you're a small business owner worried about managing all your company cell phones and tablets, Mobile Device Management (MDM) may be the right solution for you. Instead of making expensive investments in software and staff, you can pay a low monthly fee per device and access the same tools used by big corporations.
Mobile devices are subject to all sorts of security issues, from mobile-specific viruses to employee misuse. MDM allows companies to configure security policies to protect devices from external attacks and prevent employees from engaging in activities that threaten corporate security.
MDM can be used to erase mobile devices if they're reported stolen or a terminated employee fails to turn their device in. You can also enforce settings like password complexity and strong encryption. All this ensures that sensitive company information is protected.
Preparing phones and tablets for employees can become an all-day task for IT staff when they have to configure each device manually. Using MDM allows each phone or tablet to be configured automatically. Software and settings can be deployed from the management software for both the initial configuration and for future changes.
Deploying a new app or new e-mail settings to all your employees' cell phones can be as simple as a click of a button. Many companies see a complete return on investment just from the time saved by centralized deployment.
Inventory & monitoring
As your company grows, keeping track of devices gets more and more difficult. MDM allows you to track all your mobile devices from a central console so you always have an up-to-date inventory.
You can also use MDM to monitor cell and data usage, giving you a real-time view of your mobile costs. MDM reporting gives you data to compare against your mobile bill and discover areas for potential cost savings. You can even configure alerts to warn employees when they are using too many minutes or too much mobile data.
If you'd like to learn more about MDM and how it might help your business reign in control of mobile devices, give us a call.


text: Famine has spread to a sixth area of Somalia and tens of thousands of people have died as a result of severe food shortages, the UN has said. A statement from the UN Somalia Food Security Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) in Nairobi, Kenya, said on Monday that data gathered in August suggested the Bay Region had been hit by famine in addition to several areas already declared famine zones by the UN. "August survey results indicate that the prevalence of acute malnutrition and the rate of crude mortality have surpassed famine thresholds in Bay Region of southern Somalia," the statement said. "Tens of thousands of people have already died, over half of whom are children." Famine was first declared in the southern Bakool and Lower Shabelle regions of southern Somalia in July. It later spread to three further areas, including into the Somali capital, Mogadishu, and the Afgoye corridor, the world's largest camp for displaced people. The FSNAU conducted nutrition and mortality surveys across southern Somalia during July and August and found the most extreme levels of acute malnutition in Bay, it said. Several other areas are at severe risk of tipping over into famine conditions, it added. "The response to date has not been sufficient," Tony Burns, of SAACID, told Al Jazeera. "The international monetary crisis weighs heavily in the western and international community, and we're just not getting the funds to make a systemic difference they need to dig deeper unless they want to see three, 400,000 people dead in the next quarter." Efforts to tackle the country's drought crisis have been hampered by the country's ongoing civil war. Al-Qaeda affiliated al-Shabab fighters pulled out of positions in Mogadishu last month but they still control much of southern Somalia, the worst-hit region by famine and the extreme drought. Famine implies that at least 20 per cent of households face extreme food shortages, acute malnutrition in over 30 percent of people, and two deaths per 10,000 people every day, according to UN definition. Some 12.4 million people in the Horn of Africa, including parts of Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya and Uganda, are affected by the worst drought in decades in the region and are in need of humanitarian assistance, according to the UN. Meanwhile in Mogadishu, Somali leaders are holding a rare three-day conference that began on Sunday in an effort to set up plans for a new government. The current government, founded in Kenya in 2004 with a five-year mandate, is one of the more than a dozen attempts to form a central authority in Somalia since it plunged into war with the 1991 overthrow of President Mohamed Siad Barre. But constant political bickering and the continuing conflict have thwarted efforts to draft a new constitution and hold elections. SOURCE: Al Jazeera and agencies Politics Humanitarian crises Africa Djibouti Ethiopia


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He hadn't been in this part of the forest in years. Ever since that night he got lost and found them. Back then, his innocent child's mind hadn't been able to comprehend what he'd seen.
Now, however, he hardened in his pants, just thinking about them.
The path in front of him curved, and he followed the sound of running water. Female laughter made him quicken his steps.
There they were, lost in each other, their physical beauty unmarred by the passage of time.
"Oh, you're back. We've been waiting for you."
The water nymphs giggled and he was lost.
Friday Flashers have 100 words to tell a story from the provided picture prompt. Do check out the other flashers. You won't be disappointed. :-)
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On the Magnet/IV-9
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rateful would be this work to seamen, and would bring the greatest advance to Geography. But B. Porta in chap. 38 of book 7 is mocked by a vain hope and fruitless opinion. For when he supposes that the magnetick needle would follow order and proportion in moving along meridians, so that "the neerer it is to the east, the more it will decline from the Meridian line, toward the east; and the neerer it comes to the west, the ἀνατολίζειν], till he come one mile to the Eastward from Plimouth, where the variation comming to the greatest is 13 degr. 24 min. From hence the Northeasting [Anatolismus] beginneth to decrease, til you come to Helmshude (which place is Westward from the North Cape of Finmark) where againe the needle pointeth due North. Now the longitude from Coruo to Helmshude is 60 degr. Which things being well weighed, it appeareth that the greatest variation [Chalyboclysis] 13 degr. 24 minutes at Plimmouth (the longitude whereof is 30 degr.) is in the midst betweene the places where the needle pointeth due North." But although this is in some part true in these places, yet it is by no means true that along the whole of the meridian of the island of Corvo the versorium looks truly to the north; nor on the meridian of Plymouth is the variation in other places 13 deg. 24 min.—nor again in other parts of the meridian of Helmshuda does it point to the true pole. For on the meridian passing through Plymouth in Latitude 60 degrees the North-easterly variation is greater: in Latitude 40 deg. much less; in Latitude 20 deg. very small indeed. On the meridian of Corvo, although there is no variation near the island, yet in Latitude 55 degrees the variation is about ½ a rumbe to the North-west; in Latitude 20 deg. the versorium inclines ¼ of a rumbe toward the East. Consequently the limits of variation are not conveniently determined by means of great circles and meridians, and much less are the ratios of the increment or decrement toward any part of the heavens properly investigated by them. Wherefore the rules of the abatement or augmentation of Northeasting or Northwesting, or of increasing or decreasing the magnetick deviation, can by no means be discovered by such an artifice. The rules which follow later for variation in southern parts of the earth investigated by the same method are altogether vain and absurd. They were put forth by certain Portuguese mariners, but they do not agree with the observations, and the observations themselves are admitted to be bad. But the method of haven-finding in long and distant voyages by carefully observed variation (such as was invented by Stevinus, and mentioned by Grotius) is of great moment, if only proper instruments are in readiness, by which the magnetick deviation can be ascertained with certainty at sea.point of the needle will decline the more to the west" (which is totally untrue), he thinks that he has discovered a true index of longitude. But he is mistaken. Nevertheless, admitting and assuming these things (as though they were perfectly true), he makes a large compass indicating degrees and minutes, by which these proportional changes of the versorium might be observed. But those very principles are false, and ill conceived, and very ill considered; for the versorium does not turn more to the east because a journey is made toward the east: and although the variation in the more westerly parts of Europe and the adjoining ocean is to the east and beyond the Azores is changed a little to the west, yet the variation is, in various ways, always uncertain, both on account of longitude and of latitude, and because of the approach toward extensive tracts of land, and also because of the form of the dominant terrestrial eminences; nor does it, as we have before demonstrated, follow the rule of any particular meridian. It is with the same vanity also that Livio Sanuto so greatly torments himself and his readers. As for the fact that the crowd of philosophizers and sailors suppose that the meridian passing through the Azores marks the limits of variation, so that on the other and opposite side of that meridian a magnetick body necessarily respects the poles exactly, which is also the opinion of Joannes Baptista Benedictus and of many other writers on navigation, it is by no means true. Stevinus (on the authority of Hugo Grotius) in his Havenfinding Art distinguishes the variation according to the meridians: "It may be seene in the Table of variations, that in Coruo the Magneticall needle pointeth due North: but after that, the more a man shal goe towards the East, so much the more also shall he see the needle varie towards the East [


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Nest Security Pack (T-Mobile)
$500 (not including incentives)
The Good
Easy setup • Intuitive app • Plenty of security features
The Bad
False alarms from the right environmental conditions • Limited area it can secure
The Bottom Line
The Nest Security Pack is aptly named. It's a great entry point to starting your home security system.
Mashable Score4.0
Cool Factor4.0
Learning Curve5.0
Bang for the Buck3.0
The Nest Security Pack is an appealing gateway to home security. Practically everything you need is in one box and the Nest app takes care of the rest. It's almost the ideal solution for your first foray into home security with only a few caveats. Read more…
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Heart touching love quotes for her
When you're in love, you begin to think your beloved is unique. The belief is coupled with an inability to feel romantic passion for anyone else. The feelings of love we feel come from an initiation of love, where love intercommunicates loving intentions. Everyone has a