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The first Meteosat Second Generation meteorological satellite is today in operational service as Meteosat-8. The data it streams down from 36000 km over Africa's Gulf of Guinea assist not just European weather forecasters but also numerous scientific teams. This dual role was highlighted during a two-day Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) Research Announcement of Opportunity Workshop in Salzburg Austria, last week, running alongside the final two days of ESA's Envisat Symposium. The Workshop comprised a total of 25 presentations given by Principal Investigators (PIs) detailing their current and planned uses of MSG products, which have been routinely available since January. "Quite a few projects exploit synergies between MSG and Envisat or ERS results," said MSG Mission Manager Eva Oriol-Pibernat. "Participants of one event were pleased to be able to attend related sessions in the other."
Developed by ESA in co-operation with spacecraft operator EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, MSG is the follow-on to the successful Meteosat series that has been operationally supplying weather data to European forecasters from geostationary orbit since 1977, when the first Meteosat was launched by ESA. MSG-1 was launched by EUMETSAT in August 2002. Following in-orbit qualification, at the start of this year it began routine operations. The satellite is much larger than its predecessors, and its main camera, the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infra-red Imager (SEVIRI), acquires imagery more frequently with a sharper resolution across a wider range of wavelengths.
Also aboard is another instrument called the Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB), that quantifies the planetary energy balance between solar radiation sent to Earth from the Sun and that reflected or scattered radiation back, or alternatively lost as heat – a key indicator of the Earth's climate. GERB was explicitly designed as a scientific sensor. Conversely SEVIRI is optimised for operational weather forecasting, but returns data of great use to scientists concerning the distribution and temperature of Earth's cloud cover, atmospheric water vapour and trace gases and visible and infrared views of its land and sea surface.
There was strong interest from the start in data from both these instruments: the MSG Research Announcement of Opportunity was released by ESA and EUMETSAT back in 1999, receiving some 43 proposals. Last week's event was the first opportunity for scientific users of MSG results to meet since SEVIRI and GERB data became routinely available. "The presentations included updates on the calibration and validation of the MSG instruments," explained Yves Govaerts of EUMETSAT. "The majority were dedicated to SEVIRI data, with many presenters stressing its exceptional radiometric quality."
Among a trio of presentations dedicated to GERB was one by David Llewellyn-Jones of the University of Leicester, recounting how its data – combined with atmospheric results gathered by Envisat instruments - are being used to evaluate models of how top-of-atmosphere greenhouse gas concentrations cause shifts in the terrestrial radiation budget.
Turning to SEVIRI, separate teams from Valladolid University and King's College London detailed how infrared bands on the sensor can be used to detect forest or vegetation fire outbreaks or biomass burning smaller than one hectare in area.
The instrument's relatively limited spatial resolution is made up for by high temporal resolution, with new images being available every 15 minutes with the latter group planning to use the data as a means of estimating the minimum amount of the carbon and aerosols emitted by biomass burning across southern Africa, useful information for improving the accuracy of climate models. SEVIRI's capability to detect dust and African desert sand were also demonstrated. Other presentations recounted SEVIRI's enhanced ability to differentiate types of water and ice clouds – with one group from the University of Marburg calling the instrument "a significant step forward in the remote sensing of fog" during both day and night. Fog detection and description is particularly important in terms of air quality as well as for ground and air traffic management.
With Sicily's Mount Etna volcano currently showing signs of activity, Mauro Coltelli of Italy's Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) explained how he plans to combine data from ground-based cameras on the volcano summit with infrared imagery from SEVIRI as part of an ash cloud monitoring system furnishing information to nearby Catania International Airport, the Italian National Civil Protection Agency and also the country's Agency for Civil Aviation. SEVIRI is also one of a number of satellite sensors being used operationally along with in-situ resources to measure sea surface temperature (SST) on a near-real time basis - an international project called the Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment (GODAE) high-resolution sea surface temperature pilot project (GHRSST-PP).
Craig Donlon of the UK Met Office's Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research stated that SEVIRI SST data produced at the EUMETSAT Ocean and Ice Satellite Application Facility "form a core data source" for the ongoing project. Last week's Workshop followed a previous event that took place in Bologna, Italy, in May 2000, and a third and last Workshop is planned for 2006. By then the second spacecraft in the series, MSG-2, will have been launched from French Guiana. Its deployment by Ariane 5 launcher is currently scheduled for spring of next year.
This will be followed by the launch of the first of a new series of polar orbiting weather satellites, MetOp, planned for the end of 2005. Scientists can submit proposals to ESA and EUMETSAT for the EPS/MetOp Research Announcement of Opportunity until 20 October this year.
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Just like at many theme-park attractions, you can't leave this column without a trip through the gift shop. Here is some of the new merchandise that Disney World will sell in the coming weeks alongside its stream of pins and Vinylmation figures.
•I liked the plain navy baseball cap with an early Disney World logo — a blockish D with a globe design inside it — embroidered in gold. There's also a Disneyland version with a gothic D, as seen on the old Disneyland sign.
•Other, floppier hats provide built-in protection from the sun from Coppertone.
•A cover for iPad Minis has a subtle design of a certain mouse. It's a no-brainer: Minnie meets Mini.
•Black Ray-Ban sunglasses with two options: Black-and-white Mickey drawings around the eyes or tucked away on the interior where no one else can see.
•An extra-long wall calendar with posters from Star Wars Weekends. The calendar segment can be removed, making the imagery suitable for framing. (The calendar runs from June 2013 through December 2014.)
•For kids: a plastic "Tangled" play set and a Gaston ("Beauty and the Beast") archery set.
•A character autograph book with slots for photos.
•Like it or lump it, Duffy the Disney Bear is entrenched at the parks. I have to admit that one of his separate-purchase costumes made me smile: He can be dressed to look like Sulley from "Monsters, Inc." (and the upcoming film "Monsters University"). There's also a special Disney Cruise Line Duffy. Make your own "Bear overboard!" joke.

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Ethics complaint involves facilities manager
TRUMBULL -- For the first time in at least 13 years, and perhaps ever, Trumbull's Ethics Commission will hire an independent counsel to advise it about how to handle a complaint that involves the head of a construction management firm, school system brass and what taxpayers have gotten for their money.
The Board of Finance voted Thursday night to give the Ethics Commission $5,000 to pursue an ethics complaint made at a hearing two days earlier. That proceeding brought four witnesses and a battery of lawyers to the panel's windowless meeting room, where the temperature and the tension were high.
Among the witnesses Tuesday were: the school system's plant engineer, Stephen Kennedy; school board chairman Stephen Wright; a representative of the Trumbull High School Building Committee; and Al Barbarotta, president and chief executive officer of AFB Construction Management of Trumbull Inc., which is based in Bridgeport.
"We need to hire independent counsel," Thomas E. Lee, chairman of the ethics panel, told the Board of Finance. "There's a pending complaint ... and it's rather an unusual situation."
James Trowbridge, a law professor emeritus from Quinnipiac University, is expected to be appointed as the commission's attorney, a source told the Connecticut Post. Four members of the ethics commission, who are also attorneys, have recused themselves from the matter because they have ties to people who are the subject of the complaint or witnesses who may be called for testimony.
A letter from attorney Eric Gross, a member of the commission, to Lee revealed the ethics complaint was filed by the town's financial analyst, James Henderson.
Correspondence obtained by Hearst Connecticut Newspapers under the state Freedom of Information Act indicates the company -- which has worn oversight hats for the town, the school system and Trumbull Loves Children, Inc., a nonprofit preschool and daycare operator -- is the target of the ethics complaint.
Barbarotta did not immediately return phone messages left for him Wednesday and Thursday.
His firm, AFB Construction Management, is also suing First Selectman Tim Herbst for "tortious interference" in preventing a prospective deal between the company and Trumbull Loves Children. For his part, Herbst countered that if he had allowed that arrangement to go forward, it would have created a conflict of interest for the town to have AFB "serving two masters" -- the town and TLC.
AFB is the town's construction oversight agent on Trumbull High School's $64 million renovation project. As such, AFB is responsible for ensuring contractors follow architectural plans, perform work on schedule, and verify that what gets built meets code specifications and standards as well as the town's needs.
As Bill Chiarenzelli, the town's emergency management consultant, and police officials toured the high school in December 2011 to review the renovation, they learned for the first time that after all the renovation spending, the high school could not serve as an emergency shelter because its generators did not have enough capacity to power the building.
Eight months later, Barbarotta made a presentation before the school board on energy savings and included information about a company called Conveo Energy. According to school board minutes, Barbarotta did not tell the board he is a principal of Conveo Energy.
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San Francisco: A federal judge in the heart of Silicon Valley has said that Google and Oracle have failed to settle a patent dispute out of court and that the case will head to civil trial.
The suit is on track to start on April 16.
"We are referred to as trial courts because, in the end, some cases just need to be tried," US Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal in the Northern California city of San Jose wrote in an order yesterday.
"Despite their diligent efforts and those of their able counsel, the parties have reached an irreconcilable impasse in their settlement discussions."
Oracle last week spurned a proposal that Google pay about USD 3 million in damages and potentially cut the company in for less than a percent of Android revenue.
Northern California-based business software titan Oracle rejected the offer as too low.
Oracle is accusing Google`s Android software of infringing on Java computer programming language patents held by Oracle stemming from its recent purchase of Java inventor Sun Microsystems.
Google has denied the patent infringement claims and said it believes mobile phone makers and other users of its open-source Android operating system are entitled to use the Java technology in dispute.
Google has maintained that Sun, before it was acquired by Oracle, had declared that Java would be open-source, allowing any software developer to use it, and released some of its source code in 2006 and 2007.
Oracle completed its acquisition of Sun, a one-time Silicon Valley star, in January of 2010 and subsequently filed suit against Google.
Google-backed Android software is used in an array of devices that have been gaining ground in the hotly competitive global smartphone and tablet markets.


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Leeds book fair winner announced
On the 2nd December I spent a lovely day at Leeds Book Fair in Horsforth letting people know about our new production for 2013, The Great Gatsby.
While there we had a raffle to win two tickets to see our production of The Great Gatsby, based on the classic novel by F Scott Fitzgerald, and I'm pleased to announce that the winner is (drum roll please) Emma Kitwood.
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The Critérium du Dauphiné is one of the last preparation events for the Tour de France so it's no surprise that the peloton is filled with some of the sport's top stars. A win here is certainly a major achievement but it's also an indicator of good form ahead of the biggest race in the world.
Take a look at the bikes of a few of the key riders who will likely play a role on the grand stage in two weeks. Here we have Tony Martin and Sylvain Chavanel's (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL4s, Vincenzo Nibali's (Liquigas-Cannondale) Cannondale Super Six Evo, Thomas Voeckler's (Europcar) Colnago C59 Italia, Samuel Sanchez's (Euskaltel-Euskadi) special Orbea Orca, and David Millar's (Garmin-Barracuda) Cervélo R5.
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Students with an adequate language level may participate in up to two classes with Spanish students by means of the Program for Integration with the University (PIU). The ISA Hispanic Studies, Business & Spanish Language program is perfect for the student who enjoys a traditional university atmosphere, yet wants regular interaction with Spanish students.
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Vanessa Hudgens will star in 'Beastly'
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CBS Films has tapped Vanessa Hudgens to topline teen romancer "Beastly," with Susan Cartsonis producing via her Storefront Films shingle.
Daniel Barnz is directing from his own script, centering on an arrogant 17-year-old who's hideously transformed in order to find true romance.
Story's based on Alex Flinn's fantasy novel, a retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" set in modern-day New York. CBS acquired feature rights to "Beastly" in late 2007 as one of its first projects.
Hudgens, last seen in "High School Musical 3: Senior year," is also set for Zack Snyder's fantasy-drama "Sucker Punch."


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SAVANNAH - The University of South Carolina Beaufort softball team achieved another "first" on Sunday, sweeping a pair of games against NCAA Division I competition.
The 21st-ranked Sand Sharks beat Morgan State 10-2 and Savannah State 10-4 in the second-year program's first meetings with Division I teams.
USCB (6-0) scored eight unanswered runs to break a 2-2 tie after the first inning and beat Morgan State via the mercy rule in five innings.
Senior Becca Hewitt came on in relief of starter Caitlin Campbell for her first win as a Sand Shark.
Junior C.J. Browder went 3 for 3 with three RBIs. Katie Rietkovich had two doubles and two RBIs.
USCB jumped out to a 5-0 lead against Savannah State. The Tigers charged back with four runs in the fourth to get within 5-4, but freshman Ashlie Layman tossed 3 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of Kristy Cook to earn her first collegiate victory.
The Sand Sharks gave Layman some insurance with a pair of runs in the sixth and tacked on three more in the seventh.
Rietkovich went 3 for 5 with an RBI and scored twice. Sammi Shaffren was 3 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored.
USCB also swept a non-conference doubleheader Saturday against Southern Wesleyan. The Sand Sharks won both games by run rule, 10-2 and 8-0.
The Sand Sharks return home to face Edward Waters in a non-conference doubleheader at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
NOTES: Layman has not allowed an earned run in 6 2/3 innings over four appearances. Hewitt has not allowed a run in four innings over two outings. … USCB has eight starters hitting .333 or better and is batting .399 as a team. … The Sand Sharks had a season-high 15 hits against Savannah State - 14 of them singles.


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A public servant injured while having sex in a motel on a work trip is entitled to compensation after the Federal Court dismissed an appeal against her.
The federal government workplace safety body, Comcare, had appealed against the court's decision that the woman was "in the course of her employment" when she was injured while having sex with an acquaintance in a motel room.
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had challenged the rejection of her workers' compensation claim for facial and psychological injuries suffered when a glass light fitting came away from the wall above the bed as she was having sex in November 2007.
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) upheld Comcare's rejection of the claim and found the woman was engaged in a private activity when she was injured.
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"If the applicant had been injured while playing a game of cards in her motel room she would have been entitled to compensation, even though it could not be said her employer induced or encouraged that activity," Justice Nicholas said at the time.
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Pictured: Eric Eadington and Sean O'Hara (background) came up big for Harvard on Saturday in a double header sweep of Dartmouth.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard baseball team brought the Red Rolfe Division title race to the final day of the regular season as the Crimson emphatically swept a Saturday twinbill from rival Dartmouth by scores of 8-4 and 15-7 at O'Donnell Field on Saturday.
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Harvard (17-23, 10-8 Ivy) can clinch the division title outright with a sweep tomorrow in Hanover, N.H. against a Dartmouth (21-15, 11-7 Ivy) team that got swept in an Ivy doubleheader for the first time in over three years.
Dartmouth hopes to have the edge on Sunday as Kyle Hendricks (3-4, 5.40 ERA) will toe the rubber in the opening game (1 p.m.) having last pitched on Tuesday against Brown. Hendricks did surrender four runs on eight hits in 5.2 innings while throwing 118 pitches so he is still on considerably short rest. Hendricks has been susceptible to hits all year with 54 in just 41.2 innings and he was touched for seven hits and five runs by Harvard last season. In the second game, freshman LHP Kyle Hunter (1-0, 3.60) has started the last game of every weekend thus far, but he would have to pitch on three days' rest.
Harvard was able to gain momentum in the series thanks to junior lefty Eric Eadington (4-3), who started on two day's rest and gutted his way through 6.1 innings in which he allowed just one earned run while striking out three. Harvard also banged out a season-high 19 hits against four Dartmouth hurlers with a two-game total of 30 hits. Also boding well for Harvard heading into Sunday's action was the Crimson collecting 10 runs on 12 hits against the Big Green bullpen.
In the first game, Harvard scored four runs in each of the fourth and fifth innings to claim an 8-4 win behind a crisp outing from sophomore lefty Brent Suter (4-2).
Harvard fell behind briefly but the Crimson owned the middle innings behind a single and double from Sean O'Hara, a two-run double from Dillon O'Neill in the fourth, a two-run triple from Kyle Larrow in the fifth and an RBI single and sacrifice fly from Tyler Albright in the two innings. .
Joe Sclafani tried to bring Dartmouth back with doubles in the fourth and fifth but he had little help despite a solo homer for Zack Bellanger in the seventh to halve the deficit to the final margin.
Suter remained unbeaten in Ivy League play, striking struck out six and scattered five hits while his teammates banged out 11 hits. O'Hara, Larrow, Sam Franklin, Dan Zailskas and Chris Rouches all had two hits for the home team.
In the second game, the teams combined for nine errors resulting in 10 unearned runs but the Crimson cruised behind its 19 hits with three runs in each of the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to go with five runs in a decisive eighth inning.
Jeff Reynolds went 5-for-6 in the nightcap while O'Neill, O'Hara and Albright all had three hits. Way came through in the clutch with a 2-for-4 day and five runs batted in while also pitching the final two innings and not allowing a hit to earn his second save of the season.
Leading 9-3, Harvard let Dartmouth back into contention as an error and a walk led to four runs in the seventh to tighten things up. Dartmouth was the team that did not respond well, however as a throwing error in the bottom of the frame gave the Crimson some cushion in a 10-7 game. Things fell apart for the Big Green in the eighth as Way and Reynolds delivered two-run singles each to pull away.
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Suddenly writing an aerial dogfight scene seem difficult >:\
Maybe its because I'm only half-familiar with the slangs/terminology used by fighter pilots. Currently thinking of having this kind of scene where three JSDF's F-15s go head-on against a formation of seven drones.
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I'm just wondering how a sane person would react to seeing that. I wouldn't panic much if I saw someone do that, but I tend to be reticent in RL.
Side note - Is it too unbelievable if someone goes from slightly chubby to bishonen thin in jsut a few months?
|2012-09-26, 10:51
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I'd be freaking out, but not as exaggerated as media implies. At worst, I'll be stunned and have minor shock from such scene.
Not really, the result could be anywhere from subtle to uncanny (a sign of unhealthiness), even 2 or 3 kg can make difference for some. As I explained before, people have three body types: one of those re faster at increasing, one is good at decreasing, with the middle one being the most stable AND the least stable weight depending on circumstances.
BTW, who is Cecilia's maid again?
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Independent States Air Force (ISAF) (Pun intended)
118th Tactical Squadron "Mobius"
Ichika (Mobius 1) = F-4E Phantom II -> F-15J Eagle -> F-22 Raptor -> F-15SE Silent Eagle
42nd Experimental Squadron "Hanagumi"
Maya (Asagao) = F-16C Falcon -> F-16 Block 60 -> F-35 Lightning II
Madoka = MiG-23 Flogger -> Su-27 Flanker -> Su-37 Terminator
Houki (Tsubaki) = F-5 Tiger II -> ADF-01A Falken -> F-22 Raptor
Ran (Hinagiku) = F-5 Tiger II -> F-20 Tigershark
AWACS Sky Eye (Allies) = E-2 Hawkeye
Utsuho (Captain-Pilot)
Shizune (Copilot)
Kanzashi (Mission Control)
Honne (Engineer)
Kiyoka (Information Center)
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Chifuyu (Cipher) = F-18E Super Hornet
Tatenashi = Su-33 Flanker-D
Iris =
Tina =
Navy Redshirt = F-14 Tomcat, F-18 Hornets & Variants, or MiG-29K
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Cecilia = Eurofighter Typhoon -> X-02 Wyvern
Charlotte = Mirage 2000-5 -> Rafale
Chelsea = Mirage 2000-5 -> Eurofighter Typhoon
Natasha = XFA-27 Limited production Type
Lingyin = JF-17 Xiaolong -> J-10 Vanguard -> J-20 Prototype
Grunder Industry, North Osea
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Laura = Tornado IDS -> ADFX-02 Morgan
Clarissa = Tornado ADV-> JAS-39 Gripen
Osea Maritime Defense Force, 3rd Fleet
Air Command Squadron "Razgriz"
Dan (Blaze) = F-5 Tiger II -> ASF-14 Attack Super Tomcat
Kei (Edge) = F-5 Tiger II
Davenport (Chopper) = F-5 Tiger II
Grimm (Archer) = F-5 Tiger II
108th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Wardog"
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Snow (Swordsman) =F-14A Tomcat -> F-14D Super Tomcat
Caledfwlch Mercenary Task Force
Larry (Pixy) =F-15S/MTD Eagle
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Strangereal, a world where nuclear weapon exist as the biggest piece of terror in warfare so much that those used it will face self-annihilation, a world here technology develops twenty decades ahead of ours, a world where air power dominates everything... except the giant superweapons (mostly)...
In a world where female pilot can turn into a demon and conquer the sky.
Enter Second Lieutenant Ichika Orimura, a nuggets freshly out of military Academy and once survivor of Belkan war, slowly losing all of his comrades as Erusea expanded their military swiftly, he stranded in a quirky unit composed of what's left from his country's military force, as the first surviving Rookie Ace of IS Air Force, and become a living legend since Demon Lord.
On the other side, Dan Gotanda was kicked upstair as Squadron leader after a series of mishap, with his own quirky wingmen, he rise as Osea's greatest hero and their enemy's greatest bane.
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|2012-09-26, 11:28
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Hanagumi held their place, hence the name change to Shinigami (like Wardog -> Razgriz), Tsukoyomi for Thunderhead, Chifuyu and Tatenahsi for Swordsman, all are from AC5 you knew.
Dan combines Cipher (AC0) and Mobius 1(AC4). The war take place in Usea (AC4) than Osea-Yuktobania (AC5), though later, Belkan (AC0 & AC5) is involved somehow.
Erusea's girls is a stand in for Yellow (AC4), Schwarzer Hase stood for both Ofnir and Grabacr (AC5)
@ Abilities
So Chifuyu went from Godlike to God Sue, oh wait... is this for the uprated gamebreaking roster? if that's the case then... poor Chifuyu
|2012-09-26, 11:39
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I've only ever played belkan war so can't comment too much, other than one of the better games I've ever played =))
Well Silver gospel becomes natasha's personal unit, though it earns her the ire of her higher ups. Maya is stuck with a Rafael, but she's allowed to customize it. Clarissa gets the Schwarzer series prototype which is basically a gen 2 built with mounted weaponry to simulate the 3rd gen features(do not under estimate. That thing can level a city in sheer firepower.)
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Dan's plot is half of Cipher, that is, the protagonist of Belkan war, with Kazuma as Pixy. But since the plot is messed up as it is, it's not set in Belka. Fun thing... Chifuyu IS the original Demon of the Round Table aka Demon Lord of Belka from the conflict 10 years prior... so yeah, Chifuyu is the original Cipher herself. History repeat itself when Kazuma join Belka and get Grunder Industry's ADA-01 ADLER
What I mean is, the crazier the upgrade is, the more side-effect they get... Cecilia comes into mind, and now Chifuyu got something even more insane, hence I'm afraid
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|2012-09-27, 02:26
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@zero: It's not so bad. Just that her very existence is becoming prone to dispersing into the multiverse. Because the system allows her to dip her hand into multiple universes, this distorts her current definition by the universe she exists in. Layman's terms, she's going to start seeing things only her parallel selves can see and she's in very real danger of ceasing to exist by becoming part of all other Chifuyus in all other universes. Worst case scenario is that all instances of Chifuyu disappear. Not to mention she's piloting a ticking time bomb.
Thus far, amongst those overpowered abilitied units:
Cecilia: Blue Tears Glas Hart's One off ability Nineveh's wisdom causes her to slowly go insane.
Ichika: The ability he developed called Setsuna forces his body to move according to how the IS does which is beyond all human norms in terms of speed and power, so he's practically shredding his own body.
Chifuyu: Senrigan can explode at any time and cause either a nuke mushroom or a dimensional rip. She also starts to slowly experience dimensional displacement and probable eradication.
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And how exactly it's not THAT bad again? Understatement of the century maybe? Once again, Chifuyu has it worst. At any rate, killing each other during combat is the LEAST of the concern for any pilot.
Either way, I'm replaying AC04 to get the overall plot...that game is waay too lifeless, hell, the anti-villains are far more developed than the protagonist, who constantly losing allies but only for statistic. AC5 show how much of a human your wingmen are, via their interaction, with you or each other, and even losing one cause a major heartbreak. ACZ... I think it's fifty fifty...
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gregkavarnos wrote:I did not say misunderstand, I said misinterpret.
Of course you did as that would make me the active misinterpreting one and you the passive misunderstood one. Anyway, semantics.
Please tell me where I brought up your relations with other people other than your relations with people on this forum, which is public and thus on-topic to what we were discussing. Not on-topic in this thread as a whole.Your apparent lack of agreement is based on your misinterpretation ie you are arguing with yourself. Lot's of people do misunderstand and misinterpret me (and lots of other people) and I constantly misunderstand and misinterpret people. This is no surprise whatsoever on a medium of communication like the internet. Now my relations with other people though, are neither of concern to you, nor of relevance to this thread, so try to keep on topic please.
Yes, but there is also such a thing as idiot's compassion.You do realise that intention plays a huge role in karmic outcome, right?
Boatman then. The story I was referring to is the one about the Buddha as a Bodhisattva where he killed the boatman to save 500 arhats as the boatman was going to kill them all. Why didn't he just overpower him and tie him so that the evildoer could become a great saint. Sometimes it doesn't work that way and that is precisly my point. We don't know the outcome so in the case of Milarepa it ended well. In another case it might not end so well.It was neither a fisherman nor a ferryman it was a "pirate" bandit.
First time you mention those words.Anyway who said anything about right and wrong? I spoke about karma vipakka.
And I say it isn't that simple as sometimes taking life preserves life as explained in the boatman story.I don't think I said that anything is clear cut, I believe I said that I would put preserving (all) life over taking life.
If Hitler was killed, 6 million Jews would still be alive. No Israel and middle eastern wars. Like I said, not as simple as you make it sound.If Angulimala was killed then would he have had the chance to become an Arhat in one lifetime?
I like how you included dog-kicking.I also did not say anywhere that I would not call the police to deal with a mass-murdering-child-molesting-gang-raping-drug-snorting-dog-kicking lunatic.
I hope so too. I hope I would too. However, if you only have two choices, letting them go with 99% chance of continuing on their merry way (unless you can change people by just one encounter) or having them lynched by a mob but thus preventing further more excessive suffering, which would you choose? It brings me back to my beginning point, namely that your example works because it was Milarepa. In any other situation it is not that simple.Would I save them from a blood thirsty lynch mob? I dunno, I certainly hope so.
Probably not.So as you can see, we are not disagreeing at any fundamental level, are we?
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It was a typically busy night for HorsePower Therapeutic Riding, a nearly year-old organization with a mission "to provide creative, inspiring and challenging therapeutic horseback riding lessons to children and adults with disabilities."
Maple Park resident Carrie Capes, the program's director, has been involved in such endeavors for years. Her 12-year-old son, Max, has a developmental disability: complex III deficiency mitochondrial metabolic disorder. Looking to do whatever they could to help, Capes and her family eventually tried therapeutic riding lessons, and she said it provided the most beneficial results.
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A 25-year-old Abington man is charged in a shooting on Harvard Street that took the life of a father of three children.
BROCKTON – Nearly three years after John Anthony Gray was shot and killed on Harvard Street in Brockton, an Abington man will stand trial accused of pulling the trigger.
Delaneau Pierre, 25, of 112 Steward Drive, Abington, is charged with murder, carrying a firearm without a license, carrying ammunition without a license and possessing a firearm without and FID card.
His trial is set to begin this week at Brockton Superior Court. Jury selection began Monday.
On June 2, 2011, Gray was found around 10:30 a.m. with gunshot wounds to the head and groin in the passenger seat of a black Lexus SUV that had crashed into a tree at 33 Harvard St.
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|Odin on the World Tree by Emil Doepler (1900)
Compare this to what Helene Adeline Guerber calls "the oldest Northern riddle": "Who are the two who ride to the Thing? Three eyes have they together, ten feet, and one tail: and thus they travel through the lands." In this context, the Thing is the meeting of the gods. One-eyed Odin riding his eight-legged horse equals three eyes, ten feet, and one tail. These two riddles, separated by vast distances of time and space, underscore both the concept of the coffin as horse and the idea of a hereditary connection (common or originating) between the Germanic tribes and the peoples of the Indian subcontinent.
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October 10, 2012 | By Microsoft blog editor
It seems like only yesterday that the eScience team at Microsoft Research came up with the idea of recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of data-intensive computing with an award named in memory of Jim Gray. Jim was a man of vision. The breadth and clarity of the agenda he set forth has provided a roadmap that extends beyond traditional data-intensive research to the maturing field of eScience.
Last night, October 9, our annual Jim Gray Award banquet brought the 2012 Microsoft eScience Workshop to a close. As I stood on stage, presenting the Jim Gray eScience Award to Antony John Williams, I remembered Jim and thought to myself, "Jim would be pleased with this choice."
Antony is leading the charge to show how experience, knowledge, insight, and crowd-sourced contributions can build a platform to facilitate a semantic web for chemistry. ChemSpider provides the means by which that can be realized now. Jim valued doers, and, with his pioneering spirit and energy, Antony is exactly that: a doer.
Jim Gray himself was the ultimate doer, a man with far-ranging interests—from astronomy to zoology, literally A to Z—but none was dearer to him than the idea of using computers to make scientists more productive. Jim had the clarity to see the revolutionary impact of what's come to be known as Big Data—how data-intensive science had ushered in a new era, which he ccalled the Fourth Paradigm. At the time of his loss at sea (while sailing, another of his myriad interests), Jim was working with the science community to build a worldwide digital library to integrate all scientific literature and its underlying data in one easily-accessible collection.
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off or try to avoid it.
9. My experience with communication at a distance: Includes
most forms of asynchronous and synchronous communication tools. Includes
using email and newsgroups. Is mainly
via telephone.
10. I would classify myself as someone who: Often
gets things done ahead of time. Needs
reminding to get things done on time. Puts
things off until the last minute.
11. When an instructor hands out directions for an assignment, I
prefer: Figuring
out the instructions myself. Trying to
follow the directions on my own, then asking for help as needed. Having
the directions explained to me.
12. When engaged in a project, I enjoy seeking information by:
Researching questions on my own. Having
someone help me find the information. Asking
someone for the answer.
13. Considering my professional and personal schedule, the amount of time
available for me to work on an online course is: More than
for a class on campus. The same
as for a class on campus. Less than
for a class on campus.
14. When absorbed in a project: I stay
late and finish, if possible. I
sometimes stay late. I leave
at quitting time.
15. The people in my life: Fully
understand that they will have to make some adjustments to our time together.
Don't know about my plans to take online courses. Find it
difficult to accept that I have to work on online courses.
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A corset is a garment that girds the torso and shapes it according to the fashionable silhouette of the day. Most often it has been used for cinching the waist and supporting the breasts.
Some women tended to wear corsets tighter than necessary and buy corsets with smaller waists, but most women, although they purchased an 18 or 20 inch waisted corset left a gap at the back closure to accommodate a more realistic 22-26 inch waist measurements. On average that would mean a corset reduced the figure by only an inch or two at most. Stories about women with broken ribs, having ribs removed, and causing fatal injury to themselves through tight lacing are greatly exaggerated and apocryphal.
In fact, like today, in order to achieve the hourglass figure, many women took to adding volume to their bustlines to increase the ratio of bust to waist. Also, the full skirts, crinolines and bustles of the 19th century added to the width of the hips to make the waist appear slimmer.
The earliest corsets were called "payre of bodies" and were usually worn with a farthingale that held out the skirts in a stiff cone. The payre of bodies, later called stays, turned the upper torso into a matching cone or cylinder. They had shoulder straps and ended in flaps at the waist. They flattened the bust, and in so doing, pushed the breasts up. The emphasis of the stays was less on the smallness of the waist than on the contrast between the rigid flatness of the bodice front and the curving tops of the breasts peeking over the top of the corset.
By the middle of the 16th century, corsets were appearing as a commonly worn garment for women. These were made of stiffened multiple layers of linen with wooden busks or shafts that were inserted in a pocket at the front in order to keep the corset and figure straight. In this form, the corset survived until about 1860.
Henry III of France and the Princess Margaret of Lorraine
Stays circa 1720
The predominant forms of stays in the 18th-century was an inverted conical shape, often worn to create a contrast between a rigid quasi-cylindrical torso above the waist and heavy full skirts below. The primary purpose of 18th century stays was to raise and shape the breasts, tighten the midriff, support the back, improve posture to help a woman stand straight, with the shoulders down and back, and only slightly narrow the waist, creating a 'V' shaped upper torso over which the outer garment would be worn. However, 'jumps' of quilted linen were also worn instead of stays for informal situations. Jumps were only partially boned, did little for one's posture, but did add some support. Both garments were considered undergarments, and would be seen only under very limited circumstances. Well-fitting 18th Century stays are quite comfortable, do not restrict breathing, and allow women to work, although they do restrict bending at the waist (forcing one to protect one's back by lifting with the legs).
Stays became much less constricting with the advent of the high-waisted empire style (around 1796) which de-emphasized the natural waist. Some form of stays was still worn by most women but these were often "short stays" (i.e. which did not extend very far below the breasts). By contrast, corsets intended to exert serious body-shaping force (as in the Victorian era) were "long" (extending down to and beyond the natural waist), laced in back, and stiffened with boning.
By 1800 the corset had become primarily a method of supporting the breasts, as the waist was raised to just under the bust line. Corsets still slimmed the torso but this was not their primary purpose.
Regency short stays circa 1810
Short stays circa 1803
When the waistline returned to its natural position during the 1830s, the corset reappeared and served dual purpose of supporting the breasts and narrowing the waist. However, it had changed its shape to the hourglass silhouette that is even now considered typical both for corsets and for Victorian fashion. At the same time, the term corset was first used for this garment in English. In the 1830s, the artificially inflated shoulders and skirts made the intervening waist look narrow, even with the corset laced only moderately.
When the exaggerated shoulders disappeared, the waist itself had to be cinched tighter in order to achieve the same effect. The focus of the fashionable silhouette of the mid and late 19th century was an hourglass figure, achieved by reducing the thickness of the waist through corsetry. It is in the 1840s and 1850s that tightlacing first became popular. The corset differed from the earlier stays in numerous ways. The corset no longer ended at the hips, but flared out and ended several inches below the waist. The corset was exaggeratedly curvaceous rather than funnel-shaped. Spiral steel stays curved with the figure. While many corsets were still sewn by hand to the wearer's measurements, there was also a thriving market in cheaper mass-produced corsets.
1859 corset with built-in partial crinoline
1869 corset
1878 corset
1890 corset
"Perfect Health" Corset c 1890.
In the late 19th century overzealous concern about reports of tight lacing caused a movement for rational dress. Some doctors were found to support the theory that corsetry was injurious to health (particularly during pregnancy) and women who did tight lace were condemned for vanity and excoriated from the pulpit as slaves to fashion. In reality, tight corsetting was most likely the cause of indigestion and constipation but rarely the cause for a plethora of ailments associated with tight corsetting at the time ranging from hysteria to liver failure.
The straight-front corset, also known as the swan-bill corset, the S-bend corset or the health corset, was worn from circa 1900 to the early 1910s. Its name is derived from the very rigid, straight busk inserted in the center front of the corset. This corset forced the torso forward and made the hips protrude.
The straight-front corset was popularised by Inez Gaches-Sarraute, a corsetiere with a degree in medicine. It was intended to be less injurious to wearers' health than other corsets in that it exerted less pressure on the stomach area. However, any benefits to the stomach were more than counterbalanced by the unnatural posture that it forced upon its wearer.
The straight fronted corset was introduced to create the illusion of a slimmer waist by forcing the hips back and bust forward. This was thought to alleviate some of the pressure on the abdomen. However, by 1908 corsets began to fall from favour as the silhouette changed to a higher waistline and more naturalistic form. Early forms of brassieres were introduced and the girdle soon took the place of the corset which was more concerned with reducing the hips rather than the waist.
Camille Clifford in an S-curve corset
From 1908 to 1914 the width of the skirt slowly sank from waist to ankles. And the corset had need to grow in the lower edge. A new type of fashionable corset covered the thighs. This corset changed the position of the hip, making the waist become both higher and wider. The new fashion was considered uncomfortable, cumbersome, and furthermore required the use of strips of elastic fabric.
World War I caused a lack of steel for civilian use and the corset, which had been using steel bones in its construction since the 1860s, further declined in popularity as women took to brassieres and girdles which also used less steel in their construction. The development of rubberized elastic materials in 1911 helped the girdle replace the corset.[1]
Change in economy also changed the culture. Before: The typical young lady would be living at home and would have received a corset around age 15, and she might have been married by age 18. After: The young lady was a student. The average of marriage has been pushed up since the early 20th century to being 26 years of age in the Western world. The typical corset was an underbust corset only for corpulent or pregnant women, but often it was all smooth underwear carrying the same name. See: girdles, corselettes and corsages.
Corsets fell from popularity during the late 1910s but forms of body shaping undergarments often called corsets continued to be worn well into the 1920s. However, these garments were better known as girdles with the express purpose of reducing the hips in size. A return to waist nipping corsets in 1939 caused a stir in fashion circles but World War II ended their return. In the late 1940s they were revived and were popularly known as 'Merry Widows'. In the late 1980s and 1990s, fetish fashion became popular and corsets made something of a recovery, often worn as top garments rather than undergarments.
CORSETS: A Visual History ISBN 0914046209 http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Health_and_beauty_by_Caplin http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Spirella_Catalogue_(1933) http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/CORSETS:_An_Analysis
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CP World Report: Special on Sandy Hook School Shooting
The grieving process has begun following the mass murder of 27 people in Newtown, Connecticut last Friday. At Sandy Hook Elementary school twenty children and six adults were unmercifully shot several times as well as the shooters mother, Nancy Lanza, at her nearby home.
Sunday evening President Obama spoke at an inter-faith service.
When disaster presents itself in such a manner as it did on Friday people look for solace from each other as they gather in vigils at overflowing places of worship. A psychologist on the scene said the pain is so great that it is given to a higher power because humans cannot deal with that pain. Gov. Dan Malloy of Connecticut spoke of that faith at a vigil on Friday night.
Pope Benedict 16th sent a letter to Saint Rose Of Lima Roman Catholic Church In Newtown.
Also on Friday, President Obama called on scripture.


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I dream of fluffy
Hi all
Have been reading all the latest posts, and I have GOT to try CB miche - looks absolutely amazing.
Back to my post -
I bought a loaf of white sourdough (shock! horror!, but its the first time in the last couple of months) -
and the texture on the loaf is wonderful - small, consistent bubbles inside, light, thin crust and
really soft and fluffy inside.
All the loaves that i've been baking are really tasty, but tend to be a bit heavy and dense inside.
How to I achieve that fluffy texture?
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Dear Amy: My family hates my husband because he cheated on me.
I took him back and chose to forgive him — and not throw away 23 years of togetherness. This was four years ago, and my family doesn't invite us as a couple (only me) to family gatherings, such as birthdays.
I don't go to Christmas or Thanksgiving gatherings because he is not invited. My family misses me as I miss them. What can be done?
— Missing
Dear Missing: The element that is really missing here is your husband. Perhaps your family members are waiting for him to acknowledge his behavior and apologize for the impact his betrayal of you has had on them.
Infidelity has an ancillary impact, especially in close families such as yours. Your family members also spent 23 years with your husband. He hurts you, he hurts them.
He needs to express: "I hope it's not too late to apologize for how much I hurt your daughter/sister. She and I are in a good place now; she has forgiven me and I hope you would, too. She misses you very much, and I realize that I bear some responsibility for that."
If he acknowledges his actions, this gives your family members the opportunity to forgive him — and then both parties could gingerly try to repair this relationship. He should do this out of compassion for you.
Dear Amy: After being married for 35-plus years, without warning my husband announced that he wanted a divorce and had papers for me to sign to divide our assets.
I wasn't going to sign any papers without a lawyer. At first, our communication was fine but quickly turned nasty because I wasn't doing what he wanted quickly enough. I took the high road, I thought.
We have been divorced for almost 15 years. When I was cleaning out my old files I found our written communications. I started to read them, but after the first page I stopped. Now I don't know what to do. Do I want to review that crazy time again to put it to rest? Do I want to see if I really behaved well? Do I want the kids to see these papers? Should I trash them without reading?
Your advice would be much appreciated.
— Clean Jean
Dear Jean: You would like to prove something to yourself. If so, there is no greater teacher than facing the printed reality.
The evidence may be appreciably different from what you remember, and it could be a good thing to view this event from two perspectives: From a distance and through documents.
If it were me I would review each page as I fed it into the shredder (unless there are legal reasons to keep them). When contemplating sharing this with your children you have to ask yourself, "What good would come of it?" They already know you are wonderful. Surely you don't need to prove it.
Dear Amy: I had to respond to the letter from "Mom" about the 8-year-old girl who shows up unannounced at a neighbor's house. Once I was that little girl, afraid to go home, looking for someplace safe to spend time. When you're 8, your parents have the ability to make your life heaven, or in my case, hell.
I encourage this mom to contact the girl's family, not by phone — but to meet them face to face. Ask questions. Listen to what is not being said. Watch the child's reactions.
My family members were pillars of the community, but our home life was hellish. In the end, the letter writer might not be able to do anything to help this child except offer an abuse-free environment where she can just be an 8-year-old girl for a while. So please be kind.
I might not be here today if it weren't for the many people who throughout my young life welcomed me into their families because they saw my need and gave me a safe place to harbor when times were tough.
— Been There
Dear Been There: Thank you, and thanks to the families who offered you safety and security during your childhood.


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Teaching, General Teaching Projects in Peru by Amanda Bahnuk
A year before traveling to Peru, I had been thinking so much about traveling and teaching abroad. I did not know where I wanted to go, but felt drawn to being a part of a new experience. I have always enjoyed working with kids and had heard wonderful stories from friends who had traveled and taught abroad. So as I sat searching through the internet, reading through many of the different options and beautiful destinations around the world, Peru and Projects Abroad stood out to me!
I had done my research before applying and had been in contact with the Projects Abroad staff and knew right away that this was the organization I wanted to travel with, and I am so grateful to have made that choice. As I am a qualified teacher, I felt ready and determined for a new challenge teaching conversational English in a new country for what would become one of the best months of my life. On 27 June 2015, I set out on my journey to the Sacred Valley of Peru.
Arriving in Peru
The flight from Lima to Cusco was absolutely breath-taking, flying over the Andes. Upon arriving in Cusco, I was met by Santiago (a kind staff member) and other volunteers who had arrived at the same time. Everyone from the staff to my host family was so welcoming. I felt excited and nervous during the hour car ride to the town of Urubamba which would become my home for the next month.
Even though I was prepared and informed of there being culture shock, I didn't know how much I would feel it until I arrived at my host family's home. It was a mixture of feeling overly exhausted from the long journey and being a part of a whole new environment, but after taking a short nap I felt ready to get out in the town and explore. I spent my first afternoon in Peru being introduced to Urubamba by my host parents' niece, and my first evening being a part of the festival of Saint Peter and Saint Paul with my beautiful host family in the Urubamba town Plaza. I felt ready to learn more and be a part of the Peruvian culture.
My Teaching placement
My teaching placement took place in a secondary school in the town of Ollantaytambo (a half hour bus ride from Urubamba). Even though the collectivos would get very crowded (and there were even days when I became so curious and interested to see how many people would be able to fit in the small collectivo), the view of the mountains from Urubamba to Ollantaytambo were an amazing sight to see during my travels to the school.
On my first day of teaching I was met by Hugo and later Elizabeth (two staff members) and brought to the school where I was introduced to the teacher I would be working with. My teacher and the staff of the school were very welcoming from day one, and the students seemed so excited to meet me. I was the only volunteer at my school for the four weeks I was in Peru. I brought a book with pictures from my home city in Canada and did a short presentation on my first day. The students loved learning about where I'm from and had many questions to ask to get to know me. I definitely recommend for future volunteers to bring as many pictures from home as the students love seeing and learning about a new place!
The teacher I worked with really enjoyed teaching her students English songs, so I had the opportunity to teach part of the song Let It Go to one of my classes. The students were so excited and enthusiastic to learn the song in English. I also had a chance to bond with my teacher's daughter. During lunch breaks at the school, I would continue to teach her daughter English phrases while she taught me a little bit of Spanish. One of my favorite moments though was when her daughter tried to teach me Let It Go in Spanish. It was such a beautiful memory that will always stay with me!
The teaching experience as a whole was definitely a challenge, especially with the language barrier, but is an experience worth being a part of as you learn and grow as an individual. There were some classes who were more willing to learn than others, so it is definitely important to be patient and open to a variety of fun learning activities. As I was only in Peru for four weeks and teaching in many different classes, I realized it would be difficult to make the impact I was hoping to make. With that being said, next time I would definitely go longer. No matter the length of time you are there teaching though, you will always make an impact.
On my last day of teaching, the students thanked me and even sang songs to me in Quechua (a native South American language) and Spanish to show they were grateful for the time I was there working with them. On my last day in one of my classes, the students all swarmed around me with their books and pencils in hand, asking for my autograph. It was such a heart-warming moment and I definitely felt like a celebrity in their eyes. The students that I had the pleasure to teach will always have a special place in my heart!
My overall experience
I can't even begin to describe how grateful I am to have had the opportunity to meet and live with my host family. They made me feel so welcome and a part of their family from the first day I arrived. Even though I didn't know much Spanish upon my arrival, I felt very excited to learn from my family. We would sit together at their kitchen table (my Spanish dictionary in hand) and share stories and photos with one another. I would tell them about the Canadian culture and about my family and friends back home, and they would share stories and historical facts about the Peruvian culture. These moments together really allowed us to bond, and slowly but surely I began to feel comfortable in my new environment!
The Peruvian dishes normally consisted of rice dishes, quinoa, soup, papa purpura (purple potato), and oats in warm water for breakfast and delicious Peruvian tea. The food was delicious and I was always excited to try something new! Thankfully, I never felt ill during my stay and my family was so gracious in the way they looked after the volunteers in their home. Although I am not much of a tea drinker, I always looked forward to a delicious warm cup of tea after dinner, while sitting and enjoying my host family's company. One of my favorite moments with my host father was when he brought me to see the Urubamba Ruins one Friday morning. He explained to me how the ruins were built and the difference between the Pre-Incan and Incan structures.
I am also grateful to have had the opportunity to work with the staff members of Projects Abroad. Elizabeth, my teaching supervisor, was always so enthusiastic to share ideas and stories with all of the volunteers. I admire her compassion and willingness to make a difference in the lives of the many school children in Peru! During my first week in Peru, I sustained a knee injury. The staff members and my fellow volunteers were so helpful, checking in to make sure I was okay. Knowing that the staff and the other volunteers were so supportive made the situation less stressful. I am so grateful for the constant support from the staff and all the volunteers, especially when unexpected situations arise.
I will always remember waking up and venturing out into the town and seeing the beautiful mountains, visiting the beautiful Machu Picchu and the other Incan Ruins with many of the volunteers during weekends, preparing different teaching activities for school, attending social events on Wednesdays, attending the teaching workshops every Thursday, visiting the different towns, getting to know my host family and immersing myself in the Peruvian culture.
Having had the opportunity to travel to a new country and be a part of a culture so unlike my own was a true blessing and continues to remind me how lucky we are. The simplicity of the Peruvian lifestyle is something that I truly miss and will always be a part of me. I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to travel to Peru and meet many wonderful people who I am so thankful to call my friends. Thank you Projects Abroad for the amazing memories that will last a lifetime!
Amanda Bahnuk
Ce témoignage est basé sur l'expérience unique d'un volontaire à un certain moment donné. Nos projets s'adaptent constamment aux besoins locaux, ils évoluent au fur et à mesure que des volontaires s'impliquent et s'adaptent aux saisons, ainsi votre expérience sur place pourra être différente de celle décrite ici. Pour en savoir plus sur cette mission, vous pouvez consulter la page de ce projet ou bien contacter l'un de nos conseillers de volontaires.


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Filmmaker Anil Sharma says he has finalised an actress to groove to an item number in his film Singh Saheb The Great. He says the number will be like a tribute to 100 years of Indian cinema.
"We have finalised the girl who will be doing the item song in my film Singh Saheb The Great. We will make an official announcement soon. I can't reveal the name right now," Sharma said.
He said the song will be shot on January 28 in Indore.
"It is going to be a very unusual song," he added.
Talking about it, he said: "We will revive an old folk dance number for this song. You can say this song will be a tribute to 100 years of Indian cinema."
If recent media reports are anything to go by, Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone was being considered for this item song.
"Singh Saheb The Great" features Sunny Deol in the lead.


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Biological Sciences
Research Highlights
April 2009
Something To Smile About
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers elucidate first steps in tooth formation
A research team from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Southern California's Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology discovered one of the initial steps the body takes to build tooth enamel.
Results: Thousands of people who suffer from inherited tooth defects are one step closer to showing off their smiles, thanks to a research team from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Southern California's Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology. The team discovered one of the initial steps the body takes to build tooth enamel, which could help in the prevention and treatment of defective enamel formation.
Why it Matters: The findings might help in the treatment of amelogenesis imperfecta, a tooth disorder that leaves both baby and permanent teeth with little or no enamel. The condition, which afflicts more than 14,000 people in the United States alone, causes teeth to be small, discolored, hypersensitive to temperature changes, and subject to extensive damage. Besides the obvious discomfort, amelogenesis imperfecta can have psychological effects. Treatment of the disorder can be complicated, expensive, and painful.
Methods: Using nuclear magnetic resonance instruments and other resources at EMSL, a national scientific user facility at PNNL, the team focused on amelogenin, a unique protein that plays a major role in the formation of tooth enamel. They determined the initial steps in how amelogenin self assembles into tiny spheres called nanospheres. The spheres are about 20 nanometers, a billionth of a meter, in diameter and interact with the primary mineral compound found in enamel (hydroxyapatite) to form long, ribbon-like crystals 3000 times longer than those found in bone. The elongated crystals, formed into a woven pattern, give enamel the strength to last a lifetime.
The team studied the initial steps of amelogenin matrix formation in solutions with and without salt. Without salt in the solution, amelogenin exists as monomers, or small individual molecules. Two salts were tested, sodium chloride (table salt) and calcium chloride (used in creating cement and to combat icy roads), and both resulted in similar amelogenin interaction. When salt was added, amelogenin monomers began to form pairs or dimers. Dimer formation is the first step in amelogenin assembly.
"Our research provides a better comprehension of the formation of nanospheres," said Dr. Wendy Shaw, a member of the research team at PNNL. "The knowledge we've gained establishes the mechanistic groundwork essential for developing enamel replacements."
What's Next: Scientists continue to work on re-creating natural enamel in the laboratory, which could aid in the repair of tooth decay or damage. This is an enormous challenge because amelogenin disappears by the time the tooth breaks through the gum and, unlike skin or bone, can no longer regenerate. Some researchers are successfully growing the internal material of teeth (dentin) in laboratory animal experiments, but the ability to duplicate enamel's mineralization process in the lab does not exist.
"We don't have the capability to produce enamel outside of the body, but we're learning what happens at the molecular level," Shaw said. "This fundamental understanding is necessary to provide major advancements in enamel restoration in the next 10-20 years."
Acknowledgments: The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, part of the National Institutes of Health, supported the research.
The research team was Garry Buchko, Jacky Bekhazi, Barbara Tarasevich, and Wendy Shaw at PNNL, Richland; and Malcolm Snead of the Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
Reference: Buchko GW, BJ Tarasevich, JG Bekhazi, ML Snead, and WJ Shaw. 2008. "A Solution NMR Investigation into the Early Events of Amelogenin Nanosphere Self-Assembly Initiated with Sodium Chloride or Calcium Chloride." Biochemistry 47(50):13215-13222. doi: 10.1021/bi8018288.