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Howling Gale Irish Pale Ale (ABV 5%) 33cl bottle, 30l/50l kegs
Like blitzing down the Ballyhouras on your bike with an icy wind in your face, Howling Gale Irish Pale Ale delivers a refreshing crisp smack around the gills. It pours a pale golden colour, and has a pleasant grapefruit and citrus aroma. The malty base is well balanced by Cascade and Simcoe hops. Goes well with fish, chicken or anything off the barbecue. Howling Gale was the first beer we ever brewed, all the way back in 2011, and is still our most popular beer.
Short description: crisp and refreshing – bright hoppy grapefruit – gentle bitterness
Style: Irish Pale Ale
Malt: Irish pale malt, Carapils, Munich, Cara
Hops: Nugget, Cascade, Simcoe
Strength: 5% ABV
Bitterness: 38 IBUs
Tasting notes
Colour/appearance: pale golden in the glass with a white head.
Aroma: bright grapefruit and pine on the nose.
Flavour: crisp pink grapefruit and pine needles. Medium body with some biscuit malt sweetness.
Aftertaste: smooth and crisp with a gentle smack of bitterness in the finish.
Food pairings: Howling Gale makes sure that spicy or fried food never becomes palate-clogging. Pale Ales are traditionally seen a great foil for spicy food – there's a little bit of sweetness there that will cut the chilli burn – but don't miss the chance to have it with fish and chips (or in the batter for the fish!). It's well worth trying with a Cashel Blue and Broccoli Gratin, the bright citrus notes act like a squeeze of lemon with smoked salmon or pair it with semi-soft, washed rind cheeses like Milleens, Durrus and Gubbeen. It has a similar flavour profile to New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc and can be paired with many of the same foods: fish, seafood, summer salads, chicken or anything off the barbecue.
Awards: Howling Gale Irish Pale Ale was voted best IPA by customers at Molloy's Liquor Stores in their 2017 craft beer awards. Read more.
Launch Date: First launched in April 2011. Core range – always available.
Serving temperature: 8 degrees celsius
Availability: Bottles and draught (30L and 50L kegs)
Get social: #HowlingGaleAle
The Irish Times – A heads-up on a tasty new brew
Howling Gale has plenty of flavour, with an attractive maltiness mid-palate and a lovely refreshing hoppy note kicking in on the finish. If you are trying to move on from lager, this would be a good place to start.
The Irish Times – John Wilson's Review of the Year
From a brand new microbrewery based in Mitchelstown, a fairly full-flavoured ale, with a broad maltiness on the mid palate and a nice refreshing crisp hoppy finish. This has plenty of flavour and certainly avoids the temptation to dumb down to please the lager drinker.
The Irish Examiner – Cheers
Pale golden but aroma packs a fruity punch that plays just as well on the tongue. Sugary sweetness balanced by a spicy, hoppy crispness makes for a very lively mouthful.
Food & Wine Magazine – Beer of the Month
The lack of any artificial additives or ingredients really allows the crisp and refreshing flavours of this pale, golden ale to shine through without too much interference from other flavours. Beer purists should give this one a go for its natural, hoppy goodness.
The Irish Times – Beer of the Week
From a brand new Irish micro-brewery in Mitchelstown comes this fairly full-flavoured ale, with a broad maltiness on the mid palate and a nice, refreshing, crisp hoppy finish. This has plenty of flavour and certainly avoids the temptation to dumb down to please drinkers of watery lager.
The Irish Examiner – Beer of the Week
…a beautifully-balanced light-to-middle-weight ale; highly approachable even by dilettantes but hoppy and tangy enough to delight more dedicated beer fans.

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Benefits reform for disabled people
Hundreds of thousands of disabled people will see their benefits axed or cut in the next three years, the Government has said.
Ministers are reforming disability payments because, they say, some claimants have not been recently assessed and may now be suitable for some work.
They believe that by cutting benefits for some recipients they can divert money to those in more need, scrapping the 20-year-old disability living allowance (DLA) and replacing it with personal independent payments (PIPs).
Disabled people's minister Esther McVey told the House of Commons: "By reforming the system, ensuring it is fit for the 21st century, we can use the money we spend on disabled people more efficiently and effectively to help those most in need."
She added: "By October 2015 we will have reassessed 560,000 claimants. Of those, 160,000 will get a reduced award and 170,000 will get no award. However, 230,000 will get the same or more support."
Ms McVey said claimants receiving lifetime or indefinite DLA would not be reassessed until October 2015 at the earliest - after the next general election.
Labour backed reform but shadow minister Anne McGuire insisted: "The assessment needs to be the right one."
The annual bill for DLA is £13.2 billion a year, shared among 3.2 million adults.
In her Commons statement, Ms McVey said the changes would make the system "more transparent, objective and fair" and insisted that the Government had listened to the "huge" response to its disability benefits consultation.
She told MPs the checks would be introduced more gradually, adding: "We are now to undertake a significantly slower reassessment timetable to ensure we get this right. It will be phased in, starting with the North West and parts of the North East of England from April 2013."
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Laws of Thermodynamics - Conceptual Explanations
Explain the important laws of thermodynamics and their physical aspects.© BrainMass Inc. brainmass.com August 17, 2018, 1:18 am ad1c9bdddf
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Laws of thermodynamics
Thermodynamics is the division of physics concerned with the inter conversion of heat, work and other forms of energy and with the states of physical systems.
In thermodynamics, the system is any defined collection of matter. A closed system is one that cannot exchange matter with its surroundings. An isolated system can exchange neither matter nor energy. A system in stable equilibrium is said to be in an equilibrium state and has an equation of state (eg. the gas law) relating its properties.
The zero law of thermodynamics states that if two systems are in thermal equilibrium with a third system, then they are in thermal equilibrium with each other. Thus this law gives an operational definition of temperature.
The temperature of a closed system is the property that determines whether or not the system is in thermal equilibrium from one state to another with its surroundings.
The first law of thermodynamics states that for all processes linking to two equilibrium states of a system, its internal energy U changes according ...
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This answer includes the description of the laws of thermodynamics. It is expected that this more than 700 words text will help students understand the concepts of thermodynamics and its laws.


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One thing that sets great families apart from the rest is that they care for the future of their children. You want the best for your children, good carers, good families, a strong self-esteem. A great smile can help your child achieve all of these. It is well known that more attractive people get better jobs and have higher self-esteem.
You can make sure that your child gets a good start on all of these by giving them the best chance at having a healthy mouth. It shouldnât be teaching them when they are old enough to start brushing on their own either.
A good San Clemente Dentist will be able to give you good advise on when to start teaching your child proper oral hygiene.
Steps to Healthy Teeth for Your Child
1). Start before they are born. Make sure to have a healthy diet well you are still pregnant with your child. A good diet of calcium and vitamin D will give your child a great start with strong bones and teeth.
2). After your child is born and before they have teeth try not to give them to much sugar. This includes not dipping their pacifiers in honey or other things with sugar in them. Also, try and avoid putting your child to bed with a bottle. Bottled milk has some sugars in them, this is not bad but you donât want your child sucking on that all night.
3). After your child has grown teeth make sure to brush and floss their teeth for them. When they are old enough teach them proper technique. Brushing for two minutes and flossing are important to keep teeth healthy and gums strong.
4). When they are old enough to brush and floss on their own supervise them so that they will maintain good oral hygiene for the rest of their life.
Thatâs it! Follow these simple steps and your child will be off to a great start.
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text: TICKET ALERT: School Of Rock At The New London Theatre Tickets On Sale, £10 OFF Previews - Book Now! By Jacob Porteous Wednesday 25 May 2016 School Of Rock The Musical London tickets are on sale today (25 May, 2016) from 10am, booking 24 October 2016 to 23 July 2017 with £10 OFF previews. 'I Laughed. I Cried. I Rocked!' - Jack Black Following its triumphant Broadway opening Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced that the West End production of School of Rock The Musical London will open 14th November (previews from 24th October) at the New London Theatre. Andrew Lloyd Webber said: "I am thrilled to announce that we are confirming a West End production of School of Rock The Musical. We have had such a great time in the US staging the world premiere and now that we have opened on Broadway, I am delighted to be focussing on the next chapter in the show's journey." Based on the iconic, hit movie, this irresistible new musical follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn an extra bit of cash by posing as a supply teacher at a prestigious prep school. There he turns a class of straight –A pupils into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping mind-blowing rock band. But can he get them to the Battle of the Bands without their parents and the school's headmistress finding out? Book your tickets now for School of Rock at the New London Theatre! Tags: ConcertsComedyFamily FriendlyChildrenClassicsHistoryCheap Theatre TicketsTop ShowsHot TicketsHalf TermAmerican ClassicLimited RunEducational Please note: Opinions expressed on the londontheatredirect.com blog are those of the relevant contributors, not of London Theatre Direct Ltd, its owners or staff. London Theatre Direct Ltd is not responsible for the accuracy of any of the information supplied by contributors.


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Sony's not so sorry revolutionary handheld PlayStation Vita
Sony presented the new revolutionary hand held game console called PlayStation Vita at E3 2011 in Los Angeles, CA. The unveiling took place moments after Sony CEO Jack Tretton gave a public 'I'm sorry' apology for the company's network hack that affected millions of users.
You are the lifeblood of the company...Without you there is no PlayStation. I want to apologize personally and on behalf of the company for any anxiety caused, announced Tretton.
Formerly named the Next Generation Portable (NGP), the company presented the new console with a new name PlayStation Vita.
Vita means life...And we're confident that Vita will be the first product that blurs the lines between reality and interactive entertainment, said Sony Computer Entertainment president and group CEO Kazuo Hirai.
The PlayStation Vita makes its North America debut after first launching in Japan back in January 2011. Sony's new portable game console looks very similar to the PSP but is packed with new hardware and specs.
Its quad core ARM Cortex A9 CPU supports eye-catching graphics which is displayed on a 5-inch 960x544 OLED screen. The display screen also supports touchscreen along with a rear touch pad accompanying the dual joysticks and buttons. The new style of play which combines physical controls with multi touch is sure to give users a new gaming experience.
Users can expect to play online with a community network of other PlayStation gamers through the console's Wifi, 3G, and GPS capabilities. The front (320x240) and rear facing cameras (640x480) are sure to give gamers a social network environment while engaging in online play.
Sony's PlayStation Vita comes game-ready, offering an array of titles to choose from. Game titles that are planned for the Vita include Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Wipeout 2084, Street Fighter X Tekken, LittleBigPlanet, Ruin, Modnation Racers, Reality Fighters, Top Darts, Super Stardust Delta, Little Deviatns, Everybody's Golf, Smart As, Sound Shapes, Virtua Tennis 4, Gravity, BlazBlue, and Shinobido 2: Tales of Ninja. The most interesting game that utilizes Vita's motion and Six Axis sensor is Gravity. Gamers can truly experience the console's capabilities using different senses of play from touchscreen, button smashing, to tilting the physical console.
The Vita comes in 2 versions, the Wifi and 3G version. The Wifi console will sell for $249 while the 3G version will go for $299. Both are expected to be available for the Christmas holiday season. Sony announced that AT&T will be the wireless carrier for American PlayStation Vita consoles.


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imagine countless numbers of people with goals of deepening their inner peace. Imagine countless numbers of people committed to sending this peaceful energy out into the world. We are joined together in our hearts, in our intentions, and in our commitments.
All of us reading this page today are truly a community.
It is so heartwarming to know that I am not alone, that I am joined with so many other people who are as committed as I am to personal peace and world peace.
April 16PEACE IN OUR HEARTS, PEACE IN THE WORLDApril 16
Through community, through those who hold the energy that
keeps us awake, we can tune in and ask God for guidance. No individual knows everything, but God does. Spiritual community reminds us that we are connected.
—Mary Manin Morrissey
WRINKLES DON'T HURT. Daily Meditations on the Joy of Aging Mindfully April 16
I am taking all the time I need
to take care of myself today,
to be gentle with myself,
to listen deeply
to my inner being,
my wise self
and to flow gently
with what
I hear.
From PEACE IN OUR HEARTS, PEACE IN THE WORLD
June 2
Today's Peaceful Exercise
Today I am bringing my full awareness to a daily routine.
I am taking time to do at least five minutes of very slow
walking.I am being mindful of every aspect of my walking.
I am aware of the touch of my foot as I place it on the ground,
the sand, or the rug.
I am aware of the feelings in my legs and my feet.
I am aware of my balance or lack of balance.
I am aware of aromas around me.
I am aware of any sounds that I hear, such as planes or birds or
waves or cars or other people.
I am aware of the sights I see, such as flowers or trees or furniture
or pictures on the walls.
If thoughts take me away from my awareness, I simply notice
them and return my attention to my walking. I can do this
any time during the day wherever I am.
This quiets my mind and gives me great peace.
I am carrying this peace with me for the rest of the day.
From WRINKLES DON'T HURT
January 2
Our minds are usually on other things when we are doing something routine, such as brushing our teeth. We might be going over our to-do list or worried about something. Brushing our teeth is a wonderful way to practice mindfulness. Each day make an intention to be with the total experience of brushing your teeth. Bring your awareness to your breath. If at any time you find yourself in a thought or a daydream, just bring your awareness back to the moment.
Feel your hand on the faucet as you turn on the water.
Listen to the sound of the water.
Feel your hand on your toothbrush and the toothpaste tube.
Smell the toothpaste.
Be aware as you put the toothpaste onto your brush.
Notice what it feels like when you put the brush into your mouth.
Notice the taste.
Feel the water in your mouth.
Stay with the movements of your hand as you brush your teeth.
Listen to the silence as you turn off the water.
Enjoy the peace.
As you develop this habit you will soon find it easier to bring this practice of mindfulness to others activities of your day.
One Minute Breathing
An excellent way to introduce your students or children or really anyone. to the benefits of their breath is to have them count how many times they breathe in one minute. Explain that an in breath and an out breath count as one breath. They will count from the time you say start until the time you say stop. Be sure you have a second hand on your watch or on the wall clock.
At the end of this minute have them share how many times they breathed in that minute. Explain that there are no rights or wrongs here. Each person has a different rhythm. And their breathing varies all the time. If they have been just running or they are anxious, their number of breaths in a minute will increase. If they have just been sitting quietly, their breathing will be slower and they will have fewer counts in the minute.
The importance here is for them to become aware of what they experienced in this minute.
Some questions to ask:
Did it feel long or short?
Were you surprised?
What feelings did you notice?
Perhaps impatience?
What else?
Explain that this is something they can do at anytime on their own to calm down. It is an excellent technique to use if they are angry or irritable. Rather than acting out in anger they can spend one minute with their breath and notice the difference in how they feel.
How Do We Practice Mindful Meditation?
Meditation is really very simple. Sit either in a crossed-leg position on a cushion, on a meditation bench, or in a chair, wherever you are most comfortable. Sit with your back as straight as possible, with your eyes closed very gently, or look down at a
45-degree angle. Begin by being mindful of your breathing. Feel your breath going in and coming out of your nose. You can also watch your chest as it rises and falls and your stomach as it fills and empties.
It's normal for thoughts to come in, your body to itch or hurt, or for you to become impatient. Simply notice whatever comes up that takes you away from your breathing and return to your breath, without any judgment. The more you practice, the more peaceful you become. Practice this for the minimum of 20 minutes every day. As you develop this practice each day, you will be able to bring this mindful awareness
into other areas of your day.It feels so good to begin my day connecting spiritually
with the practice of mindfulness. I am bringing peace and an open heart to the rest of my day.
Today's practice is amazing. Teacher Thich Naht Hanh suggests we see if we can tell which breath we are on upon awakening! Quite a challange. He tells us when we can do this we have arrived!
Experiment with this and see what happens for you.
From WRINKLES DON'T HURT The Joy of Aging Mindfully
June 29
Did you ever stop and think about your thoughts and where they come from?
Are they real?
How do they make you feel?
Have you noticed that when you have a thought,
your body responds with a feeling?
Take some time to be aware of your thoughts today.
Just notice a thought when it comes in.
Notice how long it stays.
Where does it go after you have it?
Is it a habitual thought?
Do you have it often?
Do you have similar thoughts over and over again?
Do your thoughts give you pain or bring you joy?
Can you stop the ones that bring you pain?
Can you change them to a thought that brings you joy?
When you see that you have the power to let go of
unpleasant thoughts, it's a wonderful feeling!
Why not let this be your mindfulness practice today!
from WRINKLES DON'T HURT
Mindful Eating
Mindful eating is a wonderful way to develop the habit of being in the present moment. It helps us to slow down, reflect, and see how connected we are. You can imagine all the people it took to bring the variety of food to your table. There are those who prepare the soil, plant the seeds, harvest the plants, transport the food to be processed and packed. Then those who transport it to the store and the people who unpack the boxes. Here is a wonderful prayer written by meditation teacher and
author Thich Nhat Hanh. It is nice to recite this before eating.
The Five Contemplations
This food is the gift of the whole universe, the earth, the sky, and much hard work.
May we eat in mindfulness so that we may be worthy of receiving it. May we transform our unskillful states of mind and learn to eat with moderation.
May we take only foods that nourish us and prevent illness. We accept this food so that we may realize the path of understanding and love.
We accept this food so that we may nurture our sisterhood and brotherhood, strengthen our community, and nourish our ideal of serving all beings.
From HeartMath, Inc
April is National Stress Awareness Month. A great many of us believe our stress is increasing, so it's a good time to redouble our efforts and take stock of what's causing our stress and what we can do to minimize it.
We all know we should reduce our stress, but that's easier said than done when we're simply trying to keep up in these fast-paced times. The American Psychological Association's (APA) most recent statistics are evidence that a lot of people are having a difficult time.
APA 2012 Stress Findings
• 69 percent of U.S. adults surveyed who reported experiencing high stress said their stress had increased during the previous year.
• 33 percent of U.S. adults said that they never discuss ways to manage stress with their health care providers.
• Although overall stress declined from 5.2 on a 10-point scale in 2011 to 4.9 in 2012, 35 percent of Americans said their stress increased in the last year, with 20 percent reporting extreme stress levels of 8, 9 or 10.
Changing Nature of Stress
We've long known chronic stress exacerbates problems with health, communication and performance.
Many of us hear that inner voice telling us to live less stressfully so we don't become casualties of excessive stress. By all estimates, stress is a major threat.
In the words of APA CEO Norman Anderson, "Stress could easily become our next public health crisis."
Not long before this new millennium, stress often was considered a major problem only after a life crisis such as trauma, illness, home foreclosure, job layoff, divorce, death of a loved one or other major life events.
Day-to-day life was different for most in many ways. We had more time between events like eating, sleeping and working. We spent more time with family and simple hobbies. There was actually time to unwind and recoup, whether at day's end or on vacation.
Now we worry about emails piling up so high we wish we hadn't gone on vacation at all. Advances in technology now make so much more possible and enable us to constantly multitask, take on more and be ever hyperconnected.
Today's stress is more persistent and pervasive. With more to do than ever before, we do more. We expect more of ourselves and others. Life constantly accelerates and changes. Uncertainty about the future seems greater than ever.
It's a placing an enormous amount of pressure on us, and not releasing it can send us into mental and emotional overload. Stress is our body's way of saying we're out of balance,
risking poor decisions about health, relationships, schoolwork, job performance and more.
These HeartMath tips have worked for thousands worldwide.
Tip 1. Heart-Focused Breathing™
HeartMath research has shown that Heart-Focused Breathing, which only takes a few minutes, can help quickly reduce stress,
anxiety and anger, especially in times of emotional overload.
• Imagine breathing through your heart, or the center of your chest. See yourself taking a timeout to refuel your system, breathing in an attitude of calm and balance. Breathe in for 5 or 6 seconds and out for 5 or 6 seconds.
"Mindfulness is probably one of the most
powerful stress busters out there. It's also a phenomenal way to become fully engaged with life. Practiced and taught by teachers in traditions ranging from Vedic and Tantric to Buddhist and everything in between, it's a versatile practice that we often gain access to through meditation, but can easily transfer to everyday living."
—Lindsey Lewis
Here are just a few ways to be mindful in everyday living:
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I've placed information vital to the survival of the memory of this RD2 unit into this blog so fathers will know how to retrieve it. You must see this stroller delivered and realize it's an older one. This was Raleigh's most desperate hour. Helped by Ogle Noor designers, it was their only hope. To expand into the stroller market, that is. [1]
Raleigh had long dominated the bicycle industry, and had launched cars and mopeds, with limited success. Their iconic 70's kid's bicycle, the Raleigh Chopper, was still a couple of years away, and so the Raleigh Dreamline series of prams and pushchairs presented something of a risk.
The RD2 had a pretty sleek line to it, made of tubular steel with small, solid wheels and a no-nonsense fabric seat. When Design journal featured the Dreamline strollers in 1969, they criticized the lack of underseat storage, but the RD2's innovative, telescoping folding system was well-received. From the photo, it looks like it collapses down like a Graco Quattro Tour or something.
Flipping through Ogle Noor's portfolio, I have to say, the RD2 is a standout. But to say it's better than their most famous design, the Popemobile, isn't really much of a compliment.
For an article and more pictures, check out the online archives of Design journal, 1969 issue [ahds.ac.uk]
[1] yes, I know, I am a huge dork.


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[4/6/12] The Origin of Pokémon: Shadow Boom
One of the first two stories on CDSMEDIA, and the one that hasn't been
added to for longest. Following the Shadow Pokemon and the revival of
Team Snagem, it might seem entirely fictional.
But Orre is real
in the Pokemon universe and Shadow Pokemon and Team Snagem are at the
heart of it. References to Johto and Kanto are included and again, just
like the anime, it follows the adventures of Ash. But why has Orre not
been included in the Pokemon anime?
Here I give my views.
Orre, just like Unova, is a far off region. But unlike Unova, it is a
barren wastleand with vehicle travel the only way to any of its
locations. This much is clear from the two games that pronounce Orre as a
region. Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness follow five years apart from
each other, but both are set in the Orre region, and both have you
traveling by a bike to reach destinations. The map itself shows that
Orre is a barren wasteland with a mountain home to a massive tournament,
and to the west a forest. Water around the entirety of the land [or as
much of it as you can see] suggests that Orre is an island.
of the geography though. Just like the Hoenn region, Orre has two
conflicting bad teams. Team Snagem and Cipher Co. The history behind
these two is that they had a mutual alliance for a time, but Snagem were
shunted by Cipher for betraying them. Five years later, Cipher return
with a vengeance. And are again defeated.
So I thought,
if Cipher could come back, why not Snagem? That is part of the origin of
Shadow Boom, but still it needs more. That is where I thought to bring
back both protagonists and also give Ash, Brock and Misty another
adventure together. However, this had to be carefully implemented. So,
looking through the anime history, the easiest place to set it would be
after the events of Hoenn and the entirety of the Ruby/Sapphire
So the
time frame is set. And this allows for another hint to be dropped.
There are more Pokemon from Hoenn in the games then Johto or Kanto. This
means of course, that the main Pokemon appear from that region too.
However, that is not the case, but Hoenn does play a part in the story.
And a big one at that.
The Shadow Pokemon are back with a
vengeance and are more powerful than ever. Taking reference from the
plot of the Shadow's, I made them make more sense. After all, that is
part of this story. And references to the games are here as well. Miror
B. and the comment about Shadow Lugia. I also explain the games in my
own way. The Gamecube Pokemon games are some of my favourites, and I
wish there was a third on WiiU coming soon. So another basis of this
story was to follow the story of what that third game might entail. With
the power of the WiiU, what I have done so far could be implemented
into a game, with both Johto and Orre, and possibly other regions too.
the Shadow's have been powered up, so have the heroes. Wes and Michael
have stronger Pokemon and the Professor has even better tech. And Makan
has worked hard on the Robo Pokemon project. All of these are
contributing factors that I wanted to explain, but the main reason I
wanted to start this story was to give a better understanding to the
entire story of the Gamecube games and tell them in my own light.
[13/7/12] Animal Crossing Story: Reasons?
So, supposing you have read the pilot to the Animal Crossing story, you might be wondering the question of why.
answer is simple. While we have the games, we don't really have a
concrete story to pan them out. Like, when does the Museum increase in
size? When do Copper and Booker close up the Police Station to move to
the gate? Hopefully, I plan to answer these when the story finally comes
to start. But a deeper part of this is to pull Animal Crossing, like so
many others, into a fan fiction. Other fan fiction of Animal Crossing
includes parts of it, or follows the story of a particular game, but I'm
betting no fan fiction has ever combined the whole three games,
including the fourth when it comes out, in one. How is this possible? I
make it like the story it is. This starts from the Gamecube original,
then moves to Wild World, with City Folk [or Let's Go to the City, but
that's too long to even abbreviate, as I've heard before] following
that. Then, once I've had a blast on the 3DS version [when it comes out]
I can give details of that, depending on how I feel it can go into the
My ideas of the story are my own, but you know
some of the characters who will be in it and the name of the town. But
one thing I can say is, the ending of the pilot reveals what happens to
the island.
[13/11/12] The End of the Zincite
Now then, Zincite Storm Cup may have finished a while ago, but this is
the time to reflect on the story as a whole. The origins for this one
came from my love of racing games, and watching the F1. ModNation Racers
on the PSP had great cutscenes featuring two announcers. One of these I
pictured as a professional racing driver, who had served his time and
wanted to commentate instead. This was one of the driving reasons for
the storyline, whereas instead of having many tracks, this story just
featured one in its first chapter. The first chapter also sets the
rivalry between Cobri and Adam ready for the next race the year after.
All of this came together, including the great detail put in, to make a
great first chapter.
Then it started to go downhill. The second
chapter begins and again it is the same thing. While I tried to include
things other than racing into it, it didn't feel as good as the first
chapter. Even detailing the new courses I'd made didn't make things
better. By the eighth part of the second chapter, I'd lost most of the
detail, and realised, even though it would make it about two chapters
longer, it wouldn't have been any better. That was when I decided to cut
it to making the third chapter the final one of the story.
The third
chapter, while trying to include new elements, like more tracks with
different announcers seemed like chapters one and two mashed together.
It was then I realised, if I need to make it better, finish on a climax.
That's where the cliffhanger at the end of each part came from. As well
as that, I thought about the fact that we won't ever find out what
happens in the Republic Commando Star wars novels, that's like a never
ending cliffhanger. All in all, I will be reviewing this, as I know I
can make it a better story. But for now, enjoy the other stories.
[16/4/13] Soon For a Sonic Reveal
Now then, those on my personal Facebook feed will have seen these, but
since they are to do with one of those Unannounced stories on the Pilot
section, I'd thought I'd bring them all together and talk through what
is happening.
As you may remember, a story started by guest writer LuckyBachi called "Sonic:
The Hog Behind the Hero", which was stopped after four chapters. This
was because another story was started which has never seen the light of
day on CDSMEDIA. Called "Perfect Chaos II", it has a lot more of a
reputation due to its complex story arcs. A new section of CDSMEDIA will
be made where links to each chapter will be available. During
the year of 2012, the same year Perfect Chaos II started, rumours were
around of a Sonic game that would finally be Sonic Adventure 3. At the
beginning of 2013, those rumours grew stronger. In fact, the biggest
cherry on the cake was in February, when a whole host of information was
announced about the new Sonic game. Well, announced as in more rumours.
it got me thinking. Why couldn't I create my own Sonic Adventure 3
story? I got planning and got creative, which is when I came up with the
idea you will soon see in a future blog post. After all, you can have
hardly failed to notice that a full third of the new banner has been
taken over by Sonic, Cream, Cheese, The Chaotix and that mysterious
Sonic Adventure 3 logo. But while that story will be released soon, this
other one won't.
You see, during the creating of the
Sonic Adventure 3 storyline, I couldn't help but notice one major flaw
approaching. Without Eggman, who was to manage the robots and
operations? Part of that has already been covered in the major story
plot, but if new robots were to be made, and the final machine, who was
to do it?
That's where these two come in.
then, not to spoil it all. You won't see this announced fully in quite a
while, or maybe tomorrow. You see, I'm timing this announcement for
after the reveal of the new Sonic game. After all, what better way to
celebrate the announcement than the start of a story, or at least its
reveal, on the day the new Sonic game is finally revealed to the world?
And In Other News
Might as well use some more space to announce a few more bits and bobs going on around CDSMEDIA. Just short snippets really.
know I always say this, but bear with me. I will upload more story
parts when possible, but since it is getting to the end of the college
year, I really am concentrating on getting all that work done. But as
more units are complete, the less I have to work on.
the finished stories to put them in the proper order of flow will have
to wait until the summer holiday. I have also extended this to some of
the older stories as well, just for flow of continuity and in case you
want to revisit them, it will stop waiting for the next chapter to load
[or relentless backtracking].
-With this graphics tablet
I now have, I could start creating my own banners fully. I might try a
tester and see what people think.
[16/5/13] The Latest in All News
ee, I promised there wouldn't be another gaming blog post. Some might
call this cheating though, but I promise it isn't. This is basically a
restructure of the blogs.
First thing you might have seen is the new
description and name of this section. Since it will now cover all CDS
offerings and not just insights to the online novels I write. And the
other rename is in GAMING COVERS [no idea why it was in caps] to Custom
Game Covers. I might not be doing any more of them, but just in case I
want to turn it into a big thing some time in the future, it's there as a
Now then, next thing is something I'm rather concerned
about. From the original inception of the CDS logos, my idea was for
them to be in stenciled format. Some have been, others haven't. But
since then, the logos seem to have focused more on 3D effects than the
stenciled format. Seeing the 3D, I'm not really liking it that much.
However, while working on the animated music video, I came across a font
which fits the bill perfectly. With a bit of twitching, the new logos
should be ready before the incoming gaming marathon.
Yes. The gaming
marathon. Much like last year, I'll be posting my predictions for E3
soon, which is coming up on the 14th. As we know, Nintendo won't be
doing a major conference, but they will have a show floor, and will be
doing a Nintendo Direct during the E3 period. Sony and Microsoft both
have their new consoles to expand on, but of course! We haven't even
seen Microsoft's new console yet. That will all change on the 21st, and
hopefully I'll have my views on it. Then of course, is the Sonic the
Hedgehog reveal, which is looking even more likely to be within the next
seven days, and while the logos won't be changed by the time it comes
on, the Nintendo Direct tomorrow. I don't really cover these, but if
something big is announced, then I will focus some attention to it.
the last thing is the stories will now be continued as per normal after
the horrendous busy schedule and you can read the next part of Star
Wars: Darth Maul now, as well as the next part... Well, start of the
next Chapter, of TV and Film Residential Camp tomorrow.
And if you want to check out the animated music video I mentioned, just go to the CDS Youtube channel.
[18/5/13] The Sonic Announcement At Last
Could this be in the gaming section? It could indeed. It talks about the
latest game announced - in fact, two games - in the Sonic the Hedgehog
franchise. But I also made strict claims that this Sonic the Hedgehog
story I've been hiding behind would be announced when the game was, and
rather than have two separate blogs in two different sections, I've just
condensed them into one.
First off, the announcement was made
yesterday, 15:00 GMT, by Satoru Iwata during Nintendo Direct. It
featured the new Olympics game, Sochi Winter Olympics, and the game that
had been trademarked a few hours before, Sonic Lost World. People knew
the announcement was imminent after this, but didn't know in what form.
It came as a complete surprise then that, not only was it announced at
the Direct, but that SEGA and Nintendo were into another of their
partnerships, though this seems to be a lot bigger than normal. This
simply isn't SEGA simply deciding to make a game for the WiiU. This is a
strict partnership meaning that three Sonic games can be released only
for Nintendo platforms. That's not to say that they can't be remade or
ported to other console at a later date, remember. But for now, it seems
we've got Lost World and another Mario and Sonic Olympics game. Both
are coming to the WiiU and Lost World has already been confirmed for a
3DS release as well. The deal doesn't seem too bad, but fans can get a
bit... [got to say this right so as not to offend]... critical, about
exclusives, especially when they seem good. And the trailer that's bound
to be coming soon [Monday earliest] will generate even more hype and
excitement for the game.
All that matters now though, is whether
Nintendo can draw more people to get a WiiU. After all, the system isn't
doing too well at the minute, but with E3 around the corner [and my
wishlist/predictions coming up soon] that could all change.
Now that we have covered what has sparked the main topic of this blog, the new story of CDSMEDIA will now be laid out.
The Chameleon Chronicles, it stars a family of chameleons. Those being
Krona, Zoin, and Oreah. I've teased the characters, and the ending was
sort of revealed in my Sonic Adventure 3: Chao Theory - My Idea
blog, but this is going deeper. Our story starts with the younger
brother - Krona. Oreah is at a party in the local forest, and all Krona
can think to do is gatecrash. Thankfully the older brother Zoin is on
hand to stop him. But not before both crash into the party.
As you've
seen from the pilot, both Krona and Zoin meet Espio, but that was left
on a cliffhanger as to what happens after the initial meet. We'll be
getting even more cameos [even though Espio is a big part of this from
the point all three meet] but I won't spoil everything here. If I did,
what would be the point in reading the story?
This story won't start
until after E3 finishes, and since there are four stories ongoing at the
minute [I really had better get on with them], it gives me time to sort
out some loose ends with them, plus get the new banner featuring my
custom art [for once] of the story. And while you've seen what Krona and
Zoin look like, no-one has seen Oreah yet.
And so I'll leave you
to speculate - both on this and the two announced games. Just watch
where you go in regards to forums and posting your thoughts on them.
Trust me, it's chaotic [does there really need to be a pun here?].
[5/10/13] Where the Posts Are
Anyone can tell that I haven't been active, on either site. No new
story posts, no new blog posts. In fact, apart from a small amount of
posts on social networks, you'd be forgiven for thinking this operation
had got the red light and been cancelled.
Thankfully, it hasn't. I've just been super busy.
of the things I've done is made the move from college to university.
Now that doesn't excuse the silence over the summer holiday, but I'll
get onto that later. Over the course of the last few weeks, I've been
sorting out files and folders, signing documents and generally been
getting together all of those forms that I needed to take with me. TV
license, medical, and others like it. Then there's settling down, and
getting a firm idea of the course itself. Two weeks have passed since I
first started, and I'm ready for action.
The other
thing, that reason I haven't posted, was revealed on Facebook. I'm
reading through TV and Film Residential Camp, converting it, adding to
it, changing parts, basically getting it all to make a more continuous
flow, and then I'll be publishing it on the Amazon Kindle store. I was
determined to have it done by the summer holiday, hence the silence on
the issue, but when that was deemed too much, I just revealed I was
working on it on Facebook, and set myself the challenege of finishing it
by the end of this month. That was at the beginning of September. Two
months to finish it. I'm roughly half-way there, so it shouldn't be too much of an issue.
other parts of CDSMedia, I'll possibly start up again on the fan
fictions, though I won't overload myself with such a harsh schedule of
release. I'll possibly only finish those stories that I really
want to finish as well. I've had a few ideas of where I could take Star
Wars: Darth Maul for instance, though nothing concrete yet.
As ever though, I'm working through it, and I'm getting things done.
That's all for now, except for some retailers breaking street dates, but that's on my other blog in gaming.
[14/11/13] Sonical Wonderings
You know me, I've always got ideas. I'm always storing them away for
future reference. Whether fan fictions or original creations, I'm always
considering them and changing them.
From the two original
creations on my website, Zincite Storm Cup, and the one being fully
revitilised into a proper e-book, TV and Film Residential Camp, to the
number of fan fictions like Pokémon: Shadow Boom, Star Wars: Darth Maul,
and Doctor Who: Star Wars Chronicles, only one of each has been
finished. And so, while I am continuing with Doctor Who: Star Wars
Chronicles and TV and Film, I was wondering about those less fortunate
fan fictions. The ones that have really only just been started. Animal
Crossing: Time Origin and The Chameleon Chronicles fall under
this category, even if Animal Crossing has two chapters to its name
When I first started Animal Crossing: Time Origin, I
really had in mind a vision to do what no other fan fiction of Animal
Crossing had done before - tell the story of how the towns expand and
fall as each rendition of the game series comes along. Ultimately, when I
started, I never had much of a story, any means of connecting them
together, other than a number of natural accidents and freak occurrences.
The idea of that story comes from even further back than that thought
though. Back when the gaming community were first teased of a new Animal
Crossing game, and rumours and ideas were circulating faster than the
electrical current, I had the idea of a game in the series in which your
town became a danger site, and you had to raise money by the usual
activities to rebuild the town. Stay away from the game too long, and
your hard work could be destroyed. As I may say, some of those ideas I
had did get into the final game [I envisioned the main character living
in a tent after moving in, for example], and while the full concept
wasn't, it was put away in said storage vault for all ideas.
The Chameleon Chronicles goes further back. In 2011, I became more
active with the Sonic fan base than I ever had done since, and the game
that had done that was Sonic Generations. In 2012, I was watching a
whole host of Sonic content, and catching up on the games I had missed
out on while not paying much attention. I had two favourite characters
from my days of Adventure 2 and Heroes. They were Shadow, simply because
he was a hedgehog in my favourite colours, and Espio. Espio had a
number of reasons to his name. One was the fact that, as a chameleon, he
could turn invisible. Another was his personality. Even at that age, I
was still more interested in characterisation over plot. Those reasons
for liking Espio only increased with Generations, where I found the
Chaotix were hardly used any more. Through my searching, I then found
out that Knuckles could be considered part of The Chaotix, due to the
game Knuckles' Chaotix. I also found an even longer lost character -
Mighty. Mighty was also in Knuckles' Chaotix, and so I formed the dream
team of the extended Chaotix. Using the characterisation of The Chaotix,
I formed a story of the Chao Theory, which I posted about here. But at
first, that had no clear direction either. It was only when I introduced
a family of chameleons that I could really bring the plot forward,
though not by much. It gave it definition, however, and that's what I
wanted. And I finally had characters I could call my own, even if they
were featured very little. That's why I then created the spin-off story
which detailed the chameleons further, giving them even more
characterisation. And that was the whole point of the spin-off story -
to focus on characterisation more than the plot, which was a simple one.
All of these projects were put on hold when I first started getting TV
and Film ready for publishing as an e-book, and while I have started
work on Doctor Who: Star Wars Chronicles again, progress is slow going.
All of this means I will be taking a step back. Reanalysing what needs
to be done. TV and Film is the priority. But everything else needs clear
direction. I'll continue adding ideas to the vault, but unlike before, I
will not be starting any more stories up until I have clear directions
for the others and at least one of them is complete [not counting TV and
Side note - I expect to get TV and Film
finished just after the New Year, depending on the time I allocate
between now and Christmas. Just for reference, I'm halfway through.


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Why did John Riggins come back to the Redskins?
NFL Training Camp is not that interesting in and of itself, but John Riggins is really interesting, so I thought I'd wonder out loud about his appearance at Washington Redskins camp yesterday.
Riggins, the greatest character in D.C. sports during my lifetime, had "gone off the reservation" a few years back after a feud with the Skins' owner Dan Snyder. After being let go from team-owned WTEM, Riggins had a radio show that simulcast on a local regional sports network (DC Sports Bog, The Post), but also provided commentary on WTOP. He got fed up with the Skins, quit his radio show (DC Sports Bog, The Post) and also started Riggo on the Range which is now on CSN Washington. Somewhere along the line, he said Dan Snyder had a dark heart (DC Sports Bog, The Post). When asked last year about Alfred Morris he responded he had not been paying attention (Hogs Haven).
Now, Ol' Riggo is back hanging out in training camp with the Redskins, interviewed by team media and everything. DC Sports Bog and Sons of Washington covered it, but left unsaid is what changed? There are several possibilities:
- The franchise reached out to him, they cleared the air (maybe Danny Boy saw "John Riggins: A Football Life" and had a change of heart)
- Riggins reached out to the franchise, they cleared the air
- He just showed up
- Riggo is a frontrunner and is hanging out because the team actually made the playoffs last year
- Riggo on the Range isn't going to sell itself — perhaps publicity for his show trumps other things
- Riggo might see a chance to get in the radio booth with Sam Huff out and Sonny Jurgensen also getting older
All of these are plausible and probably acceptable to most fans. I am just curious what brought him back. It isn't like this is the first time he disappeared for a while:


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Yesterday Dana Milbank wrote a column claiming a Heritage panel on Benghazi had devolved into "ugly taunting of a woman in the room who wore an Islamic head covering." This being Dana Milbank it was inevitable there would be serious problems with his reporting of the event.
Sure enough when Media Matters posted video of the panel (in an attempt to back up Milbank's claim), it turned out the actual exchange had little in common with the one described in Milbank's column. Here's what Milbank wrote:
Then Saba Ahmed, an American University law student, stood in the back
of the room and asked a question in a soft voice. "We portray Islam and
all Muslims as bad, but there's 1.8 billion followers of Islam," she
told them. "We have 8 million-plus Muslim Americans in this country and I
don't see them represented here."
Panelist Brigitte Gabriel of a group called ACT! for America pounced.
She said "180 million to 300 million" Muslims are "dedicated to the
destruction of Western civilization." She told Ahmed that the "peaceful
majority were irrelevant" in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and she drew
a Hitler comparison: "Most Germans were peaceful, yet the Nazis drove
the agenda and as a result, 60 million died."
Again, that's not how it happened. Milbank conveniently left out the calm, reasonable answer by Frank Gaffney and the fact that Brigitte Gabriel thanked Ahmed for her question. He then butchered Gabriel's response, turning a reasonable point about he disproportionate impact of violent extremists into a violation of Godwin's Law. He also forgot to mention the applause at the end of the exchange which seemed to include Ahmed's response. In short, Milbank turned a respectful if passionate discussion into something else entirely.
This is not the first time Milbank has made a claim about conservatives which has been found wanting. Back in 2010 I wrote a letter to the Post's ombudsman asking them to issue a correction for another misleading column. Once again Milbank had left out critical information that would alter the reader's impression. The ombudsman forwarded my letter to Milbank but no correction was ever issued despite undeniable factual errors in the piece.
Milbank was criticized by Bill O'Reilly and Megyn Kelly after another misleading column in which he claimed, using the same broken quotes he used in the Heritage piece, that after Barney Frank was re-elected Megyn Kelly commented, "Alas." Full stop. As if she were lamenting his election. That was not true but once again no correction was ever made to Milbank's piece. Here is Kelly describing what she actually said.
That Milbank is once again doing shoddy work in order to generate negative headline about conservatives is not exactly a surprise at this point. What is surprising is that someone outside the right noticed. Politico's Dylan Byers deserves credit for pointing out that Milbank's take on the panel was a "disaster." It would have been nice if someone had said so four years ago in one of these previous instances, but better late than never.


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The Israeli Peace Now movement published the following News Flash today:
Settlers take over 2 Additional Buildings at Silwan
The two new settlements extend the settlers area of control at Silwan. They allow the settlers to have a new stronghold in an area that does not have other settlements in their immediate surroundings. The locations of the buildings are at Battan Al Hawa, in an area that is referred to as the Yemenite neighborhood (Harat Al-Yaman) or Al-Hara Al-Wusta. Unlike Wadi Hilweh where settlers took over 7 buildings three weeks ago, Battan Al Hawa is an area in Silwan which is very crowdedly populated by Palestinians. The only settlement there, until yesterday, was of about 8 families, in "Beit Yonatan" and "Beit Hadvash", where the settlers can't safely walk in the street and can only reach their homes by an armored car and with armed guards.


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Walking Group - 9 July 2016
Come and join us on Saturday 9th July for the next ABC walking group expedition. This 12km walk through Emerald Lake Park and Wrights Forest in the Dandenong Ranges begins in Emerald. We'll follow a well formed track to Cockatoo for lunch and a coffee before returning to Emerald on a slightly different route in the afternoon. Full track description here. For those who would prefer a shorter walk, it is possible to return to Emerald on the local bus (bring a MYKI card).
We'll meet in the Marquis St car park at 9am where we'll organise cars for the 45 minute drive to Emerald. We expect to return to Ashburton by about 3pm.
Bring your lunch, a water bottle, a waterproof coat (if rain is forecast) and comfortable walking shoes. Contact David Fearn-Wannan or the ABC Office for more information.
Please reply by email to let us know if you're planning to come.
Click here to see photos of previous walks.


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Broome Street Academy's robust extracurricular program is rooted in the belief that important learning experiences are not limited to the classroom.
BSA Sports and Clubs
BSA offers opportunities to participate in numerous athletics and service clubs, including basketball teams, soccer teams, the culinary club, the cosmetology club, drama club, student council, and many more. Students are encouraged to express their interests and start new clubs, too!
Programs at The Door
Every BSA student has access to The Door after school. The Door hosts daily activities including recreation, health and wellness, LGBTQ programs, and performing and visual arts with expert teaching artists.
Creative Partnerships
Broome Street Academy has also forged exciting relationships beyond the walls of the building for students to explore their creativity and self-expression both inside and outside of the school. Bobbi Brown Cosmetics is a generous supporter of BSA's mission and helped us create the Cosmetology Club where students explore the latest trends in fashion and design.
BSA has also become a chapter for the MOUSE Squad. MOUSE Squad gives our students hands-on experiences with computers and other technology that our not available during a traditional school day.
Broome Street Academy has also been recognized as a chapter in the National Honor's Society. The NHS is the nation's premier organization to recognize outstanding high school students. Memberships is more than just honor roll students - NHS services to honor those students who have demonstrated leadership, scholarship, service and character. Students that embody our PRIDE principles are invited to join and serve.


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June 25, 2014
The New Yorker
George Bizer, professor of psychology, and Erika Wells, visiting assistant professor of psychology, were mentioned in a recent article examining the popularity of the Disney blockbuster Frozen.
The article was among the most viewed on The New Yorker's website.
To read the article, click here.


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Are Bed Sheets Necessary
Wednesday, 05 July 2017
Of course, bed sheets are necessary. With bed sheets, people don't have to clean heavy blanket frequently. While sleeping, sheets will absorb dead skin cells, sweat, oils, etc. Therefore, it is easier to wash sheets than regular blankets, quilts, and mattress covers. Compared with the material blankets used to be made of which is wool


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Ural Airlines reports successful year, goals for coming year
Ural Airlines held its annual stockholders meeting last week and reported positive performance last year.
Ural Airlines held its annual stockholders meeting last week and reported positive performance last year.
Ural State Economic University will host the fourth annual Eurasian Economic Youth Forum, "Dialogue of Civilization: Youth Global Mind," from May 16 to May 19.
Computer programmers from across Europe and Asia will compete in the Ural Open Programming Championship this week at Ural Federal University.
A trade union committee comprised of students and graduate students at the Russian State Professional and Pedagogical University have been invited to march in honor of the Spring and Labor holiday on Wednesday.
The Russian State Professional and Pedagogical University recently presented "Morning 2013" before the Youth Forum of the Ural Federal District on Monday.
Yuri Yudin, the sole surviving member of a party of Russian students who perished in the mysterious 1959 Dyatlov Pass incident, died on Saturday at the age of 75.
Ural Federal University opened its annual Clash of the Giants computer programming competition on Wednesday, allowing Chinese student teams to compete for the first time in the history of the competition.
Ural Federal University students from several academic departments competed in the university's technological innovation and invention contest.
NOMOS Bank recently announced the publication of its Group 2012 Annual Report and Accounts for the period ending Dec. 31.
Ural Federal University will host the first stage of the Russian handball championships from May 5 to May 7 at its sports complex.
The Yekaterinburg Opera and State Ballet Theatre will premiere its production of Giuseppe Verdi's Otello at 6:30 p.m. on May 16.
The South Russian State Technical University-Novocherkassk held a Stage III All-Russian student competition in higher mathematics late last month.
Interregional Distributive Grid Co. of Urals has released its 2012 results as prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards.
Ural Federal University's Fast and Furious student hip-hop dance team recently competed in and won fifth-place in a recent hip-hop competition in fitness aerobics.
American inmates at Chicago's Cook County Jail will compete against prisoners from five Russian correctional facilities in the first-of-its-kind intercontinental chess tournament, which will be held on May 15.
Moscow State University placed first in Ural Federal University's computer programming competition, which brought together the best student computer programmers from across the world in a three-day competition.
In celebration of Victory Day, the Koltsovo International Airport is hosting a festive celebration for World War II veterans, the disabled and Koltsovo staff until May 12.
Two hunters discovered on Saturday the remains of a missing An-2 biplane that took off without permission from a Serov airfield last June.
Nobel laureate Zhores Alferov is scheduled to give a lecture to students and faculty of Ural Federal University's Institute of Metal Physics today.
Yekaterinburg's Ural Federal University will host the seventh annual Night of Museums on May 18, which will feature numerous exhibitions related to nature, political figures and art.


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In the GOP convention's third act, Republicans took another 180 degrees turn, abandoning the hard-hitting attacks with which they sought to ridicule Barack Obama to portray themselves as a party that can rise above partisan rancor.
If Tuesday's speakers tried to make the country forget that they were watching the Republican convention and Wednesday's speakers tried to convince viewers that the GOP had not been in power over the past eight years, John McCain did not resort to such illusory tricks, tackled the challenge of his party identification and took the only path that can save Republicans this year: persuade the electorate that McCain can belong to the GOP while still representing a true break from the past eight years.
McCain's strategy was the right one given what he needed to accomplish, and his speech was written with the solemnity his plan required. But McCain did not go far enough. The speech lacked the scope and the delivery to make a lasting impression. It had enough moments to give McCain a boost, but not one to durably alter the race.
McCain's speech was a striking change of tone from Giuliani and Palin's primetime addresses last night, and perhaps too contradictory a switch for McCain's post-partisan pledge to be fully credible. But that was the challenge that was awaiting the GOP this week, both rally the base and not look like typical Republicans. The McCain campaign knows that before making any other argument it first needs to show that McCain passes the change hurdle, that he is enough of a break with the Bush Administration to even merit being considered by voters.
To achieve that, McCain channeled his maverick reputation, faulting his own party for abandoning the principles of the 1994 revolution. He did not hesitate to include himself among those who have strayed away from conservatism. "We were elected to change Washington and Washington changed us," he said, before launching in a litany of issues on which both parties - including the remnants of the Gingrich revolution - were responsible for the country's failings:
We lost the trust of the American people when some Republicans gave in to the temptations of corruption. We lost their trust when rather than reform government, both parties made it bigger. We lost their trust when instead of freeing ourselves from a dangerous dependence on foreign oil, both parties and Senator Obama passed another corporate welfare bill for oil companies. We lost their trust, when we valued our power over our principles.
This was the connection to Wednesday night: the election ought not to be an election about Democrats versus Republicans but a choice between the establishment and reformers. "I fight to restore the pride and principles of our party," McCain said, before launching into all-out populist rhetoric, "Let me offer an advance warning to the old, big-spending, do-nothing, me-first-country-second Washington crowd: Change is coming." McCain professed that his allegiance was solely to the country. "I don't work for a party. I don't work for a special interest. I don't work for myself. I work for you," he said, in a speech that was essentially a call to service: "Nothing brings greater happiness in life than to serve a cause greater than yourself. I'm going to fight for my cause every day as your President."
What was truly fascinating about McCain's speech is how closely it echoed Obama's post-partisanship in the original form which he has quieted over the past few months. Obama's quintessential argument has always been that partisan bickering aggravate the country's problems and that all recent Administrations from both parties - including Clinton's - are to blame. While Obama moved away from his pure post-partisanship last Thursday, Lieberman channeled this argument that changing parties is not enough and the discourse must be changed, and McCain picked it up today.
McCain was not looking to feed the base, Palin already took care of that yesterday. Sure, his reform argument did not really resonate with the audience, but that only meant it had even more potential to resonate with the targets of McCain's speech - independents watching at home. One particular theme that is sure to appeal to independents is the emphasis on accountability, a value that voters have been emphasizing this year. Given that McCain hit the right points, he will surely be boosted by his willingness to take direct hits at the Bush Administration for its failings.
Yet, McCain's challenge was to durably transform his image as an anti-Bush Republican, and he did not do go as far as he should have. His connection to Bush is the central theme Democrats will be using as they make the case that McCain is just "more of the same." An incumbent party had not been this unpopular in 28 years, and voters want the opposition. Both candidates have hurdles to overcome. Obama's biggest opportunity will come at the debate, where he will have to show that he is qualified enough and strong enough that voters would not be taking too much of a risk. McCain's biggest opportunity was tonight, as he could have shown that he was enough of an agent of change that voters would not be voting for four more years of Bush.
Tonight was the moment for McCain to take a dramatic step to distance himself from Bush, a step so radical as to surprise voters and pundits and commit it to their mind in the weeks ahead, no matter what Democrats throw. As McCain was apparently not interested in the one-term pledge, he could have taken a surprising policy step that is completely at odds with the President's Administration - perhaps on torture, perhaps on something voters feel even more strongly about. Perhaps this sounds like too drastic a move, but it was no small challenge McCain was facing tonight.
He took the first steps in that direction, but stopped way short. His strategy was sound but it could have been pushed further. And that's just for how the plan looked on paper, for it was also plagued by problems of execution. The same was true on Tuesday, when Lieberman's message was clouded by the fact that it was Bush who opened the primetime hour and the possibility that Lieberman has some of his credibility among independents. Today, it was McCain's uneven delivery that might have damaged its impact.
He has delivered some solid speeches in the past, but public speakers who are not natural orators need to rely on the energy of the crowd even more, and McCain's script was not one that was going to inflame the crowd tonight. The speech's first part sounded flat, and some of the strongest lines were undercut by too forced a tone. Take, for instance, one of the speeches' most crucial lines: "I will reach out my hand to anyone to help me get this country moving again. I have that record and the scars to prove it. Senator Obama does not." That McCain delivered the punch line with his trademark smug grin followed by a snicker limited its impact.
The speech's last part, devoted to his years as a POW, was delivered with more emotion; after all, we have seen many times before (including at Saddleback) that McCain can deliver powerful anecdotes about his years as a POW. Despite what an MSNBC journalist claimed after the speech, McCain has seemed perfectly comfortable talking about his POW years for more than two decades now. Even so, it is remarkable that the campaign chose to make McCain's POW years a focus of McCain's speech after they were described at length by so many other speakers - including (in primetime hours) by Thompson (21 million people) and Palin (37 million).
From a purely tactical standpoint, is it safe for a campaign to bank so much on one period of its candidate's life - especially after it backfired on Kerry? Today, McCain actually put a new frame on the story, one we had not heard at past events nor in the previous days' speeches: he made it into a story about his own turn to service, his evolution from a selfish young man who thought only of his career to an ardent patriot devoted to serving America. Yet, even the most casual of convention watchers were bound to have heard McCain's stories as recently as yesterday, so at what point do they lose its effectiveness?
In one final characteristic disconnect, the speech's final crescendo - marked by fast-paced sentences urging people to "stand up" and "fight" were drowned by the crowd's cheers over which McCain chose to speak. This dramatic finale was an encore of McCain's 2004 convention speech, and that version of this pulsating call to service has been part of McCain's promotional videos this year. But what was intended as an apotheosis celebrating McCain's warrior-like resolve ("stand up, stand up, stand up and fight" is the speech's last line) was barely audible.
In short, McCain took the path he ought to have taken, but he did not go that much further than the minimum. For a candidate who remains the underdog however much he has gained over the past two months, the safe minimum might not be enough.
My nightly convention analyses available here.


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In Asia some of Japan's biggest banks also fell
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We decided to have a slower day today and since the aquarium didn't open until 9 o'clock it worked out well to hang out in our suite for a couple of hours. Ro got to watch some TV and started writing notes to people at home to tell them all about the things we've done here in Hawaii. We still got out early enough to have some shade on the streets during our walk to the aquarium. It's a nice one mile trek down Kalakaua avenue with shade offered by tall shops and hotels and plenty to see along the way, including Kuhio beach. Kuhio is the prime beach for the Marriot and has a great man-made bay with a concrete barrier just at the surface of the water. The barrier breaks the crests of the waves to form a calm bay for swimming without blocking the view of the ocean. We're going to come back early on Sunday to beat the sun and the crowds.
We did get rained on slightly but not enough to worry about and it was a nice break from the hot sun. If the showers had become stronger we could have found shelter under these banyan trees. Left to her own devices Rowen would have cooled off in the fountains. She has had just as much fun playing in the fountains outside our resort as playing on the beach.
The aquarium was great. Rowen ran from display to display exclaiming "oh, my my," her new favorite phrase, and "mommy, daddy, look at these fish" elongating the end of her sentence in the shape of her excitement. We started by looking for nemo among the colorful tropical fish. Rowen found the clown fish first and called us both over to see.
They had lots of different types of jellyfish. Rowen has learned about jellyfish and many other marine life from some of her shows on TV. It was great for her to get to see them in person. I think it really helped her connect some of the observations that she had heard but really needed to see.
Of course the seahorses were fascinating. Who couldn't love such a unique being. We stopped and watched them curling their tails around the grass for a good ten minutes. They are one of my favorites at aquariums because they are so unique. For Rowen, it tied in to a show she had watched about bioflourescence. Sometimes you just have to see it.
I caught this quick video of a seahorse in action.
Next we found this giant trevally. He was half the size of Rowen and just sat there right next to the glass looking at us as we looked right back. I took the rare opportunity to get a family selfie.
Our final indoor exhibit was a tank with a lion fish and some coral shrimp.
Outside we got to touch some sea creatures. Rowen wasn't sure about the prickly ones but she was fascinated by the little hermit crabs. She got shy at the last minute when it was her turn to let the crab crawl on her palm but she was fascinated to watch it scamper across daddy's fingers, especially the way it led with one claw when first emerging from its shell to make sure coming out was safe. We talked about how we have to leave shells on the beach for the hermit crabs to use for homes.
Just as we were exiting the aquarium I spotted this gecko hiding on a tree. His camouflage was amazing and again helped to tie in with a show Rowen watches. The Wild Kratts have a show on geckos where they gather the creature power and are able to camouflage themselves and crawl up the sides of a tree. This morning presented so much material experiences for Rowen I'm not sure she was really able to absorb them all. She was running around and jumping and singing by the end though so pedagogical concerns aside it was clear she had a great time.
We finished our tour by seeing a couple of monk seals playing and swimming. Just as we were about to leave it began to rain really hard so we hid in the gift shop for a few minutes to let it pass. The walk back saw encounters with more fountains and since Rowen had done such a good job with all of the walking this morning we let her sit in her stroller and eat some rainbow shave ice.
Despite having already walked three miles so far this morning, Ro decided her legs were feeling good again and that this time she would help by pushing her empty stroller. She did a pretty good job for the most part, almost going in a straight line at one point. It didn't make for the fastest return home but at least we had fun. She's becoming a real ham in front of the camera. I got this shot after she had declared she was going to pose. I've no idea where she gets this from.
During Rowen's nap I took the opportunity to get in another sightseeing walk. I've been really enjoying just wandering around and taking everything in. Some of it is reminiscing about places I used to walk around when we lived here, but so much has changed and there is so much to see I like just taking random streets and seeing what I can find.
This rack of huge surfboards is all along the side of the Outrigger Reef hotel. I remember walking by them the last time Meg and I were here. Still cool to see though. It's the Hawaii equivalent of the huge bike racks we have in Portland.
This evening we went to dinner at a restaurant very close to where we were staying called The Yardhouse. We were all pretty tired after a pretty busy day (so much for a slow one!) so we figured that something close to home made sense in case we pooped out early. Ro wore the new dress I bought her again and was charming everyone with her manners and cute dancing as usual. Here she is pointing out the turtles in our resort lobby. She insists we each touch one as we walk by.
There was a short wait to get a table at the restaurant. Fortunately there was more live music and hula dancing right outside so we sat on the grass to sit and listen while waiting.
It was anything but a quiet day, which is why I'm writing this blog post a day late, but we had a great time and I'm really glad we were able to fit everything in. I have some more videos of Rowen in the pool from when we visited this afternoon and I'm hoping to get those transferred, edited, and posted soon. The underwater camera doesn't have the ability to instantly upload like the iPhone so its a little more work to get those ready for sharing.
Today (Saturday) we're heading to the Dole plantation for pineapple ice-cream and to ride on the train. Then we're going to continue on to the North Shore to see some of the beaches there. I'll write all about it tonight.


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GREENVILLE, N.C. (Apr. 12, 2003) — An ECU family physician will present the convocation address to the graduating class of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University on May 9. Dr. Catherine L. Sotir was chosen for the honor by the school's Class of 2003. The convocation ceremony begins at 10 a.m. in Wright Auditorium.
A native of Boston, Sotir has an undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts in exercise science and a medical degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. She completed her family medicine residency training at the Mountain Area Health Education Center in Asheville.
After completing her residency, Sotir was a faculty physician at MAHEC for two years before joining the ECU faculty in 1999. Sotir is clinical assistant professor of family medicine.
Sotir is known around the school as a strong advocate for medical education, said Tim Smith of Lincolnton, class president.
After taking open nominations ranging from famous actors to local public service officials, Smith said a vast majority of the class decided that they wanted someone who had a vested interest in their class.
"We looked for someone who had nurtured us academically, clinically and personally. After that, she was the top vote-getter," Smith said. "She is a great person. She's not just a friend to medical education but also very service-oriented."
In addition to her numerous teaching responsibilities, Sotir is active as a volunteer physician at the Greenville Community Shelter Clinic, where she provides patient care and supervises medical students. She also provided volunteer counseling and medical care from 1999 to 2001 to those affected by the flooding following Hurricane Floyd.
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This was as bad a performance as the Jets have had in a while. They gained just 220 yards and 76 of those came in the fourth quarter. Rookie QB Geno Smith (9-of-22, 127 yards, 2 INT, 1 fumble) had another terrible game. The Jets moved the ball a little in the Wildcat formation, but that has to be a wrinkle, not something you run all game. The leading receiver was Greg Salas, who had 48 yards. It was particularly ugly on third down (1-for-12).
It was the same old story. The front seven did an outstanding job stopping the Ravens run and the back end gave up a few big plays. The Ravens ran for just 2.2 yards per carry as the front bottled them up. DE Muhammad Wilkerson had two sacks, bringing his season total to 10. But the Jets gave up a 66-yard touchdown with CB Dee Milliner and S Ed Reed letting WR Jacoby Jones get behind them.
P Ryan Quigley put three punts inside the Ravens' 20-yard line on a windy day in Baltimore and K Nick Folk hit his only field goal try. But the Jets return game continues to struggle. With the offense hurting, the Jets could use a big return to lift the team but have not gotten it.
At some point Rex Ryan has to do something drastic to shake his offense up. If it's not benching Smith, then he has to be creative. This offense stinks right now. Marty Mornhinweg threw some creative looks at the Ravens early out of the Wildcat, but he has to figure out a way to give Smith more help. Ryan's defensive game plan was good. You can't pin this one on the defense. One of the coaches was flagged for getting in the ref's way on a punt return. That was a dumb penalty to get and the sideline can never get penalties.