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Garima, of I for an Eye, tagged me this time. This one truly is the father of all tags I've ever done! Phewww!
Ten how's:
1. How did you get one of your scars?
This happened when I was working in the school chemistry lab with the rest of my classmates. The guys next to me over-heated the concentrated Sulphuric Acid in their test tube. They moved the test tube away from the table and the flame, but the bottom of the test tube cracked when their hand was right behind me, and all that boiling hot concentrated H2SO4 poured down on my right leg! I didn't even get enough time to ask "What happened"! Adventure! :D
2. How did you celebrate your last birthday?
My friends organized a surprise party for me on a beach in Goa! Complete with drinks, food, music and deliciously hot hunks!
LOL! Just kidding! Spent it right here at home… just the 'Dad' and the 'me'! [Sighhh!]
3. How are you feeling at this moment?
Like Jim Carrey in Mask! ("SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSMOKIN'!" "Ooh, somebody stop me!")
Alright then, I confess! I'm feeling bored… yeah, bored enough to do another TAG! Hmphh! But say, did you guys know that Jim Carrey is also a Capricorn?
4. How did your night go last night?
Wish I could say – "smokin' hot!"
[Another sighhh!]
5. How did you do in high school?
Total crap! Was a complete nerd! Never bunked classes! Never broke any rules! Most un-cool! Senior school was different though! [wink]
6. How did you get the shirt you're wearing?
You mean this tee specially autographed by John Abraham? Oh I won it –- along with a date with JA himself -– at this blogging contest organized by SaReGaMaPa!
Ok fine! I'm lying again! My sister got it for me from Delhi!
7. How often do you see your best friend(s)?
Once upon a time, there were best friends. Now, there are just memories… :(
8. How much money did you spend last month?
Let's see… 13 Belted Cows (for 1,000,000 each) and 8 Saddleback Pigs (for 300,000 each)… 15.4 million in animals. Then there were a lot of new decorations – let's take a lump sum of 500,000. And then there were the seeds… So all in all, I'd say a little over 16 millions.
9. How old do you want to be when you get married?
Oh do we have a choice about this? Is there a time machine that my groom and I can book to travel to the year we'd like to get married in?
10. How old will you be at your next birthday?
Fifty. :p
Did anyone buy it? I suppose not! [Sighhh again!] Anyways, what is with girls always trying to appear younger than they really are? I, for one, wish I could be 50 tomorrow! Perhaps it's got something to do with Capricorn's "reverse aging process". Read Linda Goodman to understand what that means.
Nine what's:
1. Your mother's name?
2. What did you do last weekend?
Went to the Zoo, had a long ride on an elephant, fed peanuts to the chimps in the cage, had the lions teach me how to roar, measured the neck of the tallest giraffe there, tried to count the spots on the leopard's back (unsuccessfully), and got my orange bar ice-cream stolen by one of the monkeys running free!
He he! Kidding again! Diwali cleaning was going on in the house last weekend! :p
3. What is the most important part of your life?
My First Love.
4. What would you rather be doing?
You mean right now? Well, if I had anything better to do, would I be doing another tag!
5. What did you last cry over?
When I made 'aloo-baigan' last time. I had reminded myself a dozen times that I would cook the dish with Panch-Phoran instead of regular cumin seeds, 'coz aloo-baigan tastes (and smells!) heavenly with Panch-Phoran, but when the oil heated up, I automatically went into my "default" cooking mode, and added cumin seeds instead, only to cry out a second later - "Oh noooo! Not again!" Almost every time I make aloo-baigan, I forget to use Panch-Foran instead of cumin seeds! Huhh!
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6. What always makes you feel better when you're upset?
An action-packed movie -– like the Die Hard series perhaps, or Oceans, or the Bourne series. In fact, Sandra Bullock's movies are also usually great entertainers!
7. What's the most important thing you look for in a significant other?
No jokes on this one. He should treat me like "the" one -– should make it absolutely clear, by his words and actions both, that, without any doubt, I am the special someone in his life.
8. What are you worried about?
Right now, with Diwali just around the corner… clothes!
[Sighhhhh] I hate shopping!
9. What did you have for breakfast?
Eight you's:
1. Have you ever liked someone who had a girlfriend/boyfriend?
Hell yeah! Even married ones! What to do! The heart is like a butterfly, and there are so many nice flowers around!
[Doesn't this sound like a "male" pick-up line? I knew I took birth in the wrong gender!]
2. Have you ever had your heartbroken?
Ohhh yesssss! Everyday it gets shattered into a hundred million pieces! I pick them up all up and put them back together, only to have it broken yet again! See that's how I became so good at solving jigsaw puzzles, you know!
3. Have you ever been out of the country?
Went on a school trip to Nepal once. So yes, I have been out of the country! :D
4. Have you ever done something outrageously dumb?
Hee hee hee! :p Not going to answer this one… nope, no way!
Oh alright then, just one incident. In fact, this happened during the trip mentioned in the point above. There were 6 girls in this trip – 4 from my sister's batch and my friend ('S') and I were the seniors. One of the juniors was having trouble with her suitcase – it simply wouldn't unlock. So she asked for help. I took the key from her and tried it in the lock – no go. Tried the other way – still didn't work. The suitcase looked vaguely familiar. The rest of the girls also gave it a shot. The suitcase still looked very familiar. And then it was my turn again with the key. And finally lightning struck! It was MY suitcase! And we all had been trying to open it with HER key!
5. Have you ever been back-stabbed by a friend?
Nope. Never.
6. Have you ever had sex on the beach?
Noooooo yaaaaaar!
[sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh] :(
7. Have you ever dated someone younger than you?
Haven't done it so far, but I guess I might live to see the day yet, considering the fact that I'm still single, at almost 33! :p
8. Have you ever read an entire book in one day?
Oh yes. Loads of books. Even finished off more than one book in a day! I finished off the entire Twilight series (4 huge novels) in 6 days. So you all can imagine my reading speed!
Seven who's:
1. Who was the last person you saw?
Wish I could say "the guy who played Jacob Black in the Twilight series movies"! But, alas… it was just Dad.
2. Who was the last person you texted?
Ummmm… will have to check the cell phone. Hold on… Ok it was our landlord.
3. Who was the last person you hung out with?
My friend B. Both of us were "hanging" out in my balcony, and broke the clothes line with our combined weight.
4. Who was the last person to call you?
Will anyone believe it if I say "Amitabh Bachchan"? No? Well then in that case, I'll go with "sister".
5. Who did you last hug?
Meeeeeee! :D I really like life-sized teddy bears, you know! :p
6. Who is the last person who texted you?
The friend B above.
7. Who was the last person you said "I love you" to?
Now this is something I really don't remember. If I'm required to give a 100% honest answer on this, I'll have to go through the Sent Items archives in my Outlook Express, as well as all the comments I've left on various blogs, AND the so many lengthy conversations on Facebook! Oh and my cell phone's message folders too! Not possible!
Six where's:
1. Where does your best friend(s) live?
He used to stay in my bathroom years ago. Now I have no clue about his whereabouts.
2. Where did you last go?
Eh? I just went to the loo, if anybody is interested in knowing about that! What a vague question!
3. Where did you last hang out?
At some relatives' place here, but I didn't break any clothes line there!
4. Where do/did you go to school?
In Kanpur.
5. Where is your favorite place to be?
Just one place? Not possible again!
6. Where did you sleep last night?
In the tree house at my farm in FarmVille! How silly!
Five do's:
1. Do you think anyone likes you?
Of course! Any doubts about it?
2. Do you ever wish you were someone else?
Ummm… not really. Although I do wish I had legs like Sonali Bendre! :p
3. Do you know the muffin man?
Now I do… thanks to my friend Google! :D The Muffin Man!
4. Does the future scare you?
Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. The day I start feeling totally secure about my future, I won't need to wear my specs anymore.
5. Do your parents know about your blog?
Yeah, Dad knows about my blog, and also that I'm working on this marathon tag right now. He's usually too occupied with the TV though, to check out what crap I write here!
Four why's:
1. Why are you best friends your best friend?
Read the post linked in the answer to the previous question on my best friend.
2. Why did you get into Blogging?
I used to read a few blogs of people in my orkut list. At the top of every blog, there was a bar that said "Create blog". I wanted to find out what would happen if I clicked on it, so I did. It asked me to login using my gmail ID, which was simple. And then I followed the rest of the wizard, and "miss_teerious" happened. Of course then I wanted to find out how the post would look like in the page, how the various widgets would look, change of templates, etc etc. And this curiosity has brought me this far!
3. Why did your parents give you the name you have?
Ahh! See there was a movie called "Kadambari" back then, and both my parents were fond of its music. So much so, that they BOTH had its gramophone record! Of course, they didn't know this before marriage, you know. So anyways, when I was about to be born, my mother used to sit with big dictionaries (pre internet days, remember!) and hunt for "bombastic" girls' names! Eventually, they looked at the record, which they had in duplicate, and decided that I'll be called "Kadambari". Of course, had they realized it back then that it would be shrunk to "Kaddu" in school, they might have chosen differently! :p
4. Why are you doing this survey?
It's been sitting in my "to-do-list" for like ages now… I figured I just had to strike it off there!
Three if's:
1. If you could have one super power what would it be?
Stronger and more diverse clairvoyance. At the moment, I believe I have a mild level of claircognizance, but it would be good if this skill becomes so clearly defined that I have no reason for any self-doubts ever.
2. If you could go back in time and change one thing, would you?
Oh yes. Maybe I should change the answer above to "Time Travel" in fact.
3. If you were stranded on a deserted island and could bring 1 thing, what would you bring?
Writing material.
Two would-you-ever's:
1. Would you ever get back together with any of your ex's if they asked you?
2. Would you ever shave your head to save someone you love?
One last question:
1. Are you happy with your life right now?
After finishing such a bumper tag, who wouldn't be happy! :D
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No matter how you look at it, liberals are wrong on illegal immigration.
Perhaps this issue was the single thing that helped sweep Trump into the White House. For years Americans have suffered thanks to unrestrained illegal immigration coming from Mexico. Illegal aliens have taken jobs away from American workers and driven wages way down.
Add to this the fact that they don't pay taxes so they are not documented by U.S. agencies, and you have a large portion of our populace that is virtually invisible. Yet they rely on government funded programs to survive, like schooling and health care.
The bottom line is something must be done to curtail this problem and while nobody wants to deport non-violent violators of our laws, the reality is they are in this country illegally.
President Obama tried to protect children who came here illegally in the DREAMer program. This wildly criticized policy created a loophole and all but encouraged more illegal immigration. It also compelled aliens to bring kids along or to have kids, to use at anchors to stay in America.
While President Trump cracks down on criminals aliens, who are smuggling drugs and violence into the U.S., he promised not to go after the some 750,000 aliens protected under DACA.
But the reality is, as our law enforcement rounds up criminals, a few DREAMers will be swept up as well.
From USA Today:
Federal agents ignored President Trump's pledge to protect from deportation undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children by sending a young man back to his native Mexico, the first such documented case, a USA TODAY examination of the new administration's immigration policies shows…
Since taking office, Trump has followed through on his campaign pledge to crack down on illegal immigration by signing executive orders to step up enforcement against the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. The new policy calls for expanding the criteria for detaining and deporting undocumented immigrants and hiring thousands of new agents.
Yet Trump declined to revoke the DACA protections Obama had granted to more than 750,000 undocumented immigrants, repeatedly saying he had a soft spot for these young people who are leading productive lives and have few, if any, ties to the countries of their birth…
Even so, DACA enrollees are being targeted by immigration authorities. At least 10 are in federal custody, according to United We Dream, an advocacy organization made up of DACA enrollees and other young immigrants.
Let's get real here. There are over 750,000 people protected under the DREAMers program. So far TEN have been detained by immigration authorities.
Hardly a crisis. Yet the liberal media will spin this as some kind of attack on non-violent criminal offenders.
But we have to acknowledge that illegal immigration does not end with gang members. Even illegals who don't commit violent crimes create programs in our society.
They are depending on our resources and services, but are not full members of our country. They are exploited by companies looking for cheap labor, driving wages down for legal workers.
The situation needs to be addressed. While Trump, being a compassionate person, might not be eager to export DREAMers, getting tough on immigration is necessary.
So far we are not seeing droves of DREAMers getting the boot; only a microfraction have been confronted. It will most likely stay that way.
But until we get tough with all forms of illegal immigration, it will only become a growing problem.
Source: USA Today

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- MoreGlam
- 5 years ago
- Wedding: November 2015
Hello ladies! (I'm a newbie!)
I recently purchased my ceremony and reception dresses. Both have very detailed portrait/illusion backs.
A couple days ago, my bridesmaids came over for dinner. We got on the topic of hair and makeup and I mentioned that I plan to wear my hair up. My fiancee overheard and was clearly not on board. He told me he would like me to wear my hair down because he loves my hair down.
I think its important to listen to what he wants as well, but the detail is beautiful. My hair is pretty long and thick (top of tail bone). If I wear it down the detail on both dresses will be covered!
**I don't have the facial structure to wear my hair pinned to one side, sadly.
What do you ladies think? Did you/ do you plan to wear your hair how your husband likes it? Did you/have you asked his opinion?


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This article originally appeared in issue 90 of Linux User & Developer magazine.
OpenOffice.org, Microsoft Office, Feng Office – which is the odd one out? Yes, it's Feng Office, but not because most people have never heard of it, and not because it lacks the extreme feature set of the other two. Feng Office is not about sitting at your desk writing office documents, it's about collaborative working.
Feng still allows you to create text documents online, but that's just a small part of running projects, taking notes, tracking tasks, passing milestones, keeping contact with your organisation and perusing reports of how the projects are progressing.
Feng Office, formerly known as OpenGoo, is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License, the FOSS licence especially created for cloud software – this means that modifications must be made available for all web users of the service, guaranteeing sharing of improvements and new modules. You can sign up to a hosted account and be running the trial version in minutes, but we'll show you how to install on your own server, from download to up-and-running.
01 On your marks. Get set. Go!
Download from fengoffice.com, or the sourceforge page. Upload to the web directory of your server – eg /var/www/ – you can combine both operations by shelling into your server and typing 'wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/opengoo/fengoffice/fengoffice_1.7/fengoffice_1.7.zip?use_mirror=sunet'. Unzip the 7.5MB package and you're ready to go.
02 Well documented
The Feng Office website contains both user and admin manuals, as well as some developer information. It's useful, but by no means complete. However, installation is so simple that you only need the first few lines of the readme.txt in the directory that you unzipped, or to read the instructions on the following screens…
03 Problems?
Go here with your web browser and you'll see the friendly install screen at Step 1, just a Welcome, so click Step 2. Now you may be brought up short – if you didn't transfer and unzip the file as the web server user, you won't have permissions to write the files.
04 Get permission
Don't panic. From your shell, go back to the directory containing the unzipped fengoffice directory, and run 'chown -R www-data:root fengoffice/' – replacing www-data with whatever ownership your web files should have (ls -l on /var/www should give you a clue).
05 Green light
Now retry on Step 2 and you should get the green light. Step 3 is configuring the database, which the installer can do for you, but as our MySQL database is used by several web apps for the site, we prefer to do it manually. You may prefer phpmyadmin, or a control panel…
06 First the SQL
…But the mysql command line is straightforward enough: the create DATABASE and GRANT ALL… commands shown here, plus FLUSH PRIVILEGES; and the database is ready to go, so on to Step 3.
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"RETURN TO ME" (John 13 – 17)
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"Return to Me" is the name of a year 2000 romantic-comedy-drama movie with a very peculiar plot line: Bob and Elizabeth are married and truly love each other – but she is killed in a terrible car accident. Her heart is saved and medically transplanted into another woman named Grace, who receives it well – Grace's life is completely changed because of the new heart she has received. Bob, the bereaved husband, is depressed for a long time, but finally begins to seek out a new woman companion, and discovers Grace – he knows nothing about her health history, but begins to really like her. The movie is a very touching story of how Bob discovers that Grace is alive because of the heart transplanted from his wife Elizabeth – Elizabeth has left him, but now her heart is living in Grace. The photo you see is from the scene in the movie where Bob discovers that Grace is alive with the heart of Elizabeth beating in her chest. The woman he loved (his wife Elizabeth who died) is, in a strange way, "still alive" in Grace, a woman he is learning to love.
Now our lectures in this series are not about a romance between a man and a woman – but they are about a very profound love between Jesus, The Teacher, and His followers. Our texts from the Library tell of a very deep love and commitment between Jesus and us, and there is a very deep drama in the story: The Teacher, whom they love, is about to leave them!! It seems like nothing will ever be the same! How will their lives go on?
There are many things to learn about The Teacher, many good things to learn from His teaching. But there is one thing that is the most important of all – something so important that if you get this one thing right, everything else will fall into its proper place: He loves us!
This series is about how Jesus, who is no longer actually with us like He was in the first century, is actually still with us – in a way even more beautiful and more powerful than He was before!
May 17, 2015: "From Humility to Hospitality" This is a marvelous story of how Jesus, fully aware of who He really is, fully aware of His real status, humbles Himself to wash feet! But there's more to the story than just humility! This is the ritual of hospitality: Jesus was welcoming His followers – and us – into His home! Location, location, location! Our spiritual "location" is what this lecture is all about!
May 24, 2015: "Return to Me!" Jesus and His disciples are truly the best of friends, in the Asian-cultural sense: they have shared success and failure, they've gone through hard times together, they have shared life and status, they have been defined by their friendship with each other. For Jesus to say that He's leaving them now is the most devastating word imaginable to them! Why does He say this? What does it mean? What does it mean for us? This lecture highlights the movie "Return to Me," which is the theme of the series: now that Jesus is no longer with us, how do we continue to know Him? How do we continue to share life with Him?
May 31, 2015: "In My Father's house …" We often understand this passage – and the famous one "I am the Way, the Truth, the Life …" to mean that Jesus will lead us to a heavenly reward when we die. What if Jesus meant something very different by it? Let's try to read the Gospel of John for its own story and meaning, instead of reading it through the lens of our religious culture. We might find something very, very valuable!
June 7, 2015: "My Father loves you …" The ancient Greeks and Romans thought of 神 as being too pure, too absolutely ideal to be connected with humans at all. Even the ancient Jewish people thought of their God as very far away, very pure, too holy to have contact with ordinary people like us. Jesus comes to show a very different kind of God – and that has huge meaning for us.
June 14, 2015: "Make your home … here." Jesus gives a very powerful and beautiful word-picture to encourage us, to help us have hope and confidence in His goodness with us, and in His Father's help for us. This one's all about putting our hope in Him – not in ourselves – not just for being forgiven – but for the whole thing of our new life, the changes involved in "bearing fruit"!
June 21, 2015: "The most important thing" Over and over again you'll hear Jesus describe the Father – and how what He does and says is "what the Father is like." What's startling is how far He welcomes us into the family: all the way to the Father. Understanding everything is a lifelong challenge. Doing things perfectly is impossible anyway, and only frustrating. But when you get this one thing that Jesus came to do, "the world may believe …"
June 28, 2015: "Comforter, Helper, Counsellor, Advocate" Who did Jesus send to replace Himself to us? What is this new One supposed to do for us? why do we need to rely on Him? This is one of the most important lectures I've ever given – maybe not one of the best, but one of the most important. The Comforter/Helper/Counsellor/Advocate does for us what we truly need the most – He gives us true connection to the real reality – because the world is not what it seems, and not what it claims to be.
July 12, 2015: "Overcoming Grieving" When people love each other, and someone has to leave, the pain of leaving can be very serious. "Our hearts can be troubled" with the big emptiness of where the person we love used to be. Jesus left us – but He has returned – not in the final return of the Great Day, but in the Holy Spirit. What does this mean? How can we work with it and grow in Him?


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President — Jack Yazinski, 403 Bible Hill Road, Claremont, NH 03743; 603-542-3367
Vice President — Larry Torr, 41 Moharimet Dr. Madbury, NH 03823, 603-842-5311
General Organizer — Roger Burnham, 159 North Shore Rd., Hebron, NH 03241; 603-744-3561;
Secretary/Membership/Web Director — Kathy and Brian Denutte, 9 Badger Glen Dr., Belmont, N.H. 03220
Treasurer — Mike Kazak, 72 Riverview Dr., Charlestown, NH 03603; 603-826-3959
Education Director — Mike Morrison, 49 Laura Lane, Keene, NH 03431; 603-209-3823
NTA/FTA Director — Gene Dabrowski P.O. Box 3 Georges Mills, NH 03751, 603-387-0697, email@example.com
Fish & Game Committee Member — Fred Shepard, P.O. Box 23, Deerfield, NH 03037; 603-463-7473
Fish & Game Committee Member — Dwight Pennell, P.O. Box 136 Center Tuftonboro, NH 03816; 603-539-7954
Fish & Game Committee Member — Roger Burnham, 159 North Shore Road, Hebron, NH 03241, 603-744-3561
Membership Options:
• Individual membership including subscription to Trapper & Predator Caller — $24
• Family with subscription to Trapper & Predator Caller — $30
• Junior (under 16) with subscription to Trapper & Predator Caller — $12
• Lifetime membership with subscription to Trapper & Predator Caller — $300
• Life (over 65) — $100
• Life (over 75) — Free w/previous continuous three membership
• The NHTA requires a Mission Statement for all new members to be signed and dated. The Mission Statement is on the application. Please send a letter, call or e-mail requesting a membership application to Kathy Denutte at the address below.
Complete membership application on first page of association section and send dues to:
NHTA Membership Director
Kathy Denutte
9 Badger Glen Dr.
Belmont, N.H. 03220
Once again, the New Hampshire Trappers Association successfully cooperated with other state and national outdoor organizations to fight proposed legislation that would have effectively ended trapping in New Hampshire. The original language of HB 1579 was removed and replaced with language increasing penalties for violations and establishing a study committee to review trapping regulations. The amended bill now goes to the Senate. That's the good news, what follows is the bad news.
Early on a Saturday morning I received a call from a trapper in Southern NH. He called to complain about one thing or another. When asked if he belonged to the NHTA or any national organizations he said no but he said, "you all do a good job." When asked if he knew about HB 1579 and the potential to end trapping he responded no, and he wasn't worried, "because that will never happen in NH." Well it will happen in NH if other sportsmen and woman do what this guy does, and that's to rely on someone else. There are nearly 300 members of the NHTA, your association. Paying your dues once a year isn't enough. The Association needs you to come to meetings and share your ideas. Your help at shows and the rendezvous is needed. When you get a call from a director for help do all you can so you and your children will have the ability to continue to trap and your grandchildren can look back with appreciation for the legacy you left them.
On behalf of the NHTA special thanks to the New Hampshire Wildlife Federation, National Trappers Association and United States Sportsman's Alliance for your support. Finally, every member should thank Fred Shepherd, Larry Torr, Dan Teague and Dwight Pennell for their endless hours of work on HB 1579.
Make plans now to attend the NHTA Fall Rendezvous, September 20, at Owl Brook Hunter Education Center. It will be bigger and better than ever. Don't forget to come to a monthly meeting the first Tuesday of every month at the old Boscawen Town Hall. — Jack Yazinski
NHTA had a monthly director's meeting February 4th, 2014.
Miss NH, Samantha Russo of Nashua, and the Miss NH Pageant Coordinator Claudette were on hand for a short meet and greet with those in attendance. Miss Russo relayed some of her experiences as Miss NH, including her participation in the Miss America competition. She remarked that the Fisher jacket has come in handy, as many of her public appearances have been during the lengthy cold snap that has gripped the northeast this winter. She posed for a group picture.
Paul DeBow and Mike Morrison volunteered to be committee contacts and attend hearings as needed for the state house of representatives new "study" committee established to review NH Fish and Game regulations pertaining to trapping – as mentioned in the president's report above. This should start up later this year.
Gene Dabrowski has volunteered to replace out-going NTA Director Peter Laughlin as our new dual NTA and FTA Director.
Jim Harris, field representative for Maine Wildlife Council (a sportsmen's group comprised of several clubs – such as guides, bear hunters, small game hunters, bow, bait and hounds man) was in attendance. He briefed the association on the on-going effort to battle back against a strong fight by the U.S. Humane Society to outlaw the taking of bear in Maine by bait, hounds and trapping. After losing in the Maine legislature, the Humane Society used a grass-roots campaign to collect 78,000 votes to get this issue on the ballot. They have reportedly allocated three million dollars to the cause. Mr. Harris is looking to raise money – upwards of 2.5 million for the Maine Wildlife Council to buy television advertisement time ahead of the vote. After Mr. Harris left, the association discussed waiting a month to consider an amount to donate.
I was personally unable to attend this years banquet but heard it was a success. Thank you to vice president Larry Torr for organizing and coordinating the venue and raffles. Thank you to the directors who helped run the event – and to those that made auction donations.
Those of you that may catch an otter this winter/spring; the Northeast Wildlife DNA Laboratory in Pennsylvania is looking for tissue samples. If you would like to participate by supplying samples, please contact Nikolia Kolba at 570-422-7892 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Next up for the Association is setting up and manning our NHTA display/booth at the "Discover Wild NH" day at the NH Fish and Game Headquarters in Concord, NH, on Hazen Drive. Brian Denutte will haul the trailer with all the mounts and tables. Please contact Brian (603-267-6947) to volunteer to help set-up and take down the display or to offer a portion of your day to hang at the booth to interact with the public. If the weather is good, this event is very busy with patrons from the public, not all of who are sportsmen: a great opportunity to interact positively with the public.
Best always. — Paul DeBow, Grafton County Director


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Devils' comeback ends with Game 6 loss to Kings
The New Jersey Devils' dreams of a historic comeback were all
but dashed less than 11 minutes into Game 6 of the Stanley Cup
Just 10:10 in, Steve Bernier drilled Los Angeles defenseman Rob
Scuderi from behind into the end boards and essentially took his
club out of the game. Bernier was given a major penalty and was
ejected from the game.
"He turned back," Bernier said of Scuderi. "I feel very bad,
but it's a fast game out there, and it ends up being a bad play.
You certainly don't want to get five minutes for it. I wish I could
take that play back."
The Kings took full advantage of the 5-minute power play and
scored three times in a span of 3:58 en route to a 6-1 victory that
clinched Los Angeles' first Stanley Cup championship in the
franchise's 45-year history.
"It was just an unfortunate situation with a player who plays
the game really hard, and he's going to have to live with that,"
Devils goalie Martin Brodeur said. "I don't think it's a fair
thing, but that's what happens when one person has the fate of a
hockey game in their hands. I talked to him and told him it's not
his fault. I can't say if it was a good call or not."
New Jersey trailed 3-0 after the first period and 4-1 through 40
minutes. The Devils had little left for the third period, when the
Kings went into lock-down mode and added two late insurance
"I didn't want to hurt my team, I wanted to help them,"
Bernier said. "This is extremely hard. It's been a long playoff
run for us. To finish on that note, it's not fun for sure. But
there's nothing I can do now."
The Devils were trying to become just the third team to force a
Game 7 in the finals after trailing 3-0. Only the 1942 Toronto
Maple Leafs came all the way back to win the Cup, and New Jersey
was thoroughly thwarted by the Kings in Los Angeles' third shot at
the title.
While it is of little consolation, New Jersey became the first
team in 67 years to even get to a sixth game in the finals after
falling behind 3-0.
"You don't give yourself a lot of room for error," captain
Zach Parise said. "We found ourselves in a pretty deep hole before
we even realized that the finals started. But we didn't quit. We
really felt that we could get back in it and force a Game 7."
But Bernier never gave them a chance to take the series back to
New Jersey.
"Everybody feels bad, but he shouldn't. He's done a lot of good
things for this team," right wing David Clarkson said. "There's
no fingers being pointed – at refs or anywhere else. He threw a
bodycheck. I didn't think it was that bad of a play. But we dug
ourselves a bit of a hole there and couldn't come out of it. It's
tough to swallow."
Bernier slammed Scuderi behind the Los Angeles net, driving him
headfirst against the boards. The hit left Scuderi dazed and
bloodied before he left the ice under his own power and headed to
the dressing room. Scuderi returned to the bench, but Bernier was
done for the night – and the season.
"That's what he's been doing the whole playoffs. He's been
doing a great job of getting in on the forecheck and finishing
checks," Parise said. "That's why he's here. That's what you want
from him. "It's just unfortunate that it happened. It's not his
Kings captain Dustin Brown scored first at 11:03, and Jeff
Carter made it 2-0 at 12:45. Just 16 seconds later, Trevor Lewis
poked the puck past the 40-year-old Brodeur's glove after Dwight
King's centering pass squirted through the crease.
"I don't know if we were salivating when we got that power
play, but we were just determined to capitalize on that
opportunity," Doughty said. "We knew that this was our chance to
put that team away and we did just that."
Adding to the Devils' frustration was a one-timer by New
Jersey's Patrik Elias that rang off the right post just 38 seconds
before the first period ended.
Carter made it 4-0 just 1 1/2 minutes into the second period,
beating Brodeur with a wrist shot from the slot.
By then, all that was left to determine was the final score.
Adam Henrique cut the deficit to 4-1 with 1:15 left in the second
period, but the Devils couldn't get any closer.
The Devils also lost Ryan Carter and Clarkson to 10-minute
misconducts that forced New Jersey to play with a diminished corps
of forwards for large chunks of the game.
Defenseman Bryce Salvador also served a 4-minute high-sticking
penalty in the second period that didn't produce a goal, but milked
important minutes off the clock.
New Jersey was outdone by the Western Conference champions this
time, and scored only eight goals in the six games. The Devils
dropped a pair of 2-1 overtime decisions at home in the first two
games, and fought uphill the rest of the way.
The Devils were whistled for nine penalties that totaled 47
minutes in Game 6, after coming in with an average of just 8.7 in
the playoffs – the second-fewest in this postseason.
New Jersey recorded only 18 shots on goalie Jonathan Quick, who
won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. Brodeur, who backstopped
New Jersey to Cup titles in 1995, 2000 and 2003, made 19 saves in
the clincher.
"They started to play really hard in Game 5, and they had a lot
of momentum tonight," Brodeur said. "The major power play came at
a time when the crowd was going crazy, and they were really feeling
good. Those are situations where before we'd fight through it.
Tonight, we didn't."
For the second straight season, the Devils will be facing major
offseason questions.
A year ago, New Jersey was left to figure out how the club
missed the playoffs for the first time since 1996. Now the Devils
will have to face the possibility they will have to replace Brodeur
and Parise, who could be on the move as one of the most attractive
unrestricted free agents on July 1. The 27-year-old left wing, who
has spent his first seven NHL seasons with the Devils, is coming
off a 31-goal season.
Brodeur, the winningest goalie in NHL history, has hinted that
he would like to return next season at age 41.
"This season and this playoff run answered a lot of questions
about where my game's at, and I'm really happy to hopefully
continue," Brodeur said.
If Brodeur and Parise return, the Devils could be poised for
another deep playoff run despite playing in the tough Atlantic
Division that produced four 100-point teams this season – the last
being New Jersey, which was the No. 6 seed in the East.
"We took down our two biggest rivals, the Flyers and the
Rangers, and we took this series to six games," Brodeur said.
"It's disappointing, but it's been a great season. We came a long
way to challenge for the Stanley Cup from not making the playoffs
last year.
"There's only one team that can win. It's not us this time, but
we're proud of what we've done."


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Severe hypoglycemic reactions are linked with a greater morbidity and mortality. Individuals with high degrees of sugar in their bodies usually contain glycated hemoglobin within the bloodstream. Factors which cause changes within the plasma volume, without developments in the total RBC mass, can also have an effect on the Hb and can cause the presence of relative anemia or relative polycythemia.
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The glucose range within the body depends on several factors. The eAG number is not going to match daily glucose readings since it is a long-term average in contrast to the blood glucose level at an individual time, as measured with the house glucose meter. There are various laboratory methods of measuring GHB, based on the subtype form of hemoglobin measured. Superior blood glucose can damage your kidneys, feet, and eyes.
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At the moment, it's used as a regular tool to determine blood glucose control in patients known to get diabetes. Research suggests that keeping blood glucose levels near normal can significantly decrease the chance of problems associated with diabetes. It particularly is true for diabetic patients, who can participate in regular checkups to control glucose levels, and make the proper diet and way of life adjustments to keep on living a standard lifestyle. Because they don't require fasting, the test could be given as section of a whole blood screening. Those who suffer from pre-diabetes will likely develop type 2 diabetes within a decade, but they can take action to block or delay diabetes.


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Yogurt Commercial (Macintosh)
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User Score
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DescriptionYogurt Commercial is a short game taking place entirely within a single self-contained room, casting the player as an actor in a minor commercial. The player is provided with a script in the form of the game's accompanying Read Me and is tasked with acting it out through a series of cues and dialogue options. Whether they actually follow it, however, is entirely their choice, allowing them to cause whatever havoc they'd like. The director will also respond to their actions accordingly.
The game is fairly simple in its execution, the only way in which to interact with one's environment being to walk through the scenario, verbally respond via simplified dialogue trees, or sample a small container of yogurt.
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TriviaYogurt Commercial took three days to complete, as well as a few hours of debugging.
Related Web Sites
- Epic Banana Archive (The Epic Banana Archive, which provides additional information and a public-domain download of the title, as well as many of the developer's other games.)
- Info-Mac: Yogurt Commercial (The Info-Mac archive's webpage for Yogurt Commercial, which provides a public-domain download of the title.)
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… at least we think so. If you disagree, you will let us know in the comments below, won't you?
With that, here's a few technical improvements to the LoCO we'd like to announce:
Today we are unleashing a spiffy-diffy new mobile site aimed at increasing the navigability, aesthetic appeal and functionality of the site. From our new phone-ready homepage, it is now easier to get to all the things you already love/loathe about the Lost Coast Outpost — BOOKED, the Lowdown, our most recent posts and posts from others around the county. Also, how 'bout that slider? Boss, right?
(For those of you reading this on your phone: See that "More" button up in the top right corner. That's gonna be your good friend henceforth. Treat it nice.)
Also, some improvements over on the Lowdown:
- For those of you out there who have been adding your events to our site, we thank you. Keep doing that. But in order to potentially make things easier for you Facebookers, we've added a space that allows you to copy/paste the URL of your Facebook event which will then instantly add it to the Lowdown. (Make sure that event is set to "Public.") Head over to the event submission page to see this thing in action.
- Also, we realize that Humboldt is just a little too full of events, concerts and fun meaning that the listings on the Lowdown, especially on weekends, can stretch on and on. So, as an olive branch to the "I have to scroll too much!" whiners we offer you the fantabulous "Dumb It Down!" button. Find it at the top of each day's listings. A simple click will reduce Lowdown listings to their essence (i.e. event/location). Need more info (i.e. description/time/price/phone/web)? Click the "Smart It Up!" button and all that gloriousness reappears.
- One other note: every Lowdown event page and venue page now provides you commenting capabilities. Does an event start an hour later than we have it listed? Is the lead singer/bartender/bell hop waaaaay hot? Got beef? That is, for better or worse, what internet commenting is for.
Again, if you love/hate the new LoCO changes, find a bug or have some constructive advice, do let us know — either below or by emailing email@example.com. Gracias.


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MY PET MONSTEROriginal medium: Toys
Produced by: AmToy
First appeared: 1986
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During the 1980s, before the FCC adopted such a bad attitude toward "half-hour commercials", TV cartoons as part of a coordinated marketing campaign, which included toys, abounded. He-Man, My Little Pony and many others of that ilk had their heyday during that decade. My Pet Monster fell into that category, but it was a little different from most. It was a doll marketed to boys, but it wasn't a set of hard
plastic "action figures" like Crystar, Air Raiders and Sectaurs. It was a 22-inch (life-size, or nearly so, to many young players) plush toy, fuzzy and cuddly as all get-out, designed to look both cute and scary.
My Pet Monster was equipped with horns, a mouthful of fangs, and detachable shackles on his hands to keep him from mangling anybody else in the toybox. Its uses included scaring adults with player-created monster sounds and movements. It was manufactured by AmToy, a division of American Greetings, the card producer responsible for such toons as Strawberry Shortcake and Ziggy. It first appeared as both toy and video in 1986.
The original video version was a live-action straight-to-home-video movie. In it, a boy named Max, too old to be only 22 inches tall, had an improbable adventure much like a superhero origin, which caused repeated transformations into a much larger, living My Little Monster doll. It was a lot like Bruce Banner turning into The Hulk, only instead of being triggered by anger, Max's morphing happened when he got hungry. Max was played by Sunny Besen Thrasher, who also played Jason in Care Bears. The Monster was Mark Parr, who doesn't have other toon connections.
It came to TV the following year, beginning September 12, 1987 on ABC, Again, the human protagonist's name was Max, and again Thrasher (whose voice was also heard in a production of Garbage Pail Kids) played him. This time, the monster wasn't Max, but only a toy — at least until a magic key was used to remove his shackles. Then he'd grow to kid (as opposed to toddler) size and come to life, becoming Max's best friend. Since one never wants to go public with fantastic things in shows like this, Max kept it a secret, known only to his sister and his best human friend, Chuckie.
The other two human roles were played by Tara Strong (Raven, no relation, in Teen Titans, Timmy in Fairly OddParents) and Stuart Stone (Ramon in Beetlejuice, Bentley in The Raccoons), respectively. The Monster, whose name was simply "Monster", was Jeff McGibbon, who has very few other acting credits. Production was done by Canada's Nelvana Studio (Berenstain Bears, The Get Along Gang).
My Pet Monster did very well for a while, but the toy proved only a fad, available through the early '90s but not sold in great numbers after the first year or so. The TV show ran only one season of 13 episodes. An attempt was made to revive the toy in the first couple of years of the 21st century, but it fizzled. Today, it's practically forgotten — except, of course, by the now-grown people who used to play with it.
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WASHINGTON — Fewer than 10,000 Coloradans chose a health plan in the first two months of the state's insurance exchange program, a number that does not even consider if they have paid for a policy. Another 126,000 will need to sign up by the end of March for state officials to reach their goal.
The daunting task for Connect for Health officials was made clear after the Department of Health and Human Services updated its enrollment figures under "Obamacare" for all 50 states Wednesday.
Colorado had 9,980 individuals sign up in October and November. Although twice as many signed up last month, the number falls far short of the rate state officials have hinted is necessary to keep insurance premiums from rising. The monthly rate of sign-ups does not amount even to one leg on a four-legged stool.
With the Obama administration under fire for the rollout of its law, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius appeared before members of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee Wednesday. Her appearance was her third before the panel since Oct. 1.
Sebelius acknowledged the launch had been "flawed, frustrating, and unacceptable," but said the experience on HealthCare.gov is "night and day compared to October."
Loading a page takes one second instead of eight seconds, she noted. Nearly 1.2 million Americans have selected a marketplace plan; more than 364,000 have signed up for a health plan on the exchanges and more than 800,000 have enrolled in Medicaid, the main federal insurance plan for the poor and disabled, she said.
Early in the hearing, under questioning Sebelius admitted the sign-up figures do not account for whether the person has paid for the plan. She noted that payments on the federal exchange are not due until mid-December (On the Connect for Health website, the stated deadline is December 23).
Sebelius indicated that the accounting- and back-end functions of HealthCare.gov remain unresolved a month after Rep. Cory Gardner (R-Yuma) raised the issue at a hearing. Using bureaucratic language, she said the site's technicians are doing "manual work around" to fix the problem.
Yet Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas), the vice chairman of the subcommittee, said he attempted without success to pay for his health plan.
"Do you know how hard it is to make a payment on HealthCare.gov. You pull your billfold out to make that payment. I'm telling you, it's almost impossible," Burgess said.
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Denver), who does not serve on the subcommittee, sat through the first two hours of the hearing. After Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) compared Sebelius to North Korea for her refusal to provide a list of health plans that don't cover abortion, DeGette walked behind her to talk with Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) for several minutes. She left the hearing minutes later and waved off reporters' questions.
A broader look at Colorado's enrollment figures does not provide good news to supporters of the Affordable Care Act like DeGette. Although Colorado is far behind projections, the state stacks up better than nine of the 14 states that run their own exchange. It trailed only California, New York, Washington State, and Kentucky.
To get more Coloradans to enroll in the exchange, Connect for Health Colorado officials announced the site will be open for business the next two Sundays.


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An Armstrong number of three digits is an number such that the sum of the cubes of its digits is equal to the number itself. For example, 371 is an Armstrong number since 3**3 + 7**3 + 1**3 = 371.
Let's identify variables needed for this program. one will be for FOR Loop that is i, other is to save the equation value in it that is NUM, others are to hold the single digit of the number such as 000 to 999. For example 371 is the number so its first digit is 3, second digit is 7, and third digit is 1, Hence to calculate cube of single digit we need three variables (i.e.FIRST_DGT,SECOND_DGT,THIRD_DGT) and one TEMP for temporary variable So in all we need six variables
Now, Selection of data type is int data type due to the values expected are decimals and they will be holding smaller values so int data type is sufficient.
In this program there is a requirement of Checking the values from 000 to 999 numbers. It indicates LOOP is to be taken. Best Loop for such kind of condition is FOR Loop.
Loop selected is FOR Loop.
Now give the user a message to ARMSTRONG NUMBERS BETWEEN 0 TO 999 ARE : .FOR Loop will be like this for(i=0;i<999;i++). For Loop will start with 0 to 999. To identify whether the number is Armstrong number or not. We have to divide that number for getting three separate digits in the given number(i).
To find the first digit we have to divide the number by 100 (FIRST_DGT=i/100;)
To find the third digit we have to divide the number by 10 and save the remainder with the help of modulus (THIRD_DGT=i%10;)
nd the second digit which is complex because it is in middle of other digit, we have to divide the number by 10 the save it in TEMP and then divide TEMP by 10 we get middle digit (TEMP=i/10; SECOND_DGT=TEMP%10;)
Now, calculating equation NUM=FIRST_DGT**3 + SECOND_DGT**3 + THIRD_DGT**3. We have to use another header file math.h inside which there is a pow function which will help us to power of the number passed as second argument that is 3. So the equation formed is NUM = pow(FIRST_DGT,3) + pow(SECOND_DGT,3) + pow(THIRD_DGT,3);
The if condition will be i==NUM to check whether the calculated value is equal to number ranging form 000 to 999 in FOR Loop. If the calculated value is equal to number ranging between 000 to 999, we will go for printing the number as output values which is the Armstrong number at the end of this program.
- #include<stdio.h>
- #include<math.h>
- void main()
- {
- int FIRST_DGT,SECOND_DGT,THIRD_DGT,TEMP,NUM,i;
- clrscr();
- printf("ARMSTRONG NUMBERS BETWEEN 0 TO 999 ARE : ");
- for(i=0;i<=999;i++)
- {
- FIRST_DGT=i/100;
- THIRD_DGT=i%10;
- TEMP=i/10;
- NUM=pow(FIRST_DGT,3)+pow(SECOND_DGT,3)+pow(THIRD_DGT,3);
- if(i==NUM)
- printf("\nNUMBER = %d",NUM);
- }
- getch();
- }
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Note:- To understand program for sequence in detail Please SEARCH numerically example: C001, C002, etc.


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Day 7 and 8 - iona to Skye
Shiela: A looong day travelling on ferries and roads - a misty, mysterious day just right for visits to the Fairy Bridge and the Fairy Glen. After not being able to connect to mail or wifi for several days, it was somewhat disconcerting to hear my phone 'ping' while standing on the middle of the Fairy Bridge in the absolute middle of nowhere!!! Another great hotel (Viewfield House) for the night, and a FABULOUS meal at the Harbour View restaurant.
Scot: indeed! We had rain and mist gu-leoir for our visit to places of mystery, which was very appropriate. Diana and Peggy seemed energised and playful after our romp through the Glen of the Wee Folk's Hills. Most invigorating.
Hearing a raging waterfall but not being able to see it through the fog is a bit odd.
No pictures though. What can you do with layers of grey?
A video tomorrow, I promise.


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Gallus Strobel, the mayor of Triberg, Germany, a small town in the Black Forest, has discovered a surefire shortcut to international publicity: political incorrectness. A city parking garage has unveiled parking spaces designated for male and female drivers.
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Unlike the 12 spaces set aside for women, which are wider, well-lit, and closer to the exit, the men's spaces require the driver to pull in at an angle, and avoid hitting cement pillars. They are an "attraction" for any ambitious driver, Strobel told the daily Süddeutsche Zeitung.
"But men are, as a rule, a little better at such challenges," he told the paper.
Strobel, 58, who says he has parked in the spaces three times, admitted that "of course, there are also great women drivers!" He told the paper that when he came to the idea, he knew it would challenge "political correctness." But he says he has received mostly positive feedback from his stunt.
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I've also seen parking spaces designated for women in some car parks in Switzerland. I've been told that the reason was to reduce the chance of women being attacked (hence the proximity to the exit and the lighting).
All parkings in Germany have women designated spots. Like Seban said, it's for security reasons, and also because of the higher likelihood of having to push a stroller, not because it's assumed they can't park. I don't find it sexist and am very grateful for these spots late at night.
Now that there's a guy who decided to have some fun with a few strange sized spots just so he can say that his parking lot has more spots, who on earth cares?
Now that there's a guy who decided to have some fun with a few strange sized spots just so he can say that his parking lot has more spots, who on earth cares?
As a woman that has two babies and can't park this would be great! My husband likes a challange and to park far away so it would work for him to.
And security doesn't matter for men at all. Who cares if they're not safe, right ladies?


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I know most people play Shining Force CD instead the Game Gear originals but I wanted to Game Gear ones instead due to the nostalgia factor. Since the Game Gear Gaiden was the only one to not be English translated, is there a way that I can transfer the script from the Gaiden portion of Shining Force CD and insert it into Gaiden?
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Or – "Okay, Maybe The 90's Didn't Ruin Quite EVERYTHING."
I often make somewhat mean-spirited fun of the comic books of the 1990s, making fun of the excesses that sprung out of the genesis of Image Comics and the silliness that followed. What I really mean is the comics of the EARLY 1990s as, by the end of that decade, comics were in a period of new expansion and wild ideas that led to some pretty cool storytelling. The end of the 90's also brought Marv Wolfman back to old territory to show us an untold tale taking place during the original Crisis On Infinite Earths. Your Major Spoilers review awaits!
Writer: Marv Wolfman
Penciler: Paul Ryan
Inker: Bob McLeod
Colorist: Tom McCraw
Letterer: John Costanza
Editor: Mike Carlin
Publisher: DC Comics
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Previously, in Legends Of The DCU – Crisis On Infinite Earths: The Untold Story: Once, there were infinite parallel realities, thanks to the actions of a renegade Guardian of the Universe named Krona. From out of one of those worlds (or, to be more specific, out of the anti-universe of Qward) came a monstrous presence known as the Anti-Monitor, who set in to motion a plan to destroy the entirety of the Infinite Earths by hook or by crook. World after world succumbed to the wave of anti-matter, including the (unseen before it's appearance in the original Crisis) world known as Earth-6…
I suppose the most difficult proposition of all of this is that endless strings of universes have already been destroyed, and that only a few (mostly the ones we know from the DC Universe and it's ancillary properties) survive. I don't know a lot about cosmology or numbers, but it seems that it would take eons to destroy a nigh-infinite number of worlds, which you'd think would have caught SOMEONE'S attention sooner. But, comics are about people, and for us, that means people on Earth, so I roll with it. After all, this is also a story about love against all odds…
For those of you who don't know, that is Barry Allan, the second Flash, late of Earth-1. At this point in his history, Barry has been reunited with his wife Iris, long presumed dead, and has abandoned his life and times to live with her in the 30th Century. The cancellation of his solo series was really the first indication that the times were a'changin' at DC. Of course, by this time, he'd been gone for nearly a decade and a half, and his appearance in this issue was both novel and exciting. Barry leaps into action as the Scarlet Speedster, and finds something strange…
As someone who read comics both during the '86 heydey of Crisis and in '99, this issue was an interesting exercise. Seeing these events again made me go back and read the original CoIE story again, and found it to still be a powerful tale of fighting against insurmountable odds. A lot of the story really holds up, and it's one of the most skillful executions of "the whole world is fighting" that I've ever read. Barry finds himself on a new Earth, and recognizes that this world, too, has a Flash. Having done this before, Barry gives his counterpart the Cliff's Notes versions of DCU cosmology.
The original story of the Crisis was filled with moments like this, as the Charlton Comics characters were folded into the DC realities as Earth-4, but this is a whole new ballgame. And where there's a Flash, there's usually a League or Society of some sort…
Or perhaps a Justice Alliance, if you will… Wolfman is quick to dub this world Earth-D, which one wag in the comic shop opined to stand for 'Earth-Diversity', with an African-American Superman and Supergirl (who are married in this world), a native American Green Arrow, an Asian Flash and more. There's a very meta moment wherein Earth-D's Flash asks Barry what happened on his world, since the comic stories no longer had any joy in them for a long time. I'm not sure if Wolfman is referring to the comics of the 80's or the 90's with that statement, but either way, it's kind of telling to see it in this story. Pariah (the character in the green cloak, doomed to travel from Earth to Earth watching them being destroyed) suddenly arrives to witness the end of this world, but manages to gather enough power to pick up some help.
Why this group of heroes, you ask? With a few exceptions (notably our Superman for the no-longer-in-existence Earth-2 model) this group of heroes was the Monitor's first set of recruits in the early issues of Crisis On Infinite Earths. The heroes of Earths 1 and D meet and try to formulate a plan, but The Batman of Earth-1 isn't sure the whole thing is on the up-and-up.
Heh. Another subtle dig at what were then modern comics, I'm certain, but I have to say I really like the modified Robin suit in use on Earth-D. It reminds me of a combination of Dick Grayson's and Tim Drake's uniforms, and seeing the Boy Wonder take the wind out of Batman's sails was terribly entertaining. Batman is also referring to a moment that takes place in Barry's subjective future, an ominous reminder that not all of the heroes survive this one. Case in point: Earth-D's Superman.
Superman-D isn't the only casualty as Hawkman and Hawkgirl (siblings in this world) are killed as well, and the shadow-creatures nearly claim our Superman as well. Alternate Superman's last thoughts are for the welfare of his adopted world…
It's a very good writer who can make you care about the sacrifice of a character whom you only just met, but Wolfman managed to deliver here with the loss of a Superman (much better than the Doomsday-beatdown that our Kal-El died from a few years prior to this story's publication. I can't help but read messages into this story, as the Batman of Earth-D (very Silver Age in his bearing and uniform) stops our Batman from coldly dressing down his Robin…
This is some pretty heavy stuff, when you think about it. Crisis was a farewell to the Silver Age of comics storytelling, but is itself generally considered to be the end (or near the end) of the Bronze Age of comics. This issue came out a years later, during a time which is probably eventually going to be defined as the beginnings of a new comics age, making it a multi-level reference, especially since the Batman shown in this issue acts like modern Batman rather than the version that would have actually participated in the Crisis. Now, my head hurts. There are some puzzling moments in this issue, though, as Wolfman suddenly cuts away to do the origin of Earth-D's Green Lantern, for some reason… Robin falls, then Wonder Woman, then the heroes try to regroup and find a way to succeed.
What was a battle for Earth-D suddenly becomes an evacuation mission, as the heroes of two worlds come together, to save whatever lives they can, thanks to a hastily constructed cosmic treadmill. Of course, if you've read the Crisis, you know that Barry Allen ends up in the hands of the Anti-Monitor during those pages…
Flash blips away, leaving his counterpart to power the treadmill with help from the various Supers, but even that plan starts to fall apart…
The rescue mission seems to become a suicide mission, as the Flash runs himself ragged, trying to save as many people as he can, and more heroes fall in battle. Suddenly, The Flash cries out that he can't keep going, entreating the heroes of Earth-1 to get through the portal before it's too late…
The heroes of our world get through the portal just in time, but the Justice Alliance stays behind on their world, fighting until the very end, standing together for their world.
I have an issue with this (which we'll get to in a minute), but it's a goose-bump moment anyway, and the heroes of this world prove that the don't lack for courage. As the story closes, we have another ominous moment for the heroes of Earth-1, as Supergirl tries to comfort her cousin about the loss of their parallels.
Knowing that Kara herself would fall in this very battle makes that scene resonate for me, especially as the issue ends with the big gathering of heroes shown in Crisis #4 (or possibly #5) leaving us knowing what comes next. There are issues with this story for me, as much as I enjoy parts of it. Being published in 1999 means that they couldn't actually address many of the issues regarding multiple Earths, since heroes like Earth-2 Batman and Superman no longer existed. The use of Flash and Supergirl (at the time, known mostly for perishing in the Crisis) is well-done, and I kind of like the rebuke of modern Batman, but the loss of the heroes of Earth-D seems like a real waste. Given that the entire multiverse is at stake, another Martian Manhunter or Batman might have made a difference. Of course, the answer is, they weren't there in the original book, and so they weren't saved, which reminds me too much that this is an inserted retcon.
Still, Legends of the DCU – Crisis On Infinite Earths: The Untold Story is a mostly successful tale for me, with lovely art by Paul Ryan (not THAT Paul Ryan) and a very nice use of Barry Allen, earning 4 out of 5 stars overall. This story (along with 'The Return of Barry Allen') is living proof for me of why The Flash should have been allowed to stay dead and relevant rather than return to life and become just another guy in the trenches.
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I noticed the change of race in a few characters…
I remembered that all Supergirl needed was a dance floor and maybe a brass pole…
And, that something bothered me about the other flattop Flash and the Atomic "Iron Worker" Atom.
This one must have snuck past me it those days.
I had a store and a pull list…
What went wrong?
(I even had money in those days, and you would think that the absolute model for The Simpson's comic book owner would have shoved that one right in my stack!)
Hard to keep your head around… but, still fun to read!
Loved this book and everything it stood for.
This whole BOOK was a "goosebumps moment" for me the first time I read it. Reading this review actually =did= give me goosebumps from the memories of the asian Flash-family and the Supercouple. ~slow clap~ Well done, sir.
I've always loved this particular issue. Just as much, I've always deeply regretted that these wonderful, diverse, joy-filled characters all perished in an ultimately futile gesture. The only thing you can truly say they did was to fight the darkness before vanishing never to be seen again. The population of their Earth basically merged with their Earth-1 counterparts or some jazz, and for all intents and purposes ceased to exist. Just imagine what yet another set of counterparts, including another Superman, could have brought to the table, if they hadn't all died to protect a world which was dying anyway.
If I had my way, I'd find a way to bring them back. Now that the Multiverse is back, it's easy to justify their existence. I'd let their world be a shinier, happier, more optimistic world, where heroes had fun and things weren't quite so dark.
Sigh. Why can't we have nice things?
Because nice things like this won't make any money with "the kids."
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Still remember buying this book. Thought it was great then and, after reading this review, feel like reading it again. You really saw the distinction between the comics of yesteryear and what they would become as time went on. Great story and great review, Mr. Peterson.
Ah I miss Marv Wolfman's writing… Yep, I'm officially old …


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Colorful Bathroom Ideas Making Your Day
A bathroom is the perfect place to experiment with color, so we've chosen some incredibly colorful bathroom ideas from any places that are sure to inspire. Through the picture collections, we can see how from crisp, cool white to fiery red, colors evoke a certain feeling. More colorful a bathroom, more feeling will create on the day. So, if you feel your life gets bored, it's time to change your bathroom colors!


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People like to believe they're getting a good deal, particularly when Holiday shopping, even if they doubt stores are being honest. MarketWatch's Tom Bemis shows us five ways we're being manipulated when navigating crowded malls. (Photo: AP)
AUSTRALIANS binge on Christmas shopping more than any other country resulting in many falling short on their mortgage payments in the new year.
Overspending at Christmas time leads to a spike in mortgage arrears in the festive season aftermath with statistics show.
Data shows more than a third of Aussie retail spending happens in December (35.5 per cent), ahead of (32.2 per cent), Italy and the UK (30.9 per cent).
In Australia shoppers spent 8.9 per cent more in November and only the UK was higher at 13.9 per cent.
Monthly sales of food and beverage services was up by 14.1 per cent in Australia in December compared to the January to November average and was the highest of any countries analysed.
It was followed by the UK at a 10.8 per cent increase.
Exclusive figures by global ratings company Fitch Ratings found historically the January to March period resulted in an increase in the number of Australians falling behind in their mortgage repayments.
The analysis found defaults on home loans (failure to pay their mortgage between 30 and 59 days) often hover around the 0.4 per cent mark throughout the year but after the Christmas period they shoot up to as high as 0.57 per cent by the end of January.
Fitch Ratings' structured finance director James Zanesi said seasonal spending often results in Australians having to forego their mortgage repayments in the new year to try and recover from splurging during the festive season.
"Australian borrowers tend to fall behind in their mortgage payment during this period as their expenses significantly increase,'' he said.
"Depending on circumstances some borrowers might miss one or two instalments already in January, while others might fall behind in their payments in February and March.
"The decision to fall behind in their payments is often driven by the confidence that they have the capacity to cure the delinquency in a few instalments."
The research found at the end of January this year more than 65,400 Australians fell behind on their repayments by up to 90 days or more - fewer than the same time in 2012 when about 80,700 fell into arrears.
Mr Zanesi said in contrast at other times of the year including the July to September period there was a low rate of arrears due to a lower amount of spending.
Resi Mortgage Corporation's chief executive officer, Angelo Malizis, said some borrowers "overextend themselves" during the Christmas period resulting in them forgoing crucial home loan payments but there are ways to get back in the black.
"They normally use in a temporary capacity a redraw facility to get them back on the straight and narrow, but we're not for one moment suggest they should use this all the time,'' he said.
"It can just be something they use to get over the Christmas hump for temporary purposes, or an offset account can be used.
"We normally find people correct themselves by February, March or April."
But Australian Bankers' Association chief executive Steven Munchenberg said loan defaults remained at low levels and most customers were ahead of their repayments.
"Far from missing repayments, 40 per cent of banks' customers are one year ahead on their mortgage repayments. In the past four years, Australians have been cautious on spending and have been paying down debt,'' he said.


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Food & Drink Head to TuanTuan for creamy congee, Macanese dishes, and flaky sweet and savoury snow buns.
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The results, while not entirely surprising, occur in the context of a continuing tug-of-war between advertisers and magazines over audience metrics. The key measurements used for magazine audience are demographic and audience figures from the likes of Mediamark Research, and circulation data from the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
Roiling the waters this year are several concerns that have been raised over how magazines report circulation data to ABC, which crystallized around Gruner & Jahr USA Publishing's YM. The teen title overstated its 2001 newsstand sales by almost 200,000 copies, but that fact did not come to light until early this year, when the ABC audit of that data was released.
But Karen Jacobs, exec VP-director of print investment, made it clear that Starcom, which now touts a service it calls the Positioning Impact Evaluator, or P.I.E., tool as an outgrowth of its study, says that the numbers are but one small piece of the pie.
"At the end of the day, exposure is not really what we're after," says Ms. Jacobs. "Exposure needs to move toward engagement."
Her distinctions matter. The survey found 81% of respondents said they did not flip by ads-but reactions to individual ads in what the study termed "average positions" drew reader-recall figures that ranged from 7% to 71.4%. Quantifying such recall greatly increases the bang for advertising buck, but is a far less cut-and-dried matter than tallying up copies sold.
Some findings of the study confirm long-held industry truisms. Four-color ads boasted better recall than black-and-white ads; print campaigns that ran for more than a year had recall scores boosted 10%; reader recall swelled if print buys were supported by other media; and what Starcom's Richard Fielding, VP-director of insights and analytics, says is "an involved or engaged reader" resulted in significantly higher recall scores-a boon to titles in the African-American category, from which that finding was derived.
But some conventional wisdom of the media community is called into question by some findings. For one, "front-of-the-book [placement] is always better-ain't necessarily so," says Jacobs. "There are times when you want to have the adjacency to relevant editorial instead. A significant number of people told us they never read the letters to the editor"-almost invariably an opening section of a magazine.
Another: "Clutter isn't always bad," Jacobs says, who reported some findings indicate an imposing thicket of ads could lead to more remembered messages.
On a more whimsical note: Ads that depicted landscapes instead of people were better recalled. The full impact of this delightfully oddball outcome was lessened somewhat by Fielding, who postulated that perhaps this reflected nothing more than the fact that more ads depict faces than landscapes. Another finding, likely to annoy creatives, is that logos were better remembered owing to how large they appeared in the ad. And all-text ads, or ones with one predominant graphic in the copy, boasted higher recall scores.
The study polled 7,835 readers of 15 magazines, in categories including African-American, business, entertainment, epicurean, parenting, sports, weeklies, and women's titles. (Starcom executives refused to identify any magazines used in the survey.) Participants were shown ads that ran in those magazines via Web TV and then asked a series of questions to determine how well they'd been recalled.
The study, conducted by Knowledge Networks-which ran a reader involvement study backed by a consortium of eight consumer magazines earlier this year aimed to come up with a metric to measure reader involvement. Unlike that study, Starcom's effort is aimed at facilitating more efficient print buys, and not necessarily quantifying magazine ad effectiveness in a wider media universe. Magazines may find that more useful, given the massive upfront TV scored this year while an ad turnaround for magazines remains maddeningly elusive.
Nevertheless, Jacobs, who mentioned the study during a presentation to the ANA Print Forum this June, tied the findings into a sort of theory of everything about the future for magazines. "Magazine buying will focus on connection," she says, "and then magazine currencies will change."


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NAO the Robot inspires Portland students
At just 58cm tall, humanoid robot NAO represents a massive opportunity for today's students.The small robot visited Bayview College, Portland Secondary College and several primary schools to promote recent advancements in technology, as well as the endless possibilities in taking up a STEM subject – science, technology, engineering and mathematics.A team of presenters from Brainary Interactive showed off NAO's skills and capabilities to a captivated school assembly; with two cameras, four microphones and a touch sensor, NAO was able to talk with humans and even dance.Each skill is fully customisable in modules through programming codes such as C++, Java and Python, just to name a few.
Zac Jeffries, director of teaching and learning at Bayview College, said the visit was designed to spark student interests in choosing a STEM subject in 2017."Robotics is a very tangible skill," Mr Jeffries said."There is a lot of problem solving and thinking skills needed to write code, and coding is found in both mathematics and science curriculums."So NAO's visit will hopefully enhance and extend the current curriculum."
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Energy & Climate Change
Coastal British Columbia is at a crossroads. The Harper government's vision of an industrialized coastline with as many as three major fossil fuel ports appears increasingly at odds with the aspirations of most British Columbians. Oil tankers have been banned from our North and Central Coast and Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) tankers not even considered in our waters until these last few years. Projects currently proposed could see as many as 650-750 tankers of various kinds plying our coastal waters.
Market forces and an impending election mean that all proposed development remains uncertain, yet review processes continue their relentless progress toward approvals. Living Oceans has been working to protect B.C.'s coast from fossil fuel development and transport for over 15 years. Here's what we're working on right now.
Enbridge Northern Gateway
Living Oceans was granted intervenor status in the Joint Review Panel hearings for Northern Gateway. We commissioned and submitted expert evidence on oil spill response technology, spill preparedness and response regimes and capacity to deal with oiled wildlife. Read some of our expert reports and find out more about our Enbridge campaign here.
Kinder Morgan's TransMountain Expansion Pipeline
Living Oceans was once again granted intervenor status, this time before the National Energy Board, operating under new rules passed in 2012. In this hearing, we are submitting evidence about what happens to diluted bitumen when spilled in the ocean, what technology is available to clean it up and what health impacts will be suffered by both people and wildlife in the event of a spill. Read our expert evidence.
Woodfibre LNG plant
The Woodfibre LNG plant proposed for Howe Sound, immediately northwest of Vancouver, would be the first liquefied natural gas plant in Canada. It would see some 40 enormous LNG tankers passing deep into Howe Sound to the Woodfibre plant at Squamish.
The downside of LNG development is the risk of a shipping accident causing widespread death and damage. The route intended for the enormous, pressurized tankers that carry LNG takes the ships deep into the relatively narrow and populated Howe Sound; a place where pleasure craft and commercial fishing boats are numerous and three busy ferry routes converge as they approach Horseshoe Bay.
We couldn't give you a better primer on the development than that created by Bowen Island Grade 6 student Miranda Berry for her science project on Howe Sound.


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Green Ideas: Fun with Shredded Paper
If you're a parent, you know that sometimes it's the simplest things, not the toy that you thought they'd love- but the wrapping or box it came in- that bring children the most joy. We were scouting around for crafts that recycle that shredded paper a lot of us have these days, and found this idea...
Like we said, it's simple. Pretty much More Mom Time just gave this pile of shredded paper to her child along with some bowls and kitchen utensils. A quick activity for a summer afternoon with nothing else going on.
She recommends putting a mat or newspapers below the table because yes, this could get messy! Looks like fun though, no?