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Captain's Report
Sea-Doo RXT-X PWC
By Captain John B. Wenz
The folks at Sea-Doo have every reason to be proud of the new RXTX - it's a rocketship! They recently invited us to Sebastian, Florida to see what this new model is all about. The RXT-X is, simply put, a souped-up version of the popular RXT, introduced in 2005. With the addition of a bigger supercharger and an internal intercooler, the engineers at Sea-Doo have managed to squeeze a reported 255 horsepower out of the Rotax 4-TEC engine. That makes the RXT-X the most powerful production PWC on the market, based on the reported horsepower.
Higher Horsepower
Your first instinct is to interpret higher horsepower as higher speed. That would be correct just about anywhere else, but here in the world of personal watercraft, that's not the case. There's a verbal agreement between the industry's manufacturers and the US Coast Guard to limit speed to 65 MPH for production vessels. That's not to say that enthusiasts don't install aftermarket kits to increase speed for competition.
Anyway, since speed is limited, the real quantifiable difference between competitors, outside of the bells and whistles, is acceleration. It's here that the RXT-X has a clear advantage. We should know…Sea-Doo asked us to compare the RXT-X with their own RXT and two of their competitors. The RXT-X came out on top. Weighing in at only 804 pounds, it becomes pretty apparent why the RXT-X has an advantage. This watercraft has the highest horsepower to weight ratio among the boats in the "muscleboat" class. The RXT-X blasts off the line and she's a thrill to ride.
Aside from the engine modifications, the Sea-Doo folks have also reconfigured the intake grate to provide adequate water flow for all those horses. After all, you can spin the pump with a lot of power, but if it can't get enough water, it won't provide additional thrust. These guys have solved that problem with the size and shape of their grate.
In addition, if you look under the hull, you'll notice an aluminum ride plate. This is another nice feature - it's part of Sea-Doo's internal closed-loop cooling system. Not only does the cooling system eliminate contact between the inside of the motor and water from the riding environment, but it controls the engine operating temperature, which optimizes fuel burn.
Riding Conveniences
Some of the other race inspired features on the RXT-X include the adjustable aluminum handlebar and billet throttle control. Speaking of control, the Variable Trim System helps to customize the ride, and Sea-Doo's OPAS provides steering control when you're off-throttle. When you're in close quarters, the reverse lever positioning on Sea-Doo products makes a difference. It's on the left, so you can steer, throttle, and shift from forward to reverse and back without taking the throttle hand off the bars.
There are also some other features on the RXT-X worth noting. I like the Digital Information System. Sporting some large-sized readouts, it displays 20 different bits of information in both digital and LCD analog format, and there's no need to switch back and forth to see what you need. It includes an electronic compass and a convenient water temperature gauge. Sea-Doo's Learning Key is standard, and it includes the Digital Electronic Security System to prevent unauthorized operation. The seat and deck feature patterned surfaces which are both attractive and functional. The seat has got lots of places to hold on to for your passengers, including a rugged strap right behind the driver's position.
Specs & Performance
I took the RXT-X through her paces on a breezy, choppy day on the Indian River in Florida. Acceleration was apparent from the get-go, and the handling was responsive and steering was true and accurate. The 22½ degree transom deadrise seemed to be just right for the bumps, without compromising this boat's ability to jump on top and accelerate.
Officially, our top speed was 65.4 mph at 7960 rpm, but I can tell you that the on-board speedo tickled 69-plus miles an hour. The calculator tells us that we could expect a range of 74 miles at 30.5 miles an hour on a tankful of premium-grade gasoline.
There are a lot of personal watercraft out there to choose from. The really exciting thing about this market segment is that it continues to grow. The handful of manufacturers who compete continue to raise the bar for each other in the areas of performance and value. Based on what we saw, if your top priority is performance out of the box, then the RXT-X would be your likely choice…and that's without saying anything about all of the other features!
Test Result Highlights
- Top speed for the Sea-Doo RXT-X (2008-) is 65.4 mph (105.3 kph), burning 20.2 gallons per hour (gph) or 76.46 liters per hour (lph).
- Best cruise for the Sea-Doo RXT-X (2008-) is 30.5 mph (49.1 kph), and the boat gets 5.21 miles per gallon (mpg) or 2.22 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 74 miles (119.09 kilometers).
- Tested power is 1 x 255-hp Rotax 4-TEC.
Standard and Optional Features
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|9 out of 10 : Excellent
|8 out of 10 : Very Good
|7 out of 10 : Good
|6 out of 10 : Average
|5 out of 10 : Below Average
|4 out of 10 : Poor
|3 out of 10 : Bad
|2 out of 10 : Very Bad
|1 out of 10 : Painful
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|2007-12-27, 07:14
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Italy
Myself; Yourself - Overall Series Impressions & Total Series Rating
This thread is to be used for discussing the entire 13 episodes of Myself; Yourself ... your thoughts about the show, overall impressions, expectations and hopes about the DVD only footage etc.
A few subjects you might want to ramble on about:
The poll represents your total series rating. In other words, how you would rate all the episodes combined (1-10)? If you'd rather rate the whole series by technical/artistic merits, you can do so. An example:
Animation Quality: 1-10
Voice Actors: 1-10
Script: 1-10
Editing: 1-10
Emotional Involvement: 1-10
Average = Total Series Rating
Or a combination of the two. Or your general gut feeling.
Feel free to discuss and more importantly, have fun
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|2007-12-27, 08:50
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Virginia Tech
First vote!
To me, after the school days disaster of a last episode, I kind of lost faith in the romance genre. It caused a lot of cynicism and the like. I think TV Kanadawa realized that as well, and wanted to have an anime that was just fun and happy. This was it. It never really ceased to bring a bit of a smile on my face, and although I had my quirks with some episodes, it was still fun.
So, the series achieved its purpose.
Now, there are certain bad things that I didn't like. First, there was very little character development of Aoi, the school teacher, and Asami. I could even say Hinako was poorly developed as well. They are main characters, and they definately have some sort of an arc associated with them. Asami's was all too sudden and in a completely different direction than I ever though. The school teacher was nothing more than a side story one episode. And Aoi was just, well, non-existant.
This, I think, came from the show trying to compress 6 arcs into 13 episodes. Moreso, they even had a bit of filler, which made it about 6 arcs into 11 episodes. I don't really think a harem of this size really can be compressed anymore. 24 should be the standard size.
I also didn't enjoy the black blood in the last episode. Granted, it's a censor, but when it confuses the viewers as to whether it is blood, oil, burn marks, or stagnant water, it's going a bit too far.
I'm giving this series an 8. It was enjoyable enough to bring a smile onto my face and fill up my Wednesday slot that was missing from the end of School Days. Unfortunately, I don't see any shows in that time slot for the upcoming season, so I'll start watching TT on Thursdays. ^_^
|2007-12-27, 12:21
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I'll have to agree about School Days. Now every time I watch a High School romance drama I'm half expecting everything to go wrong :P
I had recently just gone on a romance/drama binge, so I had a lot to compare from. Myself; Yourself deserves nothing more than a plain ol' 6. The story was decent but had some serious flaws to begin with (especially regarding Sana and Nanaka). One good point about the story, however, is that it resolves most cases. In the end, even though I did feel a bit disappointed by the anime's blandness, I at least had the reassurance to know the fate of most of the major characters (even though the time-skip was terrible).
Character development was highly inconsistent. Some characters would all of a sudden spike in the spotlight (Asami) or just be there...for the sake of being there (Yuzuki Sensei). Even the main characters felt a bit cheated of screen time and the romance that spawned between Sana and Nanaka didn't feel very deep nor fully developed (so, we both cut ourselves...wanna hook up?). The best part about this series, however, was definitely the relationship between the twins. I've never seen such a unique relationship. You could see, all the way from the beginning, slight hints towards Shuusuke's affection for his sister (specifically during the Hinako arc, when he's being interrogated by Sana about what kind of women he likes and Shuusuke's rejection to Hinako). I've never condoned sibling love nor incest in animes, but the connections between Shuusuke and Shuri was unbelievably profound and strong. How the entire situation unfolded between the two was very well done and if I keep anything from watching this anime, it'll definitely be the relationship of the twins.
The animation quality was fairly well done, I didn't feel impressed nor cheated, so everything was perfect for a drama anime. The music was pretty good, the OP and ED will stick with me for a while.
Overall, the series didn't leave its mark in my book. It was an entertaining ride, but not something I'd readily recommend to my friends. I think I've just seen too much better stuff to be impressed by the mellow and mediocre.
|2007-12-27, 12:43
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This deserves a solid 8. As I said before, there were some episodes that I really, really like, but the ending was disappointing and some episodes were quite random/did not flow with the earlier episodes. I don't want to get into a big discussion with this also. I loved the Hinako episodes, as well as the "random" Shuu/Shuri "arc."
|2007-12-27, 13:21
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I came into this series with no real expectations and was pleasantly surprised by the first episode. I was touched by the close friendship betweeen the four, Aoi's friendliness, and the close sibling relationship between the twins (oh, the irony). Nanaka's initial impression (at the temple) was an intriguing one and I felt she had some real potential - only to come crashing down with the SLAP.
Still, it was amusing to see her tsun-mode in episode 2 and she quickly became a villainess that I loved to root against. At this point in the show, Aoi was clearly the one who showed the best chemistry with Sana - her caring, kind, and compassionate nature that was most likely to bring Sana out of his shell, and her bubbly exterior that never failed to cheer him up. At this point I was hoping for them to get closer - and even if they didn't get together (probably because of the whole cousin deal), they would've at least shown Nanaka what it took to build a healthy, lasting relationship.
Unfortunately the series took a nose dive towards the end of 2 and at the start of 3.
Having left an extremely unfavorable impression in episodes 1 and 2, the writers needed to back-track some if Nanaka was to become a viable candidate. In particular, they had to give an explanation for the SLAP - and this was my first huge disappointment. The show would've worked much better if the SLAP had been justified in some shape or form - it would've put the onus on Sana to become a better person and put Nanaka on the path to redemption. Perhaps a one-night stand or Sana getting another girl pregnant in his home town would've been going a bit too far, but unfortunately it was a better reason than the writers came up with.
Aoi was another potential problem area since she completely owned Nanaka at that point. They could've easily gone another direction and focused on the family relationship; Aoi was Sana's cousin and she saw him as her favorite younger brother. By building a strong sibling relationship they could've simultaneously removed her as a contender and given her more development. Instead they chose to skewer her character in episode 3, and things got worse as they went on.
Fortunately they did do one thing right by introducing Hinako, perhaps the one bright spot in the series. I can't even call these episodes "filler" because they contained more character development than the Nanaka episodes - for both Hinako, and ironically, Sana. The Hinako episodes is really the only part where Sana progresses for the better. He takes charge of the situation and does something constructive, and the two show some real chemistry in these episodes. Sana could do worse than wait a few years for Hinako to grow up, when they would both be ready to have a real relationship (alas, he did).
But when the focus goes back to Nanaka in the latter parts of the series, the show really suffers. The revelations in episodes 12 and 13 really needed to be placed EARLIER in the series, to develop Nanaka's character further and to stop me from viewing her as a lost cause. Her outcry in episode 8 was particularly inexcusable and I was left wondering whether she deserved a SLAP more than a hug. And it's not a good sign that the twins were able to completely hijack the show in the latter stages - if anything, it showed just how weak her story was.
Ah, about the twins. While there were twincest hints sprinkled throughout, and it was fun to joke about it, I never actually expected (or wanted) it to happen. They really crossed the line in episode 10 and the whole episode was like watching a well-constructed train wreck. They became lovers at the end of episode 10 and made the decision to elope in episode 11 - and at this point, the show became a cheesy melodrama whose only redeeming value was in the wrecks. Combined with the other nonsensical events (Grandma Kaji and the wish-granting sakura tree; Asami's transformation from Shirakawa Kotori to Darth Vader, Sana's total and utter cluelessness and irresponsibility), the show was building momentum toward an epic BAD ending that could possibly include Aoi going nuts, Nanaka applying the SLAP to Asami then having them become very close, and the Wakatsuki twins committing double suicide (which was alluded to at the end of episode 11), as they struggled to deal with Shuri's pregnancy.
Alas, the last two episodes was one big downer and they went to the lame Sana-Nanaka story that was easily the weakest part of the series. The epilogue was similarly weak and may rival the epilogue in Harry Potter as the "worst epilogue ever".
The motto of the show seemed to be, "If it ain't broken, break it". Aoi built a real rapport with Sana in the first two episodes but disappeared thereafter. Hinako brought a real spark to the show in episodes 4 and 6 but was then reduced to cameo appearances. Asami quickly became a likeable character and had the potential to be one of the most beloved heroines since Shirakawa Kotori after the events of episode 10, but of course she had to be sacrificed to make Nanaka look better. The twins provided some entertaining melodramatic soap for a couple of episodes, but the situation was never satisfactorily resolved - things should've gotten worse and worse until it literally blew up in their faces. Heck, even Nanaka had some potential but the writers missed some real chances to make her into a truly likeable, sympathetic character who shared good chemistry with Sana.
Overall, I can only give this show a score of 4. While this isn't the worst show I've ever watched, it is definitely down there. To put this in perspective I'd rate this show behind Crescent Love (likeable leads with real chemistry) and Lovedol ~ Lovely Idol (it at least had a story).
Bah, off to watch ef now.
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|2007-12-27, 13:40
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When I watched the first episode I was a bit worried based on how it ended. However by the time I finished the fourth episode the series gave me confidence. Over time it grew more interesting and had a few surprising moments I wouldn't have expected at the start. Yet for me they still fit in with I had seen before. Clearly many feel the reverse, but that's an argument for another thread...
On the negative side the series did have problems. It could have used better time management in general. Due to lack of episodes and some poor time management there were shafted characters and rushed events sadly. If anything the last part of episode 13 should have not been included at all. That's not to say I'd want it removed entirely because it's nice to have it. Just that I think it would have been more effective had it been part of say an episode 14.
Over all I enjoyed the series, but I can't justify a rating higher than 7. Actually it would be higher than 7, but it doesn't quite reach 8. Think of it as a higher end 7 as in say 7.6. I like the series quite a bit, I can't ignore the negative side. Which is too bad. If they had made this 24 episodes like it should have been, I could easily see myself giving it a 10 assuming they made good use of the extra time.
Heck they wouldn't even really need to greatly change the flow of the events that they've already shown. Just add in more episodes at certain points. For example when Sana finally starts to explain his past instead of a quick explanation have it be a 1-3 episode arc. During this arc you'd see the events play out with the occasional comment from present day Sana.
|2007-12-27, 14:25
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I had friends at school with very similar voices and I learnt to deal with it. The option of not getting to know em wasn't there at my school but I'm a very patient person so it was not a problem.
I too am looking into ef, decided to check this out of boredom as I always do
|2007-12-27, 14:44
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Workin' sux!
8. Decent story, decent drama. Nothing spectacular, but not horrible either. I thought they wasted time with the HInako eps. That's time better spent on the twins or Sana/Nanaka/Asami. Just my opinion. At least it had some decent closure to the series. I liked that, even if it was abrupt.
|2007-12-27, 14:54
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Minus points:
-Spending two whole episodes on a character that would never play a role in the actual story, despite already being short on time.
-Animators' inability to understand time; for heaven's sake, at least make Yuzuki look a little older, and change Aoi's voice. It's okay at 17-18, but 27-28?!
-The mass amounts of plot devices; Like Kaji was so obsessed with Nanaka, but she attacked Shuri, forcibly finishing her story and pretty much Asami's; Best example is the queen of being used as plot devices, Asami.
-Making such a big deal over Sana's past and suddenly explaining and resolving it in 2 minutes
-The epilogue that screams laziness.
Plus points:
-Nice OP and ED
-Didn't end up being super cliched, like I originally expected
-Interesting at times...
Too many ways it could improve...
There were many moments that were questionable, like Nanaka's change in attitude towards Sana at the beginning and the stuff I listed above.
It was decently fun to watch, but was also frustrating at times (mostly near the end). Kind of a pity, because it could have done better, much better...
|2007-12-27, 15:18
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Well...I still say that given more time to play around with, this series could have turned out way better than it did...but overall I am pretty pleased with the finish. 7.5/10 which rounds up to 8
Some didn't like the dramatic turning points in the series but I really like how it turned out. Asami going berserk was a nice surprise (totally zomg and LOL reading people's reaction while I wasn't much affected by how illogical it was ).
Many points has been stressed before about the uneveness of the time usage for this series. Some characters could be better off recieving more time whilst others were completely shafted, not that I mind Aoi being shafted because I just don't like her type of personality
Hinako is an angel but for the length of this series she stole the spot light too often...if this was a 20+ ep series then things would be different and perhaps even Aoi could have recieved some development.
The only thing I hated was the time skip...seriously 10 years is far too long for where they left off - why can't they just limit it to a few years >.> (same thing happened to Nanoha and I wasn't impressed).
Shuri and Shuu twincest was something I really didn't expect but became clearer in the end...come on those two are just made for each other - and I doubt it would be Shuu's request to get together officially seen as he is always a gentleman towards Shuri's sensitive side.
They really should have had some explination though as what happened is all too sudden...but looking at the bright side, I guess it is sorta "mysterious" and "romantic".
The adults in this series all fail!! (With exception of Aoi's).
The series overall provided some dame emotional and moving scenes but failed to improve on what could have been amazing. But I still enjoyed the ride as it wasn't anything serious to begin with. Drama, sweet drama
|2007-12-27, 15:19
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I gave an 8/10. it could have reached a much higher rating if they had spent more time in the ending. There were many things during the show that were unecessary and caused the ending to be rushed.
everyone is 15-16 when this happened.
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|2007-12-27, 15:31
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|2007-12-27, 15:31
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 27
Well how should I begin?
My Experience While Watching This Series
Well my first inclination to watch this series came from a comment I saw in ANN as I was searching for another romance/drama/slice of life type of show to keep me entertained during the week. Decided to check Wikipedia for a summary and hey I thought it didn't look half bad. It seems like a sort of serious show and all so I throw up torrents for the first 4 episodes and dang, that hurt. The first scene when they were all little kids and Sana waved good bye to everyone almost made me throw all the episodes in the trash and call it a day. Well since right before this I watched the first episode of
ef~ tales, and gave up on that and also got disgusted by Hayate no Gotoku, I persevered through the first episode. It became ok, it was just an ordinary anime to me.
So with that I watched all the way through the four episodes on my computer and well, it was a nice lighthearted watch on my time slot for me during the week and I kept it. The Hinako episodes almost punched me in the face though, I could not stand that waste of color on this series. I was starting to feel that this was going rather sour.
This series definitely didn't show any great potential, BUT, then we got episode 8. At this point I almost found the series worth remembering for actually invoking emotion in me. I was quite disappointed with Clannad at this time so it was a nice surprise for me. With this I was curious to see to the end of the series.
Ah episode 9 then slowed down and felt so forced that it made me shrug. What happened to the drama they threw last episode? Well then, we wait till next week and yes I got more of what I expected/wanted from the series. Although the twins having to leave was sad and all, the idea of twincest did make cringe a little bit. Next week we were delivered a mad bitch with extra hot sauce. The ending definitely made this series worth remembering in my eyes, but then crisis fell.
There were only two episodes left to end this series. I realized how careful they'd need to make the next two episodes to have a nice ending. Episode 12 came, oh wow dramatic fail... The series was officially killed for me in this episode. I knew that nothing was going to fit right in the last episode and that they were going to go off with some half-ass piece of crap. Final episode came and it was even worst than I predicted with the whole epilogue cheap trick they pulled.
Initial after thought? Wasted Potential
The Positives of the Series
-I though the series had some nice twists and curves
-Gave me a lot of anticipation for certain characters
-Invoked emotion
-Nice art in background
-Music wasn't half bad
The Negatives of the Series (There are quite a bit of them)
-Not using certain characters? ex, Aoi, teacher
-Introducing a worthless character (Hinako)
-Forced moments (Episode 12 should be enough to explain with its ending)
-Too much build up to certain moments then not making great use of them? (Crazy grandma, Sana's past )
-Epilogue was terrible, especially how it leaves an unresolved situation in its place
-By the end I was starting to think that a major point of this series was that it was trying to sell controversy. Twincest, lesbian, child is of someone else's, love between a woman in her twenties and a 16 year old, suicide, etc. My personal view of the show became a lot lower by the end .
-Introducing a character in the last episode...
-A failure to explain certain situations in the show, leaving too many things unexplained
-Animation was extremely lazy in certain parrts
-The music serves as a double edge sword, while some of its good it didn't have variety
-Too many ideas to support, leaving areas focused then almost forgotten the next episode
Poor writing for this series, very poor indeed
Oh gosh I am certain I can think of more, but there definitely a lot more negatives than positives
Overall Rating and Conclusion
For this anime to have worked, they would've needed a longer run time. I do see that this was only supposed to be a promotion for the game, but that isn't a good excuse. It had its high points, but that isn't enough to make it a good series. It served as a good time killer for me in discussions/watching, but that is it. As much as I dissed Clannad for the Fuko arc, that series actually works out. Myself;Yourself fails compared to the quality of other series of similar genres. Like I said before it was just wasted potential. This is going to end up as one of those forgotten series in my head. I would only recommend watching this series if you are either A) Bored, B) Just a crazy Otaku or C) Have a destined view in life that you must watch every single anime in existence. There are way better shows out there that you should try watching before this one. If it had not been an ongoing series it wouldn't have stood a chance in hell of me watching it.
Rating for this series stands at a 6.5 and since I round up it gets a 7 on this poll.
|2007-12-27, 15:32
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A 6/10 from me.
When this series started, in episodes 1-2 I was so exited about it, but after all, it lost it's sparkle. I don't know why; it could be because of not developing sooner the characters. And now, at all, they were not able to develop Asami and the twins' pasts, I know the twins' past is not only that their mom died and their dad wants to be the city's president (I don't remember pretty well what he wanted to be, anyways =]). Too, they used the "happy episode, next ep.: sad episode" and so. I had expectatives for this series, meh.
This series is Average, IMHO.
|2007-12-27, 15:42
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|2007-12-27, 15:45
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Resides within the depths of Ned infested Glasgow
One thing is ppl saying Aoi's voice should have changed after the time skip, but from what I figure is that a females voice doesn't change even half as much as a males. Sure enough you could say there should have been a slight change, but its anime and bringing in a new VA or even getting the person to slighty change their voice just seems a little bothersome.
Just somthing I was thinking about but noone needs to take me seriously on this.
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Robotics: gets extra lifting strength, (with 10 points, can lift a size 2 weapon) but has less emotion. (more on that later) MAX: once you run out of limbs to replace. (5 points per limb)
Deadly: +1 to long range attacks for every 5 points. MAX: 30 points
Armor: makes you less vulnerable. 10 points adds +1 to health. MAX: 300
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This Mace Windu figure... what shelf is he supposed to go on? He's got Jango's helmet which made me think Episode II, but it's hollow (which I assume is Hasbro not putting a noggin' in there because it's violent) - but then he's got the clone arm guards on, which made me think Clone Wars or did he wear those in EII?.What is this Mace?
It's Clone Wars. There was an episode in the series where Boba rigged his dad's helmet with a bomb, in order to kill Mace. Hasbro did a cool version of that in the animated line, with a break apart helmet and sculpted bomb inside. Shame they used a normal Jango helmet with this figure.
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Reviews Roll In As Sites Add VideoMonday, January 14th, 2008
News Analysis: Reviews Roll In As Sites Add Video
January 14, 2008
By Kenneth Hein
The written word may be powerful, but video is mightier still, and there's the rub for marketers.
As Amazon, Orvis and PetCo encourage consumers to upload video reviews, the marketers give the public a dynamic tool to tout or trash products.
Before a fan plunks down $69.95 for the Hasbro Star Wars Darth Vader Voice Changer, for example, they may want to watch the video review posted by Gregory J. Daniel on Amazon.com. "This is an example of what the Darth Vader helmet will sound like when you make the mistake of buying it. Don't I sound just like Darth? Can you even hear his voice, or is it just like a droning in the background."
Amazon has no issue with such reviews. "Written reviews have been tremendously successful, but when you can actually see the item in action all the writing in the world [can't compare]," said Colin Bodell, vp, Amazon.com, Seattle, which added video in November. "We want to deliver a richer shopping experience and give them as much information as possible so it will lead to a more satisfying shopping experience."
While a video review for a book may not be necessary, Bodell said they were particularly helpful for new toys like the latest Tickle Me Elmo or complicated consumer electronics devices.
For Orvis, a video of a customer catching a trophy fish using its Zero G Saltwater 909-4 fly rod speaks volumes. "It's another reason for people to come to our site," says Brad Wolansky, vp-eCommerce for the Sunderland, Vt., firm. "They want to engage with us and brag about their fish. Of course, we like to see them stay on our site longer—we like video for all those reasons. We also like the fact that it can make a customer feel good about their purchase decision. That's the root of customer reviews, making them feel more secure." Orvis added video in August.
Video consumer reviews are still new, very new. They make up only a small fraction of Amazon and Orvis reviews. But, this is expected to change quickly as more consumers embrace video and more marketers offer reviews on their sites (See "New Ideas," page 10). Video phones and the simplicity of some of today's desktop applications make creating video "less of an event," said Marc Karasu, president of MeasuredUp.com, New York. Karasu left his post as vp-marketing of Hotjobs.com to quarterback MeasuredUp.com. The site encourages consumers to sound off about good and bad products and customer service. Next month, the site is relaunching with video capabilities.
Video is a natural for consumers under 30, as they are heavy users of such sites as YouTube, he said. Video can be powerful "if you are shooting secret footage of an outrageous customer service experience," Karasu said. However, "if it's someone standing front of a store talking about what happened," not so much.
Video is currently only about 1% of all reviews, according to Sam Decker, CMO of Bazaarvoice, the ratings and reviews service that created Orvis and PetCo's consumer review section, based in Austin, Texas. However, Web sites can leverage this small pool of video reviews for a larger impact. Sections can be created showing the top-10 video reviews. Consumers can also be connected directly to the videos via e-mail links and RSS feeds.
In this respect videos not only offer a valuable opinion, but also entertainment value. "We've had other people linking to our site to watch the videos, there is always that entertainment opportunity," said Bodell. "We look forward to more content as it gets easier to put video up there. It will also be better produced once the technology gets better and high-speed connections continue to become more prevalent. People will find creative ways of using it that we haven't even envisioned yet." Authors reading chapters of their books and explanations behind their writing is starting to appear on Amazon. Brands are also invited to post product demonstrations, as well, said Bodell. However, "they can't be blatant advertisements," he said. "They can buy ad placements." Amazon weighs each submission based on its value to buyers in aiding their purchase decision.
Does this start to blur the lines of marketing? Probably, said Seth Godin, author of the new book Meatball Sundae. "If it is clearly labeled as to who is producing the video, call them what you want. 'What is advertising?' is a question we ask every day."
Regardless, video is "a logical, predictable next step in the evolution of consumer reviews," said Godin. Still, there are benefits to the written word. "Video is a lot less casual. You can spend 30 seconds writing a few sentences, video is more of a commitment," he said. "Plus you can scan a whole page of written reviews, but you're not going to watch a whole page of videos."


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Andrews University has a new look! On April 19, 2005, Andrews unveiled its brand-new website, which includes a completely redesigned look and feel that gives the site a much-needed update. The website, which hadn't seen a major update in about five years, has been overhauled with new content, photography, and a fresh design, that provides a more user-friendly site.
The result of well over a thousand hours of development, one of the major strengths of the new website is that it is built on a Content Management System (CMS), which allowed the web developers to separate the website's content from the design and programming. This long overdue improvement will allow users to edit and create web pages without the technical expertise normally required or the need to rely on the web coordinator for everyday tasks such as content updates.
"The new design not only gives Andrews a new presence, but together with the CMS, provides a framework for continued development and improvement," said Martin Lee, web coordinator.
The April 19 launch marks phase I in the website redesign plan, with the rollout of Andrews' main landing pages, some of which include the About Andrews; Attending Andrews; Academics; Current Students; and Faculty and Staff pages, as well as the new Life@Andrews section, which includes information on all aspects of campus life and Midwestern living. Work will now commence on the update of individual departmental pages.
Some of the features of the new website include a calendar that provides quick access to upcoming events, a webcam with live shots of campus, and 'the week in pictures,' which provides photographic highlights of the previous week.
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BluePearl Veterinary Partners in Jacksonville, FL is seeking a dynamic full time emergency clinician to join our fast-paced emergency and specialty hospital. We are looking to expand our current emergency service due to our high case load and growth. Candidates should have completed an internship or have at least two years experience in a specialty clinic ER. Our clinicians, with the support of highly trained and dedicated technical associates, work closely with surgery, internal medicine, oncology and anesthesiology specialists, helping to manage critical cases in a fast-paced collegial environment.
Affiliated Veterinary Specialists (AVS), a BluePearl Veterinary Partner in Jacksonville, FL, is a well-established, 24-hour care specialty center with an exceptional reputation for having served the North Florida and South Georgia communities for over 20 years.
Our state-of-the-art, 12,000-square-foot facility offers Sound Eklin digital radiology, a complete laboratory, oxygen cages, 1.5T MRI, high speed 4-slice CT and a full service diagnostic and therapeutic emergency service. Additionally, our hospital is equipped with a complete array of orthopedic, neurologic and soft tissue instrumentation (Synthes (TPLO), Everost (TTA), Fixin, SOP, BioMedtrix THR, Covidien LigaSure). Surgeons also have the ability to perform arthroscopy, laparoscopy and thoracoscopy (Stryker).
Our hospital has an energetic team that is focused on outstanding patient care, exemplary client and referring veterinarian service and progressive growth. Specialty services offered include anesthesia, dermatology, internal medicine, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, radiology, surgery and rehabilitation with a certified canine rehabilitation therapist. Our clinicians work collaboratively to provide the highest quality of medicine while maintaining work-life balance, and continuing to teach and grow each other's skill set.
We are very active with continuing education seminars in the community as well as lunchtime learning sessions with our referral partner hospitals. We not only promote outstanding patient care but also personal development with training programs available through BluePearl University and BluePearl Science.
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For those wanting to appeal the revised preliminary Alamance County flood insurance rate maps there is a formal process to follow.
The new maps are available for review by property owners at alamancecounty.connectgis.com and at rfris.nc.gov/fris
A public meeting was held Thursday at the Kernodle Senior Center in Burlington to highlight some of the changes in the maps. County Planning Director Jason Martin and Stacey Bobbitt of the N.C. Floodplain Mapping Program provided information to the public on how to use the online system to check properties� flood areas.
The flood map revisions included streams in the county that hadn�t been updated since 1980. Bobbitt said there would be a 90-day period in which appeals on the maps can be submitted by property owners to the state. The appeal period is set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and will likely begin in January.
After the appeal process is completed, FEMA will provide the state with a final determination letter for Alamance County�s flood insurance rate maps.
Martin said the county will then adopt the finalized revised maps through an ordinance once the process is complete and the maps would be used by lenders as a guideline on how to set flood insurance rates. Martin said he believed the revised maps would likely be adopted in late 2014.
Martin said jurisdictions in the county were contacted several years ago by the N.C. Floodplain Mapping Program to provide input on what flood areas should be studied. The areas included in the study were base flood elevations, special flood areas, and non-encroachment areas. Non-encroachment areas are locations where debris and development are kept away so that discharge from a waterway is not more than one foot above the stream, according to Bobbitt.
The appeal process requires a formal objection with scientific or technical evidence that the maps are incorrect. Appeals can be submitted for the revised based flood elevation, special flood hazard area and floodway boundaries.
Bobbitt said changes in the flood maps will not impact insurance polices until the maps are officially adopted by the county.
The maps may be viewed also by contacting the Alamance County Planning Department at 336-570-4053, or the N.C. Floodplain Mapping Program at 919-715-5711. Also contact these numbers to learn more about the appeals process.


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Classical, calm and thoughtful soundtrack, which can be nice as a soundtrack for your presentation or preview(adobe after effects project on videohive, for example), so, also it can be good for film, video, advertising messages(something to think about), website, logic game(constructing something with this music).
It associates with a thoughts of a sailor, which looks his photo album, sailing ships, breath of the sea, rooms, something that happened in the past e.t.c.
Following instruments: Piano, violin, cello, strings(orchestra).


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The 3rd Birthday:
The Parasite Eve series has long captivated audiences with its cutting-edge graphics, memorable characters and cinematic storylines. Now Aya Brea is back in action on the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system. Thrilling drama unfolds as you unleash all-new abilities in this unique RPG/shooter. The latest installment in the series features an all-star production staff including producer Yoshinori Kitase (Final Fantasy series), director Hajime Tabata (Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII-), character designer Tetsuya Nomura (Kingdom Hearts series), art director Isamu Kamikokuryo (Final Fantasy XIII) and music by Yoko Shimomura (Kingdom Hearts series). Hideous creatures descend on Manhattan. Ground reports from the squad tasked with containing the pandemonium refer to these life forms as "the Twisted." An investigatory team known as the CTI is formed within the year. The Overdive system emerges as a means of opposition, but only one viable candidate exists – Aya Brea. A gift as she awakens from a lost past on this, the occasion of her third birth.


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Inexpensive bimetal thermometer. Stir the mash good before taking readings. Theres no real reason for super accuracy with a cooler MLT, there'll be a little gradient across the mash anyway. being within a degree or two of where you want, is fine.
I posted a link to this thermometer last night in a different thread :http://www.thomassci.com/Instruments/Digital-Thermometers/_/Thomas-Traceable-Lollipop-ShockWaterproof-Thermometer/Can't say enough good things about this one. It's affordable, NIST-traceable, and has a long stem (8") which reaches easily into the center of my mash cooler. I've checked it a few times against a laboratory reference thermometer and it stays within 1/2 a degree F. It sells on Amazon fairly often for even less. EDIT - I bought the cheaper of the two in this link.


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Kelly's "Deep Teal with a Funky Vintage Vibe" Room
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- Having recently moved into a new house, I needed a hue that would work with my existing furnishings. I wanted a paint color that would bring in warmth, depth and a bit of drama. After much color testing, spanning the range of bold red, pale turquoise and even pink, I landed on this deep blue-green. To keep the energy up, I then brought in chartreuse and dynamic reds. The result is exactly what I was hoping to achieve - a funky, vintage vibe with lots of warmth.
- Colors used in my room:
- Deep teal, chartreuse, pink, red, green
- Tips for using color successfully:
- Don't be afraid to use deep wall colors. Many people are afraid to go deep because they fear a space will feel too heavy and overwhelmed with color. I find the exact opposite to be true. A deep wall color can help furniture and accessories "settle" into a space and appear less busy by eliminating contrast.
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Autumn 2012 General Discussion
Now we have a Autumn thread I need to know, (can't believe I'm going to ask this ) are we going to have any more dry sunny days? I need to get out and mow the jungle that is surrounding my house at the moment and am slowly running out of time to do it.
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Lawrence E. "Smokey" Snodgrass, 75, formerly of Palmyra, died Wednesday at Blessing Hopsital in Quincy. Funeral services for Smokey Snodgrass will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Lewis Brothers Funeral Chapel in Palmyra. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Lewis Brothers. Memorials may be made to Smokey Snodgrass Memorial.
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Sean Sean necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 23 diseños de 8 diseñadores freelance.
We're launching version 2.0 of our control panel next month, and we want to accompany it with a refresh of our site. Lots of future work available once we find the designer that "gets us."
Slamdot - http://www.slamdot.com
The old design makes one feel boxed in. The only things we need to salvage from the old design is the logo and color scheme. You can adjust the colors slightly, and add colors, but the dominating lime green and dark blue must remain intact. The new design should be easier to read and market. The entire layout does not need to use a blue background, however the blue background should exist wherever the logo lives. We're okay if you just want to make the header area blue and then transition into lighter shades or white so that text becomes more readable.
- Billboard/spotlight area with large screenshot or demo movie of product
- Possibly the ability to click arrows to slide from one feature/demonstration to the next in the billboard area
- Catchy headline with small blurb describing company/product
- Signup and tour buttons/links in billboard area
- Feature list with checkmarks
- Possibly testimonials/buzz
- Possibly showcase each of the 3-5 plans with a quick feature comparison
- Live Sales Chat link/button that's easily accessible
- Quick sales Q&A / FAQ
Sites we like...
- github.com
- wordpress.org
- zendesk.com
- fetchapp.com
- keeptempo.com
- beanstalkapp.com
- goodbarry.com
- basecamphq.com
- ekklesia360.com
- lighthouseapp.com
- springloops.com
- versionsapp.com
- site5.com
- cakephp.org
Another thing we might like to add to the homepage is perhaps a few recent blog posts/twitters/flickr photos, and maybe a picture of our office with a small little "About Slamdot" (the company) area. Some examples include the footers of blinksale.com and engineyard.com.
The final design should be delivered in PSD format.
We don't want a site that doesn't stand out. We do want to use a lot of the similarities found in the aforementioned list of sites, however we don't want to look unoriginal either. Overall, our site should make it to someone else's list of sites that they like or model after (not the other way around).


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Our website is http://www.bostonknitting.com/ Twice in the last couple of months the main part of all the pages has just disappeared. All that was visible was the header area. No one had made any changes to the site.
Once I managed to fix it by applying a backup of the entire site. This most recent time (yesterday) I applied all the updates available to the Atahualpa theme 3.7.3. I was already at WorPress 3.3.1. Everything seems to work now, but I'd like to get to the bottom of why this happens.


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Navistar Debuts New 4X4 at Work Truck Show
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Navistar International Corp. unveiled its International TerraStar 4×4 commercial truck — one of the company's newest additions to its comprehensive Class 5-8 product portfolio — at the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.
Launched in 2010 in a 4×2 configuration, the International TerraStar offers truck buyers a wide range of commercial duty features not offered in other trucks, according to a press release.
"The TerraStar is the smaller sibling to the DuraStar, the best selling medium-duty model throughout the past two decades, leveraging the same platform and commercial grade components," said Jack Allen, Navistar's president, North American Truck and Parts. "The TerraStar shares the same rugged, durable and hardworking DNA, making it in a class unto itself. The TerraStar 4×4 will deliver additional commercial duty capability for a wide range of customer needs, including construction, utility, landscape, and other off-highway applications."
At the heart of the TerraStar 4×4 is its 300 horsepower, 6.8-liter V-8 engine, delivering 660 lb.-ft. torque. This engine features a compacted graphite iron (CGI) block which offers high strength without added weight.
With 38% more visibility and 30% more cab interior space than the competition, the TerraStar also offers outstanding maneuverability in even the tightest work environments. In addition, the commercial grade TerraStar cab, available in extended cab or crew cab configurations, is designed to be more durable than the competition and is constructed with double-sided, galvanized high-strength steel protected by a five-step professional grade coating process to resist corrosion.


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An Unresolved Dilemma
According to the classification made by the eighth century Islamic lawyer and theologian Abu Hanifa, a state such as Egypt in the 1970s would constitute an enemy land. According to Hanifa, the country would fall into the category of "Dar al-Harb" (land of war), its leaders would be seen as having abandoned Islam. In his fight against the Anwar Sadat regime, the leading light of the Egyptian Jihad group, Abdalsalam Faraj, drew heavily on Abu Hanifa's arguments in his pamphlet Al-Farida al-Ghaiba (The Neglected Duty).
According to Faraj, every Muslim man and woman was duty bound to join the fight to restore Islamic order and the law of God. The reason given was that Egypt was governed by atheistic laws and Muslims could not live there safely; the neighbouring country was a land of infidels. He drew on other Islamic scholars from the middle ages, above all Ibn Taimiyya, who lived in the thirteenth century, at the time of the Mongol Empire.
Ibn Taimiyya had already inspired the radical Wahabis, a fundamental reform movement from the eighteenth century and the official religious doctrine of Saudi Arabia, and Faraj shared many of their radical ideas.
Theological arguments in a murder trial
In the 1970s Al-Farida al-Ghaiba provided a theological justification to the radical Islamic faction aj-Jihad for the armed struggle against the Egyptian regime. In October 1981 the Egyptian president Anwar as-Sadat fell victim of an attack by the Jihad group. In court his attackers used arguments from al-Farida al-Ghaiba in their defence. They believed that the crime was in accordance with the Islamic law of Jihad.
The Mufti of Egypt at the time disagreed with the young radicals, also producing as justification classical Islamic arguments, according to which the Egyptian rulers certainly didn't count as renegades. The Mufti was able to fall back on a consensus of Sunni scholarship going back centuries.
The models of argumentation have remained unchanged to this day. Verses from the Koran (9:5, 9:29 or 9:111), the life of the prophet Muhammed, its written records and the classic Jihad literature, have all been invoked in connection with today's conflicts, and to legitimize violence.
Koranic knowledge required even of secularists
The Tunisian historian Muhammed at-Talbi says that all past factions, the streams of ink and blood flowing from their pens and swords, and all modern factions, be they Wahhabi, Salafi, radical Islamists, non-radical Islamists, reformers and even secular groups, must inevitably fall back on varying readings of the Koran and the Sunnah (the sayings and model actions of the Prophet Mohammed).
This even applies to the influential preacher Yussuf al-Qaradawi, who spreads his message via the satellite station al-Jazeera and on various websites. Supported by Koran verses and by events from early Islamic history, he calls for Jihad in Palestine and in Iraq and explains the situations in which Muslims may begin a war. He is amazingly tolerant of militant factions not afraid to kill innocent people:
"Most of them have good intentions and are honest, they have just lost their way." There is no word about the influence of the Wahhabi form of Islam from Saudi Arabia, which gives central place to the practice of "Takfir" (declaring others to be non-believers), and which enjoys popularity among thousands of young Muslims worldwide.
Critical, historical analysis of holy texts
Over the last ten years countless Arab countries have been the stage for armed confrontations between state power and radical Islamic factions, who mostly come off worse. On a national level this has led to tentative attempts by certain groups to examine their use of violence critically, for instance by parts of the Gamaa al-Islamiyya in Egypt, or the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria.
At the end of the 1990s a paper from the Syrian Brotherhood circulated addressing the failed attempt to topple the Assad regime using armed violence. In the paper the idea of a pacifist Jihad was introduced, perhaps more appropriate to the Syrian situation than the sabre-rattling verses from the Koran.
In the Muslim public sphere there has been no noticeable discussion amongst opinion formers and influential scholars which might see a problem in the Islamic justification of violence, despite almost daily attacks on mostly Muslim civilians. The western policy towards the Islamic world is invoked as the principle explanation.
For Egyptian theologian Nasr Hamid Abu Zaid, persecuted for his research into the Koran, both the religious and the political messages the terrorists send out should be taken seriously. An analysis of the religious cloaking of violence cannot ignore the critical and historical analysis of the holy texts.
Mona Naggar
© Qantara.de 2007
Translated from the German by Steph Morris
Nasr Hamid Abu Zaid
The Power of Dialogue
Nasr Hamid Abu Zaid, exilied Egyptian theologian, promotes renewed dialogue with the Islamic world – a dialogue that seeks to connect with representatives of moderate political Islam as well as the "silent majority" of the Islamic world. Mahmoud Tawfik reports
Jawdat Said
Islam as a Violence-Free Religion
Philosopher Jawdat Said, little known in the West, has been propagating a vision of Islam free of violence for the past 40 years. His books have been widely read and discussed by Islamic activists in the Arab world. A profile by Bashar Humeid
Tilman Nagel
On the Dynamics of Radicalism in Islam
Is it possible to trace back Islamic acts of terrorism to the religious teachings of Islam? In his provocative article, Tilman Nagel, Professor for Islamic Studies, compares Christian Holy Scriptures with Koran and Sunnah


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Senate Bill 2396 (PDF), filed on February 27, 2009, would, if enacted, amend a section of Florida law to require "[a] thorough presentation and critical analysis of the scientific theory of evolution."
Scientific and educational journals are continuing to celebrate the bicentennial of the birth of Charles Darwin and the sesquicentennial of the publication of the Origin of Species.
With the addition of Steve #1000 on February 12, 2009, NCSE's Project Steve attained the kilosteve mark. A tongue-in-cheek parody of the long-standing creationist tradition of amassing lists of "scientists who doubt evolution" or "scientists who dissent from Darwinism," Project Steve mocks such lists by restricting its signatories to scientists whose first name is Steve.
The Journal of Effective Teaching, a peer-reviewed electronic journal devoted to the discussion of teaching excellence in colleges and universities, is calling (PDF) for papers for a special issue on the teaching of evolution in a university setting.
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Friday Night Football–Oct 28
With two games left to go in the season, high school football is at it's best. The weather is perfect, the fans are anxious, the teams are fighting to win; all of those things put together makes for one heck of a game. Before you get all ready for your Halloween parties and trick-or-treating, head over to one of the local high school football games to kick off your weekend. Heck, you can even wear your costume to the game! The Longview News Journal gave us the match-ups for this week.
Friday, Oct. 28
- Longview at Tyler Lee
- Pine Tree at Hallsville
- Nacogdoches at Jacksonville
- John Tyler at Kilgore
- Whitehouse at Marshall
- Mt. Pleasant at Royse City
- Pittsburg at Spring Hill
- Carthage at Gladewater
- Henderson at Gilmer
- New Diana at Sabine
- Harmony at White Oak
- Tatum at Jefferson
- Frankston at Union Grove
- Waskom at Ore City
- Harleton at Hughes Springs
- Linden-Kildare at Elysian Fields
- Como-Pickton at Paul Pewitt
- Joaquin vs. W. Rusk (at Tatum)
- New Boston at Daingerfield
- James Bowie at Maud
- Hawkins at Big Sandy
- Carlisle at Overton
- Coolidge at L. Chapel
Saturday, Oct. 29
- Beckville at Mt. Enterprise
- Union Hill at Tenaha
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- Brexit: Amber Rudd urges MPs to 'forge a consensus'
- Fire breaks out at Chester Zoo
- Susie Goodall: British sailor would attempt Golden Globe Race again 'in a heartbeat'
- Halt prison pepper spray plan, ministers urged
- Drone 50ft from hitting plane at Stansted
- Separate food waste may become compulsory
- Newcastle man charged with planning act of terror
- Linton railings crash escape leaves police 'speechless'
- UK schoolgirls assaulted in Ghana 'given specialist support'
- Anglesey school plea not to buy staff Christmas gifts
- Lottery winner claims £76m after appeal in Boston and Skegness
- Hastings cliff fall: Rock crashes into bedroom
- Brexit: A busy week, but has anything changed?
- Strictly Come Dancing: Finalists share memories and best bits from the season
- How rainbow cards can bring joy at Christmas
- Sex abuse victim Natasha Mina: 'Kickboxing gave me strength'
- Pigs-in-blankets turned into ice cream at Hitchin parlour
- 'My mummy's sick': Boy, 4, calls ambulance for mum using Siri
- Who is shining a torch for women today?
- BBC News Channel
- Newspaper headlines: May and Juncker clash and 'Brexit charge' for Brits
- Do autistic people 'get' jokes?
- Strictly Come Dancing finalists discuss their ups, downs and future plans
- Universal credit claimants fear spending Christmas without money
- The people's Christmas cards revealed
- Gary Lineker row: What can BBC presenters say and not say?
- Christmas Jumper Day: Who wins, retailers or charity?
- Theresa May's week in charts
- Capita Army recruitment delays: 'I felt I had given up my dream'
- Brexit: How could another referendum on leaving the EU work?
- Meat or two veg? Find out your food's climate footprint
- Will giving a time limit to her premiership help or hinder the PM?
- The secret life of a fantasy shopper
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Prospects for a New Government in Lebanon
Hezbollah, the Shiite Muslim resistance group, political party, and military force, took down the Lebanese government under Saad Hariri on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, in protest of possible indictments of Hezbollah members for the assassination of former prime minister Rafiq Hariri, Saad's father. This Monday, Lebanon's parliament voted on the election of the next prime minister. Hezbollah had 68 votes out of 128 votes, therefore winning the election. The other 60 votes went to Hariri. To understand the complicated nature of such an election, I will give a little background.
There is an established arrangement for the set-up of the Lebanese government: the prime minister should be Sunni Muslim, the president should be Maronite Christian, the parliamentary speaker should be Shia Muslim. If you look at the former government under prime minister Saad Hariri, he is Sunni Muslim, the standing president, Michel Suleiman, is Maronite Christian, and the standing parliamentary speaker, Nabih Berri, is Shia Muslim. Now, with Hezbollah's prime minister elect, Najib Miqati, being Shia Muslim, the illusion of balance that existed will be gone. When the election process is complete, Hezbollah will have control of the Lebanese government. Hariri has already stated that he will play no role in a government ruled by Hezbollah.
The Sunni Muslim population is enraged. Many took to the streets in violent protests and demonstrations in support of Hariri, and out of anger towards Hezbollah. The protestors burned what they could, including vehicles owned by the press. They were mostly in the northern city of Tripoli, which has the largest population of Sunni Muslims. The protestors are calling it the "Day of Rage". Hariri has been asking his followers to stop the violent protests and demonstrations.
One of the most significant reasons Hezbollah wants control of the government is to have a government that will go against the Special Lebanese Tribunal (SLT) investigating Rafiq Hariri's assassination. They want to take down the SLT in order to protect their members from any indictments. They have not been indicted yet, but they are not naive enough to think they won't be. If Hezbollah members are indicted, many fear an outbreak of violence. Considering Lebanon's history of violence, it is by no means far-fetched. If it does happen, however, who will intervene to bring peace back to Lebanon? Probably no one.


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text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Benefits of a MA TESOL Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Benefits of a MA TESOL Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4 Next Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> FAQ View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message kumukaJoined: 15 Jan 2003 Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2003 9:52 pm Post subject: Benefits of a MA TESOL I am working at a Uni in Korea for nearly two years now, and want to expand my position possibilities, ie academic director,etc. So, I am considering earning a MA TESOL, but wanted to first get some input from current MAs. I already have a Masters in Business as well but the TESOL diploma seems to be a requirement to move ahead in this game. Have you found the diploma useful to attaining higher level positions, i.e. academic director, etc. Besides the personal satisfaction, what have you found are the economic and position benefits? Back to top weathermanJoined: 14 Jan 2003Location: Korea Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2003 10:01 pm Post subject: re: great question! I have been asking the same question to myself a lot lately too. I have a masters of science; have been working at a Uni for four years now, before I was with EPIK and a hogown, and really I am beginning to wonder where this is all going. I second your question and I look forward to what others have to say. Are there chances for advancement in Korea, or is it a dead end job even at the university level? Back to top Circus MonkeyJoined: 10 Jan 2003Location: In my coconut tree Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2003 12:56 am Post subject: I think one needs to look beyond the confines of "teaching" and "Korea" in order to see the benefits of a MA in TESOL. CM Back to top HotukJoined: 10 Jan 2003 Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2003 1:24 am Post subject: What CM says sounds about right - the ads I see for a MA/TESOL or Applied Linguistics come from Japan, or more often, the Middle East. Other places in the ME go further, wanting a DELTA (not just a CELTA), as do many European schools. And though the wages are higher than here, and the vacation/benefits are better, they're not order-of-magnitude better. Back to top kimcheekingGuest Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2003 3:58 am Post subject: I am currently MA in Applied Linguistics (TESOL) from Maquarie University. I have found a couple of things useful for my classes so far. I am thinking that it will make me far more marketable than i am now. Especially outside of Korea. I however do not have a MASTERS yet. So my increase in marketability is probably higher than those without. I mean that I will be moving up to the same level from a level lower than you are at now. Back to top Circus MonkeyJoined: 10 Jan 2003Location: In my coconut tree Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2003 5:12 am Post subject: In keeping with this topic, what are the best schools that offer a MA in TESOL? CM Back to top BingomanJoined: 05 Jul 2003 Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2003 1:36 am Post subject: What do you guys with an MA in TESL can do in Korea besides teaching at a university? Anything (even) better you can get? Back to top Ryst HelmutJoined: 26 Apr 2003Location: In search of the elusive signature... Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2003 7:24 am Post subject: I gots What does an MA in TESOL (or related field) do? Well, it does open doors more easily, but as always, everything here is about average. I mean, that there are few REAL differences among univs....save vacation, and hours. There are the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd tier schools...those are easy to figure out. As for more money, well, yes. At my univ. a guy with an Ph.D. makes only 30,000 more than the guy with a BA. Asinine, yes. On the other hand, this MA thing is overrated, as I have seen REPEATEDLY at my school where MA (even those individualy with multiple advanced degrees) get passed up for 'lower-level' educated folk....depends on what the school is looking for...you know, age, sex (yes, please!), nationality, yaddy-ya. I have only completed 18 US semester credits of TESOL classes at the master's level...gotta go to the school for the rest, so my pay is unaffected. Bugger! I feel that my online education is sub-par to that of the 'traditional' classroom. Yes, yes, I know, here we get to immediately use and implement what we learn, but same for those in the same field within university/classroom distance. I will probably write a lot more later, just tired and wanted to touch the bases... As for where. Well, I have several friends and acquaintances (Korean professors who hire/fire foreign instructors) and I asked them how they would feel if I had X degree from X school...here's what seemed to be the consensus. Distance learning : No 1. They felt that I must be lazy not to do it in my home country...or couldn't get into a good school. 2. Distance education is lacking, therefore substandard teacher will be created.. 3. IF I were to get a degree via distance learning, get it from (from best to worst) US,Canada, England,Australia. They really didn't care which degree you had (relating to TESOL) as almost all of the degrees teach the same courses and theories...essentially. I personally feel that totally on-line schools are...ummm, not as competitive as those that are 'traditional,' and thus admit students on different standards....possibly lower. Point A, I'm dense....and have less-than-stellar undergrad grades. Got laughed at by Admissions Dept. of my Alma Mater, yet (if I recall correctly, sorry, 4 years ago did this) all of the schools that offered programs via the net accepted me. My school was quite professional, and a great support system for the students...but a state uni in the US, so the dreaded GRE is needed. More later! Shoosh, Ryst Helmut Back to top AndaJoined: 16 Jan 2003Location: South Korea Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2003 2:46 pm Post subject: Um If you already have a MA then I'd say that it would be a waste of time. Getting certified as a teacher is much more inteligent than getting another MA. Big Money only gets paid when you have something that is in short supply. MAs in this game are not in short supply these days so why add a another bit of paper to the heap. Look around and you will see that both here and the middle east are in fact wanting certified teachers for the better jobs. The other thing is that certified teachers are in demand back home also but not our lot. Back to top kricketJoined: 25 Feb 2003Location: The Land of Kimchi and OB Beer Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 2:17 am Post subject: Re: Um Anda wrote: If you already have a MA then I'd say that it would be a waste of time. Getting certified as a teacher is much more inteligent than getting another MA. Big Money only gets paid when you have something that is in short supply. MAs in this game are not in short supply these days so why add a another bit of paper to the heap. Look around and you will see that both here and the middle east are in fact wanting certified teachers for the better jobs. The other thing is that certified teachers are in demand back home also but not our lot. MA's in Applied Linguistics - TESOL are a dime a dozen here....but PhD's in Applied Linguistics are in short supply... Why not spend the time and money to get one and be a highly trained specialist in the field. Koreans respect credentials. I'm willing to bet Korean universities would be willing to pay more, offer equal recognition as Korean Professors, and offer better opportunites to advance if you had one... Back to top AndaJoined: 16 Jan 2003Location: South Korea Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 5:01 am Post subject: Um Um, don't bet money. There have been a few that have worked their way in here but not many. A lot have however stayed long periods with Korean universities only to get angry when they have realized that their university wasn't going to ever upgrade their position. Normally speaking they offer straight up what they intend to pay you apart from set raisers given for years of service. There are a few places paying up around the four million mark but they start you on that. At present Korean Universities are talking about bringing in 1 year contracts for Korean professors. That should tell you something. Back to top the_beaverJoined: 15 Jan 2003 Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 6:06 am Post subject: I'm going to embark on my MA Tesol adventure in the not-too-distant future so I have an interest in this topic. Most of the posts here have discussed benefits in terms of money and jobs, but I'm more interested in the benefits to your teaching. I've studied and read quite a bit of theory on my own and it has helped my teaching immensely. Do you people who are studying or have completed an MA in Tesol feel that it has helped your teaching? Back to top AndaJoined: 16 Jan 2003Location: South Korea Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 7:19 am Post subject: Um Dear Beaver Australia is about the cheapest for a M.A. at about 7,000,000 won for an eight unit master's course. Now if you were to look around for good teachers both here and in your home country and employ them on casual rates for a few hours to give you guides on how they teach then you would get a lot better value for money than from a Uni. Teachers teaching RSA and TESSOL in the main would be tossed out over here in most places as boring and useless. There is little to gain besides a very useful bit of paper that can be used to pass requirements for immigration and management at work locations.Last edited by Anda on Sat Jul 19, 2003 12:01 am; edited 1 time in total Back to top Ryst HelmutJoined: 26 Apr 2003Location: In search of the elusive signature... Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 8:00 pm Post subject: Holy Schnikes! Lordy, Lordy, what's this world coming to? I agree with Anda!!!! Beaver, I found out that my MA work in TESOL and ALin. was, ummm, not really worth it. It does allow me to point to 'solid proof' that what I do works... according to the experts' texts...woohoo. (twirling finger) My courses were first off about multicultural understanding....ummm, yeah, like I need that (raised in a slew of areas and different countries). Then, the courses delved into theories. Ok, useful, not PRACTICAL. Then my portfolio and what-not were to be based on multiethnic-multicultural classrooms. Umm, yeah, just like my Korean classroom. When I run out of ideas, or want something different, I consult the greatest gift Al Gore gave us....the Internet. Also, I ask other teachers for advice. These two mediums are ten-fold better than my MA work. As for the useful stuff learned....well, useful if you were allowed to implement it. For example, you may learn about placing students (you know, putting them in the correct level of class, according to international "regulations"), but that'll be moot, as your school will have its own system and won't budge. When doing my coursework, I read X, and said, 'duh!' I guess it depends on how long you've been teaching, especially ESL/EFL, to find out whether or not courses such as these would aid you. Unless you are going to make this field your career, I wouldn't invest so much time and money into it....peruse the Net and chat with others as this is more worthwhile. Shoosh, Ryst Back to top kiwiboy_nz_99Joined: 05 Jul 2003Location: ...Enlightenment... Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2003 10:02 pm Post subject: First of all, when you say "certified teacher" do you mean Dip Ed. English, Music, Drama or the like? That's what I have, which qualifies me to teach high-school in my own country. I have that, but no TESOL MA and I got uni jobs so I guess it is some what of a help. I still think I'd have an advantage with a TESOL MA on top of that as my Dip Ed. is not specific to ESL. Regarding the benefits to your teaching, I have to disagree in part with those that say it's virtually useless. I have not started mine yet, but have purchased the books and started reading. Some courses of course will feel pretty useless, unless you're in a position to design a curriculum ( not likely here is it? oh, no, what could the natives possibly tell us about how to run a language course! ) but I have books on approaches to teaching grammar, and methodology which contain discussion of actual language exercises ( this is what's helpfull for teachers in my view, everything else is just theory ) and have been helpfull. I think an MA in TESOL would be very usefull for anyone who is in for the long haul ... 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Notebook and component manufacturer, MSI, is aiming once again at the pointy end of the notebook market with its GT70 Dominator notebook. It's a 17.3in model with juicy insides that include a fourth-generation Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition processor, up to 32GB of RAM, and three solid state drives in a RAID 0 array. Most importantly, the new model will feature Nvidia's latest GeForce GTX 880 graphics adapter.
While these specifications are enough to make any hardware-loving gamer drool, there are a couple of extra features that MSI said will differentiate this product from other high-end gaming rigs on the market. In particular, the SteelSeries keyboard that has been present on previous versions of high-end MSI laptops, now works with the SteelSeries engine, which is pre-installed thanks to a partnership between the companies. It provides users with the ability to control macros, and to access statistics to see which are the most common areas of activity so that macros can be optimised. In addition, the keyboard is fully backlit with different coloured zones.
The other feature MSI is touting is XSplit Gamecaster, which is a feature that allows users to stream their exploits over the Web. MSI said it has pre-installed this feature and optimised it in order to make it 'noob proof'; it said that it can be set up and used in just three steps. The premium streaming service is provided for free for six months, after which a monthly fee will have to be paid in order to continue to using premium features.
MSI has included these features because it says it knows from user feedback what gamers need and want. Furthermore, it touts itself as being the most gamer-focussed of the high-end-notebook niche vendors, mainly because it keeps in touch with its users via all available channels. MSI said the aim of products such as the GT70 Dominator is not to just have high-end hardware, but to provide a complete experience for the gamer.
The chassis of the GT70 Dominator is the same as previous versions of the high-end notebook, such as the GT70 Dragon Edition that we saw last year, and this is due to how successful the chassis has been in terms of reliability and toughness. The only noticeable change is the logo on the lid, which is now a proper badge that illuminates, rather than just a stick-on. This gives the product more of a premium look.
Other notable features include Dynaudio speakers, a Full HD panel, which has a matte screen and is based on high-end TN technology, an 87 Watt-hour battery, and a hard drive is also installed in addition to the three-drive RAID 0 array.
Configurations and pricing will vary. We'll bring you a review of the GT70 Dominator as soon as we get one into our test centre.


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EMERGENCY SESSLER'S SOMETHING! With the news that Nintendo will no longer be holding their traditional Tuesday morning press conference at E3 2013, Adam just couldn't wait until Monday to talk about it. Why is Nintendo doing this, and will their strategy of Nintendo Directs and hands-on events pay off?
I agree completely. Nintendo has really been irritating me lately.
I'm more irked about them ignoring consumers' please for a unified account system than failing to reach out to new demographics.
Even if Nintendo sticks to the Nintendo Direct videos, I highly doubt that what they say will go unnoticed if the news is big enough, which is pretty much what Nintendo needs and is predicted to do this year. Regardless of whether it's through an E3 press conference or a smaller ND video, if a new Zelda, Mario, or Smash Bros. game is detailed (all three were set to be detailed at E3 2013), the entire gaming public will know.
I understand Adam's concern and I must say that my views are very congruent with his on the state of Nintendo, but I feel like he's still in a bit of a panic over this and is taking a bit of a "take shelter" kind of mode.
Definitely agree, i just said something similar to this in another post.
Nintendo does seem like they live in their own bubble and yes I think that Nintendo makes true gaming machines but they need to realize that gaming has grown definitely since their SNES days.
They just can't keep doing what they think is right for them and them only. They have to keep third party devs in mind when designing and making hardware. They have to see the trends and what the rest of the world is into and add those features to their system.
They have to see what their competition is doing. For them to say they are not competing with Sony/MS is pure BS. They are! They need to knuckle up and swallow their pride and at least attempt to do what the competition is doing and that is to make a system that has the specs for future games, create a unified/streamlined online with a friendly easy UI. Court these 3rd party devs to make games for your system.
I want Nintendo to return to the glory of the SNES days!
E3 is becoming a shell of it's former self. No reason to flip the hell out. Hell, Sony AND Microsoft aren't even premiering their systems there this time.
panic nintendo looks to be getting too nervous and pressured that it cant see straight. I call the end of the nintendo era in 2017. after their first wave of games release and the momentum stops... permanently


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I can't imagine telling somebody new to manga to start with Negima...
Everything so far either has a shit beginning or a shit ending. :P
Mahou Sensei Negima - I will try, hopefully I won't be too turned off. Mx0 - The idea that I'm working towards someone fulfilling makes me not want to bother or get invested. Shigurui - That search brought up some...strange images. Hoshi no Samidare - I like the look of that.
Do you guys subscribe to a channel or something? Or crunchyroll? I feel like it's a pain to track latest releases or old releases the way you all seem to.
How does one Manga.Is there any must-reads?
Quote from: Starmongoose on January 29, 2014, 03:07:52 PMEverything so far either has a shit beginning or a shit ending. :PI feel like ALL I ever hear about ANY series these days is it has a shit ending.I'd also recommend Love Hina over Negima, but hearing it gets good half way through (once again, and despite a shit ending Negi has) may encourage me to pick it up again.And he's got the sort-of sequel to Negi: UQ Holder.Thanks for letting me now how you guys watch, btw
Quote from: Ranadiel on January 29, 2014, 07:43:30 PMTHEY SKIP TENRI'S ARC!?! WTF?Look for "The World God Only Knows: Tenri-hen"It's 2 OVAs.
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! RenI'm actually not too sure why I'm watching this. It's not superb but it's clearly not bad. Maybe I just feel compelled because I watched season 1. I feel bad for the guy having a schizophrenic girlfriend... my bad, I meant 8th grader syndrome girlfriend.


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Business Title: State Forests Research ManagerBusiness: California Department of Forestry and Fire ProtectionCity, State: Sacramento, CaliforniaWeb Address: www.fire.ca.gov/
Soon after completing my BSF at Purdue in December 1985, I loaded up the truck and headed west. I landed in a graduate student office with a view of the Golden Gate Bridge on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley. Immediately recognizing that my longish hair could not begin to compete to make a statement of rebellion amongst the throngs of free speech advocates, Hare Krishnas, and multiple unidentified promoters of causes that existed on the campus, I went to the barber and got a haircut. In 1988 I graduated with an MS after studying Forest Biometrics under Professor Lee Wensel.
I spent an additional two years at Berkeley as a post-graduate researcher working on the California Conifer Timber Output Simulator (CACTOS). This was funded by an industrial research cooperative consisting of timber companies of the mixed conifer region of the Sierras, Southern Cascades, and interior coastal ranges.
Needing a higher paying job in the Sacramento region due to familial obligations, I repackaged myself as a computer programmer and got a consulting job developing accounting and personnel databases for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF). In 1994 the California Board of Forestry passed new regulations requiring large forest landowners in the State to submit long-term management plans (I affectionately call this the Forest Biometrician Employment Act of 1994). CDF needed a biometrician/harvest scheduler type to review these plans and there I was sitting in the computer unit ready to jump into a forester position.
I held the sustained yield forester position until 1999 and then moved to Research Coordinator for the Demonstration State Forests system, which is where I am presently working. As research coordinator I am responsible for managing a competitive research grants program of $600,000 a year. Other duties include interactions with professors and graduate students conducting research on the forests, planning research directions, directing in-house publication and outreach efforts, and developing research infrastructure.
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A typical day is usually in the office working on reviewing a research paper, doing data analysis, preparing a research contract with a university, working on a database for a forest, or any number of things. A day in the field may be spent taking a potential researcher on a tour of a forest, accompanying a student during data collection, collecting my own data for a "pet" project I am doing myself, or any number of other things. I went on four fires last year and served in the planning section working on tracking resources and creating intelligence reports, worked as a field observer, collected vegetation data for fire behavior predictions, and fireline rehabilitation.
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I've spent a lot of time on Find A Grave lately. This post is the first of probably several about my finds. For some locations, especially Vermont, FindAGrave has become a necessary part of my search regimen.
I can use the photo of the Carr niche here because I'm the volunteer who took the photo and submitted it to FindAGrave. Photos from FindAGrave can only be used with the specific permission of the submitter/photographer.
Here are links to my Carr & Causier ancestors at FindAGrave:
My grandmother
Bertha Maud (Carr) Causier
Bertha's father, John Henry Carr
Bertha's mother, Ann Matilda (Causier) Carr
Many, many thanks to all the other volunteers at FindAGrave who make all this possible!Ann's father, Charles Causier
Ann's mother, Catherine (Hughes) Causier