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Giving Back: Jim Jones Donates Laptop Computers To Bronx School!
"Jim Jones loves the kids and apparently he's running for the title
of the hood's "Robin Hood." You may remember earlier this year
Capo stepping into a classroom and giving kids the run down on
the music business. That act was well received by the public and
hip-hop community alike. With that in mind, Jones is taking it a
step further. Harlem's own popped up at a school in the Bronx
this past Saturday and blessed the people with laptops and iPod
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With Valentine's Day just around the corner, we're wondering which new celebrity couples will be celebrating the romantic holiday together. Here are a few of the love birds out and about.
Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner
Katy Perry and Russell Brand
Renee Zellweger and Bradley Cooper
Carey Mulligan and Shia LaBeouf
Spread the love: Do you have a favorite celeb couple of the moment?

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|2011-01-16, 14:11
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Location: Monterrey N.L. Mexico
Infinite Stratos - Music discussion (OP/ED & OST, etc.)
Feel free to discuss any music related subjects for Infinite Stratos here (OP/ED & OST, etc.). As the usual rule, NO POSTING LINKS TO MP3s OR ASKING FOR THEM. You may buy them at the usual place such as cdjapan and what not, but DO NOT ask for or post links to any music downloads. This includes, but isn't limited to:
|2011-01-21, 03:07
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~Official Slacker~
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Xanadu
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|2011-01-26, 03:53
|Link #4
Moe Kyun~!
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Philippines
Well it's the time for reviews! Again! For...2011! YAY!
Infinite Stratos OP Single - Straight Jet
1. Straight Jet
You know...anime OP TV Size sometimes give impression that that's all there is that's good to a song, but, man, Straight Jet is awesome. It didn't dissappoint me at all, although with that said, it should be noted that this song would have done better anyway. Still, i'm content with this full dong being good and all. Yumekui Merry's OP and Madoka's OP are better though. XD
2. First Addition
Umm..a ballad? A rock song? A mix of both? A melacholic rock song? A happy sort-of rock-techno song? Please, be straightforward you damn B-Song. XD Joke.
It's pretty average of your B-Side song, but hey, at least your ears won't hurt listening to it.
|2011-01-28, 18:42
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Graphic Designer
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Location: Xanadu
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I love how they just keep adding more girls to the ending, and making it more group-oriented then the very first one I wonder if they do something similar to "Beam my Beam" from Omamori Himari, where they have a different version of the ending but with each girl separately.
|2011-02-03, 12:53
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Mauritius
Age: 25
The opening is just... like, I don't know.. "catchy" if I may rephrase it well? The way it's set up plus the song is just perfect.
Kubarayashi did a fine job as always.
As the ending, I don't really like it... you just stare at people running all along... well, of course, there's the Harem "addition" feel, but still, don't really like the ED. The song has nothing wrong with it though, not a masterpiece, but not bad either.
I still have to note a very good OST track that touched me... I often look for those (like that one piano piece or violin/strings song that makes you want to shed tears)... Will be waiting for the grimmer and more emotional parts of the anime later (if there will be those that is).
On a side note... you can already get the full version of Straight Jet (Gendou has it available). It's also up all around on Youtube. I wuv it. :3
Currently making a piano cover of the song... will see how it turns out.
P.S: I was able to find an interesting remake of Straight Jet. Sharing for fun!
Hatsune Mikuism reaches far out to IS!
double edit: Finally... think I can play Straight Jet at about 75% now.
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|2011-02-18, 00:01
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Anyone have the english lyrics to "SUPER STREAM"?
I got the romaji here
|2011-03-05, 04:56
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Super Tsundere Massacre!
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Right behind you...
Gotta' say I'm loving the Infinite Future remix as well, sounds like it would go perfect if there was ever an IS race in the anime. ^_^
Definitely hope that Infinite Stratos would get Character CDs in the future, although I'd imagine that would be stretching my luck unless it proves profitable enough to get a second season as well.
Terminator98~! I'm also loving your piano version of Straight Jet, especially the climax at the 1:00 mark, keep up the good work ^_^.
|2011-03-07, 21:26
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Last Engage
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Florida
Wallet? Perhaps.
Like so many anime of late, there will be character songs made for the here and now. Packaged with the super special limited edition DVD/Blu-Rays. Doesn't mean they won't surface, though.
|2011-03-28, 09:24
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|2011-03-31, 00:08
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: 346Pro
Age: 32
Wow they really went with the Japanese feel for this one. Wonder what Char and Laura's character songs are gonna be like.
Songwise, Houki's got a lot of character love. [Best Partner] is pretty much her song as well, and so far, only she has a complete solo version of [Super Stream]. I'm happy.
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Danielle Spangler
Hometown: Simi Valley, Calif.
Major: Psychology
MINOR: Conflict Resolution
WCSU Degree: Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
Internships: One semester at MCCA Sobering Center and one semester at MCCA McDonough House
Activities: Varsity Volleyball, secretary Psi Chi (psychology honor society), Student Life Committee, Campus & Student Center employee, work part time at New York Sports Club
Honors and Awards: Dean's List, Arts and Sciences Dean's list, Little East All-Academic Team, WCSU athletic department 3.0 club, 3.45 GPA
It's a very long way from Danielle Spangler's hometown in Simi Valley, Calif., to Danbury, Conn. And that was the way she wanted it. "In high school I was always interested in living somewhere completely different from what I was used to," she explains. "I saw college as a perfect opportunity to live somewhere new, with the security of knowing that I could always move back home if it did not work out. I was also interested in continuing my volleyball career as a college athlete."
Spangler took several recruiting trips during her senior year in high school, and one of her visits was to WCSU. "After visiting Western and meeting Women's Volleyball Coach Greg Poole and Associate Director of Admissions Rich Myers, I knew that Western was the perfect fit for me both academically and athletically," she says.
The choice of major also came easily to Spangler. "I always knew that I wanted to be in a helping profession. When I was in high school, I enjoyed a psychology course and decided to pursue this field. My experiences at Western only strengthened this interest."
Spangler says there were many individuals who had a large impact on her college experience. "Rich Myers has been one of my biggest supporters at Western. He encouraged me at volleyball games and has given me advice regarding scholastics. Rich, along with Assistant Professor of Psychology Dr. Patricia O'Neill and Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Daniel Barrett, also played a large role in my graduate school search — from writing letters of recommendation to preparing me for interviews. Greg Poole was also a mentor to me. Aside from being my coach, he took interest to both my personal and academic life. Knowing that most of my support system lived 2,500 miles away, he frequently 'checked-in' with me to see how I was doing with balancing school, volleyball, clubs, jobs and internship. I am very grateful to each for their support."
Asked what she will remember most about her WCSU experience, Spangler says, "Scholastically, conducting an independent research experiment and presenting it at WestConn Research Day as well as interning at MCCA are among my greatest memories that Western has given to me. Outside of academics, my most memorable experiences are the times I shared with my teammates. These girls have been a second family to me and I will always remember the games, team dinners, funny moments, stories, bus rides and successes we had together."
After graduation, Spangler will begin pursuing a master's degree in Mental Health and Wellness Counseling at New York University.
Spangler's advice to new students entering WCSU is: "Your experience is what you make of it. I encourage everyone to be involved in the WestConn community through clubs or athletics. It will provide you with a feeling of unity within the university and expose you to many great individuals."


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Stylish table for home office to work at home:
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The table that work standing, unusual table design:
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French airstrikes in Mali appeared to halt an Islamist rebel advance, France said Saturday, as West African nations authorized what they said would be a fast deployment of troops in support of the weak Malian government.
Britain also announced late Saturday that it would help to transport foreign troops and equipment to Mali, though would not send its own soldiers.
France first intervened Friday, dropping bombs and firing rockets from helicopter gunships and jet fighters after the Islamists, who already control the north of Mali, pressed southward and overran the village of Konna, which had been the de facto line of government control. French officials said the attacks had pushed the rebels back from Konna and destroyed a rebel command center, though it was unclear if Malian forces controlled the village.
The French, who had earlier said they would not intervene militarily but only help African troops, responded to an appeal by the Malian president amid fears that the rebels would try to press on to the capital. French officials said military operations were continuing, but a spokesman for the Malian army said Konna was "very calm" on Saturday.
The spokesman, Lt. Col. Diarran Kone, said some civilians and Malian soldiers had died in the fighting in recent days. "Zero deaths is not possible," he said.
He said the rebels, who he called "terrorists," suffered heavy casualties, and French officials said one French pilot had died from small-arms fire.
France, the United States and other Western nations have been increasingly anxious about the Islamists' tightening grip on the north of the country, which they said had become a haven for militants, including those with links to al-Qaida, who threaten not only their neighbors, but also the West. On Saturday, Adm. Edouard Guillaud, the chief of staff of the French armed forces, said France had no plans to extend operations to those northern areas, but would expect to help African troops do the job when they arrive.
''The quicker the African mission is on the ground, the less we will need to help the Malian army," Guillaud said. He said more military planes had been sent to Africa for possible use in Mali, and that Rafale fighter jets could strike from France. The French defense minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, also said that special forces had been sent before the airstrikes to Mopti, a city near Konna the Mali government feels it cannot lose.
The French president, Francois Hollande, said that the current French mission — named "Serval," after an African wildcat — would last "as long as necessary," but stressed that it was limited to "preparing for the deployment of an African intervention force."
The statements appeared to indicate that once Malian and other African troops were in position to carry the fight to the north, France would like to return to its pledge not to use direct military force in the country. It remains unclear when such an offensive would begin.
France and the United States aim to assist African and Malian troops to restore government authority in the north by providing surveillance and intelligence, including the use of spy planes and drones, as well as helping with logistics and the transport of troops and equipment.
French officials said they had asked Washington to speed up its contribution by sending drones to improve surveillance over the vast area held by the rebels. The French have only two such drones. The Pentagon is reported to be studying the French request.
On Saturday, Tommy Vietor, a spokesman for the National Security Council, said the United States was "monitoring the situation closely." The U.N. Security Council had earlier agreed that troops from the 15-nation regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, and European Union trainers for the Malian army would help the fragile government in Bamako win back the north of the country, where the Islamists have set up harsh rule under Shariah law in the nine months since the army fled the area. But both groups had been slow to deploy.
With the sudden movement of the Islamist fighters south, the ECOWAS commission president, Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, said Saturday that the group had authorized an immediate deployment of troops "in light of the urgency of the situation," according to news reports. He did not specify how many troops would be sent to Mali. Most of the ECOWAS troops are expected to come from Nigeria, Niger, Senegal and Togo.
"By Monday by the latest, the troops will be there or will have started to arrive," said Ali Coulibaly, Ivory Coast's African integration minister.
On Saturday, Gen. Carter F. Ham, head of the Pentagon's Africa Command who has been visiting neighboring Niger, said, "My sense is that both AQIM and the Malian armed forces are evaluating next steps right now." He was referring to al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, the organization's North African arm.
An official in Gao, one of the principal cities held by the Islamists, appeared to support the Malian army statements about rebel casualties. "The hospital at Gao is overflowing," said the official, who does not support the rebels. "Both morgues in the city are filled with bodies."
Reuters quoted a resident of Gao saying scores of rebel fighters were retreating northward in pickup trucks Saturday.
A spokesman for Ansar Dine, an Islamist group, told The Associated Press that he could not confirm if the group's fighters were still in Konna, as he had been unable to phone them. The spokesman, Sanda Ould Boumama, told Reuters that French intervention in Mali will have "consequences, not only for French hostages, but also for all French citizens wherever they find themselves in the Muslim world."
Fear of those consequences, at least for several French hostages held in North Africa, may have been a motivation for a failed French rescue mission early Saturday in Somalia in which Hollande said the hostage died. He also said that he had asked for increased security at government buildings and public spaces in France to thwart terrorists.
Le Drian said France needed to act in Mali to forestall the collapse of the government. "The threat is the establishment of a terrorist state within range of Europe and of France," he said. Hundreds of French troops have been moved into Bamako to protect French citizens there.


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Yeah! I'm also a Youth but Have No Energy to Change the World
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My grandfather was also very energetic youth of his time. He was born on high profile ruling family of local level as he was the son of Landlord having authority from autocratic Ranas. My father told me if we remembered the land property of our grandpa in sindhuli (In Marinkhola of Sindhuli) that would be almost equal to three quarter of Bhaktapur District of Nepal. "Even rhino horns and some valuable stones were there in our home" my father told me. Once I asked a counterpart of my grandpa who was alive and described my grandpa as the person who used to go to toilet by riding horse.
My real grandmother was lost by Snake bite when my father was of only 7 months. My father even can't remember the real face of his mother. My father didn't get the chance to see his mother and never got the lap of her. After the death of my grandma, our step grandmother came and started to suffer/torture my father. If I wrote all his stories, I think there will be no any person who will remain without tears.
The total property was wasted by our step grandmother with the fear of my father. She sold most of the land, valuable stones and supplied the money to her maternal house so that there would have no property for my father and only her son could enjoy the entire property.
In short my grandpa wasted his entire life in power abuse and his second wife.
At the time when my father separated from his parents, he got only 1 kattha of land in Sindhuli headquarter.
Finally he got married at the age of 23 and the couple produced 4 children. Poverty, no any source of income but a challenge to feed a family of 6 members was in front of my father. The family lived an extreme condition for more than a decade after separation from grandpa.
Later my father found a rich person having huge property ranked at 7th richest of Nepal. He trusted my father and taught him to do business related to land. Due to the influence of that great and rich person my father became a great contractor of sindhuli district and earned lots of money in very short duration. He had a dream to build a building in the capital city and later earned 1.5 ropani of land in that city as well. Perhaps he is about to fulfill his dream in near future. At this time I would like to thank the person who taught my father and gave the education about how to survive. Now, my father is 53.
The most fortunate thing about me was that I was born when my father started to uplift his economy and didn't suffer as much as my siblings.
This is how my father passed his productive age.
I know, now it's the turn of his off springs to exist in this world, I know the turn is mine. What I think is Same thing is going to happen on me as well, struggle for the subsistence of life, search for job, and stand on long queue in hot days to apply for job holding academic degrees in my hand. I know I'll have family pressure to earn in the near future and my energy is going to be fully utilized in searching some type of job and fulfilling its duties. Here the title works, yeah! I'm also a Youth but Have No Energy to Change the World because I'm going to be busy in fulfilling basic needs of me and my family.
I'm the representative character; there are millions of youths like me. It is especially the plight of entire least developed nations. People have no time to think things other than their stomach. The educated youths even after having academic degrees don't get the job and ultimately choose the path of drug addiction, Alcoholism, prostitution, gang fight, and the terrorism etc. Because these educated don't see any further options to choose and search the temporary ways to relief their pain.
Therefore, we must focus on these youth and the least Developed Countries (LDCs) to see a better future. Especially, there should be the representatives from these LDCs, they should have full authority to prepare policy and action plan for these countries in concerned platforms like United Nations, The World Bank, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank etc. There shouldn't be such that developed countries preparing policy and plans for LDCs as developed countries are the main donor. Youths and manpower should be fully prepared for such elite sectors who thoroughly know the problems, possibilities and potentialities of LDCs. The gaps between Developed and Developing countries should be reduced by searching potential options because it doesn't looks good standing a beggar in front of huge palace.


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Molecular Mechanism Underlying Diabetes Revealed
By investigating a rare and severe form of diabetes in children, University of Iowa researchers have discovered a new molecular mechanism that regulates specialized pancreatic cells and insulin secretion. The mechanism involves a protein called ankyrin, which UI researchers previously linked to potentially fatal human heart arrhythmias.
The findings, which appear this week in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may help identify new molecular targets for treating both rare and common forms of diabetes and hyperinsulinemia.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 23.6 million people have diabetes in the United States. The condition doubles the risk of death and includes complications such as heart disease, stroke, eye and kidney problems, and peripheral vascular disease.
The UI team, working with researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, used animal and cellular models to focus on a gene mutation linked with permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus. Children with this genetic form of diabetes have symptoms by age 6 months and require lifelong dependence on insulin to maintain proper glucose levels.
The team discovered that the specific human gene mutation disrupts the ability of the protein ankyrin to regulate a key protein complex known as the KATP channel.
"We have known for some time that human mutations in the KATP channel complex may cause diabetes or hyperinsulinemia," said Faith Kline, Ph.D., the study's lead author and postdoctoral fellow in internal medicine in the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. "Now we know something about how this specific KATP channel mutation results in disease.
"The KATP channel essentially functions as a gatekeeper for insulin secretion by pancreatic beta cells. Without proper regulation by this gatekeeper, the pancreatic beta cells are unable to efficiently regulate insulin secretion."
In a healthy individual, pancreatic beta cells respond to changes in blood glucose levels by secreting the appropriate amount of insulin. Beta cell dysfunction may result in abnormal blood glucose regulation and severe diabetes.
"A key finding in this study was identifying the ankyrin protein in the pancreatic beta cell, which is a type of excitable cell. Ankyrins also play critical roles for ion channel regulation in other excitable cells, such as neurons and heart cells called cardiomyocytes," said the paper's senior author, Peter Mohler, Ph.D., UI associate professor of internal medicine and a Pew Scholar.
Specifically, the team found that the gene mutation prevents most KATP channels from binding with ankyrin, which typically acts as a cellular chaperone. This failure prevents the KATP channels from reaching their normal destination in the cell membrane.
"Ankyrin proteins are like cellular taxi-cabs that carry passenger channels to the cell membrane. In the case of this KATP gene mutation, the ankyrin and channels cannot interact properly, and so the channels basically 'miss their ride' and do not get to the desired location," Mohler said.
The team also found that the few mutant KATP channels that do reach the pancreatic cell membrane do not respond to alterations in cellular metabolism. As a result, the pancreatic beta cells do not release insulin appropriately.
"This is another exciting example of how understanding the basis of rare disease has provided unexpected and fascinating insight into the molecular pathways that govern human physiology," Mohler said.


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by Zechs » Thu Aug 29, 2013 2:07 pm
Yeah I know all it would accomplish is one less female book in DC, but I absolutely loathe New 52 Barbara Gordon. It is a slap in the face to female heroes and sets them back twenty years.
by Zechs » Thu Aug 29, 2013 2:13 pm
Even better. The moment she gets the ability to walk again what does she do? Goes right back to being Batgirl and because of that she has a higher death ratio than Stephanie Brown as Spoiler. And Bruce said she was always meant to be Batgirl? Only because Cass or Stephanie weren't introduced in this "new universe" to show Barbara how it's truly done. Even then when Cass didn't save a life it MEANT something to the story. In Barbara's the life not saved never means anything. It's just shock violence for the sake of shock.
The other problem is New 52 Barbara is engulfed in trauma. Instead of letting her trauma dominate her, Barbara became Oracle in the old universe. She didn't let the event set her back. She adjusted and became something more.
Now since she couldn't defeat her demons (thank you DC Editorial for that), she's still surrounded by it and more. I wouldn't be surprises if the next big trauma Gail has is Barbara just has a breakdown and more people die because of her.
by SporkBot » Thu Aug 29, 2013 4:58 pm
Orpheus' problem was that he was solely created to be a black superhero. There was potential there, and I'm all for diversity, but his skin color shouldn't also be his motivation/personality. "Why I'd I become a crime-fighter? Because I'm black and I didn't see enough black people in the Justice League."
by Draco x » Fri Aug 30, 2013 3:07 pm
Which is kind of sad as if the writers knew what to do with him they could have moved him beyond that but instead whatever potential he could have had was ruined with that shitty death he got at the hands of Black Mask-What kills me is that Stephanie Brown put up a good fight against Black Mask before he apparently killed her off but Orpheus went out like a pussy to him. It's like the writers said fuck it we don't know what to do with him so let's kill him off to make Black Mask look good-I also hate how they made Batman so stupid to not realize that the Orpheus he was talking to afterwards was an imposter when Bats would have realized the truth from very quickly.
by Herald » Fri Aug 30, 2013 3:31 pm
Being a role model -- especially in the real DCU, where characters like Superman are deliberately presented as role models -- DOES have value and importance. And, as Draco mentioned, Orpheus can build from that. Black Lightning did it.
by SporkBot » Fri Aug 30, 2013 4:56 pm
A fair point. However, in that it felt like he was only a superhero because he was black (he didn't say it, but that was the vibe I still get remembering his intro mini), means that race is a bigger issue to him than, say Batman. Maybe that works in-universe, but it did work for the narrative (not explored by the writers). And one could argue that it makes his heroism more selfish than altruistic. But again, that's in the context of the universe, where the writing is a different context altogether.
Like I said, diversity is fine, but Superman and Spider-Man and Wolverine weren't created white so they could make non-white readers uncomfortable. If you want to create a black vigilante in the spirit of Batman, great! It may be best to leave race out of his motivation (racism played well for the character Night Hawk, but that's a different story...no pun intended). Besides, a black superhero can be as much a role model to non-black readers as much as Superman is no doubt a role model to non-white readers.
by Herald » Fri Aug 30, 2013 5:29 pm
And that's a reflection of real life. Race tends to be a bigger issue to black people than white people. There was even a poll this week basically confirming this, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of King's "I Have a Dream" speech a few days ago.
I think it was mentioned enough; you certainly got the idea and remembered it, didn't you??
To refer back to what I said -- and to be a bit frank -- white people tend to get antsy when race gets discussed for any length of time. Given that they're the majority audience of comics, not all writers want to risk chasing them away.
Not at all. He wants to show that black people can be heroes, I'd say to counter the images of black thugs too often shown on the news and in the media. The fact that he risks life and limb to do this without expecting fame or fortune in return is quite altruistic.
Well, the real DCU does have some so-called "selfish" heroes; it's just that the altruistic ones heavily outweigh them.
And there you go. Black people talking about race makes white people uncomfortable. And you ask for MORE exploration of it??
Again, though, race issues tends to mean more to black people than to white people. When your race's history in your country of residence includes forced servitude, being counted as 3/5th of a person for representation purposes, segregation into unequal facilities, and even being followed in a store or stopped-and-frisked by police in the present day because "any given black person" automatically registers as "potential criminal!" to some... yes, the color of your skin is more of a conscious issue for you.
True enough. But the fact of the matter is -- and I've seen this expressed by non-white comic fans time and again on message boards and such -- many people want to see heroes that look like them, that ostensibly have similar experiences and outlooks on life. They're looking for avatars to live vicariously through that fit them better than the Man of Steel. I agree that Superman (the Real Steel Deal) is a great role model for all. But ultimately, he looks -- if you'll excuse the expression -- "mighty whitey". We do need non-white characters like Orpheus to show that non-white people can save the city/world/universe, too.
by SporkBot » Fri Aug 30, 2013 7:44 pm
Yes, but I feel he would've been a more well-rounded (and more endearing) character if we had more to go on his personality than "move over, white guy with years of training. Here comes...RANDOM BLACK GUY!"
Yes, I'm sure there was more to Orpheus than that...too bad it didn't come up. I swear, I read Orpheus Rising twice in the years I owned it, and I never got as good a bead on the character as I have others. (Sold that mini and over 190 other comics in a lot on eBay a while back). A page or two of flashbacks would've helped.
Good counterpoint. However, if THAT'S all we get from his first impression to readers, in four (or six?) issues, instead of where he came from or what his youth was like...it's understandable that he didn't make it. We could say that despite being summed up in a short sentence, his motives could be altruistic, but that's not what I remember being given in the narrative. For a creator wanting to make a relatable character, that's great. It's what led the late Dwayne McDuffie to create Static (I wasn't a big fan of the cartoon, but it was serviceable). For a character's motivations...it feels vague, and a little weak. The clearly introduced Orpheus in a mini-series with Batman in the title in order to assure sales (a good marketing tactic) because an out-of-nowhere new character wouldn't last in his own ongoing from the get-go. But they failed to make much mention of what this character was about beyond "black guy". It felt like tokenism, even if unintentional.
I think context matters. If the discussion is civil, then I don't see the problem. But if it's some overzealous debate, where an Al Sharpton-type is telling the white folk of today they need to apologize for actions taken two hundred years ago, then...well, yeah that's going to lead to some discomfort.
But I'm not so much insisting on a race discussion. What I'm saying is, don't make a "strong, black" character. Make a strong character, that's black. There is a world of difference.
A conscious issue, yes. But not an insurmountable one. And part of doing so may mean simply letting go of some of that oh-so-comfortable animosity (not that I'm one to talk...A THOUSAND CURSES ON PRINCESS RALPH!).
Oh, I get that. I don't see myself in every superhero, what with them being, y'know...attractive. I'm Catholic, but the only character I can think of that was not only Catholic but faithful to his beliefs was Nightcrawler, and he's dead (to say nothing of Chuck Austen's tampering). I'd love to see a Catholic character that wasn't a man-slut or a jerk or a straw-character created by a jackass writer to express how much he hates Catholics (heck, I'd like to see any male character that didn't devolve into man-slut at some point).
I get wanting to see oneself in a character. BUT, it helps if there's more to the character, that helps make them relatable outside their race or religion. I just didn't get that from "Orpheus Rising". But then, I think I only saw him once more before his death, introducing himself to Nightwing, so he didn't get a lot of exposure.
by IvCNuB4 » Sat Aug 31, 2013 11:20 am
Actually it was. It was a clinic in South Africa that had developed an experimental procedure.
Once again Zechs' drama-queen responses on this subject have managed to brighten up this gloomy rainy Chicago day
And please educate us all on exactly what Barbara's "body count" is to date. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe it's only two, and one of those (issue #1) was because she froze and was unable to prevent someone else from killing Det McKenna's partner. Recently Barbara, suffering from head trauma-induced blurry vision, had to defend herself and her mother against her psycho brother James Jr in a torrential downpour which ended with his accidental death.
by Draco x » Sat Aug 31, 2013 11:28 am
Which was kind of the gripe I had with how Orpheus was used in the bat-books as the writers for the most part didn't really know what to do with the character after his mini-series as he was basically what Jean Paul Valley, Stephanie Brown or even Cassandra Cain were: disposable characters DC didn't really care much for. When they made Orpheus get killed so easily by Black Mask and that god-awful arc it was basically the writers saying we don't give a shit about this character so let's kill him off without an after-thought-If Orpheus was to be killed make him go out in a much meaningful way as his killing was just done for shock-value for one of the worst Batman stories ever. If Spoiler was able to hold her own against Black Mask Orpheus should have been able to have kicked his as well.
by SporkBot » Sat Aug 31, 2013 12:21 pm
Hm. If that was explained in the Batgirl comic, I may've forgotten it.
Yeah, a more meaningful death would've improved things, but they probably thought, "If no one cares about this character alive, no one will care how he dies." It's a shame they had that attitude with the character, but he suffered from low exposure and almost no backstory given. The biggest shame about Orpheus was the wasted potential. Left to my own devices, I think I'd want to take a stab at writing as story about him.
Maybe...depends on what kind of training Orpheus had (I had to go to Wikipedia to look up his background. Decent enough backstory for comics, but I still don't remember any of it from the mini-series). By the time of War Games, Steph had not only her experience as Spoiler to learn from as well as working with Drake and learning from him to boot, she'd been Robin for a time, officially trained by Batman himself. Then there's her Devil-may-care attitude. I'd have to re-read that story.
Well, we could go back and forth all day. Fact is, you're correct: DC didn't know what to do with the character, and bumped him off. Unlike Steph, however, he didn't have a vocal enough fanbase to warrant coming back in some manner.
by Draco x » Sat Aug 31, 2013 12:42 pm
So agreed here-even though I did read on some blogs that people who thought War Games sucked as a storyline stated that one of the things that they hated about it was the poor treatment Orpheus got with that lame death he was given. We both agree he wasn't a popular bat character but in the hands of some good writers who knows what could have happened with the direction Orpheus could have gone. The funny thing is that I would take Orpheus over the Michael Lane Azrael or even the Luke Fox Batwing anyday-although I like the original Batwing as well.
by Arion » Sat Aug 31, 2013 6:01 pm
Don't tell me the guy actually said that on the page...
by SporkBot » Sat Aug 31, 2013 8:23 pm
What I remember was, in a conversation that somehow turned for the racial, Batman told him, "There are other heroes of color." Orpheus' response was that it was "not enough." There may have also been a reference to the League's headquarters being Mount Olympus or the like. That's really the majority of what I recall from the story.
My remark is admittedly a little glib, but not altogether inaccurate, either. He had a few other appearance (as noted on his Wikipedia page), so maybe he got better fleshed out there. But as for his introductory story...that's what it felt like.
by Herald » Sun Sep 01, 2013 2:31 pm
Ask, and ye shall receive:
That was from issue 4 of Batman: Orpheus Rising.
Five issues.
Before even the flashback I showed, in issue 3, we also got hints about where he comes from. In it, Orpheus talks via computer to an Oracle-like partner, who converses with him in a friendly manner and feeds him information. This informant even mentions that he was part of a team (leading to the question of what might have happened to them). When his ex-girlfriend shows up, we learn that he's a producer in a dance group, and he got her a job there as a dancer.
But, as we've seen, they made more mention of the character. You (and others; I've had a similar discussion before, on the DC Comics boards) simply missed it.
Even a civil discussion can result in some discomfort. I saw one discussion last week on... I believe it was CBS This Morning... in which the very first question was to the white people on a panel about how nervous the idea of talking about race was to them. They were indeed nervous... and the discussion was just beginning, with no foreknowledge of how it would turn out!
Ah, but what if they did, and you simply failed to see that they did??
I wouldn't call it animosity; it's really a well-earned skepticism. As I said, even today, blacks are disproportionately stopped-and-frisked under New York's controversial law. And, as President Obama acknowledged after the Trayvon Martin verdict, practically any black man knows the feeling of being followed in a store because of the perception that "black guy = potential criminal!" Even Oprah Winfrey can't go to a high-class store in Switzerland and buy an expensive purse without being told by the store clerk that it's far too expensive for her, when the only reason the lady had to doubt her ability to pay was her skin color.
Black people can't just "let go" of the issue of race when it's being shoved in their faces all the time, even to this day. It's a persistent perception issue that white people are rarely confronted with in such a harsh manner.
Yeah, the only Catholics I can think of are Huntress Helena Bertinelli (who, despite wearing her cross on her late '90s costume like a good Catholic girl, killed people regularly like a BAD Catholic girl) and Cardinal Sin (who, as the name suggests, went evil).
Have you met my favorite Robin, Tim Drake?? He's an expert at telling the girls who proposition him, "Let's Wait A While." Even in the DiDio era, they managed to get that part of him right, when he turned down "Ravager".
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Apartment Therapy at the Lenox Kate Spade 20th Anniversary Collection Celebration
To celebrate Kate Spade's 20th Year Anniversary, Lenox and Kate Spade have collaborated on a fun and elegant tableware and gift collection aptly entitled "Things We Love". We were thrilled to attend the celebration showcasing the vibrant and playful collection.
Each design embodies Kate Spade's signature style which mixes bright colors with urban glamour. From the kitschy elegance of the "About Town", featuring colorful sketches of quintessential NYC, to the gorgeous "West 4th Street" tableware with its bright hues and sentimental gold accents, we couldn't agree more than these are definitely "Things WE Love" too!
Shown above are:
1. "Around Town" Tableware
2. Teacups from the "West 4th Street" Collection
3. "Larabee Road" Collection
4. "Things We Love" Breakfast Mugs
5. "Woodland Park" Zebra & Giraffe Salt & Pepper Shakers
6. Fair Harbor Collection
7. "Jules Point" Candlesticks
8. "Castle Peak" Tableware
9. "Say The Word" Mugs
10. "Jules Point" Paperweights
Hurry...the Things We Love Collection is in stores now...perfect for the holiday season!
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Wooden Marble Runs
No matter who in your family has lost his marbles, you'll have fun finding them again with these wooden marble runs. There are plenty of DIY and plastic versions of these toys, but we love the aesthetic and stability of the wooden versions. We've rounded up 5 of our favorites for you to peruse.
• Cuboro Marble Run: A beautiful set from Swiss company Cuboro that has channels as well as twisting and turning tunnels.
• Marble Run with Lift at Wildwood Toys: This simple run has an elevator that raises the wooden marbles to the top and drops them into the track.
• Sounding Marble Tree at Ecoseek: Ecofriendly and musical, the "tree" drops a marble down onto differently-sized wooden "leaves," creating different tones as it falls.
• Marble Run by Quadrilla: Quadrilla makes the granddaddy of marble runs, with lots of expansion packs and solid wood blocks.
• HABA Skyscraper Marble Run at Holz Toys: HABA's skyscraper makes the marble run a sleek, tall building where marbles fall down floor by floor.
Do you have a favorite marble toy? Let us know in the comments!
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For sixty-four years the Palestinian people have suffered the Nakba, the effects of which have escalated and the consequences of which have varied, to the point where it has become an ongoing Nakba because of the colonial and racist policies practiced by Israel against all Palestinians, whether they reside in Palestine or in exile. In 1948, the UN General Assembly—the same body that facilitated the partition of Palestine through resolution 181—passed Resolution 194. This resolution has called for the return of Palestinian refugees to their homes from which they were displaced, the restitution of their properties and compensation for the injury done to them. Since its adoption, the international community has failed to implement this resolution. Beyond this, it refrained from providing international protection for Palestinian refugees, protection that refugees in the rest of the world are entitled to under international law. In 1967, the UN Security Council issued resolution 237 demanding that Israel allow the return of those displaced by the Israel's military occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Golan Heights and Sinai Peninsula. Since then, the international community has avoided even reminding Israel of that binding resolution.
Since the launch of the so-called "peace process," the international community has been unable to muster the will to hold Israel accountable for its refusal to fulfill its international obligations and its violations of international law. At most, international actors chastise "both sides" instead of demanding that the occupier ceases its illegal practices. Reports, including those of the various United Nations agencies, confirm the ongoing displacement of Palestinians on both sides of the Green Line; the systematic and institutionalized racial discrimination that Israel inflicts; the continuation of settler implantation; the Judaization of Palestinian villages and towns; the confiscation and seizure of natural resources; the oppression in all of its forms, including collective punishment; the blockade on the Gaza Strip; and other colonial and racist policies. Indeed, Israel's crimes and violations have only increased and intensified since the launch of the so-called "peace process".
International shortcomings in the protection of Palestinians is evident in the continued reduction of the services provided by UNRWA, one indicator of an international, and mainly Western orientation towards liquidating this agency that has been responsible for providing humanitarian assistance to Palestinian refugees until they are able to exercise their right to return under Resolution 194. No less significant are the shortcomings evident in the work of UNHCR to provide international protection for Palestinian refugees, especially those who have been displaced from Iraq after the U.S. invasion and occupation of that country. Most of these Palestinians—dispersed to countries such as Norway, Italy, Cyprus and Syria—continue to face the instability of their condition, the denial of their rights to legal refugee status, and/or the absence of other basic services.
Now, as the Nakba has continued for sixty four years, the undersigned organizations stress the following:
1 – A just solution to the conflict is only possible if the causes, effects and driving forces behind the ongoing Nakba come to an end; and that a solution that rests on the fundamental principles of human rights and justice necessarily entails forcing Israel to submit to the rules of international law;
2 – The enforcement of international law and the implementation of international resolutions, including the realization of the principles of international accountability, require immediate and effective action on the ground to put a stop to Israel's daily violations of Palestinian rights;
3 – The inability of the United Nations and its agencies to implement its decisions, and particularly General Assembly Resolution 194 of 1948 and Security Council Resolution 237 of 1967, does not relieve states individually or collectively, or civil society in general from assuming their responsibilities to enable and facilitate the return of Palestinian refugees to their original homes from which they were displaced, the restitution of their property, and compensation for the damages inflicted upon them as a result of their displacement;
4 – The continued use of avowedly "balanced" language by the relevant international bodies, those tasked with ensuring the enforcement of international law, and the United Nations in general through the use of vague formulas effectively equate the victim and the perpetrator, the oppressor and the oppressed. This contributes directly to the continuation of the Nakba and the violation of the rights of the Palestinian people by offering Israel the pretext and excuses to evade its responsibilities and escape accountability;
5 – The end of the UN Conciliation Commission for Palestine that was tasked with ensuring the protection for Palestinian refugees according to Resolution 194, and the restriction of the work and mandate of UNRWA, places a greater responsibility on UNHCR to provide such protection for Palestinian refugees by ensuring their enjoyment of their rights according to the 1951 Refugee Convention, and specifically the application of Article 1.D.
6 – More than at any other time in the past, the PLO is required to adopt a strategy that aims to put an end to the reduction of services provided to Palestinian refugees throughout their places of exile by working to ensure that the budget of UNRWA is not dependent upon donations and emergency grants; that it is treated like any other specialized UN agency by having its budget decided upon directly by the UN General Assembly.
BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency & Refugee Rights
Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights
ADDAMEER Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association
Defence for Children International - Palestine Section
Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling


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I saw someone posted about a renfaire and I thought I'd extend this invitation to others as well!
For the past few years, Mort and me have been going to this Renfaire, http://www.renfair.com/NY/ and have a grand time~!
We'd like to extend the invitation for any one to join us there!
We usually go in August, and last year we were joined by Mort's brother, who looked like a true pirate by the end of the day!
There is a ticket special till the 15th of Feb, and if you miss it, wait and there may be another promotion later on.
I can post pics from the Faire if ppl wish...
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Despite a harsh winter, a government shutdown and other problems, the nation's largest airlines reported strong earnings for 2013.
The country's largest airlines benefited from a steady growth in demand, stable fuel prices and a continuing rise in revenue from passenger fees to check luggage and reserve roomier seats, among other charges, according to financial reports.
Southwest Airlines, for example, reported Thursday net income of $754 million, or $1.05 per diluted share, for 2013, compared with $421 million, or 56 cents, for 2012.
United Airlines reported a net income of $571 million or $1.53 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $723 million, or $2.18, in 2012.
"Our goals for 2014 are to provide even more reliable operations, great customer service and materially better financial performance," said Jeff Smisek, chairman, president and chief executive of United Airlines.
Delta ended the year with an overall net income of $2.7 billion in 2013 -- excluding special charges -- which was a $1.1-billion increase over 2012, according to financial statements released this week.
American Airlines, which finalized a merger agreement with US Airways last month, is scheduled to release its year-end financial report next week.
The airline industry benefited in 2013 from jet fuel prices that dropped an average of 5% in North America, according to the International Air Transport Assn., a trade group for the world's airlines. Meanwhile, demand for premium seats, including first- and business-class seats, has grown by about 6%, according to the IATA.
The lower fuel costs and higher demand overcame thousands of delayed and canceled flights caused by harsh winter weather in the Midwest and East, a government shutdown in October, the fatal crash of Asiana Airlines in San Francisco in July and a fatal Nov. 1 shooting in a terminal that delayed flights at Los Angeles International Airport.
"Across the board this was an outstanding year and all credit for these achievements goes to the 78,000 Delta employees worldwide," said Richard Anderson, Delta's chief executive.
Crime at LAX rose 10% in 2013, airport reports
Marijuana disposal boxes installed at Colorado airport
Many passengers dislike 'slim-line' airplane seats, survey says


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Re: bibliographyFrom: Zvi Har'El <rl>
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 06:48:47 +0200 (EET)
To: jvf~at~leeor.technion.ac.il
On Thu Mar 14 15:01:39 1996, Garmt de Vries wrote about ``Re: bibliography'':
> OK, I'll try that at once. The file is in my public_html directory under
> the name vernlist. Other parts (novellas, articles, etc. coming up
> soon...). Thanks very much! One more question: if I want to put this file
> on a web-page, how should I do that?
OK! now everybody can take this file by downloading
People from UNIX can do it by the command
lynx -source http://www.fys.ruu.nl/~gdevries/vernlist
(but they apparently can do nothing with the file as it is a WordPerfect file)
and in MS-Windows enter netscape and download it as usual. I suggest you simply
put a link in you Jules Verne page to this file to ease access. I also suggest
you generate an HTML form of this file - this way the people without
WordPerfect can enjoy your work (like me, for instance). You can change this
file (from within WordPerfect) to a regular ascii file, and then edit it to
HTML. I can help you withg the last part - but I can do nothing until I have
anm Ascii file - I cannot read the WordPerfect file.
-- Dr. Zvi Har'El <rl~at~math.technion.ac.il> Department of Mathematics +972-4-8294094(Phone) Technion - Israel Institute of Technology +972-4-8324654(FAX) http://gauss.technion.ac.il/~rl Haifa 32000, ISRAEL ``If you can't say somethin' nice, don't say nothin' at all.''--Thumper (1942)Received on Fri 15 Mar 1996 - 06:48:47 IDT


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- Europa League
Spurs progression marred by reports of racism
Tottenham players were allegedly subjected to racist chants by Inter Milan supporters during the Europa League last-16 second leg clash at the San Siro on Thursday.
Spurs were defeated 4-1 after extra-time on the night but managed to progress into the quarter-finals of the competition on away goals thanks to Emmanuel Adebayor's strike, with the tie finishing 4-4 on aggregate.
The result was marred, however, by monkey chants that appeared to be directed at several Tottenham players, including Adebayor, while an Inter fan was seen waving an inflatable banana.
"It's a very sensitive situation,'' Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas said of the chanting. "UEFA set out to act on that situation. It was very, very easy to hear the chanting so I am sure that UEFA will act on it.
"It's difficult for Inter Milan because it is something that in some way has happened before. It doesn't mar the game but it is something that should have been avoided.''
It is not the first occasion in which the Premier League side have had problems against Italian clubs in the Europa League this season. Lazio were hit with a fine following racist chanting in their Group J tie at White Hart Lane in September, while they were also reprimanded once again for racist behaviour in November's return game in Rome.
Inter were fined €50,000 last month following their fans' racial abuse of AC Milan's Mario Balotelli during the latest Milan derby.


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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, April 2 (UPI) -- Uruguay is considering offering Iran rice shipments in return for oil in apparent disregard of U.S.-led sanctions regarding Iran's disputed nuclear program.
Uruguayan officials said they expected Iran to consider the offer that would save the Latin American country hard-earned cash from commodity exports.
Analysts said Uruguay's moves would run counter to the sanctions but could also undermine the U.S. dollar, days after a New Delhi summit announced leading emerging markets' pledge to trade in local currencies and shun the dollar.
Rice is part of staple diet for Iran's population of an estimated 74 million and Uruguayan rice is popular in the Middle East country, which bought 90,000 tons of it last year. Uruguay is Latin America's biggest and the world's seventh largest rice exporter and has exported the commodity to Iran for more than three decades.
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica unveiled plans for the proposed barter at the same time as leaders of the BRICS countries -- Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa -- met in New Delhi to agree on ways of trading in their own currencies without recourse to the dollar.
Uruguayan Agriculture Minister Tabare Aguerre called Iran Uruguay's best rice client and hoped a proposed barter would go through.
"If Iran is willing to barter oil for rice we will do it and we will take out currency from (the operation)," Aguerre told news media.
Uruguay hasn't made public any U.S. and European reaction to its intention to defy the sanctions. Several similar commodity exchange deals have seen Iran securing clients for its oil in return for gold and other alternative financial arrangements.
Iran is facing EU sanctions on its oil exports to Europe from July but has pre-empted those curbs by stopping exports and finding other customers. Iran is also reported seeking similar arrangements with traditional Latin American friends Nicaragua and Venezuela and possibly other countries in the region.
It isn't clear how many of the five BRICS nations intend to follow the U.S.-European line on sanctions against Iran. At least three of them -- China, India and Russia -- have ignored the sanctions in various deals with Iran.
The Obama administration wants the sanctions to work toward Iran abandoning its nuclear program before it leads to weapons manufacture. Iran says its nuclear program seeks only peaceful uses in medicine and science and electricity generation.
The result of the sanctions and the dollar's weakness on the world markets has been to prompt China, India and Russia to find ways of circumventing the sanctions against Iran as well as doing without dollar transactions, thus undermining the U.S. currency's role as a globally convertible currency.
Even outside the Iran context, the trend shows how rapidly major emerging markets are moving away from the dollar.
Trading in local currencies will allow the BRICS nations to hedge their foreign exchange reserves against the uncertainties facing both the dollar and the euro. Many countries began hedging last year by purchasing gold. World Gold Council data indicated central banks worldwide bought a net total of 440 tons of gold in 2011, compared to 77 tons in 2010.


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GraemeL wrote:Is there any clubs that cater for us older (early 50's) folks that don't have a road bike? the wife and I have recently taken up riding again after a 30 year spell .
We purchased a couple of Trek Mountain Bikes and have been riding for around 2 mths. and have done approx 900k's. But I just can't seem to find a club that caters for those of us that have mountain bikes, the minute you mention mountain bikes with knobbly's they don't want to know. We are too young for the over 55's and CFP didn't really want to know.
We average 20kph and ride to enjoy it, if we want to go any faster we take the car
Any info would be appreciated
Over 55's maybe? (Check that age, they maybe okay with younger riders). There is also the Cycling 4 Pleasure group. Both are mentioned in the opening post.


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It hurt not being on the pitch for the third and decisive test, but Brian O'Driscoll was the first man out to congratulate the Lions as their 41-16 demolition job on Australia in Sydney secured a first series win in 16 years.
Dropped by coach Warren Gatland for the final game of both the tour and his Lions career, O'Driscoll bore no grudges as he congratulated those who ensured his time in the red shirt ended with a series win.
But Dricco was big enough to offer his congratulations on the pitch and to commend his teammates in front of the cameras.
He told Sky Sports, "I'm delighted, it's been a rollercoaster week for me but it's all about being a part of it for me.
"I will always have it on my CV and the negatives will be forgotten. Huge credit goes to the players, the management and staff."
By Monday, O'Driscoll had taken stock of the week's dramatic events and outlined just what it all meant to him in a revealing interview with the Daily Telegraph newspaper.
He also admitted that the presence of wife Amy and daughter Sadie, who undertook the lap of honor with her dad, helped him cope with the trauma of being dropped.
O'Driscoll said, "It was nice having my wife, daughter and extended family around this week. It would have been tough sharing disappointment down a phone line.
"I was able to arrange with my wife beforehand that if we did win I would be able to go and get my daughter, Sadie. In the past, I have looked at footballers bringing their kids on to field and wondered what that was all about.
"But you cannot help yourself. You are so proud of this little person you want her to share in your moment for posterity and all those sort of things. It definitely added to the occasion for me."
He also revealed how a tap on the shoulder last Wednesday was the first hint that he might not be involved in Saturday's proceedings.
"From Wednesday onwards, hearing the news of the team and not being involved, then having to sit through the game, was tough," he said.
"I have been so lucky not to have experienced being dropped before. I got dropped as a 17-year-old in a schools game and I got the shepherd's hook once in an under 21s game with 20 minutes to go against Wales. But I have never been dropped in my professional career.
"I got the tap on the shoulder on Wednesday morning when I was at the coffee machine. Gats and Rob Howley wanted to have a quiet word. I realized a quiet word in the meeting room was not a good sign.
"They were not about to ask me to be captain. That would have been said to me there and then. It was a blow. Having seen others react in the past to being dropped has given me an insight into how to respond and behave properly.
"I have seen guys who are dead men walking on tours when they have not been selected and you cannot be that person. The tour is not about you. For you, the decision is huge.
"It is about doing the right thing for everyone, setting the tone around the lads, doing what needs to be done at training, trying to be positive when you have a big inner disappointment.
"It is not easy, keeping your standards up at training. I have said all along on this tour, that it is the contributions of everyone that will make or break it.
"That was true and remains true. Suddenly I was that person. You cannot say things one week and then behave differently. You have to suck it up. I hope I did my bit last week."
O'Driscoll did indeed do that. Irish out-half Jonny Sexton, set to get married on Friday, scored one of the decisive second half tries for the Lions and dedicated the win to O'Driscoll on Saturday.
The Paris-bound Irish ace said, "We wanted to do that for Brian O'Driscoll and give him a send off.
"We wanted to do it for Paul O'Connell with his injury, and then for Brian to miss out. I was so disappointed for him, I felt like I had been dropped myself."
Lions coach Warren Gatland almost quit in the wake of the abuse that came his way after the O'Driscoll decision and denied any sense of vindication after the win.
"I don't want to gloat. It was a tough call but it's about the boys, winning the series," he said.
The Welsh team boss also admitted he was amazed at the reaction to the O'Driscoll decision.
"I was absolutely shocked, it was vitriolic almost in terms of the criticism. We made a tough call and we knew there was going to be some fallout from that," he said.
"I have not taken a lot of pleasure out of tonight in terms of feeling vindicated. Maybe in a week or two I might get some pleasure out of this, but at the moment there isn't a lot of pleasure because of the amount of criticism that had been personally placed on me.
"The last 72 hours have been pretty tough personally. That's why you're in the job, you've got to make tough calls and hopefully, every now and then, one comes through."


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One of the world's top five auto shows, the 83rd annual Geneva Motor Show exploded into life this week with around 700,000 visitors. It featured new releases from Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Bentley, as well as the unveiling of a new brand, Chinese-Israeli joint venture Qoros.
The most expensive and exciting releases this year came from McLaren, which unveiled the $1.3 million P1, and Lamborghini, which launched the $3.9 million Veneno. The show also saw releases from industry heavyweights Rolls Royce, Alfa Romeo, Bugatti Veyron and Swedish hypercar manufacturer Koenigsegg.
But despite the glitz and glamour, automakers at the show were unanimous in their concern about the state of the European car industry.
"2013 looks like a tough year in Europe, but we'll try to keep the market stable," Audi Board Member Luca de Meo told CNBC.
"We're holding the line and trying to nurture organic growth. The U.S. has grown by 50 percent in volume and China is a big source of sales and we believe that market will continue to grow," he said.
Click ahead for some of the hottest new releases at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show.
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Release Date: February 14, 2013
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Paranormal mysteries, crime scene investigations and dissected human organs are just some of the peculiar and gory presentations that the University at Buffalo will host during the annual Science Exploration Day to be held from 9:15 a.m. to 1:05 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13.
In its 27th year, Science Exploration Day is a one-day science extravaganza combining unusual experiments and laboratory tours, accompanied by thought-provoking lectures. It gives high school students a chance to hear prominent scientists, engineers and health care professionals speak about their respective fields.
Event organizers expect to bring 700 students from 25 participating public and private high schools throughout the Western New York to UB's North Campus. The events will take place in Talbert, Norton and Capen halls.
"Our expectation is that the day will inform and enthuse the students about science and technology, so much so that they keep enrolling in science and math courses at the high school level and consider pursuing careers in these fields, as well as medicine," says Rodney Doran, professor emeritus of science education at UB.
Doran has been on the organizing committee of Science Exploration Day since its inception. Besides getting students interested in science, technology and medicine, Doran hopes the event will give the students a lasting impression of UB. "We hope the faculty and facilities of UB will prompt them to put us on their list of prospective colleges," Doran says.
This year's keynote presentation will feature Bill Owens, senior engineering consultant for Praxair Inc., a manufacturer of industrial, process and specialty gases. Owens' presentation, "The Cold, Cold World of Cryogenics," will be a lecture and demonstration on cryogenics, which studies the effects extremely cold temperatures have on materials. One of his many experiments uses nitrogen and oxygen cryogenic liquids to freeze a banana, converting it into a functioning hammer.
Also in the lineup of presenters this year is paranormal investigator Joe Nickell of the Skeptical Inquirer magazine. Nickell has been profiled in The New Yorker and has appeared on the Discovery Channel, BBC and "The Oprah Winfrey Show." His presentation will feature cases he worked on, including alleged incidents of spontaneous human combustion and the haunted Mackenzie House mystery in Toronto, all of which he successfully debunked and solved.
Returning favorites from previous years include "Really Gross Anatomy and Physiology" by Don Gill Jr., biology instructor at Erie Community College, and "The Real Science behind CSI" by Ted Yeshion, associate professor of forensic science at Edinboro University. Gill will use preserved, dissected organs to discern the similarities and differences between animal and human anatomies, while Yeshion will speak about a chemical called luminol, which forensic scientists commonly use to reconstruct crime scenes.
The event is jointly sponsored and organized by the Niagara Frontier Science Supervisor, the New York Sea Grant, the Western Section of the Science Teachers Association of New York State, as well as the Great Lakes Program and Graduate School of Education at UB.
Each student will attend the keynote speaker's session and one of several large group sessions. Students will also have the opportunity to attend two additional sessions of their choice from a list of small group presentations and research laboratories tours in the science and engineering departments.
The event is open to all senior high school students. There is a $30 school registration fee, plus a fee of $5 per student. Complete program and registration information can be found on http://www.scienceexplorationday.com.
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Yellow fever is a viral infectionspread by mosquitoes.
Yellow fever is caused by a virus carried by mosquitoes. You can catch this disease if you are bitten by a mosquito infected with this virus.
This disease is common in South America and in sub-Saharan Africa.
Anyone can get yellow fever, but the elderly have a higher risk of severe infection.
If a person is bitten by an infected mosquito, symptoms usually develop 3 - 6 days later.
Yellow fever has three stages:
- Stage 1 (infection): Headache, muscle and joint aches, fever, flushing, loss of appetite, vomiting, and jaundice are common. Symptoms often go away briefly after about 3 - 4 days.
- Stage 2 (remission): Fever and other symptoms go away. Most people will recover at this stage, but others may get worse within 24 hours.
- Stage 3 (intoxication): Problems with many organs may occur, including theheart, liver, and kidney. Bleeding disorders, seizures, coma, and delirium may also occur.
Symptoms may include:
- Irregular heartbeats
- Bleeding (may progress to hemorrhage)
- Coma
Decreased urination
- Delirium
- Fever
- Headache
- Yellow skin and eyes (jaundice)
- Muscle aches
Red eyes, face, tongue
- Seizures
- Vomiting, possibly
vomiting blood
Exams and Tests
The health care provider will perform a physical examination and request selected blood tests. These blood tests may show liver and kidney failure and shock.
It is important to tell your doctor if you have traveled to areas where the disease is known to thrive. Blood tests can confirm the diagnosis.
There is no specific treatment for yellow fever. Treatment for symptoms can include:
- Blood products for severe bleeding
- Dialysis for kidney failure
- Fluids through a vein (intravenous fluids)
Outlook (Prognosis)
Yellow fever can cause severe problems, including internal bleeding. Death is possible.
Possible Complications
- Coma
- Death
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) Kidney failure
- Liver failure
Parotitis Secondary bacterial infections Shock
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Get medical attention at least 10 - 14 days before traveling to an
Tell your health care provider right away if you or your child develop fever, headache, muscle aches, vomiting, or jaundice, especially if you have traveled to an area where yellow fever is known to occur. Some countries require proof of vaccination to gain entry.
If you will be traveling to an area where yellow fever is common:
- Sleep in screened housing
- Use mosquito repellents
- Wear clothing that fully covers your body
There is an effective vaccine against yellow fever. Ask your doctor at least 10 - 14 days before traveling if you should be vaccinated against yellow fever.
Bausch DG. Viral hemorrhagic fevers. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 389.
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Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Isla Ogilvie, PhD, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.