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#1,162 Tokyu Land
- Market Cap As of May 2013
- $5 Billion
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Founded
- 1953
- Country
- Japan
- President & CEO
- Kiyoshi Kanazashi
- Website
- http://www.tokyu-land.co.jp
- Employees
- 16,305
- Sales
Tokyu Land on Forbes Lists
- #1,162 Global 2000 (2013)
- #1,312 in Sales
- #1,278 in Profit
- #976 in Assets
- #1,759 in Market value
TOKYU LAND CORPORATION is a Japan-based real estate company. The Sale segment mainly develops, constructs and sells residential land, detached and mid-to-high-rise houses, resort villas and buildings. The Contracted Work segment involves in the contracted construction of customized housing and detached houses, the reformation and landscaping works. The Retail segment sells materials and products related to dwelling life and handcrafting. The Leasing segment develops, leases, subleases and manages office buildings, commercial buildings and condominiums. The Entrusted Management segment involves in the general management of properties. The Operation segment operates resort hotels, golf courses and ski resorts. The Brokerage segment involves in the agent sale and brokerage of real estate. The Others segment is engaged in the appraisal for real estate, and welfare business. On June 13, 2012, the Company sold several commercial facilities and office buildings assets. More »
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Washington GM Jim Bowden wanted to get his coaching staff announced, and Riggleman is the choice for bench coach.
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Reviews: The Nostalgia Chick
One of the most relevant analysis of pop culture ever made
What strikes me is not how she finds the main problems and assets of a show/movie and then follows those like a hounddog makes an enjoyable review of it. It isn't how clever and hilarious her reactions can be and the strong impact that her hilarious nonsensical humor can make when showing the cons from the art evolution since the 80s. What I love is how each of the characters is hilarious and deserves to be here, mostly during the Dark Nella thingy. Nella the cute, excited fangirl with no self-confidence reminds each one of us of our shames and obsessions and how they are acceptable and should be embraced, The Chick shows us the danger of being obsessed with self-esteem, a cerebral outlook and reputation. Elisa Hansen is a wonderful, underestimated actress who can portray the look-obsessed, ageist and sexist side of society as the Makeover Fairy, as well as share her enthusiasm and realism about the new vampire craze as the Maven Of The Eventide. Her Dr. Tease is sometimes wonderfully off, in a way that represents some modern Americans's hubris and fantasm-fueled routine in a hilarious, but delightfully creepy way. All in all, just wonderful. Beware of creepy humor ! Also, she might conquer, if not the world, at least North America someday soon.
Lord of the Rings-or "We must do Research"
I have been a longtime watcher of her vids, but I don't know if I'd call myself a fan. I really enjoyed her "Dark Nella Saga," which actually was one of a few webshows to actually maintain a plot. I also did like her discussion of Orson Scott Card and Ender's Game. It was a thoughtful and well planned piece. Now there's something new on the horizon, I've seen it in a few of her vids previously but not this heavily. In her (now) most recent video Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, she only does a partial discussion on the film and book. Here's the thing: If she wanted to discuss a film, she needs more of a focus. We have a brief discussion on the history of the film, and that's fine, but she talks about LOTR as if it was the only successful fantasy franchise, we don't get a mention of Harry Potter, or smaller but very successful franchises like Charmed or Buffy. She then discusses the genre of Fantasy and says she doesn't get the comparison of fantasy and sci fi, stating fantasy is all history based and sci fi is all future based. Okay... but what about urban fantasy, fantastic realism, steampunk, or alternate history? Lastly, she starts making comments about how the film relates to the book. Fine, that's her prerogative as a critic, but when she says she doesn't understand why Elrond looks old, I would like to point out, that is explained in the book. The same books she just mentioned reading. In all of these instances, we have one major issue: It's a half done review. Just googling "Successful fantasy film franchises" can tell you that Harry Potter and LOTR were produced at the same time, and the HP franchise has grossed and netted far more than LOTR. Thus her statement that LOTR is the reason people think Fantasy is profitable now is a very shaky one. She could just google "Fantasy and Sci Fi" and she would have the entire theory of speculative fiction explaining why they are lumped together. Google or Tvtropes could tell her that all fantasy isn't history or sci fi is futurism. Long story short, If all her LOTR videos have this level of research/effort, I probably pass her vids over for a better researched web show, like Brows Held High or SF Debris. I can't entertain arguments that lack the support of basic research. I think she could be truly great, but she needs to take some more time in making her episodes.
Usual Attempt At 'Nostalgia' Humor
Lindsey Ellis, better known as 'The Nostalgia Chick,' strikes again by continuing her trend of pandering to fans with ill-conceived humor. Ellis recently critiqued fictional Disney titles and sequels in a parody of actual Disney sequel DTV releases. While these films are generally derided as terrible, they are in fact appreciated by a significant subset of Disney fans and acknowledged as having merits on this very wiki. This demonstrates a poor understanding of Disney and its fandom from Ellis, which is an all too common issue in her critiques. One such fictional film was "Disney's Anne Frank," as discussed on this page. The jokes on the film were disrespectful and in poor taste, which is the same type of humor exercised here. All-in-all, watch out for her future reviews. She won't be getting any better.
In Defense
The Nostalgia Chick is a very individualistic presenter with her own particular style. Her comedy is more sarcastic and her reviews more analytical than most other presenters on the site of That Guy With The Glasses. This sets her apart in a positive way. Some of the Channel Awesome presenters are merely trying to imitate the Nostalgia Critic without actually being funny, interesting or memorable. Others have found their own particular and genuinely entertaining and interesting style. The Nostalgia Chick is one of them. Whether you like her style is a matter of personal taste, but at least she does research about her topics and only her pseudonym resembles the Nostalgia Critic. Her reviews go beyond the usual "that scene was cool, just because" opinions of MANY Internet reviewers. And compared with a lot of her rivals she at least remains critical about her subject matter, without pandering off into the "I loved this film as a child and therefore I cannot say anything negative about this" territory. Even as a Disney fan, I'm glad that at least SOMEBODY dares to criticize the company and its output with good and solid argumentations. There are already millions of people who simply worship anything by Disney, simply because they are easily pleased by any cute, bland, routinical Disney product and cannot look any further than their own personal infantile nostalgia.
Actually, the whole reason why I was watching her was because I wanted to see the characterization tropes. I didn't care too much about the reviewing thing. I know, it's a stupid reason to watch someone- but each to their own, right? When I watched her review of Pocahontas, I was just pissed. That witch just snarked at a CLASSIC. I was all but ready to flame her- until I rewatched the video again. That was when I calmly considered her arguments and actually AGREED with them. At first, when you see a video of hers, she just seems like the stereotypically cynical critic, the one who's bent on deconstructing anything that has only even an ounce of idealism. But when you get over the initial disgust and consider her analysis, you find that she's actually talking sense. Well, by 'you', I'm actually meaning 'me'. But whatever. The jokes are okay. They're nothing too funny. I appreciate her sarcasm, but I couldn't care too much. I find that her analytic criticism of old classics is actually her strongest point. Nella and that vampire chick (forgot her name), her buddies, are HUGE assets to the show; they represent the idealistic fans of Disney/chick flicks. They make me feel as if I'm not the only one who thinks the Chick's being a bit too mean at times. That, right there, shows that the Nostalgia Chick isn't considering only her opinions; she's also considering other people's as well. If that isn't human, then I don't know what it is. Her newest style of discussing tropes is okay. As long as she keeps on feeding us her strong, well-justified examples and reasons, I'm okay with basically anything she criticizes. Not only does she TELL it like it is, she also SHOWS it like it is. And you can't ask for anything more than that either. So the Chick's a-OKAY in my book.
Typical, Misguided 'Nostalgia' Humor
I had previously already written a review for this 'work' of fiction, but it was apparently removed despite much discussion in favor of my perspective. I will now review the work again. Both the Nostalgia Critic and Nostalgia Chick seem to have a habit of poorly reviewing works with little to no understanding of that works intention or context. They focus on one element and overly criticize it not matter how inaccurate or unfair this criticism is. The Nostalgia Chick's "Disney's Anne Frank" is no different. It's intention was to criticize Disney's past efforts towards poor sequels to their classics as well as whitewashed, simplified tales of historical events. However, she misses the point of how and why those Disney films failed in favor of the lowest common denominator of humor that offends. This page itself is indicative of the mentality that comes with comedic stylings that focus around dismissing the validity of interpretations in favor of outright mocking of mass murder and the tragic loss of a young girl's life. Ellis and her fans have lost sight of the true critique of nostalgic films and fallen into exactly the same errors that arose when they were made.


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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The threat of a possible dam failure on a river near a northeastern North Dakota city eased on Thursday, and officials said most of the 1,300 evacuated residents would be allowed to return to their homes within 24 hours.
"To say that we are breathing an enormous sigh of relief is an understatement," Cavalier Mayor Kenneth Briese said. "We came within inches of losing our town."
The residents of Cavalier were told to leave Tuesday night while crews built an emergency levee to shore up a dam on the Tongue River, six miles west of the city.
Five days of steady rain had led to a 17-foot rise in the lake behind Renwick Dam, causing fears that the emergency spillway at the earth-and-concrete dam would be overwhelmed and unleash water downstream, flooding rural farmsteads and the city.
The water had dropped by about a foot by sunrise Thursday, Pembina County Emergency Manager Andrew Kirking said. The decline was continuing at a rate of about 1¼ inches per hour, prompting the decision to allow most residents back home at 7 a.m. Friday, Kirking said.
"We want to make it clear, they are still in somewhat of a dangerous situation, with overland flooding, and the flooding has not receded off the emergency levee," he said. "We do want them to come in to monitor their homes, with the understanding that they may need to evacuate again," should conditions worsen.
The National Weather Service says there is rain in the Memorial Day weekend forecast, but Kirking said officials do not view that as a threat.
"The water is headed down at this point but it will be several days before we can call it partially normal," Briese said. "We're keeping our heads above water, and we want to keep it that way."
About five dozen patients from a hospital, nursing home and assisted living facility in Cavalier are not being allowed back until the lake returns to normal levels. That is not expected to happen for a week to 10 days, Kirking said. They've been taken to care facilities in surrounding communities or to the homes of relatives.
When Cavalier residents return home, they'll be asked to restrict their water use because the city's wastewater system is already stressed by floodwaters flowing into storm drains and residents pumping water out their basements, Kirking said.
Between Friday and Tuesday, downpours dumped about 9 inches of rain on parts of Pembina County.
In Crystal, a town of about 160 residents about 15 miles south of Cavalier, six families evacuated their homes Tuesday when the town was flooded by rain runoff. The water was receding Thursday.
"Their situation is improving dramatically," Kirking said. "We have ordered in several cleaning kits from the American Red Cross in Grand Forks, to help citizens begin the cleanup process."
Crystal Mayor Larry McCollum said all of the families who left their homes had returned Thursday. The threat to the town was easing, but "everybody around here was pretty scared," he said.
In neighboring Walsh County, the swelling Park River crested at Grafton about midnight Wednesday at 16.2 feet — just shy of a record — and began to recede, said Katie Dietz, administrative assistant in the county's Emergency Management Office.
Officials there earlier in the week had fortified levees to protect the city of about 4,500 people.
"Everything is holding," Dietz said Thursday.
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We had a long engagement, which gave us plenty of time to plan a wedding with personal touches and lots of DIY projects. My mom, a goddess of creativity, was indispensable. Aside from the catering and rentals, we made just about everything from scratch: paper flowers for the church, floral arrangements for the altar and the wedding party, my veil, the stationery, the decorations for the art gallery. It was the best part time job I've ever had! Alex wrote me several poems when we were dating, so we chose 16 of our favorite poems to feature on each table. A few weeks before the wedding, we made a huge batch of limoncello for the wedding favors and our signature cocktail. It was so tasty, we ran out of the signature cocktail in the first hour of the reception!
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Marcus Samuelsson has a fascinating story to tell in his refreshingly candid memoir, Yes, Chef. At its heart is food and family, guided by years of discipline and sacrifice. His lifelong quest to engage customers through their senses with a denouement of flavors has resulted in a winding culinary journey for the Ethiopian-born 42-year old. Today he sits atop the restaurant world.
Samuelsson's passion began at an early age. Orphaned as a toddler, he remembers berbere, the reddish-orange spice mixture his mother sprinkled liberally on their food. Adopted by a middle class couple from Goteborg, Sweden, it was his Swedish grandmother, Helga, who encouraged her young grandson's interests. She introduced him to rustic cooking and layering of flavors. Her signature dish was a roast chicken, which she killed old-school style ("Come here, boom!").
The wiry, soccer-playing Samuelsson viewed all his cooking assignments as opportunities. From mopping as a kitchen boy in Sweden to restaurant stints in Switzerland and France and aboard cruise ships, Samuelsson absorbed the diversity of ethnic flavors. At age 24 he earned the position of executive chef of New York's Aquavit restaurant, and a three-star rating from The New York Times.
Samuelsson tells his story in an honest, retrospective manner. Growing up in a mixed race family, he didn't become aware of his black identity, and its challenges until older. He once ignored the only other black worker in a kitchen because he was worried what others would think if they were seen talking. That candor is refreshing, as is his poignant description of his return to Ethiopia. A bellwether in an industry known for ego-driven personalities, the reserved, award-winning Samuelsson is as comfortable cooking for a state dinner as he is in the kitchen of his latest New York restaurant, Red Rooster Harlem. Aspiring chefs and foodies will feel at home.


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Brazilian executives in business talks in Qatar
The delegates on a business trip organized by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture to the Gulf had a meeting at the Qatar Chamber of Commerce in Doha and sat down with local businesspersons.
Dubai – The executives on a business trip organized by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture to the Gulf spent last Thursday (18) in Doha, Qatar, where they met with businesspersons and personnel from local banks at the Qatar Chamber of Commerce. Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce CEO Michel Alaby, who was in attendance, said the Qataris wanted information on the rules regarding foreign investment in Brazil.
The Brazilian delegation is composed of Brazilian agribusiness industry executives seeking foreign investors for their projects. Besides Alaby and the businesspersons, the seminar held at the Qatar Chamber was attended by the ambassador of Brazil in Doha, Roberto Abdalla, and by the general coordinator for Promotion of Foreign Investments and Cooperation of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Evaldo da Silva Júnior.
The Qatari executives are in the foodstuffs, logistics, and communication industries. According to Alaby, they inquired about how foreign capital is treated in Brazil, taxes, the right to property, etc. The CEO explained that businesses can be 100% foreign-owned in the country, that local partners are not a requirement, and that incentives are available in some parts of the country, such as the North and Northeast.
"I pledged to provide the Qatar Chamber with a summary of the legislation and procedures for setting up a foreign-owned company," Alaby said.
Also in discussion was a Qatari business trip to Brazil, which could happen either late this year or in the first quarter of 2018.
After the seminar, the Brazilians and Qataris sat down for business matchmaking sessions. Alaby said the Qataris were primarily interested in sugar, meats, and cashew and Brazil nuts.
Earlier in the day, the Brazilian executives convened with Abdalla at the embassy of Brazil in Doha. The ambassador said more business trips to Qatar must take place so that Brazil-Qatar trade can increase.
Last year, Brazil exported USD 378 million worth of goods to Qatar, 6% from 2015. The top-selling goods were automobiles, calcinated alumina, poultry, shotgun ammunition, and copper wire. The data are from the Brazilian Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services.
Conversely, Qatar sold to Brazil in 2016 the equivalent of USD 532 million, down 44% from the year before. The bulk of sales consisted of urea, liquefied natural gas, kerosene, lubricant oils, and plastic.
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CeBIT 2010: City of Munich Shows Migration to Linux and OpenOffice
The consolidated IT of the city of Munich is reporting at CeBIT 2010 on converting their workstations to Linux and OpenOffice.
The migration to the free office package was finalized for Munich. All 15,000 office PCs of the city council will work on OpenOffice, under Linux or Windows. In the context of CeBIT Open Source, city experts and the DBI service will answer questions about the migration at booth F24. On display will be their Wollmux software tool for personalized templates and forms administration.
On the Open Source Forum presentation stage in hall 2 at CeBIT, the Munich IT group will demonstrate their recipe for office migration. The talk is Friday, March 5 at 9:15 AM and will be streamed live for free by Linux Magazine Online.
The Munich Linux team will share their experiences with Linux migration in the workplace together with IBM in hall 9, booth C67. Big Blue is supporting the city project since the end of 2009 in the areas of project management and IT architecture.
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Gnome 3.28 Released
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Mozilla has picked Snap to deliver its application to Linux users.
OpenStack Queens Released
The new release comes with new features for mission critical workloads.
Kali Linux Comes to Windows
The Kali Linux developers even managed to run full blown XFCE desktop via WSL.
Ubuntu to Start Collecting Some Data with Ubuntu 18.04
It will be an 'opt-out' feature.
CNCF Illuminates Serverless Vision
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation announces a paper describing their model for a serverless ecosystem.
LibreOffice 6.0 Released
The new version comes with an experimental ribbon interface.
Red Hat Acquires CoreOS
One of the biggest contributors to the Kubernetes project has joined the Red Hat family.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Beta Out
RHEL 7.5 comes with enhanced security and usability features.
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This past Saturday night in Washington, DC, a boxing classic took place in the ring, but there was controversy with the officiating before, and after, the fight was over. Freddie Roach, trainer of Amir Khan, was among the individuals who was informed that his boxer won a twelve round decision over Lamont Peterson. After the fight was over, someone passed over the information to Khan's team - that Amir won a decision. To their surprise, Peterson was announced as the split decision winner with two cards of 113-112 and a third card of 115-110 in favor of Khan.
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[[caption-width-right:320:Squeeze the trigger of your heart.[[note]]Counter clock-wise from bottom: Exelica, Crueltear, and Faintear.[[/note]]]]
Do you like BulletHell [[ShootEmUp shooters]]? Do you also like [[MoeAnthropomorphism mecha-musumes]] clad in [[SensualSpandex skin-tight]] [[SchoolSwimsuit bodysuits]]? Then you'll enjoy the combination of the two with ''Triggerheart Exelica''.
''Triggerheart Exelica'' is a vertically-scrolling shooter by the small video game development team of Warashi. It was first released to [[UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame arcades]] in Japan on the Creator/{{Sega}} NAOMI hardware in 2006. The game's storyline is [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture set in the future]] where the interplanetary defense organization of Tilde have created [[ArtificialHuman Artificial Humans]] known as "Triggerhearts" to hold back the forces of the militant [[MechanicalLifeform Ver'mith]]. Unfortunately, two Triggerheart sisters -- the [[GenkiGirl energetic]] Exelica and the HotBlooded Crueltear -- fell through one of the Ver'mith's emergency escape wormholes during battle, which leads straight to PresentDay Earth. Cut off from everyone and everything they ever knew, the two Triggerhearts begin to lose hope and question their purpose for living. It was then that they decided to try and live a normal life... That is, until the day that a massive wormhole appears over Earth, signalling the start of a full-scale Ver'mith invasion, led by none other than [[EvilCounterpart another Triggerheart]]: one that Crueltear recognizes as Faintear.
In this game, players can play as one of the two Triggerhearts, either Exelica or Crueltear, and they can either gun down the horde of Ver'mith trying to take over the Earth the old fashion way, or make use the Triggerhearts' [[GrapplingHookPistol Anchor Shot]] against the Ver'mith -- be it a small drone fighter or a battleship the size of a 747 -- and swing them around like a [[EpicFlail ball-and-chain]], [[GrievousHarmWithABody hurl them against each other]], or [[SingleUseShield even use them as a shield]], [[ScoringPoints and you do this to score points]]. Although not all enemies are fair game to picked up by and ready to be abused the Triggerhearts' Anchor Shot; in the case of bosses or grounded enemies, the anchor will latch on to the enemy and Triggerhearts gunfire will go along the anchor's line a for stronger, pin-point attack. Another unique feature of the game is the DynamicDifficulty of its boss battles; the bosses in ''Triggerheart Exelica'' uses a Variable Boss Attack System (or [[FunWithAcronyms V.B.A.S.]] for short) to determine how hard they are willing to fight. Generally speaking: the more Medals you rack up, the harder they will fight back.
After its arcade debut, the game was ported to various video game consoles; it was first released in 2007 for the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast ([[DaddySystem yes, really]]) in Japan as its penultimate title[[note]]''Karous'' being the final one.[[/note]], then later to the UsefulNotes/XBox360 via UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade world-wide on February of 2008, and finally to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 (published by Alchemist) with an UpdatedRerelease as ''Trigger Heart Exelica -Enhanced-'' [[NoExportForYou only in Japan]]. The [=PlayStation 2=] re-release features a fully-voiced Story Mode ([[BadExportForYou that the Xbox LIVE Arcade version never received]]), a new playable character [[spoiler:(the original, non-evil Faintear)]], complete with a shiny new AnimeThemeSong opening.
As of 7/28/16, the Xbox 360 version of the game is now backwards compatible for the Xbox One.
!!Triggerheart Exelica features trope examples of:
* AllThereInTheManual: The story, naturally. This was averted in the Dreamcast and [=PlayStation 2=] version as it has a full-fledged Story Mode that adds a great deal of narrative to the game, even moreso with the latter.
* ArtificialHuman: The Triggerhearts.
* AttackDrone: Triggerheart's {{BFG}} are actually floating by their side.
* TheBackwardsR: A backwards "E" is used in "ƎXELICA"
* BloodKnight: Crueltear. While she's not a villain at all, it's very clear that she's a warrior through and through, and she's uncomfortable and directionless on the peaceful Earth.
* BonusBoss: Accumulating enough Medals on certain stages unlocks a confrontation with Faintear after the bosses of Stages 1 and 3. Defeating her in all both stages under a single credit is required to unlock the game's "good" ending.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Faintear Imitation, thanks to the cloning process. ''Trigger Heart Exelica -Enhanced-'', however, reveals that she is actually good person and the Ver'mith uses a control core to change her personality.]]
* BulletHell: Enemies in this game tend to shoot a ''lot'' of bullets, so your Anchor Shot is going to be your best friend against the onslaught of bullets.
* CloningBlues: [[spoiler:Faintear Imitation, an evil clone of the original Faintear controlled by the Ver'mith]].
* CloneDegeneration: [[spoiler:Faintear Imitation's personality is a corrupted version of the original Faintear's]].
* CoolShip: The C'rnadyne support ship, it only appears in ''Trigger Heart Exelica -Enhanced-'' though.
* ContinuingIsPainful: Continue after losing all of your lives and you're neglected from any battles with Faintear outside of the final stage, and you will instantly receive the bad ending. If that wasn't enough, your score and Medals gets wiped as well.
* DifficultyLevels: Your stock Easy, Normal, and Hard settings.
* DangerouslyShortSkirt: Crueltear wears one when she's not in combat.
* [[spoiler:DownerEnding: In the Xbox Live Arcade version's of Exelica's "normal" ending, Crueltear commits a HeroicSacrifice by using her Anchor Shot to save to her younger sister from the impending explosion. This follows with Exelica standing with her cat Omelette on Earth's ruins.]]
* DynamicDifficulty: The more Medals you have on hand, the harder the game gets. This also affects how many boss forms you have to fight.
* [[spoiler:EleventhHourSuperPower: Crueltear unleashes her WaveMotionGun against the final boss during her "good" ending.]]
* EmpathicWeapon: While they never talk, Triggerheart's {{Attack Drone}}s have sentient A.I., and the Triggerhearts (save for Faintear Imitation) treat them as companions.
* EveryTenThousandPoints: By default, you gain extends for the first 50,000,000pts. earned and subsequently every 100,000,000pts. thereafter.
* EverythingIsBetterWithSpinning: Swinging your victims around isn't just amusing, but can be used to clobber enemies against each other (while shielding you from bullets) or thrown into a group of them.
* EvilTwin: Faintear Imitation. [[spoiler:You can play as the original Faintear in the [=PlayStation=] 2 version.]]
* {{Fanservice}}: Exaggerated with the game's promotional goods.
** Most of the game's promotional items feature the girls in a more swimsuit-styled version of their regular bodysuits at a [[PoolScene pool]] or [[BeachEpisode beach]] setting.
** Another one with Exelica in {{Stripperiffic}} two-piece with either Crueltear or [[spoiler:the original]] Faintear, and it's heading into [[HoYay Les Yay]] territory.
** There's also a piece has that Crueltear showing off her lovely backside with Exelica on top of her.
** [[spoiler:The original Faintear is also having some fun with her Ver'mith twin's hair, in skimpy bikinis no less.]]
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: The Triggerhearts are varied by their speed. It's explained in plot that Exelica can adapt with peaceful life on Earth ''too well'', so she rarely did the routine maintenance for her equipments. Crueltear, however, felt herself is without purpose on this peaceful planet and thus kept her equipment in as good condition as possible. So when Ver'mith attacks Earth, Exelica's equipment are nowhere near their full potential. In ''Trigger Heart Exelica -Enhanced-'', Faintear had just recently escaped from Ver'mith, and despite losing her original weapon units, has equipment in perfect condition. These are reflected in gameplay, with Exelica being slowest, Faintear being fastest and Crueltear in the middle.
* GameplayGrading: You get a score bonus at the end of each stage for your remaining lives and bombs, an item bonus for Medals collected, and a weight bonus for capturing heavier enemies.
* GenkiGirl: Exelica.
* GirlishPigtails: Faintear Imitation [[spoiler:and the original]], although her twin-tails doesn't connect to her head.
* GrapplingHookPistol: The Anchor Shot.
* GrievousHarmWithABody: You can throw around enemies with the Anchor Shot.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: In the "normal" ending, the Triggerheart you didn't play will sacrifice herself to save you from Faintear Imitation's grasp.]]
** [[spoiler:In the Exelica's "good" ending in the Xbox LIVE Arcade version, the Faintear Imitation sacrifices herself so that both Exelica and Crueltear can escape the explosion in the Final Stage.]]
* HomoeroticSubtext: While there's no implication of any kind seen in the actual game, but [[http://products.alchemist-net.co.jp/products/exelica/gentei.html these promotional items]] by Alchemist for the Limited Edition of ''Trigger Heart Exelica -Enhanced-'' may have those thinking otherwise.
* HotBlooded: Crueltear.
* HumanoidAlien: We never actually see people of Tilde, but since Triggerhearts and holographic of C'r_na, the ship's A.I., appear as girl, it's pretty obvious.
* InnocentBlueEyes: Exelica has them, which reflects on her care-free nature.
* ItsUpToYou: The technology of Earth can't be compare to Ver'mith nor Tilde, so the Triggerhearts are only obstacles to Ver'mith's invasion. Faintear also add another layer of this trope, as she consider both Crueltear and Exelica are in bad condition.
* IWillWaitForYou: The [[MultipleEndings bad endings]] has either Exelica or Crueltear waiting for one or the other to come back even after one of the Triggerhearts have [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificed themselves]] in the end. Faintear [[spoiler: (the real one)]] doesn't have this kind of ending, however.
* KindheartedCatLover: Exelica has a cat on Earth called Omelette.
* LeotardOfPower: Crueltear and Faintear.
* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: The Dreamcast version has a Limited Edition release that includes the game's soundtrack. The [=PlayStation=] 2 re-release also has a Limited Edition that comes bundled with a Nendoroid Exelica figurine. {{Pre|OrderBonus}}-orders of the [=PlayStation=] 2 version also comes with a car balloon accessory.
* MechanicalLifeforms: The Ver'mith are race of war machines.
* MoeAnthropomorphism: The girls themselves show the influence of the mecha-musume style, essentially anthropomorphizing the sorts of fighter ships you'd play in other shooters of this type.
* MsFanservice: The Triggerhearts themselves easily qualify, with their [[SensualSpandex skin-tight bodysuits]] and whatnot. Exelica can appeal to the {{lolicon|AndShotacon}} crowd, too.
* MultipleEndings: Based on the multiple bosses, fighting Faintear off, and finishing the game under a single credit.
* OneHitPointWonder: You. A single bullet or wrong turn will harm your precious Triggerheart.
* RestrainingBolt: [[spoiler:Faintear Imitation has one in the glowing Ver'mith core on her forehead to ensure that she can't turn on her masters, which she does the second that it gets removed. Though she had good reason to, considering [[YouHaveFailedMe how it got removed in the first place]].]]
* SchoolSwimsuit: Exelica's bodysuit is essentially based off a two-piece white school swimsuit.
* ScoringPoints: You gain points for shooting up stuff, but there are other mechanics in the game that boosts score. While holding the Fire button when Medals are on screen, they steadily grow in size and value until the player releases the button or fallen out of the screen. Destroying enemies using your Anchor Shot (either by throwing or swinging the captured enemy against each other) yields more Medals to be drops and more points. Finishing off bosses (and their multiple forms) quickly also yields for greater score bonuses
* SingleUseShield: The Triggerheart's Anchor Shot can grab a Ver'mith vehicle to use as a shield, but it's destroyed after abuse.
* SmartBomb: Your Triggerheart flies "up" to deliver the screen-clearing blast.
* ShoutOut: The bad endings where Exelica or Crueltear [[IWillWaitForYou wait for one of their safe return]] not knowing that they possibly sacrificed themselves is probably one to the bad ending of the Unlimited Blade Works route in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''.
* SocialDarwinist: The Ver'mith to an extent. They maintain a constant state of warfare because they believe that fighting will strengthen their evolution.
* SuperDeformed: Chibi versions of the Triggerhearts are often used in the game's promotional art and goods. A chibi Faintear is also seen in the menus of the Dreamcast version of the game.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Exelica likes omelettes.
* TitleScream: [[foldercontrol]]
[[folder: [[Computer Voice Trigger Heart Exelica ]]
* UpdatedRerelease:
** The Xbox LIVE Arcade version lacks most of the features of both the Dreamcast and [=PlayStation=] 2 versions, it does however have updated visuals, an arranged soundtrack, and online leaderboards.
** The Japan-exclusive ''Trigger Heart Exelica -Enhanced-'' on [=PlayStation=] 2 has an AnimeThemeSong opening, the ability to play as [[spoiler:the real]] Faintear, the arranged soundtrack from the Xbox LIVE Arcade version, and a {{visual novel}}-styled Story Mode with the addition of characters that were only seen in the story concepts (Omelette, Watt, C'r_na, and Skiltall) making an appearance in this version. The downside is that it doesn't run as smooth as the other versions and lacks the Arranged Mode seen in the Dreamcast port.
* VideoGameLives: You start with three per credit by default, and you gain more through extends.
* AWinnerIsYou: Beating the Arrange Mode simply has Faintear Imitation taunting you.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Exelica has purple, and Crueltear's hair is magenta.
* [[spoiler:YouHaveFailedMe: The Ver'mith Core to Faintear Imitation after the Triggerhearts defeat her a third time. Unfortunately for it, all its attack manages to do is remove her RestrainingBolt.]]
* ZettaiRyouiki: Faintear ranks in at Grade-A, although the other Triggerhearts [[http://web.archive.org/web/20130924223257/http://am.sega.jp/utop/closeup/exelica_05.html can sometimes be seen with thigh-highs on]], too.


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School officials, township trustees and county commissioners celebrated the opening of a new section of Idaho Road. The road had been a dead-end, blocking access to New Road and Mahoning Avenue.
A traffic study of the campus conducted by the Ohio Schools Facilities Commission revealed opening the road would make traffic flow to and from the campus much smoother and safer.
"This is coming at just the right time to begin the 2013-2014 school year," said David Schnurrenberger, president of the Austintown Board of Education.
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Cyphort President and CEO Manoj Leelanivas (pictured) is a networking industry veteran, having previously served as executive vice president of worldwide sales for advanced technologies at Juniper. He also was president and general manager of Cisco's Edge Routing Business Unit. He holds more than holds more than 10 patents for his work at Cisco and at Juniper.


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Roger Dell Dean, a resident of Midland City, AL and Cheyenne, WY passed away on Thursday, May 31, 2012, at his residence in Cheyenne, WY after a brief illness. He was 57.
Memorial services to be announced at a later time.
Mr. Dean was born in 1954 in Houston County, AL and he lived the early years of his life in Pinkard area. Mr. Dean spent most of his life as a welder. Mr. Dean enjoyed spending his winters in Midland City, AL and his summers in Cheyenne, WY. Mr. Dean loved his family and especially cherished spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father Governor Dean, Brother Governor Wayne Dean and grandson Luke Dean.
Survivors include his mother Fay (Edward) Jackson Midland City, AL, two daughters and sons-in-law, Sandra (Jeff) Bonds, Dothan, AL, Crissie Jo (Mario) Escamilla, Cheyenne,WY. His son and fiancé, Christopher (Pam) Dean, Dothan, AL, two stepdaughters Kelsie Hughes, Cave Creek, AZ, and Crystal Campbell Cheyenne, WY. His grandchildren, Christopher Cody Dean, Dothan, AL, Bruce Mitchell, Dothan, AL , Bailey Mitchell, Dothan, AL, Abraham Escamilla, Avriella Escamilla, Jaelynn Escamilla, all of Cheyenne, WY. Step grandchildren Presslie Hughes, Cave Creek, AZ, Abigail Campbell and Aiden Campbell both of Cheyenne, WY and Bo Bonds, Dothan, AL. His sister and brother-in-law Tammy (Chet) Exum, Pinkard, AL. Brother Mark Jackson and his girlfriend Renae Douglas of Midland City. Niece Mandy (John) Bond Hartford, AL. Great-nieces Ariel Parker and Lacey Parker, Hartford, AL.
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I have been absent from the blog world for over a week now and have MISSED IT! I drove my niece to New Jersey and spent the week getting her settled in her new home. You will hear more about my trip when I have more time, but for now, I want to share with you a letter to the man I sat next to on my flight home. Do you ever have a simple interaction with someone and leave feeling you somehow had an interaction with Jesus? That happened to me on the plane and I wanted to share my experience with you.
Dear Man in 8D,
I must admit that I smirked at your visor. Who wears visors anymore, anyway? It made me smile. You were all distinguished looking, all business in your khakis, pressed dress shirt, well-groomed hair…. then… visor.
You make the customary small talk. "Travels going well today?" or something of the sort.
I see you, 8D.
Maybe you are tired from your long business trip, but you help me with my bags, smile genuinely and ask where I am headed.
"You like Francis Chan?" you ask when you see his name on my book.
I see you, 8D, the way you perk up, the way the light turns on when you have an open door to talk about your faith.
8D, you travel the world. You seem to have an important job and money, but I see Jesus in your eyes.
I see Jesus in your eyes when you tell me about the sunrise over Jerusalem. How you only had a few hours, but you rented that car, watched the sun shine its light over the city that changed our destinies. I see how moved you were at that holy place, that sacred moment.
You seem important, 8D, but you humbly tell me about serving on the board at an inner-city mission.
I see you, 8D.
I see you when we talk of Cuba and you tell me, ever so concerned, about your friend's daughter. How she struggles, how she is going to Barbados on a mission and I see your hope that she will return forever changed.
You ask what I do and you respond something about "important work.' We both work at things.
We both know which of those things are the important ones, 8D.
You tell me about Tim Keller, an author who changed your life. I see your hunger. I see that you are a seeker.
As the plane descends, I look out in wonder at such beauty.
I see you., 8D.
You help me with my bag again and wish me safe travels. I wish you safe travels, too, and I like to think we both mean it in a way that goes beyond our journeys today on this plane.
I see you, 8D.
I see you and I am reminded that you are my brother. I am reminded that you and I are just two in a kingdom full of 8Ds or 8Fs. I forget sometimes, but you remind me that people everywhere are going through their lives, doing their best to help others with their bags, lighten the loads of others…. follow Jesus. Thank you for that reminder, 8D. I needed it today.
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Thompson says research is showing a Cascadia quake could be bigger than the one that affected the area in 1993, and it's a big reason for tonight's earthquake preparedness session at the Klamath County Library at 6pm. It's open to the public.


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BJP put ball in government`s court on Supreme Court verdict on homosexuality, saying it will take stand on the matter if the Manmohan Singh dispensation calls meeting for amending Section 377 of IPC.
New Delhi: BJP on Thursday put the ball in the government`s court on the Supreme Court verdict on homosexuality, saying it will take a stand on the matter if the Manmohan Singh dispensation calls an all-party meeting and presents a proposal for amending Section 377 of IPC.
Asked for its reaction to the apex court`s verdict making homosexuality illegal, BJP refused to take a categorical stand. The party also said UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi merely expressing disappointment over the verdict and expressing the hope that Parliament will address the issue are not enough.
"The Supreme Court has also said the Parliament can legislate on this issue. Government can call an all-party meeting and we will tell our view there on the issue after seeing the government proposal," Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj told reporters.
Pressed for BJP`s stand on the issue, she said it is only after seeing what the government intends to do in Parliament on the issue that her party will speak out.
"A consensus should be built among all parties on the issue," she said.
Party sources maintain that BJP does not want to take a stand supporting homosexuality due to the fear of antagonising conservative voters who are said to be against it. The party feels many people in society are opposed to it and treat it as a taboo.
However, a BJP leader, preferring anonymity, maintained that the Delhi High Court judgement permitting consensual sex between two individuals of the same gender should be accepted.
"If somebody is born with this tendency it cannot be treated as being against the order of nature," the party leader said.


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Hong Kong; April 20, 2017 - NetDimensions appoints Bill Mastin, a learning technology veteran, as its new Senior Vice President for Global Sales.
With over 20 years of experience in the learning technologies industry, Mastin joins NetDimensions from the New York office of learning and engagement experts LEO, a sister company within Learning Technologies Group plc (LTG). At LEO, Mastin served as SVP of the North America offices and prior to that, he held key positions at Saba and PeopleFluent.
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Quick Impact Results: Robert Roode over Jeff Hardy, Austin Aries/Zema Ion over Alex Shelley/Shannon Moore, Madison Rayne won the Knockouts #1 contender Battle Royal, and James Storm over Bully Ray.
WWE issued a press release on Wrestlemania 29 next year in New Jersey and New York.
New Jersey's Record, ESPN New York and CBS New York were among the many news outlets to cover today's Wrestlemania press conference.
Michael Feeney posted clips of The Rock and John Cena being interviewed following the press conference.
The New York Giants' David Diehl teased John Cena about his support for the New England Patriots at the Super Bowl.
The Rock announced he'll appear at Wrestlemania 29 next year.
CM Punk and Daniel Bryan reportedly missed the press conference due to other media duties.
WWE is reportedly not even considering Wrestlemania 30's location yet.
Dusty Rhodes will host WWE's Clash of the Champions DVD due for release on May 22.
WWE released a poster for upcoming film Bending the Rules featuring Edge.
WWE is expected to release a new Wrestlefest game for iOS featuring current and classic wrestlers.
CM Punk is nominated for Most Metal Athlete in the Revolver Golden Gods Awards to be hosted by Chris Jericho on April 11.
WWE may launch a new web design following Wrestlemania.
There are WWE notes on Sheamus, WWE licensing, Legends House and more.
WWE.com interviewed Zack Ryder and Eve Torres about her kissing John Cena on RAW.
Mick Foley and Eve Torres launched their Wrestlemania Weekend Raffle to benefit the RAINN charity.
Mick Foley's upcoming tour of Europe will include meet and greet sessions.
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Christopher Shays is having a difficult time spreading his message in some Linda McMahon strongholds.
Lionsgate signed a deal with Shane McMahon's YOU On Demand to gain entry for its movies into China.
BBC Sport interviewed Kurt Angle about his best match and his Olympic comeback attempt.
One Sided Ring interviewed Bully Ray about being the bad guy, tag team wrestling, D-Von and more.
SportsVibe interviewed Tara about her start in wrestling, Wrestlemania, TNA vs. WWE and more.
Robbie E. is now blogging for Spike TV's website.
There are TNA notes on post-Russo changes, All Wheels Wresting, Ring Ka King and more.
Chris Hero debuted in Florida Championship Wrestling tonight with the new name Kassius Ohno.
Matt Hardy's been added to WrestleReunion in Miami, FL on April 1.
WrestleReunion released the lineup for their Tribute to Florida Championship Wrestling on March 30.
Tajiri's SMASH promotion may re-open in the future with new financial backers.
John Morrison is exploring a career in comedy with performances at improv shows.
Stacy Keibler was in New York City this week investigating dresses she might wear to the Oscars with George Clooney.
Chyna is working on a wrestling themed adult video with other stars portraying Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Triple H and others.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
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Manuel Neuer was bullish following Bayern Munich's stunning comeback against Juventus in the Champions League, insisting victory was not necessary for his team-mates to know how good they are.
Substitutes Thiago Alcantara and Kingsley Coman struck in extra time as Bayern fought back from 2-0 down on Wednesday to progress to the quarter-finals thanks to a 4-2 victory and 6-4 aggregate win at Allianz Arena.
Thomas Muller had equalised in the 91st minute to force another 30 minutes of football in Munich, after Robert Lewandowski pulled a goal back 18 minutes earlier, as Bayern cancelled out goals from Paul Pogba and Juan Cuadrado in the first half.
And after Bayern sealed their spot in the last eight, goalkeeper Neuer said he always believed in the team's ability.
"We didn't need this score and to come back to 4-2 in overtime to know that we are a good team. But it helps the team," Neuer told DW after the game.
"I think the spirit is there. We saw in the first 60 minutes in Turin how amazing we can play. We know how we can play football."
The Germany international added: "It was amazing that we came back. The situation was amazing. To be 2-0 behind – and it wasn't easy to come back – we needed to take a break and breath.
"The coolness was there in the second half and we knew that in every game we could score two goals.
"We followed a structure in the second half and it was important that we didn't concede a third."
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October 17, 2008
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This move continues the expansion of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty's team in the Aviation sector, which has included the establishment of AAM in the US in 2006 and, more recently, other Aviation teams in Switzerland, Canada, Australia and Austria.Harold Clark, CEO of AAM, commented: "I am truly delighted to have Will on board and am particularly pleased to say that he is starting work with us immediately. He has developed an outstanding reputation in the Aviation market based on his professionalism and first class underwriting insight - he is a key addition to our already strong team."
Florian Karner, Global Head of Aviation at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty added: "Will's recruitment continues our policy of attracting and developing the best talent in the global Aviation market. Our strategy is based on a combination of outstanding teams, technical insight and global presence - serving our clients in their local markets - and Will is a prime example of this strategy in practice."
Will has extensive experience of the aviation industry and aviation underwriting going back to 1991. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and is also an active aviator, having served as a pilot (fixed-wing and rotor-wing) in the U.S. Army Reserve for 19 years.
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ANCHORAGE - Residents of the village of Tanacross and the nearby Eagle subdivision were back in their homes Sunday, even though the eastern Alaska wildfire that forced them to evacuate continued to gain ground.
"The fire is still growing," said fire information officer Sarah Saarloos. "We haven't gotten any rain yet, and there is none in the forecast."
She said winds were pushing the 8,600-acre blaze to the west, away from populated areas. And a fire line has been built to protect homes.
Meanwhile, another wildfire southwest of Fairbanks burned a lodge along the Iditarod Sled Dog Race trail, but no one was hurt.
Saarloos said the weather near the Eagle Trail fire remained the same - hot and dry with swirling, erratic winds with the buildup of thunderhead clouds each afternoon.
The village and subdivision were evacuated late Wednesday and Thursday because of the fast-moving wildfire. Residents returned to their homes Saturday night.
Hotshot crews from the Lower 48 arrived Saturday to help. Additional aircraft also have been requested. About 500 firefighters had been assigned to the fire.
Travel on the Alaska Highway on the busy Memorial Day weekend was being delayed because of smoke, officials said.
The fire was 15 percent contained Sunday. Saarloos said that basically was the amount of fire line around the village of Tanacross and on the Eagle Trail.
The blaze was started by lightning Wednesday and is burning less than a mile south of Tanacross.
Fifteen new fires were reported to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center on Saturday. The fires ranged in size from a single tree burning to 4,915 acres.
One of them burned the Farewell Lake Lodge, along the Iditarod Trail, and an unknown number of outbuildings late Friday, fire information officer Pete Buist said.
"They were able to extract the people before the fire took the place over," he said.
The lodge, near McGrath, is on the leg of the sled dog trail from Rohn to Nikolai but is not an official stopover for mushers.
The largest wildfire so far in Alaska, the Toklat Fire at 69,000 acres, was burning about 30 miles southeast of Nenana. Much of the smoke in Fairbanks was coming from that blaze.
As of Sunday, there were 85 fires burning in Alaska. So far this year, 251 fires have burned 177,350 acres statewide.
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Russell Clark, a Dugger, Ind., native who heads the International Atomic Energy Agency's Nuclear Power Engineering Section, says Americans who remember Three Mile Island and Chernobyl need not fear the nuclear reactor of the 21st century.
"I think safety concerns have been addressed and nuclear power is a viable option for electricity, especially in today's world where other sources are becoming very expensive,†said Clark, who returned to the Wabash Valley for a mid-summer family gathering.
"Most of you who live in Indiana know that you compete for natural gas to heat your homes. We have the potential for energy consumption to grow in Indiana. It's not going to go down,†Clark said. "Because oil prices are high, many countries are looking at nuclear power.â€Â
While the United States is home to nearly one in four of the world's 438 nuclear power reactors, it's been 17 years since a new nuclear power plant went online in the U.S.
So far this year, new nuclear generating units have been connected to power grids in China and India, according to the IAEA. In addition, China, Russia and South Korea have all started construction on new reactors.
The Nuclear Power Engineering Section supports IAEA Member Countries in many areas of their nuclear power programs and when requested evaluates each of those country's nuclear power programs to ensure compliance with international requirements and standards.
"We look at the technology and make sure it's correct and meets all safety standards,†Clark said. "However, issues are not always technical. As with most industries, concerns often involve management skills and we address those, as well.â€Â
A United Nations entity marking its 50th anniversary this year, the IAEA shared the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize with its director-general, Mohamed El Baradei. The Nobel Committee indicated the recipients were chosen "for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way†• a reflection of the work of Clark and his 20-member international staff.
"The Nobel committee came out and said IAEA had done a lot for peace,†said Clark. "It was exciting. I never dreamed something like that would happen.â€Â
While known as the world's nuclear weapons watchdog, the IAEA does much more, Clark notes, ranging from the power plant inspections his unit does to the agency's efforts to provide cat scans for hospitals.
The Nobel Peace Prize comes with a monetary award of approximately $1 million. The IAEA staff used its share of the money to create a fund to improve cancer management and childhood nutrition in the developing world. ElBaradei directed his share of the prize to help an orphanage in his native Egypt.
Clark, 58, graduated from Indiana State in 1970 with a degree in life sciences. He taught biology at Union High School in Dugger for one year before accepting a position at an international school in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia • a move that led to a series of teaching jobs in several countries. In 1981, he returned to the U.S. and after training, began working at a nuclear power plant in Massachusetts, a career change that eventually led to his position at IAEA in 2000.
Citing the influence of the late William Hopp, professor of zoology, and William Brett, professor emeritus of life sciences, Clark said Indiana State "instills a feeling in people like me that it's important to give back to society.
"That was the message I took from the life sciences and chemistry department. It was the things I learned about dealing with people that helped me and that has paid off over and over, both in teaching and with the IAEA,†he said. "I was just an average student because I was also working to help pay my way through college. The message was that if you worked hard and were really focused you could make a difference in the world.â€Â
The recent safety record of the world's nuclear power plants • and recognition by the Nobel Prize Committee - are indeed evidence of the difference Russell Clark has made.
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Russell Clark (left), an Indiana State University graduate and Dugger, Ind. native who heads the International Atomic Energy Agency's Nuclear Power Engineering Section, shakes hands with Mohammed El Baradei, IAEA secretary-general. The IAEA and El Baradei shared the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of their efforts to prevent the military use of nuclear energy and to ensure the safest possible use of nuclear power for peaceful purposes.
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In an era of high-priced oil and gas, nuclear power is becoming more of an option for generating electricity, and the option is safe, says an Indiana State University life sciences graduate who shared the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize. Dugger, Ind. native Russell Clark heads the Nuclear Power Engineering Section of the International Atomic Energy Agency.


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Opposing Themes, the artists are working in pairs...disaster in the making? ;)
Please keep all discussion in here until 2AM ET / 11PM PT.
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Opposing Themes, the artists are working in pairs...disaster in the making? ;)
Please keep all discussion in here until 2AM ET / 11PM PT.
Enjoy the show!
Ok, the one guy is just skeevy! It seems like the point of this show is for the guys to convince the girls to disrobe and masterbate. This is my first viewing of this show. Not sure I will watch again.
Originally Posted by AsIs;4011250;
I stopped watching a couple of weeks ago when I realized the fix was in for certain people(Miles). I still check here to see how things are going...so...who got cut?
Oh, and, did Jackie get naked again?
Jacklyn's piece was a portrait of her masturbating, though it took one of the judges to say that out loud. She kept using cutesy euphemisms. I really didn't see how her piece related to Miles' piece (as one of the judges pointed out).
I'm also getting a little weary of all the praise heaped on Miles, and I'm wondering what would have happened if they had chosen judges whose tastes didn't seem to be so similar. No one ever seems to disagree much with the others, and it might be more interesting if we actually heard discussions about what constituted "good art" from people with a variety of aesthetic preferences.
I do give Mark credit for going out with class. Not a word of bitterness or rancor directed toward anyone.
And next week Miles is considering a chemical reaction similar to mustard gas as part of his work? I hope they make him go elsewhere to try that, as the rest of them don't need to be exposed to that while trying to work. Or breathe, for that matter.
I'm getting really tired of Miles' smug attitude. How come the judges let him voice his opinion about other peoples artwork during the judging itself? Are other people doing this as well, but the editing only shows us his comments?
This is the 2nd time he has been rather condescending to another contestant during the judging (the first time was towards Trung), and both times that contestant also was also booted.
I was really excited about this show at first, it seemed to be a worthy successor of Project Runway, but the last couple of episodes have been a letdown.
I too don't see the hype with Miles piece (I won't call it art, because in my eyes it wasn't, just another wall like his Audi piece) while his partner was a self protrait of herself getting off. I fell to see the cohesiveness of that. I agree that they need better judges because these judges all carry the same brain cell and have no clue when it comes to art. Especially that short older guy with the glasses lol!! And why does Miles get to critique someone's work, is he a judge now???
I posted the same question regarding Miles critiquing other people's work.Quote:
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I missed a little bit of the judging due to a phone call, but I had assumed Miles wasn't the only one asked to voice an opinion. If he was, that was just inappropriate. If contestants were going to voice opinions at all, it should have been done fairly, with each of them being allowed to voice an opinion about someone else's work. Otherwise, they should have stayed out of it altogether.
And yeah, I thought Miles' piece was awfully similar to his Audi piece, and Jaclyn's portrait was a lot like other things she's done. If other contestants are going to get critiqued for not showing enough range, they should get the same criticism. I don't think it's absolutely necessary for an artist to show "range"--some are better in one media than another or with regard to some subject matters than other, and that's fine; not all great novelists are necessarily good poets either--but they should apply the same judging criteria to everyone or else it's unfair.
The subject of range is pretty interesting. I do feel that contestants like Miles and Jaclyn are consistently drawing upon the same types of themes: Jaclyn -- photography, being exposed, mirrors. Miles -- installation, quiet place, experimenting with materials. Other artists, Abdi for example, start each challenge with a blank slate. Maybe its a question of haveing less experience and not having found their niche yet, but it definitely puts them at a disadvantage, especially with the time constraint in the show.
I wish the judges would be a little more strict about making sure people adhere to the challenge at hand, and aren't allowed to default to their comfort range (Miles' piece from the childhood art challenge, for example).
I watch Work of Art and kind of enjoy it for whatever reason. However, never (ever!) did I believe it was going to be a worthy successor to Project Runway. THAT show is the BEST of all the reality shows. (Yes, even after last year's dismal showing on Lifetime.) I'm looking forward to PR's season opener tonight! :bigloveQuote:
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 6th Mar 2009 22:15 UTC
Following in the footsteps of distributions like Ubuntu and Fedora, the openSUSE project has announced it will move to a fixed release schedule. However, contrary to the two aforementioned distributions, openSUSE will have an eight month release schedule. The new schedule was announced in an email by release manager Stephan Kulow.
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RE[2]: 6 months makes more sense
by arpan on Sat 7th Mar 2009 03:10 UTC in reply to "RE: 6 months makes more sense"
If they were on a 6 month release cycle, they could stay consistenly two months behind Gnome & KDE and use the newest versions.
By going with 8 months, at times they will be 2 months behind, or 4 months behind, and at times they will release at the same time at the new KDE & Gnome release. In the last case, they would not have the time to test and use the newest version, and so would be stuck with a 6 month old version.
I don't think that that is such a big deal, just explaining how that could happen.