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Backed up against the wall we formed a semi-circle around him so that any chance of escape was blocked off.
"Where are you going Brad?" Melody asked him sweetly.
"For weeks now I've wanted to scratch your eyes out Bradley Coogan," Gigi said with her hands on her hips as she took a preemptive step forward and Brad tried to retreat a step only to meet a wall. "I'll wait for Allie's 'go ahead' but I'll do it so help me God."
"You had to know this was coming," I finished for them. "You had to know that after Starr and Andy were together I was going to ditch this pretense Brad. This power you think you've held over me has evaporated and it's over."
"Listen, Allie," he murmured. He was afraid. He was remorseful. What the hell was that all about?! "Allie, look…"
"You give me an order like 'listen' or 'look' again and I'll unleash Gigi on your pretty little face Bradley. You don't have any right to say anything now. This is over."
"Allie, no, you've got it wrong. Please don't—"
I turned away to shut down anything he wanted to say. I was beyond caring what he was going to say. Whatever he thought I had wrong was none of my concern. There was no mistaking his intentions. Guilt-tripping me into staying with him after that deceitful relationship we'd had, if you could call it that, was not going to work. So if I walked away maybe he'd give it a rest.
"Allie, no!" he reached over and grabbed my arm.
My temper flared and I swung my other hand around to connect with the side of Brad's face. He released my arm and stumbled back a few steps. A look of shock was on his face. I guess he hadn't expected me, of all people, Allyson Graham the Bookworm, to lash out and attack him. Well I guess he'd gotten a lot of things wrong about me.
"Don't you dare touch me again," I growled at him.
"But, Allie—"
"NO!!! You asshole! You manipulated me, took advantage of me and my friends and used it. You used me! I will never forgive you for that, you son of a bitch."
He was shaking his head, looking deeper than sad as he buried himself inside whatever he was feeling. I wouldn't feel sorry for him though. I was better than that; I wouldn't feel sorry for him, no matter his circumstance.
I felt Melody's hand on my arm and we linked hands. Melody glared at Brad, "You ever come near her again Bradley and I swear you will get such a licking that you'll wish you'd just left it well enough alone."
Victoire stepped up on my other side with her arms crossed across her chest, a stance that she rarely took up. Her violet eyes flared dangerously and she bared her teeth to reveal razor sharp points, a trait from her maternal Veela heritage. She was a fierce warrior despite her girlish exterior.
Brad paled as he saw her and he backed away another step. Serves him right, was all I thought.
Gigi was still standing a little ahead to my left with her hands on her hips. She dearly wanted to hit him, I could tell. She was a little fireball that raged silently and begged to be set free. "Gigi," I said.
She stepped away from Brad with much reluctance and the four of us turned to walk away down the hall. After Starr and Andy in the library and getting rid of Brad just now I didn't know when I'd ever felt this elated. True love affirmed and an annoying bug crunched made for a very good day. I didn't even mind the mountain of homework I knew I still had.
"I wonder what his issue was," I voiced aloud to my friends.
"Uh…who cares," Gigi said as we turned the corner.
"I don't care, I'm just curious. He looked scared out of his wits."
"Probably because of Vic's teeth," Melody said as she wrapped her arm around Victoire.
"Or Gigi's fists doing a little dance at her sides," Victoire put in. "You looked mighty set on knocking his lights out, Gigi."
"I sure as hell wanted to," Gigi admitted. "He didn't deserve to get off that easy. We should have given him a right good beating."
"And that would have landed us right in detention, no doubt," I put in.
"You're worrying about detention?! I think a detention would have been fair for getting the satisfaction of kicking that boy's ass to Timbuktu," Gigi exclaimed.
I laughed, "Ha, yeah, I suppose you're right."
"Least you're free of him," Vic pointed out as we went back into the library. "No more Bradley. The guy can suck eggs for all I care now."
"Suck eggs?" Gigi laughed as walked to the table. "Victoire, that's probably the meanest thing you've ever said about someone."
Vic batted her eyelashes at Gigi, "It's all because I hang out with you too much," she said sarcastically. Then more seriously, "Or because that guy twisted my gut all outta shape for what he did to Alls."
"Who did what to Alls?" Starr asked looking up as our party rejoined the table and took our respective seats. She was practically glowing as she held onto Andy's hand. Andy looked likewise.
"Tell you later," was all I could say. I didn't want to bring anything up now, not with Jase still sitting there. "I'll tell you everything later," I promised. I did have quite a bit of explaining to do.
It took about an hour for Starr to get over being angry at me for keeping her out of everything that had happened in the last few months. I couldn't blame her. Secrets weren't usually my forte and so having kept a couple of these really important things from Starr and sharing with the others was pretty out of character for me. She ranted and raved things like, "How could you do that?" and "Allie, you lying little snipe!" But after a while, and a lot of coaxing from the girls, she saw my point of view and couldn't find anything else to argue about.
Instead she started cursing Brad so vehemently that we even had Victoire rolling on her mattress with laughter. She wasn't really one to laugh at other people's misfortune, but I guessed she'd made the exception for Brad because he was such an ass.
"I swear, Saturday on the pitch," Starr was saying as we got into our pajamas, "that I am going to purposely make him fall off his broom or get hit by a Bludger or something."
"You'd be down a player if he got seriously injured, you know," Melody pointed out as she braided her long brown hair.
"True, but it would be worth it to see him injured and flat on his back after what he's put Allie through."
"Just don't let Jase see you doing that one, or else he'll suspend your ass and then he'll be down two players," I laughed.
"Jase, oh yeah…what are you doing about him now then? I mean, now that Brad's not holding you back?"
I shrugged as I pulled back my covers. "Nothing I guess."
"You still love him though," she asked.
"Of course," I returned. "I'll probably love him until I'm eighty-eight, old and wrinkly, but I can't really do anything right now that that sex-goddess cuddled in the crook of his arm."
"We could always get rid of her," Gigi suggested. Her stunted violent nature towards Bradley was brought out again against Nikki. "Take her ass out and send her back to Aussie-land."
"I don't want to 'take her ass out' as you so graciously put it," I argued. "Well, I mean I would, but would that give me time to show Jase just how ugly she really is, I mean personality-wise at least?"
"What's your idea then?" Melody asked.
"Not sure yet," I shook my head and pulled a book into my lap. "I want to expose her, you know? I want to show Jase all the nasty things that she's pulled, like the looks she's giving me, or something else. I just know that something else is in her little bag of tricks that she's not telling. She's been too chipper."
"She's been chipper ever since you started 'dating' Brad," Starr pointed out.
"That's true," I admitted realizing Starr was right. "Maybe when she finds out tomorrow that we're no longer an item she'll bust something."
"It would give us something on her to say the least," Gigi said crawling into bed. "We're going to have to dig a little deeper for that one."
"We should start a detective agency," Vic said giggling a little bit. "All this deeper and investigative stuff would give us a perfect start."
I laughed, "Yeah, except you're going into fashion, Melody is going to sing the world to her feet, Starr is the Queen of Quidditch, Gigi is going to climb Mount Everest, and I'm going to bury myself in a library as soon as we get out of school."
Vic shrugged as she ducked into her bed. I let that idea roll over in my mind however. It would be cool to go into business with my friends, and we were getting good at the whole detective stuff that Vic mentioned.
I lifted my book and began reading as I mulled it over and soon I was lost in the story. I could easily stay there too, in the world inside and marvel at each passing word as I continued to turn the pages. My eyes were finally drooping as I came to the last page. It was a good story. I'd have to get another book tomorrow though because this chapter was over.
The next morning as the five of us scampered down to the Great Hall for breakfast I had a big smile plastered on my face that couldn't seem to go away. It wavered momentarily as I sat down across the table from Teddy who was sitting beside Jase and Nikki, but after that I didn't think twice. If I just imagined that I was there for Teddy or Alec's friendship then it made everything seem that much better.
My eyes glistened all the more when I caught Nikki's eye and she looked like she was going to bend her spoon in half. It looked like she was a little more than disappointed that I was no longer occupied with Brad, or vice versa. Brad came waddling into the Hall just before the bell rang for first class and Nikki's look flashed a brilliant red. Ooh she was angry, which meant two things to me: 1. I was happier than a clown knowing I'd done something to royally piss her off and; 2. I was curious as to why she looked so upset at Brad. He was practically shaking in his shoes with the evil glare she was giving him. Interesting, I thought.
I sat beside Gigi and Starr in first period Charms and the three of us practiced on the new charm that Professor Nettles was instructing today. It was just a hunch, but I had to follow it. "I think something's up between Brad and Nikki," I told the girls.
"What do you mean?" Starr asked as she whipped her charm across the room to the bookcase.
"I mean that Nikki looked mad at me, sure, but when she saw Brad I thought her hair was going to burst into flames and Brad nearly had a stroke."
"Yeah, I noticed that too," Gigi said. She dipped her head towards mine, which prompted Starr to do the same. "Do you think Nikki's fooling around on Jase with Brad?"
"Whoa," I said as I processed her words. That was a huge accusation, but if the shoe fits? "I'm not sure."
"That would fry Nikki's bacon to the point of black if that were true," Starr said. "If we could dig the dirt on that story we could practically put the postage stamp on her ass right beside the boot mark that Jase gives her when he finds out. She'd be history."
"We're getting ahead of ourselves," I said. "If Jase finds out before we have the evidence he'll think it's another ploy I'm making up to get rid of her."
"True," Gigi said. "Oh but if we could get rid of Nikki the world would be perfect again. Just think about it."
I laughed, "Oh I am thinking about it, girl am I ever!"
"Ladies," Professor Nettles came up to us just then to tower over us. She was a really tall witch. "What are we discussing?"
So, the usual response to that kind of question is 'nothing', right? Well none of us had the sense to answer that, which means we all answered differently and then turned a bright red colour because of that. Professor Nettles put her hands on her hips looking less than impressed. "Get back to work ladies, or I'll be forced to dock points." She walked away after she'd scolded us and we diligently went back to work on our charms.
Lunch took a turn for the worse when I was in the middle of my egg salad sandwich and Professor Longbottom, head of Gryffindor house, came up and asked to speak with me. I wasn't buddy-buddy with the professors, so I knew this couldn't be good. We walked up the first flight of stairs, down the hall and went into the second door on the right. When I walked into Professor Longbottom's office my stomach immediately dropped when I saw Nikki standing there, a smirk on her face that that was immediately replaced with concern, and Brad!
Brad looked awful. There was a bright purple bruise under his left eye, his right eye was swollen shut and his bottom lip was bleeding. He favoured his right side as he tried to stand as the Professor entered.
"Don't get up, Mr. Coogan," Longbottom said stepping forward to ease Brad back into the comfy chair.
"What's…uh…this all about, Professor?" I asked.
Longbottom turned and went to sit behind his desk. "It seems, Miss Graham, that you need some explaining to do."
"Me, Professor?"
"Miss Delarouso here says that you assaulted Mr. Coogan outside of first period this morning after class."
My mouth gawked open, "What? That's bullshit!"
"Language, Miss Graham," Longbottom said sternly. "Now, tell me exactly where you were after first period, and make it the truth because I can have Professor Dibbs produce some Veritaserum in a second if needs be."
I exhaled some air and my muscles locked up. Nikki was not going to get away with this. "After first class, um…Charms with Professor Nettles, I went back to Gryffindor tower to get the text book I'd forgotten for next class and then stopped by the washrooms before going to Transfiguration."
"And you were by yourself this entire time?" Longbottom deduced leaning forward to put his elbows on his desk.
Shit! I wasn't going to get off this. This was ridiculous and totally unfair. I hadn't seen Brad since the night before and despite my want to harm him, I knew for sure that I didn't. "Yes," I said getting angrier instead of the guilt that the Professor was looking for.
Professor Longbottom nodded at me. "Nikki, would you please tell me again what you saw."
Nikki's sniffles were going to make me gag, and the sweet and innocent tone of voice that lilted from her mouth made me want to leap across the room and throttle her. Good to know that those feelings weren't going anywhere with time, eh. "I was walking out of the washroom after Allie had been in and walked down the hallway towards next period class, Defense Against the Dark Arts, and I saw Allie kicking someone curled up on the ground. She didn't know I was there and so she just walked away to go to class I think. When I went over I found that it was Brad, his face was all banged up like this, and he was saying that Allie hated him."
"Is that true Miss Graham?" Longbottom asked. "Do you hate Mr. Coogan?"
"No! Well, yes, but I would never beat him up. Do I look like the kind of person to beat someone up? And look at my knuckles," I showed Longbottom the backs of my hands, "wouldn't I be bruised as well if I beat him up?"
Longbottom nodded, "You said you hated him, Miss Graham. Why is that?"
My eyes narrowed, "Its personal Professor Longbottom. It gives me grounds enough to hate him but never grounds enough to beat him senseless. Nothing would give me reason to physically assault someone. Ever!"
Longbottom was shaking his head. "I'm sorry Miss Graham, but I'm afraid that your defense isn't enough to make you innocent. I have no choice but to believe Miss Delarouso here and award you a weeks' worth of evening detentions. Lines Monday night, Miss Graham, so please meet me here at eight o'clock with a quill and ink bottle."
"You've got to be kidding me?" I yelled, completely outraged. "This is stupid; I didn't do anything to him!"
I looked at Brad pointedly. His scared demeanor last night was still present through his banged up face but when our eyes met there was some kind of resolve in place to prevent me from getting through to the real him. "Yes, you did," he muttered.
Professor Longbottom stood again. "Miss Delarouso, please take Mr. Coogan to the Hospital wing. He can spend the night there. Miss Graham, I shall see you Monday night."
Nikki and Brad left and I stormed out the door after them. Nikki was helping Brad walk, as if he really needed the assistance, and as if she was really a caring and concerned person, but I knew better.
"Nikki!" I growled and came up to stand in front of her. She feigned innocence and fear for the briefest of moments before the smirk replaced them. "You're not going to get away with this!"
"On the contrary," Nikki replied, "I believe I've been getting away with a lot of things that you're never going to know about, little princess. Detention for you, victory for me," she said sarcastically as she walked down the corridor with Brad attached to her once again.
"Bitch!" I revolved and continued back up the corridor to Gryffindor Tower.
"Bitch!" Starr belted when I'd told the girls what had happened to me this morning. I'd gone through the entire day fussing and fuming about Nikki's little stunt and finally I hadn't been able to hold onto it any longer. We returned to the dorm room before heading down for dinner again and I spilled the beans.
"My feelings exactly," I agreed.
"Ditto," Melody said.
"Okay, now we have to take her down!" Gigi declared punching her fist into her open hand. "We're gonna burn that little slut."
"I want to cut her hair off," Vic announced from her bed. "And maybe wax off her eyebrows."
I couldn't help by laughing. "You little hellion, you," I told her.
"Positively evil," Starr said going over and giving Vic a one armed hug.
"I'm serious," Vic stated. "She doesn't deserve to breathe the same air as us. How can someone be so cruel and vindictive?"
"She didn't grow up around you, sunshine," Melody joked. "But really, I know what you mean."
"It's time to start sneaking around, I'd say," Gigi said. "It's time to tail that girl and find out what all these 'lots of things' are that she's getting away with."
"Not right away," I objected. "We'll start after my detentions are finished. I don't want to have to be writing lines for the rest of the school year if we get into shit for anything else." I also wanted to take a week breather before starting anything new. Seventh year was exhausting, I decided, and the half over part wasn't nearly as scary as the half that was yet to come.
A/N: Well there's a more solid ending, despite the fact that we can probably deduce what's coming up next. What'd you think? Please, please continue reading. I'm slowing down writing and so the only thing that really keeps me going these days are the eager reviews you all write telling me to update soon. I go straight to the story afterwards and so I really rely on you. So please leave a review! ~K :D
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When I was a wee boy, I was fascinated by my own image. I once had mumps and watched, over the weeks, as my chins gradually reached my chest. When you get to my age, 67, you're not interested in looking in the mirror in the same way.
I have to look when I brush my teeth, and what I see depends on how I've slept. Sometimes it's depressing. I see fatigue and that I'm ageing and overweight. I'd like to lose 20lb. I have type 2 diabetes, so it's my own fault.
Being an actor, I've spent a lot of time changing my face – with makeup, the colour of my eyes, the shape of my nose, having a beard, not having a beard, changing my hair. I like to use different colours in my hair because it gives texture and variation. It's not a vanity thing: the natural colour of my hair is probably white, which is deadly to light when you're filming. Usually I dye my hair myself, but sometimes I get a pro to do it. I still have a lot of hair: dyeing has actually strengthened it. I use facial hair for certain characters. I like it out of laziness, because I don't particularly like shaving.
I think I've got a characterful face; it's like the map of a small planet. As I have pockmarked skin, people think I have a villainous face, but I don't. It can take on a villainous hue: the face just translates the inner being and, if you have to play someone with a dubious personality and you do the work within, then the face changes accordingly.
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BorgWarner Expected to Create Up to 200 New Professional-level Jobs
Mar 25, 2014, 16:45 ET from BorgWarner Inc.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- BorgWarner will expand its Powertrain Technical Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan, to support programs in North America and supplement its global network of technical centers. The nearly 46,000-square-foot addition will include space for program managers, sales and engineering professionals. Driven by BorgWarner's escalating growth, the expansion is expected to be complete in early 2015 and support up to 200 regular full-time jobs at the BorgWarner facility.
"Around the world, BorgWarner is building new manufacturing facilities to deliver technologies engineered to improve fuel economy, emissions and performance. Expanding the Powertrain Technical Center in Michigan will help us accelerate innovation for current and future programs," said Christopher P. Thomas, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, BorgWarner, and leader of the Powertrain Technical Center in Auburn Hills. "With cooperation and incentives from local and state governments, BorgWarner is pleased to continue investing in Michigan and participate in driving the automotive industry—and the local economy—forward."
Opened in 2002, the BorgWarner Powertrain Technical Center unified the company's diverse businesses into a "powertrain powerhouse," accommodating engineering, research and development, sales and marketing for each group. The work environment reflects BorgWarner's commitment to innovation through collaboration. Earlier this year, the company completed a new engineering garage and vehicle test lab at the technical center.
In 2005, BorgWarner also moved its world headquarters from Chicago to Auburn Hills. BorgWarner's continued investments in Michigan include donations to universities and contributions to local charitable organizations.
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BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) is a product leader in highly engineered components and systems for powertrains around the world. Operating manufacturing and technical facilities in 60 locations in 19 countries, the company delivers innovative powertrain solutions to improve fuel economy, reduce emissions and enhance performance. For more information, please visit borgwarner.com.
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MORTON - The Morton ISD football coach under investigation for reportedly assaulting two students resigned from his position, and a grand jury indicted him on felony charges Thursday.
A Cochran County grand jury found enough evidence to indict Don Rives, 59, on two counts of injury to a child - a third-degree felony, according to the Cochran County Sheriff's Office.
The head football coach of the Indians had just finished his 10th season and was placed on administrative leave Dec. 6 when the assault allegations surfaced.
Rives turned himself in to the sheriff's office Dec. 13 after the felony charges were filed against him the previous week. Shortly after he was booked into jail, he made bail of $5,000 for each charge and was released.
If convicted, he could face two to 10 years in prison and an optional fine not to exceed $10,000.
Rives is a former NFL player and was inducted into the Texas Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006. - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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AMARILLO - Three people from Amarillo have been charged for their alleged involvement in a local counterfeit ring, police said.
Two men, Christopher David Cano, 29, and Erich Jason Council, 37, and one woman, Jaclyn Kay Jones, 27, were arrested in three incidents of alleged forgery in December, said Amarillo police Cpl. Jerry Neufeld. Each has been charged with forgery, a third-degree felony punishable by two to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine, he said.
The first two occurrences happened Dec. 8 and the third Dec. 28, Neufeld said.
Cano remained in the Potter County jail Thursday on a total of $10,000 bond, $5,000 for each of two counts of forgery, jail officials said. Jones was moved to the Randall County jail and remained there Thursday on $10,000 bond, authorities said.
Council remained in the Hemphill County jail Thursday on $5,000 bond. - Amarillo Globe-News
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AMARILLO - The Minnesota Twins and Major League Baseball had no concerns over the logo the Amarillo Sox unveiled a day earlier for their new American Association franchise.
The Sox's round baseball-like logo was nearly identical in appearance - down to the stitches - to one of several logos used by the Twins.
Molly Gallatin, manager of publications and media services for the Minnesota Twins Baseball Club, said she saw no issue with the Sox logo looking similar to the one used by her major league team.
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MLB spokesman Jeff Heckelman did not seem alarmed over the nearly identically logos and said like in all trademark issues "we are looking into it."
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With Sony's big week coming to an end (they've announced more new products than other manufacturers, with all of them being quite exciting), we've missed a couple of announcements, which haven't been directly relevant to this photography-centered website (at least for now). Both of these announcements were of their new NEX series camcorders, the NEX-VG30 and NEX-VG900. The former is a successor to the great NEX-VG20H camcorder and packs a 16 megapixel, APS-C sized sensor found in many of Sony cameras, such as NEX-6 and SLT-A57. Both new camcorders come with rather advanced video capabilities and will likely be very popular among videographers – I've had to trade ergonomics in favor of technical and aesthetical quality of DSLR video for a while now, and so have a couple of my close friends. With the great NEX camcorders Sony offers, both new and old models, you can get everything and for a relatively low price.
But, again, we are photography-centered at this time. Which, ironically, brings us to (the more expensive of the two) NEX-VG900 camcorder.
Why? Because it's the first NEX mirrorless camera (which it is, only put in camcorder casing) to pack a full frame sensor, same one used in RX1 compact and A99 SLT cameras (and possibly the already immensely popular Nikon D600). And it does bring a thought. I'm not usually one to speculate, or spread rumors for that matter, but photography community has been waiting a long time for a logically priced Leica M9 (and Leica isn't about being logical, which, strangely enough, makes sense in today's viciously competitive market).
So.. How about a NEX-9 instead?
1) The Market is Waiting
No one offers a large-sensor mirrorless camera yet (but Leica, of course).
Micro Four Thirds
Mirrorless started with m4/3, but we knew what it was – a 2x crop, 4:3 aspect ratio sensor with no choice of any other size, not now, not ever. The mount was small, and the whole system was designed to be small (and, with lenses like Olympus Zuiko 35-100mm F/2, which is an equivalent to 70-200 in 35mm terms, pretty fast), verging on a thin line between larger-sensor compacts and small sensor DSLRs of that time. It hit the sweet-spot between size, quality and large sensor aesthetics, and if Olympus DSLRs didn't work out, their mirrorless offerings are very popular. Rightly so. No one expected more – no sensor revolution, no Olympus D3, and neither was given.
Pentax has always been a bit quirky. They had character. They weren't mainstream – it just didn't work out, and so they stopped pretending. More than that, Pentax has been sold and bought more times than I care to count, and it doesn't help unite their strategy. Many seem to hope for a Full-Frame Pentax DSLR camera, especially after the relatively affordable medium format (though a cropped one) 645D came out, and especially knowing how many of their lenses actually cover a 36×24 sized sensor. Mirrorless, on the other hand and at least from what I've seen, has escaped such hopes. Pentax didn't prove majority wrong and launched a mirrorless with a tiny, point-and-shoot sized sensor, the Q system (and then the K-01, which is, essentially, a toy-like DSLR without a mirror box and OVF, but the same flange distance and K mount of your regular K-5). Again, no full-frame compact camera with interchangeable lenses (knowing Pentax, though, then could still crank one out at a least expected time – having two mirrorless systems is ok, why not a third?).
Then there's Nikon with its CX Nikon 1. Like m4/3, it strikes a (less noticeable) balance between compactness and quality, and there's basically no hope left for anything more substantial, at least for a while. I wish someone proved me wrong (hint, Nikon), because Nikon 1 is not that compact, nor that cheap, no matter what such a small sensor should imply. Nor does it have hugely fast lenses to compensate, or anything faster than your regular f/1.8, to be fair (while Canon has a 50mm and 85mm lenses with an aperture of f/1.2 for full-frame cameras!). Rather underwhelming. It's not that the cameras are bad, the V1 and J1/J2. No, those are quite wonderful, in fact, and very popular. But all the advantages you get with a small sensor don't seem to apply just yet. What's the point of CX, then? Something needs to change, either the pro-oriented price, or consumer-oriented package.
Samsung and Canon
Then there's Samsung. They have a competitive NX mirrorless system, and, having had a lot in common with Pentax and being an electronics giant with large amount of resources, bringing desirable products is a walk in a park. But there's a big but. While Samsung makes sure to cover (twice and then some) each segment in other areas, such as mobile phone market, they have never targeted professional photographers with their cameras, limiting themselves to point-and-shoots and now mid-level mirrorless offerings. Everything's possible, especially knowing that some of their NX lenses should cover 36×24 sensor image circle, but it's not exactly expected of them, and with good reason. Even after D600 was announced, Full-Frame is still mostly pro' territory. That's unexplored land in Samsung camera department. It's also unknown (at least I've never heard) if NX mount can accompany a full-frame sensor.
Canon is as much of a mystery as Pentax or Samsung. They've only just brought their first mirrorless, and it's far from being targeted at professionals – quite the contrary. Also, Canon has been skeptical of the new market for a long time. Only time will tell how they want to position their mirrorless cameras – it's too early to tell.
2) The Two Likables
Fujifilm is the first to jump to mind. They released the ground-breaking X100, and many photographers have been eagerly awaiting for a full-frame mirrorless device. The compact X100 was already called "Leica killer" offering amazing image quality for its APS-C 12 megapixel image sensor (a sensor very similar to that of Nikon D300s, in fact), not to mention the handsome retro looks. It's tough, it has analogue controls and a fast, sharp prime lens. Surely the oncoming mirrorless was supposed to be full-frame?
Yes, it wasn't. Like with Samsung, I'm not sure if Fujifilm X mount even supports such a large image circle. It is somewhat smaller than Sony E mount, which, on NEX-VG900, is already stretching it a little, but diameter is not everything.
As it happens, however, with the launch of X-Pro1, Fujifilm has been bravely stating that their special design X-Trans CMOS sensor performs at least on par with regular full-frame sensors in terms of sharpness and noise handling. And, surprise, it does. While we can try to imagine how good a larger X-Trans sensor would be, it seems like Fujifilm states there's no need for more expensive piece of hardware – the only area where Fujifilm X-Trans looses to a larger, 36x24mm sensor, is depth of field. Is it worth a $1000 or so addition to an already hefty price of Fujifilm X system? Not for most.
And so we are left with Sony. Not to say I'm disappointed.
3) Reasons
Again, I'm not usually one to spread rumors and simply prefer to see and wait – there's no rush. But the following points did make me somewhat curious, as if teased by Sony – "what do you make of our clues?" Lets see.
E Mount Compatibility
Before NEX-VG900 camcorder, which can also take full-sensor and full 24 megapixel resolution images just like your SLT-A99, it has always been a kind of a question if E mount is full-frame compatible. After all, Sony never chose to bring out NEX lenses with a larger image circle (the NEX-VG900 will work very well with a Sony A mount adapter until someone does manufacture full-frame NEX lenses, be it Sony or some third-party lens manufacturer). And now, that question seems to have been answered, to most user delight.
Launch of a Compact Full-Frame Camera, the DSC-RX1
They made a bold move, launching a compact camera with a none-removable prime lens and full-frame sensor for $2800. Without an OVF/EVF. Let me repeat that – two thousand eight hundred dollars. And you know what? It's likely going to sell, even being that much more expensive than the recently announced Nikon D600. It's compact, has a fast-ish 35mm f/2 Carl Zeiss Sonnar on it (we all know how impressive CZ lenses are) and, very likely, darn good image quality under all circumstances (Sony is, after all, one of the best digital sensor manufacturers).
Now, they also have that same sensor in a camcorder, as well as a SLT Alpha line-up camera. Sony is confident with their grand full-frame move. And, if we take a close look at their camera offerings, only one is missing – a full-frame mirrorless.
APS-C Indication on NEX-6 and NEX-5R
While it may sound somewhat silly at first, none of the NEX cameras announced before NEX-5R and NEX-6 had such an indication, not even NEX-7. Why put it on now? The only reason I can think of is to distinguish APS-C and full-frame cameras from one another. Problem is, there is no full-frame NEX camera. Yet?
4) What to Make Of It?
Not much, actually. While there's likely a decent probability that such a camera will happen sooner or later, it's best not to dwell on the thought too much, simply because it might not. With DSC-RX1 costing as much as it does and APS-C E mount lenses already big as they are, Sony is faced with a challenge of making not only capable, but also affordable camera that makes sense and 35mm compatible lenses on top of that. Right now, it's a little hard to imagine such a feat happening, unless the price is actually above $3000, which will be out of reach for too many photographers.
For the time being, it's probably best to sit back and relax – one way or the other with full-frame image sensors fighting for mainstream, things will happen eventually.


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|Abbreviations and Referenced Works
|p. ix
|p. xiii
|p. 1
|Phenomenology: The Logic of Appearing
|p. 6
|Phenomenology without Attitude
|p. 7
|The Root of Sense and Sensibility
|p. 11
|Concrete Sketches of Experience
|p. 14
|The Self-Evidence and Elusiveness of Phenomena
|p. 19
|Dasein: A Living Question
|p. 21
|Interrogating Ourselves
|p. 21
|Hermeneutics, Philosophy and Ontological Difference
|p. 24
|The Facts of Life
|p. 27
|More or Less Human
|p. 31
|World: The Event of Meaning
|p. 36
|Tackling the World Around Us
|p. 37
|Environmental Breakdown and Recovery
|p. 42
|Our World Owns Itself
|p. 45
|Anyone and Everyone
|p. 50
|Already with Others
|p. 50
|The Dictatorship of the One
|p. 53
|The Real and the Authentic Self
|p. 57
|Language Bears the One
|p. 60
|Between Our Selves
|p. 61
|Finding Oneself in a Mood
|p. 63
|Where do Moods Belong?
|p. 64
|The Fundamental Tone of Attunement
|p. 66
|Nothing to be Anxious About
|p. 69
|The Depths of Boredom and Love
|p. 72
|Meaning and Truth
|p. 77
|Laying out Understanding
|p. 79
|Disclosing and Enclosing an Horizon
|p. 83
|Decisive Truths
|p. 85
|Excavating and Sheltering the Truth
|p. 88
|Time and Space
|p. 93
|Extending Our Reach and Making Room
|p. 95
|Exploding, Stretching and Punctuating Time
|p. 98
|Measuring out the Dimension
|p. 105
|Ways of Life and Death
|p. 108
|The Whole of Life in Death
|p. 109
|A Call to Insecure Freedom
|p. 115
|Philosophy Sacralized
|p. 120
|Origin and Originality
|p. 123
|Original Destruction
|p. 124
|History Repeats Itself
|p. 128
|Beginning Again with the First Beginning
|p. 133
|Art and Science: Poetry and Thought
|p. 139
|Undermining the Academic Divide
|p. 140
|Returning the Arts and Sciences to Themselves
|p. 142
|The Cult(ure) of Technology
|p. 145
|Two Cultures in One
|p. 149
|p. 153
|Further Reading
|p. 164
|p. 167
|p. 171
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F.I. Motorsports is a car club that was founded by a group of friends who have Forced Induction, (Hence F.I. Motorsports). The team was started by Andrew, Phil, Tony, Adam, Mike, and Matt. There is no one person in charge of F.I. Motorsports and we do not have a team manager, nor do we plan on getting one. Everyone gets to vote on important decisions, therefore everyone's opinion is heard. We curretly have 13 vehicles in the club right now that includes 9 cars, 2 trucks, and 2 bikes. We, as a team, attend many car shows throughout the year. We attend all types of shows from small local shows to much larger national shows such as NOPI (St. Louis, MO) and HIN (Chicago, IL). Our team usually walks away with a few trophies from each show. This shows the high quality of vehicles that are on our team. Also many of us drag race our cars at Gateway International Raceway on tuesday nights. Phil has raced his RX7 to 2 Second place finishes in the Tuner Car Challenge and has also received recognition in the weekly Gateway International Raceway Drag publication. Tony's Lightning is expected to do well in the truck class this summer as well. YOU CAN CONTACT US AT firstname.lastname@example.com OR firstname.lastname@example.com OUR SPONSORS AS OF RIGHT NOW- Gateway Motorsports, ImageWorks, Meguiars. More coming soon this winter...
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Lifting this *mostly* verbatum from my original thread which can be found here, but adding a slight twist and altered the wording of some things for the sake of clarity and long-windedness.
Super Size Me 2!
The New Adventures!
A fairly simple, but often humorus game.
You are granted the craziest and wildest super powers you can come up with.
Anything at all.
The sky's the limit, but there is 1 catch:
These abilities only last for 24 hours.
Explain what you would do with your powers and why in as outrageous a manner as you can fathom.
Then it's time to pass the torch and come up with your own wacky super power to bestow upon the next poster.
No holds barred, but always remember:
So nothing NSFW or NSFKids!
That should be a given considering it's in the SPPF rules,
but I think it's worth repreating due to the nature of the game.
New This Round: Ratings!
Ratings should be fairly easy to do.
Just add to the top of your post how well you believe the previous poster
handled the use of thier powers on a scale of 1 (lowest / terribad)
to 10 (highest / pure awesome-sauce) and a little blurb about it.
Example:Example:10!!! OMG! LMFAO! Too funny!1. Seems like you didn't put much thought into it. Try being more creative next time.
With the inclusion of the ratings system I will be monitering the thread a little closer this time.
Feel free to be honest in your ratings, however blatent rudeness will not be tolerated.
I'm including ratings this go round to give people an idea of how well thier ideas are being received.
Don't try using it as an excuse to troll each other.
Other miscellaneous rules
Due to the nature of the thread, a slight amount of RP will be tolerated.
Keep it to a minimum.
No giant walls of text are needed here describing your every thought and action.
Lastly, please refrain from using this thread to chat in.
I'm sure there are plenty of other places you can do that with your pals.
All that being said, here's the quick example I made for the first thread to give you a basic idea:
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Any how let's start this off *AGAIN* shall we?Originally Posted by Poster 2
NP: For the next 24 hours you can mentally control and manipulate an army of dust bunnies.


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Beatles Breakup Announced On This Day In 1970 [VIDEO]
On April 10th, 1970, it was announced that The Beatles would no longer be performing and recording as a group. 42 years later, their legacy continues, and their music is still relevant.
The Beatles entered American pop culture on February 9th, 1964 on the Ed Sullivan Show. I was in the third grade and watched the show with my family. For the next six years, the continued to record and their music evolved. And, as people grow, the band members needed to go their separate ways. Many people blame John Lennon's wife Yoko Ono as being the person that broke the Beatles up, but money, a desire to be solo artists, and other factors contributed. Paul McCartney released his first solo album on April 17th, 1970, and that was pretty much it, although the business partnership between John, Paul, George, and Ringo was not dissolved until 1975.
Ive been a Beatles fan since I was 8 years old, and today my appreciation for their music continues to grow. My MP3 player is loaded with Beatles songs, and solo recordings by each member. If you really listen, you can really tell how far ahead of their time they were.
Here are some of my favorite Beatles songs that I wanted to share with you.
What are your Beatles favorites? Leave us a comment.
Here's a link to Apple Records, the label founded by the Beatles.
A Beatles tribute act is coming to Yakima on April 29th. Get information here.


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Jonathan Roberts, Dorothy Kempson and Tyler Carlson were initiated at Armstrong Atlantic State University.
These residents are among nearly 32,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter.


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Metro Briefing | Connecticut: Buffalo: Body Of Missing Nun Found
Published: April 18, 2006
The body of a missing Roman Catholic nun was found yesterday after her stolen cellphone led police to a parolee who was living in the halfway house that she founded, the authorities said. Craig Lynch, 37, had stolen Sister Karen Klimczak's telephone Friday night and later sold it to someone on the street, said Detective Sgt. Jim Lonergan. Sister Karen's body was found in a ''shallow grave'' inside a shed behind an abandoned house about five miles from where she lived, Sergeant Lonergan said. The cause of death was not yet known, but he said it looked like it might have been ''suffocation or strangulation.'' Mr. Lynch had been living in the home that Sister Karen, 62, had founded for nonviolent convicts since April 5, the police said.


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Longhorns Insider: Kabongo's return just a tad too late
Updated 1:14 am, Wednesday, February 13, 2013
AUSTIN — Rick Barnes knows he should focus on what might be. But he doesn't deny he still catches himself thinking about what could have been.
What would have happened in Hawaii in November if he had someone capable of creating a decent shot? What would have happened at Reliant Stadium in December if he had someone capable of merely holding onto the ball?
What would have happened against Kansas if Texas' point guard was just a little less prone to being rattled? What would have happened at Oklahoma and at West Virginia if the Longhorns' best leader had been there and not back at home?
What might have been if UT had Myck Kabongo all season?
"In my mind," Barnes said, smiling, "there's no doubt we'd be 23-0."
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But as Kabongo prepares to finally make his season debut tonight against Iowa State, the Longhorns are nowhere close to undefeated. In at least some part due to playing 3½ months without their most important player and best NBA prospect, they're 10-13 and essentially finished before Kabongo even starts.
Barring an 8-0 finish to the regular season or an unlikely run through the Big 12 tournament next month, UT will miss the NCAA tournament for the first time in 15 years. And even if Barnes was joking about exactly how good the Longhorns could have been with Kabongo, it's become evident that his prolonged absence doomed their season.
His punishment stemmed from a trip to Cleveland, of all places. After a lengthy investigation, the NCAA ruled the sophomore point guard received about $475 in impermissible benefits, including an airplane ticket and a session with a private trainer.
The NCAA said the harshness of Kabongo's penalty — a season-long suspension that was lowered to 23 games upon appeal — was because he was not truthful with UT officials when initially questioned about the trip.
Kabongo, who averaged 9.6 points and 5.2 assists per game as a freshman, has not been made available for interviews by UT but said in a statement he "did not intend to break any rules and did not believe (he) had broken any."
Kabongo said he was truthful with the NCAA, which the governing body did not dispute. And although Barnes stopped short of criticizing the NCAA's decision, he's made it clear he's been frustrated by the process.
"Do I think he was done wrong?" Barnes said. "I think a lot of things could have been handled differently.
"I do know in college athletics there are a lot of things that go on that are worse than what Myck lost three-quarters of a season for."
The Longhorns dearly missed him. Even if he didn't live up to his reputation as a first-round NBA draft talent, Kabongo would have filled the biggest void on what is statistically the nation's most inexperienced team.
When UT struggled this season — and it has struggled a lot — it usually was because overworked and often overmatched freshman point guard Javan Felix couldn't get the Longhorns into any semblance of an offense. Felix showed bursts of promise but was not prepared to play 35 minutes per game.
And in crucial late-game situations against USC, UCLA, Baylor, West Virginia (twice), Kansas and OU, UT looked completely lost. Beginning tonight, Kabongo has an opportunity to change that dynamic.
"We're going to find out if one guy makes that big of a difference," Barnes said.
And maybe get a glimpse of what might have been.
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What do Nipsy Russell, Justin Bieber and Truman Capote have in common? If you said, Comedy Roasts, then you're right!
This week we're sinking out teeth into the jugular of others, all in the name of honor and comedy, as we talk about the age old art of the roast. From the days of Dean Martin in prime time to the modern day Jeff Ross comedy on late night cable.
If you enjoy laughing at the expense of those whom you love, then this is the episode for you. The only thing missing, was Foster Brooks…. but I think he's passed away. BOOM! Roasted.
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Despite taking an early lead after just five minutes, the BARLA Great Britain U21s suffered a heavy defeat against the Army at Whitehaven last night.
Ellenborough's David Whitworth gave the hosts the perfect start and his effort was improved by Andrew Cartwright, however, after that it was all one way traffic.
BARLA International Lee Innes finished the night scoring 30 of his sides points and centre Naka Nacemauorto proved to be almost unstoppable.
The U21s included eight new faces in their line up, but in the end the big, physical Army side proved too much to handle.
BARLA GB U21s 6 v 58 The Army Wednesday 27th July Copeland Stadium, Whitehaven Kick Off: 6.00pm


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Welcome to Shakespeare Live
An English country garden, open air Shakespeare - the quintessential English summer event.
Our New website design will be launching the end of
next week, this may cause some interuptions on this
web address, if you need to get in touch please
contact us via email or social media
Summer 2017 was a good one for Shakespeare Live.
With two outstandingly successful productions behind us – as detailed below – and a delightful new home at Cleeve House, we now turn eager eyes towards next year's main show. This is to be the uproarious Merry Wives of Windsor, a laugh-a-minute feast of comedy in the company of some of Shakespeare's funniest comic characters.
Performances will run from Monday 2nd to Saturday 7th July 2018 with booking open in April and auditions for would-be performers in January. More details will follow soon.
From one Dream to another
Amid the whoops and cheers of our final night audience Shakespeare Live's main summer show came to its spectacular conclusion in early July. Tributes aplenty have assured us that both our production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and our delightful new home at Cleeve House have been a resounding success with our audiences. Even the weather was on our side!
"A magical production of Shakespeare's classic - myth and magic, theatre and love are all intertwined, with some absolutely splendid performances..." (Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)
After the resounding success of our main show the scene shifted on a Saturday in August to the spiritual home of Shakespeare, Stratford upon Avon. We had a date with the Royal Shakespeare Company when we performed our original adaptation 'Bottom's Dream' on their open-air stage, The Dell.
With two performances on a sunny afternoon we had a great reception from large and very appreciative audiences. Comparisons with 'the amateurs in the theatre next door' might have been overstating it but there's no doubt the show was greatly enjoyed - by audiences and performers alike!
And then...
Following our success in Stratford, the beginning of October saw us performing in five local venues to give our loyal local followers a chance to join the fun.
Performances in Bradford on Avon, Bath, Chippenham, Corsham and Devizes once again attracted large audiences and brought more plaudits for this innovative and creative show.
Over five years of performances devised for the RSC at The Dell, Shakespeare Live have proved adept at delighting audiences with something that is unique and special and Bottom's Dream maintained the tradition!
Over 29 summers of open-air performance Shakespeare Live's aspiration has always been to raise amateur Shakespeare to professional levels.
We started life in the delightful gardens of Hazelbury Manor where we performed for 22 years. In July 2016 our magical production of The Tempest brought the curtain down on our six years of performance in the fine and spacious grounds of Lackham House near Lacock, and now...
We were thrilled to be performing Shakespeare Live's 2017 show, A Midsummer Night's Dream in the delightful setting of Cleeve House in the village of Seend near Melksham. We are immensely grateful for the warm and enthusiastic welcome we have had from the owners and trustees of this magnificent house, once home to Clive and Vanessa Bell of the Bloomsbury group. This was an exciting fresh start for us in a venue that we know our audiences loved just as much as we do, and where the unique magic and long-established quality of Shakespeare Live productions now has new scope to flourish.
So the future is bright for Shakespeare Live with our main show this year enjoying the novelty of a new home but the long-standing appeal of a timeless favourite in Rod Moor-Bardell's magnificent production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. This proved to be something original and very special, a delight for all the family, old and young, Shakespeare lovers and newcomers alike. Now all eyes turn to next year's production of The Merry Wives of Windsor - another comic delight!
To find out more about who we are and what we do please visit our Company section. Or have a look at our Backstage Blog, newly introduced in 2016 for our summer show, The Tempest. There you will find photos from rehearsals, pieces written by the various contributors to our production and of course posts from the director, all in all a fantastic look behind the scenes.
Photos courtesy of Owen Benson Visuals and Rob Cannings
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Lawmakers call to boot Arab party after meet with suspected ex-spy
Threat comes after 3 members of Balad went to Qatar and may have met with ex-MK Azmi Bishara, according to reports
Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman led the charge as a host of Israeli politicians called for an investigation and possible sanctions against the Arab Israeli Balad party Monday, following reports that three of its members flew to Qatar, which Israel has accused of funding Hamas, and may have met with former party member and suspected Hezbollah spy Azmi Bishara.
"The trip by members of Balad, the party that was founded and led by Azmi Bishara… proves decisively once again to those who are still skeptical that there is no place for them in the Israeli Knesset," Liberman wrote on Facebook.
He added that while the High Court of Justice had previously struck down bans preventing Balad from running in Knesset elections, "we will continue and do everything possible so that this fifth column that represents the terror organizations in the Israeli Knesset finds its place removed from the house of representatives and put behind bars."
According to a Channel 2 report, the Balad party's three MKs — Jamal Zahalka, Hanin Zoabi, and Basel Ghattas — visited Qatar and met with Bishara, the founder of Balad and a former MK and academic who has lived there in self-imposed exile since 2007. He fled Israel after being investigated over suspicions that he provided Hezbollah with information during the Second Lebanon War.
Israeli news source Ynet also reported that the trio traveled to the Gulf emirate, spoke to local media and met with academics, but did not mention a meeting with Bishara.
Liberman said he was confident that upon the Balad MKs' return from Qatar the attorney general would launch an investigation into how the trip was funded, the legality of the trip and whether funds were transferred at their request from Qatar or Bishara.
Balad MK Basel Ghattas defended the trip.
"I don't see in this any challenge or defiance against anybody," he said, according to Israeli daily Haaretz. "This is not the first time that we have visited Qatar. Tzipi Livni visited there several months ago."
Liberman's call was echoed by a number of politicians from the right flank of the Knesset.
"The High Court of Justice previously canceled a ban on Balad running in elections, and I hope this time it won't intervene," Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz (Likud) said.
Likud MK Miri Regev said that it would be appropriate to investigate the three MKs, "especially now that everybody knows that [Hamas] terrorism is funded by the leaders of Qatar and that the leaders of Hamas are staying in Qatar and receiving protection."
She added that Israel has not forgotten that Bishara had fled to Qatar, which she called "a refuge for terrorists."
Yisrael Beytenu MK Alex Miller cited the reported meeting with Bishara as "further proof of [Balad's] hostile activity against Israel," and added that he would approach the head of the ethics committee to look into whether the trip was funded by Israel or Hamas.
MK Yifat Kariv, of the more centrist Yesh Atid party, also questioned whether the Balad MKs had received proper authorization for the visit to Qatar as well as where they got the funding, and called on the Knesset Ethics Committee to investigate the possibility of leveling sanctions against the three.
Balad and specifically MK Zoabi have been under attack by Israel's right wing regularly for the past several months stemming from a number of incidents, most recently when she and Zahalka were arrested at an Arab Israeli protest against Operation Protective Edge in July.
Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch alleged that Zoabi struck a police officer and called for the revocation of her Knesset immunity. The Knesset Ethics Committee later suspended Zoabi from participating in debates on the Knesset floor for six months.
Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman also said he would seek to have Zoabi and the Balad party disqualified from elections following a Zoabi interview with Al-Jazeera in which she said that the "Palestinian resistance will not surrender" and that Israelis want a short military campaign in Gaza, "because the Israeli home front cannot stand a protracted conflict."
In an official statement, a Hamas spokesperson later hailed Zoabi as a "Palestinian woman full of patriotism," expressing the wish that some in the Palestinian Authority would take her as an example.
Liberman called Balad "a party of traitors."
Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein decided to investigate against Zoabi after two policemen, apparently Arabs themselves, complained that during hearings for the extension of arrest for Israeli-Arabs who demonstrated against Operation Protective Edge, she insulted them with a spiteful outburst. According to Ynet, Zoabi called them "collaborators with the oppressors of their own people" and said "they should be used to wipe the floor."
Zoabi had previously drawn the ire of Israeli politicians from across the spectrum in June when she said that the kidnappers of three Israeli teens, who were later found murdered, were not terrorists.


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Best Young Movie Directors
Film directing is an occupation dominated by older men and women, while the best young movie directors are normally under the age of 40. Despite the late start of many of Hollywood's finest, there are plenty of young stars creating some of the best cinema today. From comedies to super hero movies to blockbusters, these are some of the most talented filmmakers in the business.
Christopher Nolan – Christopher Nolan, 40, earned his reputation as one of the best young movie directors working when he released his breakout movie "Memento" at the age of 30. By the age of 40, he created the most successful comic book movie ever with "The Dark Knight" and earned three Oscar nominations.
Edgar Wright – Edgar Wright, 36, is a British filmmaker who has gained a large cult following despite only making three movies so far. He has won over horror fans with "Shaun of the Dead," mastered the buddy cop comedy with "Hot Fuzz" and tackled the comic book movie with "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World."
Rian Johnson – Rian Johnson, 37, has only directed two movies as of 2011 but has made his mark as one of cinema's brightest young movie directors. His first movie was the highly creativ high school Noir film "Brick," starring Joseph Gordon Levitt, making him a talent to watch.
Duncan Jones – The son of David Bowie set out to prove he could succeed in Hollywood without using his father's famous name. With his debut feature, the sci-fi sensation "Moon," he did just that. Jones, 39, won a BAFTA award for the movie and his second film, "Source Code," hits theaters in 2011.
Matthew Vaughn – Matthew Vaughn, 40, broke in as a producer for Guy Ritchie's films and made his directorial debut at the age of 33 with "Layer Cake." He has since made the impressive 2010 comic book adaptation "Kick-Ass" and is working on the latest "X-Men" sequel, "X-Men: First Class."
David Gordon Green – David Gordon Green, 35, received critical acclaim for his debut feature, "George Washington," at the age of 25. The movie caught the attention of Judd Apatow, who brought him in to direct the comedy "Pineapple Express." His next comedy, "Your Highness" hits theaters in 2011.
Marc Webb – Marc Webb, 36, began his career as a music video director before breaking out with the 2009 independent film, "(500) Days of Summer". He is now one of the hottest young movie directors working, tasked with adapting the next "Spider-Man" movie.
James Gunn – James Gunn, 40, began his career at the independent movie studio, Troma, where he wrote one of their best films, "Tromeo and Juliet." After writing some Hollywood movies, he finally got his chance to direct a film with the horror comedy "Slither."
Todd Phillips – Todd Phillips, 40, has made a career out of directing R-rated sex comedies but became one of Hollywood's most sought after young movie directors when "The Hangover" became cinema's highest grossing R-rated comedy. Phillips also directed "Old School" and "Road Trip."
Sofia Coppola – The daughter of Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola, 39, is the first female to ever receive an Oscar nomination for directing, making her one of cinema's finest young movie directors. She directed her first movie at the age of 28 and has directed four films in the eleven years since, outside the Hollywood system.


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The Middle-Eastern man walked into the Starbucks, completely unaware that he was under surveillance. His name was Abdul Barad, and he was known to have been involved with terror plots against the US. Those plots had been stopped, of course, but Barad had somehow always managed to disappear after one of the plans failed. He hadn't been found yet, mostly because his picture hadn't been released to the media. The government didn't want to cause a panic over terror plots that had failed.
While most normal civilians wouldn't recognize him, many people involved in government would. Just outside the entrance to the coffee house, there was a man sitting on a bench who appeared to be reading that day's edition of the New York Times. That man was affiliated with the CIA.
His name was Mark Schmidt. Officially, he was called a counterterrorism operative. He worked to help rid the world of terrorism. Technically, he was nothing more than a government assassin. Targets were given to him, and he would track down and kill them. Barad was his current target.
A few minutes passed, then the terrorist walked out the door and started on his way down the sidewalk. Schmidt closed the paper, left it on the bench, and began trailing Abdul when he was about twenty feet past the bench.
Abdul stole a few glances back, and Schmidt knew he'd been detected, so he quickened his pace. The terrorist looked back again, noticed the increase in speed, and took off running down an alleyway. Schmidt bolted after him in pursuit.
Schmidt noticed that the alley had a fence in the middle and saw his target preparing to speedily climb over it and escape. Luckily, at the last second, the terrorist tripped. Just after hitting the ground, he spun around onto his backside and tried to scoot backwards until his back was against the fence. With nowhere to go, he decided to plead for his life.
"I will go peacefully! I'll tell you whatever you want to know. Just let me live!" he pleaded in heavily accented English.
Schmidt decided it was best not to respond. With his left hand, he pulled Abdul by the collar of his shirt to his feet, back still against the fence. With his right hand, he pulled his handgun out from under his left arm, where his shoulder holster was. He took a step back and brought the pistol up to Abdul's forehead, right between the eyes. Schmidt made sure his gaze never left the terrorist's eyes as he pulled the trigger.
General Michael Abrahamson sat quietly in his office as he awaited the arrival of his top operative after another successful op. However, he wasn't in a congratulatory mood at the moment. Nothing too bad was going on, but there was a mission he'd be assigning that required seriousness and focus.
Eventually, Mark Schmidt walked through the door and took a seat on the other side of Abrahamson's desk.
Despite his serious mood, Abrahamson managed a smile at the sight of the man. "Good job today. Another dirtbag off the streets."
"Thank you, sir. I'm just doing my part."
"Now that the congratulations are over, let's cut to the chase. There's somebody out there who has been doing the law enforcement's job for them. He is to be considered armed and highly dangerous at all times."
"You need me to eliminate him? It's done. What's his name?" asked Schmidt, always eager for a challenge.
"He doesn't need to be eliminated. Our goal on this op is to recruit him."
"Okay, well who is he?"
"His name is Jay Marx." Abrahamson stood and put both his hands on the edge of the desk. "Here's the plan."


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New Year's Eve in Montgomery 2014
The city of Montgomery is the second largest in Alabama with a population of 284,086, and is the official state capital. Founded in 1846, Montgomery was the first capital of the Confederate States of America. Not surprisingly, it is a place where you can experience history first hand, while basking in the warm subtropical climate. New Year's Eve in Montgomery 2014 is bound to attract multitudes of visitors from near and far looking forward to a great time.
Visitors and city dwellers can savor the last evening of the year with a stroll in Old Alabama Town admiring the over 50 restored buildings from the 19th century. For avid shoppers, Montgomery's fast growing east side is replete with shopping opportunities. If you want to experience New Year's Eve 2014 submerged in Southern culture, you can enjoy a concert at the 1200-seat Davis Theatre for Performing Arts. Charming bars beckon revelers to toast the New Year and taste fine local cuisine. Montgomery is truly an enticing destination for celebrating the advent of the New Year!


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William Smith
Professor of Psychology, Emeritus
Smith's interests lie in the areas of self-evaluation, and in interpersonal and intergroup conflict. His research on self-evaluation is primarily concerned with the social comparison of abilities, especially the inference of ability from performance and attribute information, and the relevance of social identity processes for ability comparison. His work on conflict currently addresses issues of conflict in personal relationships, and constitute responses to intergroup negotiation. In attition, Smith conducts archival research on political conflict. He is a member of the Interdisciplinary Program in Social Psychology at Vanderbilt.
Representative Publications
- Smith, W.P., & Sachs, P. (1997). Social comparison and task prediction: Ability similarity and the use of a proxy. British Journal of Social Psychology, 36, 587-602.
- Calhoun, P.C., & Smith, W.P. (1999). Integrative bargaining: Does gender make a difference? International Journal of Conflict Management, 10, 201-224.
- Smith, W.P. & Calhoun, P.S. (2000). Demand/Withdrawal Tactics in Mixed-gender conflicts. Paper presented at Gender and Negotiation panel, Academy of Management meetings, Toronto, August.
- Smith, W.P. & McCammon, H. (2000). Tactical Exchange in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Deterrence and Escalation in the West Bank and Gaza Before the Intifada, 1982-1987: A Preliminary Report. Paper presented at meetings of the International Society for Political Psychology, Seattle, Washington, July.
- Arnkelsson, G.A., & Smith, W.P. (2000). The impact of stable and unstable attributes on ability evaluation in social comparison. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26, 936-947.
- Smith, W.P., & Arnkelsson, G.A. (2000). Stability of related attributes and the inference of ability through social comparison. In J. Suls & L. Wheeler (Eds.), Handbook of social comparison: Theory and research. New York: Plenum.
- Smith, W.P. (2001). Social Comparison in Task Groups. Paper presented at the Groups Preconference of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, Spokane, WA.


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A man told police he was stabbed Tuesday afternoon in the 600 block of Western Avenue.
The man went into a salon about 12:30 p.m. and explained the attack. Medics were called to his aid.
"We're trying to determine what happened," Seattle police spokeswoman Renee Witt said about 12:40 p.m. "There's no suspect information at this point."


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Megawati Sukarnoputri
News about Megawati Sukarnoputri, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Governor of Jakarta Receives His Party's Nod for President
The move by the party of Joko Widodo, who has become a political phenomenon, ended speculation over whether the party chairwoman would stand in his way.
March 15, 2014, Saturday
Family Vaults Women to Leadership in Asia
More women have come to hold power in Asia recently than in any other part of the world.
February 8, 2010, Monday
A Proudly Normal Election
Indonesia's presidential election on Wednesday is a measure of the progress the country has made.
July 8, 2009, Wednesday
Campaign Quiets Down in Indonesia Ahead of Elections
Indonesia will choose its president on Wednesday, after three weeks of campaigning in which five men and one woman crisscrossed the country to get their message out.
July 6, 2009, Monday
World Briefing | Asia: Indonesia: Ex-General Declared Victor
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October 5, 2004, Tuesday
World Briefing | Asia-Pacific: Indonesia: U.S. Presses Government On Detentions
The United States ambassador, Ralph Boyce, called on President Megawati Sukarnoputri, stepping up pressure over the detention of employees of a American mining company subsidiary on accusations of pollution. Mr. Boyce also visited the Jakarta jail...
September 28, 2004, Tuesday
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September 27, 2004, Monday
In Indonesia, Businesses Hopeful After Election
Indonesia appears to have a new president who many of its business leaders say they believe will uproot corruption and revive investment.
September 24, 2004, Friday
A Cautious Reformer as Indonesia's Next President; Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is considered a steady, broadly educated man who supports the secular tradition of Indonesia.
September 22, 2004, Wednesday
Ex-General Appears to Win By Big Margin in Indonesia
Gen. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono pledged to continue the civilian rule that was established after General Suharto's ouster.
September 21, 2004, Tuesday
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This episode was really meh. I hope that in Cilan and Iris' specials, they at least act a bit sad about being alone.
This episode was really meh. I hope that in Cilan and Iris' specials, they at least act a bit sad about being alone.
Iris and Cilan's farewell was fine, do we really need to see character crying their eyes out everytime they stop traveling together?
In fact I'd say they made past departures too over-dramatic, since Ash saw all his past friends again anyway.
Iris was just too happy to goto Blackthorn City and Cilan didn't even show any interest to meet Prof. Oak (i mean he is considered to be the top most person in pokemon research and meeting him would have given Cilan more more knowledge regarding how to understand pokemons which would have been beneficial to his Sommelier work).
The main point of that episode was the relation between Axew & Scraggy. In that episode, Axew was really sad with the idea of separating with Scraggy. Whether its a filler or not is another point, which is useless in the topic we are discussing (and that is the relation between them).
Also what do you define as a filler episode.
To me that episode wasn't a filler episode as the person who appeared in it also took part in the Unova League (which means that person was not a simple COTD).
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Ok guys i will be sincere.i didn't like this goodbye!station,the hurried excitation by writers of getting rid of iris and cilan!everything so cold!ash and iris neiborhood ..... i didn't have many expectations! But cilan and ash cabbage at least ..... neiborhood i hope that cilan and iris have a goodbye more substantial!
Clearly, Axew has gotten a Deux Ex Machina right before the train scene, and thus he was manly enough not to say good bye to his brother Scraggy.
In hindsight, this made him look like a bastard, however. Or both of them.
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Iris and cilan leaving did nothing for me, showed how poorly developed they were.
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Now Pansy has Ash all to herself temporarily, just as planned. :P
I'm honestly beginning to suspect most people on this board didn't actually watch BW. Or more specifically: they watched, but they didn't really pay attention. The parts of their brain that actually receives the stuff in the episodes was blocked by a big "THIS IS DIFFERENT! WHY IS IT DIFFERENT!? WHY ISN'T THIS EXACTLY LIKE AG/DP!?" tumor.
Also, connecting with Dragonite and getting him to listen to her took work. That's working for her goal, in my view.
Iris very clearly HAD her own storyline, but it wasn't done in the co-star/coordinator way and RAR! DIFFERENT BAD!
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Answer to all the bad things in the world: Give up on trying to make everything better. Hence, accepting it for what it is. YOLO! <- Click the link and daw.. -.-
"If I had my way in DP, Ash would've hit the league with: Pikachu, Ambipom (his to keep), Torterra (Grass/Starter), Lucario (Ace), Chingling (Cute), Bidoof (Water-type) and Heatran (Fire-type)."
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I want to get credit for if they turn out true. Dated 1:54am on 6-6-16:
- Rowlet: Arrowl - LOL I WAS WRONG!
- Litten: Burstiger - LOL I WAS WRONG!
- Popplio: Bubblaid - LOL I WAS WRONG!
The second line is meant to be sarcastic.. Though there was a random trainer with a Heatran at the Sinnoh League..
Plus he did show interest in Ash's older pokemon like Charizard, so he should have shown more interest to meet Ash's other pokemons as well before going on his own journey (i mean how much time would that have taken for him).
Iris have been a impatient person from the start, but Cilan wasn't but this episode made him into one.
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Emotion didn't meet me with this goodbye. I'm more upset because I wasn't upset.
Well I re-watched this episode (more precisely, the scenes leading up to this ending) and as much as it pains me that Iris and Cilan didn't get as much focus as I wanted them to, watching the ending scene again, well, it really got to me. I guess I can understand. Iris and Cilan said they wanted to go to Kanto with Ash but they never really said they would be traveling with him, Ash never really said that either - he was just heading home. They simply accompanied him until they made further plans. The ending scene was short but sweet. Ash not crying was expected, because he has grown over the last couple of years and learned how to deal with departures of his friends and Iris and Cilan weren't sad because, well...
As this scene symbolizes, their memories of Ash, the experience they went through with him, will always be with them. I never realized this before. I'm now kinda happy no one cried or got emotional. They WILL meet up again, almost definitely.
Iris will make her cameo and so will (hopefully) Cilan. This wasn't a goodbye, but more of a 'see ya later'.
As the title says 'Until The Day We Meet Again'.
And that really is what this departure is all about. They are certain they will meet again one day and so am I. And that makes me so much happier. The ending was subtle and sweet, the flashbacks were touching and the background music during the scene where Iris and Cilan talked about their plans was really bittersweet. Not as good as I had hoped for, but definitely better than I initially though. I like this ending.
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I wanted to throw in my 2 cents too.
This IMO felt like the most natural departure. After watching Piplup's drama in DP, I would say this departure was a fresh change. It felt natural,like how you'd feel when you are parting with your college friends after spending a year with them. The music, the slow dramatic-ness, a few scenes in the animation like the window of the train reflecting them together even though they are on opposite sides of the door, Ash's eyes showing that he was barely holding back his tears. Pansy running up and giving them souvenirs, there's a lot of classic stuff being done here. Pansy kept supporting Ash throughout the last few minutes of the departure.
You don't need to cry like a baby and give emotional monologues to convey an emotion. Best Wishes did it with a simple scene with good animation and matching music.
This is the best departure episode for me. The Kanto one was the first, so it could be more emotionally touching for nostalgia reasons, but the Unova one wasn't the first and each and every second of the last few minutes was precious, and I loved watching it.
People might say more could be done, but no, this was perfect. Any more is just overly done.
EDIT: I like how Janovy posted the image I was talking about.
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They also had the shortest amount of time to spend with ash by far. I guess it seems natural, but it still seems weird that ash didn't have even a small conversation at all with either of the two, forget crying.
These two had the least emotional attachment to Ash out of any of the others excluding Tracey.
There was no reason for emotion. They were the shortest lived main group of the series and Ash is used to traveling with new people.
@cybercubed While I agree with the "getting used" part, I disagree with the "least attachment" part. The number of episodes tells you the pacing of the saga not the time they spent together. It's entirely possible Ash spent more time in Unova than with May and Max in AG+BF.
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AS Monaco coach Claudio Ranieri has admitted interest in Manchester United legend David Beckham.
The departing LA Galaxy star will continue his career in Europe, with PSG, QPR and West Ham United all keen.
Ranieri said: "One can consider it as unrealistic as my presence in Monaco. He maintains his passion for football and that's what interests me.
"He would be helpful in all aspects of the club's development. He could share his passion with our young players. As a 37-year-old he will have plenty to offer and is professional. All young players need an experienced coach, but also teammates in the locker room."


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BNP Paribas has appointed a new general counsel for North America.
Betty Whelchel joins BNP Paribas following spells as global counsel at Deutsche Asset Management and a period at Shearman & Sterling in Tokyo.
Whelchel will report to Hubert de Vauplane, global head of corporate and investment banking legal, and Everett Schenk, CEO of corporate and investment banking.
Schenk explained that the appointment of Whelchel is part of "a significant growth in all functions but especially in the legal area given the increasing complexity of product offering".