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Here you can see a detailed look at the forecast for the next 48 hours. Note that the base for this is our Forecast Essentials product, which shows a good average forecast for Oberpleis (Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany).
However, you can also look at our compact prediction based on any other model that forecasts for your chosen location. The following models are available for Oberpleis: Swiss Super HD (2-3 days), Rapid Update HD (1-2 days), Rapid ECMWF/Global Euro HD (3 days), ECMWF/Global Euro HD (5 days), Europe HD (5 days), Swiss HD (3 days), Europe Britain HD (2 days), Europe Dutch Standard (2 days), Global US Standard (5 days), Global Canadian Standard (5 days), Global Australian Standard (5 days), Global German Standard (5 days), Global Norwegian (5 days), SwissHD MOS (3 days), German MOS (5 days), Serbian MOS (5 days)
This plot displays the 14 day temperature forecast for your selected location, Oberpleis.
The red numbers show the expected high temperature for a given day, while the blue numbers show the expected low temperature. Because forecast uncertainty increases with time, we also display the range of possible high/low temperature outcomes, shown as the shaded red/blue regions. The actual high/low temp could fall anywhere in that shaded region, and the larger the shaded regions are, the higher the forecast uncertainty is.
Current weather - Here we've put together a glance at all the most important information about the current weather in Oberpleis (Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). You can see with the radar HD if precipitation is falling at the moment, or headed towards Oberpleis soon. You can also see where there are thunderstorms currently ongoing, as well as where thunderstorms have occurred in recent weeks and months with our lightning analysis tool. Our HD satellite images of Oberpleis will show you whether there's sunshine currently in the area, or if clouds are making for a more gloomy day. Finally, current observations will tell you what current temperatures look like around Oberpleis at the moment, as well as if it's humid and/or windy.
Forecast for the next few days - The weather forecast for Oberpleis is available in several different versions, all clearly and simply displayed here on the Weather Oberpleis page. For the short term, we have data based on a single weather model that is known to deliver the best forecast for Oberpleis. For the longer term, we have forecasts for the next two weeks based on an analysis of many different possible forecast outcomes that will give you a sense of not just what's most likely, but how the forecast could change in future updates as we get closer to any given date. If the range of possible outcomes is narrow, you can have high confidence in the forecast. If the range is wide, you know there's more uncertainty, and to not give too much credence to any one possible forecast outcome. We also have other products such as Forecast Essentials and Forecast XL elsewhere on our site to give you additional options for figuring out the forecast for Oberpleis.
Neighboring places around Oberpleis - Wahlfeld, Bellinghausen, Eisbach, Berghausen, Pleiserhohn, Thomasberg, Uthweiler, Sand, Bennert, Wiese
Cities, towns, villages - Adscheid, Albach, Alfter, Altenrath, Au, Bad Honnef, Bechlingen, Bellinghausen, Bennert, Birk, Birrenbachshöhe, Bornheim, Boseroth, Bourauel, Breitscheid, Buschhoven, Bölkum, Durbusch, Eitorf, Fußhollen, Fürthen, Geber, Gibbinghausen, Hartenberg, Heckhaus, Heide, Heidgen, Heimerzheim, Hennef, Heppenberg, Herchen, Hilberath, Hohn, Honrath, Honsbach, Hurst, Hänscheid, Höffen, Hüchel, Hülscheid, Ifang, Inger, Ingersauel, Irlenborn, Ittenbach, Kern, Kitzburg, Krawinkel, Kuhlen, Königswinter, Lascheid, Lohmar, Lülsdorf, Meckenheim, Meindorf, Menden, Menzenberg, Millerscheid, Mitteldorf, Mohlscheid, Much, Muchensiefen, Niederbohlscheid, Niederbruchhausen, Niederdollendorf, Niederkassel, Oberdorf, Obersaal, Ollheim, Ramershoven, Rankenhohn, Reinshagen, Rheinbach, Rossel, Ruppichteroth, Sankt Augustin, Scheid, Siegburg, Springen, Stallberg, Stockem, Stockhausen, Stoßdorf, Sürst, Todenfeld, Troisdorf, Wachtberg, Weeg, Weiler, Wellesberg, Willmeroth, Wolsdorf, Wormersdorf, Zumhof, Übersehn
Mountains and hills - Broderkons Berg, Drachenfels, Großer Ölberg, Petersberg
Lakes - Rotter See


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Paul McCartney Reportedly Releasing Deluxe 'Ram' Reissue This Spring
We've known for awhile that Paul McCartney would be continuing his series of catalog reissues with a deluxe version of 1971′s 'Ram,' but now details are starting to surface regarding the release — and we could see the results on store shelves before summer.
McCartney certainly seems to be in a nostalgic frame of mind these days: he's offering a reproduction of his 1971 single 'Another Day/Oh Woman, Oh Why' on 7″ vinyl for this year's Record Store Day event on April 21. And according to a report at the Second Disc, the official label information reads, "this exclusive reissue single is taken from the forthcoming Paul McCartney Archive Collection edition of 'Ram' coming this spring!"
According to another report, we can expect to see the 'Ram' reissue as soon as May — and it looks like it'll come in a variety of configurations, including an "ultra deluxe edition" that could conceivably pack in even more material than the "three-CD, one-DVD set that has been in the works for over a year."
That's a heck of a lot more content than McCartney fans were treated to with the 1993 'Ram' reissue, which tacked on 'Another Day' and 'Oh Woman, Oh Why' as bonus tracks. Have you been waiting for an "ultra deluxe" 'Ram' — and if so, what are you hoping to hear (and see) in this package?


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Yesterday's beautiful weather didn't last past noon. It wasn't long before the clouds rolled in and fog began to creep around the campsites. The first beer of the morning was cracked around nine as we made breakfast and waited for more of our friends to arrive. In the meantime, we met a bunch of our neighbors – everyone we're camped next to is really friendly! People would stop in just to say hello and ask how our night went, and we had great conversations with people who also love these gorgeous Ozark Mountains. Due to our proximity to Main Stage, we got to enjoy Useful Jenkins from the comfort of our camp chairs. Their sound was a really pleasant way to kick off the day – perfect beer drinkin' music! When our other friends finally arrived (and we welcomed them properly with another round of beers), we set up a canopy over our campsite living room and pulled on some extra layers before heading out to the day's new adventures!
The first show we actually made it down to was Dirtfoot at Main Stage. The rain had just really began to fall, forming fresh mud under damp straw and providing the perfect stompin' conditions for a crowd that was ready to party. Dirtfoot is one of those bands who is perfectly in their element when there's a little mud and lot of rowdiness. I have never seen a xylophone rocked so hard before in my life. The crowd was clearly fueled by the band's gypsy-punk-country-grumble-boogie energy: everyone who was up closer to the stage was dancing, some with ponchos and umbrellas, some who didn't seem to care at all about the rain. Suddenly, two huge sasquatches began dancing their way into the crowd and one of the guys from Coyote Union started dancing with one of them. He was so happy to have his picture taken at Dirtfoot with Bigfoot! I hope I can somehow stay up late enough to see their set at The Roost stage at 2 AM on Sunday morning!
I left Dirtfoot a bit early to make sure to catch Elephant Revival's set at the Harvest Tent. After enjoying one of the most beautiful concert experiences of my life seeing them at last year's Harvest Fest, I made a promise to never miss an Elephant Revival show that was within reasonable driving distance. They are one of my favorite bands of all time, not just because of the fact that they are all excellent musicians, but also because of the spiritual quality of their songs. Going to one of their shows is like being in church, if the thing you worship is the beauty of being alive and in love with the Universe. The first couple of songs they played were inspired by the rain, slow and beautiful that built up to a danceable frenzy. A few songs in, vocalist and percussionist Bonnie Paine, introduced a new song with the story that inspired it. The band met a girl while on tour and made a special connection with her, but she passed away shortly afterward. On their way back through, the band played at her wake and got to know her family and formed a friendship with them. The song that they played was gorgeous. I wish I could remember the name, but I had tears in my eyes. They played a couple songs from their new EP "It's Alive" and their new album, "These Changing Skies." Then for the end of the set, they brought out their good friends, Laurie and Katelyn Shook, from Shook Twins to sing a couple songs with them. They closed the set with "Ring Around The Moon," which was incredible with the addition of those two beautiful voices. I really hope to catch their set this evening at The Roost stage!
As soon as Elephant Revival's last song ended, I hustled towards the Backwoods Stage hoping to see a bit of Star and Micey, and I am so glad that I did! They were an awesomely fun group of guys, all good musicians, but the thing that struck me most was the way they harmonized with each other. It reminded me of some Mumford & Sons songs, but with much better lyrics. Their sound is really positive and uplifting and the small crowd was dancing and loving it. For their last song, they came around out into the crowd and danced around as they sang a joyous song. Everyone in the crowd was smiling and clapping and the good vibes were tangible in the jostle and sway. Afterward, the guys agreed to an interview (which I will hopefully have posted soon!) and they were some of the nicest and most personable guys I've ever talked to.
I stayed around Backwoods Stage to check out some of Rosco Bandana with their high-energy indie-rock jams and raucous stage presence. The crowd was really small but clearly having a blast! I didn't get to stay for long because my stomach was yelling at me to go back to camp and eat something, but I definitely hope to get the chance to see them again someday because their sound was awesome.
Back at camp, we listened to Turnpike Troubadours while we made some fajita chicken sausages and recapped with our friends. We all decided to head separate ways after dinner: I chose to head for the Harvest Tent and see Head for the Hills. I didn't realize I was about to have my mind blown by some sweet psychedelic bluegrass jams, but now I firmly believe that that is among the best kind of surprises. The fiddler, Joe Lessard, was incredibly charismatic, and Michael Chappell player just shredded his mandolin. They bluegrassed like rockstars and rocked out like hill people; during the course of one song there might be two or three complete changes in sound before switching back in and connecting the disparate pieces of music with each other through a great bass riff. I was so entranced, it took me a while to remember that I needed to take photos! (Don't worry! You'll get to see them!) When Michelle and I met back up at Yonder, we were both babbling about the bands we just saw, so make sure to read her recap of She's A Keeper! Which brings me to my next point….
No one seemed to care about the rain or the mud or the crowds or anything else except for dancing through the mud and cheering for the sweet sounds floating off the stage and into our grateful earholes. It was glorious. Our bff and campmate, Robbie Sams, gave the following review: "They played 'Forty Miles from Denver'early on, and I love that song. But the thing I disliked most about Yonder is… that they don't live and play in my house all the time." It was really nice to be in their house last night, those guys seem to love sharing themselves and their music with a crowd of happy people. The energy they were giving out had everybody happy to be alive. Each of the band members seemed to be giving us the best of themselves, professionally fun and on point like string-slinging snipers; I was particularly struck by Dave Johnston with his passionate picking. We also watched a live painter work near the stage, and it seemed almost like Ben Kaufmann was directing his paintbrush with the rhythm-working magic he was performing on stage with that bass. Overall, the experience was wonderful, and I was especially happy to be seeing them with our friends (who are bigger fans than I am) enjoying a Yonder show for the first time. Any band that can make that many people so excited to be in the middle of a field in the cold and the rain is something you should make it a point to experience at least once, and since they are the hosts of Harvest, you can catch them here every night of the festival every year. I can't wait to see what they give us tonight!
After Yonder, we grabbed some food at Rub-N-Butts BBQ and ended up staring down the most amazingly delicious BBQ nachos I have ever put in my mouth. I have also never gotten such a generous amount of food at a festival truck! As I was waiting for our friends to order, I realized upon looking at the menu again that the truck is from a local business out of Fayetteville, AR. There have been a lot of local food vendors this year, which is really awesome, as I totally support the "Think Globally, Shop Locally" mindset. Harvest Festival is a pretty conscious place – they are really serious about recycling, there is a place to drop off food bank donations, Dirtfoot's Chompdown allowed everyone to have a decent meal while they're living in the woods for a few days, and the local food vendors were a nice touch. My favorite part of this festival is the way it works like a family for a few days, all of these people here to genuinely enjoy the company of other music fans and lovers of Mulberry Mountain. It revives my faith in people every time.
We ended up going back to camp to eat, and the rain picked up again even harder. We were planning on going to see Tedeschi Trucks band, but they didn't seem to be starting on time and after we had all snuggled into our blankets and beer in our campsite, roll-out living room, we had pretty much decided that since we could enjoy the show from here, we were all staying put. I was exhausted, but midway through their set, I wished I was down at the stage! Susan Tedeschi's voice was stunning and incredibly powerful, and the wail of Derek Trucks' masterful guitar mixed with the steady rain on our canopy was so awesome. I fell asleep much warmer (or much more tipsy) than Thursday night, and this morning I am ready to go slog through the mud with my fellow music fans to partake of the final day of this awesome Harvest Festival! Things I will not be missing: Elephant Revival's second set, Gangstagrass, Beats Antique, Shook Twins, and an awesome time!


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Obituaries December 5, 2012
Joseph G. Bullis
Joseph G. Bullis, 68, of Newport Center, died on November 27, 2012, at his home with his family at his side.
He was born December 27, 1943, in East Orange, New Jersey, a son of Percy and Mildred (English). On June 15, 1968, he married Marlene Willis, who survives him.
Mr. Bullis was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a machinist at Tivoly in Derby Line. He enjoyed working in his vegetable and flower gardens, and he loved to decorate his home at Christmas time, using thousands of lights and scenes. He also loved having the grandchildren come to his home for a visit and attending family reunions that were held each year. He was a wonderful husband and father. His family always came first.
He is survived by his wife, Marlene Bullis, of Newport Center; by his children: Roy Bullis and his wife, Rhonda, of Newport, Karen Bullis of Derby Line, and Roxanne Couture and her husband, Christopher, of Newport; by his grandchildren: Leanne Bullis, Samantha Bullis, Kyle Forcier, Blake Leighton, Justin Forcier, Lindsey Couture, and Christopher Couture; by his great-grandchildren: Rylee Jones and Hannah Forcier; by his brothers and sisters: Jack Bullis and his wife, Beverly, of Derby Line, Daniel Bullis and his wife, Sharon, of Newport, Dianne Bullis of Newport, Judith Bullis of Proctor, Mary Lou George and her husband, Wendall, of Derby, Craig Bullis and his wife, Diana, and Paula Marie Brochu and her husband, Steve, of Derby Line; and by several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was predeceased by his son Christopher Joseph Bullis and by three brothers: Francis, William, and James Bullis.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 6, at the Advent Christian Church in Newport Center with the Reverend Chris Barton officiating. Spring interment will take place at the Veterans Cemetery in Randolph.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the NEKCA food shelf, P.O. Box 724, Newport, Vermont, 05855, or to the Orleans Essex Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice, Inc., 46 Lakemont Road, Newport, Vermont 05855.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
Lorene Anna Liberty-Curtis
Lorene Anna Liberty-Curtis died suddenly on November 22, 2012, at her daughter's home in East Highgate following a recent period of illness.
Ms. Liberty-Curtis was born to Lyndon and Merial (Stratton) Liberty on May 17, 1945.
She was predeceased by her parents, by her brother Byron Liberty, and by her beloved late husband, John Lee Curtis.
She is survived by her sisters Patricia Fudge and family of New York, Deanna Styggles and family of New Hampshire, brother-in-law, Durwood Styggles of Vermont, her sister Linda Oullette and family, her sister Kathy Benjamin and her family of Vermont, and her brother Michael Liberty and his family of New York.
Ms. Liberty-Curtis was a single mother of seven children, all of whom survive her: daughter Deborah Williams of Flagstaff, Arizona, son Christopher Chicione and his wife, Karen, of Bakersfield, son, Patrick Chicoine and his wife, Tina, of Jacksonville, Florida, daughter Andrea Smith and her husband, Raymond, of West Charleston, daughter April Mathewson and her husband, Clint, of Sheffield, daughter Katrina Mallette and her husband, Carl, of East Highgate, and daughter Alicia Chicoine and her husband, Joey Glodgett, of Halifax, Massachusetts. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren: Wesley Kahl, Raymond Smith Jr., Caitlin Smith, Calee Chicoine, Connor Chicoine, Joshua Elliott, Cheyenne Elliott, Timothy Elliott, Cassandra Elliott, Dakota Mallette, Hunter Mallette, Sierra Glodgett, and Haleight Glodgett; by two great-grandchildren; and by close friend Ralph Swett.
Ms. Liberty-Curtis worked for a short time with the Community College of Vermont teaching adults to read. She met and married Patrick Chicoine Sr., and they had seven children together. They divorced in 1976. She became a migrant farm worker, working on farms in Shoreham, Highgate, and throughout Franklin County. She was an extremely hard worker, and she instilled those values in her children as well.
She enjoyed antiques and auctions. When she retired from farming, she graduated from a program called Step Up for women and learned the trade of finish carpentry.
She met and married John Lee Curtis in 1996 and settled in Brownington. After she left carpentry, she became a store manager and historian. She also participated in long rifle shooting competitions and pioneer camping. She enjoyed Mr. Curtis' enthusiastic hunting stories and hunted and fished with him.
Throughout her life, Ms. Liberty-Curtis was a professional quilter who made hand-sewn works of art that won many top awards in juried shows, accolades in magazines, and were sold all over the country.
She was a lover of books, gardening, and early American history. She could do anything she set her mind to and did it well. She had been recently chronicling her own family history. She was a patron of many libraries and the Clan of the Hawk tribal group.
At Ms. Liberty-Curtis's request, there will be no viewing.
A family gathering was scheduled for Wednesday, November 28, at the Rice Hill United Methodist Church in Sheldon Springs.
In lieu of flowers, gifts in her memory may be made in her name to the Jones Memorial Library in Orleans, Vermont, or The Clan of the Hawk tribal group in care of Ralph Swett, Evansville, Vermont.
Desneiges J. Geraw
Desneiges J. Geraw, 67, of Glover died on November 27, 2012, at her home surrounded by her loving family.
She was born January 22, 1945, in Craftsbury, a daughter of Eddy and Fabiola (Vachon) Coderre. In 1971 she married Chester Geraw, who survives her.
Mrs. Geraw loved spending time with her family and grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Chester Geraw, of Glover; by her sons: Raymond Geraw and his wife, Lea, of Glover, and Eddy Geraw of Glover; by her grandchildren: Vikki and Destiny Geraw, both of Glover; by her brother Donald Coderre of Lowell; by her sisters: Gisele Damon and her husband, Robert, of Morgan, Estelle Wheeler and her husband, Alfred, of Newport Center, and Cecile Arel-Smith of Newport; by her sister-in-law Alice Coderre of Irasburg; and by several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her son Freddy Geraw in 2005; by her grandson Michael Geraw in 2005; by her brothers: Lucien, Marcel, Eugene, Gaetan, and Raymond Coderre; by her sisters: Rita and Jeannette, by her brothers-in-law: Albert, Wallace, and Charlie; and by her sisters-in-law: Eva, Rosalie, Jeannette, and Tammy.
Funeral services were held at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home in Barton on November 30 with the Reverend Timothy Naples officiating. Spring interment will be in Westlook Cemetery in Glover.
Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, 1080 Hospital Drive, St. Johnsbury, Vermont 05819.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
Marcel M. Lanoue
Marcel M. Lanoue, 95, of Newport died on December 1, 2012, in Derby, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on May 15, 1917, in Newport Center, a son of Herve and Albina (Gaudreau) Messier. After his mother's death, he was raised by his aunt and uncle Euclide and Argentine Lanoue. On October 22, 1960, he married Angele Frechette, who survives him.
Mr. Lanoue served his country during World War II, from 1941 through 1946. He was stationed at the Island of Leyte in the Philippines where he was in charge of troop transport for incoming and outgoing troops, as well as inter-island transport. He made his home in Newport, where he loved to be. He was a devoted husband, father and family man as well as a devoted Catholic.
He was employed by his father, Euclide Lanoue, in North Troy, where he was a sales clerk and bookkeeper in a feed store. He then went on to work at St. Onge's cash store in Newport as a sales clerk. After that he worked as a butcher for the Grand Union grocery store. He also worked for many years at the Hilton Gas Company as a propane gas technician. He retired as a custodian at North Country Union High School in 1994. He raised two children and was a loving and caring father.
He is survived by his wife, Angele Lanoue, of Newport; and by his children: Micheline Marcotte of Barton and Marc Lanoue and his wife, Amy, of Newport; by seven grandchildren: Stephanie Waechter and her husband, Michael, Gabrielle Marcotte, Olivia Marcotte, Celine Marcotte, Avery Marcotte, Caleb Lanoue, and Daniel Lanoue.
He was predeceased by his brother Lawrence Messier; by his half-brothers Victor and Jean Marie Messier; by half-sister Marie Jeanne Theroux; by sister-in-law Marguerite Beaumier and her husband, Francis; and by his son-in-law Bradley Marcotte.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 6, at St. Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Newport, where a Mass will be celebrated. Friends may call from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on December 6 at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home at 37 Lake Road in Newport. Spring interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery with full military honors.
Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association of Vermont, 300 Corner Stone Drive, Suite 128, Williston, Vermont 05495.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
Izola Magoon
Izola Magoon, 78, of Merrimack, New Hampshire, died on November 23, 2012, at the Ledgewood Nursing Home
Born March 25, 1934, in Orleans, she was a daughter of the late Raymond Place from Orleans and Ruby Robbins from Milford, New Hampshire.
Mrs. Magoon owned and operated IKE, Inc., She lived in Merrimack for the past 40 years.
Survivors include: Her son Kirk Carnahan and his wife, Kathy; two grandchildren: Corey Carnahan and Christie Corey and her husband, Aaron; two great-grandchildren: Hailey and Colton Corey; and nephew David Place.
There will be no local services.
Mrs. Magoon will be laid to rest in Orleans beside her late husband and many generations of her family. As was her wish, there will be a small, private, family service in the spring.
The Rivet Funeral Home in Merrimack is in charge of arrangements.
Frederick T. Tourangeau
Frederick T. Tourangeau, 75, of Newport died on November 26, 2012, with his loving family at his side.
He was born November 10, 1937, in Montgomery, a son of Arthur and Persis (Pelkey) Tourangeau.
On November 20, 1956, he married Ruth Woodcock, who survives him.
Mr. Tourangeau served in the U.S. Army. He was a machinist at Tivoly in Derby Line. He enjoyed hunting.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth Tourangeau, of Newport; by his children: Brent Tourangeau of Richardson, Texas, Leona Smith and her husband, Royal, of Lebanon, Maine, and Michael Tourangeau of Nashua, New Hampshire; by his grandchildren: Jacob, Tonya, Trevor, Nicholette, Katherine, and Juliette; by his great-grandchildren: Connor, Cullen, Layla, and Emily; by his brother James Tourangeau of Craftsbury; by his sisters: Joyce Billado and her husband, Carlton, of Craftsbury, and Myrtle Lacroix and her husband, Tony, of Brunswick, Maine; and by many nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his brother Donald Billow, his sister Barbara Mason, and his granddaughter Elizabeth Tourangeau.
Funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the Orleans-Essex Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice, Inc., 46 Lakemont Road, Newport, Vermont 05855.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com
Wilton (Bill) A. Whitcomb
Wilton (Bill) A. Whitcomb, 82, of Ormond Beach, Florida, died on Saturday, November 10, 2012, at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Massachusetts.
He was born on May 9, 1930.
He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Catherine (Mattson, Murphy) Whitcomb; three sons: Wilton and his wife, Beth, of Windermere, Florida, Joseph and his wife, Judy, of Ft. Myers, Florida; and Preston and his wife, Beverly, of Sudbury, Massachusetts; by four stepchildren: Deborah Duffy and her husband, Peter, of Old Lyme, Connecticut, David Murphy and his wife, Lynda, of Springvale, Maine, Daniel Murphy and his wife, Lorna, of Sunderland, Massachusetts, and Kristin Murphy of Johnson; by 11 grandchildren; by his only sister, Allayne (Kremp, Donlon) Whitcomb, of Ormond Beach; and by nieces Janice Dufour and her husband, Jeffrey, of Hopewell, New Jersey, and Joanne Pecca and her husband, Michael, of Cohasset, Massachusetts.
Mr. Whitcomb grew up in Hingham, Massachusetts, and graduated from Hingham High School in 1948. He had a bachelor of science degree in engineering from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, and he attended Harvard Business School. After a stint serving in the U.S. Army overseas, he lived in Scituate, Massachusetts, for 25 years where he was active in Boy Scouts and youth baseball.
He was employed by Boston Edison in management for 30 years. A career opportunity led him to spend six years in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, where he was plant manager of a desalination plant for the Saudi government. While in Arabia, he and his wife traveled extensively throughout Europe. They returned to the United States in 1988, locating in Newport where Mr. Whitcomb became the owner-operator of a boat marina on Lake Memphremagog.
After retiring, Mr. Whitcomb moved to Ormond Beach, spending his summers on Lake Salem in Derby. He was an avid Boston sports fan and a lifelong lover of dogs. He is remembered as a loving and devoted family man and generous friend. He was a member of Christ Presbyterian Church in Ormond Beach, the United Church of Newport, the Masonic Lodge of Newport, the Newport Planning Commission, and a board member of the Falls Association in Ormond, Beach.
In accordance with Mr. Whitcomb's wishes, there will be no formal funeral service. A remembrance and graveside service, to be attended by family and close friends, will occur in the spring in Vermont.
Those who wish may send donations to the Golden Retriever Rescue Fund Mid Florida (see www.grrmf.org for details and the mailing address), or to the United Church of Newport, 63 Third Street, Newport, Vermont 05855.
Online condolences can be shared through the Deware Funeral Home at www.dewarefuneralhome.com.
James M. Young
James M. Young, 81, of Newport died on December 3, 2012, in Newport.
He was born February 10, 1931, in Olde Town, Maine, a son of James Young and Ella (Fuller) Dubois. On July 20, 1950, he married Katherine Yankus, who survives him.
Mr. Young was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served his country from 1948 through 1950. He was a salesman for AMP Inc., in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and more recently owned the Kingdom Koach Taxi Business in the Newport area. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.
He is survived by his wife, Katherine Young of Newport; by his children: Joyce Gooding and her husband, Daniel, of Gilford, New Hampshire, Patricia Young of Brownington, Janice Polsdorf and her husband, Scott, of Savannah, Georgia, James Young and his wife, Kathy, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, David Young and his wife, Diana, of Matthews, North Carolina, Christine Thomas of Lancaster, Pennsylvania; by 18 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; by his sisters: Florence Winter of Lebanon, New Hampshire, and Joann Long and Helen Carlson of Clearwater, Florida; and by numerous nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his daughter Judith Pelleteri and by his brother Ralph Young.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 10, at St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Newport where a Mass will be celebrated. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, December 9, at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home at 4670 Darling Hill Road in Newport. Interment will follow in the New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery in Boscowen, New Hampshire, with full military honors.
Should friend desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, Vermont Division, 55 Day Lane, Williston, Vermont 05495.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.


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(Reuters) - Profit at Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) rose by a better-than-expected 13 percent in the third quarter, as the largest U.S. mortgage lender made up for a decline in that business by releasing a large chunk of money set aside for bad loans.
Home refinancings, which had been a profit center over the past few quarters for the No. 4 U.S. bank, slowed as anticipated, and many of its 89 other businesses did not improve enough to make up the difference. Both interest and fee income fell slightly from year-earlier levels.
An improving economy meant more people paid their bills and the bank was able to release $900 million of reserves for credit losses, its largest since the second quarter of 2011.
But some investors worried whether Wells Fargo can overcome the slowdown in mortgage activity after the release of reserves runs its course.
"At some point, the reserve releases drop away, mortgage becomes a very bland business, and growth has to happen" from other parts of the bank, said Chris Richey, portfolio manager and managing director at Neosho Capital, a $165 million investment firm that holds Wells Fargo shares.
"They've got their work cut out for them," Richey said.
Wells Fargo executives believe that despite the drop-off in mortgage activity, underlying economic trends will enable most of their businesses to grow.
"The improvement in housing is really good for America, good for our customers and ultimately good for our company," Chief Executive John Stumpf said on a conference call with analysts.
He said household debt levels were at their lowest since 2002, "which provides capacity for consumer spending and borrowing going forward."
Wells Fargo stock dipped 0.6 percent to $41.18, recouping most of its losses from earlier in the session.
Separately on Friday, JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) posted its first quarterly loss under Chief Executive Jamie Dimon after a tangle of legal and regulatory probes cost the biggest U.S. bank $7.2 billion.
Wells Fargo's net income applicable to common shareholders rose to $5.32 billion, or 99 cents per share, from $4.72 billion, or 88 cents per share, a year earlier. Analysts, on average, estimated Wells Fargo would earn 97 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Total revenue dipped to $20.5 billion from $21.2 billion a year earlier.
Mortgage banking income fell 43 percent to $1.61 billion due to fewer loans as well as diminished profit from selling mortgages to investors.
Wells Fargo's mortgage business is in a "transitional period," Chief Financial Officer Tim Sloan told analysts on the conference call, adding that mortgage volumes in the fourth quarter were likely to be lower.
The San Francisco bank made $80 billion in home loans, down from $139 billion a year earlier and ending a streak of seven consecutive quarters making over $100 billion in home loans.
Rising interest rates crimped customer demand for mortgages throughout the quarter. In early September, applications to refinance home loans fell to their lowest level since November 2008.
For the week ended September 27, 30-year mortgage rates fell to 4.49 percent from 4.8 percent in the week ended August 23, after the U.S. Federal Reserve opted not to curtail its bond-buying program on September 18, but there was little sign that Wells Fargo would immediately benefit.
The bank had $35 billion in mortgage applications that it had received but not yet processed at quarter-end, compared with $63 billion at the end of the second quarter.
Higher revenues from other businesses helped to pick up some of the slack from mortgage banking. Trust and investment fees rose to $3.28 billion from $2.95 billion a year earlier. Investment banking fees jumped 33 percent from the same period a year earlier.
The bank also increased its loan book by 1.3 percent to $812.3 billion from the second quarter.
The increase was broad-based, with nearly $5 billion coming from growth in commercial, auto and credit card loans, and $5.2 billion from acquisitions of commercial real estate loans from European banks.
Wells Fargo's net interest margin, a measure of how profitable its loans are, fell to 3.38 percent from 3.66 percent in the same quarter last year.
"Cosmetically, the quarter looked weaker," given the share of the bank's profit connected to reserve releases, said Marty Mosby, an equity analyst at investment bank Guggenheim Securities.
"It's one of those transition quarters. As you move into the next quarter or two, you'll see temporary earnings being replaced" with more stable sources, Mosby said.
Editing by Dan Wilchins and Jeffrey Benkoe


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NCAA Game Night: 2-25-12
RPI Engineers 2 @ No. 11 Cornell Big Red 1 (OT)
D Kirill Gotovets, COR: Did not play.
Season totals: 18 GP, 1-4-5, +12, 12 PIM
Gotovets has played well lately, but is taking his turn as a scratch for a deep Cornell squad. Cornell finished second in the ECAC and will get a bye in the playoff's first round.
Clarkson Golden Knights 2 @ Harvard Crimson 3
F Alex Killorn, HAR: 0-1-1, E, 0 PIM, 2 SOG
Season totals: 28 GP, 18-18-36, +6, 45 PIMs
Harvard finishes the weekend with four big points after two wins. They will get a bye next week in the first round of the ECAC playoffs.
No. 5 Boston University Terriers 3 @ Vermont Catamounts 2 (OT)
F Matt Marshall, UVM: Did not play (injured)
Season totals: 2 GP, 0-0-0, E, 2 PIM
Vermont put up a good fight against a top-5 team, but fell in overtime on a goal by Alexx Privitera, an undersized defenseman who went undrafted last summer.
No. 15 Miami RedHawks 5 @ No. 17 Ohio State Buckeyes 1
F Jimmy Mullin, MIA: 1-2-3, +3, 0 PIM, 2 SOG, *Third Star*
Season totals: 31 GP, 9-12-21, +13, 10 PIM
Mullin's a Buckeye killer. The freshman registered three points Saturday to give him five (1-4-5) for the weekend as the RedHawks swept their intra-state rivals, outscoring them 8-1 in the process. Mullin was third star both nights. Miami moved up to fourth in the CCHA standings and will get a bye in the first round of the playoffs next week.
Note: Brendan O'Donnell (North Dakota) is out for the season after undergoing shoulder surgery this week.
Yale Bulldogs 2 @ Quinnipiac Bobcats 2 (OT)
F Matthew Peca, QU: 0-2-2, -1, 2 PIM (tripping), 2 SOG, *Third Star*
Season totals: 34 GP, 7-23-30, +2, 12 PIM
Matthew Peca (pictured) set up both Quinnipiac goals as the Bobcats tied Yale 2-2 at home on Saturday. The Bobcats clinched the fifth seed in the ECAC and will play last-place Brown next weekend in the first round of the playoffs. Peca had six assists this weekend and is in the early running with Jimmy Mullin for our Prospect of the Week award.
No. 19 Western Michigan Broncos 3 @ No. 1 Ferris State Bulldogs 0
D Luke Witkowski, UWM: 0-1-1, +1, 2 PIM (interference), 1 SOG
Season totals: 35 GP, 1-9-10, +5, 45 PIM
Witkowski registered a point for the fourth time in five games and set a new career high for points in a season with 10. But the most impressive part of his night was helping his Broncos to a huge upset win in the barn the nation's No.1 team calls home. The Bulldogs accepted their trophy for winning the CCHA on Saturday night. They have already clinched the top spot for the playoffs. WMU, who clinched a bye, finished the home-and-home series with FSU 1-0-1. The Broncos tied for second in the CCHA with Michigan.
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Mac Broderick needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 179 designs submitted by 68 freelance designers.
Center for Business Ethics and Corporate Governance
The Center for Business Ethics (CFBE) is a St. Petersburg, Russia-based NGO which is looking for a new logo (The old webpage/logo can be seen here: http://www.ethicsrussia.org/). The old logo, the pyramid, was based on the idea of building layers towards a transparent, ethical company. For example, you start with base such as a code of ethics, then this leads to a more targeted system of internal controls, and onward up the pyramid.
CFBE is looking for a new logo that signifies, transparency, trust, and professionalism. Our goal is to become an anti-corruption resource for businesses operating in Russia, as well as governments and development organizations.
CFBE's target audience is predominately multinational corporations. As such, there is no need to include any cyrillic or distinctly Russian features, though this is not discouraged. The design should be clean and simple, conveying our message of transparency, trust, and professionalism. Other target markets are multilateral development organizations such as the World Bank and EBRD, as well as the Russian government.
There are no specific requirements, so feel free to be creative! The design should be contemporary and simple. The design for Transparency International is a good example, but nothing that needs to be followed. No specific color schemes are needed. The name of the center should be included (please do not include the ethics, ecology, economy from the original logo). No tag line needed. Thanks!
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The YMCA of Greater New Orleans is planning a dedication ceremony on May 16 after the completion of a state-funded $2.4 million first phase of development of a fitness center that is being converted from a former naval base in the Federal City complex in Algiers, LA.
The center, which recently opened, already has about 800 members and will continue developing its second phase, which will include a swimming pool, The Times-Picayune reported.
The privately operated YMCA helps serve the 1,300 Marines and civilians working at the Marine Corps Support Facility, which is at the heart of the new complex. The $150 million state-funded project to convert the former Navy base will help support the Marines and their families with amenities, including a child development center, a hotel, an auditorium and a parking garage
The YMCA will operate the Federal City's child care development center as part of the Navy lease agreement. To do this, the YMCA entered into a separate sublease with Federal City development team HRI/ECC to run the child care center. Contractual disputes then led the YMCA to sue HRI/ECC last month claiming it owes almost $100,000 for the center.
The lawsuit, filed in New Orleans Civil District Court, alleges HRI/ECC violated the sublease with the YMCA by not paying nearly $100,000 in start-up costs and compensation for the losses the YMCA incurred in operating the center, the Times reported.
The New Orleans Federal Alliance, which selected HRI/ECC as the master developer and oversees Federal City, released a statement saying it "remains committed to ensure that anyone working on the Federal City project fully meets its contractual requirements and that the Mega Fund money granted to this project will only be spent on things that are clearly appropriate and in the community's and the project's best interests."
More than 60 children, primarily of military parents, attend the child care center. The YMCA's board of directors has considered not renewing its contract to operate the center when it expires June 30. The lawsuit has no effect on the fitness center.


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Facebook matters for online retailers.
In fact it should matter to anyone with an online presence given its massive user base of 1.5 billion and growing. That number may go over our heads, but just think for a second, almost one in every seven human beings on the planet has a Facebook account.
In other words, it's a marketing channel that you simply can't afford to ignore - especially when you're trying to sell online. But of course, you already knew that ;)
However, what you might not have known, I've tried to cover in the following stats and graphics to highlight some obvious and some overlooked insights that could give you some ideas for your digital marketing efforts. All so that you might use both your time and money more effectively in growing your business.
#1. 56% of online shoppers click on "Like" buttons related to products
In case you haven't already, it might be time to start thinking about how you could make your website and product pages more sharable, especially given that over half of all shoppers click on "like" buttons. Guess where that data goes? Into the news feeds of their friends and family opening up access to ever more prospects.
Source: Sociable Labs
#2. 62% of online shoppers have read product comments their friends shared on Facebook
Buying something new can be scary.
With factors like buyer's remorse from consumers and planned obsolesce from companies, what you end up with are people wanting to know about a product before they buy. And with 84 percent of consumers trusting word-of-mouth referrals, higher than any other form of media, it would be a good idea to start thinking about how you can start encouraging your customers to write reviews, comments, and more when it comes to your products.
Whether it's a referral program or a contest, when people talk, their circle of influence listens.
Source: Sociable Labs
#3. 62% of Facebook users are active on a monthly basis, higher than any social platform
When it comes to engagement, Facebook has built-in a level of addiction and obsession like no other platform out there. Which may be why roughly 48 percent of 18-34 year olds check Facebook right when they wake up.
In short, if you're struggling with figuring out where to devote your social media resources, you probably still want to hold strong on Facebook.
Source: jeffbullas.com
#4. 79% of ecommerce companies prefer Facebook when it comes to social media log ins
What do smart retailers like Polyvore, Fab, and Pose have in common other than being wildly successful? They all have Facebook login.
With almost 4/5 preferring Facebook login, it might be high-time to jump on the bandwagon. To see how online retailers have been benefiting from Facebook's open graph, read this post, and if you're keen on doing it the good old fashioned way, check out this post.
Source: Gigya
#5. 70% of business-to-consumer (B2C) marketers have acquired a customer through Facebook
In case you were ever wondering if your time spent updating your company page's status was resulting in sales, this stat should bolster your confidence.
Something to consider is looking at your conversion strategy and how many steps lie between a fan going from clicking your link to making a purchase. The more friction you can remove, the better off you'll be.
Source: HubSpot
#6. Facebook makes up 26% of referred social media traffic to websites
Hopefully this stat shouldn't be coming as a surprise to you as you're probably seeing this for your self. Not to say that other social channels aren't worth it, it does goes to show the importance of putting in the right amount of effort to craft your Facebook posts to drive click-throughs and making sure the landing page they arrive at is optimized for conversion.
Source: Ambassador
#7. Americans spend 23% of their time on Facebook and other social sites, averaging 7.8 hours a month on Facebook's mobile site alone
Take that in for a second. Almost one-quarter of our day is consumed on Facebook and other social sites, hell we spent 8 hours on Facebook's mobile app a month. If that doesn't signal opportunity, I don't know what does.
Consider experimenting with paid posts and ads on the social network to drive more traffic and reach a broader and more targeted audience.
Source: Ambassador
#8. Surveys on Facebook deliver a boost of 139% to post virality, more than any other type of post
Fact of the matter is, people love sharing their opinion or giving their take on something. You should know that, you probably like weighing in our both important and inconsequential matters all the time. It's part of our makeup, and guess what? It gives us a minute sense of self-importance to answer a poll. However, survey posts made up only 1.5 percent of total posts, so you might want to get your audience to provide their feedback more often.
Other take aways, adding a single photo or preferably a gallery of photos are bound to boost the engagement levels of your post, more so than simply adding a link or surprisingly a video.
Source: vi knallgrau
#9. Posts by Consumer Brands are 127% More Viral Than Retail Brands
There's a reason why consumer brands like Pepsi, Cadbury, and Dove can score millions of likes and have a greater chance of having their post go viral than retail brands. The reasoning being that retail brands can get too caught up on sales and promotional content and not "shareable" content, on top of that, retail brands post almost 30 percent more than consumer brands.
So, what's the solution? Post less frequently but focus on creating content that resonates over simply trying to create content that sells.
Source: vi knallgrau
#10. Nearly 50% of the world's internet users are active Facebook users
Scary, but true. Now the question, what are you going to do about it? Knowing the behemoth social network's reach, is it time you start targeting your online efforts to previously unexplored markets? I'd say so.
Source: jeffbullas.com
There you have it, now that you're understandably in awe of just how big Facebook is and what the social platform could mean for your business, it's time you got down to business.
How are you using Facebook to promote your business? Make sure to share your tips and tricks by commenting below.
P.S. With Shopify you can now easily sell your products directly on your Facebook page - Learn how to set up your Facebook Store.


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NEW YORK—Millennium Partners has completed its purchase of five of the Sports Club Co.'s health clubs for $80 million, the company announced. Millennium Partners, a real-estate developer and the largest shareholder in the Sports Club Co., acquired five company-owned clubs. The clubs sold to Millennium include the company's interest in Reebok Sports Club/NY and the Sports Club/LA in Washington, DC; Boston, San Francisco and the Upper East Side in New York. The Sports Club Co.'s management agreement covering the club in Miami was also terminated.
The company received $50 million in cash from the sale (before transaction related costs) and two notes from Millennium for the remaining $30 million, the first note of which is due Jan. 31. The Sports Club Company's fitness facilities have helped anchor five luxury mixed-use complexes developed by Millennium Partners around the country, four of them in partnership with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company or Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.
Late last year, Millennium Partners hired Dr. Art Curtis to serve as the CEO of Millennium's new sports club operating company that is based in Boston, MA. Prior to joining to joining Millennium Partners, Curtis held a number of senior executive positions in both the athletic club and spa industries, including CEO of Stonewater, a national consolidation of over 20 day spas funded by Falconhead Capital; and COO of Wellbridge, the nation's fourth largest operator of multipurpose athletic clubs and spas with revenues in excess of $170 million.


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We should be used to this by now. The Census Bureau has just reported a higher national poverty rate than the rate it reported in September. According to its Supplemental Poverty Measure, the rate is 16%, instead of 15%, as the official measure indicated.*
This means that somewhat over 2.7 million more people — a total of 49.7 million — were living in poverty last year. On a somewhat brighter note, the percent of people living in severe poverty, i.e., below 50% of the applicable threshold, is again lower — by 1.5% — than the official measure shows.
We again see shifts up and down for state-level rates as well.
For example, the rate for the District of Columbia rises from 19.3% to 22.7%, according to the three-year averages the Census Bureau uses for the SPM. Rates based on the three-year averages dropped in 28 states and increased more than the District's in five.
As in the past, we also see shifts in rates for different age and race/ethnicity groups. For example, the poverty rate for blacks dips from 27.3% to 25.8%, while the poverty rate for Asians rises from 11.8% to 16.7%.
The poverty rate for non-Hispanic whites is still the lowest, but it's higher than the official rate — 10.7%, as compared to 9.8%.
The rate changes all reflect differences between the crude, official measure and the SPM, which goes at poverty measurement in a different — and more sensible — way.
I'll forgo another summary of how the SPM works. I took a stab at one last year and the year before. And the Census Bureau has a more extensive (and wonkish) explanation in its report.
From a policy perspective, both the overall higher poverty rate and the rate shifts are especially important because they show both the impacts and the limits of major federal benefits programs.
So far as the rate shifts are concerned, the most striking are those for the young and the old.
- The child poverty rate drops from 22.3% to 18%, reducing the number of children in poverty by about 3.2 million.
- For children, the severe poverty rate is less than half what it is under the official measure — 4.7%, as compared to 10.3%.
- The poverty rate for seniors rises from 9.1% to 14.8%, increasing the number of poor people 65 and older by nearly 2.5 million.
- The severe poverty rate for seniors also rises, from 2.7% to 4.7%.
The higher rates for seniors reflect principally the amount they spend on medical out-of-pockets, e.g., deductibles, copays.
This seems to me pretty good evidence that the chained CPI, which could still become the new cost-of-living adjustment measure for Social Security benefits, would disadvantage the 36% of seniors who rely almost entirely on them, as well as younger people who receive them because they're severely disabled.
At this point, however, Social Security remains by far and away the single most effective anti-poverty program we've got. The SPM report shows that, without it, 26.6 million more people of all ages would have been poor — and the poverty rate for seniors a whopping 54.7%.
The report speaks to another issue that Congress is debating — and one that it isn't, but should deal with swiftly.
The hot issue is SNAP (the food stamp program) — not whether to cut it because Congress has already done that, but by how much more.
So it's useful to know that pre-cut SNAP benefits lifted well over 4.9 million people, including 2.2 million children, out of poverty last year. They were the single most important factor in the marked drop in severe child poverty, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reports.
The back-burner issue is the soon-to-expire Emergency Unemployment Compensation program, i.e., cash benefits for workers who've been jobless longer than their regular state programs cover.
I may have more to say about this, but will note here that unemployment insurance benefits generally reduced the SPM poverty rate by somewhat less than 1% — about 2.
54million people.
UI benefits have lifted fewer and fewer people out of poverty since 2009 — mainly because fewer jobless workers are receiving them, according to a recent CBPP analysis based on other Census figures.
Retrenchments Congress made in the EUC program in early 2012 are part of this story. I suppose more recent figures would show the impact of sequestration as well.
House and Senate negotiators apparently still hope to stop the across-the-board cuts — at least for while. But this is a far cry from an agenda that would bring the very high poverty rate back down to where it was when we rang in the 21st century.
* The SPM report cites 15.1% for the official measure, noting that this is not statistically significant from the previously reported figure. Several other official measure figures in the report also differ from those the Census Bureau earlier reported.
The differences, if I understand correctly, reflect the fact that the SPM universe includes children under 15 who are living in a household with adults to whom they're not related. For comparability, I'm using the official measure figures in the SPM report here.


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Motorhead Announce Track List for 'Aftershock'
Even though Motorhead had to cancel their summer European concert dates due to frontman Lemmy Kilmister's health issues, the band is still on track to release their latest album 'Aftershock' this fall and have unveiled the track listing (see below). The band's 21st studio album was produced by Cameron Webb (Pennywise).
As far as Lemmy's health goes, there's some good news. Guitarist Phil Campbell recently posted this message on Motorhead's Facebook page: "Hey, everyone out there. Better prepare yourselves big time, 'cos our mind-blowing new record, 'Aftershock', will be coming out! Lemmy is on the mend and we are gonna be touring our asses off! Business as usual real soon!"
The seemingly ageless and indestructible Lemmy proved he is indeed mortal when it was revealed he had been equipped with an implantable cardioverter-defribullator (ICD) after an irregular heartbeat diagnosis. Soon after that, Lemmy ran into another health issue, suffering from a hematoma.
As Lemmy recuperates, Campbell is keeping busy. His Phil Campbell All Star Band are preparing for their debut performance at Bloodstock in England on Aug. 11. It includes members of Straight Lines, The People The Poet, Dopamine and Attack Attack.
Motorhead 'Aftershock' Track Listing
1. 'Death Machine'
2. 'Heartbreaker '
3. 'Coming Back to You'
4. 'Going to Mexico'
5. 'Courage'
6. 'Queen of the Damned'
7. 'Lost Woman Blues'
8. 'Crying Shame'
9. 'Paralyzed'
10. 'Dust and Glass'
11. 'Coup De Grace'
12. 'Silence When You Speak to Me'
13. 'Knife'


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Declared Monuments in Hong Kong - Outlying Islands
For visitors going to Fan Lau, they may take the ferry from Central Ferry Piers to Mui Wo and get on New Lantao Bus (Enquiries: 2984 9848) routes No. 1 or No. 2 to Shek Pik (or get on bus routes No. 11 or No. 23 from Tung Chung Town Centre to reach Shek Pik). Then it takes about 2 hours to walk to Fan Lau via Kau Ling Chung from Shek Pik.


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UCS and UCS Express
I've been watching with some interest how reporting on UCS Express has played out in the wake of our latest Borderless Networks initiative. The original Integrated Services Router launch was the first I participated in when I joined Cisco back in 2004, so it's fun to have things come full circle.
Because I think history is a great way to get a perspective on the present, here's a quick look at how we introduced the ISR in 2004:
Cisco had already seen an opportunity to help reduce both physical IT clutter of multiple appliances as well as the support and management burden for small and branch offices, where on-site IT staff is often limited. We were able to offer wire-speed embedded services because of the way we separated service processing from traffic flow. And because all of these services were network-based at their core, we were able to roll much of the service management into the device manager, thereby eliminating several points of management—and a fair amount of troubleshooting.
This overall design philosophy of network-centric infrastructure convergence and management simplification should sound remarkably familiar if you know a bit about UCS. In a sense, the ISR with UCS Express and UCS itself have a symbiotic evolutionary path. The ISR's rapid adoption proved it was operationally feasible to consolidate multiple services within a single box. The introduction of UCS—and subsequently, other forms of "unified computing" from some of our peers—built on this realization, so that the notion of integrating compute and networking no longer seems unrealistic, either. It follows quite naturally that the next wave of branch consolidation would be to put a server inside a router and have it remotely managed as an extension of the data center.
UCS Express is intentionally lightweight for now: it eliminates the need for standalone or dedicated print and file servers, while also providing local caching of DC-based apps for short-term application survivability in the event of link interruption. It can be managed remotely via an onboard management controller, similarly to the UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers (in standalone mode).There are some erroneous reports in the media that it's managed with UCS Manager, which is not true at present—but we do have a long-term vision of increasingly centralizing UCS-E management and scaling it via abstraction.
As remote control increases, WAN speeds accelerate, and processing power continues to drop in cost, it will make increasing sense to host larger apps locally on the ISR as backup copies of those hosted in the data center. This will help make VDI implementations more reliable while maintaining data integrity and centralized control of the infrastructure.
Since we first released the ISR, the IT world has undergone some important shifts—such as the renewed supremacy of the data center as well as a host of new regulatory compliance concerns–with a correspondingly stronger interest in making branch IT ever simpler and lower-touch, with as much centralized, remote management as possible. So Cisco's come up with a vision for "core" and "edge" computing, with our strength in end-to-end networking making it all possible.
Is this wildly improbable, or do you think it makes some sense?
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— Part Two
As indicated in an article in Local Life last week, the September issue of Money Magazine designated Mt. Airy as the best neighborhood in Philadelphia out of 110 communities. How do residents of Mt. Airy feel about being so honored? We asked several at random. We printed some comments last week, and here are some others :
• Ann Rivers, 40, Marketing consultant: "I went to the University of Chicago to study economics and then moved to New York City and got an MBA at NYU. We lived in midtown, until we decided to move to Philadelphia a year and a half ago. We moved here for the standard of living when our daughter was one, before our son was born. Life is easier and nicer here.
"In Love Park we saw a Santa Claus — with no line of kids! In New York that would have taken an entire day. We talk to our neighbors and know them all. I can be downtown in 17 minutes. I commute to New York every week. It's just an hour-and-a-half from the Upsal Station to Penn Station in New York if you switch to the Amtrak Keystone in North Philly. My parents love the convenience and the space when they visit. And the restaurants and Philadelphia. When we first moved in, they would say they were coming for the weekend, but they come now for 10 days."
• Maurice Sampson, 59, Gorgas Lane: "I spent my teenage years in Cherry Hill. My father went there for the schools, but it wasn't a good trade-off. I didn't realize until later how isolating that was. I had friends even then from Mt. Airy and was so envious. I was active, chair at Lutheran Church youth league, president of my sophomore class. There were very few black students in Cherry Hill East. It was the peak of the white flight era. I lived in a Jewish neighborhood, which helped because there was acceptance living there, but it was confusing.
"My wife and I moved to Philadelphia in '85, when I was the city's recycling coordinator. And to Mt Airy in '87. In Cherry Hill, there were some neighbors on that block I never met. I know everybody in my neighborhood now. We talk, we party and help each other. I came to Springboard Studio today. It has a Buddhist-based meditation, but they don't ask you to be a Buddhist. It's a community too. Last Friday, my wife and I went to Walk A Crooked Mile, the bookstore, for the concert there. It feels more like an extended family here. That's the crux of it."
• Lucia Rosenberg, 56, Business organization consultant: "Start with my block: The Strawbridge sisters lived here. Cross the street: the first black woman attorney in Pennsylvania. Another neighbor's yard has a CSA garden (community supported agriculture]. A Tuskegee airman was my neighbor; he died last year. The Furtmans who lived across the street for many years were international Alexander Technique instructors. The Wissahickon bird sanctuary, free golf at the public course, baseball, horseback, bicycle trails, running trails. Old houses and older trees. Diverse socioeconomic community: professionals, tradesmen, alternative care providers, black, white, Asian. Ethnic restaurants and so much more."
• Molly Shanahan, 44, Doctoral student, dance, Temple University: "The quiet was stunning when I moved here two years ago from Chicago — just the cicadas, the birds and the crickets. I find that soothing and magical and unexpectedly important. I was a little worried about feeling anonymous. I'm an introvert. And yet I see familiar faces every day, and I love that. From my first week, I started seeing people who became familiar, like I recognized you. That's very welcoming after making a move in mid-life. It's corny, but I like the quaintness of the local train station. It's a big shift from the L in Chicago, which was more urban, active and impersonal. I walk in Carpenter Woods twice a day. I've never lived in a place that felt so much like a community. The diversity, I absolutely love it. I don't know that the rigors of school would be as possible if I didn't live in a place so conducive to sanity."
• Jonathan Singer, 43, Social work professor, Temple University: "I love that Mt Airy makes my life as a parent of small children very easy. There are tons of playgrounds, lots of other families with small kids who have similar values and parenting styles. The businesses in the 'four corners' [Greene Street & Carpenter Lane] are family-friendly, invested in creating a community, which is nicer than just having a house on a block in a neighborhood. When I lived in Austin, Texas, I had to walk two miles to get to the nearest sidewalk. Here there's a grocery, coffee shop, dry cleaners. We listen to samba drumming on Sunday. I absolutely use the acupuncture. The bookstore has a different feel than the coffee shop. It wouldn't be the same block if they weren't all there. What makes it great is that it has nothing to do with money."
• Kelly Tannen, 45, Freelance grant writer for arts organizations and President, Henry School PTA: "My husband got a job in Philadelphia in 2003. My first five years here, I was director of development at the Village of Arts and Humanities in North Philadelphia. We are a one-car family, and Rob could take the train to work in Center City. He recently changed jobs. Now he can bicycle to work in Manayunk. We walk to get groceries or pet food at the Co-op, meet someone at the coffee shop and to the bookstore. We love our library (Lovett). It's part of the girls' lives. When I grew up in Canton, Ohio, we only had a bookmobile in the summer.
"We still go back to the block party on our old block. There are so many kinds of houses and gardens in the neighborhood. I never even heard of co-operative day care or schools before I moved here…"


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Evaluation of 3TC or FTC Mono-therapy Compared to Continuing HAART as a Bridging Strategy (P1094)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01338025
Recruitment Status : Terminated (Study was halted for lack of accrual)
First Posted : April 19, 2011
Results First Posted : May 23, 2014
Last Update Posted : November 13, 2015
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The purpose of this study was to compare the use of lamivudine (3TC) or emtricitabine (FTC) alone vs. continuing a failing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimen in HIV infected children, adolescents and young adults. The study was to see if there were changes in the HIV virus and if there were differences in immune function, viral load and medication side effects between the two groups over 28 weeks. Participants were assigned to either take 3TC or FTC alone or continue on his/her current failing HAART regimen. During the first 28 weeks of this study, if the participant was randomized to the continue HAART arm, he/she was not switched to a different or new, potentially suppressive HAART regimen, but continued on the current failing HAART regimen. However, if continuing HAART, the participant might be switched to a new regimen if their provider felt that it was clinically needed or the participant met certain study endpoints (e.g., drop in CD4, increase in viral load).
At the end of 28 weeks, the participant had the choice of remaining on the assigned study group medication(s) or starting a new HAART regimen prescribed by his/her doctor. Then, they would be followed for another 24 weeks to compare the difference in immune function, viral load and medication side effects between the different groups.
|Condition or disease
|HIV Disease
|Drug: HAART regimen Drug: 3TC or FTC monotherapy
|Phase 4
Currently, there is no clear consensus for managing virologic failure. Generally, failure of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-based therapy due to non-adherence is associated with high rates of NNRTI resistance, while failure of protease inhibitor (PI)-based therapy due to non-adherence carries a much lower risk of PI resistance. In the setting of incomplete adherence and virologic failure despite adherence education, an optimal strategy would be one that effectively bridges the period between the cessation of the failing regimen of highly active antiretroviral (ARV) therapy and initiation of a new HAART regimen. This would provide time for interventions to improve adherence to be effective while minimizing accumulation of additional drug resistance mutations. Given the compelling need for an effective bridging strategy, the limited evidence for the safety and efficacy of this bridging regimen, and the high level of acceptability of studying 3TC or FTC monotherapy as an effective alternative, P1094 proposed to conduct a randomized clinical trial (RCT) comparing use of 3TC or FTC monotherapy as a short-term bridging regimen vs. continuation of non-suppressive HAART in non-adherent subjects.
This study closed early due to lack of accrual, with only 33 of the target 344 participants enrolled. Therefore analyses, including the analysis of the primary outcome, are descriptive. Only analyses for Step 1 could be done (Step 2 was observational). The following secondary analyses could not be performed:
Changes in Genotypic HIV Drug Resistance From Baseline Changes HIV Replication Capacity [Time Frame: 28 and 52 weeks] Changes in CD4 Percent and CD4+ T Cell Count [Time Frame: 52 weeks] Changes in HIV-1 RNA Levels [Time Frame: 52 Weeks] Changes in Immune Activation [Time Frame: 28 and 52 Weeks] Number and Percent of Subjects With Adverse Clinical Outcomes [Time Frame: 52 Weeks] Adherence as Measured by 3-day Recall [Time Frame: 52 Weeks]
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|33 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Evaluation of 3TC or FTC Mono-therapy Compared to Continuing HAART as a Bridging Antiretroviral Strategy in Persistently Non-adherent Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Who Are Failing HAART and Have the M184V Resistance Mutation.
|Study Start Date :
|March 2011
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|May 2013
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|May 2013
Active Comparator: Arm A, non-suppressive HAART regimen
In Step 1, subjects were randomized to continue their non-suppressive HAART regimen.
In Step 2, subjects either began a new HAART regimen, continued randomized treatment, or discontinued therapy while remaining on follow-up, as decided by their provider.
Drug: HAART regimen
The study participant continued their non-suppressive HAART regimen as prescribed by their primary provider.
Other Name: Highly active antiretrovial therapy (HAART)
Active Comparator: Arm B, 3TC or FTC monotherapy
In step 1, subjects were randomized to receive 3TC or FTC (the choice of 3TC or FTC was left to the provider).
In Step 2, subjects either began a new HAART regimen, continued randomized treatment, or discontinued therapy while remaining on follow-up, as decided by their provider.
Drug: 3TC or FTC monotherapy
The study participant was assigned to either 3TC or FTC monotherapy (the choice of 3TC or FTC was left to the provider.
Other Names:
- Number of Participants With Immunologic Deterioration [ Time Frame: From entry to week 28 ]
Immunologic deterioration was declared for a participant if any one of the following conditions is observed within the first 28 weeks:
- greater than or equal to 30% decline in absolute CD4+ T cell count from entry, or
- development of CDC class C events.
Results report number of participants with immunologic deterioration at week 28 calculated.
- Change in CD4+ T Cell Count [ Time Frame: Entry to week 28 ]Change in CD4+ T cell count from entry to Week 28 (CD4+ at entry - CD4+ at Week 28).
- Change in HIV-1 RNA Levels [ Time Frame: 28 Weeks ]Change in HIV-1 RNA levels from Entry to Week 28
- Number of Participants Non-adherent as Measured by 3-day Recall [ Time Frame: 28 Weeks ]Number of participants reporting a missed medication dose in the past 3 days.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|8 Years to 24 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Step 1 Inclusion Criteria:
- Age greater than or equal to 8 to less than 25 years of age, at study entry
- Documentation of HIV-1 infection defined as positive results from two samples collected at different time points
- Treatment experienced patients must have demonstrated failure on the current HAART regimen for 2 months or longer. These patients must have been on ARVs for at least a total of 6 months prior to entry. Thus, if the failing regimen was the first ARV regimen, then the patient must have been on that initial regimen for a minimum of 6 months total.
- CD4+ T cell count greater than or equal to 100 cells/mm3 (confirmed on at least two occasions within 6 months of study entry, including the screening value)
- Documentation of the M184V mutation on genotypic testing at any time prior to study entry
- In the best judgment of the clinical site team, concerns about the subject's ability to adhere made it unsuitable to initiate a new optimal HAART regimen for at least 6 months.
- Subject had not become adherent despite site's adherence interventions
- Female subjects of reproductive potential engaging in sexual activity that could lead to pregnancy had to agree to avoid pregnancy during the entire 52 week trial and to consistently and appropriately use at least two of the following contraception methods: condoms, diaphragm or cervical cap with spermicide, IUD, hormonal-based contraception. A list of acceptable methods can be found at the FDA Birth Control Guide (http://www.fda.gov/womens).
- Parent/legal guardian or subject able and willing to provide signed informed consent when applicable
Step 1 Exclusion Criteria:
- Positive hepatitis B surface antigen or known active hepatitis B infection.
- Pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Active malignancy within the past 2 years.
- Current immunosuppressive therapy, including the equivalent of greater than 1 mg/kg/per day or greater than 20 mg total daily dose of prednisone in the 2 weeks preceding screening. Subjects for whom long-term systemic corticosteroid therapy (greater than 2 weeks) was anticipated were excluded. [Note: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents and inhaled, nasal, and topical corticosteroids were not excluded as immunosuppressive therapy.]
- Prior immunization with an HIV-specific vaccine
- Greater than or equal to 1 CDC class C event within the past 12 months.
- Renal disease (as defined by estimated creatinine clearance less than 50 mL/min/1.73m2 confirmed on two occasions within 3 months of screening).
- Active opportunistic infections, including active tuberculosis (TB).
- Current treatment for active systemic TB. If recent, infection must have completed treatment course. INH treatment for latent TB is allowed.
- Viral load greater than 250,000 copies/mL at screening.
- Known greater than or equal than Grade 3 of any of the following laboratory toxicities within 30 days prior to study entry: neutrophil count, hemoglobin, platelets, AST, ALT, lipase, serum creatinine. Note: Subjects could be re-screened and enrolled if repeat value was less than Grade 3 without signs or symptoms of related organ dysfunction.
- Known greater than or equal to Grade 4 laboratory toxicities within 30 days prior to study entry, except with approval of the study team.
- For subjects who were not taking 3TC or FTC at the time of screening: Documented prior intolerance or adverse effect reasonably attributed to 3TC or FTC that resulted in permanent discontinuation.
- Problems with non-adherence attributed to modifiable structural barriers, such as lack of resources (e.g., insurance, transportation).
Step 2 - Inclusion Criteria
- Met requirements for completion of Step 1
- Subject/guardian agree to continue participation in Step 2
- ViroSeq assay results had been received by site and reviewed by investigator
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01338025
|United States, California
|Univ. of California San Francisco NICHD CRS (5091)
|San Francisco,, California, United States, 94117
|United States, District of Columbia
|Children's National Med. Ctr. Washington DC NICHD CRS (5015)
|Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20010
|United States, Florida
|University of Florida (5051)
|Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32209
|Univ of Miami Pediatric/Perinatal HIV/AIDS (4201)
|Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
|United States, Illinois
|Chicago Children's CRS (4001)
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60614
|United States, Maryland
|Johns Hopkins University NICHD CRS (5092)
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
|United States, New York
|Bronx-Lebanon Hospital (6901)
|Bronx, New York, United States, 10457
|Metropolitan Hospital (5003)
|New York, New York, United States, 10029
|SUNY Stony Brook NICHD CRS (5040)
|Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794
|United States, North Carolina
|DUMC Ped. CRS (4701)
|Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710-3499
|Hospital General de Agudos Buenos Aires Argentina NICHD CRS (5082)
|Buenos Aires, Argentina, C1221ADC
|Hospital Geral De Nova Igaucu Brazil NICHD CRS (5097)
|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 26030
|Insituto de Infectologia Emilio Ribas NICHD CRS (5075)
|Sao Paulo, Brazil, 01246-900
|Univ of Sao Paulo Brazil NICHD CRS (5074)
|Sao Paulo, Brazil, 14049-900
|Puerto Rico
|University of Puerto Rico Pediatric HIV/AIDS Research (6601)
|San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00936-5067
|Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University CRS (8251)
|Bangkok, Ratchathewi,, Thailand, 10700
|Chiang Mai University Pediatrics-Obstetrics CRS (20101)
|Chiang Mai, Thailand, 50200
|Study Chair:
|Allison L. Agwu, MD, Sc.M.
|Johns Hopkins University
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Group
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01338025 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
U01AI068632 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|April 19, 2011 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|May 23, 2014
|Last Update Posted:
|November 13, 2015
|Last Verified:
|October 2015
Keywords provided by International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Group:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Anti-HIV Agents


text: I realise this is a forlorn quest. Can anyone think of a way of converting between a QSFP plug and an SFP+ socket? Ie. if I wanted to connect a QSFP cable into a 10gigabit ethernet switch which has an SFP port do I stand a cat's chance in hell? The gentleman from Mellanox who gave me a lot of help here may be permitted to have a small smile. And yes, the Q is QSFP = quad, so there are four of the things. I guess I should just bite the bullet and go 40Gbps http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/021009-voltaire-switch.html (no, I'm not being really serious here


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- Posted
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- Closes
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- Function
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- Industry
- Hospitality and Tourism
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
- Hours
- Full Time
Are you the One for UNO? Here's how to tell You have a passion for IRRESISTIBLE FOOD & BEVERAGE You know that being yourself is what makes GENUINE HOSPITALITY come to life You believe in creating a WARM & INVITING ATMOSPHERE for both guests and teammates You have things to TEACH and a willingness to LEARN You like to have FUN while working hard as a team and celebrating wins So what is UNO? Chicago, 1943: Ike Sewell invents the Deep Dish Pizza at the original Pizzeria UNO on the corner of Ohio and Wabash Street Boston, 1979: UNO expands and begins crafting an Irresistible pizza experience outside Chicago Everywhere, Between Then and Now: UNO expands to over 130 full-service company-owned and franchised casual-themed UNO Pizzeria & Grills with a simple Core Ideology: Irresistible Food & Beverage, Genuine Hospitality, Warm & Inviting Atmosphere, and Fun. (Does that look familiar?) Here, Now: You read this ad and help write the next chapter of the UNO story At UNO, every person in our restaurants provides a unique service to our guests and teammates. We know you may have experience, and we'll teach you the rest. What you'll be doing: Creating an irresistible experience for your guests Being knowledgeable and enthusiastic Making suggestions to enhance the guests' dining experience Maintaining cash and cash equivalents Soliciting guest feedback Performing light housekeeping duties. You know - cleaning tables, chairs and floors


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The person who got two of my video here deleted should consider themself lucky ^^ postato ·10 mesi fa
|più hetalia axis powers - incapacitalia sondaggi >>
|più hetalia axis powers - incapacitalia risposte >>
(Waring: These are just how I feel about the Hetalia Axis Powers - Incapacitalia fandom, So Please don't take this seriously! also sorry for my English, I do speak English but my English is pretty bad when I type on a keyboard..)
Now listen, there's some stuff i like in the APH fandom (Like Au's, reader inserts, ect) but I hate in the "Yaoiness" of the fandom. don't get me wrong, I respect peoples opinions on pairings o ship the characters together. if te like yaoi, that's cool, we both like different things. in anime, movies, games, ect. but not all of us like Yaoi in things. but PLEASE! don't try to...
hi guys. this is just a opinion so dont get mad with me. ok here i go
Pinkie pie- Italy
Big mac- Germany
Maud pie- Giappone o Greece
limestone pie- Romano
mela, apple bloom- Seborga
Scootaloo- Sealand
Sweetie belle- Wy
Rarity- France
Silver Spoon- Ladonia
Twilight sparkle- Iggy/England/Britain
Princess Cadence- Finland
Shining armor- Sweden
(I recently discovered this generator: https://en.shindanmaker.com/246165 I like generators and crack pairings, so why not put a couple of my OCs and preferito characters through it?)
Rose L. Allan fell in Amore with America when the two served burnt scones.
(Oh wow, Rose. I guess maybe I should have expected something like this from you, little miss crazy.)
lilla P. Monteague fell in Amore with America when s/he kicked their partner's ass.
once outside when its nighttime:
a shooting stella, star comes
Italy: ve~ look Germany! a shooting star!!
Germany: yes, i know
the axis: ..........
Italy: Germany. is there such thing as pasta stars?
Germany: Vhell..... no....
Italy: oh. i wish there was though so i can eat the stars when there falling and it will be so tasty like real pasta!!!
a shooting stella, star comes
Japan: *takes the picture*
at your house
Denmark: *opens door* HELLO!!!
you: umm... hi Nordics... what r u guys doing here?
Denmark: our house is being destroyed because Norge was doing magic and it set on fire.
you: o-ok... te guys can come in
Denmark: WAHOOOO!!!!! do u have anything for us to drink?
you: i have milk, coke, juices and...
Denmark: NO NO NO NO!!! i don't like those things!!!
you: well what do u like? Hot Chocolate? Water?
User: te know what? I've decided what I want to be when I grow up.
Cleverbot: What?
User: I wanna be a pasta.
Cleverbot: Lets both be robots.
User: Can we eat pasta?
Cleverbot: Yes, we can eat all of it.
User: PASTAAAAAA *runs in circles*.
Cleverbot: Oh, if te do not fall in love?
User: I am already in love.
Cleverbot: Wait you're in Amore Ben!?!
(Spin-off of the Card tavolo Dating skit da Richard Jeni)
I say when te meet your other self te don't want a cena table, what te want is a card table! A 1p and a 2p meet up at a card table, write all their emotional problems on little cards, and take turns slappin' em on the tavolo and being honest. First time they're scheduled to meet, the first guy's got his card, he goes:
2p: "Hello it's nice to meet you, my name is Oliver, and I'm a baker!"
1p: "Hello, my name is Arthur, and I'm a WiZaRD!"
1. Prussia
i only like him because the way he says stuff and some pictures make him look cool... in others they make him look not as awesome as he rally is... sometimes fan art make him look cute to though ^w^
2. Norway
i only like him because ppl keep on telling me he's cute, handsome, and SUPER ADORABLE U WANT TO MARRY HIM O,O and i got annoyed but i still Amore him X3
3. Iceland
1. I cannot string beads on Italy's curl.
2. I cannot paste foto of Italy's curl onto random walls like wallpaper.
3. I cannot form a cult solely for the purpose of worshiping Italy's curl.
4. I cannot wear Italy's curl around my wrist like a bracelet, especially if Italy is still attached to detto curl.
5. I cannot make fun of Italy's curl.
6. I cannot attempt to start a one-sided conversation with Italy's curl.
7. I cannot flirt with Italy's curl.
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