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Spring 2018 Anime
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Kinda disappointing after the Winter batch.
The ones to watch will be full metal panic, BnHA season 3, and Steins;Gate Zero. Everything else is in the "watch because it's on" or "avoid like the plague" category.
Hm... yeah, I'm not honestly hyped for the majority of the titles but here are the ones that I'm totally gonna watch:
-Hero academia S3
-Steins;Gate Zero
-Highschool DXD NEW
-Shokugeki no Souma S3 part 2
-Persona 5
-Lostorage conflated
-Legend of Galactic heroes Remake
-Captain Tsubasa Remake
And these are the ones that I will try:
-Gundam Build Divers: I missed the hype of the original Gundam Build Fighters so hopefuly this spinoff won't be bad.
-Golden Kamui: I've seen a lot of pics about the main female character that I'm interested to see how this show goes.
-Dorei-ku: This anime got the same treatment as Devilman Crybaby, it will air on netflix and it will be 100% uncensored, the manga is pretty hardcore so I wanna see how far the anime will go.
-Cute Honey Universe: Speaking of Devilman... another classic from Go Nagai? Yes please and thank you very much.
-Akkun to Kanojo: This one will be the romantic show of the season I'm sure of it, so let's see if it delivers, at least the plot seems fun... a tsundere guy? how often you see that.
-Chio-chan no tsuukaguro: "A dramatic extreme going to school comedy"? Boy if that girl doesn't run into a warzone to reach her school I'll drop it.
-Mahou Shoujo Site: Because I wanna see cute girls killing each other, it will probably be a trashy show tho but whatever.
-Sword Art Online: Yes, I admit that I liked Gun Gale the most out of SAO so I hope... and I really hope this spinoff doesn't suck.
-Uma Musume: Horse girls that are athletes and idols? I really wonder who ate the dank brownies to create this thing, I'm sure it will be a fun trainwreck to watch and it will be the meme show of the season.
-Souten no Ken Regenesis: A prequel to first of the north start? Why no one told me there was a prequel... I honestly don't know how to feel about this so I rather watch it and see how it goes.
-Hinamatsuri: That freaking ET parody of the thumbnail killed me, hope it's a good comedy.
-Caligula Effect: Totally not Matrix, regardless I like Matrix so since the themes are similar I guess I'll give it a chance.
-3D Kanojo: I need to have a backup romcom in case everything else fails... hope the last resort doesn't fail tho.
That's my list so far, I'm considering a couple more titles but I rather let people watch those to tell me if they're good or not.
@Kranesh I've seen lots of images from Golden Kamui that aren't appropriate to post here. It's Gintama with the backdrop of a Japanese Western.
Wonder what prompted the Peacemaker Kurogane remake.
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More Lupin III.
Anime of the season right there if it's on par with it's italian counterpart from two years ago.
Souten no Ken too makes me a pretty happy fan this season. I don't need anything else that's airing with these two and pretend I'm back in my nostalgic years.
Will only return for Yuzuki.
Finally caught up with most of the shows this season. Here are my initial impressions.
Must Watch:
Hinamatsuri (2018) - A really funny comedy in the vein of Alice to Zouroku. Only the father figure is a yakuza this time... and the daughter figure is irredeemable. The designs and animation is ok but the characters and writing more than make up for it. The comedy is more on the absurd end of the scale but it has moments where they warm your heart then pull the rug out.
Megalo Box - The character designs for this show are pretty old school but the animation is really smooth. I couldn't spot a hint of CG in this show. The story is pretty standard Rocky fare. Down and out boxer competing to rise to the top. Gonna have to suspend your disbelief from a flagpole to stop you from wondering why they aren't all dead or seriously brain damaged yet though. With all the cybernetically enhanced boxing and stuff. Overall a great sports show with a fantastic aesthetic.
Golden Kamuy - Getting this out of the way first, yes the bear looks super shitty in an animated show. But besides that, the animation of the wolf shows they can get CG right if they tried. To be honest, the first episode didn't show much and the animation wasn't that spectacular either. The show is only up here because I've read the manga and I'm expecting great things story and writing wise. It's a wild romp through the Hokkaido wilderness and showcases a culture you don't see very often in media. It's got comedy and action so give it a whirl.
Otaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii - Now this is a cute love story I'm liking very much. The character designs are pretty good; they remind me of Gekkan Shoujo. The animation is very smooth. The characters are the important bit and they are fun to watch. They each have their personality quirks and are amusing to see interact with one another. If you like romances, this is definitely one you need to see.
Steins;Gate 0 - I fully admit I've forgotten most of what has gone on in the original show. That said, this one does neatly pick up where the original left off. Some things have changed, and others have not. But the overall package is still great. It gets the atmosphere of the original right. Looking forward to seeing how this goes.
Worth A Watch:
Amanchu! Advance - I must admit, although I like the whimsical feeling of the show; it's kind of hard to get into it when it's set in reality instead of on some fantastic place elsewhere. That said, this still is a nice comforting show to watch. Solid animation and funny reaction faces make this entertaining. If you liked the first season, or are just a fan of comfy anime, watch this.
Gegege no Kitarou (2018) - A detective anime with a ghostbusters twist to it. The character designs are kind of old school but the stories are interesting. There's lots of playing with worst like Bakemonogatari but thankfully so much less philosophy. Currently looks to be episodic but hopefully a plot happens.
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These - At this point, the only good thing I can say about the show is that it's very nicely animated. The characters look like they've jumped right out of a male idol anime though. This is up here because the name has quite a bit of history so I'm looking forward to see what they do with it. Also because it really is very nicely animated.
Tada-kun wa Koi o Shinai - There's just something about this show that makes me want to watch more. It's just a typical downtown boy meets uptown girl story with them bonding over photography. The characters are interesting and lively; really makes you want to see how their relationship progresses.
3D Kanojo: Real Girl - Starting disclaimer; the MC here is denser than lead and is seriously socially stunted. That said, part of the show's charm is watching him grow into a functional human being. The character designs are nice but the personalities leave a lot to be desired. The initial episodes really leave the viewer confused as to why the hell the relationship happened in the first place but I really do hope later episodes will shed some light on that. Got quite a bit of potential for future development.
Comic Girls - A cute girls doing cue things show that resembles Urara Meirouchou a lot. The character designs are really cute and give off a very Gochuumon vibe. They're also very amusing and the antics are a treat to watch. So far nothing too special to make it stand out but they got the execution down pat.
Gurazeni - A sports anime with a twist. It's not following some glamorous star or underdog but just some guy trying to make a living. Instead of focusing on the sport itself, this show tries to give you a look inside the inner workings of the industry as a whole. It makes it all feel strictly grounded in reality. Whether you find that boring or not depends on what stage of life you're in. But it's still an interesting show.
Caligula - This show made me think it was a Persona show in disguise. The first episode just leaves you baffled as to what is going on but does leave some clues to the attentive viewer. The character designs just scream "Persona" and the theme doesn't do much to dissuade people of drawing comparisons. That said, the imitator can sometimes be better than the original and this show is showing that it has the potential to do just that.
Hoozuki no Reitetsu (2018) - More random mythological gags. Still good and more of the same so go check it out if you liked the first three.
Persona 5 the Animation - As per the usual, I still have no idea what the hell is going on but the production values and past history are enough to get me to stick around to see what happens. It's still Persona so expect the same philosophising, symbolism and great animation you get in all the previous installments. One to keep an eye on.
Rokuhoudou Yotsuiro Biyori - Handsome men doing handsome things. But yeah, it's a slice of life about 4 dudes running a restaurant. It's a pretty decent show even if you're not into dudes. Swap them with girls and the story wouldn't change a bit. Well except an all girl cast would have implied yuri. All in all another comfy anime to keep you comfy during the week.
Last Period: Owarinaki Rasen no Monogatari - I didn't expect much from an anime adaptation of a gachashit game but this show impressed me. Instead of going all in trying to animate whatever shitty lore was written as a flimsy premise to suck money out of people, it went the way of just going meta and poking fun at everything. If you like meta humour with a side of cute and colourful characters, then this show is for you. If you like a funny fantasy slice of life that will remind you a bit of Recettear, then this one is for you too.
Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Now I know what you're thinking but hear me out. First off, the character designs and animation are good. Secondly, this is an actual sports anime about girls racing. Only the girls happen to be the embodiment of horses. If you can get past them calling each other by stupid names, then the overall show isn't as stupid as other premises out there. I mean, Keijou was fantastic, so I'm willing to give this a chance.
Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi - A male harem show with a MC that isn't a audience insert character! That alone makes it stand head and shoulders above the rest of similar shows. All the characters are interesting and some have hidden depths that you want to see. Definitely not your average reverse harem.
Fumikiri Jikan - This is more of a short story anthology that takes place at a railroad crossing. It's just a pair of people having a 3 minute long conversation each time. Really captures the springtime of youth. It's funny and cute so check it out.
To Pass The Time:
Mahou Shoujo Ore - I don't even know what the hell I'm watching. This whole show is a cruel joke played on anime fans. But the meme potential is top tier. Being serious though, it's a standard magical girl show with a gender bender gimmick. Also tons of ecchi jokes at the expense of the MCs.
Tokyo Ghoul:Re - It's been so long since the last season that I've forgotten most of what is going on. Looking at it objectively, it's a show with good production values and a colourful cast. But since I'm following the manga and know how badly it loses the plot in the end. I'm kind of apprehensive about wasting my time with this.
Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryuu to Odoru: Dances with the Dragons - So what I've seen in the first episode makes this show out to be generic fantasy crap. But what I've heard around the place is that this is a really dark and deep story. As it stands, it certainly hasn't done anything to evidence that. The animation is average and so are the character designs. The only thing that stands out right now is how one of the MCs is in an actual healthy relationship. Other than that, it's got a very noire atmosphere to it.
Lostorage Conflated WIXOSS - I still can't believe they're still making this series. The story is starting to get old at this point and nothing I've seen in the first episode seems to indicate any change in direction. From what I see, they're trying to clean up in the aftermath of the final battle and unravel the latest WIXOSS mystery. I'm only watching this at the moment because I've followed this from the start.
Mahou Shoujo Site - This show has more edge than Unlimited Blade Works. Every single character in the show is such an absolute caricature that it's hard to feel empathy for any of them. It's so much of a caricature that it's gone far beyond tragedy and is teetering on being a comedy. The only other way to pack this much edge into a show is to let Gillette design it. It honestly feels like someone decided to publish a revenge porn therapy journal of a bullying victim.
Cutie Honey Universe - This is an anime from a bygone era and it really shows. Every single thing about the show feels so cliche now. There's little reason to watch this show beyond historical curiosity. If you want to know where ecchi came from, then here it is. Otherwise just pass.
Nil Admirari no Tenbin Teito Genwaku Kitan - This is another reverse harem show that looks pretty much standard. The MC does have more personality than others from the same genre but so far it's following the same steps as other shows. That said, at least the male leads aren't trying to charm the socks off the MC right from the start.
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online - I really have no idea why the hell I'm still watching this. But I will give it a tick for not focusing on Kirito et al anymore. Having a new set of characters take the lead is a bonus point. This turns it into a standard action anime. Nothing special animation or plot wise so far.
Jikkenhin Kazoku: Creatures Family Days - This is way down here but I do like this show. It's a slice of life show about a genetically modified family of freaks. It's funny and heartwarming and the character designs are pretty good. More than what I'd expect from a Chinese cartoon. It also has the best looking spider girl I've ever seen. Why can't more spider girls be designed like her?
Dorei-ku The Animation - The premise behind this is iffy at best. The story for the first episode is all over the place too. On the plus side the art is nice. That's all it has going for it at the moment.
Stay Away:
Omae wa Mada Gunma o Shiranai - I can't decide if this is a blatant advertisement or just a bunch of memes about Gunma. But in either case, don't bother.
Souten no Ken: Regenesis - I can stand all CG shows and I can put up with bad CGI but this one feels even worse than Berserk. It might be because the source material is old but the characters all feel bland and the designs resemble bricks more than human beings.
Uchuu Senkan Tiramisu - This show is pretty much just one big ridiculous comedy with the backdrop of a space opera to throw you for a loop. It's not funny.
Alice or Alice - This is the ecchi trash for the season. It's a slice of life short with cute girls.
Tachibana-kan to Lie Angle - More ecchi yuri action with no underlying plot.
Akkun to Kanojo - Mentally ill guy really loves his girl but verbally abuses her to her face. That is exactly as interesting as it sounds.
Devils` Line - The show did start with an interesting Tokyo Ghoul like premise but didn't do anything special or memorable with it.
Wakaokami wa Shougakusei! - This is just a bunch of misunderstandings and miscommunications trying to be funny.
Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari - I struggle to put into words how generic this anime is. It's just paint by numbers yaoi bait with some superpowers slapped on. I have no fucking idea what happened in the first episode and it doesn't even inspire me to want to know.
I know this isn't everything but I'll be catching the last few shows this week and will update then.
You forgot full metal panic.
As for my own list:
Must Watch:
Darling in the Franxx: with its 12th, 13th, and 14th episodes this anime has really come into its own. I know it's a winter anime, but it deserves mention here for the sheer level of worldbuilding and quality of direction in epsiode 13 (as well as the Mount Everest's worth of salt generated by episode 14).
Hinamatsuri: It's superpowered comedy that gives inou-batturu (when superpowered battles become commonplace) a run for its money in gag humor and sheer zaniness. They've managed to pull off the anime's artstyle really well, too. Leyana's right about the comparison with Alice to Zokuro, but where AtZ goes for drama and shonen, Hinamatsuri goes for sheer absurdity.
Full Metal Panic Invisible Victory: 14 years on and Full Metal Panic begins to take a very dark turn indeed as everyone goes for their final gambits. The art, animation, and pacing are all rock solid, and while it's not the best thing since sliced bread, it's well worth the watch.
Stein's Gate Zero: this is the arc where everything that can go wrong will, the arc where Okabe failed to save Kurisu and didn't destroy her paper. In some senses it's a sequel, but it's also a prequel at the same time, the dark distorted mirror that spawns everything that leads to Okabe's perfect ending in Stein's Gate.
Worth a look:
Legend of Galactic Heroes: The New Thesis: If you've ever wondered what Gundam would be like without mecha, this is it. Large, set piece, naval battles in space with stupidly large numbers of ships and pretty-boy admirals who look more at home in a chess anime or a male idol anime than in a space opera. It's worth a look, but honestly feels like romance of the three kingdoms in space; it trudges along for the most part, so if you can stomach all the male preening surrounded by lots of lasers, go ahead, be my guest.
Mahou Shoujo Ore: This one stradles the line between watchable and unwatchable. It's a comedy that makes its business by poking fun at the standard magical girl show, and takes itself entirely seriously at that, in the same vein (but vastly less irritating than) Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan and Sora no Otoshimono. Really, it's one of those shows that's so bad that it actually becomes good, and as Leyana commented, it's prime meme material just for the absurdity of what happens. Saki, the show's heroine, is in a class all her own in terms of hilarity.
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online: As a world-building show, GGO is excellent, and quite a refreshing take. It's hardly anime of the season, but is at least worth trying if you do like the universe but don't want broken mary-sue/Gary-Stus like Kirito and Co.
Megalo Box: Seems a bit dated, but also looks well worth the watch. A reboot of an old classic.
Stay well away, wear hazmat suit if near:
Highschool DxD: NEW: Honestly, the series has worn out its welcome by now. We know what it is, what will happen, etc. I have a low tolerance for open fanservice shows like this these days, because my reaction is:
Stop teasing the fans, and just let them fuck and develop a genuine romance already.
Cutey Honey Universe: The reboot sounded interesting right until I saw the first five minutes of the first episode, with the villains deliberately drawn ugly and a monster named, quite literally, "breast claw." No, I'm not joking. The morals, characterization, and plot are so dated on this one that I'm honestly shocked that anyone thought authorizing it for production was a good idea.
Caligula: The premise was interesting; people trapped in a digital world. I expected a slow burn that let the viewers imagine............then came the last five minutes of the show, in a twist so jarring that it had all the subtlety of nuclear bomb. It seems like a bad clone of Guilty Crown, and everything just seems subpar.
@firemagnet I didn't. It wasn't out when I did my batch download. Still to come: DxD, Full Metal Panic, Hisone to Masotan, Isekai Izakaya, To Be Hero and FLCL.


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Celebrity Birthdays for June 15 – Courteney Cox, Neil Patrick Harris and More
Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Courteney Cox
Age: 48
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Her roles as Monica Geller on 'Friends' and as Jules Cobb on 'Cougar Town,' other roles on shows like 'Family Ties' and 'Dirt,' starring in the 'Scream' movie franchise, being that girl Bruce Springsteen pulls onstage to boogie in his 'Dancing in the Dark' video, and her now-former marriage to the eccentric and loose-lipped David Arquette
Neil Patrick Harris
Age: 39
Occupation: Actor and Singer
Known For: Starring in the title role on 'Doogie Howser, M.D.' and as the womanizing Barney Stinson on 'How I Met Your Mother,' playing a fictionalized version of himself in the 'Harold & Kumar' film franchise, his musical web series 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog,' hosting numerous awards shows, and being generally hilarious and awesome
Jim Belushi
Age: 58
Occupation: Actor
Known For: Being a former cast member on 'Saturday Night Live,' starring on the sitcom 'According to Jim,' appearing in movies including 'About Last Night…,' 'K-9′ and 'Curly Sue,' and being the brother of late comic legend John Belushi
Helen Hunt
Age: 49
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Portraying Jamie Buchman on 'Mad About You,' her Oscar-winning performance in the film 'As Good As It Gets,' other movie roles in 'Twister,"What Women Want' and 'Pay It Forward,' and a former marriage to actor and voiceover king Hank Azaria
Ice Cube
Age: 43
Occupation: Rapper and Actor
Known For: Being part of controversial rap group N.W.A. before going on to star in movies such as 'Boyz n the Hood,' the 'BarberShop' series and 'Are We There Yet?,' serving as the producer of TV shows based on the latter two films, and being ranked on several lists as one of the greatest MCs of all time

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A New Orca Website Worth Following
There is no one who has more knowledge and credibility when it comes to what really goes on for trainers and whales at marine parks than former orca trainers.
Now four former SeaWorld trainers, all of whom have contributed enormously to my reporting on SeaWorld and orcas, have launched a cool new website called Voice Of The Orcas. It's got tons of background info about orca captivity, and links to a wide range of resources. It will no doubt also become Voice Of The Orca Trainers, as they use the site to share their take and experience on every aspect of orca captivity.
Check it out here.
Sam.L permalinkJanuary 26, 2012 11:38 am
Have these guys got a fb page for their website yet?
Sam.L permalinkFebruary 1, 2012 3:47 pm
Thanks! Great work guys
Julie Walmsley permalinkFebruary 6, 2012 6:31 pm
I will definitely check this out. I'm wondering, though, why you never included the Hoyt's or Davis' book in your research. Maybe you did, but did not quote them? I thought the Davis book was especially interesting because it examines the use of public space and corporate-driven "education".
Kathy Elizabeth permalinkSeptember 4, 2012 8:51 am
How can ordinary citizens help these magnificent creatures back to their natural surroundings? It's a tradgey what SeaWorld is doing – yet with 12 million yrly paying visitors there is no reason for them to stop, look in the mirror each morning and do the right thing! Until people are truly educated on how captivity is effecting these animals who have no voice, people will continue to support SW by being entertained NOT educated! books about captivity should be required reading by lawmakers and school children. I'm so frustrated – for every step anti-captivity makes forward, SW is able to knock them back 2 steps – money talks. I've looked into adopt a whale program – but what I'm interested in is getting these languishing animals into a better situation – we owe it to them who have given so much.


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Howard Stern's Co-Host, Robin Quivers, Speaks Out About Her Terminal Cancer (VIDEO)
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In the opening exposition of [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]], Elendil is played by [[Peter McKenzie]]. Unlike in the books, Elendil is killed by a blow of Sauron, instead of having a part in destroying him with Gil-galad. Instead, Isildur deals the fatal blow to the still-living Sauron by cutting off his
In the opening exposition of [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]], Elendil is played by [[Peter McKenzie]]. Unlike in the books, Elendil is killed by a blow of Sauron, instead of having a part in destroying him with Gil-galad. Instead, Isildur deals the fatal blow to the still-living Sauron by cutting off his .
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|Biographical Information
|Other names
|Nimruzîr (A), "The Tall", "The Fair", "The Faithful"
|High King of the Two Kingdoms:
King of Arnor,
King of Gondor
|The Faithful;
Last Alliance of Elves and Men
|Sindarin and Quenya
|S.A. 3320 - 3441 (121 years)
|S.A. 3441 (aged 322)
During Siege of Barad-dûr
|House of Elros
|Isildur and Anárion
|Physical Description
|Hair color
|Images of Elendil
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Elendil was the father of Isildur and Anárion, a survivor of the Downfall of Númenor, and the founder and first King of Arnor and Gondor. Elendil was also known as Elendil the Tall the tallest of Men who escaped the Downfall (mentioned to be almost 2.5 rangar tall, 7'11" or 2.41 m)[1] and Elendil the Fair.
Elendil was born in Númenor. He was the son of Amandil, Lord of Andúnië and leader of the Faithful Númenóreans. Like his father, Elendil maintained a strong friendship with the Elves and preserved the old beliefs in Ilúvatar and reverence for the Valar; he stood against the barbarous practices of Ar-Pharazôn the King and Sauron his advisor. On the advice of his father, who foresaw the coming destruction of Númenor, Elendil put nine ships off the eastern coast and loaded all his people and possessions aboard them.[2]
When the catastrophic Downfall occurred in S.A. 3319,[3] Elendil, his sons Isildur and Anárion, and their supporters fled to Middle-earth, sailing east in the nine ships. With them they took the palantíri, the "Seeing Stones" that were given to the Lords of Andúnië by the Elves of Tol Eressëa, and a seedling of Nimloth, the White Tree of Númenor.[2]
The ships became separated during the tumultuous voyage to Middle-earth; while Isildur and Anárion landed in the more southerly lands near the haven of the Faithful at Pelargir, Elendil and his people arrived at the northwest near Lindon. For this reason there were two kingdoms of the Númenóreans in exile, Arnor in the north and Gondor in the south.[4] After Elendil finally landed in Middle-earth, he proclaimed in Quenya: "Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta" ("Out of the Great Sea to Middle-earth I have come. In this place I will abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world"). His heir and great-grandson by 39 generations Aragorn II spoke these words again when he took up the crown of Gondor as King Elessar at the beginning of the Fourth Age.[5]
Elendil lived in Arnor, where he founded the city of Annúminas. His son Anárion established the city of Minas Anor in Anórien, and Isildur founded Minas Ithil in Ithilien. Across the Anduin the city of Osgiliath was built. In both realms were built towers for the palantíri, with which the lords kept contact.[4]
In the Downfall of Númenor the evil lord Sauron lost his shape but returned to Middle-earth as a shadow and a black wind over the sea. It came to Mordor, next to Gondor, where Sauron wrought a new guise.[2] In S.A. 3429 Sauron attacked, seizing Minas Ithil. Isildur fled north to his father, leaving Anárion in charge of Gondor. In 3434, King Elendil and Isildur returned south together with the Elven High King Gil-galad and their combined armies, and fought in War of the Last Alliance of Elves and Men. At the end of the long siege of Barad-dûr, in the year 3441 of the Second Age, Sauron came out to personally do battle. Gil-galad and Elendil fought Sauron and cast him down, but were both slain,[3] and Elendil's sword Narsil was broken when he fell. His son Isildur used the broken sword to cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand. However, despite the urgings of Elrond, Isildur chose not to destroy the Ring at Mount Doom and was eventually betrayed by the Ring in the Disaster of the Gladden Fields, slain by Orcs.[4]
Elendil was a great warrior, a wise king, and a heroic figure among the Dúnedain and other Men of the West. Isildur built a hidden tomb for his father on the summit of the beacon hill of Halifirien. Its presence was considered great enough to hallow the entire hill, hence its name (Halifirien means "holy mountain" in Rohirric).[6]
After the founding of Rohan, the Steward Cirion moved Elendil's remains to the Hallows of Minas Tirith.[6]
Elendil's name actually means "Devoted to the Stars" in Quenya.
For the Dúnedain it was intended to signify "Elf-friend" (Adûnaic Nimruzîr), since they tended to confuse the Quenya element EL for both "Elf" and "star".
Portrayal in adaptations
In the opening exposition of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Elendil is played by Peter McKenzie. Unlike in the books, Elendil is killed by a blow of Sauron, instead of having a part in destroying him with Gil-galad. Instead, Isildur deals the fatal blow to the still-living Sauron by cutting off his fingers and with them, the ring of power.
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Disaster of the Gladden Fields", "Appendix: Númenórean Linear Measures"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Akallabêth: The Downfall of Númenor"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Second Age"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Steward and the King"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan"
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ORLAND, Calif. — Two conflicting eyewitness accounts emerged Saturday as investigators delved deeper into the cause of the horrific collision between a truck and a charter bus that killed 10 and cast a pall over a college-acceptance trip to Humboldt State University.
A driver who was sideswiped moments before Thursday evening's fatal accident said she saw flames coming from beneath a FedEx freight truck as it veered across a grassy median toward disaster.
A man who lives next to Interstate 5, however, said he saw no flames from the truck before the crash and watched the twin-trailer FedEx vehicle swerve out of control after it made an abortive attempt to move into the fast lane.
Both witnesses said the truck veered sharply from southbound lanes, across the median and into a Silverado Stages charter bus, which carried 48 people, including 44 Southern California high school students.
"When they collided, it was boom!" said Ryan Householder, 31, who watched from his home, where he had been mowing his lawn. He said he was haunted by the screams of those who couldn't escape the burning bus.
A National Transportation Safety Board member said Saturday evening that the truck left no skid marks, on either the roadway or the median, as it veered into oncoming traffic. In contrast, more than 145 feet of tire marks indicated that the bus driver tried to stop and swerve to the right, said the NTSB's Mark Rosekind.
"That driver was clearly reacting to a situation with braking and a driving maneuver," he said.
Rosekind cautioned that it remained too early to tell what prompted the FedEx driver to leave the southbound lanes. The investigator said blood samples had been obtained from the drivers, both of whom died in the crash. The samples will be used to test for alcohol, drugs or medication.
The regulator confirmed that some of the victims were thrown from the bus. "We're going to look at whether seat belts might have kept them in place and whether that would have made a difference," Rosekind said.
Rosekind said a black-box-style electronic device was recovered from the bus and will be analyzed. The truck's device was destroyed, but other steps will be taken to analyze the machinery.
Rosekind said the bus was a "very new motor coach" — only about a month old. The FedEx truck was manufactured in 2007, he said.
The new details about the moments before the accident came as three more students, previously listed as missing, were confirmed dead. The toll includes five students, three adult chaperons and the still-unidentified drivers. Final, formal identification of remains could take several weeks.
"We have no one that's missing. All the names are accounted for. We just don't know which body goes with which name," said Larry Jones, sheriff and coroner for Glenn County, north of Sacramento. "And we don't know at this point what body to release to what family."
The sliver of uncertainty provided no solace to the families, who, Jones said, had "dealt with the reality of the loss."
Dorsey High School student Jennifer Bonilla, among those newly confirmed dead, was a devoted, self-motivated student who had a college scholarship in hand, according to staff at the Crenshaw-area school.
Teacher Noah Lippe-Klein had recently written a letter of recommendation for the teenager and praised "her ability to think critically about the world and her profound, college-level writing skills."
A member of the campus eco-club who participated in beach cleanups and environment walks in Baldwin Hills, Bonilla had been accepted into a number of schools and was excited about the Humboldt tour, Lippe-Klein said.
Ismael Jimenez and Denise Gomez — friends and fellow students at Animo Inglewood Charter High School — also were confirmed dead. The two 18-year-olds and a group of other friends had been close since middle school, where they liked to congregate around a favorite oak tree, a friend said.
Jimenez was an honor student who was passionate about art, constantly drawing and painting, his sister Evelin said. He drew pictures for everyone in his life — particularly horses for his mother and various scenes for his girlfriend of nearly three years. He was "beyond excited" to be bound for college and a career in art, his sister said.
Gomez was a music lover who played the guitar and led the Earth Club at the Inglewood school, said friend Frankie Martin, another Animo high senior. The Humboldt-bound student loved the outdoors and encouraged Martin to pursue his own college dreams.
"They were going to see their futures, and instead their life was cut short," Martin said. "At this point all we can hope for is that they're in a better place."
Evelin Jimenez said her parents told her Friday that they believed her brother was dead. She also said she was told by a cousin of Gomez's that her family had been convinced she was dead.
The students on the bus were part of the 20-year-old Preview Plus program, which brings low-income students — often the first in their families to go to college — to Humboldt State, the woodsy university on California's North Coast.
The bus involved in the crash was one of two that had left Union Station in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday for a weekend foray designed to help students finalize their decisions about attending the campus.
One of the most detailed accounts of the crash came from Householder, whose mobile home faces the southbound lanes of the interstate, where the FedEx truck was traveling. He said it was about 5:30 Thursday evening when he heard the screech of tires.
He looked up to see two cars braking hard as the FedEx truck tried to cut in front of them and into the fast lane. The truck driver appeared to have no room to get back to the slow lane because of the presence of a red van, Householder, a stay-at-home father of three, told The Times. He speculated that the truck driver thought he could bring the big rig back under control in the fast lane or median.
"It looked like he tried straightening out going into the fast lane, but all his weight and momentum shot him straight across the median," said Householder, who said he shared his account with the California Highway Patrol. "And he collided with that tour bus.... It was very ugly."
Bonnie and Joe Duran, who live near Tacoma, Wash., had just passed the charter bus and were heading north, according to the NTSB official, when the FedEx truck suddenly burst across the median.
"It was on fire already," Bonnie Duran, who was driving, said of the truck. She told NBC4-TV that the flames appeared to be coming from the lower rear of the truck cab.
She tried to veer her rented four-door Nissan Altima to the right, but it was too late. The FedEx truck sideswiped her, ripping off the rear passenger door. A moment later, the truck slammed into the charter bus. Both burst into flames.
Neither of the Durans was seriously injured.
For some 30 students injured in the accident, a long recovery has only begun. Miles Hill, 18, a senior at Renaissance Arts Academy in Eagle Rock, came so close to the flames that the hair on his arms and his eyebrows were singed. Airlifted to Enloe Medical Center in Chico, he was initially in critical condition with a head wound.
His father, Gaylord Hill of Mount Washington, flew north to be at the boy's side. He said the teen struggled through the night after the crash. "He couldn't sleep. He woke up in a cold sweat, he said, and saw flames," the elder Hill said.
On Saturday, the boy had had improved.
"He's feeling alive today," said the relieved father. "He didn't think he was going to make it."
Times staff writers James Rainey, Stephen Ceasar, Christine Mai-Duc, Victoria Kim and Kate Mather in Los Angeles contributed to this report.


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'Eye-opening' data reveals reformulation opportunities for dietary supplements for children
The data, published in The Journal of Pediatrics, "may have implications for reformulating dietary supplements for children", wrote the researchers, led by the ODS' Regan Bailey, PhD, RD.
Commenting on the results, Taylor Wallace, PhD, senior director, scientific and regulatory affairs for the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), told us that the data presented should be "eye-opening because calcium and vitamin D deficiency is not only important in elderly women but a large segment of children are not getting enough".
On the implications for dietary supplement manufacturers, Dr Wallace added that the industry "is getting there.
"I think the solution is modest fortification and personalized supplementation. Industry takes this data seriously.
"CRN is really concerned with calcium and vitamin D not being listed as nutrients of concern in the 2015 dietary guidelines. These data should send a strong message to the dietary guidelines advisory committee in 2015."
Key findings
Dr Bailey and her co-workers analyzed data from 7,250 children aged between 2 and 18. Results showed that 21% of under two-year olds received supplements, rising to 42% to children aged between 2 and 8.
Supplement use for the age groups 9 to 13, and 14 to 18 was 29 and 26%, respectively, they added.
Worryingly, the intakes of calcium and vitamin D were low for all children, and more than a one-third of children failed to meet calcium and vitamin D recommendations.
In addition, non-supplement user children had a significantly higher prevalence of inadequate intakes of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamins A and C, compared with supplement users.
However, supplements use was associated with an increased prevalence of usual intakes above the UL (upper limit) for iron, zinc, folic acid, and vitamins A and C, they added.
"Dietary supplement use in children remains a controversial strategy to improve nutrient intakes because, even though their use is associated with lower prevalence of inadequate intakes, it is also associated with an increased risk of excessive intakes (ie, above the UL)," they wrote.
"For this reason, [it has been] previously suggested that dietary supplement manufacturers better tailor the levels of micronutrients in supplements to help achieve a balance between nutrient adequacy and excess."
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics
November 2012, Volume 161, Issue 5, Pages 837–842.e3
"Do dietary supplements improve micronutrient sufficiency in children and adolescents?"
Authors: R.L. Bailey, V.L. Fulgoni 3rd, D.R. Keast, C.V. Lentino, J.T. Dwyer


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Concrete Garden Projects: Easy & Inexpensive Containers, Furniture, Water Features & More
Useful, fun, and sure to ignite imaginations.
American Reference Books Annual
If you like making things for your garden, you'll love concrete. Durable, beautiful, and inexpensive, it's also surprisingly simple to work with. Best of all, it weathers elegantly, softening around the edges to become more picturesque with age.
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HMOs, Health Insurance: More Problems
October 20, 2000
It is well known that HIV patients live longer if they receive care from an HIV specialist than from a general physician -- and that the high-quality specialist care actually costs less, because it avoids unnecessary hospitalization and other expenses. But even though insurers know well that specialist care is both better and cheaper, they also know that they can save even more money by denying it, so that seriously ill patients will find their health plan unsatisfactory and go elsewhere if they can.
In September of this year a California bill, AB 2168, to require that California HMOs offer care from physicians who have "demonstrated expertise" in treating AIDS, was signed into law. But some experts fear that this bill does not have teeth, because today there is no legal way of establishing what this "expertise" means, as HIV care is not formally recognized as a medical specialty at this time. Efforts to define such a specialty are ongoing.
Meanwhile, changes at Blue Cross of California and other plans -- changes that are especially harmful to patients with serious illnesses including HIV -- were described in a recent article by Dan Aiello in the Bay Area Reporter.
Clearly the system is not working when insurers have incentives to provide worse treatment (even when better treatment would cost less) to drive expensive patients away, or limit medical costs arbitrarily.
William Owen, M.D., a leading HIV physician at the Davies campus, prepared information on how California patients can contact their insurance company, their employer, and state officials about problems affecting them; such pressure will help the movement for reform. For more information, contact AIDS TREATMENT NEWS, email@example.com or 800-TREAT-1-2.
Copyright 2000 by John S. James. Permission granted for noncommercial reproduction, provided that our address and phone number are included if more than short quotations are used.
This article was provided by AIDS Treatment News. It is a part of the publication AIDS Treatment News.
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Windows Prefetch Folder Tool
The inspiration of this tool came after listening to Pauldotcom Episode 171.
I wanted something that I can run in the form of a script to extract information from the windows prefetch folder.
Windows caches portions of frequently accessed programs in order to speed up program launches. The prefetch folder reveals which programs you have been running recently, how many times you executed the program and when you last executed the program.
This is one place where forensic investigators should look at first when looking at a compromised/suspect machine. <as heard on pauldotcom>
The tool can be download from http://code.google.com/p/prefetch-tool/
The below screenshot shows the options of the prefetch-tool
Below shows the results of running the prefetch-tool script.
Send me your comments and feedbacks to keith.lee2012[at]gmail.com


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Acey-deucyUneven stirrups, popularized by Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Arcaro, who rode with his left (inside) iron lower than his right to achieve better balance on turns.
Across the BoardA bet on a horse to win, place and show. If the horse wins, the player collects three ways; if second, two ways; and if third, one way, losing the win and place bets. Actually three wagers.
Action1) A horse's manner of moving. 2) A term meaning wagering -- The horse took a lot of action.
AcupressureUtilizing stimulation on acupuncture points to treat an animal.
AcupunctureA centuries-old means of treating an animal or human through the use of needles, electrical current or moxibustion (heat and herbs) to stimulate or realign the body's electrical fields.
Added MoneyMoney added to the purse of a race by the racing association or a breeding or other fund to the amount paid by owners in nomination, eligibility, entry and starting fees.
Added WeightA horse carrying more weight than the conditions of the race require, usually because the jockey exceeds the stated limit.
AdequanBrand name for polysulfated glycosaminoglycan, used in the treatment of certain arthritic conditions.
AgeAll Thoroughbreds celebrate their birthday on Jan. 1
AgentA person empowered to transact business for a stable owner or jockey, or empowered to sell or buy horses for an owner or breeder.


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Economic Development Grant for the Partnership Development Program – 2012 Recipients
The 26 partnerships listed below were recognized for 2012 during a ceremony at Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City on April 24.
- Cameron University and CGI
- Carl Albert State College and the City of Poteau
- Connors State College and Muskogee Regional Medical Center
- East Central University and Ada Jobs Foundation
- Eastern Oklahoma State College and the City of McAlester
- Langston University and the Langston Economic Development Authority
- Murray State College and Landmark Bank
- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and Crossland Construction Co.
- Northeastern State University and the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
- Northern Oklahoma College and the Tonkawa Tribe
- Northwestern Oklahoma State University and the McBride Orthopedic Hospital and Clinic
- Oklahoma City Community College and American Fidelity Assurance Co.
- Oklahoma Panhandle State University and Seaboard Foods
- Oklahoma State University and Granna's LLC
- Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology and the Women in Recovery (WIR) Program
- Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City and P&K Equipment
- Redlands Community College and Oklahoma Folding Carton and Printing Co.
- Rogers State University and the H.A. and Mary K. Chapman Charitable Trusts
- Rose State College and First National Bank
- Seminole State College, Darlene Wallace and Columbus Oil
- Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Cardinal FG
- Southwestern Oklahoma State University and Southwest Oklahoma Impact Coalition
- Tulsa Community College and the City of Glenpool
- University of Central Oklahoma and Mercy Health Network
- University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and Oklahoma A+ Schools
- Western Oklahoma State College and Red River Flight Academy
Cameron University and CGI
The Lawton office of CGI, a global IT and business process-service company, caters services primarily to Department of Defense contracts at Fort Sill, Okla. More than 30 percent of Lawton CGI members are CU graduates. CGI executives serve on CU advisory boards, and their employees serve as adjunct faculty. They have been instrumental in providing information on industry needs and trends, which is vital in the development of curriculum. CGI, Great Plains Technology Center and CU's multimedia department hold an annual animation program and contest, where industry representatives can interact with students. Additionally, CGI has donated funds to the School of Science and Technology toward the creation of a simulations lab and have assigned experts in this field who are assisting CU in the development of course curriculum that will eventually benefit both industry and students alike. BACK TO LIST
Carl Albert State College and the City of Poteau
The range of economic development projects that CASC and the city of Poteau have collaborated on includes business and industry recruitment and retention, workforce training, environmental projects, tourism and civic improvement. The most current collaboration, the Fort Smith Regional Alliance created in April 2011, represents years of effort for the formation of a two-state regional economic development entity. The alliance is comprised of 14 communities in Arkansas and Oklahoma inside the eight counties that make up a 50-mile radius around Fort Smith, Ark. The city of Poteau and the college worked through most of the past decade to make this organization a reality. A five-year planning document for the alliance is currently being completed, and a director, based in Fort Smith, has been hired. The outlook for long-term economic benefits from the alliance for the entire region is excellent. BACK TO LIST
Connors State College and Muskogee Regional Medical Center
For more than 25 years, MRMC has been a dedicated leader of community and workforce development in the greater Muskogee region and a dynamic partner and clinical affiliate with CSC. This year, MRMC has expanded its support of CSC by providing student internships for academic credit in health care, administration and communications. As an extension of this partnership effort, the leadership at MRMC has provided the academic leadership at CSC with workforce needs data specific to the Muskogee-area health care industry. This has shaped a new set of allied health career program and degree options that will begin graduating and putting students to work in health care as early as fall 2012. This partnership is critical to providing hands-on experience and training that benefits students, potential employers and the community as a whole. BACK TO LIST
East Central University and Ada Jobs Foundation
AJF provided $1.25 million for the $10.65 million new Harland C. Stonecipher School of Business and ECU Conference Center. This facility will also serve as a storm shelter for Ada. AJF, ECU's Center of Continuing Education and Community Services and the ECU Veterans Workforce Investment Program also merged to put together a total package for PEI Worldwide. With AJF providing the site and building and ECU providing the link to training and access to veterans for the workforce, PEI is opening a new plant to make THURA-Block, a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-qualifying green product. PEI plans to employ up to 75 employees in its first year and expects 275 employees by the third year. AJF also helped present the first-ever Career Discovery Day at ECU. This event targeted more than 400 eighth graders from all seven Pontotoc County public schools and covered fields from engineering and firefighting to dentistry and construction. BACK TO LIST
Eastern Oklahoma State College and the City of McAlester
For more than 14 years, EOSC and the city of McAlester have enjoyed a partnership centered on education and community development. This year, McAlester partnered with EOSC on two significant events: the College and Career Tour and the Simonton Job Fair. The career tour was started to help bridge the career connection between schools and the workplace. The event has grown to include more than 1,200 students from southeastern Oklahoma. In addition, business exhibitors now include more than 100 partners from across the state. City officials saw the benefit in this program and felt the lifelong skills students receive make the fair a valuable investment for the community. The job fair was conducted in response to the closing of McAlester's Simonton Windows plant that resulted in the loss of 250 jobs. EOSC and other community partners, including McAlester, stepped up to host a large job fair for those employees and others in the community. BACK TO LIST
Langston University and the Langston Economic Development Authority
With a long-standing and rich history of supporting the city of Langston, LEDA has provided funding for street improvements, restoration of historic structures and strengthening of the capacity of the city's utility department. Most recently, LEDA provided gap funding in the amount of $126,000 to assist LU with the construction of an NCAA-regulation softball field at Langston's city park. The softball field will serve as the home of LU's softball team and local youth leagues. Prior to completion of the softball field, LU's softball team rented space in the nearby cities of Coyle, Guthrie and Perkins to practice and play home games. Plans are currently underway to schedule softball tournaments in the city of Langston. The contributions of LEDA have played a major role in bringing visibility to LU's softball team, boosting the city of Langston's economy, attracting new businesses and creating the potential for job growth. BACK TO LIST
Murray State College and Landmark Bank
Landmark Bank dedicates itself to investing in organizations that support its communities, education and the arts across its system and in the Tishomingo area. Landmark Bank has provided leadership in its communities by having its presidents and staff serve on a variety of boards, including the Johnston County Chamber of Commerce, the Tishomingo Development Team and the Johnston County Industrial Authority. Concern for the citizens of its community is demonstrated through civic leadership, financial contributions and volunteer service. The bank has worked on a variety of economic development projects in many creative ways, including by funding roofs on buildings, a new 35,000-square-foot freezer, equipment and remodeling. Landmark Bank also worked to show MSC how to utilize multiple lenders on the same project, allowing the funding of larger projects to start businesses and create jobs in the community. BACK TO LIST
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and Crossland Construction Co.
Crossland Construction's late founder, Ivan Crossland Sr., attended night school at NEO while raising a family, and he and his family became avid supporters of the college. In recent years, Crossland Construction completed a number of projects on the campus and played a vital role in flood recovery. The family was also a major contributor to the funding of the Ivan Crossland Sr. Football Complex. Crossland Construction has been instrumental in the development of an associate degree program in construction technology at NEO. Students can also seek certifications through the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) credentialing program. Students complete the degree requirements through a combination of courses taught at Northeast Technology Center and NEO. Crossland Construction supports the program through internships, scholarships and job opportunities. BACK TO LIST
Northeastern State University and the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
NSU, in partnership with the Cherokee Nation, implemented a greatly enhanced Bachelor of Arts in education in Cherokee education with a major in Cherokee in 2011. This language program is the only one of its kind in existence. The program is designed for K-12 teaching positions in Cherokee, producing teachers who are fluent in speaking Cherokee and proficient in the reading and writing of the Cherokee language. The degree also prepares teachers who are knowledgeable and prepared to teach Cherokee culture and heritage. The establishment of the enhanced degree program will create a skilled workforce and an educational environment that will expand and implement the Cherokee language into business and entrepreneurial opportunities. This initiative, along with other Cherokee Nation educational scholarships, provides the necessary financial support for the next generation of Cherokee students. BACK TO LIST
Northern Oklahoma College and the Tonkawa Tribe
NOC and the Tonkawa Tribe have partnered to develop and implement the Gaming Management Institute (GMI) program. NOC is working with the tribe and its casinos to develop courses and programs to enhance the business-related skills of tribal members who work in the local casinos. Initial funding for the program was provided by a donation from the tribe. Currently, the partnership includes a series of seminars in such areas as conflict resolution, motivation and teamwork. To date, more than 30 casino employees have participated in the seminars. The partnership has also included seminars in accounting-related topics, including casino math, Casino Accounting 101 and internal controls for casinos. Future course work is being developed to include emphasis on customer service, hospitality management and human resource management. BACK TO LIST
Northwestern Oklahoma State University and the McBride Orthopedic Hospital and Clinic
NWOSU's longtime partnership with McBride Orthopedic Hospital and Dr. Brock Schnebel, a 1977 alum of the university, provides a place for injured NWOSU Ranger athletes to receive the highest level of care attainable. In addition, McBride physicians serve as team doctors for Ranger athletics, attending many sporting events throughout the year and providing athletes with preseason physicals. "We are extremely fortunate to have our student-athletes cared for by Dr. Schnebel and McBride Orthopedic. Dr. Schnebel's association with the university spans more than 25 years. They provide outstanding medical care and prevention services in support of Ranger athletics. It is a credit to two of the leading institutions in the state of Oklahoma to have formed this valued partnership," said Andy Carter, director of athletics. BACK TO LIST
Oklahoma City Community College and American Fidelity Assurance Co.
Recognizing the importance of advanced credentials, AFA partnered with OCCC to develop the AFA Degree at Work program. This program provides credit courses for employees with the goal of providing them the opportunity to obtain a two-year degree in the convenient setting of their workplace. There are currently 65 students enrolled in this program. Founded more than 50 years ago, AFA has achieved great success as the second-largest private, family-owned life insurance company in the nation. The Oklahoma City-based company serves more than 1 million customers in 49 states and 23 countries. BACK TO LIST
Oklahoma Panhandle State University and Seaboard Foods
For more than 16 years, OPSU and pork producer Seaboard Foods have enjoyed a partnership centered on workforce development and the education of students. OPSU has provided more than 50 graduates from the schools of agriculture, business and technology, science, math, and nursing for management positions with Seaboard. In addition, more than 15 Seaboard employees are currently attending OPSU. Seaboard and OPSU collaborated on a college career fair held in conjunction with the Art Jubilee for 500 area high school students in April 2011. Seaboard routinely provides educational tours of its production sites and meat processing facilities for OPSU and cooks or provides pork burgers for many OPSU events. The award will be used to support course work by Seaboard employees. BACK TO LIST
Oklahoma State University and Granna's LLC
Granna's, a provider for the Mobile Meals program, first contacted OSU's Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center (FAPC) in March 2000 with a desire to produce and market frozen chili and other heat and serve foods. FAPC partnered with Granna's to offer assistance with business planning, formulation scale up and market development. FAPC has also provided process flow planning and equipment identification, food safety training and third-party audit preparation. Subsequent training in food safety and technical assistance continues to date. Additionally, FAPC will be providing food process engineering expertise as Granna's prepares for a 4,000-square-foot expansion in 2012. Granna's will use this award to cover training fees for employees and/or continued technical assistance from FAPC. BACK TO LIST
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology and the Women in Recovery (WIR) Program
The Tulsa-based WIR program is an innovative alternative to incarceration for nonviolent female offenders with addiction and mental health disorders. Without employment to support themselves and their children, WIR participants are at risk for relapse and possible incarceration. OSUIT's culinary arts program partners with WIR to provide an on-site culinary employment training program. An OSUIT faculty chef helps participants build kitchen skills and confidence, opening doors to successful culinary careers. Students earn certifications in kitchen-related competencies, enhancing opportunities to pursue careers in the hotel and hospitality industry. The program enables participants to create a better life for themselves and their families, while also generating a positive long-term economic impact for the state of Oklahoma. BACK TO LIST
Oklahoma State University–Oklahoma City and P&K Equipment
P&K Equipment is the largest John Deere dealership in Oklahoma. P&K Equipment owner Dr. Barry L. Pollard and his wife founded the OSU Medical Cowboys scholarship program and the P&K Professorship in Agribusiness in 2008. P&K Equipment plays an integral part of OSU-OKC's ability to train students with state-of-the art equipment in the wind turbine and turfgrass management programs. Alan Nietenhoefer, P&K Equipment's Stillwater site manager, proved indispensable in acquiring equipment for the turfgrass management program. Students benefit by experiencing hands-on training with the latest equipment on the market. The contributions of Scott Eisenhauer, the company's general manager, were crucial in seeing the wind turbine erected for the new engineering building, which is partially powered by wind energy. BACK TO LIST
Redlands Community College and Oklahoma Folding Carton and Printing Co.
In 2011, OFC partnered with RCC and Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance's manufacturing extension agent Mike Raymond to expand its services through the purchase of a new six-color printing press. This new equipment required an 11,000-square-foot expansion and allowed the company to bring all of its prepress operations in-house. This expansion created 15 new jobs and allowed OFC to be accepted into the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program. Owner Bruce Baade states that through the expansion they have created additional jobs for the citizens of Minco and helped generate new revenue to help support the community. By adding the new prepress machine to its operation, OFC will save more than $250,000 in overtime expenses and will add more than $450,000 in new payroll in the first year. BACK TO LIST
Rogers State University and the H.A. and Mary K. Chapman Charitable Trusts
Through the Chapman Trusts' steady support, RSU has renovated classrooms and laboratories serving the sciences and health sciences, including building a fully equipped nursing lab on the Bartlesville campus. RSU also has upgraded these facilities with technologically up-to-date equipment for a program with more than 1,100 nursing and paramedic alumni. These graduates help address Oklahoma's critical health care needs. Chapman support also spurred development of a bachelor's degree program in nursing, as well as an RN bridge program that enables licensed practical nurses and paramedics to complete an RN program. The Chapman Trusts recently provided funding for the renovation and expansion of Baird Hall and funding for the construction of a residential dining facility. BACK TO LIST
Rose State College and First National Bank
Both RSC and FNB share a common agenda to foster, promote and support free enterprise. For instance, FNB established the Henry Croak Endowment for Business and Information Technology in honor of its founder, Henry Croak. Established to perpetuate Croak´s civic and entrepreneurial legacy, the endowment furthers the academic goals of the Business and Information Technology Division at RSC. RSC and its partner are solid champions of Tinker Air Force Base, an economic mainstay. As a testament to FNB's commitment to the base, FNB is a seven-time recipient of the Air Force Bank of the Year award. A significant supporter of the Rose State Foundation, FNB established its Charity Golf Classic to support student scholarships. Now in its 13th year, the tournament has raised more than $550,000. BACK TO LIST
Seminole State College, Darlene Wallace and Columbus Oil
The partnership among SSC, Darlene Wallace and Columbus Oil has provided financial support to develop a pond and park area on the north side of the SSC campus. In addition to helping fund the project, Wallace has been the catalyst on a number of projects, including an outside classroom. A trained master gardener, she also provided valuable advice on landscaping. Additionally, Wallace and Columbus Oil established the Dan Wallace Memorial Scholarship through the SSC Educational Foundation to honor the memory of her late husband, an active community supporter who passed away in 2004. Wallace also gives of her time as an active member of the SSC Educational Foundation Board of Trustees. She has served on the foundation's nominating committee and has worked as an ambassador for SCC at the foundation's annual golf tournament. BACK TO LIST
Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Cardinal FG
Cardinal has been a strong supporter in the "Real Life Math!" program, where local professionals take part in high school classrooms to help students answer the question, "When will I ever use this in the real world?" According to Larry Peck, Cardinal human resource executive this gives Cardinal an opportunity to showcase the company and illustrate the value of learning math, which is used every day in the real world. Scholarships are important to Cardinal. Colton's Run is an event that honors the son of a SE graduate, who died unexpectedly at an SE sports camp. The majority of the proceeds benefit an SE scholarship in Colton's honor. The Miss Southeastern Pageant is another scholarship co-sponsored by Cardinal. The company was also a title sponsor for the first ice skating rink in Durant. It brought people from more than 100 miles to Durant. BACK TO LIST
Southwestern Oklahoma State University and Southwest Oklahoma Impact Coalition
SOIC is a regional partnership consisting of the five universities and colleges, six career technology institutions, and two councils of government in southwest Oklahoma. Other partners include local and state economic development organizations. The organization evolved from SWOSU's willingness to apply for and host a U.S. Economic Development Administration University Center grant to establish the coalition. With a grant funded through the U.S. Department of Labor, SOIC has purchased and placed medical simulators throughout southwest Oklahoma, increasing the number of health care training simulator sites from three to 11. SOIC is currently working on developing a career pathways system at a pilot site in southwest Oklahoma that can be replicated throughout the state. BACK TO LIST
Tulsa Community College and the City of Glenpool
TCC conducted a master plan study that revealed the high school graduate population in Tulsa was predicted to decline. For continued growth, TCC needed to expand its service to suburban areas. Ironically, shortly thereafter, the city of Glenpool conducted a market study that revealed the need for a community college presence in the city to provide greater access to higher education opportunities. What resulted was the mutually beneficial establishment of the Glenpool Community Campus in fall 2008. From a strong beginning, the campus has served more than 850 students. The unique, mutually beneficial partnership has allowed TCC to develop a stronger presence and provide additional educational opportunities for Glenpool. The city of Glenpool benefits from a better-educated work force leading to greater economic returns. BACK TO LIST
University of Central Oklahoma and Mercy Health Network
The partnership between UCO and Mercy Health allowed for expanded services at the health center, including radiology services and urgent care capabilities to serve students, staff and faculty along with employee dependents and the surrounding Edmond community. UCO benefits fiscally through redistribution of funding for areas such as health promotion and outreach programs. The collaborative opportunities between Mercy and UCO faculty and staff include Edmond Public Schools' Boulevard Academy for health education and health assessments through telemedicine and a partnership with Good Shepherd Catholic School serving as a special education clinical site for UCO students training to teach children with autism. Mercy Health is the presenting sponsor for the UCO Healthy Campus initiative and has a partnership to construct the UCO Nursing Expertise Laboratory to be housed at Mercy Health System's main campus. BACK TO LIST
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and Oklahoma A+ Schools
In 2011, USAO and Oklahoma A+ Schools worked together to enhance curriculum in K-12 classrooms to better promote student collaboration, communication and creative-thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills. Throughout the year, 12 A+ teachers and more than 300 K-12 students worked with USAO on such projects as New Invention Ideas, Improving Our Community and Our Local History. This partnership developed a collaborative, online program to facilitate the creation and assessment of student-driven projects. Plans are now being made to increase the number of Oklahoma A+ Schools in the program and to provide tools for classrooms across the state to work together in real time on a variety of student-led projects. BACK TO LIST
Western Oklahoma State College and Red River Flight Academy
WOSC has a long-standing history in aviation education. However, due to the economic climate, WOSC contemplated discontinuation of this high-cost program. In spite of the economics, the community support and demand for the program inspired WOSC to maintain the professional pilot degree program. The continuation of this program was made possible through a partnership with RRFA. This partnership allows WOSC to offer the only Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-approved, Part 141 flight school in southwestern Oklahoma. This partnership increases opportunities for individuals in rural southwest Oklahoma to receive an Associate in Applied Science degree in aviation with a professional pilot option. BACK TO LIST


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Gary Brinkmeyer has every round, every hole, every weather variant he has ever played I believe........scratch paper unsure if goest to a "electric box" method beyond that
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Furniture giant Ikea is withdrawing wiener sausages in the UK after tests found "indications" of horse meat, just days after it withdrew a batch of its traditional meatballs.
The Swedish company said it was removing the sausages from sale in Britain, France, Spain, Ireland and Portugal after tests confirmed "a few indications of horse meat".
An Ikea spokeswoman said: "Based on some hundred test results that we have received so far, there are a few indications of horse meat. Together with the Swedish supplier in question we have decided to withdraw from sales also the wiener sausages ... from that supplier."
The move comes two days after it withdrew Swedish meatballs from stores across Europe and a handful of countries in Asia and the Caribbean after horse meat was discovered by Czech authorities.
Read more: Mince from Newport-based supplier withdrawn by Welsh councils after horsemeat test
But it said the move affected just one batch as a precaution pending further tests, and meatballs would still be available to buy in its stores.
A spokesman said on Monday: "Ikea is committed to serving and selling high quality food that is safe, healthy and produced with care for the environment and the people who produce it.
"We do not tolerate any other ingredients than the ones stipulated in our recipes or specifications, secured through set standards, certifications and product analysis by accredited laboratories."
The meatballs were labelled as beef and pork and were in 1kg (2.2lb) frozen packs sent to the Czech Republic for sale in Ikea stores there.
The Czech Republic's state veterinary administration found traces of horse meat as part of its testing programme.
A total of 760kg (1,675lb) of the meatballs were stopped from reaching the shelves.
The spokesman said the move did not affect the supply of meatballs to Ikea restaurants in the UK.


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Mike McLeod needed a new stationery design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 35 designs submitted by 7 freelance designers.
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Please see attachment for our company logo, slogan and Testimonial for the Postcard. One idea we we're thinking of is to show how clean the carpet is by having a baby in a business suit and a laptop sitting on the carpet with an office background. ( Potential caption above baby: Don't you want your carpets this clean for all your VIPs?)
" We don't cut corners, we clean them! We want potential customers to know that they can trust us to give them what they paid for everytime. No exceptions! "
We want the card to look business like and not cartoonish. We want them to know that we care about the cleaning results.
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by Ed Harris
The Giving Back Girls is working with the Connecticut Army National Guard and the state American Legion Auxiliary to hose Help a Soldier and Fill That Military Truck later this month.
The Giving Back Girls was formed in October 2010 by Erin Gibney. The group currently has 14 members.
The group aims to give back to the community and has held bake sales and other fundraisers for YMCA scholarships and the Southington Community Services Department. The group also adopts a family for Christmas.
The Giving Back Girls also recently took over the Smart Start back to school program.
"They want to give back to the community," said Tricia Gibney, Erin's mother.
The Fill That Military Truck is an offshoot of the Fill That School Bus fundraiser that the Giving Back Girls ran to raise the supplies needed for the Smart Start program. The Fill That Bus event helped raise school supplies for those in need.
"The community has been absolutely fantastic," Tricia said.
Tricia said that Rachel Wache, a former president of the Southington American Legion Auxiliary has helped with the program. Wache said the items that the Giving Back Girls will be collecting include smaller items that the auxiliary includes in zippered bags for deploying soldiers. These items will be included for soldier deploying in January.
The Giving Back Girls will have a list of the items, but they include dried fruit, candy, trail mix and other snack food type items, personal care items such as lotions, baby wipes, tissues, deodorant and small travel board games.
"The troops are so appreciative of everything our community does," Wache said.
Wache noted that the American Legion Auxiliary also sends out its own, larger, care packages every month. These packages are sent out with the help of Margherita Curraro, Wache said, adding that the auxiliary sends out 10-12 boxes a month.
"The need is always there," Wache said.
Some of the items that are recommended to pack in potential care packages include lip balm, foot powder (unscented), shoe inserts, beef jerky, protein bars and other non-perishable food items. It is also suggested including knitted hats (black), stationary, games, DVDs, books (paperbacks) and CDs.
"The possibilities are pretty much endless," Wache said, describing what could be fit into the boxes and shipped to the troops.
The Giving Back Girls will host Help a Soldier and Fill that Military Truck on Saturday, Nov. 17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Walmart parking lot. The Connecticut Army National Guard is supplying a military vehicle to collect the donated items.
Anyone interested in helping with the monthly care packages or in submitting a loved ones name to receive them, contact Rachel Wache at 860-621-0890.


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amazincc wrote:Well... during the night he dismantled his cone and ripped out his IV, while the vet tech on duty attended to another animal. She said she only turned her back for about 10 minutes...
This morning they offered him some food, and he was starving, apparently. No vomiting so far. Only a tiny bit of diarrhea.
The vet said he's "acting like a typical bully puppy, and he's all over the place". They couldn't believe the drastic changes they saw in him today.
If he keeps improving they will try him on oral meds and see how he does.
He might be coming home tomorrow or Saturday!!!
Sounds like he was feeling feisty!!! This all sounds like very good news, though! Fingers and paws crossed for continued improvement, and his return home!


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AOL Threatens Blogger With Copyright Infringement Charge... For Doing The Exact Same Thing AOL Has Done On A Large Scale
from the shameful deptThere have been plenty of accusations made against AOL's the Huffington Post concerning its habit of "over aggregating" content from other sites. While, personally, I think people who accuse HuffPo of being just an aggregator are overreacting on two separate issues (one: HuffPo does a ton of actual reporting also and two: HuffPo's aggregating adds value in its own way), it would be pretty damn hypocritical for AOL to then threaten another blogger for doing exactly the same thing that HuffPo does, wouldn't it?
Enter, Maryland Juice. A local Maryland blog, which recently had a post about some happenings in Montgomery County, which included relatively large excerpts of parts of an article from Patch, another property owned by AOL. It also included an image from the article. The Maryland Juice article included a significant amount of commentary about the article and, in particular, the photo, which was used to illustrate the point (that it was not a representative sample of county residents at the local meeting). And, yet... AOL lawyers sent a cease and desist letter:
As owner of the Content, AOL has the obligation to prevent the improper use of its proprietary material. Before pursuing any additional avenues to remove the Infringing Content, we are demanding that MarylandJuice.com take immediate steps to remove Patch's image and either 1) display no more than a 1-2 sentence snippet of this Content, with credit explicitly given as well as a link back to the full article available at http://wheatonmd. patch.com/articles/proposed-rule-change-for-accessory-apartments-meets-opposition ; or 2) remove and disable access to all Infringing Content, and agree to never repost or use the Infringing Content or any other AOL Content, absent compliance with the third-party use guidelines identified above.David, the Maryland Juice blogger, explains how excerpting, discussing and linking is all part of being neighborly online, and tells AOL to shove off, claiming fair use. Of course, you know who should know an awful lot about this kind of thing? Yeah, AOL and HuffPo. You see, a few years ago, when HuffPo tried to do its own "hyper local site," it was accused of doing more or less the exact same thing (but with less commentary, and more copying):
But, apparently, when someone does it to AOL, it's no longer okay? Now that's hypocritical.
And seeding HuffPo Chicago is a scheme whereby the publication takes some — in many cases all — of the content from another site, with a link back to the original.
The result is quick and easy traffic for the new Chicago edition, since the publication ends up catching some Google searches for keywords contained in the (Chicago-related) articles it takes. HuffPo already has good Google PageRank, so its own version of the content floats to the top of the results, even though it was not the original source.
HuffPo's justification, at least when the publication was pulling this crap with us, taking the entirety of our RSS feeds, was that the reprinted posts were good promotion, since they included (a totally buried) backlink to the original content on our site.
Filed Under: aggregation, chicago, fair use, linking, maryland, maryland juice
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The Java Message Service Specification defines certain standard message properties, which JMS providers (such as Message Queue) may optionally choose to support. By convention, the names of all such standard properties begin with the letters JMSX. The connection factory attributes listed in Table 18–7 control whether the Message Queue client runtime sets certain of these standard properties. For produced messages, these include the following:
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Birth of an Iceberg on Moreno Glacier
Roger Bernabo 1/27/2005 5:02:43 AMTremendous picture John; you even got some action from the glacier #209423
Lori Ditlefsen 1/27/2005 9:00:15 AMVery nice detail and clarity! Wonderful image, John! #1066883
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Cathy Stancil 2/21/2005 12:18:34 PMCongratulations on your finalist John ! Bravo ! And good luck on the next round... #1123007
John H. Macdonald 2/22/2005 4:45:12 AMThanks guys, I'm excited to win. It is the first recognition of any of my work publicly. This is a great website! #1125216
Kristi A. Howson 2/27/2005 12:00:20 AMSimply amazing John. Congratulations on this winner!!!!! #1136044
Kate Jackson 7/8/2007 1:21:59 PMWOW absolutely amazing John! What wonderful colours! #4485532
Peter R. Hammer 8/27/2007 3:00:42 PMGood shot John and you were lucky to get the birth. I had a month in Antarctica and never saw this happen. #4706533
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Glacier National Park, Santa Cruz, Argentina.
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Reviewed by Justin H. (age 2007)
This book is most likely my favorite book ever. What's cool about it is that it's all true. I love this book a lot. I was mad about how King Tut may have died. The man that found King Tut's tomb was my favorite character. People say he was a very good explorer.
Kids should read this book because they could learn all about King Tut.


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Actor Tom Arnold is to become a first-time dad at the age of 53.
The "True Lies" star and his fourth wife, Ashley Groussman, will welcome a son this March – and the comedian can't contain his excitement.
Announcing the happy news during a guest co-hosting stint on "The View" on Friday, he joked, "I'm pregnant. I have put on, like, 40 pounds. My wife is pregnant too. We're having a baby. It's seven months (along) and it's a boy and it's my first baby."
Arnold, who suffers from a low sperm count, previously revealed he and his wife have been trying to start a family since they married in 2009, and they consulted fertility doctors in 2011 in their bid to conceive.
The in vitro fertilization treatment has been a success and the veteran star admits the unborn baby is his "miracle" child after yearning for years to become a father.
He added, "We're really happy, I just can't believe it. I didn't think it'll be on the cards for me, it is a miracle, so it is a complete shock."
Arnold counts funny woman Roseanne Barr among his ex-wives.


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Walmart Recalls Enfamil Formula
December 22, 2011
By Parenting.com
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Walmart has removed a batch of powdered Enfamil infant formula from more than 3,000 of its stores nationwide following the death of a newborn boy in Missouri, reports the Associated Press. No government recall has been ordered at this time.
The boy, Avery Cornett, became seriously ill with a suspected bacterial infection and died after being taken off life support on Sunday at just 10 days old, reports the Lebanon Daily Record. After appearing lethargic and suffering from what seemed to be symptoms of a stomachache, he was taken to St. John's Hospital-Lebanon, where preliminary tests showed that he had contracted a rare bacterium, Cronobacter sakazakii, which can come from powdered infant formula contaminated with it. He had been fed Enfamil Newborn powdered formula from a 12.5 ounce can with the lot number ZP1K7G, purchased at a Walmart in Lebanon, Missouri.
Following Avery's death, the Lebanon Walmart pulled the formula from its shelves; Walmart's corporate offices subsequently moved to pull it from shelves nationwide while further investigation is underway. At this time, it is uncertain if formula from this particular lot number was also sold to other retailers.
Mead Johnson Nutrition, the company that makes Enfamil, said that that particular batch of formula had tested negative for the bacterium before it was shipped to stores. Samples of the formula given to Avery have been sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Public health investigators are also examining environmental factors, including the water used to prepare the formula and anything else Avery may have ingested.
Any customer who purchased the Enfamil Newborn powdered formula from Walmart may return it to the store for a full refund or exchange it for another brand. Parents with questions about the formula can also call Mead Johnson Nutrition at 800-BABY-123.
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Name: Shaun White
Age: 18
Sponsors: Burton Snowboards, Volcom Clothing, Oakley Optics, Adio Shoes, Birdhouse Skateboards, Mountain Dew, Target, PlayStation 2, T-Mobile
Years snowboarding: 10
Home: Carlsbad, California
Height: 5'8″
Weight: 140 pounds
Stance: Regular, 22 inches wide-I rock the biggest stance option on my board-with nine degrees angle on the front foot and negative-three on the back.
Forward lean: Ha! None, and I love it.
Board: I ride my own pro model. There are two sizes, but I only ride the 156 ($500)-just one board for everything.
Boots: I rock my own pro-model boots in size eight ($240). There are two colorways, but I like the brown ones more.
Bindings: I use the Burton Custom bindings ($140)-they have the perfect amount of flex. I'm all about comfort.
Personal settings: I definitely use custom footbeds in my boots. They make such a difference. I also switch out the toe straps on my white Custom bindings to make them totally white.
Tuning techniques: I normally travel with three boards-one tuned for pipe with sharp edges and waxed up, and two for park and jibbing. They're tuned down but still waxed up. It's all about speed.
Riding style: I would say my riding style is neoclassical meets postmodern-impressionistic freestyle.


text: According to Joe Griffin > > g77 may be recompiled for large files. > We use: -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE > This allows: > Formatted/Sequential > 4 Gb > Unformatted/Sequential < 4 Gb > Unformatted/Direct < 4 Gb > Not quite limitless, but is gains from > the 2 Gb limit. I think that like restrictions are very importatn for many "beowulfers". By my opinion, large unformatted files are more important than formatted, and 4 Gbytes restriction is inappropriate. Of course, below I say about 32-bit CPUs( IA-32). There is 2 different ways to supprot large files: a) use special subset of system calls to open/read/write which allows to work with large files. This leads potentially to possible changes in the source. The pluses of this way is that they may be realized for more old versions of kernel. b) Use modern features of kernels 2.4.x and ext3fs Unfortunately I'm not familiar w/restrictions in file sizes at usual system calls in this environment. But theoreticaly it's clear that I want to have large files w/usual open/read/write. Sorry, if you say about restrictions in sizes (here and below) - what do you mean - the ways w/changing of compiler source (and run-time library sources) for more old kernels, or it's necessary also for 2.4.x&ext3fs ? > The CURRENT Intel compiler - 5.0.1 has a > 2 Gb limit. The next release to come out > at the end of this month (6.0) will have > the limit removed. > Mikhail Kuzminsky Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry Moscow


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Channel icons
Channel Icon Download System
As of 0.21, MythTV includes a channel icon download system in mythtv-setup which will attempt to automatically download icons for channels in your database from services.mythtv.org. If it cannot find an icon it will present you with a list of options, an the ability to define your own search parameters.
To configure icon downloading in mythtv-setup:
- run "mythtv-setup"
- select "Channel Editor"
- click on "Icon Download"
- select either "Download all icons.." or "Rescan for missing icons.."
Universal Location
By default the icon will be downloaded to the '/home/<user>/.mythtv/channels' directory. This is not very friendly when you have multiple frontends and wish them all to share the icons. One method to get around this is to use a symlink for this directory that directs to a network located directory that all your frontends have access to, say '/var/mythtv/channels' for example.
Before downloading the icons, do the following, or similar as per your distribution:
rm ~/.mythtv/channels -rf
sudo mkdir /var/mythtv/channels
sudo chown <user>:<user> /var/mythtv/channels
ln -s /var/mythtv/channels ~/.mythtv/channels
You will want to run
rm ~/.mythtv/channels -rf
ln -s /var/mythtv/channels ~/.mythtv/channels
for all the users that can run MythTV as well.
Then download the icons using the steps above. Finally you will need to modify the icon location in the database,
$ mysql -u username -p mythconverg -e "UPDATE channel SET icon = replace(icon, '/home/<user>/.mythtv/channels/', '/var/mythtv/channels/');"
Anytime you download new icons or update the icons you will need to update the location in the database.
Channel Icon Sources
One of the best sources of channel icons is http://www.lyngsat-logo.com/ . There, you can browse the available icons and choose those appropriate for your system. However, doing so can be a lot of work (requiring many page hits and a lot of time). Once downloaded you should put the resulting JPEG files into .mythtv/channels/ for the user running the front-end. To add them to a channel you will need to run mythtv-setup and go to the channel editor and specify the icon file name for each channel.